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[1521.80 --> 1523.88] I want to end with this historical fact. |
[1524.24 --> 1525.88] As I was researching for this sermon, |
[1525.88 --> 1530.16] I read that a church historian |
[1530.16 --> 1532.68] tracing the spread of the early church, |
[1533.32 --> 1535.70] one of the most reliable index |
[1535.70 --> 1538.00] to trace the spread of the early church |
[1538.00 --> 1541.86] is by tracing the overturning of laws and rules |
[1541.86 --> 1544.86] against sexual violence against women |
[1544.86 --> 1545.98] in the Roman Empire. |
[1546.50 --> 1547.28] Did I say that well? |
[1547.66 --> 1548.52] Did you follow me? |
[1549.06 --> 1551.86] When you trace the overturning of sexual violence |
[1551.86 --> 1553.40] in certain cities and societies |
[1553.40 --> 1554.64] in the Roman Empire, |
[1554.80 --> 1557.08] that's where you'll find the church. |
[1557.90 --> 1558.76] Isn't that beautiful? |
[1559.88 --> 1561.40] That's real justice. |
[1561.74 --> 1563.76] That's the glimpse of the kingdom of God |
[1563.76 --> 1565.32] on earth as it is in heaven |
[1565.32 --> 1566.42] that we keep talking about. |
[1567.66 --> 1569.74] In the same way, that's our calling. |
[1570.56 --> 1574.00] Where do we meet the needs of the city |
[1574.00 --> 1574.82] with our resources? |
[1576.88 --> 1579.32] God continues that work today |
[1579.32 --> 1581.68] and we have the privilege and the gift |
[1581.68 --> 1583.34] to join in His work |
[1583.34 --> 1584.10] for His kingdom. |
[1584.62 --> 1586.22] So I want to end with this psalm. |
[1586.84 --> 1587.76] The psalmist says, |
[1588.10 --> 1589.04] and we say it together, |
[1589.48 --> 1591.46] May the nations praise You, O God. |
[1591.86 --> 1593.96] Yes, may all the nations praise You. |
[1594.30 --> 1596.42] Let the whole world sing for joy |
[1596.42 --> 1599.80] because You govern the nations with justice |
[1599.80 --> 1602.26] and guide the people of the whole world. |
[1603.08 --> 1604.06] That is our God. |
[1604.68 --> 1605.70] That is our hope. |
[1606.12 --> 1606.58] Let's pray. |
[1606.58 --> 1606.60] Let's pray. |
[1613.34 --> 1614.08] Loving Father, |
[1614.20 --> 1615.50] we thank You so much |
[1615.50 --> 1618.40] that You are a God of justice. |
[1619.46 --> 1619.98] Lord, |
[1620.30 --> 1622.54] the world is in Your hands |
[1622.54 --> 1625.70] and we just ask that You forgive us |
[1625.70 --> 1627.42] for pretending like it is in ours. |
[1629.22 --> 1630.82] Lord, I pray that You continue |
[1630.82 --> 1632.22] to gift us with humility |
[1632.22 --> 1634.10] so that we may seek |
[1634.10 --> 1636.52] and be sensitive to Your guiding. |
[1636.52 --> 1638.64] However, |
[1638.64 --> 1639.92] however Your Spirit guides us |
[1639.92 --> 1641.02] in our individual lives |
[1641.02 --> 1644.52] and our gathered lives as a church, |
[1645.24 --> 1646.28] Lord, use us |
[1646.28 --> 1648.42] and may we reflect more and more |
[1648.42 --> 1649.86] of Your kingdom of justice |
[1649.86 --> 1651.04] and shalom here. |
[1651.04 --> 1654.40] I pray, Lord, |
[1654.52 --> 1655.90] we continue to pray. |
[1656.32 --> 1657.06] Come quickly. |
[1657.68 --> 1659.04] We want to see full shalom |
[1659.04 --> 1660.48] and at the same time, Lord, |
[1660.66 --> 1663.26] we thank You that You are still ruling, |
[1663.60 --> 1665.14] that You are still on Your throne. |
[1666.30 --> 1667.74] May we find our hope |
[1667.74 --> 1669.00] and comfort and peace |
[1669.00 --> 1670.32] in that reality, |
[1670.78 --> 1671.64] in that truth. |
[1672.78 --> 1675.16] We thank You that You use us. |
[1675.58 --> 1677.04] Thank You for Your Holy Spirit |
[1677.04 --> 1678.96] that You do not leave us alone |
[1678.96 --> 1680.16] on our own powers. |
[1680.16 --> 1682.10] Thank You for guiding |
[1682.10 --> 1684.30] and equipping us in Your love |
[1684.30 --> 1686.14] and may this love overflow |
[1686.14 --> 1687.52] onto our neighbors |
[1687.52 --> 1688.30] and our communities |
[1688.30 --> 1688.96] and our cities. |
[1689.62 --> 1690.56] We thank You for this. |
[1690.88 --> 1692.18] Be glorified, Lord. |
[1692.66 --> 1693.70] In Jesus' name we pray. |
[1694.52 --> 1694.80] Amen. |
[1694.80 --> 1694.94] Amen. |
• The importance of being a contrast community in a secular city |
• Loving one's city deeply enough to stand against its idols |
• Being a community of holy living in a culture of self-focus and immorality |
• Paul's letter to the Corinthians on sexual immorality and the body as a temple |
• Jesus' teachings on discipleship, specifically on how we live in our bodies |
• The Corinthian church's cultural context: affluent, educated, and loving their freedom |
• The slogan "liberty to do all things" and its implications for Christian living |
• The ancient Greek and Roman views of bodies, which considered them as just shells for the soul |
• A similar view being adopted in modern society, where people see their bodies as separate from their inner selves |
• Paul's focus on the importance of honoring God with one's body in 1 Corinthians, particularly in relation to sex |
• The biblical account of creation and humanity in Genesis, which describes human bodies as good and worthy of love |
• God taking on a human body through Jesus Christ, demonstrating that the body is valuable and deserving of respect |
• The concept of believers being united with Christ's body, with their own bodies becoming temples of the Holy Spirit. |
• The speaker reflects on the miracle of childbirth and the beauty of the human body, believing that every child is a gift from God. |
• The speaker contrasts Paul's high view of the body with the Greek view that the body is just a shell for the soul. |
• Paul's teachings on sexuality are discussed, including his use of the phrase "sexual immorality" to describe all forms of sexual activity outside of marriage. |
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