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Great to see you all here this morning. Please take out your copy of God's Word. We're going to do something a little different this morning. You may have noticed in your bulletin if you pay attention to that at all that we are not going to continue in Mark today.
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And I know that some people get very dogmatic about what preaching should look like. Many people say that expositional preaching must be verse by verse. Exposition is just simply, in the most simplest of terms, preaching what the Bible has to say about any given topic.
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Say, picking for the main points of a sermon, the main points of a text for the sermon. That's the definition in its simplest form. And so it's healthy at times to stop and take a little topical look at some things, a more broad look.
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And so that's what we're going to do together today is we're going to look at church polity together. And the reason for that is this evening we're having our direction dessert when we get together and present a vision for next year and what we believe God is leading us into.
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Next year and we have newly appointed elders. It just happened, oh gosh, maybe five or six weeks ago we appointed elders of our church and we have yet to really take the time to stop and talk about what that even means.
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So that's what I would like to do with you today. So I have a lot of texts for you to turn to. And in habit I actually told you to take out your copy of God's Word. I didn't tell you where to turn because I'm going to give you a lot of places.
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You may find it best for you today to just simply jot down references and turn to them later.
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You might want to catch me on some of the longer ones. You may try to keep up with me.
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But for the sake of time I'm going to move pretty quick and I'm not going to wait until I hear pages stop flipping in order for us to get through what needs to be accomplished this morning.
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I want to say to you also church polity is the doctrines about the organizational structure of the church and it's a subset of a greater study, the doctrines of the church called ecclesiology.
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What we're going to do this morning is going to be very glossary.
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I can't possibly expound all of this in a single service unless you guys were willing to stay here until one or two, which I don't think you are.
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So we're going to kind of glance over some things.
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So if I don't make a connection for you, I know I'm not making the connection for you.
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Let's talk about it later. We can connect the dots together.
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So with that in mind, let's pray and then I'll pile in where we're going to head today.
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Father, we thank you for the great love that you've shown us in Christ.
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We are here sitting together in this room because of his completed work.
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I thank you that we have such a great hope in him.
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We thank you, Father, that you've also given us, because of Christ, your spirit.
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There's great triune work in play right now on our behalf.
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And we pray by your spirit, Lord, that you'll work today.
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You know our frailties even better than we.
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And Father, I know that I can accomplish nothing good apart from you.
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So I pray that you'll work this day in our hearts to bring us into conformity with your son for the praise of your glory.
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We pray this in Christ's name. Amen.
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I hope in your Christian walk you are growing in your appreciation for the church.
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Because the church is what Christ came to die for.
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The church itself was purchased by Christ's blood.
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And I mean that in a universal sense.
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The church today, the church past, the church future.
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All those who will be found in Christ, who will place believing faith in him, were purchased by Christ's blood.
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It was his very intention in coming here was to purchase the church for himself.
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1 Corinthians 15.3 says,
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Paul states in Ephesians 5.25 that Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
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This is why Christ came.
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This is why we have hope in this season in him.
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Because Christ came and purchased the church.
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It was precious to him.
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It is his bride.
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And he completed that work.
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Wes mentioned that earlier.
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This was something that happened once and for all.
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He was able to with confidence say,
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it is finished.
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The writer of Hebrews 10.14 says,
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For by a single offering,
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he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.
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So this is an accomplished work on Christ's behalf.
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Yet we still find it carrying out.
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Still find it having its effect.
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We have been made perfect in him and yet we are being made perfect.
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Perfect.
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As individuals and as the church.
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Sorry again for Judah.
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We're in this process and God has given to us a great responsibility.
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As the church.
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As the global church.
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Right?
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He's set us about a mission.
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And I think rightly it's good to say,
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not that God has given a mission to the church,
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but that he's given the church to his mission.
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Matthew chapter 28.
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Verse 16 through 20.
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After Jesus is resurrected,
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spending time with his disciples.
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Verse 16 says,
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Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee,
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to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.
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And when they saw him,
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they worshipped him,
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but some doubted.
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And Jesus came and said to them,
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All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
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Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
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baptizing them in the name of the Father,
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and of the Son,
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and of the Holy Spirit,
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teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.
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And behold,
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I am with you always to the end of the age.
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And we can see even here,
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this work that has been completed
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and is being completed
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by the power and grace of God.
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Right?
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This is the command that's been given to us
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as a local congregation.
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And it's a big, mighty task.
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So we see most commonly mentioned in the scriptures
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when we speak of church,
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the gathering of believers,
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those local congregations,
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which we would be one of.
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And as the global church has this mission
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to go and make disciples of all nations,
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baptizing them in the name of the Father,
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the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
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teaching them to observe,
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to be disciple-making disciples,
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we as a church have been given that very same command.
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This is true of us as well.
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So it's important that we ask the question,
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how?
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How are we supposed to do this?
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This is a big, mighty task
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that has been given to the church.
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And very quickly,
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lots of people will give you lots of answers to that.
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Ask anybody who serves in full-time ministry
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what their philosophy of ministry is,
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and you're going to hear all sorts of answers.
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I feel that for our church it is a grace,
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and I am thankful to get to serve at a church
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that believes in the sufficiency of Scripture
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and actually lives like they believe
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in the sufficiency of the Scriptures.
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God has given to us a book
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that is the guide and rule for all holiness,
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and that includes the way in which
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we govern our church.
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James Montgomery Boyce
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was a 20th century Philadelphian pastor,
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just means he pastored in Philadelphia,
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and said,
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I don't know why I wrote it down that way,
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said,
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while many churches now confess belief
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in biblical authority,
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they remain undecided
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whether the Bible is sufficient
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for the church's life and work.
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We confess its authority,
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but we discount its ability
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to do what is necessary
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to draw unbelievers to Christ,
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enable us to grow in godliness,
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provide direction for our lives,
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and transform and revitalize society.
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He adds,
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in the 16th century,
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the battle was against those
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who wanted to add church traditions
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to Scripture,
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the Catholics,
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but in our day,
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the battle is against those
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who have to use worldly means
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to do God's work.
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Our great battle
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in American Christianity
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is not over the inerrancy
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of the Scripture,
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but of the sufficiency
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of the Scriptures.
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Has God given us what we need
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to accomplish the task
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that He's laid before us?
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The answer is yes.
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You can't just say that
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and not live that appropriately.
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And so what I want to show you today
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is the way in which
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we have arranged
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our organizational structure
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as we see the Scriptures
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teach them to us.
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And I gave you a phrase
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that's in the top of your bulletin
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in the notes
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that says simply this,
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maybe not simply,
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Christ Family Church is
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God-ordained,
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Christ-ruled,
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Spirit-led,
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elder-guided,
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deacon-served,
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and congregation-governed,
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or congregationally
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if you prefer.
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Christ Family Church
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is God-ordained,
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Christ-ruled,
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Spirit-led,
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elder-guided,
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deacon-served,
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and congregation-governed.
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So I want to break
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this phrase down for you.
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We certainly see
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that the Godhead
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starts out this phrase, right?
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This is a church
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that has been given to us.
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It belongs to God.
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It's God-ordained.
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It's Christ-ruled.
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It's Spirit-led.
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It's God-ordained
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as all things are.
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All things in this world
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are ordained by our Lord.
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They're all held
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in His providence.
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And therefore,
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we can safely say
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that our church
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is God-ordained.
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Isaiah 45.7
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God says,
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I form light
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and create darkness.
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I make well-being
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and create calamity.
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I am the Lord
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who does all these things.
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Job recognized this.
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Job 42.2.
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He said,
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I know that you can do
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all things
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and that no purpose
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of yours can be thwarted.
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King Nebuchadnezzar,
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after his wild times
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in the wilderness,
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when he comes back
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to his senses
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in Daniel 4.35,
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says of God,
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He does according
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to His will
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among the host of heaven
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and among the inhabitants
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of the earth,
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and none can stay His hand
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or say to Him,
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what have you done?
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Paul,
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in Ephesians 1.11,
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says that God works
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all things
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according to the counsel
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of His will.
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He is sovereign
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over everything
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and therefore,
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the very fact
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that this church exists
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means that God
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ordained it.
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That we have a name
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and we are here
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means that God
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is in control
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over what is happening.
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I think every good sermon
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has a Charles Spurgeon
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quote in it.
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It makes my brother
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plain language
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beautiful
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to read something
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he said.
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So let me just read to you
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this beautiful quote
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by him.
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He said,
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I believe that
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every particle of dust
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that dances in the sunbeam
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does not move an atom
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more or less
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than God wishes.
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That every particle
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of spray that dashes
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against the steamboat
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has its orbit
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as well as the sun
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in the heavens.
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That the chaff
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from the hand
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of the winnower
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is steered
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as the stars
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in their courses.
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The creeping of an aphid
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over the rosebud
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is as much fixed
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as the march
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of the devastating pestilence.
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The fall of leaves
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from a poplar
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is as fully ordained
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as the tumbling
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of an avalanche.
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Isn't that beautiful?
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And so this is true
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of our church.
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Christ's family church
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is God
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ordained.
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And it is
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Christ ruled.
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Matthew 16
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verse 18
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Jesus says
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in response
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to Peter
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claiming that
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he is the Christ
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he says
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and I tell you
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you are Peter
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and on this rock
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that truth
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the very truth
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that he is the Christ
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I will build
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my church
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and the gates of hell
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shall not prevail against it.
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Notice the language there
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he says
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Christ says
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that on this truth
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I will build
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my church.
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Christ rules
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Christ family church.
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Christ family church
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is God ordained.
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things under Jesus' feet
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and gave him
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his head
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over all things
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to the church.
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And again later
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in Ephesians 5
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verse 23
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that Christ
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is the head
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of the church.
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We are simply
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an extension of him.
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His body
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moving
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and working
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in this world.
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Christ family church
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is God ordained.
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It is Christ ruled.
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And it is
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spirit led.
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It is
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by God's spirit
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that this
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act
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is accomplished.
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The spirit
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is an agent
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of Christ
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to us.
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A helper
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sent to us
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to help us
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accomplish
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this great task
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that has been put
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before us.
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Romans 8
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verse 14
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and then verse 17
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says
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for all who are led
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by the spirit of God
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are sons of God.
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Verse 17
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if children
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then heirs of God
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and fellow heirs
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with Christ.
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So we have been
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called together
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as these heirs
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of God
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who are led
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by the spirit.
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And that is the way
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in which we function
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in the church.
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Paul exhorts us
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in Ephesians
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chapter 4
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verse 3
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in the beginning
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of verse 4
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that we ought to be
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eager to maintain
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the unity
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of the spirit
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in the bond
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of peace
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for there is
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one body
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and one spirit.
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So we are
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therefore
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by the Godhead
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led along.
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Christ family church
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is God ordained
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Christ ruled
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and spirit led.
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But now what part
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do we play
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in this?
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How is it that
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the Godhead
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intervenes
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and connects
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in our lives
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and we actually
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play this out?
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The scriptures
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have been very clear
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to us
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in this way.
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Now let me say to you
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that there are
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various forms
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of church government
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that I find
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acceptable.
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I just find the one
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that we practice
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most acceptable.
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I think it's
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most clearly
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laid before us.
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I think church history
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has spoken clearly
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to us that this is
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the most health
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giving form
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of polity.
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But I will grant
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that there are
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some variations
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of some degree
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that are also
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acceptable.
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But let's just
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talk about elders.
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Christ family church
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is elder
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guided.
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This word elder
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in the scriptures
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has also been
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translated bishop
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or overseer.
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it's translated
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only as pastor
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one place
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in the entire
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scripture
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which is found
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in Ephesians
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chapter 4.
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That's the only time
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you see that term
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as a noun.
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Otherwise
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it's a verb
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that elders
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are called
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to pastor
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in that way.
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And so the role
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of elders
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in the church
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if you look
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in 1 Timothy
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5.17
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is to rule
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to preach
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and to teach.
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It says
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let the elders
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who rule
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will be well
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considered
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worthy
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of double
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honor
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especially
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those
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who labor
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in preaching
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and teaching.
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Elders are
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to care
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for God's
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church.
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1 Timothy
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3.4
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and 5
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He must
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manage
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his own
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household
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well.
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This is a
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qualification
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for an elder.
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He must
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manage
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his own
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household
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well
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with all
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dignity
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keeping
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his children
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submissive.
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For if
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someone does
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not know
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how to
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manage
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his own
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household
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how will
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he care
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for God's
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church?
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Right?
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Judah
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making me
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look bad
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this morning.
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1 Peter
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5
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2-3
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we see
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that
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elders
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are to
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shepherd.
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Instruction
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here
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Peter is
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giving to
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the elders
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of these
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churches
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that he's
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writing to
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shepherd
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the flock
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of God
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that is
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among you
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exercising
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oversight
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not under
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compulsion
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but willingly
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as God
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would have
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you
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not for
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shameful
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game
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but eagerly
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not domineering
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over those
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in your
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charge
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but being
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examples
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to the
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flock
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keeping
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watch
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over
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their
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souls
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this is
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the
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instruction
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that's
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been
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given
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to
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us
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Hebrews
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13
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17
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obey
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your
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leaders
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and submit
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to them
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for they
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are keeping
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watch
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over your
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souls
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as those
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who
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would
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give
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to give
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an
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account
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let them
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do this
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with joy
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and not
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with groaning
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for that
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would be
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of no
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advantage
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to you
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so elders
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are to
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look
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after the
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spiritual
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well-being
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of the
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flock
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that's
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been
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given
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them
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it's
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the
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tasks
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that are
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laid
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before
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them
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they
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must
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possess
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outstanding
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character
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we don't
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have time
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to get
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into all
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of these
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things
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you can
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look at
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these
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later
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1st
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Timothy
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3
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1-7
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and
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Titus
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1
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6-9
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I
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encourage
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you
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to take
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a look
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at those
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we
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believe
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fully
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that elders
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should be
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plural
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in nature
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we should
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have a
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plurality
17:14
leadership
17:15
Acts 14
17:18
23
17:18
Paul and
17:20
Barnabas
17:20
have just
17:20
been
17:20
drug
17:21
out of
17:22
Lystra
17:22
Paul is
17:23
beaten
17:23
they think
17:24
to death
17:24
some of
17:25
the
17:26
Christians
17:26
gather
17:27
around him
17:27
and he
17:28
rises
17:29
and then
17:30
Paul and
17:30
Barnabas
17:30
return
17:32
they go
17:32
to Derbe
17:33
for a while
17:33
then they go
17:34
to Lystra
17:34
Iconium
17:35
and to
17:35
Antioch
17:36
and it
17:36
says
17:36
and when
17:37
they had
17:37
appointed
17:37
elders
17:38
plural
17:38
for them
17:39
in every
17:39
church
17:39
with prayer
17:40
and fasting
17:41
they committed
17:42
them to the
17:43
Lord
17:43
in whom
17:43
they had
17:44
believed
17:45
later in
17:46
Acts 20
17:47
verse 17
17:48
we see the
17:49
record that
17:50
now from
17:50
Miletus
17:51
he sent
17:52
to Ephesus
17:52
and called
17:53
the elders
17:54
of the church
17:55
to come to
17:56
him
17:56
again plural
17:57
elders
17:58
Titus
18:00
1.5
18:01
Paul writes
18:01
to Titus
18:02
this is why
18:02
I left
18:03
you in
18:03
Crete
18:04
so that
18:04
you might
18:05
put what
18:05
remained
18:06
into order
18:06
and appoint
18:07
elders
18:08
in every
18:08
town
18:09
as I
18:10
directed
18:10
you
18:10
James
18:12
5.14
18:14
is anyone
18:15
among you
18:16
sick
18:16
let him
18:17
call for
18:18
the elders
18:18
of the church
18:19
and let
18:19
them pray
18:20
over him
18:20
anointing
18:21
him
18:21
with oil
18:21
in the
18:22
name
18:22
of the
18:23
Lord
18:23
and then
18:24
1 Peter
18:25
chapter 5
18:26
verse 1
18:26
and the
18:27
beginning
18:27
of 2
18:27
so I
18:28
exhort
18:29
the elders
18:29
among you
18:30
as a
18:31
fellow elder
18:31
and a
18:32
witness
18:32
of the
18:32
sufferings
18:33
of Christ
18:33
as well
18:34
as a
18:34
partaker
18:34
in the
18:35
glory
18:35
that is
18:35
going
18:35
to be
18:35
revealed
18:36
shepherd
18:36
the
18:37
flock
18:37
of
18:37
God
18:37
that is
18:38
among
18:38
you
18:38
or
18:38
pastor
18:39
the
18:39
flock
18:40
of
18:40
God
18:40
that is
18:41
among
18:41
you
18:44
that is
18:45
enough
18:46
for me
18:46
that is
18:48
enough
18:48
that we
18:49
see
18:49
this
18:50
plurality
18:50
as an
18:51
example
18:51
to us
18:51
again
18:52
and again
18:53
is enough
18:54
for me
18:54
to say
18:54
we need
18:55
more
18:55
than one
18:56
we don't
18:57
need a
18:57
guy on
18:58
top
18:58
making
18:59
all of
18:59
our
18:59
decisions
18:59
for us
19:00
I have
19:01
found
19:01
practically
19:02
it to be
19:03
of great
19:04
benefit
19:04
I have
19:06
men
19:06
that I'm
19:06
accountable
19:07
to
19:07
I have
19:08
men
19:08
that I
19:08
get to
19:08
shoulder
19:09
the
19:09
burden
19:09
of
19:10
service
19:11
share
19:12
in the
19:12
joy
19:13
of
19:13
service
19:14
and
19:14
guidance
19:15
to
19:15
our
19:15
church
19:16
it's
19:16
of
19:16
great
19:17
benefit
19:18
for
19:18
us
19:19
I
19:20
have
19:20
seen
19:21
in my
19:21
very
19:21
young
19:22
years
19:22
so
19:23
many
19:24
pastors
19:24
tumble
19:25
from
19:25
the
19:25
top
19:25
because
19:26
they
19:26
have
19:26
no
19:26
accountability
19:27
they're
19:28
placed
19:28
on a
19:29
pedestal
19:29
as if
19:29
they're
19:30
perfect
19:30
and they
19:31
try to
19:32
live that
19:32
way
19:33
on the
19:33
outside
19:34
on the
19:34
inside
19:35
they
19:35
absolutely
19:35
rot
19:36
away
19:37
we're
19:38
working
19:38
hard
19:39
together
19:39
for that
19:39
never
19:40
to be
19:40
the
19:40
case
19:41
with
19:41
us
19:41
I
19:43
want
19:43
you to
19:43
know
19:43
that
19:44
I'm
19:44
a
19:44
man
19:44
in
19:44
need
19:45
of
19:45
grace
19:45
right
19:46
it is
19:47
my
19:47
hope
19:48
it is
19:48
my
19:48
goal
19:49
to
19:49
lead
19:50
you
19:50
and to
19:50
lead
19:50
you
19:50
well
19:51
but I
19:51
fail at
19:52
things
19:52
sometimes
19:53
and I
19:53
need
19:54
accountability
19:54
in my
19:55
life
19:55
and this
19:55
provides
19:56
that
19:56
having a
19:57
plurality
19:58
of
19:59
leaders
19:59
in that
19:59
way
20:00
so we
20:01
see that
20:02
we're
20:02
to give
20:02
guidance
20:04
to the
20:04
church
20:05
and we'll
20:05
talk in
20:05
a moment
20:06
about
20:06
congregationalism
20:08
and what
20:08
role you
20:08
play
20:09
in that
20:10
effort
20:10
I want
20:11
to tell
20:12
you who
20:12
the elders
20:13
of our
20:13
church
20:14
are
20:14
and I'll
20:15
just let
20:16
you guys
20:16
raise your
20:16
hands
20:17
if you
20:17
will
20:18
Wes
20:19
Shelnut
20:19
who has
20:19
served our
20:20
church for
20:24
so many
20:25
years leading
20:25
us in
20:26
music and
20:27
pastoring
20:27
us in
20:28
that way
20:28
has been
20:29
elected as
20:30
an elder
20:30
Doug
20:32
Hitchcock
20:32
I picked
20:33
him out
20:33
here on
20:34
the aisle
20:35
Stan
20:36
Luttrell
20:36
over here
20:37
Daryl
20:39
Allison
20:39
in the
20:40
back
20:41
and then
20:41
myself
20:42
we have
20:44
five elders
20:44
of our
20:45
church now
20:45
and this
20:46
is a
20:46
massive
20:46
blessing
20:47
I may
20:48
feel it
20:48
more than
20:48
any of
20:49
the rest
20:49
of you
20:49
do
20:49
but I
20:50
love
20:51
that these
20:51
men are
20:52
coming
20:52
alongside
20:52
and helping
20:53
me serve
20:54
in leading
20:55
you all
20:56
it's a
20:56
huge
20:57
huge
20:57
blessing
20:57
to our
20:57
church
20:58
and to
20:58
have
20:58
men
20:59
of this
20:59
quality
21:00
by God's
21:01
grace
21:01
is a
21:02
great
21:02
blessing
21:02
to us
21:03
as well
21:04
and I
21:04
hope that
21:04
you'll
21:05
recognize
21:05
that you
21:06
have a
21:06
leadership
21:06
structure
21:07
here
21:07
that you
21:07
can go
21:08
to
21:08
I
21:09
can't
21:10
possibly
21:10
give each
21:11
and every
21:11
one of
21:12
you
21:12
the attention
21:13
that you
21:13
may need
21:13
in your
21:14
life
21:14
but there
21:14
are
21:14
men
21:15
that can
21:16
look to
21:17
them
21:17
for
21:18
leadership
21:18
trust
21:19
them
21:19
for what
21:20
they bring
21:20
before you
21:21
so
21:23
Christ
21:23
family
21:23
church
21:24
then
21:24
is
21:24
God
21:25
ordained
21:25
Christ
21:27
ruled
21:27
spirit
21:28
led
21:28
elder
21:29
guided
21:30
deacon
21:31
served
21:33
we don't
21:34
want to
21:34
forget about
21:34
our
21:35
deacons
21:35
our precious
21:36
deacons
21:36
and I
21:37
think
21:37
that our
21:37
deacons
21:37
would
21:37
actually
21:38
prefer
21:38
that we
21:38
forget
21:38
about
21:39
them
21:39
these
21:39
are the
21:39
kind of
21:40
people
21:40
that want
21:40
to serve
21:40
quietly
21:41
the kind
21:42
of people
21:43
that if
21:43
they're doing
21:44
everything
21:44
well we never
21:45
notice it
21:46
never notice
21:47
just quite how
21:47
clean the
21:48
building is
21:48
or how
21:49
perfectly the
21:49
sound goes
21:50
no one ever
21:51
really notices
21:52
when the words
21:53
are right on
21:53
the screen
21:53
but we
21:54
definitely
21:54
notice when
21:54
they're wrong
21:55
on the screen
21:55
right
21:56
these are
21:57
the people
21:58
who want
21:58
to fly
21:59
under the
21:59
radar
21:59
and receive
22:00
no praise
22:02
in Acts
22:03
chapter 6
22:03
we see the
22:04
very first
22:04
appointing
22:05
of deacons
22:06
and an
22:07
issue had
22:07
arisen
22:08
the
22:08
hellenistic
22:09
jews
22:09
weren't
22:10
being
22:10
served
22:11
in the
22:11
serving
22:12
of
22:12
meals
22:12
and so
22:13
a complaint
22:13
arises
22:14
and it
22:14
makes its
22:15
way to
22:15
the apostles
22:15
who were
22:16
teaching
22:16
and they
22:17
say it's
22:17
not fitting
22:18
for us
22:18
to serve
22:18
tables
22:19
and you
22:19
recall
22:20
this
22:20
record
22:21
right
22:21
not because
22:22
it was
22:22
below them
22:23
but because
22:23
they had
22:24
other things
22:24
that were
22:25
more pressing
22:28
for them
22:29
to be
22:30
working on
22:31
right
22:31
the other
22:31
things were
22:32
important
22:32
the serving
22:33
of the
22:33
tables
22:33
mattered
22:34
but just
22:35
not for
22:35
the
22:36
apostles
22:36
and we
22:38
see
22:38
they
22:39
elect
22:40
deacons
22:41
to serve
22:42
and to
22:42
make sure
22:42
these things
22:42
are taking
22:43
place
22:43
and we
22:43
can gather
22:44
from this
22:44
three
22:45
general
22:46
job
22:47
descriptions
22:47
for deacons
22:48
they're to
22:48
serve the
22:49
physical needs
22:49
of the church
22:50
they actually
22:50
went and
22:51
physically
22:51
fed
22:51
they took
22:52
the bread
22:52
around
22:53
and fed
22:53
the people
22:54
they're to
22:56
quell
22:57
or put
22:58
down
22:58
grumbling
22:59
which is
23:00
what was
23:00
happening
23:01
right
23:02
rightly
23:02
there was
23:03
appropriate
23:04
grumbling
23:04
happened
23:05
but their
23:05
job was
23:05
to come
23:06
in and
23:06
intervene
23:06
in that
23:07
situation
23:07
and to
23:08
insulate
23:09
the apostles
23:10
from all the
23:11
grumbling
23:12
about the
23:12
little
23:12
things
23:13
and they
23:15
were to
23:16
protect
23:16
the job
23:17
of
23:17
the
23:18
apostles
23:18
which
23:19
later are
23:20
the elders
23:20
as they
23:21
work out
23:21
ministry
23:22
Peter
23:22
as we
23:23
just read
23:23
refers to
23:24
himself
23:24
as an
23:25
elder
23:26
in
23:26
1 Peter
23:26
chapter 5
23:27
these are the
23:28
three general
23:29
job descriptions
23:30
of deacons
23:31
and they must
23:32
also possess
23:33
outstanding
23:34
character
23:34
1 Timothy
23:35
chapter 3
23:36
verses 8
23:37
through 12
23:37
is where you
23:38
can read
23:39
about that
23:39
now let me
23:41
make a case
23:41
to you
23:42
for
23:43
female
23:44
deacons
23:45
this is a
23:46
highly
23:47
contended
23:48
issue
23:49
in a lot
23:49
of churches
23:49
we
23:51
we
23:51
believe
23:51
that
23:51
it's
23:52
okay
23:52
for
23:52
women
23:53
to
23:53
serve
23:53
in
23:53
this
23:54
role
23:54
now
23:54
in
23:54
some
23:55
churches
23:55
particularly
23:56
southern
23:57
baptist
23:57
churches
23:57
deacons
23:58
are not
23:59
as
24:01
scripturally
24:02
prescribed
24:03
as they
24:04
should be
24:04
they're
24:05
really
24:05
more like
24:06
elders
24:06
they're
24:06
kind of
24:07
quasi
24:08
elder
24:08
deacons
24:09
they sit
24:09
on a
24:10
board
24:10
they make
24:10
spiritual
24:11
decisions
24:11
for the
24:11
church
24:12
they often
24:13
give
24:13
oversight
24:13
to the
24:14
pastor
24:14
they
24:15
do
24:15
spiritual
24:16
things
24:16
in the
24:16
church
24:17
right
24:17
we're
24:17
not
24:17
talking
24:18
about
24:18
!
24:18
that type
24:18
of deacon
24:19
we're
24:19
talking
24:19
about
24:19
those
24:20
who
24:20
serve
24:20
in
24:20
purely
24:21
physical
24:22
ways
24:22
not
24:22
in
24:23
spiritual
24:23
ways
24:24
at
24:24
all
24:25
1st
24:26
Timothy
24:26
chapter
24:26
3
24:27
verse
24:27
11
24:27
in
24:29
your
24:29
ESV
24:30
if you're
24:30
following
24:30
along
24:30
with me
24:31
reads
24:32
their
24:32
wives
24:33
likewise
24:34
must be
24:34
dignified
24:35
not
24:35
slanders
24:35
but
24:35
sober
24:36
minded
24:36
it's
24:36
in
24:36
this
24:36
list
24:37
of
24:37
things
24:37
that
24:37
must
24:38
be
24:38
true
24:39
of
24:39
a
24:39
deacon
24:40
sober
24:41
minded
24:42
faithful
24:42
in
24:43
all
24:43
things
24:44
I
24:45
don't
24:45
care
24:46
for
24:46
the
24:46
way
24:47
the
24:47
ESV
24:47
renders
24:48
this
24:48
NASB
24:49
renders
24:49
it
24:49
women
24:50
likewise
24:51
the
24:51
term
24:52
here
24:52
used
24:52
that's
24:52
translated
24:53
in
24:53
ESV
24:53
their
24:54
wives
24:54
was a
24:55
very
24:55
general
24:56
term
24:57
the
24:58
word
24:58
guna
24:59
is the
24:59
Greek
25:00
word
25:00
and it's
25:00
just a
25:01
general
25:01
term
25:01
for a
25:02
woman
25:02
of
25:02
any
25:02
age
25:03
I
25:04
think
25:04
it's
25:04
more
25:05
properly
25:05
rendered
25:06
women
25:07
here
25:08
you
25:08
see
25:08
some
25:08
interpretive
25:10
difficulty
25:11
what
25:11
really
25:11
clears
25:12
it
25:12
up
25:12
for
25:12
me
25:12
is
25:13
when
25:13
we
25:13
see
25:14
this
25:14
word
25:14
diakonos
25:15
servants
25:16
where we
25:16
get our
25:16
word
25:16
deacon
25:17
from
25:17
we
25:18
see
25:18
it
25:18
attached
25:19
to
25:19
a
25:19
woman
25:19
in
25:20
Romans
25:20
chapter
25:20
16
25:21
verse
25:21
1
25:21
it's
25:22
the
25:22
example
25:22
of
25:23
Phoebe
25:23
who
25:23
said
25:24
was
25:24
a
25:24
servant
25:24
of
25:25
the
25:25
church
25:26
at
25:27
Kincrae
25:27
she
25:27
was
25:27
actually
25:28
sent
25:28
on
25:28
a
25:29
physical
25:29
task
25:30
to
25:30
bring
25:31
aid
25:31
to
25:32
Paul
25:33
right
25:34
and
25:34
she's
25:37
yes
25:37
if you
25:37
would
25:37
like
25:38
of
25:38
the
25:38
church
25:39
at
25:39
Kincrae
25:39
and that
25:39
helps
25:40
I believe
25:40
clear up
25:41
for us
25:41
what is
25:42
meant
25:43
in
25:43
1 Timothy
25:43
chapter
25:44
3
25:44
verse
25:45
11
25:45
now we
25:46
have to be
25:46
really careful
25:47
at this
25:47
point
25:47
because we
25:48
can't
25:48
always
25:49
lean on
25:49
our
25:49
experience
25:50
right
25:51
hear me
25:51
we can't
25:52
always lean
25:52
on our
25:52
experience
25:53
but our
25:53
experience
25:54
does
25:54
confirm
25:55
the
25:55
truths
25:55
of
25:56
scripture
25:56
and I
25:57
found
25:57
for our
25:57
church
25:57
the
25:58
female
25:58
deacons
25:58
that we
25:59
have
25:59
have served
26:00
very
26:00
well
26:01
and caused
26:02
no
26:02
problems
26:03
it's been
26:07
and so
26:07
it
26:07
therefore
26:08
affirms
26:09
that
26:09
at least
26:09
in my
26:10
own
26:10
mind
26:11
we
26:12
also
26:12
looked
26:13
as we
26:13
were
26:13
making
26:13
this
26:14
decision
26:14
at
26:15
church
26:15
history
26:16
I
26:17
often
26:17
lean
26:18
on
26:18
men
26:18
that I
26:18
know
26:18
are
26:19
wiser
26:19
than
26:19
myself
26:20
just
26:20
like
26:20
you
26:20
might
26:20
call
26:21
a
26:21
relative
26:21
you
26:21
know
26:22
who's
26:22
a little
26:22
smarter
26:22
than
26:23
you
26:23
if
26:23
you
26:23
have
26:24
uncles
26:24
maybe
26:24
that are
26:25
a little
26:25
bit
26:25
wiser
26:25
most
26:26
people's
26:26
uncles
26:26
are
26:26
not
26:26
but
26:27
if
26:27
you
26:27
have
26:27
an
26:28
uncle
26:28
that's
26:28
a little
26:28
little
26:29
ahead
26:37
and
26:37
again
26:38
many
26:38
of
26:39
the
26:39
very
26:39
healthy
26:40
church
26:40
movements
26:41
had
26:41
female
26:41
deacons
26:42
our
26:44
deacons
26:44
that are
26:44
currently
26:45
serving
26:45
for us
26:46
now
26:46
are
26:47
tasked
26:48
up
26:48
they
26:49
have
26:49
got
26:49
a lot
26:49
going
26:50
on
26:51
Liz
26:52
Shelnut
26:52
she's
26:53
here
26:53
sitting
26:54
next
26:54
to
26:54
Wes
26:54
can you
26:54
raise
26:54
your
26:55
hand
26:55
Liz
26:55
Liz
26:57
is
26:57
handling
26:57
all
26:57
the
26:57
administration
26:58
for our
26:58
church
26:59
as well
26:59
as
26:59
the
26:59
communication
27:00
efforts
27:01
trying
27:01
to get
27:02
information
27:02
out
27:02
to you
27:03
guys
27:03
in a
27:03
timely
27:04
manner
27:04
She
27:05
helps
27:05
me
27:06
cut
27:06
checks
27:06
and
27:07
balance
27:07
books
27:07
and
27:08
all
27:08
those
27:08
joyful
27:09
things
27:09
that
27:09
I
27:10
actually
27:10
hope
27:10
none
27:10
of
27:10
you
27:10
ever
27:11
really
27:11
know
27:11
go on
27:12
it's
27:14
the
27:14
underbelly
27:15
of
27:15
church
27:16
work
27:16
Liz
27:17
helps
27:17
me
27:18
with
27:18
that
27:18
Barbara
27:19
Hitchcock
27:20
you
27:21
probably
27:25
all
27:25
know
27:26
Barbara
27:26
because
27:26
she's
27:26
in
27:26
touch
27:27
with
27:27
you
27:27
a lot
27:27
about
27:27
hospitality
27:28
and
27:29
cleaning
27:29
Barbara
27:31
is
27:31
the
27:31
one
27:31
that
27:31
makes
27:32
sure
27:32
a lot
27:32
of
27:32
people
27:33
get
27:33
in
27:33
there
27:33
and
27:33
get
27:33
involved
27:34
and
27:34
thank
27:34
you
27:34
to
27:34
everyone
27:34
who
27:36
sure
27:36
that
27:37
this
27:37
building
27:37
stays
27:38
up
27:38
again
27:39
a
27:39
thing
27:40
that
27:40
we
27:40
don't
27:40
really
27:41
realize
27:41
until
27:42
it's
27:42
bad
27:42
right
27:43
she
27:43
does
27:43
a
27:44
lot
27:44
of
27:44
work
27:44
to
27:45
organize
27:45
and
27:46
get
27:46
those
27:46
things
27:46
done
27:47
all
27:47
that
27:47
coffee
27:48
that
27:48
you
27:48
guys
27:48
drink
27:49
gallons
27:50
and
27:50
gallons
27:50
of
27:51
coffee
27:51
Barbara
27:52
makes
27:53
sure
27:53
that
27:53
that's
27:54
made
27:54
when
27:54
we
27:54
have
27:54
meals
27:55
like
27:55
tonight
27:56
we're
27:56
having
27:56
our
27:56
dessert
27:57
together
27:57
Barbara
27:57
helps
27:58
organize
27:58
and
27:58
plan
27:59
those
27:59
types
28:00
of
28:00
things
28:00
John
28:02
Cheatham
28:02
is
28:06
making
28:06
sure
28:07
we
28:07
have
28:07
volunteers
28:07
and
28:07
people
28:08
like
28:08
that
28:08
to
28:08
make
28:08
sure
28:08
these
28:09
mics
28:09
are
28:09
running
28:09
and
28:10
we
28:10
record
28:10
the
28:10
sermons
28:11
and
28:11
the
28:11
websites
28:11
up
28:12
and
28:12
going
28:12
and
28:12
all
28:13
of
28:13
that
28:13
stuff
28:13
when
28:13
you
28:14
click
28:14
on
28:14
the
28:14
Christ
28:15
family
28:15
church
28:15
website
28:15
and
28:16
it's
28:16
working
28:16
you
28:17
never
28:17
think
28:17
man
28:17
so
28:18
thankful
28:18
for
28:18
John
28:19
making
28:19
sure
28:19
that
28:19
this
28:19
website
28:20
works
28:20
all
28:20
the
28:20
time
28:20
you
28:21
should
28:22
do
28:22
that
28:22
you
28:22
should
28:22
be
28:23
thankful
28:23
for
28:23
him
28:23
and
28:24
the
28:24
work
28:24
he
28:24
does
28:24
behind
28:25
the
28:25
scenes
28:25
my
28:26
dear
28:27
mother
28:27
Julie
28:27
Rainer
28:28
does
28:31
all
28:31
things
28:31
what
28:32
we
28:32
call
28:32
project
28:32
grow
28:33
all
28:33
things
28:33
kid
28:34
oriented
28:34
so
28:35
all
28:36
the
28:36
volunteers
28:36
and
28:37
we
28:37
have
28:37
Sunday
28:37
school
28:37
and
28:38
the
28:38
teachers
28:38
for
28:38
that
28:38
she
28:39
arranges
28:39
for
28:39
those
28:40
teachers
28:40
to
28:40
be
28:40
here
28:41
make
28:41
sure
28:42
that
28:42
we
28:42
got
28:42
that
28:42
covered
28:43
tonight
28:43
we'll
28:43
have
28:43
childcare
28:44
provided
28:44
my
28:44
mom
28:45
hustled
28:45
around
28:45
and
28:45
found
28:46
volunteers
28:46
to
28:47
make
28:47
that
28:47
happen
28:47
she
28:47
planned
28:48
games
28:48
for
28:49
them
28:49
and
28:49
gotten
28:49
all
28:49
those
28:50
types
28:50
of
28:51
things
28:51
together
28:52
and
28:52
where's
28:53
Daniel
28:53
Swanson
28:53
there
28:55
he is
28:55
good
28:56
ma'am
28:56
Daniel
28:58
Swanson
28:58
is the
28:58
deacon
28:59
of our
28:59
outreach
28:59
so
29:00
those
29:00
efforts
29:00
those
29:00
things
29:00
we've
29:01
been
29:01
doing
29:01
this
29:01
past
29:01
year
29:01
those
29:02
volunteer
29:02
things
29:02
going
29:03
to
29:03
work
29:03
with
29:03
the
29:03
care
29:03
center
29:04
we've
29:05
been
29:05
trying
29:05
to
29:05
connect
29:05
with
29:05
that
29:05
free
29:06
it
29:06
hasn't
29:06
worked
29:06
out
29:06
but
29:07
all
29:07
those
29:07
things
29:08
Daniel
29:08
has
29:08
been
29:08
in
29:08
charge
29:09
of
29:09
feet
29:09
on
29:09
the
29:10
!
29:19
So
29:23
we've
29:23
identified
29:24
some
29:25
roles
29:25
distinguished
29:26
some
29:26
people
29:26
right
29:27
we're
29:28
not
29:28
better
29:29
people
29:29
than
29:30
the
29:30
rest
29:30
of
29:30
you
29:30
it's
29:31
not
29:31
like
29:31
we
29:31
have
29:32
some
29:32
special
29:33
status
29:34
we've
29:34
climbed
29:34
to
29:34
a
29:35
certain
29:35
point
29:35
on
29:35
a
29:35
ladder
29:36
we've
29:36
just
29:36
been
29:36
gifted
29:37
differently
29:37
maybe
29:38
even
29:38
the
29:39
same
29:39
we
29:39
just
29:39
happen
29:39
to
29:40
be
29:40
the
29:40
best
29:40
person
29:40
to
29:40
fill
29:41
the
29:41
role
29:41
at
29:41
the
29:41
time
29:41
right
29:42
so
29:43
I
29:43
want
29:43
you
29:43
to
29:43
hear
29:43
that
29:43
all
29:44
of
29:44
you
29:44
are
29:44
incredibly
29:45
important
29:45
to
29:46
the
29:46
life
29:46
of
29:46
this
29:47
church
29:47
you
29:47
matter
29:48
every
29:48
single
29:49
one
29:50
of
29:50
you
29:51
in
29:51
more
29:51
ways
29:52
than
29:52
you
29:52
can
29:52
possibly
29:52
imagine
29:53
right
29:53
but
29:54
I
29:54
want
29:54
you
29:54
to
29:54
hear
29:54
this
29:54
morning
29:55
this
29:55
last
29:56
part
29:56
of
29:56
our
29:56
phrase
29:57
that
29:57
we
29:57
are
29:58
congregation
29:59
or
29:59
congregationally
30:00
governed
30:01
this
30:03
is
30:03
distinct
30:04
about
30:04
us
30:04
we're
30:04
not
30:04
an
30:04
elder
30:05
rule
30:05
church
30:06
many
30:06
Presbyterian
30:07
churches
30:07
!
30:07
are
30:07
this
30:08
way
30:08
a
30:09
couple
30:09
of
30:09
really
30:09
great
30:10
churches
30:10
in
30:10
the
30:11
area
30:11
one
30:12
just
30:12
down
30:12
on
30:12
400
30:13
a
30:13
pastor
30:14
that
30:14
I
30:14
really
30:14
love
30:14
they
30:15
get
30:15
together
30:15
they
30:16
have
30:16
meetings
30:17
like
30:17
we're
30:17
going
30:17
to
30:17
have
30:17
tonight
30:18
and
30:18
they
30:18
get
30:18
together
30:19
and
30:19
they
30:19
tell
30:19
the
30:19
church
30:20
what
30:20
they're
30:20
going
30:20
to
30:20
do
30:20
in
30:21
the
30:21
hopes
30:21
that
30:21
everybody
30:21
likes
30:22
it
30:22
and
30:23
I
30:42
want
30:42
your
30:43
input
30:44
this
30:45
is
30:45
our
30:45
own
30:45
form
30:46
our
30:46
biblically
30:46
prescribed
30:47
form
30:47
of
30:48
checks
30:48
and
30:48
balances
30:49
in
30:49
this
30:49
process
30:50
you
30:51
all
30:51
have
30:51
the
30:51
spirit
30:52
of
30:52
God
30:52
living
30:53
within
30:53
you
30:53
as
30:54
well
30:54
I'm
30:55
not
30:56
special
30:56
not
30:56
like
30:56
God
30:57
is
30:57
using
30:58
me
30:58
as
30:58
his
30:58
mouthpiece
30:59
and
30:59
none
30:59
of
30:59
you
30:59
get
31:00
it
31:00
because
31:01
I
31:01
got
31:01
a
31:01
direct
31:01
line
31:02
to
31:02
God
31:02
you
31:02
better
31:02
come
31:03
through
31:03
me
31:03
to
31:03
get
31:03
to
31:04
him
31:04
right
31:04
we're
31:05
we're
31:05
all
31:06
part
31:07
of
31:12
scriptures
31:13
like
31:13
1st
31:13
Peter
31:13
chapter
31:14
2
31:14
verse
31:14
9
31:14
Peter
31:15
says
31:15
you're
31:16
a
31:16
chosen
31:16
race
31:16
a
31:17
royal
31:17
priesthood
31:18
a
31:18
holy
31:18
nation
31:18
a
31:19
people
31:19
for
31:19
his
31:20
own
31:20
possession
31:20
you
31:21
remember
31:21
that
31:21
in
31:22
Judaism
31:22
there
31:22
were
31:23
always
31:23
men
31:23
that
31:23
were
31:23
sent
31:24
to
31:24
serve
31:24
and
31:25
intervene
31:25
they
31:26
stood
31:26
between
31:27
right
31:27
the
31:27
high
31:29
priest
31:29
went
31:29
in
31:30
made
31:30
sacrifice
31:30
on
31:31
behalf
31:31
of
31:32
the
31:32
nation
31:32
of
31:33
Israel
31:33
this
31:34
is
31:34
no
31:34
longer
31:34
the
31:35
case
31:35
the
31:36
temple
31:36
curtain
31:36
has
31:36
been
31:42
all
31:42
part
31:42
of
31:42
the
31:43
priesthood
31:43
now
31:44
it's
31:44
a
31:44
beautiful
31:45
picture
31:45
of
31:46
the
31:46
church
31:46
it
31:46
causes
31:46
a
31:47
lot
31:47
of
31:47
messes
31:47
as
31:47
well
31:48
but
31:48
God
31:49
is
31:49
working
31:49
grace
31:50
in
31:50
us
31:50
we
31:51
might
31:51
maintain
31:52
the
31:52
unity
31:53
of
31:54
the
31:54
spirit
31:54
Revelation
31:56
chapter
31:56
5
31:56
verse
31:57
9
31:57
and
31:57
10
31:58
we
31:58
see
31:58
the
31:58
24
31:58
elders
31:59
and
31:59
the
31:59
four
31:59
living
31:59
creatures
32:00
cry
32:01
out
32:01
to
32:01
the
32:02
lamb
32:02
who
32:02
was
32:02
slain
32:02
were
32:03
there
32:03
you
32:03
to
32:03
take
32:03
the
32:03
!
32:04
scroll
32:04
and
32:04
open
32:05
its
32:05
seals
32:05
for
32:06
you
32:06
were
32:06
slain
32:07
and
32:07
by
32:07
your
32:07
blood
32:07
you
32:08
ransomed
32:08
people
32:08
for
32:09
God
32:09
from
32:09
every
32:09
tribe
32:10
and
32:10
language
32:11
and
32:11
people
32:12
and
32:12
nation
32:13
and
32:13
you
32:13
have
32:13
made
32:13
them
32:14
a
32:14
kingdom
32:14
and
32:14
priests
32:15
to
32:15
our
32:15
God
32:16
and
32:16
they
32:16
shall
32:16
reign
32:17
on
32:17
the
32:17
earth
32:18
this
32:19
is
32:19
that
32:19
picture
32:20
and
32:20
it
32:20
helps
32:21
us
32:21
understand
32:21
how
32:22
it
32:22
is
32:22
that
32:23
there's
32:23
not
32:23
this
32:23
clergy
32:24
laity
32:24
distinction
32:25
that
32:26
there's
32:27
five
32:28
of us
32:28
who
32:28
are
32:29
special
32:29
chosen
32:30
set
32:30
aside
32:30
we
32:35
we
32:35
guide
32:36
that
32:36
process
32:37
and
32:37
I
32:38
don't
32:38
think
32:38
any
32:38
of
32:38
you
32:38
have
32:38
spent
32:39
the
32:39
last
32:39
couple
32:39
of
32:39
months
32:40
praying
32:40
about
32:41
how
32:41
it
32:41
is
32:42
we
32:42
should
32:42
be
32:42
directed
32:42
next
32:43
year
32:43
praying
32:44
about
32:44
and
32:44
working
32:44
through
32:45
a
32:45
budget
32:45
a
32:46
calendar
32:46
right
32:47
we've
32:48
taken
32:48
that
32:48
responsibility
32:49
on
32:49
to
32:50
to
32:50
narrow
32:51
it
32:51
down
32:51
to
32:51
fine
32:52
tune
32:52
and
32:52
to
32:52
bring
32:53
it
32:53
to
32:53
you
32:53
but
32:54
it's
32:54
your
32:55
responsibility
32:55
to
32:56
approve
32:56
such
32:57
things
32:57
let me
32:58
just
32:58
show
32:58
you
32:58
some
32:59
examples
32:59
of
32:59
the
32:59
way
32:59
in
33:00
which
33:00
a
33:00
congregation
33:00
is
33:01
supposed
33:01
to
33:01
be
33:01
involved
33:01
in
33:02
the
33:02
governance
33:02
of
33:03
a
33:03
church
33:03
discipline
33:04
Matthew
33:05
chapter
33:05
18
33:06
verse
33:06
15
33:07
through
33:07
20
33:07
Jesus
33:08
says
33:09
if your
33:09
brother
33:09
sins
33:09
against
33:09
you
33:09
go
33:10
and
33:10
tell
33:10
him
33:10
his
33:10
fault
33:10
between
33:11
him
33:11
and
33:11
him
33:11
alone
33:12
if
33:12
he
33:12
listens
33:12
to
33:13
you
33:13
you
33:13
you
33:13
have
33:13
gained
33:13
your
33:14
brother
33:14
but
33:14
if
33:14
he
33:15
does
33:15
not
33:15
listen
33:15
take
33:15
one
33:15
or
33:16
two
33:16
others
33:16
!
33:16
that
33:17
every
33:17
charge
33:17
may
33:18
be
33:18
established
33:18
by
33:18
the
33:18
evidence
33:19
of
33:19
two
33:19
or
33:19
three
33:19
witnesses
33:19
church
33:21
discipline
33:21
process
33:22
verse
33:23
17
33:23
if
33:24
you
33:24
refuse
33:24
to
33:24
listen
33:24
to
33:24
them
33:25
tell
33:25
it
33:25
to
33:26
the
33:26
church
33:27
the
33:27
congregation
33:28
and
33:29
if
33:29
you
33:29
refuse
33:29
to
33:29
listen
33:29
even
33:30
to
33:30
the
33:30
church
33:31
to
33:31
all
33:31
those
33:32
saints
33:32
let
33:33
him
33:33
be
33:33
to
33:33
you
33:33
as
33:34
a
33:34
Gentile
33:34
and
33:35
a
33:35
tax
33:35
collector
33:36
one
33:36
who's
33:36
cast
33:37
out
33:37
one
33:37
who's
33:37
not
33:38
part
33:38
of
33:38
the
33:38
church
33:39
one
33:39
who's
33:39
a
33:39
sinner
33:40
is
33:40
what
33:40
Jesus
33:40
communicating
33:41
here
33:41
verse
33:42
7
33:42
18
33:43
truly
33:43
I
33:43
say
33:43
to
33:44
you
33:44
whatever
33:44
you
33:44
bind
33:44
on earth
33:44
shall
33:45
be
33:45
bound
33:45
in
33:45
heaven
33:45
and
33:46
whatever
33:46
you
33:46
loose
33:46
on
33:46
earth
33:46
shall
33:47
be
33:47
loosed
33:47
in
33:47
heaven
33:47
again
33:48
I
33:48
say
33:48
to
33:48
you
33:48
if
33:48
two
33:49
of
33:49
you
33:49
agree
33:49
on
33:49
earth
33:49
about
33:49
anything
33:50
they
33:50
ask
33:51
will
33:51
be
33:51
done
33:51
for
33:51
them
33:51
by
33:51
my
33:52
father
33:52
in
33:52
heaven
33:52
for
33:52
two
33:53
or
33:53
three
33:53
gathered
33:53
in
33:53
my
33:53
name
33:54
there
33:54
am
33:54
I
33:55
among
33:56
them
33:56
this
33:56
is
33:56
one
33:57
of
33:57
the
33:57
important
33:58
jobs
33:58
of
33:58
the
33:58
church
33:59
is
33:59
to
33:59
judge
33:59
those
34:00
who
34:00
say
34:00
they're
34:00
part
34:01
of
34:01
the
34:01
church
34:01
not
34:02
with
34:03
evil
34:04
condemnation
34:05
but
34:05
with
34:05
love
34:06
people
34:07
who
34:07
come
34:08
into
34:08
our
34:08
fellowship
34:09
and
34:09
say
34:10
they're
34:10
believers
34:10
and
34:10
they're
34:11
not
34:11
all
34:12
of
34:12
us
34:12
can
34:12
look
34:13
at
34:13
their
34:13
lives
34:14
and
34:14
go
34:14
no
34:14
you're
34:14
not
34:15
sin
34:16
is
34:16
serious
34:16
you
34:17
can't
34:17
think
34:18
you're
34:18
a
34:18
believer
34:18
and
34:18
live
34:19
this
34:19
way
34:19
you
34:20
need
34:21
to
34:21
come
34:21
to
34:21
faith
34:21
in
34:21
Christ
34:22
this
34:22
is
34:22
what
34:22
we're
34:22
saying
34:22
when
34:23
we
34:23
administer
34:24
church
34:24
discipline
34:25
and
34:25
that
34:25
responsibility
34:26
lays
34:26
on
34:27
all
34:27
of
34:28
our
34:28
shoulders
34:28
1
34:29
Corinthians
34:29
5
34:29
12
34:30
and
34:30
13
34:30
says
34:32
for
34:32
what
34:32
have
34:32
I
34:33
to
34:33
do
34:33
with
34:33
judging
34:33
outsiders
34:34
is
34:35
it
34:35
not
34:35
those
34:36
inside
34:36
the
34:36
church
34:37
whom
34:37
you
34:37
are
34:38
to
34:38
judge
34:38
God
34:39
judges
34:39
those
34:39
outside
34:40
purge
34:40
the
34:41
evil
34:41
person
34:41
from
34:43
among
34:43
you
34:43
the
34:44
church
34:44
is
34:44
meant
34:44
to
34:44
be
34:45
involved
34:45
in
34:46
this
34:46
process
34:46
they're
34:47
also
34:47
meant
34:48
to
34:48
preserve
34:49
!
34:52
listen to
34:54
this
34:54
correction
34:56
that Paul
34:56
brings
34:57
to the
34:57
church
34:57
remember
34:58
the
34:58
letter
34:58
was
34:59
written
34:59
to
34:59
the
34:59
church
35:00
of
35:00
Galatia
35:00
he
35:01
says
35:01
I'm
35:01
astonished
35:02
that you're
35:02
so quickly
35:03
deserting
35:04
him who
35:05
called you
35:05
in the
35:05
grace of
35:06
Christ
35:06
and are
35:07
turning
35:07
to a
35:07
different
35:08
gospel
35:08
not that
35:09
there is
35:09
another
35:10
one
35:10
but there
35:10
are
35:10
some
35:11
who
35:11
trouble
35:11
you
35:11
and
35:12
want
35:12
to
35:12
distort
35:12
the
35:13
gospel
35:13
of
35:13
Christ
35:14
but
35:14
even
35:15
if
35:15
we
35:15
or
35:16
an
35:16
angel
35:16
from
35:17
heaven
35:17
should
35:17
preach
35:17
to
35:18
you
35:18
a
35:18
gospel
35:18
contrary
35:19
to
35:19
the
35:19
one
35:19
we
35:19
preached
35:19
to
35:19
you
35:20
let
35:20
him
35:20
be
35:21
accursed
35:21
or
35:22
cast
35:22
out
35:23
as
35:23
we
35:23
have
35:24
said
35:24
before
35:24
so
35:24
now
35:25
I
35:25
say
35:25
again
35:25
if
35:26
anyone
35:26
is
35:26
preaching
35:26
to
35:26
you
35:27
a
35:27
gospel
35:27
contrary
35:27
to
35:27
the
35:27
one
35:28
you
35:28
received
35:28
let
35:29
him
35:29
be
35:29
accursed
35:30
here
35:31
he's
35:31
saying
35:31
to
35:31
them
35:31
he's
35:31
saying
35:32
to
35:32
the
35:32
congregation
35:33
judge
35:34
the
35:35
message
35:35
being
35:35
brought
35:36
to
35:36
you
35:36
this
35:37
is
35:37
your
35:38
responsibility
35:39
you
35:40
are
35:40
responsible
35:41
I
35:41
am
35:42
asking
35:43
for
35:43
you
35:43
to
35:43
hold
35:44
me
35:44
theologically
35:45
accountable
35:46
to
35:47
the
35:47
message
35:47
that
35:47
God
35:48
has
35:48
given
35:48
us
35:48
I
35:49
need
35:49
to
35:50
know
35:50
if
35:50
I'm
35:51
erring
35:51
in
35:52
any
35:52
way
35:52
if
35:53
anyone
35:53
ever
35:53
gets
35:54
up
35:54
on
35:54
the
35:54
stage
35:55
and
35:55
errs
35:55
and
35:56
is
35:56
inconsistent
35:56
with
35:57
the
35:57
gospel
35:57
of
35:58
Christ
35:58
we
35:58
need
35:58
to
35:58
bring
35:58
correction
35:59
in
35:59
that
36:00
we're
36:01
a
36:01
religion
36:01
of
36:02
words
36:03
God
36:03
gets
36:03
to
36:04
our
36:04
hearts
36:04
through
36:05
our
36:05
minds
36:05
we
36:05
have
36:06
to
36:06
be
36:06
careful
36:06
about
36:07
what
36:07
we're
36:07
teaching
36:08
and
36:13
this
36:13
kind
36:14
of
36:14
criticism
36:15
and
36:15
critique
36:15
who
36:16
isn't
36:16
humble
36:17
in
36:17
this
36:17
way
36:17
as
36:17
Paul
36:18
is
36:18
to
36:18
say
36:18
look
36:19
if
36:19
it's
36:20
different
36:20
than
36:20
the
36:20
gospel
36:20
we
36:20
brought
36:21
you
36:21
before
36:21
the
36:22
gospel
36:22
of
36:22
scripture
36:23
cast
36:24
me
36:24
out
36:24
do
36:25
that
36:25
please
36:26
if
36:27
I
36:27
err
36:27
I
36:27
have
36:28
no
36:28
place
36:28
here
36:29
or
36:30
Aaron
36:30
I'm
36:31
not
36:31
willing
36:31
to
36:31
correct
36:31
my
36:32
error
36:32
let me
36:32
say
36:32
it
36:32
that
36:32
way
36:33
right
36:34
so
36:34
the
36:35
church
36:35
is
36:35
that
36:35
responsibility
36:36
!
36:36
again
36:36
is
36:38
laid
36:38
on
36:38
their
36:38
shoulders
36:39
we
36:39
even
36:39
see
36:40
an
36:40
example
36:40
of
36:40
selection
36:41
of
36:41
leadership
36:41
again
36:42
back
36:42
in
36:42
Acts
36:42
chapter
36:43
6
36:43
when
36:43
we
36:43
see
36:43
the
36:43
selection
36:44
of
36:44
deacons
36:44
it
36:45
wasn't
36:45
the
36:45
apostles
36:46
that
36:46
selected
36:46
the
36:47
deacons
36:47
it was
36:48
the
36:48
congregation
36:48
you read
36:49
carefully
36:49
those
36:50
first
36:50
six
36:50
verses
36:51
it was
36:51
actually
36:51
the
36:51
congregation
36:52
that
36:52
went
36:52
and
36:53
brought
36:53
those
36:53
men
36:54
to
36:54
the
36:55
apostles
36:55
to
36:55
be
36:55
appointed
36:56
as
36:56
deacons
36:57
congregation
36:57
itself
36:58
selected
37:00
them
37:00
so
37:02
how do
37:03
we
37:03
work
37:03
all
37:03
!
37:04
this
37:05
is
37:05
nuts
37:05
and
37:05
bolts
37:05
practical
37:06
for
37:07
us
37:07
how do
37:07
we
37:07
work
37:08
all
37:08
this
37:09
out
37:09
so
37:09
as
37:09
we're
37:10
elder
37:10
guided
37:11
and I
37:11
mentioned
37:11
to you
37:12
we spend
37:13
months
37:13
praying
37:14
about
37:14
spend
37:15
some
37:15
time
37:16
fasting
37:16
about
37:17
what
37:17
it is
37:17
we
37:18
ought
37:18
to
37:18
be
37:18
doing
37:18
next
37:19
year
37:19
together
37:20
as
37:20
a
37:20
church
37:21
it's
37:21
constantly
37:22
occupying
37:23
my
37:23
mind
37:23
the
37:24
other
37:24
men
37:24
have
37:24
other
37:25
jobs
37:25
and
37:25
things
37:26
that
37:26
occupy
37:26
theirs
37:26
but
37:27
I'm
37:27
constantly
37:27
thinking
37:28
about
37:28
what
37:28
we
37:29
should
37:29
be
37:29
doing
37:29
the
37:29
next
37:35
10
37:35
years
37:35
and
37:35
20
37:35
years
37:36
from
37:36
now
37:37
we
37:37
want
37:37
to
37:37
lay
37:38
before
37:38
you
37:39
plans
37:40
and
37:40
visions
37:40
and
37:41
we
37:41
want
37:41
you
37:41
to
37:41
see
37:41
the
37:42
exciting
37:42
stuff
37:42
that
37:42
God
37:43
can
37:43
accomplish
37:43
with
37:44
us
37:44
so
37:44
we
37:45
take
37:45
that
37:45
responsibility
37:46
to present
37:46
something
37:47
to
37:47
you
37:47
but
37:48
we
37:49
ask
37:50
in
37:50
return
37:51
that
37:51
you
37:51
buy
37:52
in
37:52
not
37:53
blindly
37:54
but
37:54
you
37:54
prayerfully
37:55
consider
37:56
you
37:56
critique
37:57
this
37:57
has
37:57
always
37:57
been
37:58
a
37:58
beautifully
37:58
smooth
37:58
process
37:59
for
37:59
our
37:59
church
38:00
I
38:00
think
38:01
I've
38:01
told
38:01
this
38:05
we
38:05
clarified
38:05
a few
38:06
things
38:06
it
38:07
was
38:07
a lot
38:07
of
38:07
work
38:08
we
38:09
labored
38:10
over
38:10
that
38:10
and
38:11
when
38:11
we
38:11
presented
38:12
the
38:12
document
38:12
it
38:13
was
38:13
like
38:13
yeah
38:14
we
38:14
approve
38:15
it
38:15
it
38:15
looks
38:16
so
38:16
easy
38:17
so
38:17
beautifully
38:18
easy
38:18
really
38:19
in
38:19
retrospect
38:20
on the way
38:21
home
38:21
Sam
38:22
said
38:22
hey
38:22
are you
38:22
excited
38:22
that
38:23
went
38:23
great
38:23
I
38:24
said
38:24
yeah
38:24
so
38:26
what's
38:26
the
38:26
matter
38:26
I
38:26
said
38:26
I
38:26
don't
38:27
know
38:27
it
38:27
just
38:27
seemed
38:27
!
38:27
really
38:27
anticlimactic
38:28
it
38:28
was
38:28
just
38:28
all
38:29
that
38:29
work
38:29
and
38:29
everybody
38:29
just
38:30
approved
38:30
it
38:30
it
38:30
was
38:30
so
38:31
easy
38:31
and
38:32
she
38:32
said
38:33
did
38:33
you
38:33
expect
38:33
applause
38:34
well
38:35
I
38:36
guess
38:37
I
38:37
didn't
38:37
expect
38:38
it
38:38
but
38:38
it
38:38
would
38:38
have
38:38
been
38:38
nice
38:38
we
38:39
pulled
38:40
it
38:40
off
38:40
we
38:41
approved
38:41
the
38:41
statement
38:41
of
38:42
faith
38:42
it
38:43
has
38:43
always
38:43
been
38:43
a
38:43
beautiful
38:43
process
38:44
for us
38:44
but
38:44
we
38:44
invite
38:45
the
38:45
critique
38:46
we
38:46
want
38:46
to
38:46
know
38:47
if
38:47
we're
38:47
missing
38:47
something
38:47
please
38:49
help
38:49
us
38:50
see
38:50
what
38:50
we're
38:50
missing
38:51
!
38:51
we
38:51
want
38:51
this
38:51
church
38:52
to
38:52
be
38:52
right
38:52
in
38:52
the
38:52
center
38:53
of
38:53
what
38:53
God
38:53
would
38:53
have
38:53
us
38:54
do
38:54
next
38:54
year
38:54
we
38:55
want
38:55
to
38:55
be
38:55
there
38:55
we
38:56
also
38:56
want
38:56
you
38:56
to
38:57
see
38:57
it
38:57
and
38:57
know
38:57
what's
38:57
happening
38:58
so
38:58
you
38:58
can
38:58
participate
38:59
in
39:00
it
39:00
too
39:00
you
39:01
say
39:01
yes
39:01
let's
39:02
do
39:02
this
39:03
next
39:04
year
39:04
not
39:05
that
39:05
you
39:06
go
39:06
all right
39:06
Nathan
39:06
great
39:07
plan
39:07
go
39:07
get
39:07
it
39:07
done
39:08
I
39:09
can't
39:09
do
39:10
!
39:10
the
39:10
work
39:10
of
39:10
this
39:10
!
39:10
by
39:11
myself
39:11
it's
39:12
impossible
39:12
absolutely
39:13
impossible
39:14
we
39:14
have
39:14
to
39:14
group
39:15
together
39:16
we
39:16
have
39:16
to
39:17
be
39:17
doing
39:17
this
39:17
if
39:18
we're
39:18
going
39:18
to
39:18
reach
39:18
this
39:18
dark
39:18
world
39:19
it's
39:19
going
39:19
to
39:19
take
39:19
every
39:20
single
39:20
one
39:21
of
39:21
us
39:21
to
39:22
do
39:22
that
39:22
so
39:22
we
39:22
want
39:22
you
39:23
to
39:23
see
39:23
what
39:23
we're
39:23
doing
39:23
so
39:24
we
39:24
can
39:24
cooperate
39:25
together
39:25
to
39:26
do
39:26
these
39:26
things
39:27
so
39:27
we
39:27
can
39:28
get
39:28
out
39:28
there
39:28
and
39:29
be
39:29
effective
39:29
in
39:30
the
39:30
kingdom
39:30
for
39:31
the
39:31
glory
39:31
of
39:31
God
39:31
so
39:33
that's
39:42
make
39:42
sense
39:42
you
39:42
guys
39:43
would
39:43
absolutely
39:43
hate
39:43
me
39:44
for
39:44
that
39:44
because
39:45
we'd
39:45
have
39:45
a
39:45
business
39:45
meeting
39:45
every
39:46
single
39:46
Sunday
39:46
there'd
39:46
be
39:47
something
39:47
we'd
39:47
have
39:47
to
39:47
accomplish
39:48
we're
39:48
out
39:48
of
39:49
coffee
39:49
again
39:49
you
39:49
guys
39:49
want
39:49
to
39:49
order
39:50
the
39:51
coffee
39:51
but
39:52
we
39:52
have
39:53
to
39:53
have
39:53
a
39:53
meeting
39:53
for it
39:53
so
39:53
we
39:54
put
39:54
together
39:54
a
39:55
budget
39:55
and
39:55
you
39:55
say
39:56
go
39:56
stay
39:58
within
39:58
those
39:58
parameters
39:59
and
39:59
go
40:00
at
40:00
it
40:00
think
40:01
of
40:01
them
40:01
as
40:01
banks
40:02
on
40:02
a
40:02
river
40:02
we're
40:03
allowed
40:03
to
40:03
flow
40:04
in
40:04
that
40:04
and
40:04
if
40:04
we
40:05
need
40:05
to
40:05
make
40:05
some
40:05
major
40:05
changes
40:06
that's
40:07
when
40:07
we
40:07
come
40:07
back
40:07
together
40:08
and
40:08
do
40:08
those
40:08
things
40:08
and
40:09
this
40:09
is
40:09
the way
40:09
we
40:09
work
40:09
this
40:10
out
40:10
it
40:11
frees
40:13
us
40:13
up
40:13
to
40:13
accomplish
40:14
those
40:14
things
40:14
that
40:15
we
40:15
think
40:15
God
40:15
wants
40:15
us
40:16
to
40:16
do
40:16
next
40:16
year
40:17
so
40:17
we
40:18
all
40:18
play
40:18
distinct
40:19
roles
40:19
in
40:20
this
40:20
process
40:20
and
40:20
they
40:20
differ
40:21
to
40:21
be
40:21
sure
40:22
but
40:22
we're
40:22
all
40:22
called
40:23
to
40:23
be
40:23
part
40:23
of
40:24
the
40:24
organization
40:24
of
40:25
our
40:25
church
40:26
your
40:27
job
40:27
is
40:27
not
40:28
just
40:28
to
40:28
come
40:28
and
40:28
consume
40:29
but
40:30
to
40:30
participate
40:31
you
40:32
have
40:32
a
40:32
part
40:33
to
40:33
play
40:33
in
40:34
this
40:34
effort
40:34
together
40:35
so
40:36
Christ
40:36
family
40:36
church
40:37
is
40:37
God
40:37
ordained
40:38
Christ
40:39
ruled
40:40
spirit
40:41
led
40:41
elder
40:42
guided
40:42
deacon
40:43
served
40:44
and
40:44
congregation
40:45
governed
40:46
but
40:46
to
40:46
what
40:47
end
40:47
so
40:48
great
40:49
to
40:49
what
40:50
end
40:50
draw
40:51
your
40:51
attention
40:52
to
40:52
our
40:52
vision
40:53
mission
40:53
statement
40:53
I
40:54
really
40:54
hope
40:54
that
40:54
this
40:55
is
40:55
getting
40:55
programmed
40:55
in
40:55
your
40:55
head
40:56
I
40:57
can
40:58
rattle
40:58
it
40:58
off
40:58
can
40:58
you
40:59
I
40:59
hope
40:59
you
40:59
can
40:59
you
41:00
see
41:00
it
41:00
every
41:00
Sunday
41:01
Christ
41:02
family
41:02
church
41:02
exists
41:03
to
41:03
glorify
41:03
God
41:03
by
41:04
experiencing
41:05
proclaiming
41:06
and displaying
41:06
the supremacy
41:07
of Jesus
41:08
Christ
41:08
in all
41:09
things
41:09
to
41:10
all
41:10
peoples
41:11
meditate
41:12
roll that
41:13
over
41:13
in your
41:14
mind
41:14
this
41:14
is
41:15
the
41:15
work
41:15
that
41:15
we're
41:16
about
41:16
this
41:16
is
41:16
the
41:16
filter
41:17
by
41:17
which
41:17
we
41:17
run
41:17
all
41:18
of
41:18
our
41:18
activity
41:19
to
41:19
this
41:19
is
41:20
why
41:20
we
41:21
exist
41:22
let's
41:23
pray
41:23
together