WEBVTT - AR Bernard - Oct 19 - 3:30 am

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<v Speaker 1>Really? The real A.R. Bernard is on Instagram?

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<v Speaker 2>Did you say the real A.R.

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<v Speaker 1>Bernard is on Instagram?

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

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<v Speaker 2>Eastern Time, we can catch the real A.R. Bernard live

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<v Speaker 2>on Instagram?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Join A.R. Bernard on Instagram Live every other Thursday at

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<v Speaker 1>3 p.m. Eastern.

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<v Speaker 4>A.R. Bernard.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't know what to pray for, but the Holy

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<v Speaker 1>Spirit knows and prompts us to pray for things that

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't know we needed and prompts us to respond

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<v Speaker 1>to needs outside of us.

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<v Speaker 5>Welcome to A.R. Bernard Ministries. You are about to hear

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<v Speaker 5>from A.R. Bernard, one of today's most influential voices in ministry,

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<v Speaker 5>a best-selling author and charismatic teacher of spirit-led truth. Today's

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<v Speaker 5>thought-provoking message and captivating word will empower you spiritually, inform

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<v Speaker 5>you intellectually, and motivate you with renewed strength to stand

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<v Speaker 5>boldly in your purpose and live out your faith in

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<v Speaker 5>today's ever-changing culture. Tune in and join us now for A.R.

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<v Speaker 1>Bernard. The Scripture says, know ye not that your... A

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<v Speaker 1>little King James language here. Know you not that your

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<v Speaker 1>body is the what? And this was the plan. This

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<v Speaker 1>was the plan all along. The first temple of brick

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<v Speaker 1>and mortar was temporary, and it was a shadow of

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<v Speaker 1>something to come. Oh, boy, no, we can't go in

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<v Speaker 1>that direction. But anyway, so Jesus is having a conversation

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<v Speaker 1>with a woman at the well. And she says... You

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<v Speaker 1>say it's in Jerusalem at the temple that is the

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<v Speaker 1>right place to worship. We say as Samaritans that it's

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<v Speaker 1>in this mountain, it's in this place. And what does

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus say? He said, woman, the hour is coming, and

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<v Speaker 1>now is, when the true worshipers of God shall worship

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<v Speaker 1>the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father

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<v Speaker 1>seeks us to worship him. They won't worship neither in

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<v Speaker 1>this mountain nor in Jerusalem. Why? Because no longer would

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<v Speaker 1>the brick and mortar be the temple. He would be

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<v Speaker 1>the chief cornerstone of a new building. And that building

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<v Speaker 1>will be made up of believers who are the living

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<v Speaker 1>stones who are part of that new universal temple called

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<v Speaker 1>the body of Christ. And the Holy Spirit comes and

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<v Speaker 1>takes up residency inside of us. He said, I will

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<v Speaker 1>be in you a well of water springing up to life. Amen?

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<v Speaker 1>Turn to your neighbor. Say, neighbor, if you're a Christian,

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<v Speaker 1>your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. So

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<v Speaker 1>the Holy Spirit has taken up residence. And the reason

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<v Speaker 1>he couldn't do that before, because you were unclean. He

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<v Speaker 1>can't dwell in an unclean temple. And what made you unclean?

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<v Speaker 1>You were out of relationship with God. You had to

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<v Speaker 1>be reconciled back to God. And once that was done,

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<v Speaker 1>now he can come in and take up residency without

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<v Speaker 1>any conflict. Legal conflict. Because there's still a conflict between

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<v Speaker 1>the flesh and the spirit. Amen?

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<v Speaker 5>Amen?

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<v Speaker 1>So in order to navigate in this world that we

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<v Speaker 1>have to assimilate into and experience this tension successfully, we

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<v Speaker 1>need Romans 8, 14. For all who are all who

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<v Speaker 1>are by the they are the and that's sons, generic term,

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<v Speaker 1>children of God, male, female included. They are the children

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<v Speaker 1>of God. You see that? All who are what? Led

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<v Speaker 1>by the spirit of God. They demonstrate a relationship with

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<v Speaker 1>God because whoever's in relationship with him, he has given

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<v Speaker 1>them his spirit whereby they cry, Abba, Father, expressing the union,

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<v Speaker 1>the relationship. But the question is, how are we led

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<v Speaker 1>by the spirit? How does that happen? How does it work?

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<v Speaker 1>How does it function? How do we experience it? What

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<v Speaker 1>does that look like, being led by the Spirit? Because

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<v Speaker 1>he's the Spirit of truth. He's the Spirit of holiness,

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<v Speaker 1>the Spirit of peace. How are we led by him? See,

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<v Speaker 1>this is the problem with sitting up front. I need

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<v Speaker 1>a microphone. Testing, one, two, three, four. She's just going

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<v Speaker 1>to share her experience. And she's a seasoned saint, so.

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<v Speaker 1>Praise God.

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<v Speaker 6>Praise God, Pastor. How am I led by the Spirit

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<v Speaker 6>of God?

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<v Speaker 1>You experience being led by the Spirit of God. Another one,

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<v Speaker 1>in order to say that, you have to identify that

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<v Speaker 1>it was God.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Amen? Remember discerning good from evil? God is good. There's evil.

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<v Speaker 1>There's evil. So if you say that's God, you're saying

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<v Speaker 1>that's good. If you say that's good, you're saying that's God.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's not so easy because the Apostle Paul says

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<v Speaker 1>in 1 Corinthians that right now we know in part,

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<v Speaker 1>we understand in part, we see through an opaque glass.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't see clearly, perfectly. That's why we're groping and

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<v Speaker 1>feeling our way. And we have to grow in our

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<v Speaker 1>ability to discern. Led by the Spirit.

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<v Speaker 2>How have I been led by the Spirit of God?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, first of all, it's within him that I live,

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<v Speaker 6>I move, and I have my being. So I seek

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<v Speaker 6>him in every single thing that I do. So there

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<v Speaker 6>are times, sometimes when I'm walking to work and the

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<v Speaker 6>Holy Spirit will say, you know, walk a certain way

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<v Speaker 6>or go down a certain street.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't go down there. And I'm like, oh, okay.

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<v Speaker 6>And I'll go the way he tells me to go

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<v Speaker 6>because I know that he is leading and direct me.

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<v Speaker 2>There's also times when I'll... How do you know it

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<v Speaker 2>was him?

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<v Speaker 1>How do you know it was the Holy Spirit?

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<v Speaker 2>As I said, it's within him that I live.

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<v Speaker 1>Could have been your human spirit. Could have been the flesh.

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<v Speaker 2>But I have a peace about it, Pastor.

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<v Speaker 6>I have a peace about it. That peace that surpasses

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<v Speaker 6>all understanding. So I know it's the Holy Spirit.

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<v Speaker 1>So you felt peaceful about not going down. Right.

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<v Speaker 6>And there was a time when I missed a train.

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<v Speaker 6>And initially I said, oh, man, I'm going to miss

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<v Speaker 6>this train.

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<v Speaker 2>And I said, you know what?

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<v Speaker 6>That's a distraction to lead me away from what I

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<v Speaker 6>may have run into, a particular situation.

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<v Speaker 1>So we got to drill down here. All right. That's

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<v Speaker 1>why I said she's a seasoned saint. She's experienced this

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<v Speaker 1>relationship over time. So she's developed an ability to identify.

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<v Speaker 1>You take a baby Christian, they may not be able

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<v Speaker 1>to articulate it so clearly. They're asking the question, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, is that God, is it not God? All right,

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<v Speaker 1>so we need to unpack the experience so that we

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<v Speaker 1>can understand and articulate it, right? Okay, so you expressed...

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<v Speaker 1>Certain things that you felt, you use words like peace.

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<v Speaker 1>What else?

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<v Speaker 6>I can say I felt my help coming on because

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<v Speaker 6>I felt this boldness.

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<v Speaker 2>There was no fear.

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<v Speaker 1>So the absence of fear, there was peace, help coming on.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Pentecostal talk. Baptocostal language there. Feel my help coming on.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Look at y'all. Look at you know that stuff. Yes, yes.

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<v Speaker 2>Can I just share that I was.

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<v Speaker 6>Easy, baby.

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<v Speaker 1>He's Pentecostal to the core.

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<v Speaker 6>Can I share that I was on the train one

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<v Speaker 6>night coming home on the railroad and these two guys

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<v Speaker 6>got on and there was another young man who got

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<v Speaker 6>on and I'm not going to be specific about his mannerisms,

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<v Speaker 6>but the two young men decided that they wanted to

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<v Speaker 6>pick on him because he happened to look their way.

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<v Speaker 6>And they went back and forth with, why are you

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<v Speaker 6>looking at me?

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<v Speaker 2>Who are you looking at?

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<v Speaker 6>And I'm sitting there reading a book and all of

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<v Speaker 6>a sudden, this boldness came up within me and I

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<v Speaker 6>stood up and I said, you guys need to stop it.

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<v Speaker 6>You guys need to sit down. I said, you know

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<v Speaker 6>just what I'm talking about. You know what I'm talking about.

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<v Speaker 6>And they looked at me and I said, you need

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<v Speaker 6>to bring it down.

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<v Speaker 2>Just bring it down. And they're like, okay, mom. Okay, mom.

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<v Speaker 6>And then I heard them sit down.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm shaking as I'm sitting down. And I heard them say, yo, man,

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<v Speaker 2>she reminds me of her mother. That's the OG that

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<v Speaker 2>sat us down.

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<v Speaker 6>And I said, Lord, I thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>I thank you because that wasn't me.

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<v Speaker 1>Whatever they call you is okay.

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<v Speaker 6>It wasn't me, pastor, but it wasn't me. And we

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<v Speaker 6>happened to get off at the same stop. And I said,

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<v Speaker 6>the reason I said that to you is because there

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<v Speaker 6>were particular people on this train who expect that of us.

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<v Speaker 6>You got to rise above that. So I said, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>go in peace. And I said, come on, we can't

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<v Speaker 6>do this.

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<v Speaker 1>So the boldness that was not a normal thing that

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<v Speaker 1>you would do. See, I wouldn't judge it by the boldness.

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<v Speaker 1>I judge it by the fact that they cooperated.

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<v Speaker 2>And that was God. I know that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, because that's the proof of the pudding because she

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<v Speaker 1>had gotten bold. They got to slap her down. But

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<v Speaker 1>you understand what I'm saying? Their reaction, and notice the dynamic.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's examine here, all right, because God was working. God's

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<v Speaker 1>not only going to work in the communicator. He's going

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<v Speaker 1>to work in the receiver. So he worked in her

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<v Speaker 1>with boldness, but he worked in those individuals in a

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<v Speaker 1>way that reminded them of their own mother. So now

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<v Speaker 1>there's a dynamic created by the Spirit of God that

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<v Speaker 1>allows this thing to play out the way God intended.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you with me? Thank you. Come on, let's give

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<v Speaker 1>her a round of applause. So, I want to part...

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<v Speaker 1>Can we... I just need three minutes. Can I wrap

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<v Speaker 1>this up? Good.

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<v Speaker 4>Good.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go to Galatians chapter 5, verse 22. So, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like... I don't know if you've ever been out

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere and all of a sudden... You see someone and

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<v Speaker 1>you detect a need. Financially. And you just want to

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<v Speaker 1>reach in your pocket and bless that person. And you're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to figure out, well, is this God? Is this me?

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<v Speaker 1>Should I do this? I mean, you know what I'm

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<v Speaker 1>talking about. And you... You're going through all this stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe you go ahead and you give it. And

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<v Speaker 1>they take it, say thank you, maybe not say thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever happens, however that plays out. Was that God? Was

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<v Speaker 1>that God? And if so, how do you know? How

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<v Speaker 1>do you know it was just you feeling sorry? How

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<v Speaker 1>do you know it wasn't you feeling superior? How do

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<v Speaker 1>you know? Because remember, there's the spirit of the world,

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<v Speaker 1>there's the flesh, there's the devil, there's the spirit of God.

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<v Speaker 1>And we're trying to discern through all this stuff, right?

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<v Speaker 1>On a daily basis. You may not have taken the

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<v Speaker 1>time to think it through and break it down like this,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's essentially what's happening. I want you to get

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<v Speaker 1>used to the word promptings. The promptings of the Holy Spirit. See,

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<v Speaker 1>a prompt is like on a computer screen where something

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<v Speaker 1>is prompting you to take action. It's true in your

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<v Speaker 1>walk with God. And we experience these promptings, and they

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<v Speaker 1>have to work with natural attractions and revulsions that are

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<v Speaker 1>how we're designed individually. That's why one person likes chocolate

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<v Speaker 1>ice cream, strawberry, vanilla, all right, Some people are attracted

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<v Speaker 1>to certain kinds of people, certain things. Certain things are

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<v Speaker 1>a revulsion to people. So there are these natural, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>by design, attractions and revulsions. That's natural to us. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what creates the diversity that we experience in life. But

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<v Speaker 1>there are these promptings, these nudgings, these urgings, these inspirations

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<v Speaker 1>that come. And you may hear a voice, but it's inward.

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<v Speaker 1>An inward voice. And sometimes that voice will be in

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<v Speaker 1>the personage of someone else that your heart has been

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<v Speaker 1>open to to speak into your life. How many have

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<v Speaker 1>ever heard me say something to you while you were

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<v Speaker 1>not here? Oh, come on. Don't be afraid or I

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<v Speaker 1>might get spooky on you here. But how many heard something,

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<v Speaker 1>a principle, something that you were taught, but you heard

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<v Speaker 1>it in my voice? That's a spiritual dynamic. That's why

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<v Speaker 1>you have to be careful who you submit yourself to

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<v Speaker 1>and open your soul to, open your heart to, to

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<v Speaker 1>instruct you and teach you. Because you imbibe the spirit

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<v Speaker 1>of whatever leadership you submit to. Very, very important. Amen?

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<v Speaker 1>So let's go to Galatians chapter 5. But the fruit

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<v Speaker 1>of the Holy Spirit, right? The fruit. And what is fruit?

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<v Speaker 1>Fruit is what originates from some source. So the fruit

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<v Speaker 1>is what originates from the Holy Spirit. But it's also

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<v Speaker 1>the result of his presence. And we're not going to

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<v Speaker 1>go through this today, but I want to just take

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<v Speaker 1>the first thing called love. So when you think of

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<v Speaker 1>the fruit of the Spirit, I want you to think

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<v Speaker 1>of it this way. The result of the Holy Spirit's

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<v Speaker 1>presence in my life is love. It doesn't originate from

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<v Speaker 1>me because it's the fruit of the Spirit. But the

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<v Speaker 1>reason it's being experienced is because of his presence in me.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that clear? So the fruit of the Spirit is what? Love,

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<v Speaker 1>but it is, as I just explained, fruit as what?

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<v Speaker 1>What is experienced as a result of the Spirit? It

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<v Speaker 1>is the result of the presence of the Holy Spirit.

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<v Speaker 1>Say that again. Fruit is what? The result of the

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<v Speaker 1>presence of the Holy Spirit. Up in the balcony, come on.

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<v Speaker 1>What is the fruit of the Spirit? The result of

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<v Speaker 1>the presence of the Holy Spirit. Where? In my life.

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<v Speaker 1>In me. In my life, right? So what is the

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<v Speaker 1>fruit of the Spirit? The result of the presence of

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<v Speaker 1>the Holy Spirit in my life. But it's not my fruit.

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<v Speaker 4>It is?

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<v Speaker 1>It originates from the Holy Spirit. Got it? So one

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<v Speaker 1>of the evidences of his presence in my life, one

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<v Speaker 1>of the results of the Holy Spirit's presence in my

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<v Speaker 1>life is love. Got it? How does that play out?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm glad you asked. Love is unselfish concern for others.

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<v Speaker 1>Because love is a desire to benefit the one love

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<v Speaker 1>at the expense of self, so love is sacrificial. Amen?

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<v Speaker 1>Love is redemptive. We're talking about pure love, God's love,

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<v Speaker 1>the highest love. It's redemptive. It's unconditional. It's sacrificial. It's redemptive.

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<v Speaker 1>It's unconditional. For love desires to give, not get. So

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<v Speaker 1>love in action, right? You spot someone with a need,

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, because you, remember, we don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what to pray for. But the Holy Spirit knows and

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<v Speaker 1>prompts us to pray for things that we didn't know

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<v Speaker 1>we needed. And prompts us to respond to needs outside

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<v Speaker 1>of us. So there's the person. You look at them.

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<v Speaker 1>You feel this prompting. You're inspired to bless them, to

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<v Speaker 1>give them. Maybe take out a $ 50 bill, $ 100 bill.

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<v Speaker 1>And fold it up. And you don't get deep on them.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Spirit of God spoke to me. What? Who

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<v Speaker 1>spoke to you? I just want to bless you. Please,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to offend you. Just take it, please.

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<v Speaker 1>And you let it go. You just operated in love.

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<v Speaker 1>Unselfish concern for others. That was love. Lust would have said,

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<v Speaker 1>stick them up. Give me what you got. Because it

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<v Speaker 1>desires to take. Love desires to give. Lust desires to take.

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<v Speaker 1>So when the activity of the Holy Spirit is at

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<v Speaker 1>work and present, there is this unselfish concern for others.

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<v Speaker 1>It moves you out of yourself. And you begin to

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<v Speaker 1>empathize with other people's conditions. And you can say, that's God.

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<v Speaker 1>You can say, that's God. Without a shadow of a doubt,

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<v Speaker 1>that's God. Oh, I want to say this, but I can't.

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<v Speaker 1>Not yet. How many get it? How many get it?

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<v Speaker 1>So these inspirations, these promptings, And why do we look

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<v Speaker 1>at Galatians chapter 5 verse 22? Because it's a list

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<v Speaker 1>of attributes that also becomes inspirations. Seizing our hearts to

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<v Speaker 1>act benevolently. Because one of the four marks of love

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<v Speaker 1>is benevolence. The desire to do good to someone other

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<v Speaker 1>than yourself. to benefit someone other than yourself. Are you

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<v Speaker 1>getting this, Christian? Because you want to understand, is this me?

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<v Speaker 1>Is this God? Is it the devil? Who is this?

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<v Speaker 1>And that's tricky because here's what's happening. You can get

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<v Speaker 1>a prompting of the Holy Spirit to do good, and

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, these voices start talking to you.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all you got. Come on. Come on. That last

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<v Speaker 1>$ 5 bill, and you kind of, But don't forget, when

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<v Speaker 1>God moves you to benefit someone else, it's because he

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<v Speaker 1>wants to benefit you. It always comes back to you inside.

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<v Speaker 4>Way.

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<v Speaker 1>When he liberates you, liberates you from covetousness and primarily fear.

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<v Speaker 1>Because fear and faith cannot inhabit the same space. We

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<v Speaker 1>Come on, give God a good hand. Clap off for him. Boy,

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<v Speaker 1>Why do I want you to teach others? Because you

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