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all right so like i said hebrews chapter

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10 and verse 14 and we're going to go

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ahead and ask the lord's blessing upon

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our time heavenly father

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lord we come to you tonight

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god first of all humbled that we can

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even come to you like this in prayer

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god the truth of it is lord none of us

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fit none of us are worthy

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and of ourselves lord god to

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even begin to come near your presence

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lord god and yeah your word tells us we

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can come boldly

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in your presence but that's not because

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of us god because

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we'll see tonight that's only because of

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jesus

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who has made us worthy

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father god tonight lord we desire above

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all things that you're glorified

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therefore lord i submit myself to you

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and ask that you would use

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my brain and my mouth to speak to your

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god let the words that come forth for me

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be yours

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heavenly father i pray that you would

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remove

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the enemy from this place lord god

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there's nothing the devil would like

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more than to distract us god from this

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time and i just pray that any

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distractions lord god that you would

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that god's night

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we can hear from you

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we can be

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changed closer to the image of jesus

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father god receive all the honor and

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praise through our time and bless this

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word in christ then we pray amen

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amen so

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does anybody ever have any times in life

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where you get frustrated

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nobody well i do

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there's a lot of things in life that

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frustrate me for instance

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after the holidays when i go to put a

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pair of jeans on they don't fit

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that frustrating

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anybody come on there we go thank you

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we're gonna get into this one tonight um

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isn't it frustrating that it takes like

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months to lose 20 pounds but you can

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gain it back in like a few weeks

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yeah that's that's frustrating to me

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what's also frustrating to me is

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when i'm exhausted and want to go to bed

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my brain won't quit talking anybody ever

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have that problem

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that's frustrating to me here's

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something else that's frustrating why is

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it that the person that snores always

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falls asleep first

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anybody ever think about that

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something else that frustrates me

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why is it every time you go to walmart

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they got 20 registers and only one's

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does that ever bug anybody the to be yup

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that definitely frustrates me um why is

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it that when there's a movie you've been

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wanting to see some way and somebody

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inevitably spoils it for you before you

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get to see it

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and then there's insurance

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this really frustrates me

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why is it that we have to pay them every

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month but they get to pick and choose

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what they pay us anybody figure that one

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yeah that frustrates me

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why is it that when you're in a hurry to

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get somewhere you inevitably get behind

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somebody slow and hit every stoplight in

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town does that ever bug you

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there's a lot of frustrations in life

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isn't there i mean there's a lot of

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things that can really get under your

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crawl and under your skin but you know

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what the number one thing

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if you thought about this you'd probably

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agree with what i'm about to say

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the number one thing that gets under my

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anybody anybody else have that problem

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do you ever irritate yourself

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like does it ever

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bother you how you respond to certain

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how you allow things to get to you

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i irritate myself quite often and this

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sin seems so easy

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and yet doing the things we're supposed

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read our bibles and spend time in prayer

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you ever think about that and that

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frustrating you ever get irritated with

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yourself like why

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why do i struggle with the good things

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always take it out on the people we love

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the most you ever think about that

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like you can't overcome it

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how much you've read the bible how much

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you've begged the lord to to get rid of

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this storm in your side it just seems

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like it won't

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go away

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it aggravates me and quite honestly it

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just i get so frustrated with myself

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christian life is an endless battle of

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two steps forward and one step back

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steps back it kind of just seems that

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cycle in our lives where we're getting

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frustrated with ourselves especially as

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a christian is that it

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it creates a what i'm going to call a

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satan to come into our heads to come

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convince us of things that really aren't

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almost permission to come into our heads

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from the enemy

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how could god ever love you

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you're saved you can't be really saved

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you think you can really call him father

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struggle the way you do when you deal

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does anybody deal with that ever in your

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and the problem with that is it brings

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truly just unworthiness

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we should ever even come to god in

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like we don't feel we should even bother

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him with our with our voice because

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he wouldn't want us to come to him

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the week that we had and

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lead to anger with ourselves that can

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we're so defeated we just throw our

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a point where christians people that

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strength i've prayed i've tried i've

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read my bibles i've done all the right

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things why is it that i struggle so

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this is a dangerous dangerous place to

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as a christian and if we're not careful

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because satan would like nothing more

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that's a bad spot it's a difficult spot

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to get out of so what we're going to

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keep ourselves from getting there to

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that point how do we keep satan's voice

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out of our heads how do we

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stop the cycle from happening in our

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the answer as we'll see today is

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understanding that for us as god's

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a truth that we need to grasp is that

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god sees us far differently than we see

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and i praise god for that

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now as i said today we're going to be

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looking at at one verse and it's

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here in hebrews chapter 10

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and verse 14 and i will tell you this is

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one of the most

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profound verses i've ever read in my

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life it's a verse that i have never

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forgotten it's one that has stuck with

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me

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as long as i have known it and it says

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this

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for by that one offering

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he speaking of jesus forever made

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perfect

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those who are being

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made holy

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now

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think the title of my message

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is on purpose this week

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i entitled my message a finished work in

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progress

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and if you'll get the little bit of a

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pun on that or the play of words on that

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it really plays into this specific

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passage of scripture because

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it says for by that one offering christ

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for

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ever

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has made perfect now

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in the greek language and i know we

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don't speak greek as americans but it's

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but it's understood it's important to

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understand some of these some of these

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verses from that text because that's

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what they were written in in this

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specific phrase forever made perfect is

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in what's called the the perfect tense

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in the greek language meaning that it

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was a a work that was done in the past

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that its effect goes on into the future

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forever it's kind of the idea and so

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jesus in his one sacrifice

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has already perfected

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forever it says

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but then it says those who are

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being as in active present tense being

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made holy so how here's here's the

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profound nature of this verse

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how can we

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in one sense be absolutely perfect in

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the eyes of god

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and yet

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not be perfect in being made perfect

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you get it

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we have been perfected and yet we're

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being

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perfected

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how does this work

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and it's in this if we can grasp

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this passage it will completely change

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your view

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of how you believe god sees you

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as a christian

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now to understand this passage really we

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need to understand the context behind

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the specific passage of scripture

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now this book of hebrews was written in

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the to first century jews right and so

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these jews were used to living under

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what was known as the jewish law or the

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law of moses and although this was

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believed to be written somewhere 35 to

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40 years after jesus had already died

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and arisen and went back to his heavenly

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throne many jews still struggled with

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what i'm gonna call works based

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salvation

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that this idea that they had to perform

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a certain way

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for god to truly accept them for

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who they were meaning there were still

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something there was still something in

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these jewish

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christians that believed for god to

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truly accept them for him to truly have

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for them to truly have their names

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securely written down to heaven they had

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to follow the rules enough

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so that god would receive them

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and can i tell you something that is

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still something that so many christians

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struggle with all the time

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this idea that

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for god to accept me i need to follow

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the rules

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for for god to really be pleased with me

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i need to do this this this this

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and this and then god will really be

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happy to have me as a part of his family

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this is essentially what these jews of

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this first century were dealing with now

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although the gospel had been kind of

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widely preached by this point and even

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these jewish people that this was

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written to had already made a decision

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to follow jesus as lord and savior most

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of them they had a really tough time

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leaving the roots of their jewish faith

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that faith that centered around the

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performance of

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the law now in the old testament we have

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genesis which is a cool book we have the

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first part of exodus which is a cool

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book and then you have like the second

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half of exodus and leviticus and numbers

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and deuteronomy and

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those books and you read them and it's

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like

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it's like all these rules and laws and

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stuff and it's like what does this have

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to do with anything right well to the

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jewish people that lived in it had had

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everything to do with what they were

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living with i mean for one it governed

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them um part of the reason they got the

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law was to it was part of how they were

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supposed to run their government um

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there was different things like feasts

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and festivals they were expected to take

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part in and the purpose of those was to

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remind them of the incredible works that

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god had done um to be a constant

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reminder that god was on their side that

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god was worthy of worship and and worthy

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of to serve and they had laws about food

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and clothing that were designed to set

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them apart from the other surrounding

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nations um there was a list of things

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that would make them ceremonially

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unclean which would prevent them from

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coming to the place of worship um if

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they were unclean they were essentially

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unfit to be in the presence of god and

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so this was kind of the context of what

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the jews even a few years after jesus

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had already died this is all they had

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known

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now when we think about the law we often

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think about like the ten commandments

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you might be more familiar with those

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right the ten commandments were god's

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moral law his expectations for his

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people and then the other one most

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people think of when they think about

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the law where the sacrament was the

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sacrificial loss

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like have you read the old testament

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it's there's a lot of blood in the old

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testament isn't there

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i mean they're killing

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turtle doves and they're killing goats

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and they're killing sheep and they're

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killing bulls and they're and it's all

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these blood sacrifices

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and everything else and this was part of

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is this what was called really this old

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covenant of the old testament which was

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an agreement between god and the nation

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of israel which were his called out

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people and here's the idea he was they

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were given rules you follow these rules

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these ten commandments but god knew that

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they were going to fail and so because

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they were going to fail which

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essentially is sin right because when we

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break god's law that's what breaking

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god's law is is sin and so because they

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sin he instituted these sacrificial laws

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because from the very beginning of time

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the penalty for sin is what

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death

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which is why hebrews chapter 9 and verse

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22

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talks about how this is always the way

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it's been without the shedding of blood

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there is no forgiveness of sins and so

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in the old testament you had an innocent

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animal's life that was taken

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in place of the guilty person who had

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sinned why because again since that

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beginning of creation this was the

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decree and this incident innocent

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animal's life was taken to cover

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to atone for if you will the life of the

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guilty person now this doesn't seem

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today in our context of living seem to

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make any sense and yet

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it's a good thing god did it that way

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because if you would have acquired

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death from the person that sinned

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instead of allowing an animal to recover

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for their sin how many people you think

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will be left alive today

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how about this many we wouldn't be here

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and so there's a good reason god did

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this now there was also

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spiritual reason god did this which was

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obviously

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to help them understand that they in

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their own strength they in their own

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power

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could never do enough to be acceptable

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by god

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and the fact that they had to do these

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sacrifices all the time was continual

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proof

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that

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they weren't good enough

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and so the law really in its intent as

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we see in the new testament was to lead

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them to a better sacrifice to lead them

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to jesus the one who died one time for

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all people which brings us back again to

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this verse for today that for by that

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one offering jesus when he went to the

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cross when his blood was shed when he

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died when he was buried that he had in

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that one offering he forever made

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perfect those who are being made holy

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now as we think about that verse i want

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to talk about two basic things before we

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kind of bring in some application

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one is this i want to talk about the

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completed work of jesus

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for us

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on our behalf

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see when jesus went to the cross he

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accomplished something that nobody else

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could

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when jesus went to the cross he

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accomplished more in that one sacrifice

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than the thousands upon thousands upon

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thousands of animals that had been

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killed from that time

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before

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now hebrews chapter 10 verses 1 through

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4 says this

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the old system under the law of moses

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was only a shadow

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a dim preview of the good things to come

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not the good things themselves the

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sacrifices of the under that old system

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were repeated again and again year after

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year but they were but they were never

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able to provide perfect cleansing for

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those who came to worship if they could

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have provided perfect cleansing the

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sacrifices would have stopped for the

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worshipers would have been purified once

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for all time and their feelings of guilt

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would have disappeared but instead those

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sacrifices actually reminded them of

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their sins year after year for it is not

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possible for the blood of bulls and

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goats to ever take away sin and so what

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00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:29,520
the blood of bulls and goats couldn't do

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00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:31,360
jesus did

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with his blood on

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00:19:31,360 --> 00:19:35,679
the cross

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00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:37,200
hebrews chapter 10 and verse 12 our high

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00:19:35,679 --> 00:19:39,760
priest speaking of christ offered

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himself to god as a single sacrifice for

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sins good for all time and then he sat

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down the place of honor at god's at

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00:19:45,360 --> 00:19:49,440
god's right hand in this picture of

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christ ascending to heaven and sitting

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down is a huge picture image of the fact

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that his work was done

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he had completed what he came

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to do

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00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:03,919
now

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00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:06,799
we get this idea of that one offering

572
00:20:03,919 --> 00:20:08,960
making perfect forever those people that

573
00:20:06,799 --> 00:20:10,799
come to faith in jesus and the question

574
00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:12,400
is we have to ask is how is that really

575
00:20:10,799 --> 00:20:15,120
even possible if you have your bible

576
00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:17,520
flip over to romans chapter 5 for a

577
00:20:15,120 --> 00:20:17,520
moment

578
00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:21,760
and we get this interesting um picture

579
00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:23,360
here

580
00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:26,159
romans chapter 5 i'm going to read verse

581
00:20:23,360 --> 00:20:28,000
12 and then verse 15 through 19.

582
00:20:26,159 --> 00:20:29,919
so roman chapter 5 verse 12 says this

583
00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:31,520
when adam sinned adam the first man when

584
00:20:29,919 --> 00:20:33,600
he brought sin into the world when

585
00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:36,080
adam's sin sin entered the world adam's

586
00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:39,360
sin brought death and so death spread to

587
00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:41,360
everyone for everyone sinned and so we

588
00:20:39,360 --> 00:20:43,760
have this picture in the beginning with

589
00:20:41,360 --> 00:20:45,600
this first man adam the first created

590
00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:47,360
being right he brings sin in the world

591
00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:49,440
because he did the one thing god told

592
00:20:47,360 --> 00:20:51,360
him not to do and because of that he

593
00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:54,240
brought this curse of sin that has

594
00:20:51,360 --> 00:20:56,559
passed on generation after generation

595
00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:58,720
after generation person after person

596
00:20:56,559 --> 00:21:01,679
after person literally to everyone to

597
00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:03,919
this very day if you are sitting in here

598
00:21:01,679 --> 00:21:06,720
the fact that you frustrate yourself say

599
00:21:03,919 --> 00:21:08,720
thank you adam because it's his fault

600
00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:10,000
he brought well we can't we can't blame

601
00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:11,760
him too much because it's our fault just

602
00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:13,760
as much right we're accountable for our

603
00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:15,440
own sin but but but the truth of it is

604
00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,960
he brought sin and passed down all of us

605
00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,720
all the problems we see in our world all

606
00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:21,120
the all the junk we see in our world

607
00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:23,520
today it's because of the fact that sin

608
00:21:21,120 --> 00:21:24,480
was brought in this world and spread to

609
00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:26,400
everyone

610
00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:29,440
and what we see today is a result

611
00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:32,320
brokenness and and war and death and

612
00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:33,919
disease and struggles and strife all

613
00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:35,360
because of

614
00:21:33,919 --> 00:21:36,960
sin

615
00:21:35,360 --> 00:21:38,880
however

616
00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:41,360
jump down to verse 15 this is where it

617
00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:41,360
gets good

618
00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:46,000
but there's a great difference between

619
00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:47,919
adam's sin and god's gracious gift for

620
00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:50,480
the sin of this one man adam brought

621
00:21:47,919 --> 00:21:52,159
death to many but even greater is god's

622
00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:54,000
wonderful grace and his gift of

623
00:21:52,159 --> 00:21:56,159
forgiveness to many through this other

624
00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:57,840
man jesus christ and the result of god's

625
00:21:56,159 --> 00:22:00,320
gracious gift is very different from the

626
00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:02,080
result of that one man's sin for adam

627
00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:05,360
said love the condemnation but god's

628
00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:07,120
free gift leads to our being made right

629
00:22:05,360 --> 00:22:08,320
with god even though we were guilty of

630
00:22:07,120 --> 00:22:10,159
many sins

631
00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:12,159
for the sin of this one man adam caused

632
00:22:10,159 --> 00:22:14,640
death to rule over many but even greater

633
00:22:12,159 --> 00:22:17,840
is god's wonderful grace and his gift of

634
00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:20,080
righteousness for all who receive it

635
00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:23,360
will live in triumph over sin and death

636
00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:25,760
through this one man jesus christ yes

637
00:22:23,360 --> 00:22:28,240
adam's one sin brings condemnation for

638
00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:29,440
everyone but christ one act of

639
00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:32,080
righteousness brings a right

640
00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:34,480
relationship with god and new life for

641
00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:37,200
everyone because one person disobeyed

642
00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:40,880
god many became sinners but because one

643
00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:42,159
other person obeyed god many will become

644
00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:44,080
righteous

645
00:22:42,159 --> 00:22:46,400
and so what jesus did on the cross

646
00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:50,320
essentially is this

647
00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:52,000
he died for sin itself

648
00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:53,679
that sin that adam brought into the

649
00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:56,559
world that curse of sin that spread to

650
00:22:53,679 --> 00:22:57,919
all people jesus died so they could

651
00:22:56,559 --> 00:22:59,360
cancel out

652
00:22:57,919 --> 00:23:01,760
what adam brought into the world you get

653
00:22:59,360 --> 00:23:03,760
that right now the question is is how is

654
00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:06,320
it applied then to

655
00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:08,000
people because he says here in verse 14

656
00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:11,120
for that by that one offer he forever

657
00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:13,360
made those who are the those

658
00:23:11,120 --> 00:23:15,919
it's not everybody in the world it's

659
00:23:13,360 --> 00:23:18,240
those that have placed their faith in

660
00:23:15,919 --> 00:23:20,240
jesus christ in his life death and

661
00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:21,760
resurrection and made him lord and

662
00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:24,080
savior over their lives

663
00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:25,520
that's who jesus finished work on the

664
00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:26,799
cross

665
00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:28,799
applies to

666
00:23:26,799 --> 00:23:30,480
so if you know jesus

667
00:23:28,799 --> 00:23:33,280
what he did on the cross now applies to

668
00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:37,039
you that that that curse of sin in your

669
00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:38,559
life has been canceled

670
00:23:37,039 --> 00:23:39,600
now

671
00:23:38,559 --> 00:23:41,600
he says

672
00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:43,840
he has made perfect so by that one offer

673
00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:46,400
he has made perfect those second

674
00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:49,279
corinthians chapter 5 and verse 17 says

675
00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:51,760
if anyone is in christ he is a new

676
00:23:49,279 --> 00:23:55,279
creation old things have passed away and

677
00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:56,159
behold all things have become

678
00:23:55,279 --> 00:23:58,480
new

679
00:23:56,159 --> 00:24:02,400
if you know jesus you are not the same

680
00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:02,400
person as you were before you know jesus

681
00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:06,880
you may have the same skin you may look

682
00:24:05,679 --> 00:24:09,120
the same

683
00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:10,640
in the mirror depending on when you got

684
00:24:09,120 --> 00:24:12,000
saved it was a long time ago you may

685
00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,200
look a little older

686
00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:15,600
but

687
00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:19,279
you're not the same person

688
00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:21,039
you were spiritually reborn

689
00:24:19,279 --> 00:24:22,640
before christ

690
00:24:21,039 --> 00:24:25,360
the bible tells us we were people

691
00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:27,520
controlled by satan destined for hell

692
00:24:25,360 --> 00:24:30,240
spiritually dead

693
00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:33,200
after christ we have been given new

694
00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:34,960
birth new life and we are eternal beings

695
00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:37,919
headed for eternal life

696
00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:40,480
in heaven all because of the fact that

697
00:24:37,919 --> 00:24:42,240
what jesus did on the cross

698
00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:45,120
counts for us

699
00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:47,679
applies to our life colossians chapter 1

700
00:24:45,120 --> 00:24:49,360
verse 3 13 says for he

701
00:24:47,679 --> 00:24:52,080
rescued us from the domain of darkness

702
00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:54,880
and transferred us into the kingdom of

703
00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:56,480
his beloved son so god rescued us from

704
00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:57,760
the hands of satan

705
00:24:56,480 --> 00:25:01,120
and

706
00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:02,880
replaced us into the hands of jesus how

707
00:25:01,120 --> 00:25:05,679
is this possible second corinthians

708
00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:08,080
chapter 5 and verse 21 god made him

709
00:25:05,679 --> 00:25:10,159
speaking of jesus who knew no sin to be

710
00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:12,799
sin for us that we might become the

711
00:25:10,159 --> 00:25:16,159
righteousness of god in him so on the

712
00:25:12,799 --> 00:25:18,559
cross an incredible thing happened jesus

713
00:25:16,159 --> 00:25:21,200
pays the debt of sin

714
00:25:18,559 --> 00:25:24,080
defeats sin defeats the curse of sin

715
00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:25,200
completely right and because of that

716
00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:26,559
because of his death because of his

717
00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:29,679
resurrection the completed work of

718
00:25:26,559 --> 00:25:33,360
salvation this great transaction is made

719
00:25:29,679 --> 00:25:33,360
when a person comes to faith in jesus

720
00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:37,600
he took our sin to the cross

721
00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:40,559
and guess what we got in exchange when

722
00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:43,840
we came to faith in christ

723
00:25:40,559 --> 00:25:43,840
his perfection

724
00:25:44,559 --> 00:25:50,159
see what what made christ

725
00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:51,919
death so effectual on the cross

726
00:25:50,159 --> 00:25:53,120
it was the fact that he lived a perfect

727
00:25:51,919 --> 00:25:54,799
life

728
00:25:53,120 --> 00:25:56,720
that old testament law that i talked

729
00:25:54,799 --> 00:25:59,440
about a little bit ago the bible talks

730
00:25:56,720 --> 00:26:00,960
about how christ came under that law

731
00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:04,640
for a reason

732
00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:06,799
he obeyed literally everything to the to

733
00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:08,880
the t to the period

734
00:26:06,799 --> 00:26:10,720
perfectly in his life

735
00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:12,559
the only one in all of history to be

736
00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:14,240
able to do that

737
00:26:12,559 --> 00:26:17,039
he didn't have to die but he willingly

738
00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:17,840
died right and so his perfect life is

739
00:26:17,039 --> 00:26:20,159
then

740
00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:22,400
transferred to us

741
00:26:20,159 --> 00:26:25,039
who have made him lord and savior and so

742
00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:27,120
when it says that he has made perfect

743
00:26:25,039 --> 00:26:29,200
forever that's what it's talking about

744
00:26:27,120 --> 00:26:30,720
we have the transferred righteousness

745
00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:34,159
righteousness of christ it's the idea of

746
00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:36,159
imputed righteousness given to us by him

747
00:26:34,159 --> 00:26:39,760
transferred to our lives so that when

748
00:26:36,159 --> 00:26:40,960
god sees us right now in this moment he

749
00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:44,080
sees

750
00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:46,240
the perfection of his son

751
00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:48,960
right now that's not someday that's

752
00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:52,000
right now god sees

753
00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:54,960
the perfect righteousness of christ for

754
00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:56,320
those of us who know jesus as

755
00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:58,159
savior

756
00:26:56,320 --> 00:27:00,080
colossians 2 14 tells us that he

757
00:26:58,159 --> 00:27:02,559
canceled the record of the charges

758
00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:04,640
against us and took it away by nailing

759
00:27:02,559 --> 00:27:07,640
it to the

760
00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:07,640
cross

761
00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:12,480
what an amazing

762
00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:12,480
thing that is

763
00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:17,440
what's amazing is even

764
00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:19,760
in ephesians chapter 2

765
00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:21,200
in verse 6 we see this picture says he

766
00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:23,279
raised us up

767
00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:25,600
from the dead along with christ and

768
00:27:23,279 --> 00:27:27,840
seated us with him in the heavenly realm

769
00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:30,559
because we are united with christ it's

770
00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:31,760
speaking of christians that were alive

771
00:27:30,559 --> 00:27:33,600
at the time

772
00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:35,360
so the apostle paul reading to this

773
00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:37,440
writing to this ephesian church he's

774
00:27:35,360 --> 00:27:40,559
telling them if you know christ you are

775
00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:43,840
seated presently spiritually with christ

776
00:27:40,559 --> 00:27:43,840
in heaven you're already there

777
00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:50,559
when it says he has made perfect our our

778
00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:53,840
salvation is secure our place in heaven

779
00:27:50,559 --> 00:27:56,240
is secure as christians

780
00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:57,600
like how's that even possible

781
00:27:56,240 --> 00:28:00,799
we're not even there yet and yet we're

782
00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:02,880
there how does that work out

783
00:28:00,799 --> 00:28:04,559
there's a lot of crazy stuff like that

784
00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:06,399
in the bible but yet

785
00:28:04,559 --> 00:28:09,120
by faith we believe it because it says

786
00:28:06,399 --> 00:28:11,039
it to be true

787
00:28:09,120 --> 00:28:13,200
in fact hebrews chapter 10 and verse 10

788
00:28:11,039 --> 00:28:15,840
a few verses before this one says

789
00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:17,760
god's will was for us to be made holy by

790
00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:21,279
the sacrifice of the body of jesus

791
00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:23,360
christ once for all time and so when you

792
00:28:21,279 --> 00:28:25,200
came to faith in jesus not only were

793
00:28:23,360 --> 00:28:27,760
your sins that you had done in the past

794
00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:27,760
forgiven

795
00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:33,600
any sin you will ever commit

796
00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:36,320
has already been forgiven

797
00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:36,320
isn't that crazy

798
00:28:36,559 --> 00:28:43,120
we are presently perfect

799
00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:43,120
in god's sight

800
00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:46,320
and you know what that means

801
00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:52,320
as romans chapter 8 and verse 1 says

802
00:28:49,679 --> 00:28:55,200
there is therefore no condemnation for

803
00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:56,960
those of us who are in christ jesus

804
00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:58,720
it doesn't matter what satan speaks into

805
00:28:56,960 --> 00:29:01,360
our mind because you know what the bible

806
00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:03,279
says we're perfect

807
00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:05,120
the condemnation we feel in our lives is

808
00:29:03,279 --> 00:29:07,520
not the voice of god as the voice of

809
00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:07,520
satan

810
00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:13,520
ephesians chapter 9

811
00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:15,200
verses 27-28

812
00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:17,039
it says each person is destined to die

813
00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:18,720
once and after that comes judgment so

814
00:29:17,039 --> 00:29:20,720
also christ was offered once for all

815
00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:22,720
time as a sacrifice to take away the

816
00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:26,159
sins of many people and he will come

817
00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:28,880
again however not to deal with our sins

818
00:29:26,159 --> 00:29:33,679
but to bring salvation to all who

819
00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:33,679
eagerly wait for him when we see jesus

820
00:29:34,159 --> 00:29:38,480
it's not to be condemned he's not if you

821
00:29:35,919 --> 00:29:41,120
know christ his judgment is no longer

822
00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:43,200
upon you he's going to receive you as

823
00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:44,480
his own

824
00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:46,000
and that is an incredible thing to think

825
00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:50,240
about

826
00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:53,440
so that's our present state right now

827
00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:56,000
however the rest of that verse says

828
00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:59,039
he has perf made perfect forever those

829
00:29:56,000 --> 00:30:00,720
who are being made holy and so we have

830
00:29:59,039 --> 00:30:02,960
this like conundrum right this

831
00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:04,559
paradoxical thought that we're all we

832
00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:06,559
are perfect and we're not quite there

833
00:30:04,559 --> 00:30:08,720
yet so what is this talking about well

834
00:30:06,559 --> 00:30:10,799
spiritually positionally in heaven we're

835
00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:13,600
made perfect however practically in our

836
00:30:10,799 --> 00:30:16,000
everyday lives we have a long ways to go

837
00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:18,000
before we look like jesus

838
00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:19,679
does that make sense

839
00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:22,559
and this is what's called this process

840
00:30:19,679 --> 00:30:26,159
of sanctification right big word that

841
00:30:22,559 --> 00:30:27,279
simply means we are mom of my moment day

842
00:30:26,159 --> 00:30:30,559
by day

843
00:30:27,279 --> 00:30:33,919
being made into the likeness of jesus

844
00:30:30,559 --> 00:30:35,679
if you can picture a piece of rock the

845
00:30:33,919 --> 00:30:37,279
idea is

846
00:30:35,679 --> 00:30:40,960
there's little chips being taken out of

847
00:30:37,279 --> 00:30:40,960
it all the time in our lives

848
00:30:41,039 --> 00:30:45,919
and there's a there's a there's a

849
00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:48,000
sculpture a perfect sculpture at the end

850
00:30:45,919 --> 00:30:49,840
of it

851
00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:51,440
and when it's done it's going to be

852
00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:55,360
perfect

853
00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:55,360
because it's going to look like jesus

854
00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:59,919
michelangelo the famous sculptor once

855
00:30:57,840 --> 00:31:02,080
said this every block of stone has a

856
00:30:59,919 --> 00:31:05,279
statue in it inside of it

857
00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:08,159
and it's the task of the sculptor

858
00:31:05,279 --> 00:31:10,080
to discover it

859
00:31:08,159 --> 00:31:12,399
what's interesting about the second half

860
00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:15,120
of this verse those who are being made

861
00:31:12,399 --> 00:31:17,279
holy is actually in a tense it's called

862
00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:19,840
the passive tense in the greek language

863
00:31:17,279 --> 00:31:22,720
which means that that we are the ones

864
00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:22,720
receiving

865
00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:27,200
the being made holy does that make sense

866
00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:29,200
so that the being made holy is not

867
00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:31,760
something that that we can accomplish on

868
00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:34,159
our own it's actually an outside source

869
00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:37,360
that is causing this in our lives who do

870
00:31:34,159 --> 00:31:39,840
you think that outside source is

871
00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,840
the lord

872
00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:46,159
he is the one making us

873
00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:48,399
holy in our practical lives day by day

874
00:31:46,159 --> 00:31:49,600
chipping away the rough edges of our

875
00:31:48,399 --> 00:31:51,760
lives

876
00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:54,000
slowly making us look more and more like

877
00:31:51,760 --> 00:31:55,840
jesus every day week and year that

878
00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:57,679
passes

879
00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:59,519
philippians chapter 1 and verse 6 tells

880
00:31:57,679 --> 00:32:01,200
us i am certain that god who began the

881
00:31:59,519 --> 00:32:03,919
good work within you will continue his

882
00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:05,760
work until it is finished that's the

883
00:32:03,919 --> 00:32:07,840
hope we have as christians

884
00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:10,080
when it looks like our all our life is

885
00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:11,600
full of blunders and mistakes and

886
00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:12,960
there's no way in the world i'm ever

887
00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:14,240
going to get anywhere to my spiritual

888
00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:16,159
walk because i feel like a failure

889
00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:19,840
constantly guess what that's not the

890
00:32:16,159 --> 00:32:21,519
voice of god that's the voice of satan

891
00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:22,720
and we can't say i'm never going to get

892
00:32:21,519 --> 00:32:23,919
there

893
00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:25,600
don't say that because guess what it

894
00:32:23,919 --> 00:32:27,519
ain't up to you because you belong to

895
00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:29,440
the lord now and he's the one that says

896
00:32:27,519 --> 00:32:31,440
he will complete it

897
00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:34,159
he will do it no matter what it takes in

898
00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:35,760
our lives he is day by day by day week

899
00:32:34,159 --> 00:32:37,679
by week by week making this more and

900
00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:40,080
more like his son

901
00:32:37,679 --> 00:32:41,840
the question is how does that work

902
00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:43,120
how does he do it well there's the

903
00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:45,519
numbers to what there's a number of ways

904
00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:47,519
the lord does that one is mainly through

905
00:32:45,519 --> 00:32:49,440
his holy spirit

906
00:32:47,519 --> 00:32:51,440
the holy spirit that is that indwells us

907
00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:52,880
as god's people the bible tells us that

908
00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:56,240
when we got saved the spirit of the

909
00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:57,440
living god made us home inside of us as

910
00:32:56,240 --> 00:32:59,200
his people

911
00:32:57,440 --> 00:33:03,039
the bible talks about how the when the

912
00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:04,640
holy spirit comes he convicts

913
00:33:03,039 --> 00:33:06,640
what does that mean to be convicted it

914
00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:08,640
means when we get into god's word and we

915
00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:10,159
start reading bible and and we and we

916
00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:12,720
see stuff like we're supposed to be

917
00:33:10,159 --> 00:33:15,120
patient and something inside of us says

918
00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:16,159
you ain't very patient

919
00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:17,919
where do you think that little voice

920
00:33:16,159 --> 00:33:19,279
came from

921
00:33:17,919 --> 00:33:20,640
it's not the angel on your shoulder it's

922
00:33:19,279 --> 00:33:22,240
the spirit of the living god inside of

923
00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:23,919
you saying you got some work to do in

924
00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:26,000
this area of your life let's start doing

925
00:33:23,919 --> 00:33:27,840
it right and so through the spirit of

926
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:29,840
god through the word of god as we as we

927
00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:31,840
get in it as we read it we see areas of

928
00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:33,360
our life that boy we just don't quite

929
00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:35,120
match up to perfection like we're

930
00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:36,799
supposed to so guess what i got to do i

931
00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:38,880
got to start working on that particular

932
00:33:36,799 --> 00:33:40,559
area of my life and and so i begin this

933
00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:42,720
endeavor starting to work on this

934
00:33:40,559 --> 00:33:44,320
particular area of my life but but man

935
00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:46,159
it's hard

936
00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:48,960
and why do i stumble over my own feet

937
00:33:46,159 --> 00:33:48,960
all the time

938
00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:54,960
isn't it real i mean the struggle is

939
00:33:52,559 --> 00:33:54,960
real

940
00:33:55,679 --> 00:33:59,919
but slowly day by day week by week year

941
00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:01,360
by year

942
00:33:59,919 --> 00:34:02,640
it's amazing that some of the things

943
00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:04,960
that struggle with 10 years ago i don't

944
00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:06,320
struggle with anymore

945
00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:07,679
things that i never thought i'd get over

946
00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:09,599
i don't struggle with it anymore why is

947
00:34:07,679 --> 00:34:12,159
that because the spirit of living god

948
00:34:09,599 --> 00:34:14,399
inside of me day by day week by week

949
00:34:12,159 --> 00:34:16,320
year by year is making me more and more

950
00:34:14,399 --> 00:34:17,919
like jesus

951
00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:18,960
happens through his spirit through his

952
00:34:17,919 --> 00:34:22,639
word

953
00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:24,159
happens many times through his church

954
00:34:22,639 --> 00:34:26,000
the bible talks all over the place about

955
00:34:24,159 --> 00:34:27,599
how we're supposed to build one another

956
00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,280
up and strengthen one another all the

957
00:34:27,599 --> 00:34:31,119
spiritual gifts we've been given by god

958
00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:32,560
or for what the building up of his

959
00:34:31,119 --> 00:34:35,040
church

960
00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:36,960
helping us grow and mature in our faith

961
00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:38,639
to gain a knowledge and understanding of

962
00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:40,480
his words so that we can be convicted by

963
00:34:38,639 --> 00:34:42,079
the spirit and be moved and changed in

964
00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:44,320
the image of god that's another way that

965
00:34:42,079 --> 00:34:46,960
he sanctifies us that he makes us more

966
00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:49,280
holy another way that he does it is

967
00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:51,119
through times where we step out in faith

968
00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:53,119
and he meets us where we're at and we

969
00:34:51,119 --> 00:34:55,679
and he proves himself faithful just like

970
00:34:53,119 --> 00:34:57,839
his word says and boy we go we we take

971
00:34:55,679 --> 00:34:59,839
that step of faith and and god meets us

972
00:34:57,839 --> 00:35:01,520
there and we go wow

973
00:34:59,839 --> 00:35:03,040
now i want to take a bigger step and god

974
00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:05,280
calls us to a bigger step and guess what

975
00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:08,160
happens god meets us right there again

976
00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:11,040
and step by step leap by leap god begins

977
00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:13,280
to grow our faith because he proves

978
00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:16,160
himself faithful which causes us to

979
00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:18,480
trust him more and guess what another

980
00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:20,640
piece of that stone chipped off

981
00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:23,040
look a little bit more like

982
00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:23,040
jesus

983
00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:26,400
but i tell you something

984
00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:28,000
there's a couple other ways that aren't

985
00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:30,320
all that fun

986
00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:32,240
that help us look more like jesus and

987
00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:33,040
one of the difficulties in our life

988
00:35:32,240 --> 00:35:34,320
don't you wish he didn't have

989
00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:35,760
difficulties

990
00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:37,520
he didn't have trials he didn't have

991
00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:39,520
sorrows that we didn't lose people that

992
00:35:37,520 --> 00:35:41,920
we didn't have bad things happen in our

993
00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:45,200
life catastrophes

994
00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:47,839
but they're real aren't they

995
00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:49,440
well then why would god do that

996
00:35:47,839 --> 00:35:51,359
you know many people will walk away from

997
00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:53,839
god because of the struggles in their

998
00:35:51,359 --> 00:35:56,160
lives when the but what they fail to

999
00:35:53,839 --> 00:35:57,599
understand is those very struggles that

1000
00:35:56,160 --> 00:36:00,320
god's allowing for the purpose of

1001
00:35:57,599 --> 00:36:00,320
perfecting them

1002
00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:05,760
james chapter 1 verses 2 through 4

1003
00:36:04,240 --> 00:36:07,680
says brothers and sisters when troubles

1004
00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:10,160
of any kind come your way consider an

1005
00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:12,240
opportunity for great joy for you know

1006
00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:14,480
that when your faith is tested your

1007
00:36:12,240 --> 00:36:16,400
endurance has a chance to grow and so

1008
00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:19,280
let it go grow for when your endurance

1009
00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:20,560
is fully developed you will be listen

1010
00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:24,480
perfect

1011
00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:26,240
and complete lacking in nothing

1012
00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:27,520
so when god allows those things in our

1013
00:36:26,240 --> 00:36:29,280
lives

1014
00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:32,800
it's for a purpose

1015
00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:34,800
is to draw us closer to him

1016
00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:39,160
who knows we learn quicker through

1017
00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:39,160
blunders than we do through victories

1018
00:36:40,720 --> 00:36:46,400
it's just a fact

1019
00:36:43,599 --> 00:36:48,640
and the fact of it is he even grows us

1020
00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:50,800
through our own sins

1021
00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:52,320
like what like god uses our sins to make

1022
00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:55,040
us look more like jesus how does that

1023
00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:56,560
work out that don't seem very bible-like

1024
00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:58,240
does it

1025
00:36:56,560 --> 00:37:00,320
that he'll use our sins to make us look

1026
00:36:58,240 --> 00:37:03,040
more like jesus how does that

1027
00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:03,040
but he does

1028
00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:07,200
have you ever dealt with a sin it got

1029
00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:09,040
you to the point where it finally broke

1030
00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:10,800
you it got you to the point where you're

1031
00:37:09,040 --> 00:37:12,320
like god i can't do this anymore you

1032
00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:14,400
need to help me with this and rest and

1033
00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:17,440
he finally does

1034
00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:21,200
and now you're on the other side of it

1035
00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:22,960
and you know what inevitably happens

1036
00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:24,640
somebody else will come into your life

1037
00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:26,960
that is struggling with the exact same

1038
00:37:24,640 --> 00:37:28,880
thing that you just dealt with

1039
00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:30,480
and guess what you get to do

1040
00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:31,839
you get to come alongside of them and be

1041
00:37:30,480 --> 00:37:34,000
the church

1042
00:37:31,839 --> 00:37:35,760
and encourage them and tell them look

1043
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:37,520
here's what i dealt with but let me tell

1044
00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:40,000
you what god can do

1045
00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:42,079
god look he's using even our sins when

1046
00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:43,599
romans 8 28 says that god works all

1047
00:37:42,079 --> 00:37:44,880
things for the good of those who love

1048
00:37:43,599 --> 00:37:47,200
him or those who are called according to

1049
00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:49,599
a purpose he means that even the sorrows

1050
00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:51,920
even the struggles even the sins he is

1051
00:37:49,599 --> 00:37:54,000
using all of those things to make us

1052
00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:55,520
look more and more like jesus

1053
00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:57,359
in heaven we're already perfect

1054
00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:59,520
practically we're not here there yet but

1055
00:37:57,359 --> 00:38:01,599
the road from now to the end of our life

1056
00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:04,880
is this process of sanctification where

1057
00:38:01,599 --> 00:38:07,200
every week day month year that passes

1058
00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:08,720
chip by chip by chip by chip he's making

1059
00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:10,880
us look more like jesus and there's

1060
00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:13,119
going to be a day that we stand before

1061
00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:14,960
him that we will

1062
00:38:13,119 --> 00:38:16,400
look like jesus

1063
00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:17,280
it's not just going to be some standing

1064
00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:18,640
in heaven that's going gonna be the

1065
00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:20,880
actual thing

1066
00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:23,200
of standing before him

1067
00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:25,680
what a beautiful picture this verse

1068
00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:25,680
depicts

1069
00:38:25,760 --> 00:38:29,040
however here's the application

1070
00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:33,839
we have to accept it as true

1071
00:38:34,240 --> 00:38:36,800
and can i tell you something that's the

1072
00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:39,280
hardest

1073
00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:39,280
part of it

1074
00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:45,720
because i don't feel very perfect

1075
00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:49,760
anyone else have that problem

1076
00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:53,359
in the midst of your flaws and

1077
00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:54,720
frustrations and struggles

1078
00:38:53,359 --> 00:38:57,040
you ever look at the mirror and go what

1079
00:38:54,720 --> 00:38:58,720
is wrong with you

1080
00:38:57,040 --> 00:39:00,480
why do you struggle like this all the

1081
00:38:58,720 --> 00:39:03,760
time

1082
00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:03,760
why don't you get over yourself yeah

1083
00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:08,560
we have to accept it

1084
00:39:06,720 --> 00:39:11,200
either the bible is speaking truth or

1085
00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:11,200
speaking a lie

1086
00:39:12,320 --> 00:39:15,280
and if it says that our standing right

1087
00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:19,920
now

1088
00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:23,119
before god is perfect holy and righteous

1089
00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:23,119
how about we just accept it

1090
00:39:23,359 --> 00:39:26,079
and believe it

1091
00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:31,839
the apostle paul wrote this

1092
00:39:28,720 --> 00:39:33,839
romans 7 21-25

1093
00:39:31,839 --> 00:39:35,520
he says i have discovered this principle

1094
00:39:33,839 --> 00:39:37,760
of life that when i want to do what is

1095
00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:39,599
right i inevitably do what is wrong

1096
00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:41,040
i love god's law with all my heart but

1097
00:39:39,599 --> 00:39:43,520
there's another power within me that's

1098
00:39:41,040 --> 00:39:45,839
at war with my mind this power makes me

1099
00:39:43,520 --> 00:39:47,520
a slave to the sin that is still within

1100
00:39:45,839 --> 00:39:49,440
me and he says this i mean this is the

1101
00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:51,359
apostle paul who wrote the great portion

1102
00:39:49,440 --> 00:39:53,119
of the new testament he says oh what a

1103
00:39:51,359 --> 00:39:55,040
miserable person

1104
00:39:53,119 --> 00:39:57,599
that i am

1105
00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:59,520
who will free me from this life that is

1106
00:39:57,599 --> 00:40:01,920
dominated by sin

1107
00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:04,240
and death

1108
00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:06,960
and then he says thank god

1109
00:40:04,240 --> 00:40:08,720
the answer is jesus christ

1110
00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:10,000
our lord

1111
00:40:08,720 --> 00:40:11,119
can i tell you something what was true

1112
00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:13,599
for him

1113
00:40:11,119 --> 00:40:16,720
is true for me and you

1114
00:40:13,599 --> 00:40:17,760
and we have to accept that as

1115
00:40:16,720 --> 00:40:20,640
truth

1116
00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:22,800
and then you know what we need to do

1117
00:40:20,640 --> 00:40:24,800
we need to take some time

1118
00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:26,640
and literally just to sit in awe of that

1119
00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:29,280
truth

1120
00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:29,280
do you ever do that

1121
00:40:29,359 --> 00:40:32,480
when you read something in scripture you

1122
00:40:30,720 --> 00:40:34,640
just go

1123
00:40:32,480 --> 00:40:36,160
wow

1124
00:40:34,640 --> 00:40:38,480
and just shut up for a few minutes and

1125
00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:40,319
let it sink in

1126
00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:42,079
that is so important especially with

1127
00:40:40,319 --> 00:40:44,319
this truth

1128
00:40:42,079 --> 00:40:46,560
to let it sink in like god i know me i'm

1129
00:40:44,319 --> 00:40:49,760
not perfect

1130
00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:49,760
but he said yes you are

1131
00:40:50,319 --> 00:40:56,880
because of jesus yes you are

1132
00:40:53,839 --> 00:40:58,800
and you're not only perfect you're mine

1133
00:40:56,880 --> 00:41:00,720
you're my child because ephesians

1134
00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:02,640
chapter once we've been adopted into the

1135
00:41:00,720 --> 00:41:06,800
family of god

1136
00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:09,119
he has placed his name upon us

1137
00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:12,160
he has promised us

1138
00:41:09,119 --> 00:41:15,200
a heavenly inheritance

1139
00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:15,200
that's amazing

1140
00:41:15,839 --> 00:41:20,359
as david wrote in psalm 139

1141
00:41:21,119 --> 00:41:25,440
he says how precious are your thoughts

1142
00:41:22,720 --> 00:41:27,200
about me oh god that cannot be numbered

1143
00:41:25,440 --> 00:41:30,400
i can't even count them because they

1144
00:41:27,200 --> 00:41:32,880
outnumber the grains of sand

1145
00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:35,680
in this psalm

1146
00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:38,640
david king david is pondering his life

1147
00:41:35,680 --> 00:41:40,480
and in all the ways god has been with

1148
00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:42,000
him since

1149
00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:43,599
before the foundations of the earth were

1150
00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:45,839
ever laid he told me he talked about he

1151
00:41:43,599 --> 00:41:47,760
how he knew him

1152
00:41:45,839 --> 00:41:49,920
when he was in his mother's wombs it was

1153
00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:52,400
the hands of god that was

1154
00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:55,599
forming him

1155
00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:57,599
how no matter where he went

1156
00:41:55,599 --> 00:41:59,440
god would be with him and as he pondered

1157
00:41:57,599 --> 00:42:00,480
these things

1158
00:41:59,440 --> 00:42:02,880
he just

1159
00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:05,200
says wow

1160
00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:08,000
how awesome are you lord

1161
00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:10,160
that's so important in our lives

1162
00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:11,680
to let the word of god sink into our

1163
00:42:10,160 --> 00:42:13,920
soul

1164
00:42:11,680 --> 00:42:14,880
so often we we hear amazing things like

1165
00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:16,640
this and we get like this little

1166
00:42:14,880 --> 00:42:18,400
fluttery feeling inside of us and it

1167
00:42:16,640 --> 00:42:20,480
goes here and out here and then nothing

1168
00:42:18,400 --> 00:42:22,319
ever changes we need to like truly

1169
00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:24,400
internalize these things because what i

1170
00:42:22,319 --> 00:42:28,640
can tell you is when we internalize

1171
00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:28,640
those things it will change us forever

1172
00:42:28,839 --> 00:42:33,119
because

1173
00:42:30,480 --> 00:42:34,480
our christian faith will come to have a

1174
00:42:33,119 --> 00:42:36,560
whole new meaning

1175
00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:38,240
in that moment

1176
00:42:36,560 --> 00:42:39,920
we'll understand that the christian life

1177
00:42:38,240 --> 00:42:41,520
is not about do's and don'ts it's not

1178
00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:42,800
about coming to church and reading our

1179
00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:44,160
bible doing these things because god

1180
00:42:42,800 --> 00:42:45,520
says so because i really want him to be

1181
00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:47,520
happy with me

1182
00:42:45,520 --> 00:42:49,040
that's not the christian life

1183
00:42:47,520 --> 00:42:50,640
those things are important it's what

1184
00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:52,800
we're supposed to do

1185
00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:54,640
but that's not what makes success

1186
00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:56,000
acceptable

1187
00:42:54,640 --> 00:42:57,760
can i tell you something if you've sat

1188
00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:59,440
for 24 hours a day for the rest of your

1189
00:42:57,760 --> 00:43:01,359
life and did nothing but stare at the

1190
00:42:59,440 --> 00:43:02,640
bible and talk to the lord as long as

1191
00:43:01,359 --> 00:43:04,160
you could handle that can i tell you

1192
00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:05,680
something you wouldn't be any more

1193
00:43:04,160 --> 00:43:08,240
acceptable to god than you are right now

1194
00:43:05,680 --> 00:43:08,240
in this moment

1195
00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:13,200
and it's that realization that

1196
00:43:11,040 --> 00:43:15,680
understanding that will transform us

1197
00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:17,119
because now the reason that i read my

1198
00:43:15,680 --> 00:43:18,880
bible the reason that i prayed the

1199
00:43:17,119 --> 00:43:20,400
reason that i come to church the reason

1200
00:43:18,880 --> 00:43:23,280
that i serve people the reason that i

1201
00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:25,520
evangelize is not to get god's approval

1202
00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:28,480
it's because i want to glorify him with

1203
00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:31,119
my life because all he has done for me

1204
00:43:28,480 --> 00:43:33,440
that will transform your christian life

1205
00:43:31,119 --> 00:43:35,119
when you quit trying to gain god's

1206
00:43:33,440 --> 00:43:38,800
acceptance and just believe that you

1207
00:43:35,119 --> 00:43:41,040
already have it and then use that as a

1208
00:43:38,800 --> 00:43:45,280
catalyst to live your life out for him

1209
00:43:41,040 --> 00:43:45,280
it will change and transform everything

1210
00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:54,800
and then once we do that

1211
00:43:51,680 --> 00:43:56,160
how we can respond to the lord is this

1212
00:43:54,800 --> 00:43:57,839
although

1213
00:43:56,160 --> 00:43:59,440
he who began to work in us is going to

1214
00:43:57,839 --> 00:44:01,760
be the one that completes us although

1215
00:43:59,440 --> 00:44:03,520
we're the recipient of his sanctifying

1216
00:44:01,760 --> 00:44:06,319
work here's what we can do we can help

1217
00:44:03,520 --> 00:44:08,079
accelerate the process along

1218
00:44:06,319 --> 00:44:09,920
meaning we can do it one way or the

1219
00:44:08,079 --> 00:44:12,319
other we can do it kicking or screaming

1220
00:44:09,920 --> 00:44:14,000
or we can do it willingly one way or the

1221
00:44:12,319 --> 00:44:15,680
other guess what's going to happen he's

1222
00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:16,880
god we're not just going to get done

1223
00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:18,079
we're going to do that the hard way

1224
00:44:16,880 --> 00:44:19,200
we're going to do it the easy way you

1225
00:44:18,079 --> 00:44:22,200
ever have that conversation with your

1226
00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:22,200
kids

1227
00:44:23,119 --> 00:44:26,079
god and our father in heaven says the

1228
00:44:24,720 --> 00:44:27,280
same thing

1229
00:44:26,079 --> 00:44:29,359
one way or the other it's going to

1230
00:44:27,280 --> 00:44:32,400
happen so we can we can either kick and

1231
00:44:29,359 --> 00:44:34,480
scream or we can accelerate the process

1232
00:44:32,400 --> 00:44:36,400
along meaning if we want to accelerate

1233
00:44:34,480 --> 00:44:38,480
it we can submit ourselves to the

1234
00:44:36,400 --> 00:44:41,359
authority of christ

1235
00:44:38,480 --> 00:44:43,040
galatians 5 16 says walk by the spirit

1236
00:44:41,359 --> 00:44:45,680
and you will not gratify the desires of

1237
00:44:43,040 --> 00:44:47,680
the flesh galatians 5 24 and 25 those

1238
00:44:45,680 --> 00:44:49,920
who belong to christ have nailed their

1239
00:44:47,680 --> 00:44:52,079
passions and desires and their sinful

1240
00:44:49,920 --> 00:44:53,760
nature to the cross and have crucified

1241
00:44:52,079 --> 00:44:55,920
them there since we are living by the

1242
00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:58,640
spirit let us follow the spirits leading

1243
00:44:55,920 --> 00:45:00,800
in every part of our lives romans

1244
00:44:58,640 --> 00:45:02,400
chapter 8 verses 5 through 6 those who

1245
00:45:00,800 --> 00:45:04,079
are dominated by the sinful nature think

1246
00:45:02,400 --> 00:45:06,319
about simple things but those who are

1247
00:45:04,079 --> 00:45:08,160
controlled by the holy spirit think only

1248
00:45:06,319 --> 00:45:09,680
about things that please the spirit so

1249
00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:11,440
letting your sinful nature control your

1250
00:45:09,680 --> 00:45:13,920
mind leads to death letting the spirit

1251
00:45:11,440 --> 00:45:14,880
control your mind leads to life and

1252
00:45:13,920 --> 00:45:17,040
peace

1253
00:45:14,880 --> 00:45:19,200
so guess what we can do it one of two

1254
00:45:17,040 --> 00:45:20,160
ways we can say lord i'm going to submit

1255
00:45:19,200 --> 00:45:22,000
to you

1256
00:45:20,160 --> 00:45:24,480
my life is in your hands i'm chaining

1257
00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:26,720
myself to you lead me guide me help me

1258
00:45:24,480 --> 00:45:28,800
to live my life for you god i'm going to

1259
00:45:26,720 --> 00:45:31,119
get into your word i'm going to start

1260
00:45:28,800 --> 00:45:32,960
applying your word because i want to

1261
00:45:31,119 --> 00:45:34,240
live my life in a way that honors you i

1262
00:45:32,960 --> 00:45:37,040
want to live my life in a way that makes

1263
00:45:34,240 --> 00:45:38,880
me look more and more like jesus

1264
00:45:37,040 --> 00:45:40,000
and god i'm doing it

1265
00:45:38,880 --> 00:45:41,200
willingly

1266
00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:44,079
gotta tell you something that weighs a

1267
00:45:41,200 --> 00:45:47,079
whole lot easier and a whole lot more

1268
00:45:44,079 --> 00:45:47,079
fun

1269
00:45:50,640 --> 00:45:54,560
the fact is god sees the finished you

1270
00:45:54,880 --> 00:45:59,359
but the finished us won't be seen by us

1271
00:45:57,040 --> 00:46:01,040
until we see jesus

1272
00:45:59,359 --> 00:46:02,800
and in that day as we look back in our

1273
00:46:01,040 --> 00:46:04,880
lives we will see everything from a

1274
00:46:02,800 --> 00:46:06,319
different perspective we will in that

1275
00:46:04,880 --> 00:46:08,800
day see how the trials and the

1276
00:46:06,319 --> 00:46:10,400
challenges of our lives shaped us

1277
00:46:08,800 --> 00:46:12,480
how the sins and struggles helped

1278
00:46:10,400 --> 00:46:13,920
develop our character and how all the

1279
00:46:12,480 --> 00:46:15,760
different seasons in our life

1280
00:46:13,920 --> 00:46:18,240
intersected to

1281
00:46:15,760 --> 00:46:20,240
mold us and to shape us into the person

1282
00:46:18,240 --> 00:46:21,920
god saw

1283
00:46:20,240 --> 00:46:24,319
before the foundations of the world were

1284
00:46:21,920 --> 00:46:24,319
ever laid

1285
00:46:24,960 --> 00:46:30,319
we are a finished work

1286
00:46:27,599 --> 00:46:30,319
in progress

1287
00:46:30,480 --> 00:46:34,400
but i praise god

1288
00:46:32,319 --> 00:46:35,680
that i'm in his hands

1289
00:46:34,400 --> 00:46:36,800
amen

1290
00:46:35,680 --> 00:46:38,079
let's pray

1291
00:46:36,800 --> 00:46:41,440
heavenly father thank you so much for

1292
00:46:38,079 --> 00:46:43,520
this time this night lord for your word

1293
00:46:41,440 --> 00:46:46,400
for this incredible truth

1294
00:46:43,520 --> 00:46:48,480
lord god i just pray that it would sink

1295
00:46:46,400 --> 00:46:50,640
way down in deep our hearts and minds

1296
00:46:48,480 --> 00:46:52,400
and souls

1297
00:46:50,640 --> 00:46:53,599
god for the christian here lord i pray

1298
00:46:52,400 --> 00:46:56,640
that

1299
00:46:53,599 --> 00:46:57,760
they would just be able to grasp

1300
00:46:56,640 --> 00:46:59,839
that they couldn't be any love than they

1301
00:46:57,760 --> 00:47:01,920
are more than they are right now

1302
00:46:59,839 --> 00:47:03,280
they couldn't be loved more

1303
00:47:01,920 --> 00:47:04,960
no matter what they do than they are

1304
00:47:03,280 --> 00:47:06,960
right now in this moment they couldn't

1305
00:47:04,960 --> 00:47:08,800
be any more acceptable to you than they

1306
00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:10,960
are right now yes we may not be perfect

1307
00:47:08,800 --> 00:47:12,800
yet

1308
00:47:10,960 --> 00:47:15,440
in the practical areas of our life god

1309
00:47:12,800 --> 00:47:17,839
but you see us as righteous lord let us

1310
00:47:15,440 --> 00:47:19,359
believe it

1311
00:47:17,839 --> 00:47:21,040
in our lives let us

1312
00:47:19,359 --> 00:47:23,440
choose to walk in a way that honors you

1313
00:47:21,040 --> 00:47:26,319
choose that to walk in a way that allows

1314
00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:29,119
this this process of us becoming more

1315
00:47:26,319 --> 00:47:30,480
like jesus each year

1316
00:47:29,119 --> 00:47:31,680
but father there may be a person in here

1317
00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:33,359
that's never even made the decision to

1318
00:47:31,680 --> 00:47:37,040
follow christ and for that person lord i

1319
00:47:33,359 --> 00:47:38,640
pray that they would take the first step

1320
00:47:37,040 --> 00:47:40,720
that first step of receiving jesus is

1321
00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:42,400
our lord and savior

1322
00:47:40,720 --> 00:47:43,359
god your word says we can simply come in

1323
00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:46,559
faith

1324
00:47:43,359 --> 00:47:46,559
and talk to you in prayer

1325
00:47:46,640 --> 00:47:49,680
and your god your word tells us if we

1326
00:47:48,079 --> 00:47:51,440
will ask jesus to come into our lives to

1327
00:47:49,680 --> 00:47:54,319
forgive us of our sins to come in to be

1328
00:47:51,440 --> 00:47:55,520
our lord and our savior

1329
00:47:54,319 --> 00:47:57,680
believing upon his death and

1330
00:47:55,520 --> 00:47:59,119
resurrection that we'll be saved

1331
00:47:57,680 --> 00:48:00,800
you'll forgive us of those sins that you

1332
00:47:59,119 --> 00:48:02,240
will save us and make us yours and if

1333
00:48:00,800 --> 00:48:04,559
anybody here in this place never made

1334
00:48:02,240 --> 00:48:06,000
that decision god tonight

1335
00:48:04,559 --> 00:48:09,440
in these moments we have remaining god

1336
00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:11,599
let them just cry out in faith

1337
00:48:09,440 --> 00:48:13,520
and receive jesus

1338
00:48:11,599 --> 00:48:15,440
lord we love you we thank you

1339
00:48:13,520 --> 00:48:16,880
and we pray these things in the precious

1340
00:48:15,440 --> 00:48:18,720
name of our lord

1341
00:48:16,880 --> 00:48:20,880
amen

1342
00:48:18,720 --> 00:48:24,160
as we close tonight

1343
00:48:20,880 --> 00:48:26,800
we are going to sing a song

1344
00:48:24,160 --> 00:48:26,800
and i'm