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 If you'd open up your Bibles to Matthew chapter 28, we are in what's called the Great Commission.

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 We've reached the end of our study of the book of Matthew.

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 We've been in Matthew for some time, and today we're going to wrap up this wonderful story,

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 this gospel, this testimony of Jesus, and we're going to hear him speak.

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 It's his final words.

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 So if you're there, this is the risen Jesus speaking to his 11 disciples, Matthew 28, 16 through 20.

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 Now the 11 disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.

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 And when they saw him, they worshipped him.

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 But some doubted.

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 And Jesus came and said to them, all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

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 Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit,

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 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.

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 And behold, I am with you always.

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 To the end of the age.

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 There's a report from 2015 of the United Nations global issues.

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 And if you looked at it, the global issues pertaining to human beings on the planet were the AIDS epidemic,

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 children being taken advantage of at risk, women being exploited, terrorists on the prowl,

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 and among other things, the UN, United Nations is saying we need to address these things.

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 These are great global causes that need attention.

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 And they are worthy causes.

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 We want to be helping AIDS victims.

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 We want to be helping children at risk.

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 We want to be helping women who are being exploited.

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 We want to be doing something about global terrorism.

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 But what we don't see on this is Jesus' words addressing the greatest issue this world faces.

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 And that's the issue of sin.

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 To go make disciples of the nations.

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 So as followers of Jesus, when we see this global need to address AIDS epidemic,

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 we step into it to do research and to help people and to tell them about Jesus to make disciples of AIDS victims.

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 And when we encounter children at risk in crisis, we need to think well about social implications

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 and what's going on structurally in cities and in homes and neighborhoods.

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 And we need to address these things well.

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 But we need to make disciples of children at risk.

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 Women who are being sexually exploited.

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 We need to put a stop to this.

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 We need to be a part of that.

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 But women who are being exploited, among other things, need a savior.

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 We need to be making disciples of women who are being sexually exploited

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 and the men sexually exploiting them.

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 We need to find solutions to the ideological problems undermining terrorism.

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 But we got to be making disciples out of terrorists.

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 Love your enemy.

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 These causes are great causes and we need to be a part of them.

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 But there's one big, great cause that Jesus calls all of his disciples to be fulfilling.

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 And we see it in Matthew chapter 28.

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 And it's the command, make disciples of all nations.

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 It's global in its scope.

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 My prayer for you all week long is that you would be motivated to engage more fully

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 in Christ's global task of making disciples.

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 His church has been entrusted with the responsibility to make disciples of the nations.

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 Now, I'm guessing when you hear stuff like this,

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 you start having a variety of things bubbling up in your hearts.

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 So, for example, you'd be like, one of your first responses would be like,

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 I'm supposed to be part of his global work of making disciples.

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 I am an absolute mess.

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 Why would he want to use me?

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 Does he know what he's getting into if he wants to use me in making disciples of the nations?

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 I don't really have anything to offer.

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 I'm a mess and a failure.

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 If you knew my life, why would he ever want to use me?

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 Has anybody in the room been there before?

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 Jesus has a word for you today.

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 He's a word of grace for you.

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 He specializes in turning failures into those who fulfill his great commission.

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 Maybe there's some of you in the room today who've come in and you hear this stuff and you're like,

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 one more thing to add to my to-do list.

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 I don't have time for this.

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 I agree, but I don't have time.

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 This morning, God has a word for you.

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 He wants you to get a big dose of his universal authority.

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 He has a claim on every human being on the planet, including you.

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 And so when you are confronted with his global cause,

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 you need to be asking yourself,

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 maybe I should make time for this,

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 given who he is.

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 And then there's some of us who've come into this room

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 and we hear about fulfilling the great commission

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 and you're like, okay, surely I'm going to have to share my faith, right?

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 That means evangelism.

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 That means witnessing.

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 I've got to talk to my neighbors, don't I?

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 Don't I?

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 And you start asking a set of questions.

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 They never come explicitly.

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 They're more like background music.

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 Well, one of them is I start sharing my faith with my neighbor

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 and one of them is if they don't like it,

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 then what am I going to do when I'm mowing my lawn

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 and I see this guy mowing the lawn?

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 What does that mean?

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 It's going to be weird.

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 One of them is if I get asked a question

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 that I don't know what to answer.

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 He stumps me.

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 She stumps me.

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 What do I do?

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 This is fear.

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 We're afraid.

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 And the Lord Jesus has a powerful promise for you this morning

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 that is designed to crowd out fear.

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 My prayer for you all week long

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 is that God by His Spirit would freshly motivate you

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 to step into the great commission.

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 He may speak a word of grace to you this morning.

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 He may speak a word of authority to you this morning.

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 He may speak a word of promise to encourage you this morning.

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 Whatever the case,

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 He wants you fulfilling His great task.

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 So here's how we're going to proceed.

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 We're just going to follow the text.

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 And so four moves.

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 First one is this.

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 We're going to get a dose of amazing grace.

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 Second is this.

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 We're going to see Jesus in His universal authority.

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 Third, the great task itself.

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 Make disciples.

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 And the fourth is a powerful promise.

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 So let's dive in.

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 His amazing grace.

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 Verses 16 and 17.

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 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee

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 to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.

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 And when they saw Him,

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 they worshipped Him.

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 But some doubted.

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 And you're like thinking,

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 well, I can see reunion there.

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 I see the reunion.

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 Remember that old Wendy's commercial

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 with that old lady?

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 Where's the beef?

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 Where's the grace?

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 Where's the grace here?

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 Well, let's start asking some questions.

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 When was the last time Matthew

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 had the camera of his pen on the disciples?

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 It was back in Matthew 26, 56.

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 Then all the disciples left Him

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 and fled in the Garden of Gethsemane.

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 So the last time we really encountered the disciples

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 is when they're on the run.

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 If it was a camera,

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 you would see their backs running from Jesus.

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 26, 69 through 75.

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 Peter bolts, but he kind of lingers.

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 And then he denies Jesus three times.

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 A servant girl says,

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 you also were with Jesus the Galilean.

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 Peter, I don't know what you mean.

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 Another servant girl,

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 this man was with Jesus of Nazareth.

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 And then Peter says,

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 with an oath,

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 I swear I do not know the man.

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 And then certainly you too are one of them

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 for your accent betrays you.

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 26, 75.

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 And then invoking a curse,

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 I swear may God throw me in hell.

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 I do not know the man.

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 And then a rooster crows three times.

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 The last time we see the disciples,

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 they're a mess.

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 A bunch of failures.

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 A bunch of guys who are denying

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 and deserting and disobeying their Lord.

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 Then immediately following the resurrection,

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 still inside of the tomb,

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 28, 7.

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 The angel tells the two Marys

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 that the risen Jesus,

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 he's calling a meeting in Galilee.

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 Go to Galilee.

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 He's going to meet you there.

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 And then in 28, 10,

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 after the risen Jesus physically appears

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 to the Marys,

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 he says,

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 go tell my brothers,

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 there's a little grace,

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 go tell my brothers

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 that I'm calling a meeting with them

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 in Galilee,

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 which is north of where they were,

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 Jerusalem.

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 Now let me ask you this question.

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 If you were on a team

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 and your leader,

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 in the moment of his or her greatest need,

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 and you desert that leader,

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 and then after the leader

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 goes through the hard times,

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 he comes back

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 and you get an email saying,

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 hey, I'm calling a meeting.

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 I want to meet with you.

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 What are you thinking?

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 This isn't going to be good.

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 What we see going on here

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 in Matthew

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 is that

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 Jesus is actually

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 purposely pursuing

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 his disciples

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 who disobeyed him,

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 deserted him,

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 and denied him,

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 and he's going to meet them

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 in Galilee.

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 If you just turn back

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 in your Bibles

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 to Matthew chapter 26,

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 verse 32,

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 Jesus knew

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 it was going to happen.

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 He tells them,

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 this is 31,

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 you will all fall away

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 because of me this night

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 for it is written,

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 I will strike the shepherd

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 and the sheep of the flock

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 will be scattered,

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 but after I'm raised up,

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 I'll go before you to Galilee.

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 Get it on your calendar.

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 I have a meeting

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 in Galilee planned

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 after my resurrection.

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 And now,

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 in 28,

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 he's like,

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 time for the meeting.

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 Why Galilee?

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 Why Galilee?

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 Well, the simple answer is,

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 this is where Jesus

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 began his ministry.

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 This is where Jesus

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 called these men

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 to follow him.

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 This is the original region

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 where he called them

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 to come after him.

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 And so now he's going back

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 to meet them

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 in Galilee,

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 and you know what he's going to do?

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 He's going to call them again.

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 He's going to call them

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 to follow him

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 once again.

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 Matthew doesn't record

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 this incident,

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 but in John chapter 21,

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 15 through 19,

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 Jesus is back in Galilee

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 post-resurrection,

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 and he has this interaction

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 with Simon Peter.

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 So this one-on-one meeting,

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 and we're given

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 a kind of front row seat to it.

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 Jesus says,

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 Simon, son of John,

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 do you love me more than these?

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 Do you love me more

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 than catching fish?

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 Simon Peter says,

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 yes, Lord,

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 you know that I love you.

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 Feed my lambs.

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 We've got a job change.

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 Simon, son of John,

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 do you love me?

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 Yes, Lord,

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 you know that I love you.

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 Tend my sheep.

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 You're not fishing anymore.

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 You're in the shepherding

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 business now.

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 Lord, Simon,

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 son of John,

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 do you love me?

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 Third time.

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 You think it corresponds

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 to anything?

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 Lord,

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 you know everything.

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 You know everything.

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 You know what I did,

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 Lord.

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 You know what I did.

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 And you know that

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 I love you still.

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 And then Jesus says,

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 feed my sheep.

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 Verse 19,

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 Jesus tells Peter

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 how he's going to die.

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 And then at the end,

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 two words.

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 Follow me.

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 In Galilee,

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 after his resurrection,

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 calling his rock

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 back to obey him

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 and live for him,

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 to follow him.

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 You know why he's back

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 in Galilee with his disciples?

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 Because he loves them.

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 He's called them.

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 He's got work for them to do.

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 And he's going to reinstate them.

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 Do you notice

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 where they meet in Galilee?

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 Verse 16,

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 on a mountain.

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 There's a lot of mountain action

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 in Matthew.

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 The last time we were

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 on a mountain in Galilee

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 with Jesus,

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 do you know what was happening?

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 He was being transfigured

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 in front of Peter,

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 James, and John.

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 The effect,

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 Peter went all stupid

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 and he starts talking

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 and blabbing

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 and building about tents

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 and then God the Father

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 interrupts and says,

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 this is my beloved son

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 with whom I'm well pleased.

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 Listen to him.

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 So on the mountain

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 in Galilee,

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 Jesus has revealed himself

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 in glory.

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 Do you think it's the same mountain

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 that Jesus called this meeting

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 in Galilee?

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 My bet is that it is.

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 But what we see happening here

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 in Matthew 28,

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 it's not a revelation

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 of the glorified Jesus,

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 but a revelation

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 of the risen Jesus.

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 And he's there

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 with a heart full of mercy

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 and grace.

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 in verse 17,

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 we see the effect.

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 They worshiped him.

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 These disciples

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 worshiped him.

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 It's a very similar effect

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 as 28, 9

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 where Mary,

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 the two Marys,

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 they worshiped Jesus

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 and in 28, 9,

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 did you notice

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 that they grabbed hold

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 of his feet?

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 Do you know why

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 they grabbed hold

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 of his feet?

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 Because they were lying

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 at his feet.

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 They were worshiping him.

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 The right response

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 when you encounter

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 the risen Christ

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 is to fall at his feet.

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 And in verse 17,

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 we see that,

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 but some doubted.

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 Some doubted.

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 Now, this is where

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 I want you to listen carefully.

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 If you're one of these people

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 in the room wondering,

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 could God ever use me?

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 You need to hear this.

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 Some doubted.

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 That word doubt

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 is the same word

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 that's used in

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 Matthew 14, 31

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 when Jesus,

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 when Peter's going out

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 on the water

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 to Jesus

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 and he falls in

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 and Jesus pulls him out

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 and he says,

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 oh you of little faith,

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 why did you doubt?

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 And the idea there is,

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 why did you hesitate?

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 Why didn't you come out

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 in full?

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 What was the caution?

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 What's the problem?

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 Now, what's going on

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 here in Galilee

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 with some of these disciples

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 who were doubting?

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 Well, they could have

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 had real legitimate questions

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 like,

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 is this the real Jesus?

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 I've never encountered

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 someone who's resurrected before.

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 Is it really him?

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 Kind of like Thomas

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 in John 20, 24 through 29

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 where, hey,

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 until I see it,

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 I'm not going to believe it.

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 But what would you be thinking

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 if the Jesus

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 you had just deserted

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 to his death

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 called a meeting with you?

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 What do you want to do with me?

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 What are you going to bring?

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 Why do you want to meet with me?

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 Some of you come in here

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 and say,

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 he can't use me.

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 I've blown it.

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 If you knew my life,

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 you'd know it.

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 I've deserted him in one sense.

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 I've denied him.

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 I've disobeyed him.

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 I think I maybe

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 even got disqualified.

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 You're really hard on yourself.

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 You think you've failed.

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 You think there's no chance

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 that God could ever use you

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 for anything.

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 You think.

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 But it turns out

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 that this little snapshot

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 is a snapshot

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 of the amazing grace

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 of the risen and reigning

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 Jesus Christ.

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 Before the risen Jesus

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 gives the great commission

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 to his disciples,

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 he gives them great grace.

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 The risen Christ

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 goes to his failed followers

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 and not only is he with them,

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 he calls them

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 to follow him again.

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 John 19.

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 Though they had given up

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 on him,

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 he had not given up

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 on them.

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 So when we go back

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 to Matthew chapter 10

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 and we see him calling

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 these apostles,

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 well, you know what

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 you've got to realize?

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 He called them

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 knowing full well

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 of what lay ahead of them.

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 He called them

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 knowing what would happen

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 in the mess of Matthew 26

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 and he called them

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 purposefully.

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 He knew he would

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 reinstate them in grace.

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 It's all part of his plan.

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 He purposefully

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 uses failures.

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 You want to know

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 what the prereq is

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 to being used

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 by the living God

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 for his global purposes?

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 The prereq is failure.

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 Pours out his grace

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 on people who fail him

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 in order to use him,

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 to tenderize them.

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 So Christian,

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 he's purposefully called you

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 knowing full well

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 when he did

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 what lay ahead of you

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 and what lay behind you.

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 And the basis

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 of his reinstatement

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 of his disciples

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 is his substitutionary death.

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 He forgave them

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 for what they did

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 based upon his cross work.

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 And so these men,

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 like you and me,

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 needed to be forgiven

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 on the basis of Christ's death

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 before sent to the nations.

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 So the good news here is

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 Jesus doesn't require

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 perfect disciples.

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 In fact,

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 he requires disciples

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 who know firsthand

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 his amazing,

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 restorative grace.

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 He accepts us

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 as we are

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 and changes us

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 by his grace

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 despite epic failure.

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 And so I hope you see here

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 not just a reunion

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 of Jesus and his disciples,

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 but a reinstating

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 of his disciples

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 by grace.

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 Grace.

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 Amazing grace.

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 How sweet the sound

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 that saved

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 and restored

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 a wretch like me.

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 So we move

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 from his amazing grace.

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 Now let's look

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 at his universal authority.

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 In verse 18,

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 all authority

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 in heaven and earth

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 has been given to me.

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 And if you've got

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 a red letter edition,

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 notice,

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 we go from

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 black ink narrative

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 describing what Jesus

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 is doing

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 to red ink dialogue.

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 This is Jesus speaking.

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 And he starts by saying,

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 all authority

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 in heaven and earth

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 has been given to me.

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 And what you need

00:21:42.480 --> 00:21:43.119
 to know about

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 Matthew chapter 8

00:21:44.220 --> 00:21:45.079
 in this section,

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 Matthew is doing

00:21:46.619 --> 00:21:48.240
 some tie-in work.

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 He is connecting

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 Matthew 28

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 with Matthew chapter 21

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 and here's how

00:21:54.000 --> 00:21:54.599
 he does it.

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 In Matthew chapter 1,

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 excuse me,

00:21:57.240 --> 00:21:57.960
 Matthew chapter 1,

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 there's this genealogy.

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 And in Matthew chapter 1's

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 genealogy,

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 two names pop out.

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 Abraham and David.

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 Abraham would be the one

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 through whom God

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 blesses the nations

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 through his offspring

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 and David is the great king.

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 And on his throne,

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 God said,

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 there's going to be one

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 who sits forever.

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 2 Samuel 7.

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 When we hear the word authority,

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 it carries the sense

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 of the right

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 to require obedience.

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 obedience.

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 Who has authority?

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 Kings have authority.

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 And so when Jesus says,

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 all authority in heaven

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 and earth

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 has been given to me,

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 he's saying,

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 I am the king.

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 And what Matthew's

00:22:52.240 --> 00:22:53.000
 helping us to connect

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 is he's the king

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 from David.

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 The king.

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 The long-anticipated one.

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 Like I said,

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 authority is the right

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 to require obedience.

00:23:04.559 --> 00:23:04.659
 Now,

00:23:04.799 --> 00:23:06.279
 I want you to notice

00:23:06.279 --> 00:23:08.720
 the scope

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 of the authority

00:23:10.019 --> 00:23:11.419
 of King Jesus.

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 All authority

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 in heaven

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 and on earth.

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 Do you know

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 what's left out?

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 Nothing.

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 Universal authority

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 in heavens

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 and on earth.

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 If you look

00:23:29.240 --> 00:23:30.700
 through the greatest

00:23:30.700 --> 00:23:31.299
 telescope

00:23:31.299 --> 00:23:33.039
 to see how far

00:23:33.039 --> 00:23:33.859
 out you can see,

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 he's got authority

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 there.

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 The spacecraft

00:23:38.660 --> 00:23:39.920
 that we sent out

00:23:39.920 --> 00:23:40.720
 to do research

00:23:40.720 --> 00:23:41.420
 wherever it goes,

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 he's got authority

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 there.

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 He's got authority

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 there,

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 and he's got authority

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 on every square inch

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 of this planet.

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 All authority.

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 And did you notice

00:23:53.039 --> 00:23:54.400
 that this is

00:23:54.400 --> 00:23:55.160
 an authority

00:23:55.160 --> 00:23:55.680
 that has been

00:23:55.680 --> 00:23:56.559
 given to him?

00:23:56.960 --> 00:23:57.860
 All authority

00:23:57.860 --> 00:23:58.580
 in heaven and earth

00:23:58.580 --> 00:23:59.500
 has been given to me.

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 And here is another thread

00:24:01.240 --> 00:24:02.019
 I'm going to pull on

00:24:02.019 --> 00:24:03.220
 from the gospel

00:24:03.220 --> 00:24:03.920
 of Matthew.

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 It's not the son

00:24:05.720 --> 00:24:06.460
 of David,

00:24:06.740 --> 00:24:07.620
 King David thread.

00:24:07.840 --> 00:24:08.960
 It is the son

00:24:08.960 --> 00:24:10.259
 of man thread.

00:24:12.340 --> 00:24:13.799
 All throughout Matthew,

00:24:14.259 --> 00:24:15.580
 Jesus loves

00:24:15.580 --> 00:24:16.660
 to reference himself

00:24:16.660 --> 00:24:18.059
 as the son of man.

00:24:18.380 --> 00:24:19.220
 In Matthew alone,

00:24:19.380 --> 00:24:19.840
 that title,

00:24:19.960 --> 00:24:20.319
 son of man,

00:24:20.319 --> 00:24:21.819
 is used 30 times.

00:24:24.159 --> 00:24:24.919
 Remember this one?

00:24:25.019 --> 00:24:25.480
 The son of man

00:24:25.480 --> 00:24:25.939
 did not come

00:24:25.939 --> 00:24:26.480
 to be served,

00:24:26.539 --> 00:24:27.039
 but to serve

00:24:27.039 --> 00:24:28.399
 and to give his life

00:24:28.399 --> 00:24:29.539
 as a ransom for many.

00:24:30.439 --> 00:24:31.980
 The son of man title

00:24:31.980 --> 00:24:33.339
 brings our attention

00:24:33.339 --> 00:24:34.279
 back to Daniel

00:24:34.279 --> 00:24:35.200
 chapter 7,

00:24:35.339 --> 00:24:36.899
 verses 13 through 14.

00:24:37.000 --> 00:24:37.799
 And here's what

00:24:37.799 --> 00:24:38.619
 I want you to hear.

00:24:38.939 --> 00:24:39.319
 It says,

00:24:39.480 --> 00:24:40.639
 one like a son of man

00:24:40.639 --> 00:24:41.539
 will come to the

00:24:41.539 --> 00:24:42.480
 ancient of days,

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 and to him

00:24:43.720 --> 00:24:44.759
 was given

00:24:44.759 --> 00:24:46.159
 dominion and glory

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 in a kingdom

00:24:46.779 --> 00:24:47.859
 of all peoples,

00:24:48.279 --> 00:24:48.700
 nations,

00:24:48.939 --> 00:24:49.519
 and languages

00:24:49.519 --> 00:24:50.460
 should serve him.

00:24:50.799 --> 00:24:51.599
 His dominion

00:24:51.599 --> 00:24:52.619
 is an everlasting

00:24:52.619 --> 00:24:53.279
 dominion,

00:24:53.359 --> 00:24:54.339
 which shall not

00:24:54.339 --> 00:24:55.039
 pass away,

00:24:55.139 --> 00:24:55.799
 and his kingdom

00:24:55.799 --> 00:24:56.799
 one that shall

00:24:56.799 --> 00:24:57.980
 not be destroyed.

00:24:58.180 --> 00:24:58.960
 So when Jesus

00:24:58.960 --> 00:24:59.339
 says,

00:24:59.720 --> 00:25:00.240
 all authority

00:25:00.240 --> 00:25:01.119
 in heaven and earth

00:25:01.119 --> 00:25:02.019
 has been given to me,

00:25:02.079 --> 00:25:02.740
 do you know what he's saying?

00:25:03.940 --> 00:25:05.259
 I'm the son of man,

00:25:05.359 --> 00:25:07.259
 and I've come,

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 and the ancient

00:25:08.319 --> 00:25:09.019
 of days

00:25:09.019 --> 00:25:10.119
 has given me

00:25:10.119 --> 00:25:11.039
 full authority

00:25:11.039 --> 00:25:11.879
 over everything.

00:25:14.359 --> 00:25:14.960
 Do you know

00:25:14.960 --> 00:25:15.859
 how Revelation 5

00:25:15.859 --> 00:25:16.579
 talks about it?

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 that the ancient

00:25:18.599 --> 00:25:18.939
 of days

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 is sitting on a throne

00:25:19.819 --> 00:25:20.220
 in heaven

00:25:20.220 --> 00:25:21.439
 surrounded by angels,

00:25:21.740 --> 00:25:22.599
 and he holds up

00:25:22.599 --> 00:25:23.559
 in his right hand

00:25:23.559 --> 00:25:24.159
 a scroll

00:25:24.159 --> 00:25:25.099
 with seven seals,

00:25:25.319 --> 00:25:26.419
 and John sees it,

00:25:26.460 --> 00:25:27.480
 and he starts crying out,

00:25:27.559 --> 00:25:28.379
 nobody can take up

00:25:28.379 --> 00:25:29.039
 the scroll,

00:25:29.399 --> 00:25:30.039
 nobody in heaven,

00:25:30.139 --> 00:25:30.699
 nobody in earth,

00:25:30.740 --> 00:25:31.619
 no one can take

00:25:31.619 --> 00:25:32.220
 that scroll,

00:25:32.439 --> 00:25:33.619
 and then before them,

00:25:33.679 --> 00:25:33.899
 do you know

00:25:33.899 --> 00:25:34.659
 who stands up?

00:25:36.019 --> 00:25:36.779
 A lamb

00:25:36.779 --> 00:25:37.839
 who had been slain,

00:25:38.159 --> 00:25:38.419
 living,

00:25:38.759 --> 00:25:39.559
 and that lamb

00:25:39.559 --> 00:25:40.639
 steps up

00:25:40.639 --> 00:25:41.439
 to the throne

00:25:41.440 --> 00:25:42.559
 and takes

00:25:42.559 --> 00:25:44.000
 the scroll

00:25:44.000 --> 00:25:45.460
 with his hand

00:25:45.460 --> 00:25:46.980
 because he alone

00:25:46.980 --> 00:25:47.799
 is worthy

00:25:47.799 --> 00:25:48.539
 to take up

00:25:48.539 --> 00:25:49.180
 the scroll.

00:25:49.519 --> 00:25:49.720
 Do you know

00:25:49.720 --> 00:25:50.500
 what the scroll is?

00:25:51.360 --> 00:25:51.940
 Authority

00:25:51.940 --> 00:25:53.240
 over all things.

00:25:53.840 --> 00:25:54.480
 God's plan

00:25:54.480 --> 00:25:55.019
 for the fullness

00:25:55.019 --> 00:25:55.840
 of time,

00:25:56.279 --> 00:25:56.940
 redemption,

00:25:57.279 --> 00:25:57.539
 judgment,

00:25:57.680 --> 00:25:58.299
 all together,

00:25:58.460 --> 00:25:59.420
 only the lamb

00:25:59.420 --> 00:26:00.340
 has the authority

00:26:00.340 --> 00:26:01.759
 to unbreak

00:26:01.759 --> 00:26:03.140
 the scrolls.

00:26:04.279 --> 00:26:05.160
 He's glorious

00:26:05.160 --> 00:26:08.039
 in his authority.

00:26:08.039 --> 00:26:08.180
 authority.

00:26:11.920 --> 00:26:12.879
 So if you've come

00:26:12.879 --> 00:26:13.539
 into this room

00:26:13.539 --> 00:26:14.220
 and you're wondering,

00:26:14.359 --> 00:26:15.019
 do I have time

00:26:15.019 --> 00:26:15.859
 for the great commission,

00:26:16.019 --> 00:26:16.220
 do you know

00:26:16.220 --> 00:26:16.980
 what Jesus says?

00:26:19.339 --> 00:26:20.119
 Make time

00:26:20.119 --> 00:26:24.079
 because all authority

00:26:24.079 --> 00:26:24.639
 is mine

00:26:24.639 --> 00:26:26.960
 and I need you,

00:26:27.079 --> 00:26:27.980
 I want you

00:26:27.980 --> 00:26:28.619
 to be part

00:26:28.619 --> 00:26:30.240
 of this great task.

00:26:32.379 --> 00:26:33.159
 If you've come

00:26:33.159 --> 00:26:33.639
 in here saying,

00:26:33.700 --> 00:26:33.980
 I'm not sure

00:26:33.980 --> 00:26:34.960
 if I got the time,

00:26:34.960 --> 00:26:38.340
 you've got to realize

00:26:38.340 --> 00:26:39.900
 that this one

00:26:39.900 --> 00:26:41.700
 making this claim

00:26:41.700 --> 00:26:43.180
 is saying

00:26:43.180 --> 00:26:44.519
 he's got a claim

00:26:44.519 --> 00:26:46.500
 on every human being

00:26:46.500 --> 00:26:47.440
 on the planet.

00:26:47.840 --> 00:26:48.819
 All authority

00:26:48.819 --> 00:26:49.600
 in heaven and earth

00:26:49.600 --> 00:26:50.440
 has been given to me.

00:26:50.819 --> 00:26:51.519
 All authority

00:26:51.519 --> 00:26:52.559
 to require obedience

00:26:52.559 --> 00:26:53.299
 of everyone

00:26:53.299 --> 00:26:54.019
 on the planet

00:26:54.019 --> 00:26:55.400
 is his

00:26:55.400 --> 00:26:56.120
 including

00:26:56.120 --> 00:26:57.980
 a claim on me

00:26:57.980 --> 00:26:59.539
 and a claim on you.

00:27:01.579 --> 00:27:02.100
 You know

00:27:02.100 --> 00:27:02.600
 in the playground

00:27:02.600 --> 00:27:03.740
 when two boys

00:27:03.740 --> 00:27:04.220
 are fighting

00:27:04.220 --> 00:27:05.420
 and one boy says,

00:27:05.740 --> 00:27:05.880
 you know,

00:27:05.920 --> 00:27:06.759
 you've got to do this

00:27:06.759 --> 00:27:07.640
 and the other boy says,

00:27:07.700 --> 00:27:08.480
 no, I'm not going to do it

00:27:08.480 --> 00:27:09.380
 and then the boy

00:27:09.380 --> 00:27:09.600
 who says,

00:27:09.660 --> 00:27:10.240
 I'm not going to do it

00:27:10.240 --> 00:27:10.400
 says,

00:27:10.579 --> 00:27:11.460
 well, who says?

00:27:11.579 --> 00:27:12.460
 Who says I've got

00:27:12.460 --> 00:27:13.140
 to do that?

00:27:15.200 --> 00:27:16.220
 It's a claim

00:27:16.220 --> 00:27:16.600
 of saying,

00:27:16.819 --> 00:27:17.740
 by what authority

00:27:17.740 --> 00:27:18.600
 are you requiring

00:27:18.600 --> 00:27:19.200
 this of me?

00:27:20.539 --> 00:27:21.360
 And so when Jesus says,

00:27:21.440 --> 00:27:22.160
 go make disciples

00:27:22.160 --> 00:27:22.720
 of the nations

00:27:22.720 --> 00:27:23.680
 and we find ourselves

00:27:23.680 --> 00:27:23.920
 saying,

00:27:24.000 --> 00:27:24.720
 well, who says?

00:27:25.360 --> 00:27:26.019
 Do you know who says?

00:27:27.799 --> 00:27:28.720
 The son of man.

00:27:30.160 --> 00:27:30.960
 The son of David.

00:27:31.900 --> 00:27:33.079
 The one who possesses

00:27:33.079 --> 00:27:33.639
 all authority

00:27:33.639 --> 00:27:34.359
 in heaven and earth.

00:27:37.779 --> 00:27:38.399
 So far,

00:27:38.480 --> 00:27:38.980
 what we've seen

00:27:38.980 --> 00:27:39.460
 is this.

00:27:40.659 --> 00:27:41.599
 Amazing grace

00:27:41.599 --> 00:27:43.220
 now coupled

00:27:43.220 --> 00:27:44.659
 with the universal authority

00:27:44.659 --> 00:27:45.740
 of the risen Jesus

00:27:45.740 --> 00:27:46.919
 and so standing

00:27:46.919 --> 00:27:47.939
 before us right here

00:27:47.939 --> 00:27:48.759
 is the king

00:27:48.759 --> 00:27:49.559
 of grace

00:27:49.559 --> 00:27:51.439
 and he is going

00:27:51.439 --> 00:27:52.819
 to now entrust us

00:27:52.819 --> 00:27:54.379
 with the greatest

00:27:54.379 --> 00:27:55.240
 task

00:27:55.240 --> 00:27:56.699
 you will ever

00:27:56.699 --> 00:27:57.599
 be given.

00:27:57.599 --> 00:28:01.299
 So let's look

00:28:01.299 --> 00:28:02.219
 at this great task

00:28:02.219 --> 00:28:03.000
 in chapter 20.

00:28:04.099 --> 00:28:04.959
 If we ask,

00:28:05.159 --> 00:28:05.939
 what is the task?

00:28:06.039 --> 00:28:06.740
 You can sum it up

00:28:06.740 --> 00:28:07.659
 in five words.

00:28:08.119 --> 00:28:09.240
 Make disciples

00:28:09.240 --> 00:28:11.259
 of all nations.

00:28:11.959 --> 00:28:13.679
 That's the great task.

00:28:14.699 --> 00:28:15.859
 And it controls

00:28:15.859 --> 00:28:17.179
 everything here.

00:28:18.279 --> 00:28:20.079
 It's the command

00:28:20.079 --> 00:28:21.919
 that commands everything.

00:28:21.920 --> 00:28:24.180
 We've got to ask

00:28:24.180 --> 00:28:24.640
 the question,

00:28:24.740 --> 00:28:25.660
 well, what is a disciple?

00:28:27.180 --> 00:28:28.039
 Well, essentially,

00:28:28.240 --> 00:28:28.840
 a disciple

00:28:28.840 --> 00:28:29.800
 is someone

00:28:29.800 --> 00:28:31.800
 who has experienced

00:28:31.800 --> 00:28:33.180
 the life-transforming

00:28:33.180 --> 00:28:34.400
 grace of Jesus

00:28:34.400 --> 00:28:36.060
 and is now

00:28:36.060 --> 00:28:36.940
 focused

00:28:36.940 --> 00:28:38.259
 on living for Jesus

00:28:38.259 --> 00:28:39.360
 in every area

00:28:39.360 --> 00:28:40.019
 of their life.

00:28:40.279 --> 00:28:41.420
 It's both.

00:28:41.600 --> 00:28:42.840
 One who's experienced

00:28:42.840 --> 00:28:43.580
 God's forgiveness

00:28:43.580 --> 00:28:44.220
 in Christ

00:28:44.220 --> 00:28:45.300
 and one who's

00:28:45.300 --> 00:28:45.820
 intentionally

00:28:45.820 --> 00:28:46.940
 living for Christ

00:28:46.940 --> 00:28:47.660
 in every area

00:28:47.660 --> 00:28:48.120
 of their life.

00:28:48.480 --> 00:28:49.200
 So if you have

00:28:49.200 --> 00:28:49.900
 someone who says,

00:28:50.259 --> 00:28:51.000
 okay, I've experienced

00:28:51.000 --> 00:28:51.619
 God's grace,

00:28:51.759 --> 00:28:52.480
 but it's not living

00:28:52.480 --> 00:28:52.980
 for Jesus,

00:28:53.180 --> 00:28:54.000
 they're not a disciple.

00:28:54.299 --> 00:28:54.799
 And if you have

00:28:54.799 --> 00:28:55.440
 someone who's saying,

00:28:55.539 --> 00:28:55.859
 well, I'm trying

00:28:55.859 --> 00:28:56.539
 to live for Jesus,

00:28:56.660 --> 00:28:57.079
 but they've never

00:28:57.079 --> 00:28:57.900
 experienced God's grace,

00:28:58.079 --> 00:28:59.160
 they're not a disciple either.

00:28:59.440 --> 00:29:00.700
 A disciple is someone

00:29:00.700 --> 00:29:01.700
 who's experienced

00:29:01.700 --> 00:29:02.720
 firsthand

00:29:02.720 --> 00:29:04.059
 the grace of God

00:29:04.059 --> 00:29:05.240
 and they are seeking

00:29:05.240 --> 00:29:06.900
 to live for Jesus

00:29:06.900 --> 00:29:08.319
 in every area

00:29:08.319 --> 00:29:08.960
 of their life.

00:29:09.039 --> 00:29:09.900
 That's a disciple.

00:29:11.880 --> 00:29:12.420
 And what makes

00:29:12.420 --> 00:29:13.359
 Christianity distinct

00:29:13.359 --> 00:29:14.579
 from all other religions

00:29:14.579 --> 00:29:15.160
 on the planet

00:29:15.160 --> 00:29:15.779
 is this.

00:29:16.279 --> 00:29:17.059
 Religion says,

00:29:17.640 --> 00:29:18.099
 I obey,

00:29:18.779 --> 00:29:19.140
 therefore,

00:29:19.559 --> 00:29:20.460
 I am accepted.

00:29:20.460 --> 00:29:22.340
 Where Christianity says,

00:29:22.840 --> 00:29:24.039
 I am accepted by Christ,

00:29:24.340 --> 00:29:24.640
 therefore,

00:29:24.880 --> 00:29:25.319
 I obey.

00:29:26.319 --> 00:29:27.079
 Religion says,

00:29:27.519 --> 00:29:28.500
 work so that you

00:29:28.500 --> 00:29:29.500
 can receive grace.

00:29:30.079 --> 00:29:30.799
 Christianity says,

00:29:31.319 --> 00:29:32.120
 receive grace

00:29:32.120 --> 00:29:33.240
 and put it to work.

00:29:35.940 --> 00:29:36.779
 Those who've been

00:29:36.779 --> 00:29:37.860
 graciously accepted

00:29:37.860 --> 00:29:38.660
 by Christ

00:29:38.660 --> 00:29:40.279
 intentionally

00:29:40.279 --> 00:29:42.440
 live for Christ.

00:29:42.819 --> 00:29:44.779
 And a mature disciple

00:29:44.779 --> 00:29:46.500
 makes disciples

00:29:46.500 --> 00:29:47.960
 of others.

00:29:50.380 --> 00:29:51.319
 Starting next week,

00:29:51.359 --> 00:29:51.839
 we're going to start

00:29:51.839 --> 00:29:52.519
 a series called

00:29:52.519 --> 00:29:54.420
 the 21st Century Disciple.

00:29:54.660 --> 00:29:55.539
 And what we're going to do

00:29:55.539 --> 00:29:56.740
 is we're going to tease

00:29:56.740 --> 00:29:57.619
 this out.

00:29:57.880 --> 00:29:59.339
 We're going to tease out

00:29:59.339 --> 00:30:00.299
 what it means

00:30:00.299 --> 00:30:01.039
 to be a follower

00:30:01.039 --> 00:30:01.539
 of Jesus

00:30:01.539 --> 00:30:02.839
 in this place

00:30:02.839 --> 00:30:03.880
 at this time.

00:30:06.759 --> 00:30:07.180
 So,

00:30:08.180 --> 00:30:09.940
 make disciples

00:30:09.940 --> 00:30:10.539
 of the nations.

00:30:10.660 --> 00:30:11.180
 You've got to feel

00:30:11.180 --> 00:30:12.140
 the weight of that

00:30:12.140 --> 00:30:13.039
 given by the

00:30:13.039 --> 00:30:14.400
 all-authoritative one.

00:30:14.400 --> 00:30:16.720
 Now we've got to

00:30:16.720 --> 00:30:17.380
 ask the question,

00:30:17.480 --> 00:30:18.200
 how do we do that?

00:30:18.519 --> 00:30:19.680
 How do we make disciples?

00:30:19.860 --> 00:30:20.940
 Well, there's three words

00:30:20.940 --> 00:30:22.380
 here that help us

00:30:22.380 --> 00:30:23.460
 understand how

00:30:23.460 --> 00:30:24.340
 to make disciples.

00:30:25.040 --> 00:30:25.880
 Matthew 28,

00:30:26.880 --> 00:30:28.120
 19,

00:30:29.460 --> 00:30:29.840
 go.

00:30:31.100 --> 00:30:31.960
 And then we see

00:30:31.960 --> 00:30:33.000
 baptizing.

00:30:33.180 --> 00:30:33.660
 And then we see

00:30:33.660 --> 00:30:34.040
 in 20,

00:30:34.300 --> 00:30:34.700
 teaching.

00:30:35.240 --> 00:30:36.380
 We make disciples

00:30:36.380 --> 00:30:37.220
 by going,

00:30:37.460 --> 00:30:38.040
 baptizing,

00:30:38.120 --> 00:30:38.580
 and teaching.

00:30:40.519 --> 00:30:41.820
 How do we make disciples?

00:30:42.080 --> 00:30:42.580
 Well, we go.

00:30:44.400 --> 00:30:45.100
 We move towards

00:30:45.100 --> 00:30:45.540
 other people.

00:30:47.040 --> 00:30:48.140
 We don't move away

00:30:48.140 --> 00:30:48.540
 from them.

00:30:50.000 --> 00:30:51.500
 We move towards them.

00:30:51.960 --> 00:30:53.000
 We move towards them

00:30:53.000 --> 00:30:54.500
 so that we can tell them

00:30:54.500 --> 00:30:56.300
 about the person

00:30:56.300 --> 00:30:57.259
 and work of Jesus

00:30:57.259 --> 00:30:59.640
 so that they would receive

00:30:59.640 --> 00:31:00.680
 God's blessing

00:31:00.680 --> 00:31:01.280
 of salvation.

00:31:06.280 --> 00:31:08.519
 We are all missionaries

00:31:08.519 --> 00:31:11.380
 sent by Jesus

00:31:11.380 --> 00:31:13.600
 to declare to the nations

00:31:13.600 --> 00:31:15.240
 the blessing

00:31:15.240 --> 00:31:16.180
 in His name.

00:31:18.520 --> 00:31:18.820
 Do you know

00:31:18.820 --> 00:31:19.560
 who the ultimate

00:31:19.560 --> 00:31:20.420
 missionary

00:31:20.420 --> 00:31:21.940
 of the Christian faith is?

00:31:23.080 --> 00:31:24.260
 Jesus Himself.

00:31:26.020 --> 00:31:26.980
 He came

00:31:26.980 --> 00:31:29.000
 in order to reconcile

00:31:29.000 --> 00:31:29.820
 us to God.

00:31:30.620 --> 00:31:31.920
 And now He sends us

00:31:31.920 --> 00:31:33.800
 that we would speak

00:31:33.800 --> 00:31:35.140
 the words of eternal life

00:31:35.140 --> 00:31:35.820
 to other people

00:31:35.820 --> 00:31:36.580
 that they would be

00:31:36.580 --> 00:31:37.560
 reconciled to God.

00:31:37.559 --> 00:31:40.960
 So we go.

00:31:41.960 --> 00:31:43.220
 I was recently sent

00:31:43.220 --> 00:31:44.639
 a video link

00:31:44.639 --> 00:31:46.159
 to SpaceX's

00:31:46.159 --> 00:31:47.039
 launching

00:31:47.039 --> 00:31:48.379
 of the Falcon Heavy.

00:31:49.619 --> 00:31:50.419
 Think of this

00:31:50.419 --> 00:31:51.599
 go as a launch.

00:31:52.240 --> 00:31:52.940
 Think of this

00:31:52.940 --> 00:31:55.139
 go as a booster rocket

00:31:55.139 --> 00:31:56.200
 that is fueled

00:31:56.200 --> 00:31:57.079
 by God's

00:31:57.079 --> 00:31:58.319
 redeeming grace

00:31:58.319 --> 00:31:59.279
 that delivers

00:31:59.279 --> 00:32:00.019
 the payload

00:32:00.019 --> 00:32:00.980
 of the gospel

00:32:00.980 --> 00:32:01.919
 to those

00:32:01.919 --> 00:32:03.159
 God has placed

00:32:03.159 --> 00:32:03.980
 in the orbit

00:32:03.980 --> 00:32:05.440
 of your life.

00:32:06.339 --> 00:32:06.879
 Go!

00:32:06.880 --> 00:32:07.000
 Go!

00:32:08.200 --> 00:32:09.220
 Go to them!

00:32:10.340 --> 00:32:11.460
 You've been redeemed.

00:32:11.640 --> 00:32:12.400
 You've experienced

00:32:12.400 --> 00:32:13.140
 God's grace.

00:32:13.300 --> 00:32:14.800
 Now go

00:32:14.800 --> 00:32:16.740
 and proclaim

00:32:16.740 --> 00:32:17.840
 Jesus to others.

00:32:20.280 --> 00:32:21.360
 Not only do we go,

00:32:21.440 --> 00:32:22.660
 we go baptizing.

00:32:24.320 --> 00:32:25.380
 Those who encounter

00:32:25.380 --> 00:32:26.260
 the risen Christ,

00:32:26.960 --> 00:32:27.640
 those who become

00:32:27.640 --> 00:32:28.760
 His disciples,

00:32:29.200 --> 00:32:31.000
 they go public

00:32:31.000 --> 00:32:32.100
 as His disciples.

00:32:32.220 --> 00:32:32.720
 We've got a group

00:32:32.720 --> 00:32:33.120
 of people

00:32:33.120 --> 00:32:34.240
 who are thinking

00:32:34.240 --> 00:32:36.700
 through being baptized

00:32:36.700 --> 00:32:38.160
 on March 11th

00:32:38.160 --> 00:32:38.680
 right now.

00:32:39.640 --> 00:32:40.840
 And on March 11th,

00:32:40.840 --> 00:32:41.500
 that evening,

00:32:41.580 --> 00:32:42.900
 when we're in the pool,

00:32:43.019 --> 00:32:43.759
 I'm going to ask

00:32:43.759 --> 00:32:45.620
 each baptism candidate

00:32:45.620 --> 00:32:46.519
 two questions.

00:32:47.220 --> 00:32:48.279
 First question is this.

00:32:48.600 --> 00:32:49.360
 Have you put your faith

00:32:49.360 --> 00:32:50.000
 in Christ alone

00:32:50.000 --> 00:32:50.580
 for the forgiveness

00:32:50.580 --> 00:32:51.240
 of your sins

00:32:51.240 --> 00:32:51.759
 and the promise

00:32:51.759 --> 00:32:52.440
 of eternal life?

00:32:52.700 --> 00:32:52.920
 Do you know

00:32:52.920 --> 00:32:53.539
 what I'm asking them?

00:32:54.220 --> 00:32:56.100
 Have you experienced

00:32:56.100 --> 00:32:57.519
 the transforming grace

00:32:57.519 --> 00:32:58.039
 of Jesus?

00:32:59.640 --> 00:33:00.279
 And I'm going to ask

00:33:00.279 --> 00:33:01.100
 them a second question.

00:33:01.980 --> 00:33:02.779
 Have you determined

00:33:02.779 --> 00:33:03.580
 to live for Christ

00:33:03.580 --> 00:33:04.720
 all the days of your life

00:33:04.720 --> 00:33:05.400
 no matter what?

00:33:05.579 --> 00:33:06.380
 Are you going to

00:33:06.380 --> 00:33:07.480
 intentionally live

00:33:07.480 --> 00:33:08.180
 for Jesus?

00:33:09.620 --> 00:33:10.339
 And when they say

00:33:10.339 --> 00:33:11.339
 yes and yes,

00:33:11.680 --> 00:33:12.559
 I have the privilege

00:33:12.559 --> 00:33:12.980
 of saying,

00:33:13.380 --> 00:33:14.480
 based upon your

00:33:14.480 --> 00:33:15.440
 profession of faith,

00:33:15.700 --> 00:33:16.700
 I baptize you

00:33:16.700 --> 00:33:17.819
 in the name singular

00:33:17.819 --> 00:33:19.160
 of God,

00:33:19.160 --> 00:33:21.220
 of the Father,

00:33:21.339 --> 00:33:21.759
 the Son,

00:33:21.799 --> 00:33:22.660
 and the Holy Spirit.

00:33:23.339 --> 00:33:24.460
 And then I put them

00:33:24.460 --> 00:33:25.360
 down in the water

00:33:25.360 --> 00:33:26.460
 and I say to them,

00:33:27.039 --> 00:33:27.880
 united with Christ

00:33:27.880 --> 00:33:28.539
 and His death.

00:33:28.900 --> 00:33:29.660
 And when they come up

00:33:29.660 --> 00:33:30.160
 out of the water

00:33:30.160 --> 00:33:30.980
 four minutes later,

00:33:31.180 --> 00:33:31.759
 I say,

00:33:32.180 --> 00:33:33.120
 raised with Christ

00:33:33.119 --> 00:33:34.279
 to newness of life,

00:33:35.079 --> 00:33:37.519
 they're going public

00:33:37.519 --> 00:33:38.699
 with their faith.

00:33:39.879 --> 00:33:40.659
 They're saying,

00:33:40.839 --> 00:33:41.659
 I'm identifying

00:33:41.659 --> 00:33:43.079
 with the triune God

00:33:43.079 --> 00:33:43.839
 of the Bible.

00:33:44.159 --> 00:33:45.179
 I've experienced

00:33:45.179 --> 00:33:45.739
 His grace

00:33:45.739 --> 00:33:46.839
 and I'm living for Him.

00:33:47.179 --> 00:33:48.579
 That's why I'm doing this.

00:33:48.919 --> 00:33:49.199
 And you know

00:33:49.199 --> 00:33:49.979
 what the effect is?

00:33:50.239 --> 00:33:50.979
 Here's the effect.

00:33:51.439 --> 00:33:52.619
 Anybody who sees

00:33:52.619 --> 00:33:53.739
 or hears about

00:33:53.739 --> 00:33:54.899
 a Christian's baptism,

00:33:55.199 --> 00:33:56.179
 if they're not a believer,

00:33:56.339 --> 00:33:56.699
 they say,

00:33:56.799 --> 00:33:57.619
 oh, oh, oh,

00:33:57.619 --> 00:33:58.479
 he's one of them now.

00:33:59.039 --> 00:33:59.939
 She's one of them now.

00:34:00.459 --> 00:34:01.439
 And for those of us

00:34:01.440 --> 00:34:02.680
 who are followers of Jesus

00:34:02.680 --> 00:34:03.860
 and when we see

00:34:03.860 --> 00:34:04.640
 someone baptized

00:34:04.640 --> 00:34:05.680
 and they profess

00:34:05.680 --> 00:34:06.559
 the good profession

00:34:06.559 --> 00:34:07.019
 in public,

00:34:07.400 --> 00:34:07.840
 we're starting to say,

00:34:07.900 --> 00:34:08.760
 oh, they're one of us now.

00:34:09.200 --> 00:34:09.960
 They're one of us.

00:34:10.280 --> 00:34:11.220
 And so God uses

00:34:11.220 --> 00:34:12.099
 this baptism

00:34:12.099 --> 00:34:14.599
 to set His people apart.

00:34:16.599 --> 00:34:18.220
 And He commands us

00:34:18.220 --> 00:34:20.980
 to baptize those

00:34:20.980 --> 00:34:21.740
 who respond

00:34:21.740 --> 00:34:23.200
 to the gospel proclamation.

00:34:24.920 --> 00:34:26.280
 Baptism is a disciple's

00:34:26.280 --> 00:34:27.360
 public announcement

00:34:27.360 --> 00:34:29.360
 that they have died to sin

00:34:29.360 --> 00:34:31.440
 and now live for the triune God.

00:34:33.300 --> 00:34:34.820
 But not only are we to go

00:34:34.820 --> 00:34:35.840
 and while we're going

00:34:35.840 --> 00:34:36.900
 proclaiming Christ

00:34:36.900 --> 00:34:38.400
 and baptizing,

00:34:38.500 --> 00:34:39.200
 this is all part of

00:34:39.200 --> 00:34:39.920
 making disciples,

00:34:40.340 --> 00:34:41.260
 we're teaching them.

00:34:42.320 --> 00:34:43.340
 We're teaching them.

00:34:43.920 --> 00:34:44.660
 Teaching them what?

00:34:45.280 --> 00:34:45.920
 Jesus says,

00:34:46.240 --> 00:34:47.300
 all that I commanded you.

00:34:48.240 --> 00:34:49.240
 You teach them

00:34:49.240 --> 00:34:50.620
 all that I taught you.

00:34:51.480 --> 00:34:52.740
 What you receive from me

00:34:52.740 --> 00:34:53.660
 entrust to them.

00:34:55.360 --> 00:34:56.579
 Take, give.

00:34:56.579 --> 00:34:59.679
 And so when Jesus says,

00:35:00.259 --> 00:35:01.920
 if anyone would come after me,

00:35:02.420 --> 00:35:03.519
 he must deny himself,

00:35:03.659 --> 00:35:04.340
 take up his cross

00:35:04.340 --> 00:35:05.119
 and follow Him,

00:35:05.519 --> 00:35:07.239
 we got to say that to people.

00:35:08.259 --> 00:35:09.599
 Before you become a Christian,

00:35:09.699 --> 00:35:10.059
 my friend,

00:35:11.000 --> 00:35:12.239
 before you become a Christian,

00:35:13.079 --> 00:35:13.779
 are you willing

00:35:13.779 --> 00:35:14.759
 to deny yourself,

00:35:14.940 --> 00:35:15.659
 take up your cross

00:35:15.659 --> 00:35:16.420
 and follow Jesus

00:35:16.420 --> 00:35:17.079
 all your days?

00:35:19.880 --> 00:35:20.940
 We don't advocate

00:35:20.940 --> 00:35:22.639
 an easy believism here.

00:35:23.819 --> 00:35:24.699
 To become a Christian

00:35:24.699 --> 00:35:26.299
 is to follow Jesus

00:35:26.299 --> 00:35:28.919
 and it changes everything.

00:35:32.159 --> 00:35:33.519
 We also teach things like,

00:35:33.839 --> 00:35:34.699
 hey, love God

00:35:34.699 --> 00:35:35.759
 with all that you got.

00:35:35.859 --> 00:35:36.559
 Matthew 22.

00:35:37.679 --> 00:35:38.399
 You love God

00:35:38.399 --> 00:35:39.039
 with all your heart,

00:35:39.119 --> 00:35:39.719
 mind, and strength.

00:35:39.960 --> 00:35:40.719
 Don't love yourself

00:35:40.719 --> 00:35:41.379
 with all your heart,

00:35:41.460 --> 00:35:41.980
 mind, and strength.

00:35:42.239 --> 00:35:43.039
 Don't love money

00:35:43.039 --> 00:35:43.619
 with all your heart,

00:35:43.719 --> 00:35:44.199
 mind, and strength.

00:35:44.539 --> 00:35:45.279
 Love God

00:35:45.279 --> 00:35:45.960
 with all your heart,

00:35:46.139 --> 00:35:46.960
 soul, mind, and strength.

00:35:47.819 --> 00:35:48.559
 And so what that means

00:35:48.559 --> 00:35:49.039
 is this.

00:35:49.859 --> 00:35:50.779
 When we call people

00:35:50.779 --> 00:35:51.539
 to follow Jesus

00:35:51.539 --> 00:35:52.299
 and they need to deny

00:35:52.299 --> 00:35:53.339
 themselves to follow Him,

00:35:53.340 --> 00:35:54.980
 they got to give up

00:35:54.980 --> 00:35:56.079
 the greedy gathering

00:35:56.079 --> 00:35:56.660
 of money.

00:35:57.660 --> 00:35:58.680
 And for the glory

00:35:58.680 --> 00:35:59.300
 of Jesus,

00:35:59.920 --> 00:36:01.360
 they generously

00:36:01.360 --> 00:36:03.000
 give money away

00:36:03.000 --> 00:36:04.160
 for the cause

00:36:04.160 --> 00:36:05.100
 of Christ.

00:36:06.100 --> 00:36:07.000
 And we need Him.

00:36:08.700 --> 00:36:09.660
 Matthew 22,

00:36:09.900 --> 00:36:10.600
 Jesus goes on,

00:36:10.640 --> 00:36:10.860
 He says,

00:36:11.300 --> 00:36:11.660
 teach,

00:36:11.880 --> 00:36:13.039
 we need to teach

00:36:13.039 --> 00:36:15.840
 to love our neighbors

00:36:15.840 --> 00:36:17.000
 as ourselves.

00:36:17.000 --> 00:36:21.780
 So what we do

00:36:21.780 --> 00:36:23.539
 is we teach disciples

00:36:23.539 --> 00:36:24.059
 of Jesus

00:36:24.059 --> 00:36:25.380
 to love those

00:36:25.380 --> 00:36:26.300
 who look like you

00:36:26.300 --> 00:36:27.280
 and love those

00:36:27.280 --> 00:36:28.539
 who don't look like you.

00:36:29.360 --> 00:36:30.360
 To love those

00:36:30.360 --> 00:36:31.199
 who like you

00:36:31.199 --> 00:36:32.119
 and love those

00:36:32.119 --> 00:36:33.260
 who don't like you.

00:36:35.219 --> 00:36:36.019
 Because that's what

00:36:36.019 --> 00:36:36.900
 Jesus taught us.

00:36:38.219 --> 00:36:39.059
 But if I can just say

00:36:39.059 --> 00:36:39.760
 one thing here,

00:36:40.380 --> 00:36:41.639
 and if I can just be true

00:36:41.639 --> 00:36:42.739
 to Jesus' words,

00:36:43.159 --> 00:36:43.780
 notice He says,

00:36:44.139 --> 00:36:44.679
 teaching them

00:36:44.679 --> 00:36:45.539
 to observe

00:36:45.539 --> 00:36:46.759
 all that I have

00:36:46.759 --> 00:36:47.399
 commanded you.

00:36:49.000 --> 00:36:50.199
 Disciples are made

00:36:50.199 --> 00:36:51.319
 by teaching them

00:36:51.319 --> 00:36:52.239
 to obey

00:36:52.239 --> 00:36:53.819
 what Jesus commanded.

00:36:54.599 --> 00:36:55.319
 So not only

00:36:55.319 --> 00:36:56.159
 do we tell them,

00:36:56.599 --> 00:36:56.739
 hey,

00:36:56.879 --> 00:36:58.299
 if you want to follow Jesus,

00:36:58.379 --> 00:36:59.059
 you've got to deny Him

00:36:59.059 --> 00:36:59.500
 to yourself.

00:36:59.819 --> 00:37:00.199
 We say,

00:37:00.279 --> 00:37:01.440
 you've got to obey that.

00:37:03.259 --> 00:37:04.419
 We don't just tell them,

00:37:04.559 --> 00:37:05.219
 love God with everything

00:37:05.219 --> 00:37:05.559
 you've got.

00:37:05.599 --> 00:37:05.799
 It's like,

00:37:05.919 --> 00:37:06.599
 you've got to.

00:37:07.719 --> 00:37:08.799
 Not just love your neighbor.

00:37:08.879 --> 00:37:09.079
 It's like,

00:37:09.239 --> 00:37:10.000
 you really do

00:37:10.000 --> 00:37:10.819
 need to obey Jesus

00:37:10.819 --> 00:37:11.139
 in that.

00:37:11.139 --> 00:37:15.259
 We teach His disciples

00:37:15.259 --> 00:37:16.079
 to obey

00:37:16.079 --> 00:37:17.019
 all that He commanded.

00:37:17.379 --> 00:37:18.099
 The goal

00:37:18.099 --> 00:37:19.440
 of Christian teaching

00:37:19.440 --> 00:37:20.519
 isn't just

00:37:20.519 --> 00:37:22.019
 getting as much truth

00:37:22.019 --> 00:37:22.980
 into the warehouse

00:37:22.980 --> 00:37:24.159
 of a person's brain

00:37:24.159 --> 00:37:25.480
 and just let it sit there.

00:37:26.039 --> 00:37:27.059
 That's not the goal.

00:37:28.319 --> 00:37:29.179
 Don't think about

00:37:29.179 --> 00:37:29.739
 your brain

00:37:29.739 --> 00:37:30.299
 as a warehouse.

00:37:30.779 --> 00:37:31.619
 Think about it

00:37:31.619 --> 00:37:33.039
 as a distribution center

00:37:33.039 --> 00:37:33.799
 of grace.

00:37:34.379 --> 00:37:35.000
 The goal

00:37:35.000 --> 00:37:36.039
 of truth,

00:37:36.159 --> 00:37:36.579
 the goal

00:37:36.579 --> 00:37:37.359
 of Christian teaching

00:37:37.359 --> 00:37:37.900
 is to get

00:37:37.900 --> 00:37:38.739
 biblical truth

00:37:38.739 --> 00:37:41.139
 into the distribution center

00:37:41.139 --> 00:37:42.039
 of your mind

00:37:42.039 --> 00:37:43.139
 and order it

00:37:43.139 --> 00:37:44.219
 for it to be distributed

00:37:44.219 --> 00:37:45.339
 in every area

00:37:45.339 --> 00:37:45.819
 of your life

00:37:45.819 --> 00:37:46.699
 through obedience.

00:37:47.219 --> 00:37:48.139
 Jesus wants

00:37:48.139 --> 00:37:48.979
 all of His commands

00:37:48.979 --> 00:37:50.259
 functioning fully

00:37:50.259 --> 00:37:50.799
 in the life

00:37:50.799 --> 00:37:51.679
 of a mature Christian

00:37:51.679 --> 00:37:52.919
 for your good.

00:37:59.259 --> 00:38:00.899
 So we make disciples

00:38:00.899 --> 00:38:03.939
 by calling them

00:38:03.939 --> 00:38:04.539
 to Jesus,

00:38:05.479 --> 00:38:06.799
 by going to them,

00:38:07.199 --> 00:38:08.019
 baptizing them,

00:38:08.019 --> 00:38:08.960
 and teaching them

00:38:08.960 --> 00:38:09.920
 and notice

00:38:09.920 --> 00:38:11.840
 who Jesus calls us

00:38:11.840 --> 00:38:12.460
 to go to.

00:38:13.820 --> 00:38:14.719
 Who do we make

00:38:14.719 --> 00:38:15.519
 disciples of?

00:38:16.300 --> 00:38:17.460
 We make disciples

00:38:17.460 --> 00:38:19.340
 of all nations.

00:38:21.699 --> 00:38:22.679
 The Son of Man

00:38:22.679 --> 00:38:23.219
 who's been given

00:38:23.219 --> 00:38:24.460
 authority over

00:38:24.460 --> 00:38:26.639
 all in heaven

00:38:26.639 --> 00:38:27.219
 and earth,

00:38:28.320 --> 00:38:29.500
 He makes a universal

00:38:29.500 --> 00:38:30.880
 claim on the nations.

00:38:32.000 --> 00:38:33.739
 All people everywhere,

00:38:34.679 --> 00:38:35.980
 Jew and Gentile,

00:38:36.119 --> 00:38:37.219
 black and white,

00:38:37.219 --> 00:38:38.459
 male and female,

00:38:38.859 --> 00:38:39.939
 old and young,

00:38:40.159 --> 00:38:41.199
 all over,

00:38:41.519 --> 00:38:42.619
 He has claim

00:38:42.619 --> 00:38:43.239
 on them

00:38:43.239 --> 00:38:43.980
 because He's

00:38:43.980 --> 00:38:45.439
 universal authority

00:38:45.439 --> 00:38:46.179
 over them.

00:38:48.500 --> 00:38:50.339
 Every image bearer

00:38:50.339 --> 00:38:51.259
 in this city

00:38:51.259 --> 00:38:52.839
 and around the world

00:38:52.839 --> 00:38:54.459
 needs to hear

00:38:54.459 --> 00:38:55.639
 of the person

00:38:55.639 --> 00:38:56.859
 and work of Jesus

00:38:56.859 --> 00:38:58.879
 to be reconciled

00:38:58.879 --> 00:38:59.219
 to Him.

00:39:00.699 --> 00:39:01.519
 There's another

00:39:01.519 --> 00:39:02.759
 Matthew 1 tie-in here.

00:39:03.539 --> 00:39:04.679
 Remember that genealogy

00:39:04.679 --> 00:39:05.519
 spoke of David

00:39:05.519 --> 00:39:06.519
 and Abraham.

00:39:07.519 --> 00:39:09.259
 Genesis chapter 12

00:39:09.259 --> 00:39:10.119
 verse 3 says,

00:39:10.380 --> 00:39:10.960
 Through an offspring

00:39:10.960 --> 00:39:11.719
 of Abraham,

00:39:11.960 --> 00:39:12.739
 all the families

00:39:12.739 --> 00:39:13.400
 of the world

00:39:13.400 --> 00:39:14.340
 would be blessed.

00:39:14.460 --> 00:39:15.320
 All the nations

00:39:15.320 --> 00:39:16.019
 of the world.

00:39:16.880 --> 00:39:17.860
 What Matthew

00:39:17.860 --> 00:39:18.420
 is helping us

00:39:18.420 --> 00:39:18.960
 see here

00:39:18.960 --> 00:39:20.059
 is that Jesus

00:39:20.059 --> 00:39:21.420
 is the offspring

00:39:21.420 --> 00:39:22.759
 of Abraham

00:39:22.759 --> 00:39:23.960
 through whom

00:39:23.960 --> 00:39:25.539
 all blessings

00:39:25.539 --> 00:39:26.699
 of God's salvation

00:39:26.699 --> 00:39:27.699
 are distributed

00:39:27.699 --> 00:39:28.619
 to the world.

00:39:28.619 --> 00:39:35.420
 Jesus came

00:39:35.420 --> 00:39:36.339
 with blessing

00:39:36.339 --> 00:39:37.119
 on His lips.

00:39:38.980 --> 00:39:40.339
 Remember Matthew 5,

00:39:40.420 --> 00:39:41.039
 3 through 10?

00:39:42.659 --> 00:39:43.739
 Those who respond

00:39:43.739 --> 00:39:44.319
 to Jesus

00:39:44.319 --> 00:39:45.519
 in repentance

00:39:45.519 --> 00:39:46.039
 and faith,

00:39:46.440 --> 00:39:47.199
 blessed are the poor

00:39:47.199 --> 00:39:47.659
 in spirit

00:39:47.659 --> 00:39:48.359
 for theirs is the

00:39:48.359 --> 00:39:49.000
 kingdom of heaven.

00:39:49.139 --> 00:39:50.679
 Blessed are those

00:39:50.679 --> 00:39:51.199
 who mourn

00:39:51.199 --> 00:39:52.239
 for they shall be comforted.

00:39:52.400 --> 00:39:53.239
 Blessed are the meek

00:39:53.239 --> 00:39:54.039
 for they shall inherit

00:39:54.039 --> 00:39:54.460
 the earth.

00:39:54.980 --> 00:39:55.699
 Blessed are those

00:39:55.699 --> 00:39:56.480
 who hunger and thirst

00:39:56.480 --> 00:39:57.059
 for righteousness

00:39:57.059 --> 00:39:58.420
 for they shall be satisfied.

00:39:59.099 --> 00:40:00.279
 Blessed are the merciful

00:40:00.279 --> 00:40:01.639
 for they shall receive mercy.

00:40:02.259 --> 00:40:03.320
 Blessed are the pure

00:40:03.320 --> 00:40:03.699
 in heart

00:40:03.699 --> 00:40:04.799
 for they shall see God.

00:40:05.320 --> 00:40:06.500
 Blessed are the peacemakers

00:40:06.500 --> 00:40:07.320
 for they shall be

00:40:07.320 --> 00:40:08.480
 called sons of God.

00:40:08.960 --> 00:40:09.880
 Blessed are those

00:40:09.880 --> 00:40:10.599
 who are persecuted

00:40:10.599 --> 00:40:11.699
 for righteousness sake

00:40:11.699 --> 00:40:12.500
 for theirs is the

00:40:12.500 --> 00:40:13.199
 kingdom of heaven.

00:40:13.739 --> 00:40:14.699
 Blessing, blessing,

00:40:14.940 --> 00:40:15.840
 blessing, blessing,

00:40:16.039 --> 00:40:16.400
 blessing.

00:40:17.320 --> 00:40:18.559
 Through Jesus,

00:40:18.699 --> 00:40:20.079
 the offspring of Abraham,

00:40:20.519 --> 00:40:21.420
 all the nations

00:40:21.420 --> 00:40:21.960
 of the world

00:40:21.960 --> 00:40:22.579
 will be blessed.

00:40:22.900 --> 00:40:23.559
 Here's what this means

00:40:23.559 --> 00:40:24.039
 for us.

00:40:25.039 --> 00:40:26.840
 God wants blessing

00:40:26.840 --> 00:40:27.760
 to fall upon

00:40:27.760 --> 00:40:28.720
 the residents

00:40:28.720 --> 00:40:29.720
 of Allendale.

00:40:30.059 --> 00:40:31.260
 He wants them

00:40:31.260 --> 00:40:31.960
 to experience

00:40:31.960 --> 00:40:34.300
 his new kingdom blessing.

00:40:34.900 --> 00:40:35.660
 In order for them

00:40:35.660 --> 00:40:36.720
 to experience that,

00:40:36.980 --> 00:40:38.320
 they need someone

00:40:38.320 --> 00:40:39.140
 telling them

00:40:39.140 --> 00:40:40.059
 about Jesus.

00:40:40.840 --> 00:40:41.660
 Harbor Park,

00:40:42.019 --> 00:40:43.000
 God wants them

00:40:43.000 --> 00:40:43.640
 to experience

00:40:43.640 --> 00:40:44.660
 the blessing in Christ,

00:40:44.940 --> 00:40:45.740
 but in order for them

00:40:45.740 --> 00:40:46.500
 to experience that,

00:40:46.760 --> 00:40:48.340
 they must have someone

00:40:48.340 --> 00:40:49.700
 tell them about Jesus.

00:40:50.360 --> 00:40:51.480
 Frank Neighborhood,

00:40:51.920 --> 00:40:52.340
 Wilson,

00:40:52.920 --> 00:40:53.860
 Lincoln Park,

00:40:54.320 --> 00:40:55.220
 Forest Park,

00:40:55.219 --> 00:40:56.239
 Whitecaps,

00:40:56.419 --> 00:40:57.399
 Horizons,

00:40:57.500 --> 00:40:58.480
 you name it.

00:40:59.319 --> 00:41:01.000
 God wants blessing

00:41:01.000 --> 00:41:02.779
 to fall upon people

00:41:02.779 --> 00:41:03.859
 in our city.

00:41:04.219 --> 00:41:05.179
 And the only way

00:41:05.179 --> 00:41:06.079
 that's going to happen

00:41:06.079 --> 00:41:07.599
 is if they respond

00:41:07.599 --> 00:41:08.139
 in repentance

00:41:08.139 --> 00:41:09.379
 and faith to Jesus.

00:41:09.599 --> 00:41:10.619
 And for that to happen,

00:41:10.699 --> 00:41:11.439
 they need someone

00:41:11.439 --> 00:41:12.179
 to tell him,

00:41:13.179 --> 00:41:15.319
 to proclaim to them

00:41:15.319 --> 00:41:17.299
 the person and work

00:41:17.299 --> 00:41:17.739
 of Jesus.

00:41:20.319 --> 00:41:22.339
 He wants blessing

00:41:22.340 --> 00:41:24.039
 to the nations

00:41:24.039 --> 00:41:25.640
 and he's ordained it

00:41:25.640 --> 00:41:26.860
 in this one

00:41:26.860 --> 00:41:27.700
 who has authority

00:41:27.700 --> 00:41:28.680
 over the nations

00:41:28.680 --> 00:41:29.900
 so that blessing

00:41:29.900 --> 00:41:30.840
 will fall upon

00:41:30.840 --> 00:41:31.940
 the earth forever.

00:41:36.620 --> 00:41:38.059
 If you're a Christian here,

00:41:39.440 --> 00:41:40.880
 you need to feel

00:41:40.880 --> 00:41:42.460
 the weight and goodness

00:41:42.460 --> 00:41:42.960
 of this.

00:41:43.380 --> 00:41:44.579
 You have been commissioned

00:41:44.579 --> 00:41:47.780
 by the king himself

00:41:47.780 --> 00:41:50.840
 to take up

00:41:50.840 --> 00:41:51.940
 this great cause

00:41:51.940 --> 00:41:53.080
 of making disciples

00:41:53.080 --> 00:41:55.420
 so that all the nations

00:41:55.420 --> 00:41:56.060
 of the world

00:41:56.060 --> 00:41:57.140
 would be blessed in him.

00:41:57.640 --> 00:41:58.680
 Think about your neighbor

00:41:58.680 --> 00:41:59.360
 on your right

00:41:59.360 --> 00:41:59.980
 and your left

00:41:59.980 --> 00:42:00.860
 of where you live.

00:42:01.300 --> 00:42:02.560
 God wants blessing

00:42:02.560 --> 00:42:03.960
 in Christ on them.

00:42:06.120 --> 00:42:07.060
 And he's called you

00:42:07.060 --> 00:42:07.760
 to bring it to him.

00:42:08.720 --> 00:42:10.200
 At least offer it to him.

00:42:13.560 --> 00:42:14.860
 Christ's amazing grace

00:42:14.860 --> 00:42:15.620
 coupled with his

00:42:15.620 --> 00:42:16.780
 universal authority

00:42:16.780 --> 00:42:18.000
 compels us

00:42:18.000 --> 00:42:18.660
 to take up

00:42:18.660 --> 00:42:19.620
 this great task

00:42:19.620 --> 00:42:20.540
 of making disciples

00:42:20.540 --> 00:42:21.120
 of the nations.

00:42:22.320 --> 00:42:23.560
 And this great task

00:42:23.560 --> 00:42:24.900
 is bigger than any of us

00:42:24.900 --> 00:42:27.400
 and it's going to be challenged.

00:42:28.980 --> 00:42:29.940
 So Jesus ends

00:42:29.940 --> 00:42:30.640
 with a promise.

00:42:32.280 --> 00:42:33.560
 A powerful promise.

00:42:33.700 --> 00:42:34.220
 And behold,

00:42:34.780 --> 00:42:36.260
 I'm with you always.

00:42:38.340 --> 00:42:39.519
 The promise Jesus

00:42:39.519 --> 00:42:40.240
 makes here

00:42:40.240 --> 00:42:41.700
 at the end

00:42:41.700 --> 00:42:42.420
 of the Great Commission

00:42:42.420 --> 00:42:43.880
 and at the end

00:42:43.880 --> 00:42:44.540
 of the book

00:42:44.539 --> 00:42:45.320
 of Matthew

00:42:45.320 --> 00:42:47.259
 is a promise

00:42:47.259 --> 00:42:49.900
 of his empowering presence.

00:42:50.320 --> 00:42:51.300
 And there's another connection

00:42:51.300 --> 00:42:52.259
 to Matthew 1.

00:42:53.500 --> 00:42:54.000
 Jesus,

00:42:54.300 --> 00:42:55.239
 descendant of Abraham,

00:42:55.420 --> 00:42:56.340
 descendant of David,

00:42:56.880 --> 00:42:57.719
 born of a virgin.

00:42:57.759 --> 00:42:59.059
 Do you remember

00:42:59.059 --> 00:42:59.920
 what he's called?

00:43:00.420 --> 00:43:01.699
 Child is given to us

00:43:01.699 --> 00:43:02.340
 and his name

00:43:02.340 --> 00:43:03.019
 will be called

00:43:03.019 --> 00:43:04.599
 Emmanuel.

00:43:06.019 --> 00:43:07.119
 God with us.

00:43:07.119 --> 00:43:10.380
 Jesus came as God

00:43:10.380 --> 00:43:11.219
 with us

00:43:11.219 --> 00:43:13.440
 and now he sends us

00:43:13.440 --> 00:43:15.359
 and he is God

00:43:15.359 --> 00:43:16.059
 with us

00:43:16.059 --> 00:43:16.799
 on the go.

00:43:18.139 --> 00:43:19.339
 He's with us.

00:43:22.339 --> 00:43:23.460
 He's with us

00:43:23.460 --> 00:43:25.059
 always.

00:43:28.059 --> 00:43:29.299
 All authority,

00:43:30.299 --> 00:43:31.400
 all nations,

00:43:32.039 --> 00:43:32.900
 I'm with you

00:43:32.900 --> 00:43:34.000
 always.

00:43:34.000 --> 00:43:35.000
 literally,

00:43:35.380 --> 00:43:36.780
 the whole of every day.

00:43:37.239 --> 00:43:38.199
 He is with you.

00:43:38.880 --> 00:43:40.260
 The whole of every day,

00:43:41.179 --> 00:43:42.820
 the one who has authority

00:43:42.820 --> 00:43:43.619
 over all

00:43:43.619 --> 00:43:44.980
 is with you.

00:43:45.480 --> 00:43:46.239
 Mediated now

00:43:46.239 --> 00:43:47.219
 through the Holy Spirit,

00:43:47.340 --> 00:43:48.559
 he is with you.

00:43:50.440 --> 00:43:52.159
 The whole of every day.

00:43:58.659 --> 00:43:59.539
 Let me tell you

00:43:59.539 --> 00:44:00.380
 how that works out.

00:44:00.380 --> 00:44:03.019
 Him being with us

00:44:03.019 --> 00:44:04.300
 empowers purity

00:44:04.300 --> 00:44:05.140
 in our church.

00:44:06.180 --> 00:44:07.200
 Him being with us

00:44:07.200 --> 00:44:08.180
 empowers

00:44:08.180 --> 00:44:09.579
 perspective

00:44:09.579 --> 00:44:10.559
 until the end

00:44:10.559 --> 00:44:11.119
 of the age,

00:44:11.200 --> 00:44:11.960
 the culmination.

00:44:12.119 --> 00:44:13.240
 We're aimed at that.

00:44:13.640 --> 00:44:14.760
 Him being with us

00:44:14.760 --> 00:44:15.660
 empowers

00:44:15.660 --> 00:44:16.420
 proclamation.

00:44:16.900 --> 00:44:17.960
 We boldly

00:44:17.960 --> 00:44:18.559
 proclaim

00:44:18.559 --> 00:44:19.360
 Jesus,

00:44:19.980 --> 00:44:20.700
 who he is,

00:44:20.940 --> 00:44:21.599
 what he's done,

00:44:21.680 --> 00:44:22.599
 and what he offers

00:44:22.599 --> 00:44:23.240
 the nations.

00:44:24.380 --> 00:44:25.160
 But this

00:44:25.160 --> 00:44:26.140
 empowers

00:44:26.140 --> 00:44:27.099
 perseverance.

00:44:28.300 --> 00:44:29.260
 This promise

00:44:29.260 --> 00:44:30.200
 empowers

00:44:30.200 --> 00:44:31.160
 perseverance.

00:44:31.320 --> 00:44:32.340
 His presence

00:44:32.340 --> 00:44:33.440
 with us

00:44:33.440 --> 00:44:34.760
 strengthens us

00:44:34.760 --> 00:44:35.720
 to overcome

00:44:35.720 --> 00:44:37.100
 any hostility

00:44:37.100 --> 00:44:38.520
 directed at us

00:44:38.520 --> 00:44:39.200
 on account

00:44:39.200 --> 00:44:40.380
 of his great name.

00:44:42.380 --> 00:44:43.360
 He gives us

00:44:43.360 --> 00:44:43.940
 a promise

00:44:43.940 --> 00:44:45.500
 to press on

00:44:45.500 --> 00:44:45.780
 through.

00:44:47.700 --> 00:44:48.180
 In short,

00:44:48.300 --> 00:44:48.760
 the promise

00:44:48.760 --> 00:44:49.560
 of his empowering

00:44:49.560 --> 00:44:50.120
 presence

00:44:50.120 --> 00:44:51.400
 encourages us

00:44:51.400 --> 00:44:53.620
 to press

00:44:53.620 --> 00:44:54.540
 on

00:44:54.540 --> 00:44:55.140
 through

00:44:55.140 --> 00:44:56.260
 proclaiming him

00:44:56.260 --> 00:44:57.320
 to the nations

00:44:57.320 --> 00:44:59.440
 until he comes

00:44:59.440 --> 00:44:59.940
 back.

00:45:01.760 --> 00:45:02.540
 Why does he

00:45:02.540 --> 00:45:02.880
 end

00:45:02.880 --> 00:45:05.960
 his commission

00:45:05.960 --> 00:45:06.560
 in this book

00:45:06.560 --> 00:45:07.360
 with a promise?

00:45:08.700 --> 00:45:09.560
 He knows.

00:45:11.240 --> 00:45:11.920
 He knows

00:45:11.920 --> 00:45:12.240
 that this

00:45:12.240 --> 00:45:13.460
 great task

00:45:13.460 --> 00:45:13.880
 is bigger

00:45:13.880 --> 00:45:14.620
 than any of us

00:45:14.620 --> 00:45:15.660
 and he knows

00:45:15.660 --> 00:45:16.500
 we're going to be

00:45:16.500 --> 00:45:17.980
 tempted to fear.

00:45:19.140 --> 00:45:19.620
 And he says,

00:45:19.700 --> 00:45:20.360
 I'm with you

00:45:20.360 --> 00:45:21.520
 always.

00:45:22.320 --> 00:45:23.400
 I'm with you.

00:45:23.400 --> 00:45:27.240
 Maybe you came

00:45:27.240 --> 00:45:27.680
 in here this

00:45:27.680 --> 00:45:28.260
 morning and you're

00:45:28.260 --> 00:45:28.460
 like,

00:45:28.519 --> 00:45:29.360
 he can't use me.

00:45:30.139 --> 00:45:30.400
 Oh,

00:45:30.480 --> 00:45:31.519
 he can use you.

00:45:32.760 --> 00:45:33.800
 He's got grace

00:45:33.800 --> 00:45:34.460
 in abundance

00:45:34.460 --> 00:45:35.619
 to make you

00:45:35.619 --> 00:45:36.460
 ready and send

00:45:36.460 --> 00:45:36.900
 you out.

00:45:37.780 --> 00:45:38.340
 There's nothing

00:45:38.340 --> 00:45:38.900
 that you have

00:45:38.900 --> 00:45:39.940
 done that is

00:45:39.940 --> 00:45:40.579
 overwhelming

00:45:40.579 --> 00:45:41.400
 to the king

00:45:41.400 --> 00:45:41.880
 of kings

00:45:41.880 --> 00:45:42.860
 and he can't

00:45:42.860 --> 00:45:43.539
 change and

00:45:43.539 --> 00:45:44.000
 bring about

00:45:44.000 --> 00:45:44.400
 goodness.

00:45:47.180 --> 00:45:48.000
 Maybe you came

00:45:48.000 --> 00:45:48.519
 in here thinking,

00:45:48.700 --> 00:45:48.900
 oh,

00:45:49.079 --> 00:45:49.440
 great commission,

00:45:49.519 --> 00:45:49.780
 I don't have

00:45:49.780 --> 00:45:50.579
 the time for that.

00:45:50.579 --> 00:45:52.880
 Well,

00:45:52.920 --> 00:45:53.360
 maybe you've

00:45:53.360 --> 00:45:53.860
 encountered

00:45:53.860 --> 00:45:55.059
 the one who

00:45:55.059 --> 00:45:55.559
 has authority

00:45:55.559 --> 00:45:56.460
 over all things

00:45:56.460 --> 00:45:57.019
 and now you've

00:45:57.019 --> 00:45:57.579
 got a little bit

00:45:57.579 --> 00:45:58.239
 more awe

00:45:58.239 --> 00:45:58.860
 in your heart

00:45:58.860 --> 00:45:59.360
 and a little bit

00:45:59.360 --> 00:46:00.719
 more humbleness

00:46:00.719 --> 00:46:02.019
 and saying,

00:46:02.779 --> 00:46:02.920
 oh,

00:46:02.980 --> 00:46:03.219
 man,

00:46:03.440 --> 00:46:04.239
 I've got to

00:46:04.239 --> 00:46:04.739
 make time for

00:46:04.739 --> 00:46:05.000
 this.

00:46:05.920 --> 00:46:06.299
 My king

00:46:06.299 --> 00:46:06.880
 calls me to

00:46:06.880 --> 00:46:07.039
 it.

00:46:09.699 --> 00:46:10.079
 And maybe

00:46:10.079 --> 00:46:10.759
 you came here

00:46:10.759 --> 00:46:11.259
 at the thought

00:46:11.259 --> 00:46:12.480
 of sharing

00:46:12.480 --> 00:46:13.579
 the Jesus,

00:46:13.739 --> 00:46:14.460
 the Lord Jesus

00:46:14.460 --> 00:46:15.139
 who wants to

00:46:15.139 --> 00:46:15.719
 bless your

00:46:15.719 --> 00:46:16.219
 neighbors

00:46:16.219 --> 00:46:18.980
 came in

00:46:18.980 --> 00:46:19.400
 fearful.

00:46:20.579 --> 00:46:21.340
 but his

00:46:21.340 --> 00:46:21.880
 presence

00:46:21.880 --> 00:46:22.639
 puts courage

00:46:22.639 --> 00:46:23.019
 in your

00:46:23.019 --> 00:46:23.340
 heart

00:46:23.340 --> 00:46:24.159
 to proclaim

00:46:24.159 --> 00:46:24.659
 Jesus

00:46:24.659 --> 00:46:25.699
 in winsome

00:46:25.699 --> 00:46:26.159
 and wise

00:46:26.159 --> 00:46:26.659
 ways.

00:46:27.900 --> 00:46:28.460
 We're going

00:46:28.460 --> 00:46:28.940
 to see people

00:46:28.940 --> 00:46:29.500
 respond.

00:46:30.299 --> 00:46:30.739
 People are

00:46:30.739 --> 00:46:31.639
 already responding.

00:46:32.759 --> 00:46:33.619
 When we go

00:46:33.619 --> 00:46:34.019
 and declare

00:46:34.019 --> 00:46:34.299
 Jesus,

00:46:34.440 --> 00:46:35.159
 people will

00:46:35.159 --> 00:46:35.699
 respond.

00:46:38.799 --> 00:46:39.340
 I'm going

00:46:39.340 --> 00:46:39.880
 to close

00:46:39.880 --> 00:46:43.579
 by saying,

00:46:43.659 --> 00:46:43.900
 how does

00:46:43.900 --> 00:46:44.299
 this work

00:46:44.299 --> 00:46:44.500
 out?

00:46:45.279 --> 00:46:45.880
 How do

00:46:45.880 --> 00:46:46.319
 we fulfill

00:46:46.319 --> 00:46:46.639
 the great

00:46:46.639 --> 00:46:46.980
 commission?

00:46:47.500 --> 00:46:47.860
 Here's how

00:46:47.860 --> 00:46:48.219
 it works

00:46:48.219 --> 00:46:48.440
 out.

00:46:49.460 --> 00:46:50.239
 Every day,

00:46:50.579 --> 00:46:50.840
 this is

00:46:50.840 --> 00:46:51.059
 what it

00:46:51.059 --> 00:46:51.219
 looks

00:46:51.219 --> 00:46:51.519
 like.

00:46:52.819 --> 00:46:53.440
 It starts

00:46:53.440 --> 00:46:53.779
 with you

00:46:53.779 --> 00:46:54.019
 in your

00:46:54.019 --> 00:46:54.659
 prayer closet

00:46:54.659 --> 00:46:55.159
 with your

00:46:55.159 --> 00:46:55.619
 Lord and

00:46:55.619 --> 00:46:55.840
 King.

00:46:57.279 --> 00:46:57.840
 It's like

00:46:57.840 --> 00:46:58.519
 you before

00:46:58.519 --> 00:46:59.039
 the Lord

00:46:59.039 --> 00:46:59.319
 saying,

00:46:59.420 --> 00:46:59.779
 oh Lord,

00:46:59.880 --> 00:47:00.380
 use me.

00:47:01.360 --> 00:47:01.880
 I'm a little

00:47:01.880 --> 00:47:02.400
 nervous,

00:47:03.219 --> 00:47:03.500
 but God,

00:47:03.579 --> 00:47:03.819
 would you

00:47:03.819 --> 00:47:04.199
 give me

00:47:04.199 --> 00:47:04.719
 strength,

00:47:04.940 --> 00:47:05.179
 would you

00:47:05.179 --> 00:47:05.460
 give me

00:47:05.460 --> 00:47:06.460
 power to

00:47:06.460 --> 00:47:06.819
 live for

00:47:06.819 --> 00:47:07.380
 you today,

00:47:07.819 --> 00:47:08.319
 to proclaim

00:47:08.319 --> 00:47:08.759
 you,

00:47:09.079 --> 00:47:09.559
 even if I

00:47:09.559 --> 00:47:09.980
 catch heat

00:47:09.980 --> 00:47:10.400
 for it.

00:47:10.639 --> 00:47:10.880
 It starts

00:47:10.880 --> 00:47:11.219
 with you

00:47:11.219 --> 00:47:11.420
 in your

00:47:11.420 --> 00:47:11.980
 prayer closet,

00:47:12.279 --> 00:47:12.619
 then it's

00:47:12.619 --> 00:47:13.119
 about you

00:47:13.119 --> 00:47:13.639
 around your

00:47:13.639 --> 00:47:14.159
 dining room

00:47:14.159 --> 00:47:14.819
 table with

00:47:14.819 --> 00:47:15.920
 those closest

00:47:15.920 --> 00:47:16.559
 to you.

00:47:17.299 --> 00:47:17.559
 Do you know

00:47:17.559 --> 00:47:19.000
 where we start

00:47:19.000 --> 00:47:19.759
 to reach the

00:47:19.759 --> 00:47:20.159
 nations?

00:47:20.579 --> 00:47:21.340
 around your

00:47:21.340 --> 00:47:21.940
 dinner table

00:47:21.940 --> 00:47:22.319
 with your

00:47:22.319 --> 00:47:22.759
 kids.

00:47:23.840 --> 00:47:24.659
 Make disciples

00:47:24.659 --> 00:47:25.360
 of them.

00:47:27.719 --> 00:47:28.079
 And then we

00:47:28.079 --> 00:47:28.779
 move from our

00:47:28.779 --> 00:47:29.420
 dining room

00:47:29.420 --> 00:47:30.579
 tables to our

00:47:30.579 --> 00:47:31.539
 neighbors on the

00:47:31.539 --> 00:47:32.000
 right and the

00:47:32.000 --> 00:47:32.900
 left and into

00:47:32.900 --> 00:47:33.699
 our city.

00:47:33.699 --> 00:47:37.359
 we believe that

00:47:37.359 --> 00:47:37.899
 God has called

00:47:37.899 --> 00:47:39.259
 us uniquely as

00:47:39.259 --> 00:47:40.539
 a church to

00:47:40.539 --> 00:47:41.559
 call men and

00:47:41.559 --> 00:47:42.099
 women from

00:47:42.099 --> 00:47:44.299
 every culture

00:47:44.299 --> 00:47:45.319
 and race in

00:47:45.319 --> 00:47:46.439
 this city and

00:47:46.439 --> 00:47:47.299
 to respond to

00:47:47.299 --> 00:47:48.359
 Jesus and unite

00:47:48.359 --> 00:47:49.579
 us together into

00:47:49.579 --> 00:47:50.799
 one people in

00:47:50.799 --> 00:47:51.299
 Christ.

00:47:51.819 --> 00:47:52.659
 That's why we

00:47:52.659 --> 00:47:53.059
 believe we're

00:47:53.059 --> 00:47:53.339
 here.

00:47:54.059 --> 00:47:54.799
 We believe God

00:47:54.799 --> 00:47:55.759
 gets a greater

00:47:55.759 --> 00:47:57.139
 glory when he

00:47:57.139 --> 00:47:57.739
 unites a

00:47:57.739 --> 00:47:58.439
 diversity of

00:47:58.439 --> 00:47:58.799
 people.

00:47:58.800 --> 00:47:58.860
 people.

00:48:01.360 --> 00:48:01.800
 And so we're

00:48:01.800 --> 00:48:02.680
 want to

00:48:02.680 --> 00:48:04.160
 intentionally reach

00:48:04.160 --> 00:48:04.880
 out with the

00:48:04.880 --> 00:48:06.019
 gospel to the

00:48:06.019 --> 00:48:07.140
 very different

00:48:07.140 --> 00:48:07.640
 neighborhoods

00:48:07.640 --> 00:48:08.500
 surrounding this

00:48:08.500 --> 00:48:09.260
 building in

00:48:09.260 --> 00:48:09.760
 Kenosha.

00:48:11.380 --> 00:48:12.080
 Now if you're

00:48:12.080 --> 00:48:12.620
 looking for a

00:48:12.620 --> 00:48:13.180
 place to serve

00:48:13.180 --> 00:48:13.880
 you hear this

00:48:13.880 --> 00:48:15.080
 message and

00:48:15.080 --> 00:48:15.240
 you're like

00:48:15.240 --> 00:48:15.720
 you know what

00:48:15.720 --> 00:48:17.280
 I'm sold

00:48:17.280 --> 00:48:18.080
 where do I

00:48:18.080 --> 00:48:18.340
 start?

00:48:19.940 --> 00:48:20.600
 We've got a

00:48:20.600 --> 00:48:21.080
 couple places

00:48:21.080 --> 00:48:21.519
 for you to

00:48:21.519 --> 00:48:21.760
 start.

00:48:23.080 --> 00:48:23.519
 Wednesday

00:48:23.519 --> 00:48:24.000
 afternoon

00:48:24.000 --> 00:48:24.380
 mentoring

00:48:24.380 --> 00:48:25.140
 program here

00:48:25.140 --> 00:48:25.519
 it's called

00:48:25.519 --> 00:48:26.140
 King's Place.

00:48:26.139 --> 00:48:26.699
 Jasmine are you

00:48:26.699 --> 00:48:26.900
 here?

00:48:27.779 --> 00:48:28.819
 If you want

00:48:28.819 --> 00:48:30.119
 to step into

00:48:30.119 --> 00:48:30.799
 something that

00:48:30.799 --> 00:48:31.960
 needs people to

00:48:31.960 --> 00:48:32.960
 make disciples of

00:48:32.960 --> 00:48:34.319
 children this is a

00:48:34.319 --> 00:48:34.980
 great place.

00:48:35.359 --> 00:48:35.960
 Talk to Jasmine

00:48:35.960 --> 00:48:36.960
 after the service.

00:48:37.420 --> 00:48:37.940
 She can help

00:48:37.940 --> 00:48:38.239
 you.

00:48:41.839 --> 00:48:42.639
 Danielle Morrow

00:48:42.639 --> 00:48:43.119
 are you here?

00:48:45.119 --> 00:48:46.119
 Our King's Kids

00:48:46.119 --> 00:48:46.599
 Ministry.

00:48:47.199 --> 00:48:47.579
 Do you know why

00:48:47.579 --> 00:48:48.440
 we're teaching them

00:48:48.440 --> 00:48:48.879
 the Bible?

00:48:49.159 --> 00:48:50.000
 So that we would

00:48:50.000 --> 00:48:51.000
 make them disciples

00:48:51.000 --> 00:48:51.679
 of Jesus.

00:48:52.559 --> 00:48:53.559
 If you're interested

00:48:53.559 --> 00:48:54.379
 we need help.

00:48:54.659 --> 00:48:55.339
 We need hands in

00:48:55.339 --> 00:48:55.960
 King's Kids.

00:48:56.139 --> 00:48:57.239
 Talk to Danielle.

00:48:57.960 --> 00:48:58.859
 Billy Youth

00:48:58.859 --> 00:48:59.339
 Ministry.

00:48:59.759 --> 00:49:00.559
 We have needs in

00:49:00.559 --> 00:49:01.359
 our youth ministry

00:49:01.359 --> 00:49:02.339
 for men and

00:49:02.339 --> 00:49:02.920
 women to come

00:49:02.920 --> 00:49:03.699
 alongside of our

00:49:03.699 --> 00:49:05.119
 students to saddle

00:49:05.119 --> 00:49:05.940
 up next to them

00:49:05.940 --> 00:49:07.219
 and partnering with

00:49:07.219 --> 00:49:08.500
 parents help them

00:49:08.500 --> 00:49:09.579
 follow Jesus.

00:49:10.579 --> 00:49:11.319
 If you have a

00:49:11.319 --> 00:49:11.980
 burden for middle

00:49:11.980 --> 00:49:12.400
 school and high

00:49:12.400 --> 00:49:12.879
 school students

00:49:12.879 --> 00:49:13.379
 here's the guy

00:49:13.379 --> 00:49:13.859
 you need to talk

00:49:13.859 --> 00:49:14.019
 to.

00:49:16.699 --> 00:49:17.739
 Wilson Partnership.

00:49:18.079 --> 00:49:18.679
 Elise Sear.

00:49:19.960 --> 00:49:20.719
 Elise Sear.

00:49:22.819 --> 00:49:23.259
 MIA.

00:49:24.539 --> 00:49:25.339
 Well said.

00:49:26.139 --> 00:49:29.900
 We've got the

00:49:29.900 --> 00:49:30.759
 Wilson Partnership

00:49:30.759 --> 00:49:32.299
 multiple times

00:49:32.299 --> 00:49:32.859
 during the week.

00:49:33.259 --> 00:49:33.599
 Let's see you.

00:49:33.639 --> 00:49:34.199
 Kevin Reiterman.

00:49:34.659 --> 00:49:35.480
 Kevin serves there

00:49:35.480 --> 00:49:35.980
 faithfully.

00:49:36.039 --> 00:49:36.639
 He can talk to you

00:49:36.639 --> 00:49:37.159
 about that.

00:49:39.659 --> 00:49:40.359
 Sunday morning

00:49:40.359 --> 00:49:40.779
 breakfast.

00:49:41.079 --> 00:49:41.559
 Matt Sear.

00:49:41.639 --> 00:49:42.099
 Raise your hand

00:49:42.099 --> 00:49:42.339
 brother.

00:49:43.359 --> 00:49:44.119
 We need people to

00:49:44.119 --> 00:49:44.659
 help out there.

00:49:44.739 --> 00:49:45.839
 We've got 20,

00:49:46.019 --> 00:49:46.940
 30 people coming

00:49:46.940 --> 00:49:47.859
 Sunday mornings to

00:49:47.859 --> 00:49:49.500
 eat breakfast and

00:49:49.500 --> 00:49:50.359
 hear the gospel.

00:49:50.579 --> 00:49:51.779
 We've got unprecedented

00:49:51.779 --> 00:49:52.639
 opportunities to share

00:49:52.639 --> 00:49:53.239
 the gospel with

00:49:53.239 --> 00:49:53.500
 people.

00:49:53.500 --> 00:49:54.420
 We need help.

00:49:54.539 --> 00:49:55.119
 Talk to Matt.

00:49:56.659 --> 00:49:57.460
 Greeting teams.

00:49:58.679 --> 00:49:59.360
 Mr. Whittington,

00:49:59.440 --> 00:50:00.119
 raise your hand back

00:50:00.119 --> 00:50:00.380
 there.

00:50:01.199 --> 00:50:02.239
 If you're new to the

00:50:02.239 --> 00:50:02.820
 church and you're

00:50:02.820 --> 00:50:03.639
 looking for a place to

00:50:03.639 --> 00:50:05.119
 step in and start

00:50:05.119 --> 00:50:06.039
 making a difference for

00:50:06.039 --> 00:50:07.380
 the Lord Jesus, get on

00:50:07.380 --> 00:50:08.099
 the greeting team.

00:50:08.880 --> 00:50:09.440
 You know why?

00:50:10.719 --> 00:50:12.059
 People come here in 30

00:50:12.059 --> 00:50:13.099
 seconds they know you're

00:50:13.099 --> 00:50:14.539
 legit or not by the way

00:50:14.539 --> 00:50:15.159
 you greet them.

00:50:16.039 --> 00:50:17.820
 Warmly in the gospel or

00:50:17.820 --> 00:50:18.500
 just doing your duty.

00:50:18.500 --> 00:50:20.900
 We've got a vacation

00:50:20.900 --> 00:50:21.860
 Bible school coming up

00:50:21.860 --> 00:50:22.320
 this summer.

00:50:22.619 --> 00:50:23.360
 We've got evangelistic

00:50:23.360 --> 00:50:24.920
 Bible studies in

00:50:24.920 --> 00:50:26.000
 neighborhoods on tap.

00:50:28.760 --> 00:50:29.579
 Step in.

00:50:30.980 --> 00:50:32.320
 My prayer all week for

00:50:32.320 --> 00:50:33.099
 you has been this.

00:50:34.840 --> 00:50:36.679
 That God would motivate

00:50:36.679 --> 00:50:39.860
 you by his spirit to step

00:50:39.860 --> 00:50:41.199
 more fully into this

00:50:41.199 --> 00:50:42.619
 great task he's entrusted

00:50:42.619 --> 00:50:45.500
 to his church to bring

00:50:45.500 --> 00:50:47.059
 glory to his name and

00:50:47.059 --> 00:50:48.199
 blessing to the nations.

00:50:49.500 --> 00:50:50.980
 Let's bow in prayer now.

00:51:03.900 --> 00:51:05.159
 Triune God, we come to

00:51:05.159 --> 00:51:07.119
 you and we recognize that

00:51:07.119 --> 00:51:08.960
 you have given us a task

00:51:08.960 --> 00:51:10.739
 that is way beyond us.

00:51:11.579 --> 00:51:12.420
 It's kind of scary.

00:51:13.800 --> 00:51:16.139
 We run into limits real

00:51:16.139 --> 00:51:17.400
 quick of time and money

00:51:17.400 --> 00:51:18.720
 and resources and people

00:51:18.720 --> 00:51:20.760
 but we're so grateful

00:51:20.760 --> 00:51:21.639
 that you're in it with

00:51:21.639 --> 00:51:22.059
 us God.

00:51:23.019 --> 00:51:24.660
 And we pray Father that

00:51:24.660 --> 00:51:25.940
 you would pour out on

00:51:25.940 --> 00:51:28.059
 our church a fresh

00:51:28.059 --> 00:51:29.760
 filling of your spirit,

00:51:30.139 --> 00:51:32.000
 a fresh empowering of

00:51:32.000 --> 00:51:33.420
 your presence to

00:51:33.420 --> 00:51:37.300
 strengthen us to go

00:51:37.300 --> 00:51:39.660
 and make disciples of

00:51:39.660 --> 00:51:41.280
 our nations, of our

00:51:41.280 --> 00:51:43.039
 neighbors, of those

00:51:43.039 --> 00:51:44.000
 around us, of who we

00:51:44.000 --> 00:51:45.019
 live life with.

00:51:45.019 --> 00:51:46.300
 God, would you give us

00:51:46.300 --> 00:51:48.659
 eyes to see and bold

00:51:48.659 --> 00:51:49.619
 hearts to proclaim.

00:51:51.880 --> 00:51:53.139
 God, would you rally us

00:51:53.139 --> 00:51:54.139
 as a church, would you

00:51:54.139 --> 00:51:55.579
 unite us as a church

00:51:55.579 --> 00:51:59.800
 in this mission of making

00:51:59.800 --> 00:52:00.940
 disciples of the nations.

00:52:01.340 --> 00:52:02.420
 God, thank you for this

00:52:02.420 --> 00:52:02.719
 mission.

00:52:03.000 --> 00:52:04.159
 Thank you for entrusting it

00:52:04.159 --> 00:52:04.559
 to us.

00:52:04.920 --> 00:52:05.759
 Thank you that you've

00:52:05.759 --> 00:52:06.320
 called us to it.

00:52:06.400 --> 00:52:07.699
 We want to be faithful to

00:52:07.699 --> 00:52:08.400
 you, Lord Jesus.

00:52:09.759 --> 00:52:12.199
 Give us, help us, direct us,

00:52:12.199 --> 00:52:13.739
 we ask and it's in your

00:52:13.739 --> 00:52:14.299
 name we pray.

00:52:14.779 --> 00:52:15.019
 Amen.

00:52:15.019 --> 00:52:45.000
 Thank you.