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 Today's scripture reading is from the 1st Corinthians chapter 15 verses 29 to 58.

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 Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead?

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 If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf?

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 Why are we in danger every hour?

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 I protest, brothers, by my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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 I died every day.

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 What do I gain if, humanly speaking, I fought with beasts at Ephesus?

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 If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.

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 Do not be deceived.

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 Bad company ruins good morals.

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 Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning.

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 For some have no knowledge of God.

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 God, I say this to your shame.

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 But someone will ask, how are the dead raised?

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 With what kind of body do they come?

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 You foolish person.

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 What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

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 What you sow is not the body that is to be,

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 but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.

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 But God gives it a body as he has chosen,

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 and to each kind of seed its own body.

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 For not all flesh is the same,

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 but there is one kind for humans,

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 another for animals,

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 another for birds,

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 and another for fish.

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 There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies,

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 but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind,

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 and the glory of the earthly is of another.

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 There is one glory of the sun,

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 and another glory of the moon,

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 and another glory of the stars.

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 For star differs from star in glory.

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 So is it with the resurrection of the dead.

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 What is sown is perishable.

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 What is raised is imperishable.

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 It is sown in dishonor.

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 It is raised in glory.

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 It is sown in weakness.

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 It is raised in power.

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 It is sown a natural body.

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 It is raised a spiritual body.

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 If there is a natural body,

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 there is also a spiritual body.

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 Thus it is written,

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 the first man, Adam, became a living being.

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 The last, Adam, became a life-giving spirit.

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 But it is not the spirit that is first,

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 but the natural,

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 and then the spiritual.

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 The first man was from the earth,

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 a man of dust.

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 The second man is from heaven.

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 As was the man of dust,

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 so also are those who are of the dust.

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 And as is the man of heaven,

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 so also are those who are of heaven.

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 Just as we were born the image of the man of dust,

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 we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.

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 I tell you this, brothers.

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 Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God,

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 nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

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 Behold, I tell you a mystery.

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 We shall not all sleep,

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 but we shall all be changed.

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 In a moment,

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 in the twinkling of an eye,

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 at the last trumpet.

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 For the trumpet will sound,

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 and the dead will be raised,

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 imperishable.

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 And we shall be changed.

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 For this perishable body

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 must put on the imperishable,

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 and this mortal body

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 must put on immortality.

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 When the perishable puts on the imperishable,

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 and the mortal puts on immortality,

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 then shall come to pass

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 the saying that is written,

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 Death is swallowed up in victory.

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 O death, where is your victory?

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 O death, where is your sting?

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 The sting of death is sin,

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 and the power of sin is the law.

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 And thanks be to God,

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 who gives us the victory

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 through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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 Therefore, my beloved brothers,

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 be steadfast, immovable,

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 always abounding in the work of the Lord,

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 knowing that in the Lord

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 your labor is not in vain.

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 This is the word of God.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Great.

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 Thank you, Yidi, for praying.

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 Margo, for reading.

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 We're going to look at this passage.

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 It's actually part of a topical series,

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 but yeah, it's a great passage.

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 And so, let's pray

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 that God would speak to each one of us.

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 Our Father, thank you for your word.

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 Thank you that we are not in the dark

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 about the future.

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 You tell us what will be,

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 and we pray that you would speak to our hearts,

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 and it would change our lives.

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 In Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Great.

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 So, I know it's a beautiful day.

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 Let me start with a slightly different question.

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 So, imagine you only had like five years to live.

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 What kind of things would you be doing

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 during those five years?

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 Have a think about that.

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 I don't know what kind of things you're thinking of.

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 My guess is if you ask most people in the world,

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 they would have a list of things

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 that they would want to do, right?

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 They would, I want to go to Paris.

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 I want to ride a motorcycle.

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 I want to go bungee jumping.

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 I want to see the normal lights, take a cruise.

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 Any of those kind of things, right?

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 Because, you know, we want to make the most of life.

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 These are amazing things that, you know, we should do.

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 And if I only have five years, well, let me do them.

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 People call it a bucket list

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 from the expression to kick the bucket,

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 which is to die.

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 Now, some of you haven't probably thought about that

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 because you're so young.

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 I guess in your case, well,

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 I think this is on social media, YOLO, right?

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 YOLO, you only live once.

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 Let's make the most of this life.

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 Let's have big ice cream.

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 Let's go bungee jumping.

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 They're both the same thing, right?

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 Whether you're old or young.

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 The idea that we hear in the world is

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 make the most of this life.

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 There is so much good in the world.

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 There's so much to enjoy.

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 So many great experiences you can have.

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 Well, let's do it.

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 Because this is your life.

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 Now, as Christians,

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 I don't know how you feel about that.

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 It kind of feels wrong.

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 But at the same time,

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 are you saying that those things are wrong?

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 All right?

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 No.

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 I'm sure they are good things.

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 How do we work with that?

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 Well, that's what we're going to talk about today.

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 Because this is a series on the human body,

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 our physical bodies.

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 What does God think about them?

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 And we're basically going through the Bible story, right?

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 It starts with creation

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 and how God made our bodies.

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 And so they're good.

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 But then, yeah,

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 we sinned and our bodies are now broken.

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 Last week, well,

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 we're now back with God

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 so we can use our bodies for worship.

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 But then, the future.

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 You know, what will this mean?

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 Yeah, what about our bodies and all eternity?

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 Or in heaven, as Kevin just said.

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 That's what we're going to talk about.

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 And I think this is really important

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 because the future does affect the present.

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 And the reason we're,

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 well, you've heard that we're reading from 1 Corinthians 15.

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 And that chapter is really suitable

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 because that was the Corinthians problem.

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 They didn't think there was much after death.

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 They didn't think there was a resurrection, right?

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 Paul, in verse 12 of this chapter,

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 he says,

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 how can you say there's no resurrection from the dead?

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 We're just saying,

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 I believe in the resurrection, right?

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 This is a core Christian belief

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 and a lot of the Corinthians,

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 they didn't believe it anymore.

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 They just followed Greek philosophy

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 where, you know,

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 the body isn't very important.

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 The future, well,

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 we'll just be spirits floating around,

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 something like that.

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 That is the future we have.

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 And, well,

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 Paul wants to say,

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 no, no, this is essential.

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 And that's what,

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 actually,

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 it's exactly what we need to hear, right?

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 We want to know about our bodies,

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 about the future.

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 Well,

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 let's talk about the resurrection

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 because that's when it's called,

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 right?

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 Being raised from the dead.

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 And so,

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 the big thing,

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 first of all,

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 that Paul wants to say,

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 well, look,

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 you will have resurrection bodies.

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 We will have resurrection bodies,

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 right?

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 You heard in the reading,

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 the body,

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 the body,

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 the body.

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 We will have bodies.

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 Clearly,

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 God cares about bodies

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 because we will have bodies

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 for all eternity.

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 And you will have a physical body.

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 The future is physical.

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 It is a new creation.

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 This is very different

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 from what many people think,

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 right?

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 I think I've said this before.

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 Many people think

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 eternity,

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 heaven,

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 is like,

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 a bit like this,

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 right?

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 floating around

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 in a white dress

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 with a harp

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 on a cloud,

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 something like that.

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 This is kind of eternity

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 for most people.

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 And I don't know about you.

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 I don't think it's very exciting.

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 But that is kind of

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 what people think.

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 Well,

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 the answer is,

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 actually,

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 that is not our future.

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 This is kind of

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 the picture of heaven.

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 But,

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 you know what?

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 You're going to heaven,

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 but only for a short time.

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 Heaven is only a waiting room.

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 The real thing

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 is when Jesus comes back

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 and then he will make

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 a new creation.

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 He will take this creation

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 and totally transform it.

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 And he will give us

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 our old bodies,

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 whether they'll be

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 completely transformed.

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 We'll have new bodies,

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 resurrection bodies.

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 So the future is physical,

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 right?

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 We're going back

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 to the Garden of Eden.

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 God had this plan

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 originally,

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 and he's not going

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 to change that.

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 And back when God

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 made humans,

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 he gave them taste buds

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 so that they could taste.

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 Well,

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 God wants us to be tasting

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 in the new creation.

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 He gave us ears

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 to listen to music.

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 He gave us eyes

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 to see beauty,

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 and he wants us

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 to do that

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 for all eternity

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 because that was his plan.

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 And he's not going

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 to change his plan

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 with a kind of plan B

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 of floating spirits.

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 No,

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 you will have

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 a physical body.

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 I think this is,

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 you know,

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 that answers kind of

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 what we feel,

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 right?

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 Because maybe,

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 I don't know,

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 maybe you're here,

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 you're not a visitor.

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 So you're a visitor,

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 you're not a Christian,

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 you look at

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 different religions,

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 and you see the world,

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 and there's good things

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 and bad things.

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 And many religions,

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 they kind of,

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 they discard the world.

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 And, you know,

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 you have this kind of

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 spiritual nirvana

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 or whatever.

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 But then how about

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 the good things

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 in the world?

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 Now,

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 Christianity says,

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 no,

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 the world is good.

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 We just need to get rid

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 of the bad things

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 and renew it.

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 And God says,

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 the world is good.

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 Bodies are good,

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 and you will have them

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 for all eternity.

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 But not just the body

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 we have now,

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 actually,

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 a better body.

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 Because a lot of this passage

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 was about this objection

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 in verse 35,

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 right?

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 But someone will ask,

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 how were the dead raised?

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 What kind of body

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 do they come?

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 With what kind of body?

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 Because if you don't think

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 much of the body,

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 and you get to hear,

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 well,

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 you're going to have a body

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 for all eternity,

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 maybe that's not

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 that exciting,

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 right?

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 Because bodies,

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 they hurt,

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 and they break,

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 and they get old,

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 and they get fat,

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 and you just think,

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 why would I want a body

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 for all eternity?

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 And so Paul says,

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 no,

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 no,

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 no,

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 you fool.

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 You'll get a better body.

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 It's a transformed body.

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 It's like,

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 well,

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 verse 37,

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 you know,

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 what you sow

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 is not a body

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 that is to be,

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 but a bare seed,

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 perhaps of wheat

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 or of some other grain.

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 It's going to be

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 a transformed body.

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 And so,

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 I have here

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 an apple seed.

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 Most of you can't see it.

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 I had an apple this morning.

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 If I put this in the ground,

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 I don't get an apple seed

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 out of it.

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 What do I get?

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 Well,

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 I get like an apple tree,

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 beautiful,

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 full of apples.

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 I get something,

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 I mean,

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 it's the same thing,

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 but it's not,

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 right?

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 It's transformed.

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 It's far better.

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 Well,

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 Paul says,

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 that is what your body will be,

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 right?

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 When you die,

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 you get planted in the ground,

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 right?

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 And then,

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 what comes out

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 isn't just the same old you.

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 It is a better,

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 transformed you,

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 right?

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 So,

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 we get all these adjectives.

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 Verse 42,

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 right?

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 This is the resurrection of the dead.

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 What is sown is perishable.

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 What is raised is imperishable.

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 It is sown in dishonor.

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 It is raised in glory.

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 It's sown in weakness.

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 It's raised in power.

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 It's sown in natural body.

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 It's raised in spiritual body.

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 That doesn't mean physical versus spiritual.

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 It means a kind of,

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 you know,

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 just natural power versus spirit and powers,

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 something like that.

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 It doesn't mean non-physical,

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 but better,

00:12:49.819 --> 00:12:50.019
 right?

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 You know,

00:12:51.580 --> 00:12:52.759
 Adam and Christ.

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 Adam was made of the dust.

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 Christ is from heaven,

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 right?

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 It's going to be better.

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 You're going to be,

00:12:59.059 --> 00:12:59.340
 yeah,

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 your body will be better.

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 It's beyond the Garden of Eden.

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 I think the best illustration is Jesus himself,

00:13:06.460 --> 00:13:06.620
 right?

00:13:07.000 --> 00:13:08.299
 Jesus is our prototype.

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 He has a resurrection body.

00:13:10.720 --> 00:13:11.080
 Now,

00:13:11.259 --> 00:13:12.200
 he looked like Jesus.

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 It was physical.

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 He could eat and fish and drink and those kind of things.

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 It was recognizably Jesus,

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 but also he could teleport and walk through walls,

00:13:22.580 --> 00:13:22.759
 right?

00:13:22.860 --> 00:13:23.179
 It's a,

00:13:23.439 --> 00:13:24.500
 he had a better body.

00:13:25.100 --> 00:13:25.399
 Well,

00:13:25.480 --> 00:13:26.320
 it's the same for us.

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 We will have a better body.

00:13:30.100 --> 00:13:30.320
 Now,

00:13:30.500 --> 00:13:31.800
 how will it be better?

00:13:32.480 --> 00:13:34.340
 We don't really know all the details.

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 I mean,

00:13:34.940 --> 00:13:35.860
 a big thing we know,

00:13:36.640 --> 00:13:37.900
 no more sin,

00:13:38.600 --> 00:13:38.800
 right?

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 Our bodies are now full of sin.

00:13:40.920 --> 00:13:41.940
 That will all be gone.

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 And there will be no more sluggishness when trying to obey God.

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 There's no,

00:13:46.180 --> 00:13:47.260
 nothing holding you back,

00:13:47.720 --> 00:13:47.920
 right?

00:13:47.980 --> 00:13:51.400
 We will be perfectly glorifying God with our lives.

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 That is a big thing.

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 No more brokenness.

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 All the things from two weeks ago,

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 the damage and disease and defects and decay,

00:14:00.620 --> 00:14:01.399
 nothing of that.

00:14:02.460 --> 00:14:02.899
 Of course,

00:14:02.960 --> 00:14:04.340
 we'll still have some limitations.

00:14:04.580 --> 00:14:05.080
 We're creatures,

00:14:05.279 --> 00:14:07.080
 but some other limitations will be gone.

00:14:08.159 --> 00:14:09.000
 Something like that,

00:14:09.560 --> 00:14:09.779
 right?

00:14:10.720 --> 00:14:11.139
 Of course,

00:14:11.180 --> 00:14:11.639
 we don't know.

00:14:11.720 --> 00:14:12.560
 How old will I look?

00:14:12.620 --> 00:14:13.139
 No idea.

00:14:13.940 --> 00:14:15.080
 If I jump off the building,

00:14:15.139 --> 00:14:16.419
 will I die or will I just not,

00:14:16.779 --> 00:14:17.659
 I won't die,

00:14:17.779 --> 00:14:17.879
 but,

00:14:18.299 --> 00:14:18.560
 you know,

00:14:18.639 --> 00:14:20.039
 or will I just not jump off buildings?

00:14:20.100 --> 00:14:20.759
 I have no idea.

00:14:21.539 --> 00:14:21.940
 But,

00:14:22.940 --> 00:14:23.759
 here's the idea.

00:14:23.759 --> 00:14:24.819
 We can just trust God,

00:14:24.919 --> 00:14:27.720
 but you will have a better body.

00:14:28.879 --> 00:14:29.059
 You know,

00:14:29.179 --> 00:14:29.480
 more,

00:14:29.679 --> 00:14:31.139
 you'll be more alive now,

00:14:31.319 --> 00:14:31.639
 than,

00:14:31.759 --> 00:14:32.220
 than now.

00:14:32.539 --> 00:14:35.000
 It will be more real than now.

00:14:35.840 --> 00:14:36.319
 Right?

00:14:36.500 --> 00:14:36.740
 So,

00:14:36.819 --> 00:14:38.120
 maybe you like hiking here.

00:14:38.819 --> 00:14:42.399
 How about hiking in a transformed body in the new creation?

00:14:44.319 --> 00:14:45.759
 Maybe you like music.

00:14:45.879 --> 00:14:51.139
 How about playing music with a transformed body in the new creation,

00:14:51.139 --> 00:14:53.720
 with transformed ears?

00:14:54.259 --> 00:14:54.659
 Right?

00:14:55.639 --> 00:14:56.500
 The idea is,

00:14:56.559 --> 00:14:58.240
 it's going to be so much better.

00:14:59.240 --> 00:15:01.960
 And you have an amazing future to look forward to.

00:15:02.039 --> 00:15:03.039
 And it's a great hope.

00:15:03.100 --> 00:15:08.000
 And if any of you here are currently struggling with the brokenness of this world,

00:15:08.100 --> 00:15:09.139
 of our bodies,

00:15:09.679 --> 00:15:12.439
 maybe of family members that you need to care for,

00:15:12.440 --> 00:15:15.240
 what a hope.

00:15:15.240 --> 00:15:15.520
 Right?

00:15:16.260 --> 00:15:16.940
 You know,

00:15:17.000 --> 00:15:17.600
 two weeks ago,

00:15:17.680 --> 00:15:17.920
 I said,

00:15:18.000 --> 00:15:18.100
 hey,

00:15:18.160 --> 00:15:18.720
 it's temporary.

00:15:19.080 --> 00:15:19.220
 Well,

00:15:19.300 --> 00:15:19.940
 here it is.

00:15:20.000 --> 00:15:20.280
 It is,

00:15:20.660 --> 00:15:21.780
 that is temporary,

00:15:21.780 --> 00:15:23.580
 because we have this great future.

00:15:24.000 --> 00:15:24.600
 One day,

00:15:24.680 --> 00:15:25.400
 a new body,

00:15:25.700 --> 00:15:26.520
 no more sin,

00:15:26.620 --> 00:15:27.240
 no more pain,

00:15:27.340 --> 00:15:28.020
 no more death.

00:15:28.360 --> 00:15:29.840
 God will make everything right.

00:15:29.940 --> 00:15:30.340
 That's our,

00:15:30.540 --> 00:15:31.400
 a great hope.

00:15:32.280 --> 00:15:32.560
 And,

00:15:32.600 --> 00:15:34.260
 and even if you're not struggling at the moment,

00:15:34.340 --> 00:15:35.380
 even if life is great,

00:15:35.460 --> 00:15:36.880
 this should be exciting.

00:15:37.520 --> 00:15:38.340
 This should be,

00:15:38.780 --> 00:15:39.040
 you know,

00:15:39.500 --> 00:15:40.299
 sometimes you think,

00:15:40.419 --> 00:15:40.480
 oh,

00:15:40.519 --> 00:15:41.179
 life is hard.

00:15:41.279 --> 00:15:41.539
 Jesus,

00:15:41.679 --> 00:15:42.319
 please come back.

00:15:43.259 --> 00:15:43.639
 You know,

00:15:43.779 --> 00:15:46.120
 you should want Jesus to come back on your wedding day.

00:15:47.419 --> 00:15:47.699
 I know,

00:15:47.779 --> 00:15:48.740
 but imagine you're,

00:15:48.779 --> 00:15:49.500
 you're getting married,

00:15:49.639 --> 00:15:49.839
 right?

00:15:49.919 --> 00:15:51.480
 Saying you've been dating for years,

00:15:51.480 --> 00:15:52.799
 and then you're planning the wedding,

00:15:53.199 --> 00:15:53.599
 and,

00:15:53.679 --> 00:15:53.879
 uh,

00:15:53.879 --> 00:15:54.759
 everything is ready,

00:15:54.860 --> 00:15:55.939
 and it's the great day,

00:15:56.120 --> 00:15:56.579
 and,

00:15:56.659 --> 00:15:58.399
 the bride is walking down the aisle,

00:15:58.539 --> 00:15:58.799
 and then,

00:15:58.860 --> 00:15:59.959
 Jesus is here.

00:16:00.379 --> 00:16:01.099
 What would you say?

00:16:02.240 --> 00:16:02.639
 Amen,

00:16:02.779 --> 00:16:03.099
 Jesus,

00:16:03.279 --> 00:16:03.399
 what,

00:16:03.879 --> 00:16:05.199
 could you come one day later?

00:16:05.799 --> 00:16:05.980
 What?

00:16:06.319 --> 00:16:06.620
 No,

00:16:06.839 --> 00:16:07.519
 we should think,

00:16:07.599 --> 00:16:07.799
 wow,

00:16:07.799 --> 00:16:09.639
 this is better than getting married,

00:16:10.199 --> 00:16:10.419
 right?

00:16:10.719 --> 00:16:12.000
 Jesus is coming back,

00:16:12.259 --> 00:16:12.899
 the resurrection.

00:16:13.319 --> 00:16:13.459
 It's,

00:16:13.459 --> 00:16:13.819
 it's a,

00:16:14.079 --> 00:16:14.319
 it's,

00:16:14.359 --> 00:16:15.379
 it's not just another life,

00:16:15.419 --> 00:16:16.019
 it's a better,

00:16:16.419 --> 00:16:17.559
 everlasting life,

00:16:18.279 --> 00:16:18.699
 and,

00:16:18.740 --> 00:16:19.179
 and that's what,

00:16:19.299 --> 00:16:19.859
 what we need,

00:16:19.879 --> 00:16:20.059
 right?

00:16:21.359 --> 00:16:21.979
 I mean,

00:16:22.479 --> 00:16:22.859
 I don't know,

00:16:22.919 --> 00:16:24.159
 sometimes we're tempted to sin,

00:16:24.259 --> 00:16:24.639
 and think,

00:16:24.799 --> 00:16:24.819
 well,

00:16:24.879 --> 00:16:27.599
 but I don't want to throw away my Christian life.

00:16:28.279 --> 00:16:28.639
 Uh,

00:16:28.639 --> 00:16:30.459
 I love this cartoon about,

00:16:30.659 --> 00:16:30.799
 uh,

00:16:31.279 --> 00:16:31.579
 you know,

00:16:31.639 --> 00:16:31.839
 the,

00:16:31.839 --> 00:16:32.620
 the cloud,

00:16:33.179 --> 00:16:34.139
 and this guy sitting there,

00:16:34.219 --> 00:16:35.439
 wish I'd brought a magazine.

00:16:35.440 --> 00:16:37.360
 I mean,

00:16:37.400 --> 00:16:38.860
 if that's what you think about the future,

00:16:38.940 --> 00:16:40.080
 that's not really going to help you,

00:16:40.120 --> 00:16:40.300
 right?

00:16:40.940 --> 00:16:41.880
 You're tempted to sin,

00:16:41.960 --> 00:16:42.240
 oh man,

00:16:42.300 --> 00:16:44.020
 I don't want to lose my harp and my dress.

00:16:44.720 --> 00:16:44.840
 No,

00:16:44.860 --> 00:16:46.000
 of course you're going to give in to sin,

00:16:46.020 --> 00:16:48.760
 if you think the future isn't worth living for.

00:16:49.360 --> 00:16:49.460
 Yeah?

00:16:50.440 --> 00:16:50.800
 No,

00:16:51.040 --> 00:16:53.420
 we have an amazing future.

00:16:54.880 --> 00:16:55.220
 And,

00:16:55.300 --> 00:16:55.720
 basically,

00:16:55.860 --> 00:16:57.060
 what I want us all to see,

00:16:57.400 --> 00:16:57.540
 well,

00:16:57.600 --> 00:16:59.240
 you won't miss out later.

00:16:59.899 --> 00:17:02.500
 You will have an amazing future.

00:17:02.600 --> 00:17:03.299
 If you're a Christian,

00:17:03.419 --> 00:17:04.259
 if you're in Christ,

00:17:04.839 --> 00:17:05.140
 uh,

00:17:05.779 --> 00:17:06.059
 you know,

00:17:06.240 --> 00:17:08.140
 God loves this creation,

00:17:08.380 --> 00:17:09.920
 and he will make a new creation,

00:17:10.160 --> 00:17:11.339
 and it's going to be amazing.

00:17:12.180 --> 00:17:13.319
 You're not going to miss out.

00:17:16.400 --> 00:17:17.460
 I think for some of us,

00:17:17.519 --> 00:17:18.839
 is that the fact that you won't miss out,

00:17:19.140 --> 00:17:19.920
 means we can have,

00:17:20.059 --> 00:17:21.079
 we can be content now.

00:17:21.599 --> 00:17:21.779
 Right?

00:17:23.220 --> 00:17:23.579
 Because,

00:17:24.039 --> 00:17:25.039
 for some of us here,

00:17:25.420 --> 00:17:25.740
 actually,

00:17:25.880 --> 00:17:28.359
 we really feel that there are things that we want to do,

00:17:28.420 --> 00:17:29.039
 but we can't.

00:17:30.099 --> 00:17:30.460
 Imagine,

00:17:30.640 --> 00:17:30.819
 yeah,

00:17:31.000 --> 00:17:31.240
 like,

00:17:32.079 --> 00:17:32.839
 if you're Sebastian,

00:17:33.200 --> 00:17:34.359
 and you can't see well,

00:17:34.440 --> 00:17:36.120
 and there's so much beauty to see in this world,

00:17:36.160 --> 00:17:37.000
 and you can't see it,

00:17:37.440 --> 00:17:38.539
 that must be really hard.

00:17:39.240 --> 00:17:40.799
 And if this is your only life,

00:17:41.259 --> 00:17:42.140
 that's a real pity.

00:17:43.539 --> 00:17:43.900
 But,

00:17:44.079 --> 00:17:45.000
 there's a new creation,

00:17:45.539 --> 00:17:47.420
 and you're going to have amazing eyes,

00:17:47.539 --> 00:17:48.759
 and to see amazing beauty,

00:17:48.900 --> 00:17:50.660
 and you're not going to miss anything from this world.

00:17:51.019 --> 00:17:51.259
 Right?

00:17:51.299 --> 00:17:51.839
 It's okay.

00:17:52.099 --> 00:17:54.160
 It's okay to not see this world,

00:17:54.220 --> 00:17:55.779
 because you're going to be in the new creation.

00:17:56.539 --> 00:17:57.299
 Others of you,

00:17:57.400 --> 00:17:58.359
 maybe there's things you,

00:17:58.359 --> 00:17:59.859
 were able to do in the past,

00:17:59.899 --> 00:18:00.979
 and you can't do them anymore.

00:18:01.259 --> 00:18:01.839
 That's okay.

00:18:02.439 --> 00:18:04.259
 You're going to do much more in the future.

00:18:05.219 --> 00:18:06.639
 Maybe responsibilities.

00:18:07.159 --> 00:18:08.819
 Maybe there's so much you want to do,

00:18:09.379 --> 00:18:10.399
 but you have kids,

00:18:10.519 --> 00:18:11.740
 or you have elderly parents,

00:18:11.740 --> 00:18:15.259
 and you just are unable to do those kind of things.

00:18:16.140 --> 00:18:16.819
 It's okay.

00:18:17.500 --> 00:18:18.279
 You can be content.

00:18:18.380 --> 00:18:18.980
 You'll do them later.

00:18:20.359 --> 00:18:20.660
 I mean,

00:18:20.799 --> 00:18:21.099
 for me,

00:18:21.180 --> 00:18:22.339
 I'd love to see Australia.

00:18:22.539 --> 00:18:23.519
 I heard it's really beautiful.

00:18:24.400 --> 00:18:24.700
 But yeah,

00:18:24.720 --> 00:18:25.480
 I've got three kids.

00:18:25.620 --> 00:18:27.140
 I've got family in two different countries.

00:18:27.259 --> 00:18:27.779
 We need to see.

00:18:28.480 --> 00:18:29.799
 I may never see Australia.

00:18:30.640 --> 00:18:31.259
 That's okay.

00:18:31.900 --> 00:18:34.279
 Because I will go to the new creation.

00:18:34.480 --> 00:18:34.539
 Right?

00:18:34.539 --> 00:18:36.019
 It's okay not to see Australia.

00:18:36.599 --> 00:18:37.599
 Maybe if you're from Australia,

00:18:37.720 --> 00:18:38.399
 you may not think so.

00:18:38.500 --> 00:18:39.180
 But right?

00:18:40.119 --> 00:18:40.779
 It's okay.

00:18:43.079 --> 00:18:44.559
 I hope that encourages us.

00:18:44.639 --> 00:18:45.579
 If we're feeling that,

00:18:45.639 --> 00:18:47.420
 if we're feeling the limitations at the moment,

00:18:48.039 --> 00:18:48.220
 yeah,

00:18:48.500 --> 00:18:50.220
 you have a wonderful future.

00:18:50.359 --> 00:18:51.759
 You will not miss out later.

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 But I also want to speak to the rest of us

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 who kind of don't feel that at the moment.

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 Because many of us here,

00:18:59.319 --> 00:19:00.240
 we're young,

00:19:00.500 --> 00:19:01.279
 and we're single,

00:19:01.279 --> 00:19:02.759
 or we're married without kids.

00:19:02.859 --> 00:19:03.279
 And actually,

00:19:03.559 --> 00:19:05.559
 we can get a lot out of this life.

00:19:05.779 --> 00:19:07.180
 We don't have many responsibilities

00:19:07.180 --> 00:19:08.619
 or limitations yet.

00:19:09.079 --> 00:19:09.660
 Others of us,

00:19:09.740 --> 00:19:10.420
 we're a bit older,

00:19:10.539 --> 00:19:11.539
 but we have a lot of money.

00:19:12.000 --> 00:19:12.160
 Right?

00:19:12.339 --> 00:19:13.019
 And so,

00:19:13.420 --> 00:19:14.920
 there's many of us here

00:19:14.920 --> 00:19:17.019
 who can make the most of this life.

00:19:17.500 --> 00:19:17.700
 Right?

00:19:18.019 --> 00:19:19.319
 Which is where we started.

00:19:20.059 --> 00:19:22.240
 What would Paul say to us?

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 And Paul says to us,

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 well,

00:19:25.119 --> 00:19:26.759
 if we have resurrection bodies,

00:19:27.379 --> 00:19:29.879
 we should have resurrection priorities.

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 resurrection priorities.

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 Because what does Paul say we should be doing?

00:19:36.079 --> 00:19:36.319
 Well,

00:19:36.359 --> 00:19:37.680
 the last verse of that chapter,

00:19:37.839 --> 00:19:38.559
 verse 58.

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 Therefore,

00:19:40.359 --> 00:19:41.519
 my beloved brothers,

00:19:42.019 --> 00:19:42.899
 be steadfast,

00:19:43.059 --> 00:19:43.779
 immovable,

00:19:44.319 --> 00:19:46.899
 always abounding in the work of the Lord,

00:19:47.399 --> 00:19:48.799
 knowing that in the Lord,

00:19:49.119 --> 00:19:51.259
 your labor is not in vain.

00:19:52.579 --> 00:19:54.980
 He wants them to be doing the work of the Lord.

00:19:55.180 --> 00:19:55.339
 Now,

00:19:55.379 --> 00:19:55.799
 what is that?

00:19:55.879 --> 00:19:58.059
 Is that your job as a lawyer or doctor?

00:19:58.779 --> 00:19:59.220
 Well,

00:19:59.220 --> 00:20:00.579
 the next chapter,

00:20:00.839 --> 00:20:01.200
 16,

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 verse 10.

00:20:02.339 --> 00:20:03.259
 What does Paul say?

00:20:03.759 --> 00:20:04.940
 He talks about Timothy.

00:20:05.400 --> 00:20:06.460
 When Timothy comes,

00:20:07.220 --> 00:20:09.079
 see that you put him at ease among you,

00:20:09.460 --> 00:20:11.559
 for he is doing the work of the Lord,

00:20:11.640 --> 00:20:12.299
 as I am.

00:20:13.460 --> 00:20:13.860
 And so,

00:20:14.100 --> 00:20:16.079
 this is the stuff that Timothy and Paul do.

00:20:16.339 --> 00:20:18.279
 The work of the Lord is gospel work.

00:20:18.400 --> 00:20:19.720
 It's evangelism.

00:20:19.880 --> 00:20:21.360
 It's making disciples.

00:20:21.799 --> 00:20:21.960
 Right?

00:20:21.960 --> 00:20:24.279
 It's things that build the church.

00:20:24.579 --> 00:20:25.079
 Right?

00:20:25.200 --> 00:20:27.620
 Things to do with God's salvation plan.

00:20:29.220 --> 00:20:30.940
 That is what we should be doing,

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 if we understand the resurrection,

00:20:33.140 --> 00:20:33.539
 Paul says.

00:20:34.600 --> 00:20:34.880
 Now,

00:20:34.880 --> 00:20:35.700
 why is that?

00:20:35.779 --> 00:20:35.920
 Now,

00:20:35.960 --> 00:20:37.539
 there's a few reasons in this passage.

00:20:38.380 --> 00:20:39.259
 One big thing is,

00:20:39.360 --> 00:20:39.759
 of course,

00:20:40.440 --> 00:20:40.680
 you know,

00:20:40.720 --> 00:20:41.640
 think of this,

00:20:42.160 --> 00:20:42.360
 you know,

00:20:42.420 --> 00:20:43.620
 we've been thinking about me,

00:20:43.740 --> 00:20:43.880
 right?

00:20:43.920 --> 00:20:44.740
 Me and my body.

00:20:45.079 --> 00:20:45.500
 Actually,

00:20:45.640 --> 00:20:48.140
 think of this incredibly great future,

00:20:48.299 --> 00:20:49.360
 what this actually means.

00:20:49.440 --> 00:20:52.180
 This is the fulfillment of all God's plan.

00:20:52.620 --> 00:20:52.880
 Right?

00:20:52.880 --> 00:20:57.200
 This is the final step of his plan to restore everything.

00:20:57.880 --> 00:20:59.540
 This is not just about you.

00:20:59.700 --> 00:21:04.820
 There's like a billion Christians who will all receive a resurrection body on that day.

00:21:05.420 --> 00:21:05.560
 Right?

00:21:05.580 --> 00:21:07.180
 It's going to be the greatest day ever.

00:21:08.140 --> 00:21:09.980
 It's why Paul goes on to talk about,

00:21:10.100 --> 00:21:10.480
 you know,

00:21:10.580 --> 00:21:11.100
 victory.

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 Death is swallowed up in victory.

00:21:13.720 --> 00:21:13.940
 Death,

00:21:14.020 --> 00:21:14.880
 where's your victory?

00:21:15.140 --> 00:21:20.620
 It's this whole crowd of people changed who are cheering and celebrating.

00:21:20.619 --> 00:21:20.939
 Right?

00:21:21.000 --> 00:21:23.819
 We've seen the Olympics or the European championships.

00:21:24.239 --> 00:21:25.639
 You have all these people,

00:21:25.879 --> 00:21:26.619
 you know,

00:21:26.699 --> 00:21:29.439
 celebrating their country that has won and they're all cheering.

00:21:29.919 --> 00:21:30.119
 Yay!

00:21:30.459 --> 00:21:30.559
 And,

00:21:30.619 --> 00:21:31.139
 you know,

00:21:31.439 --> 00:21:32.919
 and that is going to be the last day.

00:21:33.319 --> 00:21:33.539
 You know,

00:21:33.579 --> 00:21:36.379
 the last enemy is defeated and we'll all go,

00:21:36.559 --> 00:21:36.779
 yo,

00:21:36.939 --> 00:21:37.239
 death,

00:21:37.359 --> 00:21:38.019
 you loser,

00:21:38.159 --> 00:21:39.919
 you've lost and Christ has won.

00:21:40.039 --> 00:21:42.039
 And it's going to be a great celebration.

00:21:42.239 --> 00:21:48.099
 The most wonderful day in history as Christ's victory is just there for all to see.

00:21:48.099 --> 00:21:49.259
 And we're all celebrating.

00:21:50.619 --> 00:21:53.379
 And the work of the Lord is what contributes to that.

00:21:53.459 --> 00:21:53.559
 Right?

00:21:54.079 --> 00:21:55.079
 If people are saved,

00:21:55.159 --> 00:21:55.939
 they will be there.

00:21:56.439 --> 00:21:56.659
 You know,

00:21:56.699 --> 00:22:00.019
 that calling you're trying to reach out to and they believe they will be there.

00:22:00.119 --> 00:22:01.159
 Part of the celebration.

00:22:01.839 --> 00:22:02.859
 But it should be so.

00:22:03.419 --> 00:22:03.759
 Yeah.

00:22:04.139 --> 00:22:05.179
 It's not just about me.

00:22:05.239 --> 00:22:08.459
 This is such a great plan to be part of,

00:22:08.559 --> 00:22:09.679
 to join in.

00:22:09.719 --> 00:22:09.839
 Right?

00:22:09.859 --> 00:22:10.159
 It says,

00:22:10.379 --> 00:22:11.559
 this is not in vain.

00:22:12.039 --> 00:22:13.539
 Your work for the Lord is not in vain.

00:22:13.619 --> 00:22:14.119
 Maybe now,

00:22:14.939 --> 00:22:15.179
 you know,

00:22:15.219 --> 00:22:17.759
 you're reading the Bible with someone and not much seems to be happening.

00:22:17.759 --> 00:22:19.339
 On that day,

00:22:19.420 --> 00:22:20.700
 you will see it's not in vain.

00:22:21.180 --> 00:22:22.500
 See what Christ has done.

00:22:22.879 --> 00:22:24.720
 See that as they stand there celebrating.

00:22:25.579 --> 00:22:25.799
 No,

00:22:25.859 --> 00:22:26.819
 it's not in vain.

00:22:29.680 --> 00:22:30.779
 But at the same time,

00:22:30.900 --> 00:22:32.000
 there's another reason.

00:22:33.220 --> 00:22:35.160
 Why can we have resurrection priorities?

00:22:35.160 --> 00:22:37.660
 Well,

00:22:37.980 --> 00:22:40.160
 if we have such a great future,

00:22:41.180 --> 00:22:42.400
 if we have another life,

00:22:42.700 --> 00:22:43.040
 actually,

00:22:43.160 --> 00:22:45.700
 maybe this life is a bit less important.

00:22:45.960 --> 00:22:47.920
 We can spend it on other things.

00:22:48.740 --> 00:22:49.840
 Because Paul says,

00:22:50.140 --> 00:22:50.300
 hey,

00:22:50.759 --> 00:22:52.380
 why don't you look at me and the apostles?

00:22:53.240 --> 00:22:55.500
 That's what he's saying to the Corinthians earlier in that,

00:22:55.540 --> 00:22:57.240
 that first paragraph that we read.

00:22:57.440 --> 00:22:58.500
 Because the Corinthians,

00:22:58.820 --> 00:23:00.040
 they don't believe in the resurrection.

00:23:00.039 --> 00:23:01.899
 And Paul says,

00:23:02.059 --> 00:23:02.200
 look,

00:23:03.639 --> 00:23:06.240
 this is such a basic Christian belief.

00:23:06.639 --> 00:23:07.240
 Look at me.

00:23:07.440 --> 00:23:08.480
 Look at the other apostles.

00:23:09.039 --> 00:23:10.079
 Look at how we live.

00:23:10.599 --> 00:23:11.619
 And how does he live?

00:23:11.839 --> 00:23:12.079
 Well,

00:23:12.639 --> 00:23:13.339
 verse 30.

00:23:14.119 --> 00:23:14.319
 Hey,

00:23:14.379 --> 00:23:14.779
 Corinthians,

00:23:15.940 --> 00:23:18.019
 why are we in danger every hour?

00:23:18.960 --> 00:23:20.379
 I die every day.

00:23:20.879 --> 00:23:21.059
 Look,

00:23:21.399 --> 00:23:22.899
 why do we apostles,

00:23:24.819 --> 00:23:25.019
 yeah,

00:23:25.139 --> 00:23:26.700
 why do we live as we do?

00:23:26.779 --> 00:23:28.359
 Why do we go around church planting?

00:23:28.359 --> 00:23:30.779
 Why do we not settle down?

00:23:30.839 --> 00:23:32.919
 But we go around planting churches,

00:23:33.139 --> 00:23:34.079
 we get put in prison,

00:23:34.259 --> 00:23:35.199
 we get persecuted,

00:23:35.879 --> 00:23:37.019
 we work hard,

00:23:37.399 --> 00:23:38.359
 we get opposed.

00:23:38.979 --> 00:23:40.379
 Why do we live such a life?

00:23:40.779 --> 00:23:41.699
 Why would you do that,

00:23:42.000 --> 00:23:42.759
 why would we do that,

00:23:42.839 --> 00:23:43.119
 Corinthians?

00:23:44.339 --> 00:23:44.539
 Well,

00:23:44.579 --> 00:23:45.439
 because of the resurrection,

00:23:45.619 --> 00:23:45.779
 right?

00:23:46.759 --> 00:23:47.119
 Look,

00:23:47.279 --> 00:23:47.919
 verse 32.

00:23:49.240 --> 00:23:50.579
 What do I gain

00:23:50.579 --> 00:23:50.979
 if,

00:23:51.099 --> 00:23:51.759
 humanly speaking,

00:23:51.859 --> 00:23:53.219
 I fought with beasts at Ephesus?

00:23:54.439 --> 00:23:54.939
 It's like,

00:23:54.979 --> 00:23:55.339
 imagine,

00:23:55.539 --> 00:23:56.219
 gladiator,

00:23:56.339 --> 00:23:56.539
 right?

00:23:57.039 --> 00:23:57.259
 You know,

00:23:57.259 --> 00:23:58.700
 you're in the arena,

00:23:58.940 --> 00:23:59.980
 fighting with beasts,

00:24:00.059 --> 00:24:00.200
 right?

00:24:00.240 --> 00:24:01.200
 You're there with your sword,

00:24:01.299 --> 00:24:02.680
 trying to fight against lions.

00:24:03.920 --> 00:24:04.720
 It's not a good idea,

00:24:04.779 --> 00:24:04.940
 right?

00:24:05.460 --> 00:24:06.359
 What do you gain?

00:24:06.480 --> 00:24:07.279
 You just die.

00:24:08.079 --> 00:24:09.220
 Why would I do that?

00:24:09.279 --> 00:24:10.859
 Why would I waste my life like that?

00:24:11.539 --> 00:24:12.720
 Because that's what they were doing,

00:24:12.759 --> 00:24:12.940
 right,

00:24:12.960 --> 00:24:13.879
 in the eyes of the world.

00:24:15.240 --> 00:24:15.859
 If they,

00:24:16.220 --> 00:24:17.400
 you know,

00:24:17.519 --> 00:24:19.200
 if there's no future,

00:24:19.559 --> 00:24:20.500
 we would live differently.

00:24:20.660 --> 00:24:21.759
 The rest of verse 33,

00:24:21.759 --> 00:24:22.779
 32,

00:24:23.500 --> 00:24:23.740
 you know,

00:24:23.819 --> 00:24:24.900
 if the dead are not raised,

00:24:25.019 --> 00:24:26.039
 let us eat and drink,

00:24:26.140 --> 00:24:27.220
 for tomorrow we die.

00:24:28.279 --> 00:24:28.480
 You know,

00:24:28.519 --> 00:24:29.519
 if there's no future,

00:24:30.500 --> 00:24:30.680
 well,

00:24:30.740 --> 00:24:31.119
 YOLO,

00:24:31.519 --> 00:24:31.700
 well,

00:24:31.799 --> 00:24:32.619
 let's eat and drink,

00:24:32.740 --> 00:24:33.980
 go to the best restaurants,

00:24:34.500 --> 00:24:34.879
 travel,

00:24:35.440 --> 00:24:35.660
 you know,

00:24:35.920 --> 00:24:36.740
 get married,

00:24:37.019 --> 00:24:37.460
 you know,

00:24:37.519 --> 00:24:38.420
 do all those things,

00:24:38.460 --> 00:24:40.059
 because this is your only life.

00:24:40.460 --> 00:24:41.440
 But the thing is,

00:24:41.940 --> 00:24:43.619
 we don't do that.

00:24:43.900 --> 00:24:44.619
 Why don't we do that?

00:24:44.660 --> 00:24:46.019
 Because we have another life.

00:24:46.140 --> 00:24:46.480
 We have,

00:24:46.900 --> 00:24:48.119
 we won't miss out later,

00:24:48.119 --> 00:24:48.919
 and therefore,

00:24:49.379 --> 00:24:50.799
 we can miss out now.

00:24:51.899 --> 00:24:52.119
 I mean,

00:24:52.179 --> 00:24:53.239
 that's why the Corinthian church

00:24:53.239 --> 00:24:54.000
 was such a mess.

00:24:54.879 --> 00:24:55.459
 You may wonder,

00:24:55.599 --> 00:24:56.379
 why were the Corinthians

00:24:56.379 --> 00:24:58.459
 sleeping with prostitutes

00:24:58.459 --> 00:25:00.439
 and going to the idol temple

00:25:00.439 --> 00:25:02.439
 to get the best food

00:25:02.439 --> 00:25:03.879
 and suing each other for money

00:25:03.879 --> 00:25:05.659
 and getting drunk

00:25:05.659 --> 00:25:06.439
 at the Lord's Supper?

00:25:06.539 --> 00:25:07.759
 Why were they doing those things?

00:25:08.339 --> 00:25:08.500
 Well,

00:25:08.539 --> 00:25:09.819
 because this is their only life,

00:25:09.879 --> 00:25:10.259
 they thought.

00:25:10.779 --> 00:25:11.239
 And so,

00:25:11.479 --> 00:25:11.879
 YOLO,

00:25:12.479 --> 00:25:12.739
 right?

00:25:12.919 --> 00:25:14.319
 Let's get the most out of it.

00:25:15.439 --> 00:25:16.319
 But Paul says,

00:25:16.399 --> 00:25:17.039
 you don't need to.

00:25:17.039 --> 00:25:18.220
 You don't need to do that

00:25:18.220 --> 00:25:19.559
 because you have another one

00:25:19.559 --> 00:25:21.720
 and you can give up this life.

00:25:22.659 --> 00:25:23.079
 Now,

00:25:23.139 --> 00:25:23.519
 I'm not saying

00:25:23.519 --> 00:25:25.000
 we should all become missionaries.

00:25:26.299 --> 00:25:27.579
 It doesn't have to be

00:25:27.579 --> 00:25:28.680
 God's call on all of us.

00:25:29.599 --> 00:25:30.659
 But you have to admit

00:25:30.659 --> 00:25:31.460
 of our priorities,

00:25:31.619 --> 00:25:31.799
 right?

00:25:32.680 --> 00:25:34.440
 What are the most important things

00:25:34.440 --> 00:25:35.339
 we can do right now?

00:25:36.379 --> 00:25:36.940
 I mean,

00:25:37.019 --> 00:25:38.460
 why is Jesus not here yet?

00:25:38.559 --> 00:25:39.700
 Why don't we have

00:25:39.700 --> 00:25:40.879
 a resurrection body yet?

00:25:41.339 --> 00:25:41.480
 Well,

00:25:41.500 --> 00:25:42.619
 the Bible tells us,

00:25:42.960 --> 00:25:43.799
 2 Peter 3,

00:25:43.839 --> 00:25:44.259
 verse 9,

00:25:45.180 --> 00:25:46.299
 the Lord is not slow

00:25:46.299 --> 00:25:47.440
 to fulfill his promise

00:25:47.440 --> 00:25:48.519
 that some count slowness,

00:25:48.919 --> 00:25:50.539
 but he's patient towards you,

00:25:51.019 --> 00:25:52.740
 not wanting anyone to perish,

00:25:52.839 --> 00:25:54.059
 but all to reach repentance.

00:25:55.259 --> 00:25:56.399
 Jesus isn't here yet

00:25:56.399 --> 00:25:57.639
 because he wants more people

00:25:57.639 --> 00:25:58.399
 to be saved.

00:25:59.339 --> 00:26:00.319
 That's what he is doing.

00:26:01.339 --> 00:26:01.619
 I mean,

00:26:01.639 --> 00:26:02.579
 he's not delaying

00:26:02.579 --> 00:26:03.740
 so you can watch more Netflix

00:26:03.740 --> 00:26:05.559
 and see more countries.

00:26:05.960 --> 00:26:07.200
 He is here to,

00:26:07.980 --> 00:26:10.339
 he's delaying to save more people.

00:26:11.200 --> 00:26:11.379
 Right?

00:26:11.380 --> 00:26:11.960
 I mean,

00:26:12.000 --> 00:26:12.560
 all those things

00:26:12.560 --> 00:26:13.560
 are not bad things,

00:26:13.620 --> 00:26:14.360
 they're good things.

00:26:14.740 --> 00:26:15.800
 It's good to travel,

00:26:15.940 --> 00:26:17.040
 it's good to enjoy food,

00:26:17.260 --> 00:26:18.180
 they're all good things.

00:26:18.820 --> 00:26:19.820
 The only thing is,

00:26:20.200 --> 00:26:21.400
 you will also do them later.

00:26:22.360 --> 00:26:23.600
 But saving people

00:26:23.600 --> 00:26:24.760
 can only be done now,

00:26:24.840 --> 00:26:25.000
 right?

00:26:25.040 --> 00:26:26.100
 When Jesus returns,

00:26:26.640 --> 00:26:27.860
 there is not going to be

00:26:27.860 --> 00:26:28.920
 any more opportunity

00:26:28.920 --> 00:26:29.560
 to repent.

00:26:30.560 --> 00:26:31.840
 No one can be saved anymore.

00:26:33.160 --> 00:26:34.440
 But enjoying yourself,

00:26:34.520 --> 00:26:35.120
 you can do later.

00:26:35.300 --> 00:26:35.620
 And so,

00:26:36.280 --> 00:26:36.580
 I mean,

00:26:36.680 --> 00:26:37.680
 if all my to-do list,

00:26:37.780 --> 00:26:38.100
 there are things

00:26:38.100 --> 00:26:39.140
 that need to be done today

00:26:39.140 --> 00:26:40.480
 and things without a deadline,

00:26:41.040 --> 00:26:42.180
 I will focus on the things

00:26:42.180 --> 00:26:43.120
 that need to be done today.

00:26:44.480 --> 00:26:45.320
 And Paul says,

00:26:45.620 --> 00:26:47.420
 that's what we should be doing.

00:26:48.100 --> 00:26:48.360
 Right?

00:26:48.600 --> 00:26:49.640
 The work of the Lord

00:26:49.640 --> 00:26:50.800
 can only be done now.

00:26:52.020 --> 00:26:52.460
 And,

00:26:52.580 --> 00:26:52.840
 you know,

00:26:53.160 --> 00:26:54.560
 you won't miss out later,

00:26:54.840 --> 00:26:56.020
 so you can miss out now.

00:26:56.100 --> 00:26:57.580
 You can adjust your priorities

00:26:57.580 --> 00:26:58.580
 to prioritize

00:26:58.580 --> 00:27:00.259
 the work,

00:27:00.560 --> 00:27:01.040
 the gospel.

00:27:01.920 --> 00:27:03.320
 Prioritize discipleship.

00:27:03.500 --> 00:27:04.720
 Prioritize evangelism.

00:27:05.340 --> 00:27:06.800
 Because this is the greatest thing

00:27:06.800 --> 00:27:07.940
 you can be involved in

00:27:07.940 --> 00:27:08.680
 and,

00:27:09.220 --> 00:27:09.480
 you know,

00:27:09.700 --> 00:27:10.960
 you won't miss out.

00:27:11.440 --> 00:27:12.759
 You won't miss out on anything.

00:27:14.920 --> 00:27:15.080
 Yeah?

00:27:15.880 --> 00:27:16.360
 I mean,

00:27:16.380 --> 00:27:17.340
 most of us know that.

00:27:17.660 --> 00:27:17.940
 I mean,

00:27:18.039 --> 00:27:18.620
 I gave you,

00:27:18.900 --> 00:27:19.340
 at the start,

00:27:19.440 --> 00:27:20.519
 five years to live.

00:27:20.900 --> 00:27:21.620
 If I told you

00:27:21.620 --> 00:27:22.440
 you've got six months

00:27:22.440 --> 00:27:23.140
 left to live,

00:27:23.880 --> 00:27:24.660
 I think most of you

00:27:24.660 --> 00:27:25.580
 wouldn't travel the world,

00:27:25.720 --> 00:27:25.900
 right?

00:27:25.920 --> 00:27:26.740
 You want to spend time

00:27:26.740 --> 00:27:27.220
 with family.

00:27:27.740 --> 00:27:28.299
 You want to make sure

00:27:28.299 --> 00:27:29.080
 your kids really know

00:27:29.080 --> 00:27:29.600
 about Jesus

00:27:29.600 --> 00:27:30.620
 and your family members.

00:27:31.080 --> 00:27:31.740
 Most of us know,

00:27:31.860 --> 00:27:31.960
 okay,

00:27:31.960 --> 00:27:33.039
 if it's really urgent,

00:27:33.700 --> 00:27:34.000
 yeah,

00:27:34.080 --> 00:27:35.120
 I know what I need to do.

00:27:35.900 --> 00:27:36.620
 Prioritize people.

00:27:37.059 --> 00:27:37.880
 Prioritize the gospel.

00:27:37.940 --> 00:27:40.320
 The only thing is,

00:27:40.620 --> 00:27:41.240
 we don't think

00:27:41.240 --> 00:27:41.940
 we have six months

00:27:41.940 --> 00:27:42.480
 left to live.

00:27:42.580 --> 00:27:43.120
 We have a long,

00:27:43.539 --> 00:27:44.440
 we have decades

00:27:44.440 --> 00:27:45.200
 still to live.

00:27:45.279 --> 00:27:45.580
 And so,

00:27:45.759 --> 00:27:46.480
 we end up living

00:27:46.480 --> 00:27:47.820
 just for now,

00:27:48.220 --> 00:27:49.380
 as if there's no future.

00:27:50.220 --> 00:27:50.960
 And Paul says,

00:27:51.059 --> 00:27:51.279
 no.

00:27:51.960 --> 00:27:52.160
 Yeah?

00:27:52.160 --> 00:27:53.940
 you can do that later.

00:27:55.320 --> 00:27:56.600
 You won't miss out later.

00:27:56.840 --> 00:27:58.160
 You can miss out now.

00:27:59.440 --> 00:27:59.700
 Now,

00:27:59.720 --> 00:27:59.820
 well,

00:27:59.820 --> 00:28:00.759
 what would that look like?

00:28:01.380 --> 00:28:02.759
 Let me just give a few examples

00:28:02.759 --> 00:28:04.140
 from kind of small things

00:28:04.140 --> 00:28:05.600
 to big things.

00:28:06.220 --> 00:28:06.480
 You know,

00:28:06.519 --> 00:28:07.360
 the work of the Lord.

00:28:07.420 --> 00:28:07.960
 What do you need?

00:28:08.060 --> 00:28:09.680
 I guess it needs time,

00:28:09.920 --> 00:28:10.200
 right?

00:28:10.680 --> 00:28:11.660
 Because it's people work,

00:28:11.720 --> 00:28:13.100
 you need to be with people

00:28:13.100 --> 00:28:14.259
 to read the Bible with them

00:28:14.259 --> 00:28:16.019
 or to evangelize them.

00:28:16.799 --> 00:28:17.740
 It needs money

00:28:17.740 --> 00:28:18.700
 because missionaries

00:28:18.700 --> 00:28:20.099
 need to go across the world.

00:28:21.519 --> 00:28:21.960
 So,

00:28:22.379 --> 00:28:22.599
 well,

00:28:22.960 --> 00:28:24.460
 can we reprioritize

00:28:24.460 --> 00:28:25.420
 some of our time and money?

00:28:25.740 --> 00:28:26.599
 Something simple.

00:28:27.139 --> 00:28:27.859
 Watching TV.

00:28:28.859 --> 00:28:29.319
 I mean,

00:28:29.479 --> 00:28:30.479
 it's good to watch TV.

00:28:30.699 --> 00:28:32.000
 It's nice to switch off your brain.

00:28:33.059 --> 00:28:33.240
 You know,

00:28:33.259 --> 00:28:33.879
 maybe you're watching

00:28:33.879 --> 00:28:34.879
 10 hours a week.

00:28:35.579 --> 00:28:37.279
 Do you need to watch 10 hours?

00:28:37.639 --> 00:28:39.159
 Or do you also get a break

00:28:39.159 --> 00:28:40.379
 if you watch 8 hours?

00:28:41.399 --> 00:28:41.639
 Well,

00:28:41.899 --> 00:28:43.099
 if 8 hours is enough,

00:28:43.579 --> 00:28:44.639
 maybe those 2 hours

00:28:44.639 --> 00:28:45.519
 you can spend time

00:28:45.519 --> 00:28:46.319
 befriending someone.

00:28:46.919 --> 00:28:48.079
 Maybe you can read the Bible

00:28:48.079 --> 00:28:48.779
 with someone, right?

00:28:48.899 --> 00:28:49.779
 Very simple thing,

00:28:49.859 --> 00:28:51.839
 but you're prioritizing

00:28:51.839 --> 00:28:53.039
 the work of the Lord.

00:28:53.039 --> 00:28:54.399
 You're not cutting off all TV.

00:28:54.879 --> 00:28:55.019
 You know,

00:28:55.379 --> 00:28:56.039
 TV is good.

00:28:56.439 --> 00:28:57.179
 It's good to relax.

00:28:57.180 --> 00:28:57.880
 But actually,

00:28:58.340 --> 00:28:58.560
 you know,

00:28:58.620 --> 00:28:59.680
 I don't need more than this.

00:29:00.320 --> 00:29:01.680
 Why do more

00:29:01.680 --> 00:29:03.160
 than I need?

00:29:03.779 --> 00:29:04.480
 Something like that.

00:29:04.640 --> 00:29:05.019
 Or,

00:29:05.700 --> 00:29:06.340
 you're at work.

00:29:07.240 --> 00:29:07.580
 You know,

00:29:07.779 --> 00:29:08.660
 how do you spend

00:29:08.660 --> 00:29:09.500
 your lunch breaks?

00:29:10.080 --> 00:29:10.820
 I think many of us,

00:29:11.000 --> 00:29:11.640
 we, you know,

00:29:11.660 --> 00:29:12.460
 you just get food

00:29:12.460 --> 00:29:13.779
 and you eat it behind your desk

00:29:13.779 --> 00:29:14.820
 so that you can

00:29:14.820 --> 00:29:16.039
 do more work

00:29:16.039 --> 00:29:17.220
 and be a better worker.

00:29:18.039 --> 00:29:18.320
 Well,

00:29:18.360 --> 00:29:19.120
 you could prioritize

00:29:19.120 --> 00:29:20.140
 the work of the Lord

00:29:20.140 --> 00:29:21.140
 if you are able to.

00:29:21.680 --> 00:29:22.660
 Why not read the Bible

00:29:22.660 --> 00:29:23.759
 with someone over lunch?

00:29:24.840 --> 00:29:25.539
 It does mean

00:29:25.539 --> 00:29:26.680
 a whole lunch break.

00:29:27.180 --> 00:29:27.920
 Maybe you get

00:29:27.920 --> 00:29:29.080
 slightly less work done.

00:29:30.299 --> 00:29:30.440
 You know,

00:29:30.539 --> 00:29:31.940
 slightly less good review

00:29:31.940 --> 00:29:33.019
 at the end of the year.

00:29:33.580 --> 00:29:34.620
 Slightly less bonus.

00:29:35.720 --> 00:29:37.340
 Slightly less holiday this year.

00:29:38.340 --> 00:29:39.080
 That's okay, right?

00:29:39.100 --> 00:29:40.320
 Because you're prioritizing

00:29:40.320 --> 00:29:41.180
 the work of the Lord.

00:29:43.480 --> 00:29:44.779
 There are small examples.

00:29:44.900 --> 00:29:46.180
 Let me give some bigger examples.

00:29:46.940 --> 00:29:47.279
 So,

00:29:47.480 --> 00:29:48.660
 I knew a guy in England

00:29:48.660 --> 00:29:50.480
 and he was this kind of

00:29:50.480 --> 00:29:51.640
 top finance guy.

00:29:52.200 --> 00:29:53.680
 And he could go to Australia

00:29:53.680 --> 00:29:54.400
 with his family.

00:29:54.460 --> 00:29:55.000
 No problem.

00:29:55.660 --> 00:29:56.460
 The only thing is

00:29:56.460 --> 00:29:56.839
 he didn't.

00:29:56.900 --> 00:29:57.720
 He would just go camping.

00:29:59.619 --> 00:30:00.660
 Why would he go camping?

00:30:01.559 --> 00:30:01.880
 Well,

00:30:01.900 --> 00:30:02.279
 he said,

00:30:02.359 --> 00:30:02.480
 well,

00:30:02.500 --> 00:30:03.319
 that's all I need,

00:30:03.380 --> 00:30:03.559
 right?

00:30:03.599 --> 00:30:04.500
 I get time with family.

00:30:05.000 --> 00:30:06.279
 I get time away from work.

00:30:06.819 --> 00:30:07.700
 That's all I need.

00:30:09.019 --> 00:30:10.299
 But the advantage is

00:30:10.299 --> 00:30:12.539
 at the end of the summer

00:30:12.539 --> 00:30:13.000
 he would have

00:30:13.000 --> 00:30:13.799
 $100,000

00:30:13.799 --> 00:30:15.160
 in his bank account left.

00:30:15.160 --> 00:30:17.100
 and those $100,000

00:30:17.100 --> 00:30:18.440
 he could give to mission work.

00:30:20.279 --> 00:30:20.700
 I mean,

00:30:20.720 --> 00:30:21.480
 that's a bigger decision,

00:30:21.580 --> 00:30:21.759
 right?

00:30:21.800 --> 00:30:22.940
 But he would say,

00:30:23.040 --> 00:30:23.120
 hey,

00:30:23.160 --> 00:30:24.120
 I don't need to see Australia.

00:30:24.279 --> 00:30:25.080
 I don't need all this.

00:30:25.440 --> 00:30:26.759
 I can spend my money better

00:30:26.759 --> 00:30:28.759
 and I can still get a holiday.

00:30:30.120 --> 00:30:30.600
 I don't know

00:30:30.600 --> 00:30:31.320
 what you think of that.

00:30:32.460 --> 00:30:32.860
 Or,

00:30:33.120 --> 00:30:34.320
 here's another one.

00:30:34.319 --> 00:30:36.019
 I once read a blog post

00:30:36.019 --> 00:30:37.319
 by some woman.

00:30:38.099 --> 00:30:40.339
 She became a stay-at-home mom,

00:30:40.460 --> 00:30:40.619
 right?

00:30:40.659 --> 00:30:41.740
 So she stopped working

00:30:41.740 --> 00:30:42.919
 when she had kids

00:30:42.919 --> 00:30:43.259
 and,

00:30:43.559 --> 00:30:43.859
 you know,

00:30:43.899 --> 00:30:44.899
 wanted to really invest

00:30:44.899 --> 00:30:45.460
 in her kids.

00:30:45.759 --> 00:30:47.279
 And she wrote this blog post

00:30:47.279 --> 00:30:48.039
 and she said,

00:30:48.519 --> 00:30:48.720
 you know,

00:30:48.779 --> 00:30:50.019
 everyone keeps telling me

00:30:50.019 --> 00:30:51.099
 you're giving up

00:30:51.099 --> 00:30:51.720
 your career.

00:30:53.059 --> 00:30:53.700
 And she said,

00:30:53.779 --> 00:30:55.220
 I'm not giving up my career.

00:30:55.480 --> 00:30:57.240
 I'm postponing my career.

00:30:58.139 --> 00:30:59.559
 Because in the new creation,

00:30:59.759 --> 00:31:00.879
 we'll be working,

00:31:01.279 --> 00:31:01.439
 right?

00:31:01.980 --> 00:31:02.539
 We'll be...

00:31:02.539 --> 00:31:03.759
 It's a physical creation.

00:31:04.099 --> 00:31:04.799
 And so I will have

00:31:04.799 --> 00:31:06.019
 an amazing career later.

00:31:06.960 --> 00:31:07.940
 I will have a career.

00:31:08.200 --> 00:31:08.819
 Just not now.

00:31:09.519 --> 00:31:10.039
 Right now,

00:31:10.099 --> 00:31:11.180
 I want to invest in my kids

00:31:11.180 --> 00:31:11.980
 so they know Jesus

00:31:11.980 --> 00:31:12.740
 and so that they

00:31:12.740 --> 00:31:14.180
 are raised properly,

00:31:14.299 --> 00:31:14.460
 right?

00:31:15.599 --> 00:31:16.579
 That's an interesting way

00:31:16.579 --> 00:31:16.980
 of thinking,

00:31:17.059 --> 00:31:17.220
 right?

00:31:17.539 --> 00:31:18.440
 You will have

00:31:18.440 --> 00:31:19.559
 a great career later.

00:31:20.240 --> 00:31:20.759
 You...

00:31:20.759 --> 00:31:20.960
 Therefore,

00:31:21.039 --> 00:31:21.879
 you don't need it now.

00:31:22.000 --> 00:31:22.379
 I'm not saying

00:31:22.379 --> 00:31:23.299
 a career is bad

00:31:23.299 --> 00:31:25.139
 because we will have

00:31:25.139 --> 00:31:25.899
 a career later,

00:31:26.079 --> 00:31:26.339
 right?

00:31:26.960 --> 00:31:27.740
 Careers are good.

00:31:29.000 --> 00:31:29.659
 And some of us,

00:31:29.740 --> 00:31:30.159
 many of us,

00:31:30.220 --> 00:31:31.119
 we need it to work,

00:31:31.159 --> 00:31:31.339
 right?

00:31:31.659 --> 00:31:32.420
 Many families,

00:31:32.539 --> 00:31:32.619
 yeah,

00:31:32.659 --> 00:31:33.539
 you need two incomes

00:31:33.539 --> 00:31:34.339
 because Hong Kong

00:31:34.339 --> 00:31:34.980
 is so expensive.

00:31:36.180 --> 00:31:36.539
 But,

00:31:37.379 --> 00:31:38.539
 maybe a career

00:31:38.539 --> 00:31:39.339
 in this life

00:31:39.339 --> 00:31:40.079
 is not the most

00:31:40.079 --> 00:31:40.700
 important thing.

00:31:41.399 --> 00:31:42.019
 Maybe you don't need

00:31:42.019 --> 00:31:43.220
 to maximize your potential.

00:31:43.639 --> 00:31:44.440
 You'll do that later.

00:31:44.980 --> 00:31:45.819
 You don't need to use

00:31:45.819 --> 00:31:46.399
 all your gifts.

00:31:46.680 --> 00:31:47.500
 You will do that later.

00:31:48.519 --> 00:31:48.799
 Right?

00:31:49.539 --> 00:31:50.019
 I mean,

00:31:50.019 --> 00:31:51.159
 that's a very big decision.

00:31:51.319 --> 00:31:51.420
 But,

00:31:51.659 --> 00:31:52.500
 just to give you

00:31:52.500 --> 00:31:53.859
 some examples,

00:31:54.059 --> 00:31:54.180
 okay,

00:31:54.240 --> 00:31:54.940
 here are people

00:31:54.940 --> 00:31:55.700
 who really

00:31:55.700 --> 00:31:57.759
 get the new creation

00:31:57.759 --> 00:31:59.240
 and think,

00:31:59.359 --> 00:31:59.579
 okay,

00:32:00.200 --> 00:32:01.359
 if that is true,

00:32:02.140 --> 00:32:02.420
 you know,

00:32:02.519 --> 00:32:03.619
 I can make some changes

00:32:03.619 --> 00:32:04.299
 in my life.

00:32:05.180 --> 00:32:05.920
 And none of these

00:32:05.920 --> 00:32:06.619
 are bad things.

00:32:06.700 --> 00:32:07.720
 It's good to have a rest.

00:32:08.059 --> 00:32:09.119
 It's good to have a break.

00:32:09.480 --> 00:32:10.180
 It's good to have

00:32:10.180 --> 00:32:11.039
 a new experience.

00:32:11.039 --> 00:32:13.059
 But,

00:32:13.099 --> 00:32:13.879
 at the same time,

00:32:14.339 --> 00:32:14.599
 right,

00:32:15.339 --> 00:32:16.359
 we will do that

00:32:16.359 --> 00:32:17.159
 later as well.

00:32:17.799 --> 00:32:18.059
 And so,

00:32:18.119 --> 00:32:18.759
 maybe we can

00:32:18.759 --> 00:32:19.299
 prioritize

00:32:19.299 --> 00:32:20.920
 the work of the Lord.

00:32:21.139 --> 00:32:21.799
 Make that our

00:32:21.799 --> 00:32:22.659
 priority.

00:32:22.920 --> 00:32:23.799
 And live a

00:32:23.799 --> 00:32:24.799
 more simple,

00:32:25.240 --> 00:32:26.299
 stripped down life

00:32:26.299 --> 00:32:27.720
 just because

00:32:27.720 --> 00:32:28.200
 the gospel

00:32:28.200 --> 00:32:29.619
 is such an important thing.

00:32:30.259 --> 00:32:30.460
 I mean,

00:32:30.500 --> 00:32:31.159
 it is challenging.

00:32:31.279 --> 00:32:32.079
 It's challenging for me.

00:32:32.619 --> 00:32:33.019
 It's challenging

00:32:33.019 --> 00:32:34.059
 for each one of us.

00:32:35.579 --> 00:32:35.819
 But,

00:32:35.899 --> 00:32:36.420
 be honest,

00:32:36.559 --> 00:32:37.200
 would anyone

00:32:37.200 --> 00:32:38.000
 be disappointed

00:32:38.000 --> 00:32:39.940
 when Jesus returns?

00:32:39.940 --> 00:32:41.019
 Will any of us

00:32:41.019 --> 00:32:41.420
 be there

00:32:41.420 --> 00:32:41.779
 and think,

00:32:41.860 --> 00:32:42.160
 oh man,

00:32:42.220 --> 00:32:42.759
 I missed out

00:32:42.759 --> 00:32:43.580
 on season five

00:32:43.580 --> 00:32:44.680
 of that series?

00:32:45.360 --> 00:32:45.580
 Man,

00:32:45.640 --> 00:32:46.400
 I wish I had

00:32:46.400 --> 00:32:47.259
 invested more

00:32:47.259 --> 00:32:47.860
 in my career.

00:32:48.799 --> 00:32:49.279
 None of us

00:32:49.279 --> 00:32:49.759
 will do that,

00:32:49.779 --> 00:32:49.960
 right?

00:32:50.559 --> 00:32:51.660
 We will be there

00:32:51.660 --> 00:32:52.160
 and think,

00:32:52.240 --> 00:32:52.360
 man,

00:32:52.400 --> 00:32:53.320
 I wish I prayed more.

00:32:54.240 --> 00:32:54.940
 I wish I shared

00:32:54.940 --> 00:32:55.320
 the gospel

00:32:55.320 --> 00:32:56.000
 with more people.

00:32:56.680 --> 00:32:57.539
 That's what we'll be

00:32:57.539 --> 00:32:58.059
 feeling,

00:32:58.160 --> 00:32:58.500
 I think.

00:33:00.279 --> 00:33:00.680
 So,

00:33:00.820 --> 00:33:02.120
 let's have

00:33:02.120 --> 00:33:02.740
 this great

00:33:02.740 --> 00:33:04.660
 future vision.

00:33:05.940 --> 00:33:07.140
 I wanted to finish

00:33:07.140 --> 00:33:09.180
 with an amazing

00:33:09.180 --> 00:33:10.720
 letter that expresses

00:33:10.720 --> 00:33:11.680
 some of this so well.

00:33:12.420 --> 00:33:13.380
 There was a missionary

00:33:13.380 --> 00:33:15.180
 called Adoniram Judson.

00:33:15.740 --> 00:33:16.539
 He was a missionary

00:33:16.539 --> 00:33:18.779
 early 19th century

00:33:18.779 --> 00:33:19.380
 to Myanmar.

00:33:20.600 --> 00:33:21.320
 And he wanted

00:33:21.320 --> 00:33:22.000
 to go on mission,

00:33:22.160 --> 00:33:22.700
 but he also

00:33:22.700 --> 00:33:23.720
 was in love

00:33:23.720 --> 00:33:24.340
 with this girl.

00:33:24.519 --> 00:33:25.400
 And if they got married,

00:33:25.519 --> 00:33:25.680
 well,

00:33:25.720 --> 00:33:26.360
 she'd have to come

00:33:26.360 --> 00:33:26.779
 with him.

00:33:27.460 --> 00:33:27.779
 And so,

00:33:27.900 --> 00:33:28.799
 he wrote a letter

00:33:28.799 --> 00:33:29.539
 to her father

00:33:29.539 --> 00:33:29.960
 asking,

00:33:30.120 --> 00:33:30.259
 hey,

00:33:30.360 --> 00:33:31.740
 can I marry her?

00:33:31.820 --> 00:33:32.019
 But,

00:33:32.100 --> 00:33:32.440
 you know,

00:33:32.519 --> 00:33:33.420
 this is what it means.

00:33:34.420 --> 00:33:34.720
 And,

00:33:34.820 --> 00:33:35.680
 you know,

00:33:35.799 --> 00:33:36.799
 this is what he asked

00:33:36.799 --> 00:33:37.759
 the father.

00:33:39.180 --> 00:33:40.160
 I have now

00:33:40.160 --> 00:33:40.660
 to ask

00:33:40.660 --> 00:33:41.759
 whether you can

00:33:41.759 --> 00:33:42.259
 consent

00:33:42.259 --> 00:33:42.860
 to part

00:33:42.860 --> 00:33:43.640
 with your daughter

00:33:43.640 --> 00:33:44.960
 early next spring,

00:33:45.440 --> 00:33:46.180
 to see her

00:33:46.180 --> 00:33:46.759
 no more

00:33:46.759 --> 00:33:47.400
 in this world,

00:33:48.279 --> 00:33:48.880
 whether you can

00:33:48.880 --> 00:33:49.560
 consent to her

00:33:49.560 --> 00:33:50.380
 departure to a

00:33:50.380 --> 00:33:51.039
 heathen land

00:33:51.039 --> 00:33:52.420
 and her subjection

00:33:52.420 --> 00:33:53.060
 to the hardships

00:33:53.060 --> 00:33:53.799
 and sufferings

00:33:53.799 --> 00:33:54.700
 of a missionary life,

00:33:55.460 --> 00:33:56.019
 whether you can

00:33:56.019 --> 00:33:56.720
 consent to her

00:33:56.720 --> 00:33:57.640
 exposure to the

00:33:57.640 --> 00:33:58.620
 dangers of the ocean,

00:33:59.200 --> 00:33:59.940
 to the fatal

00:33:59.940 --> 00:34:01.000
 influence of the

00:34:01.000 --> 00:34:01.680
 southern climate

00:34:01.680 --> 00:34:02.220
 of India,

00:34:02.860 --> 00:34:03.720
 to every kind

00:34:03.720 --> 00:34:04.860
 of want and distress,

00:34:05.440 --> 00:34:06.100
 to degradation,

00:34:06.740 --> 00:34:07.140
 insult,

00:34:07.140 --> 00:34:08.300
 persecution,

00:34:08.840 --> 00:34:09.340
 and perhaps

00:34:09.340 --> 00:34:10.240
 a violent death.

00:34:12.280 --> 00:34:12.480
 Now,

00:34:12.519 --> 00:34:12.900
 why would you

00:34:12.900 --> 00:34:13.220
 do that,

00:34:13.280 --> 00:34:13.420
 right?

00:34:13.460 --> 00:34:14.119
 Why would you

00:34:14.119 --> 00:34:15.059
 let your daughter

00:34:15.059 --> 00:34:15.559
 do that

00:34:15.559 --> 00:34:16.440
 if this is

00:34:16.440 --> 00:34:17.640
 your only life?

00:34:18.460 --> 00:34:18.780
 Well,

00:34:19.380 --> 00:34:20.519
 he goes on.

00:34:21.519 --> 00:34:22.160
 Think about

00:34:22.160 --> 00:34:22.800
 the big picture.

00:34:23.019 --> 00:34:23.599
 Can you consent

00:34:23.599 --> 00:34:24.480
 to all this

00:34:24.480 --> 00:34:25.960
 for the sake

00:34:25.960 --> 00:34:26.400
 of him

00:34:26.400 --> 00:34:26.920
 who left

00:34:26.920 --> 00:34:27.860
 his heavenly home

00:34:27.860 --> 00:34:28.840
 and died

00:34:28.840 --> 00:34:29.380
 for her

00:34:29.380 --> 00:34:30.380
 and for you,

00:34:30.559 --> 00:34:31.260
 for the sake

00:34:31.260 --> 00:34:31.920
 of perishing

00:34:31.920 --> 00:34:33.059
 immortal souls,

00:34:33.460 --> 00:34:33.980
 for the sake

00:34:33.980 --> 00:34:34.619
 of Zion

00:34:34.619 --> 00:34:35.840
 and the glory

00:34:35.840 --> 00:34:36.400
 of God?

00:34:37.139 --> 00:34:37.539
 Now,

00:34:37.579 --> 00:34:38.019
 think about

00:34:38.019 --> 00:34:38.819
 the big picture.

00:34:39.980 --> 00:34:40.420
 And again,

00:34:40.500 --> 00:34:41.460
 you won't lose out,

00:34:41.559 --> 00:34:41.759
 right?

00:34:42.299 --> 00:34:43.219
 Can you consent

00:34:43.219 --> 00:34:44.039
 to all this

00:34:44.039 --> 00:34:46.019
 in hope of soon

00:34:46.019 --> 00:34:46.779
 meeting your daughter

00:34:46.779 --> 00:34:47.679
 in the world of glory?

00:34:48.579 --> 00:34:48.900
 I mean,

00:34:48.940 --> 00:34:49.299
 you're not going to

00:34:49.299 --> 00:34:49.759
 see your daughter

00:34:49.759 --> 00:34:50.259
 for a while,

00:34:50.339 --> 00:34:50.879
 but you'll see her

00:34:50.879 --> 00:34:51.139
 again,

00:34:51.179 --> 00:34:51.359
 right?

00:34:51.519 --> 00:34:52.379
 In 20 years' time,

00:34:52.539 --> 00:34:53.440
 you'll be together

00:34:53.440 --> 00:34:53.799
 forever.

00:34:54.879 --> 00:34:55.619
 It's okay,

00:34:56.819 --> 00:34:57.639
 but something

00:34:57.639 --> 00:34:58.519
 will have changed.

00:34:59.079 --> 00:34:59.539
 You will see

00:34:59.539 --> 00:35:00.000
 your daughter

00:35:00.000 --> 00:35:00.480
 in the world

00:35:00.480 --> 00:35:00.980
 of glory

00:35:00.980 --> 00:35:02.279
 with a crown

00:35:02.279 --> 00:35:03.119
 of righteousness,

00:35:03.659 --> 00:35:04.319
 brightened

00:35:04.319 --> 00:35:05.559
 by the acclamations

00:35:05.559 --> 00:35:06.259
 of praise,

00:35:06.260 --> 00:35:07.080
 which shall

00:35:07.080 --> 00:35:07.680
 resound

00:35:07.680 --> 00:35:08.880
 to her Savior

00:35:08.880 --> 00:35:10.020
 from he even

00:35:10.020 --> 00:35:10.500
 saved,

00:35:10.600 --> 00:35:11.460
 through her means

00:35:11.460 --> 00:35:12.480
 from eternal

00:35:12.480 --> 00:35:13.320
 woe and despair.

00:35:14.740 --> 00:35:15.000
 Right?

00:35:15.080 --> 00:35:15.740
 Now you will see

00:35:15.740 --> 00:35:16.340
 your daughter

00:35:16.340 --> 00:35:17.780
 and you will see

00:35:17.780 --> 00:35:18.480
 all these other

00:35:18.480 --> 00:35:19.240
 people who have

00:35:19.240 --> 00:35:19.880
 been saved

00:35:19.880 --> 00:35:20.960
 through her

00:35:20.960 --> 00:35:22.100
 because she went

00:35:22.100 --> 00:35:22.860
 on mission work.

00:35:23.580 --> 00:35:24.760
 Isn't that worth

00:35:24.760 --> 00:35:25.500
 sending your daughter

00:35:25.500 --> 00:35:25.800
 for,

00:35:25.860 --> 00:35:26.040
 right?

00:35:26.920 --> 00:35:27.360
 You know,

00:35:27.440 --> 00:35:27.880
 Paul says,

00:35:27.880 --> 00:35:28.579
 the labor in the

00:35:28.579 --> 00:35:29.140
 Lord is not

00:35:29.140 --> 00:35:29.619
 in vain.

00:35:31.920 --> 00:35:33.940
 And actually,

00:35:34.740 --> 00:35:35.220
 some of the other

00:35:35.220 --> 00:35:35.700
 things we do

00:35:35.700 --> 00:35:36.039
 in this life

00:35:36.039 --> 00:35:36.720
 will be in vain,

00:35:36.780 --> 00:35:36.920
 right?

00:35:37.500 --> 00:35:37.820
 I mean,

00:35:37.880 --> 00:35:38.519
 she will be there

00:35:38.519 --> 00:35:39.099
 with all those

00:35:39.099 --> 00:35:39.480
 people.

00:35:40.280 --> 00:35:41.019
 And if we've

00:35:41.019 --> 00:35:41.480
 just lived our

00:35:41.480 --> 00:35:42.039
 life here

00:35:42.039 --> 00:35:42.539
 and we've just

00:35:42.539 --> 00:35:42.920
 done our

00:35:42.920 --> 00:35:43.940
 career and TV,

00:35:44.700 --> 00:35:45.619
 won't be much

00:35:45.619 --> 00:35:46.140
 to celebrate.

00:35:46.599 --> 00:35:47.099
 In a way,

00:35:47.180 --> 00:35:48.039
 we will miss out

00:35:48.039 --> 00:35:49.079
 later in that

00:35:49.079 --> 00:35:49.300
 sense,

00:35:49.360 --> 00:35:49.519
 right?

00:35:49.640 --> 00:35:49.920
 We'll,

00:35:50.119 --> 00:35:50.340
 you know,

00:35:50.400 --> 00:35:51.320
 less to celebrate.

00:35:52.320 --> 00:35:52.660
 No.

00:35:52.980 --> 00:35:53.480
 You have an

00:35:53.480 --> 00:35:54.260
 amazing future

00:35:54.260 --> 00:35:54.600
 body.

00:35:55.060 --> 00:35:55.840
 You can miss

00:35:55.840 --> 00:35:56.400
 out now

00:35:56.400 --> 00:35:57.480
 for something

00:35:57.480 --> 00:35:58.380
 much greater,

00:35:58.580 --> 00:35:59.320
 more glorious.

00:36:00.480 --> 00:36:01.180
 Don't we

00:36:01.180 --> 00:36:02.060
 want that?

00:36:03.540 --> 00:36:03.980
 Let's,

00:36:04.060 --> 00:36:04.800
 let's think

00:36:04.800 --> 00:36:05.200
 about it.

00:36:05.260 --> 00:36:05.620
 Let's think,

00:36:05.720 --> 00:36:05.860
 okay,

00:36:05.920 --> 00:36:06.740
 if this is true,

00:36:06.820 --> 00:36:07.300
 do I really

00:36:07.300 --> 00:36:08.140
 believe this?

00:36:08.560 --> 00:36:09.000
 And what does

00:36:09.000 --> 00:36:09.780
 this mean for me?

00:36:11.380 --> 00:36:11.980
 And I think

00:36:11.980 --> 00:36:12.640
 a very good time

00:36:12.640 --> 00:36:13.140
 to reflect

00:36:13.140 --> 00:36:13.740
 will be in a

00:36:13.740 --> 00:36:14.060
 moment.

00:36:14.600 --> 00:36:14.940
 We're going to

00:36:14.940 --> 00:36:15.520
 take the Lord's

00:36:15.520 --> 00:36:15.700
 Supper.

00:36:17.940 --> 00:36:18.340
 And,

00:36:18.500 --> 00:36:18.820
 you know,

00:36:18.960 --> 00:36:19.420
 this is,

00:36:19.460 --> 00:36:19.920
 of course,

00:36:20.000 --> 00:36:20.300
 Jesus'

00:36:20.480 --> 00:36:21.580
 body and

00:36:21.580 --> 00:36:21.840
 blood.

00:36:22.920 --> 00:36:23.560
 It's also

00:36:23.560 --> 00:36:23.880
 a little

00:36:23.880 --> 00:36:24.519
 foretaste,

00:36:25.460 --> 00:36:25.680
 right?

00:36:25.740 --> 00:36:26.360
 One day,

00:36:26.500 --> 00:36:27.119
 we will be

00:36:27.119 --> 00:36:27.660
 with Jesus

00:36:27.660 --> 00:36:28.099
 at the

00:36:28.099 --> 00:36:28.700
 wedding supper

00:36:28.700 --> 00:36:29.360
 of the Lamb.

00:36:30.760 --> 00:36:30.980
 Now,

00:36:31.019 --> 00:36:31.740
 wedding suppers,

00:36:32.220 --> 00:36:32.760
 this is not a

00:36:32.760 --> 00:36:33.180
 wedding supper,

00:36:33.260 --> 00:36:33.380
 right?

00:36:33.400 --> 00:36:33.940
 This is nothing.

00:36:34.280 --> 00:36:34.780
 Last week,

00:36:34.800 --> 00:36:35.260
 I was at a

00:36:35.260 --> 00:36:35.480
 wedding.

00:36:36.440 --> 00:36:37.380
 It was a lot

00:36:37.380 --> 00:36:37.840
 better than

00:36:37.840 --> 00:36:38.079
 this,

00:36:38.619 --> 00:36:38.880
 right?

00:36:39.260 --> 00:36:39.519
 You know,

00:36:39.559 --> 00:36:40.099
 this is not

00:36:40.099 --> 00:36:40.300
 it.

00:36:40.740 --> 00:36:41.360
 When you come

00:36:41.360 --> 00:36:41.760
 and take

00:36:41.760 --> 00:36:42.119
 this,

00:36:42.740 --> 00:36:42.960
 okay,

00:36:43.000 --> 00:36:43.440
 Jesus,

00:36:43.700 --> 00:36:43.980
 I know

00:36:43.980 --> 00:36:44.500
 this is not

00:36:44.500 --> 00:36:44.599
 it.

00:36:44.660 --> 00:36:45.059
 This life

00:36:45.059 --> 00:36:45.380
 is not

00:36:45.380 --> 00:36:45.559
 it.

00:36:46.079 --> 00:36:46.320
 You know,

00:36:47.039 --> 00:36:47.700
 my life

00:36:47.700 --> 00:36:48.019
 is just

00:36:48.019 --> 00:36:48.300
 this.

00:36:48.820 --> 00:36:49.160
 Later

00:36:49.160 --> 00:36:49.519
 is a

00:36:49.519 --> 00:36:49.720
 wedding

00:36:49.720 --> 00:36:50.160
 banquet.

00:36:50.720 --> 00:36:51.140
 And I

00:36:51.140 --> 00:36:51.640
 trust you

00:36:51.640 --> 00:36:52.039
 for that.

00:36:53.099 --> 00:36:53.660
 And then,

00:36:53.659 --> 00:36:54.019
 are you

00:36:54.019 --> 00:36:54.460
 willing to

00:36:54.460 --> 00:36:54.859
 give that

00:36:54.859 --> 00:36:55.139
 up?

00:36:56.179 --> 00:36:56.859
 Just like

00:36:56.859 --> 00:36:57.519
 Jesus was.

00:36:58.359 --> 00:36:58.899
 Because Jesus

00:36:58.899 --> 00:36:59.259
 could have

00:36:59.259 --> 00:36:59.799
 settled down.

00:37:00.399 --> 00:37:00.619
 Jesus

00:37:00.619 --> 00:37:01.079
 could have

00:37:01.079 --> 00:37:01.799
 spent more

00:37:01.799 --> 00:37:02.159
 time with

00:37:02.159 --> 00:37:02.719
 the disciples.

00:37:03.500 --> 00:37:04.099
 But what did

00:37:04.099 --> 00:37:04.920
 he say at

00:37:04.920 --> 00:37:05.559
 the last

00:37:05.559 --> 00:37:05.779
 supper?

00:37:06.719 --> 00:37:07.259
 He said,

00:37:07.519 --> 00:37:07.779
 you know,

00:37:08.339 --> 00:37:09.119
 I will no

00:37:09.119 --> 00:37:09.759
 longer drink

00:37:09.759 --> 00:37:10.239
 of the fruit

00:37:10.239 --> 00:37:10.779
 of the vine

00:37:10.779 --> 00:37:11.699
 until I

00:37:11.699 --> 00:37:12.179
 drink it

00:37:12.179 --> 00:37:12.819
 with you

00:37:12.819 --> 00:37:13.739
 in my

00:37:13.739 --> 00:37:14.119
 Father's

00:37:14.119 --> 00:37:14.339
 kingdom.

00:37:15.299 --> 00:37:15.679
 And Jesus

00:37:15.679 --> 00:37:16.159
 gave up

00:37:16.159 --> 00:37:16.599
 his life.

00:37:17.500 --> 00:37:17.679
 You know,

00:37:17.759 --> 00:37:18.059
 he gave

00:37:18.059 --> 00:37:18.480
 up the fruit

00:37:18.480 --> 00:37:18.839
 of the vine

00:37:18.839 --> 00:37:20.239
 now so he

00:37:20.239 --> 00:37:20.699
 can have it

00:37:20.699 --> 00:37:21.859
 later with

00:37:21.860 --> 00:37:22.240
 us at

00:37:22.240 --> 00:37:22.579
 a wedding

00:37:22.579 --> 00:37:23.000
 banquet.

00:37:24.559 --> 00:37:25.640
 As we

00:37:25.640 --> 00:37:26.019
 take the

00:37:26.019 --> 00:37:26.340
 Lord's

00:37:26.340 --> 00:37:26.579
 supper,

00:37:27.340 --> 00:37:27.539
 you know,

00:37:27.599 --> 00:37:28.000
 remember

00:37:28.000 --> 00:37:28.380
 Jesus'

00:37:28.559 --> 00:37:28.700
 love.

00:37:28.820 --> 00:37:29.079
 Remember

00:37:29.079 --> 00:37:29.880
 his sacrifice

00:37:29.880 --> 00:37:30.440
 for you,

00:37:30.920 --> 00:37:31.360
 giving up

00:37:31.360 --> 00:37:32.019
 everything to

00:37:32.019 --> 00:37:32.559
 save you.

00:37:33.960 --> 00:37:34.599
 And would

00:37:34.599 --> 00:37:35.079
 we follow

00:37:35.079 --> 00:37:35.340
 him?

00:37:35.980 --> 00:37:36.400
 We won't

00:37:36.400 --> 00:37:36.760
 miss out

00:37:36.760 --> 00:37:37.160
 later.

00:37:38.079 --> 00:37:38.480
 Let's

00:37:38.480 --> 00:37:39.019
 prioritize

00:37:39.019 --> 00:37:41.099
 his salvation

00:37:41.099 --> 00:37:41.460
 plan,

00:37:41.559 --> 00:37:42.140
 his mission

00:37:42.140 --> 00:37:42.440
 work,

00:37:42.760 --> 00:37:43.140
 the work

00:37:43.140 --> 00:37:43.400
 of the

00:37:43.400 --> 00:37:44.500
 Lord in

00:37:44.500 --> 00:37:45.019
 our lives,

00:37:45.099 --> 00:37:45.519
 knowing we

00:37:45.519 --> 00:37:46.000
 will be with

00:37:46.000 --> 00:37:46.579
 him forever.

00:37:47.220 --> 00:37:47.700
 We won't

00:37:47.700 --> 00:37:48.140
 miss out.

00:37:48.139 --> 00:37:51.279
 why don't

00:37:51.279 --> 00:37:51.579
 we give

00:37:51.579 --> 00:37:52.259
 us 30

00:37:52.259 --> 00:37:52.639
 seconds

00:37:52.639 --> 00:37:53.299
 silence,

00:37:53.699 --> 00:37:53.960
 then I'll

00:37:53.960 --> 00:37:54.440
 pray for

00:37:54.440 --> 00:37:54.719
 us,

00:37:55.159 --> 00:37:55.519
 and during

00:37:55.519 --> 00:37:55.859
 the time

00:37:55.859 --> 00:37:56.259
 the music

00:37:56.259 --> 00:37:56.819
 team and

00:37:56.819 --> 00:37:57.619
 the communion

00:37:57.619 --> 00:37:58.179
 stewards can

00:37:58.179 --> 00:37:58.759
 come forward.

00:37:58.759 --> 00:37:58.859
 Amen.

00:38:18.139 --> 00:38:35.960
 Let's

00:38:35.960 --> 00:38:36.339
 pray.

00:38:37.379 --> 00:38:37.779
 Father,

00:38:37.879 --> 00:38:38.199
 thank you

00:38:38.199 --> 00:38:39.400
 for the

00:38:39.400 --> 00:38:40.179
 great future

00:38:40.179 --> 00:38:40.579
 we see

00:38:40.579 --> 00:38:40.759
 here.

00:38:40.879 --> 00:38:41.139
 Thank you

00:38:41.139 --> 00:38:41.379
 that you

00:38:41.379 --> 00:38:41.639
 will make

00:38:41.639 --> 00:38:42.000
 everything

00:38:42.000 --> 00:38:42.379
 right.

00:38:43.139 --> 00:38:43.500
 Thank you

00:38:43.500 --> 00:38:43.879
 that if we

00:38:43.879 --> 00:38:44.359
 trust in

00:38:44.359 --> 00:38:44.659
 Jesus,

00:38:44.779 --> 00:38:45.039
 we'll be

00:38:45.039 --> 00:38:45.480
 part of

00:38:45.480 --> 00:38:45.679
 that.

00:38:46.339 --> 00:38:46.699
 Thank you

00:38:46.699 --> 00:38:47.059
 that it's

00:38:47.059 --> 00:38:47.519
 certain

00:38:47.519 --> 00:38:48.340
 and it's

00:38:48.340 --> 00:38:48.539
 more

00:38:48.539 --> 00:38:49.019
 wonderful

00:38:49.019 --> 00:38:49.320
 than

00:38:49.320 --> 00:38:49.699
 anything

00:38:49.699 --> 00:38:50.199
 here in

00:38:50.199 --> 00:38:50.340
 this

00:38:50.340 --> 00:38:50.639
 life.

00:38:51.780 --> 00:38:52.259
 Father,

00:38:52.360 --> 00:38:52.699
 would we

00:38:52.699 --> 00:38:53.619
 live like

00:38:53.619 --> 00:38:53.900
 that?

00:38:54.440 --> 00:38:54.920
 Would you

00:38:54.920 --> 00:38:55.460
 help us

00:38:55.460 --> 00:38:56.659
 to see

00:38:56.659 --> 00:38:56.960
 what is

00:38:56.960 --> 00:38:57.440
 important?

00:38:58.300 --> 00:38:59.059
 See Jesus

00:38:59.059 --> 00:38:59.420
 and what

00:38:59.420 --> 00:38:59.860
 he did?

00:39:00.320 --> 00:39:00.539
 And would

00:39:00.539 --> 00:39:01.000
 we follow

00:39:01.000 --> 00:39:01.480
 him in

00:39:01.480 --> 00:39:01.759
 the way

00:39:01.759 --> 00:39:02.280
 we live?

00:39:03.179 --> 00:39:03.380
 Lord,

00:39:03.440 --> 00:39:03.679
 would you

00:39:03.679 --> 00:39:04.079
 use this

00:39:04.079 --> 00:39:04.539
 time to

00:39:04.539 --> 00:39:04.960
 strengthen

00:39:04.960 --> 00:39:05.360
 us?

00:39:06.219 --> 00:39:06.460
 We

00:39:06.460 --> 00:39:06.920
 remember

00:39:06.920 --> 00:39:07.900
 what Jesus

00:39:07.900 --> 00:39:08.420
 said at

00:39:08.420 --> 00:39:08.780
 the last

00:39:08.780 --> 00:39:09.179
 supper.

00:39:10.599 --> 00:39:11.079
 Remember

00:39:11.079 --> 00:39:11.860
 that how

00:39:11.860 --> 00:39:12.280
 he took

00:39:12.280 --> 00:39:14.019
 bread and

00:39:14.019 --> 00:39:14.280
 when he

00:39:14.280 --> 00:39:14.599
 had given

00:39:14.599 --> 00:39:15.000
 thanks,

00:39:15.079 --> 00:39:15.559
 he broke

00:39:15.559 --> 00:39:16.039
 it and

00:39:16.039 --> 00:39:16.340
 said,

00:39:16.340 --> 00:39:17.120
 this is

00:39:17.120 --> 00:39:17.700
 my body

00:39:17.700 --> 00:39:18.539
 which is

00:39:18.539 --> 00:39:19.120
 for you.

00:39:19.720 --> 00:39:20.120
 Do this

00:39:20.120 --> 00:39:20.640
 in remembrance

00:39:20.640 --> 00:39:21.180
 of me.

00:39:22.240 --> 00:39:22.579
 In the

00:39:22.579 --> 00:39:23.039
 same way

00:39:23.039 --> 00:39:23.400
 also,

00:39:23.519 --> 00:39:23.880
 he took

00:39:23.880 --> 00:39:24.300
 the cup

00:39:24.300 --> 00:39:25.519
 after supper

00:39:25.519 --> 00:39:25.940
 saying,

00:39:26.079 --> 00:39:26.539
 this cup

00:39:26.539 --> 00:39:26.900
 is the

00:39:26.900 --> 00:39:27.539
 new covenant

00:39:27.539 --> 00:39:28.500
 in my

00:39:28.500 --> 00:39:28.840
 blood.

00:39:29.700 --> 00:39:30.200
 Do this

00:39:30.200 --> 00:39:30.740
 as often

00:39:30.740 --> 00:39:31.079
 as you

00:39:31.079 --> 00:39:31.700
 drink it

00:39:31.700 --> 00:39:33.079
 in remembrance

00:39:33.079 --> 00:39:33.620
 of me.

00:39:34.380 --> 00:39:34.820
 For as

00:39:34.820 --> 00:39:35.300
 often as

00:39:35.300 --> 00:39:35.720
 you eat

00:39:35.720 --> 00:39:36.340
 this bread

00:39:36.340 --> 00:39:37.440
 and drink

00:39:37.440 --> 00:39:37.900
 the cup,

00:39:38.380 --> 00:39:39.160
 you proclaim

00:39:39.160 --> 00:39:39.820
 the Lord's

00:39:39.820 --> 00:39:40.100
 death

00:39:40.100 --> 00:39:41.059
 until he

00:39:41.059 --> 00:39:41.460
 comes.

00:39:42.160 --> 00:39:42.700
 So as

00:39:42.700 --> 00:39:43.559
 we take

00:39:43.559 --> 00:39:43.739
 this,

00:39:43.799 --> 00:39:44.039
 would we

00:39:44.039 --> 00:39:44.460
 proclaim

00:39:44.460 --> 00:39:45.019
 the Lord's

00:39:45.019 --> 00:39:45.239
 death?

00:39:45.340 --> 00:39:45.699
 Would we

00:39:45.699 --> 00:39:46.480
 proclaim

00:39:46.480 --> 00:39:46.880
 that that

00:39:46.880 --> 00:39:47.219
 is our

00:39:47.219 --> 00:39:47.480
 hope?

00:39:47.539 --> 00:39:47.860
 Our hope

00:39:47.860 --> 00:39:48.179
 is not

00:39:48.179 --> 00:39:49.139
 here in

00:39:49.139 --> 00:39:49.579
 this life.

00:39:49.639 --> 00:39:50.039
 Our hope

00:39:50.039 --> 00:39:50.340
 is the

00:39:50.340 --> 00:39:50.799
 resurrection

00:39:50.799 --> 00:39:51.900
 when we'll

00:39:51.900 --> 00:39:52.599
 see Jesus

00:39:52.599 --> 00:39:53.559
 face to

00:39:53.559 --> 00:39:53.920
 face.

00:39:54.880 --> 00:39:55.039
 So

00:39:55.039 --> 00:39:56.159
 strengthen

00:39:56.159 --> 00:39:56.820
 our faith,

00:39:57.539 --> 00:39:57.960
 send us

00:39:57.960 --> 00:39:58.279
 out,

00:39:58.960 --> 00:39:59.400
 renewed

00:39:59.400 --> 00:40:00.460
 by our

00:40:00.460 --> 00:40:01.059
 great hope.

00:40:01.659 --> 00:40:02.299
 In Jesus

00:40:02.299 --> 00:40:02.659
 name.

00:40:03.059 --> 00:40:03.460
 Amen.

00:40:03.460 --> 00:40:03.519
 Amen.