WEBVTT NOTE Podcast: Acts 29 Vancouver Episode: Appointed(2) Publishing Date: 2017-07-30T06:00:44-07:00 Podcast URL: https://acts29.ca Episode URL: https://acts29.ca/appointed2/ 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.860 Right, okay guys we've been talking about things that we are appointed to and here's what we finished 00:00:08.580 --> 00:00:10.140 Last week 00:00:10.140 --> 00:00:16.880 We said we were appointed to follow as in one of the things God calls us to is to follow 00:00:18.220 --> 00:00:25.460 Implicitly immediately no questions asked day. That's the kind of following he likes and we talked about how here is the man walking 00:00:26.100 --> 00:00:32.900 The shores of Galilee and he turns to fishermen who are busy washing their nets and he says come follow me and there's absolutely 00:00:33.100 --> 00:00:36.440 No hesitation. There's no there's no thinking it through 00:00:36.460 --> 00:00:40.780 There is an immediate dropping of the nets saying bye to their dad and walking away 00:00:41.100 --> 00:00:45.560 We are appointed to follow the second thing we said was we were we are appointed to bear fruit 00:00:45.560 --> 00:00:49.500 And that was in John that was from John chapter 15 where it says that 00:00:50.300 --> 00:00:54.780 one of the reasons you were chosen was so that you would bear fruit and 00:00:55.180 --> 00:00:59.000 What do you mean by bearing fruit if you're a Jesus tree? 00:00:59.000 --> 00:01:03.400 You must bear Jesus fruit just like if you're an apple tree you bear apples 00:01:03.540 --> 00:01:08.980 So bearing fruit is not getting people saved bearing fruit is beginning to look more like Jesus 00:01:09.540 --> 00:01:13.920 The third thing we said we were appointed to was we were appointed to walk like him 00:01:14.400 --> 00:01:19.720 Walk like him as in one of the things that was so obvious in Jesus's life was 00:01:20.120 --> 00:01:24.360 His words and his works and he always had them go together 00:01:24.360 --> 00:01:30.400 There was never a separation between Jesus's words and works and whenever anyone questioned his words 00:01:30.400 --> 00:01:33.200 He would say well saying it is easy 00:01:33.200 --> 00:01:37.120 So let me show you that I actually can do what I say and then he would turn to the man who was 00:01:37.480 --> 00:01:44.720 Paralyzed and it's a rise up pick up your bed and walk so we talked about being appointed to walk like him 00:01:45.720 --> 00:01:52.600 Then we said we are appointed to receive the Holy Ghost Ephesians 2 22 actually says that 00:01:53.440 --> 00:01:57.600 You and I are being built together to be a dwelling place for the Holy Spirit 00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:02.360 You and I are being built together to become a dwelling place for the Holy Spirit 00:02:02.880 --> 00:02:04.360 and we talked about 00:02:04.360 --> 00:02:06.760 The fact that we appointed to receive the Holy Spirit 00:02:07.560 --> 00:02:11.200 appointed to receive me because we began this whole thing saying a 00:02:11.920 --> 00:02:15.240 Disciple is someone who is appointed to a unique 00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:23.040 Lifestyle and there are specific things that God wants us to become and the last one we talked about last week was you're appointed to great 00:02:23.200 --> 00:02:30.440 Kindness you're not appointed to wrath first. Thessalonians 5 says hey you weren't appointed to angry rejection 00:02:30.440 --> 00:02:37.140 Jacob you were appointed to tremendous kindness and it says so in Ephesians 2 7 where it says and God raised us up and seated 00:02:37.380 --> 00:02:41.500 In the heavenly places why so that he may shower us with grace and kindness 00:02:42.260 --> 00:02:45.580 That's what we covered last week. So we move on from that today 00:02:46.140 --> 00:02:49.420 so here are the things we'll talk about today that we are appointed to one and 00:02:50.580 --> 00:02:52.580 Diana and the rest of the guys 00:02:53.020 --> 00:02:58.960 Did a brilliant job conveying this guys. We are appointed to the body. We are appointed to the body Derek 00:02:58.960 --> 00:03:00.960 Do you know where the pens are? 00:03:01.800 --> 00:03:07.720 We are appointed to the body the moment you're a believer the moment you receive Jesus Christ 00:03:07.720 --> 00:03:13.280 It is impossible to live as a believer outside the body. It's just not possible a 00:03:15.280 --> 00:03:23.140 Believer outside the body doesn't exist a it's only it's only present-day Christianity that suggests that you can be a believer without being part of the body 00:03:24.080 --> 00:03:26.080 Can't happen. It doesn't work 00:03:26.280 --> 00:03:32.960 In fact first Corinthians 12 13 says the moment you're baptized what you're being baptized into you're being baptized into the body of 00:03:33.640 --> 00:03:34.800 Christ 00:03:34.800 --> 00:03:39.800 So to be a believer and not be part of the body is to not be a believer because you're not part of the body 00:03:39.960 --> 00:03:47.040 You cannot follow Christ outside of the body. I know that sounds severe and sounds wrong to our ears 00:03:47.040 --> 00:03:51.060 It only sounds wrong to our ears because of our individualized Christianity 00:03:53.840 --> 00:03:55.840 But it is impossible 00:03:56.840 --> 00:04:03.480 To follow Christ without being part of the body it is impossible 00:04:05.680 --> 00:04:07.680 There are no individual 00:04:08.320 --> 00:04:14.440 Christians, I know we've said this before but guys we are not microcosms of Christ. We are not little Christ 00:04:14.920 --> 00:04:16.920 We are little parts of a body 00:04:19.120 --> 00:04:25.400 We have little parts of a body nobody here is a little Christ because how we normally think is like this 00:04:26.240 --> 00:04:34.840 Every Sunday and we only think church happens on Sunday every Sunday little Christ's come together to form a big Christ 00:04:35.360 --> 00:04:39.320 This is what we think Christianity today is like this is 00:04:40.720 --> 00:04:45.680 Not biblical. It's not little Christ's coming together to form a big Christ 00:04:46.320 --> 00:04:52.000 If that were the case Christ draws his identity from us, but here's what's really happening 00:04:52.800 --> 00:04:58.240 Throughout the week the moment you got born again, here's what happened a nose and I a 00:04:59.020 --> 00:05:01.560 mustache a mouth teeth 00:05:02.560 --> 00:05:06.640 years all came together to now form 00:05:07.440 --> 00:05:09.440 What is? 00:05:11.720 --> 00:05:15.000 The body of Christ did someone say Jacob 00:05:15.000 --> 00:05:20.360 True and so that's how you thank God. That's not what the body of Christ looks like 00:05:21.800 --> 00:05:26.600 But but but this is what the body of Christ is like a little parts coming together 00:05:27.000 --> 00:05:31.760 So one of the things you're appointed to is you're appointed to the body 00:05:32.000 --> 00:05:36.680 You're appointed to the body if you're a believer you're appointed to the body and here's the other thing guys 00:05:37.880 --> 00:05:39.880 The moment you're appointed to the body 00:05:40.200 --> 00:05:42.200 You're appointed to the body 00:05:42.200 --> 00:05:43.840 Guys 00:05:43.840 --> 00:05:47.960 The moment you're appointed to the body I have relational ownership over you. I 00:05:49.400 --> 00:05:51.400 Own you 00:05:53.600 --> 00:05:55.600 Ruth says this 00:05:55.800 --> 00:05:57.800 to her mother-in-law 00:05:58.520 --> 00:06:05.120 Where you go, I will go your people become my people your God becomes my God 00:06:06.040 --> 00:06:08.800 I will not leave you till I 00:06:09.840 --> 00:06:11.000 die 00:06:11.000 --> 00:06:13.600 There's this thing called relational ownership in the body 00:06:14.040 --> 00:06:21.200 Where my elbow in a way has a relational ownership of my wrist because if it doesn't my hand won't move 00:06:22.920 --> 00:06:29.840 So you have a right to own me and even though I have a right to own you I choose to be a servant 00:06:30.080 --> 00:06:33.520 And then everybody becomes like that the body begins to function correctly 00:06:34.440 --> 00:06:36.440 There's relational ownership in the body 00:06:36.440 --> 00:06:39.720 We own each other in Christ and 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:44.680 Yet even though we have the right to own each other we choose to be servants 00:06:45.480 --> 00:06:47.720 Isn't this what Christ displayed in John chapter 13? 00:06:47.720 --> 00:06:52.440 I mean if there was anyone who had a right to own it was him the king of the universe 00:06:52.440 --> 00:06:58.440 And what does he do he goes down on his knees and he starts washing their feet saying if your teacher becomes a servant 00:06:58.440 --> 00:07:04.360 This is what is expected of you if the master has become a servant then that's what expected of songs guys 00:07:04.520 --> 00:07:08.040 Exert relational ownership in your mind and 00:07:08.520 --> 00:07:14.040 exert servitude in your heart know that you can and must and should 00:07:14.840 --> 00:07:17.400 depend on the body around you I 00:07:18.600 --> 00:07:22.160 Feel bad when people are in trouble and they could don't call on the body I 00:07:23.280 --> 00:07:27.600 Feel bad when people need help, and they don't depend on the body 00:07:28.880 --> 00:07:31.360 It's like having a bank account that you're not willing to draw from 00:07:31.360 --> 00:07:33.360 Any questions on that 00:07:36.080 --> 00:07:42.760 Yeah, can I switch the mic I thought you were gonna come up with a more profound question Derek 00:07:49.280 --> 00:07:51.280 Check yep 00:07:52.400 --> 00:07:54.400 I 00:07:55.400 --> 00:07:57.400 Check 00:07:58.960 --> 00:08:00.960 Check yep 00:08:02.960 --> 00:08:08.760 Yeah, I should know that I have relational ownership over you as in I 00:08:09.360 --> 00:08:11.240 Because you're part of this body 00:08:11.240 --> 00:08:15.020 You have a right over my life, and I have a right over your life 00:08:15.160 --> 00:08:17.360 But having said that in my heart 00:08:17.360 --> 00:08:22.760 I will always come to you as a servant to serve you and when you have the same attitude 00:08:22.760 --> 00:08:26.760 Then what happens is exploitation goes out of the window and dependence increases 00:08:28.600 --> 00:08:31.460 When I don't think like that that's when abuse happens 00:08:31.960 --> 00:08:38.080 Where the pastor can begin to abuse people when he can begin to exploit people but when Jesus comes with a mindset that I'll wash 00:08:38.080 --> 00:08:39.360 your feet 00:08:39.360 --> 00:08:44.320 Even though he's master he now comes as a servant when everybody in the church begins to function like that 00:08:45.560 --> 00:08:47.560 exploitation goes out of the window and 00:08:48.760 --> 00:08:50.760 Servanthood and dependence kicks in 00:08:50.960 --> 00:08:55.880 This is the degree of relationship that the body is supposed to function in a 00:08:56.640 --> 00:09:02.040 We've we've diluted it to fellowship with coffee and cookies a pathetic it is 00:09:04.480 --> 00:09:12.080 Choose to choose to own each other it says that about marriage is that the wife's body doesn't belong to her and the husband's 00:09:12.080 --> 00:09:14.080 Body doesn't belong to him 00:09:21.240 --> 00:09:27.160 This is where we need to go you should read what Ruth says to Naomi it is the crux of how a church should be 00:09:29.000 --> 00:09:31.560 Where it is saying I 00:09:32.360 --> 00:09:36.320 Death will do us apart. I mean imagine having a church commit to that a 00:09:37.040 --> 00:09:42.760 That listen and by a church. I don't just mean a local body because tomorrow you may move to a country like Chilliwack 00:09:43.280 --> 00:09:45.280 But you can still be part of the body, right? 00:09:45.440 --> 00:09:52.080 And you say to each other listen you and I have committed to each other to a point where only death will do us apart Wow 00:09:54.080 --> 00:09:55.000 I 00:09:55.000 --> 00:09:59.240 Want to say that to you way, I'm not looking for a job. I'm not looking for another pastor 00:09:59.240 --> 00:10:04.120 I'm not looking for another church, so till death do us apart you and I are stuck 00:10:10.840 --> 00:10:12.840 Look happier 00:10:13.840 --> 00:10:17.560 Look happier Rennie you look kind of sad when I made that statement 00:10:26.200 --> 00:10:28.200 Yep 00:10:32.400 --> 00:10:34.400 Responsibility 00:10:35.520 --> 00:10:41.440 The second thing we are appointed to guys so the first thing we are appointed to is the minister appointed to we are appointed to the body 00:10:42.200 --> 00:10:49.120 Hey go over this every I mean at least I've been going over this every day over the last one week saying Oh Shucks father 00:10:49.120 --> 00:10:54.760 So I'm appointed to follow you and I'm supposed to follow you implicitly immediately to I'm appointed to bear fruit 00:10:54.760 --> 00:10:59.720 I've got to begin to look more like you in character and nature three. I'm appointed to walk like you 00:10:59.720 --> 00:11:06.840 So I've got to do the same works and speak the same words that you do and actually see results for I'm appointed not to 00:11:07.120 --> 00:11:12.080 Angry rejection, but the kindness father. It's your nature to shower with kindness 00:11:12.080 --> 00:11:16.800 You are a God who's embarrassingly lavish and extravagantly kind want to experience that 00:11:18.320 --> 00:11:25.160 These are the things that we have to go over in our head because as we think so we inhabit yeah 00:11:27.120 --> 00:11:31.080 So the next thing we are appointed to is we are appointed to the ministry of reconciliation 00:11:31.760 --> 00:11:34.040 These are things common to every believer rate 00:11:34.880 --> 00:11:36.880 Appointed to the ministry of reconciliation 00:11:37.760 --> 00:11:40.360 Big word what it simply means is hey 00:11:41.400 --> 00:11:45.680 I've called you to show and tell I've called you to show and tell 00:11:46.840 --> 00:11:53.180 Appointed to the ministry of reconciliation because guys every church is supposed to be apostolic and by all I mean by that is 00:11:53.360 --> 00:11:58.400 Every church is supposed to be a church that is set apart to be sent to represent him accurately 00:11:58.680 --> 00:12:03.560 That at the end of the day is the definition of being apostolic that you're a people we are a people 00:12:04.040 --> 00:12:06.040 That are set apart 00:12:06.240 --> 00:12:12.000 Why were we set apart? I love the question. Why every time someone read stuff here? Why are we being set apart? 00:12:12.080 --> 00:12:13.800 Why have we been pulled out of the world? 00:12:13.800 --> 00:12:16.360 We've been pulled out of the world so that we can be set apart 00:12:16.560 --> 00:12:21.520 Kados holy to do what to be sent right back into the world why? 00:12:22.200 --> 00:12:25.600 so that we may accurately represent the king and 00:12:26.600 --> 00:12:28.600 And 00:12:29.080 --> 00:12:35.520 When a sent people when a people who've been set apart to be sent choose not to go they become stale 00:12:35.560 --> 00:12:42.320 They become purposeless and they become presence less. That's a sadist party. They become stale. They become purposeless 00:12:42.320 --> 00:12:49.760 I can handle stale and purposeless. I got bread that is old in my fridge, but what I can't handle is prescenseless 00:12:51.280 --> 00:12:53.280 Prescenseless where 00:12:54.240 --> 00:13:02.560 Where suddenly it's not that God is in present but you lose out on his presence because you aren't moving where he is moving 00:13:04.080 --> 00:13:09.800 God will always graces with his presence. Hey spirit lives in us, but you begin to get dull to his presence because 00:13:11.160 --> 00:13:16.780 We're not in the same frequency. It's like a husband and wife who've had an argument and are sitting two inches from each other in a car 00:13:17.720 --> 00:13:20.960 And yet there's a wall that is about six feet thick. I 00:13:21.240 --> 00:13:24.040 Mean some of you know that feeling right? 00:13:25.800 --> 00:13:27.800 No, you don't that's good 00:13:29.040 --> 00:13:31.040 But the point is this guys 00:13:31.840 --> 00:13:35.320 The moment I choose not to go and 00:13:36.120 --> 00:13:41.920 You cannot follow Christ without going we've talked about this if you want to follow Jesus you must go I 00:13:42.160 --> 00:13:45.560 Have to live with this attitude that father every morning when I wake up 00:13:45.560 --> 00:13:51.600 I am part of a people who are sent and what am I sent for to accurately represent you? 00:13:51.600 --> 00:13:56.760 I'm appointed to this so father every day give me opportunities to show and tell 00:13:57.280 --> 00:14:01.200 Show and tell I got to show who you are not just through my nature 00:14:01.200 --> 00:14:06.440 But through some of the things people spoke about here laying on a fans and praying for the sick guys 00:14:07.680 --> 00:14:09.680 This should be so natural 00:14:10.520 --> 00:14:14.680 This should be so natural for us a and the day is coming because remember what mark read 00:14:15.760 --> 00:14:20.640 That things are being renewed repent in the areas that I need to repent it 00:14:23.840 --> 00:14:26.400 We've seen starting a brand new series next Sunday 00:14:26.400 --> 00:14:32.560 I was talking to some of the guys about this last night and so mark didn't know that and so I love the fact that 00:14:32.560 --> 00:14:35.760 That's what God said through him. I will talk about that before I finish 00:14:40.360 --> 00:14:44.080 Yeah, that's exactly what mark was saying Romans chapter 10 says 00:14:44.720 --> 00:14:50.160 There it is impossible for people to come into a place of reconciliation with God unless they're here 00:14:50.160 --> 00:14:55.680 And it's impossible for them to hear unless someone is sent to speak to them show and tell show and tell 00:14:55.920 --> 00:14:59.240 Come back next Sunday with stories of show and tell 00:15:00.120 --> 00:15:03.160 Somebody's cat was sick. I prayed for it and the cat recovered 00:15:03.680 --> 00:15:09.600 Someone's stomach was hurting someone needed comfort saw Bruno at the gate of the mall gave him some food 00:15:09.760 --> 00:15:11.680 had $30 00:15:11.680 --> 00:15:13.680 indulged in random acts of kindness 00:15:14.120 --> 00:15:18.340 Stood on my balcony and began to speak over the city show and tell 00:15:19.880 --> 00:15:21.880 Show and tell 00:15:22.200 --> 00:15:24.200 Hey, we can do this guys 00:15:25.320 --> 00:15:27.320 It's not a big ask 00:15:29.320 --> 00:15:31.800 The problem is being intentional about it 00:15:31.880 --> 00:15:35.800 It's surprising how intentionality pulls together 00:15:36.280 --> 00:15:38.600 opportunities that you otherwise don't notice 00:15:39.400 --> 00:15:45.200 Intentionality pulls towards you opportunities that would otherwise slip by you 00:15:45.920 --> 00:15:47.920 That's what intentionality does 00:15:49.600 --> 00:15:50.000 I 00:15:50.000 --> 00:15:55.800 Mean today when Marcus and what's his name Karen? What's your husband's name Mike? Yeah 00:15:56.400 --> 00:15:59.720 When Marcus and Mike were playing they would intentionally 00:15:59.720 --> 00:16:02.440 Playing a certain way so that 00:16:03.240 --> 00:16:06.760 Rachel and Betty and Don could be 00:16:07.480 --> 00:16:12.840 Supported in their singing it is very intentional the way they were playing that's not the way they play when I lead worship 00:16:13.320 --> 00:16:15.880 And they were sounding better than I've ever heard them before 00:16:18.040 --> 00:16:20.520 But intentionality pulls together 00:16:21.480 --> 00:16:23.560 Opportunities that you would other otherwise miss 00:16:26.440 --> 00:16:27.640 Third 00:16:28.640 --> 00:16:33.400 Third or whatever number you're appointed to afflictions you're appointed to affliction 00:16:33.800 --> 00:16:37.400 You're appointed to afflictions as in not sickness and disease 00:16:37.640 --> 00:16:42.600 But it says in first Thessalonians 3 verse 2 to 4 that Paul says listen 00:16:42.600 --> 00:16:48.440 I'm writing to you to establish and encourage you concerning your faith so that you won't be shaken by these afflictions 00:16:48.760 --> 00:16:56.280 For you yourselves know that we are appointed to this what does Paul mean by this guys bear the scorn and the opposition of the world 00:16:56.280 --> 00:16:58.280 You were appointed to that 00:16:59.080 --> 00:17:04.360 You and I were appointed to bear the scorn and the opposition of people around us 00:17:05.280 --> 00:17:10.240 This is why we like putting a basket over the lamp 00:17:11.200 --> 00:17:14.200 Jesus said if you like the lamp would you put a basket over it? 00:17:14.640 --> 00:17:19.640 No, Jesus, but the reason I do it Lord is because I do not like to be scorned 00:17:19.640 --> 00:17:22.200 And I don't like to be opposed. I like to be liked 00:17:22.920 --> 00:17:24.920 But you were appointed to this 00:17:26.520 --> 00:17:28.520 The moment he became a believer God said hey 00:17:29.320 --> 00:17:34.360 Forgot to tell you yes, you'll get a hundred fold for everything you've left and yes, you'll get eternal life 00:17:34.360 --> 00:17:37.640 But oops, let me slip this one in two. You'll also get persecution 00:17:38.520 --> 00:17:40.520 He says that in Mark 10 28 00:17:41.320 --> 00:17:43.320 to Peter 00:17:43.320 --> 00:17:48.840 And so you are I'm so encouraged by this verse that Jesus. I am actually appointed to 00:17:48.840 --> 00:17:50.840 Scorn and opposition 00:17:51.640 --> 00:17:56.600 That I was appointed to this by you that heaven has this desire for me 00:17:56.600 --> 00:18:02.280 And I'm not even going into persecution and suffering because we don't even know what that smells like in this part of the world 00:18:02.280 --> 00:18:04.280 But scorn and opposition we know 00:18:06.920 --> 00:18:08.920 So let's man up and bear it a 00:18:09.480 --> 00:18:14.200 Because when we find out that this was what we were meant to face 00:18:14.200 --> 00:18:17.480 Find out that this was what we were meant to face 00:18:17.800 --> 00:18:23.880 We have the courage then to speak what we need to speak boldly knowing we were not supposed to be cool and hip 00:18:29.000 --> 00:18:32.120 Such an encouraging verse I never thought that verse will ever encourage me 00:18:35.000 --> 00:18:38.280 Fourth thing you're appointed to you're appointed to equip 00:18:40.280 --> 00:18:42.520 I got to erase this guy after 00:18:44.200 --> 00:18:46.200 Four things you're appointed to you're appointed to equip 00:18:48.520 --> 00:18:50.520 Four things you're appointed to you're appointed to equip 00:18:50.520 --> 00:18:51.960 Some of us some of us 00:18:51.960 --> 00:18:58.920 Some of us are appointed to equip some of us are appointed to equip some of us were called to be equipers 00:19:00.600 --> 00:19:04.600 It says in Ephesians 4 verse 11 to 17 that christ 00:19:05.480 --> 00:19:10.440 See guys, the holy spirit gives us gifts, but christ appoints equip us to the church 00:19:10.760 --> 00:19:16.760 The spirit of god gives gifts as he pleases but christ appoints some in the church 00:19:17.400 --> 00:19:23.580 To be equipers some to be apostles some to be prophets some to be teachers some to be pastors some to be evangelists 00:19:25.160 --> 00:19:27.160 And many sitting here 00:19:28.520 --> 00:19:30.280 Perhaps are 00:19:30.280 --> 00:19:35.320 Called to be apostles prophets evangelists pastors or teachers or sometimes a combination of more than one 00:19:36.120 --> 00:19:38.120 For what why? 00:19:38.280 --> 00:19:42.620 For the equipping of the saints why so that the saints may engage in the work of ministry 00:19:48.340 --> 00:19:50.600 Unfortunately, we can't go into the details of it right now 00:19:50.600 --> 00:19:57.400 But guys if you know because you have heard god or if you know 00:19:58.040 --> 00:20:04.280 Because you have heard god through prophetic words spoken over you if you know 00:20:04.760 --> 00:20:10.600 Because the spirit of god has kept revealing it to you over and over again that you were called to be 00:20:11.240 --> 00:20:15.480 One of these five equipers then you need to come and speak to 00:20:16.200 --> 00:20:19.480 Me or someone else who's in leadership here so that 00:20:20.680 --> 00:20:25.800 The process of helping you develop into all that god wants you to become may happen 00:20:26.680 --> 00:20:30.840 If you know this not because you read it not because someone gave you a gift 00:20:31.560 --> 00:20:36.760 Booked for your birthday not because you suddenly wanted but because you know it 00:20:39.160 --> 00:20:41.160 Then you must come and talk about it 00:20:43.560 --> 00:20:51.080 So that room is created for you both in the body and outside the body to flourish in this calling of being an equiper 00:20:55.320 --> 00:20:58.520 Often churchianity is divided into 00:20:59.480 --> 00:21:01.480 Ministers and 00:21:02.040 --> 00:21:04.040 equippers 00:21:04.120 --> 00:21:09.720 Neither is more important than the other jesus was both he both ministered and he equipped 00:21:13.640 --> 00:21:21.000 When you know what you're supposed to do life becomes so much easier men it's like these yeah 00:21:21.640 --> 00:21:27.000 Yeah, go won't go into that because I won't finish and I need yeah, and I really want to finish today 00:21:27.080 --> 00:21:32.620 Okay, any questions on that actually I want to finish, but if you have questions we can wait 00:21:42.920 --> 00:21:44.920 Everybody is called to minister 00:21:45.720 --> 00:21:47.720 Some are called to equip 00:21:48.040 --> 00:21:51.320 Neither is important more important than the other because you can equip 00:21:51.880 --> 00:21:53.880 nobody if they don't minister and 00:21:54.680 --> 00:21:56.680 Or you can equip people and they never minister 00:21:59.720 --> 00:22:02.040 So some are called to equip and if you know that 00:22:03.560 --> 00:22:07.880 Of the five things mentioned in ephesians 4 11 to 17 and all of them are active now 00:22:08.200 --> 00:22:11.080 Because the church is still alive and the holy spirit is present 00:22:15.080 --> 00:22:20.920 If you know that then have the courage and the audacity to come and say this is going to sound really 00:22:21.880 --> 00:22:25.800 Pompous and audacious and proud, but I want to say to you that this is what the lord said to me 00:22:27.000 --> 00:22:29.240 And we can start there and see where it goes from there 00:22:35.960 --> 00:22:38.520 The difference between equippers and ministers we'll do another day 00:22:40.200 --> 00:22:41.720 The next thing is 00:22:41.720 --> 00:22:45.980 Guys, you'll find the summary of these notes on axe 29.ca 00:22:46.440 --> 00:22:48.200 tonight or tomorrow 00:22:48.280 --> 00:22:51.000 The next thing you're appointed to is you're appointed to spheres 00:22:53.400 --> 00:22:55.880 You're appointed to spheres that's what paul uses 00:22:56.600 --> 00:23:04.680 At least that's the word niv uses not paul. You're appointed to spheres as in paul says there are spheres or there are jurisdictions or there are 00:23:05.000 --> 00:23:09.720 Areas that i'm appointed to and i'm going to stick to those areas. This is in second corinthian stent 00:23:10.040 --> 00:23:13.400 I'm going to stick to those areas. I'm not going to build on someone else's foundations 00:23:13.480 --> 00:23:15.960 I'm not going to take what someone else has built and run with it 00:23:16.280 --> 00:23:22.600 God has appointed me to a sphere and within this sphere. He gives me the grace and the authority to develop it 00:23:23.640 --> 00:23:26.680 Find out your my favorite word nowadays is horizon 00:23:27.160 --> 00:23:33.160 Or find out your sphere of operation or find out the area that he's called you to it doesn't matter 00:23:33.240 --> 00:23:35.240 How small or how big it is? 00:23:35.640 --> 00:23:41.400 The beautiful thing about any vineyard that god appoints to you is regardless of the size of the vineyard you will prosper 00:23:42.280 --> 00:23:47.240 And what you will do is will prosper people are continuously looking for big fields to cultivate 00:23:48.840 --> 00:23:54.280 And then they get overrun by the brambles and the beasts in that field when god since 00:23:54.840 --> 00:23:57.880 The beginning of time has always given you a little bit 00:23:58.600 --> 00:24:02.280 He gave adam a little bit and that said go forth multiply subdue 00:24:02.600 --> 00:24:05.400 He gave israel a little bit and said take it a step at a time 00:24:05.480 --> 00:24:08.520 And then i'll give you the rest of the promised land. This is the way he works 00:24:08.520 --> 00:24:10.520 I'm going to give you the promise 00:24:11.560 --> 00:24:13.080 We unfortunately 00:24:13.080 --> 00:24:18.200 Dream big it's one of the favorite sermons of every youth pastor dream big really bad idea 00:24:20.440 --> 00:24:25.880 Dream with god and let your dream be as big as the dream that god appoints to you 00:24:28.600 --> 00:24:33.640 And then let it keep getting bigger because god will have to get bigger for you before the dream gets bigger 00:24:33.640 --> 00:24:39.720 And so what is your sphere what is your sphere that you're called to 00:24:43.960 --> 00:24:47.400 I mean if fin and ari were here, I would say that to fin and ari too that 00:24:47.960 --> 00:24:51.960 Fin and ari you need to know your sphere at the age of 11 and 12 00:24:53.240 --> 00:24:55.880 Leave alone at the age of are you 90 or 91 now? 00:24:57.640 --> 00:25:00.120 Amazing gisela for 91 you're doing so well 00:25:00.120 --> 00:25:02.120 You know 00:25:02.360 --> 00:25:04.360 Yeah, december 7th or 8th, right 00:25:04.760 --> 00:25:07.240 7th mine's july 17th in case you didn't know 00:25:08.280 --> 00:25:11.560 I said mine's july 17th in case you didn't know. Yeah 00:25:15.560 --> 00:25:17.560 Yeah, it is 00:25:17.880 --> 00:25:22.040 Have you seen that t-shirt that roger federer wears he was born in july, too 00:25:22.680 --> 00:25:24.920 His is all the greatest people were born in july 00:25:25.240 --> 00:25:27.240 Um 00:25:29.000 --> 00:25:36.280 Guys strive to find your present framework and then count the cost and have the courage to walk in it 00:25:37.160 --> 00:25:39.160 And if you don't know it 00:25:39.800 --> 00:25:44.840 I know we we flog this horse so often in this church, but if you don't know it 00:25:46.040 --> 00:25:48.440 Find it out before the end of the year it 00:25:49.480 --> 00:25:54.600 And the only way to know it is to be diligent and not lazy and present 00:25:54.920 --> 00:26:00.840 Till god gives you an idea of what you're supposed to do and you must find it 00:26:01.720 --> 00:26:03.720 Because it takes away 00:26:04.040 --> 00:26:06.040 the need 00:26:07.000 --> 00:26:11.080 To be anything else it removes ambition it takes away drive 00:26:13.000 --> 00:26:16.760 You just begin to function as you were supposed to function just imagine that 00:26:17.320 --> 00:26:21.800 One of the things i'm looking forward to is to dedicate matt and rachel's baby 00:26:22.280 --> 00:26:27.640 One of the favorite things I like doing at dedications is to ask god father. What was this baby meant to be? 00:26:28.440 --> 00:26:33.720 Who is this baby meant to be to give the parents an idea of this is what this child is called to? 00:26:35.880 --> 00:26:40.680 I mean you don't even have to wait for the baby. We can pray for the baby right now and speak it if the lord should reveal it 00:26:42.920 --> 00:26:46.920 Where the parents know before the child is born that this is what my child is called to hey 00:26:47.080 --> 00:26:51.000 It's very biblical. It happens in the bible over and over and over and over and over again 00:26:51.800 --> 00:26:53.800 and 00:26:57.400 --> 00:27:01.640 Find your sphere and framework and man life becomes so much easier 00:27:01.800 --> 00:27:08.520 And I know i've said this before but it's so worth saying god allocates resources not based on what you're doing, but who you are 00:27:09.240 --> 00:27:17.320 God allocates resources not based on what you're doing, but who you are find out who you are and you will always have the resources for it 00:27:17.720 --> 00:27:19.720 Always 00:27:23.720 --> 00:27:29.080 The next thing you're appointed to I love this one you're appointed to authority you're appointed to authority 00:27:29.640 --> 00:27:31.640 You're appointed to authority 00:27:33.640 --> 00:27:35.640 Ah jesus says that to them, eh 00:27:35.960 --> 00:27:41.080 He doesn't say that in matthew 28 he does but far before matthew 28 in matthew 10 00:27:41.080 --> 00:27:45.640 He says to the disciples that he's sending out two by two and to the 12. He says listen 00:27:45.640 --> 00:27:52.840 I have given you I am calling you to I'm appointing you to exert authority over what he begins with 00:27:53.560 --> 00:27:57.720 Serpents and scorpions he talks about demons. He talks about powers 00:27:58.040 --> 00:28:01.800 He talks about nations in revelations 2 verse 22 or 24 00:28:01.800 --> 00:28:06.280 It says to him who overcomes I will give you authority over nations 00:28:08.600 --> 00:28:12.520 That's the extreme end of it, eh because god's always been looking for nations 00:28:12.600 --> 00:28:14.600 Because god's always been looking for nations 00:28:19.560 --> 00:28:25.640 Genesis 1 28 starts with that whole idea listen be fruitful multiply and then do what subdue 00:28:25.880 --> 00:28:29.800 Why because i'm giving you all this to exert authority over on my behalf 00:28:31.880 --> 00:28:38.120 Acts 26 verse 18. I think paul was in front of agrippa and he begins to say this to agrippa he says 00:28:39.000 --> 00:28:44.760 I have been sent to open their eyes in order to turn them from darkness to light from the power of satan to god 00:28:45.000 --> 00:28:52.360 That they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those that are being sanctified by faith in christ guys 00:28:52.760 --> 00:28:54.760 One of the reasons we have authority is 00:28:55.400 --> 00:29:00.040 When christians think of authority, it's just to meet in conferences and cast down a few demons they can't see 00:29:01.240 --> 00:29:04.600 And they feel very powerful after that and they go back to the churches and nothing happens 00:29:04.920 --> 00:29:09.400 But authority was really given so that we can open eyes that are blind 00:29:09.960 --> 00:29:14.840 To bring people out of darkness into light isaiah 49 talks about it where it says god says 00:29:15.960 --> 00:29:20.120 That listen go and say to those in darkness come out. It is safe to come into the light 00:29:20.280 --> 00:29:22.440 Say to those that are prisoners you've been set free 00:29:23.000 --> 00:29:25.000 That's the authority we are talking about 00:29:25.480 --> 00:29:30.620 And it's absolutely exertable. You should ask this guy what fun it was in shalom 00:29:31.340 --> 00:29:36.860 Not just dealing with powers and the demonic but having a whole nation begin to turn 00:29:42.780 --> 00:29:44.780 This is what we've been called to guys 00:29:45.180 --> 00:29:50.060 And you can't learn this unless you walk in step with others who are doing this 00:29:50.620 --> 00:29:54.300 No maverick ever learns this the easiest way to be 00:29:55.260 --> 00:29:58.300 Subdued by the demonic is to walk as a maverick 00:29:58.300 --> 00:30:00.300 Is to walk as a maverick 00:30:08.300 --> 00:30:13.660 When you walk with others who perhaps are running 10 steps ahead of you 00:30:14.220 --> 00:30:21.100 You learn this and i'm one of the things i've been talking over the last week with people is how can we create in acts 29? 00:30:21.640 --> 00:30:23.820 situations where just like all of 00:30:24.620 --> 00:30:29.420 The household in langley did what they did here that we have occasions to now 00:30:30.060 --> 00:30:37.760 Learn how to exert authority first in jerusalem so that we can then go to judia and samaria and the ends of the earth 00:30:45.420 --> 00:30:48.220 Hey, i'm so excited about where we're going 00:30:49.900 --> 00:30:52.060 You'll find out next week 00:30:52.060 --> 00:30:57.820 See the thing is guys the moment you were seated with christ in heavenly places authority was no longer a choice 00:31:00.540 --> 00:31:03.340 The moment you were seated with christ in heavenly places 00:31:03.980 --> 00:31:06.140 The question of whether you have authority or not 00:31:06.780 --> 00:31:08.540 Was late to rest 00:31:08.540 --> 00:31:12.540 The question now is not whether you have it or not. The question is whether you will learn how to 00:31:13.420 --> 00:31:15.420 Exert it or not 00:31:15.900 --> 00:31:17.900 It's not whether you have it or not 00:31:18.540 --> 00:31:23.980 If you've been raised with him then you have been seated with him in heavenly places so that is settled 00:31:25.580 --> 00:31:27.740 Now it's only a question of will I will I learn 00:31:28.460 --> 00:31:36.640 And at the end of the day real authority is simply a battle for intimacy real authority is simply a battle for intimacy 00:31:38.540 --> 00:31:41.440 And your purity or your intimacy 00:31:42.540 --> 00:31:47.660 Is always evidenced in purity your intimacy is always evidenced in purity 00:31:48.300 --> 00:31:51.420 Your intimacy is always evidenced in purity 00:31:51.980 --> 00:31:56.620 It is very hard this for the enemy to touch someone who begins to walk a pure life 00:31:56.620 --> 00:31:59.260 This is why jesus said he has nothing in me 00:32:01.180 --> 00:32:03.180 He has nothing in me 00:32:07.100 --> 00:32:11.740 And what could the devil do when you have no hook nothing 00:32:11.740 --> 00:32:13.740 Nothing 00:32:17.660 --> 00:32:19.580 Next one 00:32:19.580 --> 00:32:24.940 You're appointed to good works. You're appointed to good works. You're appointed to good works 00:32:25.980 --> 00:32:27.980 You're appointed to good works 00:32:29.820 --> 00:32:31.660 You're appointed to good works 00:32:31.660 --> 00:32:37.980 For we are his workmanship created for good works in christ that he prepared before the foundation of time 00:32:38.940 --> 00:32:45.260 Efficiency 210 guys all your gifts all the opportunities that will come your way this week 00:32:45.980 --> 00:32:50.940 Your work your relationships every circumstance that will come your way this week 00:32:52.460 --> 00:32:57.660 All of it is for one purpose for the fulfillment of matthew 28 18 to 20 00:33:00.940 --> 00:33:02.940 All of it 00:33:03.900 --> 00:33:05.900 Is 00:33:05.900 --> 00:33:08.300 Matthew 28 18 to 20 say it says go 00:33:09.740 --> 00:33:11.740 It says make disciples 00:33:12.540 --> 00:33:15.740 It says draw them into the kingdom community 00:33:17.100 --> 00:33:19.100 It says 00:33:20.140 --> 00:33:23.340 Teach them by asking them to observe how you live 00:33:25.740 --> 00:33:27.740 And to that the only thing i'll add is 00:33:28.460 --> 00:33:30.460 Be super generous as you 00:33:31.100 --> 00:33:38.460 Walk in good works good works is a sum total of all the things god intended for you to do here on earth good works 00:33:38.860 --> 00:33:44.060 Is a sum total of all the things god intended you to do while you're here on earth 00:33:44.220 --> 00:33:50.780 And he created you uniquely so that you may accomplish them and every situation all your relationships 00:33:51.100 --> 00:33:55.980 All the giftings you have the talents you have the work and the vocation you're presently engaged in 00:33:56.380 --> 00:34:01.820 All head towards one common end or one common calling matthew 28 18 to 20 00:34:04.140 --> 00:34:06.140 Go make disciples 00:34:07.580 --> 00:34:09.580 Draw them into the kingdom community 00:34:10.140 --> 00:34:13.900 Teach them to observe your life and learn from you as you imitate me 00:34:14.460 --> 00:34:18.780 And be generous. Why am I throwing in be generous because in second corinthians 9 8 00:34:19.100 --> 00:34:23.500 There's this amazing scripture which says hey jacob if you are generous. Here's what i'm going to do 00:34:24.060 --> 00:34:29.020 I god i'm absolutely able to make all things abound to you 00:34:29.340 --> 00:34:35.020 So that you have an all sufficiency at all times to abound in every good work. Let me say that again 00:34:35.660 --> 00:34:38.860 When you and I choose to be generous, you should go read psalm 41 00:34:39.100 --> 00:34:43.580 It'll blow your minds when you read psalm 41 and you find out what happens to a generous one 00:34:43.980 --> 00:34:47.660 Don't read it now, but here's what god wants to say if you're generous 00:34:47.740 --> 00:34:52.140 Here's what's going to happen. What's going to happen jacob. I god i'm absolutely able 00:34:52.620 --> 00:34:57.660 To make all grace abound to you so that in every 00:34:58.680 --> 00:35:04.380 Situation you will have an all sufficiency for every good work all the time 00:35:05.340 --> 00:35:07.340 That is nuts, man 00:35:08.140 --> 00:35:10.140 What a way to live 00:35:14.060 --> 00:35:17.500 Last two derrick you coming up after this 00:35:17.500 --> 00:35:19.500 This 00:35:19.660 --> 00:35:22.060 Uh psalm 41 you can read it at home 00:35:23.100 --> 00:35:27.660 Huh? I'm almost at the end. I've got just one more left. This is my favorite one. Eh, 00:35:28.220 --> 00:35:30.220 Because this is what we're going to head off on 00:35:30.780 --> 00:35:36.780 Uh next week guys before I say that, you know, one of the things we haven't done at acts 29 for the last 12 13 years 00:35:37.500 --> 00:35:39.500 we've we've known jesus as 00:35:41.100 --> 00:35:45.280 Elder brother as friend as healer baptizer redeemer 00:35:46.240 --> 00:35:48.240 Uh, we've known god as father 00:35:48.720 --> 00:35:49.600 but 00:35:49.600 --> 00:35:56.880 One of the things god wants now god wants us to discover off him now is to recognize jesus christ as king 00:35:58.720 --> 00:36:00.720 To see him as king 00:36:00.960 --> 00:36:06.160 We obey him because we love him now. He wants to shift that and say obey me because i'm your king and I command you 00:36:08.800 --> 00:36:10.800 To be captured by his majesty 00:36:10.800 --> 00:36:12.000 Majesty 00:36:12.000 --> 00:36:17.600 Not drawn by chords of love god's done that but now to be captured by his majesty 00:36:18.240 --> 00:36:22.880 To see the one who rides on a white horse and on his thigh is this 00:36:23.580 --> 00:36:26.880 Inscription which says king of kings and lord of lords 00:36:27.440 --> 00:36:31.840 The one who when he approaches the church begins to sing open up you 00:36:32.240 --> 00:36:39.920 Doors lift up you ancient gates for the king of glory now comes in who is the king of glory the lord strong and mighty mighty in battle 00:36:40.800 --> 00:36:44.240 One of the things we're going to do over the next many weeks till he tells us to stop 00:36:44.560 --> 00:36:49.680 Is to begin to recognize him as king and rise and obey him because he commands his king 00:36:51.520 --> 00:36:53.520 Something i'm so looking forward to 00:36:54.160 --> 00:36:58.320 And so last thing we are appointed to is we are appointed to mica six eight 00:36:58.560 --> 00:37:05.280 We are appointed to mica six eight and here's what mica six eight says and it is the nature of your king 00:37:05.280 --> 00:37:07.280 A 00:37:07.360 --> 00:37:09.360 Micah six eight says 00:37:09.840 --> 00:37:11.840 What is required of you axe 29? 00:37:12.640 --> 00:37:16.880 Here is what is required of your what are you appointed to axe 29? Here's what you're 00:37:17.760 --> 00:37:20.880 Appointed to you are required to act 00:37:21.580 --> 00:37:23.520 justly 00:37:23.520 --> 00:37:26.980 To walk with mercy or compassion 00:37:28.800 --> 00:37:30.800 And to show humility 00:37:31.680 --> 00:37:33.680 three things and this is why 00:37:34.640 --> 00:37:41.600 In matthew, I mean today what's his name don was singing hosanna hosanna and as he was singing that i'm picturing jesus 00:37:42.560 --> 00:37:45.120 Coming to the gates of jerusalem, but what is he writing? 00:37:46.480 --> 00:37:48.480 a blooming donkey 00:37:48.480 --> 00:37:50.480 Behold your king who comes riding her 00:37:51.280 --> 00:37:53.280 donkey 00:37:53.600 --> 00:38:01.520 And we'll talk about the justice of god the mercy and the compassion of god and the humility that the king walks with 00:38:01.520 --> 00:38:04.900 I'm so looking forward to it direct