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Hey, good morning. Thank you. If you have your Bible, and I hope you do, I want to invite you to join
me in 2 Timothy chapter 3. If you do not have a Bible, I want to encourage you at the end of the
service, back here to my left are some black Bibles. We would love for you to come and get one of those
as a gift from us to you. If we can give you anything else, it would be our privilege to give
you a copy of God's Word. Also, if you have a copy of God's Word, and maybe the translation is a little
bit difficult for you to read or understand, please come back and get one of those as well.
It is the translation that I use on Sunday mornings, so I want to invite you to do that.
I'd like to read before we get started, 2 Timothy 3, 16 through 17, and it'll be our focal verse. We'll
read it again later, but it says,
Would you pray with me? God, thank you so much for this time and this opportunity, Lord, that we could
gather in here today. God, I thank you for Dawn Coulter as she shared her story. God, your story with what
you're doing in her life at the 9 o'clock hour. God, thank you for the power of the testimony. God,
testimony about you. God, I pray that as we dive into your Word today, through the power of your Holy
Spirit, this will not just be factual information that we process, but God, through the power of
your Word, the power of your Spirit, God, that some will be saved. God, that lives will be transformed.
God, and we'll grow to be more the men and women of God that you've called us to be.
And I ask all these things in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Amen. Also, I forgot to say this. If you're a
first-time guest, my wife and I will be back in the back as well at that table, the same table where
the Bibles are at the end of the service, and we would love to greet you. We would love to thank you.
We would love to welcome you for being here and worshiping with us. So if you wouldn't mind just a
couple moments, just stop back there, and if you do have any questions about who we are as a church,
be a wonderful place and opportunity to get those answered. Well, we're starting our summer series
this week, our new series. For years now, I feel like we've kind of gotten in some rhythms with how
we teach different things here at our church, not just topical versus expository, which we're
expository. We typically work through books of the Bible, but during the summertime, we kind of take
a transition time, I guess, for how we teach. We bring in a summer series, and so this summer series
that we're going to do is we're going to look at some common verses of the Bible. In fact, I would
argue that as I've looked through these, I'll be teaching through most of them. Dave's going to do
a couple. Josh is going to do one. That these verses of the Bible, if you've been around church,
if you've been in church, you've probably heard these verses before. Even if you haven't been in
church, maybe you've heard your friends or those around you or even on social media where people use
these very common verses, but we're not talking about these verses because they're common. We're talking
about these verses because they're common used verses that are oftentimes misunderstood and then
misused. Verses that we take and are misunderstood and misused. Now, when Dave and I were talking
about this and praying through doing this months ago, and I was really excited. I thought this would be
something that people would get excited about, that people would want to listen to and be a part of
and kind of find out these things. And then I started talking to some people over the last couple
weeks and I would hear phrases like, I'm a little scared about this series. And so like, if someone
tells me that they're scared, like, well, why are you scared? And they're like, I'm afraid that there
are verses of the Bible that I've been using and I've been using them incorrectly the entire way,
the entire time. So here's, I want to cover that with you really quickly as we get into this,
okay? I'm going to make an assumption this morning. And the assumption is this. Have you and I,
we're in this together. Have we ever misunderstood or misused scripture? Yes. Yes, we have.
Absolutely. There has been points and times where you have and where I have misunderstood and misused
scripture. Number two, does God's grace cover us when we do this? Yes. Yes. Now, I'm not going to hold
back from this because there have been points and times where I look and evaluate, had someone point
out, have conversations through, and when I realize that I've misused or misunderstood scripture,
I don't go, oh, whatever, not that big of a deal. I need to repent, come before the Lord and acknowledge
that. But God's grace covers this and it is good. It is good. Like, correction, we'll see this, we'll talk
about this a little bit later. Like, correction is not a punishment from God. Like, correction is a
gracious gift of God's grace or God's love for us, right? So when he corrects us, we experience his love
and his mercy and we understand it even more. So what's the goal of this series? What's the goal
of this series? The first thing, to correct where we've been wrong. To correct where we've been wrong.
You know, maybe we're wrong because we don't know. Maybe we're wrong because we've been mistaught.
Maybe we're wrong because we've been manipulated. Maybe we're wrong because we're reading scripture
through the context of our sin, of what's there. We want to correct where we've been wrong.
A few years ago, Immigration Center 17, a few years ago, God took us on a journey,
a difficult journey for them and for Aaron and I as we taught them how to drive, right?
They learned life lessons through that. Aaron and I, man, we clung to the Lord, right?
And God was faithful through it all. One of our kids was more, how should I say this?
Aggressive in their driving. And one of our kids was more passive in their driving. Both of those,
by the way, can put you in situations where you're afraid for your life.
I heard a mom, like, absolutely. Preach on.
So, one day
me and a particular child
were riding to school.
And we came to a red light.
And the light
was red for us.
That's red light.
Coming to it.
We need to turn right.
There's cars coming
this way. It's Highway 1.
And what I've learned is, like, I can be
aggressive
in instructions.
And I need to let go.
And so, I'm thinking in my mind, we should be slowing down.
Why aren't we slowing down?
Why aren't we stopping?
Why did we just turn
like this is, you know,
we're out in the middle of nowhere or whatever.
It's a red light. We just turn.
And I looked at the child that was
driving, and I said,
why did you just do that?
No grace,
no understanding,
judgmental dad
in the moment.
This child looked at me
and said,
yesterday
you told me
that I can turn right
on red lights.
Sure.
I absolutely
did.
That was the words
that I used.
But you misunderstood
because you had a bad teacher, right?
So, we had the conversation.
I'm at fault.
That child was right.
We're good.
So, sometimes we've been taught wrong.
And the goal of this
is not to look
and point fingers,
but it's to correct
where we've been wrong
and to praise God
because we've been corrected, right?
Number two,
the goal for this series
is it's a desire for us
to help grow a heart
for deeper understanding
and application
of God's Word.
And both of these
are important, right?
We don't just want
to understand
God's Word.
We want to apply
God's Word
as we understand
God's Word.
And where we go wrong
oftentimes
in the usage
of Scripture
is number one,
it's either
an intellectual pursuit,
so let me gain knowledge
that doesn't play out
in application,
or
let me try to
apply the things
that I don't even know
if they are true.
And then oftentimes
they're not.
And that's what we'll see
in these,
that we've taken
misinformation
and we've tried
to apply it,
and then when it doesn't work
the way that we think
that it should,
but in our mind,
but I've done
what it says
even though we haven't,
then God's failed.
So we want to understand
and have proper application.
The other thing
that we want to do
is we want to grow together
as a community
with this,
as a community
of church together.
So what we will do
each week
following
the Sunday morning's
lesson,
so the next week,
so next Sunday morning
at 9 a.m.,
we will gather together
to discuss
this message
that I'm teaching
this morning.
And we want you
to be here.
We're going to gather
back in here
as many of you
that will come.
We'll have different
individuals come up
and facilitate
a discussion with us
where you'll talk
about some things
in some small groups.
We'll talk about
some things.
I can even answer
questions,
and I may even ask
questions as well
as we kind of navigate
through this.
So I'm inviting you
to join me
in this process
as we go through
this together
so that you
and I
can become
more faithful
in understanding
and applying
God's word.
Now,
when I talk to people,
and the other reason
why I think
this is always
so important,
anytime we can
come together
as a congregation
to kind of push
ourselves into
reading the Bible
is also for
accountability.
Because so many
of you,
and I've had
this conversation
and my heart
breaks with you
and for you
through this,
is that so many
people say,
like,
Bo,
and I believe
this about you.
I've been there.
Sometimes I even
am there.
I want,
I want to read
the Bible,
but I struggle.
I struggle
with understanding
the Bible.
And it is
complex.
There are parts
of it that are,
that seem to be
more simple,
parts of it
that seem to be
a little bit
more difficult.
Well,
a sermon series
that we're going
to do in the
fall is on
Daniel.
Right?
I'm going to tell
you,
that's going to,
it's going to
stretch you,
it's going to
stretch me,
it's going to
stretch my brain,
it's going to
stretch my heart.
Like,
I can't wait to
see what all
God's going to
do through this.
And it can be
a difficult process
and a difficult
journey.
But I began to
see and like
think through
and hear like
six things
I want to
give you
this morning
as we talk
about this,
of the reasons
why people
struggle in
understanding and
properly applying
the Bible.
And like,
man,
this is fingers
toward you,
fingers toward me,
like I'm in
this with you.
Number one is
this,
a struggle that
people have.
Let's be
completely candid
with one another.
a lack of commitment
and a lack
of discipline.
All right?
Lack of
commitment and
a lack of
discipline.
Have a plan.
I heard somebody
say this the other
day.
They said,
any plan is
better than no
plan, but some
plans are better
than others.
Any plan is
better than no
plan, but some
plans are better
than others.
It's a lack of
commitment.
It's a lack of
discipline.
What you and
I need, if
we're going to
be the Bible
readers, the
Bible understanders,
the Bible
application that
God has called
us to, is that
you and I
need a plan.
So here's what
we're here for.
If you don't
have a plan, let
us help you
formulate a plan.
So many tools,
so many resources,
so many opportunities
that you can.
We want to
help you in
your commitment
and in your
discipline.
And I'll tell
you what we'll
do through the
course of this
week.
If you make a
commitment, I'm
going to tell you
at the end of
the message, the
verse that we're
going to talk
about next week,
and if you make
a commitment to
be here at
9 a.m.,
then you'll have
the opportunity
to talk about
what we have
and to continue
to see forward
as we keep
moving forward
with what God
has for us.
So number one,
a lack of
commitment and
discipline.
The second is
we have to
understand that
reading the
Bible is a
spiritual process.
reading the
Bible is a
spiritual process.
It's a work of
what God is
going to do in
and through the
person who is
reading his
word.
So let me ask
you this.
If we understand
that reading the
Bible is a
spiritual process,
do we do
spiritual things
as we prepare
to open his
word?
Do you begin
with prayer?
God, whatever
you have for me,
whatever your
word says,
Lord, through the
power of your
Holy Spirit,
would you teach
me?
Right?
like, that's
why I pray
every single
Sunday morning
before I
preach.
It's a
spiritual process
of what God
is going to
do.
Number two,
do you seek
to be
transformed?
To see
change, to
experience change
in your life?
And then with
that, are we
honestly, and
this, man, this
got me this
week, like as
we read, are we
looking to
repent?
Are we
looking to
repent for
God to bring
us to that
space?
So, a lack of
commitment, do
you read the
Bible, do you
understand that
it's a spiritual
process?
Number three,
are you not
using outside
sources?
We live in a
world where
there's so many
opportunities when
we struggle with
the Bible that
there are outside
sources that God
has used through
the blessing of
technology, through
the blessing of
education, through
the blessing of
books, through
the blessing of
others?
Are we using
outside sources to
help?
And we're going
to be building
some of these and
working with you
guys to help so
that we can grow
and that we can
learn.
I'm going to tell
you, one of the
wonderful things
that God has
blessed me with is
a library and
resources that I
can draw from and
I can pull from and
I can read from
godly individuals who
have studied the
scripture and the
power of the Holy
Spirit that depend
on Him.
We come together
for this.
Using outside
sources.
But then number
four, are we
overusing outside
sources instead of
trusting the Holy
Spirit?
Because if it is a
spiritual process and
the Holy Spirit
dwells in me and
He enlightens and
opens my mind to
understand and to
transform and change,
are we solely
looking for what the
educators have
taught us, the
seminarians have
taught us, our
pastors have taught
us, are we
depending on the
power of the Holy
Spirit to teach
us?
The next is that
we're reading, or
a reason why we
struggle with
continuing to read
the Bible is that
we're reading the
Bible not attached
to community.
Not attached to
community.
Do you have a
place where you
can ask questions?
Do you have people
who can pour into
you?
And do you have
people that you
can pour into?
The Bible, when we
begin to see the
early church in Acts
chapter 2, what we
find, one of the very
first things that it
talks about the local
church, is that they
were devoted to the
apostles' teachings.
That in and amongst
the community of
individuals there, they
said, this is what we
are doing.
There's no first
person singular
pronouns.
It's we.
And are you engaged
in a community of
people that can
help hold you
accountable, where
they can help you
answer questions, but
where you can also
have wonderful
discussions and
dialogue about the
truth of God's
word.
And then the last,
and I think this is
often times what most
of us struggle with
right now, I'm sorry,
what we most struggle
with is that we read
the Bible with an
agenda.
We read the Bible
with an agenda.
We read the Bible
oftentimes with the
agenda that I'm
right, let me prove
that I'm right.
Instead of God is
right, let me see
where I am wrong, and
let me see where I am
right.
We remove the agenda
and we come at it
through the beauty of
God's word.
There is nothing more
so as a staff, apart
from someone coming to
faith in Jesus Christ
as their personal Lord
and Savior, than we
desire more than to see
those who are saved
through the work of
Jesus Christ to grow in
their relationship and
obedience to Him by the
power of the Holy
Spirit.
And we want to equip you
to doing that.
Several years ago, for
our adults in our adult
ministry, we purchased
Right Now Media.
We pay for it every
single month.
It's a wonderful online
tools that you can have
the app, that you can
have all the things.
We've got cards back in
the back with QR codes
that you can scan and
download, and there's
Bible study after Bible
study after Bible study
after Bible study.
There's men's studies,
there's women's studies,
there's for married people,
there's for single people,
there's for books of the
Bible, there's for topics,
there's all these things,
and we've given it and
said, here you go.
Take this, use this, walk
along through this to help
you break down, dissect,
and understand the beauty
of God's word.
I sent Joel Van Ham and
Don Coulter a text message.
I said, hey, this is what
I'm going to be talking
about.
Could you point me towards
some words to be able to
share with our congregation
so that they know if they've
got a youth or they've got
a child, how they can
better walk along, how you
can better walk along and
encourage them to engage in
this.
And they got giddy when I
said this.
So I'm going to read their
words, all right?
Here's from Joel.
There are currently 32
youth and youth leaders
reading through the entire
Bible together.
We read one chapter a day.
We've been on our three-year
journey for about, for
almost a year.
We bounce between the Old
Testament and the New
Testament books, learning
how the Jewish people live
before Christ as well as
learning about our Savior's
life and what it means to
be an apprentice to Him.
A couple times a week, we
check in and ask or share
things gleaned from that
day's reading.
It is amazing seeing the
youth process through
difficult passages and how
those have strengthened their
faith.
Our youth team understands
how incredibly important it
is to learn how to study the
Bible when they are in a safe
home environment.
This learning tool developed at
this age will not only set a
precedent of importance, but a
good habit as they leave their
home.
All right, so parents, if you're
like, man, I got the teenager, I
want to connect them with this,
get with Joel, he'll get them
connected, and then you hop on
that journey with them.
Kids ministry.
You just heard our Bible story
buddies event that we have for
our little ones with
preschoolers where they get to
pick out and have all this fun
stuff, toys all built into it.
Dawn says it's a fun and
exciting way to encourage your
child to want to learn about
God as they get a Bible story
book and a Bible buddy to
encourage reading of daily
devotions.
And she said, we just announced
this, like you can register for
this now.
If you don't already, like you
can, if you're not already a
part of this, like you can get
your preschoolers connected with
this.
And then she said to reinforce
what they do on Sunday
mornings, right?
Because if you heard her
testimony, right, like we are
not, we are not the primary
disciple makers for your kids.
Parents, you are.
You are.
And we count it as a privilege
that you invite us into that
process, but we want to help
you grow in all this.
So she says, for our older
kids, the JTS show from our
Go curriculums, what they do
in the mornings, is posted
weekly after the Sunday lesson
to give opportunity for you
and your child to watch and
discuss the scripture and
questions together.
Now for copyright, we can't
just release that on our
website or on Facebook.
And so Dawn has sent this
out.
She's willing to do it
again.
So it's got to be password
protected.
So email or get with Dawn to
gain access to this
information.
What are we saying?
It's not just about coming
and what does the preacher
have to say.
It's a very inadequate way
for you and me to say,
how do I take what's in God's
word, understand it, process
it, and apply it to my life.
And it's a daily commitment
of a spiritual work of what
God is calling us to do.
And it's so important because
we live in a world of lies,
but we want to stand on the
truth of God's word.
And how can we apply the
truth if we don't know it?
If we don't spend time in it?
I mean, look at the beauty as
Paul writes to Timothy in 2
Timothy 3.
All Scripture is breathed out by
God.
Every word.
And profitable for teaching,
for reproof, for correction,
and for training.
The man of God
might be complete,
equipped
for every
good
work.
There's some theological
terms that we draw from
this, which is why we hold
to the Bible is the primary
source that we use to teach.
Because we believe in this, and we
believe from this.
Here are some phrases, some words
we're going to throw on the
screen as we work through this
this week of the importance, or
this summer, the importance of
this series, is that we believe
these things about God's word.
Number one, that we believe that
God's word is inspired.
We believe that God's word is
inspired.
And what we mean by that is
while the Bible was written by
over 40 authors over 1,500
years, every word in every part
of the Bible comes from
God.
And that means that the
inspiration extends
not just, extends to the very
words themselves, not just
concepts or ideas.
That every single word matters
and is a beautiful gift from
God.
And so inspiration extends to
all parts of scripture and all
subject matters of scripture
because we believe that God's
word is inspired.
The second thing is that we
believe that God's word is
authoritative.
Is authoritative.
And what we mean by authoritative
is the Bible is the ultimate and
infallible source of truth,
guidance and authority for Christians.
God's word.
This is the authority that we
apply to our life.
This goes beyond national affiliation.
This goes beyond political affiliation.
This goes beyond family affiliation.
This is the ultimate authority.
God's word.
In your life.
In my life.
Number three.
We believe that God's word is
inerrant.
Is inerrant.
We mean by that is the Bible
is without error.
Now,
you can go jump on YouTube
and dive in to a dark tunnel
of heresy.
Right?
There are issues
with translations.
Right?
The original languages
that this was written in.
Sometimes there's complications
in translations.
And so we work through that.
But the Bible is without error
because the Bible was the very
word of God.
And God is without error.
And the Bible was without error.
It's inerrant.
Number four.
The Bible is complete.
If you ever listen to someone
and they're like,
you know,
I heard a new word from the Lord.
No, they didn't.
And there's nothing to add to it.
God's word is full.
God's word is complete.
And all that God has to say to us
is what God has communicated to us
through His word.
Every point.
Complete through His scripture.
Nothing to add.
Nothing to take away.
It is complete.
We believe that God's word
is unified.
That God's word
tells a single coherent story
about God
and His plan
for humanity.
From Genesis to Revelation.
We see the thread
in the story of Jesus.
We see the rebellion
of God's people.
We see His love
and His pursuit
of them.
And we see His
and His only
means of salvation.
And we see that God's word
is sufficient.
It's sufficient.
The Bible
is sufficient
in that it is the only
inspired
and errant
word
and therefore
the final authority
for all Christians,
for faith,
for godliness.
And all we need
for salvation
is found
here.
Every part.
All we need
for salvation
is found here.
So,
why does this matter?
Turn with me
to Genesis chapter 2.
Why does this matter?
Like,
in all the issues
that we're facing
in the world,
why do we,
largely with a group
of you
who were here last week
who will be back here
with us next week
or who are followers
of Jesus,
why does this matter
that we take
a whole season
and we want to focus in
on making sure
that we understand
that not only
God's word is true,
why do we take
the time
to point out
and to pick out
where you and I
have misunderstood
and then maybe
misapplied
the truth of God's word?
I'll take you back
to the garden
for a moment.
Read me
Genesis 2
verses 15 through 18.
It says,
the Lord took the man
and put him
in the garden of Egypt
and the garden of Eden
to work it
and keep it.
And the Lord God
commanded the man
saying,
you may surely eat
of every tree
of the garden,
but of the tree
of the knowledge
of good and evil
you shall not eat,
for in the day
that you eat of it
you shall surely die.
then the Lord God
said,
it is not good
that the man
should be alone.
I will make
a helper
fit
for him.
So there's so much
that we can draw
in this early
creation account,
but I just want to
paint the picture
of the setting
of what we see
in God
and his kindness
and his goodness
and his mercy
before sin
enters into the world
of God's plan
and God's communication
for man.
What we look at
is we see
that God gives
right here
at this very beginning.
What we see
in Genesis
is purpose
through work.
So work
is of God
and work
is good
and work
has purpose
and meaning
and we see
that
in perfection
and we see
that man
has relationship
with God.
God said
to him
there's this
beautiful
encounter
of what we see
that Adam
has this experience
that you and I
we don't have
the same kind
of experience.
See this depth
of relationship.
God spoke.
He heard
there's this
peace that's there.
We see this
beautiful partnership
with a spouse.
Like in perfection
marriage is the plan.
And God looks
at man
and he goes
it's not good
that this guy
is alone.
Right?
He needs a helper
a helpmate
is how we translate
that word
a partner
fit for him.
And we see
we see
right here
at the beginning
the very word
of God.
The very word
of God.
God's word
spoken.
God's word
heard.
God's word
experienced.
God's word
lived.
Now
jump over
Genesis 3
verse 1.
Now
the serpent
was more
crafty
than any
other beast
of the field
that the
Lord God
had made.
He said
said to the
woman
did
God
actually
say
you
shall not
eat
of any
tree
in the
garden.
And the
woman
said to
the serpent
we may
eat of
the fruit
of the
trees
in the
garden
but God
said you
should not
eat of
the fruit
of the
tree
that is
in the
midst
of the
garden
neither
shall
you
touch
it
lest
you
die.
But the
serpent
said to
the woman
you will
not
surely
die
for God
knows
that when
you eat
of it
your eyes
will be
opened
and you
will be
like God
knowing
good
and evil.
So when
the woman
saw the
tree
was good
for food
and that
it was a
delight to
the eyes
and that
the tree
was desired
to make
one wise
she took
of its
fruit
and ate
and she
also
gave some
to her
husband
who was
with her
and he
ate
and then
the eyes
of both
were open
and they
knew they
were naked
and they
sewed fig
leaves
together
and made
themselves
loincloths.
Here's
the danger
there's so
much
in this
passage
of scripture
in Genesis
3 about
the condition
of man
and the
pursuit
of flood
all these
things
but here's
brokenness
enters
sin
enters
there's
consequences
for their
actions
but I want
us to look
at this
encounter
they
did
Adam
and Eve
weren't in
the garden
one day
and
talking
through
what God
had for
them
in their
work
and just
decided
amongst the
two of
them
that they
were
dissatisfied
and walked
away
from their
purpose
but they
would
they
didn't
say
you know
God's
not
fair
to us
God's
not
good
to
us
and
let's
make the
choice
to walk
away
from their
relationship
with God
through their
experiences
and through
their
understandings
well they
will
but they
didn't
that's not
what we
see here
they
didn't
they
didn't
become
in what
we read
disgruntled
with one
another
she's not
walking around
and going
if there
were literally
any other
option I'd
take it
right now
you know
so where
does
the rub
come
where does
the fall
where does
break in
purpose
where does
break in
relationship
where does
break in
marriage
come from
they
listened
to
Satan
they
ignored
the word
of God
they
broke
from God's
word
here's the
caution
if you
and I
are not
active
and
invested
in the
truth
of God's
word
if we
become
lazy
in our
desire
to know
the word
of God
it can
be very
easy
in our
ear
to begin
to hear
did God
really say
that
God
wouldn't
God
wouldn't
limit
you
God
wouldn't
hold
you
back
go
after
you
if we
don't have
the foundation
of who
he is
in his
word
now
jump
with me
to
Luke
4
in
verse
1
we
see
Jesus
preparing
for his
earthly
ministry
Satan
will
attack
again
but
we'll
see a
different
outcome
Luke 4
starting
in
verse
1
and
Jesus
full
of
the
Holy
Spirit
returned
from
the
Jordan
and
was
led
by
the
Spirit
in
the
wilderness
for
forty
days
being
tempted
by
the
devil
and
he
ate
nothing
during
those
days
and
when
they
were
ended
he
was
hungry
the
devil
said
to
him
if
you
are
the
son
of
God
command
this
stone
to
become
bread
and
Jesus
is in
the
wilderness
Jesus
is
fasting
the
son
is
fasting
out
of
his
obedience
to
the
father
being
led
by
the
Holy
Spirit
and
Jesus
answered
him
it
is
written
man
shall
not
live
by
bread
alone
logic
says
eat
God's
word
says
don't
listen
to
him
listen
to
me
verse
five
and
the
devil
took
him
and
showed
him
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
world
in
a
moment
of
time
and
said
to
him
to
you
I
will
give
all
this
authority
and
their
glory
for
it
has
been
delivered
to
me
and
I
give
it
to
whom
I
will
if
then
you
will
worship
me
it
will
all
be
yours
and
Jesus
said
to
him
it
is
written
you
shall
worship
the
Lord
your
God
and
him
only
shall
you
serve
you
see
the
kingdom
is
there
for
Jesus
but
it's
not
found
as
he
surrenders
to
Satan
but
as
he's
obedient
to
the
father
and
gets
on
the
cross
of
Calvary
verse
nine
and
he
took
him
to
Jerusalem
and
set
him
on
the
pinnacle
of
the
temple
and
said
to
him
if
you
are
the
son
of
God
throw
yourself
down
from
here
verse
10
for
it
is
written
Satan
is
going to
quote
scripture
to
Jesus
he
will
command
his
angels
concerning
you
to
guard
you
and
on
their
hands
they
will
bear
you
up
lest
you
strike
your
foot
against
the
stone
and
Jesus
answered
him
it
is
said
you
shall
not
put
the
Lord
your
God
to
the
test
and
when
the
devil
had
ended
every
temptation
he
departed
from
him
until
an
opportune
time
Jesus
every
single
instance
combats
the
lie
of
Satan
with
the
truth
of
God's
word
and
here's
what
happens
in
that
last
one
that
we
just
read
Satan
takes
and he
pulls
a
verse
from
the
91st
Psalm
and
we
understand
the
context
of
this
verse
what
we
see
is
that
this
is
a
general
promise
of
God
to
his
people
that
God
will
care
for
his
people
and
Satan
uses
this
as
an
attempt
to
get
Jesus
God
that
I
trust
it's
in
him
not
in
you
see
what
Satan
will
do
is
take
the
message
of
God's
word
and
try
to
twist
it
and
manipulate
it
to
get
you
to
actually
move
from
the
expectation
of
God
to
move
from
who
God
is
so
that
in
your
mind
and
my
mind
God
fails
and
he
wins
let me
give you
an example
of that
if you
ask
somebody
about
the story
of God
and they
say
something
like
you know
let me
tell you
who
God
is
God
loves
you
just
the way
you
are
and they
place a
period
there
let me
tell you
something
God
does
love
you
God
does
love
you
right
where
you're
at
God
does
love
you
just
the way
that
you
are
but
that
phrase
is not
met
with a
period
but
a
comma
when we
begin
to
understand
the
story
of
God's
word
accurately
applied
to our
lives
that
yes
God
does
love
you
just
the way
that
you
are
but
he
desires
to
save
you
and
transform
you
by the
power
of the
Holy
Spirit
so
now
it's
not
a
manipulation
of
God's
word
for
me
to
stay
in
my
sin
but
it's
a
calling
of
God's
word
to
wrestle
with
to
see
the
power
of
the
Holy
Spirit
working
in
so
that
as
that
old
leaves
and
as
the
new
come
it
is
praise
for
God
because
God's
word
is
powerful
in
church
it's
our
important
job
it's
our
calling
to
not
just
understand
it
but
to
apply
it
one
of
the
most
beautiful
pictures
we see
in
scriptures
Paul
is
writing
to
the
church
at
Ephesus
in
Ephesians
6
and
as
he's
writing
to
the
church
at
Ephesus
in
Ephesians
6
he
instructs
the
church
to
put
on
the
armor
of
God
and
he
does
this
so
that
they
can
stand
against
the
schemes
of
the
devil
and
he
uses
the
illustration
of
the
Roman
soldier
and
he
says
that
they
need
to
put
on
the
belt
of
truth
the
breastplate
of
righteousness
shoes
so
that
they
will
stand
firm
to
carry
with
them
the
shield
of
faith
to
put
on
the
helmet
of
salvation
and
when
we
look
at
those
what
we
see
is
a
soldier
preparing
for
defense
stand
firm
hold
on
be
willing
to
take
on
the
blows
of
the
enemy
that
come
but
then
but
then
Paul
says
but
we
do
get
offense
we
get
a
sword
and
here's
what
he
says
at
the
end
of
Ephesians
6
17
the
sword
of
the
spirit
which
is
the
word
of
God
church
that we
would
take
what
God
has
given
us
and
cherish
it
and
love
it
and
depend
on
it
and
understand
its
sufficiency
and
its
power
but
to
be
careful
but
to
be
careful
because
what
we
see
is
that
when
Satan
can
he'll
use it
against
you
why
wouldn't
he
if he
used it
on
Jesus
why
wouldn't
he
use
it
on
you
why
wouldn't
he
use
it
on
me
so
we
want
to
understand
God's
word
so
that
we
can
apply
God's
word
so
that
we
can
glorify
God
in
all
that
we
are
being
transformed
into
who
he's
called
us
to
be
the
point
of
this
series
is
not
to
create
an
attitude
of
fear
the
point
of
this
series
is
not
to
create
an
attitude
of
guilt
the
point
of
this
series
is
for
you
and
I
to
dive
deep
into
God's
word
to
delight
in
God's
word
to
discuss
God's
word
to
treasure
God's
word
to
see
God's
word
understood
and
rightly
applied
to
our
lives
it's
summertime
everybody's
busy
it's
summertime
everybody's
got
somewhere
to go
the
challenge
that I
have
for you
is
joining
us
as
we
continue
to
become
even
more
a
people
of
faith
and
a
people
of
God's
word
so
next
Sunday
nine
o'clock
gather
back in
here
give us
the
opportunity
to do
this
together
and
then
next
Sunday
at
1015
I'm
going to
teach
out of
Philippians
413
I
can
do
all
things
through
him
who
strengthens
me
would
you
pray
with
me
God I
thank you
for your
word
I
thank you
for the
truth
of your
word
God
thank you
for the
power
of your
word
God may
we as
a people
of
faith
come
to you
to want
to
understand
your
love
your
kindness
your
mercy
your
grace
your
goodness
God
as we
understand
Lord we
apply
so we
become more
and more
the men
and women
of God
that you
called us
to be
God where
Satan wants
to speak
up
and say
see I
told you
you were
wrong
where we
would
fall into
the pattern
of guilt
and shame
but fall
into the
arms
of our
God
and find
the grace
that when
we are
wrong
Lord you
correct us
Lord and
you forgive
us
God thank you
that you
forgive us
where we
fall into
the lie
believing
Satan
in the
did you
actually
say
instead of
seeing Lord
what you
actually
did say
Lord may
we not
pursue
your
word for
legalism
but God
may we
pursue
your
word
transformation
the power
of your
word
the
sufficiency
of your
word
that all
of it
every
word
breathed
out from
you
the very
word of
God
and Lord
we see
that it
all
it all
points us
to
Jesus
our
Lord
and
Savior
God
if there's
anyone here
this morning
they do
not
know
Jesus
Christ
as their
Lord
and Savior
Lord
I pray
that today
is the
day
where this
begins
come to
you
admitting
they're a
sinner
believing
in Christ
as the
and only
way of
salvation
confessing
him
as Lord
and Savior
and Lord
we celebrate
with the
angels
in Jesus
name
I pray
amen
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