WEBVTT NOTE Podcast: Acts 29 Vancouver Episode: Co-workers harmful or helpful Publishing Date: 2017-11-05T05:00:44-08:00 Podcast URL: https://acts29.ca Episode URL: https://acts29.ca/co-workers-harmful-or-helpful/ 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.960 Today we're going to talk about co-workers as in we've said 00:00:08.080 --> 00:00:10.080 I know I know I'm just 00:00:11.760 --> 00:00:15.200 Okay co-workers helpful or harmful that's what we're going to talk about 00:00:15.800 --> 00:00:18.160 We said that Jesus is building his church 00:00:18.480 --> 00:00:24.360 That is what we should be about and that we are co-workers with him in his 00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:29.960 Endeavor because it's one of the only things he's doing right now. He's finished creating 00:00:30.800 --> 00:00:34.540 He's overcome death sin. He's risen 00:00:34.540 --> 00:00:39.400 He's seated at the right hand of the father and if one were to ask the question, what is Jesus doing? 00:00:39.920 --> 00:00:42.480 Usual answers are he's interceding for you, which is true 00:00:42.480 --> 00:00:48.360 But more than anything else he's building his church because he said I will build my church and he's building his church 00:00:49.240 --> 00:00:54.040 And so we are co-workers with him because that's his intent of getting a seat 00:00:54.040 --> 00:00:58.320 Can you join me now that you're saved in the one thing that I continue to do here on earth? 00:00:58.320 --> 00:01:05.840 And so in three and a half years Jesus trained and commissioned the disciples and then he sends them out 00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:13.160 To form local communities that are now called churches. That's what he did. He trained and commissioned them in three and a half years 00:01:13.600 --> 00:01:19.400 He trained commissioned them and then he sent them out and he sends them out so that they can go and 00:01:20.320 --> 00:01:23.000 Establish local communities built around 00:01:23.600 --> 00:01:28.400 The Son of God he remember when Peter says you are this Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God and he says 00:01:28.520 --> 00:01:33.880 Peter on this confession on this rock. I will build my church and since then he's been doing it and 00:01:34.800 --> 00:01:39.120 What he did in three and a half years with them is still the process that he continues with us 00:01:39.600 --> 00:01:45.360 Today what he wants is if you're saved then the next thing he wants you to become is a disciple 00:01:45.800 --> 00:01:47.800 So that you can go make disciples 00:01:49.800 --> 00:01:56.960 The point of getting saved is not really going to heaven the point of getting saved is now that I'm saved Lord 00:01:56.960 --> 00:02:01.680 I will become a disciple and once I become a disciple 00:02:01.680 --> 00:02:06.720 I will go and make disciples Matthew 28 verse 18 and 19 go 00:02:07.080 --> 00:02:14.440 Therefore all authority has been given to me go therefore and make disciples of all nations teaching them to observe 00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:18.760 What I have taught you baptizing them in the name of the Father Son and the Holy Spirit 00:02:18.880 --> 00:02:21.960 And I will be with you right till the end of the ages. So guys 00:02:23.640 --> 00:02:30.320 If you are saved then know that you have only one primary business and I've been saying this over the last six or seven weeks 00:02:30.600 --> 00:02:32.600 Become disciples to go and make disciples 00:02:33.560 --> 00:02:35.560 Everything else is gravy 00:02:37.720 --> 00:02:39.720 Everything else is great 00:02:39.960 --> 00:02:41.960 prosperity is gravy 00:02:42.720 --> 00:02:46.160 Getting to heaven is gravy as good tasty gravy, but it's gravy 00:02:47.880 --> 00:02:53.560 The main thing is now that I have been saved born again, I have him living in me 00:02:53.560 --> 00:02:58.880 I will do the same thing that he did with his disciples. I'll become one and then I'll go in 00:02:59.600 --> 00:03:01.600 disciple others 00:03:01.600 --> 00:03:07.320 It's not about ministry it's not about pastoring it's very simple become disciples to go make disciples 00:03:13.400 --> 00:03:19.760 Kind of and so go make disciples and be co-workers with him in building his church be 00:03:19.760 --> 00:03:26.360 Co-workers with him in building his church be co-workers with him in building his church 00:03:26.360 --> 00:03:28.960 And so that's why we want to examine co-workers 00:03:29.280 --> 00:03:32.400 And so that's why we want to examine co-workers it's a 00:03:33.600 --> 00:03:38.240 Scripture that's in the Bible that we are co-workers with him. So co-workers you can be two kinds 00:03:38.240 --> 00:03:44.460 You can be helpful or harmful. Is that biblical? Yep. Let's just look at it. So let's look at 00:03:45.760 --> 00:03:50.400 Second Timothy will be stuck in Timothy a lot today second Timothy 00:03:51.200 --> 00:03:53.960 particularly second Timothy second Timothy 4 00:03:54.800 --> 00:03:57.200 9 to 15 second Timothy 4 00:03:57.720 --> 00:03:59.720 9 to 15 00:04:02.160 --> 00:04:08.360 I've not finished this today. We'll continue with next week second Timothy 4 9 to 15 00:04:09.640 --> 00:04:14.300 So here it goes do your best to come to me quickly for damas 00:04:14.880 --> 00:04:19.640 Because he loved this world has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica 00:04:20.400 --> 00:04:23.140 Crescent has gone to Galatia Titus to Dalmatia 00:04:23.860 --> 00:04:31.100 Only Luke is with me get mark and bring him with you because he is helpful to me in my ministry. I send 00:04:31.660 --> 00:04:36.660 Tychicus to Ephesus when you come bring the cloak that I left with Carpacetroas 00:04:37.180 --> 00:04:39.500 Am I scrolled especially the parchment? 00:04:39.940 --> 00:04:44.920 Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done 00:04:44.940 --> 00:04:50.660 You should be on your guard against him because he strongly opposed our message guys at the end of the day 00:04:51.220 --> 00:04:54.260 You and I can be helpful co-workers or 00:04:55.500 --> 00:05:03.100 Harmful co-workers Paul is talking to the church. He's not talking to some external enemy. He's talking to 00:05:03.740 --> 00:05:08.740 ones who started with him, but aren't necessarily helpful but are 00:05:09.380 --> 00:05:17.100 harmful what we want to do today is examine how I can be a helpful co-worker and what can perhaps cost me to be a 00:05:17.420 --> 00:05:19.420 harmful co-worker a 00:05:19.500 --> 00:05:24.700 Co-worker of whom a co-worker of Jacob know a co-worker worker of acts 29 know a co-worker of 00:05:25.460 --> 00:05:28.040 Christ because he is building his church 00:05:32.740 --> 00:05:37.140 It is the only thing that we should hold as our primary concern 00:05:38.100 --> 00:05:41.940 Building his church. I'm building my church. Will you join me? 00:05:44.980 --> 00:05:46.980 That's what he's saying 00:05:49.420 --> 00:05:56.700 Let's look at another scripture second Timothy 1 15 and 16 second Timothy 1 15 and 16 second Timothy 1 00:05:57.220 --> 00:05:59.220 15 and 16 00:06:01.020 --> 00:06:05.520 You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me including 00:06:06.420 --> 00:06:10.260 Fijalus with a name like that. What did you expect and hermogenes? 00:06:10.980 --> 00:06:13.820 May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesophorus 00:06:14.860 --> 00:06:19.140 Because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains 00:06:19.420 --> 00:06:23.700 On the contrary when he was in Rome, he searched hard for me until he found me 00:06:23.900 --> 00:06:27.380 May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day 00:06:27.380 --> 00:06:30.740 You know very well in how many ways he helped me in Ephesus 00:06:30.740 --> 00:06:38.220 So again, you find three people two of them were harmful co-workers while one of them was a super helpful co-worker 00:06:39.620 --> 00:06:45.620 Now what was Paul in the practice of doing Paul was about doing just one thing building his church 00:06:46.940 --> 00:06:49.340 Everywhere he did when that was his only aim 00:06:49.420 --> 00:06:52.020 How can I multiply what Christ has started? 00:06:55.020 --> 00:06:57.420 And it's worth saying again 00:06:58.060 --> 00:07:01.480 That the church is not built on a Sunday 00:07:01.580 --> 00:07:08.620 It's not built in sacred spaces like this. The church is built every day in streets at work in homes and 00:07:09.140 --> 00:07:11.420 It's built by nameless faceless 00:07:12.380 --> 00:07:14.380 non-regent types 00:07:14.540 --> 00:07:21.380 We only know 12 Apostles we don't know the 70 we don't know the 120 00:07:21.380 --> 00:07:29.260 We don't know the 500 that Jesus met in first Corinthians 15 nameless faceless people that Jesus Christ had 00:07:29.740 --> 00:07:32.660 Trained and had them ready before he left here 00:07:32.700 --> 00:07:36.820 So that when the three thousand to five thousand come in in the first week of the Holy Spirit 00:07:37.100 --> 00:07:42.940 That they were already more than 600 people waiting to take care of them and we'll never know their names 00:07:44.740 --> 00:07:49.660 Very few of them are pastors or prophets and all that we don't even hear of it 00:07:51.300 --> 00:07:56.500 This is the way Jesus is building his church you have no other primary concern 00:07:59.180 --> 00:08:03.940 Two weeks ago we talked about what it means to be a disciple difficult teaching me 00:08:04.900 --> 00:08:08.500 You are not even worthy of being my disciple if that I had added that 00:08:11.900 --> 00:08:13.620 So 00:08:13.660 --> 00:08:18.060 Here's how we can divide harmful and helpful co-workers 00:08:20.380 --> 00:08:22.380 So you doesn't helpful 00:08:23.140 --> 00:08:25.140 This is harmful 00:08:25.860 --> 00:08:29.180 Helpful co-workers will be lovers of God 00:08:31.100 --> 00:08:33.100 Unfor co-workers are lovers of the world 00:08:35.340 --> 00:08:37.340 This one is kind of easy a 00:08:37.620 --> 00:08:43.080 We usually nail this one because I don't see too many lovers of the world here. I mean sure 00:08:43.620 --> 00:08:45.180 we sometimes 00:08:45.180 --> 00:08:50.600 Are caught up in things but most sitting under this roof right now our lovers of God 00:08:51.740 --> 00:08:53.740 Second this one kind of 00:08:54.500 --> 00:08:56.500 Lord 00:08:56.780 --> 00:08:58.780 Thoroughly thoroughly equipped 00:09:00.300 --> 00:09:02.300 Thoroughly equipped 00:09:03.820 --> 00:09:07.980 In the word of truth thoroughly equipped in the word of truth 00:09:08.700 --> 00:09:12.820 Partially equipped in the word of truth partially equipped 00:09:15.700 --> 00:09:18.620 In the word of truth this one 00:09:19.420 --> 00:09:23.420 Is something we've got to watch out for because harmful co-workers 00:09:25.060 --> 00:09:28.580 Are those that do not have a 00:09:30.300 --> 00:09:32.300 knowledge of the word and 00:09:33.100 --> 00:09:35.100 Therefore they're partially equipped 00:09:35.380 --> 00:09:40.220 And therefore they're partially equipped in the knowledge of the word or in the word of truth and 00:09:40.660 --> 00:09:46.020 It usually ends up harming the cause of Christ not helping the cause of Christ 00:09:47.020 --> 00:09:49.020 third one 00:09:50.300 --> 00:09:52.660 Loyal co-workers as in 00:09:53.700 --> 00:09:59.860 ones who endure and stick with what God is doing in a local body or 00:10:01.740 --> 00:10:03.980 Yeah, let's just leave it at the local body now and 00:10:05.300 --> 00:10:08.180 Harmful co-workers are usually disloyal 00:10:10.340 --> 00:10:12.340 Deserters 00:10:12.780 --> 00:10:17.720 And those words are in the Bible I'm not pulling them just out like that Paul uses that word 00:10:19.340 --> 00:10:26.380 And then the last one we'll see how far we can go today is helpful co-workers are reliable teachers 00:10:30.860 --> 00:10:32.780 And 00:10:32.780 --> 00:10:34.780 Harmful co-workers are false teachers 00:10:37.740 --> 00:10:44.900 This is based on what Paul says about his co-workers and he like I'd said before if you look through all the books 00:10:45.140 --> 00:10:48.040 That Paul has written you will find that Paul worked with 00:10:48.420 --> 00:10:54.760 99 people in his journeys through each of those places Ephesus Colossus Corinth 00:10:55.620 --> 00:11:00.300 He worked with 99 people of which 33 were women and 66 were men 00:11:00.940 --> 00:11:05.860 That's the number of people he worked with and then based on his relationships with them 00:11:05.860 --> 00:11:09.100 He begins to write down these criteria that 00:11:09.820 --> 00:11:15.300 Make a distinction between ones that are helpful in co-working with Christ and ones that are harmful 00:11:15.620 --> 00:11:21.380 This I could understand lovers of God lovers of the world, but I couldn't understand this that boy 00:11:21.380 --> 00:11:24.140 It's important to be thoroughly equipped in the word of truth 00:11:24.780 --> 00:11:28.420 That partially being equipped in the word of truth can lead 00:11:29.180 --> 00:11:30.700 to 00:11:30.700 --> 00:11:32.700 pitfalls that affect the church 00:11:33.300 --> 00:11:38.660 And that we have to be reliable teachers. We have a tendency to think that you're a rely 00:11:38.660 --> 00:11:40.660 you only have to teach if 00:11:41.420 --> 00:11:42.580 you 00:11:42.580 --> 00:11:46.900 Have gone to a Bible college or if you have the calling of a teacher 00:11:46.900 --> 00:11:53.460 No, Paul is saying hey, I want you to be reliable teacher so that what is deposited to you. You can now transmit to 00:11:54.060 --> 00:12:01.920 Somebody else yes, there is the grace of teaching apostles prophets teachers evangelists and pastors that is a minister sent to minister 00:12:02.740 --> 00:12:03.860 to 00:12:03.860 --> 00:12:07.180 Local congregations or whatever. Yes. There is a gift of teaching 00:12:07.900 --> 00:12:12.740 Yes, there is going to a theological school and getting academic knowledge about teaching 00:12:12.740 --> 00:12:17.560 But that aside there is a need for all of us sitting here to be reliable teachers 00:12:17.560 --> 00:12:23.280 Reliable as in what is entrusted to you you should be able to now reproduce sincerely 00:12:23.880 --> 00:12:25.880 So that someone else gets it 00:12:27.280 --> 00:12:29.280 We do this with our children 00:12:33.600 --> 00:12:37.040 Any questions on this before we go on can you see my halo now 00:12:38.160 --> 00:12:42.040 Okay, just checking any questions before we go on 00:12:42.120 --> 00:12:44.120 Any questions before we go on 00:12:49.520 --> 00:12:53.700 You agree with these distinctions, okay 00:12:58.520 --> 00:13:01.000 So you haven't paid your fees 00:13:08.880 --> 00:13:11.160 Yeah, so let's start with lovers of God 00:13:12.400 --> 00:13:16.880 Let's start with lovers of God so co-workers that are helpful are lovers of God 00:13:17.680 --> 00:13:22.600 And so how would you figure out someone who is a lover of God very easy guys? 00:13:22.600 --> 00:13:27.240 They do the will of God they do the will of God. So how would you then define the will of God? 00:13:27.960 --> 00:13:29.960 obeying his commands 00:13:32.000 --> 00:13:34.000 obeying his commands 00:13:36.200 --> 00:13:40.560 Here are some things that Jesus said are as well one obey my commands two 00:13:40.560 --> 00:13:46.760 I have no desire that anyone should perish so go make disciples go make disciples 00:13:49.680 --> 00:13:51.680 Now three establish the church 00:13:52.200 --> 00:13:57.480 You might think really that is being called a lover of God. I thought being a lover of God was 00:13:58.160 --> 00:14:03.320 Sticking to certain ways of Christian living. That's a dear thing. It's supposed to be anyways 00:14:03.320 --> 00:14:06.560 I mean if you're a Christian you must live a Christian life 00:14:06.600 --> 00:14:08.200 You must live a Christian life 00:14:08.200 --> 00:14:11.960 But when you ask what is the will of God here are three things that Jesus 00:14:12.280 --> 00:14:17.320 Repeated again and again and again in the Bible guys. I want you to obey my commands 00:14:17.720 --> 00:14:23.560 One who obeys my commands loves me. How do you know you love Jesus you obey his command? So that one is simple to 00:14:24.720 --> 00:14:26.720 Go and make disciples 00:14:26.920 --> 00:14:29.500 I'm not picking on that because we are teaching on this 00:14:29.520 --> 00:14:33.960 I'm picking on that because very expressly Jesus before he left the earth 00:14:34.120 --> 00:14:40.760 Sums up his entire will in Matthew 28 18 to 20 when he says listen all authority in heaven and earth has been given to me 00:14:41.040 --> 00:14:43.400 Therefore now go make disciples 00:14:44.640 --> 00:14:47.240 Baptizing them in the name of the Father Son and the Holy Spirit 00:14:47.400 --> 00:14:51.440 What do you baptize people into you baptize them into a body? 00:14:51.440 --> 00:14:56.360 How do you know that first Corinthians 12 13 when you are baptized you're baptized into a body? 00:15:01.440 --> 00:15:03.440 We can't escape those guys 00:15:04.440 --> 00:15:07.640 We can't escape this to fulfill the will of God 00:15:07.640 --> 00:15:11.520 I must be a disciple maker not I Jacob as a pastor 00:15:11.520 --> 00:15:14.240 But I Jacob as one that is saved and is now a disciple 00:15:14.640 --> 00:15:21.160 Not me as one who works at VGH, but as me the one who saved and who is now a disciple 00:15:21.160 --> 00:15:23.160 You cannot escape 00:15:26.400 --> 00:15:30.520 And so like I've said in the past we begin to live a life that is centered around 00:15:31.000 --> 00:15:38.720 Christ and his body Christ and his body. How do you define body? How do you define the church Diana? How do you define the church? 00:15:41.560 --> 00:15:43.560 I know that's not the definition 00:15:45.040 --> 00:15:50.800 I love putting you on the spot since you ask a lot of questions. Let me give you the mic as you answer so that everybody hears it 00:15:53.240 --> 00:15:59.720 I'm inviting you to join in to one anothering. It's are you wanting all of these things? I don't know what 00:16:00.520 --> 00:16:02.520 I don't know 00:16:06.000 --> 00:16:10.800 Okay, so I just because of all the questions she's asked over the last 12 years 00:16:10.800 --> 00:16:12.960 It's always good to put her on the spot. So 00:16:13.680 --> 00:16:15.680 the church is defined as 00:16:20.560 --> 00:16:22.560 Shush 00:16:23.800 --> 00:16:25.800 Churches defined as 00:16:25.800 --> 00:16:29.180 People redeemed by the finished works of Christ 00:16:30.640 --> 00:16:32.640 Called out of the world 00:16:33.520 --> 00:16:35.520 transformed into 00:16:36.000 --> 00:16:37.000 Sorry 00:16:37.000 --> 00:16:40.000 Transform the carriers of his nature and his spirit 00:16:40.760 --> 00:16:42.760 Send back into the world 00:16:42.760 --> 00:16:44.760 to make 00:16:44.760 --> 00:16:46.760 To demonstrate the kingdom 00:16:47.800 --> 00:16:49.800 Proclaim the kingdom 00:16:49.800 --> 00:16:51.480 Proclaim the kingdom 00:16:51.480 --> 00:16:58.760 Openly invite people into the kingdom and make disciples of all nations one life at a time. Can we try that again? 00:16:59.400 --> 00:17:00.720 Okay 00:17:00.720 --> 00:17:02.480 churches of people 00:17:02.480 --> 00:17:06.960 Redeemed by the finished works of Christ meaning his death his life is death is resurrected 00:17:07.720 --> 00:17:09.720 called out of the world 00:17:10.800 --> 00:17:16.800 Transformed into be into carriers of this nature and the spirit sent back into the world 00:17:17.640 --> 00:17:24.360 To do what to demonstrate the kingdom to proclaim the kingdom and to invite people into the kingdom openly 00:17:25.520 --> 00:17:28.920 And to make disciples of all nations one life at a time 00:17:30.920 --> 00:17:35.000 Guys it's great if you can learn a day because truth is learned through 00:17:36.320 --> 00:17:37.760 repetition 00:17:37.760 --> 00:17:40.360 It's great if you can learn so Diana you're off the hook 00:17:40.360 --> 00:17:42.360 You 00:17:46.400 --> 00:17:54.920 Yeah, so just remember that at the end of the day lovers of God are people who obey his will 00:17:58.520 --> 00:18:00.520 Or his commands 00:18:02.080 --> 00:18:07.880 Know that he has no desire that any should perish so they engage in a lifestyle that makes 00:18:08.840 --> 00:18:12.400 The cycles and they establish 00:18:14.280 --> 00:18:19.240 The church by becoming co-workers who build with Christ 00:18:22.960 --> 00:18:30.960 Any doubts on that do you think that's unreasonable you think it's not what Jesus asked you think I'm trying to add two and two to get 00:18:30.960 --> 00:18:32.960 five 00:18:32.960 --> 00:18:34.960 You 00:18:37.160 --> 00:18:39.040 As in European 00:18:39.040 --> 00:18:41.920 Yeah, okay, so then lovers of the world 00:18:42.400 --> 00:18:46.840 We just look at two scriptures that will kind of sum it up lovers of the world look at second Timothy 3 00:18:47.600 --> 00:18:53.500 Second Timothy 3 versus 1 to 4 second Timothy 3 versus 1 to 4 lovers of the world 00:18:53.500 --> 00:18:59.640 Oh, these are two nasty scriptures man. I'll read it from the message second Timothy 3 verses 1 to 4 00:18:59.640 --> 00:19:05.880 I'm taking bits from the message as the end approaches people are going to be self-absorbed 00:19:06.960 --> 00:19:08.960 money hungry 00:19:09.120 --> 00:19:10.360 self-promoting 00:19:10.360 --> 00:19:11.920 profane 00:19:11.920 --> 00:19:14.400 contemptuous of parents dog eat dog 00:19:15.240 --> 00:19:16.600 slanderers 00:19:16.600 --> 00:19:20.520 impulsively wild bloated windbags addicted to lust 00:19:21.080 --> 00:19:23.540 Allergic to God who make a show of religion 00:19:25.240 --> 00:19:27.240 Lovers of the world I 00:19:27.480 --> 00:19:31.640 Mean none of that be found in our say and every time you find any of that in you 00:19:32.160 --> 00:19:35.200 Bird yourself off it. Thank God for Jesus Christ 00:19:36.080 --> 00:19:39.720 And let's look at another scripture first John 2 first John 2 00:19:40.280 --> 00:19:45.160 15 to 17 first John 2 15 to 17 first John 2 00:19:45.560 --> 00:19:53.360 15 to 17 and here's what it says do not love the world. This is such a strong simple straight statement. Do not love the world 00:19:54.360 --> 00:19:59.840 All the things in the world do not love the world all the things in the world 00:19:59.840 --> 00:20:06.140 And then he makes another radical statement if anyone loves the world the love of the father is not in him 00:20:06.280 --> 00:20:11.520 If anyone loves the world the love of the father is not in him 00:20:11.960 --> 00:20:13.880 And then he goes on to this 00:20:13.880 --> 00:20:17.660 Define what the love of the world is for all that is in the world the lust of the flesh 00:20:17.820 --> 00:20:22.740 The lust of the eyes and the pride of life is not of the father but is of the world 00:20:22.740 --> 00:20:28.960 So every time I engage in either the lust of the flesh or the lust of the eyes or the pride of life 00:20:29.780 --> 00:20:34.500 Lust of the flesh meaning the craving of the flesh for things that we 00:20:34.900 --> 00:20:41.460 Derive outside of God and at the cost of somebody else remember the two things that lead to sin are always 00:20:41.700 --> 00:20:47.760 When man tries to find his happiness outside of God or at the expense of somebody else 00:20:48.900 --> 00:20:50.820 That is sin 00:20:50.820 --> 00:20:56.940 That is this that is the definition of sin when I try to find happiness outside of God and out 00:20:56.940 --> 00:21:00.900 And at the expense of somebody else therefore if you take the Ten Commandments 00:21:00.900 --> 00:21:04.300 You'll see that all of the Ten Commandments fall within this purvey of 00:21:04.900 --> 00:21:06.060 either 00:21:06.060 --> 00:21:08.060 Love the Lord your God or 00:21:08.500 --> 00:21:10.500 Do not covet your neighbors donkey 00:21:11.060 --> 00:21:13.060 One or the other 00:21:13.900 --> 00:21:16.380 And so he says in first John 2 15 and 17 00:21:16.380 --> 00:21:20.880 Do not love the world or the things in the world if anyone loves the world Jacob every time 00:21:21.060 --> 00:21:24.300 You engage in the lust of the flesh the lust of the eyes or the pride of life 00:21:24.500 --> 00:21:28.960 Know this that the love of the father is not in you 00:21:29.480 --> 00:21:31.480 very straight 00:21:35.020 --> 00:21:37.020 Okay, let's take the next two 00:21:37.340 --> 00:21:39.340 You 00:21:40.260 --> 00:21:43.900 Helpful co-workers are thoroughly equipped in the word of truth 00:21:44.380 --> 00:21:48.940 Thoroughly equipped in the word of truth truth second Timothy 3 second Timothy 3 00:21:50.780 --> 00:21:52.780 Was 16 and 17 00:21:53.460 --> 00:21:55.460 Where 16 and 17 00:21:56.860 --> 00:22:04.180 Second Timothy 3 16 and 17 here's what it says all scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching 00:22:04.860 --> 00:22:12.540 Rebuke in correcting and training in righteousness so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work 00:22:12.540 --> 00:22:16.680 Let me read that again all scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching 00:22:17.260 --> 00:22:23.420 Rebuke in correcting and training in righteousness so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work 00:22:23.620 --> 00:22:25.980 If you want to be a helpful co-worker 00:22:26.460 --> 00:22:33.380 Increase your appetite for the word your study of the word because without it you will at some point cause 00:22:33.700 --> 00:22:37.260 His cause harm and not help 00:22:40.300 --> 00:22:46.560 I met a person in South Africa on this last trip person is an elder in the church 00:22:47.660 --> 00:22:49.660 And he comes to me and says I 00:22:50.100 --> 00:22:54.820 Have for the last few months. I've decided that I don't 00:22:55.420 --> 00:23:00.140 That there is more to God than just the Bible, so I've stopped reading the Bible 00:23:01.100 --> 00:23:02.460 and 00:23:02.460 --> 00:23:07.040 He says because there must be more to God. I'm just waiting for God to show me 00:23:07.660 --> 00:23:12.540 More of him and so for the last few months and I found out it was about six or seven months 00:23:12.540 --> 00:23:15.960 He stopped reading the Bible. I quickly went and told the pastor about it 00:23:16.900 --> 00:23:20.480 Because he thinks there's something that he can find out about God 00:23:21.180 --> 00:23:23.180 through some other means 00:23:26.260 --> 00:23:31.580 Increase your appetite what you ate two years ago will not suffice for where you're going 00:23:32.860 --> 00:23:37.760 Be thoroughly equipped in the word of truth. How do we go about it Paul talks about it? 00:23:38.180 --> 00:23:42.620 Second Timothy 215 second Timothy 215 second Timothy 215 00:23:43.300 --> 00:23:45.880 This is so that you can teach this to others to guys 00:23:46.700 --> 00:23:48.700 second Timothy 215 00:23:49.700 --> 00:23:57.580 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who? 00:23:57.940 --> 00:23:59.940 Correctly handles the word of truth 00:24:00.060 --> 00:24:06.860 Believe that again do you do your best to present yourself to God as one approved a workman who does not need to be ashamed 00:24:06.860 --> 00:24:14.060 And who correctly handles the word of truth guys if you want to show yourself approved in being equipped in the word of truth then 00:24:14.580 --> 00:24:19.460 Apply yourself to it and when given an opportunity do everything in your power work hard 00:24:20.740 --> 00:24:26.260 To present the truth in the way that it should be presented work hard at it work hard at it 00:24:27.580 --> 00:24:32.040 If someone asks you to preach at acts 29 don't do it the night before work at it 00:24:33.260 --> 00:24:39.240 Be thoroughly equipped when you stand here let people even though you're speaking simple truths 00:24:39.780 --> 00:24:46.620 Let people hear God because of the authenticity that you come with because of the hard work you put in and because of the power 00:24:46.620 --> 00:24:52.180 Of the Spirit of God who's seen how thoroughly you equip yourself and apply yourself to the world 00:24:53.180 --> 00:24:55.180 You 00:24:55.620 --> 00:24:59.740 Given an opportunity don't say no always say yes, and then say no later 00:25:07.020 --> 00:25:09.140 Yep second Timothy 310 00:25:10.540 --> 00:25:13.200 Here's another was second Timothy 310 00:25:14.260 --> 00:25:19.500 And was three second Timothy 3 was 10 and was 14 00:25:22.740 --> 00:25:24.740 Yeah 00:25:24.740 --> 00:25:30.540 You however know all about my teaching my way of life my purpose faith patience love 00:25:30.940 --> 00:25:35.060 Endurance persecution sufferings and what kinds of things happen to me in Antioch? 00:25:35.740 --> 00:25:40.420 Iconium and Lystra the persecutions I endured and now go to verse 14 00:25:41.740 --> 00:25:49.220 But as for you continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of because you know these from whom you have learned it 00:25:49.220 --> 00:25:56.420 And how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures guys once you begin to apply yourself to the world if you're thoroughly 00:25:56.420 --> 00:25:58.420 Equipped people must see it in your lifestyle 00:25:59.420 --> 00:26:07.260 People must see it in your lifestyle. I must in five months from now see Betty operating differently than she's operating 00:26:08.420 --> 00:26:11.500 Otherwise she's listening to the word, but it's not doing anything 00:26:11.500 --> 00:26:17.140 I must see Chantal as someone who is listening to the word and it's chaining her it's chaining a marriage 00:26:17.140 --> 00:26:19.900 Chaining the way she's changing the way she drives 00:26:21.460 --> 00:26:25.180 I'm not picking on your driving though if you feel picked maybe it's a lot 00:26:25.940 --> 00:26:27.700 but 00:26:27.700 --> 00:26:32.100 But but it should change you inside one of the things Paul had the audacity to say 00:26:32.700 --> 00:26:38.300 Unfortunately, I don't have the audacity to say that line for myself that hey you've seen me in these things 00:26:38.300 --> 00:26:45.300 You've seen me how I live out what I teach. I may be able to say it in a few areas, but not all those areas man 00:26:46.020 --> 00:26:51.740 But you have to be able to say that so that people can that's when what Gisela says goes into effect 00:26:51.740 --> 00:26:53.740 Otherwise what Gisela says doesn't count? 00:26:54.100 --> 00:26:59.020 I'm talking about the scripture. She says you are a written. You are an epistle written by the Lord 00:26:59.020 --> 00:27:04.980 I'm only an epistle written by the Lord when I practice what I teach otherwise. I'm not an epistle written by the Lord 00:27:05.860 --> 00:27:09.460 I'm just an epistle carrier. I carry it in my hand or my phone. I 00:27:10.260 --> 00:27:11.820 I 00:27:11.820 --> 00:27:16.540 Pray God that I have the satisfaction of seeing every life being 00:27:16.860 --> 00:27:24.700 Transformed every five or six months and that you have the satisfaction of seeing my life changing and upgrading every five or six months 00:27:24.860 --> 00:27:30.420 You should have that satisfaction and I must have the satisfaction of seeing your life's changed 00:27:31.780 --> 00:27:33.780 because of the power of the word 00:27:34.780 --> 00:27:41.940 Otherwise it's only coming for one year and leaving to the other year that is not what makes us thoroughly equipped in the word of truth 00:27:43.820 --> 00:27:47.500 I mean, let me just pick on Rachel for a while because she's come back into the room. I mean 00:27:48.700 --> 00:27:51.260 When she came to the church, she was a wimpy kid man 00:27:55.100 --> 00:28:00.420 She could she could easily be upset about things and 00:28:01.180 --> 00:28:03.660 Then you heard what I read out two weeks ago 00:28:05.620 --> 00:28:11.360 One week ago there's a marked difference between the one who came in and the one who is now 00:28:14.300 --> 00:28:16.300 There should be change guys 00:28:17.820 --> 00:28:20.700 Otherwise we will not be able to be helpful 00:28:27.260 --> 00:28:29.260 Let's take another scripture 00:28:31.420 --> 00:28:35.060 Second Timothy 1 14 second Timothy 1 14 00:28:35.700 --> 00:28:39.240 Second Timothy 1 14 Paul's writing all this to Timothy saying hey 00:28:39.740 --> 00:28:44.720 Do it this way and you'll get it right be careful of ones who don't walk this way 00:28:44.720 --> 00:28:52.560 He says Timothy guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you got it with help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us 00:28:53.340 --> 00:28:59.220 Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you got it with help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us 00:28:59.340 --> 00:29:04.060 Whatever you learn here now, you got a God and so that you can deposit it into someone else's life 00:29:04.860 --> 00:29:06.860 And you guys are doing it 00:29:07.740 --> 00:29:09.740 In your homes 00:29:10.380 --> 00:29:15.180 Calling people over and and trusting what has been placed in your life 00:29:17.340 --> 00:29:24.040 Second Timothy 1 14 second Timothy 1 14 and so how do partially equipped people work? 00:29:26.300 --> 00:29:28.300 Partially equipped 00:29:28.780 --> 00:29:36.900 Coworkers are actually harmful to the church harmful to the church because whenever you're partially equipped know that there will be mixture 00:29:37.700 --> 00:29:40.160 Whenever you're partially equipped know that 00:29:43.820 --> 00:29:47.500 In certain areas I'll have a form of godliness, but no power 00:29:48.700 --> 00:29:55.920 That's what happened. So go to second Timothy 3 second Timothy 3 verse 5 and 7 second Timothy 3 verse 5 and 7 00:29:59.300 --> 00:30:05.780 Having a form of godliness, but denying its power power have nothing to do with them and verse 7 00:30:07.940 --> 00:30:15.460 Always learning I love this verse, you know perverse canopy always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth 00:30:15.460 --> 00:30:23.020 My god may you and I never end up here always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth 00:30:25.220 --> 00:30:27.220 I've met people like that 00:30:27.740 --> 00:30:33.460 Continuously hearing but nothing happening in their life if it is happening it ain't showing 00:30:36.220 --> 00:30:38.220 Can't be that 00:30:40.140 --> 00:30:42.140 Can't be there 00:30:45.740 --> 00:30:47.740 It's another scripture 00:30:50.540 --> 00:30:54.220 Second Timothy 4 was 3 second Timothy 4 3 00:30:54.900 --> 00:30:59.540 For the time will come when well men will not put up with sound doctrine 00:30:59.940 --> 00:31:02.300 Instead to suit their own desires 00:31:02.420 --> 00:31:08.160 They will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what they're itching ears want to hear 00:31:09.260 --> 00:31:10.660 I 00:31:10.660 --> 00:31:15.420 Realized every week I go home and they said not every week every second week 00:31:15.420 --> 00:31:18.540 I go home and say the Lord country. Let me preach something nice 00:31:19.300 --> 00:31:23.280 Like I would love to preach on faith and on healing 00:31:24.260 --> 00:31:26.260 I really can do it. Well 00:31:26.900 --> 00:31:32.060 So let me preach something nice. I this week. I started off with something nice and then I had to cancel it all 00:31:33.580 --> 00:31:38.340 Why because these things are hard things to say guys it rubbed some of us wrong 00:31:41.540 --> 00:31:43.540 But Paul taught this 00:31:48.740 --> 00:31:50.780 We're not here to please eating years, right 00:31:54.900 --> 00:32:02.260 These are the demands being placed on us if we are partially equipped we will be harmful co-workers to the cause of Christ and will 00:32:02.260 --> 00:32:04.260 damage the church 00:32:05.300 --> 00:32:10.800 As far as it's possible we should not allow that to happen to each other last scripture second Timothy 3 8 00:32:11.660 --> 00:32:13.500 second Timothy 3 8 00:32:13.500 --> 00:32:15.500 Just as Janice and Jam res 00:32:15.980 --> 00:32:24.180 Opposed Moses so also these men opposed the truth men of depraved minds who as far as faith is concerned are rejected 00:32:24.220 --> 00:32:30.900 When you're partially equipped at some point when what is being said does not agree with you not because it's unbiblical 00:32:31.300 --> 00:32:37.780 But because it doesn't sit well with you because you think a certain way you begin to oppose what the truth is 00:32:39.380 --> 00:32:45.900 That is when you now become a harmful co-worker not a helpful co-worker, you're not opposing it because it's unbiblical 00:32:46.460 --> 00:32:51.460 you're opposing it either because you don't like the person delivering the message or because 00:32:51.740 --> 00:32:54.260 It goes against the grain of how you want things done 00:32:55.940 --> 00:32:59.800 But remember what we're doing we are adorning his bride 00:33:01.580 --> 00:33:05.040 We can't dress her up as we want because she ain't your wife 00:33:09.460 --> 00:33:14.740 She is his wife and we are bridesmaids we do what the bridegroom tells us 00:33:15.020 --> 00:33:17.020 You 00:33:17.940 --> 00:33:21.340 There's no amending here you cannot amend anything 00:33:26.860 --> 00:33:30.620 Let's do one more and then we'll do the reliable and false teacher later because it's 00:33:31.820 --> 00:33:33.820 359 I'll stop in six or seven minutes 00:33:34.860 --> 00:33:39.260 Shiloh's done pretty good for two and a half hours. I think this boy was born for this church 00:33:44.740 --> 00:33:48.420 Maybe have more such babies who love long sermons 00:33:54.420 --> 00:34:00.300 This is true, oh yeah, you've heard many used to come and sit through it already 00:34:02.980 --> 00:34:04.980 No, he's actually listening he just has his eyes closed 00:34:09.900 --> 00:34:11.900 Loyal co-workers 00:34:12.900 --> 00:34:16.180 What our loyal co-workers like Colossians 4 00:34:17.540 --> 00:34:19.540 Man Paul had such a rich life 00:34:20.500 --> 00:34:22.660 Colossians 4 7 to 14 00:34:25.100 --> 00:34:32.380 Colossians 4 7 to 14 loyal co-workers. This is what loyal co-workers look like tyke Ickes 00:34:35.660 --> 00:34:40.300 Tyke Ickes will tell you all the news about me. He's a dear brother 00:34:42.740 --> 00:34:44.740 Brother 00:34:44.740 --> 00:34:48.500 He's a dear brother a faithful minister 00:34:49.700 --> 00:34:51.700 faithful minister 00:34:52.700 --> 00:34:54.700 He's a fellow servant 00:34:58.660 --> 00:35:05.180 I'm sending him to you for the express purpose that you may know our circumstances that he may 00:35:05.660 --> 00:35:07.660 Encourage your hearts 00:35:07.660 --> 00:35:11.660 He is coming with Onesimus our faithful and dear brother another one of them 00:35:11.660 --> 00:35:16.420 Who is one of you they will tell you everything that is happening here my fellow prisoner 00:35:17.140 --> 00:35:20.980 Aristarchus sends you his greetings as does mark the cousin of Barnabas 00:35:21.260 --> 00:35:24.620 You have received instruction about him if he comes to you welcome him 00:35:25.140 --> 00:35:28.700 Jesus who is also called justice sends his greetings 00:35:28.700 --> 00:35:30.700 These are the only Jews among my fellow workers 00:35:31.340 --> 00:35:34.900 Jesus who is also called justice sends his greetings 00:35:34.980 --> 00:35:41.700 These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God and they have proved to be a comfort to me 00:35:45.620 --> 00:35:50.740 Epaphras who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus sends his greetings. He's always 00:35:51.500 --> 00:35:56.420 Wrestling in prayer. I guess that's where where the word prayer warrior comes from 00:35:56.540 --> 00:36:01.580 He's always wrestling in prayer for you that you may stand firm in all the will of God 00:36:01.580 --> 00:36:05.980 mature and fully assured I vouch for him that he's working hard 00:36:11.260 --> 00:36:15.660 He's working hard for you and for those at Laodicea and 00:36:16.260 --> 00:36:22.020 Heropolis our dear friend Luke the doctor and Dimas and this is same Dimas who later on 00:36:22.220 --> 00:36:23.980 Leaves 00:36:23.980 --> 00:36:30.820 Sends greetings give my greetings to the brothers in Laodicea and to Nympha and the church in our house guys talk about loyal 00:36:31.380 --> 00:36:34.580 Co-workers they if this is what defines me and you 00:36:35.780 --> 00:36:37.780 Boy this church is rich 00:36:38.540 --> 00:36:43.220 You're a brother or a sister because you actually believe that you're part of this family 00:36:45.300 --> 00:36:49.500 Hard thing to imagine that the guy sitting around your family and they actually 00:36:49.540 --> 00:36:54.300 The guy sitting around your family and they actually are they're more family than your blood thingy 00:36:59.860 --> 00:37:03.060 Brother faithful faithful 00:37:04.780 --> 00:37:08.840 As in dependable countable reliable servant I 00:37:10.180 --> 00:37:16.180 Can think of some of you and courage of not with platitudes, but genuine and correct 00:37:17.180 --> 00:37:24.500 Comfort oh do you think people need it hey guys who are actually leading churches need a lot of comforting a 00:37:26.020 --> 00:37:28.020 So I'm talking about me now 00:37:30.180 --> 00:37:36.300 It's a good thing to comfort me man saying every now and then Jacob do a really good job 00:37:36.300 --> 00:37:38.300 Job 00:37:43.220 --> 00:37:45.220 Encourage us 00:37:45.380 --> 00:37:47.380 Thanks prayer warrior 00:37:48.100 --> 00:37:52.420 You're praying for people in this church and outside man the number of times 00:37:52.420 --> 00:37:56.760 I sometimes stand on my balcony lean over it and pray towards Surrey for Rosalind 00:37:57.580 --> 00:38:02.060 Just out of the blue. I'll feel the Lord saying pray for Rosalind and I want to face Surrey's 00:38:02.060 --> 00:38:04.060 But I'm in the wrong side of the building so 00:38:04.620 --> 00:38:11.900 I'll begin to speak over her over Bernice and Wayne over Sheldon and what's her name Jane over Sue a 00:38:13.340 --> 00:38:19.460 Lot of fun praying for people man, and you're waiting to hear what God is gonna say because you've got no idea what they're going through 00:38:21.700 --> 00:38:27.020 Because we're not sympathy seekers in the church we don't necessarily wear our heart on our sleeves, which is a good thing 00:38:29.100 --> 00:38:32.700 Or Rhonda man the times I prayed for her when she's working downtown 00:38:34.220 --> 00:38:39.760 Indulge in this because it's not the pastor's job because he ain't building the church through pastors 00:38:52.020 --> 00:38:53.380 Yep 00:38:53.380 --> 00:38:59.180 Prayer warrior hard worker hard worker ask this of yourself a are you a hard worker at this? 00:38:59.900 --> 00:39:01.900 at acts 29 00:39:01.980 --> 00:39:03.980 hard worker at acts 00:39:04.060 --> 00:39:06.060 hard worker at acts 00:39:07.860 --> 00:39:11.300 Most of you are can't think of anybody who isn't right there 00:39:13.180 --> 00:39:15.180 Let's go to 00:39:15.180 --> 00:39:22.840 One more scripture second Timothy 1 16 to 18 second Timothy 1 16 to 18 we already read that 00:39:23.420 --> 00:39:25.420 Look at what this guy did 00:39:25.860 --> 00:39:27.860 Look at what this guy did 00:39:29.180 --> 00:39:32.980 You know these are the kind of guys who will bear shame and bear loss 00:39:33.740 --> 00:39:38.260 For the sake of Christ and for the sake of the people in the church 00:39:38.260 --> 00:39:42.020 They'll bear the shame and they'll bear the loss look at what he does 00:39:42.020 --> 00:39:47.180 May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus because he often refreshed me 00:39:47.180 --> 00:39:50.840 I was not ashamed of my chains on the contrary when he was in Rome 00:39:50.840 --> 00:39:56.820 He searched hard for me until he found me may the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day 00:39:56.820 --> 00:40:01.540 You know very well in how many ways he helped me. I'm telling you this is happening at acts 29 00:40:01.540 --> 00:40:02.700 I don't even know about it 00:40:02.700 --> 00:40:06.980 I hear about it two months later of how you guys go out of your way to help each other 00:40:07.180 --> 00:40:13.160 Keep building on it man the pastor doesn't need to know anything as long as we do it Christ is watching right 00:40:13.160 --> 00:40:15.740 We are not co-workers with the pastor we are co-workers with 00:40:16.380 --> 00:40:18.260 Christ and 00:40:18.260 --> 00:40:20.260 Then listen to the pastor 00:40:20.380 --> 00:40:24.820 And then the last one is disloyal we'll stop that this disloyal co-worker 00:40:25.540 --> 00:40:26.780 guys 00:40:26.780 --> 00:40:32.260 Please understand leaving this church does not make you disloyal it just makes you a church leaver 00:40:32.900 --> 00:40:39.580 And that's perfectly alright if you feel at some point you need to leave acts 29 never think that you're being disloyal 00:40:42.260 --> 00:40:45.500 You're just leaving for you may have good reasons or bad reasons 00:40:45.500 --> 00:40:48.220 So don't think of yourself as disloyal if you leave this church 00:40:48.820 --> 00:40:55.140 But being a disloyal co-worker is a process. I've got to show you this process. I didn't come up with it 00:40:55.140 --> 00:40:57.340 I don't know the name of the guy who came up with it 00:41:00.220 --> 00:41:02.220 Even aren't you supposed to do this? 00:41:07.220 --> 00:41:12.900 Here's the process of disloyalty be careful of this and we'll stop with this becoming disloyal is a process 00:41:13.300 --> 00:41:19.700 The first thing that happens before we go the route of it disloyalty is an independent spirit 00:41:20.700 --> 00:41:27.580 We are dependent people because we are reliant on each other my elbow or my eye cannot afford an independent spirit 00:41:30.100 --> 00:41:35.060 When cells become independent, it's called cancer they do what they want 00:41:38.380 --> 00:41:43.460 So an independent spirit two examples of an independent spirit a job and 00:41:45.100 --> 00:41:47.100 Absalom 00:41:47.420 --> 00:41:52.580 Job was David's general. He first kills Abner. Then he kills Absalom. Then he kills a third guy 00:41:52.580 --> 00:41:55.620 I don't remember the name of third guy. I think his name started with a name and 00:41:56.420 --> 00:41:59.820 Then job is finally killed by Solomon because David curses him 00:42:00.020 --> 00:42:05.420 But an independent spirit is the start of disloyalty after in an independent spirit 00:42:06.220 --> 00:42:09.140 What happens next is we begin to take offense? 00:42:09.580 --> 00:42:15.580 Be careful of this. I was going over this listing father help me so that I don't go down this route with anybody 00:42:16.220 --> 00:42:18.300 Taking offense taking offense 00:42:19.180 --> 00:42:24.580 Taking offense to take offenses to find reasons to be offended then harbor 00:42:25.100 --> 00:42:30.880 that offended feeling then fall for the spirit of offense that now begins to 00:42:31.540 --> 00:42:37.380 Take what is fermenting and keep using it which will finally lead to this place of disloyalty 00:42:37.940 --> 00:42:39.780 so if 00:42:39.780 --> 00:42:44.380 Mike says something and I take offense sure he there may be ways Mike can offend me 00:42:44.740 --> 00:42:50.260 But once I take offense if I keep harboring it I now open the doors to the spirit of offense 00:42:52.100 --> 00:42:59.060 In churches, this is super common. This is how most churches behave and this is how most churches end up having problems 00:43:03.460 --> 00:43:06.660 I remember long ago two people at acts Wayne and work 00:43:08.220 --> 00:43:11.740 Good people, but they would just irritate each other and take offense 00:43:11.940 --> 00:43:17.300 So I thought of myself these two can't do this because they're really good people and 00:43:18.220 --> 00:43:21.260 They were right at the start of acts when he had they were there 00:43:21.260 --> 00:43:23.820 So I took both of them and locked them in a room 00:43:24.700 --> 00:43:29.020 And I said you guys are both grown up enough and know enough about the Lord 00:43:29.020 --> 00:43:33.300 So I'm gonna lock you up in a room when I come back, please make sure this is sorted out 00:43:33.300 --> 00:43:39.220 Thank God they sorted it out when I came back. They were both hugging each other and crying and I thought man. What a relief 00:43:39.580 --> 00:43:43.060 If you get offended sort it out quickly 00:43:49.340 --> 00:43:51.340 Third 00:43:52.220 --> 00:43:56.100 Disengagement once you take offense you begin to disengage 00:43:58.900 --> 00:44:00.900 Once you take offense you begin to disengage 00:44:01.860 --> 00:44:03.860 disengages is separated 00:44:03.900 --> 00:44:05.900 disengages to be to 00:44:06.820 --> 00:44:09.540 Disengage is the practice of being together alone 00:44:11.140 --> 00:44:13.100 Being together alone 00:44:13.100 --> 00:44:18.740 Where you're together, but you're aloof that's so so this process can continue for a while 00:44:18.740 --> 00:44:24.060 You can be in a church for four or five years and yet you can be disengaged because there is offense 00:44:24.060 --> 00:44:27.440 So there is something that has affected you and so you are together, but you're not 00:44:29.100 --> 00:44:34.380 And in the process you don't share the burden of the church next one is judgment and criticism 00:44:35.180 --> 00:44:38.740 Judgment and criticism that's the next stage 00:44:41.220 --> 00:44:43.140 And now you start 00:44:43.140 --> 00:44:49.220 Criticizing and judging things some things are worth being critical about but bring it to the right people and hopefully they'll be gentle enough 00:44:49.220 --> 00:44:54.500 To listen to you if they're not take it to others then bring it to the pastor especially the pastor is the one who's having 00:44:55.580 --> 00:44:58.780 Who you have a issue with judgment and criticism? 00:44:59.900 --> 00:45:03.280 You know judgment and criticism is okay till it turns into this thing 00:45:05.340 --> 00:45:08.600 Here's a crazy thing about gossip it always gets back to the person 00:45:09.820 --> 00:45:11.820 Who you're talking about? 00:45:11.820 --> 00:45:17.260 That's a crazy thing about gossip every time I've gossiped somehow the person I gossiped about found it 00:45:18.700 --> 00:45:23.140 Once it was crazy. I was talking about a person and 00:45:24.900 --> 00:45:28.780 My phone which was locked unlocked and rang that person 00:45:28.780 --> 00:45:32.740 And so I'm talking about this person and my phone is 00:45:33.340 --> 00:45:37.540 On and the person is at the other end. How do you even get out of that man? 00:45:37.540 --> 00:45:40.980 How do you salvage that when he's listening to you talking about it? 00:45:49.260 --> 00:45:51.260 Gossip always gets back to the source 00:45:53.220 --> 00:45:55.620 It's God's ironic sense of humor he 00:45:55.900 --> 00:45:59.820 It's God's ironic sense of humor he practices it quite often 00:46:05.460 --> 00:46:11.900 After gossip comes deception and what is the deception the deception is I 00:46:12.940 --> 00:46:15.280 Am more spiritually mature than this bunch 00:46:18.940 --> 00:46:22.860 I'm more spiritually mature than this bunch 00:46:25.620 --> 00:46:31.140 And actually you might actually be legalistic not spiritually mature 00:46:38.020 --> 00:46:44.540 And that then leads to being disloyal by openly 00:46:46.900 --> 00:46:48.900 Rebelling accusing 00:46:49.900 --> 00:46:51.900 You 00:46:52.220 --> 00:46:55.640 That last word if you can't read it is not your fault it's accusing 00:46:57.620 --> 00:47:04.500 This is the process whenever you find yourself anywhere in this process stop yourself quickly I found myself here 00:47:05.860 --> 00:47:08.100 I've found myself here 00:47:08.900 --> 00:47:14.420 And I find myself here every so not every so often I find myself. I've been there 00:47:15.420 --> 00:47:19.300 And remember to get here I have to work myself down that way 00:47:21.780 --> 00:47:23.780 Which word are you trying to figure out? 00:47:29.140 --> 00:47:31.140 Open belly 00:47:34.020 --> 00:47:36.980 Open open open rebe open rebelling and accusing 00:47:41.300 --> 00:47:43.300 Openly rebelling and accusing 00:47:44.420 --> 00:47:46.420 Openly rebelling and accusing 00:47:47.220 --> 00:47:49.220 Yeah, this is the process 00:47:51.420 --> 00:47:53.420 Whenever you find yourself here know that 00:47:53.660 --> 00:47:59.580 You're in a place place of being a disloyal worker and you will not help the cause of Christ 00:47:59.700 --> 00:48:03.660 You will harm the cause of Christ get out of this as quickly as possible 00:48:06.500 --> 00:48:12.220 Because at the end of the day anyone who goes down this pathway does not end well and an eyes 00:48:13.180 --> 00:48:15.180 Got slain in the spirit 00:48:16.100 --> 00:48:21.980 A heath of Phil you haven't heard of him. He was one of David's men who went and counseled 00:48:23.980 --> 00:48:26.500 Absalom hung himself Judas 00:48:27.420 --> 00:48:29.820 Went and did the same thing Joab 00:48:30.940 --> 00:48:34.420 Clung to the horns of the altar and died there 00:48:39.300 --> 00:48:41.520 Lucifer we know about him 00:48:42.260 --> 00:48:46.940 All these guys ended up badly and all of them started this way 00:48:47.700 --> 00:48:54.060 Independent spirit. I want to be like him. I want to be seated on the throne in Zion. I want to receive worship 00:48:54.780 --> 00:48:56.620 disengaged from heaven 00:48:56.620 --> 00:48:57.940 started 00:48:57.940 --> 00:48:59.940 being 00:48:59.940 --> 00:49:01.940 Accuser of the brethren 00:49:03.140 --> 00:49:06.220 Started spreading lies about God started in the Garden of Eden 00:49:07.220 --> 00:49:09.220 deception that he 00:49:09.660 --> 00:49:11.740 Deserves to be God and not God 00:49:12.220 --> 00:49:14.220 started with Lucifer continues down 00:49:14.380 --> 00:49:20.100 Please the reason I need to teach this is we cannot afford to go this way 00:49:20.540 --> 00:49:25.740 Wherever you find yourself on this scale jump out of it because whenever I am finding myself on this scale 00:49:25.900 --> 00:49:29.220 I'm always reminded Jacob. It's only a matter of time jump out of it 00:49:31.580 --> 00:49:33.580 These are harmful co-workers 00:49:34.900 --> 00:49:39.380 We'll stop here false teachers reliable teachers we'll talk about next time 00:49:42.220 --> 00:49:44.300 Father thank you for