Understanding Our Spiritual Battle and Mission
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "Listen, if you're here this morning and you don't know Christ, these passages, they can't be any clearer. You're being deceived. I know you think you have it all figured out. I know you think you're in control of everything. And listen, I know this world seems pleasing. The things of this world seem pleasing. But if you're honest, you're sitting there, you felt the hurt of this world. You're fearful of the future. You're never really satisfied no matter how much you obtain, no matter how much you do. You know what I'm talking about. You're always chasing after the next thing. That's the deceit that this book has been talking about. That's the deceit that these passages are talking about. That's the deceit of Satan to keep you from the presence of God who intends the very best for you, to keep you from restoration, from feeling a real sense of satisfaction and joy." [01:11:16]
2. "God loved us so much that he sent his son, Jesus. He became man and this God-man, although he experienced a lot of temptation, he lived a perfect life. He was completely, entirely righteous and the only man to walk the face of this earth sinless because of his righteousness and because he was equally God and man. He was able to go to the cross as man. He was able to pay for our sins as man, but he was able to completely satisfy his own wrath as God, completely overcoming the consequences of sin, completely conquering the serpent. He died there on that cross, proving his humanity, but he rose three days later, conquering death, proving his deity." [01:12:51]
3. "We close out this service. We are so grateful to know that the victory's been won. There's nothing that we have to fear. There's nothing that we have to worry about because we know that in the end, this world can burn up our body, but yet we will raise from the dead and we will spend all eternity with you in your presence. We will rest in your presence. And we will sing praises to you forever, walking with you in a creation that's been restored." [01:18:28]
4. "Listen, as believers here this morning, revelation, it's meant to be an encouragement and not an encouragement like, oh yeah, I'm supposed to leave and feel good about myself. No, that's not the encouragement that I mean here. It's an encouragement that all is right, that you're secure. No matter what happens to you, Jesus has won the battle. It's encouraging us to be engaged in this fight. It's reminding us about the things we already know. On one hand, Jesus desires us. He loves us. I mean, he went through great lengths to purchase us, but guys on the other, he is a just and holy God." [01:07:24]
5. "The message here, turn away from the enticing pleasures of the world. It will only lead to the everlasting wrath of God. Revelation 14, 12 says, here is a call for the endurance of the saints. Here it's as if John is saying to the people of the church, wake up, what are you doing? Don't compromise with the ways of the world. You know better. Those things lead to everlasting wrath. Turn from that." [01:05:37]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Listen, over the past several weeks, we've seen things like the seven churches, the seven seals, the seven trumpets. And this week, we're going to look at seven different visions. And these visions, they're going to kind of frame our time together and help us understand and walk through each of the sermon points that we have. But if you've been taking notes to this study over the past couple of weeks, you might want to underline some of these transitional statements in our text." [29:58]
2. "Satan attempts to conquer from a place of weakness while believers suffer from a place of power. I know that's a long point. It's on the screen. It'll be there for a little while. We're going to focus more on the first vision and then we'll move quickly through the next six visions. And so this first vision, I believe what God does is he gives John this vision of the past with the purposes of pointing us to the future. Also, that we can be reminded in the present of who he is and be properly engaged in this battle today." [34:45]
3. "God allows, he permits, he gives authority to this beast to lead people into blasphemy, to curse his name, to crush his people, to control the nations. He's allowing it to happen. This is much like Romans one. If you're familiar with that letter that Paul wrote, when God gives sinful people over to themselves, it's a frightening thing when God begins to give people over to their sin. These are the effects that John's writing about when God does that." [50:52]
4. "I think it's clear that Satan's deceptions through false teachers and leaders. They're evident today, even within the so-called church. There are men, there are pastors who preach false gospels, who teach people to find worth in the things of the world, right? I mean, again, I know I talk about the prosperity gospel a lot, but what do they preach? They preach about being rich. They preach about being healthy. None of that stuff matters. We're all going to die to begin with, and all that stuff is going to be burned up. So why do I want that stuff? I want Jesus. I want more of Jesus." [56:00]
5. "Listen, as I read about this first century church, as I hear about stories of Christians in our world today, like these pastors in India, I realize and I'm speaking about me, right? I am not engaged in the battle that God has called me to as a Christian. I'm not. I mean, each and every one of us as believers, we're here today waiting for our union with Jesus because we have been tasked with a mission. That's why we're here waiting. We've been tasked with a purpose." [26:33]
6. "The passage says there's a big contrast here to what we just read about. Of course, I believe this vision is reminding the original readers. It's reminding us that we've been redeemed. We've been purchased by the blood of the lamb. It's encouraging us. We follow him wherever he goes to leave behind the idolatry, the immorality of this world. That's why John said what he said in Revelation 13 nine. If anyone has an ear, let him hear. Listen to what I'm saying, be exhorted. He's writing this to believers. Remember who you are, John, saying it is and it will it will be costly to follow Jesus in this world. But don't compromise." [01:02:18]
7. "He doesn't sugarcoat that for us. The cost is great, but believing that the reward is so much greater. I think about some of these pastors that are that I'm going to meet in the coming weeks that are willing to give their life for the gospel. Why do they do it? Because they truly believe the reward is so much greater. That changes me because I'm not reading about this. These are real people that believe the reward is so much greater." [34:45]
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1. "Listen, if you're here this morning and you don't know Christ, these passages, they can't be any clearer. You're being deceived. I know you think you have it all figured out. I know you think you're in control of everything. And listen, I know this world seems pleasing. The things of this world seem pleasing. But if you're honest, you're sitting there, you felt the hurt of this world. You're fearful of the future. You're never really satisfied no matter how much you obtain, no matter how much you do. You know what I'm talking about. You're always chasing after the next thing. That's the deceit that this book has been talking about. That's the deceit that these passages are talking about. That's the deceit of Satan to keep you from the presence of God who intends the very best for you, to keep you from restoration, from feeling a real sense of satisfaction and joy." [01:11:16]
2. "God loved us so much that he sent his son, Jesus. He became man and this God-man, although he experienced a lot of temptation, he lived a perfect life. He was completely, entirely righteous and the only man to walk the face of this earth sinless because of his righteousness and because he was equally God and man. He was able to go to the cross as man. He was able to pay for our sins as man, but he was able to completely satisfy his own wrath as God, completely overcoming the consequences of sin, completely conquering the serpent. He died there on that cross, proving his humanity, but he rose three days later, conquering death, proving his deity." [01:12:51]
3. "We close out this service. We are so grateful to know that the victory's been won. There's nothing that we have to fear. There's nothing that we have to worry about because we know that in the end, this world can burn up our body, but yet we will raise from the dead and we will spend all eternity with you in your presence. We will rest in your presence. And we will sing praises to you forever, walking with you in a creation that's been restored." [01:18:28]
4. "Listen, as believers here this morning, revelation, it's meant to be an encouragement and not an encouragement like, oh yeah, I'm supposed to leave and feel good about myself. No, that's not the encouragement that I mean here. It's an encouragement that all is right, that you're secure. No matter what happens to you, Jesus has won the battle. It's encouraging us to be engaged in this fight. It's reminding us about the things we already know. On one hand, Jesus desires us. He loves us. I mean, he went through great lengths to purchase us, but guys on the other, he is a just and holy God." [01:07:24]
5. "The message here, turn away from the enticing pleasures of the world. It will only lead to the everlasting wrath of God. Revelation 14, 12 says, here is a call for the endurance of the saints. Here it's as if John is saying to the people of the church, wake up, what are you doing? Don't compromise with the ways of the world. You know better. Those things lead to everlasting wrath. Turn from that." [01:05:37]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Listen, over the past several weeks, we've seen things like the seven churches, the seven seals, the seven trumpets. And this week, we're going to look at seven different visions. And these visions, they're going to kind of frame our time together and help us understand and walk through each of the sermon points that we have. But if you've been taking notes to this study over the past couple of weeks, you might want to underline some of these transitional statements in our text." [29:58]
2. "Satan attempts to conquer from a place of weakness while believers suffer from a place of power. I know that's a long point. It's on the screen. It'll be there for a little while. We're going to focus more on the first vision and then we'll move quickly through the next six visions. And so this first vision, I believe what God does is he gives John this vision of the past with the purposes of pointing us to the future. Also, that we can be reminded in the present of who he is and be properly engaged in this battle today." [34:45]
3. "God allows, he permits, he gives authority to this beast to lead people into blasphemy, to curse his name, to crush his people, to control the nations. He's allowing it to happen. This is much like Romans one. If you're familiar with that letter that Paul wrote, when God gives sinful people over to themselves, it's a frightening thing when God begins to give people over to their sin. These are the effects that John's writing about when God does that." [50:52]
4. "I think it's clear that Satan's deceptions through false teachers and leaders. They're evident today, even within the so-called church. There are men, there are pastors who preach false gospels, who teach people to find worth in the things of the world, right? I mean, again, I know I talk about the prosperity gospel a lot, but what do they preach? They preach about being rich. They preach about being healthy. None of that stuff matters. We're all going to die to begin with, and all that stuff is going to be burned up. So why do I want that stuff? I want Jesus. I want more of Jesus." [56:00]
5. "Listen, as I read about this first century church, as I hear about stories of Christians in our world today, like these pastors in India, I realize and I'm speaking about me, right? I am not engaged in the battle that God has called me to as a Christian. I'm not. I mean, each and every one of us as believers, we're here today waiting for our union with Jesus because we have been tasked with a mission. That's why we're here waiting. We've been tasked with a purpose." [26:33]
6. "The passage says there's a big contrast here to what we just read about. Of course, I believe this vision is reminding the original readers. It's reminding us that we've been redeemed. We've been purchased by the blood of the lamb. It's encouraging us. We follow him wherever he goes to leave behind the idolatry, the immorality of this world. That's why John said what he said in Revelation 13 nine. If anyone has an ear, let him hear. Listen to what I'm saying, be exhorted. He's writing this to believers. Remember who you are, John, saying it is and it will it will be costly to follow Jesus in this world. But don't compromise." [01:02:18]
7. "He doesn't sugarcoat that for us. The cost is great, but believing that the reward is so much greater. I think about some of these pastors that are that I'm going to meet in the coming weeks that are willing to give their life for the gospel. Why do they do it? Because they truly believe the reward is so much greater. That changes me because I'm not reading about this. These are real people that believe the reward is so much greater." [34:45]
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