{"id":1392,"date":"2025-11-02T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/372-andrew-johns-exhortation-god-is-able\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T23:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T23:16:16","slug":"372-andrew-johns-exhortation-god-is-able","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/372-andrew-johns-exhortation-god-is-able\/","title":{"rendered":"372: Andrew Johns – Exhortation: God is Able"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s talk is an exhortation by Brother Andrew Johns titled \u201cGod is Able.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nthis week’s talk.
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\nThis is Brother Benji.
\nThis week’s talk will be an <\/p>\n

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\nexhortation given by Brother
\nAndrew Johns to the theme God is<\/p>\n

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\nable.
\nBrother Andrew describes for us <\/p>\n

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\nthe method of God’s salvation.
\nAlthough this is not your <\/p>\n

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\ntypical atonement talk, he
\nfocuses on the stress the <\/p>\n

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\nScripture places on God’s
\nability to save. <\/p>\n

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\nI loved Brother Andrew’s
\npassion, which comes through <\/p>\n

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\nreally strongly in this talk.
\nThe approach our brother takes <\/p>\n

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\nhere is very understandable and
\nclear in breaking small the word<\/p>\n

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\nof God for us.
\nI’ve found this talk exciting, <\/p>\n

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\nrelieving, and uplifting, and
\nI’m sure you will too. <\/p>\n

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\nSo with that, I’ll give you over
\nto our brother Andrew for his <\/p>\n

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\nexhortation.
\nGod is able. <\/p>\n

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\nGood morning, my dearly loved
\nbrother and sisters in our Lord <\/p>\n

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\nJesus Christ.
\nThere’s great causes and not for<\/p>\n

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\njoy and Thanksgiving as we made
\naround this table this morning, <\/p>\n

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\nbrothers and sisters, because he
\nhas symbolized before us in a <\/p>\n

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\nvery simple way are the greatest
\ntruths that any individual could<\/p>\n

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\never know.
\nAnd we’re privileged to know <\/p>\n

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\nthem.
\nAnd we’ve come to to strengthen <\/p>\n

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\nour connection with the greatest
\nman that ever lived. <\/p>\n

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\nYet it’s true, is it not,
\nbrothers and sisters, that we <\/p>\n

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\ndon’t always arrive feeling that
\nsense of joy and Thanksgiving as<\/p>\n

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\nwe come here?
\nBecause there are times when we <\/p>\n

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\nfeel weighed down and times when
\nwe we are distracted and perhaps<\/p>\n

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\neven crushed by life’s
\nexperiences where pressures and <\/p>\n

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\nfamily issues and all manner of
\nthings that happen in our lives <\/p>\n

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\ntake take their toll and rob us
\nof our vision. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd perhaps even at times,
\nbrothers and sisters, sin <\/p>\n

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\nrepeated in our lives and
\nforgiven and repeated and <\/p>\n

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\nforgiven, leaves us feeling
\nworthless and despondent, even <\/p>\n

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\ndepressed.
\nHowever, brothers and sisters, <\/p>\n

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\nin whatever state we come, we
\nought to leave this place <\/p>\n

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\nwhenever we have this
\nopportunity, enlivened and <\/p>\n

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\nthankful and hopeful.
\nAnd the apostles constantly <\/p>\n

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\nthrough the New Testament, give
\nus the key. <\/p>\n

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\nIn fact, they pick up Paul
\nparticularly, and Jude this <\/p>\n

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\nmorning, and John and Peter all
\npick up a theme from the Old <\/p>\n

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\nTestament and drive it into
\ntheir teaching. <\/p>\n

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\nNow I was reminded of this the
\nother day as I was began reading<\/p>\n

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\nfirst of John.
\nI don’t know whether you’re like<\/p>\n

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\nme, but sometimes just starting
\na reading, I just keep on <\/p>\n

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\nreading.
\nI suppose we’ve all had that <\/p>\n

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\nexperience in Esther and other
\nbooks, but I was just reading on<\/p>\n

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\nthrough John, the whole of John
\nand 2nd of John and 3rd of John <\/p>\n

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\nand I kept on going into Jude
\nand and I was reminded of this <\/p>\n

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\nantidotes that pulls us to the
\nthings that pull us down. <\/p>\n

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\nBrothers and sisters, let’s let
\nPaul first tell us what this is.<\/p>\n

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\nJust come, will you please for a
\nmoment to Hebrews Chapter 7, <\/p>\n

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\nbecause here the apostle
\nencapsulates this in just three <\/p>\n

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\nsimple words in verse 25 where
\nhe says verse 24. <\/p>\n

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\nBut this man Christ, because he
\ncontinueth ever has an <\/p>\n

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\nunchangeable priesthood,
\nwherefore he is able also to <\/p>\n

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\nsave them to the uttermost that
\ncome unto God by him saying he <\/p>\n

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\never liveth to make intercession
\nfor them. <\/p>\n

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\nHe is able to save brothers and
\nsisters completely. <\/p>\n

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\nThat word uttermost means he is
\nable to save completely those <\/p>\n

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\nwho come to God by him.
\nIt doesn’t say brothers and <\/p>\n

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\nsisters that he might be
\npossible under certain <\/p>\n

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\ncircumstances.
\nThat’s not what Paul said. <\/p>\n

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\nHe doesn’t say that he’s able to
\nsave those who are righteous. <\/p>\n

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\nHe doesn’t say that it’s not for
\nsome brothers and sisters. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s for all of those who come
\nto God by him. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd all of us brothers and
\nsisters this morning have done <\/p>\n

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\njust that.
\nWe’ve come to God by him because<\/p>\n

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\nwe know that this is the only
\nplace where there is hope. <\/p>\n

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\nThis is the only inspiration for
\nus. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd the apostle tells us he is
\nAbel. <\/p>\n

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\nDo we believe it?
\nBrothers and sisters, when we <\/p>\n

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\nprobe our own hearts, we doubt.
\nBut we’ve got to ask ourselves, <\/p>\n

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\nbrothers and sisters, do we
\nactually believe that God is <\/p>\n

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\nable to save not just those who
\ncome to God, but us as we come <\/p>\n

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\nto him in Christ?
\nDo we believe that he’s actually<\/p>\n

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\nworking in our lives, brothers
\nand sisters? <\/p>\n

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\nAnd I think that question has to
\ncome personally to all of us <\/p>\n

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\nindividually.
\nNone of us can answer that for <\/p>\n

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\neach other.
\nAnd it’s no good keeping it as a<\/p>\n

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\ngeneral principle, just sitting
\nas black print on white page. <\/p>\n

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\nDo you believe, brother or
\nsister, that God is actually <\/p>\n

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\nright now working in your life?
\nBecause verse 25 is not just a <\/p>\n

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\nstatement of fact that happened
\nin the past or is yet something <\/p>\n

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\nthat’s gonna happen in the
\nfuture. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s telling about a process
\nthat God is actively involved in<\/p>\n

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\nright this moment.
\nHe is able to save completely <\/p>\n

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\nthose who come to Him because he
\nis ever living to make <\/p>\n

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\nintercession.
\nThis is a process that hasn’t <\/p>\n

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\nstopped yet.
\nHe is in the process and He has <\/p>\n

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\nthe power.
\nYou know, in the Greek, that <\/p>\n

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\nlittle phrase he is able comes
\nfrom the the word dunamis, a <\/p>\n

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\nword which we understand.
\nAnd it’s the basis of many <\/p>\n

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\nEnglish words, Dynamo and
\ndynamic. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s it’s talks about power and
\nit’s often translated power in <\/p>\n

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\nthe New Testament.
\nBut it’s a little phrase that <\/p>\n

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\ntells us that God has the power.
\nHe is able. <\/p>\n

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\nWe are not brothers and sisters.
\nWe understand that and it’s why <\/p>\n

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\nwe’re here.
\nBut he is, you know, it’s <\/p>\n

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\nfundamental, brothers, is as we
\ncome to the table this morning <\/p>\n

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\nto get our perspective right.
\nAnd one of the great values of <\/p>\n

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\nus meeting here with a focus on
\nour Lord Jesus Christ in these <\/p>\n

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\nsymbols here before us is to
\nhelp us get that perspective <\/p>\n

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\nright.
\nAnd when we get that perspective<\/p>\n

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\nright, brothers and sisters,
\nthat it’s God that’s working. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s we who are not able to get
\nourselves to the Kingdom. <\/p>\n

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\nWhen we get that perspective
\nright, then we are able to lift <\/p>\n

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\nour heads and our hearts will
\nfill with wonder and with <\/p>\n

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\nthankfulness.
\nYou know, it’s the central <\/p>\n

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\nreason for us being here, is it
\nnot? <\/p>\n

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\nBrothers and sisters, being here
\nbefore this table to focus and <\/p>\n

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\nwe citing word to focus on what
\nGod has done and what Christ has<\/p>\n

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\nachieved.
\nAnd that’s something we can <\/p>\n

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\nnever do.
\nYou know, we all sent to that, <\/p>\n

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\nbrethren and sisters, there’s
\nnot one of us here that would <\/p>\n

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\nwould disagree with that in
\nprinciple principle. <\/p>\n

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\nBut do we actually really
\nbelieve that God can lift us to <\/p>\n

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\nbe part of his family into
\neternity? <\/p>\n

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\nDo you believe that He is able
\nto save you? <\/p>\n

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\nDo I believe that He is able to
\nsave me? <\/p>\n

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\nYou know, if we doubt, brothers
\nand sisters, it’s because we’re <\/p>\n

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\nfocusing too much on self and
\nnot on Christ. <\/p>\n

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\n00:10:54,560 –> 00:10:57,120
\nAnd it’s not our purpose this
\nmorning, brothers and sisters, <\/p>\n

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\nthough certainly it’s true that
\nwe should examine ourselves and <\/p>\n

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\nsee our own hearts, It’s not our
\npurpose as we come to this <\/p>\n

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\ntable, brothers and sisters, to
\njust dwell there. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s got to go beyond.
\nThe reason our Lord instituted <\/p>\n

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\nthis feast is so that we would
\nlift our eyes to Him despite our<\/p>\n

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\nown weakness.
\nJust remember that if we doubt <\/p>\n

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\nthat He is able, not doubt that
\nHe is able to get some other <\/p>\n

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\nbrother or sister into the
\nKingdom, but doubt that we could<\/p>\n

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\nbe there.
\nWe not only doubt our ability, <\/p>\n

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\nbut we limit the grace and the
\npower of God. <\/p>\n

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\nPaul here says God is able to
\nsay completely those who come to<\/p>\n

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\nGod by him.
\nIt’s not a matter of our <\/p>\n

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\nfeelings of unworthiness.
\nAll of us are unworthy, brothers<\/p>\n

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\nand sisters.
\nThe focus is on God, you know, <\/p>\n

144
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\nand this is not an isolated
\npassage, not an isolated <\/p>\n

145
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\nstatement by the apostle Paul by
\nany means. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s a frequent theme of his
\nthat he’s picked up from the Old<\/p>\n

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\nTestament.
\nWe haven’t got time to do to <\/p>\n

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\ndeal with that this morning to,
\nto examine the Old Testament <\/p>\n

149
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\norigins of this.
\nBut this great truth must affect<\/p>\n

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\nthe way we think and the way we
\nview God. <\/p>\n

151
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\nAnd when it does, brothers and
\nsisters, it will transform us. <\/p>\n

152
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\nAnd I want to just consider
\nbriefly this morning just two <\/p>\n

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\nprayers, one of the apostle Paul
\nand one of Jude, because there’s<\/p>\n

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\njust an amazing thing.
\nI don’t know whether you’ve ever<\/p>\n

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\nreally noticed it.
\nLet’s have a look at the first <\/p>\n

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\nof those in Ephesians 3.
\nI want you to notice how both <\/p>\n

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\nPaul and Jude viewed God.
\nEphesians 3 contains one of the <\/p>\n

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\nmost amazing prayers that Paul
\nwrote and there’s many in his <\/p>\n

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\nepistles.
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\nand goes through to the end of
\nthe chapter with the final Amen <\/p>\n

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\nin verse 21.
\nBut come to verse 20, to the <\/p>\n

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\nvery end of this prayer, where
\nthe apostle says now unto him, <\/p>\n

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\nthat is Abel, He doesn’t say now
\nunto our loving Father or the <\/p>\n

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\nGod Almighty.
\nHe says now unto him that is <\/p>\n

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\nable to do exceeding abundantly
\nabove all that we ask or think, <\/p>\n

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\naccording to the power that
\nworketh in US. <\/p>\n

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\nUnto him be glory in the
\necclesia by Christ Jesus <\/p>\n

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\nthroughout all ages, world
\nwithout end. <\/p>\n

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\nAmen.
\nPope Paul’s description of God <\/p>\n

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\nnote his conception of God.
\nThis is the God that he <\/p>\n

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\nworshipped him that is able to
\ndo exceedingly above all that we<\/p>\n

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\nask or think.
\nGod is powerfully at work in the<\/p>\n

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\nmind of Paul.
\nGod was powerfully at work in <\/p>\n

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\nthe lives of individuals, and He
\nis able, according to the <\/p>\n

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\napostle Paul, to do not only
\nmore than we ask, but more than <\/p>\n

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\nwe can even possibly imagine.
\nThat plays with my mind. <\/p>\n

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\nBrothers and sisters, that is
\njust an amazing thing. <\/p>\n

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\nGod did not send Christ into the
\nworld because we were able. <\/p>\n

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\nHe sent him into the world
\nbecause we were not able, and <\/p>\n

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\nbecause he was, as Paul on
\nanother place in Romans says, <\/p>\n

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\nwhile we were.
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\nit’s got nothing to do with us.
\nHe is able to do abundantly. <\/p>\n

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\nAbove all, we ask or think.
\nWe might feel unworthy and and <\/p>\n

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\nrightly so, but God says He can
\ntransform any who come to Him <\/p>\n

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\nfor the Kingdom.
\nDo we believe it? <\/p>\n

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\nBut he goes on according to the
\npower, and there’s a repeat of <\/p>\n

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\nthat same Greek word, dunamis.
\nHe is able is the same Greek <\/p>\n

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\nword as this word power,
\naccording to the power that <\/p>\n

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\nworks in US.
\nDo you feel that power, brothers<\/p>\n

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\nand sisters, is God working with
\na power that is uniquely His in <\/p>\n

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\nour lives?
\nWhat is this power that’s <\/p>\n

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\nworking?
\nWhat He tells us in verse 16 <\/p>\n

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\nearlier in this prayer, where He
\nsays that He would grant you <\/p>\n

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\naccording to the riches of His
\nglory, to be strengthened with <\/p>\n

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\nmight.
\nSame word, power, dunamis to be <\/p>\n

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\nstrengthened with might by His
\nSpirit in the inner man, that <\/p>\n

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\nChrist may dwell in your hearts
\nby faith that ye being rooted <\/p>\n

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\nand grounded in love may be able
\nto comprehend with all the <\/p>\n

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\nSaints the breadth and depth,
\nlength and depth and height. <\/p>\n

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\nYou see, brothers and sisters,
\nit’s a power that’s a process <\/p>\n

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\nbeing used by God in our lives
\nright now. <\/p>\n

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\nJesus said the words that I
\nspeak unto you, they are Spirit <\/p>\n

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\nand they are life.
\nAnd here we are strengthened by <\/p>\n

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\nmight, with might, by His Spirit
\nin the inner man, the word in <\/p>\n

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\nUS, brothers and sisters, if
\nonly we will let it can <\/p>\n

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\ntransform us.
\nAs we know, we’ve all had some <\/p>\n

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\nexperience of that, brothers and
\nsisters, But perhaps at times <\/p>\n

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\nwe’re not as free in letting God
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\nWe’re not free enough to let God
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\npenetrate our stubbornness, to
\npenetrate our laziness and work <\/p>\n

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\nin our hearts.
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\nfaith.
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\nGod, and it requires little of
\nus, brothers and sisters, except<\/p>\n

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\nto come to God by him and to be
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\nlives.
\nYou know, it’s a very easy thing<\/p>\n

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\nto say that we should allow God
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\nBut here is one of the greatest
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\nthe by the environment and the
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\nWe are living brothers and
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\nhistory where we have probably
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\nmore opportunity, we have more
\ntime, we have more money. <\/p>\n

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\nWe have the ability to do
\nanything we want in reality. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd we’re encouraged by our age
\nto be independent and to make <\/p>\n

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\nour plans and to seek our dreams
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\nand not have to be dependent on
\nanyone else. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd God says no, that’s not how
\nI want you. <\/p>\n

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\nBecause sometimes we are just
\ntoo independent and too proud. <\/p>\n

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\nWe’re too used to fighting our
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\nand planning everything down to
\nthe last detail so that nothing <\/p>\n

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\ncan can go wrong, insuring
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\nall sorts of plans for the
\nfuture, brothers and sisters. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd God can bring that all to
\nnothing in just a moment. <\/p>\n

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\nWe tend by our nature to just
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\nto be in control, to sort things
\nout. <\/p>\n

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\nBut the exercise of faith,
\nbrothers and sisters, what Paul <\/p>\n

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\nis talking about here, letting
\nGod work, requires us to trust <\/p>\n

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\nthat God knows better than us,
\nthat he has a plan. <\/p>\n

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\nWe don’t know all the details,
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\nBut we have to learn to trust
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\nIt’s not something that is
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\nus now.
\nIt was no different for the <\/p>\n

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\nfaithful of old.
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\nan example.
\nHe had to learn that in his <\/p>\n

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\nlife, Though he responded to God
\nin faith, he had to had to learn<\/p>\n

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\nwhat that actually really meant.
\nAnd year after year after year <\/p>\n

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\nof his life went on and on with
\nnothing happening about what God<\/p>\n

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\nhad promised him.
\nHe was faced with disillusion <\/p>\n

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\nand all manner of things that
\nhappened in his life that that <\/p>\n

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\ncould have crushed him.
\nBut in the end, Paul says in <\/p>\n

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\nRomans, he staggered not after
\nhe’d learned he staggered, not <\/p>\n

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\nat the promise of God through
\nunbelief, but was fully <\/p>\n

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\npersuaded that what he had
\npromised he was able to perform.<\/p>\n

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\nThere’s the start of that Old
\nTestament theme brothers and <\/p>\n

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\nsisters because Abraham after
\nmany, many years of experience <\/p>\n

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\nof ups and downs of failures of
\nrestarting his life, he learned <\/p>\n

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\nand was fully persuaded that
\nwhat God had promised he was <\/p>\n

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\nable to perform.
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\nbrothers and sisters, but he got
\nto that point of believing, you <\/p>\n

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\nknow what the very next verse
\nsays in Romans there for it was <\/p>\n

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\nimputed to him for righteousness
\nbecause through all of the ups <\/p>\n

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\nand downs of his life, he’d
\nunderstood that faith is not <\/p>\n

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\njust something that is just an
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\nHe became fully persuaded that
\nGod is able. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s something we all know, Bun
\nsisters. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s so commonly spoken about
\namongst us. <\/p>\n

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\nBut submitting ourselves and
\nbeing persuaded, as Abraham was,<\/p>\n

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\nthat God is able is a very
\nchallenging experience for us. <\/p>\n

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\nCome to Jude for a moment and
\njust at the end, as we know, <\/p>\n

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\nJude concludes his little letter
\nwith prayer. <\/p>\n

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\nHe’s talked about the
\ndifficulties the ecclesia will <\/p>\n

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\nface.
\nVerse 17 for example, beloved, <\/p>\n

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\nspoken before the apostles of <\/p>\n

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\nour Lord Jesus Christ, how they
\ntold you there should be mockers<\/p>\n

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\nin the last time they should
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\nungodly lusts.
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\ndifficulties.
\nYou’re going to find it not only<\/p>\n

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\nout in the world, you’re going
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\nJude and he gives them an
\nexhortation. <\/p>\n

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\nBut beloved, verse 20, building
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\nfaith and praying Holy Spirit,
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\nhim that is Abel, Him that is
\nAbel. <\/p>\n

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\nYou know, brothers and sisters,
\nthis is a view of God that in <\/p>\n

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\nchallenging times we need to
\nhang on to. <\/p>\n

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\nWe need to grasp and make it our
\nown, like Jude had and the <\/p>\n

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\nApostle Paul had under him that
\nis able to keep you from <\/p>\n

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\nfalling, and it presents you
\nfaultless before the presence of<\/p>\n

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\nhis glory, with exceeding joy.
\nTo the only wise God our <\/p>\n

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\nSaviour, be glory and majesty,
\ndominion and power, now and <\/p>\n

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\nforever.
\nI find that, brothers and <\/p>\n

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\nsisters, utterly astounding.
\nDo you see God like that as the <\/p>\n

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\none who is able to keep you from
\nstumbling and to present you <\/p>\n

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\nfaultless before the presence of
\nHis glory with exceeding joy? <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s not something that God is
\ndoing because He has to, or that<\/p>\n

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\nwhile He sees that we’re weak
\nand failing and well, I suppose <\/p>\n

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\nI should help these poor
\ncreatures. <\/p>\n

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\nHe’s able to do this, brothers
\nand sisters, with exceeding joy.<\/p>\n

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\nIt is the desire of the Father
\nto give his children the Kingdom<\/p>\n

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\nand to be able to help them to
\nto from falling and to present <\/p>\n

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\nthem faultless.
\nGod won’t force us, brothers and<\/p>\n

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\nsisters, but if only we can see
\nHim as the amazing God that has <\/p>\n

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\nthe power that provides for us,
\nthe power to keep us from <\/p>\n

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\nfalling and to present us
\nfaultless. <\/p>\n

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\nIt doesn’t mean to say, brothers
\nand sisters, that we won’t fail <\/p>\n

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\nat times, but that power will
\nstrengthen by might in the inner<\/p>\n

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\nman, as Paul said in Ephesians
\n3. <\/p>\n

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\nDo we believe strongly enough,
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\nthat power and to let that power
\nactually be seen in our lives? <\/p>\n

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\nIf we call upon Him that He’s
\nable, we must believe that He is<\/p>\n

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\nable, that He is able to present
\nus faultless before the presence<\/p>\n

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\nof His glory with exceeding joy.
\nHave you ever thought about <\/p>\n

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\nthat, brothers and sisters?
\nHow can we ever be faultless? <\/p>\n

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\nAre you in fault?
\nAre you faultless? <\/p>\n

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\nWell, I’m far from faultless and
\nI know it, and you do too. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s impossible for us to be
\nfaultless. <\/p>\n

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\nBut notice that Jude does not
\nsay we are faultless. <\/p>\n

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\nIt says God is able to present
\nus faultless. <\/p>\n

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\nThis is something we are utterly
\npowerless to do. <\/p>\n

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\nWe can never ever possibly stand
\nbefore the presence of God <\/p>\n

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\nunless we are faultless.
\nAnd yet God is able to present <\/p>\n

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\nus faultless if only we can come
\nto God by Him. <\/p>\n

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\n00:28:38,800 –> 00:28:42,080
\nYou know, it’s the Scripture
\ntestimony over and over again, <\/p>\n

325
\n00:28:42,080 –> 00:28:45,440
\nbrothers and sisters.
\nIt’s not just an isolated little<\/p>\n

326
\n00:28:45,440 –> 00:28:49,560
\nphrase here by by Judah in this
\nprayer at the end of his little <\/p>\n

327
\n00:28:49,560 –> 00:28:55,200
\nepistle when when the the Saints
\nare described in Revelation 14, <\/p>\n

328
\n00:28:55,600 –> 00:28:59,960
\nit says and in their mouth was
\nfound no guile. <\/p>\n

329
\n00:29:03,040 –> 00:29:05,360
\nDoes that mean brothers and
\nsisters, that by the time <\/p>\n

330
\n00:29:05,360 –> 00:29:08,880
\nthey’ve been made immortal, that
\nat that point they have no God? <\/p>\n

331
\n00:29:08,880 –> 00:29:14,000
\nI don’t think so.
\nThere is no guile for they are <\/p>\n

332
\n00:29:14,000 –> 00:29:18,000
\nwithout fault before the throne
\nof God. <\/p>\n

333
\n00:29:21,120 –> 00:29:24,120
\nThat’s how God sees the Saints,
\nbrothers and sisters. <\/p>\n

334
\n00:29:24,120 –> 00:29:26,800
\nIt’s utterly amazing.
\nJust come back to Colossians for<\/p>\n

335
\n00:29:26,800 –> 00:29:29,200
\na moment.
\nColossians 1. <\/p>\n

336
\n00:29:31,680 –> 00:29:44,560
\nDo we believe this?
\nVerse 21 And you, he says, that <\/p>\n

337
\n00:29:44,560 –> 00:29:49,560
\nwas sometime alienated and
\nenemies in your mind by wicked <\/p>\n

338
\n00:29:49,560 –> 00:29:54,560
\nworks, Yet now hath He
\nreconciled in the body of his <\/p>\n

339
\n00:29:54,560 –> 00:30:01,480
\nflesh through death, to present
\nyou holy and unblameable and <\/p>\n

340
\n00:30:01,480 –> 00:30:09,200
\nunreprovable in his sight.
\nIt’s just an amazing verse. <\/p>\n

341
\n00:30:09,200 –> 00:30:14,520
\nIsn’t that, brothers and
\nsisters, holy without blame, <\/p>\n

342
\n00:30:15,120 –> 00:30:23,240
\nirreproachable in God’s sight.
\nBut notice verse 23. <\/p>\n

343
\n00:30:24,440 –> 00:30:30,920
\nIf you continue in the faith
\ngrounded and settled, and be not<\/p>\n

344
\n00:30:30,920 –> 00:30:34,360
\nmoved away from the hope of the
\ngospel which you have heard, and<\/p>\n

345
\n00:30:34,360 –> 00:30:37,560
\nwhich is preached to every
\ncreature under heaven. <\/p>\n

346
\n00:30:38,160 –> 00:30:44,160
\nNotice, brothers and sisters,
\nthe apostle did not say that God<\/p>\n

347
\n00:30:44,160 –> 00:30:48,080
\nwill present you wholly
\nunblownable, unreprovable, if <\/p>\n

348
\n00:30:48,080 –> 00:30:55,800
\nyou remain sinless.
\nHe said God can present us. <\/p>\n

349
\n00:30:55,800 –> 00:31:01,280
\nHe is able to present US holy
\nand unblameable and unreprovable<\/p>\n

350
\n00:31:01,280 –> 00:31:12,680
\nin his sight, if we continue in
\nthe faith and I’m not moved away<\/p>\n

351
\n00:31:14,080 –> 00:31:16,600
\nin the sacrifice of Christ that
\nwe’ve come to remember this <\/p>\n

352
\n00:31:16,600 –> 00:31:18,040
\nmorning.
\nBrother and sisters, there is <\/p>\n

353
\n00:31:18,040 –> 00:31:22,040
\nassurance of forgiveness.
\nIt leads us not to license, but <\/p>\n

354
\n00:31:22,040 –> 00:31:27,800
\nto holiness and to stand before
\nGod, blameless for an amazing <\/p>\n

355
\n00:31:27,800 –> 00:31:30,160
\ncause, for wonder and
\nthankfulness. <\/p>\n

356
\n00:31:32,560 –> 00:31:38,720
\nBecause here Paul highlights
\nwhat our role is in this. <\/p>\n

357
\n00:31:39,600 –> 00:31:48,280
\nGod is at work and we need to
\ncontinue in faith and move not <\/p>\n

358
\n00:31:48,280 –> 00:31:56,000
\naway from what we have been
\ncalled to continue because those<\/p>\n

359
\n00:31:56,000 –> 00:32:01,560
\nthat come to God must believe
\nthat He is a rewarder of those <\/p>\n

360
\n00:32:01,560 –> 00:32:04,680
\nwho diligently seek Him.
\nWe don’t believe, brothers and <\/p>\n

361
\n00:32:04,680 –> 00:32:08,200
\nsisters, that God is a rewarder
\nof those who are the righteous. <\/p>\n

362
\n00:32:10,080 –> 00:32:15,160
\nWe believe as Paul said, that he
\nis a rewarder of those who <\/p>\n

363
\n00:32:15,160 –> 00:32:20,080
\ndiligently seek and they will
\nfail and we all do, but God <\/p>\n

364
\n00:32:20,080 –> 00:32:26,240
\nguarantees that he will work in
\nthe lives of Saints that seek <\/p>\n

365
\n00:32:26,240 –> 00:32:30,400
\nhim, that trust him, that rely
\non Him. <\/p>\n

366
\n00:32:30,560 –> 00:32:35,560
\nYou know Jesus all through his
\nministry highlighted that he <\/p>\n

367
\n00:32:35,560 –> 00:32:42,240
\nsaid, for example, if thou canst
\nbelieve all things are possible.<\/p>\n

368
\n00:32:42,240 –> 00:32:44,640
\nDo you know what, brethren,
\nsisters, that word possible is <\/p>\n

369
\n00:32:44,640 –> 00:32:49,680
\nthe same Greek word dynamis.
\nHe is able to achieve. <\/p>\n

370
\n00:32:49,680 –> 00:32:56,120
\nIn other words, all things are
\npossible to the leper in in <\/p>\n

371
\n00:32:56,120 –> 00:32:58,600
\nMatthew 8.
\nWell, the leper came to him and <\/p>\n

372
\n00:32:58,600 –> 00:33:02,080
\nsaid, Lord, if thou wilt, you
\ncanst make me clean. <\/p>\n

373
\n00:33:02,080 –> 00:33:04,680
\nYou know what that how that that
\ncan be translated. <\/p>\n

374
\n00:33:05,240 –> 00:33:10,080
\nLord, if thou wilt, you are able
\nto make me clean. <\/p>\n

375
\n00:33:10,280 –> 00:33:16,200
\nHere’s that leper coming with a
\nconfession that Paul and Jude <\/p>\n

376
\n00:33:16,200 –> 00:33:20,960
\nmake later.
\nI know that you are able and I’m<\/p>\n

377
\n00:33:20,960 –> 00:33:24,080
\nnot.
\nThat’s what he said and Jesus <\/p>\n

378
\n00:33:24,080 –> 00:33:28,360
\nresponse I will.
\nAnd he made him clean. <\/p>\n

379
\n00:33:28,360 –> 00:33:35,160
\nAnd when he was confronted by
\ntwo blind men in Matthew 9, he <\/p>\n

380
\n00:33:35,160 –> 00:33:41,960
\nsays to them, Believe ye that I
\nam able to do this. <\/p>\n

381
\n00:33:45,720 –> 00:33:51,440
\nAnd they said, yes, he said, be
\nit according to your faith, <\/p>\n

382
\n00:33:53,120 –> 00:33:58,760
\nreceive your sight.
\nYou know, brothers and sisters, <\/p>\n

383
\n00:33:58,760 –> 00:34:03,920
\ntoo often we’re we’re focused on
\non all the things we need to do.<\/p>\n

384
\n00:34:03,920 –> 00:34:08,760
\nAnd I don’t mean by that that
\nworks of faith should not be <\/p>\n

385
\n00:34:08,760 –> 00:34:13,639
\npart of our life and that we
\nshould not be outward looking. <\/p>\n

386
\n00:34:13,639 –> 00:34:18,800
\nWe certainly and unquestionably
\nshould be, but sometimes our <\/p>\n

387
\n00:34:18,800 –> 00:34:24,400
\nfocus shifts.
\nYou know, when, when the, the <\/p>\n

388
\n00:34:24,400 –> 00:34:28,639
\npeople after Jesus had fed the
\n5000, they came around the lake <\/p>\n

389
\n00:34:28,639 –> 00:34:32,280
\nto Capernaum and they, he met
\nthem again at that point and <\/p>\n

390
\n00:34:32,280 –> 00:34:40,159
\nthey said to him, what should we
\ndo, Lord, what should we do that<\/p>\n

391
\n00:34:40,159 –> 00:34:48,440
\nwe might work the works of God?
\nAnd it’s something that we <\/p>\n

392
\n00:34:48,440 –> 00:34:56,400
\nsometimes think about.
\nAnd Jesus said this is the work <\/p>\n

393
\n00:34:56,400 –> 00:35:02,880
\nof God that you believe on him
\nwho he had sent. <\/p>\n

394
\n00:35:05,160 –> 00:35:09,000
\nAnd from that brethren, sisters
\nwill follow everything else. <\/p>\n

395
\n00:35:09,520 –> 00:35:11,920
\nYou know, believing is the work
\nof God. <\/p>\n

396
\n00:35:12,440 –> 00:35:16,080
\nIt’s more difficult than we
\nsometimes realise because it <\/p>\n

397
\n00:35:16,080 –> 00:35:21,480
\ninvolves us coming to Him and
\nletting go of self. <\/p>\n

398
\n00:35:22,880 –> 00:35:28,440
\nIt means humility.
\nIt means letting go of our <\/p>\n

399
\n00:35:28,440 –> 00:35:35,200
\nstubbornness, our self will and
\ngiving them to Him. <\/p>\n

400
\n00:35:37,240 –> 00:35:39,640
\nYou know, it’s different
\nbrothers and sisters, to just <\/p>\n

401
\n00:35:39,640 –> 00:35:44,640
\nassenting to the truth or
\nunderstanding words. <\/p>\n

402
\n00:35:44,640 –> 00:35:50,560
\nMerely.
\nIf we are to believe on Him whom<\/p>\n

403
\n00:35:50,560 –> 00:35:59,440
\nGod has sent and we’ve come to
\nremember him now, then we’ve got<\/p>\n

404
\n00:35:59,440 –> 00:36:06,320
\nto work at that.
\nIt’s the work of God because our<\/p>\n

405
\n00:36:06,320 –> 00:36:09,800
\nnatures are hard wired against
\nit. <\/p>\n

406
\n00:36:10,640 –> 00:36:16,280
\nBelief goes beyond words, beyond
\nassent to principles. <\/p>\n

407
\n00:36:16,280 –> 00:36:19,120
\nBrothers and sisters, though,
\nit’s important to have those, <\/p>\n

408
\n00:36:19,320 –> 00:36:21,840
\nand it’s important to assent to
\nprinciples. <\/p>\n

409
\n00:36:23,520 –> 00:36:30,240
\nBut it must and can change the
\nway we think and our attitudes. <\/p>\n

410
\n00:36:30,800 –> 00:36:37,360
\nThat leads to a deep and abiding
\ntrust that God is able to do <\/p>\n

411
\n00:36:37,360 –> 00:36:42,400
\nwhat we cannot.
\nAnd God will take us, brothers <\/p>\n

412
\n00:36:42,400 –> 00:36:45,840
\nand sisters, the long way home
\nat times in our lives. <\/p>\n

413
\n00:36:45,960 –> 00:36:49,440
\nHe will take us through
\ncircumstances so that we don’t <\/p>\n

414
\n00:36:49,440 –> 00:37:00,960
\nhave answers in order that we
\nmight learn that He is able and <\/p>\n

415
\n00:37:00,960 –> 00:37:06,960
\nwe are not.
\nIt’s the point of the cross, <\/p>\n

416
\n00:37:07,000 –> 00:37:11,680
\nbrothers and sisters, and it’s
\nthe end of the story of Job. <\/p>\n

417
\n00:37:11,840 –> 00:37:17,240
\nYou remember Job starts we we
\nfirst read about Job as a <\/p>\n

418
\n00:37:17,240 –> 00:37:20,880
\nfaithful and godly man, the
\ngreatest man in the truth. <\/p>\n

419
\n00:37:21,400 –> 00:37:28,360
\nIn those days, God has got
\nnothing but praise for him, and <\/p>\n

420
\n00:37:28,360 –> 00:37:33,840
\nGod takes him through a whole
\nseries of tragic circumstances. <\/p>\n

421
\n00:37:35,440 –> 00:37:39,400
\nIn the end, what Job said in Job
\n42. <\/p>\n

422
\n00:37:40,440 –> 00:37:46,720
\nNow I know that you are able to
\ndo everything. <\/p>\n

423
\n00:37:47,480 –> 00:37:50,720
\nThat’s what Job said.
\nBrothers, sisters, through all <\/p>\n

424
\n00:37:50,720 –> 00:37:55,320
\nof the experiences of his life,
\nhe learned that there was <\/p>\n

425
\n00:37:55,560 –> 00:37:58,280
\nnothing that can be hindered
\nfrom God. <\/p>\n

426
\n00:37:59,400 –> 00:38:09,520
\nHe is able to do more than we
\ncan even imagine. <\/p>\n

427
\n00:38:13,200 –> 00:38:16,640
\nGod has made astounding
\npromises, brothers and sisters. <\/p>\n

428
\n00:38:18,160 –> 00:38:23,680
\nHe is able to save us
\ncompletely, to do more than we <\/p>\n

429
\n00:38:23,680 –> 00:38:27,600
\nask or imagine.
\nHe’s able to keep us from <\/p>\n

430
\n00:38:27,600 –> 00:38:31,680
\nstumbling and present us
\nfaultless and unthinkable thing,<\/p>\n

431
\n00:38:34,600 –> 00:38:44,440
\nand our part is simply to come
\nto Him in Christ, to diligently <\/p>\n

432
\n00:38:44,440 –> 00:38:50,920
\nseek and to allow that power to
\nwork in us. <\/p>\n

433
\n00:38:53,080 –> 00:38:58,400
\nSo now as we remember our Lord,
\nbrothers and sisters, this is <\/p>\n

434
\n00:38:58,400 –> 00:39:06,560
\nnot just a mere casual 2 minutes
\nremembering the life of Jesus. <\/p>\n

435
\n00:39:08,360 –> 00:39:17,280
\nHere is a reaffirmation of our
\nfaith that He is able to do what<\/p>\n

436
\n00:39:17,280 –> 00:39:23,360
\nwe are not, that by the grace of
\nGod we stand related to <\/p>\n

437
\n00:39:23,360 –> 00:39:25,480
\neternity.
\nThough we don’t deserve it. <\/p>\n

438
\n00:39:26,840 –> 00:39:31,040
\nIt’s a reinvigoration of our
\nconfidence that God, as the <\/p>\n

439
\n00:39:31,040 –> 00:39:37,440
\ngreat mastermind, has the power
\nto bring all his children, <\/p>\n

440
\n00:39:37,760 –> 00:39:43,360
\neveryone of us, to glory.
\nIt’s an appreciation, brothers <\/p>\n

441
\n00:39:43,360 –> 00:39:47,080
\nand sisters, of the love of the
\nFather that is fuelled all of <\/p>\n

442
\n00:39:47,080 –> 00:39:50,840
\nthat.
\nIt’s our opportunity, brothers <\/p>\n

443
\n00:39:50,840 –> 00:39:55,720
\nand sisters, to reassess the
\ngreat and eternal truths that we<\/p>\n

444
\n00:39:55,720 –> 00:40:05,800
\nknow that can drive our lives.
\nAnd for us now, an opportunity <\/p>\n

445
\n00:40:07,800 –> 00:40:15,160
\nto redetermine in our lives, to
\nlet God work as we seek His <\/p>\n

446
\n00:40:15,160 –> 00:40:21,880
\nface, as we trust and wait and
\nrespond to His love. <\/p>\n

447
\n00:40:23,320 –> 00:40:27,520
\nWe now have an opportunity to
\nhonour. <\/p>\n

448
\n00:40:29,080 –> 00:40:34,200
\nAnd thank the all wise God and
\nour Lord Jesus Christ, and <\/p>\n

449
\n00:40:35,880 –> 00:40:43,360
\nascribe to them glory and
\nmajesty, dominion and power. <\/p>\n

450
\n00:40:45,280 –> 00:40:52,560
\nFor God, working through His Son
\nalone, is able to present us <\/p>\n

451
\n00:40:52,560 –> 00:41:09,590
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\nThank you for listening to the <\/p>\n

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\n00:41:09,590 –> 00:41:11,190
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This week’s talk is an exhortation by Brother Andrew Johns titled \u201cGod is Able.\u201d We hope…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":413,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/6d15708\/podcast\/play\/110560349\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-2%2F017652b3-d96a-44ac-c14b-c1851e6239cb.mp3","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"00:42:15","filesize":"29.02M","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":""},"tags":[],"series":[25],"class_list":["post-1392","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","series-gct"],"aioseo_notices":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1043826-1538368279370-f9a01192c26a6-scaled.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1043826-1538368277276-821bad30bed.jpg?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1","download_link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/podcast-download\/1392\/372-andrew-johns-exhortation-god-is-able","player_link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/podcast-player\/1392\/372-andrew-johns-exhortation-god-is-able","audio_player":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/podcast-player\/1392\/372-andrew-johns-exhortation-god-is-able<\/a>","episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"anchor":{"key":"anchor","url":"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/gct","label":"Anchor","class":"anchor","icon":"anchor.png"},"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/good-christadelphian-talks-podcast\/id1437292980?mt=2&uo=4","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"breaker":{"key":"breaker","url":"https:\/\/www.breaker.audio\/good-christadelphian-talks-podcast","label":"Breaker","class":"breaker","icon":"breaker.png"},"castbox":{"key":"castbox","url":"https:\/\/castbox.fm\/channel\/id1440738","label":"CastBox","class":"castbox","icon":"castbox.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82ZDE1NzA4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"overcast":{"key":"overcast","url":"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1437292980\/good-christadelphian-talks-podcast","label":"Overcast","class":"overcast","icon":"overcast.png"},"pocketcasts":{"key":"pocketcasts","url":"https:\/\/pca.st\/Z7Ad","label":"PocketCasts","class":"pocketcasts","icon":"pocketcasts.png"},"podbean":{"key":"podbean","url":"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/podcast-detail\/xz83n-77022\/Good-Christadelphian-Talks-Podcast","label":"Podbean","class":"podbean","icon":"podbean.png"},"radio_public":{"key":"radio_public","url":"https:\/\/radiopublic.com\/good-christadelphian-talks-podcas-WoAbj4","label":"Radio Public","class":"radio_public","icon":"radio-public.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5cQpWNoeONkDYEIhC12wp7","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/anchor-podcasts\/good-christadelphian-talks-podcast","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/GoodChristadelphianTalksPodcast","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/feed\/podcast\/gct","embedCode":"

372: Andrew Johns – Exhortation: God is Able<\/a><\/blockquote>