WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.740 I invite you to take your copy of God's Word and turn to the book of Ephesians chapter 2. 00:00:04.740 --> 00:00:04.740 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:38.799 For the Christian, when we sin, we are functionally forgetting the gospel that has set us free from sin. 00:00:40.100 --> 00:00:47.280 You see, walking in the gospel is like walking a tightrope. There are always two ways to fall off. 00:00:48.439 --> 00:00:56.799 On the one hand, we can err when we think that because we are accepted by God in Christ Jesus, then we can live however we would like. 00:00:56.799 --> 00:01:06.859 On the other hand, we can err when we think that having been accepted by God in Christ Jesus, we must now continually earn his favor. 00:01:08.060 --> 00:01:14.560 Both are errors and both are egregious misunderstandings of the good news of Jesus Christ. 00:01:15.719 --> 00:01:24.920 Amongst our congregation, people who generally take the commands of God seriously, we are more likely to err in that second way. 00:01:24.920 --> 00:01:29.879 To think that we have to continually earn God's favor. 00:01:30.799 --> 00:01:33.599 And we are all susceptible to this. 00:01:34.280 --> 00:01:42.060 In Galatians chapter 3, Paul calls the Galatian believers fools because they were being tempted in this very way. 00:01:43.240 --> 00:01:47.939 We all need to be reminded that the gospel makes us new. 00:01:48.280 --> 00:01:51.420 It changes our very nature. 00:01:51.420 --> 00:01:56.240 We don't differ in degree, but we differ in kind. 00:01:56.560 --> 00:02:00.560 And we have been set free from the power of sin. 00:02:01.180 --> 00:02:09.639 Not because of any intrinsic worth of our own, but because God desires to express loving kindness to a people for the praise of his name. 00:02:10.759 --> 00:02:16.080 If you are in Christ this morning, then it is because God has saved you. 00:02:16.080 --> 00:02:22.260 Any obedience that follows ought to be the outflow of a thankful heart to that salvation. 00:02:23.100 --> 00:02:24.660 And we all need to hear this. 00:02:25.360 --> 00:02:29.840 I think that moms especially need to hear this. 00:02:30.439 --> 00:02:32.860 So today's sermon is for us all. 00:02:33.080 --> 00:02:33.880 Don't check out. 00:02:34.020 --> 00:02:35.220 Oh, it's a mom's day sermon. 00:02:35.400 --> 00:02:36.140 I'm going to check out. 00:02:36.220 --> 00:02:37.260 It's for every single one of us. 00:02:37.259 --> 00:02:42.679 But I want to try to give some particular application to our moms this morning. 00:02:43.599 --> 00:02:45.120 So Ephesians chapter 2. 00:02:46.019 --> 00:02:49.079 I'll read verses 8, 9, and 10. 00:02:49.159 --> 00:02:52.199 Before I do, let me remind you, beloved, that this is God's word to us. 00:02:53.000 --> 00:02:55.219 It was written for his glory and our good. 00:02:55.219 --> 00:03:00.979 And so we would all do well to listen to it in order to believe its promises and to obey its commands. 00:03:01.860 --> 00:03:03.860 Ephesians 2, verse 8 and following. 00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:08.439 For by grace you have been saved through faith. 00:03:09.199 --> 00:03:10.740 And this is not your own doing. 00:03:11.180 --> 00:03:12.620 It is the gift of God. 00:03:13.300 --> 00:03:17.379 Not a result of works so that no one may boast. 00:03:17.379 --> 00:03:28.939 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. 00:03:30.159 --> 00:03:33.479 Now, this is an incredibly rich text. 00:03:34.000 --> 00:03:38.599 It is a text that deserves weeks of deep exploration and meditation. 00:03:38.599 --> 00:03:48.719 But for today, in the limited time that we have, quite sure there are lunches planned for today, and specifically for the good of our mothers, 00:03:48.859 --> 00:03:54.799 I want to begin by drawing our attention to two phrases in the first half of verse 10. 00:03:55.659 --> 00:04:01.079 First phrase, for we are his workmanship. 00:04:02.159 --> 00:04:07.099 Second, created in Christ Jesus for good works. 00:04:07.099 --> 00:04:13.740 If you are in Christ Jesus, then you are God's workmanship. 00:04:14.680 --> 00:04:16.100 But what does that mean? 00:04:17.319 --> 00:04:24.860 Workmanship is a noun which communicates artistry or handiwork or skillfulness. 00:04:25.939 --> 00:04:31.019 It is from this Greek word that we get our English word, poem. 00:04:31.019 --> 00:04:36.199 So to write with artistry or handiwork or skillfulness. 00:04:37.100 --> 00:04:43.000 David expresses the idea of workmanship in Psalm 139 and verse 14, where he says, 00:04:43.140 --> 00:04:46.800 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. 00:04:47.400 --> 00:04:49.620 Wonderful are your works. 00:04:49.700 --> 00:04:50.660 There's the workmanship. 00:04:51.580 --> 00:04:54.360 My soul knows it very well. 00:04:54.360 --> 00:04:59.819 So, all people are fearfully and wonderfully made. 00:05:00.460 --> 00:05:08.800 All people, regardless of age or stage or position of development, are image bearers of the one who made them. 00:05:09.560 --> 00:05:16.080 But, Paul does not have all people in mind in this text. 00:05:16.079 --> 00:05:24.240 He is referring specifically to those created in Christ Jesus. 00:05:25.120 --> 00:05:29.419 So there is a creation being expressed in Psalm 139. 00:05:29.519 --> 00:05:34.240 A workmanship of God making each and every one of us as image bearers. 00:05:34.279 --> 00:05:42.439 But there's a special and a particular workmanship happening for those created in Christ Jesus. 00:05:42.439 --> 00:05:52.579 There is a change in kind as God makes us new in Christ. 00:05:53.139 --> 00:05:58.100 The implications of being created in Christ Jesus are massive. 00:05:58.699 --> 00:06:02.019 What a glorious truth this is. 00:06:02.180 --> 00:06:06.600 And I think it's a truth that we too readily forget. 00:06:06.600 --> 00:06:12.240 We have identity crises all the time. 00:06:12.640 --> 00:06:16.820 If we're in Christ, we've been set free from the power of sin. 00:06:16.920 --> 00:06:18.320 We've been accepted by God. 00:06:18.640 --> 00:06:21.460 And therefore, we ought to thankfully obey. 00:06:21.879 --> 00:06:23.260 Thankfully worship. 00:06:24.379 --> 00:06:26.439 But we forget this constantly. 00:06:27.740 --> 00:06:33.420 So let's consider this idea briefly in a simple two-point outline. 00:06:34.560 --> 00:06:35.560 It'll go as follows. 00:06:35.560 --> 00:06:39.280 Number one, you did not and cannot save yourself. 00:06:40.579 --> 00:06:46.000 And number two, you will not and cannot keep yourself. 00:06:47.199 --> 00:06:53.699 Number one, you did not and cannot save yourself. 00:06:54.800 --> 00:06:57.459 Paul says it, and he says it clearly here. 00:06:57.459 --> 00:07:05.500 For by grace, the gift of God, you have been saved through faith. 00:07:05.979 --> 00:07:10.539 And this, referring to the faith, is not your own doing. 00:07:10.819 --> 00:07:15.319 It, referring to the faith, is the gift of God. 00:07:15.319 --> 00:07:22.560 There are those out there who want to do hermeneutical acrobatics to say that that's not what he's referring to. 00:07:23.560 --> 00:07:30.980 But I will tell you, with a massive amount of study and leaning on people much wiser, smarter than myself, 00:07:30.980 --> 00:07:35.980 There is no way around the grammatical structure of this sentence. 00:07:35.980 --> 00:07:40.100 We have been saved by grace through faith. 00:07:40.200 --> 00:07:41.860 And that faith is a gift. 00:07:41.980 --> 00:07:45.319 It's given to us by God. 00:07:45.319 --> 00:07:50.019 Because, verse 9 says, it's not a result of works. 00:07:50.399 --> 00:07:53.139 That faith itself, a gift to us, not a result of works. 00:07:53.259 --> 00:07:56.980 So that no one may boast. 00:07:56.980 --> 00:08:03.480 It is impossible for me to say that I contributed anything to my salvation. 00:08:04.300 --> 00:08:07.259 God saved me. 00:08:08.480 --> 00:08:10.840 Notice at the beginning of verse 8, there's a 4. 00:08:10.939 --> 00:08:14.300 And we do well when there's a 4 to look previous to that. 00:08:14.759 --> 00:08:21.800 What has Paul communicated up to this point to help us understand what he means in verse 8 and verse 9? 00:08:22.700 --> 00:08:25.259 So he begins in verse 1 of chapter 2. 00:08:25.259 --> 00:08:32.340 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked. 00:08:33.299 --> 00:08:35.279 Following the course of this world. 00:08:35.519 --> 00:08:38.019 Following the prince of the power of the air. 00:08:38.360 --> 00:08:42.620 The spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience. 00:08:42.960 --> 00:08:45.960 You were actively dead. 00:08:46.559 --> 00:08:48.759 You were living in contradiction. 00:08:49.460 --> 00:08:52.240 You were running against God. 00:08:53.639 --> 00:08:54.960 Verse 3 goes on. 00:08:54.960 --> 00:08:58.860 And among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh. 00:08:58.980 --> 00:09:01.040 Carrying out the desires of the body and the mind. 00:09:01.040 --> 00:09:03.519 And were by nature. 00:09:03.720 --> 00:09:04.480 By kind. 00:09:04.740 --> 00:09:06.160 Children of wrath. 00:09:06.780 --> 00:09:07.940 Like the rest. 00:09:08.500 --> 00:09:09.080 Of mankind. 00:09:11.000 --> 00:09:12.540 Verse 4 says. 00:09:13.280 --> 00:09:14.080 But. 00:09:15.180 --> 00:09:16.000 God. 00:09:16.879 --> 00:09:18.019 But God. 00:09:18.019 --> 00:09:20.779 Being rich in mercy. 00:09:20.779 --> 00:09:24.419 Because of the great love with which he loved us. 00:09:24.980 --> 00:09:27.519 Even when we were dead in our trespasses. 00:09:28.120 --> 00:09:30.279 Made us alive together. 00:09:31.120 --> 00:09:32.000 With Christ. 00:09:33.299 --> 00:09:34.299 By grace. 00:09:34.480 --> 00:09:35.379 You have been saved. 00:09:35.460 --> 00:09:36.860 And if you're using the ESV version. 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:38.600 They use em dashes there. 00:09:38.720 --> 00:09:41.360 And it's actually this verse that makes me love em dashes. 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:43.740 You probably never have seen my notes. 00:09:43.740 --> 00:09:44.800 Unless you've asked for them. 00:09:44.879 --> 00:09:46.360 But I em dash things all the time. 00:09:46.440 --> 00:09:48.320 And it's because of Ephesians chapter 2. 00:09:48.419 --> 00:09:49.019 Verse 5. 00:09:49.080 --> 00:09:50.440 I love a good em dash. 00:09:50.759 --> 00:09:51.460 By grace. 00:09:51.580 --> 00:09:52.440 You have been saved. 00:09:52.519 --> 00:09:54.120 It's inserted in there. 00:09:54.480 --> 00:09:55.700 Even when we were dead. 00:09:55.940 --> 00:09:56.879 Like we were dead. 00:09:57.259 --> 00:09:58.820 And no life in and of ourselves. 00:09:59.220 --> 00:10:00.779 God made us alive. 00:10:01.139 --> 00:10:01.500 Together. 00:10:02.039 --> 00:10:02.720 With Christ. 00:10:03.399 --> 00:10:04.139 By grace. 00:10:04.480 --> 00:10:05.139 By grace. 00:10:05.460 --> 00:10:06.800 Free gift of God to us. 00:10:06.799 --> 00:10:09.519 You have been saved. 00:10:10.019 --> 00:10:11.319 And raised us up with him. 00:10:11.379 --> 00:10:13.199 And seated us with him in the heavenly places. 00:10:13.199 --> 00:10:14.779 In Christ Jesus. 00:10:14.939 --> 00:10:16.079 So that in the coming ages. 00:10:16.199 --> 00:10:17.939 He might show the immeasurable riches. 00:10:17.939 --> 00:10:20.240 Of his grace and kindness toward us. 00:10:20.699 --> 00:10:22.539 In Christ Jesus. 00:10:22.919 --> 00:10:23.059 Right? 00:10:23.819 --> 00:10:26.500 God wanting to show himself merciful. 00:10:27.679 --> 00:10:29.559 Us deserving eternal damnation. 00:10:29.559 --> 00:10:30.479 To be clear. 00:10:31.099 --> 00:10:32.779 God wanting to show himself. 00:10:33.639 --> 00:10:35.059 Kind and merciful. 00:10:35.059 --> 00:10:37.199 And loving toward us. 00:10:37.859 --> 00:10:39.279 Did this wonderful work. 00:10:39.459 --> 00:10:41.279 On our behalf. 00:10:41.979 --> 00:10:43.659 We are saved monergistically. 00:10:43.899 --> 00:10:45.359 He does it. 00:10:46.139 --> 00:10:48.199 And this might rub you the wrong way. 00:10:48.319 --> 00:10:49.639 But it is what the scripture teaches. 00:10:50.239 --> 00:10:50.899 And I will tell you. 00:10:50.939 --> 00:10:53.219 That it teaches this for your good. 00:10:53.579 --> 00:10:55.059 For you to know. 00:10:55.239 --> 00:10:56.239 This is the way. 00:10:56.419 --> 00:10:57.279 That you came. 00:10:57.519 --> 00:10:58.339 Into Christ. 00:10:58.339 --> 00:10:59.679 You added nothing. 00:11:00.159 --> 00:11:00.799 To the equation. 00:11:01.159 --> 00:11:02.759 It was God's doing. 00:11:03.179 --> 00:11:04.339 On your behalf. 00:11:04.340 --> 00:11:05.700 Praise him. 00:11:06.100 --> 00:11:07.519 For his extended. 00:11:07.519 --> 00:11:08.560 Loving kindness. 00:11:08.800 --> 00:11:09.280 Toward us. 00:11:09.460 --> 00:11:10.340 A kindness that we. 00:11:10.700 --> 00:11:11.360 Did not. 00:11:12.139 --> 00:11:12.620 Deserve. 00:11:14.460 --> 00:11:15.899 You may be sitting here. 00:11:16.000 --> 00:11:16.259 And think. 00:11:16.420 --> 00:11:16.540 Well. 00:11:16.639 --> 00:11:17.660 But that's Paul. 00:11:18.360 --> 00:11:19.680 As some people will do. 00:11:20.820 --> 00:11:21.759 Let me tell you. 00:11:21.820 --> 00:11:22.680 That Jesus says. 00:11:22.740 --> 00:11:23.879 In John chapter 6. 00:11:23.980 --> 00:11:24.300 In verse. 00:11:24.940 --> 00:11:25.379 44. 00:11:25.540 --> 00:11:26.639 No one can come to me. 00:11:27.420 --> 00:11:28.280 Unless the father. 00:11:28.500 --> 00:11:29.200 Who sent me. 00:11:30.400 --> 00:11:31.120 Draws him. 00:11:31.120 --> 00:11:32.560 And there's. 00:11:32.560 --> 00:11:32.600 There's. 00:11:33.139 --> 00:11:33.639 Controversy. 00:11:33.639 --> 00:11:34.620 About what is it. 00:11:34.740 --> 00:11:36.379 That Jesus is saying. 00:11:36.500 --> 00:11:37.399 Here at this. 00:11:38.480 --> 00:11:38.879 Point. 00:11:39.879 --> 00:11:40.100 And so. 00:11:40.200 --> 00:11:40.879 I want to read to you. 00:11:40.960 --> 00:11:41.200 In a. 00:11:41.779 --> 00:11:42.139 Extended. 00:11:42.379 --> 00:11:42.860 Quotation. 00:11:43.100 --> 00:11:43.299 From. 00:11:43.940 --> 00:11:44.220 R.C. 00:11:44.299 --> 00:11:44.539 Sproul. 00:11:44.639 --> 00:11:45.639 That explains this. 00:11:45.740 --> 00:11:46.019 Well. 00:11:46.139 --> 00:11:46.980 If you have the time. 00:11:47.060 --> 00:11:47.820 I'd encourage you to. 00:11:48.240 --> 00:11:49.019 Look this up. 00:11:49.220 --> 00:11:50.279 Type in a couple key phrases. 00:11:50.340 --> 00:11:50.960 And you'll find him. 00:11:51.019 --> 00:11:51.759 Actually saying it. 00:11:51.799 --> 00:11:52.159 Because it's. 00:11:52.700 --> 00:11:53.340 More enjoyable. 00:11:53.600 --> 00:11:54.379 To hear him say it. 00:11:54.419 --> 00:11:54.799 But I'll. 00:11:54.940 --> 00:11:56.100 Do my best to read it. 00:11:56.100 --> 00:11:56.420 Well. 00:11:57.060 --> 00:11:57.519 For you. 00:11:57.700 --> 00:11:58.920 Speaking about this text. 00:11:59.320 --> 00:11:59.580 R.C. 00:11:59.620 --> 00:11:59.899 Sproul. 00:12:01.100 --> 00:12:01.460 Said. 00:12:01.940 --> 00:12:03.360 The dispute about that passage. 00:12:03.360 --> 00:12:04.540 Has to do with the meaning. 00:12:04.540 --> 00:12:06.040 Of the word translated. 00:12:06.700 --> 00:12:07.480 To draw. 00:12:08.040 --> 00:12:09.240 What does it mean? 00:12:10.200 --> 00:12:11.519 There are those biblical scholars. 00:12:11.519 --> 00:12:12.019 And Christians. 00:12:12.200 --> 00:12:13.220 Who believe that it means. 00:12:13.500 --> 00:12:14.360 To entice. 00:12:14.899 --> 00:12:15.600 To woo. 00:12:15.860 --> 00:12:16.659 Or to seek. 00:12:16.759 --> 00:12:17.500 To persuade. 00:12:18.460 --> 00:12:19.300 For them then. 00:12:19.379 --> 00:12:20.860 What Jesus is saying is. 00:12:21.480 --> 00:12:21.920 People. 00:12:22.040 --> 00:12:22.779 If left to themselves. 00:12:22.879 --> 00:12:24.180 Are not going to seek me out. 00:12:24.179 --> 00:12:25.459 There has to be something. 00:12:25.719 --> 00:12:26.219 Added. 00:12:26.359 --> 00:12:27.120 To their normal. 00:12:27.759 --> 00:12:28.159 Inclinations. 00:12:28.759 --> 00:12:30.159 Before they would be moved. 00:12:30.379 --> 00:12:30.719 To come. 00:12:30.839 --> 00:12:31.819 In my direction. 00:12:33.120 --> 00:12:33.859 Jesus is saying. 00:12:33.919 --> 00:12:34.819 That God has to do. 00:12:35.219 --> 00:12:35.620 Something. 00:12:36.759 --> 00:12:37.419 Some people. 00:12:37.419 --> 00:12:38.559 Hold the strong opinion. 00:12:38.559 --> 00:12:39.559 That wooing. 00:12:40.099 --> 00:12:41.379 Is the very opposite. 00:12:41.500 --> 00:12:42.199 Of compulsion. 00:12:42.399 --> 00:12:43.719 That God doesn't compel people. 00:12:43.799 --> 00:12:44.479 To come to Jesus. 00:12:45.000 --> 00:12:46.399 But he does entice them. 00:12:46.479 --> 00:12:47.399 And encourage them. 00:12:47.699 --> 00:12:48.799 And try to woo them. 00:12:48.859 --> 00:12:49.399 And show them. 00:12:49.539 --> 00:12:51.059 How attractive Jesus is. 00:12:51.439 --> 00:12:52.620 So that they will incline. 00:12:52.699 --> 00:12:53.179 Themselves. 00:12:53.279 --> 00:12:54.000 To respond. 00:12:54.599 --> 00:12:55.000 To Jesus. 00:12:56.579 --> 00:12:57.679 I once had a debate. 00:12:57.819 --> 00:12:58.639 This is still. 00:12:58.799 --> 00:12:59.079 Spruel. 00:12:59.839 --> 00:13:00.679 I once had a debate. 00:13:00.679 --> 00:13:01.339 On this subject. 00:13:01.419 --> 00:13:01.979 With a professor. 00:13:01.979 --> 00:13:03.099 Of New Testament studies. 00:13:03.399 --> 00:13:04.500 Who was an expert. 00:13:04.500 --> 00:13:05.599 In the biblical languages. 00:13:06.539 --> 00:13:07.719 I was taking the position. 00:13:07.719 --> 00:13:08.819 That God does more. 00:13:08.939 --> 00:13:09.439 Than invite. 00:13:09.539 --> 00:13:10.039 And entice. 00:13:10.199 --> 00:13:10.620 And woo. 00:13:11.359 --> 00:13:12.199 I think the word here. 00:13:12.259 --> 00:13:13.219 Is very strong. 00:13:13.339 --> 00:13:14.479 Because it is the same word. 00:13:14.479 --> 00:13:15.179 That is used. 00:13:15.239 --> 00:13:15.979 In the book of Acts. 00:13:15.979 --> 00:13:17.239 When Paul and Silas. 00:13:17.459 --> 00:13:18.740 Are dragged. 00:13:19.279 --> 00:13:19.859 Into prison. 00:13:19.959 --> 00:13:21.039 It's the same Greek word. 00:13:21.120 --> 00:13:21.620 Used there. 00:13:22.079 --> 00:13:23.139 It's not like the jailer. 00:13:23.179 --> 00:13:23.899 Went inside. 00:13:23.899 --> 00:13:24.519 The bars. 00:13:24.519 --> 00:13:25.740 And tried to woo. 00:13:25.939 --> 00:13:26.699 Paul and Silas. 00:13:26.759 --> 00:13:26.980 Saying. 00:13:27.079 --> 00:13:27.779 Come on fellows. 00:13:28.039 --> 00:13:29.259 Please come on in here. 00:13:30.279 --> 00:13:31.620 He compelled them. 00:13:31.720 --> 00:13:32.679 To go inside. 00:13:33.220 --> 00:13:33.819 That jail. 00:13:34.679 --> 00:13:35.579 I think the word. 00:13:35.720 --> 00:13:37.019 There is strong. 00:13:37.679 --> 00:13:38.379 And I pointed. 00:13:38.500 --> 00:13:39.059 That out. 00:13:39.139 --> 00:13:39.759 To the New Testament. 00:13:39.879 --> 00:13:40.360 Professor. 00:13:41.360 --> 00:13:42.559 Then he surprised me. 00:13:42.559 --> 00:13:42.899 Somewhat. 00:13:42.899 --> 00:13:43.719 Because he quoted. 00:13:43.719 --> 00:13:44.919 The use of the same verb. 00:13:44.919 --> 00:13:45.419 That he found. 00:13:45.419 --> 00:13:46.739 In some other Greek literature. 00:13:47.459 --> 00:13:48.219 Where the verb. 00:13:48.219 --> 00:13:48.599 Was used. 00:13:48.599 --> 00:13:49.259 To describe. 00:13:49.379 --> 00:13:50.279 The human activity. 00:13:50.279 --> 00:13:51.599 Of drawing water. 00:13:51.599 --> 00:13:52.139 From. 00:13:52.779 --> 00:13:53.319 A well. 00:13:54.179 --> 00:13:54.959 And the professor. 00:13:54.959 --> 00:13:55.819 Went on to say. 00:13:56.539 --> 00:13:56.919 Now. 00:13:57.159 --> 00:13:58.179 You don't compel. 00:13:58.179 --> 00:13:58.539 Water. 00:13:58.599 --> 00:13:59.159 To come up. 00:13:59.299 --> 00:14:00.119 Out of a well. 00:14:01.179 --> 00:14:02.119 And I said. 00:14:02.819 --> 00:14:03.739 But I have to say. 00:14:03.819 --> 00:14:04.739 You don't woo it. 00:14:04.819 --> 00:14:05.119 Either. 00:14:06.019 --> 00:14:07.200 You don't stand up there. 00:14:07.259 --> 00:14:07.620 And say. 00:14:07.799 --> 00:14:08.159 Here. 00:14:08.259 --> 00:14:08.519 Water. 00:14:08.620 --> 00:14:08.820 Water. 00:14:08.899 --> 00:14:09.080 Water. 00:14:09.080 --> 00:14:09.139 Water. 00:14:09.139 --> 00:14:09.500 Which again. 00:14:09.600 --> 00:14:10.379 Sproul doing this. 00:14:10.500 --> 00:14:11.220 Is wonderful. 00:14:12.620 --> 00:14:12.980 Here. 00:14:13.120 --> 00:14:13.340 Water. 00:14:13.419 --> 00:14:13.580 Water. 00:14:13.679 --> 00:14:13.919 Water. 00:14:13.980 --> 00:14:14.860 And expect the water. 00:14:14.919 --> 00:14:15.759 On its own power. 00:14:15.799 --> 00:14:16.340 To jump up. 00:14:16.399 --> 00:14:16.879 Out of the well. 00:14:16.960 --> 00:14:17.740 Into your bucket. 00:14:18.639 --> 00:14:19.159 You have to go. 00:14:19.360 --> 00:14:20.240 Down with your bucket. 00:14:20.399 --> 00:14:21.299 And take that. 00:14:21.600 --> 00:14:21.879 Water. 00:14:22.840 --> 00:14:23.960 I think the force. 00:14:23.980 --> 00:14:24.500 Of that verb. 00:14:24.539 --> 00:14:24.919 Is to say. 00:14:25.019 --> 00:14:25.620 That we are in. 00:14:25.779 --> 00:14:26.639 Desperate need. 00:14:26.639 --> 00:14:27.299 Of the assistance. 00:14:27.299 --> 00:14:27.779 Of God. 00:14:27.820 --> 00:14:28.720 To come to Christ. 00:14:29.259 --> 00:14:30.100 And we will not. 00:14:30.200 --> 00:14:30.879 Come to Christ. 00:14:31.360 --> 00:14:32.240 Unless the father. 00:14:32.519 --> 00:14:33.180 Brings us. 00:14:33.899 --> 00:14:34.580 To him. 00:14:34.860 --> 00:14:35.019 Right. 00:14:35.440 --> 00:14:36.120 Dead. 00:14:36.259 --> 00:14:37.220 In our trespasses. 00:14:38.000 --> 00:14:38.720 Incapable. 00:14:39.039 --> 00:14:39.879 Of coming. 00:14:40.340 --> 00:14:40.899 To him. 00:14:41.279 --> 00:14:41.919 But God. 00:14:42.159 --> 00:14:42.879 Loves us. 00:14:43.220 --> 00:14:43.820 Enough. 00:14:44.279 --> 00:14:45.519 To bring us. 00:14:46.419 --> 00:14:47.000 To him. 00:14:47.879 --> 00:14:48.100 Right. 00:14:48.340 --> 00:14:49.240 For by grace. 00:14:49.299 --> 00:14:50.120 You have been saved. 00:14:50.120 --> 00:14:50.759 Through faith. 00:14:51.080 --> 00:14:52.679 And this is not your doing. 00:14:53.080 --> 00:14:53.940 It's the gift. 00:14:54.320 --> 00:14:55.159 Of God. 00:14:56.100 --> 00:14:56.759 Not a result. 00:14:56.759 --> 00:14:57.320 Of works. 00:14:58.039 --> 00:14:59.180 So that no one. 00:14:59.919 --> 00:15:00.600 May boast. 00:15:02.279 --> 00:15:02.840 And so. 00:15:02.960 --> 00:15:03.600 If you're in Christ. 00:15:03.600 --> 00:15:04.159 This morning. 00:15:04.299 --> 00:15:05.080 You find yourself. 00:15:05.080 --> 00:15:05.639 In Christ. 00:15:05.639 --> 00:15:06.580 Because of. 00:15:06.680 --> 00:15:07.720 The saving work. 00:15:07.720 --> 00:15:08.340 Of God. 00:15:09.100 --> 00:15:09.900 In Jesus. 00:15:10.940 --> 00:15:11.879 On your behalf. 00:15:12.759 --> 00:15:14.160 What wonderful news. 00:15:15.120 --> 00:15:15.960 Wonderful news. 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:16.580 And it becomes. 00:15:16.580 --> 00:15:17.460 The foundation. 00:15:18.240 --> 00:15:19.300 For a life lived. 00:15:19.580 --> 00:15:20.600 Waiting for. 00:15:21.460 --> 00:15:22.580 The full. 00:15:22.900 --> 00:15:23.860 Final realization. 00:15:24.000 --> 00:15:24.440 Of the kingdom. 00:15:24.639 --> 00:15:25.180 Of God. 00:15:25.940 --> 00:15:26.940 Because having been set. 00:15:27.180 --> 00:15:27.920 Free from the power. 00:15:28.000 --> 00:15:28.320 Of sin. 00:15:28.400 --> 00:15:29.080 We still live. 00:15:29.120 --> 00:15:29.759 In our flesh. 00:15:29.759 --> 00:15:31.139 We are still. 00:15:31.139 --> 00:15:32.139 We are still so feeble. 00:15:32.399 --> 00:15:32.840 And so. 00:15:33.480 --> 00:15:33.939 Broken. 00:15:34.580 --> 00:15:35.139 And often. 00:15:35.360 --> 00:15:36.480 So inclined. 00:15:37.279 --> 00:15:37.899 To sin. 00:15:39.139 --> 00:15:40.200 Each and every one of us. 00:15:40.279 --> 00:15:40.879 This week. 00:15:41.360 --> 00:15:42.840 If we are at all honest. 00:15:42.840 --> 00:15:43.600 With ourselves. 00:15:44.139 --> 00:15:44.939 Must confess. 00:15:45.019 --> 00:15:45.939 That we have not lived. 00:15:45.939 --> 00:15:46.960 A sinless life. 00:15:47.159 --> 00:15:47.840 This past. 00:15:48.500 --> 00:15:48.860 Week. 00:15:48.860 --> 00:15:51.240 I would venture to say. 00:15:51.360 --> 00:15:52.519 Even this morning. 00:15:53.300 --> 00:15:53.820 From the time. 00:15:53.879 --> 00:15:54.919 Your eyes opened. 00:15:55.039 --> 00:15:55.440 Until. 00:15:56.000 --> 00:15:56.399 Now. 00:15:56.700 --> 00:15:57.480 You have committed. 00:15:57.680 --> 00:15:58.539 Some sin. 00:15:58.639 --> 00:15:58.960 Against. 00:15:59.740 --> 00:16:00.500 Our God. 00:16:00.500 --> 00:16:03.299 If we were to think. 00:16:03.379 --> 00:16:04.019 That we contributed. 00:16:04.360 --> 00:16:05.620 Anything to our salvation. 00:16:05.820 --> 00:16:06.480 Whatsoever. 00:16:07.759 --> 00:16:09.100 What a shaky thing. 00:16:09.139 --> 00:16:09.659 It would be. 00:16:09.840 --> 00:16:10.379 To know. 00:16:10.480 --> 00:16:11.659 If we could remain. 00:16:11.659 --> 00:16:12.320 In that. 00:16:12.840 --> 00:16:13.279 Position. 00:16:15.080 --> 00:16:15.799 But beloved. 00:16:15.899 --> 00:16:17.000 We are not changing. 00:16:17.200 --> 00:16:17.799 In degree. 00:16:18.019 --> 00:16:18.940 We are changed. 00:16:19.120 --> 00:16:19.379 In. 00:16:19.960 --> 00:16:20.419 Kind. 00:16:21.460 --> 00:16:21.960 God. 00:16:22.059 --> 00:16:22.779 Has made. 00:16:23.019 --> 00:16:23.379 Us. 00:16:23.919 --> 00:16:24.419 New. 00:16:25.299 --> 00:16:25.500 God. 00:16:25.559 --> 00:16:25.659 Has. 00:16:26.220 --> 00:16:26.580 Taken us. 00:16:26.659 --> 00:16:26.879 From this. 00:16:27.059 --> 00:16:27.299 Dead. 00:16:27.519 --> 00:16:27.860 State. 00:16:28.320 --> 00:16:29.240 And made us. 00:16:29.639 --> 00:16:30.159 Alive. 00:16:30.500 --> 00:16:30.980 In. 00:16:31.960 --> 00:16:32.480 Christ. 00:16:33.320 --> 00:16:33.919 We are. 00:16:34.320 --> 00:16:34.740 His. 00:16:35.340 --> 00:16:35.799 Workmanship. 00:16:36.019 --> 00:16:37.860 This is what Paul is driving home for us. 00:16:37.940 --> 00:16:38.159 We are. 00:16:38.720 --> 00:16:39.120 His. 00:16:39.620 --> 00:16:40.120 Workmanship. 00:16:40.480 --> 00:16:41.120 Created. 00:16:41.320 --> 00:16:41.659 In. 00:16:42.440 --> 00:16:42.840 Christ. 00:16:43.879 --> 00:16:44.299 Jesus. 00:16:46.700 --> 00:16:47.940 So you will not. 00:16:48.740 --> 00:16:49.580 And you cannot. 00:16:50.580 --> 00:16:51.399 Save yourself. 00:16:52.679 --> 00:16:54.240 I am so grateful. 00:16:54.919 --> 00:16:55.559 For a loving. 00:16:55.740 --> 00:16:56.019 Kind. 00:16:56.120 --> 00:16:56.460 God. 00:16:56.659 --> 00:16:57.220 That is. 00:16:57.379 --> 00:16:58.419 About the work. 00:16:58.559 --> 00:16:59.200 Of saving. 00:16:59.720 --> 00:17:00.139 A people. 00:16:59.639 --> 00:17:00.159 A people. 00:17:00.500 --> 00:17:01.000 A people. 00:17:01.000 --> 00:17:02.100 This doctrine. 00:17:02.200 --> 00:17:02.539 Ought not. 00:17:02.620 --> 00:17:02.799 Work. 00:17:02.919 --> 00:17:03.299 Pride. 00:17:03.379 --> 00:17:03.940 In any of us. 00:17:03.980 --> 00:17:04.539 But great. 00:17:05.039 --> 00:17:05.640 Humility. 00:17:07.000 --> 00:17:07.400 Why. 00:17:07.599 --> 00:17:08.259 Oh Lord. 00:17:08.380 --> 00:17:09.279 Such love. 00:17:09.640 --> 00:17:10.240 To me. 00:17:11.019 --> 00:17:12.359 I was your enemy. 00:17:12.900 --> 00:17:13.880 I rejected you. 00:17:13.980 --> 00:17:14.720 At every. 00:17:15.059 --> 00:17:15.440 Turn. 00:17:15.920 --> 00:17:16.740 I thought. 00:17:16.880 --> 00:17:17.420 I knew. 00:17:17.539 --> 00:17:18.000 How to rule. 00:17:18.079 --> 00:17:18.700 My own. 00:17:18.980 --> 00:17:19.380 Life. 00:17:19.720 --> 00:17:20.299 I would have. 00:17:20.380 --> 00:17:20.640 Rather. 00:17:20.880 --> 00:17:21.119 You. 00:17:21.480 --> 00:17:21.839 Dead. 00:17:22.039 --> 00:17:22.500 And me. 00:17:22.619 --> 00:17:23.400 On the throne. 00:17:23.980 --> 00:17:24.599 And yet. 00:17:25.339 --> 00:17:25.779 God. 00:17:25.839 --> 00:17:26.140 Love me. 00:17:26.140 --> 00:17:27.640 And yet. 00:17:27.640 --> 00:17:28.480 God. 00:17:28.480 --> 00:17:28.500 God. 00:17:28.560 --> 00:17:29.240 Continues. 00:17:29.240 --> 00:17:30.060 To extend. 00:17:30.060 --> 00:17:31.120 His mercy. 00:17:31.120 --> 00:17:31.660 Toward me. 00:17:32.259 --> 00:17:32.920 In Christ. 00:17:33.360 --> 00:17:34.480 I am positionally. 00:17:34.480 --> 00:17:35.060 In. 00:17:35.640 --> 00:17:36.120 Jesus. 00:17:36.880 --> 00:17:37.960 When God. 00:17:38.040 --> 00:17:38.920 Looks at you. 00:17:39.080 --> 00:17:39.800 If you're in Christ. 00:17:39.880 --> 00:17:40.759 He sees. 00:17:41.320 --> 00:17:41.780 Christ. 00:17:42.300 --> 00:17:43.300 You're in. 00:17:43.700 --> 00:17:44.200 Christ. 00:17:45.680 --> 00:17:46.480 So secondly. 00:17:46.480 --> 00:17:48.599 You will not. 00:17:49.099 --> 00:17:49.860 And cannot. 00:17:50.860 --> 00:17:51.380 Keep. 00:17:51.640 --> 00:17:52.180 Yourself. 00:17:53.200 --> 00:17:54.240 Having been saved. 00:17:54.240 --> 00:17:54.900 By God. 00:17:54.960 --> 00:17:55.620 It is God. 00:17:55.700 --> 00:17:56.860 That keeps you. 00:17:57.559 --> 00:17:59.059 Because his reputation. 00:17:59.240 --> 00:17:59.920 Is at stake. 00:18:00.500 --> 00:18:01.980 He has saved you. 00:18:02.039 --> 00:18:03.160 And he will save you. 00:18:03.279 --> 00:18:03.819 To the. 00:18:04.539 --> 00:18:04.980 End. 00:18:06.259 --> 00:18:07.579 We are his workmanship. 00:18:08.559 --> 00:18:09.539 Created in Christ. 00:18:09.640 --> 00:18:09.960 Jesus. 00:18:10.440 --> 00:18:11.200 For something. 00:18:11.319 --> 00:18:12.099 For a purpose. 00:18:12.339 --> 00:18:12.640 For. 00:18:13.460 --> 00:18:13.920 Good. 00:18:14.799 --> 00:18:15.279 Works. 00:18:15.279 --> 00:18:16.660 Which God. 00:18:16.660 --> 00:18:17.500 Prepared beforehand. 00:18:17.500 --> 00:18:18.019 That we. 00:18:18.480 --> 00:18:19.059 Should walk. 00:18:19.720 --> 00:18:20.180 In them. 00:18:20.240 --> 00:18:21.119 And I want to spend. 00:18:21.460 --> 00:18:22.220 The next couple of weeks. 00:18:22.220 --> 00:18:22.960 On that last half. 00:18:22.980 --> 00:18:23.500 Of verse 10. 00:18:23.559 --> 00:18:23.960 Although we. 00:18:24.500 --> 00:18:24.899 Won't. 00:18:25.700 --> 00:18:26.139 God's. 00:18:27.099 --> 00:18:27.899 Sovereign reign. 00:18:27.960 --> 00:18:28.799 Over all things. 00:18:28.799 --> 00:18:29.379 In our lives. 00:18:29.480 --> 00:18:30.779 Including our own. 00:18:30.779 --> 00:18:31.339 Activity. 00:18:31.480 --> 00:18:32.440 In our lives. 00:18:33.099 --> 00:18:33.819 But the point. 00:18:33.899 --> 00:18:34.339 Here being. 00:18:34.440 --> 00:18:35.240 The driving point. 00:18:35.240 --> 00:18:36.339 That Paul is making. 00:18:36.940 --> 00:18:37.339 Is that. 00:18:37.599 --> 00:18:38.259 Our lives. 00:18:38.359 --> 00:18:39.220 Having been created. 00:18:39.440 --> 00:18:40.259 In Christ. 00:18:40.399 --> 00:18:40.759 Jesus. 00:18:41.339 --> 00:18:42.440 Will express. 00:18:42.980 --> 00:18:43.339 Thankfulness. 00:18:43.740 --> 00:18:44.079 To him. 00:18:44.599 --> 00:18:44.700 Right. 00:18:44.700 --> 00:18:45.420 We will. 00:18:45.420 --> 00:18:46.559 Show ourselves. 00:18:46.559 --> 00:18:48.259 To be these new creations. 00:18:48.259 --> 00:18:49.019 In Christ. 00:18:49.120 --> 00:18:49.580 By the way. 00:18:49.960 --> 00:18:51.080 That we live our lives. 00:18:51.660 --> 00:18:52.220 We will show. 00:18:52.580 --> 00:18:52.900 That we. 00:18:53.319 --> 00:18:54.460 Love this God. 00:18:54.559 --> 00:18:55.120 That our hearts. 00:18:55.180 --> 00:18:55.840 Have been turned. 00:18:56.059 --> 00:18:56.600 Toward him. 00:18:56.860 --> 00:18:57.259 That we. 00:18:57.600 --> 00:18:58.120 Hate sin. 00:18:58.200 --> 00:18:59.140 We'll be putting it off. 00:18:59.180 --> 00:18:59.940 And putting on. 00:19:00.500 --> 00:19:01.080 The righteousness. 00:19:01.720 --> 00:19:02.380 Of God. 00:19:02.620 --> 00:19:02.819 Right. 00:19:03.080 --> 00:19:04.420 We will be inclined. 00:19:04.720 --> 00:19:05.160 Toward. 00:19:05.400 --> 00:19:05.720 Good. 00:19:07.059 --> 00:19:07.539 Works. 00:19:08.640 --> 00:19:10.059 It is a wonderful thing. 00:19:10.640 --> 00:19:12.039 To be positionally. 00:19:12.039 --> 00:19:12.980 Found in Christ. 00:19:12.980 --> 00:19:14.240 Positionally. 00:19:14.240 --> 00:19:15.579 Accepted by God. 00:19:16.019 --> 00:19:16.620 So that. 00:19:17.019 --> 00:19:17.980 We can be free. 00:19:18.700 --> 00:19:19.559 To love and serve him. 00:19:20.039 --> 00:19:21.200 With our lives. 00:19:22.000 --> 00:19:23.599 It is a wonderful thing. 00:19:24.279 --> 00:19:26.559 For there to be no condemnation. 00:19:26.559 --> 00:19:28.160 For those who are in Christ Jesus. 00:19:28.539 --> 00:19:28.720 Right. 00:19:29.140 --> 00:19:30.599 Regardless of our successes. 00:19:30.599 --> 00:19:31.660 Or our failures. 00:19:31.660 --> 00:19:32.700 Over this past week. 00:19:32.819 --> 00:19:33.299 Moms. 00:19:33.620 --> 00:19:34.880 Regardless of your successes. 00:19:34.880 --> 00:19:35.680 Or your failures. 00:19:35.680 --> 00:19:36.380 With your children. 00:19:36.380 --> 00:19:37.599 Over this past week. 00:19:37.900 --> 00:19:38.099 Right. 00:19:38.099 --> 00:19:40.579 If you are in Christ Jesus. 00:19:41.079 --> 00:19:42.339 Your standing before him. 00:19:42.439 --> 00:19:43.619 Has not changed. 00:19:44.639 --> 00:19:46.159 What a freeing thing. 00:19:46.259 --> 00:19:46.939 This is. 00:19:47.399 --> 00:19:49.139 To walk that tightrope. 00:19:49.399 --> 00:19:49.599 Right. 00:19:50.279 --> 00:19:51.799 To be in Christ. 00:19:51.959 --> 00:19:52.599 And therefore. 00:19:53.439 --> 00:19:54.839 Wants to do things. 00:19:55.159 --> 00:19:56.079 That are good. 00:19:56.919 --> 00:19:57.559 Works. 00:19:58.659 --> 00:19:59.839 Nothing can take us. 00:19:59.959 --> 00:20:00.500 Out of this. 00:20:01.199 --> 00:20:01.719 Position. 00:20:01.720 --> 00:20:03.360 Let me read to you. 00:20:04.019 --> 00:20:05.059 Extended bit of Romans. 00:20:05.640 --> 00:20:06.400 Chapter 8. 00:20:07.339 --> 00:20:08.559 Beginning in verse 29. 00:20:09.700 --> 00:20:10.680 Those whom he foreknew. 00:20:10.799 --> 00:20:11.680 He also predestined. 00:20:11.759 --> 00:20:13.480 Be conformed to the image of his son. 00:20:14.120 --> 00:20:15.860 In order that he might be the firstborn. 00:20:15.920 --> 00:20:16.860 Among many brothers. 00:20:17.680 --> 00:20:18.740 And those whom he predestined. 00:20:18.779 --> 00:20:19.500 He also called. 00:20:19.579 --> 00:20:20.360 And those whom he called. 00:20:20.420 --> 00:20:21.299 He also justified. 00:20:21.480 --> 00:20:22.700 And those whom he justified. 00:20:23.200 --> 00:20:24.839 He also glorified. 00:20:25.279 --> 00:20:26.920 Don't trip over all of those words. 00:20:27.019 --> 00:20:28.299 Just see that God. 00:20:29.039 --> 00:20:29.700 Saved you. 00:20:29.700 --> 00:20:32.819 What then shall we say. 00:20:32.819 --> 00:20:34.019 To these things. 00:20:34.640 --> 00:20:35.539 Paul asks. 00:20:36.140 --> 00:20:36.860 What shall we say. 00:20:36.980 --> 00:20:37.940 To these things. 00:20:38.799 --> 00:20:40.500 If God is for us. 00:20:41.080 --> 00:20:42.580 Who can be against us. 00:20:43.700 --> 00:20:45.340 He who did not spare his own son. 00:20:45.400 --> 00:20:46.680 But gave him up for us all. 00:20:46.799 --> 00:20:48.319 How will he not also with him. 00:20:48.460 --> 00:20:50.700 Graciously give us all things. 00:20:51.680 --> 00:20:53.420 Who shall bring any charge. 00:20:53.420 --> 00:20:54.460 Against God's elect. 00:20:55.059 --> 00:20:57.000 It is God who justifies. 00:20:57.680 --> 00:20:59.039 Who is to condemn. 00:20:59.680 --> 00:21:00.639 And hear me moms. 00:21:01.180 --> 00:21:02.059 Including yourself. 00:21:03.299 --> 00:21:04.240 Who is to condemn. 00:21:04.879 --> 00:21:06.279 Christ Jesus is the one who died. 00:21:06.359 --> 00:21:06.899 More than that. 00:21:06.960 --> 00:21:07.480 Who was raised. 00:21:07.559 --> 00:21:08.759 Who is at the right hand of God. 00:21:08.899 --> 00:21:10.819 Who indeed is interceding. 00:21:11.279 --> 00:21:11.879 For us. 00:21:12.019 --> 00:21:12.960 Praying for us. 00:21:13.740 --> 00:21:14.740 Who shall separate us. 00:21:14.779 --> 00:21:15.599 From the love of Christ. 00:21:16.319 --> 00:21:17.099 Shall tribulation. 00:21:17.259 --> 00:21:17.659 Or distress. 00:21:17.859 --> 00:21:18.539 Or persecution. 00:21:18.740 --> 00:21:19.200 Or famine. 00:21:19.559 --> 00:21:20.559 Or nakedness. 00:21:20.700 --> 00:21:21.680 Or danger. 00:21:21.819 --> 00:21:22.619 Or sword. 00:21:22.619 --> 00:21:22.699 Lord. 00:21:24.219 --> 00:21:24.939 As it is written. 00:21:25.039 --> 00:21:25.519 For your sake. 00:21:25.579 --> 00:21:26.919 We are being killed all the day long. 00:21:27.000 --> 00:21:28.079 We are regarded as sheep. 00:21:28.159 --> 00:21:28.919 To be slaughtered. 00:21:29.639 --> 00:21:30.039 No. 00:21:30.599 --> 00:21:31.599 In all these things. 00:21:31.659 --> 00:21:32.979 We are more than conquerors. 00:21:32.979 --> 00:21:33.479 Through him. 00:21:33.979 --> 00:21:35.000 Who loved us. 00:21:36.059 --> 00:21:36.919 For I am sure. 00:21:36.920 --> 00:21:37.620 That neither death. 00:21:37.700 --> 00:21:38.080 Nor life. 00:21:38.180 --> 00:21:38.680 Nor angels. 00:21:38.800 --> 00:21:39.220 Nor rulers. 00:21:39.360 --> 00:21:40.180 Nor things present. 00:21:40.259 --> 00:21:41.140 Nor things to come. 00:21:41.480 --> 00:21:42.160 Nor powers. 00:21:42.279 --> 00:21:42.680 Nor height. 00:21:42.759 --> 00:21:43.240 Nor depth. 00:21:43.759 --> 00:21:44.759 Nor anything else. 00:21:44.759 --> 00:21:46.000 In all creation. 00:21:46.259 --> 00:21:48.140 Including stubborn kids. 00:21:48.400 --> 00:21:49.580 And snotty noses. 00:21:51.460 --> 00:21:52.460 Failed laundry. 00:21:52.980 --> 00:21:53.440 None of this. 00:21:53.500 --> 00:21:54.380 Will be able to separate us. 00:21:54.380 --> 00:21:55.100 From the love of God. 00:21:55.200 --> 00:21:56.060 In Christ Jesus. 00:21:56.200 --> 00:21:57.700 Our Lord. 00:21:58.380 --> 00:21:58.860 Nothing. 00:21:59.699 --> 00:22:00.859 If God has saved you. 00:22:01.019 --> 00:22:01.319 God. 00:22:01.779 --> 00:22:02.199 Will. 00:22:03.240 --> 00:22:03.679 Keep you. 00:22:05.659 --> 00:22:06.500 John Durant. 00:22:06.699 --> 00:22:06.979 Old. 00:22:07.679 --> 00:22:08.459 Puritan writer. 00:22:09.099 --> 00:22:09.719 This is the quotation. 00:22:09.839 --> 00:22:10.339 On your bulletin. 00:22:10.379 --> 00:22:10.799 This morning. 00:22:11.699 --> 00:22:12.259 Once wrote. 00:22:12.359 --> 00:22:13.559 As nothing in believers. 00:22:13.559 --> 00:22:14.459 Was so good. 00:22:14.459 --> 00:22:15.319 As to cause God. 00:22:15.319 --> 00:22:16.059 To love them. 00:22:17.019 --> 00:22:18.399 Nothing is so bad. 00:22:18.399 --> 00:22:19.479 As can cause him. 00:22:19.599 --> 00:22:20.179 To withdraw. 00:22:20.919 --> 00:22:21.759 His love again. 00:22:23.919 --> 00:22:24.439 Mom's. 00:22:25.539 --> 00:22:26.019 Work. 00:22:27.079 --> 00:22:27.779 You have a blessed. 00:22:27.959 --> 00:22:28.759 And important. 00:22:28.859 --> 00:22:29.379 Task. 00:22:29.479 --> 00:22:30.059 Ahead of you. 00:22:30.679 --> 00:22:31.039 Work. 00:22:31.159 --> 00:22:32.519 But do not work. 00:22:33.119 --> 00:22:34.339 As if your identity. 00:22:34.339 --> 00:22:35.279 Is found. 00:22:35.759 --> 00:22:36.139 In. 00:22:36.919 --> 00:22:37.579 Your work. 00:22:39.240 --> 00:22:39.879 Your identity. 00:22:39.879 --> 00:22:40.599 Is found. 00:22:40.879 --> 00:22:41.179 In. 00:22:42.299 --> 00:22:42.819 Christ. 00:22:43.740 --> 00:22:45.459 The one who created you. 00:22:45.459 --> 00:22:46.579 Who reigns. 00:22:46.579 --> 00:22:47.979 Over all things. 00:22:48.159 --> 00:22:49.199 Is pleased with you. 00:22:49.379 --> 00:22:49.699 In. 00:22:50.639 --> 00:22:51.039 Jesus. 00:22:52.139 --> 00:22:53.339 God loves you. 00:22:53.579 --> 00:22:55.000 And he does not love you. 00:22:55.119 --> 00:22:56.599 Because of you. 00:22:56.599 --> 00:22:56.699 You. 00:22:57.799 --> 00:22:59.139 This is good news. 00:23:00.139 --> 00:23:01.339 This is good news. 00:23:02.079 --> 00:23:03.179 He loves you. 00:23:03.179 --> 00:23:05.159 Because he is love. 00:23:05.799 --> 00:23:07.019 And your successes. 00:23:07.019 --> 00:23:07.959 Or failures. 00:23:07.959 --> 00:23:09.319 Will not change him. 00:23:09.719 --> 00:23:11.159 So it will not change. 00:23:11.159 --> 00:23:11.819 His love. 00:23:12.539 --> 00:23:12.859 For you. 00:23:13.699 --> 00:23:14.359 It's rooted. 00:23:14.500 --> 00:23:15.919 In his very character. 00:23:16.980 --> 00:23:17.799 On your behalf. 00:23:17.799 --> 00:23:20.079 A.W. 00:23:20.159 --> 00:23:20.480 Tozer. 00:23:20.480 --> 00:23:21.139 In the knowledge. 00:23:21.139 --> 00:23:21.779 Of the holy. 00:23:22.119 --> 00:23:22.259 Wrote. 00:23:22.379 --> 00:23:23.639 What comes into our minds. 00:23:23.700 --> 00:23:24.819 When we think about God. 00:23:25.019 --> 00:23:27.079 Is the most important thing. 00:23:27.700 --> 00:23:28.579 About us. 00:23:28.579 --> 00:23:31.299 So. 00:23:31.559 --> 00:23:32.419 When you think of God. 00:23:32.460 --> 00:23:33.319 Does God stand over you. 00:23:33.379 --> 00:23:34.119 As a judge. 00:23:34.379 --> 00:23:34.839 Nitpicking. 00:23:35.000 --> 00:23:36.119 Your every decision. 00:23:36.379 --> 00:23:37.240 Your every success. 00:23:37.339 --> 00:23:38.779 And your every failure. 00:23:40.000 --> 00:23:40.740 Or is God. 00:23:40.740 --> 00:23:41.740 A loving father. 00:23:42.659 --> 00:23:42.980 To you. 00:23:43.179 --> 00:23:44.500 Because you've been adopted. 00:23:45.500 --> 00:23:46.399 In Christ. 00:23:47.059 --> 00:23:48.519 Does he care about you. 00:23:48.939 --> 00:23:49.980 Does he extend. 00:23:50.500 --> 00:23:51.639 Grace towards you. 00:23:52.119 --> 00:23:52.740 Because you're his. 00:23:56.179 --> 00:23:57.240 So some application. 00:23:57.240 --> 00:23:58.920 And again. 00:24:00.220 --> 00:24:00.660 Gentlemen. 00:24:01.620 --> 00:24:02.380 Non-mothers. 00:24:02.500 --> 00:24:03.460 You can replace the words. 00:24:03.539 --> 00:24:03.900 I'm using. 00:24:04.039 --> 00:24:04.920 And have this application. 00:24:04.920 --> 00:24:05.859 For yourself as well. 00:24:05.940 --> 00:24:06.299 But moms. 00:24:06.339 --> 00:24:06.900 I want you to hear. 00:24:07.019 --> 00:24:07.440 Especially. 00:24:08.240 --> 00:24:08.680 This. 00:24:10.000 --> 00:24:10.579 You can. 00:24:10.640 --> 00:24:11.200 And you should. 00:24:11.200 --> 00:24:12.460 If you're in Christ. 00:24:13.400 --> 00:24:13.799 Mother. 00:24:14.880 --> 00:24:15.359 From. 00:24:16.299 --> 00:24:16.680 Rest. 00:24:18.319 --> 00:24:18.799 Know. 00:24:19.640 --> 00:24:20.579 That you're accepted. 00:24:20.579 --> 00:24:21.380 Before God. 00:24:21.579 --> 00:24:22.819 The greatest problem. 00:24:22.819 --> 00:24:23.480 Of humanity. 00:24:23.480 --> 00:24:24.579 Has been resolved. 00:24:24.720 --> 00:24:25.579 In Christ Jesus. 00:24:25.579 --> 00:24:26.359 For you. 00:24:26.359 --> 00:24:28.199 You can rest. 00:24:28.359 --> 00:24:29.000 In his presence. 00:24:29.659 --> 00:24:30.139 And then. 00:24:30.359 --> 00:24:30.719 Go about. 00:24:30.899 --> 00:24:31.259 The work. 00:24:31.899 --> 00:24:32.339 And I know. 00:24:32.439 --> 00:24:32.859 It's a work. 00:24:33.399 --> 00:24:34.099 So don't hear me. 00:24:35.039 --> 00:24:35.699 Telling you. 00:24:35.919 --> 00:24:36.699 That you're going to walk around. 00:24:36.819 --> 00:24:37.299 Serenely. 00:24:37.639 --> 00:24:38.159 In your home. 00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:42.419 I don't want the job. 00:24:42.479 --> 00:24:42.879 Of mother. 00:24:44.259 --> 00:24:45.619 It's a difficult work. 00:24:45.839 --> 00:24:45.959 I. 00:24:46.699 --> 00:24:48.019 I have a difficult work. 00:24:48.139 --> 00:24:49.179 But it's a focused work. 00:24:49.699 --> 00:24:51.119 I get to sit at a desk. 00:24:51.219 --> 00:24:52.079 And be uninterrupted. 00:24:52.139 --> 00:24:52.539 While I'm doing. 00:24:53.279 --> 00:24:54.039 My work. 00:24:54.039 --> 00:24:54.440 I. 00:24:54.759 --> 00:24:55.619 On occasion. 00:24:56.180 --> 00:24:56.839 Not as often. 00:24:57.000 --> 00:24:57.960 As I probably should. 00:24:58.079 --> 00:24:58.220 But. 00:24:58.879 --> 00:25:00.000 Give Sam a day off. 00:25:00.119 --> 00:25:00.279 And. 00:25:00.920 --> 00:25:01.279 Wrangle. 00:25:01.960 --> 00:25:02.559 The boys. 00:25:03.559 --> 00:25:04.799 I get a lunch break. 00:25:04.799 --> 00:25:05.659 When I work here. 00:25:06.279 --> 00:25:07.000 It's great. 00:25:07.119 --> 00:25:08.339 I actually clock out. 00:25:09.039 --> 00:25:10.259 By the time I get food. 00:25:10.259 --> 00:25:11.200 For the boys at lunch. 00:25:11.200 --> 00:25:12.079 And I'm trying to sit down. 00:25:12.119 --> 00:25:12.539 And eat mine. 00:25:12.639 --> 00:25:13.799 They need something else. 00:25:14.099 --> 00:25:15.079 There is no. 00:25:15.700 --> 00:25:16.039 Break. 00:25:16.139 --> 00:25:16.599 It is a. 00:25:17.019 --> 00:25:17.460 Wearisome. 00:25:18.460 --> 00:25:18.799 Task. 00:25:18.799 --> 00:25:19.740 So I am not saying. 00:25:20.079 --> 00:25:21.480 That it just shouldn't be hard. 00:25:21.599 --> 00:25:22.059 Anymore. 00:25:23.119 --> 00:25:24.000 So mothering. 00:25:24.119 --> 00:25:25.180 Is difficult. 00:25:26.019 --> 00:25:26.279 I. 00:25:26.619 --> 00:25:28.220 In the measure I can recognize. 00:25:28.419 --> 00:25:28.599 But. 00:25:29.339 --> 00:25:29.819 Mother. 00:25:30.720 --> 00:25:31.159 From. 00:25:32.019 --> 00:25:32.460 Rest. 00:25:32.519 --> 00:25:33.220 And let me give you some. 00:25:33.539 --> 00:25:34.180 Things I mean. 00:25:34.639 --> 00:25:35.079 By that. 00:25:36.359 --> 00:25:38.339 The mom who mothers from rest. 00:25:38.619 --> 00:25:39.019 Works. 00:25:39.379 --> 00:25:39.819 Hard. 00:25:40.779 --> 00:25:41.940 But does so. 00:25:42.579 --> 00:25:43.680 For the good of her children. 00:25:44.299 --> 00:25:45.359 And for the glory of God. 00:25:45.639 --> 00:25:45.799 Right. 00:25:45.799 --> 00:25:46.559 This is the aim. 00:25:46.639 --> 00:25:47.779 This is where her mind. 00:25:48.359 --> 00:25:48.919 Is going. 00:25:49.339 --> 00:25:49.480 Right. 00:25:49.519 --> 00:25:50.919 She is not trying to build. 00:25:51.139 --> 00:25:52.000 Status or identity. 00:25:52.000 --> 00:25:52.759 For herself. 00:25:52.919 --> 00:25:53.639 And her mothering. 00:25:54.419 --> 00:25:54.559 Right. 00:25:54.579 --> 00:25:55.399 So she is mothering. 00:25:55.399 --> 00:25:56.779 She is doing all of those difficult things. 00:25:56.879 --> 00:25:57.619 That must be done. 00:25:57.960 --> 00:25:58.899 As a mom. 00:25:59.500 --> 00:26:00.819 To love and serve her children. 00:26:01.240 --> 00:26:01.980 And to praise God. 00:26:03.859 --> 00:26:04.299 Secondly. 00:26:04.460 --> 00:26:05.859 The mom who mothers from rest. 00:26:06.539 --> 00:26:08.200 Does not discipline her children. 00:26:08.379 --> 00:26:08.819 In anger. 00:26:08.960 --> 00:26:09.559 In private. 00:26:10.359 --> 00:26:12.159 Because they are inconveniencing her. 00:26:13.079 --> 00:26:14.299 But delights in them. 00:26:14.519 --> 00:26:15.419 And wants to see them. 00:26:15.420 --> 00:26:16.640 Walk in the ways. 00:26:17.259 --> 00:26:17.680 Of God. 00:26:18.600 --> 00:26:20.360 Seize all of those. 00:26:21.600 --> 00:26:22.200 Obnoxious. 00:26:22.720 --> 00:26:23.880 Sin filled moments. 00:26:24.019 --> 00:26:25.000 In our children's lives. 00:26:25.460 --> 00:26:26.320 As opportunities. 00:26:26.980 --> 00:26:28.180 To help our children. 00:26:28.620 --> 00:26:29.039 Know. 00:26:29.800 --> 00:26:30.240 Fear. 00:26:30.700 --> 00:26:31.140 Love. 00:26:31.320 --> 00:26:31.920 And serve. 00:26:32.560 --> 00:26:32.840 God. 00:26:33.279 --> 00:26:33.480 Right. 00:26:33.640 --> 00:26:35.180 Doesn't see kids as inconvenient. 00:26:35.860 --> 00:26:35.980 Right. 00:26:36.300 --> 00:26:37.820 Seize this as the task. 00:26:37.820 --> 00:26:38.700 That God has put. 00:26:39.220 --> 00:26:40.120 Before you. 00:26:40.519 --> 00:26:41.820 In order for you to. 00:26:42.400 --> 00:26:43.200 Serve your kids. 00:26:43.200 --> 00:26:44.600 Third. 00:26:45.600 --> 00:26:47.039 The mom who mothers from rest. 00:26:47.120 --> 00:26:48.259 Does not discipline her children. 00:26:48.400 --> 00:26:48.799 In anger. 00:26:48.940 --> 00:26:49.600 In public. 00:26:50.420 --> 00:26:52.000 Because they are making her. 00:26:52.240 --> 00:26:52.519 Look. 00:26:53.059 --> 00:26:53.440 Bad. 00:26:54.200 --> 00:26:55.519 But sees opportunity. 00:26:55.660 --> 00:26:57.279 To display her love for them. 00:26:58.120 --> 00:26:59.039 In their correction. 00:27:00.220 --> 00:27:01.019 This impulse. 00:27:01.180 --> 00:27:01.640 In us. 00:27:02.299 --> 00:27:03.700 To correct our kids. 00:27:03.880 --> 00:27:04.779 In public spaces. 00:27:04.779 --> 00:27:06.860 Because we want to have it all. 00:27:07.580 --> 00:27:07.940 Together. 00:27:09.420 --> 00:27:10.500 See it as an opportunity. 00:27:10.500 --> 00:27:11.200 To be humble. 00:27:11.200 --> 00:27:12.420 And to express to others. 00:27:12.539 --> 00:27:13.779 I don't have it all together. 00:27:14.640 --> 00:27:15.400 But I want. 00:27:15.600 --> 00:27:16.080 To show. 00:27:16.259 --> 00:27:17.100 I want to display. 00:27:17.279 --> 00:27:18.039 What loving kindness. 00:27:18.039 --> 00:27:18.799 Looks like. 00:27:19.120 --> 00:27:19.799 For my kids. 00:27:21.720 --> 00:27:22.240 Fourth. 00:27:22.720 --> 00:27:23.840 The mom who mothers from rest. 00:27:24.340 --> 00:27:25.299 Does not think. 00:27:25.380 --> 00:27:26.319 She has arrived. 00:27:27.000 --> 00:27:28.160 But seeks to learn. 00:27:28.580 --> 00:27:29.680 And looks for learning. 00:27:29.840 --> 00:27:30.500 From the Bible. 00:27:31.180 --> 00:27:31.860 And teachers. 00:27:31.980 --> 00:27:32.680 Who point her. 00:27:33.460 --> 00:27:34.080 To the Bible. 00:27:34.819 --> 00:27:36.380 The mom who mothers from rest. 00:27:36.940 --> 00:27:38.059 Has the space. 00:27:38.759 --> 00:27:39.340 For humility. 00:27:39.339 --> 00:27:41.059 Has the ability. 00:27:41.059 --> 00:27:41.359 To say. 00:27:41.459 --> 00:27:42.539 I do not have this. 00:27:42.740 --> 00:27:43.039 All. 00:27:43.839 --> 00:27:44.399 Figured out. 00:27:45.159 --> 00:27:46.299 And I will say to you women. 00:27:46.599 --> 00:27:47.339 And men as well. 00:27:47.740 --> 00:27:48.559 Parents come to you. 00:27:48.599 --> 00:27:49.139 And tell you that they. 00:27:49.199 --> 00:27:50.319 Have it all figured out. 00:27:51.099 --> 00:27:52.039 They don't. 00:27:54.220 --> 00:27:55.439 The best parents. 00:27:55.899 --> 00:27:56.519 We have a family. 00:27:56.619 --> 00:27:57.299 In our congregation. 00:27:57.299 --> 00:27:58.619 Who has 14 children. 00:27:59.480 --> 00:28:00.559 And those two. 00:28:01.000 --> 00:28:01.399 Wonderful. 00:28:01.779 --> 00:28:02.379 Blessed parents. 00:28:02.379 --> 00:28:02.879 Will tell you. 00:28:02.939 --> 00:28:03.839 That they don't have it all. 00:28:03.899 --> 00:28:04.379 Figured out. 00:28:05.220 --> 00:28:06.220 There's a humility. 00:28:07.319 --> 00:28:08.220 About them. 00:28:08.220 --> 00:28:08.839 And they will say. 00:28:08.960 --> 00:28:09.180 No. 00:28:09.360 --> 00:28:10.720 We're not experts at this. 00:28:10.759 --> 00:28:11.480 And if there's anybody. 00:28:11.579 --> 00:28:12.299 Who could be an expert. 00:28:12.500 --> 00:28:13.339 They should be. 00:28:15.259 --> 00:28:16.319 Have the humility. 00:28:16.940 --> 00:28:17.779 To look for answers. 00:28:17.900 --> 00:28:19.079 But find it in the scripture. 00:28:19.740 --> 00:28:20.819 The Bible gives us. 00:28:20.900 --> 00:28:21.799 What we need. 00:28:22.200 --> 00:28:23.259 To raise up our kids. 00:28:23.319 --> 00:28:24.579 It's sufficient for the task. 00:28:25.019 --> 00:28:25.620 And teachers. 00:28:25.620 --> 00:28:26.680 Who point us to the Bible. 00:28:26.759 --> 00:28:27.579 There's some wonderful books. 00:28:27.579 --> 00:28:27.920 Out there. 00:28:27.920 --> 00:28:28.579 That do this. 00:28:28.940 --> 00:28:29.640 Helpful work. 00:28:30.640 --> 00:28:31.380 For us. 00:28:32.480 --> 00:28:32.860 Fifth. 00:28:33.460 --> 00:28:34.920 The mom who mothers from rest. 00:28:35.620 --> 00:28:37.120 Does not compare herself. 00:28:37.119 --> 00:28:38.899 To other mothers. 00:28:40.359 --> 00:28:40.839 Ladies. 00:28:40.919 --> 00:28:41.479 Comparison. 00:28:41.479 --> 00:28:42.279 Can be. 00:28:42.979 --> 00:28:43.539 The death. 00:28:43.859 --> 00:28:44.379 Of holiness. 00:28:45.659 --> 00:28:47.319 Either because you don't measure up. 00:28:47.799 --> 00:28:48.939 And so you become despondent. 00:28:49.199 --> 00:28:50.599 Or because you're doing better. 00:28:50.679 --> 00:28:51.199 And you become. 00:28:51.839 --> 00:28:52.119 Proud. 00:28:53.419 --> 00:28:54.679 Don't compare yourself. 00:28:54.779 --> 00:28:55.199 To other. 00:28:55.659 --> 00:28:55.939 Mothers. 00:28:56.359 --> 00:28:56.619 But. 00:28:57.419 --> 00:28:58.519 Ask for advice. 00:28:59.219 --> 00:28:59.839 And help. 00:29:00.000 --> 00:29:01.079 From those you see. 00:29:01.239 --> 00:29:01.819 Excelling. 00:29:02.259 --> 00:29:03.759 At various tasks. 00:29:04.579 --> 00:29:05.419 In your mothering. 00:29:05.420 --> 00:29:07.740 Sixth. 00:29:08.519 --> 00:29:09.980 The mom who mothers from rest. 00:29:10.880 --> 00:29:11.360 Can. 00:29:11.660 --> 00:29:12.000 Use. 00:29:12.240 --> 00:29:12.820 Social media. 00:29:13.820 --> 00:29:15.220 But she does not need. 00:29:16.120 --> 00:29:16.840 Social media. 00:29:17.539 --> 00:29:18.360 She does not need. 00:29:18.360 --> 00:29:19.420 To keep everyone informed. 00:29:19.500 --> 00:29:20.440 Of how good she is doing. 00:29:21.140 --> 00:29:22.000 The little corner. 00:29:22.100 --> 00:29:22.740 That got cleaned up. 00:29:22.920 --> 00:29:23.340 For the picture. 00:29:23.960 --> 00:29:25.320 She is not concerned. 00:29:25.560 --> 00:29:26.539 With her online. 00:29:27.200 --> 00:29:27.600 Presence. 00:29:28.000 --> 00:29:28.600 Or perception. 00:29:29.360 --> 00:29:30.480 She does not care. 00:29:30.600 --> 00:29:30.940 About. 00:29:32.080 --> 00:29:32.480 Likes. 00:29:32.480 --> 00:29:34.380 Moms. 00:29:34.460 --> 00:29:35.380 Please use social media. 00:29:35.480 --> 00:29:36.279 I love seeing pictures. 00:29:36.279 --> 00:29:36.920 Of your kids. 00:29:37.319 --> 00:29:38.440 It's a wonderful thing. 00:29:38.440 --> 00:29:39.259 To see pictures. 00:29:39.860 --> 00:29:40.519 Of your children. 00:29:40.759 --> 00:29:41.640 It's a neat tool. 00:29:41.900 --> 00:29:42.819 To share those things. 00:29:42.940 --> 00:29:43.720 To keep a record. 00:29:44.319 --> 00:29:45.240 I'm so glad our family. 00:29:45.400 --> 00:29:46.700 Is building this digital. 00:29:47.360 --> 00:29:47.759 Record. 00:29:47.980 --> 00:29:48.279 Of our. 00:29:48.740 --> 00:29:49.400 Kids lives. 00:29:49.480 --> 00:29:50.039 It's a wonderful. 00:29:50.319 --> 00:29:50.740 Helpful. 00:29:51.220 --> 00:29:51.539 Thing. 00:29:52.599 --> 00:29:54.279 But not a necessary thing. 00:29:54.819 --> 00:29:55.740 You find yourself. 00:29:55.819 --> 00:29:56.519 Needing that. 00:29:56.620 --> 00:29:57.220 That impulsive. 00:29:57.420 --> 00:29:57.920 Approval. 00:29:58.759 --> 00:29:59.160 Online. 00:29:59.160 --> 00:30:01.360 Recognize that you may not be. 00:30:01.360 --> 00:30:02.060 Mothering from. 00:30:02.640 --> 00:30:02.980 Rest. 00:30:04.360 --> 00:30:05.360 And then seventh. 00:30:05.440 --> 00:30:05.880 And lastly. 00:30:06.519 --> 00:30:07.640 The mom who mothers from rest. 00:30:08.480 --> 00:30:09.920 Deals with the mundane. 00:30:10.680 --> 00:30:11.400 In the light. 00:30:11.920 --> 00:30:12.320 Of eternity. 00:30:13.680 --> 00:30:13.880 You. 00:30:14.100 --> 00:30:14.980 You likely. 00:30:15.320 --> 00:30:16.440 Have heard the phrase. 00:30:17.259 --> 00:30:18.120 The days are long. 00:30:18.200 --> 00:30:19.200 But the years are short. 00:30:19.560 --> 00:30:19.620 Right. 00:30:19.720 --> 00:30:21.100 Our kids are going to grow up. 00:30:21.340 --> 00:30:21.840 Extremely. 00:30:22.400 --> 00:30:22.660 Quickly. 00:30:23.460 --> 00:30:24.320 But beyond that. 00:30:24.400 --> 00:30:26.120 Our lives are very fleeting. 00:30:27.420 --> 00:30:28.420 They are fleeting. 00:30:28.420 --> 00:30:30.759 And if you're in Christ. 00:30:31.320 --> 00:30:32.259 You're God's workmanship. 00:30:32.519 --> 00:30:33.980 Created in Christ Jesus. 00:30:33.980 --> 00:30:35.120 For good works. 00:30:35.240 --> 00:30:36.640 Which he prepared beforehand. 00:30:36.940 --> 00:30:37.259 That you. 00:30:37.580 --> 00:30:38.620 Should walk. 00:30:39.000 --> 00:30:39.600 In them. 00:30:40.460 --> 00:30:41.480 And all of those. 00:30:41.740 --> 00:30:42.420 Little tasks. 00:30:43.200 --> 00:30:44.019 All of those. 00:30:44.460 --> 00:30:44.820 Diapers. 00:30:45.080 --> 00:30:45.160 And. 00:30:45.920 --> 00:30:46.740 Changed bed sheets. 00:30:47.019 --> 00:30:47.100 And. 00:30:48.259 --> 00:30:49.140 Stains on the floor. 00:30:49.440 --> 00:30:49.519 And. 00:30:50.180 --> 00:30:50.960 Dropped food. 00:30:51.980 --> 00:30:52.840 Snotty noses. 00:30:53.360 --> 00:30:54.400 All of those things. 00:30:54.880 --> 00:30:55.759 All of the whining. 00:30:56.160 --> 00:30:56.279 Right. 00:30:56.400 --> 00:30:57.580 All of the disobedience. 00:30:57.579 --> 00:30:58.839 All of those things. 00:30:59.079 --> 00:30:59.500 Every. 00:30:59.819 --> 00:31:00.220 Single. 00:31:00.720 --> 00:31:01.179 Bit of it. 00:31:01.359 --> 00:31:02.119 All of those. 00:31:02.259 --> 00:31:02.899 Mundane. 00:31:03.119 --> 00:31:03.599 Steps. 00:31:03.619 --> 00:31:04.740 Those things that feel to you. 00:31:04.839 --> 00:31:05.699 So incredibly. 00:31:06.619 --> 00:31:07.259 Insignificant. 00:31:07.679 --> 00:31:08.720 Have a significance. 00:31:09.599 --> 00:31:10.159 In eternity. 00:31:11.059 --> 00:31:11.839 Every little. 00:31:12.359 --> 00:31:12.759 One of them. 00:31:14.419 --> 00:31:15.339 Our catechism. 00:31:15.740 --> 00:31:16.500 Question today. 00:31:17.240 --> 00:31:18.199 Was what hope. 00:31:18.720 --> 00:31:19.819 Does everlasting life. 00:31:19.899 --> 00:31:20.199 Hold. 00:31:20.740 --> 00:31:21.319 For us. 00:31:22.480 --> 00:31:23.519 And the long answer. 00:31:23.599 --> 00:31:24.460 Is it reminds us. 00:31:24.539 --> 00:31:25.199 That this present. 00:31:25.200 --> 00:31:26.000 Fallen world. 00:31:26.000 --> 00:31:27.160 Is not all. 00:31:27.620 --> 00:31:28.220 There is. 00:31:29.700 --> 00:31:30.200 Soon. 00:31:30.319 --> 00:31:31.220 We will live. 00:31:31.360 --> 00:31:31.640 With. 00:31:31.819 --> 00:31:32.319 And enjoy. 00:31:32.440 --> 00:31:33.220 God forever. 00:31:33.880 --> 00:31:34.860 In the new city. 00:31:34.940 --> 00:31:35.539 In the new heaven. 00:31:35.620 --> 00:31:36.360 And the new earth. 00:31:37.019 --> 00:31:38.039 Where we will be fully. 00:31:38.200 --> 00:31:38.640 And forever. 00:31:38.840 --> 00:31:39.740 Freed from all sin. 00:31:39.819 --> 00:31:40.319 And will inhabit. 00:31:40.440 --> 00:31:40.860 Renewed. 00:31:40.980 --> 00:31:41.539 Resurrection. 00:31:41.759 --> 00:31:42.120 Bodies. 00:31:42.259 --> 00:31:42.779 And a renewed. 00:31:43.640 --> 00:31:44.120 Restored. 00:31:44.840 --> 00:31:45.279 Creation. 00:31:46.980 --> 00:31:47.799 Every ounce. 00:31:47.860 --> 00:31:48.720 Of everything we do. 00:31:48.799 --> 00:31:49.360 Should be done. 00:31:49.500 --> 00:31:50.059 In the light. 00:31:50.660 --> 00:31:51.279 Of eternity. 00:31:51.680 --> 00:31:51.980 For. 00:31:51.980 --> 00:31:53.319 If we are in Christ. 00:31:54.579 --> 00:31:55.880 We did not save ourselves. 00:31:56.759 --> 00:31:57.720 We cannot. 00:31:58.480 --> 00:31:59.319 Keep ourselves. 00:31:59.319 --> 00:32:00.740 But we will be kept. 00:32:00.940 --> 00:32:01.720 By God. 00:32:01.720 --> 00:32:02.519 For that. 00:32:03.200 --> 00:32:03.980 Wonderful day. 00:32:05.079 --> 00:32:06.279 So be encouraged this morning. 00:32:06.400 --> 00:32:07.279 Whether you're a mother. 00:32:07.420 --> 00:32:07.839 Or otherwise. 00:32:08.519 --> 00:32:09.480 To do whatever it is. 00:32:09.539 --> 00:32:11.120 That God has called you to do. 00:32:11.440 --> 00:32:11.920 From. 00:32:12.360 --> 00:32:12.720 Rest. 00:32:13.079 --> 00:32:13.599 Assurance. 00:32:14.019 --> 00:32:14.360 In. 00:32:14.819 --> 00:32:15.380 The fact. 00:32:15.480 --> 00:32:16.480 That you have been changed. 00:32:16.759 --> 00:32:17.120 In. 00:32:17.839 --> 00:32:18.200 Kind. 00:32:18.200 --> 00:32:19.519 You are his workmanship. 00:32:20.160 --> 00:32:20.580 Created. 00:32:20.960 --> 00:32:21.220 In. 00:32:21.860 --> 00:32:22.180 Christ. 00:32:22.860 --> 00:32:23.140 Jesus. 00:32:24.160 --> 00:32:25.140 If you don't know. 00:32:25.240 --> 00:32:26.600 If you're unsure of this. 00:32:27.360 --> 00:32:28.500 I'd like to pray for you. 00:32:28.759 --> 00:32:29.360 Let's pray together.