WEBVTT 00:00:08.820 --> 00:00:13.199 Good morning, family. How are you guys doing? 00:00:13.919 --> 00:00:17.699 Turn to 2 Timothy chapter 4. We will finish this 00:00:17.699 --> 00:00:21.719 letter today after we do the reading. Yep. Just 00:00:21.719 --> 00:00:25.579 getting ready. Thank you. All right. I will read 00:00:25.579 --> 00:00:27.699 a question. Heidelberg Catechism, you will read 00:00:27.699 --> 00:00:31.329 the answer. Question number 52. How does Christ 00:00:31.329 --> 00:00:34.210 return to judge the living and the dead comfort 00:00:34.210 --> 00:00:39.049 you? In all distress and persecution with an 00:00:39.049 --> 00:00:43.469 uplifted head, I confidently await the very judge 00:00:43.469 --> 00:00:47.250 who has already offered himself to the judgment 00:00:47.250 --> 00:00:51.350 of God in my place and remove the whole curse 00:00:51.350 --> 00:00:55.500 from me. Christ will cast... all his enemies 00:00:55.500 --> 00:01:00.320 and mine into everlasting condemnation, but will 00:01:00.320 --> 00:01:04.159 take me and all of his chosen ones to himself 00:01:04.159 --> 00:01:09.299 into joy and the glory of heaven. Amen. Isn't 00:01:09.299 --> 00:01:11.799 that beautiful? I don't know, that gives me comfort. 00:01:15.040 --> 00:01:17.200 So let's pray and we'll get started. Father, 00:01:17.239 --> 00:01:18.519 I want to thank you so much for your goodness. 00:01:18.859 --> 00:01:20.760 Thank you, Lord, for your word. Thank you for 00:01:20.760 --> 00:01:23.280 this wonderful letter. I pray, Lord, as we go 00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:26.560 through this, a letter of 2 Timothy chapter 4, 00:01:26.700 --> 00:01:30.019 that we really see the emphasis on the Word of 00:01:30.019 --> 00:01:33.659 God. that the truth of God prevails, and that 00:01:33.659 --> 00:01:36.560 we are responsible to be a steward and a caregiver 00:01:36.560 --> 00:01:39.579 of that word, and to proclaim the word in the 00:01:39.579 --> 00:01:43.019 gospel in season and out of season, Lord, and 00:01:43.019 --> 00:01:46.819 that we stand firm on the rock of Christ, the 00:01:46.819 --> 00:01:49.040 sureness of our salvation. Lord, we do praise 00:01:49.040 --> 00:01:50.739 you and thank you for your faithfulness and goodness. 00:01:51.200 --> 00:01:53.140 May the full counsel of your word be spoken. 00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:54.959 Help us to rightly divide it for your glory. 00:01:55.019 --> 00:01:59.120 In Jesus' name, amen. So we do have several new 00:01:59.120 --> 00:02:02.140 people. We are an expository church. We preach 00:02:02.140 --> 00:02:05.079 verse by verse. You will see that. Even though 00:02:05.079 --> 00:02:07.120 I'll be summarizing this chapter, we will go 00:02:07.120 --> 00:02:09.219 through every verse. I will not give you all 00:02:09.219 --> 00:02:12.620 the information because if I did, I'd run out 00:02:12.620 --> 00:02:14.479 of things to preach, and I want to go back eventually 00:02:14.479 --> 00:02:17.379 in a couple years to these letters, hopefully. 00:02:18.500 --> 00:02:20.340 So we have a lot to look forward to, and we have 00:02:20.340 --> 00:02:21.800 a lot to look forward to through the Word. So 00:02:21.800 --> 00:02:24.639 let's get started. I charge you in the presence 00:02:24.639 --> 00:02:28.219 of God, chapter 4, verse 1. and of Christ Jesus, 00:02:28.379 --> 00:02:31.199 who is to judge the living and the dead, and 00:02:31.199 --> 00:02:34.310 by his appearing and his kingdom. Preach the 00:02:34.310 --> 00:02:38.250 word. Be ready in season and out of season. Reprove, 00:02:38.349 --> 00:02:41.710 rebuke, and exhort with complete patience and 00:02:41.710 --> 00:02:44.449 teaching. For the time is coming when people 00:02:44.449 --> 00:02:48.210 will not endure sound teaching and have itching 00:02:48.210 --> 00:02:50.669 ears that will accumulate for themselves teachers 00:02:50.669 --> 00:02:53.770 to suit their own passions and will turn away 00:02:53.770 --> 00:02:56.530 from listening to the truth and wander off into 00:02:56.530 --> 00:03:01.270 myths. As for you, always be sober -minded. Endure 00:03:01.270 --> 00:03:04.560 suffering. Do the work of an evangelist. Fulfill 00:03:04.560 --> 00:03:08.460 your ministry. For I am already being poured 00:03:08.460 --> 00:03:11.400 out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure 00:03:11.400 --> 00:03:14.620 has come. I have fought the good fight. I have 00:03:14.620 --> 00:03:18.379 finished the race. I have kept the faith. Henceforth 00:03:18.379 --> 00:03:21.180 there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, 00:03:21.340 --> 00:03:24.500 which the Lord, the righteous judge, will reward 00:03:24.500 --> 00:03:29.379 to me on that day, and not only to me, but also 00:03:29.379 --> 00:03:33.210 to all who loved his appearing. Do your best 00:03:33.210 --> 00:03:37.710 to come to me soon. For Demas, in love with this 00:03:37.710 --> 00:03:42.129 present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. 00:03:42.430 --> 00:03:47.930 Cretans has gone to Galatia. Titus to Damasia 00:03:47.930 --> 00:03:52.629 is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, 00:03:52.770 --> 00:03:56.289 for he is very useful to me for the ministry. 00:03:56.870 --> 00:04:01.090 Tychicus, I have sent to Ephesus. When you come, 00:04:01.469 --> 00:04:04.629 Bring the cloak that I have left with Carpus 00:04:04.629 --> 00:04:10.689 at Troas, also the books and above all the parchments. 00:04:11.129 --> 00:04:14.409 Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm. 00:04:14.509 --> 00:04:16.949 The Lord will repay him according to his deeds. 00:04:17.209 --> 00:04:20.649 Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposes 00:04:20.649 --> 00:04:24.730 our message. At my first defense, no one came 00:04:24.730 --> 00:04:29.470 to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not 00:04:29.470 --> 00:04:32.790 be charged against them. But the Lord stood by 00:04:32.790 --> 00:04:36.470 me and strengthened me so that through me the 00:04:36.470 --> 00:04:40.230 message might be fully proclaimed and all the 00:04:40.230 --> 00:04:44.310 Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from 00:04:44.310 --> 00:04:47.250 the lion's mouth. The Lord will rescue me from 00:04:47.250 --> 00:04:50.110 every evil deed and bring me safely into his 00:04:50.110 --> 00:04:53.089 heavenly kingdom. To him be glory forever and 00:04:53.089 --> 00:04:58.589 ever. Amen. Prisca and Aquila and the household 00:04:58.589 --> 00:05:03.930 of Onesiphorus. Eretus remained in Corinth, and 00:05:03.930 --> 00:05:10.430 I left Tromfimus at Maltus. Do your best to come 00:05:10.430 --> 00:05:14.149 before winter. Eubulus sends greetings to you, 00:05:14.189 --> 00:05:18.790 as do Pudens and Linus, Claudia, and all the 00:05:18.790 --> 00:05:20.970 brothers. The Lord be with your spirit. Grace. 00:05:21.360 --> 00:05:24.360 be with you. Today's message is still on biblical 00:05:24.360 --> 00:05:26.699 manhood and biblical womanhood. I want the men, 00:05:26.980 --> 00:05:29.240 specifically all believers, but specifically 00:05:29.240 --> 00:05:32.519 men, pay attention to how Paul talks to Timothy 00:05:32.519 --> 00:05:39.939 here. Living by the truth in the days of apostasy 00:05:39.939 --> 00:05:42.920 is the message. Principle number one, God's people 00:05:42.920 --> 00:05:45.660 must always be ready to proclaim the gospel to 00:05:45.660 --> 00:06:07.519 anyone and everyone. So some very important things 00:06:07.519 --> 00:06:09.160 I want you to pay attention to in verse 1 and 00:06:09.160 --> 00:06:12.959 2. The first is the word charge. I charge. I 00:06:12.959 --> 00:06:17.889 earnestly call you Timothy. This is a earnest 00:06:17.889 --> 00:06:21.410 call to Timothy in the presence of God and of 00:06:21.410 --> 00:06:24.069 Christ Jesus. This word presence is not that 00:06:24.069 --> 00:06:26.970 he's just here, even though he's here. This word 00:06:26.970 --> 00:06:30.769 presence means by the authority of. So look at 00:06:30.769 --> 00:06:33.589 here from this perspective. I earnestly call 00:06:33.589 --> 00:06:36.910 you by the authority of God and of Christ Jesus, 00:06:37.089 --> 00:06:41.930 who is to judge the living and the dead by his 00:06:41.930 --> 00:06:44.829 appearing and his kingdom. This is what you need 00:06:44.829 --> 00:06:47.850 to do. The charge is to preach. The charge is 00:06:47.850 --> 00:06:50.629 to reprove. The charge is to rebuke. You'll see 00:06:50.629 --> 00:06:53.889 this. I charge you. I earnestly call you by the 00:06:53.889 --> 00:06:56.209 authority of God to do these things. Preach. 00:06:57.089 --> 00:07:00.670 Keruso. Keruso means to proclaim. Proclaim what? 00:07:00.810 --> 00:07:03.490 The word, the logos. What are you to proclaim? 00:07:03.689 --> 00:07:06.990 The gospel. The gospel in its entirety. Your 00:07:06.990 --> 00:07:08.850 responsibility is to preach the full counsel 00:07:08.850 --> 00:07:11.290 of God's word, specifically the full counsel 00:07:11.290 --> 00:07:14.540 of the gospel of God. It isn't. It isn't, and 00:07:14.540 --> 00:07:16.360 I'm going to call names out because I've been 00:07:16.360 --> 00:07:18.660 on a soapbox since I started preaching this morning. 00:07:18.800 --> 00:07:21.439 So I'm going to be on a soapbox. I'm warning 00:07:21.439 --> 00:07:26.259 you, okay? It is not Rick Warren. Say this prayer. 00:07:26.480 --> 00:07:29.399 Welcome to the family. Saying a prayer doesn't 00:07:29.399 --> 00:07:31.540 get you in heaven. Your prayer doesn't get you 00:07:31.540 --> 00:07:34.720 there. It's the work alone in Christ alone by 00:07:34.720 --> 00:07:37.259 the blood of Christ alone through the cross alone, 00:07:37.500 --> 00:07:39.879 which is by the scripture alone that gets you 00:07:39.879 --> 00:07:42.860 there. Christ alone gets you there. I want you 00:07:42.860 --> 00:07:45.790 to get that. Okay? That's important. So when 00:07:45.790 --> 00:07:47.829 we preach, we preach the full counsel of the 00:07:47.829 --> 00:07:49.649 word of God. What is the gospel? You guys know. 00:07:49.970 --> 00:07:51.829 We've been talking about it. What's the gospel? 00:07:51.889 --> 00:07:58.670 Christ? Crucified? Buried? There you go. Let's 00:07:58.670 --> 00:08:02.370 go, you guys. All right. That's the gospel. Full 00:08:02.370 --> 00:08:06.370 gospel. And God, Christ, calls all to repent 00:08:06.370 --> 00:08:10.629 and believe the gospel. Notice, repentance is 00:08:10.629 --> 00:08:14.149 a necessity. Repentance is a turning to God away 00:08:14.149 --> 00:08:17.029 from sin. It's not just the changing of the mind. 00:08:17.170 --> 00:08:20.930 It's a total regeneration, transformation, renewal 00:08:20.930 --> 00:08:22.750 in the life and the heart of the individual. 00:08:22.990 --> 00:08:26.509 And only the Holy Spirit can do that. We know 00:08:26.509 --> 00:08:29.959 that through the regeneration work of God, takes 00:08:29.959 --> 00:08:33.360 a dead person, makes them alive through the preaching 00:08:33.360 --> 00:08:36.820 of the gospel by which faith is planted into 00:08:36.820 --> 00:08:39.960 the person. The Holy Spirit regenerates that 00:08:39.960 --> 00:08:42.659 faith into the life of the believer, into the 00:08:42.659 --> 00:08:44.700 life of the person. That dead person becomes 00:08:44.700 --> 00:08:49.639 alive and they say, happy birthday. Jesus is 00:08:49.639 --> 00:08:53.080 Lord. Happy birthday. You'll get it. It's Frosty 00:08:53.080 --> 00:08:55.580 the Snowman. I said this at Christmas. If you 00:08:55.580 --> 00:08:58.220 ever watch Frosty the Snowman, I told you I'm 00:08:58.220 --> 00:09:01.059 convinced it is a Christian cartoon. He puts 00:09:01.059 --> 00:09:03.419 a hat on, and what's he say? Happy birthday. 00:09:03.700 --> 00:09:07.220 He's dead, and now he's alive. Okay? So I want 00:09:07.220 --> 00:09:09.000 you to pay attention to that. And the other thing 00:09:09.000 --> 00:09:10.940 I want you to notice is he puts on a hat. He 00:09:10.940 --> 00:09:12.960 puts on the helmet of salvation. I'm just saying. 00:09:14.639 --> 00:09:18.960 I'm just saying. Okay. So pay attention. Here 00:09:18.960 --> 00:09:22.419 we go. So you preach the word, he says. Don't 00:09:22.419 --> 00:09:25.679 just earnestly call by the authority of God to 00:09:25.679 --> 00:09:29.519 preach the word. Teach the full counsel of the 00:09:29.519 --> 00:09:34.659 word of God to your families, men. Your responsibility 00:09:34.659 --> 00:09:37.759 is to prove that what I'm teaching is true. The 00:09:37.759 --> 00:09:40.639 problem in churches today is they have preachers 00:09:40.639 --> 00:09:42.960 that sit behind pulpits, tell people what they 00:09:42.960 --> 00:09:45.120 want to hear. The people go, well, it's got to 00:09:45.120 --> 00:09:46.899 be the final authority of the word of God because 00:09:46.899 --> 00:09:49.169 the preacher said it. They don't go home and 00:09:49.169 --> 00:09:51.889 test the word through the word to determine if 00:09:51.889 --> 00:09:54.429 that was true. They believe it, and immediately 00:09:54.429 --> 00:09:58.070 churches explode into this massive growth, and 00:09:58.070 --> 00:10:02.049 they fill you full of fluffy. No, your job as 00:10:02.049 --> 00:10:04.950 man is to listen to the preacher, teacher, take 00:10:04.950 --> 00:10:08.549 what the preacher, teacher has said, verify that, 00:10:08.730 --> 00:10:12.129 and instill it, if it's true, into your family. 00:10:12.149 --> 00:10:14.590 If it's not true, instill the word, because that's 00:10:14.590 --> 00:10:16.460 what you're doing. If the preacher's preaching 00:10:16.460 --> 00:10:18.679 the word, he's preaching the word in its entirety, 00:10:18.720 --> 00:10:21.460 and it's sound, you're preaching and teaching 00:10:21.460 --> 00:10:26.600 the word to your family. Okay? And for the ladies, 00:10:26.799 --> 00:10:29.100 if there's not a man in the home, your support 00:10:29.100 --> 00:10:32.200 is the church. Okay? We have pastors and elders 00:10:32.200 --> 00:10:34.480 to help you do that. Very important. Preach. 00:10:34.480 --> 00:10:37.580 Preach the word. Every single morning. One of 00:10:37.580 --> 00:10:39.340 the things I didn't mention in first service 00:10:39.340 --> 00:10:41.820 that I'll mention now is preach the word to yourself. 00:10:43.960 --> 00:10:47.840 The gospel. Love the gospel. There is nothing 00:10:47.840 --> 00:10:51.059 greater on the planet than the gospel and King 00:10:51.059 --> 00:10:55.279 Jesus, the one who has given us his gospel. Be 00:10:55.279 --> 00:10:58.799 ready in season. This word, be ready in season, 00:10:58.879 --> 00:11:03.360 means when the opportunity arises. Example, Jesus 00:11:03.360 --> 00:11:06.879 sends them out two by two. What do they do? They 00:11:06.879 --> 00:11:08.700 knock on the door. Jesus says, if you knock on 00:11:08.700 --> 00:11:11.899 the door and a man of peace answers and he lets 00:11:11.899 --> 00:11:15.279 you in, stay as long as they allow you. And when 00:11:15.279 --> 00:11:19.259 your welcome is done, leave and go on to the 00:11:19.259 --> 00:11:21.740 next house. If you knock on the door and there's 00:11:21.740 --> 00:11:24.179 not a person of peace and they reject you, wipe 00:11:24.179 --> 00:11:26.419 the dust off your feet and go to the next person. 00:11:27.019 --> 00:11:29.539 That's what this means here. When the opportunity 00:11:29.539 --> 00:11:32.299 arises, there should be people of peace when 00:11:32.299 --> 00:11:34.139 you go to preach the gospel and tell someone 00:11:34.139 --> 00:11:36.519 about Jesus that they're going to want to hear 00:11:36.519 --> 00:11:38.700 it. If they want to hear it, your opportunity 00:11:38.700 --> 00:11:42.259 is there. But there's one more. It's the out 00:11:42.259 --> 00:11:45.620 of season. Be ready in season and out of season. 00:11:45.659 --> 00:11:49.159 Out of season means when there is no opportunities. 00:11:49.679 --> 00:11:51.899 In other words, you should be preaching the gospel 00:11:51.899 --> 00:11:54.720 to every creature, even when there isn't an opportunity. 00:11:55.299 --> 00:11:57.039 Even when you knock on the door and the person 00:11:57.039 --> 00:11:58.399 of peace doesn't want to hear it, and you go, 00:11:58.480 --> 00:12:00.820 you know, Jesus loves you, and if you die in 00:12:00.820 --> 00:12:02.480 your sin, you're going to go to hell, and he 00:12:02.480 --> 00:12:04.200 died on the cross, was buried, rose again on 00:12:04.200 --> 00:12:07.379 the third day to give you life. Sorry, I don't 00:12:07.379 --> 00:12:09.840 want any. No, it's not Jehovah's Witness. It's 00:12:09.840 --> 00:12:13.169 okay. The point is that we preach when we have 00:12:13.169 --> 00:12:18.269 the opportunities, and we preach even when. How 00:12:18.269 --> 00:12:20.750 do we preach? Why should we preach? Well, we 00:12:20.750 --> 00:12:24.509 preach for the purpose of reproving. We have 00:12:24.509 --> 00:12:27.769 been charged by the authority of God to preach 00:12:27.769 --> 00:12:33.330 and to reprove. Reprove means to reprehend severely. 00:12:33.809 --> 00:12:35.970 How about in the church? Can you think about 00:12:35.970 --> 00:12:39.259 that? So the scripture says in Corinthians that 00:12:39.259 --> 00:12:42.059 are we to judge those outside of the church? 00:12:44.679 --> 00:12:47.240 Most people say, no, thou shall not judge. For 00:12:47.240 --> 00:12:49.340 the measure by which you judge, you shall be 00:12:49.340 --> 00:12:53.019 judged. Take the log out of your own eye before 00:12:53.019 --> 00:12:55.700 you judge the speck in your brother's eye. But 00:12:55.700 --> 00:12:58.120 you know the Bible says that we are to judge 00:12:58.120 --> 00:13:00.860 those in the church. It's right here. And it's 00:13:00.860 --> 00:13:04.019 in 1 Corinthians chapter 4. 1 Corinthians chapter 00:13:04.019 --> 00:13:08.620 4, reprove. How can I reprehend you severely 00:13:08.620 --> 00:13:11.639 for your junk, for your trash, for your sin, 00:13:11.799 --> 00:13:15.679 if I have to worry about you thinking that I'm 00:13:15.679 --> 00:13:20.259 being judgmental? Will iron sharpen iron? No. 00:13:20.460 --> 00:13:24.139 We must reprove, especially as elders. That's 00:13:24.139 --> 00:13:30.179 why we must walk circumspect. We don't go in. 00:13:30.669 --> 00:13:33.809 condemning and beating, we come in with patience 00:13:33.809 --> 00:13:37.889 and teaching. So we reprove, we reprehend severely, 00:13:38.090 --> 00:13:41.649 and we admonish. The second, rebuke, censure 00:13:41.649 --> 00:13:46.110 severely, and assign fault. That's why we have 00:13:46.110 --> 00:13:48.570 church discipline. Church discipline not only 00:13:48.570 --> 00:13:51.750 assigns fault, but removes the unrepentant, deals 00:13:51.750 --> 00:13:56.610 with the unrepentant, or severely censures the 00:13:56.610 --> 00:14:00.519 unrepentant. limits the amount of activity that 00:14:00.519 --> 00:14:03.720 person has within the body because they're not 00:14:03.720 --> 00:14:06.220 willing to align themselves with Christ. It's 00:14:06.220 --> 00:14:10.759 hard. The third, exhort, means to urge, admonish, 00:14:10.759 --> 00:14:14.159 warn, and advise. Isn't that interesting? So 00:14:14.159 --> 00:14:18.559 God has called us, earnestly called us, and has 00:14:18.559 --> 00:14:22.019 given us authority by his own purpose and plan 00:14:22.019 --> 00:14:26.659 to preach, to reprove, to rebuke, and to exhort. 00:14:27.120 --> 00:14:31.860 How should we, as men, do these things? And as 00:14:31.860 --> 00:14:34.279 women of God do these things, we must do it with 00:14:34.279 --> 00:14:38.600 complete, in all manner, patience. This word 00:14:38.600 --> 00:14:41.759 patience means forbearance and teaching. We don't 00:14:41.759 --> 00:14:44.940 just do this because we think we have authority. 00:14:47.580 --> 00:14:50.919 The only thing that can change the heart of any 00:14:50.919 --> 00:14:54.080 and every individual is the word. Not your way, 00:14:54.220 --> 00:14:56.929 not what you think, not what you demand. What 00:14:56.929 --> 00:14:59.509 the word of God says, the word of God becomes 00:14:59.509 --> 00:15:03.250 the teacher, as Paul states. We also know that 00:15:03.250 --> 00:15:07.789 because he states it in Timothy, 1 Timothy, 2 00:15:07.789 --> 00:15:10.289 Timothy, sorry, chapter 1. Look what it says. 00:15:10.490 --> 00:15:25.960 Chapter 1, verse 13 and 14. the good deposit 00:15:25.960 --> 00:15:30.159 entrusted to you. Pay attention. It's the word 00:15:30.159 --> 00:15:33.820 of God that matters, okay? Patience and teachings, 00:15:33.879 --> 00:15:36.580 forbearance and teaching. Look what it says here, 00:15:36.899 --> 00:15:41.500 2 Timothy 2, verse 1 and 2. And then, my child, 00:15:41.600 --> 00:15:43.960 be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ 00:15:43.960 --> 00:15:47.460 Jesus and what you have heard from me in the 00:15:47.460 --> 00:15:51.690 presence of many witnesses. Entrust to faithful 00:15:51.690 --> 00:15:56.889 men who will be able to teach others also. You're 00:15:56.889 --> 00:15:59.529 starting to hear a common theme here, aren't 00:15:59.529 --> 00:16:06.529 you? Chapter 3, verse 13 through 17. On from 00:16:06.529 --> 00:16:08.909 bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. But 00:16:08.909 --> 00:16:11.950 as for you, continue in what you have learned 00:16:11.950 --> 00:16:15.610 and have firmly believed, knowing from who you 00:16:15.610 --> 00:16:19.399 learned it. and how from childhood you have been 00:16:19.399 --> 00:16:23.179 acquainted with the sacred writings which are 00:16:23.179 --> 00:16:26.899 able to make you wise for salvation through faith 00:16:26.899 --> 00:16:31.440 in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out 00:16:31.440 --> 00:16:36.429 by God and is profitable for... teaching, reproof, 00:16:36.450 --> 00:16:39.570 correction, and training in righteousness, that 00:16:39.570 --> 00:16:43.730 the man of God may be complete, equipped for 00:16:43.730 --> 00:16:46.330 every good work. What is the common theme here 00:16:46.330 --> 00:16:53.590 in all four chapters? The Word of God. I can 00:16:53.590 --> 00:16:56.250 preach and teach all day long, but if you don't 00:16:56.250 --> 00:16:59.470 go home and allow the Word of God to do the work 00:16:59.470 --> 00:17:05.420 in your life, you will not change. You guys should 00:17:05.420 --> 00:17:07.420 know that. I've asked you guys to memorize it. 00:17:07.460 --> 00:17:09.099 If you haven't memorized it, please memorize 00:17:09.099 --> 00:17:11.660 it. It's one of the main verses I memorized when 00:17:11.660 --> 00:17:14.779 I first got saved. Therefore, I urge you, brothers, 00:17:14.920 --> 00:17:16.920 in the view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies 00:17:16.920 --> 00:17:19.940 as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing unto 00:17:19.940 --> 00:17:22.579 God, for this is your reasonable act of worship. 00:17:22.799 --> 00:17:25.720 And do not be conformed to the pattern of this 00:17:25.720 --> 00:17:28.559 world, but be transformed by the renewing of 00:17:28.559 --> 00:17:31.740 your minds so you can test and approve what God's 00:17:31.740 --> 00:17:33.599 will is, His good, pleasing, and perfect will. 00:17:33.680 --> 00:17:37.799 And there is only one place to find His will. 00:17:39.200 --> 00:17:41.910 It's not with those false... That call themselves 00:17:41.910 --> 00:17:45.029 pastors tell you the will and purpose of God 00:17:45.029 --> 00:17:47.950 is here. You don't have to go discover it. God 00:17:47.950 --> 00:17:50.470 didn't create your own purpose for you. Your 00:17:50.470 --> 00:17:53.069 job is not your purpose. Jesus is your purpose. 00:17:53.509 --> 00:17:56.150 Proclaim Christ where you're at. That's the important 00:17:56.150 --> 00:17:58.849 part. Whatever you do, whatever you do, it's 00:17:58.849 --> 00:18:02.529 Christ is your purpose. Now, second principle. 00:18:02.730 --> 00:18:06.109 God's people hold to sound doctrine and to stand 00:18:06.109 --> 00:18:09.650 solely on the rock of truth. Ephesians 4, 13 00:18:09.650 --> 00:18:12.930 through 14. until we attain the unity of the 00:18:12.930 --> 00:18:16.349 faith and the knowledge of the Son of God to 00:18:16.349 --> 00:18:19.509 mature manhood to the measure and stature of 00:18:19.509 --> 00:18:22.430 the fullness of Christ so that we may no longer 00:18:22.430 --> 00:18:26.990 be tossed to and fro by ways and carried about 00:18:26.990 --> 00:18:30.450 by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning and 00:18:30.450 --> 00:18:33.940 by craftiness and deceitful schemes. Why? Look 00:18:33.940 --> 00:18:37.119 what it says in verse 3 and 4 of 2 Timothy 4. 00:18:37.319 --> 00:18:43.880 For the time is coming. The time is when people 00:18:43.880 --> 00:18:48.240 will not endure. People will not bear. They will 00:18:48.240 --> 00:18:52.839 not tolerate sound teaching. They will not tolerate 00:18:52.839 --> 00:18:57.200 the inerrant truth and doctrine of God. We are 00:18:57.200 --> 00:19:00.460 now. We have people that are teaching and preaching, 00:19:00.740 --> 00:19:03.599 and we have things going on in our society that 00:19:03.599 --> 00:19:07.240 are antithetical in every way to Christ and his 00:19:07.240 --> 00:19:11.839 gospel and his word. Not every preacher that 00:19:11.839 --> 00:19:15.039 you see on TV is good. I'm about to offend some 00:19:15.039 --> 00:19:18.920 older folks, maybe some younger ones. So I'm 00:19:18.920 --> 00:19:19.839 going to give you one. You guys are going to 00:19:19.839 --> 00:19:22.690 be shocked. Let's deal with this issue. They 00:19:22.690 --> 00:19:25.269 will not tolerate sound teaching, but having 00:19:25.269 --> 00:19:28.069 itching ears, they will accumulate, they will 00:19:28.069 --> 00:19:33.230 heap up, they will accumulate in piles. Teachers 00:19:33.230 --> 00:19:36.369 to suit their own passions, their own desires 00:19:36.369 --> 00:19:39.549 that are forbidden, their own lusts, and will 00:19:39.549 --> 00:19:42.690 turn away from listening to the truth and wander 00:19:42.690 --> 00:19:47.349 off, go astray into myths, into fictions, into 00:19:47.349 --> 00:19:51.069 fables, into imaginations, and into dispensationalism. 00:19:54.760 --> 00:19:57.240 Why? Because it doesn't teach the sovereignty 00:19:57.240 --> 00:20:01.140 of Christ. It doesn't teach the kingship of Jesus. 00:20:01.400 --> 00:20:04.660 It teaches the kingship of you. While you're 00:20:04.660 --> 00:20:07.240 busy looking at the world events, you're not 00:20:07.240 --> 00:20:12.940 looking up, as Paul states. We loved his appearing. 00:20:13.160 --> 00:20:15.960 While you're busy looking at whether the mark 00:20:15.960 --> 00:20:18.160 of the beast is coming or whether Israel's built 00:20:18.160 --> 00:20:20.859 a temple or you're busy looking at whether... 00:20:21.099 --> 00:20:25.420 Israel owns the land of Israel. You're not busy 00:20:25.420 --> 00:20:30.839 looking for Jesus. It takes your focus off the 00:20:30.839 --> 00:20:33.759 king and puts your focus on you. Why? Because 00:20:33.759 --> 00:20:37.019 you want to escape what's coming. God has promised 00:20:37.019 --> 00:20:39.799 we will escape that. So why are we so focused 00:20:39.799 --> 00:20:42.920 on escaping it? Why are we so intent of getting 00:20:42.920 --> 00:20:45.119 ready when the only thing we should be ready 00:20:45.119 --> 00:20:48.880 on is the earnest call of the believer to preach 00:20:48.880 --> 00:20:52.440 the word? Now here's my, I had a particular individual 00:20:52.440 --> 00:20:54.839 I talked about today. I know some of you probably 00:20:54.839 --> 00:20:57.059 watch him and you feel like he was a good teacher 00:20:57.059 --> 00:21:00.279 and I felt he was pretty okay. But it's at a 00:21:00.279 --> 00:21:03.019 level where it's ridiculous. David Jeremiah. 00:21:03.440 --> 00:21:06.980 He makes millions off of selling the end times 00:21:06.980 --> 00:21:12.180 to you. It's enough. My call to him is to preach 00:21:12.180 --> 00:21:15.200 the gospel, David. Preach the full counsel of 00:21:15.200 --> 00:21:17.339 the word of God, which you've done in the past, 00:21:17.400 --> 00:21:19.420 which you're not doing now. You're too focused 00:21:19.420 --> 00:21:22.299 on what you think is happening in the world. 00:21:22.359 --> 00:21:24.599 The people of God, if they're preaching the full 00:21:24.599 --> 00:21:26.880 counsel of God's word, focused on the gospel, 00:21:27.019 --> 00:21:29.859 are ready for his return. Stop trying to get 00:21:29.859 --> 00:21:32.440 people ready. You get people ready by preaching 00:21:32.440 --> 00:21:35.559 the gospel and getting them to do the work of 00:21:35.559 --> 00:21:38.960 the ministry. How do we know that? What does 00:21:38.960 --> 00:21:41.970 Jesus say? We're going to see that next. What 00:21:41.970 --> 00:21:45.470 does Jesus say? Be ready. How are we ready? Do 00:21:45.470 --> 00:21:47.269 the work of an evangelist, he says. Isn't that 00:21:47.269 --> 00:21:49.730 what he just said? Do the work of an evangelist. 00:21:50.150 --> 00:21:52.630 Preach the gospel. He doesn't say, hey, get ready 00:21:52.630 --> 00:21:56.549 for Jesus' return. I'm looking up as I'm working 00:21:56.549 --> 00:22:00.490 out. That's the idea here. Third principle. God's 00:22:00.490 --> 00:22:04.190 people work with all diligence not to be found 00:22:04.190 --> 00:22:07.809 idle when our Lord returns, eagerly watching 00:22:07.809 --> 00:22:13.140 and serving. Until that great day. That's what 00:22:13.140 --> 00:22:17.160 you need to be doing. That's your purpose. That's 00:22:17.160 --> 00:22:19.359 the purpose and plan. One purpose, one plan. 00:22:19.380 --> 00:22:22.019 Whether you work in construction. One God. One 00:22:22.019 --> 00:22:26.279 faith. One baptism. One way. The gospel. Christ. 00:22:26.519 --> 00:22:32.099 That's your purpose. Whether you do art. Whatever 00:22:32.099 --> 00:22:35.779 you do. The gospel. Christ. That's it. Whether 00:22:35.779 --> 00:22:37.680 you're an electrician. Whether you work at a 00:22:37.680 --> 00:22:41.289 donut shop. The gospel, a bank, the gospel. Everywhere 00:22:41.289 --> 00:22:44.589 you go, it's Christ and him crucified. Do the 00:22:44.589 --> 00:22:47.349 work of an evangelist. Look what he says here. 00:22:47.710 --> 00:22:52.150 Luke chapter 12, verse 43. Blessed is the servant. 00:22:52.309 --> 00:22:55.329 Blessed is that servant whom his master will 00:22:55.329 --> 00:23:00.730 find so doing when he comes. 2 Timothy 3, 5 through 00:23:00.730 --> 00:23:05.140 8. As for you, Timothy. Always is the term in 00:23:05.140 --> 00:23:09.380 the ESV. Empos, meaning in all circumstances, 00:23:09.640 --> 00:23:14.720 in all things, in all ways, all the time. Be 00:23:14.720 --> 00:23:18.259 sober -minded. Be circumspect. Be clear -headed. 00:23:18.400 --> 00:23:23.119 Young men, be circumspect. Clear -headed. Focus 00:23:23.119 --> 00:23:26.180 on the goal that is set before you. Run the race. 00:23:26.279 --> 00:23:32.109 Run it hard. Don't stop running. Endure suffering. 00:23:32.349 --> 00:23:35.009 I want you to notice that. He doesn't say you're 00:23:35.009 --> 00:23:37.089 going to have your best life now. He doesn't 00:23:37.089 --> 00:23:39.309 say that God doesn't want you to suffer. God 00:23:39.309 --> 00:23:41.529 wants you to suffer. Godliness. Suffer produces 00:23:41.529 --> 00:23:44.609 endurance. Endurance produces patience. Patience 00:23:44.609 --> 00:23:47.690 produces character. Character produces integrity. 00:23:50.369 --> 00:23:54.869 Look, endure suffering. You cannot be an evangelist 00:23:54.869 --> 00:23:58.430 if you're not suffering. People must be comfortable 00:23:58.430 --> 00:24:01.779 with the gospel preach. Do the work of an evangelist. 00:24:02.299 --> 00:24:06.220 Fulfill. Bring to bear. Make full your ministry. 00:24:06.259 --> 00:24:13.480 Hear that, Owen. That is your focus, okay? For 00:24:13.480 --> 00:24:17.319 I am already being poured out as a drink offering, 00:24:17.480 --> 00:24:21.160 and the time of my departure has come. Paul realizes 00:24:21.160 --> 00:24:26.500 I am going to die, and my work is finished. I'm 00:24:26.500 --> 00:24:30.180 done. Look at his attitude. It's beautiful. Many 00:24:30.180 --> 00:24:32.680 preachers preach on this, but I want you to hear 00:24:32.680 --> 00:24:36.339 why Paul states it the way he does. I have fought. 00:24:36.579 --> 00:24:40.180 I have struggled with difficulty and danger. 00:24:40.480 --> 00:24:43.039 What has he struggled with difficulty and danger? 00:24:43.160 --> 00:24:47.460 The good fight. The praiseworthy contest. Do 00:24:47.460 --> 00:24:49.799 you guys know that the Christian life is a praiseworthy 00:24:49.799 --> 00:24:55.619 contest? It's a praiseworthy race. Win, run as 00:24:55.619 --> 00:24:58.240 if you are going to win the prize because you 00:24:58.240 --> 00:25:01.200 will. Christ is your prize. Look what it says 00:25:01.200 --> 00:25:06.640 here. I have finished. My race, my praiseworthy 00:25:06.640 --> 00:25:10.779 contest has come to a close. The race, the course 00:25:10.779 --> 00:25:13.660 of life, I have kept the faith. How many of you 00:25:13.660 --> 00:25:15.779 guys thought about that? Your life literally 00:25:15.779 --> 00:25:18.299 is a race, a course of life. You're literally 00:25:18.299 --> 00:25:23.240 on the running course of life in everything that 00:25:23.240 --> 00:25:26.640 comes with it. Then look, henceforth, meaning 00:25:26.640 --> 00:25:30.400 the future, in the future, there is laid up, 00:25:30.400 --> 00:25:33.339 there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness. 00:25:33.940 --> 00:25:36.799 Isn't that nice? And what's amazing is I get 00:25:36.799 --> 00:25:39.480 to take this wonderful, beautiful crown of righteousness 00:25:39.480 --> 00:25:42.539 and lay it at the feet of Christ and say, no, 00:25:42.720 --> 00:25:47.720 you are my righteousness. What a beautiful picture. 00:25:47.960 --> 00:25:52.710 Notice, it's the Lord, the righteous judge. That 00:25:52.710 --> 00:25:54.930 will reward it to me on that day is what he says. 00:25:55.849 --> 00:25:58.410 Christ, when you're done and you ran the race, 00:25:58.490 --> 00:26:01.849 he will take that crown and lay it before you. 00:26:01.930 --> 00:26:05.049 And you will in love and adoration and worship 00:26:05.049 --> 00:26:08.490 lay it before his feet and say, no, you're my 00:26:08.490 --> 00:26:12.569 righteousness. You deserve the glory and the 00:26:12.569 --> 00:26:17.609 praise and gratitude. Look at verse 1. What day 00:26:17.609 --> 00:26:20.970 is he talking about? Verse 1, chapter 4, verse 00:26:20.970 --> 00:26:23.500 1. I charge you in the presence of God and of 00:26:23.500 --> 00:26:26.839 Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and 00:26:26.839 --> 00:26:31.000 the dead by his appearing and his kingdom. That 00:26:31.000 --> 00:26:35.339 day is what Paul's talking about. What day? Revelation 00:26:35.339 --> 00:26:40.059 20. There is only one judgment seat. There's 00:26:40.059 --> 00:26:42.619 not the Bema seat, as the dispensationalists 00:26:42.619 --> 00:26:46.460 teach, for the righteous of God. And then there's 00:26:46.460 --> 00:26:50.039 not the throne judgment for the wicked. Read 00:26:50.039 --> 00:26:53.279 Revelation 20. Look what it says here. And the 00:26:53.279 --> 00:26:56.220 sea gave up the dead that were in it. And death 00:26:56.220 --> 00:26:58.500 and Hades gave up the dead that were in them. 00:26:58.579 --> 00:27:01.019 And they were judged, each one according to what 00:27:01.019 --> 00:27:07.480 he has done. Let's go up a little bit. Verse 00:27:07.480 --> 00:27:11.460 12. Okay? Verse 12. And I saw the dead, great 00:27:11.460 --> 00:27:13.940 and small, standing before the throne, and books 00:27:13.940 --> 00:27:16.859 were opened. Then another book was opened. Notice. 00:27:16.859 --> 00:27:22.430 Which is the book of life. By what was written 00:27:22.430 --> 00:27:25.289 in the books according to what they had done. 00:27:28.109 --> 00:27:31.750 Everyone is judged on that day. Everyone is judged 00:27:31.750 --> 00:27:35.309 on that day. Turn to Luke chapter 12. Luke chapter 00:27:35.309 --> 00:27:39.690 12 verse 41. Peter said, are you telling this 00:27:39.690 --> 00:27:42.869 parable for all of us? For us or for all? And 00:27:42.869 --> 00:27:45.710 the Lord said, who then is the faithful and wise 00:27:45.710 --> 00:27:49.940 manager? whom his master has set over his household 00:27:49.940 --> 00:27:56.079 to give them their portion of food. Blessed is 00:27:56.079 --> 00:27:59.799 the servant whom his master will find so doing 00:27:59.799 --> 00:28:03.980 when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will set 00:28:03.980 --> 00:28:09.039 him over. all his possessions. But if that servant 00:28:09.039 --> 00:28:12.359 says to himself, my master is delayed in coming 00:28:12.359 --> 00:28:15.740 and begins to beat the male and female servants 00:28:15.740 --> 00:28:20.599 and to eat and drink and get drunk, it doesn't 00:28:20.599 --> 00:28:23.640 matter. Jesus isn't going to return. I can live 00:28:23.640 --> 00:28:26.210 any way I want to. The master of that servant 00:28:26.210 --> 00:28:29.069 will come on a day when he does not expect him 00:28:29.069 --> 00:28:32.890 and at that hour he does not know and will cut 00:28:32.890 --> 00:28:37.430 him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful. 00:28:37.529 --> 00:28:40.569 Look what it says in 47. And the servant who 00:28:40.569 --> 00:28:43.750 knew his master's will but did not get ready 00:28:43.750 --> 00:28:47.410 or act according to his will will receive a severe 00:28:47.410 --> 00:28:51.609 beating. And look what else it says. But the 00:28:51.609 --> 00:28:59.220 one who did not know. will receive a light beating, 00:28:59.500 --> 00:29:03.519 everyone to whom which much is given, of him 00:29:03.519 --> 00:29:08.279 much is required. And from him to whom they entrusted 00:29:08.279 --> 00:29:11.480 much, they will demand the more. Now understand 00:29:11.480 --> 00:29:14.160 this, those who claim that they're believers 00:29:14.160 --> 00:29:18.259 in Jesus and know the truth, live like the devil, 00:29:18.380 --> 00:29:22.859 I'll give those quotes, God will demand a higher 00:29:22.859 --> 00:29:31.549 accountability for you. God will rescue his people 00:29:31.549 --> 00:29:35.069 and bring us safely home. Colossians chapter 00:29:35.069 --> 00:29:37.829 1 verse 13 through 14. He has delivered us from 00:29:37.829 --> 00:29:40.670 the domain of darkness and transferred us to 00:29:40.670 --> 00:29:43.529 the kingdom of the son he loves in whom we have 00:29:43.529 --> 00:29:46.210 redemption, the forgiveness of sin. I'm going 00:29:46.210 --> 00:29:49.789 to summarize verses 9 through 21. I want you 00:29:49.789 --> 00:29:52.890 to pay attention to a couple things here. First, 00:29:53.109 --> 00:29:58.079 Demas. Demas was a quote unquote believer. Supposed 00:29:58.079 --> 00:30:01.940 to be in unity with Paul and the mission of the 00:30:01.940 --> 00:30:05.000 gospel. But Demas was in love with this present 00:30:05.000 --> 00:30:08.779 world. And as a result, he deserted and the kingdom 00:30:08.779 --> 00:30:13.019 and the gospel and gone to Thessalonica. He abandoned 00:30:13.019 --> 00:30:17.640 his post. Don't abandon your post. Next, verse 00:30:17.640 --> 00:30:21.839 11. Out of everybody. Luke alone is with him. 00:30:21.900 --> 00:30:25.079 I talked to you guys before about how I really 00:30:25.079 --> 00:30:31.480 believed that the letter to the Hebrews is Paulian. 00:30:31.940 --> 00:30:35.559 I believe that Paul is the one who gave the letter 00:30:35.559 --> 00:30:37.859 and that Luke is the one who penned it for him. 00:30:38.000 --> 00:30:41.079 Why? Because there is Paulian language and there's 00:30:41.079 --> 00:30:44.059 Lukean language in the letter. So as Paul was 00:30:44.059 --> 00:30:46.859 communicating this through Luke's personality, 00:30:46.880 --> 00:30:50.799 you see. his hand in it. Why? Because both were 00:30:50.799 --> 00:30:55.079 inspired writers of the Word of God. Next, notice 00:30:55.079 --> 00:30:58.140 he says, Mark, bring him with you. He is very 00:30:58.140 --> 00:31:01.579 useful to me for the ministry. I want you all 00:31:01.579 --> 00:31:04.640 to be like a mark. Be useful to the ministry 00:31:04.640 --> 00:31:07.579 of the gospel of Jesus Christ in every and all 00:31:07.579 --> 00:31:11.720 circumstances, as we read earlier. Paul requests 00:31:11.720 --> 00:31:14.519 several things. First, he says, bring the cloak. 00:31:14.980 --> 00:31:17.259 I think the reason why he asked for the cloak 00:31:17.869 --> 00:31:19.990 It's because I think he wants to be buried in 00:31:19.990 --> 00:31:24.269 it. Okay? Next. And then he asks for the books. 00:31:24.450 --> 00:31:28.470 Why the books? Why books? Because Paul has written 00:31:28.470 --> 00:31:32.950 all of these letters. He asks for books. Bring 00:31:32.950 --> 00:31:36.349 the word of God to me. Of the things he's asking 00:31:36.349 --> 00:31:39.710 for, he wants the parchments. He wants the word 00:31:39.710 --> 00:31:48.480 of God. Amazing. Do you desire the word? This 00:31:48.480 --> 00:31:51.319 is before the New Testament was completed. The 00:31:51.319 --> 00:31:54.299 Bible was not in its entirety. And Paul says, 00:31:54.420 --> 00:31:56.920 I want the word. Man does not live by bread alone, 00:31:57.079 --> 00:31:58.720 but by every word that comes from the mouth of 00:31:58.720 --> 00:32:03.059 God. The law of God is honey, sweet to the taste. 00:32:03.500 --> 00:32:07.279 Then he says, concerning Alexander, this guy, 00:32:07.539 --> 00:32:11.619 this fake believer, this faux Christian, he's 00:32:11.619 --> 00:32:14.650 evil. Straight up just basically says that. He 00:32:14.650 --> 00:32:16.509 did great harm to me, and the Lord will repay 00:32:16.509 --> 00:32:19.269 him according to his deeds. And then he warns, 00:32:19.269 --> 00:32:26.230 and I warn you all. Pay attention to those. You'll 00:32:26.230 --> 00:32:30.769 know them by the word. Here's what he says. Avoid 00:32:30.769 --> 00:32:35.130 him too. Guard yourself. Beware. 17. Out of everyone 00:32:35.130 --> 00:32:39.109 that left Paul, everyone abandoned Paul when 00:32:39.109 --> 00:32:41.750 he was under the pressure. And he begs for mercy 00:32:41.750 --> 00:32:45.690 on them. He says, but one did not. One did not 00:32:45.690 --> 00:32:50.150 abandon me. The Lord stood by me and strengthened 00:32:50.150 --> 00:32:55.650 me. You're never alone. God is always present. 00:32:55.750 --> 00:32:59.309 Christ is always present. He is in you. If you 00:32:59.309 --> 00:33:03.009 know him, he lives in you. You are the temple 00:33:03.009 --> 00:33:07.059 of God. So that. Here's why Christ did not abandon 00:33:07.059 --> 00:33:10.240 him. Christ stood by him because he belongs to 00:33:10.240 --> 00:33:13.519 Christ. Christ strengthened him because he belongs 00:33:13.519 --> 00:33:17.119 to Christ. This is why we are reformed. It's 00:33:17.119 --> 00:33:19.779 called the perseverance of the saints. You will 00:33:19.779 --> 00:33:23.619 persevere. Not only in this life here, but in 00:33:23.619 --> 00:33:26.720 the life to come, you will. He will keep you 00:33:26.720 --> 00:33:29.579 from the hour of trial. You are not children 00:33:29.579 --> 00:33:32.440 of darkness, but children of light. You are not 00:33:32.440 --> 00:33:35.920 children of wrath, but children of God. He will 00:33:35.920 --> 00:33:39.319 deliver you. And this is what Paul says. Why? 00:33:39.500 --> 00:33:43.119 So that the message, the gospel, might be fully 00:33:43.119 --> 00:33:47.119 proclaimed to every Gentile. That's what he says 00:33:47.119 --> 00:33:49.880 in verse 17. But notice some very important things 00:33:49.880 --> 00:33:55.079 here. Verse 18. The Lord will rescue me. No one 00:33:55.079 --> 00:33:58.559 else will. Christ and Christ alone will rescue 00:33:58.559 --> 00:34:03.180 you. Guaranteed. And bring me safely into his 00:34:03.180 --> 00:34:06.799 heavenly kingdom. I will go home one day. And 00:34:06.799 --> 00:34:09.940 he ends it with this statement. To him be glory 00:34:09.940 --> 00:34:15.480 forever and ever. Amen. That's our God. Preach 00:34:15.480 --> 00:34:18.719 the gospel. Do the ministry. Work hard. It's 00:34:18.719 --> 00:34:21.800 my charge to you. So when I get back, we work 00:34:21.800 --> 00:34:25.800 hard together. Amen? All right. Father, I want 00:34:25.800 --> 00:34:27.639 to thank you so much for your goodness and faithfulness. 00:34:27.860 --> 00:34:30.320 Thank you, Lord, for your word. Thank you that 00:34:30.320 --> 00:34:32.360 you have accomplished and continue to accomplish 00:34:32.360 --> 00:34:36.039 your will and plan and purpose in Christ. All 00:34:36.039 --> 00:34:38.739 things are complete in him. We give you praise. 00:34:39.159 --> 00:34:41.579 Thank you for your work of sanctification. In 00:34:41.579 --> 00:34:42.860 Jesus' name, amen.