The Dwelling of the Wise
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In “The Dwelling of the Wise,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about holiness, the Holy Spirit, the wisdom of God. Drawing especially from 2 Timothy 3, John 17, Hebrews 4:12, Proverbs 9:10, the teaching emphasizes that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that the Holy Spirit leads, equips, corrects, and strengthens believers who yield to God.
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Odle focuses on the anointing while working through 2 Timothy 3. The message argues that spiritual anointing is given for service and must remain joined to character and obedience. It connects this with the conviction that true worship centers on God and is expressed through reverence, surrender, and obedience. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
Odle focuses on the authority of Scripture while working through John 17, Hebrews 4:12. The message argues that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. It connects this with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on freedom from fear while working through Proverbs 9:10, Proverbs 3:7, Proverbs 15:33. The message argues that the believer must answer fear with trust in God, sober judgment, and faithful action. It connects this with the conviction that God’s wisdom confronts human pride and teaches believers to judge life from an eternal perspective. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on freedom from fear while working through Proverbs 21. The message argues that the believer must answer fear with trust in God, sober judgment, and faithful action. It connects this with the conviction that God’s wisdom confronts human pride and teaches believers to judge life from an eternal perspective. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on the anointing. The message argues that spiritual anointing is given for service and must remain joined to character and obedience. It connects this with the conviction that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on gifts of the Holy Spirit while working through Acts 19, Ephesians 5:17. The message argues that spiritual gifts are given by the Holy Spirit to build up the church and serve God’s purposes. It connects this with the conviction that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on the Holy Spirit while working through 1 Corinthians 12, 1 Corinthians 1. The message argues that the Holy Spirit leads, equips, corrects, and strengthens believers who yield to God. It connects this with the conviction that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on the anointing. The message argues that spiritual anointing is given for service and must remain joined to character and obedience. It connects this with the conviction that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
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God our God is Awesome Hallelujah he's an awesome God Father in heaven we worship you we exalt you almighty God creator of Heaven and Earth there is no other God like you though as the true God the Creator the Savior the Redeemer the one who came in the flesh and died on the cross for our sins we exalt the name above every name the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth we are thankful today Lord for what you have done dying on the cross as the sacrifice for our sins being raised the third day and Lord we thank you that there is a promise of forgiveness and eternal life to those who truly have the fear and respect that you deserve and Lord that follow you with all their heart Lord I pray that you help us this morning help me share your word and it's in Jesus name we pray amen amen you may be seated this morning praise the Lord before we uh get into the word we're going to announce again the marriage conference yes okay we'll get that ready we'll put that up Sandra feels like she has a word she wants to share this is a word to somebody the Lord says he sees your struggles don't give up he'll make a way where there is no way all right did you hear that um no monitors fellas I don't know what's going on okay all right yeah I kind of get lost you know I might be off the screen all day if you don't have that up there um anyway there's the battle ready Marriage Boot Camp May the 3 it's just going to be a one Day event 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. so you can go and register this is for uh married couples or those who are engaged to be married so uh go ahead and get your registration done and we're going to be doing that here in opala at the opala library Auditorium and that makes it nice we don't have to travel anywhere um but it's going to be a good time and of course uh I think it's going to be limited I think they only hold about 150 to 200 people so um just uh pray about
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it and come join us if you can all right everybody got their Bibles out let's go to Second Timothy chapter 3 we start there um I've entitled this today the dwelling of the wise we're going to do part three of wisdom here I I don't know this may be it may not only the Lord knows um but there were several things that just wouldn't leave my mind and then one particular verse I'm going to read uh but we're going to start here in 2 Timothy 3 now this is a passage I've read many many many times and we're going to start at verse 12 and read through verse 17 and he says yay and all that will live Godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer per persecution but evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse deceiving and being deceived but then Paul tells timy but you continue in the things which thou Hast learned and been assured of knowing of whom thou Hast learned them and that from a child thou H has known the holy scriptures which are able to make thee wise unto salvation somebody say Wise Wise unto salvation what's the flip side of that coin foolishness unto damnation right see you're either going to be wise or foolish there is no in between here that's called lukewarmness and that's foolishness but let's just keep reading he says from a child you have known the holy scriptures which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus all scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for Doctrine for Repro for correction for instruction in righteousness that the man of God may be perfect thoroughly furnished unto all good works basically saying that the scriptures are going to give you the wisdom and they're going to give you the power and the ability to do this that and that God has furnished you with everything you need to live a holy righteous obedient life so everything's furnished there but I remember you know when this popped in my head and it's been in my mind all week really about being wise unto Salvation And if you don't it it's not just about staying in the word of God and reading and studying but it's also about your attitude toward the word of God this is why he adds in there that all scriptures given by inspiration of God and he says you've known the scriptures since you were a child so he's talking about that foundation and then he says too about you know who you learned from Paul was saying you've been established by a me he said an apostle
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