1 00:00:00,410 --> 00:00:08,669 [Music] 2 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:14,050 good morning this is Pastor David Packer 3 00:00:12,130 --> 00:00:17,230 from International Baptist Church in 4 00:00:14,050 --> 00:00:20,019 Stuttgart Germany today we're looking at 5 00:00:17,230 --> 00:00:22,329 what does it mean to be converted the 6 00:00:20,019 --> 00:00:25,059 word conversion in English means to 7 00:00:22,329 --> 00:00:27,279 change one form to another in terms of 8 00:00:25,059 --> 00:00:30,099 faith it means to change one's religion 9 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:32,739 or to take up a new belief system going 10 00:00:30,100 --> 00:00:36,250 from a no religion to one religion or to 11 00:00:32,738 --> 00:00:38,259 a particular faith system but within the 12 00:00:36,250 --> 00:00:40,539 Christian faith it means to acknowledge 13 00:00:38,259 --> 00:00:42,728 your need of Christ and to repent from 14 00:00:40,539 --> 00:00:46,359 since and put your faith and your trust 15 00:00:42,728 --> 00:00:50,408 in him conversion is a work of the Holy 16 00:00:46,359 --> 00:00:53,049 Spirit we we humans we are to believe 17 00:00:50,408 --> 00:00:55,929 but the holy spirit must convict us of 18 00:00:53,049 --> 00:00:58,478 sin and lead us to Christ and show us 19 00:00:55,929 --> 00:00:59,859 the importance of the matter well if we 20 00:00:58,478 --> 00:01:02,048 look at what the Bible teaches about the 21 00:00:59,859 --> 00:01:03,460 Holy Spirit we see that the Holy Spirit 22 00:01:02,048 --> 00:01:05,709 is God himself 23 00:01:03,460 --> 00:01:08,560 he's always existed there was never a 24 00:01:05,709 --> 00:01:11,048 time that he did not exist in fact we 25 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:13,750 read the creation account it describes 26 00:01:11,049 --> 00:01:16,600 in this very second chapter of Genesis 1 27 00:01:13,750 --> 00:01:19,780 that the Spirit of God is involved in 28 00:01:16,599 --> 00:01:22,329 creation and when we read what the Bible 29 00:01:19,780 --> 00:01:22,780 talks about or tells us about the Holy 30 00:01:22,329 --> 00:01:25,480 Spirit 31 00:01:22,780 --> 00:01:28,299 please find several names used the Holy 32 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:31,719 Spirit the Spirit of God sometimes just 33 00:01:28,299 --> 00:01:34,299 the spirit or the Spirit of Christ are 34 00:01:31,719 --> 00:01:36,159 sometimes just Christ and all these 35 00:01:34,299 --> 00:01:38,620 different titles refer to the same 36 00:01:36,159 --> 00:01:40,659 person that one of the mistakes we make 37 00:01:38,620 --> 00:01:43,960 in our language is sometimes we called 38 00:01:40,659 --> 00:01:47,979 the Holy Spirit and it the Holy Spirit 39 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:49,899 is not and it he is a he he is a person 40 00:01:47,980 --> 00:01:51,490 now we may speak about the spirit of a 41 00:01:49,900 --> 00:01:53,130 church actually the Bible use they've 42 00:01:51,489 --> 00:01:56,229 heard the same way in the sense of a 43 00:01:53,129 --> 00:01:58,449 spirit of a group or are the feeling we 44 00:01:56,230 --> 00:02:00,790 have for a group but when it speaks 45 00:01:58,450 --> 00:02:03,760 about the Spirit of God is very clear 46 00:02:00,790 --> 00:02:06,760 it's referring to a person not a thing 47 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:09,009 now there's a change in the way the Holy 48 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:11,289 Spirit related to believers in the Old 49 00:02:09,008 --> 00:02:14,408 Testament and how he relates to us today 50 00:02:11,289 --> 00:02:16,269 in the New Testament age now now we are 51 00:02:14,408 --> 00:02:18,519 part of the church age and since the 52 00:02:16,269 --> 00:02:19,069 days of the New Testament writing we 53 00:02:18,519 --> 00:02:22,010 have been 54 00:02:19,068 --> 00:02:24,138 in that age the day of Pentacost it was 55 00:02:22,009 --> 00:02:26,358 a holiday a Jewish holiday but today 56 00:02:24,139 --> 00:02:28,849 it's a celebration of the coming of the 57 00:02:26,359 --> 00:02:31,939 spirit upon the church in a new sense in 58 00:02:28,848 --> 00:02:35,358 the Old Testament not every believer 59 00:02:31,938 --> 00:02:38,060 received the Holy Spirit some did some 60 00:02:35,359 --> 00:02:39,349 did not and the Holy Spirit the language 61 00:02:38,060 --> 00:02:41,680 was a little bit different the Holy 62 00:02:39,348 --> 00:02:44,598 Spirit would come upon them 63 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:46,450 and he did not remain upon that believer 64 00:02:44,598 --> 00:02:49,009 all the way through that person's life 65 00:02:46,449 --> 00:02:50,988 sometimes he would leave because of sin 66 00:02:49,009 --> 00:02:53,658 sometimes he would leave just because it 67 00:02:50,989 --> 00:02:55,609 wasn't his plan to always be there but 68 00:02:53,658 --> 00:02:57,679 in the New Testament it's a different 69 00:02:55,609 --> 00:03:00,290 sense the New Testament teaches us that 70 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:03,290 every believer receives the Holy Spirit 71 00:03:00,289 --> 00:03:04,908 who we trust in Christ as our Savior we 72 00:03:03,289 --> 00:03:07,698 were surrendered him a Savior and Lord 73 00:03:04,908 --> 00:03:10,519 he comes into us by the person of the 74 00:03:07,699 --> 00:03:13,579 Holy Spirit and he comes in to stay it's 75 00:03:10,519 --> 00:03:16,609 he is a permanent reality of our life 76 00:03:13,579 --> 00:03:20,569 the Holy Spirit indwells us now look at 77 00:03:16,609 --> 00:03:22,489 John 14 16 and 17 this is the the 78 00:03:20,568 --> 00:03:25,818 teaching of Christ and these are the 79 00:03:22,489 --> 00:03:28,549 verses 1617 those chapters by the way 80 00:03:25,818 --> 00:03:30,589 John 14 through chapter 17 is a 81 00:03:28,549 --> 00:03:32,750 wonderful passage of the teaching about 82 00:03:30,590 --> 00:03:36,229 the Holy Spirit but here's what Jesus 83 00:03:32,750 --> 00:03:38,750 said this is 14 verses 16 through 17 and 84 00:03:36,229 --> 00:03:41,150 I will ask the Father and He will give 85 00:03:38,750 --> 00:03:42,949 you another helper and that word 86 00:03:41,150 --> 00:03:45,560 translated helper could be translated 87 00:03:42,949 --> 00:03:47,120 counsellor or comforter there's 88 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:49,729 different ways different translations 89 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:52,158 translate them but he'll give you 90 00:03:49,729 --> 00:03:55,519 another helper to be with you forever 91 00:03:52,158 --> 00:03:58,039 even the Spirit of Truth whom the world 92 00:03:55,519 --> 00:04:01,188 cannot receive because it neither sees 93 00:03:58,039 --> 00:04:04,908 him nor knows him you know him for he 94 00:04:01,188 --> 00:04:08,539 dwells with you and will be in you now 95 00:04:04,908 --> 00:04:10,789 that's a that last phrase with you and 96 00:04:08,539 --> 00:04:14,060 in you shows that those two realities of 97 00:04:10,789 --> 00:04:16,668 the Spirit today he is with us and Jesus 98 00:04:14,060 --> 00:04:19,579 said wherever two or three gathered in 99 00:04:16,668 --> 00:04:21,858 my name there I am in their midst and 100 00:04:19,579 --> 00:04:25,129 the Spirit is among us and with us in 101 00:04:21,858 --> 00:04:28,759 that sense but the second phrase will be 102 00:04:25,129 --> 00:04:29,779 in you refers to this new reality of the 103 00:04:28,759 --> 00:04:32,300 Spirit 104 00:04:29,779 --> 00:04:35,119 dwelling us in fact that word in English 105 00:04:32,300 --> 00:04:37,310 in dwell was created by John Wickliffe 106 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:40,639 the Bible translator the 14th century 107 00:04:37,310 --> 00:04:43,939 Bible translator could not find a word 108 00:04:40,639 --> 00:04:46,490 in English that completely carried that 109 00:04:43,939 --> 00:04:49,790 the sense of the Bible so he invented 110 00:04:46,490 --> 00:04:52,370 this word in dwell but the Spirit dwells 111 00:04:49,790 --> 00:04:56,930 within us he lives within us 112 00:04:52,370 --> 00:05:00,019 okay now 26th chapter of Acts and Paul 113 00:04:56,930 --> 00:05:02,600 is explaining what Christ commanded him 114 00:05:00,019 --> 00:05:04,639 to do and in explaining this he's also 115 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:06,080 under explaining this for the church I 116 00:05:04,639 --> 00:05:07,759 understanding is that the thing that 117 00:05:06,079 --> 00:05:10,339 Christ commanded him to do he also 118 00:05:07,759 --> 00:05:12,168 commands the church to do today and he 119 00:05:10,339 --> 00:05:14,719 broke down his commissioning into four 120 00:05:12,168 --> 00:05:18,859 main categories I'll read this for us 121 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:20,600 this is verses 17 through 18 here's what 122 00:05:18,860 --> 00:05:23,210 Jesus said the resurrected Christ 123 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:26,330 appearing to Paul wrote in Damascus I 124 00:05:23,209 --> 00:05:29,329 will rescue you from your own people and 125 00:05:26,329 --> 00:05:32,060 from the Gentiles I'm sending you to 126 00:05:29,329 --> 00:05:33,769 them to open their eyes and turn them 127 00:05:32,060 --> 00:05:36,530 from darkness to light and from the 128 00:05:33,769 --> 00:05:38,839 power of Satan to God so that they may 129 00:05:36,529 --> 00:05:41,478 receive forgiveness of sins in a place 130 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:45,109 among those who are sanctified by faith 131 00:05:41,478 --> 00:05:47,180 in me well that's a four the four basic 132 00:05:45,110 --> 00:05:50,810 ideas he gives and first of all he is to 133 00:05:47,180 --> 00:05:53,569 open their eyes and then turn them from 134 00:05:50,810 --> 00:05:56,478 darkness to light this a second turned 135 00:05:53,569 --> 00:05:59,029 them and then help them understand the 136 00:05:56,478 --> 00:06:01,459 forgiveness of God the forgiveness of 137 00:05:59,029 --> 00:06:03,709 sins and then fourthly that they may 138 00:06:01,459 --> 00:06:05,629 have a place they may understand they 139 00:06:03,709 --> 00:06:08,089 have a place in the family of God and 140 00:06:05,629 --> 00:06:10,180 that refers to a place not just a place 141 00:06:08,089 --> 00:06:13,219 of privilege but also a place of 142 00:06:10,180 --> 00:06:17,360 responsibility and of sharing and 143 00:06:13,220 --> 00:06:19,760 bearing fruit so in both of these we see 144 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:21,560 the work of God is required and all that 145 00:06:19,759 --> 00:06:23,750 you mail for these to see the work of 146 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:26,629 God's required we cannot do any of this 147 00:06:23,750 --> 00:06:29,168 without the Holy Spirit now there been 148 00:06:26,629 --> 00:06:31,759 other places in the Bible where the 149 00:06:29,168 --> 00:06:34,339 Commission of Christ has been has been 150 00:06:31,759 --> 00:06:36,168 recorded usually we talk about the Great 151 00:06:34,339 --> 00:06:39,319 Commission we come to the end of 152 00:06:36,168 --> 00:06:42,079 Matthew's Gospel and we use Matthew's 153 00:06:39,319 --> 00:06:43,279 Gospel usually because it is so well 154 00:06:42,079 --> 00:06:45,669 balanced so 155 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:49,759 organize in his presentation of material 156 00:06:45,670 --> 00:06:53,900 here's what we find in Matthew 28 verses 157 00:06:49,759 --> 00:06:56,569 18 through 20 then Jesus came to them 158 00:06:53,899 --> 00:06:59,209 and said all authority in heaven and on 159 00:06:56,569 --> 00:07:01,659 earth has been given to me therefore go 160 00:06:59,209 --> 00:07:04,159 and make disciples of all nations 161 00:07:01,660 --> 00:07:06,860 baptizing them in the name of the Father 162 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:09,830 and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit 163 00:07:06,860 --> 00:07:12,199 and teaching them to obey everything I 164 00:07:09,829 --> 00:07:15,439 have commanded you and surely I am with 165 00:07:12,199 --> 00:07:17,029 you always to the very end of the age 166 00:07:15,439 --> 00:07:19,339 well if we're going to break that down 167 00:07:17,029 --> 00:07:21,559 it's very easy to put in three main 168 00:07:19,339 --> 00:07:24,859 categories first of all is to make 169 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:28,280 disciples of all nations that is leading 170 00:07:24,860 --> 00:07:31,460 them to faith in Christ secondly to mark 171 00:07:28,279 --> 00:07:33,349 disciples by baptism baptism is like a 172 00:07:31,459 --> 00:07:36,409 uniform the Christian puts on it 173 00:07:33,350 --> 00:07:36,979 identifies him as a follower of Jesus 174 00:07:36,410 --> 00:07:41,030 Christ 175 00:07:36,978 --> 00:07:42,469 and thirdly to mature disciples through 176 00:07:41,029 --> 00:07:45,259 teaching them to obey 177 00:07:42,470 --> 00:07:48,320 I noticed that word obey it doesn't say 178 00:07:45,259 --> 00:07:50,599 teaching them in a philosophical way or 179 00:07:48,319 --> 00:07:53,120 a theoretical way all the things that I 180 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:55,669 taught to be a Christian is not mere 181 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:58,370 need to be informed about things but we 182 00:07:55,668 --> 00:08:01,339 are to teach people to obey all the 183 00:07:58,370 --> 00:08:03,168 things that Jesus commanded us pleading 184 00:08:01,339 --> 00:08:06,168 with them to live Christ honoring 185 00:08:03,168 --> 00:08:08,449 fruitful productive and holy lives now 186 00:08:06,168 --> 00:08:11,060 that third part to maturity cycles 187 00:08:08,449 --> 00:08:13,399 obviously takes the longest of the of 188 00:08:11,060 --> 00:08:15,199 the three does take long to share the 189 00:08:13,399 --> 00:08:17,750 gospel doesn't take long to baptize 190 00:08:15,199 --> 00:08:20,180 someone but it takes a lifetime to 191 00:08:17,750 --> 00:08:22,160 mature someone in the faith and I myself 192 00:08:20,180 --> 00:08:24,319 I'm still maturing we all are still 193 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:26,660 growing one of the aspects of this 194 00:08:24,319 --> 00:08:29,209 growth is to enjoy the presence of God 195 00:08:26,660 --> 00:08:31,400 at the very end he says and I am with 196 00:08:29,209 --> 00:08:33,978 you always to the end of the age that's 197 00:08:31,399 --> 00:08:35,929 also part of the command that believers 198 00:08:33,979 --> 00:08:38,930 should enjoy the presence of Christ 199 00:08:35,929 --> 00:08:41,569 every day of their life well again we're 200 00:08:38,929 --> 00:08:44,149 talking about the Holy Spirit and this 201 00:08:41,570 --> 00:08:46,070 is only impossible to fulfill any 202 00:08:44,149 --> 00:08:48,169 version of the Great Commission is only 203 00:08:46,070 --> 00:08:49,940 possible by the Holy Spirit so let's 204 00:08:48,169 --> 00:08:51,990 look at these four issues the first is 205 00:08:49,940 --> 00:08:55,830 this to open the 206 00:08:51,990 --> 00:08:58,350 ize the work of the spirit is to reveal 207 00:08:55,830 --> 00:09:00,660 our true condition and that's what we're 208 00:08:58,350 --> 00:09:03,480 to do we are to preach the gospel and 209 00:09:00,659 --> 00:09:06,179 tell people they need Jesus now we live 210 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:09,060 in a world today that has a very funny 211 00:09:06,179 --> 00:09:12,149 view of life we are very quick logically 212 00:09:09,059 --> 00:09:14,189 to say this world has problems and we 213 00:09:12,149 --> 00:09:17,458 have crime we have a problem with 214 00:09:14,190 --> 00:09:19,560 imperfections bribery and dishonesty we 215 00:09:17,458 --> 00:09:22,649 all see this around us at the same time 216 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:24,989 we hear more and more how good we all 217 00:09:22,649 --> 00:09:27,120 are well this is the common attitude 218 00:09:24,990 --> 00:09:29,669 today people today at least in the West 219 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:31,379 don't feel like they're a sinner they're 220 00:09:29,669 --> 00:09:32,819 they're good I'm a good person that's 221 00:09:31,379 --> 00:09:36,059 what I was told I'm a good person 222 00:09:32,820 --> 00:09:39,330 everyone else has problems but I'm fine 223 00:09:36,059 --> 00:09:42,329 well we need to teach people the truth 224 00:09:39,330 --> 00:09:45,180 that we all have this problem now the 225 00:09:42,330 --> 00:09:47,520 Bible teaches us this in Romans 3:23 226 00:09:45,179 --> 00:09:50,338 it says for all have sinned and fall 227 00:09:47,519 --> 00:09:52,559 short of the glory of God but a small 228 00:09:50,339 --> 00:09:55,020 thing to accept that on a philosophical 229 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:57,239 level it's another thing to accept it on 230 00:09:55,019 --> 00:09:59,338 a personal level and this is what the 231 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:03,149 Holy Spirit does the Holy Spirit takes 232 00:09:59,339 --> 00:10:07,740 that message and applies it to our heart 233 00:10:03,149 --> 00:10:10,289 or I am able to say I have a problem now 234 00:10:07,740 --> 00:10:12,810 how does he do that well he does that by 235 00:10:10,289 --> 00:10:15,299 his inner voice in our hearts we hear 236 00:10:12,809 --> 00:10:17,759 the gospel then the spirit speaks to 237 00:10:15,299 --> 00:10:22,349 hearts about our need of forgiveness 238 00:10:17,759 --> 00:10:24,689 John 16:8 says this happen he speaking 239 00:10:22,350 --> 00:10:27,649 of the Spirit when he comes he will 240 00:10:24,690 --> 00:10:31,740 convict the world of sin righteousness 241 00:10:27,649 --> 00:10:34,049 and judgment sin means to make them 242 00:10:31,740 --> 00:10:35,370 aware that they need forgiveness that 243 00:10:34,049 --> 00:10:37,708 there's something fundamentally wrong 244 00:10:35,370 --> 00:10:39,810 with me I'm gonna have to stand it for a 245 00:10:37,708 --> 00:10:42,349 holy God one day if account for my life 246 00:10:39,809 --> 00:10:45,208 I'm a sinner I need God's forgiveness 247 00:10:42,350 --> 00:10:47,040 secondly judgment means that we enter 248 00:10:45,208 --> 00:10:49,289 righteousness gives me it means that we 249 00:10:47,039 --> 00:10:51,689 understand that Christ has died for our 250 00:10:49,289 --> 00:10:54,659 sins that he is God's answer his 251 00:10:51,690 --> 00:10:56,790 righteousness covers my sin and thirdly 252 00:10:54,659 --> 00:10:59,219 this issue of judgment means to 253 00:10:56,789 --> 00:11:01,708 understand the the urgency of the matter 254 00:10:59,220 --> 00:11:03,600 that I must trust in Christ today I 255 00:11:01,708 --> 00:11:05,729 heard a story about a man 256 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:07,649 who was in a a church meeting he was not 257 00:11:05,730 --> 00:11:09,839 a believer but he went with a friend and 258 00:11:07,649 --> 00:11:13,860 listen to the person preach and the 259 00:11:09,839 --> 00:11:16,829 person preached on Hebrews 9:27 and it 260 00:11:13,860 --> 00:11:18,539 is appointed unto men once to die but 261 00:11:16,828 --> 00:11:21,479 after this the judgment 262 00:11:18,539 --> 00:11:24,539 by the way that scripture refutes the 263 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:27,120 idea of reincarnation it's given to us 264 00:11:24,539 --> 00:11:30,419 only once to die and after that people 265 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:32,759 space the judgment of God well as the 266 00:11:30,419 --> 00:11:34,679 man listened to the message he didn't 267 00:11:32,759 --> 00:11:36,839 make a decision for Christ he listened 268 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:39,659 and respectfully listened and then he 269 00:11:36,839 --> 00:11:42,240 went home on the way home he walked over 270 00:11:39,659 --> 00:11:44,309 a bridge over a brook and the Holy 271 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:46,919 Spirit of taken that message and began 272 00:11:44,309 --> 00:11:49,588 to convict him in his heart of his need 273 00:11:46,919 --> 00:11:51,719 and on the way home the frogs were 274 00:11:49,589 --> 00:11:53,790 croaking criss cross that bridge in his 275 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:57,540 City sounded like the frogs were even 276 00:11:53,789 --> 00:11:58,919 saying judgment judgment judgment the 277 00:11:57,539 --> 00:12:00,719 ballasts of course the Holy Spirit what 278 00:11:58,919 --> 00:12:03,328 I came to his room they put his faith 279 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:05,610 and trust in Christ now why does God 280 00:12:03,328 --> 00:12:08,519 convict us of our sin he doesn't do it 281 00:12:05,610 --> 00:12:10,860 just to make us miserable no he does it 282 00:12:08,519 --> 00:12:13,230 that we might realize our condition and 283 00:12:10,860 --> 00:12:16,350 turned him so that he may cleanse us 284 00:12:13,230 --> 00:12:18,990 from sin and give us a new life so we're 285 00:12:16,350 --> 00:12:22,579 set to open people's eyes that they see 286 00:12:18,990 --> 00:12:25,409 their true spiritual reality before God 287 00:12:22,578 --> 00:12:28,198 the second thing though he wants to turn 288 00:12:25,409 --> 00:12:31,889 them he says to turn them from darkness 289 00:12:28,198 --> 00:12:34,799 to light from the power Satan to God 290 00:12:31,889 --> 00:12:37,889 now that word turning is a description 291 00:12:34,799 --> 00:12:40,318 of conversion it means to to turn from 292 00:12:37,889 --> 00:12:43,169 one view to turn to take in a different 293 00:12:40,318 --> 00:12:46,229 perspective and begin to to seek God's 294 00:12:43,169 --> 00:12:48,719 perspective it's a wonderful picture of 295 00:12:46,230 --> 00:12:51,000 a verbal picture of what it means to 296 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:53,490 come to faith in Christ I turn from the 297 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:56,100 worldview that's blind to our spiritual 298 00:12:53,490 --> 00:12:58,829 need I admit that I'm a sinner 299 00:12:56,100 --> 00:13:01,620 and I believe that Jesus is the answer 300 00:12:58,828 --> 00:13:04,620 for my sin and I turned to him in faith 301 00:13:01,620 --> 00:13:06,419 now it doesn't take a long time to do 302 00:13:04,620 --> 00:13:09,419 that it may take some time for some 303 00:13:06,419 --> 00:13:11,610 steps but the actual turning happens in 304 00:13:09,419 --> 00:13:13,240 just a second we get to that point of 305 00:13:11,610 --> 00:13:16,570 suddenly we turn in 306 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:20,350 our faith and trust in him now this is 307 00:13:16,570 --> 00:13:23,260 done by the spirit the spirit Shepherds 308 00:13:20,350 --> 00:13:25,570 us through this process jesus said the 309 00:13:23,259 --> 00:13:29,019 third chapter John has a conversation 310 00:13:25,570 --> 00:13:32,200 with Nicodemus a Pharisee a religious 311 00:13:29,019 --> 00:13:32,919 man and he says to him you must be born 312 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:35,410 again 313 00:13:32,919 --> 00:13:37,299 and in those verses chapter 3 of John 314 00:13:35,409 --> 00:13:40,689 verses three through eight in those 315 00:13:37,299 --> 00:13:43,419 verses he uses this phrase born of the 316 00:13:40,690 --> 00:13:46,120 Spirit and to become a Christian means 317 00:13:43,419 --> 00:13:50,439 you have a new life and you were born 318 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:53,620 again by the spirit the spirit guides us 319 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:57,310 in Shepherds us through this new birth 320 00:13:53,620 --> 00:14:00,039 process and second Corinthians 5:17 it 321 00:13:57,309 --> 00:14:03,278 says we are new creations in him word 322 00:14:00,039 --> 00:14:06,399 new it Romans 5:5 it describes another 323 00:14:03,278 --> 00:14:09,750 aspect of this new life it says that God 324 00:14:06,399 --> 00:14:14,110 has poured out his love into our hearts 325 00:14:09,750 --> 00:14:16,539 by the Holy Spirit there's to me there's 326 00:14:14,110 --> 00:14:18,250 a picture in that those words of what it 327 00:14:16,539 --> 00:14:21,250 means to come to Christ how the Holy 328 00:14:18,250 --> 00:14:22,720 Spirit Shepherds us it's like a faucet 329 00:14:21,250 --> 00:14:24,789 you've ever seen a faucet you know 330 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:27,190 faucet is connected to a pipe that has 331 00:14:24,789 --> 00:14:30,250 water and then there's this faucet that 332 00:14:27,190 --> 00:14:32,500 sits at the end and you you turn the 333 00:14:30,250 --> 00:14:36,458 handle on the top and what's happening 334 00:14:32,500 --> 00:14:39,669 is you have a certain mechanism inside 335 00:14:36,458 --> 00:14:41,919 that faucet and although the water is 336 00:14:39,669 --> 00:14:44,889 coming it is stopped because that 337 00:14:41,919 --> 00:14:47,139 mechanism is closed and then as it turns 338 00:14:44,889 --> 00:14:50,588 it comes to the point where suddenly it 339 00:14:47,139 --> 00:14:52,838 is open and the water that's been held 340 00:14:50,589 --> 00:14:54,610 back to that point begins to flow 341 00:14:52,839 --> 00:14:57,279 through that's what happens in 342 00:14:54,610 --> 00:14:59,800 conversion we understand I've got a 343 00:14:57,278 --> 00:15:02,379 serious problem I need to turn to Christ 344 00:14:59,799 --> 00:15:04,838 I need to quit going the direction I am 345 00:15:02,379 --> 00:15:07,299 I need to turn to Him and beg his 346 00:15:04,839 --> 00:15:09,880 forgiveness and I turn to put my faith 347 00:15:07,299 --> 00:15:12,338 and trust in Christ and there comes this 348 00:15:09,879 --> 00:15:15,519 moment happens in an instant when we 349 00:15:12,339 --> 00:15:18,820 suddenly trust in Him surrendered him as 350 00:15:15,519 --> 00:15:21,939 my savior and my Lord and I opened my 351 00:15:18,820 --> 00:15:23,560 heart to him I say Lord I believe in you 352 00:15:21,940 --> 00:15:26,680 and I trust in you 353 00:15:23,559 --> 00:15:29,229 need you and at that moment my heart is 354 00:15:26,679 --> 00:15:32,469 aligned with the with the heart of God 355 00:15:29,230 --> 00:15:35,139 and the Holy Spirit with his love flows 356 00:15:32,470 --> 00:15:38,200 into me that's what happens to salvation 357 00:15:35,139 --> 00:15:40,059 it's a wonderful feeling we are set free 358 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:43,028 from our blindness set free from 359 00:15:40,059 --> 00:15:47,079 deception set free from addictions to 360 00:15:43,028 --> 00:15:50,200 sin and we are now living in the reality 361 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:53,170 of the spirits life that's what happens 362 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:55,150 at skip at salvation so to turn them 363 00:15:53,169 --> 00:15:57,549 from darkness to light from the power of 364 00:15:55,149 --> 00:16:01,299 Satan to God you know if we back in just 365 00:15:57,549 --> 00:16:04,120 a little bit we see how important it is 366 00:16:01,299 --> 00:16:07,240 to open people's eyes to see their need 367 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:10,870 but it can never stop there it can never 368 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:13,539 stop there it has to go through to 369 00:16:10,870 --> 00:16:16,240 receiving Christ it's like with you or 370 00:16:13,539 --> 00:16:18,309 sick and someone said well you need to 371 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:19,930 get a diagnosis and you walk to the 372 00:16:18,309 --> 00:16:21,969 doctor and he diagnosed you with a 373 00:16:19,929 --> 00:16:23,769 serious disease you said well thank you 374 00:16:21,970 --> 00:16:25,750 very much now I know and then you walked 375 00:16:23,769 --> 00:16:27,909 out I said wait a minute I haven't 376 00:16:25,750 --> 00:16:31,059 prescribed a treatment for you our way 377 00:16:27,909 --> 00:16:32,919 to heal this disease and you said well I 378 00:16:31,059 --> 00:16:34,389 just wanted to know that's all well 379 00:16:32,919 --> 00:16:37,120 that'd be silly wouldn't it be foolish 380 00:16:34,389 --> 00:16:39,129 the same way when God shows us our need 381 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:41,620 it's foolish to remain there when 382 00:16:39,129 --> 00:16:43,980 there's a solution for it and Christ is 383 00:16:41,620 --> 00:16:46,629 that solution so let me ask you have you 384 00:16:43,980 --> 00:16:49,210 trusted in Christ have you put your 385 00:16:46,629 --> 00:16:51,939 faith and your trust in him but look at 386 00:16:49,210 --> 00:16:53,650 all the Christ's dust for us a throw 387 00:16:51,940 --> 00:16:55,920 though excuse me of all the spirit dust 388 00:16:53,649 --> 00:16:58,899 for us we see many things are listed 389 00:16:55,919 --> 00:17:01,689 this past week I read an article by J I 390 00:16:58,899 --> 00:17:04,000 Packer the wonderful theologian I agree 391 00:17:01,690 --> 00:17:06,039 with him on most issues most issues I 392 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:08,230 agree with them he broke down the 393 00:17:06,039 --> 00:17:10,509 spirits working us in five different 394 00:17:08,230 --> 00:17:13,390 areas of our life first of all he is the 395 00:17:10,509 --> 00:17:15,459 one who brings the new birth John three 396 00:17:13,390 --> 00:17:17,259 is the passage he is four that we have 397 00:17:15,459 --> 00:17:20,949 become a new creation in him again 398 00:17:17,259 --> 00:17:23,559 second Corinthians 5:17 it's also he is 399 00:17:20,949 --> 00:17:25,829 bringing us back to life he used the 400 00:17:23,559 --> 00:17:28,029 British system quickening the dead 401 00:17:25,828 --> 00:17:29,859 quickening as a correct word as just 402 00:17:28,029 --> 00:17:32,529 America so I'll use that word very much 403 00:17:29,859 --> 00:17:36,529 but it brings means he brings us back to 404 00:17:32,529 --> 00:17:38,869 life and he quoted the first few verses 405 00:17:36,529 --> 00:17:40,548 the second chapter of Ephesians about we 406 00:17:38,869 --> 00:17:43,729 were dead in our transgressions and sins 407 00:17:40,548 --> 00:17:48,379 but we are made alive in Christ and then 408 00:17:43,730 --> 00:17:51,048 also he dealt with Romans 6 and and 7 if 409 00:17:48,380 --> 00:17:53,210 this fourth issue that is we share also 410 00:17:51,048 --> 00:17:54,980 in Christ's death and resurrection this 411 00:17:53,210 --> 00:17:57,650 is a wonderful spiritual teaching that 412 00:17:54,980 --> 00:18:00,019 the spirit guides us to recognize our 413 00:17:57,650 --> 00:18:02,210 weakness and we die to sin and self and 414 00:18:00,019 --> 00:18:04,849 we live in the spirit the Spirit of God 415 00:18:02,210 --> 00:18:07,548 pours us into your life and the fourth 416 00:18:04,849 --> 00:18:10,849 one is putting on the new self Ephesians 417 00:18:07,548 --> 00:18:13,548 4:24 says we have a new self a new 418 00:18:10,849 --> 00:18:16,548 person a new man created in Christ she's 419 00:18:13,548 --> 00:18:18,349 created in Christ Jesus to be like a god 420 00:18:16,548 --> 00:18:20,658 and true righteousness and holiness and 421 00:18:18,349 --> 00:18:21,949 this is the you that's if you're a 422 00:18:20,659 --> 00:18:24,049 Christian this is that this is the 423 00:18:21,950 --> 00:18:26,630 eternal year the one that's going to go 424 00:18:24,048 --> 00:18:29,359 to heaven the new self all these things 425 00:18:26,630 --> 00:18:30,200 are are mediated to our life by the Holy 426 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:32,119 Spirit 427 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:34,909 so we're turn from darkness to light 428 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:38,119 from the power of Satan to God now the 429 00:18:34,909 --> 00:18:40,280 third thing is to receive forgiveness 430 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:41,750 I believe he's talking about two aspects 431 00:18:40,279 --> 00:18:43,178 first of all there's the aspect of 432 00:18:41,750 --> 00:18:46,308 really receiving the forgiveness 433 00:18:43,179 --> 00:18:49,669 instantaneously but also to understand 434 00:18:46,308 --> 00:18:52,190 it and to bring it into our hearts and 435 00:18:49,669 --> 00:18:55,100 this means growing in the knowledge and 436 00:18:52,190 --> 00:18:57,409 the assurance of our grace it says first 437 00:18:55,099 --> 00:19:00,649 of all that Christ has resolved our sin 438 00:18:57,409 --> 00:19:02,900 of the past in Romans 8:1 it says there 439 00:19:00,650 --> 00:19:06,048 is no condemnation for those who are in 440 00:19:02,900 --> 00:19:09,890 Christ Jesus also there is the promise 441 00:19:06,048 --> 00:19:13,009 of a present victorious life that we are 442 00:19:09,890 --> 00:19:17,120 able to resist temptation we're able to 443 00:19:13,009 --> 00:19:20,119 say no to sin Romans 6 7 says that the 444 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:23,869 Spirit sets us free from sin he 445 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:26,239 liberates us now when we do sin we can 446 00:19:23,869 --> 00:19:28,788 confess that to Christ and be cleansed 447 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:31,308 but we can also find the power every day 448 00:19:28,788 --> 00:19:33,379 to resist sin that he would take our 449 00:19:31,308 --> 00:19:36,558 thoughts and our minds and it helps us 450 00:19:33,380 --> 00:19:39,320 focus on him he will grow us into faith 451 00:19:36,558 --> 00:19:40,529 and make us strong and thirdly also the 452 00:19:39,319 --> 00:19:44,159 stain of sin 453 00:19:40,529 --> 00:19:46,170 in the future Romans 8:16 says the 454 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:49,259 spirit bears witness with our spirit 455 00:19:46,170 --> 00:19:51,860 that we are the children of God there's 456 00:19:49,259 --> 00:19:53,910 a difference between guilt and shame 457 00:19:51,859 --> 00:19:57,149 Westerners we tend to talk more about 458 00:19:53,910 --> 00:19:59,310 guilt than shame but we understand both 459 00:19:57,150 --> 00:20:01,470 if you go outside the West and other 460 00:19:59,309 --> 00:20:04,379 nations they some beliefs talk more 461 00:20:01,470 --> 00:20:07,079 about shame than guilt and there's some 462 00:20:04,380 --> 00:20:09,570 that talk equally about both but both 463 00:20:07,079 --> 00:20:10,949 are important they're both emotions and 464 00:20:09,569 --> 00:20:14,639 a sense of who we are 465 00:20:10,950 --> 00:20:17,430 guilt is more objective shame is more 466 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:19,380 subjective guilt is more of what we 467 00:20:17,430 --> 00:20:22,080 understand and we can think through 468 00:20:19,380 --> 00:20:24,560 shame is this is this very difficult 469 00:20:22,079 --> 00:20:28,529 issue in our hearts where we feel 470 00:20:24,559 --> 00:20:31,589 rejected inferior and isolated well 471 00:20:28,529 --> 00:20:34,829 guilt is answered by the cross of Christ 472 00:20:31,589 --> 00:20:38,309 that he died for our sins and we can 473 00:20:34,829 --> 00:20:41,159 give those sins to him and realize he 474 00:20:38,309 --> 00:20:43,169 carries our guilt he's paid for it again 475 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:45,960 I said it's more objective so I say yes 476 00:20:43,170 --> 00:20:49,890 I believe that Jesus died for my sins 477 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:52,079 and he liberates me from that but shame 478 00:20:49,890 --> 00:20:54,150 is more subjective and it takes much 479 00:20:52,079 --> 00:20:58,199 longer to deal with the sense of 480 00:20:54,150 --> 00:21:00,210 inferiority and rejection and shame and 481 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:02,700 so this is what the Spirit does their 482 00:21:00,210 --> 00:21:05,850 life to assure us that we're part of 483 00:21:02,700 --> 00:21:09,569 God's family he brings us to that point 484 00:21:05,849 --> 00:21:13,769 of assurance in Ephesians 1:13 through 485 00:21:09,569 --> 00:21:15,809 14 we see this promise in him you also 486 00:21:13,769 --> 00:21:18,569 when you heard the word of truth the 487 00:21:15,809 --> 00:21:21,960 gospel of your salvation and believed in 488 00:21:18,569 --> 00:21:24,509 him were sealed with the promised Holy 489 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:26,730 Spirit who is the guarantee of our 490 00:21:24,509 --> 00:21:29,789 inheritance until we acquire possession 491 00:21:26,730 --> 00:21:32,640 of it to the praise of his glory that's 492 00:21:29,789 --> 00:21:35,730 a wonderful promise that we have a new 493 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:40,320 heart a new life and we are not the same 494 00:21:35,730 --> 00:21:42,660 old people and he assures us of our 495 00:21:40,319 --> 00:21:45,240 possession I don't know if you've ever 496 00:21:42,660 --> 00:21:48,810 lived with a sense of shame a sense of 497 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:51,900 inferiority I know I I've dealt with 498 00:21:48,809 --> 00:21:54,569 that personally and the Spirit has has 499 00:21:51,900 --> 00:21:57,150 brought me to an understanding of what 500 00:21:54,569 --> 00:21:59,970 the word teaches in this one of the ways 501 00:21:57,150 --> 00:22:01,679 it's an unfortunate misapplication of 502 00:21:59,970 --> 00:22:04,440 God's Word one of the ways that people 503 00:22:01,679 --> 00:22:08,250 get confused about this is this teaching 504 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:09,840 of the judgment seat of Christ and I've 505 00:22:08,250 --> 00:22:12,240 heard it talked about I was taught this 506 00:22:09,839 --> 00:22:13,980 myself and I host a teenager that you 507 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:15,839 know God's gonna get you and then a 508 00:22:13,980 --> 00:22:17,940 judgement seat of Christ all the things 509 00:22:15,839 --> 00:22:20,789 that no one else knew he's gonna expose 510 00:22:17,940 --> 00:22:23,460 before everybody I don't believe that's 511 00:22:20,789 --> 00:22:25,529 the best representation of this of the 512 00:22:23,460 --> 00:22:27,329 scriptural teaching we just look at this 513 00:22:25,529 --> 00:22:29,250 issue of the judgment seat of Christ it 514 00:22:27,329 --> 00:22:31,919 means we will give an account of our 515 00:22:29,250 --> 00:22:34,710 life but it's more about the rewards 516 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:36,990 that he's there to reward us in fact 517 00:22:34,710 --> 00:22:40,350 that word in the original Greek is Baima 518 00:22:36,990 --> 00:22:41,849 and Bhima was used judgment seat of 519 00:22:40,349 --> 00:22:44,549 Christ some people feel like it's an 520 00:22:41,849 --> 00:22:46,799 unfortunate translation because that 521 00:22:44,549 --> 00:22:49,678 word Bhima actually was used in the 522 00:22:46,799 --> 00:22:52,799 Olympic Games for the the officials 523 00:22:49,679 --> 00:22:55,710 chair who awarded the winners it has the 524 00:22:52,799 --> 00:22:59,519 idea of rewards not punished but not 525 00:22:55,710 --> 00:23:02,429 shame not embarrassment and what we sins 526 00:22:59,519 --> 00:23:04,379 we have confessed to him we've given to 527 00:23:02,429 --> 00:23:07,410 him he would not remember them anymore 528 00:23:04,380 --> 00:23:10,230 he's come to remove our sin and to 529 00:23:07,410 --> 00:23:12,750 establish us in his kingdom to give us 530 00:23:10,230 --> 00:23:15,210 the assurance of salvation that he has 531 00:23:12,750 --> 00:23:17,220 forgiven us and that's what the Spirit 532 00:23:15,210 --> 00:23:19,620 works into our life where we're at peace 533 00:23:17,220 --> 00:23:23,880 with our life realizing the grace of God 534 00:23:19,619 --> 00:23:26,279 has covered our sins fully and we can 535 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:29,700 have confidence that we can be confident 536 00:23:26,279 --> 00:23:31,678 before him now it will be rewards and 537 00:23:29,700 --> 00:23:34,470 there will be some exposure of course if 538 00:23:31,679 --> 00:23:37,440 we don't get an award that is a reward 539 00:23:34,470 --> 00:23:39,839 rather for faithfulness but even even so 540 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:41,730 let me look at the fourth and fifth 541 00:23:39,839 --> 00:23:45,359 chapter of Revelation has this wonderful 542 00:23:41,730 --> 00:23:47,190 picture of heaven and the 24 elders I 543 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:49,039 believe it represents all the redeemed 544 00:23:47,190 --> 00:23:51,140 through all the ages and they have 545 00:23:49,039 --> 00:23:52,970 on their head and what do they do when 546 00:23:51,140 --> 00:23:55,280 they see the lamb they take off their 547 00:23:52,970 --> 00:23:59,450 crowns and cast them before I ever say 548 00:23:55,279 --> 00:24:02,149 you are worthy and any any crowd we have 549 00:23:59,450 --> 00:24:04,610 we'd want to give the praise and the 550 00:24:02,150 --> 00:24:08,120 credit to God for having that because 551 00:24:04,609 --> 00:24:09,559 again he is the one who converts us and 552 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:11,779 changes our heart in their life he 553 00:24:09,559 --> 00:24:14,509 Shepherds us into the new birth and he 554 00:24:11,779 --> 00:24:17,299 guides us and leads us and empowers us 555 00:24:14,509 --> 00:24:20,779 and as we live with as followers of 556 00:24:17,299 --> 00:24:22,909 Christ now the fourth issues this also 557 00:24:20,779 --> 00:24:25,369 assures us service that we will receive 558 00:24:22,910 --> 00:24:26,210 a place among those sanctified by faith 559 00:24:25,369 --> 00:24:28,789 in Him 560 00:24:26,210 --> 00:24:30,799 that word sanctified is passive it means 561 00:24:28,789 --> 00:24:33,710 we don't earn our sanctification we 562 00:24:30,799 --> 00:24:35,960 believe in Christ and he is the one who 563 00:24:33,710 --> 00:24:38,480 makes us holy I don't achieve holiness 564 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:40,519 but Christ does and he covers us with 565 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:44,150 this sin and he leads us in a new life 566 00:24:40,519 --> 00:24:46,039 and let me get past this life into 567 00:24:44,150 --> 00:24:48,850 heaven we see the promise there that he 568 00:24:46,039 --> 00:24:52,639 will sanctifies fully he will make us 569 00:24:48,849 --> 00:24:55,579 into the perfect people that he planned 570 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:57,259 for us to be it's a mystery to me how I 571 00:24:55,579 --> 00:25:01,009 will do it but the scripture says 572 00:24:57,259 --> 00:25:03,140 faithful to see and he will do it so 573 00:25:01,009 --> 00:25:05,629 today we need to live and the assurance 574 00:25:03,140 --> 00:25:09,770 of this we need to live in the assurance 575 00:25:05,630 --> 00:25:12,020 of this we need to know what is ours we 576 00:25:09,769 --> 00:25:14,720 need to be aware of this he doesn't want 577 00:25:12,019 --> 00:25:17,119 us to be in doubt about this he wants us 578 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:21,019 to live and confidently in the assurance 579 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:23,239 of it 1st Corinthians 2:12 says this we 580 00:25:21,019 --> 00:25:26,269 have not received the spirit of the 581 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:29,630 world but the Spirit who is from God 582 00:25:26,269 --> 00:25:32,480 that we may understand what God has 583 00:25:29,630 --> 00:25:36,890 freely given us now let's look over here 584 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:39,680 in John chapter 16 again I mentioned 585 00:25:36,890 --> 00:25:41,240 this passage in John 16:8 where he 586 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:44,060 speaks about the spirit bringing 587 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:46,609 conviction but that's to the unbelieving 588 00:25:44,059 --> 00:25:48,319 world but did we come to whatis the next 589 00:25:46,609 --> 00:25:53,029 verses that speaks about what the Spirit 590 00:25:48,319 --> 00:25:56,329 says to the believer in John 16 verses 591 00:25:53,029 --> 00:25:59,359 13 jesus said this but when he the 592 00:25:56,329 --> 00:26:00,929 spirit of truth comes he will guide you 593 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:04,139 this is believers it 594 00:26:00,930 --> 00:26:06,779 guide you into all truth the spirit 595 00:26:04,140 --> 00:26:08,700 guides us to understand the scripture he 596 00:26:06,779 --> 00:26:10,829 takes it and applies it to our life and 597 00:26:08,700 --> 00:26:13,680 opens our minds that we may understand 598 00:26:10,829 --> 00:26:15,720 it he will guide you into all truth he 599 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:18,390 will not speak on his own he will speak 600 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:19,680 only what he hears and he will tell you 601 00:26:18,390 --> 00:26:23,340 what is yet to come 602 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:25,799 I love verse 14 he will bring glory to 603 00:26:23,339 --> 00:26:28,709 me by taking from what is mine and 604 00:26:25,799 --> 00:26:32,579 making it known to you again it's 605 00:26:28,710 --> 00:26:36,059 Meriden first Corinthians 2:12 that we 606 00:26:32,579 --> 00:26:38,759 may we may understand what God has 607 00:26:36,059 --> 00:26:41,460 freely given us the Bible says this 608 00:26:38,759 --> 00:26:44,759 again and again that the spears involved 609 00:26:41,460 --> 00:26:47,009 in revealing to us God's will for us so 610 00:26:44,759 --> 00:26:49,200 do you understand God's will for you 611 00:26:47,009 --> 00:26:51,750 let's just preview these points very 612 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:56,400 quickly to open our eyes we may say lord 613 00:26:51,750 --> 00:26:58,859 I need saving to to turn us turn our 614 00:26:56,400 --> 00:27:01,890 hearts that we turn our hearts with him 615 00:26:58,859 --> 00:27:03,899 as he leads us to be open to his love or 616 00:27:01,890 --> 00:27:05,910 turn away from sin and self and 617 00:27:03,900 --> 00:27:09,630 stubbornness and turn to Him but let his 618 00:27:05,910 --> 00:27:11,700 spirit pour into our lives and then all 619 00:27:09,630 --> 00:27:13,890 so that we may understand what he has 620 00:27:11,700 --> 00:27:15,990 given us we may be assured of our 621 00:27:13,890 --> 00:27:18,210 salvation assured of our forgiveness 622 00:27:15,990 --> 00:27:21,150 there's no condemnation those are in 623 00:27:18,210 --> 00:27:23,789 Christ Jesus we may also be sure that 624 00:27:21,150 --> 00:27:26,100 there's a place for us a place of joy a 625 00:27:23,789 --> 00:27:28,470 place of celebration a place also a 626 00:27:26,099 --> 00:27:30,209 fruitfulness and service that God has a 627 00:27:28,470 --> 00:27:33,059 place for us and if you trusted in 628 00:27:30,210 --> 00:27:35,789 Christ you are part of his family you're 629 00:27:33,059 --> 00:27:37,319 part of this family I pray that God 630 00:27:35,789 --> 00:27:38,099 would bless you if you're not a believer 631 00:27:37,319 --> 00:27:40,710 in Christ 632 00:27:38,099 --> 00:27:42,809 I'm encourage you to trust in him simply 633 00:27:40,710 --> 00:27:44,430 say lord I admit that I'm a sinner I 634 00:27:42,809 --> 00:27:46,740 need your forgiveness not putting my 635 00:27:44,430 --> 00:27:48,390 faith and trust in you if you'd like to 636 00:27:46,740 --> 00:27:50,190 communicate with me or send me an email 637 00:27:48,390 --> 00:27:53,610 you're welcome to do that you can 638 00:27:50,190 --> 00:27:56,610 contact me at pastor at IBC stuttgart de 639 00:27:53,609 --> 00:27:58,559 and i'd love to communicate with you let 640 00:27:56,609 --> 00:28:00,389 me pray for us father we thank you for 641 00:27:58,559 --> 00:28:02,629 your grace in your love we think your 642 00:28:00,390 --> 00:28:05,430 holy spirit that you are in this world 643 00:28:02,630 --> 00:28:08,360 that you give us new life that you 644 00:28:05,430 --> 00:28:10,519 reveal to us what is our inheritance 645 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:12,558 in Christ and Lord you are so patient 646 00:28:10,519 --> 00:28:15,230 with us you guide us and lead us and 647 00:28:12,558 --> 00:28:16,910 encourage us and all we thank you we 648 00:28:15,230 --> 00:28:19,610 thank you spear we thank you for Jesus 649 00:28:16,910 --> 00:28:22,670 your praise you bless us this day and we 650 00:28:19,609 --> 00:28:25,599 pray this in Jesus name Amen thank you 651 00:28:22,670 --> 00:28:25,600 my god bless you