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• Passion for Christ |
• Importance of being self-feeders, not reliant on the church |
• Concern about people taking distance from the church and potentially the Lord |
• Need for individuals to be able to care for their own soul and not rely on others |
• Comparison between mature children who don't need their mothers and churches being compared to mothers in scripture |
• The importance of relating deeply and intimately to Christ |
• The knowledge of what it means to be saved |
• Recognizing oneself as a sinner and following the Savior |
• Living, praying, and thanking God for speaking to us |
• Praise for God's creation and his powerful word |
• Asking for help in submitting to God's living word |
• Seeing Jesus Christ for who he is and submitting to him |
• Prayer for encouragement and reminder of one's identity in Christ |
[0.00 --> 5.32] You know, I mentioned I'm semi-retired. |
[5.32 --> 12.34] It's been said before, I work part-time for Resource Leadership International, |
[12.72 --> 19.38] and resources involved with about a dozen schools in a variety of countries, |
[19.52 --> 25.86] but with our partners in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, |
[25.86 --> 31.64] we're in about 120 to 30 schools in 70 countries, |
[31.64 --> 36.58] and we don't know of one school that didn't shut down. |
[37.70 --> 43.72] And so we transitioned our ministry to doing what a lot of churches around the world had to do, |
[43.88 --> 47.58] to help schools teach online. |
[47.58 --> 54.44] And, for example, there's a school in Cairo, Egypt, |
[54.44 --> 62.00] that had been getting invitations from the Arab world to help them, |
[62.38 --> 65.20] and they just didn't have the potential to do that. |
[65.32 --> 69.40] So we've helped them to improve their technology, |
[69.90 --> 74.68] and so now they're beginning to teach people throughout the Arabic world |
[74.68 --> 78.86] by first themselves having been forced to teach online, |
[79.24 --> 84.30] and now being able to broadcast this into the world around them. |
[84.40 --> 90.62] So there are upsides to what I would call a COVID operation, |
[91.30 --> 96.10] but there's been many, many downsides as well. |
[96.86 --> 102.00] Whereas in Vietnam, in the whole country, |
[102.00 --> 103.84] I don't believe there was one death. |
[104.50 --> 106.54] A couple weeks ago I heard of in Bolivia |
[106.54 --> 110.96] that over a hundred pastors died due to it. |
[111.56 --> 113.60] Now I can't verify statistics, |
[113.98 --> 117.60] but it's such an unpredictable thing. |
[118.66 --> 122.44] It's created such uncertainty in our own lives |
[122.44 --> 124.38] as to how do you respond to this. |
[124.38 --> 128.52] And so I experienced some of that own, |
[129.02 --> 133.56] you might say, confusion in my own soul |
[133.56 --> 134.78] as to what to do. |
[136.54 --> 138.40] But we're privileged to worship, |
[138.86 --> 144.92] and today I would like to turn again to the Scriptures |
[144.92 --> 146.96] with a focus this morning |
[146.96 --> 151.82] on the spiritual discipline of Scripture. |
[154.60 --> 157.00] I'd love to do a little survey and ask, |
[157.66 --> 159.90] how much do you actually read the Bible? |
[161.58 --> 163.86] Is it as much as you watch the news? |
[168.86 --> 170.96] Scripture is a primary means |
[170.96 --> 175.64] by which the Spirit uses to shape |
[175.64 --> 181.02] who we are into the person of Christ. |
[181.28 --> 185.70] We're going to turn in a moment to Peter |
[185.70 --> 189.94] and take up where we left last week |
[189.94 --> 192.16] on 2 Peter chapter 1. |
[193.34 --> 196.74] But there in the verses 12 and following, |
[196.74 --> 200.80] he speaks to the importance of Scripture |
[200.80 --> 202.22] in our lives. |
[203.22 --> 206.12] And before we turn to it, |
[207.18 --> 208.34] I'd like to remind you, |
[208.36 --> 209.68] I mentioned it last week, |
[209.74 --> 211.20] of this little acronym, |
[211.98 --> 214.32] acronym VIM. |
[215.18 --> 216.36] V-I-M. |
[216.60 --> 219.16] It can, I think, be a helpful tool |
[219.16 --> 221.62] in remembering the process |
[221.62 --> 223.58] of spiritual formation |
[223.58 --> 226.16] where V in the VIM stands for vision, |
[226.72 --> 228.76] I stands for our own intent, |
[229.20 --> 231.12] and M, which we're looking at this morning, |
[231.22 --> 232.64] is the means whereby |
[232.64 --> 235.50] God uses to shape us. |
[235.76 --> 237.60] I think it's also a helpful tool |
[237.60 --> 238.38] in understanding |
[238.38 --> 240.68] what Peter's talking about, |
[240.80 --> 241.56] writing about, |
[241.82 --> 243.50] in 2 Peter chapter 1. |
[243.98 --> 246.10] Because at the beginning of the chapter, |
[246.40 --> 248.26] he speaks about getting really |
[248.26 --> 250.00] this vision of Christ. |
[250.00 --> 253.12] In verse 3, he said, |
[253.98 --> 256.40] His divine power has given us |
[256.40 --> 258.28] everything we need |
[258.28 --> 259.50] for a godly life. |
[259.62 --> 260.06] How? |
[261.08 --> 263.76] Through our knowledge of Him, |
[264.32 --> 264.76] Jesus, |
[265.86 --> 267.16] who called us |
[267.16 --> 269.70] by His own glory and goodness. |
[269.80 --> 270.36] In other words, |
[270.76 --> 271.88] we got a vision, |
[272.10 --> 275.36] we saw who this Jesus is, |
[275.70 --> 278.22] and by calling us into that, |
[278.22 --> 280.82] we've been given this power |
[280.82 --> 283.48] to live a new life. |
[283.70 --> 284.40] In other words, |
[284.88 --> 288.06] once we get the true vision |
[288.06 --> 291.24] of who Jesus is, |
[292.62 --> 294.30] that God of heaven and earth |
[294.30 --> 295.84] come in the flesh |
[295.84 --> 298.56] so that we body and soul people |
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