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 Please take your Bibles and open them up this morning to Genesis chapter 23.

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 Sarah lived 127 years.

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 These were the years of the life of Sarah.

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 And Sarah died at Kiriath Arba, that is Hebron, in the land of Canaan.

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 And Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.

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 And Abraham rose up from before his dead and said to the Hittites,

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 I am a sojourner and a foreigner among you.

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 Give me property among you for a burying place, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

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 The Hittites answered Abraham,

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 Hear us, my lord.

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 You are a prince of God among us.

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 Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs.

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 None of us will withhold from you his tomb to hinder you from burying your dead.

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 Abraham rose and bowed to the Hittites, the people of the land.

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 And he said to them,

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 If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight,

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 hear me and entreat for me Ephron, the son of Zohar,

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 that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns.

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 It is at the end of his field.

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 For the full price let him give it to me in your presence as property or a burying place.

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 Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites,

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 and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites,

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 of all who went in at the gate of his city,

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 Know, my lord, hear me.

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 I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it.

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 In the sight of the sons of my people, I give it to you.

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 Bury your dead.

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 Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land,

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 and he said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land,

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 But if you will hear me, I give the price of the field.

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 Accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there.

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 Ephron answered Abraham,

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 My lord, listen to me.

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 A piece of land worth 400 shekels of silver,

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 what is that between you and me?

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 Bury your dead.

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 Abraham listened to Ephron,

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 and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named

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 in the hearing of the Hittites,

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 400 shekels of silver,

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 according to the weight current among the merchants.

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 So the field of Ephron and Machpelah,

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 which was to the east of Mamre,

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 the field with the cave that was in it,

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 and all the trees that were in the field throughout its whole area,

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 was made over to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the Hittites,

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 before all who went in at the gate of his city.

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 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife

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 in the cave of the field of Machpelah,

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 east of Mamre,

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 that is, Hebron,

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 in the land of Canaan.

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 The field and the cave that is in it

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 were made over to Abraham as property

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 for a burying place by the Hittites.

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 The grass withers,

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 the flower fades,

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 but the word of the Lord endures forever.

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 Father, we ask now once more,

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 would you speak?

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 Would you teach us?

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 Would you lead us through the preaching of your word?

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 Give us ears to hear.

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 May it land on fertile soil this morning.

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 We pray in Christ's name.

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 Amen.

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 You may be seated.

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 Christ, the sure and steady anchor

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 as we face the wave of death.

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 I was at a wedding several years ago,

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 and it's always interesting to me

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 to kind of analyze and see

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 what sort of scriptures are selected

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 to be read during the wedding ceremony

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 and what the vows are

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 that are pronounced by the husband and the wife.

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 And in this particular wedding ceremony,

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 the scripture that was supposed to be read

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 was from Ruth chapter 1 verse 16,

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 which says this,

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 where you go, I will go.

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 Where you lodge, I will lodge.

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 Your people will be my people

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 and your God will be my God.

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 Very romantic.

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 But instead,

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 the reader mixed it up

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 and accidentally read the very next verse,

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 which says this,

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 where you die, I will die.

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 And there I will be buried.

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 It's not quite as romantic, is it?

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 It was funny.

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 We laughed about it afterwards.

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 You know, that's not really the time

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 that you really want to focus in on death

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 and being grim.

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 That's supposed to be a joyful time

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 celebrating a wedding.

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 But even so,

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 it was still appropriate,

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 I think,

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 if you think about it.

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 You know,

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 most weddings do have reference to death.

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 And most vows that are pronounced

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 have this ending at the end of it.

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 It's till death do us part.

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 Right?

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 And there's good biblical reason for that.

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 For one thing,

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 biblically speaking,

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 the promises

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 and the vows that you make to your spouse,

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 they end at death.

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 You are biblically released

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 from your vows in marriage.

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 You're free to go marry again

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 if you so choose.

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 That applies to everybody except Amanda.

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 I've told her

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 she has to remain a widow

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 if I go first.

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 But for another reason,

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 another reason,

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 perhaps the greatest reason,

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 is that marriage is meant to be a pointer

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 to an even greater union, isn't it?

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 Now, this temporary earthly marriage

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 is a case study,

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 is a lesson

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 in an even greater marriage

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 in the gospel

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 between Christ and his church.

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 Paul tells us in Ephesians 5

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 that the gospel is pictured,

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 it's shown forth

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 in the marriage relationship.

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 This temporary union

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 points us to an eternal union.

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 The joys we experience in marriage

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 point us to greater joys in Christ.

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 The grief and the loss

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 that we might experience

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 at the death of a spouse,

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 they're meant to point us

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 to greater and truer promises

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 that do not end in death.

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 Praise God,

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 his promises to us in Christ

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 are not till death do us part.

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 In fact, I think that seems to be

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 the main idea of our chapter this morning.

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 It's this,

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 God's promises to us in Christ

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 extend beyond the grave.

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 In our passage this morning,

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 Abraham has to do

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 one of the most difficult things

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 that anyone has to do in this life,

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 which is deal with the death of a spouse.

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 And this problem of death,

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 it looms large here in this passage.

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 It looms large here in this world

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 cursed by sin.

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 But even so,

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 even in the presence of death,

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 we see the persistence

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 of God's promises.

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 This will be our outline this morning.

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 If you're taking notes,

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 it's two parts here.

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 First, the problem of death.

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 And second,

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 the persistence of God's promises.

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 First,

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 we see the problem of death.

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 And we see here in verses one and two.

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 Look there with me,

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 starting in verse one.

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 It says,

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 Sarah lived 127 years.

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 These were the years of the life of Sarah.

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 And Sarah died at Kiriath Arba

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 in the land of Canaan.

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 You know,

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 this continues that sort of cyclical refrain

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 that we heard all the way back in chapter five.

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 If you remember,

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 that was a fun chapter,

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 wasn't it?

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 It is a long list of life and death.

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 Adam lived 930 years,

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 and he died.

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 Seth lived 912 years,

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 and he died.

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 Enosh lived 905 years,

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 and he died.

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 On and on and on it goes.

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 It was a pretty depressing chapter that week,

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 if you were here for that.

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 It's an unavoidable reality

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 in the world that we live in,

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 isn't it?

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 The world in which we live

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 is cursed with the problem of death.

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 You know,

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 apart from the word of the Lord,

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 you will not really understand why.

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 You might just think that,

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 well,

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 death is just a natural part of life, right?

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 Well,

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 you live,

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 you age,

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 you die,

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 the fittest survive,

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 the longest.

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 That's just how life works.

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 Death is a natural part of life,

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 right?

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 We who know the word

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 know better,

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 don't we?

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 Death is not natural.

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 In fact,

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 death is about the most unnatural thing

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 that there is.

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 We are not designed by God to die.

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 Death is a stranger.

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 It's an intrusion into God's design.

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 And we remember why,

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 don't we?

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 As we look all the way back

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 to the beginning

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 of the book of Genesis,

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 there's a reason for this thing

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 called death.

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 What is it?

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 Death came into the world

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 because of what?

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 Because of sin.

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 Genesis chapter 2,

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 God gives Adam and Eve

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 a command

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 and a consequence.

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 Do not eat from the tree

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 of the knowledge

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 of good and evil

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 for consequence

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 in the day

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 that you eat of it.

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 What does he say?

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 You shall surely die.

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 Death on a physical level

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 and death

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 on a spiritual level

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 both exist

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 in the world

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 because

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 of sin.

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 So Paul tells us

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 in Romans 5

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 that death came into the world

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 through one man's sin.

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 Death spread to all

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 because all sinned.

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 He says in chapter 6,

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 the wages of sin

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 is death.

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 We ought to recognize death

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 for what it is.

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 It's a terrible enemy.

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 And it's a constant reminder

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 for us

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 of the seriousness

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 and the widespread nature

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 of sin.

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 And it's a universal problem,

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 isn't it?

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 Well, this problem,

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 all people,

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 all people

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 come into the world

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 spiritually dead.

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 And all people

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 eventually

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 will be

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 physically dead as well.

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 Who can escape it?

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 It comes for everybody.

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 Death is the great equalizer

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 of all people.

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 It doesn't really matter

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 if you're rich

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 or poor.

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 Sometimes it doesn't matter

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 if you're young

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 or old.

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 In good health

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 or not in good health.

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 Sometimes it seems

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 random.

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 It doesn't matter

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 if you're educated

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 or uneducated.

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 If you're important

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 in the eyes of the world.

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 If you're unimportant

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 in the eyes of the world.

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 All people

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 are under

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 this curse

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 of death.

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 This is what the writer

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 of Ecclesiastes

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 tells us.

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 He says,

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 the same event,

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 death,

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 happens to the righteous

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 and the wicked,

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 to the good

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 and to the evil,

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 to the clean,

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 to the unclean.

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 And to him

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 who sacrifices

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 and him who does

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 not sacrifice,

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 as the good one is,

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 so is the sinner.

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 And he who swears

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 is as he who shuns

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 an oath.

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 At some point,

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 death comes

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 for everybody.

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 And here,

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 after 127

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 good long years,

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 it is Sarah's time.

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 Now just think about

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 how significant

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 this death is.

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 John Currid

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 points out that

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 this death,

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 this is the first

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 death and burial

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 recorded in Hebrew history.

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 Now this is a big deal.

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 Sarah is incredibly

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 significant,

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 isn't she?

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 Abraham gets most

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 of the attention

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 most of the time,

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 but just consider

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 how important Sarah is.

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 She's the mother

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 of the Jewish people.

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 She is the matriarch here.

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 She's the mother

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 of the promised

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 child Isaac.

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 She is Abraham's

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 beloved wife.

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 And yet,

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 for all of her significance,

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 death still finds her.

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 It's unavoidable,

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 isn't it?

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 Now I've referenced

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 Brian Johnson before.

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 Maybe you'll remember

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 that name,

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 Brian Johnson.

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 He's now famous

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 for his attempts

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 to not die.

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 He's done everything

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 to optimize

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 the years of his life

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 and to live

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 as long as he possibly can.

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 His life is about

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 not dying.

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 So he downs

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 about 54 pills

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 for breakfast.

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 He spends about

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 $2 million a year

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 avoiding death.

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 And I'm all for

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 healthy living,

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 right?

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 Eating right,

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 exercising,

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 optimizing your life.

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 That's all well

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 and good.

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 But church,

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 one day we will read

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 about Brian Johnson's death.

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 death.

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 No amount of money,

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 no amount of effort,

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 no amount of success,

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 no amount of prosperity

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 can ultimately end

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 the problem of death.

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 It is universal.

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 Now if you're depressed,

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 I want you to know

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 I do have good news for you.

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 We'll get there.

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 Okay?

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 I promise.

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 But we need to let

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 the reality of death

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 sit here with us

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 for a minute.

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 We need to understand

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 this is a terrible issue

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 that all people,

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 everybody in this room,

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 everybody in this town,

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 everybody in this world,

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 we all share this problem

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 in common.

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 We're all trying

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 to avoid it.

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 And we have to understand

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 that this curse of death

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 is real,

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 it's serious,

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 it's universal,

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 it is inevitable.

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 But we also see here

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 that it is profoundly sad.

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 Death is sad,

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 isn't it?

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 We've seen the presence

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 of death already

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 in Genesis,

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 but this is really,

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 this is the first time

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 we get to just sit

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 with its impact

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 for a little bit.

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 And we see here

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 in verse 2,

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 Abraham goes to mourn

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!

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 For Sarah!

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 To weep!

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 For her!

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 I'm confident

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 every single one of us

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 can think of a time

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 when we have grieved

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 the loss

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 of a loved one,

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 a family member,

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 some of you a spouse,

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 some of you even a child,

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 a friend.

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 We should know

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 that it is right

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 to grieve

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 in the face of death.

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 It is okay,

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 even as Christians

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 who have hope

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 beyond the grave,

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 it is good

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 and right

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 and appropriate

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 to understand

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 the sadness

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 of death

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 and to grieve

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 and mourn

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 when it comes.

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 It's right

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 and appropriate

00:14:37.820 --> 00:14:38.580
 to do so.

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 We know Jesus himself

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 mourned,

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 he wept

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 at the tomb of Lazarus,

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 didn't he?

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 Christ himself

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 who knew exactly

00:14:46.120 --> 00:14:47.460
 what he was about to do

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 in raising Lazarus

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 from the dead,

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 Christ himself

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 who is himself

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 the resurrection

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 and the life,

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 Jesus felt

00:14:55.759 --> 00:14:57.060
 and experienced

00:14:57.060 --> 00:14:57.779
 the sadness

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 that you and I feel

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 in the presence

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 of death.

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 Jesus stepped

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 into that experience

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 and he knows

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 what it's like

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 to mourn

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 in the face

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 of death.

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 So we see here

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 that it's good,

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 it's right,

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 it's appropriate

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 to grieve

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 in the face of death

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 but praise God,

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 here's the good news,

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 church,

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 in Christ

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 we don't grieve

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 without hope.

00:15:25.179 --> 00:15:25.699
 Amen?

00:15:28.299 --> 00:15:28.860
 Yes,

00:15:28.980 --> 00:15:30.159
 death is a terrible enemy,

00:15:30.679 --> 00:15:31.179
 yes,

00:15:31.439 --> 00:15:32.799
 death is a terrible

00:15:32.799 --> 00:15:34.399
 universal problem,

00:15:34.679 --> 00:15:35.039
 yes,

00:15:35.399 --> 00:15:36.779
 death is profoundly

00:15:36.779 --> 00:15:37.839
 sad

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 but

00:15:38.519 --> 00:15:39.839
 we who know

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 the Lord

00:15:40.539 --> 00:15:42.439
 we face

00:15:42.439 --> 00:15:43.179
 death

00:15:43.179 --> 00:15:43.860
 differently

00:15:43.860 --> 00:15:45.419
 than those

00:15:45.419 --> 00:15:45.899
 who don't know

00:15:45.899 --> 00:15:46.339
 the Lord.

00:15:47.519 --> 00:15:48.240
 Why?

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 It's because

00:15:50.240 --> 00:15:50.959
 we believe

00:15:50.959 --> 00:15:51.740
 by faith

00:15:51.740 --> 00:15:53.360
 that God's promises

00:15:53.360 --> 00:15:54.320
 to us

00:15:54.320 --> 00:15:55.259
 in Christ

00:15:55.259 --> 00:15:56.200
 extend

00:15:56.200 --> 00:15:57.460
 beyond

00:15:57.460 --> 00:15:58.560
 the grave.

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 We're going to see this

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 here in our second point

00:16:01.240 --> 00:16:02.159
 this morning.

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 We see the problem

00:16:02.980 --> 00:16:03.799
 of death

00:16:03.799 --> 00:16:04.500
 now second.

00:16:04.940 --> 00:16:06.320
 We see the persistence

00:16:06.320 --> 00:16:08.139
 of God's promises.

00:16:09.519 --> 00:16:11.279
 Abraham believes this.

00:16:12.639 --> 00:16:14.080
 Abraham clearly believes

00:16:14.080 --> 00:16:14.860
 that God's promises

00:16:14.860 --> 00:16:16.659
 extend beyond the grave.

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 We saw that last week,

00:16:18.399 --> 00:16:18.680
 didn't we?

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 God commands him

00:16:20.919 --> 00:16:22.019
 to sacrifice

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 that which is

00:16:23.179 --> 00:16:23.859
 most precious

00:16:23.859 --> 00:16:24.419
 to him,

00:16:24.479 --> 00:16:25.299
 his beloved son

00:16:25.299 --> 00:16:25.819
 Isaac.

00:16:26.079 --> 00:16:27.000
 He is willing

00:16:27.000 --> 00:16:27.899
 to do so

00:16:27.899 --> 00:16:28.459
 in obedience

00:16:28.459 --> 00:16:29.120
 to the command

00:16:29.120 --> 00:16:29.699
 of the Lord.

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 Why?

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 Why?

00:16:33.199 --> 00:16:33.859
 We saw from

00:16:33.859 --> 00:16:34.579
 Hebrews 11

00:16:34.579 --> 00:16:35.919
 he believed

00:16:35.919 --> 00:16:36.539
 that God

00:16:36.539 --> 00:16:37.219
 was able

00:16:37.219 --> 00:16:38.579
 even to raise

00:16:38.579 --> 00:16:39.939
 him from the dead.

00:16:41.039 --> 00:16:42.579
 That promise

00:16:42.579 --> 00:16:43.199
 of God

00:16:43.199 --> 00:16:43.819
 would not be

00:16:43.819 --> 00:16:44.539
 nullified

00:16:44.539 --> 00:16:45.199
 by the presence

00:16:45.199 --> 00:16:45.799
 of death.

00:16:45.799 --> 00:16:48.179
 We see that same

00:16:48.179 --> 00:16:49.159
 faith in the promise

00:16:49.159 --> 00:16:49.559
 of God

00:16:49.559 --> 00:16:50.199
 is active

00:16:50.199 --> 00:16:50.959
 here again

00:16:50.959 --> 00:16:51.519
 in the rest

00:16:51.519 --> 00:16:52.539
 of this passage

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 and his behavior

00:16:53.979 --> 00:16:55.059
 and what he's doing

00:16:55.059 --> 00:16:55.359
 here.

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 It's all rooted

00:16:56.099 --> 00:16:56.899
 in this belief

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 God's promises

00:16:57.839 --> 00:16:59.339
 don't end

00:16:59.339 --> 00:17:01.039
 at death.

00:17:01.459 --> 00:17:01.759
 Look there

00:17:01.759 --> 00:17:02.359
 to verse 3.

00:17:03.859 --> 00:17:04.659
 Abraham ends

00:17:04.659 --> 00:17:05.519
 his time of mourning

00:17:05.519 --> 00:17:06.099
 for Sarah

00:17:06.099 --> 00:17:07.279
 and now he needs

00:17:07.279 --> 00:17:08.559
 to bury her.

00:17:08.720 --> 00:17:09.480
 But that's a problem

00:17:09.480 --> 00:17:09.919
 isn't it?

00:17:09.940 --> 00:17:11.279
 Because he doesn't

00:17:11.279 --> 00:17:12.259
 actually own

00:17:12.259 --> 00:17:13.059
 any land

00:17:13.059 --> 00:17:13.740
 here yet.

00:17:14.619 --> 00:17:14.960
 You remember

00:17:14.960 --> 00:17:15.819
 God's called him

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 out of his homeland

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 to come here

00:17:18.000 --> 00:17:19.039
 to the promised land.

00:17:19.140 --> 00:17:19.559
 God has

00:17:19.559 --> 00:17:21.100
 promised this land

00:17:21.100 --> 00:17:21.799
 to him

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 but it's not

00:17:22.819 --> 00:17:24.240
 actually his yet.

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 He doesn't own

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 any of the land

00:17:26.140 --> 00:17:27.660
 and now he's got

00:17:27.660 --> 00:17:29.000
 a body on his hands

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 and he doesn't

00:17:30.079 --> 00:17:30.759
 know what to do.

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 He needs to bury it.

00:17:33.120 --> 00:17:34.059
 So verse 3

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 Abraham rises up

00:17:36.279 --> 00:17:37.340
 from before his dead

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 and he starts speaking.

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 He says to the Hittites

00:17:40.120 --> 00:17:41.319
 I am a sojourner

00:17:41.319 --> 00:17:41.960
 and a foreigner

00:17:41.960 --> 00:17:42.600
 among you.

00:17:42.940 --> 00:17:43.759
 Give me property

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 among you

00:17:44.259 --> 00:17:45.559
 for a burying place

00:17:45.559 --> 00:17:46.660
 that I may bury

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 my dead

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 out of my sight.

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 He makes his request

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 and then he enters

00:17:51.200 --> 00:17:52.119
 into a little bit

00:17:52.119 --> 00:17:53.400
 of bargaining here.

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 And notice how

00:17:54.900 --> 00:17:55.779
 all of this goes down

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 at the gates

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 of the city

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 in the presence

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 of all the people.

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 Did you notice

00:18:01.059 --> 00:18:02.079
 he kept telling us that?

00:18:02.420 --> 00:18:03.140
 In the presence

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 of all the people.

00:18:04.220 --> 00:18:04.720
 In the presence

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 of all the people.

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 In the presence

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 of all the people.

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 Why is he doing that?

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 It's because this is

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 a legal transaction

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 that's happening here.

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 In fact the end

00:18:14.460 --> 00:18:15.060
 of the passage

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 there in verses 25

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 onward

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 it reads kind of

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 like a legal document.

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 The front gate

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 is basically

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 the courtroom

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 of the ancient

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 near east.

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 Anything judicial

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 or official

00:18:30.560 --> 00:18:31.940
 would be happening

00:18:31.940 --> 00:18:32.620
 right here

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 in the presence

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 of many witnesses.

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 Abraham's making sure

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 that everything

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 that's said here

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 is formalized

00:18:39.540 --> 00:18:40.720
 and ratified

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 is official

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 is all above board

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 and there's no

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 under the table

00:18:45.060 --> 00:18:46.240
 exchange here.

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 So the Hittites respond

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 and they respond

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 graciously.

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 Verse 6

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 They say

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 hear us my lord

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 you are a prince

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 of God among us

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 bury your dead

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 wherever you want

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 and none of us

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 will withhold from you

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 their own tomb

00:19:01.500 --> 00:19:02.140
 to hinder you

00:19:02.140 --> 00:19:03.020
 from burying your dead.

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 Take your pick.

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 So Abram

00:19:05.500 --> 00:19:07.100
 again bows down

00:19:07.099 --> 00:19:08.000
 he makes his request

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 a little bit more specific

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 he says

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 if you are willing

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 that I should bury

00:19:12.240 --> 00:19:12.759
 my dead

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 out of my sight

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 well then

00:19:14.079 --> 00:19:14.759
 hear me

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 and entreat for me

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 Ephron

00:19:16.519 --> 00:19:17.579
 the son of Zohar

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 that he may give me

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 that cave

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 of Machpelah

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 which he owns

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 it's at the end

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 of his field

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 and let me pay him

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 full price

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 and let him

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 give it to me

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 in your presence

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 as a property

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 for a burying place.

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 Verse 10

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 says Ephron

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 was there

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 and he's

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 listening to this

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 so he speaks up

00:19:36.059 --> 00:19:36.379
 again

00:19:36.380 --> 00:19:36.920
 verse 10

00:19:36.920 --> 00:19:37.260
 says

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 in the hearing

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 of all the Hittites

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 know my lord

00:19:40.780 --> 00:19:41.280
 hear me

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 I'll give it to you

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 I give you the field

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 and I give you the cave

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 that's in the field

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 in the sight

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 of all the sons

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 of the people

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 let me give it to you

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 bury your dead

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 that seems incredibly

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 generous

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 doesn't it

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 Abraham only asked

00:19:56.480 --> 00:19:57.060
 for the cave

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 and now Ephron

00:19:57.900 --> 00:19:58.260
 says

00:19:58.260 --> 00:19:59.100
 I'll just give you

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 the field

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 and the cave

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 but really

00:20:02.740 --> 00:20:03.340
 we should

00:20:03.339 --> 00:20:04.459
 recognize

00:20:04.459 --> 00:20:04.980
 that

00:20:04.980 --> 00:20:06.179
 this is a little

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 bit of posturing

00:20:07.279 --> 00:20:07.819
 here

00:20:07.819 --> 00:20:08.539
 this is how

00:20:08.539 --> 00:20:09.139
 negotiation

00:20:09.139 --> 00:20:10.119
 was done

00:20:10.119 --> 00:20:10.919
 here in the ancient

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 near east

00:20:11.500 --> 00:20:12.220
 in this culture

00:20:12.220 --> 00:20:13.919
 they want to appear

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 to be gracious

00:20:14.819 --> 00:20:16.179
 and giving

00:20:16.179 --> 00:20:16.720
 so he says

00:20:16.720 --> 00:20:17.740
 you can have it

00:20:17.740 --> 00:20:18.299
 but really

00:20:18.299 --> 00:20:18.740
 in the back

00:20:18.740 --> 00:20:19.220
 of his mind

00:20:19.220 --> 00:20:20.059
 he is fully

00:20:20.059 --> 00:20:20.799
 expecting

00:20:20.799 --> 00:20:21.259
 Abraham

00:20:21.259 --> 00:20:22.019
 to come back

00:20:22.019 --> 00:20:22.759
 and offer to pay

00:20:22.759 --> 00:20:24.519
 and in fact

00:20:24.519 --> 00:20:25.259
 that's exactly

00:20:25.259 --> 00:20:26.000
 what he does

00:20:26.000 --> 00:20:27.879
 again he bows

00:20:27.879 --> 00:20:28.259
 down

00:20:28.259 --> 00:20:28.759
 and he says

00:20:28.759 --> 00:20:29.220
 again

00:20:29.220 --> 00:20:29.899
 quote

00:20:29.900 --> 00:20:30.780
 in the hearing

00:20:30.780 --> 00:20:31.560
 of all the people

00:20:31.560 --> 00:20:32.200
 of the land

00:20:32.200 --> 00:20:33.900
 let me pay for it

00:20:33.900 --> 00:20:35.380
 I'll give you the price

00:20:35.380 --> 00:20:36.420
 whatever it is

00:20:36.420 --> 00:20:37.980
 and so Ephron

00:20:37.980 --> 00:20:38.860
 again responds

00:20:38.860 --> 00:20:39.280
 my lord

00:20:39.280 --> 00:20:39.680
 listen

00:20:39.680 --> 00:20:40.000
 really

00:20:40.000 --> 00:20:41.019
 a little piece

00:20:41.019 --> 00:20:41.420
 of land

00:20:41.420 --> 00:20:42.000
 worth

00:20:42.000 --> 00:20:43.060
 I don't know

00:20:43.060 --> 00:20:43.920
 exactly

00:20:43.920 --> 00:20:45.040
 400 shekels

00:20:45.040 --> 00:20:45.440
 of silver

00:20:45.440 --> 00:20:47.800
 what's the big deal

00:20:47.800 --> 00:20:49.519
 don't worry about it

00:20:49.519 --> 00:20:51.560
 it sounds

00:20:51.560 --> 00:20:52.380
 it appears

00:20:52.380 --> 00:20:53.380
 so gracious

00:20:53.380 --> 00:20:54.000
 doesn't it

00:20:54.000 --> 00:20:54.660
 but what's he doing

00:20:54.660 --> 00:20:56.040
 he's naming

00:20:56.040 --> 00:20:57.000
 his price

00:20:57.000 --> 00:20:58.940
 and honestly

00:20:58.940 --> 00:20:59.460
 the price

00:20:59.460 --> 00:21:00.120
 is not

00:21:00.120 --> 00:21:00.720
 good

00:21:00.720 --> 00:21:02.539
 this is not

00:21:02.539 --> 00:21:03.420
 a discount

00:21:03.420 --> 00:21:05.100
 it's like

00:21:05.100 --> 00:21:05.620
 if he said

00:21:05.620 --> 00:21:07.700
 a new car

00:21:07.700 --> 00:21:08.860
 worth

00:21:08.860 --> 00:21:09.600
 about

00:21:09.600 --> 00:21:10.740
 200 grand

00:21:10.740 --> 00:21:11.820
 what's that

00:21:11.820 --> 00:21:12.539
 between us

00:21:12.539 --> 00:21:13.000
 right

00:21:13.000 --> 00:21:15.220
 but Abraham

00:21:15.220 --> 00:21:16.340
 he hears him

00:21:16.340 --> 00:21:17.340
 name the price

00:21:17.340 --> 00:21:17.920
 he knows

00:21:17.920 --> 00:21:18.840
 all the witnesses

00:21:18.840 --> 00:21:19.960
 are all around

00:21:19.960 --> 00:21:20.799
 they've all heard

00:21:20.799 --> 00:21:22.019
 him name his price

00:21:22.019 --> 00:21:22.920
 he doesn't even

00:21:22.920 --> 00:21:23.920
 haggle at all

00:21:23.920 --> 00:21:24.640
 he weighs it

00:21:24.640 --> 00:21:25.380
 all out

00:21:25.380 --> 00:21:26.279
 exactly what

00:21:26.279 --> 00:21:27.140
 Ephron named

00:21:27.140 --> 00:21:28.840
 again in the hearing

00:21:28.839 --> 00:21:29.699
 of everyone

00:21:29.699 --> 00:21:30.839
 there at the gate

00:21:30.839 --> 00:21:32.039
 he pays him

00:21:32.039 --> 00:21:32.980
 exactly what

00:21:32.980 --> 00:21:33.699
 he asked

00:21:33.699 --> 00:21:34.500
 and now

00:21:34.500 --> 00:21:35.319
 the deal

00:21:35.319 --> 00:21:36.559
 is done

00:21:36.559 --> 00:21:37.419
 Abraham is a

00:21:37.419 --> 00:21:38.599
 proud owner

00:21:38.599 --> 00:21:39.599
 of a new cave

00:21:39.599 --> 00:21:40.559
 in the promised land

00:21:40.559 --> 00:21:43.659
 so now verse 7

00:21:43.659 --> 00:21:44.339
 the field

00:21:44.339 --> 00:21:45.339
 of Ephron

00:21:45.339 --> 00:21:47.039
 the whole field

00:21:47.039 --> 00:21:47.899
 with the cave in it

00:21:47.899 --> 00:21:48.919
 all the trees

00:21:48.919 --> 00:21:49.919
 that were in the field

00:21:49.919 --> 00:21:50.819
 the whole area

00:21:50.819 --> 00:21:51.859
 all of this

00:21:51.859 --> 00:21:52.539
 was made over

00:21:52.539 --> 00:21:53.179
 to Abraham

00:21:53.179 --> 00:21:54.259
 as a presence

00:21:54.259 --> 00:21:55.419
 as a possession

00:21:55.419 --> 00:21:56.319
 in the presence

00:21:56.319 --> 00:21:57.740
 of the Hittites

00:21:57.740 --> 00:21:58.539
 before all

00:21:58.539 --> 00:21:59.859
 who went in

00:21:59.859 --> 00:22:00.819
 at the gate

00:22:00.819 --> 00:22:02.439
 of the city

00:22:02.439 --> 00:22:03.439
 it isn't much

00:22:03.439 --> 00:22:06.159
 and it cost him

00:22:06.159 --> 00:22:07.179
 a fortune

00:22:07.179 --> 00:22:09.500
 but just think

00:22:09.500 --> 00:22:10.240
 about the significance

00:22:10.240 --> 00:22:12.220
 of that transaction

00:22:12.220 --> 00:22:13.119
 now this

00:22:13.119 --> 00:22:13.720
 is the

00:22:13.720 --> 00:22:14.579
 first

00:22:14.579 --> 00:22:15.679
 official

00:22:15.679 --> 00:22:17.099
 piece of property

00:22:17.099 --> 00:22:17.980
 that Abraham

00:22:17.980 --> 00:22:18.720
 owns

00:22:18.720 --> 00:22:19.899
 in the promised land

00:22:19.899 --> 00:22:22.679
 and if you look

00:22:22.679 --> 00:22:23.099
 ahead

00:22:23.099 --> 00:22:24.000
 you'll see

00:22:24.000 --> 00:22:24.539
 it would prove

00:22:24.539 --> 00:22:24.980
 to be a pretty

00:22:24.980 --> 00:22:25.700
 good investment

00:22:25.700 --> 00:22:26.720
 Abraham buries

00:22:26.720 --> 00:22:27.500
 Sarah here

00:22:27.500 --> 00:22:28.039
 eventually

00:22:28.039 --> 00:22:29.519
 Abraham will be

00:22:29.519 --> 00:22:30.200
 buried here

00:22:30.200 --> 00:22:31.120
 then Rebecca

00:22:31.120 --> 00:22:31.940
 will be buried

00:22:31.940 --> 00:22:32.299
 here

00:22:32.299 --> 00:22:32.960
 then Leah

00:22:32.960 --> 00:22:34.079
 will be buried

00:22:34.079 --> 00:22:34.460
 here

00:22:34.460 --> 00:22:35.200
 then Jacob

00:22:35.200 --> 00:22:36.299
 will be buried

00:22:36.299 --> 00:22:36.640
 here

00:22:36.640 --> 00:22:37.299
 all here

00:22:37.299 --> 00:22:38.019
 in this tomb

00:22:38.019 --> 00:22:41.960
 but I have a question

00:22:41.960 --> 00:22:44.019
 and maybe you're

00:22:44.019 --> 00:22:44.720
 wondering the same

00:22:44.720 --> 00:22:45.120
 thing

00:22:45.120 --> 00:22:45.960
 right

00:22:45.960 --> 00:22:49.099
 why did Abraham

00:22:49.099 --> 00:22:50.200
 go through

00:22:50.200 --> 00:22:51.059
 all of this

00:22:51.059 --> 00:22:51.640
 trouble

00:22:51.640 --> 00:22:52.500
 to bury

00:22:52.500 --> 00:22:53.079
 Sarah

00:22:53.079 --> 00:22:53.940
 here

00:22:53.940 --> 00:22:54.880
 think about

00:22:54.880 --> 00:22:55.080
 that

00:22:55.080 --> 00:22:55.480
 for a minute

00:22:55.480 --> 00:22:57.059
 he

00:22:57.059 --> 00:22:57.779
 has

00:22:57.779 --> 00:22:58.559
 a homeland

00:22:58.559 --> 00:23:00.000
 right

00:23:00.000 --> 00:23:01.180
 why go

00:23:01.180 --> 00:23:01.720
 through all

00:23:01.720 --> 00:23:02.259
 the trouble

00:23:02.259 --> 00:23:03.200
 to negotiate

00:23:03.200 --> 00:23:04.200
 with the Hittites

00:23:04.200 --> 00:23:04.900
 as a foreigner

00:23:04.900 --> 00:23:05.720
 with no property

00:23:05.720 --> 00:23:06.420
 to his name

00:23:06.420 --> 00:23:07.160
 Abraham

00:23:07.160 --> 00:23:08.360
 his wife

00:23:08.360 --> 00:23:08.940
 is dead

00:23:08.940 --> 00:23:09.299
 it seems

00:23:09.299 --> 00:23:10.000
 like a natural

00:23:10.000 --> 00:23:10.580
 thing to do

00:23:10.580 --> 00:23:11.200
 just to pick up

00:23:11.200 --> 00:23:11.640
 and go back

00:23:11.640 --> 00:23:12.000
 home

00:23:12.000 --> 00:23:13.400
 go back

00:23:13.400 --> 00:23:13.779
 to Ur

00:23:13.779 --> 00:23:14.779
 of the Chaldeans

00:23:14.779 --> 00:23:16.380
 go back

00:23:16.380 --> 00:23:17.000
 to be around

00:23:17.000 --> 00:23:17.940
 your people

00:23:17.940 --> 00:23:18.640
 your family

00:23:18.640 --> 00:23:19.480
 mourn for her

00:23:19.480 --> 00:23:20.100
 and bury her

00:23:20.100 --> 00:23:20.400
 there

00:23:20.400 --> 00:23:21.000
 why is he

00:23:21.000 --> 00:23:22.460
 so insistent

00:23:22.460 --> 00:23:23.300
 to buy

00:23:23.300 --> 00:23:24.019
 a cave

00:23:24.019 --> 00:23:24.740
 and a field

00:23:24.740 --> 00:23:25.240
 at such a

00:23:25.240 --> 00:23:26.060
 large sticker

00:23:26.060 --> 00:23:26.540
 price

00:23:26.540 --> 00:23:27.780
 why did he

00:23:27.780 --> 00:23:28.759
 not turn

00:23:28.759 --> 00:23:29.400
 back

00:23:29.400 --> 00:23:32.640
 here's the

00:23:32.640 --> 00:23:33.019
 answer

00:23:33.019 --> 00:23:35.660
 Abraham

00:23:35.660 --> 00:23:37.259
 believes

00:23:37.259 --> 00:23:38.320
 in the

00:23:38.320 --> 00:23:38.860
 promises

00:23:38.860 --> 00:23:40.060
 of God

00:23:40.060 --> 00:23:42.320
 you remember

00:23:42.320 --> 00:23:42.860
 the promises

00:23:42.860 --> 00:23:45.040
 do you remember

00:23:45.040 --> 00:23:45.440
 what God

00:23:45.440 --> 00:23:45.860
 promised

00:23:45.860 --> 00:23:46.360
 Abraham

00:23:46.359 --> 00:23:48.439
 God

00:23:48.439 --> 00:23:48.959
 promised him

00:23:48.959 --> 00:23:49.579
 a child

00:23:49.579 --> 00:23:50.139
 promised

00:23:50.139 --> 00:23:50.839
 offspring

00:23:50.839 --> 00:23:51.740
 not just

00:23:51.740 --> 00:23:52.500
 one

00:23:52.500 --> 00:23:53.139
 but he

00:23:53.139 --> 00:23:53.459
 promised

00:23:53.459 --> 00:23:54.419
 a multitude

00:23:54.419 --> 00:23:55.459
 of offspring

00:23:55.459 --> 00:23:56.299
 more numerous

00:23:56.299 --> 00:23:57.219
 than the stars

00:23:57.219 --> 00:23:57.919
 of the sky

00:23:57.919 --> 00:23:59.039
 more numerous

00:23:59.039 --> 00:23:59.919
 than the sand

00:23:59.919 --> 00:24:00.579
 on the shore

00:24:00.579 --> 00:24:01.419
 now Isaac

00:24:01.419 --> 00:24:02.159
 is here

00:24:02.159 --> 00:24:03.179
 this proof

00:24:03.179 --> 00:24:03.779
 of God's

00:24:03.779 --> 00:24:04.419
 faithfulness

00:24:04.419 --> 00:24:04.919
 but it's just

00:24:04.919 --> 00:24:06.079
 one child

00:24:06.079 --> 00:24:07.799
 the fullness

00:24:07.799 --> 00:24:08.519
 of the promise

00:24:08.519 --> 00:24:09.500
 has yet to come

00:24:09.500 --> 00:24:10.500
 in Abraham's life

00:24:10.500 --> 00:24:12.500
 he does not

00:24:12.500 --> 00:24:13.959
 see the stars

00:24:13.959 --> 00:24:14.619
 in the sky

00:24:14.619 --> 00:24:15.139
 multitude

00:24:15.139 --> 00:24:15.619
 here

00:24:15.619 --> 00:24:16.059
 does he

00:24:16.059 --> 00:24:17.359
 he doesn't

00:24:17.359 --> 00:24:18.159
 see the fullness

00:24:18.159 --> 00:24:19.019
 of the fulfillment

00:24:19.019 --> 00:24:19.559
 of God's

00:24:19.559 --> 00:24:19.899
 promise

00:24:19.899 --> 00:24:20.359
 does he

00:24:20.359 --> 00:24:22.440
 God

00:24:22.440 --> 00:24:22.819
 promised

00:24:22.819 --> 00:24:23.179
 Abraham

00:24:23.179 --> 00:24:23.919
 land

00:24:23.919 --> 00:24:24.799
 the land

00:24:24.799 --> 00:24:25.379
 of Canaan

00:24:25.379 --> 00:24:25.980
 as far as

00:24:25.980 --> 00:24:26.419
 he could see

00:24:26.419 --> 00:24:26.940
 from east

00:24:26.940 --> 00:24:27.539
 to west

00:24:27.539 --> 00:24:28.000
 and north

00:24:28.000 --> 00:24:28.480
 and south

00:24:28.480 --> 00:24:28.779
 God

00:24:28.779 --> 00:24:29.839
 promised him

00:24:29.839 --> 00:24:30.619
 this land

00:24:30.619 --> 00:24:31.359
 and now

00:24:31.359 --> 00:24:32.379
 finally

00:24:32.379 --> 00:24:32.819
 he gets

00:24:32.819 --> 00:24:33.740
 this little

00:24:33.740 --> 00:24:34.839
 sliver

00:24:34.839 --> 00:24:35.740
 of fulfillment

00:24:35.740 --> 00:24:36.619
 it's not much

00:24:36.619 --> 00:24:37.279
 just a cave

00:24:37.279 --> 00:24:38.240
 just a field

00:24:38.240 --> 00:24:39.740
 just some trees

00:24:39.740 --> 00:24:40.859
 but it's something

00:24:40.859 --> 00:24:42.559
 he has a piece

00:24:42.559 --> 00:24:43.099
 of land

00:24:43.099 --> 00:24:43.879
 here in Canaan

00:24:43.880 --> 00:24:47.040
 Abraham

00:24:47.040 --> 00:24:47.920
 doesn't turn

00:24:47.920 --> 00:24:48.560
 back home

00:24:48.560 --> 00:24:49.380
 because God

00:24:49.380 --> 00:24:50.340
 promised him

00:24:50.340 --> 00:24:51.520
 this land

00:24:51.520 --> 00:24:52.540
 would be his

00:24:52.540 --> 00:24:54.800
 he believes

00:24:54.800 --> 00:24:55.220
 him

00:24:55.220 --> 00:24:57.780
 more specifically

00:24:57.780 --> 00:24:59.100
 Abraham believes

00:24:59.100 --> 00:24:59.880
 that these

00:24:59.880 --> 00:25:00.560
 promises

00:25:00.560 --> 00:25:01.840
 extend

00:25:01.840 --> 00:25:02.740
 even

00:25:02.740 --> 00:25:03.500
 beyond

00:25:03.500 --> 00:25:04.720
 the grave

00:25:04.720 --> 00:25:06.060
 think about it

00:25:06.060 --> 00:25:07.660
 Abraham's

00:25:07.660 --> 00:25:08.140
 going to be dead

00:25:08.140 --> 00:25:09.300
 within 40 years

00:25:09.299 --> 00:25:11.599
 how easy

00:25:11.599 --> 00:25:12.119
 would it have

00:25:12.119 --> 00:25:12.599
 been for him

00:25:12.599 --> 00:25:13.079
 just to go

00:25:13.079 --> 00:25:13.480
 home

00:25:13.480 --> 00:25:14.359
 bury his

00:25:14.359 --> 00:25:14.799
 wife

00:25:14.799 --> 00:25:15.480
 live out

00:25:15.480 --> 00:25:16.039
 his years

00:25:16.039 --> 00:25:16.539
 around his

00:25:16.539 --> 00:25:17.059
 kinsmen

00:25:17.059 --> 00:25:17.980
 die in

00:25:17.980 --> 00:25:18.399
 peace

00:25:18.399 --> 00:25:18.799
 but that

00:25:18.799 --> 00:25:19.240
 seems like

00:25:19.240 --> 00:25:19.740
 a reasonable

00:25:19.740 --> 00:25:20.379
 thing to do

00:25:20.379 --> 00:25:21.460
 doesn't it

00:25:21.460 --> 00:25:23.259
 it's clear

00:25:23.259 --> 00:25:23.720
 to me

00:25:23.720 --> 00:25:25.059
 nothing is

00:25:25.059 --> 00:25:25.500
 clear to

00:25:25.500 --> 00:25:25.899
 Abraham

00:25:25.899 --> 00:25:26.980
 he is not

00:25:26.980 --> 00:25:27.579
 going to

00:25:27.579 --> 00:25:28.259
 get to

00:25:28.259 --> 00:25:28.960
 enjoy the

00:25:28.960 --> 00:25:29.519
 fullness

00:25:29.519 --> 00:25:30.299
 of these

00:25:30.299 --> 00:25:30.960
 promises

00:25:30.960 --> 00:25:32.079
 in this

00:25:32.079 --> 00:25:32.619
 life

00:25:32.619 --> 00:25:33.039
 is he

00:25:33.039 --> 00:25:34.720
 Abraham

00:25:34.720 --> 00:25:35.279
 won't get

00:25:35.279 --> 00:25:35.819
 to see

00:25:35.819 --> 00:25:36.519
 the multitude

00:25:36.519 --> 00:25:37.279
 he won't get

00:25:37.279 --> 00:25:37.799
 to enjoy

00:25:37.799 --> 00:25:38.359
 life

00:25:38.359 --> 00:25:38.920
 in the

00:25:38.920 --> 00:25:39.339
 promised

00:25:39.339 --> 00:25:39.740
 land

00:25:39.740 --> 00:25:40.440
 not now

00:25:40.440 --> 00:25:42.279
 but he

00:25:42.279 --> 00:25:42.859
 does this

00:25:42.859 --> 00:25:43.339
 because he

00:25:43.339 --> 00:25:43.799
 believes

00:25:43.799 --> 00:25:44.680
 by faith

00:25:44.680 --> 00:25:45.559
 that even

00:25:45.559 --> 00:25:46.420
 death

00:25:46.420 --> 00:25:47.480
 cannot

00:25:47.480 --> 00:25:48.259
 nullify

00:25:48.259 --> 00:25:48.940
 the promises

00:25:48.940 --> 00:25:49.559
 of God

00:25:49.559 --> 00:25:52.019
 listen again

00:25:52.019 --> 00:25:52.359
 to what

00:25:52.359 --> 00:25:53.059
 it says

00:25:53.059 --> 00:25:53.420
 in Hebrews

00:25:53.420 --> 00:25:54.099
 chapter 11

00:25:54.099 --> 00:25:54.539
 the passage

00:25:54.539 --> 00:25:55.200
 that was read

00:25:55.200 --> 00:25:55.660
 this morning

00:25:55.660 --> 00:25:57.160
 it says

00:25:57.160 --> 00:25:57.960
 by faith

00:25:57.960 --> 00:25:58.759
 he

00:25:58.759 --> 00:25:59.339
 Abraham

00:25:59.339 --> 00:25:59.980
 went to

00:25:59.980 --> 00:26:00.359
 live in

00:26:00.359 --> 00:26:00.740
 the land

00:26:00.740 --> 00:26:01.379
 of promise

00:26:01.379 --> 00:26:02.359
 as in a

00:26:02.359 --> 00:26:03.059
 foreign land

00:26:03.059 --> 00:26:03.639
 living in

00:26:03.639 --> 00:26:03.940
 tents

00:26:03.940 --> 00:26:04.680
 with Isaac

00:26:04.680 --> 00:26:05.379
 and Jacob

00:26:05.379 --> 00:26:06.460
 heirs

00:26:06.460 --> 00:26:06.920
 with him

00:26:06.920 --> 00:26:07.220
 of the

00:26:07.220 --> 00:26:07.559
 same

00:26:07.559 --> 00:26:08.120
 promise

00:26:08.120 --> 00:26:08.579
 why

00:26:08.579 --> 00:26:09.819
 verse 10

00:26:09.819 --> 00:26:11.059
 for he

00:26:11.059 --> 00:26:11.539
 was looking

00:26:11.539 --> 00:26:12.140
 forward to

00:26:12.140 --> 00:26:12.559
 the city

00:26:12.559 --> 00:26:13.120
 that has

00:26:13.120 --> 00:26:13.920
 foundations

00:26:13.920 --> 00:26:15.259
 whose designer

00:26:15.259 --> 00:26:16.160
 and builder

00:26:16.160 --> 00:26:17.220
 is God

00:26:17.220 --> 00:26:17.600
 is that

00:26:17.600 --> 00:26:18.059
 Canaan

00:26:18.059 --> 00:26:19.980
 no

00:26:19.980 --> 00:26:21.480
 keep reading

00:26:21.480 --> 00:26:23.380
 these all

00:26:23.380 --> 00:26:24.220
 died in

00:26:24.220 --> 00:26:24.840
 faith

00:26:24.840 --> 00:26:25.960
 not having

00:26:25.960 --> 00:26:26.740
 received the

00:26:26.740 --> 00:26:27.640
 things promised

00:26:27.640 --> 00:26:28.640
 but having

00:26:28.640 --> 00:26:29.700
 seen them

00:26:29.700 --> 00:26:30.200
 and greeted

00:26:30.200 --> 00:26:30.740
 them from

00:26:30.740 --> 00:26:31.340
 afar

00:26:31.340 --> 00:26:32.200
 and having

00:26:32.200 --> 00:26:32.779
 acknowledged

00:26:32.779 --> 00:26:33.220
 that they

00:26:33.220 --> 00:26:33.880
 were strangers

00:26:33.880 --> 00:26:34.660
 and exiles

00:26:34.660 --> 00:26:35.380
 on the earth

00:26:35.380 --> 00:26:36.800
 for people

00:26:36.800 --> 00:26:37.420
 who speak

00:26:37.420 --> 00:26:37.840
 thus

00:26:37.840 --> 00:26:38.180
 make it

00:26:38.180 --> 00:26:38.440
 clear

00:26:38.440 --> 00:26:38.720
 that they

00:26:38.720 --> 00:26:39.240
 are seeking

00:26:39.240 --> 00:26:40.080
 a homeland

00:26:40.080 --> 00:26:41.200
 if they

00:26:41.200 --> 00:26:41.400
 had been

00:26:41.400 --> 00:26:41.660
 thinking

00:26:41.660 --> 00:26:41.940
 of that

00:26:41.940 --> 00:26:42.180
 land

00:26:42.180 --> 00:26:42.520
 from which

00:26:42.520 --> 00:26:42.800
 they had

00:26:42.800 --> 00:26:43.260
 gone out

00:26:43.260 --> 00:26:43.540
 they would

00:26:43.540 --> 00:26:43.760
 have had

00:26:43.760 --> 00:26:44.260
 opportunity

00:26:44.260 --> 00:26:45.020
 to return

00:26:45.020 --> 00:26:46.400
 but as

00:26:46.400 --> 00:26:46.820
 it is

00:26:46.820 --> 00:26:47.600
 they desire

00:26:47.600 --> 00:26:48.440
 a better

00:26:48.440 --> 00:26:49.300
 country

00:26:49.300 --> 00:26:49.920
 that is

00:26:49.920 --> 00:26:50.880
 a heavenly

00:26:50.880 --> 00:26:51.660
 one

00:26:51.660 --> 00:26:53.080
 therefore

00:26:53.080 --> 00:26:53.500
 God

00:26:53.500 --> 00:26:53.780
 is not

00:26:53.780 --> 00:26:54.180
 ashamed

00:26:54.180 --> 00:26:54.600
 to be

00:26:54.600 --> 00:26:54.860
 called

00:26:54.860 --> 00:26:55.120
 their

00:26:55.120 --> 00:26:55.620
 God

00:26:55.620 --> 00:26:56.480
 for he

00:26:56.480 --> 00:26:56.700
 has

00:26:56.700 --> 00:26:57.220
 prepared

00:26:57.220 --> 00:26:58.060
 for them

00:26:58.060 --> 00:26:59.480
 a city

00:26:59.480 --> 00:27:02.220
 church

00:27:02.220 --> 00:27:02.900
 Abraham's

00:27:02.900 --> 00:27:03.519
 promised

00:27:03.519 --> 00:27:04.480
 land

00:27:04.480 --> 00:27:05.720
 and

00:27:05.720 --> 00:27:06.519
 our

00:27:06.519 --> 00:27:07.599
 promised

00:27:07.599 --> 00:27:08.240
 land

00:27:08.240 --> 00:27:09.019
 is much

00:27:09.019 --> 00:27:09.839
 bigger

00:27:09.839 --> 00:27:10.700
 much

00:27:10.700 --> 00:27:11.519
 better

00:27:11.519 --> 00:27:12.380
 much

00:27:12.380 --> 00:27:12.720
 more

00:27:12.720 --> 00:27:13.420
 glorious

00:27:13.420 --> 00:27:13.819
 than

00:27:13.819 --> 00:27:14.339
 Canaan

00:27:14.339 --> 00:27:16.400
 and here

00:27:16.400 --> 00:27:16.779
 he gets

00:27:16.779 --> 00:27:17.240
 just the

00:27:17.240 --> 00:27:17.740
 smallest

00:27:17.740 --> 00:27:18.539
 sliver

00:27:18.539 --> 00:27:18.900
 of what

00:27:18.900 --> 00:27:19.160
 God

00:27:19.160 --> 00:27:19.559
 has in

00:27:19.559 --> 00:27:19.819
 store

00:27:19.819 --> 00:27:20.420
 for him

00:27:20.420 --> 00:27:21.539
 but Abraham

00:27:21.539 --> 00:27:22.140
 believed

00:27:22.140 --> 00:27:22.759
 by faith

00:27:22.759 --> 00:27:23.200
 God's

00:27:23.200 --> 00:27:23.720
 promises

00:27:23.720 --> 00:27:24.380
 to him

00:27:24.380 --> 00:27:25.059
 extend

00:27:25.059 --> 00:27:26.220
 even

00:27:26.220 --> 00:27:26.839
 beyond

00:27:26.839 --> 00:27:27.720
 the grave

00:27:27.720 --> 00:27:30.259
 do you

00:27:30.259 --> 00:27:30.660
 believe

00:27:30.660 --> 00:27:31.059
 that

00:27:31.059 --> 00:27:34.100
 do you

00:27:34.100 --> 00:27:34.460
 believe

00:27:34.460 --> 00:27:35.000
 that God's

00:27:35.000 --> 00:27:35.440
 promises

00:27:35.440 --> 00:27:36.240
 to you

00:27:36.240 --> 00:27:38.019
 do not

00:27:38.019 --> 00:27:38.539
 end at

00:27:38.539 --> 00:27:39.000
 death

00:27:39.000 --> 00:27:41.100
 but will

00:27:41.100 --> 00:27:42.059
 blossom

00:27:42.059 --> 00:27:43.299
 and multiply

00:27:43.299 --> 00:27:43.819
 in ways

00:27:43.819 --> 00:27:44.000
 that we

00:27:44.000 --> 00:27:44.460
 can hardly

00:27:44.460 --> 00:27:45.259
 fathom

00:27:45.259 --> 00:27:45.720
 in the

00:27:45.720 --> 00:27:46.160
 age to

00:27:46.160 --> 00:27:46.480
 come

00:27:46.480 --> 00:27:46.900
 do you

00:27:46.900 --> 00:27:47.180
 believe

00:27:47.180 --> 00:27:47.600
 that

00:27:47.600 --> 00:27:50.180
 Abraham

00:27:50.180 --> 00:27:50.480
 didn't

00:27:50.480 --> 00:27:50.799
 quite

00:27:50.799 --> 00:27:51.339
 know

00:27:51.339 --> 00:27:51.920
 how

00:27:51.920 --> 00:27:52.259
 but by

00:27:52.259 --> 00:27:52.660
 faith

00:27:52.660 --> 00:27:53.339
 he trusted

00:27:53.339 --> 00:27:53.759
 yes

00:27:53.759 --> 00:27:54.180
 God's

00:27:54.180 --> 00:27:54.620
 promises

00:27:54.620 --> 00:27:55.240
 will

00:27:55.240 --> 00:27:55.700
 not

00:27:55.700 --> 00:27:56.120
 fail

00:27:56.120 --> 00:27:56.620
 every

00:27:56.620 --> 00:27:57.079
 word

00:27:57.079 --> 00:27:57.360
 of the

00:27:57.359 --> 00:27:57.619
 Lord

00:27:57.619 --> 00:27:57.839
 will

00:27:57.839 --> 00:27:58.179
 prove

00:27:58.179 --> 00:27:58.599
 true

00:27:58.599 --> 00:27:59.099
 he

00:27:59.099 --> 00:27:59.279
 will

00:27:59.279 --> 00:27:59.759
 accomplish

00:27:59.759 --> 00:28:00.459
 all

00:28:00.459 --> 00:28:00.719
 that

00:28:00.719 --> 00:28:00.899
 he

00:28:00.899 --> 00:28:01.399
 promised

00:28:01.399 --> 00:28:01.819
 Abraham

00:28:01.819 --> 00:28:02.179
 didn't

00:28:02.179 --> 00:28:02.639
 clearly

00:28:02.639 --> 00:28:03.079
 see

00:28:03.079 --> 00:28:03.419
 how

00:28:03.419 --> 00:28:03.619
 the

00:28:03.619 --> 00:28:03.939
 church

00:28:03.939 --> 00:28:04.099
 on

00:28:04.099 --> 00:28:04.339
 this

00:28:04.339 --> 00:28:04.659
 side

00:28:04.659 --> 00:28:04.799
 of

00:28:04.799 --> 00:28:04.919
 the

00:28:04.919 --> 00:28:05.319
 cross

00:28:05.319 --> 00:28:05.619
 we

00:28:05.619 --> 00:28:06.099
 do

00:28:06.099 --> 00:28:08.019
 where

00:28:08.019 --> 00:28:08.159
 do

00:28:08.159 --> 00:28:08.319
 we

00:28:08.319 --> 00:28:08.639
 look

00:28:08.639 --> 00:28:08.819
 for

00:28:08.819 --> 00:28:09.500
 assurance

00:28:09.500 --> 00:28:10.240
 of

00:28:10.240 --> 00:28:10.539
 all

00:28:10.539 --> 00:28:10.699
 of

00:28:10.699 --> 00:28:11.019
 God's

00:28:11.019 --> 00:28:11.479
 promises

00:28:11.479 --> 00:28:13.879
 where

00:28:13.879 --> 00:28:14.000
 do

00:28:14.000 --> 00:28:14.119
 we

00:28:14.119 --> 00:28:14.419
 look

00:28:14.419 --> 00:28:14.740
 to be

00:28:14.740 --> 00:28:15.219
 reminded

00:28:15.219 --> 00:28:15.519
 that

00:28:15.519 --> 00:28:15.759
 even

00:28:15.759 --> 00:28:16.199
 death

00:28:16.199 --> 00:28:16.779
 can't

00:28:16.779 --> 00:28:17.459
 overcome

00:28:17.459 --> 00:28:17.699
 his

00:28:17.699 --> 00:28:18.099
 promises

00:28:18.099 --> 00:28:18.359
 to

00:28:18.359 --> 00:28:18.779
 us

00:28:18.779 --> 00:28:20.939
 that

00:28:20.939 --> 00:28:21.099
 his

00:28:21.099 --> 00:28:21.439
 word

00:28:21.439 --> 00:28:21.619
 is

00:28:21.619 --> 00:28:22.000
 good

00:28:22.000 --> 00:28:22.219
 and

00:28:22.219 --> 00:28:22.979
 trustworthy

00:28:22.979 --> 00:28:23.919
 and

00:28:23.919 --> 00:28:24.279
 true

00:28:24.279 --> 00:28:24.679
 no matter

00:28:24.679 --> 00:28:25.079
 what's

00:28:25.079 --> 00:28:25.539
 gained

00:28:25.539 --> 00:28:25.539


00:28:25.539 --> 00:28:26.079
 or lost

00:28:26.079 --> 00:28:26.079


00:28:26.079 --> 00:28:26.399
 in this

00:28:26.399 --> 00:28:26.719
 life

00:28:26.720 --> 00:28:27.019
 where do

00:28:27.019 --> 00:28:27.120
 we

00:28:27.120 --> 00:28:27.400
 look

00:28:27.400 --> 00:28:27.839
 church

00:28:27.839 --> 00:28:29.360
 we

00:28:29.360 --> 00:28:29.779
 look

00:28:29.779 --> 00:28:30.160
 to

00:28:30.160 --> 00:28:30.740
 Christ

00:28:30.740 --> 00:28:31.600
 Jesus

00:28:31.600 --> 00:28:32.980
 to

00:28:32.980 --> 00:28:33.299
 see

00:28:33.299 --> 00:28:33.839
 God's

00:28:33.839 --> 00:28:34.339
 promises

00:28:34.339 --> 00:28:35.319
 extend

00:28:35.319 --> 00:28:35.900
 even

00:28:35.900 --> 00:28:36.460
 beyond

00:28:36.460 --> 00:28:36.720
 the

00:28:36.720 --> 00:28:37.079
 grave

00:28:37.079 --> 00:28:37.500
 what's

00:28:37.500 --> 00:28:37.640
 the

00:28:37.640 --> 00:28:37.940
 answer

00:28:37.940 --> 00:28:38.120
 to

00:28:38.120 --> 00:28:38.240
 the

00:28:38.240 --> 00:28:38.559
 problem

00:28:38.559 --> 00:28:38.779
 of

00:28:38.779 --> 00:28:39.160
 death

00:28:39.160 --> 00:28:40.519
 there's

00:28:40.519 --> 00:28:40.759
 only

00:28:40.759 --> 00:28:41.220
 one

00:28:41.220 --> 00:28:43.220
 Christ

00:28:43.220 --> 00:28:43.680
 Jesus

00:28:43.680 --> 00:28:43.980
 has

00:28:43.980 --> 00:28:44.480
 conquered

00:28:44.480 --> 00:28:45.019
 sin

00:28:45.019 --> 00:28:45.180
 and

00:28:45.180 --> 00:28:45.559
 overcome

00:28:45.559 --> 00:28:45.960
 the

00:28:45.960 --> 00:28:46.559
 grave

00:28:46.559 --> 00:28:48.059
 he

00:28:48.059 --> 00:28:48.279
 has

00:28:48.279 --> 00:28:48.660
 lived

00:28:48.660 --> 00:28:49.519
 sinlessly

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 the

00:28:49.759 --> 00:28:49.940
 only

00:28:49.940 --> 00:28:50.299
 person

00:28:50.299 --> 00:28:50.600
 not

00:28:50.600 --> 00:28:50.779
 to

00:28:50.779 --> 00:28:51.259
 earn

00:28:51.259 --> 00:28:51.640
 death

00:28:51.640 --> 00:28:51.860
 by

00:28:51.860 --> 00:28:52.140
 his

00:28:52.140 --> 00:28:52.500
 sin

00:28:52.500 --> 00:28:52.660
 and

00:28:52.660 --> 00:28:52.819
 yet

00:28:52.819 --> 00:28:53.019
 he

00:28:53.019 --> 00:28:53.500
 died

00:28:53.500 --> 00:28:53.660
 in

00:28:53.660 --> 00:28:53.819
 our

00:28:53.819 --> 00:28:54.339
 place

00:28:54.339 --> 00:28:54.799
 and

00:28:54.799 --> 00:28:55.360
 rose

00:28:55.360 --> 00:28:55.600
 from

00:28:55.600 --> 00:28:55.779
 the

00:28:55.779 --> 00:28:56.240
 grave

00:28:56.240 --> 00:28:58.019
 to

00:28:58.019 --> 00:28:58.279
 save

00:28:58.279 --> 00:28:58.759
 sinners

00:28:58.759 --> 00:28:59.339
 like

00:28:59.339 --> 00:28:59.599
 us

00:28:59.599 --> 00:28:59.819
 by

00:28:59.819 --> 00:29:00.200
 faith

00:29:00.200 --> 00:29:01.339
 in

00:29:01.339 --> 00:29:01.619
 him

00:29:01.619 --> 00:29:01.759
 do

00:29:01.759 --> 00:29:01.799
 you

00:29:01.799 --> 00:29:01.899
 want

00:29:01.899 --> 00:29:01.980
 to

00:29:01.980 --> 00:29:02.079
 know

00:29:02.079 --> 00:29:02.259
 the

00:29:02.259 --> 00:29:02.660
 solution

00:29:02.660 --> 00:29:02.920
 to

00:29:02.920 --> 00:29:03.039
 the

00:29:03.039 --> 00:29:03.379
 problem

00:29:03.379 --> 00:29:03.599
 of

00:29:03.599 --> 00:29:03.899
 death

00:29:03.899 --> 00:29:04.119
 it

00:29:04.119 --> 00:29:04.359
 is

00:29:04.359 --> 00:29:04.899
 Christ

00:29:04.899 --> 00:29:05.639
 Jesus

00:29:05.639 --> 00:29:06.139
 the

00:29:06.139 --> 00:29:06.539
 Lord

00:29:06.539 --> 00:29:07.279
 Christ

00:29:07.279 --> 00:29:07.660
 is

00:29:07.660 --> 00:29:07.879
 the

00:29:07.879 --> 00:29:08.420
 resurrection

00:29:08.420 --> 00:29:08.859
 and the

00:29:08.859 --> 00:29:09.259
 life

00:29:09.259 --> 00:29:11.660
 we know

00:29:11.660 --> 00:29:11.940
 that

00:29:11.940 --> 00:29:12.279
 God's

00:29:12.279 --> 00:29:12.740
 promises

00:29:12.740 --> 00:29:13.119
 to

00:29:13.119 --> 00:29:13.460
 us

00:29:13.460 --> 00:29:14.279
 extend

00:29:14.279 --> 00:29:14.720
 beyond

00:29:14.720 --> 00:29:14.899
 the

00:29:14.899 --> 00:29:15.259
 grave

00:29:15.259 --> 00:29:15.639
 because

00:29:15.639 --> 00:29:16.180
 Christ

00:29:16.180 --> 00:29:16.899
 himself

00:29:16.899 --> 00:29:17.160
 is

00:29:17.160 --> 00:29:17.700
 living

00:29:17.700 --> 00:29:18.359
 proof

00:29:18.359 --> 00:29:18.559
 and

00:29:18.559 --> 00:29:18.700
 so

00:29:18.700 --> 00:29:18.879
 we

00:29:18.879 --> 00:29:19.119
 say

00:29:19.119 --> 00:29:19.319
 with

00:29:19.319 --> 00:29:19.680
 Paul

00:29:19.680 --> 00:29:19.899
 in

00:29:19.899 --> 00:29:20.160
 Romans

00:29:20.160 --> 00:29:20.460
 chapter

00:29:20.460 --> 00:29:20.779
 8

00:29:25.779 --> 00:29:26.539
 nor

00:29:26.539 --> 00:29:27.099
 angels

00:29:27.099 --> 00:29:27.519
 nor

00:29:27.519 --> 00:29:28.019
 rulers

00:29:28.019 --> 00:29:29.519
 nor

00:29:29.519 --> 00:29:29.779
 things

00:29:29.779 --> 00:29:30.319
 present

00:29:30.319 --> 00:29:30.619
 nor

00:29:30.619 --> 00:29:31.059
 things

00:29:31.059 --> 00:29:31.619
 to

00:29:31.619 --> 00:29:32.059
 come

00:29:32.059 --> 00:29:32.579
 nor

00:29:32.579 --> 00:29:33.579
 height

00:29:33.579 --> 00:29:34.139
 nor

00:29:34.139 --> 00:29:34.579
 depth

00:29:34.579 --> 00:29:34.879
 nor

00:29:34.879 --> 00:29:35.319
 anything

00:29:35.319 --> 00:29:35.819
 else

00:29:35.819 --> 00:29:35.960
 in

00:29:35.960 --> 00:29:36.259
 all

00:29:36.259 --> 00:29:36.859
 creation

00:29:36.859 --> 00:29:37.579
 will be

00:29:37.579 --> 00:29:38.119
 able to

00:29:38.119 --> 00:29:39.000
 separate us

00:29:39.000 --> 00:29:39.399
 from the

00:29:39.399 --> 00:29:39.759
 love of

00:29:39.759 --> 00:29:40.119
 God

00:29:40.119 --> 00:29:40.599
 in

00:29:40.599 --> 00:29:41.039
 Christ

00:29:41.039 --> 00:29:41.819
 Jesus

00:29:41.819 --> 00:29:42.740
 our

00:29:42.740 --> 00:29:43.180
 Lord

00:29:43.180 --> 00:29:46.299
 Christ

00:29:46.299 --> 00:29:46.839
 has

00:29:46.839 --> 00:29:47.339
 conquered

00:29:47.339 --> 00:29:48.119
 death

00:29:48.119 --> 00:29:49.619
 for us

00:29:49.619 --> 00:29:51.220
 and

00:29:51.220 --> 00:29:51.960
 because of

00:29:51.960 --> 00:29:52.299
 this

00:29:52.299 --> 00:29:52.740
 we

00:29:52.740 --> 00:29:52.759
 we

00:29:52.759 --> 00:29:53.079
 get

00:29:53.079 --> 00:29:53.279
 to

00:29:53.279 --> 00:29:53.500
 look

00:29:53.500 --> 00:29:54.039
 forward

00:29:54.039 --> 00:29:54.419
 to

00:29:54.419 --> 00:29:54.619
 the

00:29:54.619 --> 00:29:55.180
 future

00:29:55.180 --> 00:29:56.000
 fulfillment

00:29:56.000 --> 00:29:56.559
 of

00:29:56.559 --> 00:29:57.099
 all

00:29:57.099 --> 00:29:57.299
 of

00:29:57.299 --> 00:29:57.759
 God's

00:29:57.759 --> 00:29:58.279
 promises

00:29:58.279 --> 00:29:58.980
 at

00:29:58.980 --> 00:29:59.579
 his

00:29:59.579 --> 00:30:00.240
 return

00:30:00.240 --> 00:30:00.659
 you know

00:30:00.659 --> 00:30:01.159
 Christian

00:30:01.159 --> 00:30:01.319
 the

00:30:01.319 --> 00:30:01.839
 challenge

00:30:01.839 --> 00:30:02.460
 for us

00:30:02.460 --> 00:30:05.000
 is that

00:30:05.000 --> 00:30:05.319
 you and

00:30:05.319 --> 00:30:05.740
 I like

00:30:05.740 --> 00:30:06.159
 Abraham

00:30:06.159 --> 00:30:06.919
 we do

00:30:06.919 --> 00:30:07.299
 not

00:30:07.299 --> 00:30:07.740
 enjoy

00:30:07.740 --> 00:30:07.960
 the

00:30:07.960 --> 00:30:08.519
 fullness

00:30:08.519 --> 00:30:08.899
 of

00:30:08.899 --> 00:30:09.279
 God's

00:30:09.279 --> 00:30:09.720
 promises

00:30:09.720 --> 00:30:10.200
 to us

00:30:10.200 --> 00:30:10.339
 in

00:30:10.339 --> 00:30:10.740
 Christ

00:30:10.740 --> 00:30:11.019
 not

00:30:11.019 --> 00:30:11.359
 yet

00:30:11.359 --> 00:30:13.039
 not

00:30:13.039 --> 00:30:13.220
 in

00:30:13.220 --> 00:30:13.440
 this

00:30:13.440 --> 00:30:13.899
 life

00:30:13.899 --> 00:30:15.619
 we

00:30:15.619 --> 00:30:15.919
 get

00:30:15.919 --> 00:30:16.240
 little

00:30:16.240 --> 00:30:17.159
 slivers

00:30:17.159 --> 00:30:17.579
 of it

00:30:17.579 --> 00:30:17.799
 just

00:30:17.799 --> 00:30:18.099
 little

00:30:18.099 --> 00:30:18.619
 little

00:30:18.619 --> 00:30:19.460
 foretaste

00:30:19.460 --> 00:30:19.839
 of it

00:30:19.839 --> 00:30:20.180
 yes

00:30:20.180 --> 00:30:20.700
 we have

00:30:20.700 --> 00:30:20.899
 his

00:30:20.899 --> 00:30:21.359
 spirit

00:30:21.359 --> 00:30:21.559
 in

00:30:21.559 --> 00:30:21.899
 full

00:30:21.899 --> 00:30:22.279
 measure

00:30:22.279 --> 00:30:23.299
 yes

00:30:23.299 --> 00:30:23.599
 we are

00:30:23.599 --> 00:30:24.019
 sons

00:30:24.019 --> 00:30:24.240
 and

00:30:24.240 --> 00:30:24.519
 daughters

00:30:24.519 --> 00:30:24.740
 of

00:30:24.740 --> 00:30:25.039
 God

00:30:25.039 --> 00:30:25.460
 right

00:30:25.460 --> 00:30:25.960
 now

00:30:25.960 --> 00:30:27.000
 yes

00:30:27.000 --> 00:30:27.160
 we

00:30:27.160 --> 00:30:27.339
 get

00:30:27.339 --> 00:30:28.000
 taste

00:30:28.000 --> 00:30:28.500
 of

00:30:28.500 --> 00:30:28.920
 victory

00:30:28.920 --> 00:30:29.259
 over

00:30:29.259 --> 00:30:29.660
 sin

00:30:29.660 --> 00:30:29.819
 we

00:30:29.819 --> 00:30:30.019
 have

00:30:30.019 --> 00:30:30.559
 glimmers

00:30:30.559 --> 00:30:30.879
 of

00:30:30.879 --> 00:30:31.359
 joy

00:30:31.359 --> 00:30:31.539
 we

00:30:31.539 --> 00:30:31.639
 get

00:30:31.639 --> 00:30:31.819
 these

00:30:31.819 --> 00:30:32.599
 partial

00:30:32.599 --> 00:30:33.119
 pictures

00:30:33.119 --> 00:30:33.379
 of

00:30:33.379 --> 00:30:33.519
 our

00:30:33.519 --> 00:30:33.920
 fellowship

00:30:33.920 --> 00:30:34.220
 with

00:30:34.220 --> 00:30:34.660
 one

00:30:34.660 --> 00:30:35.059
 another

00:30:35.059 --> 00:30:35.420
 and

00:30:35.420 --> 00:30:35.639
 our

00:30:35.639 --> 00:30:36.000
 fellowship

00:30:36.000 --> 00:30:36.299
 with

00:30:36.299 --> 00:30:36.579
 him

00:30:36.579 --> 00:30:37.319
 but

00:30:37.319 --> 00:30:38.119
 Christian

00:30:38.119 --> 00:30:39.359
 don't

00:30:39.359 --> 00:30:39.519
 you

00:30:39.519 --> 00:30:39.759
 know

00:30:39.759 --> 00:30:39.980
 the

00:30:39.980 --> 00:30:40.379
 fullness

00:30:40.379 --> 00:30:40.680
 of

00:30:40.680 --> 00:30:40.859
 these

00:30:40.859 --> 00:30:41.319
 promises

00:30:41.319 --> 00:30:41.579
 is

00:30:41.579 --> 00:30:41.759
 yet

00:30:41.759 --> 00:30:41.940
 to

00:30:41.940 --> 00:30:42.259
 come

00:30:42.259 --> 00:30:43.899
 don't

00:30:43.899 --> 00:30:44.039
 you

00:30:44.039 --> 00:30:44.319
 know

00:30:44.319 --> 00:30:44.539
 that

00:30:44.539 --> 00:30:44.879
 there

00:30:44.879 --> 00:30:45.059
 are

00:30:45.059 --> 00:30:45.579
 greater

00:30:45.579 --> 00:30:45.859
 and

00:30:45.859 --> 00:30:46.079
 more

00:30:46.079 --> 00:30:46.660
 glorious

00:30:46.660 --> 00:30:47.279
 truths

00:30:47.279 --> 00:30:47.559
 yet

00:30:47.559 --> 00:30:47.819
 to

00:30:47.819 --> 00:30:48.099
 be

00:30:48.099 --> 00:30:48.579
 fulfilled

00:30:48.579 --> 00:30:48.639
!

00:30:52.279 --> 00:30:52.440
 hardly

00:30:52.440 --> 00:30:52.740
 begin

00:30:52.740 --> 00:30:52.920
 to

00:30:52.920 --> 00:30:53.420
 imagine

00:30:53.420 --> 00:30:55.480
 in a

00:30:55.480 --> 00:30:55.799
 place

00:30:55.799 --> 00:30:56.079
 without

00:30:56.079 --> 00:30:56.839
 the shroud

00:30:56.839 --> 00:30:57.579
 of death

00:30:57.579 --> 00:30:57.940
 and the

00:30:57.940 --> 00:30:58.240
 weight

00:30:58.240 --> 00:30:59.240
 of sin

00:30:59.240 --> 00:31:00.099
 when Christ

00:31:00.099 --> 00:31:00.819
 returns

00:31:00.819 --> 00:31:01.519
 you

00:31:01.519 --> 00:31:02.660
 and I

00:31:02.660 --> 00:31:03.480
 and all

00:31:03.480 --> 00:31:03.799
 who are

00:31:03.799 --> 00:31:04.519
 in Christ

00:31:04.519 --> 00:31:05.639
 will finally

00:31:05.639 --> 00:31:06.660
 and fully

00:31:06.660 --> 00:31:07.980
 know the fullness

00:31:07.980 --> 00:31:08.960
 of God's promises

00:31:08.960 --> 00:31:09.440
 to us

00:31:09.440 --> 00:31:09.799
 in him

00:31:09.799 --> 00:31:12.980
 don't

00:31:12.980 --> 00:31:13.080
 you

00:31:13.080 --> 00:31:13.360
 long

00:31:13.360 --> 00:31:13.519
 for

00:31:13.519 --> 00:31:13.720
 that

00:31:13.720 --> 00:31:14.039
 day

00:31:14.039 --> 00:31:17.539
 God

00:31:17.539 --> 00:31:17.700
 has

00:31:17.700 --> 00:31:18.120
 promised

00:31:18.120 --> 00:31:18.779
 you

00:31:18.779 --> 00:31:19.360
 Christian

00:31:19.360 --> 00:31:19.980
 you

00:31:19.980 --> 00:31:20.160
 will

00:31:20.160 --> 00:31:20.440
 be

00:31:20.440 --> 00:31:21.539
 glorified

00:31:21.539 --> 00:31:22.299
 in his

00:31:22.299 --> 00:31:22.880
 presence

00:31:22.880 --> 00:31:23.519
 can you

00:31:23.519 --> 00:31:23.799
 imagine

00:31:23.799 --> 00:31:24.140
 that

00:31:24.140 --> 00:31:26.420
 God

00:31:26.420 --> 00:31:26.580
 has

00:31:26.580 --> 00:31:26.980
 promised

00:31:26.980 --> 00:31:27.340
 you

00:31:27.340 --> 00:31:28.059
 Christian

00:31:28.059 --> 00:31:28.380
 you

00:31:28.380 --> 00:31:28.620
 will

00:31:28.620 --> 00:31:28.980
 be

00:31:28.980 --> 00:31:30.059
 freed

00:31:30.059 --> 00:31:31.019
 completely

00:31:31.019 --> 00:31:31.700
 from the

00:31:31.700 --> 00:31:32.059
 presence

00:31:32.059 --> 00:31:32.580
 of sin

00:31:32.580 --> 00:31:32.840
 in your

00:31:32.840 --> 00:31:33.220
 life

00:31:33.220 --> 00:31:33.740
 can you

00:31:33.740 --> 00:31:33.920
 even

00:31:33.920 --> 00:31:34.259
 imagine

00:31:34.259 --> 00:31:36.440
 God

00:31:36.440 --> 00:31:36.600
 has

00:31:36.600 --> 00:31:36.960
 promised

00:31:36.960 --> 00:31:37.259
 you

00:31:37.259 --> 00:31:37.779
 Christian

00:31:37.779 --> 00:31:38.279
 death

00:31:38.279 --> 00:31:38.519
 will

00:31:38.519 --> 00:31:38.820
 be

00:31:38.819 --> 00:31:39.279
 no

00:31:39.279 --> 00:31:40.019
 more

00:31:40.019 --> 00:31:41.099
 grief

00:31:41.099 --> 00:31:42.240
 and sadness

00:31:42.240 --> 00:31:42.819
 will be

00:31:42.819 --> 00:31:43.279
 swallowed

00:31:43.279 --> 00:31:43.859
 up

00:31:43.859 --> 00:31:44.339
 God

00:31:44.339 --> 00:31:44.519
 has

00:31:44.519 --> 00:31:44.939
 promised

00:31:44.939 --> 00:31:45.220
 you

00:31:45.220 --> 00:31:45.759
 eternal

00:31:45.759 --> 00:31:46.299
 life

00:31:46.299 --> 00:31:46.619
 with

00:31:46.619 --> 00:31:47.059
 him

00:31:47.059 --> 00:31:47.379
 and

00:31:47.379 --> 00:31:47.579
 with

00:31:47.579 --> 00:31:47.919
 one

00:31:47.919 --> 00:31:48.419
 another

00:31:48.419 --> 00:31:48.779
 in a

00:31:48.779 --> 00:31:49.179
 multitude

00:31:49.179 --> 00:31:49.799
 that no

00:31:49.799 --> 00:31:49.980
 one

00:31:49.980 --> 00:31:50.159
 could

00:31:50.159 --> 00:31:50.599
 count

00:31:50.599 --> 00:31:51.079
 more

00:31:51.079 --> 00:31:51.579
 numerous

00:31:51.579 --> 00:31:51.819
 than

00:31:51.819 --> 00:31:51.980
 the

00:31:51.980 --> 00:31:52.559
 stars

00:31:52.559 --> 00:31:53.500
 in the

00:31:53.500 --> 00:31:53.939
 sky

00:31:53.939 --> 00:31:54.439
 dwelling

00:31:54.439 --> 00:31:55.200
 together

00:31:55.200 --> 00:31:56.220
 in the

00:31:56.220 --> 00:31:56.460
 true

00:31:56.460 --> 00:31:56.899
 promised

00:31:56.899 --> 00:31:57.359
 land

00:31:57.359 --> 00:31:57.700
 the

00:31:57.700 --> 00:31:58.240
 new

00:31:58.240 --> 00:31:58.639
 heavens

00:31:58.639 --> 00:31:58.899
 the

00:31:58.899 --> 00:31:59.079
 new

00:31:59.079 --> 00:31:59.379
 earth

00:31:59.379 --> 00:31:59.500
 and

00:31:59.500 --> 00:31:59.619
 the

00:31:59.619 --> 00:31:59.879
 age

00:31:59.879 --> 00:32:00.059
 to

00:32:00.059 --> 00:32:00.379
 come

00:32:00.379 --> 00:32:03.419
 our

00:32:03.419 --> 00:32:03.720
 hope

00:32:03.720 --> 00:32:04.319
 beyond

00:32:04.319 --> 00:32:04.579
 the

00:32:04.579 --> 00:32:04.919
 grave

00:32:04.919 --> 00:32:05.179
 is

00:32:05.179 --> 00:32:05.619
 tied

00:32:05.619 --> 00:32:06.099
 up

00:32:06.099 --> 00:32:06.619
 with

00:32:06.619 --> 00:32:06.799
 a

00:32:06.799 --> 00:32:07.279
 king

00:32:07.279 --> 00:32:07.720
 who

00:32:07.720 --> 00:32:08.399
 conquered

00:32:08.400 --> 00:32:08.800
 the

00:32:08.800 --> 00:32:09.320
 grave

00:32:09.320 --> 00:32:10.920
 as

00:32:10.920 --> 00:32:11.259
 long

00:32:11.259 --> 00:32:11.500
 as

00:32:11.500 --> 00:32:11.720
 he

00:32:11.720 --> 00:32:12.200
 lives

00:32:12.200 --> 00:32:12.580
 God's

00:32:12.580 --> 00:32:13.019
 promises

00:32:13.019 --> 00:32:13.280
 to

00:32:13.280 --> 00:32:13.540
 us

00:32:13.540 --> 00:32:14.000
 live

00:32:14.000 --> 00:32:14.580
 with

00:32:14.580 --> 00:32:15.320
 him

00:32:15.320 --> 00:32:15.720
 this is

00:32:15.720 --> 00:32:15.960
 good

00:32:15.960 --> 00:32:16.259
 news

00:32:16.259 --> 00:32:16.660
 for us

00:32:16.660 --> 00:32:17.019
 church

00:32:17.019 --> 00:32:19.660
 one day

00:32:19.660 --> 00:32:20.200
 we believe

00:32:20.200 --> 00:32:20.640
 Christ

00:32:20.640 --> 00:32:21.400
 will come

00:32:21.400 --> 00:32:22.040
 for his

00:32:22.040 --> 00:32:22.560
 bride

00:32:22.560 --> 00:32:24.280
 we will

00:32:24.280 --> 00:32:24.780
 feast

00:32:24.780 --> 00:32:25.200
 with him

00:32:25.200 --> 00:32:25.440
 at the

00:32:25.440 --> 00:32:25.640
 wedding

00:32:25.640 --> 00:32:25.980
 supper

00:32:25.980 --> 00:32:26.360
 of the

00:32:26.360 --> 00:32:26.620
 lamb

00:32:26.620 --> 00:32:26.920
 don't

00:32:26.920 --> 00:32:27.019
 you

00:32:27.019 --> 00:32:27.280
 long

00:32:27.280 --> 00:32:27.400
 to

00:32:27.400 --> 00:32:27.500
 be

00:32:27.500 --> 00:32:27.800
 there

00:32:27.800 --> 00:32:29.600
 and

00:32:29.600 --> 00:32:29.740
 we

00:32:29.740 --> 00:32:29.940
 will

00:32:29.940 --> 00:32:30.560
 enjoy

00:32:30.560 --> 00:32:30.820
 the

00:32:30.820 --> 00:32:31.360
 fullness

00:32:31.360 --> 00:32:32.100
 of

00:32:32.100 --> 00:32:32.259
 his

00:32:32.259 --> 00:32:32.820
 presence

00:32:32.820 --> 00:32:33.180
 with

00:32:33.180 --> 00:32:33.460
 us

00:32:33.460 --> 00:32:33.820
 for the

00:32:33.820 --> 00:32:34.220
 rest

00:32:34.220 --> 00:32:34.580
 of

00:32:34.580 --> 00:32:35.300
 eternity

00:32:35.300 --> 00:32:35.820
 truly

00:32:35.820 --> 00:32:36.340
 for us

00:32:36.340 --> 00:32:36.800
 to live

00:32:36.800 --> 00:32:36.960
 as

00:32:36.960 --> 00:32:37.360
 Christ

00:32:37.359 --> 00:32:37.939
 to die

00:32:37.939 --> 00:32:38.719
 is

00:32:38.719 --> 00:32:39.240
 gain

00:32:39.240 --> 00:32:39.779
 do

00:32:39.779 --> 00:32:39.879
 you

00:32:39.879 --> 00:32:40.159
 believe

00:32:40.159 --> 00:32:40.459
 that

00:32:40.459 --> 00:32:44.279
 I was

00:32:44.279 --> 00:32:44.439
 putting

00:32:44.439 --> 00:32:44.619
 our

00:32:44.619 --> 00:32:44.859
 boys

00:32:44.859 --> 00:32:45.500
 to bed

00:32:45.500 --> 00:32:45.879
 the other

00:32:45.879 --> 00:32:46.119
 night

00:32:46.119 --> 00:32:46.359
 and you

00:32:46.359 --> 00:32:46.819
 get

00:32:46.819 --> 00:32:47.119
 every

00:32:47.119 --> 00:32:47.299
 now

00:32:47.299 --> 00:32:47.419
 and

00:32:47.419 --> 00:32:47.799
 mostly

00:32:47.799 --> 00:32:48.019
 it's

00:32:48.019 --> 00:32:48.479
 chaos

00:32:48.479 --> 00:32:48.959
 right

00:32:48.959 --> 00:32:49.500
 every

00:32:49.500 --> 00:32:49.740
 now

00:32:49.740 --> 00:32:49.879
 and

00:32:49.879 --> 00:32:50.019
 then

00:32:50.019 --> 00:32:50.159
 you

00:32:50.159 --> 00:32:50.299
 get

00:32:50.299 --> 00:32:50.500
 these

00:32:50.500 --> 00:32:50.819
 sweet

00:32:50.819 --> 00:32:51.500
 moments

00:32:51.500 --> 00:32:52.599
 sometimes

00:32:52.599 --> 00:32:52.959
 at

00:32:52.959 --> 00:32:53.259
 bedtime

00:32:53.259 --> 00:32:53.619
 I

00:32:53.619 --> 00:32:53.899
 was

00:32:53.899 --> 00:32:54.599
 competing

00:32:54.599 --> 00:32:54.979
 with

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 one

00:32:55.240 --> 00:32:55.419
 of

00:32:55.419 --> 00:32:55.679
 them

00:32:55.679 --> 00:32:56.039
 about

00:32:56.039 --> 00:32:56.679
 who

00:32:56.679 --> 00:32:57.039
 loved

00:32:57.039 --> 00:32:57.199
 the

00:32:57.199 --> 00:32:57.399
 other

00:32:57.399 --> 00:32:57.619
 one

00:32:57.619 --> 00:32:57.939
 more

00:32:57.939 --> 00:32:58.399
 right

00:32:58.399 --> 00:32:58.599
 we

00:32:58.599 --> 00:32:58.959
 do

00:32:58.959 --> 00:32:59.259
 that

00:32:59.259 --> 00:33:00.199
 and

00:33:00.199 --> 00:33:00.339
 he

00:33:00.339 --> 00:33:00.659
 said

00:33:00.659 --> 00:33:01.259
 dad

00:33:01.259 --> 00:33:01.539
 I

00:33:01.539 --> 00:33:01.740
 will

00:33:01.740 --> 00:33:02.079
 love

00:33:02.079 --> 00:33:02.279
 you

00:33:02.279 --> 00:33:02.659
 even

00:33:02.659 --> 00:33:02.979
 when

00:33:02.979 --> 00:33:03.179
 you're

00:33:03.179 --> 00:33:03.659
 dead

00:33:03.660 --> 00:33:11.820
 and I

00:33:11.820 --> 00:33:12.120
 was able

00:33:12.120 --> 00:33:12.440
 to say

00:33:12.440 --> 00:33:12.740
 son

00:33:12.740 --> 00:33:13.200
 I'll

00:33:13.200 --> 00:33:13.400
 love

00:33:13.400 --> 00:33:13.600
 you

00:33:13.600 --> 00:33:13.920
 even

00:33:13.920 --> 00:33:14.100
 when

00:33:14.100 --> 00:33:14.259
 I'm

00:33:14.259 --> 00:33:14.500
 dead

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 it's

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 a promise

00:33:18.660 --> 00:33:20.759
 it's

00:33:20.759 --> 00:33:21.140
 a promise

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 that can

00:33:21.460 --> 00:33:21.940
 only

00:33:21.940 --> 00:33:22.820
 be kept

00:33:22.820 --> 00:33:23.420
 in

00:33:23.420 --> 00:33:23.960
 Christ

00:33:23.960 --> 00:33:26.120
 the

00:33:26.120 --> 00:33:26.559
 power

00:33:26.559 --> 00:33:27.279
 of

00:33:27.279 --> 00:33:27.460
 the

00:33:27.460 --> 00:33:28.019
 resurrected

00:33:28.019 --> 00:33:28.559
 Lord

00:33:28.559 --> 00:33:29.799
 eternal

00:33:29.799 --> 00:33:30.380
 life

00:33:30.380 --> 00:33:30.759
 in the

00:33:30.759 --> 00:33:31.120
 age

00:33:31.120 --> 00:33:31.319
 to

00:33:31.319 --> 00:33:31.600
 come

00:33:31.600 --> 00:33:32.000
 God's

00:33:32.000 --> 00:33:32.460
 promises

00:33:32.460 --> 00:33:32.720
 to

00:33:32.720 --> 00:33:33.000
 us

00:33:33.000 --> 00:33:33.220
 do

00:33:33.220 --> 00:33:33.480
 not

00:33:33.480 --> 00:33:33.720
 end

00:33:33.720 --> 00:33:33.940
 at

00:33:33.940 --> 00:33:34.380
 death

00:33:34.380 --> 00:33:36.220
 life

00:33:36.220 --> 00:33:36.779
 for the

00:33:36.779 --> 00:33:37.180
 Christian

00:33:37.180 --> 00:33:37.640
 doesn't

00:33:37.640 --> 00:33:37.980
 end

00:33:37.980 --> 00:33:38.299
 at

00:33:38.299 --> 00:33:38.720
 death

00:33:38.720 --> 00:33:40.360
 joy

00:33:40.360 --> 00:33:40.700
 and

00:33:40.700 --> 00:33:41.160
 pleasure

00:33:41.160 --> 00:33:41.860
 do

00:33:41.860 --> 00:33:42.140
 not

00:33:42.140 --> 00:33:42.380
 end

00:33:42.380 --> 00:33:42.600
 at

00:33:42.600 --> 00:33:42.940
 death

00:33:42.940 --> 00:33:43.160
 for

00:33:43.160 --> 00:33:43.360
 you

00:33:43.360 --> 00:33:43.819
 Christian

00:33:43.819 --> 00:33:45.340
 love

00:33:45.340 --> 00:33:45.900
 itself

00:33:45.900 --> 00:33:46.640
 does

00:33:46.640 --> 00:33:46.940
 not

00:33:46.940 --> 00:33:47.319
 end

00:33:47.319 --> 00:33:47.640
 at

00:33:47.640 --> 00:33:48.100
 death

00:33:48.100 --> 00:33:48.720
 life

00:33:48.720 --> 00:33:48.980
 is

00:33:48.980 --> 00:33:49.259
 yet

00:33:49.259 --> 00:33:49.559
 to

00:33:49.559 --> 00:33:49.960
 come

00:33:49.960 --> 00:33:54.960
 do

00:33:54.960 --> 00:33:55.180
 you

00:33:55.180 --> 00:33:55.519
 have

00:33:55.519 --> 00:33:55.900
 certain

00:33:55.900 --> 00:33:56.299
 hope

00:33:56.299 --> 00:33:56.920
 that

00:33:56.920 --> 00:33:57.200
 goes

00:33:57.200 --> 00:33:57.440
 even

00:33:57.440 --> 00:33:57.740
 beyond

00:33:57.740 --> 00:33:57.900
 the

00:33:57.900 --> 00:33:58.240
 grave

00:33:58.240 --> 00:33:59.120
 and

00:33:59.120 --> 00:33:59.240
 if

00:33:59.240 --> 00:33:59.579
 not

00:33:59.579 --> 00:33:59.940
 friend

00:33:59.940 --> 00:34:00.160
 what

00:34:00.160 --> 00:34:00.460
 keeps

00:34:00.460 --> 00:34:00.660
 you

00:34:00.660 --> 00:34:00.880
 from

00:34:00.880 --> 00:34:01.360
 repenting

00:34:01.360 --> 00:34:01.500
 of

00:34:01.500 --> 00:34:01.640
 your

00:34:01.640 --> 00:34:01.920
 sin

00:34:01.920 --> 00:34:02.600
 and

00:34:02.600 --> 00:34:02.840
 putting

00:34:02.840 --> 00:34:03.039
 your

00:34:03.039 --> 00:34:03.340
 faith

00:34:03.340 --> 00:34:03.500
 in

00:34:03.500 --> 00:34:03.660
 the

00:34:03.660 --> 00:34:04.100
 risen

00:34:04.100 --> 00:34:04.400
 Lord

00:34:04.400 --> 00:34:04.779
 Christ

00:34:04.779 --> 00:34:05.019
 this

00:34:05.019 --> 00:34:05.319
 morning

00:34:05.319 --> 00:34:07.900
 and

00:34:07.900 --> 00:34:08.039
 if

00:34:08.039 --> 00:34:08.340
 so

00:34:08.340 --> 00:34:09.260
 Christian

00:34:09.260 --> 00:34:09.780
 church

00:34:09.780 --> 00:34:09.960
 as

00:34:09.960 --> 00:34:10.099
 we

00:34:10.099 --> 00:34:10.480
 wait

00:34:10.480 --> 00:34:10.679
 for

00:34:10.679 --> 00:34:10.860
 the

00:34:10.860 --> 00:34:11.139
 fullness

00:34:11.139 --> 00:34:11.400
 of

00:34:11.400 --> 00:34:11.579
 these

00:34:11.579 --> 00:34:12.079
 promises

00:34:12.079 --> 00:34:12.360
 in

00:34:12.360 --> 00:34:12.480
 the

00:34:12.480 --> 00:34:12.780
 age

00:34:12.780 --> 00:34:12.960
 to

00:34:12.960 --> 00:34:13.280
 come

00:34:13.280 --> 00:34:13.760
 we

00:34:13.760 --> 00:34:14.280
 walk

00:34:14.280 --> 00:34:14.800
 now

00:34:14.800 --> 00:34:15.099
 by

00:34:15.099 --> 00:34:15.780
 faith

00:34:15.780 --> 00:34:16.400
 as

00:34:16.400 --> 00:34:17.179
 strangers

00:34:17.179 --> 00:34:17.920
 and

00:34:17.920 --> 00:34:18.960
 sojourners

00:34:18.960 --> 00:34:19.519
 in a

00:34:19.519 --> 00:34:19.860
 land

00:34:19.860 --> 00:34:20.079
 that

00:34:20.079 --> 00:34:20.220
 is

00:34:20.220 --> 00:34:20.559
 not

00:34:20.559 --> 00:34:21.099
 ours

00:34:21.099 --> 00:34:21.320
 but

00:34:21.320 --> 00:34:21.680
 one

00:34:21.680 --> 00:34:21.960
 day

00:34:21.960 --> 00:34:22.280
 will

00:34:22.280 --> 00:34:22.620
 be

00:34:22.620 --> 00:34:24.220
 we

00:34:24.220 --> 00:34:24.480
 walk

00:34:24.480 --> 00:34:24.720
 by

00:34:24.720 --> 00:34:25.220
 faith

00:34:25.220 --> 00:34:25.820
 trusting

00:34:25.820 --> 00:34:26.500
 in

00:34:26.500 --> 00:34:26.640
 the

00:34:26.640 --> 00:34:27.200
 eternal

00:34:27.200 --> 00:34:27.920
 promises

00:34:27.920 --> 00:34:28.280
 of

00:34:28.280 --> 00:34:28.680
 God

00:34:28.680 --> 00:34:29.400
 clinging

00:34:29.400 --> 00:34:30.000
 to

00:34:30.000 --> 00:34:30.559
 Christ

00:34:30.559 --> 00:34:31.660
 looking

00:34:31.660 --> 00:34:32.120
 backwards

00:34:32.120 --> 00:34:32.440
 to

00:34:32.440 --> 00:34:32.599
 the

00:34:32.599 --> 00:34:33.039
 cross

00:34:33.039 --> 00:34:33.180
 and

00:34:33.180 --> 00:34:33.320
 the

00:34:33.320 --> 00:34:33.620
 empty

00:34:33.620 --> 00:34:34.019
 tomb

00:34:34.019 --> 00:34:34.240
 and

00:34:34.240 --> 00:34:34.460
 looking

00:34:34.460 --> 00:34:35.160
 forwards

00:34:35.160 --> 00:34:35.960
 to

00:34:35.960 --> 00:34:36.140
 his

00:34:36.140 --> 00:34:36.680
 return

00:34:36.680 --> 00:34:37.360
 in

00:34:37.360 --> 00:34:37.480
 the

00:34:37.480 --> 00:34:37.740
 age

00:34:37.740 --> 00:34:37.940
 to

00:34:37.940 --> 00:34:38.240
 come

00:34:38.240 --> 00:34:38.800
 father

00:34:38.800 --> 00:34:39.980
 we

00:34:39.980 --> 00:34:40.300
 thank

00:34:40.300 --> 00:34:40.420
 you

00:34:40.420 --> 00:34:40.539
 that

00:34:40.539 --> 00:34:40.680
 your

00:34:40.680 --> 00:34:41.039
 promises

00:34:41.039 --> 00:34:41.380
 to

00:34:41.380 --> 00:34:41.579
 us

00:34:41.579 --> 00:34:41.700
 are

00:34:41.700 --> 00:34:42.019
 not

00:34:42.019 --> 00:34:42.280
 till

00:34:42.280 --> 00:34:42.599
 death

00:34:42.599 --> 00:34:42.780
 do

00:34:42.780 --> 00:34:42.940
 us

00:34:42.940 --> 00:34:43.300
 part

00:34:43.300 --> 00:34:45.220
 but

00:34:45.220 --> 00:34:45.460
 God

00:34:45.460 --> 00:34:45.680
 that

00:34:45.680 --> 00:34:46.320
 Christ

00:34:46.320 --> 00:34:46.599
 has

00:34:46.599 --> 00:34:46.960
 truly

00:34:46.960 --> 00:34:47.400
 conquered

00:34:47.400 --> 00:34:47.640
 the

00:34:47.640 --> 00:34:48.160
 grave

00:34:48.160 --> 00:34:48.840
 and

00:34:48.840 --> 00:34:48.940
 that

00:34:48.940 --> 00:34:49.320
 eternal

00:34:49.320 --> 00:34:49.880
 life

00:34:49.880 --> 00:34:50.440
 is

00:34:50.440 --> 00:34:50.880
 available

00:34:50.880 --> 00:34:51.860
 to

00:34:51.860 --> 00:34:52.160
 us

00:34:52.160 --> 00:34:52.300
 who

00:34:52.300 --> 00:34:52.580
 believe

00:34:52.580 --> 00:34:52.800
 by

00:34:52.800 --> 00:34:53.140
 faith

00:34:53.140 --> 00:34:53.340
 by

00:34:53.340 --> 00:34:53.539
 your

00:34:53.539 --> 00:34:54.019
 grace

00:34:54.019 --> 00:34:54.420
 Lord

00:34:54.420 --> 00:34:54.620
 we

00:34:54.620 --> 00:34:55.000
 pray

00:34:55.000 --> 00:34:55.720
 would

00:34:55.720 --> 00:34:55.820
 you

00:34:55.820 --> 00:34:56.140
 fill us

00:34:56.140 --> 00:34:56.260
 with

00:34:56.260 --> 00:34:56.660
 hope

00:34:56.660 --> 00:34:57.120
 and joy

00:34:57.120 --> 00:34:57.300
 in

00:34:57.300 --> 00:34:57.660
 believing

00:34:57.660 --> 00:34:58.019
 these

00:34:58.019 --> 00:34:58.420
 promises

00:34:58.420 --> 00:34:58.900
 we pray

00:34:58.900 --> 00:34:59.220
 in Jesus

00:34:59.220 --> 00:34:59.580
 name

00:34:59.580 --> 00:35:00.780
 amen

00:35:00.780 --> 00:35:02.440
 holy

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