Living Faith: Compassion, Community, and Generosity
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"Today, just to give you a heads up, we're going to talk about some next level difficult stuff that has to do with human trafficking. It's going to be a very short piece of the worship experience. We're going to get there. I'll let you know when we're there. But when we get there, if you've got young kids that are still here in the room, or if you've got young kids in the room, you're watching at home, maybe just take them out for five minutes, take them out into the hallway, just hang out. We're going to have the TV off down there, so you can go hang out in the cafe." [00:00:00]
"So, you know, when someone comes to know Jesus Christ personally, something happens on the inside. They're born of the Spirit and they really become two people now. There's the person in them that is brand new in Christ and they're becoming, they are a new creature and they're starting to act more and more like a new creature, but they still got their old sinful nature that inhabits their physical body. And it can be a little bit of a challenge for them." [00:03:11] (23 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
"The Israelites are in a very unique moment. They're back in the land. They've been in exile for 70 years now. And they're back in the land. They're beginning to put life back together. They're beginning, you know, they're getting the temple back together. They're getting worship back together. They're getting their identity as a people back together. And as they're doing this, they make a mistake that you and I might make sometimes. As we're in the wrestling match against sin, trying to live for Jesus's glory, they make the mistake of maybe if I just do the exteriors, that'll just kind of attract the favor of God." [00:04:44] (32 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
"My friends, there's all kinds of stuff happening in their area, in their life, that they can see there's stuff happening in that, where they work. That God is like, do you think I'm okay with this? Verse 7, is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter when you see the naked to clothe them and not turn away from your own flesh and blood? What is he saying? He's saying, religiosity, without social concern and compassion, dude, it's like the eggshell without the yolk." [00:11:07] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
"God is with them. God's on their side. You will call and the Lord will answer. You will cry for help and I will say, he will say, I'm here. If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing of the finger and malicious talk, how many heard some malicious talk this past week and some pointing of the finger? You do away with the yoke of oppression, the pointing of the finger, the malicious talk. If you will spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then the light will rise in the darkness and your night will become like noonday." [00:12:25] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
"But since neglecting the oppressed, those down and out, since this angers God and blocks his blessing, we've got to, guys, we've got to overcome our selfish impulses and combine our spiritual devotion with practical devotion, with compassion. Why? Because there's more than you happening around here. There's more than me. There's more than just us. Here's three examples. There's fake religion that repel God's favor. How many want to not repel God's favor? Raise your hand. I want to not repel that. How about some more of that? How about just extra?" [00:13:28] (35 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
"Number one, using people for your own advantage repels God's favor. He says in verse three, you exploit all your workers. Dr. June Hunt describes manipulation like this. She's a psychologist. She says, Manipulation is the art of controlling people or circumstances by indirect, unfair, or deceptive means, especially to one's own advantage. Those who are manipulated allow others to have excessive control over them. So, the control that God alone should have." [00:14:02] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
"Indifference to making a difference. If you'll loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke and set the oppressed free, share your food with the hungry and provide the poor wanderer with shelter. When you see the naked, to clothe them and not turn away from your own flesh and blood. When you see it, when you see it. Now, you're gonna see, you're gonna see lots of stuff on planet Earth, you know this. And you're not assigned to everything from the Lord. But when you keep seeing it, and he keeps putting it in front of you, my friends, we gotta say, okay, sir, I see that." [00:27:49] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
"Guys, here's the way the enemy sometimes tries to get in our head. We get overwhelmed, and we say, gosh, that's so much, and there's so much need everywhere. I just feel like I'm paralyzed. I don't know what to do, and that's the trap right there. Just because you can't do everything doesn't mean you can't do anything, and God isn't asking us to do what we can't do. He's just asking us to do what we can do. He says, do you see this? Well, this is what I want you to do." [00:36:47] (26 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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"Today, just to give you a heads up, we're going to talk about some next level difficult stuff that has to do with human trafficking. It's going to be a very short piece of the worship experience. We're going to get there. I'll let you know when we're there. But when we get there, if you've got young kids that are still here in the room, or if you've got young kids in the room, you're watching at home, maybe just take them out for five minutes, take them out into the hallway, just hang out. We're going to have the TV off down there, so you can go hang out in the cafe." [00:00:00]
"So, you know, when someone comes to know Jesus Christ personally, something happens on the inside. They're born of the Spirit and they really become two people now. There's the person in them that is brand new in Christ and they're becoming, they are a new creature and they're starting to act more and more like a new creature, but they still got their old sinful nature that inhabits their physical body. And it can be a little bit of a challenge for them." [00:03:11] (23 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
"The Israelites are in a very unique moment. They're back in the land. They've been in exile for 70 years now. And they're back in the land. They're beginning to put life back together. They're beginning, you know, they're getting the temple back together. They're getting worship back together. They're getting their identity as a people back together. And as they're doing this, they make a mistake that you and I might make sometimes. As we're in the wrestling match against sin, trying to live for Jesus's glory, they make the mistake of maybe if I just do the exteriors, that'll just kind of attract the favor of God." [00:04:44] (32 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
"My friends, there's all kinds of stuff happening in their area, in their life, that they can see there's stuff happening in that, where they work. That God is like, do you think I'm okay with this? Verse 7, is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter when you see the naked to clothe them and not turn away from your own flesh and blood? What is he saying? He's saying, religiosity, without social concern and compassion, dude, it's like the eggshell without the yolk." [00:11:07] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
"God is with them. God's on their side. You will call and the Lord will answer. You will cry for help and I will say, he will say, I'm here. If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing of the finger and malicious talk, how many heard some malicious talk this past week and some pointing of the finger? You do away with the yoke of oppression, the pointing of the finger, the malicious talk. If you will spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then the light will rise in the darkness and your night will become like noonday." [00:12:25] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
"But since neglecting the oppressed, those down and out, since this angers God and blocks his blessing, we've got to, guys, we've got to overcome our selfish impulses and combine our spiritual devotion with practical devotion, with compassion. Why? Because there's more than you happening around here. There's more than me. There's more than just us. Here's three examples. There's fake religion that repel God's favor. How many want to not repel God's favor? Raise your hand. I want to not repel that. How about some more of that? How about just extra?" [00:13:28] (35 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
"Number one, using people for your own advantage repels God's favor. He says in verse three, you exploit all your workers. Dr. June Hunt describes manipulation like this. She's a psychologist. She says, Manipulation is the art of controlling people or circumstances by indirect, unfair, or deceptive means, especially to one's own advantage. Those who are manipulated allow others to have excessive control over them. So, the control that God alone should have." [00:14:02] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
"Indifference to making a difference. If you'll loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke and set the oppressed free, share your food with the hungry and provide the poor wanderer with shelter. When you see the naked, to clothe them and not turn away from your own flesh and blood. When you see it, when you see it. Now, you're gonna see, you're gonna see lots of stuff on planet Earth, you know this. And you're not assigned to everything from the Lord. But when you keep seeing it, and he keeps putting it in front of you, my friends, we gotta say, okay, sir, I see that." [00:27:49] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
"Guys, here's the way the enemy sometimes tries to get in our head. We get overwhelmed, and we say, gosh, that's so much, and there's so much need everywhere. I just feel like I'm paralyzed. I don't know what to do, and that's the trap right there. Just because you can't do everything doesn't mean you can't do anything, and God isn't asking us to do what we can't do. He's just asking us to do what we can do. He says, do you see this? Well, this is what I want you to do." [00:36:47] (26 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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