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[3127.30 --> 3128.22] The word power show up. |
[3130.42 --> 3131.72] Non-rhetorical question. |
[3132.10 --> 3132.86] How many times? |
[3134.98 --> 3136.48] One, two, fourteen. |
[3136.58 --> 3136.92] How many? |
[3139.58 --> 3140.02] Three. |
[3140.48 --> 3140.66] Right? |
[3141.12 --> 3143.98] Verses 16, 18, and 20. |
[3144.60 --> 3146.88] I mean, also think about the words power |
[3146.88 --> 3147.70] in the New Testament. |
[3147.70 --> 3150.50] Think about Acts 1, verse 8. |
[3151.04 --> 3154.08] But you will receive power |
[3154.08 --> 3156.06] when the Holy Spirit comes upon you |
[3156.06 --> 3157.36] and you will be my witnesses. |
[3158.02 --> 3159.82] Think about 2 Timothy 1, 7. |
[3160.26 --> 3162.86] For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, |
[3163.36 --> 3167.18] but of power and love and self-discipline. |
[3167.38 --> 3168.34] You're doing good. |
[3168.38 --> 3168.86] You're waking up. |
[3168.90 --> 3169.32] This is great. |
[3169.68 --> 3170.80] 1 Corinthians 4, 20. |
[3171.12 --> 3173.86] For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk, |
[3173.94 --> 3175.70] but of power. |
[3175.70 --> 3179.04] And lastly, you can relax soon. |
[3179.28 --> 3181.26] 2 Timothy 2, 3. |
[3181.62 --> 3182.62] Sorry, 2 Timothy 3. |
[3183.02 --> 3185.44] Paul warns about a day when the church would see |
[3185.44 --> 3188.86] lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God |
[3188.86 --> 3190.94] having a form of godliness, |
[3191.36 --> 3193.92] but denying its power. |
[3194.58 --> 3197.60] See, power without godliness is dangerous. |
[3197.76 --> 3198.40] It's destructive. |
[3198.40 --> 3201.90] But godliness without power is weird. |
[3203.12 --> 3204.94] We are meant to operate in holy power |
[3204.94 --> 3206.18] for holy service. |
[3206.58 --> 3208.60] Canadian pastor and writer on the spiritual gifts, |
[3209.06 --> 3211.16] John Thompson calls the spiritual gifts |
[3211.16 --> 3214.18] guaranteed places of power |
[3214.18 --> 3215.82] in the believer's life. |
[3216.74 --> 3218.10] Our serving lives were not meant to be |
[3218.10 --> 3220.66] in striving and good attempts and good effort. |
[3220.94 --> 3223.24] They're meant to be supernaturally sourced |
[3223.24 --> 3225.86] and sustained by the Holy Spirit. |
[3225.86 --> 3228.32] I mean, just think about Jesus, |
[3228.78 --> 3230.52] the second member of the Trinity, |
[3231.16 --> 3232.66] not beginning his ministry |
[3232.66 --> 3236.20] until the Holy Spirit came upon him as baptism. |
[3237.22 --> 3240.32] God himself relied on God |
[3240.32 --> 3241.80] to live a godly lifestyle. |
[3242.94 --> 3244.10] If he did that, |
[3244.16 --> 3246.04] how much more do we need to do that? |
[3246.66 --> 3247.16] So in summary, |
[3247.64 --> 3249.18] in Scripture we see the Holy Spirit |
[3249.18 --> 3251.04] gives us holy power for holy purposes. |
[3251.20 --> 3251.92] We can count on it. |
[3251.96 --> 3252.74] We can expect it. |
[3252.78 --> 3253.38] It's normal. |
[3253.38 --> 3254.22] It's good. |
[3254.88 --> 3255.04] Okay. |
[3256.00 --> 3256.60] So why? |
[3256.92 --> 3258.98] Why do we have the Holy Spirit and his strength? |
[3259.50 --> 3261.26] Verse 17 gives our first, |
[3261.48 --> 3262.08] so that. |
[3262.70 --> 3267.22] So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. |
[3268.36 --> 3269.20] Open question. |
[3269.44 --> 3272.40] How many of us find faith in Jesus difficult? |
[3273.72 --> 3273.96] Right? |
[3274.04 --> 3275.16] You don't have to put your hands up. |
[3275.44 --> 3276.32] But many of us, |
[3276.56 --> 3278.04] whether we want to admit it or not, |
[3278.44 --> 3280.64] do find, I think, deep faith, |
[3280.64 --> 3282.28] consistent faith, |
[3282.68 --> 3284.20] rooted confidence in the Lord |
[3284.20 --> 3285.94] in a daily, ongoing way, |
[3286.18 --> 3286.74] a challenge. |
[3287.86 --> 3290.08] I know I find that I can trust Jesus well |
[3290.08 --> 3291.82] in waves and spurts. |
[3292.42 --> 3293.86] I'm mostly surrendered in my heart, |
[3293.94 --> 3294.60] but there are many times |
[3294.60 --> 3296.46] where I kind of put my hours up |
[3296.46 --> 3296.86] or say, |
[3296.94 --> 3298.00] Lord, you can come this far, |
[3298.08 --> 3299.18] but not that far. |
[3299.30 --> 3301.26] Please leave that area of my life alone. |
[3301.34 --> 3303.96] I can put up the do not disturb sign up. |
[3303.96 --> 3307.44] I can easily kind of come back to self-reliance |
[3307.44 --> 3311.56] and kind of leave Jesus out of many areas of my life. |
[3312.48 --> 3314.14] But the good news in this text is that |
[3314.14 --> 3316.24] the Father knows that you and I |
[3316.24 --> 3319.26] are not naturally nailing it with faith. |
[3319.64 --> 3322.58] He knows that we need the Holy Spirit to strengthen us |
[3322.58 --> 3324.16] to actually open our lives |
[3324.16 --> 3326.94] and keep our lives open to Jesus, |
[3327.26 --> 3328.50] his presence and his work. |
[3329.62 --> 3330.46] And so while Paul, |
[3330.68 --> 3332.32] when talking about us and Christ, |
[3332.32 --> 3335.64] often speaks about the believers being in Christ. |
[3335.78 --> 3338.22] In Christ is a favorite phrase |
[3338.22 --> 3340.42] and theology piece for Paul. |
[3340.66 --> 3341.70] But in this passage, |
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