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<v SPEAKER_00>Thank you for joining us for After the Message.

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<v SPEAKER_00>To learn more about Celebration Church here in Orlando, you can follow us on social media under the handle at Celebration ORL or visit our website at celebrationorl.org.

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<v SPEAKER_01>What's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of After the Message.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Uh so glad that you are listening or watching or watching on our YouTube channel.

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<v SPEAKER_01>We've got to add that to the language.

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<v SPEAKER_01>That's right.

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<v SPEAKER_01>I am joined today again by uh the lead pastor of Celebration Church Orlando, Pastor Keith Pittman.

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<v SPEAKER_01>How are you, sir?

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<v SPEAKER_01>I am doing great, man.

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<v SPEAKER_04>I'm back in my best DJ Kellett impression for another one.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Another one, that's right.

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<v SPEAKER_01>And if you don't know what another one we're talking about, and if you happen to stumble on this podcast, you're on the Celebration Church Orlando podcast on a segment we like to call After the Message.

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<v SPEAKER_01>And it's just simply a conversation of the sermons and the series that we are in here at Celebration Church Orlando.

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<v SPEAKER_01>And the series that we're in is Parakletos.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Yeah, I've every time we do these things, man.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Here's the thing.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Yeah because I genuinely never know what you're gonna ask me.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So people may think that we have like a whole like pre-conversation about this.

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<v SPEAKER_04>I don't know what I'm gonna ask you.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So it's always interesting when like when I'll go back and I'll listen, I'm like, yeah, I feel like I did a good job.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So I don't know what you're gonna say.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So I'm just interested to see where this one goes.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Yeah, me too.

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<v SPEAKER_01>I'm really interested to see where this goes.

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<v SPEAKER_01>That's the most fun ones.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Because sometimes I'll have questions and I'm like, all right, this is a good one.

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<v SPEAKER_01>And then some weeks I'm just like, let's just see what happens.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Yeah, let's just flow.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Yeah, for sure.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Let's be spirit-led.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Yes, absolutely.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Again, like we were saying, Parakletos, our um our series now where we're talking about the Holy Spirit, the Greek word for the Holy Spirit, the advocate, the comforter, the helper.

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<v SPEAKER_01>And before we move any further, I just really feel compelled by the spirit.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Not really.

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<v SPEAKER_01>I want to shout out Bob Cadle because right now, what Bob Cadle is doing is he's live texting me the score of the Rays game because it's a day game, and I'm obviously here doing this.

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<v SPEAKER_01>You're just doing the work of the Lord.

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<v SPEAKER_01>I'm doing the work of the Lord, and Bob is standing in the gap for me.

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<v SPEAKER_01>He's keeping you informed.

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<v SPEAKER_01>He's interceding on my behalf.

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<v SPEAKER_01>So shout out to Bob Cadle.

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<v SPEAKER_01>I hope you listen after the message.

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<v SPEAKER_01>I hope he'll he'll appreciate that.

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<v SPEAKER_01>For sure.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Um, but currently as it stands, the Rays are winning 2-0.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Anyways.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Who are they playing?

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<v SPEAKER_01>Uh the Pirates, Pittsburgh Pirates.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Uh showing squad.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Okay.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Yeah.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So uh I'm not I'm not invested in that.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Yeah, it's okay.

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<v SPEAKER_01>That's all right.

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<v SPEAKER_04>If it was a Phillies, though, you know, it's a different conversation.

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<v SPEAKER_04>You know, you get it.

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<v SPEAKER_01>We get it.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Um so we're in our third week going into our fourth week of this series, and uh I kind of want to get your take on when we were mapping this out or when you were mind mapping it out.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Um are we are we where you thought we would be?

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<v SPEAKER_01>Do you think that we've kind of covered the ground that we you wanted to cover?

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<v SPEAKER_01>Do you feel like that there is more to say, hence the reason for after the message up until this point?

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<v SPEAKER_01>So I know you know uh in week two we had Pastor Chris, which hold on, let's talk about Pastor Chris.

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<v SPEAKER_05>Let's talk about Pastor Chris.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Tell the people about Pastor Chris and what he's meant to you and uh just hit your your your relationship.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Y'all have a great relationship, right?

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<v SPEAKER_04>We do, we do.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So um he, you know, when we introduced him, um, he helped start celebration just celebration church in general, which started in Jacksonville.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So he's been around for 25 years, I think, is is and so just his his wealth of knowledge, and and what I like to define him as is um Eugene Peterson has a book called uh A Long Obedience in the Same Direction.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And and what I love about Pastor Chris is how um he's just a man of faith who's walked with God.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And and you know, you back up from when he got saved, which I guess is probably almost thirty years ago for Pastor Chris, um there were mega churches, there were large churches.

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<v SPEAKER_04>There's nothing wrong with any of that stuff, but it's just yeah, the goal is not to be the biggest, the most flashiest, it's just to just follow God every day and to steward my life well and to steward my family well and steward what he's put in my hand so well.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And so in the world of uh social media and popularity and followers and influence, which is all okay, um, he's like a he's like an anchor for me of what it looks like to like, but you just you keep walking it out.

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<v SPEAKER_04>You keep you keep trusting God.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And so through the years of of me being at Celebration Church, he's just been a constant for me.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Like you just have some people that are just dependable, like you know what you're gonna get.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And not in a non-progressive, they're not growing way, but you just know you're gonna get encouragement, you know you're gonna get prayer, you're just gonna always get that from him.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So I I hope to be that type of person um now, but also when my journey continues on in ministry and and and mentoring and whatever, it's just man, if someone can come to me and know what they're gonna get, they're gonna get some humor, I'm gonna laugh, but at the same time, you just know that you're gonna get this from me.

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<v SPEAKER_04>That's what he is for me, is just a constant.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Yeah, and speaking of kind of his um his conversion story, if you will, he shared that with us the the week that he preached, and a really powerful story and a testament to um just the Holy Spirit being the one to kind of initiate um a relationship with God.

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<v SPEAKER_01>And I think sometimes we we often say the phrase like I found God, you know, and we've we forget the fact that that God is always kind of pursuing us uh and coming after us.

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<v SPEAKER_01>And so that was really that was a cool moment for me to to kind of hear he wasn't really looking for anything, you know, and but he felt like he felt like man, there's gotta be something more, and and I think if we're all if we're all honest, none of us were really looking for God, you know, like God's the one who who came after us and even sent his son for us.

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<v SPEAKER_01>But he uh one thing that he did touch on was sanctification, yeah.

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<v SPEAKER_01>And and I kind of want to talk about that a little bit and what that means.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Uh, you know, maybe someone didn't necessarily listen to to the message that week, or maybe they just kind of joined us on the podcast here.

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<v SPEAKER_01>But he talked about sanctification because that is a huge role that the Holy Spirit plays in our life.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Can you touch on what sanctification is and what that process looks like for a believer?

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<v SPEAKER_01>Yeah, one, it it never ends.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Yep.

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<v SPEAKER_04>It's like so just let's just say it from it's not a box that we check off um in our spiritual development.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Ultimately, if I could say what sanctification is in in its simplest terms, it's the it's the journey of us becoming more and more like Christ every day.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And and and ultimately, the where I'm at now, and as I'm continuing to engage in God's word and can engage in community and do the things of God, follow the ways of Jesus, um, the way that I look spiritually, and even in the way that I express my spirituality, it should look different.

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<v SPEAKER_04>I should, I should, I should my temper should at some point begin to taper off.

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<v SPEAKER_04>That certain behaviors should begin to adjust a little bit.

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<v SPEAKER_04>We won't reach perfection.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So sanctification is the process of becoming more and more like Jesus every day as I follow the ways of Jesus.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And so the role of the Holy Spirit and all of that is one, not only does he draw us to Christ, uh, but then as we are reading the Word of God, he's the one that's bringing revelation, he's the one that's ordering our steps to community, he's the one that leads us to our church.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Like he's so active in all of the aspects of us growing spiritually, that's what ultimately it is.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So I think that that's a very, very reduced, simple term of it, but it's just us going on that journey of becoming more and more like Christ every day.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Yeah, and you know, you even mentioned there that it's not about achieving perfection because on the front end is justification, which is what Pastor Chris talked about, which is where we are uh in essence made right before God, um, and we are um we are justified or we are declared righteous, right?

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<v SPEAKER_01>So uh someone could look at that and go, okay, well, if I'm declared righteous, and if I'm declared just before God, what's the need for sanctification?

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<v SPEAKER_01>What's the need for becoming more like Christ?

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<v SPEAKER_01>Because if we're gonna claim that Christ was perfect, I can never reach perfection.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Why should there even be a process for that in the first place?

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<v SPEAKER_01>Yeah.

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<v SPEAKER_01>I don't know if you've ever chewed on that.

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<v SPEAKER_01>I know I have before too, but but what's your take on that?

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<v SPEAKER_04>Yeah, I think it's it's you know, justification is is being put back in your rightful place.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So uh, you know, a little spin on it would be justified, never sinned, just kind of getting back to our rightful place.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So ultimately, quick quick Bible lesson is when sinner entered the picture, we lost our rightful place in the eyes of God.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Sin became this barrier.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So you can see this in Genesis.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And so then God's redemptive plan um kicks in, we kind of start seeing this progress through the Old Testament, fully expressed through Jesus.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And so now we're back in right standing.

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<v SPEAKER_04>That barrier of sin is no longer there.

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<v SPEAKER_04>However, from the very beginning, God created us in his image.

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<v SPEAKER_04>That meant to reflect his character, to reflect his nature, to be people that are in partnership with his will.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And so, if we're honest with ourselves, that even though we fall short because we're still in our carnal, um, we're still in our flesh, we're still on this side of eternity, um, but we're still called to reflect the image of God.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So it's the sanctification process is is acknowledging that I'm back in my rightful place.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Like I I essentially, just by nature of being born after sin, um I carry sin.

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<v SPEAKER_04>You carry sin, we carry sin.

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<v SPEAKER_04>But sin no longer separates us from God because Jesus became the ultimate sacrifice for it, but there's still work to be done, and I still have a responsibility to reflect the image of God because now um our assignment in a world that's so far from God is to be representatives or to be mirrors that reflect Him.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And so if I'm not doing anything that looks like God, how are we bringing redemption to a world that still needs to know what the gospel means and that God is for them and that that God loves them?

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<v SPEAKER_04>How do we do that if I don't, if I'm not set apart in some way?

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<v SPEAKER_04>So that's why we do it.

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<v SPEAKER_04>It's more than just about us, it's about the collective of humanity, and we all have a part to play to help people get to get to the right side of heaven.

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<v SPEAKER_01>That's right.

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<v SPEAKER_01>And speaking of heaven, the last the last part of the Asians, um the the glorification.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Yeah, the the glory of the Lord.

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<v SPEAKER_01>The glorification process.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Um, which uh side note, if you weren't here for Pastor Chris's sermon or you didn't check it out, go check it out because he has a great story about the glory of the Lord.

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<v SPEAKER_01>I won't share it here, but you just need to watch that.

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<v SPEAKER_01>But anyways, the Shekinah glory.

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<v SPEAKER_01>So the glorification process, that you know, when you know Paul says that if Christ didn't raise, you know, that there is no resurrection, then what are we even doing here?

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<v SPEAKER_01>The whole point is to be redeemed, to be resurrected, to have things, as you mentioned, put back into its rightful place, the way that God originally intended.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Yep.

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<v SPEAKER_01>I've often wondered, and I don't know if there is scripture to support this or not, but what state, and there could be a lot of speculation, but are we perfected in a sense?

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<v SPEAKER_01>Like, do we do we have, you know, Paul also says, you know, I see through broken glass uh you know, dimly, uh, but then I'll see the full picture.

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<v SPEAKER_01>What does that mean?

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<v SPEAKER_01>Because as a kid, I used to think, okay, well, I'll be I'll know everything, you know, or I'll be perfect and I'll never mess up again.

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<v SPEAKER_01>And then I started thinking, well, Adam and Eve, they didn't mess up, and then they messed up, so can I get kicked out of heaven?

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<v SPEAKER_01>You know, so for somebody who's kind of like wrestling with the glorification process, if you will, do you do you have any uh comment on on that?

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<v SPEAKER_04>So it's it's there's a lot that's under that umbrella.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So from a from a physical standpoint, um Jesus' resurrected body is an example of what a glorified body will look like.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Okay.

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<v SPEAKER_04>In other words, it's he's recognizable.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Um he could be touched.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Because a lot of times people were like, okay, was Jesus a is he just a is he a phantom?

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<v SPEAKER_04>Like what like when we are is that what it's gonna be?

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<v SPEAKER_04>But no, like the resurrection was meant to be a bodily resurrection.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So I was brought up um in a church context where it was important for us to say bodily resurrection, because that could be a that could turn into a phrase of like, oh yeah, we're all gonna be resurrected, we'll all be restored, but but bodily resurrection is meant to really communicate that no, we will physically be resurrected and we will have a body like Christ that's identifiable, um, that can be touched, um, but that also basically transcends the laws of physics.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Um, meaning, you know, the disciples were in a room and the scriptures go out of its way to say, and the door was closed, and then in one moment Jesus is standing in a room, he's like, Hey, peace be unto you.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Like, where'd he come from?

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<v SPEAKER_04>Like, so I'm not saying that we're all gonna be able to do that.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Scripture doesn't say that, but what it does say is that Jesus just shows up.

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<v SPEAKER_05>Right.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So I think that that's an aspect of it.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So that's a part of the glorified body.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Also, Paul describes that our corruption must put on incorruption, meaning, meaning that our corruptible bodies that are flawed, that are decaying, when he speaks about the glorified body, he's speaking about a body that won't decay.

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<v SPEAKER_04>He's speaking about a body that won't um that won't get sick or broken down.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So that's where we get this idea of like perfect health.

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<v SPEAKER_04>But then also he speaks about this body that can literally sustain the presence of God.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So so what he's ultimately saying is that right now, this is why you read in scripture and it says that no flesh shall glory in my presence.

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<v SPEAKER_04>This is scripture.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And what scripture is saying is that our our flawed and our flawed state, if God were to reveal his true glory, none of us could stand it.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Our bodies aren't even designed to handle uh the glory of the Lord.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So this is why when um in John's gospel, when when they came to arrest Jesus, he's the only one that gives an account for this.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And he's like, yo, like, who are you looking for?

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<v SPEAKER_04>Looking for Jesus.

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<v SPEAKER_04>I am.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And what happens is when he says that, it says that they fall down.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And what they're saying is that, you know, I'll just use modern language, that was like Jesus' flex.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Like, I'm here, but let me give you a flash of my glory to let you know that no, no flesh shall glory in my presence if I didn't allow it.

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<v SPEAKER_04>I'm going with you because I choose to.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So he was able to give that flesh to him.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Even when we see in Matthew 17 and what we call the Mount Transfiguration, when Jesus is up on a mountain and like it says that he's beaming with light and like this this radiance that's coming from him, it's like the glory of God is just hard for us to wrap our minds around.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So, what Paul presents to us is that when we get our glorified bodies, we will be able to sustain the presence of God.

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<v SPEAKER_04>I'm pretty sure he's still gonna dial it down for us because when you think about the throne room that um that scripture describes, it speaks about how angels still got their eyes covered, and it's like there's still there's still a reverence that they that they have that they function with.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So I don't know how that all that's gonna shake out, um, but I do know that the the presence of God will be something that we can sustain because we'll have bodies that are conditioned to do it.

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<v SPEAKER_04>The the last thing that I'll say in regards to um can we get kicked out of heaven?

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<v SPEAKER_04>Um let's say this.

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<v SPEAKER_04>I hope not.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Yeah, uh, but but but but the the scriptural reinforcement that I would have for that is that um in in Revelation it speaks about how um how ultimately death um and sin will ultimately be be cast out.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Excuse me.

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<v SPEAKER_04>They'll be they'll be prison bound.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Excuse me, this is wrong.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Um what that means is that is that sin, like every if you think about sin and death and all the things that we go through, that it's it's it's available to us.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Road is dry, Nate.

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<v SPEAKER_04>I'm seeing your drink over there.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Um but at the end, it's all gonna be contained.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So I don't think the possibility or the desire to sin to get kicked out will even be there because it will all be contained and thrown away.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Right.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Yeah, and um you good?

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<v SPEAKER_01>Good.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Um I think that uh that's an important that's an important distinction is the the the desire to do so isn't even gonna be so it's not even gonna enter our mind because we're gonna be enamored and in awe of God and his glory.

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<v SPEAKER_01>And I think something else that you mentioned uh I think it was the week prior that you mentioned when you or maybe it was even in after the message we were talking about the Trinity.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Uh you were even saying that our our understanding or our doctrine of the Trinity even falls short.

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<v SPEAKER_01>And it's it's just an attempt to try and grasp onto something that that can't be grasped onto.

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<v SPEAKER_01>So I I can't even imagine um what it would be like to to be in God's presence like that, but we'll find out.

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<v SPEAKER_01>We'll get there a minute.

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<v SPEAKER_04>We'll find out.

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<v SPEAKER_04>I just know that um what the way that Revelation describes heaven and when heaven and earth come together, and just like the beauty of this unbroken fellowship, and there's no longer any division, there's no more death, there's no more suffering, there's no more pain as the revelation describes it.

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<v SPEAKER_04>It's like, and it says, and we will be sustained by Jesus.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So when you wrap your mind around that, you think about what sustains us now.

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<v SPEAKER_04>We have so many things, we have sunlight, we have we have food, we have water, we have all these things.

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<v SPEAKER_04>But Revelation says that none of those things will be necessary because we will be sustained by Jesus.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So there will be no desire for anything.

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<v SPEAKER_04>There will be no, like and it doesn't mean that we're just gonna be like these spiritual robots, right?

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<v SPEAKER_04>It speaks about fellowship and we're recognizable, we're having fun, but at the same time, we are sustained, like we we're good.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So I think that that's why there will be no desire to do anything else because we're fully in the presence of God and and there's no desire for anything else except for to have fellowship, and you're not just you've never been in a spot where you've been so into something that you're not distracted by anything else.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Probably when you're looking into the eyes of your precious baby boy Grady, yeah, like time stands like you're just you're just with them.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Like imagine that times a number that we can't even come up with.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Yeah, that's what it'll be like, like nothing else matters.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Yeah.

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<v SPEAKER_01>This uh this past Sunday we we went back into um or we kind of evolved our series into uh the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and also briefly touched on the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

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<v SPEAKER_01>But at the at the front end of the message, you talked about how um Jesus brought a gospel that was for all people.

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<v SPEAKER_01>And then you you kind of challenged our thinking in a little bit to where if you have a gospel that's not for all people, then it's not the gospel of Jesus.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Um or if your version of Jesus isn't, as he said, lines up with what the scriptures say about him, um then it's not Jesus.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Uh we we talk about this, you know, in different uh contexts and variations throughout the podcast, but um I guess A, what what were you meaning by if your gospel, are there other gospels that you're referring to or other ways of thought that you're referring to?

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<v SPEAKER_01>And B, how did we get here?

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<v SPEAKER_01>You know, is it just a is it just a product of of of sin nature or it like why are there so many different variations when we're all supposedly reading the same Bible?

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<v SPEAKER_04>I I think it's it's um I think it comes down to what people feel like their responsibility is to it.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Um you know, I'm not necessarily a really big historian in a sense of like looking at every every documentary or any or things like that.

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<v SPEAKER_04>However, when I do look at history and I look at some of the dark times, um, and there are many within the Christian faith of of uh invading countries and forcing and and genuinely feeling like that's our assignment, like when Jesus says go out, like this is what that meant.

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<v SPEAKER_04>That meant coming out and forcing people to be baptized and all that stuff.

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<v SPEAKER_04>They they thought they were doing what God was calling them to do, but they were forcing a gospel that wasn't delivered in any way that looks remotely like the way that Jesus did it.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So that's what I'm referring to is that we we have a gospel, we have a gospel of grace and peace, and and we're presenting Jesus and and leading people for them to recognize that that that he's the solution and all of that, and that takes time.

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<v SPEAKER_04>But unfortunately, when you when you become a person that that feels like you have to force it on people, you just become a colonizer, a spiritual colonizer.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Like I'm just gonna invade your world, I'm gonna force this on you, and we just don't see that in the ways of Jesus.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So in in the context of what I'm saying is when when Jesus was announced to the shepherds, and they said, Hey, I bring to you good news, then this is good news for all people.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Like that language of all people regarding the gospel is is so subtle, but it's all throughout um the New Testament.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Reason being is because it's meant for us to understand that sometimes we can feel like we have a we have the trademark on it.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And when I feel like I have a trademark on Jesus, not only do I have my own self-defined um way in which he functions, but then I can force him on you or you don't have access to him unless you think like I think.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And that's when you get into the the merging of of nationalism and a whole bunch of other things that become super unhealthy, where yeah, I got the good news.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And if you're one of those people, it's not good for you unless you become like us.

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<v SPEAKER_04>The truth of the matter is Jesus is for all people.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And then as they begin to engage him, and yes, we're teaching truth, and yes, we're presenting scripture, but the Holy Spirit, again, this is that sanctification process, it begins to work on people's hearts.

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<v SPEAKER_04>But whenever you force a Jesus onto people who are broken, who are away from him, and you're expecting them to behave as if they have a relationship with him, but they don't, but you're forcing him on them, it's not going to produce fruit.

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<v SPEAKER_04>But unfortunately, we do have people who feel like my gospel is the only expression of what it means, and it doesn't look anything like Jesus, but I still feel justified and feeling I need to force it on other people.

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<v SPEAKER_04>That's just not something that we see in scripture.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Yeah, and you know, this the idea of o overcomplicating the gospel and and and making it something to be that it's not.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Uh we were also kind of talking earlier in in a staff meeting, too, about um and and you were you were careful.

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<v SPEAKER_01>To point out, like this isn't a cartoon, but uh just the two voices that that we can hear, and we you you even refer to it on Sunday uh as you know the spirit and the flesh, how they're how they're battling one another.

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<v SPEAKER_01>So I just I just often wonder in those moments of when somebody thinks that they're doing the right thing, perhaps they're listening to the wrong voice.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Yeah, you know what I mean?

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<v SPEAKER_01>Perhaps that they they they read the scripture and they interpret it a certain way, but they don't really consult God with it.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Or maybe they're just not um maybe they're just a little bit ignorant to the context of what it's trying to say.

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<v SPEAKER_01>How do you how do you develop a a healthy uh understanding of scripture, number one, and number two, how do you involve the Holy Spirit in your reading of Scripture?

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<v SPEAKER_04>I start with um because we all bring um we we all bring a context to scripture.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And that context could either be our traditions, what we were already taught, our perspective, we all kind of bring whatever we have with us to scripture, and then we can like read it into the text.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So over the past probably 10 years, I've I've really worked very hard personally to make sure, like, man, like let me try to check as much of my as much of my um my preconceived notions at the door.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Again, it's it's it's almost impossible to see where that ends and where the other one begins.

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<v SPEAKER_04>But I think it's it's a it's an exercise that's worth doing.

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<v SPEAKER_04>The way that I often will check my heart is I'll say, what if I'm wrong?

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<v SPEAKER_04>And and I and I I think like that, even in conversations, but I genuinely when it comes to reading God's word, and I'll come to a conclusion, I'll say, okay, but what if I'm wrong?

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<v SPEAKER_04>And and what that question does for me is it forces me to then read it in the through the lens of me needing to prove it.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Um, and so that helps me to at least say, okay, what would someone who has a different perspective say about this?

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<v SPEAKER_04>How would they feel about this?

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<v SPEAKER_04>It doesn't mean that it changes what I feel, but it it helps me to at least approach my revelation with a measure of humility versus I got it all figured out, let me sh let me ram it down your throat.

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<v SPEAKER_04>It's more so like, man, what if I'm wrong?

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<v SPEAKER_04>Let me look at it from and that challenges me to have questions that maybe in my always feeling like I'm right, that I typically wouldn't ask.

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<v SPEAKER_04>But when I ask myself, what if I'm wrong?

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<v SPEAKER_04>Then I start asking questions that can allow me to go down rabbit trails to either reinforce what I believe or to shift from what I believe.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Uh this this the portion of scripture that you use what in John was saying that um Jesus said that he is everything that you need.

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<v SPEAKER_01>And to me, that could that could look like an oversimplification for someone like standing on the outside.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Well, how is Jesus everything I need?

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<v SPEAKER_01>Because I obviously need oxygen, or I, you know, I I need money to survive, all these things.

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<v SPEAKER_01>And so I kind of, as you just mentioned, I kind of was putting myself into a person's shoes who may not really have a a background in Christianity or a background uh in the Bible.

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<v SPEAKER_01>But how would you explain that to somebody, you know, Jesus claiming to be everything that you need?

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<v SPEAKER_01>Because for them, he was saying you you mentioned the context of the festival that they were in and the living water, and you can touch a little bit more on that if you want, because I think that's fascinating as well.

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<v SPEAKER_01>But um, to start off with, in a modern context, what does that mean?

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<v SPEAKER_01>Jesus is everything that I need.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Yeah, so there's there's different schools of thought on what human beings need categorically.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Um, and so there's um there's uh Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and and that's kind of like this five-point pyramid that talks about like how we all need safety, how we all need um basic provision.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And so, yes, there's details under that umbrella that speaks to that.

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<v SPEAKER_04>It talks about how we all need to have some measure of acceptance and love.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And so the pyramid continues to work up and it has some specifics, but there are themes that ultimately are saying, but this is what it, this is what you need in order to feel satisfied as a as a human being.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So I'm more so speaking of the categories, not the specifics of oxygen and all these other things.

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<v SPEAKER_04>I'm talking about, man, we all need to feel validated.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Jesus is gonna be the one that's gonna give us validation.

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<v SPEAKER_04>We all need to feel um like we have purpose.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Jesus is gonna be the one that gives us our purpose.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So it's more so looking at it from um this bigger existential perspective, um, not getting into the weeds of, man, Jesus is all I need, so I guess I'm gonna eat today.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Like, no, you you you you need to do those things, but Jesus is gonna be the one that's gonna help you to feel safe.

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<v SPEAKER_04>He's gonna help you uh to feel um as if you have value because if if it doesn't come from him, then it becomes very finite, it becomes very circumstantial, and that's why you find that we're looking in the wrong places trying to get validation from people that one aren't authorized to provide it for us, um, and then two, um, are so inconsistent that it can leave us at a place where we're feeling um that there's a deficit at any given moment.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Or we can also turn to ourselves, we let ourselves down, yeah, and then we get frustrated because we think that we're all that matters in the first place.

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<v SPEAKER_01>But um let's talk about the baptism of the Holy Spirit uh really quick, or not really quick, we have time, uh but the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

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<v SPEAKER_01>So to me, it sounds like it's a a pinpointable, if that's a word, moment in time.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Um you know, we look at the indwelling of the spirit, which you explained as being uh the moment that a person uh receives salvation uh upon you know becoming uh a child of God, they're immediately indwelled with the Holy Spirit, right?

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<v SPEAKER_01>Yep.

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<v SPEAKER_01>The distinction of the baptism of the Holy Spirit seems like uh it's when the Spirit comes upon you, and usually it manifests itself in gifts for the most part, right?

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<v SPEAKER_01>Or or am I mistaken in that?

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<v SPEAKER_01>Yeah, it's it's it's both in.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Okay.

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<v SPEAKER_04>It's it's both in.

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<v SPEAKER_04>It's not meant to be, you know, I'm literally preaching on this this Sunday.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Oh, okay.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Um, so I'll I'll try not to give too much info because I think I'll unpack it with a lot more detail.

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<v SPEAKER_04>But what I'll say is it's not meant to be like, okay, the Spirit of God is on you, um, the clock is ticking, it's gonna run off.

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<v SPEAKER_04>You have a manifestation, and then okay, hopefully the spirit will come upon you again.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Um it's it's not really meant to be that.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Now, there are moments where there's outpouring and there's there's there's filling.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Paul says, be continuously filled by the spirit, which which insinuates that it's not a one-time deal.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So again, this gets into a whole lot of deeper doctrinal things.

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<v SPEAKER_04>What I'll say is that yes, there are manifestation of what I will call supernatural gifts that are possible.

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<v SPEAKER_04>We see this in um um in Acts chapter 2, Day of Pentecost, Holy Spirit comes and and we have these powerful things.

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<v SPEAKER_04>But also when the Holy Spirit comes upon us, there is an activation of things that are already on the inside of us for the point of serving others.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So, yes, when we become followers of Christ, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, that's that's for me.

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<v SPEAKER_04>This is for me, and it helps me to go through the sanctification process and it helps me to begin to bear the fruit of the spirit.

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<v SPEAKER_04>But then there's also gifts that God has given me, whether it be, man, I just wired Nate to be a great communicator.

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<v SPEAKER_04>I just, that's a gift that I've that you've been given.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Okay, I have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and that's for my sanctification process.

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<v SPEAKER_04>But when you have the the Holy Spirit on you or the baptism of the Holy Spirit, that's God activating the gifts that He's given you as well.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So there's the gifts that He's given you, and then there's the supernatural gifts that comes with it.

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<v SPEAKER_04>And so I know it can muddy the waters a little bit, and so we're gonna have in this series not only um a teaching on what I just shared, but then we'll also have an equipment that I'll unpack this in even more detail to kind of help bring as much clarity to it as possible.

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<v SPEAKER_04>But it's not just the prophetic gifts and all, like it's that that's the supernatural comes on from the Holy Spirit, and and and sometimes people are graced with that for an instant, for an instance, or sometimes God just gives you the mantle of that, like, okay, I'm gracing you with the mantle of being a prophet.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So Elijah, like you're wearing the mantle, like the Holy Spirit came upon him, but he just carried the mantle of a prophet.

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<v SPEAKER_04>But then you have other people who may be just given the gift of prophecy, and that may happen in one instance.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Um, so it just all depends on how God wants to function and how he wants to flow, but it's not meant to be because of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, it has to have this supernatural expression.

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<v SPEAKER_04>I think it's I think it's far more nuanced than that.

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<v SPEAKER_04>I think that's way too transactional to say the Holy Spirit comes, you have this, but what about the gifts that he's empowering as well?

00:30:33.839 --> 00:30:44.319
<v SPEAKER_04>Like there's gotta be a way for us to um to to be able to pull that all together, and so that's how I view it is Holy Spirit comes on us for others, but there's also some gifts that God has given us.

00:30:44.400 --> 00:30:46.240
<v SPEAKER_04>It empowers us to do what he's calling us to do.

00:30:46.400 --> 00:30:52.000
<v SPEAKER_04>There's also the supernatural gifts that are are are just groundbreaking, and so they all work together.

00:30:53.039 --> 00:30:56.400
<v SPEAKER_01>So, what you're saying is I jumped ahead a little bit, I jumped the gun on that a little bit.

00:30:56.640 --> 00:30:57.279
<v SPEAKER_04>Hey man, but it's good.

00:30:57.440 --> 00:30:57.680
<v SPEAKER_04>Okay, good.

00:30:57.839 --> 00:30:58.079
<v SPEAKER_04>It's good.

00:30:58.160 --> 00:30:58.400
<v SPEAKER_04>It's good.

00:30:58.720 --> 00:30:59.279
<v SPEAKER_01>We're gonna get into it.

00:30:59.519 --> 00:31:00.640
<v SPEAKER_01>So let's rewind then.

00:31:00.799 --> 00:31:11.839
<v SPEAKER_01>Let's go back to we were you mentioned the the Corinthians church, the Corinthian church, um, and you you said in a very uh rich theological manner that they were a hot mess.

00:31:12.079 --> 00:31:12.640
<v SPEAKER_01>Yes.

00:31:12.960 --> 00:31:15.039
<v SPEAKER_01>So what what's going on?

00:31:15.200 --> 00:31:28.880
<v SPEAKER_01>What what's happening in Corinth and and and why why is why does Paul have to which by the by the way, I saw this really funny thing on the internet that said um this guy said if if Paul was here today, the tr the American church would be getting a letter.

00:31:29.200 --> 00:31:29.920
<v SPEAKER_01>I thought that was funny.

00:31:30.000 --> 00:31:31.359
<v SPEAKER_04>So I believe it's true.

00:31:31.599 --> 00:31:34.880
<v SPEAKER_04>Um absolutely he'll probably this might be like a three-volume letter.

00:31:34.960 --> 00:31:37.519
<v SPEAKER_04>You know how 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, like I think this might have been.

00:31:38.480 --> 00:31:41.599
<v SPEAKER_04>This has been like third America, fourth America, like stopping.

00:31:41.759 --> 00:31:54.000
<v SPEAKER_04>So um, so for the Corinthian church, man, there's a lot of things going on, and and and this just speaks to the the beauty and the complexity and the messiness of the gospel.

00:31:54.160 --> 00:32:01.599
<v SPEAKER_04>So, so when when Jesus is preached, and again, it's for all people, so this wasn't just for Jews, but it was also for Gentiles.

00:32:01.680 --> 00:32:16.400
<v SPEAKER_04>And so when you have like Gentiles being introduced to this, to this God, the the that Yahweh, the the this is the one, the way, the truth, the life, like they have the baggage of all these other paganistic beliefs that they had with them.

00:32:16.559 --> 00:32:26.559
<v SPEAKER_04>So, but they've they've come to a saving knowledge of Jesus, like they've they've got something inside of them has drawn them and recognizes that that Christ is for them and and and they surrender to that.

00:32:27.039 --> 00:32:33.759
<v SPEAKER_04>But now they're kind of of that camp that you and I were talking about earlier, like, well, man, I'm saved, so why does it even matter what I do?

00:32:33.920 --> 00:32:41.680
<v SPEAKER_04>So they're still bringing a lot of their traditions, a lot of their behaviors that were very contrary to um kingdom behavior.

00:32:41.839 --> 00:32:51.119
<v SPEAKER_04>So that the Corinthian church, man, quite candidly, they would still like so first and second Corinthians are Paul's most direct, corrective letters.

00:32:51.200 --> 00:32:51.359
<v SPEAKER_04>Okay.

00:32:51.599 --> 00:33:01.759
<v SPEAKER_04>So much so that he felt bad about it, that the rebukes were so strong from their perspective that they even questioned, man, who are you to tell me what to do?

00:33:01.920 --> 00:33:09.519
<v SPEAKER_04>So his letter in 2 Corinthians, you can see that he's trying to he's trying to qualify why he had the authority to write 1 Corinthians.

00:33:09.759 --> 00:33:11.039
<v SPEAKER_04>Because they were like, yo, that was harsh.

00:33:11.119 --> 00:33:14.000
<v SPEAKER_04>And so he even says, man, it breaks my heart that I had to write you this harsh letter.

00:33:14.160 --> 00:33:15.519
<v SPEAKER_04>But let me tell you why I did it.

00:33:15.599 --> 00:33:19.680
<v SPEAKER_04>Um and and so the context was is that man, like they were having communion.

00:33:19.759 --> 00:33:28.880
<v SPEAKER_04>So when you hear when you read in in um in 1 Corinthians, when they're talking about the the decorum of communion and the behavior that's there, that's because they were doing the opposite.

00:33:29.039 --> 00:33:32.960
<v SPEAKER_04>They they were they were getting drunk and having orgies for communion.

00:33:33.359 --> 00:33:39.119
<v SPEAKER_04>So Paul's like, I hey guys, listen, um, that's not what this is for.

00:33:39.359 --> 00:33:41.599
<v SPEAKER_04>Like, we we can't continue to function this way.

00:33:41.680 --> 00:33:45.440
<v SPEAKER_04>Paul's giving them directions on on what marriage is supposed to look like.

00:33:45.519 --> 00:33:48.720
<v SPEAKER_04>And hey man, like, sons, you you can't sleep with mothers.

00:33:48.799 --> 00:33:50.079
<v SPEAKER_04>You like you can't sleep with your mom.

00:33:50.160 --> 00:33:52.880
<v SPEAKER_04>Like, you I I hate that I have to address this, right?

00:33:53.119 --> 00:33:54.160
<v SPEAKER_04>But but you can't do that.

00:33:54.240 --> 00:34:03.839
<v SPEAKER_04>Like, it was so corrupt and just so carnal that he had to address these things because they had gotten, they were just being who they were, but they were just also acknowledging Jesus.

00:34:03.920 --> 00:34:05.440
<v SPEAKER_04>So that's what Paul was writing to.

00:34:05.599 --> 00:34:12.079
<v SPEAKER_04>He's trying to say, Yes, you're accepted, you're loved, and you're on this journey, but you still have work to do.

00:34:12.159 --> 00:34:15.280
<v SPEAKER_04>There's still a lifestyle that is expected of a person.

00:34:15.360 --> 00:34:20.079
<v SPEAKER_04>You're not condemned because of your mistakes, but we have to start living a life that reflects who Jesus was.

00:34:20.400 --> 00:34:31.599
<v SPEAKER_01>Do you think there is a degree to that, a degree of that, maybe not that um explicit, but in the mindset of the American church at all?

00:34:31.760 --> 00:34:38.800
<v SPEAKER_01>The just the idea of compartmentalization of Jesus, but I'm okay type thing?

00:34:39.280 --> 00:34:42.320
<v SPEAKER_04>Yeah, I feel like um I feel like it comes in waves.

00:34:42.559 --> 00:34:42.800
<v SPEAKER_04>Okay.

00:34:43.039 --> 00:34:45.840
<v SPEAKER_04>So you have different so this is where you have denominations.

00:34:45.920 --> 00:34:51.199
<v SPEAKER_04>And so you have some camps that um that like that lean heavily on holiness.

00:34:51.280 --> 00:34:55.360
<v SPEAKER_04>There's nothing wrong with that, but it it turns into something that could become legalistic.

00:34:55.599 --> 00:35:07.440
<v SPEAKER_04>Now, now the the thing that I often wrestled with is for a person who doesn't have any kingdom standards, living with kingdom standards can be perceived as legalistic to them.

00:35:07.840 --> 00:35:12.000
<v SPEAKER_04>So if you just are choosing to live with basic kingdom standards, like, man, don't be legalistic.

00:35:12.079 --> 00:35:16.079
<v SPEAKER_04>Like, I'm not, but at the same time, like there is something that God expects of us.

00:35:16.239 --> 00:35:26.559
<v SPEAKER_04>Um so I do think depending on what camp you're in, and depending on what denomination, if that's what you want to call it, or or what you're bringing, whatever your makeup is, that that plays a major part.

00:35:26.719 --> 00:35:30.880
<v SPEAKER_04>So I think that that's something that exists um in every country.

00:35:30.960 --> 00:35:33.039
<v SPEAKER_04>But if we're looking at the American church, absolutely.

00:35:33.119 --> 00:35:47.280
<v SPEAKER_04>So I do think that as we have gotten far more um open-minded and in all the things that can kind of go along with that, that somehow we believe that that grace sometimes negates God's standards.

00:35:47.679 --> 00:35:52.000
<v SPEAKER_04>But I believe that that that grace actually empowers us to live up to God's standards.

00:35:52.239 --> 00:36:01.039
<v SPEAKER_04>And I think if we could begin to look at it in a sense of like, man, I'm forgiven, so it doesn't matter, it's more so I'm forgiven, and God's giving me his spirit so that I can live a life that matters.

00:36:01.199 --> 00:36:04.960
<v SPEAKER_04>If we could just shift it a little bit, then I think we can actually become overcomers.

00:36:05.039 --> 00:36:12.320
<v SPEAKER_04>But it's only when we choose to use grace as a crutch to continue to sin instead of um empowerment so that we can live in victory.

00:36:12.960 --> 00:36:18.960
<v SPEAKER_01>The different camps that you kind of speak of, if you let's say that you were able to bring them all together, right?

00:36:19.039 --> 00:36:27.679
<v SPEAKER_01>And and Keith Pittman was on center stage to be able to talk to to talk to everybody and to provide encouragement for all the camps in the American church.

00:36:27.840 --> 00:36:30.880
<v SPEAKER_01>Do you have anything that that's kind of on your heart that you that you would say?

00:36:31.280 --> 00:36:34.559
<v SPEAKER_04>I mean, one, I don't know if I would be qualified to do it.

00:36:34.800 --> 00:36:37.039
<v SPEAKER_04>Um because man, I'm we're all just trying to figure it out.

00:36:37.119 --> 00:36:37.199
<v SPEAKER_04>Right.

00:36:37.440 --> 00:36:39.199
<v SPEAKER_04>Like, man, we're we're all just doing our best.

00:36:39.360 --> 00:36:55.599
<v SPEAKER_04>I think um I would I would really just what breaks my heart more than anything, and again, I'm not sitting in a seat of having it all figured out because we all have our our things, is the amount of division that that we have.

00:36:56.159 --> 00:37:04.239
<v SPEAKER_04>And and what I would say to the American church is stop being the American church.

00:37:04.480 --> 00:37:10.239
<v SPEAKER_04>What I mean by that is in anything that we put in front of God is an idol.

00:37:11.199 --> 00:37:17.119
<v SPEAKER_04>So there's times where I see that we kind of have like an Americanized version of the gospel.

00:37:17.519 --> 00:37:25.519
<v SPEAKER_04>But here's the problem if if I have a gospel that doesn't translate outside of America, then I have a gospel that's not kingdom.

00:37:26.239 --> 00:37:31.679
<v SPEAKER_04>The kingdom doesn't it doesn't need those things because it's it's it's universal, it goes everywhere.

00:37:31.840 --> 00:37:40.320
<v SPEAKER_04>So if I have like so this is why I have such an issue um with being obsessed with politics, because the same political structures we have here don't exist in other countries.

00:37:40.400 --> 00:37:41.760
<v SPEAKER_04>So what does that mean for them?

00:37:41.920 --> 00:37:44.800
<v SPEAKER_04>So that's why I'm saying don't get obsessed about things that we've created.

00:37:44.880 --> 00:37:57.920
<v SPEAKER_04>I'm not saying that we can't have political interests, but when we try to weave Jesus into them, we're trying to constrain him into a construct that didn't exist then and that we're trying to force him that doesn't translate to other countries um in another setting.

00:37:58.000 --> 00:38:01.440
<v SPEAKER_04>So for me, it's like, man, can we can we focus on being unified?

00:38:01.519 --> 00:38:07.039
<v SPEAKER_04>Because I've just seen so many um people that were so busy fighting with one another.

00:38:07.119 --> 00:38:13.679
<v SPEAKER_04>And yes, we we can agree that we all have a different view of America.

00:38:14.400 --> 00:38:19.679
<v SPEAKER_04>So somebody believes this about what they think America should be, somebody believes this about America.

00:38:19.840 --> 00:38:20.639
<v SPEAKER_04>Okay, that's fine.

00:38:20.719 --> 00:38:23.440
<v SPEAKER_04>Let's let's have debates and discussions about that.

00:38:23.679 --> 00:38:33.199
<v SPEAKER_04>What I have issue with is when we try to weaponize our faith and try to integrate it into those political beliefs, and then try to say that my perspective is empowered by Christ.

00:38:33.360 --> 00:38:35.119
<v SPEAKER_04>That's where I'm like, man, like we're missing it.

00:38:35.280 --> 00:38:42.000
<v SPEAKER_04>And and I believe that that's why when that meme came out about if Paul was watching, America would get a letter, you best believe that's what he would address.

00:38:42.639 --> 00:38:50.320
<v SPEAKER_01>So that's why it should probably be referred to as the church in America and not the American church is what is what you're talking about.

00:38:50.639 --> 00:38:51.039
<v SPEAKER_01>Absolutely.

00:38:51.280 --> 00:39:15.280
<v SPEAKER_01>Um kind of to to conclude our time here today, the question I want to ask you is do you think um that the church in America, not the American church, do you think the church in the in America is uh Holy Spirit deprived or we are um not fully accessing what all is available to us through God's Spirit?

00:39:15.760 --> 00:39:19.280
<v SPEAKER_04>You know, it's it's hard, it's hard for me to s to say that.

00:39:19.599 --> 00:39:25.760
<v SPEAKER_04>Um I think that I think in some environments, yes, and I think in other environments, no.

00:39:25.920 --> 00:39:31.119
<v SPEAKER_04>I I feel like it's not so much the the church in America, but I think it's American culture.

00:39:31.679 --> 00:39:36.559
<v SPEAKER_04>So I think, you know, and I shared this, I think I shared this in the message about American culture.

00:39:36.719 --> 00:39:47.039
<v SPEAKER_04>So again, this has nothing to do with um nothing to do with our our doctrine, so to speak, but it's more so just the culture of America that we've inherited, more so from the Greek side.

00:39:47.199 --> 00:39:53.039
<v SPEAKER_04>So Greek influence has pretty much influenced and shaped our culture, and then we just continue to add to it.

00:39:53.280 --> 00:39:58.079
<v SPEAKER_04>So so that Greek influence um is very intellectual, very philosophical.

00:39:58.320 --> 00:40:07.760
<v SPEAKER_04>And and so, yes, I believe that that has worked its way into America just by nature of who we are, and then not naturally, like I was saying, we then bring that into our faith.

00:40:07.920 --> 00:40:14.239
<v SPEAKER_04>So we can end up becoming very cynical and we can become very, very like, oh, that doesn't make any sense, or that looks ridiculous.

00:40:14.320 --> 00:40:25.679
<v SPEAKER_04>And and so we can kind of bring that baggage in, which then kind of prevents God from moving in a supernatural way if we just believe that a move of God in a supernatural way is ridiculous, or we think that it's expired or whatever.

00:40:26.000 --> 00:40:40.079
<v SPEAKER_04>So I do think that it's Americans in general, again, that's that's a super simplification because I know that we're all not the same, but I think that that's what kind of influences the way that people engage the Holy Spirit because of just the culture that we live in.

00:40:40.159 --> 00:40:53.760
<v SPEAKER_04>Because I'm telling you, when I when I we were talking earlier about mission trips, um, and and and when I have gone to Zimbabwe and I've gone to other environments, like I'm I'm having a better understanding that they don't have that baggage.

00:40:54.079 --> 00:40:55.440
<v SPEAKER_04>They believe in the supernatural.

00:40:55.519 --> 00:41:11.199
<v SPEAKER_04>And so because that belief of the supernatural is there, that the Spirit of God moving there, it's you you see stuff that you see in the book of Acts because culturally there's this expectation and anticipation, and there's like this this true, genuine belief that God will do what he says he's gonna do.

00:41:11.360 --> 00:41:13.199
<v SPEAKER_04>Again, it's not to say that he doesn't do it here.

00:41:13.519 --> 00:41:15.760
<v SPEAKER_04>I absolutely have been in rooms and seen it.

00:41:15.840 --> 00:41:23.280
<v SPEAKER_04>We shared some stories last week about, yeah, man, I I've been in churches and seen true, profound Holy Spirit movements.

00:41:23.360 --> 00:41:27.360
<v SPEAKER_04>I've seen people get healed, I've seen manifestations of the gifts, I've seen that stuff.

00:41:27.519 --> 00:41:30.719
<v SPEAKER_04>So this is not like a there are churches that see this every single week.

00:41:30.880 --> 00:41:33.360
<v SPEAKER_04>So this is not meant to be like a it doesn't happen.

00:41:33.519 --> 00:41:34.079
<v SPEAKER_04>It does.

00:41:34.400 --> 00:41:44.639
<v SPEAKER_04>I just think that collectively, um, we all bring our baggage to our respective churches that that then require us to check that baggage at the door or get healed up from it.

00:41:44.719 --> 00:41:53.199
<v SPEAKER_04>So for me, when you talk about what does it mean to be free in Christ, it's just man, what what do I need to do to be a blank canvas for Jesus?

00:41:53.920 --> 00:41:56.079
<v SPEAKER_04>And and that takes that's a lifelong journey.

00:41:56.559 --> 00:42:04.719
<v SPEAKER_04>But my goal is every day to erase something that the world has placed on me so that Jesus can rewrite what he wants to do there.

00:42:04.800 --> 00:42:07.920
<v SPEAKER_04>And that's the sanctification, that's the journey that we're constantly working on.

00:42:08.079 --> 00:42:12.960
<v SPEAKER_04>But that's for me what I want for myself personally, that's what I want for my family, that's what I want for our church.

00:42:13.039 --> 00:42:20.559
<v SPEAKER_04>Like, let's just let's just check our baggage at the door, let's become a blank canvas and let's see what God wants to write instead of us telling God what we want him to write.

00:42:21.119 --> 00:42:22.800
<v SPEAKER_01>I'm crucified with Christ, right?

00:42:22.880 --> 00:42:24.079
<v SPEAKER_01>Therefore I no longer live.

00:42:24.159 --> 00:42:25.519
<v SPEAKER_01>It's Christ who lives in me.

00:42:25.679 --> 00:42:43.440
<v SPEAKER_01>I I wonder, too, if the if God is moving and and acting just as much here uh as he is elsewhere, but for whatever reason uh we decide to um label it as something else.

00:42:43.519 --> 00:42:44.480
<v SPEAKER_01>Or you know what I mean?

00:42:44.639 --> 00:42:50.480
<v SPEAKER_01>Like per perhaps he is doing incredible works and and and powerful moves.

00:42:50.639 --> 00:42:55.599
<v SPEAKER_01>Um but we but we have to rationalize it in some way as well, too.

00:42:55.840 --> 00:43:06.559
<v SPEAKER_04>Yeah, because I think we do have uh we have a we have a undeniable privilege um here and and that could that could be defined in in a multiplicity of ways.

00:43:06.639 --> 00:43:11.920
<v SPEAKER_04>But let's say even from a even from a um if someone's dealing with sickness or something like that.

00:43:12.079 --> 00:43:18.320
<v SPEAKER_04>Like we we have though not perfect, and so we won't get into that discussion, but you have access to to doctors and things like that.

00:43:18.480 --> 00:43:22.400
<v SPEAKER_04>And again, I'm speaking in uh in our context, is what I'm speaking to.

00:43:22.480 --> 00:43:25.599
<v SPEAKER_04>So I'm not strictly speaking of generalizing, so you know what I'm saying.

00:43:25.760 --> 00:43:36.480
<v SPEAKER_04>Um so you know, you go to the doctor and you you get medicine, you have all these things that take place, so it's so easy for us to put, oh the the the doctor and the medicine and all that that brought me to a place of healing.

00:43:36.639 --> 00:43:51.920
<v SPEAKER_04>Um but at the end of the day, like I always say, like, Jesus is the great physician, and whether he chooses to to heal with someone laying on hands, whether he chooses to heal while I'm asleep or just instantly, or if he uses the tool of medicine or whatever that case may be, he still gets the glory.

00:43:52.000 --> 00:43:54.000
<v SPEAKER_04>I appreciate all the things that go into it.

00:43:54.079 --> 00:43:59.519
<v SPEAKER_04>So, yes, I do agree that um there are ways, again, in our Western mindset that we have to find a way to.

00:44:00.239 --> 00:44:01.119
<v SPEAKER_04>Contextualize it.

00:44:01.199 --> 00:44:04.639
<v SPEAKER_04>Now, with that being said, I'm thankful for medicine.

00:44:04.719 --> 00:44:07.920
<v SPEAKER_04>I'm thankful for the resources and things that God makes available to us.

00:44:08.639 --> 00:44:11.199
<v SPEAKER_04>But again, it's what God makes available to us.

00:44:11.280 --> 00:44:15.360
<v SPEAKER_04>And so I think we just happen to be in a country that those things are available.

00:44:15.440 --> 00:44:18.559
<v SPEAKER_04>Again, if you're in that certain context, but God's still using them.

00:44:18.719 --> 00:44:20.800
<v SPEAKER_04>And so for me, that's kind of how I look at it.

00:44:20.960 --> 00:44:23.199
<v SPEAKER_04>But I don't think that God's not moving at all.

00:44:23.360 --> 00:44:25.679
<v SPEAKER_04>Like I truly believe He's moving here in America.

00:44:25.760 --> 00:44:29.760
<v SPEAKER_04>I believe that we're seeing um we're seeing evidence of revival.

00:44:29.840 --> 00:44:32.960
<v SPEAKER_04>And again, that takes on its own definition depending on who's saying it.

00:44:33.039 --> 00:44:34.320
<v SPEAKER_04>But I think we see moves of God.

00:44:34.400 --> 00:44:35.840
<v SPEAKER_04>We're seeing people come to repentance.

00:44:36.159 --> 00:44:42.480
<v SPEAKER_04>But I think sometimes the the mere fact that people are coming to faith, we've lost sight of the fact that that's a miracle in and of itself.

00:44:42.719 --> 00:44:43.679
<v SPEAKER_01>Yeah, absolutely.

00:44:44.000 --> 00:44:49.840
<v SPEAKER_01>And when you look at the miracles that Jesus performed, not a lot were done in the same manner, right?

00:44:50.000 --> 00:44:52.159
<v SPEAKER_01>Like he healed blind eyes different ways.

00:44:52.400 --> 00:44:52.719
<v SPEAKER_01>Different ways.

00:44:53.039 --> 00:44:57.519
<v SPEAKER_01>He healed, you know, lame, the lame were able to walk in different ways.

00:44:57.679 --> 00:45:02.960
<v SPEAKER_01>So I think, you know, sometimes we get in our own heads about, or at least I do, I won't speak for all of you listening.

00:45:03.039 --> 00:45:08.960
<v SPEAKER_01>But uh Pastor Keith, thanks so much um for for coming on again uh for After the Message.

00:45:09.039 --> 00:45:10.960
<v SPEAKER_01>And uh it's been a great series so far.

00:45:11.119 --> 00:45:13.360
<v SPEAKER_01>We've still got about what three more weeks left.

00:45:13.679 --> 00:45:14.239
<v SPEAKER_01>Three more weeks, man.

00:45:14.400 --> 00:45:14.800
<v SPEAKER_01>Three more weeks.

00:45:15.039 --> 00:45:20.480
<v SPEAKER_04>And we have we have um the day of Pentecost, which which is uh which is symbolic.

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<v SPEAKER_04>I won't get into preaching it before we get there, but it's just a very powerful moment that I think we get a chance to like learn from and lean into and just seeing what God wants to do.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Again, I don't want to manufacture um the presence of God.

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<v SPEAKER_04>I think that He's He's present, He's with us.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Um, but I am I am believing that this series is building up to um an encounter with God that I think can like turn on the lights for some people that helps them to get clarity and be open to receiving it.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Like, I'll stop, man, because I know we I know you gave up your wrap-up speech.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Um but but this series for me is different from the previous years because I feel like the responsibility that God has given us, me, for this series is to teach the people to be prepared for what I'm about to do.

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<v SPEAKER_04>Um and so I think that each week has been a teaching so that we can become a blank canvas so that when God is ready to pour out, we can receive it.

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<v SPEAKER_04>But sometimes if we're too convoluted, there's too much of a traffic jam, it can prevent it.

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<v SPEAKER_04>So if someone is really engaged in our series, I'm believing that each week as we're unpacking different things, it's it's opening their minds and our hearts to something that God wants to do in the future.

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<v SPEAKER_01>I'm ready.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Let's go.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Let's do it.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Make sure you guys are ready too, and that you're uh following along with our series, following along with After the Message.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Uh and uh we will talk again next week.

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<v SPEAKER_01>Looking forward to it, man.

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<v SPEAKER_01>All right, brother.

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<v SPEAKER_01>All right.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Thank you for joining us for After the Message.

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<v SPEAKER_00>To learn more about Celebration Church here in Orlando, you can follow us on social media under the handle at Celebration ORL or visit our website at celebrationorl.org.
