WEBVTT 00:00:01.260 --> 00:00:06.900 Welcome to NECF sermons. Each message here is 00:00:06.900 --> 00:00:09.900 designed to uplift and strengthen you in your 00:00:09.900 --> 00:00:14.140 walk with God. Don't miss out. Stay with us until 00:00:14.140 --> 00:00:18.160 the end for a rewarding experience. Let's dive 00:00:18.160 --> 00:00:32.100 right in. Or how we receive faith? Romans 10 00:00:32.100 --> 00:00:37.780 verse 17. Romans 10 verse 17. So then faith comes 00:00:37.780 --> 00:00:42.340 by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Faith 00:00:42.340 --> 00:00:46.159 comes by hearing and by hearing the word of God. 00:00:46.859 --> 00:00:49.500 And we asked a question last Sunday. We said 00:00:49.500 --> 00:00:53.759 which precise word of God do we hear to receive 00:00:53.759 --> 00:00:57.679 faith? And we noted importantly that in different 00:00:59.969 --> 00:01:03.189 dispensation, faith is received differently but 00:01:03.189 --> 00:01:08.269 fundamentally through the Word of God, through 00:01:08.269 --> 00:01:13.609 the Word of God. Hallelujah. So in Hebrews chapter 00:01:13.609 --> 00:01:18.930 1 verse 1, Hebrews chapter 1 verse 1 and verse 00:01:18.930 --> 00:01:22.349 2, in the Old Kingdom James says, God who at 00:01:22.349 --> 00:01:26.269 sundry times and in diverse manners, He spoke. 00:01:29.260 --> 00:01:34.099 He spoke in the time past to the fathers. He 00:01:34.099 --> 00:01:38.280 spoke to the fathers in the time past by the 00:01:38.280 --> 00:01:41.519 prophets. So this is how He spoke to them. You 00:01:41.519 --> 00:01:43.400 know, He spoke to them by the prophets. So the 00:01:43.400 --> 00:01:45.640 words that the prophets spoke to them were the 00:01:45.640 --> 00:01:49.620 word of God. The prophets were speaking as the 00:01:49.620 --> 00:01:52.599 mild piece of God. God was speaking through the 00:01:52.599 --> 00:01:58.920 prophets, exposing them to His word. So the words 00:01:58.920 --> 00:02:02.420 which the prophets were speaking Were the words 00:02:02.420 --> 00:02:07.459 of God verse 2 says hath in these last days in 00:02:07.459 --> 00:02:14.159 these last days Talking about our era Okay hath 00:02:14.159 --> 00:02:18.719 in these last days spoken unto us by his son 00:02:18.719 --> 00:02:23.319 Whom he had appointed heir of all things by whom 00:02:23.319 --> 00:02:27.800 all so he made the world hallelujah So we'll 00:02:27.800 --> 00:02:30.939 see that the method by which God to communicate 00:02:30.939 --> 00:02:33.699 faith to us in our own generation is by the Son. 00:02:34.840 --> 00:02:39.319 Okay? The method by which we receive faith is 00:02:39.319 --> 00:02:43.300 by the Son. In the time past, God spoke through 00:02:43.300 --> 00:02:46.780 the prophets and we established that what God 00:02:46.780 --> 00:02:49.900 spoke to them was a promise concerning the Son. 00:02:50.560 --> 00:02:54.099 All right? That the Word of God spoken to the 00:02:54.099 --> 00:03:01.629 fathers was the Word of God was a promise. And 00:03:01.629 --> 00:03:04.770 we see that the content or the central message 00:03:04.770 --> 00:03:08.009 of what God spoke to them in types and shadows, 00:03:08.370 --> 00:03:10.710 in different methods, in different analogies, 00:03:11.169 --> 00:03:16.550 in different methods was centrally concerning 00:03:16.550 --> 00:03:19.650 what He will do in the person of Jesus Christ. 00:03:19.870 --> 00:03:24.129 Hallelujah. So the expectation then Was for them 00:03:24.129 --> 00:03:28.270 to receive what God have said Just as for us 00:03:28.270 --> 00:03:31.750 we agree what God have said and we receive what 00:03:31.750 --> 00:03:36.289 God have said Okay, so for them it was a promise 00:03:36.289 --> 00:03:40.509 that God made and the expectation was for them 00:03:40.509 --> 00:03:43.789 to receive the word and then later on in Hebrews 00:03:43.789 --> 00:03:46.830 of the four Precisely verse one and two I think 00:03:46.830 --> 00:03:50.349 down we see where The writer will say that they 00:03:50.349 --> 00:03:53.560 didn't accept what God said They didn't align 00:03:53.560 --> 00:03:57.479 themselves with what God said but rather they 00:03:57.479 --> 00:04:01.780 They were in unbelief. All right God spoke and 00:04:01.780 --> 00:04:04.020 they didn't receive the word of God and they 00:04:04.020 --> 00:04:08.560 become unbelievers So there's another example 00:04:08.560 --> 00:04:11.960 that I want us to see in Numbers chapter 13 Numbers 00:04:11.960 --> 00:04:18.839 chapter 13 from verse From verse 1 God's dealing 00:04:18.839 --> 00:04:20.819 with the children of Israel in Numbers chapter 00:04:20.819 --> 00:04:24.139 13 From verse 1 to 3 let's see from verse 1 to 00:04:24.139 --> 00:04:26.819 3 and the Lord spoke to Moses saying this is 00:04:26.819 --> 00:04:30.759 what God spoke to Moses Send men to spy out the 00:04:30.759 --> 00:04:35.139 land of Canaan Which I am giving to the children 00:04:35.139 --> 00:04:38.180 of Israel, so how will the people of Israel get 00:04:38.180 --> 00:04:44.019 the land of Canaan? How will they get the land 00:04:44.019 --> 00:04:51.730 of Canaan? By going to take the land God said 00:04:51.730 --> 00:04:55.050 that I am going to what I'm giving to the children 00:04:55.050 --> 00:04:57.689 of Israel Which means that God is the one giving 00:04:57.689 --> 00:05:00.790 in the land of Kenan. All right From each tribe 00:05:00.790 --> 00:05:03.370 of their fathers. You shall send a man everyone 00:05:03.370 --> 00:05:06.670 a leader among them So if they move into the 00:05:06.670 --> 00:05:09.110 land of Israel or into the land of Kenan, what 00:05:09.110 --> 00:05:11.610 are they doing? They are responding to what to 00:05:11.610 --> 00:05:16.430 what God have said So can we say that their action 00:05:16.430 --> 00:05:19.769 will be the action that is funded on faith? All 00:05:19.769 --> 00:05:23.180 right God said is going to give it to them. So 00:05:23.180 --> 00:05:26.259 when they move Their obedience of moving into 00:05:26.259 --> 00:05:29.439 the land will be the walk of faith, right? So 00:05:29.439 --> 00:05:32.300 send men to spy out the land of Canon verse 2 00:05:32.300 --> 00:05:35.339 again Which I am giving to the children of Israel 00:05:35.339 --> 00:05:38.319 from each tribe of their fathers You shall send 00:05:38.319 --> 00:05:43.000 a man everyone a leader among them verse 3 So 00:05:43.000 --> 00:05:46.459 mothers send them send them from will from the 00:05:46.459 --> 00:05:49.180 willingness of parent according to the command 00:05:49.180 --> 00:05:52.459 of the Lord All of the men of them men who were 00:05:52.459 --> 00:05:55.639 heads of the children of Israel jumped to verse 00:05:55.639 --> 00:06:02.360 26 verse 26 verse 26 yes now they departed now 00:06:02.360 --> 00:06:04.519 they've gone to the land of kenna of kenna they've 00:06:04.519 --> 00:06:06.899 spied the land verse 26 the context of what is 00:06:06.899 --> 00:06:09.240 is that they've returned now they departed and 00:06:09.240 --> 00:06:12.779 came back to moses and eron all the congregation 00:06:12.779 --> 00:06:14.480 and all the congregation of each of children 00:06:14.480 --> 00:06:17.360 of israel in the wilderness of paran at kadesh 00:06:17.360 --> 00:06:21.519 they brought back words to them to all the congregation 00:06:21.519 --> 00:06:25.540 and showed them the fruits of the land Then they 00:06:25.540 --> 00:06:28.120 told him and said we went to the land where he 00:06:28.120 --> 00:06:33.060 sent us it truly flows with milk and honey and 00:06:33.060 --> 00:06:36.300 This is the fruit now milk and honey are figures 00:06:36.300 --> 00:06:40.959 of speech in the land of Kenan We cannot see 00:06:40.959 --> 00:06:47.779 milk flowing like water. So be very Wise as we 00:06:47.779 --> 00:06:50.019 read the scriptures, right? You know what figure 00:06:50.019 --> 00:06:52.480 of speech, ah? So nevertheless, the people who 00:06:52.480 --> 00:06:57.779 dwell in the land are what? Are strong. The cities 00:06:57.779 --> 00:07:02.420 are fortified and very large. Moreover, we saw 00:07:02.420 --> 00:07:06.620 the descendants of Anak there. The Amalakites 00:07:06.620 --> 00:07:08.540 dwell in the land of the south, the Hittites, 00:07:09.160 --> 00:07:11.339 the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the 00:07:11.339 --> 00:07:13.839 mountains, and the Canaanites dwell by the sea 00:07:13.839 --> 00:07:16.519 and along the banks of the Jordan. Is it true? 00:07:16.600 --> 00:07:20.860 What they said? Is it a fact? Hmm? What they 00:07:20.860 --> 00:07:23.639 said concerning the land? Is it a land from where 00:07:23.639 --> 00:07:26.480 we will make our honey? Yes. Is it a fruitful 00:07:26.480 --> 00:07:30.560 land? Yes. Are there Amalakites there? Yes. Are 00:07:30.560 --> 00:07:34.120 there... Jubusites, right? Are there people on 00:07:34.120 --> 00:07:36.779 the land occupying the land? Yes. The Amalakites 00:07:36.779 --> 00:07:38.519 dwell in the land of the south, the Hittites, 00:07:38.779 --> 00:07:41.060 the Jubusites, and the Amorites dwell in the 00:07:41.060 --> 00:07:43.439 mountains, and the Canaanites dwell by the sea 00:07:43.439 --> 00:07:45.660 and along the banks of the Jordan. This is factual. 00:07:47.040 --> 00:07:49.290 Are we together? What have God said concerning 00:07:49.290 --> 00:07:53.930 that land? I will give it to you. All right? 00:07:54.170 --> 00:07:58.350 Then Caleb quieted the people because out of 00:07:58.350 --> 00:08:02.009 the spies sent out there were two we'll see later 00:08:02.009 --> 00:08:05.949 on. So one of the two that were unique from the 00:08:05.949 --> 00:08:08.290 remaining ten was Caleb. Then Caleb quieted the 00:08:08.290 --> 00:08:10.970 people before Moses and said let us go up at 00:08:10.970 --> 00:08:16.149 once and take possession for we are well able 00:08:16.149 --> 00:08:20.420 to overcome it. overcome what overcome all like 00:08:20.420 --> 00:08:22.519 is in the land the people that were there were 00:08:22.519 --> 00:08:25.680 able to overcome but the man who had grown up 00:08:25.680 --> 00:08:29.160 with him said we are not able to go up against 00:08:29.160 --> 00:08:32.159 the people for they are what they are stronger 00:08:32.159 --> 00:08:36.779 than what than we divergence of what of testimony 00:08:36.779 --> 00:08:41.399 okay one says we are able to take it another 00:08:41.399 --> 00:08:47.590 one say we are not able to take it okay so From 00:08:47.590 --> 00:08:50.970 the abundance of your heart Your mouth will speak 00:08:50.970 --> 00:08:53.809 All right, and they gave the children of Israel 00:08:53.809 --> 00:08:58.370 a bad word a battle port of the land Which they 00:08:58.370 --> 00:09:01.549 had spied out saying the land through which we 00:09:01.549 --> 00:09:06.289 have gone as spice is a land that devours its 00:09:06.289 --> 00:09:10.350 inhabitants and all the people whom we saw in 00:09:10.350 --> 00:09:17.389 it are men of great stature are men great statue 00:09:17.389 --> 00:09:21.450 all right so let's jump to chapter 14 and see 00:09:21.450 --> 00:09:26.529 how the story continues chapter 14 from verse 00:09:26.529 --> 00:09:30.149 1 so all the congregation leader of their voice 00:09:30.149 --> 00:09:33.210 look at the look look look at the result of the 00:09:33.210 --> 00:09:36.490 report of the 10 the majority you know in our 00:09:36.490 --> 00:09:39.710 world today the majority carry the divorce right 00:09:39.710 --> 00:09:42.970 so the majority always have their say no the 00:09:42.970 --> 00:09:45.200 minority will have their say But the majority 00:09:45.200 --> 00:09:49.919 will have their their way. All right So all the 00:09:49.919 --> 00:09:52.740 congregation lives over their voices and cried 00:09:52.740 --> 00:09:56.019 and the people wept that night. Why why did they 00:09:56.019 --> 00:09:58.659 weep? Their weeping was because of what they 00:09:58.659 --> 00:10:03.419 heard Was because of what they heard All right. 00:10:03.740 --> 00:10:07.740 God said something Okay And there was a report 00:10:07.740 --> 00:10:10.240 they had and they were weeping because of the 00:10:10.240 --> 00:10:13.649 bad report they received And all the children 00:10:13.649 --> 00:10:15.850 of Israel complained. Look at the product of 00:10:15.850 --> 00:10:18.450 their unbelief, their weeping. They complained 00:10:18.450 --> 00:10:21.009 against Moses and Aaron and the whole congregation 00:10:21.009 --> 00:10:24.970 and said to them, if only we had died in where? 00:10:25.850 --> 00:10:27.769 In the land of Egypt. Now, I want you to understand 00:10:27.769 --> 00:10:31.389 where they are. All right? They've journeyed 00:10:31.389 --> 00:10:37.750 over years. They were just a few, I would say 00:10:37.750 --> 00:10:40.509 a few steps into the promised land. They are 00:10:40.509 --> 00:10:43.740 not far from the promised land. They've wondered 00:10:43.740 --> 00:10:45.460 through the journey through the wilderness all 00:10:45.460 --> 00:10:47.919 over these years and they are the point where 00:10:47.919 --> 00:10:50.860 the journey is to just enter and then possess 00:10:50.860 --> 00:10:54.179 And look at their complaint against Moses and 00:10:54.179 --> 00:10:56.100 Aaron and the whole congregation said to them 00:10:56.100 --> 00:11:00.240 if only we had died away in the land of Egypt 00:11:00.240 --> 00:11:05.620 or If only we had died in the wilderness Why 00:11:05.620 --> 00:11:08.360 has the Lord brought us now? They've moved from 00:11:08.360 --> 00:11:11.259 Moses to the Lord. Why has the Lord brought us 00:11:11.259 --> 00:11:16.690 to this land? to fall by the sword that our wives 00:11:16.690 --> 00:11:20.230 and children should become victims will it not 00:11:20.230 --> 00:11:23.590 be better for us to return to Egypt so they said 00:11:23.590 --> 00:11:26.129 to one another let us select a leader and return 00:11:26.129 --> 00:11:29.529 to Egypt then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces 00:11:29.529 --> 00:11:31.509 before all the assembly of the congregation of 00:11:31.509 --> 00:11:34.490 the children of Israel but Joshua the son of 00:11:34.490 --> 00:11:40.049 Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh who were among 00:11:40.049 --> 00:11:43.789 these those who have spied out the land, they 00:11:43.789 --> 00:11:46.730 tore their clothes, right? They tore their clothes 00:11:46.730 --> 00:11:49.509 and they spoke to all the congregation of the 00:11:49.509 --> 00:11:52.610 children of Israel saying, the land we pass through 00:11:52.610 --> 00:11:59.149 to spy out is an exceedingly good land. If the 00:11:59.149 --> 00:12:04.190 Lord delights in us, then he will bring us into 00:12:04.190 --> 00:12:08.769 the land, into this land and what? And give it 00:12:08.769 --> 00:12:13.580 to us, okay? and give it to us, a land which 00:12:13.580 --> 00:12:18.340 flows with milk and honey. Only do not rebel 00:12:18.340 --> 00:12:22.620 against the Lord, nor fear the people of the 00:12:22.620 --> 00:12:27.620 land, for they are our what? They are our what? 00:12:28.500 --> 00:12:32.980 What does faith see? Faith sees different from 00:12:32.980 --> 00:12:36.840 doubt, right? So, no fear the people of the land, 00:12:36.899 --> 00:12:39.659 for they are our bread. Their protection has 00:12:39.659 --> 00:12:43.769 departed from them. And the law is what is with 00:12:43.769 --> 00:12:47.690 us Do not fear them. So what is the inspiration 00:12:47.690 --> 00:12:52.929 of the testimony of Caleb and Joshua? The Lord 00:12:52.929 --> 00:12:56.350 what Lord have said, right? What God have said 00:12:56.350 --> 00:13:01.389 Okay, and all the congregation said To stone 00:13:01.389 --> 00:13:05.009 them with stones Now the glory of the Lord appeared 00:13:05.009 --> 00:13:07.009 in the tabernacle of meeting before all the children 00:13:07.009 --> 00:13:08.830 of Israel so they wanted to stun them because 00:13:08.830 --> 00:13:12.240 of the of their because of the statement of faith 00:13:12.240 --> 00:13:14.980 they made then the Lord said to Moses how long 00:13:14.980 --> 00:13:18.759 will these people reject me and how long will 00:13:18.759 --> 00:13:21.559 they not believe so what was what what were they 00:13:21.559 --> 00:13:24.700 expected to do to believe what God have said 00:13:24.700 --> 00:13:29.240 right to believe me with all the signs which 00:13:29.240 --> 00:13:31.980 I have performed among them they've seen the 00:13:31.980 --> 00:13:34.700 miraculous dealings of God all through the wilderness 00:13:35.389 --> 00:13:37.669 They've seen how God has preserved them. They've 00:13:37.669 --> 00:13:39.549 seen how God has made provision for them. They've 00:13:39.549 --> 00:13:41.889 seen how God has kept them They've seen how God 00:13:41.889 --> 00:13:44.629 has navigated them through difficulties in the 00:13:44.629 --> 00:13:48.110 wilderness even the experience they had in Egypt 00:13:48.110 --> 00:13:55.169 and We may be quick to bash them terribly for 00:13:55.169 --> 00:14:00.909 their own belief and that Could be our own disposition 00:14:00.909 --> 00:14:05.080 today All right We've seen how God have saved 00:14:05.080 --> 00:14:07.899 us in Christ. Okay, the salvation we've experienced 00:14:07.899 --> 00:14:10.960 We believe that we are saved by grace. We believe 00:14:10.960 --> 00:14:13.159 they were eternally saved We believe that we 00:14:13.159 --> 00:14:15.779 are preserved by God. We believe that to the 00:14:15.779 --> 00:14:17.879 autumn was we are able to be kept in the grace 00:14:17.879 --> 00:14:22.360 of God We've seen God's divine protection. We've 00:14:22.360 --> 00:14:24.440 seen God's divine provision. We've experienced 00:14:24.440 --> 00:14:28.740 the goodness of God in diverse ways But it seems 00:14:28.740 --> 00:14:33.259 as though What our eyes is seeing in the physical 00:14:33.259 --> 00:14:37.019 Has erased whatever testimony with experience 00:14:37.019 --> 00:14:40.419 of God has nullified the entirety of the goodness 00:14:40.419 --> 00:14:45.860 of God So the journey ahead of us right seems 00:14:45.860 --> 00:14:51.220 to be You know Overshadowing all that God has 00:14:51.220 --> 00:14:55.120 done for us. We forget the goodness of we forget 00:14:55.120 --> 00:14:57.620 the faithfulness of what we forget the preservation 00:14:57.620 --> 00:15:00.059 of God We forget all the things that God has 00:15:00.059 --> 00:15:05.419 done For 40 years these men have been eating 00:15:05.419 --> 00:15:10.460 without cooking. Manas was falling from heaven. 00:15:11.480 --> 00:15:14.299 The Bible says their clothes did not tear for 00:15:14.299 --> 00:15:19.320 those years. They've seen what has come out of 00:15:19.320 --> 00:15:23.039 rock. They've seen the cloud and all the miraculous 00:15:23.039 --> 00:15:28.179 things that God has done but yet their attention 00:15:28.179 --> 00:15:33.559 is grounded. on what on what they see in the 00:15:33.559 --> 00:15:39.200 fiscal then they they are they they trash aside 00:15:39.200 --> 00:15:41.600 or they push aside what God have said I will 00:15:41.600 --> 00:15:44.039 strike them this is what was saying with pestilence 00:15:44.039 --> 00:15:47.940 and dis inherit them and I will make of you a 00:15:47.940 --> 00:15:50.779 nation greater than greater and mightier than 00:15:50.779 --> 00:15:53.000 them and Moses said to the Lord then the Egyptians 00:15:53.000 --> 00:15:57.720 will hear it for by your mind you brought for 00:15:57.720 --> 00:16:00.029 by your mind you brought out you brought these 00:16:00.029 --> 00:16:03.690 people from among them and they will tell it 00:16:03.690 --> 00:16:06.250 to the inhabitants of this land they have heard 00:16:06.250 --> 00:16:10.110 that you you lord among these people that you 00:16:10.110 --> 00:16:14.409 lord are seen face to face and your cloud stands 00:16:14.409 --> 00:16:16.970 above them and you go before them in a pillar 00:16:16.970 --> 00:16:19.990 of cloud by day and a pillar of cloud fire by 00:16:19.990 --> 00:16:22.769 night now if you kill these people as one man 00:16:22.769 --> 00:16:26.590 then the nations which have heard of your theme 00:16:26.590 --> 00:16:29.929 will speak saying Because the Lord was not able 00:16:29.929 --> 00:16:32.970 to bring these people to the land which he swore 00:16:32.970 --> 00:16:36.549 to give them Therefore he what he killed them 00:16:36.549 --> 00:16:41.210 in the wilderness And now I pray let the power 00:16:41.210 --> 00:16:43.669 of the Lord be great just as you have spoken 00:16:43.669 --> 00:16:50.450 seen the Lord is what? It's long -suffering All 00:16:50.450 --> 00:16:53.750 right, the Lord is long -suffering and abandoning 00:16:53.750 --> 00:16:56.419 mercy. This is the character of God forgiving 00:16:56.419 --> 00:16:59.820 iniquity and transgression but he by no means 00:16:59.820 --> 00:17:04.359 clears the guilty visiting us the iniquity of 00:17:04.359 --> 00:17:06.400 the fathers on the children to the third and 00:17:06.400 --> 00:17:10.259 the fourth generations pardon the iniquity of 00:17:10.259 --> 00:17:12.779 these people I pray according to the greatness 00:17:12.779 --> 00:17:16.359 of your mercy just as you have forgiven these 00:17:16.359 --> 00:17:20.299 people from Egypt even until now then the law 00:17:20.299 --> 00:17:23.559 said I have pardoned according to your word but 00:17:23.559 --> 00:17:26.490 truly as I live All the earth shall be filled 00:17:26.490 --> 00:17:30.809 with what? All the earth shall be filled with 00:17:30.809 --> 00:17:35.789 what? With the glory of the Lord. Right? Even 00:17:35.789 --> 00:17:38.029 their unbelief cannot stop the earth from being 00:17:38.029 --> 00:17:41.069 filled with the glory of the Lord. Because all 00:17:41.069 --> 00:17:43.950 these men who have seen my glory and the signs 00:17:43.950 --> 00:17:45.809 which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness and 00:17:45.809 --> 00:17:48.930 have put me to the test. Now these 10 times, 00:17:49.250 --> 00:17:52.420 10 times. And I've not heeded my voice. They 00:17:52.420 --> 00:17:54.740 were meant to heed the voice of God. They were 00:17:54.740 --> 00:17:58.000 meant to hear what God said and live in agreement 00:17:58.000 --> 00:18:01.180 what God said. They certainly shall not see the 00:18:01.180 --> 00:18:05.220 land of which I swore to their fathers. All right? 00:18:05.480 --> 00:18:09.160 Nor shall any of these who rejected me see it. 00:18:09.559 --> 00:18:12.059 So we'll read to the end, we'll discover that 00:18:12.059 --> 00:18:16.920 all these men that refuse to believe the word 00:18:16.920 --> 00:18:19.609 of God couldn't enter the promised land. couldn't 00:18:19.609 --> 00:18:22.829 enter the land of kenan okay they couldn't enter 00:18:22.829 --> 00:18:26.349 the kenan land and hebrews will speak of them 00:18:26.349 --> 00:18:29.210 thus in hebrew chapter 3 verse 14 hebrews 3 verse 00:18:29.210 --> 00:18:33.230 14 says for we have become partakers of christ 00:18:33.230 --> 00:18:37.009 talking about the believer here if we hold the 00:18:37.009 --> 00:18:39.490 beginning of our confidence steadfast to the 00:18:39.490 --> 00:18:42.569 end while it says today if you will hear this 00:18:42.569 --> 00:18:46.269 voice do not harden your heart as in the rebellion 00:18:46.269 --> 00:18:48.630 so when you hear what are you supposed to do 00:18:48.650 --> 00:18:51.069 not to harden your heart in unbelief right as 00:18:51.069 --> 00:18:54.190 in the rebel for who have you heard the people 00:18:54.190 --> 00:18:56.690 of easel haven't heard what do they hear they 00:18:56.690 --> 00:19:00.549 hear the word of god right but they rebel indeed 00:19:00.549 --> 00:19:04.829 was it not all who came out of egypt led by moses 00:19:04.829 --> 00:19:09.609 now with whom was he angry for 40 years was it 00:19:09.609 --> 00:19:12.609 not with those who sinned what was their sin 00:19:12.609 --> 00:19:14.869 they refused to accept what god said they refused 00:19:14.869 --> 00:19:17.109 to believe in what god said whose corpses fell 00:19:17.109 --> 00:19:21.359 in the wilderness and to whom did he swear that 00:19:21.359 --> 00:19:25.339 they will not enter his rest but to those who 00:19:25.339 --> 00:19:28.759 did not obey so entering the rest is a product 00:19:28.759 --> 00:19:34.039 of what of obeying okay so we see that they could 00:19:34.039 --> 00:19:38.799 not enter in because of what because of unbelief 00:19:38.799 --> 00:19:42.640 because of unbelief verse 20 okay move down to 00:19:42.640 --> 00:19:45.460 uh chapter 14 chapter 4 verse 6 right chapter 00:19:45.460 --> 00:19:50.279 4 verse 6 4 verse 6 yes since therefore it remains 00:19:50.279 --> 00:19:53.519 that some must enter it and those to whom it 00:19:53.519 --> 00:19:56.099 was first preached did not enter because of what 00:19:56.099 --> 00:20:01.799 because of disobedience okay again he designates 00:20:01.799 --> 00:20:04.720 a certain day saying in david the prophecy of 00:20:04.720 --> 00:20:08.240 david today after such a long time as it has 00:20:08.240 --> 00:20:11.680 been said today if you will hear his voice do 00:20:11.680 --> 00:20:13.900 you know what Not having your heart. So when 00:20:13.900 --> 00:20:15.680 you hear the voice of the Lord when you hear 00:20:15.680 --> 00:20:17.599 the word of the Lord The expectation is that 00:20:17.599 --> 00:20:19.960 we want we accept the word of the Lord for if 00:20:19.960 --> 00:20:23.460 Joshua had given them rest Okay, then he will 00:20:23.460 --> 00:20:25.980 not after what have spoken of another day there 00:20:25.980 --> 00:20:29.339 remains therefore arrest For the people of God 00:20:29.339 --> 00:20:32.900 for he was enter his rest has himself also ceased 00:20:32.900 --> 00:20:36.960 from his works as God did from his from his let 00:20:36.960 --> 00:20:40.289 us therefore be diligent to enter that Rest less 00:20:40.289 --> 00:20:42.890 anyone fall according to the same example of 00:20:42.890 --> 00:20:46.690 disobedience. Hallelujah So the conduct of the 00:20:46.690 --> 00:20:50.109 Israelites was used as an example to teach us 00:20:50.109 --> 00:20:53.109 faith. Are we together? It's used by the writer 00:20:53.109 --> 00:20:56.230 here to talk about the faith Alright, the faith 00:20:56.230 --> 00:20:59.130 that we have is a function of what of obedience 00:20:59.130 --> 00:21:03.869 and obedience is to what God have said Hallelujah 00:21:03.869 --> 00:21:07.029 So the expectation is that God said something 00:21:07.029 --> 00:21:09.640 and what do we do? We receive what God said. 00:21:10.660 --> 00:21:14.960 We anchor our life on what God has said and we 00:21:14.960 --> 00:21:18.559 receive the faith of God. Hallelujah. So to the 00:21:18.559 --> 00:21:20.519 Israelites, we see that it is a promise that 00:21:20.519 --> 00:21:23.660 God made. Okay. And then they were expected to 00:21:23.660 --> 00:21:26.380 receive the promise of God. In the four gospels, 00:21:26.720 --> 00:21:29.259 faith was received in the four gospels. What 00:21:29.259 --> 00:21:32.279 did they believe in the four gospels? What did 00:21:32.279 --> 00:21:35.140 they believe? The people in the Old Testament 00:21:35.140 --> 00:21:38.440 in court believe in a promise. What about those 00:21:38.440 --> 00:21:40.559 in the four gospels? What do they believe? John 00:21:40.559 --> 00:21:43.160 chapter 1. Let's read from verse 1. John chapter 00:21:43.160 --> 00:21:45.700 1. Now the reason why we have to go this way 00:21:45.700 --> 00:21:47.539 is to help us that next time when we begin to 00:21:47.539 --> 00:21:49.859 look at the works of faith, we will begin to 00:21:49.859 --> 00:21:52.140 live with, we will begin to work with understanding, 00:21:52.319 --> 00:21:54.559 all right? That we will not want to live as those 00:21:54.559 --> 00:21:57.259 who that are in the in the Old Testament because 00:21:57.259 --> 00:21:59.220 we are living in the reality of what God has 00:21:59.220 --> 00:22:02.279 done. Hallelujah. John chapter 1 from verse 1. 00:22:02.940 --> 00:22:06.119 In the beginning was the word And the word was 00:22:06.119 --> 00:22:09.039 with God and the word was God He was in the beginning 00:22:09.039 --> 00:22:12.019 with God all things were made through him and 00:22:12.019 --> 00:22:15.059 without him nothing was made that was made in 00:22:15.059 --> 00:22:20.180 him was life and the life was the light of men 00:22:20.180 --> 00:22:23.299 and the light shines in a darkness and Darkness 00:22:23.299 --> 00:22:26.180 did not comprehend it. There was a man sent from 00:22:26.180 --> 00:22:30.539 God whose name was John this man came for a witness 00:22:30.539 --> 00:22:35.309 to bear witness of the light that all through 00:22:35.309 --> 00:22:39.910 him might believe he was not that light but was 00:22:39.910 --> 00:22:44.069 sent to bear witness of that light that was a 00:22:44.069 --> 00:22:46.930 true light which gives light to every man coming 00:22:46.930 --> 00:22:49.630 into the world he was in the world and the world 00:22:49.630 --> 00:22:52.630 was met through him and the world did not know 00:22:52.630 --> 00:22:57.509 him he came to his own and his own did not receive 00:22:57.509 --> 00:23:01.089 him verse 12 important look at verse 12 carefully 00:23:01.089 --> 00:23:08.049 but as many as received him okay as many as received 00:23:08.049 --> 00:23:13.970 him he gave the right to what to become the children 00:23:13.970 --> 00:23:20.410 of god to those who what who believe in his name 00:23:20.410 --> 00:23:23.289 stop there verse 12 stop at verse 12 he gave 00:23:23.289 --> 00:23:29.170 the right to become the sons of god hallelujah 00:23:29.170 --> 00:23:32.789 so to those who what who believe in his name 00:23:32.809 --> 00:23:34.369 Hold on to this verse 12. We'll come back to 00:23:34.369 --> 00:23:39.069 it later on. Give me verse 45. We're trying to 00:23:39.069 --> 00:23:41.210 look at what did they believe in the gospels. 00:23:41.650 --> 00:23:43.930 All right. Philip found Nathaniel and said to 00:23:43.930 --> 00:23:48.910 him, we have found him of whom Moses in the law. 00:23:49.650 --> 00:23:52.670 OK, Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote. 00:23:52.990 --> 00:23:54.750 What did they write about? What is the center 00:23:54.750 --> 00:23:57.950 of what they wrote about? Jesus of Nazareth, 00:23:58.609 --> 00:24:01.940 the son of who? Of Joseph. so what they are saying 00:24:01.940 --> 00:24:04.940 is that they found the messiah that was spoken 00:24:04.940 --> 00:24:09.339 of in the prophets okay spoken of by moses and 00:24:09.339 --> 00:24:12.039 the prophets so they believe that jesus is what 00:24:12.039 --> 00:24:16.160 is the promise all right they accepted jesus 00:24:16.160 --> 00:24:20.079 as what as the promised messiah very important 00:24:20.079 --> 00:24:22.900 john chapter 8 verse 30 john chapter 8 verse 00:24:22.900 --> 00:24:28.000 30 we see constantly in the in the gospels that 00:24:28.000 --> 00:24:30.220 they believe him all right what did they believe 00:24:30.329 --> 00:24:32.970 and he spoke these words look at the context 00:24:32.970 --> 00:24:36.369 he spoke these words and the bible says many 00:24:36.369 --> 00:24:41.670 believed in him okay many believed in jesus verse 00:24:41.670 --> 00:24:45.009 chapter 7 verse 31 chapter 7 verse 31 john chapter 00:24:45.009 --> 00:24:49.430 7 verse 31 and many of the people believe in 00:24:49.430 --> 00:24:53.450 him they believe who they believe in jesus and 00:24:53.450 --> 00:24:58.009 said when the christ comes he will do more science 00:24:58.009 --> 00:25:02.299 than this which this man has done so what do 00:25:02.299 --> 00:25:05.339 they believe about him if he is not the Christ 00:25:05.339 --> 00:25:06.779 so they are looking forward to a Christ what 00:25:06.779 --> 00:25:09.799 do they believe hmm okay let's move on to the 00:25:09.799 --> 00:25:13.359 10 verse 42 John chapter 10 verse 42 and many 00:25:13.359 --> 00:25:16.799 believed in him there he will go there he will 00:25:16.799 --> 00:25:20.980 teach okay and then he will do miracles and the 00:25:20.980 --> 00:25:22.880 Bible says they believe in him chapter 10 verse 00:25:22.880 --> 00:25:27.019 37 chapter 10 verse 37 if i do not if i do if 00:25:27.019 --> 00:25:31.250 i do not Do the works of my father Do not believe 00:25:31.250 --> 00:25:35.470 me. Okay, that is to say by his works They are 00:25:35.470 --> 00:25:38.230 expected to believe that he is who God says he 00:25:38.230 --> 00:25:41.750 is I read together Matthew chapter 16 verse 15 00:25:41.750 --> 00:25:45.450 to 16. Let's see what the disciples themselves 00:25:45.450 --> 00:25:49.990 by the words of Peter Matthew 16 verse 15 to 00:25:49.990 --> 00:25:54.829 16 Matthew 16 verse 15 to 16 So Jesus said are 00:25:54.829 --> 00:26:01.460 you know? 15 16 15 Matthew 16 15 Yes, he said 00:26:01.460 --> 00:26:04.759 to them, but who do you say? I am was 16 Simon 00:26:04.759 --> 00:26:07.920 Peter answered and said you are the Christ the 00:26:07.920 --> 00:26:11.460 Son of the Living God. All right, you are the 00:26:11.460 --> 00:26:16.079 Christ a Christ the Son of the Living God meaning 00:26:16.079 --> 00:26:20.240 that Jesus Christ is The Messiah has been promised. 00:26:20.460 --> 00:26:24.019 All right, if you go to the altar cement, there's 00:26:24.019 --> 00:26:27.130 a prophecy Concerning the Christ concerning the 00:26:27.130 --> 00:26:31.130 Messiah and what they believe about Jesus is 00:26:31.130 --> 00:26:35.490 that he is that promise So they were meant to 00:26:35.490 --> 00:26:39.609 believe that Jesus is the Son of God Okay, he 00:26:39.609 --> 00:26:41.589 is the anointed one. He is the one that has been 00:26:41.589 --> 00:26:45.210 promised The one that has been sent into the 00:26:45.210 --> 00:26:48.230 world. This was the only revelation of God's 00:26:48.230 --> 00:26:53.910 word. You could understand right this It's what 00:26:53.910 --> 00:26:55.930 they were meant to believe that Jesus is what 00:26:55.930 --> 00:26:59.609 God says he is that he is a promised All right, 00:26:59.930 --> 00:27:02.769 we'll see it even at the baptism. Okay, when 00:27:02.769 --> 00:27:06.250 a voice was heard God trying to affirm that this 00:27:06.250 --> 00:27:09.829 is the one All right, and even in his dealings 00:27:09.829 --> 00:27:14.430 with the disciples will see that He God tried 00:27:14.430 --> 00:27:17.130 to reveal Jesus as the promise who has been promised 00:27:17.130 --> 00:27:19.490 in the in the by the prophets and the prophets 00:27:19.490 --> 00:27:22.470 and the writings of Moses and the Psalms Hallelujah 00:27:23.440 --> 00:27:27.339 So in John chapter 1 verse 12, he says he gave 00:27:27.339 --> 00:27:30.480 the right to become the sons of God. During the 00:27:30.480 --> 00:27:33.339 time of Jesus Christ, was any man a son of God? 00:27:33.539 --> 00:27:36.920 Was any man the son of God? Why? Why was no one 00:27:36.920 --> 00:27:40.200 a son of God? Somebody say is because it was 00:27:40.200 --> 00:27:43.480 blasphemous. It's true. But the only way by which 00:27:43.480 --> 00:27:47.200 a man can be a son of God, right, is by Jesus 00:27:47.200 --> 00:27:50.980 dying. Okay, without him dying, nobody could 00:27:50.980 --> 00:27:53.559 come into that, you know, with God. Are we together? 00:27:54.220 --> 00:27:58.380 So it was until The redemption walk is complete. 00:27:58.380 --> 00:28:00.460 No one could become the son of god But the john 00:28:00.460 --> 00:28:02.420 chapter 1 verse 12 says as many as believe he 00:28:02.420 --> 00:28:03.960 gave him the right to become the sons of god 00:28:03.960 --> 00:28:07.640 Okay, so at that moment they believe him as what 00:28:07.640 --> 00:28:10.839 as the messiah They believe him as one the god 00:28:10.839 --> 00:28:13.339 have sent did they become the sons of god at 00:28:13.339 --> 00:28:15.460 that moment? They believe him. No, it was not 00:28:15.460 --> 00:28:18.420 possible All right. Jesus was the only begotten 00:28:18.420 --> 00:28:22.569 son as of that moment in the redemption We became 00:28:22.569 --> 00:28:25.289 what? We became sons of God. He no longer becomes 00:28:25.289 --> 00:28:27.849 the only begotten. We became the sons of God 00:28:27.849 --> 00:28:29.769 at the redemption after the redemptive work has 00:28:29.769 --> 00:28:32.369 been completed. So in the Gospels, we can say, 00:28:33.210 --> 00:28:35.190 we can say this, right? We can see by this evidence 00:28:35.190 --> 00:28:40.029 we have that a ticket was given, okay? But no 00:28:40.029 --> 00:28:43.150 one could become a son until the death and the 00:28:43.150 --> 00:28:45.809 resurrection of Jesus Christ. A promise was given, 00:28:46.049 --> 00:28:49.309 all right? But until the resurrection, no one 00:28:49.309 --> 00:28:51.619 will enter into that reality. Are we together? 00:28:52.480 --> 00:28:56.319 So the gospel in the in the gospels, the gospel 00:28:56.319 --> 00:28:59.279 message in the gospels was not a complete message. 00:28:59.619 --> 00:29:02.720 Do you agree? The gospel message in the gospels 00:29:02.720 --> 00:29:05.220 in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, when we read 00:29:05.220 --> 00:29:07.619 through Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, we see 00:29:07.619 --> 00:29:11.700 the gospel not complete. All right. Because until 00:29:11.700 --> 00:29:14.759 Jesus dies and rise again, no one could enter 00:29:14.759 --> 00:29:18.220 the reality of all the things that God as promised 00:29:18.220 --> 00:29:21.039 in Christ. So even if the gospel is preached 00:29:21.039 --> 00:29:24.339 and many believe, they could not enter the reality 00:29:24.339 --> 00:29:27.460 of what has been promised because Jesus has not 00:29:27.460 --> 00:29:30.279 died, Jesus has not made it available as of that 00:29:30.279 --> 00:29:36.440 moment. Are we together? So we are able to see 00:29:36.440 --> 00:29:39.980 that the gospel preached even by Jesus Christ 00:29:39.980 --> 00:29:43.680 could not make any man born again, all right? 00:29:43.900 --> 00:29:47.180 Could not make any man Any time the reality of 00:29:47.180 --> 00:29:50.079 those things away said were promised so we'll 00:29:50.079 --> 00:29:52.660 see that even in that context this man They preach 00:29:52.660 --> 00:29:54.920 the gospel they went out to preach in Luke chapter 00:29:54.920 --> 00:29:57.259 9 verse 1 to 10 We'll see that Jesus Christ gave 00:29:57.259 --> 00:30:01.059 them power and I went out alright and in that 00:30:01.059 --> 00:30:03.279 in that with that understanding that they had 00:30:03.279 --> 00:30:06.660 about who Jesus is With that I will say partial 00:30:06.660 --> 00:30:10.319 revelation Okay, we pass that partial revelation. 00:30:10.319 --> 00:30:13.059 We'll see that they went about exercising an 00:30:13.059 --> 00:30:16.210 authority casting our devils Alright healing 00:30:16.210 --> 00:30:18.890 the sick and they came back rejoicing even when 00:30:18.890 --> 00:30:21.509 they have not received in what in totality They 00:30:21.509 --> 00:30:23.809 promise the men of all who look through the book 00:30:23.809 --> 00:30:26.170 of Hebrews the Bible will say that they did wonders 00:30:26.170 --> 00:30:29.910 They they they were exceptional men. They did 00:30:29.910 --> 00:30:32.670 mighty works. All right by believing the Word 00:30:32.670 --> 00:30:35.369 of God What about us that have the reality in 00:30:35.369 --> 00:30:38.289 dwelling in us? We have the fullness and the 00:30:38.289 --> 00:30:41.390 complete package in his path the perfected work 00:30:41.390 --> 00:30:44.930 of God in us. We are able to do Greater works 00:30:44.930 --> 00:30:47.369 than even the work that they did because we have 00:30:47.369 --> 00:30:50.630 the fullness of the promise of God in us The 00:30:50.630 --> 00:30:54.549 work of God has been accomplished in us We are 00:30:54.549 --> 00:30:58.089 the beneficiary of the perfection of God's work 00:30:58.089 --> 00:31:03.670 So if they move a mile By virtue of our own ability 00:31:03.670 --> 00:31:06.869 God working in us All right, we should even to 00:31:06.869 --> 00:31:09.390 work more than what they did. Hallelujah. Now 00:31:09.390 --> 00:31:11.869 the disciples I said this I think the first day 00:31:11.869 --> 00:31:14.359 I started talking about this faith for greater 00:31:14.359 --> 00:31:16.359 works. I say that the disciples could not believe 00:31:16.359 --> 00:31:19.099 the resurrection. If we go through John chapter 00:31:19.099 --> 00:31:21.299 20, let's look at John chapter 20, the story 00:31:21.299 --> 00:31:23.839 of the resurrection. John chapter 20 from verse 00:31:23.839 --> 00:31:26.579 one. Now we're trying to differentiate, okay, 00:31:27.180 --> 00:31:30.099 how faith came in different dispensation. So 00:31:30.099 --> 00:31:32.819 now we will now anchor on where we are right 00:31:32.819 --> 00:31:36.799 now, how we receive faith and how we can go about 00:31:36.799 --> 00:31:38.819 preaching the faith. Hallelujah. John chapter 00:31:38.819 --> 00:31:41.460 20 from verse one. Now on the first day, of the 00:31:41.460 --> 00:31:44.740 week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early while 00:31:44.740 --> 00:31:47.900 it was still dark and saw that the stones had 00:31:47.900 --> 00:31:50.140 been taken away from the tomb. Why did she go 00:31:50.140 --> 00:31:53.160 to the tomb? Did she go to check whether Jesus 00:31:53.160 --> 00:31:57.339 has rise again from the dead? They should go 00:31:57.339 --> 00:31:59.559 to check. Ah, let me go and check what Jesus 00:31:59.559 --> 00:32:02.220 said, whether it's true, whether he says after 00:32:02.220 --> 00:32:04.259 three days I will rise again from the dead. What 00:32:04.259 --> 00:32:06.599 took her to the grave is not faith. Are we together? 00:32:06.740 --> 00:32:09.759 What took her to the grave to see verse two? 00:32:10.269 --> 00:32:12.849 verse 2 then she ran and came to Simon Peter 00:32:12.849 --> 00:32:15.849 and to the other disciples whom Jesus loved and 00:32:15.849 --> 00:32:17.809 said to them they have taken away the Lord out 00:32:17.809 --> 00:32:20.369 of the tomb and we do not know where they laid 00:32:20.369 --> 00:32:22.750 him which means that she was expected to go and 00:32:22.750 --> 00:32:25.230 find the dead body of Jesus in the tomb so her 00:32:25.230 --> 00:32:27.230 report of the empty tomb is that someone have 00:32:27.230 --> 00:32:30.309 taken him away away together look at Peter verse 00:32:30.309 --> 00:32:33.130 3 and Peter therefore went out and the other 00:32:33.130 --> 00:32:36.309 disciples were going to the tomb what were they 00:32:36.309 --> 00:32:39.029 going to confirm what she said whether it is 00:32:39.029 --> 00:32:42.210 true that Jesus has rose from the dead, whether 00:32:42.210 --> 00:32:44.049 it is true that his body has been stolen, was 00:32:44.049 --> 00:32:46.589 false. So they both ran together and the other 00:32:46.589 --> 00:32:49.230 disciples outrun Peter. This is John writing 00:32:49.230 --> 00:32:52.509 his own. He outrun Peter and came to the tomb 00:32:52.509 --> 00:32:56.970 first and he is stooping down and looking and 00:32:56.970 --> 00:32:59.670 saw the linen clothes lying there, yet he did 00:32:59.670 --> 00:33:02.480 not go in. then Simon Peter came following him 00:33:02.480 --> 00:33:05.240 and went into the tomb and he saw the linen clothes 00:33:05.240 --> 00:33:08.059 lying there and the handkerchief that had been 00:33:08.059 --> 00:33:12.359 around his head not lying with the linen clothes 00:33:12.359 --> 00:33:16.299 but folded together in a place by itself then 00:33:16.299 --> 00:33:18.380 the other disciples who came to the tomb first 00:33:18.380 --> 00:33:21.539 that's John went it also and saw and he believed 00:33:21.539 --> 00:33:24.200 what did he believe he believed that the body 00:33:24.200 --> 00:33:27.880 of Jesus was stolen because actually was because 00:33:27.880 --> 00:33:30.369 of what they heard from the the woman the Mary 00:33:30.369 --> 00:33:33.009 right so they went to see whether it is true 00:33:33.009 --> 00:33:36.710 so he now believed that the body was what was 00:33:36.710 --> 00:33:40.630 stolen for as yet they did not know this knowing 00:33:40.630 --> 00:33:43.990 is by revelation as yet they did not know the 00:33:43.990 --> 00:33:47.069 scripture that he must rise again from the dead 00:33:47.069 --> 00:33:50.390 have they been reading it was jesus telling them 00:33:50.390 --> 00:33:52.990 that he will rise again from the dead has he 00:33:52.990 --> 00:33:55.990 been teaching them from mal from genesis to madakai 00:33:55.990 --> 00:33:58.390 that him will die he will suffer he will die 00:33:58.390 --> 00:34:01.309 and then he will rise again so will this be that 00:34:01.309 --> 00:34:03.250 they did not know that scripture that jesus will 00:34:03.250 --> 00:34:05.650 rise again this knowledge is it just that they 00:34:05.650 --> 00:34:08.130 do not know this knowledge is a revelational 00:34:08.130 --> 00:34:10.750 knowledge hallelujah is a knowledge that comes 00:34:10.750 --> 00:34:13.190 from the point of faith and i said this the last 00:34:13.190 --> 00:34:16.030 time i said this can only happen by the spirit 00:34:16.030 --> 00:34:18.269 of god this can only happen by the spirit of 00:34:18.269 --> 00:34:20.750 god but mary stood outside by the tomb weeping 00:34:20.750 --> 00:34:24.159 and was As she wept, she stopped down and looked 00:34:24.159 --> 00:34:30.340 into the tomb and she saw two angels in white 00:34:30.340 --> 00:34:33.980 sitting, one at the end at the head and the other 00:34:33.980 --> 00:34:36.599 at the feet where the body of Jesus had lain. 00:34:36.840 --> 00:34:40.079 Then they said to her, woman, why are you weeping? 00:34:40.539 --> 00:34:42.579 And she said to them, because they have taken 00:34:42.579 --> 00:34:45.500 away the Lord and I do not know where they had 00:34:45.500 --> 00:34:48.920 laid him. Now, when she had said this, she turned 00:34:48.920 --> 00:34:51.269 around and saw Jesus standing there. and did 00:34:51.269 --> 00:34:54.030 not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to a woman, 00:34:54.150 --> 00:34:57.449 why are you weeping? Who are you seeking? She 00:34:57.449 --> 00:35:00.349 supposing to be the gardener, said to him, Sir, 00:35:00.429 --> 00:35:03.570 if you have carried him away, tell me where you 00:35:03.570 --> 00:35:06.590 had laid him and I will take him away. Jesus 00:35:06.590 --> 00:35:09.750 said to her, Mary, she turned and said to him, 00:35:09.909 --> 00:35:13.170 Rabboni, which is to say teacher. Jesus said 00:35:13.170 --> 00:35:15.329 to her, do not cling to me for I have not yet 00:35:15.329 --> 00:35:18.260 ascended to my father, but to my brethren. Go 00:35:18.260 --> 00:35:21.239 to my brethren brother and say to them i'm ascending 00:35:21.239 --> 00:35:25.519 to my father and your father And to my god and 00:35:25.519 --> 00:35:28.860 your god mary magdalene came and told the disciples 00:35:28.860 --> 00:35:32.940 That she had seen the lord and that he has spoken 00:35:32.940 --> 00:35:35.960 these things to her hallelujah Now let's move 00:35:35.960 --> 00:35:40.679 to verse 24 and see one superman verse 24 now 00:35:40.679 --> 00:35:45.619 thomas Call the twin one over 12 was not with 00:35:45.619 --> 00:35:49.389 them When Jesus came the order disciples therefore 00:35:49.389 --> 00:35:51.550 said to him we have seen the Lord So he said 00:35:51.550 --> 00:35:54.949 to them look at his reply to him unless I see 00:35:54.949 --> 00:35:58.750 in his hands The print of the nails and put my 00:35:58.750 --> 00:36:00.750 finger into the prints of the nails and put my 00:36:00.750 --> 00:36:04.289 hand into his side I will not what I will not 00:36:04.289 --> 00:36:08.130 believe and after eight days His disciples were 00:36:08.130 --> 00:36:12.090 again inside and Thomas with them said that it 00:36:12.090 --> 00:36:14.800 was with them Jesus came the door being shut 00:36:14.800 --> 00:36:18.300 and stood in the midst and said peace to you 00:36:18.300 --> 00:36:22.739 then he said to the Thomas reach your finger 00:36:22.739 --> 00:36:27.039 here and look at my hands and reach your hands 00:36:27.039 --> 00:36:31.340 here and put into my side do not be unbelieving 00:36:31.340 --> 00:36:36.920 but what but be but be believing right and Thomas 00:36:36.920 --> 00:36:39.739 answered and said to you my lord oh my god you 00:36:39.739 --> 00:36:43.550 said to him Thomas because you have seen me You 00:36:43.550 --> 00:36:46.909 have believed. All right Bless are those who 00:36:46.909 --> 00:36:50.969 have not seen and yet have a belief Bless are 00:36:50.969 --> 00:36:53.909 those who have not seen seen what the resurrection 00:36:53.909 --> 00:36:58.170 right and had what and I believe now this I Said 00:36:58.170 --> 00:37:00.389 the last time that this speaks of the church 00:37:00.389 --> 00:37:05.670 era reality. All right this believing Right has 00:37:05.670 --> 00:37:08.730 to do has to be by the Spirit of God You know 00:37:08.730 --> 00:37:10.610 the reason why you are able to believe that Jesus 00:37:10.610 --> 00:37:12.309 was from there is because of the Spirit of God 00:37:12.329 --> 00:37:14.289 Present this facts to another person that is 00:37:14.289 --> 00:37:16.289 all of the spirit. He will tell you you are funny 00:37:16.289 --> 00:37:20.070 What you're saying is gibberish Because to him 00:37:20.070 --> 00:37:22.170 is not given the ability to understand unless 00:37:22.170 --> 00:37:25.329 he choose he unless he he he's presented the 00:37:25.329 --> 00:37:27.949 gospel and then he what? He accepts it. Are we 00:37:27.949 --> 00:37:31.750 together? So Thomas demonstrated unbelief in 00:37:31.750 --> 00:37:34.429 the resurrection just as all the disciples and 00:37:34.429 --> 00:37:37.489 the apostles because As of that moment, no one 00:37:37.489 --> 00:37:40.030 was able to believe the resurrection because 00:37:40.030 --> 00:37:43.119 the resurrection reality can only be believed 00:37:43.119 --> 00:37:45.019 by the help of the Spirit of God. Hallelujah! 00:37:45.440 --> 00:37:47.480 So the disciples on their way to Emmaus will 00:37:47.480 --> 00:37:50.739 see in Luke 24 verse 26 to 35 will see them also, 00:37:50.739 --> 00:37:52.780 you know, in their unbelief, speaking about all 00:37:52.780 --> 00:37:55.119 the things that has happened, and they were terribly 00:37:55.119 --> 00:37:57.980 in unbelief. They didn't believe the resurrection, 00:37:58.400 --> 00:37:59.860 alright? They believed Jesus. They were disciples 00:37:59.860 --> 00:38:01.500 of Jesus. They believed Him to be the Messiah, 00:38:01.840 --> 00:38:05.360 but the resurrection was something else. So it 00:38:05.360 --> 00:38:07.719 is not expected that they should believe in the 00:38:07.719 --> 00:38:09.539 resurrection. It is not expected at that moment. 00:38:09.690 --> 00:38:12.090 Because in fact they don't have the ability to 00:38:12.090 --> 00:38:14.610 believe all right understanding the revelation 00:38:14.610 --> 00:38:17.670 Concerning the resurrection can only be by the 00:38:17.670 --> 00:38:20.750 spirit of God Can only be bought by what by the 00:38:20.750 --> 00:38:23.170 spirit of God so by implication it takes feet 00:38:23.170 --> 00:38:26.409 of God It takes the feet of God that which can 00:38:26.409 --> 00:38:29.409 only be done by God through the spirit to believe 00:38:29.409 --> 00:38:32.090 the gospel that we preach today Okay, that is 00:38:32.090 --> 00:38:34.590 the implication. It means that it is only by 00:38:34.590 --> 00:38:38.230 the spirit of God Okay, it is only by the work 00:38:38.230 --> 00:38:41.099 of the spirit of God in the heart of a man to 00:38:41.099 --> 00:38:43.519 believe the gospel that we preach today. So no 00:38:43.519 --> 00:38:45.340 wonder Paul will say that when we came to you, 00:38:45.440 --> 00:38:47.920 we didn't come by what? Lovely speech, not by 00:38:47.920 --> 00:38:50.940 motivational speech, not by any form of wisdom 00:38:50.940 --> 00:38:53.739 of men, or by what? By the demonstration. The 00:38:53.739 --> 00:38:56.000 gospel is the demonstration of the Spirit of 00:38:56.000 --> 00:38:57.679 God. It's only by the Spirit of God that men 00:38:57.679 --> 00:39:00.199 can believe the gospel. So Jesus will say in 00:39:00.199 --> 00:39:03.000 John chapter 16, verse 7 to 15, when we read 00:39:03.000 --> 00:39:05.500 through, He will promise them of the Spirit, 00:39:05.579 --> 00:39:08.119 right? The things I tell you, I go. It's better 00:39:08.119 --> 00:39:10.150 for you that I go. because if I don't go the 00:39:10.150 --> 00:39:12.389 spirit will not come but if I go the spirit will 00:39:12.389 --> 00:39:15.690 come and he will tell you all things right he 00:39:15.690 --> 00:39:17.969 will take the things I've been saying and what 00:39:17.969 --> 00:39:20.389 he will do he will reveal them unto you all right 00:39:20.389 --> 00:39:23.809 so we will see in the resurrection the work of 00:39:23.809 --> 00:39:26.849 the spirit convicting men that's his work that 00:39:26.849 --> 00:39:29.349 conviction is what what is that conviction giving 00:39:29.349 --> 00:39:33.320 proofs all right of the resurrection In the spirit, 00:39:33.320 --> 00:39:37.219 by the spirit we see the way by which a man believes. 00:39:37.340 --> 00:39:39.139 The spirit is the one walking in the heart of 00:39:39.139 --> 00:39:41.840 man to believe, giving the ability to believe. 00:39:42.260 --> 00:39:44.079 Hallelujah! I wish I have time, I could have 00:39:44.079 --> 00:39:46.820 gone further. But see, let me stop here. A man 00:39:46.820 --> 00:39:49.280 that is dead cannot believe. A man that is dead 00:39:49.280 --> 00:39:51.360 does not have the ability to believe. When you 00:39:51.360 --> 00:39:52.900 go to preach and you tell a man that is dead 00:39:52.900 --> 00:39:54.699 to believe, he does not have the ability to believe. 00:39:54.920 --> 00:39:57.579 Alright? God will ask the prophet Ezekiel, can 00:39:57.579 --> 00:40:00.320 these dry bones come to life? Can these dry bones 00:40:00.320 --> 00:40:02.849 come to life by itself? said lord only you know 00:40:02.849 --> 00:40:05.050 and then god said speak to the dry bones and 00:40:05.050 --> 00:40:06.570 then he spoke to it and then he came to life 00:40:06.570 --> 00:40:09.849 right until the world came there's no life all 00:40:09.849 --> 00:40:11.849 right so then we'll ask them what should the 00:40:11.849 --> 00:40:13.829 unbelief someone that have not had the ghost 00:40:13.829 --> 00:40:16.530 what is his responsibility his responsibility 00:40:16.530 --> 00:40:19.570 is to hear that is his responsibility because 00:40:19.570 --> 00:40:22.969 faith comes by what it comes by hearing okay 00:40:22.969 --> 00:40:25.829 it comes by hearing let me close with this let 00:40:25.829 --> 00:40:28.329 me close with this romance of the 10 because 00:40:28.329 --> 00:40:31.949 romance of the 10 verse 13 seems to say that 00:40:31.949 --> 00:40:35.710 faith that faith come by confession Romans 10 00:40:35.710 --> 00:40:39.369 Romans 10 yes that if you confess verse 9 if 00:40:39.369 --> 00:40:41.949 you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and 00:40:41.949 --> 00:40:44.929 believe in your heart that God has risen from 00:40:44.929 --> 00:40:48.590 the dead you will be saved for with their heart 00:40:48.590 --> 00:40:51.690 one believes unto righteousness and with a mouth 00:40:51.690 --> 00:40:54.690 confession is made unto salvation for the scripture 00:40:54.690 --> 00:40:57.630 says whoever believes on him will not be put 00:40:57.630 --> 00:41:00.650 to shame for There is no distinction between 00:41:00.650 --> 00:41:02.769 the jew and the greek for the same lord over 00:41:02.769 --> 00:41:05.110 all is rich to all who call upon him verse 13 00:41:05.110 --> 00:41:07.269 And verse 9 verse 13 numbers and look at them 00:41:07.269 --> 00:41:09.929 clearly They seem to speak that what says for 00:41:09.929 --> 00:41:12.550 whoever calls on the name of the lord shall be 00:41:12.550 --> 00:41:15.690 safe And we think that by calling the name of 00:41:15.690 --> 00:41:17.409 the lord then the man will be safe What does 00:41:17.409 --> 00:41:19.570 it mean? Can a man call the name of the lord 00:41:19.570 --> 00:41:22.730 and be safe? Look at the next verse how then 00:41:22.730 --> 00:41:26.219 can Can they call on Him whom they have not believed? 00:41:26.400 --> 00:41:28.280 How can they call on Him who have not believed? 00:41:28.280 --> 00:41:30.320 Which means that for them to call, they must 00:41:30.320 --> 00:41:32.559 believe, all right? You can't call on to someone 00:41:32.559 --> 00:41:35.380 you've not believed, isn't it? So for them to 00:41:35.380 --> 00:41:38.840 call on to someone, they must first of all believe. 00:41:39.139 --> 00:41:40.960 How can they believe? Let's look at the next 00:41:40.960 --> 00:41:45.159 verse. So how shall they believe in whom they 00:41:45.159 --> 00:41:48.500 have not heard? So for them to believe, they 00:41:48.500 --> 00:41:51.380 must hear, all right? They must hear. Okay, and 00:41:51.380 --> 00:41:53.639 how shall they hear without a preacher and how 00:41:53.639 --> 00:41:56.260 shall they preach unless they are sent as is 00:41:56.260 --> 00:41:58.780 written How beautiful are the feet of those who 00:41:58.780 --> 00:42:01.159 preach the gospel of peace who bring glad tidings 00:42:01.159 --> 00:42:04.440 of good things? But they have not all obeyed 00:42:04.440 --> 00:42:08.519 the gospel for isaiah says lord who has believed 00:42:08.519 --> 00:42:12.159 our report verse 17 critically So then faith 00:42:12.159 --> 00:42:15.380 comes by hearing and hearing by the word of god. 00:42:15.639 --> 00:42:18.199 Hallelujah So a man received faith by hearing 00:42:18.329 --> 00:42:20.050 You can't go to an unbeliever and tell him to 00:42:20.050 --> 00:42:22.190 speak of something that he has not heard and 00:42:22.190 --> 00:42:25.449 he has not accepted. Hallelujah. So to us, faith 00:42:25.449 --> 00:42:29.090 comes by the word of God. Faith is founded and 00:42:29.090 --> 00:42:32.170 faith is is within the boundary of the word of 00:42:32.170 --> 00:42:35.110 God. Outside the word of God, there is no faith 00:42:35.110 --> 00:42:37.730 of God. So when the word of God is spoken, a 00:42:37.730 --> 00:42:40.409 man received the word and the spirit produces 00:42:40.409 --> 00:42:44.210 faith in him and is able to believe Jesus is 00:42:44.210 --> 00:42:47.179 able to believe God. so our responsibility is 00:42:47.179 --> 00:42:50.820 to go and speak speak the word of God to preach 00:42:50.820 --> 00:42:53.639 the word of God that they might hear the word 00:42:53.639 --> 00:42:56.320 of God just want to just thank God for thus far 00:42:56.320 --> 00:42:58.039 the understanding we've received in the world 00:42:58.039 --> 00:43:00.599 that is all about God and what he has done in 00:43:00.599 --> 00:43:04.780 us it is by his spirit that is quickening us 00:43:04.780 --> 00:43:06.699 that's quickening us and is still strengthening 00:43:06.699 --> 00:43:12.119 us we appreciate you being here today we hope 00:43:12.119 --> 00:43:14.480 you cry this word with you throughout your week 00:43:14.860 --> 00:43:17.380 Don't forget to check the show notes for additional 00:43:17.380 --> 00:43:20.159 insights. 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