WEBVTT - AR Bernard - Oct 21 - 3:30 am

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<v Speaker 1>Really?

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<v Speaker 2>The real A.R. Bernard is on Instagram?

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<v Speaker 1>Did you say the real A.R.

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<v Speaker 3>Bernard is on Instagram?

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<v Speaker 1>You mean every other Thursday at 3 p.m.

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<v Speaker 3>Eastern time, we can catch the real A.R. Bernard live

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<v Speaker 3>on Instagram? Yes. Join A.R.

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<v Speaker 2>Bernard on Instagram Live every other Thursday at 3 p.m. Eastern.

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<v Speaker 4>A.R.

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<v Speaker 5>Bernard.

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<v Speaker 2>The kingdom of God, the kingdom of heaven, used synonymously

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<v Speaker 2>in scripture, is simply God's government, God's order, God's design,

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<v Speaker 2>God's way of doing and being. So we celebrate the

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<v Speaker 2>kingdom of God.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome to A.R.

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<v Speaker 4>Bernard Ministries. You are about to hear from A.R. Bernard,

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<v Speaker 4>one of today's most influential voices in ministry, a best-selling

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<v Speaker 4>author and charismatic teacher of spirit-led truth. Today's thought-provoking message

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<v Speaker 4>and captivating word will empower you spiritually, inform you intellectually,

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<v Speaker 4>and motivate you with renewed strength to stand boldly in

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<v Speaker 4>your purpose and live out your faith in today's ever-changing culture.

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<v Speaker 4>Tune in and join us now for A.R.

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<v Speaker 3>Bernard.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to look at the tension between between separation

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<v Speaker 2>and assimilation. Separation and assimilation. And this is not a

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<v Speaker 2>new tension for Christians. We have lived in this tension

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<v Speaker 2>from the very beginning of Christianity, and it even goes

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<v Speaker 2>back to our Jewish roots, in that Israel, as long

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<v Speaker 2>as it was an independent nation, did not have to

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<v Speaker 2>deal with issues of assimilation. So they were able to

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<v Speaker 2>maintain their identity as Jews, a people. But, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>for reasons of internal strife and struggle, they became divided

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<v Speaker 2>into the northern kingdom. But they entered a struggle and

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<v Speaker 2>got divided and ended up into captivity, the northern kingdom

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<v Speaker 2>and the kingdom of Judah. And they ended up in

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<v Speaker 2>captivity in Babylon. And when they ended up in captivity

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<v Speaker 2>in Babylon, if you read Jeremiah chapter 29, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>familiar with Jeremiah 29, God says to his people through

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<v Speaker 2>the prophet Jeremiah, thank you, Settle down, build houses, marry

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<v Speaker 2>your children, plant gardens. And then he says, pray for

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<v Speaker 2>the peace and prosperity of the city, because if it prospers,

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<v Speaker 2>you will prosper. And that's quite close to the New

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<v Speaker 2>Testament admonition to pray for kings. for potentates, for those

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<v Speaker 2>in power, all right? Because our peace is dependent upon

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<v Speaker 2>these people in positions of power. And that is so

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<v Speaker 2>true today around the world as we as Christians live

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<v Speaker 2>out our Christianity. Christianity is the most... 75% of religious

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<v Speaker 2>persecution around the world is perpetrated against Christians. So we're

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<v Speaker 2>the most persecuted religion in the world today. And we'll

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<v Speaker 2>get a chance to talk about how Jesus really spoke

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<v Speaker 2>to these things in his parables in the Gospel of Matthew.

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<v Speaker 2>But it was in captivity that the Jews had to

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<v Speaker 2>figure out how to maintain their Jewish identity and at

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<v Speaker 2>the same time assimilate into Babylonian society. And of course,

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<v Speaker 2>from Babylon, it went to the Medes, the Persians, the Macedonians,

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<v Speaker 2>who were the Greeks, and then the Romans. They had

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<v Speaker 2>to understand how do we maintain our Jewish identity, our

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<v Speaker 2>relationship with Yahweh, our traditions, our spiritual practices, and at

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<v Speaker 2>the same time assimilate into the culture. And it's no

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<v Speaker 2>different for us because we as Christians are different. Are

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<v Speaker 2>you all scaring me now? I got four amens. Are

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<v Speaker 2>we different? If any man be in Christ, any man

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<v Speaker 2>or woman be in Christ, they are a what? New creature.

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<v Speaker 2>Old things have passed away. All things have become new.

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<v Speaker 2>As we believe in Jesus, we pass from death into life,

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<v Speaker 2>from darkness into light. And therefore, we must not be

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<v Speaker 2>conformed to this world because the same world that demands

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<v Speaker 2>uniqueness also wants conformity. But the Bible says, be not

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<v Speaker 2>conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing

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<v Speaker 2>of your mind, right? And the renewing of our mind

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<v Speaker 2>is not just memorizing Scripture. The renewing of our mind

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<v Speaker 2>means changing our whole orientation of life. What you thought,

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<v Speaker 2>believed about life before, now undergoes a radical change. What

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<v Speaker 2>you believe about God, what you believe about what it

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<v Speaker 2>means to be human, what you believe about what it

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<v Speaker 2>means to live in this world, all of those things change.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's not just memorizing scripture, it is a radical

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<v Speaker 2>change in your worldview, which changes your relationship with God,

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<v Speaker 2>your relationship with yourself, your relationship with people, your relationship

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<v Speaker 2>with places and things. All of that comes into play.

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<v Speaker 2>Your lens gets adjusted, and you see things differently. So

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<v Speaker 2>the renewing of your mind is a process that hits

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<v Speaker 2>us on a deep and profound psychological level, emotional level.

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<v Speaker 2>Our will is exposed to new thinking and ways of choosing.

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<v Speaker 2>All of that changes. So we are called to live

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<v Speaker 2>the Christian difference. We are called to live the Christian difference.

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<v Speaker 2>How we deal with life, how we deal with issues

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<v Speaker 2>should be different from the way the world deals with life.

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<v Speaker 2>What we believe about the dignity, life and worth of

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<v Speaker 2>the human person should be different. When a world says

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<v Speaker 2>that we are not worth anything, so we marginalize, discriminate

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<v Speaker 2>against some people, disenfranchise some people based on their ethnicity,

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<v Speaker 2>or their race, or the color of their skin, or

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<v Speaker 2>their class, their economic status, their educational status. In the world,

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<v Speaker 2>there are all of these distinctions that create divisions, right?

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<v Speaker 2>So in Christ, we think differently. We approach life differently.

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<v Speaker 2>We are called to live the Christian difference. But it

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<v Speaker 2>creates a tension, especially when you have scriptures that says,

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<v Speaker 2>come out from among them. Be ye separate, saith the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>Touch not the unclean thing. What fellowship has light with darkness?

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<v Speaker 2>Christ with Belial. And then you have the other side

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<v Speaker 2>of that that says that go out into all the

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<v Speaker 2>world and preach the gospel to every creature. Be your

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<v Speaker 2>brother's keeper. Submit yourself to governmental systems and structures because

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<v Speaker 2>they are ordained of God. And then it goes on

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<v Speaker 2>and on. And you read these two things and you

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<v Speaker 2>get caught in the tension between them if you lack understanding.

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<v Speaker 2>We are called to live the Christian difference in our

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<v Speaker 2>marriage and what we understand marriage to be. Amen. It's

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<v Speaker 2>more than just a civil union. It's a spiritual bond.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a sacrament. What we understand about men, women, children,

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<v Speaker 2>all of that is different. Jesus said we are in

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<v Speaker 2>the world but not of the world. So we are

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<v Speaker 2>not produced. We don't originate. Who we are now does

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<v Speaker 2>not originate from the world. Jesus said if my kingdom

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<v Speaker 2>was of this world, my servants would have fought. Why?

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<v Speaker 2>Because this world is about force and violence and aggression.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, my kingdom is not of this world. It

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't originate from this world's values and philosophies and way

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<v Speaker 2>of thinking. The kingdom of God, the kingdom of heaven,

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<v Speaker 2>used synonymously in scripture, is simply God's government, God's order,

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<v Speaker 2>God's design, God's way of doing and being. So we

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<v Speaker 2>celebrate the kingdom of God. And that kingdom is the

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<v Speaker 2>primary lens through which we see and understand life. That's

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<v Speaker 2>why Jesus said, seek first the kingdom of God and

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<v Speaker 2>his righteousness, his righteous way of doing and being. And

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<v Speaker 2>all of the things that other people seek apart from

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<v Speaker 2>that context will be what? Added to you. In other words,

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<v Speaker 2>when you have a kingdom mindset and a kingdom mentality,

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<v Speaker 2>you attract the things that others have to pursue. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to try that one more time. You attract the

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<v Speaker 2>things others have to pursue because God's favor is working

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<v Speaker 2>with you. And God's favor will bring to you people, opportunities,

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<v Speaker 2>open doors, et cetera, that take you into spaces that

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<v Speaker 2>when you get there, people are wondering, how did you

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<v Speaker 2>get into that space? Come on. Amen? This is a

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<v Speaker 2>good place to say, that's good preaching. It wasn't enough

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<v Speaker 2>for you, but I'll let you slide on this one anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>So the kingdom of God is a way of being,

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<v Speaker 2>a way of doing that is from heaven. As I

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<v Speaker 2>shared with you several weeks ago, you know, in the

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<v Speaker 2>early days, I thought the kingdom of heaven was a destination.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought it was some place that I live good

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<v Speaker 2>here in order to get to.

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<v Speaker 5>Amen?

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<v Speaker 2>But that's not true. It was never presented by Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>as a destination. True, when we die as believers, we

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<v Speaker 2>are absent from the body but present with the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>So there is that place that we go to with

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<v Speaker 2>God until he reestablishes his kingdom fully here on earth.

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<v Speaker 2>But kingdom of God, the kingdom of heaven, is a

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<v Speaker 2>way of life. It's an existence, a state of mind.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a way of thinking. It's a way of doing.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a way of being, which demonstrates the influence of

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<v Speaker 2>God on a person's life. Got it? So we are

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<v Speaker 2>called to live the Christian difference. We are called to

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<v Speaker 2>live the Christian difference. So we're in the world but

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<v Speaker 2>not of the world. But it creates a tension because

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<v Speaker 2>while we're living our unique life, Christian identity, we are

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<v Speaker 2>still living in this world. We have to assimilate into

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<v Speaker 2>the culture and into society because culture holds us like

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<v Speaker 2>the ocean holds fish. They're totally enveloped by the ocean, right? However,

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<v Speaker 2>fish don't have to be salty just because they're enveloped

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<v Speaker 2>by salt water. Are you all with me here? So

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<v Speaker 2>we're in the world, we're in the culture, we're surrounded

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<v Speaker 2>by it, we assimilate into it. You live, work, and

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<v Speaker 2>play next to people who have other values, sometimes conflicting values.

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<v Speaker 2>Could be your neighbor, could be a coworker, amen? All right,

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<v Speaker 2>you get on, you know, when I get on a

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<v Speaker 2>plane and I travel, I pray for the pilot. I

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<v Speaker 2>figured if anyone needs my prayers... who needs my prayers

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<v Speaker 2>on my behalf. It's that pilot. I don't care what

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<v Speaker 2>he believes because I know that God's influence is not

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<v Speaker 2>restricted to those who believe. That's why God can touch

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<v Speaker 2>someone's heart who doesn't believe in him to open a

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<v Speaker 2>door for me who does believe in him. So we're

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<v Speaker 2>dealing with a big God, a powerful God. How many

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<v Speaker 2>of you know we're dealing with a big God here? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>this is very, very important. You know what, let me

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<v Speaker 2>insert this because I was thinking about this yesterday and

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<v Speaker 2>I mentioned it at the, I had the privilege and

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<v Speaker 2>honor of being invited to speak at the women's meeting yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>And amazing presence there, scary for men. Have all those

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<v Speaker 2>high-powered women there in that room. And I was sharing

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<v Speaker 2>of the generosity of God. Let me give you a

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<v Speaker 2>scripture because especially as you're laying out vision, goals, dreaming,

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<v Speaker 2>all of that. That is the work of the Holy

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<v Speaker 2>Spirit in your life as a believer. Amen? Here's a

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<v Speaker 2>passage for you. Fear not, little flock. Anybody familiar with

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<v Speaker 2>the text? For it is your heavenly Father's good pleasure

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<v Speaker 2>to give you the kingdom. You ever hear that? How

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<v Speaker 2>about this one? Now unto him who is able to

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<v Speaker 2>do exceeding abundantly above all that we can ask, think,

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<v Speaker 2>or imagine. How many are familiar with that text? Got it?

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<v Speaker 2>How about this one? I am come that you might

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<v Speaker 2>have life and that you might have it more abundantly.

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<v Speaker 2>For God so loved the world.

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<v Speaker 5>That he gave his only child that whoever believes in

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<v Speaker 5>him should not perish but have everlasting life.

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<v Speaker 2>Cattle on a thousand hills. Bit of hyperbole but true.

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<v Speaker 2>Cattle on a thousand hills belong to God. The earth

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<v Speaker 2>is the Lord's. The fullness thereof. The world. Those who

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<v Speaker 2>live in it. There's nothing that escapes Him and His authority.

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<v Speaker 2>And God is benevolent. God is love. And one of

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<v Speaker 2>the marks of love is benevolence. The desire to benefit

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<v Speaker 2>the one loved. The desire to do good for someone else. Amen?

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<v Speaker 2>So God... Is a generous God. I got six believers

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<v Speaker 2>in here. God is a generous God. You've heard Laurie

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<v Speaker 2>in the video say every Sunday. Now you can't out

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<v Speaker 2>give God. You can't beat God giving. God is a

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<v Speaker 2>generous God. How many have ever been blessed by God?

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<v Speaker 2>So here is my advice. Don't insult God with what

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<v Speaker 2>you ask him. Make sure that your plans, your goals,

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<v Speaker 2>your visions, and your dreams are consistent with his generosity.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't think small. Don't dream small. You don't get invited

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<v Speaker 2>by a multi-billionaire to dinner and then tell you to

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<v Speaker 2>choose whatever restaurant you want. And you want McDonald's. And

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<v Speaker 2>I understand that people only think to the level of

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<v Speaker 2>what they're exposed to. And if all you've been exposed

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<v Speaker 2>to is McDonald's, that's where you think. You need to

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<v Speaker 2>tuck that McDonald's money away fast, save it, and then

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<v Speaker 2>at the end of the month, go to a nice

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<v Speaker 2>restaurant and start experiencing something beyond what you've been experiencing

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<v Speaker 2>so that when God opens a door of opportunity, you

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<v Speaker 2>know how to act. Tell your neighbor, say, he's preaching

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<v Speaker 2>to you right now. It's all over your face. Y'all

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<v Speaker 2>hear me up in the balcony? Make sure that your prayers,

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<v Speaker 2>your vision, your plans are consistent with the generosity of God.

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<v Speaker 2>God is a big God. Day of Pentecost, the Holy

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<v Speaker 2>Spirit was poured out. What happened? Visions, dreams that are

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<v Speaker 2>inspired by the Spirit of God. That make sense to you?

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<v Speaker 2>Don't play God cheap. I do mind mapping. You may

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<v Speaker 2>know what that is. You may not know what it is.

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<v Speaker 2>But I simply take ideas, concepts, put them up, and

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<v Speaker 2>so I can look at all of them in graphic form.

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<v Speaker 2>I also do that with business. So I'll put all

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<v Speaker 2>of the goals or visions, businesses, I'll put it up there.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm involved in so many things, I needed to

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<v Speaker 2>step back and do a mind map. So I just

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<v Speaker 2>put them all up there, and I started looking. I said, wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Just to give you an idea, the expansion of CCC.

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<v Speaker 2>We're establishing our Orlando campus. We'll give you more update information.

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<v Speaker 2>We found some property, and we're going to let you

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<v Speaker 2>know more about that. So the expansion of CCC. We

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<v Speaker 2>established something called C4, which is an association of churches

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<v Speaker 2>and thousands of churches that want to be under our

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<v Speaker 2>umbrella and our leadership and our theology. They want to

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<v Speaker 2>come together, and this is globally. There is, we're in

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<v Speaker 2>a process of negotiating a controlling interest in a 24-hour

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<v Speaker 2>Christian television network. There is this $ 1. 2 billion development project

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<v Speaker 2>that's happening here on this campus. Are you with me?

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<v Speaker 2>All right. There is the intersection that we're doing. There's

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<v Speaker 2>some other things. And I'm looking at all these things.

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<v Speaker 2>I said, wow, I need another 50 years. But then

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<v Speaker 2>I realized, I know I appreciate that. But I realized

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<v Speaker 2>I don't need it personally. What I simply need is

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<v Speaker 2>another 5, 10 years to develop people who will take

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<v Speaker 2>this into the future. Establish the systems and structures because

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<v Speaker 2>right now in my life, you know, someone came up

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<v Speaker 2>and asked me so fast, so what's happening with your

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<v Speaker 2>life right now? And I paused and I said, wow,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what? I just want to leave something behind.

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<v Speaker 2>And that really expresses where I'm at. I hope you

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<v Speaker 2>don't miss the power of that statement because we're here

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<v Speaker 2>to leave something behind more than your name on a tree.

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<v Speaker 2>You want to leave more than Jeff was here and

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<v Speaker 2>now he's gone, left his name, carry on. You want

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<v Speaker 2>to leave something that's transforming lives. Amen? I want to

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<v Speaker 2>create wealth that becomes old. It's called old money. How

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<v Speaker 2>many of you know the difference between new money and

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<v Speaker 2>old money? Some people, money, you don't give it a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to get old. There are hotels in Manhattan that

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<v Speaker 2>the people who go to that hotel, the word is

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<v Speaker 2>old money goes there. That's uptown. And downtown, there are hotels,

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<v Speaker 2>not giving any names, where the people who go there,

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<v Speaker 2>that's new money. Right?

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<v Speaker 1>Right?

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<v Speaker 2>Beyonce and Jay-Z, new money. Michael Bloomberg, new money. It

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<v Speaker 2>gets old when it's passed from one generation to another.

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<v Speaker 2>Proverbs 13.22 says, a good man, a good man leaves

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<v Speaker 2>an inheritance to his children's children. So he thinks generationally.

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<v Speaker 2>Too often we're just thinking about our next minute and

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<v Speaker 2>we don't think long term. But in God's economy, in

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<v Speaker 2>the kingdom of God, you think differently. Changes your perspective.

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<v Speaker 2>So please, don't shortchange God. We have a big God.

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<v Speaker 2>Think big. Some people just think too small. Come on,

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<v Speaker 2>give God a good hand clap offering for his word.

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<v Speaker 2>His presence here.

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<v Speaker 1>A.R.

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<v Speaker 4>Bernard is the founder and pastor of the Christian Cultural Center.

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<v Speaker 4>one of the fastest growing churches in America. Thanks to

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<v Speaker 4>and online ministries. Visit our website at arbernard.com.

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<v Speaker 3>How do you see God? Who is He to you?

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<v Speaker 3>do you see Him as a stern ruler waiting for

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<v Speaker 2>We study the Word of God to get to know God.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says be imitators of God as dear children.

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<v Speaker 2>But how can you imitate someone you don't know?

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<v Speaker 3>God is King. He is truly Lord of Lords, the

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<v Speaker 2>The belief of God as Father and King in the

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