Haps Addison “Cause and effect”

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and I hope you guys had a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones and friends family and stuff.
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My name is Reverend Todd Addison aka Pastor Happy that's just my nickname and Braden Patterson is one of my best friends him and another man named
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Jeffrey Rice and we all have a show together called Open Air Theology and so yes
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I am from Communist California and it's it's it is communist let me tell you but I have a been blessed by the
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Lord to have this ministry where we get the the homeless off the streets those that are mentally ill those that are dying of cancer and they all live with my wife and I and we all attend my brother who's in the back row right there my brother
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Seth's church faith community and I'm so glad that we could be here with you today and thank you for allowing me to serve you guys it took us two hours to get here in the fog so it was an awesome drive but I really
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I want to springboard off of Ezekiel 3625 but before we really get there
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I really think as we approach this new year as we're coming into this new year that I think we need to start remembering who
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God is and who we are and I think that it's the doctrine that we are going to be discussing today we're going to be going into the doctrine of the
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Trinity and much more but we're going to be springing off of Ezekiel 3625 and the but the text we're going to be reading is in Ephesians 1 and 2 so Ezekiel 3625 let me get to it
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Ezekiel 3625 where are we all right
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I will sprinkle clean water on you and you shall be clean from all your uncleanliness and from all your idols
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I will cleanse you and I will give you a new heart and a new spirit
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I will put within you and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh and I will put my spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules and that's a promise from God right there and this is really pointing to the new covenant is to where we're going to have a new heart and God's going to write his commandments on our heart and and and he's going to place his
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Holy Spirit inside of us and cause us to walk in his ways and observe his statutes a lot of people forget that part right there you know whenever they go to read the scripture and I think that when we really break this down and that's what exactly
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Ephesians 1 and 2 is it's really going to unpack this scripture right here and so let's turn to Ephesians chapter 1 and I tell you
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I was studying for this conference you know we were supposed to be speaking in Ephesians so I was studying it for like two or three months and I found out they just changed everything so so this is going to be at the conference and whatnot but as we go into these scriptures let's go into these scriptures with humility and thankfulness as we come into these scriptures that are just so God honoring and as the
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Holy Spirit communicates through Paul to the
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Ephesians right here and to us I think this is really going to help us remind us who
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God is and so here now is the true and the living Word of God give ear to the reading of God's holy word we're in Ephesians chapter 1 verse 3 blessed be the
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God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and blameless before him in love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ according to the purpose of his will to the praise of his glorious grace with which he has blessed us in the beloved now this section right here this is called the active the active work the active elective work of the father right here alright and this is the core of the
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Trinity right here these next few sections we're going to be reading this is the God in whom we serve so this is the elective the active elective work of the father now let's continue 7 in him we have redemption through his blood the forgiveness of our trespasses according to the riches of his grace which he lavished upon us
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I want to stop right there for a second that this section right here is just so awesome this great the riches of his grace that he lavished upon us
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I heard this pastor once say it just really stuck out to me he goes imagine you had a really big bowl of ice cream alright he lavished chocolate syrup all over it and this is the riches of his grace you know the riches of his grace that he lavishes upon us the grace upon grace so that just always stands out to me right there but he says according to the riches of his grace which he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time to unite all things in him things in heaven and things on earth in him we have obtained an inheritance having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory now this section right here is called the active redemptive work of the
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Son and so we're breaking this down systematically right here and this is really expounding on Ezekiel 36 25 that we springboarded from and I just want you guys to really write this not only on your hearts but in your minds that as we go through this systematically this is the
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God that we remember this is the God that we serve and as we go through tough times and we go through seasons of growth or maybe the
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Lord stretching us remember that he is God and we're in the father's hands and the son's hands and there's nothing that can pluck us from his hands nothing no way no how so let's continue 13 in him you also when you heard the word of truth the gospel of your salvation and believed in him were sealed with the promised
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Holy Spirit who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it to the praise of his glory and see right here this is called the active protective sanctifying sealing work of the
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Holy Spirit now when it comes to the doctrine of the Trinity the Father the
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Son and the Holy Spirit one in essence three in persons they are active
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God is active in your life from glory to glory from start to finish to you know another thing
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I do back home just pausing for a second is I teach on world religions cults and apologetics and most cults they really attack this doctrine a lot of different denominations attack this doctrine now let me just tell you whenever the
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Holy Spirit spoke through the prophets or the apostles or whatnot he was never ambiguous he communicated with us quite clearly and this is the written word of God and the
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Holy Spirit was speaking through the apostle to the Ephesians and also to us and it's really really simple it's really easy to read and believe but you know that at the center of all this is when it comes to the gospel of Jesus Christ remember what he says right here in him also 13 when you heard the word of truth the gospel of your salvation and believed in him were sealed with the promised
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Holy Spirit there's no no works needed for us now at all it's the very works of God that is in our lives we bring nothing to the table nothing at all the scripture never says that and where do we fit in on all this you know
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I think that's where a lot of people really it's hard to believe you know you have like Roman Catholicism that says that if you have to keep these seven sacraments in order to maintain your salvation instead of us pursuing piety we are pursuing holiness and sanctification a lot of us have fallen into pietism and that's where what do
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I got to keep doing in order to take to maintain my salvation how do I got to help
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God out you know no God doesn't need our help all right but the simple fact that us hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ which by the way
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I will give you all a gospel presentation at the end of this because it's the gospel the gospel is the power of God into salvation the gospel
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God doesn't need our help in anything we are commanded to go and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of the
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Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey all that Christ has commanded and lo he is with us until the end of the age and I believe him you know
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I believe the gospel of Jesus Christ saves I I see that at my home all the time when people come in with a different gospel in a different Jesus or they don't believe in the triune
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God the Father Son and the Holy Spirit if you don't believe in this teaching right here if you don't believe that God is active in your life you're just going to go in circles because he's the same forever and ever and ever
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God never changes so again what does this look like to us
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I mean where do we fit in right here all this you know what do we bring to the table well let's let's go chapter 2 chapter 2
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Ephesians and you were dead in the trespasses and sin and sins in which you once walked following the course of this world following the
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Prince of the power of the air the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience among whom
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I was going around giving my testimony you know I'm thinking that was the gospel and then the gospel is his testimony this is his testimony you know and we should never let let our testimony rise above his testimony and his testimony in our lives and through our lives you know it's quite evident by our fruit when we start to mature and grow in the knowledge of the
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Lord but here we are by nature children of wrath like the rest of mankind that's it we we were the walking dead you know the story of Lazarus really is so amazing just getting off of subject for a second the story of Lazarus where you have
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Lazarus died he's in the tomb for four days and here here
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Christ comes to the tomb and was it Mary Mary comes up to him and says he's been dead for four days and he told his disciples to move the stone that's us bringing the gospel to somebody then
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Christ called Lazarus out of the grave by name you know one of the first responses was he's been in the grave for four days he stinks smells but no he he called his name and he came forth because he was dead
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I don't think Lazarus was in the grave wondering if you know you know
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I don't know I choose not to come out of the grave no no he was commanded to come out of the grave by name
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Christ called him out and as he came out Christ commanded his disciples to take off the burial cloths and welcome to discipleship it's a very messy thing but here we are the walking dead now chat now number
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I mean four in verse four these two words when they come together are so powerful right here but God being rich in mercy because of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead in our own in our trespasses made us alive together with Christ by grace you have been saved and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace and kindness towards us in Christ Jesus wow well that's worth worth repeating backwards wow that's awesome right there you know we will you just read this
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I know that that sometimes you know as a pastor and stuff I go through seasons of depression dealing with the mentally ill and stuff like that and I you know what
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I do I know it's kind of crazy and stuff but I'll go and I'll read chapter 1 and chapter 2 in the mirror to myself
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I mean sounds crazy and stuff but I do I do I mean just stop and think about it that we were chosen before the foundation of the world before time space and matter
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God has had a redemptive plan for mankind and that includes us who believe that when the gospel came forth to us the gospel was given to us the elect that's who you and I are if you believe the gospel came to us and we were regenerated we were given the gift of faith so that we can start faithing in a holy
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God were given the gift of repentance by the way that's Philippians 129 and 2nd
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Timothy the gift of faith the gift of repentance right there these are all gifts of God and that's when we come into these seasons of Thanksgiving like Thanksgiving or Christmas we should remember who
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God is and who we are that at one time we were dead in our trespasses and sin but the riches of his grace upon grace that was given to us these gifts these free gifts
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I like I celebrate Christmas every day but eight for by grace you have been saved through faith and this is not your own doing it is a gift of God what the pause for a second what is a gift of God well it's faith and grace those were gifts from God it's awesome nine not a result of works so that no one may boast we don't bring nothing to the table a dead man doesn't bring nothing nothing it's
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God active in our lives from start to finish there's no works needed
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I there's so many guys all the the cults all the world religions need
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I say not one believes in this they all believe in works every single one of them it's
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Jesus plus not saved by grace through faith alone in Christ alone it's it's always
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Jesus plus your works like what do I get it you know works as a result of our faith let me tell you when it comes to being obedient all right obedience is the fruit of our salvation not the root of our salvation so let's continue for I mean 10 for we are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works which
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God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them we're his workmanship
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I mean he's the one that that that took the dust and and blew life into us he's the one that shapes and mold us he's the one that refines us it's all the working of God not
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Todd all right and this is why we remember him and we remember that that when it's good times or it's bad times or it's flat times or stale times
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God is still God and he is gonna drag you across the finish line that we can put our trust and faith and hope in him because he is our faith and trust and hope it's in him he predestined us before time he gave us life this new birth you remember we we must be born from above we must be born of water and spirit and that's what
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Ezekiel 3625 is all about this is in the hacking of Ezekiel 3625 right here and this is where this is the act of work of God in our lives and this is how we fit into it we fit into it because he's merciful and loving and kind and why he chose me
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I have no idea but I wanted to just encourage you guys with these words and really just remember that all scriptures
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God breathed and you know when we come to church there's a lot of healing here a lot of growth here and sometimes when we're growing especially as we're infants in Christ and stuff we go through growing pains and times of doubt come in and as we go through these growth spurts it's gonna hurt just like any child that's going through growth pains so I want to just to encourage you all to trust in this
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God right here not the one the world or the cults or other religions try to force feed you all right but the
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God of this Bible our Father the Son and the Holy Spirit that this was
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God's redemptive plan from before time. So I want to give you all the gospel before I hand this back over to my my brother
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Braden right here. The gospel is the good news and why is it good news?
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Well because there's bad news. The bad news is is that you're dead and your sins and trespasses.
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There's none righteous no not one. There's no righteous deed that you have done that is going to appease or please
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God in any way shape or form. You're a child of wrath like the rest of mankind.
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Hostile in mind towards God. Rebellious and the good news is this.
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It's simply this. It's Jesus Christ and why is it good news? Because it's
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God's good news to a fallen world. It's God's good news that the infinite took on finite.
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The word became flesh. God became flesh and He lived a life that you and I can never live.
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He lived a sinless life that you and I can never live. He came and He came to fulfill the law something that we just could never do.
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There's no way. He suffered under Pontius Pilate.
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The very crown that he that was placed upon his head of the thorns and thistles goes back to the curse of the ground that Adam had to work by the sweat of his brow.
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Brow amongst the thorns and thistles were placed on his very head. The very wrath of God fell upon Christ that he that knew no sin became sin so that we might have the righteousness of God.
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The very death that you and I deserve because the righteous requirements of sin is death. He took upon himself and the very wrath that we deserve for being children of wrath.
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He took upon himself and he died a violent death. He died upon the cross for the forgiveness of our sins so that we be in right standings with the
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Holy God. He died. Three days later he rose with a resurrection so powerful that others rose with him and now he's ascended and is seated at the right hand of the
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Father and he's interceding for all of us who believe night and day and the call is this to repent and believe this gospel.
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Heavenly Father we come before you right now Lord and I just ask Lord that you keep refining our lives
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Lord so that one day we can define your life in ours.
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Lord I ask you always bring these scriptures to mind when we're in doubter and seasons of heartache.
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Lord that we can put our trust solely in your hands because we know that nothing can pluck us from your hands.
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So now Lord I just ask you be with my brothers give us safe passages to our homes as we're on the road and I thank you for hearing our prayers as you always do.
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For the name of and the sake of your precious son Jesus the Christ. Amen. Brothers and there's nothing there's nothing more that could be added to that kind of a message nor should there be with the gospel.
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When we consider that elective work of the eternal father the redemptive work of the eternal son and the sealing and regenerate work of the
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Holy Spirit. The text that is coming to my mind immediately is from the text that we've been reading from in the book of Haggai.
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If you kept on reading in Ephesians chapter 2 when we consider the the work of our eternal triune
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God that we have and that we worship and that we honor and that we serve. It says having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and the prophets
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Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone in whom the whole building being joined together is growing into a holy sanctuary in the
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Lord. This is speaking about the temple that stood in that day that we are actually being built upon as living stones upon that foundation of Jesus Christ that the whole house is being fitted together in whom you're also are being built together into a dwelling place of the
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Holy Spirit. Consider Haggai chapter 2 verse 9 the text that we've been preaching from every single week here.
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The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former says
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Yahweh of hosts and in this place I will give peace declares Yahweh of hosts.
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The glory it is to know God and to be a part of his house is through what he has done for us.
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Notice in there it was the eternal work of the father the eternal work of the son and the eternal work of the spirit.
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You are his craftsmanship his workmanship created in Christ Jesus.
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It's all about who God is and what he has done. And so let us let us sing this last song with mighty praise being built upon that gospel message that we just heard from from Brother Howe.
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So let us stand and let us pray and let us sing this last song. Lord God I do just thank you again for today and the privilege it is to worship you to know you to love you to glorify you and God let us let us consider today the ways that we we can do good things good service unto your holy name not as a means of salvation but as a means of sanctification and a means of glorifying you and we just say this in your name