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 Morning, Isaiah chapter 66, almost in the middle of your Bibles.

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 So, Isaiah chapter 66, and we're going to read the first six verses.

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 This is God's Word.

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 This is what the Lord says.

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 Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool.

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 Where is the house you will build for me?

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 Where will my resting place be?

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 Has not my hand made all these things?

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 And so they came into being, declares the Lord.

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 These are the ones I look on with favor, those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word.

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 But whoever sacrifices a bull is like a person who kills.

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 Whoever offers a lamb is like one who breaks a dog's neck.

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 Whoever makes a grain offering is like one who presents pig's blood.

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 And whoever burns memorial incense is like one who worships an idol.

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 They have chosen their own ways.

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 And they delight in their abominations.

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 So I also will choose harsh treatment for them, and will bring on them what they dread.

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 For when I called, no one answered.

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 When I spoke, no one listened.

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 They did evil in my sight, and chose what displeases me.

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 Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word.

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 Your own people who hate you and exclude you because of my name, and have said,

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 Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy.

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 Yet they will be put to shame.

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 Hear that uproar from the city.

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 Hear the noise from the temple.

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 It is the sound of the Lord repaying his enemies all they deserve.

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 Psalm, thank you.

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 Good morning, everybody.

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 Why don't we start by turning to God in prayer.

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 Father, we need your spirit's help this morning.

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 To humbly receive what you have to say to us from your word.

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 Lord, to submit our lives to it.

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 To put it into practice.

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 Lord, we pray that we here in Cargilline this morning

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 will be those whom you look on favor.

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 Because we are humble and contrite before you.

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 In Jesus' name we ask.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Well, today's text deals with a question

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 that has been asked in every culture,

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 in every time.

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 Who does God look on with favor?

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 How can I be made right with the divine?

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 And the text is found, of course,

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 in the last chapter of Isaiah.

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 And one of the main themes in this book

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 is God's righteous judgment on sin.

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 Isaiah reveals a God

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 holy beyond our understanding

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 who cannot simply ignore sin.

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 He must act in judgment upon everyone's rebellion,

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 regardless of race or religion.

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 But hope is the second major theme

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 as we read about a coming Savior

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 who would be crushed for our sin,

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 yet whose rule would never end.

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 And right at the end of the book,

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 just as Isaiah is pulling together

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 all these different strands,

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 we have this incredible revelation from God

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 in chapter 66, verse 2,

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 as he declares this,

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 these are the ones I look on with favor.

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 What is he going to say next?

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 Is it those who work the hardest to earn it?

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 Well, as a primary teacher,

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 I often hear my students engage in lively debate

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 as to who is the teacher's pet.

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 Now, what they're really asking is this.

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 Who does Mr. Ross favor?

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 On whom does his special approval rest?

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 Who gets the preferential treatment?

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 Now, let's face it,

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 we all probably know that Johnny

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 was probably the teacher's pet

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 back when he was in primary school.

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 I'm imagining he got 10 out of 10

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 in every spelling test.

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 Probably had beautifully neat handwriting

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 and never, ever caused even an ounce of grief

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 for his adoring teachers.

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 Who thinks the same?

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 I won't ask for a show of hands.

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 The bottom line is,

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 from the earliest stages in life,

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 we're all hardwired to believe

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 that our performance earns us approval, right?

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 From school teachers to sports coaches

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 to our bosses and work,

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 we understand that

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 where we get to in life

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 is 99% performance-based.

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 And so, quite naturally,

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 we translate that

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 to our relationship with God.

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 And deep down,

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 our reflex position

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 is to believe that my performance

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 earns me God's favor,

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 his forgiveness,

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 and salvation.

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 But God's answer to that question

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 is not what the world expects.

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 Read with me in verse 2.

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 These are the ones I look on with favor.

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 Those who are humble

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 and contrite in spirit,

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 and who tremble at my word.

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 Well, it's not by proudly claiming

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 that we've earned his favor,

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 rather by humbly admitting

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 our brokenness,

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 running to God for mercy,

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 and submitting our lives to his word.

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 That's how God can look on us with favor.

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 And to make this crystal clear,

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 God paints two contrasting portraits

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 for us in this text.

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 The proud person

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 and the humble person.

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 Let's start with the proud person.

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 And just to warn you,

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 this won't be easy to hear.

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 Because it's going to be like

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 looking in the mirror,

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 and you won't like what you see.

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 But we so need to,

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 in some way,

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 grasp how much our sin of pride

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 offends God,

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 and the eternal consequences of it.

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 So I challenge you,

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 heed the warning of scripture today

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 against pride.

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 And,

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 hold on

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 for the hope of the humble

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 later in the sermon.

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 So,

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 the first thing we learn

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 about the proud person

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 in verse 1 and 2

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 is that

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 they have a proud heart

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 that boasts

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 in their own efforts.

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 In verse 1,

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 it's obvious

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 that God's people

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 thought they had earned

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 his favor

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 by building him a temple.

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 How they lived their lives

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 after that

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 was inconsequential

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 because

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 they thought

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 they had God's favor

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 in the bag.

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 Now,

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 God's response

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 just

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 shatters

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 that theory.

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 Read along in verse 1.

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 verse 1.

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 He says,

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 Heaven is my throne

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 and the earth

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 is my footstool.

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 Where is the house

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 that you will build

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 for me?

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 Where will my

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 resting place be?

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 You know,

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 it's like God is saying,

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 yes,

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 you built me a temple

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 like I asked you

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 and thank you for that,

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 but

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 do you honestly think

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 you can fit my glory

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 inside there?

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 the universe

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 can't even contain me.

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 How much less

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 a building?

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 And just to further

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 drive home his point,

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 he goes on in verse 2.

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 Has not my hand

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 made all these things

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 and so they came

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 into being?

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 Don't forget

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 who gave you

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 the stone,

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 timber and gold,

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 God says,

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 let alone

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 the skillful hands

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 and the brilliant minds

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 to build it.

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 What grounds

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 do you have

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 people of Judah

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 to boast

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 that you earned

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 my favor

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 by building

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 the temple?

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 None.

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 You see,

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 maybe you're like me

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 and in those

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 occasional moments

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 of success

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 in life,

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 you can start

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 to boast about

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 what you did,

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 the family

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 you raised,

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 the kindness

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 you showed,

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 the money

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 you donated,

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 the ministry

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 you served in

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 and somehow

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 God begins

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 to fade

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 into the background,

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 doesn't get a mention.

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 But in this text,

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 God shows up

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 every reason

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 to boast

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 by magnifying

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 his glory

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 and telling us

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 that everything

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 we have

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 is ultimately

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 a gift

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 from his hand.

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 See,

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 the proud heart

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 doesn't want

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 to acknowledge

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 the sustaining,

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 providing grace

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 of God.

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 Rather,

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 they say,

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 look at what

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 my hands

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 have achieved.

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 Watch out.

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 God does not

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 look with favor

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 on such

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 self-reliant

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 people.

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 Secondly,

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 we learn

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 that the proud

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 person has

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 an unrepentant

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 spirit.

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 Read with me

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 the last two

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 lines of

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 verse 3.

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 They have

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 chosen

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 their own

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 ways

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 and they

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 delight

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 in their

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 abominations.

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 Now,

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 that verse

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 made me

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 stop in

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 my tracks

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 as I was

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 preparing this

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 because right

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 away,

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 this timeline

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 of events

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 replayed

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 through my

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 mind

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 of times

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 when I

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 knew

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 what I

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 was doing

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 was wrong

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 but I

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 delighted

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 in choosing

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 it anyway.

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 I refused

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 to repent

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 of it

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 at the time

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 and if

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 anyone had

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 dared

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 to confront

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 me on it,

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 I had a

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 pre-prepared

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 list of

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 reasons

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 to justify

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 my behavior.

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 That's

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 ugly

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 pride.

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 And we

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 live in a

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 world now

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 where everything

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 goes and

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 depending on

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 what the

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 popular belief

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 at the time,

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 you can't

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 question anybody

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 else's morality,

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 right?

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 This is the

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 brazen

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 unrepentance

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 of a proud

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 heart who

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 can't bring

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 themselves to

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 admit they

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 are wrong.

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 Watch out.

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 this pride

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 ends in

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 destruction.

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 And this

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 relates very,

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 very closely

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 to the

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 third point.

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 The proud

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 person

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 doesn't want

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 to hear

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 God's word.

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 Doesn't want

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 to know about

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 what God

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 has to say.

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 Read with

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 me in verse

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 four.

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 God says,

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 for when I

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 called,

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 no one

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 answered.

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 When I

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 spoke,

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 no one

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 listened.

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 They did

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 evil in

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 my sight

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 and chose

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 what displeases

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 me.

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 Now for some

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 people,

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 this is a very

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 obvious refusal

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 to accept the

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 Bible as

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 God's truth.

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 think of

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 Richard Dawkins

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 and those

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 sorts of

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 people.

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 But for

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 others,

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 you know

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 what,

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 it's more

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 subtle.

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 Church goers

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 are often

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 quite skilled

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 at appearing

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 to respect

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 and listen

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 to God's

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 word,

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 when often

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 times the

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 reality is

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 quite different.

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 My time,

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 personally,

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 for reading

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 God's word

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 is first

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 thing in the

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 morning.

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 Now if I'm

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 being totally

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 honest with

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 you,

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 at 6am

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 in the

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 morning,

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 I'd rather

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 read the

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 sports news

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 than read

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 what God

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 wants to

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 say to

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 me.

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 Now I

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 know that

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 sounds silly.

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 I mean,

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 how could

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 you possibly

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 put reading

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 about the

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 Lions rugby

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 game in

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 front of the

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 life-giving

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 words of

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 God?

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 But I

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 actually face

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 that battle

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 every day.

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 And often

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 God's word

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 only gets

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 the leftovers

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 of my time,

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 not my very

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 best attention,

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 when it

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 should be the

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 other way

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 around.

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 Can you

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 relate to

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 that?

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 God

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 calls us

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 shameless

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 pride.

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 When we

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 habitually

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 choose

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 Instagram,

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 Netflix,

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 or whatever

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 your favorite

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 thing to do

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 is,

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 over the

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 Bible,

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 in front

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 of it,

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 what our

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 actions are

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 actually showing

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 is this.

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 I don't

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 need

00:14:29.879 --> 00:14:31.039
 God's

00:14:31.039 --> 00:14:31.500
 wisdom and

00:14:31.500 --> 00:14:32.000
 truth today.

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 I'm doing

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 just fine

00:14:34.440 --> 00:14:35.179
 on my

00:14:35.179 --> 00:14:35.480
 own.

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 God

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 says,

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 watch out.

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 Such a

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 person is

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 under my

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 judgment.

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 And that

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 is the

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 fourth thing

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 that God

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 tells us

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 about the

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 crowd,

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 their

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 coming

00:14:56.039 --> 00:14:56.680
 judgment.

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 Because

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 starting in

00:14:59.560 --> 00:15:00.000
 verse 3,

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 God uses

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 this series

00:15:01.580 --> 00:15:02.560
 of jarring,

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 unsettling

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 images to

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 wake us

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 up to

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 just how

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 repulsive

00:15:06.780 --> 00:15:07.940
 our pride

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 is to

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 him.

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 This is

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 not easy

00:15:09.340 --> 00:15:09.720
 reading.

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 Look at

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 verse 3.

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 God

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 is like

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 who

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 whoever

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 sacrifices

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 a bull

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 is like

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 one who

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 kills

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 a person.

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 And

00:15:22.240 --> 00:15:22.440
 whoever

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 offers a

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 lamb

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 is like

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 one who

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 breaks

00:15:25.120 --> 00:15:25.940
 a dog's

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 neck.

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 Whoever

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 makes a

00:15:29.259 --> 00:15:29.980
 grain offering

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 is like

00:15:31.620 --> 00:15:31.940
 one who

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 presents

00:15:32.460 --> 00:15:33.039
 pig's

00:15:33.039 --> 00:15:33.399
 blood.

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 And

00:15:34.940 --> 00:15:35.200
 whoever

00:15:35.200 --> 00:15:35.740
 burns

00:15:35.740 --> 00:15:36.299
 memorial

00:15:36.299 --> 00:15:36.840
 incense

00:15:36.840 --> 00:15:37.899
 is like

00:15:37.899 --> 00:15:38.240
 one who

00:15:38.240 --> 00:15:39.080
 worships

00:15:39.080 --> 00:15:39.899
 an idol.

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 You see,

00:15:43.559 --> 00:15:43.860
 under the

00:15:43.860 --> 00:15:44.199
 Mosaic

00:15:44.199 --> 00:15:44.819
 law,

00:15:45.340 --> 00:15:45.759
 the people

00:15:45.759 --> 00:15:46.500
 were required

00:15:46.500 --> 00:15:46.919
 to make

00:15:46.919 --> 00:15:47.679
 offerings of

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 grain and

00:15:48.240 --> 00:15:49.340
 sacrifice

00:15:49.340 --> 00:15:49.939
 bulls and

00:15:49.939 --> 00:15:50.340
 lambs.

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 But for

00:15:53.539 --> 00:15:54.159
 the proud,

00:15:54.840 --> 00:15:55.879
 their sacrifices

00:15:55.879 --> 00:15:57.139
 repudiated

00:15:57.139 --> 00:15:57.539
 God.

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 They actually

00:15:58.799 --> 00:15:59.079
 had the

00:15:59.079 --> 00:15:59.919
 opposite effect.

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 You see,

00:16:01.179 --> 00:16:01.819
 they couldn't

00:16:01.819 --> 00:16:02.959
 paper over

00:16:02.959 --> 00:16:03.699
 the cracks

00:16:03.699 --> 00:16:04.399
 by getting

00:16:04.399 --> 00:16:05.240
 all religious

00:16:05.240 --> 00:16:05.860
 in public.

00:16:07.980 --> 00:16:08.360
 And neither

00:16:08.360 --> 00:16:08.840
 can we.

00:16:09.899 --> 00:16:10.939
 by showing

00:16:10.939 --> 00:16:11.340
 up in

00:16:11.340 --> 00:16:11.860
 church,

00:16:12.559 --> 00:16:13.279
 putting

00:16:13.279 --> 00:16:13.799
 money in

00:16:13.799 --> 00:16:14.519
 the box,

00:16:15.019 --> 00:16:15.899
 visibly doing

00:16:15.899 --> 00:16:16.419
 good things

00:16:16.419 --> 00:16:17.159
 for others.

00:16:19.059 --> 00:16:20.019
 We might

00:16:20.019 --> 00:16:20.879
 fool each

00:16:20.879 --> 00:16:21.279
 other,

00:16:21.399 --> 00:16:21.659
 but we

00:16:21.659 --> 00:16:22.220
 can't fool

00:16:22.220 --> 00:16:22.759
 God,

00:16:23.699 --> 00:16:24.600
 who sees

00:16:24.600 --> 00:16:25.779
 every motive

00:16:25.779 --> 00:16:26.199
 of our

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 hearts.

00:16:28.259 --> 00:16:28.939
 Let's

00:16:28.939 --> 00:16:29.519
 continue in

00:16:29.519 --> 00:16:29.980
 verse 3.

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 It says,

00:16:31.319 --> 00:16:31.639
 they have

00:16:31.639 --> 00:16:32.419
 chosen their

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 own ways,

00:16:33.899 --> 00:16:34.419
 and they

00:16:34.419 --> 00:16:35.240
 delight in

00:16:35.240 --> 00:16:35.399
 their

00:16:35.399 --> 00:16:36.039
 abominations.

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 so I

00:16:38.759 --> 00:16:39.419
 will choose

00:16:39.419 --> 00:16:40.179
 harsh treatment

00:16:40.179 --> 00:16:40.659
 for them,

00:16:41.659 --> 00:16:42.219
 and will

00:16:42.219 --> 00:16:42.719
 bring on

00:16:42.719 --> 00:16:43.539
 them what

00:16:43.539 --> 00:16:44.299
 they dread.

00:16:47.099 --> 00:16:48.019
 Speaking on

00:16:48.019 --> 00:16:48.699
 the topic of

00:16:48.699 --> 00:16:49.000
 hell,

00:16:50.399 --> 00:16:51.039
 Tim Keller

00:16:51.039 --> 00:16:51.559
 says,

00:16:51.559 --> 00:16:58.500
 the Bible

00:16:58.500 --> 00:16:59.339
 tells us

00:16:59.339 --> 00:17:00.959
 that people

00:17:00.959 --> 00:17:01.719
 only get

00:17:01.719 --> 00:17:02.059
 in the

00:17:02.059 --> 00:17:02.759
 afterlife

00:17:02.759 --> 00:17:03.699
 what they

00:17:03.699 --> 00:17:04.500
 have most

00:17:04.500 --> 00:17:05.079
 wanted,

00:17:06.079 --> 00:17:07.440
 either to

00:17:07.440 --> 00:17:08.200
 have God

00:17:08.200 --> 00:17:09.119
 as saviour

00:17:09.119 --> 00:17:09.779
 and master,

00:17:10.859 --> 00:17:11.619
 or to be

00:17:11.619 --> 00:17:12.359
 their own

00:17:12.359 --> 00:17:14.079
 saviours

00:17:14.079 --> 00:17:14.879
 and masters.

00:17:17.159 --> 00:17:18.200
 Watch out.

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 If you

00:17:21.100 --> 00:17:22.360
 live like

00:17:22.360 --> 00:17:22.840
 you don't

00:17:22.840 --> 00:17:23.420
 need him,

00:17:24.180 --> 00:17:25.120
 blocking out

00:17:25.120 --> 00:17:25.779
 his word

00:17:25.779 --> 00:17:26.180
 and his

00:17:26.180 --> 00:17:26.680
 ways,

00:17:28.000 --> 00:17:29.720
 the horrendous

00:17:29.720 --> 00:17:30.460
 end result

00:17:30.460 --> 00:17:31.380
 for you is

00:17:31.380 --> 00:17:32.220
 being your

00:17:32.220 --> 00:17:33.480
 own saviour

00:17:33.480 --> 00:17:34.319
 and master

00:17:34.319 --> 00:17:35.200
 for eternity,

00:17:35.940 --> 00:17:36.720
 and that

00:17:36.720 --> 00:17:37.819
 is hell.

00:17:41.519 --> 00:17:42.740
 But there

00:17:42.740 --> 00:17:43.360
 is hope,

00:17:43.940 --> 00:17:44.880
 hope for

00:17:44.880 --> 00:17:45.700
 salvation.

00:17:47.080 --> 00:17:47.600
 There is

00:17:47.600 --> 00:17:48.180
 hope for

00:17:48.180 --> 00:17:48.779
 a better

00:17:48.779 --> 00:17:49.820
 way to

00:17:49.820 --> 00:17:50.259
 live,

00:17:50.500 --> 00:17:51.620
 because God

00:17:51.620 --> 00:17:52.560
 can change

00:17:52.560 --> 00:17:54.080
 proud hearts

00:17:54.080 --> 00:17:55.660
 into humble

00:17:55.660 --> 00:17:56.779
 and contrite

00:17:56.779 --> 00:17:57.759
 hearts,

00:17:58.060 --> 00:17:59.320
 who can

00:17:59.320 --> 00:17:59.960
 receive his

00:17:59.960 --> 00:18:00.299
 forgiveness

00:18:00.299 --> 00:18:01.120
 and favour

00:18:01.120 --> 00:18:01.880
 for eternity.

00:18:03.640 --> 00:18:04.440
 So what

00:18:04.440 --> 00:18:04.840
 does the

00:18:04.840 --> 00:18:05.480
 humble person

00:18:05.480 --> 00:18:06.019
 look like?

00:18:07.880 --> 00:18:08.680
 And starting

00:18:08.680 --> 00:18:09.660
 in verse 2,

00:18:09.759 --> 00:18:10.600
 we find that

00:18:10.600 --> 00:18:12.080
 firstly,

00:18:12.759 --> 00:18:13.259
 they have a

00:18:13.259 --> 00:18:14.019
 humble heart.

00:18:15.640 --> 00:18:16.519
 Rather than

00:18:16.519 --> 00:18:17.180
 having a

00:18:17.180 --> 00:18:18.039
 proud heart,

00:18:18.039 --> 00:18:18.420
 that looks

00:18:18.420 --> 00:18:18.759
 to what

00:18:18.759 --> 00:18:19.240
 their own

00:18:19.240 --> 00:18:19.720
 hands have

00:18:19.720 --> 00:18:20.180
 achieved,

00:18:20.879 --> 00:18:22.539
 in verse 2,

00:18:22.599 --> 00:18:23.019
 we see that

00:18:23.019 --> 00:18:23.519
 the humble

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 person

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 acknowledges

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 that they

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 are helplessly

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 dependent on

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 the grace and

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 mercy of their

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 Lord.

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 They realise that

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 everything they

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 have is a gift

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 from God.

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 They wake up in

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 the morning,

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 thanking God for

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 the breath in

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 their lungs to

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 live another day.

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 They thank God for

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 providing their food

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 and drink every

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 time they eat.

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 They recognise

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 their money is

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 ultimately a gift

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 from God and

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 they generously

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 give back to

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 him.

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 They realise the

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 house that they

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 live in is also a

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 gift from God and

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 they don't hold it

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 to themselves but

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 they open it up to

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 bless and be

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 hospitable to

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 others.

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 They understand that

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 God has given

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 them their talents

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 and skills and

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 they use them

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 for his glory

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 and the good of

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 society.

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 And when it

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 comes to the

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 most ultimate

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 question,

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 their standing

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 with God,

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 the following

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 hymn,

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 Rock of Ages,

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 sums up their

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 heart.

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 Nothing in my

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 hands I bring,

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 simply to thy

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 cross I cling.

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 Naked,

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 come to thee

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 for dress.

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 Helpless,

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 look to thee

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 for grace.

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 Foul I too

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 the fountain

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 fly.

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 Wash me

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 saviour

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 or I die.

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 That right

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 there is a

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 litmus test

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 for humility.

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 Are you

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 wholly trusting

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 in Jesus'

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 finished work

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 on the cross

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 for the

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 forgiveness of

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 your sin?

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 Is that your

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 heart?

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 the second

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 thing that we

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 learn about

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 the humble

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 in verse 2

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 is that

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 while the

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 proud are

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 unrepentant,

00:20:17.200 --> 00:20:18.359
 the humble

00:20:18.359 --> 00:20:20.400
 are contrite

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 or crippled

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 in spirit.

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 Please keep a

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 finger in

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 Isaiah and

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 skip back a

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 couple books

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 to Psalm

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 51.

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 And here

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 we're going to

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 see a real

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 life example

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 of a

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 contrite

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 heart.

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 Now after

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 King David

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 had committed

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 adultery

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 with Bathsheba

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 and he

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 ended up

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 murdering her

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 husband as

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 well,

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 he made a

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 right mess

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 of things,

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 what did

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 he come to

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 understand

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 in the

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 wake of

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 his awful

00:20:53.100 --> 00:20:53.860
 decisions

00:20:53.860 --> 00:20:54.580
 and his

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 sin?

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 Well if

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 we look in

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 Psalm 51

00:20:59.460 --> 00:21:00.500
 chapter 16

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 and 17

00:21:01.160 --> 00:21:03.160
 David says

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 to God

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 you do

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 not delight

00:21:06.940 --> 00:21:07.940
 in sacrifice

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 or I

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 will bring

00:21:09.740 --> 00:21:09.940
 it.

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 You do

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 not take

00:21:11.840 --> 00:21:12.300
 pleasure

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 in burnt

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 offerings.

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 My

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 sacrifice

00:21:16.900 --> 00:21:17.520
 oh God

00:21:17.520 --> 00:21:18.700
 is a

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 broken

00:21:19.260 --> 00:21:19.980
 spirit,

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 a broken

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 and contrite

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 heart

00:21:24.360 --> 00:21:25.680
 you God

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 will not

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 despise.

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 You see

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 David knew

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 that God

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 looks on the

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 contrite

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 with favor.

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 Those who

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 are genuinely

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 devastated

00:21:38.120 --> 00:21:38.779
 by their

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 sin

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 and the

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 offense

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 it has

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 caused

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 and they

00:21:43.559 --> 00:21:44.319
 daily

00:21:44.319 --> 00:21:45.019
 cry out

00:21:45.019 --> 00:21:45.660
 to God

00:21:45.660 --> 00:21:47.259
 for his

00:21:47.259 --> 00:21:47.740
 forgiveness

00:21:47.740 --> 00:21:48.200
 and his

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 mercy.

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 Look at

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 verse 1

00:21:50.920 --> 00:21:52.180
 in the

00:21:52.180 --> 00:21:52.420
 same

00:21:52.420 --> 00:21:52.880
 psalm.

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 This is

00:21:53.579 --> 00:21:53.980
 what David

00:21:53.980 --> 00:21:54.220
 says.

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 He says

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 have mercy

00:21:55.259 --> 00:21:55.860
 on me

00:21:55.860 --> 00:21:56.460
 oh God

00:21:56.460 --> 00:21:57.259
 according

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 to your

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 unfailing

00:21:58.240 --> 00:21:58.680
 love

00:21:58.680 --> 00:21:59.599
 according

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 to your

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 great

00:22:00.420 --> 00:22:01.019
 compassion

00:22:01.019 --> 00:22:02.039
 blot

00:22:02.039 --> 00:22:02.360
 out

00:22:02.360 --> 00:22:02.720
 my

00:22:02.720 --> 00:22:03.640
 transgressions.

00:22:06.039 --> 00:22:06.700
 See

00:22:06.700 --> 00:22:07.039
 the point

00:22:07.039 --> 00:22:07.400
 is not

00:22:07.400 --> 00:22:07.720
 that the

00:22:07.720 --> 00:22:08.079
 humble

00:22:08.079 --> 00:22:08.360
 are

00:22:08.360 --> 00:22:09.160
 sinless.

00:22:10.779 --> 00:22:11.720
 The point

00:22:11.720 --> 00:22:12.000
 is that

00:22:12.000 --> 00:22:12.259
 they are

00:22:12.259 --> 00:22:13.099
 broken

00:22:13.099 --> 00:22:13.700
 by their

00:22:13.700 --> 00:22:13.940
 sin

00:22:13.940 --> 00:22:15.380
 and they

00:22:15.380 --> 00:22:15.740
 keep

00:22:15.740 --> 00:22:16.140
 coming

00:22:16.140 --> 00:22:16.740
 to God

00:22:16.740 --> 00:22:17.539
 for

00:22:17.539 --> 00:22:17.940
 forgiveness.

00:22:17.940 --> 00:22:20.039
 They keep

00:22:20.039 --> 00:22:20.700
 asking for

00:22:20.700 --> 00:22:20.900
 his

00:22:20.900 --> 00:22:21.400
 spirit's

00:22:21.400 --> 00:22:21.880
 power to

00:22:21.880 --> 00:22:22.259
 overcome

00:22:22.259 --> 00:22:23.140
 sin and

00:22:23.140 --> 00:22:23.420
 live in

00:22:23.420 --> 00:22:23.620
 a way

00:22:23.620 --> 00:22:23.779
 that

00:22:23.779 --> 00:22:24.120
 pleases

00:22:24.120 --> 00:22:24.460
 him.

00:22:26.059 --> 00:22:26.920
 Do you

00:22:26.920 --> 00:22:27.380
 do I

00:22:27.380 --> 00:22:27.880
 exercise

00:22:27.880 --> 00:22:28.420
 those

00:22:28.420 --> 00:22:28.820
 daily

00:22:28.820 --> 00:22:29.299
 patterns

00:22:29.299 --> 00:22:29.440
 of

00:22:29.440 --> 00:22:29.779
 repentance?

00:22:32.340 --> 00:22:32.980
 Thirdly

00:22:32.980 --> 00:22:33.700
 we see

00:22:33.700 --> 00:22:33.960
 that the

00:22:33.960 --> 00:22:34.279
 humble

00:22:34.279 --> 00:22:35.680
 tremble

00:22:35.680 --> 00:22:37.039
 at God's

00:22:37.039 --> 00:22:37.559
 word.

00:22:38.059 --> 00:22:38.400
 Where the

00:22:38.400 --> 00:22:39.320
 proud fail

00:22:39.320 --> 00:22:40.019
 to listen

00:22:40.019 --> 00:22:40.559
 and live

00:22:40.559 --> 00:22:41.000
 under the

00:22:41.000 --> 00:22:41.440
 authority

00:22:41.440 --> 00:22:41.980
 of God's

00:22:41.980 --> 00:22:42.259
 word

00:22:42.259 --> 00:22:43.480
 the humble

00:22:43.480 --> 00:22:43.880
 have a

00:22:43.880 --> 00:22:44.440
 profound

00:22:44.440 --> 00:22:45.480
 reverence

00:22:45.480 --> 00:22:46.099
 for it.

00:22:47.279 --> 00:22:47.519
 They

00:22:47.519 --> 00:22:48.000
 realize

00:22:48.000 --> 00:22:48.240
 the

00:22:48.240 --> 00:22:48.620
 eternal

00:22:48.620 --> 00:22:49.279
 consequences

00:22:49.279 --> 00:22:50.259
 of not

00:22:50.259 --> 00:22:50.599
 listening

00:22:50.599 --> 00:22:51.000
 to it.

00:22:52.460 --> 00:22:52.640
 Now

00:22:52.640 --> 00:22:54.279
 the

00:22:54.279 --> 00:22:54.579
 ordinary

00:22:54.579 --> 00:22:55.079
 person

00:22:55.079 --> 00:22:55.420
 walking

00:22:55.420 --> 00:22:55.660
 down

00:22:55.660 --> 00:22:55.900
 Main

00:22:55.900 --> 00:22:56.160
 Street

00:22:56.160 --> 00:22:56.339
 in

00:22:56.339 --> 00:22:56.720
 Cargill

00:22:56.720 --> 00:22:57.039
 line

00:22:57.039 --> 00:22:57.759
 may

00:22:57.759 --> 00:22:58.380
 frown

00:22:58.380 --> 00:22:58.700
 upon

00:22:58.700 --> 00:22:58.900
 the

00:22:58.900 --> 00:22:59.319
 idea

00:22:59.319 --> 00:23:00.099
 of

00:23:00.099 --> 00:23:01.019
 fear

00:23:01.019 --> 00:23:01.319
 and

00:23:01.319 --> 00:23:01.980
 trembling

00:23:01.980 --> 00:23:02.599
 before

00:23:02.599 --> 00:23:03.059
 God

00:23:03.059 --> 00:23:03.220
 and

00:23:03.220 --> 00:23:03.360
 his

00:23:03.360 --> 00:23:03.660
 word.

00:23:04.599 --> 00:23:04.799
 We

00:23:04.799 --> 00:23:05.799
 definitely

00:23:05.799 --> 00:23:06.200
 prefer

00:23:06.200 --> 00:23:06.380
 to

00:23:06.380 --> 00:23:06.700
 emphasize

00:23:06.700 --> 00:23:07.299
 God's

00:23:07.299 --> 00:23:07.700
 love

00:23:07.700 --> 00:23:07.860
 and

00:23:07.860 --> 00:23:08.059
 his

00:23:08.059 --> 00:23:08.700
 compassion

00:23:08.700 --> 00:23:09.759
 rather

00:23:09.759 --> 00:23:09.980
 than

00:23:09.980 --> 00:23:10.140
 his

00:23:10.140 --> 00:23:10.720
 overwhelming

00:23:10.720 --> 00:23:11.380
 judgment

00:23:11.380 --> 00:23:12.319
 on

00:23:12.319 --> 00:23:12.500
 our

00:23:12.500 --> 00:23:12.920
 sin.

00:23:12.920 --> 00:23:15.120
 But

00:23:15.120 --> 00:23:15.539
 brothers and

00:23:15.539 --> 00:23:15.759
 sisters

00:23:15.759 --> 00:23:15.980
 we

00:23:15.980 --> 00:23:16.420
 cannot

00:23:16.420 --> 00:23:16.840
 afford

00:23:16.840 --> 00:23:17.039
 to

00:23:17.039 --> 00:23:17.240
 lose

00:23:17.240 --> 00:23:17.500
 sight

00:23:17.500 --> 00:23:17.640
 of

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 both

00:23:17.900 --> 00:23:18.120
 these

00:23:18.120 --> 00:23:18.600
 aspects.

00:23:20.080 --> 00:23:20.600
 Think

00:23:20.600 --> 00:23:20.800
 about

00:23:20.800 --> 00:23:21.200
 Isaiah

00:23:21.200 --> 00:23:22.080
 who

00:23:22.080 --> 00:23:22.860
 back in

00:23:22.860 --> 00:23:23.380
 chapter

00:23:23.380 --> 00:23:23.880
 6

00:23:23.880 --> 00:23:25.779
 was

00:23:25.779 --> 00:23:26.360
 overcome

00:23:26.360 --> 00:23:26.820
 with

00:23:26.820 --> 00:23:27.240
 anguish

00:23:27.240 --> 00:23:27.740
 after a

00:23:27.740 --> 00:23:27.940
 vision

00:23:27.940 --> 00:23:28.380
 of God

00:23:28.380 --> 00:23:28.660
 and this

00:23:28.660 --> 00:23:28.860
 is what

00:23:28.860 --> 00:23:28.980
 he

00:23:28.980 --> 00:23:29.300
 cried

00:23:29.300 --> 00:23:30.920
 Woe

00:23:30.920 --> 00:23:31.360
 to me

00:23:31.360 --> 00:23:32.380
 I am

00:23:32.380 --> 00:23:32.920
 ruined

00:23:32.920 --> 00:23:34.200
 for I

00:23:34.200 --> 00:23:34.440
 am a

00:23:34.440 --> 00:23:34.779
 man of

00:23:34.779 --> 00:23:35.259
 unclean

00:23:35.259 --> 00:23:35.539
 lips

00:23:35.539 --> 00:23:36.620
 and I

00:23:36.620 --> 00:23:36.820
 live

00:23:36.820 --> 00:23:37.200
 among a

00:23:37.200 --> 00:23:37.660
 people of

00:23:37.660 --> 00:23:38.019
 unclean

00:23:38.019 --> 00:23:38.259
 lips

00:23:38.259 --> 00:23:39.860
 and my

00:23:39.860 --> 00:23:40.340
 eyes

00:23:40.340 --> 00:23:40.539
 have

00:23:40.539 --> 00:23:41.080
 seen

00:23:41.080 --> 00:23:41.720
 the

00:23:41.720 --> 00:23:42.220
 king

00:23:42.220 --> 00:23:43.299
 the

00:23:43.299 --> 00:23:43.759
 Lord

00:23:43.759 --> 00:23:44.360
 almighty

00:23:44.360 --> 00:23:47.660
 see

00:23:47.660 --> 00:23:48.180
 God

00:23:48.180 --> 00:23:48.420
 isn't

00:23:48.420 --> 00:23:48.779
 supposed

00:23:48.779 --> 00:23:49.100
 to be

00:23:49.100 --> 00:23:49.339
 like

00:23:49.339 --> 00:23:49.620
 your

00:23:49.620 --> 00:23:50.500
 best

00:23:50.500 --> 00:23:50.980
 pal

00:23:50.980 --> 00:23:51.140
 who

00:23:51.140 --> 00:23:51.279
 you

00:23:51.279 --> 00:23:51.559
 mess

00:23:51.559 --> 00:23:51.920
 around

00:23:51.920 --> 00:23:52.160
 with

00:23:52.160 --> 00:23:52.380
 on a

00:23:52.380 --> 00:23:52.640
 Friday

00:23:52.640 --> 00:23:52.980
 night

00:23:52.980 --> 00:23:53.960
 no

00:23:53.960 --> 00:23:54.700
 no

00:23:54.700 --> 00:23:55.120
 he

00:23:55.120 --> 00:23:55.480
 is

00:23:55.480 --> 00:23:56.160
 the

00:23:56.160 --> 00:23:56.860
 holy

00:23:56.860 --> 00:23:57.440
 God

00:23:57.440 --> 00:23:59.180
 so

00:23:59.180 --> 00:23:59.920
 infinitely

00:23:59.920 --> 00:24:00.600
 higher

00:24:00.600 --> 00:24:00.880
 than

00:24:00.880 --> 00:24:01.200
 us

00:24:01.200 --> 00:24:03.740
 and we

00:24:03.740 --> 00:24:04.140
 are to

00:24:04.140 --> 00:24:04.519
 have a

00:24:04.519 --> 00:24:04.900
 healthy

00:24:04.900 --> 00:24:05.519
 fear

00:24:05.519 --> 00:24:06.019
 of him

00:24:06.019 --> 00:24:08.559
 whilst

00:24:08.559 --> 00:24:08.920
 also

00:24:08.920 --> 00:24:09.240
 being

00:24:09.240 --> 00:24:10.019
 comforted

00:24:10.019 --> 00:24:10.360
 by that

00:24:10.360 --> 00:24:10.720
 same

00:24:10.720 --> 00:24:11.180
 God

00:24:11.180 --> 00:24:11.400
 who

00:24:11.400 --> 00:24:11.759
 says

00:24:11.759 --> 00:24:12.460
 come

00:24:12.460 --> 00:24:12.879
 to me

00:24:12.879 --> 00:24:13.559
 all you

00:24:13.559 --> 00:24:13.740
 who

00:24:13.740 --> 00:24:13.900
 are

00:24:13.900 --> 00:24:14.339
 weary

00:24:14.339 --> 00:24:15.720
 and

00:24:15.720 --> 00:24:16.339
 burdened

00:24:16.339 --> 00:24:16.759
 and I

00:24:16.759 --> 00:24:16.940
 will

00:24:16.940 --> 00:24:17.339
 give you

00:24:17.339 --> 00:24:17.700
 rest

00:24:17.700 --> 00:24:18.379
 take my

00:24:18.379 --> 00:24:18.619
 yoke

00:24:18.619 --> 00:24:19.220
 upon you

00:24:19.220 --> 00:24:19.680
 and learn

00:24:19.680 --> 00:24:20.160
 from me

00:24:20.160 --> 00:24:20.940
 for I

00:24:20.940 --> 00:24:21.700
 am gentle

00:24:21.700 --> 00:24:22.559
 and humble

00:24:22.559 --> 00:24:23.160
 and harsh

00:24:23.160 --> 00:24:27.140
 it helps me

00:24:27.140 --> 00:24:27.839
 sometimes to

00:24:27.839 --> 00:24:28.420
 think about a

00:24:28.420 --> 00:24:29.220
 teacher I had in

00:24:29.220 --> 00:24:30.000
 secondary school

00:24:30.000 --> 00:24:32.079
 I think we all

00:24:32.079 --> 00:24:32.660
 can remember

00:24:32.660 --> 00:24:33.900
 that one

00:24:33.900 --> 00:24:34.500
 teacher

00:24:34.500 --> 00:24:35.599
 in school

00:24:35.599 --> 00:24:36.940
 that commanded

00:24:36.940 --> 00:24:37.839
 the respect

00:24:37.839 --> 00:24:38.660
 and admiration

00:24:38.660 --> 00:24:39.319
 of all

00:24:39.319 --> 00:24:40.000
 students

00:24:40.000 --> 00:24:41.900
 and for me

00:24:41.900 --> 00:24:42.400
 that teacher's

00:24:42.400 --> 00:24:42.660
 name was

00:24:42.660 --> 00:24:43.039
 Pat

00:24:43.039 --> 00:24:43.259
 and he

00:24:43.259 --> 00:24:43.920
 was folk

00:24:43.920 --> 00:24:44.319
 legend

00:24:44.319 --> 00:24:44.599
 in the

00:24:44.599 --> 00:24:44.880
 place

00:24:44.880 --> 00:24:45.799
 and he

00:24:45.799 --> 00:24:46.039
 taught

00:24:46.039 --> 00:24:46.339
 leaving

00:24:46.339 --> 00:24:46.579
 certain

00:24:46.579 --> 00:24:46.839
 masters

00:24:46.839 --> 00:24:47.180
 to a

00:24:47.180 --> 00:24:47.460
 small

00:24:47.460 --> 00:24:47.700
 group

00:24:47.700 --> 00:24:47.980
 of us

00:24:47.980 --> 00:24:48.299
 lads

00:24:48.299 --> 00:24:49.220
 and I'm

00:24:49.220 --> 00:24:49.640
 telling you

00:24:49.640 --> 00:24:51.500
 when he

00:24:51.500 --> 00:24:52.059
 taught

00:24:52.059 --> 00:24:53.599
 we listened

00:24:53.599 --> 00:24:54.319
 there was

00:24:54.319 --> 00:24:55.119
 no messing

00:24:55.119 --> 00:24:57.319
 he

00:24:57.319 --> 00:24:57.500
 he could

00:24:57.500 --> 00:24:57.839
 get the

00:24:57.839 --> 00:24:58.279
 whole

00:24:58.279 --> 00:24:58.799
 room

00:24:58.799 --> 00:24:59.939
 laughing

00:24:59.939 --> 00:25:00.219
 but

00:25:00.219 --> 00:25:01.179
 he knew

00:25:01.179 --> 00:25:01.439
 where to

00:25:01.439 --> 00:25:01.819
 draw the

00:25:01.819 --> 00:25:02.039
 line

00:25:02.039 --> 00:25:02.239
 you know

00:25:02.239 --> 00:25:02.519
 that kind

00:25:02.519 --> 00:25:02.739
 of way

00:25:02.739 --> 00:25:05.519
 he was

00:25:05.519 --> 00:25:05.919
 kind

00:25:05.919 --> 00:25:06.459
 and he

00:25:06.459 --> 00:25:06.679
 cared

00:25:06.679 --> 00:25:07.159
 personally

00:25:07.159 --> 00:25:07.559
 about each

00:25:07.559 --> 00:25:07.819
 one of

00:25:07.819 --> 00:25:08.339
 our lives

00:25:08.339 --> 00:25:09.279
 we respected

00:25:09.279 --> 00:25:09.479
 him

00:25:09.479 --> 00:25:09.919
 completely

00:25:09.919 --> 00:25:11.539
 but I'll

00:25:11.539 --> 00:25:12.659
 never forget

00:25:12.659 --> 00:25:14.219
 his stinging

00:25:14.219 --> 00:25:14.939
 rebuke

00:25:14.939 --> 00:25:15.819
 one morning

00:25:15.819 --> 00:25:17.219
 on one of

00:25:17.219 --> 00:25:17.759
 his top

00:25:17.759 --> 00:25:18.479
 students

00:25:18.479 --> 00:25:20.819
 and my

00:25:20.819 --> 00:25:21.059
 friend

00:25:21.059 --> 00:25:21.379
 he had

00:25:21.379 --> 00:25:21.519
 been

00:25:21.519 --> 00:25:22.239
 disrespectful

00:25:22.239 --> 00:25:22.759
 to one of

00:25:22.759 --> 00:25:23.059
 Pat's

00:25:23.059 --> 00:25:23.459
 colleagues

00:25:23.459 --> 00:25:23.819
 the day

00:25:23.819 --> 00:25:24.199
 before

00:25:24.200 --> 00:25:26.400
 and so

00:25:26.400 --> 00:25:27.279
 on this

00:25:27.279 --> 00:25:27.580
 morning

00:25:27.580 --> 00:25:28.259
 we were

00:25:28.259 --> 00:25:28.519
 just having

00:25:28.519 --> 00:25:28.799
 a normal

00:25:28.799 --> 00:25:29.259
 maths class

00:25:29.259 --> 00:25:29.460
 but the

00:25:29.460 --> 00:25:29.720
 next thing

00:25:29.720 --> 00:25:30.259
 Pat just

00:25:30.259 --> 00:25:30.840
 stopped

00:25:30.840 --> 00:25:31.200
 everyone

00:25:31.200 --> 00:25:31.519
 and he

00:25:31.519 --> 00:25:32.100
 turned

00:25:32.100 --> 00:25:32.940
 to face

00:25:32.940 --> 00:25:33.500
 my friend

00:25:33.500 --> 00:25:35.240
 and he

00:25:35.240 --> 00:25:35.799
 confronted

00:25:35.799 --> 00:25:36.180
 him

00:25:36.180 --> 00:25:38.039
 on the

00:25:38.039 --> 00:25:38.539
 wrong he

00:25:38.539 --> 00:25:38.900
 had done

00:25:38.900 --> 00:25:39.200
 the day

00:25:39.200 --> 00:25:39.519
 before

00:25:39.519 --> 00:25:39.720
 and he

00:25:39.720 --> 00:25:39.860
 said

00:25:39.860 --> 00:25:40.140
 listen

00:25:40.140 --> 00:25:40.900
 he just

00:25:40.900 --> 00:25:41.259
 communicated

00:25:41.259 --> 00:25:41.640
 how much

00:25:41.640 --> 00:25:41.980
 that had

00:25:41.980 --> 00:25:43.460
 hurt him

00:25:43.460 --> 00:25:44.080
 personally

00:25:44.080 --> 00:25:46.660
 and his

00:25:46.660 --> 00:25:47.100
 colleague

00:25:47.100 --> 00:25:49.059
 now you

00:25:49.059 --> 00:25:49.259
 could have

00:25:49.259 --> 00:25:49.559
 heard a

00:25:49.559 --> 00:25:50.380
 pin drop

00:25:50.380 --> 00:25:50.680
 in that

00:25:50.680 --> 00:25:50.920
 room

00:25:50.920 --> 00:25:52.700
 we were

00:25:52.700 --> 00:25:53.019
 left

00:25:53.019 --> 00:25:54.019
 in awe

00:25:54.019 --> 00:25:55.980
 gripped

00:25:55.980 --> 00:25:57.180
 with fear

00:25:57.180 --> 00:25:59.639
 the right

00:25:59.639 --> 00:26:00.139
 type of

00:26:00.139 --> 00:26:00.339
 fear

00:26:00.339 --> 00:26:01.779
 of a

00:26:01.779 --> 00:26:02.379
 great

00:26:02.379 --> 00:26:02.960
 teacher

00:26:02.960 --> 00:26:03.819
 who was

00:26:03.819 --> 00:26:04.519
 perfectly

00:26:04.519 --> 00:26:05.200
 justified

00:26:05.200 --> 00:26:05.759
 in his

00:26:05.759 --> 00:26:06.240
 rebuke

00:26:06.240 --> 00:26:07.000
 we all

00:26:07.000 --> 00:26:07.339
 knew he

00:26:07.339 --> 00:26:07.839
 was right

00:26:07.839 --> 00:26:11.180
 see

00:26:11.180 --> 00:26:11.980
 our

00:26:11.980 --> 00:26:12.619
 God

00:26:12.619 --> 00:26:13.859
 is a

00:26:13.859 --> 00:26:14.180
 God of

00:26:14.180 --> 00:26:15.220
 perfect

00:26:15.220 --> 00:26:15.900
 love

00:26:15.900 --> 00:26:16.160
 and

00:26:16.160 --> 00:26:17.000
 perfect

00:26:17.000 --> 00:26:17.940
 justice

00:26:17.940 --> 00:26:20.039
 his

00:26:20.039 --> 00:26:20.599
 instructions

00:26:20.599 --> 00:26:20.980
 they're no

00:26:20.980 --> 00:26:21.900
 trivial matter

00:26:21.900 --> 00:26:23.019
 following

00:26:23.019 --> 00:26:23.320
 them

00:26:23.320 --> 00:26:23.580
 is the

00:26:23.580 --> 00:26:24.080
 difference

00:26:24.080 --> 00:26:24.580
 between

00:26:24.580 --> 00:26:25.140
 eternal

00:26:25.140 --> 00:26:25.560
 life

00:26:25.560 --> 00:26:25.740
 or

00:26:25.740 --> 00:26:26.100
 death

00:26:26.100 --> 00:26:28.480
 the

00:26:28.480 --> 00:26:28.740
 proud

00:26:28.740 --> 00:26:29.180
 person

00:26:29.180 --> 00:26:30.220
 doesn't

00:26:30.220 --> 00:26:30.480
 make

00:26:30.480 --> 00:26:30.880
 God's

00:26:30.880 --> 00:26:31.140
 word

00:26:31.140 --> 00:26:31.440
 a

00:26:31.440 --> 00:26:31.940
 priority

00:26:31.940 --> 00:26:33.920
 they

00:26:33.920 --> 00:26:34.519
 flip open

00:26:34.519 --> 00:26:34.940
 the Bible

00:26:34.940 --> 00:26:35.440
 for a few

00:26:35.440 --> 00:26:35.780
 minutes

00:26:35.780 --> 00:26:36.380
 in one

00:26:36.380 --> 00:26:36.620
 ear

00:26:36.620 --> 00:26:37.259
 out the

00:26:37.259 --> 00:26:37.580
 other

00:26:37.580 --> 00:26:38.220
 that's

00:26:38.220 --> 00:26:38.540
 that one

00:26:38.540 --> 00:26:39.000
 ticked off

00:26:39.000 --> 00:26:39.500
 the list

00:26:39.500 --> 00:26:42.500
 but the

00:26:42.500 --> 00:26:42.900
 humble

00:26:42.900 --> 00:26:43.440
 person

00:26:43.440 --> 00:26:45.440
 knows

00:26:45.440 --> 00:26:46.099
 that hearing

00:26:46.099 --> 00:26:46.740
 God speak

00:26:46.740 --> 00:26:46.980
 to them

00:26:46.980 --> 00:26:47.299
 is the

00:26:47.299 --> 00:26:47.619
 most

00:26:47.619 --> 00:26:48.180
 essential

00:26:48.180 --> 00:26:48.559
 thing

00:26:48.559 --> 00:26:49.019
 they do

00:26:49.019 --> 00:26:49.319
 each

00:26:49.319 --> 00:26:49.640
 day

00:26:49.640 --> 00:26:50.720
 and they

00:26:50.720 --> 00:26:50.880
 don't

00:26:50.880 --> 00:26:51.180
 come up

00:26:51.180 --> 00:26:51.380
 with a

00:26:51.380 --> 00:26:51.619
 hundred

00:26:51.619 --> 00:26:52.180
 excuses

00:26:52.180 --> 00:26:52.579
 to put

00:26:52.579 --> 00:26:53.099
 it off

00:26:53.099 --> 00:26:54.519
 instead

00:26:54.519 --> 00:26:55.460
 they submit

00:26:55.460 --> 00:26:56.160
 their lies

00:26:56.160 --> 00:26:57.019
 reverently

00:26:57.019 --> 00:26:57.460
 to that

00:26:57.460 --> 00:26:57.779
 word

00:26:57.779 --> 00:26:58.440
 every day

00:26:58.440 --> 00:27:00.299
 that's

00:27:00.299 --> 00:27:00.759
 humility

00:27:00.759 --> 00:27:04.180
 lastly

00:27:04.180 --> 00:27:07.240
 what is

00:27:07.240 --> 00:27:07.900
 the outcome

00:27:07.900 --> 00:27:08.940
 for the

00:27:08.940 --> 00:27:09.240
 humble

00:27:09.240 --> 00:27:12.039
 well we

00:27:12.039 --> 00:27:12.500
 know from

00:27:12.500 --> 00:27:13.059
 verse 2

00:27:13.059 --> 00:27:14.759
 they receive

00:27:14.759 --> 00:27:15.119
 God's

00:27:15.119 --> 00:27:15.440
 favour

00:27:15.440 --> 00:27:17.359
 they receive

00:27:17.359 --> 00:27:17.960
 his salvation

00:27:17.960 --> 00:27:18.299
 because

00:27:18.299 --> 00:27:19.440
 every day

00:27:19.440 --> 00:27:20.660
 they humbly

00:27:20.660 --> 00:27:21.460
 accept their

00:27:21.460 --> 00:27:21.920
 need of

00:27:21.920 --> 00:27:22.299
 God

00:27:22.299 --> 00:27:23.740
 repent of

00:27:23.740 --> 00:27:24.259
 their sin

00:27:24.259 --> 00:27:25.160
 and submit

00:27:25.160 --> 00:27:25.700
 their lies

00:27:25.700 --> 00:27:26.059
 to his

00:27:26.059 --> 00:27:26.420
 word

00:27:26.420 --> 00:27:27.160
 that's a

00:27:27.160 --> 00:27:27.500
 Christian

00:27:27.500 --> 00:27:27.819
 summed

00:27:27.819 --> 00:27:28.079
 up

00:27:28.079 --> 00:27:31.740
 but you

00:27:31.740 --> 00:27:32.980
 like me

00:27:32.980 --> 00:27:34.539
 might be

00:27:34.539 --> 00:27:35.119
 starting to

00:27:35.119 --> 00:27:35.480
 worry at

00:27:35.480 --> 00:27:35.899
 this point

00:27:35.899 --> 00:27:36.199
 because

00:27:36.199 --> 00:27:36.659
 looking at

00:27:36.659 --> 00:27:37.139
 the portrait

00:27:37.139 --> 00:27:37.519
 of the

00:27:37.519 --> 00:27:38.000
 proud

00:27:38.000 --> 00:27:38.679
 person

00:27:38.679 --> 00:27:40.519
 has been

00:27:40.519 --> 00:27:41.139
 like looking

00:27:41.139 --> 00:27:41.399
 in the

00:27:41.399 --> 00:27:41.619
 mirror

00:27:41.619 --> 00:27:44.240
 and while

00:27:44.240 --> 00:27:44.679
 maybe you

00:27:44.679 --> 00:27:45.679
 see aspects

00:27:45.679 --> 00:27:46.339
 of humility

00:27:46.339 --> 00:27:46.899
 there too

00:27:46.899 --> 00:27:48.919
 you realise

00:27:48.919 --> 00:27:49.799
 how often

00:27:49.799 --> 00:27:50.679
 you fail

00:27:50.679 --> 00:27:51.720
 to prioritise

00:27:51.720 --> 00:27:52.339
 his word

00:27:52.339 --> 00:27:54.139
 how frequently

00:27:54.139 --> 00:27:54.799
 you rely

00:27:54.799 --> 00:27:55.539
 on yourself

00:27:55.539 --> 00:27:56.720
 and can

00:27:56.720 --> 00:27:57.259
 often go

00:27:57.259 --> 00:27:57.799
 days

00:27:57.799 --> 00:27:58.299
 without

00:27:58.299 --> 00:27:58.859
 acknowledging

00:27:58.859 --> 00:27:59.599
 your sin

00:27:59.599 --> 00:28:00.220
 to God

00:28:00.220 --> 00:28:03.039
 see the

00:28:03.039 --> 00:28:03.619
 fact is

00:28:03.619 --> 00:28:05.119
 none of

00:28:05.119 --> 00:28:05.519
 us

00:28:05.519 --> 00:28:06.399
 are truly

00:28:06.399 --> 00:28:06.779
 humble

00:28:06.779 --> 00:28:08.500
 not one

00:28:08.500 --> 00:28:11.460
 you and

00:28:11.460 --> 00:28:11.680
 I

00:28:11.680 --> 00:28:13.599
 we are

00:28:13.599 --> 00:28:14.319
 the proud

00:28:14.319 --> 00:28:16.759
 in and of

00:28:16.759 --> 00:28:17.259
 ourselves

00:28:17.259 --> 00:28:18.859
 we are

00:28:18.859 --> 00:28:19.639
 outside of

00:28:19.639 --> 00:28:20.240
 God's favour

00:28:20.240 --> 00:28:21.779
 under his

00:28:21.779 --> 00:28:22.399
 righteous

00:28:22.399 --> 00:28:23.099
 judgement

00:28:23.099 --> 00:28:24.539
 for our

00:28:24.539 --> 00:28:24.960
 rejection

00:28:24.960 --> 00:28:25.399
 of him

00:28:25.400 --> 00:28:27.800
 is there

00:28:27.800 --> 00:28:28.180
 any hope

00:28:28.180 --> 00:28:28.640
 for us

00:28:28.640 --> 00:28:30.360
 or maybe

00:28:30.360 --> 00:28:30.640
 if he

00:28:30.640 --> 00:28:31.340
 tried to

00:28:31.340 --> 00:28:31.640
 be more

00:28:31.640 --> 00:28:31.960
 humble

00:28:31.960 --> 00:28:33.340
 God might

00:28:33.340 --> 00:28:33.680
 show us

00:28:33.680 --> 00:28:34.060
 his favour

00:28:34.060 --> 00:28:34.340
 then

00:28:34.340 --> 00:28:35.900
 if he

00:28:35.900 --> 00:28:36.080
 worked

00:28:36.080 --> 00:28:36.480
 really

00:28:36.480 --> 00:28:37.100
 really hard

00:28:37.100 --> 00:28:37.519
 at it

00:28:37.519 --> 00:28:39.480
 no

00:28:39.480 --> 00:28:41.040
 no

00:28:41.040 --> 00:28:41.320
 Isaiah

00:28:41.320 --> 00:28:41.860
 shows us

00:28:41.860 --> 00:28:42.100
 that we

00:28:42.100 --> 00:28:42.500
 can never

00:28:42.500 --> 00:28:43.040
 earn it

00:28:43.040 --> 00:28:44.080
 we can

00:28:44.080 --> 00:28:44.380
 never

00:28:44.380 --> 00:28:44.620
 earn

00:28:44.620 --> 00:28:44.900
 God's

00:28:44.900 --> 00:28:45.200
 favour

00:28:45.200 --> 00:28:47.940
 but the

00:28:47.940 --> 00:28:48.360
 amazing

00:28:48.360 --> 00:28:48.880
 hope of

00:28:48.880 --> 00:28:49.259
 Isaiah

00:28:49.259 --> 00:28:49.820
 is this

00:28:49.819 --> 00:28:51.379
 someone

00:28:51.379 --> 00:28:52.919
 was humble

00:28:52.919 --> 00:28:54.359
 for us

00:28:54.359 --> 00:28:57.099
 someone

00:28:57.099 --> 00:28:57.419
 was

00:28:57.419 --> 00:28:58.240
 contrite

00:28:58.240 --> 00:28:58.939
 and

00:28:58.939 --> 00:28:59.539
 obedient

00:28:59.539 --> 00:29:00.279
 to God

00:29:00.279 --> 00:29:01.419
 for us

00:29:01.419 --> 00:29:03.339
 who is

00:29:03.339 --> 00:29:03.899
 that truly

00:29:03.899 --> 00:29:04.539
 humble

00:29:04.539 --> 00:29:05.139
 person

00:29:05.139 --> 00:29:07.059
 read with

00:29:07.059 --> 00:29:07.339
 me

00:29:07.339 --> 00:29:08.119
 in

00:29:08.119 --> 00:29:08.779
 Philippians

00:29:08.779 --> 00:29:09.619
 2 verse

00:29:09.619 --> 00:29:10.279
 5 onwards

00:29:10.279 --> 00:29:10.659
 it says

00:29:10.659 --> 00:29:11.439
 in your

00:29:11.439 --> 00:29:12.039
 relationships

00:29:12.039 --> 00:29:12.460
 with one

00:29:12.460 --> 00:29:12.799
 another

00:29:12.799 --> 00:29:13.559
 have the

00:29:13.559 --> 00:29:13.899
 same

00:29:13.899 --> 00:29:14.319
 mindset

00:29:14.319 --> 00:29:14.720
 as

00:29:14.720 --> 00:29:15.359
 Christ

00:29:15.359 --> 00:29:16.059
 Jesus

00:29:16.059 --> 00:29:18.200
 who

00:29:18.200 --> 00:29:19.059
 being in

00:29:19.059 --> 00:29:19.319
 very

00:29:19.319 --> 00:29:19.679
 nature

00:29:19.679 --> 00:29:20.159
 God

00:29:20.159 --> 00:29:21.539
 did not

00:29:21.539 --> 00:29:21.980
 consider

00:29:21.980 --> 00:29:22.700
 equality

00:29:22.700 --> 00:29:23.399
 with God

00:29:23.399 --> 00:29:24.179
 as something

00:29:24.179 --> 00:29:24.859
 to be used

00:29:24.859 --> 00:29:25.259
 to his own

00:29:25.259 --> 00:29:25.799
 advantage

00:29:25.799 --> 00:29:26.679
 rather

00:29:26.679 --> 00:29:28.500
 he made

00:29:28.500 --> 00:29:28.839
 himself

00:29:28.839 --> 00:29:29.379
 nothing

00:29:29.379 --> 00:29:31.500
 by taking

00:29:31.500 --> 00:29:31.940
 the very

00:29:31.940 --> 00:29:32.339
 nature

00:29:32.339 --> 00:29:32.740
 of a

00:29:32.740 --> 00:29:33.059
 servant

00:29:33.059 --> 00:29:34.000
 being made

00:29:34.000 --> 00:29:34.539
 in human

00:29:34.539 --> 00:29:35.220
 likeness

00:29:35.220 --> 00:29:37.720
 and being

00:29:37.720 --> 00:29:38.179
 found in

00:29:38.179 --> 00:29:38.539
 appearance

00:29:38.539 --> 00:29:38.799
 as a

00:29:38.799 --> 00:29:38.960
 man

00:29:38.960 --> 00:29:40.379
 he humbled

00:29:40.379 --> 00:29:41.119
 himself

00:29:41.119 --> 00:29:42.259
 and became

00:29:42.259 --> 00:29:42.799
 obedient

00:29:42.799 --> 00:29:43.579
 to death

00:29:43.579 --> 00:29:45.339
 even

00:29:45.339 --> 00:29:46.099
 death

00:29:46.099 --> 00:29:46.619
 on a

00:29:46.619 --> 00:29:47.019
 cross

00:29:47.019 --> 00:29:51.279
 Jesus

00:29:51.279 --> 00:29:51.819
 was humble

00:29:51.819 --> 00:29:52.439
 for us

00:29:52.439 --> 00:29:54.039
 the Lord

00:29:54.039 --> 00:29:54.299
 of the

00:29:54.299 --> 00:29:54.779
 universe

00:29:54.779 --> 00:29:55.559
 came to

00:29:55.559 --> 00:29:56.139
 serve

00:29:56.139 --> 00:29:57.559
 the

00:29:57.559 --> 00:29:58.059
 children

00:29:58.059 --> 00:29:58.319
 he

00:29:58.319 --> 00:29:58.859
 created

00:29:58.859 --> 00:30:01.259
 Jesus

00:30:01.259 --> 00:30:01.519
 was

00:30:01.519 --> 00:30:02.139
 contrite

00:30:02.139 --> 00:30:02.679
 for us

00:30:02.679 --> 00:30:04.799
 he was

00:30:04.799 --> 00:30:05.359
 broken

00:30:05.359 --> 00:30:06.839
 and crippled

00:30:06.839 --> 00:30:07.659
 by our

00:30:07.659 --> 00:30:08.039
 sin on

00:30:08.039 --> 00:30:08.559
 the cross

00:30:08.559 --> 00:30:10.019
 Jesus

00:30:10.019 --> 00:30:10.779
 trembled

00:30:10.779 --> 00:30:11.480
 at God's

00:30:11.480 --> 00:30:11.839
 word

00:30:11.839 --> 00:30:12.599
 for us

00:30:12.599 --> 00:30:13.599
 he obeyed

00:30:13.599 --> 00:30:14.039
 his father

00:30:14.039 --> 00:30:14.539
 even to the

00:30:14.539 --> 00:30:15.139
 point of

00:30:15.140 --> 00:30:15.660
 death

00:30:15.660 --> 00:30:16.040
 on a

00:30:16.040 --> 00:30:16.460
 cross

00:30:16.460 --> 00:30:18.900
 and there

00:30:18.900 --> 00:30:19.860
 he bore

00:30:19.860 --> 00:30:21.360
 the full

00:30:21.360 --> 00:30:21.780
 weight

00:30:21.780 --> 00:30:22.620
 of God's

00:30:22.620 --> 00:30:22.940
 judgment

00:30:22.940 --> 00:30:24.060
 on our

00:30:24.060 --> 00:30:24.440
 pride

00:30:24.440 --> 00:30:25.360
 so that we

00:30:25.360 --> 00:30:25.680
 could have

00:30:25.680 --> 00:30:26.460
 eternal life

00:30:26.460 --> 00:30:26.900
 with him

00:30:26.900 --> 00:30:27.440
 instead

00:30:27.440 --> 00:30:28.960
 you see

00:30:28.960 --> 00:30:30.759
 God can

00:30:30.759 --> 00:30:31.620
 look on us

00:30:31.620 --> 00:30:32.220
 with favor

00:30:32.220 --> 00:30:32.720
 because

00:30:32.720 --> 00:30:33.820
 Jesus

00:30:33.820 --> 00:30:34.840
 lived the

00:30:34.840 --> 00:30:35.620
 humble life

00:30:35.620 --> 00:30:35.980
 that we

00:30:35.980 --> 00:30:36.380
 could never

00:30:36.380 --> 00:30:36.780
 live

00:30:36.780 --> 00:30:38.900
 and took

00:30:38.900 --> 00:30:39.759
 the righteous

00:30:39.759 --> 00:30:40.320
 judgment

00:30:40.320 --> 00:30:41.240
 of God

00:30:41.240 --> 00:30:42.040
 for our

00:30:42.040 --> 00:30:42.400
 sin

00:30:42.400 --> 00:30:45.420
 the humble

00:30:45.420 --> 00:30:45.980
 are saved

00:30:45.980 --> 00:30:47.640
 not because

00:30:47.640 --> 00:30:47.940
 of what

00:30:47.940 --> 00:30:48.380
 they've

00:30:48.380 --> 00:30:48.620
 done

00:30:48.620 --> 00:30:51.400
 but because

00:30:51.400 --> 00:30:52.060
 they humbly

00:30:52.060 --> 00:30:52.680
 rely on

00:30:52.680 --> 00:30:53.540
 what Jesus

00:30:53.540 --> 00:30:54.220
 has done

00:30:54.220 --> 00:30:55.560
 they run

00:30:55.560 --> 00:30:56.160
 to him

00:30:56.160 --> 00:30:56.840
 for mercy

00:30:56.840 --> 00:30:57.920
 they submit

00:30:57.920 --> 00:30:58.540
 their lives

00:30:58.540 --> 00:30:59.600
 to his

00:30:59.600 --> 00:31:00.040
 word

00:31:00.040 --> 00:31:03.880
 can you not

00:31:03.880 --> 00:31:04.440
 see how

00:31:04.440 --> 00:31:05.480
 it's impossible

00:31:05.480 --> 00:31:06.040
 for the

00:31:06.040 --> 00:31:06.460
 proud

00:31:06.460 --> 00:31:07.460
 to be

00:31:07.460 --> 00:31:07.880
 saved

00:31:07.880 --> 00:31:10.740
 you can't

00:31:10.740 --> 00:31:11.240
 trust your

00:31:11.240 --> 00:31:11.900
 own ability

00:31:11.900 --> 00:31:12.440
 to save

00:31:12.440 --> 00:31:12.880
 yourself

00:31:12.880 --> 00:31:13.840
 and trust

00:31:13.840 --> 00:31:14.240
 in Jesus

00:31:14.240 --> 00:31:14.640
 to save

00:31:14.640 --> 00:31:14.920
 you as

00:31:14.920 --> 00:31:15.220
 well

00:31:15.220 --> 00:31:16.720
 it's one

00:31:16.720 --> 00:31:16.960
 or the

00:31:16.960 --> 00:31:17.260
 other

00:31:17.260 --> 00:31:19.820
 and if

00:31:19.820 --> 00:31:20.160
 you've

00:31:20.160 --> 00:31:20.540
 listened to

00:31:20.540 --> 00:31:20.860
 God's

00:31:20.860 --> 00:31:21.300
 word today

00:31:21.300 --> 00:31:22.000
 and realized

00:31:22.000 --> 00:31:23.260
 hold on

00:31:23.260 --> 00:31:24.080
 I am

00:31:24.080 --> 00:31:24.700
 trusting in

00:31:24.700 --> 00:31:25.280
 myself

00:31:25.280 --> 00:31:28.360
 then please

00:31:28.360 --> 00:31:28.780
 don't let

00:31:28.780 --> 00:31:29.120
 this day

00:31:29.120 --> 00:31:29.640
 pass

00:31:29.640 --> 00:31:30.980
 without

00:31:30.980 --> 00:31:32.100
 reaching out

00:31:32.100 --> 00:31:32.480
 for the

00:31:32.480 --> 00:31:33.280
 grace and

00:31:33.280 --> 00:31:33.720
 mercy

00:31:33.720 --> 00:31:34.480
 of Jesus

00:31:34.480 --> 00:31:36.020
 repent of

00:31:36.020 --> 00:31:36.640
 your pride

00:31:36.640 --> 00:31:38.060
 repent of

00:31:38.060 --> 00:31:38.880
 your striving

00:31:38.880 --> 00:31:39.500
 to earn

00:31:39.500 --> 00:31:40.259
 his favor

00:31:40.259 --> 00:31:41.420
 humbly

00:31:41.420 --> 00:31:41.920
 acknowledge

00:31:41.920 --> 00:31:42.560
 your sin

00:31:42.560 --> 00:31:44.040
 and your

00:31:44.040 --> 00:31:44.660
 need

00:31:44.660 --> 00:31:45.759
 for him

00:31:45.759 --> 00:31:48.520
 turn from

00:31:48.520 --> 00:31:49.020
 your own

00:31:49.020 --> 00:31:49.360
 way

00:31:49.360 --> 00:31:50.840
 and submit

00:31:50.840 --> 00:31:51.440
 your life

00:31:51.440 --> 00:31:52.180
 to his

00:31:52.180 --> 00:31:52.620
 word

00:31:52.620 --> 00:31:56.640
 and there's

00:31:56.640 --> 00:31:57.280
 a promise

00:31:57.280 --> 00:31:58.120
 in scripture

00:31:58.120 --> 00:32:01.940
 if you do

00:32:01.940 --> 00:32:02.460
 that you

00:32:02.460 --> 00:32:03.240
 will pass

00:32:03.240 --> 00:32:03.900
 over from

00:32:03.900 --> 00:32:04.620
 God's judgment

00:32:04.620 --> 00:32:05.060
 to his

00:32:05.060 --> 00:32:05.940
 eternal life

00:32:05.940 --> 00:32:07.320
 as you

00:32:07.320 --> 00:32:07.660
 humble

00:32:07.660 --> 00:32:08.259
 yourself

00:32:08.259 --> 00:32:09.360
 and put

00:32:09.360 --> 00:32:09.980
 your faith

00:32:09.980 --> 00:32:10.600
 in Jesus

00:32:10.600 --> 00:32:12.980
 and if

00:32:12.980 --> 00:32:13.759
 you are

00:32:13.759 --> 00:32:14.080
 already

00:32:14.080 --> 00:32:14.620
 found in

00:32:14.620 --> 00:32:15.019
 Christ

00:32:15.019 --> 00:32:15.559
 today

00:32:15.559 --> 00:32:16.940
 you know

00:32:16.940 --> 00:32:17.360
 you are

00:32:17.360 --> 00:32:18.120
 trusting in

00:32:18.120 --> 00:32:18.420
 Jesus

00:32:18.420 --> 00:32:19.259
 for your

00:32:19.259 --> 00:32:19.820
 salvation

00:32:19.820 --> 00:32:22.320
 rejoice

00:32:22.320 --> 00:32:23.240
 that God

00:32:23.240 --> 00:32:23.779
 looks on

00:32:23.779 --> 00:32:24.120
 you

00:32:24.120 --> 00:32:24.759
 with the

00:32:24.759 --> 00:32:25.500
 same favor

00:32:25.500 --> 00:32:25.840
 that he

00:32:25.840 --> 00:32:26.220
 looks on

00:32:26.220 --> 00:32:26.759
 his son

00:32:26.759 --> 00:32:29.080
 and remember

00:32:29.080 --> 00:32:29.920
 you now

00:32:29.920 --> 00:32:30.320
 have the

00:32:30.320 --> 00:32:30.880
 spirit

00:32:30.880 --> 00:32:32.060
 of Christ

00:32:32.060 --> 00:32:33.220
 living in

00:32:33.220 --> 00:32:33.480
 you

00:32:33.480 --> 00:32:36.080
 who gives

00:32:36.080 --> 00:32:36.420
 you the

00:32:36.420 --> 00:32:36.960
 power

00:32:36.960 --> 00:32:38.360
 to kill

00:32:38.360 --> 00:32:38.900
 the root

00:32:38.900 --> 00:32:39.540
 of pride

00:32:39.540 --> 00:32:39.920
 in your

00:32:39.920 --> 00:32:40.320
 life

00:32:40.320 --> 00:32:42.860
 rely on

00:32:42.860 --> 00:32:43.160
 him

00:32:43.160 --> 00:32:45.200
 to transform

00:32:45.200 --> 00:32:45.900
 you

00:32:45.900 --> 00:32:46.800
 into a

00:32:46.800 --> 00:32:47.400
 person

00:32:47.400 --> 00:32:48.020
 who

00:32:48.020 --> 00:32:49.160
 increasingly

00:32:49.160 --> 00:32:50.460
 looks like

00:32:50.460 --> 00:32:51.180
 Jesus

00:32:51.180 --> 00:32:54.640
 the person

00:32:54.640 --> 00:32:54.920
 who

00:32:54.920 --> 00:32:56.480
 daily

00:32:56.480 --> 00:32:57.060
 repents

00:32:57.059 --> 00:32:57.619
 of sin

00:32:57.619 --> 00:32:58.679
 and lives

00:32:58.679 --> 00:32:59.079
 under the

00:32:59.079 --> 00:32:59.779
 authority

00:32:59.779 --> 00:33:00.220
 of the

00:33:00.220 --> 00:33:00.539
 word

00:33:00.539 --> 00:33:04.519
 when God

00:33:04.519 --> 00:33:05.059
 looks at

00:33:05.059 --> 00:33:05.659
 our church

00:33:05.659 --> 00:33:06.179
 body here

00:33:06.179 --> 00:33:06.299
 in

00:33:06.299 --> 00:33:06.759
 Kerrigline

00:33:06.759 --> 00:33:07.639
 I pray

00:33:07.639 --> 00:33:09.000
 that he

00:33:09.000 --> 00:33:09.460
 would see

00:33:09.460 --> 00:33:09.960
 hearts

00:33:09.960 --> 00:33:10.679
 that are

00:33:10.679 --> 00:33:11.119
 truly

00:33:11.119 --> 00:33:11.639
 humble

00:33:11.639 --> 00:33:13.119
 simply

00:33:13.119 --> 00:33:13.859
 trusting in

00:33:13.859 --> 00:33:14.299
 Jesus

00:33:14.299 --> 00:33:16.659
 precious

00:33:16.659 --> 00:33:17.279
 children

00:33:17.279 --> 00:33:18.299
 whom he

00:33:18.299 --> 00:33:19.059
 favors

00:33:19.059 --> 00:33:19.200
 us

00:33:19.200 --> 00:33:21.339
 let's

00:33:21.339 --> 00:33:21.619
 pray

00:33:21.619 --> 00:33:34.359
 father

00:33:34.359 --> 00:33:34.599
 we

00:33:34.599 --> 00:33:35.319
 thank you

00:33:35.319 --> 00:33:36.700
 for your

00:33:36.700 --> 00:33:37.200
 word

00:33:37.200 --> 00:33:38.019
 which

00:33:38.019 --> 00:33:39.019
 brings us

00:33:39.019 --> 00:33:39.419
 to our

00:33:39.419 --> 00:33:39.839
 knees

00:33:39.839 --> 00:33:40.639
 and holy

00:33:40.639 --> 00:33:41.299
 reverence

00:33:41.299 --> 00:33:42.019
 view

00:33:42.019 --> 00:33:44.839
 lord

00:33:44.839 --> 00:33:45.019
 your

00:33:45.019 --> 00:33:45.359
 word

00:33:45.359 --> 00:33:46.839
 cuts to

00:33:46.839 --> 00:33:47.279
 the heart

00:33:47.279 --> 00:33:47.539
 of the

00:33:47.539 --> 00:33:47.839
 matter

00:33:47.839 --> 00:33:49.419
 it exposes

00:33:49.419 --> 00:33:50.199
 our sin

00:33:50.199 --> 00:33:51.480
 of pride

00:33:51.480 --> 00:33:52.959
 we thank

00:33:52.959 --> 00:33:53.240
 you

00:33:53.240 --> 00:33:54.199
 we thank

00:33:54.199 --> 00:33:54.439
 you for

00:33:54.439 --> 00:33:54.720
 that

00:33:54.720 --> 00:33:59.539
 lord

00:33:59.539 --> 00:34:00.339
 we ask

00:34:00.339 --> 00:34:02.220
 you would

00:34:02.220 --> 00:34:03.240
 humble us

00:34:03.240 --> 00:34:03.639
 today

00:34:03.639 --> 00:34:07.439
 lord we

00:34:07.439 --> 00:34:08.119
 repent of

00:34:08.119 --> 00:34:08.659
 our sin

00:34:08.659 --> 00:34:09.519
 of pride

00:34:09.519 --> 00:34:09.819
 of our

00:34:09.819 --> 00:34:10.199
 self

00:34:10.199 --> 00:34:10.860
 reliance

00:34:10.860 --> 00:34:12.920
 we turn

00:34:12.920 --> 00:34:13.400
 away from

00:34:13.400 --> 00:34:13.639
 our

00:34:13.639 --> 00:34:14.739
 strivings

00:34:14.739 --> 00:34:15.199
 to earn

00:34:15.199 --> 00:34:15.420
 your

00:34:15.420 --> 00:34:15.880
 favor

00:34:15.880 --> 00:34:18.680
 change

00:34:18.680 --> 00:34:18.960
 our

00:34:18.960 --> 00:34:19.579
 proud

00:34:19.579 --> 00:34:20.119
 hearts

00:34:20.119 --> 00:34:20.640
 into

00:34:20.640 --> 00:34:21.039
 humble

00:34:21.039 --> 00:34:21.480
 ones

00:34:21.480 --> 00:34:22.039
 that

00:34:22.039 --> 00:34:22.599
 cling

00:34:22.599 --> 00:34:23.140
 to

00:34:23.140 --> 00:34:23.300
 the

00:34:23.300 --> 00:34:23.740
 cross

00:34:23.740 --> 00:34:27.519
 for

00:34:27.519 --> 00:34:27.940
 god's

00:34:27.940 --> 00:34:28.260
 glory

00:34:28.260 --> 00:34:28.640
 in our

00:34:28.640 --> 00:34:28.920
 lives

00:34:28.920 --> 00:34:29.579
 we pray

00:34:29.579 --> 00:34:31.579
 amen

00:34:31.579 --> 00:34:33.260
 and

00:34:33.260 --> 00:34:33.960
 just to

00:34:33.960 --> 00:34:34.320
 finish

00:34:34.320 --> 00:34:35.900
 we're just

00:34:35.900 --> 00:34:36.140
 going to

00:34:36.140 --> 00:34:36.700
 meditate on

00:34:36.700 --> 00:34:37.039
 the words

00:34:37.039 --> 00:34:37.340
 of that

00:34:37.340 --> 00:34:37.640
 hymn

00:34:37.640 --> 00:34:38.400
 rock of

00:34:38.400 --> 00:34:38.660
 ages

00:34:38.660 --> 00:34:39.019
 and

00:34:39.019 --> 00:34:41.539
 we're

00:34:41.539 --> 00:34:41.740
 going to

00:34:41.740 --> 00:34:42.119
 stand

00:34:42.119 --> 00:34:43.019
 as it

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 plays

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 and sing

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 as well

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 but

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 I just

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 challenge