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Turn with me to the book of 2 Thessalonians, chapter 1.
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Tomorrow marks the first day of a new year, which I am so thankful for.
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! While on the one hand, we will only be another day into another journey around the sun,
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on the other hand, there is something seemingly significant about passing from one year into another.
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Doesn't it feel like we are turning a page in a book,
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closing the chapter that we call 2017 and opening the chapter that we call 2018?
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Because of the grace of God to us in Jesus Christ,
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we always, each and every day, have the opportunity to start afresh.
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But our minds are often drawn to make new commitments at the beginning of the year that we call resolutions.
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We are surrounded by people right now making resolutions and suggestions for resolutions that can be made.
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And so, this morning, my prayer for us is that we can look to God's Word together
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and consider how we can make resolutions that please Him.
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Some have asked if resolutions are even biblical.
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Should we make promises to change?
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I would argue, yes, we most certainly should.
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We have for us in the Scripture a pattern of God's people making promises that are pleasing to God.
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I want to give you just two examples, and then we will turn our attention to today's text.
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The first is found in Daniel 1, verse 8,
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where Daniel resolves that he will not defile himself with the Babylonian king's food or wine.
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The second example, Acts 19, verse 21,
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where Paul resolves to make his way to Jerusalem to fulfill his Nazarite vow,
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which was another resolve that he had made.
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So, this is just two examples that are many, many others.
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We ought to make commitments, right?
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Promises for change.
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So, let us resolve together today to change,
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believing that change really is possible.
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May we do so not just at the first of the year,
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but may we do so at the first of the year.
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Tomorrow is a new day,
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and we stand on the precipice of being able to be changed.
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And may we do so in a way that pleases our God.
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So, our text for today is 2 Thessalonians 1, verses 11 and 12.
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Before I read it, allow me to remind you, beloved,
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this is God's word to us.
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It was written for his glory and our good.
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We would all do well to listen to it in order to believe its promises and obey its commands.
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Begin reading at verse 11.
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To this end, we always pray for you,
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that our God may make you worthy of his calling,
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and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power,
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so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you and you in him,
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according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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The outline for this morning's text, if you're taking notes, is as follows.
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Number one, resolve to be holy.
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Resolve to be holy.
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Number two, resolve dependently.
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Resolve dependently.
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I have to always put a hard one for you to spell in there.
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Get those wheels turning early.
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Resolve dependently.
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And number three, resolve for the glory of Christ.
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At the age of 19 and across some time,
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a young follower of Jesus Christ pinned 70 resolutions.
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Promises aimed at God's glory and his, this young man's ultimate good.
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The first resolution reads,
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Resolve that I would do whatsoever I think to be most to God's glory and my own good,
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profit and pleasure in the whole of my duration,
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without any consideration of the time,
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whether now or never so many myriads of ages.
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Hence, this is the 18th century.
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Resolve to do whatever I think to be my duty and most for the good and advantage of mankind in general.
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Resolve to do this, whatever difficulties I meet with,
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how many and how great so ever.
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This young man's name was Jonathan Edwards.
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He was an 18th century New England Puritan pastor.
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In the preamble to his resolutions,
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he wrote the following,
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and I think it's there for you on the screen.
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Being sensible that I am unable to do anything without God's help,
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I do humbly entreat him by his grace to enable me to keep these resolutions
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so far as they are agreeable to his will for Christ's sake.
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So it's my intention this morning to weave Edwards' preamble through our text
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to set for us an example of application for how we are to make resolutions.
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So we're going to leave this up here for you.
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I hope that you have your copy of God's Word open in front of you,
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2 Thessalonians 1, 11, and 12.
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And I'm going to do my best to weave the two together for you.
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So first, resolve to be holy.
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If you make resolutions that are not aimed at your holiness,
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then you are setting your sights far too low.
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If conformity to Jesus Christ is not the end goal of all that we do as Christians,
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then we are falling miserably short of that which God has called us to.
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Holiness is our high calling in Christ Jesus.
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Peter wrote in 1 Peter 1, verses 13-16,
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Therefore, preparing your minds for action and being sober-minded,
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set your hope fully on the grace that we brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance.
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But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct.
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Since it is written, and he cites Leviticus 11, 44,
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God speaks,
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You shall be holy, for I am holy.
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It is not true, as Clay said well last week,
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that God accepts us as we are.
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Certainly, we come to faith in Christ as sinners,
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wretched, enemies of God, cut off from Him in every respect.
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But having placed our faith in the saving work of Jesus Christ,
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we put on His righteousness.
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So God accepts us clothed in the righteousness of Christ.
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He accepts us based on the righteousness of Christ.
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He accepts us because we stand before Him holy because of Christ.
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And because of this, this status change for us,
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we have the Spirit of Christ who begins to work holiness in us.
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We don't stay as we were.
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We change in status, accepted, because we are holy,
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and we become more holy in ever-increasing fashion.
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In our text, I want first to draw your attention to the prayer of Paul
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for the Thessalonian believers.
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He's writing this letter to a church.
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And he says,
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to this end, we always pray for you.
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These believers are constantly in the prayers of Paul,
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as well as Savannas and Timothy,
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those who were accompanying him at this time.
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We are always praying for you.
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What are they praying?
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That God would make you worthy of His calling
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and may fulfill every resolve for good
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and every work of faith by His power.
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They are praying for holiness.
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These prayers are not aimless prayers.
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Paul is not primarily concerned about the circumstances
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of the Thessalonian believers,
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that they would have jobs or find houses
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or be in good health,
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but rather,
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he is firstly and primarily concerned
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about their holiness.
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That God would make them worthy of His calling.
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Some translations say here,
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count you worthy.
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Now, this is all very interesting language,
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is it not?
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He's going to pray this thing.
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We pray for you.
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Two matters.
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That God would make you worthy
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or count you worthy of His calling.
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And the rest of verse 11,
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that you may fulfill every resolve
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for every good and every work of faith.
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These are the two things that he is praying.
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So Paul hears saying
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that God would make them worthy of His calling
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or count them worthy of His calling
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is to say to them,
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we pray that you are in fact counted as worthy.
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That you are in fact called by God in Christ.
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None of us are saved of our own doing.
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This was the gracious call of Christ on our behalf.
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God reaches down to us
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and He counts us worthy.
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It's incredible reality,
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this effectual call of God on our behalf.
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And Paul is not so foolish to think
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that those who are part of the Thessalonian church
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who claim to be followers of Christ
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are necessarily followers of Christ.
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He is concerned as he prays for them
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that they are in fact followers of Jesus Christ,
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that God has counted them worthy.
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And this counting,
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this accrediting to them worthiness
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is evidenced in the practice of faith,
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which is why Paul also prays
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that God on their behalf
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may fulfill every resolve for good
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and every work of faith.
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Some translations translate the word here in ESV,
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translated resolve as desire,
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so it could be read,
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and may fulfill every desire
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for good and every work of faith.
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So those who are in Christ
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desire to please God.
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The faith that they began by
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is the faith that they are being
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continually perfected by.
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So Paul is concerned primarily
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in his praying for the Thessalonians' holiness.
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This was a consistent concern of Paul's
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for those who claimed to follow Jesus Christ.
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Because the fervent pursuit of holiness
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is a marker of those who are truly converted.
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Beloved, how is it that we have assurance,
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that we can have some confidence before God?
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It's because we see God working in our lives,
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and we see God working in the lives of others.
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We look at somebody and we can say,
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with the kind of confidence a human can have,
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yes, Christ's.
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You belong to Him.
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I can see that you have a spirit,
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that you're hating the things of the world,
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and you're loving the things of God.
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That you're fleeing from sin,
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and you're loving holiness.
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It is a great, damnable thing
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in many of our churches today
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that decisionism reigns.
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That it will be said of you,
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have a confidence because you made a decision.
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There are many
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who are living atrocious lives,
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an absolute rejection of God,
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but because somewhere along the line,
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they made a decision,
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and then maybe a re-decision, right?
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They went to summer camp,
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and they threw a pine cone into the fire.
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That they think this is what has saved them,
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because it's what they're being taught.
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And the Scripture says nothing to this at all.
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How do we know?
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How are we meant to know?
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It's because God is at work in us.
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He is fulfilling the desires that we have,
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which He puts in us for good
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and for work of faith.
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The fervent pursuit of holiness
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is a marker of those
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who are truly converted.
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I want you to hold your place
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in 2 Thessalonians,
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and let me show you
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how concerned Paul was
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with the holiness of those
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who profess to follow Christ.
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By looking at the prayers
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he mentions in 4 of his other epistles.
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I want you to see this point.
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I want to drive it so deep within you.
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Those who belong to God
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love God and love the ways of God.
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There are people,
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even in our denomination,
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that call this lordship theology
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and want to call it a heresy.
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That we would say
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that those who are saved
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are converted,
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follow Christ.
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And this is how we know
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that we're converted.
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We need to have this set straight
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in our minds
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for our own assurance
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and for the assurance or not
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of others.
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So let me show you some other places.
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Turn to 2 Corinthians chapter 13.
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These are all Paul's epistles,
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so you've got a little section
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you can stay in.
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I'm going to have you flip a bunch here
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in a second.
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2 Corinthians chapter 13,
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the first part of verse 7,
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Paul writes,
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but we pray to God
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that you may not do wrong.
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Here's a standard,
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a holiness standard
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that he is hoping
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that people will,
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I'm not saying this is
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a perfect holiness,
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right?
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But we are growing in this.
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We pray to God
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that you may not do wrong.
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And then down in verse 9
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of chapter 13,
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the second part,
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your restoration
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is what we pray for.
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Having done wrong,
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we pray that your restoration
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will, in fact,
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take place.
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Turn to the book of Philippians,
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chapter 1.
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Paul's concerned
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in his praying
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about the holiness
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of the Corinthian believers,
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and he's concerned
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about the holiness
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of the Philippian believers,
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verses 9 and 10.
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He writes,
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and it is my prayer
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that your love
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may abound more and more
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with knowledge
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and all discernment
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so that you may approve
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what is excellent
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and so be pure
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and blameless
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for the day of Christ.
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Turn to the book of Colossians.
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Paul is concerned
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about the holiness
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of the Colossian believers.
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chapter 1,
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beginning in verse 9
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and following.
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And so,
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from the day we heard,
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we have not ceased
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to pray for you.
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Here he is again,
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always praying
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for the Colossian believers,
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asking that you may be filled
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with the knowledge
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of his will
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in all spiritual wisdom
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and understanding,
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so as to walk
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in a manner
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worthy of the Lord,
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fully pleasing to him,
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bearing fruit
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in every good work
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and increasing
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in the knowledge of God,
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being strengthened
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with all power
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according to his glorious might
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for all endurance
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and patience
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with joy.
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Again,
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concerned about
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the holiness
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of the Colossian believers.
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And finally,
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1 Thessalonians,
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chapter 3.
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Verse 11 and following.
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This is a pinned prayer.
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So Paul is praying,
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now may our God
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and Father himself
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and our Lord Jesus
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direct our way to you
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and may the Lord
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make you increase
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and abound
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in love for one another
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and for all
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as we do for you
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so that he may
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establish your hearts
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blameless in holiness
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before our God
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and Father
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at the coming
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of our Lord Jesus
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with all his saints.
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And then turn a few pages
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to chapter 5,
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verse 23
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of 1 Thessalonians.
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1 Thessalonians.
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Now may the God
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of peace himself
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sanctify you,
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perfect you completely
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and may your whole
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spirit and soul
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and body
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be kept blameless
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at the coming
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of our Lord
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Jesus Christ.
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So Paul is very
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concerned about this
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as he's writing
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to the churches
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and as he's praying
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for the churches,
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right?
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That people would be
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found holy
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in Christ
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and be pursuing
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holiness,
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right?
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Being changed,
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being perfected
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in ever increasing
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degree.
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Never perfect this side
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in earthly terms,
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this side of glory,
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but always growing
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in holiness.
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Now look at Jonathan Edwards
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preamble.
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This is the point
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that I was going to say.
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Look at the example
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that he sets for us
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in this way.
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Being sensible
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that I am unable
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to do anything
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without God's help,
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I do humbly
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entreat him
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by his grace
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to enable me
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to keep these
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resolutions
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so far
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as they are
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agreeable
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to his will.
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Jonathan Edwards
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was concerned
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with these 70
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results,
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right,
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which directed
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much of his life.
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In fact,
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he read these
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each and every week
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to himself
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to consider
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whether or not
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he was keeping up
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his end
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of these promises
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that he had made.
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He only wanted
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to keep them
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so far
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as they were
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agreeable
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to the will
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of God.
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And so,
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we should resolve
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to be holy.
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Now,
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I want you to be
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thinking about
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at this point
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some ways
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in which
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you need
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to commit
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your life
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to holiness.
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Some things
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that you may need
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to sit down,
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possibly pin,
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for the sake
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of pursuing
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holiness.
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And to do that,
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I just want to
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read to you
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some of
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Edwards'
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resolves.
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These are not
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Scripture.
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To be clear,
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I'm not holding up
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Edwards' resolves
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at the same level
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as Scripture.
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But I want you to see
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how it is
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he took
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Scripture's teaching
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and he pulled it out
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for his own life
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and made
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commitments
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to follow hard
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after Christ.
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If you'd like
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a copy of these,
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I made some of them
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available for you
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in the hallway
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after the service.
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These were,
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I think this is
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from Desiring God
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and they were
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organized in
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categories.
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So you could
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think in categories,
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character,
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habit,
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relationship,
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service to others.
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Just listen to
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some of these
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commitments that
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Edwards made
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and consider
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commitments you
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might make
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yourself this
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morning.
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Resolved.
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And I love
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this one.
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To live
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with all
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my might
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while I do
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live.
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Resolved
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never to lose
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one moment
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of time
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but improve
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it the most
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profitable way
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I possibly
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can.
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Resolved
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never to do
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anything
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which I should
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be afraid
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to do
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if it were
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the last
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hour
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of my life.
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We will
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all stop
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using social
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media.
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Resolved
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to inquire
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every night
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before I
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go to bed
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whether I
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have acted
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in the best
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way I
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possibly could
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with respect
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to eating
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and drinking.
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Interestingly,
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Edwards was
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effectively
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a vegetarian.
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Resolved.
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I'm not
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making any
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implications
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about the
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way you
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should eat
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at all
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there.
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At all.
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Resolved
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never to
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suffer the
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least motions
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of anger
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to irrational
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beings.
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Resolved
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never to
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speak evil
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of any
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except I
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have some
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particular
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good
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call for
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it.
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Resolved
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when I
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feel pain
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to think
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of the
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pains
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of martyrdom
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and of
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hell.
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Resolved
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if I
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take
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delight
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in it
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as a
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gratification
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of pride
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or vanity
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or any
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such
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account
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immediately
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to throw
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it by.
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Resolved
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to maintain
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the strictest
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temperance
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in eating
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and drinking.
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Resolved
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to examine
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carefully
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and constantly
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what that
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one thing
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in me
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is
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which
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causes me
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in the
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least
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to doubt
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of the
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love of
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God
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and to
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direct
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all my
24:05
forces
24:06
against it.
24:07
Resolved
24:09
to study
24:10
the
24:10
scriptures
24:11
so
24:11
steadily
24:12
constantly
24:13
and
24:13
frequently
24:14
as that
24:15
I may
24:15
find
24:15
and plainly
24:16
perceive
24:17
myself
24:17
to grow
24:18
in the
24:18
knowledge
24:19
of the
24:20
same.
24:22
Resolved
24:22
never to
24:23
count
24:23
that a
24:24
prayer
24:24
nor to
24:25
let that
24:26
pass
24:26
as a
24:26
prayer
24:27
nor that
24:28
as a
24:28
petition
24:28
of a
24:29
prayer
24:29
which
24:30
is so
24:30
made
24:31
that I
24:32
cannot
24:32
hope
24:32
that God
24:33
will
24:33
answer
24:34
it
24:34
nor that
24:35
as a
24:35
confession
24:35
which I
24:36
cannot
24:36
hope
24:37
God
24:37
will
24:38
accept
24:39
basically
24:40
resolved
24:40
not
24:41
to
24:41
pray
24:42
bad
24:42
prayers
24:42
resolved
24:45
to strive
24:46
to my
24:46
utmost
24:47
every
24:47
week
24:48
to be
24:48
brought
24:48
higher
24:49
in
24:49
religion
24:50
he means
24:51
devotion
24:51
to God
24:52
and to a
24:53
higher
24:53
exercise
24:53
of grace
24:54
than I
24:55
was
24:55
the week
24:56
before
24:56
resolved
24:58
whenever my
24:59
feelings
24:59
begin to
25:00
appear
25:00
in the
25:01
least
25:01
out of
25:01
order
25:02
when I
25:03
am
25:03
conscious
25:03
of the
25:04
least
25:04
uneasiness
25:05
within
25:06
or the
25:06
least
25:07
irregularity
25:08
without
25:08
I will
25:09
then subject
25:10
myself
25:10
to the
25:11
strictest
25:11
examination
25:12
resolved
25:15
never to
25:15
give over
25:16
nor at
25:16
the least
25:16
to slacken
25:17
my fight
25:18
with my
25:19
corruptions
25:20
however
25:21
unsuccessful
25:22
I may
25:23
be
25:23
and so
25:25
Jonathan Edwards
25:25
as a
25:26
young man
25:27
the age
25:27
of 19
25:29
sat
25:29
and
25:30
pinned
25:31
down
25:31
these
25:32
resolutions
25:33
and
25:33
Clay and
25:34
I were
25:35
speaking
25:35
this morning
25:35
about this
25:36
and he
25:36
pointed out
25:37
not expecting
25:39
that they
25:39
would be
25:40
published
25:40
and read
25:41
by so
25:41
many
25:42
he did
25:43
this
25:43
in the
25:44
quiet
25:45
devotion
25:45
of his
25:46
time with
25:46
the Lord
25:47
he committed
25:48
himself
25:48
to holiness
25:50
he pursued
25:51
it with
25:51
every
25:52
part
25:53
of his
25:54
being
25:54
and the
25:55
very last
25:56
sentence of
25:56
the preamble
25:56
which I
25:56
didn't
25:57
think served
25:57
us well
25:58
to live
25:59
on the
25:59
screen
25:59
with us
26:00
the last
26:01
part of
26:01
it says
26:02
to read
26:02
it every
26:03
week
26:03
right
26:03
so he
26:04
went back
26:04
through these
26:04
things
26:05
across the
26:05
expanse
26:06
of his
26:06
life
26:06
and considered
26:08
his successes
26:09
and his
26:10
failing
26:10
in his
26:12
resolves
26:12
to be
26:14
holy
26:14
secondly
26:15
resolve
26:17
dependently
26:18
you are
26:19
powerless
26:20
to change
26:21
yourself
26:22
in any
26:22
meaningful
26:23
way
26:24
but God
26:26
is all
26:27
powerful
26:28
and God
26:30
desires to
26:30
change you
26:31
into the
26:32
image
26:33
of his
26:34
son
26:34
this is why
26:36
Paul so
26:37
readily
26:37
prays for
26:38
the church
26:39
right
26:39
he knows
26:40
who to
26:40
ask
26:41
for this
26:42
thing to
26:42
take
26:43
place
26:43
he asks
26:44
God
26:44
the one
26:44
who can
26:45
meaningfully
26:46
change
26:47
people
26:48
he knows
26:49
that only
26:50
God brings
26:51
about
26:52
meaningful
26:53
change
26:54
so you
26:55
see
26:56
verse 11
26:57
our text
26:58
in 2
26:58
Thessalonians
26:59
to this
26:59
end
26:59
we always
26:59
pray for
27:00
you
27:00
that
27:00
our
27:01
God
27:02
may
27:02
make
27:03
you
27:04
and
27:05
that
27:05
God
27:06
may
27:06
fulfill
27:07
these
27:07
desires
27:08
for good
27:09
and works
27:09
of faith
27:11
in the
27:11
end
27:11
of
27:12
verse
27:12
12
27:13
according
27:14
to the
27:15
grace
27:16
of our
27:16
God
27:17
and the
27:17
Lord
27:17
Jesus
27:18
Christ
27:19
we are
27:20
utterly
27:21
entirely
27:22
dependent
27:23
upon
27:24
God
27:24
for
27:25
holiness
27:26
Paul
27:28
wrote
27:28
in
27:28
Philippians
27:29
chapter
27:29
2
27:30
verse
27:30
12
27:31
and
27:32
13
27:32
therefore
27:34
my
27:35
beloved
27:35
as you
27:36
have
27:36
always
27:37
obeyed
27:38
so
27:38
now
27:38
not
27:39
only
27:39
as
27:39
in
27:39
my
27:39
presence
27:40
but
27:40
much
27:40
more
27:40
in
27:41
my
27:41
absence
27:42
work
27:43
out
27:44
your
27:44
own
27:44
salvation
27:45
with
27:45
fear
27:46
and
27:47
trembling
27:47
so
27:48
there's
27:49
a
27:49
working
27:49
to be
27:50
done
27:50
on
27:50
behalf
27:51
of
27:51
the
27:52
Christian
27:52
and
27:54
we're
27:54
to be
27:54
working
27:55
in a
27:55
way
27:56
that
27:56
gives
27:57
evidence
27:57
to the
27:58
fact
27:58
that
27:58
we
27:58
are
27:58
in
27:59
Christ
27:59
because
28:00
we
28:01
should
28:01
rightly
28:01
understand
28:02
what
28:02
it
28:02
means
28:02
for
28:03
us
28:03
if
28:03
we're
28:03
not
28:03
I
28:04
believe
28:05
that's
28:05
why
28:05
Paul
28:06
says
28:06
with
28:06
fear
28:07
and
28:08
trembling
28:09
that
28:10
I
28:10
would
28:10
find
28:10
myself
28:11
to
28:11
be
28:12
approved
28:12
because
28:13
of
28:13
the
28:13
way
28:13
I
28:13
live
28:14
!
28:14
Because
28:14
if
28:15
I'm
28:15
not
28:15
my
28:17
death
28:17
and
28:18
doom
28:18
separation
28:19
from
28:19
God
28:20
so
28:21
how
28:22
is it
28:23
that we
28:23
do
28:23
this
28:23
Paul
28:24
tells
28:24
us
28:24
in
28:24
verse
28:24
13
28:25
Philippians
28:26
2
28:26
4
28:27
it
28:28
is
28:28
God
28:29
who
28:29
works
28:30
in
28:31
you
28:31
both
28:32
to
28:32
will
28:32
and
28:32
to
28:33
work
28:33
for
28:34
his
28:34
good
28:34
pleasure
28:35
the
28:36
meaningful
28:36
change
28:37
takes
28:37
effort
28:38
on
28:38
our
28:39
part
28:39
and
28:41
it
28:42
takes
28:42
the
28:43
grace
28:43
of
28:44
God
28:44
if
28:45
we
28:45
resolve
28:46
to
28:46
be
28:46
holy
28:47
we
28:47
can
28:48
have
28:48
confidence
28:48
that
28:49
God
28:49
will
28:49
work
28:50
in
28:50
our
28:51
working
28:51
toward
28:52
that
28:52
great
28:53
end
28:54
in
28:55
fact
28:55
we
28:56
can
28:56
know
28:56
that
28:57
our
28:57
resolve
28:57
to
28:58
want
28:58
to
28:58
work
28:58
was
28:59
a
28:59
gift
28:59
of
28:59
God
28:59
itself
29:00
to
29:00
begin
29:01
with
29:01
meaningful
29:03
change
29:04
will
29:05
take
29:05
effort
29:05
on
29:05
our
29:05
part
29:06
but
29:07
ultimately
29:07
it
29:08
takes
29:08
the
29:09
grace
29:09
of
29:10
God
29:10
and
29:10
so
29:11
we
29:11
should
29:12
resolve
29:13
dependently
29:15
Edwards
29:16
in
29:16
his
29:17
preamble
29:17
wrote
29:18
this
29:19
being
29:20
sensible
29:21
being
29:23
of
29:23
sound
29:24
mind
29:24
is
29:24
what
29:25
Edwards
29:25
is
29:25
saying
29:26
this
29:26
is
29:26
the
29:26
greatest
29:27
mind
29:28
America
29:29
has
29:29
ever
29:29
produced
29:30
says
29:30
being
29:31
sensible
29:32
that I
29:33
am
29:34
unable
29:34
to do
29:34
anything
29:35
without
29:35
God's
29:36
help
29:36
I
29:37
do
29:37
humbly
29:37
!
29:37
and
29:38
treat
29:38
him
29:38
by
29:38
his
29:39
grace
29:39
to
29:40
enable
29:41
me
29:41
to
29:42
keep
29:42
these
29:43
resolutions
29:43
so
29:45
we
29:45
ought
29:45
to
29:45
resolve
29:45
to
29:45
be
29:45
holy
29:46
and
29:46
we
29:46
ought
29:46
to
29:47
resolve
29:48
to
29:48
be
29:48
holy
29:49
dependently
29:50
and
29:51
third
29:52
we
29:54
should
29:55
resolve
29:55
for
29:56
the
29:56
glory
29:56
of
29:57
Christ
29:58
why
29:59
did
30:00
Paul
30:00
want
30:00
to
30:01
see
30:01
the
30:01
Thessalonian
30:02
believers
30:02
grow
30:03
in
30:04
holiness
30:05
why
30:06
was
30:06
he
30:06
so
30:07
concerned
30:07
about
30:08
this
30:08
in
30:08
the
30:08
life
30:09
of
30:09
those
30:09
who
30:09
claim
30:10
to
30:10
be
30:10
followers
30:10
of
30:11
Christ
30:11
beginning
30:11
of
30:12
verse
30:12
12
30:12
I
30:13
didn't
30:14
get
30:14
it
30:15
out
30:15
in
30:15
the
30:15
announcements
30:15
12
30:17
tells
30:18
us
30:18
so
30:20
that
30:20
the
30:21
name
30:21
of
30:21
our
30:21
Lord
30:22
Jesus
30:22
may
30:23
be
30:23
glorified
30:24
in
30:25
you
30:25
so
30:26
that
30:27
who
30:27
Jesus
30:28
is
30:29
would
30:29
be
30:29
magnified
30:30
on
30:30
the
30:31
earth
30:31
right
30:31
that
30:32
we
30:32
would
30:32
be
30:32
ever
30:33
increasing
30:33
in
30:33
holiness
30:34
as
30:34
this
30:35
evidencing
30:36
of
30:36
God's
30:37
graciousness
30:38
toward
30:39
us
30:39
in
30:40
Christ
30:40
resolutions
30:42
aimed at
30:43
making you
30:44
a better
30:44
you
30:45
miss the
30:46
mark
30:46
when your
30:48
end goal
30:49
is your
30:50
glory
30:50
and not the
30:52
glory of
30:52
Christ
30:53
in your
30:54
intention
30:55
you have
30:56
made yourself
30:57
a God
30:58
and bowed
30:59
before a
31:00
paltry
31:01
and failing
31:02
throne
31:04
Samuel
31:06
Rutherford
31:06
this is
31:07
on your
31:07
bulletin
31:07
Puritan
31:08
pastor
31:08
said
31:09
build
31:09
your
31:09
nest
31:10
upon
31:10
no
31:11
tree
31:11
here
31:11
for
31:12
you
31:13
see
31:13
God
31:13
has
31:14
sold
31:14
the
31:14
forest
31:15
to
31:16
death
31:16
and
31:17
this
31:18
includes
31:18
our
31:18
physical
31:19
bodies
31:20
it's
31:20
really
31:21
hard
31:21
for me
31:21
not
31:22
to
31:22
think
31:22
about
31:22
the
31:24
amount
31:25
of
31:25
gym
31:25
memberships
31:26
that
31:26
are
31:26
going
31:26
to
31:26
be
31:27
sold
31:27
next
31:28
week
31:28
when
31:29
I
31:29
think
31:29
about
31:29
resolutions
31:30
!
31:34
It's
31:36
not
31:37
a
31:37
valuable
31:37
thing
31:38
but
31:38
I
31:38
would
31:38
argue
31:39
that
31:39
you
31:39
ought
31:39
to
31:39
be
31:40
fit
31:40
in
31:40
order
31:41
to
31:41
serve
31:41
God
31:42
that
31:43
you
31:43
would
31:43
be
31:43
healthy
31:44
so
31:45
that
31:45
you
31:46
can
31:46
serve
31:46
the
31:46
Lord
31:47
with
31:47
all
31:48
your
31:48
might
31:48
there's
31:49
only
31:49
so
31:49
much
31:49
definition
31:50
necessary
31:51
to
31:51
pull
31:51
that
31:51
off
31:52
many
31:54
people
31:54
will
31:56
spend
31:56
countless
31:57
hours
31:57
looking
31:59
just
31:59
so
32:00
so
32:01
and
32:02
our
32:02
bodies
32:03
our
32:04
flesh
32:04
will
32:05
turn
32:05
to
32:06
dust
32:06
that
32:06
is
32:06
part
32:07
of
32:07
this
32:07
forest
32:08
that's
32:08
been
32:08
sold
32:09
to
32:09
death
32:10
build
32:11
your
32:11
nest
32:11
upon
32:12
no
32:12
tree
32:13
here
32:14
for
32:14
you
32:14
see
32:14
God
32:15
has
32:15
sold
32:16
the
32:16
forest
32:16
to
32:18
death
32:18
our
32:20
resolutions
32:21
should
32:21
be
32:21
aimed
32:22
at
32:22
the
32:22
glory
32:23
of
32:24
Christ
32:25
Paul
32:26
wrote
32:26
in
32:27
1 Corinthians
32:27
chapter
32:27
10
32:28
verse
32:28
31
32:28
so
32:29
whether
32:29
you
32:29
eat
32:30
or
32:30
drink
32:30
or
32:31
whatever
32:32
you
32:33
do
32:33
do
32:34
all
32:35
to
32:35
the
32:35
glory
32:36
of
32:37
God
32:37
and
32:38
in
32:38
Colossians
32:38
chapter
32:39
3
32:39
verse
32:39
17
32:40
Paul
32:40
writes
32:40
and
32:40
whatever
32:41
you
32:41
do
32:42
in
32:42
word
32:42
or
32:42
deed
32:43
do
32:43
everything
32:44
in
32:44
the
32:44
name
32:45
of
32:46
the
32:46
Lord
32:46
Jesus
32:46
that
32:46
is
32:46
to
32:47
say
32:47
in
32:47
consistency
32:48
with
32:49
who
32:49
he
32:49
is
32:50
in
32:50
order
32:50
to
32:50
make
32:51
him
32:51
known
32:52
giving
32:52
thanks
32:53
to
32:53
God
32:54
the
32:54
father
32:54
through
32:55
him
32:55
it
32:56
is
32:56
the
32:57
high
32:57
calling
32:58
and
32:58
the
32:58
greatest
32:59
joy
33:00
of
33:00
the
33:00
Christian
33:01
to
33:01
know
33:01
God
33:02
and
33:03
to
33:03
make
33:03
him
33:03
known
33:04
to
33:05
others
33:05
Peter
33:07
wrote
33:07
in
33:07
1
33:07
Peter
33:08
chapter
33:08
2
33:08
verses
33:09
9
33:09
and
33:09
following
33:10
you
33:11
are a
33:11
chosen
33:12
race
33:12
a
33:13
royal
33:13
priesthood
33:14
a
33:14
holy
33:15
nation
33:15
a
33:15
people
33:16
for
33:16
his
33:17
own
33:17
possession
33:18
he's
33:19
talking
33:19
about
33:19
the
33:19
church
33:20
here
33:20
right
33:20
those
33:21
of
33:21
us
33:21
professed
33:22
to
33:22
know
33:22
Christ
33:22
who
33:22
were
33:23
found
33:23
in
33:23
him
33:24
were
33:24
a
33:24
chosen
33:25
race
33:25
a
33:25
royal
33:26
priesthood
33:26
a
33:26
holy
33:26
nation
33:27
a
33:27
people
33:27
for
33:27
his
33:28
possession
33:29
what does
33:30
he intend
33:30
to do
33:31
with
33:31
this
33:31
people
33:32
who
33:32
were
33:32
set
33:32
apart
33:33
for
33:33
him
33:34
that
33:35
you
33:35
may
33:36
proclaim
33:36
the
33:37
excellencies
33:38
of
33:38
him
33:39
who
33:39
called
33:39
you
33:40
out
33:40
of
33:40
darkness
33:41
into
33:41
his
33:42
marvelous
33:42
light
33:43
once
33:44
you
33:44
were
33:44
not
33:44
a
33:45
people
33:45
but
33:45
now
33:45
you
33:45
are
33:46
God's
33:46
people
33:47
once
33:47
you
33:47
had
33:47
not
33:47
received
33:48
mercy
33:48
but
33:48
now
33:49
you
33:50
have
33:50
received
33:52
mercy!
33:52
and
33:54
Peter
33:54
goes
33:54
on
33:54
to
33:55
write
33:55
we
33:55
often
33:55
stop
33:56
there
33:56
when
33:56
we
33:56
look
33:56
at
33:56
this
33:56
text
33:57
but
33:57
he
33:57
goes
33:57
on
33:57
to
33:57
say
33:58
beloved
33:58
I
33:59
urge
34:00
you
34:00
as
34:01
sojourners
34:02
and
34:02
exiles
34:03
we belong
34:04
to a
34:04
different
34:04
kingdom
34:05
not
34:05
the
34:05
kingdom
34:05
of
34:06
this
34:06
world
34:07
this
34:07
forest
34:08
sold
34:08
to
34:09
death
34:09
but
34:10
another
34:10
world
34:11
where
34:12
sojourners
34:12
and
34:12
exiles
34:13
Peter
34:14
says
34:14
to
34:14
abstain
34:15
from
34:15
the
34:16
passions
34:16
of
34:17
the
34:17
flesh
34:17
which
34:17
wage
34:18
war
34:18
against
34:19
your
34:20
soul
34:20
keep
34:21
your
34:21
conduct
34:22
among
34:22
the
34:23
gentiles
34:23
honorable
34:24
Peter's
34:25
writing
34:26
to a
34:26
Jewish
34:27
population
34:27
so
34:27
he's
34:28
talking
34:28
about
34:28
those
34:28
outside
34:29
the
34:29
faith
34:29
right
34:30
keep
34:30
your
34:30
conduct
34:30
among
34:31
the
34:31
gentiles
34:31
honorable
34:32
so
34:33
that
34:33
when
34:33
they
34:33
speak
34:33
against
34:34
you
34:34
as
34:34
evildoers
34:35
they
34:35
may
34:35
see
34:35
your
34:36
good
34:36
deeds
34:37
and
34:38
glorify
34:39
God
34:39
on
34:40
the
34:40
day
34:41
of
34:41
visitation
34:42
it
34:42
is
34:42
the
34:42
high
34:43
calling
34:44
and
34:44
the
34:44
greatest
34:44
joy
34:44
the
34:45
Christian
34:45
to
34:45
know
34:46
God
34:46
and
34:47
to
34:47
make
34:47
him
34:48
known
34:49
look
34:50
again
34:51
at
34:51
Edwards
34:51
preamble
34:52
being
34:53
sensible
34:54
that
34:54
I
34:54
am
34:54
unable
34:55
to
34:55
do
34:55
anything
34:55
without
34:55
God's
34:55
help
34:56
I
34:56
do
34:56
humbly
34:56
entreat
34:57
him
34:57
by
34:57
his
34:57
grace
34:58
to
34:58
enable
34:58
me
34:58
to
34:58
keep
34:58
these
34:59
resolutions
34:59
so
35:00
far
35:00
as
35:01
they
35:01
are
35:01
agreeable
35:01
to
35:01
his
35:02
will
35:02
for
35:03
Christ's
35:05
sake
35:05
to
35:07
the
35:07
glory
35:07
of
35:09
Christ
35:09
so
35:11
resolve
35:11
to be
35:11
holy
35:12
resolve
35:13
dependently
35:14
and
35:15
resolve
35:16
for the
35:16
glory
35:17
of
35:17
Christ
35:18
in
35:19
conclusion
35:20
I
35:22
would
35:22
like
35:22
to
35:22
ask
35:22
you
35:23
seven
35:24
questions
35:24
they'll
35:26
be
35:26
short
35:27
for
35:27
the
35:28
sake
35:28
of
35:28
application
35:28
and
35:30
I'm
35:30
going
35:30
to
35:30
ask
35:30
you
35:30
a
35:30
question
35:30
I'm
35:31
going
35:31
to
35:31
follow
35:31
up
35:31
with
35:31
a
35:31
bunch
35:31
of
35:31
questions
35:32
so
35:32
don't
35:32
count
35:32
them
35:32
please
35:33
I'll
35:34
number
35:35
them
35:35
for
35:35
you
35:35
how
35:35
about
35:35
that
35:36
seven
35:37
questions
35:37
number
35:38
one
35:39
what
35:42
about
35:42
you
35:42
most
35:43
needs
35:43
to
35:44
change
35:44
what
35:49
about
35:50
you
35:50
most
35:50
needs
35:51
to
35:51
change
35:51
let
35:52
me
35:52
for
35:53
a
35:53
moment
35:53
not
35:55
assume
35:55
that
35:55
everyone
35:56
in
35:56
this
35:56
room
35:57
is
35:57
found
35:58
in
35:58
Christ
35:58
this
35:59
morning
35:59
if
36:01
you
36:02
are
36:02
not
36:02
in
36:02
Christ
36:03
if
36:03
you've
36:03
not
36:04
placed
36:04
believing
36:04
faith
36:05
in
36:05
him
36:06
in
36:06
this
36:06
brief
36:06
time
36:07
we've
36:07
had
36:07
together
36:07
if
36:08
you
36:08
have
36:09
heard
36:09
me
36:09
speaking
36:10
about
36:10
what
36:10
it
36:10
means
36:11
to
36:11
be
36:11
a
36:11
Christian
36:11
and
36:11
you
36:12
have
36:12
thought
36:12
that
36:12
does
36:12
not
36:13
characterize
36:13
me
36:13
at
36:14
all
36:14
I
36:15
love
36:16
my
36:16
sin
36:16
I
36:17
love
36:18
the
36:18
things
36:18
of
36:18
this
36:18
world
36:18
I
36:19
don't
36:19
love
36:19
the
36:19
things
36:20
of
36:20
God
36:20
then
36:20
the
36:20
thing
36:21
that
36:21
needs
36:21
to
36:22
change
36:22
about
36:22
you
36:23
is
36:24
that
36:24
status
36:25
you
36:26
need
36:26
to
36:26
see
36:27
that
36:28
your
36:28
destination
36:29
is
36:30
hell
36:30
and
36:30
death
36:31
forever
36:31
and
36:32
you
36:32
need
36:32
to
36:33
place
36:33
your
36:33
faith
36:33
in
36:34
Christ
36:34
you
36:35
need
36:35
to
36:35
believe
36:35
in
36:36
his
36:36
person
36:36
and
36:37
his
36:37
work
36:37
that
36:37
he
36:37
died
36:38
on
36:38
your
36:38
behalf
36:38
and
36:39
that
36:39
you
36:39
can
36:39
have
36:39
his
36:40
righteousness
36:40
you
36:41
can
36:41
be
36:41
found
36:41
holy
36:42
in
36:43
him
36:43
today
36:44
accepted
36:44
by
36:45
God
36:46
that's
36:46
what
36:46
needs
36:46
to
36:47
change
36:47
for
36:48
you
36:48
but
36:50
if
36:50
you
36:50
are
36:50
in
36:50
Christ
36:51
this
36:51
morning
36:51
you
36:53
can
36:53
with
36:53
some
36:53
measure
36:54
of
36:54
confidence
36:55
say
36:55
yes
36:56
I
36:56
am
36:56
in
36:57
Christ
36:57
I
36:58
am
36:58
accepted
36:58
by
36:59
God
36:59
in
36:59
him
37:00
this
37:00
morning
37:01
what
37:02
particulars
37:03
need
37:03
to
37:03
change
37:03
about
37:04
you
37:04
what
37:04
sins
37:05
seem
37:06
to
37:07
ensnare
37:08
you
37:08
haven't
37:08
been
37:08
set
37:09
free
37:10
from
37:10
them
37:10
you
37:11
keep
37:11
going
37:11
back
37:12
to
37:12
like
37:12
you're
37:12
a
37:12
slave
37:13
to
37:13
it
37:13
what
37:15
habits
37:16
do
37:16
you
37:17
neglect
37:17
God
37:18
has
37:18
given
37:19
us
37:19
so
37:19
many
37:20
wonderful
37:21
graces
37:22
that we
37:22
ought
37:22
to
37:23
take
37:24
up
37:24
do
37:25
you
37:25
read
37:26
your
37:26
Bible
37:26
enough
37:28
do
37:29
you
37:29
pray
37:30
enough
37:31
are
37:31
you
37:32
regularly
37:33
sharing
37:33
the
37:34
gospel
37:34
of
37:35
Jesus
37:35
Christ
37:36
do
37:38
you
37:38
work
37:38
hard
37:39
do
37:41
you
37:41
rest
37:42
well
37:43
what
37:45
about
37:46
you
37:46
most
37:46
needs
37:47
to
37:48
change
37:48
secondly
37:50
why
37:52
would
37:53
you
37:53
like
37:53
to
37:53
change
37:53
change
37:55
if
37:56
you're
37:56
thinking
37:56
of
37:56
a
37:56
thing
37:56
that
37:57
needs
37:57
to
37:57
be
37:57
changed
37:57
about
37:58
you
37:58
what
37:58
most
37:58
needs
37:59
to
37:59
change
37:59
why
37:59
would
38:00
you
38:00
like
38:00
to
38:01
change
38:01
is
38:01
your
38:02
desire
38:02
for
38:03
change
38:03
for
38:05
God's
38:05
glory
38:06
and
38:07
therefore
38:07
your
38:07
good
38:08
or
38:08
is
38:09
it
38:09
ultimately
38:09
about
38:09
you
38:10
third
38:13
question
38:13
how
38:16
are
38:17
you
38:17
going
38:17
to
38:18
change
38:18
change
38:18
if
38:19
you're
38:20
identifying
38:20
something
38:20
in your
38:21
life
38:21
that
38:21
necessarily
38:22
needs
38:23
change
38:23
you need
38:23
to be
38:23
pursuing
38:24
holiness
38:24
in a
38:24
particular
38:25
way
38:26
that's
38:28
well
38:28
motivated
38:29
how
38:30
are you
38:31
going
38:31
to
38:32
change
38:32
what
38:33
is
38:33
the
38:33
plan
38:34
for
38:35
change
38:36
in
38:36
your
38:37
working
38:38
how
38:38
are you
38:39
going
38:39
to
38:39
carry
38:39
out
38:40
this
38:40
thing
38:41
how
38:41
will
38:41
you
38:42
flee
38:42
from
38:43
these
38:43
sins
38:43
that
38:44
ensnare
38:45
you
38:45
how
38:45
will
38:46
you
38:46
develop
38:47
a
38:47
habit
38:47
that
38:47
you
38:48
have
38:48
been
38:48
neglecting
38:49
make
38:50
a
38:50
plan
38:51
beloved
38:51
so
38:53
many
38:53
of
38:53
us
38:54
want
38:55
to
38:55
change
38:56
and
38:56
we
38:56
just
38:56
sit
38:56
around
38:57
hoping
38:57
it
38:58
will
38:58
happen
38:58
get
38:59
active
39:00
write
39:01
it
39:01
down
39:01
share
39:02
it
39:02
with
39:02
someone
39:03
else
39:03
and
39:04
get
39:04
busy
39:05
working
39:06
the
39:06
change
39:06
in
39:06
your
39:06
life
39:07
God
39:07
is
39:08
a
39:08
change
39:09
for
39:09
holiness
39:09
is
39:10
motivated
39:11
for
39:11
his
39:11
glory
39:12
will
39:13
empower
39:13
!
39:13
you
39:13
to
39:13
do
39:14
so
39:14
number
39:15
four
39:16
what is
39:19
most likely
39:19
to prevent
39:20
your
39:20
change
39:21
what is
39:22
most
39:22
likely
39:23
to
39:23
prevent
39:23
your
39:25
change
39:25
what
39:28
circumstances
39:29
need to
39:29
change
39:30
in order
39:30
for you
39:31
to change
39:33
some of
39:35
you
39:35
find
39:36
yourself
39:36
entertaining
39:39
sins
39:40
because you
39:42
stay up
39:42
way too
39:43
late
39:43
some
39:46
of you
39:46
don't
39:46
work
39:47
hard
39:47
enough
39:47
during
39:47
the
39:47
day
39:48
and
39:48
so
39:48
you
39:48
have
39:48
way
39:48
too
39:49
much
39:49
energy
39:49
at
39:49
the
39:50
end
39:50
of
39:50
the
39:50
day
39:50
to
39:51
do
39:51
things
39:51
you
39:51
ought
39:52
not
39:52
do
39:52
some
39:54
of
39:54
you
39:54
aren't
39:54
picking
39:54
up
39:54
the
39:55
things
39:55
that
39:55
you
39:55
ought
39:55
to
39:55
be
39:55
doing
39:56
for
39:56
the
39:56
very
39:56
same
39:56
reasons
39:57
so
39:57
does
39:57
your
39:58
schedule
39:59
need
40:00
to
40:00
change
40:01
you
40:02
need
40:02
to
40:02
change
40:03
some
40:03
of
40:03
your
40:04
friendships
40:04
you
40:05
hanging
40:06
out
40:06
with
40:06
people
40:07
that
40:07
are
40:07
leading
40:07
you
40:13
unbelieving
40:14
friends
40:14
but
40:14
who
40:15
are
40:15
the
40:15
influencers
40:16
in
40:17
your
40:17
life
40:18
have
40:19
you
40:20
failed
40:20
to
40:20
change
40:21
so
40:21
many
40:22
times
40:22
in
40:22
the
40:22
past
40:23
that
40:23
you
40:23
were
40:23
afraid
40:23
to
40:24
even
40:24
try
40:25
past
40:26
failure
40:27
that's
40:27
going
40:27
to
40:27
keep
40:27
you
40:28
from
40:28
trusting
40:29
in
40:29
the
40:29
grace
40:29
of
40:30
God
40:30
to
40:31
change
40:31
question
40:33
five
40:34
what
40:36
truth
40:37
do
40:37
you
40:37
need
40:37
to
40:38
believe
40:38
in
40:39
order
40:39
to
40:40
change
40:40
let
40:44
me
40:44
offer
40:45
you
40:45
just
40:45
two
40:45
Romans
40:48
8
40:48
1
40:48
Paul
40:49
says
40:50
there
40:50
is
40:50
therefore
40:50
now
40:51
no
40:51
condemnation
40:52
for
40:52
those
40:53
who
40:53
are
40:53
in
40:53
Christ
40:54
Jesus
40:54
many
40:55
of
40:56
you
40:56
don't
40:56
think
40:57
change
40:57
is
40:57
possible
40:57
because
40:57
you
40:57
tried
40:58
or
40:59
you
40:59
carry
40:59
such
41:00
a
41:00
burden
41:00
of
41:00
guilt
41:01
because
41:01
of
41:02
your
41:02
failure
41:02
that
41:02
you
41:03
don't
41:03
think
41:03
you
41:03
can
41:04
go
41:04
to
41:04
God
41:04
in
41:04
order
41:05
to
41:05
be
41:05
changed
41:06
but
41:06
if
41:06
you
41:07
are
41:07
in
41:07
Christ
41:07
there
41:08
is
41:08
no
41:08
condemnation
41:10
in
41:10
your
41:10
failing
41:11
flee
41:12
to
41:12
the
41:13
cross
41:13
plead
41:15
the
41:15
blood
41:16
of
41:16
Jesus
41:16
on
41:17
your
41:17
behalf
41:18
and
41:19
then
41:19
get
41:19
to
41:19
work
41:19
changing
41:20
there
41:21
is
41:21
therefore
41:22
no
41:22
condemnation
41:23
for
41:23
those
41:23
who
41:24
are
41:24
in
41:24
Christ
41:25
Jesus
41:26
a
41:27
second
41:27
Paul
41:27
writes
41:28
Philippians
41:28
1
41:28
6
41:29
and
41:29
I
41:30
am
41:30
sure
41:30
of
41:31
this
41:31
sometimes
41:32
we're
41:33
not
41:33
so
41:33
sure
41:33
I'm
41:33
so
41:34
glad
41:34
Paul
41:34
is
41:34
I
41:35
am
41:35
sure
41:36
of
41:36
this
41:36
that
41:37
he
41:37
who
41:37
began
41:38
a
41:38
good
41:38
work
41:38
in
41:38
you
41:39
will
41:39
bring
41:40
it
41:40
to
41:40
completion
41:41
at
41:41
the
41:41
day
41:42
of
41:42
Jesus
41:43
Christ
41:43
it
41:43
is
41:44
a
41:44
great
41:44
motivator
41:45
for
41:45
me
41:45
to
41:45
know
41:46
that
41:46
someday
41:47
I'll
41:47
be
41:47
completely
41:48
set
41:48
free
41:49
from
41:49
this
41:49
body
41:49
of
41:50
death
41:50
that
41:50
I
41:50
will
41:51
no
41:51
longer
41:51
have
41:51
any
41:52
inclination
41:53
towards
41:53
sin
41:54
and I
41:55
will
41:55
be
41:55
finally
41:56
perfect
41:57
forever
41:57
that
41:58
is
41:58
a
41:58
motivation
41:58
for
41:59
me
41:59
to
41:59
pursue
41:59
perfection
42:00
now
42:01
right
42:02
and
42:03
that
42:03
it's
42:03
God
42:04
who
42:04
works
42:04
it
42:04
in
42:04
us
42:05
and I'm
42:06
sure
42:07
of
42:07
this
42:07
that he
42:08
who
42:08
began
42:08
a good
42:08
work
42:09
in
42:09
you
42:09
will
42:09
bring
42:10
it
42:10
to
42:10
completion
42:11
at
42:11
the
42:11
day
42:12
of
42:13
Jesus
42:13
Christ
42:13
question
42:15
six
42:16
are you
42:18
committed
42:19
to change
42:20
this thing
42:22
that you
42:22
have or may
42:23
identify
42:24
in the
42:24
coming
42:24
weeks
42:25
is
42:27
going
42:27
to
42:27
take
42:27
work
42:28
on
42:29
your
42:29
part
42:29
are
42:30
you
42:30
ready
42:30
are
42:32
you
42:32
ready
42:32
to
42:32
take
42:32
it
42:32
up
42:32
by
42:33
the
42:33
grace
42:34
of
42:34
God
42:34
and
42:35
work
42:36
at
42:36
changing
42:37
and
42:39
finally
42:40
how
42:42
can
42:42
the
42:42
church
42:43
help
42:44
you
42:44
change
42:45
we
42:46
gather
42:46
together
42:47
regularly
42:48
to
42:48
remind
42:49
each
42:50
other
42:50
of the
42:50
goodness
42:50
of God
42:51
to us
42:51
in
42:51
Christ
42:52
to
42:52
remind
42:52
each
42:53
other
42:53
that
42:54
there
42:54
is
42:54
a
42:54
holy
42:54
standard
42:55
and
42:55
that
42:55
change
42:56
is
42:56
possible
42:56
we
42:56
can
42:57
be
42:57
moving
42:57
toward
42:58
it
42:58
to
42:58
remind
42:59
each
42:59
other
42:59
that
43:00
there
43:00
is
43:00
no
43:00
condemnation
43:01
for
43:01
those
43:01
of
43:01
us
43:01
who
43:01
are
43:01
in
43:01
Christ
43:02
to
43:03
continue
43:03
to
43:03
press
43:04
at
43:04
one
43:05
another
43:05
and
43:05
we
43:05
do
43:05
that
43:06
in
43:06
these
43:06
more
43:06
formal
43:07
settings
43:08
but
43:08
there
43:08
is
43:08
so
43:09
much
43:10
informal
43:11
interaction
43:12
that
43:12
should
43:12
be
43:12
happening
43:13
in
43:13
the
43:13
life
43:13
of
43:14
our
43:14
church
43:14
how
43:15
can
43:15
we
43:16
help
43:17
do
43:18
you
43:18
need
43:18
to
43:18
be
43:18
accountable
43:19
to
43:19
somebody
43:19
to
43:20
stop
43:20
doing
43:20
something
43:21
or
43:21
to
43:21
start
43:22
doing
43:23
something
43:23
let me
43:24
suggest
43:25
to you
43:25
that you
43:25
not find
43:26
a person
43:26
who's
43:26
dealing
43:27
with the
43:27
exact
43:27
same
43:28
thing
43:28
because
43:29
soon
43:29
you
43:30
won't
43:30
talk
43:30
about
43:31
it
43:31
anymore
43:31
because
43:32
you
43:32
feel
43:32
bad
43:33
about
43:33
how
43:33
messed
43:34
up
43:34
you
43:34
both
43:34
are
43:35
in
43:35
this
43:35
particular
43:35
matter
43:36
find
43:37
someone
43:37
who's
43:37
found
43:37
some
43:38
victory
43:38
in
43:38
this
43:38
who's
43:39
picked
43:39
up
43:39
the
43:39
promises
43:40
of
43:40
God
43:40
and
43:41
has
43:41
seen
43:41
God
43:41
working
43:42
in
43:43
this
43:43
particular
43:44
strength
43:45
or
43:45
weakness
43:46
in
43:46
their
43:46
life
43:47
and
43:47
have
43:48
them
43:48
help
43:49
you
43:49
run
43:49
the
43:50
race
43:50
well
43:51
maybe
43:51
there's
43:52
some
43:52
ways
43:52
that
43:53
God's
43:53
given
43:53
you
43:53
victory
43:53
in
43:54
another
43:54
thing
43:54
and
43:54
you
44:24
6am
44:25
who
44:25
faithfully
44:26
reads
44:26
their
44:26
Bible
44:27
and
44:27
open
44:28
your
44:28
Bible
44:28
with
44:29
them
44:29
I'll
44:31
do
44:32
that
44:32
for
44:32
you
44:32
stop
44:35
thinking
44:35
that
44:35
you
44:35
are
44:36
powerless
44:36
to
44:37
change
44:37
God
44:38
is
44:38
at
44:38
work
44:38
in
44:38
the
44:38
life
44:39
of
44:39
his
44:39
church
44:39
and
44:40
in
44:40
your
44:40
life
44:41
to
44:41
bring
44:41
about
44:41
these
44:42
things
44:42
right
44:43
pursue
44:43
holiness
44:44
pursue
44:44
holiness
44:45
pursue
44:45
holiness
44:47
resolve
44:47
to be
44:50
holy
44:50
resolve
44:51
dependently
44:52
and
44:53
resolve
44:54
to
44:54
the
44:54
glory
44:55
of
44:55
Christ
44:56
let's
44:56
pray
44:57
together