WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:11.640 I'll turn if you will to Matthew chapter 4, Matthew 4, and we're looking at verses 12 to chapter 5 and verse 1. 00:00:12.859 --> 00:00:17.580 ! It'll be lovely to see you tonight, if you can come, I'm going to speak on how can anyone believe that Jesus rose from the dead? 00:00:18.719 --> 00:00:23.100 So it's one of these talks of this mission, so you are guinea pigs on that. 00:00:24.300 --> 00:00:27.359 Matthew 4, 12 to 5, 1. 00:00:27.359 --> 00:00:33.039 There's an early 20th century preacher in London called Arthur John Gossip. 00:00:34.359 --> 00:00:39.579 And Arthur John Gossip preached a well-known sermon on the fear of suffering. 00:00:40.560 --> 00:00:45.539 The title of Mr. Gossip's sermon was, When Life Tumbles In, What Then? 00:00:46.539 --> 00:00:49.320 When Life Tumbles In, What Then? 00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:55.519 But it helps to appreciate that sermon, if you know this little piece of information, 00:00:55.520 --> 00:01:00.560 that it was preached two weeks after Mr. Gossip's wife died. 00:01:02.400 --> 00:01:07.780 When you know something about the preacher, it gives a little bit more insight into the sermon. 00:01:08.820 --> 00:01:11.740 When Life Tumbles In, What Then? 00:01:11.739 --> 00:01:18.399 I don't think it makes much difference if you know anything about the preacher normally, 00:01:19.399 --> 00:01:20.459 before you view a sermon. 00:01:20.579 --> 00:01:21.839 But sometimes it does. 00:01:22.599 --> 00:01:23.539 Sometimes it does. 00:01:24.859 --> 00:01:28.259 Particularly in Matthew 5 to 8. 00:01:29.299 --> 00:01:32.099 We're about to start next week the Sermon on the Mount. 00:01:32.099 --> 00:01:38.899 And when you listen to that sermon from Jesus, I think it's very helpful that you know about the preacher. 00:01:40.099 --> 00:01:43.299 In other words, you need to know about the preacher before you listen to the sermon. 00:01:44.500 --> 00:01:48.379 You need to know something about the character of the Lord Jesus Christ. 00:01:49.139 --> 00:01:53.799 About who he is, in order to appreciate and be prepared for what he's about to say. 00:01:53.799 --> 00:01:58.920 And I think we can understand him in the second half of chapter 4 if we ask certain questions. 00:01:59.159 --> 00:01:59.840 Four questions. 00:02:00.799 --> 00:02:05.719 Number one, what is a brilliant Messiah like you doing in such a dark place? 00:02:06.979 --> 00:02:10.979 What is a brilliant Messiah like you doing in such a dark place? 00:02:11.039 --> 00:02:13.019 And that's from verses 12 to 16. 00:02:13.979 --> 00:02:18.400 It talks about the places where Jesus initially concentrated in his efforts. 00:02:19.620 --> 00:02:21.519 It tells us that he went to Galilee. 00:02:21.520 --> 00:02:23.780 And it talks about Nazareth. 00:02:23.880 --> 00:02:26.939 And it talks about how he left Nazareth and went to Capernaum. 00:02:27.100 --> 00:02:30.840 Which was on the northwest edge of the Sea of Galilee. 00:02:31.860 --> 00:02:34.660 And how Jesus kind of established his headquarters there. 00:02:35.900 --> 00:02:41.560 It was in the region of the tribal territories of Zebelin and Naphtali. 00:02:42.700 --> 00:02:47.920 And Matthew tells us that Jesus going to those places fulfilled one of the prophecies, 00:02:47.920 --> 00:02:50.860 one of the predictions from Isaiah 9, verses 1 and 2. 00:02:51.520 --> 00:02:53.060 He quotes in verse 15. 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:53.719 Look what it says. 00:02:53.780 --> 00:02:55.880 It says, 14 it says, 00:02:55.980 --> 00:02:57.939 It was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled. 00:02:58.060 --> 00:02:59.020 The land of Zebelin. 00:02:59.540 --> 00:03:00.600 And the land of Naphtali. 00:03:00.939 --> 00:03:03.620 The way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles. 00:03:03.700 --> 00:03:07.700 The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light. 00:03:09.560 --> 00:03:10.939 What was that great light? 00:03:10.939 --> 00:03:15.900 Well in that same passage in Isaiah 9 it talks about the Messiah. 00:03:16.979 --> 00:03:19.599 The child who is born and the son who is given. 00:03:20.859 --> 00:03:23.699 And who is going to reign as king and the government will be on his shoulders. 00:03:23.840 --> 00:03:26.240 And there will be justice and righteousness forever and ever. 00:03:26.919 --> 00:03:28.879 And Matthew is saying here the king has come. 00:03:30.079 --> 00:03:34.139 The king has come and the light has already shone in the land of darkness. 00:03:34.139 --> 00:03:37.619 In the area of Zebelin and Naphtali. 00:03:38.459 --> 00:03:39.759 That's the area of Galilee. 00:03:39.859 --> 00:03:40.559 What was that? 00:03:42.119 --> 00:03:49.139 Well that area was the place that throughout the Old Testament had always borne the brunt of Assyria's wrath. 00:03:51.139 --> 00:03:55.299 They were the people that were always the first ones to be captured. 00:03:56.000 --> 00:03:57.219 To be taken over. 00:03:57.219 --> 00:04:00.859 It's a bit like Newport in South Wales. 00:04:02.020 --> 00:04:02.919 If you look in the street. 00:04:03.039 --> 00:04:04.340 Sometimes Newport is part of England. 00:04:05.159 --> 00:04:06.419 Sometimes it's part of Wales. 00:04:07.159 --> 00:04:08.719 Sometimes it doesn't know where it is. 00:04:09.259 --> 00:04:11.879 But whenever England took over Wales again. 00:04:12.500 --> 00:04:14.740 Newport was the first to go. 00:04:16.139 --> 00:04:17.860 It's always infected by invasion. 00:04:18.620 --> 00:04:19.480 And by captivity. 00:04:21.000 --> 00:04:22.519 And in the New Testament period. 00:04:22.519 --> 00:04:23.879 I said it a couple of weeks ago. 00:04:24.199 --> 00:04:27.100 That the way Galilee was viewed by the other Jews. 00:04:28.020 --> 00:04:29.260 It was viewed with suspicion. 00:04:30.720 --> 00:04:31.600 So do you remember I said. 00:04:31.840 --> 00:04:32.420 To that proverb. 00:04:32.600 --> 00:04:33.620 If you want to be wise. 00:04:33.780 --> 00:04:34.680 Come down south. 00:04:34.960 --> 00:04:35.440 To Jerusalem. 00:04:35.940 --> 00:04:37.480 That is study the law with the rabbis. 00:04:37.700 --> 00:04:38.640 If you want to get rich. 00:04:38.700 --> 00:04:39.420 Which is not preferable. 00:04:39.500 --> 00:04:40.140 Go north. 00:04:40.820 --> 00:04:41.700 Where there is Galilee. 00:04:41.820 --> 00:04:43.000 And there is all sorts of trading. 00:04:43.120 --> 00:04:43.700 And opportunity. 00:04:44.000 --> 00:04:44.540 And corruption. 00:04:46.440 --> 00:04:46.800 Josephus. 00:04:46.860 --> 00:04:47.600 The Jewish historian. 00:04:47.740 --> 00:04:48.200 Tells us. 00:04:48.200 --> 00:04:49.040 That in Galilee. 00:04:49.240 --> 00:04:52.280 There were 240 villages. 00:04:53.540 --> 00:04:54.280 And towns. 00:04:54.520 --> 00:04:57.140 And they had about 15,000 inhabitants. 00:04:57.220 --> 00:04:59.900 And during this time. 00:05:00.060 --> 00:05:03.000 Galilee was a thriving area. 00:05:03.900 --> 00:05:05.160 It wasn't isolated. 00:05:05.160 --> 00:05:06.600 Like Judea in the south. 00:05:07.680 --> 00:05:08.600 It was open. 00:05:08.700 --> 00:05:10.400 He had a lot of country. 00:05:10.900 --> 00:05:12.400 A lot of foreign contacts. 00:05:13.400 --> 00:05:14.440 There were Gentiles there. 00:05:14.500 --> 00:05:15.100 Non-Jews. 00:05:15.260 --> 00:05:16.020 And pagans. 00:05:16.100 --> 00:05:17.380 That all came to trade. 00:05:18.180 --> 00:05:19.180 There was a lot of business. 00:05:19.520 --> 00:05:22.060 There was an influx of travellers. 00:05:22.060 --> 00:05:24.000 Because of the highway connections. 00:05:24.199 --> 00:05:24.660 That went nearby. 00:05:26.480 --> 00:05:27.680 And because of that. 00:05:28.259 --> 00:05:30.000 The more strict Jews. 00:05:30.000 --> 00:05:30.819 Of Jerusalem. 00:05:31.019 --> 00:05:32.240 Looked down their nose. 00:05:32.579 --> 00:05:33.500 And they tended to think. 00:05:33.600 --> 00:05:35.079 That Galilee contained Jews. 00:05:35.220 --> 00:05:36.680 That were not quite as. 00:05:37.180 --> 00:05:37.620 Kosia. 00:05:38.740 --> 00:05:39.980 Not quite as careful. 00:05:40.980 --> 00:05:41.899 The Jews of the north. 00:05:42.000 --> 00:05:43.220 They're not quite as strict. 00:05:44.680 --> 00:05:45.439 That was. 00:05:46.439 --> 00:05:47.220 A sort of. 00:05:47.279 --> 00:05:48.879 In rabbinical circle anyway. 00:05:48.879 --> 00:05:50.240 A sort of contempt. 00:05:50.779 --> 00:05:51.439 For Galilee. 00:05:52.219 --> 00:05:53.759 And anything Galilean. 00:05:56.360 --> 00:05:56.819 And yet. 00:05:56.939 --> 00:05:58.040 That is precisely. 00:05:58.540 --> 00:05:59.100 Unbelievably. 00:05:59.319 --> 00:06:00.060 As it may seem. 00:06:00.240 --> 00:06:00.920 Where the Messiah. 00:06:01.779 --> 00:06:03.259 The great light for Israel. 00:06:03.360 --> 00:06:04.040 Began to shine. 00:06:05.279 --> 00:06:05.659 Surely. 00:06:05.980 --> 00:06:06.740 No Messiah. 00:06:08.420 --> 00:06:10.040 No great hope. 00:06:10.240 --> 00:06:10.779 Would begin. 00:06:10.939 --> 00:06:11.639 And carry on. 00:06:11.680 --> 00:06:12.480 His major work. 00:06:12.560 --> 00:06:13.240 In Galilee. 00:06:14.639 --> 00:06:16.199 In the land of Zebulun. 00:06:16.560 --> 00:06:17.060 And Naphtali. 00:06:17.120 --> 00:06:18.120 He wouldn't do that sort of thing. 00:06:18.120 --> 00:06:18.360 Surely. 00:06:19.879 --> 00:06:20.879 That's their reaction. 00:06:22.860 --> 00:06:23.939 It's the kind of reaction. 00:06:24.100 --> 00:06:24.600 That Spurgeon. 00:06:24.719 --> 00:06:25.319 Might get from it. 00:06:25.360 --> 00:06:26.600 Spurgeon was a 19th century preacher. 00:06:26.699 --> 00:06:27.680 I'm reading one of his biographies. 00:06:27.800 --> 00:06:28.060 At the moment. 00:06:28.860 --> 00:06:29.680 Spurgeon went back. 00:06:29.819 --> 00:06:30.339 Again and again. 00:06:30.420 --> 00:06:30.740 To one of his. 00:06:30.899 --> 00:06:31.759 To his deacons. 00:06:31.959 --> 00:06:32.659 To the deacons meeting. 00:06:33.139 --> 00:06:33.959 And he begged them. 00:06:34.019 --> 00:06:35.759 To take the upper panes. 00:06:36.000 --> 00:06:37.139 Of the windows. 00:06:37.680 --> 00:06:38.920 Around the chapel out. 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:41.219 The windows were. 00:06:41.540 --> 00:06:42.480 In iron frames. 00:06:42.579 --> 00:06:43.579 They were not made to open. 00:06:43.699 --> 00:06:43.980 And so. 00:06:44.319 --> 00:06:45.839 The room got so hot. 00:06:45.899 --> 00:06:46.819 With thousands of people. 00:06:46.899 --> 00:06:47.339 Listening to him. 00:06:47.339 --> 00:06:48.159 There was a real problem. 00:06:48.160 --> 00:06:48.800 With ventilation. 00:06:48.939 --> 00:06:49.800 And people falling asleep. 00:06:49.880 --> 00:06:50.340 And fainting. 00:06:51.380 --> 00:06:52.220 Several times. 00:06:52.300 --> 00:06:53.040 He went to his deacons. 00:06:53.100 --> 00:06:53.720 And he mentioned it. 00:06:53.780 --> 00:06:54.620 But nothing happened. 00:06:56.340 --> 00:06:56.740 Providentially. 00:06:56.860 --> 00:06:57.680 One Monday morning. 00:06:57.939 --> 00:06:59.040 Ever was a gasp. 00:06:59.040 --> 00:07:00.260 Because almost all. 00:07:00.260 --> 00:07:01.380 Of the upper windows. 00:07:01.940 --> 00:07:03.040 Had been knocked out. 00:07:03.040 --> 00:07:05.040 It almost looked like. 00:07:05.040 --> 00:07:05.920 A professional job. 00:07:07.360 --> 00:07:08.220 And he said. 00:07:08.379 --> 00:07:09.680 That in all the consternation. 00:07:09.780 --> 00:07:10.660 That the church was in. 00:07:10.920 --> 00:07:11.920 That they should make an offer. 00:07:11.920 --> 00:07:12.720 Of five pound. 00:07:12.819 --> 00:07:13.939 However the culprit was. 00:07:13.980 --> 00:07:14.740 And when they found him. 00:07:14.780 --> 00:07:15.620 They should give him the money. 00:07:15.680 --> 00:07:16.200 As a present. 00:07:17.960 --> 00:07:18.600 And then he said. 00:07:18.600 --> 00:07:19.220 To his students. 00:07:19.220 --> 00:07:19.780 He said. 00:07:19.820 --> 00:07:20.800 I trust that none of you. 00:07:20.860 --> 00:07:21.480 Suspect me. 00:07:21.740 --> 00:07:22.420 Or if you do. 00:07:22.500 --> 00:07:23.379 I would have to confess. 00:07:23.480 --> 00:07:24.600 That I walk with a stick. 00:07:24.820 --> 00:07:25.700 That let the oxygen. 00:07:25.920 --> 00:07:27.200 Into that stifling structure. 00:07:28.079 --> 00:07:28.800 Can you believe that? 00:07:30.279 --> 00:07:30.959 They would have thought. 00:07:31.019 --> 00:07:31.300 Wouldn't they? 00:07:31.360 --> 00:07:32.060 The children of that church. 00:07:32.139 --> 00:07:32.459 They would have thought. 00:07:32.539 --> 00:07:33.120 Surely not. 00:07:33.279 --> 00:07:34.159 Surely not the preacher. 00:07:34.319 --> 00:07:35.219 Surely not the surgeon. 00:07:35.560 --> 00:07:36.719 Would have knocked out the windows. 00:07:37.159 --> 00:07:38.680 Surely he wouldn't do that. 00:07:40.279 --> 00:07:41.139 But if you knew him. 00:07:41.159 --> 00:07:41.980 You wouldn't be surprised. 00:07:43.699 --> 00:07:45.379 And it's that kind of situation here. 00:07:46.599 --> 00:07:47.180 They would say. 00:07:47.360 --> 00:07:49.199 Surely not the Messiah. 00:07:49.579 --> 00:07:50.519 Coming to Galilee. 00:07:51.240 --> 00:07:51.980 No way. 00:07:54.740 --> 00:07:56.480 No self-respecting Jewish Messiah. 00:07:56.480 --> 00:07:57.560 They would focus his attention. 00:07:57.560 --> 00:07:58.540 On Galilee. 00:07:58.680 --> 00:07:58.960 Would he? 00:08:01.120 --> 00:08:01.939 But not Jesus. 00:08:02.180 --> 00:08:03.120 He begins with those. 00:08:03.180 --> 00:08:03.939 Who are most desperate. 00:08:05.120 --> 00:08:06.439 And those who are most in darkness. 00:08:08.240 --> 00:08:09.540 And this ought to tell you and I. 00:08:09.580 --> 00:08:10.280 Something about the preacher. 00:08:10.360 --> 00:08:11.060 Of the Sermon on the Mount. 00:08:12.400 --> 00:08:13.920 That he does not run. 00:08:14.080 --> 00:08:14.720 In the rut. 00:08:14.800 --> 00:08:15.560 Of human custom. 00:08:17.319 --> 00:08:18.000 And that is a pattern. 00:08:18.060 --> 00:08:18.920 That we've seen before. 00:08:19.080 --> 00:08:20.480 And we shouldn't be surprised. 00:08:21.040 --> 00:08:22.560 When Jesus surprises us. 00:08:24.000 --> 00:08:25.360 And that may shock you a bit. 00:08:25.360 --> 00:08:27.000 And therefore you shouldn't be surprised. 00:08:27.000 --> 00:08:28.699 That when you hear him teaching. 00:08:29.040 --> 00:08:30.000 Some of his teaching. 00:08:30.000 --> 00:08:31.100 Is both shocking. 00:08:31.100 --> 00:08:32.000 And surprising. 00:08:33.000 --> 00:08:34.259 And it will take you aback. 00:08:36.060 --> 00:08:37.220 Second question we can ask. 00:08:37.340 --> 00:08:38.180 Is what is a new preacher. 00:08:38.180 --> 00:08:39.019 Like you doing. 00:08:39.820 --> 00:08:41.519 Proclaiming such a demanding message. 00:08:42.700 --> 00:08:43.700 What is a new preacher. 00:08:43.879 --> 00:08:44.480 Like you doing. 00:08:44.639 --> 00:08:46.139 Proclaiming such a demanding message. 00:08:46.259 --> 00:08:47.080 And you see that message. 00:08:47.159 --> 00:08:47.840 In verse 17. 00:08:49.740 --> 00:08:50.759 Jesus began to preach. 00:08:50.820 --> 00:08:51.680 And it's the same word. 00:08:51.740 --> 00:08:51.940 Isn't it. 00:08:51.960 --> 00:08:53.639 That John the Baptist used. 00:08:53.639 --> 00:08:54.799 When he began to preach. 00:08:55.899 --> 00:08:57.220 And Jesus' message was. 00:08:57.539 --> 00:08:57.939 Repent. 00:08:58.399 --> 00:09:00.080 For the kingdom of heaven. 00:09:00.220 --> 00:09:01.220 Is at hand. 00:09:01.379 --> 00:09:02.139 Or the kingdom of heaven. 00:09:02.220 --> 00:09:02.860 Has drawn near. 00:09:04.939 --> 00:09:06.120 We can't agree with all of that means. 00:09:06.179 --> 00:09:06.980 But I want you to notice. 00:09:07.279 --> 00:09:07.899 Just notice. 00:09:07.899 --> 00:09:10.000 What the key note of the message is. 00:09:10.439 --> 00:09:11.379 It is repent. 00:09:13.139 --> 00:09:14.559 What is that basic idea? 00:09:16.100 --> 00:09:16.980 We've thought about it. 00:09:17.179 --> 00:09:17.439 Haven't we? 00:09:17.460 --> 00:09:18.580 But we need to think about it again. 00:09:19.100 --> 00:09:19.500 Repent. 00:09:19.700 --> 00:09:20.379 We often hear. 00:09:20.379 --> 00:09:21.379 Repent. 00:09:21.379 --> 00:09:21.379 00:09:21.379 --> 00:09:21.460 Repent. 00:09:21.460 --> 00:09:22.379 It means to be sorry for our sins. 00:09:23.500 --> 00:09:25.539 To be in grief over them. 00:09:25.700 --> 00:09:27.299 And to seek forgiveness for them. 00:09:27.360 --> 00:09:27.740 And of course. 00:09:27.899 --> 00:09:28.820 It's that obviously. 00:09:30.399 --> 00:09:31.419 Sometimes you will hear. 00:09:31.659 --> 00:09:32.259 The word repent. 00:09:32.340 --> 00:09:33.679 It means to change one's mind. 00:09:33.779 --> 00:09:35.259 That is literally the translation. 00:09:35.679 --> 00:09:36.539 And that is the truth. 00:09:36.799 --> 00:09:37.600 But that is true. 00:09:37.720 --> 00:09:40.120 But it's not the total sense of the words. 00:09:41.200 --> 00:09:43.980 It's not just about feeling emotionally sorry. 00:09:44.080 --> 00:09:44.960 Or something like that. 00:09:44.960 --> 00:09:48.879 But what repentance involves. 00:09:49.000 --> 00:09:50.120 Is a change of direction. 00:09:51.519 --> 00:09:52.780 It's a kind of turning. 00:09:55.259 --> 00:09:56.980 Let's say you catch a plane tomorrow morning. 00:09:58.220 --> 00:09:58.980 And you get on the plane. 00:09:59.040 --> 00:09:59.860 The plane takes off. 00:10:00.460 --> 00:10:01.759 And the announcement comes on. 00:10:01.820 --> 00:10:02.220 And says. 00:10:02.500 --> 00:10:04.160 Your captain comes on the intercom. 00:10:04.460 --> 00:10:05.019 On the flight. 00:10:05.080 --> 00:10:05.620 And he says this. 00:10:05.639 --> 00:10:05.820 Hello. 00:10:05.920 --> 00:10:06.680 This is your captain. 00:10:07.280 --> 00:10:09.920 And we are flying at an altitude of 35,000 feet. 00:10:09.920 --> 00:10:11.900 And at a speed of 700 miles per hour. 00:10:12.560 --> 00:10:13.620 We've got some good news. 00:10:13.700 --> 00:10:14.420 And some bad news. 00:10:15.340 --> 00:10:16.800 The bad news is we're lost. 00:10:17.639 --> 00:10:19.620 And the good news is we're making excellent time. 00:10:21.800 --> 00:10:23.580 Now if you've got someone like that. 00:10:24.180 --> 00:10:25.280 What do they need to do? 00:10:26.560 --> 00:10:27.680 What does that plane need to do? 00:10:27.700 --> 00:10:28.400 He needs to repent. 00:10:30.080 --> 00:10:31.160 They need to know. 00:10:31.379 --> 00:10:32.840 What direction they're going in. 00:10:33.740 --> 00:10:35.200 And they need to turn. 00:10:35.200 --> 00:10:37.200 And go in the right direction. 00:10:40.620 --> 00:10:42.879 And that is why some would paraphrase. 00:10:42.879 --> 00:10:45.059 Repentance. 00:10:45.299 --> 00:10:47.299 As turn your lives around. 00:10:47.539 --> 00:10:49.100 For the kingdom of heaven is drawn near. 00:10:50.580 --> 00:10:51.519 Change your route. 00:10:52.939 --> 00:10:54.500 Change the direction in which you're going. 00:10:54.679 --> 00:10:55.980 And turn to the right direction. 00:10:57.820 --> 00:11:01.039 But I want you to see that there's an implied criticism in that word. 00:11:01.139 --> 00:11:01.559 Isn't there? 00:11:01.559 --> 00:11:05.239 When somebody says turn your life around. 00:11:06.339 --> 00:11:06.959 Or repent. 00:11:07.399 --> 00:11:09.479 Surely that's saying to you and I isn't it. 00:11:09.719 --> 00:11:11.119 I'm going in the wrong direction. 00:11:11.120 --> 00:11:17.539 It's saying I'm not fit for the kingdom of heaven the way that I am. 00:11:17.700 --> 00:11:19.419 If I keep going the way that I am. 00:11:19.480 --> 00:11:21.960 I will not end up in the kingdom of heaven. 00:11:23.679 --> 00:11:26.480 It's saying to you and I that there is some things wrong with you and I. 00:11:28.500 --> 00:11:30.259 That I may be in the wrong direction. 00:11:31.639 --> 00:11:35.779 Now notice in verse 17 that Jesus at least here doesn't tell you what you need to repent of. 00:11:35.779 --> 00:11:38.659 He doesn't tell you what you need to turn from. 00:11:39.659 --> 00:11:41.559 He doesn't mention any particulars. 00:11:41.659 --> 00:11:43.419 It's a very open ended kind of thing. 00:11:44.480 --> 00:11:45.399 Turn your lives around. 00:11:45.519 --> 00:11:45.879 Repent. 00:11:46.059 --> 00:11:46.939 Turn from what? 00:11:47.039 --> 00:11:47.740 And from whom? 00:11:49.819 --> 00:11:51.039 And I think that is deliberate. 00:11:51.039 --> 00:11:59.579 Because it is as the preacher begins to teach you in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5 and 6 and 7. 00:12:00.000 --> 00:12:03.459 That as you sit at his feet and as you listen to him teach. 00:12:03.939 --> 00:12:06.980 And as you listen to him expound and explain the Bible. 00:12:07.559 --> 00:12:10.599 That there we will see from the Lord Jesus and his teaching. 00:12:11.319 --> 00:12:12.740 What we need to repent of. 00:12:13.879 --> 00:12:16.620 And how deeply that repentance needs to go. 00:12:16.620 --> 00:12:22.779 And how he will reveal to you and I the depths of our sin in our own thinking. 00:12:23.320 --> 00:12:25.639 He will say listen you hear that it was said. 00:12:26.120 --> 00:12:27.240 That the Lord meant this. 00:12:27.320 --> 00:12:29.200 But I tell you this is what it means. 00:12:31.299 --> 00:12:34.360 And he will show us attitude or actions that we have been unaware of. 00:12:34.360 --> 00:12:41.500 And as we expose ourselves to Jesus and his word. 00:12:41.620 --> 00:12:44.060 The word ploughs deeply in our hearts. 00:12:45.700 --> 00:12:48.120 And we begin to see in more detail and in more precision. 00:12:48.539 --> 00:12:49.960 Precisely what must be changed. 00:12:53.320 --> 00:12:54.580 That it is Jesus' word. 00:12:54.659 --> 00:12:56.580 As he explains to us God's law. 00:12:56.740 --> 00:12:59.279 We see what and to what degree we need to repent. 00:13:01.300 --> 00:13:03.000 You might say what am I going on? 00:13:03.060 --> 00:13:03.759 What are you going on about? 00:13:03.759 --> 00:13:04.279 I am a Christian. 00:13:04.360 --> 00:13:05.360 I have been a Christian for years. 00:13:07.279 --> 00:13:11.259 And it may be that you had quite a dramatic experience of repentance. 00:13:11.600 --> 00:13:12.819 When you first came to Christ. 00:13:12.879 --> 00:13:13.580 In your conversion. 00:13:14.879 --> 00:13:15.879 Not all people do. 00:13:19.939 --> 00:13:20.639 You might think. 00:13:20.639 --> 00:13:23.200 Are you saying that I as a Christian. 00:13:23.360 --> 00:13:24.179 As a believer. 00:13:24.419 --> 00:13:25.559 I need to repent. 00:13:25.720 --> 00:13:27.819 And I need to change direction. 00:13:28.200 --> 00:13:29.220 And sometimes you do. 00:13:31.360 --> 00:13:33.059 And repentance can be a continual thing. 00:13:33.759 --> 00:13:36.139 And there are some of God's people. 00:13:36.279 --> 00:13:37.899 They have more conviction of sin. 00:13:38.080 --> 00:13:39.019 And depth of sin. 00:13:39.259 --> 00:13:40.819 After they came to Christ. 00:13:41.259 --> 00:13:42.879 Than before they came to Christ. 00:13:42.879 --> 00:13:45.419 So for example. 00:13:45.419 --> 00:13:46.039 John Edwards. 00:13:46.039 --> 00:13:47.279 The great American. 00:13:47.779 --> 00:13:49.220 Preacher and theologian and philosopher. 00:13:49.360 --> 00:13:50.200 Of the 1700s. 00:13:50.279 --> 00:13:50.879 Made this point. 00:13:50.939 --> 00:13:51.240 He said. 00:13:51.539 --> 00:13:54.000 I have had a vastly greater sense. 00:13:54.000 --> 00:13:55.320 Of my own wickedness. 00:13:55.439 --> 00:13:57.000 And the badness of my heart. 00:13:57.259 --> 00:13:59.080 Than ever I had before my conversion. 00:14:00.200 --> 00:14:01.200 It is affecting. 00:14:01.460 --> 00:14:03.240 To think how ignorant I was. 00:14:03.320 --> 00:14:04.139 When a young Christian. 00:14:04.220 --> 00:14:05.659 Of the bottomless depths. 00:14:05.659 --> 00:14:06.500 Of wickedness. 00:14:06.740 --> 00:14:07.399 And pride. 00:14:07.500 --> 00:14:08.100 And hypocrisy. 00:14:08.100 --> 00:14:08.540 And deceit. 00:14:08.540 --> 00:14:09.320 Left in my heart. 00:14:10.360 --> 00:14:11.139 And that can be true. 00:14:11.220 --> 00:14:11.600 Of the believer. 00:14:13.120 --> 00:14:14.519 And that is what Jesus' word. 00:14:14.680 --> 00:14:15.500 Does for us. 00:14:15.740 --> 00:14:17.360 That as we expose ourselves. 00:14:17.360 --> 00:14:17.840 To him. 00:14:18.080 --> 00:14:19.600 He exposes to us. 00:14:23.159 --> 00:14:23.600 Ourselves. 00:14:25.019 --> 00:14:26.700 And we see far more clearly. 00:14:26.940 --> 00:14:28.200 The depth of hypocrisy. 00:14:28.440 --> 00:14:29.040 And deceit. 00:14:29.139 --> 00:14:30.220 And the subtleness. 00:14:30.220 --> 00:14:31.759 Of sin in our lives. 00:14:33.480 --> 00:14:34.519 From which we must turn. 00:14:34.519 --> 00:14:35.480 And so we look to Jesus. 00:14:35.620 --> 00:14:36.059 This preacher. 00:14:36.220 --> 00:14:37.319 And we place ourselves. 00:14:37.480 --> 00:14:38.059 Before him. 00:14:39.059 --> 00:14:39.939 And we realize. 00:14:40.100 --> 00:14:41.439 That as he teaches us. 00:14:41.439 --> 00:14:42.539 From his words. 00:14:42.659 --> 00:14:43.939 That will involve. 00:14:44.759 --> 00:14:45.759 Great changes. 00:14:47.659 --> 00:14:48.059 Changes. 00:14:48.240 --> 00:14:49.740 That we might not even be aware of. 00:14:49.779 --> 00:14:50.579 That we need to make. 00:14:50.639 --> 00:14:51.720 But as we hear his word. 00:14:51.799 --> 00:14:52.460 He reveals that. 00:14:52.539 --> 00:14:53.139 By his spirit. 00:14:55.000 --> 00:14:55.679 Third question. 00:14:55.779 --> 00:14:57.120 What is an unusual rabbi. 00:14:57.120 --> 00:14:57.960 Like you doing. 00:14:58.100 --> 00:14:59.079 Controlling my life. 00:15:00.600 --> 00:15:02.199 You see that in verses 18 to 22. 00:15:02.439 --> 00:15:03.779 What is an unusual rabbi. 00:15:03.779 --> 00:15:04.539 Like you doing. 00:15:04.620 --> 00:15:05.419 Controlling my life. 00:15:06.179 --> 00:15:07.379 It's a very familiar passage. 00:15:07.379 --> 00:15:07.799 Isn't it? 00:15:08.679 --> 00:15:09.600 He comes and calls. 00:15:10.579 --> 00:15:11.919 He calls Peter and Andrew. 00:15:12.799 --> 00:15:13.480 The disciples. 00:15:14.319 --> 00:15:14.819 He sees them. 00:15:14.939 --> 00:15:16.319 Throwing a fishing net. 00:15:16.399 --> 00:15:17.220 In shallow water. 00:15:17.360 --> 00:15:18.139 And he calls them. 00:15:18.439 --> 00:15:19.839 They drop their nets. 00:15:20.000 --> 00:15:20.399 Immediately. 00:15:20.839 --> 00:15:22.079 They say bye to their dad. 00:15:22.120 --> 00:15:23.220 And they go and follow him. 00:15:26.179 --> 00:15:27.299 Same with James and John. 00:15:27.439 --> 00:15:28.279 They leave their boats. 00:15:28.360 --> 00:15:28.980 On their dad. 00:15:30.179 --> 00:15:30.980 And it's so familiar. 00:15:31.860 --> 00:15:32.539 To see the children. 00:15:32.659 --> 00:15:33.199 Storybibles. 00:15:33.399 --> 00:15:33.620 Isn't it? 00:15:34.779 --> 00:15:36.059 Jesus calling these poor. 00:15:36.179 --> 00:15:36.939 Ignorant fishermen. 00:15:38.759 --> 00:15:39.459 Apart from that. 00:15:39.500 --> 00:15:40.019 They weren't poor. 00:15:40.120 --> 00:15:40.699 And they weren't ignorant. 00:15:43.199 --> 00:15:44.319 Galilee was rather prosperous. 00:15:44.459 --> 00:15:46.039 It was a thriving fishing business. 00:15:46.459 --> 00:15:47.139 And it's not likely. 00:15:47.220 --> 00:15:47.699 That they were poor. 00:15:47.839 --> 00:15:49.519 I don't think they were filthy rich. 00:15:50.299 --> 00:15:51.259 Or anything like that. 00:15:51.299 --> 00:15:52.319 But they probably had a healthy. 00:15:52.319 --> 00:15:53.039 Fishing business. 00:15:53.379 --> 00:15:54.439 And in Mark chapter 1. 00:15:54.480 --> 00:15:55.039 Verse 20. 00:15:55.220 --> 00:15:55.879 We read that. 00:15:56.120 --> 00:15:56.759 James and John. 00:15:56.860 --> 00:15:57.620 Left their father. 00:15:57.740 --> 00:15:59.000 With a hired man in the boat. 00:15:59.000 --> 00:16:02.299 Anyone who can hire employees. 00:16:02.659 --> 00:16:03.580 Is probably doing okay. 00:16:03.580 --> 00:16:04.460 In the fishing business. 00:16:05.720 --> 00:16:07.179 Don't think that these are poor. 00:16:07.379 --> 00:16:08.899 Poverty stricken men. 00:16:09.179 --> 00:16:10.460 Don't think that they are ignorant. 00:16:12.139 --> 00:16:12.460 We know. 00:16:12.460 --> 00:16:12.659 Don't we. 00:16:12.720 --> 00:16:13.899 In Acts 4 verse 13. 00:16:13.899 --> 00:16:14.480 The priest said. 00:16:14.579 --> 00:16:15.139 That Peter and John. 00:16:15.220 --> 00:16:16.179 Were unlearned men. 00:16:16.299 --> 00:16:17.919 That means that they had not been. 00:16:17.919 --> 00:16:19.519 To the kosher theological colleges. 00:16:21.620 --> 00:16:22.439 They were probably. 00:16:22.579 --> 00:16:24.179 Culturally alive. 00:16:24.319 --> 00:16:24.939 They spoke Hebrew. 00:16:25.079 --> 00:16:25.799 And Aramaic. 00:16:26.079 --> 00:16:27.899 And they probably spoke Greek as well. 00:16:27.899 --> 00:16:29.480 With all the commercial interests. 00:16:29.480 --> 00:16:30.000 Going on. 00:16:30.139 --> 00:16:30.600 In the area. 00:16:31.679 --> 00:16:32.299 And no doubt. 00:16:32.360 --> 00:16:33.360 With a bit of a Roman influence. 00:16:33.439 --> 00:16:34.439 They could get by in Latin. 00:16:35.679 --> 00:16:36.699 So they weren't. 00:16:36.799 --> 00:16:37.079 Poor. 00:16:37.299 --> 00:16:37.759 Ignorant. 00:16:37.959 --> 00:16:38.480 Fishermen. 00:16:38.819 --> 00:16:39.279 That is. 00:16:39.720 --> 00:16:41.019 Sheer sentimentalism. 00:16:42.919 --> 00:16:43.699 And if you put the whole. 00:16:43.699 --> 00:16:45.220 New Testament accounts together. 00:16:45.639 --> 00:16:46.720 You find that at the end. 00:16:48.799 --> 00:16:49.799 Of John. 00:16:50.000 --> 00:16:50.899 Peter and Andrew. 00:16:51.079 --> 00:16:51.480 And James. 00:16:51.620 --> 00:16:52.019 And John. 00:16:52.159 --> 00:16:53.879 Had had contact with Jesus before. 00:16:55.059 --> 00:16:56.259 He didn't just call them. 00:16:56.340 --> 00:16:56.860 Out of the blue. 00:16:56.939 --> 00:16:57.720 That we often think. 00:16:58.659 --> 00:16:59.419 They knew him. 00:16:59.459 --> 00:17:00.299 They had spent some time. 00:17:00.299 --> 00:17:00.860 With him before. 00:17:01.720 --> 00:17:02.600 But now he comes. 00:17:02.699 --> 00:17:03.500 And he calls them. 00:17:03.919 --> 00:17:04.359 Permanently. 00:17:04.579 --> 00:17:05.279 To follow him. 00:17:05.539 --> 00:17:06.700 And that is unique. 00:17:08.480 --> 00:17:09.319 There are only ultimately. 00:17:09.480 --> 00:17:10.359 Twelve of these men. 00:17:10.420 --> 00:17:11.500 Who are called to follow Jesus. 00:17:11.680 --> 00:17:12.119 Permanently. 00:17:12.240 --> 00:17:12.740 And literally. 00:17:13.180 --> 00:17:14.839 That is to leave their daily work. 00:17:14.900 --> 00:17:15.480 And their families. 00:17:15.599 --> 00:17:16.200 And accompany him. 00:17:17.559 --> 00:17:18.039 And sometimes. 00:17:18.119 --> 00:17:19.339 People look at this passage. 00:17:19.779 --> 00:17:20.259 And they think. 00:17:20.319 --> 00:17:21.500 Well if only I had enough faith. 00:17:21.559 --> 00:17:22.500 To sell my house. 00:17:22.619 --> 00:17:23.500 And go and become. 00:17:23.579 --> 00:17:24.839 A full time evangelist. 00:17:26.680 --> 00:17:27.759 That is not what Jesus. 00:17:27.759 --> 00:17:28.680 Is demanding of you. 00:17:30.000 --> 00:17:31.240 There were other disciples. 00:17:31.240 --> 00:17:32.339 In this time. 00:17:32.819 --> 00:17:34.240 That Jesus didn't call to that. 00:17:35.500 --> 00:17:36.379 These people. 00:17:36.920 --> 00:17:37.299 These men. 00:17:37.400 --> 00:17:38.700 Weren't the only disciples. 00:17:38.700 --> 00:17:39.460 Of Jesus. 00:17:40.460 --> 00:17:41.460 They were the disciples. 00:17:41.460 --> 00:17:42.619 That became the apostles. 00:17:43.619 --> 00:17:44.779 But there were numerous. 00:17:44.859 --> 00:17:45.920 Other disciples of Jesus. 00:17:46.039 --> 00:17:46.980 And he didn't demand. 00:17:46.980 --> 00:17:47.839 That of them. 00:17:48.180 --> 00:17:49.059 It is a special. 00:17:49.220 --> 00:17:50.160 Unique call. 00:17:51.099 --> 00:17:52.140 And you shouldn't. 00:17:52.140 --> 00:17:53.819 Feel some false guilt. 00:17:53.960 --> 00:17:54.879 That you've not done that. 00:17:55.860 --> 00:17:57.040 Because it's not demanded of you. 00:17:57.900 --> 00:17:59.300 It's absolutely unique. 00:17:59.300 --> 00:17:59.900 Of these men. 00:18:00.140 --> 00:18:00.460 However. 00:18:00.520 --> 00:18:01.600 There is a common element. 00:18:03.920 --> 00:18:04.580 There is a sudden. 00:18:04.580 --> 00:18:05.520 Sort of transition. 00:18:05.940 --> 00:18:07.380 There did come that time. 00:18:07.860 --> 00:18:08.680 When these men. 00:18:08.800 --> 00:18:10.320 With this special call. 00:18:10.680 --> 00:18:11.040 Nevertheless. 00:18:11.260 --> 00:18:12.040 Had to leave their work. 00:18:12.100 --> 00:18:12.700 And follow Jesus. 00:18:15.020 --> 00:18:16.060 And what is interesting. 00:18:16.120 --> 00:18:16.480 About it. 00:18:16.520 --> 00:18:17.160 For you and I. 00:18:17.160 --> 00:18:18.320 Is that Jesus assumes. 00:18:18.320 --> 00:18:18.840 The right. 00:18:18.960 --> 00:18:19.520 To do that. 00:18:21.280 --> 00:18:22.900 Jesus has the right. 00:18:22.900 --> 00:18:24.800 To command their obedience. 00:18:26.680 --> 00:18:27.500 And that is rather unique. 00:18:27.620 --> 00:18:28.540 Because most rabbis. 00:18:28.600 --> 00:18:29.240 At the time. 00:18:30.259 --> 00:18:31.740 In the way that Jewish people. 00:18:32.080 --> 00:18:32.720 Used to. 00:18:32.800 --> 00:18:33.560 They used to go out. 00:18:33.620 --> 00:18:34.900 And find themselves a rabbi. 00:18:36.160 --> 00:18:37.340 Find themselves a teacher. 00:18:38.580 --> 00:18:39.400 That if they wanted. 00:18:39.519 --> 00:18:40.900 To study under a certain rabbi. 00:18:41.100 --> 00:18:42.780 They would ask that rabbi. 00:18:42.920 --> 00:18:44.560 Can I come and study under you? 00:18:45.780 --> 00:18:47.240 Can I come and live with you? 00:18:47.360 --> 00:18:48.280 Can I accompany you? 00:18:48.380 --> 00:18:49.920 Can I be instructed to you? 00:18:49.960 --> 00:18:50.960 Can I give you my CV? 00:18:51.300 --> 00:18:52.320 Can I make an application? 00:18:53.480 --> 00:18:54.920 So that they could serve him. 00:18:55.120 --> 00:18:56.040 But the disciple. 00:18:56.259 --> 00:18:57.100 Took the initiative. 00:18:58.180 --> 00:18:59.720 To work with the rabbi. 00:19:01.000 --> 00:19:02.420 But Jesus doesn't work like this. 00:19:03.920 --> 00:19:05.900 Jesus doesn't accept application forms. 00:19:07.340 --> 00:19:08.560 Jesus doesn't want your CV. 00:19:09.880 --> 00:19:11.420 Jesus takes the initiative. 00:19:12.660 --> 00:19:13.420 He calls. 00:19:14.220 --> 00:19:14.940 His people. 00:19:16.320 --> 00:19:17.700 He calls his own disciples. 00:19:18.160 --> 00:19:20.140 And he assumes that he has the right to do that. 00:19:20.220 --> 00:19:22.259 He has the right to control your life. 00:19:22.980 --> 00:19:24.160 To command your obedience. 00:19:26.539 --> 00:19:28.980 And that is the constant element that we must see. 00:19:30.980 --> 00:19:33.240 That Jesus Christ really is Lord. 00:19:33.240 --> 00:19:38.680 And even though we live in modern UK. 00:19:39.500 --> 00:19:40.920 And we have the house of lords. 00:19:41.019 --> 00:19:42.700 We don't really understand what's going on. 00:19:42.740 --> 00:19:44.059 Or how you get to be a house of lord. 00:19:44.220 --> 00:19:45.819 And we have a queen. 00:19:46.200 --> 00:19:47.279 And she has authority. 00:19:47.500 --> 00:19:50.539 But we're not all crystal clear on what authority she has. 00:19:50.740 --> 00:19:54.059 We're not so used are we to living in the days of lords and kings. 00:19:54.059 --> 00:19:59.720 But what you have in Jesus of Nazareth is an autocrat. 00:19:59.720 --> 00:20:03.860 And he assumes the authority. 00:20:04.860 --> 00:20:06.180 To control your life. 00:20:07.140 --> 00:20:09.400 And to command your obedience in all things. 00:20:09.400 --> 00:20:14.440 And it is very possible that you are in church this morning. 00:20:14.519 --> 00:20:15.400 And you don't like that. 00:20:18.519 --> 00:20:21.040 And that is maybe the reason why you're not a Christian. 00:20:21.039 --> 00:20:25.519 But that is who Jesus is. 00:20:26.819 --> 00:20:28.819 That he claims the right to command your life. 00:20:29.519 --> 00:20:30.539 To be in charge. 00:20:30.539 --> 00:20:33.399 And this isn't just for people over 25. 00:20:35.240 --> 00:20:37.359 This is for Christian teenagers. 00:20:38.519 --> 00:20:39.460 And young people. 00:20:40.119 --> 00:20:40.759 And children. 00:20:42.700 --> 00:20:43.259 And you may think. 00:20:43.359 --> 00:20:45.619 You've got choices to make about your life. 00:20:48.920 --> 00:20:51.960 But Jesus has the authority to command your life. 00:20:52.059 --> 00:20:53.200 And to control your life. 00:20:54.500 --> 00:20:55.539 And that means. 00:20:55.799 --> 00:20:56.440 Children and young people. 00:20:56.559 --> 00:20:58.299 That as you think about your future. 00:21:00.539 --> 00:21:02.980 You must realise Jesus is the one who rules. 00:21:03.220 --> 00:21:04.180 And reigns. 00:21:05.960 --> 00:21:08.659 And we submit every decision that we make to him. 00:21:10.019 --> 00:21:11.019 He is in control. 00:21:12.720 --> 00:21:13.379 What does that mean? 00:21:13.420 --> 00:21:14.659 Does that mean you don't talk to people in a closet? 00:21:15.920 --> 00:21:16.980 But it means you still talk to people. 00:21:17.079 --> 00:21:18.619 You get all the information you can. 00:21:18.740 --> 00:21:20.859 You make the wisest and the best decisions you can. 00:21:20.920 --> 00:21:22.980 You evaluate your desires and your gifts. 00:21:23.639 --> 00:21:25.539 But it isn't just what you want to do. 00:21:28.259 --> 00:21:30.359 But where will Christ lead? 00:21:30.539 --> 00:21:32.440 And command and direct. 00:21:32.619 --> 00:21:34.059 And we commit all matters to him. 00:21:34.319 --> 00:21:37.859 We live our lives consciously under the lordship of Jesus Christ. 00:21:40.139 --> 00:21:42.759 And Jesus assumes that prerogative over all his people. 00:21:42.759 --> 00:21:46.920 What is becoming a Christian? 00:21:47.259 --> 00:21:49.700 It is handing over the controls of your life. 00:21:49.839 --> 00:21:50.619 And saying Jesus. 00:21:51.619 --> 00:21:52.640 You are in charge. 00:21:54.640 --> 00:21:56.019 It's not particularly emotional is it? 00:21:57.319 --> 00:21:58.259 It is saying Jesus. 00:21:58.359 --> 00:22:01.140 I have lived my life with me in control. 00:22:01.339 --> 00:22:02.799 But now I recognise Jesus. 00:22:02.920 --> 00:22:04.019 That you are lord and king. 00:22:04.420 --> 00:22:05.980 And I want you to rule and reign. 00:22:05.980 --> 00:22:08.799 And I really need desperately your help to do it. 00:22:12.880 --> 00:22:15.120 The fourth question and the final question to ask the preacher is. 00:22:15.180 --> 00:22:17.779 What is a popular personality like you wasting his time preaching? 00:22:19.200 --> 00:22:20.660 That's from verses 23. 00:22:20.660 --> 00:22:22.840 If you go through chapter 5. 00:22:23.680 --> 00:22:27.120 What is a popular personality like you wasting their time preaching? 00:22:29.620 --> 00:22:30.980 Jesus is so popular. 00:22:31.540 --> 00:22:32.180 Did you spot that? 00:22:32.180 --> 00:22:36.100 Why is he wasting his time teaching? 00:22:36.220 --> 00:22:37.299 Why is he focusing there? 00:22:37.539 --> 00:22:38.900 Look at verse 23. 00:22:39.019 --> 00:22:39.860 He does three things. 00:22:40.539 --> 00:22:42.180 As he makes his circuit through Galilee. 00:22:42.799 --> 00:22:44.360 He teaches in the synagogues. 00:22:45.500 --> 00:22:47.759 He proclaims the gospel of the kingdom. 00:22:48.960 --> 00:22:51.220 And he heals those with every sort of disease and sickness. 00:22:52.279 --> 00:22:53.560 There's three aspects of his ministry. 00:22:55.500 --> 00:22:57.539 And the report goes out about him. 00:22:58.019 --> 00:22:59.700 Like wildfire all over the place. 00:22:59.820 --> 00:23:01.900 And the people are bringing the sick and the afflicted. 00:23:02.980 --> 00:23:03.860 The diseased. 00:23:04.720 --> 00:23:05.400 The ill. 00:23:07.120 --> 00:23:09.360 There are people with epilepsy who have walked to him. 00:23:09.880 --> 00:23:12.240 There are paralytics who have never walked. 00:23:13.080 --> 00:23:13.519 Paraplegiates. 00:23:13.799 --> 00:23:15.080 There are the demon possessed. 00:23:15.500 --> 00:23:16.279 And they come to him. 00:23:16.380 --> 00:23:17.640 And Jesus speaks the world. 00:23:17.779 --> 00:23:18.220 Touches them. 00:23:18.279 --> 00:23:19.279 And they are healed. 00:23:21.500 --> 00:23:23.420 And the crowds in verse 25. 00:23:23.420 --> 00:23:25.279 From all over the place. 00:23:25.380 --> 00:23:26.519 Come and follow him. 00:23:29.440 --> 00:23:30.779 And in names of the various places. 00:23:30.980 --> 00:23:31.920 This is Galilee. 00:23:32.180 --> 00:23:32.820 Decapolis. 00:23:32.900 --> 00:23:33.519 The ten cities. 00:23:33.860 --> 00:23:34.259 Jerusalem. 00:23:34.840 --> 00:23:35.240 Judea. 00:23:35.360 --> 00:23:36.480 And from beyond the Jordan. 00:23:36.560 --> 00:23:37.420 They're coming from everywhere. 00:23:37.660 --> 00:23:39.360 Like bees around honey. 00:23:41.500 --> 00:23:42.759 But do you notice the sequence? 00:23:42.860 --> 00:23:43.660 Can you see the sequence? 00:23:43.779 --> 00:23:45.039 There's all this popularity. 00:23:45.240 --> 00:23:45.900 Verse 23. 00:23:46.900 --> 00:23:47.759 Verse 25. 00:23:48.180 --> 00:23:49.400 Great crowds followed him. 00:23:50.200 --> 00:23:50.700 From Galilee. 00:23:50.700 --> 00:23:51.240 Decapolis. 00:23:51.240 --> 00:23:51.700 And Judea. 00:23:51.700 --> 00:23:54.960 And all the area beyond the Jordan. 00:23:55.480 --> 00:23:57.019 And seeing the crowds. 00:23:57.240 --> 00:23:59.319 Who've come to him for healing. 00:24:00.180 --> 00:24:01.519 He went up on the mountainside. 00:24:02.080 --> 00:24:02.779 When he sat down. 00:24:03.720 --> 00:24:04.759 His disciples came to him. 00:24:05.840 --> 00:24:07.140 And he began to teach them. 00:24:07.140 --> 00:24:11.020 He sees the crowds. 00:24:12.220 --> 00:24:13.600 He goes up to the mountain. 00:24:14.860 --> 00:24:15.400 He sits down. 00:24:15.480 --> 00:24:16.100 And he teaches them. 00:24:18.660 --> 00:24:20.860 Jesus does not have any sense. 00:24:20.860 --> 00:24:22.180 Of how to market himself. 00:24:23.220 --> 00:24:25.740 He's on this wave of popularity. 00:24:26.360 --> 00:24:27.480 He's doing something. 00:24:27.620 --> 00:24:28.700 That people are really. 00:24:28.920 --> 00:24:30.180 Really interested in. 00:24:30.180 --> 00:24:31.820 And if only he would just. 00:24:32.000 --> 00:24:33.620 Keep on with the healing. 00:24:35.160 --> 00:24:36.600 He could be a mega star. 00:24:39.080 --> 00:24:40.340 And it's almost as if. 00:24:40.380 --> 00:24:40.759 At this point. 00:24:40.820 --> 00:24:41.940 Jesus suppresses that. 00:24:43.500 --> 00:24:44.080 He says. 00:24:44.180 --> 00:24:45.340 I will not play to the crowd. 00:24:46.640 --> 00:24:48.000 And he goes in to teach him. 00:24:49.320 --> 00:24:50.320 Why would he do that? 00:24:50.360 --> 00:24:50.960 And again. 00:24:52.160 --> 00:24:53.039 I think that's deliberate. 00:24:54.820 --> 00:24:55.560 It is not that Jesus. 00:24:55.560 --> 00:24:56.460 Jesus doesn't have compassion. 00:24:56.560 --> 00:24:57.060 On the multitudes. 00:24:57.200 --> 00:24:57.880 Of course he does. 00:24:57.880 --> 00:25:01.200 But Jesus wants you and I. 00:25:01.260 --> 00:25:01.400 To know. 00:25:01.480 --> 00:25:02.560 There is another priority. 00:25:04.160 --> 00:25:05.460 What the crowds need to see. 00:25:06.840 --> 00:25:07.700 They need to see. 00:25:07.780 --> 00:25:09.100 That Jesus is not so interested. 00:25:09.220 --> 00:25:09.920 In wowing them. 00:25:10.040 --> 00:25:11.060 And being popular with them. 00:25:11.120 --> 00:25:11.860 But first of all. 00:25:11.920 --> 00:25:12.540 They need to see. 00:25:12.620 --> 00:25:14.100 What kind of Messiah he is. 00:25:16.120 --> 00:25:17.040 And that he intends to be. 00:25:17.100 --> 00:25:17.680 They need to see. 00:25:17.760 --> 00:25:18.680 Not only the results. 00:25:18.760 --> 00:25:19.820 Of the kingdom's power. 00:25:20.120 --> 00:25:21.120 But they also need to hear. 00:25:21.120 --> 00:25:22.040 The law of the kingdom. 00:25:23.960 --> 00:25:24.820 They need not only. 00:25:24.820 --> 00:25:25.900 To enjoy the delights. 00:25:25.900 --> 00:25:26.460 Of the kingdom. 00:25:26.600 --> 00:25:27.480 But they need to be placed. 00:25:27.480 --> 00:25:28.339 Under the discipline. 00:25:28.440 --> 00:25:28.940 Of the kingdom. 00:25:29.860 --> 00:25:30.579 And so he begins. 00:25:30.660 --> 00:25:31.579 In Matthew 5 to 7. 00:25:31.660 --> 00:25:32.680 He teaches his disciples. 00:25:34.480 --> 00:25:35.579 And even to a certain degree. 00:25:35.620 --> 00:25:36.079 The crowd. 00:25:37.000 --> 00:25:38.059 But do you see that sequence? 00:25:40.360 --> 00:25:41.599 Archibald Alexander. 00:25:41.779 --> 00:25:42.940 He taught at Princeton. 00:25:43.079 --> 00:25:43.559 Samaritan. 00:25:43.799 --> 00:25:44.799 It's one of the great. 00:25:45.220 --> 00:25:46.299 Places of training. 00:25:46.960 --> 00:25:47.360 For ministers. 00:25:47.500 --> 00:25:48.700 In the 19th century. 00:25:49.819 --> 00:25:50.539 And he heard. 00:25:50.660 --> 00:25:51.420 That a revival. 00:25:52.420 --> 00:25:53.740 Was taking place. 00:25:54.360 --> 00:25:54.839 He heard. 00:25:55.000 --> 00:25:55.079 There were. 00:25:55.299 --> 00:25:56.140 There were many. 00:25:56.140 --> 00:25:56.680 Many people. 00:25:56.680 --> 00:25:57.259 Being kind of. 00:25:57.600 --> 00:25:58.080 Refreshed. 00:25:58.080 --> 00:25:58.820 In their Christian life. 00:25:59.120 --> 00:25:59.140 And. 00:26:00.040 --> 00:26:00.560 Coming to. 00:26:00.800 --> 00:26:01.759 To know the Lord Jesus. 00:26:01.860 --> 00:26:02.380 So he went. 00:26:02.460 --> 00:26:03.160 To this place. 00:26:04.520 --> 00:26:05.340 And to hear. 00:26:05.480 --> 00:26:06.259 The guy who was speaking. 00:26:07.120 --> 00:26:08.100 He went to the church. 00:26:08.180 --> 00:26:08.940 But it was packed. 00:26:09.060 --> 00:26:09.280 There was. 00:26:09.280 --> 00:26:10.220 There was no room. 00:26:10.220 --> 00:26:10.660 To get in. 00:26:10.720 --> 00:26:11.320 They built. 00:26:11.460 --> 00:26:12.259 On the sides. 00:26:12.560 --> 00:26:13.860 A kind of shed. 00:26:14.720 --> 00:26:15.640 That was attached. 00:26:15.740 --> 00:26:16.240 To the church. 00:26:16.340 --> 00:26:17.400 And not through a wall. 00:26:17.480 --> 00:26:18.180 So that people could. 00:26:18.500 --> 00:26:19.000 Could see. 00:26:19.140 --> 00:26:19.700 And hear. 00:26:21.000 --> 00:26:21.940 And it was absolutely packed. 00:26:21.940 --> 00:26:23.460 He snuck into one of the seats. 00:26:23.519 --> 00:26:24.160 In the shed. 00:26:25.600 --> 00:26:26.279 And he noticed. 00:26:26.400 --> 00:26:27.779 That there were some tobacco farmers. 00:26:28.059 --> 00:26:28.779 And workers. 00:26:28.900 --> 00:26:29.440 In the corner. 00:26:29.660 --> 00:26:30.880 And that while the guy was preaching. 00:26:31.019 --> 00:26:31.279 They were. 00:26:31.400 --> 00:26:32.160 They were just. 00:26:32.480 --> 00:26:32.880 Talking. 00:26:33.000 --> 00:26:34.100 Mumbling under their breath. 00:26:35.120 --> 00:26:36.400 And they were talking about crops. 00:26:36.600 --> 00:26:37.600 And the seasons. 00:26:37.880 --> 00:26:38.820 And the rain. 00:26:39.980 --> 00:26:42.160 And they were quietly telling each other jokes. 00:26:42.259 --> 00:26:43.360 And nudging one another. 00:26:43.980 --> 00:26:45.140 And talking about tobacco. 00:26:45.480 --> 00:26:46.160 All the while. 00:26:46.240 --> 00:26:47.840 While the preacher was going at it. 00:26:47.839 --> 00:26:52.279 The preacher moved from explaining the text. 00:26:52.980 --> 00:26:55.119 To begin to apply it with vigour. 00:26:56.720 --> 00:26:57.599 He's a powerful preacher. 00:26:58.619 --> 00:26:59.539 And pretty soon. 00:26:59.579 --> 00:27:00.019 In that church. 00:27:00.099 --> 00:27:01.000 There was a reaction. 00:27:01.279 --> 00:27:02.299 Amongst the congregation. 00:27:03.939 --> 00:27:04.819 There was a woman. 00:27:05.039 --> 00:27:06.119 Who cried out. 00:27:07.980 --> 00:27:09.599 There was a murmur. 00:27:09.599 --> 00:27:10.480 In the crowd. 00:27:10.579 --> 00:27:12.279 As people bowed their heads. 00:27:14.079 --> 00:27:15.819 There was a wave of emotion. 00:27:16.079 --> 00:27:17.579 Went through the building. 00:27:17.839 --> 00:27:21.839 To where Alexander was sitting. 00:27:23.799 --> 00:27:24.579 And he noticed. 00:27:24.720 --> 00:27:25.240 That in the corner. 00:27:25.359 --> 00:27:26.379 The tobacco planters. 00:27:26.539 --> 00:27:27.439 And farmers. 00:27:28.059 --> 00:27:29.359 Were caught up in it too. 00:27:31.779 --> 00:27:33.079 And so the muscles. 00:27:33.579 --> 00:27:35.079 Began to tense up in their face. 00:27:35.179 --> 00:27:37.019 And then tears fell down their cheeks. 00:27:37.359 --> 00:27:38.240 And Alexander says. 00:27:38.240 --> 00:27:39.699 They were caught up. 00:27:39.859 --> 00:27:41.759 In the power of the sympathy of the crowd. 00:27:42.099 --> 00:27:43.339 It carried them along. 00:27:44.480 --> 00:27:45.419 The tobacco farmers. 00:27:45.539 --> 00:27:46.240 A certain emotion. 00:27:47.059 --> 00:27:47.619 Grabbed them. 00:27:47.839 --> 00:27:50.220 But they'd not heard one word of the sermon. 00:27:53.299 --> 00:27:54.059 Alexander explains. 00:27:54.199 --> 00:27:55.859 It was no response to truth. 00:27:57.339 --> 00:27:58.859 They were just carried along. 00:27:58.980 --> 00:27:59.619 With the emotion. 00:27:59.919 --> 00:28:01.679 And with the enthusiasm of it all. 00:28:01.680 --> 00:28:04.820 And it's as if Jesus is saying. 00:28:04.920 --> 00:28:06.019 At the start of chapter one. 00:28:06.440 --> 00:28:07.460 Don't get carried away. 00:28:09.180 --> 00:28:10.120 Don't get carried away. 00:28:10.120 --> 00:28:11.100 With all the emotion of this. 00:28:12.860 --> 00:28:13.900 Don't get carried away. 00:28:13.960 --> 00:28:15.360 By the enthusiasm of the crowd. 00:28:17.360 --> 00:28:18.640 I want you first of all. 00:28:18.680 --> 00:28:20.000 To hear what kind of master I am. 00:28:20.000 --> 00:28:22.940 Jesus does not want you. 00:28:22.940 --> 00:28:22.940 00:28:24.180 --> 00:28:25.440 On his bandwagon. 00:28:26.539 --> 00:28:27.799 He wants you in his school. 00:28:29.480 --> 00:28:30.839 Jesus is not asking. 00:28:31.019 --> 00:28:32.099 For cheerleaders. 00:28:32.359 --> 00:28:33.400 And glorious. 00:28:34.099 --> 00:28:34.579 Emotional. 00:28:34.759 --> 00:28:36.019 And enthusiastic responses. 00:28:36.480 --> 00:28:37.759 He is asking for disciples. 00:28:37.960 --> 00:28:38.779 Who are willing to sit. 00:28:38.900 --> 00:28:39.420 At his feet. 00:28:39.819 --> 00:28:40.559 And hear his word. 00:28:40.559 --> 00:28:44.359 And Jesus is not so concerned. 00:28:44.519 --> 00:28:44.799 This morning. 00:28:44.859 --> 00:28:45.879 To thrill you with his power. 00:28:46.339 --> 00:28:47.460 He wants to teach you his word. 00:28:50.000 --> 00:28:50.919 And so if you think. 00:28:51.000 --> 00:28:52.379 You can stand at Christ like that. 00:28:54.119 --> 00:28:55.379 Can you stand at Christ. 00:28:55.460 --> 00:28:56.279 Who doesn't go in. 00:28:56.359 --> 00:28:57.960 For all the dramatics. 00:28:58.139 --> 00:28:59.159 And the excitement. 00:28:59.160 --> 00:29:02.060 That you. 00:29:02.680 --> 00:29:03.900 May like to see. 00:29:05.519 --> 00:29:06.120 Do you think. 00:29:06.220 --> 00:29:06.779 You could listen. 00:29:07.920 --> 00:29:08.800 To a Christ. 00:29:08.980 --> 00:29:09.100 Who. 00:29:09.779 --> 00:29:10.220 Neighbours. 00:29:11.120 --> 00:29:12.220 In the most surprising. 00:29:12.400 --> 00:29:12.800 Places. 00:29:12.980 --> 00:29:13.620 And ways. 00:29:15.440 --> 00:29:16.620 And one who has the capacity. 00:29:16.740 --> 00:29:17.019 To say. 00:29:17.100 --> 00:29:17.279 Listen. 00:29:17.380 --> 00:29:18.240 You are not. 00:29:18.320 --> 00:29:19.279 What you should be. 00:29:20.019 --> 00:29:20.880 And you ought to be. 00:29:21.860 --> 00:29:22.759 And you actually. 00:29:22.960 --> 00:29:23.880 Need to turn away. 00:29:23.980 --> 00:29:24.759 From the way that you are living. 00:29:24.880 --> 00:29:25.940 And turn towards me. 00:29:27.700 --> 00:29:28.380 And do you think. 00:29:28.420 --> 00:29:28.860 You could listen. 00:29:28.859 --> 00:29:29.399 To a Christ. 00:29:29.459 --> 00:29:30.240 Who assumes that. 00:29:30.519 --> 00:29:31.899 He has the authority. 00:29:31.899 --> 00:29:33.159 To control your life. 00:29:34.559 --> 00:29:35.139 Do you think. 00:29:35.199 --> 00:29:35.519 You could listen. 00:29:35.599 --> 00:29:36.099 To this Christ. 00:29:38.099 --> 00:29:39.319 Who doesn't care. 00:29:39.559 --> 00:29:40.259 How excited. 00:29:41.139 --> 00:29:41.879 He can make you. 00:29:43.139 --> 00:29:43.740 But cares. 00:29:43.859 --> 00:29:44.379 First of all. 00:29:44.519 --> 00:29:45.279 Whether you will. 00:29:45.599 --> 00:29:46.259 Understand him. 00:29:46.619 --> 00:29:47.319 And listen to him. 00:29:48.719 --> 00:29:49.139 Do you think. 00:29:49.199 --> 00:29:49.479 You could listen. 00:29:49.539 --> 00:29:50.159 To a preacher like that. 00:29:51.959 --> 00:29:52.479 They'll come. 00:29:52.539 --> 00:29:53.099 Next Sunday morning. 00:29:54.179 --> 00:29:54.819 That's great. 00:29:54.819 --> 00:29:55.259 To aยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยยย