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 Children, you are dismissed for Children's Church at this time.

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 This morning, Ms. Rachel Sanders is leading Children's Church today, so you can head out that door and follow her.

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! Savannah is on vacation this week, and Justin was really excited. He told Savannah,

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! Look, we didn't actually listen to Evan preach, and Savannah said, that's why we're going on vacation.

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 Thanks, Savannah. Humble.

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 So, this morning, Pastor Brett asked me a few weeks ago to preach a missional message, which, that's my language.

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 That's what I love to preach about.

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 And so, for me, my initial thought was like, Acts.

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 But we've been in Acts for a few months now, I think.

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 And we've had a little bit of a break, and we're about to go back into it, I believe, next week, probably.

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 Next week.

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 So, I had to remind myself that, look, the entire Bible is a missional message, right?

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 From the first page to the last, every page and every word is bent on telling of God's pursuit of lost souls back to himself.

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 In the beginning, we were created to worship God.

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 From the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

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 All creation was designed to worship God.

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 We see this from passages like Psalm 19.1.

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 The heavens declare the glory of God.

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 The sky above proclaims his handiwork.

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 Let heaven and nature sing.

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 This is our king.

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 And all of heaven and all the skies, it's almost like they're saying,

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 You think I look great.

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 Well, look to the one who created me.

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 The heavens declare the glory of God.

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 The skies proclaim his handiwork.

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 We see that in passages like Colossians 1.16.

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 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible,

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 whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities.

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 All things were created through him and for him.

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 The purpose of all creation is to worship God.

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 But we see in the scripture something happened, right?

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 Mankind rebelled.

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 Stories like Adam and Eve.

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 Cain and Abel.

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 Sodom and Gomorrah.

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 All of Israel in the Old Testament.

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 We see, they were unable to live according to God's plan.

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 All throughout the scripture we see,

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 For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.

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 I mean, they're created to worship God.

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 They were created to do something.

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 But they are completely incapable of doing that.

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 And everything they do, we are incapable of reflecting and worshiping God as we were created to.

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 We choose to worship other things.

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 And throughout the disobedience, we see throughout scripture that God still pursued his creation, right?

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 God never gave up.

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 God never crumbled up the paper and said,

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 Let's just start from scratch.

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 He chose to pursue those who had rebelled.

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 So God gifted his people with the law.

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 These instructions on how to navigate the brokenness of the world in which we were in.

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 He then made it possible for us to have atonement.

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 For things to cover our sins in sacrifice so that we might be reconciled to God.

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 God pursued creation throughout their rebellion.

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 Sin corrupts and distorts all things from their created purpose.

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 But all scripture culminates while we celebrated this past week, right?

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 And when we look forward to it, Easter.

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 God sent his son.

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 They called him Jesus.

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 He came to love, heal, and forgive.

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 He lived and died to buy my pardon.

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 And an empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives.

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 All the scripture culminates to this point where God made a way for rebels, for sinners, for those who have been corrupted and broken to find peace and life in him.

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 Which brings us to what we've been studying for months in the book of Acts.

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 God's mission through the church.

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 Through what?

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 We've seen in the book of Acts that God has made salvation possible through Jesus.

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 And now Jesus has commissioned his disciples to take the gospel to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

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 And through the power of the Holy Spirit, they've endured persecution.

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 They've faithfully proclaimed the gospel.

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 They've planted churches.

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 And the early church has begun to boom.

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 It's been incredibly encouraging for me personally to read through the book of Acts with each of you.

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 Because it is such an incredibly, incredibly encouraging story of God's mission through the church.

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 Yet after the events of Acts, God's word jumps a bit.

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 The next thing we see is John's revelation in the last things.

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 Which is where I want to spend our time this morning in the end of this missional message.

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 So if you have your Bible, turn me to Revelation chapter 7 where I believe we get a glimpse of the great commission fulfilled.

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 We get a glimpse of the mission accomplished.

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 And I pray that as we consider the picture in Revelation 7 this morning,

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 that it may prompt us to boldly take part in God's pursuit of reclaiming sinners through himself,

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 from every tribe, nation, and tongue, that we may worship as we witness.

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 So Revelation chapter 7, starting in verse 9.

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 And after this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number,

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 from every nation, from all tribes, from peoples and languages,

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 standing before the throne and before the Lamb,

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 clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,

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 and crying out with a loud voice,

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 salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb.

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 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four leading creatures,

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 and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshipped God,

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 saying, Amen.

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 Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might

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 be to our God forever and ever. Amen.

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 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying,

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 Who are these clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?

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 I said, And sir, you know, and he answered me,

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 These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation.

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 They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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 Therefore they are before the throne of God,

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 and serve him day and night in his temple.

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 And he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence.

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 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more.

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 The sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat.

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 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd.

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 He will guide them to springs of living water.

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 God will wipe away every tear from their eye.

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 Now, before we continue this morning,

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 I want to offer a little bit of a Bible reading tip,

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 since we're venturing into one of the most intimidating books of Scripture.

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 Thanks to Kirk Cameron and the Left Behind series.

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 This is a book most people are kind of scared of a little bit.

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 So I'm going to offer a little bit of a tip for how to read this.

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 And this is the tip, alright?

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 Let's keep the main things the plain things.

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 Let's keep the plain things the main things.

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 Rather than getting lost in some of the questions,

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 and some of the debates,

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 and some of the details that honestly matter but don't matter,

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 let's focus on what is very clear and true from God's Word.

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 And I believe that will help us as we navigate this.

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 So while there's a need to faithfully study and seek understanding of the whole counsel of God,

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 I don't want us to miss the beauty of what is present in this scene in Revelation 7,

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 by being distracted by other details.

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 So this morning, we're going to keep the main things the plain things, right?

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 And the first clear thing that we see from this text

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 is that God will receive praise from all people.

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 God will receive praise from all people.

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 John sees a multitude of people around the throne doing what?

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 Worshiping.

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 That's what he sees them doing, worshiping.

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 He writes that they were standing before the Lamb of God,

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 clothed in white robes with palm branches,

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 crying out with a loud voice,

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 salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb.

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 And then there's these pretty incredible creatures themselves,

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 the angels, the elders, and the four living creatures from chapter 4.

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 They all fall on their faces before the throne and worship God.

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 Now, this is a big deal, right?

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 This is a big deal to see this taking place.

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 Chapter 6, right before this, had actually ended with a question.

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 The question was, who can stand before the Creator God on the throne?

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 Who can stand before Him and not suffer His wrath?

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 That was a question that left chapter 6,

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 and then chapter 7, we get the answer.

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 Those who experience salvation by the blood of the Lamb.

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 Who can stand before this Creator, this Almighty, this Holy, this Perfect, this Awesome God,

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 who can stand before Him?

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 Well, only those who have been saved by Jesus Christ.

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 This is a big deal to see.

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 On our own, we are sinners unable to save ourselves.

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 We are destined for what we see in Revelation 20,

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 a lake of fire, eternal torment, and a place called hell.

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 But praise be to God that He gave His Son.

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 Praise be to God that He gave His Son, Jesus Christ, as a substitute,

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 as a perfect, sinless lamb,

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 so that through His death, burial, and resurrection,

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 we may have eternal life,

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 and be able to worship before His death.

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 I love verses 13 to 14.

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 John's observing all of this happen,

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 and I'm just imagining it's marvelous.

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 And while the elder that addresses him in this scene here,

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 while the elder knows the answer to this question,

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 I like to take a little bit of imaginative liberty, per se,

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 and just how we ask the question.

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 I think John's watching this worship take place.

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 His mouth is probably like to the floor,

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 just watching in all of what is happening.

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 And I can imagine this elder just kind of like creeps up beside him over his shoulder and whispers,

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 Who are all these people?

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 What's going on?

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 He actually asks this question.

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 He actually asks this question.

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 He says, Who are these clothed in white robes,

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 and from where have they come?

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 And we see the answer in verse 14.

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 These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation.

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 They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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 Now, there's a little bit of debate.

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 I'll introduce this a little bit.

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 There's a little bit of debate on what the great tribulation exactly is referring to,

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 whether it's all of the suffering that God's people have experienced three times,

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 the great troubles and tribulation and persecution they've endured throughout the ages,

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 or whether it's an age right before Christ's coming that is just a great deal of persecution.

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 But let's take that debate aside.

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 What's the plain thing here?

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 God's people have experienced great suffering.

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 Yet, through that suffering, they have endured.

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 They've persevered.

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 They've remained faithful.

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 And now, they stand before the One who has made them clean,

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 who has given them life, who has forgiven their sins.

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 And notice this.

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 And they worshiped.

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 It's in this moment where we see mankind fulfilling their creative purpose, right?

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 We were created to worship God.

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 We were created way back in Genesis 1 and 2.

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 We see the creation of Adam and Eve, the first mankind.

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 And all the way throughout the story, we see them trying to worship other things

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 and trying to get to this point that's a fixed point in time,

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 where we will finally achieve our creative purpose.

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 They worship God.

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 Worship in the presence of God.

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 They worship, despite their suffering,

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 they worship before the Lamb who suffered death,

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 so that they may experience life.

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 They're free from the bodies of sin,

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 free from the brokenness of creation,

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 and they worship God, saying,

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 Amen, blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving,

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 and honor, and power, and might be to our God,

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 forever and ever.

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 Amen.

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 That's not such a cool story.

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 It's written in the book.

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 I mean, this isn't just something that's part of our imagination.

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 It's not some fairy tale that's just happened to make its way in.

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 This is a fixed point in time that will come to pass.

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 This is something we can look forward to.

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 People of every tribe, nation, and tongue

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 will stand together as the redeemed,

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 as the reconciled, as the restored,

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 worshiping the Creator God on their throne.

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 So this morning, no matter what difficulties you're facing,

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 no matter what loss you may have endured,

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 no matter the questions that you may ponder,

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 no matter what temporary treasures the enemy may use

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 to tempt you,

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 this much I know for certain,

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 God will receive praise from all people.

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 So what is He getting from you right now?

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 Who are you living for?

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 Encouraged by this thought of David Platt,

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 he writes,

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 the train of history is heading towards the enjoyment

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 and exaltation of God's glory among all nations.

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 So if you want your life to count,

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 you jump on that train.

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 Brothers and sisters,

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 quit living for temporary, fleeting pleasures.

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 Quit indulging in shameful and degrading sin.

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 Quit living for yourself

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 and start fulfilling your creative purpose today.

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 Worship God with your life.

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 And one of the primary ways that we worship God

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 is through our witness to the world.

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 Pastor John Piper puts it this way,

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 when you know the truth

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 about what happens to you after you die,

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 and you believe it,

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 and you are satisfied

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 with all that God will be for you in the ages to come,

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 that truth makes you free indeed.

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 Free from the short, shallow, suicidal pleasures of sin,

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 and free from the sacrifices of mission and ministry

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 that calls people to give glory to our Father in heaven.

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 So this morning,

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 we understand from this passage,

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 God will receive praise from all people,

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 every tribe, nation, and time.

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 Therefore, us as a church,

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 we must share the gospel with all people.

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 God will receive worship,

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 praise from all people.

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 Therefore, we as a church,

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 what's your mission?

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 To share the gospel with all people.

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 To share the gospel with all people.

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 We must share the gospel.

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 This is a great example of this

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 in what we've been studying for months.

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 I tried to stay out of Acts,

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 but here's a little bit of it for you.

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 Acts 1A,

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 did you see the example of the early church?

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 Jesus hands the gospel baton off the disciples.

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 Verse 8,

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 But you will receive power

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 when the Holy Spirit has come upon you,

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 and you will be my witnesses

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 in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria

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 and to the ends of the earth.

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 We see in the following chapters

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 what it looked like

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 for these followers of Christ

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 to bear witness of Christ

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 to the world around them.

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 In Acts 2,

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 they received the power of the Holy Spirit,

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 and they began to boldly proclaim Christ

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 to those around them.

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 In Acts 3,

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 they trusted God

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 to meet the physical needs of others.

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 And gave God all the honor and glory.

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 In Acts 4,

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 they committed themselves to prayer,

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 trusting God

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 to grant them boldness

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 in the face of opposition.

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 In Acts 5,

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 they trusted God

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 to purge hypocrisy from their midst,

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 stating the course of obedience

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 to God's mission.

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 In Acts 6,

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 they raised up even more leaders,

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 so the proclamation of the gospel

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 is not neglected

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 in the tyranny of the urgent.

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 In Acts 7,

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 Stephen displays radical obedience

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 to the cause of Christ,

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 proclaiming the gospel

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 to the point of his death.

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 In Acts 8,

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 they share the gospel

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 with those they used to hate.

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 In Acts 9,

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 they witness God

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 bring salvation

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 to their greatest enemy.

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 In Acts 10,

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 they spread the gospel

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 among those they used to deem unworthy.

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 In Acts 11,

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 their witness is so evident

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 to their neighbors around them

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 to where they were first called Christians

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 in Antioch.

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 And in Acts 12,

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 they faced increasing opposition

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 from worldly leaders,

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 but they remained faithful,

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 and the word of God increased

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 and was multiplied.

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 Now,

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 I'll read the rest of the chapters

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 for the coming weeks.

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 That's where we'll stop there.

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 But do you get the picture, right?

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 To worship God

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 doesn't mean we just sing songs

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 all the day long.

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 That's an incredibly important part of worship.

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 That's not all worship is.

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 We don't just remain in the sanctuary

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 to worship.

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 We worship through our witness.

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 We worship through lives

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 lived ultimately for God.

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 This means that we diligently live our lives

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 in obedience to God's missional purpose

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 so that others may come to stand next to us

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 on that day before God,

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 before the throne of Revelation 7.

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 We want to bring as many people as we can

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 to that scene that will come to pass.

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 So we want to live our lives in worship

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 and we worship as we witness.

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 And the only way that someone stands before God

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 on that day,

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 as we see in verses 13 and 14,

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 is they responded to the gospel

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 by faith in Jesus Christ

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 with their robes being made white

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 by the blood of the Lamb.

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 We see the great need around us, right?

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 I don't think we live in such a holy huddle,

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 such a bubble,

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 to where we're just blind to the needs around us.

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 I'm thankful for a church that reaches out so well

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 that gives us a glimpse into our community

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 that helps us see the real needs that are there.

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 I'm thankful for Hope for the Hungry,

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 where we,

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 most,

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 many of you who've served in that,

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 you've seen the real need around us.

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 There are people in our immediate community

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 who struggle to even put food on their table.

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 You've seen it,

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 if you served at the toy store a few weeks ago,

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 the association toy store we were able to host,

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 if you served at that,

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 you saw families that were experiencing difficulty

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 and just needed a little bit of assistance

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 to get through the holidays.

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 We see the great physical needs

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 in our community around us.

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 And depending on your profession,

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 your connections,

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 you may see even darker parts of our community.

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 You may see the prominent issues

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 that our community has with drugs,

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 poverty, abuse.

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 As a church,

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 we want to do everything we can do

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 to be a lighthouse, right?

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 We want to do everything we can

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 to be a place of hope,

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 a place of life

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 in the midst of all the darkness and brokenness.

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 We want to do everything we can

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 to help those that we can help.

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 After all,

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 faith without works is dead.

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 How dare we ever not meet the needs around us?

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 But I do want us to remember,

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 we must never lose sight

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 that the truth of God,

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 the truth of God,

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 the truth is that God only,

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 and only God can save and satisfy.

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 Humanitarianism is great,

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 but it's not the great condition.

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 Let's look back at the picture

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 in Revelation 7,

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 verses 15 through 17,

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 right there at the end.

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 Therefore they are before the throne of God,

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 serving day and night in his temple.

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 And he who sits on the throne

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 will shelter them with his presence.

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 They shall hunger no more,

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 neither thirst anymore.

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 The sun shall not strike them,

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 nor any scorching heat.

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 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne

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 will be their shepherd,

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 he will guide them to springs of living water.

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 God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

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 There's the old proverb,

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 give a man a fish,

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 you'll feed him for a day.

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 But teach a man a fish,

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 you'll feed him for a lifetime.

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 I believe we can take that

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 and think about Revelation 7

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 and change it a little bit.

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 Give a man a fish,

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 you'll feed him for a day.

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 Give a man the gospel,

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 you'll feed him for eternity.

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 We must always remember the gospel

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 as what we must be about.

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 For those that place their faith in Christ,

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 when they're in God's presence,

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 there will be no more hunger,

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 no more thirst,

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 no more discomfort,

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 no more tears.

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 He has sealed you,

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 he has saved you,

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 and he will supply you

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 with all that you ever need.

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 God is a good shepherd

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 who leads his people well.

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 So again,

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 let's remember,

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 this is a fixed point in time

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 that will come to pass.

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 And while there may be brokenness

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 all around us,

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 I'm definitely not advocating

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 in any way

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 that we don't address

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 the desperate needs around us.

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 But I am saying

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 that as a church,

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 the gospel must be primary.

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 The gospel has to be number one.

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 We don't merely hand out

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 boxes of food once a month.

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 We have intentional gospel conversations

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 with each and every person

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 who will offer them eternal hope.

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 And this past year,

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 we celebrated 16 people

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 and made professions of faith

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 through over the 100 years past year.

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 We don't stop our free child here

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 for a week at Vacation Mile School,

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 although that's thank the grace

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 of God for that.

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 We proclaim the gospel

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 to each and every child

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 and through every station.

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 And this year,

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 we saw two children

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 give their lives to Christ at EBS,

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 and another dozen or so

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 that gave their lives to Christ

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 at Pineco City.

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 We don't just buy Christmas presents

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 for families in need.

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 We prayed with each and every family

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 that walked through it

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 on December 11th.

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 Not only one family,

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 not only left with gifts

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 for another tree,

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 they walked away with the gift

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 of eternal life.

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 We don't just take a team

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 to Boston to move furniture.

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 Right, Chad?

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 We don't just take a team

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 to Boston to move furniture.

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 We go to demonstrate

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 and declare the gospel

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 to students and families

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 that come from all over the globe

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 for one of the most

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 formative seasons of their lives.

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 We try to connect them

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 to a local church

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 where they can flourish

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 in their faith.

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 We don't just go build houses

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 in Ensenada, Mexico.

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 We labor to give families

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 the living hope of Jesus Christ

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 and all of heaven rejoice.

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 When we were there this past year

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 and Miss Mary in the sand

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 got to leave Miss Mary

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 going to Christ.

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 One of the homeowners,

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 one of these young mothers,

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 she gave her life to the Lord

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 thanks to the work

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 that was done there.

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 But we don't just do things

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 to meet the physical needs.

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 We do everything

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 that we do as a church

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 is in obedience

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 to the Great Commission

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 with the anticipation

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 of what we see

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 in Revelation 7.

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 Where people of every tribe,

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 nation, and tongue

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 will rejoice and worship

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 before the throne of God.

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 Look at the Great Commission,

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 Matthew 28 and 19.

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 Then go, therefore,

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 and make disciples

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 of all nations.

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 The picture of the throne room

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 is incredibly diverse.

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 People from every tribe,

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 nation, and tongue.

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 Which means that

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 this fixed point

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 in Revelation 7

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 that will come to pass

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 is a completion

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 of the Great Commission.

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 So brothers and sisters,

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 we don't labor and wane.

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 We don't just share the gospel

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 with hope and prayers.

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 We share the gospel

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 knowing that there's

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 a fixed point in time

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 where the work that we do

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 will come to completion.

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 Everything we do

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 is with anticipation

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 of this point

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 where the mission

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 will be accomplished.

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 So while we want

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 to be faithful

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 to bear witness of Christ

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 to our immediate community,

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 we are disobedient

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 to the Great Commission

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 if we don't look beyond

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 our community as well.

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 The International Mission

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 More Post a few weeks ago

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 until the gospel

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 is reached

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 every people

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 in every place

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 in every language

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 we have work to do.

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 We've got work to do.

00:22:39.659 --> 00:22:40.639
 This is a sharp reminder

00:22:40.639 --> 00:22:41.119
 of the mission

00:22:41.119 --> 00:22:42.099
 before the church today.

00:22:42.179 --> 00:22:43.479
 According to the Joshua Project,

00:22:43.619 --> 00:22:44.500
 one research agency,

00:22:44.919 --> 00:22:45.740
 there are approximately

00:22:45.740 --> 00:22:47.899
 3.43 billion people

00:22:47.899 --> 00:22:48.859
 in our world today

00:22:48.859 --> 00:22:49.699
 that are classified

00:22:49.699 --> 00:22:50.659
 as unreached.

00:22:51.000 --> 00:22:51.959
 That is a geographical

00:22:51.959 --> 00:22:52.559
 classification

00:22:52.559 --> 00:22:53.599
 for areas that have

00:22:53.599 --> 00:22:54.459
 little or no

00:22:54.459 --> 00:22:55.500
 Christian presence.

00:22:55.799 --> 00:22:56.599
 Meaning that likely

00:22:56.599 --> 00:22:57.699
 in many of those regions,

00:22:57.700 --> 00:22:58.819
 there are more Christians

00:22:58.819 --> 00:23:00.279
 sitting in this room today

00:23:00.279 --> 00:23:00.819
 than there are

00:23:00.819 --> 00:23:01.920
 in those entire cities,

00:23:02.819 --> 00:23:03.160
 some of those

00:23:03.160 --> 00:23:03.940
 entire nations.

00:23:05.200 --> 00:23:06.299
 Little to no

00:23:06.299 --> 00:23:07.420
 gospel presence there.

00:23:07.519 --> 00:23:09.240
 There are 3.43 billion

00:23:09.240 --> 00:23:10.620
 where it is incredibly

00:23:10.620 --> 00:23:11.440
 difficult to make

00:23:11.440 --> 00:23:12.420
 any missional progress

00:23:12.420 --> 00:23:13.700
 often due to hostility

00:23:13.700 --> 00:23:14.319
 to the gospel.

00:23:15.400 --> 00:23:15.740
 Further,

00:23:15.880 --> 00:23:16.600
 according to Whitecliffe

00:23:16.600 --> 00:23:17.380
 Bible Translators,

00:23:17.500 --> 00:23:17.920
 there are almost

00:23:17.920 --> 00:23:19.980
 780 million people,

00:23:21.180 --> 00:23:22.180
 three quarters of a billion,

00:23:22.340 --> 00:23:24.019
 780 million people

00:23:24.019 --> 00:23:26.200
 that have zero access

00:23:26.200 --> 00:23:26.799
 to scripture

00:23:26.799 --> 00:23:27.680
 in their own language.

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 Because there's not

00:23:29.299 --> 00:23:30.180
 a single portion

00:23:30.180 --> 00:23:30.740
 of scripture

00:23:30.740 --> 00:23:31.580
 that has been

00:23:31.580 --> 00:23:32.319
 translated into

00:23:32.319 --> 00:23:33.400
 their native tongue.

00:23:34.660 --> 00:23:35.700
 In many of these areas,

00:23:35.799 --> 00:23:36.759
 most of them will live

00:23:36.759 --> 00:23:37.720
 in earthly torment,

00:23:38.440 --> 00:23:39.480
 suffering through poverty,

00:23:39.960 --> 00:23:41.460
 disease, war, and famine,

00:23:42.100 --> 00:23:43.279
 only to die and spend

00:23:43.279 --> 00:23:44.500
 an eternity in hell,

00:23:44.779 --> 00:23:46.480
 a place of eternal torment,

00:23:47.600 --> 00:23:48.720
 never having even had

00:23:48.720 --> 00:23:50.200
 the chance to hear

00:23:50.200 --> 00:23:50.620
 the gospel.

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 There's work to be done.

00:23:55.220 --> 00:23:56.380
 In many of these areas,

00:23:56.380 --> 00:23:57.260
 it will take people

00:23:57.260 --> 00:23:58.660
 giving their lives

00:23:58.660 --> 00:23:59.780
 to gospel ministry,

00:24:00.200 --> 00:24:01.300
 moving their families

00:24:01.300 --> 00:24:02.180
 and giving their lives

00:24:02.180 --> 00:24:03.240
 to this gospel ministry,

00:24:03.660 --> 00:24:04.640
 dedicating their life

00:24:04.640 --> 00:24:05.820
 to Bible translation work.

00:24:05.860 --> 00:24:06.960
 It will take a lot

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 of work to get there.

00:24:07.840 --> 00:24:09.140
 I remember years ago,

00:24:09.220 --> 00:24:09.760
 David Plath,

00:24:09.800 --> 00:24:10.460
 when he was the president

00:24:10.460 --> 00:24:11.260
 of the IMB,

00:24:11.600 --> 00:24:13.000
 he said that the need

00:24:13.000 --> 00:24:13.620
 and urgency

00:24:13.620 --> 00:24:14.720
 of the gospel mission

00:24:14.720 --> 00:24:16.140
 for believers today

00:24:16.140 --> 00:24:17.660
 is so great

00:24:17.660 --> 00:24:18.720
 because all of the places

00:24:18.720 --> 00:24:19.600
 that are easy to reach

00:24:19.600 --> 00:24:20.240
 have been reached.

00:24:21.120 --> 00:24:21.960
 There's Christians there.

00:24:22.060 --> 00:24:22.880
 They speak English.

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 Some of you may be thinking,

00:24:24.760 --> 00:24:25.800
 well, there's a lot

00:24:25.800 --> 00:24:26.540
 of lost people here.

00:24:27.280 --> 00:24:28.200
 Yeah, but you're here.

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 You are the gospel mission.

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 You are the gospel presence.

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 There are places

00:24:32.580 --> 00:24:34.040
 where there is no gospel presence.

00:24:35.280 --> 00:24:36.360
 So if we are to look

00:24:36.360 --> 00:24:37.560
 toward Revelation 7,

00:24:37.920 --> 00:24:39.100
 knowing it's a fixed point

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 in time that there will be

00:24:40.320 --> 00:24:41.220
 people of every tribe,

00:24:41.320 --> 00:24:42.400
 nation, and tongue

00:24:42.400 --> 00:24:43.820
 that will be worshiping there,

00:24:44.560 --> 00:24:45.540
 we've got a lot of work

00:24:45.540 --> 00:24:46.460
 left before us, right?

00:24:47.640 --> 00:24:48.820
 We've got a lot of work

00:24:48.820 --> 00:24:50.020
 left to do.

00:24:50.860 --> 00:24:51.600
 In many of these areas,

00:24:51.599 --> 00:24:52.599
 it will require people

00:24:52.599 --> 00:24:53.359
 giving their lives

00:24:53.359 --> 00:24:54.159
 to gospel ministry

00:24:54.159 --> 00:24:55.519
 and Bible translation work

00:24:55.519 --> 00:24:57.399
 in order to build relationships

00:24:57.399 --> 00:24:58.699
 and see gospel fruit.

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 This is why we give

00:25:00.919 --> 00:25:01.779
 to the Lord

00:25:01.779 --> 00:25:02.779
 and the Christmas offering, right?

00:25:03.439 --> 00:25:04.559
 It's one of the reasons we give.

00:25:05.139 --> 00:25:06.119
 To fund the work

00:25:06.119 --> 00:25:06.639
 of missionaries

00:25:06.639 --> 00:25:07.419
 all over the globe

00:25:07.419 --> 00:25:08.439
 and making progress

00:25:08.439 --> 00:25:09.579
 towards Revelation 7.

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 And it encourages

00:25:11.480 --> 00:25:12.659
 my heart so much

00:25:12.659 --> 00:25:14.139
 to see not only our church

00:25:14.139 --> 00:25:14.959
 but many other churches

00:25:14.959 --> 00:25:15.559
 in our area

00:25:15.559 --> 00:25:16.139
 that I can see

00:25:16.139 --> 00:25:16.959
 that have met

00:25:16.959 --> 00:25:18.059
 and exceeded their goal.

00:25:18.159 --> 00:25:19.000
 Thank you so much

00:25:19.000 --> 00:25:20.740
 for being such a good church.

00:25:20.740 --> 00:25:22.400
 May we give even more

00:25:22.400 --> 00:25:23.339
 next year, right?

00:25:24.299 --> 00:25:25.880
 Well, there's a need

00:25:25.880 --> 00:25:27.000
 for us to finance

00:25:27.000 --> 00:25:28.400
 and help support

00:25:28.400 --> 00:25:29.099
 those who are giving

00:25:29.099 --> 00:25:30.259
 their lives to this mission.

00:25:30.620 --> 00:25:31.099
 It's why we go

00:25:31.099 --> 00:25:32.059
 to international cities

00:25:32.059 --> 00:25:32.720
 like Boston

00:25:32.720 --> 00:25:33.839
 and Clarkston, Georgia

00:25:33.839 --> 00:25:35.299
 where we meet people

00:25:35.299 --> 00:25:35.900
 of every tribe,

00:25:36.039 --> 00:25:36.640
 nation, and tongue.

00:25:36.740 --> 00:25:37.460
 It's why we send teams

00:25:37.460 --> 00:25:38.039
 to Mexico

00:25:38.039 --> 00:25:39.120
 and why we're working

00:25:39.120 --> 00:25:39.700
 on partnerships

00:25:39.700 --> 00:25:41.059
 in other places as well

00:25:41.059 --> 00:25:41.900
 so that we can get

00:25:41.900 --> 00:25:42.599
 our church

00:25:42.599 --> 00:25:43.359
 to the nations.

00:25:44.440 --> 00:25:45.120
 And while we work

00:25:45.120 --> 00:25:45.799
 as a church

00:25:45.799 --> 00:25:47.220
 to have this focus,

00:25:47.640 --> 00:25:48.539
 to have this goal,

00:25:48.660 --> 00:25:49.339
 this destination

00:25:49.339 --> 00:25:50.599
 of Revelation 7 in mind,

00:25:50.740 --> 00:25:52.559
 this morning,

00:25:52.620 --> 00:25:53.220
 I'm going to ask you

00:25:53.220 --> 00:25:54.180
 to consider a first one.

00:25:56.079 --> 00:25:56.579
 As a church,

00:25:56.660 --> 00:25:57.400
 we're working to be

00:25:57.400 --> 00:25:58.559
 intentional in establishing

00:25:58.559 --> 00:26:00.400
 partnerships locally

00:26:00.400 --> 00:26:01.079
 and globally

00:26:01.079 --> 00:26:02.240
 to give you a place

00:26:02.240 --> 00:26:03.599
 to worship as you witness.

00:26:04.400 --> 00:26:05.640
 Serve alongside others

00:26:05.640 --> 00:26:06.880
 to share the gospel

00:26:06.880 --> 00:26:07.660
 in whatever context

00:26:07.660 --> 00:26:08.539
 God places you.

00:26:09.160 --> 00:26:09.640
 And today,

00:26:09.740 --> 00:26:10.279
 as you leave,

00:26:10.339 --> 00:26:11.420
 there's a little wooden table

00:26:11.420 --> 00:26:12.380
 right out there

00:26:12.380 --> 00:26:14.759
 as you leave the bridge here.

00:26:14.900 --> 00:26:15.819
 There's two sets

00:26:15.819 --> 00:26:16.700
 of white papers

00:26:16.700 --> 00:26:17.539
 that I'll put together

00:26:17.539 --> 00:26:18.980
 of just mission partnerships

00:26:18.980 --> 00:26:19.720
 and opportunities.

00:26:19.720 --> 00:26:20.380
 So if you're trying

00:26:20.380 --> 00:26:21.000
 to figure out

00:26:21.000 --> 00:26:22.339
 what's my place in this,

00:26:22.400 --> 00:26:23.259
 what's my role in this,

00:26:23.299 --> 00:26:23.900
 I hope that's a good

00:26:23.900 --> 00:26:24.839
 starting point for you.

00:26:25.220 --> 00:26:25.799
 Look at it.

00:26:25.839 --> 00:26:26.960
 See some of the ministries

00:26:26.960 --> 00:26:27.680
 we partner with

00:26:27.680 --> 00:26:28.539
 in our local community.

00:26:28.860 --> 00:26:29.759
 Be praying for some

00:26:29.759 --> 00:26:30.140
 of the partnerships

00:26:30.140 --> 00:26:31.180
 we have around the world.

00:26:31.799 --> 00:26:32.420
 But I don't want you

00:26:32.420 --> 00:26:33.860
 just to finance.

00:26:34.120 --> 00:26:34.559
 I don't want you

00:26:34.559 --> 00:26:35.160
 just to pray.

00:26:35.279 --> 00:26:35.740
 Although those things

00:26:35.740 --> 00:26:36.819
 are important and necessary,

00:26:37.819 --> 00:26:38.400
 I want to encourage you

00:26:38.400 --> 00:26:38.759
 to go.

00:26:40.019 --> 00:26:40.640
 I want to encourage you

00:26:40.640 --> 00:26:41.000
 to go.

00:26:41.980 --> 00:26:42.579
 In 2025,

00:26:42.860 --> 00:26:43.339
 we'll take a team

00:26:43.339 --> 00:26:44.019
 back to Mexico

00:26:44.019 --> 00:26:45.160
 during that last week

00:26:45.160 --> 00:26:45.579
 of May.

00:26:45.960 --> 00:26:46.600
 Pastor Brad,

00:26:46.599 --> 00:26:47.099
 I believe that's

00:26:47.099 --> 00:26:48.119
 going to lead that team.

00:26:48.439 --> 00:26:49.539
 And I pray that so many

00:26:49.539 --> 00:26:50.759
 people sign up

00:26:50.759 --> 00:26:51.879
 to where it's a nightmare

00:26:51.879 --> 00:26:52.599
 for this man

00:26:52.599 --> 00:26:53.500
 to get you through security.

00:26:54.119 --> 00:26:54.279
 Right?

00:26:54.779 --> 00:26:56.359
 That's my personal goal

00:26:56.359 --> 00:26:57.319
 is that there's so many

00:26:57.319 --> 00:26:58.099
 people that go

00:26:58.099 --> 00:26:59.000
 to where it's just

00:26:59.000 --> 00:27:00.359
 a logistical nightmare

00:27:00.359 --> 00:27:00.799
 for him.

00:27:00.879 --> 00:27:01.519
 Since I'm not going,

00:27:01.619 --> 00:27:02.240
 I want that to fall

00:27:02.240 --> 00:27:02.919
 on the end of the year.

00:27:03.000 --> 00:27:03.199
 Right?

00:27:03.919 --> 00:27:04.319
 All right?

00:27:05.039 --> 00:27:05.740
 There's a group

00:27:05.740 --> 00:27:06.339
 of students

00:27:06.339 --> 00:27:07.159
 that Rachel Sanders

00:27:07.159 --> 00:27:07.639
 is going to lead

00:27:07.639 --> 00:27:08.500
 to Clarkston, Georgia.

00:27:08.740 --> 00:27:09.439
 Clarkston's one of the most

00:27:09.439 --> 00:27:10.519
 diverse square miles

00:27:10.519 --> 00:27:11.679
 in all of the United States.

00:27:12.139 --> 00:27:12.639
 It's a place

00:27:12.639 --> 00:27:13.379
 where you'll see refugees

00:27:13.379 --> 00:27:14.319
 from all over the country.

00:27:14.679 --> 00:27:15.000
 Students,

00:27:15.000 --> 00:27:15.640
 you have an opportunity

00:27:15.640 --> 00:27:17.119
 to be a part of that.

00:27:17.700 --> 00:27:18.359
 Some of you adults

00:27:18.359 --> 00:27:18.779
 may be needed

00:27:18.779 --> 00:27:19.619
 on that trip as well.

00:27:19.759 --> 00:27:20.559
 So Rachel Sanders

00:27:20.559 --> 00:27:20.980
 will be leading

00:27:20.980 --> 00:27:22.059
 that trip in July.

00:27:22.440 --> 00:27:22.960
 I'll be leading

00:27:22.960 --> 00:27:24.079
 the team to Boston.

00:27:24.220 --> 00:27:25.180
 I think he's tired

00:27:25.180 --> 00:27:25.819
 of moving furniture.

00:27:26.400 --> 00:27:27.099
 And I'll be leading

00:27:27.099 --> 00:27:27.720
 the team to Boston

00:27:27.720 --> 00:27:28.420
 later this August

00:27:28.420 --> 00:27:29.160
 where we're partnering

00:27:29.160 --> 00:27:30.460
 again with Kings Hill Church

00:27:30.460 --> 00:27:31.539
 for the big move

00:27:31.539 --> 00:27:32.700
 where countless students

00:27:32.700 --> 00:27:33.700
 from all over the world

00:27:33.700 --> 00:27:34.480
 will come in

00:27:34.480 --> 00:27:35.519
 to start their semesters

00:27:35.519 --> 00:27:37.160
 at the 64 colleges

00:27:37.160 --> 00:27:37.859
 and universities

00:27:37.859 --> 00:27:39.259
 in the metro Boston area.

00:27:39.900 --> 00:27:40.680
 This upcoming year,

00:27:40.740 --> 00:27:41.140
 I'm going to see

00:27:41.140 --> 00:27:42.099
 more and more people

00:27:42.099 --> 00:27:43.539
 leveraging their lives,

00:27:43.680 --> 00:27:44.319
 their careers,

00:27:44.319 --> 00:27:45.259
 and their relationships

00:27:45.259 --> 00:27:46.819
 for the gospel mission

00:27:46.819 --> 00:27:47.319
 of God.

00:27:47.619 --> 00:27:48.819
 The need for the gospel

00:27:48.819 --> 00:27:49.740
 is so great

00:27:49.740 --> 00:27:50.399
 in our world

00:27:50.399 --> 00:27:52.179
 and God has commissioned us,

00:27:52.439 --> 00:27:52.939
 the church,

00:27:53.039 --> 00:27:53.960
 to take it to the ends

00:27:53.960 --> 00:27:54.500
 of the earth.

00:27:55.119 --> 00:27:56.039
 People of every tribe,

00:27:56.419 --> 00:27:56.779
 nation,

00:27:57.220 --> 00:27:57.799
 and time.

00:27:59.099 --> 00:28:00.139
 I'm looking forward

00:28:00.139 --> 00:28:00.700
 to that day

00:28:00.700 --> 00:28:02.579
 where we can stand

00:28:02.579 --> 00:28:03.579
 before the throne of God

00:28:03.579 --> 00:28:05.659
 and worship Him.

00:28:06.919 --> 00:28:08.059
 But I've got two questions

00:28:08.059 --> 00:28:08.919
 to be posed this morning.

00:28:08.920 --> 00:28:11.060
 The first is this.

00:28:12.019 --> 00:28:12.800
 Will you be standing

00:28:12.800 --> 00:28:13.380
 next to me?

00:28:15.840 --> 00:28:16.200
 Again,

00:28:16.279 --> 00:28:16.840
 the only people

00:28:16.840 --> 00:28:17.620
 that will be standing there

00:28:17.620 --> 00:28:18.200
 are those who have given

00:28:18.200 --> 00:28:18.980
 their lives to Jesus.

00:28:19.080 --> 00:28:19.620
 So this morning,

00:28:19.700 --> 00:28:20.340
 I want you to strongly

00:28:20.340 --> 00:28:21.080
 consider this.

00:28:21.860 --> 00:28:22.740
 Are you confident

00:28:22.740 --> 00:28:23.539
 in your faith

00:28:23.539 --> 00:28:24.380
 in Jesus Christ?

00:28:25.140 --> 00:28:25.960
 Have you surrendered

00:28:25.960 --> 00:28:27.580
 your life to Jesus?

00:28:27.720 --> 00:28:28.440
 Acts 4.12,

00:28:28.539 --> 00:28:29.200
 there is salvation

00:28:29.200 --> 00:28:30.160
 in no one else.

00:28:30.560 --> 00:28:31.720
 For there is no other name

00:28:31.720 --> 00:28:32.180
 under heaven

00:28:32.180 --> 00:28:33.000
 given among men

00:28:33.000 --> 00:28:34.200
 by which we may be saved.

00:28:34.819 --> 00:28:35.640
 Only those

00:28:35.640 --> 00:28:36.620
 who surrender their life

00:28:36.620 --> 00:28:37.140
 to Jesus

00:28:37.140 --> 00:28:38.120
 and confess to Him

00:28:38.120 --> 00:28:38.460
 as Lord

00:28:38.460 --> 00:28:39.299
 will be able to stand

00:28:39.299 --> 00:28:39.840
 before Him

00:28:39.840 --> 00:28:40.500
 on that day.

00:28:40.620 --> 00:28:41.539
 So are you confident

00:28:41.539 --> 00:28:41.940
 in that?

00:28:43.059 --> 00:28:43.819
 Will you be standing

00:28:43.819 --> 00:28:44.480
 next to Him?

00:28:46.640 --> 00:28:47.039
 Secondly,

00:28:47.180 --> 00:28:47.720
 if you have,

00:28:47.819 --> 00:28:48.559
 if you are confident

00:28:48.559 --> 00:28:49.220
 of grace and the Lord

00:28:49.220 --> 00:28:49.580
 for that,

00:28:50.960 --> 00:28:51.819
 who are you bringing

00:28:51.819 --> 00:28:52.200
 with me?

00:28:54.059 --> 00:28:55.019
 It's often been said

00:28:55.019 --> 00:28:55.500
 you can't take

00:28:55.500 --> 00:28:56.059
 anything with you

00:28:56.059 --> 00:28:56.740
 beyond the grave.

00:28:56.840 --> 00:28:57.799
 And for material possessions

00:28:57.799 --> 00:28:58.840
 that's quite true.

00:28:59.519 --> 00:29:00.400
 But the one thing

00:29:00.400 --> 00:29:01.660
 we can take with us

00:29:01.660 --> 00:29:03.080
 are those

00:29:03.079 --> 00:29:04.220
 that have given

00:29:04.220 --> 00:29:05.119
 their lives to Jesus

00:29:05.119 --> 00:29:05.720
 because of the

00:29:05.720 --> 00:29:06.299
 goodness that He

00:29:06.299 --> 00:29:06.819
 made to them.

00:29:08.480 --> 00:29:08.839
 So,

00:29:09.059 --> 00:29:09.500
 who are you

00:29:09.500 --> 00:29:09.960
 taking me?

00:29:12.240 --> 00:29:12.980
 All of history

00:29:12.980 --> 00:29:13.379
 is rushing

00:29:13.379 --> 00:29:14.539
 towards Revelation 7

00:29:14.539 --> 00:29:16.119
 where God will

00:29:16.119 --> 00:29:16.799
 receive praise

00:29:16.799 --> 00:29:17.439
 from all people.

00:29:17.579 --> 00:29:17.819
 Therefore,

00:29:18.000 --> 00:29:18.339
 church,

00:29:18.960 --> 00:29:19.740
 this is our mission.

00:29:21.079 --> 00:29:21.679
 This is what

00:29:21.679 --> 00:29:22.179
 we've been called

00:29:22.179 --> 00:29:22.559
 to do,

00:29:22.599 --> 00:29:23.599
 to share the gospel

00:29:23.599 --> 00:29:25.059
 with all people.

00:29:26.199 --> 00:29:27.019
 So this morning

00:29:27.019 --> 00:29:27.799
 if you're sitting here

00:29:27.799 --> 00:29:28.220
 and you're like,

00:29:28.279 --> 00:29:29.339
 but that's not my mission,

00:29:30.259 --> 00:29:30.879
 I want to plead

00:29:30.879 --> 00:29:31.399
 with you to come

00:29:31.399 --> 00:29:32.000
 to the Lord today.

00:29:33.299 --> 00:29:34.059
 You're sitting here

00:29:34.059 --> 00:29:35.939
 and you're not confident

00:29:35.939 --> 00:29:36.559
 in your faith

00:29:36.559 --> 00:29:37.319
 in Jesus Christ.

00:29:38.099 --> 00:29:38.819
 I beg of you,

00:29:38.879 --> 00:29:39.359
 find someone

00:29:39.359 --> 00:29:40.379
 before you leave today

00:29:40.379 --> 00:29:41.579
 and say,

00:29:41.699 --> 00:29:41.839
 hey,

00:29:41.939 --> 00:29:42.779
 I want to give

00:29:42.779 --> 00:29:43.399
 my life to Jesus

00:29:43.399 --> 00:29:43.899
 and I don't know

00:29:43.899 --> 00:29:44.480
 how to do that.

00:29:45.199 --> 00:29:45.399
 Well,

00:29:45.419 --> 00:29:46.159
 the moment of invitation,

00:29:46.319 --> 00:29:46.619
 you're welcome

00:29:46.619 --> 00:29:47.220
 to come now

00:29:47.220 --> 00:29:47.639
 and you're welcome

00:29:47.639 --> 00:29:48.220
 to find one of us

00:29:48.220 --> 00:29:48.539
 afterwards,

00:29:48.659 --> 00:29:49.879
 but I beg of you,

00:29:49.919 --> 00:29:50.460
 I plead with you,

00:29:50.519 --> 00:29:51.139
 don't leave from here

00:29:51.139 --> 00:29:52.639
 today with that

00:29:52.639 --> 00:29:53.199
 not being true

00:29:53.199 --> 00:29:53.779
 for your life.

00:29:54.039 --> 00:29:54.619
 Give your life

00:29:54.619 --> 00:29:55.019
 to Jesus.

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 And if you have,

00:29:59.220 --> 00:30:00.259
 let's stop

00:30:00.259 --> 00:30:01.359
 living for ourselves

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 and let's give in

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 towards the moment

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 in history

00:30:05.140 --> 00:30:07.259
 where we will stand

00:30:07.259 --> 00:30:08.339
 before the throne of God

00:30:08.339 --> 00:30:08.779
 with the people

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 of every tribe,

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 nation,

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 and time.

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 Let's jump on that train

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 and give our lives

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 to worship

00:30:14.220 --> 00:30:15.759
 as we win this.

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 Let's pray.

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 Father,

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 I want to thank you

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 so much.

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 God,

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 I'm gratefully humbled

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 that you would love me

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 and not send

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 your son to die

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 for me.

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 Lord,

00:30:27.120 --> 00:30:27.740
 I stand here

00:30:27.740 --> 00:30:28.980
 personally unworthy,

00:30:30.539 --> 00:30:31.200
 having made many

00:30:31.200 --> 00:30:32.120
 mistakes in my life,

00:30:32.220 --> 00:30:32.559
 selfish,

00:30:32.759 --> 00:30:33.279
 prideful,

00:30:34.360 --> 00:30:34.820
 but Lord,

00:30:34.920 --> 00:30:35.779
 you love me not

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 that while I was

00:30:37.259 --> 00:30:37.779
 still a sinner,

00:30:37.880 --> 00:30:38.559
 you died for me.

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 Lord,

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 that's true

00:30:40.460 --> 00:30:41.360
 for everyone else

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 in this room as well

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 and for those

00:30:43.519 --> 00:30:44.320
 beyond this room.

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 So Lord,

00:30:45.880 --> 00:30:46.539
 may we not forget

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 the gospel.

00:30:48.539 --> 00:30:49.180
 May we not let

00:30:49.180 --> 00:30:49.900
 our lives be

00:30:49.900 --> 00:30:50.759
 about anything else

00:30:50.759 --> 00:30:51.200
 but God,

00:30:51.279 --> 00:30:51.700
 today,

00:30:51.880 --> 00:30:52.580
 right now,

00:30:52.579 --> 00:30:53.359
 may we choose

00:30:53.359 --> 00:30:54.359
 to worship you

00:30:54.359 --> 00:30:56.139
 and bear witness

00:30:56.139 --> 00:30:56.439
 of you

00:30:56.439 --> 00:30:56.839
 to the world

00:30:56.839 --> 00:30:57.500
 around us.

00:30:58.599 --> 00:30:58.980
 Father,

00:30:59.079 --> 00:30:59.699
 may we not be

00:30:59.699 --> 00:31:00.199
 standing around

00:31:00.199 --> 00:31:01.059
 the throne one day

00:31:01.059 --> 00:31:01.679
 wondering where

00:31:01.679 --> 00:31:02.539
 our families are,

00:31:03.359 --> 00:31:04.500
 where our friends are,

00:31:04.579 --> 00:31:05.500
 where our co-workers are,

00:31:05.559 --> 00:31:06.460
 where our neighbors are.

00:31:07.659 --> 00:31:07.839
 Lord,

00:31:07.899 --> 00:31:08.599
 may we do the work

00:31:08.599 --> 00:31:09.240
 now and see

00:31:09.240 --> 00:31:09.779
 that they're there,

00:31:10.899 --> 00:31:11.399
 that they're given

00:31:11.399 --> 00:31:12.220
 every opportunity

00:31:12.220 --> 00:31:13.279
 to know you

00:31:13.279 --> 00:31:14.839
 and to stand next

00:31:14.839 --> 00:31:15.699
 to us on that day.

00:31:16.980 --> 00:31:17.379
 Lord,

00:31:17.439 --> 00:31:18.099
 I want to swing

00:31:18.099 --> 00:31:18.879
 for the fences here

00:31:18.879 --> 00:31:19.439
 and say that there

00:31:19.439 --> 00:31:20.000
 may be a person

00:31:20.000 --> 00:31:20.539
 here today

00:31:20.539 --> 00:31:22.039
 that you are calling

00:31:22.039 --> 00:31:22.599
 and putting out

00:31:22.599 --> 00:31:23.879
 a clear desire

00:31:23.879 --> 00:31:24.440
 for the nations

00:31:24.440 --> 00:31:25.299
 for them

00:31:25.299 --> 00:31:26.680
 and that you're

00:31:26.680 --> 00:31:27.180
 calling them

00:31:27.180 --> 00:31:27.779
 to uproot

00:31:27.779 --> 00:31:28.500
 and move across

00:31:28.500 --> 00:31:28.859
 the world

00:31:28.859 --> 00:31:30.399
 to another contest.

00:31:31.139 --> 00:31:31.279
 Lord,

00:31:31.319 --> 00:31:31.960
 I pray that if there's

00:31:31.960 --> 00:31:33.079
 someone here today

00:31:33.079 --> 00:31:33.759
 that you're calling

00:31:33.759 --> 00:31:35.159
 to the mission field,

00:31:35.259 --> 00:31:35.339
 Lord,

00:31:35.339 --> 00:31:35.859
 I pray they may

00:31:35.859 --> 00:31:36.720
 respond to that call.

00:31:37.440 --> 00:31:38.240
 They may allow us

00:31:38.240 --> 00:31:38.659
 as a church

00:31:38.659 --> 00:31:39.279
 to equip them

00:31:39.279 --> 00:31:40.039
 in every way possible.

00:31:41.099 --> 00:31:41.319
 Lord,

00:31:41.420 --> 00:31:42.099
 during this invitation,

00:31:42.240 --> 00:31:43.039
 I pray that you may

00:31:43.039 --> 00:31:43.740
 do a great work.

00:31:44.399 --> 00:31:45.059
 And as we leave

00:31:45.059 --> 00:31:46.440
 from this church

00:31:46.440 --> 00:31:46.980
 this day,

00:31:47.500 --> 00:31:48.019
 as we enter

00:31:48.019 --> 00:31:48.720
 into 2025,

00:31:49.500 --> 00:31:50.420
 may our lives

00:31:50.420 --> 00:31:51.640
 be about you.

00:31:52.740 --> 00:31:53.820
 May we worship you.

00:31:54.620 --> 00:31:55.620
 May we know you.

00:31:56.360 --> 00:31:57.000
 And may others

00:31:57.000 --> 00:31:57.740
 come to know you

00:31:57.740 --> 00:31:58.960
 for our witness.

00:32:00.000 --> 00:32:00.220
 Lord,

00:32:00.279 --> 00:32:00.980
 so let me pray.

00:32:01.480 --> 00:32:02.200
 I ask you to stand

00:32:02.200 --> 00:32:02.759
 this time.

00:32:02.980 --> 00:32:03.600
 I ask you to listen

00:32:03.600 --> 00:32:04.080
 to the attention.

00:32:04.259 --> 00:32:04.759
 I ask you to Christ

00:32:04.759 --> 00:32:05.200
 to come here.

00:32:05.259 --> 00:32:05.680
 I'm here.

00:32:05.800 --> 00:32:06.620
 If you have any need

00:32:06.620 --> 00:32:07.180
 whatsoever,

00:32:07.560 --> 00:32:08.340
 I invite you to come

00:32:08.340 --> 00:32:08.960
 here this time.

00:32:08.960 --> 00:32:14.059
 for the cause

00:32:14.059 --> 00:32:15.480
 of Christ

00:32:15.480 --> 00:32:16.340
 the King

00:32:16.340 --> 00:32:19.420
 we give our lives

00:32:19.420 --> 00:32:20.440
 and offer

00:32:20.440 --> 00:32:23.819
 till all the earth

00:32:23.819 --> 00:32:25.240
 resounds

00:32:25.240 --> 00:32:26.759
 with ceaseless place

00:32:26.759 --> 00:32:29.160
 to the sun.

00:32:31.340 --> 00:32:33.700
 For the cause

00:32:33.700 --> 00:32:34.880
 of Christ

00:32:34.880 --> 00:32:35.740
 we go

00:32:35.740 --> 00:32:37.180
 with joy

00:32:37.180 --> 00:32:38.259
 to read

00:32:38.259 --> 00:32:39.700
 with faith

00:32:39.700 --> 00:32:40.519
 to show

00:32:40.519 --> 00:32:42.279
 as many

00:32:42.279 --> 00:32:43.120
 sing

00:32:43.120 --> 00:32:44.779
 and many

00:32:44.779 --> 00:32:45.759
 put their

00:32:45.759 --> 00:32:46.640
 trust

00:32:46.640 --> 00:32:48.120
 in the sun.

00:32:52.120 --> 00:32:53.059
 Christ

00:32:53.059 --> 00:32:55.000
 we proclaim

00:32:55.000 --> 00:32:56.920
 the name

00:32:56.920 --> 00:32:57.460
 above

00:32:57.460 --> 00:33:00.519
 every name

00:33:00.519 --> 00:33:01.759
 for all

00:33:01.759 --> 00:33:03.000
 creation

00:33:03.000 --> 00:33:05.740
 every nation

00:33:05.740 --> 00:33:06.819
 God's

00:33:06.819 --> 00:33:08.039
 salvation

00:33:08.039 --> 00:33:09.240
 through

00:33:09.240 --> 00:33:10.900
 the sun

00:33:10.900 --> 00:33:13.920
 God's

00:33:13.920 --> 00:33:16.259
 God's

00:33:16.259 --> 00:33:17.300
 God's

00:33:17.300 --> 00:33:17.880
 love

00:33:17.880 --> 00:33:18.460
 though the music

00:33:18.460 --> 00:33:18.920
 may end

00:33:18.920 --> 00:33:19.540
 the invitation

00:33:19.540 --> 00:33:20.340
 remains the same.

00:33:21.019 --> 00:33:21.840
 If you're here today

00:33:21.840 --> 00:33:22.920
 and you're not confident

00:33:22.920 --> 00:33:23.700
 that Jesus Christ

00:33:23.700 --> 00:33:24.600
 is your Lord and Savior

00:33:24.600 --> 00:33:26.000
 find someone

00:33:26.000 --> 00:33:26.800
 before you leave

00:33:26.800 --> 00:33:28.980
 for the rest of us

00:33:28.980 --> 00:33:30.280
 let's get to work.

00:33:31.120 --> 00:33:31.780
 There's so much

00:33:31.780 --> 00:33:32.460
 love to be done

00:33:32.460 --> 00:33:33.120
 in 2025

00:33:33.120 --> 00:33:33.880
 and I pray

00:33:33.880 --> 00:33:34.480
 that we may be

00:33:34.480 --> 00:33:34.960
 in church

00:33:34.960 --> 00:33:35.900
 on mission

00:33:35.900 --> 00:33:36.820
 in Bolden

00:33:36.820 --> 00:33:37.980
 then on

00:33:37.980 --> 00:33:38.960
 Revelation 7

00:33:38.960 --> 00:33:39.980
 knowing that

00:33:39.980 --> 00:33:40.940
 will come to pass

00:33:40.940 --> 00:33:41.440
 and we can be

00:33:41.440 --> 00:33:41.980
 encouraged

00:33:41.980 --> 00:33:42.799
 in the middle

00:33:42.799 --> 00:33:43.559
 of our suffering

00:33:43.559 --> 00:33:44.120
 in the middle

00:33:44.120 --> 00:33:45.500
 of our setbacks

00:33:45.500 --> 00:33:47.140
 that we be confident

00:33:47.140 --> 00:33:48.160
 that God's on the throne

00:33:48.160 --> 00:33:49.539
 and he's got a part

00:33:49.539 --> 00:33:50.180
 for us to play

00:33:50.180 --> 00:33:50.799
 in this story.

00:33:51.599 --> 00:33:52.319
 Let's go do it.

00:33:53.120 --> 00:33:53.559
 Let's pray.

00:33:53.720 --> 00:33:54.440
 Father we love you

00:33:54.440 --> 00:33:55.559
 Lord thank you so much

00:33:55.559 --> 00:33:56.099
 for this day.

00:33:56.319 --> 00:33:57.160
 Help us as we leave

00:33:57.160 --> 00:33:57.740
 from here today

00:33:57.740 --> 00:33:58.660
 to be on fire

00:33:58.660 --> 00:33:59.740
 and serve us

00:33:59.740 --> 00:34:00.279
 to your mission.

00:34:00.839 --> 00:34:01.279
 Lord help us

00:34:01.279 --> 00:34:01.779
 to worship

00:34:01.779 --> 00:34:02.720
 with every ounce

00:34:02.720 --> 00:34:03.299
 of our being

00:34:03.299 --> 00:34:04.120
 with every part

00:34:04.120 --> 00:34:04.740
 of our lives.

00:34:05.140 --> 00:34:05.960
 Help us to worship you

00:34:05.960 --> 00:34:06.400
 and place you

00:34:06.400 --> 00:34:07.000
 as number one.

00:34:07.480 --> 00:34:08.300
 Lord help us

00:34:08.300 --> 00:34:09.980
 to help us

00:34:09.980 --> 00:34:10.580
 to reach the world.

00:34:11.780 --> 00:34:12.140
 You could have

00:34:12.140 --> 00:34:13.000
 easily stayed on earth

00:34:13.000 --> 00:34:13.660
 and done this mission

00:34:13.660 --> 00:34:14.420
 yourself but God

00:34:14.420 --> 00:34:15.940
 you gave us a task

00:34:15.940 --> 00:34:16.560
 and that task

00:34:16.560 --> 00:34:17.340
 remains unfinished.

00:34:18.160 --> 00:34:19.039
 So Lord let us face

00:34:19.039 --> 00:34:19.920
 all that we have.

00:34:20.800 --> 00:34:21.500
 Let us continue

00:34:21.500 --> 00:34:22.900
 to pray for our missionaries

00:34:22.900 --> 00:34:23.720
 but God let us

00:34:23.720 --> 00:34:25.060
 let us play our part

00:34:25.060 --> 00:34:25.480
 as well

00:34:25.480 --> 00:34:27.039
 in taking the gospel

00:34:27.039 --> 00:34:27.680
 to every people

00:34:27.680 --> 00:34:28.700
 of every nation

00:34:28.700 --> 00:34:29.480
 and tribe and town.

00:34:29.820 --> 00:34:30.500
 Lord we love you.

00:34:30.780 --> 00:34:31.560
 Bless this church

00:34:31.560 --> 00:34:32.300
 bless this people

00:34:32.300 --> 00:34:32.760
 and help us

00:34:32.760 --> 00:34:33.720
 to serve you well today

00:34:33.720 --> 00:34:34.700
 in your name we pray.

00:34:35.000 --> 00:34:35.220
 Amen.

00:34:35.760 --> 00:34:36.260
 God bless.

00:34:36.260 --> 00:34:37.920
 God bless.

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