1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,980 good morning, brothers and sisters. 2 00:00:02,970 --> 00:00:03,930 All right. 3 00:00:03,930 --> 00:00:07,890 My name is Marcel Hall and, uh, privilege and honor to be able 4 00:00:07,890 --> 00:00:09,539 to preach God's word here today. 5 00:00:09,599 --> 00:00:12,120 Can we go ahead and thank the AV team real quickly here? 6 00:00:12,120 --> 00:00:13,079 We're so grateful. 7 00:00:14,670 --> 00:00:15,860 They do a whole lot. 8 00:00:15,865 --> 00:00:16,590 Appreciate it. 9 00:00:17,070 --> 00:00:18,180 Uh, so much. 10 00:00:18,180 --> 00:00:20,610 We appreciate those who work behind the scenes. 11 00:00:20,789 --> 00:00:21,870 So grateful. 12 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:26,430 Uh, we're gonna go ahead and get into God's word here this morning. 13 00:00:26,700 --> 00:00:32,130 We looked last week at how because of Jesus we can become people of hope. 14 00:00:32,430 --> 00:00:36,300 And now we're gonna talk about how because of Jesus we can become. 15 00:00:36,480 --> 00:00:38,190 People of peace. 16 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:39,869 Let's go ahead and let's pray. 17 00:00:39,869 --> 00:00:43,559 Father, thank you so much already for this chance to worship. 18 00:00:43,559 --> 00:00:46,559 You got it has been encouraging, it's been fulfilling. 19 00:00:46,679 --> 00:00:51,269 And God, right now I know I have been challenged, I have been, uh, strengthened. 20 00:00:51,269 --> 00:00:52,380 I've been encouraged. 21 00:00:52,380 --> 00:00:55,889 I've been hopeful by what you have been teaching me about the 22 00:00:55,889 --> 00:00:58,409 peace that we have in Christ. 23 00:00:58,619 --> 00:01:01,710 And Father, I pray that you will communicate that message here today. 24 00:01:01,710 --> 00:01:05,760 God, I pray that, uh, we will be able to look at you in a different facet. 25 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:10,590 We'll be able to appreciate you and your word and your ways in a greater way. 26 00:01:10,590 --> 00:01:16,349 And so, father, I pray right now that your will shall be accomplished. 27 00:01:16,650 --> 00:01:18,150 We pray in the name of Jesus. 28 00:01:18,210 --> 00:01:18,960 Amen. 29 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:20,369 Amen. 30 00:01:20,579 --> 00:01:26,820 So we're talking about being people of peace, and the first thing that we see 31 00:01:26,820 --> 00:01:29,908 is that we can become people of peace. 32 00:01:30,615 --> 00:01:32,414 Through Jesus. 33 00:01:32,414 --> 00:01:36,765 And so I want us to look here at, uh, a verse here that's gonna 34 00:01:36,765 --> 00:01:40,125 help us out in John chapter 14. 35 00:01:40,130 --> 00:01:43,725 And so we're gonna take it up in John chapter 14. 36 00:01:44,025 --> 00:01:45,525 Let me see, am I working here? 37 00:01:45,615 --> 00:01:46,425 I think I am. 38 00:01:46,425 --> 00:01:46,515 Am. 39 00:01:46,515 --> 00:01:50,055 My nut is, you might have to go to the next slide there for me. 40 00:01:50,055 --> 00:01:50,595 Ariana. 41 00:01:50,685 --> 00:01:51,854 Not, not, not working. 42 00:01:51,854 --> 00:01:52,095 Okay. 43 00:01:52,095 --> 00:01:55,125 John, chapter 14 in verse 15. 44 00:01:55,394 --> 00:02:00,105 We're gonna take it up in the middle of what scholars call the farewell 45 00:02:00,110 --> 00:02:03,225 discourse or the upper room discourse. 46 00:02:03,230 --> 00:02:08,175 Starting off in the end of John chapter 13, all the way to John chapter 17. 47 00:02:08,175 --> 00:02:09,435 We're gonna take it up in the middle. 48 00:02:09,675 --> 00:02:14,295 And so Jesus had the last Supper right before the crucifixion that 49 00:02:14,295 --> 00:02:15,795 would take place the next day. 50 00:02:15,975 --> 00:02:19,695 And so he is having this discussion with his followers and they're, 51 00:02:19,725 --> 00:02:20,925 they don't know what's going on. 52 00:02:21,719 --> 00:02:24,179 Some fear, some anxiety, some uncertainty. 53 00:02:24,269 --> 00:02:28,110 And so Jesus during this time is gonna give, uh, some encouragement. 54 00:02:28,110 --> 00:02:29,909 He's going to give some guidance. 55 00:02:29,914 --> 00:02:33,360 He's also gonna give some good theology in this discourse. 56 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,659 But we're gonna take it up right in the middle, in John chapter 57 00:02:36,664 --> 00:02:39,719 14, starting off in verse 15. 58 00:02:39,719 --> 00:02:40,619 Church, are you with me? 59 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:46,800 It says, if you love me, keep my commands and I will ask the Father, 60 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:50,789 and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever. 61 00:02:50,849 --> 00:02:51,840 The spirit of truth. 62 00:02:52,349 --> 00:02:56,010 The world cannot accept him because it neither sees him nor knows 63 00:02:56,014 --> 00:03:00,659 him, but you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. 64 00:03:01,019 --> 00:03:02,340 I will not leave you as orphans. 65 00:03:02,340 --> 00:03:04,500 I will come to you before long. 66 00:03:04,500 --> 00:03:09,510 The world will not see me anymore, but you will see me because I live. 67 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,090 You also will live on that day. 68 00:03:12,090 --> 00:03:17,130 You'll realize that I am in the Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 69 00:03:17,309 --> 00:03:20,940 Whoever has my command, it keeps them, is the one who loves me. 70 00:03:21,150 --> 00:03:25,680 The one who loves me will be loved by my father, and I too will love 71 00:03:25,684 --> 00:03:27,960 them and show myself to them. 72 00:03:28,860 --> 00:03:30,690 Then Judas, not Judas is scary. 73 00:03:30,690 --> 00:03:35,039 It said, but Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world? 74 00:03:35,340 --> 00:03:38,519 Jesus replied, anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. 75 00:03:38,820 --> 00:03:43,140 My father will love them and we will come to them and make our home with them. 76 00:03:43,769 --> 00:03:46,230 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. 77 00:03:46,230 --> 00:03:47,970 These words you hear are not my own. 78 00:03:48,150 --> 00:03:51,120 They belong to the Father who sent me all this. 79 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:55,800 I have spoken while still with you, but the advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom 80 00:03:55,800 --> 00:04:00,480 the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind 81 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:03,420 you of everything I have said to you. 82 00:04:03,780 --> 00:04:05,519 Peace I leave with you. 83 00:04:05,789 --> 00:04:07,620 My peace I give you. 84 00:04:08,220 --> 00:04:10,200 I do not get to you as the world gives. 85 00:04:10,380 --> 00:04:14,280 Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. 86 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:15,750 We'll stop right there. 87 00:04:15,750 --> 00:04:20,579 There's a lot in this passage here, but I want us to go ahead and take a moment 88 00:04:20,584 --> 00:04:24,720 here, and maybe you need to read it over here real quickly for the next 20 seconds. 89 00:04:24,900 --> 00:04:27,480 You can do that on your phone here, but I want you to go ahead and 90 00:04:27,660 --> 00:04:31,380 twos and threes and fours, and I want you to answer this question. 91 00:04:31,740 --> 00:04:32,460 Go back here. 92 00:04:32,460 --> 00:04:32,970 Go back. 93 00:04:33,030 --> 00:04:36,990 What do you learn about peace and how it applies to our lives? 94 00:04:36,990 --> 00:04:39,150 So, so what Jesus just shared. 95 00:04:39,329 --> 00:04:43,770 What do you learn about peace and how it applies to our lives? 96 00:04:43,775 --> 00:04:45,000 I'll go ahead and give you several minutes. 97 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:46,110 Again, you need to read it over. 98 00:04:46,110 --> 00:04:46,590 Go ahead. 99 00:04:46,650 --> 00:04:51,210 But have a discussion in your rows and if you're online, go 100 00:04:51,210 --> 00:04:52,470 ahead and put it in the chat. 101 00:04:52,650 --> 00:04:56,190 Uh, your answers to this and we can have some good dialogue online. 102 00:06:30,059 --> 00:06:30,559 All right. 103 00:06:30,559 --> 00:06:31,799 Give you about 30 more seconds. 104 00:06:46,669 --> 00:06:47,159 I d. 105 00:07:13,664 --> 00:07:14,444 All right. 106 00:07:15,164 --> 00:07:19,815 Let's go ahead and let's have a couple people be able to share maybe with 107 00:07:19,815 --> 00:07:24,344 something you shared or insight from, uh, the person you were talking to. 108 00:07:24,349 --> 00:07:27,014 Let's go ahead and, uh, have some people be able to answer 109 00:07:27,014 --> 00:07:28,454 this question out loud for us. 110 00:07:30,565 --> 00:07:31,054 Okay. 111 00:07:31,059 --> 00:07:32,744 Alan, why don't you stand on up please? 112 00:07:32,804 --> 00:07:34,574 Yes, hello. 113 00:07:34,664 --> 00:07:38,295 My name's Alan Andrews and what I learned is that basically if you 114 00:07:38,295 --> 00:07:42,895 don't follow Jesus and you don't or anything, basically, you're not at 115 00:07:42,895 --> 00:07:45,734 peace know before I came to church. 116 00:07:46,808 --> 00:07:48,090 I was a world miss. 117 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:49,710 I had a lot of problems. 118 00:07:49,900 --> 00:07:51,030 Always an angry person. 119 00:07:51,030 --> 00:07:53,940 That's a lot of people that I know that are not with the 120 00:07:53,940 --> 00:07:54,930 church and they are angry. 121 00:07:55,110 --> 00:07:58,230 But once you start following Jesus, you have peace. 122 00:07:58,369 --> 00:08:02,639 I know I'm a better father for my kids and I treat my ex better. 123 00:08:03,030 --> 00:08:03,570 So yeah. 124 00:08:04,130 --> 00:08:04,619 Okay. 125 00:08:04,860 --> 00:08:05,070 Right. 126 00:08:05,070 --> 00:08:05,550 There you go. 127 00:08:05,550 --> 00:08:06,510 So, uh, no. 128 00:08:06,860 --> 00:08:09,599 Probably a lot of us couldn't hear what he shared there, but he said basically, 129 00:08:09,599 --> 00:08:13,440 if when we follow Jesus, that will lead to peace and when we don't follow Jesus. 130 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:16,590 And so he shared in his life and how when he wasn't following Jesus, the 131 00:08:16,590 --> 00:08:20,070 anger that was inside, but now the peace that's coming and also being 132 00:08:20,220 --> 00:08:22,200 a better father and a better person. 133 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:22,470 Okay. 134 00:08:22,470 --> 00:08:22,740 Cool. 135 00:08:22,740 --> 00:08:23,190 Awesome. 136 00:08:23,195 --> 00:08:27,660 Others, what were some of the things that you guys shared in your discussion? 137 00:08:30,690 --> 00:08:31,530 All right, Jasmine. 138 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:37,409 Um, in verse 27, it talks about how, like Jesus said, peace I 139 00:08:37,409 --> 00:08:39,049 with you by peace I give you. 140 00:08:39,308 --> 00:08:42,490 And he says, do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be so in. 141 00:08:42,929 --> 00:08:43,568 Thinking. 142 00:08:43,573 --> 00:08:45,869 Okay, peace is probably the opposite of that. 143 00:08:45,869 --> 00:08:49,349 It's the opposite of being troubled and being afraid. 144 00:08:49,349 --> 00:08:53,460 And so it's this calmness, it's this faith, faith, not fear, but 145 00:08:53,690 --> 00:08:57,449 then also, um, instead of being troubled, it's having this calmness. 146 00:08:57,569 --> 00:09:00,960 So I, when I think about peace, I calmness and faith. 147 00:09:01,149 --> 00:09:03,929 So, okay, so she talked about peace in it. 148 00:09:03,929 --> 00:09:06,179 When he says that also he followed, don't be afraid. 149 00:09:06,179 --> 00:09:08,009 So it's the opposite of being afraid. 150 00:09:08,009 --> 00:09:11,969 So it's, it's peace and faith over fear and uncertainty there. 151 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:12,299 Okay. 152 00:09:12,329 --> 00:09:12,750 Awesome. 153 00:09:12,750 --> 00:09:12,929 Good. 154 00:09:12,929 --> 00:09:13,529 I saw Brenda. 155 00:09:13,534 --> 00:09:13,980 Go ahead. 156 00:09:23,849 --> 00:09:23,889 S 157 00:09:27,599 --> 00:09:31,259 thinking about peace when we surrender to God, then she says she feels the peace 158 00:09:31,259 --> 00:09:33,299 coming to life when she's not surrendered. 159 00:09:33,359 --> 00:09:35,369 Maybe that peace is vacant. 160 00:09:35,399 --> 00:09:35,669 Yes. 161 00:09:35,669 --> 00:09:36,060 One more. 162 00:09:36,810 --> 00:09:40,049 I think it gives us something to hold onto. 163 00:09:40,619 --> 00:09:45,645 So like, I had a pretty awful week, but there's that light at the end 164 00:09:45,645 --> 00:09:47,355 of the tunnel that God offers us. 165 00:09:47,695 --> 00:09:54,224 And so when we're surrounded by unpleasants, this we can look forward to. 166 00:09:54,435 --> 00:09:54,715 Okay. 167 00:09:54,715 --> 00:10:02,565 I chase out God, my heart, and the we're so, so peace can be 168 00:10:02,570 --> 00:10:06,224 helpful during times of troubling anger, frustration, hard times. 169 00:10:06,224 --> 00:10:09,545 He said he had a hard week, but yet he can hold on to the 170 00:10:09,550 --> 00:10:11,385 peace that is available in God. 171 00:10:11,385 --> 00:10:11,865 Yes. 172 00:10:11,895 --> 00:10:15,525 I wanna share a couple things here, some observations that I had in reading this 173 00:10:15,525 --> 00:10:20,204 that really just, uh, uh, just floored me and really got me excited about the 174 00:10:20,204 --> 00:10:22,605 peace that is available to you and I. 175 00:10:22,695 --> 00:10:27,825 And we see in this passage here that Jesus gives us peace through the holy. 176 00:10:29,625 --> 00:10:32,534 Cause in this whole passage, again, in the context, it's always 177 00:10:32,534 --> 00:10:35,805 important to read the Bible and make sure we have the right context. 178 00:10:36,165 --> 00:10:39,014 The guys are a little bit afraid and that's why he shares about it. 179 00:10:39,020 --> 00:10:42,014 In fact, in the beginning of chapter 14, he says, don't be trouble. 180 00:10:42,020 --> 00:10:42,915 Don't be afraid. 181 00:10:42,915 --> 00:10:44,775 Trust in God, trust also in me. 182 00:10:45,075 --> 00:10:48,465 Then he ends off this part of the discourse by saying, Hey, don't be afraid. 183 00:10:48,494 --> 00:10:50,295 And in between all that is this. 184 00:10:50,295 --> 00:10:53,835 Talk about the advocate and all this talk about peace that we 185 00:10:53,835 --> 00:10:56,505 have through the Holy Spirit. 186 00:10:56,895 --> 00:10:58,395 And what are we talking about here? 187 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:02,385 Well, many of us in the church know we're talking about the dwelling 188 00:11:02,835 --> 00:11:07,784 of the Holy Spirit, God's spirit, his presence being within us. 189 00:11:08,775 --> 00:11:13,335 And if you think about that, just on that simple fact there, God 190 00:11:13,335 --> 00:11:17,325 being within us, that automatically brings a little bit of peace. 191 00:11:19,034 --> 00:11:23,430 And so here Jesus saying, And he's offering and he's promising that the 192 00:11:23,430 --> 00:11:28,680 Holy Spirit is going to come into their lives and it will lead to the peace that 193 00:11:28,680 --> 00:11:32,520 he has and that he is leaving with them. 194 00:11:33,090 --> 00:11:39,090 Again, this is a piece that is from the spirit of God being inside of his people, 195 00:11:39,210 --> 00:11:42,720 enabling you and me to be people of peace. 196 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:48,420 Now, this piece isn't a lack of noise or a lack of chaos. 197 00:11:49,290 --> 00:11:53,640 This piss, this piece isn't a lack or maybe free of problems. 198 00:11:53,790 --> 00:11:56,460 Cuz many times a fighter say, Hey, think of something peaceful. 199 00:11:56,550 --> 00:11:58,260 You think maybe quiet, don't you? 200 00:11:59,550 --> 00:12:01,710 Or maybe if you're a parent, the kids are quiet, maybe they're outta 201 00:12:01,710 --> 00:12:03,660 house and you're like, hallelujah. 202 00:12:05,490 --> 00:12:06,480 Or you're thinking, you know what? 203 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:08,160 There's no chaos or anything like that. 204 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:15,300 And those are peaceful environments, maybe peaceful situations that 205 00:12:15,300 --> 00:12:19,410 might lead potentially to some peace, but it's not peace itself. 206 00:12:20,265 --> 00:12:21,765 You guys with me here. 207 00:12:22,065 --> 00:12:26,625 And so this peace that Jesus is talking about is peace in the midst 208 00:12:26,625 --> 00:12:30,885 of problems and fear because again, the guys are like, Hey, we're not sure 209 00:12:30,890 --> 00:12:32,325 that he's getting some uncertainty. 210 00:12:32,475 --> 00:12:36,645 Jesus is reading the room and he says, Hey guys, don't be afraid. 211 00:12:37,215 --> 00:12:41,475 I have some peace available for you through the Holy Spirits. 212 00:12:42,195 --> 00:12:46,185 So again, it's not problem free, it's not everything is Rick Peaches 213 00:12:46,185 --> 00:12:47,865 and cream and and it's all simple. 214 00:12:47,865 --> 00:12:52,245 No, he's saying you could be in the midst of uncertainty and be at peace. 215 00:12:54,015 --> 00:12:57,315 I don't know about you, but that sounds like some good peace and this, this 216 00:12:57,315 --> 00:13:01,725 is an internal piece that is available starting from now all the way to eternity. 217 00:13:03,255 --> 00:13:06,555 Wouldn't you like that peace tomorrow morning once You want that type of 218 00:13:06,560 --> 00:13:08,985 peace in this coming up week once. 219 00:13:08,985 --> 00:13:12,285 You want that type of peace in dealing with so and so this week. 220 00:13:12,825 --> 00:13:14,015 And you know who so and so is. 221 00:13:15,900 --> 00:13:18,119 See, this piece is available for you and me. 222 00:13:18,119 --> 00:13:20,129 We need this peace in this coming hour. 223 00:13:20,219 --> 00:13:24,299 Again, it's the Holy Spirit, God's presence in us. 224 00:13:24,629 --> 00:13:27,659 And you can say, well, he, he meant that directly for the apostles. 225 00:13:27,659 --> 00:13:28,889 But here's the great thing. 226 00:13:28,980 --> 00:13:33,150 It applies to everyone afterwards who will make the decision to follow Jesus. 227 00:13:33,209 --> 00:13:34,409 Let's go to Acts chapter two. 228 00:13:34,409 --> 00:13:35,009 Brothers and sisters. 229 00:13:35,014 --> 00:13:35,730 Are you with me here? 230 00:13:37,020 --> 00:13:37,349 Okay. 231 00:13:37,349 --> 00:13:37,709 Alright. 232 00:13:37,709 --> 00:13:40,530 It says in Acts chapter two here, or maybe it doesn't here. 233 00:13:40,534 --> 00:13:41,490 Uh, where did I go? 234 00:13:41,490 --> 00:13:42,719 Did I just jump ahead here? 235 00:13:42,959 --> 00:13:43,320 All right. 236 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:44,009 Sorry about that. 237 00:13:44,009 --> 00:13:44,820 I'm getting excited. 238 00:13:44,825 --> 00:13:45,389 All right, here we go. 239 00:13:45,900 --> 00:13:46,709 We'll, stay right here. 240 00:13:46,740 --> 00:13:47,099 Okay. 241 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:49,169 It's peace through the Holy Spirit here. 242 00:13:49,174 --> 00:13:49,860 What does he say? 243 00:13:49,865 --> 00:13:51,599 Check out some of these things that he said in here. 244 00:13:51,659 --> 00:13:54,389 He says, I'm gonna give you this other advocate who will help you 245 00:13:54,389 --> 00:13:57,179 and be with you when forever. 246 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:57,719 He's not. 247 00:13:57,749 --> 00:13:58,860 He, he lives with you now. 248 00:13:58,865 --> 00:14:01,770 So he say, Hey, look, the spirit of God, because Jesus has been present. 249 00:14:01,799 --> 00:14:03,629 He's always been around. 250 00:14:03,810 --> 00:14:08,429 But once I leave, once I die and raised again, guess what? 251 00:14:08,429 --> 00:14:09,900 Now he's gonna be in you. 252 00:14:09,915 --> 00:14:09,975 Woo. 253 00:14:11,295 --> 00:14:14,745 And he says, me and my father will make our home with you again. 254 00:14:14,745 --> 00:14:19,125 This is peace from the spirit of God being inside of us. 255 00:14:19,515 --> 00:14:22,425 You know, this peace can't be fully articulated. 256 00:14:22,455 --> 00:14:26,295 I can do, at least I can try to do the best job I can, and I fully will 257 00:14:26,300 --> 00:14:31,245 be unable to articulate it in the great fashion in which it deserves. 258 00:14:31,995 --> 00:14:35,625 And in fact, it says here in Philippians chapter four, go back there, Philippians 259 00:14:35,625 --> 00:14:40,335 chapter four says, and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding. 260 00:14:40,725 --> 00:14:41,745 Did you catch that? 261 00:14:43,335 --> 00:14:44,445 It says it transcends all. 262 00:14:44,445 --> 00:14:48,645 Like we can't fully fathom, we can't truly grasp how the peace 263 00:14:48,645 --> 00:14:50,535 of God really works in our lives. 264 00:14:50,925 --> 00:14:55,305 He says, we'll guard your hearts and your minds in who in Christ Jesus. 265 00:14:55,365 --> 00:15:00,975 Again, this connection between this peace and Christ that we have. 266 00:15:03,165 --> 00:15:07,635 And so we see here because of Jesus again, we become people of peace. 267 00:15:07,635 --> 00:15:12,315 I want us to go back here and see, look, this is applicable to you and me. 268 00:15:12,405 --> 00:15:14,985 When the church started on the day of Pentecost a little over 269 00:15:14,985 --> 00:15:18,495 2000 years ago, people are saying, well, what do we do with this good 270 00:15:18,495 --> 00:15:20,535 news that you are sharing with us? 271 00:15:20,715 --> 00:15:21,285 Peter Toner? 272 00:15:21,285 --> 00:15:23,055 Repent and be baptized. 273 00:15:23,085 --> 00:15:27,945 Every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of sins, you 274 00:15:27,945 --> 00:15:30,255 will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 275 00:15:30,285 --> 00:15:34,695 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, for 276 00:15:34,695 --> 00:15:38,145 all whom the Lord our God will call. 277 00:15:38,475 --> 00:15:39,945 And so what do we see here? 278 00:15:40,575 --> 00:15:46,125 This applies not only to Jesus's apostles in immediate context, but it 279 00:15:46,125 --> 00:15:51,885 applies to you and me, and it shows us how we actually receive this Holy 280 00:15:51,890 --> 00:15:55,095 Spirit, God's presence within us. 281 00:15:55,695 --> 00:15:59,384 When we repent and get baptized and so cool to see. 282 00:15:59,384 --> 00:16:03,105 Lawrence now is a man who's full of the Holy Spirits. 283 00:16:03,405 --> 00:16:07,455 That's what enabled them to win that soccer tournament the other day, maybe, 284 00:16:07,455 --> 00:16:12,285 maybe not, but now because he repenting and been baptized, now he has this 285 00:16:12,285 --> 00:16:21,795 promise of God's presence being with him forever, enabling the opportunity 286 00:16:22,195 --> 00:16:29,925 to walk in peace no matter what the circumstance, the opportunity to face 287 00:16:29,925 --> 00:16:33,945 it with hope, peace, love, and joy. 288 00:16:33,945 --> 00:16:35,115 Church, are you with me here? 289 00:16:35,175 --> 00:16:35,235 Yeah. 290 00:16:36,090 --> 00:16:36,750 Check this out here. 291 00:16:36,750 --> 00:16:39,840 Go to the next slide here in John chapter, uh, uh, 14. 292 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:39,990 Here. 293 00:16:39,990 --> 00:16:44,040 We'll look again here it says, but the advocate, it's interesting, this word 294 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:48,870 that Jesus uses is the advocate and, and really this word here, go back here. 295 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:50,760 Uh, John chapter 14. 296 00:16:50,790 --> 00:16:50,940 Okay. 297 00:16:50,940 --> 00:16:52,080 Yeah, there is is on there. 298 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:52,230 Okay. 299 00:16:52,230 --> 00:16:52,380 All right. 300 00:16:52,380 --> 00:16:54,030 Go again to the next slide there. 301 00:16:54,030 --> 00:16:55,650 All right, go to the next slide. 302 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:56,219 There you go. 303 00:16:56,219 --> 00:16:57,330 Go to the next slide there. 304 00:16:57,330 --> 00:16:57,750 All right. 305 00:16:57,755 --> 00:16:58,590 There you go. 306 00:16:58,710 --> 00:16:59,219 One more. 307 00:16:59,219 --> 00:16:59,550 There you go. 308 00:16:59,550 --> 00:17:04,589 All right, so this word advocate is per parato, something like that. 309 00:17:05,460 --> 00:17:07,319 That's my, that's my Greek for the day here. 310 00:17:07,319 --> 00:17:07,740 Okay. 311 00:17:08,010 --> 00:17:08,848 Parato. 312 00:17:08,848 --> 00:17:09,150 All right. 313 00:17:09,155 --> 00:17:09,630 There you go. 314 00:17:09,635 --> 00:17:10,740 All right, Kylie, you're really smart. 315 00:17:10,740 --> 00:17:11,609 Maybe I said it correct. 316 00:17:11,609 --> 00:17:12,089 Maybe not. 317 00:17:12,150 --> 00:17:13,500 You could correct me if I'm wrong. 318 00:17:13,710 --> 00:17:14,190 All right. 319 00:17:14,219 --> 00:17:17,730 So this word in Greek, because it was originally written in Greek, 320 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:21,490 this word has been translated, maybe transla, literate into perle. 321 00:17:21,494 --> 00:17:22,920 That's what the English word for us. 322 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:26,940 And so as you read it, as the, as we try to translate it from, from Greek 323 00:17:26,940 --> 00:17:32,790 to English, we really don't have a word that can fully articulate this perle. 324 00:17:34,574 --> 00:17:37,935 And so in many translations you'll find the word comforter. 325 00:17:37,935 --> 00:17:43,124 You'll find the word helper, counselor advocate, but no English 326 00:17:43,124 --> 00:17:50,105 word can truly capture what the perle is, because the Perle, the 327 00:17:50,110 --> 00:17:52,094 Holy Spirit, is all those things. 328 00:17:52,904 --> 00:17:57,975 Comforter, counselor, helper, and advocate advocate's probably the best that we 329 00:17:57,980 --> 00:18:02,235 can get to because it's one who speaks up on our behalf, one who helps us. 330 00:18:03,315 --> 00:18:07,815 And so he says, the Holy Spirit is the advocate in our lives 331 00:18:08,025 --> 00:18:11,775 because he comforts, he helps, he counsels, and he advocates for us. 332 00:18:11,895 --> 00:18:12,674 And I love this. 333 00:18:12,674 --> 00:18:16,244 He says, I'll give you another advocate, implying what? 334 00:18:16,244 --> 00:18:18,944 That he is the first advocates. 335 00:18:21,044 --> 00:18:23,775 So he says, when the spirit comes, guess what? 336 00:18:23,775 --> 00:18:27,914 He's gonna remind you of all these things because he's just like me. 337 00:18:27,975 --> 00:18:28,424 Because what? 338 00:18:28,424 --> 00:18:29,235 He's divine. 339 00:18:31,425 --> 00:18:35,685 . And so what the spirit does is continue the mission of Christ. 340 00:18:36,585 --> 00:18:40,935 And so as the apostles were there, they could recall, you know, man, 341 00:18:40,935 --> 00:18:42,135 remember that time we were in a boat. 342 00:18:42,139 --> 00:18:43,995 We were all freaking out and we were nervous. 343 00:18:43,995 --> 00:18:44,985 There were storms there. 344 00:18:45,075 --> 00:18:48,705 And yet Jesus calmed the storm and it said it brought peace to us. 345 00:18:49,315 --> 00:18:51,825 That's what the spirit's gonna do in our lives. 346 00:18:52,815 --> 00:18:54,764 Hey, remember that time when we were all nervous in the world? 347 00:18:54,855 --> 00:18:57,735 What's gonna happen in Jesus? 348 00:18:58,125 --> 00:19:01,215 His presence brought us to peace. 349 00:19:01,275 --> 00:19:04,155 Hey, remember the time when, when he resurrected and we didn't know 350 00:19:04,155 --> 00:19:05,475 what to do, we were hiding down. 351 00:19:05,565 --> 00:19:08,745 And he came and he spoke, and he said, peace be to you. 352 00:19:09,855 --> 00:19:11,415 And he gave us confidence. 353 00:19:12,285 --> 00:19:13,335 It gave us hope. 354 00:19:14,475 --> 00:19:18,645 It gave us this calmness that Jasmine was referring to. 355 00:19:19,245 --> 00:19:22,695 And so the spirit continues the work of Jesus. 356 00:19:22,700 --> 00:19:26,804 And in the same way we can depend upon God, through the spirit 357 00:19:26,835 --> 00:19:28,845 to trust him, to rely upon him. 358 00:19:29,475 --> 00:19:31,215 As he guides us, he counsels us. 359 00:19:31,215 --> 00:19:34,905 He helps us, and he advocates for us. 360 00:19:36,554 --> 00:19:41,535 You know, something that can maybe help us in illustration will be like little kids, 361 00:19:42,315 --> 00:19:46,065 and your little kids a lot of times have a teddy bear or, uh, what do you call it? 362 00:19:46,065 --> 00:19:48,014 A binky or something like that, right? 363 00:19:48,045 --> 00:19:48,735 To help them. 364 00:19:49,425 --> 00:19:52,125 My, my two of my kids, they had, uh, one had a little cow, 365 00:19:52,125 --> 00:19:53,325 we used to call it holy cow. 366 00:19:54,705 --> 00:19:55,634 Like, where's, holy cow? 367 00:19:55,634 --> 00:19:56,535 Go get Holy cow. 368 00:19:56,955 --> 00:19:57,585 You going to sleep? 369 00:19:57,585 --> 00:19:58,304 You need, holy cow. 370 00:19:58,725 --> 00:20:00,435 And then another one has a little, little cat. 371 00:20:00,435 --> 00:20:03,045 I thought it was like a, like a, a tiger or something. 372 00:20:03,050 --> 00:20:04,125 They said, oh, it's a cat. 373 00:20:04,125 --> 00:20:04,965 And they call it kitty. 374 00:20:05,085 --> 00:20:06,585 And so, oh, go get kitty, right? 375 00:20:07,035 --> 00:20:08,655 And so, oh, go get kitty, right? 376 00:20:08,715 --> 00:20:13,215 And so we had holy cow and kitty for two of my kids there, and they needed that 377 00:20:13,365 --> 00:20:17,025 when there was a sense of unsettlement, when they were feeling like, ah, a 378 00:20:17,025 --> 00:20:18,645 little agitate, a little frustrated. 379 00:20:18,705 --> 00:20:23,475 And we say, Hey, go get that, and that will help you in your time of need. 380 00:20:25,185 --> 00:20:26,745 And so here's what the cool thing is. 381 00:20:27,300 --> 00:20:33,240 Is that God's presence brings that comfort in our lives. 382 00:20:35,490 --> 00:20:40,770 God's presence, God being readily available, God being there reassuring 383 00:20:40,770 --> 00:20:44,760 us no matter what the chaos may be, what the discouragement or despair we 384 00:20:44,765 --> 00:20:50,040 may have, his presence now lifts us up so that we can be at a point in which 385 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:58,560 we are peaceful in the midst of what's going on, we can say, you know, I'm safe. 386 00:20:59,670 --> 00:21:00,900 God, you're with me. 387 00:21:02,580 --> 00:21:04,860 It's going to get better. 388 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:09,300 It's going to happy you are working. 389 00:21:09,420 --> 00:21:12,000 You will deliver me. 390 00:21:13,140 --> 00:21:16,920 There's hope in this situation no matter what. 391 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:21,600 I see there's hope in this situation. 392 00:21:22,380 --> 00:21:24,630 Why Cuz God's presence is there. 393 00:21:24,630 --> 00:21:26,220 Church, are you with me here? 394 00:21:28,949 --> 00:21:35,699 But the problem is, if you're like me, we often can forget, relinquish or 395 00:21:35,699 --> 00:21:37,980 forfeit this piece that's available. 396 00:21:41,610 --> 00:21:43,499 In many ways, we can do this. 397 00:21:44,009 --> 00:21:47,879 I know for me, I, I can forget God's presence within me. 398 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:53,909 But one of the big ways that we'll focus in on is really our disobedience 399 00:21:54,239 --> 00:22:01,829 to God has a forfeit, relinquish and forget his presence within us. 400 00:22:02,759 --> 00:22:03,629 That's what he says here. 401 00:22:03,634 --> 00:22:04,529 He makes this connection. 402 00:22:04,529 --> 00:22:08,549 And John 14, he says, anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. 403 00:22:08,789 --> 00:22:12,600 My father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 404 00:22:12,900 --> 00:22:16,949 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. 405 00:22:17,594 --> 00:22:22,185 It's interesting that he, he used this term, Hey, we'll make our home. 406 00:22:22,185 --> 00:22:23,355 And that's the way they translate English. 407 00:22:23,355 --> 00:22:25,485 It means to stay or to remain, to be there. 408 00:22:25,485 --> 00:22:27,315 So it's a, it's a accurate translation. 409 00:22:27,884 --> 00:22:30,225 But if we think of that, uh, that imagery, right? 410 00:22:30,225 --> 00:22:33,764 If Jesus lives inside of our heart, the Holy Spirit lives inside of our heart. 411 00:22:33,825 --> 00:22:36,075 When we disobey, guess what we do? 412 00:22:36,134 --> 00:22:39,554 We start inviting other people, other tenants, into our hearts. 413 00:22:40,964 --> 00:22:42,344 Those tenets are good. 414 00:22:42,674 --> 00:22:46,785 And if you're like California, it's hard to get those tenets out, , if you 415 00:22:46,785 --> 00:22:49,455 know what I'm talking about, just, you know what I'm talking about later, okay? 416 00:22:50,535 --> 00:22:54,795 And so we can have this disruption in our souls. 417 00:22:54,795 --> 00:22:55,545 And what does it do? 418 00:22:55,575 --> 00:23:02,985 It fractures what our peace see, there's this connection between 419 00:23:02,985 --> 00:23:08,205 our obedience and the Holy Spirit's presence and peace in our lives. 420 00:23:08,565 --> 00:23:11,295 I want us to go ahead and, and get another, uh, visual 421 00:23:11,295 --> 00:23:12,495 aid here that'll help us out. 422 00:23:12,495 --> 00:23:14,835 Kyle, can, can you come up on stage here for me, brother? 423 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:15,840 All right. 424 00:23:19,530 --> 00:23:20,370 All right, Kyle. 425 00:23:22,110 --> 00:23:24,270 Kyle's our man here, right? 426 00:23:24,360 --> 00:23:25,530 And, uh, here we go. 427 00:23:25,530 --> 00:23:25,740 Here. 428 00:23:25,870 --> 00:23:26,350 All right. 429 00:23:27,120 --> 00:23:27,450 All right. 430 00:23:27,455 --> 00:23:28,050 So here you go. 431 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:28,470 Right. 432 00:23:28,980 --> 00:23:35,730 So Kyle is gonna go ahead here and, uh, he's going to represent the Holy Spirit. 433 00:23:37,110 --> 00:23:38,400 It's not blast for me, okay? 434 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:39,840 This is an object lesson here. 435 00:23:39,870 --> 00:23:40,110 Okay? 436 00:23:40,110 --> 00:23:41,760 All those people, like, don't you ever do that? 437 00:23:42,450 --> 00:23:43,440 Jesus did it all the time. 438 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:43,680 Okay? 439 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:44,310 All right. 440 00:23:44,700 --> 00:23:46,889 So he's representing the Holy Spirit, okay? 441 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:50,280 And this umbrella is the umbrella of peace. 442 00:23:50,820 --> 00:23:52,680 And so when we, all right, here we go. 443 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:54,930 Uh, you know, for the people online, I'll be besides you. 444 00:23:54,935 --> 00:23:55,110 Okay? 445 00:23:55,110 --> 00:23:55,470 Here we go. 446 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:56,280 All right. 447 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:56,790 So here we go. 448 00:23:56,790 --> 00:23:56,970 All right. 449 00:23:56,970 --> 00:23:57,630 Scoot on over, man. 450 00:23:57,630 --> 00:23:58,470 The peace gotta cover me. 451 00:23:58,470 --> 00:23:58,680 Okay? 452 00:23:58,685 --> 00:23:59,310 All right, here we go. 453 00:23:59,400 --> 00:23:59,670 All right. 454 00:23:59,790 --> 00:24:00,090 There you go. 455 00:24:00,389 --> 00:24:00,840 All right. 456 00:24:00,870 --> 00:24:03,420 So when I'm walking, this is how God wants us to be. 457 00:24:03,425 --> 00:24:04,920 He wants us to walk with him. 458 00:24:05,070 --> 00:24:05,220 Now. 459 00:24:05,225 --> 00:24:06,660 We're not walking ahead of him. 460 00:24:06,750 --> 00:24:08,160 That's where you get messed up. 461 00:24:08,910 --> 00:24:09,389 Oh, yeah. 462 00:24:09,389 --> 00:24:10,320 Ah, I like that. 463 00:24:10,350 --> 00:24:10,650 Oh, yeah. 464 00:24:10,770 --> 00:24:11,790 Don't walk ahead of him. 465 00:24:12,315 --> 00:24:13,725 Some of us think, oh, let's walk aside. 466 00:24:13,725 --> 00:24:14,895 Can I tell you to go this way? 467 00:24:14,955 --> 00:24:16,035 No, don't do that. 468 00:24:16,635 --> 00:24:17,835 Follow the spirit's lead. 469 00:24:17,865 --> 00:24:18,165 Okay. 470 00:24:18,165 --> 00:24:18,405 All right. 471 00:24:18,405 --> 00:24:19,215 Walk back with me here. 472 00:24:19,245 --> 00:24:19,785 Okay, here we go. 473 00:24:20,025 --> 00:24:20,415 All right. 474 00:24:20,445 --> 00:24:22,935 So when the spirit, so we have peace in our lives when we're 475 00:24:22,935 --> 00:24:24,225 following and obeying him. 476 00:24:24,285 --> 00:24:25,125 That's all good. 477 00:24:25,130 --> 00:24:25,875 Come on, let's walk in. 478 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:26,115 Roll. 479 00:24:26,325 --> 00:24:27,705 All right, so he's leading this. 480 00:24:27,710 --> 00:24:28,245 Okay, go ahead. 481 00:24:28,250 --> 00:24:28,695 Stop. 482 00:24:28,725 --> 00:24:31,575 But let's say, if you're like me, sometimes what we can do 483 00:24:31,575 --> 00:24:32,865 is we get a little distracted. 484 00:24:34,304 --> 00:24:35,085 Go ahead and take a step. 485 00:24:35,775 --> 00:24:36,985 Oh, this is interesting. 486 00:24:37,905 --> 00:24:38,685 What, what is this? 487 00:24:38,835 --> 00:24:39,945 Oh, oh, hold on, hold on, hold on. 488 00:24:39,945 --> 00:24:43,514 Oh, we're off a little bit, aren't we? 489 00:24:44,235 --> 00:24:45,135 And we say, oh, okay. 490 00:24:45,135 --> 00:24:46,185 But then we get a little distracted. 491 00:24:46,185 --> 00:24:47,925 Wow, that's kinda shiny right there. 492 00:24:48,014 --> 00:24:48,915 Okay, stop right there. 493 00:24:49,155 --> 00:24:53,205 Now I'm still have a little bit of that piece, right? 494 00:24:53,264 --> 00:24:56,175 Little bit of that peace is covering me, but there's some that's not covering me. 495 00:24:56,179 --> 00:24:57,285 What's that doing to that peace? 496 00:24:57,285 --> 00:24:57,585 Really? 497 00:24:57,590 --> 00:24:58,304 It's causing what? 498 00:24:58,425 --> 00:24:59,565 Disturbance. 499 00:25:00,525 --> 00:25:00,735 Man. 500 00:25:00,735 --> 00:25:02,640 Why didn't this relationship with God thing work out? 501 00:25:02,925 --> 00:25:05,445 But I made some choices to look at other things. 502 00:25:05,445 --> 00:25:05,775 Huh? 503 00:25:05,775 --> 00:25:06,885 My career. 504 00:25:07,905 --> 00:25:08,605 Oh, my school. 505 00:25:09,810 --> 00:25:13,260 As I said earlier, Hey, maybe this relationship, oh, 506 00:25:13,260 --> 00:25:14,580 oh, oh, let me come back. 507 00:25:14,820 --> 00:25:15,660 All right, let's go this way. 508 00:25:15,930 --> 00:25:17,460 All right, so then we go ahead. 509 00:25:17,460 --> 00:25:19,770 So then there's other times where we're disobeying the spirit here. 510 00:25:19,830 --> 00:25:22,530 He's leading us, and then we decide, you know what? 511 00:25:22,590 --> 00:25:24,480 Uh, I don't know if I trust here. 512 00:25:24,510 --> 00:25:28,830 Okay, maybe the storms of life are coming and so we have rain coming 513 00:25:28,830 --> 00:25:32,220 down, rice with umbrella's supposed to do, but then we get nervous. 514 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:35,820 Oh my goodness, I don't know if I can trust you. 515 00:25:35,820 --> 00:25:37,830 I don't know if this thing will really cover me. 516 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:42,450 And so maybe I'll, I'll, I'll try to find some other way to cover myself. 517 00:25:44,370 --> 00:25:46,470 Maybe this relationship will gimme peace. 518 00:25:46,475 --> 00:25:46,890 What do you do? 519 00:25:46,890 --> 00:25:47,650 Like, what do you do? 520 00:25:47,655 --> 00:25:50,400 Maybe my career, maybe money will give me peace. 521 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:53,670 Kinda seem to have the same type of covering effect. 522 00:25:53,670 --> 00:25:54,000 Does it? 523 00:25:56,550 --> 00:25:58,980 Or sometimes we can go, go ahead and we just say, you know, 524 00:25:58,980 --> 00:25:59,910 I'm just gonna flat out this. 525 00:26:00,150 --> 00:26:02,010 I'm gonna go ahead and do my thing. 526 00:26:02,670 --> 00:26:04,560 I'm gonna go ahead and make my choices. 527 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:06,720 It's all about me, what I want and my will. 528 00:26:09,330 --> 00:26:15,450 What happened to the peace that was available, that peace was readily 529 00:26:15,450 --> 00:26:20,130 available, but I chose to disobey. 530 00:26:20,429 --> 00:26:21,300 And now look at me. 531 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:23,190 He's going that way. 532 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:29,429 I'm heading the opposite direction for, from the peace that he 533 00:26:29,429 --> 00:26:31,469 wants to provide in my life. 534 00:26:32,940 --> 00:26:38,730 And you know, the sad thing is that this is where some of us are at right now. 535 00:26:40,530 --> 00:26:41,759 This is where some of us are at. 536 00:26:41,910 --> 00:26:43,110 The Holy Spirit's leading. 537 00:26:43,110 --> 00:26:45,450 He's got, and he's calling, he's got this umbrella of peace. 538 00:26:45,450 --> 00:26:49,080 He's waiting for us, but we've either gotten distracted, we've 539 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:51,120 gotten nervous, we're scared. 540 00:26:51,120 --> 00:26:54,620 I don't know if I can trust him, or we're just flat out making decisions 541 00:26:54,690 --> 00:26:56,940 that are contrary to his will. 542 00:26:58,170 --> 00:27:02,940 And so we forfeited, we relinquished, and we just totally 543 00:27:02,940 --> 00:27:05,190 forgot about the peace of God. 544 00:27:07,170 --> 00:27:11,040 And then when we're in this state, what do we do? 545 00:27:12,120 --> 00:27:16,230 We tend to think I can get peace from other things. 546 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:23,940 I can get peace from my accomplishments, people serving me, me, uh, uh, uh, gaining 547 00:27:23,940 --> 00:27:28,040 things, materialism, some form of a relationship, whatever the case may be. 548 00:27:28,045 --> 00:27:33,420 We start to think that these things will give us peace, but 549 00:27:33,420 --> 00:27:38,700 spiritually we're looking foolish and we're not experiencing God. 550 00:27:38,700 --> 00:27:40,860 And so therefore we get frustrated. 551 00:27:40,865 --> 00:27:41,670 We get angry. 552 00:27:42,090 --> 00:27:43,590 We even start to think, you know what? 553 00:27:43,590 --> 00:27:44,790 Maybe it's God's fault. 554 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:49,350 Or we start to look at the church and go, you know, what is their faults? 555 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:51,660 They didn't do this for me. 556 00:27:52,050 --> 00:27:54,120 God didn't do this for me. 557 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:59,010 And we start to blame and we, I don't think this Christianity thing works. 558 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:04,470 I don't think I can really follow the spirits, and we make choices. 559 00:28:05,384 --> 00:28:11,655 And we end up distant from God and the hope that he provides. 560 00:28:13,275 --> 00:28:15,075 But there's hope in Jesus. 561 00:28:15,075 --> 00:28:15,494 Amen. 562 00:28:15,815 --> 00:28:16,304 Amen. 563 00:28:16,304 --> 00:28:17,115 That's what we talked about. 564 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:18,525 There's hope in Jesus. 565 00:28:18,530 --> 00:28:20,084 Kyle, you can go ahead and, and sit down there. 566 00:28:20,084 --> 00:28:21,825 He's, he's hopeful that he can sit down. 567 00:28:22,004 --> 00:28:22,334 All right. 568 00:28:22,339 --> 00:28:22,725 There you go. 569 00:28:22,725 --> 00:28:23,685 I appreciate that. 570 00:28:23,685 --> 00:28:23,804 Yeah. 571 00:28:23,804 --> 00:28:24,225 Come on. 572 00:28:25,874 --> 00:28:28,124 But there's always hope for Jesus. 573 00:28:28,994 --> 00:28:31,004 There's always hope in Jesus. 574 00:28:31,155 --> 00:28:35,084 And so we have to go ahead and say, okay, well man, there's hope for me today. 575 00:28:35,145 --> 00:28:36,374 Maybe that's where I am. 576 00:28:36,435 --> 00:28:39,794 Maybe I'm in one of these situations where the peace of God is not 577 00:28:39,799 --> 00:28:43,844 ruling, it's not leading, it's not covering my soul and my life today. 578 00:28:43,964 --> 00:28:46,935 But there's hope in Jesus cuz hope is alive. 579 00:28:46,964 --> 00:28:48,735 That's what we talked about last week, didn't we? 580 00:28:48,914 --> 00:28:49,004 Right. 581 00:28:49,275 --> 00:28:51,075 So there's hope for us. 582 00:28:51,075 --> 00:28:54,464 There's hope for us to get back to this piece at which he offers. 583 00:28:54,735 --> 00:28:56,145 And so we have to do something though. 584 00:28:56,475 --> 00:28:57,284 And I think it's simple. 585 00:28:57,284 --> 00:28:58,964 It's going back to what we just talked about. 586 00:28:59,174 --> 00:29:00,464 Let's go to the next slide here. 587 00:29:00,615 --> 00:29:03,945 We have to make sure that we obey Jesus' teachings. 588 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:06,660 Now, there's many ways to get back. 589 00:29:06,690 --> 00:29:07,800 We need to pray. 590 00:29:07,800 --> 00:29:10,260 We need to go ahead and connect with brothers and sisters. 591 00:29:10,260 --> 00:29:12,270 All those things help contribute. 592 00:29:12,450 --> 00:29:16,920 But in the context of what we saw in John 14, we have to get back 593 00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:19,770 to obey the teachings of Jesus. 594 00:29:21,660 --> 00:29:25,890 Because when we obey, then there's a connection between his presence 595 00:29:25,890 --> 00:29:30,060 and our connection with him, and the peace that can cover over us. 596 00:29:31,530 --> 00:29:34,500 And so if you want the power and the presence of God and your soul, then 597 00:29:34,500 --> 00:29:38,880 you need to be aligned with the will of God, and that's through obedience. 598 00:29:39,510 --> 00:29:44,280 Obedience keeps you close to God while disobedience disconnects you from God. 599 00:29:45,060 --> 00:29:48,240 So the question for you and the question for me, are you 600 00:29:48,245 --> 00:29:50,550 obeying the teachings of Jesus? 601 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:56,760 Some might be saying, well, which teaching should we obey? 602 00:29:59,820 --> 00:30:01,740 Which one do you think you should obey? 603 00:30:03,554 --> 00:30:04,634 We gotta be all of them. 604 00:30:05,594 --> 00:30:08,924 If my kids came up and said, Papa, which one of the rules 605 00:30:08,924 --> 00:30:10,605 of the house should we follow? 606 00:30:12,945 --> 00:30:14,205 Are you out your mind child? 607 00:30:15,615 --> 00:30:19,035 You know which ones you should follow because we gave them for a reason. 608 00:30:19,185 --> 00:30:22,004 They're to guide you and to create peace in our family. 609 00:30:22,605 --> 00:30:25,214 And so we need to obey God. 610 00:30:25,395 --> 00:30:29,054 And we obey because of a relationship, not for a transaction 611 00:30:29,054 --> 00:30:31,514 or for what we can gain, right? 612 00:30:31,844 --> 00:30:34,964 Because you can misinterpret and go, well, if I obey and I get 613 00:30:34,964 --> 00:30:36,794 covered, then cool, I'm good. 614 00:30:37,665 --> 00:30:40,094 And you look at God as this is a transaction. 615 00:30:41,355 --> 00:30:44,504 I wanna follow him because of what he can potentially give me. 616 00:30:44,714 --> 00:30:46,424 My life's hard right now, want it to get better. 617 00:30:46,485 --> 00:30:47,834 So if I obey, I'll get it better. 618 00:30:47,895 --> 00:30:50,174 But you miss the connection that's about a relationship. 619 00:30:51,165 --> 00:30:52,065 Just like with my kids. 620 00:30:52,065 --> 00:30:52,875 How you obey? 621 00:30:52,995 --> 00:30:53,504 No, no, no. 622 00:30:53,504 --> 00:30:56,924 Because just we, we just want you to obey because there's a relationship. 623 00:30:56,985 --> 00:30:58,785 This is your part of our relationship. 624 00:30:59,895 --> 00:31:02,505 And so we obey because of relationship. 625 00:31:02,505 --> 00:31:07,785 We obey because of the love that Jesus exhibited by his sacrifice and his 626 00:31:07,785 --> 00:31:12,165 continual call back into his grace. 627 00:31:13,365 --> 00:31:18,255 Look at the grace that that Anna shared about earlier, how she 628 00:31:18,255 --> 00:31:22,605 was, what she was making decisions to be apart from his grace. 629 00:31:22,965 --> 00:31:28,605 But once she decided to repent and follow, she got connected again to God. 630 00:31:28,845 --> 00:31:31,155 And God gave her what she needed. 631 00:31:32,865 --> 00:31:34,545 You know, Jesus's teachings aren't burdensome. 632 00:31:35,145 --> 00:31:35,955 They're life giving. 633 00:31:35,955 --> 00:31:36,585 That's right. 634 00:31:36,615 --> 00:31:40,395 They're challenging, but it's the best life to live. 635 00:31:40,495 --> 00:31:41,145 Come on. 636 00:31:41,150 --> 00:31:46,905 It transforms us and gives us the good that we ultimately want and desire. 637 00:31:47,655 --> 00:31:49,095 So let's get real practical here. 638 00:31:49,100 --> 00:31:50,685 Alright, action steps. 639 00:31:50,745 --> 00:31:51,225 This week. 640 00:31:51,225 --> 00:31:55,035 I, I, I must say this, you know, you can only, only those who have peace 641 00:31:55,185 --> 00:31:58,155 with God can have the peace of God. 642 00:31:59,655 --> 00:32:00,445 Did you catch that? 643 00:32:00,445 --> 00:32:01,085 Say that again. 644 00:32:01,425 --> 00:32:06,075 Only those who have peace with God can have the peace of God. 645 00:32:06,975 --> 00:32:11,745 So I need to first have a relationship, a saving right relationship with God 646 00:32:11,835 --> 00:32:15,045 in order to enjoy the peace of God. 647 00:32:15,525 --> 00:32:17,835 And so the first actually step if you're visiting here with us or 648 00:32:17,835 --> 00:32:21,495 online, is to pursue peace with God. 649 00:32:22,005 --> 00:32:24,645 Maybe you grew up in the church or you've been, you know around this. 650 00:32:24,795 --> 00:32:30,705 I wanna encourage you to pursue the peace of God through getting peace with God. 651 00:32:31,215 --> 00:32:32,265 Make a decision today. 652 00:32:32,270 --> 00:32:36,705 Study the Bible so that you can experience peace with God, and then experience 653 00:32:36,705 --> 00:32:41,025 the peace of God for many others here. 654 00:32:41,085 --> 00:32:45,915 The next slide here is to call it, to assess your obedience. 655 00:32:46,605 --> 00:32:47,475 Make an assessment. 656 00:32:47,475 --> 00:32:48,285 How am I? 657 00:32:48,585 --> 00:32:49,905 Am I obedience? 658 00:32:50,835 --> 00:32:51,885 Do I obey? 659 00:32:52,575 --> 00:32:53,955 Am I wholehearted? 660 00:32:54,195 --> 00:32:55,155 Am I obedience? 661 00:32:55,935 --> 00:32:56,895 Do I have the obedience? 662 00:32:56,895 --> 00:33:01,574 That idea when I was a young Christian the way Lawrence is or has it started to 663 00:33:01,574 --> 00:33:05,924 fade and I obey when it feels comfortable. 664 00:33:06,855 --> 00:33:09,584 You know, if we can have a real brief second here. 665 00:33:09,645 --> 00:33:11,174 You know, many of us, it's concerning. 666 00:33:11,174 --> 00:33:12,735 We obey when it's convenient. 667 00:33:13,565 --> 00:33:18,855 When we feel it, we make excuses, eh, not really my personality type. 668 00:33:20,114 --> 00:33:21,105 When did Jesus say obey? 669 00:33:21,105 --> 00:33:23,904 If it's your personality, type one time. 670 00:33:24,404 --> 00:33:25,304 When did Jesus say obey? 671 00:33:25,304 --> 00:33:26,475 When it feels right. 672 00:33:27,554 --> 00:33:31,034 No, that's the call to deny yourself, right? 673 00:33:31,664 --> 00:33:34,694 And so this call to obey isn't, Hmm, well I do it. 674 00:33:34,699 --> 00:33:36,134 One more sales, a better preacher. 675 00:33:36,254 --> 00:33:37,725 Well, that day might never come. 676 00:33:40,004 --> 00:33:42,645 I obey when the church is doing what it's supposed to. 677 00:33:42,975 --> 00:33:44,924 Well, you're part of the problem that the church isn't 678 00:33:44,924 --> 00:33:45,904 doing what it's supposed to do. 679 00:33:45,935 --> 00:33:46,744 That's right. 680 00:33:48,935 --> 00:33:49,355 Yep. 681 00:33:50,145 --> 00:33:52,185 We obey Jesus' teachings. 682 00:33:52,695 --> 00:33:58,215 This isn't, Hey, a bunch of suggestions and it's good for 683 00:33:58,215 --> 00:34:00,825 our souls brother than sisters. 684 00:34:00,825 --> 00:34:03,915 There are too many of us in here that are making reasons. 685 00:34:03,915 --> 00:34:06,765 They're not excuses, but we're making up reasons to disobey. 686 00:34:07,905 --> 00:34:12,435 And then you see the fruit of it in your life, and so it hurts to undercut you 687 00:34:12,435 --> 00:34:14,085 and your faith and those around you. 688 00:34:14,355 --> 00:34:18,885 It impacts the church and it limits your ability to be used by God. 689 00:34:20,054 --> 00:34:22,425 I know every single one of us wants to be used by God. 690 00:34:22,905 --> 00:34:24,554 They want to influence people in the right way. 691 00:34:24,945 --> 00:34:28,034 They want a life that's to the full that Jesus promised John 10 10. 692 00:34:28,755 --> 00:34:29,895 They want a right relationship with God. 693 00:34:29,895 --> 00:34:31,185 I know every single one of you do. 694 00:34:31,304 --> 00:34:37,065 So I wanna encourage you today to assess where is your obedience? 695 00:34:37,935 --> 00:34:39,614 The spirit's been convicted me, and I've been inspired. 696 00:34:39,614 --> 00:34:40,425 I'm like, thank you. 697 00:34:41,114 --> 00:34:43,245 And so allow the spirit to encourage you. 698 00:34:43,245 --> 00:34:44,955 If you're walking in full step, then amen. 699 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:45,554 Be encouraged. 700 00:34:45,585 --> 00:34:49,245 If you're not, don't get discouraging down and oh, whoa is me. 701 00:34:49,364 --> 00:34:51,284 Be grateful for the grace of God. 702 00:34:52,364 --> 00:34:58,535 Say, wow, you're giving me a chance to see this, to turn and to be 703 00:34:58,540 --> 00:35:00,705 faithful the way you want me to be. 704 00:35:01,905 --> 00:35:02,985 Hallelujah. 705 00:35:04,155 --> 00:35:05,715 Thank you for your grace. 706 00:35:05,835 --> 00:35:08,535 And so again, some of us, we can let some stink and think and come in. 707 00:35:08,595 --> 00:35:09,015 No, no, no. 708 00:35:09,020 --> 00:35:12,225 When we assess and we're not where we are, it's not a point to feel bad. 709 00:35:12,225 --> 00:35:15,735 Instead, it's a point to be convicted so that you can be righteous again 710 00:35:17,085 --> 00:35:19,815 and embrace the grace and repent. 711 00:35:20,235 --> 00:35:23,145 You know, we're in the season of Christmas here and, and so there's the, uh, 712 00:35:23,175 --> 00:35:27,015 everybody's talking about the birth of Jesus, which we should, and the Luke two, 713 00:35:27,165 --> 00:35:31,335 when, when Jesus born, and the angels come to this crowd here, one of the things 714 00:35:31,335 --> 00:35:35,595 that says that glory to God in the highest heaven and on earth, peace to those on 715 00:35:35,595 --> 00:35:41,865 whom his favor rest brothers and sisters, that means us, his favorite rest on us. 716 00:35:41,865 --> 00:35:43,005 We are people of hope. 717 00:35:43,005 --> 00:35:48,945 We are people of peace by the grace of God in Christ through the Holy Spirit. 718 00:35:49,964 --> 00:35:56,714 . And so the most high God is a God of peace, and the Son of God gives us peace 719 00:35:56,865 --> 00:36:01,664 through the Holy Spirit, the indwelling of the Spirit, God's presence being in us. 720 00:36:02,115 --> 00:36:07,905 So as loved, dearly loved disciples of Jesus, may we obey the commands of Jesus 721 00:36:07,905 --> 00:36:11,475 fully to experience the peace of Christ. 722 00:36:11,595 --> 00:36:14,115 Let's close out in John 1427. 723 00:36:14,174 --> 00:36:14,714 Peace. 724 00:36:14,714 --> 00:36:15,765 I leave with you. 725 00:36:15,914 --> 00:36:20,445 By peace I give you, praise God, that because of Jesus, 726 00:36:20,504 --> 00:36:22,995 we become people of peace. 727 00:36:22,999 --> 00:36:23,445 Amen.