WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.820 What is up? Welcome back to The Way where so excited you've come to join us for First 2 00:00:05.820 --> 00:00:15.880 Thessalonians chapter five, so how do my coos this is Izzy. Hi. And this is Zoe. Hello. 3 00:00:15.880 --> 00:00:18.640 We've got lots of Z's in our name today. 4 00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:20.360 Z, Z, Z, Z, Z. 5 00:00:20.360 --> 00:00:22.320 I'm the most smart of Z today. 6 00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:23.840 It's true, it's true. 7 00:00:23.840 --> 00:00:25.920 But although there's a lot of Z's, 8 00:00:25.920 --> 00:00:29.000 you won't be getting any sleep this podcast 9 00:00:29.000 --> 00:00:32.920 because this is going to be very snappy. 10 00:00:32.920 --> 00:00:36.920 LAUGHTER 11 00:00:36.920 --> 00:00:39.120 OK, I'm done with the intro. 12 00:00:39.120 --> 00:00:41.320 Roll the credits, golly. 13 00:00:41.320 --> 00:00:43.400 That's amazing. 14 00:00:43.400 --> 00:00:45.800 LAUGHTER 15 00:00:45.800 --> 00:00:47.800 Hello, interrupting this podcast to say 16 00:00:47.800 --> 00:00:49.640 please like, comment and subscribe 17 00:00:49.640 --> 00:00:51.000 if you're watching on YouTube 18 00:00:51.000 --> 00:00:52.400 and leave a follow and a rating 19 00:00:52.400 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Thessalonians 34 00:01:27.320 --> 00:01:29.440 from chapter one and we're now in chapter five. 35 00:01:29.440 --> 00:01:32.200 It's the last chapter and it's really important 36 00:01:32.200 --> 00:01:33.520 because this is a whole book 37 00:01:33.520 --> 00:01:36.160 just like he wouldn't read the last chapter of Harry Potter 38 00:01:36.160 --> 00:01:38.520 without reading everything that comes before it. 39 00:01:38.520 --> 00:01:41.080 You need to read and listen to 40 00:01:41.080 --> 00:01:44.520 first Thessalonians one, two, three, and four. 41 00:01:44.520 --> 00:01:45.040 Crazy. 42 00:01:45.040 --> 00:01:47.320 And we're reading chapter five today. 43 00:01:47.320 --> 00:01:48.840 Why are you guys laughing? 44 00:01:48.840 --> 00:01:51.840 I was such a good little comparison. 45 00:01:51.840 --> 00:01:52.120 I love you. 46 00:01:52.120 --> 00:01:54.240 Yeah, thanks. 47 00:01:54.240 --> 00:01:58.000 And don't worry, there's no chapter six or seven. 48 00:02:02.840 --> 00:02:04.120 So tough. 49 00:02:04.120 --> 00:02:08.640 So anyways, enough of the brain rot. 50 00:02:08.640 --> 00:02:10.240 Yeah, we're going to jump into chapter five. 51 00:02:10.280 --> 00:02:14.000 And chapter five has two main parts. 52 00:02:14.000 --> 00:02:16.880 One of them carries on from what we've already been reading 53 00:02:16.880 --> 00:02:21.280 in first Thessalonians chapter three and four, mostly four. 54 00:02:21.280 --> 00:02:24.080 And then the last part is just like a close 55 00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:26.920 and that's the second half of this chapter. 56 00:02:26.920 --> 00:02:29.960 But the theme that we're going to run through 57 00:02:29.960 --> 00:02:34.760 for chapter five verse one to eleven 58 00:02:34.760 --> 00:02:37.720 is all about the second coming of Christ. 59 00:02:37.720 --> 00:02:38.560 Wow. 60 00:02:38.560 --> 00:02:41.800 This theme, yeah, big time woe. 61 00:02:41.800 --> 00:02:45.520 But this theme is introduced in the previous episodes. 62 00:02:45.520 --> 00:02:49.240 So again, I urge you brothers and sisters 63 00:02:49.240 --> 00:02:51.680 that felt very Paul-esque. 64 00:02:51.680 --> 00:02:53.000 Go watch those episodes. 65 00:02:53.000 --> 00:02:54.960 But let's get into it. 66 00:02:54.960 --> 00:02:57.480 I'm going to read chapter five verse one to eleven 67 00:02:57.480 --> 00:02:59.600 this first section and then we're going to go through it 68 00:02:59.600 --> 00:03:01.360 verse by verse and break it down. 69 00:03:01.360 --> 00:03:02.200 You ready? 70 00:03:02.200 --> 00:03:03.520 We're going down now, yeah. 71 00:03:03.520 --> 00:03:04.560 I'm about ready. 72 00:03:04.560 --> 00:03:05.400 All right, come. 73 00:03:05.400 --> 00:03:06.360 Here we go. 74 00:03:06.360 --> 00:03:09.840 I'm reading from the ESV. 75 00:03:09.840 --> 00:03:12.400 Now, concerning the times and the seasons, 76 00:03:12.400 --> 00:03:14.880 brothers and sisters, you have no need 77 00:03:14.880 --> 00:03:17.440 to have anything written to you. 78 00:03:17.440 --> 00:03:20.640 For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord 79 00:03:20.640 --> 00:03:24.360 will come like a thief in the night. 80 00:03:24.360 --> 00:03:26.840 While people are saying there's peace and security, 81 00:03:26.840 --> 00:03:29.320 then sudden destruction will come upon them 82 00:03:29.320 --> 00:03:31.920 as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman 83 00:03:31.920 --> 00:03:33.920 and they will not escape. 84 00:03:33.920 --> 00:03:36.760 But you are not in darkness, brothers and sisters, 85 00:03:36.760 --> 00:03:40.080 for that day to surprise you like a thief. 86 00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:44.800 For you are all children of light, children of the day. 87 00:03:44.800 --> 00:03:47.920 We are not of the night or of the darkness. 88 00:03:47.920 --> 00:03:50.440 So then, let us not sleep as others do. 89 00:03:50.440 --> 00:03:52.720 But let us keep awake and be sober. 90 00:03:52.720 --> 00:03:54.320 For those who sleep sleep at night 91 00:03:54.320 --> 00:03:57.320 and those who get drunk or drunk at night. 92 00:03:57.320 --> 00:04:01.320 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober. 93 00:04:01.320 --> 00:04:04.440 Having put on the breastplate of faith and love 94 00:04:04.440 --> 00:04:07.520 and for a helmet, the hope of salvation. 95 00:04:08.520 --> 00:04:10.800 For God has not destined us for wrath, 96 00:04:10.800 --> 00:04:14.040 but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 97 00:04:14.040 --> 00:04:17.480 who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep, 98 00:04:17.480 --> 00:04:19.160 we might live with him. 99 00:04:19.160 --> 00:04:20.960 Therefore, encourage one another 100 00:04:20.960 --> 00:04:25.600 and build one another up just as you are doing. 101 00:04:25.600 --> 00:04:29.120 And that's the first section and concludes everything 102 00:04:29.120 --> 00:04:34.760 that he has to say to this church on Jesus' second coming. 103 00:04:34.760 --> 00:04:38.920 I wonder if, yeah, let's just go verse by verse 104 00:04:38.920 --> 00:04:42.480 and let's just draw out anything that we think 105 00:04:42.480 --> 00:04:44.680 specifically might apply to us today 106 00:04:44.680 --> 00:04:48.280 or that you might not get from just reading this. 107 00:04:48.280 --> 00:04:51.880 I'm interested because he starts off in verse one. 108 00:04:51.880 --> 00:04:53.440 This is the first thing I noticed. 109 00:04:53.440 --> 00:04:57.080 I mean, he says now concerning the times and the seasons, 110 00:04:57.480 --> 00:05:03.400 it almost sounds like people are worried about when Jesus 111 00:05:03.400 --> 00:05:05.520 is going to come back, which is like a reasonable thing 112 00:05:05.520 --> 00:05:07.040 to worry about. 113 00:05:07.040 --> 00:05:09.120 Have you guys ever thought about that? 114 00:05:09.120 --> 00:05:11.720 And do you think it's going to happen in our lifetime? 115 00:05:11.720 --> 00:05:13.280 Ooh, what's your opinion? 116 00:05:13.280 --> 00:05:15.440 Yeah, I definitely have. 117 00:05:15.440 --> 00:05:18.480 I actually used to be a bit scared when I was younger. 118 00:05:18.480 --> 00:05:21.720 Like, I remember being like 14, be like, oh, gosh. 119 00:05:21.720 --> 00:05:23.920 Jesus coming back, I need to get ready. 120 00:05:23.920 --> 00:05:27.160 Like, I would get scared that I'd like hear trumpets in the night 121 00:05:27.160 --> 00:05:29.200 and like, my friend had a full and dream 122 00:05:29.200 --> 00:05:30.120 that she heard trumpets in the night 123 00:05:30.120 --> 00:05:31.040 and she thought it was happening 124 00:05:31.040 --> 00:05:33.760 and she woke up and was like, yeah, it didn't happen. 125 00:05:33.760 --> 00:05:35.320 It didn't happen, it's scary. 126 00:05:35.320 --> 00:05:38.800 But like, I'm actually, I'm really excited for it now, 127 00:05:38.800 --> 00:05:41.000 but I don't know when it's going to be. 128 00:05:41.000 --> 00:05:43.040 I don't know, and no one does, so yeah. 129 00:05:43.040 --> 00:05:46.400 I am in full transparency. 130 00:05:46.400 --> 00:05:47.720 Don't think about it that much. 131 00:05:47.720 --> 00:05:51.200 In fact, I think about it like not enough. 132 00:05:51.200 --> 00:05:53.760 I almost forget that's part of the grand plan. 133 00:05:53.760 --> 00:05:56.720 Like, we're still like, we're living, it's not finished yet. 134 00:05:56.720 --> 00:05:58.000 Like, we're still living in this like, 135 00:05:58.000 --> 00:05:59.360 waiting period for Jesus to come back 136 00:05:59.360 --> 00:06:01.840 and then everything will make sense and all that stuff. 137 00:06:01.840 --> 00:06:04.240 But I don't think, I think that's a real key area 138 00:06:04.240 --> 00:06:07.800 which I haven't necessarily like properly looked into. 139 00:06:08.680 --> 00:06:10.720 But I think also when I'm reading it, 140 00:06:10.720 --> 00:06:13.200 a lot of it is like, we don't, we don't really know. 141 00:06:13.200 --> 00:06:15.520 And so, I need to acknowledge it more 142 00:06:15.520 --> 00:06:17.280 that it is going to happen. 143 00:06:17.280 --> 00:06:19.360 But I've never had dreams of trumpets and all that good stuff. 144 00:06:19.360 --> 00:06:20.360 Yeah. 145 00:06:20.360 --> 00:06:23.280 But I don't like to hear the trumpets. 146 00:06:23.280 --> 00:06:26.000 Sometimes I do dream about playing the trumpet. 147 00:06:26.000 --> 00:06:28.720 I guess for anyone who doesn't know, trumpets are like, 148 00:06:28.720 --> 00:06:33.360 supposed to be, I guess there's a sign of like a horn being blown. 149 00:06:33.360 --> 00:06:34.360 Yeah. 150 00:06:34.360 --> 00:06:36.040 Maybe it's neat saying that trumpet. 151 00:06:36.040 --> 00:06:37.280 Next, I pick up my trumpet playing. 152 00:06:37.280 --> 00:06:38.200 You do play trumpet. 153 00:06:38.200 --> 00:06:39.200 I know exactly. 154 00:06:39.200 --> 00:06:40.000 It's a great band. 155 00:06:40.000 --> 00:06:41.720 Union Jazz Band. 156 00:06:41.720 --> 00:06:43.200 Get the violin out. 157 00:06:43.200 --> 00:06:44.360 Yeah. 158 00:06:45.240 --> 00:06:47.320 When you sing beautifully, but that feels like a, 159 00:06:47.320 --> 00:06:48.960 I don't know, I'm having a guitar. 160 00:06:48.960 --> 00:06:50.120 End time, scat. 161 00:06:50.120 --> 00:06:51.160 Yeah. 162 00:06:51.320 --> 00:06:52.680 Jesus, become with a bit of jazz. 163 00:06:52.680 --> 00:06:54.840 That feels disrespectful. 164 00:06:54.840 --> 00:06:56.680 Short story long. 165 00:06:56.680 --> 00:06:57.640 Don't think about it. 166 00:06:57.640 --> 00:07:00.640 Jesus, back to the beat, back to the beat. 167 00:07:00.640 --> 00:07:02.760 Da, da, da, da, da. 168 00:07:02.760 --> 00:07:04.240 I can't wait. 169 00:07:04.240 --> 00:07:05.400 Sorry, short story long. 170 00:07:05.400 --> 00:07:07.000 Short story very long. 171 00:07:07.000 --> 00:07:08.680 I don't really know, but I think it's okay 172 00:07:08.680 --> 00:07:09.680 that we don't really know. 173 00:07:09.680 --> 00:07:13.240 And I think that's kind of what pool is chatting about in this. 174 00:07:13.240 --> 00:07:14.600 Oh, tell me more. 175 00:07:14.600 --> 00:07:16.560 But before we get into this, before I tell you more. 176 00:07:16.560 --> 00:07:18.160 Oh, oh, but before that. 177 00:07:18.160 --> 00:07:23.520 I think it's interesting that this is a topic 178 00:07:23.520 --> 00:07:25.200 that he is talking about. 179 00:07:25.200 --> 00:07:29.120 Because he was only with the Thessalonians for like, 180 00:07:29.120 --> 00:07:31.880 we don't know, weeks, months, not very long. 181 00:07:31.880 --> 00:07:34.200 Yeah, it's a real key topic that he was like, 182 00:07:34.200 --> 00:07:35.160 I need to tell you more about it. 183 00:07:35.160 --> 00:07:36.480 You already heard all about it. 184 00:07:36.480 --> 00:07:40.680 And it's actually a topic they were well educated in. 185 00:07:40.680 --> 00:07:42.560 But I think it's interesting, especially for me, 186 00:07:42.560 --> 00:07:44.280 when I don't know much about it, 187 00:07:44.280 --> 00:07:47.200 from what I've been taught and stuff. 188 00:07:47.280 --> 00:07:49.840 I'm like, well, that's how it is important thing to be taught 189 00:07:49.840 --> 00:07:53.040 and thought is an important thing to tell them about. 190 00:07:54.280 --> 00:07:56.640 And I think that's cool. 191 00:07:56.640 --> 00:07:57.480 But then... 192 00:07:57.480 --> 00:08:02.040 Yeah, take me back to the point is that we don't need to know. 193 00:08:02.040 --> 00:08:02.880 Tell me about that. 194 00:08:02.880 --> 00:08:03.600 I would need to know the details. 195 00:08:03.600 --> 00:08:06.960 Like, we're not gods. 196 00:08:08.040 --> 00:08:10.120 We don't know how he does stuff. 197 00:08:10.120 --> 00:08:11.120 Walk me through. 198 00:08:11.120 --> 00:08:13.320 Where's Paul saying that in these verses? 199 00:08:13.320 --> 00:08:15.920 I mean, I guess like, now that you've said that, 200 00:08:15.960 --> 00:08:17.760 my mind just goes straight to verse two, 201 00:08:17.760 --> 00:08:19.560 which is the next verse. 202 00:08:19.560 --> 00:08:21.600 Like, it will come like a thief in the night. 203 00:08:21.600 --> 00:08:22.440 Yeah. 204 00:08:22.440 --> 00:08:24.280 Like, the whole point of a good thief 205 00:08:24.280 --> 00:08:25.920 is that you won't know it's coming. 206 00:08:25.920 --> 00:08:27.240 Yeah, yeah. 207 00:08:27.240 --> 00:08:30.120 If you do a thief was coming, be pretty bad thief. 208 00:08:30.120 --> 00:08:31.320 Yeah, be real. 209 00:08:32.680 --> 00:08:34.720 So, I guess, yeah, that kind of speaks into it. 210 00:08:34.720 --> 00:08:38.040 But then it says in verse four, so get a hammer out. 211 00:08:38.040 --> 00:08:40.720 Um, that like, so this day, 212 00:08:42.360 --> 00:08:44.240 is you're not in the dark way. 213 00:08:44.240 --> 00:08:46.160 But you, both sisters, are not in darkness 214 00:08:46.160 --> 00:08:48.640 so that this day should surprise you like a thief. 215 00:08:48.640 --> 00:08:52.080 So it's saying that it won't surprise you as much. 216 00:08:53.320 --> 00:08:56.680 I think it's saying, yeah, speak, speak some clarity 217 00:08:56.680 --> 00:08:58.960 into this, speak some clarity into this. 218 00:08:58.960 --> 00:09:03.800 I feel like, again, I think what it's saying from verse two 219 00:09:03.800 --> 00:09:05.400 is that for you know very well 220 00:09:05.400 --> 00:09:08.360 that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 221 00:09:08.360 --> 00:09:10.800 So we won't know when it's going to come. 222 00:09:10.800 --> 00:09:11.920 Yeah, that makes sense. 223 00:09:11.920 --> 00:09:14.000 Or I feel like that's what Paul's saying. 224 00:09:14.000 --> 00:09:16.640 Verse four, but you brothers and sisters are not in darkness 225 00:09:16.640 --> 00:09:19.720 so that this day should surprise you like a thief. 226 00:09:21.160 --> 00:09:23.960 These are children, as well, children of the day 227 00:09:23.960 --> 00:09:25.120 as verse five says. 228 00:09:25.120 --> 00:09:26.720 So they're, they're God's children. 229 00:09:26.720 --> 00:09:28.040 They're living in the light. 230 00:09:28.040 --> 00:09:30.360 They, they know what to follow. 231 00:09:30.360 --> 00:09:32.160 They have the Holy Spirit in them. 232 00:09:32.160 --> 00:09:34.840 Um, they know the signs. 233 00:09:34.840 --> 00:09:35.880 Uh, wait, sorry. 234 00:09:35.880 --> 00:09:36.960 Okay, now I'm rambling. 235 00:09:36.960 --> 00:09:39.200 What I'm trying to say is, um, 236 00:09:40.400 --> 00:09:43.160 you don't have to know that when a thief is coming, 237 00:09:43.160 --> 00:09:46.240 but you should always be prepared for a thief coming. 238 00:09:46.240 --> 00:09:50.840 So like in, in, in a house, you go to sleep at night, you lock the doors 239 00:09:50.840 --> 00:09:52.840 because you don't want somebody to walk in. 240 00:09:52.840 --> 00:09:56.800 So it's like you've got a stay protected against the schemes of the enemy. 241 00:09:56.800 --> 00:10:00.240 So I'm thinking of Ephesians 6, 12 for our, 242 00:10:00.240 --> 00:10:09.240 oh, wait, Lord Holy Spirit come for, for our fight is not against flesh and blood 243 00:10:09.240 --> 00:10:12.600 but against the powers of darkness, the rulers, the authorities. 244 00:10:12.600 --> 00:10:14.360 I definitely got it mixed up. 245 00:10:14.360 --> 00:10:15.360 Oh yes. 246 00:10:15.360 --> 00:10:19.840 Ephesians 6, 10 is not 12 read it out, read it out. 247 00:10:19.840 --> 00:10:24.440 Right now, yeah, yeah, sorry, 6, 12 for we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, 248 00:10:24.440 --> 00:10:28.200 but against the, um, rulers against the authorities against the 249 00:10:28.200 --> 00:10:32.760 cosmic powers over this present darkness against the spiritual forces of evil 250 00:10:32.760 --> 00:10:33.920 and the heavenly places. 251 00:10:33.920 --> 00:10:34.920 Thank Jesus. 252 00:10:34.920 --> 00:10:35.920 You brought that. 253 00:10:35.920 --> 00:10:36.920 Come on, huh? 254 00:10:36.920 --> 00:10:40.520 And, and then it goes on in the rest of that chapter, Ephesians 6 to tell us about 255 00:10:40.520 --> 00:10:44.840 the armor of God that we should go on and that we actually have through Jesus 256 00:10:44.840 --> 00:10:46.240 because Jesus has won that for us. 257 00:10:46.240 --> 00:10:47.640 Thank you, Lord. 258 00:10:47.640 --> 00:10:50.520 And it's like, oh, sorry, that was weird. 259 00:10:50.520 --> 00:10:51.520 Thank you. 260 00:10:51.520 --> 00:10:52.520 Never. 261 00:10:52.520 --> 00:10:54.240 It's never weird to thank the Lord for something. 262 00:10:54.240 --> 00:10:55.240 No, that's true. 263 00:10:55.240 --> 00:10:56.240 I just the way I do. 264 00:10:56.240 --> 00:10:57.240 I remember Jesus always. 265 00:10:57.240 --> 00:10:58.240 Oh. 266 00:10:58.240 --> 00:10:59.240 Wait, that's Jesus. 267 00:10:59.240 --> 00:11:00.240 Wait, sorry. 268 00:11:00.240 --> 00:11:02.560 I don't know if you're done, but that actually makes a lot of sense to me in terms of 269 00:11:02.560 --> 00:11:07.760 like, if you're, if you're aware that a thief is going to come, then you can 270 00:11:07.760 --> 00:11:12.960 prepare against like getting an alarm system as my family home growing up had an alarm 271 00:11:12.960 --> 00:11:13.960 system. 272 00:11:13.960 --> 00:11:14.960 Come on. 273 00:11:14.960 --> 00:11:16.280 We weren't going to be surprised. 274 00:11:16.280 --> 00:11:17.280 You weren't going to be surprised. 275 00:11:17.280 --> 00:11:22.120 But even though something might come unexpectedly, you can still be prepared, even though you 276 00:11:22.120 --> 00:11:23.360 might not know when it's going to come. 277 00:11:23.360 --> 00:11:24.360 That makes total sense. 278 00:11:24.360 --> 00:11:25.360 Yeah. 279 00:11:25.360 --> 00:11:26.360 I think that's what Paul's saying to these guys. 280 00:11:26.360 --> 00:11:27.360 Dang. 281 00:11:27.360 --> 00:11:29.560 And I guess, yeah, not completely clueless to it as well. 282 00:11:29.560 --> 00:11:30.560 Right. 283 00:11:30.560 --> 00:11:35.080 I think that's, even as you're explaining it, it's like we shouldn't be afraid or we're 284 00:11:35.080 --> 00:11:36.080 in the know. 285 00:11:36.080 --> 00:11:37.080 We are in the know. 286 00:11:37.080 --> 00:11:39.080 I guess that's, we know it's going to happen. 287 00:11:39.080 --> 00:11:42.960 We don't know the set like date and time and how it's all going to go down, but we know 288 00:11:42.960 --> 00:11:43.960 it's going to happen. 289 00:11:43.960 --> 00:11:44.960 Yeah. 290 00:11:44.960 --> 00:11:45.960 And it's not really necessary to know when. 291 00:11:45.960 --> 00:11:46.960 Yeah. 292 00:11:46.960 --> 00:11:51.400 Like as long as we know it's happening, you can just be prepared. 293 00:11:51.400 --> 00:11:56.280 I've got a little note from on verse two, which is like the day of the Lord where it 294 00:11:56.280 --> 00:12:01.040 happens, apparently, the day of the Lord is like an Old Testament term to talk about 295 00:12:01.040 --> 00:12:02.040 like God's time. 296 00:12:02.040 --> 00:12:06.720 So it's not necessarily like a day, but a season when God rapidly advances his agenda 297 00:12:06.720 --> 00:12:07.720 to the end of age. 298 00:12:07.720 --> 00:12:08.720 Wow. 299 00:12:08.720 --> 00:12:12.920 And I was like, that's interesting, but it makes sense that some of these phrases and stuff 300 00:12:12.920 --> 00:12:17.400 are like ones that are commonly used in the Old Testament, the Old Testament in that 301 00:12:17.400 --> 00:12:18.400 culture and whatnot. 302 00:12:18.400 --> 00:12:19.400 Even that's interesting. 303 00:12:19.400 --> 00:12:24.040 It may not be like a day where we go, oh, done. 304 00:12:24.040 --> 00:12:28.200 Actually, it's a season where God just speeds up stuff. 305 00:12:28.200 --> 00:12:29.200 Yeah. 306 00:12:29.200 --> 00:12:30.200 Yeah. 307 00:12:30.200 --> 00:12:37.120 And I think I want to, something I would have loved to tell my younger self, I think, 308 00:12:37.120 --> 00:12:43.960 in this topic is that, yeah, there's no need to be, there's no need to be fearful. 309 00:12:43.960 --> 00:12:48.800 And I think the reason why there's no need to be fearful is because Jesus is God at 310 00:12:48.800 --> 00:12:49.800 brow. 311 00:12:49.800 --> 00:12:50.800 Yeah. 312 00:12:50.800 --> 00:12:51.880 Jesus is God at it. 313 00:12:51.880 --> 00:12:56.840 And he died for us and he loves us. 314 00:12:56.840 --> 00:13:01.840 And if it's his plan that's then coming to fruition, we don't have anything to fear, 315 00:13:01.840 --> 00:13:03.440 right? 316 00:13:03.440 --> 00:13:09.680 And so I think I would then alongside that, then say, exact to what Paul's saying to anyone 317 00:13:09.680 --> 00:13:14.640 who's like nervous about the second coming or is maybe like hearing a lot of different 318 00:13:14.640 --> 00:13:20.280 takes because there's so many different like hot takes about the end times and what exactly 319 00:13:20.280 --> 00:13:24.280 is going to happen and the things that need to happen before this happens and that happens 320 00:13:24.280 --> 00:13:27.760 and these are the signs. 321 00:13:27.760 --> 00:13:34.480 And I guess I would just say like there's a lot of different takes, but I don't think 322 00:13:34.480 --> 00:13:38.840 you need to be that concerned with the details. 323 00:13:38.840 --> 00:13:44.000 Jesus has got the details, he's got that covered. 324 00:13:44.000 --> 00:13:51.280 And like again, he also to say that people for thousands of years since Jesus left this 325 00:13:51.280 --> 00:13:57.240 earth and ascended to heaven have been thinking that he was going to come back within their 326 00:13:57.240 --> 00:13:58.240 lifetime. 327 00:13:58.240 --> 00:13:59.240 Yeah. 328 00:13:59.240 --> 00:14:01.400 Like that's been the thing that people have been thinking. 329 00:14:01.400 --> 00:14:06.440 And so also don't just take everything as gospel truth when when you hear like a fabulous 330 00:14:06.440 --> 00:14:11.480 preacher say, Jesus is definitely coming back right now and it's not to say he isn't. 331 00:14:11.480 --> 00:14:14.920 But that's to say, just take it with a grain of salt. 332 00:14:14.920 --> 00:14:16.320 That's what I would say to myself. 333 00:14:16.320 --> 00:14:17.320 Yeah. 334 00:14:17.320 --> 00:14:18.320 But he could. 335 00:14:18.320 --> 00:14:23.720 But I think that's I mean, then that poor goes on afterwards of like we don't concern 336 00:14:23.720 --> 00:14:27.640 ourselves with the details, but we should concern ourselves with how we carry ourselves. 337 00:14:27.640 --> 00:14:28.640 Hmm. 338 00:14:28.640 --> 00:14:29.640 So. 339 00:14:29.640 --> 00:14:30.640 Okay. 340 00:14:30.640 --> 00:14:31.640 You double resounding. 341 00:14:31.640 --> 00:14:32.640 Can we wait. 342 00:14:32.640 --> 00:14:36.080 I don't know if you're about to head there, but I had a question about verse six, which 343 00:14:36.080 --> 00:14:37.400 was actually along those lines. 344 00:14:37.400 --> 00:14:39.400 How are we going to go to verse four and five? 345 00:14:39.400 --> 00:14:40.400 Okay. 346 00:14:40.400 --> 00:14:41.800 Talk to us about verse four and five. 347 00:14:42.800 --> 00:14:46.520 It says you are children of the light and children of the day. 348 00:14:46.520 --> 00:14:51.480 We do not belong in the night or to the darkness. 349 00:14:51.480 --> 00:14:57.360 And I think I kind of read that is like we're children of God and we are who we are. 350 00:14:57.360 --> 00:14:58.560 So let's be who we are. 351 00:14:58.560 --> 00:15:03.640 Like let's live up to what God has made us to be and that is his children and children 352 00:15:03.640 --> 00:15:04.720 have to be a child of someone. 353 00:15:04.720 --> 00:15:09.160 It means you have the character you're characterized by that thing for the child of that thing. 354 00:15:09.160 --> 00:15:14.320 So actually, if we're the children of God, then we should be characterized by him. 355 00:15:14.320 --> 00:15:19.320 And I think that's what Paul is talking about here, like in this, as he goes on to verse 356 00:15:19.320 --> 00:15:25.200 six, in other words, he's talking about how do we in this time be children of God, how 357 00:15:25.200 --> 00:15:33.000 do embody his character to prepare for the end or just in life in general, to be honest. 358 00:15:33.000 --> 00:15:37.200 I just wanted to mention, I had a thought. 359 00:15:37.280 --> 00:15:43.080 So to circle back, but just about the preparation, like what I just had a question, what does 360 00:15:43.080 --> 00:15:47.040 it actually mean to prepare, like be prepared for the day of the Lord? 361 00:15:47.440 --> 00:15:52.480 Like that kind of is a big phrase and there's kind of scary, like just saying be prepared 362 00:15:52.480 --> 00:15:53.520 for the day of the Lord. 363 00:15:53.520 --> 00:15:55.080 Well, let's, yeah, let's talk about that. 364 00:15:55.320 --> 00:15:57.320 Yeah, what were you going to say? 365 00:15:57.720 --> 00:16:02.480 Well, so I was reminded of obviously Ephesians six, the armor of God that we're given. 366 00:16:02.520 --> 00:16:05.360 Yeah, which is the helmet of salvation. 367 00:16:05.600 --> 00:16:07.880 You know the more, yeah, well, I hope so. 368 00:16:08.320 --> 00:16:15.280 We'll find out this rest plate of righteousness, the belt of truth, the, the shoes of the 369 00:16:15.280 --> 00:16:20.520 gospel fitted with the readiness, oh, the shoes fitted with the readiness to spread the 370 00:16:20.520 --> 00:16:25.000 gospel of peace at speedy, the sword of the spirit and the shield of faith. 371 00:16:25.000 --> 00:16:27.840 Oh, I forgot about the shield, the shield we were covered. 372 00:16:28.240 --> 00:16:34.360 And then I was also reminded, but of Romans 10, 10, which is first is with your heart 373 00:16:34.360 --> 00:16:36.040 that you believe and are justified. 374 00:16:36.040 --> 00:16:39.320 And it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 375 00:16:39.640 --> 00:16:44.600 And it's like, that's the preparation is like believing in Jesus Christ, believing 376 00:16:44.600 --> 00:16:47.840 that he has redeemed us instead of freeing the way we are covered by his blood. 377 00:16:48.320 --> 00:16:53.480 And that is not like we have to go and do all these things, but we're already covered. 378 00:16:53.520 --> 00:16:58.720 And so then to live in, live that faith out by bearing the fruits of the spirit, 379 00:16:58.720 --> 00:17:01.600 which we've spoken about in like our, our Galatians podcast. 380 00:17:02.600 --> 00:17:05.560 But just because I was thinking of it earlier and I thought that kind of sounds like a 381 00:17:05.560 --> 00:17:09.880 really scary thing, but it doesn't have to be because actually, like what you said, 382 00:17:09.880 --> 00:17:12.360 Jesus did the work, Jesus in the little details. 383 00:17:13.880 --> 00:17:16.240 I don't know if that made sense to me on it, it does make sense. 384 00:17:16.240 --> 00:17:21.040 And I think to me, like being prepared as well, it's like, he's told us how to be prepared. 385 00:17:21.040 --> 00:17:22.080 I think the whole Bible is that. 386 00:17:23.080 --> 00:17:27.720 Like in so many ways, like, it's, it's the great commission. 387 00:17:27.720 --> 00:17:29.200 It's going out and making disciples. 388 00:17:29.200 --> 00:17:32.400 It's, it's loving those around us. 389 00:17:32.400 --> 00:17:34.320 It's working on our hearts. 390 00:17:34.320 --> 00:17:35.600 It's coming to him in prayer. 391 00:17:35.600 --> 00:17:39.560 Like I think it's all those things, which is like, we don't, we may not know what 392 00:17:39.560 --> 00:17:43.760 actually it looks like to be prepared, but we do know what he's told us to do. 393 00:17:44.360 --> 00:17:48.360 And so I think that's, it's also, it's great motivation, I guess. 394 00:17:48.920 --> 00:17:52.200 It's almost like, Jesus is, is, I think we spoke about that in previous chapters, 395 00:17:52.200 --> 00:17:53.640 actually, like it's good motivation. 396 00:17:53.640 --> 00:17:54.800 Jesus is going to come back. 397 00:17:55.280 --> 00:17:56.480 So let's live like it. 398 00:17:56.480 --> 00:18:01.080 Let's live like he's going to come and let's tell others and that's love. 399 00:18:01.080 --> 00:18:02.680 I don't want good stuff. 400 00:18:03.480 --> 00:18:04.240 Yeah, is he? 401 00:18:04.240 --> 00:18:09.080 And that flows, that flows straight into verse six, which I kind of like alluded to earlier. 402 00:18:10.320 --> 00:18:15.080 But he says, let us not sleep as others do, but keep awake and be sober. 403 00:18:15.400 --> 00:18:21.320 It kind of reminds me, actually, like the whole, the whole rest of this until verse 11. 404 00:18:21.800 --> 00:18:28.120 Um, I was going to say, verse six, seven and eight and nine and ten. 405 00:18:28.120 --> 00:18:33.320 Anyways, um, it all, it's all about staying prepared, right? 406 00:18:33.880 --> 00:18:35.080 And that matters. 407 00:18:35.080 --> 00:18:41.000 Like it, it seems to matter to Paul and, um, and it matters to Paul because it matters to 408 00:18:41.000 --> 00:18:45.000 Jesus and therefore it should matter to this church and to us to stay prepared. 409 00:18:45.000 --> 00:18:49.760 But it reminds me of that, um, the parable that Jesus tells of the 10 410 00:18:49.760 --> 00:18:53.640 virgins who are waiting for the bridegroom and half of them, um, 411 00:18:53.640 --> 00:18:55.480 they don't keep oil in their lamps. 412 00:18:55.480 --> 00:18:56.080 I don't know. 413 00:18:56.080 --> 00:19:00.080 I don't actually know what passage that is, but you can, um, you can look it up. 414 00:19:00.080 --> 00:19:04.120 I think it's probably in, in Luke, but it might be in other places as well. 415 00:19:04.560 --> 00:19:10.400 Um, but it's, it's this whole idea that when the bridegroom returns, the bridegroom, 416 00:19:10.400 --> 00:19:18.000 the bridegroom, the bridegroom, the bridegroom being Christ, um, that, uh, it's, 417 00:19:18.000 --> 00:19:22.880 it's almost like you, you can miss out if you're not prepared. 418 00:19:23.440 --> 00:19:28.560 And so this, and, and whether or not that's the case, if for sure says there's 419 00:19:28.560 --> 00:19:33.600 value in the preparation and, and that's exactly what he's saying here, he's saying, stay 420 00:19:33.600 --> 00:19:34.760 awake, right? 421 00:19:34.760 --> 00:19:39.360 There's a difference between being asleep and being awake and being awake is living in 422 00:19:39.360 --> 00:19:40.280 Jesus' example. 423 00:19:41.000 --> 00:19:45.560 It's, um, getting to know him and having a real relationship with him and prioritizing 424 00:19:45.640 --> 00:19:47.840 that above all other things. 425 00:19:47.840 --> 00:19:50.600 And then his light will shine forth before you. 426 00:19:50.600 --> 00:19:56.040 And that looks like the things he describes, um, in verse eight and nine, faith, it's 427 00:19:56.040 --> 00:20:03.440 living in love, it's living in hope for the salvation, um, and, and it's, it's living 428 00:20:03.440 --> 00:20:07.520 with the understanding that God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain 429 00:20:07.520 --> 00:20:15.600 salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that, yeah, that's like, 430 00:20:15.600 --> 00:20:19.760 like, what, yeah, live, live according to that, live according to that. 431 00:20:19.760 --> 00:20:21.960 There's no discounting that I can't lie. 432 00:20:22.760 --> 00:20:24.440 Um, there's no discounting that. 433 00:20:24.720 --> 00:20:31.000 And I think that's kind of like his final, um, his final thing to say on this is that 434 00:20:31.040 --> 00:20:35.520 although we do have this hope, um, that's not just head knowledge. 435 00:20:36.080 --> 00:20:38.680 And it's, it's something to live by. 436 00:20:38.920 --> 00:20:39.800 Stay awake. 437 00:20:40.320 --> 00:20:40.840 Stay awake. 438 00:20:40.840 --> 00:20:42.360 Jesus wants to say to us right now. 439 00:20:42.520 --> 00:20:42.880 Yeah. 440 00:20:43.080 --> 00:20:43.800 Stay awake. 441 00:20:43.800 --> 00:20:48.040 He's doing something and it might not be perceived by everybody. 442 00:20:48.040 --> 00:20:50.760 But for us to not miss out, we got to stay awake. 443 00:20:50.760 --> 00:20:54.720 We got to live in his example and pay attention and, um, prepare ourselves. 444 00:20:54.720 --> 00:21:00.560 Read the word, live in faith, love others and, um, and have hope. 445 00:21:00.960 --> 00:21:01.800 He's reaching out. 446 00:21:02.800 --> 00:21:03.320 Yes. 447 00:21:03.600 --> 00:21:05.800 Hmm, it's a good season to be alive. 448 00:21:06.120 --> 00:21:06.840 Amen, brother. 449 00:21:07.240 --> 00:21:09.320 Hmm, it's a good season to be awake. 450 00:21:09.680 --> 00:21:09.920 Yeah. 451 00:21:09.920 --> 00:21:12.120 Hey, okay. 452 00:21:12.120 --> 00:21:13.880 Hey, should we, should we keep moving? 453 00:21:14.000 --> 00:21:14.920 I do have a thought. 454 00:21:15.400 --> 00:21:16.080 Oh, sorry. 455 00:21:16.160 --> 00:21:21.040 Just before we move on, um, in verse 10 that he died for us, say that whether we are 456 00:21:21.040 --> 00:21:23.320 awake or asleep, we may live together with him. 457 00:21:23.960 --> 00:21:28.560 I was, um, I was reading up on a little commentary before and I think this type 458 00:21:28.880 --> 00:21:29.920 and correct me if I'm wrong. 459 00:21:30.360 --> 00:21:35.720 But I think this type of a sleep is different to the asleep that's being spoken about in verse six. 460 00:21:36.120 --> 00:21:42.480 Verse six, I feel like pause hitting on like spiritual sleepiness, like wake up, wake up. 461 00:21:42.480 --> 00:21:44.360 Jesus is, Jesus is alive. 462 00:21:44.400 --> 00:21:47.320 His hair is Holy Spirit is living in those lovely boys. 463 00:21:47.320 --> 00:21:49.640 So stay, stay, stay awake to that. 464 00:21:49.880 --> 00:21:57.880 But then I think verse 10, that asleep is, um, death and, um, we, that makes so much sense. 465 00:21:57.880 --> 00:21:58.400 Yeah. 466 00:21:58.400 --> 00:22:06.720 And the fact because this commentary said that this sleep is able to be sleep for the 467 00:22:06.720 --> 00:22:09.920 believers because of Jesus's death and resurrection. 468 00:22:10.280 --> 00:22:16.280 So it once would have been awake or dead, but now it's awake or asleep because death 469 00:22:16.280 --> 00:22:17.440 isn't the end for us anymore. 470 00:22:17.760 --> 00:22:22.720 Oh, we're going to wake up again with Jesus. 471 00:22:23.080 --> 00:22:27.160 And so yeah, I just wanted to hit that because it's like, yeah, that makes sense because 472 00:22:27.160 --> 00:22:31.320 it's like we may live together with him and that could be confusing language because sleep 473 00:22:31.320 --> 00:22:32.600 as we mentioned so many times. 474 00:22:33.200 --> 00:22:35.440 But anyways, that makes a lot of sense. 475 00:22:35.440 --> 00:22:41.200 So those, so we need to be spiritually awake, but those who have passed on from this life, 476 00:22:41.560 --> 00:22:44.080 um, are actually, we can have hope for them as well. 477 00:22:44.280 --> 00:22:45.400 Oh, that hit. 478 00:22:45.400 --> 00:22:46.280 Thank you, Jesus. 479 00:22:46.280 --> 00:22:47.280 Wait, what? 480 00:22:48.640 --> 00:22:50.000 Damn, that was all right. 481 00:22:50.520 --> 00:22:50.960 All right. 482 00:22:50.960 --> 00:22:54.760 So I see, I see commentary, commentary, kicking up. 483 00:22:55.760 --> 00:22:58.440 Country queen, commentary queen. 484 00:22:59.840 --> 00:23:00.440 Okay. 485 00:23:00.440 --> 00:23:02.160 Hey, let's, let's keep going. 486 00:23:02.160 --> 00:23:07.240 Let's go, uh, verse 12, uh, I think I'm just going to read verse 12 to the end. 487 00:23:07.680 --> 00:23:10.520 And then, and then we'll go back through that again, same as we just did. 488 00:23:10.720 --> 00:23:12.080 But this is a bit of a different message. 489 00:23:12.720 --> 00:23:14.400 Um, so this is something a little bit fresh. 490 00:23:14.400 --> 00:23:15.200 Stay on your toes. 491 00:23:15.520 --> 00:23:20.720 We ask you, brothers and sisters, to respect those who labor among you and are over 492 00:23:20.720 --> 00:23:23.200 you in the Lord and admonish you. 493 00:23:23.200 --> 00:23:24.200 Anyone know that word means? 494 00:23:24.360 --> 00:23:25.480 We'll, we'll, we'll, we'll go back. 495 00:23:25.480 --> 00:23:26.360 Oh, we'll come back to, okay. 496 00:23:26.760 --> 00:23:31.840 And to esteem them very highly in love because of their work, be at peace among 497 00:23:31.840 --> 00:23:32.480 yourselves. 498 00:23:32.880 --> 00:23:36.000 And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idol. 499 00:23:36.000 --> 00:23:40.280 There it is again, encourage the faint hearted, help the weak, be patient with 500 00:23:40.280 --> 00:23:41.320 them all. 501 00:23:42.080 --> 00:23:48.200 See that no one repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another. 502 00:23:48.680 --> 00:23:52.440 And to everyone, rejoice always, pray without seizing. 503 00:23:52.760 --> 00:23:56.920 Give thanks in all circumstances for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for 504 00:23:56.920 --> 00:23:57.120 you. 505 00:23:57.480 --> 00:23:58.600 Do not quench the spirit. 506 00:23:58.600 --> 00:24:02.680 Do not despise prophecies, but test everything. 507 00:24:03.040 --> 00:24:07.440 Hold fast to what is good and abstain from every form of evil. 508 00:24:08.240 --> 00:24:13.920 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely and may your whole 509 00:24:13.920 --> 00:24:19.400 spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 510 00:24:19.840 --> 00:24:23.400 He who calls you as faithful, he will surely do it. 511 00:24:24.360 --> 00:24:26.200 Brothers, pray for us. 512 00:24:27.360 --> 00:24:29.400 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss. 513 00:24:31.560 --> 00:24:38.440 I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers. 514 00:24:40.640 --> 00:24:43.000 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 515 00:24:43.240 --> 00:24:43.760 I'm sorry. 516 00:24:43.760 --> 00:24:45.240 That is such a funny verse to me. 517 00:24:45.640 --> 00:24:46.000 I'm sorry. 518 00:24:46.000 --> 00:24:47.760 We were laughing because of our relationship. 519 00:24:47.760 --> 00:24:49.960 The brothers and sisters pray for us. 520 00:24:49.960 --> 00:24:55.120 Greet all God's people and then to read to all brothers and sisters say, 521 00:24:55.120 --> 00:24:56.640 your Bible was just missing us out. 522 00:24:56.640 --> 00:24:57.320 But that's fine. 523 00:24:58.840 --> 00:25:00.240 So I'm not meant to wait. 524 00:25:00.240 --> 00:25:02.720 So am I meant to greet you guys with a holy kiss? 525 00:25:03.480 --> 00:25:05.640 Well, actually, this was addressed in the comment tree. 526 00:25:06.120 --> 00:25:06.360 Wait. 527 00:25:06.360 --> 00:25:06.720 Okay. 528 00:25:06.720 --> 00:25:06.960 Okay. 529 00:25:06.960 --> 00:25:07.840 Let's come back to that. 530 00:25:08.360 --> 00:25:08.680 Sorry. 531 00:25:09.560 --> 00:25:14.360 I'm intrigued because I genuinely, I'm like, what the flip Paul supposed to kiss 532 00:25:14.360 --> 00:25:14.760 each other? 533 00:25:14.760 --> 00:25:15.280 What the heck? 534 00:25:15.880 --> 00:25:16.440 Cudies. 535 00:25:17.400 --> 00:25:18.360 Verse 12. 536 00:25:23.320 --> 00:25:24.120 Admonish. 537 00:25:24.200 --> 00:25:25.320 Talk to me about that word. 538 00:25:25.320 --> 00:25:25.560 Okay. 539 00:25:25.560 --> 00:25:26.080 I looked it up. 540 00:25:26.360 --> 00:25:26.760 Yeah. 541 00:25:26.880 --> 00:25:30.640 It says to caution or reprove gently to warn. 542 00:25:31.920 --> 00:25:32.760 Oh. 543 00:25:35.040 --> 00:25:35.320 Wait. 544 00:25:35.320 --> 00:25:40.560 So we ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord. 545 00:25:40.960 --> 00:25:41.600 And 546 00:25:42.320 --> 00:25:43.320 and you like correct you. 547 00:25:44.320 --> 00:25:46.040 And oh, okay. 548 00:25:46.400 --> 00:25:48.200 And gently reprove 549 00:25:48.200 --> 00:25:52.960 you caution and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. 550 00:25:53.320 --> 00:25:53.560 Yeah. 551 00:25:53.560 --> 00:25:54.160 Wow. 552 00:25:56.240 --> 00:25:57.040 That's kind of interest. 553 00:25:57.040 --> 00:26:01.000 That's like talking, that's like saying to someone nowadays, like, you know, 554 00:26:01.000 --> 00:26:03.280 like really be respectful to your boss. 555 00:26:03.800 --> 00:26:04.760 That's kind of interesting. 556 00:26:05.120 --> 00:26:07.320 I think it's more than, I think it is leaders. 557 00:26:07.440 --> 00:26:12.440 Like, but it's, I think it's people who, it's who the host who work, isn't it? 558 00:26:12.760 --> 00:26:14.440 It's acknowledge those who work hard among you. 559 00:26:14.440 --> 00:26:16.120 So that actually can be leaders. 560 00:26:16.120 --> 00:26:17.280 It can be those good points. 561 00:26:17.880 --> 00:26:21.840 But the, the, in my commentary, it was speaking about leaders. 562 00:26:21.840 --> 00:26:26.280 And it was saying that they're not recognized by their title, but it's by how they serve. 563 00:26:26.640 --> 00:26:28.040 And I think that's really beautiful. 564 00:26:28.040 --> 00:26:32.720 It's actually it's acknowledge those who serve and care for them. 565 00:26:32.720 --> 00:26:37.160 And keep them the highest regard and love because because of their work. 566 00:26:38.920 --> 00:26:39.920 It's beautiful. 567 00:26:39.960 --> 00:26:42.960 It's acknowledging people for how they serve and how they serve the Lord. 568 00:26:44.920 --> 00:26:45.720 A super valid 569 00:26:47.120 --> 00:26:48.880 bit piece among yourselves. 570 00:26:50.280 --> 00:26:54.120 Admonish the idol, encourage the faint hearted, help the weak. 571 00:26:54.760 --> 00:26:56.320 Wow, be patient with them all. 572 00:26:57.000 --> 00:27:00.400 I kind of, um, I, I heard something a while ago, I 573 00:27:01.560 --> 00:27:03.640 about, um, be a piece among yourselves. 574 00:27:03.960 --> 00:27:10.080 I read something that apparently the, the church used to like hundreds of years ago, um, 575 00:27:10.320 --> 00:27:13.280 when they would offer the peace, you know, when you go like peace be with you, 576 00:27:13.320 --> 00:27:17.080 peace be with you, peace be with you, all that sort of, sorry. 577 00:27:17.440 --> 00:27:18.360 And also with you. 578 00:27:18.640 --> 00:27:19.640 And also thank you. 579 00:27:20.200 --> 00:27:21.320 I'll take, I received that. 580 00:27:21.320 --> 00:27:21.960 It's so insane. 581 00:27:21.960 --> 00:27:24.880 Um, yeah, what the, what is going on? 582 00:27:25.200 --> 00:27:30.880 Um, uh, yeah, I, I, I read something that said that was originally 583 00:27:30.880 --> 00:27:35.000 supposed to be that you would actually write any wrongs that were, that 584 00:27:35.000 --> 00:27:38.640 where it had happened in the community before you take communion, which that was 585 00:27:38.640 --> 00:27:39.160 really cool. 586 00:27:39.160 --> 00:27:43.160 So it was like actually offering the peace being like, Hey, like, I know I 587 00:27:43.200 --> 00:27:47.800 did wrong to you in this, but I just wanted to say, I apologize. 588 00:27:47.840 --> 00:27:49.160 Would you accept my forgiveness? 589 00:27:49.760 --> 00:27:53.600 And the other person says, yeah, I'm not going to repay you what you've, for 590 00:27:53.600 --> 00:27:55.240 what you've done to me or what you might deserve. 591 00:27:55.480 --> 00:27:57.120 That's having peace and community. 592 00:27:57.320 --> 00:27:58.560 That is good and gracious. 593 00:27:58.840 --> 00:28:00.080 Then why is you have that verse? 594 00:28:00.080 --> 00:28:01.200 But I can't remember where it is. 595 00:28:01.200 --> 00:28:06.120 Maybe you remember where Jesus tells us if you're at the altar and then you 596 00:28:06.120 --> 00:28:09.760 remember that you've wronged your brother or sister, you should go and, yeah, 597 00:28:09.760 --> 00:28:14.200 go and apologize to them, like right there in that moment before you continue. 598 00:28:14.600 --> 00:28:15.640 But do you remember where it is? 599 00:28:15.840 --> 00:28:18.600 Yeah, that's, I think it's in there in one of the goals. 600 00:28:18.600 --> 00:28:19.400 It's Matthew five. 601 00:28:19.400 --> 00:28:20.000 Matthew five. 602 00:28:20.000 --> 00:28:21.400 Wow, he had an absolute chapter. 603 00:28:21.400 --> 00:28:24.440 I've, I've just been reading a book on the, um, sermon on the mount. 604 00:28:25.000 --> 00:28:28.840 I want to know, um, there's a part about, yeah. 605 00:28:29.600 --> 00:28:34.200 Um, I can't, it's somewhere in here. 606 00:28:34.200 --> 00:28:35.360 It's a long, long chapter. 607 00:28:35.480 --> 00:28:39.480 But anyways, but just that reminded me of that is not like it's Jesus, 608 00:28:39.480 --> 00:28:40.960 that tells us to do that as well. 609 00:28:40.960 --> 00:28:44.680 And it's important of like, it's, it's a unity and how, like, 610 00:28:44.720 --> 00:28:48.640 how again, highly Jesus wants that for the church and, and for us. 611 00:28:48.640 --> 00:28:50.000 And I think it was interesting. 612 00:28:50.000 --> 00:28:53.240 He gives a little list there and then it says be patient with everyone and actually 613 00:28:53.240 --> 00:28:57.000 the means of being patient for everyone may, may look a bit different, um, 614 00:28:57.040 --> 00:29:00.720 but it's the importance of like, it's ability to love all different types of 615 00:29:00.720 --> 00:29:03.160 people and that does take patients. 616 00:29:03.240 --> 00:29:03.760 Yes. 617 00:29:04.080 --> 00:29:06.640 And even like the bringing peace to each other, like, 618 00:29:07.640 --> 00:29:09.640 a way to carry on, please. 619 00:29:11.640 --> 00:29:15.640 Even like finding, like, bringing peace to one another, like, peace isn't always 620 00:29:15.640 --> 00:29:20.640 comfortable, that peace isn't feeling nothing or peace isn't feeling warm and cosy. 621 00:29:20.640 --> 00:29:27.640 Sometimes peace is like going through that, this comfort and bringing Jesus into it. 622 00:29:27.640 --> 00:29:29.640 Um, it ain't just a feeling. 623 00:29:29.640 --> 00:29:30.640 It's a choice. 624 00:29:31.640 --> 00:29:32.640 It's not feeling it's a person. 625 00:29:33.640 --> 00:29:36.640 Oh, wait. 626 00:29:36.640 --> 00:29:39.640 We're not supposed to be peace makers. 627 00:29:39.640 --> 00:29:40.640 Wait. 628 00:29:40.640 --> 00:29:41.640 Wait. 629 00:29:41.640 --> 00:29:42.640 We're not. 630 00:29:42.640 --> 00:29:43.640 Sorry. 631 00:29:43.640 --> 00:29:44.640 We're not supposed to be. 632 00:29:44.640 --> 00:29:45.640 Okay. 633 00:29:45.640 --> 00:29:47.640 We're supposed to be peacemakers, not just peacepers. 634 00:29:47.640 --> 00:29:49.640 That's what I'm trying to get out of. 635 00:29:49.640 --> 00:29:50.640 Oh, got there eventually. 636 00:29:50.640 --> 00:29:53.640 Me when I tried to jump on the jump on the whole quote. 637 00:29:53.640 --> 00:29:56.640 I found it. 638 00:29:56.640 --> 00:29:59.640 Matthew 5, 23 and 24. 639 00:29:59.640 --> 00:30:04.640 So if you were offering a gift at the altar and they're a member that your brother has something against you, 640 00:30:04.640 --> 00:30:09.640 leave your gift there before the altar and go first to be reconciled to your brother, 641 00:30:09.640 --> 00:30:12.640 and then come and offer your gift. 642 00:30:12.640 --> 00:30:14.640 That was a great shout out. 643 00:30:14.640 --> 00:30:15.640 Thanks. 644 00:30:15.640 --> 00:30:18.640 And then I think it goes on like in 15, it's make sure that, you know, 645 00:30:18.640 --> 00:30:22.640 don't pay back run for wrong and always try to do what's good for each other and for everyone else. 646 00:30:22.640 --> 00:30:25.640 Like, it's, gosh, that's hard, isn't it? 647 00:30:26.640 --> 00:30:31.640 Don't bro, bro, mind says don't repay evil for evil. 648 00:30:31.640 --> 00:30:34.640 But that feels quite extreme. 649 00:30:34.640 --> 00:30:36.640 That feels so extreme. 650 00:30:36.640 --> 00:30:38.640 Even like saying don't give back wrong for wrong. 651 00:30:38.640 --> 00:30:41.640 Like actually, I feel like that almost brings it back to like me. 652 00:30:41.640 --> 00:30:42.640 I don't feel like much evil. 653 00:30:42.640 --> 00:30:44.640 Like, it's happening against me. 654 00:30:44.640 --> 00:30:46.640 Like, you're not doing evil against me. 655 00:30:46.640 --> 00:30:48.640 But you made wrong me. 656 00:30:48.640 --> 00:30:50.640 Do you know what I mean? 657 00:30:50.640 --> 00:30:53.640 Like, that feels almost for me. 658 00:30:53.640 --> 00:30:55.640 Evil is really extreme to be fair. 659 00:30:55.640 --> 00:30:56.640 It's too lazy. 660 00:30:56.640 --> 00:30:58.640 It was an extreme word in our language yet. 661 00:30:58.640 --> 00:30:59.640 Exactly. 662 00:30:59.640 --> 00:31:03.640 And I think that shows the extremity of like even when someone does absolute evil against you 663 00:31:03.640 --> 00:31:05.640 is to not bring anything back to them. 664 00:31:05.640 --> 00:31:08.640 Even in the small things and the word like wrong. 665 00:31:08.640 --> 00:31:11.640 When someone is a little bit wrong, don't do that little. 666 00:31:11.640 --> 00:31:12.640 It's both, isn't it? 667 00:31:12.640 --> 00:31:13.640 It's both. 668 00:31:13.640 --> 00:31:15.640 And it speaks to totally different things. 669 00:31:15.640 --> 00:31:16.640 Because I think you're right. 670 00:31:16.640 --> 00:31:22.640 I think in our culture and our time, we have experienced a lot of just slight wrongings. 671 00:31:22.640 --> 00:31:23.640 Yeah. 672 00:31:23.640 --> 00:31:27.640 And it's so easy to repay those with other slight wrongings. 673 00:31:27.640 --> 00:31:28.640 Yeah. 674 00:31:28.640 --> 00:31:30.640 That almost don't even come to the surface. 675 00:31:30.640 --> 00:31:32.640 I'm just going to make a joke at your experience. 676 00:31:32.640 --> 00:31:33.640 Yeah. 677 00:31:33.640 --> 00:31:35.640 I'm just going to say something that's a subtle dig on you. 678 00:31:35.640 --> 00:31:36.640 Yeah. 679 00:31:36.640 --> 00:31:37.640 But that's repaying a wrong for wrong. 680 00:31:37.640 --> 00:31:38.640 Yeah. 681 00:31:38.640 --> 00:31:42.640 But then you also have like in other cultures where Christians are actually being persecuted. 682 00:31:42.640 --> 00:31:48.640 And then it's like, don't repay the evil of actually seeing maybe your family members and friends being killed 683 00:31:49.640 --> 00:31:53.640 with like an extreme retaliation and violence back. 684 00:31:53.640 --> 00:31:55.640 And that sort of thing is challenging in both ways. 685 00:31:55.640 --> 00:31:57.640 I think that's so, so powerful. 686 00:31:57.640 --> 00:31:58.640 Yeah. 687 00:31:58.640 --> 00:31:59.640 So good. 688 00:31:59.640 --> 00:32:01.640 And it basically is all about forgiving heart is this like this. 689 00:32:01.640 --> 00:32:03.640 It's like, how do we have a forgiving heart? 690 00:32:03.640 --> 00:32:06.640 And that is forgiven to say powerful. 691 00:32:06.640 --> 00:32:12.640 Most of us, like a lot of the time, like actually us forgiving the one that's done us wrong 692 00:32:12.640 --> 00:32:14.640 is more freeing for us than that. 693 00:32:14.640 --> 00:32:15.640 Yeah. 694 00:32:15.640 --> 00:32:17.640 So I think that's really powerful. 695 00:32:17.640 --> 00:32:23.640 And doing what's good for each other is I mean, I could talk hours for what that actually means and what that looks like. 696 00:32:23.640 --> 00:32:25.640 Because that's not always being a dormant. 697 00:32:25.640 --> 00:32:27.640 That's not all is again, it's still bringing peace. 698 00:32:27.640 --> 00:32:28.640 It's still like talking about things. 699 00:32:28.640 --> 00:32:29.640 It's acknowledging them. 700 00:32:29.640 --> 00:32:31.640 It's bringing unity. 701 00:32:31.640 --> 00:32:37.640 But it's like it is with the mindset of to do what's good for each other and for everyone else. 702 00:32:37.640 --> 00:32:39.640 It's not just how we feel. 703 00:32:39.640 --> 00:32:44.640 It's about, you know, having a forgiving heart and bringing Jesus into it. 704 00:32:45.640 --> 00:32:58.640 I think what's interesting is something that the Lord has been speaking to me recently is that walking with Christ is not just about removing evil and wrong and darkness. 705 00:32:58.640 --> 00:33:01.640 But it's about shining light where that once was. 706 00:33:01.640 --> 00:33:05.640 It's about replacing it with love and peace and hope. 707 00:33:05.640 --> 00:33:09.640 And I think that's that's almost what he then goes on to say in verse 18. 708 00:33:09.640 --> 00:33:11.640 This is that's kind of how I read this. 709 00:33:11.640 --> 00:33:14.640 It says, give thanks in all circumstances. 710 00:33:14.640 --> 00:33:17.640 For this is the will of God and Christ Jesus for you. 711 00:33:17.640 --> 00:33:22.640 It's almost like rather than returning bad situations for more bad. 712 00:33:22.640 --> 00:33:25.640 Give thanks in every situation. 713 00:33:25.640 --> 00:33:32.640 And that reminded me of Colossians 2 verses 6 and 7. 714 00:33:32.640 --> 00:33:36.640 What is he saying? 715 00:33:36.640 --> 00:33:41.640 Which says, therefore as you received Christ Jesus the Lord. 716 00:33:41.640 --> 00:33:46.640 So walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith just as you were taught. 717 00:33:46.640 --> 00:33:49.640 Abounding in thanksgiving. 718 00:33:49.640 --> 00:33:52.640 There's a whole, there's a whole biblical theme. 719 00:33:52.640 --> 00:33:53.640 Yeah. 720 00:33:53.640 --> 00:33:55.640 When bad things happen, praise the Lord. 721 00:33:55.640 --> 00:33:58.640 Listen, sometimes I couldn't even tell you why. 722 00:33:59.640 --> 00:34:04.640 Sometimes I couldn't even tell you why the Lord's going to use it, how he's going to use it. 723 00:34:04.640 --> 00:34:09.640 But I know he's working all things for the good of those who love him. 724 00:34:09.640 --> 00:34:14.640 And so he is worthy of our Thanksgiving no matter what is happening. 725 00:34:14.640 --> 00:34:16.640 And that's a tough teaching. 726 00:34:16.640 --> 00:34:18.640 But it's a true teaching. 727 00:34:18.640 --> 00:34:24.640 I also think it's a really important distinction in this verse that it says, give thanks in all circumstances. 728 00:34:24.640 --> 00:34:27.640 Speak on it there is a difference. 729 00:34:27.640 --> 00:34:29.640 Speak on it there is a difference. 730 00:34:29.640 --> 00:34:30.640 Okay. 731 00:34:30.640 --> 00:34:33.640 But I think there is a difference. 732 00:34:33.640 --> 00:34:35.640 I sometimes things happen. 733 00:34:35.640 --> 00:34:39.640 And it's hard to say, thank you, thanks for that happened. 734 00:34:39.640 --> 00:34:42.640 It's like, oh, some things are actually really rough. 735 00:34:42.640 --> 00:34:43.640 Life is really difficult. 736 00:34:43.640 --> 00:34:45.640 Things happen when a broken world. 737 00:34:45.640 --> 00:34:48.640 And there's real sadness, there's real grief, all that stuff. 738 00:34:48.640 --> 00:34:53.640 However, in those circumstances we can still give thanks for who God is and the truth of who he is. 739 00:34:53.640 --> 00:34:54.640 Yes. 740 00:34:54.640 --> 00:35:01.640 There are things we can give thanks for in those circumstances, even if it's not for those circumstances. 741 00:35:01.640 --> 00:35:03.640 And it's a really good practice to have. 742 00:35:03.640 --> 00:35:06.640 And again, it speaks about rejoice always and pray continually. 743 00:35:06.640 --> 00:35:10.640 And I think they are key parts of how we give thanks. 744 00:35:10.640 --> 00:35:17.640 And fun fact, rejoice always is technically the shortest verse in the whole Bible. 745 00:35:17.640 --> 00:35:20.640 But is he, what about Jesus wept? 746 00:35:21.640 --> 00:35:23.640 That's the famous short. 747 00:35:23.640 --> 00:35:24.640 Yeah. 748 00:35:24.640 --> 00:35:26.640 But that's in English. 749 00:35:26.640 --> 00:35:29.640 So in the original language, rejoice always is the shortest one. 750 00:35:29.640 --> 00:35:30.640 And I love that. 751 00:35:30.640 --> 00:35:31.640 Oh, fun fact. 752 00:35:31.640 --> 00:35:33.640 Because it's like, that's okay. 753 00:35:33.640 --> 00:35:34.640 Sorry, sorry. 754 00:35:34.640 --> 00:35:35.640 That was mean. 755 00:35:35.640 --> 00:35:36.640 I'm sorry. 756 00:35:36.640 --> 00:35:37.640 I'm sorry. 757 00:35:37.640 --> 00:35:38.640 Oh my gosh. 758 00:35:38.640 --> 00:35:39.640 Oh my gosh. 759 00:35:39.640 --> 00:35:40.640 Cool. 760 00:35:40.640 --> 00:35:41.640 Okay. 761 00:35:41.640 --> 00:35:42.640 Literally. 762 00:35:42.640 --> 00:35:43.640 That's cool to read guys. 763 00:35:43.640 --> 00:35:44.640 I'm used to it. 764 00:35:44.640 --> 00:35:45.640 I do a lot of Bible quizzes. 765 00:35:45.640 --> 00:35:46.640 I do a lot of Bible quizzes. 766 00:35:46.640 --> 00:35:47.640 And I like to be honest. 767 00:35:47.640 --> 00:35:48.640 This is great. 768 00:35:48.640 --> 00:35:49.640 It's great Bible knowledge. 769 00:35:49.640 --> 00:35:50.640 I'm sorry. 770 00:35:50.640 --> 00:35:51.640 I'm sorry. 771 00:35:51.640 --> 00:35:52.640 I'm sorry. 772 00:35:52.640 --> 00:35:53.640 I love being a nerd. 773 00:35:53.640 --> 00:35:54.640 I'm a nerd as well. 774 00:35:54.640 --> 00:35:55.640 I'm a nerd. 775 00:35:55.640 --> 00:35:56.640 I'm sorry. 776 00:35:56.640 --> 00:35:57.640 I'm a nerd. 777 00:35:57.640 --> 00:35:58.640 I'm more of a neek. 778 00:35:58.640 --> 00:35:59.640 Don't know what that means, but I'll take it. 779 00:35:59.640 --> 00:36:01.640 Yeah, I still don't really know what that word means, to be honest. 780 00:36:01.640 --> 00:36:03.640 No, but this is forgiveness. 781 00:36:03.640 --> 00:36:04.640 That's happening right now. 782 00:36:04.640 --> 00:36:05.640 I'm sorry. 783 00:36:05.640 --> 00:36:06.640 Just to name that. 784 00:36:06.640 --> 00:36:11.640 So rejoice always and pray continually is part of how we give thanks in all circumstances. 785 00:36:11.640 --> 00:36:12.640 And it's good practice. 786 00:36:12.640 --> 00:36:19.240 And I also think that my dad always feeds me about of like being thankful, like practicing 787 00:36:19.240 --> 00:36:23.240 thankfulness and gratefulness is actually how we become humble. 788 00:36:23.240 --> 00:36:27.240 Like when we can't be like, oh, just Zoe, you just be more humble. 789 00:36:27.240 --> 00:36:29.240 And you're like, okay, you can't just do that. 790 00:36:29.240 --> 00:36:34.240 But you can become more humble when you practice thankfulness and gratefulness. 791 00:36:34.240 --> 00:36:40.240 Because it makes you realize what's actually life is about and making sure Jesus is like the head of it all. 792 00:36:40.240 --> 00:36:44.240 And again, given thanks to him in all circumstances. 793 00:36:44.240 --> 00:36:47.240 And sometimes for the circumstances, but in the bad ones. 794 00:36:47.240 --> 00:36:53.240 Hey, I don't know if you guys have anything to share in terms of those the rest of the verses. 795 00:36:53.240 --> 00:37:02.240 He kind of just shares a whole load of different things that are like encouragement and also kind of not commands. 796 00:37:02.240 --> 00:37:04.240 What would you call them like instructions? 797 00:37:04.240 --> 00:37:07.240 Yeah, that's good word instructions to them. 798 00:37:07.240 --> 00:37:11.240 And I'll be honest, I'm getting really warm sitting here. 799 00:37:11.240 --> 00:37:16.240 So I'm excited to just like finish this off. 800 00:37:16.240 --> 00:37:17.240 Why? 801 00:37:17.240 --> 00:37:18.240 I don't know why. 802 00:37:18.240 --> 00:37:21.240 I'm really like, I'm a lot warmer than when we started. 803 00:37:21.240 --> 00:37:22.240 I know. 804 00:37:22.240 --> 00:37:23.240 Maybe it's the sweat of us. 805 00:37:23.240 --> 00:37:25.240 Have some water from your chalice. 806 00:37:25.240 --> 00:37:26.240 Sweater vest. 807 00:37:26.240 --> 00:37:30.240 Ayo, everyone rate my sweat of us on a scale from 1 to 10. 808 00:37:30.240 --> 00:37:32.240 Is dressing like a grandpa of the move right now? 809 00:37:32.240 --> 00:37:33.240 Or is it not? 810 00:37:33.240 --> 00:37:34.240 Six, seven. 811 00:37:34.240 --> 00:37:35.240 Is he supposed to hit that? 812 00:37:35.240 --> 00:37:36.240 No way. 813 00:37:36.240 --> 00:37:41.240 Did you actually, would you actually put it as a six or seven? 814 00:37:41.240 --> 00:37:44.240 Oh, you're not a fan. 815 00:37:44.240 --> 00:37:45.240 Yeah. 816 00:37:45.240 --> 00:37:46.240 Yeah. 817 00:37:46.240 --> 00:37:47.240 Anyway. 818 00:37:47.240 --> 00:37:48.240 Well, hey, okay. 819 00:37:48.240 --> 00:37:49.240 Well, I'm going to just read this out. 820 00:37:49.240 --> 00:37:50.240 Let me know if you've got anything else to share. 821 00:37:50.240 --> 00:37:53.240 But this is just, they're pretty self-explanatory. 822 00:37:53.240 --> 00:37:57.240 And I think they're just general encouragement and instructions. 823 00:37:57.240 --> 00:37:59.240 Do not, do not quench the spirit. 824 00:37:59.240 --> 00:38:00.240 Do not despise profs. 825 00:38:00.240 --> 00:38:01.240 Oh, wow. 826 00:38:01.240 --> 00:38:02.240 That was quick. 827 00:38:02.240 --> 00:38:04.240 I thought that was an interesting phrase. 828 00:38:04.240 --> 00:38:06.240 Also, the word quench. 829 00:38:06.240 --> 00:38:07.240 Bring me off a little bit. 830 00:38:07.240 --> 00:38:10.240 Because my first understanding of the word quench is from nintendox. 831 00:38:10.240 --> 00:38:12.240 I don't know if you guys had this. 832 00:38:12.240 --> 00:38:13.240 I loved nintendox. 833 00:38:13.240 --> 00:38:16.240 And it was when they were thirsty, you could quench their thirst. 834 00:38:16.240 --> 00:38:19.240 And as far as I remember, the word quench was when I was little. 835 00:38:19.240 --> 00:38:22.240 You know, if you've got any, if you still have nintendox. 836 00:38:22.240 --> 00:38:23.240 Well done. 837 00:38:23.240 --> 00:38:26.240 But I was like, quench is like, remove, like, it makes them not thirst anymore. 838 00:38:26.240 --> 00:38:27.240 That's a good thing, right? 839 00:38:27.240 --> 00:38:29.240 And I was like, what does it mean by quench? 840 00:38:29.240 --> 00:38:30.240 So quench is talking about a flame. 841 00:38:30.240 --> 00:38:33.240 And when you like, stop a flame. 842 00:38:33.240 --> 00:38:36.240 And I was like, well, how do you quench the spirit? 843 00:38:36.240 --> 00:38:38.240 Like, how do we, like, when it says, do not quench the spirit? 844 00:38:38.240 --> 00:38:39.240 What does that look like? 845 00:38:40.240 --> 00:38:43.240 And they gave me a little list of, like, you can do that by indifference 846 00:38:43.240 --> 00:38:45.240 through doubt, through rejection, through distractions. 847 00:38:45.240 --> 00:38:48.240 Like, when we focus on ourselves, we actually are quenching the spirit. 848 00:38:48.240 --> 00:38:51.240 And I thought, I was like, oh, that makes that. 849 00:38:51.240 --> 00:38:53.240 I understand what that means a bit more now. 850 00:38:53.240 --> 00:38:55.240 So I thought I was just really helpful for this. 851 00:38:55.240 --> 00:38:58.240 Yeah, quench is like finishing something. 852 00:38:58.240 --> 00:38:59.240 Killing it off. 853 00:38:59.240 --> 00:39:00.240 Killing off that thirst. 854 00:39:00.240 --> 00:39:01.240 Killing off that thirst. 855 00:39:01.240 --> 00:39:02.240 Killing off that nintendo. 856 00:39:02.240 --> 00:39:04.240 So if you're thirsted with nesty. 857 00:39:04.240 --> 00:39:05.240 Could you kill the nintendox? 858 00:39:05.240 --> 00:39:06.240 Yeah. 859 00:39:07.240 --> 00:39:09.240 So, do not quench the spirit. 860 00:39:09.240 --> 00:39:11.240 Do not despise prophecies. 861 00:39:11.240 --> 00:39:15.240 But test everything all fast to what is good, abstain from every form of evil. 862 00:39:15.240 --> 00:39:17.240 Now, may the God of peace himself. 863 00:39:17.240 --> 00:39:19.240 I think this is like a little prayer of them. 864 00:39:19.240 --> 00:39:20.240 Sanctify you completely. 865 00:39:20.240 --> 00:39:22.240 And may your whole spirit and soul embody. 866 00:39:22.240 --> 00:39:25.240 Be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 867 00:39:25.240 --> 00:39:27.240 Who calls you is faithful. 868 00:39:27.240 --> 00:39:29.240 He will surely do it. 869 00:39:29.240 --> 00:39:30.240 I don't know why. 870 00:39:30.240 --> 00:39:37.240 I just got the feeling that maybe I could just actually pray that over everyone who's 871 00:39:37.240 --> 00:39:38.240 watched this series. 872 00:39:38.240 --> 00:39:43.240 And then make the requests at the, at the end. 873 00:39:43.240 --> 00:39:46.240 If you viewers would pray for us, I would really appreciate that. 874 00:39:46.240 --> 00:39:48.240 Paul says, pray for us. 875 00:39:48.240 --> 00:39:52.240 So I say as well to you, pray for us and we're praying for you. 876 00:39:52.240 --> 00:39:55.240 And then he says, greet everyone with a holy kiss. 877 00:39:55.240 --> 00:39:57.240 And does anyone have like a five second? 878 00:39:57.240 --> 00:39:58.240 I think so. 879 00:39:58.240 --> 00:40:00.240 Paul basically, it was a greeting that they would do. 880 00:40:00.240 --> 00:40:01.240 Okay. 881 00:40:01.240 --> 00:40:02.240 And it was a kiss on the cheek. 882 00:40:02.240 --> 00:40:03.240 Okay. 883 00:40:03.240 --> 00:40:04.240 It was like how people would just do it. 884 00:40:04.240 --> 00:40:05.240 Yeah. 885 00:40:05.240 --> 00:40:07.240 Literally like that in France or in Spain. 886 00:40:07.240 --> 00:40:08.240 That's what Paul's talking about. 887 00:40:08.240 --> 00:40:09.240 Nothing like. 888 00:40:09.240 --> 00:40:10.240 Okay. 889 00:40:10.240 --> 00:40:11.240 That helps. 890 00:40:11.240 --> 00:40:12.240 Yeah. 891 00:40:12.240 --> 00:40:13.240 Just a little greeting. 892 00:40:13.240 --> 00:40:14.240 That makes sense. 893 00:40:14.240 --> 00:40:15.240 That's not true. 894 00:40:15.240 --> 00:40:16.240 That's what it does. 895 00:40:16.240 --> 00:40:17.240 Yeah. 896 00:40:17.240 --> 00:40:18.240 Okay. 897 00:40:18.240 --> 00:40:19.240 Yeah. 898 00:40:19.240 --> 00:40:22.240 Well, I'm going to say this prayer over everyone watching. 899 00:40:22.240 --> 00:40:23.240 I'm going to say this prayer. 900 00:40:23.240 --> 00:40:24.240 Okay. 901 00:40:24.240 --> 00:40:25.240 Yeah. 902 00:40:25.240 --> 00:40:26.240 Hey. 903 00:40:26.240 --> 00:40:28.240 Well, I'm going to say this prayer over everyone watching. 904 00:40:28.240 --> 00:40:30.240 And then we're going to finish this episode off. 905 00:40:30.240 --> 00:40:31.240 So here we go. 906 00:40:31.240 --> 00:40:37.240 This is the prayer that Paul prays over the church and that I pray over everyone who's listening. 907 00:40:37.240 --> 00:40:40.240 Jesus, would you hear this prayer? 908 00:40:40.240 --> 00:40:47.240 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely and may your whole spirit and soul 909 00:40:47.240 --> 00:40:52.240 and body be kept blameless of the coming for Lord Jesus Christ. 910 00:40:52.240 --> 00:41:00.240 He who calls you is faithful and he will surely do it in Jesus' name. 911 00:41:00.240 --> 00:41:01.240 Amen. 912 00:41:01.240 --> 00:41:02.240 Amen. 913 00:41:02.240 --> 00:41:08.240 And the last thing I'll say is as we're heading off is Paul makes a simple request in verse 25. 914 00:41:08.240 --> 00:41:09.240 Brothers pray for us. 915 00:41:09.240 --> 00:41:15.240 Hey, we pray for you guys and we would really appreciate if you would pray for us. 916 00:41:16.240 --> 00:41:21.240 It builds us up and it encourages us so so much and it really does make a difference. 917 00:41:21.240 --> 00:41:22.240 So keep praying. 918 00:41:22.240 --> 00:41:29.240 Keep encouraging one another and we really hope you enjoyed this series on first Thessalonians. 919 00:41:29.240 --> 00:41:30.240 We'll see you next time. 920 00:41:30.240 --> 00:41:31.240 We're out for now. 921 00:41:31.240 --> 00:41:33.240 Have a great rest of your day. 922 00:41:33.240 --> 00:41:34.240 Bye.