Dear friends don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through as if something strange were happening to you instead be very glad for these trials make you partners with the Messiah in his suffering so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his esteem when
It is revealed to all the world and welcome again to our afternoon study um by way of review and just um to bring our new members up to speed we’ve been going through the scriptures um to better understand um the gifts of the Rua we’ve been teaching through to bring Clarity
To not just understanding what they are but trying to understand how they operate based on scripture um we’ve seen a running theme love being at the center self-centeredness being removed others centered being the Catalyst for which in Love by which we operate all these things the the care for the body the
Care for one another to make sure we’re doing exactly what the father tells us to do when he tells us to do it um that we are operating within what he has given us and a lot of times you know specifically when it comes to the gifts
You know the the the stretch is or the um temp ation I would say is to just jump to understand okay what is this how do I do it but there is a process by which the father makes it clear by this way am I only going to
Operate through you am I only going to use you am I only going to allow your frame to be used as a vessel in order to speak my truth if those things aren’t in order um there is no valuee there is no illumination there is no expression that is true according to
Scripture um and we’ve been walking through all of the things that are opposite um whether it’s looking at a particular City we looked at Corinth we looked at Ephesus we looked at Rome um and we talked about the the process in which Paul was teaching the group of Believers in those
Specific areas in order to teach them away from what they were doing based upon their old thinking based upon the culture that surrounded them versus what yah was bringing them to and had brought them to and how they should Now operate they were convoluting those things um
Some of those things were practices that they had you know based upon Pagan rituals based upon pagan understandings based upon things that they grew up in um that they had to be torn away from um and Paul is teaching them by way of the ruach through these
Things today we’re going to continue to look at those things and I think it’s going to be a process because we’re going to look at a couple chapters um in in First Peter um today we’re just going to look at the first half of chapter 4 in the coming
Weeks we’ll look at the rest of four and into chapter 5 um so we can get a full understanding of of Peter’s exhortation to the to the Believers in Rome in not only walking correctly walking circumspectly working walking so that you are true to what you say and what
The word says but those things being the Catalyst by which yah says now I can use you so we’re going to look at this passage in that way for brevity of time I’m going to go ahead and read and then we’ll go back through and explain all
Things please raise your hand as we go through um if you want to add share scripture comment question what have you but we’re in the book of First Peter chapter 4 and I’m just going to today look at the first 11 verses and it starts off he says there therefore since Messiah
Suffered for us in the flesh arm yourselves also with the same mind for he who has suffered In the Flesh has ceased from sin that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men but for the will of
Elohim for we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles when we walked in lewdness lusts drunkenness Ries drinking parties and abominable idies in regard to these they think it strange that you do not not run with them in the same flood of dissipation speaking evil of
You they will give an account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead for this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead that they might be judged according to men in the flesh but live according to Elohim in the spirit
But the end of all things is at hand therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers and above all things fervent love for one another for love will cover a multitude of sins quoting from Proverbs be hospitable to one another without grumbling as each one has received a
Gift minister to one another as good stewards of the manifold of Grace of Elohim if anyone speaks let him speak as the Oracles of Elohim if anyone ministers let him do it as the ability which Elohim supplies that in all things Elohim may be glorified through yushua Messiah to whom
Belong the glory and the Dominion forever and ever amen so what’s going on here um Paul’s speaking here in in Chapter 3 of 1 Peter verse 17 it says this it says for it is better if it is the will of Elohim to suffer for doing good than for evil so there’s this
Understanding and this problem that Peter is addressing um to these Believers um and what they’re facing within the Roman Empire um they’re being persecuted you know for what they believe you know not just persecuted um for for evil things um not just persecuted to be persecuted but literally being persecuted for what they
Believe um Caesar worship uh is being enforced here you know you were to hail Caesar and to worship him um go to a meeting place and hail Caesar and if you said anything otherwise you would be persecuted worship of the Messiah was standing contrary to do that so Peter is encouraging
Them that suffering the same way Messiah did for good was better than to suffer for doing evil so there are certain parts of the world now where this is taking place and we see it you know there’s a magazine some of you are familiar with called voice of the
Martyrs where they go around and they document different cases where Believers are being persecuted for believing in the most high right um and you know certainly here in the United States we we aren’t facing that type of persecution and some of the other places that where where some of you
Reside um but there is uh hostility growing here and while not on this particular level it doesn’t exclude you know us or any of us here from sometimes being you know mistreated um because of our faith you know uh a lot of you have expressed you know family and friends even co-workers that
Look at you in a different way now that you say you believe um in particular you know parting from uh a a doctrine that was contrary to what the scriptures actually say there’s persecution there there’s ridicule there’s there’s there’s mockery made um shunned even um but for doing good and being
Persecuted according to what scripture says is a good thing so Peter is is expressing to them that are going through these things even to the sword is giving them hope but he’s also giving them an understanding of a way to walk um because these things are are evident because these things are
Happening there’s a certain mindset that he wants them to have and yah wants to use every one of the Believers yah wants to give and impart gifts to every one of the Believers in order to use them as servants to use them as ministers to use them to do whatever he Wills them
With these Supernatural things that he’s given them to work with outside of living according to the way that he calls us to live these things become powerless um so he’s making sure that we understand them clearly you know he starts off in verse one therefore right he talks about the suffering that we
Talked about just a minute ago in in verse three chapter 3:1 17 therefore since Messiah suffered for us in the flesh right it’s something that he can relate to because he came in the flesh arm yourselves this word arm yourselves isn’t just simply just armor it’s the heavy armor the heavy armor of
A foot soldier uh he’s saying arm yourself in that way in order to fight the good fight successfully right he says with the same mind the same mind that Messiah had to fight what he had to go through and to continue it till the end is the same thing that has
To reside in US does anyone uh have a comment or question so far are you guys with me thumbs up so far thumbs up okay one one thumb up all right the cus family brother Paul praise yah so sh so we see clearly that there is a mind and an example already given
There are actions that were committed that become our daily understanding of how we now live he says arm yourself fully gerded you know this is a picture of a foot soldier um that is ready to go to war that is specifically geared up to battle a certain type of opposition
That’s the picture he’s saying arm yourselves in that way with the same mind that Messiah had for he who has suffered In the Flesh has ceased from sin so there’s an order here right we are to understand that suffering In the Flesh means to take ill treatment from the
Persecuting world that is around us right specifically here in Rome you know I already spoke that they were you know lifting up Caesar worship and and saying you know you have to say these things you have to do these things you have to worship these things or I’m going to use my
Sword but they’re not just being picked out of a lineup they are literally being killed they are literally being persecuted because they ha have ceased from sin the word ceased is actually hath got released right from sin Romans chapter 6 tells us exactly what this
Means U give me a hand someone read for me Romans chapter 6 um let’s read verses 1-2 Romans chapter 6: 1-2 can I get a reader praise y sister sham let me turn to it Romans chapter 6 you say yeah verses 1- 12 1- 12 okay here we are right here hallelujah
Um what shall we say then shall we continue in sin that Grace May abound Elohim forbid how shall we that are dead to sin live any longer therein know ye not that so many of us as were were baptized into yahusha hamashiach were baptized into his death therefore
We are buried with him by baptism into death that like as Messiah was raised up from the dead by the glory of the father ABA even so we also should walk in newness of life for if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death we shall be
Also in the likess of his resurrection uh to six knowing this that our old man is crucified with him that the body of sin might be destroyed that henceforth we should not serve sin for he that is dead is free from sin now if we be dead with Messiah we
Believe that we shall also live with him Hallelujah knowing that Messiah being raised from the dead dieth no more death hath no more dominion over him for in that he died he died unto sin once but in the in that he liveth he liveth unto Yahweh um 11 likewise reckon ye also
Yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin but alive unto yahu through yahwah hamashiach our Master praise am I still reading okay hallelujah praise I’ll read 12 therefore do not let sin reain in your mortal body that you should obey it in its lusts right so we have a clear understanding of what
Ceasing sin means right it means that you no longer look like you used to look so because of these things there is persecution that comes from those that around you sometimes in the slightest sense because you no longer partake in the things that they do right there should be a drastic difference before
Coming to Messiah then after right and because of this change we take heat for that right he says for he who has suffered still in verse one has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin so clear picture he’s talking about those that are being persecuted and suffering just
As Messiah did because they are no longer sinning they are no longer living the life that surrounds them right verse two it says that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh right Romans six tells us that we reckon our old s dead literally says that we bury
Ourselves right that we bury those old lives that we bury those old thinking that we bury those old practices and behaviors and activities right those those things are no more we no longer take part in them it says no longer live the rest of his time so
From now on we no longer live like that we no longer think like that in the flesh for the lusts of men so lust here is strong strong Cravings um and specifically in this context it’s evil Cravings um and it’s saying that we no longer uh live this
Way that which is behind us it says um lust of men but for the will of Elohim so we now put those things behind us we now live for the will of Elohim so I’m going somewhere uh with this because there is a there’s a posture that we are to
Have right you say what does this have to do with the gifts it has everything to do with the gifts because you know one of the things that I took from uh JP’s U testimony is that in praying and and even others that are praying for him
Are are you know sometimes are praying we can get specific in our prayers and I think yah wants us to be but because we’re being specific and we only see what we would want what we would want to um receive um or should I say better yet
How we believe our prayer should be answered we get tunnel vision so the lack of the prayer being answered the way that we think that it should be answered then we don’t think number one that it’s been being answered and also too that no Miracle is happening right but clearly from his
Testimony he was able to express that as he listened closely as he watched closely he started seeing miracles in another way he started seeing them in a way that he didn’t even expect expressed in everyone around him and everything that was happening around him so in order to
Be used by yah we have to be living a certain way we have to have these certain behaviors so these things that are supposed to be left behind verse three it says this it says for we have spent enough of our past Lifetime right it’s telling us to
From from the point we meet him that our life going forward should should be different because we spent enough of our lifetime doing those things and he says for we have spent enough of our lifetime of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles and this is just outside of yah’s
Parameters the world the world’s thinking it says we walked in leness lusts drunkenness Ries drinking parties and abominable idolatries let’s look at a few of those things um so so the old habits um the old Associates the old practices the old places the old amusement what amuses
Us any and everything that is in accord with that is not in accord with the word should not exist in our life now is basically what it’s saying you know are we still tapping into some of those things you know are we still listening and watching some of those things are we
Amused by by things that should not be funny to us specifically in the way of purity are we cracking dirty jokes with the rest of the people at work or are we refraining from it and saying that’s not funny please use another type of amusement these little subtle things are
What causes atropy to us what separates us from walking with yah right any evidence of sin will separate us from him right lewdness lasciviousness it might say in some of your um uh uh uh manuscripts is is actions that excite disgust and shock public decency so even
In a world of Rome where everything was going on lewdness of lasciviousness in this and this is in a sensual manner shocks the even the public in Rome so it’s beyond what they are doing this is runchy stuff he’s saying that we should not be partaking
In No Boundaries here when it comes to lewdness when it comes to lasciviousness he says lusts and these lusts here uh the way it’s used is it’s not limited to sexual desire it’s more of a unrestrict unrestricted passionate desire desire for what drives the lives of those that don’t know
Him sin in regards to the life right so what are we passionate about what do we lust after what do we strive for you know these are the things that separate us from walking with him right and if these ideas are still in our mind if these ways of life are still
In our mind if we have an unbridled lust to do whatever we want whenever we want wherever we want to whoever we want if these things are our Behavior then we are not walking with him right in regards to the life that we live it says blueness
Lusts drunkenness and this is this is excess excess of wine it means drunkenness it means to bub Bubble Up and over flow just to be flat out inebriated out of your mind unable to function these are things that ought not be happening in your body revelings some some some manp say revelries these
Were wild ferocious and ecstatic parading a carousal a village of Merry making um the idea is Rome through the night doing these things you know I had a friend who was telling me you know how he used to hunt and you know just to give you an idea specifically to our our single
Women and in these days single men too because some of these women are just as bad as the men they are Hunters outside of yah even some that claim to be in yah they are Hunters what do Hunters do they trap and in snare they set up you know ways to uh uh
Uh manipulate your mind um they have a form of comeliness they have a form of what is right what is good but are ravening woles on the inside they dress themselves up to be appearing to the eye they speak with words that will attract you and draw you
In and then they snare you and trap you just like a hunter does his prey ladies and even men you have to be mindful of this when it comes to the opposite sex you know you have to be vill Indigent um you have to surround yourself with people that will keep you
Accountable and protect you from things like this you know if you if you meet someone you know make sure that they are number one walking with yah you know that is that is Paramount to to any relationship that you’re going to have that is going to be fruitful in any
Way and if they even if they say they are walking with yah men and women test it test it not only by you asking them questions or or or finding out what they know and how they live but bring other people around that believe what you believe that love you and they can
Support your decision your choice and listen to the counsel that is around you because Messiah would not tell us that there are wolves and sheep’s clothing if there weren’t wolves and sheep’s clothing just because it sounds like a sheep and looks like a sheep don’t mean it’s a
Sheep it’s waiting for the opp opportunity to show you that sharp too because once it has you it’s going to devour you and then spit you up and move on to the next and now we have a crisis now we have an intervention now we have
To pick up the pieces and help build you up again so just want to remind you that these are the things that are happening in this world people are hunting you literally they were literally being hunted they were literally being entrapped to see whether they called out the name
Of yah or whether they called out the name of Caesar so he’s reminding them of why they are being pointed out because they no longer do these things they no longer roam at night they no longer banquet have drinking parties drinking parties and and and and and banqueting literally means drinking
Bouts like you see it you know you see it some of you have been involved in drinking bouts you know the funnel with the long tube you know as they pour the The Keg down and you drink it on they’re counting one two three you know what
They’re saying let’s do shots we see these behaviors right and because you’re no longer partaking in those things you are now marked you are now a threat you know to their lifestyle because you are Shining Light on their darkness and they can’t have that so you are being persecuted
For these things but it says these are the behaviors that we leave behind abominable idolatries contrary to the law and Justice illicit criminal criminal Behavior what some like to call the good old days you know we get amnesia when it comes to the things we used to do and
You know the last thing we want to do is now as Believers trying to walk this life use those old things or use those old behaviors in anything other than to say what not to do because the moment you start to to you know enjoy going
Down memory lane or to Bear it as a trophy or as a as a iconic time in your life um and not say the death that you were try not prove that you were really ENT trapped literally in chains that you have been set free from then you are doing a
Disservice for where Yahweh has brought you right it says all of these things to point us to to to to point us to something it says in verse four it says in regard to these they think it strange that you do not run with them
Right so all of the things that we used to do are now in contest with the things that we’re supposed to be doing so those things are going to clash those old behaviors are going to clash with the behaviors that you have now you have to
Make a concerted effort not to fall into the Trap of doing those things again looking for the good things and those things again you know when there’s nothing good when you were literally broken broken out of a prison cell to to be free to serve yah right strange means foreign means
They don’t understand they don’t understand why you don’t feel the same way about these things it says um you know it says they think it strange that you do not run with them you know participate with them uh be in company with right right it says that you no
Longer run with them in the same flood of dissipation this means a state of moral degradation or spiritual deection dejection into which one sinks and cannot free oneself so they are in a place where they need to be freed from but they’re mad because you have been
Freed and want you to be back in prison with you guys see that anyone want to add anything to this uh so far up to now or are we all together in our understanding praise yah praise yah so so we have this idea now that this is a prodical son this is
Someone that was completely far from royalty had given up his place and was now living with the pigs in the mud right so not only do they are they upset not only are they um disappointed that you’re not participating any longer with them um they now speak evil of you they now ridicule
You they now make fun of you you know I I often think about I don’t know if Britney’s on Britney is on uh of her testimony of of the the sororities you know fraternities are the same way um being such a large part of you know the culture you know a large part
Of her upbringing and the difficulty she’s going through since she you know left those things you know how many of us have had some of those same experiences right and we can speak on some of them some of those people P was saying earlier in his testimony that you know
You know some of some of those people in his family have seen him grow up right so they know all the things that he’s did did in their life and you know sometimes your family members are your hardest critic you know and um you know one of the things uh that
It’s always funny for me is you know I remember when I came home I was living in California for a little while when I came back Philly um my mom had you know I came to my mom’s house my mom had cooked breakfast and uh you know she had a bunch of pork
Sausages so uh at that time I wasn’t you know this didn’t have anything to do with my faith I just wasn’t eating pork um and uh you know so I was like like you know I’ll just eat the eggs and maybe have some toast and um you know my dad was like
What you don’t want no sausages I said nah I don’t I don’t eat pork anymore and he said you know his his since when you used to fight me over these sausages you know try to get the most of them like Darius does now try to get the biggest
Piece um but you know it just crossed my mind how you know the when you leave something or you no longer do something that they still partake in or still see as being a good thing that that you no longer do they’re also your accusers right they’ll point you back to
The things that you used to do um and and and some can look at this as an opportunity to say why they don’t do anything but some are silenced how many of us have been silenced or muzzled and even ashamed and feeling like because we
Used to do those things in this Arena we have no voice right yah says the opposite because you have that experience because you’re used to do the things that they used to do because you used to see the things the way you used to see now you have a new understanding
You can show them and a lot of times it’s not with scripture it’s simply by your life and your consistent and when they can say nah you know he’s not like that anymore she’s not like that anymore they don’t do those things anymore n they’re serious about you know
What is he going what stage is he going to and somebody else say nah you know since they said they don’t do it they don’t do it I I give them that you know they should least say those things about you not you know they’re going through a
Phase they might think that at first but the more consistency the more um um the more you are able to live in their presence uh without faltering specifically and like I told JP without compromise the more the testimony shines its light and they’re able to see it praise godah so we see
Clearly that there is you know a breaking away from the things that we used to do um the people now a lot of us make mistakes in that when we break away from the people we separate ourselves from the people now if there needs to be separation because the behavior is still
Enticing to you then separate from the people but at some point we ought to be mature enough like we talked about earlier where in the world but not of it we live in this world we can’t separate ourselves from our physical location but we can separate ourselves
From the activity of this world from the ways of this world from the thinking of this world to be contrary to the point where people ask a question why don’t you believe this this thing why don’t you worship on this St why don’t you celebrate this holiday why do you wear that
You know why don’t you do these things what’s wrong with going to this club you know you ought to be able to unwind you know not in that way that’s that’s not unwinding you know that’s called something else you know so these are the things that we have to separate
Ourselves from and scripture is clear we have spent a life time doing these things we are supposed to spend the rest of our time doing the things that he prescribes for us verse five they they here is speaking of those that don’t know him those that accuse you
Those that that are contrary to him contrary to you now it says they will give an account to him who is ready to judge and the living to of sorry to the to judge the living and the dead so we clearly understand that you know there is a judging of those who
Have passed on um those that were in the faith and we’ll talk about that again more and of those who are living right so we do have an understanding that everyone will be accountable for the life they have lived and yahusha UA will be judging them and
Uh when we have this mindset you know when we were are able to separate ourselves from the accusations the persecutions we are able to see clearly the direction that Yahweh wants to take us in verse six he says for this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead
That they might be judged according to the men in the flesh but live according to elohim’s Spirit so um to these believers who have passed away right men in the flesh um is is specifically speaking to um Earthly existence in a human body that because of the Gospel you lived
According accordingly and were persecuted so how did you live live in the frame of your body this these are the dead ones they have passed on when you were alive how did you live in the flesh did you live according to the flesh or did you live according to the
Way that yah told you to live and because of you living this way you were persecuted and put to death so he’s judging those things how do we stand up to those tests this is the encourage M to keep moving forward and living by the way of
Yah’s teaching living by the way of yahushua’s example he says verse 7 he says but the end of all things is at hand therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers the end of all things of all things the end he’s saying is Drawing Near You Know
Know he’s returning so because of those things we are to be of sound mind we are also and this is this is something that uh JP spoke to we are to be calm and collected in the spirit with The View to pray we can look at the situation of the
World we can look at the situation when our family’s in turmoil we can understand the full outcome the full picture of yah’s you know word and the outcome and his returning and where he’s going to take us to we need to be calm and collected and
Be on Watch and ready to pray for these things the family should look to you to being the most levelheaded right to being the most peaceful to being the most understanding you cannot have a mind that is crowded with fears and in worries never at rest in your own heart
And have effective prayers is what it’s saying right what kind of world do we live in the world we live in is dying of complications if we if we look at the news one day is good news the economy is great next day is bad news inflation is
Up June and I were talking about this the other day and dar with Darius the good news inflation is down you know bad news China Russia Brazil are creating their own currency to battle the dollar right all of these things are happening F we can’t be flip-flopping with the
News cycle we can’t be up and down with what the world sees as devastating um but yah calling us to have a a a joy and a peace and a calmness and a and a clearheaded uh uh mind in facing the things of this world right it’s says this in
Luke I’ll turn to it Luke chapter 21 I’m in Luke chapter 12 Luke chapter 21 versus 25 and 26 says and he said to them Messiah the kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them oh no wrong chapter 21 it says and there will be signs in
The sun in the moon and in the stars and on the earth distress of nations with perplexity the Sea and the waves roaring men’s Hearts flailing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on Earth for the powers of the heavens will be shaken you know we
Have to understand prophecy we have to understand yah’s instruction we have to be the ones that he’s not talking about we are the ones that are supposed to be calm and collected and able to pray and the face of this nation in the face of this world in the face of everything
That going on in keeping our our um bearings in the proper place right we cannot sway like those who don’t believe all right back to Peter you guys are quiet today no nobody has anything to add sister Ken just just didn’t want to interrupt you
You were flowing with it but um but I just I really like how um when you were talking about finding amusements from sin even if your actions aren’t doing it you know or you sto doing something from your past if you’re still remembering that and like have a little smile or you
Know or getting entertainment from certain things then it’s still still sin yeah yeah yeah and you know even even the mindset like you know I I love movies you know I I love all kinds of movies I’m very mindful of those things that that that could be harmful um and we monitor the
Things we watch sometimes we’re caught off guard with the things that are actually in this and we’re like I why was that necessary to put in this right but even in like you know things like theer Terminator or Rambo like you know they’re killing people and we’re
Cheering it like we’re we’re we’re you know yeah you know and it’s but where does that take our minds where does that take our hearts right so we got to be mindful of even those things even those those things that seem you know harmless you know because they
Can start to create aperry they can start to separate us they can start to sensitize us from truth you know that’s they say that’s one of the the the the terrible things about these these games you know the the games that the kids play where the shoot shooting
Everybody de all right we got something going on in here sorry family um so um you guys got the picture so we we have to make sure that you know we’re not still are losing our sense of of balance when it comes to understanding where yah wants us our
Minds and our hearts to be because the moment we start oh I was saying that’s one of the the disastrous things about the games the shooting games on the computer these kids are playing is that you know they’re they’re they’re doing all this killing on the game and then
They don’t have a sense of okay real life you know I think that’s kind of foolishness because there is a difference but you start to think that it’s okay to do those things like you’re not far removed from actually doing them in real life having your mind separated from the
Reality you know so those are things that we have to be mindful of allowing children to watch certain things before their minds are are mature enough to understand you know reality versus you know something that is make believe right there’s a difference um you know
So we have to be on Watch and on guard making sure that we’re uh that our children are not being fed things you know as well as us that are going to be detrimental to our well-being um sister Diane shalom shalom again uh my computer almost didn’t want to unmute itself and
Maybe not kind kind of like uh Sister Kim there you’re flowing so beautifully um brother that my computer saying don’t talk just let brother Rod say what he has to say because this is you’re really saying a lot of uh wonderful edifying stuff here um I I just like to say that
This is one of my favorite chapters in The Bible and the reason I say this is in 209 when um Yahweh gave me his grace to allow me to come back to him um after living in darkness um I was uh sitting down one day reading scripture and one of the first
Things that came to me was uh this chapter 1 Peter 4 and it was um the these verses that you’re speaking on right now that um he he he gave me and basically when we look at this well in some of these Bibles these they’re broken down into section titles I I’ll
Just put it like that and this particular one in the KJV this particular section uh first Peter 41 through 11 um is broken down to the title of stewards of yah’s Grace and it’s like it told what he told me was um Diane because of my grace to you I have
Allowed you to come back to me because it is by his grace that we come he give us the opportunity you know to come back to him and I see that word Steward and it’s like so what is a steward and we’re told that um a steward is a person who
Responsibility it is to take care of something and and we have you here this is great discipling material right here brother because what we have here is you teaching um how we are to be you know so and and and why because yahusha has suffered for us in the flesh and because
Of this we are given Grace you know likewise we’re supposed to do the same you know we’re supposed to have the same mind and all of these things that you’re bringing to us is like um how we should carry ourselves you know and what we are to protect ourselves from you know we’re
To be stewards of what he has given us and so um so what does that mean when it comes to discipleship what does that mean it’s like you’re no longer who you were you know and that that’s you know that’s just very powerful for me you know it
Was several years ago and he said okay well you know you back on board with me now and uh now that you’re listening to me this is something I want to disciple you in you know and and the thing for me to the way for me to respond is yes
Father yes ABA thank you ABA Yahweh thank you for given me the grace to even become a steward you know of your word or a steward of this lifestyle that I am um um supposed to be um showing to the world we were just talking to um brother
JP about being a light of the world you know we’re no longer to do these things and what he’s showing us and teaching us here in the first 11 verse versus is what we are not supposed to be doing anymore he’s telling us how we were you
Know um living as the Gentiles were’re living he’s explaining everything he’s telling us everything and this is what we are to guard against so um I just think that’s so beautiful it does it takes me back several years um and I didn’t clean you up little
Girl you know I reach my hand out to you you grab a hole to it you sitting down you reading my word now look at this let me teach you how to be a steward of what I just gave you so this is what I hear
Coming out of your mouth El R and that’s why I feel that we’re all so quiet because um this is the truth hallelujah thank you praise yah sister now all glory to to the father father in our master yahusha and just you know what his word is saying and bringing light to or
Illuminating you know what’s behind these words um you know with the grammar and the way it’s used and how we better understand it you know because again you know this is the preface this is the prerequisite to being used um by way of gifts right so good words uh sister
Sham yes Hallelujah shabbat shalom yeah you know um I’m right there with Sister Kim and um sister Diane yeah you you know you’re just speaking um the r is speaking through you speaking to us or me at least of like girl what are you doing you know um the things that um
That I still you know I I just wanted to say like um I like to laugh I love comedy you know um um I I I’m not drawn to the comedy I used to watch you know had cuss words in it you know the vile language and things like that so I you
Know I d i I’m not there no more although you know I like watching some comedies and you know some people are getting it jump scared or you know scared here and there or fall you know things like that like they can get really hurt what are you laughing at
They pay for you know so now I um you know I I you know got driven away you know from that to the point now I watch um a lot of animal stuff you know like I watch animals doing silly things that is hilarious you know and it’s and it’s
It’s funny you know I like I like that but yeah I mean um a lot um yeah I’m a big movie person too I love a lot of action and things like that but I you know I don’t do that hardly no more Hallelujah um it’s it’s it’s um it is it
Is different this way of living is way better than what I used to that’s for sure I’m looking differently a lot of things I still got work I mean you know Yahoo is still working on me thank you yah I need all of this right now so thank you Hallelujah
Praise godah no he’s he’s working on all of us you know and um it’s a process it’s a not only a graduation process but a maturing process and the maturity the levels of maturity are the levels of the gifts he gives you know he gives in that measure so that we are
Able to perform as he Wills you know you can’t give someone a gift you know that they don’t don’t understand it just doesn’t make sense if you if you have a $100 bill and a and a and a and a Hot Wheels little car race
Car and you and you ask the the child which one he wants a three-year-old child they’re going to pick the car they don’t know the value they don’t understand they haven’t had the experience you know and yah is the same way with us he’s not going to give you a
Gift if you can’t handle it he’s not going to give you a gift if you’re not walking right you know we want to jump to the gifts but we don’t want to jump to the lifestyle that enables the gifts to work perfectly and this is what he’s
Telling us here um verse 8 he says this he says above all things have fervent love for one another for love will cover a multitude of sins and he’s calling this out obviously from Proverbs chapter 10 but he says in in order in proper order uh primarily first of all most
Importantly love and if we remember going to Corinthians what was the centerpiece of chapters 12 and 14 was chapter 13 of love being the foundation by which our gifts operate because love makes all of the other attributes in virtues what they should be it puts them in their proper place right
Fervently and this isn’t just you know he’s not just giving gifts this is not just a love based out of what the world thinks Love This is Love based upon uh the the and produced by what the ruach puts in our hearts and we know that’s true I’m not saying that scripture says
It Romans chapter 5 verse 5 says this now hope does not disappoint because the love of Elohim has been poured out in our hearts by the ruak Kadesh who was given to us so we see that these are Supernatural gifts given this ability to Love in This Way um it says fervently
This means to stretch out somebody said that in you know regarding JP’s testimony stretch out stretch yourself out extend to reach and this is not a not self-centered thing we are fervently loving one another this is the very evidence that we’re True Believers that that we love one right love makes all
Other attributes and virtues what they should be right so love he says first of all has to be at the center of all things things verse 9 he says this be hospitable to one another without grumbling you know you know we go through periods of you know having people over you know
All of us have experienced this um and there’s always this well not always but I would say in my experience has been there’s there’s this there’s this time frame of preparation you know cleaning and straightening up like we all have done that right making sure everything’s
Right getting the food you know and you know then the people come and then you know you know what happens during that time and the expectation the disappointment whatever the case may be these things happen but we’re supposed to be hospitable we’re supposed to understand that this is coming from a place where
The Believers were being persecuted for what they believe they were displaced from their homes they had to travel they was he was saying be hospitable to these that have need of food that have need of clothing that have need of shelter without complaining without hypocrisy without talking behind
Their backs um we have to understand that this is where he speaks from and it requires in order for us to be hospitable requires for us to have you know self-sacrifice you know naturally my wife is hospitable naturally I’m not you know I’m I’m I’m cool with you know
Being alone being in a small group so it’s always been a stretch for me to extend and I’m learning how to do it more and more um and and I’m starting to get used to it and I’m I’m V people are visiting us and you know we’re
Having people old over and you know the kids and you know food and you know just that whole process for me has been a maturing one because it wasn’t that and I’ve shared this before that’s not my natural swayat so I had to get rid of
The natural flesh and say okay allow yah to stretch me in this area and learn how to be more more hospitable and I think he’s trying to get us all to that point because these times are necessary for us because like I said you know the the the world is getting increasingly
Intolerant to what we believe there’s going to come a time where this type of persecution may be may be in the Forefront and we do this without complaining we do this without talking behind people’s back and you know making fun of them when they’re gone no no you love
Them and you you show how hospitality and there should be a joy in doing so you know and for some it’s easier than others but allow yah to take you to that place right verse 10 every believer is gifted to serve every believer is gifted to serve as each one has received a
Gift a a to minister minister it to one another as good stewards and this is what Diane was talking about minister is where minister is serve um we get the word uh diakos from this word diako theoa we get the word Deacon from this to serve to wait we are to serve one
Another stewards or a manager of the house like d said a guardian manifold is the various and different colors of of what he gives us and we are responsible for the proper use and disposition of something entrusted to us given to us by Elohim so
We are to be mature in this way to be hospitable to understand that we’re all gifted to serve we’re we’re gifted to minister and to understand our responsibility and to do it in a manner means that we’re not going to be selfish in our in the way we minister
We’re not going to overtalk someone we’re not going to well I heard what you said but this is what I’m saying No it’s it’s what the it’s what the word is saying like we’re not in competition we’re trying to understand what the word is saying our ability to have
Communication and to talk these things out and to and to communicate and to and to and to uh uh reason this is what he was talking about let us reason together why because we’re reasoning you know the truth sometimes breaking away from the thoughts that we have or assumptions and
Lining it up with what the word is saying and coming to a conclusion in unison this is what we’re supposed to do when it comes to the word we’re not supposed to be grandiose we’re not supposed to be trying to outdo each other you know trying to grandstand you
Know trying to you whatever you guys know what I’m talking about you know and and and and because that becomes very unattractive that becomes very self-centered you know it’s it’s ugly right that’s just say it’s ugly and and yah doesn’t like it he wants us to work together in the way that we
Exhibit what we are entrusted with we are to be stewards of it meaning also that we’re not supposed to just give it away in a way that is not proper in a way that is not truthful right right and we know that’s true because what does verse 11 say it
Says it says this if anyone speaks let him speak as Oracles of Elohim if anyone ministers let him do it as with the ability which Elohim supplies that in all things Elohim may be glorified through yahushua Messiah to whom belong theor Glory Dominion forever and ever amen so to those who
Speak to those who teach do it in a reverent manner it says do it in a reverent manner so that the hearers will respect the word of Elohim like these are my words what I’m explaining is not from me oh he’s given me understanding based upon his truth to
Disseminate to you so that we can all see clearly what he is saying right the moment I take away from that and start to come up with some other idea or some other interpretation or something that fits me or sounds good rather than what truth is is the moment that I’m not
Being responsible the moment that I’m not being unselfish that I’m not holding his word reverently these are the things that the hearer needs to hear the truth right Minister sir we talked about it dios rely on the power we rely on his power we don’t depend on us right it says the ability
Which Elohim supplies I have to depend on his Supply not mine mine is going to run thin and it’s going to run out his is Everlasting it’s a well spring that continues to sprout up in all things Elohim may be glorified that ought to be you know all
Things point back to him you know I can’t explain nothing without him you know I can I can teach you some things but it’s not going to be Heavenly right why because he has given his gift to all men who trust and believe to be used for his glory
Through yahusha Messiah to whom belong the glory and Dominion forever amen so clearly we have to understand that there is a process by which we go through in our understanding of why we serve the way we serve in order to exhibit the gift that he gives us it’s not the other way
Around right let me read this whole thing in the Greek and then we’ll close out we’ll pick up in verse 12 next time we’re together but it says this and this is the the full translation from Greek grammar it says therefore in view of the fact that Messiah suffered with respect to the
Flesh you also yourselves put on Armor the same mind because the one who has suffered with respect to the flesh has gotten released from sin with a view to his not living the rest of his time while in the physical body in the sphere of the Cravings of men but in the
Sphere of the will of Elohim for adequate has been the time that is now now passed and done with for you to have carried to its ultimate conclusion to the Council of the Gentiles walking as you have done in disgusting sensualities in Cravings in wine guzzling in carousers in drinking bouts in unlawful
Idolatries in which they think it a thing alien to you that you do not run in a troop like a band of revelers with them in the same slew of dissolute dis dissoluteness speaking evil of you who namely the people of the world shall give an account to the one who is
Holding himself in Readiness to judge the living and the dead for for this purpose also the dead was I’m the dead was the good news preached in order that they might be judged by men with respect to their physical existence but but live according to Elohim with respect to their Spirit
Existence but of all things and the end has come near be of sound mind therefore and be calm and collected in spirit with a view to give yourselves to prayer before before all things in order of importance right having fervent love among yourselves because love hides a multitude of sins show Hospitality to
One another without murmuring in whatever quality or quantity each one has received a gift be ministering it among yourselves as good stewards of the variegated Grace of gods of of of Elohim if anyone speaks as utterance of Elohim let strength I’m sorry if anyone speaks as utterance of Elohim let them be if
Anyone ministers let him Minister as out of the strength which Elohim provides in order that in all things Elohim may be glorified through yahusha messiah in whom there is the glory and the power forever and ever am me so we have clearly a full understanding of what is
Required of us in the realm of understanding our position um next week or not next week but the week after we’re going to look at because we’re here in this place because we believe what we believe it’s going to tell us don’t think it’s strange concerning fiery
Drops that they are necessary for our growth and then we’re going to get into um shepherding the flock so we’ll look at those things and next time we’re together um but I wanted to make sure that we had the prerequisite to even receiving to even being able to operate
In gifts which has been a running theme through everything that we have been teaching uh through the gifts of the ruach so praise y I hope that uh things are clear um I pray that your questions are being answered and that uh um Yahweh gets the glory for for all that we were
We were able to do today and every time we all come together so praise yah family this concludes uh our 1 Peter chapter 4 we studied from verse 1 through verse 11 we’ll pick up and verse 12 next time and we’ll go to verse um four of chapter
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