We're going to begin our worship this evening singing to God's praise in Psalm 95.
! This is in Sing Psalms, page 126 in the Blue Psalm book.
Sing the first three stanzas.
So come, let us joyfully sing to the Lord, to the rock of salvation.
Let us raise our voice.
Let us come before him expressing our thanks.
Let us with loud singing praise him and rejoice.
I will sing to verse 7 to God's praise.
Come, let us joyfully sing to the Lord.
O come, let us joyfully sing to the Lord, to the rock of salvation.
Let us raise our voice.
Let us come before him expressing our thanks.
Let us with loud singing praise him and rejoice.
The Lord is the great God, King over all gods.
The earth's deepest places he holds in his hand.
The heights of the mountains belong to the Lord.
The oceans are his hand, he formed the dry land.
Come, let us bow humbly and worship the Lord.
Let us kneel before him, our maker in prayer.
For we are his people, and he is our God.
He shepherds and feeds us in his loving care.
Well, let's bow our heads in prayer.
Heavenly Father, how good it is that we can come tonight to worship you
and to come acknowledging your greatness and goodness,
your love and your faithfulness, your firm covenant towards us.
It is good for us, Lord, to remember why it is that we are here this evening.
As we gather on the first day of the week,
we rejoice in the resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
We thank you that he is risen tonight, has been conquered death.
We thank you that the reason for that is because of the manner of his death,
that death of the cross at Golgotha, which was so satisfying to you.
Satisfying not because you take a perverse delight in the suffering of your son,
but because your love required that justice be met for the salvation of your people,
because your grace had to be displayed.
And so because of that great display of the love of God,
of the God the Son laying down his life for his people,
we tonight can have hope and assurance,
a certainty of a future,
a confidence that lies beyond the reality of death,
and even the failure of this world itself.
There is great hope that God will redeem,
and that God will do good things.
And so we seek tonight to praise you
for who you are and for what you have done,
for what has been secured by Jesus in our place,
and for the hope that we have that one day we will see him with our own eyes.
We come tonight longing for that meeting, therefore, with you.
We long for that presence of God with us here
that would challenge us from what is so often a spiritual lethargy and slumber,
that you would awaken us from the stupor
that so often entices us to relax about our spiritual walk.
Give to us, Lord, a seriousness about our relationship with you,
that we would long to put to death the sin that is in us,
and live all the more for your righteous standards and sake.
We pray, therefore, tonight that you would hear us
as we confess our sin before you.
Each one of us sin daily in our thoughts and words and actions,
and yet we have an advocate with you,
a high priest in Christ Jesus,
who has done all that is necessary
to take away the guilt and stain of our sin
and to give us an assurance of forgiveness and life.
And may we, therefore, as men and women and boys and girls
who enjoy the freedom of the gospel,
may we, therefore, be filled with good cheer and encouraged
to come to you in the right way.
We pray, therefore, to know the Holy Spirit's touch upon our lives.
May he tonight open hearts here.
May he encourage those of us who are struggling.
May he grant peace to those who are in turmoil.
And may, Lord, in your own profound way,
would you upset those who are far too comfortable
and at ease with where they are.
Lead us to yourself.
As we were thinking today, that rock that is higher than us,
the mountain of the Lord.
May we know that place of security and peace
for your people.
And we ask this in Jesus' name.
Amen.
We're going to continue singing to God's praise,
this time in Psalm 51.
Again in Sing Psalms, page 67.
We're going to sing verses 1 to 12,
so five stanzas to God's praise.
O my God, have mercy on me.
In your steadfast love I pray.
In your infinite compassion my transgressions wipe away.
Cleanse me from iniquity.
Wash my sin away from me.
These words penned by King David
speak of his own acknowledgement of sin.
And as we were praying,
it's right for us to come before God in that way
with that humble confession of sin
and need that we have, each one of us,
for cleansing.
And so let us sing these verses to God's praise
with that spirit of reflection.
O my God, have mercy on me
in your steadfast love I pray.
O my God, have mercy on me.
In your steadfast love I pray.
In your infinite compassion my transgressions wipe away.
Cleanse me from iniquity.
Wash my sin away from me.
For I know my own transgressions.
I can see my sinful plight.
You, you only I've offended
And an evil in your sight.
So your words are verified
And your verdict justified
From my birth I have been sinful
Such the nature I received
Sinful from my first beginning
In my mother's womb conceived
Truth you look forth
In my heart
Wisdom to me you impart
Cleanse with his soul
So purify me
I'll be whiter than the snow
Let the bones you crushed be joyful
May I joy and gladness know
From my failure
I do this
Blot out all my wickedness
Lord create a pure heart in me
And a steadfast mind renew
Do not take your spirit from me
Cast me not away from you
Give me back the joy I had
Keep my willing spirit glad
Please turn with me in your Bibles
To Paul's second letter to Timothy
Chapter 2
So 2 Timothy chapter 2
If you read in the church Bible
I think it'll be around about page 1197
You then my child be strengthened
By the grace that is in Christ Jesus
And what you have heard from me
In the presence of many witnesses
And trust to faithful men
Who will be able to teach others also
Share in suffering as a good soldier
Of Christ Jesus
No soldier gets entangled
In civilian pursuits
Since his aim is to please
The one who enlisted him
An athlete is not crowned
Unless he competes
According to the rules
It is the hard-working farmer
Who ought to have the first share
Of the crops
Think over what I say
For the Lord will give you
Understanding in everything
Remember Jesus Christ
Risen from the dead
The offspring of David
As preached in my gospel
For which I am suffering
Bound with chains as a criminal
But the word of God is not bound
And therefore I endure
Everything for the sake of the elect
That they may obtain the salvation
That is in Christ Jesus
With eternal glory
The saying is trustworthy
For if we have died with him
We will also live with him
If we endure
We will also reign with him
If we deny him
He also will deny us
If we are faithless
He remains faithful
For he cannot deny himself
Amen
This is God's word to us
Let's bow our heads
Once again
In prayer to God
Heavenly Father
It is out of that
Sense of
Your unfailing love
As Paul wrote to
Timothy
That you are
One who remains
Faithful
Your son is faithful to us
In his love for his people
It is out of that sense
Of your great faithfulness
That we would come to you
This night
Because Lord
You know
Our great need
You know
The great desire
That we have
For answers
Lord
To the many
Many things
That burden our hearts
We come tonight
Lord
Each one of us
With our own
Concerns
We come Lord
Perhaps some
With concerns
So private
So personal
And buried
Deep within
That we haven't
Shared them with a soul
And yet Lord
You know
You see
So often Lord
The tears
Of your people
And the concerns
That they have
And that they carry forward
So Father
Tonight
We would lay
All of these things
Before you
And we would long
Oh Lord
To hear your answer
We would long
To see a movement
Of your hand
And power
Bringing
Lord
Answers
To these prayers
Perhaps so often
Lord
Most concerning
For loved ones
Whom we know
Who do not know you
For those around us
In our families
In our
In our homes
Those
In our
Places of work
Friends
And neighbours
And colleagues
Who simply
Do not know Jesus
As Lord
And as Saviour
Who haven't yet
Discovered
The mercy of God
We cry to you
Father tonight
For
An intervention
In the lives
Of those around us
In our community
Who do not know you
We cry to you
Father
That you would
Remember
Your grace
Towards
The lost
People
Of this world
The lost
People
Of this town
The lost
In our community
We ask and pray
Father
That you would
Help us
Therefore
To
Remember
All of the things
That
Paul
Instructs
Timothy
In
To remember
All of the good news
That has been passed on to us
To understand
And be able to live
And tell the gospel
Ourselves
To be able to shine
As lights
In the world
And so we pray
Father
For your help
In the great mission
Of the church
In the great mission
Of God himself
A mission that we are
Privileged to share in
May we be given
Tonight
Refreshing
And boldness
Confidence
In the gospel
To know
That it is
Indeed
The power
Of God
To the salvation
Of men
And women
As we come
Before you
This night
Lord
We know
That the burdens
That trouble us
Are often
As well
Related to
The reality
Of grief
And sorrow
That the world
In which we live
Is one where we see
Constant reminders
Of that
And in this
Last week
We know
Lord
That as a congregation
We have
Seen the passing
Of folk
Associated with us
We remember
Anne MacDonald's
Family tonight
We pray for them
And for Catherine
Anne Mitchell's
Family as well
And we ask
Father
That out of
Your great grace
You would reach
Into the lostness
The darkness
And the sorrow
Of grief
And that you
Would minister
Your own compassion
And care
And love there
We thank you
Once again
Father
For the bonds
Of love
That unite us
Together
And that in
These times
Of suffering
And loss
Your love
Towards us
Is expressed
Through the compassion
And the tenderness
Of those whom
You have placed
Around us
We thank you
For the arms
Of fellowship
In the church
We thank you
For the
Encouragements
That these things
Can be
And we ask
That you would
Continue to bless
Us
And grow
And strengthen
The love
And the fellowship
Of this congregation
We pray therefore
Father
For the ministry
Of the word
Amongst us
We remember
Calamurdo
Especially
And we pray
For your blessing
On him
And on his family
We pray
For the elders
Of the church
For those who serve
In so many different ways
In the life
Of the congregation
And we ask
Father
That in every way
That your blessing
Would be upon us
Guard hearts
It's easy for us
Lord
To become bogged down
In the detail
Of organization
It's easy for us
To be distracted
With the burdens
Of many things
That need to be done
And yet
In all of this
We pray
That you would
Constantly refocus
Our attention
And our desires
Upon Jesus
We want to see him
We want to see his name
Lifted high
Over this town
We want to see
Your blessing flow
Through the witness
Of the saints
In this congregation
And so we ask
Father
That you would
Refresh us
Continually
In the living waters
That are found
In Christ himself
We thank you
Tonight Father
For the
Not only for the
Fellowship of the church
That we have
Internally in the congregation
But externally as well
With many other
Like-minded believers
Around about us
Both here locally
And nationally
And internationally
We thank you
That tonight
We can truly say
There is but one
Holy Catholic church
We thank you
That the body of Christ
Is not limited
By race
Or nation
It's not limited
Even by the things
That so often divide us
Within the church
The creeds
And the confessions
That are so important
And have their place
And yet the gospel
Which unites us
Is so broader
So tonight
We pray for our nation
And for all nations
Under heaven
That whatever the gospel
Has been preached
This day
Wherever the saints
Have gathered
To encourage
And to pray
And to listen
To your voice
May your spirit
Father
In that vastness
Of his great
And immeasurable power
May your spirit
Visit each one
Of these places
And bring forth
Life and hope
In what are so often
Dark and difficult places
We remember Lord
The changes
Of the seasons
We remember Lord
That that's true
Not just of the
Physical seasons
As the nights
Draw in
And as the days
Shorten
But we remember it
Lord
In the political
Realities of our
World as well
That you are the one
Who raises up rulers
And brings others down
And so we cry to you
Father
In this year
In which there have been
And continue to be
So many changes
Happening in the world
We pray for wisdom
For those who will
Elect leaders
We pray for wisdom
And grace
For those who are elected
And above all
We pray for your glory
To be revealed
In all of these things
Send forth
We pray
Triumph and glory
For your cause
In this world
Spare the hand
Of judgment
That would fall upon us
Because of our sin
And give to us
Grace and renewal
And hope
In terrible
And dark times
We pray therefore
For peace tonight
We thank Lord
Of all of the places
In the world
That we know
And in recent years
I've been praying for
For peace to come
And for the places
That we forget as well
There are so many places
Lord this night
Of conflict
And grief
And sorrow
Where your people
Are displaced
And fearful
May your grace
Lord extend
To bring peace
In all of these places
We thank you
That Christ himself
Is the prince of peace
And we long
For a day
When his reign
Will extend
To the ends
Of the earth
And where with that
Cry of command
All wars will cease
And all bows
Will be broken
And chariots burned
And where the swords
Will be beaten
Into plowshards
Lord bring forth peace
We pray
On this day of remembrance
We long for that
We remember Lord
This night
That there are many people
Who are engaged
In difficult
And trying works
We think Lord
Of all of the people
Who we so often rely on
Perhaps to keep us safe
We don't even imagine
What challenges
They face
We think of the
Security services
We think of the
Armed forces
Serving throughout the world
Seeking to bring
Our peace
Home to us
Lord bless them
Bless those who go
Into harm's way
For the sake of the good
And the blessing of others
And may your spirit
Rest upon them
We ask and pray
Especially for the work
Of those who
Minister the gospel
Amongst these communities
We pray for those
Who are serving
In the police
And are seeking
To be a Christian witness
There through the
Christian police federation
We pray for those
Who work and minister
In evangelism
In the armed forces
And organizations
Like SASRA
We ask and pray
Your blessing
On these men and women
And pray that you would
Help them to be
Lights for Christ Jesus
As well
We remember Lord
That our peace
Has demanded over the years
The sacrifices of many
And so we pray Father
That we would never take
These things for granted
Encourage us therefore
In the truth
Help us to stand
Boldly for this
And in the days that come
May we see evidence
Of your spirit upon us
We ask and pray
These things
With that great sense
Of joy and expectation
That belongs
To the children
Of almighty God
And we pray in Jesus name
Amen
We're going to sing
Once more to God's praise
This time again
From Sing Psalms
In Psalm 119
Psalm 119
It's a long meditation
On the law of God
That has been given
To his people
And as we sing
Just now
We're going to sing
From verse 105
And this is page 163
Of the blue book
It's this idea
Of the word of God
Being a lamp
That lights our path
And that's very much
What Paul is meaning
When he addresses Timothy
As well
And he says
Remember Jesus Christ
We need to remember
That God has given
As we'll see
A lamp
To shine before us
And Jesus is often
The one
Not only who is
The light of the world
Ultimately for our salvation
But as the one
Who speaks into
Our lives
And who speaks
With authority
Into our lives
He is the light
By which we need to live
And so we'll sing
These words
Of praise to God
As we turn shortly
To God's word
Your word is a lamp
That shines before my feet
It is a light
That guides me on my way
The oath that I have taken
I have confirmed
That all your righteous laws
I will obey
We'll sing this section
Of the psalm
To God's praise
We'll stand to sing
Your word's a lamp
That shines before my feet
It is a light
That guides me on my way
The oath that I have taken
I've confirmed
That all your righteous laws
I will hold
O Lord
You know
That I have suffered much
Preserve my life
According to your word
Accept the willing
Praises of my heart
Instruct me in your righteous
Oh Lord
I will not disregard
Your holy law
Though constantly
My life is in my hands
Although the wicked
Set and sail for me
I have not left the path
Of your calm lands
Your statutes are
My heritage always
And every day
Make my heart rejoice
My heart is set
On keeping your desires
And to the very end
They are my choice
Well would you turn with me
Please in your Bibles
Back to that passage
We've read in 2 Timothy
2 Timothy 2 verse 8
There's remember in Sunday
I'm sure the word remember
Has been spoken
Far above its usual quota
Today
But this is the verse
That we're looking at this evening
Remember Jesus Christ
Risen from the dead
The offspring of David
As preached
In my gospel
Let's bow our heads briefly
In prayer to God
Before we turn to the word
Heavenly Father
As we come aside
For a short time this evening
Around your word
May this continue to be
For us part of our worship
And may we
Inwardly in our hearts
Declare the glory of God
May we
Pour out praise to you
As we feast upon the word
That you have given
As we nourish ourselves
On your great gifts
Towards us
And as we
Endeavour to do
As Paul instructs
Remember
Jesus Christ
We need Lord
To be brought back
Continually
To that place
Of remembrance
And so we ask
Father for your help
In the coming week
That we would reflect
On this imperative
And that we would
Take it to heart
And grow
Therefore
In grace
We ask this
In Jesus name
Amen
So the letter
That we're reading
In tonight
2 Timothy
It's helpful
Maybe just at the beginning
To reiterate
Refresh ourselves
Maybe on some of the
Context
The occasion
Of the letter
Paul
Is coming to the end
Of his life
He is at this point
Imprisoned
In Rome
He expects
Probably to be
Executed
In the spring
And it's now
Getting into
The winter
Although he knows
He's going to be
Executed
He still asks
Timothy
To bring some things
To him
That tells us
A little bit
In this letter
Maybe of Paul's
Own state of mind
He's longing for
Timothy to bring
A beloved cloak
And he longs for
Along with that
For parchments
To come
An old man
Feeling the cold
And longing to read
Probably comforting words
That have blessed him
In the past
And this old man
Now writes this letter
Encouraging Timothy
Timothy's a very
We know a fairly
Timid character
He needs
Encouragement
Many of us are like that
We need
Encouragement
Along the way
And Paul
Writes therefore
To him
He had been
Paul's student
Timothy had come
With Paul
On some of his
Missionary journeys
And had been
Encouraged by Paul
To continue
In his own
Ministry
Previously
Just in passing
I would say that
To young Christians
Tonight
It is so important
For your growth
To find
Someone who will
Have that kind
Of relationship
With you
Someone who will
Mentor you
And encourage you
And seek to
Build you up
So find a Paul
If you are a Timothy
Paul's concern then
For Timothy
Is very clear
He wants him
To continue
In the work
Of the gospel
And that's what
The letter is all about
John Stott
In fact writing
A very famous
Commentary on this
Subtitles his commentary
Guard the gospel
And that's very much
The theme of the letter
Guard the gospel
And so as we think
About remembrance
Today on
Remembrance Sunday
It's very much
In that theme
That Paul says
To Timothy
Remember the gospel
Remember Christ Jesus
Sorry
As you have heard him
In my gospel
And so this idea
Of the gospel
Is something about
Jesus
Obviously
And it's that
Remembering of Jesus
That Paul has
Brought
Is bringing to
Timothy's mind
And reminding him
Of everything he's heard
In the gospel
The good news
That Timothy
Has already
Received
And tonight
That's where we need
To begin
Is just wondering
About this instruction
Remember
Christ Jesus
Is that like
What we've been doing
Today
Today I'm sure
Many of us
On Remembrance Sunday
We're not just
Remembering
The armistice
Remembrance Sunday
Originated after
World War II
And it was
A remembrance
Of the horrific
Loss of life
And sacrifice
That had followed
In the previous
Two world wars
And we've seen
Wars continue
To spread
The last century
Was by far
The bloodiest
In human history
And I'm sure
Many of us know
Families who have
Lost loved ones
In conflict
And borne that
Grief and sorrow
When we remember
We remember so often
I think
To honour
Those who have
Paid the ultimate
Sacrifice for our
Freedom
We honour
Their memory
We honour
Their sacrifice
And in the
Aftermath
Sometimes as well
We remember them
To say
Never again
That too
Was part of
The remembrance
The act of
Remembrance
Was involved
Almost a
Solemn vow
Being made
To say
We can never
Allow the world
To sink into
This level
Of violence
Again
And how grievously
Perhaps we have
Failed in that
Aspiration
Is that the kind
Of remembering
That Paul means
Does he want
Timothy
To recall
Jesus
And to recall
Certainly the
Sacrifice of
Jesus
With a view
To perhaps
Giving thanks
To honouring
The memory
Of Christ
And I'm sure
That actually
Many people
Who come to
Church
That's what
You're looking
To do
And there's
An earnestness
And a
Genuineness
About that
You are
Impressed
By the
Person
Of Jesus
There are
Things about
Him that
Are intriguing
Things about
His life
And his death
In particular
And the
Claims of
His resurrection
That are
Interesting
Certainly
That you would
Want to call
To mind
There are
Many people
In the world
Who would
Say Jesus
Was a
Wonderful
Educator
And philosopher
And someone
Who promoted
Peace
These things
Are all
True
But that's
Not what
Paul is
Saying to
Timothy
It's not
What he's
Saying to
Us
The word
Remember
Here in
Greek
Is what
You call
A present
Imperative
Which means
It's not just
Something you
Do one
Off to
Fondly
Look back
On the
Past
It is
Something that
You must
Do
Continually
In a
Sense
What Paul
Is saying
Is
Timothy
I want
You to
Think about
Jesus
As you've
Understood him
From my
Gospel
And I
Want that
To be
So present
In your
Life
And so
Present in
Your thinking
That your
Life itself
Is going
To be
Continually
Shaped
By
What you
Know
Of Jesus
Allow
Jesus
As you
Understand him
In the
Gospel
To shape
Everything
About you
Make it
Your world
View
Make it
How you
Think about
All of
Your
Relationships
Certainly
With other
People
But above
All your
Relationship
With God
Make Jesus
The one
Who you
In order
To think
About everything
That's happening
In your
Life today
Remember him
So that
You understand
Your situation
Correctly
When Paul
Says
Remember
Christ
Jesus
That's the
Kind of
Remembering
He wants
Not a
One-off
Not something
That we
Occasionally
Come back
To
But something
That is
Constant
And permanent
In the
Way we
Think
And that
Takes a
Lot of
Work
That takes
I think
Perhaps
In fact
The fruit
Of the
Holy
Spirit
That takes
The divine
Work of
God
Renewing
In your
Life
Transforming
You
To enable
You
To have
That
Presence
Of Jesus
In your
Mind
Continually
And Paul
Speaks like
This elsewhere
He talks about
Constantly being
Renewed in the
Gospel
Renewing your
Mind in these
Things
And that's
What we
Should be
Aiming for
This evening
Now he
Doesn't just
Leave us
With that
Sort of
Blank
Understanding
Of
Or a
Blank
Understanding
There for
What that
Might involve
Paul is
Very helpful
And very
Structured
In the
Way he
Thinks
About Jesus
And so he
Gives us
More information
If you look
At the
Verse
Remember
Jesus
Christ
Not just
Jesus
But Jesus
Christ
Jesus
The Messiah
Jesus
The anointed
One
That's what
The Christ
Means
Someone who
Was anointed
And when we
Think about
The anointed
One
There's
Really
Three
Things
That we
Should
Always
Remember
In
Jewish
Thought
In the
Old Testament
In the
Old Testament
Scriptures
When somebody
Was anointed
For a
Task
It denotes
A special
Separation
God is
Saying you
Are set
Apart
For this
And normally
There's one
Of three
Offices
That that
Would happen
In it
There's
The office
Of a
Prophet
So someone
Who speaks
With divine
Authority
That person
Would be
Anointed
Set apart
By anointing
For the
Work of
Prophetic
Ministry
Speaking
God's
Word
Into
The lives
Of his
People
And then
There's the
Office
Of a
Priest
Priests
Were anointed
And again
The anointing
Shows them
Being specially
Set apart
For a
Priestly
Function
An
Intermediary
Function
Where you
Stand
Between
God
And man
Where you
Engage
In some
Practice
Towards
God
On behalf
Of the
People
Or towards
The people
On behalf
Of God
And ultimately
There was also
That office
Of king
The king
Was anointed
David
You remember
Was anointed
By Samuel
When he was
A young lad
Not because
He was something
Extra special
Outwardly
He was
The kid
Of the
Family
The scrawny
One
But
Samuel
Observing
This
Is rebuked
By God
And reminded
That God
Doesn't look
On the
Outward
Things
But he
Looks
On the
Heart
And God
Says that
One
Is anointed
That's the
One
To set
Apart
For the
Mission
Of leading
My people
Of governing
Them
And
Jesus
When he's
Receiving
The title
Christ
Is being
Set into
These
Offices
We
Recognize
Them
And so
Tonight
I think
It would
Be helpful
For us
To think
About what
Paul
Says
Here
About these
Offices
Because he
Does
Refer to
Them
And we
Think about
The person
And work
Of Jesus
In relation
To this
To see
How our
Lives
Can be
Shaped
By
Remembering
Continually
Jesus
The Christ
How do
We remember
Him then
As he's
Preached
Because that's
Where it
Begins
Paul says
Remember
Christ
Jesus
Risen
From the
Dead
The
Offspring
Of
David
As
Preached
In my
Gospel
The
Gospel
Paul's
Preaching
Of the
Gospel
It's a
Declaration
Paul
Understands
The
Gospel
As a
Proclamation
Of good
News
That's what
The
Gospel
Is
In fact
The
Very
Word
Gospel
It's
Not
Merely
That
There
Is
Good
News
But
There's
Good
News
That
Needs
To
Be
Proclaimed
Heralded
Told
That's
What we
Do
On
Sundays
In
This
Church
We
Preach
The
Gospel
We
Herald
The
Good
News
Of
Jesus
For
Men
And
Women
And
The
Good
News
That
Forgiveness
Of
Sins
Is
Possible
That
The
Hope
Of
Eternal
Life
Is
There
The
Good
News
Is
That
Death
Doesn't
Potentially
Hold
Us
Doesn't
Lay
A
Grip
On
Us
That
Can
Be
Defeated
Because
Christ
Has
Conquered
Death
And
In
His
Resurrection
On
The
First
Day
Of
The
Week
Death
Was
Beaten
We
Have
That
Hope
That
There
Is
Something
Worth
Saying
!
An
Authoritative
Voice
Who
People
Here
Who
He
Is
Wrestling
With
In
This
Way
Through
His
Spirit
People
Who
Are
Resisting
People
Who
Are
Hearing
The
Call
Of
Jesus
And
Invited
To
Follow
Him
People
Who
Are
Hearing
The
Call
Of
Jesus
And
Resisting
And
Saying
I
Know
If
I
Follow
Him
The
Cost
Will
Be
Great
There
Are
Many
Things
That
I
Will
Have
To
Give
Up
And
Change
There
Are
Many
Things
About
My
Life
That
Will
Be
Complicated
If
I
Become
A
Follower
Of
Jesus
At
This
Time
What
Will
My
Friends
Think
What
Will
My
Family
Think
Will
I
Have
To
Stop
Shopping
At
Tesco
These
Sort
Of
Things
You
Know
The
Cost
That
Is
In
Being
A
Follower
Of
Jesus
Will
I
Become
A
Self
Righteous
Horrible
Person
If
I
Become
A
Follower
Of
Jesus
Not
Will
I
Become
It
But
Will
People
Think
I
Will
My
Friends
Despise
Me
Because
I
Am
A
Follower
Of
Jesus
And
It's
Into
That
Realm
Of
Our
Thinking
That
We
Are
Invited
To
Remember
The
Prophetic
Authority
Of
Jesus
When
We're
Called
To
Be
Followers
Of
Jesus
We're
Called
To
Follow
Someone
Who
Speaks
To
Us
With
A
Clear
Voice
In
John's
Gospel
Jesus
Himself
Says
I
Am
The
Good
Shepherd
Of
My
Sheep
Hear
My
Voice
They
Know
My
Voice
And
They
Respond
When
I
Call
Each
One
Of
Them
By
Name
Tonight
!
Tonight
If
Jesus
Is
Calling
You
The
Good
News
Says
That
You
Will
Respond
The
Good
News
Is
That
He's
There
Calling
Into
The
Darkness
Of
Our
Lives
And
Inviting
Us
To
Faith
To
Trust
In
Him
He's
Inviting
Us
As
Well
To
Hope
To
Share
In
The
Hope
Of
As
Paul
Says
Here
Jesus
Christ
Risen
From
The
Dead
The
Hope
Of
His
Resurrection
The
Hope
Of
Death
Not
Being
The
End
Of
Our
Experience
Or
Not
Being
The
End
Certainly
Of
Our
Experience
Of
Life
One
Of
Most
Horrifying
Things
In
The
Bible
Is
Indeed
That
Idea
Of
The
Second
Death
An
Everlasting
Experience
Of
Death
It
Sounds
Horrific
He
Invites
Us
Also
To
Love
To
Taste
And
See
The
Goodness
Of
God
Himself
And
Jesus
Is
The
One
Who
Speaks
To
Us
Of
This
He
Speaks
Into
Our
Lives
Of
The
Love
And
The
Compassion
Of
Our
God
And
Our
Father
In
Christ
Jesus
Of
His
Father
Who
He
Has
Infinite
Eternal
Everlasting
Knowledge
Of
The
Love
Of
A
Father
To
His
Son
And
Jesus
Says
That
Love
That
I
Have
Known
For
All
Eternity
He
Invites
Us
Into
That
To
Know
His
Father
That
Too
Is
The
Good
News
That's
The
Gospel
That
No
Matter
How
Broken
Our
Lives
Might
Be
No
Matter
How
Miserable
Our
Lives
Might
Be
No
Matter
How
Awful
Our
Experience
Of
Fatherhood
In
This
World
Might
Have
Been
The
Good
News
Is
That
There
Is
An
Infinite
Loving
Compassionate
Father
Of
Our
Upon Them
His
Love
And
Jesus
The
Prophet
Speaks
Of
This
And
Says
Come
And
Experience
For
Yourself
Taste
And
See
The
Goodness
Of
My
Father
Which
Tonight
Invites
All
Of
Us
Here
Therefore
To
Respond
And
Worship
As
We've
Been
Doing
As
We've
Sung
Praise
To
God
And
As
We've
Rejoiced
In
The
Fatherhood
Of
God
And
As
We've
Rejoiced
In
The
Sufficiency
Of
Our
God
And
As
We've
Rejoiced
In
The
Fact
That
He
Speaks
To
Us
And
Calls
Us
To
Walk
In
A
Certain
Way
To
Be
A
Lamp
To
Our
Feet
All
Of
That
Flows
Through
The
Prophetic
Voice
Of
Jesus
And
It's
Good
His
Voice
Is
Good
Last
Night
We
Were
Over
In
Shobost
At
The
Fireworks
And
Coming
Back
Over
And
You
Could
See
In
The
Distance
In
Barvis
The
Occasional
Bright
Flash
Of
Light
There
Were
Fireworks
Down
In
The
Maha
Had
A
Big
Bonfire
Down
There
And
It
Lights
The
Way
To
It
Says
That's
Where
Your
Attention
To
Your
Attention
Can
Be
Focused
That's
The
Route
To
Where
This
Is
Happening
And
You
See
The
Fireworks
There
And
Then
As
We
Came
Over
The
Barvis
Moon
And
Coming
Down
You're
Seeing
The
Same
Thing
Out
Over
Melbost
And
Out
Over
Barts
Of
Point
Out
To
Back
Someone
In
The
Middle
Of
The
Night
Last
Night
Let
One
Off
In
The
Middle
Of
Storn
Away
It
Was
Quite
Loud
About
Half
Past
Ten
But
These
Lights
In
The
Sky
They
Light
Up
A
Path
A
Direction
Again
A
Remembrance
Of
Something
And
Jesus
Comes
With
That
Light
Into
The
Darkness
Of
Our
Lives
Flashes
Up
Something
Bright
And
Glorious
That
Calls
For
Our
Attention
!
This
Is
Important
This
Is
Worth
Something
And
Tonight
That
Is
What
We
Are
Invited
To
That
Constant
Way
Of
Thinking
About
Jesus
As
The
One
Who
Speaks
The
Gospel
And
The
Question
For
Us
Is
Are
We
Like
Timothy
Have
We
Heard
The
Gospel
Have
We
Listened
To
The
Voice
Of
God
Calling
To
Us
As
The
Gospel
Has
Been
Preached
In
Our
Ears
And
Have
We
Heard
And
Turned
And
!
So
He
Is
A
Prophetic
Voice
But
He
Is
Also
A
Priestly
Savior
And
This
Verse
It
Tells
Us
A
Little
About
That
Remember
Jesus
Christ
Now
Jesus
Being
The
Name
God
Saves
Remember
Jesus
Christ
Risen
From
The
Dead
And
That's
A
Profound
Statement
If
Ever
There
Was
One
Because
There's
Nothing
Like
It
Anywhere
In
Human
History
And
You
Have
To
Remember
This
Is
The
Event
By
Which
The
World's
Focus
On
Christianity
Stands
Or
Falls
This
Is
The
Statement
Which
Is
The
Veracity
Of
The
Gospel
Was
There
An
Empty
Tomb
2000
Years
Ago
Did
Someone
Steal
The
Body
Where
Did
It
Go
And
You
Can
Go
Away
And
You
Can
Spend
Time
Examining
And
Questioning
And
Looking
At
All
Of
This
But
The
Inescapable
Reality
Is
There
Was
A
Grave
That
Had
A
Body
In
It
And
Then
There
Wasn't
Something
Changed
Jesus
Conquered
Death
Rose
To
Life
And
We
Need
To
Ask
Why
What
Happened
There
Well
It
Means
He
Died
I
Mean
That's
The
Simple
Truth
Of
It
We
Can
Talk
About
The
Resurrection
An
Off
Lot
And
I
Would
Love
To
But
We
Have
To
Kind
Of
Ask
The
Question
Why
Does
He
Rise
What's
Happening
There
And
The
Reason
Is
His
Death
Was
Not
Normal
His
Death
Was
Not
Normal
In
The
Sense
That
It
Wasn't
Able
To
Hold
Him
You
Know
When
You
Or
I
Any
Other
Human
Being
Ever
In
The
History
Of
This
World
Dies
We
Tend
To
Stay
Dead
And
The
Reason
Is
That
Ultimately
Our
Deaths
Are
Justified
Our
Deaths
Are
Entirely
Reasonable
They're
Reasonable
Not
Because
Our
Bodies
Fail
Not
Merely
Because
Medical
Science
Can't
Rescue
Us
From
Every
Death
They're
Justifiable
Because
Every
One
Of
Us
Is
A
Sinner
And
Every
One
Of
Us
Deserves
Death
Just
As
God
Had
Said
In
Genesis
3
When
You
Rebel
Against
God
You
Deserve
To
Die
I
Deserve
It
You
Deserve
It
Every
One
Of
Us
Deserve
It
But
Jesus
Didn't
Because
He
Didn't
Rebel
Against
God
Because
He
Was
The
Perfect
Priestly
Savior
And
He
Went
To
The
Cross
At
Golgotha
And
There
He
Died
A
Death
That
He
Did
Not
Deserve
And
He
Died
It
In
The
Place
Of
Others
He
Was
There
As
A
Substitute
He
Took
Our
Place
He
Took
Our
Ultimate
Guilt
Upon
Himself
Satisfying
The
Justice
Of
God
And
Therefore
Death
Could
Not
Hold
Him
It
Was
Not
Permissible
For
Death
To
Hold
Him
And
So
The
Father
Satisfied
That
His
Justice
For
The
Sins
Of
God's
People
Had
Been
Fully
Paid
For
All
Encapsulated
In
These
Three
Hours
Of
Darkness
At
The
Cross
Where
He
Had
Cried
Out
My
God
My
God
Why
Have
You
Forsaken
Me
He
Experienced
That
Interruption
To
Fellowship
And
Closeness
With
His
Father
A
Hellish
Experience
For
Him
He
Experienced
That
And
Said
It
Is
Done
It
Is
Finished
And
Because
Of
The
Finished
Work
Of
Jesus
At
The
Cross
Death
Could
Not
Hold
Him
It
Would
Not
Have
Been
Right
It
Would
Not
Have
Been
Fair
It
Would
Not
Have
Been
Just
And
So
He
Raised
He
Was
Raised
To
This
Life
As
Paul
Here
Says
!
Christ
Jesus
Risen
From
The
Dead
His
Priestly
Work
As
A
Savior
Was
Done
It
Was
Completed
And
All
That
Is
Necessary
Therefore
For
Our
Salvation
Was
Completed
In
Him
And
Paul
Says
I
Want
You
To
Remember
Christ
Jesus
Risen
From
The
Dead
Now
Why
Is
He
Saying
That
Is
He
Saying
Because
The
Resurrection
Is
Important
Well
Yes
Is
He
Saying
Well
Because
I
Want
You
To
Think
And
Remember
That
You
Got
That
Hope
As
Well
That
One
Day
You
Will
Be
Raised
From
The
Dead
Yes
That
Is
True
But
The
Reason
You
Would
Do
It
Continually
Is
Because
We
Forget
The
Importance
Of
It
Often
How
Many
Of
You
As
Christians
Have
Experienced
That
Way
Of
Thinking
That
Says
I
Really
Failed
God
Today
And
You
Feel
Rotten
To
Your
Core
And
You
Are
Thinking
To
Yourself
Somehow
Like
The
Prodigal
Son
I
Will
Go
To
My
Father
And
Somehow
Promise
His
Salvation
I
Will
Re-earn
His
Favor
There
Is
Surely
Something
I
Must
Do
In
Order
To
Be
Right
With
God
And
To
Enjoy
His
Peace
We
Could
Do
A
Show
Of
Hands
But
I
Know
Most
Of
You
As
Christians
Would
Put
Your
Hands
Up
Because
Most
Of
Us
Do
That
We
Fool
Ourselves
Into
Thinking
The
Gospel
Says
I
Have
To
Do
Something
To
Earn
God's
Favor
And
Paul
Says
Remember
Christ
Jesus
Risen
From
The
Dead
Tonight
Your
Salvation
Your
Eternal
Salvation
Does
Not
Rest
On
You
Earning
The
Father's
Favor
The
Father's
Favor
Was
Earned
At
Golgotha
The
Father's
Satisfaction
Was
Fully
Met
By
Your
Elder
Brother
At
The
Cross
And
So
Tonight
You
Say
Thank
God
For
Jesus
My
Savior
Thank
You
For
Dying
In
My
Place
For
Bearing
My
Guilt
And
For
Entitling
Me
To
The
Full
Access
Of
The
Throne
Room
And
The
Embrace
And
The
Love
Of
God
Himself
He
Has
Done
It
All
It's
Good
News
It's
The
Gospel
It's
That
Promise
Of
God's
Complete
Favor
Rooted
In
The
Finished
Work
Of
His
Son
And
Tonight
We
Dare
So
Often
Don't
We
To
Take
Away
From
The
Work
Of
Jesus
To
Imagine
That
Something
More
Is
Needed
And
To
Look
Elsewhere
Paul
Says
Remember
Jesus
Continually
Remember
Him
Every
Morning
When
You
Get
Up
Remember
Him
Every
Moment
Of
Every
Day
When
You're
Tempted
To
Sin
And
You
Feel
Like
In
Fact
The
Sin
Is
Going
To
Overwhelm
You
Because
It's
Too
Much
Remember
Him
Because
He
Has
Purchased
Your
Salvation
And
He
Has
Secured
Your
Hope
And
You
Go
With
Him
Remember
Him
As
A
Priestly
Savior
So
A
Prophetic
Voice
A
Priestly
!
Savior
But
Also
Finally
Remember
Him
As
A
Kingly
Lord
Paul
Says
Remember
Christ
Jesus
Not
Only
Risen
From
The
Dead
But
Also
The
Offspring
!
Of
David
And
That's
In
Paul's
Worldview
In
Paul's
Way
Of
Thinking
That's
A
Really
Important
Phrase
Because
For
Paul
The
Identity
Of
Jesus
Is
Bound
Up
In
This
Position
That
He
Has
As
The
One
Who
Receives
The
Throne
Of
David
So
When
Paul
Thinks
Of
Jesus
As
Lord
He's
Actually
Thinking
Not
Merely
That
Jesus
Lord
Because
He's
God
And
He's
Entitled
To
Sit
On
The
Throne
Of
Heaven
Because
He
Is
He's
God
The
Son
But
Because
He's
Also
Entitled
To
Sit
On
A
Kingly
Earthly
Throne
He
Sits
On
The
Throne
Of
David
He's
The
One
Who
Will
Rule
In
Your
Stead
He
Goes
Back
Actually
Further
To
The
Promise
Of
The
Seed
Given
To
Abraham
And
Ultimately
The
Promise
Of
The
Seed
Given
To
Adam
And
Eve
The
Promise
In fact
Given
To
Satan
That
Someone
Will
Bruise
His
Head
A
Valiant
Victor
Who
Triumphs
Over
Sin
Who
Defeats
The
Evil
One
Who
Does
All
The
Things
That
A
King
Should
Do
Who
Leads
And
Governs
His
People
Who
Defends
Them
From
The
Enemy
Who
Triumphs
Over
The
Vicious
Attacks
That
Are
Designed
Against
Them
He
Is
The
Perfect
Figurehead
And
We
Have
To
Constantly
Remember
That
Because
We
Are
Tempted
Not
To
We're
Tempted
To
Think
My
Pain
Cannot
Tempted
To
Think
To
Think
That
Tonight
Having
Not
Come
To
Faith
Yet
Maybe
Tonight
You're
Tempted
To
Think
That
The
Mire
That
You're
Trapped
In
The
Bog
Of
Sin
That
You're
Stuck
In
It's
Just
Too
Much
That
Jesus
Can't
Get
You
Out
Of
That
He
Can't
Liberate
You
From
These
Chains
The
Man's
Too
Big
The
Man's
Too
Strong
And
Yet
I
Assure
You
Tonight
Jesus
Is
The
One
Who
Is
Worthy
To
Sit
On
The
Throne
Of
David
He's
Worthy
To
Sit
In
That
Covenantal
Promised
Position
Of
A
Divine
Figurehead
Over
God's
People
All
Powerful
All
Reigning
Sovereign
Over
Everything
You
Might
Be
Thinking
No
The
Cancer
Diagnosis
Is
Too
Much
Or
You
Might
Be
Thinking
No
The
Chains
Of
Addiction
Are
Too
Strong
Or
You
Might
Be
Thinking
No
The
Backsliding
That
I've
Slipped
Into
Is
Too
Much
And
Paul
Says
Remember
Jesus
Christ
Constantly
Every
Time
Satan
Comes
To
You
With
A
Lie
It's
Too
Much
You
Are
Too
Hard
Work
It's
Too
Much
Hassle
He
Doesn't
Care
Remember
Christ
Jesus
Every
Time
The
Temptation
Is
There
To
Say
I
Can't
Get
Through
This
Every
Time
The
Temptation
Is
There
To
Say
I'm
Not
Going
Back
To
Church
It's
Just
Too
Much
Every
Time
The
Temptation
Is
There
To
Say
I'll
Abandon
It
And
I'll
Throw
It
Away
Every
Time
The
Temptation
Is
There
To
Say
I'm
Not
Opening
My
Bible
Today
I'm
Not
Praying
Today
I'm
Too
Busy
There's
Too
Much
Going
On
Remember
Christ
Jesus
As
He's
Known
In
The
Gospel
The
Good
News
Is
He's
Waiting
For
You
He's
Fighting
Off
The
Inner
And
Outer
Demons
Who
Are
Seeking
To
Destroy
You
And
Bring
You
Down
He's
Longing
For
Your
Fellowship
He's
Made
It
Possible
For
You
To
Have
Access
To
The
Throne
Room
!
Of
God
It's
All
Done
And
So
Therefore
Remember
Him
Train
Yourself
That's
Why I
Think
This
Verse
Is
Really
Interesting
That
Earlier
In
The
Passage
Paul
Has
Been
Talking
About
Training
The
Way
Timothy
Has
To
Train
Himself
To
Think
To
Think
Like
A
Good
Soldier
To
Think
Like
An
Athlete
To
Think
Like
A
Farmer
And
These
Are
All
Professions
Where
You
Have
To
Be
Dedicated
!
To
Cause
To
Purpose
!
As a
Soldier
You've
Got
To
Be
Dedicated
To
The
Victory
And
The
Following
Orders
As a
Farmer
You've
Got
To
Be
Dedicated
To
The
Harvest
Coming
As an
Athlete
You've
Got
To
Be
Dedicated
To
The
Prize
And
The
Goal
To
And
So
You
Need
A
Mindset
And
As a
Christian
You
Need
A
Mindset
And
That
Mindset
Is
Christ
And
So
Paul
Simply
Says
Remember
Jesus
Christ
Let's
Pray
To
Him
Lord
We
Need
Our
Minds
Constantly
Reshaped
Constantly
Renewed
In
This
Way
Of
Thinking
That
Christ
Is
Sufficient
He's
Sufficient
As the
Prophet
Who
Calls
Us
To
Follow
And
As the
Saviour
Who
Has
Died
In
Our
Place
And
Purchased
The
Fullness
Of
Our
Salvation
And
The
Absolute
Security
Of
It
And
He
Is
Sufficient
As
King
To
Rule
Over
Our
Lives
In
Every
Aspect
Of
Them
And
To
Help
Us
And
He's
Powerful
Enough
To
Help
Us
In
Every
Single
Aspect
Of
Life
When
We
Feel
Disappointed
And
Let
Down
When
We
Feel
It's
Not
As
We
Want
It
To
Be
He
Is
Sufficient
In
His
Own
Goodness
For
Us
And
So
Let
Us
Remember
Christ
Jesus
May
The
Spirit
Tonight
Open
Up
Our
Hearts
To
This
Truth
And
We
Ask
It
In
His
Name
Amen
We're
Going
To
Sing
In
Conclusion
In
Psalm
103
And
This
Is
In
The
Scottish
Psalter
Version
We're
Going
To
Sing
Verses
1
To
5
So
5
Stanzas
Page
369
O
Thou
My
Soul
Bless
God
The
Lord
And
All
That
In
Me
Is
Be
Stirred
Up
His
Holy
Name
To
Magnify
And
Bless
O
My
Soul
The
Lord
Thy
God
And
Not
Forgetful
Be
Of
All
His
Gracious
Benefits
He
Hath
Bestowed
On
The
It's
Good
When
The
Psalms
In
The
Old
Testament
Say
The
Same
Thing
As
You
See
In
The
New
Testament
Don't
Be
Forgetful
Of
God's
Blessings
Remember
Christ
Jesus
So
Let's
Stand
And
Sing
To
God's
Praise
Verses
1-5
O
Thou
My
Soul
Bless
God
The
Lord
Please
The precious benefits he hath bestowed on thee.
All thine iniquities to death most graciously forgive.
Who thy diseases, fall and pain, doth heal and be relieved.
Who doth redeem thy life that thou to death mayst not go down.
Who thee with loving kindness thou untended mercies crown.
Who with abundance of good things doth satisfy thy mouth.
So that even as the eagles say renew it inside you.
Amen.
Now the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, and the fellowship of God the Holy Spirit be with each one of us now and always.
Amen.