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 for your steadfast love and for your faithfulness.

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 God, thank you that you who breathed life into our lungs

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 and who created the universe,

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 that you are here in the room with us today.

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 And though we cannot see you this morning,

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 we long to see your face.

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 So Lord, would you illuminate your word for us?

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 Would you speak through me, your servant,

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 to all of us, including me,

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 that each one of us, including myself,

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 would grow in our vision of who you are,

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 our awe of you, our love of you,

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 even our fear of you,

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 our joy that is found in you,

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 that we might come to know you more deeply,

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 more intimately, and more completely.

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 In Jesus' name, amen.

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 Please be seated.

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 I grew up on the west coast of Canada in Vancouver,

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 British Columbia,

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 with so many stories of my grandpa, Grandpa Sam.

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 Grandpa Sam, we were told by my dad,

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 was a bodybuilder extraordinaire.

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 The feats that he would do as a young man,

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 and you wouldn't believe me if I told you them,

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 but I believe that they're true.

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 He also was a classical musician,

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 and a jazz saxophone artist,

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 and he was quite a renaissance man.

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 He painted oil canvas paintings,

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 and just did so much,

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 and generated so many stories.

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 He had a personality larger than life,

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 and a temper that could flare up,

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 and so there was endless,

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 hilarious stories to us young Gilmans in my family.

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 My dad would take care of us on Tuesday nights

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 as my mom would go Israeli folk dancing,

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 and so we'd often ask my dad

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 for more Grandpa Sam stories.

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 By the time I was a young teen,

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 I knew so much about my Grandpa Sam,

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 but I had never met him,

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 because we lived in Vancouver,

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 and he lived in Montreal.

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 I come from a very plentiful family,

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 so to fly out to Montreal was always something

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 that was just too costly for us.

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 But then when I was 13,

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 my family took that trip and went to Montreal.

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 We were on a way to Israel,

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 but we'd stopped in Montreal,

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 and so we got to spend the afternoon

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 with Grandpa, Grandpa Sam.

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 And that afternoon,

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 just a few hours with Grandpa Sam

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 were so precious to us.

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 We'd heard so much about him,

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 we knew so much about him,

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 but finally we got to know him.

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 That afternoon,

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 we didn't get any more stories about Grandpa Sam,

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 and any of the stories he told us

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 we'd already heard before,

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 but there was something so precious and tender

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 about getting to spend time

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 in real life with Grandpa Sam.

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 Just a few weeks later,

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 Grandpa Sam passed away.

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 And as we grieved,

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 as we missed him,

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 we also were comforted by the fact

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 that we got to actually know Grandpa Sam.

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 If he had died just a few weeks earlier,

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 and we had never met him,

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 we could have only ever said

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 we knew a lot about Grandpa Sam.

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 We couldn't have said we actually knew him.

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 But there was something so precious

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 about those few hours.

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 And what is it about knowing,

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 the difference between knowing about someone,

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 knowing them,

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 what is so precious about those few hours

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 we got to spend with Grandpa Sam,

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 even if we didn't gain any more information about him?

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 It's because each one of us understands

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 instinctively that there's something

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 so much more real and intimate and precious

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 having met someone,

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 encountered them,

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 to be able to say you know them,

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 rather than that you just know about them.

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 And I share the story with you this morning,

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 not because I think that you particularly care

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 about my personal life

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 or my relatives or anything like that,

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 but to illustrate for you,

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 for all of us,

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 that we all understand

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 that there's this distinction

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 between knowing about someone

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 and knowing someone.

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 And this isn't only important

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 when it comes to the relationships

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 we have with our friends or our relatives,

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 but even more importantly

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 when it comes to actually knowing God.

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 If you're in church this morning,

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 I am assuming that you know something about God,

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 that you know something about Jesus.

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 But it is of insurmountable importance

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 that we don't just know about God,

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 but that we actually know him.

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 So if you turn in your Bibles

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 to Philippians chapter 3, verse 10,

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 that is what we'll be looking at this morning.

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 And if you can all join me in reading this,

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 half sentence, that would be great.

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 Verse 10, Philippians chapter 3.

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 Believe the words are on the screen.

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 Say it aloud with me.

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 That I may know him

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 and the power of his resurrection

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 and may share his sufferings

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 becoming like him in his death.

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 That I may know him.

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 Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew chapter 7

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 tells a story of how at the end of time

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 many will come before him

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 and many will say,

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 Lord, Lord,

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 and then recount all these things

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 that they did in Jesus' name.

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 These are people who clearly

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 believe that Jesus is Lord

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 and they're people who've done

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 great ministry and service

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 in the church and in society.

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 And Jesus' response,

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 devastatingly so to them,

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 will be,

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 get away, depart from me.

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 I never knew you.

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 It's of insurmountable importance

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 that we don't just know about Jesus.

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 Those people know a lot about Jesus,

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 but they don't know him.

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 Why is this so important for us today,

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 specifically in the 21st century?

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 Well, throughout the history of the church,

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 throughout the past 2,000 years,

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 there has always been

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 these various heresies,

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 this wrong thinking about God and life

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 that creep into the church.

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 And it seems like there's

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 different wrong theologies,

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 different heresies

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 that will creep in in different periods.

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 In the past 100 years,

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 one of the main heresies

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 that have crept into good churches

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 in North America

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 is one that I can illustrate for you best

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 as told by a pastor and author,

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 David Platt.

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 He shares how it is very normal

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 for someone today,

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 say you have a young man,

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 let's just call him Kyle,

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 and he comes up to a pastor,

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 we'll call him Pastor David,

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 comes up to Pastor David

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 and he says,

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 you know,

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 I'm not a church guy,

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 I haven't grown up in the church,

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 but I have this fear

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 of dying and going to hell.

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 And I don't want that.

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 What should I do?

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 And the pastor,

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 Pastor David,

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 would say something like,

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 well,

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 would you close your eyes

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 and repeat after me?

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 So Kyle closes his eyes

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 by kind of peering through his eyes

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 a little bit

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 so he can see what the pastor is doing.

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 And the pastor would say something like,

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 dear Jesus.

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 So Kyle looks around,

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 keeps his eyes closed

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 and says,

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 dear Jesus.

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 The pastor says something like,

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 I know that I'm a sinner.

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 So Kyle says,

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 I know that I'm a sinner.

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 And he leads him in the sinner's prayer

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 asking Jesus to be his Savior

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 and his Lord.

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 And then Kyle looks up

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 after saying amen

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 and the pastor would look at him

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 and say,

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 Kyle,

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 you're born again.

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 You don't need to fear hell anymore.

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 And that's a very common,

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 a common phenomenon

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 in the past hundred years

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 in North America.

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 And to some extent,

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 even though we might not say

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 that that is the fullness

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 of what it means to be a Christian,

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 a lot of us have encountered that

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 in our own lives.

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 But in the Gospel of Matthew,

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 chapter 7,

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 Jesus is very clear

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 that we need to not just be people

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 who have said a prayer

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 or know about Jesus,

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 but we actually need to come

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 to know him.

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 There's so much more

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 than just saying a prayer.

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 As David Platt says,

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 the Gospel is not an invitation

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 to say a prayer.

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 It's a summons to lay down our life.

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 The Gospel isn't an invitation

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 to just say a prayer.

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 If that's what it is,

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 then Christianity is simply

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 like some type of superstition

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 where basically the sinner's prayer

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 is an incantation that you say

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 that lets you in the club.

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 But it's not like that.

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 No, instead,

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 instead it's more like how

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 every one of us is born.

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 We come into the world

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 with a throne in our hearts.

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 And who sits on that throne

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 is who's in charge of your life.

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 Who is the one that

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 you're living your life

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 in deference to

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 and in awe of

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 and making your decisions

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 based upon.

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 And every one of us

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 is born with ourselves

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 as the king on the throne

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 of our hearts.

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 We're the one,

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 even as little kids.

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 When we don't get away,

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 we're just crying

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 and we're screaming

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 and we're being quite brutish.

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 And so many of us

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 become more polite

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 as we grow up,

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 but we're still making decisions

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 based on the same grid.

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 But for us to actually

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 come to know God

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 is when we say,

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 we come to God

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 and we say,

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 both with our prayers

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 as with our life,

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 God,

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 would you please save me

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 for myself?

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 I don't want to be the king

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 of my life anymore.

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 I don't want to be the one

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 in charge.

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 Would you save me

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 for myself?

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 Would you forgive me

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 for my sin?

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 And would you be

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 the king of my life?

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 And it's not just something

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 we say with words.

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 It's something that we're

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 looking to God

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 with our life.

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 Another way to illustrate

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 this for you

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 is found in a true story

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 in the Gospel of Luke

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 in chapter 13

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 where you have a woman

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 who is,

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 she has a crippling spirit

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 which means she's bent

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 over like this

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 and she's been like that

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 for 18 years.

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 She's been like that

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 for 18 years

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 and so that means

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 for 18 years

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 she hasn't seen the faces

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 of any of her friends

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 or family.

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 She hasn't seen the sun.

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 She hasn't seen any of that.

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 She's bound like this.

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 And when I think

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 of this woman,

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 it reminds me

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 of a girl that came up

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 to me at church

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 on Wednesday,

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 a service that

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 Church of Messiah does

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 along with a few

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 other churches

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 at the University of Ottawa.

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 One evening

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 after preaching,

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 this girl came up

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 to me and said,

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 Daniel,

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 I heard you talking

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 about the Gospel

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 and about our need

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 for Jesus,

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 but I know you're right,

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 but for the past

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 six months

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 I've been running

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 from God,

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 I've been running

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 from church

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 and I'm afraid

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 that if I surrender

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 my life to God again

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 that He's going to

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 ruin my freedom

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 and my fun.

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 And as she spoke to me,

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 I saw the tension

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 in her face.

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 You've ever seen

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 someone's face

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 where the skin

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 on their face

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 is so taut,

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 like it's so tight,

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 you can see

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 that they're stressed.

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 I talked to her

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 about the past six months

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 and I heard that

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 even though she's been

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 living a wild

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 and crazy life

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 that she really thinks

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 is freedom and fun

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 that she really

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 is so miserable.

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 There's such chaos

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 in her life

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 and she doesn't

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 really have freedom

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 and fun.

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 And she's like

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 this woman who,

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 this woman,

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 she's bent down

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 like this for 18 years

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 and all this woman

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 can see is her own legs,

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 her own body.

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 That's all she can see.

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 And I spent some time

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 this past year

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 when I was preparing

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 for a message

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 for Church on Wednesday,

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 I spent some time

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 in the self-help section

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 of chapters

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 reading through

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 some of the books,

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 actually a number

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 of the books,

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 some more intimately

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 than others.

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 And all these self-help books

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 that are so popular today,

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 it's a big section

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 of chapters indicating

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 a lot of people

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 read those books.

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 And all these books,

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 and you can go online

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 and watch all these

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 TED Talks as well

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 about how to do the same,

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 it's all about gaining

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 control and mastery

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 of your own life.

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 It's about getting in touch

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 with your deep

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 and natural desires

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 and learning how

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 to get those things,

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 your dreams

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 and your goals

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 for yourself.

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 In other words,

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 it's doing the same

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 that this girl

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 at Church on Wednesday

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 was saying she's been

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 trying to do

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 for six months,

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 trying to make yourself

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 the king of your life,

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 trying to put yourself

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 on the throne

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 of your own heart.

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 But trying to get

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 obsessing over the

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 learning to get in touch

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 with your own desires

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 and how to gain control

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 of your life

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 is really just being

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 like this woman

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 that all you can see

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 is yourself.

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 And you might imagine

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 that would be freedom,

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 you might imagine

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 that would be fun,

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 but really it's binding

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 and it's crippling.

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 And even the pleasures

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 that you're able to get

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 for yourself,

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 there's such uncertainty

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 as to whether or not

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 you can keep those things

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 for yourself,

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 and so no matter

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 how much riches

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 and wealth you can get,

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 you're still miserable.

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 I've seen this when

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 I've been working

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 at Parliament Hill

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 for the past seven years

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 and I've had the privilege

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 of having a few garden parties

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 at the Prime Minister's house.

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 I've gotten to meet

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 not only the Prime Minister

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 but other Cabinet Ministers,

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 these Canadians

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 who are some of the

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 most powerful,

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 most prestigious,

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 in some cases,

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 the most rich Canadians.

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 They have so many

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 of the things

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 that you and I

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 would only ever dream of,

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 the popularity,

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 the riches,

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 wealth,

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 the comfort,

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 the pleasures.

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 In addition to all of that

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 at Parliament Hill,

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 there's receptions

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 everywhere you go.

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 So it's pretty much

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 unlimited alcohol

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 and delicious food.

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 These people have so many,

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 have all the things

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 that this young woman

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 at church on Wednesday

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 was dreaming about

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 getting for herself.

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 Yeah,

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 as I have had conversations

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 with these powerful people,

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 I see in the eyes

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 of so many

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 such misery,

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 such uncertainty.

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 They're not happy people.

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 They're not happy.

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 They certainly don't have joy.

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 They are just like this woman,

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 bent like this

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 for 18 years.

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 But then after 18 years

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 like that,

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 this woman hears

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 of Jesus.

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 She hears these stories

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 about him.

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 And she thinks,

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 I don't just want to know

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 about Jesus,

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 I want to encounter Jesus.

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 I want him to heal me

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 and to free me.

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 And so she comes to Jesus

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 and she cries out to him.

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 And Jesus heals her.

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 And for the first time

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 in 18 years,

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 this woman goes from

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 being bent down like this

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 where all she can see

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 is herself.

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 And she stands up.

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 And for the first time

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 in 18 years,

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 she sees the faces

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 of people around her.

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 She sees the heaven,

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 and she sees the sky.

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 And she sees Jesus

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 face to face.

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 She encounters God

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 and she worships God.

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 She's heard about Jesus.

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 She knows about Jesus.

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 But now she knows Jesus.

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 And in that,

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 she's found her healing

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 and her freedom.

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 And that is the same

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 for you and for me.

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 The scriptures teach us

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 that every single one of us,

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 until we come to know God,

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 even if we know a lot about him,

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 until we come to know God,

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 we're like this woman.

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 And we're spiritually dead.

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 We're like zombies.

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 We might be awake.

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 We might be going around

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 doing stuff.

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 But until we come to know God,

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 it's like we're spiritually dead.

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 But as God takes his rightful places

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 on the throne of our hearts,

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 as we surrender to him,

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 both through prayer

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 as well as through our lives,

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 coming to know God,

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 we encounter him.

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 And so my passion

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 for sharing this message

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 with you,

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 as with this young woman

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 at Church on Wednesday,

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 is both because

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 I want you to truly

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 be saved from hell.

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 And as long as we're living

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 life like this,

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 whether you're a cabinet minister

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 or a student

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 at the University of Ottawa

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 or you're here today,

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 as long as you're living a life

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 where you are the king

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 of your life,

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 then what awaits you

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 after death

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 is hell.

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 But the good news

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 is that Jesus came,

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 that we might come

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 and become reconciled to God

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 and find life in him

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 and be saved from hell.

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 But it's so much more than that.

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 My passion for sharing

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 this message with you today

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 is not simply that

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 if anyone is here

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 who simply knows about God

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 but doesn't know him,

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 that you'd be saved from hell.

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 But it's so much more than that.

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 It's as we come to know God,

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 not only are we saved from hell,

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 but so much more than that.

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 We come into a personal,

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 thriving, intimate relationship

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 with the very one

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 who created desire,

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 who created pleasure,

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 who created life itself,

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 who created life itself.

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 And so my burden

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 for sharing this with you

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 is that,

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 is not simply that

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 coming to know God,

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 becoming truly born again

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 is not simply

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 the best life,

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 but it's the only life.

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 Until you come to know God,

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 not just know about him,

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 but until you come to know God,

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 you are,

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 you're living,

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 you're not even truly living,

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 you're spiritually dead.

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 And you might get,

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 like some of these

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 cabinet ministers I've met,

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 you might get,

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 accumulate for yourself

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 wealth and popularity

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 and all these things,

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 but none of it satisfies.

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 The only thing that can satisfy

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 our hearts

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 in the deepest places

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 of our life

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 is God himself.

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 Not just knowing about him,

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 but knowing him.

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 And so as I thought

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 how to put together,

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 how to express

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 the joy

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 and the beauty

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 and the certainty

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 and the life

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 that is

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 a life that knows God,

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 not just knows about him.

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 I was trying to put it

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 into words

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 and I thought of this

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 YouTube video

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 I wanted to share with you.

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 I think that

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 this pastor does

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 an even better job

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 than I can ever do.

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 So we're going to take

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 three minutes

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 and watch him talk

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 about the beauty

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 of knowing God

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 and Jesus being our king.

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 The Bible says

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 my king

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 is the king of the Jews.

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 He's the king

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 of Israel.

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 He's the king

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 of righteousness.

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 He's the king

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 of the ages.

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 He's the king

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 of heaven.

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 He's the king

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 of glory.

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 He's the king

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 of kings

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 and he's the lord

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 of lords.

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 That's my king.

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 I wonder,

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 do you know him?

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 My king

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 is a sovereign king.

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 No means of measure

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 can define

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 his limitless love.

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 He's enduringly strong.

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 He's entirely sincere.

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 He's eternally

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 steadfast.

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 He's immortally

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 graceful.

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 He's empirically

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 powerful.

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 He's impartially

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 merciful.

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 Do you know him?

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 He's the greatest

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 phenomenon

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 that has ever

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 crossed the horizon

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 of this world.

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 He's God's son.

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 He's a sinner's savior.

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 He's the centerpiece

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 of civilization.

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 He's unparalleled.

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 He's unprecedented.

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 He is the loftiest idea

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 in literature.

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 He's the highest

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 personality

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 in philosophy.

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 He's the fundamental

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 doctrine

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 of truth theology.

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 He's the only one

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 qualified

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 to be

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 an all-sufficient

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 savior.

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 I wonder

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 if you know him today.

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 He supplies

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 strength

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 for the weak.

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 He's available

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 for the tempted

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 and the tried.

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 He sympathizes

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 and he saves.

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 He strengthens

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 and sustains.

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 He guards

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 and he guides.

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 He heals

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 the sick.

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 He cleanses

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 the lepers.

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 He forgives

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 sinners.

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 He discharges

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 debtors.

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 He delivers

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 the captive.

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 He defends

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 the feeble.

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 He blesses

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 the young.

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 He serves

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 the unfortunate.

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 He regards

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 the age.

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 He rewards

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 the diligent

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 and he purifies

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 the meek.

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 I wonder

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 if you know him.

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 He's a key

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 to knowledge.

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 He's a well-trained

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 of wisdom.

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 He's a doorway

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 of deliverance.

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 He's a pathway

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 of peace.

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 He's a roadway

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 of righteousness.

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 He's a highway

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 of holiness.

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 He's a gateway

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 of glory.

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 Do you know him?

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 Well,

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 his life

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 is massless.

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 His goodness

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 is limitless.

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 His mercy

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 is everlasting.

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 His love

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 never changes.

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 His word

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 is enough.

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 His grace

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 is sufficient.

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 His reign

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 is righteous.

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 And a yoke

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 is easy.

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 And his burden

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 is lighter.

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 I wish I could

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 describe him

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 for yet he's

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 indescribable.

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 He's incomprehensible.

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 He's invincible.

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 He's irresistible.

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 Well,

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 you can't get him

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 out of your mind.

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 You see,

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 you can't get him

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 off of your head.

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 You can't outlive him

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 and you can't live

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 without him.

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 Well,

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 the Pharisees

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 couldn't stand him.

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 When they found out

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 they couldn't stop him.

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 Pilots

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 couldn't find

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 any fault in him.

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 Terrors

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 couldn't kill him.

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 Death

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 couldn't handle him.

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 And the rage

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 couldn't hold him.

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 Yeah!

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 That's my king!

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 That's my king!

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 Amen!

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 Amen!

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 Amen!

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 Proverbs 4.18

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 says that the path

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 of the righteous

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 is like the first gleam

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 of dawn,

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 shining ever brighter

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 till the full light

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 of day.

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 That truly,

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 when it talks about

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 shining ever brighter

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 till the full light

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 of day,

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 it's not talking

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 about the path

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 of the righteous

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 being a path

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 necessarily of wealth

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 or of comfort.

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 But it's saying that

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 no matter what life

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 throws at you,

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 no matter what comes

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 down the pipe,

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 that if you are someone

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 who doesn't just know

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 a boat,

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 but you know him,

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 then you are,

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 that is your path.

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 You have the path

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 of the righteous.

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 And it truly is

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 a path that is growing

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 ever in its awe

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 and its joy,

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 the sense of meaning

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 and purpose

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 and life everlasting.

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 Jesus says

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 in John chapter 17

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 that eternal life

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 is this,

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 that you know God.

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 Eternal life

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 is not just about

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 being saved from hell,

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 though that's part of it,

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 but that forever,

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 beyond death,

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 as well as today,

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 that you know God.

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 There's a passage

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 that gripped me

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 the other day.

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 I was reading,

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 I'm reading through

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 the Gospel of John

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 and so it was a few

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 weeks ago now

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 because I just finished

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 the Gospel of John,

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 but a few weeks ago

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 I was reading in the Bible

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 John chapter 5.

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 Jesus is standing

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 before these men

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 who know so much

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 about God.

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 They know the scriptures

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 so well,

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 they long for eternal life

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 so much

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 that these men

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 actually write

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 parts of the Bible

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 in little boxes

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 and tie that to their heads

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 so the Bible

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 is always on their forehead

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 and they write the parts,

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 beautiful parts of the Bible

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 and they put it on

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 the doorposts of their house

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 so that whenever they walk

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 through any door of their house,

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 not just into the house

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 but through their house,

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 on every door frame

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 they will be reminded

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 of the scriptures

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 and they're people

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 who actually have

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 the scriptures memorized

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 more than any one of us

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 including Pastor George,

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 St. and Claire.

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 These people long,

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 they long for eternal life

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 and Jesus is standing

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 before them.

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 Jesus in the body,

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 he's right there

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 standing before them

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 and he says to them,

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 he looks and says

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 one of the most devastating things,

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 one of the most haunting things

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 that is anywhere

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 in the scripture

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 and he says to them

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 that you search the scriptures

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 because you believe

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 that in them

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 you have eternal life

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 but then he says

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 but basically

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 he who is eternal life,

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 he who the scriptures speak

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 is standing before you.

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 I hope that image

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 haunts us today

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 and for the rest of our lives.

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 That haunting image

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 brings healing to us

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 as it grips our heart

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 and leads us to pray

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 saying God,

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 don't let me be one

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 who simply knows about you

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 but let me be someone

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 who knows you.

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 That's a haunting image.

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 They know the Bible so well.

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 They know so much about God

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 but they do not know him.

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 And one of the fears

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 that grips my heart

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 in a good way

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 is the concern

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 that not only would

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 I never be someone

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 that simply knows about God

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 but that my knowing of God,

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 that those encounters with God

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 would never ever be something

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 just of the past.

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 I think in some ways

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 more haunting than an image

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 of those men

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 who have never known God

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 but know so much about him

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 is an image that

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 comes home for some of us

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 that we've had some amazing

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 encounters with God

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 in the past.

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 There's been times

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 where we really spend

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 real quality time with God.

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 We've encountered the living God

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 and yet it's simply

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 something of the past.

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 May we ever be people

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 who are praying and longing

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 to come to know God

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 deeper and deeper today.

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 These words that Paul writes

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 in Philippians chapter 3,

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 that I may know him.

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 In some ways,

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 we think that this might be

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 a prayer for non-believers,

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 non-Christians,

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 those who are spiritually dead

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 to pray,

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 God, I want to know you.

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 But the Apostle Paul

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 is saying this

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 as the ultimate prayer

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 of his life

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 and he is someone

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 who knows God so well,

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 so much better

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 than a lot of us,

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 probably any of us,

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 know God.

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 He knew God so well.

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 You see that still

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 the ultimate longing

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 of his heart is,

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 God, I want to know you.

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 And the letter he's writing,

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 this letter of Philippians,

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 he's writing to

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 the most mature

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 and godly church.

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 Every one of Paul's letters

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 includes some type of rebuke,

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 in many cases,

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 a lot of rebukes

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 about a lot of

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 very important things.

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 But in this letter of Philippians

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 to the church in Philippi,

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 Paul only has good things,

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 encouragement to say.

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 I mean, rebuke is a good thing

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 to say too,

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 but in this case,

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 it's only positive encouragement.

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 And so he's writing

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 to someone who knows God so well

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 to a city where they know God so well

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 and he's saying that

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 this ultimate prayer for them

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 is,

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 God, I want to know you.

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 And so I want to encourage you,

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 however well you know God,

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 even if you feel you know him so well,

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 to not grow satisfied

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 with where you're at,

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 but to continue to ask God

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 to bring you into a deeper

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 relationship with him.

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 And so one way to make this your own

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 is to pray a prayer like this.

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 Dear God,

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 may I never be satisfied

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 with only knowing about you.

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 Would you grow in me

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 an ever-increasing desire

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 to know and be known by you?

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 Dear God,

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 may I never be satisfied

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 with only knowing about you.

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 Would you grow in me

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 an ever-increasing desire

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 to know you

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 and be known by you?

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 I encourage you to make this

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 your own prayer.

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 That's not where the verse ends,

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 and so let's read it again together.

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 Philippians 3, verse 10.

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 That I may know him

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 and the power of his resurrection

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 and may share his sufferings,

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 becoming like him in his death.

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 So part of what it means

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 to know Jesus

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 is that you share in the power

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 of his resurrection.

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 The power of the resurrection

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 is the power that brought Jesus

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 from the dead to life again.

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 It's the power that we know one day

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 for anyone who knows God,

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 who is looking to Jesus

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 as a savior and as our king,

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 that each one of us knows

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 that it's that power

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 that will one day raise us

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 back from the dead

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 and we'll be with God

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 on the earth forever.

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 And it's that power

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 that breathes life

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 into our lungs spiritually

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 and makes us people

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 who don't just know about God,

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 but actually know him.

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 It's that power

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 that when this woman

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 was bound over like this

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 for 18 years

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 that strained her out

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 and allowed her

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 not only to be healed,

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 but to know God.

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 It's that power of resurrection.

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 The power over death.

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 Power over failure

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 to breathe life

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 into that which has failed,

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 decayed, or died.

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 One of the best ways

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 that I can illustrate this

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 for us this morning

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 is from a movie

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 I watched this past year

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 called Edge of Tomorrow.

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 In this film,

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 this soldier,

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 played by Tom Cruise,

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 he's not really a soldier,

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 but he's sent into battle

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 as a soldier.

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 And so he starts off

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 very afraid.

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 But something has happened

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 to him early in the film,

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 not to ruin it for you,

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 but to ruin it for you.

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 Something happens to him

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 where every time he dies,

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 he gets rebooted.

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 So he gets to start

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 the day again.

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 And so this soldier gets to,

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 they're fighting

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 a ferocious battle

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 of robot alien things.

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 And so all these other soldiers

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 are getting just

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 absolutely dusted.

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 But he keeps getting rebooted

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 and gets to keep on

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 with the fight.

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 So as the film goes on,

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 he becomes this ultimate soldier.

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 Not simply because

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 he gets amazing training,

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 but because he's no longer

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 afraid of the enemy

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 in any way.

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 He's not afraid of death

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 at all.

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 And so he's able to just

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 walk right past the bullets,

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 just do his thing,

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 and be this incredible,

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 courageous,

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 ferocious soldier.

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 And when you're not afraid

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 of what's coming at you,

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 you can live life all in.

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 And I'm part of a ministry

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 where we live among the poor

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 a few blocks from here

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 in Lower Town.

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 And sometimes in the summer,

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 the kids love to have

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 water fights.

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 I know as a kid,

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 like I used to,

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 you're trying to not get

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 hit by the water.

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 But there was some point

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 in my life a couple years ago

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 where I realized,

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 like, what can water do?

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 If you're honest.

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 And so the kids would be

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 shooting their water guns

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 at me.

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 And I'm not afraid of water,

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 so I'll just walk right up

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 to the kids,

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 and they're getting me wet.

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 I'm not afraid of the water.

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 So I become this ultimate

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 water fighting soldier.

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 And I want to have

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 a massive bucket,

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 and these kids

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 get absolutely drenched.

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 It's a good thing

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 I have a good relationship

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 with their parents.

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 When you're not afraid

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 of what is coming at you,

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 you're able to live life

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 boldly and all in.

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 I know what it's like

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 to not live that way.

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 As a young teen

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 and as a kid,

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 I was so gripped

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 by the fear of failure

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 that I couldn't do anything

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 in life that required risk.

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 I could never have come up

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 and sit in front of people

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 and preach with them.

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 Like, I couldn't have been done.

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 I would just,

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 I'd be so afraid I'd fail.

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 Actually, I'd arrive at church

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 and I'd go into the washroom

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 and I'd just hide in the stall

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 until the service started

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 so I wouldn't have to interact

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 with anybody.

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 Then I'd come into the service

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 and when the service ended,

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 I'd slip out back

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 into the washroom,

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 hiding there

00:26:31.019 --> 00:26:32.139
 so I wouldn't have

00:26:32.139 --> 00:26:34.960
 any need to interact

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 with people

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 and maybe say something stupid.

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 I was so afraid.

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 But then as the reality

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 of God came into my life,

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 as I encountered the power

00:26:43.099 --> 00:26:43.819
 of the resurrection

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 and realized that

00:26:45.019 --> 00:26:45.920
 as a Christian,

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 you're able to fail.

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 You're able to fall flat

00:26:48.180 --> 00:26:48.779
 on your face

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 knowing that the power

00:26:50.580 --> 00:26:51.380
 of the resurrection

00:26:51.380 --> 00:26:52.940
 really flows in your veins

00:26:52.940 --> 00:26:54.240
 as sons and daughters

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 of the Most High King.

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 That fear of failure

00:26:58.240 --> 00:26:59.279
 began to slip away.

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 You see, like with Abraham,

00:27:02.420 --> 00:27:03.320
 Abraham had this call

00:27:03.320 --> 00:27:03.880
 in his life

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 to be a blessing

00:27:06.180 --> 00:27:06.740
 to the nations

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 through his descendants.

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 But his descendant,

00:27:09.000 --> 00:27:09.500
 his son,

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 God called him

00:27:10.560 --> 00:27:11.380
 to put to death.

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 How is Abraham

00:27:13.160 --> 00:27:14.180
 going to obey God?

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 His very calling,

00:27:16.160 --> 00:27:17.320
 his ministry is on the line.

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 But the scriptures are clear

00:27:19.240 --> 00:27:19.759
 that Abraham

00:27:19.759 --> 00:27:21.299
 had such confidence in God

00:27:21.299 --> 00:27:22.420
 in his faithfulness

00:27:22.420 --> 00:27:23.420
 and in his power

00:27:23.420 --> 00:27:24.460
 for resurrection

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 that he is able

00:27:26.039 --> 00:27:27.120
 to obey God

00:27:27.120 --> 00:27:27.900
 and take his son

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 and he actually gets ready

00:27:29.039 --> 00:27:30.500
 to sacrifice his son's life.

00:27:31.080 --> 00:27:32.259
 Then God comes through for him.

00:27:32.960 --> 00:27:33.720
 But Abraham knew

00:27:33.720 --> 00:27:35.000
 that he's able to risk,

00:27:35.400 --> 00:27:36.660
 risk big time

00:27:36.660 --> 00:27:38.960
 because of God's

00:27:38.960 --> 00:27:40.400
 power of resurrection.

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 So I want to encourage us today

00:27:42.880 --> 00:27:44.200
 to live in that power,

00:27:44.720 --> 00:27:45.540
 to live in that power

00:27:45.540 --> 00:27:46.100
 of the resurrection,

00:27:46.240 --> 00:27:46.940
 to be able to be people

00:27:46.940 --> 00:27:47.660
 who can risk,

00:27:48.120 --> 00:27:49.160
 who can live boldly

00:27:49.160 --> 00:27:50.660
 because that is part

00:27:50.660 --> 00:27:51.060
 of what it means

00:27:51.060 --> 00:27:51.580
 to know God,

00:27:51.640 --> 00:27:52.840
 to live the adventure

00:27:52.840 --> 00:27:53.980
 of life with him,

00:27:54.220 --> 00:27:55.220
 alive in him.

00:27:56.000 --> 00:27:56.640
 And there's a scene

00:27:56.640 --> 00:27:57.720
 in Edge of Tomorrow

00:27:57.720 --> 00:27:59.360
 where Tom Cruise,

00:27:59.500 --> 00:28:00.920
 the person he's playing,

00:28:01.380 --> 00:28:02.620
 where he loses the ability

00:28:02.620 --> 00:28:03.460
 to get rebooted,

00:28:04.140 --> 00:28:05.340
 to keep on living

00:28:05.340 --> 00:28:07.220
 after he's killed.

00:28:07.640 --> 00:28:08.520
 And so as a result,

00:28:08.620 --> 00:28:09.100
 this guy who's

00:28:09.100 --> 00:28:10.100
 this amazing soldier,

00:28:10.200 --> 00:28:10.820
 so inspiring,

00:28:11.160 --> 00:28:11.440
 all of a sudden

00:28:11.440 --> 00:28:12.580
 becomes very timid again.

00:28:12.820 --> 00:28:14.519
 And he's hiding so much

00:28:14.519 --> 00:28:15.140
 and he can't really

00:28:15.140 --> 00:28:15.759
 fight the enemy

00:28:15.759 --> 00:28:16.500
 because he has to be

00:28:16.500 --> 00:28:17.559
 preserving his own self.

00:28:18.180 --> 00:28:18.820
 And as long as we're

00:28:18.820 --> 00:28:19.400
 in that situation

00:28:19.400 --> 00:28:20.500
 where self-preservation

00:28:20.500 --> 00:28:22.039
 is our greatest priority,

00:28:22.320 --> 00:28:23.019
 we're not able to live

00:28:23.019 --> 00:28:23.440
 like the way

00:28:23.440 --> 00:28:24.360
 it was made to be lived.

00:28:24.820 --> 00:28:26.059
 You and I both know that.

00:28:26.580 --> 00:28:27.740
 But Tom Cruise

00:28:27.740 --> 00:28:28.380
 would be a fool

00:28:28.380 --> 00:28:29.279
 if he wasn't trying

00:28:29.279 --> 00:28:30.120
 to preserve himself

00:28:30.120 --> 00:28:31.039
 because truly

00:28:31.039 --> 00:28:31.660
 if a bullet went

00:28:31.660 --> 00:28:32.380
 through his chest,

00:28:32.600 --> 00:28:33.759
 he'd be destroyed forever.

00:28:34.880 --> 00:28:35.920
 And I share this with you

00:28:35.920 --> 00:28:37.480
 not to simply ruin

00:28:37.480 --> 00:28:38.299
 the film for you,

00:28:38.299 --> 00:28:40.159
 but also because

00:28:40.159 --> 00:28:41.740
 if any one of us here

00:28:41.740 --> 00:28:43.159
 simply knows a lot

00:28:43.159 --> 00:28:43.639
 about God

00:28:43.639 --> 00:28:44.460
 but we don't know him,

00:28:45.019 --> 00:28:45.940
 if Jesus is not

00:28:45.940 --> 00:28:47.259
 our savior and our king,

00:28:48.039 --> 00:28:49.399
 then we have every reason

00:28:49.399 --> 00:28:50.359
 to be afraid.

00:28:50.799 --> 00:28:51.659
 We have every reason

00:28:51.659 --> 00:28:53.659
 to never risk.

00:28:53.759 --> 00:28:54.379
 We have every reason

00:28:54.379 --> 00:28:55.319
 to try to stay alive

00:28:55.319 --> 00:28:56.279
 for as long as possible

00:28:56.279 --> 00:28:57.279
 because this is

00:28:57.279 --> 00:28:58.059
 as good as it gets

00:28:58.059 --> 00:28:59.299
 and it's not very good.

00:29:00.759 --> 00:29:02.079
 If we simply are people

00:29:02.079 --> 00:29:03.159
 who are church people

00:29:03.159 --> 00:29:04.059
 but we're not actually

00:29:04.059 --> 00:29:04.899
 children of God,

00:29:05.700 --> 00:29:06.819
 then we have every reason

00:29:06.819 --> 00:29:07.439
 to fear,

00:29:08.200 --> 00:29:08.960
 to be haunted

00:29:08.960 --> 00:29:09.679
 by that fear.

00:29:10.639 --> 00:29:11.559
 But the good news is

00:29:11.559 --> 00:29:12.079
 there's no reason

00:29:12.079 --> 00:29:13.159
 to stay in that place.

00:29:13.700 --> 00:29:14.339
 We need to be honest

00:29:14.339 --> 00:29:15.059
 with where we're at

00:29:15.059 --> 00:29:16.359
 but I encourage you

00:29:16.359 --> 00:29:16.799
 if you're someone

00:29:16.799 --> 00:29:17.799
 that has not surrendered

00:29:17.799 --> 00:29:18.679
 your life to Jesus,

00:29:19.460 --> 00:29:20.779
 if he is not your king,

00:29:21.019 --> 00:29:21.659
 if you're not looking

00:29:21.659 --> 00:29:22.720
 to him to save you,

00:29:23.240 --> 00:29:25.000
 then I plead with you

00:29:25.000 --> 00:29:25.500
 this morning,

00:29:25.879 --> 00:29:26.379
 do that.

00:29:26.799 --> 00:29:27.559
 Cry out to him.

00:29:28.659 --> 00:29:29.299
 Cry out to him

00:29:29.299 --> 00:29:30.399
 that he would save you

00:29:30.399 --> 00:29:31.079
 and that you would

00:29:31.079 --> 00:29:31.980
 not just know about him

00:29:31.980 --> 00:29:32.939
 but that you would know him.

00:29:34.200 --> 00:29:35.379
 But I think most of us

00:29:35.380 --> 00:29:36.820
 are better illustrated

00:29:36.820 --> 00:29:38.360
 by one other scene

00:29:38.360 --> 00:29:38.800
 in the film

00:29:38.800 --> 00:29:39.400
 which is that

00:29:39.400 --> 00:29:40.840
 there's a good portion

00:29:40.840 --> 00:29:41.220
 of the movie

00:29:41.220 --> 00:29:42.040
 where Tom Cruise

00:29:42.040 --> 00:29:44.380
 has that power

00:29:44.380 --> 00:29:45.280
 of being rebooted

00:29:45.280 --> 00:29:47.000
 but he doesn't know it.

00:29:47.680 --> 00:29:48.580
 So you know

00:29:48.580 --> 00:29:49.380
 as someone watching

00:29:49.380 --> 00:29:49.760
 the movie

00:29:49.760 --> 00:29:50.980
 that if a bullet

00:29:50.980 --> 00:29:51.540
 goes through him

00:29:51.540 --> 00:29:52.060
 he's going to be able

00:29:52.060 --> 00:29:52.840
 to keep on fighting

00:29:52.840 --> 00:29:53.420
 and he's able

00:29:53.420 --> 00:29:54.280
 to keep on thriving

00:29:54.280 --> 00:29:55.980
 but he doesn't know it.

00:29:56.340 --> 00:29:57.120
 And so he's living

00:29:57.120 --> 00:29:57.960
 that timid,

00:29:58.380 --> 00:29:59.600
 unable to risk,

00:29:59.740 --> 00:30:01.320
 unable to fulfill

00:30:01.320 --> 00:30:02.640
 his calling kind of way

00:30:02.640 --> 00:30:03.700
 but you know

00:30:03.700 --> 00:30:04.820
 that he really can

00:30:04.820 --> 00:30:06.200
 just go and live all in.

00:30:07.140 --> 00:30:08.200
 And as you watch that,

00:30:08.759 --> 00:30:09.980
 I can't help but think

00:30:09.980 --> 00:30:10.820
 that's how so many

00:30:10.820 --> 00:30:11.480
 of us live.

00:30:11.800 --> 00:30:12.680
 We know God.

00:30:13.040 --> 00:30:14.040
 We have his power

00:30:14.040 --> 00:30:15.320
 flowing through our veins.

00:30:15.860 --> 00:30:17.620
 If we were to fail,

00:30:17.759 --> 00:30:18.580
 if we were to risk

00:30:18.580 --> 00:30:19.600
 and go wrong,

00:30:20.060 --> 00:30:20.620
 we know that he can

00:30:20.620 --> 00:30:21.320
 breathe new life

00:30:21.320 --> 00:30:22.420
 into that very calling,

00:30:22.700 --> 00:30:23.759
 into our very lives.

00:30:24.259 --> 00:30:25.340
 And yet we're living life

00:30:25.340 --> 00:30:26.880
 as if we don't even know him.

00:30:27.520 --> 00:30:28.759
 It's the confidence

00:30:28.759 --> 00:30:29.240
 and the power

00:30:29.240 --> 00:30:29.780
 of the resurrection

00:30:29.780 --> 00:30:30.820
 that famously led

00:30:30.820 --> 00:30:31.280
 Jim Elliot,

00:30:31.279 --> 00:30:32.299
 a young man,

00:30:32.359 --> 00:30:32.940
 younger than me,

00:30:33.039 --> 00:30:34.480
 to leave his comfortable

00:30:34.480 --> 00:30:35.440
 home in North America

00:30:35.440 --> 00:30:37.240
 and go down to Ecuador

00:30:37.240 --> 00:30:39.000
 and be a missionary

00:30:39.000 --> 00:30:40.039
 among some of the most

00:30:40.039 --> 00:30:40.899
 deadly people

00:30:40.899 --> 00:30:41.740
 on planet Earth.

00:30:41.859 --> 00:30:42.660
 It was a tribe

00:30:42.660 --> 00:30:43.500
 where they're always

00:30:43.500 --> 00:30:44.019
 killing each other,

00:30:44.139 --> 00:30:44.700
 cannibals.

00:30:45.019 --> 00:30:45.980
 No one has grandparents

00:30:45.980 --> 00:30:47.000
 because no one lives that long.

00:30:47.039 --> 00:30:47.899
 They're always killing each other.

00:30:48.240 --> 00:30:49.180
 And he and some of his

00:30:49.180 --> 00:30:50.019
 young friends,

00:30:50.059 --> 00:30:50.579
 all these guys

00:30:50.579 --> 00:30:51.259
 in their young 20s,

00:30:51.480 --> 00:30:52.279
 went down there

00:30:52.279 --> 00:30:53.319
 to bring the gospel.

00:30:53.940 --> 00:30:54.819
 They brought the gospel.

00:30:55.079 --> 00:30:55.759
 They were killed.

00:30:56.180 --> 00:30:57.160
 They were cannibalized.

00:30:57.720 --> 00:30:58.980
 But even in their death,

00:30:59.119 --> 00:30:59.960
 we saw the power

00:30:59.960 --> 00:31:00.660
 of the resurrection

00:31:00.660 --> 00:31:01.380
 in two ways.

00:31:01.800 --> 00:31:02.080
 One,

00:31:02.279 --> 00:31:02.980
 Jim Elliot knew

00:31:02.980 --> 00:31:03.740
 that even if he was

00:31:03.740 --> 00:31:04.240
 to be killed

00:31:04.240 --> 00:31:06.920
 by these cannibals,

00:31:07.620 --> 00:31:08.480
 that that would not

00:31:08.480 --> 00:31:09.200
 be the end of his life,

00:31:09.259 --> 00:31:10.259
 that God would bring him

00:31:10.259 --> 00:31:10.940
 back from the dead

00:31:10.940 --> 00:31:11.720
 at the end of time

00:31:11.720 --> 00:31:12.720
 and he'd spend

00:31:12.720 --> 00:31:13.600
 forever with God.

00:31:14.460 --> 00:31:15.300
 You see that bold,

00:31:15.420 --> 00:31:16.279
 that gutsy confidence

00:31:16.279 --> 00:31:16.680
 in him.

00:31:17.100 --> 00:31:17.779
 But he also knew

00:31:17.779 --> 00:31:18.540
 that even if their mission

00:31:18.540 --> 00:31:18.820
 failed,

00:31:18.880 --> 00:31:19.480
 that God could breathe

00:31:19.480 --> 00:31:20.320
 new life into it.

00:31:20.800 --> 00:31:21.519
 And I had the privilege

00:31:21.519 --> 00:31:22.259
 a few years ago

00:31:22.259 --> 00:31:23.779
 of meeting the very man

00:31:23.779 --> 00:31:25.060
 that killed Jim

00:31:25.059 --> 00:31:26.220
 and his friends.

00:31:26.720 --> 00:31:27.480
 And this man

00:31:27.480 --> 00:31:30.000
 and the entire people group

00:31:30.000 --> 00:31:31.319
 of these cannibals

00:31:31.319 --> 00:31:32.480
 are no longer cannibals.

00:31:32.740 --> 00:31:33.859
 They know God.

00:31:34.440 --> 00:31:35.079
 These people now

00:31:35.079 --> 00:31:35.720
 have grandparents.

00:31:35.899 --> 00:31:36.599
 He's a grandparent

00:31:36.599 --> 00:31:38.099
 to the children

00:31:38.099 --> 00:31:38.960
 of Jim Elliot

00:31:38.960 --> 00:31:39.539
 because they don't

00:31:39.539 --> 00:31:40.119
 have a grandpa.

00:31:40.619 --> 00:31:41.700
 He's now their grandfather.

00:31:42.359 --> 00:31:43.519
 We've seen the power

00:31:43.519 --> 00:31:44.159
 of the resurrection

00:31:44.159 --> 00:31:45.240
 breathe life

00:31:45.240 --> 00:31:46.119
 into a mission

00:31:46.119 --> 00:31:46.720
 that failed.

00:31:47.519 --> 00:31:48.339
 For a lot of us,

00:31:48.759 --> 00:31:49.579
 living in the power

00:31:49.579 --> 00:31:50.139
 of the resurrection

00:31:50.139 --> 00:31:51.000
 is not going to mean

00:31:51.000 --> 00:31:52.059
 going to another part

00:31:52.059 --> 00:31:52.519
 of the world.

00:31:53.179 --> 00:31:54.619
 But it might mean

00:31:54.619 --> 00:31:55.319
 speaking up

00:31:55.319 --> 00:31:56.259
 in the classroom

00:31:56.259 --> 00:31:56.919
 or at work

00:31:56.919 --> 00:31:58.819
 about the goodness

00:31:58.819 --> 00:32:00.339
 of a life with God.

00:32:01.179 --> 00:32:01.720
 It might mean

00:32:01.720 --> 00:32:02.559
 sacrificing some

00:32:02.559 --> 00:32:03.539
 of our selfish dreams

00:32:03.539 --> 00:32:04.940
 for a greater dream

00:32:04.940 --> 00:32:05.899
 that God gives us.

00:32:06.740 --> 00:32:07.399
 I just want to encourage

00:32:07.399 --> 00:32:07.919
 you this morning,

00:32:08.039 --> 00:32:09.559
 if there is a burden

00:32:09.559 --> 00:32:10.460
 that God has given you,

00:32:10.519 --> 00:32:11.240
 if there is a dream

00:32:11.240 --> 00:32:12.200
 that God has given you,

00:32:12.559 --> 00:32:13.619
 if there is something

00:32:13.619 --> 00:32:14.899
 that you know

00:32:14.899 --> 00:32:15.720
 is the right thing to do

00:32:15.720 --> 00:32:16.319
 but you're afraid

00:32:16.319 --> 00:32:16.779
 of doing it

00:32:16.779 --> 00:32:17.559
 for fear of failure,

00:32:18.079 --> 00:32:19.679
 that because of the power

00:32:19.679 --> 00:32:20.480
 of the resurrection,

00:32:21.139 --> 00:32:22.039
 if you know God,

00:32:22.599 --> 00:32:23.440
 to go for it,

00:32:23.559 --> 00:32:24.940
 to live life boldly,

00:32:25.279 --> 00:32:25.659
 risky,

00:32:26.079 --> 00:32:27.099
 live life all in

00:32:27.099 --> 00:32:28.240
 because we know

00:32:28.240 --> 00:32:29.259
 that God is faithful

00:32:29.259 --> 00:32:30.399
 and he is power

00:32:30.399 --> 00:32:31.319
 over death.

00:32:31.720 --> 00:32:32.679
 Truly he is power

00:32:32.679 --> 00:32:33.299
 over death.

00:32:34.079 --> 00:32:34.639
 There is something

00:32:34.639 --> 00:32:35.379
 that you and I have

00:32:35.379 --> 00:32:36.159
 that is so much more

00:32:36.159 --> 00:32:37.019
 than what Tom Cruise

00:32:37.019 --> 00:32:38.279
 in Edge of Tomorrow had

00:32:38.279 --> 00:32:39.440
 in that Tom Cruise

00:32:39.440 --> 00:32:40.359
 simply had the power

00:32:40.359 --> 00:32:41.259
 of being rebooted

00:32:41.259 --> 00:32:42.859
 but you and I

00:32:42.859 --> 00:32:43.399
 actually share

00:32:43.399 --> 00:32:43.940
 in the power

00:32:43.940 --> 00:32:44.679
 of the resurrection.

00:32:45.379 --> 00:32:45.919
 So in this movie,

00:32:46.000 --> 00:32:46.919
 even though he gets rebooted

00:32:46.919 --> 00:32:47.899
 and can live life

00:32:47.899 --> 00:32:48.819
 pretty confidently,

00:32:49.299 --> 00:32:50.099
 death is still

00:32:50.099 --> 00:32:51.639
 such a key ingredient

00:32:51.640 --> 00:32:52.040
 and all of that.

00:32:52.120 --> 00:32:52.640
 Death still has

00:32:52.640 --> 00:32:53.340
 kind of mastery

00:32:53.340 --> 00:32:53.920
 over him.

00:32:55.500 --> 00:32:56.720
 But because of Jesus'

00:32:57.259 --> 00:32:57.880
 resurrection,

00:32:59.080 --> 00:32:59.759
 in his death,

00:32:59.840 --> 00:33:00.520
 defeating death,

00:33:00.920 --> 00:33:01.960
 and then even more so

00:33:01.960 --> 00:33:02.960
 through his resurrection,

00:33:04.660 --> 00:33:06.400
 as 1 Corinthians 15 says,

00:33:06.540 --> 00:33:07.280
 Paul writes,

00:33:07.920 --> 00:33:08.400
 he says,

00:33:08.480 --> 00:33:08.860
 O death,

00:33:08.940 --> 00:33:09.660
 where is your sting?

00:33:09.960 --> 00:33:10.280
 O death,

00:33:10.380 --> 00:33:11.340
 where is your victory?

00:33:12.460 --> 00:33:13.080
 For truly,

00:33:13.440 --> 00:33:13.900
 Jesus,

00:33:14.360 --> 00:33:14.860
 life,

00:33:15.020 --> 00:33:16.220
 has victory over death.

00:33:16.220 --> 00:33:17.339
 And so you and I

00:33:17.339 --> 00:33:18.079
 can live a life

00:33:18.079 --> 00:33:19.259
 not only being rebooted,

00:33:19.620 --> 00:33:20.059
 but you and I

00:33:20.059 --> 00:33:20.620
 can live a life

00:33:20.620 --> 00:33:21.299
 in the confidence

00:33:21.299 --> 00:33:22.339
 that death

00:33:22.339 --> 00:33:24.180
 is no longer in charge.

00:33:24.759 --> 00:33:25.440
 Death no longer

00:33:25.440 --> 00:33:26.279
 has the final word.

00:33:26.339 --> 00:33:27.100
 The final word

00:33:27.100 --> 00:33:27.720
 in our life

00:33:27.720 --> 00:33:28.980
 will never be failure

00:33:28.980 --> 00:33:30.279
 or death

00:33:30.279 --> 00:33:31.039
 or decay,

00:33:31.519 --> 00:33:32.420
 but is life,

00:33:33.120 --> 00:33:33.819
 is resurrection,

00:33:34.460 --> 00:33:34.960
 is Jesus.

00:33:35.480 --> 00:33:36.620
 He has the final word.

00:33:36.819 --> 00:33:37.680
 And so truly in him

00:33:37.680 --> 00:33:38.460
 we can live a life

00:33:38.460 --> 00:33:39.140
 that's all in,

00:33:39.480 --> 00:33:40.299
 boldly and risky.

00:33:41.059 --> 00:33:41.819
 You can make this

00:33:41.819 --> 00:33:43.680
 your own by living it out

00:33:43.680 --> 00:33:44.700
 and it's part of that

00:33:44.700 --> 00:33:46.039
 by praying these words.

00:33:46.779 --> 00:33:47.380
 Dear God,

00:33:48.160 --> 00:33:49.580
 help me to live boldly,

00:33:50.080 --> 00:33:50.980
 able to risk,

00:33:51.380 --> 00:33:52.480
 confident in the power

00:33:52.480 --> 00:33:53.539
 that raised Jesus

00:33:53.539 --> 00:33:54.640
 from the dead.

00:33:55.700 --> 00:33:56.560
 Dear God,

00:33:57.060 --> 00:33:58.279
 help me to live boldly,

00:33:58.360 --> 00:33:59.060
 able to risk,

00:33:59.500 --> 00:34:00.580
 confident in the power

00:34:00.580 --> 00:34:01.700
 that raised Jesus

00:34:01.700 --> 00:34:03.200
 from the dead.

00:34:04.519 --> 00:34:05.220
 I want to encourage you

00:34:05.220 --> 00:34:05.740
 this morning,

00:34:05.860 --> 00:34:06.440
 if you feel,

00:34:06.440 --> 00:34:07.580
 if you see any part

00:34:07.580 --> 00:34:08.019
 of your life

00:34:08.019 --> 00:34:09.380
 that's not living

00:34:09.380 --> 00:34:10.519
 in that boldness

00:34:10.519 --> 00:34:11.720
 that comes from the power

00:34:11.720 --> 00:34:12.519
 that raised Jesus

00:34:12.519 --> 00:34:13.059
 from the dead,

00:34:13.059 --> 00:34:14.259
 to make these words

00:34:14.259 --> 00:34:14.659
 your own.

00:34:15.779 --> 00:34:16.679
 The slides,

00:34:16.840 --> 00:34:17.480
 these prayers

00:34:17.480 --> 00:34:18.860
 will be put up

00:34:18.860 --> 00:34:19.299
 on the website

00:34:19.299 --> 00:34:19.719
 on Monday

00:34:19.719 --> 00:34:20.340
 and encourage you

00:34:20.340 --> 00:34:21.279
 to pray these words.

00:34:21.900 --> 00:34:22.699
 But that's not all.

00:34:23.139 --> 00:34:23.619
 Would you say

00:34:23.619 --> 00:34:24.739
 this verse again with me?

00:34:25.259 --> 00:34:26.219
 Philippians 3.10

00:34:26.219 --> 00:34:27.779
 That I may know him

00:34:27.779 --> 00:34:28.860
 and the power

00:34:28.860 --> 00:34:29.799
 of his resurrection

00:34:29.799 --> 00:34:31.019
 and may share

00:34:31.019 --> 00:34:31.940
 his sufferings

00:34:31.940 --> 00:34:33.179
 becoming like him

00:34:33.179 --> 00:34:34.079
 in his death.

00:34:35.059 --> 00:34:35.759
 I feel like me

00:34:35.759 --> 00:34:36.460
 when I was reading

00:34:36.460 --> 00:34:36.860
 through this

00:34:36.860 --> 00:34:37.920
 preparing for the message

00:34:37.920 --> 00:34:39.579
 I saw that I may know him

00:34:39.579 --> 00:34:40.679
 and that filled me

00:34:40.679 --> 00:34:41.599
 with such joy

00:34:41.599 --> 00:34:42.860
 and just pumped me up

00:34:42.860 --> 00:34:43.860
 and then I read

00:34:43.860 --> 00:34:44.440
 and may share

00:34:44.440 --> 00:34:45.019
 in his power

00:34:45.019 --> 00:34:45.440
 the power

00:34:45.440 --> 00:34:46.059
 of the resurrection

00:34:46.059 --> 00:34:47.340
 and get even more stoked.

00:34:47.480 --> 00:34:47.960
 Come on.

00:34:48.340 --> 00:34:49.079
 I can live life

00:34:49.079 --> 00:34:50.200
 boldly and confidently.

00:34:50.980 --> 00:34:51.840
 And then we read

00:34:51.840 --> 00:34:52.840
 and may share

00:34:52.840 --> 00:34:53.500
 his sufferings

00:34:53.500 --> 00:34:54.240
 becoming like him

00:34:54.240 --> 00:34:54.840
 in his death.

00:34:56.440 --> 00:34:57.160
 I would have been

00:34:57.160 --> 00:34:58.200
 more pumped

00:34:58.200 --> 00:34:59.680
 if it had said

00:34:59.680 --> 00:35:01.000
 sharing his sufferings

00:35:01.000 --> 00:35:02.000
 becoming like him

00:35:02.000 --> 00:35:02.440
 in his death

00:35:02.440 --> 00:35:03.220
 and then said

00:35:03.220 --> 00:35:04.440
 and the power

00:35:04.440 --> 00:35:05.160
 of the resurrection

00:35:05.160 --> 00:35:06.380
 because I'd look at like

00:35:06.380 --> 00:35:07.480
 okay so if I die

00:35:07.480 --> 00:35:07.880
 with him

00:35:07.880 --> 00:35:09.180
 I also live with him

00:35:09.180 --> 00:35:10.019
 as it says

00:35:10.019 --> 00:35:11.079
 also in the Bible.

00:35:11.079 --> 00:35:12.019
 But instead

00:35:12.019 --> 00:35:12.340
 it says

00:35:12.340 --> 00:35:14.059
 this positive thing

00:35:14.059 --> 00:35:15.480
 sharing the power

00:35:15.480 --> 00:35:16.079
 of the resurrection

00:35:16.079 --> 00:35:17.420
 and then a seemingly

00:35:17.420 --> 00:35:18.360
 more negative thing

00:35:18.360 --> 00:35:19.759
 and sharing his sufferings

00:35:19.759 --> 00:35:20.259
 and death.

00:35:20.960 --> 00:35:21.719
 But I believe

00:35:21.719 --> 00:35:22.519
 that Paul wrote it

00:35:22.519 --> 00:35:22.940
 this way

00:35:22.940 --> 00:35:24.519
 for a very specific reason

00:35:24.519 --> 00:35:26.039
 and that is that

00:35:26.039 --> 00:35:28.659
 there is a certain

00:35:28.659 --> 00:35:29.559
 type of suffering

00:35:29.559 --> 00:35:31.019
 that only those

00:35:31.019 --> 00:35:31.739
 who have shared

00:35:31.739 --> 00:35:32.179
 in the power

00:35:32.179 --> 00:35:32.619
 of the resurrection

00:35:32.619 --> 00:35:33.460
 have come to life

00:35:33.460 --> 00:35:33.880
 in God

00:35:33.880 --> 00:35:35.000
 get to experience.

00:35:36.199 --> 00:35:37.099
 Earlier in Philippians

00:35:37.099 --> 00:35:37.739
 Paul writes

00:35:37.739 --> 00:35:39.619
 that it is a gift

00:35:39.619 --> 00:35:41.019
 to believe in God

00:35:41.019 --> 00:35:42.659
 and to suffer with him.

00:35:43.439 --> 00:35:44.059
 That it is a gift

00:35:44.059 --> 00:35:45.039
 to both believe in God

00:35:45.039 --> 00:35:45.779
 and share in his suffering

00:35:45.779 --> 00:35:46.199
 with him.

00:35:46.979 --> 00:35:47.799
 And that doesn't make

00:35:47.799 --> 00:35:48.819
 a lot of sense to us

00:35:48.819 --> 00:35:50.379
 because sharing

00:35:50.379 --> 00:35:51.279
 and suffering

00:35:51.279 --> 00:35:52.500
 tends not to be

00:35:52.500 --> 00:35:53.000
 something we think of

00:35:53.000 --> 00:35:53.599
 as a gift

00:35:53.599 --> 00:35:54.699
 but Paul sees it

00:35:54.699 --> 00:35:55.239
 as a gift.

00:35:55.759 --> 00:35:56.379
 Why is that?

00:35:57.439 --> 00:35:58.079
 Well we know

00:35:58.079 --> 00:35:58.879
 that our God

00:35:58.879 --> 00:36:00.059
 is a God of compassion.

00:36:00.699 --> 00:36:01.679
 We know through

00:36:01.679 --> 00:36:02.799
 through the

00:36:02.799 --> 00:36:04.059
 through Jesus coming

00:36:04.059 --> 00:36:05.259
 into the brokenness

00:36:05.260 --> 00:36:06.240
 and the pain

00:36:06.240 --> 00:36:06.880
 and the death

00:36:06.880 --> 00:36:07.900
 of the human condition

00:36:07.900 --> 00:36:09.180
 taking all of that

00:36:09.180 --> 00:36:09.800
 upon himself

00:36:09.800 --> 00:36:10.480
 on the cross.

00:36:11.300 --> 00:36:12.240
 That our God

00:36:12.240 --> 00:36:12.640
 is a God

00:36:12.640 --> 00:36:13.820
 that cares for the lost

00:36:13.820 --> 00:36:15.140
 cares for the broken

00:36:15.140 --> 00:36:16.440
 cares for the marginalized

00:36:16.440 --> 00:36:17.680
 those who are hurting

00:36:17.680 --> 00:36:18.520
 and suffering.

00:36:19.460 --> 00:36:20.940
 He's a compassionate God

00:36:20.940 --> 00:36:23.540
 but the word compassion

00:36:23.540 --> 00:36:25.320
 passion means to suffer

00:36:25.320 --> 00:36:26.360
 and C-O-M

00:36:26.360 --> 00:36:27.160
 is a prefix

00:36:27.160 --> 00:36:27.900
 that means with.

00:36:28.300 --> 00:36:29.080
 The word compassion

00:36:29.080 --> 00:36:30.400
 means to suffer with

00:36:30.400 --> 00:36:31.720
 those who are suffering.

00:36:32.500 --> 00:36:32.980
 That's what it means

00:36:32.980 --> 00:36:33.660
 to be compassionate.

00:36:33.659 --> 00:36:35.619
 God doesn't just have pity on us

00:36:35.619 --> 00:36:37.319
 he has compassion for us.

00:36:38.079 --> 00:36:38.639
 So if we're people

00:36:38.639 --> 00:36:40.000
 who are going to join God

00:36:40.000 --> 00:36:41.039
 in the work

00:36:41.039 --> 00:36:41.539
 and the ministry

00:36:41.539 --> 00:36:42.359
 that God is doing

00:36:42.359 --> 00:36:43.279
 bringing light

00:36:43.279 --> 00:36:43.940
 to the darkness

00:36:43.940 --> 00:36:45.440
 and life to the dead

00:36:45.440 --> 00:36:47.399
 healing to the broken

00:36:47.399 --> 00:36:48.679
 then we're joining

00:36:48.679 --> 00:36:49.319
 him

00:36:49.319 --> 00:36:51.279
 in being compassionate people

00:36:51.279 --> 00:36:52.719
 which necessitates

00:36:52.719 --> 00:36:53.699
 that we're suffering

00:36:53.699 --> 00:36:54.699
 with those who are suffering

00:36:54.699 --> 00:36:55.599
 that we're sharing

00:36:55.599 --> 00:36:56.239
 in their pain.

00:36:57.039 --> 00:36:58.159
 When I was a little kid

00:36:58.159 --> 00:36:59.119
 I was about five years old

00:36:59.119 --> 00:36:59.460
 I think

00:36:59.460 --> 00:37:00.920
 I

00:37:00.920 --> 00:37:02.739
 a bunch of my friends

00:37:02.739 --> 00:37:03.259
 dads

00:37:03.259 --> 00:37:04.159
 did a

00:37:04.159 --> 00:37:04.599
 take your child

00:37:04.599 --> 00:37:05.159
 to work day

00:37:05.159 --> 00:37:06.579
 so all my little friends

00:37:06.579 --> 00:37:07.079
 all went off

00:37:07.079 --> 00:37:07.559
 with their dads

00:37:07.559 --> 00:37:08.039
 to work

00:37:08.039 --> 00:37:09.219
 and for whatever reason

00:37:09.219 --> 00:37:09.739
 my dad

00:37:09.739 --> 00:37:11.199
 he's an amazing dad

00:37:11.199 --> 00:37:12.319
 didn't

00:37:12.319 --> 00:37:13.679
 wasn't part of that program

00:37:13.679 --> 00:37:14.879
 and so I remember

00:37:14.879 --> 00:37:16.519
 just selfishly

00:37:16.519 --> 00:37:17.399
 going to my room

00:37:17.399 --> 00:37:18.539
 I was feeling really bad

00:37:18.539 --> 00:37:19.099
 for myself

00:37:19.099 --> 00:37:21.099
 and I sat on my bed

00:37:21.099 --> 00:37:23.339
 come from a big family

00:37:23.339 --> 00:37:24.079
 so it was a bunk bed

00:37:24.079 --> 00:37:24.939
 a lot of siblings

00:37:24.939 --> 00:37:26.059
 so I sat on my bed

00:37:26.059 --> 00:37:27.119
 and I just prayed something like

00:37:27.119 --> 00:37:28.639
 we just learned the Lord's Prayer

00:37:28.639 --> 00:37:29.500
 as a family

00:37:29.500 --> 00:37:30.459
 so I was sitting on my bed

00:37:30.460 --> 00:37:30.820
 and I said

00:37:30.820 --> 00:37:32.539
 God if you're my Heavenly Father

00:37:32.539 --> 00:37:33.720
 can you have a

00:37:33.720 --> 00:37:34.139
 take your child

00:37:34.139 --> 00:37:34.639
 to work day

00:37:34.639 --> 00:37:36.300
 and I prayed the prayer

00:37:36.300 --> 00:37:36.900
 just because I wanted

00:37:36.900 --> 00:37:37.360
 to go to work

00:37:37.360 --> 00:37:37.980
 with somebody

00:37:37.980 --> 00:37:39.900
 I didn't want to be left out

00:37:39.900 --> 00:37:41.280
 but in a very real way

00:37:41.280 --> 00:37:42.099
 just a few weeks later

00:37:42.099 --> 00:37:42.820
 my church was

00:37:42.820 --> 00:37:43.880
 doing work

00:37:43.880 --> 00:37:44.699
 in one of the poorest

00:37:44.699 --> 00:37:45.699
 the poorest

00:37:45.699 --> 00:37:47.119
 area in all of Canada

00:37:47.119 --> 00:37:48.159
 in East Hastings

00:37:48.159 --> 00:37:48.460
 Vancouver

00:37:48.460 --> 00:37:49.860
 and I got to

00:37:49.860 --> 00:37:51.059
 go with my family

00:37:51.059 --> 00:37:51.860
 and be part of

00:37:51.860 --> 00:37:52.800
 what they were doing

00:37:52.800 --> 00:37:54.300
 and there was some sense

00:37:54.300 --> 00:37:55.019
 that day

00:37:55.019 --> 00:37:55.599
 where I realized

00:37:55.599 --> 00:37:56.340
 as we went to

00:37:56.340 --> 00:37:57.380
 care for the poor

00:37:57.380 --> 00:37:57.860
 like that

00:37:57.860 --> 00:37:58.720
 I knew that God

00:37:58.720 --> 00:37:59.639
 was answering that prayer

00:37:59.639 --> 00:38:00.839
 even in a small way

00:38:00.839 --> 00:38:02.299
 that I was going to work

00:38:02.299 --> 00:38:03.480
 with my Heavenly Father

00:38:03.480 --> 00:38:04.759
 that He was caring

00:38:04.759 --> 00:38:05.359
 for the poor

00:38:05.359 --> 00:38:05.920
 and I was getting

00:38:05.920 --> 00:38:06.799
 to join Him in that

00:38:06.799 --> 00:38:09.819
 and as I've grown up

00:38:09.819 --> 00:38:10.559
 in my life

00:38:10.559 --> 00:38:11.339
 it's meant getting to

00:38:11.339 --> 00:38:12.679
 work among victims

00:38:12.679 --> 00:38:13.579
 of human trafficking

00:38:13.579 --> 00:38:15.199
 helping people find freedom

00:38:15.199 --> 00:38:17.119
 from actual slave traffickers

00:38:17.119 --> 00:38:18.379
 in my life

00:38:18.379 --> 00:38:19.239
 it's meant being a light

00:38:19.239 --> 00:38:20.259
 at Parliament Hill

00:38:20.259 --> 00:38:21.559
 where I get to be

00:38:21.559 --> 00:38:22.259
 with some of the richest

00:38:22.259 --> 00:38:22.920
 most comfortable

00:38:22.920 --> 00:38:23.759
 powerful people

00:38:23.759 --> 00:38:24.679
 yet they're miserable

00:38:24.679 --> 00:38:25.839
 and we try to

00:38:25.839 --> 00:38:27.559
 get to share

00:38:27.559 --> 00:38:28.379
 the truth

00:38:28.379 --> 00:38:29.059
 and the hope

00:38:29.059 --> 00:38:29.500
 we have

00:38:29.500 --> 00:38:30.159
 in Jesus

00:38:30.159 --> 00:38:30.839
 with them

00:38:30.839 --> 00:38:32.359
 it's been amazing

00:38:32.359 --> 00:38:34.339
 in everyone's life

00:38:34.339 --> 00:38:34.799
 it's going to look

00:38:34.799 --> 00:38:35.639
 like different things

00:38:35.639 --> 00:38:37.579
 but in every person

00:38:37.579 --> 00:38:38.679
 who knows God

00:38:38.679 --> 00:38:39.799
 in every one of our lives

00:38:39.799 --> 00:38:40.579
 it's going to mean

00:38:40.579 --> 00:38:41.019
 something

00:38:41.019 --> 00:38:42.039
 it's going to mean

00:38:42.039 --> 00:38:42.940
 joining God

00:38:42.940 --> 00:38:43.539
 some way

00:38:43.539 --> 00:38:44.399
 in the work

00:38:44.399 --> 00:38:44.759
 He's doing

00:38:44.759 --> 00:38:45.359
 bringing light

00:38:45.359 --> 00:38:46.079
 into the darkness

00:38:46.079 --> 00:38:48.299
 and so as Paul writes

00:38:48.299 --> 00:38:48.839
 about sharing

00:38:48.839 --> 00:38:49.299
 and suffering

00:38:49.299 --> 00:38:50.000
 I don't think

00:38:50.000 --> 00:38:51.099
 he's simply telling us

00:38:51.099 --> 00:38:51.960
 I don't think

00:38:51.960 --> 00:38:53.000
 he's simply telling us

00:38:53.000 --> 00:38:54.819
 that knowing God

00:38:54.819 --> 00:38:57.440
 is worth suffering for

00:38:57.440 --> 00:38:59.059
 it's as if he's saying

00:38:59.059 --> 00:38:59.659
 it's not simply

00:38:59.659 --> 00:39:00.079
 that he's saying

00:39:00.079 --> 00:39:00.679
 knowing God

00:39:00.679 --> 00:39:01.380
 is such a treasure

00:39:01.380 --> 00:39:02.360
 and if the ticket

00:39:02.360 --> 00:39:02.940
 to know God

00:39:02.940 --> 00:39:03.440
 is suffering

00:39:03.440 --> 00:39:04.319
 then it's worth

00:39:04.319 --> 00:39:05.039
 paying that ticket

00:39:05.039 --> 00:39:05.860
 so you can know Him

00:39:05.860 --> 00:39:07.339
 He's actually so

00:39:07.339 --> 00:39:10.519
 so captured

00:39:10.519 --> 00:39:11.519
 he's so captivated

00:39:11.519 --> 00:39:12.799
 by the joy

00:39:12.799 --> 00:39:13.719
 and the meaning

00:39:13.719 --> 00:39:15.380
 and the gift

00:39:15.380 --> 00:39:16.239
 of knowing God

00:39:16.239 --> 00:39:17.380
 that if suffering

00:39:17.380 --> 00:39:19.199
 is our getting

00:39:19.199 --> 00:39:20.500
 to go to work

00:39:20.500 --> 00:39:21.079
 with God

00:39:21.079 --> 00:39:22.380
 then he's pumped

00:39:22.380 --> 00:39:23.159
 up for it

00:39:23.159 --> 00:39:24.900
 the reason you have

00:39:24.900 --> 00:39:25.440
 a take your child

00:39:25.440 --> 00:39:26.000
 to work day

00:39:26.000 --> 00:39:26.960
 isn't so that your child

00:39:26.960 --> 00:39:27.500
 can be exposed

00:39:27.500 --> 00:39:28.719
 to some job

00:39:28.719 --> 00:39:30.019
 prospect in the future

00:39:30.019 --> 00:39:31.559
 but so that your child

00:39:31.559 --> 00:39:32.500
 can get to know you

00:39:32.500 --> 00:39:33.639
 because as we spend

00:39:33.639 --> 00:39:34.460
 time with people

00:39:34.460 --> 00:39:35.639
 and see what they do

00:39:35.639 --> 00:39:36.380
 and go to their workplace

00:39:36.380 --> 00:39:37.299
 we get to know

00:39:37.299 --> 00:39:38.219
 a whole dimension

00:39:38.219 --> 00:39:39.079
 to who they are

00:39:39.079 --> 00:39:40.279
 it's a whole other dimension

00:39:40.279 --> 00:39:40.840
 of who they are

00:39:40.840 --> 00:39:42.219
 is what they do for work

00:39:42.219 --> 00:39:43.739
 and the work

00:39:43.739 --> 00:39:44.659
 that our Heavenly Father

00:39:44.659 --> 00:39:45.159
 is doing

00:39:45.159 --> 00:39:46.340
 is the most

00:39:46.340 --> 00:39:47.360
 purpose driven

00:39:47.360 --> 00:39:48.039
 hope filled

00:39:48.039 --> 00:39:48.960
 life giving work

00:39:48.960 --> 00:39:49.860
 imaginable

00:39:49.860 --> 00:39:50.840
 and so I want

00:39:50.840 --> 00:39:51.559
 to encourage you

00:39:51.559 --> 00:39:52.400
 to pray that prayer

00:39:52.400 --> 00:39:52.780
 that I prayed

00:39:52.780 --> 00:39:53.420
 as a little kid

00:39:53.420 --> 00:39:54.840
 that I still pray

00:39:54.840 --> 00:39:55.420
 to this day

00:39:55.420 --> 00:39:57.380
 still to this day

00:39:57.380 --> 00:39:57.660
 I pray

00:39:57.660 --> 00:39:58.120
 God

00:39:58.120 --> 00:39:58.880
 would you take me

00:39:58.880 --> 00:39:59.559
 to work with you

00:39:59.559 --> 00:40:00.640
 when I get up in the morning

00:40:00.640 --> 00:40:00.860
 I'm like

00:40:00.860 --> 00:40:01.180
 God

00:40:01.180 --> 00:40:02.559
 I want to join you

00:40:02.559 --> 00:40:03.079
 in the ministry

00:40:03.079 --> 00:40:03.519
 you're doing

00:40:03.519 --> 00:40:04.220
 bringing light

00:40:04.220 --> 00:40:04.900
 to the darkness

00:40:04.900 --> 00:40:05.980
 bringing light

00:40:05.980 --> 00:40:06.880
 to those who are dead

00:40:06.880 --> 00:40:08.079
 I want to encourage you

00:40:08.079 --> 00:40:08.860
 to pray that prayer

00:40:08.860 --> 00:40:10.200
 you may not say

00:40:10.200 --> 00:40:10.620
 like I did

00:40:10.620 --> 00:40:11.340
 as a five year old

00:40:11.340 --> 00:40:11.940
 but maybe it would

00:40:11.940 --> 00:40:12.860
 sound more like this

00:40:12.860 --> 00:40:14.620
 the words are on the slide

00:40:14.619 --> 00:40:15.940
 dear God

00:40:15.940 --> 00:40:16.679
 thank you

00:40:16.679 --> 00:40:17.440
 that you suffer

00:40:17.440 --> 00:40:18.259
 with those

00:40:18.259 --> 00:40:18.880
 who are suffering

00:40:18.880 --> 00:40:20.339
 may I join you

00:40:20.339 --> 00:40:20.940
 in suffering

00:40:20.940 --> 00:40:21.719
 for the gospel

00:40:21.719 --> 00:40:22.960
 that I may know

00:40:22.960 --> 00:40:24.159
 you more completely

00:40:24.159 --> 00:40:25.859
 dear God

00:40:25.859 --> 00:40:26.259
 thank you

00:40:26.259 --> 00:40:26.880
 that you suffer

00:40:26.880 --> 00:40:27.279
 with those

00:40:27.279 --> 00:40:27.940
 who are suffering

00:40:27.940 --> 00:40:29.159
 may I join you

00:40:29.159 --> 00:40:29.679
 in suffering

00:40:29.679 --> 00:40:30.400
 for the gospel

00:40:30.400 --> 00:40:31.519
 that I may know

00:40:31.519 --> 00:40:32.779
 you more completely

00:40:32.779 --> 00:40:35.739
 truly there's

00:40:35.739 --> 00:40:37.199
 no greater joy

00:40:37.199 --> 00:40:39.279
 there's no greater life

00:40:39.279 --> 00:40:40.119
 life itself

00:40:40.119 --> 00:40:41.219
 comes

00:40:41.219 --> 00:40:41.719
 as we come

00:40:41.719 --> 00:40:46.879
 to know God, as we share the power of the resurrection, and as we join God in being

00:40:46.879 --> 00:40:53.659
 compassionate people together with God. Would you join me in praying? Heavenly Father, thank you

00:40:53.659 --> 00:40:59.500
 that you are a God who has not abandoned us to the darkness and the brokenness of the human

00:40:59.500 --> 00:41:06.279
 condition. God, thank you that you haven't simply called us to be people who study you and know a

00:41:06.280 --> 00:41:11.720
 lot about you, but you've called us to know you in the deepest, most intimate parts of our life,

00:41:11.820 --> 00:41:19.100
 in every part of our life. God, thank you for Jesus. We long to know you, and so I pray that you

00:41:19.100 --> 00:41:25.180
 would grow in us an ever-increasing desire to know you, and that you would bring us into that

00:41:25.180 --> 00:41:30.560
 deeper and more personal relationship with you day after day after day for the rest of our lives,

00:41:30.960 --> 00:41:36.060
 and that you would give us the joy of getting to help bring that to others. In Jesus' name,

00:41:36.280 --> 00:41:36.660
 Amen.