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Sermon OFENSA 2025 01 19 V2

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    The message from today has to do with something that manifests daily in our lives.
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    Every day of our lives we relate with people, in a way or another.
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    You come in contact every day with your children, husband, wife, brothers, sisters, with people...
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    God Almighty when He created and designed this world, He wanted jus to be in fellowship and unity with Him first,
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    and then based on His relationship, to be in unity and harmony one with another.
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    We live in a world where we relate one with another and in this process is almost impossible
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    to not encounter people who will say something negative to us, wound us or even betray us
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    or put a snare before us, so that we may fall and be victims of our spiritual enemy,
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    Why all these things are happening?
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    Because neither you nor me are perfect as human beings, since the fall of Adam.
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    In an imperfect world, the relations cannot be perfect, but rather imperfect.
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    Today we will talk about what it means to be vigilant, attentive through all this imperfect relationships
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    and being attentive, to remain a man after God's heart.
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    The title of today's message is, "Control the offense and don't allow yourself to be dragged on Satan's territory!"
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    Let's read from Ephesians 4:31-32, "Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander,
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    along with every form of malice.
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    Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ Jesus, God forgave you."
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    No one in this place hasn't faced a situation in his life whereas offense to not come.
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    At least once in your life, you have faced injustice, someone mocked you and shouted at you.
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    At least once in your life you felt shame because of the name calling you received.
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    At a certain point, you may have faced even betrayal, lied or abused.
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    Also, some of you were facing set-ups and snares to be provoked; offense then easily came and found a place.
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    Offense in itself - betrayal, mockery, name-calling - through people, even relatives is not deadly in itself
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    if you react in a godly manner.
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    But when we are caught off guard and not know how to react to offense, then we make space and nurture it,
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    you start water it and meditate and think all day about it and seek justice - when you do this offense becomes destructive.
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    Not only that it destroys but it has the ability to bring other negative feelings from the enemy.
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    Let's learn some important truths about offense.
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    We read from Ephesians 4:31-32 about the fruit of offense.
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    A person who accepts offense in his heart will be filled with bitterness, unforgiveness, anger seeking justice...
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    Not only he is filled with these negative feelings, but he will spread to others what injustice he received.
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    What we read in the text of the Bible is the fruit of this seed offense when it has settled.
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    If you are careful and remove the offense when is only a seed, bitterness, anger, and jealousy will not grow.
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    The first truth is that offense comes 100% in your life, and it comes in order to drag you on satan's teritory.
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    There will be someone to tempt you, to say a sarcastic word, to betray you, and to disappoint you continuously.
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    When you are facing these attacks know this - the purpose is so that you will dragged on satan's teritory
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    and from there to respond and fight that person.
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    Offense comes so that you may fight from the enemy's territory. If you receive it you will loose the control of the situation
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    and you will do the work of the evil one, even if you know Bible verses and you are right.
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    Help us Lord to understand this truth from its primary phase!
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    Another truth we need to know about offense is that the purpose of it is to find a host, a place to grow, flourish...
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    People who travel from one city to another they will seek for a place to host, to remain there.
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    The nature of the offense - which is sowed by weak people - it seeks an environment in you to develop...
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    If it finds an, "You are welcome!" offense enters and starts its work.
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    Another truth we need to know about offense is that it will rob you from your potential as a believer
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    and steals the blessings you received from God Almighty.
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Sermon OFENSA 2025 01 19 V2
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