WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:02.439 So, Wesley, have you ever seen the first Transformers movie? 2 00:00:02.520 --> 00:00:03.799 I did because the other ones. 3 00:00:03.600 --> 00:00:07.719 Were terrible, But the first one I love his ancestor 4 00:00:07.719 --> 00:00:11.080 who says there's no victory without sacrifice. 5 00:00:11.359 --> 00:00:13.080 And that's what we're talking about. That's what we're talking 6 00:00:13.080 --> 00:00:15.400 about today on the Bible. Guys, I'm Wesley. This is 7 00:00:15.480 --> 00:00:17.079 Chris check us out right now. 8 00:00:28.600 --> 00:00:31.800 All right, Wesley, So today we are given our show 9 00:00:31.800 --> 00:00:36.280 sheet here and it says that today's version or segment 10 00:00:36.359 --> 00:00:40.079 is called is it an Avengers quote or a Bible verse? 11 00:00:40.159 --> 00:00:41.719 Oh yeah, I'm going to see if I can trip 12 00:00:41.759 --> 00:00:43.119 you up on this right now. 13 00:00:43.679 --> 00:00:46.079 So, by the way, for those listeners who just don't know, 14 00:00:46.119 --> 00:00:48.439 I'm sure everybody does. But if you don't know, the 15 00:00:48.479 --> 00:00:52.320 Avengers are the Marvel superhero movies, right, so they come 16 00:00:52.359 --> 00:00:54.920 together and I love the Avengers a lot. 17 00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:56.200 I love Marvel. 18 00:00:56.759 --> 00:00:59.520 I know these movies well, and so that's why Wesley 19 00:00:59.520 --> 00:01:00.799 has decided to give these to me. 20 00:01:01.320 --> 00:01:04.400 But I really feel pressure, Yeah, because you. 21 00:01:04.400 --> 00:01:06.599 Got to know if it's a Bible verse or as quote, 22 00:01:06.640 --> 00:01:09.079 because I claim to be experts in both. 23 00:01:09.239 --> 00:01:09.439 Yeah. 24 00:01:10.519 --> 00:01:13.439 Well, we're going to find out in the moment. This 25 00:01:13.480 --> 00:01:14.799 is gonna go terribly wrong. 26 00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:16.480 That's gonna go terribly wrong. 27 00:01:16.519 --> 00:01:17.480 Okay, okay, here we go. 28 00:01:17.760 --> 00:01:17.920 Yep. 29 00:01:18.120 --> 00:01:20.400 Is it an Avengers quote or Bible verse? Number one? 30 00:01:20.400 --> 00:01:23.719 There are five of these. Number one for it is 31 00:01:23.760 --> 00:01:28.120 God's servant and avenger that brings wrath on the one 32 00:01:28.159 --> 00:01:29.040 who does wrong. 33 00:01:30.280 --> 00:01:31.959 That has to be a Bible verse. 34 00:01:32.159 --> 00:01:33.040 That's a Bible verse. 35 00:01:33.159 --> 00:01:34.359 What is it from. 36 00:01:34.760 --> 00:01:37.439 Romans thirteen verse four? I tried to throw you off 37 00:01:37.480 --> 00:01:39.000 with the avenger and. 38 00:01:39.359 --> 00:01:42.879 Yeah, yeah, because I'm thinking, I'm thinking, okay, if that 39 00:01:42.959 --> 00:01:45.719 quote would have been an Avengers movie, yeah, I would 40 00:01:45.760 --> 00:01:49.599 have said, Wow, there's a really strong Bible this movie. 41 00:01:49.959 --> 00:01:51.519 So that's that's how I would have known that. 42 00:01:51.680 --> 00:01:55.120 I didn't necessarily know that it was Romans. That's embarrassing 43 00:01:55.120 --> 00:01:55.799 since we're. 44 00:01:55.760 --> 00:01:59.640 Reading Romans chapter was it thirteen? Verse four? 45 00:02:00.079 --> 00:02:01.359 There yet? So good? 46 00:02:02.400 --> 00:02:06.799 Number two Avengers quotter Bible verse. We will work together 47 00:02:07.000 --> 00:02:10.000 to be an example of how we, as brothers and 48 00:02:10.039 --> 00:02:12.800 sisters on this earth should treat one another. 49 00:02:14.360 --> 00:02:18.319 Oh, that is definitely a pistole. That is a Bible verse. 50 00:02:18.360 --> 00:02:20.479 I want to say Galatians or something. 51 00:02:20.599 --> 00:02:31.120 That is from t'chava. It is the classic thing. 52 00:02:31.199 --> 00:02:31.439 Ever. 53 00:02:32.039 --> 00:02:35.879 Okay, we will work together to be an example of 54 00:02:35.919 --> 00:02:39.879 how we out let me read it right, we will 55 00:02:40.039 --> 00:02:43.000 work together to be an example of how we as 56 00:02:43.080 --> 00:02:47.039 brothers and sisters on this earth should treat one another. 57 00:02:47.800 --> 00:02:49.479 You know, if you would have read it that way. 58 00:02:49.599 --> 00:02:53.439 Yeah, I definitely got dude, that is so funny because 59 00:02:53.479 --> 00:02:55.400 that sounds exactly like Galatians. 60 00:02:57.520 --> 00:02:59.879 It is hilarious. And I think the thing that threw 61 00:02:59.919 --> 00:03:01.120 me is the brothers and sisters. 62 00:03:01.159 --> 00:03:02.680 Yeah, you would think, oh, that's got to be the 63 00:03:02.680 --> 00:03:04.000 Bible because that. 64 00:03:04.039 --> 00:03:07.280 Is all the way through, woven through the epistles. That 65 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:09.280 is so funny. That's so funny. 66 00:03:09.360 --> 00:03:13.319 Number three a vendors quota Bible verse. The church is 67 00:03:13.360 --> 00:03:16.039 in the exact center of the city. Oh, I know 68 00:03:16.159 --> 00:03:19.719 that elders determine everyone should be equally close to God. 69 00:03:19.960 --> 00:03:23.240 That's the age of Ultron in the city of Sekovia. 70 00:03:23.400 --> 00:03:25.280 Oh that I thought that one would trip you up 71 00:03:25.360 --> 00:03:26.400 right there and. 72 00:03:26.400 --> 00:03:31.560 So so literally it's that famous scene where it's in 73 00:03:31.599 --> 00:03:34.360 slow motion and it's shows everybody fighting at one time. Yeah, 74 00:03:34.599 --> 00:03:37.520 and it's like the most epic scene ever and it's 75 00:03:37.759 --> 00:03:39.319 and it takes place in the church, which is in 76 00:03:39.360 --> 00:03:40.120 the center of the city. 77 00:03:40.199 --> 00:03:40.400 Yeah. 78 00:03:40.479 --> 00:03:42.919 No, I thought that one would have got you that one. 79 00:03:43.319 --> 00:03:43.759 I got that. 80 00:03:43.919 --> 00:03:45.879 I can see in my mind Captain America throwing a 81 00:03:45.879 --> 00:03:48.719 shield for Scarlett. 82 00:03:48.319 --> 00:03:50.000 Witch number four. 83 00:03:50.280 --> 00:03:50.439 Yep. 84 00:03:51.319 --> 00:03:55.639 From from everyone who has been given much, much will 85 00:03:55.639 --> 00:03:56.360 be required. 86 00:03:56.560 --> 00:04:00.680 Yes, I know this one. Yes, this is definitely Bible verse. 87 00:04:00.879 --> 00:04:03.599 Yes, yes, that's Luke twelve verse forty eight. 88 00:04:03.759 --> 00:04:04.680 Yes, I got that one. 89 00:04:04.719 --> 00:04:07.680 Boo all right, grand finale Avengers quote or Bible verse 90 00:04:07.840 --> 00:04:12.159 number five. Yes, arrogance and fear still keep you from 91 00:04:12.240 --> 00:04:15.879 learning the simplest and most significant lesson of all. 92 00:04:17.120 --> 00:04:19.759 I know that's an Avengers quote, but hang on, I'm 93 00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:21.240 going to try to impressively get it. 94 00:04:21.560 --> 00:04:22.160 Say it again. 95 00:04:22.839 --> 00:04:26.800 Arrogance and fear still keep you from learning the simplest 96 00:04:26.879 --> 00:04:28.959 and most significant lesson of all. 97 00:04:29.480 --> 00:04:32.759 That was I think spoken by Thanos. And I want 98 00:04:32.800 --> 00:04:35.079 to say Infinity Wars. 99 00:04:35.000 --> 00:04:37.319 The ancient one in Doctor Strange. 100 00:04:38.120 --> 00:04:39.279 Oh yeah, you're right, you're right. 101 00:04:39.319 --> 00:04:41.360 So maybe we should have said in Marvel quote in 102 00:04:41.399 --> 00:04:44.040 Bible verse just to broaden it a little bit. 103 00:04:44.120 --> 00:04:47.439 Well, no, he's an avenger. Doctor Stranger's avenger. 104 00:04:47.319 --> 00:04:51.240 So I'm horrible with Avengers. And yeah, no I'm ashamed 105 00:04:51.240 --> 00:04:51.560 in that. 106 00:04:52.800 --> 00:04:53.439 He's an adventer. 107 00:04:53.720 --> 00:04:58.399 So so yeah, that is yeah, it sounds like every 108 00:04:58.439 --> 00:05:02.040 evil villain. Yeah, because because actually that could have been 109 00:05:02.120 --> 00:05:04.800 Ultron as well. It could have been Thanos, it could 110 00:05:04.839 --> 00:05:09.480 have been obviously the ancient one, but the ancient one. 111 00:05:09.560 --> 00:05:13.319 Wow, that's that's interesting. I wouldn't have thought the ancient 112 00:05:13.360 --> 00:05:15.000 one so very very cool. 113 00:05:15.120 --> 00:05:15.920 Yeah that's good. 114 00:05:15.959 --> 00:05:16.720 I like my movies. 115 00:05:16.800 --> 00:05:17.600 Yeah you did good. 116 00:05:17.879 --> 00:05:20.040 Yeah, well I only really got one wrong, right. 117 00:05:20.000 --> 00:05:20.800 Yeah, which is the. 118 00:05:23.160 --> 00:05:28.279 Bible field spectacy, which is so funny. Okay, okay, So 119 00:05:28.399 --> 00:05:31.600 today we're jumping into Romans chapter twelve, verse number one 120 00:05:32.040 --> 00:05:36.160 through twenty one. Paul's continuing to talk about sacrifice, and 121 00:05:36.199 --> 00:05:39.040 he's talking about how to behave. In fact, let me 122 00:05:39.079 --> 00:05:43.160 read this as a preliminary in my life application. 123 00:05:43.240 --> 00:05:44.079 Bible says this. 124 00:05:44.680 --> 00:05:48.879 Translation right, it says moving from the theological to the practical. 125 00:05:49.439 --> 00:05:53.279 Paul gives guidelines for living as a redeemed people in 126 00:05:53.319 --> 00:05:56.360 a fallen world. We are to give ourselves to Christ 127 00:05:56.720 --> 00:06:01.959 as living sacrifices, obey the government, love our neighbors, and 128 00:06:02.000 --> 00:06:04.759 take special care of those who are weak in the faith. 129 00:06:05.879 --> 00:06:10.439 He closes with personal remarks. Throughout this section, we learn 130 00:06:10.680 --> 00:06:14.279 how to live faith each day. So this is summarizing 131 00:06:14.519 --> 00:06:17.199 the rest of Romans. So what we're truly saying is 132 00:06:17.199 --> 00:06:20.759 it's shifting from theological to practical. This is where the 133 00:06:20.759 --> 00:06:23.720 shift happens. So that's pretty cool to know. Yeah, so 134 00:06:24.319 --> 00:06:28.079 let's let's read Romans one or excuse. 135 00:06:27.720 --> 00:06:29.600 Twelve one through twenty one and again. 136 00:06:29.639 --> 00:06:34.040 This is through the New Living Translation, and it says, 137 00:06:34.639 --> 00:06:37.839 and so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you 138 00:06:37.920 --> 00:06:40.160 to give your bodies to God because of all He 139 00:06:40.199 --> 00:06:42.959 has done for you. Let them be a living and 140 00:06:43.000 --> 00:06:47.480 holy sacrifice, the kind He will find acceptable. This is 141 00:06:47.600 --> 00:06:51.639 truly the way to worship him. Don't copy the behavior 142 00:06:51.720 --> 00:06:55.399 and customs of this world, but let God transform you 143 00:06:55.600 --> 00:06:58.800 into a new person by changing the way you think. 144 00:06:59.560 --> 00:07:02.560 Then you learn to know God's will for you, which 145 00:07:02.639 --> 00:07:06.959 is good and pleasing and perfect, because of the privilege 146 00:07:06.959 --> 00:07:09.920 and authority God has given me. I give each of 147 00:07:09.959 --> 00:07:13.079 you this warning. Don't think you are better than you 148 00:07:13.199 --> 00:07:18.439 really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring 149 00:07:18.480 --> 00:07:22.040 yourselves by the faith God has given us. Just as 150 00:07:22.040 --> 00:07:24.319 our bodies have many parts, and each part has a 151 00:07:24.319 --> 00:07:28.240 special function, so it is with Christ's body. We are 152 00:07:28.319 --> 00:07:31.720 many parts of one body, and we all belong to 153 00:07:31.759 --> 00:07:36.079 each other in his grace. God has given us different 154 00:07:36.120 --> 00:07:39.879 gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has 155 00:07:39.879 --> 00:07:43.120 given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as 156 00:07:43.279 --> 00:07:46.319 much faith as God has given you. If your gift 157 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:50.279 is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, 158 00:07:50.680 --> 00:07:55.120 teach well. If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. 159 00:07:56.000 --> 00:07:59.720 If it is giving, give generously. If God has given 160 00:07:59.759 --> 00:08:05.279 you ability, leadership, ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if 161 00:08:05.279 --> 00:08:08.279 you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do 162 00:08:08.399 --> 00:08:12.639 it gladly. Don't just pretend to love others, really love them. 163 00:08:12.959 --> 00:08:16.759 Hate what is wrong tightly to what is good. Love 164 00:08:16.879 --> 00:08:20.680 each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring 165 00:08:20.720 --> 00:08:24.519 each other. Never be lazy, but work hard and serve 166 00:08:24.560 --> 00:08:29.240 the Lord enthusiastically. Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient 167 00:08:29.279 --> 00:08:33.879 and trouble, and keep on praying Verse thirteen. When God's 168 00:08:33.919 --> 00:08:37.039 people are in need, be ready to help them. Always 169 00:08:37.080 --> 00:08:41.919 be eager to practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you. 170 00:08:42.440 --> 00:08:46.000 Don't curse them, pray that God will bless them. Be 171 00:08:46.159 --> 00:08:49.080 happy with those who are happy, and weep with those 172 00:08:49.080 --> 00:08:54.000 who weep. Live in harmony with each other. Don't be 173 00:08:54.080 --> 00:08:57.200 too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people, and 174 00:08:57.320 --> 00:09:00.840 don't think you know it all. Never pay evil with 175 00:09:00.919 --> 00:09:04.600 more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone 176 00:09:04.639 --> 00:09:07.799 can see you are honorable. Do all that you can 177 00:09:07.919 --> 00:09:12.279 to live in peace with everyone, dear friends, Never take revenge. 178 00:09:12.720 --> 00:09:15.360 Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the 179 00:09:15.399 --> 00:09:18.960 scriptures say I will take revenge, I will pay them back, 180 00:09:19.000 --> 00:09:23.039 says the Lord. Instead, if your enemies are hungry, feed them. 181 00:09:23.320 --> 00:09:25.879 If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. And 182 00:09:26.039 --> 00:09:29.639 doing this you will heat burning colds of shame on 183 00:09:29.679 --> 00:09:33.879 their heads. Don't let evil conquer you, but conquer evil 184 00:09:33.919 --> 00:09:35.200 by doing good. 185 00:09:36.120 --> 00:09:39.720 Well, we should have probably divided this chapter into sixteen 186 00:09:39.759 --> 00:09:43.840 different segments. Yeah, there's a lot here, because holy cow, 187 00:09:44.000 --> 00:09:48.080 are we just breezing by? This could be fifteen podcasts. Yeah, 188 00:09:48.639 --> 00:09:51.240 I'm not even kidding you. You know what this reminds 189 00:09:51.240 --> 00:09:53.840 me of. It reminds me of the Book of Proverbs, 190 00:09:54.200 --> 00:09:56.120 you know, like a Book of Proverbs is a bunch 191 00:09:56.159 --> 00:10:00.000 of like incredible sayings that we're all just smushed together. 192 00:10:00.039 --> 00:10:01.919 It's almost like one liner. It's a bunch of. 193 00:10:01.919 --> 00:10:04.679 Yeah, touch of one liners, like nuggets of advice. 194 00:10:04.919 --> 00:10:08.960 Yeah, if we lived our lives just according to Romans 195 00:10:09.000 --> 00:10:12.879 Chapter twelve, yeah, it could probably you know, summarize our 196 00:10:12.919 --> 00:10:15.320 whole lives. If we could live and do all of 197 00:10:15.360 --> 00:10:18.720 these things as a goal, we would have lived a 198 00:10:18.759 --> 00:10:23.600 phenomenal life because He gives us rules and guidelines and 199 00:10:23.600 --> 00:10:27.519 principles and just about every you know, gamut that covers 200 00:10:27.559 --> 00:10:28.399 the gamut, doesn't he. 201 00:10:28.600 --> 00:10:32.919 In verse twelve, I'm sorry. In chapter twelve, Verse one, 202 00:10:33.519 --> 00:10:36.039 one of the things that jumps out to me immediately 203 00:10:36.159 --> 00:10:40.120 is that second half of that first verse. It says, 204 00:10:40.240 --> 00:10:44.559 let them be a living and holy sacrifice, the kind 205 00:10:44.600 --> 00:10:47.720 he will find acceptable. I love that because right off 206 00:10:47.720 --> 00:10:50.799 the bat, it's letting us know that our Christian walk 207 00:10:50.840 --> 00:10:54.159 with God isn't going to be convenient. As a matter 208 00:10:54.200 --> 00:10:56.759 of fact, it's going to be inconvenient. Sometimes you're going 209 00:10:56.840 --> 00:10:58.960 to have to do stuff that you don't want to do. 210 00:10:59.320 --> 00:11:01.759 You're going to have to present your bodies a living sacrifice. 211 00:11:01.759 --> 00:11:03.519 You're going to have to pray for the people that 212 00:11:03.559 --> 00:11:05.679 have done you wrong. You're going to have to give 213 00:11:05.759 --> 00:11:08.000 in church when you may not necessarily want to give. 214 00:11:08.039 --> 00:11:10.159 You're going to have to try to show love when 215 00:11:10.320 --> 00:11:12.440 people have done your wrong. So it's going to be 216 00:11:12.440 --> 00:11:15.720 an inconvenient walk with God. And I love how this 217 00:11:15.879 --> 00:11:18.039 just sets the stage here, like, hey, I'm about to 218 00:11:18.039 --> 00:11:20.159 tell you a bunch of stuff. What I'm about to 219 00:11:20.159 --> 00:11:22.559 tell you is going to feel inconvenient to you. 220 00:11:22.639 --> 00:11:26.639 Well, you know, oh, this is a big your most 221 00:11:26.759 --> 00:11:27.679 inconvenient time. 222 00:11:27.840 --> 00:11:28.200 Yeah. 223 00:11:28.240 --> 00:11:30.879 So you know, it's so interesting also because if you 224 00:11:30.919 --> 00:11:34.600 think about it, just remember the perspective that you know, 225 00:11:34.679 --> 00:11:38.480 the Gospel and the free gift of salvation is also 226 00:11:38.679 --> 00:11:39.720 brand new news. 227 00:11:39.879 --> 00:11:40.120 Yeah. 228 00:11:40.200 --> 00:11:42.320 Up until this point, the only thing, well one of 229 00:11:42.399 --> 00:11:44.200 the only things that people have heard. 230 00:11:44.080 --> 00:11:47.279 About the God of Israel is that you know, in 231 00:11:47.399 --> 00:11:49.080 order to pay for your sins, you have to bring 232 00:11:49.159 --> 00:11:53.120 a sacrifice to the temple, because you know, after all, 233 00:11:53.320 --> 00:11:55.639 the Book of Hebrews says without the shedding of blood, 234 00:11:55.639 --> 00:11:58.480 there is no remission for sins, there's no payment for sins, 235 00:11:58.679 --> 00:12:01.440 that sin demands a penalty, that the payment for sin 236 00:12:01.559 --> 00:12:03.879 is death, and that the free gift of God is 237 00:12:03.919 --> 00:12:06.559 eternal life for Jesus Christ, our Lord. The Book of 238 00:12:06.639 --> 00:12:10.639 Romans also tells us, so think about this, the idea 239 00:12:10.679 --> 00:12:16.200 of a living sacrifice, it's the word picture of you know, 240 00:12:16.399 --> 00:12:20.559 God living in the temple, you know, the priest going 241 00:12:20.639 --> 00:12:24.600 to God on our behalf, and then also us bringing 242 00:12:24.679 --> 00:12:26.840 sacrifices for our sins. 243 00:12:26.840 --> 00:12:29.120 So that whole system is. 244 00:12:29.039 --> 00:12:33.000 Sort of wrapped up in a beautiful word picture where 245 00:12:33.039 --> 00:12:35.759 we're actually the Book of Hebrews says that Jesus is 246 00:12:35.799 --> 00:12:39.440 the high priest right, and then it also and elsewhere 247 00:12:39.480 --> 00:12:42.679 in Corinthians it also says that we are the temple. 248 00:12:43.399 --> 00:12:44.799 You know, God no longer. 249 00:12:44.519 --> 00:12:47.600 Exists at an address, exists the Holy Spirit within us. 250 00:12:47.679 --> 00:12:49.720 And so that word picture is we are the temple. 251 00:12:50.039 --> 00:12:53.559 And now in this case he's saying, we are the sacrifice. 252 00:12:53.679 --> 00:12:56.159 And the same way that you have come and you 253 00:12:56.200 --> 00:12:59.279 have taken a sacrifice, and you have killed it and 254 00:12:59.320 --> 00:13:02.679 it is given. It's life, right, think about it, it's given. 255 00:13:02.720 --> 00:13:06.159 It's all. There's nothing else that animal could give right 256 00:13:06.480 --> 00:13:08.759 to God. Then then it's very life. 257 00:13:08.919 --> 00:13:11.440 And what Paul is saying is like, hey, that's the goal, 258 00:13:11.919 --> 00:13:14.720 that's the bar that we should give, all of us, 259 00:13:14.879 --> 00:13:18.120 that we should give our very lives, that we could 260 00:13:18.360 --> 00:13:22.000 we should actually get to the place to where we're 261 00:13:22.279 --> 00:13:24.279 like that sacrifice. 262 00:13:24.000 --> 00:13:26.480 It's going to cost you something, yes. 263 00:13:26.000 --> 00:13:28.879 Yes, And so the bar is high here and that's 264 00:13:28.879 --> 00:13:29.960 what Paul is really saying. 265 00:13:30.440 --> 00:13:32.399 And by the way, I. 266 00:13:32.440 --> 00:13:35.799 Got to tell a quick story. I joined art class 267 00:13:35.919 --> 00:13:38.120 my senior year of high school. I loved art so 268 00:13:38.240 --> 00:13:40.519 much that my senior of high school I took three 269 00:13:40.919 --> 00:13:42.840 of you know, you know you have different periods. 270 00:13:43.240 --> 00:13:45.919 There's there's like electives or yeah, yeah. 271 00:13:45.799 --> 00:13:47.919 Yeah, Well there was like eight periods, right like you know, 272 00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:49.039 first hour, second hour. 273 00:13:49.080 --> 00:13:50.840 I think that we had eight or nine periods. 274 00:13:51.080 --> 00:13:56.320 And I had I had taken so many classes in 275 00:13:56.360 --> 00:13:58.320 my previous years that I had a lot of room. 276 00:13:58.600 --> 00:14:01.840 So I took art art in art right in a row, 277 00:14:02.360 --> 00:14:02.879 three of them. 278 00:14:02.960 --> 00:14:03.120 Yeah. 279 00:14:03.360 --> 00:14:06.360 So it was so great because mister Yee was my 280 00:14:06.480 --> 00:14:08.399 art teacher and he would actually say. 281 00:14:08.240 --> 00:14:11.360 Like, okay, everybody draw a tree, Chris Zarba, you can 282 00:14:11.399 --> 00:14:12.080 do whatever you want to do. 283 00:14:14.519 --> 00:14:17.360 So I remember on parchment paper, I had this side 284 00:14:17.360 --> 00:14:20.480 project and I wanted to write in calligraphy very large, 285 00:14:20.480 --> 00:14:23.360 not small, very large, each letter of this big, you know, 286 00:14:23.519 --> 00:14:25.720 like like two inches tall. I want to write this 287 00:14:25.799 --> 00:14:29.360 massive poster. And I wanted to write these very verses 288 00:14:29.639 --> 00:14:32.679 Roman Chapter twelve, verses one and two, and back then 289 00:14:33.279 --> 00:14:36.360 I had memorized it in the old English version right. 290 00:14:36.799 --> 00:14:38.480 So you know, remember back when people used to say 291 00:14:38.559 --> 00:14:46.120 yee and thou and doest how Chris, and so back 292 00:14:46.159 --> 00:14:49.200 then the King James version was translated way back in 293 00:14:49.240 --> 00:14:53.240 the sixteen hundreds, and yet for some reason, that's the 294 00:14:53.320 --> 00:14:56.320 version that I grew up with, and so I rememberize 295 00:14:56.320 --> 00:14:58.799 it in that version, and I remember, and I don't 296 00:14:58.799 --> 00:15:00.480 know if I still know it in that version of 297 00:15:00.519 --> 00:15:03.919 my mind, I think it said, I beseech you there, 298 00:15:03.960 --> 00:15:06.360 for brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present 299 00:15:06.399 --> 00:15:10.039 your bodies as a living sacrifice, wholly and acceptable onto 300 00:15:10.080 --> 00:15:12.919 the uh. And be not conformed to this and be 301 00:15:13.159 --> 00:15:16.600 ye not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed 302 00:15:16.720 --> 00:15:18.960 by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove 303 00:15:19.039 --> 00:15:21.519 what is that good and acceptable. 304 00:15:21.080 --> 00:15:22.000 And perfectable of God. 305 00:15:22.360 --> 00:15:25.600 I think I made like six mistakes there, but it's close, right, 306 00:15:25.960 --> 00:15:27.879 And I remember writing it out. And here's the funny 307 00:15:27.919 --> 00:15:30.200 part of the story is that I actually did the 308 00:15:30.240 --> 00:15:33.039 whole thing, And and the letters were so big I 309 00:15:33.039 --> 00:15:35.120 didn't draw I actually drew them full. 310 00:15:35.480 --> 00:15:37.440 I free handed each letter. 311 00:15:37.759 --> 00:15:39.799 So it's not like you were just drawing letters. You 312 00:15:39.840 --> 00:15:41.720 were literally like shading them in. 313 00:15:42.000 --> 00:15:44.399 Yes, yeah, I did the entire poster. 314 00:15:44.559 --> 00:15:44.960 Yeah. 315 00:15:45.000 --> 00:15:48.159 And then mister Ye said, you forgot a letter. Oh no, 316 00:15:48.360 --> 00:15:51.360 And I literally had no choice but to the whole 317 00:15:51.720 --> 00:15:54.360 throw it away. And then I did the whole thing again. 318 00:15:54.399 --> 00:15:57.440 It took me like days and days and days weeks 319 00:15:57.639 --> 00:16:00.320 translated probably into weeks. And then I got done, and 320 00:16:00.360 --> 00:16:02.559 then he read it again. He said, you missed another letter, 321 00:16:04.000 --> 00:16:07.840 and I have to do that poster three times. 322 00:16:08.399 --> 00:16:10.440 She took me over a month, wow, just to do 323 00:16:10.559 --> 00:16:12.480 this poster right. Yeah, and then I hung it up 324 00:16:12.480 --> 00:16:15.039 in my room. So it was just this poster that 325 00:16:15.039 --> 00:16:15.879 I hang up in my room. 326 00:16:16.440 --> 00:16:20.360 But I rememorized it, and I remember thinking to myself, Wow, 327 00:16:20.399 --> 00:16:25.960 what an incredible verse, because we are to consider ourselves sacrifices. 328 00:16:25.360 --> 00:16:27.480 Yeah for God, which is really cool. 329 00:16:27.559 --> 00:16:27.799 True. 330 00:16:28.600 --> 00:16:30.440 So what are the verse stands out to you. 331 00:16:30.759 --> 00:16:34.840 There's a couple of verses. One is in verse two, 332 00:16:34.960 --> 00:16:38.440 don't copy the behavior and customs of the world. If 333 00:16:38.440 --> 00:16:41.039 you're now a follower of God. That means that your 334 00:16:41.120 --> 00:16:44.720 action should be different, your thought processes should be different, 335 00:16:44.879 --> 00:16:48.360 your speech should be different. Sure, people should be able 336 00:16:48.399 --> 00:16:51.200 to look at you and see that there's something there's 337 00:16:51.240 --> 00:16:53.919 something just a little different about you. And I've gotten 338 00:16:53.919 --> 00:16:56.720 that before, where I'm at the park and someone just 339 00:16:56.759 --> 00:17:00.000 strikes up a conversation like, yeah, something seems different about 340 00:17:00.320 --> 00:17:03.960 And typically when I'm out in settings, I don't typically 341 00:17:04.000 --> 00:17:07.240 tell people I'm a pastor for a lot of different reasons. 342 00:17:07.319 --> 00:17:10.519 Number One, it changes the dynamic of the conversation. You 343 00:17:10.559 --> 00:17:13.279 can be having a great conversation you say I'm a pastor, 344 00:17:13.279 --> 00:17:16.279 they just shut down immediately. So normally I don't even 345 00:17:16.400 --> 00:17:20.079 say that. But people should be able to notice that 346 00:17:20.119 --> 00:17:22.640 the there's something in you. And even if they don't 347 00:17:22.680 --> 00:17:24.839 know what that's something is. We know what the something is, 348 00:17:25.079 --> 00:17:27.599 but Christ on the inside of us. But they should 349 00:17:27.640 --> 00:17:29.960 be able to see a change in you. So don't 350 00:17:29.960 --> 00:17:32.640 conform to what the other people are doing. Now here's 351 00:17:32.680 --> 00:17:36.839 a thing with that, Chris. What should people do when 352 00:17:36.880 --> 00:17:40.599 it is more convenient to blend in. So let's say 353 00:17:40.640 --> 00:17:43.240 you're at work and there's this project and people are 354 00:17:43.319 --> 00:17:47.799 kind of fudging the numbers a little bit. Things aren't 355 00:17:47.880 --> 00:17:52.079 happening that are illegal, just immoral, but everyone's doing it. 356 00:17:52.279 --> 00:17:55.160 So you're the only odd ball everybody's doing it. Do 357 00:17:55.240 --> 00:17:57.559 you just blend in and with everybody else, or do 358 00:17:57.599 --> 00:17:59.599 you take a stand and go to the opposite direction. 359 00:18:00.119 --> 00:18:02.400 And what if it'll cost you a lot to do 360 00:18:02.440 --> 00:18:04.960 the right thing right? See, this is when it becomes real. 361 00:18:05.039 --> 00:18:07.400 So on a in a Bible verse, all that sounds nice, 362 00:18:07.440 --> 00:18:09.640 don't do what the world does. But when the metal 363 00:18:09.839 --> 00:18:12.160 you know, what do you do? 364 00:18:12.279 --> 00:18:12.480 Then? 365 00:18:12.960 --> 00:18:13.200 Yeah? 366 00:18:13.240 --> 00:18:15.279 You know those are the moments, aren't they? And and 367 00:18:15.400 --> 00:18:16.200 uh and again. 368 00:18:16.319 --> 00:18:20.119 I grew up in a in a denomination where, to 369 00:18:20.160 --> 00:18:23.200 be honest with you, we we took pride in those 370 00:18:23.240 --> 00:18:24.519 moments more than anything else. 371 00:18:24.599 --> 00:18:26.200 And that is a super. 372 00:18:25.920 --> 00:18:29.079 Positive comment because that is one of the things I 373 00:18:29.160 --> 00:18:34.000 remember the most about my particular church growing up, because 374 00:18:34.359 --> 00:18:38.799 we focused on taking a stand being different. I got 375 00:18:38.799 --> 00:18:42.240 to tell you, there are moments where I felt so 376 00:18:42.599 --> 00:18:45.319 proud to be a part of. Moments where it's like, 377 00:18:45.359 --> 00:18:47.359 hey man, you're not gonna bend me, You're not gonna 378 00:18:47.400 --> 00:18:49.519 break me. I don't care if you laugh at me. 379 00:18:49.559 --> 00:18:51.240 I don't care if you scoff at me. I don't 380 00:18:51.240 --> 00:18:52.119 care if you don't like me. 381 00:18:53.200 --> 00:18:54.160 I'm gonna. I'm gonna. 382 00:18:54.359 --> 00:18:57.359 I'm gonna choose God's way and I'm not gonna. I 383 00:18:57.400 --> 00:18:59.079 don't care what the room is doing. I don't care 384 00:18:59.119 --> 00:19:01.640 what everybody's doing. You know, it sort of reminds me 385 00:19:01.680 --> 00:19:04.799 of the difference between a thermometer and a thermostatus. 386 00:19:04.880 --> 00:19:05.119 Yeah. 387 00:19:05.200 --> 00:19:06.960 Right, So the thermometer. 388 00:19:06.720 --> 00:19:10.039 Is is the thing that just sort of follows the room. 389 00:19:10.359 --> 00:19:12.680 If the room's cold, the thermometer goes down, you know, 390 00:19:12.680 --> 00:19:13.720 it just goes with the flow. 391 00:19:13.839 --> 00:19:14.039 Right. 392 00:19:14.279 --> 00:19:16.960 And then the thermostat's the one that sets the temperature. Yes, right, 393 00:19:17.160 --> 00:19:18.559 It's the one that says, hey, I want the room 394 00:19:18.599 --> 00:19:19.000 to be hot. 395 00:19:19.039 --> 00:19:19.319 Click. 396 00:19:19.720 --> 00:19:21.759 And then you know, the thermostat just is connected to 397 00:19:21.799 --> 00:19:24.119 the power source. You know, we're supposed to be the 398 00:19:24.119 --> 00:19:27.839 thermostats connected to the power source that says I'm changing 399 00:19:27.880 --> 00:19:30.240 the temperature of the room. I'm going to speak up. 400 00:19:30.240 --> 00:19:32.400 I'm going to stand for what's right. Yeah, you know, 401 00:19:32.839 --> 00:19:33.759