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“What does that mean? Right? Is that something that's knowable? Can we even know what the will of the father is? Well, the answer is yes, obviously. You can. It's it's all through scripture. You can look in the book of John, first Thessalonians, any of the number of John's really, first, second, or third. Go back into the Old Testament. You can always, it's not hard to find if if you know what you're looking for, the will of the father. But for the sake of time, I'll summarize. The will of the of the father is that a person would know and be known by him. How? Trusting in Christ, repenting of sins, and then walking in obedient submission to God's commands. So who holds the position of authority in your life?”

“The reality is that there have been times in my life, probably more than I care to admit, that that I find myself looking around, and I'm like, man, I am nailing life. I'm nailing this. It doesn't really matter what I'm doing. If I feel like I'm being successful, even if even if there's times when when things aren't necessarily going my way, I'll just blow it off as as bad luck. Right? Or maybe it's someone else's fault. It's a very prideful mindset, and it's in those moments when God will remind me about these verses. And he'll be like, hang on there, cupcake. Don't get too high on yourself yet. This isn't about you.”

“Now the problem with the sermon on the mount, if there is one, is that it's become so familiar to us. Right? The lessons taught are some of the most recognizable in history. Whether you realize it or not, you've probably heard some variation of what's being taught here. Right? Things like the beatitudes. Even even if you don't know exactly what that is, you've probably heard that term before. Loving your neighbor, loving your enemies, turning the other cheek, the golden rule, do unto others what you would have them do unto you, giving to the poor. These are all parts of this sermon on the mount, and all of them are synonymous with how we are supposed to live as Christians.”

“The reality is that you can't just execute religious technique. Right? It requires a change of heart, not only a change of habit. Genuine obedience to God does not begin with external behavior. It begins with internal transformation of self. RC Sproul said it best. He he once said that we as Christians have nothing to be smug about. We are not righteous people trying to correct the unrighteous. Just one beggar telling another where to find bread.”