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 Good morning. Good morning. It's always very encouraging, having preached somewhere previously, to get invited back.

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 So thank you very much for bearing with me once again this morning.

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 Do have your Bibles open at Luke 10. Do be checking that what I say is what God says in the Bibles.

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 I'm fallible. I'm not God's Word, which is infallible.

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 Now, as Paul's ready to pray for us, why don't we just get started?

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 Well, before we properly dig into this passage, there is two things I would like us to see first.

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 And they're in verse 1. Chapter 10, verse 1.

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 The first two words in verse 1 is this.

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 After this, the Lord appointed 72. After this.

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 Anytime you see it in the Bible, you've always got to go back to what came before to find out the context of this passage.

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 So clearly, something's just happened.

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 And let's just remind ourselves where we are in Luke's Gospel.

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 We've just entered the next section of Luke, which begins at chapter 9, verse 51.

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 It says this.

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 As the time approached for him, that is Jesus, to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.

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 The time is coming for Jesus' earthly ministry to come to an end.

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 The time is coming for Jesus to be taken back up into heaven.

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 The time is coming for Jesus to leave his disciples.

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 But something has to happen first before that comes about.

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 Where is Jesus heading to?

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 He's heading to Jerusalem.

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 And as we know, we know what's going to happen in Jerusalem, don't we?

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 Jesus is going to be betrayed, arrested, crucified.

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 Which makes it incredible when you read verse 51, which says that Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.

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 He knew what was going to happen in Jerusalem.

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 He knew he was going to be betrayed by one of his own.

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 He knew he was going to be arrested and eventually die a humiliating death upon the cross.

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 Yet here he is, setting out, face like flint on Jerusalem.

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 Knowing exactly what's going to happen.

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 So Jesus is going to die.

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 He's going to be raised back to life.

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 He's going to be taken to heaven.

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 But he's going to leave his disciples behind.

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 So right now, there is a need for Jesus to train his disciples.

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 He needs to instruct them and teach them to equip them for a time after he has gone back to heaven.

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 And last week, Scott Hamilton was preaching from this passage and he showed us the cost of discipleship.

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 It was saying in verse 57 and 62, there's no way to lay your head.

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 Let the dead bury the dead.

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 There's an urgency to this mission.

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 Leave your family behind.

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 There's a priority to this mission.

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 And this week, we're going to be looking at Jesus as he teaches his followers about going on mission for Christ.

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 Going on mission for the sake of the gospel.

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 That's the first thing.

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 Second thing.

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 Who is Jesus speaking to here?

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 Read with me again.

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 Okay, after this, verse 1, after this, the Lord appointed 72 others and sent them.

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 72 others.

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 Why does Luke say others and not just 72?

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 By the way, some versions might have 70 in some of your Bibles.

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 It doesn't really matter.

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 70, 72.

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 But what does matter is the word others.

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 Well, we've already seen Jesus send out his disciples, the chosen 12, at the start of chapter 9 on mission.

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 So when Luke now says 72 others, he is telling us that these are not the chosen 12 being sent out.

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 These are everyday followers of Jesus.

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 There's nothing particularly special about them.

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 They're not professional, full-time gospel workers.

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 They're regular people who have chosen to follow Christ.

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 And because they're followers of Jesus, they are sent out as followers of Jesus.

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 Now, what's the point?

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 Well, the point is, if you are a follower of Jesus here this morning, then you are sent out by Jesus on mission.

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 It doesn't matter if you're a full-time gospel worker or if you're a plumber.

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 It doesn't matter if you're a lawyer, teacher, a binman, retired, unemployed.

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 If you're a follower of Jesus, you're called to go.

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 And so the words we read in this passage matters to us.

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 Because it's Jesus teaching us and instructing us what we should do when we go, when we're sent out by Christ.

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 Now, I have sat, I've heard many sermons.

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 I've preached sermons myself.

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 Who are called to go.

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 We know the Great Commission, Matthew 28, go and make disciples of all nations.

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 And quite often I sit there under that teaching or even when I say the words myself, I think,

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 fine, okay, let's go.

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 Jesus says, go, let's go.

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 We better do it with a sense of duty.

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 We need to obey him, off we pop.

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 We get to work on Monday morning, might share a gospel conversation with our fellow worker, with a friend, with a neighbor.

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 By Tuesday, we've kind of gone off it.

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 We start to feel guilty by Wednesday and forgotten it by Thursday.

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 But I think if that is our attitude,

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 if we see this call to go by Jesus as a sense of duty rather than a sense of joy,

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 then we are missing something quite profound, I think.

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 We are missing the joy, the blessing, the privilege that is ours to be sent by Jesus on his mission.

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 There's a hope that as we work those passions together this morning,

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 we will be captivated by just who it is that sends us, Jesus Christ.

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 Because the more we're captivated by him, the more we'll have this desire to go out for him.

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 And that will make all the difference in the world.

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 Maybe you're here today and you don't think yourself as a follower of Jesus.

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 Maybe you're just exploring the claims of Christianity, of who Jesus is.

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 Well, can I encourage you also to keep listening?

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 Because I believe Jesus has some very profound to say to you this morning as well.

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 Jesus contains the words of eternal life.

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 Words that I believe are for you to hear.

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 So let's keep going.

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 If you take a note, we're going to do this under three points.

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 Followers of Jesus pray and go.

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 Followers of Jesus proclaim the good news.

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 And followers of Jesus rejoice.

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 Followers of Jesus pray and go.

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 Followers of Jesus proclaim the good news.

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 Followers of Jesus rejoice.

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 First one, followers of Jesus pray and go.

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 Now the first thing we see in verse 2 is that Jesus tells his followers

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 that the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.

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 In other words, Jesus is saying, now is a great time for mission.

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 Now there are plenty of people just ripe to be plucked.

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 Jesus says in John 4 to his disciples,

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 I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields.

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 They are ripe for harvest.

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 Now Jesus is not talking about corn or wheat to make his bread.

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 He's speaking about spiritual harvest that is ripe for the picking.

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 When we look out over Edinburgh, do we see what Jesus sees?

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 When we look out over the hundreds of thousands of people

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 who do not yet know Jesus

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 and are currently running towards an eternity cut off from God,

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 what do we see?

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 Do we see a dry and barren land

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 where it seems that there could be no gospel fruit?

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 Or do we see what Jesus sees?

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 A harvest ready to be picked.

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 And if we do see this harvest ready to be picked,

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 we'll also see there's the same problem here that Jesus sees.

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 There's a lack of harvest workers.

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 Now when I say harvest workers,

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 I do not mean full-time gospel workers.

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 Although that is true, there is certainly a lack of them.

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 But remember the context.

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 It's the 72 others who are being sent out.

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 The everyday followers of Jesus.

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 There's a shortage of everyday followers of Jesus

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 going out into the harvest field.

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 So what's the solution?

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 Well, perhaps surprisingly,

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 it's not to go.

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 At least not at first.

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 What does Jesus say?

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 Come on in the verse 2.

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 The harvest are painful,

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 the workers are few.

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 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore,

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 to send out workers into his harvest fields.

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 The followers of Jesus

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 are to pray for more harvest workers.

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 So as we look out across Edinburgh,

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 as we see the thousands of people

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 who are currently lost,

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 like sheep without a shepherd,

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 we should pray.

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 Ask the Lord of the harvest

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 to send out workers into his harvest field.

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 Simple enough, isn't it?

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 But do we do it enough?

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 Do we remember to pray for more harvest workers

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 when we pray as individuals,

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 in our home groups,

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 or when we gather together as a church?

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 We may well wonder

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 why there are so many lost people in Edinburgh

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 when there are a good number

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 of decent, Bible-centered,

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 gospel-centered churches,

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 but yet we don't pray for more harvest workers.

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 Pray to the Lord of the harvest

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 to send out workers into his field.

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 That's the first thing we are called to do.

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 But here's a word of caution.

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 As we pray,

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 do not be surprised to find out

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 that you are the answer to your prayers.

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 Look at the very next words of Jesus

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 in verse 3.

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 Ask the Lord of the harvest,

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 send out more harvest workers.

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 Go, I am sending you.

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 See, the first thing Jesus follows to do

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 is to pray,

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 but then right away,

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 Jesus sends the 72 out.

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 Instant answer to prayer.

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 Jesus is saying,

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 you are the answers to your prayers.

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 You are the harvest workers

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 that I am sending out.

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 Let's think about that for a moment.

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 Jesus asks Jesus 72

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 to pray to the Lord of the harvest

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 to send out harvest workers.

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 Then Jesus says,

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 go, I am sending you.

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 What does that tell us?

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 Jesus is the Lord of the harvest.

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 Jesus is the one who sends.

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 Now why does that matter?

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 Well, because as we go out

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 as followers of Jesus,

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 as we pray and as we go,

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 what happens?

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 We keep praying for more harvest workers.

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 Lord of the harvest,

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 send out more harvest workers.

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 Lord of the harvest,

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 send out more harvest workers.

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 And what happens?

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 Jesus keeps answering that prayer.

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 He keeps raising up

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 more harvest workers.

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 What does that tell us?

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 Our mission will be a success

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 because of him who sends us.

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 As we go out there,

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 we are going to see gospel fruits.

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 As we go out there,

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 we are going to watch

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 more harvest workers

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 be raised up by Christ.

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 Now we may not see that

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 in the immediate sense.

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 I hope that we do sometimes.

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 God is very gracious

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 and lets us experience the joy

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 of seeing that firsthand.

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 But when we get to eternity,

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 when we get to heaven,

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 then we will really see

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 the fruits of our labors

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 because of Christ.

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 Now this isn't going to be easy.

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 There is going to be opposition.

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 Look at how Jesus describes them

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 when they're sent out.

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 Go, I am sending you out

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 like lambs among wolves.

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 Great.

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 Fantastic.

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 I'm sending like a vulnerable lamb

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 to a pack of wolves

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 so I'll get my club and my spear.

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 Jesus goes,

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 no, no, no, no, no.

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 Forget your club spear.

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 In fact, forget your purse,

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 your bag and your sandals too.

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 Just leave them aside.

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 Can you imagine

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 the disciples' faces?

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 Right.

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 Leave all that behind,

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 but I'm going to need money

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 to pay for accommodation and food.

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 Jesus goes, no, no, no,

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 you won't.

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 No, you won't.

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 You won't need that.

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 Leave it behind.

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 Imagine for a moment

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 that I came this morning

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 with three boxes.

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 One marked purses.

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 One marked bags.

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 One marked shoes.

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 I left them at the door

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 and said,

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 Gabriel called to go

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 on your way out

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 if you'd be so kind.

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 Leave your purses,

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 bags and shoes behind.

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 Imagine your faces.

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 What I think

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 what Jesus is trying to say here

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 or what he is saying here

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 is that there's an urgency

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 to this mission.

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 Jesus is telling the 72

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 do not get weighed down

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 by earthly possessions

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 when there are people's

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 eternity at stake.

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 Get on with it.

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 Just go.

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 And we see that

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 at the end of verse 4 as well.

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 Jesus instructs his followers

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 not to greet anyone on the road.

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 And otherwise he's saying,

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 don't dilly dally.

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 Heard that phrase,

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 don't dilly dally?

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 When I was younger,

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 going to primary school,

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 I used to go in

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 for one of my friends

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 at her house.

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 And she lived

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 with her grandparents.

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 And every time

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 we left the grandparents' house

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 after I picked her up,

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 the last words

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 our granny always said to us,

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 get straight to school

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 and don't dilly dally.

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 Just get straight there.

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 And that's what Jesus

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 is saying here.

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 Don't need dilly dally.

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 Just go.

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 Leave behind

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 earthly possessions.

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 Don't get distracted

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 on the way.

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 Go out there.

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 People's eternity

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 is at stake.

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 There is a great need

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 so there's a great urgency

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 to meet that need.

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 And what Jesus

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 is also teaching

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 his followers here

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 is that

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 they can leave behind

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 all this stuff

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 because he

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 is the one

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 who is sending them.

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 I am all you need.

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 I will provide

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 for you as you go.

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 You don't need money

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 because I will provide

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 food and accommodation

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 for you.

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 We see that in verse 7

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 where they're welcomed in.

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 Verse 8.

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 They eat the food

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 given to them.

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 They've got roof

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 over their heads.

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 Yes, Jesus says,

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 you may be like lambs

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 sent into a pack of wolves

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 but do not fear

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 because not only

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 will I provide for you,

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 I will also protect you.

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 Come with me quickly

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 to just verse 19.

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 Verse 19,

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 Jesus says,

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 I have given you

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 authority,

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 that's I have given

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 the 72,

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 authority to trample

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 on snakes and scorpions

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 and to overcome

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 all the power

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 of the enemy.

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 Nothing will harm you.

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 Now in the original Greek,

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 this nothing will harm you

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 phrase is emphasized.

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 It's an emphatic position.

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 It literally jumps out

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 the page to you

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 as you read it.

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 nothing will harm you.

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 Now,

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 does this mean

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 that as followers of Jesus

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 we are not going to be harmed

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 in any way?

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 No,

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 it doesn't.

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 Just look at Acts,

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 the sequel to Luke's gospel

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 and that will quickly rid you

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 of any notion

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 that followers of Jesus

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 are left unharmed.

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 This verse does not teach us

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 that we can start

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 jumping off cliffs for Christ

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 or run into a wolf's enclosure.

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 I grew up in a small town

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 called Girvan

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 on the southwest coast

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 of Scotland

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 and there was this lovely,

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 godly lady

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 in the church

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 who refused to wear

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 a seatbelt

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 because she said,

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 Jesus is with me.

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 It's okay.

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 When my time has come,

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 my time has come.

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 I don't need a seatbelt

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 to protect me.

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 I've got Jesus.

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 Now,

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 there's something

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 wonderfully admirable

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 about her faith

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 but at the same time,

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 God gave us a seatbelt

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 for a reason,

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 didn't he?

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 To try and protect us.

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 It doesn't mean

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 to be stupid

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 and just run into fields

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 of scorpions and snakes

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 or defy the laws of gravity.

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 No,

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 that's not what Jesus

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 is teaching here.

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 To find out what Jesus means,

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 we've got to look

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 at the context.

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 Coming to verse 18,

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 Jesus says,

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 I saw Satan fall

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 like lightning from heaven.

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 Wow.

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 There's a statement

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 and a half,

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 isn't it?

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 I saw Jesus

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 fall like lightning

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 from heaven.

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 See,

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 the context of verse 19

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 is the fall of Satan,

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 which I think

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 is more to do

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 with the defeat of Satan

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 rather than his actual

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 fall from heaven.

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 And Jesus gives

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 his disciples

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 the authority

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 to trample on snakes

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 and scorpions.

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 Now,

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 again,

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 does this mean

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 that as followers

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 of Jesus,

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 we can go and take on

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 the racing snakes

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 in planet Earth too?

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 Does this mean

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 that David Attenborough

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 needs only employ

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 followers of Jesus

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 because they're immune

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 from all nature,

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 biting them or killing them

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 or eating them?

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 No,

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 it doesn't.

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 Apart from Paul,

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 the apostle Paul,

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 in Acts,

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 where was it?

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 Yeah,

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 Acts 28,

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 where Paul was bitten

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 by a snake,

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 but left unharmed.

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 Apart from that,

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 there is no literal

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 fulfillment of this promise

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 found anywhere in the Bible.

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 instead,

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 the scorpions

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 and the serpents

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 represent Satan's power.

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 They represent

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 the hostile creation.

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 And the 72

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 are now protected

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 from that

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 because of the authority

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 of Jesus

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 that he has given

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 to them.

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 Nothing will harm them

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 because I have authority

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 over all things.

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 Nothing will harm me

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 because I've given you

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 this authority

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 to trample on

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 Satan's power

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 and hostile creation.

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 Can we see that?

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 So the Lord of the harvest

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 has not only sent us,

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 but he'll provide for us

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 and he'll protect us

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 as we fully depend on him.

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 And at the end of the day,

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 if we truly believe

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 in the sovereignty of Christ,

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 then we can afford

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 to take the unavoidable risk

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 when we go out on mission.

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 Rather than spend

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 our earthly lives asking,

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 well, what if this happens?

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 What if that happens?

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 What if that thing happens?

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 We can say,

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 it doesn't matter.

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 Jesus is with me.

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 He'll protect me.

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 He'll provide for me

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 as I go on mission for him.

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 Let's just get on with it.

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 That's the first thing.

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 Followers of Jesus

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 pray and go.

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 Second thing,

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 followers of Jesus

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 also proclaim the good news.

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 What are the 72 to do

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 when they're sent on mission?

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 Come with me to verse 8.

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 When you enter a town

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 and are welcomed,

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 eat what is offered to you.

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 Heal the sick who are there

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 and tell them,

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 the kingdom of God

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 has come near to you.

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 The kingdom of God

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 has come near to you.

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 What does that mean?

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 Well,

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 the kingdom of God

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 is when God's people

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 enjoy God's blessing

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 under God's rule.

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 The kingdom of God

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 has come near.

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 The kingdom of God

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 has come near.

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 The kingdom of God

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 has come near.

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 Kingdom of God

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 has come near.

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 How has that come near?

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 How on earth?

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 What does that mean?

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 Well,

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 again,

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 the context will help us out.

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 The 72,

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 we're sent ahead of Jesus.

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 Remember where Jesus is going

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 to Jerusalem?

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 His betrayal,

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 arrest,

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 death,

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 resurrection,

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 exaltation.

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 And see,

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 Jesus,

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 if I do know this,

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 is the one who's going

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 to bring in God's kingdom,

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 God's people

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 enjoying God's blessing

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 under God's rule

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 because he is God's

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 chosen king.

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 God's rule and power

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 and deliverance

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 is coming.

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 That does not mean to say

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 it has arrived

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 in its fullness now.

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 No,

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 there's going to be

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 a further fulfillment

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 to come.

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 But what it does mean

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 is that the rule of God

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 through Jesus

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 as his king

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 has begun.

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 So when the disciples say,

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 look,

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 the kingdom of God

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 has drawn near,

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 what they're actually saying

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 is, look,

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 he is near.

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 Jesus,

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 the one who's going

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 to bring in God's kingdom

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 where God's people

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 enjoy God's blessing

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 under God's rule

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 is near.

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 Look,

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 here he comes now.

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 He has drawn near.

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 That's what they are

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 to proclaim.

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 The good news

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 is that Christ

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 has come.

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 God's chosen king

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 promised from the

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 beginning of time

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 has arrived.

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 The good news.

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 And you also noticed

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 that 72

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 are to heal the sick.

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 And we don't have time

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 to get into

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 a discussion about

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 whether the gift

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 of Merax's healing

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 still happens today,

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 whether this is a mandate

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 for us to go

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 into royal infirmation

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 and heal the sick there.

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 That's for another time.

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 But what I want us to see

00:21:04.199 --> 00:21:05.419
 is a purpose

00:21:05.419 --> 00:21:06.719
 of healing the sick.

00:21:07.500 --> 00:21:08.039
 Why are they

00:21:08.039 --> 00:21:08.659
 to heal the sick?

00:21:09.739 --> 00:21:10.319
 Well, the healing

00:21:10.319 --> 00:21:11.859
 backs up the message

00:21:11.859 --> 00:21:12.919
 that the kingdom of God

00:21:12.919 --> 00:21:13.619
 has drawn near.

00:21:14.279 --> 00:21:14.939
 The healing

00:21:14.939 --> 00:21:15.879
 is a representation

00:21:15.879 --> 00:21:17.139
 of the blessings

00:21:17.139 --> 00:21:18.659
 experienced by those

00:21:18.659 --> 00:21:19.339
 in God's kingdom.

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 No suffering.

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 No pain.

00:21:22.839 --> 00:21:23.479
 No illness

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 in the kingdom of God.

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 One of the many blessings

00:21:26.439 --> 00:21:27.139
 that we have.

00:21:27.140 --> 00:21:29.080
 The healing

00:21:29.080 --> 00:21:30.220
 is a physical sign

00:21:30.220 --> 00:21:31.020
 of the compassion

00:21:31.020 --> 00:21:32.440
 that God has

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 for these people.

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 It gives an authority

00:21:34.920 --> 00:21:36.280
 and authenticity

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 to the message

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 of the 72.

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 But one thing

00:21:40.360 --> 00:21:40.900
 we must note.

00:21:41.900 --> 00:21:42.240
 Healing

00:21:42.240 --> 00:21:43.940
 in and of itself

00:21:43.940 --> 00:21:45.120
 does not save.

00:21:46.759 --> 00:21:47.900
 Only spiritual healing

00:21:47.900 --> 00:21:48.480
 can do that.

00:21:50.900 --> 00:21:51.920
 No amount of healing

00:21:51.920 --> 00:21:52.480
 or miracles

00:21:52.480 --> 00:21:53.200
 will bring salvation

00:21:53.200 --> 00:21:53.700
 to those

00:21:53.700 --> 00:21:54.900
 who reject the message.

00:21:54.900 --> 00:21:57.759
 because only

00:21:57.759 --> 00:21:58.460
 in the message

00:21:58.460 --> 00:21:59.620
 which is God's word

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 can we find life.

00:22:03.720 --> 00:22:04.759
 Jesus says,

00:22:05.440 --> 00:22:06.140
 the words I've spoken

00:22:06.140 --> 00:22:06.560
 to you

00:22:06.560 --> 00:22:07.180
 they're full

00:22:07.180 --> 00:22:07.740
 of the spirit

00:22:07.740 --> 00:22:08.900
 and life.

00:22:09.640 --> 00:22:10.240
 His disciples

00:22:10.240 --> 00:22:10.720
 say to him,

00:22:10.800 --> 00:22:11.720
 you have the words

00:22:11.720 --> 00:22:13.320
 of eternal life.

00:22:14.360 --> 00:22:15.480
 Healing does not save,

00:22:15.620 --> 00:22:16.560
 God's word saves.

00:22:17.860 --> 00:22:19.080
 So when we proclaim

00:22:19.080 --> 00:22:19.759
 God's word

00:22:19.759 --> 00:22:21.580
 and if we show

00:22:21.580 --> 00:22:22.460
 God's compassion

00:22:22.460 --> 00:22:23.240
 in a concrete

00:22:23.240 --> 00:22:24.060
 physical way,

00:22:24.059 --> 00:22:25.679
 this word

00:22:25.679 --> 00:22:26.519
 takes on a dimension

00:22:26.519 --> 00:22:27.139
 that it otherwise

00:22:27.139 --> 00:22:27.859
 might lack.

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 It attracts people

00:22:29.759 --> 00:22:30.339
 to the gospel.

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 It attracts people

00:22:31.319 --> 00:22:31.859
 to Christ.

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 That's why I think

00:22:34.079 --> 00:22:34.799
 as followers of Jesus

00:22:34.799 --> 00:22:35.659
 we should be engaged

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 in, for example,

00:22:37.339 --> 00:22:37.960
 helping the poor,

00:22:38.159 --> 00:22:38.839
 food banks,

00:22:39.440 --> 00:22:40.359
 alleviating the suffering

00:22:40.359 --> 00:22:41.440
 of those around us.

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 But we must always

00:22:43.079 --> 00:22:43.579
 remember that

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 as we do so,

00:22:45.740 --> 00:22:46.599
 we must always,

00:22:46.799 --> 00:22:47.159
 always,

00:22:47.259 --> 00:22:48.579
 always back up

00:22:48.579 --> 00:22:49.039
 our actions

00:22:49.039 --> 00:22:49.779
 with our words.

00:22:51.319 --> 00:22:52.039
 We must always

00:22:52.039 --> 00:22:52.559
 tell people

00:22:52.559 --> 00:22:53.539
 why we do this.

00:22:54.619 --> 00:22:55.179
 We must always

00:22:55.179 --> 00:22:55.619
 tell people

00:22:55.619 --> 00:22:56.940
 of the good news

00:22:56.940 --> 00:22:58.279
 because if we don't,

00:22:59.619 --> 00:23:00.220
 we may as well

00:23:00.220 --> 00:23:01.039
 be a good Muslim.

00:23:02.259 --> 00:23:03.220
 We may as well

00:23:03.220 --> 00:23:05.099
 be a compassionate

00:23:05.099 --> 00:23:05.759
 atheist.

00:23:07.179 --> 00:23:08.099
 We may as well

00:23:08.099 --> 00:23:08.779
 just be a friendly

00:23:08.779 --> 00:23:09.259
 neighbor.

00:23:10.759 --> 00:23:11.720
 We must always

00:23:11.720 --> 00:23:12.859
 back up our words,

00:23:13.119 --> 00:23:13.799
 back up our actions

00:23:13.799 --> 00:23:14.579
 with our words

00:23:14.579 --> 00:23:16.480
 because if we fail

00:23:16.480 --> 00:23:17.240
 to share the gospel,

00:23:17.240 --> 00:23:19.700
 we may be soothing

00:23:19.700 --> 00:23:20.920
 their immediate

00:23:20.920 --> 00:23:21.380
 suffering,

00:23:22.039 --> 00:23:22.940
 but we are doing

00:23:22.940 --> 00:23:24.500
 nothing to alleviate

00:23:24.500 --> 00:23:25.500
 their eternal

00:23:25.500 --> 00:23:26.299
 suffering.

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 And that is a tragedy.

00:23:32.779 --> 00:23:33.759
 Now Jesus is very

00:23:33.759 --> 00:23:34.960
 upfront with the 72.

00:23:36.039 --> 00:23:36.819
 He tells them

00:23:36.819 --> 00:23:37.440
 that when they go,

00:23:38.000 --> 00:23:38.559
 they are going

00:23:38.559 --> 00:23:39.440
 to face opposition.

00:23:39.640 --> 00:23:40.240
 They are going

00:23:40.240 --> 00:23:41.000
 to be rejected.

00:23:41.160 --> 00:23:41.539
 Notice,

00:23:42.299 --> 00:23:43.599
 in verse 8 and 10,

00:23:43.799 --> 00:23:44.299
 there are no

00:23:44.299 --> 00:23:45.299
 ifs and maybes,

00:23:45.299 --> 00:23:46.819
 but only whens

00:23:46.819 --> 00:23:47.279
 and ours.

00:23:48.220 --> 00:23:49.019
 So when you enter

00:23:49.019 --> 00:23:49.779
 a town and when

00:23:49.779 --> 00:23:50.659
 you are rejected,

00:23:51.019 --> 00:23:51.680
 here's what you do.

00:23:52.299 --> 00:23:53.399
 It's not if or maybe,

00:23:53.500 --> 00:23:53.919
 it's when.

00:23:55.440 --> 00:23:56.119
 Jesus tells them

00:23:56.119 --> 00:23:56.579
 what to do

00:23:56.579 --> 00:23:57.879
 in verses 8 and 10.

00:23:58.919 --> 00:23:59.500
 The first time says,

00:23:59.579 --> 00:24:00.159
 go on the streets

00:24:00.159 --> 00:24:01.159
 if you're rejected,

00:24:01.779 --> 00:24:02.700
 a very public place.

00:24:03.259 --> 00:24:03.819
 Shake the dust

00:24:03.819 --> 00:24:04.339
 off your feet

00:24:04.339 --> 00:24:05.039
 and move on.

00:24:07.180 --> 00:24:07.919
 Notice the message

00:24:07.919 --> 00:24:08.680
 doesn't change.

00:24:09.559 --> 00:24:10.339
 They start to proclaim

00:24:10.339 --> 00:24:11.500
 the kingdom of God

00:24:11.500 --> 00:24:12.099
 has drawn near.

00:24:13.579 --> 00:24:14.159
 So it doesn't matter

00:24:14.159 --> 00:24:14.720
 if we accept

00:24:14.720 --> 00:24:15.119
 or reject

00:24:15.119 --> 00:24:15.539
 the message.

00:24:15.659 --> 00:24:16.299
 The message is still

00:24:16.299 --> 00:24:16.699
 the same.

00:24:17.659 --> 00:24:18.399
 It's not dependent

00:24:18.399 --> 00:24:19.079
 on what we do

00:24:19.079 --> 00:24:19.479
 with that.

00:24:20.579 --> 00:24:21.079
 God's kingdom

00:24:21.079 --> 00:24:21.879
 is going to come.

00:24:24.679 --> 00:24:25.659
 The shaking of dusk,

00:24:25.819 --> 00:24:26.159
 symbolic.

00:24:26.839 --> 00:24:27.519
 This city now

00:24:27.519 --> 00:24:28.079
 stands alone

00:24:28.079 --> 00:24:28.959
 against God.

00:24:30.719 --> 00:24:31.519
 And that's not

00:24:31.519 --> 00:24:32.119
 a place you want

00:24:32.119 --> 00:24:32.459
 to be.

00:24:34.619 --> 00:24:35.519
 Jesus gives us

00:24:35.519 --> 00:24:36.419
 examples of what

00:24:36.419 --> 00:24:37.079
 fate awaits

00:24:37.079 --> 00:24:37.819
 the towns that

00:24:37.819 --> 00:24:39.639
 reject God's message

00:24:39.639 --> 00:24:42.000
 in verse 12 and 15.

00:24:42.119 --> 00:24:42.419
 Come with me

00:24:42.419 --> 00:24:43.099
 to verse 12.

00:24:43.099 --> 00:24:45.899
 I tell you,

00:24:45.980 --> 00:24:46.480
 it will be more

00:24:46.480 --> 00:24:47.279
 bearable on that

00:24:47.279 --> 00:24:48.219
 day for Sodom

00:24:48.219 --> 00:24:49.779
 than for that town.

00:24:50.919 --> 00:24:51.079
 Now,

00:24:51.139 --> 00:24:52.119
 Sodom was one

00:24:52.119 --> 00:24:52.500
 of the most

00:24:52.500 --> 00:24:53.339
 wicked towns

00:24:53.339 --> 00:24:54.399
 in the Old Testament.

00:24:55.679 --> 00:24:56.679
 And it was a town

00:24:56.679 --> 00:24:57.219
 that got turned

00:24:57.219 --> 00:24:57.799
 to dust

00:24:57.799 --> 00:24:58.719
 because of its sin.

00:25:01.319 --> 00:25:01.939
 But it will be

00:25:01.939 --> 00:25:02.740
 more bearable

00:25:02.740 --> 00:25:03.599
 for Sodom

00:25:03.599 --> 00:25:04.779
 than for these

00:25:04.779 --> 00:25:05.539
 towns who reject

00:25:05.539 --> 00:25:06.299
 your message now.

00:25:06.299 --> 00:25:09.779
 for Tyre and Sidon

00:25:09.779 --> 00:25:10.240
 as well,

00:25:10.759 --> 00:25:11.180
 two towns

00:25:11.180 --> 00:25:11.940
 in the Old Testament.

00:25:12.359 --> 00:25:12.639
 They would have

00:25:12.639 --> 00:25:13.240
 repented

00:25:13.240 --> 00:25:14.440
 if the miracles

00:25:14.440 --> 00:25:14.919
 had performed

00:25:14.919 --> 00:25:15.440
 there that are now

00:25:15.440 --> 00:25:16.299
 performed in your

00:25:16.299 --> 00:25:17.099
 towns and cities.

00:25:18.339 --> 00:25:19.259
 So woe to these

00:25:19.259 --> 00:25:20.119
 cities that reject

00:25:20.119 --> 00:25:21.220
 Jesus' message.

00:25:22.519 --> 00:25:23.059
 Woe to them

00:25:23.059 --> 00:25:24.419
 on the day of judgment.

00:25:24.720 --> 00:25:25.099
 That's what it means

00:25:25.099 --> 00:25:26.039
 by on that day,

00:25:26.119 --> 00:25:27.000
 on the day of the Lord.

00:25:30.680 --> 00:25:31.879
 Healing does not save

00:25:31.879 --> 00:25:34.119
 because word saves.

00:25:34.119 --> 00:25:37.319
 If we reject

00:25:37.319 --> 00:25:38.039
 God's word,

00:25:38.139 --> 00:25:38.659
 then that is very

00:25:38.659 --> 00:25:39.439
 serious indeed.

00:25:42.019 --> 00:25:42.879
 Because the message

00:25:42.879 --> 00:25:43.359
 that the followers

00:25:43.359 --> 00:25:44.059
 of Jesus proclaim

00:25:44.059 --> 00:25:44.919
 is a matter of

00:25:44.919 --> 00:25:45.559
 life and death.

00:25:49.259 --> 00:25:50.079
 If you're not

00:25:50.079 --> 00:25:50.939
 a follower of Jesus

00:25:50.939 --> 00:25:51.679
 here today,

00:25:52.879 --> 00:25:53.699
 can you hear

00:25:53.699 --> 00:25:54.419
 the warning

00:25:54.419 --> 00:25:55.039
 of Jesus?

00:25:57.799 --> 00:25:58.739
 You do not want

00:25:58.739 --> 00:25:59.279
 to be

00:25:59.279 --> 00:26:01.219
 standing alone

00:26:01.219 --> 00:26:01.859
 against God.

00:26:04.119 --> 00:26:05.359
 You do not want

00:26:05.359 --> 00:26:05.500
 to,

00:26:05.799 --> 00:26:06.559
 Jesus say to you,

00:26:06.639 --> 00:26:07.339
 woe to you

00:26:07.339 --> 00:26:08.219
 on the day of judgment.

00:26:11.599 --> 00:26:11.959
 Capernaum,

00:26:12.299 --> 00:26:12.939
 lift you to the heavens,

00:26:13.059 --> 00:26:13.219
 no,

00:26:13.339 --> 00:26:14.179
 cast down to hell.

00:26:18.619 --> 00:26:19.219
 If you're

00:26:19.219 --> 00:26:19.819
 sitting today

00:26:19.819 --> 00:26:20.559
 and you're rejecting

00:26:20.559 --> 00:26:21.159
 this message

00:26:21.159 --> 00:26:21.839
 of the wonderful

00:26:21.839 --> 00:26:22.399
 message of the

00:26:22.399 --> 00:26:22.939
 kingdom of God

00:26:22.939 --> 00:26:23.379
 has drawn near

00:26:23.379 --> 00:26:23.919
 in Christ,

00:26:24.139 --> 00:26:24.979
 oh please,

00:26:25.559 --> 00:26:26.539
 repent of your sin

00:26:26.539 --> 00:26:27.419
 and run to him.

00:26:29.779 --> 00:26:30.459
 Hell is not

00:26:30.459 --> 00:26:31.019
 a place you want

00:26:31.019 --> 00:26:31.279
 to be.

00:26:31.279 --> 00:26:34.339
 Stand alone

00:26:34.339 --> 00:26:34.859
 against God

00:26:34.859 --> 00:26:35.480
 is not a place

00:26:35.480 --> 00:26:36.160
 you want to be.

00:26:38.639 --> 00:26:39.559
 Do you see that?

00:26:41.079 --> 00:26:41.740
 Can you hear

00:26:41.740 --> 00:26:42.299
 the warning

00:26:42.299 --> 00:26:42.899
 of Christ?

00:26:46.899 --> 00:26:47.279
 See,

00:26:47.359 --> 00:26:47.759
 to reject

00:26:47.759 --> 00:26:48.460
 this message,

00:26:49.319 --> 00:26:49.759
 you're not

00:26:49.759 --> 00:26:50.559
 rejecting 72.

00:26:51.799 --> 00:26:52.299
 You're not

00:26:52.299 --> 00:26:53.139
 rejecting those

00:26:53.139 --> 00:26:53.619
 who tell you

00:26:53.619 --> 00:26:53.980
 the gospel.

00:26:54.119 --> 00:26:54.700
 You're rejecting

00:26:54.700 --> 00:26:55.680
 Jesus Christ himself.

00:26:56.700 --> 00:26:57.240
 And if you're

00:26:57.240 --> 00:26:58.039
 rejecting Jesus Christ,

00:26:58.119 --> 00:26:58.480
 you're rejecting

00:26:58.480 --> 00:26:58.799
 the Father.

00:26:58.899 --> 00:26:59.539
 You're rejecting

00:26:59.539 --> 00:27:00.920
 God when you

00:27:00.920 --> 00:27:01.839
 reject this message.

00:27:03.079 --> 00:27:04.180
 You are aligning

00:27:04.180 --> 00:27:05.099
 yourself with

00:27:05.099 --> 00:27:06.159
 the enemy of God,

00:27:06.819 --> 00:27:07.099
 Satan.

00:27:08.220 --> 00:27:08.700
 There is no

00:27:08.700 --> 00:27:09.200
 middle ground.

00:27:09.579 --> 00:27:09.960
 There is no

00:27:09.960 --> 00:27:10.700
 sitting on fences.

00:27:10.899 --> 00:27:11.720
 There's only two ways.

00:27:12.220 --> 00:27:12.940
 You're with God

00:27:12.940 --> 00:27:13.839
 or you're against him.

00:27:16.200 --> 00:27:17.099
 I hope that you

00:27:17.099 --> 00:27:17.659
 see that and you

00:27:17.659 --> 00:27:18.200
 run to Christ

00:27:18.200 --> 00:27:18.980
 to find salvation.

00:27:21.599 --> 00:27:21.920
 Because see,

00:27:21.980 --> 00:27:22.700
 to accept the

00:27:22.700 --> 00:27:23.960
 message is to

00:27:23.960 --> 00:27:24.659
 accept Jesus

00:27:24.659 --> 00:27:25.619
 and therefore God.

00:27:26.220 --> 00:27:27.379
 To accept God's

00:27:27.379 --> 00:27:28.639
 decept eternal life

00:27:28.640 --> 00:27:29.700
 and that's to

00:27:29.700 --> 00:27:30.580
 become permanent

00:27:30.580 --> 00:27:31.300
 citizens of heaven,

00:27:31.400 --> 00:27:31.759
 which brings me

00:27:31.759 --> 00:27:32.540
 to my third point.

00:27:32.980 --> 00:27:33.640
 Followers of

00:27:33.640 --> 00:27:35.080
 Jesus rejoice.

00:27:36.860 --> 00:27:37.840
 72 return

00:27:37.840 --> 00:27:38.720
 ecstatic from

00:27:38.720 --> 00:27:39.080
 their mission

00:27:39.080 --> 00:27:40.140
 in verse 17.

00:27:40.860 --> 00:27:41.140
 And they are

00:27:41.140 --> 00:27:41.840
 joyful because

00:27:41.840 --> 00:27:42.820
 even demons

00:27:42.820 --> 00:27:43.780
 submit to us

00:27:43.780 --> 00:27:44.500
 in your name,

00:27:44.600 --> 00:27:44.820
 Lord.

00:27:44.900 --> 00:27:45.560
 How amazing

00:27:45.560 --> 00:27:46.240
 is that?

00:27:46.880 --> 00:27:47.240
 Oh,

00:27:47.320 --> 00:27:48.040
 to experience

00:27:48.040 --> 00:27:48.700
 the power,

00:27:48.820 --> 00:27:49.360
 the authority

00:27:49.360 --> 00:27:50.160
 that you have

00:27:50.160 --> 00:27:51.140
 and even demons

00:27:51.140 --> 00:27:51.759
 submit to us.

00:27:51.940 --> 00:27:52.259
 Oh,

00:27:52.820 --> 00:27:53.940
 fills us with joy.

00:27:53.940 --> 00:27:57.440
 But notice

00:27:57.440 --> 00:27:58.440
 what Jesus

00:27:58.440 --> 00:27:59.340
 says next.

00:28:00.080 --> 00:28:00.559
 Let's go to

00:28:00.559 --> 00:28:01.340
 verse 17 together.

00:28:02.500 --> 00:28:02.960
 In return,

00:28:03.559 --> 00:28:04.019
 even demons

00:28:04.019 --> 00:28:04.420
 submit to your

00:28:04.420 --> 00:28:04.640
 name.

00:28:04.840 --> 00:28:05.500
 Jesus replies,

00:28:05.600 --> 00:28:06.200
 I saw Satan

00:28:06.200 --> 00:28:07.380
 fall like lightning

00:28:07.380 --> 00:28:07.860
 from heaven.

00:28:09.120 --> 00:28:09.580
 It's almost like

00:28:09.580 --> 00:28:10.059
 he's playing a game

00:28:10.059 --> 00:28:10.720
 of top trumps,

00:28:10.799 --> 00:28:11.080
 isn't he?

00:28:11.860 --> 00:28:12.220
 Demons

00:28:12.220 --> 00:28:12.519
 submit to your

00:28:12.519 --> 00:28:12.660
 name?

00:28:12.860 --> 00:28:13.559
 I saw Satan.

00:28:13.860 --> 00:28:14.440
 The head of demons

00:28:14.440 --> 00:28:15.039
 fall from heaven.

00:28:17.000 --> 00:28:17.580
 From heaven,

00:28:17.640 --> 00:28:18.080
 I've given you

00:28:18.080 --> 00:28:19.140
 authority to

00:28:19.140 --> 00:28:19.740
 overcome scorpions

00:28:19.740 --> 00:28:20.080
 snakes.

00:28:20.200 --> 00:28:20.600
 We've looked at

00:28:20.600 --> 00:28:20.880
 that.

00:28:21.080 --> 00:28:21.440
 Nothing's going

00:28:21.440 --> 00:28:22.039
 to harm you.

00:28:22.640 --> 00:28:23.140
 Verse 20,

00:28:23.140 --> 00:28:25.560
 however,

00:28:26.460 --> 00:28:27.140
 do not rejoice

00:28:27.140 --> 00:28:27.740
 that the spirit

00:28:27.740 --> 00:28:28.600
 submit to you,

00:28:29.120 --> 00:28:29.860
 but rejoice

00:28:29.860 --> 00:28:30.940
 that your names

00:28:30.940 --> 00:28:31.660
 are written

00:28:31.660 --> 00:28:32.900
 in heaven.

00:28:33.960 --> 00:28:34.620
 That is a

00:28:34.620 --> 00:28:35.300
 greater joy

00:28:35.300 --> 00:28:36.300
 than demons

00:28:36.300 --> 00:28:37.120
 and spiritual forces

00:28:37.120 --> 00:28:37.940
 submitting to you

00:28:37.940 --> 00:28:38.580
 in Christ's name.

00:28:39.180 --> 00:28:39.759
 That your name

00:28:39.759 --> 00:28:40.460
 is written

00:28:40.460 --> 00:28:41.000
 in heaven.

00:28:43.660 --> 00:28:44.160
 Now,

00:28:44.220 --> 00:28:44.600
 the Greek

00:28:44.600 --> 00:28:45.180
 used here

00:28:45.180 --> 00:28:46.240
 means that

00:28:46.240 --> 00:28:46.720
 when your name

00:28:46.720 --> 00:28:47.000
 is written

00:28:47.000 --> 00:28:47.380
 in heaven,

00:28:48.120 --> 00:28:48.820
 it remains

00:28:48.820 --> 00:28:49.700
 written in heaven.

00:28:50.100 --> 00:28:50.860
 It is recorded

00:28:50.860 --> 00:28:51.360
 forever.

00:28:51.359 --> 00:28:53.000
 When your name

00:28:53.000 --> 00:28:53.399
 is up there,

00:28:53.500 --> 00:28:53.779
 you are now

00:28:53.779 --> 00:28:54.359
 a permanent

00:28:54.359 --> 00:28:55.059
 citizen of heaven.

00:28:55.579 --> 00:28:55.939
 Nothing

00:28:55.939 --> 00:28:56.419
 can take that

00:28:56.419 --> 00:28:56.819
 from you.

00:28:57.479 --> 00:28:58.039
 That is our

00:28:58.039 --> 00:28:58.419
 reason to

00:28:58.419 --> 00:28:58.919
 rejoice.

00:28:59.559 --> 00:28:59.919
 We are to

00:28:59.919 --> 00:29:00.539
 keep on

00:29:00.539 --> 00:29:01.359
 continually

00:29:01.359 --> 00:29:02.319
 rejoicing in

00:29:02.319 --> 00:29:03.179
 our salvation

00:29:03.179 --> 00:29:05.159
 because our

00:29:05.159 --> 00:29:05.599
 permanent

00:29:05.599 --> 00:29:06.099
 citizenship

00:29:06.099 --> 00:29:07.599
 means that we

00:29:07.599 --> 00:29:08.000
 will one day

00:29:08.000 --> 00:29:08.839
 dwell with God

00:29:08.839 --> 00:29:09.939
 in a place

00:29:09.939 --> 00:29:10.219
 where there is

00:29:10.219 --> 00:29:10.519
 abundant

00:29:10.519 --> 00:29:10.899
 blessings.

00:29:11.899 --> 00:29:12.419
 We will see

00:29:12.419 --> 00:29:12.919
 our Lord and

00:29:12.919 --> 00:29:13.359
 Saviour Jesus

00:29:13.359 --> 00:29:14.079
 Christ face

00:29:14.079 --> 00:29:14.579
 to face.

00:29:14.919 --> 00:29:15.279
 We will be

00:29:15.279 --> 00:29:16.099
 transformed into

00:29:16.099 --> 00:29:16.679
 his likeness.

00:29:16.740 --> 00:29:17.259
 We will reign

00:29:17.259 --> 00:29:17.959
 as co-heirs

00:29:17.960 --> 00:29:18.819
 with Christ.

00:29:20.200 --> 00:29:20.559
 Yes,

00:29:20.680 --> 00:29:21.079
 it is a

00:29:21.079 --> 00:29:21.680
 privilege to

00:29:21.680 --> 00:29:22.140
 be used by

00:29:22.140 --> 00:29:22.519
 God in

00:29:22.519 --> 00:29:23.779
 mission and

00:29:23.779 --> 00:29:24.000
 to have

00:29:24.000 --> 00:29:24.539
 access to

00:29:24.539 --> 00:29:25.019
 his power

00:29:25.019 --> 00:29:25.920
 and authority.

00:29:26.019 --> 00:29:26.220
 That is

00:29:26.220 --> 00:29:26.660
 exciting.

00:29:27.680 --> 00:29:28.140
 But the

00:29:28.140 --> 00:29:28.740
 real cause

00:29:28.740 --> 00:29:29.140
 for us to

00:29:29.140 --> 00:29:31.160
 rejoice is

00:29:31.160 --> 00:29:31.440
 that we have

00:29:31.440 --> 00:29:31.900
 the sheer

00:29:31.900 --> 00:29:32.759
 privilege of

00:29:32.759 --> 00:29:33.480
 entry into

00:29:33.480 --> 00:29:33.940
 the kingdom

00:29:33.940 --> 00:29:34.740
 of God.

00:29:37.360 --> 00:29:37.980
 And as

00:29:37.980 --> 00:29:38.400
 a 72

00:29:38.400 --> 00:29:38.980
 rejoice,

00:29:39.779 --> 00:29:40.319
 so too

00:29:40.319 --> 00:29:40.880
 does Jesus

00:29:40.880 --> 00:29:41.600
 rejoice.

00:29:43.720 --> 00:29:44.200
 In

00:29:44.200 --> 00:29:44.900
 verse 21,

00:29:45.120 --> 00:29:45.480
 we have this

00:29:45.480 --> 00:29:46.299
 wonderful picture

00:29:46.299 --> 00:29:47.140
 of a triune

00:29:47.140 --> 00:29:47.579
 prayer.

00:29:47.960 --> 00:29:48.880
 The Son,

00:29:49.400 --> 00:29:50.019
 filled with the

00:29:50.019 --> 00:29:50.559
 Holy Spirit,

00:29:50.700 --> 00:29:51.120
 praying to

00:29:51.120 --> 00:29:51.640
 his Father.

00:29:53.019 --> 00:29:53.240
 Now,

00:29:53.279 --> 00:29:53.539
 what's it

00:29:53.539 --> 00:29:53.819
 they're praying

00:29:53.819 --> 00:29:54.120
 about?

00:29:56.000 --> 00:29:56.299
 It's the

00:29:56.299 --> 00:29:56.600
 free,

00:29:57.559 --> 00:29:58.240
 electing love

00:29:58.240 --> 00:29:58.680
 of God,

00:29:58.799 --> 00:29:59.180
 to hide

00:29:59.180 --> 00:29:59.579
 things from

00:29:59.579 --> 00:30:00.299
 intellectual and

00:30:00.299 --> 00:30:00.640
 reveal them

00:30:00.640 --> 00:30:01.299
 to babes.

00:30:01.299 --> 00:30:02.200
 Verse 21,

00:30:04.500 --> 00:30:05.100
 I praise you,

00:30:05.180 --> 00:30:05.319
 Father,

00:30:05.420 --> 00:30:05.920
 Lord of heaven

00:30:05.920 --> 00:30:06.240
 and earth,

00:30:06.279 --> 00:30:06.680
 because you

00:30:06.680 --> 00:30:07.019
 have hidden

00:30:07.019 --> 00:30:07.500
 these things

00:30:07.500 --> 00:30:07.900
 from the

00:30:07.900 --> 00:30:08.640
 wise and

00:30:08.640 --> 00:30:09.759
 learned and

00:30:09.759 --> 00:30:10.160
 revealed them

00:30:10.160 --> 00:30:10.340
 to the

00:30:10.340 --> 00:30:10.900
 little children.

00:30:11.059 --> 00:30:11.299
 Yes,

00:30:11.400 --> 00:30:11.680
 Father,

00:30:12.100 --> 00:30:12.640
 for that is

00:30:12.640 --> 00:30:13.400
 what you're

00:30:13.400 --> 00:30:14.319
 pleased to do.

00:30:15.319 --> 00:30:15.779
 This does

00:30:15.779 --> 00:30:16.259
 not mean

00:30:16.259 --> 00:30:17.720
 that your

00:30:17.720 --> 00:30:18.279
 educational

00:30:18.279 --> 00:30:18.740
 attainment

00:30:18.740 --> 00:30:19.200
 matters.

00:30:20.440 --> 00:30:20.759
 It does

00:30:20.759 --> 00:30:21.019
 not mean

00:30:21.019 --> 00:30:21.240
 that if

00:30:21.240 --> 00:30:21.440
 you've got

00:30:21.440 --> 00:30:22.180
 a doctorate

00:30:22.180 --> 00:30:23.019
 then somehow

00:30:23.019 --> 00:30:23.379
 you're

00:30:23.379 --> 00:30:24.400
 hidden from

00:30:24.400 --> 00:30:24.980
 seeing these

00:30:24.980 --> 00:30:25.240
 revealed

00:30:25.240 --> 00:30:25.740
 things.

00:30:27.000 --> 00:30:27.440
 No.

00:30:28.200 --> 00:30:28.740
 Jesus is

00:30:28.740 --> 00:30:29.500
 thanking God

00:30:29.500 --> 00:30:30.539
 that he's

00:30:30.539 --> 00:30:31.279
 revealed these

00:30:31.279 --> 00:30:32.339
 things to

00:30:32.339 --> 00:30:32.640
 those who

00:30:32.640 --> 00:30:33.099
 come to

00:30:33.099 --> 00:30:33.500
 God in

00:30:33.500 --> 00:30:33.799
 humble

00:30:33.799 --> 00:30:34.519
 dependence,

00:30:35.279 --> 00:30:36.160
 just like

00:30:36.160 --> 00:30:36.700
 a child.

00:30:37.819 --> 00:30:38.579
 It's wonderful

00:30:38.579 --> 00:30:38.980
 being here,

00:30:39.079 --> 00:30:39.279
 by the way,

00:30:39.279 --> 00:30:39.599
 because there's

00:30:39.599 --> 00:30:40.339
 hundreds of

00:30:40.339 --> 00:30:40.599
 kids.

00:30:41.799 --> 00:30:42.019
 See,

00:30:42.119 --> 00:30:42.299
 you must

00:30:42.299 --> 00:30:42.519
 have had a

00:30:42.519 --> 00:30:42.900
 baby boom

00:30:42.900 --> 00:30:43.200
 like two

00:30:43.200 --> 00:30:43.519
 years ago,

00:30:43.580 --> 00:30:43.840
 by the way.

00:30:43.900 --> 00:30:44.200
 So many

00:30:44.200 --> 00:30:44.560
 toddlers

00:30:44.560 --> 00:30:44.920
 going about

00:30:44.920 --> 00:30:45.100
 right now,

00:30:45.100 --> 00:30:45.540
 it's wonderful.

00:30:46.560 --> 00:30:47.120
 But notice how

00:30:47.120 --> 00:30:47.480
 needy,

00:30:47.540 --> 00:30:48.040
 how dependent

00:30:48.040 --> 00:30:48.660
 these toddlers

00:30:48.660 --> 00:30:49.240
 are.

00:30:50.080 --> 00:30:50.600
 They need

00:30:50.600 --> 00:30:51.259
 you as

00:30:51.259 --> 00:30:51.900
 parents,

00:30:52.140 --> 00:30:52.840
 as grandparents,

00:30:53.019 --> 00:30:53.300
 as aunts,

00:30:53.380 --> 00:30:53.680
 uncles,

00:30:53.759 --> 00:30:54.360
 as friends,

00:30:54.460 --> 00:30:55.080
 to look after

00:30:55.080 --> 00:30:55.560
 these kids.

00:30:55.759 --> 00:30:56.500
 Without you,

00:30:56.580 --> 00:30:57.440
 they've got no

00:30:57.440 --> 00:30:58.180
 hope whatsoever

00:30:58.180 --> 00:30:58.720
 of surviving.

00:30:59.100 --> 00:30:59.540
 They need

00:30:59.540 --> 00:30:59.800
 you.

00:31:00.700 --> 00:31:01.000
 And that's

00:31:01.000 --> 00:31:01.320
 what Jesus

00:31:01.320 --> 00:31:01.680
 is saying

00:31:01.680 --> 00:31:02.019
 here.

00:31:02.880 --> 00:31:03.460
 He's rejoicing

00:31:03.460 --> 00:31:04.019
 the truth

00:31:04.019 --> 00:31:04.860
 got to the

00:31:04.860 --> 00:31:05.120
 ones who

00:31:05.120 --> 00:31:06.080
 recognize their

00:31:06.080 --> 00:31:06.460
 needs,

00:31:07.040 --> 00:31:07.720
 that recognize

00:31:07.720 --> 00:31:08.140
 they're like

00:31:08.140 --> 00:31:09.000
 little children,

00:31:09.820 --> 00:31:10.700
 rather than the

00:31:10.700 --> 00:31:11.160
 wise and

00:31:11.160 --> 00:31:12.180
 learned who

00:31:12.180 --> 00:31:12.500
 think that

00:31:12.500 --> 00:31:13.000
 they're good

00:31:13.000 --> 00:31:13.380
 enough,

00:31:14.500 --> 00:31:14.759
 that they're

00:31:14.759 --> 00:31:15.279
 intellectual

00:31:15.279 --> 00:31:15.799
 enough,

00:31:16.420 --> 00:31:17.200
 they're wise

00:31:17.200 --> 00:31:17.640
 enough for

00:31:17.640 --> 00:31:18.079
 salvation.

00:31:18.299 --> 00:31:18.619
 No.

00:31:20.380 --> 00:31:20.819
 Rock of

00:31:20.819 --> 00:31:21.119
 Ages,

00:31:21.299 --> 00:31:21.680
 that great

00:31:21.680 --> 00:31:21.960
 hymn,

00:31:22.720 --> 00:31:23.180
 nothing in

00:31:23.180 --> 00:31:23.680
 my hand I

00:31:23.680 --> 00:31:23.980
 bring,

00:31:24.079 --> 00:31:24.480
 simply to

00:31:24.480 --> 00:31:24.900
 the cross

00:31:24.900 --> 00:31:25.440
 I cling,

00:31:25.880 --> 00:31:26.220
 naked,

00:31:26.660 --> 00:31:26.960
 come to

00:31:26.960 --> 00:31:27.460
 thee for

00:31:27.460 --> 00:31:27.859
 dress,

00:31:28.220 --> 00:31:28.480
 helpless,

00:31:28.660 --> 00:31:28.920
 come to

00:31:28.920 --> 00:31:29.400
 thee for

00:31:29.400 --> 00:31:29.819
 grace,

00:31:30.420 --> 00:31:30.859
 foul I

00:31:30.859 --> 00:31:31.180
 to the

00:31:31.180 --> 00:31:31.799
 fountain fly,

00:31:32.000 --> 00:31:32.380
 wash me

00:31:32.380 --> 00:31:32.700
 savior,

00:31:33.240 --> 00:31:34.000
 or I

00:31:34.000 --> 00:31:34.460
 die.

00:31:36.460 --> 00:31:36.980
 Can't get

00:31:36.980 --> 00:31:37.400
 more needy

00:31:37.400 --> 00:31:37.720
 than that,

00:31:37.759 --> 00:31:38.059
 can you?

00:31:39.920 --> 00:31:40.420
 And we

00:31:40.420 --> 00:31:40.920
 also see Jesus

00:31:40.920 --> 00:31:41.680
 rejoice that he

00:31:41.680 --> 00:31:42.339
 is a revealer

00:31:42.339 --> 00:31:42.619
 of the

00:31:42.619 --> 00:31:42.859
 father,

00:31:42.980 --> 00:31:43.720
 verse 22.

00:31:45.579 --> 00:31:46.039
 All things

00:31:46.039 --> 00:31:46.279
 have been

00:31:46.279 --> 00:31:47.039
 committed to

00:31:47.039 --> 00:31:47.519
 me by my

00:31:47.519 --> 00:31:47.839
 father,

00:31:48.919 --> 00:31:49.220
 no one

00:31:49.220 --> 00:31:49.480
 who knows

00:31:49.480 --> 00:31:49.879
 the son,

00:31:50.539 --> 00:31:50.899
 no one

00:31:50.899 --> 00:31:51.179
 knows the

00:31:51.179 --> 00:31:51.639
 son except

00:31:51.639 --> 00:31:52.119
 the father,

00:31:52.559 --> 00:31:53.019
 and no one

00:31:53.019 --> 00:31:53.319
 knows who

00:31:53.319 --> 00:31:53.599
 the father

00:31:53.599 --> 00:31:54.299
 is except

00:31:54.299 --> 00:31:54.699
 the son,

00:31:55.259 --> 00:31:55.699
 and those

00:31:55.699 --> 00:31:56.000
 to whom

00:31:56.000 --> 00:31:56.359
 the son

00:31:56.359 --> 00:31:56.919
 chooses to

00:31:56.919 --> 00:31:57.359
 reveal him.

00:31:57.720 --> 00:31:58.019
 It's a bit

00:31:58.019 --> 00:31:58.899
 bit of it,

00:31:59.119 --> 00:31:59.379
 isn't it?

00:31:59.539 --> 00:32:00.500
 But the

00:32:00.500 --> 00:32:00.939
 point here in

00:32:00.939 --> 00:32:01.379
 this verse,

00:32:02.599 --> 00:32:03.599
 notice that

00:32:03.599 --> 00:32:04.139
 the father and

00:32:04.139 --> 00:32:04.539
 son are

00:32:04.539 --> 00:32:05.059
 mentioned three

00:32:05.059 --> 00:32:05.559
 times here.

00:32:06.439 --> 00:32:06.759
 What's in

00:32:06.759 --> 00:32:07.500
 show is the

00:32:07.500 --> 00:32:07.899
 intimate

00:32:07.899 --> 00:32:08.819
 relationship between

00:32:08.819 --> 00:32:09.299
 the father and

00:32:09.299 --> 00:32:09.459
 son.

00:32:09.460 --> 00:32:11.799
 Okay,

00:32:11.840 --> 00:32:12.039
 and this

00:32:12.039 --> 00:32:12.600
 shows us

00:32:12.600 --> 00:32:13.519
 that the

00:32:13.519 --> 00:32:13.779
 father's

00:32:13.779 --> 00:32:14.240
 authority,

00:32:14.960 --> 00:32:15.279
 sovereignty,

00:32:15.500 --> 00:32:16.019
 and revelation

00:32:16.019 --> 00:32:17.460
 are all tied

00:32:17.460 --> 00:32:18.200
 to and reside

00:32:18.200 --> 00:32:18.640
 in Jesus

00:32:18.640 --> 00:32:19.059
 Christ,

00:32:19.200 --> 00:32:19.620
 the father's

00:32:19.620 --> 00:32:19.740
 heir.

00:32:20.940 --> 00:32:21.579
 The father

00:32:21.579 --> 00:32:22.079
 reveals the

00:32:22.079 --> 00:32:22.259
 son,

00:32:22.680 --> 00:32:22.960
 the son

00:32:22.960 --> 00:32:23.360
 reveals the

00:32:23.360 --> 00:32:23.620
 father.

00:32:24.740 --> 00:32:25.299
 What does

00:32:25.299 --> 00:32:25.640
 this mean?

00:32:26.700 --> 00:32:27.319
 This means

00:32:27.319 --> 00:32:27.740
 that Jesus

00:32:27.740 --> 00:32:29.440
 is everything

00:32:29.440 --> 00:32:30.259
 for salvation.

00:32:31.640 --> 00:32:32.420
 Not only is

00:32:32.420 --> 00:32:32.840
 Jesus our

00:32:32.840 --> 00:32:33.120
 king,

00:32:34.120 --> 00:32:34.519
 not only is he

00:32:34.519 --> 00:32:34.940
 the redeemer,

00:32:35.100 --> 00:32:35.579
 the saviour,

00:32:35.640 --> 00:32:36.039
 the keeper,

00:32:36.819 --> 00:32:37.319
 Jesus is

00:32:37.319 --> 00:32:37.819
 also the

00:32:37.819 --> 00:32:38.359
 revealer.

00:32:39.639 --> 00:32:39.940
 Without

00:32:39.940 --> 00:32:40.379
 Jesus,

00:32:40.500 --> 00:32:40.899
 we have

00:32:40.899 --> 00:32:41.319
 nothing.

00:32:42.519 --> 00:32:42.799
 With

00:32:42.799 --> 00:32:43.220
 Jesus,

00:32:43.599 --> 00:32:44.180
 we have

00:32:44.180 --> 00:32:44.960
 everything.

00:32:46.920 --> 00:32:47.379
 And remember,

00:32:48.139 --> 00:32:48.659
 this is a

00:32:48.659 --> 00:32:49.659
 Jesus who

00:32:49.659 --> 00:32:50.399
 sends us

00:32:50.399 --> 00:32:51.259
 out into

00:32:51.259 --> 00:32:51.799
 his mission.

00:32:54.319 --> 00:32:54.920
 The time

00:32:54.920 --> 00:32:55.200
 is almost

00:32:55.200 --> 00:32:55.440
 up,

00:32:56.759 --> 00:32:58.159
 but I've

00:32:58.159 --> 00:32:58.519
 been talking

00:32:58.519 --> 00:32:58.899
 a lot about

00:32:58.899 --> 00:32:59.180
 how we're

00:32:59.180 --> 00:32:59.539
 called to

00:32:59.539 --> 00:32:59.779
 go,

00:33:00.000 --> 00:33:00.180
 and I

00:33:00.180 --> 00:33:00.619
 began by

00:33:00.619 --> 00:33:01.000
 thinking we

00:33:01.000 --> 00:33:01.180
 may have

00:33:01.180 --> 00:33:01.799
 this feeling

00:33:01.799 --> 00:33:02.159
 of a sense

00:33:02.159 --> 00:33:02.579
 of duty

00:33:02.579 --> 00:33:03.099
 after hearing

00:33:03.099 --> 00:33:03.420
 a sermon

00:33:03.420 --> 00:33:04.000
 like this.

00:33:04.000 --> 00:33:06.380
 like we

00:33:06.380 --> 00:33:07.059
 go because

00:33:07.059 --> 00:33:07.980
 in the same

00:33:07.980 --> 00:33:08.220
 way we

00:33:08.220 --> 00:33:08.640
 think about

00:33:08.640 --> 00:33:09.059
 going and

00:33:09.059 --> 00:33:09.519
 doing household

00:33:09.519 --> 00:33:09.900
 chores,

00:33:09.980 --> 00:33:10.359
 we have to

00:33:10.359 --> 00:33:10.579
 do it,

00:33:10.599 --> 00:33:10.839
 so therefore

00:33:10.839 --> 00:33:11.160
 let's do

00:33:11.160 --> 00:33:11.359
 it.

00:33:12.579 --> 00:33:12.980
 But I

00:33:12.980 --> 00:33:13.460
 hope that

00:33:13.460 --> 00:33:13.960
 we can be

00:33:13.960 --> 00:33:14.480
 captured by

00:33:14.480 --> 00:33:14.880
 the beauty

00:33:14.880 --> 00:33:15.500
 of Christ,

00:33:15.660 --> 00:33:15.779
 our

00:33:15.779 --> 00:33:16.319
 revealer,

00:33:16.599 --> 00:33:16.720
 our

00:33:16.720 --> 00:33:17.140
 redeemer,

00:33:17.319 --> 00:33:17.759
 our king,

00:33:17.859 --> 00:33:18.279
 our saviour,

00:33:18.339 --> 00:33:18.740
 our keeper,

00:33:19.140 --> 00:33:21.680
 because there

00:33:21.680 --> 00:33:22.539
 is a great

00:33:22.539 --> 00:33:23.059
 joy,

00:33:24.019 --> 00:33:24.339
 there is

00:33:24.339 --> 00:33:24.839
 incredible

00:33:24.839 --> 00:33:25.339
 blessings,

00:33:25.880 --> 00:33:26.539
 and it's a

00:33:26.539 --> 00:33:27.000
 wonderful

00:33:27.000 --> 00:33:27.859
 privilege to

00:33:27.859 --> 00:33:28.740
 be sent by

00:33:28.740 --> 00:33:29.559
 Christ on

00:33:29.559 --> 00:33:29.859
 mission.

00:33:32.140 --> 00:33:32.759
 Ask yourself

00:33:32.759 --> 00:33:33.319
 this question,

00:33:34.000 --> 00:33:36.319
 does God

00:33:36.319 --> 00:33:37.259
 need you?

00:33:39.799 --> 00:33:40.779
 Does God

00:33:40.779 --> 00:33:41.539
 need you to

00:33:41.539 --> 00:33:42.119
 go for him

00:33:42.119 --> 00:33:42.420
 to make

00:33:42.420 --> 00:33:42.940
 disciples of

00:33:42.940 --> 00:33:43.279
 all nations?

00:33:45.839 --> 00:33:46.279
 No,

00:33:47.140 --> 00:33:47.779
 he doesn't.

00:33:48.480 --> 00:33:49.259
 God's God,

00:33:49.779 --> 00:33:50.420
 creator of all

00:33:50.420 --> 00:33:50.599
 things,

00:33:50.680 --> 00:33:51.079
 the almighty,

00:33:51.259 --> 00:33:51.920
 everlasting God,

00:33:51.980 --> 00:33:52.440
 the sovereign

00:33:52.440 --> 00:33:52.720
 God,

00:33:52.759 --> 00:33:53.119
 he can do

00:33:53.119 --> 00:33:53.720
 all things.

00:33:54.099 --> 00:33:54.480
 He doesn't

00:33:54.480 --> 00:33:54.960
 need you.

00:33:57.759 --> 00:33:58.359
 What do we

00:33:58.359 --> 00:33:58.779
 bring to the

00:33:58.779 --> 00:33:59.039
 table?

00:33:59.579 --> 00:33:59.920
 Nothing,

00:34:00.059 --> 00:34:00.500
 except what he

00:34:00.500 --> 00:34:00.819
 has already

00:34:00.819 --> 00:34:01.680
 given to us.

00:34:01.680 --> 00:34:03.759
 God could

00:34:03.759 --> 00:34:04.519
 easily have

00:34:04.519 --> 00:34:05.060
 chosen a

00:34:05.060 --> 00:34:05.519
 different way

00:34:05.519 --> 00:34:05.820
 to do

00:34:05.820 --> 00:34:06.279
 things,

00:34:07.000 --> 00:34:07.940
 but he

00:34:07.940 --> 00:34:08.280
 didn't.

00:34:09.420 --> 00:34:10.180
 He chose

00:34:10.180 --> 00:34:11.360
 us to be

00:34:11.360 --> 00:34:11.740
 sent by

00:34:11.740 --> 00:34:12.579
 him to

00:34:12.579 --> 00:34:12.760
 go and

00:34:12.760 --> 00:34:13.119
 proclaim the

00:34:13.119 --> 00:34:13.599
 good news.

00:34:14.059 --> 00:34:14.260
 Have you

00:34:14.260 --> 00:34:14.539
 ever thought

00:34:14.539 --> 00:34:14.880
 about that?

00:34:16.900 --> 00:34:17.280
 See,

00:34:17.519 --> 00:34:18.159
 I think that

00:34:18.159 --> 00:34:18.440
 when we

00:34:18.440 --> 00:34:18.800
 pray,

00:34:19.280 --> 00:34:19.500
 when we

00:34:19.500 --> 00:34:19.800
 go,

00:34:20.300 --> 00:34:20.460
 when we

00:34:20.460 --> 00:34:20.800
 proclaim the

00:34:20.800 --> 00:34:21.280
 good news,

00:34:21.700 --> 00:34:22.240
 not only are

00:34:22.240 --> 00:34:22.579
 we giving

00:34:22.579 --> 00:34:23.059
 glory to

00:34:23.059 --> 00:34:23.420
 God,

00:34:24.700 --> 00:34:25.079
 but we

00:34:25.079 --> 00:34:25.740
 also get to

00:34:25.740 --> 00:34:26.320
 experience the

00:34:26.320 --> 00:34:26.639
 joy,

00:34:26.820 --> 00:34:27.280
 the blessing,

00:34:27.400 --> 00:34:28.099
 the privilege

00:34:28.099 --> 00:34:29.159
 as being sent

00:34:29.159 --> 00:34:29.599
 for us of

00:34:29.599 --> 00:34:29.980
 Christ.

00:34:31.440 --> 00:34:32.000
 Other than

00:34:32.000 --> 00:34:32.259
 your name

00:34:32.259 --> 00:34:32.559
 being written

00:34:32.559 --> 00:34:32.980
 in heaven,

00:34:33.880 --> 00:34:34.279
 can you

00:34:34.279 --> 00:34:34.779
 think of

00:34:34.779 --> 00:34:35.119
 a greater

00:34:35.119 --> 00:34:36.739
 joy than

00:34:36.739 --> 00:34:37.519
 seeing someone

00:34:37.519 --> 00:34:38.259
 pass from

00:34:38.259 --> 00:34:38.679
 death to

00:34:38.679 --> 00:34:39.119
 life before

00:34:39.119 --> 00:34:39.480
 your very

00:34:39.480 --> 00:34:39.900
 eyes?

00:34:41.199 --> 00:34:41.539
 From

00:34:41.539 --> 00:34:41.900
 whence in

00:34:41.900 --> 00:34:42.279
 someone going

00:34:42.279 --> 00:34:42.699
 from dead

00:34:42.699 --> 00:34:42.900
 in their

00:34:42.900 --> 00:34:43.239
 sins to

00:34:43.239 --> 00:34:43.679
 life in

00:34:43.679 --> 00:34:43.940
 Christ,

00:34:44.219 --> 00:34:44.759
 without hope,

00:34:44.819 --> 00:34:45.420
 to be filled

00:34:45.420 --> 00:34:45.960
 with hope,

00:34:46.259 --> 00:34:46.659
 to be under

00:34:46.659 --> 00:34:47.239
 the wrath of

00:34:47.239 --> 00:34:47.420
 God,

00:34:47.480 --> 00:34:47.980
 to be filled

00:34:47.980 --> 00:34:48.299
 by the

00:34:48.299 --> 00:34:49.139
 presence of

00:34:49.139 --> 00:34:49.799
 God.

00:34:50.880 --> 00:34:51.420
 It's a

00:34:51.420 --> 00:34:52.019
 great joy

00:34:52.019 --> 00:34:52.400
 when you see

00:34:52.400 --> 00:34:53.019
 that happening.

00:34:54.179 --> 00:34:54.480
 And we

00:34:54.480 --> 00:34:54.799
 get to

00:34:54.799 --> 00:34:55.199
 witness the

00:34:55.199 --> 00:34:56.279
 blessings of

00:34:56.279 --> 00:34:56.739
 the eternal

00:34:56.739 --> 00:34:57.440
 kingdom of

00:34:57.440 --> 00:34:57.900
 God being

00:34:57.900 --> 00:34:58.380
 worked out

00:34:58.380 --> 00:34:59.000
 before our

00:34:59.000 --> 00:35:00.099
 very eyes.

00:35:00.500 --> 00:35:01.099
 We see

00:35:01.099 --> 00:35:01.920
 God working

00:35:01.920 --> 00:35:02.860
 at building

00:35:02.860 --> 00:35:03.780
 his eternal

00:35:03.780 --> 00:35:04.300
 kingdom.

00:35:05.039 --> 00:35:05.440
 That's why

00:35:05.440 --> 00:35:06.039
 Jesus says

00:35:06.039 --> 00:35:06.480
 in verse

00:35:06.480 --> 00:35:07.099
 23,

00:35:08.280 --> 00:35:09.900
 blessed are

00:35:09.900 --> 00:35:10.619
 the eyes

00:35:10.619 --> 00:35:11.440
 that see

00:35:11.440 --> 00:35:11.860
 what you

00:35:11.860 --> 00:35:12.280
 see.

00:35:13.740 --> 00:35:14.360
 You're

00:35:14.360 --> 00:35:15.079
 blessed because

00:35:15.079 --> 00:35:15.420
 of what you

00:35:15.420 --> 00:35:15.619
 see.

00:35:15.720 --> 00:35:16.140
 You're blessed

00:35:16.140 --> 00:35:16.619
 because of

00:35:16.619 --> 00:35:16.960
 what you

00:35:16.960 --> 00:35:17.340
 hear.

00:35:18.200 --> 00:35:18.420
 See,

00:35:18.480 --> 00:35:19.000
 the disciples

00:35:19.000 --> 00:35:20.500
 are witnessing

00:35:20.500 --> 00:35:22.039
 the culmination

00:35:22.039 --> 00:35:23.119
 of God's

00:35:23.119 --> 00:35:23.980
 salvation plan

00:35:23.980 --> 00:35:24.880
 that began

00:35:24.880 --> 00:35:25.920
 before time

00:35:25.920 --> 00:35:26.400
 itself.

00:35:26.400 --> 00:35:28.039
 And ever

00:35:28.039 --> 00:35:28.420
 since the

00:35:28.420 --> 00:35:28.940
 creation of

00:35:28.940 --> 00:35:29.380
 the world,

00:35:29.880 --> 00:35:30.500
 kings and

00:35:30.500 --> 00:35:31.539
 prophets have

00:35:31.539 --> 00:35:32.320
 seen glimpses

00:35:32.320 --> 00:35:32.800
 of God's

00:35:32.800 --> 00:35:33.220
 salvation.

00:35:34.119 --> 00:35:34.519
 They have

00:35:34.519 --> 00:35:35.300
 seen shadows

00:35:35.300 --> 00:35:35.960
 of a coming

00:35:35.960 --> 00:35:36.400
 Messiah.

00:35:36.760 --> 00:35:36.960
 They have

00:35:36.960 --> 00:35:37.599
 seen shadows

00:35:37.599 --> 00:35:38.260
 of a coming

00:35:38.260 --> 00:35:38.740
 king.

00:35:39.440 --> 00:35:39.980
 But now,

00:35:41.000 --> 00:35:41.539
 the disciples

00:35:41.539 --> 00:35:42.880
 see these

00:35:42.880 --> 00:35:43.320
 shadows

00:35:43.320 --> 00:35:44.340
 becoming

00:35:44.340 --> 00:35:45.200
 reality.

00:35:47.220 --> 00:35:47.920
 Satan is

00:35:47.920 --> 00:35:48.380
 defeated

00:35:48.380 --> 00:35:49.059
 before their

00:35:49.059 --> 00:35:49.720
 very eyes.

00:35:50.940 --> 00:35:51.360
 God,

00:35:51.820 --> 00:35:52.380
 a Christ,

00:35:52.380 --> 00:35:53.300
 the Messiah,

00:35:53.400 --> 00:35:53.820
 the Son of

00:35:53.820 --> 00:35:54.280
 God is

00:35:54.280 --> 00:35:55.460
 standing before

00:35:55.460 --> 00:35:55.760
 them.

00:35:57.000 --> 00:35:57.320
 They are

00:35:57.320 --> 00:35:57.619
 soon to

00:35:57.619 --> 00:35:57.940
 see his

00:35:57.940 --> 00:35:58.420
 death,

00:35:58.900 --> 00:35:59.380
 resurrection,

00:35:59.760 --> 00:36:00.500
 exaltation.

00:36:01.039 --> 00:36:01.420
 They are

00:36:01.420 --> 00:36:01.679
 soon to

00:36:01.679 --> 00:36:01.960
 see the

00:36:01.960 --> 00:36:02.440
 coming of

00:36:02.440 --> 00:36:02.880
 the kingdom

00:36:02.880 --> 00:36:03.519
 of God.

00:36:03.800 --> 00:36:04.079
 They no

00:36:04.079 --> 00:36:04.460
 longer see

00:36:04.460 --> 00:36:04.840
 shadows,

00:36:04.940 --> 00:36:05.159
 but they

00:36:05.159 --> 00:36:05.519
 see the

00:36:05.519 --> 00:36:05.800
 light

00:36:05.800 --> 00:36:06.699
 himself.

00:36:08.460 --> 00:36:08.780
 Jesus

00:36:08.780 --> 00:36:09.460
 Christ says,

00:36:09.720 --> 00:36:10.340
 I am the

00:36:10.340 --> 00:36:10.840
 light of

00:36:10.840 --> 00:36:11.340
 the world.

00:36:11.519 --> 00:36:11.860
 No more

00:36:11.860 --> 00:36:12.300
 shadows.

00:36:12.639 --> 00:36:13.019
 I am

00:36:13.019 --> 00:36:13.340
 here.

00:36:15.340 --> 00:36:15.740
 As

00:36:15.740 --> 00:36:16.199
 followers of

00:36:16.199 --> 00:36:16.519
 Christ,

00:36:16.599 --> 00:36:16.900
 that's what

00:36:16.900 --> 00:36:17.260
 we see

00:36:17.260 --> 00:36:17.639
 today.

00:36:19.340 --> 00:36:19.740
 We've

00:36:19.740 --> 00:36:20.220
 seen Jesus

00:36:20.220 --> 00:36:20.599
 come.

00:36:21.679 --> 00:36:22.000
 We know

00:36:22.000 --> 00:36:22.320
 he's died

00:36:22.320 --> 00:36:22.780
 for us upon

00:36:22.780 --> 00:36:23.220
 that cross.

00:36:23.300 --> 00:36:23.400
 We know

00:36:23.400 --> 00:36:23.659
 he's raised

00:36:23.659 --> 00:36:24.079
 back to life,

00:36:24.159 --> 00:36:24.619
 exalted to

00:36:24.619 --> 00:36:24.800
 heaven.

00:36:24.800 --> 00:36:25.019
 We know

00:36:25.019 --> 00:36:25.600
 Satan has

00:36:25.600 --> 00:36:26.200
 been defeated.

00:36:26.560 --> 00:36:26.720
 We know

00:36:26.720 --> 00:36:27.080
 the kingdom

00:36:27.080 --> 00:36:27.360
 of God

00:36:27.360 --> 00:36:28.240
 is coming

00:36:28.240 --> 00:36:29.820
 near and

00:36:29.820 --> 00:36:30.500
 has come

00:36:30.500 --> 00:36:30.780
 near.

00:36:32.660 --> 00:36:33.160
 What

00:36:33.160 --> 00:36:33.620
 privilege,

00:36:33.740 --> 00:36:34.300
 what blessing

00:36:34.300 --> 00:36:35.580
 to see that,

00:36:35.880 --> 00:36:36.380
 to see the

00:36:36.380 --> 00:36:37.120
 light himself.

00:36:38.820 --> 00:36:39.420
 And we

00:36:39.420 --> 00:36:39.720
 get the

00:36:39.720 --> 00:36:40.860
 privilege of

00:36:40.860 --> 00:36:41.420
 being used

00:36:41.420 --> 00:36:41.760
 by the

00:36:41.760 --> 00:36:42.120
 almighty

00:36:42.120 --> 00:36:43.180
 creator God

00:36:43.180 --> 00:36:44.100
 in his

00:36:44.100 --> 00:36:44.500
 redemption

00:36:44.500 --> 00:36:44.860
 plan.

00:36:46.240 --> 00:36:46.560
 Brothers and

00:36:46.560 --> 00:36:46.860
 sisters,

00:36:47.740 --> 00:36:48.440
 what a great

00:36:48.440 --> 00:36:48.740
 joy,

00:36:49.300 --> 00:36:49.880
 what a wonderful

00:36:49.880 --> 00:36:50.280
 blessing,

00:36:50.400 --> 00:36:50.620
 what an

00:36:50.620 --> 00:36:51.019
 incredible

00:36:51.019 --> 00:36:51.620
 privilege it

00:36:51.620 --> 00:36:52.080
 is to be

00:36:52.080 --> 00:36:53.100
 sent by

00:36:53.099 --> 00:36:54.239
 Christ.

00:36:56.239 --> 00:36:56.860
 Jesus

00:36:56.860 --> 00:36:57.279
 says,

00:36:58.279 --> 00:36:58.779
 the harvest

00:36:58.779 --> 00:36:59.559
 is plentiful

00:36:59.559 --> 00:37:00.559
 but the

00:37:00.559 --> 00:37:01.019
 workers are

00:37:01.019 --> 00:37:01.219
 few.

00:37:02.380 --> 00:37:02.900
 Ask the

00:37:02.900 --> 00:37:03.199
 Lord of the

00:37:03.199 --> 00:37:03.480
 harvest,

00:37:03.579 --> 00:37:03.779
 therefore,

00:37:04.319 --> 00:37:04.739
 to send

00:37:04.739 --> 00:37:05.559
 workers into

00:37:05.559 --> 00:37:06.319
 his harvest

00:37:06.319 --> 00:37:06.599
 field.

00:37:07.699 --> 00:37:08.039
 Go,

00:37:08.779 --> 00:37:09.420
 I am

00:37:09.420 --> 00:37:09.839
 sending

00:37:09.839 --> 00:37:10.380
 you.

00:37:11.719 --> 00:37:12.000
 Let's

00:37:12.000 --> 00:37:12.159
 pray.

00:37:14.779 --> 00:37:15.500
 Our

00:37:15.500 --> 00:37:16.019
 loving,

00:37:16.500 --> 00:37:17.000
 glorious,

00:37:17.179 --> 00:37:17.400
 heavenly

00:37:17.400 --> 00:37:17.860
 Father,

00:37:17.860 --> 00:37:20.120
 oh,

00:37:20.200 --> 00:37:20.920
 what joy

00:37:20.920 --> 00:37:21.720
 is ours,

00:37:22.780 --> 00:37:23.640
 what blessings

00:37:23.640 --> 00:37:24.240
 are ours,

00:37:24.300 --> 00:37:24.900
 what privilege

00:37:24.900 --> 00:37:25.460
 belong to

00:37:25.460 --> 00:37:27.360
 us as

00:37:27.360 --> 00:37:28.039
 being followers

00:37:28.039 --> 00:37:28.720
 of you.

00:37:29.099 --> 00:37:29.240
 Father,

00:37:29.280 --> 00:37:29.780
 we thank you

00:37:29.780 --> 00:37:30.400
 so much for

00:37:30.400 --> 00:37:30.820
 sending your

00:37:30.820 --> 00:37:31.039
 son.

00:37:31.960 --> 00:37:32.660
 We thank you

00:37:32.660 --> 00:37:33.280
 that he died

00:37:33.280 --> 00:37:33.680
 upon the

00:37:33.680 --> 00:37:34.160
 cross for

00:37:34.160 --> 00:37:34.880
 our sins,

00:37:35.380 --> 00:37:35.800
 so that

00:37:35.800 --> 00:37:36.300
 whoever may

00:37:36.300 --> 00:37:36.700
 believe in

00:37:36.700 --> 00:37:37.340
 him may

00:37:37.340 --> 00:37:37.880
 have life

00:37:37.880 --> 00:37:38.320
 in his

00:37:38.320 --> 00:37:38.680
 name.

00:37:40.120 --> 00:37:40.500
 And we

00:37:40.500 --> 00:37:40.920
 thank you

00:37:40.920 --> 00:37:41.180
 that that

00:37:41.180 --> 00:37:41.920
 same Jesus,

00:37:42.079 --> 00:37:42.720
 our saviour,

00:37:42.840 --> 00:37:43.460
 our redeemer,

00:37:44.280 --> 00:37:45.039
 our Lord,

00:37:45.539 --> 00:37:46.039
 is the one

00:37:46.039 --> 00:37:46.680
 who now sends

00:37:46.680 --> 00:37:47.240
 us into the

00:37:47.239 --> 00:37:47.859
 mission field.

00:37:48.939 --> 00:37:49.319
 And Lord,

00:37:49.359 --> 00:37:49.759
 that makes

00:37:49.759 --> 00:37:50.259
 all the

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 difference.

00:37:51.739 --> 00:37:52.299
 We thank

00:37:52.299 --> 00:37:53.059
 you that he

00:37:53.059 --> 00:37:53.659
 provides for

00:37:53.659 --> 00:37:54.819
 us, that

00:37:54.819 --> 00:37:55.099
 you will

00:37:55.099 --> 00:37:56.079
 protect us.

00:37:58.399 --> 00:37:58.959
 And Lord,

00:37:59.000 --> 00:37:59.679
 we pray that

00:37:59.679 --> 00:38:00.359
 you will raise

00:38:00.359 --> 00:38:00.959
 up more

00:38:00.959 --> 00:38:01.659
 harvest workers

00:38:01.659 --> 00:38:02.379
 as we go.

00:38:03.219 --> 00:38:03.739
 Lord, the

00:38:03.739 --> 00:38:04.319
 harvests are

00:38:04.319 --> 00:38:05.299
 indeed plentiful.

00:38:06.159 --> 00:38:06.479
 And Lord,

00:38:06.519 --> 00:38:07.099
 we long to

00:38:07.099 --> 00:38:07.699
 see Edinburgh

00:38:07.699 --> 00:38:08.219
 save for

00:38:08.219 --> 00:38:08.639
 Christ.

00:38:09.939 --> 00:38:10.639
 We long to

00:38:10.639 --> 00:38:11.059
 see that when

00:38:11.059 --> 00:38:11.599
 we look out

00:38:11.599 --> 00:38:12.199
 upon Edinburgh

00:38:12.199 --> 00:38:12.559
 and see the

00:38:12.559 --> 00:38:13.000
 thousands of

00:38:13.000 --> 00:38:13.299
 people who

00:38:13.299 --> 00:38:13.659
 are right

00:38:13.659 --> 00:38:14.379
 now lost,

00:38:15.539 --> 00:38:16.019
 that they

00:38:16.019 --> 00:38:16.500
 will be brought

00:38:16.500 --> 00:38:17.179
 near to you.

00:38:17.939 --> 00:38:18.339
 That they

00:38:18.339 --> 00:38:18.939
 would accept

00:38:18.939 --> 00:38:19.639
 the message

00:38:19.639 --> 00:38:20.579
 of Christ.

00:38:20.659 --> 00:38:20.859
 They would

00:38:20.859 --> 00:38:21.459
 accept the

00:38:21.459 --> 00:38:22.379
 gospel and

00:38:22.379 --> 00:38:22.859
 therefore have

00:38:22.859 --> 00:38:23.279
 their names

00:38:23.279 --> 00:38:23.939
 written in

00:38:23.939 --> 00:38:24.500
 heaven along

00:38:24.500 --> 00:38:24.919
 with our

00:38:24.919 --> 00:38:25.339
 names.

00:38:26.079 --> 00:38:26.579
 Father, help

00:38:26.579 --> 00:38:27.099
 us keep an

00:38:27.099 --> 00:38:28.039
 eternal perspective

00:38:28.039 --> 00:38:28.779
 on our lives.

00:38:30.479 --> 00:38:31.139
 Father, help us

00:38:31.139 --> 00:38:31.819
 to focus on

00:38:31.819 --> 00:38:32.259
 what is to

00:38:32.259 --> 00:38:32.519
 come.

00:38:33.419 --> 00:38:34.079
 That one day

00:38:34.079 --> 00:38:34.699
 we will stand

00:38:34.699 --> 00:38:34.939
 there with

00:38:34.939 --> 00:38:35.599
 every tribe,

00:38:35.799 --> 00:38:36.239
 tongue, and

00:38:36.239 --> 00:38:37.539
 nation, glorifying

00:38:37.539 --> 00:38:38.279
 and honouring

00:38:38.279 --> 00:38:39.299
 your name before

00:38:39.299 --> 00:38:40.039
 your throne as

00:38:40.039 --> 00:38:40.699
 we see you

00:38:40.699 --> 00:38:41.659
 face to face.

00:38:41.659 --> 00:38:41.779
 Christ.

00:38:42.879 --> 00:38:43.779
 Oh, Father, may

00:38:43.779 --> 00:38:44.819
 that motivate us

00:38:44.819 --> 00:38:46.339
 today to go

00:38:46.339 --> 00:38:46.859
 out to make

00:38:46.859 --> 00:38:47.399
 even more

00:38:47.399 --> 00:38:49.179
 disciples so

00:38:49.179 --> 00:38:49.879
 our friends,

00:38:50.079 --> 00:38:50.719
 our families,

00:38:50.920 --> 00:38:51.339
 our work

00:38:51.339 --> 00:38:51.879
 colleagues, our

00:38:51.879 --> 00:38:52.440
 neighbours can

00:38:52.440 --> 00:38:53.440
 stand with us

00:38:53.440 --> 00:38:54.500
 as we worship

00:38:54.500 --> 00:38:55.960
 your holy name.

00:38:57.139 --> 00:38:57.759
 Help us, we

00:38:57.759 --> 00:38:58.440
 pray, to do so,

00:38:58.559 --> 00:38:59.899
 Lord, not out of a

00:38:59.899 --> 00:39:01.379
 sense of duty, but

00:39:01.379 --> 00:39:02.379
 of a love for you

00:39:02.379 --> 00:39:04.059
 and of a sense of

00:39:04.059 --> 00:39:04.899
 great joy that you

00:39:04.899 --> 00:39:05.599
 have given us.

00:39:05.599 --> 00:39:07.639
 we ask this in

00:39:07.639 --> 00:39:08.299
 Jesus Christ's

00:39:08.299 --> 00:39:08.900
 precious name.

00:39:09.440 --> 00:39:09.679
 Amen.