1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,100 Keys in on walking worthy of the call and so before we get started up 2 00:00:05,100 --> 00:00:08,680 I'll be reading from the new American standards. You're to me read a little bit different 3 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:12,460 But I asked for those of you that were be participating in the 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:17,040 Sanctuary if you have a question or comment that you would grab a microphone 5 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:23,240 And wait to be acknowledged and the reason for that is we want everyone to get the same experience 6 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:28,760 Those on line if you don't utilize a microphone that cannot hear the internal conversation 7 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:35,520 And so we want them to be able to hear what is being discussed. So again, I'm just going to read and 8 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:39,640 We'll get started with our discussion. I'm reading 9 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:47,160 Ephesians the fourth chapter verses 1 and 2 and I'll be reading the new American standard version 10 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:49,560 And here's what it says 11 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:52,880 Therefore I the prisoner of the Lord 12 00:00:52,880 --> 00:01:00,800 Employ you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called 13 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,600 verse 2 with all humility 14 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:07,280 gentleness with 15 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:08,440 patient 16 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:09,360 showing 17 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:14,920 Tolerance for one another in love in this passage Paul begins the second 18 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:18,200 Half of this letter with the word therefore 19 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:25,200 He is connecting what he said in chapter 3. I'm not going to be repetitive 20 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:31,400 But in chapter 3 Paul was talking about the riches that come with being in Christ in 21 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:38,120 This piece he sent in light of the glorious riches of being in Christ 22 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:40,640 There are now 23 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:42,480 accompanying 24 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,480 responsibilities 25 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:49,560 He says hey, I've told you all the good things that come with being in Christ 26 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,880 But being in Christ also cares with it 27 00:01:55,000 --> 00:02:01,360 Responsibilities how many of you know that being a Christian being a Christian you have responsibilities 28 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:08,280 And so he's going to talk to us about our responsibility of being in Christ 29 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:10,960 And he wants us to walk those things out 30 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,640 Walk those things out in other words 31 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,600 Apply what we're going to talk about 32 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:25,080 You know it when I was in the world, you know we were you say you know talking to talk 33 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:31,920 But you got to in addition to talking a good game. You got to walk a good game 34 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,040 You know and so again, that's where we're going to concentrate 35 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:44,280 So he urges them in verses one through two to live or walk worthy of their calling 36 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:47,240 They must conduct themselves 37 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,480 conduct some as a conduct 38 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:59,320 Themselves in a way that reflects their new status in other words. He said hey, you got a new status now herb you got a new status 39 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:05,840 Brother and sister Purdue you got a new status Joyce you got a new status 40 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:11,360 Everyone that's in the name of a Christian has a new status 41 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:13,440 and 42 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:15,440 With that new status 43 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,600 Comes responsibility 44 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:24,040 In other words, he says I now want you to operate from a spirit of humility 45 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:27,760 Yeah, I want you to 46 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:32,560 I want you to be gentle when dealing with people. I 47 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:39,840 Want you to have patience when dealing with people. I want you to bear people 48 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,360 Burners and their fault in love 49 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:47,200 That's our responsibility 50 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,640 He's telling you sister Latham Deandre Latham 51 00:03:50,640 --> 00:04:00,120 Sister Shirley that when you deal with people you should deal from a spirit of humility, you know and so and so 52 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:04,120 He's telling us then he says tolerance 53 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:07,400 One for another 54 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:12,680 Tolerance is simply showing people respect whether or not you agree with their perspective or not 55 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:18,840 I mean because because at the end of the day and we'll get there all of us are different 56 00:04:18,840 --> 00:04:22,560 We're not going to agree on everything 57 00:04:24,280 --> 00:04:29,720 But even in our disagreement we can be respectful of each other and again 58 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:35,360 So he's talking to the people that have been called to walk worthy 59 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:42,400 He's just to tell me you know, this is how you walk worthy by doing these things 60 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:54,200 Verse three being diligent to preserve the unity of the spirit and the bond of peace 61 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:59,520 in that particular passage verse three Paul says some very 62 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:05,560 Direct but pinpointing things. He says being diligent 63 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:08,920 Somebody say diligent 64 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:15,680 The word diligence mean with conscientious and persistent effort of attention 65 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:25,080 Being diligent brother Anthony is going to recoup require you to do some careful sometimes careful and 66 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:28,440 painstaking thoughts 67 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:31,920 See when you're going to be diligent 68 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,160 And what he's getting ready to ask you to do 69 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:40,880 You can't just you gotta put some thought into it 70 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:48,920 Jesse because because if not you if you're not going to tell you you're not gonna hit where he tells you that he's a being diligent 71 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:50,920 what to preserve 72 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:57,240 the unity in other words if I brother Anthony if I don't think 73 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:05,400 With with my conscious mind and put some serious thought and effort to it when somebody say something I may not 74 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,040 Say it the right way 75 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:10,520 But if I think about it Jesse 76 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:17,280 When sister Lacey and say something me instead of flying off at the handle I think about it 77 00:06:17,280 --> 00:06:23,080 I process it. I put pain and effort into okay. How should I respond? 78 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:25,840 Oh, yeah 79 00:06:25,840 --> 00:06:32,960 I'm telling Paul is trying to help us this only not only helps us in the church, but this will help you in any relationship that you're in 80 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:41,160 Before replying back to brother Anthony got a comment you got a microphone. Yeah, you know, bro 81 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:42,480 Lacey said diligent 82 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:47,160 Dylan just it's just not our thought process. We also have to work all 83 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:50,800 Oh, absolutely. You don't want to use that word some people like to work smart 84 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:54,480 But sometimes you got to work all absolute to get through some of this stuff 85 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:58,920 Oh, that's we can get ladies being smart. Oh, that's a little yes 86 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:04,960 In other words, you say hey you got a word see in order to preserve unity you gotta work hard 87 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:13,200 It's easy to not be in unity, but but it's hard to be in unity 88 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:23,720 Why because anytime you got more than one person you may have different perspectives and 89 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:30,760 So in order, I mean, you know and so in order to make sure that you 90 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:39,120 Respond in the appropriate manner as Anthony said you got to put in some work, right? 91 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:52,760 Persistent effort for what to preserve the unity the purpose for walking word is one fold somebody say one fold 92 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:55,440 What is that one fold? 93 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:58,280 Unity 94 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,160 No, I said listen I've created a new race 95 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:08,880 I've created a new people who go under represent me that I'm gonna show off to the world and 96 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:12,440 They got to be walking in 97 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,800 Because I am a God of order 98 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:23,760 And if they and when they look at you they say hey, there's God's people because they are 99 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:26,880 Operating from a spirit of unity 100 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:33,360 And again so again we're talking about being a Christian you have responsibilities 101 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:37,120 You accepted the call nobody made you 102 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:42,360 When Jesus reached out to you sister Linda sister Jesse 103 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:49,720 A brother Jesse brother heard nobody made you do that God can't make you do a thing 104 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:56,400 You know you I think I said a couple of things back you know they come to Del made you do they made you do nothing 105 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:02,240 You did it cuz you want to same way with God God can't make you do nothing 106 00:09:03,560 --> 00:09:09,280 You can do it if you want to and again so he's talking about walking worthy 107 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:15,240 Here's the key by living this way we will somebody say will 108 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:21,200 So you've got to believe that you can do it you got to believe that if I'm walking 109 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:26,680 The way God has taught told me to do that I can do this 110 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:32,840 See a lot of people will tell you there's no way to be walking in unity 111 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:38,720 But then if they say that you got to come against that because that is contrary to what the Bible tells you 112 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,000 yelling my shirt right 113 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:47,000 What does it say I can do I can because the Bible says I can 114 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:53,560 And that's the way you got to thank you brother the produce made that form you got to believe that anytime the Bible 115 00:09:53,560 --> 00:09:59,600 Challenges you to do something God would never ask you to do nothing that you're incapable of doing 116 00:10:01,560 --> 00:10:06,200 Because he would be unfair to tell you do something just when he know you can't do it 117 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,400 So everything he can do is 118 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:10,920 Do it 119 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:12,920 So everything he asked us to share 120 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:18,080 He knows he knows you better than you know yourself 121 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:22,680 You just got to stretch and believe what it is. He says about you right? 122 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:26,200 Let me let me make sure that I make a 123 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:29,320 clarification here 124 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:31,320 unity is not 125 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:33,680 sameness I 126 00:10:33,680 --> 00:10:35,680 Got it. I got a stretch there 127 00:10:35,680 --> 00:10:42,240 In other words when I say unity he's talking about unity he's talking about unity in the spirit of peace 128 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:46,280 He's talking about the spirit, but he ain't telling you to be the same 129 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:52,720 All of us are unique 130 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:59,280 That's why even even twins don't have the same fingerprints 131 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:08,920 Why because God in his ultimate wisdom created everybody and he made them unique to what he wanted them to be? 132 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:16,880 He said you ain't got to be the same, but you got to be unified in the visions and goals that I've set for my people 133 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:20,480 You his people right 134 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,520 He's talking to the call right 135 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:30,120 You got to believe that hey listen. He's talking in this passage even though he's talking to the efficient a fusion herb 136 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,200 He's talking to you 137 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:34,840 He's talking to me 138 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:38,360 He's challenging us to walk worthy of 139 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:42,320 The call that he's placed on our line 140 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:47,520 Let me give you an analogy 141 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:52,400 I'm a basketball fan, right? 142 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:58,240 And right now this is the best month for basketball. I 143 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:03,920 Know some of y'all I'm going to identify there because everybody's not a basketball fan 144 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:06,800 But in March 145 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:08,800 comes the madness 146 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:12,800 64 teams 147 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:17,800 Basketball all the time. Hey, just ladies and gentlemen, I sit down there 148 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:21,720 I put the remote and I watched basketball all day 149 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:29,440 They started off with 64 teams Jesse 90 down to 16 and just in case you didn't know Alabama still in there 150 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,400 Yes, I thought I thought I thought I thought it out there 151 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,000 But on that team on 152 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:38,680 those teams 153 00:12:38,680 --> 00:12:40,680 Even though it was one team 154 00:12:40,680 --> 00:12:43,440 There are different players on the team 155 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:46,720 Right 156 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:52,280 But the teams even though they're uniquely different they're all working toward the same 157 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:56,240 The goal is to win 158 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:01,080 You and I as Christians 159 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:09,760 We're all working toward the same goal and that is to walk worthy and win in the game of life that God has called us to do 160 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:21,160 Man what a testimony Jesse when they when they look at you and they can see you walking worthy toward the call that God has called you to 161 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,400 Noticing we're still in verse 2 and 3 162 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:35,720 Notice Paul does not command them to notice he commands them to preserve the peace 163 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:40,160 Y'all let's see see here's the thing that I tell you in your study 164 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:46,160 Make sure in the Bible you you look at every word because God when God 165 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:50,960 When God gave these men 166 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:55,680 In the the words to say God did not waste words 167 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:04,080 And so he says preserve and see a lot of time you if you don't notice that you'll be thinking hey, Joyce 168 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:06,720 He's saying you got to establish the peace 169 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:14,720 You you you you can't establish the peace God has already did it 170 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:18,120 He says listen I 171 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:22,800 Have established the peace Anthony what you got to do is keep it 172 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:29,600 Just what you gotta do is just follow the lead that I've already put in 173 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:39,840 That's all you gotta do you and I just got a follow I already put in place her 174 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:44,240 The things you need to do to do to preserve the peace 175 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:50,920 Once you look at it that way you don't you don't make it harder than it already is 176 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:55,020 You just preserve the peace 177 00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:59,600 The church did not 178 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:04,160 Establish peace or the unity God did 179 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:09,160 This unity is tied to our Christian character 180 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:17,480 You got to go back to verses to the only way you're gonna pull his office doing what we just talked about before 181 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:20,960 Humiliate 182 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:27,440 See when when when when when you walking humility Fred you ain't got a you ain't got it you or 183 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:32,400 Deandre you ain't got walker there like I like I'm all there in a bag of chips 184 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:35,600 Because you ain't 185 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:40,200 You realize that you ain't nobody but but but somebody that God is using 186 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:50,160 No, but listen, can I can I can I can I be real in here ain't nobody in here better than nobody else I 187 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:57,760 Don't care your economic financial status none of that. I don't care what title you got 188 00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:01,240 I got a title called men, but ain't no better than nobody else 189 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:05,560 And you got to conduct yourself just like that 190 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:13,960 When you walk in the room you realize a I got to respect my brothers and sisters and I'm gonna talk to him with the utmost respect 191 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:18,840 I'm gonna talk to him gentle. I'm gonna talk to him. I'll be patient with him 192 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:21,840 Ain't gonna talk to him like no child 193 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:28,800 That's what that kind of stuff disturbs unity Jesse 194 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:33,600 Because none of us like to be talked down to wait wait wait, but who you thank you? 195 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:38,120 Who who who you thank you talking to? 196 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:47,640 It allows if we're not careful friend because we got remember we we knew but we still remember the old 197 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:56,800 And if and if I don't grab that thought we talking about conscience just I say something from the old man days. Oh 198 00:16:56,800 --> 00:17:03,080 Yeah, they're really laughing. We all got him in an old man day. We didn't tolerate that kind of stuff 199 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,880 You talk you too. You come at me. I'm coming back 200 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:10,640 But gosh, hey 201 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:14,360 If you gonna walk worthy to this call you can't do that no more 202 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:16,440 Lord have mercy 203 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,440 All that stuff you used to do 204 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:21,400 I see you got put down the trash can 205 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:27,040 You can't you you can't operate like that anymore 206 00:17:30,360 --> 00:17:32,080 See 207 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:39,400 When you operate from God's perspective, it's easy to be able to walk in unity 208 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:42,760 If you operate from his perspective 209 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:46,440 Through the bond of peace 210 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:50,160 Yes, sir, go ahead give him like 211 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:54,760 You know like 212 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:56,920 We are in God's family 213 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:04,480 We you and I in love amen, you know when we in God's family like you said we won we won 214 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:07,080 He didn't separate me from brother Fred 215 00:18:07,360 --> 00:18:13,320 He didn't shut brother Fred up in one room men another give me one word brother Fred the next 216 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:17,360 He gave us the same word call we are the same in God 217 00:18:17,360 --> 00:18:22,680 In God like you tell my respect, you know the old saying go you give respect you get respect 218 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:30,040 Not that might be when you was in the world when you in God you give respect whether you get it or not 219 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:36,840 Because that is the word that's that's Christian carrot. That's what he telling you about you walk worthy 220 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:43,720 See regardless of how you being treated you still got to represent him worthily in a worthy manner 221 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:47,480 And I'll be honest it will be hard 222 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:50,680 But it ain't impossible 223 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:57,520 Because if God as I go back to my original state God never asked us to do anything that we cannot do 224 00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:01,920 It's a great point great point. Was there any other comment? 225 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:10,040 Somebody said to see man, I gotta tell you man. Just just can let's let's go natural for a minute, right? 226 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:13,880 How do you feel when it's peace in the relationship? 227 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:16,880 You know 228 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:22,920 You know for those of you know that they're married 229 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:26,600 You know for those of you know that they're married 230 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:29,200 Whoo 231 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:36,240 You know, I just you know, you know me cuz I put myself out there when me and sister Latham is walking in unity and there's some peace 232 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:38,720 Whoo, man came to get home 233 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:41,440 Yeah, but he hit me 234 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:48,600 And so again just imagine if we were operating in peace 235 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:54,120 In the church is that me is that me now? 236 00:19:57,280 --> 00:20:01,040 The church man and so again, we're talking about unit 237 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:07,240 Thank you for the coming so verse four. We've already been there, but we got to go back to a verse four through six 238 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,240 I'm reading the new American standard 239 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:11,640 verse four through six 240 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:15,800 There is one body somebody for one body and 241 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:17,800 one spirit 242 00:20:19,360 --> 00:20:24,440 Just as you were also called in one hope of your calling 243 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:27,280 one Lord 244 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,080 one faith 245 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,080 one baptism 246 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:33,080 one God 247 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:39,520 Who is over who is over all and through all and in all the operative word? 248 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:43,680 How many times did he had to say it the operative word was what? 249 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:45,680 one I 250 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:48,720 Mean, you know 251 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:55,720 They tell you that anytime somebody says something and they repeat it more than once 252 00:20:56,520 --> 00:21:02,680 Especially when I was on it, you know, cuz you know when I was in the military, you know and past the users analogy to when the instructor 253 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:04,680 Wanted to make sure that you got it 254 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,000 That did it? 255 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:09,040 Who's gonna be on the test? 256 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:15,240 He was here a couple of times he would foot stomp it and that's what Paul is doing here 257 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:18,240 He's foot stumping the word one and 258 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:25,120 So look look at what he says. He says he says there is one body and one spirit 259 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:27,400 one hope 260 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:29,880 one Lord one faith one 261 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:34,920 Baptism one God the church is one body 262 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:36,920 The church is one body 263 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:45,400 Did y'all catch that the church is one body united by one spirits 264 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,400 Called to one hope 265 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,160 Worshiping one God 266 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:53,680 trusting with one faith 267 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:56,280 Identified by one baptism 268 00:21:56,280 --> 00:22:03,920 To one God and father and when we fail to keep the unit of spirit we stop working in one 269 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,080 Brother free gunner 270 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:11,920 You know, I think a lot of times 271 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:13,480 because 272 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:18,360 We know we think the truth is gonna offend someone and gonna disturb the peace 273 00:22:18,360 --> 00:22:25,560 Especially like we just got to finish talking about family. We hold back because we're trying to keep things in 274 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:31,000 Harmony but but but you know the truth is one of the set of sprees 275 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:34,040 So I think we should tell the truth and love 276 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:36,640 even if it disturbs the peace 277 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:39,680 Hey, man, but here's your thing and we're gonna get there I 278 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:46,720 Like you preach it, but you don't know folks get ahead of the speaker. You know that's in my notes, right? I'm 279 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,160 Pretty good 280 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,440 Most most of you have heard of cancer, right? 281 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:58,840 You know, let me let me let me let me just talk about cancer real quick 282 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,000 Cancer y'all knows a disease, right? 283 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:04,760 But do you know how cancer operate? 284 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:09,600 The reason I know this is because I got a relative that's dealing with it right now. I 285 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:13,080 Mean 286 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,080 But this is how cancer does 287 00:23:20,120 --> 00:23:25,520 Cancer is a disease in which sales no longer want to unify with the body 288 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:32,120 Don't those cancerous sale they don't want to work with the rest of the body 289 00:23:32,120 --> 00:23:38,320 So what they do is they go in there and they start doing stuff and they multiply 290 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:43,560 They don't follow the vision of all the other sales in the body 291 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:46,480 They make their own vision 292 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,200 They do they own 293 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:55,560 And let's uncheck what it does it takes out the entire 294 00:23:55,560 --> 00:24:01,240 How does that y'all got to bring it back into the church 295 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:06,400 It's the same thing we can't allow 296 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:12,560 This unit to come in and do be disruptive to the church body 297 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:16,760 We 298 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:19,480 Ain't asking you to act like me sister 299 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:25,360 I'm just asking you to follow the vision for the church that God has called us all to follow all 300 00:24:27,360 --> 00:24:29,360 To follow 301 00:24:30,120 --> 00:24:32,120 All to follow 302 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,000 Until we've covered verses 303 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:44,680 One through six and again Paul was challenging us to walk worthy of 304 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:49,080 The call with which he placed on our lives as Christmas and 305 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:52,160 Versus seven through sixteen 306 00:24:52,280 --> 00:25:00,040 He still utilizes the theme or the thought walking, but now he gonna tell you you got to walk in the gifts. Oh 307 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:04,280 Yeah, see see see see and I'm gonna tell you man 308 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:07,200 You know I'm getting hit in myself 309 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:10,000 right now is 310 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,000 one of the most 311 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:15,080 Disturbing times in the church 312 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:19,480 Yes, it is 313 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,600 Covid has exposed some things and 314 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:29,000 What has happened is a lot of people have not rebounded from the effects of Covid and 315 00:25:30,360 --> 00:25:37,720 So even though, you know, we're gonna cover it, you know angle says gone because it looks like it's here to stay kind of like the flu 316 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:41,520 The flute been around for years 317 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:46,600 What you do is you just deal you you still live 318 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:51,960 You just yeah, you know the proper 319 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:57,640 But what has happened Fred in this case 320 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:02,600 People have utilized the Covid piece and 321 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:07,200 And has stopped them from exercising the gifts 322 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,040 The God has placed in there and 323 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:17,440 Because they're doing that the church body is suffering 324 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:21,560 He's gonna show you that 325 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:27,640 He's going to show you that every believer has been giving a spiritual gift 326 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:30,640 But it's not for the believer 327 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:33,640 It's for the church and 328 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:44,040 So when you don't do what it is the God has blessed you to do and you're part of the body I am being denied 329 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:54,080 Until again, we're talking he's talking spiritual gifts. Here's what he says 330 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:58,280 Versus 331 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:02,400 Seven through ten, but to each one of you 332 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:05,680 each one of you 333 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:12,120 Or eat one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ 334 00:27:13,360 --> 00:27:15,360 gift 335 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:20,640 Therefore verse eight it says when he ascended on high 336 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:29,240 I'm like, you know, he he's quoting old Testament scriptures here. He led he come up Jesus when Jesus 337 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:35,560 Accended on high. He led captive a host of captives and he gave gifts to men 338 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:38,480 verse now so 339 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:43,560 This expression I'm just reading he ascended what does it mean? 340 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:48,040 When it says that he ascended and descending into the little parts of the earth 341 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:55,960 He who descended is himself also he who ascended far above all the heavens so that he might feel all things 342 00:27:56,600 --> 00:28:00,400 So in other words, I know I read a lot of stuff. So let's just sit down 343 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:09,160 The reason God gives gifts is so that he can equip the church 344 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:14,800 To do the things that the church needed to do on his behalf 345 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:20,880 He gives gifts God graciously some I say gracious 346 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:24,040 In other words, he didn't have to give you anything 347 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:27,320 But because of his grace 348 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:29,800 He gave you something for it 349 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:34,640 He gave you a gift or sometimes it could be plural 350 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:41,440 But it's to be used in the service of serving God and his people 351 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:48,880 For for you to do this so that his kingdom can be expanded 352 00:28:54,080 --> 00:29:00,960 Talks about Jesus, you know went down into hell took the cat to three and and all those type of things and again 353 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:06,000 That's the imagery of you know back in the days and the Romans generally used to go conquer somebody 354 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:11,720 They would get the they would go conquer and they would take the slaves and they would put them on display and they would just mark 355 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:16,720 Them as so I'm as free and they get even talking about that. So again my pieces 356 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:20,000 This is the thing that you and I got to be very 357 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:31,640 Make sure that you know that you God has given you a purpose in this earth 358 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:35,160 And a purpose in this church 359 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:43,120 Huh go ahead you got a comment give her a microphone 360 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:48,400 No, no, no, we just want you seared in 361 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:59,480 We're saying how to say that was a stewardship to make sure that what we have we use as good stewards 362 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:03,480 Make sure that everybody can enjoy that that's what it was 363 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:06,480 absolute 364 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:10,120 God like the way you tie that to our yearly thing 365 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:17,920 So verses 11 and 12 and he gave some as apostles and 366 00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:23,800 Some as prophets and some as evangelists and some pastors and teachers 367 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:27,120 for the equipping of 368 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:34,840 the saints for the work of service to the buildup of the body of Christ 369 00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:46,200 See God never intended for you to become part of the church for your own benefit 370 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:55,640 In addition to your benefit there's a higher calling on your life and 371 00:30:55,640 --> 00:31:04,840 God saved and equipped you so that you can go out there and serve and bring others into his kingdom 372 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:10,240 Just think about a real body just for a second 373 00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:13,920 Y'all know y'all bodies a living organism, right? 374 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:16,440 right 375 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:19,200 It is composed of two parts 376 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:21,360 right 377 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:23,360 That's not true 378 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:26,120 Your body can is composed of many parts 379 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:28,520 right 380 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:34,560 You I mean you got a nose you got ears you got toes you got fingers you got joints you got muscles 381 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:37,280 You got all kinds of stuff in your body 382 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:40,880 And they all work 383 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:49,840 Because they know that they got do they part so that your body can do what it's supposed to 384 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:51,840 Do 385 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:53,880 To do 386 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:00,880 The church will only grow 387 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:04,480 and 388 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:08,040 mature is when all the parts 389 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:13,600 Operate in harmony and unity 390 00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:15,600 Let me 391 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:23,160 This is a generic statement don't undervalue yourself in the church 392 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:30,920 Just listen whatever don't undervalue yourself 393 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:39,640 Whether somebody say something nice to you would not don't undervalue yourself 394 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:43,000 God place you in the body for 395 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:46,000 reason 396 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:52,720 He knows what that reason for and I believe that if you ask him for most of it. He tell us what that reason is 397 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:58,520 Listen, I have no doubt one of my gifts is to do what I'm doing now 398 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:02,440 How do I know that? 399 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:06,720 I mean 400 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:12,200 Her I enjoy teaching this Bible more much as I love to eat and y'all know I love to eat 401 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:26,320 And so I know that you know and so God is placing all of us a spiritual ability to use for the edification of his saints, right? 402 00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:30,080 Our 403 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:39,720 relationship to the corporate body is crucial not only to our own spirit development, but to the development of the 404 00:33:43,920 --> 00:33:46,920 Versus 13 to 14 405 00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:51,040 Y'all ain't saying too much 406 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:57,160 Huh, you know, I just had to say that because I get in trouble if the man later 407 00:33:57,160 --> 00:34:02,520 You need to start asking questions to some good. So anybody got a question? 408 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:05,520 Okay, you know me. I like it 409 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:09,840 Versus 13 13 14 until we all 410 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:18,840 Attain to the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God to a mature man to the measure of 411 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:26,800 Statue which belonged to the fullness of Christ as a result. We are no longer to be children 412 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:32,960 tossed here and there by waves and care about every 413 00:34:33,600 --> 00:34:37,520 Wind of doctrine by the trickery of men 414 00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:40,360 by craftiness and deceit 415 00:34:40,880 --> 00:34:42,320 scheme 416 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:52,680 Notice here Paul uses two metaphors the first he uses his children the second one he uses is of a boat being tossed 417 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:56,680 about on the on the waves, right? 418 00:34:59,240 --> 00:35:02,320 Only by growing into maturity 419 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:05,560 Will you stop? 420 00:35:06,520 --> 00:35:08,520 Operating like children 421 00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:15,520 That's what he's trying to get us to understand he expects you to grow and me to grow and Fred all of us to grow 422 00:35:15,520 --> 00:35:19,280 So that we don't act like children why because y'all know how children act, right? 423 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,120 Children are unstable in their thinking 424 00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:29,960 You know little kids I mean come on now you remember when you was a child you 425 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:32,520 Man you you you wouldn't focus 426 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:37,520 What minute you playing with this toy next thing you know you throw the toy away you play with a box? 427 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:41,560 Why because 428 00:35:42,720 --> 00:35:44,720 You a child 429 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:47,360 But he said listen 430 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:53,600 When you became new you got to not be a child anymore I 431 00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:58,520 He's telling you Jesse me Joyce you Wayne 432 00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:01,520 You got to grow up if 433 00:36:02,680 --> 00:36:05,680 You're gonna walk where if you're gonna walk in these gifts 434 00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:11,840 You got to grow up into maturity because I need to use you and I can't use you as a child 435 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:24,040 You got to grow up because children I don't need you being tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine see see a 436 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:27,400 Lot of people who don't grow 437 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:29,400 That's why they always 438 00:36:30,720 --> 00:36:34,920 You know I mean they many got these guys out here now so smooth and cunning 439 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:40,080 No, they'll they'll they'll they'll get you to follow them off a clip 440 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:44,760 Because the people who follow them are not mature 441 00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:47,760 They think that they're gonna sound good 442 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:51,660 Sure, then they go over here. Oh man. That's sound good 443 00:36:52,440 --> 00:36:55,000 And then they go here that sound good 444 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:58,600 Listen man, everything can't be good 445 00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:07,000 That's why you got to grow up 446 00:37:08,440 --> 00:37:14,340 And and get into this into this word so that you know what the truth is we're gonna get to the truth 447 00:37:14,340 --> 00:37:19,800 Confess it in a little minute so that you cannot be swayed. That's why I say listen I 448 00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:24,760 Know some guys man, and they were that they I mean they they very persuasive 449 00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:28,040 But when they start deviating from this Bible, I 450 00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:35,360 Mean some of them friends. I mean, you know not tight tight, you know, how do you go ahead? 451 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:44,520 What's the cut out they made me think about like how we have like 452 00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:50,720 A lot of people that nowadays peace the prosperity gospel. We don't really talk about suffering and talks more about like 453 00:37:51,480 --> 00:37:53,720 This and this is everything's gonna be good 454 00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:59,040 Come on tell people that even in the word and I guess nothing people don't read the Bible 455 00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:03,560 I know it for themselves. So when they hear things that sound it sounds kind of right 456 00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:08,280 Then it's like, oh, maybe you know what I mean? This is what he's talking about. I should do this 457 00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:12,840 You're absolutely right. That's why even now y'all need to be brilliant 458 00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:19,760 Don't just even though I know y'all trust me you still supposed to go behind check 459 00:38:21,880 --> 00:38:29,600 Because there are people that stand in seats or standing places like this that will take some of this stuff and they'll mix it 460 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:34,040 Look the truth with some stuff and the next thing you know, you go 461 00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:37,200 I'll never forget I told this before right 462 00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:40,880 It I'm gonna share it again. This guy got up there 463 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:42,720 and 464 00:38:42,720 --> 00:38:44,720 Believe me. I 465 00:38:44,720 --> 00:38:46,720 Ain't calling out, but I just know the vibe 466 00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:49,660 Next thing you know, he's hey, I need you to bring your gold 467 00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:57,480 Go home get your gold go get all this stuff and bring it to the church cuz we're gonna melt it down 468 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:04,560 He put some guys in place and I'm sitting there. I'm listening 469 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:08,480 He put some heavy hitters up there. Take you know to get up there 470 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:14,440 Do you know cuz you know a lot of time you see titles y'all, you know you get impressed with title and some scenario and 471 00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:16,920 Sister late so I can see her tensing up 472 00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:21,760 Because she thought I was getting ready to go home and tell her to give me her gold oh 473 00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:29,320 My hub even to tell me I got to give up all my gold I 474 00:39:30,240 --> 00:39:34,800 Sit there right there and try to sweetheart. Don't worry. You know where your goals 475 00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:39,520 Because I know he's spraying away from the 476 00:39:44,360 --> 00:39:46,560 I follow you as long as you follow the 477 00:39:49,440 --> 00:39:57,720 Understand so again, we're talking about growing up mature is in your best interest to grow up and be mature in what God 478 00:39:57,840 --> 00:40:00,160 says in his word as as as 479 00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:07,200 As my brother just said you got to know what the Bible says go here. You got to get a microphone 480 00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:25,320 The button push you got green. Go try now 481 00:40:25,320 --> 00:40:27,320 I 482 00:40:32,200 --> 00:40:37,120 Don't like you're another Mike you got him who got a mic 483 00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:43,960 You go thank you 484 00:40:43,960 --> 00:40:55,960 All right, all right appreciate your patience. We really wanted to hear what you got 485 00:40:58,960 --> 00:41:00,960 Words and my people are 486 00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:04,600 Being destroyed because of the lack of knowledge 487 00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:10,760 You see when we don't read or we don't study or we don't pay attention and learn 488 00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:18,520 You can tell you anything and you won't believe it. Amen. But if you know something it's hard for them to take advantage 489 00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:25,440 Brother Wayne give brother Wayne a microphone 490 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:32,000 One two one two 491 00:41:32,080 --> 00:41:34,080 Yeah, just one say this um I 492 00:41:34,880 --> 00:41:36,880 Think it was a year or two ago. I 493 00:41:36,880 --> 00:41:46,120 Was watching TV and this guy was ministry in either pace or Milton Florida and this is a pastor and he was telling the folks 494 00:41:46,880 --> 00:41:49,200 he would not do or perform into 495 00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:52,600 marriages and 496 00:41:52,600 --> 00:41:59,160 He was saying that if your white daughters or your white son bring a black girl or black guy 497 00:41:59,160 --> 00:42:04,640 He will not do it because the black race want to get back into God's good grace. So that's why they want to 498 00:42:04,640 --> 00:42:09,640 Marry into the white and I'm saying and the church is going crazy at a screaming. Amen 499 00:42:09,640 --> 00:42:14,440 Amen, I'm like, but y'all got the word right here if you open up the word. They'll tell you how 500 00:42:15,520 --> 00:42:19,240 Several things. I mean what did Abraham do when he put his hand in his bosom and he pulled it out 501 00:42:19,560 --> 00:42:25,440 God used everybody blacks whatever and you know, they were just and the word is right there 502 00:42:25,440 --> 00:42:34,520 And all they got to do is just open and read the word, you know manipulation. Amen. Amen. Very brother free. Yeah, come in brother free 503 00:42:38,040 --> 00:42:41,400 But we followed the pattern that Jesus laid out 504 00:42:41,880 --> 00:42:49,040 He says study the sort that's that for proof that we may be able to rightly divide the way truth. So we don't study 505 00:42:49,880 --> 00:42:54,480 Then we're not gonna be right divided where the truth. He's giving us a formula 506 00:42:54,480 --> 00:42:56,480 Oh, we got this father 507 00:42:57,120 --> 00:43:02,320 And let me let me let me just condone y'all right and this is not a shot at anybody because I don't do that 508 00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:05,400 Right because I don't know what people doing with their life, you know 509 00:43:06,520 --> 00:43:10,680 But here's the thing let me just let me just impress upon y'all 510 00:43:12,320 --> 00:43:16,040 There's I know each and every one of y'all got something to do right now 511 00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:21,360 We all got stuff to do 512 00:43:21,360 --> 00:43:26,600 You probably be a home take care of many children or doing 513 00:43:28,440 --> 00:43:34,120 But you purpose for whatever reason to say hey listen Bible study is 514 00:43:34,960 --> 00:43:36,960 important 515 00:43:38,240 --> 00:43:42,200 I'm telling you you are in the minority 516 00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:46,400 Y'all gonna hear me 517 00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:52,520 You are in and ain't talking about strife. So don't don't don't try it. Don't don't try don't try it Todd 518 00:43:52,520 --> 00:43:54,520 I'm talking about in Christian 519 00:43:55,680 --> 00:43:57,680 in in the face 520 00:43:59,840 --> 00:44:01,840 People are saying hey, don't take all that 521 00:44:04,520 --> 00:44:08,560 If you go broke you go take some time 522 00:44:09,560 --> 00:44:13,120 and you got to find that time somewhere and 523 00:44:13,120 --> 00:44:18,320 So again, I just wanted to commend you for because sometimes you feel you know you can get to the man listen 524 00:44:19,120 --> 00:44:22,840 They'll be like a man, you know you get home and you got clothes to why I 525 00:44:24,520 --> 00:44:31,040 Mean cuz we all got real life things that we can be doing but when when you sacrifice 526 00:44:31,040 --> 00:44:37,000 I believe God's gonna reward you for sacrifice and give you knuckles that you can plot it go ahead brother 527 00:44:37,000 --> 00:44:41,720 Give him a microphone, please cuz I go 528 00:44:45,880 --> 00:44:47,880 One of the things that you 529 00:44:48,760 --> 00:44:52,280 That my back always was taught this today 530 00:44:53,120 --> 00:44:58,220 I have another Bible study that amen and one of the things that says 531 00:44:59,840 --> 00:45:01,840 meditation on God's word 532 00:45:01,960 --> 00:45:03,960 It's the matrix of 533 00:45:03,960 --> 00:45:05,960 creativity hmm 534 00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:10,240 And then we have to break that down the matrix 535 00:45:11,560 --> 00:45:14,600 of that but the bottom line is 536 00:45:16,120 --> 00:45:19,520 When it says meditate God's word 537 00:45:20,920 --> 00:45:23,080 One of the thing God's want from us 538 00:45:24,600 --> 00:45:26,600 Is our time 539 00:45:27,840 --> 00:45:29,840 in him 540 00:45:29,840 --> 00:45:33,040 One thing he wants from us our 541 00:45:34,800 --> 00:45:37,800 time with him and 542 00:45:39,960 --> 00:45:43,240 When you bought when you don't seem like you busy 543 00:45:48,840 --> 00:45:52,600 Then you will miss out all what you said before 544 00:45:52,600 --> 00:46:01,080 What you just saying what we are what God has for us all the things that God's has for us 545 00:46:01,600 --> 00:46:03,600 at the beginning of 546 00:46:03,600 --> 00:46:07,680 These in chapter one and two and saying who what we are 547 00:46:08,240 --> 00:46:12,840 But the only thing that you don't know that if you don't spend time time 548 00:46:14,080 --> 00:46:19,480 And one of the things that I also remember that resonates me 549 00:46:19,480 --> 00:46:24,680 Especially when it comes back was one of my favorite would come back to Joshua 550 00:46:25,800 --> 00:46:27,240 it says 551 00:46:27,240 --> 00:46:29,240 one and eight 552 00:46:29,800 --> 00:46:31,800 what he says 553 00:46:31,800 --> 00:46:33,800 meditate on 554 00:46:33,720 --> 00:46:35,720 This word 555 00:46:35,800 --> 00:46:37,800 day and night 556 00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:41,000 Been time with me 557 00:46:41,440 --> 00:46:44,400 That's why I'm asking you and then you will be 558 00:46:44,400 --> 00:46:48,640 successful forever you go and 559 00:46:51,160 --> 00:46:54,640 Again it comes to a point where unity 560 00:46:56,120 --> 00:46:58,120 This again this 561 00:46:58,960 --> 00:47:05,960 And what we saying what did it takes to be walk unity and I always say this too is 562 00:47:06,920 --> 00:47:09,680 one in a I would say one of the crime is 563 00:47:10,720 --> 00:47:12,720 repentance 564 00:47:12,720 --> 00:47:14,720 believe and 565 00:47:14,720 --> 00:47:16,720 The third one comes with this as 566 00:47:17,920 --> 00:47:19,920 obedience 567 00:47:21,520 --> 00:47:23,520 What do I have to be obedient with 568 00:47:24,160 --> 00:47:28,520 And everything that's that the comes to support on that is the fruit of the spirit 569 00:47:28,920 --> 00:47:31,840 We talk about gentleness we talk about kindness 570 00:47:32,600 --> 00:47:36,080 These things that what comes along with that but once again 571 00:47:37,400 --> 00:47:39,400 obedience 572 00:47:39,400 --> 00:47:41,400 We'll be 573 00:47:41,960 --> 00:47:44,360 great great comment verse 15 574 00:47:46,000 --> 00:47:50,040 But speaking the truth in love 575 00:47:51,120 --> 00:47:57,040 We ought to grow up in all aspects and to him who is the head even crime 576 00:47:57,960 --> 00:47:59,960 We were talking about maturity 577 00:48:00,920 --> 00:48:04,280 To mature is to grow in every way 578 00:48:04,840 --> 00:48:06,120 right 579 00:48:06,120 --> 00:48:10,640 We must grow in the area area of our lives 580 00:48:12,600 --> 00:48:15,560 Even in the area of our speaks 581 00:48:17,640 --> 00:48:20,560 Speaking the truth is love 582 00:48:21,320 --> 00:48:23,360 So let's first talk about what is true 583 00:48:23,880 --> 00:48:30,160 Right because you know some people will say truth is relative and I'm here to tell you truth ain't really 584 00:48:31,280 --> 00:48:33,280 Truth is what God has to say about 585 00:48:33,280 --> 00:48:38,080 Period dot com God establish truth 586 00:48:40,040 --> 00:48:48,360 Truth must rain and sometimes it isn't pretty when the truth confronts our sins 587 00:48:49,120 --> 00:48:51,120 Yeah, but you hear me sometimes 588 00:48:52,520 --> 00:48:54,520 Sometimes 589 00:48:54,520 --> 00:49:04,280 I know somebody get rent those stone at me, but I got you know, I know real relevant guy 590 00:49:07,760 --> 00:49:11,360 Every now and then I miss Mark 591 00:49:14,800 --> 00:49:20,360 Y'all know what miss Mark is right? It's a pretty way you're saying I see I 592 00:49:20,360 --> 00:49:28,840 Know I know I know I ain't gonna ask y'all cuz y'all y'all y'all got it all together y'all perfect 593 00:49:31,240 --> 00:49:33,240 Yeah, so that's why I talk about 594 00:49:34,880 --> 00:49:36,880 Every time you know and so I 595 00:49:37,960 --> 00:49:44,040 Don't do it on purpose. You know, but sometimes I do miss the mark, right? And so again 596 00:49:45,400 --> 00:49:47,040 sometimes 597 00:49:47,040 --> 00:49:51,240 When I do that the truth can hurt right 598 00:49:52,800 --> 00:49:57,840 So here's what he's trying to tell us brilliant thing cuz I want to make sure that I get this very clear 599 00:49:59,160 --> 00:50:06,800 Truth is what God says a man about a man. I said that truth must rain and sometimes it isn't pretty when it when the truth confronts 600 00:50:06,800 --> 00:50:12,920 I was saying that's why the truth can't be used like a sledgehammer 601 00:50:12,920 --> 00:50:21,680 The problem when people in marriages in a relationship is sometimes when we take the truth to somebody 602 00:50:21,680 --> 00:50:25,200 We don't take it in love. We take it like a little jammer 603 00:50:29,720 --> 00:50:32,720 Bam I'm telling the truth 604 00:50:35,680 --> 00:50:37,680 You didn't say it in love you just 605 00:50:37,680 --> 00:50:39,680 Yes 606 00:50:42,440 --> 00:50:46,320 Fred I'm trying man. I'm you know took me out 607 00:50:50,040 --> 00:50:55,320 You can tell the truth cuz the truth is the truth but do it in love do it 608 00:50:55,320 --> 00:50:58,760 Even when you tell the truth it should be to build me up 609 00:51:00,040 --> 00:51:02,040 Not taking me down 610 00:51:02,040 --> 00:51:07,480 Well, you ain't nothing but a liar 611 00:51:10,480 --> 00:51:14,960 Guess that's all of my old be even though I don't tell you tell the truth I did lie 612 00:51:15,600 --> 00:51:17,600 But I guess I mean but now you know say 613 00:51:20,280 --> 00:51:23,800 Again we have to make sure because at the end of the day 614 00:51:23,800 --> 00:51:28,960 He's telling us how to represent him when you go to somebody the first thing in your mind 615 00:51:28,960 --> 00:51:32,560 We're even with the truth you got to go in with compassion 616 00:51:36,200 --> 00:51:40,760 And sometimes right you right they may not be reset, but at least you didn't drop it like a 617 00:51:42,040 --> 00:51:44,040 Atomic mom on 618 00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:50,000 You know you can't control people feeling but you can't control how you how you share the truth with them 619 00:51:51,800 --> 00:51:53,800 You can 620 00:51:53,800 --> 00:51:57,640 You know you can't control how you share the truth 621 00:51:58,640 --> 00:52:01,640 Verse 16 from which the whole body 622 00:52:02,680 --> 00:52:04,680 been fitted and held together 623 00:52:06,600 --> 00:52:13,720 By whatever joint supplies according to the proper work of each individual part 624 00:52:14,440 --> 00:52:19,160 Causes the growth of the body of the building of itself in love 625 00:52:19,880 --> 00:52:21,880 Here's a pause says here 626 00:52:21,880 --> 00:52:24,880 With the proper working of each individual 627 00:52:26,560 --> 00:52:29,720 Part go ahead miss them. You know nothing like them 628 00:52:30,600 --> 00:52:34,000 I'm like you you know I could talk about myself and I won't offend myself 629 00:52:34,640 --> 00:52:38,400 But you know you taught my telling the truth and how you can tell it 630 00:52:38,400 --> 00:52:43,480 It all go back to respect in the person that you telling the truth to amen amen 631 00:52:43,680 --> 00:52:48,960 You know I've been married ten years praise the Lord and I'm you know down 632 00:52:48,960 --> 00:52:53,200 I didn't always you know tell my husband the truth in a respectful way 633 00:52:53,680 --> 00:52:58,240 But I learned across the years by his feelings 634 00:52:58,640 --> 00:53:03,800 And when I'm accepting how he feel when I'm telling the truth 635 00:53:04,240 --> 00:53:09,000 It hurts me when you know I look at him and it hurt him then I go back to babe 636 00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:14,560 I'm so sorry, but now I am learning not just today, you know back 637 00:53:14,560 --> 00:53:20,400 I'm learning and I have learned you know like honey this and that but use I said well 638 00:53:20,400 --> 00:53:23,960 I'm just telling you called that's the truth. That's not the attitude to hell 639 00:53:24,800 --> 00:53:27,800 And you're like you're like a sledgehammer when you do it like that 640 00:53:28,680 --> 00:53:34,120 And you're like you you know like um, I've been out a couple days usually when I be off 641 00:53:34,120 --> 00:53:38,120 You know I say oh Lord I'm at home, but now I'm excited being at home with my husband 642 00:53:38,360 --> 00:53:43,440 I'm excited being there just hence in his presence because you know we get it 643 00:53:43,440 --> 00:53:49,360 We got it together praise the Lord, you know we want now praise the Lord and there ain't no separation in there 644 00:53:49,360 --> 00:53:53,120 No, you ain't the only one glad to go home. I'm glad to go home to my eyes, too 645 00:53:53,600 --> 00:54:00,720 But it's that learning and that teaching that I had to receive when I was taught amen 646 00:54:01,040 --> 00:54:07,320 You know a lot of time like you say you come with you come in yourself. You don't get nothing 647 00:54:08,000 --> 00:54:12,120 When you come in yourself what I know about this I you can't tell me this okay 648 00:54:12,120 --> 00:54:14,120 You don't got in yourself then 649 00:54:14,120 --> 00:54:20,640 But when you go back and think about what God said about your husband and your wife 650 00:54:21,520 --> 00:54:24,280 According to the word of the Lord 651 00:54:25,400 --> 00:54:27,800 Then that's when you get on board 652 00:54:28,400 --> 00:54:33,440 And I thank God and I can tell everybody thank God that I got on board 653 00:54:33,440 --> 00:54:38,480 And I thank God I learned how to respect not only my husband you and everybody else in church 654 00:54:38,880 --> 00:54:40,880 Everybody 655 00:54:40,880 --> 00:54:44,760 I respect my enemies, you know because they're human 656 00:54:45,320 --> 00:54:51,100 I've been there. I was there. I know how I felt when people didn't respect me 657 00:54:51,100 --> 00:54:57,680 I feel like I was nothing so you know, I I don't want God to say what's this a family, you know 658 00:54:58,640 --> 00:55:00,640 you think it back and 659 00:55:01,480 --> 00:55:06,960 Look how you feel when somebody thought you were nothing now you making somebody else try to feel like they ain't nothing 660 00:55:06,960 --> 00:55:08,960 I don't want to be there no more. I 661 00:55:08,960 --> 00:55:12,240 Don't want to be that no more. So I thank God a place that he moved me in 662 00:55:13,520 --> 00:55:15,520 Hey man, hey man 663 00:55:15,640 --> 00:55:22,560 Brother Wayne. Yeah, just two things real quick even um two differences because one when you get that 664 00:55:23,480 --> 00:55:25,480 Even as a church member sometimes 665 00:55:26,360 --> 00:55:31,180 Like you say respect when we feel like we have that truth and we hurt somebody 666 00:55:31,560 --> 00:55:34,760 Sometimes that church hurts is a is a real bad hurt, you know 667 00:55:34,760 --> 00:55:39,920 But I'll show you the difference between that and spirit was because the other day 668 00:55:40,560 --> 00:55:45,400 Somebody came to the barbershop. I just told my wife about it this morning a couple of guys at the barbershop 669 00:55:45,600 --> 00:55:48,440 Somebody came and they was talking about where who has the best wings? 670 00:55:48,680 --> 00:55:53,720 So I ate a lot of wings, but I never had Papa Joe's wings before and it's a hideaway 671 00:55:53,720 --> 00:55:58,320 So I went there and I went there Saturday. I like it. So I brought my wife 672 00:55:58,320 --> 00:56:05,760 They're Monday and this also piggyback on what brother Herb saying about time. So while we were sitting down there 673 00:56:05,760 --> 00:56:08,080 I told my wife. I don't like 674 00:56:08,520 --> 00:56:10,520 the 675 00:56:10,800 --> 00:56:12,400 Setting of the place 676 00:56:12,400 --> 00:56:15,960 But the food is good and she's like yeah, the wings are real good 677 00:56:16,040 --> 00:56:19,640 So all of a sudden a lady came and the lady was um, she just will 678 00:56:20,080 --> 00:56:24,560 Get attracted to my wife and she was telling all a life story just to speed up things real quick 679 00:56:24,560 --> 00:56:27,920 So remember a while back brother brother 680 00:56:29,400 --> 00:56:31,400 Short guy the mailman 681 00:56:32,720 --> 00:56:38,320 Brought a word and he said when you finish praying and doing all your babbling sometime be quiet 682 00:56:38,320 --> 00:56:41,600 I let God pour some stuff in your spirit and talk to you 683 00:56:42,040 --> 00:56:46,240 So the other day I was at the house and I was just reflecting on 684 00:56:46,960 --> 00:56:51,200 What I did throughout the day and the spirit came and show me the truth 685 00:56:51,200 --> 00:56:54,680 He said Wayne you was at that place 686 00:56:55,240 --> 00:57:00,520 He was eating the wings this lady opened up and she was talking to your wife and talking to you all I'm saying how 687 00:57:00,640 --> 00:57:03,400 She was this dead and she was at a low point in her life 688 00:57:03,600 --> 00:57:09,480 But the people at the bar took her in and and made her feel like she has a new family and 689 00:57:10,040 --> 00:57:14,260 That was an opportunity for you to tell her about a kingdom family 690 00:57:14,760 --> 00:57:18,160 And you didn't do it the truth then come on beat me up 691 00:57:18,160 --> 00:57:23,400 But when I spent time like brother Herb was saying the spirit show me that was an opportunity 692 00:57:24,520 --> 00:57:26,960 You got to be on guard. You got to be ready 693 00:57:27,240 --> 00:57:33,880 So I know now this Monday coming what I got to do and I'm gonna invite and that this is not a plug 694 00:57:33,880 --> 00:57:40,360 But I'm gonna invite her to the play and I'm gonna bless her because you say he said that this is what the spirit showing me 695 00:57:40,360 --> 00:57:43,960 You blessing everybody with tickets to come to this play 696 00:57:43,960 --> 00:57:49,520 But here are the people in the bar. You're not hitting the highways and the byways 697 00:57:50,760 --> 00:57:53,000 There are my people too. Yeah 698 00:57:53,000 --> 00:57:57,360 And I was like wow and I shared that with my wife this morning 699 00:57:57,360 --> 00:58:00,720 And I also shared with some other brothers and sisters at the barbershop 700 00:58:01,840 --> 00:58:03,840 earlier today 701 00:58:03,840 --> 00:58:13,600 Get out that comfort soon. They are your people today are your brothers and sisters. Amen. Amen. That's powerful. That's powerful 702 00:58:13,920 --> 00:58:20,560 Again, you know, I'm gonna just reread verse 16 because I want I want to grab something real quick from whom the whole body 703 00:58:20,560 --> 00:58:26,960 So we got say the whole body being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies in other words joints 704 00:58:27,440 --> 00:58:29,320 You know hold stuff together 705 00:58:29,320 --> 00:58:31,320 according to the proper working of each 706 00:58:31,320 --> 00:58:37,480 individual part causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself and love 707 00:58:38,560 --> 00:58:43,600 Paul is saying that the body grows with the proper working of each individual part 708 00:58:43,840 --> 00:58:49,440 He's talking to us now. He's talking to you as an individual the body grows with the working of each 709 00:58:50,320 --> 00:58:52,000 individual part 710 00:58:52,000 --> 00:58:54,920 Right when it is fitted and knitted together 711 00:58:55,680 --> 00:58:59,720 the body is built up when the various parts 712 00:58:59,720 --> 00:59:03,880 contribute to the whole 713 00:59:04,760 --> 00:59:11,640 Have you know, I was online and I read this a fascinating article 714 00:59:12,400 --> 00:59:16,120 How many of you have ever heard of the redwood trees in 715 00:59:17,640 --> 00:59:19,640 California 716 00:59:19,760 --> 00:59:21,080 Yeah 717 00:59:21,080 --> 00:59:23,080 These trees are massive 718 00:59:24,040 --> 00:59:28,680 They've done the biggest trees in the world. You can only find them in California. I know what part 719 00:59:28,680 --> 00:59:32,000 I mean didn't tell me what part ain't I ain't seen I'm just telling we're it 720 00:59:32,800 --> 00:59:34,800 so many trees or 721 00:59:35,840 --> 00:59:38,120 Thousands and thousands of years old 722 00:59:39,960 --> 00:59:43,640 Guess what they said how do you how do you operate though? 723 00:59:44,760 --> 00:59:46,760 They said every tree 724 00:59:48,480 --> 00:59:53,840 That you see outside but deep down under all their roots are growing together 725 00:59:53,840 --> 01:00:01,480 Every tree is connected to the other tree all their true root are in twine together 726 01:00:02,840 --> 01:00:07,680 And they said so when wind and all that stuff come they grow strict they're out there down 727 01:00:11,040 --> 01:00:15,760 And that's how they survive and thrive because they work 728 01:00:15,760 --> 01:00:22,080 Because they work together imagine 729 01:00:25,400 --> 01:00:27,480 If we as the church 730 01:00:29,240 --> 01:00:31,840 Would entwine ourselves and 731 01:00:33,400 --> 01:00:41,280 Truly work together the way the Lord calls it do you'll see some stuff for Wayne talking about you'll see it happening on a regular curse 732 01:00:41,280 --> 01:00:49,520 You know see see a lot of times we read the Bible and we talk about you know all them got folk got saved and 733 01:00:49,520 --> 01:00:54,080 Back in old days, you know all that and y'all don't believe but that stuff could happen 734 01:00:56,920 --> 01:01:00,880 The reason it happened back then cuz no boys were working to 735 01:01:00,880 --> 01:01:10,120 Do they put they put the corporate mission ahead of their own individual desires 736 01:01:14,280 --> 01:01:17,520 Church nowadays, you know a lot of us. We're just doing our own thing 737 01:01:17,520 --> 01:01:30,080 You over here doing your thing. I'm over here doing my thing and the folk don't know what to do 738 01:01:33,120 --> 01:01:35,120 Go ahead 739 01:01:39,480 --> 01:01:41,480 Praise the Lord 740 01:01:41,480 --> 01:01:46,880 Listen to this one. But anyway today. I was so happening to 741 01:01:48,600 --> 01:01:54,840 Work it on my golf game be ready for my golf buddies. Anyway, I was in the backyard 742 01:01:55,760 --> 01:01:59,360 Doing some chipping. That's my weak spot. So I work and trying to get things going, right? 743 01:01:59,480 --> 01:02:01,480 Yeah, and as I was working on that 744 01:02:02,280 --> 01:02:04,280 And I had this little green mat 745 01:02:04,640 --> 01:02:06,640 You know all of a sudden I saw shadows 746 01:02:06,640 --> 01:02:12,880 Like a bunch of fall over my head, you know, like what is that and I looked up 747 01:02:14,240 --> 01:02:16,800 It was it was bees. I swam 748 01:02:17,640 --> 01:02:22,920 Bees, yeah, I mean it just covered my whole backyard, you know, and I go 749 01:02:23,760 --> 01:02:26,880 To get out of here, you know, but they never touched me 750 01:02:26,960 --> 01:02:31,680 But just the fact is here to swarm and send so many bees together 751 01:02:31,680 --> 01:02:36,680 I caught my breath I ran in and I was scared. I go oh my goodness 752 01:02:37,680 --> 01:02:40,680 And I told my wife look at this and 753 01:02:41,600 --> 01:02:46,880 And as I watched him I said what are you gonna do and I have a fruit tree 754 01:02:47,560 --> 01:02:49,560 then all of a sudden they was gathering 755 01:02:50,440 --> 01:02:52,440 closer to the fruit tree and 756 01:02:53,640 --> 01:03:00,800 All of a sudden they stopped swarming. It was a hive. It was huge. Oh, they all was 757 01:03:00,800 --> 01:03:07,320 One together. Hmm. And so I'm like I'm gonna get really these these bees and I found out 758 01:03:08,440 --> 01:03:10,240 Florida 759 01:03:10,240 --> 01:03:15,800 Hey, it's a hundred bees is is protected. Oh, I thought oh my I'm well 760 01:03:15,800 --> 01:03:18,920 I can't go out then that's gasoline or whatever I'm gonna try to do 761 01:03:18,920 --> 01:03:23,400 I have to have them removed and found that out. But the thing is I did call and 762 01:03:24,280 --> 01:03:29,840 Individual guy came over and looked at what kind of bees he knew immediately. It was huge in my tree 763 01:03:29,840 --> 01:03:31,840 I said, I'm hundred bees 764 01:03:31,840 --> 01:03:37,720 Nothing I can do but let me tell you what was happening. They're gonna leave in two or three days 765 01:03:38,760 --> 01:03:40,760 What's happening is the queen bee 766 01:03:41,240 --> 01:03:48,480 Got tired and she decided to rest in my tree. So they all came together 767 01:03:49,600 --> 01:03:51,600 As one you understand 768 01:03:52,200 --> 01:03:57,040 And I said, okay, they he says nothing I can do they they'll leave 769 01:03:57,040 --> 01:04:00,480 Two three days it wasn't two three days 770 01:04:00,480 --> 01:04:05,760 I went outside and set out the report and this my mom business because they want messing with me 771 01:04:06,200 --> 01:04:08,200 then all of a sudden 772 01:04:08,800 --> 01:04:12,320 The queen bee decided it's time to move on and they did 773 01:04:12,920 --> 01:04:19,280 They all gathered and moved on but I'm just saying once again when one's tired or everybody was together 774 01:04:19,280 --> 01:04:23,040 There was one unit one year. Do we move that way? 775 01:04:23,040 --> 01:04:29,120 One year as in the least was at the house as much. She's so much. That's a spiritual thing 776 01:04:31,880 --> 01:04:33,880 But that's a power 777 01:04:33,960 --> 01:04:38,920 Word was again unity how they all stuck together 778 01:04:39,920 --> 01:04:41,160 with 779 01:04:41,160 --> 01:04:43,160 with the queen bee and 780 01:04:43,160 --> 01:04:49,480 It was just amazing to see that and then I just see some stragglers after the last oh see they got lost 781 01:04:49,480 --> 01:04:55,440 Oh, yeah, and that's when they're gonna get lost. They just take it out. No, they didn't know where it was going 782 01:04:55,440 --> 01:04:57,960 Yeah, but that's good. That's good 783 01:04:58,920 --> 01:05:03,120 You know the Bible even talk about the people back then was so much together 784 01:05:03,920 --> 01:05:08,440 Until everybody went out and saw what they had and brought in later 785 01:05:09,560 --> 01:05:13,640 To be distributed to the ones that had nothing so you know 786 01:05:13,640 --> 01:05:19,560 That's unity when you could take look at your brother and sister and though they are in need and 787 01:05:20,200 --> 01:05:27,320 The church get together the body get together. Okay, we're gonna bless these as a need even if we have to 788 01:05:27,880 --> 01:05:29,880 Psychophysic for we have 789 01:05:30,240 --> 01:05:36,720 To share with them and I think that's a lot of times when we get even in the church we get selfish 790 01:05:37,760 --> 01:05:41,080 No, we get selfish and that's in there. We don't realize 791 01:05:41,080 --> 01:05:44,120 You're not helping yourself. Are you doing this? 792 01:05:44,920 --> 01:05:51,280 You're hitting your blessings because you're not blessing anybody else God blesses us. He blesses us to bless others 793 01:05:58,480 --> 01:06:00,480 One last thing 794 01:06:00,520 --> 01:06:02,240 even God 795 01:06:02,240 --> 01:06:11,960 Recognize the power of being one oh, yeah. Yeah, you're going to the top power tower baby. Yeah, yeah 796 01:06:11,960 --> 01:06:13,960 I knew where you going. We all knew where you going 797 01:06:14,920 --> 01:06:20,920 Yeah, tower battle even God got got the notice about the new man. I said, listen, I gotta go out there and do something 798 01:06:20,920 --> 01:06:22,920 The boys don't want to call it I 799 01:06:23,760 --> 01:06:27,560 Gotta break that one to call it up, but they're getting ready to do it in an evil 800 01:06:27,560 --> 01:06:33,160 Circumstance. Amen. Amen real good real good. And so now we're going to switch 801 01:06:34,560 --> 01:06:40,920 To verses 17 to 24 and it tells us to walk differently than the Gentiles 802 01:06:41,640 --> 01:06:46,400 And so I'm reading verses 17 through 19 and we're gonna get there we got 803 01:06:48,040 --> 01:06:49,400 12 minutes 804 01:06:49,400 --> 01:06:51,600 So I say and affirm together 805 01:06:51,600 --> 01:06:59,920 With the Lord that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk and the futility of their mind 806 01:07:00,640 --> 01:07:02,680 Being darkened in their understanding 807 01:07:04,000 --> 01:07:10,120 Excluder from the life of God because of the ignorant that is in them because of the hardness of their heart 808 01:07:10,360 --> 01:07:15,800 verse 19 and they have become callous having been giving themselves over to 809 01:07:15,800 --> 01:07:22,920 Sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greed. So here's a Paul is telling us 810 01:07:22,920 --> 01:07:26,560 He said he's talking to the Ephesians and now he's saying hey 811 01:07:27,200 --> 01:07:30,840 You can no longer live like the Gentiles live 812 01:07:31,720 --> 01:07:37,560 And here's all he's talking about you can't live like the people who are outside of Christ 813 01:07:38,520 --> 01:07:41,640 That's all he's saying because that's what we are. We know we 814 01:07:41,640 --> 01:07:45,160 We're no longer Gentiles because we're in Christ 815 01:07:45,920 --> 01:07:51,520 But he says to be in forth so he's telling you me and all of us that are Christian. He said hey listen 816 01:07:52,800 --> 01:07:55,880 You have called been called to a higher standard 817 01:07:56,400 --> 01:08:00,840 You have been called to righteous and all this stuff. You can't live like these boys live 818 01:08:02,240 --> 01:08:08,000 It might he ain't telling you can't be you know, you know, he ain't taking I ain't taking you out of the world 819 01:08:08,000 --> 01:08:14,880 Because I you in the world for a purpose but it even while you here you can't live like they live 820 01:08:15,920 --> 01:08:21,160 And in what he's saying because they they live in contrary to how God wants them to live 821 01:08:21,560 --> 01:08:24,200 Just think about it. And then I use myself 822 01:08:25,760 --> 01:08:27,760 Before I got saved I 823 01:08:30,360 --> 01:08:32,360 Was living how I wanted to live 824 01:08:32,360 --> 01:08:41,040 I said, what? I wanted to go drink what I wanted to drink 825 01:08:49,040 --> 01:08:51,040 I was something else 826 01:08:52,240 --> 01:08:58,240 And that's what happened even now there are people out there that what I just said I used to do they still doing it 827 01:08:58,240 --> 01:09:04,640 But he said hey Latham you can't you you can't do that no more murder if you you can't live like them 828 01:09:04,640 --> 01:09:08,320 I ain't saying you did all those stuff. I did but you can't live like them 829 01:09:09,280 --> 01:09:13,240 You because they live contrary to laws of God 830 01:09:14,480 --> 01:09:20,800 He said listen, they didn't most most people who don't have a relationship with Jesus Christ. They don't wake up every morning 831 01:09:22,560 --> 01:09:24,560 Half of me 832 01:09:24,560 --> 01:09:29,800 I ain't thinking about don't really realize that the only reason they woke up is cuz God woke them up 833 01:09:31,440 --> 01:09:34,760 You and I know the only reason we got up cuz God woke us up, right? 834 01:09:36,800 --> 01:09:38,800 Thank you like that 835 01:09:40,000 --> 01:09:46,840 They doing what they want to do like they doing what they want to do and then he says hey the hearts are hard, you know 836 01:09:49,520 --> 01:09:52,240 I mean, I mean we some of us had hard hearts 837 01:09:52,240 --> 01:09:55,680 Like for him for it's all we thought about was ourselves 838 01:09:59,440 --> 01:10:04,920 And so again, he said don't live like they live don't live like they 839 01:10:07,160 --> 01:10:09,160 Don't live like they live 840 01:10:09,720 --> 01:10:11,720 verse 20 and 21 841 01:10:11,920 --> 01:10:14,600 But you did not learn Christ in this way 842 01:10:15,160 --> 01:10:20,760 If indeed you have heard him and have been taught in him just as the truth is in Jesus 843 01:10:20,760 --> 01:10:26,480 And so what are in the other word Paul said this is not how you came to know Christ 844 01:10:26,920 --> 01:10:31,160 Here Paul is referring to a Christian's new relationship with Christ 845 01:10:31,800 --> 01:10:34,120 How many of you've heard of Jesus Christ? 846 01:10:35,360 --> 01:10:37,360 That should be everybody right 847 01:10:37,760 --> 01:10:39,760 How many of you in relationship? 848 01:10:40,480 --> 01:10:42,480 with Jesus Christ 849 01:10:42,640 --> 01:10:47,120 She didn't see because that's right. So a lot of people have heard of Jesus Christ 850 01:10:47,120 --> 01:10:51,600 In fact some of those people that we was just talking about they've heard of him 851 01:10:52,320 --> 01:10:54,880 The difference is they ain't in relationship 852 01:10:56,640 --> 01:10:58,640 There's a difference 853 01:10:58,640 --> 01:11:03,560 There's a difference to know of somebody and to end to be in a relationship with somebody 854 01:11:03,560 --> 01:11:09,800 And so he's telling us that hey you are in a relationship. So you didn't you didn't learn like those guys 855 01:11:09,800 --> 01:11:17,080 And he talks about just as truth is in Jesus Christ. That's deep 856 01:11:18,120 --> 01:11:19,720 the 857 01:11:19,720 --> 01:11:23,520 Paul is saying the truth is in Jesus Christ 858 01:11:24,880 --> 01:11:27,680 How many of you know that Jesus said I am the truth 859 01:11:29,880 --> 01:11:32,920 The way and the life 860 01:11:34,840 --> 01:11:36,600 No man 861 01:11:36,600 --> 01:11:40,440 And so again you you you you you you know who he is 862 01:11:41,120 --> 01:11:43,120 verse 22 through 24 863 01:11:44,640 --> 01:11:50,080 That in reference to your former manner of life you lay aside the old self 864 01:11:51,560 --> 01:11:54,320 You lay aside the old self 865 01:11:54,680 --> 01:12:03,080 Which is being corrupted in accordance with the lust of deceit and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind and 866 01:12:03,640 --> 01:12:05,640 put on a new self 867 01:12:05,640 --> 01:12:13,040 Which is like the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holy and true. So here here Paul is telling us 868 01:12:13,600 --> 01:12:15,600 And their fusions. Hey listen 869 01:12:16,160 --> 01:12:18,160 You have been given a new wardrobe 870 01:12:18,480 --> 01:12:20,480 so to speak 871 01:12:20,960 --> 01:12:27,200 You got a old wardrobe and you got a new here's what he's saying he said here and what you got to do is 872 01:12:27,920 --> 01:12:29,920 You got to take off 873 01:12:29,920 --> 01:12:35,760 You got changed clothes. You got to take off the old you and 874 01:12:37,160 --> 01:12:39,080 Put on the new 875 01:12:39,080 --> 01:12:40,880 you 876 01:12:40,880 --> 01:12:44,880 Put on the one who was created in God's likeness, right? 877 01:12:48,800 --> 01:12:53,840 You got see see he's letting us know that God has cleaned us up on the inside 878 01:12:55,440 --> 01:12:58,200 But how many know that you're outside got this natural 879 01:12:58,200 --> 01:13:05,320 See the problem is a lot of people because a lot of times Anthony people will never see you inside 880 01:13:08,400 --> 01:13:10,400 But they will see you 881 01:13:11,920 --> 01:13:18,880 And so again you how your conduct is what he's trying to get us to understand is very important in the kingdom 882 01:13:18,880 --> 01:13:23,800 How do we make this happen? He addresses it. How do you how do you make this happen? 883 01:13:23,800 --> 01:13:30,840 If you look at that, he's talking about the one common thing is he says be renewed 884 01:13:34,440 --> 01:13:36,440 Renew he's talking about the brain 885 01:13:37,800 --> 01:13:39,920 As a Christian you got a brain 886 01:13:40,920 --> 01:13:48,120 And he's letting you know that hey the key to taking off the old and putting on the new is to be renewed in 887 01:13:48,120 --> 01:13:54,120 Your mind in your brain 888 01:13:54,120 --> 01:13:58,840 See the word renewed means to be a readjusted 889 01:14:00,520 --> 01:14:02,520 to be 890 01:14:02,960 --> 01:14:06,440 Regenerated to mean turn around see yo yo mind 891 01:14:07,120 --> 01:14:12,080 We once you do that you can't think like the old person used to think 892 01:14:13,400 --> 01:14:15,840 We got to be the new man 893 01:14:15,840 --> 01:14:17,840 Verse 25 894 01:14:19,840 --> 01:14:27,320 Therefore land aside falsehood speak truth each one of you with this neighbor, but we are members of one another 895 01:14:28,080 --> 01:14:34,120 Paul explains how to implement the new way of life that results from a renewed thinking 896 01:14:34,880 --> 01:14:39,120 Since the church is the body of Christ. We are members of one another 897 01:14:39,720 --> 01:14:42,920 We are connected so we must not 898 01:14:42,920 --> 01:14:48,680 Falsehood that mean lie but speak the truth. We already talked about that 899 01:14:49,640 --> 01:14:57,200 And we know as children of God we must speak the truth because when you lie, you know who is the father of lies, right? 900 01:14:58,200 --> 01:14:59,400 Oh 901 01:14:59,400 --> 01:15:01,600 Yeah, and this one I got we come glad we got time 902 01:15:01,600 --> 01:15:12,600 First 26 and 27 be angry and yet do not sin do not let the sun go down on your anger and 903 01:15:13,040 --> 01:15:15,240 Do not give the devil an opportunity 904 01:15:16,880 --> 01:15:21,120 So let's let's talk about it. He said be angry and do not sin 905 01:15:21,560 --> 01:15:28,240 So let's get real in here just for a second. We often think that as Christians we must suppress our feelings 906 01:15:28,240 --> 01:15:30,880 That's not what he's asking us to do 907 01:15:31,640 --> 01:15:36,480 People have made us believe that to express ourselves is sinful 908 01:15:36,960 --> 01:15:41,040 But the fact of expressing our feeling is not the problem 909 01:15:42,000 --> 01:15:45,400 The problem is how we express our fear 910 01:15:47,440 --> 01:15:49,440 God gave you feelings 911 01:15:50,600 --> 01:15:52,600 He put them in there for a reason 912 01:15:52,600 --> 01:15:57,400 It's how you express your fear 913 01:16:00,160 --> 01:16:04,240 People are going to make each other mad even in the church 914 01:16:06,240 --> 01:16:11,640 Listen if you come in here with the misnomer that hey I go to church ain't nobody gonna get on my last 915 01:16:14,320 --> 01:16:16,320 They ain't gonna make you mad 916 01:16:17,120 --> 01:16:19,400 If you come in there, that's not reality 917 01:16:19,400 --> 01:16:25,040 If you come in there thinking that soon as somebody do you gonna walk out? 918 01:16:25,960 --> 01:16:27,960 Because you laugh 919 01:16:30,160 --> 01:16:33,400 It happened even in the church 920 01:16:34,600 --> 01:16:36,800 He but he said but but here's what he's saying 921 01:16:37,680 --> 01:16:39,680 so he says 922 01:16:41,320 --> 01:16:43,320 Control your anger 923 01:16:43,320 --> 01:16:46,320 Anger oh 924 01:16:46,640 --> 01:16:49,400 He's telling us you got to control 925 01:16:50,000 --> 01:16:54,800 Yo anger don't let the Sun go down on your anger 926 01:16:55,520 --> 01:17:00,400 In other words deal with your anger on a daily basis 927 01:17:01,680 --> 01:17:03,760 You know that's one of the things that me and my wife we 928 01:17:05,160 --> 01:17:08,760 Incorporated in our lives in our marriage and I'm telling you a word from 929 01:17:08,760 --> 01:17:11,840 Every now and then we have a tip 930 01:17:16,800 --> 01:17:18,800 But before we go to bed 931 01:17:19,560 --> 01:17:21,560 We purpose in our heart 932 01:17:22,200 --> 01:17:24,200 Somebody gonna apologize 933 01:17:25,200 --> 01:17:27,200 Because we ain't going to bed 934 01:17:28,680 --> 01:17:30,680 angry 935 01:17:31,200 --> 01:17:36,200 He's telling you to deal with your anger on a daily base and do not let it simmer 936 01:17:36,200 --> 01:17:42,600 See when you go down when you don't deal with it on a daily basis you go to sleep you wake up with it 937 01:17:42,600 --> 01:17:44,600 It is just growing 938 01:17:45,920 --> 01:17:49,040 And the next thing you know it's in flame it's burn 939 01:17:50,360 --> 01:17:52,360 Relationships up 940 01:17:52,400 --> 01:17:55,560 Because you didn't deal with it that day 941 01:17:57,600 --> 01:18:02,800 You got to deal with it that day on a daily basis 942 01:18:02,800 --> 01:18:10,320 You know how we you know I mean you know I think I heard past days one time how 943 01:18:11,560 --> 01:18:13,560 Back in it when he grew up 944 01:18:13,880 --> 01:18:17,840 They didn't deal with the anger on a basis in there when they finally got to you they beat you for like 945 01:18:18,920 --> 01:18:22,280 They beat you for all the stuff that you did for you know three weeks ago 946 01:18:23,080 --> 01:18:26,160 And so again, we're talking at peace right there 947 01:18:26,160 --> 01:18:34,040 And so again we're there and then in verses 948 01:18:36,560 --> 01:18:39,920 30 29 30 when it's to let no one hoaxing words 949 01:18:41,040 --> 01:18:46,360 Proceed out of your mouth, but only such words is as good for education according to the needs of moment 950 01:18:46,360 --> 01:18:51,560 So that would give other moments so they would give you grace those who hear do not grieve the Holy Spirit 951 01:18:51,560 --> 01:18:57,040 By home you were sealed for the day of redemption that all bitterness and wrath and anger and claim 952 01:18:57,640 --> 01:19:00,920 In other words, we got to be careful when we get into conversation 953 01:19:02,240 --> 01:19:07,920 You know what I've learned her sometimes a conversation that starts off innocent if you don't check yourself 954 01:19:08,720 --> 01:19:10,720 People can take you down the wrong path 955 01:19:11,960 --> 01:19:16,680 You see the talking you see up in you got ready talking y'all talking innocent next thing in there 956 01:19:16,680 --> 01:19:18,680 They got you over here talking about 957 01:19:19,040 --> 01:19:21,040 somebody 958 01:19:21,040 --> 01:19:23,040 Seeing stuff that you ain't supposed to be saying 959 01:19:23,800 --> 01:19:31,360 And so again, you know he's talking about file miles and bitters and all that be kind to one another tender heart for giving each one 960 01:19:31,360 --> 01:19:33,360 Just as Christ have forgiven you 961 01:19:34,440 --> 01:19:37,840 This last comment. I know we done in this piece 962 01:19:39,040 --> 01:19:43,560 You know oftentimes when people talk about forgiveness this is where hey I 963 01:19:45,360 --> 01:19:47,360 Can't forget what they did 964 01:19:47,360 --> 01:19:49,360 I 965 01:19:53,640 --> 01:19:57,960 Want you to put your own notice God ain't for all those things all them sins you did God ain't forgot 966 01:20:00,240 --> 01:20:05,920 He ain't because he's omniscient omniscient mean all know he can't forget 967 01:20:07,560 --> 01:20:13,400 But in spite of all those things you did he forgave you and that's what he's saying to you and I 968 01:20:13,400 --> 01:20:16,640 Listen don't forget ain't saying forget 969 01:20:18,000 --> 01:20:20,000 forgive 970 01:20:20,080 --> 01:20:22,080 Tonight we've been talking about 971 01:20:22,120 --> 01:20:24,120 walking the walk and 972 01:20:24,120 --> 01:20:26,120 talking to talk I 973 01:20:26,120 --> 01:20:29,400 Just want to encourage you to hang as you walk go through this Christian journey 974 01:20:30,400 --> 01:20:32,400 Talking is good 975 01:20:33,080 --> 01:20:35,080 Walking is better 976 01:20:35,680 --> 01:20:40,960 Let's let's give a little hand clap praise for Bible study. Thank you for each and every one of you comment 977 01:20:40,960 --> 01:20:43,440 We got a few announcements we want to make I 978 01:20:43,440 --> 01:21:10,400 Think they'll show them on the slide, but I got I got them in my hand if y'all want to pull them up if not