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Day 1: Greater Works (Part 1) · Near East Christian Fellowship Sermons

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Welcome to NECF Sermons. Each message here is
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designed to uplift and strengthen you in your
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walk with God. Don't miss out. Stay with us until
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the end for a rewarding experience. Let's dive
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right in. There is mighty expression of his power
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in Zion. Hallelujah. Now it shall come to pass.
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Micah chapter 4 verse 1 I want you to see one
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of most fundamental expressions of God's power
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Micah chapter 4 verse 1 says now we shall come
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to pass in the latter days that what that the
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mountain of the lost house so Zion is is symbolic
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the mountain is symbolic of a place of fellowship
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a place of what a place of communion the house
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of god oftentimes we will look at it littered
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all around scriptures the mountains a lot of
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activities happens on mountains and is very very
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very important says the mountain that the mountain
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of the lost house shall be established on top
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of the mountains which means there are other
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mountains but there is a mountain of the lost
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house hallelujah and shall be exalted above the
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hills and people shall what people shall flow
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to it to which mountain the mountain of the lost
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house hallelujah verse two many nations these
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nations has to do with people or we see nations
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in scriptures it refers to people many people
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shall come and say come let us go up to the mountain
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of the lord to the house of god of all of jacob
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because there are other mountains but this mountain
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particularly is of the house of the god of jacob
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what will happen at the mountain what is the
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expression of the power of god in the mountain
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he will teach us what his ways hallelujah he
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will teach us his ways he will teach us his ways
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and we in response to teaching us his ways shall
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what shall walk in his path okay for out of zion
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the lord shall go forth and the word of the lord
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from where from jerusalem was treated he shall
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judge between many peoples in the mountain of
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the lord in zion there shall be judgment and
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the big strong nations are far off They shall
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beat their sword into process and their spears
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into pruning roots. Nation shall not lift up
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swords against nation. Neither shall they learn
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war anymore. That's for. But everyone shall what?
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This is what will happen. A Zion. For everyone
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shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree,
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vine fig tree, Mountains are all symbolic expressions
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of the Guardian of Eden which is talking about
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the presence of God which is talking about fellowship
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which is talking about relationship with God
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but everyone shall sit under his vine under his
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fig tree and no one shall make them afraid for
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the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken verse
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five for all people work each in the name of
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his God other gods not the God that we know all
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people talking about all nations other nations
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work in the name of his god but we will happen
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we will work in the name of the lord our god
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forever and ever hallelujah but then we must
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have to be taught we must be taught of the ways
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of the lord so we see the expressions of gospel
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let's have a seat let's have a seat So we'll
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see the expression of God's power in the teaching
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of his ways at Mount Zion. Hallelujah Let's see
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another example in Matthew chapter 5 When Jesus
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came mountains are very significant Yeah, very
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significant in communicating an idea of God's
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plan We're going to go deeper and look at much
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more of the significance, but let's see another
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example of what happened at mountains There are
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several examples in scriptures, but give me Matthew
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chapter 5. Yes and seeing the multitude who went
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up on a mountain and when he was seated his disciples
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came to him and what did he do to them and he
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opened his mouth and told them saying blessed
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are the poor in spirit for there is the kingdom
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of heaven blessed are those who mourn for they
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shall be comforted and on and on and on we see
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that in that chapter from chapter five up to
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chapter chapter seven was jesus teaching interrupt
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uninterrupted uninterrupted but he went up the
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mountain mountains are very significant hallelujah
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and by the grace of god we are already in the
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mountain of the lord well on the mountain of
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the lord we are in christ hallelujah and in this
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season we're going to express we're going to
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enjoy the mighty expression of god's power and
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in this meeting in this week i see god unveiling
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to us his plan and his purpose i see god opening
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us to his plan and his purpose in the name of
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jesus i see god revealing his plan and his purpose
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for each and every one of us we work in clarity
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of focus we work in clarity with understanding
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we know what god demands of us we know how to
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do the things that god has called us to do we
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know how to manage the circumstances that present
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themselves to us we know our identity in christ
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we're able to know who god is we're able to know
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who god what god has done for us we're able to
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know our response to what god has done for us
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we're able to know our responsibility what god
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is doing we shall know the ways of the lord in
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this season our eyes are open to the ways of
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the lord and we work mightily in the ways of
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the lord father we thank you for the expression
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of your power thank you for the expression of
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your power thank you lord that we are in zion
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there were men that have been moved out of egypt
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and have been brought into a place of fellowship
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with you hallelujah second corinthians chapter
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five the five says for we do not comment ourselves
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again to you but give you opportunity to boast
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on our behalf that you may have an answer for
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those who boast in appearance and not in their
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heart for if we are beside ourselves is for god
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or if we are of some mind it is for you verse
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14 For the love of Christ compares us because
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we just us that if one died for all then all
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have died And he died for all that is Jesus died
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for all he died for us He died for all the all
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here encompasses all humanity not only Christians
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Christ died for all all right He died for all
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that those who live how will we live in him by
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believing that those who live should no longer
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those who live should live no longer for themselves
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but for him who died for them and rose again
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hallelujah so we judge that what that christ
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has died for all and we that are alive in him
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of not to live for ourselves but to live for
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him who for our sake died and was rose again
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hallelujah so in the course of this meeting we're
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going to express we're going to see how we can
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live for him what it takes to live for him we're
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succeeding therefore from now on we regard no
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one according to the flesh for all that are in
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christ for all that are believers for all that
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have come to know him we regard you no longer
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as an ordinary man but a man or a woman that
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is of the spirit Because you believe in Jesus
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you believe that he died for you and was raised
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again we Therefore now regard you not according
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to the flesh even though we have known Christ
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Previously according to the flesh yet now we
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know him thus no longer verse 17 therefore If
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anyone is in Christ anyone in Christ is a new
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creation All things have what I've passed with
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you all things has to do with the former life
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the former nature which we have that is of the
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flesh has passed away has died so the identity
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you have right now is the identity of a new man
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the identity that we have right now is the identity
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of the spirit that is recreated in Christ Jesus
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so you are in Christ it means that you are a
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new creation all things of what have passed away
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ប ប ប ប ប ប ប that is in christ there is no accusation
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against the man who is in christ hallelujah so
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all things are of god who has the concern to
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himself through jesus christ and has what look
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at verse 18 carefully he has committed to us
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and has given us who is the us here the us is
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a believer not only that you are a recreated
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man but you have been given a ministry so the
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online thing that i want to portray this morning
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is that you the believer has been given a ministry
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if you are waiting for an ordination your ordination
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is at salvation hallelujah what qualifies you
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to ministry is the salvation that you have received
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it says who has reconciled us to himself through
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jesus christ and has given us by virtue of the
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reconciliation we have we are now qualified to
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be in ministry and that ministry is a ministry
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of reconciliation that is this is our message
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this is our ministry this is the context this
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is the background this is the content of our
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ministry this is the message of our ministry
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that is 19 that god was in christ that we're
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going to be preaching we will be expanding that
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God was in Christ what was he doing reconciling
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the world himself not imputing not accounting
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not associating sin with men in Christ not imputing
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their trespasses to them and has what committed
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to us the word of reconciliation now we are what
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we are representatives hallelujah We are what
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we are ambassadors for Christ you mean We are
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representative for Christ remember man was created
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to be a representative of God man was created
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in Genesis chapter 1 verse 26 28 Talks about
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man created in the image of God. I will explain
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time and time that that image has to do with
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what? Representation of God on the earth so the
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Mary created in Christ is now a representation
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of god on the earth you are now an ambassador
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for christ as though god were pleading through
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us so god acts through you okay employ you us
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employ you on christ's behalf be reconciled to
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god for he made him who knew no sin to be seen
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for us that we might become what the righteousness
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of god in him hallelujah so the fundamental thing
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to underline here is that you are a man and a
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woman in ministry okay that god has recreated
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you in christ jesus and has committed to you
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a ministry say i have a ministry we have a ministry
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we have a ministry hallelujah so it's important
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for us to be remembered to be reminded and to
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remember that we are in ministry it doesn't matter
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the career that you've chosen it doesn't matter
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the part of life you've chosen to work as a vocation
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a teacher whatever it is a doctor whatever your
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career is fundamentally by virtue of your spiritual
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identity you are a representation of God and
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you are a minister of God and the content of
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your ministry is to reconcile me to God so it
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becomes necessary for us to understand the ways
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of the Lord that which God has done so that we
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can effectively do what God has called us to
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do hallelujah that is the reason for this season
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that is the reason for what for the believers
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meeting that we will gather together at Mount
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Zion we are in Mount Zion that we will be tabernacle
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together and that we will be explained we will
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be you know equipped in the ways of the Lord
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to know what God has done to know what God is
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expecting of us to know what God is doing right
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now the way will be equipped to do that work
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which is what which is a work of ministry hallelujah
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it requires vigorousness to know the ways of
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the Lord it requires teaching to know the ways
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of the Lord it requires that mountain experience
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that mountain experience has to do with the commitment
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to know the ways of the Lord says many nations
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shall come to see come let us go up to the mountain
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of the lord to the house of the god of jacob
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he will teach us his ways and we shall walk in
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his path by the teaching of the race of god all
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right we will walk in his path but how does god
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teach us his ways how does god teach us his ways
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does it come down in form of clouds and fire
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to teach us his ways amen officials chapter 3
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verse 11 let's see how god will teach us his
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ways and the essence of teaching us his ways
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is that we will walk in his path we will do what
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he has called us to do and he himself gave some
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apostles four four Give me energy that amplified
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they will go about it. You can James Your responsibility
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is to what is to equip God's people to do what?
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to do his work and build up the church the body
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of Christ amplified And he did this what did
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he do he gave the apostles he gave the prophets
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he gave the evangelists and the pastors the teachers
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okay the pastoring teachers pastors are teachers
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in fact in a nutshell all of them are teachers
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and he did this to fully equip to fully equipped
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and perfect the sense that is gospel for what
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for works of service for the works of service
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to perfect the sins. Who are the sins? The sins
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are those who are in Christ. The sins are those
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who are born again. The sins are those who believe
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in Jesus Christ. The moment you believe in Jesus
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Christ, you are a saint. There's no need for
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any special canonical ceremony to canonize you
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as a saint. You are a saint in Christ the moment
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you believe in Jesus Christ. ប ប ប ប ប ប to build
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up the body of Christ can we see this also in
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in let's have message let's see a paraphrase
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translation verse 12 a message translation do
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you have message he said no all right verse 13
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verse 13 in the nick and james till we all come
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to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge
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of the son of god the perfect man and to the
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measure of the statue of the fullness of Christ.
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Okay? Then we see more of the result that we
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should no longer be children tossed to and fro
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and carried about with every wind of doctrine
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by the trickling of men in the cunning craftiness
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of deceitful plotting. Now, this is not talking
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about unbelievers. It's talking about believers.
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Believers can be carried away by every wind of
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doctrine. believe us can be deceived by any kind
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of doctrine therefore the necessary the necessity
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rather for us to be grounded in the ways of the
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lord therefore it is important that the saint
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ghost people be grounded in the ways of the lord
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that they should know the ways of the lord without
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knowing the ways of the lord we cannot be better
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representative of god we cannot be better ambassadors
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for god we cannot be men that will represent
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god very well so therefore they need for us to
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be grounded in what in the ways of the lord hallelujah
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that we will not be tossed to and fro by every
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wind that comes along every confusion that comes
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takes us away so the essence of this season the
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essence of the believers conference we are certain
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today we've started already is that we will be
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rooted in the ways of the lord in being rooted
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in the words of the Lord we will not be shaken
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we will be like that house that is built on a
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solid rock and the wind will blow the rain will
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come the storm will come but we will not be moved
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because we are grounded we are rooted in Christ
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that the trials and temptations of life will
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not chalk that which God has done in us because
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we are rooted that when persecution will arise
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for the sake of our identity for the sake of
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our calling and our identity we will not be moved
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because we are rooted we know the ways of the
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lord we understand the ways of the lord we are
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rooted in the ways of the lord therefore it is
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necessary for us what to know the ways of the
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lord to be taught the ways of the lord it's important
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for us to be reminded of the ways of the lord
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to be reminded of our mandate For us to be explained
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what God is expecting of the believer As we go
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out to announce that God in Christ has forgiven
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sin is necessary that we understand the technicalities
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of what Christ has done That we will be equipped
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enough to explain what Christ has done That we
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will be confident enough to explain what Christ
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has done and this will come in demonstration
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of the spirit and power this will come by training
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this will come by what by teaching by doctrine
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and that is what god is doing in this season
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and we are sharpened we are made ready we are
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equipped we are prepared we are refreshed fresh
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fire in our bones yi yi yi yi yi yi that we will
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be that city on the mountain that we will shine
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bright and men will see and give glory to God
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that men will be attracted to the plan and the
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purpose of God by virtue of what God has done
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in us that we he will teach us his ways and we
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will walk in his path for out of Zion the law
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of God shall go forth hallelujah so it is ghost
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desire for us to understand that because every
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man in christ is a minister every man in christ
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is a minister now let's go into much more the
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theme that god will want us to keep considering
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in the course of this this uh this conference
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greater works john chapter 14 verse 12 now if
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you realize i'm just i'm just like preparing
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our hearts hallelujah i'm just like preparing
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our hearts for what god will take us through
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this week it's going to be a long ride hallelujah
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what i'm doing right now is to just give us the
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a house what do you call it tidbits rules you
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know when you enter a plane and you're about
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to fly i don't know why they do it one handsome
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man or a beautiful lady will stand in the front
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now they've used videos but without giving instructions
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in case of emergency you do this you do that
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the toilet is by this side we're just trying
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to prepare ourselves for the flight that god
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has taken us so when we begin to move you will
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not be lost in what god is doing hallelujah the
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moment we are locked in we will be surrendered
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to what god is doing with us that when we are
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coming out of this experience our lives will
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be changed hallelujah our lives will be transformed
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totally see what god will do this week in our
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lives will have eternal consequence amen What
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God will do this week will have eternal consequence
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in our life That is to say the result Will be
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seen in our lives till the day that Christ will
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come and even when Christ will come The result
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will be seen even in the presence of God Hallelujah
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So these are spiritual things that we're going
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to the God is going to do These are eternal things
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that God is going to do and I want you to be
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expectant in your heart i want you to be geared
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towards what god will do so in john chapter 14
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verse 12 to 14 which is where we've gotten the
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team for the year most assuredly i say to you
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he who believes in me the works that i do he
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will do also and greater works than this he will
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do because I go to my father and whatever you
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ask in my name I will do but the father may be
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glorified in the son if you ask anything in my
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name I will do hallelujah so look at verse 12
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it says the works that I do he will do I was
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established that there is a work that God has
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called the believer to do in fact let me go ahead
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of myself to tell us and re -emphasize that the
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work that the believer will do is a work of ministry
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all right is the work of ministry what Struf
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says the works that I do he will do also any
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greater works than this he will also do so Jesus
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here is saying that the man who believes in him
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will not only do what jesus did we've explained
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what jesus did we're going to go back to it and
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lay another emphasis on what jesus has done but
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he will not only do what jesus has done but will
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do greater greater than what jesus did what is
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that greater than what jesus did so believing
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in jesus comes with that ability okay to do that
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greater so you don't have to have another special
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experience apart from that what has happened
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to you the experience of believing in jesus the
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experience of salvation qualifies you for that
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greater works it qualifies us for that greater
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works but much more what we do is that we are
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explained what guy what christ has done all right
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we are revealed much more by teaching by doctoring
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what christ has done so the implication is that
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anyone who believes can do greater works anyone
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who believes anyone who is in christ remember
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we read earlier on is called to this work of
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ministry so let's look at the context of what
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jesus is saying who is just speaking to and we
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can ask what are the works jesus did what are
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the greater works that those who believe in jesus
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will do what is even that ministry that we are
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called can we actually do greater than what jesus
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has done obviously another no man can die for
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the sins of the world no man is qualified to
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die for any man all right so let's understand
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the background of the text so jesus here is addressing
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men he's addressing his disciples shortly Before
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the feast of the Passover That is the context
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of the conversation in John 14 Before his betrayal
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because these are all they happen in sequence
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a Passover his betrayal You know and his trial
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before the the government and of course his crucifixion
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So No It is important to understand this context
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because these are the last words of Jesus Christ
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to his disciples before his death they have been
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with him for about three years this means that
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these words will be very very important in what
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he himself is going to do all right what they
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also will do so these words these words are you
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saying this chapter 14 verse 12 to 14 are very
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very important and subsequent verses and the
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things that you said are very important because
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they were his last words with them before his
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death before his experience before his trial
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before his death and even before his resurrection
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and let's read some context junct of the 13 John
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chapter 13 verse 1 you can write John 13 from
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verse 1 to 21 we will see the context of the
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conversation now before the feast of the Passover
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when Jesus knew that his hour had come that he
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should depart from this world to the father ប
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ប ប ប ប ប rose from supper and laid aside his
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garments took a towel and guarded himself after
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that he poured water into a basin and began to
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wash the disciples feet and to wipe them with
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the towel with which he has guarded he was guarded
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then he came to Simon Peter and said to him Lord
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then he came to Simon Peter and Peter said to
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him Lord are you washing my feet he just answered
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and said to him what I'm doing to you what I'm
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doing you do not know you do not understand now
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but you will know after this Peter said to him
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you shall never wash my feet Jesus answered him
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if I do not wash you do not wash you you have
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no part with me Simon Peter said to him Lord
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not my feet alone but also my hands and my head
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Jesus said to him he who is bath needs only to
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wash his feet but is completely clean and you
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are clean but not all of you for he knew who
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will betray him therefore he said you are not
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all clean hallelujah so when he had washed their
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feet taking his garments sat down again he said
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to them do you not know What I've do you know
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what I've done to you you call me teacher Lord
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and Lord and you say well for so I am and you
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say well for so I am if I then your Lord and
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Teacher have washed your feet You also ought
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to wash one another's feet For I have given you
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an example that you should do as I have done
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to you most assuredly I say to you a servant
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is not greater than his master I think this is
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a pattern for ministry you know that we serve
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one another that we are not greater than one
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another alright but ministry is about service
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service one to another most assuredly I say to
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you a servant is not greater than his master
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nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent
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him If you know these things, blessed are you
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if you do them. That is the blessedness of the
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things you know is in doing them. It resonates
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with James. We do the word, hallelujah. Verse
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18. I do not speak concerning all of you. I know
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whom I have chosen. But that the scripture may
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be fulfilled, he who eats bread with me has lifted
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up his feet against me. now i tell you therefore
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it come before it comes to that even that when
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it does come to pass you may believe that i am
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here most assuredly i said to you he who receives
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whomever i send receive me and he who receives
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me receive him who sends me verse 21 when jesus
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has said these things he was troubled in his
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spirit and testified and said If God is glorified
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in him, God also glorify him in himself and glorify
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him immediately. I shall be with you a little
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while longer. You will seek me, and as I say
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to the Jews, where I am going, you cannot come
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now. So now I say to you, you cannot come, so
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now I say to you, a new commandment I give you,
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that you love one another as I have loved you,
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that you also love one another. By this, all
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will know that you are my disciples. If you have
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love for one another. Simon Peter said to him,
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Lord, where are you going? Jesus answered him,
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Where I am going, you cannot follow me now. Come
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underline that word now. But you shall come,
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but you shall follow me afterward. Which means
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that where Jesus is going, they cannot be, they
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cannot go with him at that moment. But afterwards,
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they will be in where he will be. peter said
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to him lord why can't why can i not follow you
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now i will lay down my life for your sake jesus
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answered will you lay down your life for my sake
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most assuredly i said to you the rooster shall
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not crow till you have denied me three times
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chapter 14 verse 1 let know your heart be troubled
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you believe in god believe also in me In my father's
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house are many mansions. If it were not so, I
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would have told you, I go to prepare a place
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for you. And if I go and prepare a place for
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you, I will come again and receive you to myself.
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That where I am, there you may be also. So it
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means that Jesus was going to the father. But
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in going to the father, they cannot follow him
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at that moment. but when he has gone to the father
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he's going to come and then he will carry them
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to where the father is hallelujah verse three
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again and if i go and prepare a place for you
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i will come so jesus will go and he will come
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and in his coming there will be brought into
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where he is verse four and where i go you you
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know and the way You know Thomas say to him lord
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wait. We do not know where you are going and
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how can we know the way You say to him. I am
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the way the truth and the life No one comes to
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the father except through me If you had known
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me would have known my father also and from now
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on you know him and have seen him so Philip will
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go on to ask in verse 8 Lord show us the father
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and it is sufficient for us and Jesus will explain
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that seeing him is seeing the father in verse
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9 Jesus said to him I've I've been with you so
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long have I been with you so long and yet have
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not known me Philip he who has seen me has seen
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the father so how can you say show us the father
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do you not believe that i am in the father and
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the father in me the word that i speak to you
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i do not speak on my own authority but the father
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who dwells in me does the works all right so
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the works he does the works let's read down to
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verse 11 i mean the verse we read believe in
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me that i am in the father and the father in
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me or else believe me for the sake of the works
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themselves hallelujah so jesus explains that
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he is in the union with the father that he is
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in the union with the father and the only way
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by which the father can be known is only through
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jesus christ and the works that jesus christ
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was doing was actually god walking through him
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to do the works which he did and also in us God
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is the one that is working in us to do according
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to his good pleasure we are cooperating with
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God to bring about the manifestation of his plan
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and his purpose on the earth hallelujah so what
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are the after seeing the background what are
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the works Jesus did and we've established several
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times that the works Jesus did include the things
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that he did while on earth and also the things
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he taught is actions and teachings and we'll
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see this explained by Luke in Acts Acts chapter
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1 verse 1 to 3 Acts 1 verse 1 to 30 so we're
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trying to look at what are the works Jesus did
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that is calling us to do the same Acts chapter
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1 verse 1 to 3 the former account I made oh theophilus
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of all that jesus began both to do and teach
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until the day in which he was taken up and after
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he through the holy spirit had given commandments
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to the apostles whom he had chosen to whom he
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also presented himself alive after his sufferings
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is suffering by many infallible proofs been seen
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by them during 40 days and speaking of the things
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pertaining to the kingdom of god so which book
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do we see these things it says the former account
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i met teoflous former account the records of
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what jesus did in the flesh the records of the
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sufferings of jesus the records of what jesus
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did while he was in the body the things he did
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and the things he taught the ministry that Jesus
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did the service Jesus did look at Acts chapter
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10 verse 38 we'll see also an expression of this
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idea Acts chapter 10 verse 38 how god anointed
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jesus of nazareth with the holy spirit and with
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power and who went about doing what doing good
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so we see jesus guys anointed by the spirit of
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god went about doing good who went about doing
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good and healing all who were oppressed by the
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devil for god was with him hallelujah so the
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works are the things that jesus did in the flesh
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so luq the writer of the book of acts is referring
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to those records that he met in the book of luq
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the works what jesus taught will therefore refer
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to those recorded in the synoptic gospels so
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if we want to see what jesus did in the flesh
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we can see the records of his humanity in the
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synoptic gospels when we read through the synoptic
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gospel especially the book of luke we will see
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that jesus came in the flesh as a promised messiah
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from the scriptures let's go through this and
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then we lay this foundation and continue tomorrow
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jesus in the synoptic gospel especially in the
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book of luke is seen or revealed as the promised
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messiah in the scripture from the scripture okay
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look at it this way jesus did and taught all
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right he did it took his he did a lot of things
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when he was in the flesh miracles including even
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dying on the cross and we see the records of
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the things he did in the epist in the old synoptic
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gospel martu mark luke and some part of john
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yes and john let's say with and john we see the
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record of the things that Jesus did so particularly
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in the book of Luke we will see Jesus was revealed
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by the eyewitnesses the record of what Jesus
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did they began by introducing Jesus Christ as
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what as the promised Messiah from the scripture
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okay because in the scriptures there was a promise
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of a Messiah that will come so the synoptic gospel
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especially the book of luke began by introducing
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jesus christ as the fulfillment of that promise
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that was made in the scriptures luke chapter
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one verse one to four remember our focus is on
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the works of jesus now luke chapter one inasmuch
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as many have taken in hand that is the same person
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that wrote the book of acts and when he was referring
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to the former account when he was writing to
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Theophilus this is the same person he's writing
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to he wrote the book of Luke and he wrote also
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the book of Acts inasmuch as many have taken
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in hand to set in order okay a narrative of those
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things which have been seen or would have been
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fulfilled amongst us the things that have been
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established amongst us yes verse two just as
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those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses
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and ministers of the world delivered them to
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us so the apostles delivered what jesus has taught
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and what he did it seemed good to me also having
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had perfect understanding it means that god desires
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that we have perfect understanding and that is
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what God is going to do for us this season having
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had perfect understanding we can teach others
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hallelujah having been perfected having been
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you know equipped in those things that Jesus
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did we can now teach others we can now explain
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it to others having what had perfect understanding
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of all things from the very first to write you
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and utterly account most excellent theophilus
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most excellent theophilus that what what is the
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reason of writing that you may know the certainty
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of those things which you were instructed noun
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theophilus has been instructed already theophilus
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is not just a new believer that is just no he
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has been instructed already he is he is he's
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a believer but there is need for certainty there
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is need for conviction and conviction will come
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by instruction it will come by teaching it will
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come by re -explaining the things that has been
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done it will come by expounding on the things
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that has been done so the essence is that carefully
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may know with certainty with assurance with conviction
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and that is what takes for you the believer to
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do the work of ministry that you will know by
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certainty you will know the certainty you will
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know the what give you this verse four in let's
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say in amplify in amplify yes so that you may
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know the exact truth about the things you have
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been taught what are the things that you've been
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taught that is the history and the doctrine of
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the faith so the essence of the account the the
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writings of this the teaching that luke is teaching
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theophilus is that you will understand the history
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there's no for us to understand the history there's
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no for us to understand the storyline they need
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for us to understand the technicalities of what
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god did so that we'll be able to teach others
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so that you may know the exact truth about the
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things you have been taught that is the history
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and the doctrine of the faith move to 26 look
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26 what has the six in the continuation of this
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conversation verse 26 look 126 Now, in the sixth
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month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, give me Newkin
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James, please. Now, in the sixth month, the angel
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Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee
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named Nazareth to a virgin betrothed to a man
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whose name was Joseph of the house of David.
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The virgin's name was Mary. And having come in,
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the angel said to her, rejoice. The Lord is with
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you. Blessed are you among women Okay, and then
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yes that it but when she saw him She was troubled
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at his saying and consider what manner of breathing
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this was Then the angel said to her do not be
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afraid Mary for you have found favor with God
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and Behold you will conceive in your womb and
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bring forth a son and shall call his name Jesus
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he will be great and will be called the son of
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the highest and the Lord God will give him the
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throne of his father David and he will reign
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over the house of Jacob forever and of his kingdom
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there will be no end and Mary said to the angel
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how can these things be because i do not know
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you man and we see on and on and on and on so
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we see here and we'll see continuously tomorrow
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that the epistate the synoptic gospel gives us
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the account of what jesus did that he came in
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the flesh as prophesied or as as promised in
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the scripture in the scripture and we want to
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look at what is that scripture what was the promise
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in that scripture we're going to look at where
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it was promised in the scriptures how it was
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promised in the scriptures it is important for
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us to know the history so that we'll have the
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certainty to be able to be you know prudent teachers
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our thing is which we will call to do hallelujah
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just want us to pray for ourselves and say lord
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i am prepared for this process We appreciate
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you being here today. We hope you carry this
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word with you throughout your week. Don't forget
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