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And as I was thinking on what we should talk about today, I decided on a topic that is really close to my heart, which is typically what you do when you have little notice.
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And this topic has to do with a simple question that I think many of us may not have the best answer to, or maybe the most well thought out answer to.
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And that question is, what should I do when I don't want to obey? When I don't desire righteousness, when I don't desire the things of God, what do I do?
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Do I simply will myself into obedience? What actions or what does the word say about a lack of obedience?
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Should I pretend like it's not there and just try to do better the next day, or is there something deeper that can be addressed in our hearts?
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So before we open our text, the way that I'd like to frame this message is around a statement in answering that question, and then we'll kind of go through and unpack this statement as we go.
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So in response to the question, what should I do when I don't want to obey?
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Response.
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Worldly desires, whether habitual or momentary, can only be remedied by the work of the Holy Spirit as He renews our minds, changing our beliefs, values, and therefore actions,
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as He fills believers with His presence through the receiving of God's Word with faith.
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So again, it can only be done by the work of the Spirit as He renews our mind, changing our beliefs, values, and therefore actions,
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as He fills believers with His presence through the receiving of God's Word with faith.
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And we'll go through a couple of those points, and I'll be sure to repeat them as we go.
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So let's read our text for today and see what the Lord has to say on this topic.
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So Colossians chapter 3, I'm going to be reading verses 1 through 17.
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Before we do that, I'd like to go to the Lord in prayer.
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So y'all join me.
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Dear God, I thank You for this day.
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I thank You for Your Word, which is sufficient to accomplish everything that we need for life and for godliness.
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God, I pray that we would put our trust in it and in You.
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That we wouldn't trust in worldly philosophy, pop psychology, or even our own wisdom,
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but that we would seek Your will by looking at Your Word.
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God, I pray that You would renew our minds even in this moment.
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That You would orient our hearts away from ourself,
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and that You would help us to seek after righteousness the way that You would have us seek after righteousness.
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God, let us lay aside any weak excuses.
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Let us lay aside any justification of ourselves,
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and let us come to You humbly and ready to receive what You would have us to hear today.
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Would You work effectively through me, Your servant.
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God, and would You accomplish the purpose that You intend for this congregation today.
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So God, we love You. In your name we pray. Amen.
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Alright, so Colossians chapter 3, verses 1 through 17.
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And this is the Word of God.
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And it says,
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If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
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Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.
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For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
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When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
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Put to death, therefore, what is earthly in you,
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sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
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On account of these, the wrath of God is coming.
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In these, you too once walked, when you were living in them.
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But now you must put them all away.
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Anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
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Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices,
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and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
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Here there is not Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free,
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but Christ is all and in all.
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Put on, then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved,
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compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
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bearing with one another, and if one has a complaint against another,
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forgiving each other.
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As the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
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And above all these, put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
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And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
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to which you were indeed called in one body, and be thankful.
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Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly,
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teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom,
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singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
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with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
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And whatever you do, in word or deed,
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do everything in the name of our Lord Jesus,
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giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
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Okay, so our first point in the first part of this statement,
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the Spirit works to renew our minds.
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The Spirit works to renew our minds.
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He does this in three specific ways that I see,
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as I read this text in others.
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He changes our beliefs,
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He changes our values,
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and therefore He changes our actions.
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Now to understand this idea,
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we have to understand where our actions and desires actually come from.
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Actions are a result of values,
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which come from our beliefs.
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And so, when I'm using the word beliefs today,
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I'm primarily talking about little b belief.
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So, things that we believe to be true in a given period of time,
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not necessarily like saving belief or saving faith.
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And this concept is found throughout the Scriptures.
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One example of this is in Luke 6, 43 through 45,
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and it reads,
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So, based off of what we treasure,
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that's what we produce,
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or that's what we do.
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Each action we take is an expression of what we think is best for us,
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most valuable,
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and worth treasuring in any given moment in time.
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So, every action that we take
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always can be traced back to a belief.
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And now, we're not always conscious of this going on
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as we take actions no matter what it is,
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but each action that we take
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is a result of us thinking about
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and doing what we believe is the best thing for us to do
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in that given time.
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Therefore, each time that we sin,
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we're communicating to God
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that our definition and understanding
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of what will be best for us
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is superior to His.
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So, this was the original temptation
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and sin in the garden.
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And if we think about our own sin,
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we'll find this to be true of us as well.
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That ultimately, each sin that we commit
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is a statement to God saying,
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in this moment,
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I believe that me sinning
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was better than your plan for my life,
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which you've commanded to us.
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Right?
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So, in this way,
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every sin is an act of rebellion
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and also an act of unbelief,
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even if we don't recognize it in the moment.
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So, how does the Spirit renew our minds?
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Firstly, the Spirit helps us
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to change our actions.
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And so, I'm kind of working backward
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from the outside,
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and the Spirit helps to change our actions.
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And the prophet Ezekiel is talking about
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the new covenant that will come
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as a result of the Spirit
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indwelling God's people after Christ.
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He says in Ezekiel 36,
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So, as a result of the indwelling Spirit,
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we are caused, in one way or another,
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to walk in God's statutes.
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Jesus speaks similarly
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in John chapter 14, verses 15 through 16.
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He says,
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If you love me,
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you will keep my commandments.
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And I'll ask the Father,
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I'll ask the Father,
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and He will give you another helper
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to be with you forever,
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even the Spirit of truth.
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Okay?
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If you love me,
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you'll keep my commandments.
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I'll ask the Father,
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and He will give you another helper
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to be with you forever,
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even the Spirit of truth.
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Now, obviously,
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I hope it's obvious to you.
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We don't do this in a perfect sense.
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Just because we have the Spirit of God
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doesn't mean we now obey perfectly.
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But, in some way or another,
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the Spirit being inside of us
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causes us and helps us to walk
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in the way that God wants us to walk.
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When reading these passages,
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you may wonder
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how we can both maintain our free will
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and also be caused to walk
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in God's statutes.
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So, the way that this works,
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I'm not going to pretend like I know
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all of the inner workings
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of this idea,
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but it is clear that
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somehow it does work.
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So, we always have the free will
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to choose what we want to do.
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It's simply that
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what we want to do
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will change
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as God removes our heart of stone
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and replaces it with a heart of flesh.
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So, again,
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we always have free will
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to choose what we want.
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It's just that
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what we want changes
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as we're given a new heart.
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So, this brings us
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to our second point.
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The Spirit works...
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Our second sub-point.
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The Spirit works to change
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our values and desires.
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How does the Spirit renew the mind?
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He works to cause us to obey.
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And the Spirit works to change
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our values and desires.
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So, David ties this idea
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of God helping us obey
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with our values and desires
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in Psalm 37.
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So, let's turn there.
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Psalm 37,
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starting in verse 3.
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This is a psalm
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that's often misconstrued.
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I hope that we can shed
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some light on its true meaning today.
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Psalm 37,
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verses 3 through 7.
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Trust in the Lord
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and do good.
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Dwell in the land
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and befriend faithfulness.
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Delight yourself in the Lord
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and He will give you
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the desires of your heart.
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Commit your way to the Lord.
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Trust in Him
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and your justice as the noonday.
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Be still before the Lord
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and wait patiently for Him.
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Okay, so many take
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verse 4 by itself
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and use it to mean
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all types of things.
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Like, if you want a Ferrari,
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then delight yourself in the Lord
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and then God will give you
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the desires of your heart.
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A Ferrari.
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But I don't think
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that's quite what
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this passage is saying.
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As we believe
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the Lord is trustworthy,
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as we saw in verse 3,
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is who He says He is
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and therefore value Him,
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delighting ourselves in Him.
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Once we believe
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what He says
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over what our flesh
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tempts us to believe,
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He will give us
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what we now desire.
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So once our delight
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is in Him,
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our desires change.
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He goes on to say,
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commit your way to the Lord,
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trust in Him,
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and He will act.
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To do what?
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To bring forth
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your righteousness
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as the light
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and your justice
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as the noonday.
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So He gives us
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now what we desire
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with a new heart
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delighted in the Lord,
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righteousness,
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faithfulness,
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and justice.
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Third sub-point,
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how does the Spirit
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renew our minds?
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The Spirit helps us
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to change our thoughts
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or our little-be beliefs.
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So we're going to flip over
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to the parallel passage
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to ours from Colossians
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this morning
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as we look in Ephesians
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chapter 4,
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starting in verse 17.
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So flip back forward,
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Ephesians chapter 4,
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starting in verse 17.
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We'll see this
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a little bit more later on,
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but Paul, in many ways,
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is writing similar things
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to the church at Colossae
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and the church at Ephesus
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in these two letters.
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And the more that you dig in
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to these two passages,
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the more you see
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how they line up together
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and the way that they line up
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has real significance
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for understanding this concept
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of what do we do
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when we don't want to obey.
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Alright, so Ephesians 4,
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starting in verse 17.
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It says,
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Now this I say
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and testify in the Lord,
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that you must no longer walk
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as the Gentiles do
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in the futility
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of their minds.
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They are darkened
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in their understanding,
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alienated from the life of God
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because of the ignorance
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that is in them
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due to their hardness of heart.
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They have become callous
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and have given themselves up
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to sensuality,
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greedy to practice
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every kind of impurity.
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But that is not the way
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that you learn Christ.
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Assuming that you have heard
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about Him
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and were taught in Him
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as the truth is in Jesus,
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to put off the old self
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which belongs
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to your former manner of life
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and is corrupt
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through deceitful desires,
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and to be renewed
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in the spirit of your minds,
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and to put on the new self
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created after the likeness of God
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in true righteousness
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and holiness.
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Okay, so this text shows us
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that futile, ignorant,
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godless, and callous minds
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produce sensuality,
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doing that which pleases the senses,
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impure practice,
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corrupt desires,
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and so forth.
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So based off of what is in the mind,
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the thoughts,
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they produce actions.
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So futile, ignorant, godless minds
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produce futile, ignorant, godless actions.
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So notice the solution though
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in this passage
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and others that we'll read.
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The solution is not simply
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to try harder,
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or the solution is not simply
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to change the behavior
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that that will come,
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but the solution is to be renewed
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in the spirit of your minds.
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Then from our text this morning,
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Paul encourages us
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to set our mind
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on the things of above
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where Christ is seated.
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Having finished the work
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of destroying the power of sin
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by taking its consequences on himself,
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nailing our record of debt
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to the cross,
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and allowing us now
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to draw near to God
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as we've been studying in Hebrews.
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So as we think about,
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as we set our mind,
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as we focus on Christ's finished work,
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then that produces
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a type of obedience in us.
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Paul believes
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as we shift our focus
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off of the things of this world,
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we'll then be able to put to death
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what is evil in us,
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as it says in verse 5,
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by putting on the new self,
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which is being renewed in knowledge.
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So again,
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Paul believes
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as we shift our focus
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off of the things of this world,
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we'll then be able to put to death
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what is evil in us,
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by putting on the new self,
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which is being renewed in knowledge.
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Lastly,
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Paul tells us
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in the Roman believers,
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sorry,
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in the letter to the Roman believers,
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chapter 12,
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verse 2,
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do not be conformed to this world,
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but be transformed
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by the renewal of your mind,
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that by testing
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you may discern
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what is the will of God,
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what is good,
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acceptable,
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and perfect.
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So again,
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we are transformed
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in our outward action
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by the renewal of the mind,
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so that we can aptly decide
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what is good,
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acceptable,
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and perfect.
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Notice something
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in all three cases
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that the renewal of the mind
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is always spoken of
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in the passive tense.
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So Paul is not saying here,
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renew your mind,
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he is saying,
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allow your mind
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to be renewed.
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And that begs the question,
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anytime you are using
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the passive voice
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in English,
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it takes away
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the agency.
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So the question is,
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by whom?
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Who is doing?
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Or what is doing
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the renewing?
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And we will see
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that it is the Spirit
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of God.
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How does he do that?
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He fills us
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with his presence.
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So that brings us
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to our next point
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in our statement,
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the Spirit works
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by filling us
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with his presence.
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So let's skip down
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in Ephesians
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to chapter 5,
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verses 18 through 21.
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As we are going,
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notice the similarities
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between this passage
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in Ephesians
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and Paul's letter
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from our original text
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in Colossians 3.
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So Ephesians 5,
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18 through 21.
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Again,
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another commonly
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misconstrued text.
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And it says,
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Do not get drunk
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with wine,
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for that is debauchery,
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but be filled
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with the Spirit,
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addressing one another
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in psalms and hymns
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and spiritual songs,
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singing and making
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melodies to the Lord
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with all your heart,
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giving thanks always
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and for everything
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to God the Father
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in the name
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of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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submitting to one another
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out of reverence
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for Christ.
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So if I asked everyone,
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50 people maybe,
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in this room
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what it meant
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to be filled
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with the Spirit,
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I would get a bunch
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of different answers.
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What our idea behind,
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what is this filling
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of the Spirit?
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And if I went outside
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of this church,
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I would get
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an even greater diversity
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of answers.
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What does it mean
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to be filled
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with the Spirit?
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Many have an idea
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that's primarily mystical,
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emotional in nature,
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and extraordinary.
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Maybe the best word
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would be,
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we think of it
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as a spectacle
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that we put on
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a performance.
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But I believe
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there's a definitive answer
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to this question,
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what does it mean
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to be filled
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with the Spirit?
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But to understand it,
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we're going to have
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to do some work
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to reach a decent conclusion.
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In short,
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to be filled
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with the Spirit
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is to allow
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the Word of God
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to dwell in us
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richly.
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Now,
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I know that those
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two themes
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may not seem
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like they're related,
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but we'll see
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as we look
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at our two passages
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together
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how this is
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indeed the case.
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So,
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if you prefer
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the next part
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of our statement,
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God fills us
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with the Spirit
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as we receive
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His Word
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through faith.
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So,
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looking at this passage
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in Ephesians,
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we can see
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that in Paul's mind,
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being filled
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with the Spirit
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looks like
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at least a couple
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of things.
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Seeing to
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and with other
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believers
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and to God
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looks like
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gratitude
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and it looks
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like submission
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to authority.
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Now,
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you may have
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read this
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unintentionally
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as Paul's
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giving a list
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because he kind
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of is in the
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middle of a list
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and so we have
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a tendency
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to keep going
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on that list.
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But notice
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when he says
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be filled
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with the Spirit
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and then it's
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followed by
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three participles
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and these participles
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in English
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they're adverbial
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phrases
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which means
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that it's
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modifying
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how we should
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be filled
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with the Spirit.
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The three words
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be filled
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with the Spirit
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how addressing
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one another
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giving thanks
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and submitting
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to one another
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out of reverence
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for Christ.
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So they are
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connected
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and it's
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answering the
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question
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what does
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it look like
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or how
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should we
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be filled
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with the Spirit.
20:09
So as I've
20:10
pointed out
20:10
you've probably
20:11
noticed
20:11
several similarities
20:12
between Paul's
20:13
writing in Ephesians
20:14
and in Colossians
20:15
and these are
20:16
not by accident.
20:18
So let's
20:18
flip back to
20:19
our passage
20:19
I know we're
20:19
doing a lot
20:20
of flipping
20:20
but it is
20:21
important for
20:22
you to see.
20:23
So back
20:23
to Colossians
20:24
3
20:24
in verse
20:36
16
20:36
it says
20:39
let the
20:39
word of
20:40
Christ
20:40
dwell in
20:41
you richly
20:41
teaching
20:42
and admonishing
20:43
one another
20:43
in all wisdom
20:44
singing
20:45
psalms
20:46
and hymns
20:46
and spiritual
20:47
songs
20:48
with thankfulness
20:49
in your heart
20:49
to God
20:50
and whatever
20:51
you do
20:51
in a word
20:52
or deed
20:52
do everything
20:52
in the name
20:53
of our Lord
20:53
Jesus
20:54
giving thanks
20:55
to God
20:55
the Father
20:56
through him
20:57
and just like
20:58
in Ephesians
20:58
he goes on
20:59
to talk
20:59
about submission
21:00
in various
21:01
areas
21:01
in family
21:02
in our
21:03
employment
21:03
and then
21:06
masters
21:07
and slaves
21:09
okay
21:10
so in both
21:11
cases
21:11
we have
21:13
these
21:13
three
21:14
indicators
21:14
of what
21:15
it looks
21:15
like
21:15
on the
21:16
one
21:16
hand
21:16
to be
21:16
filled
21:17
with
21:17
the
21:17
spirit
21:17
and on
21:18
the
21:18
other
21:18
hand
21:18
what
21:19
it
21:19
looks
21:19
like
21:19
to have
21:20
the
21:20
word
21:20
of
21:20
Christ
21:20
dwell
21:21
in us
21:22
richly
21:23
those
21:23
three
21:24
things
21:24
singing
21:25
gratitude
21:26
and
21:26
submission
21:27
to
21:28
authority
21:28
so in
21:29
Paul's
21:29
mind
21:30
being
21:30
filled
21:31
with
21:31
the
21:31
spirit
21:31
produces
21:32
the
21:32
same
21:33
exact
21:33
things
21:34
as
21:34
allowing
21:35
the
21:35
word
21:35
of
21:35
God
21:36
to
21:36
dwell
21:36
in
21:37
us
21:37
richly
21:37
if
21:38
you're
21:38
not
21:38
quite
21:39
convinced
21:39
that
21:39
these
21:39
passages
21:40
are
21:40
truly
21:44
so the
21:45
deeper
21:46
you
21:46
dive
21:46
the
21:46
more
21:47
similarities
21:47
stick
21:47
out
21:48
these
21:48
two
21:48
passages
21:49
mirror
21:49
one
21:49
another
21:49
all the
21:50
way
21:50
back
21:50
from
21:51
Colossians
21:51
2
21:52
16
21:53
forward
21:53
to
21:54
chapter
21:54
4
21:55
verse
21:55
1
21:55
which
21:56
mirrors
21:57
Ephesians
21:58
4
21:58
14
21:59
all the
21:59
way
22:00
through
22:00
6
22:01
9
22:02
both
22:03
passages
22:04
are
22:04
describing
22:05
what
22:05
the
22:05
new
22:05
life
22:06
should
22:06
look
22:06
like
22:06
in
22:07
comparison
22:07
with
22:07
the
22:07
old
22:08
both
22:09
begin
22:09
by
22:09
warning
22:10
against
22:10
false
22:10
doctrine
22:11
and
22:11
a
22:11
command
22:12
to
22:12
hold
22:12
fast
22:13
to
22:13
Christ
22:13
as
22:14
the
22:14
head
22:14
of
22:14
the
22:14
body
22:15
they
22:15
go
22:16
on
22:16
to
22:16
encourage
22:16
readers
22:17
to
22:17
put
22:17
off
22:17
the
22:17
old
22:18
self
22:18
characterized
22:19
by
22:19
callous
22:20
minds
22:20
and
22:20
hard
22:20
hearts
22:21
producing
22:21
anger
22:22
sensuality
22:23
greed
22:23
and
22:23
impure
22:23
talk
22:24
and
22:24
to
22:25
put
22:25
on
22:25
the
22:25
new
22:25
self
22:25
which
22:26
is
22:26
being
22:26
renewed
22:26
in
22:27
the
22:27
likeness
22:28
or
22:28
in
22:28
the
22:28
knowledge
22:29
of
22:29
God
22:30
both
22:30
passages
22:31
as
22:31
we've
22:31
seen
22:32
emphasize
22:32
the
22:32
role
22:33
of
22:33
the
22:34
renewed
22:34
mind
22:34
in
22:34
producing
22:35
new
22:35
action
22:35
and
22:36
they
22:36
both
22:36
lead
22:37
to
22:44
on
22:44
us
22:44
richly
22:45
and
22:45
to
22:45
be
22:45
filled
22:46
with
22:46
the
22:46
Holy
22:47
Spirit
22:47
there's
22:48
a lot
22:48
more
22:48
similarities
22:49
than that
22:49
just a
22:50
quick
22:50
few
22:51
for
22:51
notes
22:51
John
22:52
Piper
22:53
writes
22:54
of
22:54
these
22:54
two
22:55
passages
22:55
together
22:56
and I'll
22:57
try to
22:57
read this
22:58
well
22:58
it's
22:58
kind of
22:59
a lengthy
22:59
quote
22:59
if we
23:01
want
23:01
more
23:01
of
23:01
the
23:02
Spirit
23:02
of
23:02
God
23:02
we
23:03
must
23:03
hear
23:03
more
23:04
of
23:04
the
23:04
Word
23:04
of
23:05
God
23:05
with
23:05
faith
23:06
we
23:07
must
23:07
hear
23:07
its
23:07
promises
23:08
see
23:09
their
23:09
blood
23:09
bought
23:10
certainty
23:10
value
23:11
their
23:11
goodness
23:12
and
23:12
bank
23:12
on
23:12
them
23:13
that
23:13
is
23:14
why
23:14
sorry
23:15
that
23:15
is
23:15
the
23:15
way
23:15
God
23:16
supplies
23:16
more
23:17
of
23:17
the
23:17
Spirit
23:17
the
23:18
command
23:18
in
23:18
Ephesians
23:19
be
23:19
filled
23:19
with
23:20
the
23:20
Spirit
23:20
is
23:21
parallel
23:21
with
23:21
the
23:22
command
23:22
in
23:22
Colossians
23:23
let
23:23
the
23:23
word
23:23
of
23:23
!
23:24
richly
23:29
with
23:29
faith
23:30
in
23:31
other
23:31
words
23:31
not
23:31
only
23:32
does
23:32
the
23:32
first
23:32
act
23:33
of
23:33
faith
23:33
come
23:33
by
23:34
hearing
23:34
but
23:35
all
23:35
subsequent
23:35
acts
23:36
of
23:36
faith
23:36
come
23:37
by
23:37
hearing
23:37
the
23:38
fullness
23:38
of
23:39
the
23:39
Spirit
23:39
comes
23:40
by
23:40
an
23:40
ongoing
23:41
hearing
23:41
of
23:42
the
23:42
word
23:43
of
23:43
God
23:43
so
23:45
Paul's
23:45
writing
23:45
in
23:45
Galatians
23:46
chapter
23:47
3
23:47
supports
23:48
this
23:48
perspective
23:49
I
23:50
think
23:50
this is
23:50
the last
23:50
place
23:50
we'll
23:51
turn
23:51
today
23:51
just
23:51
a
23:52
couple
23:52
of
23:52
pages
23:52
Galatians
23:53
3
23:54
verse
23:54
2
23:54
!
23:55
And I
24:05
have to
24:05
admit
24:05
before
24:06
studying
24:08
this
24:08
passage
24:08
I've
24:09
read
24:09
this
24:10
one
24:10
in
24:10
particular
24:10
a
24:11
bunch
24:11
of
24:11
times
24:11
but
24:11
I've
24:11
never
24:11
thought
24:12
about
24:12
Galatians
24:13
3
24:13
in
24:14
this
24:14
way
24:14
it's
24:15
a
24:15
joy
24:15
to
24:15
be
24:16
enlightened
24:16
by
24:16
it
24:17
Galatians
24:22
3
24:22
2
24:23
through
24:23
5
24:23
says
24:24
let me
24:25
ask
24:26
you
24:26
only
24:26
this
24:26
did
24:27
you
24:27
receive
24:27
the
24:28
spirit
24:28
by
24:28
works
24:29
of
24:29
the
24:29
law
24:29
or
24:30
by
24:30
hearing
24:30
with
24:31
faith
24:31
are
24:32
you
24:32
so
24:32
foolish
24:33
having
24:33
begun
24:34
by
24:34
the
24:34
spirit
24:34
are
24:35
you
24:35
now
24:35
being
24:35
perfected
24:36
by
24:36
the
24:36
flesh
24:37
did
24:38
you
24:38
suffer
24:38
so
24:38
many
24:39
things
24:39
in
24:39
vain
24:39
if
24:40
indeed
24:40
it
24:40
was
24:40
in
24:40
vain
24:41
does
24:42
he
24:42
who
24:42
supplies
24:43
the
24:43
spirit
24:43
to
24:43
you
24:44
and
24:44
works
24:45
of
24:45
miracles
24:45
among
24:46
you
24:46
do
24:46
so
24:47
by
24:47
works
24:47
of
24:47
the
24:48
law
24:48
or
24:49
by
24:49
hearing
24:49
with
24:50
faith
24:50
so
24:51
I
24:52
think
24:52
the
24:52
reason
24:52
why
24:52
I've
24:53
missed
24:53
it
24:53
missed
24:54
this
24:55
particular
24:55
point
24:56
is
24:56
because
24:57
a
24:57
it's
24:57
a
24:57
series
24:57
of
24:58
questions
24:58
and
24:59
b
24:59
because
24:59
it
24:59
doesn't
25:00
explicitly
25:00
say
25:01
hearing
25:01
the
25:01
word
25:01
of
25:02
God
25:02
with
25:03
faith
25:03
but
25:03
if
25:03
you
25:03
look
25:04
back
25:04
on
25:04
it
25:04
that's
25:05
exactly
25:05
what
25:05
the
25:06
implication
25:06
is
25:07
we
25:07
hear
25:08
the
25:08
word
25:08
of
25:08
God
25:08
with
25:08
faith
25:09
and
25:09
we're
25:09
saved
25:10
and
25:10
then
25:10
again
25:10
he's
25:11
saying
25:11
we
25:12
hear
25:12
the
25:12
word
25:19
statements
25:19
it
25:19
becomes
25:20
a
25:20
little
25:20
bit
25:20
more
25:20
clear
25:21
we
25:21
are
25:21
perfected
25:22
and
25:23
sanctified
25:23
by
25:23
God
25:24
supplying
25:25
the
25:25
spirit
25:25
which
25:26
comes
25:26
to
25:26
us
25:27
through
25:27
hearing
25:27
the
25:27
word
25:28
of
25:28
God
25:28
with
25:29
faith
25:29
in
25:31
the
25:31
same
25:31
block
25:31
of
25:31
Jesus'
25:32
teaching
25:32
we read
25:32
earlier
25:33
which
25:33
said
25:33
those
25:34
who
25:34
love
25:34
me
25:34
will
25:35
obey
25:35
my
25:35
commandments
25:36
and
25:36
I
25:37
will
25:37
send
25:37
my
25:37
helper
25:37
describes
25:38
the
25:38
spirit's
25:40
role
25:40
in
25:40
this
25:41
way
25:41
in
25:41
John
25:41
chapter
25:42
16
25:42
in
25:42
verse
25:43
13
25:43
he
25:44
says
25:44
when
25:44
the
25:56
spirit
25:57
of
25:57
truth
25:57
comes
25:57
he
25:58
will
25:58
take
25:58
what
25:59
is
25:59
mine
25:59
and
26:00
declare
26:00
it
26:00
to
26:01
you
26:01
so
26:01
the
26:01
spirit's
26:02
role
26:02
is
26:03
using
26:03
the
26:04
word
26:04
to
26:04
exalt
26:05
Christ
26:05
by
26:05
declaring
26:06
it
26:06
to
26:06
us
26:07
as
26:07
we
26:07
receive
26:08
it
26:08
through
26:09
faith
26:09
so
26:11
we
26:11
saw
26:11
earlier
26:12
that
26:12
the
26:12
renewal
26:12
of
26:13
the
26:13
mind
26:13
was
26:14
passive
26:14
in
26:15
some
26:15
ways
26:16
that
26:16
it's
26:16
something
26:16
that
26:17
we
26:17
are
26:18
renewed
26:18
as
26:18
we're
26:19
doing
26:19
some
26:19
type
26:20
of
26:20
activity
26:21
and
26:21
while
26:21
God
26:22
is
26:22
the
26:22
one
26:22
renewing
26:23
and
26:23
transforming
26:24
we
26:24
are
26:25
the
26:25
ones
26:25
who
26:25
draw
26:26
near
26:26
to
26:26
him
26:26
through
26:27
his
26:27
word
26:27
and
26:28
actively
26:28
seek
26:29
to
26:29
believe
26:29
it
26:29
with
26:30
faith
26:30
James
26:31
reminds
26:31
us
26:32
in
26:32
chapter
26:32
four
26:32
of
26:32
his
26:32
letter
26:33
that
26:33
if
26:33
we
26:33
draw
26:33
near
26:34
to
26:34
God
26:34
he
26:35
will
26:35
draw
26:35
near
26:36
to
26:36
us
26:37
the
26:37
writer
26:38
of
26:38
Hebrews
26:44
thoughts
26:44
and
26:44
intentions
26:45
of
26:46
our
26:46
heart
26:46
so
26:47
as
26:47
we
26:48
approach
26:48
the
26:48
word
26:48
of
26:48
God
26:49
through
26:49
personal
26:49
study
26:50
through
26:50
song
26:51
lyrics
26:51
through
26:51
preaching
26:52
or as
26:53
it is
26:53
brought
26:53
to
26:53
our
26:53
memory
26:54
by
26:54
the
26:54
spirit
26:54
and
26:55
we
26:55
believe
26:55
it
26:56
and
26:56
allow
26:56
it
26:56
to
26:56
soak
26:57
into
26:57
us
26:57
the
26:58
lies
26:58
we
26:58
were
26:59
believing
26:59
beforehand
27:00
are
27:00
replaced
27:00
with
27:01
the
27:01
truth
27:02
we
27:02
no
27:03
longer
27:03
value
27:04
the
27:04
temporary
27:04
pleasure
27:05
of
27:05
sin
27:05
over
27:06
the
27:06
abiding
27:06
satisfaction
27:07
of
27:07
obedience
27:08
we
27:08
will
27:08
no
27:09
longer
27:09
see
27:14
God
27:14
as
27:14
he
27:14
shows
27:14
us
27:15
what
27:16
will
27:16
lead
27:16
to
27:16
joy
27:17
and
27:17
flourishing
27:17
in
27:18
our
27:18
lives
27:19
the
27:19
anxieties
27:20
of
27:20
everyday
27:20
life
27:21
are
27:21
overshadowed
27:22
with
27:22
a
27:22
bigger
27:22
perspective
27:23
where
27:24
God
27:24
is
27:24
in
27:24
control
27:25
and
27:25
not
27:25
us
27:25
he's
27:26
working
27:26
for
27:27
the
27:27
purity
27:27
of
27:27
his
27:27
people
27:28
for
27:28
the
27:28
sake
27:28
of
27:28
his
27:29
name
27:29
which
27:30
isn't
27:30
always
27:30
convenient
27:31
or
27:31
easy
27:32
for
27:32
us
27:33
now
27:34
there
27:34
are
27:34
not
27:34
many
27:34
things
27:35
in
27:35
the
27:35
Christian
27:35
life
27:36
that
27:36
are
27:36
formulaic
27:37
in
27:37
nature
27:38
but
27:38
in
27:38
some
27:39
ways
27:39
genuine
27:39
heartfelt
27:40
obedience
27:41
is
27:42
doesn't
27:42
mean
27:42
it's
27:42
easy
27:43
but
27:43
it
27:43
tells
27:44
us
27:44
what
27:44
we
27:44
need
27:44
to
27:45
do
27:45
we
27:46
know
27:46
God
27:46
always
27:47
empowers
27:47
what
27:47
he
27:47
commands
27:48
and
27:48
I
27:48
believe
27:49
that
27:49
what
27:49
we
27:49
have
27:49
spoken
27:49
of
27:50
today
27:50
is
27:50
largely
27:50
the
27:51
methodology
27:51
he
27:51
expects
27:52
for
27:52
us
27:53
to
27:53
utilize
27:53
so
27:54
let's
27:54
look
27:54
at
27:55
some
27:55
simple
27:55
points
27:55
of
27:55
application
27:56
to
27:56
help
27:56
us
27:57
to
27:57
know
27:57
what
27:58
to
27:58
do
27:58
so
27:58
that
27:58
we
27:58
can
27:59
desire
27:59
obedience
28:01
so
28:01
first
28:02
point
28:02
of
28:02
application
28:02
see
28:03
your
28:04
sin
28:04
as
28:05
a
28:05
belief
28:05
value
28:06
and
28:07
a
28:07
thought
28:07
problem
28:08
not
28:08
simply
28:09
a
28:09
behavior
28:10
problem
28:10
this
28:11
means
28:11
when
28:11
we
28:12
find
28:12
ourselves
28:12
in
28:12
sin
28:13
or
28:13
even
28:13
in
28:13
temptation
28:14
we
28:15
should
28:15
identify
28:16
the
28:16
faulty
28:16
or
28:17
the
28:17
tempting
28:17
belief
28:18
we
28:19
should
28:19
write
28:19
it
28:19
down
28:19
or
28:19
tell
28:20
someone
28:20
that
28:20
we're
28:20
struggling
28:21
to
28:21
believe
28:21
what
28:21
God
28:21
says
28:22
in
28:22
his
28:22
word
28:22
about
28:23
a
28:23
particular
28:23
issue
28:24
we
28:25
should
28:25
memorize
28:25
specific
28:26
passages
28:27
!
28:27
that
28:27
you
28:27
can
28:27
go
28:27
to
28:28
and
28:28
reflect
28:29
on
28:29
in
28:29
the
28:29
midst
28:30
of
28:30
this
28:31
temptation
28:31
so
28:32
again
28:32
if
28:32
sin
28:33
is
28:33
a
28:33
belief
28:33
problem
28:33
then
28:34
we
28:34
need
28:34
to
28:34
address
28:35
our
28:35
unbelief
28:36
secondly
28:37
we
28:38
should
28:38
receive
28:38
his
28:39
word
28:39
with
28:39
faith
28:39
an
28:40
assumption
28:40
built
28:41
into
28:41
all
28:41
of
28:42
this
28:42
is
28:43
that
28:43
we'll
28:43
be
28:43
going
28:44
to
28:44
the
28:44
word
28:45
often
28:45
many
28:46
of
28:47
us
28:47
wonder
28:47
why
28:47
we
28:47
continue
28:48
to
28:48
fight
28:48
and
28:49
struggle
28:49
with
28:49
the
28:49
same
28:50
sins
28:50
whether
28:50
it
28:50
be
28:51
anxiety
28:51
lust
28:52
or
28:52
pride
28:53
and
28:53
yet
28:54
aren't
28:54
taking
28:54
up
28:54
the
28:55
means
28:55
that
28:55
God
28:55
has
28:55
given
28:56
us
28:56
to
28:56
fight
28:57
these
28:57
battles
28:58
thirdly
28:59
we
29:00
should
29:00
seek
29:00
to
29:00
be
29:01
renewed
29:01
the
29:02
assumption
29:02
should
29:02
be
29:03
that
29:03
we
29:03
are
29:03
usually
29:04
in
29:04
a
29:04
state
29:04
of
29:05
drifting
29:05
away
29:06
from
29:07
the
29:07
truth
29:07
back
29:08
towards
29:08
selfishness
29:09
towards
29:10
simple
29:10
orientation
29:10
which
29:11
is
29:12
why
29:12
we
29:12
are
29:12
in
29:12
need
29:13
of
29:13
renewal
29:13
in
29:14
the
29:14
first
29:14
place
29:15
so
29:15
to
29:16
do
29:16
this
29:16
we
29:16
must
29:16
approach
29:17
the
29:17
scripture
29:18
with
29:18
a
29:18
desire
29:19
to
29:22
grow
29:23
more
29:23
and
29:23
more
29:23
into
29:24
the
29:24
image
29:24
of
29:24
God
29:24
this
29:25
comes
29:26
by
29:26
removing
29:26
our
29:27
sinful
29:27
areas
29:27
which
29:28
hurts
29:28
and
29:29
which
29:29
many
29:29
of
29:30
us
29:30
are
29:30
not
29:30
prepared
29:31
for
29:31
this
29:31
kind
29:31
of
29:31
encounter
29:32
when
29:32
we
29:32
approach
29:33
the
29:33
word
29:33
this
29:34
type
29:34
of
29:35
approach
29:35
to
29:35
be
29:35
changed
29:36
and
29:36
to
29:36
be
29:36
renewed
29:37
it
29:38
takes
29:38
hard
29:38
work
29:38
it
29:39
takes
29:39
time
29:40
it
29:40
takes
29:40
consistency
29:41
it
29:42
takes
29:42
intentionality
29:43
just
29:44
like
29:44
everything
29:44
else
29:44
that
29:45
satisfying
29:45
!
29:46
life
29:46
but
29:47
it
29:47
will
29:47
indeed
29:48
bear
29:48
much
29:49
fruit
29:49
and
29:50
lastly
29:51
fourthly
29:52
we need
29:53
to have
29:53
an
29:53
attitude
29:53
of
29:54
preparation
29:54
and
29:55
not
29:55
an
29:55
attitude
29:56
of
29:56
reaction
29:57
so
29:57
have
29:58
an
29:58
attitude
29:58
of
29:58
preparation
29:59
not
30:00
of
30:01
reaction
30:01
if
30:02
we
30:02
wait
30:02
until
30:02
we're
30:03
in
30:03
the
30:03
middle
30:03
of
30:03
the
30:03
battle
30:04
to
30:04
put
30:04
on
30:04
our
30:05
armor
30:05
we're
30:06
likely
30:06
to
30:06
lose
30:07
the
30:07
battle
30:07
we
30:08
have
30:08
to
30:08
be
30:08
prepared
30:09
for
30:09
the
30:09
battle
30:09
that
30:10
we
30:10
know
30:10
is
30:10
going
30:10
to
30:10
be
30:11
at
30:11
hand
30:11
we
30:12
need
30:12
daily
30:12
regular
30:13
!
30:13
mind
30:14
renewal
30:14
if
30:15
we
30:15
are
30:15
to
30:15
prepare
30:16
for
30:16
the
30:16
daily
30:16
battle
30:17
towards
30:17
righteousness
30:18
so
30:19
may
30:19
we
30:20
be
30:20
people
30:21
of
30:21
the
30:21
word
30:21
who
30:22
regularly
30:22
draw
30:23
near
30:23
to
30:23
God
30:23
have
30:24
our
30:24
minds
30:25
renewed
30:25
by
30:25
the
30:25
realities
30:26
of
30:26
the
30:26
gospel
30:27
and
30:27
who
30:28
we
30:28
are
30:30
as
30:30
children
30:30
of
30:31
God
30:31
may
30:32
this
30:32
activity
30:33
produce
30:33
the
30:33
fruit
30:33
of
30:34
righteousness
30:34
in
30:34
us
30:35
as
30:35
the
30:35
very
30:36
spirit
30:36
of
30:36
God
30:36
works
30:37
to
30:37
change
30:37
our
30:37
desires
30:38
our
30:39
thoughts
30:39
and
30:40
our
30:40
actions
30:40
as
30:41
we
30:41
strive
30:41
after
30:44
joy
30:44
let's
30:45
pray
30:45
together