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What time are you trying to gain to the scriptures now, please and to the Gospel of John and chapter 16. I read reversed 25 + 25.
I've said these things to you and figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speech Rim figures of speech. I will tell you plainly about the father. And that day you will ask in my name. I do not say to you that I would ask the father on your behalf. For the father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. I came from the father and to come into the world and now I'm leaving the world and going to the father. His disciples said now you are speaking plainly. I'm not using figurative. Speech. Now we know did you know old things do not need anyone to question you this is why we believe the truth came from God. Jesus answered them Do you now believe the holiday hours, and indeed it has come when you will be scattered each his own her. I'ma leave me alone. Yeah, it's on not alone for the father is with me. I have said these things to you that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart I have overcome the world.
May God be pleased to bless his work to we look this morning. So you John 17 verses 15 and 16. I do not ask that you take them out to the world. Let you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world. Just as I am not of the world. I do not ask that you take them out to the world, but you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world just as I am not of the weather.
Jesus is praying for protection for all of his disciples.
Free particular things would be thinking off in the world's cat from the evil one. Not of this world.
Las week dream reminded Jesus was telling his disciples that they are going to be hated by the world.
So very pleasant. It's not something that we necessarily want to hear. None of us like to be disliked and certainly not to be hated by others.
But it is a fact of Christian Life. every believer will know the opposition of the world. in the number of way
what we saw that comes in those different ways. We saw our Steven that Fest nacho. We saw up have your car just try to stop featuring John and others. We still have pool is clogged and beaten in prison. history shows how Christians have suffered deeply Because that face in the Lord, we saw practice more significantly. that's we can be hated. I doubt it is very close to us. our families and friends impress the most hurtful those in the church surprise. The siphon is determined. To disrupt the work of Christ Church and the cause as many problems as he can. for those who Trust in the Lord Jesus Christ That is his declared. I
What was the question? No doubt? Would come to mind if that is the case. How do you sound absolutely the guice? We need to question ourselves if we not receiving opposition. That is the case. Why?
Are we still in this world? I'm sure if you are, I was planning this great work of Salvation has come to that face at someone Hood turn to trust in that why I salvation the place of danger that place of hardship that place of conflict that place of ready real type. What will you do that? If we know that family stack children. Alshon Jeffery because of where they are what we do and is it is everything?
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Just need to do this. In fact, we see that. He tossed the red first. Jesus says in verse 15 I do not ask. that you take them out of the world I do not ask. But you take them out of the world.
he decrease and he requests in the way in which this is smoking is asking here.
There's no jobs because I do not want them taken out.
They ought to remain in. The world make the suffering of pain and grief sorrow and hardship the doctor is going to bring his father to remain. and not situation Oh, yeah, we read in John 17:11. We seen this and I have no longer in the world, but they are in the world and I'm coming to you father keep them in your name.
He's not hiding this. He's not disguising. He's not making out in this is I suggested last week. I think it's being one of the greatest problems that she cries but kicked me in the Western World over recent years and I'm just about 75 it goes back probably be a bit more than these are reasons for acting up their right to but he look back at all the evangelism just taken place the basic message that is being preached by those so-called evangelist is come to Jesus. He will deal with your problems. Come to Jesus. He will put it right smile. Jesus loves you. Everything will be fine. No problems are none.
If you really want to be a Christian, you better face up to the fact that you're going to know the hardest problems you've ever known in this life. I just not going to get any easier.
It's going to continue to be difficult by 27 and you also will bear witness pictures of her being me from with me from the beginning. I have a job to do he's going to come on everybody Levi has a job to do to share Jesus Christ. That's one reason. In John 16 fs7. He says this never the less. I tell you the truth. It just your advantage that I go away. Go away the help us the Holy Spirit come to you. But if I go I will send them to you when he comes he will convict of righteousness and judgment.
Bryant he prays that believe us Dino up pretty sending someone. He said he sending the Holy Spirit can just take that welcomes continue to channel but it will needs to be shown the world needs to know.
What that problem is why Jesus says in Matthew 5 you are the salt of the earth. But if the soldiers lost its Taste of Charlotte that is so Dennis the restored it's just know he's put us here to do things to show you are the light of the world by 16 in the same way. Let your light shine and give glory in heaven. That's why that's why Jesus says the father I do not ask that may be taken out of this slow. The time will come when they will be taken out of this world. We just see more of that lights are in this prep, but at least point when someone becomes a believer that translates it into heaven.
They are here to be lights are here to be influenced to lid. And the big question always outside many times with all the big question as to why there is so much violence in our country why there is so much rejection of God's word why there is so much evil why there is so much selfish. Why is this because we have not being the salt and the light is as simple as that.
We are not working as we all in the world, but his place is here. In order to do such a nice place each and every one of us in a particular place where press doesn't know of a believer that we might be the salt and the light in that particular situation. and that's what we have to do we have to What's wrong with that doesn't deal too much of the problem. That is still going to be safe to do but Jesus continued in his prayer cuz that's he says that he says they should be kept from the evil one. I do not pray that you all I do not offer all that. You take them out to the wealth, but that should keep them from the evil one. There are some different translations. If you have different five of us since you might come across this where it says not even wounded evil for the translation should be that they are cat from the evil on check from site that price because I know I'm not being kept from you. Now. Site the site is never going to do anything. He's not praying that he sucks that site don't ever come across the sea whenever seat to challenge Us in Saint Denis do that exactly where the role when the Lord Ministry. What is Saison du Temps And you continue to do so now there's Temptations. We have the beginning of the gospels and all the ugly temptations that Jesus knew he knew constant Temptation any news constant attack Pro site.
You read those words in John 16 Verse 33. I have said these things to you that you may have peace in the world. You will have tribulation, but I have overcome the world. That is the situation Paul expresses it in a slightly different way. He knows that she writes to the Philippians. He knows that he's got to stay in the world. But he knows he wants to be with Christ Which is far better, but he says we desire is to depart and be with Christ for that you spell to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. What is it in Practical terms to know that prayer being answered and don't be under any misapprehension that prayer is definitely been answered a continue to be answered as he continues to pray that crap if we know full well that Satan is so active. There are few things. We see in the scripture that can help us understand understand activity strength. The God gives to us. The first is in the area of Temptation. We all know Temptation Temptation in and of itself is not seen is what leads to say. And if we succumb to the Temptation I noticed that is the arch attack.
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Who is Nobita but he says 1 Corinthians 10 verse that says no temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability. But where the Temptation it will also provide white with Skype that you might be able to enjoy enjoy.
I just exactly what Jason experience because when he was tempted to The Temptations record for us that it's every Temptation God always provides a way out. I mean we need to that Temptation in that why resist the devil Jane says Jane's 407 submit yourselves therefore to God resist the devil and he will flee from you. either which is what we need to do that and what we need to do a bicycle shipping going to resist the devil is submit will be obedient to
If we are truly a buying him if we are truly walking in his wife, if you're truly honor his word and His glory weed and have the strength to resist. The devil is never in our own strength. This is Jesus getting showed in those Temptations such a glorious thing that he use the scripture to resist the devil. Other times when we do that, but we say the Bible says this. Not the suggestion. You might be done argue with site. We just say no. I'm resist. What is seeking to do? And something to gain aligned with that is that when sage and cease to do his work and I'll eyes when he sees into sin we need to exercise proper discernment.
We know chit law Suite. One of the ways in which the hatred of the world is not an issue. Teachers and post teaching coming in to the church. Wapo speaks about this when he writes his second letter to the Corinthians chapter 11 vs 12 to 15 Archer Street Fest. That's see you speaking of those that are not teaching the truth. He says passage men off. Apostles deceitful Workman disguising themselves as Apostles of Christ this supposed to change you said that you were in the New Testament Church and it sounds as Apostles of Christ is it whether it was a real truth and that you will use them. The pool guys don't decide on no wonder for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of Light. Satan herself Insane is incredibly powerful.
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he was coming down from a place in charge of church and Chong. and he was saying
we got it all wrong. We baptized he says in the name of the Father the Son and the spirit. but if you read the book of Acts There's a Bible readings from the end of this week. You'll be reading the book of Acts. You see that baptized just in the name of Jesus?
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She's very recent argument. I went back home. In bed, I just couldn't sleep. I couldn't rest. Nas Prine about this How's your new descriptions? The Lord in his graciousness revealed to me that this man was saying his total air. We baptized the Lord commands in the name of the father. and of the son and of the spirit because the Father the Son and the spirit are all equally involved in the conversion of a center on Natchez demonstrated in practice is a great sleep. What does Matt and the devil using it I even stopped angel of Light? Anna start error has led to all the other errors in the charismatic movement gone in so many ways and we must have nothing to do with it. site disguised as an angel of Light So that's how we get from. Do you want to go to gifts that determine if we seek it? I'm we see the truth which is not a thing full size to the Ephesians or or 25 that will have him put away. If you speak the truth to his neighbor full Leon members one of another be angry and do not sin. Don't let the sun go down on your anger and give no opportunity to the death.
Rest on the truth and see more truth in this Pratt. Lewis Hall tonight truth, we reclaim that truth. We see the validity and the importance of that true. Arash we see the truth. So we can stand against site. So the prayer from the evil. Another house for the charity went straight and wanted to who's Ministry of school to the ministry Patrick Rose had a favorite saying it off and he would mention that he talked about Sanctified common sense. What do you meant was that we should Jews at common sense in a spiritual? Like I may need to see if you know send that you props are more prone to than others. You use your sanctify common sense and you make sure you never put yourself in a position West Side Cincinnati, such a strong temptation, but you do Sid. You should be white. He delivers us from the evil one by giving us that wish to. Is he alone? candy I'm at Prairie grain is being answered. Not a one issue that we need to repair the back and we sang that Amy stand up stand up for Jesus and we are in the bathroom. We are in a Warfare with fighting against all the house of seitan or spiritual wickedness in Heavenly places all the spiritual Dimension. They sell manifest and I will today I'm pulling speaks about this doesn't sleep in Ephesians chapter 6 verse 11 on the whole armor of God. Do you know about a stand against the schemes of the devil reach the weapon to the sword the scriptures the weapon of prayer that's the way to do it with site and he said many many years ago to see the weakest Saint upon his knees. How to buy this Bryant why is it people because of Sprite?
We need to stand against that we see things happening and we know that what we need to ensure if we have a prayer meeting. We have a prayer meeting. We don't have another service with a 40-minute message. We have time to pray preaching at a half hour or so. If we end up Ryan we need to practice. That's why I have Sunday morning prayer will we have Sunday morning? Not specifically.
we use that will fit we use that that we use that has he has given and the other thing we just closed his very very briefly you seen some of this last week that we are not of this world verse 16 of the world just as I am now we here We are in the world, but not of the world are Fredo that they stand out as being different by.
By the way that I live out that Christian principle. The people see princess that Sunday is very important for that worship and things don't take a price of that. They see that involve themselves in various activities to make clear that I was a Christian situation to the point where people would settle out.
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because I have is in heaven. That's where we are with citizens. I saw the world is Italian and the guy in this comes up as the prayer goes on. We are here to fulfill. If your mom that God has given to us to make him now. What is so important? And the Samus David something's outside. Well in some 141 Vestry. He says the Lord sets of God or Lord over my mouth. Keep watch over the door of my lip. Sync Vine that any evil who did Nick Nolte and let me know if eat of that that I can see.
Jesus shorts John 10 verse 29 my father Who is given them to me? Is greater than or equal to snatch them out of my father's High.
Think about that true. Jesus prays that we not be taken out of this world. Keep them from the evil one. Satan will try all they possibly can you use every Ploy use every Papa to take us away from God. What is the promise that is ours that we can rely on we can trust it. Well, it's bad. CSUN or powers of hell? No. It's unable to snatch us out of the father's it's not us holding his it's him holding. I Satan has no, right. We need to believe and accept that truth and act in the light of it.
Can we sing together now to him Soldiers of Christ arise and put your armor on strong in the strength, which God supplies for his eternal song strong in The Lord of hosts and in his mighty power in the strength of Jesus.