Contend for the Faith

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🗓️ 14 July 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Time is running out. This is the time to be serious about our walk with Christ. We cannot take it for granted. We must be warriors for the Kingdom of Heaven and contend for the faith—not just for ourselves, but for the sake of those around us.

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0:00.0	You're listening to audio from the Village Church.
0:02.5	If you'd like to check out more resources or give to our ministry, please visit us at
0:06.8	the Villagechurch.net.
0:10.0	I know there's someone in the room who thinks, doesn't take all of that.
0:18.6	And because of our traditions. It doesn't take all of that.
0:27.7	Because of our traditions, we try to box the Holy Spirit into our basement or a closet.
0:34.0	And I just ruin of mind all of you who love the Lord Jesus Christ, that he is not physically here.
0:37.4	He has a body.
0:41.7	And according to the scriptures, he is someplace.
0:43.9	He is seated.
0:48.3	He is seated.
0:57.0	He is seated at the right hand of the Father. And when he left, he did not leave us helpless.
1:01.0	But he said, I will send someone back.
1:04.0	The helper, the paraclete.
1:09.0	He will lead you and guide you and teach you and convict you he is the
1:17.2	person we are interacting with down here my brother Matt calls him the ghosts the
1:23.2	spirit of God and sometimes we got to learn to make space for him. Right, like we can't be so
1:33.6	arrogant and so prideful to think a sermon alone is going to fix the mess in the American Church.
1:41.3	Sometimes we just need to sit here just like this and let the Holy Spirit minister to our hearts
1:48.0	blow up our program.
1:50.7	Disrupt everything we planned.
1:55.6	Lest we make our programs an idol.
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