1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,000 future. 2 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:15,840 The Bible at the beach today we're gonna be in Philippians chapter 3 verses 17 through 21 glad you can join me today 3 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:23,400 Paul writes my beloved friends imitate my walk with God and follow all those who walk according to the way of life 4 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:26,620 we modeled before you. So here's a key principle of 5 00:00:26,620 --> 00:00:29,140 discipleship 6 00:00:29,140 --> 00:00:34,740 Things are caught more than they're taught in other words people will learn more from 7 00:00:35,620 --> 00:00:37,620 your lifestyle and 8 00:00:38,260 --> 00:00:41,580 the priorities and values that they reveal 9 00:00:42,140 --> 00:00:46,980 more than the words that you teach so our 10 00:00:46,980 --> 00:00:56,380 lifestyles are much more of a teaching instrument and tool than our words are now Paul knew this and that's why he said 11 00:00:56,540 --> 00:00:58,180 this is what we 12 00:00:58,180 --> 00:01:00,060 modeled to you and 13 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:02,060 so he says in verse 18 14 00:01:02,220 --> 00:01:08,900 For there are many who live by different standards see Paul again knew that it was the lifestyle 15 00:01:09,460 --> 00:01:11,660 That was to be made note of 16 00:01:12,660 --> 00:01:15,140 My life my lifestyle is very simple 17 00:01:15,140 --> 00:01:16,780 I 18 00:01:16,780 --> 00:01:18,780 Get up at 4 a.m 19 00:01:19,620 --> 00:01:21,620 Pray read the Bible think 20 00:01:22,420 --> 00:01:25,140 6 o'clock I'm surfing with my friends 21 00:01:25,940 --> 00:01:28,700 About 830. I'm at Sir Coffee. I 22 00:01:29,900 --> 00:01:32,700 come home I work from home from 10 to 2 and 23 00:01:33,620 --> 00:01:40,360 I am with my family and friends having fun from 2 o'clock on that's my day 24 00:01:40,860 --> 00:01:42,860 pretty much every day 25 00:01:42,860 --> 00:01:46,740 On Saturdays, I go on a 50 mile bike ride a little tweak there 26 00:01:47,620 --> 00:01:49,620 Meet my family for cars and coffee 27 00:01:50,140 --> 00:01:56,720 Afterwards and Sundays. I have zero plans except for to listen to sermons and go to church with my wife 28 00:01:57,420 --> 00:01:59,680 Pretty basic week pretty simple week 29 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:06,660 That's how I do it and because when you share your lifestyle and you share what you do and how you do it that really enables 30 00:02:06,660 --> 00:02:07,660 people to 31 00:02:07,660 --> 00:02:09,580 To be able to learn from you 32 00:02:09,580 --> 00:02:14,820 So he says as I've warned you many times I weep as I write these words 33 00:02:16,260 --> 00:02:23,700 They are enemies of the cross of the anointed one and doom awaits them their God has possessed them and made them mute 34 00:02:24,300 --> 00:02:26,420 Their boast is in their shameful 35 00:02:27,340 --> 00:02:33,280 Lifestyles and their minds are in the dirt boy Paul really doesn't mince words does he he says that? 36 00:02:33,940 --> 00:02:36,540 Contrary to what we're taught today in our world 37 00:02:36,540 --> 00:02:39,700 Paul says there are lifestyles that are shameful 38 00:02:40,740 --> 00:02:45,700 They're a disgrace to the gospel. He doesn't leave wiggle room for misinterpretation there 39 00:02:45,980 --> 00:02:52,060 There are lives that bring glory to God. There are lifestyles that are a disgrace to the gospel 40 00:02:52,820 --> 00:02:59,540 And he's a point-blank and he says look their minds are in the gutter their minds are in 41 00:03:00,540 --> 00:03:02,540 the dirt so 42 00:03:03,380 --> 00:03:04,940 shameful lifestyles 43 00:03:04,940 --> 00:03:06,940 mind in the dirt 44 00:03:07,100 --> 00:03:08,580 contrasting that with 45 00:03:08,580 --> 00:03:10,580 the kingdom of God 46 00:03:10,860 --> 00:03:15,140 Now he says in verse 20, but we are a colony of heaven on earth 47 00:03:15,740 --> 00:03:20,180 And we cling tightly to our life giver the Lord Jesus 48 00:03:20,180 --> 00:03:24,700 So how do you become a colony of heaven on earth? 49 00:03:24,900 --> 00:03:30,140 It's very simple you cling to the teachings and the person of Jesus 50 00:03:30,140 --> 00:03:35,140 The reason why I come and teach the Bible today is my 201 episode 51 00:03:35,140 --> 00:03:42,140 A Bible at the beach is because I want to teach you something the Bible is more important than what I say 52 00:03:42,140 --> 00:03:46,140 The Bible is more important than what you say 53 00:03:46,660 --> 00:03:51,860 This is the most important book in the entire 54 00:03:52,660 --> 00:03:53,780 world 55 00:03:53,780 --> 00:03:56,260 the entire world and so I 56 00:03:56,260 --> 00:04:02,260 simply make it a goal to teach not my word, but God's Word and 57 00:04:03,020 --> 00:04:06,060 God can do whatever he wants to do with it 58 00:04:06,060 --> 00:04:11,060 I know that God has asked me to be faithful to preach it and to teach it. So that's what I do 59 00:04:11,740 --> 00:04:13,740 201 episode 60 00:04:14,740 --> 00:04:21,660 Very thankful for that. We cling to the teachings of Jesus found in God's Word the person of Jesus 61 00:04:21,660 --> 00:04:26,260 experienced through prayer in the Holy Spirit and worship so as you 62 00:04:26,980 --> 00:04:31,100 dive into God's Word and you encounter and experience 63 00:04:31,340 --> 00:04:34,580 Prayer in the Holy Spirit and worship every day of your life 64 00:04:35,180 --> 00:04:38,860 Those are the fuel sources of our life 65 00:04:38,860 --> 00:04:44,020 They give us all the strength and all the grace and all the power that we need for life today 66 00:04:44,340 --> 00:04:48,820 And verse 21 he says who will transform our humble bodies 67 00:04:48,820 --> 00:04:54,220 and transfigure us into the identical likeness of his glorified body and 68 00:04:54,500 --> 00:04:58,140 Using his matchless power. He continually subdues 69 00:04:58,940 --> 00:05:01,700 Everything to himself. So God is in the 70 00:05:02,340 --> 00:05:06,300 Transformative process in our life. He's transforming our 71 00:05:07,140 --> 00:05:08,500 character 72 00:05:08,500 --> 00:05:09,940 again our 73 00:05:09,940 --> 00:05:11,940 Character, how does God? 74 00:05:12,380 --> 00:05:14,380 Transform our character 75 00:05:14,660 --> 00:05:16,660 Sometimes all at once 76 00:05:16,660 --> 00:05:18,660 most of the time a 77 00:05:18,980 --> 00:05:20,980 little by little 78 00:05:20,980 --> 00:05:27,420 Because God wants us to put in the work the hard work the disciplined work 79 00:05:28,820 --> 00:05:31,860 To become more like 80 00:05:32,300 --> 00:05:36,900 Jesus in the way that we think we interact the way that we engage with the world 81 00:05:36,900 --> 00:05:43,820 We'll literally spend the remainder of our time on earth trying to apply the teachings of Jesus and be inspired 82 00:05:43,820 --> 00:05:48,340 By the person of Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit prayer and worship. So 83 00:05:48,980 --> 00:05:53,780 In all things may God give us the eyes to see may he give us the ears to hear 84 00:05:54,100 --> 00:05:59,020 May he give us the heart and the courage to be the people that he wants us 85 00:05:59,620 --> 00:06:03,940 To be today. Would you do me a favor? Would you hit subscribe on our channel? 86 00:06:04,540 --> 00:06:07,180 Recommend this to someone else. We want 87 00:06:07,780 --> 00:06:10,980 Good teaching to reach out as far as we can 88 00:06:10,980 --> 00:06:15,940 Takes a little bit of your effort. Please help us do that till next time. Have a beautiful day 89 00:06:15,940 --> 00:06:18,580 You'd like more information about Ocean Water Church 90 00:06:18,980 --> 00:06:26,500 How to join us on an upcoming trip how to be part of one of our clean water projects how to financially support our movement or 91 00:06:26,500 --> 00:06:40,700 Even information on how you can start an ocean water church yourself. Please look us up at oceanwater.com