WEBVTT 00:00:01.199 --> 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 --> 00:00:18.140 the end for a rewarding experience Let's dive 00:00:18.140 --> 00:00:25.579 right in So our teaching this morning is continuing 00:00:25.579 --> 00:00:29.260 from where we stopped the last time which is 00:00:29.260 --> 00:01:05.540 faith for evangelism the fruit of our preaching 00:01:05.540 --> 00:01:10.519 in the life of people you know what pastor victor 00:01:10.519 --> 00:01:14.939 said is actually something that is a burden has 00:01:14.939 --> 00:01:17.900 been a burden and i believe we will see the fruits 00:01:17.900 --> 00:01:21.879 you know that there'll be a time when we'll have 00:01:21.879 --> 00:01:26.459 gatherings of believers in christ there will 00:01:26.459 --> 00:01:32.280 not just be us alone but people of this yun, 00:01:32.340 --> 00:01:36.079 yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, 00:01:36.079 --> 00:01:36.540 yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, 00:01:37.760 --> 00:01:38.400 yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, 00:01:38.400 --> 00:01:38.420 yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, yun, 00:01:38.420 --> 00:02:03.799 yun, yun, yun. yun yun yun yun yun yun yun yun 00:02:03.799 --> 00:02:31.099 yun but the circumstances that would pray for 00:02:31.099 --> 00:02:34.379 much more that they will lead the proclamation 00:02:34.379 --> 00:02:38.060 of the gospel on this island that is the impact 00:02:38.060 --> 00:02:41.240 that that makes there's a difference that that 00:02:41.240 --> 00:02:45.219 makes so let her be abiding you know let her 00:02:45.219 --> 00:02:51.460 be abiding all right so faith for evangelism 00:02:51.460 --> 00:02:55.300 and i think this is the third one uh that we 00:02:55.300 --> 00:02:58.159 we are working on and we are teaching this morning 00:02:58.830 --> 00:03:29.500 yi yi yi yi yi yi yi us strengthen us in the 00:03:29.500 --> 00:03:34.900 work of faith and everything writes everything 00:03:34.900 --> 00:03:38.780 that pertains to the work of ministry so matthew 00:03:38.780 --> 00:03:46.060 chapter 1 verse 21 or we can start from verse 00:03:46.060 --> 00:03:52.520 20 but while he taught on these things behold 00:03:52.520 --> 00:03:57.020 the angel of the lord appeared unto him in a 00:03:57.020 --> 00:04:02.460 dream saying Joseph thou son of David fear not 00:04:02.460 --> 00:04:06.199 to take unto thee marry thy wife for that which 00:04:06.199 --> 00:04:11.520 is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost and 00:04:11.520 --> 00:04:14.560 she shall bring forth a son and thou shall call 00:04:14.560 --> 00:04:20.699 his name Jesus for he shall save his people from 00:04:20.699 --> 00:04:25.779 their sins he shall save the people from their 00:04:25.779 --> 00:04:29.089 sins so now all this was done that he might be 00:04:29.089 --> 00:04:32.029 fulfilled which was spoken of the lord by the 00:04:32.029 --> 00:04:36.629 prophets saying beo the virgin shall be with 00:04:36.629 --> 00:04:40.889 child and shall bring forth a son and they shall 00:04:40.889 --> 00:04:43.449 call his name immanuel which been interpreted 00:04:43.449 --> 00:04:47.329 god with us then joseph being raised from sleep 00:04:47.329 --> 00:04:50.889 did as the angel of the lord at beating him and 00:04:50.889 --> 00:04:54.620 took his wife took unto him his wife a new anoint 00:04:54.620 --> 00:04:57.420 until she was brought forth a first -born son 00:04:57.420 --> 00:05:00.579 and he called his name jesus now the emphasis 00:05:00.579 --> 00:05:06.139 is from verse 21 to 23 right and the tidying 00:05:06.139 --> 00:05:11.160 up that we're doing is that when the scripture 00:05:11.160 --> 00:05:16.839 talks about the incarnation of christ okay when 00:05:16.839 --> 00:05:18.899 the scripture talks about the incarnation of 00:05:18.899 --> 00:05:22.500 christ the resurrection which is what christ 00:05:22.500 --> 00:05:28.240 would do is also preached alongside okay when 00:05:28.240 --> 00:05:31.620 the scripture teaches that a child will be born 00:05:31.620 --> 00:05:36.459 it also teaches that the child will save a people 00:05:36.459 --> 00:05:40.420 right so it tells us what a child will do which 00:05:40.420 --> 00:05:43.680 is teaching about the fact that god will come 00:05:43.680 --> 00:05:47.160 in the flesh to deliver his people to deliver 00:05:47.160 --> 00:05:52.120 us and that is one thing that we see so the incarnation 00:05:52.120 --> 00:05:53.899 and the resolution are not preached separately 00:05:53.899 --> 00:05:55.920 but where we find the information bring talked 00:05:55.920 --> 00:05:59.959 about the resurrection is emphasized right the 00:05:59.959 --> 00:06:03.240 resurrection the ascension is emphasized so we 00:06:03.240 --> 00:06:07.120 can say that the entire gospel right communicates 00:06:07.120 --> 00:06:10.319 the testimony of christ so talk about the testimony 00:06:10.319 --> 00:06:13.060 of christ right it talks about the entire thing 00:06:13.060 --> 00:06:17.660 that's jesus did it talks about the entire thing 00:06:17.660 --> 00:06:19.759 that jesus did means it's coming to life the 00:06:19.759 --> 00:06:24.399 incarnation is suffering is death's barrier and 00:06:24.399 --> 00:06:27.720 resurrection okay so it's coming to life which 00:06:27.720 --> 00:06:30.939 is incarnation is suffering is death's barrier 00:06:30.939 --> 00:06:35.000 and resurrection and what we call the ascension 00:06:35.000 --> 00:06:38.899 so incarnation suffering death's barrier the 00:06:38.899 --> 00:06:43.259 resurrection and what we call the ascension which 00:06:43.259 --> 00:06:45.339 we have taught separately that ascension means 00:06:45.550 --> 00:06:49.069 right the giving of life into us to give us eternal 00:06:49.069 --> 00:06:52.949 life means christ in us ascending into us and 00:06:52.949 --> 00:06:54.730 we have taught that there are teachings on that 00:06:54.730 --> 00:06:57.990 uh if we want to further in that or if you want 00:06:57.990 --> 00:07:01.610 to revise that now so where is the problem why 00:07:01.610 --> 00:07:04.990 do did i have to teach that the other day that 00:07:04.990 --> 00:07:07.769 some people believe jesus as a prophet right 00:07:07.769 --> 00:07:11.009 that some people believe jesus as just incarnate 00:07:11.009 --> 00:07:13.269 some people believe jesus as why do we have to 00:07:13.269 --> 00:07:16.589 teach that we have to teach that because when 00:07:16.589 --> 00:07:20.810 it comes to the communication of the gospel okay 00:07:20.810 --> 00:07:23.269 when it comes to communication of the gospel 00:07:23.269 --> 00:07:27.949 the problem is not in the message the problem 00:07:27.949 --> 00:07:32.730 always starts from the mind of men okay so when 00:07:32.730 --> 00:07:35.189 it comes to the communication of the gospel when 00:07:35.189 --> 00:07:39.170 the gospel is preached it is not the message 00:07:39.170 --> 00:07:43.110 of the bible that has a fault no it is always 00:07:43.399 --> 00:07:47.959 the mind of men the mind of men so the teaching 00:07:47.959 --> 00:07:52.699 that we do helps the mind of man to align with 00:07:52.699 --> 00:07:55.459 the accurate precise knowledge of the gospel 00:07:55.459 --> 00:07:58.720 which is what we prayed about right what we prayed 00:07:58.720 --> 00:08:03.000 about so sometimes when you begin to uh see people 00:08:03.000 --> 00:08:05.839 pick some part of the gospel and say well i believe 00:08:05.839 --> 00:08:08.319 these i don't believe that uh it's about the 00:08:08.319 --> 00:08:12.319 mind of man so people can perceive one part of 00:08:12.319 --> 00:08:14.930 the truth right just like the disciples also 00:08:14.930 --> 00:08:17.829 perceived uh at some point in time only a certain 00:08:17.829 --> 00:08:20.730 part of the truth so when you are listening to 00:08:20.730 --> 00:08:23.350 a message one of the things that you should be 00:08:23.350 --> 00:08:26.069 praying for yourself is lord i receive revelation 00:08:26.069 --> 00:08:30.689 when you are listening to a message and the pastor 00:08:30.689 --> 00:08:32.909 is preaching one of the things you should regularly 00:08:32.909 --> 00:08:37.629 do is to say lord i receive revelation so that 00:08:37.629 --> 00:08:41.190 you can enjoy the entire council of god in that 00:08:41.190 --> 00:08:44.159 message right we've seen jesus being with the 00:08:44.159 --> 00:08:49.840 disciples preaching preaching and yet at resurrection 00:08:49.840 --> 00:08:54.159 they were wondering if it is true that it was 00:08:54.159 --> 00:08:57.419 going to come alive again so let's open to our 00:08:57.419 --> 00:09:04.799 bibles right just see look look 24 look 24 verse 00:09:04.799 --> 00:09:10.220 25 and verse 25 to 34 then he said unto them 00:09:10.220 --> 00:09:13.019 all foolish ones and slow of hearts to believe 00:09:13.019 --> 00:09:16.539 in all that the prophet has spoken or not the 00:09:16.539 --> 00:09:19.399 christ who have suffered these things and enter 00:09:19.399 --> 00:09:22.600 into his glory and beginning at moses another 00:09:22.600 --> 00:09:26.279 prophet he expounded unto them to them all the 00:09:26.279 --> 00:09:30.519 scriptures in all the scriptures the things concerning 00:09:30.519 --> 00:09:34.259 himself we can see it the things concerning himself 00:09:34.259 --> 00:09:38.399 you can go to verse 30 let's see Now it came 00:09:38.399 --> 00:09:41.360 to pass as he sat at a table with them that he 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:44.399 took bread and blessed and broke it and he gave 00:09:44.399 --> 00:09:47.820 it to them And then their eyes were open and 00:09:47.820 --> 00:09:50.879 they knew him and he vanished from their from 00:09:50.879 --> 00:09:54.100 their sights And they said to one another did 00:09:54.100 --> 00:09:56.820 our heart not burn right? Did our heart burn 00:09:56.820 --> 00:10:00.639 within us while he talked with us on the road 00:10:00.639 --> 00:10:05.340 and while he opened the scriptures to us so you 00:10:05.340 --> 00:10:35.970 can see that ប ប ប ប ប ប these are the words 00:10:35.970 --> 00:10:39.669 which i did words i spoke to you while i was 00:10:39.669 --> 00:10:44.710 with you these are the words i spoke okay this 00:10:44.710 --> 00:10:46.710 just appeared right all right these are the words 00:10:46.710 --> 00:10:51.970 i spoke to you while i was with you luke 24 verse 00:10:51.970 --> 00:10:56.350 44 that all things must be fulfilled which were 00:10:56.350 --> 00:10:58.029 written in the law of moses and in the prophets 00:10:58.029 --> 00:11:02.230 and in the psalms concerning me right concerning 00:11:02.230 --> 00:11:06.129 me now would you say that they have not believed 00:11:06.129 --> 00:11:09.710 jesus as the christ that has come they have worked 00:11:09.710 --> 00:11:12.370 with him they have done what he has instructed 00:11:12.370 --> 00:11:15.830 them to do they've preached alongside with him 00:11:15.830 --> 00:11:19.049 they've healed the sick alongside with him yet 00:11:19.049 --> 00:11:22.129 there's a part of the gospel that they couldn't 00:11:22.129 --> 00:11:26.049 come into terms with and that was the suffering 00:11:26.049 --> 00:11:28.830 of christ and the resurrection of christ so the 00:11:28.830 --> 00:11:32.750 problem was with them now verse 45 told us what 00:11:32.750 --> 00:11:35.169 happens and hoping they are understanding that 00:11:35.169 --> 00:11:38.950 they might comprehend the scriptures so one of 00:11:38.950 --> 00:11:40.809 the things you will always do is to pray for 00:11:40.809 --> 00:11:45.009 yourself right that lord i comprehend the scriptures 00:11:45.009 --> 00:11:49.690 i understand the scriptures i understand what 00:11:49.690 --> 00:11:53.389 the bible says otherwise you would just appropriate 00:11:53.389 --> 00:11:58.889 the bible wrongly right so we see that the problem 00:11:59.019 --> 00:12:01.759 is with the mind of men so to explain that some 00:12:01.759 --> 00:12:03.919 people believe in carnation is because we have 00:12:03.919 --> 00:12:07.440 seen that happen in the mind of men and we put 00:12:07.440 --> 00:12:12.379 scriptures like matthew 16 matthew 16 verse 21 00:12:12.379 --> 00:12:16.279 to 23 which some people were about to make jesus 00:12:16.279 --> 00:12:20.860 king haven't seen all the miracles haven't fed 00:12:20.860 --> 00:12:24.320 them haven't understood that okay this must be 00:12:24.320 --> 00:12:28.340 the christ they say let's make him a king right 00:12:28.490 --> 00:12:31.129 who would not like to have a king that will continually 00:12:31.129 --> 00:12:33.870 provide for them you know everybody likes to 00:12:33.870 --> 00:12:36.029 have a king right that will continually provide 00:12:36.029 --> 00:12:39.450 for them that will continually be with them right 00:12:39.450 --> 00:12:40.850 even though they did not understand the time 00:12:40.850 --> 00:12:43.269 our life it was going to come and stay in them 00:12:43.269 --> 00:12:45.210 so everybody would like to have a king and they 00:12:45.210 --> 00:12:48.190 wanted to make him a king you know it's like 00:12:48.190 --> 00:12:51.590 somebody making a road and you know fixing the 00:12:51.590 --> 00:12:53.870 road in your community putting uh street lights 00:12:53.870 --> 00:12:56.330 and all of that and you want to make him the 00:12:56.330 --> 00:12:59.049 chairman of the local government you know why 00:12:59.049 --> 00:13:02.450 not but when it comes to the scripture and spiritual 00:13:02.450 --> 00:13:05.070 things it has deeper understanding so they didn't 00:13:05.070 --> 00:13:07.889 understand that the process by which jesus will 00:13:07.889 --> 00:13:12.529 be their king is not by making him a king of 00:13:12.529 --> 00:13:15.590 the jews so they didn't understand the process 00:13:15.590 --> 00:13:17.509 the same thing with the disciples they didn't 00:13:17.509 --> 00:13:19.629 understand the process by which jesus will be 00:13:19.629 --> 00:13:21.750 with them forever they didn't understand that 00:13:21.750 --> 00:13:24.409 process so it was their mind that could not comprehend 00:13:24.409 --> 00:13:27.250 a king all the kings they know nif you remember 00:13:27.250 --> 00:13:30.190 what samuel told them about the kind of kings 00:13:30.190 --> 00:13:36.370 they are kings that rule and they rule what i 00:13:36.370 --> 00:13:38.350 mean they rule and they rule it means that they 00:13:38.350 --> 00:13:40.929 rule over the people over the kingdom they have 00:13:40.929 --> 00:13:44.049 soldiers they have military they have security 00:13:44.049 --> 00:13:47.529 and that is the kind of king that they comprehended 00:13:47.529 --> 00:13:50.169 but scriptures made us to know that's not in 00:13:50.169 --> 00:13:52.629 that way right and that is why jesus would say 00:13:52.629 --> 00:13:55.330 my kingdom is not of this world right we don't 00:13:55.330 --> 00:13:57.269 it's not of this world it's not how you make 00:13:57.269 --> 00:14:01.409 kings in this place so they couldn't comprehend 00:14:01.409 --> 00:14:06.330 they couldn't comprehend and we see that now 00:14:06.330 --> 00:14:10.370 john john chapter one verse 12 uh we see that 00:14:10.370 --> 00:14:14.570 john chapter one verse 12 i think just a little 00:14:14.570 --> 00:14:17.649 bit of title there as well he said but as many 00:14:17.649 --> 00:14:22.649 as receiving to them gave he power to become 00:14:22.649 --> 00:14:25.450 the sons of god even to them that believe in 00:14:25.450 --> 00:14:28.750 his name and verse 13 says which were born not 00:14:28.750 --> 00:14:33.309 of blood not of the will of the flesh not the 00:14:33.309 --> 00:14:36.669 will of man but the will of god so it's talking 00:14:36.669 --> 00:14:40.330 about people coming to christ they believe they 00:14:40.330 --> 00:14:43.549 receive him right and they are born of god so 00:14:43.549 --> 00:14:45.070 it's talking about people that are being that 00:14:45.070 --> 00:14:48.409 are born again this is a revelation what we mean 00:14:48.409 --> 00:14:51.769 as uh post -resurrection explanation of jesus 00:14:51.769 --> 00:14:55.090 in john chapter one so he's talking about people 00:14:55.090 --> 00:14:57.009 that have come to believe people that have received 00:14:57.009 --> 00:15:00.429 him so at this point they already comprehended 00:15:00.429 --> 00:15:04.350 everything right at john 12 right what john was 00:15:04.350 --> 00:15:06.750 referring to says well they understood now so 00:15:06.750 --> 00:15:09.549 they believe so they became born again so coming 00:15:09.549 --> 00:15:14.710 into being born again right means that you comprehended 00:15:14.710 --> 00:15:17.070 you know the resurrection of right the death 00:15:17.070 --> 00:15:20.389 barrier and uh the ascension of christ into you 00:15:20.389 --> 00:15:23.250 so they have received him they believe in and 00:15:23.250 --> 00:15:25.629 uh they believe and they have received him so 00:15:25.629 --> 00:15:27.190 they are not doubting at this point the disciples 00:15:27.190 --> 00:15:29.190 are not doubting whether he's going to die right 00:15:29.190 --> 00:15:31.429 as we know john the book of john was written 00:15:31.429 --> 00:15:34.870 later after many of these revelations we are 00:15:34.870 --> 00:15:38.289 already clear rights and review so this is a 00:15:38.289 --> 00:15:42.129 resurrection reality all right so i said it's 00:15:42.129 --> 00:15:44.529 aligned with first john chapter three verse two 00:15:44.529 --> 00:15:47.629 that says now are we the sons of god which means 00:15:47.629 --> 00:15:50.450 at that present time right while this book was 00:15:50.450 --> 00:15:53.450 written john and other disciples were the sons 00:15:53.450 --> 00:15:58.269 of god good so i'm not going to revise every 00:15:58.269 --> 00:16:00.889 other part which is those uh that didn't believe 00:16:00.889 --> 00:16:03.029 in the scriptures you can listen to the message 00:16:03.029 --> 00:16:07.830 is online is on ncf uh ncf .church and we have 00:16:07.830 --> 00:16:10.690 the ncf media there and you can please listen 00:16:10.690 --> 00:16:14.580 to those messages and it will bless you but the 00:16:14.580 --> 00:16:17.899 emphasis right that we are going to make today 00:16:17.899 --> 00:16:20.879 is for the believer so we said there are people 00:16:20.879 --> 00:16:23.240 who believe jesus the first category of people 00:16:23.240 --> 00:16:29.299 right the belief jesus as the belief jesus and 00:16:29.299 --> 00:16:31.740 the entirety of the scriptures the belief jesus 00:16:31.740 --> 00:16:33.759 and the entirety of the scriptures and we said 00:16:33.759 --> 00:16:37.299 that those who believe jesus after resurrection 00:16:37.299 --> 00:16:39.759 although they didn't believe uh the incarnation 00:16:39.759 --> 00:16:42.039 they were doubting if it was truly christ but 00:16:42.039 --> 00:16:44.980 they believe uh and there are those who just 00:16:44.980 --> 00:16:48.480 believe that is born uh there are those who did 00:16:48.480 --> 00:16:51.039 not believe neither the incarnation nor the resurrection 00:16:51.039 --> 00:16:55.259 and those who believe that is a prophet now our 00:16:55.259 --> 00:16:59.419 our empathy when we are teaching faith for evangelism 00:16:59.419 --> 00:17:04.480 is not for them okay is not for them why because 00:17:04.480 --> 00:17:08.740 the only people that can work in faith in evangelism 00:17:08.740 --> 00:17:13.400 is the believer do we get it is the believer 00:17:13.400 --> 00:17:16.660 so you cannot do evangelism when you're not safe 00:17:16.660 --> 00:17:19.480 i mean that's not possible right if you're doing 00:17:19.480 --> 00:17:22.220 that probably from head knowledge right you don't 00:17:22.220 --> 00:17:26.559 have the reality of it so the people who are 00:17:26.559 --> 00:17:29.640 responsible to do evangelism and to work in faith 00:17:29.640 --> 00:17:33.180 for evangelism are the believers do we get that 00:17:33.180 --> 00:17:35.559 so as a believer you are expected to work in 00:17:35.559 --> 00:17:38.099 faith for evangelism right you are expected to 00:17:38.099 --> 00:17:45.400 work in faith for evangelism now the first thing 00:17:45.400 --> 00:17:47.819 we need to know okay the first thing we need 00:17:47.819 --> 00:17:52.099 to know is that you have faith you have you have 00:17:52.099 --> 00:17:54.579 faith this is the first thing we need to know 00:17:54.579 --> 00:17:57.599 that there is no faith coming from outside into 00:17:57.599 --> 00:18:00.680 you right that's when you became born again you 00:18:00.680 --> 00:18:04.059 have the faith of christ in you when you became 00:18:04.059 --> 00:18:06.960 born again you have the faith of christ in you 00:18:06.960 --> 00:18:10.200 we must establish this because it is upon this 00:18:10.200 --> 00:18:15.970 reality that's your function okay it is upon 00:18:15.970 --> 00:18:18.369 this reality that you function you have the fate 00:18:18.369 --> 00:18:21.509 of christ in it so you are not looking for a 00:18:21.509 --> 00:18:26.769 fate from outside right but a fate that is established 00:18:26.769 --> 00:18:32.670 in you right that is made manifest do you get 00:18:32.670 --> 00:18:34.609 it you are not looking for me afraid from outside 00:18:34.609 --> 00:18:38.710 but a fate that is established in you that is 00:18:38.710 --> 00:18:46.470 made manifest so the question is what do we do 00:18:46.470 --> 00:18:50.009 to this fate what we do to it is that we steer 00:18:50.009 --> 00:18:54.789 it up okay we steer each other up we steer this 00:18:54.789 --> 00:18:59.390 fate up for the work of ministry right we steer 00:18:59.390 --> 00:19:02.750 this fate up for the work of ministry so that's 00:19:02.750 --> 00:19:05.490 what believers do we steer each other up in faith 00:19:05.490 --> 00:19:10.009 for the work of ministry we steer each other 00:19:10.009 --> 00:19:15.950 up in faith for the work of ministry Now, why 00:19:15.950 --> 00:19:19.670 is it necessary, right? Why is it necessary to 00:19:19.670 --> 00:19:23.089 steer each other up in faiths for the work of 00:19:23.089 --> 00:19:26.230 ministry? Now, that is where that scripture filament 00:19:26.230 --> 00:19:29.289 comes in again, which was read during the prayers. 00:19:29.750 --> 00:19:35.470 Filaments chapter one verse six. Filaments chapter 00:19:35.470 --> 00:19:39.190 one verse six. Is that the sharing of your faiths 00:19:39.190 --> 00:19:43.000 become effective by the acknowledging of every 00:19:43.000 --> 00:19:46.920 good thing that is yours in christ so when we 00:19:46.920 --> 00:19:49.279 stay together up in faith we are acknowledging 00:19:49.279 --> 00:19:54.680 that we have it do we get it we are acknowledging 00:19:54.680 --> 00:19:59.059 that we have it when we stay together up in faith 00:19:59.059 --> 00:20:02.460 we acknowledge that we have faith we acknowledge 00:20:02.460 --> 00:20:07.420 that we have faith we acknowledge that we have 00:20:07.420 --> 00:20:13.329 faith so we steer each other up in faith the 00:20:13.329 --> 00:20:16.069 faith is given we have the fullness of it but 00:20:16.069 --> 00:20:19.309 we steer each other up in faith so that we can 00:20:19.309 --> 00:20:23.170 be effective in our work of ministry is that 00:20:23.170 --> 00:20:27.190 the sharing of your faiths may be effective so 00:20:27.190 --> 00:20:30.650 whatever you do as a believer it will be effective 00:20:30.650 --> 00:20:34.829 to the extent at which you acknowledge all that 00:20:34.829 --> 00:20:38.690 is yours in christ do you get it all that you 00:20:38.690 --> 00:20:41.710 do in christ will be effective to the level at 00:20:41.710 --> 00:20:45.309 which you acknowledge it right to the level at 00:20:45.309 --> 00:20:52.569 which you acknowledge it so why is it necessary 00:20:52.569 --> 00:20:54.509 why is it necessary to stay each other up in 00:20:54.509 --> 00:21:02.390 faith now let's write down let's write down the 00:21:02.390 --> 00:21:05.569 conduct of a believer the conduct please conduct 00:21:05.569 --> 00:21:08.599 in quotes in bold letters right the conduct of 00:21:08.599 --> 00:21:11.500 a believer it means someone who has received 00:21:11.500 --> 00:21:15.859 jesus who has believed christ someone who has 00:21:15.859 --> 00:21:18.819 received jesus who has believed christ can show 00:21:18.819 --> 00:21:23.740 a weakness of faith the conduct of a believer 00:21:23.740 --> 00:21:30.000 can show a weakness of faith so someone can have 00:21:30.000 --> 00:21:34.480 a weak faith now have you ever wondered when 00:21:34.480 --> 00:21:37.059 you became born again when you believe jesus 00:21:37.259 --> 00:21:39.160 and you started working with god have you ever 00:21:39.160 --> 00:21:41.559 wondered that sometimes you manifest certain 00:21:41.559 --> 00:21:44.880 things and at those early stages you were doubting 00:21:44.880 --> 00:21:49.000 if you ever saved have you ever wondered you 00:21:49.000 --> 00:21:50.799 know has that ever happened to you i'm sure it 00:21:50.799 --> 00:21:53.660 happens to you sometimes you sit down and you 00:21:53.660 --> 00:21:56.420 examine yourself at those very stages like i 00:21:56.420 --> 00:21:59.220 might really see the way i just lambasted this 00:21:59.220 --> 00:22:03.619 guy i just spoke to him anyhow and you know i 00:22:03.619 --> 00:22:06.920 just said my mind you wonder so you go back and 00:22:06.920 --> 00:22:09.440 you begin to think i might really say or you 00:22:09.440 --> 00:22:12.700 find yourself with some thoughts some thoughts 00:22:12.700 --> 00:22:16.099 and you begin to like but i said i believe jesus 00:22:16.099 --> 00:22:21.819 but these thoughts are coming good so the believer 00:22:21.819 --> 00:22:26.119 writes at certain seasons and time can have a 00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:28.160 weak fate and we have to check it from the scriptures 00:22:28.160 --> 00:22:30.799 even on certain things that are found in the 00:22:30.799 --> 00:22:34.470 bible on certain things something the bible said 00:22:34.470 --> 00:22:36.690 clearly you can have a weak faith on those matters 00:22:36.690 --> 00:22:42.269 so let's check romance 14 verse one romance 14 00:22:42.269 --> 00:22:46.089 verse one we want to strengthen each other's 00:22:46.089 --> 00:22:48.849 feet now the truth is we all have been weak in 00:22:48.849 --> 00:22:51.109 faith at certain points in our lives and that's 00:22:51.109 --> 00:22:54.289 the truth we must acknowledge that at certain 00:22:54.289 --> 00:22:56.809 points we have been weak in faith by the time 00:22:56.809 --> 00:23:00.109 we begin to diagnose things we will see that 00:23:00.299 --> 00:23:02.759 in certain areas we've shown weaknesses in faith 00:23:02.759 --> 00:23:06.660 but what is sustaining us is because there was 00:23:06.660 --> 00:23:09.839 somebody there that said brother this is what 00:23:09.839 --> 00:23:13.539 the word of god said and because of that you 00:23:13.539 --> 00:23:17.279 stayed firm right there are certain conducts 00:23:17.279 --> 00:23:19.680 you wanted to manifest but because someone showed 00:23:19.680 --> 00:23:22.299 you and said have you forgotten that this is 00:23:22.299 --> 00:23:25.779 what the scripture says right or someone just 00:23:25.779 --> 00:23:27.579 told you have you forgotten that god is a faithful 00:23:27.579 --> 00:23:31.789 god and your mind just just that will just change 00:23:31.789 --> 00:23:36.390 the entire direction you want to take right so 00:23:36.390 --> 00:23:39.369 in certain seasons and times and time again we 00:23:39.369 --> 00:23:41.970 can find ourselves in this challenge but let's 00:23:41.970 --> 00:23:44.150 see how the scripture establish you know points 00:23:44.150 --> 00:23:46.369 to some people having a weak faith in certain 00:23:46.369 --> 00:23:52.970 circumstances romance 14 verse 1 it's a receive 00:23:52.970 --> 00:23:59.940 one who is weak in faith but not to dispute over 00:23:59.940 --> 00:24:03.440 doubtful things right it's a receive someone 00:24:03.440 --> 00:24:06.720 who is what who is weak in faith now read verse 00:24:06.720 --> 00:24:14.839 21 can we go to verse 21 said it is good neither 00:24:14.839 --> 00:24:18.940 to eat meat nor drink wine not do anything by 00:24:18.940 --> 00:24:23.319 which your brother stumble or is offended or 00:24:23.319 --> 00:24:27.000 is made weak now this is talking about people 00:24:27.000 --> 00:24:28.960 who don't believe that they should eat anything 00:24:28.960 --> 00:24:32.339 sacrificed to idol okay so they don't believe 00:24:32.339 --> 00:24:35.119 that they should eat anything that is sacrificed 00:24:35.119 --> 00:24:37.940 to idol while there are other people in that 00:24:37.940 --> 00:24:41.400 church they were just you know we can say they 00:24:41.400 --> 00:24:43.740 believe to eat everything they were just wiping 00:24:43.740 --> 00:24:46.660 everything like you know you would say and the 00:24:46.660 --> 00:24:50.619 discussion came about the fact that some people's 00:24:50.619 --> 00:24:54.789 faiths are weak what does that mean it means 00:24:54.789 --> 00:24:59.650 that for those people right for those people 00:24:59.650 --> 00:25:04.650 they still believe right they still believe that 00:25:04.650 --> 00:25:08.390 if an animal is unclean or is sacrificed to idol 00:25:08.390 --> 00:25:13.630 it is literal and should not be eaten and that 00:25:13.630 --> 00:25:17.890 idol is something do we get it so it was having 00:25:17.890 --> 00:25:20.349 this discussion and some says well idol is nothing 00:25:20.349 --> 00:25:23.430 right we can eat we have the liberty in christ 00:25:23.789 --> 00:25:26.450 and order says well their conscience will begin 00:25:26.450 --> 00:25:30.509 to see you differently so therefore avoid it 00:25:30.509 --> 00:25:35.609 now this does not teach that people should avoid 00:25:35.609 --> 00:25:38.990 food sacrifice or either or any food that is 00:25:38.990 --> 00:25:44.829 unclean but paul was saying that for love accommodates 00:25:44.829 --> 00:25:48.150 do we get it that is the first thing that chapter 00:25:48.150 --> 00:25:51.750 14 was saying he said for the love of god accommodates 00:25:51.750 --> 00:25:54.950 these people okay so refrain from it you don't 00:25:54.950 --> 00:25:57.769 have to eat it you don't have to eat it refrain 00:25:57.769 --> 00:25:59.950 from it we know you have the knowledge and the 00:25:59.950 --> 00:26:03.730 revelation now go to chapter 15 verse 1 pa did 00:26:03.730 --> 00:26:06.670 not stop there but he went to 15 verse 1 and 00:26:06.670 --> 00:26:14.069 he said something he said we then that are strong 00:26:14.069 --> 00:26:17.690 ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and 00:26:17.690 --> 00:26:22.480 not to please ourselves let every one of us please 00:26:22.480 --> 00:26:26.819 his neighbor for his good to edification and 00:26:26.819 --> 00:26:29.240 even christ please not himself as it is written 00:26:29.240 --> 00:26:32.400 the approaches of them that approach d fell on 00:26:32.400 --> 00:26:36.759 me so it's emphasizing that those that are strong 00:26:36.759 --> 00:26:40.039 should be right so those that are strong is referring 00:26:40.039 --> 00:26:43.779 to people whose conscience are clicked and they 00:26:43.779 --> 00:26:48.220 have the understanding that meets are only a 00:26:48.220 --> 00:26:50.900 communication of course meeting the old testament 00:26:50.900 --> 00:26:53.640 a communication of old doctrine and meet sacrifice 00:26:53.640 --> 00:26:56.900 to idol because there is nothing referred to 00:26:56.900 --> 00:27:01.019 as idol right rather they would receive it with 00:27:01.019 --> 00:27:03.759 thanksgiving and eat so this is a controversy 00:27:03.759 --> 00:27:08.059 that is clear there now we see this in that sense 00:27:08.059 --> 00:27:15.279 let's go to romance let's go to romance uh chapter 00:27:15.279 --> 00:27:21.910 four let's go to roman's chapter four verse 20 00:27:21.910 --> 00:27:28.329 it says it did not waver at the promise of god 00:27:28.329 --> 00:27:33.789 true unbelief but was strengthened in faith some 00:27:33.789 --> 00:27:36.549 scripture says it was strong in faith giving 00:27:36.549 --> 00:27:39.549 glory to god now this was talking about abraham 00:27:39.549 --> 00:27:43.869 okay and at this point in abraham's life abraham 00:27:43.869 --> 00:27:48.359 was strong in faith right did you see that when 00:27:48.359 --> 00:27:50.880 you are strengthened in faith you don't weaver 00:27:50.880 --> 00:27:57.160 you don't shake you don't you don't doubt it 00:27:57.160 --> 00:28:00.680 says he was strengthened in faith strong in faith 00:28:00.680 --> 00:28:03.640 giving glory to god so we can say believers can 00:28:03.640 --> 00:28:05.640 actually be weak in faith and they can strong 00:28:05.640 --> 00:28:11.319 in faith and how do we know it is not that uh 00:28:11.319 --> 00:28:14.240 it is not by the spirit for example we have to 00:28:14.240 --> 00:28:17.039 measure your spirit there's no spiritometer right 00:28:17.039 --> 00:28:18.559 there's nothing like spiritometer where we can 00:28:18.559 --> 00:28:23.400 measure how spiritual you are however we can 00:28:23.400 --> 00:28:27.119 know that you are strong or weak in faith by 00:28:27.119 --> 00:28:32.180 your conduct okay we can know that you are strong 00:28:32.180 --> 00:28:36.700 or weak in faith by what by your conduct so every 00:28:36.700 --> 00:28:39.900 day the believer must check their conducts to 00:28:39.900 --> 00:28:44.660 see whether they are still in faith all right 00:28:48.359 --> 00:28:53.960 so let's write the scriptures down Galatians 00:28:53.960 --> 00:29:05.180 2 verse 11 to 21 Galatians 2 verse 11 to 21 now 00:29:05.180 --> 00:29:08.160 we're going to see a situation where even apostle 00:29:08.160 --> 00:29:13.099 peter a scenario shows apostle peter that it 00:29:13.099 --> 00:29:16.599 was also weak at some point in time it was weak 00:29:16.599 --> 00:29:19.980 in faith now i'm intentionally not taking scriptures 00:29:19.980 --> 00:29:23.460 from the gospels yet i'm bringing scriptures 00:29:23.460 --> 00:29:28.420 from acts and the epistles that is why we have 00:29:28.420 --> 00:29:32.920 read romans and we are reading acts and we're 00:29:32.920 --> 00:29:36.480 going to read galatians now let's go to galatians 00:29:36.480 --> 00:29:41.319 11 don't forget so be weak in faith right would 00:29:41.319 --> 00:29:43.779 refer to i don't know if we if we define that 00:29:43.779 --> 00:29:47.769 but it refers to the conduct of a believer in 00:29:47.769 --> 00:29:50.690 not acknowledging all that is written in the 00:29:50.690 --> 00:29:54.990 scripture so we can write it down you can write 00:29:54.990 --> 00:29:57.430 it down let's write this down that should be 00:29:57.430 --> 00:30:00.269 weak in faith refers to the conduct of the believer 00:30:00.269 --> 00:30:07.049 the conduct of the believer that does not acknowledge 00:30:07.049 --> 00:30:14.490 all that is found in the scripture okay the conduct 00:30:14.490 --> 00:30:18.589 of the believer that does not acknowledge all 00:30:18.589 --> 00:30:22.150 that is found in the bible so in your life you 00:30:22.150 --> 00:30:26.710 can find yourself in this scenario and in romance 00:30:26.710 --> 00:30:29.369 14 what we saw was that people said well we are 00:30:29.369 --> 00:30:31.630 not going to eat any food even if we know god 00:30:31.630 --> 00:30:33.230 created everything but these ones we're going 00:30:33.230 --> 00:30:38.829 to set aside so it's a corner of the believer 00:30:38.829 --> 00:30:42.279 that does not acknowledge all that the scripture 00:30:42.279 --> 00:30:45.160 says now this definition will help us to evaluate 00:30:45.160 --> 00:30:49.519 apostle peter and see and one thing that is setting 00:30:49.519 --> 00:30:52.420 is that he grew beyond that now galatians 2 verse 00:30:52.420 --> 00:31:00.440 11 now when peter had come to antioch paul said 00:31:00.440 --> 00:31:04.700 i withstood him to his face because he was to 00:31:04.700 --> 00:31:09.940 be blamed for before certain men came from james 00:31:10.200 --> 00:31:12.660 Right before starting men came from James he 00:31:12.660 --> 00:31:15.779 could hit with the Gentiles but when they came 00:31:15.779 --> 00:31:20.859 What did Peter do Peter withdrew himself? He 00:31:20.859 --> 00:31:25.599 separated himself Fearing those who were of the 00:31:25.599 --> 00:31:29.220 circumcision Who did he separate themselves from 00:31:29.220 --> 00:31:34.279 from the Gentiles Peter separate said let this 00:31:34.279 --> 00:31:37.700 circumcision party not know that I am fellowshiping 00:31:37.700 --> 00:31:41.259 with what the Gentiles why because as at this 00:31:41.259 --> 00:31:47.019 time right as at this time there is this common 00:31:47.019 --> 00:31:49.880 understanding then that the jews and the gentiles 00:31:49.880 --> 00:31:52.759 should not fellowship together now you can read 00:31:52.759 --> 00:31:55.420 that from john chapter four from that john chapter 00:31:55.420 --> 00:31:59.119 four where jesus was talking to that woman right 00:31:59.119 --> 00:32:01.220 and they said we will worship on the mountains 00:32:01.220 --> 00:32:04.839 and your own your church is the church of jerusalem 00:32:04.839 --> 00:32:07.980 the samarians their church is the church of the 00:32:07.980 --> 00:32:10.960 mountains and they are separated so this is a 00:32:10.960 --> 00:32:14.599 common knowledge now at this time that that's 00:32:14.599 --> 00:32:18.220 cutting has been divided has been destroyed that's 00:32:18.220 --> 00:32:20.700 cutting the partition the jews and the gentiles 00:32:20.700 --> 00:32:23.799 have been taken off but this is at the early 00:32:23.799 --> 00:32:26.200 stage of the church is at the early stage of 00:32:26.200 --> 00:32:29.779 the church so what was happening here was that 00:32:29.779 --> 00:32:32.079 peter was separating himself it's like someone 00:32:32.079 --> 00:32:37.359 comes to you right and fellowship with you but 00:32:37.359 --> 00:32:40.079 when some other friend comes the person excuses 00:32:40.079 --> 00:32:42.680 himself now this happened to me very practically 00:32:42.680 --> 00:32:47.079 and i'll share with you now when i believe and 00:32:47.079 --> 00:32:51.420 i was i was laid hands upon to pray in tongues 00:32:51.420 --> 00:32:53.759 right i was laying down upon to paint it was 00:32:53.759 --> 00:32:57.640 in another church where i schooled so we're schooling 00:32:57.640 --> 00:33:00.079 there and they took us for a camp and hands were 00:33:00.079 --> 00:33:02.980 laid and i began to pray in tongues day and then 00:33:02.980 --> 00:33:07.670 now i was sure what happened to me and i knew 00:33:07.670 --> 00:33:11.410 i was supposed to continue in that however when 00:33:11.410 --> 00:33:15.089 i got to my home church back home the pattern 00:33:15.089 --> 00:33:18.930 of speaking in tongues is different it is not 00:33:18.930 --> 00:33:23.289 by the will of man okay it is not by the will 00:33:23.289 --> 00:33:30.009 of man is by i don't know it's it's it's what 00:33:30.009 --> 00:33:32.089 we call something comes upon you right is by 00:33:32.089 --> 00:33:33.849 coming upon let's use that you can still relate 00:33:33.849 --> 00:33:35.890 with that right in the old testament you know 00:33:35.890 --> 00:33:38.609 how spirit comes upon the prophets and the prophesy 00:33:38.609 --> 00:33:41.609 so that was the style and when the spirit comes 00:33:41.609 --> 00:33:44.470 upon you people will know right people will know 00:33:44.470 --> 00:33:47.190 so i got to church that day and they started 00:33:47.190 --> 00:33:50.490 leading prayers and i started praying in tongues 00:33:50.490 --> 00:33:54.450 under my tongue but i was watching people are 00:33:54.450 --> 00:33:57.430 they looking at me is anybody noticing i'm praying 00:33:57.430 --> 00:34:01.289 in tongues and i realized that my closest friend 00:34:01.289 --> 00:34:04.630 also are going to cut something somewhere that 00:34:04.630 --> 00:34:07.230 it was keeping quiet and refusing to speak in 00:34:07.230 --> 00:34:11.750 tongues so we tried our service did not pray 00:34:11.750 --> 00:34:14.750 because we were scared of people catching us 00:34:14.750 --> 00:34:16.750 speaking in tongues without something coming 00:34:16.750 --> 00:34:21.530 upon you so in that scenario my fate was weak 00:34:21.530 --> 00:34:23.650 i didn't believe that you have to just you i 00:34:23.650 --> 00:34:26.230 believe i knew but because of the people around 00:34:26.230 --> 00:34:28.650 and because this environment does not permit 00:34:28.650 --> 00:34:33.710 that i didn't it took me two years to come back 00:34:33.710 --> 00:34:36.889 to praying in tongues without you know restriction 00:34:36.889 --> 00:34:40.110 so at that point my faith was weak so this is 00:34:40.110 --> 00:34:43.070 similar to the case of peter right seeing some 00:34:43.070 --> 00:34:45.630 people come around and people were not circumcised 00:34:45.630 --> 00:34:47.570 and you have been eating with them you have been 00:34:47.570 --> 00:34:50.190 fellowshiping with them and because some people 00:34:50.190 --> 00:34:54.969 came you withdrew so it means that although he 00:34:54.969 --> 00:35:00.170 knows but in his conduct right his conduct shows 00:35:00.170 --> 00:35:03.110 that is not fully acknowledging all that is found 00:35:03.110 --> 00:35:07.070 in the scriptures so that fits in very well that 00:35:07.070 --> 00:35:10.090 fits in very well but what happened did peter 00:35:10.090 --> 00:35:15.989 stay here the answer is no peter did not stay 00:35:15.989 --> 00:35:19.130 here at any point in time now let's continue 00:35:19.130 --> 00:35:22.349 reading let's continue reading and the rest of 00:35:22.349 --> 00:35:24.969 the juice also played the hypocrites galatians 00:35:24.969 --> 00:35:28.630 2 verse 13 the play words hypocrites with him 00:35:28.699 --> 00:35:33.000 so that even banabas was carried away with their 00:35:33.000 --> 00:35:36.760 hypocrisy but when i saw that they were not straightforward 00:35:36.760 --> 00:35:39.800 about the truth of the gospel i said to peter 00:35:39.800 --> 00:35:44.159 before them all if you being a jew live in a 00:35:44.159 --> 00:35:47.159 manner of gentiles and not as jews why do you 00:35:47.159 --> 00:35:52.420 compare gentiles to live as jews we we who are 00:35:52.420 --> 00:35:55.619 jews by nature are not sinners of the gentiles 00:35:56.500 --> 00:35:59.840 knowing that a man is justified is not justified 00:35:59.840 --> 00:36:04.639 by the works of the law but by what's by faith 00:36:04.639 --> 00:36:08.559 by faith in what's in jesus christ so here he's 00:36:08.559 --> 00:36:13.460 saying that circumcision does not justify a man 00:36:13.460 --> 00:36:17.360 this is paul addressing an issue even we believe 00:36:17.360 --> 00:36:20.059 in christ jesus that we might be justified by 00:36:20.059 --> 00:36:22.820 faith in christ and not by the works of the law 00:36:22.820 --> 00:36:26.059 for by the works of the law no flesh shall be 00:36:26.059 --> 00:36:31.079 justified so paul in this place spoke to peter 00:36:31.079 --> 00:36:36.079 and explained to him now let's go to acts 11 00:36:36.079 --> 00:36:46.639 acts 11 verse 1 to 4 acts 10 verse 45 acts 11 00:36:46.639 --> 00:36:56.190 verse 1 to 4 acts 10 verse 45 now the apostles 00:36:56.190 --> 00:36:59.329 and the brethren who were in judia they heard 00:36:59.329 --> 00:37:02.570 that the gentiles also received the word of god 00:37:02.570 --> 00:37:07.230 and peter came up to jerusalem came up to jerusalem 00:37:07.230 --> 00:37:10.090 those of the circumcision contended with what 00:37:10.090 --> 00:37:14.690 with him and saying you went into the words on 00:37:14.690 --> 00:37:18.150 circumcised men and et with what and et with 00:37:18.150 --> 00:37:22.590 them but peter did what he explained it to them 00:37:22.590 --> 00:37:27.489 in order from what from the beginning so he was 00:37:27.489 --> 00:37:31.150 confronted about the word of god about what he 00:37:31.150 --> 00:37:35.510 did and he had to explain himself but one thing 00:37:35.510 --> 00:37:39.010 that was remarkable is that in the explanation 00:37:39.010 --> 00:37:46.809 of peter he acknowledged that faith is uh justification 00:37:46.809 --> 00:37:51.469 is by faith and that circumcision is unnecessary 00:37:51.469 --> 00:37:55.829 for the gentiles so that is what we call growth 00:37:55.829 --> 00:37:59.329 in faith so you write write it down growth in 00:37:59.329 --> 00:38:09.590 faith is when we growth in faith is when we see 00:38:09.590 --> 00:38:16.550 the revelation of god's word when we see the 00:38:16.550 --> 00:38:22.659 revelation of god's word we acknowledge it ប 00:38:22.659 --> 00:38:56.360 ប ប ប ប ប at chapter 15 verse 7 at chapter 15 00:38:56.360 --> 00:39:00.219 verse 7 now paul became or peter became the one 00:39:00.219 --> 00:39:03.400 who spoke in the jerusalem council to explain 00:39:03.400 --> 00:39:06.719 that circumcision is unneeded right is not needed 00:39:06.719 --> 00:39:10.019 rather right the circumcision was not needed 00:39:10.019 --> 00:39:13.579 so this issue of circumcision came up and when 00:39:13.579 --> 00:39:17.699 there had been much disputes peter rose up and 00:39:17.699 --> 00:39:21.199 said to them men and brethren you know that's 00:39:21.119 --> 00:39:25.440 a good while ago god chose among us that by mouth 00:39:25.440 --> 00:39:29.519 of the gentiles that by my mouth rather the gentiles 00:39:29.519 --> 00:39:33.460 should hear the word of the gospel and believe 00:39:33.460 --> 00:39:38.440 so god who knows the hearts acknowledge them 00:39:38.440 --> 00:39:41.340 by giving them the holy spirit just as he would 00:39:41.340 --> 00:39:46.340 as he did to us and made no distinction between 00:39:46.340 --> 00:39:51.269 us and them purifying their hearts by faith now 00:39:51.269 --> 00:39:54.010 therefore why do you test god by putting a yoke 00:39:54.010 --> 00:39:57.110 on the neck of the disciples which neither our 00:39:57.110 --> 00:40:02.250 fathers nor we were able to bear but we believe 00:40:02.250 --> 00:40:04.630 that through the grace of the lord jesus christ 00:40:04.630 --> 00:40:07.289 we shall be saved in the same manner as they 00:40:07.289 --> 00:40:10.769 are then all the multiple all the multitude kept 00:40:10.769 --> 00:40:14.630 silent and listened to banabas and paul declaring 00:40:14.630 --> 00:40:17.519 how many miracles and wonders god had walked 00:40:17.519 --> 00:40:20.960 through them among the gentiles go to verse 17 00:40:20.960 --> 00:40:26.320 verse 17 so that the rest of the mankind may 00:40:26.320 --> 00:40:29.619 seek the lord even all the gentiles who are called 00:40:29.619 --> 00:40:32.780 by my name says the lord who does all these things 00:40:32.780 --> 00:40:35.360 now if you read from verse 12 to 17 they are 00:40:35.360 --> 00:40:38.760 to refer back to the scriptures to the old testament 00:40:38.760 --> 00:40:43.760 to prove that god requires all men to come to 00:40:43.760 --> 00:40:49.820 him by faith not by circumcision do we get it 00:40:49.820 --> 00:40:54.780 not by circumcision so from this place we can 00:40:54.780 --> 00:40:58.400 see that they were in certain accents uh weak 00:40:58.400 --> 00:41:01.199 in faith and what happened is that they grew 00:41:01.199 --> 00:41:06.480 the apostles grew in faith the apostles grew 00:41:06.480 --> 00:41:11.820 in faith now what happened there is similar to 00:41:11.820 --> 00:41:15.230 what happened in luke 24 jesus abdid yir mind 00:41:15.230 --> 00:41:18.309 and explained to them peter opened their minds 00:41:18.309 --> 00:41:21.250 and explained to them paul opened peter's mind 00:41:21.250 --> 00:41:24.309 peter opened the mind of the others and do you 00:41:24.309 --> 00:41:28.010 know what happened they put it in writing he 00:41:28.010 --> 00:41:32.010 said write this letter and send that nowhere 00:41:32.010 --> 00:41:35.369 should the gentiles be required to be circumcised 00:41:35.369 --> 00:41:43.260 so we can say that revelation gives people a 00:41:43.260 --> 00:41:47.199 strengthened faith revelation strengthens our 00:41:47.199 --> 00:41:51.360 faiths revelation strengthens our faiths they 00:41:51.360 --> 00:41:54.280 thought from the scriptures and point that only 00:41:54.280 --> 00:41:58.800 by faiths should man be saved so revelation strengthens 00:41:58.800 --> 00:42:08.500 our faiths revelation strengthens our faiths 00:42:11.699 --> 00:42:42.019 yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi kwenye kwenye 00:42:42.019 --> 00:43:07.059 kwenye kwenye kwenye kwenye kwenye kwenye kwenye 00:43:07.059 --> 00:43:11.940 kwenye kwenye or they will tell you to go and 00:43:11.940 --> 00:43:13.980 stay in church do you know what you'll be doing 00:43:13.980 --> 00:43:17.420 in church this one is practical i i managed to 00:43:17.420 --> 00:43:19.460 escape it they will tell you to open the books 00:43:19.460 --> 00:43:23.320 of proverbs and be writing it you become a scribe 00:43:23.320 --> 00:43:26.260 you will write the book of proverbs from the 00:43:26.260 --> 00:43:30.400 first chapter to the last chapter this is i saw 00:43:30.400 --> 00:43:33.599 it live and it happened to my cousins i don't 00:43:33.599 --> 00:43:36.280 know why i was you know only a few times i got 00:43:36.280 --> 00:43:40.400 into that so the punishment is you go to church 00:43:40.400 --> 00:43:43.420 you you see that you you you write or you fast 00:43:43.420 --> 00:43:46.079 now there is one that will help us to understand 00:43:46.079 --> 00:43:48.980 revelation another punishment is that they will 00:43:48.980 --> 00:43:51.920 tell you to go and evangelize they'll call it 00:43:51.920 --> 00:43:54.460 ikede in my in my language ikede and you know 00:43:54.460 --> 00:43:56.199 evangelism is not this one that you go and meet 00:43:56.199 --> 00:43:58.079 people uh from where i come from you have to 00:43:58.079 --> 00:44:01.960 carry a bell so so you have to ring the bell 00:44:01.960 --> 00:44:05.099 and then speak right you have to ring the bell 00:44:05.099 --> 00:44:07.739 and then you speak so this is one of the punishments 00:44:07.739 --> 00:44:11.519 and i'm very serious about it so one of the things 00:44:11.519 --> 00:44:13.539 that happen when you go for this kind of you 00:44:13.539 --> 00:44:19.500 know edification is that your classmates will 00:44:19.500 --> 00:44:24.039 see you and they would see you on the evangelism 00:44:24.039 --> 00:44:30.159 ground right so what happened is that when they 00:44:30.159 --> 00:44:31.940 give you this kind of punishment you want to 00:44:31.940 --> 00:44:35.519 do it very early in the morning before the day 00:44:35.519 --> 00:44:37.949 breaks so that you can justify that you have 00:44:37.949 --> 00:44:41.170 done it not that anybody had listened to you 00:44:41.170 --> 00:44:43.510 why because at that time you are avoiding your 00:44:43.510 --> 00:44:45.630 classmates your high school mates and all of 00:44:45.630 --> 00:44:48.289 that seeing you on the road and be teasing you 00:44:48.289 --> 00:44:49.829 and all of that and the interesting thing is 00:44:49.829 --> 00:44:51.909 that they will call you Woli you know they'll 00:44:51.909 --> 00:44:55.250 call you prophets it means a prophet and then 00:44:55.250 --> 00:44:57.650 we we didn't have a revelation that you know 00:44:57.650 --> 00:44:59.170 when they call you a prophet you should be excited 00:44:59.170 --> 00:45:01.690 about it and you're doing the work of god so 00:45:01.690 --> 00:45:06.400 it was a teasing so we avoided it and as a result 00:45:06.400 --> 00:45:08.380 somehow somehow you have to be uptight in the 00:45:08.380 --> 00:45:10.840 house going to church not going to watch football 00:45:10.840 --> 00:45:13.980 when the service is going on and all of that 00:45:13.980 --> 00:45:18.800 but today what is the difference between me of 00:45:18.800 --> 00:45:22.860 then and me of now is a revelation all the people 00:45:22.860 --> 00:45:25.360 that pass through that system in my house if 00:45:25.360 --> 00:45:27.599 they go out now they don't mind anybody seeing 00:45:27.599 --> 00:45:31.239 them the difference is that we came to understand 00:45:31.239 --> 00:45:36.920 first that truly you are a prophet it is not 00:45:36.920 --> 00:45:39.820 a they can see it as a tease just like the word 00:45:39.820 --> 00:45:42.599 christian is a you know it came out of a teasing 00:45:42.599 --> 00:45:45.840 they they are followers of christ right people 00:45:45.840 --> 00:45:47.380 who don't really understand i say oh they are 00:45:47.380 --> 00:45:49.219 followers of christ these guys have been with 00:45:49.219 --> 00:45:52.179 jesus right they are in the same school of thought 00:45:52.179 --> 00:45:56.920 the same way that was to us but because of revelation 00:45:56.920 --> 00:46:00.780 we understood that truly we share in the ministry 00:46:00.780 --> 00:46:05.539 of christ we share in the work of christ so revelation 00:46:05.739 --> 00:46:09.199 took us out from where our faith was weak to 00:46:09.199 --> 00:46:12.300 where we became strong and we can boldly go out 00:46:12.300 --> 00:46:15.480 and teach the gospel we can boldly go out and 00:46:15.480 --> 00:46:18.199 evangelize we can go out and someone will say 00:46:18.199 --> 00:46:21.400 oh that guy is a prophet i say yes we work in 00:46:21.400 --> 00:46:26.260 the office of the prophet so revelations strengthens 00:46:26.260 --> 00:46:30.300 your faiths revelation what differs between now 00:46:30.300 --> 00:46:33.260 and then is revelation through the word of god 00:46:33.630 --> 00:46:35.510 the bible did not change did the bible change 00:46:35.510 --> 00:46:38.889 from then and now the bible did not change but 00:46:38.889 --> 00:46:42.349 the understanding of what the bible says about 00:46:42.349 --> 00:46:46.329 me and you changes what i knew then is not what 00:46:46.329 --> 00:46:52.250 i know now so revelation strengthens our faiths 00:46:52.250 --> 00:46:53.670 revelation strengthening our faith let's write 00:46:53.670 --> 00:46:57.889 this down romance i think i wrote romance for 00:46:57.889 --> 00:47:04.889 uh 20 wrote romance for 20 uh romance for 20 00:47:04.889 --> 00:47:12.590 now put effecients one verse 17 as well effecients 00:47:12.590 --> 00:47:16.289 one verse 17 let's let's just read that patience 00:47:16.289 --> 00:47:19.289 you say sometimes we keep we quickly brush through 00:47:19.289 --> 00:47:23.150 that script or we become too familiar with it 00:47:23.150 --> 00:47:27.190 verse 15 says wherefore i also after i heard 00:47:27.190 --> 00:47:30.710 of your faith in the lord right the lord jesus 00:47:30.710 --> 00:47:34.309 and your love to us all the sins cease not to 00:47:34.309 --> 00:47:36.590 give thanks for you making mention of you in 00:47:36.590 --> 00:47:39.130 my prayers that the god of our lord jesus christ 00:47:39.130 --> 00:47:42.610 the father of glory may give unto you the wisdom 00:47:42.610 --> 00:47:47.429 of the spirit as you say and the revelation revelation 00:47:47.429 --> 00:47:52.230 right in the knowledge of him these are people 00:47:52.230 --> 00:47:56.010 that have received the faiths did you see we 00:47:56.010 --> 00:47:58.489 heard of your faith means the faith the salvation 00:47:58.489 --> 00:48:01.139 they have received right and your love towards 00:48:01.139 --> 00:48:04.579 the saints so it's like someone who has believed 00:48:04.579 --> 00:48:08.239 right and is serving in church we can put that 00:48:08.239 --> 00:48:11.059 in our category right someone has believed the 00:48:11.059 --> 00:48:13.519 person is serving in church and paul is saying 00:48:13.519 --> 00:48:17.179 that i pray that you will get the revelation 00:48:17.179 --> 00:48:20.099 in the knowledge of christ that you will not 00:48:20.099 --> 00:48:25.579 miss the revelation you will not miss the revelation 00:48:25.579 --> 00:48:29.130 in the knowledge of christ because it will help 00:48:29.130 --> 00:48:34.309 you to know it will help you to know verse 18 00:48:34.309 --> 00:48:37.429 it says the eyes of your understanding be enlightened 00:48:37.429 --> 00:48:40.949 that ye may know what is the hope of your calling 00:48:40.949 --> 00:48:45.070 and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance 00:48:45.070 --> 00:48:48.989 in the saints so it makes you know what you have 00:48:48.989 --> 00:48:52.710 been called to do that's what revelation is right 00:48:52.710 --> 00:48:54.349 it makes you know what you have been called to 00:48:54.349 --> 00:48:57.340 do you are not called to sit down and not preach 00:48:57.340 --> 00:49:01.099 the gospel you are not called to you are not 00:49:01.099 --> 00:49:03.219 going to run away from evangelism you are not 00:49:03.219 --> 00:49:05.760 called to not preach you are called actually 00:49:05.760 --> 00:49:10.440 to preach the gospel that is the hope to which 00:49:10.440 --> 00:49:13.599 god has called you to that comes by revelation 00:49:13.599 --> 00:49:18.300 now you can be a christian for many years and 00:49:18.300 --> 00:49:23.300 you've not done evangelism right it means that 00:49:23.300 --> 00:49:27.110 you need to come into in -depth revelation of 00:49:27.110 --> 00:49:29.690 what that means you know it you have heard it 00:49:29.690 --> 00:49:32.210 but the explanation and the clarity of it by 00:49:32.210 --> 00:49:36.769 the spirit must come to you must come to you 00:49:36.769 --> 00:49:39.650 and that is one of the reasons why we say you 00:49:39.650 --> 00:49:42.449 should keep coming to church it will not happen 00:49:42.449 --> 00:49:46.750 in one day do we get it revelation does not happen 00:49:46.750 --> 00:49:49.309 like in one day you might hear the message hear 00:49:49.309 --> 00:49:53.070 the message hear the message it becomes strong 00:49:53.070 --> 00:49:57.420 in your hearts and one day your faith is teared 00:49:57.420 --> 00:50:02.840 up your faith is teared up so not neglecting 00:50:02.840 --> 00:50:04.860 the gathering of the brethren also contributes 00:50:04.860 --> 00:50:10.019 to strengthening your faiths right not neglecting 00:50:10.019 --> 00:50:11.900 the gathering of the brethren contribute because 00:50:11.900 --> 00:50:15.519 that is where you hear revelation that is what 00:50:15.519 --> 00:50:19.280 when revelation becomes done on you and you are 00:50:19.280 --> 00:50:27.699 able to do what you have been called to do on 00:50:27.699 --> 00:50:30.619 Wednesday we will continue much more in this 00:50:30.619 --> 00:50:33.000 teaching but what we have been able to establish 00:50:33.000 --> 00:50:38.940 today is that revelation strengthens you now 00:50:38.940 --> 00:50:41.460 if there are areas of the bible if there are 00:50:41.460 --> 00:50:43.500 things that you think that you should be doing 00:50:43.500 --> 00:50:47.219 and you are not doing as a believer but you have 00:50:47.219 --> 00:50:49.659 seen it in the world that the bible says this 00:50:49.659 --> 00:50:52.880 is who you are this is how you should work you 00:50:52.880 --> 00:50:58.530 can pray that you come into that revelation i 00:50:58.530 --> 00:51:02.050 said what you can pray that you come into that 00:51:02.050 --> 00:51:05.230 revelation if you are struggling in any area 00:51:05.230 --> 00:51:08.650 of your conduct as a believer you can pray that 00:51:08.650 --> 00:51:12.690 the revelation this is paul's prayer here that 00:51:12.690 --> 00:51:15.610 the revelation will come that there will be a 00:51:15.610 --> 00:51:20.349 dawn in your heart that will make you begin to 00:51:20.349 --> 00:51:24.989 do all that is yours in christ can we pray that 00:51:24.989 --> 00:51:29.699 prayer this morning We appreciate you being here 00:51:29.699 --> 00:51:32.780 today. 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