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

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<v Speaker 1>Really?

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<v Speaker 2>The real A.R.

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<v Speaker 3>Bernard is on Instagram?

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<v Speaker 4>Did you say the real A.R.

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<v Speaker 2>Bernard is on Instagram?

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<v Speaker 5>You mean every other Thursday at 3 p.m. Eastern Time,

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<v Speaker 5>we can catch the real A.R. Bernard live on Instagram?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>Join A.R.

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

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<v Speaker 2>Eastern. A.R.

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<v Speaker 3>Bernard.

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<v Speaker 2>Your self-love impacts how you love God. Your self-love impacts

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<v Speaker 2>how you love your neighbor because you can only relate

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<v Speaker 2>to people out of the relationship you have with yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>And if that relationship is wanting, is deficient in some way,

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<v Speaker 2>that deficiency is going to play out in your attempts

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<v Speaker 2>to love God and to love others.

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

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<v Speaker 4>from A.R. Bernard, one of today's most influential voices in ministry,

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<v Speaker 4>a best-selling author and charismatic teacher of spirit-led truth. Today's

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<v Speaker 4>thought-provoking message and captivating word will empower you spiritually, inform

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<v Speaker 4>you intellectually, and motivate you with renewed strength to stand

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<v Speaker 4>boldly in your purpose and live out your faith in

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<v Speaker 4>today's ever-changing culture. Tune in and join us now for A.R. Bernard.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to pick up from last week. And if

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<v Speaker 2>you hear about the first service message being quite different,

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<v Speaker 2>it was. And definitely a message that you need to

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<v Speaker 2>hear that we're going to make available to you. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to talk to Errol Parker, our IT person, and

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<v Speaker 2>talk about how we can, because I want to edit

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<v Speaker 2>it a little bit, but make that available to you

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<v Speaker 2>in podcasts or whatever. It'll be free. But we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to make it available to you. I took a different direction.

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<v Speaker 2>One of our members, who's a senator, Senator Zellner Myrie,

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<v Speaker 2>young man who grew up As a young boy in CCC,

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<v Speaker 2>his mom was so proud of him, and he is

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<v Speaker 2>now senator, and we love the fact that our people

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<v Speaker 2>are getting involved. He inspired me in the service to

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<v Speaker 2>go in a particular direction with a word that you

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<v Speaker 2>really need to hear and understand. Amen? So we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to make that available to you, and my staff is

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<v Speaker 2>going to remind me to put it out there in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of how we're going to do that. But I

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to pick up on last week as we were

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<v Speaker 2>talking about the rich young ruler who came to see

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus and this thing called love. One of the things

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<v Speaker 2>that struck me was when Dr. Martin Luther King in

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<v Speaker 2>an interview raised the passage that said love your enemies

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<v Speaker 2>and he said that that challenged him in a deep

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<v Speaker 2>and profound way and it was that challenge that translated

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<v Speaker 2>into his participation in the civil rights movement because he

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<v Speaker 2>had to ask the question how do you love an

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<v Speaker 2>enemy And immediately he had to settle that loving your

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<v Speaker 2>enemy does not mean feeling good about your enemy. All right?

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<v Speaker 2>So loving has to go beyond feelings, even though feeling

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<v Speaker 2>is part of who we are as human beings and

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<v Speaker 2>the human experience. It must be rooted in the will

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<v Speaker 2>and a decision to act in a certain way, to

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<v Speaker 2>act according to a certain standard. Jesus said, all the

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<v Speaker 2>commandments in the Old Testament were summarized in these two.

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<v Speaker 2>Love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.

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<v Speaker 2>Love neighbor, your neighbor, as your And that's interesting because

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<v Speaker 2>it's talking about loving God, loving neighbor, but it all

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<v Speaker 2>is based upon how you love yourself. Because whether you

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<v Speaker 2>realize it or not, your self-love impacts how you love God.

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<v Speaker 2>Your self-love impacts how you love your neighbor because you

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<v Speaker 2>can only relate to people out of the relationship you

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<v Speaker 2>have with yourself. And if that relationship is wanting, is

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<v Speaker 2>deficient in some way, that deficiency is going to play

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<v Speaker 2>out in your attempts to love God and to love others.

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<v Speaker 2>There was another situation where a man came to Jesus, um,

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<v Speaker 2>about the same question about eternal life. And unlike this

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<v Speaker 2>man in the story that we're going to reflect on again,

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<v Speaker 2>this man came to test Jesus, to put him to

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<v Speaker 2>the test. And Jesus identified immediately the issue that was

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<v Speaker 2>at work in this man's life, who was an expert

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<v Speaker 2>in the law. Jesus' response to that man led to

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<v Speaker 2>the story of the Good Samaritan. Because when Jesus presented

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<v Speaker 2>that commandment to love neighbor as self, the man looking

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<v Speaker 2>to justify himself responded by saying, who is my neighbor?

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<v Speaker 2>In other words, he was saying to Jesus, well, that

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<v Speaker 2>is very subjective because we can pick and choose. So

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus picked a neighbor for him, a Samaritan, whom the

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<v Speaker 2>Jews looked down upon because they were the product of

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<v Speaker 2>interracial marriage and they were considered less than pure Jews.

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<v Speaker 2>Got it? And Jesus went into that story about the

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<v Speaker 2>good Samaritan. So we can think in terms of justifying

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<v Speaker 2>our positions, what psychologists would call our ego state. And

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to talk a little bit more about that.

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<v Speaker 2>We won't get to it today, but we are going

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<v Speaker 2>to take a look at it, because it's out of

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<v Speaker 2>your ego state, or the state of your ego, that

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<v Speaker 2>you interact with others. And it's based upon the relationship

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<v Speaker 2>you have with yourself. Going back to the text and

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<v Speaker 2>thinking of love as a standard of action, as a

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<v Speaker 2>standard of action. And how many know that giving in

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<v Speaker 2>its pure sense of the word comes out of loving?

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<v Speaker 2>Because when you truly love, you have this strong desire

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<v Speaker 2>to give, to do for others. the one you love. Amen? So,

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<v Speaker 2>true and pure loving is an unselfish act. And if

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<v Speaker 2>you're in selfishness, you cannot love purely, constructively, effectively, even efficiently. Amen?

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<v Speaker 2>Someone asked me, coming out of our spiritual warfare class,

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<v Speaker 2>or invisible war class. Well, how do you discern malevolent

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<v Speaker 2>spirits from benevolent spirits? Those beings that are in opposition

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<v Speaker 2>to Yahweh, who are disloyal to Yahweh, Jehovah, and those

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<v Speaker 2>that are loyal to Him, doing His work. And that

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<v Speaker 2>may sound strange to some of you if you haven't

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<v Speaker 2>read the Bible, you need to know that there are

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<v Speaker 2>spirits in the world. You may call them angels, we

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<v Speaker 2>call them spiritual beings. Don't get spooky on yourself. All right?

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<v Speaker 2>And the answer is simple. Benevolent spiritual forces lead you

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<v Speaker 2>towards hope, faith, and love. Benevolent spiritual forces, those that

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<v Speaker 2>are loyal to Yahweh and the kingdom of God and

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<v Speaker 2>what God is trying to accomplish in the earth, will

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<v Speaker 2>lead you to hope, faith, and love that is pure,

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<v Speaker 2>as defined by God. Malevolent spirits or spiritual forces will

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<v Speaker 2>lead you towards doubt, fear, and narcissism. It is strongest

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<v Speaker 2>when they influence you towards narcissism because that's when self

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<v Speaker 2>becomes the center and the full ambition that drives you

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of what you do. So you can discern

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<v Speaker 2>and judge carefully. In the first service I talked about salt.

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<v Speaker 2>We are the salt of the earth. And explain what

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<v Speaker 2>salt is. Salt, the Greek word halas, h-a-l-a-s, means prudence. Prudence.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember when I got saved and said you're the

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<v Speaker 2>salt of the earth in that Pentecostal context in which

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<v Speaker 2>I got saved. Jesus was coming in two weeks. How

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<v Speaker 2>many remember that? Those of you that ended up in

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<v Speaker 2>that context. Salt was understood or misunderstood as the conversion

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<v Speaker 2>of the world. But salt was put in meat not

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<v Speaker 2>to convert it to salt, but to preserve it as meat.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're not the salt of the earth to convert

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<v Speaker 2>the earth. That's why the word salt there in the

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<v Speaker 2>Hebrew is the word halas, which means prudence. In other words,

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<v Speaker 2>when Jesus said we're the salt of the earth, It

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<v Speaker 2>means that we are the prudence of the earth. In

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<v Speaker 2>other words, we bring to human society wisdom, discernment, and

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<v Speaker 2>good judgment that's being informed by the kingdom of God.

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<v Speaker 2>So we value human life. We value people. How many

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<v Speaker 2>understand what I'm talking about? We understand things of order, etc.,

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<v Speaker 2>So salt is the word prudence, which means what? Wisdom, discernment,

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<v Speaker 2>and good judgment. What do we bring to the earth

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<v Speaker 2>as salt? Wisdom, discernment, and good judgment. Not earthly wisdom,

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<v Speaker 2>but divine wisdom. Godly wisdom. Godly discernment. which looks beyond

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<v Speaker 2>the physical and can see the spiritual influences behind what's

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<v Speaker 2>shaping human society. So we bring godly wisdom, godly discernment,

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<v Speaker 2>and godly judgment. Are you with me? That's important. But

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<v Speaker 2>we have to develop and grow in godly wisdom, in

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<v Speaker 2>godly discernment, and godly judgment or good judgment. That's why

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<v Speaker 2>we study the scripture, we get involved in a church

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<v Speaker 2>and spiritual community, we begin to employ spiritual disciplines. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>the whole pathway of discipleship is so that the salt

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<v Speaker 2>can become as salty as it can. And as salt,

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<v Speaker 2>we present something distinct in human society. Because you know

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<v Speaker 2>when something, you taste something, you say, knee salt. Because

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<v Speaker 2>salt has a distinct taste to it. You know when

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<v Speaker 2>there's too little, and you know when there's too much. Remember,

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<v Speaker 2>anything taken to the extreme, even truth, becomes error. So

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<v Speaker 2>it must be balanced. in how we are here in

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<v Speaker 2>human society as salt and light, illumination, that illuminates spiritual darkness,

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<v Speaker 2>moral ignorance.

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<v Speaker 3>Amen?

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<v Speaker 2>So this is true on your jobs, whatever institutions you

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<v Speaker 2>may work for, you're always a representative of Christ. How

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<v Speaker 2>many understand that you're an ambassador for Christ? No matter

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<v Speaker 2>where you work. Even if you work at home. In

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<v Speaker 2>your home, in your family, whatever it is. Right? So

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<v Speaker 2>it's very, very important that we understand that. So we

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<v Speaker 2>are here to bring godly wisdom, godly discernment, godly judgment

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<v Speaker 2>to human society, to human affairs. So God places us.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me just say this to you. The only place

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<v Speaker 2>you need light Is where there's darkness. So God is

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<v Speaker 2>not going to put you. In a bunch of light.

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<v Speaker 2>So you can be safe and comfortable. He's going to

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<v Speaker 2>put you where. He can shine through you. To give light.

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<v Speaker 2>To the darkness of that context. He's going to place you.

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<v Speaker 2>in a context that is in desperate need of wisdom, discernment,

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<v Speaker 2>and good judgment. It can be in education, finance, government, law,

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<v Speaker 2>law enforcement, fashion. Are you getting this? This is what

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<v Speaker 2>God does. This is the way he works. Along with that,

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<v Speaker 2>we have to know how to love our neighbor. Don't we?

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<v Speaker 2>And we live in a time where our society is

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<v Speaker 2>so deeply divided that we tend to demonize anyone who

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<v Speaker 2>disagrees with us. So either you agree with me or

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<v Speaker 2>you are from the devil. Which means now we cannot

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<v Speaker 2>sit down, have a conversation and understand why they think

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<v Speaker 2>the way they think. Because just maybe Jesus preached and

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<v Speaker 2>taught and reasoned with the objective of changing the way

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<v Speaker 2>his audience was thinking. Amen? And so it is that

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<v Speaker 2>we must be equipped to have those conversations. So you

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<v Speaker 2>come to church here, this church anyway, I can't speak

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<v Speaker 2>for other churches, but you come here to learn, to grow,

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<v Speaker 2>to have your understanding impacted, to have your eyes open,

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<v Speaker 2>to understand the scripture. So you can live through the

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<v Speaker 2>tension between church The call to be separate and distinct

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<v Speaker 2>and at the same time to go into the world

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<v Speaker 2>and assimilate into a society and live the Christian difference

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<v Speaker 2>in public so people can see it. Amen. So thank

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<v Speaker 2>you of course for your support of this ministry because

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<v Speaker 2>this is what we do. Our problem is we don't

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<v Speaker 2>brag about it. We just do it. So you don't

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<v Speaker 2>know all the things that we're doing Until we do

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<v Speaker 2>a video. Or until you hear something. So the tendency is.

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<v Speaker 2>What are they doing? We're doing a lot. But you

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<v Speaker 2>empower us to do it. Because we believe in being doers.

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<v Speaker 2>And not talkers. How many? Amen. Praise the Lord. Boy

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<v Speaker 2>that was good preaching. What do you think Shoshana? That

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<v Speaker 2>was good preaching.

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<v Speaker 3>So.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go to the text in Mark chapter 10, verse 17.

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<v Speaker 2>Reading from the ESV, English Standard Version. And as he

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<v Speaker 2>was setting out on his journey, but it's so much

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<v Speaker 2>to unpack with that statement alone because it speaks of

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<v Speaker 2>his attitude. He was on his way to Jerusalem and

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<v Speaker 2>he was so intent in the direction that he was

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<v Speaker 2>going in. I say that to say that this man

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<v Speaker 2>running up to him is an interruption, but he didn't

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<v Speaker 2>allow it to become a distraction. He seized it as

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<v Speaker 2>an opportunity to be sensitive to a need, and love

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<v Speaker 2>acts like that. A man ran up and knelt before

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<v Speaker 2>him and asked him, good teacher, what must I do

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<v Speaker 2>to inherit eternal life? Oh, gosh. We need to keep going.

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<v Speaker 2>I would love to unpack and inherit. All right. And

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus said to him, why do you call me good?

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<v Speaker 2>No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments.

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<v Speaker 2>Do not murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal.

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<v Speaker 2>Do not bear false witness. Do not defraud. Honor your

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<v Speaker 2>father and mother. And he said to him, teacher. Teacher.

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<v Speaker 2>all these I have kept from my youth. And of course,

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus left out the first commandment. Remember, which is what?

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<v Speaker 2>Of the Decalogue, the Ten Commandments. You shall have no

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<v Speaker 2>other choice. Was his money his God? Absolutely. Verse 21.

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<v Speaker 2>And Jesus, looking at him, and again, the word look

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<v Speaker 2>means to stare intently. I love the message the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>said gave him a hard, long look. He was discerning.

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<v Speaker 2>The man's heart. The man's motivation. The man's sincerity. All right?

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<v Speaker 5>All right?

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<v Speaker 2>And Jesus, looking at him, what's the next two words?

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<v Speaker 2>Loved him. Say it again. Loved him. And said to him,

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<v Speaker 2>so now he's speaking from out of what? I can't

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<v Speaker 2>hear you. He's speaking out of what? Love. Which means,

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<v Speaker 2>listen carefully, did Jesus know that this man was was

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<v Speaker 2>going to reject his offer. He uses this as an

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<v Speaker 2>object lesson for his disciples, so he immediately turns around

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<v Speaker 2>and talks to them, referring to this encounter as an

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<v Speaker 2>object lesson. Look at what he says. He loved him

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<v Speaker 2>and said to him, he now responds, right? Meeting the

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<v Speaker 2>man on his own terms. He doesn't judge him, right?

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't presume anything with the man. He loves him.

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<v Speaker 2>This is love in action. You lack one thing. Go

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<v Speaker 2>sell all that you have. Give to the poor. And

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<v Speaker 2>you will have treasure in heaven. Why did Jesus talk

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<v Speaker 2>about treasure? Because a man was hung up on what? Treasure.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, you have treasure in heaven. And once you

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<v Speaker 2>get rid of your God, Come and follow me.

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