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 Amen. Please remain standing with us as we read the Word of God this morning.

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 We're continuing our series in the Gospel of John, and so I invite you to take your Bibles, open them up.

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 If you're using the Pew Bibles there in front of you, this is on page 839.

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 We want to quite literally be on the same page this morning as we're looking to God's Word.

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 And so I invite you to follow along and listen to me as I read John 7, verses 1 through 36 this morning.

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 After this, Jesus went about in Galilee.

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 He would not go about in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill him.

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 Now the Jews' feast of booths was at hand, so his brothers said to him,

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 Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples may also see the works you are doing.

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 For no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly.

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 If you do these things, show yourself to the world.

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 For not even his brothers believed in him.

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 Jesus said to them,

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 My time has not yet come, but your time is always here.

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 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me,

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 because I testify about it, that its works are evil.

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 You go up to the feast.

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 I am not going up to this feast,

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 for my time has not yet fully come.

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 After saying this, he remained in Galilee.

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 But after his brothers had gone up to the feast,

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 then he also went up, not publicly, but in private.

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 The Jews were looking for him at the feast and saying,

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 Where is he?

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 And there was much muttering about him among the people.

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 While some said, He is a good man, others said,

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 No, he is leading the people astray.

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 Yet for fear of the Jews, no one spoke openly of him.

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 About the middle of the feast,

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 Jesus went up into the temple and began teaching.

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 The Jews therefore marveled, saying,

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 How is it that this man has learning when he has never studied?

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 So Jesus answered them,

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 My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.

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 If anyone's will is to do God's will,

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 he will know whether the teaching is from God,

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 or whether I am speaking on my own authority.

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 The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory,

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 but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true.

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 And in him there is no falsehood.

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 Has not Moses given you the law?

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 Yet none of you keeps the law.

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 Why do you seek to kill me?

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 The crowd answered,

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 You have a demon.

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 Who is seeking to kill you?

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 Jesus answered them,

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 I did one work, and you all marvel at it.

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 Moses gave you circumcision,

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 not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers.

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 And you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

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 If on the Sabbath a man receives circumcision,

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 so that the law of Moses may not be broken,

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 are you angry with me because on the Sabbath I made a whole man's body well?

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 Well, do not judge by appearances,

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 but judge with right judgment.

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 Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said,

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 Is not this the man whom they seek to kill?

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 And here he is speaking openly,

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 and they say nothing to him.

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 Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ?

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 But we know where this man comes from,

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 and when the Christ appears,

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 no one will know where he comes from.

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 So Jesus proclaimed as he taught in the temple,

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 You know me, and you know where I come from,

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 but I have not come of my own accord.

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 He who sent me is true,

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 and him you do not know.

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 I know him,

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 for I come from him,

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 and he sent me.

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 So they were seeking to arrest him,

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 but no one laid a hand on him,

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 because his hour had not yet come.

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 Yet many of the people believed in him.

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 They said,

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 When the Christ appears,

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 will he do more signs than this man has done?

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 The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him,

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 and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.

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 Jesus then said,

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 I will be with you a little longer,

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 and then I am going to him who sent me.

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 You will seek me,

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 and you will not find me.

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 Where I am,

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 you cannot come.

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 The Jews said to one another,

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 Where does this man intend to go,

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 that we will not find him?

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 Does he intend to go to the dispersion among the Greeks,

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 and teach the Greeks?

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 What does he mean by saying,

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 You will seek me,

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 and you will not find me?

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 And,

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 Where I am,

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 you cannot come.

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 This is the word of God.

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 You would please be seated.

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 Let's pray once more.

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 Father,

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 we ask once more

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 for your power

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 through the preaching of the word,

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 through your spirit,

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 that you would

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 grant us the desire

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 to will the will of God,

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 to hear it,

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 to receive it,

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 to love it,

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 that we would trust more deeply in Christ this morning.

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 We pray in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 How thankful are you

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 for the obedience

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 of Christ?

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 I wonder if you had one last opportunity

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 to give thanks to God.

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 Of all the many things

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 that you could say,

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 what would you choose

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 to thank him for?

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 Most of us,

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 I assume,

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 we might thank him

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 for the gifts

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 that he's given us.

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 Good gifts of family,

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 of friends,

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 of a church family,

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 of a home,

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 of his provision for us.

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 Maybe we would thank him

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 for leading us,

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 for guiding us,

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 for being with us.

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 Maybe we would thank him

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 for the death of Christ

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 on our behalf,

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 for his resurrection

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 from the grave.

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 All good answers.

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 There's more than one

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 good, right answer

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 to that question.

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 But I wonder

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 how many of you

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 would think

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 specifically

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 to thank him

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 for the obedience

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 of Jesus.

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 In December of 1936,

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 the great Presbyterian leader,

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 J. Gresham Machen,

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 ignored his doctor's orders

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 and continued to minister

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 to the Orthodox Presbyterians

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 there in South Dakota

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 despite the pains

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 in his chest

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 from pneumonia.

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 And within a day,

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 he was hospitalized.

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 And by New Year's Day,

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 January 1st, 1937,

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 he was gone.

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 But as he lay there

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 before he drew

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 his final breath,

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 he dictated his final words,

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 his last words,

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 in a telegram sent

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 to his friend,

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 John Murray.

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 And here's what he said.

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 I am so thankful

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 for the active obedience

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 of Christ.

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 No hope without it.

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 I am so thankful

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 for the active obedience

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 of Christ.

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 No hope without it.

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 The active obedience

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 of Christ.

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 This crucial aspect

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 of our salvation

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 that is unfortunately

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 so often either overlooked

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 or overshadowed

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 by all of the other

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 glorious benefits

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 and aspects of the gospel,

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 but without it,

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 without the perfect obedience

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 of Christ

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 to the will of God,

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 there can be no salvation

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 for sinners like us.

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 What I want to do

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 this morning

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 from John chapter 7

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 is hopefully,

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 by the grace of God,

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 broaden our understanding

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 of the gospel

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 to include not only

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 Jesus' death on the cross,

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 not only his resurrection,

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 but the 33 years

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 of perfect obedience

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 to the will of God

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 that preceded the death

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 and resurrection of Christ.

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 Our passage this morning

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 in John chapter 7,

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 it shows us

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 the deep commitment

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 of Jesus Christ

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 to the will of God the Father.

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 It is a demonstration

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 of Jesus' perfect obedience,

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 all of it from beginning to end,

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 necessary for our salvation.

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 So this morning,

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 I want us to see three ways

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 Jesus submitted

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 to the will of God.

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 This will be our outline

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 this morning.

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 If you're taking notes,

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 I encourage you to.

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 It's a good way to help you

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 to follow along this morning

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 with a sermon.

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 Three ways Jesus submitted

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 to the will of God.

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 First, Jesus perfectly followed

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 God's will.

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 Jesus perfectly followed

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 God's will.

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 Last week, we heard Jesus deliver

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 one of his more unpopular sermons.

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 Unless you eat the flesh

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 and drink the blood

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 of the Son of Man,

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 you have no life in you.

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 This is one of his

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 least popular messages.

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 He lost many disciples.

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 Many of his disciples

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 left Jesus that day.

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 And as John is progressing

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 through this gospel,

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 I want you to notice

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 he's drawing our attention,

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 steadily pointing our focus

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 to growing hostility

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 towards Jesus and his teachings.

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 people are starting to realize,

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 starting to pick up on the fact

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 that Jesus does not quite fit in

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 with their expectations.

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 Jesus isn't quite lining up

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 with what they want him to do

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 or who they want him to be.

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 He's not bending towards their will.

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 And so for some,

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 they simply leave him,

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 they reject him,

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 they deny him,

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 as we saw last week.

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 But for others,

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 the Jewish leaders in particular,

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 they sought to kill him.

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 So he says here in verse 1,

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 he says,

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 after this,

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 after that message,

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 Jesus went about in Galilee

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 and he would not go about in Judea.

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 Why?

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 Because the Jews were seeking

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 to kill him.

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 Now John tells us that

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 the Feast of Booths was at hand.

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 This was one of the major Jewish feasts

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 that celebrated the gathering

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 of the harvest

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 as well as God's provision

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 for the people of Israel

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 in the wilderness.

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 This feast was one of the major gatherings

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 of the Jewish people.

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 All Jews were expected to come.

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 They would gather there.

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 They would put up temporary shelters

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 called booths,

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 hence the name,

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 Feast of Booths.

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 And it would seem

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 like this might be

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 a perfect opportunity

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 for a rising teacher

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 to gain some influence

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 amongst the Jews.

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 especially a teacher

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 who just lost

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 a whole bunch of disciples.

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 Maybe this might be

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 a perfect opportunity

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 to regain

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 some of that popularity,

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 some of that publicity.

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 At least,

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 that's what Jesus' brothers thought.

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 Look there to verse 3.

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 John tells us,

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 His brothers came

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 and said to him,

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 Leave here and go to Judea

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 that your disciples

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 also may see

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 the works you are doing.

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 for no one works in secret

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 if he seeks to be known openly.

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 If you do these things,

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 show yourself to the world.

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 At first glance,

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 that sounds like

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 a really good idea,

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 doesn't it?

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 At first glance,

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 the will of Jesus' brothers,

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 their desire for Jesus here,

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 they say,

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 Jesus,

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 go make yourself known.

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 We want the whole world

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 to see you

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 and to know who you are.

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 Go make yourself known

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 to the world.

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 That sounds like

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 a good request,

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 doesn't it?

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 It sounds a lot like

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 what we want,

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 doesn't it?

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 Our mission as a church

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 is to make Jesus

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 really big,

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 to magnify the glory of God,

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 to draw attention

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 that all the world

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 might see who Jesus is

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 and worship Him

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 as He deserves.

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 So what's going on?

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 What's the matter

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 with this request?

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 Look to verse 5

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 because this is

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 absolutely shocking.

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 John tells us,

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 They said this

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 for because

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 not even His brothers

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 believed in Him.

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 This request,

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 although on the surface

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 it seems good,

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 on the surface

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 it seems right,

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 it was rooted

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 in unbelief.

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 Can we just pause here

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 for a moment

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 and feel the weight of this?

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 Not even His own brothers

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 believed in Him.

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 I could not imagine

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 another opportunity

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 to be nearer to Jesus,

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 to be closer to Him

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 than to be His own brother.

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 If you have siblings,

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 if you're not an only child,

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 if you have siblings,

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 you know exactly

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 what I'm talking about.

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 To be so intimately close

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 with Jesus,

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 to see Him day in,

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 day out,

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 not just publicly,

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 but in the privacy

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 of your own home,

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 to see Him

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 and yet not see Him

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 at all.

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 If this isn't an illustration

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 of the blinding power

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 of sin,

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 I don't know what is.

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 Jesus' brothers,

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 let them be a lesson

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 to us

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 that familiarity

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 with Jesus

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 does not equal

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 faith in Jesus.

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 His brothers

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 are a living lesson

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 of what we just read,

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 what we just testified

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 earlier this morning.

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 The Spirit

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 must give life.

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 The flesh

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 is no help

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 at all.

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 Apart from His Spirit,

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 we simply,

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 we can be as close

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 as we need to be,

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 but we cannot see Jesus

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 for who He is.

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 Not even His own brothers

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 believed Him.

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 This request

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 that Jesus make Himself known,

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 it seems on the surface

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 like that's a good desire,

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 a good request,

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 like this would be pleasing

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 to God,

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 but John clues us in

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 to their unbelief

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 so that we would know

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 something else

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 is going on here.

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 And it's possible

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 that they thought,

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 well, maybe He would do

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 another sign.

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 Maybe we would benefit

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 in some way

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 from another miracle.

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 Maybe they thought

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 His popularity,

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 His growing popularity

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 might benefit the family

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 in some way.

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 Maybe they could benefit

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 from His influence.

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 Maybe they thought

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 that Jesus would garner

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 enough influence

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 and support

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 within the community

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 to come and overthrow

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 the Romans.

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 Regardless of what

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 the exact motivation was,

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 we need to see,

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 we need to understand,

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 if it's coming

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 from a place of unbelief,

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 then their will

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 is ultimately driven

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 by one thing.

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 You know what it is?

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 Self.

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 Self-gain.

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 Self-glory.

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 To follow God's will

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 is to seek God's glory

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 in all things.

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 But to follow our own

00:14:50.240 --> 00:14:52.879
 sinful, selfish, sinful will

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 is to seek our gain,

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 our glory in all things.

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 Even if it means

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 using Jesus Himself

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 as a means to get there.

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 Let Jesus' brothers

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 be an example for us, church.

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 Non-believers

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 can get themselves

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 very invested

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 in the name of Jesus.

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 Non-believers

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 can get themselves

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 very excited

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 about the name

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 of Jesus.

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 They can fill churches.

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 They can sing songs.

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 They can take notes

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 during the sermon.

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 But at the bottom

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 of their hearts,

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 what they ultimately want

00:15:38.019 --> 00:15:39.679
 is not His glory,

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 but their gain.

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 The unbelieving heart

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 will come to Jesus

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 when they have a possibility

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 for selfish gain

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 and they will leave Him

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 in an instant

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 if that possibility

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 is gone.

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 And we've all seen this,

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 haven't we?

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 I remember in college

00:15:56.019 --> 00:15:57.320
 seeing a few guys

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 get real serious

00:15:58.519 --> 00:15:59.460
 about the Lord

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 right about the time

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 they started having

00:16:01.620 --> 00:16:02.799
 their eyes on some girl

00:16:02.799 --> 00:16:03.799
 in college ministry.

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 businessmen

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 coming to church

00:16:10.099 --> 00:16:11.179
 to try and drum up

00:16:11.179 --> 00:16:12.819
 a few more clients.

00:16:13.740 --> 00:16:14.500
 It's a tale

00:16:14.500 --> 00:16:15.279
 as old as time.

00:16:16.519 --> 00:16:18.000
 The unbelieving will

00:16:18.000 --> 00:16:20.179
 wants to glorify self

00:16:20.179 --> 00:16:20.859
 and it will use

00:16:20.859 --> 00:16:22.299
 any means necessary,

00:16:22.620 --> 00:16:24.699
 even the name of Jesus,

00:16:25.139 --> 00:16:26.479
 to get there.

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 But how does Jesus respond?

00:16:28.519 --> 00:16:28.839
 Look here

00:16:28.839 --> 00:16:30.000
 to Jesus' response.

00:16:30.099 --> 00:16:30.439
 He says,

00:16:30.740 --> 00:16:32.779
 He wants no part

00:16:32.779 --> 00:16:33.519
 of this.

00:16:33.579 --> 00:16:34.539
 So He tells His brothers,

00:16:34.699 --> 00:16:35.759
 You go on up.

00:16:36.339 --> 00:16:37.299
 He says in verse 6,

00:16:37.399 --> 00:16:39.899
 My time has not yet come.

00:16:40.000 --> 00:16:41.379
 You and your agenda,

00:16:41.600 --> 00:16:42.360
 your motives,

00:16:42.500 --> 00:16:43.059
 your desires,

00:16:43.179 --> 00:16:44.539
 they belong to the world.

00:16:44.659 --> 00:16:46.699
 There's an essential difference

00:16:46.699 --> 00:16:48.299
 between you and me.

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 You know what?

00:16:48.740 --> 00:16:50.500
 The world hates me.

00:16:50.600 --> 00:16:51.659
 It can't hate you.

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 Why?

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 Because you belong to it

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 and I don't.

00:16:55.120 --> 00:16:56.839
 I testify against it,

00:16:56.939 --> 00:16:58.319
 but you belong to it.

00:16:58.339 --> 00:17:00.159
 I'm not going up to the feast.

00:17:00.259 --> 00:17:01.199
 You go on up.

00:17:01.200 --> 00:17:01.920
 I'm not going.

00:17:02.060 --> 00:17:03.540
 But this is interesting,

00:17:03.620 --> 00:17:03.940
 isn't it?

00:17:03.980 --> 00:17:04.519
 Verse 10,

00:17:05.160 --> 00:17:05.559
 it says,

00:17:05.660 --> 00:17:07.380
 He did go up.

00:17:08.380 --> 00:17:09.259
 So what's going on here?

00:17:10.620 --> 00:17:11.940
 Did Jesus just lie

00:17:11.940 --> 00:17:12.660
 to His brothers?

00:17:12.740 --> 00:17:13.059
 He said,

00:17:13.120 --> 00:17:14.039
 I'm not going up

00:17:14.039 --> 00:17:14.500
 to the feast.

00:17:14.600 --> 00:17:15.279
 Now, verse 10,

00:17:15.340 --> 00:17:16.400
 He is going up

00:17:16.400 --> 00:17:16.799
 to the feast.

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 So what's going on?

00:17:18.680 --> 00:17:19.580
 Here's what I think

00:17:19.580 --> 00:17:20.000
 is happening.

00:17:21.759 --> 00:17:23.539
 John is showing us

00:17:23.539 --> 00:17:26.279
 Jesus' complete determination

00:17:26.279 --> 00:17:28.579
 to follow the will

00:17:28.579 --> 00:17:29.779
 and the plan

00:17:29.779 --> 00:17:31.639
 and the agenda of God,

00:17:32.119 --> 00:17:33.779
 not the will

00:17:33.779 --> 00:17:34.899
 and the plan

00:17:34.899 --> 00:17:35.899
 and the agenda

00:17:35.899 --> 00:17:37.279
 of sinful man.

00:17:38.319 --> 00:17:39.899
 This is an act

00:17:39.899 --> 00:17:41.160
 of defiance

00:17:41.160 --> 00:17:42.680
 against the will

00:17:42.680 --> 00:17:43.440
 and the agenda,

00:17:43.619 --> 00:17:44.740
 even the temptation

00:17:44.740 --> 00:17:46.480
 of sinful man.

00:17:46.579 --> 00:17:46.879
 He says,

00:17:46.960 --> 00:17:48.079
 My time is not here,

00:17:48.139 --> 00:17:48.859
 meaning I have

00:17:48.859 --> 00:17:49.940
 a precise plan

00:17:49.940 --> 00:17:50.539
 to follow.

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 I take orders

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 from one person,

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 God the Father.

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 Your time's always here.

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 Go whenever you want.

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 I'm not going

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 when you want me to go.

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 I'm not going

00:18:00.940 --> 00:18:01.759
 in your time,

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 not in your way,

00:18:02.700 --> 00:18:04.000
 not for your reasons.

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 You go on without me.

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 Now, I believe

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 that this is

00:18:09.180 --> 00:18:10.539
 another example

00:18:10.539 --> 00:18:11.619
 of temptation

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 in the life

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 of Jesus.

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 And it's incredible to me

00:18:16.319 --> 00:18:17.299
 as we read the Gospels

00:18:17.299 --> 00:18:18.680
 how alike

00:18:18.680 --> 00:18:20.559
 Jesus and us,

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 how alike we are

00:18:22.240 --> 00:18:23.420
 to Jesus in this way.

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 You know,

00:18:23.680 --> 00:18:24.359
 Jesus was tempted

00:18:24.359 --> 00:18:25.319
 daily

00:18:25.319 --> 00:18:26.740
 to cave in

00:18:26.740 --> 00:18:27.419
 to the pressures

00:18:27.419 --> 00:18:28.459
 and the temptations

00:18:28.459 --> 00:18:29.539
 all around him.

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 He knows exactly

00:18:30.639 --> 00:18:31.639
 what it's like

00:18:31.639 --> 00:18:32.619
 to be tempted

00:18:32.619 --> 00:18:34.359
 to follow the desires

00:18:34.359 --> 00:18:35.579
 of sinful man.

00:18:35.639 --> 00:18:36.639
 But there's one key difference.

00:18:36.719 --> 00:18:37.319
 You know what it is?

00:18:38.519 --> 00:18:39.240
 He was tempted

00:18:39.240 --> 00:18:39.779
 and tried

00:18:39.779 --> 00:18:40.559
 in every way

00:18:40.559 --> 00:18:41.240
 as we are,

00:18:41.359 --> 00:18:41.639
 yet,

00:18:42.559 --> 00:18:43.299
 help me,

00:18:44.019 --> 00:18:45.899
 yet without sin.

00:18:47.859 --> 00:18:48.719
 Jesus Christ

00:18:48.719 --> 00:18:50.199
 resisted

00:18:50.199 --> 00:18:51.059
 the temptation

00:18:51.059 --> 00:18:52.440
 to submit

00:18:52.440 --> 00:18:53.599
 to the will

00:18:53.599 --> 00:18:54.720
 of sinful flesh

00:18:54.720 --> 00:18:55.319
 and instead

00:18:55.319 --> 00:18:57.200
 perfectly followed

00:18:57.200 --> 00:18:58.879
 the will of God.

00:19:00.159 --> 00:19:00.480
 Surely,

00:19:00.740 --> 00:19:01.259
 Jesus knew

00:19:01.259 --> 00:19:02.399
 he could go

00:19:02.399 --> 00:19:03.279
 into that crowd.

00:19:03.399 --> 00:19:04.159
 He could demand

00:19:04.159 --> 00:19:05.019
 to be praised.

00:19:05.159 --> 00:19:05.839
 He knew he was

00:19:05.839 --> 00:19:07.279
 owed all the praise

00:19:07.279 --> 00:19:07.779
 and the attention

00:19:07.779 --> 00:19:08.240
 of man.

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 Surely,

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 he could go

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 and make himself

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 known right then

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 and there

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 to all the world

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 just like his brothers

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 asked,

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 and yet,

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 what does he do?

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 He sticks to the plan.

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 You remember

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 when the devil

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 took him up

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 on the mountain

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 and showed him

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 all the kingdoms

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 of the world

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 and said,

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 all the kingdoms

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 of the world

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 can be yours

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 if you'll simply

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 bow down

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 and worship me.

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 He knew

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 that all the kingdoms

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 of the world

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 rightly belonged

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 to him

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 and yet,

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 he knew

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 there was a plan

00:19:37.480 --> 00:19:38.080
 to be followed.

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 There was a God-appointed

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 time

00:19:41.800 --> 00:19:43.800
 to be met

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 for salvation

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 to be accomplished.

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 He must follow

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 God's will

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 perfectly.

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 So he humbled himself

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 and followed

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 the will of God.

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 He went up

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 to the feast

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 later in his time,

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 not publicly,

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 but John says,

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 in private.

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 He perfectly

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 submitted

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 to the will of God.

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 Not only this,

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 but second,

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 second,

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 Jesus perfectly

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 willed

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 the will

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 of God.

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 Jesus perfectly

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 willed

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 the will

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 of God.

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 Meaning,

00:20:18.460 --> 00:20:19.000
 God's will

00:20:19.000 --> 00:20:20.039
 was what Jesus

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 desired

00:20:20.879 --> 00:20:21.960
 more than anything.

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 He was perfect

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 not only in his

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 external actions,

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 but in his

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 internal desire.

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 One way we see this

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 is in the teaching

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 of Jesus.

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 It seems like

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 as he went up

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 to the feast,

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 there was a rumbling

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 there in Judea.

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 The Jews,

00:20:36.899 --> 00:20:37.779
 meaning the Jewish leaders,

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 were seeking him

00:20:39.099 --> 00:20:39.779
 at the feast,

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 asking where is he,

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 not to say hello

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 or to get his autograph,

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 but so that they

00:20:44.179 --> 00:20:45.339
 might capture him,

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 arrest him,

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 and ultimately

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 put him to death.

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 But the crowds,

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 thousands of Jews

00:20:50.339 --> 00:20:50.919
 there gathering

00:20:50.919 --> 00:20:51.479
 for the feast,

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 were all,

00:20:52.299 --> 00:20:53.039
 they were muttering

00:20:53.039 --> 00:20:54.119
 about him.

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 You can imagine

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 the kind of

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 thunder,

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 the roar of voices

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 as you enter Judea.

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 And John says,

00:21:01.899 --> 00:21:02.500
 many of them

00:21:02.500 --> 00:21:03.479
 were talking

00:21:03.479 --> 00:21:04.139
 secretly

00:21:04.139 --> 00:21:05.659
 about Jesus.

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 Some said,

00:21:06.359 --> 00:21:07.059
 he's a good man.

00:21:07.139 --> 00:21:07.739
 Others said,

00:21:07.819 --> 00:21:08.000
 no,

00:21:08.039 --> 00:21:08.479
 he's leading

00:21:08.479 --> 00:21:09.379
 the people astray.

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 This division

00:21:10.700 --> 00:21:12.319
 was mounting.

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 So Jesus does

00:21:13.580 --> 00:21:14.640
 as he often does

00:21:14.640 --> 00:21:16.000
 and he went

00:21:16.000 --> 00:21:16.680
 into the temple

00:21:16.680 --> 00:21:17.279
 and began

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 to teach.

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 Look there

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 to verse 14.

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 About the middle

00:21:22.340 --> 00:21:23.039
 of the feast,

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 Jesus went up

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 into the temple

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 and began teaching.

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 And the Jews,

00:21:26.960 --> 00:21:28.180
 they marveled why.

00:21:28.840 --> 00:21:29.779
 They marveled at him.

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 What was the reason

00:21:31.279 --> 00:21:32.000
 they're marveling

00:21:32.000 --> 00:21:32.460
 at him?

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 It's not because

00:21:33.019 --> 00:21:33.740
 of the content

00:21:33.740 --> 00:21:35.059
 of his message.

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 It was about

00:21:36.620 --> 00:21:37.920
 the origin

00:21:37.920 --> 00:21:39.480
 of his teaching.

00:21:40.600 --> 00:21:41.120
 Where did you

00:21:41.120 --> 00:21:42.400
 learn all this stuff?

00:21:42.480 --> 00:21:42.840
 Where did all

00:21:42.840 --> 00:21:44.160
 this stuff come from?

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 The Greek literally

00:21:45.220 --> 00:21:45.840
 there says,

00:21:45.940 --> 00:21:46.640
 how does this man

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 know his letters

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 when he's never studied?

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 Meaning,

00:21:50.500 --> 00:21:51.700
 he's never studied

00:21:51.700 --> 00:21:52.560
 with us.

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 Where is Jesus'

00:21:55.300 --> 00:21:56.500
 seminary degree from?

00:21:57.340 --> 00:21:58.580
 What rabbinical school

00:21:58.580 --> 00:21:59.660
 did Jesus go to?

00:22:00.220 --> 00:22:01.320
 Where does his teaching,

00:22:01.460 --> 00:22:02.380
 where does his knowledge go?

00:22:02.380 --> 00:22:03.240
 How does this man

00:22:03.240 --> 00:22:04.940
 learn his letters

00:22:04.940 --> 00:22:06.240
 when he hasn't studied

00:22:06.240 --> 00:22:07.480
 with us?

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 And Jesus says,

00:22:08.200 --> 00:22:08.579
 I'll tell you

00:22:08.579 --> 00:22:09.059
 where my teaching

00:22:09.059 --> 00:22:09.599
 comes from.

00:22:10.440 --> 00:22:11.980
 My teaching is not mine,

00:22:12.059 --> 00:22:13.019
 but it is his

00:22:13.019 --> 00:22:14.960
 who sent me.

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 And here it is,

00:22:15.680 --> 00:22:16.299
 verse 17.

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 Listen to this.

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 If anyone's will

00:22:19.759 --> 00:22:21.299
 is to do God's will,

00:22:21.880 --> 00:22:22.900
 he will know

00:22:22.900 --> 00:22:23.839
 whether the teaching

00:22:23.839 --> 00:22:24.940
 is from God

00:22:24.940 --> 00:22:27.039
 or whether I am speaking

00:22:27.039 --> 00:22:28.660
 on my own authority.

00:22:28.740 --> 00:22:29.380
 Did you catch that?

00:22:31.299 --> 00:22:32.319
 Let me read that again.

00:22:32.940 --> 00:22:34.599
 If anyone's will

00:22:34.599 --> 00:22:36.279
 is to do God's will,

00:22:36.279 --> 00:22:37.059
 he will know

00:22:37.059 --> 00:22:38.299
 whether the teaching

00:22:38.299 --> 00:22:39.160
 is from God

00:22:39.160 --> 00:22:40.460
 or whether I am speaking

00:22:40.460 --> 00:22:42.639
 on my own authority.

00:22:42.639 --> 00:22:43.579
 The one who speaks

00:22:43.579 --> 00:22:44.440
 on his own authority

00:22:44.440 --> 00:22:45.960
 seeks his own glory,

00:22:46.359 --> 00:22:47.399
 but the one who seeks

00:22:47.399 --> 00:22:48.299
 the glory of him

00:22:48.299 --> 00:22:49.119
 who sent him

00:22:49.119 --> 00:22:49.779
 is true,

00:22:49.920 --> 00:22:50.619
 and in him

00:22:50.619 --> 00:22:53.240
 there is no falsehood.

00:22:53.299 --> 00:22:54.619
 Here's the litmus test.

00:22:54.619 --> 00:22:59.299
 If you desire God's will,

00:23:00.619 --> 00:23:02.979
 then you will look to Christ,

00:23:03.699 --> 00:23:05.959
 listen to his words,

00:23:06.399 --> 00:23:08.379
 and by the grace of God

00:23:08.379 --> 00:23:09.079
 you will say,

00:23:09.679 --> 00:23:10.699
 yes, that is true.

00:23:12.000 --> 00:23:14.299
 Yes, those are the words of God.

00:23:15.019 --> 00:23:16.819
 Yes, he is the Christ.

00:23:16.959 --> 00:23:17.959
 Yes, that is good.

00:23:18.099 --> 00:23:19.039
 Yes, that is life.

00:23:19.179 --> 00:23:21.079
 Yes, that is from God.

00:23:21.079 --> 00:23:24.500
 But if you will your own will,

00:23:25.319 --> 00:23:27.619
 sinful, selfish,

00:23:28.299 --> 00:23:29.359
 self-exalting,

00:23:29.439 --> 00:23:30.720
 like Jesus' brothers,

00:23:30.980 --> 00:23:33.199
 like the Jewish officials,

00:23:33.579 --> 00:23:36.460
 then you will hear Jesus' words

00:23:36.460 --> 00:23:37.059
 and say,

00:23:37.819 --> 00:23:39.319
 he's speaking on his own authority.

00:23:40.779 --> 00:23:42.899
 Meaning not from God.

00:23:43.000 --> 00:23:44.220
 Human words.

00:23:44.299 --> 00:23:45.119
 Take what you like,

00:23:45.220 --> 00:23:46.339
 reject what you don't,

00:23:46.419 --> 00:23:47.059
 eat the fish,

00:23:47.179 --> 00:23:48.179
 spit out the bones.

00:23:48.180 --> 00:23:51.720
 If you desire your own will

00:23:51.720 --> 00:23:52.860
 above all else,

00:23:52.920 --> 00:23:55.160
 you might really love

00:23:55.160 --> 00:23:56.380
 what Jesus has to say

00:23:56.380 --> 00:23:57.380
 when it lines up

00:23:57.380 --> 00:23:58.860
 with what you already think

00:23:58.860 --> 00:24:01.980
 and ignore what Jesus has to say

00:24:01.980 --> 00:24:03.360
 when it disagrees

00:24:03.360 --> 00:24:05.320
 with what you already think.

00:24:06.380 --> 00:24:07.900
 If you will your own will,

00:24:07.980 --> 00:24:08.840
 at the end of the day,

00:24:09.000 --> 00:24:10.660
 what you want

00:24:10.660 --> 00:24:12.019
 reigns supreme

00:24:12.019 --> 00:24:14.380
 over the word of God.

00:24:14.460 --> 00:24:15.080
 But Jesus says,

00:24:15.279 --> 00:24:16.560
 those who will God's will,

00:24:16.559 --> 00:24:19.200
 those who truly in their heart

00:24:19.200 --> 00:24:21.039
 will thy will be done,

00:24:21.139 --> 00:24:22.859
 they receive the words of Christ

00:24:22.859 --> 00:24:25.099
 totally for what they are,

00:24:25.159 --> 00:24:27.619
 the very words of God.

00:24:29.299 --> 00:24:31.500
 Jesus says to the Jews here,

00:24:32.220 --> 00:24:33.599
 you don't desire God's will.

00:24:35.379 --> 00:24:36.720
 And I'll show it to you,

00:24:36.799 --> 00:24:38.539
 two very clear examples.

00:24:38.720 --> 00:24:39.339
 Number one,

00:24:39.639 --> 00:24:40.519
 charge number one,

00:24:40.619 --> 00:24:42.919
 you outright disobey God's word.

00:24:42.920 --> 00:24:43.000
 Lord,

00:24:43.880 --> 00:24:46.940
 you want to kill me.

00:24:47.300 --> 00:24:47.900
 Verse 19.

00:24:49.340 --> 00:24:49.640
 He says,

00:24:49.759 --> 00:24:51.180
 has not Moses given you the law

00:24:51.180 --> 00:24:51.440
 yet?

00:24:51.680 --> 00:24:53.460
 Yet none of you keeps the law.

00:24:53.600 --> 00:24:55.420
 Why do you seek to kill me?

00:24:55.480 --> 00:24:57.160
 If you love the will of God,

00:24:57.240 --> 00:24:59.539
 if you truly desire to do his will,

00:24:59.600 --> 00:25:00.840
 if you love the law,

00:25:00.960 --> 00:25:03.539
 which is God's revealed will for you,

00:25:03.640 --> 00:25:04.480
 for your obedience,

00:25:05.019 --> 00:25:06.740
 why are you right now

00:25:06.740 --> 00:25:08.840
 plotting to break the sixth commandment?

00:25:09.880 --> 00:25:11.400
 Thou shall not kill.

00:25:11.400 --> 00:25:13.380
 They denied it.

00:25:13.920 --> 00:25:14.460
 Who else?

00:25:15.540 --> 00:25:16.480
 You have a demon.

00:25:16.700 --> 00:25:17.700
 You're insane.

00:25:17.860 --> 00:25:18.360
 You're crazy.

00:25:18.500 --> 00:25:19.340
 And so he moves on.

00:25:19.420 --> 00:25:19.740
 He says,

00:25:19.860 --> 00:25:20.680
 charge number two,

00:25:21.700 --> 00:25:23.080
 you disobey God's word

00:25:23.080 --> 00:25:26.500
 and you apply God's word inconsistently.

00:25:27.540 --> 00:25:29.360
 You like it when it suits you

00:25:29.360 --> 00:25:32.200
 and you disregard it when it doesn't.

00:25:32.240 --> 00:25:33.180
 Look there to verse 21.

00:25:34.500 --> 00:25:36.640
 Jesus reminds them of his healing

00:25:36.640 --> 00:25:39.300
 of the invalid man on the Sabbath day.

00:25:39.400 --> 00:25:40.400
 Do you remember that account?

00:25:40.400 --> 00:25:42.880
 There was a man who was waiting by the pool

00:25:42.880 --> 00:25:43.960
 for someone to come

00:25:43.960 --> 00:25:45.040
 and to put him in the waters.

00:25:45.160 --> 00:25:47.120
 He'd been lying there for a number of years.

00:25:47.259 --> 00:25:48.440
 Jesus comes up and says,

00:25:48.519 --> 00:25:49.759
 sir, do you want to be made well?

00:25:49.840 --> 00:25:50.140
 He says,

00:25:50.500 --> 00:25:52.220
 I have nobody to help me.

00:25:52.960 --> 00:25:54.200
 Jesus says,

00:25:54.280 --> 00:25:54.640
 rise,

00:25:54.759 --> 00:25:55.480
 take up your mat,

00:25:55.620 --> 00:25:56.019
 walk,

00:25:56.140 --> 00:25:56.480
 get up,

00:25:56.540 --> 00:25:57.380
 you're well.

00:25:57.880 --> 00:25:59.040
 The only problem was

00:25:59.040 --> 00:26:01.120
 that was on the Sabbath day

00:26:01.120 --> 00:26:02.480
 and that did not sit well

00:26:02.480 --> 00:26:03.940
 with the rulers.

00:26:04.920 --> 00:26:05.360
 He said,

00:26:05.400 --> 00:26:06.519
 I did one work

00:26:06.519 --> 00:26:08.119
 and you all marvel at it.

00:26:08.160 --> 00:26:09.759
 Moses gave you circumcision,

00:26:09.900 --> 00:26:11.039
 not that it's from Moses,

00:26:11.139 --> 00:26:11.960
 from the fathers,

00:26:12.180 --> 00:26:15.400
 and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

00:26:16.819 --> 00:26:17.879
 If on the Sabbath,

00:26:18.000 --> 00:26:19.700
 a man receives circumcision

00:26:19.700 --> 00:26:22.079
 so that the law of Moses

00:26:22.079 --> 00:26:23.240
 may not be broken,

00:26:24.000 --> 00:26:25.500
 are you angry with me

00:26:25.500 --> 00:26:26.559
 because on the Sabbath,

00:26:26.700 --> 00:26:28.639
 I made a whole man's body well?

00:26:28.640 --> 00:26:29.040
 Well,

00:26:29.040 --> 00:26:31.780
 don't judge by appearances,

00:26:32.020 --> 00:26:33.640
 but judge with right judgment.

00:26:34.600 --> 00:26:36.280
 Are you following Jesus' logic here?

00:26:38.560 --> 00:26:40.620
 It was commanded in the law of God

00:26:40.620 --> 00:26:43.440
 that every male child born

00:26:43.440 --> 00:26:47.080
 had to be circumcised on the eighth day

00:26:47.080 --> 00:26:49.040
 and so the question had to be answered,

00:26:49.200 --> 00:26:49.340
 well,

00:26:49.460 --> 00:26:50.640
 what happens if that eighth day

00:26:50.640 --> 00:26:51.480
 falls on the Sabbath?

00:26:52.640 --> 00:26:55.160
 Do we wait till the ninth day?

00:26:56.100 --> 00:26:58.200
 Do we do it a day early

00:26:58.200 --> 00:27:01.140
 or do we break that Sabbath law?

00:27:01.259 --> 00:27:03.100
 You see my parentheses here.

00:27:03.180 --> 00:27:03.980
 It's not breaking it.

00:27:04.539 --> 00:27:06.340
 Do we break that Sabbath law

00:27:06.340 --> 00:27:08.500
 and circumcise the child

00:27:08.500 --> 00:27:10.259
 on the eighth day?

00:27:10.340 --> 00:27:10.920
 And they determined

00:27:10.920 --> 00:27:12.039
 that they would, in fact,

00:27:12.140 --> 00:27:14.319
 uphold that eighth day ordinance

00:27:14.319 --> 00:27:16.539
 even if it fell on the Sabbath day.

00:27:16.720 --> 00:27:18.680
 And from that conclusion,

00:27:19.640 --> 00:27:20.460
 the Jews determined

00:27:20.460 --> 00:27:22.200
 that all acts of mercy

00:27:22.740 --> 00:27:25.380
 would be permitted on the Sabbath.

00:27:25.580 --> 00:27:27.200
 If a child needed to be circumcised

00:27:27.200 --> 00:27:28.600
 on the Sabbath day,

00:27:28.660 --> 00:27:29.420
 it would be done.

00:27:29.480 --> 00:27:31.380
 If a sheep would fall into a pit,

00:27:32.299 --> 00:27:33.819
 they would pull him out

00:27:33.819 --> 00:27:34.900
 on the Sabbath day.

00:27:35.000 --> 00:27:35.620
 But Jesus says,

00:27:35.720 --> 00:27:36.960
 if that's the case,

00:27:37.960 --> 00:27:39.460
 why are you trying to kill me

00:27:39.460 --> 00:27:42.220
 for making a whole man's body well

00:27:42.220 --> 00:27:44.019
 on the Sabbath day?

00:27:44.080 --> 00:27:46.779
 You are inconsistently applying

00:27:46.779 --> 00:27:48.440
 God's word.

00:27:48.440 --> 00:27:48.880
 Why?

00:27:50.080 --> 00:27:51.640
 Because at the bottom

00:27:51.640 --> 00:27:54.100
 of your unbelieving hearts

00:27:54.100 --> 00:27:57.500
 is your sinful will,

00:27:57.759 --> 00:27:58.720
 not God's will.

00:28:02.200 --> 00:28:03.320
 Thomas Jefferson,

00:28:03.660 --> 00:28:04.600
 you may know,

00:28:05.400 --> 00:28:07.880
 infamously made an abridged version

00:28:07.880 --> 00:28:09.860
 of the New Testament

00:28:09.860 --> 00:28:11.320
 called the Jefferson Bible.

00:28:11.420 --> 00:28:12.259
 Are you familiar with this?

00:28:12.259 --> 00:28:14.920
 where he took six copies

00:28:14.920 --> 00:28:15.879
 of the New Testament

00:28:15.879 --> 00:28:18.500
 in Greek, Latin, French, and English,

00:28:18.619 --> 00:28:21.740
 and he literally cut and pasted

00:28:21.740 --> 00:28:23.879
 what he determined together

00:28:23.879 --> 00:28:26.740
 to be the core essential teachings

00:28:26.740 --> 00:28:27.519
 of Jesus.

00:28:28.799 --> 00:28:31.039
 And it was that self-curated,

00:28:31.240 --> 00:28:32.500
 mutilated book

00:28:32.500 --> 00:28:35.079
 that became his nightly reading.

00:28:35.339 --> 00:28:37.379
 And what amounted to 86 pages

00:28:37.380 --> 00:28:40.540
 of self-approved doctrine,

00:28:40.660 --> 00:28:41.260
 the rest of it

00:28:41.260 --> 00:28:42.420
 hit the cutting room floor.

00:28:43.380 --> 00:28:44.320
 86 pages.

00:28:46.300 --> 00:28:47.300
 86 pages

00:28:47.300 --> 00:28:48.920
 that met his approval.

00:28:50.560 --> 00:28:52.360
 Now we may hear that

00:28:52.360 --> 00:28:53.720
 and scoff

00:28:53.720 --> 00:28:55.460
 and shake our heads at that,

00:28:55.520 --> 00:28:56.380
 but we have to realize

00:28:56.380 --> 00:28:58.420
 that all of us

00:28:58.420 --> 00:28:59.280
 are prone

00:28:59.280 --> 00:29:01.220
 to that same sort

00:29:01.220 --> 00:29:03.060
 of redactive reading

00:29:03.060 --> 00:29:04.920
 of the word of God.

00:29:04.920 --> 00:29:07.860
 Martin Luther,

00:29:08.100 --> 00:29:09.019
 give you another example.

00:29:09.160 --> 00:29:10.880
 He famously loved

00:29:10.880 --> 00:29:12.240
 the letters of Paul.

00:29:13.279 --> 00:29:13.960
 You know what he called

00:29:13.960 --> 00:29:15.420
 the letter that James wrote?

00:29:16.240 --> 00:29:17.120
 He said it was

00:29:17.120 --> 00:29:18.320
 an epistle of straw.

00:29:19.220 --> 00:29:20.800
 It didn't have one ounce

00:29:20.800 --> 00:29:23.019
 of pure gospel doctrine in it.

00:29:24.240 --> 00:29:25.340
 Now I've spoken with brothers

00:29:25.340 --> 00:29:26.480
 who have said something similar.

00:29:26.840 --> 00:29:27.019
 They said,

00:29:27.120 --> 00:29:27.840
 well, I actually,

00:29:27.900 --> 00:29:29.019
 I get along with Jesus

00:29:29.019 --> 00:29:29.920
 in the gospels.

00:29:30.019 --> 00:29:31.300
 I really like James.

00:29:31.380 --> 00:29:32.160
 I resonate with him,

00:29:32.220 --> 00:29:33.660
 but I have a hard time

00:29:33.660 --> 00:29:34.740
 getting along with Paul.

00:29:34.920 --> 00:29:37.400
 All of us

00:29:37.400 --> 00:29:40.340
 need to be on guard

00:29:40.340 --> 00:29:42.160
 and aware of this tendency

00:29:42.160 --> 00:29:43.240
 in our hearts.

00:29:44.279 --> 00:29:45.779
 Did our sinful hearts

00:29:45.779 --> 00:29:47.060
 stand at the ready

00:29:47.060 --> 00:29:48.960
 with scissors open,

00:29:49.080 --> 00:29:50.920
 prepared to cut out

00:29:50.920 --> 00:29:52.460
 whatever it is

00:29:52.460 --> 00:29:54.100
 we don't like

00:29:54.100 --> 00:29:54.880
 about Christ

00:29:54.880 --> 00:29:56.440
 and his words?

00:29:58.100 --> 00:29:59.700
 We need to be on guard,

00:30:00.140 --> 00:30:00.460
 church.

00:30:00.460 --> 00:30:03.579
 We know that our society,

00:30:03.940 --> 00:30:05.039
 our culture,

00:30:05.220 --> 00:30:06.640
 stands at the ready

00:30:06.640 --> 00:30:08.160
 with scissors open,

00:30:09.140 --> 00:30:10.140
 telling us every day

00:30:10.140 --> 00:30:10.840
 something new

00:30:10.840 --> 00:30:12.860
 that would probably be better

00:30:12.860 --> 00:30:14.059
 cut out and left

00:30:14.059 --> 00:30:16.299
 on the cutting room floor.

00:30:16.420 --> 00:30:17.660
 Keep the stuff about heaven,

00:30:17.880 --> 00:30:18.880
 but why don't we cut out

00:30:18.880 --> 00:30:19.600
 these hard teachings

00:30:19.600 --> 00:30:20.140
 about hell?

00:30:21.519 --> 00:30:22.519
 Keep the gentle,

00:30:22.880 --> 00:30:23.559
 loving Christ,

00:30:23.700 --> 00:30:25.680
 but cut out the exclusivity

00:30:25.680 --> 00:30:26.460
 of salvation

00:30:26.460 --> 00:30:27.460
 in Christ alone.

00:30:27.460 --> 00:30:29.380
 Cut out the sovereignty

00:30:29.380 --> 00:30:29.980
 of God.

00:30:30.079 --> 00:30:31.000
 Why don't we cut out

00:30:31.000 --> 00:30:32.440
 our complete inability

00:30:32.440 --> 00:30:34.160
 to earn or even will

00:30:34.160 --> 00:30:34.960
 our salvation

00:30:34.960 --> 00:30:36.140
 apart from his grace?

00:30:36.740 --> 00:30:37.539
 Cut marriage?

00:30:38.220 --> 00:30:38.940
 Cut gender?

00:30:39.660 --> 00:30:40.420
 Cut sexuality?

00:30:41.500 --> 00:30:42.420
 Cut justice?

00:30:42.940 --> 00:30:43.799
 Cut holiness?

00:30:43.940 --> 00:30:45.220
 Cut sin?

00:30:45.640 --> 00:30:46.420
 Cut repentance?

00:30:46.880 --> 00:30:47.980
 What are we left with?

00:30:47.980 --> 00:30:51.519
 exactly what we

00:30:51.519 --> 00:30:52.940
 wanted to hear?

00:30:55.019 --> 00:30:56.579
 We have to constantly

00:30:56.579 --> 00:30:57.779
 remember, church,

00:30:57.900 --> 00:30:59.339
 that our reception

00:30:59.339 --> 00:31:01.480
 of the word of God

00:31:01.480 --> 00:31:02.920
 shouldn't be shaped

00:31:02.920 --> 00:31:04.539
 by our will,

00:31:05.420 --> 00:31:06.880
 our desires,

00:31:07.180 --> 00:31:08.740
 our preferences.

00:31:09.019 --> 00:31:09.420
 Rather,

00:31:10.420 --> 00:31:12.079
 we want our will

00:31:12.079 --> 00:31:12.779
 to be shaped

00:31:12.779 --> 00:31:13.720
 by God's word,

00:31:14.759 --> 00:31:15.559
 God's will,

00:31:15.559 --> 00:31:18.139
 God's preferences.

00:31:19.519 --> 00:31:21.240
 Those who will

00:31:21.240 --> 00:31:23.480
 the will of God

00:31:23.480 --> 00:31:26.500
 want the Holy Spirit

00:31:26.500 --> 00:31:29.200
 to cut out of us

00:31:29.200 --> 00:31:30.259
 anything

00:31:30.259 --> 00:31:32.259
 that does not conform

00:31:32.259 --> 00:31:33.779
 to the will of God.

00:31:36.980 --> 00:31:38.379
 But the honest truth

00:31:38.379 --> 00:31:40.240
 is that none of us

00:31:40.240 --> 00:31:41.839
 do this perfectly,

00:31:42.440 --> 00:31:42.899
 do we?

00:31:42.900 --> 00:31:45.540
 The heart of a Christian,

00:31:45.680 --> 00:31:46.240
 the desire,

00:31:46.480 --> 00:31:47.420
 the heartfelt desire

00:31:47.420 --> 00:31:48.000
 of a Christian

00:31:48.000 --> 00:31:49.580
 is the will of God.

00:31:49.680 --> 00:31:50.820
 That's from him

00:31:50.820 --> 00:31:51.880
 in us.

00:31:53.220 --> 00:31:54.380
 But we wrestle

00:31:54.380 --> 00:31:55.960
 with the flesh.

00:31:57.040 --> 00:31:58.200
 We wage war

00:31:58.200 --> 00:31:59.240
 against the desires

00:31:59.240 --> 00:32:02.200
 of our sinful flesh,

00:32:02.200 --> 00:32:04.640
 which ought to make us

00:32:04.640 --> 00:32:06.720
 so, so thankful

00:32:06.720 --> 00:32:07.560
 that third,

00:32:08.580 --> 00:32:10.220
 Jesus perfectly

00:32:10.220 --> 00:32:11.519
 accomplished

00:32:11.519 --> 00:32:12.680
 God's will

00:32:12.680 --> 00:32:13.740
 for sinners

00:32:13.740 --> 00:32:14.460
 like us.

00:32:16.139 --> 00:32:16.619
 Jesus

00:32:16.619 --> 00:32:18.039
 perfectly

00:32:18.039 --> 00:32:19.740
 accomplished

00:32:19.740 --> 00:32:21.160
 God's will

00:32:21.160 --> 00:32:22.579
 for us.

00:32:24.660 --> 00:32:25.500
 It seems like

00:32:25.500 --> 00:32:26.139
 this discussion,

00:32:26.240 --> 00:32:27.200
 it led towards

00:32:27.200 --> 00:32:28.200
 more muttering

00:32:28.200 --> 00:32:29.500
 in the crowds,

00:32:29.639 --> 00:32:30.099
 and they began

00:32:30.099 --> 00:32:30.579
 to ask,

00:32:30.720 --> 00:32:32.139
 isn't this the man

00:32:32.139 --> 00:32:32.980
 they seek to kill?

00:32:33.339 --> 00:32:33.680
 And yet,

00:32:34.099 --> 00:32:35.339
 here he is

00:32:35.339 --> 00:32:36.420
 speaking openly,

00:32:36.559 --> 00:32:37.139
 and they're saying

00:32:37.139 --> 00:32:38.180
 nothing to him.

00:32:38.259 --> 00:32:39.119
 Can it be

00:32:39.119 --> 00:32:40.500
 that the authorities

00:32:40.500 --> 00:32:41.479
 really know

00:32:41.479 --> 00:32:42.239
 that this

00:32:42.239 --> 00:32:43.779
 is the Christ?

00:32:44.500 --> 00:32:45.159
 They're on to

00:32:45.159 --> 00:32:45.500
 something,

00:32:45.579 --> 00:32:45.959
 aren't they?

00:32:46.839 --> 00:32:47.500
 But as soon

00:32:47.500 --> 00:32:48.179
 as this question

00:32:48.179 --> 00:32:48.679
 was raised,

00:32:48.759 --> 00:32:49.500
 an objection

00:32:49.500 --> 00:32:50.759
 came with it.

00:32:50.799 --> 00:32:51.019
 Look there

00:32:51.019 --> 00:32:51.839
 to verse 27.

00:32:51.979 --> 00:32:52.319
 He says,

00:32:52.879 --> 00:32:53.500
 but we know

00:32:53.500 --> 00:32:54.339
 where this man

00:32:54.339 --> 00:32:55.059
 comes from,

00:32:55.139 --> 00:32:55.979
 and when the Christ

00:32:55.979 --> 00:32:56.479
 appears,

00:32:56.679 --> 00:32:57.859
 no one will know

00:32:57.859 --> 00:32:59.279
 where he comes from.

00:32:59.379 --> 00:33:00.319
 They knew,

00:33:00.479 --> 00:33:00.799
 or at least

00:33:00.799 --> 00:33:01.179
 they thought

00:33:01.179 --> 00:33:01.579
 they knew

00:33:01.579 --> 00:33:02.099
 where Jesus

00:33:02.099 --> 00:33:02.679
 was from,

00:33:02.759 --> 00:33:03.479
 and apparently

00:33:03.479 --> 00:33:04.399
 they believed

00:33:04.399 --> 00:33:05.739
 that when the Messiah

00:33:05.739 --> 00:33:06.279
 appeared,

00:33:06.339 --> 00:33:06.879
 it would be

00:33:06.879 --> 00:33:07.559
 instant

00:33:07.559 --> 00:33:08.839
 and unexpected.

00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:09.500
 He would appear

00:33:09.500 --> 00:33:10.059
 immediately

00:33:10.059 --> 00:33:11.059
 and quickly

00:33:11.059 --> 00:33:11.799
 get to work

00:33:11.799 --> 00:33:12.460
 ushering in

00:33:12.460 --> 00:33:13.339
 the kingdom of God,

00:33:13.460 --> 00:33:14.539
 liberating the Jews.

00:33:14.960 --> 00:33:15.659
 In other words,

00:33:15.819 --> 00:33:17.279
 Jesus was not

00:33:17.279 --> 00:33:18.899
 what they expected.

00:33:20.799 --> 00:33:22.159
 They saw Jesus.

00:33:23.019 --> 00:33:24.679
 They saw the signs.

00:33:24.799 --> 00:33:26.359
 They heard his words

00:33:26.359 --> 00:33:27.720
 and yet could not

00:33:27.720 --> 00:33:28.659
 see Jesus

00:33:28.659 --> 00:33:30.839
 for who he is.

00:33:30.899 --> 00:33:31.220
 Why?

00:33:32.179 --> 00:33:32.980
 Jesus says

00:33:32.980 --> 00:33:34.079
 it's because

00:33:34.079 --> 00:33:35.759
 they did not know God.

00:33:35.759 --> 00:33:37.640
 They judged

00:33:37.640 --> 00:33:39.000
 by appearances

00:33:39.000 --> 00:33:39.680
 and not

00:33:39.680 --> 00:33:41.539
 with right judgment.

00:33:41.680 --> 00:33:42.180
 Jesus says,

00:33:42.240 --> 00:33:42.740
 you know me

00:33:42.740 --> 00:33:43.180
 and you know

00:33:43.180 --> 00:33:43.980
 where I come from,

00:33:44.079 --> 00:33:45.059
 but I have not

00:33:45.059 --> 00:33:46.519
 come on my own accord.

00:33:47.319 --> 00:33:48.480
 He who sent me

00:33:48.480 --> 00:33:49.099
 is true

00:33:49.099 --> 00:33:50.019
 and him

00:33:50.019 --> 00:33:51.099
 you do not know.

00:33:51.240 --> 00:33:52.160
 I know him

00:33:52.160 --> 00:33:53.859
 for I come from him

00:33:53.859 --> 00:33:55.480
 and he sent me.

00:33:55.599 --> 00:33:56.720
 If you knew him,

00:33:56.779 --> 00:33:57.519
 you would know me.

00:33:57.619 --> 00:33:58.779
 If you loved his words,

00:33:58.859 --> 00:34:00.519
 you would love my words.

00:34:00.559 --> 00:34:01.980
 If you willed his will,

00:34:02.079 --> 00:34:02.920
 you would look at me

00:34:02.920 --> 00:34:05.740
 and know that I am he,

00:34:05.880 --> 00:34:06.580
 but you don't.

00:34:08.700 --> 00:34:10.079
 So how did they respond?

00:34:11.740 --> 00:34:13.220
 They sought to arrest him.

00:34:14.860 --> 00:34:16.700
 But no one laid a hand on him

00:34:16.700 --> 00:34:18.639
 because his hour,

00:34:18.860 --> 00:34:20.840
 that God appointed hour

00:34:20.840 --> 00:34:21.960
 in the plan

00:34:21.960 --> 00:34:22.980
 and the will of God

00:34:22.980 --> 00:34:25.619
 had not yet fully come.

00:34:25.720 --> 00:34:26.000
 Yet,

00:34:26.680 --> 00:34:27.700
 many of the people

00:34:27.700 --> 00:34:29.220
 did believe in him.

00:34:30.119 --> 00:34:30.639
 And they said,

00:34:30.639 --> 00:34:32.019
 when the Christ appears,

00:34:32.119 --> 00:34:33.500
 will he do more signs

00:34:33.500 --> 00:34:34.799
 than this man has done?

00:34:39.119 --> 00:34:41.420
 Do you see the mounting division

00:34:41.420 --> 00:34:43.519
 of the people to Christ

00:34:43.519 --> 00:34:44.139
 at this point?

00:34:45.019 --> 00:34:47.219
 The mounting division

00:34:47.219 --> 00:34:49.079
 of how people are responding

00:34:49.079 --> 00:34:50.099
 to the words

00:34:50.099 --> 00:34:52.199
 and the person of Christ.

00:34:52.379 --> 00:34:54.420
 We cannot be neutral

00:34:54.420 --> 00:34:56.359
 when we hear the words of Christ.

00:34:56.460 --> 00:34:57.500
 We can reject him,

00:34:57.579 --> 00:34:58.940
 we can write him off,

00:34:58.940 --> 00:35:00.240
 we can seek to kill him,

00:35:00.280 --> 00:35:02.780
 or we can come to him totally,

00:35:03.019 --> 00:35:05.079
 but we cannot be neutral.

00:35:06.639 --> 00:35:09.460
 This is the moment of decision

00:35:09.460 --> 00:35:10.519
 for these people.

00:35:12.079 --> 00:35:13.159
 God sent Christ

00:35:13.159 --> 00:35:14.659
 for this purpose,

00:35:14.800 --> 00:35:16.400
 that any who look to him

00:35:16.400 --> 00:35:18.559
 and believe that he is the Christ

00:35:18.559 --> 00:35:20.940
 might have life in his name.

00:35:21.019 --> 00:35:22.280
 These Jews are teetering

00:35:22.280 --> 00:35:24.200
 on the edge of eternity here,

00:35:24.659 --> 00:35:25.900
 between eternal life

00:35:25.900 --> 00:35:27.220
 and eternal death.

00:35:27.219 --> 00:35:28.419
 As they weigh in their minds,

00:35:28.539 --> 00:35:29.439
 who is Jesus?

00:35:29.599 --> 00:35:30.779
 Who is this man?

00:35:30.839 --> 00:35:32.539
 Is he who he claims to be?

00:35:32.619 --> 00:35:33.639
 If it's not him,

00:35:33.719 --> 00:35:34.559
 then who?

00:35:34.679 --> 00:35:35.879
 Who else could do

00:35:35.879 --> 00:35:37.159
 the things he does

00:35:37.159 --> 00:35:39.959
 and speak the way he does?

00:35:40.179 --> 00:35:41.259
 As you consider

00:35:41.259 --> 00:35:42.379
 the words of Christ

00:35:42.379 --> 00:35:43.319
 this morning,

00:35:43.399 --> 00:35:44.339
 if you're not a believer,

00:35:45.419 --> 00:35:46.619
 I would ask you

00:35:46.619 --> 00:35:47.480
 the same question.

00:35:49.179 --> 00:35:51.719
 If you won't trust this man,

00:35:52.719 --> 00:35:53.699
 whom will you trust?

00:35:53.699 --> 00:35:57.239
 Apparently,

00:35:57.379 --> 00:35:58.159
 the Pharisees

00:35:58.159 --> 00:35:59.759
 overheard this conversation

00:35:59.759 --> 00:36:00.379
 and said,

00:36:00.839 --> 00:36:01.599
 enough waiting,

00:36:01.739 --> 00:36:02.919
 the time has come.

00:36:03.339 --> 00:36:04.119
 The chief priests

00:36:04.119 --> 00:36:04.739
 and Pharisees

00:36:04.739 --> 00:36:05.659
 sent officials

00:36:05.659 --> 00:36:07.159
 to arrest him,

00:36:07.219 --> 00:36:07.899
 but as they do,

00:36:08.019 --> 00:36:10.460
 Jesus says one last thing

00:36:10.460 --> 00:36:11.960
 that just perplexes

00:36:11.960 --> 00:36:13.359
 everyone in the crowd.

00:36:13.480 --> 00:36:14.079
 Look there with me.

00:36:15.480 --> 00:36:15.939
 He says,

00:36:15.980 --> 00:36:16.799
 I will be with you

00:36:16.799 --> 00:36:17.519
 a little longer,

00:36:17.639 --> 00:36:18.980
 and then where I am going,

00:36:19.279 --> 00:36:20.219
 I'm going to him

00:36:20.219 --> 00:36:20.919
 who sent me.

00:36:21.440 --> 00:36:22.519
 You will seek me

00:36:22.519 --> 00:36:24.059
 and you will not find me.

00:36:24.139 --> 00:36:25.360
 Where I am,

00:36:25.880 --> 00:36:27.680
 you cannot come.

00:36:28.940 --> 00:36:30.200
 The Jews said to one another,

00:36:30.320 --> 00:36:31.380
 where is he going?

00:36:32.460 --> 00:36:33.180
 Where does he think

00:36:33.180 --> 00:36:33.619
 he's going?

00:36:33.720 --> 00:36:35.240
 Where we can't find him?

00:36:35.280 --> 00:36:36.380
 Does he intend to go out

00:36:36.380 --> 00:36:37.659
 to the Greeks

00:36:37.659 --> 00:36:38.420
 and the dispersion

00:36:38.420 --> 00:36:39.119
 and teach the Greeks?

00:36:39.260 --> 00:36:40.500
 What does he mean

00:36:40.500 --> 00:36:42.079
 by you will seek me

00:36:42.079 --> 00:36:43.420
 and you will not find me

00:36:43.420 --> 00:36:44.740
 and where I am,

00:36:44.840 --> 00:36:46.480
 you cannot come?

00:36:46.559 --> 00:36:48.639
 And John leaves us hanging,

00:36:48.940 --> 00:36:49.400
 doesn't he?

00:36:49.400 --> 00:36:52.079
 He doesn't give us the answer.

00:36:53.720 --> 00:36:55.639
 But we know the end of the story.

00:36:56.960 --> 00:36:59.840
 We know that very soon

00:36:59.840 --> 00:37:01.960
 Jesus would enter again

00:37:01.960 --> 00:37:03.200
 into Jerusalem

00:37:03.200 --> 00:37:05.240
 to shouts of Hosanna,

00:37:06.360 --> 00:37:07.500
 to words of praise,

00:37:07.680 --> 00:37:09.360
 to the great expectations

00:37:09.360 --> 00:37:10.240
 of the crowds,

00:37:10.380 --> 00:37:11.480
 and within a week

00:37:11.480 --> 00:37:12.680
 we know that Christ

00:37:12.680 --> 00:37:14.079
 will hang on a cross.

00:37:14.079 --> 00:37:16.880
 and he would be put to death

00:37:16.880 --> 00:37:19.259
 and that the Son of God

00:37:19.259 --> 00:37:21.880
 would die a sinner's death.

00:37:22.000 --> 00:37:22.279
 Why?

00:37:23.559 --> 00:37:24.840
 Why would this happen?

00:37:26.279 --> 00:37:28.139
 Why would he do this?

00:37:29.759 --> 00:37:32.259
 To perfectly fulfill

00:37:32.259 --> 00:37:34.460
 the plan of God

00:37:34.460 --> 00:37:36.699
 for sinners like us,

00:37:37.239 --> 00:37:38.920
 for our salvation.

00:37:38.920 --> 00:37:40.460
 You know,

00:37:40.480 --> 00:37:41.680
 the death of Christ

00:37:41.680 --> 00:37:43.360
 was not a tragic accident.

00:37:45.039 --> 00:37:47.300
 This was the eternal plan

00:37:47.300 --> 00:37:47.980
 of God

00:37:47.980 --> 00:37:49.800
 from before the ages began,

00:37:49.800 --> 00:37:51.159
 that the Son of God

00:37:51.159 --> 00:37:51.780
 would come

00:37:51.780 --> 00:37:53.320
 and live perfectly

00:37:53.320 --> 00:37:54.460
 in our place

00:37:54.460 --> 00:37:55.680
 where you have failed,

00:37:55.780 --> 00:37:56.860
 where I have failed,

00:37:56.960 --> 00:37:58.639
 where Adam has failed,

00:37:59.200 --> 00:38:00.539
 and he would die

00:38:00.539 --> 00:38:02.059
 in the place of sinners.

00:38:02.059 --> 00:38:04.659
 But because of his

00:38:04.659 --> 00:38:06.679
 perfect obedience,

00:38:07.079 --> 00:38:08.500
 death would not

00:38:08.500 --> 00:38:10.519
 have a claim on him.

00:38:11.340 --> 00:38:12.059
 So he would rise

00:38:12.739 --> 00:38:13.679
 from the grave

00:38:13.679 --> 00:38:14.940
 and then ascend up

00:38:14.940 --> 00:38:15.619
 into heaven

00:38:15.619 --> 00:38:16.659
 and sit down

00:38:16.659 --> 00:38:17.619
 at the right hand

00:38:17.619 --> 00:38:18.659
 of God the Father

00:38:18.659 --> 00:38:19.420
 because the plan

00:38:19.420 --> 00:38:19.960
 of redemption

00:38:19.960 --> 00:38:21.059
 was complete

00:38:21.059 --> 00:38:22.960
 and Jesus fulfilled it

00:38:22.960 --> 00:38:23.960
 perfectly.

00:38:25.779 --> 00:38:27.000
 He says to the Jews,

00:38:27.719 --> 00:38:28.960
 because of your sin,

00:38:29.079 --> 00:38:30.279
 you cannot come

00:38:30.279 --> 00:38:31.139
 where I am going.

00:38:31.259 --> 00:38:31.779
 But do you know

00:38:31.780 --> 00:38:32.160
 what he says

00:38:32.160 --> 00:38:32.780
 to his followers

00:38:32.780 --> 00:38:34.320
 later in John 14?

00:38:35.960 --> 00:38:36.840
 Listen to this.

00:38:38.740 --> 00:38:39.380
 He says,

00:38:39.460 --> 00:38:40.480
 I go to prepare

00:38:40.480 --> 00:38:41.940
 a place for you.

00:38:42.780 --> 00:38:43.519
 And if I go

00:38:43.519 --> 00:38:44.440
 and prepare a place

00:38:44.440 --> 00:38:44.960
 for you,

00:38:45.060 --> 00:38:46.140
 I will come again

00:38:46.140 --> 00:38:47.519
 and will take you

00:38:47.519 --> 00:38:48.320
 to myself,

00:38:48.960 --> 00:38:50.120
 that where I am,

00:38:50.600 --> 00:38:51.600
 you may be also.

00:38:52.519 --> 00:38:53.400
 And you know the way

00:38:53.400 --> 00:38:54.340
 to where I am going.

00:38:55.320 --> 00:38:57.120
 Thomas said to him,

00:38:57.200 --> 00:38:57.380
 Lord,

00:38:57.460 --> 00:38:58.440
 we do not know

00:38:58.440 --> 00:38:59.340
 where you are going.

00:38:59.460 --> 00:39:00.740
 How can we know

00:39:00.740 --> 00:39:01.240
 the way?

00:39:01.780 --> 00:39:03.140
 Jesus said,

00:39:03.940 --> 00:39:05.380
 I am the way

00:39:05.380 --> 00:39:06.800
 and the truth

00:39:06.800 --> 00:39:08.220
 and the life.

00:39:09.000 --> 00:39:10.300
 No one comes

00:39:10.300 --> 00:39:11.160
 to the Father

00:39:11.160 --> 00:39:13.580
 except through me,

00:39:14.300 --> 00:39:16.740
 through my life,

00:39:17.400 --> 00:39:19.560
 through my obedience,

00:39:19.940 --> 00:39:21.660
 through my death,

00:39:21.840 --> 00:39:23.620
 through my resurrection,

00:39:23.900 --> 00:39:26.519
 given freely to you

00:39:26.519 --> 00:39:28.300
 through faith.

00:39:28.300 --> 00:39:29.300
 God's life.

00:39:29.300 --> 00:39:31.340
 Why does this matter

00:39:31.340 --> 00:39:31.980
 for us,

00:39:32.539 --> 00:39:33.100
 church?

00:39:34.760 --> 00:39:36.700
 Why does it matter

00:39:36.700 --> 00:39:37.600
 that Jesus lives

00:39:37.600 --> 00:39:40.420
 a life of perfect obedience?

00:39:41.720 --> 00:39:42.380
 For one,

00:39:42.640 --> 00:39:43.920
 let Jesus' obedience

00:39:43.920 --> 00:39:45.519
 serve as conviction

00:39:45.519 --> 00:39:46.340
 for us.

00:39:47.840 --> 00:39:48.820
 None of us

00:39:48.820 --> 00:39:49.660
 have lived

00:39:49.660 --> 00:39:50.460
 a perfect life.

00:39:50.460 --> 00:39:52.840
 all of us

00:39:52.840 --> 00:39:54.240
 have fallen short

00:39:54.240 --> 00:39:55.820
 of the glory of God

00:39:55.820 --> 00:39:57.179
 in many ways,

00:39:57.240 --> 00:39:57.900
 many more ways

00:39:57.900 --> 00:39:58.740
 than we realize.

00:39:59.619 --> 00:40:00.480
 Even this morning,

00:40:00.720 --> 00:40:02.260
 even this hour,

00:40:02.440 --> 00:40:03.659
 we have fallen short

00:40:03.659 --> 00:40:05.380
 of the glory of God.

00:40:05.500 --> 00:40:06.880
 Let Jesus' holiness

00:40:06.880 --> 00:40:08.280
 convict you

00:40:08.280 --> 00:40:09.539
 of where you fall short.

00:40:09.639 --> 00:40:10.480
 Not only that,

00:40:11.099 --> 00:40:11.659
 may Jesus'

00:40:11.980 --> 00:40:13.220
 perfect obedience

00:40:13.220 --> 00:40:14.400
 serve as an example

00:40:14.400 --> 00:40:15.420
 for us.

00:40:15.420 --> 00:40:18.000
 If we want to know

00:40:18.000 --> 00:40:19.880
 what godliness looks like,

00:40:19.920 --> 00:40:20.720
 if we want to grow

00:40:20.720 --> 00:40:21.539
 in obedience,

00:40:21.760 --> 00:40:22.820
 where else can we look

00:40:22.820 --> 00:40:23.900
 but to Christ

00:40:23.900 --> 00:40:25.860
 who perfectly obeyed?

00:40:26.860 --> 00:40:28.300
 But not only that,

00:40:28.500 --> 00:40:28.860
 church,

00:40:29.840 --> 00:40:31.619
 be thankful

00:40:31.619 --> 00:40:32.420
 that His obedience

00:40:33.000 --> 00:40:35.000
 serves as a substitute

00:40:35.000 --> 00:40:36.440
 for us.

00:40:39.639 --> 00:40:41.840
 For as by the one man's

00:40:41.840 --> 00:40:42.260
 obedience,

00:40:42.480 --> 00:40:43.659
 the many were made sinners,

00:40:43.659 --> 00:40:45.099
 so by the one man's

00:40:45.099 --> 00:40:45.519
 obedience,

00:40:45.759 --> 00:40:47.159
 the many will be made

00:40:47.159 --> 00:40:48.219
 righteous.

00:40:48.579 --> 00:40:50.039
 The gospel is the good news

00:40:50.039 --> 00:40:51.259
 that Jesus Christ

00:40:51.259 --> 00:40:53.139
 lived in the place

00:40:53.139 --> 00:40:54.199
 of sinners

00:40:54.199 --> 00:40:55.500
 where we failed,

00:40:55.639 --> 00:40:56.539
 He succeeded,

00:40:56.699 --> 00:40:57.559
 that He might give

00:40:57.559 --> 00:40:59.819
 His perfect righteousness

00:40:59.819 --> 00:41:01.899
 and all of the reward

00:41:01.899 --> 00:41:02.960
 that comes with it

00:41:02.960 --> 00:41:04.480
 to unworthy sinners

00:41:04.480 --> 00:41:05.339
 like us

00:41:05.339 --> 00:41:07.819
 simply through faith.

00:41:09.119 --> 00:41:10.539
 If Christ Jesus

00:41:10.539 --> 00:41:13.099
 erred in one degree

00:41:13.099 --> 00:41:13.739
 from the will

00:41:13.739 --> 00:41:14.559
 and plan of God,

00:41:14.639 --> 00:41:15.039
 there would be

00:41:15.039 --> 00:41:15.940
 no salvation

00:41:15.940 --> 00:41:16.699
 for us.

00:41:17.659 --> 00:41:18.860
 But because He

00:41:18.860 --> 00:41:20.119
 perfectly submitted

00:41:20.119 --> 00:41:21.059
 to the will

00:41:21.059 --> 00:41:21.719
 of the Father,

00:41:22.619 --> 00:41:23.639
 He gives us

00:41:23.639 --> 00:41:24.380
 everything

00:41:24.380 --> 00:41:26.099
 that He has earned

00:41:26.099 --> 00:41:27.380
 in our place.

00:41:28.759 --> 00:41:29.940
 If all we see

00:41:29.940 --> 00:41:30.839
 when we look at Jesus

00:41:30.839 --> 00:41:31.400
 are the ways

00:41:31.400 --> 00:41:32.139
 we fall short,

00:41:32.219 --> 00:41:32.659
 we will feel

00:41:32.659 --> 00:41:34.259
 nothing but shame.

00:41:35.199 --> 00:41:36.099
 If all we see

00:41:36.099 --> 00:41:36.860
 when we see Jesus

00:41:36.860 --> 00:41:38.279
 is a moral example

00:41:38.279 --> 00:41:39.659
 of right and wrong,

00:41:39.759 --> 00:41:40.699
 we'll feel pride

00:41:40.699 --> 00:41:41.439
 when we succeed

00:41:41.439 --> 00:41:42.759
 and we'll feel guilt

00:41:42.759 --> 00:41:43.599
 when we fail,

00:41:43.960 --> 00:41:45.079
 but if we look

00:41:45.079 --> 00:41:46.659
 to our perfect Savior

00:41:46.659 --> 00:41:48.379
 as a substitute,

00:41:49.859 --> 00:41:51.759
 His perfect obedience

00:41:51.759 --> 00:41:53.319
 credited to our

00:41:53.319 --> 00:41:54.579
 bankrupt account

00:41:54.579 --> 00:41:55.699
 by faith,

00:41:56.799 --> 00:41:57.719
 then we will feel

00:41:57.719 --> 00:41:59.199
 the weight of sin

00:41:59.199 --> 00:42:00.839
 melt away.

00:42:01.960 --> 00:42:02.759
 And we will feel

00:42:02.759 --> 00:42:04.819
 thankful for the

00:42:04.819 --> 00:42:06.719
 obedience of Christ.

00:42:06.719 --> 00:42:06.859
 Christ,

00:42:07.579 --> 00:42:08.559
 because without

00:42:08.559 --> 00:42:09.819
 His obedience,

00:42:10.659 --> 00:42:13.480
 there is no hope.

00:42:14.339 --> 00:42:14.879
 Let's pray.

00:42:17.679 --> 00:42:19.159
 Lord, we do thank You

00:42:19.159 --> 00:42:20.079
 for the perfect

00:42:20.079 --> 00:42:21.439
 obedience of Christ.

00:42:21.619 --> 00:42:22.219
 We've failed.

00:42:23.399 --> 00:42:25.379
 We freely confess

00:42:25.379 --> 00:42:26.859
 and admit our sin

00:42:26.859 --> 00:42:27.559
 to You.

00:42:27.980 --> 00:42:29.079
 And we turn to You

00:42:29.079 --> 00:42:29.739
 with it knowing

00:42:29.739 --> 00:42:31.500
 that You sent Christ

00:42:31.500 --> 00:42:32.899
 for sinners like us.

00:42:33.599 --> 00:42:34.579
 That we can't earn

00:42:34.579 --> 00:42:35.619
 our way to You.

00:42:35.619 --> 00:42:36.759
 We've failed,

00:42:36.880 --> 00:42:38.139
 but Christ alone

00:42:38.139 --> 00:42:39.799
 has earned the right

00:42:39.799 --> 00:42:41.000
 to eternal life

00:42:41.000 --> 00:42:42.519
 and He's offered

00:42:42.519 --> 00:42:43.420
 that to us

00:42:43.420 --> 00:42:44.920
 simply through faith

00:42:44.920 --> 00:42:46.059
 in Him and His name.

00:42:47.139 --> 00:42:48.059
 God, help us

00:42:48.059 --> 00:42:48.940
 to will the will

00:42:48.940 --> 00:42:49.400
 of God.

00:42:50.900 --> 00:42:51.980
 Give us a spirit

00:42:51.980 --> 00:42:53.679
 that desires Your will

00:42:53.679 --> 00:42:54.420
 above all else,

00:42:54.500 --> 00:42:55.460
 we pray in Christ's name.

00:42:56.420 --> 00:42:56.699
 Amen.