The Sermon Give Thanks by David McGee
Nov 22, 2015
Give Thanks (34:58)
Referenced Scriptures: 1 Thessalonians 5:18-24; Luke 10:18-20; Psalm 18:30; John 3:4-8
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1 Thessalonians 5:18-24
18) In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.
19) Don‘t quench the Spirit.
20) Don‘t despise prophesies.
21) Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.
22) Abstain from every form of evil.
23) May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24) Faithful is he who calls you, who will also do it.
Luke 10:18-20
18) He said to them, "I saw Satan having fall like lightning from heaven.
19) Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you.
20) Nevertheless, don‘t rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
Psalm 18:30
30) As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
John 3:4-8
4) Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother‘s womb, and be born?"
5) Jesus answered, "Most assuredly I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he can‘t enter into the kingdom of God!
6) That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7) Don‘t marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.‘
8) The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don‘t know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
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Morning. When. I have. I have handouts how many were here. How many were not here last week. All right so we got what we have here is Luke. Can you come help me with this is a you said bag. All right. And I would like for you to give one of each to the people who weren't here. There's some the razor hand you can you can give them. Anybody anybody right on you said bag and he won. All right what. What happened. He didn't show up right. But that still waiting as it OK. So there they can. And we're still waiting. That's good. Anything else. you said you need a bag. Anyone else. And one more over here. Circle around. I have I still have one more of those papers if anyone from last week. Didn't receive one. So everyone get a bag. I now what you're supposed to do with this is the Scriptures that you have now everyone gets one of these. Every family or. You know. Take one of those. Now you're supposed to take the scripture and write it on the back. OK. Now this is a you said bag. Because we are looking at some of the things that has told us. You know I can do all things to Christ so whenever you find a difficulty that you're faced with you're supposed to write the difficulty. On a piece of paper and put it in the bag. you said. Now you said that all things will work together for good. To those who love and called according to his purpose so promises. All things will work together to good fit into a pattern. So what we're doing Dan is taking the sayings that we don't think fit right amount to piece of paper. Put him in the bank. All right. So does everyone receive a paper. There there. Give under one dim and. Glenda did you get one. OK here we have a couple more. Sorry. Back to Glenda. So today's message. I was thinking of this week. How that. There's actually some of you think there's more there's more to us than meets the eye. OK. It's a children can be dismissed for children search. And I know there are and ago. If all of you leave I know I'm in trouble. Rather be in children's church and listen the preacher. But being thankful. You see. Sometimes we look at all. First of all we can look at this. We are a triune being body soul and spirit. So. And whenever we're saying about being thankful. What we're trying to do in it's on a couple of different levels are in a couple of different perspectives that we're learning to be thankful now it's more than just a conscious decision that I am to be grateful. We are looking at our spiritual person. And our spiritual person is recognizing and trying to influence our physical person. Our spiritual person is trying to help us understand physically. What is doing in our life. Let's read the first group your first US lunch after five or thinking and. This is in the King James Version. The first verse and you don't need to change it. In everything get Thanks for this is the will of in Christ Jesus concerning you. OK. The Message Bible begins at verse sixteen it says. Be cheerful. Be cheerful. No matter what. Pray all the time. Thank no matter what happens. This is the way wants you to belong to Christ Jesus to live. Don't suppress the spirit. And don't stifle those who have a word from the master. On the other hand. Don't become mobile. Check out everything. And keep only what's good. Throw out anything tainted with evil. May Himself. The who makes everything holy and whole make you holy and whole put you together spirit soul and body. And keep you fit for the coming of our Master Jesus Christ. The ones who called you. Is completely dependable. If he said it. He will do it. So here we are as a triune being us. And our spirit. We are spirit soul and body. Now. The Spirit. Give a little definition here. It is the force within a person that is the lead to give the body life. The spirit within the person that is to give a body life. Now. And in Acts Chapter seven vs denying about Stephen and a stone Stephen. And he calling upon said Lord Jesus receive my spirit. So what he's saying is that there's a part of us. That is linked to got. And there's a part of us that. Once that influences our life for good. And we we've got this person inside of us we've got this person that can be corrupted. And our actions are corrupting us so we by a person's actions. We know by their fruits Shelmon know you. So we're looking at a person's life and we're saying OK. What did what kind of fruit do we produce. And what kind of fruit are we bound to bring about with our everyday life. So we're looking at lines and we're looking at ourselves and we're p ing an essment. Not a judgment. We're p ing in the sense MN upon who we are as a person. We're p ing an essment upon. What is it that wants us to do with our life and. Obviously we're here because we believe that we believe that has a purpose for our life. And so we're very e to allow the Spirit. That is there every thing that gives us life. This is within us to believe and gives life to the body. We're e to think about 's interaction with our spirit. And how that our spirit. Influences our life our thinking. Are doing. Our conversation. Things like that. Now. The soul is the spiritual you think the spirit will be spiritual. But the soul is the spiritual part of a person. That is the lead to give life to the body. And in many religions beliefs. To live forever. So we are a spirit. That is a person. That which is life. And this the soul. Which is spirit. The kind of go back and forth say whether. Well how can we divide the soul and spirit you know. Bible says that the Word of is quick and powerful and sharper than any two aged sword. Being able to appears being able to separate the soul in the spirit. So there is definitely a soul than a spirit inside of us. And there is definitely a body. You still sustain into that. You are bodily present here. If you don't think you have a body just recently somebody go over pension I'm easy easy. You know pinch the body All right so the body responds to you are physically present. Now. What I want to think about is how that our spirit gives life to us now on your paper that I p ed out. It says the spirit of a person influences the flesh the physical response to life. Now. Matthew sixteen one hundred says. And I will give unto the. The keys of the kingdom of heaven and whatsoever the Shah bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever the s loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. There is a part of us. That is connected to . Now in. John three sixteen. For so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Another Scripture says if you confess your sins He is faithful and just forgive you of your sins and cleanse you from all unrighteousness. So if we have done that and the trump of shall sound the dead in Christ shall rise and we reach our library Maine shall be caught up to meet him in the air. If Jesus were to come back right now because of that spiritual birth that you have inside of you that you confession or sins and I have it here in a minute that if you confess your sins He is faithful and just forgive you. Nicotine is set on him How can a man be born when he is old Kenny entered a second time into his mother's womb and be born. Jesus answered verily verily Sansa The Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit. He can enter the Kingdom of . There are commentaries that read that born of the water is physical birth. Because when a woman is going to have a baby. Her water breaks. And when the water breaks it's just a prelude to the birth. So he that you have to be born of the water and born of the Spirit. Now. That which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I say into the you must be born again. You see in our life. There is a spiritual birth. And that spiritual birth is the part of us inside that unites. Our life with . It's and. It's impossible for us to. You know let's go visit you know. Transcendent out of body experience though. That's not . The Holy Spirit. Bears witness with our spirit that we are the sons of . We are children of . So what's going on here is something supernatural. Has taken place inside of us that. That which is born of the flesh is flesh. If I pinch my pinch you mean whatever it hurts walk as I can feel it. That which is born of the flesh is flesh. But there is a spiritual part of us. There's a spiritual part of us that is connected with . And it is that spiritual part that we focus on all the time whenever we see. Whenever we pray. When we read the Scriptures. When we sing or song. The last song that we were singing. Spoke about. There's there's a spiritual part of our physical existence. Let us give thanks and to the Lord. You know and everything just thanks for this is the will of in Christ Jesus concerning you. That he is our spirit. Trying to and help influence our physical person to be thankful that. Giving thanks is not about not just about learning how to be thankful with our mind. And with our with our eyes and with what we have being thankful is allowing the spiritual part of us that has regenerated reborn. To influence this physical person. So that I am giving Sanctus not only for what I have but I am giving thanks to is that work in me. For the provisions for the provisions that I have that has got is given to me. You name in. So . has given to us each other and a man so now. So has given to us. Many special gifts. And this in the in the. The specialty of it is that we are 's blessing to each other not just not just physical alone how are you give me a handshake hug sport whatever. But there is a spiritual connection. So whenever we are reading the Scriptures. is trying to get us to refocus. From our limitations. Because the spirit within us says that nothing is impossible with . So there's a spiritual connection that goes on inside of us. Nothing is impossible to . Now how does that affect what I do is see if I say that nothing is impossible with . Then I go to work. And I do the same thing all over again. And it's a Monday and it's like. This isn't living out the dream. Just livin the dream. You know you heard some people tell you that. Well you know how your life going to vote just livin the dream. You know it's boring is it can get and. I'm living the dream. Because that's all the better it's going to be. But with our faith in our spirit is telling us. Nothing is impossible. And that we should dream big dreams. Even in old man being serene big dreams because. How do we know what wants the birth through our physical action. See that's why is connected to us in a spiritual sense that we look at the scriptures and we read the scriptures in the Holy Spirit comes to quicken to make alive. The dreams and the possibilities of what we can become physically. Now. They're not and not only affects us physically. Infects us mentally. Be anxious for nothing but all things give thanks for this is the will of in Christ Jesus concerning you. So in our physical appearance. I mean there have been really anxious. Yeah I mean we're falling off a cliff. And now how many are Hall in New York got anxious. So we've been anxious but the Bible says. Do not be anxious about anything. But in everything with prayer and supplication let your request be May known to . So our physical person is is e to be anxious. Our spiritual person is e to be at peace. And that because we're a peace it doesn't mean we don't anti te. But we anti te bringing it into our life. At an appointed time. At a place in our life. is going to turn this thing around that. There are promises in our life. isn't finished with us yet. Do you know how you know. You're still here. If you weren't. If were done with you you'd be in heaven. OK. So he's not done with you. So it's not time for us to go home yet. But it is time for us to awaken to the realities of what the Spirit is saying to us. And how that the spirt through the Scriptures. Is trying to influence. How we see things. That. I can tell. is up to something good. Why because there's discomfort there's this problem's going on there's this isn't what I thought it would be all that. So is up to something. So praying about it means that is at work. And I'm asking him to intervene. I'm asking him to be bestow good upon my life. Now there are these two guys fission. This is a story. OK. It's a kind of a joke. But it's you know. OK Just letting you in that had a time that you're supposed to laugh in a couple minutes. So the these is Gein these two guys are fission. And one guy he's catching some pretty big fish and he bowls amount he measures and throws them back in the big fish in the other guy trying to catch fish and. And he gets some small ones whatever he chose him back is trying to catch the big one this other guy up there up the string. He just catch in all these big things. He's thrown back in. Then he would catch a small one and he keep it. So finally a guy says. Is there something wrong. I see you catching all these big fish. And you're thrown back in. Why do you throw the big ones back and keep the small ones. He says well I only have a ten inch frying pan. I'm So you see. Sometimes when the Spirit is trying to influence our spirit. We're saying. only got a ten inch frying pan. You know. I only got so much room for what you know I can't do that that's too much that's too big that's not enough or that's you know it's like D'Agata. I'm humble keep away from me. You know. And is trying to bless Austin trying to work within our lives. So we see that there is this spiritual awakening inside of us. First Corinthians nine. In the on your slip of paper there. He goes down Galatians. He that so as to the flesh s of the fleshly corruption that he did so at the spiritual the spirit Reaper life everlasting So you see whenever we are reading the scripture. Whenever we are praying. We are releasing our saints not only and I've physical realm. But we are releasing. Our spiritual realm. To believe in . To believe that has a purpose for our life. Now. Are we going to make mistakes. The answer is yes. I am I going to pray for things that are way out. Probably but that doesn't mean we shouldn't pray. Because what we're doing is we're sharing our thoughts with . We're sharing our desires with and is sharing his desires and his will. With us. And we're learning this whole process. That isn't working me. And that in his work in me inspires me that causes me to triumph. When things are not going right to to be thankful when I'm really not thankful because I can see how it can work out put you see my physical man is saying it's not going to work out. My spiritual man says. How do you know how do you know it's not going to work out. Did you try believing. Did you try praying. So what what is too big of a prayer. You know. When Jesus didn't show up for. Mary Martin Lazarus and Lazarus was dying and you know he was sick and he died. And Jesus didn't show up. They were very disappointed because their physical needs were not met. And they had in mind. A healing in Jesus had in mind a resurrection. In our lives when things don't go right. We have in mind. One thing. But our spiritual part comes along and says. has something else in mind because will turn and work and make this. Come to a good in our lives. And so our spirit is saying believe. Even when you can't see. No that is at work. But I can't see it or understand it but the spirit says is at work. He will accomplish His will He will bring about. He will cause. He will empower he will give strength. He will open doors he will close doors he will. You know so we see the spiritual part of us. Coming alive to influence our physical to influence our thoughts our expectations. Where we go where we don't go see. What else. So first Corinthians nine. The message. I'm not just sounding off. Because I'm here Kate it. This is all written in the Scriptural in the Scriptural Law of Moses wrote. Don't muzzle and ox to keep it from eating the grain when in this rushing. You think Moses primary concern was about the care of an animal. Don't you think his concern extends to us. Of course. Farmers plow and thrash expecting something when the crop comes in. So if we have planted spiritual seed among you. Is it out of line to expect a meal or two from you. You think we have done this to for we have doing our life for a living our life for and the spiritual things that we do. Has a reward for us. It isn't like you go and pray for people you go and do things for people. You go and witness and you do this and you do that. you're setting up for some You're setting things up for your reward. is going to reward you. Now our flesh. Would say to us. Now no You don't need to give it to me. I'm humble and I'm poor. And I need to stay that way. Where does say that has promised that he would feel the good that you do in sowing seed. We are people of hope. We are people of planting. We are people of encourage Mint We are people who put the seed of life on people's lives. The seed of life is the Word of . And whenever we give the word of really giving courage meant. When we you know. I don't understand why these things happen but I know that is with us. You see there is a whole part of our being. That is spiritual that influences our physical. Now we know of other people that their physical. Just totally drowns out the spiritual. Well you know. I knew when work. You know. As you know Murphy's Law And I know Murphy's Law was Murphy's Law say anything that can go wrong will go wrong how many know Murphy. This is a we know Murphy. We quote him. Both See I know Jesus. And I quote him. You see we're we're we're looking at our life and we're making decisions well you know you got one foot in the grave and one on a banana peel. Don't look good for you. says it's all things will fit together work together to see what's going on we're making decisions. Our spirit is trying to teach us and our spirit does not come. The expectation that is in our spirit. Originates with . The defeat. That works in our mind. Comes from human reasoning. Well it's never worked before. I've seen people tried and they failed. But you see our human reasoning has to come in line with our spiritual understanding. Our spiritual understanding says good things. Now. It doesn't say that everything comes from does say that I give thanks to ever in everything because I know will turn it around. I know that will make a way where there is no way. We have the story of Moses. Leading the children of Israel out of Egypt and where does he come to come to the Red Sea. What a stupid person Moses is yellow been better for us to die in Egypt and come out here and diet the hands of his of his soldiers. Moses was to a place where his physical could not deliver the people. And Moses is known as the. The most humble. Of all people in the Old Testament. He's the most humble. And people would come against him. People would you know Tom how he's not a leader. But yet would speak to His Spirit. And that spirit would come be brought out in actions. Moses stick out your staff. Watch what happens. You see. And the see parts. comes provides the wind blows all night and dry ground and they go across. Now and it's always interesting to see how T.V. portrays. You know the history channel in the you know. Discovery Channel and some of the others. Depict this that. That they went across the NIST little marsh. That dried up overnight. But then how do you destroy all the. The Egyptian army and in the marsh where it's only two feet deep. You know. And you know it whatever way they look at it but comes along and he restores. And you see this is where we're at we're we're called upon in our spirit. To be a Moses. Sometimes is in saying. Do something you know why don't the limb here and believe this. Go out on a lemon. Talk about this. Go out on a limb. And say Jesus. You said he that's on you that's on your. That's on your bag. you said you said. And so we take that whatever that is put it in the bag. . You promised. Put that in the bag. See is at work and how as. In Matthew chapter six verses seven through thirteen. Moving part way through there says like. Well man I want to read the whole thing. Our Father in heaven. Reveal who you are set the world right. Do what's best. As above so below. Do what you see in heaven. There are no restrictions. To 's Word and 's law and speaking. It just is. gives us the ability to refuse. And what this prayer the fair is here. That we are to forgive is we have been forgiven. See there is a there is a spiritual principle that applies to physical relationships. Forgive as big as we have been as we have been forgiven let me forgive others. The reason for that is unforgiveness causes us to close doors in front of us. Behind us beside us wherever we are closing doors to opportunities. Because we are offended. And we want to maintain an offense towards something or someone. And we will never go in that direction because I don't like them. But says forgive us you've been forgiven. And he says that we are to allow this. Reregulation this is reveal who you are set the world right do what's best. As your it is in your kingdom. Your kingdom come. Lord let the will of . That is how it is operated in heaven. Let it operate in my life. Through my spirit. And in my spirit. I'm able to believe that. And that all things are possible. And you know what if Jesus came right now. We go to heaven with him because we are forgiven. So we don't have to say well. I need to practice up on this. Now. It's already there. We need to allow to help us put this in line and make it work for us. There was a. There's a bunch of them here but. Romans eight twenty eight for we know that all things work together for good. He Clichy asked these Chapter three. To everything there is a season. There is a time to every purpose. You see. isn't going to do what he did yesterday. Today. And I and I used Paul in prison for this one Paul and Silas there in prison they sing praises in the prison doors open and they're free in jail are saved in the whole works in later and second Tennessee. He's saying to me thing. Bring me my parchments and bring me a coat. I'm cold here in prison. does things differently. In the Life of Paul. From one time in his life to the other. is not is going to do things differently in our lives in our spirit is telling us. We are more alive than we've ever been. We are. We have greater faith than we ever thought possible. We have with an . The power to buying things in earth. And they will be bound in heaven and bound in heaven they will be bound on earth to lose things on earth. There was a loosed in heaven to loose in heaven they will be loosed on earth. There is a great power. In our prayer and who we are a spiritual beings. Because Jesus Christ is alive within us and he's wanting us to take that word. Apply it to our spirit and have our Spirit teach our physical man. How to Love how to forgive. How to expect. How to believe how to trust. How to know that is working miracles every day in my life. And all he wants me to do is give thanks to the holy one. Give thanks was the song give thanks. With a grateful heart. Give thanks to the holy one. Give thanks. Because he's given. Jesus Christ to wash. And if there is nothing else ever done in our entire lives than to know the Jesus Christ has been given to us and our sins are forgiven. has done enough. But is telling us. That's not the end. That's the beginning. And the truth of it is that you have such great power. In your spirit. But you just don't know how to use it yet. Because your physical body would take it in use it in the wrong direction. Well you know let me set them straight. You know. But our mind has to be one of humility. One of great confidence in knowing that is that work in everything in my life. And I will give thanks. So in peace. And in forgiveness and in love. I will ask to do great things in my spirit. In my heart. And in the relationships with people around me. Amen. The Stand. Yes. Now. OK OK OK. For young woman. Having labor pains but she's way early. With the birth. Cells pray for her anyone else. Anything else emergency. So here's an emergency. But what is it also this just. do a new thing. Take something old in disarray knew it again inside of me. . Thank you for all the wonderful things you've given me a min. Father we thank you that there is there's hope in our heart because of your spirit Lord. That is come together with our spirit. And you've confirmed to us that we are your children. Not because we're something special that because your someone special. Who looks beyond our faults and sees the need of our hearts. And you forgive us and you love us. you touch our lives and we are forever changed. Thank you Jesus. Thank you that we will spend an eternity with you. THANK YOU THANK YOU GOD that you love us to just do the very simple things. Of our life. To encourage our hearts and minds and give us the strength and the wisdom to do them. And Lord for this one who is in labor in her child is coming. Pray that your will be upon them and you touch the baby Lord. You touch the mother. I pray oh for your strength to be with them. Your Willow to be accomplished. And we are grateful. We are grateful that nothing shall never separate us from you. Nothing shall ever come into our path of that you have been permitted. That nothing can ever. Separate us from the blessing you have given us. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. Amen. bless you. Morning. When. I have. I have handouts how many were here. How many were not here last week. All right so we got what we have here is Luke. Can you come help me with this is a you said bag. All right. And I would like for you to give one of each to the people who weren't here. There's some the razor hand you can you can give them. Anybody anybody right on you said bag and he won. All right what. What happened. He didn't show up right. But that still waiting as it OK. So there they can. And we're still waiting. That's good. Anything else. you said you need a bag. Anyone else. And one more over here. Circle around. I have I still have one more of those papers if anyone from last week. Didn't receive one. So everyone get a bag. I now what you're supposed to do with this is the Scriptures that you have now everyone gets one of these. Every family or. You know. Take one of those. Now you're supposed to take the scripture and write it on the back. OK. Now this is a you said bag. Because we are looking at some of the things that has told us. You know I can do all things to Christ so whenever you find a difficulty that you're faced with you're supposed to write the difficulty. On a piece of paper and put it in the bag. you said. Now you said that all things will work together for good. To those who love and called according to his purpose so promises. All things will work together to good fit into a pattern. So what we're doing Dan is taking the sayings that we don't think fit right amount to piece of paper. Put him in the bank. All right. So does everyone receive a paper. There there. Give under one dim and. Glenda did you get one. OK here we have a couple more. Sorry. Back to Glenda. So today's message. I was thinking of this week. How that. There's actually some of you think there's more there's more to us than meets the eye. OK. It's a children can be dismissed for children search. And I know there are and ago. If all of you leave I know I'm in trouble. Rather be in children's church and listen the preacher. But being thankful. You see. Sometimes we look at all. First of all we can look at this. We are a triune being body soul and spirit. So. And whenever we're saying about being thankful. What we're trying to do in it's on a couple of different levels are in a couple of different perspectives that we're learning to be thankful now it's more than just a conscious decision that I am to be grateful. We are looking at our spiritual person. And our spiritual person is recognizing and trying to influence our physical person. Our spiritual person is trying to help us understand physically. What is doing in our life. Let's read the first group your first US lunch after five or thinking and. This is in the King James Version. The first verse and you don't need to change it. In everything get Thanks for this is the will of in Christ Jesus concerning you. OK. The Message Bible begins at verse sixteen it says. Be cheerful. Be cheerful. No matter what. Pray all the time. Thank no matter what happens. This is the way wants you to belong to Christ Jesus to live. Don't suppress the spirit. And don't stifle those who have a word from the master. On the other hand. Don't become mobile. Check out everything. And keep only what's good. Throw out anything tainted with evil. May Himself. The who makes everything holy and whole make you holy and whole put you together spirit soul and body. And keep you fit for the coming of our Master Jesus Christ. The ones who called you. Is completely dependable. If he said it. He will do it. So here we are as a triune being us. And our spirit. We are spirit soul and body. Now. The Spirit. Give a little definition here. It is the force within a person that is the lead to give the body life. The spirit within the person that is to give a body life. Now. And in Acts Chapter seven vs denying about Stephen and a stone Stephen. And he calling upon said Lord Jesus receive my spirit. So what he's saying is that there's a part of us. That is linked to got. And there's a part of us that. Once that influences our life for good. And we we've got this person inside of us we've got this person that can be corrupted. And our actions are corrupting us so we by a person's actions. We know by their fruits Shelmon know you. So we're looking at a person's life and we're saying OK. What did what kind of fruit do we produce. And what kind of fruit are we bound to bring about with our everyday life. So we're looking at lines and we're looking at ourselves and we're p ing an essment. Not a judgment. We're p ing in the sense MN upon who we are as a person. We're p ing an essment upon. What is it that wants us to do with our life and. Obviously we're here because we believe that we believe that has a purpose for our life. And so we're very e to allow the Spirit. That is there every thing that gives us life. This is within us to believe and gives life to the body. We're e to think about 's interaction with our spirit. And how that our spirit. Influences our life our thinking. Are doing. Our conversation. Things like that. Now. The soul is the spiritual you think the spirit will be spiritual. But the soul is the spiritual part of a person. That is the lead to give life to the body. And in many religions beliefs. To live forever. So we are a spirit. That is a person. That which is life. And this the soul. Which is spirit. The kind of go back and forth say whether. Well how can we divide the soul and spirit you know. Bible says that the Word of is quick and powerful and sharper than any two aged sword. Being able to appears being able to separate the soul in the spirit. So there is definitely a soul than a spirit inside of us. And there is definitely a body. You still sustain into that. You are bodily present here. If you don't think you have a body just recently somebody go over pension I'm easy easy. You know pinch the body All right so the body responds to you are physically present. Now. What I want to think about is how that our spirit gives life to us now on your paper that I p ed out. It says the spirit of a person influences the flesh the physical response to life. Now. Matthew sixteen one hundred says. And I will give unto the. The keys of the kingdom of heaven and whatsoever the Shah bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever the s loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. There is a part of us. That is connected to . Now in. John three sixteen. For so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Another Scripture says if you confess your sins He is faithful and just forgive you of your sins and cleanse you from all unrighteousness. So if we have done that and the trump of shall sound the dead in Christ shall rise and we reach our library Maine shall be caught up to meet him in the air. If Jesus were to come back right now because of that spiritual birth that you have inside of you that you confession or sins and I have it here in a minute that if you confess your sins He is faithful and just forgive you. Nicotine is set on him How can a man be born when he is old Kenny entered a second time into his mother's womb and be born. Jesus answered verily verily Sansa The Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit. He can enter the Kingdom of . There are commentaries that read that born of the water is physical birth. Because when a woman is going to have a baby. Her water breaks. And when the water breaks it's just a prelude to the birth. So he that you have to be born of the water and born of the Spirit. Now. That which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I say into the you must be born again. You see in our life. There is a spiritual birth. And that spiritual birth is the part of us inside that unites. Our life with . It's and. It's impossible for us to. You know let's go visit you know. Transcendent out of body experience though. That's not . The Holy Spirit. Bears witness with our spirit that we are the sons of . We are children of . So what's going on here is something supernatural. Has taken place inside of us that. That which is born of the flesh is flesh. If I pinch my pinch you mean whatever it hurts walk as I can feel it. That which is born of the flesh is flesh. But there is a spiritual part of us. There's a spiritual part of us that is connected with . And it is that spiritual part that we focus on all the time whenever we see. Whenever we pray. When we read the Scriptures. When we sing or song. The last song that we were singing. Spoke about. There's there's a spiritual part of our physical existence. Let us give thanks and to the Lord. You know and everything just thanks for this is the will of in Christ Jesus concerning you. That he is our spirit. Trying to and help influence our physical person to be thankful that. Giving thanks is not about not just about learning how to be thankful with our mind. And with our with our eyes and with what we have being thankful is allowing the spiritual part of us that has regenerated reborn. To influence this physical person. So that I am giving Sanctus not only for what I have but I am giving thanks to is that work in me. For the provisions for the provisions that I have that has got is given to me. You name in. So . has given to us each other and a man so now. So has given to us. Many special gifts. And this in the in the. The specialty of it is that we are 's blessing to each other not just not just physical alone how are you give me a handshake hug sport whatever. But there is a spiritual connection. So whenever we are reading the Scriptures. is trying to get us to refocus. From our limitations. Because the spirit within us says that nothing is impossible with . So there's a spiritual connection that goes on inside of us. Nothing is impossible to . Now how does that affect what I do is see if I say that nothing is impossible with . Then I go to work. And I do the same thing all over again. And it's a Monday and it's like. This isn't living out the dream. Just livin the dream. You know you heard some people tell you that. Well you know how your life going to vote just livin the dream. You know it's boring is it can get and. I'm living the dream. Because that's all the better it's going to be. But with our faith in our spirit is telling us. Nothing is impossible. And that we should dream big dreams. Even in old man being serene big dreams because. How do we know what wants the birth through our physical action. See that's why is connected to us in a spiritual sense that we look at the scriptures and we read the scriptures in the Holy Spirit comes to quicken to make alive. The dreams and the possibilities of what we can become physically. Now. They're not and not only affects us physically. Infects us mentally. Be anxious for nothing but all things give thanks for this is the will of in Christ Jesus concerning you. So in our physical appearance. I mean there have been really anxious. Yeah I mean we're falling off a cliff. And now how many are Hall in New York got anxious. So we've been anxious but the Bible says. Do not be anxious about anything. But in everything with prayer and supplication let your request be May known to . So our physical person is is e to be anxious. Our spiritual person is e to be at peace. And that because we're a peace it doesn't mean we don't anti te. But we anti te bringing it into our life. At an appointed time. At a place in our life. is going to turn this thing around that. There are promises in our life. isn't finished with us yet. Do you know how you know. You're still here. If you weren't. If were done with you you'd be in heaven. OK. So he's not done with you. So it's not time for us to go home yet. But it is time for us to awaken to the realities of what the Spirit is saying to us. And how that the spirt through the Scriptures. Is trying to influence. How we see things. That. I can tell. is up to something good. Why because there's discomfort there's this problem's going on there's this isn't what I thought it would be all that. So is up to something. So praying about it means that is at work. And I'm asking him to intervene. I'm asking him to be bestow good upon my life. Now there are these two guys fission. This is a story. OK. It's a kind of a joke. But it's you know. OK Just letting you in that had a time that you're supposed to laugh in a couple minutes. So the these is Gein these two guys are fission. And one guy he's catching some pretty big fish and he bowls amount he measures and throws them back in the big fish in the other guy trying to catch fish and. And he gets some small ones whatever he chose him back is trying to catch the big one this other guy up there up the string. He just catch in all these big things. He's thrown back in. Then he would catch a small one and he keep it. So finally a guy says. Is there something wrong. I see you catching all these big fish. And you're thrown back in. Why do you throw the big ones back and keep the small ones. He says well I only have a ten inch frying pan. I'm So you see. Sometimes when the Spirit is trying to influence our spirit. We're saying. only got a ten inch frying pan. You know. I only got so much room for what you know I can't do that that's too much that's too big that's not enough or that's you know it's like D'Agata. I'm humble keep away from me. You know. And is trying to bless Austin trying to work within our lives. So we see that there is this spiritual awakening inside of us. First Corinthians nine. In the on your slip of paper there. He goes down Galatians. He that so as to the flesh s of the fleshly corruption that he did so at the spiritual the spirit Reaper life everlasting So you see whenever we are reading the scripture. Whenever we are praying. We are releasing our saints not only and I've physical realm. But we are releasing. Our spiritual realm. To believe in . To believe that has a purpose for our life. Now. Are we going to make mistakes. The answer is yes. I am I going to pray for things that are way out. Probably but that doesn't mean we shouldn't pray. Because what we're doing is we're sharing our thoughts with . We're sharing our desires with and is sharing his desires and his will. With us. And we're learning this whole process. That isn't working me. And that in his work in me inspires me that causes me to triumph. When things are not going right to to be thankful when I'm really not thankful because I can see how it can work out put you see my physical man is saying it's not going to work out. My spiritual man says. How do you know how do you know it's not going to work out. Did you try believing. Did you try praying. So what what is too big of a prayer. You know. When Jesus didn't show up for. Mary Martin Lazarus and Lazarus was dying and you know he was sick and he died. And Jesus didn't show up. They were very disappointed because their physical needs were not met. And they had in mind. A healing in Jesus had in mind a resurrection. In our lives when things don't go right. We have in mind. One thing. But our spiritual part comes along and says. has something else in mind because will turn and work and make this. Come to a good in our lives. And so our spirit is saying believe. Even when you can't see. No that is at work. But I can't see it or understand it but the spirit says is at work. He will accomplish His will He will bring about. He will cause. He will empower he will give strength. He will open doors he will close doors he will. You know so we see the spiritual part of us. Coming alive to influence our physical to influence our thoughts our expectations. Where we go where we don't go see. What else. So first Corinthians nine. The message. I'm not just sounding off. Because I'm here Kate it. This is all written in the Scriptural in the Scriptural Law of Moses wrote. Don't muzzle and ox to keep it from eating the grain when in this rushing. You think Moses primary concern was about the care of an animal. Don't you think his concern extends to us. Of course. Farmers plow and thrash expecting something when the crop comes in. So if we have planted spiritual seed among you. Is it out of line to expect a meal or two from you. You think we have done this to for we have doing our life for a living our life for and the spiritual things that we do. Has a reward for us. It isn't like you go and pray for people you go and do things for people. You go and witness and you do this and you do that. you're setting up for some You're setting things up for your reward. is going to reward you. Now our flesh. Would say to us. Now no You don't need to give it to me. I'm humble and I'm poor. And I need to stay that way. Where does say that has promised that he would feel the good that you do in sowing seed. We are people of hope. We are people of planting. We are people of encourage Mint We are people who put the seed of life on people's lives. The seed of life is the Word of . And whenever we give the word of really giving courage meant. When we you know. I don't understand why these things happen but I know that is with us. You see there is a whole part of our being. That is spiritual that influences our physical. Now we know of other people that their physical. Just totally drowns out the spiritual. Well you know. I knew when work. You know. As you know Murphy's Law And I know Murphy's Law was Murphy's Law say anything that can go wrong will go wrong how many know Murphy. This is a we know Murphy. We quote him. Both See I know Jesus. And I quote him. You see we're we're we're looking at our life and we're making decisions well you know you got one foot in the grave and one on a banana peel. Don't look good for you. says it's all things will fit together work together to see what's going on we're making decisions. Our spirit is trying to teach us and our spirit does not come. The expectation that is in our spirit. Originates with . The defeat. That works in our mind. Comes from human reasoning. Well it's never worked before. I've seen people tried and they failed. But you see our human reasoning has to come in line with our spiritual understanding. Our spiritual understanding says good things. Now. It doesn't say that everything comes from does say that I give thanks to ever in everything because I know will turn it around. I know that will make a way where there is no way. We have the story of Moses. Leading the children of Israel out of Egypt and where does he come to come to the Red Sea. What a stupid person Moses is yellow been better for us to die in Egypt and come out here and diet the hands of his of his soldiers. Moses was to a place where his physical could not deliver the people. And Moses is known as the. The most humble. Of all people in the Old Testament. He's the most humble. And people would come against him. People would you know Tom how he's not a leader. But yet would speak to His Spirit. And that spirit would come be brought out in actions. Moses stick out your staff. Watch what happens. You see. And the see parts. comes provides the wind blows all night and dry ground and they go across. Now and it's always interesting to see how T.V. portrays. You know the history channel in the you know. Discovery Channel and some of the others. Depict this that. That they went across the NIST little marsh. That dried up overnight. But then how do you destroy all the. The Egyptian army and in the marsh where it's only two feet deep. You know. And you know it whatever way they look at it but comes along and he restores. And you see this is where we're at we're we're called upon in our spirit. To be a Moses. Sometimes is in saying. Do something you know why don't the limb here and believe this. Go out on a lemon. Talk about this. Go out on a limb. And say Jesus. You said he that's on you that's on your. That's on your bag. you said you said. And so we take that whatever that is put it in the bag. . You promised. Put that in the bag. See is at work and how as. In Matthew chapter six verses seven through thirteen. Moving part way through there says like. Well man I want to read the whole thing. Our Father in heaven. Reveal who you are set the world right. Do what's best. As above so below. Do what you see in heaven. There are no restrictions. To 's Word and 's law and speaking. It just is. gives us the ability to refuse. And what this prayer the fair is here. That we are to forgive is we have been forgiven. See there is a there is a spiritual principle that applies to physical relationships. Forgive as big as we have been as we have been forgiven let me forgive others. The reason for that is unforgiveness causes us to close doors in front of us. Behind us beside us wherever we are closing doors to opportunities. Because we are offended. And we want to maintain an offense towards something or someone. And we will never go in that direction because I don't like them. But says forgive us you've been forgiven. And he says that we are to allow this. Reregulation this is reveal who you are set the world right do what's best. As your it is in your kingdom. Your kingdom come. Lord let the will of . That is how it is operated in heaven. Let it operate in my life. Through my spirit. And in my spirit. I'm able to believe that. And that all things are possible. And you know what if Jesus came right now. We go to heaven with him because we are forgiven. So we don't have to say well. I need to practice up on this. Now. It's already there. We need to allow to help us put this in line and make it work for us. There was a. There's a bunch of them here but. Romans eight twenty eight for we know that all things work together for good. He Clichy asked these Chapter three. To everything there is a season. There is a time to every purpose. You see. isn't going to do what he did yesterday. Today. And I and I used Paul in prison for this one Paul and Silas there in prison they sing praises in the prison doors open and they're free in jail are saved in the whole works in later and second Tennessee. He's saying to me thing. Bring me my parchments and bring me a coat. I'm cold here in prison. does things differently. In the Life of Paul. From one time in his life to the other. is not is going to do things differently in our lives in our spirit is telling us. We are more alive than we've ever been. We are. We have greater faith than we ever thought possible. We have with an . The power to buying things in earth. And they will be bound in heaven and bound in heaven they will be bound on earth to lose things on earth. There was a loosed in heaven to loose in heaven they will be loosed on earth. There is a great power. In our prayer and who we are a spiritual beings. Because Jesus Christ is alive within us and he's wanting us to take that word. Apply it to our spirit and have our Spirit teach our physical man. How to Love how to forgive. How to expect. How to believe how to trust. How to know that is working miracles every day in my life. And all he wants me to do is give thanks to the holy one. Give thanks was the song give thanks. With a grateful heart. Give thanks to the holy one. Give thanks. Because he's given. Jesus Christ to wash. And if there is nothing else ever done in our entire lives than to know the Jesus Christ has been given to us and our sins are forgiven. has done enough. But is telling us. That's not the end. That's the beginning. And the truth of it is that you have such great power. In your spirit. But you just don't know how to use it yet. Because your physical body would take it in use it in the wrong direction. Well you know let me set them straight. You know. But our mind has to be one of humility. One of great confidence in knowing that is that work in everything in my life. And I will give thanks. So in peace. And in forgiveness and in love. I will ask to do great things in my spirit. In my heart. And in the relationships with people around me. Amen. The Stand. Yes. Now. OK OK OK. For young woman. Having labor pains but she's way early. With the birth. Cells pray for her anyone else. Anything else emergency. So here's an emergency. But what is it also this just. do a new thing. Take something old in disarray knew it again inside of me. . Thank you for all the wonderful things you've given me a min. Father we thank you that there is there's hope in our heart because of your spirit Lord. That is come together with our spirit. And you've confirmed to us that we are your children. Not because we're something special that because your someone special. Who looks beyond our faults and sees the need of our hearts. And you forgive us and you love us. you touch our lives and we are forever changed. Thank you Jesus. Thank you that we will spend an eternity with you. THANK YOU THANK YOU GOD that you love us to just do the very simple things. Of our life. To encourage our hearts and minds and give us the strength and the wisdom to do them. And Lord for this one who is in labor in her child is coming. Pray that your will be upon them and you touch the baby Lord. You touch the mother. I pray oh for your strength to be with them. Your Willow to be accomplished. And we are grateful. We are grateful that nothing shall never separate us from you. Nothing shall ever come into our path of that you have been permitted. That nothing can ever. Separate us from the blessing you have given us. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. Amen. bless you.