{"id":1318,"date":"2025-06-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/350-luke-nicholls-exhortation-savoring-the-things-of-god\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T01:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T01:37:31","slug":"350-luke-nicholls-exhortation-savoring-the-things-of-god","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/350-luke-nicholls-exhortation-savoring-the-things-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"350: Luke Nicholls – Exhortation: Savoring the Things of God"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s talk is an exhortation by Brother Luke Nicholls he gave in 2025 at the Brighton Ecclesia.<\/p>\n

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\nWelcome to good Chris Adelphian
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\nI’m Levi.
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\nAnd now let’s talk more about
\nthis week’s talk. <\/p>\n

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\nHello, it’s Levi.
\nThis week’s talk is an <\/p>\n

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\nexcitation that was given by
\nbrother Luke Nichols at the <\/p>\n

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\nBrighton Ecclesia, which is
\noutside of Adelaide in <\/p>\n

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\nAustralia.
\nHe gave it on April 27th of this<\/p>\n

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\nyear and the title was Savoring
\nthe Things of God. <\/p>\n

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\nI very much enjoyed this
\nexcitation. <\/p>\n

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\nHe touches on a lot of really
\nimportant concepts. <\/p>\n

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\nHe pulls his thoughts from the
\nverse in Matthew 1623, where in <\/p>\n

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\nthe King James it says for thou
\nsavourest not the things that be<\/p>\n

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\nof God, but those that be of
\nmen. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd he kind of digs deep into
\nthat word savouring, looking at <\/p>\n

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\nmindfulness and the kind of
\ndifferent related concepts. <\/p>\n

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\nSo I would definitely think this
\nis a this also kind of <\/p>\n

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\nspecifically a word study, but I
\nreally, really appreciate it. <\/p>\n

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\nIt was very easy to listen to.
\nI listen to it just on a walk <\/p>\n

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\nas, as I know many of you, you
\nknow, consume the podcast this <\/p>\n

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\nway.
\nI think it fits perfectly kind <\/p>\n

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\nof for that setting and kind of
\nexploring the idea of being <\/p>\n

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\nreally thoughtful and mindful of
\nthe things that we think about <\/p>\n

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\nand the things that we pursue.
\nHe has a discussion in the in <\/p>\n

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\nthe invitation about kind of
\ndopamine and how easy it is for <\/p>\n

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\nour brains to reach for things
\nthat give us kind of short <\/p>\n

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\ndopamine hits.
\nThis is definitely something <\/p>\n

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\nI’ve been thinking about in my
\npersonal life and in my walk in <\/p>\n

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\nthe truth.
\nJust how easy it is, you know, <\/p>\n

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\nto reach for your phone or to
\nlook at sports or different <\/p>\n

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\nthings that kind of distract us
\nfrom the things of God instead <\/p>\n

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\nof really choosing to mindfully
\nconsider the the ways of the <\/p>\n

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\nLord, the things that be of God.
\nSo I really found this again to <\/p>\n

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\nbe very powerful and a really
\ngreat excerpt. <\/p>\n

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\nSo I thank brother Luke for that
\nand the the, the, the, the <\/p>\n

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\nbrother that sent in this
\nrecommendation. <\/p>\n

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\nWe thank you for that.
\nI’m going to have a fun time <\/p>\n

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\ntitling it because savouring is
\nspelled different in American <\/p>\n

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\nEnglish versus Australian
\nEnglish, but we’re going to <\/p>\n

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\nwrite it out the American way,
\nso I will. <\/p>\n

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\nHere it is savouring the things
\nof God, the resolute Nichols. <\/p>\n

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\nImagine you’re sitting on a
\nbeach in a comfortable deck <\/p>\n

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\nchair.
\nIt’s dusk and the air is balmy <\/p>\n

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\nwith a light breeze coming off
\nthe ocean. <\/p>\n

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\nYou take a deep breath in and
\nyour lungs filled with warm, <\/p>\n

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\nfresh air.
\nYou smell the salty seawater <\/p>\n

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\nwhich is lapping at the sand
\nwith gentle waves spread out in <\/p>\n

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\nthe sky.
\nIn front of you is a magnificent<\/p>\n

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\nsunset, a massive orange and
\npink hues so well blended that <\/p>\n

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\nyou cannot see where one colour
\nends and the next starts. <\/p>\n

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\nGod’s canvas of colours, a
\nwitness to the creativity of our<\/p>\n

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\nMaker.
\nThe heavens declaring the glory <\/p>\n

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\nof God, the Sky’s proclaiming
\nthe work of his hands. <\/p>\n

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\nWispy white and pale pink clouds
\nare scattered in the sky with a <\/p>\n

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\nperfect round orb at its centre.
\nThe bright light of the sun <\/p>\n

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\nsoftens as it prepares to dip
\nbelow the horizon. <\/p>\n

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\nThe ocean reflects the orange
\nand pinks with a backdrop of <\/p>\n

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\nblue, which is darkening as the
\nlight fades. <\/p>\n

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\nWe savour this moment, what we
\ncan see, what we can hear, what <\/p>\n

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\nwe can smell and what we can
\nfeel. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s something that comes quite
\nnaturally to us. <\/p>\n

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\nSavouring.
\nIt’s instinctive. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s also unique to each person.
\nWe can savour very different <\/p>\n

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\nthings.
\nSome people love coffee, others <\/p>\n

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\ncan’t stand it.
\nSome people are captivated <\/p>\n

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\nlistening to an orchestra,
\nothers would prefer be somewhere<\/p>\n

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\nelse.
\nOur favorite foods can vary <\/p>\n

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\nsignificantly.
\nSome people love lying on a <\/p>\n

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\nbeach on a hot summer’s day.
\nOthers love sipping a hot drink <\/p>\n

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\nby a crackling fire in their
\nslippers. <\/p>\n

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\nWe savor in a variety of ways,
\ntoo. <\/p>\n

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\nWe savor through sounds like
\nrain on a tin roof. <\/p>\n

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\nWe savor achieving or
\naccomplishing something, maybe <\/p>\n

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\nthat’s running a personal best
\nor completing a uni degree. <\/p>\n

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\nWe save a taste, like eating a
\ndelicious meal. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd we save a smells as well.
\nThink of that earthy smell after<\/p>\n

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\na rain that we’ve experienced
\nrecently. <\/p>\n

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\nSo we really want to consider
\nthis idea of savouring this <\/p>\n

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\nmorning.
\nAnd this idea comes up in our <\/p>\n

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\nreading in Matthew 16, verse 23,
\nand particularly the second-half<\/p>\n

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\nof the verse.
\nIf you don’t have a King James, <\/p>\n

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\nyou might be looking at that the
\nend of that verse going, I’m not<\/p>\n

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\nquite sure what Luke’s getting
\nout here, so I’ll read it for <\/p>\n

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\nyou from the King James Version,
\nMatthew 16, verse 23, the <\/p>\n

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\nsecond-half of the verse, Jesus
\nsays for thou savourest not the <\/p>\n

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\nthings that be of God, but those
\nthat be of men. <\/p>\n

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\nOther translations have
\nsomething like you are not <\/p>\n

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\nmindful of the things of God or
\nyou are not setting your mind on<\/p>\n

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\nthe things of God.
\nSo the Greek word for savouring <\/p>\n

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\nor mindful is froneo PHRONEO,
\nand it occurs 29 times in the <\/p>\n

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\nNew Testament, and it’s only
\ntranslated as savour here in <\/p>\n

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\nMatthew 16 and also in Mark 8,
\nwhich are both renditions of <\/p>\n

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\nthis same story.
\nIt’s also translated elsewhere <\/p>\n

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\nin a number of ways throughout
\nthe New Testament. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s translated in Colossians 3
\nverse 2 as affection. <\/p>\n

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\nSet your affection on things
\nabove. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s translated in some places
\nas care in Romans 8 verse 5. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s translated as mind.
\nThey that are after the flesh do<\/p>\n

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\nmind the things of the flesh.
\nIt’s also in some in some places<\/p>\n

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\nit means being of the same mind
\nor like minded. <\/p>\n

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\nFor example Philippians 2 verse
\n2. <\/p>\n

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\nPaul says, Fulfill ye my joy,
\nthat ye be like minded. <\/p>\n

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\nIn Romans 14 verse 6, Paul uses
\nit when he’s talking about <\/p>\n

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\nregarding one day or another.
\nHe that regards the day regards <\/p>\n

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\nit unto the Lord.
\nHe uses it a number of times in <\/p>\n

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\nthat chapter.
\nAnd then finally, it’s also used<\/p>\n

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\nin other places in the New
\nTestament as thinking or <\/p>\n

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\nunderstanding something.
\nSo this word franeo has a number<\/p>\n

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\nof different applications and
\nways it can be used. <\/p>\n

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\nThe Strong’s definition is quite
\nlong, so I won’t read it out, <\/p>\n

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\nbut there are four key ideas
\nfrom that definition if you care<\/p>\n

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\nto look it up.
\nSo the first key idea from the <\/p>\n

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\nStrong’s definition is
\nexercising the mind. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s also got this.
\nThis word also has the idea of <\/p>\n

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\nsomething that entertains us.
\nIt’s also got the idea of being <\/p>\n

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\nmentally disposed in a
\nparticular direction. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd then finally, it’s also
\nabout being intensely interested<\/p>\n

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\nin something.
\nSo these four key ideas, that <\/p>\n

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\nthey’re quite varied, as we’ve
\nalready mentioned, we savor in <\/p>\n

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\ndifferent ways, don’t we?
\nSo let’s just go back through <\/p>\n

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\nthose four ideas in a bit more
\ndetail to consolidate them and <\/p>\n

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\nexplore them a little bit more.
\nSo the first idea was exercising<\/p>\n

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\nthe mind.
\nAnd there’s two key elements of <\/p>\n

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\nexercise.
\nThere’s effort and there’s <\/p>\n

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\nconsistency.
\nAnd I think what this shows us <\/p>\n

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\nis that savouring takes
\nspiritual, savouring takes <\/p>\n

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\nconcerted effort.
\nIt’s something we build over <\/p>\n

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\ntime, not overnight.
\nThe second idea was what are we <\/p>\n

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\nentertained by when we have a
\nfree moment? <\/p>\n

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\nWhat do we choose to do?
\nDo we love doing our daily <\/p>\n

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\nreadings, or do we do them just
\nto tick them off? <\/p>\n

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\nOr do we struggle to even do
\nthem at all? <\/p>\n

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\nThe third idea was being
\nmentally disposed in a <\/p>\n

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\nparticular direction.
\nWhat course have we set <\/p>\n

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\nourselves on?
\nWhere do we want to end up? <\/p>\n

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\nWhere do we expend our mental
\nresources, our thinking? <\/p>\n

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\nAnd then our 4th and final idea
\nfrom that definition was <\/p>\n

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\nsomething that we’re intensely
\ninterested in. <\/p>\n

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\n00:10:13,600 –> 00:10:17,120
\nWhat is it that we really want
\nto learn more about? <\/p>\n

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\nThere’s lots of things we can be
\nkeenly interested in. <\/p>\n

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\nAre we keen to learn from God’s
\nword each day, or are there <\/p>\n

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\nother things we’re more
\nintensely interested in? <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s also interesting to note
\nthat this word, franeo, comes <\/p>\n

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\nfrom a Greek word which combines
\nthe ideas of feeling and <\/p>\n

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\nunderstanding.
\nFraneo goes beyond what we know.<\/p>\n

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\nIt’s about how we feel too.
\nAnd we’ll see from the passages <\/p>\n

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\nwe look at today that these
\nfeelings inevitably cause us to <\/p>\n

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\nact as well.
\nSo hopefully you’ve already got <\/p>\n

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\nMatthew 16 open in front of you
\nand we’ll dive into that chapter<\/p>\n

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\nnow.
\nAnd we’ll start with our key <\/p>\n

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\nverse in verse 23.
\nSo it says, but he turned and <\/p>\n

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\nsaid to Peter, get behind me,
\nSatan, you’re an offence to me, <\/p>\n

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\nfor you are not mindful of the
\nthings of God, but the things of<\/p>\n

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\nmen.
\nThis is a strong rebuke from <\/p>\n

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\nChrist.
\nHow would we feel if we were <\/p>\n

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\ncalled Satan if a close friend
\nwho we respected and looked up <\/p>\n

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\nto told us we were an adversary
\nto them? <\/p>\n

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\nIt would stop us instantly in
\nour tracks. <\/p>\n

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\n00:11:42,360 –> 00:11:45,280
\nMaybe anger would well up inside
\nus. <\/p>\n

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\n00:11:46,320 –> 00:11:49,440
\nMaybe we’d be so shocked we
\nwouldn’t know what to think. <\/p>\n

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\n00:11:51,400 –> 00:11:56,040
\nMaybe we’d realize how wrong we
\nwere in what we just said. <\/p>\n

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\n00:11:58,160 –> 00:12:01,680
\nWe aren’t actually told how
\nPeter reacted, but he definitely<\/p>\n

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\n00:12:01,680 –> 00:12:04,160
\nwould have been feeling one of
\nthose things. <\/p>\n

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\n00:12:05,680 –> 00:12:08,320
\nAnd Christ doesn’t leave it at
\nSatan either. <\/p>\n

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\nHe goes on.
\nYou are an offence to me. <\/p>\n

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\nWould you feel comfortable
\ntalking to one of your friends <\/p>\n

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\n00:12:15,800 –> 00:12:20,160
\nlike this?
\nThis is pretty severe language. <\/p>\n

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\n00:12:22,200 –> 00:12:25,880
\nSo why is Christ so harsh in his
\nrebuke of Peter? <\/p>\n

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\nIn my centre margin there’s a
\nnote that offence can also be <\/p>\n

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\ntranslated stumbling block.
\nI think Elliott’s translation <\/p>\n

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\nthe ESV had hindrance as well.
\nBoth of those words are good. <\/p>\n

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\n00:12:39,000 –> 00:12:42,120
\nSo offence can be stumbling
\nblock or hindrance. <\/p>\n

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\nThe things Peter has said to
\nChrist a deceptive They might <\/p>\n

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\nseem to make sense on the
\nsurface, but Christ cuts deeper <\/p>\n

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\nthan that.
\nIn an instant. <\/p>\n

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\nHe sees where Peter’s thinking
\nwill lead. <\/p>\n

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\nSo let’s go back a few verses to
\nremind ourselves what has <\/p>\n

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\noccurred in the lead up to verse
\n23. <\/p>\n

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\n00:13:07,040 –> 00:13:16,620
\nSo back to verse 15.
\nAnd there we see that Jesus asks<\/p>\n

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\nhis disciples who they think he
\nis and Peter confidently <\/p>\n

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\n00:13:21,960 –> 00:13:26,640
\nanswers, you are the Christ, the
\nSon of the living God. <\/p>\n

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\nHe hits the nail on the head and
\nChrist commends him for this. <\/p>\n

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\nHe’s not an adversary or an
\noffence to Christ at all. <\/p>\n

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\nIn this moment in verse 17,
\nPeter is blessed by Christ. <\/p>\n

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\nWe he, he says there blessed are
\nyou, Simon by Jonah, for flesh <\/p>\n

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\nand blood has not revealed this
\nto you, but my Father who is in <\/p>\n

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\nheaven.
\nSo we see the blessing there. <\/p>\n

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\nBut Christ also establishes a
\ncontrast in this verse between <\/p>\n

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\nthe things that flesh and blood
\ncan reveal and what his Father <\/p>\n

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\nin heaven can reveal.
\nAnd this is similar to the <\/p>\n

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\ncontrast in verse 23 between
\nsavouring the things of men and <\/p>\n

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\nsavouring the things of God.
\nSo we’ll just skip down a few <\/p>\n

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\nverses through the story to
\nverse 21 and 22, which reads <\/p>\n

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\nfrom that time.
\nJesus began to show to his <\/p>\n

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\ndisciples that he must go to
\nJerusalem and suffer many things<\/p>\n

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\nfrom the elders and chief
\npriests and scribes and be <\/p>\n

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\nkilled and be raised the third
\nday. <\/p>\n

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\nThen Peter took him aside and
\nbegan to rebuke him, saying, far<\/p>\n

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\nbe it from you, Lord, this shall
\nnot happen to you. <\/p>\n

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\nSo Peter is telling Jesus that
\nhe won’t have to suffer and be <\/p>\n

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\nkilled.
\nThis is why Jesus calls him an <\/p>\n

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\nadversary and a stumbling block.
\nLet’s dig a bit deeper into <\/p>\n

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\nthose verses we just read.
\nDid you notice the beginning of <\/p>\n

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\nverse 21?
\nFrom that time, Jesus began to <\/p>\n

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\nshow this is the first time that
\nJesus has taught his disciples <\/p>\n

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\nabout how he would have to
\nsuffer and be killed. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s something we’re quite
\nfamiliar with, isn’t it? <\/p>\n

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\nBut this is the first time it
\nwould have been introduced to <\/p>\n

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\nthe disciples, and it’s quite a
\ncontrast to the excitement that <\/p>\n

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\nwould have been in the air after
\nPeter’s declaration that Jesus <\/p>\n

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\nis the Christ.
\nCan you imagine the person who <\/p>\n

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\nis the most assured and
\nconfident in your life telling <\/p>\n

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\nyou that they’ll have to go
\nthrough immense suffering at the<\/p>\n

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\nhands of the revered religious
\nleaders and then be killed? <\/p>\n

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\nThat’s the last thing you would
\nexpect. <\/p>\n

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\nThey’re the person who’s got it
\nmost together. <\/p>\n

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\nThey wouldn’t have to go through
\nsomething like that. <\/p>\n

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\nIt would turn your life upside
\ndown. <\/p>\n

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\nYou wouldn’t know what to think
\nor say. <\/p>\n

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\n00:16:17,920 –> 00:16:23,520
\nWe instinctively want to live
\nand thrive, not suffer and die. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd on this instinct, Peter
\nresponds and rebukes his master.<\/p>\n

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\nBut I think the phrase began to
\nshow also indicates that Jesus <\/p>\n

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\nwas teaching his disciples these
\nthings from Old Testament <\/p>\n

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\nscriptures.
\nChrist wasn’t just saying that <\/p>\n

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\nhe would have to suffer and die.
\nHe was showing the disciples <\/p>\n

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\npassages in the Old Testament
\nthat said this. <\/p>\n

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\nMark’s record supports this.
\nIn Mark 8 verse 31, he says and <\/p>\n

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\nhe began to teach them that the
\nSon of Man must suffer many <\/p>\n

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\nthings.
\nPeter wasn’t just disagreeing <\/p>\n

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\nwith what Christ was saying.
\nThat would have been bad enough.<\/p>\n

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\n00:17:08,440 –> 00:17:11,560
\nHe was speaking against
\nprophecies in God’s Word. <\/p>\n

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\nThat’s not something a disciple
\nof Christ should be doing. <\/p>\n

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\n00:17:20,119 –> 00:17:25,040
\nSo what made Peter do this?
\nHow did he get to the point of <\/p>\n

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\ndirectly disagreeing with the
\nthings God had prophesied? <\/p>\n

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\nWell, this brings us back to
\nverse 23, the verse we started <\/p>\n

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\nin.
\nLet’s read it again. <\/p>\n

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\nBut he turned and said to Peter,
\nget behind me, Satan, you’re an <\/p>\n

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\noffence to me, for you are not
\nmindful of the things of God, <\/p>\n

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\nbut the things of men.
\nPeter had lost his focus. <\/p>\n

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\n00:17:54,600 –> 00:17:57,040
\nHe wasn’t looking at the bigger
\npicture. <\/p>\n

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\nAll he heard was that his
\nbeloved Lord was going to suffer<\/p>\n

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\nand be killed, and his human
\nnature kicked in. <\/p>\n

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\n00:18:06,760 –> 00:18:09,880
\nI wonder if he even heard Christ
\nsay that he would rise again the<\/p>\n

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\nthird day.
\nSurely that would have helped <\/p>\n

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\nhim think a little more calmly
\nand clearly. <\/p>\n

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\n00:18:17,040 –> 00:18:20,520
\nBut it seems he was already
\npreoccupied with the suffering <\/p>\n

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\nJesus would have to go through.
\nI think the new English <\/p>\n

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\n00:18:24,840 –> 00:18:28,560
\ntranslation renders Peter’s
\nwords even more clearly. <\/p>\n

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\n00:18:29,240 –> 00:18:34,240
\nIt reads God forbid, Lord, this
\nmust not happen to you. <\/p>\n

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\n00:18:36,760 –> 00:18:38,960
\nPeter clearly wasn’t thinking
\nstraight. <\/p>\n

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\nGod can’t forbid something that
\nHe has prophesied in His word. <\/p>\n

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\nI think this shows how quickly
\nwe can move from savouring the <\/p>\n

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\nthings of God to savouring the
\nthings of men. <\/p>\n

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\nA human nature will kick in and
\ntake over if we aren’t regularly<\/p>\n

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\nand intentionally savouring the
\nthings of God and our natural <\/p>\n

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\n00:19:03,040 –> 00:19:08,080
\nresponse, our human instincts,
\nwe’ll inevitably disagree with <\/p>\n

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\nGod.
\nWe aren’t naturally good. <\/p>\n

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\nThere’s a battle in our minds
\nbetween our natural fleshly <\/p>\n

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\n00:19:16,680 –> 00:19:19,720
\nthinking and the thinking of our
\nFather. <\/p>\n

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\n00:19:20,840 –> 00:19:24,240
\nAnd Paul talks about this battle
\nin Romans 7 and eight. <\/p>\n

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\nHe uses our word for NAO in
\nRomans 8, verse 5, which we’ll <\/p>\n

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\njust read together now if you’d
\nlike to turn there. <\/p>\n

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\nRomans 8, verse 5.
\nSo for now in this verse is set <\/p>\n

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\ntheir minds that phrase.
\nSo Paul says in verse 5, for <\/p>\n

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\nthose who live according to the
\nflesh set their minds on the <\/p>\n

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\nthings of the flesh, but those
\nwho live according to the <\/p>\n

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\nSpirit, the things of the
\nSpirit. <\/p>\n

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\nSo in this section here in
\nRomans 8, Paul is contrasting <\/p>\n

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\ncaring about the things of the
\nflesh. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd the things of the spirit.
\nBut it’s more than just a <\/p>\n

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\ncontrast.
\nHe portrays it as a battle. <\/p>\n

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\nA battle between savouring the
\nthings of the spirit and <\/p>\n

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\nsavouring the things of the
\nflesh. <\/p>\n

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\nTo see this, we have to go back
\nto the second-half of Chapter 7.<\/p>\n

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\nMany of us would be familiar
\nwith the words of Romans 7, <\/p>\n

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\nverse 19 in the King James.
\nIt reads for the good that I <\/p>\n

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\nwould I do not, but the evil,
\nwhich I would not that I do. <\/p>\n

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\nThere’s this battle in Paul’s
\nmind. <\/p>\n

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\nHe wants to do good, but his
\ndefault path is to do evil even <\/p>\n

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\nthough he doesn’t want to do it.
\nHe describes this battle in <\/p>\n

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\nverse 22 and 23 of Chapter 7.
\nFor I delight in the law of God <\/p>\n

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\naccording to the inward man, but
\nI see another law in my members <\/p>\n

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\nwarring against the law of my
\nmind, and bringing me into <\/p>\n

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\ncaptivity to the law of sin
\nwhich is in my members. <\/p>\n

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\nSo Paul wants to do the right
\nthing, to savour the things of <\/p>\n

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\nGod.
\nBut this way of thinking <\/p>\n

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\nconflicts with his nature, the
\nlaw in his members, the law of <\/p>\n

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\nhis mind.
\nThere are two armies fighting <\/p>\n

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\nand the battlefield is our mind.
\nIt’s a lifelong battle. <\/p>\n

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\nWe can’t assume the victory
\nhalfway through. <\/p>\n

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\nIn a battle, one army may have
\nthe upper hand, but the opponent<\/p>\n

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\ncan mount a resurgence.
\nWe have to remain disciplined <\/p>\n

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\nand focused to maintain the
\nadvantage. <\/p>\n

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\nJust because we savour the
\nthings of God doesn’t mean our <\/p>\n

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\nhuman nature won’t try and take
\nover at times. <\/p>\n

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\nReally, it’s about our thoughts,
\nwhat we’re feeding in, and as a <\/p>\n

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\nresult, what our brain feeds
\nback out. <\/p>\n

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\nIt reminds me of that quote from
\nBrother John Carter. <\/p>\n

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\nThe mind is insensibly affected
\nby the stream of thought passing<\/p>\n

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\nthrough it.
\nIt is desirable, therefore, to <\/p>\n

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\nhave that stream as pure as
\npossible. <\/p>\n

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\nWe have to involve the things of
\nGod in our thoughts and our <\/p>\n

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\nlives, savor them deeply every
\nday to provide our brains that <\/p>\n

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\npure stream that will lead to a
\nlife that pleases our Father. <\/p>\n

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\nThe other thing that Paul makes
\nvery clear in chapter 8 is the <\/p>\n

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\noutcome of both ways of
\nthinking. <\/p>\n

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\nIn verse 8 he states that those
\nwho are in the flesh cannot <\/p>\n

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\nplease God, and in verse 6 to be
\ncarnally or fleshly minded is <\/p>\n

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\ndeath.
\nIn contrast, he talks about the <\/p>\n

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\npositive outcomes of being
\nspiritually minded in verse 6 <\/p>\n

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\nand verse 13.
\nVerse 6, to be spiritually <\/p>\n

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\nminded is life and peace.
\nAnd verse 13, if by the Spirit <\/p>\n

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\nyou put it put sorry, I’ll start
\nagain. <\/p>\n

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\nIf by the Spirit you put to
\ndeath the deeds of the body, <\/p>\n

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\nyou’ll live.
\nSo what are we savouring in our <\/p>\n

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\nlives?
\nWhat are we intentionally <\/p>\n

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\nsetting our minds on?
\nIf we leave it to our default, <\/p>\n

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\nwe’ll seek temporary pleasure
\nand entertainment. <\/p>\n

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\nWe’ll lose sight of the bigger
\npicture, just like Peter did. <\/p>\n

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\nOur careers will take over our
\nlives. <\/p>\n

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\n00:23:58,760 –> 00:24:02,720
\nWe’ll find ourselves endlessly
\nscrolling, seeking constant <\/p>\n

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\nentertainment.
\nSociety is designed to satisfy <\/p>\n

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\n00:24:07,440 –> 00:24:11,120
\nour human nature, whatever it
\nis. <\/p>\n

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\n00:24:11,480 –> 00:24:20,560
\nMusic, sport, movies, work,
\nexercise, learning, cars, our <\/p>\n

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\n00:24:20,560 –> 00:24:26,800
\nappearance, food, travelling.
\nNaturally our brains will savour<\/p>\n

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\nthese things more than the
\nthings of God. <\/p>\n

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\n00:24:31,160 –> 00:24:35,200
\nThis takes us back to the idea
\nof exercising from the strong’s <\/p>\n

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\n00:24:35,200 –> 00:24:38,960
\ndefinition.
\nWe learn to love the things of <\/p>\n

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\n00:24:38,960 –> 00:24:43,680
\nGod, but it takes consistent
\neffort over an extended period <\/p>\n

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\n00:24:44,040 –> 00:24:48,600
\nof time.
\nWe need to go searching for the <\/p>\n

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\n00:24:48,600 –> 00:24:51,960
\nthings in God’s Word that really
\nspark our interest. <\/p>\n

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\n00:24:53,200 –> 00:24:57,200
\nMaybe it’s staying across the
\nnews and seeing history being <\/p>\n

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\n00:24:57,200 –> 00:24:59,880
\npoured into the mould of Bible
\nprophecy. <\/p>\n

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\n00:25:01,240 –> 00:25:05,320
\nWe might be drawn to themes or
\nrepeated words which we circle <\/p>\n

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\n00:25:05,600 –> 00:25:11,520
\nor color in and reflect on.
\nPerhaps you were consistently <\/p>\n

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\n00:25:11,520 –> 00:25:15,720
\ntouched by Jesus gentle
\ninteractions with so many people<\/p>\n

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\n00:25:16,280 –> 00:25:18,320
\nand the wisdom with which he
\nspoke. <\/p>\n

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\n00:25:20,400 –> 00:25:24,320
\nMaybe you’re fascinated by the
\nimagery in Revelation and <\/p>\n

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\n00:25:24,320 –> 00:25:27,520
\ncomplex links to the past and
\nfuture they hold. <\/p>\n

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\n00:25:27,520 –> 00:25:31,840
\nThe key to.
\nWhatever it is that causes us to<\/p>\n

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\n00:25:31,840 –> 00:25:35,800
\nstop and savour God’s Word is
\nworth pursuing. <\/p>\n

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\n00:25:36,960 –> 00:25:40,760
\nWe need to be intentional,
\nsetting a clear goal of where we<\/p>\n

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\n00:25:40,760 –> 00:25:46,400
\nwant to head in our lives.
\nPeter had to learn this too, to <\/p>\n

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\n00:25:46,400 –> 00:25:52,640
\nnot default to fleshly thinking.
\nIn Matthew 16 verse 24 and 25, <\/p>\n

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\n00:25:52,640 –> 00:25:58,160
\nChrist says if anyone desires to
\ncome after me, let him deny <\/p>\n

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\n00:25:58,160 –> 00:26:02,440
\nhimself and take up his cross
\nand follow me. <\/p>\n

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\n00:26:03,840 –> 00:26:08,560
\nFor whoever desires to save his
\nlife will lose it, but whoever <\/p>\n

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\n00:26:08,560 –> 00:26:12,200
\nloses his life for my sake will
\nfind it. <\/p>\n

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\n00:26:14,120 –> 00:26:16,880
\nChrist doesn’t promise that
\nfollowing Him will be easy. <\/p>\n

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\n00:26:17,680 –> 00:26:20,920
\nWe’ll have to deny ourselves and
\ntake up our cross. <\/p>\n

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\n00:26:21,920 –> 00:26:25,640
\nBut if we choose to savour the
\nthings of God and pass up <\/p>\n

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\n00:26:25,640 –> 00:26:30,800
\nexperiencing everything we can
\nin this life, we will receive <\/p>\n

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\n00:26:31,120 –> 00:26:35,800
\neternal life and there will be
\nso much more to savour. <\/p>\n

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\n00:26:35,800 –> 00:26:42,520
\nThen to conclude, I want to
\nbriefly consider 3 verses where <\/p>\n

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\nour word for anaio occurs, which
\nwill help bring our minds to why<\/p>\n

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\nwe’re here today.
\nThe first two talk about the the<\/p>\n

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\nthings that we mined
\ncollectively as a group. <\/p>\n

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\n00:26:55,640 –> 00:27:00,120
\nListen to these words from Paul
\nin 2nd Corinthians 13 verse 11. <\/p>\n

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\n00:27:01,680 –> 00:27:07,400
\nFinally, brethren, farewell.
\nBecome complete, be of good <\/p>\n

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\n00:27:07,400 –> 00:27:13,600
\ncomfort, be of one mind for a
\nNAO, live in peace, and the God <\/p>\n

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\n00:27:13,600 –> 00:27:15,560
\nof love and peace will be with
\nyou. <\/p>\n

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\n00:27:18,000 –> 00:27:21,280
\nThese are some of the last words
\nPaul wrote to the Corinthian <\/p>\n

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\necclesia.
\nHe wanted them to be of one <\/p>\n

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\n00:27:24,640 –> 00:27:28,920
\nmind, to come together and
\nsavour the things of God <\/p>\n

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\n00:27:29,240 –> 00:27:32,680
\ntogether.
\nIt’s not something we just do <\/p>\n

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\nindividually.
\nIt’s something we do together <\/p>\n

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\ntoo.
\nPaul expresses a similar idea in<\/p>\n

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\n00:27:39,720 –> 00:27:42,880
\nPhilippians 2 verse 2.
\nIf you want to turn there. <\/p>\n

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\nHere in this verse, he uses
\nFornaio twice. <\/p>\n

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\n00:27:47,880 –> 00:27:52,960
\nIn fact, he uses it 11 times in
\nPhilippians in just four <\/p>\n

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\n00:27:52,960 –> 00:27:56,040
\nchapters.
\nHe’s really encouraging the <\/p>\n

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\necclesia to be on the same page
\nand set their minds on the <\/p>\n

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\n00:28:00,320 –> 00:28:05,040
\nthings of the Spirit.
\nSo let’s read Philippians 2 <\/p>\n

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\n00:28:05,040 –> 00:28:12,880
\nverse one and two together.
\nTherefore, if there is any <\/p>\n

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\n00:28:12,880 –> 00:28:17,320
\nconsolation in Christ, if any
\ncomfort of love, if any <\/p>\n

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\n00:28:17,320 –> 00:28:22,440
\nfellowship of the Spirit, if any
\naffection and mercy fulfil my <\/p>\n

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\n00:28:22,440 –> 00:28:28,400
\njoy, being like minded, having
\nthe same love, being of 1 accord<\/p>\n

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\n00:28:28,720 –> 00:28:34,040
\nof one mind.
\nSo we see there that we come <\/p>\n

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\n00:28:34,040 –> 00:28:38,840
\ntogether today to strengthen and
\nencourage each other to be like <\/p>\n

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\n00:28:38,840 –> 00:28:44,680
\nminded, to be of one mind.
\nAnd Paul goes on in verse 5 to <\/p>\n

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\n00:28:44,680 –> 00:28:48,240
\nexplain what that one mind we’re
\nstriving for is. <\/p>\n

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\n00:28:49,200 –> 00:28:54,920
\nHe says, let this mind for a NAO
\nbe in you, which was also in <\/p>\n

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\nChrist Jesus.
\nWe’re striving together to have <\/p>\n

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\n00:28:59,560 –> 00:29:05,240
\nthe same mind that Jesus had, to
\nsavour the things he savoured. <\/p>\n

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\n00:29:06,640 –> 00:29:10,240
\nWe’re following the example of a
\nman who spent days in the temple<\/p>\n

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\n00:29:10,520 –> 00:29:15,280
\ntalking about God’s Word, who
\ncommitted Scripture to memory, <\/p>\n

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\n00:29:16,800 –> 00:29:21,920
\nwho spent whole nights in
\nprayer, and who ultimately <\/p>\n

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\n00:29:21,920 –> 00:29:24,280
\noffered up his life to do God’s
\nwill. <\/p>\n

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\n00:29:25,680 –> 00:29:31,280
\nWhat an amazing mind to have.
\nSo let’s take a moment now to <\/p>\n

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\n00:29:31,280 –> 00:29:34,960
\nsavor the things that God and
\nChrist have done for us. <\/p>\n

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350: Luke Nicholls – Exhortation: Savoring the Things of God<\/a><\/blockquote>