WEBVTT 00:00:01.680 --> 00:00:05.580 Welcome to NECF. We're thrilled you're here. 00:00:06.320 --> 00:00:09.320 Make sure to stay with us till the end, where 00:00:09.320 --> 00:00:12.179 we'll share some great resources to deepen your 00:00:12.179 --> 00:00:16.179 faith. Now, let's dive into this week's sermon. 00:00:21.300 --> 00:00:45.259 Amen. Exodus chapter 33. Exodus 33. Please, let's 00:00:45.259 --> 00:01:06.719 pay attention. Verse 18. And he said, give me 00:01:06.719 --> 00:01:15.170 New King James. And he said, please, show me 00:01:15.170 --> 00:01:24.409 your glory. Show me your glory. Show me your 00:01:24.409 --> 00:01:38.810 glory. What is the glory of God? There's something 00:01:38.810 --> 00:01:47.659 so much that... Moses desire, he desire to see 00:01:47.659 --> 00:01:50.859 the glory of God. What is this glory of God? 00:01:51.920 --> 00:01:57.000 What is this glory of God? Now, the word glory 00:01:57.000 --> 00:02:05.780 in Hebrew is the word kabod. K -A -B -O -D. Kabod. 00:02:05.920 --> 00:02:10.969 K -A -B -O -D. And it's used in the scriptures 00:02:10.969 --> 00:02:19.069 for a plethora of things, for many things. It 00:02:19.069 --> 00:02:26.169 can refer to wealth, riches. It also means an 00:02:26.169 --> 00:02:36.409 office or status. Splendor. Wealth, riches. It 00:02:36.409 --> 00:02:42.389 also means an office. Status or splendor. This 00:02:42.389 --> 00:02:45.169 was what Moses, he says, I want to see, he says, 00:02:45.250 --> 00:02:48.210 show me your glory, show me your glory. And we've 00:02:48.210 --> 00:02:51.669 said that this glory, you know, is not, Moses 00:02:51.669 --> 00:02:54.189 has seen, has walked in power, he has walked 00:02:54.189 --> 00:03:00.090 in the miraculous. So, when it comes to, you 00:03:00.090 --> 00:03:02.889 know, the miraculous and power, he has walked 00:03:02.889 --> 00:03:06.629 in it. And let's look at the response of God 00:03:06.629 --> 00:03:13.030 in verse 19. Verse 19. Then he said, I will make 00:03:13.030 --> 00:03:19.750 all my goodness pass before you and I'll proclaim 00:03:19.750 --> 00:03:24.330 the name of the Lord before you. I'll proclaim 00:03:24.330 --> 00:03:30.969 the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious 00:03:30.969 --> 00:03:36.120 to whom I will be gracious. And I will have compassion 00:03:36.120 --> 00:03:41.259 on whom I will have compassion. So we will see 00:03:41.259 --> 00:03:46.080 the word goodness. Goodness meaning good things. 00:03:47.699 --> 00:03:51.719 Good things. God will make his good things pass 00:03:51.719 --> 00:03:59.159 before Moses. This means that Moses will see 00:03:59.159 --> 00:04:03.520 ahead of time. You know, proclaiming the name 00:04:03.520 --> 00:04:05.900 of the Lord has to do with the works of God. 00:04:06.020 --> 00:04:09.819 Has to do with what God will do. The name of 00:04:09.819 --> 00:04:14.680 the Lord refers to what God will do. His goodness 00:04:14.680 --> 00:04:21.480 has to do with, you know, what God will do. The 00:04:21.480 --> 00:04:26.759 good things that come from God. These good things 00:04:26.759 --> 00:04:35.259 include His graciousness. His mercy. His compassion. 00:04:35.259 --> 00:04:39.240 His graciousness and compassion. That is God's 00:04:39.240 --> 00:04:47.540 saving grace. God will make Moses to see ahead 00:04:47.540 --> 00:04:55.459 of time. In verse 20, God said, you cannot see 00:04:55.459 --> 00:05:00.899 my face. You cannot see what? You cannot see 00:05:00.899 --> 00:05:05.819 my face, for no man shall see my face and live. 00:05:07.819 --> 00:05:10.439 And oftentimes, this verse is translated that 00:05:10.439 --> 00:05:13.959 if you see God, you will die. If you see God 00:05:13.959 --> 00:05:16.360 face to face, what will happen to you? You will 00:05:16.360 --> 00:05:19.399 die because nobody, this verse is saying that 00:05:19.399 --> 00:05:26.079 nobody can see God and live. You cannot see my 00:05:26.079 --> 00:05:34.360 face and live. You cannot see my face. You cannot 00:05:34.360 --> 00:05:37.000 see my face. God said you cannot see my face. 00:05:39.860 --> 00:05:43.939 John wrote this in John chapter 1 verse 18. Let's 00:05:43.939 --> 00:05:46.500 look at John chapter 1 verse 18. About seeing 00:05:46.500 --> 00:05:49.279 the face of God. You cannot see my face. John 00:05:49.279 --> 00:05:53.899 chapter 1 verse 18. It says no one has seen God 00:05:53.899 --> 00:05:57.439 at any time. That means nobody has seen God physically. 00:05:58.189 --> 00:06:03.189 At any time. Amen. Nobody has seen the face of 00:06:03.189 --> 00:06:10.829 God. Physically at any time. No one has seen 00:06:10.829 --> 00:06:16.149 the face of God. Physically at any time. But 00:06:16.149 --> 00:06:20.449 who? The only begotten son. Whom is in the bosom 00:06:20.449 --> 00:06:24.009 of the father. He has declared him. So has anyone 00:06:24.009 --> 00:06:28.199 seen God? Physically at this moment? No. Right? 00:06:28.199 --> 00:06:32.220 Physically, no one has seen God. But how only 00:06:32.220 --> 00:06:35.300 the begotten son has seen him. This means that 00:06:35.300 --> 00:06:39.300 the only agency by which we can see God is in 00:06:39.300 --> 00:06:42.699 Christ. Hallelujah. The only means by which we 00:06:42.699 --> 00:06:47.660 can see God is who is in Christ. So the word 00:06:47.660 --> 00:06:51.959 my face or the word face is a Hebrew word panim. 00:06:52.279 --> 00:06:59.029 P -A -N -I -M. P -A -N -I -M. Which is used for 00:06:59.029 --> 00:07:03.910 physical appearance. Is used for physical appearance. 00:07:06.310 --> 00:07:11.629 So, what Moses was asking for is that he wants 00:07:11.629 --> 00:07:18.350 to see God in the flesh. What Moses is asking 00:07:18.350 --> 00:07:21.850 of God in verse 18 is that he wants to see God 00:07:21.850 --> 00:07:28.920 in the physical form. As a man. He's aware by 00:07:28.920 --> 00:07:32.420 his dealings with God that God will become a 00:07:32.420 --> 00:07:39.240 man. Right from the writings we see even in Genesis 00:07:39.240 --> 00:07:42.639 chapter 1, you know, verse 1, you see an idea 00:07:42.639 --> 00:07:45.899 that Moses already have about what God wants 00:07:45.899 --> 00:07:48.980 to do. That is, God will manifest himself in 00:07:48.980 --> 00:07:52.819 man. So this is what Moses was yearning to see. 00:07:52.899 --> 00:08:06.000 He wants to see God physically. He has seen God 00:08:06.000 --> 00:08:09.040 in visions. He has had encounters of visions. 00:08:09.259 --> 00:08:12.120 He has had God speak to him and in different 00:08:12.120 --> 00:08:16.480 ways, but now he wants to see God how? He wants 00:08:16.480 --> 00:08:22.420 to see God physically. Now from the phrase, no 00:08:22.420 --> 00:08:27.439 man shall see me and live, does not mean that 00:08:27.439 --> 00:08:29.399 when you see God, you will die. That's not what 00:08:29.399 --> 00:08:33.279 it means. As I said, this has been wrongly interpreted 00:08:33.279 --> 00:08:38.519 oftentimes. The word or the phrase unleaf are 00:08:38.519 --> 00:08:42.899 translated from the Hebrew word, let me spell 00:08:42.899 --> 00:08:50.659 it, H -A rather, H -A -Y -A. H -A -Y -A. It means 00:08:50.659 --> 00:08:55.460 kept alive. It means to be kept alive. It means 00:08:55.460 --> 00:09:02.720 to be kept alive. The phrase unleaf means to 00:09:02.720 --> 00:09:08.470 be kept alive. Same is used in Genesis chapter 00:09:08.470 --> 00:09:16.129 3 verse 22. Genesis chapter 3 verse 22. Where 00:09:16.129 --> 00:09:18.210 that word is used, the Lord said, Behold, the 00:09:18.210 --> 00:09:22.269 man has become like one of us to know good and 00:09:22.269 --> 00:09:30.110 evil. And now unless he put out his hand and 00:09:30.110 --> 00:09:32.889 take also of the fruit, the tree of life, and 00:09:32.889 --> 00:09:35.490 eat, And live forever. That's the way it is. 00:09:35.529 --> 00:09:39.110 And live forever. To be kept alive. And live 00:09:39.110 --> 00:09:44.529 forever. Also in Exodus chapter 1 verse 16. Exodus 00:09:44.529 --> 00:09:53.809 chapter 1 verse 16. And he said. When you do 00:09:53.809 --> 00:09:57.669 the duties. Please. Let the verses be there. 00:10:09.669 --> 00:10:12.330 And he said, when you do the duties of a midwife 00:10:12.330 --> 00:10:17.769 for the Hebrew woman and see them on a bedstool, 00:10:17.830 --> 00:10:21.870 if it is a son, then you shall kill him. But 00:10:21.870 --> 00:10:24.529 if it is a daughter, then she shall what? She 00:10:24.529 --> 00:10:27.529 shall live to be kept alive. That's where that 00:10:27.529 --> 00:10:31.610 word is also used in the scriptures. So the way 00:10:31.610 --> 00:10:35.129 it is translated, it shouldn't be no man shall 00:10:35.129 --> 00:10:40.750 see my face. And what? And live, but it should 00:10:40.750 --> 00:10:43.529 be rather no man shall see my face and not be 00:10:43.529 --> 00:10:46.509 kept alive. Do you understand what I did here? 00:10:48.330 --> 00:10:56.809 No man shall what? The word there is kept alive, 00:10:56.909 --> 00:11:03.110 to be kept alive. To be kept alive. No man shall 00:11:03.110 --> 00:11:20.860 see my face and not be kept alive. Because when 00:11:20.860 --> 00:11:24.879 you see God, what happens to you? You have life. 00:11:25.120 --> 00:11:28.259 Hallelujah. When you see God, we see Moses teaching 00:11:28.259 --> 00:11:31.740 that in Numbers 21 verse 9. We saw it earlier 00:11:31.740 --> 00:11:35.940 on Numbers 21 verse 9. You also see Moses using 00:11:35.940 --> 00:11:41.000 this concept. So Moses made a bronze serpent 00:11:41.000 --> 00:11:44.980 and put it on a pole. So it was, if a serpent 00:11:44.980 --> 00:11:48.100 had bitten anyone, when he what? When he look. 00:11:49.320 --> 00:11:53.139 All right? This is Moses' teaching. When he look 00:11:53.139 --> 00:11:55.779 at a bronze serpent, he will do what? He will 00:11:55.779 --> 00:11:59.200 live to be kept alive. At what? At looking at 00:11:59.200 --> 00:12:06.639 the serpent, he will be kept alive. That is where 00:12:06.639 --> 00:12:09.480 Jesus made reference to, in John 3, verse 14 00:12:09.480 --> 00:12:12.200 to 15, making reference to the idea of looking 00:12:12.200 --> 00:12:16.190 and being kept alive. John chapter 3, verse 14 00:12:16.190 --> 00:12:18.850 and 15. And Moses, as Moses lifted up the serpent 00:12:18.850 --> 00:12:22.610 in the wilderness, even so, Moses, son of man, 00:12:22.649 --> 00:12:25.990 believed it up, that whoever believes in him 00:12:25.990 --> 00:12:29.590 should not perish but have everlasting life. 00:12:29.909 --> 00:12:33.429 So looking simply means believing and being kept 00:12:33.429 --> 00:12:39.330 alive. When you look, and then you live. Hallelujah. 00:12:40.029 --> 00:12:46.039 You look, and you live. So Moses wanted to see 00:12:46.039 --> 00:12:52.399 the glory of God. That is, God manifested in 00:12:52.399 --> 00:12:56.960 the flesh. He wanted to see the fulfillment of 00:12:56.960 --> 00:13:02.799 God's promise. God becoming a man. But God said, 00:13:02.899 --> 00:13:10.559 not yet. Amen? Because it is not yet time. It 00:13:10.559 --> 00:13:15.740 is not yet time. This is what the scripture says 00:13:15.740 --> 00:13:18.720 about the prophets. The prophets of all. They 00:13:18.720 --> 00:13:23.120 long to see this day. They long to see this particular 00:13:23.120 --> 00:13:26.840 event. Luke chapter 10 verse 23. Luke chapter 00:13:26.840 --> 00:13:30.399 10 verse 23. The prophets that wrote in the old 00:13:30.399 --> 00:13:35.120 times. They long to see this particular event. 00:13:35.360 --> 00:13:38.600 That was what Moses was longing to see. Then 00:13:38.600 --> 00:13:40.600 he turned to his disciples and said privately. 00:13:41.519 --> 00:13:46.620 Bless the eyes. Blessed are the eyes which see 00:13:46.620 --> 00:13:51.399 things you see. For I tell you that many prophets, 00:13:51.740 --> 00:13:56.759 which prophets? The prophets that are in the 00:13:56.759 --> 00:14:01.419 prophets, the Moses, the prophets, and the kings, 00:14:01.519 --> 00:14:04.899 King David, and others. For I tell you that many 00:14:04.899 --> 00:14:10.960 prophets and kings have desired, have desired 00:14:10.960 --> 00:14:14.950 to see what you see. What did they see? They 00:14:14.950 --> 00:14:18.110 see the Messiah physically. They see God in his 00:14:18.110 --> 00:14:23.830 physical appearance. They long to see God. They 00:14:23.830 --> 00:14:26.009 long to see him manifested in the flesh because 00:14:26.009 --> 00:14:29.370 they have prophesied. By revelation, God has 00:14:29.370 --> 00:14:31.169 helped them to know that God will become man. 00:14:31.549 --> 00:14:36.889 Isaiah will speak about the humanity of God becoming 00:14:36.889 --> 00:14:39.830 a man. Daniel will speak about it. We saw yesterday. 00:14:41.889 --> 00:14:46.850 God will become man. They long to see and have 00:14:46.850 --> 00:14:51.190 not seen it. And to hear what you hear and not 00:14:51.190 --> 00:14:55.690 heard it. 1 Peter chapter 1 verse 10. Peter will 00:14:55.690 --> 00:14:59.070 make reference to this same. 1 Peter chapter 00:14:59.070 --> 00:15:04.950 1 verse 10. Of this salvation, the prophets have 00:15:04.950 --> 00:15:09.870 inquired and searched carefully. Who prophesied 00:15:09.870 --> 00:15:15.940 of the grace that will come to you? Searching 00:15:15.940 --> 00:15:19.639 what? Searching what? Or what manner of time? 00:15:19.759 --> 00:15:22.340 They were looking for what time is it that this 00:15:22.340 --> 00:15:25.519 will happen? The salvation is about God becoming 00:15:25.519 --> 00:15:28.460 a man. The manifestation of God in the flesh 00:15:28.460 --> 00:15:32.259 for the salvation of mankind. Searching or what 00:15:32.259 --> 00:15:36.279 manner of time the spirit of Christ who was in 00:15:36.279 --> 00:15:38.620 them was indicating. We've explained this. We 00:15:38.620 --> 00:15:40.460 said the spirit of Christ was what? Was on them, 00:15:40.600 --> 00:15:44.879 right? Because at this moment, Christ, The spirit 00:15:44.879 --> 00:15:46.820 of Christ cannot live in them because these have 00:15:46.820 --> 00:15:49.559 not yet been glorified. So the spirit of Christ 00:15:49.559 --> 00:15:53.360 who was on them was indicating when he testified 00:15:53.360 --> 00:15:56.539 beforehand the suffering of Christ. How did it? 00:15:56.600 --> 00:16:00.200 He testified to the prophets concerning the sufferings 00:16:00.200 --> 00:16:02.740 of the Christ and the glories that will follow. 00:16:04.120 --> 00:16:09.039 To them it was revealed, not to themselves, but 00:16:09.039 --> 00:16:13.259 to us. They were ministering the things. which 00:16:13.259 --> 00:16:17.840 now have been reported to you through those who 00:16:17.840 --> 00:16:21.419 have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit 00:16:21.419 --> 00:16:25.279 sent from heaven, things which angels desire 00:16:25.279 --> 00:16:32.539 to look into. Angels desire to look into. From 00:16:32.539 --> 00:16:34.419 this day that he encouraged them, he says, therefore, 00:16:34.460 --> 00:16:37.529 ride up. The loins of your mind be sober and 00:16:37.529 --> 00:16:41.029 rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to 00:16:41.029 --> 00:16:43.110 be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus 00:16:43.110 --> 00:16:49.570 Christ. Hebrews 11 verse 13. This is what Moses 00:16:49.570 --> 00:16:54.190 longed to see. God manifested. He longed to see 00:16:54.190 --> 00:17:01.129 God in the flesh. These all died in faith. Who 00:17:01.129 --> 00:17:03.789 are these people that all died in faith? All 00:17:03.789 --> 00:17:07.710 the men that have lived before our time, they 00:17:07.710 --> 00:17:11.509 all died in faith, not having received the promises. 00:17:12.970 --> 00:17:15.849 So it was a promise in the writings of the prophets. 00:17:16.009 --> 00:17:18.730 It was a promise that the Messiah would come. 00:17:18.910 --> 00:17:21.269 It was a promise that God would become a man. 00:17:21.970 --> 00:17:26.309 But having seen them afar, Moses was able to 00:17:26.309 --> 00:17:28.910 see from afar. God was able to reveal to Moses 00:17:28.910 --> 00:17:32.920 by revelation. They see afar. Having seen them 00:17:32.920 --> 00:17:37.220 afar of where I showed of them. Abraham saw from 00:17:37.220 --> 00:17:41.119 afar. Isaac saw from afar. Jacob from afar. They 00:17:41.119 --> 00:17:45.859 all saw by revelation what God will do. Similar 00:17:45.859 --> 00:17:52.420 with Joseph and all the prophets. Embrace them 00:17:52.420 --> 00:17:55.599 and confess that they were strangers and pilgrims 00:17:55.599 --> 00:18:03.430 on the earth. For those who say such things declare 00:18:03.430 --> 00:18:08.150 plainly that they seek a homeland. And truly, 00:18:08.170 --> 00:18:11.430 if they have called to mind that country from 00:18:11.430 --> 00:18:13.970 which they had come out, they will have had opportunity 00:18:13.970 --> 00:18:18.869 to return. But now they desire something better. 00:18:19.109 --> 00:18:22.349 That is a heavenly country. So what they saw 00:18:22.349 --> 00:18:27.430 was what? Was the resurrection reality. The kingdom 00:18:27.430 --> 00:18:32.200 of God. The real promised land. He says something 00:18:32.200 --> 00:18:35.599 better. They desire a better. Therefore God is 00:18:35.599 --> 00:18:38.000 not ashamed to be called their God. For he has 00:18:38.000 --> 00:18:42.640 prepared a city for them. This city is not an 00:18:42.640 --> 00:18:48.279 earthly city. God showed them something. But 00:18:48.279 --> 00:18:49.640 they never received it while they were alive. 00:18:51.460 --> 00:18:54.680 We see John testifying also of seeing the glory 00:18:54.680 --> 00:18:58.579 of God. John chapter 1. John chapter 1 verse 00:18:58.579 --> 00:19:06.470 1. It says in the beginning was the world and 00:19:06.470 --> 00:19:09.190 the world was with God and the world was God. 00:19:09.309 --> 00:19:13.509 Verse 2. He was in the beginning with God. Now 00:19:13.509 --> 00:19:18.609 jump to verse 14. He was in the beginning with 00:19:18.609 --> 00:19:23.490 God. Verse 14. And the world became what? The 00:19:23.490 --> 00:19:29.710 world became flesh and dwell among us. And what 00:19:29.710 --> 00:19:33.400 happened? and we beheld his glory. Does it look 00:19:33.400 --> 00:19:36.519 familiar to what Moses was asking for? To see 00:19:36.519 --> 00:19:40.539 the glory, the glory of God? It says, and the 00:19:40.539 --> 00:19:43.940 flesh, that is the God that was in the beginning, 00:19:44.079 --> 00:19:50.119 became flesh and dwell amongst us. And we beheld 00:19:50.119 --> 00:19:54.559 his glory, the glory as of the only begotten 00:19:54.559 --> 00:19:58.740 of the Father, full of grace and truth. Full 00:19:58.740 --> 00:20:04.400 of grace. and truth. Moses desire to see this 00:20:04.400 --> 00:20:08.599 reality. He was hungry to see this fact, to see 00:20:08.599 --> 00:20:31.339 this reality. So, back to Exodus. Exodus 33. 00:20:43.259 --> 00:20:50.140 In verse 18. Look at Moses' request. He said, 00:20:50.160 --> 00:20:53.660 please show me your glory. And this is God's 00:20:53.660 --> 00:20:56.940 response. I will make my goodness to pass before 00:20:56.940 --> 00:20:59.789 you. and I will proclaim the name of the Lord 00:20:59.789 --> 00:21:02.970 before you. I will be gracious to whom I will 00:21:02.970 --> 00:21:05.710 be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom 00:21:05.710 --> 00:21:08.549 I will have compassion on, whom I will have compassion. 00:21:10.170 --> 00:21:15.910 But he said, you cannot see my face, for no man 00:21:15.910 --> 00:21:22.569 shall see my face and not live. And the Lord 00:21:22.569 --> 00:21:28.930 said, here is a place by me. and you shall stand 00:21:28.930 --> 00:21:34.509 on what? On the rock. Here is a place by me, 00:21:34.609 --> 00:21:38.789 and you shall stand on the rock. Verse 21. God 00:21:38.789 --> 00:21:46.170 says, here is a place by me. By me. Here is a 00:21:46.170 --> 00:21:51.170 place by me. So the word place there is a Hebrew 00:21:51.170 --> 00:21:58.859 word, makom. M -A -K -O -M. A place. Markham. 00:22:00.160 --> 00:22:05.079 Which means where to abide. It means an abode. 00:22:06.559 --> 00:22:14.779 An abode. Here in me is a place to abide. And 00:22:14.779 --> 00:22:19.039 it is the same word as mone in Greek. A dwelling. 00:22:19.500 --> 00:22:21.819 John chapter 14 verse 1 to 2. Let's see where. 00:22:22.579 --> 00:22:26.849 John chapter 14 verse 1 and 2. It is the same 00:22:26.849 --> 00:22:29.329 word used in John chapter 14, verse 1 to 2, but 00:22:29.329 --> 00:22:35.210 in the Greek. It says, let not your heart be 00:22:35.210 --> 00:22:39.069 troubled. You believe in God, believe also in 00:22:39.069 --> 00:22:47.130 me. In my Father's house are many mansions, dwellings. 00:22:48.910 --> 00:22:52.829 If it were not so, I would have told you. Right? 00:22:53.500 --> 00:22:57.180 I go to prepare what? A place for you. This place, 00:22:57.380 --> 00:23:03.339 talking about in God, in Christ's reality. Hallelujah. 00:23:08.960 --> 00:23:13.240 So God for us says, you shall stand on the rock. 00:23:14.039 --> 00:23:18.960 You shall stand on the rock. You shall stand 00:23:18.960 --> 00:23:22.609 on the rock. Please, I'm taking this gently and 00:23:22.609 --> 00:23:30.490 slowly so that we will comprehend. Look at verse 00:23:30.490 --> 00:23:34.230 21. And the Lord said, here is a place by me. 00:23:34.329 --> 00:23:38.369 We know what that place is, right? And you shall 00:23:38.369 --> 00:23:43.670 stand on the rock. You shall stand on the rock. 00:23:43.789 --> 00:23:50.859 Stand is the word natab. N -A -T -A -B. Which 00:23:50.859 --> 00:23:54.220 means to be founded upon. Does this sound familiar? 00:23:54.859 --> 00:24:00.500 To be founded upon. You shall be founded upon 00:24:00.500 --> 00:24:05.680 the rock. Right? It is the same thing as I will 00:24:05.680 --> 00:24:15.680 build upon. In Matthew 16 verse 18. Let's look 00:24:15.680 --> 00:24:22.980 at Matthew 16 verse 18. And on this rock I will 00:24:22.980 --> 00:24:28.319 build my church. I will build my church. On this 00:24:28.319 --> 00:24:35.099 rock I will build my church. Similar idea. Which 00:24:35.099 --> 00:24:38.000 means to be found upon. It is the same. I will 00:24:38.000 --> 00:24:44.220 build my church. I will build upon rather. These 00:24:44.220 --> 00:24:47.880 words were spoken ahead by Moses. What we see 00:24:47.880 --> 00:24:50.279 Jesus speaking as he always will say that. The 00:24:50.279 --> 00:24:53.299 words. That Jesus was speaking where the words 00:24:53.299 --> 00:24:55.940 that were already in scripture. And the prophets 00:24:55.940 --> 00:24:59.039 and men that have lived before have prophesied 00:24:59.039 --> 00:25:03.740 those words. They've said the things that Jesus 00:25:03.740 --> 00:25:06.660 will say. They've prophesied the things that 00:25:06.660 --> 00:25:11.079 Jesus will do. They've speak in promises what 00:25:11.079 --> 00:25:25.630 Jesus will accomplish. Verse 22. So it shall 00:25:25.630 --> 00:25:30.930 be while my glory pass by that I will put you 00:25:30.930 --> 00:25:34.470 in the cliff of the rock and will cover you with 00:25:34.470 --> 00:25:39.690 my hand while I pass by. Cover you with my hand 00:25:39.690 --> 00:25:43.250 while I pass by. Speaking of God's hand in salvation, 00:25:43.410 --> 00:25:45.710 the hand referring to God's hand in salvation. 00:25:45.970 --> 00:25:51.859 This describes God's salvation plan. It's a description 00:25:51.859 --> 00:26:04.240 of God's salvation plan. The rock. Moses called 00:26:04.240 --> 00:26:09.140 the rock salvation. He called the rock salvation. 00:26:09.920 --> 00:26:14.700 Deuteronomy chapter 32. Deuteronomy chapter 32. 00:26:16.019 --> 00:26:25.099 Verse 3 and verse 4. For I proclaim the name 00:26:25.099 --> 00:26:31.940 of the Lord. Ascribe greatness to our God. He 00:26:31.940 --> 00:26:37.359 is what? He is what? He is the rock. Who is the 00:26:37.359 --> 00:26:45.960 rock? Who is the rock? Let's go back. For I proclaim 00:26:45.960 --> 00:26:48.299 the name of the Lord. What is the name of the 00:26:48.299 --> 00:26:51.279 Lord? The works of God, right? Ascribe greatness 00:26:51.279 --> 00:26:56.759 to our God. Continue. Verse 4. He is the rock. 00:26:57.220 --> 00:27:02.619 God is the rock. He is the rock. His work is 00:27:02.619 --> 00:27:07.940 perfect for all his ways are justice. A God of 00:27:07.940 --> 00:27:11.759 truth and without injustice. Righteous and upright 00:27:11.759 --> 00:27:17.859 is he. Look at verse 15 of that same Deuteronomy. 00:27:18.019 --> 00:27:29.910 Jump to verse 15. But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked. 00:27:30.509 --> 00:27:34.029 You grew fat, you grew thick, you are obese. 00:27:34.670 --> 00:27:38.490 Then he forsook God who made him and scornfully 00:27:38.490 --> 00:27:42.890 esteemed, who? Scornfully esteemed what? The 00:27:42.890 --> 00:27:50.250 rock of his salvation. Scornfully esteemed the 00:27:50.250 --> 00:27:54.589 rock of his salvation. He called the rock salvation, 00:27:54.990 --> 00:28:00.720 right? He called the rock salvation. The rock 00:28:00.720 --> 00:28:05.880 of his salvation. The rock of his salvation. 00:28:06.700 --> 00:28:10.940 So in Matthew 16 verse 18, Jesus said, upon this 00:28:10.940 --> 00:28:15.099 rock, I will build my church. Meaning that upon 00:28:15.099 --> 00:28:18.740 salvation, meaning that at salvation, meaning 00:28:18.740 --> 00:28:22.140 that at the resurrection, what will happen? He 00:28:22.140 --> 00:28:29.009 will establish his church. Upon salvation, he 00:28:29.009 --> 00:28:33.990 will establish his church. Salvation is in a 00:28:33.990 --> 00:28:38.730 person. Salvation is a person. Salvation is in 00:28:38.730 --> 00:28:43.950 Christ. Upon salvation, he will establish what? 00:28:44.089 --> 00:28:49.210 He will establish his church. He will establish 00:28:49.210 --> 00:29:03.220 his church. So, do we have clarity? What Moses 00:29:03.220 --> 00:29:06.500 was seeing, what Moses was speaking. So which 00:29:06.500 --> 00:29:10.220 church is Jesus talking about? Which church is 00:29:10.220 --> 00:29:12.980 Moses talking about? Where are we going to see 00:29:12.980 --> 00:29:17.859 the church? From Moses' writing, right? Which 00:29:17.859 --> 00:29:20.880 church is it that Jesus is talking about? Again, 00:29:21.099 --> 00:29:26.579 from Moses' vocabulary, the church is the word 00:29:26.579 --> 00:29:33.599 kahal. Kahal. Which means what? The assembly 00:29:33.599 --> 00:29:39.059 of Israel. The assembly of Israel in the writings 00:29:39.059 --> 00:29:43.339 of Moses. The assembly of Israel after the Exodus. 00:29:45.319 --> 00:29:49.559 We said this one week or two weeks ago about 00:29:49.559 --> 00:29:53.259 the will of God, right? And we said that the 00:29:53.259 --> 00:29:58.390 will of God is for an assembly. The deliverance 00:29:58.390 --> 00:30:01.190 of the people of Israel. To establish an assembly. 00:30:01.730 --> 00:30:04.289 An assembly of the men of Israel. And that assembly 00:30:04.289 --> 00:30:06.690 is where we got the word church from. Kahal. 00:30:07.329 --> 00:30:10.049 The word church. The assembly of God's people. 00:30:11.809 --> 00:30:15.250 And what was the purpose? That God will make 00:30:15.250 --> 00:30:18.890 known. His knowledge upon the face of the earth. 00:30:20.009 --> 00:30:23.059 He made them his assembly. And then the desire 00:30:23.059 --> 00:30:25.640 of God is that this assembly will be a kingdom 00:30:25.640 --> 00:30:29.920 of what? Of priests. Prophets. Kingdom of priests 00:30:29.920 --> 00:30:37.259 and prophets. Assembly of God. The church. Church 00:30:37.259 --> 00:30:40.559 becomes, the church is actually the kingdom of 00:30:40.559 --> 00:30:43.859 God. The church is what? The church is the kingdom 00:30:43.859 --> 00:30:48.099 of God. So we are in the kingdom of God. God 00:30:48.099 --> 00:30:55.619 is our king here. Hallelujah. So the church or 00:30:55.619 --> 00:31:00.099 the kingdom of God or the family of God, the 00:31:00.099 --> 00:31:04.039 people of God are a product of what? Of the resurrection 00:31:04.039 --> 00:31:10.539 of Jesus Christ. Are the product of the resurrection 00:31:10.539 --> 00:31:14.819 of Jesus Christ. Upon this rock, upon the salvation 00:31:14.819 --> 00:31:19.259 of men, upon the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 00:31:19.849 --> 00:31:23.490 The church is established. The family of God 00:31:23.490 --> 00:31:27.250 is established. The people of God, you know, 00:31:27.269 --> 00:31:32.769 are formed from the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 00:31:36.910 --> 00:31:45.450 That is where we got our identity. So if Jesus 00:31:45.450 --> 00:31:48.170 mentioned church, there is no church without 00:31:48.170 --> 00:31:53.500 the exodus. All right? There is no assembly without 00:31:53.500 --> 00:31:58.940 the exodus. The exodus simply means salvation. 00:32:00.539 --> 00:32:06.500 Exodus means deliverance. Exodus means redemption. 00:32:12.299 --> 00:32:15.880 For there to be a people of God, for there to 00:32:15.880 --> 00:32:19.519 be a people that God will name as his people, 00:32:19.470 --> 00:32:22.849 possession, there must be what? There must be 00:32:22.849 --> 00:32:26.549 a redemption. That was what God told Moses. To 00:32:26.549 --> 00:32:38.269 go to Egypt and do what? And deliver. Egypt therefore 00:32:38.269 --> 00:32:46.170 becomes a type of what? Of bondage in scriptures. 00:32:47.950 --> 00:32:54.089 Egypt refers to captivity. Egypt refers to sin. 00:32:56.210 --> 00:33:01.609 Pharaoh will be seen as Satan. It's a picture. 00:33:02.910 --> 00:33:07.170 Who hold and keep the people of God in captivity. 00:33:11.789 --> 00:33:14.970 And we see deliverance from Moses, the type of 00:33:14.970 --> 00:33:18.599 Jesus. Deliverance from Moses. Salvation. So 00:33:18.599 --> 00:33:21.160 that the kingdom of God will be established. 00:33:21.259 --> 00:33:24.640 So that God will have a special people. A priest. 00:33:25.440 --> 00:33:28.799 A people that are his own possession. A people 00:33:28.799 --> 00:33:37.700 that will declare the works of God. Upon this 00:33:37.700 --> 00:33:41.400 rock. Upon salvation. Upon this rock. I will 00:33:41.400 --> 00:33:45.400 build. I will establish. Those that come out 00:33:45.400 --> 00:33:49.960 of the world. Those that will come out of sin. 00:33:50.380 --> 00:33:53.079 Those that will come out of the bondage of Satan. 00:33:53.220 --> 00:33:55.480 Those that will be delivered from the culture. 00:33:55.619 --> 00:33:58.359 You know, Egypt has a culture, right? Egypt has 00:33:58.359 --> 00:34:06.039 a civilization. Egypt has a way of life that 00:34:06.039 --> 00:34:11.179 is not the will of God. So God's deliverance, 00:34:11.300 --> 00:34:14.880 because the people of God were kept under subjugation. 00:34:15.039 --> 00:34:18.980 They were kept under what? Captivity. They were 00:34:18.980 --> 00:34:27.039 slaves. They have no right of themselves. They 00:34:27.039 --> 00:34:35.360 have no freedom. So God is delivering them so 00:34:35.360 --> 00:34:38.360 that they will worship him in truth. So that 00:34:38.360 --> 00:34:42.199 they will worship him. So that they will have 00:34:42.199 --> 00:34:43.920 fellowship with God. So that God can inhabit 00:34:43.920 --> 00:34:46.469 his people. That is what we will see in the wilderness. 00:34:49.170 --> 00:34:52.309 God will come in the form of cloud to be with 00:34:52.309 --> 00:35:01.389 them. All this Moses was writing was a teaching. 00:35:01.690 --> 00:35:04.369 It was happened practically, but it's also a 00:35:04.369 --> 00:35:09.550 teaching. Hallelujah. It's a teaching of our 00:35:09.550 --> 00:35:12.829 reality today. It's a teaching concerning what 00:35:12.829 --> 00:35:21.079 God... Will do. In us. Egypt. Pharaoh. Is a typology 00:35:21.079 --> 00:35:27.280 for sin. Satan. And the world. And we see our 00:35:27.280 --> 00:35:32.380 deliverance. Our exodus. From sin. Our exodus 00:35:32.380 --> 00:35:41.059 from sin. From Satan. From the world. Now we 00:35:41.059 --> 00:35:45.199 have come out of the world. Amen. We that are 00:35:45.199 --> 00:35:49.400 born again, we that are believers, who have received 00:35:49.400 --> 00:35:53.260 the message of deliverance, who have put our 00:35:53.260 --> 00:35:56.960 trust in Jesus Christ, have been translated from 00:35:56.960 --> 00:36:00.239 the kingdom of darkness, which is Egypt, and 00:36:00.239 --> 00:36:03.099 then into the kingdom of God's marvelous light, 00:36:03.500 --> 00:36:07.539 where we enjoy fellowship with God and with fellow 00:36:07.539 --> 00:36:25.159 believers. We share. In unity. Hallelujah. We 00:36:25.159 --> 00:36:31.300 share in what? We share in oneness with God. 00:36:37.119 --> 00:36:43.190 And you see, Moses will tell them. That whenever 00:36:43.190 --> 00:36:46.389 they celebrate the Passover, right, they should 00:36:46.389 --> 00:36:52.269 do it in numbers, in a family. Right? And we've 00:36:52.269 --> 00:36:55.650 explained what the bread is. What is the bread? 00:36:56.030 --> 00:37:00.389 The Spirit of God. Meaning that we'll share in 00:37:00.389 --> 00:37:03.030 the fellowship of the Spirit together. Hallelujah. 00:37:03.489 --> 00:37:05.909 Meaning that we'll be in unity in Christ. That 00:37:05.909 --> 00:37:12.099 it's a family matter. It's a family matter. We 00:37:12.099 --> 00:37:14.340 have come out of the wall. We are the church 00:37:14.340 --> 00:37:20.059 of God. We are the church of God. We are the 00:37:20.059 --> 00:37:23.500 church of God. And you will say the gates of 00:37:23.500 --> 00:37:30.840 hell shall not prevail against it. Hades shall 00:37:30.840 --> 00:37:34.019 not prevail against it. So we are the church. 00:37:34.679 --> 00:37:37.820 The gate of hell shall not prevail against means 00:37:37.820 --> 00:37:42.090 that the church has overcome death. We've prevailed 00:37:42.090 --> 00:37:50.309 against death in Christ. We've died with him 00:37:50.309 --> 00:37:56.670 in baptism. Paul will explain that exodus, baptism 00:37:56.670 --> 00:38:07.050 by the Red Sea. Amen? And we are alive in Christ 00:38:07.050 --> 00:38:12.110 Jesus. We have come out of the world. We are 00:38:12.110 --> 00:38:34.030 the church of God. Moses saw ahead of time. He 00:38:34.030 --> 00:38:38.960 saw ahead. God was willing to show him. But he 00:38:38.960 --> 00:38:42.699 didn't enter. He didn't partake in it because 00:38:42.699 --> 00:38:44.559 it was not yet time. He didn't see God physically. 00:38:47.940 --> 00:38:51.940 But in Christ, we see God manifested. Hallelujah. 00:38:52.519 --> 00:38:57.219 We see God manifested. We see God revealed. We 00:38:57.219 --> 00:39:00.039 see God becoming a man, being revealed to us. 00:39:00.780 --> 00:39:06.719 Jesus is what? Jesus is the glory of God. Jesus 00:39:06.719 --> 00:39:10.849 is the glory. Of God. God be manifested in the 00:39:10.849 --> 00:39:17.010 flesh. And where does he lives? He lives in the 00:39:17.010 --> 00:39:23.250 believer. Alright. The glory of God. Is seen 00:39:23.250 --> 00:39:27.230 in Christ. And Christ lives in you and I. In 00:39:27.230 --> 00:39:31.989 the form. Through the Holy Spirit. Through the 00:39:31.989 --> 00:40:04.980 Holy Spirit. So, we can now read Matthew 18 with 00:40:04.980 --> 00:40:09.239 an understanding. Matthew 16, rather, with an 00:40:09.239 --> 00:40:18.800 understanding. That the rock here, right, that 00:40:18.800 --> 00:40:22.320 the rock here will be the rock that Moses spoke 00:40:22.320 --> 00:40:26.119 about. That the church here will be the church 00:40:26.119 --> 00:40:30.460 that Moses explained. And we'll see the reality 00:40:30.460 --> 00:40:35.699 today that we are the church. Hallelujah. Now 00:40:35.699 --> 00:40:37.539 in Colossians. Colossians chapter 9. Chapter 00:40:37.539 --> 00:40:57.079 1 verse 9. Paul would say for this reason. For 00:40:57.079 --> 00:41:02.519 this reason. Since the day we heard of it, we 00:41:02.519 --> 00:41:07.219 do not cease to pray for you and to ask that 00:41:07.219 --> 00:41:10.619 you may be filled with the knowledge of his will 00:41:10.619 --> 00:41:14.579 in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. That 00:41:14.579 --> 00:41:18.920 you walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing him, 00:41:19.420 --> 00:41:25.019 being fruitful in every good work. In every good 00:41:25.019 --> 00:41:28.820 work. That is the desire of God that we become 00:41:28.820 --> 00:41:33.239 fruitful in every good work, increasing in the 00:41:33.239 --> 00:41:38.000 knowledge of God. Strengthen with all might according 00:41:38.000 --> 00:41:41.159 to his glorious power for all patience and long 00:41:41.159 --> 00:41:43.719 -suffering with joy, giving thanks to the Father 00:41:43.719 --> 00:41:49.739 who has qualified us. He has qualified you. He 00:41:49.739 --> 00:41:53.460 has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance 00:41:53.460 --> 00:41:57.679 in the light. We are no longer in darkness. We 00:41:57.679 --> 00:42:00.500 are no longer in Egypt. We've been qualified 00:42:00.500 --> 00:42:05.619 and we are in the light. Hallelujah. He has delivered 00:42:05.619 --> 00:42:10.139 us from the power of darkness. How did he deliver 00:42:10.139 --> 00:42:14.440 us? Through the Exodus. Through what Jesus has 00:42:14.440 --> 00:42:18.599 done. He has delivered us from the power of darkness. 00:42:19.000 --> 00:42:23.150 And he has conveyed us. Into the kingdom of the 00:42:23.150 --> 00:42:26.650 son of his love. He has brought us into the kingdom. 00:42:26.889 --> 00:42:29.889 Whose kingdom is it? The kingdom of the son. 00:42:30.329 --> 00:42:35.429 Of his love. In whom we have redemption. Through 00:42:35.429 --> 00:42:41.409 his spirit. The forgiveness of sins. Amen. Through 00:42:41.409 --> 00:42:44.449 his spirit. The forgiveness of sins. The blood 00:42:44.449 --> 00:42:48.449 is what? The blood is spirit. Do you agree with 00:42:48.449 --> 00:42:51.940 me? Have we explained this before? The blood 00:42:51.940 --> 00:42:58.619 is what? His spirit. Through his blood, through 00:42:58.619 --> 00:43:03.300 his spirit, the forgiveness of sins. He is the 00:43:03.300 --> 00:43:08.699 glory of God. Do you understand what I just did 00:43:08.699 --> 00:43:13.739 here? He is what? The image of the invisible 00:43:13.739 --> 00:43:20.730 God. He is the expression of God. In human form. 00:43:23.409 --> 00:43:30.369 Amen. He is God. Manifested in human form. Why? 00:43:30.530 --> 00:43:33.750 For our forgiveness. That is why God became man. 00:43:33.829 --> 00:43:38.510 We talked about it yesterday. Our redemption. 00:43:38.789 --> 00:43:42.269 For our redemption. He is the invisible. The 00:43:42.269 --> 00:43:47.750 image of the invisible God. The first born. Over 00:43:47.750 --> 00:43:54.269 all creation. For by him. All things were created. 00:43:54.530 --> 00:43:58.849 That are in heaven. And are on earth. Visible 00:43:58.849 --> 00:44:01.269 and invisible. Whether thrones or dominions. 00:44:01.349 --> 00:44:05.250 Or principalities. Or powers. All things were 00:44:05.250 --> 00:44:12.869 created through him. For him. And he is before 00:44:12.869 --> 00:44:17.420 all things. And in him all things consist. Verse 00:44:17.420 --> 00:44:24.300 18. Look at verse 18. And he is the head of the 00:44:24.300 --> 00:44:31.800 body. Alright? He is our leader. He is our God. 00:44:31.860 --> 00:44:34.500 He is our father. He is the head of the church, 00:44:34.579 --> 00:44:37.420 of the body. What is the body? The body is a 00:44:37.420 --> 00:44:43.519 church. Who is the beginning? The firstborn. 00:44:45.800 --> 00:44:50.119 From the dead. That in all things. He may have 00:44:50.119 --> 00:44:54.800 preeminence. He may have. Dominion over. For 00:44:54.800 --> 00:45:00.119 it pleases the father. That in him. All the fullness. 00:45:01.500 --> 00:45:05.960 Should dwell. It is God's plan. That all the 00:45:05.960 --> 00:45:10.300 fullness. Of the Godhead be seen in Christ. And 00:45:10.300 --> 00:45:15.309 by him. Reconcile. All things to himself. Through 00:45:15.309 --> 00:45:22.710 Christ, reconciliation is made to God. And by 00:45:22.710 --> 00:45:25.929 him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, 00:45:25.929 --> 00:45:28.550 whether things on earth or things in heaven, 00:45:29.289 --> 00:45:32.909 having made peace through the blood of his cross. 00:45:33.510 --> 00:45:35.590 These things on heaven and things on earth, he's 00:45:35.590 --> 00:45:42.869 talking about people here. Then he brought you 00:45:42.869 --> 00:45:46.480 and me. Verse 21, you see the reconciliation? 00:45:48.320 --> 00:45:52.440 And you who were once, who once were what? Were 00:45:52.440 --> 00:46:00.619 cut off, were cursed, were alienated. And enemies 00:46:00.619 --> 00:46:09.420 were in the mind. Remember? The mind, the wise 00:46:09.420 --> 00:46:11.360 and the prudent of this world, where did they 00:46:11.360 --> 00:46:13.179 reject God? In their mind, in their thinking, 00:46:13.239 --> 00:46:17.639 in their thoughts, right? We are ones like them, 00:46:17.840 --> 00:46:23.179 alienated and enemies in our minds by wicked 00:46:23.179 --> 00:46:27.159 works. What is the work of God? To believe in 00:46:27.159 --> 00:46:31.940 Jesus. What is the works of Satan? To not believe. 00:46:33.340 --> 00:46:40.739 Disbelief. By wicked works. Wicked works is unbelief. 00:46:41.880 --> 00:46:45.679 Because everything that you see, That is, wickedness 00:46:45.679 --> 00:46:53.699 is a product of unbelief. So, wicked works. Yet, 00:46:53.840 --> 00:46:59.199 now he has what? He has reconciled us. He has 00:46:59.199 --> 00:47:03.860 brought us into a fellowship. So we are in that 00:47:03.860 --> 00:47:09.179 rock. Are we in that rock? Are we in that kingdom? 00:47:10.320 --> 00:47:20.780 Are we in salvation? Yes. He has reconciled us 00:47:20.780 --> 00:47:27.119 in the body of his flesh. In the body of his 00:47:27.119 --> 00:47:32.440 flesh. What is flesh? In Christ's reality. In 00:47:32.440 --> 00:47:37.519 the spirit, right? Through what? Through death. 00:47:38.119 --> 00:47:43.679 To present us holy and blameless. above reproach 00:47:43.679 --> 00:47:47.900 in his sight. So before God, we are what? We 00:47:47.900 --> 00:47:51.300 are holy. We are set apart. Set apart is for 00:47:51.300 --> 00:47:54.980 what? It's for a purpose. To be set apart is 00:47:54.980 --> 00:47:58.000 for a function. So we are set apart for God for 00:47:58.000 --> 00:48:02.820 a function. We are blameless. Okay? That is our 00:48:02.820 --> 00:48:13.780 truth about us. We are blameless. Above reproach. 00:48:14.159 --> 00:48:16.599 In his sight. There is no condemnation to us. 00:48:17.739 --> 00:48:20.539 We are perfect before God. Based on what Christ 00:48:20.539 --> 00:48:26.440 has done. In the flesh. In the spirit. In his 00:48:26.440 --> 00:48:31.739 sight. If indeed we continue on faith. Grounded 00:48:31.739 --> 00:48:34.719 and steadfast. And are not moved away. From the 00:48:34.719 --> 00:48:37.320 hope of the gospel. Which you heard. Which was 00:48:37.320 --> 00:48:45.400 preached. To every creator. Under heaven. Of 00:48:45.400 --> 00:48:48.699 which I, Paul, became what? Became a minister. 00:48:49.940 --> 00:48:55.579 Amen? Paul also experienced this and he became 00:48:55.579 --> 00:48:59.480 a minister of sin. What did we say was being 00:48:59.480 --> 00:49:04.739 a minister? A steward, right? A steward. A minister. 00:49:06.219 --> 00:49:09.480 Someone that serves, that ministers. Ministers 00:49:09.480 --> 00:49:15.820 the message. Verse 24, and I now rejoice in my 00:49:15.820 --> 00:49:19.599 suffering for you and fill up in my flesh what 00:49:19.599 --> 00:49:21.960 is lacking in the affliction of Christ for the 00:49:21.960 --> 00:49:24.719 sake of his body, which is a church. A church 00:49:24.719 --> 00:49:29.420 is the body of Christ, of which I became a minister, 00:49:29.579 --> 00:49:33.500 according to what? According to the administration 00:49:33.500 --> 00:49:41.840 from God, which was given to me for you. To fulfill 00:49:41.840 --> 00:49:49.219 the word of God. Verse 26. Word of God. The mystery. 00:49:49.920 --> 00:49:54.420 Which has been hidden from ages. Which was not 00:49:54.420 --> 00:49:58.780 disclosed to them. Which was not disclosed to 00:49:58.780 --> 00:50:04.820 them. The idea of God becoming man. A mystery. 00:50:04.960 --> 00:50:08.460 Which has been hidden from ages. From generations. 00:50:08.900 --> 00:50:14.360 But now. Has been revealed to who? To his saints. 00:50:14.440 --> 00:50:20.500 Who are his saints? We are his saints. From the 00:50:20.500 --> 00:50:25.360 resurrection. We are his saints. To them, God 00:50:25.360 --> 00:50:30.639 willed to make known. Hallelujah. Now, if you 00:50:30.639 --> 00:50:32.599 are sleeping, wake up. Open your eyes and look 00:50:32.599 --> 00:50:38.519 at your scripture. Verse 27. To them, God willed. 00:50:38.969 --> 00:50:47.409 To make known what? What are the riches? Do you 00:50:47.409 --> 00:50:51.190 remember we talked about good things? God said 00:50:51.190 --> 00:50:53.610 that he will make what? His goodness, right? 00:50:53.809 --> 00:50:57.369 To pass. The good things, the riches has to do 00:50:57.369 --> 00:51:02.829 with everything that is in salvation. Moses saw 00:51:02.829 --> 00:51:06.269 it. God showed him from afar, from a distance. 00:51:06.829 --> 00:51:14.019 And here it says, The mystery that has been hidden 00:51:14.019 --> 00:51:17.139 from ages and from generations, but now has been 00:51:17.139 --> 00:51:20.940 revealed to the saints. To them God willed to 00:51:20.940 --> 00:51:27.119 make known what are the riches of the glory, 00:51:27.360 --> 00:51:34.000 the riches of the glory of this mystery among 00:51:34.000 --> 00:51:46.760 the Gentiles. Stop and think. To them, God will 00:51:46.760 --> 00:51:51.699 to make known what are the riches of the glory 00:51:51.699 --> 00:51:55.440 of his mystery among the Gentiles. Who are the 00:51:55.440 --> 00:52:03.239 Gentiles? Huh? Unbelievers. So God's desire is 00:52:03.239 --> 00:52:09.139 to make known what? The riches of the glory. 00:52:10.030 --> 00:52:15.030 Of his mystery. Before the Gentiles. Which is 00:52:15.030 --> 00:52:20.110 what? Which is what? Which is Christ in you. 00:52:21.130 --> 00:52:27.030 The hope of glory. Amen. Which is God in man. 00:52:33.789 --> 00:52:39.179 Is Christ in you? Are we now in the glory of 00:52:39.179 --> 00:52:46.679 God? Amen? God desire to do what? To show himself 00:52:46.679 --> 00:52:52.039 through us to the world. He wants to show his 00:52:52.039 --> 00:52:56.219 splendor, his power, his authority, his riches 00:52:56.219 --> 00:52:59.039 through your life, through my life to this generation. 00:53:00.739 --> 00:53:06.420 The Gentiles are the unbelieving people of this 00:53:06.420 --> 00:53:10.539 generation. God's desire is to manifest his riches, 00:53:10.579 --> 00:53:14.320 to display his splendor in our generation through 00:53:14.320 --> 00:53:21.300 our lives. That is God's desire. He says to them, 00:53:21.400 --> 00:53:24.840 God will to make known. The next verse, verse 00:53:24.840 --> 00:53:28.900 28. Him we what? How will you know? Him we preach. 00:53:30.280 --> 00:53:37.280 By preaching. By preaching. warning every man, 00:53:37.519 --> 00:53:42.440 and doing what? And teaching every man in all, 00:53:42.599 --> 00:53:52.239 what? Wisdom. Now, this is all wisdom here. Let's 00:53:52.239 --> 00:53:55.599 have context. All is not always all in the Bible. 00:53:55.639 --> 00:53:58.420 We know that, right? There's a context to every 00:53:58.420 --> 00:54:01.960 word, all. The context is the wisdom of God, 00:54:02.019 --> 00:54:07.130 the wisdom of the Spirit. Alright? In every man, 00:54:07.170 --> 00:54:11.170 in all the wisdom of God, that we may present 00:54:11.170 --> 00:54:15.949 every man furnished in Christ. Established in 00:54:15.949 --> 00:54:20.289 Christ. Founded on that rock. That is a perfection. 00:54:22.710 --> 00:54:26.210 Amen? That is a perfection. Every man perfect 00:54:26.210 --> 00:54:29.809 in Christ. Every man established in Christ. The 00:54:29.809 --> 00:54:32.670 perfection is that of Christ in Christ. It's 00:54:32.670 --> 00:54:42.519 on that rock. To this end, I what? I also labor, 00:54:42.800 --> 00:54:46.340 striving according to his working, which works 00:54:46.340 --> 00:54:50.219 in me mightily. That is why we labor. That is 00:54:50.219 --> 00:54:52.460 what we have been called unto. We've been called 00:54:52.460 --> 00:54:58.139 unto to do what? To labor mightily. To ensure 00:54:58.139 --> 00:55:01.019 that our generation, the Gentiles in our generation, 00:55:01.199 --> 00:55:05.079 come to the knowledge of this mystery. The mystery 00:55:05.079 --> 00:55:07.599 has been accomplished in us. And God's plan is 00:55:07.599 --> 00:55:13.500 to establish them also in this reality. That 00:55:13.500 --> 00:55:19.420 is why we are here in Catartismus. That is why 00:55:19.420 --> 00:55:22.280 we gather so that we will know, so that we will 00:55:22.280 --> 00:55:24.280 be equipped, so that we will be empowered to 00:55:24.280 --> 00:55:28.119 do what? To display the splendor of God, to display 00:55:28.119 --> 00:55:31.300 the glory of God, to display the works of God, 00:55:31.380 --> 00:55:34.119 to display what God has done, to proclaim what 00:55:34.119 --> 00:55:41.210 God has done. Hallelujah. That is the plan of 00:55:41.210 --> 00:55:47.010 God for us. That is the plan of God for everyone 00:55:47.010 --> 00:55:50.110 who believes. All of us who believe. He wants 00:55:50.110 --> 00:55:56.849 to display. He wants to make a display. And that 00:55:56.849 --> 00:56:04.550 is true preaching. Amen. That is true preaching. 00:56:06.250 --> 00:56:08.869 I wish we have much time. Could have seen how 00:56:08.869 --> 00:56:12.909 to manifest the kingdom. Could have seen how 00:56:12.909 --> 00:56:20.530 we will manifest the kingdom. You know? We manifest 00:56:20.530 --> 00:56:25.409 by binding and losing. Amen? Now, binding and 00:56:25.409 --> 00:56:29.030 losing is not... For those of you who have done 00:56:29.030 --> 00:56:32.670 it, we are in, what do you call it? We know what 00:56:32.670 --> 00:56:42.280 binding and losing is. Because he has given us 00:56:42.280 --> 00:56:44.239 access to that kingdom. He has given us the keys. 00:56:44.820 --> 00:56:47.000 He has given us authority. He has given us access 00:56:47.000 --> 00:56:52.219 into the kingdom. I don't know whether you have 00:56:52.219 --> 00:56:55.340 stayed up in your heart. I don't know whether 00:56:55.340 --> 00:56:58.159 you've seen what God wants to do with our lives. 00:56:58.780 --> 00:57:00.559 I don't know whether you've been brought into 00:57:00.559 --> 00:57:04.420 the plan of God, the desire of God, the purpose 00:57:04.420 --> 00:57:07.500 of God, what God wants to accomplish with us. 00:57:10.260 --> 00:57:14.230 See? The glory of God is not new Mercedes Benz, 00:57:14.329 --> 00:57:16.610 my brother and sister. Don't believe us have 00:57:16.610 --> 00:57:20.869 better cars than you, let me tell you. There 00:57:20.869 --> 00:57:25.510 are many ways you can get cars. Somebody can 00:57:25.510 --> 00:57:29.469 commit fraud and buy a better, a good car. Build 00:57:29.469 --> 00:57:32.690 beautiful houses. So when we say glory, we're 00:57:32.690 --> 00:57:37.230 not talking about suits, clothes. Oh, I can see 00:57:37.230 --> 00:57:39.989 glory. That's not the kind of glory we're talking 00:57:39.989 --> 00:57:47.139 about. Amen? Have we defined what the glory of 00:57:47.139 --> 00:57:51.119 God is? So what are you to show them? Are you 00:57:51.119 --> 00:57:54.559 to show them how rich you are? The unbelievers 00:57:54.559 --> 00:58:00.659 of this world, they have money. Amen? The unbelievers 00:58:00.659 --> 00:58:04.739 of this world, they have riches. The unbelievers 00:58:04.739 --> 00:58:09.760 of this world, they have certificates. The unbelievers 00:58:09.760 --> 00:58:12.639 of this world, they have the resources of this 00:58:12.639 --> 00:58:15.710 world as well. So that is not what you show to 00:58:15.710 --> 00:58:18.590 them. That is not what you show to them. You 00:58:18.590 --> 00:58:22.269 show to them the works of Christ. And I can assure 00:58:22.269 --> 00:58:25.010 you that it's a demonstration of the spirit and 00:58:25.010 --> 00:58:29.969 power. Through the miraculous, that is how we 00:58:29.969 --> 00:58:35.690 manifest. Amen? Through the miraculous power 00:58:35.690 --> 00:58:42.079 of the Holy Ghost. That is God's intention. And 00:58:42.079 --> 00:58:44.179 I see God bringing us to that level of knowledge. 00:58:44.960 --> 00:58:47.480 Pastors will teach us how to function in these 00:58:47.480 --> 00:58:52.400 gifts. Who display the glory through the gifts, 00:58:52.420 --> 00:58:54.480 the equipment that he has given us. We will see 00:58:54.480 --> 00:58:59.099 what we have in Christ. We will see how to be 00:58:59.099 --> 00:59:03.500 activated to function in this that we have in 00:59:03.500 --> 00:59:12.610 Christ. It is yours by right because you are 00:59:12.610 --> 00:59:16.909 in Christ. It is ours by right because we are 00:59:16.909 --> 00:59:21.329 in Christ. So the world must see Christ through 00:59:21.329 --> 00:59:25.690 our lives, through our ministry. Hallelujah. 00:59:26.170 --> 00:59:32.929 Through our ministry. Through our ministry. As 00:59:32.929 --> 00:59:35.510 I close, let me read Ephesians chapter 3. As 00:59:35.510 --> 00:59:44.619 I close. Ephesians chapter 3. So I want you to 00:59:44.619 --> 00:59:47.539 be expectant more. We are just starting. I just 00:59:47.539 --> 00:59:50.219 lay foundation. Believe me, God is about to do 00:59:50.219 --> 00:59:53.159 greater things in this place. Hallelujah. Say 00:59:53.159 --> 00:59:56.559 we are made for greater works. We are created 00:59:56.559 --> 01:00:01.400 for better works. For greater works. Hallelujah. 01:00:02.320 --> 01:00:04.699 It's going to be greater and better through our 01:00:04.699 --> 01:00:07.880 lives. Hallelujah. What I mean better means permanent. 01:00:09.039 --> 01:00:11.719 Amen. That is what God is going to use our lives 01:00:11.719 --> 01:00:14.030 to do. What you do in people's life is going 01:00:14.030 --> 01:00:16.449 to be better. It's going to be permanent. God 01:00:16.449 --> 01:00:18.510 is going to use you to put a mark in people's 01:00:18.510 --> 01:00:25.409 life that will be eternal. Amen? Your mission 01:00:25.409 --> 01:00:31.449 is an eternal mission. No riches can pay for 01:00:31.449 --> 01:00:36.409 what you are created to do. Hallelujah. That's 01:00:36.409 --> 01:00:39.570 God's work in us, through us. Eternal work of 01:00:39.570 --> 01:00:49.059 salvation. Paul will also say for this reason. 01:00:51.340 --> 01:00:54.320 Chapter 3 verse 1. Ephesians 3 verse 1. For this 01:00:54.320 --> 01:01:01.000 reason. What reason? For which reason? Should 01:01:01.000 --> 01:01:05.420 we look at the reason? Let's look at the reason. 01:01:05.480 --> 01:01:08.820 Chapter 2 verse 19. So that we will read chapter 01:01:08.820 --> 01:01:15.059 3 together. For what reason? Now, therefore, 01:01:15.199 --> 01:01:17.400 you are no longer strangers and foreigners. This 01:01:17.400 --> 01:01:22.000 is the reason. But fellow citizens, what? And 01:01:22.000 --> 01:01:26.019 members of what? Of God's family. Of God's, the 01:01:26.019 --> 01:01:32.599 household of God. Having been built on what? 01:01:34.019 --> 01:01:38.039 On the foundation of the apostles. Built on the 01:01:38.039 --> 01:01:40.199 rock. What is the foundation of the apostles? 01:01:42.619 --> 01:01:47.539 Jesus Christ. Is it a rock? Right? Having been 01:01:47.539 --> 01:01:50.000 built on the foundation of the apostles and the 01:01:50.000 --> 01:01:55.440 prophets, where did we see them? Let me ask this 01:01:55.440 --> 01:01:57.739 one now. Yes, this one is a good place to ask 01:01:57.739 --> 01:02:00.300 the question. Having been built on the foundation 01:02:00.300 --> 01:02:02.739 of the apostles and the prophets, which apostles 01:02:02.739 --> 01:02:19.099 and prophets are these? There will be edification, 01:02:19.280 --> 01:02:23.039 sir. Take note, Pastor Victor. Having been built. 01:02:23.119 --> 01:02:25.719 These are the New Testament in court, right? 01:02:25.880 --> 01:02:29.880 Apostles and prophets. Having been built on the 01:02:29.880 --> 01:02:31.420 foundation because they are the foundations, 01:02:31.559 --> 01:02:34.320 right? The foundation of the apostles and prophets. 01:02:34.420 --> 01:02:37.579 Jesus Christ himself. Meaning it is their message. 01:02:38.079 --> 01:02:41.139 Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone. 01:02:41.199 --> 01:02:43.099 Have we been talking about a rock, a corner, 01:02:43.219 --> 01:02:47.530 a stone? In whom the whole building, which building? 01:02:47.730 --> 01:02:53.510 Upon this rock I will build my, right? In whom 01:02:53.510 --> 01:02:57.250 the whole building being fitted together grows 01:02:57.250 --> 01:03:03.329 into what? A holy temple in the Lord. In whom 01:03:03.329 --> 01:03:08.070 you also are being built together for a dwelling 01:03:08.070 --> 01:03:12.050 place of God in the spirit. So this church is 01:03:12.050 --> 01:03:15.159 what? Is in the spirit. My brothers and sisters, 01:03:15.219 --> 01:03:21.719 this church is spirit. Amen? In fact, put church 01:03:21.719 --> 01:03:31.360 equals to spirit. That is the formula. You are 01:03:31.360 --> 01:03:36.780 spiritual. Amen? We are spiritual. We are spiritual, 01:03:36.980 --> 01:03:43.239 but we are on earth. Heaven on earth. The kingdom 01:03:43.239 --> 01:03:46.960 of God manifested where? On earth. Hallelujah. 01:03:48.500 --> 01:03:51.179 For this reason, now we've known the reason, 01:03:51.219 --> 01:03:53.780 right? We've seen the reason. For this reason, 01:03:53.900 --> 01:03:58.719 I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus, for you, 01:03:58.780 --> 01:04:02.099 gentiles, indeed, if you have heard of this dispensation 01:04:02.099 --> 01:04:06.940 of the grace of God, dispensation means administration, 01:04:07.219 --> 01:04:13.130 not dispensationalism. Okay? Dispensation here 01:04:13.130 --> 01:04:16.489 is what? I asked somebody about what dispensation? 01:04:17.449 --> 01:04:22.869 The person read Ephesians 3 verse 2. So I have 01:04:22.869 --> 01:04:26.389 to correct it. Even if you have heard of the 01:04:26.389 --> 01:04:29.510 dispensation of the grace of God, which was given 01:04:29.510 --> 01:04:34.010 to me for you. The dispensation means what? The 01:04:34.010 --> 01:04:37.409 stewardship of the grace of God. The administration 01:04:37.409 --> 01:04:40.400 of the grace of God. The leadership of the grace 01:04:40.400 --> 01:04:42.619 of God that you have. How that by revelation 01:04:42.619 --> 01:04:45.820 he made known to me the mystery as I have briefly 01:04:45.820 --> 01:04:51.539 written already. Okay? By which when you read, 01:04:51.599 --> 01:04:53.960 you may understand my knowledge in the mystery 01:04:53.960 --> 01:04:58.900 of Christ, which in other ages was not made known 01:04:58.900 --> 01:05:02.300 to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed 01:05:02.300 --> 01:05:05.900 by the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets. 01:05:06.780 --> 01:05:09.559 New Testament apostles and prophets. That a Gentile 01:05:09.559 --> 01:05:13.000 should be fellow heirs of the same body and partakers 01:05:13.000 --> 01:05:16.840 of his promise in Christ through the gospel. 01:05:19.599 --> 01:05:22.780 Okay. Of which I became a minister according 01:05:22.780 --> 01:05:27.219 to the gift of the grace of God given to me by 01:05:27.219 --> 01:05:32.539 the effective working of his power. To me, who 01:05:32.539 --> 01:05:41.179 am less than the least. Of all the... Of all 01:05:41.179 --> 01:05:45.880 the saints, this grace was given that I should 01:05:45.880 --> 01:05:49.239 preach among the Gentiles the word... Look at 01:05:49.239 --> 01:05:53.800 what they call it. Is there another word for 01:05:53.800 --> 01:05:57.000 this? Is there any translation? Unsearchable 01:05:57.000 --> 01:06:00.079 riches of Christ. Any translation? NLT, what 01:06:00.079 --> 01:06:13.760 does it say? Endless treasures. Where is these 01:06:13.760 --> 01:06:18.980 treasures located? In the spirit. Endless treasures. 01:06:20.059 --> 01:06:22.559 It's not money in the bank. Sorry, if you are 01:06:22.559 --> 01:06:27.519 looking for that treasure there. Though, yes, 01:06:27.679 --> 01:06:32.460 okay, okay, okay, yes. I was choosing, go back, 01:06:32.519 --> 01:06:34.679 go back. I love this NLT. Go back to that NLT. 01:06:34.900 --> 01:06:36.840 I love the way it says. See, I was choosing to 01:06:36.840 --> 01:06:41.820 explain. Correct. Everyone, this mysterious plan 01:06:41.820 --> 01:06:45.340 that God, the creator of all things, has kept 01:06:45.340 --> 01:06:47.400 secret from the beginning. Let's read it in NLT. 01:06:47.980 --> 01:06:52.780 God's purpose. It's plainer. It's much more clearer. 01:06:52.980 --> 01:06:56.760 It's more explained. God's purpose in all this 01:06:56.760 --> 01:07:05.000 was to use where? Hello? What's God's plan? To 01:07:05.000 --> 01:07:09.320 use who? Who is the church? Who is the church? 01:07:09.900 --> 01:07:13.400 I am the church. You are the church. You are 01:07:13.400 --> 01:07:17.159 built on the rock. Hallelujah. God's purpose 01:07:17.159 --> 01:07:20.860 in all this was to use the church to do what? 01:07:20.980 --> 01:07:29.679 To display his wisdom in his rich variety to 01:07:29.679 --> 01:07:37.840 all the unseen rulers. Huh? Who are the unseen 01:07:37.840 --> 01:07:46.320 rulers? Rulers, authorities, in the heavenly 01:07:46.320 --> 01:07:50.619 places. I don't like places. Just say in the 01:07:50.619 --> 01:07:57.099 heavenly. This was his eternal plan. Hallelujah. 01:07:58.860 --> 01:08:01.760 Now he has carried it out through Jesus Christ, 01:08:01.980 --> 01:08:07.599 our Lord. Amen. Because of Christ and our faith 01:08:07.599 --> 01:08:13.139 in him, we can now boldly and confidently, we 01:08:13.139 --> 01:08:17.100 can now come boldly and confidently into God's 01:08:17.100 --> 01:08:20.659 presence. We are already in God's presence. You 01:08:20.659 --> 01:08:23.359 don't go out of God's presence. We are already 01:08:23.359 --> 01:08:27.500 in God's presence, right? So please, don't lose 01:08:27.500 --> 01:08:29.380 heart because of my trials. He's speaking to 01:08:29.380 --> 01:08:31.739 them. I am suffering for you, so you should be 01:08:31.739 --> 01:08:35.180 honored. You should feel honored. When I think 01:08:35.180 --> 01:08:39.300 of all these things, I fall on my knees and I 01:08:39.300 --> 01:08:42.899 pray to the Father, the creator of everything 01:08:42.899 --> 01:08:46.060 in heaven and on earth. What is his prayer? I 01:08:46.060 --> 01:08:50.760 pray from his glorious unlimited resources. He 01:08:50.760 --> 01:08:53.819 will empower you with inner strength through 01:08:53.819 --> 01:08:57.920 his spirit. Hallelujah. Then Christ will make 01:08:57.920 --> 01:09:01.479 his home in your hearts and you trust him as 01:09:01.479 --> 01:09:05.199 you trust in him. Your roots, will grow down 01:09:05.199 --> 01:09:10.899 into God's love and keep you strong. And may 01:09:10.899 --> 01:09:15.300 you have the power to understand, as all God's 01:09:15.300 --> 01:09:19.640 people should know, how wide, talking about the 01:09:19.640 --> 01:09:26.000 riches, how long, how high, how deep is his love. 01:09:28.180 --> 01:09:33.689 May you experience the love of Christ. Though 01:09:33.689 --> 01:09:37.770 it is too great to understand fully, then you 01:09:37.770 --> 01:09:39.909 will be made complete with all the fullness of 01:09:39.909 --> 01:09:45.430 life and power that comes from God. Now, all 01:09:45.430 --> 01:09:49.270 glory to God, who is able through his mighty 01:09:49.270 --> 01:09:54.210 power at work within us to accomplish infinitely 01:09:54.210 --> 01:09:59.390 more than we might ask or think. Glory to him 01:09:59.390 --> 01:10:02.649 in the church. and in Christ Jesus through all 01:10:02.649 --> 01:10:04.350 generations forever and ever. Amen. Give me that 01:10:04.350 --> 01:10:06.710 20 in the King James. I didn't understand how 01:10:06.710 --> 01:10:08.949 to explain this one. Give me the 20 in King James. 01:10:10.189 --> 01:10:16.670 Now to him who is able to do through who? Through 01:10:16.670 --> 01:10:20.470 us. Hallelujah. Now to him who is able to do 01:10:20.470 --> 01:10:23.109 exceedingly above all things that we ask or think 01:10:23.109 --> 01:10:26.710 according to the power that worketh where? Where 01:10:26.710 --> 01:10:32.359 is the power? It's in you. By the spirit. It's 01:10:32.359 --> 01:10:37.920 in us. Hallelujah. Above all things. Go back. 01:10:38.000 --> 01:10:43.159 Above all things. Above all things that we ask. 01:10:45.239 --> 01:10:52.020 Or think. Unto him that is able to do exceeding. 01:10:53.039 --> 01:10:56.500 Abundantly above all things that we ask. Or think. 01:10:57.520 --> 01:11:00.420 According to the power. There is a power that 01:11:00.420 --> 01:11:03.380 is at work in you because you are in the spirit, 01:11:03.520 --> 01:11:06.159 because you are in the body of Christ, because 01:11:06.159 --> 01:11:09.220 Christ lives in you. There is a union between 01:11:09.220 --> 01:11:19.699 us and Christ. In us. Verse 21. Unto him be the 01:11:19.699 --> 01:11:23.659 glory in the church by Christ Jesus through all 01:11:23.659 --> 01:11:30.020 ages, world without end. Amen. Amen. Hallelujah. 01:11:30.880 --> 01:11:34.720 I just want us to just close our eyes and respond 01:11:34.720 --> 01:11:38.420 to this by praying and asking God, I've seen 01:11:38.420 --> 01:11:44.340 your work. I've seen your work in my life. I've 01:11:44.340 --> 01:11:48.640 seen you establish me on the rock. I've seen 01:11:48.640 --> 01:11:55.819 you build me in Christ. I know what this rock 01:11:55.819 --> 01:11:58.529 is. The rock is salvation. The rock is Christ. 01:11:59.189 --> 01:12:02.569 I know what this church is. I know why the church, 01:12:02.689 --> 01:12:05.729 your desire is to show, to display through the 01:12:05.729 --> 01:12:13.649 church. That I will accomplish your task in my 01:12:13.649 --> 01:12:17.289 generation. That I will accomplish your task 01:12:17.289 --> 01:12:20.350 in my generation. That I will fulfill your will 01:12:20.350 --> 01:12:27.560 and your purpose in my generation. And we do 01:12:27.560 --> 01:12:34.739 that by preaching. We do that by preaching. We 01:12:34.739 --> 01:12:42.199 do that by preaching. Pray for yourself. Pray 01:12:42.199 --> 01:12:54.600 for yourself. Pray for yourself. They are doing. 01:12:55.079 --> 01:12:59.300 what God has ordained you to do. That we are 01:12:59.300 --> 01:13:02.659 doing what God has ordained us to do. That we 01:13:02.659 --> 01:13:06.000 are establishing his work. We are, through us, 01:13:06.180 --> 01:13:09.300 the wisdom of God in Christ is displayed to the 01:13:09.300 --> 01:13:59.840 Gentiles. Please pray for yourself. Pray for 01:13:59.840 --> 01:14:03.420 yourself that you do the will of God. There will 01:14:03.420 --> 01:14:06.939 be activations in the subsequent sessions. Hands 01:14:06.939 --> 01:14:08.619 will be laid on you in the subsequent sessions. 01:14:10.340 --> 01:14:12.340 Prophecies will be made on you in the subsequent 01:14:12.340 --> 01:14:15.460 sessions. But it's to the end that you do the 01:14:15.460 --> 01:14:18.420 will of God, that you do the work of God. That 01:14:18.420 --> 01:15:26.449 you walk in the realities of Christ. Pray for 01:15:26.449 --> 01:15:32.789 yourself. Pray for yourself. Listen to what Paul 01:15:32.789 --> 01:15:35.609 said in 1 Corinthians as we are praying. 1 Corinthians 01:15:35.609 --> 01:15:40.869 9 verse 16. 1 Corinthians 9 verse 16. Let me 01:15:40.869 --> 01:15:46.470 read from Good News Translation. Good News Translation. 01:15:49.850 --> 01:15:56.170 It says, I have no right to boast just because 01:15:56.170 --> 01:16:00.590 I preach the gospel. After all, I am under orders 01:16:00.590 --> 01:16:07.189 to do so. It's an instruction to preach the gospel. 01:16:07.510 --> 01:16:11.529 I am under orders to do so. And how terrible 01:16:11.529 --> 01:16:13.989 it will be for me if I don't preach the gospel. 01:16:16.569 --> 01:16:19.449 In other words, war is me if I don't preach the 01:16:19.449 --> 01:16:24.630 gospel. Verse 17. If I did my work as a matter 01:16:24.630 --> 01:16:28.550 of free choice, then I could expect to be paid. 01:16:28.810 --> 01:16:34.670 But I do it as a matter of duty because God has 01:16:34.670 --> 01:16:39.449 entrusted me with what? With this tax. God has 01:16:39.449 --> 01:16:44.250 entrusted you with a tax. So war is you. War 01:16:44.250 --> 01:16:48.250 means trouble is you if you don't preach the 01:16:48.250 --> 01:17:08.409 gospel. Glory unto Jesus. Father, we find ourselves 01:17:08.409 --> 01:17:12.569 in your will and we do your will. Thank you, 01:17:12.569 --> 01:17:30.680 Holy Ghost. Thank you, Jesus. 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