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Acts 16:11-15 · Providence Baptist Church - Sermons

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Please take out your copy of God's Word and turn to the book of Acts chapter 16.
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While you're getting there, as we open up the only infallible book that exists,
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! Let me speak a bit of a caution to you, which is probably not a caution so much for you as it may be for those that you know.
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The Scriptures are the only infallible text we have in any book or any language.
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It's only true in that it's consistent with the Scriptures.
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There are many books produced these days, Christian literature, that is not true and is not consistent with the book, the good book.
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One such book is a book called The Shack.
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It sold 20 million copies, written by a man named William Paul Young.
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And you all may know that a movie was just produced based on the book.
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And whether you think that The Shack is just a bit of allegory that tells a good story, speaks of some of the good quality about God,
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or whether you find it to be an altogether heretical departure from orthodoxy,
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some of the unintended consequence of people who claim to follow Jesus buying and going to see such material,
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is that it gives a guy like William Paul Young a voice in our culture.
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He recently released a book called Lies We Believe About God,
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where he says this of Christ's death.
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Who originated the cross?
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If God did, then we worship a cosmic abuser,
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who in divine wisdom created a means to torture human beings in the most painful and abhorrent manner.
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Frankly, it is often this very cruel and monstrous God that the atheist refuses to acknowledge
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or grant credibility in any sense.
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And rightly so.
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Better know God at all than this one.
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And so, we must be careful,
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both about what we consume and about what others around us consume.
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Because a Christianity without the cross is a Christianity without Christ.
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And there's no Christianity at all.
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Atheists reject the God of the Bible
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because the Spirit of God has not illuminated Him to them.
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Not because it's untrue.
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And so with that in mind, we come to our text today,
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which has nothing to do with the shack at all.
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But it's the truth.
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And our text, as I said, is Acts chapter 16, verses 11 through 15.
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We're blessed, beloved, this morning to continue our study of Luke's second account of Jesus' ministry.
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The book of Acts is a record of Jesus' ascended ministry
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through the agency of the Holy Spirit in the lives of His church.
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This morning, we find ourselves observing a portion of Paul's second missionary journey.
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Last week, we saw that Paul and Silas and Timothy and now Luke
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were guided by the Spirit of Jesus.
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That's verse 7 of chapter 16.
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Guided by the Spirit of Jesus in no uncertain terms to depart from Macedonia.
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Luke states in verse 10 of chapter 16 that immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia,
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concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
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And it is with this intention of theirs that we come to our text for today.
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Beloved, this is God's Word to us.
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It was written for His glory and our good.
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We would all do well to listen to it in order to believe its promises and obey its commands.
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I begin reading in verse 11.
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So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace,
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and the following day to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi,
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which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony.
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We remained in this city some days.
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And on the Sabbath day, we went outside the gate to the riverside,
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where we supposed there was a place of prayer.
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And we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
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One who heard us was a woman named Lydia,
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from the city of Thyatira,
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a seller of purple goods,
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who was a worshiper of God.
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The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.
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And after she was baptized, and her household as well,
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she urged us, saying,
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If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord,
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come to my house and stay.
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And she prevailed upon us.
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After Jesus' resurrection, before His ascension,
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He stated the following to the disciples in Matthew 28, verses 18-20.
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He said,
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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 and the Son 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, I am with you always to the end of the age.
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In similar form, Jesus stated in Acts 1, verse 8,
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You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.
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You will be My witnesses in Jerusalem,
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and in all Judea and Samaria,
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and to the end of the earth.
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From these two texts,
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we can see that Jesus' promise of presence from Matthew 28-20,
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I am with you always,
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is fulfilled by the Holy Spirit,
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and is accompanied by power,
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which is the all authority in heaven and on earth
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that Jesus speaks of in Matthew 28-18.
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And the aim of Jesus' presence and power
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in the lives of His disciples
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is the making of disciples
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by being His witnesses
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to all nations,
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to the end of the earth,
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and everywhere in between.
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So the scene in today's text
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is a picture of this work,
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the presence and the power of the Spirit of Jesus
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aimed at gospel mission.
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That's why I will arrange our study
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of Acts 16, verses 11-15
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on the following three points.
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And of course, I'll come back to these,
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but this will be the outline today.
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Number one,
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the Spirit of Jesus' mission strategy.
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The Spirit of Jesus' mission strategy.
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Number two,
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the Spirit of Jesus' mission power.
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And number three,
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the Spirit of Jesus' mission result.
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Well, before we consider the text
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arranged on those three points,
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let's understand the geography
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and the anthropology of the text.
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That is to say,
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the where and the who of the text.
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And this is in verse 11 and verse 12.
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They set sail from Troas.
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They make a voyage to Samothrace,
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the following day to Neopolis,
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then to Philippi,
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which is a district of Macedonia
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and a Roman colony.
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I don't know if it helps you.
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I like knowing where in the world
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we are talking about.
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So I don't know if that map is still,
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hey, it's up there already.
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That's fantastic.
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I was told last week
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that this got a little bit confusing,
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and so I apologize if it is.
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I don't have a laser pointer.
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I need to get one.
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If you'll note the region labeled here Asia,
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recall that the Spirit of God
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has moved this missionary company across Asia
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to not preach the gospel there.
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They're pressing on in this Macedonian call.
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And so from the port city of Troas
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up in the northwest corner there of Asia,
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from the port city of Troas,
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they sail to a little island
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right up in the now northeast corner
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of the Aegean Sea called Samothrace.
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It's in weird gray all-cap letters there.
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Little island of Samothrace.
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They stay there overnight,
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likely to avoid the danger of sailing at nighttime.
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We're not really sure.
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And the next day they sail on.
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Again, we're moving up
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in this northwestern fashion to Neopolis,
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Neopolis,
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and then just ten miles inland
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to Philippi.
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Now, Philippi was a leading city
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of the district of Macedonia,
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and it was a Roman colony.
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It was named after Philip II of Macedon,
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which was Alexander the Great's father.
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It was the far eastern terminus,
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the end of the great Roman highway
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known as the Via Ignatia,
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or the Ignatian Highway.
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So Philippi was an important hub
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for the spread of the gospel westward.
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And this is where they've been taken to, right?
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We see them speeding their way along
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to the city of Philippi.
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And it's here in Philippi
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that they remained for some days
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and where we can learn something
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of the spirit of Jesus' mission strategy,
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which is our first point.
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You can take that map down
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if you'd like, Natalie.
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Verse 13,
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we read that on the Sabbath day,
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they go outside the gate
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to the riverside
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where they supposed
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there was a place of prayer.
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And they sit down
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and they speak to the women
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who had come together.
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We have observed
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that it was Paul's habit
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to visit the local synagogue
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on the Sabbath
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in order to persuade the Jews
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that the promise of a Messiah
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had been fulfilled in Jesus.
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Now recall,
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there are still Jews
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scattered all over the place
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back from Babylonian captivity.
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Not every Jew had returned.
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Right now,
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we have descendants of those Jews
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living all over the place.
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And in many cities,
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there was a synagogue.
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And it was a strategic place to go
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because these are people
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who worshipped
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the God of the Old Testament.
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Right?
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They knew about the promise
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of a coming Messiah.
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So it was a wonderful starting place
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for Paul to preach the gospel.
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But we see here,
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in Philippi,
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there's a very small
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Jewish population
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and no synagogue.
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We can know this
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because in order to establish
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a synagogue,
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a city had to have
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ten Jewish men
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who were the heads
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of households.
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That doesn't seem to exist here.
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In the city of Philippi,
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there is no synagogue.
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When a synagogue
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could not be established,
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a place of prayer
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would be formed
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outside,
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near a sea,
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or a river.
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So when able to find
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a synagogue within the city,
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this is why we see
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Paul and his companions
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heading outside the gate
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to the riverside
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where we supposed
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there was a place of prayer.
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This is why.
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They couldn't find a synagogue,
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so it made sense
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that they would go
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outside the gate
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along the river
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to find this place.
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of prayer.
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Now when speaking
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of the spirit
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of Jesus' mission strategy,
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let me be clear here,
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I do not mean to speak
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to his strategy
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in its entirety.
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You can get very lost
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if you think
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this is the entirety
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of Jesus' mission strategy
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on earth.
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But simply to show you this,
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the spirit of Jesus
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exalts the person
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and work of Jesus Christ
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in unexpected places
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to unexpected people.
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So this is part
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of his mission strategy.
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Unexpected places
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to unexpected people.
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Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 1,
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verse 27,
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God chose what is foolish
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in the world
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to shame the wise.
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God chose what is weak
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in the world
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to shame the strong.
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Paul and his companions
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shared the gospel
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of Jesus Christ
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with women.
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Not only was the Jewish community
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too small
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for a synagogue
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to exist,
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but the only people
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in attendance
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at the place of prayer
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were women
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who in this day
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were considered
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second class citizens.
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Let this text serve you
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if anybody ever makes a claim
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that Christianity
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is oppressive to women.
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Let this text serve you.
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Here we see Paul
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having seen a vision
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of a Macedonian man
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asking for help,
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sharing instead
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with anyone
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who would listen.
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The Pharisees of Paul's day
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would have found this
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atrocious.
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The Pharisees of Paul's day
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would not teach women
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and in their prayers
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they would regularly
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thank God
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that they were neither
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Gentiles,
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slaves,
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or women.
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Very oppressive.
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Now Paul never denied
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the uniqueness
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of God's good creation
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of the genders.
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In fact,
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he makes much defense
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of that
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in other texts.
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But stated in Galatians 3,
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verse 28,
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Paul says this,
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there is neither Jew
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nor Greek,
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there is neither slave
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nor free,
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there is no male
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and female.
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For you are all one
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in Christ Jesus.
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Paul affirms
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that while male
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and female
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are different
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in design,
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before God
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we are positionally
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the same.
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in Christ
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we are Christians.
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Christianity,
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properly applied,
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lifts women up
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and maximizes
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their God-ordered
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femininity.
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Beloved females,
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!
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I think
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feminism
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is never
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your servant.
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A God-ordered
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gender equality,
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God-ordered,
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found positionally
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in Christ
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before God
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the same
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but meant
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to serve
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different roles
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and be fulfilled
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in those roles
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is
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to your benefit.
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So we see
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Paul and his companions
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sit down
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and speak to the women
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who had come together.
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But what
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do they say?
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What do they say?
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Luke's very brief account
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just says
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that they spoke
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to the women.
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As evidenced later
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in the text
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by Lydia's
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belief,
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they shared
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the good news
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of Jesus
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with them.
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This is the content
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of their
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conversation.
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They spoke
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to the women
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of the Creator God
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and His good
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law,
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which they were
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likely aware of
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as they were
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gathering in a place
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of prayer.
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They spoke to them
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of their failure
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to keep the law
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and the punishment
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due them
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accordingly.
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They spoke to them
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of Jesus'
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perfect keeping
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of that law
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and of His
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atoning sacrifice
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on the cross.
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They spoke to them
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of Jesus'
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resurrection
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and His
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subsequent ascension
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and of their
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need for repentance
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and belief.
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They shared
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the good news
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of Jesus
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Christ
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in an unexpected
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place
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to unexpected
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people.
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people.
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So we see,
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number one,
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the Spirit
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of Jesus'
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mission
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strategy,
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the gospel
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spoken
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in unexpected
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places
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to unexpected
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people.
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Now let's look
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at the second
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point,
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the Spirit
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of Jesus'
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mission
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power.
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The Spirit
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of Jesus'
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mission
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power.
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Verse 14,
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we see that
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one who
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heard us
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was a woman
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named Lydia
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from the city
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of Thyatira,
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a seller of
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purple goods
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who was a
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worshiper of
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God.
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The Lord
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opened her
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heart to pay
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attention to
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what was said
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by Paul.
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Luke records
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for us the
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conversion
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of the first
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European
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Christian,
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a woman
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called
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Lydia
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who was
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from the
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city of
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Thyatira
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which was
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in the
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province
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of
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Lydia.
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It's likely
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that she
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is called
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Lydia
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for that
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reason.
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She was
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probably
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the woman
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from Lydia
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is the way
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she would
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have been
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known
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in Philippi
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and so
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she was
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called
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Lydia
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probably
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for that
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reason
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unless
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her
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parents
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were
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clever.
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I'm
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glad
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my
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parents
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didn't
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name
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me
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Gwinnett.
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She
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was a
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seller
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of
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purple
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goods
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and this
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is
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significant.
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Purple
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dye
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was made
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from
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the
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glands
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of
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a
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very
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particular
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shellfish
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or
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from
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the
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roots
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of
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a
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plant
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called
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the
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matter
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plant
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both
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which
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were
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very
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rare
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and
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therefore
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cloth
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that was
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purple
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was
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very
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expensive
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and
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as
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such
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purple
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garments
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were
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only
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worn
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by
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the
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extremely
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wealthy
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and
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this
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was
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likely
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a
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very
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lucrative
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business
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that
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Lydia
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was
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engaged
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in.
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She
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was
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doing
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well
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for
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herself.
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Verse 15
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tells us
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that she
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had a
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house
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large
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enough
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to
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host
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the
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missionary
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team.
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She
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invited
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them
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to
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host
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them
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and
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she
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prevailed
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upon
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them
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convinced
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them
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to
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come
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and
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likely
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the
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church
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that
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develops
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in
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Philippi
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met
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at
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her
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home
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which
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we
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get
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some
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hint
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of
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in
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verse
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40
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of
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the
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same
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chapter
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chapter
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16
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so
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Lydia
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was
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doing
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well
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for
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herself
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and
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was
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able
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to
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turn
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that
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into
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service
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of
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the
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church
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so
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the
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spirit
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of
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Jesus
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mission
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power
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is
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the
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power
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of
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conversion
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some
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of
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the
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greatest
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miracles
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recorded
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in
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the
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pages
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of
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scripture
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are
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the
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records
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of
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dead
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souls
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coming
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to
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life
18:44
greater
18:46
than
18:46
the
18:46
burning
18:46
bush
18:47
or
18:47
the
18:48
water
18:48
of
18:48
the
18:48
Nile
18:49
being
18:49
turned
18:49
into
18:49
blood
18:50
or
18:51
the
18:51
parting
18:51
of
18:51
the
18:51
Red
18:51
Sea
18:52
or
18:52
any
18:52
other
18:53
of
18:53
the
18:53
Exodus
18:54
miracles
18:55
greater
18:56
than
18:56
Jesus
18:56
turning
18:57
water
18:57
into
18:57
wine
18:57
or
18:57
calming
18:58
the
18:58
storm
18:58
on
18:58
the
18:59
sea
18:59
of
18:59
Galilee
19:00
greater
19:01
than
19:01
all
19:01
of
19:01
these
19:02
is
19:02
the
19:02
acceptance
19:03
of
19:03
Jesus
19:04
as
19:05
the
19:06
Christ
19:06
repentance
19:08
and
19:09
faith
19:10
is a
19:11
work
19:11
of
19:11
God
19:12
by
19:13
his
19:13
spirit
19:13
God
19:14
bends
19:15
the
19:15
wills
19:16
of
19:16
men
19:16
like
19:17
water
19:18
in
19:18
his
19:18
hand
19:19
Luke's
19:21
record
19:21
states
19:21
the
19:22
Lord
19:22
opened
19:23
her
19:24
heart
19:24
to
19:25
pay
19:25
attention
19:25
to
19:26
what
19:26
was
19:26
said
19:26
by
19:27
Paul
19:28
do
19:29
not
19:29
make
19:29
the
19:30
mistake
19:30
of
19:30
giving
19:31
yourself
19:31
too
19:32
much
19:32
credit
19:32
in
19:33
the
19:33
saving
19:33
of
19:34
your
19:34
soul
19:35
Luke
19:36
is
19:36
careful
19:36
here
19:37
to
19:37
emphasize
19:37
that
19:37
it
19:38
was
19:38
the
19:39
work
19:39
of
19:40
the
19:41
Lord
19:41
to
19:42
open
19:42
her
19:43
heart
19:43
Paul
19:45
said
19:45
the
19:45
following
19:45
in
19:45
Ephesians
19:46
chapter
19:46
2
19:47
verses
19:47
8
19:48
and
19:48
9
19:49
for
19:50
by
19:50
grace
19:50
you
19:50
have
19:51
been
19:51
saved
19:51
through
19:52
faith
19:53
and
19:54
this
19:54
referring
19:55
to
19:56
faith
19:56
is
19:57
not
19:57
your
19:58
own
19:58
doing
19:59
it
19:59
is
19:59
the
19:59
gift
20:00
of
20:00
God
20:01
not
20:02
a
20:02
result
20:03
of
20:03
works
20:03
so
20:04
that
20:04
no
20:05
one
20:05
may
20:05
boast
20:05
and
20:06
let
20:06
me
20:06
add
20:07
my
20:07
commentary
20:08
to
20:08
that
20:08
so
20:08
that
20:08
no
20:09
one
20:09
may
20:09
boast
20:09
in
20:09
themselves
20:10
but
20:10
they
20:10
certainly
20:11
can
20:12
boast
20:13
in
20:13
God
20:13
understand
20:15
that
20:15
the
20:16
salvation
20:16
of
20:17
Lydia
20:17
and
20:18
your
20:18
salvation
20:19
is
20:19
the
20:19
work
20:20
of
20:20
God
20:21
and
20:22
it
20:22
is
20:22
proper
20:22
for
20:22
us
20:23
to
20:23
understand
20:23
this
20:24
to
20:24
give
20:24
him
20:25
the
20:25
proper
20:26
praise
20:27
that
20:28
is
20:28
due
20:28
him
20:29
to
20:30
express
20:31
this
20:31
point
20:31
to
20:32
you
20:32
in
20:32
an
20:33
artistic
20:33
way
20:34
let
20:35
me
20:35
share
20:35
with
20:35
you
20:35
a
20:35
poem
20:36
by
20:36
an
20:36
anonymous
20:36
author
20:37
not
20:39
by
20:39
God
20:39
just
20:40
an
20:40
author
20:40
but
20:41
it
20:41
makes
20:41
this
20:41
point
20:42
if
20:43
you've
20:43
been
20:43
here
20:43
a
20:43
while
20:43
you've
20:44
heard
20:44
me
20:44
read
20:44
this
20:44
before
20:45
oh
20:47
long
20:47
and
20:48
dark
20:48
the
20:48
stairs
20:49
I
20:49
trod
20:50
with
20:50
trembling
20:51
feet
20:51
to
20:52
find
20:52
my
20:53
God
20:53
gaining
20:54
a
20:55
foothold
20:55
bit
20:55
by
20:55
bit
20:56
then
20:56
slipping
20:57
back
20:57
and
20:58
losing
20:58
it
20:58
never
21:00
progressing
21:00
striving
21:01
still
21:02
with
21:03
weakening
21:03
grasp
21:04
and
21:04
faltering
21:05
will
21:06
bleeding
21:07
to
21:07
climb
21:08
to
21:08
God
21:08
while
21:08
he
21:09
serenely
21:10
smiled
21:10
not
21:11
noting
21:11
me
21:12
then
21:13
came
21:13
a
21:13
certain
21:14
time
21:14
when
21:14
I
21:15
loosened
21:16
my
21:16
hold
21:16
and
21:17
fell
21:17
thereby
21:18
down
21:19
to
21:19
the
21:19
lowest
21:20
step
21:20
my
21:20
fall
21:21
as
21:21
if
21:21
I
21:21
had
21:21
not
21:22
climbed
21:22
at
21:23
all
21:23
now
21:25
when
21:25
I
21:25
lay
21:25
despairing
21:26
there
21:27
listen
21:28
a
21:29
footfall
21:30
on
21:30
the
21:31
stair
21:31
on
21:32
that
21:33
same
21:33
stair
21:33
where
21:34
I
21:34
afraid
21:35
faltered
21:35
and fell
21:36
and lay
21:37
dismayed
21:38
and low
21:40
when hope
21:41
had ceased
21:41
!
21:41
to be
21:42
my
21:43
God
21:43
came down
21:44
the
21:44
stairs
21:45
to
21:46
me
21:46
and
21:48
there
21:48
is
21:48
a
21:48
picture
21:48
of
21:49
the
21:49
gospel
21:50
us
21:51
helpless
21:53
not
21:54
drowning
21:55
and being
21:55
thrown
21:56
a
21:56
life
21:56
preserver
21:56
but
21:56
dead
21:57
at
21:57
the
21:57
bottom
21:58
of
21:58
the
21:58
sea
21:59
and
22:00
Jesus
22:00
dives
22:01
in
22:01
and
22:02
he
22:02
pulls
22:02
our
22:02
dead
22:02
bodies
22:03
to
22:03
the
22:03
surface
22:03
and
22:04
he
22:04
breathes
22:04
life
22:05
into
22:06
us
22:06
and
22:07
we
22:07
believe
22:08
in
22:10
our
22:10
text
22:10
Luke
22:10
states
22:11
that
22:11
the
22:11
Lord
22:11
opened
22:12
her
22:12
heart
22:12
to
22:13
pay
22:13
attention
22:13
to
22:14
what
22:14
was
22:14
said
22:14
by
22:16
Paul
22:16
the
22:17
Greek
22:18
word
22:18
for
22:18
the
22:18
phrase
22:19
to
22:19
pay
22:19
attention
22:20
carries
22:21
a bit
22:22
more
22:22
weight
22:22
than
22:22
our
22:22
English
22:23
translations
22:24
allow
22:24
for
22:24
it
22:25
means
22:26
to
22:26
listen
22:26
to
22:27
but
22:27
it
22:28
also
22:28
means
22:28
to
22:29
take
22:29
heed
22:30
of
22:30
it
22:31
means
22:31
to
22:31
pay
22:32
attention
22:32
in
22:32
a
22:32
way
22:33
that
22:34
spurns
22:35
on
22:35
obedience
22:36
so
22:37
the
22:38
Lord
22:38
opened
22:38
her
22:38
heart
22:38
to
22:39
take
22:39
heed
22:40
of
22:40
what
22:40
was
22:40
said
22:41
by
22:42
Paul
22:43
so
22:44
if
22:44
you'll
22:44
allow
22:45
I
22:45
think
22:45
it's
22:45
proper
22:46
to
22:46
see
22:47
in
22:47
this
22:47
phrase
22:48
to
22:48
pay
22:48
attention
22:49
that
22:50
we
22:50
find
22:51
the
22:51
record
22:51
of
22:51
her
22:52
conversion
22:52
see
22:54
her
22:54
come
22:54
to
22:55
faith
22:55
in
22:56
Jesus
22:56
and
22:57
the
22:57
Lord
22:57
opening
22:57
her
22:58
heart
22:58
to
22:58
pay
22:59
attention
22:59
to
22:59
take
23:00
heed
23:00
to
23:00
what
23:00
was
23:01
being
23:01
said
23:01
by
23:02
Paul
23:02
to
23:02
the
23:03
gospel
23:03
message
23:03
that
23:04
he
23:04
was
23:05
preaching
23:13
the
23:14
spirit
23:14
of
23:15
God
23:15
converts
23:16
us
23:16
he
23:17
causes
23:18
us
23:18
to
23:19
believe
23:20
it
23:22
is in
23:22
her
23:22
subsequent
23:23
obedience
23:23
once
23:25
she's
23:25
converted
23:26
it
23:26
is in
23:26
her
23:26
subsequent
23:27
obedience
23:27
that
23:28
we
23:28
see
23:28
thirdly
23:29
the
23:30
spirit
23:30
of
23:31
Jesus
23:31
mission
23:32
result
23:33
in
23:35
verse
23:35
15
23:36
we
23:36
see
23:36
and
23:37
after
23:37
she
23:38
was
23:38
baptized
23:38
and
23:39
her
23:39
household
23:39
as
23:40
well
23:40
she
23:41
urged
23:41
us
23:42
saying
23:42
if
23:43
you
23:43
judge
23:43
me
23:43
faithful
23:44
to
23:44
the
23:44
Lord
23:44
come
23:44
to
23:45
my
23:45
house
23:45
and
23:45
stay
23:45
and
23:46
she
23:46
prevailed
23:47
upon
23:48
us
23:48
Luke
23:50
records
23:50
for us
23:50
immediately
23:51
that
23:51
she
23:51
was
23:51
baptized
23:52
and
23:53
her
23:53
household
23:54
as
23:55
well
23:55
now
23:56
the
23:57
Greek
23:57
word
23:58
here
23:58
translated
23:59
baptized
23:59
is
24:00
the
24:01
word
24:01
baptizo
24:02
!
24:03
It's
24:03
not
24:03
far
24:04
away
24:04
from
24:04
the
24:04
Greek
24:05
word
24:05
baptizo
24:06
which
24:07
is
24:07
most
24:08
often
24:08
defined
24:09
in
24:09
extra
24:09
biblical
24:09
Greek
24:10
writing
24:10
as
24:11
immerse
24:12
or
24:13
dunk
24:13
repeatedly
24:14
so
24:15
Bible
24:15
translators
24:16
often
24:17
go to
24:17
extra
24:18
biblical
24:18
writing
24:20
to
24:20
understand
24:21
how
24:21
was
24:21
the
24:22
language
24:22
of
24:22
the
24:22
day
24:22
used
24:23
they
24:23
look
24:23
at
24:23
broader
24:24
context
24:24
to
24:25
try
24:25
to
24:25
grasp
24:26
what
24:26
was
24:26
meant
24:27
by
24:27
these
24:28
Greek
24:29
words
24:29
which
24:29
are
24:29
complex
24:30
but
24:31
in
24:31
many
24:31
places
24:32
that's
24:32
what
24:33
the
24:33
word
24:33
means
24:34
to
24:34
immerse
24:35
or
24:36
to
24:36
dunk
24:37
repeatedly
24:37
I've
24:38
seen
24:38
one
24:39
translator
24:39
suggest
24:39
that
24:40
it
24:40
means
24:40
to
24:40
hold
24:41
under
24:41
to
24:42
drown
24:42
baptizo
24:44
it's
24:45
a
24:45
strong
24:45
word
24:46
in
24:46
that
24:47
regard
24:47
so
24:48
Lydia
24:48
and
24:48
her
24:48
household
24:49
which
24:50
was
24:50
probably
24:50
with
24:51
her
24:51
were
24:52
likely
24:53
immersed
24:53
in
24:54
the
24:54
river
24:54
dunked
24:55
under
24:56
in
24:56
the
24:57
river
24:57
now
24:59
it
24:59
is
24:59
texts
25:00
like
25:01
this
25:01
in
25:01
Acts
25:01
of
25:02
which
25:02
there
25:02
are
25:02
two
25:03
others
25:03
where
25:03
we
25:04
see
25:04
household
25:04
baptisms
25:05
that
25:06
are
25:06
most
25:06
often
25:07
used
25:07
by
25:07
our
25:08
brothers
25:08
who
25:08
are
25:09
paedo
25:09
baptists
25:10
this is a
25:11
fancy
25:12
word
25:12
paedo
25:13
baptists
25:13
are
25:13
those
25:14
who
25:14
baptize
25:15
infants
25:16
we
25:17
at
25:17
Christ
25:17
family
25:17
church
25:18
are
25:18
not
25:19
paedo
25:19
but
25:20
rather
25:20
credo
25:21
baptists
25:22
that's
25:23
our
25:23
fancy
25:23
word
25:24
we
25:24
get
25:24
to
25:24
own
25:25
which
25:26
means
25:26
that
25:26
we
25:26
only
25:27
baptize
25:28
people
25:28
who
25:28
have
25:28
professed
25:29
faith
25:30
in
25:31
Jesus
25:31
Christ
25:31
professed
25:33
faith
25:33
in
25:34
Jesus
25:34
Christ
25:35
now
25:35
I
25:36
don't
25:36
have
25:36
time
25:37
this
25:37
morning
25:38
or
25:39
likely
25:40
the
25:40
energy
25:40
for
25:41
a
25:41
large
25:42
treatment
25:43
of
25:43
the
25:43
topic
25:43
of
25:44
baptism
25:45
but
25:46
I
25:46
do
25:46
believe
25:47
that
25:47
it
25:47
is
25:47
important
25:47
that
25:48
you
25:48
hold
25:48
a
25:48
conviction
25:49
on
25:49
the
25:49
matter
25:49
and
25:50
understand
25:50
why
25:51
you
25:51
hold
25:52
said
25:53
conviction
25:53
it's
25:54
a
25:54
wonderful
25:54
thing
25:55
that
25:55
we
25:55
have
25:55
the
25:56
resource
25:56
of
25:56
Bible
25:57
translation
25:58
and
25:58
study
25:58
tools
25:59
at
25:59
our
25:59
disposal
26:00
I
26:00
commend
26:01
you
26:01
to
26:01
go
26:02
and
26:02
search
26:02
the
26:03
scriptures
26:03
right
26:04
believe
26:04
what you
26:05
believe
26:05
and
26:06
understand
26:06
what you
26:06
believe
26:06
don't
26:07
just
26:07
do it
26:07
because
26:07
you
26:08
know
26:09
that
26:09
I
26:09
think
26:09
that
26:10
credo
26:11
baptism
26:11
is the
26:11
proper
26:12
way
26:12
to go
26:13
I
26:15
also
26:15
want
26:16
you
26:16
to
26:16
understand
26:16
that
26:17
I
26:17
do
26:17
not
26:17
want
26:17
you
26:18
to
26:18
mistake
26:18
my
26:18
conviction
26:19
on
26:19
this
26:20
subject
26:20
or
26:22
any
26:23
other
26:23
as a
26:24
spirit
26:25
of
26:25
controversy
26:25
I
26:26
know
26:27
that
26:27
when
26:27
I
26:27
hold
26:27
beliefs
26:28
sometimes
26:28
I
26:28
am
26:28
passionate
26:29
about
26:29
the
26:29
beliefs
26:30
I
26:30
hold
26:30
it
26:31
is
26:31
never
26:31
my
26:31
intention
26:32
to
26:32
cause
26:32
controversy
26:33
in
26:34
our
26:34
community
26:35
I
26:36
know
26:36
many
26:36
pedo
26:37
baptists
26:37
who
26:37
are
26:37
faithful
26:38
brothers
26:38
and
26:39
friends
26:40
I
26:41
have
26:41
learned
26:42
much
26:42
from
26:43
pedo
26:43
baptist
26:44
scholars
26:45
I
26:45
have
26:45
a
26:45
great
26:46
commentary
26:46
on
26:47
the
26:47
book
26:47
of
26:47
acts
26:48
written
26:48
by
26:48
R.C.
26:48
Sproul
26:49
which
26:49
I
26:49
had
26:50
to
26:50
pretty
26:51
much
26:51
entirely
26:51
ignore
26:51
for
26:52
this
26:52
section
26:52
but
26:53
I
26:55
have
26:55
learned
26:55
much
26:56
from
26:56
his
26:56
writing
26:57
very
26:58
much
26:58
appreciate
26:59
the
27:00
contribution
27:01
of
27:02
pedo
27:02
baptist
27:03
scholars
27:03
to
27:04
Christianity
27:04
and
27:06
while
27:06
I
27:06
believe
27:07
that
27:07
my
27:07
understanding
27:09
my
27:09
case
27:10
my
27:10
belief
27:11
in
27:12
credo
27:13
baptism
27:13
is
27:13
biblical
27:14
and
27:15
that
27:15
it's
27:15
clear
27:16
and
27:17
nowhere
27:18
expressly
27:19
commands
27:19
in the
27:19
Bible
27:20
that
27:20
infant
27:20
baptism
27:21
should
27:22
be
27:22
practiced
27:22
nor
27:22
does
27:22
it
27:23
anywhere
27:23
expressly
27:24
forbid
27:24
it
27:25
so
27:27
the
27:28
point
27:28
is
27:28
we
27:28
should
27:28
be
27:28
charitable
27:29
we
27:31
should
27:31
be
27:31
charitable
27:32
I
27:33
don't
27:33
find
27:33
it
27:33
to
27:33
be
27:33
a
27:33
particularly
27:34
great
27:34
thing
27:34
but
27:35
some
27:35
people
27:35
do
27:35
is
27:35
what
27:35
I'm
27:36
suggesting
27:37
so
27:38
let's
27:40
hold
27:40
our
27:40
convictions
27:40
and
27:42
let's
27:42
contend
27:43
for the
27:44
truth
27:44
while
27:46
appreciating
27:47
the
27:47
truths
27:48
that
27:48
we
27:48
hold
27:49
in
27:49
common
27:49
with
27:50
our
27:50
paedo-baptist
27:51
brothers
27:51
right
27:51
more
27:52
central
27:52
truths
27:53
that
27:53
we
27:53
hold
27:53
in
27:54
common
27:55
particularly
27:56
and
27:57
probably
27:57
especially
27:58
Presbyterians
28:00
of the
28:00
conservative
28:01
kind
28:02
PCA
28:03
if
28:04
somebody
28:04
says
28:04
they're
28:04
Presbyterian
28:05
ask
28:05
them
28:05
PCA
28:06
or
28:06
PCUSA
28:07
PCA
28:08
Presbyterians
28:09
are much
28:10
like us
28:10
in our
28:11
beliefs
28:12
we have
28:12
a wonderful
28:13
PCA
28:13
congregation
28:14
here in
28:15
Dahlonega
28:15
which I
28:16
am
28:16
very
28:16
thankful
28:17
exists
28:18
and I'm
28:18
glad to
28:18
partner
28:19
with them
28:19
in this
28:20
community
28:20
for the
28:21
gospel
28:21
we can
28:23
unite
28:23
in
28:23
salvation
28:24
by grace
28:24
alone
28:25
through
28:25
faith
28:26
alone
28:26
in
28:27
Christ
28:27
alone
28:28
we
28:28
can
28:28
unite
28:29
in
28:29
the
28:29
fact
28:29
that
28:29
baptism
28:30
does
28:30
not
28:31
save
28:32
you
28:32
some
28:34
hesitate
28:36
to call
28:36
them
28:36
even
28:36
denominations
28:37
non-Christian
28:40
denominations
28:41
believe that
28:42
baptism
28:42
does
28:43
save
28:43
you
28:43
not
28:44
most
28:44
of
28:44
the
28:45
people
28:45
we
28:45
know
28:45
that
28:46
practice
28:46
pedo-baptism
28:48
baptism
28:49
does
28:49
not
28:50
save
28:50
you
28:50
but
28:50
is
28:50
rather
28:51
a sign
28:51
of
28:51
God's
28:52
promise
28:53
particulars
28:53
of which
28:54
vary
28:54
amongst
28:55
us
28:55
but
28:56
all
28:56
the
28:56
same
28:56
we
28:56
agree
28:57
that
28:57
baptism
28:57
is
28:58
not
28:58
salvific
29:00
on
29:01
your
29:01
bulletin
29:02
I
29:02
included
29:02
as I
29:02
like
29:03
to
29:03
do
29:03
a
29:03
Charles
29:03
Spurgeon
29:04
quote
29:05
I'm
29:07
very
29:08
pleased
29:08
to
29:09
agree
29:10
with
29:10
Spurgeon
29:10
concerning
29:11
baptism
29:11
but
29:13
if I
29:14
play that
29:15
game
29:15
the
29:15
pedo-baptists
29:16
get
29:17
Whitfield
29:18
and
29:18
Baxter
29:19
and
29:19
Flavel
29:19
and
29:20
Edwards
29:20
and
29:21
Chalmers
29:21
and
29:22
Brainerd
29:22
and a
29:23
lot
29:23
of
29:23
others
29:23
so I
29:25
digress
29:25
Spurgeon
29:27
said this
29:28
a man
29:29
who
29:29
knows
29:30
that
29:30
he
29:30
is
29:30
saved
29:31
by
29:31
believing
29:31
in
29:31
Christ
29:32
does
29:32
not
29:33
when
29:33
he
29:33
is
29:34
baptized
29:34
lift
29:35
his
29:36
baptism
29:36
into
29:36
a
29:37
saving
29:37
ordinance
29:38
that's
29:40
the primary
29:40
point
29:40
of
29:40
the
29:41
quote
29:41
in
29:42
fact
29:42
he
29:42
is
29:42
the
29:42
very
29:43
best
29:43
protester
29:43
against
29:44
that
29:44
mistake
29:45
because
29:45
he
29:46
holds
29:46
that
29:46
he
29:46
has
29:47
no
29:47
right
29:48
to
29:48
be
29:48
baptized
29:48
until
29:49
he
29:51
is
29:51
saved
29:51
the
29:53
point
29:54
is
29:54
that
29:55
Lydia
29:55
who
29:57
for
29:57
obvious
29:57
reasons
29:57
was
29:58
not
29:58
circumcised
29:58
had
29:59
never
30:00
been
30:00
baptized
30:01
and
30:02
upon
30:02
placing
30:02
her
30:03
faith
30:03
in
30:03
Christ
30:04
she
30:04
was
30:05
this
30:06
is
30:06
the
30:06
point
30:06
it's
30:07
the
30:07
driving
30:07
point
30:07
right
30:08
the
30:10
paedo
30:10
Baptist
30:10
argument
30:11
that
30:11
her
30:11
household
30:12
was
30:12
baptized
30:12
because
30:13
of
30:13
her
30:13
faith
30:14
does
30:15
not
30:15
hold
30:16
water
30:16
pun
30:17
intended
30:18
for
30:18
me
30:18
because
30:21
it
30:22
assumes
30:23
that
30:23
her
30:23
household
30:23
included
30:24
infants
30:24
doesn't
30:26
it
30:26
have
30:26
to
30:27
assume
30:27
that
30:28
we
30:29
can
30:29
just
30:29
as
30:30
easily
30:30
and I
30:31
believe
30:31
more
30:32
biblically
30:33
assume
30:33
that
30:34
there
30:34
were
30:34
not
30:34
infants
30:35
and
30:35
that
30:35
those
30:36
of
30:36
her
30:36
household
30:36
who
30:37
were
30:37
baptized
30:37
did
30:38
so
30:38
as
30:39
a
30:39
result
30:39
of
30:40
faith
30:40
in
30:41
Jesus
30:41
baptism
30:43
has
30:44
always
30:44
been
30:44
used
30:45
as
30:45
a
30:45
sign
30:45
of
30:46
repentance
30:47
John
30:48
the
30:49
baptizer
30:50
come
30:50
John
30:51
the
30:51
baptist
30:51
baptism
30:52
was
30:52
exactly
30:53
that
30:53
Paul
30:54
states
30:54
this
30:54
in
30:54
Acts
30:54
chapter
30:55
19
30:55
verse
30:56
4
30:56
he
30:56
says
30:56
John
30:57
baptized
30:57
with
30:58
the
30:58
baptism
30:58
of
30:59
repentance
31:00
and
31:01
Peter
31:01
said
31:02
in
31:02
his
31:02
sermon
31:02
on
31:02
the
31:02
day
31:03
of
31:03
Pentecost
31:03
in
31:03
response
31:04
to
31:04
the
31:04
question
31:05
asked
31:05
in
31:06
Acts
31:06
chapter
31:06
2
31:06
verse
31:07
37
31:07
brothers
31:08
what
31:08
shall
31:09
we
31:09
do
31:09
he
31:10
had
31:10
preached
31:10
the
31:11
gospel
31:11
and
31:12
the
31:12
crowd
31:12
cried
31:12
out
31:13
brothers
31:13
what
31:13
shall
31:14
we
31:14
do
31:15
in
31:15
Acts
31:16
2
31:20
and
31:21
be
31:21
baptized
31:21
Jesus
31:24
himself
31:25
who
31:25
was
31:26
circumcised
31:26
was
31:27
also
31:27
baptized
31:29
in
31:29
Matthew
31:30
3
31:30
15
31:30
he
31:31
says
31:32
thus
31:32
it is
31:32
fitting
31:33
for
31:33
us
31:34
to
31:34
fulfill
31:34
all
31:35
righteousness
31:36
so
31:38
Lydia
31:38
believed
31:39
and
31:41
her
31:41
household
31:42
as
31:42
well
31:42
I
31:43
would
31:43
argue
31:44
believed
31:45
and
31:46
they
31:46
were
31:47
baptized
31:47
the
31:48
spirit
31:49
of
31:49
Jesus
31:49
worked
31:51
obedience
31:52
in
31:52
them
31:52
to
31:53
be
31:54
baptized
31:55
so
31:57
we
31:57
can
31:57
see
31:57
the
31:58
spirit
31:58
of
31:58
Jesus
31:58
mission
31:59
strategy
32:00
gospel
32:01
proclamation
32:02
in
32:03
unlikely
32:04
places
32:04
to
32:04
unlikely
32:06
people
32:06
praise
32:07
God
32:07
I
32:07
find
32:08
myself
32:08
in
32:08
that
32:09
category
32:09
we
32:11
can
32:12
see
32:12
the
32:12
spirit
32:12
of
32:12
Jesus
32:13
mission
32:13
power
32:15
opening
32:16
the
32:16
hearts
32:17
of
32:17
Lydia
32:17
and
32:18
her
32:18
family
32:19
opening
32:20
my
32:20
heart
32:21
to
32:21
believe
32:21
the
32:21
gospel
32:22
of
32:23
Jesus
32:23
Christ
32:23
and
32:25
we
32:25
can
32:25
see
32:25
the
32:25
spirit
32:26
of
32:26
Jesus
32:26
mission
32:27
result
32:28
obedience
32:28
the
32:29
immediate
32:30
obedience
32:30
of
32:31
baptism
32:32
to
32:32
a
32:32
response
32:33
of
32:34
faith
32:34
so
32:36
what
32:36
does
32:36
it
32:36
all
32:36
mean
32:36
for
32:36
us
32:37
what
32:37
is
32:37
the
32:37
application
32:37
of
32:38
the
32:39
text
32:39
for
32:40
today
32:40
first
32:42
if
32:44
you
32:44
have
32:44
repented
32:44
and
32:45
believed
32:45
in
32:46
Jesus
32:46
Christ
32:47
rejoice
32:48
!
33:14
of
33:15
your
33:15
sin
33:15
say
33:17
with
33:17
Paul
33:17
as he
33:18
does
33:18
in
33:18
1st
33:18
Timothy
33:18
chapter
33:19
1
33:19
verse
33:20
15
33:21
the
33:22
saying
33:22
is
33:23
trustworthy
33:23
and deserving
33:25
a full
33:25
acceptance
33:26
that
33:27
Christ
33:27
Jesus
33:27
came into
33:28
the world
33:28
to save
33:28
sinners
33:29
of whom
33:29
I am
33:30
the
33:31
foremost
33:31
do you
33:33
believe that
33:33
to be
33:33
true of
33:34
yourself
33:34
you were
33:36
a wretched
33:37
wretched
33:38
sinner
33:40
Christ
33:41
came to
33:41
save
33:42
you
33:43
and
33:43
be
33:44
witnesses
33:44
to
33:45
that
33:45
mercy
33:46
that
33:46
God
33:47
saved
33:48
you
33:48
Paul
33:49
goes
33:50
on
33:50
to
33:50
say
33:50
in
33:50
verse
33:51
16
33:51
of
33:51
1st
33:52
Timothy
33:52
chapter
33:52
1
33:53
but
33:54
I
33:54
received
33:55
mercy
33:55
for
33:55
this
33:56
reason
33:56
that
33:58
in
33:58
me
33:58
as
33:58
the
33:58
foremost
33:59
Jesus
33:59
Christ
34:00
might
34:00
display
34:01
his
34:02
perfect
34:02
patience
34:03
!
34:03
as an
34:03
example
34:04
to
34:04
those
34:05
who
34:05
were
34:05
to
34:05
believe
34:06
in
34:06
him
34:06
for
34:07
eternal
34:08
life!
34:09
This
34:10
is a
34:10
witness
34:10
to
34:11
Christ
34:11
that
34:11
our
34:11
world
34:12
needs
34:12
beloved
34:13
they
34:13
do
34:14
not
34:14
need
34:14
our
34:15
judgment
34:15
they
34:16
need
34:16
us
34:17
to
34:17
come
34:17
to
34:17
them
34:18
and
34:18
say
34:18
me
34:19
too
34:19
but
34:20
worse
34:20
but
34:22
God
34:22
in
34:22
his
34:23
mercy
34:23
showed
34:24
me
34:24
patience
34:25
and
34:26
he
34:26
saved
34:26
my
34:26
soul
34:27
and
34:27
he'll
34:28
do
34:28
the
34:28
same
34:28
for
34:29
you
34:29
secondly
34:31
if
34:33
you
34:33
have
34:33
not
34:34
repented
34:34
and
34:35
believed
34:36
if
34:37
you
34:37
find
34:37
in
34:38
yourself
34:38
an
34:39
inclination
34:39
to
34:40
pay
34:40
attention
34:41
in
34:42
any
34:42
measure
34:42
to
34:43
the
34:43
gospel
34:43
this
34:44
morning
34:44
praise
34:45
God
34:45
he
34:46
is
34:46
at
34:46
work
34:47
within
34:47
you
34:47
and
34:48
the
34:48
aim
34:49
of
34:49
his
34:49
work
34:50
within
34:50
you
34:50
is
34:51
repentance
34:52
and
34:53
believe
34:53
so
34:54
repent
34:56
and
34:56
believe
34:56
that
34:58
is
34:58
the
34:58
call
34:58
if
34:59
you're
34:59
attuning
35:00
at
35:00
all
35:00
to
35:01
the
35:01
great
35:01
truth
35:01
of
35:01
the
35:01
gospel
35:02
who
35:02
God
35:02
is
35:03
and
35:04
who
35:04
you
35:04
are
35:05
and
35:05
this
35:05
great
35:05
chasm
35:06
that
35:06
exists
35:06
between
35:07
you
35:07
and
35:08
the
35:08
solution
35:08
to
35:08
that
35:09
separation
35:09
found
35:10
in
35:10
the
35:10
personal
35:10
work
35:10
of
35:10
Jesus
35:11
Christ
35:11
turn
35:12
from
35:12
your
35:13
sins
35:13
!
35:13
Repentance
35:14
confess
35:15
it
35:15
before
35:15
him
35:15
turn
35:16
from
35:17
it
35:17
and
35:17
believe
35:18
in
35:18
the
35:18
satisfactory
35:19
substitutionary
35:22
atoning
35:23
sacrifice
35:25
of
35:25
Christ
35:26
the
35:28
cross
35:28
great
35:30
high
35:30
point
35:30
of
35:31
Jesus
35:31
our
35:31
God's
35:31
expression
35:32
of
35:32
love
35:32
to
35:33
the
35:33
world
35:33
turn
35:35
from
35:35
your
35:35
sin
35:35
to
35:35
Christ
35:36
thirdly
35:38
if
35:39
you
35:39
have
35:39
repented
35:40
and
35:40
believed
35:40
and
35:42
have
35:42
not
35:42
been
35:42
baptized
35:43
as a
35:44
believer
35:45
do
35:46
so
35:46
it's
35:47
a
35:47
matter
35:47
of
35:48
obedience
35:49
let's
35:50
pray
35:50
together