Living Waters Church Talk 15 th June 2014 John K. Baw 15 June 2014 Page 1 of 6 LIVING WATERS CHURCH RECAP: Course of this world this world has a course !he world follows........ "uled # $uided # led %&...Passions # 'esires # (enses )e are $od*s handiwor+ $+. Poie,a -!a.estr& # ,aster.iece/ )e often onl& see the ,ess that is the %ac+ of the ta.estr& ONE NEW HUANIT! (2) 0 few o%ser1ations fro, 2.hesians 23 E"# 2$%%&%2 10 4or we are 56is wor+,anshi.78 created in Christ Jesus for good wor+s8 which $od .re.ared %eforehand to %e our wa& of life...... 9...11 [THEREFORE]8 remember that at one ti,e &ou $entiles %& %irth8 called :the uncircu,cision; %& those who are called :the circu,cision;<a .h&sical circu,cision ,ade in the flesh %& hu,an hands< 12 re,e,%er that &ou were at that ti,e without Christ8 %eing aliens fro, the co,,onwealth of =srael8 and strangers to the co1enants of .ro,ise8 ha1ing no hope and without God in the world. K>?) )60! !62 !62"24?"2 =( !62"2 4?" !herefore signals that &ou can;t understand this 1erse without understanding what .recedes it. )e are 6is workmanship created for a life of good works. Therefore REE!ER ' !he farther %ac+ &ou can loo+8 the farther forward &ou are li+el& to see (Win(t)n C#u*+#i,,) John K. Baw 15 June 2014 Page 2 of 6 LIVING WATERS CHURCH REE-ER $+. ,n@,oneuA3 to be mindful of8 to re,e,%er8 to call to ,ind. to think of and feel for a .erson or thing to make mention of
" #$%ECT$ of !ibli&al REE!R#'CE Mindfulness Emotional connection Confession ' BForgetfulness leads to e(ile while remembran&e is the secret of redemption8B CBaal (he, !o1 -the founder of 56asidis,7/ words that appropriately guard your exit from the history museum at Yad Vashem !olocaust Memorial" in #erusalem. .eut /$0 ?nl& guard )ourself and guard )our soul carefull&8 lest )ou forget the things &our e&es saw and lest these things de.art &our heart all the da&s of &our life. 0nd &ou shall ,a+e the, +nown to &our children and to &our children*s children 0t one ti,e -9. $ut no longer/ Dou *ERE $entiles )ithout Christ 0liens -%utsiders/ fro, the Co,,onwealth -&ation/ of =srael 4a,il&E $od*s .eo.le (trangers to the co1enant of .ro,ise -'$rahamic covenant/ R)m /$%1 C (od)s promise to give the whole earth to '$raham and his descendants****** >o 6o.e without $od in the world E"# 2$%1 1F But n)w in Christ +esus &ou who once were far off ha1e %een brought near %& the %lood of Christ. Dou once were 40" 0)0D But are >?) near 6?G2 # >?! => 2H=I2. John K. Baw 15 June 2014 Page F of 6 LIVING WATERS CHURCH E"# 2$%/ 14 4or he is our pea&eE in his flesh he has ,ade %oth grou.s into one and has broken down the di,iding wall8 that is8 the hostilit& %etween us. He -Jesus/ is our peace 6e has ,ade %oth grou.s into one 0ll di1isions are healed no ,ore Jew#$entile -the,#us/ 6e has %ro+en down the di1iding wall#hostilit& 6erod*s !e,.le Para.et wall for court of the $entilesJ !radition of the elders # !al,udJ E"# 2$%2 15 6e has a%olished the law with its co,,and,ents and ordinances8 so that he ,ight create in hi,self one new humanit) in .lace of the two8 thus ,a+ing .eace8 Jesus created one 'E* H-#'.T/ fro, the two grou.s J2) # $2>!=I2 K !wo grou.s !wo grou.s will %eco,e (?G2!6=>$ >2) =,age here is of Gan and )o,an %eco,ing one flesh in ,arriage -G+. 103LCM/ C .** ' M'& +!'LL LE'VE !,+ -'T!E. '&/ M%T!E.0 '&/ T!E TW% +!'LL 1EC%ME %&E -LE+!2 so the) are no longer two0 but one flesh* 3What therefore (od has 4oined together0 let no man separate*35 $od*s .lan to ha1e a >2) G0> # >2) 6NG0>=!D Bearing =G0$2 9.... ,M'(% /E, % C)* %2 45 !hus it is written8 :!he first ,an8 0da,8 %eca,e a li1ing %eing;E the last 0da, %eca,e a life1gi,ing spirit. 46 But it is not the s.iritual that is first8 %ut the .h&sical8 and then the s.iritual. 4L !he first ,an was fro, the earth8 a ,an of dustE the second ,an is 5the Iord7 fro, hea1en. 4M 0s was the ,an of dust8 so are those who are of the dustE and as is the man of hea,en0 so are those who are of hea,en. 4O Just as we ha1e %orne the i,age of the ,an of dust8 5let us7 also %ear the i,age of the ,an of hea1en. John K. Baw 15 June 2014 Page 4 of 6 LIVING WATERS CHURCH =,age of ,arriage C Iea1ing the old to %eco,e the new >o longer li1ing %eing C %eco,ing lifeCgi1ing s.irit IifeCgi1ing Breath#Presence #s is the ,an of hea1en......... so are those who are of 6ea1en John K. Baw 15 June 2014 Page 5 of 6 LIVING WATERS CHURCH PRA!ER $ 4or we are 6=( )?"KG0>(6=P created 9... for good wor+s to %e our wa& of life. =,age of ,arriage C Iea1ing the old to %eco,e the new >o longer li1ing %eing C %eco,ing lifeCgi1ing s.irit IifeCgi1ing Breath#Presence #s is the ,an of hea1en......... so are those who are of 6ea1en !e$ 678 9 !e is the reflection of (od:s glory and the exact imprint of (od:s very $eing John K. Baw 15 June 2014 Page 6 of 6