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 You are listening to a message from Southwood Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, Alabama.

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 Our passion is to experience and express grace.

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 Join us.

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 Jesus, what a beautiful reminder of your invitation to us.

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 And so here we are this morning.

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 We have come to you.

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 We have come to you, Jesus, from a lot of life that has been happening.

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 Some of it deeply painful.

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 Some of it richly joyful.

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 Some of it we are just unsure what is happening.

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 We are confused.

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 All of us, Jesus, need you.

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 So Father, we come to your word this morning.

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 And our prayer is that you would show us Jesus.

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 He's the one we need.

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 Would you speak to us clearly by your word and by your spirit that we might see him and know him more.

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 We ask it in his name.

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 Amen.

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 Before we read our passage in the Gospel of Luke as we make our journey through Luke,

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 before I read that passage this morning, let me tell you about something that happened at our house this week

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 as I was working on this sermon.

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 Wednesday night, about 10.30 in the evening, past all of our bedtimes,

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 and we felt that.

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 The head of a significant governmental agency,

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 a really important guy in high demand by lots of other really important people,

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 crawled out from underneath our refrigerator.

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 He had dust in his hair,

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 dirty magnets stuck to his legs.

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 You'd never suspected if you saw him there and didn't know him

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 that he would be sitting in high-level government meetings the next day.

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 It's not what it looked like.

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 But that wasn't what made him great to us Wednesday night,

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 that he would be in important meetings the next day.

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 It didn't matter that he could put a man on the moon.

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 We had a room temperature refrigerator.

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 And we were just thankful he was a neighbor,

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 a friend, a deacon in our church

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 who was willing to help out a pastor with a warm fridge.

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 It made me think of the reality TV show,

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 Undercover Boss.

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 You may have seen an episode of that before.

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 If you haven't, it's a fairly simple concept.

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 The premise is that a business executive disguises himself

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 as an entry-level employee.

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 And he works alongside those other entry-level employees

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 to see how things are really going in the trenches, so to speak.

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 And they don't know who he is.

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 They don't recognize him, of course,

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 without the pinstripe suit and the corner office

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 and the fancy, impressive title.

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 The employees don't even know how great,

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 how important these guys really are

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 until they reveal their true identity, of course.

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 The things that would usually make this guy great

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 in the eyes of the minimum wage employees are disguised.

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 They miss out on his greatness.

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 And that's a little bit of what the disciples

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 are about to experience in our passage this morning.

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 And remember that as I read it,

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 that the glory and greatness of Jesus

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 has been on full display in his transfiguration,

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 as Ron so powerfully helped us see last Sunday.

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 And Jesus walks right off the mountain

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 where he has been transfigured,

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 only to have his disciples miss his greatness

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 on a number of levels.

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 We'll see how easy that is for us to do too.

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 So look for that as I read for us Luke 9,

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 beginning at verse 37.

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 Luke 9 at verse 37.

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 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain,

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 a great crowd met him.

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 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out,

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 Teacher, I beg you to look at my son,

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 for he is my only child.

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 And behold, a spirit seizes him

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 and he suddenly cries out.

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 It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth

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 and shatters him and will hardly leave him.

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 And I begged your disciples to cast it out,

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 but they could not.

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 Jesus answered,

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 Oh, faithless and twisted generation,

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 how long am I to be with you and bear with you?

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 Bring your son here.

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 While he was coming,

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 the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him.

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 But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit

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 and healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

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 And all were astonished at the greatness of God.

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 But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing,

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 Jesus said to his disciples,

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 Let these words sink into your ears.

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 The Son of Man is about to be delivered

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 into the hands of men.

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 But they did not understand this saying

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 and it was concealed from them

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 so that they might not perceive it.

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 And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

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 An argument arose among them

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 as to which of them was the greatest.

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 But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts,

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 took a child and put him by his side

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 and said to them,

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 Whoever receives this child in my name

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 receives me.

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 And whoever receives me

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 receives him who sent me.

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 For he who is least among you all

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 is the one who is great.

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 John answered,

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 Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name

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 and we tried to stop him

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 because he does not follow with us.

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 But Jesus said to him,

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 Do not stop him

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 for the one who is not against you

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 is for you.

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 Thus far, God's inspired,

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 inerrant,

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 infallible word.

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 Luke is tying together for us

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 in this passage that I just read

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 four brief scenes.

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 They all happen together

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 even though sometimes there's a disconnect

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 from one to the other.

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 And it begins with this casting out of a demon

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 from a young boy.

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 And what I particularly,

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 particularly,

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 yeah, easy for you to say.

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 What I particularly love about this here

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 is the way God shows us

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 Jesus' greatness on display

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 as he stoops to engage a painful world.

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 Recall, it's just the night before

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 that he's been up on the mountain.

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 His transfiguration,

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 there he is with his clothes shining white.

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 His glory and greatness is everywhere.

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 His face is dazzlingly brilliant.

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 Moses and Elijah come to visit with him.

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 They talk together.

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 It's so glorious, in fact,

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 that Peter, one of the three who's witnessing it,

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 just wants him to stay there, doesn't he?

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 Just, oh, leave it just like this.

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 This is perfect.

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 So much so,

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 Peter writes about it in his epistle

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 years later,

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 about being an eyewitness in that moment

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 to the greatness of Jesus.

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 His majesty,

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 his glory.

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 But here in this passage,

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 as he walks down the mountain,

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 Jesus shows us that part of his greatness

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 is connecting that glory of heaven

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 to the pain of earth.

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 He walks right down,

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 out of the mountain,

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 into the crowd.

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 He engages a desperate man

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 about his troubled son

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 that no one seems to be able to help.

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 And he casts the demon out,

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 completely healing him,

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 restoring him to his father.

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 Look at verse 43.

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 All were astonished

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 at the greatness of God.

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 They see what Jesus has done,

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 casting out this demon

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 immediately and completely.

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 And they're astonished.

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 They're marveling

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 at the greatness of God.

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 Your translation may say

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 the majesty of God.

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 Many say greatness,

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 which is a good translation

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 and is helpful here

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 in this context.

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 But it's actually

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 the same Greek word

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 that Peter uses in his epistle

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 for what happened

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 in the transfiguration.

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 I saw the greatness

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 of God on the mountain.

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 And now all the people say,

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 not just the three of them

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 got to see God's greatness.

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 All of us got to see

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 God's greatness down here

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 in the midst of us,

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 entering into their broken,

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 ordinary lives.

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 You see, the greatness of Jesus

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 comes particularly

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 in that his glory moves

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 toward our pain.

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 He stoops, doesn't he?

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 He bends.

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 He enters into our weakness

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 almost undercover.

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 And he demonstrates

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 with this young boy

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 that his greatness

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 in connecting his glory

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 with our lowliness.

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 Don't you love how he does that?

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 How he meets us right there

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 when your life is broken

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 and painful and normal.

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 And he shows up.

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 A wonderful deed

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 casting out this demon.

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 But while the crowds

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 are marveling

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 at that great deed,

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 Jesus has something to say

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 that will affirm

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 in his words

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 the importance

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 of his glory

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 stooping to us.

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 Verse 44.

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 Let these words

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 sink into your ears,

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 Jesus says to his disciples.

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 The Son of Man

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 is about to be delivered

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 into the hands of men.

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 Listen, Jesus says,

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 I've got something

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 really important

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 to tell you,

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 disciples.

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 You've got to understand this.

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 Let it sink into your ears.

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 You've got to know

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 that my greatness

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 is not merely

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 in dazzling clothes

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 or powerful,

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 impressive deeds.

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 But it's in my coming

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 to die.

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 We just saw last week,

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 didn't we,

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 that heaven is talking

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 about Jesus'

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 upcoming death.

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 What did Moses and Elijah

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 show up at the transfiguration?

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 What do they talk

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 with Jesus about?

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 What?

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 His exodus.

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 His upcoming departure.

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 That they're all

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 interested in that.

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 That's how central

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 it is to the mission

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 of Jesus

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 that he go to a cross

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 and suffer

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 and die.

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 It's going to keep

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 coming up over

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 and over in Luke

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 because Jesus

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 doesn't lose sight

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 of the centrality

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 of the cross

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 to what he's come

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 to do.

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 But just notice

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 for right now,

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 Jesus connects

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 the glory of God

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 not only to the pain

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 of our world

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 and of our lives

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 but also to his death

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 itself.

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 His greatness

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 will be on display

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 when he dies.

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 That's hard for us

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 to understand.

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 Perhaps it was

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 once again

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 very confusing

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 to his disciples.

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 They've been very close

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 to the greatness

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 of Jesus,

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 haven't they?

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 They've seen a lot,

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 they've heard a lot

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 but again,

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 they're missing it.

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 They aren't going

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 to act in ways

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 that befit people

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 who grasp

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 the glory of Jesus,

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 his worth,

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 his majesty,

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 his glory,

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 his greatness.

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 They're not going

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 to act like people

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 who remember that.

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 Do you know

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 what that's like?

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 Have you ever wondered

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 why you seem

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 to forget

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 or not live

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 as though you remember

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 the greatness

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 and the glory

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 of Jesus?

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 Maybe you've sat

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 in a sermon

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 like the one

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 Ron preached

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 last Sunday

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 and seen the glory

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 of Jesus

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 and how Jesus

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 welcomes us

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 into the presence

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 of God

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 and you've thought,

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 oh,

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 that's so beautiful.

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 I see Jesus

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 as this glorious

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 savior

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 and only to find

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 yourself the next day

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 anxious

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 and fearful

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 and feeling abandoned

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 by God

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 that he's not with you,

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 he's left you alone.

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 You've thought

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 during the sermon,

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 I just want to see

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 the name of Jesus

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 made great.

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 It doesn't matter

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 what people think

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 of me,

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 only to find yourself

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 that afternoon

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 running someone else

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 down so that you

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 can step on them

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 and look better

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 to your friends.

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 Jesus.

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 Maybe like me,

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 some of you got to

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 hear a missionary report

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 Monday night.

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 Many of us

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 were there

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 and got to hear

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 these great stories

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 of what God

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 is doing in the Middle East

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 and maybe you sat

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 in there in that meeting

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 and you thought,

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 yes,

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 Jesus is so precious.

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 I want the whole world

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 to know

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 and be transformed

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 by my great savior.

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 That's the best thing

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 that could possibly happen.

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 only to find yourself

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 the next day

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 unwilling to even

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 bring Jesus up

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 with your neighbor

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 again

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 in that conversation.

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 Maybe you've been

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 on a retreat

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 or at a camp

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 and had this

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 mountaintop experience

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 where you think,

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 this is going to be

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 life changing.

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 I'm going to live

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 for Jesus

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 in every way.

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 But a couple weeks

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 later,

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 things seem to

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 go back

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 to the same routines.

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 You find yourself

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 living the way

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 you always have

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 for yourself.

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 Maybe you've grown up

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 in church.

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 Maybe you've been

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 around church people

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 a long time

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 and you've always heard

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 Jesus was worth

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 following

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 in all of your life

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 only to feel

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 the tug of friends

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 or the tug of money

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 or the tug of success

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 pulling you toward

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 unbelief

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 and disobedience.

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 whatever the situation

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 may be different

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 for you

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 but you've seen

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 and felt

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 the greatness

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 of Jesus.

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 Right?

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 But then

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 you've gone later

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 and it just seems

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 not to stick.

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 It doesn't seem

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 to transform you.

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 It doesn't seem

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 to matter

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 very long

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 in your life.

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 well then

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 you and I

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 can empathize

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 with the disciples

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 because they're

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 going to show us

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 that Jesus'

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 greatness

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 is missed

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 by what I'll call

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 wannabe

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 great disciples.

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 My word

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 not in the text.

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 Wannabe

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 great disciples.

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 See it's

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 our obsession

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 with our own

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 greatness

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 and our

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 misunderstanding

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 of true

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 greatness

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 that causes

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 us to miss

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 the greatness

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 of Jesus.

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 See if you can

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 find yourself

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 in the disciples

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 here like I can.

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 First

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 they're self-reliant.

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 You may not

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 remember

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 at the beginning

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 of this chapter

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 it's actually

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 verse 1

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 when Jesus

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 gave his disciples

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 power and authority

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 over all demons.

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 But what does

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 Jesus

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 find out

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 from this man

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 just a little

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 while later?

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 Verse 40

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 I begged

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 your disciples

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 to cast

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 it out

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 but they

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 could not.

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 They had

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 authority

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 given to them

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 by Jesus

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 over all

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 demons

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 but they

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 couldn't

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 cast one

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 out of

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 my son.

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 And Jesus'

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 response

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 when he learns

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 that is to say

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 particularly

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 of the disciples

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 although probably

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 not just

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 applying to

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 them

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 oh faithless

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 and twisted

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 generation

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 how long

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 am I to be

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 with you

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 and bear

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 with you?

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 Jesus says

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 to his disciples

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 you haven't

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 been believing

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 me

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 and living

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 by faith

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 in me

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 faithless

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 faithless

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 generation

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 you're trying

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 to function

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 on your own

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 you've stopped

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 trusting

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 me

00:16:12.819 --> 00:16:15.039
 now Jesus

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 hasn't

00:16:15.539 --> 00:16:16.519
 given you

00:16:16.519 --> 00:16:17.019
 and me

00:16:17.019 --> 00:16:17.819
 the same

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 direct power

00:16:19.120 --> 00:16:19.840
 over demons

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 that he

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 gave here

00:16:21.480 --> 00:16:22.120
 in Luke 9

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 to his disciples

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 but

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 we've

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 struggled

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 to

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 trust him

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 too

00:16:27.679 --> 00:16:28.220
 haven't we?

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 There have

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 been times

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 in our

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 lives

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 where we've

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 stopped

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 trusting

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 him

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 we think

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 only of

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 what we

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 can do

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 in our

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 own

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 strength

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 we

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 hesitate

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 to risk

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 looking

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 bad

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 we

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 live

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 as though

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 the

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 resurrection

00:16:41.419 --> 00:16:42.100
 power

00:16:42.100 --> 00:16:42.460
 of the

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 Holy

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 Spirit

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 is not

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 present

00:16:44.039 --> 00:16:44.500
 with us

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 all the

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 time

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 and in

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 every

00:16:45.539 --> 00:16:46.259
 situation

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 as though

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 we're

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 on our

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 own

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 then we

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 see the

00:16:52.160 --> 00:16:52.600
 disciples

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 fear

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 look at

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 verse

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 45

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 after

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 Jesus

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 says

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 these

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 really

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 important

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 things

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 to them

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 about

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 his

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 upcoming

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 death

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 they don't

00:17:01.460 --> 00:17:02.020
 understand

00:17:02.020 --> 00:17:02.800
 it's

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 concealed

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 from

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 them

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 so that

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 they

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 might

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 not

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 perceive

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 it

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 and

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 they

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 were

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 afraid

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 to

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 ask

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 him

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 about

00:17:10.440 --> 00:17:10.799
 this

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 saying

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 they're

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 confused

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 yes

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 blinded

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 in some

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 way

00:17:17.740 --> 00:17:18.279
 yes

00:17:18.279 --> 00:17:19.100
 but

00:17:19.100 --> 00:17:19.759
 ultimately

00:17:19.759 --> 00:17:20.259
 they're

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 fearful

00:17:21.079 --> 00:17:21.440
 to

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 push

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 through

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 to

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 understand

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 something

00:17:23.440 --> 00:17:23.680
 that

00:17:23.680 --> 00:17:23.960
 Jesus

00:17:23.960 --> 00:17:24.240
 has

00:17:24.240 --> 00:17:24.519
 just

00:17:24.519 --> 00:17:24.779
 said

00:17:24.779 --> 00:17:24.960
 is

00:17:24.960 --> 00:17:25.480
 clearly

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 very

00:17:26.200 --> 00:17:26.640
 important

00:17:26.640 --> 00:17:27.480
 and it's

00:17:27.480 --> 00:17:27.799
 not the

00:17:27.799 --> 00:17:28.200
 first time

00:17:28.200 --> 00:17:28.400
 he's

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 said it

00:17:28.660 --> 00:17:28.819
 to

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 them

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 and it's

00:17:29.480 --> 00:17:29.759
 not the

00:17:29.759 --> 00:17:30.120
 first time

00:17:30.120 --> 00:17:30.299
 he's

00:17:30.299 --> 00:17:30.579
 told them

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 how vital

00:17:31.120 --> 00:17:31.440
 it is

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 that they

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 understand

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 about

00:17:32.660 --> 00:17:33.140
 this

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 but

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 they're

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 too

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 afraid

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 they're

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 not

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 willing

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 to push

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 through

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 the fear

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 to ask

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 and why

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 well

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 even more

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 sadly

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 in this

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 passage

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 among

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 other

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 reasons

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 that they're

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 too

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 afraid

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 it's

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 because

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 they're

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 actually

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 focused

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 on

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 one-upping

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 each

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 other

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 aren't

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 they

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 if you

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 keep

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 reading

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 you find

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 out

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 they're

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 concerned

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 about

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 their

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 own

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 relative

00:17:57.299 --> 00:17:57.960
 greatness

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 which

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 one

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 of

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 us

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 is

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 the

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 best

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 they're

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 afraid

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 to

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 understand

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 more

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 of

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 what

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 Jesus

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 means

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 by

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 his

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 downward

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 path

00:18:06.380 --> 00:18:06.920
 to

00:18:06.920 --> 00:18:07.360
 greatness

00:18:07.360 --> 00:18:08.460
 but

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 they're

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 not

00:18:08.720 --> 00:18:08.980
 afraid

00:18:08.980 --> 00:18:09.400
 to argue

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 about

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 their

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 own

00:18:10.019 --> 00:18:10.340
 greatness

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 are

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 they

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 that's

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 the

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 way

00:18:12.019 --> 00:18:12.160
 the

00:18:12.160 --> 00:18:12.460
 passage

00:18:12.460 --> 00:18:12.799
 sets

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 this

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 up

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 to

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 say

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 to

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 take

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 up

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 an

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 argument

00:18:19.120 --> 00:18:19.420
 among

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 themselves

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 who's

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 the

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 greatest

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 what do

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 you think

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 out of

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 the

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 twelve

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 of

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 us

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 a

00:18:25.539 --> 00:18:25.960
 competitive

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 spirit

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 rears

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 its

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 ugly

00:18:27.920 --> 00:18:28.220
 head

00:18:28.220 --> 00:18:28.460
 and the

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 closest

00:18:28.880 --> 00:18:29.779
 followers

00:18:29.779 --> 00:18:30.240
 of

00:18:30.240 --> 00:18:30.700
 Jesus

00:18:30.700 --> 00:18:31.559
 I don't

00:18:31.559 --> 00:18:31.660
 know

00:18:31.660 --> 00:18:31.799
 what

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 they

00:18:31.940 --> 00:18:32.259
 said

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 my

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 theology

00:18:33.900 --> 00:18:34.240
 is

00:18:34.240 --> 00:18:34.519
 better

00:18:34.519 --> 00:18:34.779
 than

00:18:34.779 --> 00:18:35.240
 yours

00:18:35.240 --> 00:18:35.640
 maybe

00:18:35.640 --> 00:18:36.279
 or

00:18:36.279 --> 00:18:36.900
 I

00:18:36.900 --> 00:18:37.200
 saw

00:18:37.200 --> 00:18:37.700
 Jesus

00:18:37.700 --> 00:18:38.240
 shining

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 brightly

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 and you

00:18:39.200 --> 00:18:39.380
 weren't

00:18:39.380 --> 00:18:39.559
 even

00:18:39.559 --> 00:18:39.799
 there

00:18:39.799 --> 00:18:40.140
 what an

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 amazing

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 experience

00:18:41.180 --> 00:18:41.559
 you've

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 never

00:18:41.700 --> 00:18:41.940
 seen

00:18:41.940 --> 00:18:42.220
 anything

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 to

00:18:42.440 --> 00:18:42.700
 match

00:18:42.700 --> 00:18:42.900
 it

00:18:42.900 --> 00:18:43.980
 and

00:18:43.980 --> 00:18:44.180
 another

00:18:44.180 --> 00:18:44.360
 guy

00:18:44.360 --> 00:18:44.519
 who

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 wasn't

00:18:44.820 --> 00:18:45.000
 up

00:18:45.000 --> 00:18:45.120
 there

00:18:45.120 --> 00:18:45.240
 on

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 the

00:18:45.359 --> 00:18:45.539
 mountain

00:18:45.539 --> 00:18:45.839
 says

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 you

00:18:46.359 --> 00:18:46.500
 were

00:18:46.500 --> 00:18:46.680
 just

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 watching

00:18:47.200 --> 00:18:47.720
 I

00:18:47.720 --> 00:18:48.180
 cast

00:18:48.180 --> 00:18:48.440
 out

00:18:48.440 --> 00:18:48.779
 ten

00:18:48.779 --> 00:18:49.259
 demons

00:18:49.259 --> 00:18:49.579
 healed

00:18:49.579 --> 00:18:49.960
 a

00:18:49.960 --> 00:18:50.220
 dozen

00:18:50.220 --> 00:18:50.620
 people

00:18:50.620 --> 00:18:50.779
 at

00:18:50.779 --> 00:18:51.019
 one

00:18:51.019 --> 00:18:51.440
 time

00:18:51.440 --> 00:18:51.599
 while

00:18:51.599 --> 00:18:51.680
 you

00:18:51.680 --> 00:18:51.779
 were

00:18:51.779 --> 00:18:51.940
 just

00:18:51.940 --> 00:18:52.519
 watching

00:18:52.519 --> 00:18:53.559
 it's

00:18:53.559 --> 00:18:53.680
 not

00:18:53.680 --> 00:18:53.900
 very

00:18:53.900 --> 00:18:54.319
 impressive

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 anybody

00:18:54.779 --> 00:18:55.019
 can

00:18:55.019 --> 00:18:55.460
 watch

00:18:55.460 --> 00:18:57.980
 and

00:18:57.980 --> 00:18:58.160
 another

00:18:58.160 --> 00:18:58.339
 one

00:18:58.339 --> 00:18:58.559
 says

00:18:58.559 --> 00:18:58.720
 well

00:18:58.720 --> 00:18:59.160
 I'm

00:18:59.160 --> 00:18:59.240
 the

00:18:59.240 --> 00:18:59.339
 one

00:18:59.339 --> 00:18:59.440
 who

00:18:59.440 --> 00:18:59.700
 always

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 does

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 the

00:19:00.059 --> 00:19:00.480
 talking

00:19:00.480 --> 00:19:00.779
 while

00:19:00.779 --> 00:19:01.140
 you

00:19:01.140 --> 00:19:01.420
 guys

00:19:01.420 --> 00:19:01.559
 are

00:19:01.559 --> 00:19:01.779
 just

00:19:01.779 --> 00:19:02.220
 around

00:19:02.220 --> 00:19:02.420
 doing

00:19:02.420 --> 00:19:02.720
 crowd

00:19:02.720 --> 00:19:03.259
 control

00:19:03.259 --> 00:19:04.599
 whose

00:19:04.599 --> 00:19:04.759
 role

00:19:04.759 --> 00:19:04.839
 is

00:19:04.839 --> 00:19:05.000
 more

00:19:05.000 --> 00:19:05.380
 important

00:19:05.380 --> 00:19:08.180
 I'm

00:19:08.180 --> 00:19:08.319
 not

00:19:08.319 --> 00:19:08.440
 sure

00:19:08.440 --> 00:19:08.599
 what

00:19:08.599 --> 00:19:08.759
 they

00:19:08.759 --> 00:19:09.059
 said

00:19:09.059 --> 00:19:10.559
 but

00:19:10.559 --> 00:19:10.680
 in

00:19:10.680 --> 00:19:10.819
 their

00:19:10.819 --> 00:19:11.440
 competition

00:19:11.440 --> 00:19:11.779
 with

00:19:11.779 --> 00:19:12.000
 each

00:19:12.000 --> 00:19:12.220
 other

00:19:12.220 --> 00:19:12.559
 what's

00:19:12.559 --> 00:19:12.899
 clear

00:19:12.899 --> 00:19:13.159
 is

00:19:13.159 --> 00:19:13.359
 they

00:19:13.359 --> 00:19:13.779
 lost

00:19:13.779 --> 00:19:14.460
 track

00:19:14.460 --> 00:19:14.740
 of

00:19:14.740 --> 00:19:15.099
 Jesus

00:19:15.099 --> 00:19:15.839
 greatness

00:19:15.839 --> 00:19:16.359
 hadn't

00:19:16.359 --> 00:19:16.579
 they

00:19:16.579 --> 00:19:17.919
 they

00:19:17.919 --> 00:19:18.019
 weren't

00:19:18.019 --> 00:19:18.259
 thinking

00:19:18.259 --> 00:19:18.500
 about

00:19:18.500 --> 00:19:18.759
 him

00:19:18.759 --> 00:19:19.139
 anymore

00:19:19.139 --> 00:19:19.319
 they

00:19:19.319 --> 00:19:19.519
 were

00:19:19.519 --> 00:19:20.619
 focused

00:19:20.619 --> 00:19:20.919
 on

00:19:20.919 --> 00:19:21.720
 themselves

00:19:21.720 --> 00:19:24.019
 those

00:19:24.019 --> 00:19:24.220
 of you

00:19:24.220 --> 00:19:24.399
 who know

00:19:24.399 --> 00:19:24.579
 me

00:19:24.579 --> 00:19:24.779
 know

00:19:24.779 --> 00:19:24.919
 I

00:19:24.919 --> 00:19:25.079
 can

00:19:25.079 --> 00:19:25.359
 turn

00:19:25.359 --> 00:19:25.639
 just

00:19:25.639 --> 00:19:25.879
 about

00:19:25.879 --> 00:19:26.279
 anything

00:19:26.279 --> 00:19:26.619
 into

00:19:26.619 --> 00:19:26.819
 a

00:19:26.819 --> 00:19:27.379
 competition

00:19:27.379 --> 00:19:28.980
 get

00:19:28.980 --> 00:19:29.259
 so

00:19:29.259 --> 00:19:29.839
 focused

00:19:29.839 --> 00:19:30.159
 on

00:19:30.159 --> 00:19:30.980
 myself

00:19:30.980 --> 00:19:31.379
 that

00:19:31.379 --> 00:19:31.480
 I

00:19:31.480 --> 00:19:31.639
 just

00:19:31.639 --> 00:19:31.779
 want

00:19:31.779 --> 00:19:31.980
 to be

00:19:31.980 --> 00:19:32.319
 better

00:19:32.319 --> 00:19:32.559
 than

00:19:32.559 --> 00:19:32.899
 you

00:19:32.899 --> 00:19:33.119
 at

00:19:33.119 --> 00:19:33.799
 whatever

00:19:33.799 --> 00:19:34.059
 it

00:19:34.059 --> 00:19:34.539
 is

00:19:34.539 --> 00:19:35.940
 and

00:19:35.940 --> 00:19:36.039
 I

00:19:36.039 --> 00:19:36.259
 lose

00:19:36.259 --> 00:19:36.559
 sight

00:19:36.559 --> 00:19:36.740
 of

00:19:36.740 --> 00:19:37.139
 Jesus

00:19:37.139 --> 00:19:37.819
 greatness

00:19:37.819 --> 00:19:38.259
 because

00:19:38.259 --> 00:19:38.680
 mine

00:19:38.680 --> 00:19:39.039
 seems

00:19:39.039 --> 00:19:39.339
 so

00:19:39.339 --> 00:19:39.819
 important

00:19:39.819 --> 00:19:42.440
 in

00:19:42.440 --> 00:19:42.659
 fact

00:19:42.659 --> 00:19:42.819
 the

00:19:42.819 --> 00:19:43.259
 disciples

00:19:43.259 --> 00:19:44.099
 self

00:19:44.099 --> 00:19:44.599
 obsession

00:19:44.599 --> 00:19:44.980
 here

00:19:44.980 --> 00:19:45.200
 is

00:19:45.200 --> 00:19:45.420
 so

00:19:45.420 --> 00:19:45.819
 bad

00:19:45.819 --> 00:19:46.440
 that

00:19:46.440 --> 00:19:46.639
 even

00:19:46.639 --> 00:19:46.899
 when

00:19:46.899 --> 00:19:47.259
 Jesus

00:19:47.259 --> 00:19:48.159
 redirects

00:19:48.159 --> 00:19:48.319
 them

00:19:48.319 --> 00:19:48.519
 to

00:19:48.519 --> 00:19:48.859
 true

00:19:48.859 --> 00:19:49.299
 greatness

00:19:49.299 --> 00:19:49.680
 which

00:19:49.680 --> 00:19:49.859
 we'll

00:19:49.859 --> 00:19:50.039
 look

00:19:50.039 --> 00:19:50.200
 at

00:19:50.200 --> 00:19:50.299
 in

00:19:50.299 --> 00:19:50.420
 a

00:19:50.420 --> 00:19:50.740
 moment

00:19:50.740 --> 00:19:52.200
 John

00:19:52.200 --> 00:19:52.440
 won't

00:19:52.440 --> 00:19:52.599
 let

00:19:52.599 --> 00:19:52.700
 it

00:19:52.700 --> 00:19:53.019
 go

00:19:53.019 --> 00:19:54.139
 verse

00:19:54.139 --> 00:19:54.960
 49

00:19:54.960 --> 00:19:55.720
 John

00:19:55.720 --> 00:19:56.319
 answered

00:19:56.319 --> 00:19:56.619
 which

00:19:56.619 --> 00:19:56.759
 is

00:19:56.759 --> 00:19:56.960
 kind

00:19:56.960 --> 00:19:57.039
 of

00:19:57.039 --> 00:19:57.200
 a

00:19:57.200 --> 00:19:57.720
 funny

00:19:57.720 --> 00:19:58.079
 word

00:19:58.079 --> 00:19:58.440
 because

00:19:58.440 --> 00:19:58.740
 Jesus

00:19:58.740 --> 00:19:59.079
 didn't

00:19:59.079 --> 00:19:59.440
 ask

00:19:59.440 --> 00:19:59.599
 a

00:19:59.599 --> 00:19:59.940
 question

00:19:59.940 --> 00:20:00.220
 and

00:20:00.220 --> 00:20:00.379
 it

00:20:00.379 --> 00:20:00.659
 doesn't

00:20:00.659 --> 00:20:00.940
 seem

00:20:00.940 --> 00:20:01.119
 to

00:20:01.119 --> 00:20:01.299
 fit

00:20:01.299 --> 00:20:01.480
 with

00:20:01.480 --> 00:20:01.659
 what

00:20:01.659 --> 00:20:01.920
 Jesus

00:20:01.920 --> 00:20:02.180
 was

00:20:02.180 --> 00:20:02.460
 saying

00:20:02.460 --> 00:20:03.000
 that's

00:20:04.539 --> 00:20:05.539
 that's

00:20:05.539 --> 00:20:06.539
 the

00:20:06.539 --> 00:20:06.819
 argument

00:20:06.819 --> 00:20:07.159
 John

00:20:07.159 --> 00:20:07.960
 answered

00:20:07.960 --> 00:20:08.359
 we saw

00:20:08.359 --> 00:20:08.720
 someone

00:20:08.720 --> 00:20:09.159
 casting

00:20:09.159 --> 00:20:09.420
 out

00:20:09.420 --> 00:20:09.759
 demons

00:20:09.759 --> 00:20:10.059
 in

00:20:10.059 --> 00:20:10.200
 your

00:20:10.200 --> 00:20:10.539
 name

00:20:10.539 --> 00:20:11.779
 like

00:20:11.779 --> 00:20:12.000
 we

00:20:12.000 --> 00:20:12.379
 weren't

00:20:12.379 --> 00:20:13.000
 able

00:20:13.000 --> 00:20:13.240
 to

00:20:13.240 --> 00:20:13.519
 do

00:20:13.519 --> 00:20:13.859
 real

00:20:13.859 --> 00:20:14.159
 well

00:20:14.159 --> 00:20:14.920
 but

00:20:14.920 --> 00:20:15.039
 there

00:20:15.039 --> 00:20:15.180
 was

00:20:15.180 --> 00:20:15.440
 someone

00:20:15.440 --> 00:20:15.680
 else

00:20:15.680 --> 00:20:15.819
 and

00:20:15.819 --> 00:20:15.960
 he

00:20:15.960 --> 00:20:16.139
 was

00:20:16.139 --> 00:20:16.460
 doing

00:20:16.460 --> 00:20:16.639
 it

00:20:16.639 --> 00:20:16.740
 and

00:20:16.740 --> 00:20:17.000
 using

00:20:17.000 --> 00:20:17.240
 your

00:20:17.240 --> 00:20:17.440
 name

00:20:17.440 --> 00:20:17.559
 and

00:20:17.559 --> 00:20:17.700
 we

00:20:17.700 --> 00:20:17.980
 said

00:20:17.980 --> 00:20:18.599
 stop

00:20:18.599 --> 00:20:20.019
 we

00:20:20.019 --> 00:20:20.200
 told

00:20:20.200 --> 00:20:20.319
 him

00:20:20.319 --> 00:20:20.460
 to

00:20:20.460 --> 00:20:20.779
 stop

00:20:20.779 --> 00:20:21.079
 because

00:20:21.079 --> 00:20:21.279
 he

00:20:21.279 --> 00:20:21.559
 doesn't

00:20:21.559 --> 00:20:21.899
 follow

00:20:21.899 --> 00:20:22.180
 with

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 us

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 he

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 was

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 not

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 one

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 of

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 us

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 Jesus

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 says

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 no

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 you've

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 got

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 it

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 wrong

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 again

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 don't

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 stop

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 him

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 the

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 one

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 who's

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 not

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 against

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 you

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 is

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 for

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 you

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 John

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 says

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 yeah

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 Jesus

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 I hear

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 what

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 you're

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 saying

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 about

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 greatness

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 but

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 let me

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 get

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 back

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 to

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 the

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 point

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 you

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 know

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 how

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 we

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 weren't

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 able

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 to

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 cast

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 out

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 the

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 demon

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 well

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 there's

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 this

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 other

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 guy

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 who

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 was

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 casting

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 out

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 demons

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 and

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 we

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 told

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 him

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 to

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 stop

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 because

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 only

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 12

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 people

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 are

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 authorized

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 to

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 use

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 your

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 name

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 and

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 he

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 wasn't

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 one

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 of

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 them

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 John

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 didn't

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 want

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 anybody

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 else

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 getting

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 in

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 on

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 his

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 glory

00:20:53.299 --> 00:20:53.539
 did

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 he

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 self

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 seeking

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 looking

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 out

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 for

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 himself

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 defending

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 his

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 reputation

00:21:00.879 --> 00:21:01.160
 at

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 all

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 costs

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 and

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 Jesus

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 again

00:21:03.099 --> 00:21:03.299
 has

00:21:03.299 --> 00:21:03.440
 to

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 tell

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 him

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 he's

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 missed

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 the

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 boat

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 it's

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 not

00:21:05.680 --> 00:21:06.059
 about

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 you

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 John

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 or

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 the

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 other

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 guy

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 it's

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 his

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 name

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 that

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 was

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 being

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 used

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 it's

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 Jesus

00:21:11.220 --> 00:21:11.879
 name

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 and

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 reputation

00:21:12.660 --> 00:21:12.980
 that

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 matters

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 right

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 boy

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 even

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 within

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 the

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 church

00:21:18.299 --> 00:21:18.519
 we

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 can

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 get

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 competitive

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 and

00:21:20.220 --> 00:21:20.519
 self

00:21:20.519 --> 00:21:20.980
 serving

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 can't

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 we

00:21:21.579 --> 00:21:23.279
 we

00:21:23.279 --> 00:21:23.519
 begin

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 to

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 define

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 spiritual

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 greatness

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 by

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 who

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 gets

00:21:26.259 --> 00:21:26.619
 the

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 title

00:21:27.439 --> 00:21:28.079
 who

00:21:28.079 --> 00:21:28.319
 gets

00:21:28.319 --> 00:21:28.599
 asked

00:21:28.599 --> 00:21:28.839
 to

00:21:28.839 --> 00:21:29.399
 teach

00:21:29.399 --> 00:21:29.879
 who

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 gets

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 into

00:21:30.359 --> 00:21:30.559
 the

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 in

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 small

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 group

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 which

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 is

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 mine

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 of

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 course

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 whose

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 kids

00:21:35.159 --> 00:21:35.399
 are

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 better

00:21:35.740 --> 00:21:36.299
 behaved

00:21:36.299 --> 00:21:36.480
 at

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 VBS

00:21:37.220 --> 00:21:37.819
 and

00:21:37.819 --> 00:21:38.059
 makes

00:21:38.059 --> 00:21:38.220
 you

00:21:38.220 --> 00:21:38.419
 look

00:21:38.419 --> 00:21:38.619
 like

00:21:38.619 --> 00:21:38.759
 the

00:21:38.759 --> 00:21:39.039
 great

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 parent

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 and

00:21:42.679 --> 00:21:42.960
 we

00:21:42.960 --> 00:21:43.119
 get

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 caught

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 up

00:21:43.639 --> 00:21:43.759
 on

00:21:43.759 --> 00:21:43.859
 all

00:21:43.859 --> 00:21:44.039
 these

00:21:44.039 --> 00:21:45.000
 trivial

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 disagreements

00:21:46.559 --> 00:21:46.939
 and

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 rankings

00:21:47.779 --> 00:21:48.319
 of

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 people

00:21:48.720 --> 00:21:49.079
 and

00:21:49.079 --> 00:21:49.919
 what

00:21:49.919 --> 00:21:50.500
 happens

00:21:50.500 --> 00:21:52.099
 a lot

00:21:52.099 --> 00:21:52.200
 of

00:21:52.200 --> 00:21:52.420
 things

00:21:52.420 --> 00:21:52.759
 happen

00:21:52.759 --> 00:21:53.019
 but

00:21:53.019 --> 00:21:53.700
 actually

00:21:53.700 --> 00:21:53.839
 we

00:21:53.839 --> 00:21:53.920
 don't

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 even

00:21:54.059 --> 00:21:54.400
 realize

00:21:54.400 --> 00:21:54.599
 the

00:21:54.599 --> 00:21:54.839
 worst

00:21:54.839 --> 00:21:55.079
 thing

00:21:55.079 --> 00:21:55.220
 that

00:21:55.220 --> 00:21:55.619
 happens

00:21:55.619 --> 00:21:56.220
 what

00:21:56.220 --> 00:21:56.559
 happens

00:21:56.559 --> 00:21:56.720
 is

00:21:56.720 --> 00:21:56.900
 we

00:21:56.900 --> 00:21:57.339
 miss

00:21:57.339 --> 00:21:57.759
 the

00:21:57.759 --> 00:21:58.140
 greatness

00:21:58.140 --> 00:21:58.660
 of

00:21:58.660 --> 00:21:59.039
 Jesus

00:21:59.039 --> 00:22:00.180
 we

00:22:00.180 --> 00:22:00.480
 started

00:22:00.480 --> 00:22:00.640
 to

00:22:00.640 --> 00:22:00.759
 look

00:22:00.759 --> 00:22:00.940
 for

00:22:00.940 --> 00:22:01.279
 greatness

00:22:01.279 --> 00:22:01.619
 right

00:22:01.619 --> 00:22:01.940
 here

00:22:01.940 --> 00:22:03.640
 in

00:22:03.640 --> 00:22:04.200
 ourselves

00:22:04.200 --> 00:22:05.759
 all

00:22:05.759 --> 00:22:05.960
 of a

00:22:05.960 --> 00:22:06.200
 sudden

00:22:06.200 --> 00:22:06.420
 we're

00:22:06.420 --> 00:22:06.619
 not

00:22:06.619 --> 00:22:07.319
 willing

00:22:07.319 --> 00:22:07.640
 for

00:22:07.640 --> 00:22:07.920
 our

00:22:07.920 --> 00:22:08.259
 names

00:22:08.259 --> 00:22:08.480
 to

00:22:08.480 --> 00:22:08.680
 be

00:22:08.680 --> 00:22:09.180
 small

00:22:09.180 --> 00:22:09.480
 so

00:22:09.480 --> 00:22:09.660
 that

00:22:09.660 --> 00:22:09.920
 his

00:22:09.920 --> 00:22:10.279
 name

00:22:10.279 --> 00:22:10.839
 can

00:22:10.839 --> 00:22:11.039
 be

00:22:11.039 --> 00:22:11.420
 great

00:22:11.420 --> 00:22:11.759
 because

00:22:11.759 --> 00:22:12.099
 we

00:22:12.099 --> 00:22:12.480
 can't

00:22:12.480 --> 00:22:12.759
 risk

00:22:12.759 --> 00:22:13.180
 falling

00:22:13.180 --> 00:22:13.960
 behind

00:22:13.960 --> 00:22:15.279
 someone

00:22:15.279 --> 00:22:15.819
 else

00:22:15.819 --> 00:22:17.319
 I

00:22:17.319 --> 00:22:17.640
 wish

00:22:17.640 --> 00:22:17.759
 it

00:22:17.759 --> 00:22:17.859
 was

00:22:17.859 --> 00:22:18.019
 only

00:22:18.019 --> 00:22:18.180
 the

00:22:18.180 --> 00:22:18.640
 disciples

00:22:18.640 --> 00:22:18.940
 who

00:22:18.940 --> 00:22:19.119
 did

00:22:19.119 --> 00:22:19.480
 this

00:22:19.480 --> 00:22:20.539
 don't

00:22:20.539 --> 00:22:20.640
 you

00:22:20.640 --> 00:22:20.759
 wish

00:22:20.759 --> 00:22:20.860
 it

00:22:20.860 --> 00:22:20.980
 was

00:22:20.980 --> 00:22:21.240
 just

00:22:21.240 --> 00:22:21.579
 those

00:22:21.579 --> 00:22:21.740
 who

00:22:21.740 --> 00:22:21.960
 hung

00:22:21.960 --> 00:22:22.220
 around

00:22:22.220 --> 00:22:22.539
 Jesus

00:22:22.539 --> 00:22:22.779
 and

00:22:22.779 --> 00:22:23.000
 really

00:22:23.000 --> 00:22:23.440
 saw

00:22:23.440 --> 00:22:23.779
 his

00:22:23.779 --> 00:22:24.460
 greatness

00:22:24.460 --> 00:22:24.700
 who

00:22:24.700 --> 00:22:25.059
 struggled

00:22:25.059 --> 00:22:25.299
 but

00:22:25.299 --> 00:22:25.920
 since

00:22:25.920 --> 00:22:26.180
 then

00:22:26.180 --> 00:22:26.400
 we've

00:22:26.400 --> 00:22:26.660
 kind of

00:22:26.660 --> 00:22:26.920
 figured

00:22:26.920 --> 00:22:27.099
 it

00:22:27.099 --> 00:22:27.400
 out

00:22:27.400 --> 00:22:29.279
 but

00:22:29.279 --> 00:22:29.579
 think

00:22:29.579 --> 00:22:29.740
 if

00:22:29.740 --> 00:22:30.339
 John

00:22:30.339 --> 00:22:31.259
 witnessed

00:22:31.259 --> 00:22:31.519
 the

00:22:31.519 --> 00:22:32.460
 transfiguration

00:22:32.460 --> 00:22:32.779
 he was

00:22:32.779 --> 00:22:33.019
 one of

00:22:33.019 --> 00:22:33.200
 those

00:22:33.200 --> 00:22:33.480
 three

00:22:33.480 --> 00:22:33.759
 right

00:22:33.759 --> 00:22:34.360
 if

00:22:34.360 --> 00:22:34.500
 he

00:22:34.500 --> 00:22:35.059
 witnessed

00:22:35.059 --> 00:22:35.339
 the

00:22:35.339 --> 00:22:36.220
 greatness

00:22:36.220 --> 00:22:36.519
 the

00:22:36.519 --> 00:22:37.079
 majesty

00:22:37.079 --> 00:22:37.379
 of

00:22:37.379 --> 00:22:37.720
 Jesus

00:22:37.720 --> 00:22:38.220
 and

00:22:38.220 --> 00:22:38.440
 then

00:22:38.440 --> 00:22:38.799
 says

00:22:38.799 --> 00:22:39.200
 something

00:22:39.200 --> 00:22:39.480
 this

00:22:39.480 --> 00:22:39.879
 self

00:22:39.879 --> 00:22:40.519
 serving

00:22:40.519 --> 00:22:40.759
 and

00:22:40.759 --> 00:22:41.119
 self

00:22:41.119 --> 00:22:41.659
 focused

00:22:41.659 --> 00:22:43.480
 we

00:22:43.480 --> 00:22:43.659
 could

00:22:43.659 --> 00:22:43.899
 most

00:22:43.899 --> 00:22:44.299
 certainly

00:22:44.299 --> 00:22:44.919
 hear

00:22:44.919 --> 00:22:45.200
 this

00:22:45.200 --> 00:22:45.500
 sermon

00:22:45.500 --> 00:22:45.859
 and

00:22:45.859 --> 00:22:46.059
 do

00:22:46.059 --> 00:22:46.419
 something

00:22:46.419 --> 00:22:46.859
 equally

00:22:46.859 --> 00:22:47.259
 self

00:22:47.259 --> 00:22:47.700
 serving

00:22:47.700 --> 00:22:49.179
 equally

00:22:49.179 --> 00:22:49.599
 missing

00:22:49.599 --> 00:22:49.940
 the

00:22:49.940 --> 00:22:50.399
 impact

00:22:50.399 --> 00:22:50.720
 of

00:22:50.720 --> 00:22:51.059
 the

00:22:51.059 --> 00:22:51.419
 greatness

00:22:51.419 --> 00:22:51.759
 of

00:22:51.759 --> 00:22:52.200
 Jesus

00:22:52.200 --> 00:22:54.720
 and

00:22:54.720 --> 00:22:54.839
 see

00:22:54.839 --> 00:22:55.200
 Jesus

00:22:55.200 --> 00:22:55.460
 has

00:22:55.460 --> 00:22:55.799
 come

00:22:55.799 --> 00:22:56.059
 to

00:22:56.059 --> 00:22:56.879
 redefine

00:22:56.879 --> 00:22:57.480
 greatness

00:22:57.480 --> 00:22:58.559
 he

00:22:58.559 --> 00:22:58.759
 looks

00:22:58.759 --> 00:22:59.059
 at it

00:22:59.059 --> 00:22:59.619
 entirely

00:22:59.619 --> 00:23:00.319
 differently

00:23:00.319 --> 00:23:00.559
 in

00:23:00.559 --> 00:23:00.779
 his

00:23:00.779 --> 00:23:01.159
 kingdom

00:23:01.159 --> 00:23:02.339
 let

00:23:02.339 --> 00:23:02.419
 me

00:23:02.419 --> 00:23:02.599
 tell

00:23:02.599 --> 00:23:02.700
 you

00:23:02.700 --> 00:23:02.899
 about

00:23:02.899 --> 00:23:03.339
 children

00:23:03.339 --> 00:23:03.579
 in

00:23:03.579 --> 00:23:03.839
 Jesus

00:23:03.839 --> 00:23:04.559
 culture

00:23:04.559 --> 00:23:04.859
 and

00:23:04.859 --> 00:23:05.459
 then

00:23:05.459 --> 00:23:05.679
 we'll

00:23:05.679 --> 00:23:05.959
 read

00:23:05.959 --> 00:23:06.159
 what

00:23:06.159 --> 00:23:06.299
 he

00:23:06.299 --> 00:23:06.599
 says

00:23:06.599 --> 00:23:06.899
 one

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 more

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 time

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 see

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 in

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 Jesus

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 day

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 status

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 was

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 so

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 significant

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 in

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 his

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 culture

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 what

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 you

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 did

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 was

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 largely

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 defined

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 by

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 your

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 greatness

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 or

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 your

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 lack

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 thereof

00:23:19.240 --> 00:23:20.199
 greatness

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 impacted

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 where you

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 lived

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 it

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 impacted

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 what

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 you

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 wore

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 whom

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 you

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 ate

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 with

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 where

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 you

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 sat

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 in

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 church

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 the

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 great

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 people

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 got

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 all

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 these

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 front

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 pews

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 so

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 they

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 must

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 not

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 be

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 here

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 this

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 morning

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 but

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 I'm

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 sure

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 you'll

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 all

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 be

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 here

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 next

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 week

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 that

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 really

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 that's

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 what

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 it

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 was

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 everywhere

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 you

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 went

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 you

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 could

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 see

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 who

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 was

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 great

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 you

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 just

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 looked

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 where

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 were

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 they

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 sitting

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 who

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 were

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 they

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 with

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 how

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 were

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 they

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 dressed

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 and

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 you

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 knew

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 what

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 greatness

00:23:46.120 --> 00:23:46.580
 was

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 there

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 was

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 a

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 ranking

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 in

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 society

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 and

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 your

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 greatness

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 or lack

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 thereof

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 defined

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 you

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 in

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 many

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 ways

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 children

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 lacked

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 greatness

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 in

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 that

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 culture

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 it was

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 different

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 from

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 ours

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 where

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 in

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 little

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 children

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 here

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 they

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 were

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 the

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 lowest

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 worthless

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 insignificant

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 and

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 Jesus

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 turns

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 to

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 these

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 grown

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 men

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 who

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 are

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 arguing

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 about

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 who

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 is

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 the

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 greatest

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 among

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 them

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 and

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 Jesus

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 knowing

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 the

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 reasoning

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 of

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 their

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 hearts

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 verse

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 47

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 took

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 a

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 child

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 and

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 put

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 him

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 by

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 his

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 side

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 and

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 said

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 to

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 his

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 disciples

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 whoever

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 receives

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 this

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 child

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 in

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 my

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 name

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 receives

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 me

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 and

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 whoever

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 receives

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 me

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 receives

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 him

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 who

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 sent

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 me

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 for

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 he

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 who

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 is

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 least

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 among

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 you

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 all

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 is

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 the

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 one

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 who

00:24:39.600 --> 00:24:39.799
 is

00:24:39.799 --> 00:24:40.279
 great

00:24:40.279 --> 00:24:42.039
 Jesus

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 takes

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 the

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 lowest

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 and

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 elevates

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 it

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 to a

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 position

00:24:46.519 --> 00:24:46.759
 of

00:24:46.759 --> 00:24:47.160
 honor

00:24:47.160 --> 00:24:47.420
 at

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 his

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 side

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 right

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 here's

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 Jesus

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 standing

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 there

00:24:50.039 --> 00:24:50.180
 with

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 his

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 arm

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 around

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 this

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 young

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 boy

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 he's

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 done

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 this

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 before

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 with

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 women

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 with

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 the

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 poor

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 with

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 Gentiles

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 and

00:25:00.960 --> 00:25:01.200
 now

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 he

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 does

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 it

00:25:01.660 --> 00:25:01.780
 with

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 a

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 child

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 and

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 says

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 here's

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 what

00:25:04.240 --> 00:25:04.720
 greatness

00:25:04.720 --> 00:25:05.740
 would

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 look

00:25:05.960 --> 00:25:06.360
 like

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 a

00:25:07.120 --> 00:25:07.380
 great

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 person

00:25:07.780 --> 00:25:08.000
 would

00:25:08.000 --> 00:25:08.500
 welcome

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 this

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 child

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 now

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 remember

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 children

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 did

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 the

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 welcoming

00:25:13.660 --> 00:25:15.540
 they

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 were

00:25:15.700 --> 00:25:16.000
 never

00:25:16.000 --> 00:25:16.820
 welcomed

00:25:16.820 --> 00:25:17.500
 because

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 you only

00:25:17.840 --> 00:25:18.400
 welcomed

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 someone

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 who

00:25:19.140 --> 00:25:19.500
 ranked

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 above

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 you

00:25:20.320 --> 00:25:22.259
 children

00:25:22.259 --> 00:25:22.660
 didn't

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 rank

00:25:23.100 --> 00:25:23.400
 above

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 you

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 the

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 lesser

00:25:24.600 --> 00:25:25.380
 always

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 welcomed

00:25:25.960 --> 00:25:26.560
 the

00:25:26.560 --> 00:25:26.920
 greater

00:25:26.920 --> 00:25:28.080
 and

00:25:28.080 --> 00:25:28.340
 Jesus

00:25:28.340 --> 00:25:28.660
 said

00:25:28.660 --> 00:25:28.940
 the one

00:25:28.940 --> 00:25:29.140
 who would

00:25:29.140 --> 00:25:29.500
 be great

00:25:29.500 --> 00:25:29.680
 would

00:25:29.680 --> 00:25:30.039
 welcome

00:25:30.039 --> 00:25:30.539
 this

00:25:30.539 --> 00:25:31.380
 little

00:25:31.380 --> 00:25:31.839
 child

00:25:31.839 --> 00:25:32.920
 Jesus

00:25:32.920 --> 00:25:33.380
 is

00:25:33.380 --> 00:25:34.660
 redefining

00:25:34.660 --> 00:25:35.440
 greatness

00:25:35.440 --> 00:25:36.460
 he's

00:25:36.460 --> 00:25:36.660
 not

00:25:36.660 --> 00:25:36.960
 merely

00:25:36.960 --> 00:25:37.559
 elevating

00:25:37.559 --> 00:25:38.140
 children

00:25:38.140 --> 00:25:39.140
 the point

00:25:39.140 --> 00:25:39.519
 is not

00:25:39.519 --> 00:25:39.779
 just

00:25:39.779 --> 00:25:40.339
 children

00:25:40.339 --> 00:25:40.640
 are

00:25:40.640 --> 00:25:41.140
 wonderful

00:25:41.140 --> 00:25:42.400
 he's

00:25:42.400 --> 00:25:42.900
 elevating

00:25:42.900 --> 00:25:43.579
 humility

00:25:43.579 --> 00:25:44.000
 an

00:25:44.000 --> 00:25:44.380
 upside

00:25:44.380 --> 00:25:44.859
 down

00:25:44.859 --> 00:25:45.420
 topsy

00:25:45.420 --> 00:25:45.779
 turvy

00:25:45.779 --> 00:25:46.559
 concept

00:25:46.559 --> 00:25:47.059
 of

00:25:47.059 --> 00:25:47.539
 greatness

00:25:47.539 --> 00:25:48.819
 the

00:25:48.819 --> 00:25:49.099
 end of

00:25:49.099 --> 00:25:49.259
 verse

00:25:49.259 --> 00:25:49.740
 48

00:25:49.740 --> 00:25:50.000
 he

00:25:50.000 --> 00:25:50.240
 who

00:25:50.240 --> 00:25:50.440
 is

00:25:50.440 --> 00:25:51.000
 least

00:25:51.000 --> 00:25:51.619
 among

00:25:51.619 --> 00:25:51.880
 you

00:25:51.880 --> 00:25:52.259
 all

00:25:52.259 --> 00:25:52.819
 is

00:25:52.819 --> 00:25:52.980
 the

00:25:52.980 --> 00:25:53.359
 one

00:25:53.359 --> 00:25:54.160
 who

00:25:54.160 --> 00:25:54.339
 is

00:25:54.339 --> 00:25:54.839
 great

00:25:54.839 --> 00:25:55.579
 greatness

00:25:55.579 --> 00:25:55.960
 in

00:25:55.960 --> 00:25:56.259
 Jesus

00:25:56.259 --> 00:25:56.740
 kingdom

00:25:56.740 --> 00:25:57.059
 is

00:25:57.059 --> 00:25:57.480
 not

00:25:57.480 --> 00:25:57.960
 like

00:25:57.960 --> 00:25:58.579
 greatness

00:25:58.579 --> 00:25:59.059
 in

00:25:59.059 --> 00:25:59.720
 society

00:25:59.720 --> 00:26:00.419
 you

00:26:00.419 --> 00:26:00.659
 have

00:26:00.659 --> 00:26:00.799
 to

00:26:00.799 --> 00:26:01.000
 get

00:26:01.000 --> 00:26:01.460
 lower

00:26:01.460 --> 00:26:02.559
 not

00:26:02.559 --> 00:26:03.379
 higher

00:26:03.379 --> 00:26:05.519
 so how

00:26:05.519 --> 00:26:05.740
 do we

00:26:05.740 --> 00:26:06.000
 need to

00:26:06.000 --> 00:26:06.199
 think

00:26:06.199 --> 00:26:06.659
 differently

00:26:06.659 --> 00:26:07.059
 about

00:26:07.059 --> 00:26:08.059
 greatness

00:26:08.059 --> 00:26:09.319
 in

00:26:09.319 --> 00:26:09.599
 Jesus

00:26:09.599 --> 00:26:10.139
 kingdom

00:26:10.139 --> 00:26:10.879
 it's

00:26:10.879 --> 00:26:11.259
 not

00:26:11.259 --> 00:26:11.439
 who

00:26:11.439 --> 00:26:11.679
 has

00:26:11.679 --> 00:26:11.859
 the

00:26:11.859 --> 00:26:12.240
 title

00:26:12.240 --> 00:26:12.519
 the

00:26:12.519 --> 00:26:13.460
 position

00:26:13.460 --> 00:26:13.819
 the

00:26:13.819 --> 00:26:14.539
 influence

00:26:14.539 --> 00:26:14.779
 the

00:26:14.779 --> 00:26:15.399
 remarkable

00:26:15.399 --> 00:26:16.059
 gifts

00:26:16.059 --> 00:26:16.500
 that

00:26:16.500 --> 00:26:16.740
 can't

00:26:16.740 --> 00:26:16.839
 be

00:26:16.839 --> 00:26:16.980
 the

00:26:16.980 --> 00:26:17.259
 measure

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 of

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 greatness

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 for

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 us

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 anymore

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 can

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 it

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 that's

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 distinctly

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 what

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 Jesus

00:26:21.439 --> 00:26:21.839
 says

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 it's

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 not

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 I

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 grabbed

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 some

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 snapshots

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 of

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 kingdom

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 greatness

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 around

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 Southwood

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 that were

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 going to

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 be up

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 there

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 on that

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 screen

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 before we

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 had some

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 of our

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 technical

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 difficulties

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 this

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 morning

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 I

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 think

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 what

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 happened

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 is that

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 God

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 didn't

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 even

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 want

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 them

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 to

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 get

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 that

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 much

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 greatness

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 and

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 even

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 for

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 you

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 to

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 see

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 some

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 of

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 the

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 people

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 I'm

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 about

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 to

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 talk

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 about

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 so

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 now

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 you

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 just

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 have

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 to

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 imagine

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 as I

00:26:43.539 --> 00:26:43.960
 beautifully

00:26:43.960 --> 00:26:44.519
 describe

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 the

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 pictures

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 that are

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 not

00:26:45.500 --> 00:26:45.799
 there

00:26:45.799 --> 00:26:48.519
 kingdom

00:26:48.519 --> 00:26:48.920
 greatness

00:26:48.920 --> 00:26:49.400
 would be

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 teaching

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 little

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 toddlers

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 to

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 pat

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 the

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 Bible

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 in a

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 room

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 that no

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 one

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 else

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 sees

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 so

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 they

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 know

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 Jesus

00:26:56.360 --> 00:26:56.800
 loves

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 them

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 kingdom

00:26:59.300 --> 00:26:59.740
 greatness

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 would be

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 praying

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 in an

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 empty

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 prayer

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 room

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 at

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 Lincoln

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 Village

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 that

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 God

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 would

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 transform

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 a

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 neighborhood

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 or

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 the

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 widow

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 who

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 prays

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 at home

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 every

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 Sunday

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 during

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 the

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 sermon

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 that

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 we

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 would

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 hear

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 God

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 speak

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 and

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 when

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 you

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 come

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 to

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 church

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 needing

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 to hear

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 the

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 voice

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 of

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 God

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 I'd

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 say

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 Jesus

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 would

00:27:20.480 --> 00:27:20.940
 suggest

00:27:20.940 --> 00:27:21.180
 what

00:27:21.180 --> 00:27:21.519
 she's

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 doing

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 is

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 more

00:27:22.420 --> 00:27:22.779
 important

00:27:22.779 --> 00:27:22.960
 than

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 what

00:27:23.100 --> 00:27:23.279
 the

00:27:23.279 --> 00:27:23.600
 preacher

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 is

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 doing

00:27:24.180 --> 00:27:24.720
 towards

00:27:24.720 --> 00:27:24.960
 your

00:27:24.960 --> 00:27:25.400
 hearing

00:27:25.400 --> 00:27:25.880
 God's

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 voice

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 in

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 his

00:27:27.380 --> 00:27:27.779
 word

00:27:27.779 --> 00:27:30.039
 kingdom

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 greatness

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 would be

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 paying

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 hundreds

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 of dollars

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 and

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 two

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 weeks

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 of

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 work

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 for

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 the

00:27:36.160 --> 00:27:36.759
 privilege

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 of

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 going

00:27:37.400 --> 00:27:37.680
 to

00:27:37.680 --> 00:27:38.039
 Ica

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 Peru

00:27:38.560 --> 00:27:39.039
 where

00:27:39.039 --> 00:27:39.259
 no

00:27:39.259 --> 00:27:39.400
 one

00:27:39.400 --> 00:27:39.640
 else

00:27:39.640 --> 00:27:40.039
 goes

00:27:40.039 --> 00:27:40.360
 because

00:27:40.360 --> 00:27:40.720
 they

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 don't

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 matter

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 to

00:27:43.259 --> 00:27:43.480
 hug

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 an

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 orphaned

00:27:44.060 --> 00:27:44.360
 boy

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 until

00:27:44.700 --> 00:27:44.940
 he

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 feels

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 how

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 much

00:27:46.640 --> 00:27:46.900
 God

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 values

00:27:47.420 --> 00:27:47.680
 him

00:27:47.680 --> 00:27:50.019
 kingdom

00:27:50.019 --> 00:27:50.400
 greatness

00:27:50.400 --> 00:27:50.860
 would be

00:27:50.860 --> 00:27:51.200
 planning

00:27:51.200 --> 00:27:51.440
 your

00:27:51.440 --> 00:27:51.960
 business

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 or

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 planning

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 your

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 free

00:27:53.200 --> 00:27:53.700
 time

00:27:53.700 --> 00:27:54.660
 to

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 help

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 those

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 most

00:27:55.580 --> 00:27:55.840
 in

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 need

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 who

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 can't

00:27:57.080 --> 00:27:57.279
 help

00:27:57.279 --> 00:27:57.799
 themselves

00:27:57.799 --> 00:27:58.120
 and

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 can't

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 make

00:27:58.759 --> 00:27:58.920
 you

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 look

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 good

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中國

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 to

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 walk

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 up

00:28:35.220 --> 00:28:35.400
 behind

00:28:35.400 --> 00:28:35.799
 someone

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 and

00:28:35.960 --> 00:28:37.940
 may

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 make

00:28:38.340 --> 00:28:38.680
 some

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 one

00:28:38.960 --> 00:28:39.100
 way

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 or

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 a

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ちょ

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 and

00:28:42.840 --> 00:28:43.559
 maybe

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 it's

00:28:44.400 --> 00:28:48.700
 why one

00:28:48.700 --> 00:28:48.920
 of our

00:28:48.920 --> 00:28:49.160
 core

00:28:49.160 --> 00:28:49.700
 commitments

00:28:49.700 --> 00:28:50.200
 here at

00:28:50.200 --> 00:28:50.819
 Southwood

00:28:50.819 --> 00:28:51.000
 is

00:28:51.000 --> 00:28:51.440
 loving

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 the

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 least

00:28:52.559 --> 00:28:53.440
 the

00:28:53.440 --> 00:28:54.000
 lost

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 the littlest, the lonely, and the left out. It's because those are not often prized by our culture.

00:29:05.079 --> 00:29:14.059
 Jesus says that's what his kingdom should look like, is loving their, valuing them. It's an

00:29:14.059 --> 00:29:19.359
 upside down value system in our culture. It doesn't make sense. No one else promotes it,

00:29:19.359 --> 00:29:26.599
 but Jesus does. Are you surprised that Jesus has a different definition of greatness

00:29:26.599 --> 00:29:33.799
 from the one that our society would elevate as valuable or that we would naturally gravitate

00:29:33.799 --> 00:29:40.139
 towards? You're shocked that Jesus would contradict your natural sensibilities? By now we shouldn't be.

00:29:40.179 --> 00:29:46.119
 He's done this over and over. He says my kingdom is different. It's upside down in many ways from

00:29:46.119 --> 00:29:53.759
 what you expect and from what the world values. He redefines true greatness in his kingdom. And

00:29:53.759 --> 00:30:01.559
 the question for us is which system for greatness do we pursue? Which path to greatness are we on?

00:30:01.559 --> 00:30:07.679
 Are we seeking to follow? Jesus redefines true greatness.

00:30:07.680 --> 00:30:17.100
 But actually I don't believe that's Jesus' primary goal here to tell his disciples how to be great.

00:30:18.660 --> 00:30:24.060
 Just think back to the scene. Imagine what he's not doing. He's not saying, hey guys, I love this

00:30:24.060 --> 00:30:30.580
 argument you're having. Let me tell you how to win it. You need to go off and find some little kids and

00:30:30.580 --> 00:30:35.220
 do some things with them and then come back and you'll have the trump card to play on the other guys.

00:30:35.220 --> 00:30:40.120
 Hey, look what I've done for all these kids. I'm showing you how to win the argument so come back.

00:30:40.600 --> 00:30:45.880
 You think that's Jesus' primary point? Is that the goal of what he's saying to the disciples when he

00:30:45.880 --> 00:30:54.259
 brings the child over to him? That's not the primary point, is it? He is showing us how to live in his

00:30:54.259 --> 00:31:02.579
 kingdom. We shouldn't miss that. But that's not the first thing. He's not saying it primarily so you can be

00:31:02.579 --> 00:31:10.839
 great. Think of it that way. He's not saying these things primarily so you can be great, but so you can

00:31:10.839 --> 00:31:18.439
 recognize the greatness of Jesus. Even more importantly, even before you think about what it

00:31:18.439 --> 00:31:26.059
 means for me to be great, Jesus wants you to see his true greatness. Compared to the transfiguration,

00:31:26.059 --> 00:31:33.859
 Jesus is here in the lives of the people in this story and in our lives as an undercover boss.

00:31:34.720 --> 00:31:41.659
 His true greatness is disguised way beyond any TV show switch and an executive being an entry-level

00:31:41.659 --> 00:31:49.359
 employee. He's here not dazzling in all his shining glory that they've seen, but entering into the

00:31:49.359 --> 00:31:57.000
 painful and the normal. Just in this passage alone, what do we see referenced? The perfect creator

00:31:57.000 --> 00:32:07.259
 suffers some of the pains of his broken creation. The divine ruler of all, the one who's in charge of

00:32:07.259 --> 00:32:17.659
 everybody, will be delivered into the hands of men under the influence of men that he created and he should

00:32:17.660 --> 00:32:31.420
 rule over. The very Lord of life will die. You're going to miss his greatness in those moments. In those

00:32:31.420 --> 00:32:38.420
 moments, it's going to be really easy to miss his greatness. In those mundane or difficult moments in

00:32:38.420 --> 00:32:44.640
 our lives, it's so easy to miss his greatness, especially if we don't know what true greatness is.

00:32:44.640 --> 00:32:52.259
 And missing his greatness, y'all, would be much more devastating than not being great yourself.

00:32:53.180 --> 00:33:00.240
 That's what's on his heart. Missing his greatness would be so much worse than just not knowing how

00:33:00.240 --> 00:33:08.259
 to be great yourself. Jesus is teaching us what true greatness is primarily so that we will recognize

00:33:08.259 --> 00:33:18.500
 it in him. Jesus is calling his followers. Take your eyes off yourself and your own pursuit of greatness so you see

00:33:18.500 --> 00:33:28.379
 your great Savior. See in the one who leaves the glory of heaven to enter your brokenness and pain,

00:33:28.940 --> 00:33:38.160
 your great Savior. See in the one who kneels, washes feet,

00:33:38.259 --> 00:33:51.940
 suffers, and dies to welcome little children like you and me into his home. That's why he kneels. That's why he

00:33:51.940 --> 00:34:01.180
 stoops. That's why he bends. It's to welcome you home and see in him your great Savior. Let's pray.

00:34:01.180 --> 00:34:16.460
 Father, we thank you for our great Savior. We've seen him as glorious before. Father, write the truth of who he is,

00:34:16.920 --> 00:34:23.320
 the beauty and glory of his name on each of our hearts. We're so prone to be like the disciples.

00:34:23.320 --> 00:34:31.620
 We confess that to you this morning that we so easily focus on our own greatness.

00:34:32.580 --> 00:34:38.539
 We so easily miss the greatness of Jesus that is right there near us.

00:34:40.440 --> 00:34:46.240
 Thank you, Jesus, for entering into the pain of our lives.

00:34:46.239 --> 00:34:48.239
 Thank you, Jesus.

00:34:48.239 --> 00:34:50.119
 Even when we can't recognize you.

00:34:51.639 --> 00:34:54.139
 Even when we don't know how great you are.

00:34:55.679 --> 00:34:58.399
 Thank you for welcoming us home.

00:35:00.919 --> 00:35:05.179
 Would you be more beautiful in our eyes this week?

00:35:05.179 --> 00:35:14.480
 Would you be greater that we would not only see you as great, but that we would then begin to reflect

00:35:14.480 --> 00:35:23.199
 just a little bit of what true greatness looks like as we follow you downward and to serve the least.

00:35:24.799 --> 00:35:29.059
 Make our hearts willing and eager to meet you there.

00:35:30.199 --> 00:35:31.679
 We ask it in Jesus' name.

00:35:32.519 --> 00:35:32.799
 Amen.

00:35:35.179 --> 00:35:40.759
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