1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 This afternoon to introduce our study. 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:07,700 I'd like to turn your attention. First of all, to John 8:44, the 3 00:00:07,700 --> 00:00:10,800 title of our lesson is gas lighting and the battle for 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:15,900 desire. In John 8:44, we want to look at 5 00:00:15,900 --> 00:00:19,500 who started this whole deal of gaslighting Jesus. 6 00:00:19,500 --> 00:00:23,700 There, in condemning the Jews. He says to them that you are of 7 00:00:23,700 --> 00:00:27,800 your father, the devil, and the desires of your father, you want 8 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,400 to do, he was a murderer from the the beginning and does not 9 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,000 stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. 10 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:38,300 When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources for he is 11 00:00:38,300 --> 00:00:41,900 a liar and the father of it. As we get into it we're going to 12 00:00:41,900 --> 00:00:44,100 Define gaslighting. If you're not familiar with the 13 00:00:44,100 --> 00:00:47,500 turn, will Define what it is. But it involves a lot of lying 14 00:00:48,300 --> 00:00:53,000 and when we talked about lying lying Started With the Devil, he 15 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,700 is the father of lies and when he speaks a lie he speaks as it 16 00:00:56,700 --> 00:00:59,500 were from his own resources, it just comes out of them. 17 00:00:59,500 --> 00:01:02,400 That's Like he is, he is the father of Lies. 18 00:01:02,900 --> 00:01:05,600 A second verse, to kind of introduce the direction of our 19 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:09,800 thoughts, as Mark chapter 4, and verse 19, Jesus there in talking 20 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:13,600 about the Thorny ground defines the thorny ground as the person 21 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:18,000 that it comes in and chokes out the word, the cares of this 22 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:22,400 world, the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other 23 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:26,400 things in touring and choke the word and it becomes unfruitful. 24 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,000 So there's the deceitfulness, there's a lie that comes with 25 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,600 riches. And the desires for other things 26 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:38,300 in the world can choke out the word. 2022, Webster's word of 27 00:01:38,300 --> 00:01:41,700 the year was gaslighting. Now, I know you guys don't know 28 00:01:41,700 --> 00:01:45,000 me that great here in Bakersfield, but in Oakdale, 29 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,800 everybody knows that coal is kind of the guy that that's 30 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:51,600 behind the times. Now that he's kind of late to 31 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:55,000 the party I hadn't heard of gaslighting. 32 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:59,300 So Hannah, I was building this lesson in the strain of thought 33 00:01:59,300 --> 00:02:01,700 and Hannah looks over my shoulder and she sees the title 34 00:02:01,700 --> 00:02:04,500 and come up with gaslighting. I was like a new word to me so 35 00:02:04,500 --> 00:02:05,900 I'm like this is great. Great. 36 00:02:05,900 --> 00:02:08,500 This is going to get to teach everybody a new word and Hannah 37 00:02:08,500 --> 00:02:13,600 just goes, I am so sick of hearing that word. 38 00:02:14,700 --> 00:02:18,800 I guess it's a massively popular word or word that just started 39 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:23,200 getting way overused. But so if you have, if you have 40 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:26,100 a reaction like that, that's like, I'm so tired of hearing 41 00:02:26,100 --> 00:02:29,900 about gaslighting, stick with me, we're defining it in our own 42 00:02:29,900 --> 00:02:34,300 context, it may or may not match what you're used to hearing the 43 00:02:34,300 --> 00:02:36,900 word about. So we'll begin to finding it 44 00:02:36,900 --> 00:02:38,500 ourselves for this afternoon here. 45 00:02:38,500 --> 00:02:42,400 Gaslighting, literally means we have two definitions, two ways 46 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,200 to Define it. The first one is two. 47 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:48,400 Psychologically manipulate a person, usually over an extended 48 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:52,200 period of time. So that the victim questions, 49 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,700 the validity of their own thoughts perception of reality 50 00:02:55,700 --> 00:02:59,800 or memories and experience or memories and experiences 51 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:04,000 confusion loss of confidence and self-esteem and doubts 52 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,100 concerning their emotional or mental stability. 53 00:03:07,700 --> 00:03:10,300 So as we talk about this afternoon, the battle for our 54 00:03:10,300 --> 00:03:13,100 desire, I think there's a lot of these components that as we 55 00:03:13,100 --> 00:03:15,600 think about what we want. Begin to question. 56 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,900 Should I want those things? Should I want what we're being 57 00:03:18,900 --> 00:03:20,200 told? What we should want all the 58 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,200 time? We question our own view of 59 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,900 reality. The second definition is this to 60 00:03:24,900 --> 00:03:30,400 grossly mislead or deceive someone, especially for one's 61 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,600 own Advantage. The premise of our study this 62 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:37,300 afternoon is that there is a very strong attempt to grossly, 63 00:03:37,300 --> 00:03:40,500 misleading our desires, especially for other people's 64 00:03:40,500 --> 00:03:43,300 advantages that really needs to be undermined. 65 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:47,600 We're surrounded I'd buy it, I believe all of the time and 66 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:49,700 we're constantly inundated with it. 67 00:03:49,700 --> 00:03:53,500 So if everything that you hear this afternoon, you're like I 68 00:03:53,500 --> 00:03:56,800 knew all that. That's fine because we're so 69 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:00,200 often surrounded by an opposite message. 70 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:05,000 That even if we as Peter says, stir up our minds by way of pure 71 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:09,800 remembrance, we need this because it's so around us on the 72 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:13,600 opposite extreme. So, if you give a lion the devil 73 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,500 we've already talked about About is referred to as a line if you 74 00:04:16,500 --> 00:04:20,100 give a lion 7.1 trillion dollars, what happens? 75 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,500 Well, what happens? I'll begin to introduce is, is 76 00:04:23,500 --> 00:04:28,300 my iPhone has a YouTube feed on it, these algorithms, and all of 77 00:04:28,300 --> 00:04:32,000 your apps. Now whether it's social media, 78 00:04:32,100 --> 00:04:34,800 so Instagram, and I'm going to show you that. 79 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,300 I've been out of it for a while. Instagram, Twitter. 80 00:04:37,700 --> 00:04:42,500 I don't know. Pinterest, YouTube, They all 81 00:04:42,500 --> 00:04:46,900 have an algorithm that begins to offer you things, that maybe 82 00:04:46,900 --> 00:04:49,600 you're interested in Amazon, does this as well with your 83 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:51,600 recent purchase is Google will do it. 84 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:54,400 If you try to Google things it knows what you've searched for. 85 00:04:54,700 --> 00:04:58,700 All of these technologies have this way of getting in front of 86 00:04:58,700 --> 00:05:01,800 you and I could pick up. So I told you this morning, I 87 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:05,400 had to discipline myself with my phone because YouTube YouTube is 88 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,100 now blocked on close phone. If you try to show me a video, 89 00:05:08,100 --> 00:05:09,600 you're gonna have to show it to me on your phone. 90 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,100 It's blocked because I would pick it up. 91 00:05:12,100 --> 00:05:13,600 I wouldn't even know what I wanted. 92 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:15,700 I wouldn't even be going there. Looking for anything in 93 00:05:15,707 --> 00:05:17,600 particular. I just knew that I could pick up 94 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,900 my phone type in YouTube and I could see what it offered me. 95 00:05:21,300 --> 00:05:25,100 I could see, hey, turns out, you know what, there was something I 96 00:05:25,108 --> 00:05:28,700 wanted, there was something that I was interested in but I didn't 97 00:05:28,700 --> 00:05:31,500 even know that at what it was. I just knew I could go there and 98 00:05:31,500 --> 00:05:35,100 find it. Okay, so here's a quote from a 99 00:05:35,100 --> 00:05:39,300 study about advertising billions of dollars. 100 00:05:39,300 --> 00:05:41,200 Three hundred twenty five point five. 101 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:44,500 Billion dollars to be exact are spent on advertising in the 102 00:05:44,500 --> 00:05:47,700 United States. Each years from Billboards to 103 00:05:47,700 --> 00:05:50,600 Internet ads. These expenditures are intended 104 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:54,000 to stimulate demand, inform customers, and differentiate 105 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:55,600 products and services in the marketplace. 106 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:56,800 You're like, yeah, yeah. I know. 107 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:58,500 That's what. That's what advertising does. 108 00:05:58,500 --> 00:06:00,800 It tells you what's different about that widget from this 109 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:02,900 widget. But there's more to it than just 110 00:06:02,900 --> 00:06:04,300 educating you on the differences. 111 00:06:04,300 --> 00:06:07,500 That's the second part. The resulting heightened 112 00:06:07,500 --> 00:06:11,200 awareness among buyers does more than merely shift, mark. 113 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:12,600 It's share among competing firms. 114 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:16,600 It stimulates purchases, and generates additional economic 115 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,400 activity, that would not have occurred of occurred. 116 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:23,400 Otherwise advertising spending stimulated, a seven point one 117 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:28,000 trillion dollars of additional sales activity in 2020. 118 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,100 The trillion-dollar life, the seven point. 119 00:06:31,100 --> 00:06:35,800 One trillion dollar lie is that you want more that you need to 120 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:40,000 buy more, you need to achieve more, you want something beyond, 121 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:43,900 what you actually think that you You want there is an effort to 122 00:06:43,900 --> 00:06:48,600 convince us. That we don't actually have what 123 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:56,400 we want and that we want more. So maybe you're like Me at times 124 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:00,100 and you say well I don't have all that that that Social Media 125 00:07:00,100 --> 00:07:02,600 stuff. I'm glad that that stuff doesn't 126 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,000 work on me. I'm glad those advertisements 127 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,100 don't work on me. Well, first Corinthians 10 and 128 00:07:08,100 --> 00:07:10,700 verse 12 says, let him who thinks he stands take heed, lest 129 00:07:10,700 --> 00:07:14,000 he fall. Here's one of my planning 130 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,200 spreadsheets, okay. So as I reflected on myself and 131 00:07:17,207 --> 00:07:18,900 I like those ads don't work on me. 132 00:07:19,500 --> 00:07:21,500 They're not convincing me that I want more. 133 00:07:22,100 --> 00:07:23,900 This little gold section up here. 134 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:30,300 Is a goal for God okay. All these little black things 135 00:07:30,300 --> 00:07:33,100 that you see are different areas of life. 136 00:07:33,300 --> 00:07:37,900 That I've said, here I have this goal here, have a section for my 137 00:07:37,900 --> 00:07:41,800 home, I got plans for my home. I want to make, I want to make 138 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:45,500 some improvements at my home. I have some goals for my 139 00:07:45,500 --> 00:07:47,200 children that we want to achieve. 140 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:49,000 I have some financial goals down here. 141 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,800 You see, I have several black boxes for financial goals. 142 00:07:52,100 --> 00:07:54,800 I have health insurance, a lot of boxes for health. 143 00:07:54,900 --> 00:07:58,600 Insurance to be taken care of, and retirement planning is a big 144 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:02,500 ol, long Blacklist. But up here, there's one little 145 00:08:02,500 --> 00:08:05,000 gold box way out in the far future. 146 00:08:06,100 --> 00:08:09,700 So as I begin to look at that and I say well maybe this stuff 147 00:08:09,700 --> 00:08:11,700 is having a bigger impact than I thought. 148 00:08:12,500 --> 00:08:15,100 What why are my why do my goals look like that? 149 00:08:15,100 --> 00:08:19,500 Maybe I've underestimated the impact of what are my desires 150 00:08:19,700 --> 00:08:21,800 have gone. So I know it's not happy New 151 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:25,400 Years and now we're starting the second quarter but this is the 152 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:27,200 first time I've seen most of you this year. 153 00:08:28,300 --> 00:08:32,900 How did 2020 to go for you guys? You satisfied with 2022. 154 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,799 Was it a good year as you look back on it? 155 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:38,700 How do you feel about 20-23 is your starting? 156 00:08:38,700 --> 00:08:41,700 What's my year going to be like, what am I going to work for this 157 00:08:41,700 --> 00:08:43,299 year? What are my goals and intense 158 00:08:43,299 --> 00:08:46,600 for this year? What do you want out of this 159 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:47,800 year? So we're going to go through 160 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,600 this study in three parts. Again, this afternoon, we're 161 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:54,600 going to first, look at, show me a Covetous, man from the Old 162 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,800 Testament and the New Testament as well. 163 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:00,200 This turns out Out, I'll be interested to get feedback from 164 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:04,800 you guys here but show me a Covetous man is not as easy as I 165 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:08,100 thought that it would be. And we spent a long time in 166 00:09:08,100 --> 00:09:12,300 Oakdale after this this study some of the girls were at the 167 00:09:12,300 --> 00:09:14,800 back of the building and Hannah was like what happened. 168 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,200 There was a lot of guys around. You say something wrong and you 169 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:18,700 guys are up there talking for a while. 170 00:09:18,700 --> 00:09:23,800 Show me a Covetous, man. Maybe a little more difficult 171 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:25,500 than it time to think. Then we're going to move to 172 00:09:25,500 --> 00:09:29,200 secondly contentment without apology from Hebrews chapter 13. 173 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:33,200 And then finally, we'll look at never enough, Philippians 174 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,800 chapter 4 and verse 17. So show me a Covetous, man. 175 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:41,300 I'll tell you a story quickly about this idea of covetousness. 176 00:09:41,300 --> 00:09:46,500 There was a man that was a Confessor, so a Confessor in 177 00:09:49,700 --> 00:09:54,200 Catholicism whatever kind of Catholicism you're talking 178 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:56,300 about, I believe. But the Confessor is somebody 179 00:09:56,300 --> 00:10:01,700 that receives confessions. So he was, he was saying that he 180 00:10:01,700 --> 00:10:05,900 had received thousands of confessions over his time being 181 00:10:05,900 --> 00:10:10,400 a Confessor, but out of all of the thousands of confessions, he 182 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:14,400 had never had somebody come to him and confess the sin of 183 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:18,200 covetousness in their life. And so we thought about it and 184 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:21,600 he's like, why is this? So he decided I'm going to go to 185 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,900 the most Covetous man. I know that I look at that man 186 00:10:24,900 --> 00:10:28,800 and I I know he's a Covetous man and I'm gonna ask him. 187 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:30,500 I'm going to tell him this. I'm going to say I have never 188 00:10:30,500 --> 00:10:32,300 received a confession for covetousness. 189 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,200 Why do you think this is? So he goes and he explains the 190 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:37,800 situation to the man. He says I've never received the 191 00:10:37,900 --> 00:10:40,100 this confession. Why do you think this is? 192 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:44,500 And the, the Covetous man looks at him and he goes Well, maybe 193 00:10:44,500 --> 00:10:47,000 it's because it's the rarest sin of all. 194 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,500 It's just so uncommon. It just doesn't happen. 195 00:10:50,500 --> 00:10:54,500 Covetousness does not happen. The guy is a response was. 196 00:10:54,700 --> 00:10:58,800 My concern is not that. It's the rarest sin of all, but 197 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:02,400 that it's the most common Centreville, and we just don't 198 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:05,000 recognize it in ourselves when we're guilty of it. 199 00:11:07,100 --> 00:11:10,200 Covetousness, maybe we could look at it as the gentleman 200 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:14,300 sing, like, one of those sins that it's like, it's almost 201 00:11:14,500 --> 00:11:16,600 potentially in some ways if you frame it, right? 202 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:20,700 And admired sin. That you could look at somebody 203 00:11:20,700 --> 00:11:24,300 that maybe is actually Covetous, but you just look at them and 204 00:11:24,300 --> 00:11:27,700 think, well, maybe they're just driven maybe they're motivated. 205 00:11:27,700 --> 00:11:30,700 They're never complacent. They're never happy with just 206 00:11:30,700 --> 00:11:33,600 being where they're at. That's a successful person. 207 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:38,900 It's easy to look at Covetous - that way but the Bible when the 208 00:11:38,900 --> 00:11:44,300 Bible talks about covetousness is not very unclear about it. 209 00:11:44,300 --> 00:11:46,500 It's pretty strict on covetousness. 210 00:11:47,500 --> 00:11:50,200 There's three different words for covetousness and there's an 211 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:53,500 English word within these definitions that I didn't know 212 00:11:54,100 --> 00:11:55,600 and we'll Define as well. So we're going to go through 213 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,300 four definitions here as we defined what is this 214 00:11:58,300 --> 00:12:00,100 covetousness that we're looking for? 215 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:04,000 The first word is these are strong. 216 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:06,400 Numbers. You can look them up and check 217 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:08,100 me on it in the future if you would like. 218 00:12:08,700 --> 00:12:13,000 But covet is to set the heart up on too long for or desire within 219 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:17,500 the first definition. Covetous the second definition 220 00:12:17,500 --> 00:12:21,900 is a greedy desire to have more also defined as avarice. 221 00:12:21,900 --> 00:12:24,600 This is the English word that I didn't know you can laugh at me 222 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:26,800 later if you know it but will Define it as well. 223 00:12:27,700 --> 00:12:31,600 The third definition is real similar but it is not Covetous. 224 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:35,900 These are all three words that are Greek words translated covet 225 00:12:35,900 --> 00:12:38,900 or covetousness in our English Bibles and it is not loving 226 00:12:38,900 --> 00:12:45,000 money or not avaricious avaricious is In English to find 227 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:48,800 a greedy of gain, excessively acquisitive, especially in 228 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:54,900 seeking to orde riches. So maybe you're like, well I'm 229 00:12:54,900 --> 00:12:57,300 not Covetous. Don't really care all that much. 230 00:12:57,300 --> 00:13:01,100 About money I get paid on Friday and the money is gone by Monday 231 00:13:01,100 --> 00:13:04,400 morning guaranteed. I'm not covet, just not worried 232 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:07,000 about my retirement. Not worried about that bank 233 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:10,300 account taken up. Well covetousness really applies 234 00:13:11,100 --> 00:13:14,000 to a lot more than I realized that it applied to inscription. 235 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:20,600 so, if you do a study, In a, in a Concordance. 236 00:13:21,700 --> 00:13:25,200 That starts with covet. So this can include Covetous 237 00:13:25,700 --> 00:13:29,700 covet coveted, anything that starts with covet, then it 238 00:13:29,700 --> 00:13:33,600 applies in scripture New Testament and Old Testament to 239 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:35,700 obviously something that is your neighbors. 240 00:13:36,500 --> 00:13:38,800 Okay, that's that's what first comes to my mind. 241 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:41,000 Is that I want something. That is my neighbors, and that's 242 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:42,600 true. It applies to Something in 243 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,300 scripture specifically. That is your neighbor's house. 244 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:47,700 Your neighbor's wife, your neighbors, serve it, your 245 00:13:47,700 --> 00:13:51,400 neighbors donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor is 246 00:13:51,500 --> 00:13:55,900 Raised used in the Bible. So, you can covet a lot of 247 00:13:55,900 --> 00:13:57,200 different things besides just money. 248 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,300 Anything that belongs to your neighbor that you look at your, 249 00:13:59,300 --> 00:14:01,400 like I want that. They have it. 250 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:03,800 I want that. That's covetousness. 251 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:07,400 Yes. It also though applies to 252 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:11,400 something that is not your neighbors potentially but land 253 00:14:11,500 --> 00:14:17,300 silver gold, the catch of evil. Men applies to water water wars 254 00:14:17,300 --> 00:14:22,200 have happened in California, Treasures evil gain and apparel. 255 00:14:23,500 --> 00:14:26,200 A great scriptural, definition of covetousness. 256 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:33,800 Would be first John 2:17, do not love the world or the things in 257 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:39,300 the world covetousness. It goes pretty Broad and it's a 258 00:14:39,300 --> 00:14:43,800 lot easier to be guilty of it at times than at first, I thought 259 00:14:44,900 --> 00:14:49,000 scripture and condemning covetousness Jesus says in Luke 260 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,600 chapter 12 and verse 15. Take heed and beware of 261 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:54,600 covetousness for one's life. Does not consist in the 262 00:14:54,608 --> 00:14:56,600 abundance of the things he possesses. 263 00:14:58,100 --> 00:15:00,200 In First Corinthians chapter 5 and verse 11. 264 00:15:00,300 --> 00:15:03,500 I have written to you, not to keep company with anyone named a 265 00:15:03,500 --> 00:15:07,800 brother who is Covetous, not even to eat with such a person, 266 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,100 so don't even eat with somebody that's coming cious. 267 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:13,900 For this, you know, that no Covetous man, who is an 268 00:15:13,900 --> 00:15:17,300 idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ in God, 269 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:20,000 let no one deceive you with empty words for because of these 270 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:24,600 things, the wrath of God comes upon the sons of Disobedience 271 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:28,200 and Colossians chapter 3, and verse 5, very similar to 272 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:31,400 Ephesians 5 put to death your members, which are on the earth 273 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:35,600 covetousness which is idolatry for because of this. 274 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:38,700 Just like infusions 5. The wrath of God is coming upon 275 00:15:38,900 --> 00:15:43,700 the sons of disobedience. Old Testament. 276 00:15:43,700 --> 00:15:49,200 References on covetousness. Old Testament has 17 out of 35 277 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:52,400 times that the word covet just is used in the Bible. 278 00:15:53,500 --> 00:15:59,500 It's Condemned as hating covetousness, it said that you 279 00:15:59,500 --> 00:16:03,900 shall not covet the wicked covet, the iniquity of his 280 00:16:03,900 --> 00:16:08,800 covetousness and woe to him who covets and now you're like, well 281 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:11,800 yeah, the Old Testament is pretty harsh on some things. 282 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:14,800 Maybe the New Testament is a little bit easier on 283 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:19,000 covetousness, actually the New Testament just gets firmer on 284 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:23,200 covetousness. It has 18 references and it gets 285 00:16:23,300 --> 00:16:25,200 even harsher. It says that covetousness. 286 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:30,100 Files a man. It is considered a debased mind, 287 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:34,000 it is not fitting it all for a Christian, you shall not covet. 288 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:37,200 It makes you of the world. It causes you to disinherit the 289 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,800 kingdom of God. It shall not be named among you. 290 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:42,900 It is not fitting for a saint. It is considered idolatry it 291 00:16:42,900 --> 00:16:48,100 disqualifies an elder it is used for exploitation and deception 292 00:16:48,100 --> 00:16:52,300 and it causes you to be called an accursed child. 293 00:16:54,900 --> 00:16:56,500 Covetousness is not a good thing. 294 00:16:57,900 --> 00:17:00,400 So we started out with her all those scriptures and painted 295 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:03,500 this picture about covetousness, very clearly from scripture 296 00:17:03,500 --> 00:17:07,900 because it's easy, especially in America, the place of the 297 00:17:07,900 --> 00:17:11,300 American dream to just want what you want. 298 00:17:11,300 --> 00:17:14,300 And it's not a big deal. You have the right to what you 299 00:17:14,300 --> 00:17:17,400 want. You have the right to pursue and 300 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:21,200 work as hard to get your dreams as you want to. 301 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:26,400 That the Bible paints a very clear picture about 302 00:17:26,700 --> 00:17:30,500 covetousness, not being a good thing in our lives. 303 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:35,700 Adolf Hitler, I had that he's quoted as saying this, he did 304 00:17:35,700 --> 00:17:38,500 the quote didn't actually come from him, he just really 305 00:17:38,500 --> 00:17:42,000 implemented the strategy and the strategy is if you tell a lie 306 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:45,500 big enough and you keep repeating it, people will 307 00:17:45,500 --> 00:17:49,700 eventually come to believe it. So we've talked about 308 00:17:49,700 --> 00:17:54,100 advertising that we feel like we're being told constantly you 309 00:17:54,100 --> 00:17:58,400 need more and if they say that to us enough, if we're 310 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:02,200 surrounded by it enough we begin to believe it. 311 00:18:02,500 --> 00:18:06,900 There's a story about being locked behind a door. 312 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:12,700 There are these two guys that work together and they began to 313 00:18:12,700 --> 00:18:16,000 play Capture the Flag in an office setting. 314 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:18,400 I don't exactly know how you play Capture the Flag and it 315 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:20,100 off. Setting, but they had a way of 316 00:18:20,100 --> 00:18:22,100 playing it. There are something in each guys 317 00:18:22,100 --> 00:18:25,000 office that you could go in and you could get and it captured 318 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:28,300 their flag. Well, as guys go, you know, it 319 00:18:28,300 --> 00:18:30,900 kind of got out of hand and they had to start setting some rules. 320 00:18:30,900 --> 00:18:34,900 You could only steal the flag between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. 321 00:18:35,700 --> 00:18:40,800 So one guy gets into his office early as like 750 7:45 and 322 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:45,000 here's something in his closet and he realizes it's one of his 323 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:49,600 co-workers waiting to steal its flag any runs over. 324 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:53,200 He throws a chair in front of the door and slammed it against 325 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:56,000 it. And says ha, I got you, you're 326 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,500 locked behind the door. I'm not letting you out until 327 00:18:58,500 --> 00:19:00,200 the end of the day. That's what you get for trying 328 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:05,000 to steal my flag and the guy. No, that's not fair, that's not 329 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,200 fair. But the guy on the outside. 330 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:10,200 What he realizes, he's trying to lock this door with the chair. 331 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,700 Was that the chair was too tall to handle was too short. 332 00:19:12,700 --> 00:19:16,100 He couldn't get the chair wedged in there to lock the door, but 333 00:19:16,100 --> 00:19:18,400 he'd already told the man that the door was locked. 334 00:19:18,700 --> 00:19:20,600 And the guy starts saying, that's not fair, that's not 335 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:22,200 fair. It said nope you're staying in 336 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:26,700 there and that guy stayed in this closet for the rest of the 337 00:19:26,708 --> 00:19:30,400 day until finally at the end of the day he heard something. 338 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:33,300 And you guys don't have acoustic ceiling tiles here but they had 339 00:19:33,300 --> 00:19:36,600 acoustic ceiling tiles and a tile moved in the guy was 340 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:40,100 climbing outside over the ceiling because the door was 341 00:19:40,100 --> 00:19:44,600 locked, but he got out and that door had never been locked the 342 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:47,900 whole time. So we stayed behind that door 343 00:19:47,900 --> 00:19:51,600 because he believed it and that's one silly story. 344 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:55,900 You can talk about the elephants to get strapped to a little tiny 345 00:19:55,900 --> 00:19:58,100 stake in the ground because they've been trained that way 346 00:19:58,100 --> 00:20:01,800 and they believe they can't move it when we believe something. 347 00:20:03,900 --> 00:20:09,100 We will stay behind as it were a locked door, it changes us, you 348 00:20:09,100 --> 00:20:12,400 need more. Whatever it is is what we're 349 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:17,100 constantly being told. So as we conclude this section, 350 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:20,700 show me a Covetous, man. Could you spot a Covetous Elder? 351 00:20:21,100 --> 00:20:24,000 First Timothy chapter 3 and verse 3 says that covetousness 352 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:29,900 will disqualify and Elder and we may say to ourselves, you know, 353 00:20:29,900 --> 00:20:31,900 well covetousness, it's kind of an internal thing. 354 00:20:31,900 --> 00:20:33,500 We all just need to decide if we're coverage. 355 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:36,200 Has. We can't exactly say that 356 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:41,400 covetousness has to be something that is you could see in 357 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:45,400 somebody else in some way, if it can disqualify an elder, then 358 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,700 it's something that we can see. And practically say, this is 359 00:20:48,700 --> 00:20:50,600 something we can't have in our lives. 360 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,300 Can we identify covetousness in ourselves? 361 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,900 Smooth Delta, contentment with no apologies. 362 00:21:01,100 --> 00:21:04,600 Hebrews chapter 13 and verse 5 says, let your conduct be 363 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:07,400 without covetousness. I think it's fair to say we've 364 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,100 established that point. Maybe you're like yeah we've 365 00:21:10,100 --> 00:21:14,200 kind of spent a little too much time there but archon duct must 366 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,900 be without covetousness this afternoon. 367 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:22,100 He goes on to say be content. So we've learned very clearly 368 00:21:22,100 --> 00:21:25,800 that covetousness is not to be a part of our lives, whatever it 369 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:28,400 is that we are Covetous about. It's not to be a part of our 370 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,600 life instead though. The flip side is that we are to 371 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:35,100 be content. Contentment literally means to 372 00:21:35,100 --> 00:21:39,100 be possessed of unfailing strength, to be strong to 373 00:21:39,100 --> 00:21:45,000 suffice to be enough. Be possessed of unfailing 374 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:52,300 strength and be content and be sufficient with what you have. 375 00:21:53,100 --> 00:21:57,200 He says, with such things as you have your. 376 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:59,100 Like, maybe we could have just started here Cole. 377 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:02,700 We could have saved like 15 20 minutes. 378 00:22:02,700 --> 00:22:05,300 At this point you could have just said don't be Covetous and 379 00:22:05,300 --> 00:22:08,000 instead be content and be content with such things as you 380 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:13,300 have, maybe maybe we could have. We can talk about that after but 381 00:22:13,300 --> 00:22:17,100 be content with such things. As you have you notice he 382 00:22:17,100 --> 00:22:22,200 doesn't Define what you have. He doesn't say be content with. 383 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:23,700 This is the list of what you need. 384 00:22:23,900 --> 00:22:25,900 He says be content with such things. 385 00:22:25,900 --> 00:22:29,700 As you have contentment is not contingent on the things that we 386 00:22:29,700 --> 00:22:36,100 possess So our excuse that I'm Covetous or I really want that 387 00:22:36,100 --> 00:22:39,400 thing because well, this is just a standard of living thing. 388 00:22:39,700 --> 00:22:43,400 I have to have my air conditioner, Maybe. 389 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:50,800 Paul doesn't say anything or the writer of Hebrews doesn't say 390 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:54,900 anything about what you have he simply says be content with such 391 00:22:54,900 --> 00:22:58,500 things as you have for. He himself has said, I will 392 00:22:58,500 --> 00:23:01,100 never leave you nor forsake. You the reason you can be 393 00:23:01,100 --> 00:23:04,000 content, the reason I can be content with whatever I have is 394 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,400 because at the end of the day he's never going to leave us nor 395 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:10,500 forsake us. That's the conclusion of the 396 00:23:10,500 --> 00:23:13,200 matter on this. It reminds me of second 397 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:15,500 Corinthians chapter 12 verses 8 through 10. 398 00:23:15,700 --> 00:23:18,500 All in speaking about the thorn in his flesh, says concerning 399 00:23:18,500 --> 00:23:21,200 this thing. I pleaded with the Lord, three 400 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,800 times that it might depart from me, time out real fast. 401 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:27,200 Somebody just taught on this the other day at Oakdale that thorn 402 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:29,900 in the flesh. I'd always thought about it as 403 00:23:29,900 --> 00:23:34,000 like the little Thorn on a rose bush or something. 404 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:35,900 You know that like it's just something that's a little 405 00:23:35,900 --> 00:23:38,700 annoying in your flesh and it kind of hurts, but it's not 406 00:23:38,700 --> 00:23:40,700 really a big deal. That's not really what that 407 00:23:40,700 --> 00:23:45,600 Greek word there is though it's like a big steak almost as The 408 00:23:45,608 --> 00:23:47,600 way that this brother was describing it that this is 409 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:50,800 something that is a massive wound to you. 410 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:53,600 It's not just something minor that Paul was dealing with, 411 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:57,000 probably that he was asking for the Lord to take away. 412 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:01,500 Anyways, he asked the Lord three times to take this away and gods 413 00:24:01,500 --> 00:24:04,700 response in verse 9 and he said my grace is sufficient, that 414 00:24:04,700 --> 00:24:07,300 weren't sufficient. There is the same word as being 415 00:24:07,300 --> 00:24:10,700 content to be possessed of unfailing strength, Paul. 416 00:24:10,700 --> 00:24:13,200 You can be content with my grace. 417 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,500 For my strength is made perfect in weakness. 418 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:17,500 Weakness. Therefore, I take pleasure in 419 00:24:17,500 --> 00:24:20,700 infirmities in reproaches in needs for Christ's sake. 420 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:24,200 For when I am weak, then I am strong. 421 00:24:26,300 --> 00:24:31,200 Obviously we couldn't leave a discussion on contentment 422 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:34,200 without at least addressing. First Timothy chapter 6, in 423 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:38,300 verse 8, First, Timothy 6 and verse 8 is when Paul says to 424 00:24:38,300 --> 00:24:41,400 Timothy and having food and clothing with these, we shall be 425 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:44,300 continued. Maybe you're like me and you 426 00:24:44,300 --> 00:24:46,600 have this immediate thing that goes up in your mind. 427 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:50,500 As soon as you read this verse, I call it my capitalist defense 428 00:24:50,500 --> 00:24:53,500 mechanism, you can call it whatever you want in your mind, 429 00:24:53,500 --> 00:24:55,900 but it's like, as soon as I I read this and having food and 430 00:24:55,900 --> 00:24:57,700 clothing with me, these we shall be content. 431 00:24:57,700 --> 00:25:01,200 I'm like, he didn't really mean that he didn't really just mean 432 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:02,800 that food. And clothing is enough. 433 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:06,100 Paul knows that you need health insurance, he knows that you 434 00:25:06,108 --> 00:25:08,600 need 2,000 square feet in your home. 435 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:12,100 He knows that you need two cars. He knows that you needed a job. 436 00:25:12,100 --> 00:25:16,300 And he knows, That's where I immediately go. 437 00:25:16,700 --> 00:25:21,900 And I was listening to this guy who and your mind is, first 438 00:25:21,900 --> 00:25:24,700 Timothy chapter 6 and 8. Apply to Paul says, what? 439 00:25:24,700 --> 00:25:29,900 He says it's not complicated. Who does it apply to them, so we 440 00:25:29,900 --> 00:25:32,700 accept what it says, but now, who does it apply to? 441 00:25:32,700 --> 00:25:36,100 I was listening to this guy on, he was talking about 442 00:25:36,100 --> 00:25:39,800 covetousness, he was hammering down on how bad covetousness was 443 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:43,200 and the need to be content and he read 1st, Timothy Chapter 6, 444 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:45,000 and verse 8. And then he Completely 445 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:48,100 backtracked on everything. And he said, now congregation 446 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,300 you don't have to live by this standard. 447 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:56,000 Paul didn't expect all of the Christians to live by this 448 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:58,600 philosophy. This is just a decision that 449 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:00,900 Paul and Timothy had made in their Journeys. 450 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:07,000 What do you think? Do you think that's all that it 451 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,200 applies to? Is it just Paul and Timothy that 452 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,000 should live by having food and clothing? 453 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:17,400 We shall be content. What about our Brethren across 454 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:21,300 these here. I have our Brethren and Togo and 455 00:26:21,300 --> 00:26:25,700 Ghana because Jimmy had recently gone to Togo and Ghana the gross 456 00:26:25,700 --> 00:26:29,900 national income per capita. Over in those places was seventy 457 00:26:29,900 --> 00:26:32,700 six dollars and 67 cents per month. 458 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:38,900 Or $185 and 83 cents a month. I'm just going to be straight 459 00:26:38,900 --> 00:26:41,800 with you. If I made that in like a week or 460 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:45,700 even a day. My attitude would suffer. 461 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,800 Now, after this study, I hope my attitude wouldn't suffer. 462 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:53,900 But these people that are they fine with it. 463 00:26:53,900 --> 00:26:56,900 What about the Philippines, Jimmy, our Frank goes to the 464 00:26:56,900 --> 00:27:00,100 Philippines and we have these conversations as we talk about 465 00:27:00,100 --> 00:27:02,500 our Brethren elsewhere. And we say, well, should we send 466 00:27:02,500 --> 00:27:05,200 Aid in this situation, or how much should we send them? 467 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:07,000 Because, you know, you don't want to send them too much and 468 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:08,200 increase their standard of living. 469 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:11,000 And they need to be content with what they have over there. 470 00:27:12,300 --> 00:27:16,000 Does this first Timothy 6 and n? It seems to apply to them in 471 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,700 this context. What about the other side of 472 00:27:18,700 --> 00:27:20,800 town? Let's bring it a little closer 473 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:22,400 to home. Should the other side of town, 474 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:25,300 you know they're still in America, they should be grateful 475 00:27:25,300 --> 00:27:28,500 for what they have. And whatever side of town you're 476 00:27:28,500 --> 00:27:30,100 from. There's another side of town. 477 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:32,500 And if you're in the worst side of town in your neighborhood, 478 00:27:32,500 --> 00:27:36,000 there's another neighborhood. So we all have some sort of 479 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,400 perception that we're like, well, they should be content 480 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:42,600 with what they have but then it comes to myself. 481 00:27:43,900 --> 00:27:46,900 And for some reason, I want to back myself out of what Paul 482 00:27:46,900 --> 00:27:50,000 says here when it comes to my contentment. 483 00:27:52,900 --> 00:27:55,200 In 1st, Timothy Chapter 6 and verse 3. 484 00:27:56,100 --> 00:28:00,500 The teaching is sent out to anyone and the preceding verse. 485 00:28:00,500 --> 00:28:03,500 And First Timothy chapter 6 and verse 7, Paul says that we 486 00:28:03,500 --> 00:28:06,400 brought nothing into this world and we will take nothing out. 487 00:28:07,900 --> 00:28:11,600 I submit to you that none of us brought anything into this 488 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:14,600 world, and none of us are taking anything out. 489 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:18,700 I believe. 1st Timothy, Chapter 6 and verse 8 applies to all of 490 00:28:18,700 --> 00:28:21,800 us. Could I live it out? 491 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:28,700 Put on a live by that principle. This is something that desires 492 00:28:28,700 --> 00:28:31,000 more consideration, just than just a few minutes. 493 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:33,600 When we're in an assembly with a bunch of other people, this is 494 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:37,900 something that we all need to go home and think about, can I be 495 00:28:37,900 --> 00:28:42,200 content? Am I currently content and how 496 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:47,200 do I work on my contentment? And as we think through that, 497 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:51,500 the question, we need to ask ourselves is since I have more 498 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:55,500 than what Paul says in 1st Timothy Chapter 6 and verse 8, 499 00:28:55,700 --> 00:28:59,800 what am I accomplishing for the Lord with all of the extra that 500 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:03,400 I have? Since God has blessed us. 501 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:07,700 So abundantly with freedom and opportunity. 502 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:14,100 What am I accomplishing with it? We move now to Never Enough will 503 00:29:14,100 --> 00:29:17,200 start out in James chapter 4, where do Wars and fights come 504 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:19,500 from among you? Do they not come from your 505 00:29:19,500 --> 00:29:21,500 desires for pleasure, that war in your members. 506 00:29:21,500 --> 00:29:23,700 So he says, you guys are fighting. 507 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:27,300 You guys have these problems? Where's it coming from? 508 00:29:28,500 --> 00:29:31,800 Can't you see are they not coming from your own selfish 509 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:35,800 desires for Pleasures that are warring even within yourselves? 510 00:29:36,500 --> 00:29:39,900 He says, You must and do not, have you murder and covet and 511 00:29:39,900 --> 00:29:42,700 cannot obtain, you fight and War yet. 512 00:29:42,700 --> 00:29:47,200 You do not have because you do not ask you ask, and you do not 513 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:50,000 receive because you ask amiss that you may spend it on your 514 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:53,300 pleasures adulterers and adulteresses, do you not know 515 00:29:53,300 --> 00:29:56,100 that friendship with the world is enmity with? 516 00:29:56,100 --> 00:29:58,100 God? He says you have these desires. 517 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:01,100 Hours within yourself that are creating the strife and this 518 00:30:01,100 --> 00:30:05,700 problem for you. And you're trying to get it 519 00:30:05,700 --> 00:30:09,500 through these wars of whatever, however, your warring amongst 520 00:30:09,500 --> 00:30:12,600 yourselves, but you should just ask for the things that you 521 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:15,000 want. But sometimes you even ask for 522 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:18,700 the things that you want of God. But God tells, you know, because 523 00:30:18,700 --> 00:30:22,500 you don't have a good reason for what you're asking the reason 524 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:25,400 that you're asking is simply so that you may spend it on your 525 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:28,000 pleasures. That's not a good enough reason. 526 00:30:28,900 --> 00:30:34,000 To want something. Do you not know that friendship 527 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:38,200 with the world is enmity with God if you want to be a friend 528 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:41,200 of the world, you're not on God's side. 529 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:45,200 And they'll go on to say, draw near to God and He will draw 530 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:49,700 near to you. Can I admit to myself when my 531 00:30:49,700 --> 00:30:55,400 desire for more is driven simply by my own desires for my own 532 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:59,400 pleasures. Never Enough though. 533 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:03,100 From a brighter perspective. Philippians chapter 4 verses 11 534 00:31:03,100 --> 00:31:05,800 through 17 Paul. And speaking here says, I have 535 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:09,600 learned in whatever state I am to be content. 536 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:13,400 Paul has given these instructions in first, Timothy 537 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:17,300 chapter 6 and now here in Philippians chapter 4, verses 11 538 00:31:17,300 --> 00:31:19,800 through 17, he says, I have learned in whatever state. 539 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:23,000 I am to be content. I know how to be abased, and I 540 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:26,300 know how to abound everywhere. And, in all things I have 541 00:31:26,300 --> 00:31:30,400 learned both to be full and To be hungry, both to abound and to 542 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:32,900 suffer need. I can do all things through 543 00:31:32,900 --> 00:31:35,100 Christ. Who strengthens me? 544 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:39,000 Paul says, I know how to be content. 545 00:31:39,100 --> 00:31:43,300 I've lived this out when you go to 2nd Corinthians, chapter 11, 546 00:31:44,500 --> 00:31:46,200 And look at what Paul went through. 547 00:31:46,700 --> 00:31:51,300 Paul has the background to tell people how to be content to tell 548 00:31:51,300 --> 00:31:54,600 people. Look, You need to know how to 549 00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:59,300 suffer one and be contented and trust in the Lord. 550 00:32:00,100 --> 00:32:02,000 He says I can do all things through Christ. 551 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:04,600 Who strengthens me? He says, you sent Aid once in 552 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:06,900 again, for my necessity, speaking to the Philippian 553 00:32:06,900 --> 00:32:10,500 Brethren, not that I seek the gift though, but I seek the 554 00:32:10,500 --> 00:32:15,000 fruit that abounds to your account, there is Never Enough 555 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:19,000 fruit for God. So we've talked about a desire 556 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,900 for more, that is simply selfish. 557 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:25,100 Well, Paul shows us Us that there's another perspective you 558 00:32:25,100 --> 00:32:31,000 can seek a gift but not because he simply wants it for himself. 559 00:32:31,300 --> 00:32:36,700 The reason that he wants what he's going for is to create 560 00:32:36,700 --> 00:32:43,400 fruit for the Lord. Can I align my desires that way? 561 00:32:44,800 --> 00:32:48,200 That there is Never Enough fruit for the Lord, and that is what's 562 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:52,100 driving me. I'm not driven to have more 563 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:59,200 because I want an easy. But I'm driven to have more so 564 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:02,900 that I can do more for the work of the Lord. 565 00:33:04,500 --> 00:33:09,000 Gaslighting in summary. We looked at show me a Covetous 566 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:12,300 man and the need to be aware of the Covetous man internally and 567 00:33:12,300 --> 00:33:14,500 externally. In our first point we moved 568 00:33:14,500 --> 00:33:18,500 secondly to contentment with no apologies and we need to accept 569 00:33:18,500 --> 00:33:22,300 the Simplicity and sufficiency of contentment in our lives. 570 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:25,800 And finally, we looked at that there's never enough. 571 00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:28,400 There's never enough fruit for the Lord and we need to 572 00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:31,900 earnestly desire. The fruit of God's work. 573 00:33:32,700 --> 00:33:35,800 What will your year look like, what will your life look like? 574 00:33:36,100 --> 00:33:43,500 What do you want out of life? Will the world have a shot at my 575 00:33:43,500 --> 00:33:47,300 desires? Or have my affections been 576 00:33:47,300 --> 00:33:50,700 nailed to the cross. I have a story to read to you as 577 00:33:50,700 --> 00:33:53,600 we close. It's about a Mexican fishermen. 578 00:33:54,900 --> 00:33:57,900 The Story Goes Like This. There once was a vacationing, 579 00:33:57,900 --> 00:34:01,000 American businessman standing on the pier of a quaint Coastal 580 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:02,900 fishing Village in southern Mexico. 581 00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:06,200 And he watched as a small boat with just one young Mexican. 582 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:09,500 Fishermen pulled into the dog inside the small boat were. 583 00:34:09,500 --> 00:34:13,600 Several large yellow fin tuna enjoying the warmth of the early 584 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:16,800 afternoon sun the American complemented, the fisherman on 585 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:19,500 the quality of fish and he said, how long did it take you to 586 00:34:19,500 --> 00:34:22,400 catch him? He said, oh a few hours. 587 00:34:24,100 --> 00:34:26,199 Why don't you stay out longer and catch more fish? 588 00:34:26,199 --> 00:34:30,800 The American businessman asked. The fishermen warmly replied 589 00:34:31,100 --> 00:34:32,900 with this. I have more than enough to 590 00:34:32,900 --> 00:34:36,699 support my family's needs. The businessmen then became very 591 00:34:36,699 --> 00:34:38,400 serious. He said, but what do you do with 592 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:41,300 the rest of your time? Responding with the smile, the 593 00:34:41,300 --> 00:34:45,300 fisherman said I sleep late. I play with my children. 594 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:48,600 Watch ball games, I take a siesta with my wife, sometimes 595 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:52,100 in the evenings, I take a stroll in the village to see my friends 596 00:34:52,100 --> 00:34:55,400 to play the guitar, sing a few songs, the American businessman 597 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:58,200 impatiently interrupted. He said, look, I have an MBA 598 00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:00,600 from Harvard. Offered and I can help you do 599 00:35:00,700 --> 00:35:03,800 help you to be more profitable. You can start my fishing several 600 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:06,900 hours longer every day. You can then sell the extra 601 00:35:06,900 --> 00:35:09,100 fish. You catch with the extra money. 602 00:35:09,300 --> 00:35:11,600 You can buy a bigger boat with the additional income. 603 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:13,500 The larger boat will bring before long. 604 00:35:13,500 --> 00:35:16,200 You can buy a second boat, then a third and so on until you have 605 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:20,500 an entire fleet of fishing boats, proud of his own sharp 606 00:35:20,500 --> 00:35:23,500 thinking, he immediately excitedly elaborated, a grand 607 00:35:23,500 --> 00:35:26,600 scheme, which could bring even bigger profits then instead of 608 00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:29,100 selling your catch to a middleman, you'll be able Sell 609 00:35:29,100 --> 00:35:31,500 your fish directly to the processor, even open your own 610 00:35:31,500 --> 00:35:33,700 Cannery. Eventually you could control the 611 00:35:33,700 --> 00:35:36,300 product for processing all the way to distribution. 612 00:35:36,500 --> 00:35:39,200 You could leave this tiny Coastal, fishing Village and 613 00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:42,700 move to Mexico City, maybe even Los Angeles and New York City 614 00:35:42,700 --> 00:35:44,100 where you could have even further. 615 00:35:44,100 --> 00:35:48,100 Expand your Enterprise, having never sought it thought of such 616 00:35:48,100 --> 00:35:52,100 things, the fisherman asked, but how long will all this take 617 00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:54,500 after a rapid mental calculation? 618 00:35:54,500 --> 00:35:57,900 The Harvard MBA pronounced probably about 15 to 20 years, 619 00:35:57,900 --> 00:35:59,700 maybe less, if you Work really hard. 620 00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:03,400 And then, what senior asked the fisherman, why? 621 00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:06,500 That's the best part answer. The businessman with the left, 622 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:09,000 when the time is right, you would sell your company stock to 623 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:12,100 the public and became very rich. You would make millions, 624 00:36:12,900 --> 00:36:17,400 millions really, what would I do with it all? 625 00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:20,300 Asked the young fisherman in disbelief, the businessman, 626 00:36:20,300 --> 00:36:23,800 boasted then you could happily retire with all the money you've 627 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:27,800 made, you could move to a quaint Coastal fishing village where 628 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:30,000 you could sleep late. Eight play with your 629 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:33,700 grandchildren, watch ball games and take Siesta with your wife. 630 00:36:33,800 --> 00:36:35,900 You could stroll to the village in the evenings where you could 631 00:36:35,900 --> 00:36:39,800 play the guitar and sing with your friends, all you want. 632 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:43,700 You know, it's funny when you read the story, you see the loop 633 00:36:43,700 --> 00:36:46,700 there, right? It's not quite as funny when I 634 00:36:46,707 --> 00:36:51,400 play that game with myself. And I actually think through the 635 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:54,500 loop that potentially I'm creating, if you noticed in that 636 00:36:54,500 --> 00:36:56,600 story, I've read that story several times in different 637 00:36:56,600 --> 00:37:00,800 lessons and until this last time, I never noticed the, the 638 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:04,000 fisherman starts out by saying I could play with my children. 639 00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:07,300 And then at the end of the story, the businessman, lets him 640 00:37:07,300 --> 00:37:09,300 know you could play with your grandchildren. 641 00:37:10,700 --> 00:37:12,400 You're going to have missed your children. 642 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:16,900 You're going to have checked out in this Loop for most of your 643 00:37:16,900 --> 00:37:23,200 life. The LIE is that I desire more. 644 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:27,900 The truth is that there's nothing to desire from this 645 00:37:27,900 --> 00:37:30,000 world. Jesus said it best when he said 646 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:32,500 what profit is it to a man? If he gains the whole world and 647 00:37:32,500 --> 00:37:36,300 loses his own soul, if anyone desires to come after me, let 648 00:37:36,300 --> 00:37:40,700 him deny himself, take up his cross and follow me, I will work 649 00:37:40,700 --> 00:37:44,200 harder. To align my desires and bring my 650 00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:48,200 desires nearer to Jesus. Jesus offers us an alternate 651 00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:52,600 life focus and that's to walk in the light that he offers. 652 00:37:53,500 --> 00:37:55,900 Are we here this evening or this afternoon? 653 00:37:57,400 --> 00:38:01,100 And not a Christian come believing and willing to turn 654 00:38:01,100 --> 00:38:04,400 your life over to Jesus. Believe that he is the Son of 655 00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:06,500 God. 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