1 00:00:00,110 --> 00:00:01,690 If you would to Ephesians chapter 4 and 2 00:00:01,690 --> 00:00:02,610 verse 1. 3 00:00:03,170 --> 00:00:05,330 Ephesians chapter 4 verse 1. 4 00:00:18,220 --> 00:00:22,140 We have been talking about this command to 5 00:00:22,140 --> 00:00:27,380 holiness and how that that command to holiness 6 00:00:27,380 --> 00:00:32,360 becomes a reality in the life that we 7 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:33,600 live every day. 8 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:34,840 You just sing about it. 9 00:00:34,900 --> 00:00:36,380 I don't know if you if you pay 10 00:00:36,380 --> 00:00:39,860 attention to the words that you sing but 11 00:00:39,860 --> 00:00:41,160 you just sing about it. 12 00:00:41,260 --> 00:00:42,800 I know that was a new song for 13 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:46,320 many of us, new words, but the words 14 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,480 have incredible power when you look at them. 15 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:53,520 They're very scripturally sound and strong theology when 16 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:57,800 it talks about how your dependence is fully 17 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:59,980 upon God and that's what we're talking about. 18 00:01:01,020 --> 00:01:03,080 But there's also a responsibility. 19 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:08,440 There is a dependence on God Himself and 20 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,560 His power in our lives but there is 21 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:14,340 also a responsibility on our part for us 22 00:01:14,340 --> 00:01:15,080 to live it out. 23 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,360 Ephesians chapter 4 verse 1. 24 00:01:18,500 --> 00:01:19,260 Let's read together. 25 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:23,720 I therefore the prisoner of the Lord beseech 26 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:28,600 you to walk worthy of the calling with 27 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:29,720 which you were called. 28 00:01:30,100 --> 00:01:32,660 We've talked multiple times about that calling. 29 00:01:33,500 --> 00:01:35,280 As a matter of fact if you look 30 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,260 at Ephesians chapter 2 verses 1 through 10 31 00:01:38,260 --> 00:01:41,360 we talked about the dead man walking and 32 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,140 we connected dead walking to the trespasses in 33 00:01:44,140 --> 00:01:46,120 sin, walking according to the course of this 34 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:48,200 world, being conformed by the world. 35 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,840 We talked about walking according to how Satan 36 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:52,920 designs and desires for us to walk and 37 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:55,520 that comes out in a walk of disobedience 38 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:59,340 which gratifies the flesh, the desires of the 39 00:01:59,340 --> 00:02:03,760 flesh, the cravings of the flesh following the 40 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,940 flesh's thoughts and its desires. 41 00:02:07,900 --> 00:02:10,560 We talked about how that kind of walk 42 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:15,020 is deserving of death or the wrath of 43 00:02:15,020 --> 00:02:15,380 God. 44 00:02:15,940 --> 00:02:18,180 But then we've seen how the calling, when 45 00:02:18,180 --> 00:02:21,360 the call comes in by God, from God, 46 00:02:21,460 --> 00:02:25,620 the call comes and that call involves this 47 00:02:25,620 --> 00:02:27,260 change in us. 48 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,780 It is a God, a sovereign God, sovereign 49 00:02:30,780 --> 00:02:33,680 work of God, as a sovereign work of 50 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:37,480 a sovereign God that we cannot do for 51 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:38,020 ourselves. 52 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:40,820 That's why we need the body and the 53 00:02:40,820 --> 00:02:43,920 blood of Christ so that we can find 54 00:02:43,920 --> 00:02:46,620 this kind of victory and this kind of 55 00:02:46,620 --> 00:02:49,760 call and when that call comes in then 56 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:51,740 our walk begins to change. 57 00:02:51,820 --> 00:02:53,540 We are no longer dead people walking. 58 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,880 We are His workmanship walking in the good 59 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,700 works that He has prepared for us to 60 00:03:00,700 --> 00:03:01,300 walk in. 61 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:05,280 We talked about that calling that without the 62 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,260 calling we are without Christ, we are without 63 00:03:07,260 --> 00:03:08,960 a country, we are without a promise, we 64 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:10,540 are without hope, we are without a God. 65 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:17,120 But now in Christ Jesus, through the blood 66 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,620 of Christ, we are brought near to God. 67 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:20,580 There's the calling. 68 00:03:20,740 --> 00:03:22,340 All of those things have changed. 69 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:24,800 We are with Christ. 70 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:25,860 We are with God. 71 00:03:25,980 --> 00:03:29,160 We have a country and access to all 72 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,080 of those things that citizenship in the people 73 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,360 of God gives us and we have access 74 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,980 to the promises and the covenant of God 75 00:03:36,980 --> 00:03:39,580 and we have hope, the hope of your 76 00:03:39,580 --> 00:03:40,020 calling. 77 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:42,460 Now back to Ephesians chapter 4. 78 00:03:44,420 --> 00:03:47,380 He says that you would walk worthy of 79 00:03:47,380 --> 00:03:49,240 the calling by which you were called. 80 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,960 There is one body and one spirit just 81 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,760 as you were called in one hope of 82 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:56,280 your calling. 83 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,340 Colossians chapter 1 and verse 10 says walk 84 00:03:59,340 --> 00:04:01,420 worthy of the Lord. 85 00:04:02,300 --> 00:04:05,560 Philippians chapter 1 verse 27 says let your 86 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,200 conduct be worthy of the gospel. 87 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:11,420 Let your lifestyle be worthy of the gospel 88 00:04:11,420 --> 00:04:13,900 of Jesus Christ, the good news of the 89 00:04:13,900 --> 00:04:15,660 death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. 90 00:04:16,100 --> 00:04:18,519 First Thessalonians chapter 2 and verse 12 says 91 00:04:18,519 --> 00:04:20,740 that we are to have a walk that 92 00:04:20,740 --> 00:04:25,300 is worthy of God and we discovered that 93 00:04:25,300 --> 00:04:27,740 that there's no way that we deserve that, 94 00:04:27,840 --> 00:04:30,280 that we are worthy of God or that 95 00:04:30,280 --> 00:04:31,940 we are worthy of the Lord or that 96 00:04:31,940 --> 00:04:34,160 we are worthy of the gospel and the 97 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:35,900 reason why that we are not so is 98 00:04:35,900 --> 00:04:38,280 because he makes us worthy. 99 00:04:39,300 --> 00:04:41,180 If you remember, I believe I have that 100 00:04:41,180 --> 00:04:41,940 verse on here. 101 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:46,340 Maybe not. 102 00:04:46,740 --> 00:04:47,320 We'll find it. 103 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:51,320 But God makes us worthy. 104 00:04:51,580 --> 00:04:53,280 The gospel makes us worthy. 105 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,700 Now we have to live according to that 106 00:04:56,700 --> 00:05:00,200 call, according to what God has done. 107 00:05:00,380 --> 00:05:03,520 We are called then to live, be holy 108 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:07,080 for I am holy, walk a worthy walk. 109 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,620 So that's the challenge that we have before 110 00:05:09,620 --> 00:05:09,980 us. 111 00:05:10,580 --> 00:05:13,660 This calling that you have received, this change, 112 00:05:13,780 --> 00:05:19,060 this supernatural work of a sovereign God in 113 00:05:19,060 --> 00:05:20,940 your life to change you from a dead 114 00:05:20,940 --> 00:05:22,980 person to a live person, from a dead 115 00:05:22,980 --> 00:05:27,260 walk to an alive walk, that deserves your 116 00:05:27,260 --> 00:05:29,400 walk that is worthy, doesn't it? 117 00:05:30,740 --> 00:05:34,320 So this misconception that we have that well 118 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:36,580 we can just we can become a believer 119 00:05:36,580 --> 00:05:38,620 and just live however we can because I 120 00:05:38,620 --> 00:05:39,200 believe. 121 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:42,040 I don't believe that that's the way that 122 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:42,620 it works. 123 00:05:42,740 --> 00:05:43,940 I don't believe that that's the way that 124 00:05:43,940 --> 00:05:46,800 the cross and salvation works in our lives. 125 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:48,640 That's why Peter, as we'll find out a 126 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:50,680 minute, I mean Paul says in the Philippians 127 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:54,460 that we are to work out our own 128 00:05:54,460 --> 00:05:55,160 salvation. 129 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:56,740 Work it out. 130 00:05:56,940 --> 00:05:58,800 We talked about what it means to be 131 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:00,640 worthy and I keep this up here because 132 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:02,080 I want you to be able to visibly 133 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:06,840 see the expression of the worthiness of your 134 00:06:06,840 --> 00:06:08,900 walk and that is and it's not quite 135 00:06:08,900 --> 00:06:12,000 in balance again and it's because it's a 136 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:13,480 third grade project here. 137 00:06:16,180 --> 00:06:18,560 We are to be in balance. 138 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,160 To walk worthy means to have the same 139 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:22,020 weight as. 140 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:22,500 Remember? 141 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,100 It means to have the same weight as. 142 00:06:25,140 --> 00:06:27,060 So we have the same weight of the 143 00:06:27,060 --> 00:06:30,520 scale over here and we are called to 144 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,120 walk worthy and we said that when we 145 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:33,940 begin and that the reference that Dana made 146 00:06:33,940 --> 00:06:35,860 that we start throwing the noodles in we'll 147 00:06:35,860 --> 00:06:39,220 make this side the unworthy side and I'm 148 00:06:39,220 --> 00:06:41,020 throwing my noodles in that's the sin in 149 00:06:41,020 --> 00:06:43,240 my life and every time that I that 150 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,760 that I commit a sin you see what 151 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,240 it does when I begin to live in 152 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:50,440 a way that is unworthy of the gospel 153 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:52,620 when I be when I lie to my 154 00:06:52,620 --> 00:06:56,900 to my boss when I I cause my 155 00:06:56,900 --> 00:07:01,260 children to be angry when I'm not disciplining 156 00:07:01,260 --> 00:07:04,060 them properly when I'm when I'm lusting after 157 00:07:04,060 --> 00:07:06,300 other women do you see how it works 158 00:07:06,300 --> 00:07:09,200 as I go through this life this is 159 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:12,160 the that is an unworthy walk when we 160 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:15,540 are pursuing when our intentions are to pursue 161 00:07:15,540 --> 00:07:18,660 things that take the balance away then we 162 00:07:18,660 --> 00:07:22,040 are living an unworthy walk and so we 163 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:26,000 are challenged here in these scriptures to walk 164 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,680 worthy of the gospel that we are to 165 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:30,960 walk in such a way that these things 166 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:33,240 are not there and the life that we 167 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,180 live balances out with the calling that we 168 00:07:36,180 --> 00:07:39,520 have received okay don't let that picture go 169 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:43,000 away from your mind so we understand now 170 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:44,920 that what it means to be to walk 171 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,440 worthy now last week I introduced to you 172 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,820 the idea of what I called the intention 173 00:07:49,820 --> 00:07:53,040 power principle I don't know that I've ever 174 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:54,860 seen that or heard anybody talk about it 175 00:07:54,860 --> 00:07:59,520 that way but this is our intention power 176 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,580 principle let me explain again like we talked 177 00:08:02,580 --> 00:08:04,460 about last week but I want to talk 178 00:08:04,460 --> 00:08:08,960 about it again the intention power principle in 179 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,760 theory works like this that when I am 180 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:16,360 intentionally pursuing a worthy walk in other words 181 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:19,880 I am intentionally pursuing a walk that rids 182 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:22,740 my life of those kinds of things when 183 00:08:22,740 --> 00:08:26,160 I am intentionally pursuing that kind of walk 184 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:32,460 that is not a self-dependence it doesn't 185 00:08:32,460 --> 00:08:34,419 come from hey I'm gonna live a holy 186 00:08:34,419 --> 00:08:36,880 life and and I'm gonna I'm not gonna 187 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:38,980 I'm not gonna lie anymore I'm not gonna 188 00:08:38,980 --> 00:08:41,400 lust after somebody I'm not gonna do it 189 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:43,640 doesn't come from that it comes from an 190 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:47,620 intention that says I am moving towards this 191 00:08:47,620 --> 00:08:50,740 in God this is what God desires of 192 00:08:50,740 --> 00:08:53,960 me and what pleases God I am intentionally 193 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,100 moving towards that where do you find those 194 00:08:56,100 --> 00:08:59,660 things that anyway help me out where do 195 00:08:59,660 --> 00:09:02,640 you find those things that what what what 196 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:06,460 pleases God in the Word of God we 197 00:09:06,460 --> 00:09:08,840 find what pleases God in the Word of 198 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:12,060 God if you ever doubt that something that 199 00:09:12,060 --> 00:09:13,920 you are doing something that you are thinking 200 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,060 something that you are saying is displeasing to 201 00:09:16,060 --> 00:09:18,260 God get your head and your heart in 202 00:09:18,260 --> 00:09:19,580 the Word of God and you'll find it 203 00:09:19,580 --> 00:09:23,080 but we have this intention so if you 204 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,400 look there with me on the line going 205 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:27,540 down to the worthy walk that's me with 206 00:09:27,540 --> 00:09:30,660 my intentions of living a worthy walk I 207 00:09:30,660 --> 00:09:34,820 am intentionally moving towards those things and in 208 00:09:34,820 --> 00:09:37,940 moving towards those things that that worthy walk 209 00:09:37,940 --> 00:09:40,600 those things that please God in doing that 210 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,200 there is a power that comes along with 211 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:47,880 it from God a supernatural power that comes 212 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:51,520 from God that gives us the ability to 213 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:55,520 be able to walk a worthy walk we 214 00:09:55,520 --> 00:10:00,140 have power our God our calling was a 215 00:10:00,140 --> 00:10:04,440 sovereign work of God to make us alive 216 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:08,020 and your ability to live out our work 217 00:10:08,020 --> 00:10:12,200 out your own salvation is a sovereign work 218 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:15,020 of God as well so do you think 219 00:10:15,020 --> 00:10:16,980 that God just says okay I'm gonna save 220 00:10:16,980 --> 00:10:19,000 you but I'm gonna leave the rest of 221 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,860 it up to you and do you think 222 00:10:21,860 --> 00:10:24,840 that if God says to us a huge 223 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:28,680 statement like be holy as I am holy 224 00:10:28,680 --> 00:10:34,860 or walk a worthy walk walk worthy of 225 00:10:34,860 --> 00:10:36,680 the gospel do you think he would say 226 00:10:36,680 --> 00:10:39,360 those thing kind of things without giving us 227 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:42,580 everything we need to be able to live 228 00:10:42,580 --> 00:10:44,540 it out in our lives would he do 229 00:10:44,540 --> 00:10:48,600 that I don't think so that's not the 230 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:50,240 kind of God that I find in scripture 231 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:54,560 that when God calls God provides and when 232 00:10:54,560 --> 00:10:57,180 God calls us to a walk of holiness 233 00:10:57,180 --> 00:10:59,820 and a walk of worthiness he is not 234 00:10:59,820 --> 00:11:02,280 saying it's all up to you Donnie go 235 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:06,200 ahead and try he's saying that we are 236 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:10,100 working together me and God are working together 237 00:11:10,100 --> 00:11:13,600 let's see it in scripture I therefore Philippians 238 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:15,460 chapter 2 verse 12 we covered this verse 239 00:11:15,460 --> 00:11:19,220 last week Philippians chapter 2 in verse 12 240 00:11:19,220 --> 00:11:22,660 and 13 therefore my beloved brothers and sisters 241 00:11:22,660 --> 00:11:26,740 as you have always obeyed not in my 242 00:11:26,740 --> 00:11:29,480 presence only notice that word obeyed as you 243 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:39,140 have always obeyed there it is 244 00:11:39,140 --> 00:11:46,400 as you have always obeyed there's intention I 245 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:49,620 want you to notice this intentional this intentional 246 00:11:49,620 --> 00:11:53,720 side our responsibility in this worthy walk is 247 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:57,200 I am intentional they said they have always 248 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,800 obeyed look at that always obeyed there was 249 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:02,600 an intention about them to obey even when 250 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:06,860 Paul was not around just because the boss 251 00:12:06,860 --> 00:12:08,460 man's not around we can live like we 252 00:12:08,460 --> 00:12:11,920 want to live there was an intention in 253 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:15,180 them to live like this because they were 254 00:12:15,180 --> 00:12:18,680 desiring to work out look at those words 255 00:12:18,680 --> 00:12:22,220 work out your own salvation with fear and 256 00:12:22,220 --> 00:12:27,320 trembling there is this idea that let me 257 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,220 say this verse here is one of the 258 00:12:29,220 --> 00:12:32,340 greatest verses that you will find about your 259 00:12:32,340 --> 00:12:35,140 sanctification what we are talking about if you 260 00:12:35,140 --> 00:12:38,000 want to put a theological term on what 261 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:41,300 we are talking about walking worthy living holy 262 00:12:41,300 --> 00:12:44,140 there is a theological term for that that 263 00:12:44,140 --> 00:12:49,600 is your sanctification and that happens through Christ 264 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:52,280 and Christ alone and the Holy Spirit in 265 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:55,040 your life it is your sanctification you're setting 266 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:57,520 apart it is a it is not something 267 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:00,900 that happens instantly in terms of practical terms 268 00:13:00,900 --> 00:13:03,520 it is something that we grow into and 269 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:06,460 mature so we are being sanctified in this 270 00:13:06,460 --> 00:13:10,860 talks about the sanctification therefore my beloved brothers 271 00:13:10,860 --> 00:13:12,840 and sisters as you have always obeyed not 272 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:14,760 in my presence only but now much more 273 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:19,040 in my absence work out your salvation now 274 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:24,880 this word work me work the word work 275 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:30,560 here has the idea of of finally accomplishing 276 00:13:30,560 --> 00:13:33,880 to fully accomplish it means to to to 277 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:37,160 accomplish or to perform and here's what he's 278 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,340 saying put some of those words now in 279 00:13:39,340 --> 00:13:42,080 that he says that not much more in 280 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:46,400 my absence that you would fully perform your 281 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:50,220 own salvation in other words you work out 282 00:13:50,220 --> 00:13:54,680 your salvation let that come become the energy 283 00:13:54,680 --> 00:13:57,760 by which you work now look at the 284 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:01,200 next one for it is God who works 285 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:03,980 in you now we have a different kind 286 00:14:03,980 --> 00:14:07,460 of work that is the power that compels 287 00:14:07,460 --> 00:14:11,760 us see that that power that compels us 288 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:15,000 it it comes from the spirit of God 289 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,600 who indwells us to hear that the power 290 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,960 that compels us comes from the spirit who 291 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:25,060 indwells us that we have a the Holy 292 00:14:25,060 --> 00:14:27,320 Spirit we just saying about the Holy Spirit 293 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:30,700 and welcoming here we this Holy Spirit that 294 00:14:30,700 --> 00:14:33,180 lives inside of us is worthy the real 295 00:14:33,180 --> 00:14:37,720 power the energy comes from for this to 296 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:40,400 take place in my life that's the word 297 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:43,460 the actual word here meaning power our work 298 00:14:43,460 --> 00:14:46,380 comes from where we get our word energy 299 00:14:46,380 --> 00:14:50,860 are energized so I am trying to fully 300 00:14:50,860 --> 00:14:54,320 accomplish my salvation and then along with my 301 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:58,040 intention by working out of my salvation comes 302 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:01,180 the power of God at work in my 303 00:15:01,180 --> 00:15:05,640 life that is the energy God energizes the 304 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:09,560 intentions of your life I hope that that's 305 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:13,220 something we're catching that that there is a 306 00:15:13,220 --> 00:15:17,260 supernatural energizing that is for it is God 307 00:15:17,260 --> 00:15:21,380 who works in you both to will and 308 00:15:21,380 --> 00:15:24,240 to do his good pleasure in other words 309 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:27,280 I am intentionally moving and God in his 310 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:30,620 power is empowering me are energizing me to 311 00:15:30,620 --> 00:15:35,220 accomplish his will and his good pleasure it's 312 00:15:35,220 --> 00:15:37,920 not just about me deciding I'm gonna do 313 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,220 what God wants me to do and I've 314 00:15:40,220 --> 00:15:42,100 got all the power to do it in 315 00:15:42,100 --> 00:15:45,160 me this is not about self sufficiency it's 316 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:49,560 about intentions I am intending to be pleasing 317 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:54,520 and obedient to God look at 2nd Thessalonians 318 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:58,080 chapter 1 verse 11 and 12 with this 319 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:00,420 in mind we constantly pray for you that 320 00:16:00,420 --> 00:16:04,580 God may make you worthy there is the 321 00:16:04,580 --> 00:16:08,620 power of God right there that God make 322 00:16:08,620 --> 00:16:11,960 you worthy that word make some of you 323 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:15,600 will have count that God would count you 324 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:18,260 worthy it all means the same thing it 325 00:16:18,260 --> 00:16:23,480 means to be deemed to deem fit it 326 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:27,180 means he says that God may deem you 327 00:16:27,180 --> 00:16:31,940 fit for his calling that God will make 328 00:16:31,940 --> 00:16:35,660 it happen there's the power of God at 329 00:16:35,660 --> 00:16:40,320 work and that by his power he may 330 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:44,680 bring to fruition that his power his vigor 331 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:48,260 his might email he may bring to fruition 332 00:16:48,260 --> 00:16:52,800 in you every desire for goodness and every 333 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:56,420 deep prompt every every deed prompted by faith 334 00:16:56,420 --> 00:17:00,840 you see what he's saying that here's my 335 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:03,079 look here's the intentions here's the power of 336 00:17:03,079 --> 00:17:06,440 God power here's that power principle and then 337 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:10,119 here these two sentences are those parts of 338 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:11,819 the sentence there those two sections of the 339 00:17:11,819 --> 00:17:17,280 sentence those are intentions I intend every desire 340 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:19,200 for goodness is that sound like an intention 341 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:22,380 to you I desire to to to follow 342 00:17:22,380 --> 00:17:25,660 in goodness and every deed that is prompted 343 00:17:25,660 --> 00:17:28,640 by faith sound like intention to you I 344 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:32,280 am I am I intend to to carry 345 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:35,580 out the deeds of faith in my life 346 00:17:35,580 --> 00:17:40,320 and those are empowered by God so that 347 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:42,620 in our lives that the name of the 348 00:17:42,620 --> 00:17:45,500 Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you 349 00:17:45,500 --> 00:17:47,440 and you and him according to the grace 350 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,340 of God there's that power again the grace 351 00:17:50,340 --> 00:17:54,940 of God right there now if we're going 352 00:17:54,940 --> 00:17:58,760 to follow this and understand this 2nd Peter 353 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:04,220 chapter 1 2nd Peter chapter 1 verses 3 354 00:18:04,220 --> 00:18:05,740 and 4 now you've heard me refer to 355 00:18:05,740 --> 00:18:16,070 this many times in my preaching Peter says 356 00:18:16,070 --> 00:18:22,940 as his divine power whose power look at 357 00:18:22,940 --> 00:18:28,600 it as his divine power his that being 358 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:32,140 God his divine power the word for power 359 00:18:32,140 --> 00:18:34,480 there is different word that's been used before 360 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:35,980 and the other ones that we have looked 361 00:18:35,980 --> 00:18:39,260 at it is dunamis it is a miraculous 362 00:18:39,260 --> 00:18:42,740 power it is a force at work God's 363 00:18:42,740 --> 00:18:46,720 miraculous power miraculous force at work and look 364 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:50,960 what God's miraculous force God's miraculous power has 365 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:54,600 done it has given to us all things 366 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:59,160 notice what it says did I not say 367 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:01,660 that that there's this idea that if God 368 00:19:01,660 --> 00:19:05,240 tells you to be holy or God wants 369 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,500 you to walk a worthy walk that he 370 00:19:07,500 --> 00:19:09,980 does he rob you of anything that would 371 00:19:09,980 --> 00:19:11,740 keep you from being able to do that 372 00:19:11,740 --> 00:19:14,480 absolutely not how do we know because look 373 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:17,560 what he says that through his miraculous power 374 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:21,060 God has given to us that you and 375 00:19:21,060 --> 00:19:23,200 me as believers who are called to be 376 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:25,240 holy who are called to have a holy 377 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,720 walk or worthy walk he has given to 378 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:31,740 us all things look at that word all 379 00:19:31,740 --> 00:19:38,360 things that pertain to life and what's the 380 00:19:38,360 --> 00:19:43,340 next one godliness so has God left you 381 00:19:43,340 --> 00:19:48,600 in your own emptiness to be able to 382 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:51,220 live a godly worthy walk as God left 383 00:19:51,220 --> 00:19:55,800 you there he has not has it God 384 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:59,860 has given you all things that pertain to 385 00:19:59,860 --> 00:20:03,580 life and godliness through the knowledge of him 386 00:20:03,580 --> 00:20:06,500 who is called us by glory and virtue 387 00:20:06,500 --> 00:20:09,780 there's that word calling again by which you 388 00:20:09,780 --> 00:20:12,220 have been given by which have we by 389 00:20:12,220 --> 00:20:16,240 which have been given to us exceedingly great 390 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:20,180 and precious promises that through these we might 391 00:20:20,180 --> 00:20:24,960 be partakers of the divine nature having escaped 392 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,660 the corruption that is in the world through 393 00:20:27,660 --> 00:20:30,520 lust now are you seeing I'm hoping that 394 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:32,680 you're seeing the theme that there is a 395 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:36,820 power that is available to us there is 396 00:20:36,820 --> 00:20:41,440 this this promise of God this ability to 397 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,860 be able to live a worthy walk to 398 00:20:44,860 --> 00:20:47,820 be able to walk holy as he is 399 00:20:47,820 --> 00:20:50,480 called us to be holy I'm hoping that 400 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:52,960 you're seeing that it's not just up to 401 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:56,180 you to do it but at the same 402 00:20:56,180 --> 00:20:59,680 time there is a responsibility Philippians chapter 2 403 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:03,000 again that says work out your own salvation 404 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:07,540 that we are responsible to be working with 405 00:21:07,540 --> 00:21:10,900 God and his Holy Spirit in our life 406 00:21:10,900 --> 00:21:12,680 to be able to live that out are 407 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:14,320 you seeing that am I am I missing 408 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:17,100 the mark I'm seeing a bunch of confused 409 00:21:17,100 --> 00:21:22,900 looks how can I how can I simplify 410 00:21:22,900 --> 00:21:26,740 it bring it down well let me let 411 00:21:26,740 --> 00:21:28,800 me do it this way let me go 412 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:32,580 back to that intention power principle again here's 413 00:21:32,580 --> 00:21:35,860 here's me with all of my my intentions 414 00:21:35,860 --> 00:21:41,640 I am intending to move towards the things 415 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:44,320 that please God that's why we as Dana 416 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:45,980 said we look into the Word of God 417 00:21:45,980 --> 00:21:47,920 we look into the Word of God and 418 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:50,200 we find out what pleases God and our 419 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:52,800 intention is to move towards those things as 420 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:56,440 we move towards those things we experience it's 421 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,180 not that all of a sudden you're getting 422 00:21:58,180 --> 00:22:01,460 as you get closer here the principle is 423 00:22:01,460 --> 00:22:02,960 not you get a little more power and 424 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:04,200 a little more power and a little more 425 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:07,040 power the principle is that as soon as 426 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:09,960 you start to move in the direction as 427 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:11,820 soon as you have an intention to do 428 00:22:11,820 --> 00:22:15,200 what God pleases what pleases God as soon 429 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:17,720 as you make that move there is power 430 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:21,040 that is already available it's already been given 431 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:24,960 to you he has given has given to 432 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:28,300 us all things pertaining to life and God 433 00:22:28,300 --> 00:22:31,140 in this you believe it do you do 434 00:22:31,140 --> 00:22:34,220 we really believe the Word of God that 435 00:22:34,220 --> 00:22:36,300 he has given that to us as soon 436 00:22:36,300 --> 00:22:38,760 as I begin to make that intention towards 437 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:42,580 God towards this worthy walk then there's this 438 00:22:42,580 --> 00:22:45,780 power principle that empowers me to be able 439 00:22:45,780 --> 00:22:48,560 to walk that walk it's not about how 440 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:50,840 well you can do it it's about how 441 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:53,840 good you recooperate with the Holy Spirit and 442 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:56,800 God in your life now I made a 443 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:58,240 comment last week and I want to go 444 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:00,940 back there in the 10 minutes I've got 445 00:23:00,940 --> 00:23:03,360 left I want to go back to that 446 00:23:03,360 --> 00:23:09,300 James chapter 1 verse 13 now I said 447 00:23:09,300 --> 00:23:11,540 last week and and and I had a 448 00:23:11,540 --> 00:23:14,120 couple of people ask me about this but 449 00:23:14,120 --> 00:23:18,580 I said that that when we make a 450 00:23:18,580 --> 00:23:20,800 comment like well I didn't intend to do 451 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:25,080 that I really didn't intend to hurt my 452 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:28,880 wife that way I really didn't intend to 453 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:36,720 to go against my boss and do exactly 454 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:40,100 the opposite I didn't intend to to go 455 00:23:40,100 --> 00:23:43,240 to that party I didn't intend to do 456 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:45,000 exactly what my mom and daddy said not 457 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,800 to do I didn't intend to do that 458 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:51,460 and it is my belief that yes you 459 00:23:51,460 --> 00:23:55,700 did intend because if you had not intended 460 00:23:55,700 --> 00:23:57,900 in that direction you would have not done 461 00:23:57,900 --> 00:24:01,420 it and I said that last week that 462 00:24:01,420 --> 00:24:03,860 I think that that is a lie we 463 00:24:03,860 --> 00:24:05,640 lie to ourselves when we say well I 464 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:08,060 didn't intend to do it I think we 465 00:24:08,060 --> 00:24:09,960 need to admit yeah I did I intended 466 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:11,480 to do it let me see if I 467 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:14,120 can prove that in scripture look at James 468 00:24:14,120 --> 00:24:16,620 chapter 1 let no one say that when 469 00:24:16,620 --> 00:24:17,820 he is tempted and I want you to 470 00:24:17,820 --> 00:24:21,980 notice intention and power principle even in these 471 00:24:21,980 --> 00:24:26,580 verses okay notice the intention power principle let 472 00:24:26,580 --> 00:24:28,220 no one say when he is tempted I 473 00:24:28,220 --> 00:24:30,620 am tempted by God for God cannot be 474 00:24:30,620 --> 00:24:32,580 tempted by evil do you see an intention 475 00:24:32,580 --> 00:24:36,050 of God there what do you say what 476 00:24:36,050 --> 00:24:38,910 does that tell you about God God never 477 00:24:38,910 --> 00:24:42,150 intends to do evil it is not in 478 00:24:42,150 --> 00:24:45,190 God to ever intend to do evil God 479 00:24:45,190 --> 00:24:47,550 cannot be tempted by evil nor does he 480 00:24:47,550 --> 00:24:53,030 tempt anyone with evil but you ready each 481 00:24:53,030 --> 00:24:58,890 one is tempted when he is drawn away 482 00:24:58,890 --> 00:25:05,890 by his screaming wife who really got under 483 00:25:05,890 --> 00:25:08,550 my skin and just made me do it 484 00:25:10,630 --> 00:25:13,510 I keep going back to that first Peter 485 00:25:13,510 --> 00:25:16,330 chapter 3 verse 7 live with our wives 486 00:25:16,330 --> 00:25:19,470 with understanding and honor as a weaker vessel 487 00:25:19,470 --> 00:25:23,190 that our prayers not be hindered as joint 488 00:25:23,190 --> 00:25:26,650 heirs in Jesus now that's not what it 489 00:25:26,650 --> 00:25:28,590 says is it you got proof that it 490 00:25:28,590 --> 00:25:31,090 doesn't say that up there but each one 491 00:25:31,090 --> 00:25:35,490 that means every individual every one of us 492 00:25:35,490 --> 00:25:39,030 are tempted when we are drawn away by 493 00:25:39,030 --> 00:25:43,750 our own desires do you see an intention 494 00:25:43,750 --> 00:25:49,110 there I am drawn away from from what 495 00:25:49,110 --> 00:25:54,090 what God what pleases God because my own 496 00:25:54,090 --> 00:25:57,270 desires are have moved away from what pleases 497 00:25:57,270 --> 00:26:00,850 God over to what pleases me do you 498 00:26:00,850 --> 00:26:05,010 see it that I'm drawn away from this 499 00:26:05,010 --> 00:26:07,490 I'm drawn away from that by my own 500 00:26:07,490 --> 00:26:14,270 selfish ungodly desires my own lust as the 501 00:26:14,270 --> 00:26:16,610 I think the old King James says by 502 00:26:16,610 --> 00:26:18,670 my own was I'm drawn away by my 503 00:26:18,670 --> 00:26:22,690 own lust and when I'm drawn away by 504 00:26:22,690 --> 00:26:27,070 my own lust my intentions move from being 505 00:26:27,070 --> 00:26:30,050 intentional about what pleases God to be intentional 506 00:26:30,050 --> 00:26:32,390 about what pleases me and when I when 507 00:26:32,390 --> 00:26:34,590 I'm intentional about what pleases me get look 508 00:26:34,590 --> 00:26:38,170 what happens I am enticed or I am 509 00:26:38,170 --> 00:26:43,990 ensnared I'm entrapped I've moved away from what 510 00:26:43,990 --> 00:26:46,430 pleases God and I moved over here to 511 00:26:46,430 --> 00:26:51,090 what pleases me and then I'm stuck I'm 512 00:26:51,090 --> 00:26:55,670 stuck what does he say happens when we 513 00:26:55,670 --> 00:26:59,070 find ourselves in that place then when desire 514 00:26:59,070 --> 00:27:02,370 has conceived when it turns into action when 515 00:27:02,370 --> 00:27:07,050 my desires when my intentions towards my selfish 516 00:27:07,050 --> 00:27:10,630 desires turn into actions it is conceived and 517 00:27:10,630 --> 00:27:13,050 it gives birth to sin and sin when 518 00:27:13,050 --> 00:27:17,990 it is full-grown brings forth death now 519 00:27:17,990 --> 00:27:20,050 do you see why I say that that 520 00:27:20,050 --> 00:27:23,710 if if if I'm going to say that 521 00:27:23,710 --> 00:27:27,330 I never intended to do that it's kind 522 00:27:27,330 --> 00:27:28,830 of hard to disprove that when we look 523 00:27:28,830 --> 00:27:32,770 at a scripture like this that if I 524 00:27:32,770 --> 00:27:35,350 do something that is displeasing to God it's 525 00:27:35,350 --> 00:27:37,570 because I've been drawn away from what pleases 526 00:27:37,570 --> 00:27:39,130 him and what is worthy and what is 527 00:27:39,130 --> 00:27:41,710 holding I've been drawn away by my own 528 00:27:41,710 --> 00:27:47,330 lust my own selfish desires fleshly desires I've 529 00:27:47,330 --> 00:27:49,650 been drawn away and when I give into 530 00:27:49,650 --> 00:27:54,870 it it entraps me and I'm stuck now 531 00:27:54,870 --> 00:28:01,410 here's the picture you see it the yellow 532 00:28:01,410 --> 00:28:03,770 line now shows me that I'm I'm moving 533 00:28:03,770 --> 00:28:05,930 away from what what is it what is 534 00:28:05,930 --> 00:28:07,790 considered to be a worthy walk and I 535 00:28:07,790 --> 00:28:11,010 need us to catch this principle because if 536 00:28:11,010 --> 00:28:13,250 we're not careful we can get stuck over 537 00:28:13,250 --> 00:28:15,450 here and go well I'm stuck and I 538 00:28:15,450 --> 00:28:17,330 can't get back and I want us to 539 00:28:17,330 --> 00:28:20,690 see how this works it's there that I 540 00:28:20,690 --> 00:28:24,030 have this unworthy walk I my intentions are 541 00:28:24,030 --> 00:28:26,130 now no longer towards what pleases God but 542 00:28:26,130 --> 00:28:28,690 what pleases me and it is an unworthy 543 00:28:28,690 --> 00:28:32,370 walk I am now living in absolute disobedience 544 00:28:32,370 --> 00:28:37,410 to God you follow me in this intentions 545 00:28:37,410 --> 00:28:41,010 of mine I am now living in disobedience 546 00:28:41,010 --> 00:28:45,190 to God and when I do that it 547 00:28:45,190 --> 00:28:47,370 bring I get stuck well how do I 548 00:28:47,370 --> 00:28:50,750 get unstuck I want to say to you 549 00:28:50,750 --> 00:28:54,670 that that you never ever even in this 550 00:28:54,670 --> 00:29:00,530 condition we never lose the power of God 551 00:29:00,530 --> 00:29:03,670 in your life God doesn't look up there 552 00:29:03,670 --> 00:29:05,370 and go well his intentions are wrong let's 553 00:29:05,370 --> 00:29:07,630 withdraw the power and it's no longer available 554 00:29:07,630 --> 00:29:11,190 to him you don't lose that to lose 555 00:29:11,190 --> 00:29:13,510 that would lose the calling and I don't 556 00:29:13,510 --> 00:29:16,050 believe we can lose our calling I don't 557 00:29:16,050 --> 00:29:18,550 believe we can be dead again but look 558 00:29:18,550 --> 00:29:24,370 what he says I what Donnie saying that 559 00:29:24,370 --> 00:29:26,830 I don't think that we lose the power 560 00:29:26,830 --> 00:29:30,910 but we will lose the experience of that 561 00:29:30,910 --> 00:29:33,910 power when we are walking in disobedience do 562 00:29:33,910 --> 00:29:36,430 you follow me when I'm out here in 563 00:29:36,430 --> 00:29:39,830 this in this disobedience how in the world 564 00:29:39,830 --> 00:29:41,450 does that allow me to connect to the 565 00:29:41,450 --> 00:29:43,890 power of God which empowers me to do 566 00:29:43,890 --> 00:29:47,090 a worthy walk you follow me so it's 567 00:29:47,090 --> 00:29:49,170 not that I have lost the power or 568 00:29:49,170 --> 00:29:51,030 access to the power it's that I have 569 00:29:51,030 --> 00:29:54,510 lost the experience of the power because I 570 00:29:54,510 --> 00:29:58,510 am moving in disobedience and so how do 571 00:29:58,510 --> 00:30:01,350 I fix that how do I get unstuck 572 00:30:01,350 --> 00:30:05,550 I believe that to be unstuck means that 573 00:30:05,550 --> 00:30:09,310 we find a place of a simple word 574 00:30:09,310 --> 00:30:14,490 repentance and repentance just says that I am 575 00:30:14,490 --> 00:30:19,850 turning away from my desires and I am 576 00:30:19,850 --> 00:30:24,330 turning to that which pleases God may I 577 00:30:24,330 --> 00:30:26,950 say to you that that that becomes your 578 00:30:26,950 --> 00:30:30,170 time of obedience right and as soon as 579 00:30:30,170 --> 00:30:32,710 you find yourself in obedience I want you 580 00:30:32,710 --> 00:30:35,510 to know this as soon as you find 581 00:30:35,510 --> 00:30:38,650 a place of repentance and begin an intentional 582 00:30:38,650 --> 00:30:42,890 move towards God that power is instantly and 583 00:30:42,890 --> 00:30:47,570 and immediately experiential in your life if you 584 00:30:47,570 --> 00:30:51,010 make access to it you follow me so 585 00:30:51,010 --> 00:30:52,530 God is not waiting for you to turn 586 00:30:52,530 --> 00:30:54,810 away from it and make 10 steps towards 587 00:30:54,810 --> 00:30:56,590 him to be able to empower you to 588 00:30:56,590 --> 00:30:58,670 do it when you say oh my god 589 00:30:58,670 --> 00:31:01,970 I am sorry for what I have done 590 00:31:01,970 --> 00:31:04,310 to you I'm sorry that I have followed 591 00:31:04,310 --> 00:31:06,810 off on my own track and my own 592 00:31:06,810 --> 00:31:09,370 trail my own desires and I have done 593 00:31:09,370 --> 00:31:11,790 what displeases you I am sorry and I 594 00:31:11,790 --> 00:31:14,630 turn from that and I turn back to 595 00:31:14,630 --> 00:31:18,590 I am intentional about what what you desire 596 00:31:18,590 --> 00:31:21,430 and what pleases you at that very moment 597 00:31:21,430 --> 00:31:24,350 of turning is when the power becomes yours 598 00:31:24,350 --> 00:31:28,610 it's hard to illustrate that here but it's 599 00:31:28,610 --> 00:31:31,450 at the very moment of turning the the 600 00:31:31,450 --> 00:31:34,490 experience of the power is yours to have 601 00:31:34,490 --> 00:31:39,070 you don't have to beat yourself up you 602 00:31:39,070 --> 00:31:42,290 don't have to to do flips you don't 603 00:31:42,290 --> 00:31:45,230 have to flog your body you just turn 604 00:31:45,230 --> 00:31:47,650 away that's what repentance is we've done this 605 00:31:47,650 --> 00:31:50,290 before but repentance is is I'm going away 606 00:31:50,290 --> 00:31:52,230 from God if I if I believe if 607 00:31:52,230 --> 00:31:55,110 in the illustration I'm God and my hand 608 00:31:55,110 --> 00:31:57,930 is me and I'm going away from from 609 00:31:57,930 --> 00:32:02,330 God and repentance says I what I said 610 00:32:02,330 --> 00:32:04,930 what I'm doing is wrong God I repent 611 00:32:04,930 --> 00:32:07,710 I turn I confess that what I do 612 00:32:07,710 --> 00:32:09,230 I agree with you that what I'm doing 613 00:32:09,230 --> 00:32:12,230 is wrong and I'm turning back to you 614 00:32:12,230 --> 00:32:14,410 do you see that turn as soon as 615 00:32:14,410 --> 00:32:18,190 we turn in that repentance the access of 616 00:32:18,190 --> 00:32:20,690 power the experience of power is available to 617 00:32:20,690 --> 00:32:24,310 us because the intention becomes what pleases God 618 00:32:24,310 --> 00:32:29,410 not what pleases my own selfish desires I 619 00:32:29,410 --> 00:32:32,370 hope that I hope that makes sense read 620 00:32:32,370 --> 00:32:34,030 with me the rest of James chapter 3 621 00:32:34,030 --> 00:32:37,150 chapter 1 look at verse 19 so then 622 00:32:37,150 --> 00:32:39,870 my beloved brothers and sisters let every man 623 00:32:39,870 --> 00:32:42,930 be swift to hear slow to speak slow 624 00:32:42,930 --> 00:32:47,070 to wrath do you see intention if when 625 00:32:47,070 --> 00:32:48,830 you start reading the Word of God with 626 00:32:48,830 --> 00:32:51,130 with these ideas in mind you will see 627 00:32:51,130 --> 00:32:55,690 this everywhere in all of Scripture there is 628 00:32:55,690 --> 00:32:59,150 an intention here the intention let every man 629 00:32:59,150 --> 00:33:02,630 intend to be swift at hearing slow at 630 00:33:02,630 --> 00:33:06,390 speaking and slow to wrath why because the 631 00:33:06,390 --> 00:33:08,370 wrath of God or the wrath of man 632 00:33:08,370 --> 00:33:12,810 does not produce what the righteousness of God 633 00:33:12,810 --> 00:33:19,530 therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflowing we're 634 00:33:19,530 --> 00:33:21,510 going to come back to this verse at 635 00:33:21,510 --> 00:33:23,870 some point in our practical talk but I 636 00:33:23,870 --> 00:33:26,970 wanted you to see intentionality in this is 637 00:33:26,970 --> 00:33:30,890 there an intention now in laying aside is 638 00:33:30,890 --> 00:33:36,150 there intention there absolutely lay aside all filthiness 639 00:33:36,150 --> 00:33:39,810 and overflow of wickedness and receive with meekness 640 00:33:39,810 --> 00:33:43,530 the implanted word which is able to save 641 00:33:43,530 --> 00:33:47,630 your souls but be doers of the word 642 00:33:47,630 --> 00:33:51,750 does that sound intentional be doers of the 643 00:33:51,750 --> 00:33:55,510 word and not hearers only hearing doesn't sound 644 00:33:55,510 --> 00:33:59,770 very intentional does it deceiving yourselves for if 645 00:33:59,770 --> 00:34:02,350 anyone is a hearer of the word and 646 00:34:02,350 --> 00:34:04,470 not a doer he is like a man 647 00:34:04,470 --> 00:34:06,610 observing his natural face in a mirror for 648 00:34:06,610 --> 00:34:09,429 he observes himself goes away and immediately forgets 649 00:34:09,429 --> 00:34:11,730 what kind of man he was but he 650 00:34:11,730 --> 00:34:15,090 who looks into the perfect law of liberty 651 00:34:15,090 --> 00:34:19,929 and continues in it perfect law of liberty 652 00:34:19,929 --> 00:34:23,590 is power and continues in it is intention 653 00:34:23,590 --> 00:34:26,290 and it is not and is not a 654 00:34:26,290 --> 00:34:29,610 forgetful hearer but a doer of the work 655 00:34:29,610 --> 00:34:33,130 you see the intention this one look what 656 00:34:33,130 --> 00:34:36,909 happens this one will be blessed in what 657 00:34:36,909 --> 00:34:40,190 he does my question to me and to 658 00:34:40,190 --> 00:34:43,610 you is do we believe that there is 659 00:34:43,610 --> 00:34:49,050 a power available to us as believers to 660 00:34:49,050 --> 00:34:50,810 help us to accomplish this do you believe 661 00:34:50,810 --> 00:34:55,650 it if you read chapter 1 through 3 662 00:34:55,650 --> 00:34:59,590 then you will find riches that are given 663 00:34:59,590 --> 00:35:05,330 to you every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies 664 00:35:05,330 --> 00:35:08,530 has been given to you you are seated 665 00:35:08,530 --> 00:35:12,610 with Christ in the heavenlies and you have 666 00:35:12,610 --> 00:35:16,870 access to all of the spiritual blessings you 667 00:35:16,870 --> 00:35:19,070 just keep reading Ephesians 1 through 3 and 668 00:35:19,070 --> 00:35:20,810 see all of the things that you have 669 00:35:20,810 --> 00:35:23,930 access to that will allow you to that 670 00:35:23,930 --> 00:35:26,270 give you the power to be able to 671 00:35:26,270 --> 00:35:31,390 to live out your intentions so my question 672 00:35:31,390 --> 00:35:34,670 then to end today is this what are 673 00:35:34,670 --> 00:35:43,410 your intentions what are your intentions are your 674 00:35:43,410 --> 00:35:46,990 intentions those things which are pleasing to God 675 00:35:46,990 --> 00:35:52,950 or worthy of the gospel are worthy of 676 00:35:52,950 --> 00:35:56,930 the Lord yes we are going to mess 677 00:35:56,930 --> 00:35:59,350 up along the way of our intentions are 678 00:35:59,350 --> 00:36:02,070 we not we're gonna have some yellow lines 679 00:36:02,070 --> 00:36:05,870 in our lives for some of us more 680 00:36:05,870 --> 00:36:08,970 often than others but we're going to have 681 00:36:08,970 --> 00:36:13,190 yellow lines in our lives but what are 682 00:36:13,190 --> 00:36:14,690 we going to do when we find ourselves 683 00:36:14,690 --> 00:36:19,210 there are we going to turn are we 684 00:36:19,210 --> 00:36:25,120 going to continue intentions and as soon as 685 00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:27,160 we if we find ourselves on a yellow 686 00:36:27,160 --> 00:36:30,500 line and we we we intend to turn 687 00:36:30,500 --> 00:36:33,780 away we actually turn away then we have 688 00:36:33,780 --> 00:36:36,740 access for power to live a worthy walk 689 00:36:38,820 --> 00:36:42,860 so I get mad at my wife and 690 00:36:42,860 --> 00:36:49,640 I say some some hurtful words things that 691 00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:55,410 are intentionally done to hurt her there is 692 00:36:55,410 --> 00:36:57,350 no power available to live that way is 693 00:36:57,350 --> 00:36:59,990 there I don't need any power I got 694 00:36:59,990 --> 00:37:01,750 all the power to do that right inside 695 00:37:01,750 --> 00:37:06,430 of me but when I recognize that I 696 00:37:06,430 --> 00:37:08,030 have hurt my wife and I have gone 697 00:37:08,030 --> 00:37:09,910 against what pleases God when I have not 698 00:37:09,910 --> 00:37:13,310 lived with my wife with understanding and I 699 00:37:13,310 --> 00:37:19,490 turn away from that and I say to 700 00:37:19,490 --> 00:37:24,070 her and to God I am sorry forgive 701 00:37:24,070 --> 00:37:30,430 I turn away from that instantly the power 702 00:37:30,430 --> 00:37:33,790 of God is available to you men do 703 00:37:33,790 --> 00:37:36,270 you love your wives the way Christ loved 704 00:37:36,270 --> 00:37:39,650 the church are you loving them in a 705 00:37:39,650 --> 00:37:43,410 way that pleases God women are you walking 706 00:37:43,410 --> 00:37:45,930 in relationship with your husband's the way that 707 00:37:45,930 --> 00:37:48,490 God has intended for you to walk in 708 00:37:48,490 --> 00:37:56,390 relationship with your husband children young people are 709 00:37:56,390 --> 00:38:01,190 you living in obedience to your parents are 710 00:38:01,190 --> 00:38:10,090 consistent and constant disobedience to your parents turn 711 00:38:10,090 --> 00:38:14,830 and move towards God and things will change 712 00:38:14,830 --> 00:38:20,370 what is your intention this week would you 713 00:38:20,370 --> 00:38:23,190 with me look at your life and find 714 00:38:23,190 --> 00:38:27,710 out what you intend to do in every 715 00:38:27,710 --> 00:38:31,990 situation when you feel the anger and bitterness 716 00:38:31,990 --> 00:38:34,790 starting to roll up at your neighbor or 717 00:38:34,790 --> 00:38:37,190 your husband or your wife or your child 718 00:38:37,190 --> 00:38:40,250 will you intend to follow through with that 719 00:38:40,250 --> 00:38:43,510 or will you intend to do what is 720 00:38:43,510 --> 00:38:50,460 pleasing to God will you do what is 721 00:38:50,460 --> 00:38:52,040 it will you intend to do what is 722 00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:55,440 pleasing to God will you do that with 723 00:38:55,440 --> 00:38:58,040 me this week let's make this real and 724 00:38:58,040 --> 00:39:02,580 practical and then trust in the power and 725 00:39:02,580 --> 00:39:04,200 the presence of the Holy Spirit in your 726 00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:05,420 life to help you to do it let's 727 00:39:05,420 --> 00:39:07,860 pray father thank you for your word this 728 00:39:07,860 --> 00:39:12,700 morning I pray God does that that your 729 00:39:12,700 --> 00:39:15,260 Holy Spirit who is our teacher would drive 730 00:39:15,260 --> 00:39:18,500 the truths home I pray father that we 731 00:39:18,500 --> 00:39:25,620 that your children those who have been recipients 732 00:39:25,620 --> 00:39:30,120 of the call who have been changed from 733 00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:34,300 from dead people to alive I pray that 734 00:39:34,300 --> 00:39:38,840 our walk would reflect that and God may 735 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:41,160 we recognize the worthiness of the blood of 736 00:39:41,160 --> 00:39:44,960 Christ of Christ that that has bought this 737 00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:49,340 calling for us Lord I pray that we 738 00:39:49,340 --> 00:39:53,120 would recognize the power that is at work 739 00:39:53,120 --> 00:39:55,040 in our lives and that it is worthy 740 00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:58,720 of our walk I pray that during this 741 00:39:58,720 --> 00:40:00,920 week as we walk walk in our life 742 00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:03,620 I pray that when something comes up where 743 00:40:03,620 --> 00:40:05,360 we are tempted to do something that is 744 00:40:05,360 --> 00:40:08,780 that draws us away according to our own 745 00:40:08,780 --> 00:40:12,300 fleshly lust I pray father that we would 746 00:40:12,300 --> 00:40:16,160 that we would take a moment to see 747 00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:19,860 what our intention is and then intend rather 748 00:40:19,860 --> 00:40:21,480 than to do what is wrong to do 749 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:23,960 what is right to do what is holy 750 00:40:23,960 --> 00:40:27,400 and experience the very presence and power of 751 00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:30,600 the Holy Spirit at work in us to 752 00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:34,520 accomplish that thank you for that power thank 753 00:40:34,520 --> 00:40:35,980 you that we are not left to ourselves 754 00:40:35,980 --> 00:40:38,700 thank you that you are in us that 755 00:40:38,700 --> 00:40:40,800 you dwell in us and I pray that 756 00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:43,380 you would help us all to experience that 757 00:40:43,380 --> 00:40:46,440 power this week we ask these things now 758 00:40:46,440 --> 00:40:48,500 in your precious and powerful and holy name 759 00:40:48,500 --> 00:40:49,340 amen