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 faithful evermore.

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 Well, now we get to turn to the preaching of God's Word.

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 And if you've been with us for the last few months,

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 you know that we've been walking through 1 Peter today.

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 We complete that series.

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 We're going to be looking at 1 Peter chapter 5,

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 taking it in its entirety today.

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 So if you have your Bibles, you can turn there

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 or look on the screen behind me.

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 I don't know if you are fans of history.

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 History was always one of my favorite subjects

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 in school growing up.

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 I continue to love to read historical books

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 and watch historical documentaries.

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 Admittedly, I don't know much about Scottish history.

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 That's on my list of things to read for the summer.

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 But I do have a great love for American history.

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 And one of the great icons in American history

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 is George Washington.

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 So whether or not you are familiar with American history,

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 you've likely heard of Washington.

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 You probably know that he was the first president

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 of the United States.

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 And something interesting when you study Washington

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 is something particular about his legacy

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 was not necessarily something that happened

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 during his presidency.

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 But at the end of his presidency,

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 he gave this farewell address.

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 And in this address, he was basically saying

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 he was stepping down from public service.

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 He was ready to retire and to live on his farm,

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 but he wanted to address the public.

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 And he didn't do so with a speech.

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 It was actually more of a letter

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 that he wrote to the American people,

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 commending them for building up this country.

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 But also, and more importantly,

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 he was warning them of the dangers that he perceived

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 that were a threat to the unity of this very young country.

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 And so he said,

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 if we are going to maintain our independence,

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 maintain our liberty and our prosperity and our safety,

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 we must be unified as a country.

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 And he pointed out several of these dangers

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 that threaten the unity.

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 Things like sectionalism,

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 this regionalism that would divide people

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 into different areas of the country.

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 He warned against political parties

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 that could divide people,

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 that could be divisive,

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 that tear people apart

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 rather than seeking the good of the country.

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 And so these remarks were actually something

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 that continue to be of value to Americans today.

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 There's actually his address is read annually

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 on his birthday on the floor of the Senate in Congress.

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 And so while we think of that farewell address of Washington,

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 this actually relates well to our passage today

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 because Peter,

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 although he's not retiring from ministry,

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 gives a very passionate plea to his audience here.

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 He's talked a lot about suffering

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 and the role of the church

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 in this new environment after Christ's ascension.

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 And he points out some of these dangers

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 that he sees that threaten the viability of the church.

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 And so in this last passage,

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 this is what he's focusing on here.

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 So this is what we're going to see

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 as we read chapter five today.

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 So let's turn there and study it together.

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 First Peter chapter five, starting in verse one.

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 To the elders among you,

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 I appeal as a fellow elder

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 and a witness of Christ's suffering

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 who also will share in the glory to be revealed.

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 Be shepherds of God's flock

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 that is under your care,

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 watching over them,

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 not because you must,

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 but because you are willing

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 as God wants you to be,

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 not pursuing dishonest gain,

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 but eager to serve,

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 not lording it over those entrusted to you,

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 but being examples to the flock.

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 And when the chief shepherd appears,

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 you will receive the crown of glory

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 that will never fade away.

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 In the same way,

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 you who are younger,

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 submit yourselves to the elders.

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 All of you clothe yourselves

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 with humility towards one another

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 because God opposes the proud

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 but shows favor to the humble.

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 Humble yourselves, therefore,

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 under God's mighty hand

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 that he may lift you up in due time.

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 Cast all your anxiety on him

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 because he cares for you.

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 Be alert and sober-minded.

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 Your enemy, the devil,

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 prowls around like a roaring lion

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 looking for someone to devour.

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 Resist him,

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 standing firm in the faith

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 because you know

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 that the family of believers

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 throughout the world

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 is undergoing the same kind of suffering.

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 And the God of all grace,

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 who called you

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 to his eternal glory in Christ,

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 after you have suffered a little while,

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 will himself restore you

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 and make you strong,

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 firm, and steadfast.

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 To him be the power

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 forever and ever.

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 Amen.

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 With the help of Silas,

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 whom I regard as a faithful brother,

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 I have written to you briefly,

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 encouraging you

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 and testifying

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 that this is the true grace of God.

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 Stand firm in it.

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 She who is in Babylon,

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 chosen together with you,

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 sends you her greetings.

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 And so does my son Mark.

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 Greet one another

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 with the kiss of love.

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 Peace to all of you

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 who are in Christ.

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 This is the word of God.

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 Let's pray together.

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 Lord, again,

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 as we come to your word,

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 we ask that you open our eyes,

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 that you soften our hearts.

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 May the truth of the gospel

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 sink in deep.

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 And may we be transformed

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 by your word.

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 We pray this in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 So again,

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 if you've been with us

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 these last few months,

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 you know we've been walking

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 slowly through

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 this letter from Peter.

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 And we see a lot of these themes

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 that have popped up

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 over and over again.

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 The fact that we as Christians

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 are called to be exiles.

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 That we as Christians

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 are called to suffer,

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 not lives of comfort,

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 but to recognize

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 that tribulation,

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 that suffering,

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 that persecution will come

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 and that we should expect it.

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 And we can anticipate that

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 because we know that God

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 can use these experiences

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 to refine us

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 and to purify his church.

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 So now in concluding this letter,

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 Peter's giving some final instruction,

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 some final encouragement

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 to the church

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 in light of all

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 that he's just said.

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 And it's interesting

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 what he focuses on.

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 He's focusing on our mindset.

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 He talks about what our posture

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 of the persecuted church should be.

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 And so I want to look at three postures

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 that Peter talks about today.

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 A posture of humility,

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 a posture of vigilance,

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 and a posture of trust.

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 So let's look at that first posture

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 of humility together.

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 This is where we're going to be spending

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 most of our time this morning.

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 You may think, though,

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 that it's kind of strange

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 that he would talk about humility.

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 I mean, he spent this whole letter

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 talking about persecution

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 and suffering.

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 You'd think we've got

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 the humility part down

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 based on our circumstances, right?

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 But he's making a point here

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 to say that our humility

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 doesn't come simply

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 by our circumstances

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 or our surroundings.

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 Our humility comes

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 from the inside

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 and grows outward.

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 Our true humility

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 is a matter of the heart.

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 And so as he talks about humility,

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 he's really talking about it

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 in two forms here.

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 He talks about horizontal humility,

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 humility that we have

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 with one another,

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 brothers and sisters in Christ,

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 but also vertical humility,

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 humility in our relationship

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 with Jesus.

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 And so let's first look at this

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 horizontal humility,

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 this humility that he speaks of

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 first in this passage.

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 And he does so

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 by addressing himself.

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 He calls himself,

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 in verse one,

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 a fellow elder

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 and witness of Christ's sufferings

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 who will also share

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 in the glory to be revealed.

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 Now through this series,

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 we've talked a lot about Peter

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 and his interactions with Jesus.

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 We know that he denied

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 knowing Jesus three times

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 after Jesus was arrested.

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 We know that he pushed back

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 when Jesus said

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 that he would have to suffer.

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 And so we see how Peter

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 has grown and developed

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 and there's actually

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 one more interaction with Jesus

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 that I want us to look at today.

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 After Jesus' resurrection,

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 Peter and some of the disciples

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 are out fishing

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 and Jesus meets them on the shore.

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 And they come in

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 and they have a breakfast together

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 and Jesus turns to Peter

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 and he asks them

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 a very pointed question.

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 He says,

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 Peter, do you love me?

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 And he asks him this three times.

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 And each time,

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 Peter says the same thing.

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 He says,

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 Yes, Lord, you know

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 that I love you.

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 And so Jesus gives him

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 a command.

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 He says,

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 Then feed my lambs.

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 Care for my sheep.

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 And not only that,

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 he actually foretells

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 of Peter's death

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 that will come as a result

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 of his ministry.

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 And so now Peter,

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 in talking about himself,

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 he's really expressing solidarity

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 with his audience here.

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 He's telling them,

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 I'm not instructing you

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 to do anything

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 that I haven't been told

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 to do myself.

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 The calling that you have

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 to suffer

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 is the same calling

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 that I have to suffer.

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 And so we,

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 as leaders of the church,

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 this is our responsibility.

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 And what is that responsibility?

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 Verse two,

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 To be shepherds

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 of God's flock.

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 And it's interesting

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 whose flock it is here.

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 It's God's flock.

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 In verse four,

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 it talks about

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 the chief shepherd.

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 That's Jesus.

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 And so we see this analogy

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 used throughout the Bible

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 of Jesus as the shepherd

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 that we are the sheep

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 of his pasture here.

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 And so the elders

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 of the church,

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 you may think,

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 well, this is kind of weird.

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 Why is he talking

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 about church leadership

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 at the conclusion

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 of this letter?

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 It goes to show

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 just how important it is

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 for a church

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 to be led well,

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 especially when we have

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 that wartime mentality.

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 And so here,

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 he's talking about

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 the need for shepherds,

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 for leaders of the church

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 to shepherd well.

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 And it's interesting.

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 If Christ is our chief shepherd,

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 then the leaders of our church

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 are under shepherds.

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 And that's actually,

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 it would be a title

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 or a position

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 that someone would have had

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 back in that day

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 when you had a shepherd

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 who had a large flock.

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 A lot of times

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 he would need help

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 caring for

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 and gathering this flock together.

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 Certainly God doesn't need

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 the help of anybody

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 to care for his church,

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 but here he welcomes in leaders

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 to do the duty

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 of leading the church.

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 And so what does this include?

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 What's the role of a shepherd?

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 We know that a shepherd

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 has to defend the flock.

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 We know that the shepherd

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 leads the flock

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 and cares for the flock

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 and feeds

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 and nourishes the flock.

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 This is hard work.

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 A lot of times

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 you may think of,

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 when you think of a shepherd,

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 you kind of look at this

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 maybe a landscape painting

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 of a shepherd

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 kind of leaning on his staff

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 and the sheep grazing

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 peacefully in front of him.

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 But that's not really

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 what the work of a shepherd is.

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 It's not about serenity.

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 It's not about solitude.

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 The work of a shepherd

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 is hard work.

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 And so the reality of this

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 is that Peter points out,

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 well, how are these leaders

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 to work?

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 How are they to lead

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 their flock well?

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 And he says, first of all,

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 the shepherd watches

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 over their sheep willingly.

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 You know, if you're a parent

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 and you told your child

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 to do something,

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 maybe you are a child

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 and you've been instructed

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 by your mom and dad

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 to do something,

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 and you kind of roll your eyes

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 and you drag your feet

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 and you do what

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 they've told you to do,

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 technically you did

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 what they wanted, right?

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 You followed their commands,

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 but was it done willingly?

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 No.

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 Did it bring pleasure

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 to your parents?

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 Probably not.

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 In the same way here,

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 he says that the elders

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 should not serve begrudgingly.

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 It needs to be done willingly.

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 And it's not because

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 the sheep are always lovable.

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 We've got to remember

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 that sheep are smelly,

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 stupid, stubborn animals here.

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 And so the elders,

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 as they lead the church,

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 it's not primarily done

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 out of a desire

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 and a love for the church,

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 so they should love the church.

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 Their primary motivation

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 comes through a loyalty

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 and a love for the shepherd.

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 He goes on to talk about

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 not seeking personal gain

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 in leading.

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 And so as the leaders

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 of a church,

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 they're not to see

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 what they can get

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 out of their leadership,

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 but they should be eager

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 to give instead.

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 And lastly,

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 he talks about

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 needing to lead,

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 not lording over others,

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 he says in verse 3,

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 but leading by example.

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 And so as elders in the church,

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 they lead by example.

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 They are also following

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 the example of Christ

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 who said,

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 I didn't,

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 he says,

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 he didn't come to be served,

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 but to serve

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 and give his life

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 as a ransom for many.

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 I actually read an article

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 not that long ago

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 and it was on the topic

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 of leadership.

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 And it was actually

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 using the same analogy

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 talking about shepherds

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 and how do you lead

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 your sheep well,

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 how do you lead your people

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 as a leader well.

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 And it actually interviewed

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 this shepherd

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 and he said,

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 well,

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 the one thing you don't want

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 to do in leading sheep

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 is bullying them.

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 You're not going to get

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 what you want

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 by bullying your sheep.

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 But he said something interesting.

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 He said,

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 the best way to lead your sheep

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 is to create a desire

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 within the sheep

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 to do the things

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 the shepherd wants them to do.

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 And I think that same principle

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 applies for leadership

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 within the church as well.

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 We don't lead in such a way

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 by bullying,

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 by just forcing people

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 to be obedient to you.

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 We lead in such a way

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 that God's will

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 looks attractive

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 to the church.

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 That God's desires

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 becomes our desires

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 as church members.

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 And so Peter then concludes,

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 well, what's the reward

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 for the leaders of the church?

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 Verse four,

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 when the chief shepherds appear,

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 you will receive

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 a crown of glory

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 that will never fade away.

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 So the leaders of the church

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 don't do so for personal gain.

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 They don't do so

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 for personal glory,

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 but they are able

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 to share in the glory

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 of Christ.

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 Peter uses that imaging here.

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 We know in Roman times

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 when you'd have athletes,

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 they may win

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 and get one of those wreaths

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 that they can put on their head.

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 That's what he's referring to here.

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 Except with,

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 instead of using leaves

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 and things that die,

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 he's talking about this,

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 this red flower

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 that never fades.

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 We have this everlasting glory

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 when we are in Christ.

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 And so that's really only

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 half of the horizontal relationship

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 then, right?

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 We know the responsibility

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 of the elders,

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 but what is the response

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 of us as a church?

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 He says in verse five,

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 in the same way,

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 you who are younger

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 submit yourselves

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 to your elders.

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 And so it's,

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 this term here,

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 younger,

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 kind of needs to define

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 that a little bit.

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 You may think,

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 well, this doesn't qualify.

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 I'm not an elder

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 and I'm not young,

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 so it kind of,

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 I'm out of the picture here.

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 No.

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 When he's referring to

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 those who are younger,

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 he's basically saying

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 everyone who's in the church

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 but not in a position

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 of leadership.

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 So he is talking

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 to everyone here

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 when he says

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 submit to yourself

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 to the elders.

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 And that's kind of difficult,

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 right?

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 We don't always like

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 that word submit

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 because a lot of times

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 we've seen how leadership

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 is done really poorly

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 and how it can hurt people.

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 But when he's talking

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 about submitting here,

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 it's not simply

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 of mere respect.

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 It's more than that

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 because if God has called

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 the leaders of our church

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 to lead willingly,

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 then he has called us

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 as the body of Christ

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 to follow willingly.

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 And so that doesn't mean

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 just kind of going along

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 with decisions

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 that the leaders make

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 in the church

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 is actually

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 an active,

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 willing participation

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 in the life

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 of the church.

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 If we are to follow

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 the example of the elders,

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 then we want to be committed

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 to corporate worship.

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 Then we want to treasure

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 the teaching of God's word.

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 We want to participate

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 in community.

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 We want to engage

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 in ministry

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 because that is the work

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 and mission

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 of the church.

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 And so when we do this,

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 we need to remember

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 how we are to act then.

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 It's not done

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 begrudgingly

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 like we've talked about,

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 but also needs to be done

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 without complaining

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 or passing judgment.

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 We see that often

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 in our lives.

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 When something happens

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 that we don't like

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 or isn't done

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 how we want it done,

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 we can grumble

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 and complain, right?

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 We can start to grow resentful

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 when things aren't done

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 our way,

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 but that's not true humility.

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 Humility comes

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 when we are under God

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 and we are willing

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 to put others first.

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 And so this is a great challenge

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 for us as a church body

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 to think about the leadership

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 here at Bucleu.

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 And I want us to think personally,

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 when was the last time

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 you earnestly prayed

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 for the leaders of our church?

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 When was the last time

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 you encouraged them

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 with a note

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 or a pat on the back?

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 When was the last time

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 you commended them

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 for their servant leadership?

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 I don't say this

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 because the elders

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 of this church

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 need your encouragement

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 or they want your praise.

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 But they do so

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 because of their love for Christ

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 and I guarantee

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 that your prayers

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 and encouragement

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 will be well received,

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 that they will do

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 many benefit,

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 they will have

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 a beneficial effect

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 on our leadership

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 of our church.

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 And so Peter goes on

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 to talk about

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 how this humility

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 is really

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 a two-way street here.

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 In verse 5 he says,

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 in the same way,

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 or the second part

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 of verse 5,

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 all of you

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 clothe yourselves

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 with humility

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 towards one another.

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 And so when he's

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 talking about this,

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 when he says

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 clothe yourselves,

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 he's actually,

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 this Greek term

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 means to actually

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 to tie on.

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 And so when we think

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 about leading

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 or submitting

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 to one another,

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 when we think

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 about humility,

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 we can remember

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 Christ.

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 When he was

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 with his disciples

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 during that last supper

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 in that upper room

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 and before they ate,

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 what did Jesus do?

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 He took off

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 his outer garment

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 and he tied on

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 that towel

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 in order to

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 wash his disciples' feet

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 in the same way

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 in our humility

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 we should be willing

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 to serve

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 one another.

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 And so then

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 Peter moves on

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 from here

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 we've talked

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 about horizontal

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 humility

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 then he talks

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 about this

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 vertical humility

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 that we need

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 with Christ.

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 Verse 6,

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 humble yourselves

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 therefore under

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 God's mighty hand

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 that he may lift

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 you up

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 in due time.

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 This phrase

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 under God's mighty hand

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 is really only used

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 in this passage

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 throughout the New Testament.

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 We see it in the Old Testament

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 a lot

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 and it's actually used

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 in the book of Exodus

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 where it's talking

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 about God's mighty hand

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 and delivering his people Israel

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 from the nation of Egypt.

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 But this is really

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 when he's saying it here

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 he's talking

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 specifically about

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 how our mindset should be

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 when we are humble

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 it's out of a recognition

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 for what God has done for us

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 how he has

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 delivered us.

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 And so when we think

00:20:03.140 --> 00:20:03.880
 about humility

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 it's what's really needed here

00:20:05.860 --> 00:20:06.380
 is

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 a recognition

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 of our proper position

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 before God.

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 There's an American comedian

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 who I really like

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 and he has this bit

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 where he just complains

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 about people

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 who are all about themselves

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 who talk about

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 how great they are

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 and how wonderful they are

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 and all the things

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 they've done

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 and when someone

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 tells a good story

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 they have to come in

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 and tell their story

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 which they think is better.

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 And he calls these people

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 me monsters.

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 He says

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 because all they think about

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 is me, me, me.

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 And so he has this

00:20:37.180 --> 00:20:38.559
 social fantasy

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 that

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 he wishes

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 that he could be

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 one of the 12 astronauts

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 that have walked on the moon

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 because

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 that story

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 and that experience

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 trumps anything else

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 that anyone else

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 has ever done.

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 And so when he was

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 in a social setting

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 and someone goes on and on

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 about how great they are

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 he can just kind of sit back

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 until they're done

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 and then look at them

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 and say well

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 I've walked on the moon

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 and put them in their place.

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 They would be silent

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 because they recognize

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 they're not so special

00:21:06.420 --> 00:21:07.140
 anymore.

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 So the same happens

00:21:08.640 --> 00:21:09.380
 when we think about

00:21:09.380 --> 00:21:10.359
 our humility

00:21:10.359 --> 00:21:12.059
 is recognizing

00:21:12.059 --> 00:21:13.339
 our proper position

00:21:13.339 --> 00:21:14.259
 before God.

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 We need to recognize

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 the gravity

00:21:16.140 --> 00:21:17.460
 of our sin

00:21:17.460 --> 00:21:18.380
 and recognize

00:21:18.380 --> 00:21:19.079
 the greatness

00:21:19.079 --> 00:21:20.859
 of our God.

00:21:22.900 --> 00:21:24.359
 Jesus tells a parable

00:21:24.359 --> 00:21:26.420
 of the tax collector

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 and the Pharisee

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 who come to the temple

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 to pray

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 and he says

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 that the Pharisee

00:21:33.200 --> 00:21:34.259
 when he came in

00:21:34.259 --> 00:21:36.140
 what does he do?

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 He prays and says

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 Lord thank you

00:21:37.839 --> 00:21:38.400
 that I'm not like

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 all these other sinners.

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 I tithe

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 and I fast

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 and man I'm a good person.

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 And then the tax collector

00:21:46.039 --> 00:21:46.599
 comes in

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 beating his chest

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 and says

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 Lord have mercy

00:21:50.220 --> 00:21:51.019
 on me

00:21:51.019 --> 00:21:51.940
 a sinner.

00:21:53.839 --> 00:21:54.519
 Jesus says

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 it's the tax collector

00:21:55.539 --> 00:21:56.220
 who went home

00:21:56.220 --> 00:21:57.359
 justified that day

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 for those

00:21:58.299 --> 00:21:59.980
 who exalt themselves

00:21:59.980 --> 00:22:00.579
 will be humbled

00:22:00.579 --> 00:22:01.440
 and those who humble

00:22:01.440 --> 00:22:01.940
 themselves

00:22:01.940 --> 00:22:03.240
 will be exalted.

00:22:03.240 --> 00:22:06.000
 and so again

00:22:06.000 --> 00:22:06.660
 we turn back

00:22:06.660 --> 00:22:07.339
 to this picture

00:22:07.339 --> 00:22:08.039
 of recognizing

00:22:08.039 --> 00:22:08.700
 that God

00:22:08.700 --> 00:22:10.160
 has delivered us.

00:22:10.240 --> 00:22:10.680
 There's nothing

00:22:10.680 --> 00:22:11.960
 that we contribute

00:22:11.960 --> 00:22:13.839
 to our own salvation

00:22:13.839 --> 00:22:14.980
 our own position

00:22:14.980 --> 00:22:16.359
 before Christ.

00:22:17.620 --> 00:22:18.660
 And so when we recognize

00:22:18.660 --> 00:22:19.299
 that God

00:22:19.299 --> 00:22:20.240
 is our deliverer

00:22:20.240 --> 00:22:21.359
 that he is in control

00:22:21.359 --> 00:22:23.299
 of our circumstances

00:22:23.299 --> 00:22:24.859
 and our life

00:22:24.859 --> 00:22:25.599
 then that kind of

00:22:25.599 --> 00:22:26.519
 that frees us

00:22:26.519 --> 00:22:27.099
 when we think

00:22:27.099 --> 00:22:27.620
 when we put it

00:22:27.620 --> 00:22:28.240
 in the context

00:22:28.240 --> 00:22:29.279
 of suffering.

00:22:29.279 --> 00:22:31.139
 it's going to

00:22:31.139 --> 00:22:31.899
 prevent us

00:22:31.899 --> 00:22:33.019
 from when people

00:22:33.019 --> 00:22:34.339
 persecute us

00:22:34.339 --> 00:22:35.079
 or when bad things

00:22:35.079 --> 00:22:35.700
 happen because

00:22:35.700 --> 00:22:36.379
 of our faith

00:22:36.379 --> 00:22:36.899
 we don't have to

00:22:36.899 --> 00:22:37.899
 push back against it

00:22:37.899 --> 00:22:38.319
 we don't have to

00:22:38.319 --> 00:22:39.139
 try to get even

00:22:39.139 --> 00:22:40.399
 or upset at people

00:22:40.399 --> 00:22:41.039
 because we can

00:22:41.039 --> 00:22:41.759
 trust in the Lord.

00:22:42.539 --> 00:22:43.279
 In the same way

00:22:43.279 --> 00:22:43.799
 we don't have to

00:22:43.799 --> 00:22:44.519
 always question

00:22:44.519 --> 00:22:45.099
 when bad things

00:22:45.099 --> 00:22:45.279
 happen

00:22:45.279 --> 00:22:46.099
 God why are you

00:22:46.099 --> 00:22:46.740
 letting this happen

00:22:46.740 --> 00:22:46.980
 to me

00:22:46.980 --> 00:22:47.759
 what have I done

00:22:47.759 --> 00:22:49.039
 to deserve this?

00:22:50.039 --> 00:22:50.740
 No because we

00:22:50.740 --> 00:22:51.819
 recognize that

00:22:51.819 --> 00:22:52.500
 the path of

00:22:52.500 --> 00:22:53.660
 suffering leads

00:22:53.660 --> 00:22:55.200
 to exaltation.

00:22:55.200 --> 00:22:57.039
 He says

00:22:57.039 --> 00:22:57.660
 because God

00:22:57.660 --> 00:22:58.380
 is our sufferer

00:22:58.380 --> 00:22:59.140
 in due time

00:22:59.140 --> 00:23:00.720
 he will lift

00:23:00.720 --> 00:23:01.720
 us up.

00:23:02.920 --> 00:23:03.580
 And it's interesting

00:23:03.580 --> 00:23:04.360
 this isn't just

00:23:04.360 --> 00:23:05.299
 in the future sense

00:23:05.299 --> 00:23:06.200
 but this is the

00:23:06.200 --> 00:23:06.980
 here and now

00:23:06.980 --> 00:23:07.559
 that God

00:23:07.559 --> 00:23:09.160
 cares for us.

00:23:09.539 --> 00:23:09.920
 Verse 7

00:23:09.920 --> 00:23:10.920
 cast all your

00:23:10.920 --> 00:23:11.900
 anxiety on him

00:23:11.900 --> 00:23:13.480
 because he cares

00:23:13.480 --> 00:23:14.440
 for you.

00:23:16.240 --> 00:23:16.819
 You know

00:23:16.819 --> 00:23:17.240
 there's probably

00:23:17.240 --> 00:23:17.759
 not been

00:23:17.759 --> 00:23:19.400
 another time

00:23:19.400 --> 00:23:19.819
 in your life

00:23:19.819 --> 00:23:20.340
 perhaps where

00:23:20.340 --> 00:23:20.940
 you've had so

00:23:20.940 --> 00:23:21.840
 much anxiety

00:23:21.840 --> 00:23:22.559
 as this past

00:23:22.559 --> 00:23:22.980
 year with

00:23:22.980 --> 00:23:23.480
 the pandemic.

00:23:24.340 --> 00:23:24.880
 There's many

00:23:24.880 --> 00:23:25.420
 of us who

00:23:25.420 --> 00:23:25.880
 might have

00:23:25.880 --> 00:23:26.480
 been crippled

00:23:26.480 --> 00:23:27.200
 by fear

00:23:27.200 --> 00:23:28.760
 in early

00:23:28.760 --> 00:23:29.460
 on wondering

00:23:29.460 --> 00:23:30.180
 what this

00:23:30.180 --> 00:23:30.920
 virus was

00:23:30.920 --> 00:23:31.320
 all about.

00:23:31.440 --> 00:23:32.020
 How dangerous

00:23:32.020 --> 00:23:32.600
 was it?

00:23:32.680 --> 00:23:33.260
 Am I safe

00:23:33.260 --> 00:23:33.800
 by wearing

00:23:33.800 --> 00:23:34.360
 a mask?

00:23:34.600 --> 00:23:35.120
 Am I able

00:23:35.120 --> 00:23:35.600
 to go in

00:23:35.600 --> 00:23:35.820
 public?

00:23:35.920 --> 00:23:36.400
 Can I see

00:23:36.400 --> 00:23:36.920
 my family?

00:23:37.040 --> 00:23:37.320
 Is this

00:23:37.320 --> 00:23:38.040
 vaccine going

00:23:38.040 --> 00:23:38.220
 to be

00:23:38.220 --> 00:23:38.600
 affected?

00:23:39.540 --> 00:23:39.860
 Have I

00:23:39.860 --> 00:23:40.380
 washed my

00:23:40.380 --> 00:23:41.040
 hands enough?

00:23:41.540 --> 00:23:42.020
 The list

00:23:42.020 --> 00:23:42.460
 goes on

00:23:42.460 --> 00:23:42.800
 and on.

00:23:44.260 --> 00:23:44.680
 The same

00:23:44.680 --> 00:23:45.780
 occurs when

00:23:45.780 --> 00:23:46.140
 we may

00:23:46.140 --> 00:23:46.640
 experience

00:23:46.640 --> 00:23:47.180
 suffering.

00:23:48.300 --> 00:23:48.780
 These

00:23:48.780 --> 00:23:49.400
 anxieties

00:23:49.400 --> 00:23:49.960
 that creep

00:23:49.960 --> 00:23:50.260
 up.

00:23:51.000 --> 00:23:51.540
 How are

00:23:51.540 --> 00:23:52.660
 my co-workers

00:23:52.660 --> 00:23:53.140
 going to

00:23:53.140 --> 00:23:53.660
 receive me?

00:23:53.660 --> 00:23:55.040
 Am I

00:23:55.040 --> 00:23:55.279
 going to

00:23:55.279 --> 00:23:55.940
 lose my

00:23:55.940 --> 00:23:57.120
 job security?

00:23:58.340 --> 00:23:58.700
 Will my

00:23:58.700 --> 00:23:59.620
 family reject

00:23:59.620 --> 00:23:59.740
 me?

00:23:59.800 --> 00:24:00.080
 Will my

00:24:00.080 --> 00:24:00.500
 friends

00:24:00.500 --> 00:24:00.940
 leave me?

00:24:01.019 --> 00:24:01.300
 Will my

00:24:01.300 --> 00:24:01.779
 classmates

00:24:01.779 --> 00:24:02.360
 make fun

00:24:02.360 --> 00:24:02.660
 of me?

00:24:04.519 --> 00:24:05.160
 We need

00:24:05.160 --> 00:24:05.600
 to recognize

00:24:05.600 --> 00:24:06.140
 that when we

00:24:06.140 --> 00:24:06.860
 have these

00:24:06.860 --> 00:24:08.040
 anxious thoughts

00:24:08.040 --> 00:24:08.820
 and fears,

00:24:09.400 --> 00:24:09.900
 it's not

00:24:09.900 --> 00:24:10.600
 simply because

00:24:10.600 --> 00:24:11.080
 we have

00:24:11.080 --> 00:24:11.640
 some level

00:24:11.640 --> 00:24:13.060
 of uncertainty

00:24:13.060 --> 00:24:16.860
 or whatever

00:24:16.860 --> 00:24:17.279
 it may be

00:24:17.279 --> 00:24:17.920
 in our lives

00:24:17.920 --> 00:24:18.820
 that causes

00:24:18.820 --> 00:24:19.300
 us fear.

00:24:19.299 --> 00:24:19.799
 anxiety

00:24:19.799 --> 00:24:20.299
 goes much

00:24:20.299 --> 00:24:20.700
 deeper

00:24:20.700 --> 00:24:21.339
 than that

00:24:21.339 --> 00:24:22.720
 because

00:24:22.720 --> 00:24:22.879
 this

00:24:22.879 --> 00:24:23.299
 anxiety

00:24:23.299 --> 00:24:23.819
 is really

00:24:23.819 --> 00:24:24.339
 based on

00:24:24.339 --> 00:24:24.720
 the fact

00:24:24.720 --> 00:24:25.279
 that we

00:24:25.279 --> 00:24:26.960
 are prideful,

00:24:27.039 --> 00:24:27.419
 that we

00:24:27.419 --> 00:24:28.440
 have this

00:24:28.440 --> 00:24:29.259
 desire to

00:24:29.259 --> 00:24:30.599
 control our

00:24:30.599 --> 00:24:31.059
 situation,

00:24:31.159 --> 00:24:31.500
 that we have

00:24:31.500 --> 00:24:32.019
 placed our

00:24:32.019 --> 00:24:32.440
 hope in

00:24:32.440 --> 00:24:32.740
 ourselves.

00:24:32.859 --> 00:24:33.119
 So when

00:24:33.119 --> 00:24:33.399
 there's a

00:24:33.399 --> 00:24:33.659
 problem,

00:24:33.740 --> 00:24:34.079
 we feel

00:24:34.079 --> 00:24:34.460
 like we

00:24:34.460 --> 00:24:34.819
 should be

00:24:34.819 --> 00:24:35.419
 the ones

00:24:35.419 --> 00:24:36.220
 to fix

00:24:36.220 --> 00:24:36.460
 it.

00:24:38.279 --> 00:24:38.500
 And so

00:24:38.500 --> 00:24:38.779
 when we

00:24:38.779 --> 00:24:39.379
 think about

00:24:39.379 --> 00:24:39.899
 humility,

00:24:40.019 --> 00:24:40.279
 humility

00:24:40.279 --> 00:24:40.980
 comes when

00:24:40.980 --> 00:24:42.019
 we release

00:24:42.019 --> 00:24:42.859
 those anxieties,

00:24:42.960 --> 00:24:43.180
 when we

00:24:43.180 --> 00:24:43.919
 can let go

00:24:43.919 --> 00:24:44.220
 of that

00:24:44.220 --> 00:24:44.599
 false

00:24:44.599 --> 00:24:45.000
 sense of

00:24:45.000 --> 00:24:45.500
 control

00:24:45.500 --> 00:24:46.119
 that we

00:24:46.119 --> 00:24:46.519
 think we

00:24:46.519 --> 00:24:47.480
 have and

00:24:47.480 --> 00:24:48.460
 turn everything

00:24:48.460 --> 00:24:49.119
 over to

00:24:49.119 --> 00:24:49.460
 God.

00:24:51.139 --> 00:24:51.720
 And so

00:24:51.720 --> 00:24:52.319
 I want to

00:24:52.319 --> 00:24:53.119
 just pause

00:24:53.119 --> 00:24:53.519
 and think

00:24:53.519 --> 00:24:53.900
 about this

00:24:53.900 --> 00:24:54.319
 for a second

00:24:54.319 --> 00:24:54.859
 because this

00:24:54.859 --> 00:24:55.759
 verse is so

00:24:55.759 --> 00:24:56.440
 familiar to

00:24:56.440 --> 00:24:56.879
 some of us

00:24:56.879 --> 00:24:57.259
 that we can

00:24:57.259 --> 00:24:57.660
 kind of just

00:24:57.660 --> 00:24:58.139
 gloss over

00:24:58.139 --> 00:24:58.619
 this truth

00:24:58.619 --> 00:24:59.599
 that God

00:24:59.599 --> 00:25:01.180
 cares for

00:25:01.180 --> 00:25:01.879
 you.

00:25:04.460 --> 00:25:05.339
 That God

00:25:05.339 --> 00:25:06.379
 knows what's

00:25:06.379 --> 00:25:07.099
 going on

00:25:07.099 --> 00:25:08.019
 in your

00:25:08.019 --> 00:25:08.460
 life.

00:25:09.359 --> 00:25:09.779
 And we

00:25:09.779 --> 00:25:10.400
 have a

00:25:10.400 --> 00:25:11.180
 chief shepherd

00:25:11.180 --> 00:25:11.879
 in Christ

00:25:11.879 --> 00:25:12.240
 who is

00:25:12.240 --> 00:25:12.639
 willing to

00:25:12.639 --> 00:25:13.700
 lead and

00:25:13.700 --> 00:25:14.359
 to protect

00:25:14.359 --> 00:25:15.079
 and to

00:25:15.079 --> 00:25:15.619
 nourish you.

00:25:15.720 --> 00:25:15.980
 So there

00:25:15.980 --> 00:25:16.420
 is no

00:25:16.420 --> 00:25:16.740
 one in

00:25:16.740 --> 00:25:16.880
 this

00:25:16.880 --> 00:25:17.039
 world

00:25:17.039 --> 00:25:17.480
 that cares

00:25:17.480 --> 00:25:18.259
 more for

00:25:18.259 --> 00:25:18.700
 you

00:25:18.700 --> 00:25:20.460
 than our

00:25:20.460 --> 00:25:21.319
 all-powerful,

00:25:21.460 --> 00:25:22.160
 all-knowing

00:25:22.160 --> 00:25:22.920
 God.

00:25:26.360 --> 00:25:26.900
 And so

00:25:26.900 --> 00:25:27.279
 this kind

00:25:27.279 --> 00:25:27.660
 of leads

00:25:27.660 --> 00:25:28.000
 us then

00:25:28.000 --> 00:25:28.319
 to the

00:25:28.319 --> 00:25:28.539
 second

00:25:28.539 --> 00:25:28.819
 point

00:25:28.819 --> 00:25:29.140
 when we

00:25:29.140 --> 00:25:29.579
 recognize

00:25:29.579 --> 00:25:29.779
 the

00:25:29.779 --> 00:25:30.180
 humility

00:25:30.180 --> 00:25:30.559
 that we

00:25:30.559 --> 00:25:30.819
 need

00:25:30.819 --> 00:25:31.059
 in our

00:25:31.059 --> 00:25:31.299
 life.

00:25:31.360 --> 00:25:31.420
 We

00:25:31.420 --> 00:25:31.759
 also

00:25:31.759 --> 00:25:32.319
 need

00:25:32.319 --> 00:25:32.519
 this

00:25:32.519 --> 00:25:33.000
 posture

00:25:33.000 --> 00:25:33.539
 of

00:25:33.539 --> 00:25:34.599
 vigilance.

00:25:35.360 --> 00:25:35.900
 It says

00:25:35.900 --> 00:25:36.240
 in verse

00:25:36.240 --> 00:25:36.420
 8,

00:25:36.480 --> 00:25:36.960
 Be alert

00:25:36.960 --> 00:25:37.460
 and sober

00:25:37.460 --> 00:25:37.860
 minded.

00:25:38.759 --> 00:25:38.839
 Your

00:25:38.839 --> 00:25:39.160
 enemy,

00:25:39.279 --> 00:25:39.519
 the devil,

00:25:39.660 --> 00:25:40.079
 prowls

00:25:40.079 --> 00:25:40.599
 around like

00:25:40.599 --> 00:25:40.980
 a roaring

00:25:40.980 --> 00:25:41.319
 line,

00:25:41.460 --> 00:25:41.680
 seeking

00:25:41.680 --> 00:25:42.079
 whom

00:25:42.079 --> 00:25:42.720
 he may

00:25:42.720 --> 00:25:43.579
 devour.

00:25:45.180 --> 00:25:45.539
 Throughout

00:25:45.539 --> 00:25:45.920
 this letter,

00:25:46.019 --> 00:25:46.299
 Peter's

00:25:46.299 --> 00:25:47.019
 talked a lot

00:25:47.019 --> 00:25:47.579
 about suffering

00:25:47.579 --> 00:25:47.980
 as we've

00:25:47.980 --> 00:25:48.200
 said,

00:25:48.359 --> 00:25:48.839
 but this is

00:25:48.839 --> 00:25:49.159
 really the

00:25:49.159 --> 00:25:49.859
 first point

00:25:49.859 --> 00:25:50.759
 where Peter

00:25:50.759 --> 00:25:51.759
 is identifying

00:25:51.759 --> 00:25:52.539
 the source

00:25:52.539 --> 00:25:53.059
 of this

00:25:53.059 --> 00:25:53.500
 suffering.

00:25:54.279 --> 00:25:54.539
 A lot of

00:25:54.539 --> 00:25:54.799
 times we

00:25:54.799 --> 00:25:55.059
 think of

00:25:55.059 --> 00:25:55.440
 our suffering

00:25:55.440 --> 00:25:55.619
 and we

00:25:55.619 --> 00:25:55.740
 think,

00:25:55.819 --> 00:25:55.859
 well,

00:25:55.859 --> 00:25:56.159
 it's coming

00:25:56.159 --> 00:25:56.480
 from that

00:25:56.480 --> 00:25:57.000
 person or

00:25:57.000 --> 00:25:57.299
 because of

00:25:57.299 --> 00:25:57.839
 that situation,

00:25:57.980 --> 00:25:58.159
 but we

00:25:58.159 --> 00:25:58.920
 don't recognize

00:25:58.920 --> 00:25:59.819
 the spiritual

00:25:59.819 --> 00:26:00.879
 warfare involved,

00:26:00.980 --> 00:26:01.460
 that Satan

00:26:01.460 --> 00:26:02.220
 is behind

00:26:02.220 --> 00:26:03.059
 these

00:26:03.059 --> 00:26:03.920
 attacks.

00:26:05.259 --> 00:26:05.680
 And so how

00:26:05.680 --> 00:26:06.099
 does Peter

00:26:06.099 --> 00:26:06.819
 describe him

00:26:06.819 --> 00:26:07.000
 here?

00:26:07.059 --> 00:26:07.399
 He says

00:26:07.399 --> 00:26:07.839
 that he

00:26:07.839 --> 00:26:08.759
 is a

00:26:08.759 --> 00:26:09.319
 roaring

00:26:09.319 --> 00:26:10.200
 lion.

00:26:10.200 --> 00:26:12.279
 When we

00:26:12.279 --> 00:26:12.759
 lived in

00:26:12.759 --> 00:26:13.200
 the States,

00:26:13.480 --> 00:26:14.360
 we were in

00:26:14.360 --> 00:26:14.900
 this neighborhood

00:26:14.900 --> 00:26:16.080
 that was

00:26:16.080 --> 00:26:16.580
 on a hill

00:26:16.580 --> 00:26:17.400
 that overlooked

00:26:17.400 --> 00:26:18.580
 this park.

00:26:18.840 --> 00:26:19.600
 It was a

00:26:19.600 --> 00:26:20.180
 good-sized park

00:26:20.180 --> 00:26:20.700
 with trails

00:26:20.700 --> 00:26:21.140
 and green

00:26:21.140 --> 00:26:21.700
 spaces and

00:26:21.700 --> 00:26:22.279
 playing fields.

00:26:22.480 --> 00:26:23.080
 And on the

00:26:23.080 --> 00:26:23.500
 north side

00:26:23.500 --> 00:26:23.900
 of the park,

00:26:23.980 --> 00:26:24.319
 there was a

00:26:24.319 --> 00:26:24.500
 zoo.

00:26:25.380 --> 00:26:25.700
 And it

00:26:25.700 --> 00:26:26.000
 wasn't a

00:26:26.000 --> 00:26:26.420
 very big

00:26:26.420 --> 00:26:26.660
 zoo,

00:26:26.779 --> 00:26:27.799
 but our

00:26:27.799 --> 00:26:28.420
 family liked

00:26:28.420 --> 00:26:28.519
 it.

00:26:28.559 --> 00:26:28.779
 We could

00:26:28.779 --> 00:26:29.299
 walk there.

00:26:29.380 --> 00:26:29.620
 We went

00:26:29.620 --> 00:26:29.880
 there all

00:26:29.880 --> 00:26:30.340
 the time.

00:26:31.340 --> 00:26:31.880
 And one

00:26:31.880 --> 00:26:32.319
 of the

00:26:32.319 --> 00:26:32.920
 exhibits that

00:26:32.920 --> 00:26:33.279
 the kids

00:26:33.279 --> 00:26:33.620
 liked the

00:26:33.620 --> 00:26:33.960
 best were

00:26:33.960 --> 00:26:34.400
 the lions.

00:26:34.539 --> 00:26:34.720
 There were

00:26:34.720 --> 00:26:35.640
 two large

00:26:35.640 --> 00:26:36.360
 male lions.

00:26:37.420 --> 00:26:37.880
 And so not

00:26:37.880 --> 00:26:38.519
 only could we

00:26:38.519 --> 00:26:39.220
 go and see

00:26:39.220 --> 00:26:39.580
 the lions,

00:26:39.579 --> 00:26:40.059
 but actually

00:26:40.059 --> 00:26:40.619
 from our

00:26:40.619 --> 00:26:40.980
 house,

00:26:40.980 --> 00:26:41.319
 you could

00:26:41.319 --> 00:26:42.279
 hear the

00:26:42.279 --> 00:26:43.119
 lions roar.

00:26:43.519 --> 00:26:43.839
 You could

00:26:43.839 --> 00:26:44.519
 be lying in

00:26:44.519 --> 00:26:44.960
 bed in the

00:26:44.960 --> 00:26:45.779
 morning and

00:26:45.779 --> 00:26:46.059
 you could

00:26:46.059 --> 00:26:46.679
 hear the

00:26:46.679 --> 00:26:47.079
 roar of

00:26:47.079 --> 00:26:47.559
 the lions.

00:26:48.559 --> 00:26:48.899
 And it was

00:26:48.899 --> 00:26:49.419
 interesting because

00:26:49.419 --> 00:26:49.919
 that was really

00:26:49.919 --> 00:26:50.819
 the only time

00:26:50.819 --> 00:26:51.419
 in the day

00:26:51.419 --> 00:26:52.199
 that they would

00:26:52.199 --> 00:26:52.399
 roar.

00:26:52.539 --> 00:26:52.960
 Rarely would

00:26:52.960 --> 00:26:53.279
 they roar

00:26:53.279 --> 00:26:53.619
 at another

00:26:53.619 --> 00:26:54.000
 time.

00:26:54.879 --> 00:26:55.299
 And so one

00:26:55.299 --> 00:26:55.740
 time when we

00:26:55.740 --> 00:26:56.220
 went to the

00:26:56.220 --> 00:26:56.539
 zoo, I

00:26:56.539 --> 00:26:57.059
 asked one

00:26:57.059 --> 00:26:57.299
 of the

00:26:57.299 --> 00:26:57.899
 workers there,

00:26:58.279 --> 00:26:58.819
 why do the

00:26:58.819 --> 00:26:59.439
 lions only

00:26:59.439 --> 00:27:00.139
 roar in the

00:27:00.139 --> 00:27:00.399
 morning?

00:27:01.359 --> 00:27:01.759
 And he said,

00:27:01.799 --> 00:27:02.099
 well, that's

00:27:02.099 --> 00:27:03.039
 because the

00:27:03.039 --> 00:27:03.859
 zookeeper comes

00:27:03.859 --> 00:27:04.339
 in the morning

00:27:04.339 --> 00:27:05.139
 and that's when

00:27:05.139 --> 00:27:05.919
 he feeds the

00:27:05.919 --> 00:27:06.319
 lions.

00:27:07.980 --> 00:27:08.740
 And so that's

00:27:08.740 --> 00:27:09.259
 what we see

00:27:09.259 --> 00:27:09.439
 here.

00:27:09.440 --> 00:27:09.980
 That Peter is

00:27:09.980 --> 00:27:10.660
 describing this

00:27:10.660 --> 00:27:11.519
 roaring lion,

00:27:11.600 --> 00:27:12.799
 not simply a

00:27:12.799 --> 00:27:13.480
 lion who's

00:27:13.480 --> 00:27:14.080
 sunning himself

00:27:14.080 --> 00:27:14.559
 on a rock.

00:27:14.640 --> 00:27:15.039
 This is a

00:27:15.039 --> 00:27:16.019
 lion who is

00:27:16.019 --> 00:27:17.259
 anxious and

00:27:17.259 --> 00:27:18.000
 irritable and

00:27:18.000 --> 00:27:18.759
 impatient and

00:27:18.759 --> 00:27:19.480
 ready to feast.

00:27:21.340 --> 00:27:21.940
 And so that's the

00:27:21.940 --> 00:27:22.640
 image of Satan that

00:27:22.640 --> 00:27:23.400
 we need to have in

00:27:23.400 --> 00:27:23.880
 our minds here,

00:27:23.920 --> 00:27:25.360
 that Satan is our

00:27:25.360 --> 00:27:26.559
 adversary, that he

00:27:26.559 --> 00:27:27.759
 wants nothing more

00:27:27.759 --> 00:27:29.200
 than to destroy

00:27:29.200 --> 00:27:30.980
 the church and to

00:27:30.980 --> 00:27:32.140
 defeat us as

00:27:32.140 --> 00:27:32.600
 Christians.

00:27:32.599 --> 00:27:32.699
 Christians.

00:27:35.079 --> 00:27:36.059
 And so how do we

00:27:36.059 --> 00:27:36.939
 go about defeating

00:27:36.939 --> 00:27:37.480
 this lion?

00:27:37.559 --> 00:27:38.559
 Well, it says to

00:27:38.559 --> 00:27:40.159
 be sober-minded, to

00:27:40.159 --> 00:27:40.939
 be alert, to

00:27:40.939 --> 00:27:41.859
 resist and to

00:27:41.859 --> 00:27:42.399
 stand firm.

00:27:42.480 --> 00:27:43.480
 This is the third

00:27:43.480 --> 00:27:44.459
 time that Peter has

00:27:44.459 --> 00:27:45.939
 used this language in

00:27:45.939 --> 00:27:46.359
 his letter.

00:27:47.799 --> 00:27:48.740
 And James in his

00:27:48.740 --> 00:27:50.079
 letter also says

00:27:50.079 --> 00:27:50.959
 similar things.

00:27:51.039 --> 00:27:51.740
 In James chapter

00:27:51.740 --> 00:27:52.279
 four, he says,

00:27:52.339 --> 00:27:52.980
 submit yourselves

00:27:52.980 --> 00:27:53.679
 then to God,

00:27:54.639 --> 00:27:55.559
 resist the devil and

00:27:55.559 --> 00:27:56.199
 he will flee from

00:27:56.199 --> 00:27:56.319
 you.

00:27:56.319 --> 00:27:57.399
 Come near to God

00:27:57.399 --> 00:27:58.439
 and he will come

00:27:58.439 --> 00:27:59.039
 near to you.

00:27:59.039 --> 00:28:03.180
 So we resist not

00:28:03.180 --> 00:28:03.980
 out of our own

00:28:03.980 --> 00:28:05.680
 willpower, but we

00:28:05.680 --> 00:28:06.639
 can resist being

00:28:06.639 --> 00:28:08.619
 grounded in our

00:28:08.619 --> 00:28:09.000
 faith.

00:28:09.960 --> 00:28:11.500
 We draw near to

00:28:11.500 --> 00:28:12.379
 Christ, knowing that

00:28:12.379 --> 00:28:13.740
 Christ will draw

00:28:13.740 --> 00:28:15.039
 near to us.

00:28:16.759 --> 00:28:17.700
 So if you're

00:28:17.700 --> 00:28:18.359
 familiar with the

00:28:18.359 --> 00:28:19.480
 story of Pilgrim's

00:28:19.480 --> 00:28:20.299
 Progress, you may

00:28:20.299 --> 00:28:21.339
 remember that

00:28:21.339 --> 00:28:22.299
 Christian, as he's

00:28:22.299 --> 00:28:23.200
 on his journey to

00:28:23.200 --> 00:28:24.139
 the celestial city,

00:28:24.359 --> 00:28:25.599
 he encounters two

00:28:25.599 --> 00:28:27.460
 lions on the path.

00:28:27.460 --> 00:28:29.860
 And he'd heard

00:28:29.860 --> 00:28:30.579
 about these lions

00:28:30.579 --> 00:28:31.200
 before.

00:28:31.380 --> 00:28:32.660
 Other travelers had

00:28:32.660 --> 00:28:33.579
 seen them and

00:28:33.579 --> 00:28:34.319
 actually had turned

00:28:34.319 --> 00:28:35.440
 around out of fear.

00:28:35.539 --> 00:28:36.700
 So when Christian

00:28:36.700 --> 00:28:37.579
 approaches these

00:28:37.579 --> 00:28:38.720
 lions, he really

00:28:38.720 --> 00:28:40.100
 thinks his death

00:28:40.100 --> 00:28:40.680
 is imminent.

00:28:41.960 --> 00:28:42.519
 And as he

00:28:42.519 --> 00:28:43.920
 considers turning

00:28:43.920 --> 00:28:44.779
 around to go the

00:28:44.779 --> 00:28:45.259
 other way, he

00:28:45.259 --> 00:28:46.000
 hears his voice

00:28:46.000 --> 00:28:46.759
 call out ahead of

00:28:46.759 --> 00:28:46.840
 him.

00:28:46.960 --> 00:28:47.960
 A man who's

00:28:47.960 --> 00:28:48.460
 standing on the

00:28:48.460 --> 00:28:49.000
 steps of the

00:28:49.000 --> 00:28:50.440
 palace in front of

00:28:50.440 --> 00:28:50.600
 him.

00:28:50.819 --> 00:28:51.440
 He calls out and

00:28:51.440 --> 00:28:51.940
 he says this,

00:28:52.240 --> 00:28:53.039
 are your strength

00:28:53.039 --> 00:28:53.860
 and courage so

00:28:53.860 --> 00:28:54.319
 small?

00:28:55.579 --> 00:28:56.220
 Don't be so

00:28:56.220 --> 00:28:56.819
 afraid of the

00:28:56.819 --> 00:28:57.340
 lions since

00:28:57.339 --> 00:28:57.939
 they are in

00:28:57.939 --> 00:28:58.740
 fact chained.

00:29:00.319 --> 00:29:01.659
 They're being

00:29:01.659 --> 00:29:02.220
 there for the

00:29:02.220 --> 00:29:02.699
 purpose of

00:29:02.699 --> 00:29:03.419
 testing your

00:29:03.419 --> 00:29:04.500
 faith at this

00:29:04.500 --> 00:29:05.059
 point in your

00:29:05.059 --> 00:29:06.699
 journey as well

00:29:06.699 --> 00:29:07.519
 as to discover

00:29:07.519 --> 00:29:08.179
 those who are

00:29:08.179 --> 00:29:08.779
 not faithful.

00:29:09.919 --> 00:29:10.679
 So keep in the

00:29:10.679 --> 00:29:11.039
 middle of the

00:29:11.039 --> 00:29:11.519
 path and you

00:29:11.519 --> 00:29:11.939
 will not be

00:29:11.939 --> 00:29:12.279
 harmed.

00:29:13.500 --> 00:29:13.899
 And so that's

00:29:13.899 --> 00:29:14.339
 what Christian

00:29:14.339 --> 00:29:14.579
 does.

00:29:14.659 --> 00:29:15.339
 He follows this

00:29:15.339 --> 00:29:15.659
 advice.

00:29:15.799 --> 00:29:16.299
 He goes on the

00:29:16.299 --> 00:29:17.099
 path and though

00:29:17.099 --> 00:29:17.839
 the lions are at

00:29:17.839 --> 00:29:18.439
 either side of

00:29:18.439 --> 00:29:19.259
 him growling and

00:29:19.259 --> 00:29:19.899
 snarling, he's

00:29:19.899 --> 00:29:21.199
 not harmed and

00:29:21.199 --> 00:29:21.679
 he makes it

00:29:21.679 --> 00:29:22.259
 safely to the

00:29:22.259 --> 00:29:22.639
 palace.

00:29:23.879 --> 00:29:24.759
 And so what a

00:29:24.759 --> 00:29:25.899
 wonderful way to

00:29:25.899 --> 00:29:26.579
 illustrate what

00:29:26.579 --> 00:29:27.399
 Peter is talking

00:29:27.399 --> 00:29:28.000
 about here.

00:29:29.000 --> 00:29:29.699
 When we face

00:29:29.699 --> 00:29:30.639
 trials and

00:29:30.639 --> 00:29:31.579
 temptations, we

00:29:31.579 --> 00:29:32.099
 need to be

00:29:32.099 --> 00:29:33.579
 grounded in our

00:29:33.579 --> 00:29:34.000
 faith.

00:29:34.699 --> 00:29:35.139
 We need to

00:29:35.139 --> 00:29:35.779
 recognize that

00:29:35.779 --> 00:29:36.879
 Satan is bound,

00:29:36.960 --> 00:29:37.539
 that there's no

00:29:37.539 --> 00:29:38.720
 lasting that harm

00:29:38.720 --> 00:29:39.839
 that can come from

00:29:39.839 --> 00:29:40.500
 his attacks.

00:29:40.859 --> 00:29:41.460
 And so then that

00:29:41.460 --> 00:29:42.240
 leads us to our

00:29:42.240 --> 00:29:43.059
 third posture, that

00:29:43.059 --> 00:29:44.619
 posture of trust.

00:29:44.779 --> 00:29:45.539
 Because when we

00:29:45.539 --> 00:29:46.659
 continue on this

00:29:46.659 --> 00:29:47.099
 journey, we

00:29:47.099 --> 00:29:48.199
 recognize that we

00:29:48.199 --> 00:29:49.699
 can trust God, that

00:29:49.699 --> 00:29:50.619
 he will protect us

00:29:50.619 --> 00:29:51.399
 and that he will

00:29:51.399 --> 00:29:52.819
 lead us to glory.

00:29:54.119 --> 00:29:54.799
 In verse 10 it

00:29:54.799 --> 00:29:55.279
 says, and the

00:29:55.279 --> 00:29:56.299
 God of all grace

00:29:56.299 --> 00:29:57.299
 who called you to

00:29:57.299 --> 00:29:58.119
 his eternal glory

00:29:58.119 --> 00:29:59.319
 in Christ, after

00:29:59.319 --> 00:30:00.059
 you've suffered a

00:30:00.059 --> 00:30:01.220
 little while, will

00:30:01.220 --> 00:30:02.659
 himself restore you

00:30:02.659 --> 00:30:03.559
 and make you

00:30:03.559 --> 00:30:05.259
 strong and firm

00:30:05.259 --> 00:30:06.659
 and steadfast.

00:30:08.200 --> 00:30:09.279
 So Peter finishes

00:30:09.279 --> 00:30:10.019
 his letter the

00:30:10.019 --> 00:30:10.639
 same way that he

00:30:10.639 --> 00:30:11.599
 started talking about

00:30:11.599 --> 00:30:12.599
 the glory that we

00:30:12.599 --> 00:30:14.680
 have and share in

00:30:14.680 --> 00:30:15.039
 Christ.

00:30:15.139 --> 00:30:15.879
 He's emphasizing,

00:30:16.079 --> 00:30:16.720
 yes, you will

00:30:16.720 --> 00:30:17.500
 experience in

00:30:17.500 --> 00:30:17.919
 suffering.

00:30:19.139 --> 00:30:20.159
 This life will not

00:30:20.159 --> 00:30:21.159
 be easy for you,

00:30:21.240 --> 00:30:22.200
 but we can trust

00:30:22.200 --> 00:30:23.399
 that we have a God

00:30:23.400 --> 00:30:24.200
 who is full of

00:30:24.200 --> 00:30:24.440
 grace.

00:30:24.540 --> 00:30:25.180
 We can trust that

00:30:25.180 --> 00:30:25.860
 we have a God

00:30:25.860 --> 00:30:27.340
 who protects and

00:30:27.340 --> 00:30:27.940
 preserves us.

00:30:28.019 --> 00:30:28.820
 We can trust that

00:30:28.820 --> 00:30:30.040
 our suffering will

00:30:30.040 --> 00:30:31.460
 be temporary and

00:30:31.460 --> 00:30:32.300
 the glory that we

00:30:32.300 --> 00:30:34.000
 will experience has

00:30:34.000 --> 00:30:35.000
 been secured by the

00:30:35.000 --> 00:30:36.360
 blood of our

00:30:36.360 --> 00:30:36.640
 Savior.

00:30:39.320 --> 00:30:40.320
 And so if you are

00:30:40.320 --> 00:30:41.120
 a believer, I

00:30:41.120 --> 00:30:42.160
 would urge you to

00:30:42.160 --> 00:30:43.580
 remain in this

00:30:43.580 --> 00:30:44.960
 trust, to focus on

00:30:44.960 --> 00:30:45.820
 the victory that we

00:30:45.820 --> 00:30:46.640
 have in Jesus, to

00:30:46.640 --> 00:30:48.120
 allow the suffering

00:30:48.120 --> 00:30:49.420
 and the persecution

00:30:49.420 --> 00:30:50.180
 that we may

00:30:50.180 --> 00:30:50.900
 experience in our

00:30:50.900 --> 00:30:52.360
 life now to be a

00:30:52.360 --> 00:30:53.380
 refining time.

00:30:53.400 --> 00:30:54.080
 where God may

00:30:54.080 --> 00:30:55.080
 purify us because

00:30:55.080 --> 00:30:55.880
 we see the end

00:30:55.880 --> 00:30:56.540
 result here.

00:30:56.860 --> 00:30:57.460
 He says that he

00:30:57.460 --> 00:30:59.040
 will restore us and

00:30:59.040 --> 00:31:00.460
 make us firm and

00:31:00.460 --> 00:31:02.259
 strong and steadfast.

00:31:04.080 --> 00:31:05.420
 What security that

00:31:05.420 --> 00:31:07.380
 is that we have in

00:31:07.380 --> 00:31:07.740
 Christ.

00:31:09.000 --> 00:31:09.519
 And then what's

00:31:09.519 --> 00:31:09.880
 that going to

00:31:09.880 --> 00:31:10.680
 compel us to do?

00:31:10.740 --> 00:31:11.720
 It's compelling us to

00:31:11.720 --> 00:31:12.840
 doxology, to the

00:31:12.840 --> 00:31:14.400
 praise and glory of

00:31:14.400 --> 00:31:15.519
 God, as he says.

00:31:18.519 --> 00:31:19.560
 But maybe that's not

00:31:19.560 --> 00:31:19.759
 you.

00:31:20.860 --> 00:31:21.560
 Maybe you're not a

00:31:21.560 --> 00:31:22.480
 Christian or you think

00:31:22.480 --> 00:31:23.160
 the idea of

00:31:23.160 --> 00:31:23.819
 suffering for your

00:31:23.819 --> 00:31:24.599
 faith is kind of a

00:31:24.599 --> 00:31:25.559
 silly concept that

00:31:25.559 --> 00:31:26.039
 seems really

00:31:26.039 --> 00:31:26.519
 uncomfortable.

00:31:29.140 --> 00:31:29.920
 Well, I want you to

00:31:29.920 --> 00:31:30.500
 consider this.

00:31:30.620 --> 00:31:31.640
 When I laid in my

00:31:31.640 --> 00:31:32.420
 bed in the morning

00:31:32.420 --> 00:31:33.740
 when I lived near

00:31:33.740 --> 00:31:34.440
 that zoo and I

00:31:34.440 --> 00:31:35.339
 heard those lions

00:31:35.339 --> 00:31:36.180
 roar, I had no

00:31:36.180 --> 00:31:36.579
 fear.

00:31:37.920 --> 00:31:38.660
 I didn't have to

00:31:38.660 --> 00:31:39.360
 worry about them

00:31:39.360 --> 00:31:40.360
 coming and attacking

00:31:40.360 --> 00:31:41.039
 me because I knew

00:31:41.039 --> 00:31:41.460
 that they were

00:31:41.460 --> 00:31:42.299
 contained, they were

00:31:42.299 --> 00:31:42.799
 caged.

00:31:44.079 --> 00:31:45.019
 But there is no

00:31:45.019 --> 00:31:46.299
 such security for

00:31:46.299 --> 00:31:46.960
 those who aren't in

00:31:46.960 --> 00:31:47.279
 Christ.

00:31:48.319 --> 00:31:49.019
 And in fact, not

00:31:49.019 --> 00:31:50.319
 only if you're not

00:31:50.319 --> 00:31:50.779
 in Christ, you

00:31:50.779 --> 00:31:51.299
 have to worry

00:31:51.299 --> 00:31:52.720
 about the devil

00:31:52.720 --> 00:31:55.059
 roaring like a

00:31:55.059 --> 00:31:55.659
 lion, seeking

00:31:55.659 --> 00:31:56.299
 whom he may

00:31:56.299 --> 00:31:57.619
 devour, but we

00:31:57.619 --> 00:31:58.960
 also face the

00:31:58.960 --> 00:32:00.619
 judgment of God,

00:32:00.960 --> 00:32:04.220
 which has far

00:32:04.220 --> 00:32:05.519
 greater lasting

00:32:05.519 --> 00:32:06.200
 implications.

00:32:06.359 --> 00:32:07.359
 So I urge you to

00:32:07.359 --> 00:32:08.119
 turn to Christ.

00:32:08.439 --> 00:32:09.299
 We have a good

00:32:09.299 --> 00:32:10.220
 shepherd who wants

00:32:10.220 --> 00:32:11.159
 to lead and

00:32:11.159 --> 00:32:12.159
 protect and

00:32:12.159 --> 00:32:12.759
 nourish you.

00:32:14.000 --> 00:32:14.599
 And ultimately,

00:32:14.839 --> 00:32:15.639
 Peter ends with

00:32:15.639 --> 00:32:15.819
 this.

00:32:15.879 --> 00:32:16.200
 He says,

00:32:16.339 --> 00:32:17.319
 peace to all of

00:32:17.319 --> 00:32:18.159
 you who are in

00:32:18.160 --> 00:32:18.420
 Christ.

00:32:18.500 --> 00:32:19.160
 That is peace

00:32:19.160 --> 00:32:20.060
 that is offered

00:32:20.060 --> 00:32:21.040
 to all.

00:32:22.400 --> 00:32:23.140
 And that's a

00:32:23.140 --> 00:32:23.680
 peace that's

00:32:23.680 --> 00:32:24.420
 available to you

00:32:24.420 --> 00:32:24.740
 today.

00:32:26.120 --> 00:32:26.800
 Let's pray.

00:32:30.580 --> 00:32:31.400
 Lord, we thank

00:32:31.400 --> 00:32:31.820
 you that you

00:32:31.820 --> 00:32:32.900
 offer us peace,

00:32:33.600 --> 00:32:34.900
 that you are

00:32:34.900 --> 00:32:36.100
 willing to share

00:32:36.100 --> 00:32:38.120
 your glory with

00:32:38.120 --> 00:32:38.560
 us.

00:32:39.980 --> 00:32:40.740
 And so we ask

00:32:40.740 --> 00:32:41.380
 God, as we

00:32:41.380 --> 00:32:42.420
 continue on this

00:32:42.420 --> 00:32:43.120
 journey, that we

00:32:43.120 --> 00:32:44.180
 will have a

00:32:44.180 --> 00:32:45.380
 posture of humility

00:32:45.380 --> 00:32:46.800
 and vigilance.

00:32:48.160 --> 00:32:48.940
 that we will be

00:32:48.940 --> 00:32:50.100
 able to trust you

00:32:50.100 --> 00:32:50.960
 and all that you

00:32:50.960 --> 00:32:51.779
 have done for us.

00:32:51.900 --> 00:32:52.480
 Lord, we thank you

00:32:52.480 --> 00:32:53.060
 for your great

00:32:53.060 --> 00:32:53.460
 love.

00:32:54.940 --> 00:32:55.920
 We thank you that

00:32:55.920 --> 00:32:56.700
 you are the good

00:32:56.700 --> 00:32:57.019
 shepherd.

00:32:58.519 --> 00:32:59.440
 We thank you that

00:32:59.440 --> 00:33:00.500
 our salvation is

00:33:00.500 --> 00:33:01.340
 secured by the

00:33:01.340 --> 00:33:02.420
 blood of our

00:33:02.420 --> 00:33:03.360
 suffering servant.

00:33:07.000 --> 00:33:07.860
 Lord, may this

00:33:07.860 --> 00:33:09.040
 truth penetrate our

00:33:09.040 --> 00:33:09.400
 hearts.

00:33:11.980 --> 00:33:12.700
 And may our

00:33:12.700 --> 00:33:13.700
 response be one

00:33:13.700 --> 00:33:15.200
 of praise and

00:33:15.200 --> 00:33:16.660
 doxology and

00:33:16.660 --> 00:33:17.080
 joy.

00:33:18.160 --> 00:33:19.200
 we pray this in

00:33:19.200 --> 00:33:19.860
 Jesus' name.

00:33:20.279 --> 00:33:20.519
 Amen.

00:33:23.400 --> 00:33:25.140
 Now we will sing

00:33:25.140 --> 00:33:26.060
 together our last

00:33:26.060 --> 00:33:27.120
 hymn, How

00:33:27.120 --> 00:33:27.820
 Firm a

00:33:27.820 --> 00:33:28.180
 Foundation.

00:33:28.180 --> 00:33:31.740
 How firm a

00:33:31.740 --> 00:33:32.180
 foundation.

00:33:32.180 --> 00:33:36.180
 How firm a

00:33:36.180 --> 00:33:38.180
 foundation.

00:33:38.180 --> 00:33:40.180
 How firm a

00:33:40.180 --> 00:33:42.180
 foundation.

00:33:42.180 --> 00:33:52.620
 you saints of the

00:33:52.620 --> 00:33:55.460
 Lord is laid for

00:33:55.460 --> 00:33:57.640
 your faith in his

00:33:57.640 --> 00:33:59.700
 excellent word.

00:33:59.700 --> 00:34:03.080
 What more can he say

00:34:03.080 --> 00:34:05.900
 than to you he has

00:34:05.900 --> 00:34:09.139
 said, to you who for

00:34:09.139 --> 00:34:11.759
 refuge to Jesus

00:34:11.759 --> 00:34:13.099
 have fled.

00:34:13.099 --> 00:34:21.679
 Fear not, I am with you.

00:34:21.679 --> 00:34:23.679
 Oh, be not dismayed.

00:34:23.679 --> 00:34:28.579
 For I am your God and will

00:34:28.579 --> 00:34:30.819
 still give you weight.

00:34:31.199 --> 00:34:34.619
 I'll strengthen you, help you,

00:34:34.619 --> 00:34:37.380
 and cause you to stand,

00:34:37.779 --> 00:34:41.119
 upheld by my gracious,

00:34:41.460 --> 00:34:44.420
 omnipotent hand.

00:34:44.420 --> 00:34:45.420
 love you.

00:34:45.420 --> 00:34:46.420
 Amen.

00:34:46.420 --> 00:34:47.420
 Amen.

00:34:47.420 --> 00:34:48.420
 Amen.

00:34:48.420 --> 00:34:49.420
 Amen.

00:34:49.420 --> 00:34:52.559
 When through the deep waters

00:34:52.559 --> 00:34:55.579
 I call you to go,

00:34:55.579 --> 00:34:59.700
 the rivers of sorrow

00:34:59.700 --> 00:35:02.220
 shall not overflow.

00:35:02.220 --> 00:35:06.360
 For I will be with you,

00:35:06.639 --> 00:35:09.039
 your trouble to bliss,

00:35:09.039 --> 00:35:13.039
 and sanctify to you,

00:35:13.039 --> 00:35:15.519
 your deepest distress.

00:35:19.519 --> 00:35:24.480
 When through fiery trials

00:35:24.480 --> 00:35:27.199
 your pathway shall lie,

00:35:27.579 --> 00:35:30.679
 my grace all sufficient

00:35:30.679 --> 00:35:33.659
 shall be your supply.

00:35:34.000 --> 00:35:37.579
 The flame shall not harm you,

00:35:37.579 --> 00:35:40.179
 I only desire

00:35:40.179 --> 00:35:43.460
 your trust to consume

00:35:43.460 --> 00:35:48.539
 and your gall to be found.

00:35:53.920 --> 00:35:55.139
 Will you stand with me

00:35:55.139 --> 00:35:56.319
 to receive the benediction

00:35:56.319 --> 00:35:59.099
 taken today from Hebrews 13,

00:35:59.199 --> 00:36:00.500
 verses 20 and 21.

00:36:01.860 --> 00:36:03.719
 Now may the God of peace,

00:36:03.980 --> 00:36:04.840
 who through the blood

00:36:04.840 --> 00:36:05.860
 of the eternal covenant

00:36:05.860 --> 00:36:07.019
 brought back from the dead

00:36:07.019 --> 00:36:07.900
 our Lord Jesus,

00:36:08.119 --> 00:36:09.139
 that great shepherd

00:36:09.139 --> 00:36:09.960
 of the sheep,

00:36:10.719 --> 00:36:11.820
 equip you with everything

00:36:11.820 --> 00:36:13.300
 good for doing his will,

00:36:13.659 --> 00:36:15.019
 and may he work in us

00:36:15.019 --> 00:36:16.400
 what is pleasing to him

00:36:16.400 --> 00:36:17.900
 through Jesus Christ,

00:36:18.000 --> 00:36:18.980
 to whom be glory

00:36:18.980 --> 00:36:20.280
 forever and ever.

00:36:20.880 --> 00:36:21.280
 Amen.

00:36:22.380 --> 00:36:23.139
 You may go in peace.

00:36:23.139 --> 00:36:24.359
 Amen.

00:36:24.719 --> 00:36:25.759
 Amen.

00:36:25.759 --> 00:36:25.900
 Amen.

00:36:25.900 --> 00:36:26.039
 Amen.

00:36:26.059 --> 00:36:26.099
 Amen.

00:36:26.099 --> 00:36:26.480
 Amen.

00:36:26.559 --> 00:36:26.639
 Amen.

00:36:26.719 --> 00:36:27.079
 Amen.

00:36:27.079 --> 00:36:28.179
 Amen.

00:36:28.199 --> 00:36:28.239
 Amen.

00:36:28.239 --> 00:36:28.379
 Amen.

00:36:36.519 --> 00:36:38.940
 Amen.

00:36:38.940 --> 00:36:39.359
 Amen.

00:36:39.359 --> 00:36:40.159
 Amen.

00:36:40.159 --> 00:36:41.420
 Amen.

00:36:41.420 --> 00:36:42.159
 Amen.

00:36:42.159 --> 00:36:42.359
 Amen.

00:36:42.359 --> 00:36:43.199
 Amen.

00:36:45.319 --> 00:36:45.859
 Amen.

00:36:45.859 --> 00:36:46.139
 Amen.

00:36:46.159 --> 00:36:46.339
 Amen.

00:36:46.359 --> 00:36:46.699
 Amen.

00:36:46.779 --> 00:36:50.619
 People

00:36:50.619 --> 00:36:50.920
 Amen.

00:36:50.920 --> 00:36:51.159
 Amen.

00:36:51.159 --> 00:36:51.440
 Amen.

00:36:51.440 --> 00:36:52.379
 Amen.