WEBVTT
1
00:00:01.640 --> 00:00:04.060
This program is made possible by the giving
2
00:00:04.060 --> 00:00:07.240
of the God-called partners of Renner Ministries.
3
00:00:08.420 --> 00:00:10.080
Hey, my name is Rick Renner,
4
00:00:10.080 --> 00:00:14.140
and today I'm in one of the shops in the state agora
5
00:00:14.140 --> 00:00:15.720
in ancient Ephesus.
6
00:00:15.720 --> 00:00:18.860
The word agora is the Greek
word for the marketplace.
7
00:00:18.860 --> 00:00:19.920
It's interesting. It's also
8
00:00:19.920 --> 00:00:22.200
where we get the Greek word agoridzo,
9
00:00:22.200 --> 00:00:25.940
which is the New Testament
word for redemption.
10
00:00:25.940 --> 00:00:27.860
Paul uses the word agoridzo, over
11
00:00:27.860 --> 00:00:30.500
and over in the book of Ephesians.
12
00:00:30.500 --> 00:00:32.840
He probably borrowed it from here.
13
00:00:32.840 --> 00:00:36.020
It means to buy something
out of the marketplace.
14
00:00:36.020 --> 00:00:37.440
And in fact, that is the word used
15
00:00:37.440 --> 00:00:39.480
to describe our redemption.
16
00:00:39.480 --> 00:00:44.420
Christ purchased us out of
slavery. He redeemed us.
17
00:00:44.420 --> 00:00:46.900
He bought us out of Satan's marketplace.
18
00:00:46.900 --> 00:00:49.340
That's really what the
word redemption means,
19
00:00:49.340 --> 00:00:50.420
the Greek word agoridzo
20
00:00:50.420 --> 00:00:53.040
but it comes from the word
agora, the marketplace,
21
00:00:53.040 --> 00:00:54.500
and that's where I am.
22
00:00:54.500 --> 00:00:57.200
But these particular shops
were filled with all kinds
23
00:00:57.200 --> 00:01:02.140
of goods: wheat, fruit, breads, all kinds
24
00:01:02.140 --> 00:01:04.900
of things that are required
for you to have a good,
25
00:01:04.900 --> 00:01:06.660
healthy diet.
26
00:01:06.660 --> 00:01:07.740
You know, you got to eat the right
27
00:01:07.740 --> 00:01:09.720
thing if you want to be healthy.
28
00:01:09.720 --> 00:01:12.360
Denise is telling me all the time - Rick, you need
29
00:01:12.360 --> 00:01:16.340
to eat right if you want to live a long time and feel good.
30
00:01:16.340 --> 00:01:19.580
You need to have the right
diet. Well, you have
31
00:01:19.580 --> 00:01:23.100
to have the right diet for
you to be spiritually strong.
32
00:01:23.100 --> 00:01:25.760
You have to eat the right
spiritual food for you
33
00:01:25.760 --> 00:01:29.540
to be a good minister of
Jesus Christ that is able
34
00:01:29.540 --> 00:01:31.360
to help somebody else.
35
00:01:31.360 --> 00:01:34.660
What are you taking into your
life? What are you consuming?
36
00:01:35.640 --> 00:01:39.361
In 1 Timothy 4:6, the Apostle Paul said
37
00:01:39.361 --> 00:01:42.361
to Timothy, You need to be
nourished up in the words
38
00:01:42.361 --> 00:01:46.421
of faith and of good
doctrine. We need faith, yes.
39
00:01:47.281 --> 00:01:52.281
But in addition to faith, we need real good, solid doctrine.
40
00:01:52.321 --> 00:01:56.561
These things working together make the right spiritual diet
41
00:01:56.561 --> 00:01:59.521
to produce strong Christians.
42
00:01:59.521 --> 00:02:01.361
I know that's what you want to be.
43
00:02:01.361 --> 00:02:04.161
Are you eating the right
spiritual food to be all
44
00:02:04.161 --> 00:02:06.001
that God wants you to be?
45
00:02:06.001 --> 00:02:08.421
We need to keep our
heads on straight about
46
00:02:08.421 --> 00:02:10.701
what we're consuming, especially
47
00:02:10.701 --> 00:02:13.081
because we're living in the
end of the age when there's a
48
00:02:13.081 --> 00:02:15.741
lot of weird spiritual food out there.
49
00:02:15.741 --> 00:02:19.061
What are you eating? Are you eating spiritual meat
50
00:02:19.061 --> 00:02:22.381
that will make you a good
minister of Jesus Christ?
51
00:02:23.261 --> 00:02:24.841
That's what I'm going to
talk to you about today.
52
00:02:25.761 --> 00:02:28.981
Get ready for a teaching
that feeds your spirit
53
00:02:28.981 --> 00:02:32.481
and your mind, where the
word is the anchor in
54
00:02:32.481 --> 00:02:33.621
uncertain times
55
00:02:34.501 --> 00:02:36.901
and doctrine doesn't bend to culture.
56
00:02:37.781 --> 00:02:39.201
We keep it simple,
57
00:02:39.201 --> 00:02:43.601
but dive deep, revealing a
truth that strengthens us,
58
00:02:44.661 --> 00:02:46.381
a love that emboldens,
59
00:02:47.681 --> 00:02:49.781
and a mission that touches the world.
60
00:02:52.161 --> 00:02:53.581
Let's join Rick Renner.
61
00:02:55.801 --> 00:02:57.101
Welcome to today's program.
62
00:02:57.101 --> 00:02:59.941
My name is Rick Renner and
I've been waiting for you
63
00:02:59.941 --> 00:03:01.841
and I hope you've been waiting for me.
64
00:03:02.721 --> 00:03:04.241
And I want to say thank you for letting me
65
00:03:04.241 --> 00:03:05.761
come right to where you are.
66
00:03:05.761 --> 00:03:08.981
I know that you've got other
things you could be doing,
67
00:03:08.981 --> 00:03:11.381
but now you're tuning in to the program
68
00:03:11.381 --> 00:03:14.401
and I just want to say thank you for taking time to do that.
69
00:03:14.401 --> 00:03:17.141
And I want today's program to
really be a blessing to you.
70
00:03:17.141 --> 00:03:20.002
So stay tuned all the way to the end.
71
00:03:20.002 --> 00:03:22.142 line:15%
I am teaching my series,
which is called How
72
00:03:22.142 --> 00:03:25.482 line:15%
to Keep Your Head on Straight
in a World Gone Crazy.
73
00:03:25.482 --> 00:03:28.982 line:15%
It comes in 15 parts, all kinds of formats
74
00:03:28.982 --> 00:03:30.802 line:15%
with an enormous study guide.
75
00:03:30.802 --> 00:03:33.282 line:15%
The study guide is such a blessing.
76
00:03:33.282 --> 00:03:36.022 line:15%
I love the study guide because
you can read the material
77
00:03:36.022 --> 00:03:38.462 line:15%
while you're seeing or
hearing the whole series.
78
00:03:38.462 --> 00:03:40.482 line:15%
And I have a book by the
same title called How
79
00:03:40.482 --> 00:03:43.322 line:15%
to Keep Your Head on Straight
In a World Gone Crazy.
80
00:03:43.322 --> 00:03:46.942 line:15%
There's more in the book than
I could ever possibly teach in
81
00:03:46.942 --> 00:03:48.802 line:15%
a 15-part series.
82
00:03:48.802 --> 00:03:51.222 line:15%
So I really recommend that
you avail yourself to all
83
00:03:51.222 --> 00:03:52.542 line:15%
of these resources.
84
00:03:52.542 --> 00:03:55.522 line:15%
And today and tomorrow are the
last days which we're going
85
00:03:55.522 --> 00:03:58.422 line:15%
to be offering them on the program.
86
00:03:58.422 --> 00:04:00.722 line:15%
But if you'd like to
order these, all you have
87
00:04:00.722 --> 00:04:01.842 line:15%
to do is go online
88
00:04:01.842 --> 00:04:05.982 line:15%
or give us a call to find
out how you can get them.
89
00:04:05.982 --> 00:04:07.162 line:15%
And when you reach out to us,
90
00:04:07.162 --> 00:04:09.142 line:15%
please let us know how to pray for you.
91
00:04:09.142 --> 00:04:10.722 line:15%
We're praying for you anyway,
92
00:04:10.722 --> 00:04:12.522 line:15%
but when you tell us how to pray,
93
00:04:12.522 --> 00:04:15.817 line:15%
we are more effective in our praying.
94
00:04:15.817 --> 00:04:18.784 line:15%
And we're told in 1 John 5:14-15
95
00:04:18.784 --> 00:04:21.208 line:15%
that if we pray anything according to the will
96
00:04:21.208 --> 00:04:24.902 line:15%
of God, that means according
to the scripture, God hears us
97
00:04:24.902 --> 00:04:28.282 line:15%
and we will have the petitions
that we request of him.
98
00:04:28.282 --> 00:04:30.162 line:15%
Now you can pray by yourself,
99
00:04:30.162 --> 00:04:31.962 line:15%
but maybe you need
somebody to pray with you.
100
00:04:31.962 --> 00:04:34.242 line:15%
Well, reach out to us, send an email
101
00:04:34.242 --> 00:04:35.662 line:15%
or call the number on the screen.
102
00:04:35.662 --> 00:04:38.782 line:15%
We will pray according
to the Bible with you.
103
00:04:38.782 --> 00:04:41.742 line:15%
And by the way, you will
really be prayed for.
104
00:04:41.742 --> 00:04:45.642 line:15%
Jesus will hear us and we'll
do what needs to be done.
105
00:04:45.642 --> 00:04:48.862 line:15%
But please reach for your Bible.
106
00:04:48.862 --> 00:04:51.962 line:15%
And today we're going to pick
up where we left off yesterday
107
00:04:51.962 --> 00:04:54.982 line:15%
and see the next very important thing in this series.
108
00:04:54.982 --> 00:04:59.063 line:15%
But I want to begin first in 1 Timothy 4:1,
109
00:04:59.063 --> 00:05:01.843 line:15%
which is really the foundational verse for this series,
110
00:05:01.843 --> 00:05:05.483
which says - Now the spirit speaks expressly. We've seen
111
00:05:05.483 --> 00:05:07.983
the word expressly is the Greek word, rhetos.
112
00:05:07.983 --> 00:05:11.723
It means the spirit speaks categorically, emphatically,
113
00:05:11.723 --> 00:05:14.403
unmistakably, undeniably.
114
00:05:14.403 --> 00:05:17.503
So now the Holy Spirit's
lifting his voice.
115
00:05:17.503 --> 00:05:20.903
He's speaking in the
strongest of terms and says.
116
00:05:20.903 --> 00:05:24.023
Now the spirit speaks expressly that,
117
00:05:24.023 --> 00:05:27.383
and the Greek word is
hoti, specifically that.
118
00:05:27.383 --> 00:05:29.143
So what he is saying is so important,
119
00:05:29.143 --> 00:05:31.603
he's getting very specific, specifically
120
00:05:31.603 --> 00:05:34.766
that in the latter times. The word, latter, is a form
121
00:05:34.766 --> 00:05:36.408
of the Greek word husteros
122
00:05:36.408 --> 00:05:39.083
which describes when not much more time is
123
00:05:39.083 --> 00:05:41.183
left over, you're just in the remnants
124
00:05:41.183 --> 00:05:45.803
or the very end of time as we
know it, some, the word some,
125
00:05:45.803 --> 00:05:48.423
the Greek word tines, which describes a notable some:
126
00:05:48.423 --> 00:05:50.303
thank God it's not everybody,
127
00:05:50.303 --> 00:05:53.103
but unfortunately it will be
a notable group of people,
128
00:05:53.103 --> 00:05:57.383
particularly some leaders will depart. The word, depart,
129
00:05:57.383 --> 00:05:58.503
the Greek word aphistemi.
130
00:05:58.503 --> 00:06:00.823
It's where we get the word for apostasy.
131
00:06:00.823 --> 00:06:04.803
It means they're going to begin to step away from the faith.
132
00:06:04.803 --> 00:06:08.723
And the words, the faith, has a definite article which means
133
00:06:08.723 --> 00:06:11.303
they're not stepping away for faith for finances
134
00:06:11.303 --> 00:06:13.743
or for healing or general things like that,
135
00:06:13.743 --> 00:06:17.983
but from the faith, the clear
sound authoritating teaching
136
00:06:17.983 --> 00:06:19.523
of scripture, they're going to begin
137
00:06:19.523 --> 00:06:22.003
to step away from the faith
138
00:06:22.003 --> 00:06:25.863
and step away from, depart
from the Greek word aphistemi.
139
00:06:25.863 --> 00:06:28.523
The 1st part of it is the word apo, which means away from
140
00:06:28.523 --> 00:06:30.363
and implies distance.
141
00:06:30.363 --> 00:06:33.043
So we find at the end of the
age, there's a notable group
142
00:06:33.043 --> 00:06:36.184
of people, particularly leaders that are going to begin
143
00:06:36.184 --> 00:06:39.144
to step away from the faith, even putting distance
144
00:06:39.144 --> 00:06:41.224
between themselves and what they once believed
145
00:06:41.224 --> 00:06:43.044
and what they once preached.
146
00:06:43.044 --> 00:06:44.944
And the reason they're going to do it is
147
00:06:44.944 --> 00:06:47.884
because this verse says they're going to be giving heed
148
00:06:47.884 --> 00:06:50.224
to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons.
149
00:06:50.224 --> 00:06:52.984
So now we find demons are going to try
150
00:06:52.984 --> 00:06:55.264
to lead believers off track
at the end of the age.
151
00:06:55.264 --> 00:06:58.084
And my friends, we're seeing
this happen in our time.
152
00:06:58.084 --> 00:07:01.684
Jesus prophesied this in Matthew 24:4.
153
00:07:01.684 --> 00:07:05.284
He said, Don't let anyone
deceive you. That word deceive
154
00:07:05.284 --> 00:07:07.284
means to be lured off track.
155
00:07:07.284 --> 00:07:10.744
And that is why we always
use the Bible in this program
156
00:07:10.744 --> 00:07:13.684
and why we're believing for a revival
157
00:07:13.684 --> 00:07:15.044
of the Bible in the church.
158
00:07:15.044 --> 00:07:16.644
The verse by verse
159
00:07:16.644 --> 00:07:20.364
and word by word teaching
of scripture is an art
160
00:07:20.364 --> 00:07:23.744
that has almost disappeared
from the modern pulpit.
161
00:07:23.744 --> 00:07:26.024
People preach a lot of
inspirational things
162
00:07:26.024 --> 00:07:28.824
and encouraging messages,
but verse by verse
163
00:07:28.824 --> 00:07:31.864 line:15%
and word by word, it
has almost disappeared.
164
00:07:31.864 --> 00:07:33.184 line:15%
And my friend, you're going to see today
165
00:07:33.184 --> 00:07:34.744 line:15%
and tomorrow, there's nothing more
166
00:07:34.744 --> 00:07:36.184 line:15%
powerful than the word of God.
167
00:07:36.184 --> 00:07:38.984 line:15%
That's why I always in my programs
168
00:07:38.984 --> 00:07:41.324 line:15%
by quoting Ecclesiastes 8:4 where the word
169
00:07:41.324 --> 00:07:43.364 line:15%
of a king is, there is power.
170
00:07:43.364 --> 00:07:47.084 line:15%
God's word has the power
to change people's lives.
171
00:07:47.084 --> 00:07:50.584
And as I told you in the introduction to today's program,
172
00:07:50.584 --> 00:07:53.704
we need to be involved in putting a foundation
173
00:07:53.704 --> 00:07:55.784
of God's word under people's lives,
174
00:07:55.784 --> 00:07:59.824
especially in these last days
when the marketplace is filled
175
00:07:59.824 --> 00:08:02.064
with so much bizarre teaching.
176
00:08:02.064 --> 00:08:04.384
We need to give people
really good teaching
177
00:08:04.384 --> 00:08:07.124
that is nourishing and healthy for them.
178
00:08:07.124 --> 00:08:11.064
And that leads us to 1 Timothy 4:6.
179
00:08:11.064 --> 00:08:13.765
Now remember, Timothy was already dealing with issues
180
00:08:13.765 --> 00:08:15.685
of error in his time,
181
00:08:15.685 --> 00:08:18.225
but the Holy Spirit says,
If you think it's bad now,
182
00:08:18.225 --> 00:08:20.305
you ought to see what's coming
at the very end of the age -
183
00:08:20.305 --> 00:08:23.645
when not much time is left, there's going to be an invasion
184
00:08:23.645 --> 00:08:27.465
of seducing spirits and doctrines of demons into the church.
185
00:08:27.465 --> 00:08:29.025
Well, rather than just wring our hand
186
00:08:29.025 --> 00:08:30.445
and say, Oh me, oh my,
187
00:08:30.445 --> 00:08:31.865
what are we supposed to do about this?
188
00:08:32.805 --> 00:08:34.985
And the answer is found in 1 Timothy 4:6,
189
00:08:36.085 --> 00:08:38.605
where Paul writes and says - If you put the brethren in
190
00:08:38.605 --> 00:08:40.565
remembrance of these things,
191
00:08:40.565 --> 00:08:43.505
thou shalt be a good
minister of Jesus Christ.
192
00:08:43.505 --> 00:08:45.725
I want to go back to the
board to really make sure you
193
00:08:45.725 --> 00:08:49.245
understand these words - put in remembrance.
194
00:08:49.245 --> 00:08:54.237
Now in Greek, it is the word hupo, tithimi.
195
00:08:54.237 --> 00:08:56.465
It's a compound of two words.
196
00:08:56.465 --> 00:08:58.905
There's a lot of Greek compound words,
197
00:08:58.905 --> 00:09:01.605
and to understand these words,
you have to take them apart.
198
00:09:01.605 --> 00:09:04.505
And the first part of this
word is the word hupo.
199
00:09:04.505 --> 00:09:06.705
If you're going to spell that in English,
200
00:09:06.705 --> 00:09:08.425
it would be spelled like this.
201
00:09:08.425 --> 00:09:12.805
It means by or here
really means under, under.
202
00:09:12.805 --> 00:09:14.565
The 2nd part of the word is tithimi,
203
00:09:15.745 --> 00:09:18.145
and the tithimi, word in English,
204
00:09:18.145 --> 00:09:21.845
it would be spelled like this,
really means to lay place
205
00:09:21.845 --> 00:09:26.085
or position, but importantly,
it is a foundational word.
206
00:09:26.085 --> 00:09:29.225
So when you compound these
two words together, hupo
207
00:09:29.225 --> 00:09:31.165
and tithimi, it forms the word hupo,
208
00:09:31.165 --> 00:09:33.645
tithimi, and guess what?
209
00:09:33.645 --> 00:09:36.585
It can be translated, put in remembrance, but
210
00:09:36.585 --> 00:09:38.465
because it is a foundational term,
211
00:09:38.465 --> 00:09:41.105
this word tithimi describes the laying, placing,
212
00:09:41.105 --> 00:09:43.365
or positioning of a foundation.
213
00:09:43.365 --> 00:09:46.305
So now it really carries the idea - if you hupo
214
00:09:47.445 --> 00:09:49.305
crawl under the brethren, that's
215
00:09:49.305 --> 00:09:51.666
what the word hupo means, it means under.
216
00:09:51.666 --> 00:09:53.686
And tithimi, if you lay, place
217
00:09:53.686 --> 00:09:57.286
or position a solid foundation under them.
218
00:09:58.486 --> 00:10:00.106
So now you would render the verse.
219
00:10:00.106 --> 00:10:03.266
If you, hupo, crawl under the brethren: tithimi,
220
00:10:03.266 --> 00:10:05.926
give yourself to the laying, placing,
221
00:10:05.926 --> 00:10:08.726
and positioning of a foundation underneath them,
222
00:10:09.866 --> 00:10:13.086
you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ.
223
00:10:13.086 --> 00:10:15.446
It will make you a good
minister of Jesus Christ.
224
00:10:15.446 --> 00:10:17.526
So if you want to be a good
minister of Jesus Christ,
225
00:10:17.526 --> 00:10:19.306
you got to be involved in this.
226
00:10:19.306 --> 00:10:22.926
You have to be involved in putting a rock solid foundation
227
00:10:22.926 --> 00:10:24.526
under people's lives.
228
00:10:24.526 --> 00:10:26.806
That's what we do in this program.
229
00:10:26.806 --> 00:10:30.186
But notice the verse says, if you will do this,
230
00:10:30.186 --> 00:10:31.746
if you'll crawl under people's lives,
231
00:10:31.746 --> 00:10:34.726
and by the way, that requires sacrifice
232
00:10:34.726 --> 00:10:36.346
because you got to crawl under their mess,
233
00:10:36.346 --> 00:10:38.206
crawl under their confusion.
234
00:10:38.206 --> 00:10:39.426
Maybe they're new to Christ.
235
00:10:39.426 --> 00:10:42.126
They've got a lot of things
they believe that are wrong.
236
00:10:42.126 --> 00:10:43.366
Now you got to come under them.
237
00:10:43.366 --> 00:10:45.466
You've got to put a foundation under them.
238
00:10:45.466 --> 00:10:47.026
That's really what this means.
239
00:10:47.026 --> 00:10:48.426
And if you will do that,
240
00:10:48.426 --> 00:10:51.166
it will make you a good minister of Jesus Christ.
241
00:10:51.166 --> 00:10:52.906
The word good is the Greek word kalos.
242
00:10:54.586 --> 00:10:56.666
In English, it would be spelled like this...
243
00:10:56.666 --> 00:11:00.466
It describes that which is noble, that which is exceptional,
244
00:11:00.466 --> 00:11:02.426
that which is superior.
245
00:11:02.426 --> 00:11:06.326
So if you're involved in putting
a foundation under people's
246
00:11:06.326 --> 00:11:10.626
lives, it causes you to
become a noble, exceptional,
247
00:11:10.626 --> 00:11:14.306
superior minister of Jesus Christ.
248
00:11:14.306 --> 00:11:17.608
The word minister in Greek is the word, diakonos.
249
00:11:17.608 --> 00:11:20.466
Now, I want to cover this word.
250
00:11:20.466 --> 00:11:22.986
In English, it would be spelled like this.
251
00:11:22.986 --> 00:11:26.306
The word, diakonos, is translated minister,
252
00:11:28.426 --> 00:11:32.846
minister, but it was specifically used in the 1st Century
253
00:11:32.846 --> 00:11:37.387
to describe high level servers
at tables in wealthy homes.
254
00:11:37.387 --> 00:11:40.807
These were individuals that
were trained at presentation.
255
00:11:40.807 --> 00:11:43.447
They prepared the very best food
256
00:11:43.447 --> 00:11:45.187
and their job was to serve people
257
00:11:45.187 --> 00:11:46.987
that were seated around the table.
258
00:11:46.987 --> 00:11:49.975
And now this word is used
to describe you and me.
259
00:11:49.975 --> 00:11:52.147
And God has called us to serve those
260
00:11:52.147 --> 00:11:53.687
that are sitting around the table.
261
00:11:53.687 --> 00:11:55.987
That's what I'm doing
right now in this program.
262
00:11:55.987 --> 00:11:58.967
You've gathered around my
table and now I'm serving you.
263
00:11:58.967 --> 00:12:01.287
And to the best of my ability, I'm trying
264
00:12:01.287 --> 00:12:04.807
to do it in a high level,
sophisticated, excellent manner
265
00:12:04.807 --> 00:12:07.127
because you have gathered around the table
266
00:12:07.127 --> 00:12:09.827
and now it is my privilege to put the word
267
00:12:09.827 --> 00:12:11.807
of God on the table for you.
268
00:12:12.667 --> 00:12:15.887
And my friends, we are
called by God to do this.
269
00:12:15.887 --> 00:12:18.307
So who is sitting at your table?
270
00:12:18.307 --> 00:12:21.487
God expects you to serve
them the very best spiritual
271
00:12:21.487 --> 00:12:23.067
food possible.
272
00:12:23.067 --> 00:12:26.207
Now, in the New Testament,
there are two more words
273
00:12:26.207 --> 00:12:29.787
that are translated, minister or servant.
274
00:12:29.787 --> 00:12:32.932
First of all, you have the word doulos.
275
00:12:34.007 --> 00:12:36.367
In English, it would be spelled like this.
276
00:12:36.367 --> 00:12:39.287
The word doulos is used all over the New Testament
277
00:12:39.287 --> 00:12:41.087
to describe servants that are sold out
278
00:12:41.087 --> 00:12:42.447
lock, stock, and barrel.
279
00:12:42.447 --> 00:12:45.247
When Paul says he is the
servant of Jesus Christ,
280
00:12:45.247 --> 00:12:47.807
or when the Bible says we are
servants of righteousness,
281
00:12:47.807 --> 00:12:50.407
it's this word, which means
when we committed our life
282
00:12:50.407 --> 00:12:52.807
to Christ, we literally threw up the
283
00:12:52.807 --> 00:12:54.547
white flag of surrender.
284
00:12:54.547 --> 00:12:56.107
We surrendered lock, stock,
285
00:12:56.107 --> 00:12:58.747
and barrel to fulfill the will of Jesus
286
00:12:58.747 --> 00:12:59.947
for the rest of our life.
287
00:12:59.947 --> 00:13:03.267
We are his slaves. We are his
servants. That's this word.
288
00:13:03.267 --> 00:13:04.987
But then there's one more word translated,
289
00:13:04.987 --> 00:13:08.087
minister in the New Testament,
the Greek word hyperetes.
290
00:13:08.087 --> 00:13:11.268
Oh, this is really a powerful word.
291
00:13:11.268 --> 00:13:12.968
The word, hyperetes, in English,
292
00:13:12.968 --> 00:13:16.888
it would be spelled like this, described
293
00:13:17.888 --> 00:13:19.568
slaves or servants
294
00:13:19.568 --> 00:13:22.008
that were placed in the
bottom galleys of ships.
295
00:13:22.868 --> 00:13:26.768
And the bottom galleys of ships, they were tied to a bench,
296
00:13:26.768 --> 00:13:29.108
a big oar was placed into their hand,
297
00:13:29.108 --> 00:13:31.988
and their motto was row, row, row the boat.
298
00:13:31.988 --> 00:13:36.985
And their job was to row and
row and row and row and row.
299
00:13:36.985 --> 00:13:39.588
It didn't matter whether they
were treated well or not.
300
00:13:39.588 --> 00:13:40.828
Their job was to row.
301
00:13:40.828 --> 00:13:43.868
If they didn't row, the
boat was not going to move.
302
00:13:43.868 --> 00:13:48.255
And Paul uses that word in 1
Corinthians 4:1
303
00:13:48.255 --> 00:13:49.928
to describe ministers.
304
00:13:49.928 --> 00:13:52.328
He says, We're the hyperetes of Christ,
305
00:13:52.328 --> 00:13:55.608
which means God has called us to be down under.
306
00:13:55.608 --> 00:13:57.728
He's put an oar into our hands.
307
00:13:57.728 --> 00:14:00.408
He's called us to row, row, row the boat.
308
00:14:00.408 --> 00:14:02.288
Whether we enjoy it all the time
309
00:14:02.288 --> 00:14:05.668
or not, the fact is, if we
don't do what he's called us
310
00:14:05.668 --> 00:14:07.908
to do, if we don't row the boat,
311
00:14:07.908 --> 00:14:09.988
the ship is not going to move.
312
00:14:09.988 --> 00:14:12.048
And likewise, if God has called you
313
00:14:12.048 --> 00:14:15.248
to serve in the church in
any capacity, your job is
314
00:14:15.248 --> 00:14:19.868
to grab hold of that oar
and row, row, row, row.
315
00:14:19.868 --> 00:14:23.548
But when we continue in
1 Timothy 4:6,
316
00:14:24.448 --> 00:14:26.508
it says, If you put the
brethren in remembrance
317
00:14:26.508 --> 00:14:29.508
of these things, or it could be rendered - if hupo,
318
00:14:29.508 --> 00:14:31.928
you come under the brethren - tithimi -
319
00:14:31.928 --> 00:14:36.148
and you put a good rock solid foundation under them,
320
00:14:36.148 --> 00:14:38.488
this will make you a good minister. The word good,
321
00:14:38.488 --> 00:14:43.328
the word kalos, an exceptional, superior minister,
322
00:14:43.328 --> 00:14:45.508
one who's serving food to those that have gathered
323
00:14:45.508 --> 00:14:48.429
around the table of Jesus Christ.
324
00:14:48.429 --> 00:14:51.049
But guess what? The words, of Jesus Christ, could also be
325
00:14:51.049 --> 00:14:52.709
rendered - like Jesus Christ.
326
00:14:53.669 --> 00:14:56.149
So now we find that when we serve
327
00:14:56.149 --> 00:14:59.649
and when we're putting a foundation under people's lives,
328
00:14:59.649 --> 00:15:01.069
it makes us like Jesus.
329
00:15:01.069 --> 00:15:04.529
Well, think about it. When
Jesus came into the world,
330
00:15:04.529 --> 00:15:05.869
no one was helping him.
331
00:15:05.869 --> 00:15:09.629
He gave his life alone to lay a foundation
332
00:15:09.629 --> 00:15:11.889
underneath the world.
333
00:15:11.889 --> 00:15:14.809
And likewise, when we give
ourselves to serve others
334
00:15:14.809 --> 00:15:17.149
and to put them on a
rock solid foundation,
335
00:15:17.149 --> 00:15:21.569
Paul says, This makes us
very much like Jesus Christ.
336
00:15:21.569 --> 00:15:23.789
Say, Amen. I know that's
what you want to be.
337
00:15:23.789 --> 00:15:27.429
But then he goes on and says,
Nourished up in the words
338
00:15:27.429 --> 00:15:31.409
of faith and of good doctrine
wherein to thou has to tame.
339
00:15:31.409 --> 00:15:34.949
The word, nourished up, in Greek is the word, entrepho.
340
00:15:34.949 --> 00:15:39.041
It is spelled like this.
341
00:15:39.041 --> 00:15:43.529
And in English, it would be spelled like this, entrepho.
342
00:15:43.529 --> 00:15:46.149
It means to taste, digest,
343
00:15:47.129 --> 00:15:49.751
incorporate into your system.
344
00:15:49.751 --> 00:15:52.349
It describes the diet that you should eat
345
00:15:52.349 --> 00:15:54.426
to produce a healthy state of being.
346
00:15:54.426 --> 00:15:56.389
So if you want to be a minister
347
00:15:57.249 --> 00:15:59.829
that is laying a foundation
under people's lives,
348
00:15:59.829 --> 00:16:03.389
if God is going to call you, kalos: if he's going
349
00:16:03.389 --> 00:16:05.909
to say you're exceptional,
you're superior,
350
00:16:05.909 --> 00:16:09.109
diakonos minister, wow,
he's really pleased.
351
00:16:09.109 --> 00:16:11.169
He's thrilled with the way
that you're serving those
352
00:16:11.169 --> 00:16:14.209
that have gathered around the
table, then it is essential
353
00:16:14.209 --> 00:16:16.649
that entrepho, you be nourished up
354
00:16:16.649 --> 00:16:19.049
that you have the right diet.
355
00:16:19.049 --> 00:16:20.929
Well, what is the right diet?
356
00:16:20.929 --> 00:16:23.849
He says you need to be nourished up in the words of faith
357
00:16:24.709 --> 00:16:26.269
and of good doctrine.
358
00:16:26.269 --> 00:16:29.109
And here we find two things
are essential for you
359
00:16:29.109 --> 00:16:31.590
to really serve people
the way you need to serve.
360
00:16:31.590 --> 00:16:36.230
First, you need words of
faith and of good doctrine.
361
00:16:36.230 --> 00:16:37.990
It's not one or the other.
362
00:16:37.990 --> 00:16:41.150
If you have only words of faith, then probably you're going
363
00:16:41.150 --> 00:16:42.530
to have faith for healing, faith
364
00:16:42.530 --> 00:16:45.390
for prosperity, faith for victory.
365
00:16:45.390 --> 00:16:47.930
But he also says you need good doctrine.
366
00:16:47.930 --> 00:16:49.210
I say that when you have good doctrine,
367
00:16:49.210 --> 00:16:50.950
it puts you in the bottom of the ship.
368
00:16:50.950 --> 00:16:52.270
It puts an oar in your hand.
369
00:16:52.270 --> 00:16:55.670
You're so grateful for what
Jesus has done in your life
370
00:16:55.670 --> 00:16:57.370
that you want to serve and you want
371
00:16:57.370 --> 00:16:59.510
to be involved in other people's lives,
372
00:16:59.510 --> 00:17:02.110
but you also need faith to
believe this ship's going
373
00:17:02.110 --> 00:17:03.790
to make it to the other side,
that finally you're going
374
00:17:03.790 --> 00:17:05.170
to reach your destination.
375
00:17:05.170 --> 00:17:06.490
You have to have words of faith.
376
00:17:06.490 --> 00:17:08.510
You've got to have good doctrine, both
377
00:17:08.510 --> 00:17:11.410
of these working in your life.
378
00:17:11.410 --> 00:17:14.830
And my friends, this is
essential if you're going
379
00:17:14.830 --> 00:17:18.110
to properly serve other
people in these last days
380
00:17:18.110 --> 00:17:20.230
and put a good foundation underneath them.
381
00:17:20.230 --> 00:17:23.670
You need in your spiritual
life words of faith
382
00:17:24.590 --> 00:17:26.790
and you need to be eating good doctrine.
383
00:17:26.790 --> 00:17:28.530
And I pray that you're getting both
384
00:17:28.530 --> 00:17:31.090
of these from this ministry.
385
00:17:31.090 --> 00:17:34.270
But then I want us to
look at Hebrews 13:7,
386
00:17:34.270 --> 00:17:36.370
another very important verse.
387
00:17:36.370 --> 00:17:39.150
And in Hebrews 13:7, it says -
388
00:17:39.150 --> 00:17:42.250
Remember them which have the rule over you,
389
00:17:42.250 --> 00:17:46.310
who's spoken unto you the word
of God, whose faith follow
390
00:17:46.310 --> 00:17:49.630
considering the end of their conversation.
391
00:17:49.630 --> 00:17:52.530
The word, remember, is the Greek word mneia.
392
00:17:52.530 --> 00:17:55.830
This is a very important New Testament Greek word.
393
00:17:55.830 --> 00:17:58.850
Mneia, at least it's a form of that.
394
00:17:58.850 --> 00:18:02.451
And this word, mneia, describes a statue, a monument
395
00:18:02.451 --> 00:18:05.171
or a memorial, something
that you're to look at
396
00:18:05.171 --> 00:18:07.290
and to never forget.
397
00:18:07.290 --> 00:18:08.851
So when he says, Remember them
398
00:18:08.851 --> 00:18:11.231
that have the rule over you, he's saying,
399
00:18:11.231 --> 00:18:12.451
Who stands in front of you?
400
00:18:13.291 --> 00:18:15.411
Who do you see as an example in your life?
401
00:18:15.411 --> 00:18:16.631
You need to have an example
402
00:18:16.631 --> 00:18:19.191
of someone who's doing
all of these things.
403
00:18:19.191 --> 00:18:22.111
Remember, let them be on
a pedestal, look at them,
404
00:18:22.111 --> 00:18:23.991
emulate them. He goes on to say,
405
00:18:23.991 --> 00:18:26.371
Them which have the rule over
you who've spoken unto you
406
00:18:26.371 --> 00:18:28.906
the word of God, whose faith
407
00:18:28.906 --> 00:18:32.080
follow. And the word
follow is the Greek word
408
00:18:32.080 --> 00:18:33.414
mimetes.
409
00:18:33.414 --> 00:18:38.397
Wow, this is an important word. Sorry about that,
410
00:18:39.871 --> 00:18:42.736
writing in both languages - mimetes.
411
00:18:44.711 --> 00:18:48.431
And it's where you get the
word to imitate or a mime.
412
00:18:48.431 --> 00:18:51.431
And here we find that when we know someone, mneia -
413
00:18:51.431 --> 00:18:54.391
that's on a pedestal, we
look at them, we admire them.
414
00:18:54.391 --> 00:18:56.391
They're really good examples.
415
00:18:56.391 --> 00:19:01.131
We are called to minetes, to follow them, to imitate them.
416
00:19:01.131 --> 00:19:05.671
And in fact, this word, mimetes, also the word for an actor.
417
00:19:05.671 --> 00:19:07.251
Just like you would study a role
418
00:19:07.251 --> 00:19:09.651
before you performed it on screen
419
00:19:09.651 --> 00:19:11.791
or on the stage, we are to study them.
420
00:19:11.791 --> 00:19:13.671
We are to emulate them.
421
00:19:13.671 --> 00:19:15.611
Look at those people
whom you respect, those
422
00:19:15.611 --> 00:19:17.451
that have the rule over you
423
00:19:17.451 --> 00:19:18.931
and decide you're going to do what they do.
424
00:19:19.851 --> 00:19:22.491
These are people that are doing it right.
425
00:19:22.491 --> 00:19:24.611
And Paul says you need to emulate them
426
00:19:24.611 --> 00:19:29.531
or follow them considering the end of their conversation.
427
00:19:29.531 --> 00:19:33.331
The word end is the Greek word, ekbasis.
428
00:19:34.851 --> 00:19:38.651
In English, it would be spelled like this ekbasis.
429
00:19:38.651 --> 00:19:40.768
You know what this word means?
430
00:19:40.768 --> 00:19:45.768
It means to walk out, considering the walking out of their
431
00:19:45.972 --> 00:19:47.012
conversation.
432
00:19:47.932 --> 00:19:51.012
And the word, conversation, is the Greek word, anastrophe,
433
00:19:51.012 --> 00:19:52.992
which literally describes they're rising up,
434
00:19:52.992 --> 00:19:55.972
they're sitting down, they're
coming in, they're going out.
435
00:19:55.972 --> 00:19:59.069
Or Paul says, if you're
looking at a leader
436
00:19:59.069 --> 00:20:01.732
and you're seeing how they're
walking out their life,
437
00:20:01.732 --> 00:20:03.272
they're rising up, they're sitting down,
438
00:20:03.272 --> 00:20:05.452
they're coming in, they're going out.
439
00:20:05.452 --> 00:20:08.072
And you see that this is a
person whose faith is working.
440
00:20:08.072 --> 00:20:12.132
They are doing it right.
You need to emulate them.
441
00:20:12.132 --> 00:20:14.712 line:15%
You need to follow them
considering the end,
442
00:20:14.712 --> 00:20:16.772 line:15%
the walking out of their life.
443
00:20:16.772 --> 00:20:19.392 line:15%
If you appreciate and
value what they've done
444
00:20:19.392 --> 00:20:22.312 line:15%
with their life and the
integrity of their life,
445
00:20:22.312 --> 00:20:25.192 line:15%
then they are someone who
is worthy of imitation.
446
00:20:25.192 --> 00:20:28.672 line:15%
Now, no one is perfect and
no one does everything right,
447
00:20:28.672 --> 00:20:32.392
but if you see someone who
generally is walking out of very
448
00:20:33.352 --> 00:20:36.432
wonderful life full of
integrity in the word of God
449
00:20:36.432 --> 00:20:40.272
and in their character, that's
somebody worthy of emulation.
450
00:20:41.152 --> 00:20:43.872
So now we've seen in the
scripture today, we need
451
00:20:43.872 --> 00:20:45.892
to be putting the foundation
under people's lives.
452
00:20:45.892 --> 00:20:49.192
And if we do this, it will
make us a good minister
453
00:20:49.192 --> 00:20:51.112
of Jesus Christ.
454
00:20:51.112 --> 00:20:53.932
To be that kind of minister,
we need to be nourished up.
455
00:20:53.932 --> 00:20:57.812 line:15%
We need to be eating a diet
of faith and of good doctrine.
456
00:20:57.812 --> 00:21:00.272 line:15%
That's what we need to be feeding others.
457
00:21:00.272 --> 00:21:03.512 line:15%
And we need to follow those
that are doing it right.
458
00:21:03.512 --> 00:21:05.892 line:15%
We need to look at people
that are in front of us
459
00:21:05.892 --> 00:21:09.772 line:15%
that have a good outcome for
their life and emulate them
460
00:21:09.772 --> 00:21:13.792 line:15%
and put what they do into
practice in our own lives.
461
00:21:13.792 --> 00:21:16.652 line:15%
I'm out of time, but I'll
be back in just a moment
462
00:21:16.652 --> 00:21:18.464
and I'm going to pray for you.
463
00:21:20.652 --> 00:21:23.333
What does it mean to resist the devil?
464
00:21:23.333 --> 00:21:25.393
Well, in James 4:7 it says,
465
00:21:25.393 --> 00:21:28.153 line:15%
Submit yourself to God, resist the devil,
466
00:21:28.153 --> 00:21:30.913 line:15%
and he'll flee from you. But
the first thing the verse says
467
00:21:30.913 --> 00:21:33.193 line:15%
is, Submit yourself to God.
468
00:21:33.193 --> 00:21:36.593 line:15%
When you put yourself
in submission to God,
469
00:21:36.593 --> 00:21:39.633
you put yourself in a protective position.
470
00:21:39.633 --> 00:21:42.813
And in fact, the word
submission even means to hide
471
00:21:42.813 --> 00:21:46.273
behind someone's back, which
means when you're submitted
472
00:21:46.273 --> 00:21:50.253
to God, you can literally be
hiding behind the back of God.
473
00:21:50.253 --> 00:21:52.513
He'll stand in front of you, between you
474
00:21:52.513 --> 00:21:53.933
and the work of the devil.
475
00:21:53.933 --> 00:21:55.153
And when you're submitted to God,
476
00:21:55.153 --> 00:21:57.613
he gives you the power to resist.
477
00:21:57.613 --> 00:22:00.193
And the word resist, the Greek word anthistemi, means
478
00:22:00.193 --> 00:22:02.693
to stand against, to push against,
479
00:22:02.693 --> 00:22:06.493
to literally push the
devil out of your life.
480
00:22:06.493 --> 00:22:09.113
But it begins with you making sure
481
00:22:09.113 --> 00:22:11.253
that you're in proper
relationship with God.
482
00:22:11.253 --> 00:22:14.773
So if you're in submission
to God, you're in a position
483
00:22:14.773 --> 00:22:17.013
to hide behind his back,
he will protect you
484
00:22:17.013 --> 00:22:19.953
and it empowers you to
stand against the devil.
485
00:22:19.953 --> 00:22:22.953
And James says, The
devil will flee from you.
486
00:22:23.953 --> 00:22:25.413
The world is changing.
487
00:22:25.413 --> 00:22:28.793
In fact, it's more than
changed. It's gone crazy.
488
00:22:28.793 --> 00:22:31.453
We are living in a world
where faith is questioned
489
00:22:31.453 --> 00:22:33.993
and sin is welcome, where people seem
490
00:22:33.993 --> 00:22:37.293
to have lost their minds
about what is right and wrong.
491
00:22:37.293 --> 00:22:40.783
It seems truth has been
turned upside down.
492
00:22:40.783 --> 00:22:42.113
In Rick Renner's book, How
493
00:22:42.113 --> 00:22:45.233
to Keep Your Head on Straight
in a World Gone Crazy,
494
00:22:45.233 --> 00:22:47.593
Rick reveals the disastrous consequences
495
00:22:47.593 --> 00:22:50.813
of a society in spiritual
and moral collapse.
496
00:22:50.813 --> 00:22:53.333
In this book, you'll
discover what Christians need
497
00:22:53.333 --> 00:22:57.613
to be doing to stay out of the
chaos and anchored to truth.
498
00:22:57.613 --> 00:23:00.494
You'll learn how to stay
sensitive to the Holy Spirit,
499
00:23:00.494 --> 00:23:02.693
discern right and wrong teaching, how
500
00:23:02.693 --> 00:23:04.214
to be grounded in prayer,
501
00:23:04.214 --> 00:23:05.934
and how to be spiritually prepared
502
00:23:05.934 --> 00:23:08.634
for living in victory in these last days.
503
00:23:08.634 --> 00:23:11.274
Leading ministers from around
the world are calling this
504
00:23:11.274 --> 00:23:13.554
book essential for every believer.
505
00:23:13.554 --> 00:23:16.794 line:15%
How to Keep Your Head On Straight
in a World Gone Crazy can
506
00:23:16.794 --> 00:23:19.294 line:15%
be yours for just $24.
507
00:23:19.294 --> 00:23:22.154 line:15%
You can also get the
15-part teaching series, How
508
00:23:22.154 --> 00:23:25.154 line:15%
to Keep Your Head on Straight
in a World Gone Crazy.
509
00:23:25.154 --> 00:23:27.914 line:15%
In this series, Rick takes
you deep into New Testament
510
00:23:27.914 --> 00:23:30.174 line:15%
prophecies about the end of the age
511
00:23:30.174 --> 00:23:32.474 line:15%
and what you need to
do to sail successfully
512
00:23:32.474 --> 00:23:34.734 line:15%
through turbulent end time waters.
513
00:23:34.734 --> 00:23:37.754
Available in digital or physical formats starting at just
514
00:23:37.754 --> 00:23:40.554
$24, you can order the series, How
515
00:23:40.554 --> 00:23:43.274
to Keep Your Head on Straight
in a World Gone Crazy
516
00:23:43.274 --> 00:23:44.654
and the book of the same name
517
00:23:44.654 --> 00:23:46.854
by going online or calling our team.
518
00:23:46.854 --> 00:23:50.611
Call the number on your screen
or scan the QR code to order.
519
00:23:52.954 --> 00:23:54.614
This is Rick Renner, and I'm standing
520
00:23:54.614 --> 00:23:57.734
outside our Tulsa Ministry
headquarters building,
521
00:23:57.734 --> 00:24:00.354
and this place is just amazing.
522
00:24:00.354 --> 00:24:03.254
If you're ever in Tulsa,
come by for a tour.
523
00:24:03.254 --> 00:24:04.974
I think that you will be blessed.
524
00:24:04.974 --> 00:24:07.834
But every day, we hear from thousands
525
00:24:07.834 --> 00:24:11.634
and thousands of people who reach out to us either by email
526
00:24:11.634 --> 00:24:14.374
or phone calls and we minister to them.
527
00:24:14.374 --> 00:24:17.994
And it's such a blessing
and you are a part of it
528
00:24:17.994 --> 00:24:19.994
because you are a partner.
529
00:24:19.994 --> 00:24:23.114
And right now, our Ministry Expansion Project is paying
530
00:24:23.114 --> 00:24:24.794
off this facility.
531
00:24:24.794 --> 00:24:27.274
And when this facility
is paid off, it's going
532
00:24:27.274 --> 00:24:30.114
to release those funds so
that we can take the teaching
533
00:24:30.114 --> 00:24:32.234
of the Bible further to
the ends of the earth.
534
00:24:32.234 --> 00:24:36.920 line:15%
And right now, this facility
has already paid off 92%.
535
00:24:37.894 --> 00:24:40.414 line:15%
We're so very close to the end,
536
00:24:40.414 --> 00:24:42.974 line:15%
and I want to say thank you
if you're part of the team
537
00:24:42.974 --> 00:24:44.895 line:15%
for the Ministry Expansion Project.
538
00:24:44.895 --> 00:24:47.075 line:15%
And if you're not a part of the team yet,
539
00:24:47.075 --> 00:24:50.495 line:15%
would you please join us to
help us pay off this facility
540
00:24:50.495 --> 00:24:52.755 line:15%
so those funds can be released
541
00:24:52.755 --> 00:24:54.875 line:15%
and we can take the teaching of the Bible
542
00:24:54.875 --> 00:24:56.475 line:15%
to the ends of the earth?
543
00:24:56.475 --> 00:25:00.315 line:15%
That's the call that God
has put on our lives.
544
00:25:00.315 --> 00:25:04.055 line:15%
And when you partner with us,
you really share a part in
545
00:25:04.055 --> 00:25:05.635 line:15%
what we are doing.
546
00:25:05.635 --> 00:25:07.575 line:15%
You put the fuel in the tank
547
00:25:07.575 --> 00:25:10.115 line:15%
and make it possible for us to do our work
548
00:25:10.115 --> 00:25:13.255 line:15%
and together we are partners with God.
549
00:25:13.255 --> 00:25:16.055 line:15%
But please pray about becoming a part
550
00:25:16.055 --> 00:25:18.115 line:15%
of the Ministry Expansion Project.
551
00:25:26.895 --> 00:25:28.575
I want to say thank you
for being with me today.
552
00:25:28.575 --> 00:25:30.715
We have covered so much material.
553
00:25:30.715 --> 00:25:31.775
My series called How
554
00:25:31.775 --> 00:25:34.055
to Keep Your Head on Straight
in a World Gone Crazy.
555
00:25:34.055 --> 00:25:37.675 line:15%
It's 15 parts, comes with
a tremendous study guide
556
00:25:37.675 --> 00:25:39.635 line:15%
that is just packed with all the material
557
00:25:39.635 --> 00:25:41.035 line:15%
that is in the series so
558
00:25:41.035 --> 00:25:43.335 line:15%
that you can read the
material while you're seeing
559
00:25:43.335 --> 00:25:44.595 line:15%
or hearing of the series.
560
00:25:44.595 --> 00:25:46.795 line:15%
And I've got a book by
the same name called How
561
00:25:46.795 --> 00:25:48.915 line:15%
to Keep Your Head on Straight and a World Gone Crazy.
562
00:25:48.915 --> 00:25:52.475 line:15%
I love this book. It is
jam packed with information
563
00:25:52.475 --> 00:25:55.995 line:15%
and revelation too much for me
to teach in a single series.
564
00:25:55.995 --> 00:25:58.675 line:15%
So really you need both
of these resources.
565
00:25:58.675 --> 00:26:00.415 line:15%
And if you'd like to know how to get them,
566
00:26:00.415 --> 00:26:02.675 line:15%
just go online or give us a call.
567
00:26:02.675 --> 00:26:06.555 line:15%
And when you reach out to us,
we're waiting to pray for you,
568
00:26:06.555 --> 00:26:09.575 line:15%
so please let us know how to pray.
569
00:26:09.575 --> 00:26:11.535 line:15%
If you'll tell us what's
going on in your life,
570
00:26:11.535 --> 00:26:13.955 line:15%
we will pray scripturally with you
571
00:26:13.955 --> 00:26:15.715 line:15%
and Jesus will do what needs to be done.
572
00:26:15.715 --> 00:26:17.815 line:15%
And sometimes it's different
than what we think,
573
00:26:17.815 --> 00:26:21.116 line:15%
but he's always faithful
to do what needs to be done
574
00:26:21.116 --> 00:26:24.416 line:15%
and it would be our
privilege to pray with you.
575
00:26:24.416 --> 00:26:27.496 line:15%
And if you're not already a
partner with our ministry,
576
00:26:27.496 --> 00:26:30.096 line:15%
please pray about becoming
a partner with our ministry.
577
00:26:30.096 --> 00:26:33.896 line:15%
A partner is anyone that
regularly supports our ministry
578
00:26:33.896 --> 00:26:36.836 line:15%
so we can take the trusted
teaching of God's word
579
00:26:36.836 --> 00:26:38.076 line:15%
to the ends of the earth
580
00:26:38.076 --> 00:26:39.976 line:15%
that I want to pray with you right now.
581
00:26:39.976 --> 00:26:42.536 line:15%
Father, I thank in the name of
Jesus that you've called each
582
00:26:42.536 --> 00:26:45.076 line:15%
of us to be a good
minister of Jesus Christ.
583
00:26:45.076 --> 00:26:48.856 line:15%
So help us to be involved
in putting people on a solid
584
00:26:48.856 --> 00:26:52.976
foundation, especially in
these last days when there are
585
00:26:52.976 --> 00:26:56.236
so many bizarre spiritual
things in the marketplace.
586
00:26:56.236 --> 00:26:59.016
Help us to make sure people really are
587
00:26:59.016 --> 00:27:02.516
being nourished in words of
faith and of good doctrine.
588
00:27:02.516 --> 00:27:05.776
In Jesus' name - Amen.
589
00:27:05.776 --> 00:27:07.716
Now we're going to pick up here tomorrow,
590
00:27:07.716 --> 00:27:11.496
but until then, remember that Ecclesiastes 8:4 says
591
00:27:11.496 --> 00:27:14.836
"Where the word of a king is, there is power."
592
00:27:14.836 --> 00:27:17.016
If you've never received
Jesus as your savior
593
00:27:17.016 --> 00:27:19.296
and Lord, now is the time for you
594
00:27:19.296 --> 00:27:23.596 line:15%
to experience a new life
Jesus has to give you.
595
00:27:23.596 --> 00:27:26.776 line:15%
Pray this prayer with me right now.
596
00:27:26.776 --> 00:27:29.376
Lord, I repent of my sin
597
00:27:29.376 --> 00:27:32.996
and receive you as my savior and Lord.
598
00:27:32.996 --> 00:27:37.136
Wash away my sin and make me completely new.
599
00:27:37.136 --> 00:27:41.496
I thank you that my sin is removed
600
00:27:41.496 --> 00:27:45.996
and Satan no longer has any right to lay claim on me.
601
00:27:47.136 --> 00:27:51.016
I faithfully promise that
I will serve you as my Lord
602
00:27:51.016 --> 00:27:52.536
for the rest of my life -
603
00:27:53.616 --> 00:27:54.616
Amen.
604
00:27:55.556 --> 00:27:57.696
Renner Ministries is proclaiming the gospel
605
00:27:57.696 --> 00:28:01.016
of Jesus Christ through every available media avenue
606
00:28:01.016 --> 00:28:03.037
to the uttermost parts of the earth.
607
00:28:03.037 --> 00:28:06.077
Discover the many ways you can
help us make a difference in
608
00:28:06.077 --> 00:28:09.057 line:15%
lives around the world
with the word of God.
609
00:28:09.057 --> 00:28:13.177 line:15%
We invite you to partner with
us in teaching, strengthening,
610
00:28:14.237 --> 00:28:17.637 line:15%
and rescuing lives for the glory of God.
611
00:28:17.637 --> 00:28:19.777 line:15%
Together, we can make a difference
612
00:28:19.777 --> 00:28:21.577 line:15%
that will last throughout eternity.