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The Ministry of the Holy Spirit - 1/25/26 - Pastor Charlie Branch · Meadows Baptist Church Podcast

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Welcome to the podcast of Meadows
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Baptist Church of Walnut Cove, North
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Carolina. We're so glad you joined us
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today. If you enjoy today's message, be
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sure to subscribe, follow, and share
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with your friends. Now, let's join
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Pastor Charlie Branch with a word from
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God.
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>> Amen. Well, good morning, church family.
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Hope you're having a good day in the
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Lord and appreciate you tuning in here
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with us uh to our Facebook YouTube
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broadcast for today and I wanted to be
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able to have church today. Didn't want
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to miss out on nothing and uh weather's
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just caused us pretty much be shut down
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and it's pretty nasty and yucky out
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there, but I'm thankful the Lord allowed
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us to make it in to have live service
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here this morning. And I appreciate you
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tuning in with us. I will say if you
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would uh go ahead and share uh the video
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uh whatever platform you're on, let them
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get the word out. Let them know, let our
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church know that we're having this if
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they didn't know already. And uh and
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we'll have share a portion of a chapter
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word of God today and give you a little
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message. And this is going to be
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different for me. So y'all bear with me,
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but we'll get through it together. But I
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want to share some word with you today
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and have a time of prayer. And so I've
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got uh here on the pull pit with me,
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I've got the live stream going. So, if
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you have a prayer request or something
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uh you'd like to uh make mention of, uh
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you can put that in the comments there.
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And I know everybody can see that there
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on the comments. And so, if you have a
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prayer request you'd like to share
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anything like that, um it is delayed a
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little bit, so I may not see it on here,
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but I did want to let you know that uh
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that way our church family can be
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praying. Uh but do like and share the
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video uh so we can get it out there to
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as many uh as we can. and uh got some
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some already coming up on here. So, uh I
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appreciate you tuning in with us. Uh but
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if you have a Bible, I invite you to go
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ahead and be find your place, the Gospel
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of John, if you'd like to. Gospel of
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John, chapter 16, and we'll go there in
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just a minute. Uh but do want to make
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mention of a couple of announcements. Um
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you know, yesterday, uh we were supposed
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to have soul win and visitation uh on
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yesterday, but we had to we moved that
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just due to the extreme cold
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temperatures. uh didn't want anybody get
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mad at us knocking on their door
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yesterday. And so we're going to
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reschedu that to this coming Saturday
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and this coming Saturday the 31st. And
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so uh it's 10:00 the 31st we have
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visitation. And hard to believe January
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is already coming to a close uh but here
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we are. And so remember that on the
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31st. And then uh do remember if you
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haven't already for those that's going
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on the marriage conference February the
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23rd through the 25th if you haven't
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already uh go ahead and reserve your
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room. Uh you need to have that done
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before February comes around. And so
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that gives you about a week there to get
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your room reserved. Remember the rooms
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are booked under MBC. Okay? And so
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remember that if you would please and
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that'll be here before you know it as
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well. And then the first week there,
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February, uh we'll have uh ladies
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fellowship, men's fellowship, ladies the
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2nd, men's the 5th, and then our ladies
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shopping trip there on the 7th. And so
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if you would remember all of that and
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we'll let you know kind of as the
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weather progresses uh this week what we
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decide to do. Um I do know that this
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coming Wednesday um probably going to be
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really hard for us to have a service
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just with the temperatures forecasting
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like they are. And so we'll keep you
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posted and but we just want to make sure
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everybody's safe and uh and if you can
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I'll say this, make sure you got
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everything uh with you. I hope you
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already done that. But I'll say this,
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try not to get out as much as you can
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just traveling in. Uh me and Brother
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Randall's here. Uh we the roads are bad.
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So uh if you would just stay at home,
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stay safe with your family and uh we'll
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say more about that in just a few
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minutes. Uh but do remember these
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announcements and be praying uh for the
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upcoming events at the church. uh the
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marriage conference as well uh as
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revival be coming up there in the month
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of March and so be praying about that as
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well the 9th through the 13th. Okay. And
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so got several request of prayer here.
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We'll look at for just a minute. Uh do
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continue to pray um for brother Donnie
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and sister Sarah Joe Abbott. Continue to
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pray for them. See that comment on
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there. And like I said, there is
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probably a little bit of a delay uh to
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my screen from what the live feed is. Uh
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but do remember them. Uh remember Miss
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Tracy Fortune's uh daughter and her
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surgery. Do remember that. And uh
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remember these requests. There's several
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on here. I'm not going to be able to get
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to everybody. And so you see the
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comments there. Just make sure to take
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time to pray and uh we'll say more about
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that in just a minute as we get to the
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message. Uh but do if you haven't
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already shared the video, go on there
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and share the video and get it out so we
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can get as many people on here with us
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as we can. John chapter 16 is where
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we'll be. And so we'll go to the Lord in
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a word of prayer uh this morning. And do
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remember uh you missionaries, pray for
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them and pray for our country. God will
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help us. And we definitely need his
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help. We're living in cold times, not
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just the weather. Amen. Uh our world is
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very cold and dark. We need God's help.
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And so remember to pray for our country
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and our leadership. And pray for the
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churches during this time. pray for each
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other and those uh need safety during
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this time. They're working out on the
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roads trying to get everything as well
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as the linemen, linemen. So remember
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them as well. All right, let's go to the
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Lord in prayer and ask him to help us as
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we look in the word of God and like I
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said there on the announcements for
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this. We're not going to take a whole
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lot of your time. Just wanted to share
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uh sort of a devotional thought with you
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and pray that God would help us. But
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let's pray and ask the Lord to help us
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this morning. There is a lot of prayer
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requests on here and so if you would
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just remember those each of those in
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prayer. Got several on here. Continue to
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pray for all those on the prayer list at
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the church uh as well. All right, let's
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pray together this morning. If you could
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bow where you're at there and let's pray
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and ask the Lord to help us. Our father,
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uh we come before you today. Thank you
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for the privilege uh that we have, Lord,
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to uh still be able to have church
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today. God, I I thank you for the gift
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of of modern technology. Lord, we know
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it's not perfect. Uh but Lord, we know
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otherwise we wouldn't have been able to
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have church today. And so God, I want to
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say thank you for that and thank you for
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this these means uh that we have to
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worship you and gather around the word
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of God still. And Lord, I pray that you
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would help us give us wisdom today as we
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have gathered here uh around the word of
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God uh to study and to share truth this
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morning. I pray that you will bless the
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listener. God, I pray for these many
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requests of prayer uh that's been
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mentioned. You know each and every one
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of them. And uh God, I pray that you
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would touch and bless in every
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situation. God, you know the needs. And
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Lord, we pray for each one this morning.
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Our church, God, still recovering um
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from different procedures, surgeries,
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things of that nature. God, that you
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would be with them and help them. And
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Lord, I ask you that you would help us
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today as we share the word of God for
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just a little while. Uh God, it's
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different. My flesh doesn't like it. But
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God, I know that this what you want us
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to do today. And so, God, I pray you'd
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help us, rid us of the flesh, and use us
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for your glory and speak to every heart.
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I pray God you'll take this time and use
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it for your glory and honor. And Lord,
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we pray you'd keep your hand about those
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that are traveling, uh those that are
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working to clean up the roads, as well
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as those that'll be working on power
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lines. Pray you'd watch over them. And
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uh please protect each one of our church
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folk and be with them during this time.
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And we want to say thank you. Thank you
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for allowing us this privilege. Thank
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you for the blood of Jesus and for
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saving my soul from hell. Lord, I love
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you. Thank you so much for all that you
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do for us. would you help us this
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morning and give us grace. We ask it in
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Jesus name. Amen. Amen. John chapter 16,
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if you have a Bible and just share a
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thought here with you the Lord put on my
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heart and had some time to meditate here
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the last few days and I just pray that
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the Lord would give us something maybe
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we could share to be a blessing to you.
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And I know we got many different outlets
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here that you'll be watching on. some uh
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YouTube, some on Facebook, this will
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probably be on a podcast uh later. And
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so um whatever outlet you're listening
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to us from, we want to say thank you for
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tuning in with us. And so if you have a
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Bible, sit down with us and get get you
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a cup of coffee if you need today, man.
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We'll read the word of God and study for
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just a minute of time here. John chapter
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16. I want to begin reading in verse
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number one. And we'll give you the
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thought here in just a moment. John 16
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verse number one. The Bible says, "These
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things have I spoken unto you, that ye
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should not be offended. They shall put
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you out of the synagogues. Yay, the time
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cometh, that whosoever kleth you will
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think that he doeth God's service. These
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things will they do unto you, because
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they have not known the Father, nor me.
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But these things have I told you, that
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when the time shall come, you may
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remember that I told you them. These
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things I said not unto you at the
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beginning, because I was with you. But
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now I go my way to him that sent me, and
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none of you askketh me, whether goest
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thou? But because I have said these
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things unto you, sorrow hath filled your
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heart. Nevertheless, I tell you the
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truth. It is expedient for you that I go
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away. For if I go not away, the
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comforter will not come unto you. But if
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I depart, I will send him unto you. And
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when he has come, he will reprove the
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world of sin and of righteousness and of
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judgment. Of sin because they believe
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not on me. Of righteousness because I go
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to my father and you see me no more. Of
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judgment because the prince of this
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world is judged. Verse 12, he says, "I
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have yet many things to say unto you,
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but you cannot bear them now. How be it,
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when he, the Spirit of truth, has come,
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he will guide you into all truth. For he
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shall not speak of himself, but
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whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he
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speak, and he will show you things to
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come. He shall glorify me, for he shall
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receive of mine, and shall show it unto
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you. All things that the Father hath are
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mine. Therefore said I, that he shall
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take of mine, and shall show it unto
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you. A little while and ye shall not see
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me. And again, a little while and ye
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shall see me because I go to the father.
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Now, the thought this morning that the
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Lord's put on my heart for this time
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period, uh he's given us here to just
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study the word of God for a moment of
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time is based there out of verse number
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seven where the Bible says Jesus says,
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he said, "I'll tell you the truth. It's
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expedient for you that I go away. For if
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I go not away, the comforter will not
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come unto you." And I want to talk for
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just a few moments of time about the
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ministry of the Holy Spirit. About the
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ministry of the Holy Spirit. Now, uh
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this time period, what we're what we're
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living through today. Of course, we're
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not gathered here uh in the sanctuary
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this morning. Uh but I was thinking
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about this preparing this this message
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and what God had uh put on my heart for
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this particular uh time today. I want to
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share with you that we've been gifted.
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Uh each and every day is a gift. We know
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that that the Lord has blessed us with
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the opportunity to serve uh in the
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capacity of each and every day allows us
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different opportunities. And I'll say
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this about that today. Um you may feel
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like you're pretty much locked up where
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you're at uh there at home. But I want
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to say this, in our day and time, this
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might be the best thing that's happened
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for some of you. And uh what I mean by
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that is it's took you away from all your
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business. It's uh slowed you down a
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little bit. And uh because of that, I
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want to just say a few things concerning
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that. And then I'll give you some
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thoughts here concerning the ministry of
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the Holy Spirit. Many times the
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busyiness of our life is what hinders us
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from hearing his voice. We are so
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cumbered about by many things. We've got
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plans and things that are going on in
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our lives. We're busy with work. We're
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busy with school. We're busy uh in all
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factors of life. And we we insert church
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there and put that on the list as well.
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And then if we have time for the other
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ministries that God uh wants us to do,
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we'll do that when we have time. We show
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what our priorities really are. And I
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want to say that during this time uh
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that we've been given where it looks
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like we're going to have several days of
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quietness. I want to say embrace the
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embrace the silence. And uh I think I
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think God has given us this time period.
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I think we can use it uh in such a way
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that'll help us if we'll allow it to. Uh
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but God wants to speak to us. And now we
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know this. The church knows that God
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wants to speak to us every day of our
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life. He expects us to have daily
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fellowship uh with him. And uh many
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times I know myself there's many days
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that because of busyness even I uh
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there's some days that I I miss the
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prayer closet like I should I always try
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to spend some time with the Lord but I
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don't always spend enough time. And uh I
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I would say for all of us we could agree
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this morning that we need to embrace uh
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the time that we've been given uh in the
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silence. And so I I notice in this the
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the thought here of the text Jesus is
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dealing with a broken people. And I I
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mentioned that busyiness can hinder us
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from heal from hearing from the Holy
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Spirit. But I'll tell you this, our our
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own brokenness can hinder us uh from
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hearing from the Holy Spirit because the
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Bible says in in verse number six of
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John 16, Jesus there his disciples are
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troubled. And he says because I've said
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these things unto you, sorrow hath
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filled your heart. You see, he's he's
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he's made them aware of the fact that
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the world is not going to accept them.
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Rather, the world is going to reject
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them and their ministry. He's not
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they're not going to be welcome. Their
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welcome map's not going to be rolled
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out. The red carpet is not going to be
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placed before them. They're going to be
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rejected because Christ was rejected.
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And and he says, because I've said that,
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you know, I'm going away. I'm having to
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leave and and you can't go where I'm
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coming to. He said, "Because I've told
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you all these things," he said, "sorrow
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has filled your heart." But he says in
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verse 7, notice that first word. He
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says, "Nevertheless, I tell you the
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truth. It is expedient for you that I go
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away." And so, we know that Christ here
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in this text is dealing with the fact
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that he was headed to Calvary. It's
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expedient. It was necessary for him that
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he go away because salvation could not
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be brought to them if they had not if he
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had not went to the cross and went away
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for a time. And I'll say more about that
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in a minute. But he know he notes a
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statement. He makes a statement in verse
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7. He says, "For if I go not away, the
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comforter will not come unto you." And
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so I was thinking about this truth and
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you know busyness hinders us from
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hearing from the Holy Spirit. Brokenness
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will hinder us from hearing from the
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Holy Spirit. And I'll say this, our
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burdens, burdens in our life will hinder
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us from hearing from the Holy Spirit. we
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it'll cause us to be distracted and
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busyness will distract us. Brokenness
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will surely distract us. But I'll say
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this burdens that we have, things that
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may not necessarily be a direct problem
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in our life, but things that are
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affecting us from the outside in, they
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can hinder us from hearing from the Holy
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Spirit. And Jesus is telling them,
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you're broken about this, about what
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I've told you. You're burdened by this.
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You cannot accept that this is the truth
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of my life. This is where I'm headed.
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Cal the Calvary is is my purpose. You do
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not want to hear that. He said, but I'm
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telling you, if I don't go away, the
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Holy Spirit cannot come unto you. And I
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want to say this, there's so many things
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in our life that can hinder the voice of
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the Holy Spirit coming to us. But that
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does not negate his ministry is still
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present. He still wants to work in our
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life. He still wants to do in our life,
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what he has been purposed, what he's
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been placed in our life to do. Now the
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Bible teaches us that when you get
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saved, the Holy Spirit indwells the
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believer. And the great commission tells
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us that we would receive power. He told
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the disciples that you should receive
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power. After that, the Holy Ghost should
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come upon you and you shall be witnesses
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unto me. And so the work of the Holy
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Spirit in our life is so that we might
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be a witness for Christ. But but he lays
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out here in this text a a three-fold
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ministry of the Holy Spirit. And I want
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to just give you these truths here
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today. And in the slowness of this time
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when we most of us are pretty much
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homebound for a few days probably, I
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want to say make the most of that and uh
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take time, read your Bible more than you
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ever have. Pray more than you ever have.
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Make it a make it a personal thing that
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you're going to do more for God in these
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days than you ever had. You say,
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"Preacher, well, I can't get out and I
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can't go to people." Well, I'll tell you
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this. Uh the greatest battle is that
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battle that's on our knees and it's it's
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won in prayer. And uh we need to take
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time to pray and spend time with the
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Holy Spirit. And I notice first of all
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in this the thought the ministry of the
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Holy Spirit here. I want to consider the
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advocacy of the Holy Spirit there in
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verse number seven. He says for if I go
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not away the comforter will not come
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unto you. Now the the label here is used
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for the Holy Spirit. The comforter. Now
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we know that word in the Greek is the
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pariclete. It means one called alongside
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to help. In a literal definition, strong
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definition says it's an intercessor or
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an advocate. Now, we know the Bible
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teaches us according to the book of
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first John in chapter number two, if any
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man sin, we have an advocate with the
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father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And
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so, when you think about scripture, the
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picture of our advocate, Christ is the
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believer's advocate with the father. But
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in the like manner, the Holy Spirit is
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our advocate with Christ. He is our
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minister in the presence of Christ.
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Romans chapter 8 tells us that he maketh
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intercession for us with groanings which
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cannot be uttered. Those intercessions
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are made under unto the son. And so he
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is our advocate. I'll say this, you
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notice in verse number seven that he is
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dispatched from Christ. Look what the
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Bible says. If I go not away, the
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comforter will not come unto you. But if
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I depart, notice this, I will send him
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unto you. And so Christ in his
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departure, he's going to dispatch the
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Holy Spirit. He's telling these men,
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"Hey, just because I'm leaving you
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behind for a period of time to go to the
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cross and then after that I'll be
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received up into heaven of my father,
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I'm not going to leave you comfortless."
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He told them that in John 14. He said,
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"I'm not going to leave you comfortless.
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I will come to you." And the comforter
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is who he was talking about. The Holy
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Spirit of God would come. He would be
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dispatched and his destination is seen
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in verse 7. But if I depart, I will send
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him unto you. And so the ministry of the
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of the Holy Spirit is personal. And and
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this is what I love about this text
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because we it teaches us the truth that
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Christ had to leave. He was a man bound
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in a physical body. God became flesh.
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John chapter 1 in verse number 14 tells
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us that. And so he was limited. Christ
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was limited to the elements of the
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physical body. He could only be in one
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place at one time. He couldn't be in
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many places because of his physical
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body. And so he wasn't able to operate
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in the spiritual realm in the same sense
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that he was able to before when he was
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in heaven. And so the Holy Spirit was to
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come so that he might be with them
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always. You see, the disciples were not
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always with Jesus. Not at every point in
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time. There was times when he had to
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depart from them for whatever reason. We
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know that Calvary, all the disciples
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forsook him and fled. But he was telling
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them there was coming a day when Jesus
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would be gone. But the Holy Spirit would
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come and he would be with them always.
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And it goes beyond just the fact that he
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would be with them always. He's
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dispatched. His destination was unto
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them. He said, "I will send him unto
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you." But we know from what he told them
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in chapter 14 that it's more than that.
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It wasn't only that he would uh stay
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with them always, but he would be in
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them. Notice John chapter 14 and verse
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17. Listen to what Jesus says. even the
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spirit of truth whom the world cannot
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receive because it seeth him not neither
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knoweth him but you know him for he
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dwelleth with you notice this and shall
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be in you and so the promise of the
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inddwelling spirit of God was coming to
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them and he was trying to tell them hey
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it's going to be better from here Jesus
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gave them the promise he said greater
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works than these shall you do because
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I've sent to my father what was that
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promise uh stating it was stating that
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the Holy Spirit through them would be
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able to reach preach more and do more
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for the glory of God than even Christ
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being among them could do. And it was
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Christ's purpose. It was his plan that
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the Holy Spirit, the advocate, would
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come and dwell in the hearts of the
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believer. The book of First John tells
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us that there are three that bear record
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in heaven. The Father, the Word, and the
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Holy Ghost. And there are three that
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bear record on the earth. And it's the
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spirit, the water, and the blood. And
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and so the spirit of God is that one
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that witnesses on this earth. He is our
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he is dwelling within us. That's why the
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Bible says that we are the temple of the
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Holy Ghost of God. We're the temple of
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God. We've been bought with a price. And
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so, he dwells in our heart. He is our
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advocate. He answers to Christ
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concerning our estate. Now, I want to
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remind you of this truth, okay? We have
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no ability to speak to Christ apart from
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the Holy Spirit. We have no entrance
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into the throne room without the power
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of the Holy Spirit. Jude talks about
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building up yourselves on your most holy
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faith, praying in the Holy Ghost. And so
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if there is a prayer that is made, it
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must be made through the power of the
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Holy Spirit. And so thus, he is our
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advocate. Romans chapter 8, I want to
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turn you and read this verse to you for
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just a minute. You say, "Preacher, how
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can I know that he's present in my
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life?" Listen to what he says in verse
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number 15. Romans chapter number 8,
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verse 14 rather. For as many as are led
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by the spirit of God, they are the sons
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of God. So the spirit leads us. I'll say
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more about that in a minute. Verse 15.
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For you have not received the spirit of
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bondage again to fear, but you have
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received the spirit of adoption whereby
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we cry aba father. There's the witness
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of our heart. We cry unto the Lord. He
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is our father. Verse 16, the spirit
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itself beareth witness with our spirit
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that we are the children of God. And so
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the Holy Spirit bears witness with our
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human spirit and lets us know that we're
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saved. There is a knowledge of the
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indwelling spirit of God. Now before man
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gets saved, he has a conscience that
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gives him a baseline of what's right and
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wrong. But you understand when a man
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gets saved, the Holy Spirit brings about
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a supernatural conscience unto him. And
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it causes him to know more than just
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what's right and wrong, but it causes
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him to know how to do right. You see, a
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lost man doesn't know how to do right.
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And the Holy Spirit is the one that
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would teach us how to do right. He is
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our advocate making intercession for us
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before the Lord Jesus Christ. And so I
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consider the ministry of the Holy
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Spirit. And if you want to make these
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points here, there's the advocacy here
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that's mentioned. And we could say it
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this way that he is leading the saints.
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We could put it that way. The advocate
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in the Holy Spirit. Then I notice not
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only the advocacy of the Holy Spirit,
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but I notice the admonishing of the Holy
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Spirit. Notice verse number eight. And
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when he has come, he will reprove the
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world of sin and of righteousness and of
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judgment. Of sin because they believe
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not on me. Of righteousness because I go
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to my father and you see me no more. Of
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judgment because the prince of this
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world is judged. And so the Holy Spirit
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was coming unto them personally. In
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verse number seven, he said, I will send
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him unto you. It would be a personal
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presence. But you understand verse
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number eight, the presence of the Holy
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Ghost in this world. He brings about a
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reproof when he comes. It is his
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presence that brings about this reproof.
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Verse number three, he says he will
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reprove the world of sin, of
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righteousness, and of judgment. Now that
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word reprove means to convince or to
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admonish, strong says. And so when he
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has come, his literal presence is going
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to shed light upon the darkness of this
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world. And so what does he what does his
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admonishing ministry look like? Well, of
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course, the advocacy there is for the
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leading of the saints, but his
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admonishing is is for to to show sinners
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their loss to show how that they are in
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darkness. And so I notice this first of
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all I consider first of all in his ad
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his admonishing ministry. He admonishes
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them number one concerning their fa the
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fatal sin. Verse number nine, look what
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he says. He says he'll reprove the world
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sin verse eight of righteousness and of
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judgment. Verse nine, the first
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description of sin because they believe
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not on me. Now, you've heard it said
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this way that that sin, all sin, uh, is
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forgivable except the unpardonable sin.
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Now, I want to say this to you this
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morning, and I don't want to be
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confusing when I say this, but God has
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never once forgiven a sin. All sin has
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been judged in the person of Jesus
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Christ. If you are saved, Jesus, he he
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took your sin. The Bible tells us that
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the book of 2 Corinthians chapter 5, he
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hath made him to be sin for us who knew
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no sin that we might be made the
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righteousness of God in him. And so
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Christ, God has never forgiven us sin,
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but he has often forgiven sinners.
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That's what Dr. Rudy Smith said and I I
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agree with him. And what he's saying
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here in verse number nine is he is
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labeling the sin of sins. This is the
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fatal sin. This is the final sin. so to
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speak. What is the sin that condemns men
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to hell? It's not adultery. It's not
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homosexuality. It's not murder. It's not
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any of those sins. But it is the sin of
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unbelief. This is the fatal sin. This is
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the sin of sins, the mother sin, the
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father's sin. And this is where all sin
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comes to those that refuse to believe on
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the Lord Jesus Christ. And he says that
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the Holy Spirit is going to admonish
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them concerning this fatal sin that is
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unbelief. You understand this morning
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does not h matter how good of a person
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you are if you do not believe on the
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Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible says that
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the wrath of God abideth on you. And so
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this sin the beginning and the ending of
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all sin is unbelief. And so he
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admonishes them concerning their fatal
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sin. The Holy Spirit each and every day
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is admonishing those that are at loss
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concerning their sin of unbelief. And
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I'll say this to those of us who are
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saved. uh he admonishes us concerning
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the sin of unbelief. It's the sin of
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unbelief that hinders those who are
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saved from going forward for God. I'd
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say more about that, but time will not
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allow me. Notice not only he admonishes
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them concerning the fatal sin that is
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unbelief, but he also admonishes them
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concerning the faithful standard. In
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verse 10, he says, "Of sin, because they
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believe not on me, of righteousness
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because I go to my father and you see me
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no more." And so what this states here
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in the text is is that Christ as he has
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come, he has set the standard of
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righteousness. The Bible tells us that
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Christ is the express image of God the
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Father and he is the standard. He is the
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plum line in which all of men are to
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line themselves up against. And if your
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righteousness does not does not exceed
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the righteous, Jesus said to the scribes
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and Pharisees, you shall not enter into
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the kingdom of God. But I'll say this,
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if your righteousness is not the
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righteousness of Christ, there is no
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salvation in your life. Now, what is the
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truth here? He admonishes them
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concerning their sin, but he also
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admonishes them concerning the standard.
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You understand that for a man to be
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saved, he cannot make himself righteous,
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but he has to be made righteous. It's
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not an interior work, but it is an
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exterior work of the Lord imputing his
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righteousness onto those who would trust
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him by faith. And he says in verse 10,
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he said he's going to reprove the world
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of righteousness because I go to my
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father. Now, what's the truth here? He's
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talking about the ascension. The fact
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that Jesus would leave his disciples
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behind. We notice the note in the book
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of Acts, chapter number one, his
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ascension is made. those disciples stand
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there gazing up into the heavens looking
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for Jesus and the angels speak to them
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say ye men of Galilee why stand you up
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into the gaz gazing up into the heavens
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he said for this same Jesus shall come
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unto you again in like manner and what g
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what the Jesus is saying here is that as
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his bodily presence leaves his presence
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in the Holy Spirit would come to to
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reestablish and reinforce the standard
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now the standard is Christ and salvation
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the Bible says in the book of actsap
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Chapter number four. For there's none
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other name under heaven given among men
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whereby you must be saved. And so he
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alone is righteous. What does the Bible
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tell us about sin? Romans chapter 3 and
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verse number 23 says, "For all have
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sinned and come short of the glory of
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God." Romans tells us that there's none
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righteous. Know not one. There's none
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that understandeth. There's none that
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seeketh after God. And so there is no
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righteousness that is attainable in the
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flesh. But there's only righteousness of
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Christ that is imputed unto the
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believer. And so the fatal sin is
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unbelief. The faithful standard is the
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righteousness of Christ. What did Jesus
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tell his disciples in Matthew chapter 6
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and verse number 33? He said, "Seek ye
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seek ye first the kingdom of God and his
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righteousness, and all these things
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shall be added unto you." And so there
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is the faithful standard. There's the
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fatal sin. But he doesn't only admonish
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them concerning sin and the standard of
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righteousness, but he also admonishes
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them concerning the final sentence,
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verse 11. He's going to reprove the
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world of sin, of righteousness, of
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judgment, because the prince of this
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world, notice that, is judged. Now, that
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simply tells us, this is foreshadowing.
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Christ in his death on Calvar's cross
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would bruise the head of the serpent's
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seed according to Genesis chapter number
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three would bruise his head and the
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serpent's dominion Satan's dominion
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would be finished and cal at Calvary
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Jesus Christ doomed the realm of Satan
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to destruction and so the final sentence
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was placed upon the devil at Calvary
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victory was won at Calvary and so what
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does this tell us that that all men are
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coming to a day of judgment. Notice that
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in verse 11 of judgment because who the
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prince of this world is judged. You see
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the reason that sinners die and go to a
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place called hell is because they are a
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two-fold child of hell. They are born
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into this world conceived in sin and by
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their actions they choose to sin and so
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they follow the devil. But you
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understand Jesus says the Holy Spirit is
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going to commit. judgment is committed
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unto Christ. The Holy Spirit is going to
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witness this. He's going to reprove the
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world of judgment because the prince,
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the leader, the devil himself is judged.
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And so those that would follow in his
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steps, they are sentenced as well. And
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so there is the fatal sin and the
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faithful standard. And I'm thankful
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there is a final sentence. The devil and
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his his uh angels and all of those that
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would follow in his steps, they will be
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sinners. And the Holy Spirit is
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admonishing this. The reason why the
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world refuses the voice of the Holy
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Ghost in their life is because he tells
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them who they really are. There's many
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voices in this world today that say many
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different things there. Everything's
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relative. But the truth is when it comes
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down to the bottom line, the truth that
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God shares with us, the sentence is set,
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the standard is set, the sin is
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described, and it is unbelief, refusing
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to receive the words of God. And so
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there is the advocacy of the Holy
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Spirit. There is the admonishing of the
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Holy Spirit. But then notice thirdly,
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and we'll be done here in just a moment.
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Consider not only the advocacy and admon
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and the admonishing ministry, but
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consider the assisting ministry. Verse
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number 12, Jesus says this to his
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disciples. He says, "I have yet many
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things to say unto you, but you cannot
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bear them now." And so Jesus has a
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desire to tell them future events,
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things that he has not told them up to
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this point. Of course, he's headed to
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Calvary. And he's tried his best to
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explain to them what has come what is
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coming for him and what is coming for
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them, but their flesh would not allow
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them to receive that truth. And so what
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we discover here is verse 12, he says,
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"You cannot bear them. You cannot
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receive the truths that I want to share
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unto you now." But in verse 13, he
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starts off with this little word. He
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says, "How be it when he, the spirit of
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truth, has come. He will guide you." And
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so the Holy Spirit, he is our advocate
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personally. He admonishes the world to
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turn to Christ, turn from their sin, to
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turn under the righteousness, to turn
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away from the judgment that is to come.
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But then for the believer, he is our
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assistant. He's he is with us at all
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times. and thankful for the everpresent
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hand of the Holy Spirit in our life. He
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is always at work in our heart. Now, the
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Bible teaches us that God's going to
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finish the work that he started in us.
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How's he going to do that? He's going to
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do that through the working of the Holy
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Spirit. Notice what he says here in
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verse 13, 14, and 15. So, in this
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assisting ministry of the Holy Spirit,
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there's guiding. Notice that in verse
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13, he will guide you into all truth.
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That word guide there speaks of an
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influence. He will guide you, notice
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that into all truth. Now Jesus had
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shared much truth with them up to this
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point. And and the thing was that they
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did not understand many of the truths
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that Jesus had spoken. But he was
33:40
telling them that there would come one
33:42
that would indwell on the inside and
33:43
would give them understanding of the
33:45
truths that were previously spoken. But
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he would also not only influence them
33:50
concerning the truths that Christ had
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told them, but he would also influence
33:54
them into the truths that they would
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learn afterward. Because he just told
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them in verse 12, he said, "There's many
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things that I want to say, but you
34:02
cannot bear them now." But he says of
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the spirit of truth, he will guide you
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into all truth. The thing about the Holy
34:10
Ghost is, and many people say that
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they're led by the Holy Spirit in this
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day and time, but the truth is about
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their life, when you measure up their
34:18
life, they're not led by the entirety of
34:20
the word of God. If you cherrypick the
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scripture and try to make things twist
34:24
and turn to the m way that you want them
34:26
to affect your life. You are not being
34:28
led by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit,
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his influence is total. It is all truth.
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You're not going to take one and have
34:35
the other. You're not going to be able
34:36
to have one foot in and one foot out and
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have the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
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That implies there must be complete
34:43
submission. If he will guide you into
34:45
all truth, that means that you must be
34:47
willing to follow. Now, you know, just
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by the thought of the terminology that's
34:52
used, he will guide you. A guide is only
34:55
as good as the one who is willing to
34:56
follow. And so, he is willing to guide.
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He wants to influence you into all
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truth, give you the understanding of all
35:04
truth. There's not only his influence in
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the guiding, but there's his
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inspiration. In verse 13, look what the
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Bible says. For he shall not speak of
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himself, but whatsoever he shall hear,
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that shall he speak. So the spirit of
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God is in is the influence in our life
35:21
that guides us into truth. But his
35:23
inspiration is the father. You see, the
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spirit of God does not speak of himself.
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He has no will of his own. But he is
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controlled by the Lord Jesus Christ.
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whatsoever he shall hear that shall he
35:35
speak. So as the words of God are spoken
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unto him by the Lord Jesus Christ for he
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is the word that is what the Holy Ghost
35:42
witnesses in our heart. A good image of
35:46
the Holy Ghost in our life is the same
35:48
picture of the what the Lord Jesus
35:50
Christ showed to us on this earth. He
35:52
said I can only do those things that
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please the father. The Holy Spirit only
35:55
does and says the things that please the
35:58
Lord Jesus Christ. And so the Bible says
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there in verse number 13, he shall not
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speak of himself, but whatsoever he
36:05
shall hear, that shall he speak. As
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Christ speaks to him, he will speak to
36:10
us. So there's his influence. His
36:13
influence is of our own is upon our
36:15
faith. He influences our growth and our
36:18
faith. And then his inspiration is from
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the father. But then in verse 13,
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there's his indication. What does the
36:24
Holy Spirit indicate? Well, he indicates
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the future in verse 13. and he will show
36:28
you things to come. He's going to give
36:33
you wisdom concerning future events.
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He's going to give you understanding
36:38
concerning what is to come in your life.
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And not only your life, but the the
36:41
existence of the world and what is to
36:43
come beyond this life. He will show you
36:46
things to come. I'll say this. You're
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going to know anything about your life
36:50
and what is to come. The Holy Spirit's
36:52
going to have to teach you. If you're
36:54
going to know anything about the Bible
36:55
in your life or anything about the
36:57
purpose of God for your life, what he is
37:00
doing, why he is doing it, how he is
37:01
doing it, you're going to have to have
37:03
the Holy Spirit's voice in your life.
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And so there is the assisting ministry
37:09
of the Holy Spirit seen in the guiding.
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But it's not only seen in his guiding of
37:13
believers, but it's also seen in his
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glorifying of the Lord Jesus Christ. In
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verse 14, notice those first four words.
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He shall glorify me. He shall glorify
37:26
me. The primary ministry of the Holy
37:29
Spirit is to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ
37:31
to lift him up to magnify him. And as
37:34
Jesus is exalted, the scriptures are
37:38
magnified. Now, we know what Jesus said
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there in the book of John chapter 3. He
37:42
told Nicodemus, he said, "And I if I be
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lifted up from the earth, I'll draw all
37:46
men unto myself." And so on Calvary, we
37:49
often equate that ministry there of
37:51
Calvary that he was lifted up on
37:53
Calvar's cross and that as he was lifted
37:55
up there, the whole earth is drawn unto
37:57
him to the cross. But you understand the
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Holy Spirit is the is the one that
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glorifies that lifts up Jesus. And by
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the Holy Spirit, the world is is will be
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can be saved and those that will come
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unto him will be saved. His ministry is
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a glorifying ministry. You say,
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"Preacher, how do I know how much the
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Holy Spirit's working in my life?" Well,
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how much do you glorify God in your
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life? How much do you exalt him? How
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much is his praise on your lips? How is
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he guiding your life? Are you following
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his influence? Do you have his
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indications? And I'm not talking about
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extra biblical uh things that are
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outside of the scriptures, but I'm
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talking about how much of this Bible do
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you live by? His guiding, his
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glorifying. And I'll say this and I'll
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be done. this this afternoon verse
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number 15 he is glorifying but he's also
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granting you see anything that we will
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receive in our life it comes through the
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ministry of the Holy Spirit verse 15 the
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Bible says all things that the father
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hath are mine therefore said I that he
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shall take of mine and shall show it
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unto you and so what this implies is
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first of all that there's a storehouse
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verse verse number 15 Verse 14, he shall
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receive of mine, that's Christ, and
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shall show it unto you. Verse 15, all
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things that the Father hath are mine. So
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you see the Trinity manifested there.
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What the Father has, the Son has, and
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all that the Father has, the Son has all
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of that. And the Bible says in verse 15,
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"Therefore said I that he shall take of
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mine and shall show it unto you. All the
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praise, all the glory, all the honor,
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all the promises, all the provision,
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everything that God has and everything
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that God is is entrusted in the person
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of Jesus Christ." And so because of
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that, the Holy Spirit is the one, if you
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were to consider it this way, if the if
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this is imaged as a large estate, the
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Holy Spirit is the executive of that
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estate. And he is the one that is
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entrusted to divvy out the grace and the
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provision and the promises unto you.
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Verse 15, he shall take of mine and
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shall show it unto you. any blessing in
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your life, and I'm not talking about
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physical things, but any blessing of
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spiritual measure in your life, being
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able to serve God, being able to work
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for God, being effective in the ministry
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that God has called you to do only
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happens and it's only made possible by
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the working of the Holy Spirit. He says
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in verse 15, "All things that the Father
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hath are mine." The storehouse is there.
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But I'll say this, the Holy Spirit wants
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to share with with you out of this
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storehouse. But the truth is what
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hinders us so often times is we are
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refusing to receive it because of our
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burdens, our brokenness, most of the
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time our busyiness. And so I want to say
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this to you, all right? These these days
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and and uh I want to make this this
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statement. I'll be done here this
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morning. During these days when you're
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at home, you're getting to spend a lot
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of time with your family. I'll encourage
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you, dads, take your Bible and sit down
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with your family, study the word of God.
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You're not going to get days like this
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often in your life. You're not going to
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get these opportunities. One day, your
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children will be grown and gone. You
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don't have another chance to tell them
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the word of God. Just sit down in a
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family set and you ought to make it a a
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priority in your life. And you say,
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"Preacher, well, I've never had the time
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up to this point." Well, that's what I'm
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telling you. You have the time now. And
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what I want to encourage you to do, if
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you'll make the time now to do what you
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know you need to do, spend time in God's
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word and in prayer, you'll make it a
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habit later when things get busy again.
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And make sure that you're spending the
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time with God that he wants you to
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spend. And uh I thank you so much for
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listening with us today. Tune in with
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us. And uh I I know this. I know God
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will help us, but it's going to come
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from the private place. It's going to
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come through the ministry of the Holy
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Spirit in our life. I know I've said a
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lot about that here at the church of
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late, but the Bible still tells us we're
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to be be filled with the spirit. Amen.
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Be not drunk with wine. Word is excess,
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but be filled with the spirit. Be
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controlled. Be led by the spirit of God.
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I tell you what, God can do something
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with our lives if we'll be filled and be
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led by the spirit of God. Allow him to
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assist us in our daily life. And I love
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you, church. I appreciate you listening
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in with us. and go back through there
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and check out the prayer requests there
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on the live feed and pray one for
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another. And I want to let you know this
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as far as this week goes. Wednesday
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night service is not cancelled yet.
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Okay. Um I know weather and all it's not
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looking good. Um but we'll let you know
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as of when it comes to that time. Um I'm
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sure you know due to everything we
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probably will have to postpone that and
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so you just stay up with us. We'll have
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the church message out on the Facebook
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page and we'll let you know as
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everything comes in what we see and so
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be safe and if you have a need I will
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say this church family if you have a
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need please let us know and myself the
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deacons brother Kyle Brother Chris or
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any of the men if you have a need please
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let us know and we'll help you any way
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that we can love each and every one of
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you and let's close in a word of prayer
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and uh then I appreciate you so much for
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tuning in with us today. Father, thank
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you for the good day. Thank you for your
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grace and your mercy. And thank you for
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allowing me to share the word of God
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today with our church, Lord. I sure love
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them. Miss them this morning, God, or
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this afternoon. It's it's different,
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Lord, this way. But God, I'm thankful we
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still have the opportunity to share the
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word of God. And I pray you'll take it
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and use it for your glory. And help us
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to be uh submissive, Lord, to be
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faithful to listen to the voice of the
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Holy Spirit in these days. Help us to
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take time and pray and read our Bibles,
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Lord, not to just be lazy and sit
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around, look at our phones, uh but God,
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to take time and pray and read God's
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word and pray for the lost. Lord, I pray
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you'll do a work in our church. I pray
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when we come back in here, Lord, in the
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next days, whenever it is, I pray God
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that we'll not be laxed. Uh Lord, we'll
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not have to get used to it again, but
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Lord, that we'll just have spent time
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with you in prayer and in the word of
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God, and we'll just be refreshed and
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ready to worship. And Lord, I just pray
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you'll do that for us. I sure love you.
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Thank you for loving us and believe with
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our church family. Please, Lord, watch
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over those uh that are that are working
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the roads as well as the power
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companies. Please watch over those
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linemen and watch over them. Be with our
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church family. All those prayer
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requests, God, touch each and every
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need. We'll be sure to thank you for
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what you do. We love you and we ask it
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all in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you,
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church. Hope you have a wonderful day.
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God bless you.
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>> Thank you for joining our service today.
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We'd love it if you'd join us in person
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the next time you are able at Meadows
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2988 Stewart Road in Walnut Cove, North
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Carolina. Our service times are Sunday
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school at 10:00 a.m., Sunday morning
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worship at 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday
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evening Bible study at 700 p.m. For more
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