WEBVTT - Billy Lambert - Oct 15 - 10:00 am 0:00:11.960 --> 0:00:15.140 This is Getting to Know Your Bible, a program dedicated 0:00:15.180 --> 0:00:17.849 to the proclaiming of the good news of Jesus Christ. 0:00:23.670 --> 0:00:24.810 Here's Billy Lambert. 0:00:25.570 --> 0:00:26.770 Hello, I'm Billy Lambert. 0:00:27.010 --> 0:00:30.480 I am the regular speaker on Getting to Know Your Bible. 0:00:31.770 --> 0:00:33.800 And I want to welcome you today. This may be 0:00:33.880 --> 0:00:37.160 the very first time that you have seen this telecast. 0:00:38.300 --> 0:00:40.379 I want you to know that the thing that we 0:00:40.520 --> 0:00:44.080 emphasize on getting to know your Bible is the Word 0:00:44.120 --> 0:00:46.989 of God. The Bible is the greatest book that has 0:00:47.130 --> 0:00:51.090 ever been written. Many years ago, there were those that 0:00:51.409 --> 0:00:54.190 wrote books that thought they would replace the Bible. 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Box 314, Somerdale, Alabama, 36580. 0:02:09.590 --> 0:02:13.049 Or call toll-free 1-877-711-5214. 0:02:20.120 --> 0:02:22.240 As we look in the book of Ephesians, I'm in 0:02:22.280 --> 0:02:24.519 the fourth chapter now, and I want to read to 0:02:24.580 --> 0:02:28.850 you just A few verses out of chapter 4, beginning 0:02:28.910 --> 0:02:31.660 in verse number 20. 0:02:31.660 --> 0:02:32.940 But you have. 0:02:32.800 --> 0:02:38.880 Not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard him 0:02:40.200 --> 0:02:44.400 and have been taught by him, as the truth is 0:02:44.480 --> 0:02:50.079 in Jesus, that you put off concerning your former conduct 0:02:51.040 --> 0:02:57.130 the old man, which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lust, 0:02:58.560 --> 0:03:02.320 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and 0:03:02.380 --> 0:03:07.080 that you put on the new man which was created 0:03:07.139 --> 0:03:15.639 according to God in true righteousness and holiness. As we 0:03:15.860 --> 0:03:21.340 look in the fourth chapter of Ephesians, The first thing 0:03:21.400 --> 0:03:25.440 that we notice in this chapter is the emphasis that 0:03:25.500 --> 0:03:29.950 is placed upon unity. And there are certain conditions out 0:03:29.990 --> 0:03:34.190 of which unity grows. Look at verses 1 and 2. 0:03:34.190 --> 0:03:37.210 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that 0:03:37.250 --> 0:03:40.830 you walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 0:03:41.590 --> 0:03:47.260 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another 0:03:47.320 --> 0:03:50.870 in love. And then we learn in the third verse 0:03:50.930 --> 0:03:54.950 that we are to work for Christian unity, endeavoring to 0:03:54.990 --> 0:03:57.890 keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 0:03:58.890 --> 0:03:59.330 And then in. 0:03:59.310 --> 0:04:04.610 Verses 4 through 6, Paul lays down a platform for unity. 0:04:05.650 --> 0:04:08.940 There are seven things that he mentions in this platform. 0:04:09.780 --> 0:04:15.380 First of all, he says there is one body. The 0:04:15.590 --> 0:04:21.110 one body is identified in Ephesians 1, verses 22-23, as 0:04:21.170 --> 0:04:21.990 being the church. 0:04:22.070 --> 0:04:25.130 Listen. He put all things under his feet. 0:04:25.890 --> 0:04:28.710 Gave him to be the head over all things to 0:04:28.770 --> 0:04:32.599 the church, which is his body. So in Ephesians 4, 0:04:32.600 --> 0:04:36.520 Paul said there is one body, one spirit. That's the 0:04:36.560 --> 0:04:41.049 Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit guided men in the revealing 0:04:41.120 --> 0:04:47.130 of all truth. John 16, verse 13. There is one hope. 0:04:47.250 --> 0:04:50.970 And Romans 8, 24 says we're saved by hope. 1 0:04:50.970 --> 0:04:54.650 Timothy chapter 1 and verse 1, Christ is our hope. 0:04:55.610 --> 0:04:58.110 One hope. One baptism. 0:04:59.050 --> 0:05:02.390 And that's a baptism in water unto or for the 0:05:02.440 --> 0:05:06.880 remission of sins. Jesus commanded going to teach all nations, 0:05:06.960 --> 0:05:10.479 baptizing them in the name of the Father and of 0:05:10.540 --> 0:05:15.950 the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28, 18 0:05:15.950 --> 0:05:19.600 through 20. When Peter taught at the house of Cornelius, 0:05:19.640 --> 0:05:22.240 he said, can any man forbid water that these should 0:05:22.279 --> 0:05:26.359 not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as 0:05:26.400 --> 0:05:28.600 well as we, and they were commanded to be baptized. 0:05:28.760 --> 0:05:29.560 One baptism. 0:05:30.400 --> 0:05:34.100 And then there is one God. Verse 6 says that 0:05:34.140 --> 0:05:37.919 he is the God that who is. 0:05:38.320 --> 0:05:43.380 Above all and through all and in you all. One God. 0:05:43.960 --> 0:05:47.890 There is only one God. So we're talking about unity. 0:05:48.610 --> 0:05:52.630 But then next he talks about the putting off of 0:05:52.670 --> 0:05:57.350 the old man. What does it mean, the old man? Well, 0:05:57.390 --> 0:06:02.489 it's the former life. Notice verse 22 again, Ephesians chapter 0:06:02.490 --> 0:06:06.990 4 and verse number 22, where he makes plain exactly 0:06:07.029 --> 0:06:10.360 what he's talking about, that you put off concerning your 0:06:10.540 --> 0:06:15.039 former conduct, the old man. And he said that old 0:06:15.070 --> 0:06:20.339 man grows corrupt. The old man of sin is to 0:06:20.380 --> 0:06:27.290 be put off. This old man is characterized by such 0:06:27.430 --> 0:06:35.110 things as dark thinking. Notice in verse 18. Having their 0:06:35.450 --> 0:06:46.210 understanding darkened. Dark thinking. Dark understanding. They are Alienated from God. 0:06:47.310 --> 0:06:51.760 Alienated from the life that is in God. Another characteristic 0:06:51.839 --> 0:06:55.800 of this old life is ignorance. Notice he says in 0:06:55.839 --> 0:07:00.419 verse number 18, Because of the ignorance. 0:07:00.200 --> 0:07:01.240 That is in them. 0:07:02.200 --> 0:07:05.900 And then here's the hardness of heart. He refers to 0:07:05.980 --> 0:07:11.280 it as being the blindness of the heart. That's the 0:07:11.440 --> 0:07:16.400 old man. The old man of sin. And characterized by 0:07:16.540 --> 0:07:21.170 dark understanding and dark thinking and alienation from God and 0:07:21.760 --> 0:07:28.489 ignorance and hardness or blindness of heart. Such a lifestyle 0:07:29.510 --> 0:07:35.830 resulted in immorality. Notice verse 19. Who being past feeling 0:07:36.690 --> 0:07:42.640 have given themselves over to lewdness to work all uncleanness 0:07:43.380 --> 0:07:47.950 with greediness. Maybe that explains the lifestyle of many in 0:07:48.090 --> 0:07:54.420 our society. Their understanding has been darkened. They are alienated 0:07:54.480 --> 0:07:58.160 from God. And there is a hardness in their heart 0:07:58.740 --> 0:08:05.320 that has resulted in an immoral lifestyle. A lifestyle that 0:08:05.380 --> 0:08:11.450 would separate them from God. They've given themselves over to lewdness, 0:08:11.470 --> 0:08:17.179 to all kinds of uncleanness. What a difference, however, Jesus makes. 0:08:17.880 --> 0:08:21.770 I want you to notice verses 20 and 21. But 0:08:21.970 --> 0:08:28.270 you have not so learned Christ. You didn't learn that 0:08:28.330 --> 0:08:31.230 kind of a lifestyle from Jesus. You learned a different 0:08:31.330 --> 0:08:35.460 lifestyle from Christ. But you have not so learned Christ. 0:08:36.170 --> 0:08:41.079 If indeed you have heard Him and have been taught 0:08:41.200 --> 0:08:47.050 by Him as the truth, is in Christ. So Jesus 0:08:47.210 --> 0:08:51.380 makes the difference. The old man needs to be put off. 0:08:52.100 --> 0:08:58.080 And Jesus teaches us something totally different. 0:08:58.380 --> 0:08:59.160 Well, what is it? 0:08:59.800 --> 0:09:03.910 Well, Jesus talks about putting on the new man. In 0:09:03.950 --> 0:09:06.630 verse 23, down to the end of the chapter, he 0:09:06.670 --> 0:09:09.910 talks about this new man. And we're to put away 0:09:10.170 --> 0:09:14.600 all of the things that are negative. Notice in verse 25. 0:09:14.600 --> 0:09:21.080 therefore putting away lying. And that's characteristic of that old man. 0:09:21.660 --> 0:09:23.880 Lying. Put away lying. 0:09:24.620 --> 0:09:26.760 And then let each one of you speak the truth 0:09:26.820 --> 0:09:30.160 with his neighbor. And then in verse 26, be angry 0:09:30.260 --> 0:09:33.380 and do not sin. Do not let the sun go 0:09:33.450 --> 0:09:37.450 down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil. 0:09:38.190 --> 0:09:42.050 And then he says, let him who stole. Stealing would 0:09:42.090 --> 0:09:46.440 be characteristic Of that old man. Let him that stole 0:09:46.480 --> 0:09:50.089 steal no more. And then verse 29. Let no corrupt 0:09:50.510 --> 0:09:54.309 word proceed out of your mouth. That would be characteristic 0:09:54.710 --> 0:09:57.870 of that old man. And then do not grieve the 0:09:57.929 --> 0:09:59.370 Holy Spirit of God. 0:09:59.450 --> 0:09:59.750 Verse 30. 0:10:00.110 --> 0:10:04.240 30 that would be characteristic of the whole man let 0:10:04.340 --> 0:10:07.959 all bitterness wrath anger clamor and evil speaking be put 0:10:08.000 --> 0:10:12.959 away with all malice all of those are negatives that 0:10:13.040 --> 0:10:18.079 are characteristic of the old man so put off the 0:10:18.559 --> 0:10:19.320 old man and. 0:10:20.210 --> 0:10:21.650 Put on the new man. 0:10:22.490 --> 0:10:26.170 And so in the place of the negatives, you put 0:10:26.290 --> 0:10:30.040 on the positives. Why, in the place of lying, you 0:10:30.080 --> 0:10:35.280 start telling the truth. Always tell the truth. Honesty not 0:10:35.380 --> 0:10:41.060 only is the best policy, honesty should be the only policy. 0:10:41.620 --> 0:10:45.160 Put away lying, let each one speak truth with his neighbor. 0:10:45.990 --> 0:10:49.410 And then he says, let those who steal stop stealing. 0:10:50.090 --> 0:10:52.990 But on the other hand, instead of stealing, let him 0:10:53.190 --> 0:10:55.490 work laboring with his hands. 0:10:55.570 --> 0:10:55.910 Why? 0:10:56.290 --> 0:10:59.390 So that he'll be able to help people who are 0:10:59.480 --> 0:11:03.140 in need. And then instead of having corrupt words in 0:11:03.179 --> 0:11:09.319 your mouth, do speak words that bring necessary edification, that 0:11:09.380 --> 0:11:10.640 it may impart. 0:11:10.340 --> 0:11:11.640 Grace to the hearers. 0:11:12.380 --> 0:11:17.179 And then instead of having bitterness and wrath and anger 0:11:17.220 --> 0:11:20.520 and clamor and evil speaking and Malice in your heart? 0:11:21.600 --> 0:11:26.000 Why don't you put on kindness? Be kind one to another. 0:11:26.760 --> 0:11:27.990 Be tender hearted. 0:11:28.870 --> 0:11:33.189 You see, all of that is the normal conduct when 0:11:33.210 --> 0:11:37.070 you're in Jesus Christ. So you see, this, you take 0:11:37.170 --> 0:11:41.929 off the old, you put on the new. And when 0:11:41.970 --> 0:11:46.600 we become Christians, the old man is gone. In 2 0:11:46.600 --> 0:11:51.210 Corinthians chapter 5 and verse 17, Paul there wrote, Therefore. 0:11:51.290 --> 0:11:54.450 If any man be in Christ, he. 0:11:54.390 --> 0:11:58.670 Is a new creature. Old things are passed away. Behold, 0:11:59.190 --> 0:12:02.310 all things are become new. 0:12:02.990 --> 0:12:07.010 So you take off, you put on. You take off 0:12:07.070 --> 0:12:09.959 the old, you put on the new man. 0:12:10.679 --> 0:12:14.900 The new man in Jesus Christ. In order that you 0:12:14.960 --> 0:12:18.360 might be that new man in Jesus Christ, you must 0:12:18.420 --> 0:12:21.670 be born again. In John the third chapter, a man 0:12:21.710 --> 0:12:24.530 by the name of Nicodemus came to Jesus by night, 0:12:25.250 --> 0:12:27.630 and he said to him, Rabbi, we know thou art 0:12:27.690 --> 0:12:30.939 a teacher come from God, for no man can do 0:12:31.000 --> 0:12:33.720 these miracles thou doest except God be with him. 0:12:35.220 --> 0:12:38.000 Jesus said, except. 0:12:37.640 --> 0:12:42.390 A man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom 0:12:42.490 --> 0:12:46.010 of God. To see the kingdom meant to enjoy the 0:12:46.110 --> 0:12:49.089 benefits of the kingdom, the pleasures and the blessings of 0:12:49.550 --> 0:12:52.790 of the kingdom. So Nicodemus asked, how can a man 0:12:52.850 --> 0:12:55.510 be born when he is old? Can he enter the 0:12:55.570 --> 0:12:59.030 second time into his mother's womb and be born? And 0:12:59.150 --> 0:13:04.500 Jesus was thinking not of a fleshly birth, as was Nicodemus, 0:13:05.140 --> 0:13:09.380 but of a spiritual birth. And Jesus in verse 5 said, Verily, verily, 0:13:09.460 --> 0:13:12.580 or truly, truly, I say unto you, except a man 0:13:12.640 --> 0:13:16.990 be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot 0:13:17.090 --> 0:13:19.850 enter into the kingdom of heaven. And so in order 0:13:19.890 --> 0:13:22.530 the man might be born again, he might be a 0:13:22.570 --> 0:13:26.120 new creature in Jesus Christ, he must be born of 0:13:26.200 --> 0:13:29.839 water and of the Spirit. I have long believed that 0:13:29.920 --> 0:13:34.780 the Bible is the best commentary on itself. And I 0:13:34.820 --> 0:13:38.790 believe that Galatians chapter 3 verses 26 and 27 are 0:13:40.130 --> 0:13:47.380 a divine commentary on John chapter 3 and verse 5. 0:13:47.380 --> 0:13:50.300 In Galatians 3, 26, Jesus said, For you are all 0:13:50.340 --> 0:13:56.560 the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. The 0:13:56.620 --> 0:13:59.220 way that we become children of God is by faith 0:13:59.320 --> 0:14:04.760 in Christ. But how do we get into Christ? Verse 27, 0:14:04.760 --> 0:14:07.800 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ 0:14:07.850 --> 0:14:12.630 did put on Christ. We put Christ on in the 0:14:12.730 --> 0:14:18.420 waters of baptism. Someone says, Brother Lambert, does that mean 0:14:18.460 --> 0:14:21.040 that baptism is essential to one's salvation? 0:14:21.920 --> 0:14:23.190 Friend, I can only tell you. 0:14:23.120 --> 0:14:27.090 What Jesus said in Mark 16 and verse 16. He 0:14:27.170 --> 0:14:34.190 that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. He that 0:14:34.250 --> 0:14:38.840 believeth not shall be damned. In order that we might 0:14:38.880 --> 0:14:41.240 be a new creature in the Lord Jesus Christ, not 0:14:41.320 --> 0:14:45.420 only must we believe in Christ, Not only must we 0:14:45.490 --> 0:14:49.970 repent of our sins, but as a penitent, confessing believer, 0:14:51.130 --> 0:14:58.810 I'm to be baptized into the Lord Jesus Christ. When 0:14:58.870 --> 0:15:01.650 I'm baptized into Christ, I can say I've been born again. 0:15:01.770 --> 0:15:05.390 I'm now in the family of God. God is my Father, 0:15:06.010 --> 0:15:11.300 and I'm His child. And the old life is gone. 0:15:11.720 --> 0:15:15.380 It is gone. It is gone forevermore. 0:15:16.240 --> 0:15:19.040 And now I have a new life to live in 0:15:19.120 --> 0:15:24.860 Jesus Christ. What is the result of that new life? 0:15:25.740 --> 0:15:28.410 Suppose an individual says, well, Brother Lambert, I want to 0:15:28.450 --> 0:15:33.170 become a Christian. But what kind of a life will 0:15:33.430 --> 0:15:36.830 I then have to live? Well, as we move into 0:15:36.850 --> 0:15:39.739 the fifth chapter of Ephesians, we learn something about that 0:15:39.820 --> 0:15:43.210 new life. And the very first thing we learn is 0:15:43.250 --> 0:15:46.250 that I will have to learn to love like Jesus loved. 0:15:46.290 --> 0:15:50.030 Listen to verses 1 and 2. Therefore be imitators of 0:15:50.070 --> 0:15:55.890 God as dear children. Walk in love as Christ also 0:15:56.790 --> 0:15:57.660 has loved us. 0:15:57.700 --> 0:15:59.300 So we've got to walk in love. 0:15:59.980 --> 0:16:05.000 We must learn to love like Jesus loved. And the 0:16:05.060 --> 0:16:08.060 love of Jesus was a love that was willing to 0:16:08.100 --> 0:16:11.950 be put out for other people. It was a love 0:16:11.990 --> 0:16:18.410 that was willing to be inconvenienced for other people. More so, 0:16:18.490 --> 0:16:20.830 it was a love that was willing to give its 0:16:21.110 --> 0:16:27.470 own life for the benefit of other people. We must 0:16:27.530 --> 0:16:33.290 learn to love like Jesus loved. Secondly, once we become 0:16:33.370 --> 0:16:37.530 children of God and we're living that new life, We 0:16:37.570 --> 0:16:46.410 must avoid sexual impurity. Notice verse 3. But fornication and 0:16:46.790 --> 0:16:53.820 all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named 0:16:54.010 --> 0:16:59.000 among you as is fitting for saints. Then he goes 0:16:59.100 --> 0:17:03.680 on and says, neither filthiness nor foolish talking nor coarse 0:17:03.740 --> 0:17:09.120 jesting which are not fitting. but rather giving of thanks. 0:17:10.420 --> 0:17:16.460 Rather than being involved in sexual impurity, rather than being 0:17:16.540 --> 0:17:22.429 involved in possessing a covetous spirit, rather than engaging in 0:17:22.510 --> 0:17:27.629 foolish talking and coarse jesting, we need to avoid things 0:17:27.710 --> 0:17:31.690 like that. We need to avoid them. As we read 0:17:31.730 --> 0:17:35.030 down in verse 11, have no fellowship with the unfruitful 0:17:35.070 --> 0:17:39.650 works of darkness, but expose them And rather than living 0:17:39.710 --> 0:17:43.020 a life like that, we need to live a life 0:17:43.100 --> 0:17:48.960 of thanksgiving. Avoid all of those kinds of things. One 0:17:49.000 --> 0:17:51.320 of the things that we must do once we become 0:17:51.359 --> 0:17:53.660 children of God is to use the time that we 0:17:54.400 --> 0:17:57.840 have to the very best advantage. In verses 15 and 0:17:57.840 --> 0:18:01.040 16 he says, See that you walk circumspectly, not as 0:18:01.080 --> 0:18:04.840 fools but as wise, redeeming the time because the days 0:18:04.920 --> 0:18:08.610 are evil. We need to use our time as wisely 0:18:09.190 --> 0:18:15.350 as we possibly can. And we need to understand God's will. 0:18:15.430 --> 0:18:21.440 Notice verse 17. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand 0:18:22.100 --> 0:18:26.580 what the will of the Lord is. Now that's the 0:18:26.619 --> 0:18:30.050 result of the new life. You see, I put off 0:18:30.090 --> 0:18:33.810 the old man when I become a child of God. 0:18:35.030 --> 0:18:38.450 I put on the new man. And the thing that 0:18:38.630 --> 0:18:43.639 I need to understand is it's not enough for an 0:18:43.700 --> 0:18:47.639 individual just to be baptized. You say, well, Brother Lambert, 0:18:47.680 --> 0:18:50.540 you've incised baptism on getting to know your Bible ever 0:18:50.580 --> 0:18:54.169 since I've been watching it. Yes, I have and I 0:18:54.230 --> 0:18:58.090 will for as long as I'm preaching on it. But 0:18:58.190 --> 0:19:02.810 I want us to understand that it is not enough 0:19:04.070 --> 0:19:08.740 for an individual just to be baptized. Well, when you're baptized, 0:19:09.480 --> 0:19:11.980 you become a new creature in Christ and now there 0:19:12.040 --> 0:19:16.420 is a life to live. You can't continue to live 0:19:16.540 --> 0:19:20.980 like you once lived. You can't go back to all 0:19:21.020 --> 0:19:25.570 of the things that you once did and continue to 0:19:25.640 --> 0:19:28.790 do those things. That's involved in repentance. When we repent 0:19:28.810 --> 0:19:32.129 of our sins, we make up our minds that I'm 0:19:32.190 --> 0:19:35.150 going to get out of the willful, deliberate, sinning business. 0:19:36.560 --> 0:19:38.219 And I'm going to give up those things. 0:19:38.800 --> 0:19:43.200 It may be that your weakness is this strong drink. Well, 0:19:43.240 --> 0:19:45.070 if you become a Christian, that's going to be a 0:19:45.119 --> 0:19:47.630 point that you're going to have to be very careful with. 0:19:47.690 --> 0:19:50.380 You're going to have to be watchful. That may be 0:19:50.420 --> 0:19:53.320 a weakness for you for a long time until you 0:19:53.359 --> 0:19:54.260 grow in the faith. 0:19:55.140 --> 0:19:57.169 But you can't continue. 0:19:56.550 --> 0:20:00.670 To engage in that and walk the walk of a Christian. 0:20:01.430 --> 0:20:05.090 You see, a new life is a life where we 0:20:05.190 --> 0:20:09.540 learn to live like Jesus Christ. We learn to love 0:20:09.640 --> 0:20:15.220 like Jesus. And we have to then avoid certain things. 0:20:15.300 --> 0:20:19.020 We can't be involved in those things. And then we 0:20:19.060 --> 0:20:21.060 need to use all the time that we have to 0:20:21.080 --> 0:20:26.390 the very best advantage. Don't waste our time. So much 0:20:26.510 --> 0:20:31.910 time is wasted in foolish, foolish things. And the only 0:20:31.990 --> 0:20:34.909 way that we can understand the will of God as 0:20:34.970 --> 0:20:38.859 we're taught in verse 17 is It is by studying 0:20:38.910 --> 0:20:42.100 the will of God. I've had people to ask me 0:20:42.160 --> 0:20:45.300 over the years, Brother Lambert, how did you learn the 0:20:45.340 --> 0:20:51.419 Bible like you seem to know the Bible? How did 0:20:51.460 --> 0:20:56.780 you learn to memorize passages out of the Bible? Well, 0:20:56.859 --> 0:20:59.100 it wasn't because I would take the Bible and put 0:20:59.140 --> 0:21:02.240 it under my pillow at night and sleep on it. 0:21:03.840 --> 0:21:07.119 It was because I studied and I worked at it. 0:21:07.970 --> 0:21:11.540 I worked at it. When I preach a sermon, it's 0:21:11.580 --> 0:21:15.840 because I have been studying and working and diligently searching 0:21:15.900 --> 0:21:19.080 the scriptures to make sure that what I'm telling you 0:21:19.180 --> 0:21:19.770 is the truth. 0:21:20.090 --> 0:21:22.030 You see, we have to understand what the will of 0:21:22.070 --> 0:21:22.910 the Lord is. 0:21:24.310 --> 0:21:27.230 And then when we begin to live that new life, 0:21:27.990 --> 0:21:31.950 I want you to notice verse number 18. He says, 0:21:32.080 --> 0:21:40.500 do not be drunk with wine. wherein is excess. The 0:21:40.540 --> 0:21:45.270 new King James says, in which is dissipation. But he says, 0:21:45.450 --> 0:21:51.030 be filled with the Spirit. You see, when you begin 0:21:51.070 --> 0:21:53.590 to live a life for Christ, it's a spiritual life. 0:21:54.510 --> 0:21:55.889 When Paul wrote to the church at. 0:21:55.880 --> 0:21:59.340 Corinth, he said in the third chapter of 1 Corinthians, 0:21:59.440 --> 0:22:05.550 I could not speak unto you as unto God. as bathed, 0:22:05.590 --> 0:22:07.530 but I'm speaking to you as a carnal. They were 0:22:07.570 --> 0:22:13.889 living carnal-minded lives, fleshly lives, worldly lives. And so in 0:22:13.990 --> 0:22:17.470 Ephesians chapter 5, verse 18, he says, be filled with 0:22:17.490 --> 0:22:23.139 the Spirit. We need to live a Spirit-filled life. And 0:22:23.160 --> 0:22:27.340 then he said, speaking to one another in psalms and 0:22:27.460 --> 0:22:35.230 hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melodies in your 0:22:35.410 --> 0:22:37.490 heart to the Lord. 0:22:38.270 --> 0:22:39.230 We ought to sing. 0:22:39.910 --> 0:22:43.330 Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. We do that 0:22:43.430 --> 0:22:46.770 on the Lord's Day in our worship. I don't believe 0:22:46.850 --> 0:22:51.540 singing to praise God is limited to the Lord's Day. 0:22:52.359 --> 0:22:54.840 Some of the fondest memories that I have of my 0:22:54.900 --> 0:23:05.510 mother are seeing her go about her housework singing, singing, Psalms. 0:23:05.010 --> 0:23:07.430 And hymns and spiritual songs. 0:23:08.270 --> 0:23:11.950 Another fruit or result of our living this new life 0:23:13.060 --> 0:23:15.680 is that we have hearts that are filled with thanksgiving. 0:23:16.540 --> 0:23:23.359 Look at verse 20. Giving thanks always for all things 0:23:23.960 --> 0:23:25.970 to God the Father in the name. 0:23:25.790 --> 0:23:27.230 Of the Lord Jesus Christ. 0:23:28.270 --> 0:23:32.030 If there's one failing of mankind, it's a failure to 0:23:32.070 --> 0:23:37.270 be thankful. I'm thankful for so many different things. I'm 0:23:37.330 --> 0:23:40.710 thankful for the country in which I live. I'm thankful 0:23:40.760 --> 0:23:43.820 for those who put on the uniform of this nation 0:23:44.600 --> 0:23:48.340 and went off to battle to help preserve the freedom 0:23:48.400 --> 0:23:49.400 that you. 0:23:49.300 --> 0:23:51.180 And I enjoy. 0:23:52.030 --> 0:23:55.770 I'm thankful for the blessings that God has showered upon 0:23:55.810 --> 0:23:59.890 me in so many different ways. I'm thankful for my family, 0:23:59.950 --> 0:24:04.330 my mother and my father I'm thankful for my brothers. 0:24:04.410 --> 0:24:08.510 I'm thankful for my wife, my children, my grandchildren. I'm 0:24:08.570 --> 0:24:13.580 thankful for all of my family. I'm thankful for friends 0:24:13.619 --> 0:24:17.940 that I have. And I'm thankful for the measure of 0:24:18.020 --> 0:24:22.080 good health that I enjoy. All of us, I suppose, 0:24:22.119 --> 0:24:25.240 have things that trouble us at times in this old 0:24:25.580 --> 0:24:30.140 physical body. I'm just thankful that I'm able to stand 0:24:30.200 --> 0:24:33.300 right now and preach Out of the word of God. 0:24:34.040 --> 0:24:39.500 We need to learn to be. Thankful people. And thankful people. 0:24:40.520 --> 0:24:40.680 Are. 0:24:41.310 --> 0:24:45.859 Thinkful people. We have to think about it. 0:24:46.730 --> 0:24:51.770 And think about all the blessings that we have. That 0:24:51.890 --> 0:24:55.990 come from the hand of God. There's a song that's 0:24:56.090 --> 0:24:58.119 often sung. Count your blessings. 0:24:59.040 --> 0:24:59.859 Name them. 0:24:59.880 --> 0:24:59.950 One. 0:25:02.480 --> 0:25:05.040 By one. And then. 0:25:06.480 --> 0:25:11.900 Verse 21 says we're to be mutually submissive. Submitting to 0:25:12.100 --> 0:25:18.090 one another. In the fear of God. Are you living 0:25:18.150 --> 0:25:19.330 that new life? 0:25:22.570 --> 0:25:27.430 Have you put off the old man? Have you put off. 0:25:27.369 --> 0:25:31.540 That old man by obeying Christ? And having your sins 0:25:31.600 --> 0:25:37.139 washed away in His blood through repentance, confession, and baptism 0:25:37.180 --> 0:25:43.580 into Christ, are you living that new life? Has your 0:25:43.740 --> 0:25:49.040 life become tainted once you are baptized? Well, then I'd 0:25:49.100 --> 0:25:51.280 encourage you to do what Simon was told in the 0:25:51.359 --> 0:25:53.980 8th chapter of Acts, and that's to repent and ask 0:25:54.030 --> 0:25:57.690 God to forgive. if that's something you can do in 0:25:57.710 --> 0:26:00.430 the privacy of your home, I'd encourage you. 0:26:00.330 --> 0:26:01.450 To do that right now. 0:26:03.080 --> 0:26:06.320 And I want to encourage you to live a life 0:26:07.660 --> 0:26:12.580 in Jesus Christ. It's the greatest life that a person 0:26:12.619 --> 0:26:17.750 can live. Now in the closing moments today, I want 0:26:17.770 --> 0:26:21.129 to give you a very personal invitation to visit the 0:26:21.170 --> 0:26:24.580 Church of Christ in your communities. You're going to find 0:26:24.660 --> 0:26:28.700 people who have been baptized into Christ, trying to live 0:26:28.740 --> 0:26:32.320 the Christian life, trying to do what's right, and you're 0:26:32.359 --> 0:26:35.640 going to find people who will help you as you 0:26:35.700 --> 0:26:39.020 struggle along the way trying to live for Jesus Christ. 0:26:39.080 --> 0:26:44.600 It's not always easy, especially if we have had problems 0:26:44.619 --> 0:26:46.960 with various things in our lives in the past. 0:26:48.280 --> 0:26:49.620 You're going to need some. 0:26:49.510 --> 0:26:53.600 Help, encouragement, And I want to encourage you to visit 0:26:53.640 --> 0:26:56.690 the Church of Christ when you possibly can. Don't just 0:26:56.730 --> 0:26:59.250 drive by the building. As one man told me one day, 0:26:59.290 --> 0:27:02.290 he said, I kept driving by and driving by until 0:27:02.350 --> 0:27:05.790 I finally decided to stop. And now that man is 0:27:05.830 --> 0:27:06.330 a Christian. 0:27:06.390 --> 0:27:07.670 He and his wife both are. 0:27:08.930 --> 0:27:10.859 And also right now, why don't you pick up the 0:27:10.880 --> 0:27:14.140 telephone and call for the Bible course. And if you 0:27:14.180 --> 0:27:18.260 would prefer, you can take the Bible course online. And 0:27:18.300 --> 0:27:21.540 we have that information on the screen as well. We 0:27:21.580 --> 0:27:25.239 just want to help people study the Bible, get to 0:27:25.330 --> 0:27:29.210 know the Bible better. And we want to thank you 0:27:29.270 --> 0:27:33.330 for watching our telecast today. Tell other people about getting 0:27:33.369 --> 0:27:37.169 to know your Bible. And join us again the next time. 0:27:37.810 --> 0:27:41.430 And until we meet again, may the Lord bless you 0:27:42.070 --> 0:27:45.359