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 My name is Matthew Capone, and I'm the pastor here at Cheyenne Mountain Presbyterian Church,

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 and it's my joy to bring God's Word to you today.

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 A special welcome if you're new or visiting with us.

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 We're glad that you're here, and we're glad that you're here not because we're trying to fill seats,

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 but because we're following Jesus together.

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 And as we follow Jesus together, we become convinced there's no one so good.

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 They don't need God's grace, and no one so bad that they can't have it,

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 which is why we come back week after week to hear what God has to say to us in His Word.

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 We're continuing our series in the Gospel of Mark.

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 You'll remember that the Gospels tell the story of Jesus and His life and His death and His resurrection,

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 and we have kind of two movements to the Gospel.

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 Chapters 1 through 8, we were asking this question of who is Jesus,

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 which we saw definitively answered by Peter in the middle of chapter 8 when he said that you are the Christ.

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 And now we're in the second half, chapters 8 through 16,

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 which answer this question of what it actually looks like to follow after Jesus.

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 And so that's what we've been talking about over the last several weeks,

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 that following Him looks like this upside-down nature of the kingdom.

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 And I don't need to tell you that it's been a little bit intense.

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 We've had some hard topics as we've tackled marriage and sex and children and money and power and success and glory and fame,

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 how all of those things are different in the kingdom of God than they are in the kingdom of the world.

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 And then last week, we topped it off with this topic of desire.

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 Jesus asks this question,

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 What is it that you want me to do for you?

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 And so this week, we're going to pause for a moment all of those questions

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 and just look at, meditate on together who Jesus is.

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 Because we can talk about the upside-down nature of the kingdom all day,

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 but it must have some sort of motivation.

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 There has to be something great enough and glorious enough for us to want to live in a way that goes against our culture.

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 We actually have to see Jesus' beauty.

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 And so the song that we just sang set us up perfectly.

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 We sang,

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 Captivated by His beauty, worthy tribute, haste to bring.

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 Crown Him now, unrivaled King.

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 It's in seeing Jesus' beauty that we're able to live in His kingdom.

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 And we also sang,

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 It's not a sense of right or duty, but the sight of peerless worth.

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 And that's why I'm so passionate about this song,

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 because it reminds us that we have to see Jesus before anything else.

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 And so we're just going to look at that this morning,

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 the type of king that Jesus is,

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 the fact that He has a greater beauty, a greater love than any earthly king.

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 Unless we put our eyes on Jesus,

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 we're going to be tempted to put them on other saviors and rulers,

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 saviors and rulers that will destroy us rather than save us.

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 And so that's why it's incredibly important for us to pause and look at Jesus this morning,

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 the great and greater king.

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 It's with that that I invite you to turn with me in your Bible.

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 You can turn in your worship guide.

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 You can turn on your phone.

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 You can turn in your Bible.

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 No matter where you turn, remember that this is God's word.

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 And in Proverbs chapter 30, verse 5,

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 we read that every word of God proves true.

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 He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

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 And so that's why we're going to read now Mark chapter 11, starting at verse 1.

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 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethpage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives,

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 Jesus sent two of His disciples and said to them,

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 Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it,

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 you will find a colt tied on which no one has ever sat.

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 Untie it and bring it.

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 Verse 3.

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 If anyone says to you, Why are you doing this?

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 Say, The Lord has need of it, and will send it back here immediately.

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 And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street,

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 and they untied it.

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 Verse 5.

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 And some of those standing there said to them,

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 What are you doing untying the colt?

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 And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go.

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 And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it,

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 and he sat on it.

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 And many spread their cloaks on the road,

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 and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields.

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 And those who went before and those who followed were shouting,

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 Hosanna!

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 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

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 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David.

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 Hosanna in the highest.

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 Verse 11.

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 And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple.

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 And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late,

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 he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

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 I invite you to pray with me as we come to this portion of God's word.

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 Father in heaven, we thank you again for giving us your word,

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 and we ask that you would speak to us again.

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 We ask that as we look at the challenging nature of your kingdom,

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 more than anything else,

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 you would help us to have a clear and precise vision of Jesus,

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 that you would show us his holiness and his love and his beauty

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 and his glory this morning,

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 that we would be captured by it more than anything else.

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 We thank you,

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 that we don't have to worry about whether we've been good enough,

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 whether we've done enough,

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 whether we've earned enough,

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 because we know that we haven't.

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 But instead, we simply ask for these things

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 in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 I've been telling you for a while now

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 that Jesus is heading on his path to Jerusalem,

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 and that continues in this passage.

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 In fact, we see that he's practically arrived in verse 1.

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 We're told they drew near to Jerusalem.

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 If I told you that someone was driving,

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 and first they passed by Briargate,

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 and then they were in downtown Colorado Springs,

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 and shortly thereafter,

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 they were getting close to Shine Mountain,

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 you would know that they're headed in what direction?

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 You know that they're headed south.

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 The Gospel writer is telling us here,

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 in the order of locations,

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 that Jesus is heading directly west.

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 He is on a collision course with the city of Jerusalem.

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 That's what he's telling us here with Bethpage,

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 and Bethany, and the Mount of Olives.

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 Bethany is actually this suburb that's east of Jerusalem,

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 and it appears to be where Jesus stays for a few days

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 before Passion Week,

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 and at the very beginning of Passion Week.

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 That's why at verse 11, we see him return there.

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 Now, in the past, remember it was important

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 for Jesus to keep his kingship a secret.

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 We talked before about the fact that he told various people

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 who received healings not to tell too many people about him,

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 not to spread the word, to keep what he knew under wraps.

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 The time for that has passed.

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 Jesus is no longer interested in keeping his kingship a secret.

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 In fact, he does the opposite in this passage.

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 He starts to do king kind of things.

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 He does the sort of things that the people of Israel are looking for.

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 He's playing in, in some ways, to their expectations,

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 their hopes that this Messiah is going to come once and for all

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 and set things right.

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 Remember, that's why James and John were so eager

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 to sit at his left and his right hand,

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 because they knew that the moment of Jesus' kingship

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 was drawing near as they approached Jerusalem.

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 In verses 2 through 6 here,

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 as Jesus sends for this donkey to ride,

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 he is commanding what belongs to him.

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 The whole world, in fact, is his kingdom.

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 And what he's doing here is an ancient tradition called Royal Angaria,

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 which is where kings would be able to command whatever they needed.

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 In sending for this donkey, this colt,

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 and just saying, the Lord has need of it,

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 Jesus is saying clearly to everyone,

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 I am behaving just like a king.

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 Even more than that, though, in verses 7 through 9,

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 Jesus comes in riding on this colt,

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 doing what we would not expect him to do

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 when he left in our previous passage.

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 Remember, he healed Bartimaeus.

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 He was leaving with this crowd,

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 and this would have been a crowd that was heading to Jerusalem

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 for a pilgrimage.

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 Well, what is it that pilgrims do as they enter Jerusalem?

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 Jerusalem.

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 They walk on their feet.

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 As one of my friends might say,

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 they used their Lamberfittis to get into Jerusalem.

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 And Jesus, in fact, does the opposite.

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 Who is it that's supposed to ride into Jerusalem?

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 Well, it's supposed to be a king who is returning

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 from a conquering,

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 from a successful military campaign.

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 In fact, that's what would have happened over and over.

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 There's a reason this is called the triumphal entry,

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 which is that Roman generals would have a triumph.

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 They would come in riding a war horse

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 to show that they had been victorious.

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 They were the ones in charge.

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 Even more than that, verse 8,

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 what is it that these people do in response?

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 Most likely, they've been traveling with Jesus this entire time.

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 They're the ones who were with him

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 when he healed blind Bartimaeus,

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 and they begin to throw their cloaks on the ground,

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 which is a sign of submission to the king.

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 And so Jesus is doing everything we would expect

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 a conquering king to do

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 as he's approaching this city,

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 except for one thing.

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 Jesus should not be riding a donkey.

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 If he is a great and conquering king,

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 he needs to be returning from war on a war horse.

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 And yet Jesus here is being incredibly subversive.

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 We read earlier this morning,

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 Zechariah chapter 9,

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 which I'm going to refer to as well.

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 And what we read there is that

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 there is going to be this king.

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 You can turn back with me,

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 page 3 of your worship guide.

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 Your king is coming to you,

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 humble and mounted on a donkey,

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 on a colt,

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 the foal of a donkey.

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 Jesus is telling them,

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 yes, I'm entering as a king,

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 but heads up,

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 I'm the Zechariah 9-9 king.

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 I am not the king you expect.

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 We see two things about this king

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 as Jesus makes this reference

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 from what we learn from Zechariah 9.

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 The first one is that this king

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 is a humble king.

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 That's what we're told.

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 Behold, your king is coming to you,

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 righteous and having salvation,

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 as he humble and mounted on a donkey,

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 on a colt,

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 the foal of a donkey.

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 In other words, he's so humble,

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 he's not just coming in on a donkey.

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 He's coming in on a baby donkey.

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 That is how humble and lowly he is.

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 Instead of experiencing comforts

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 and pleasure in this life,

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 he is going to experience

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 suffering and poverty.

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 He is going to be born in a manger.

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 He's going to be working class.

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 He's going to be on the move.

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 He's going to be going to people

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 rather than demanding that they come to him.

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 That's why Jesus says in Matthew 8,

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 foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests,

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 but the son of man has nowhere to lay his head

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 because he is the humble king.

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 He is the king who comes in riding a donkey.

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 He's the king that we were told about in Isaiah 53,

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 despised and rejected by men,

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 a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.

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 He's not greeted with praise and love

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 and admiration throughout his story,

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 but he's greeted with opposition,

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 hatred,

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 and those who wish to kill him.

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 The king on the donkey

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 is the king who's going to bring salvation

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 through humility.

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 The story is told of Dan Cathy,

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 who's the president and CEO of Chick-fil-A,

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 and at one point he was in California

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 visiting a construction site for a new franchise,

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 and he became hungry,

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 and of course the franchise wasn't open.

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 They weren't able to serve him any Christian chicken,

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 and so he had to go and visit the Taco Bell next door.

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 The man who was with him reported

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 that he and Dan had to go to the bathroom together afterwards,

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 and he saw something very strange.

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 After Dan had finished washing his hands,

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 he pulled out some extra paper towels

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 and began also cleaning the sinks

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 of the Taco Bell bathroom.

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 Now, maybe Dan Cathy is that much of a neat freak,

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 but there's a certain humility,

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 there's a certain service

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 that characterizes him in that moment, right?

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 He is so humble,

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 he's cleaning the bathroom of his competitors.

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 Jesus cleans the bathroom,

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 not of his competitors,

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 but of his enemies.

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 Jesus came to clean up the mess

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 left by you and me.

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 He is not characterized by one moment of service

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 in a life filled with wealth and power and privilege,

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 he's characterized by an entire existence.

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 Dan Cathy for a moment,

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 Jesus for his life.

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 When Jesus rides in on the donkey,

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 he is telling us he is the king who is with us.

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 He knows the pains of life like we do,

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 and I would say in some ways even more.

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 Jesus experienced a standard of living,

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 a type of poverty

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 that I would imagine most of us here today

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 have no concept of.

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 Jesus knows more of suffering than we do.

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 Most kings are insulated from the pains of life.

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 Jesus instead runs into them.

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 Many earthly rulers lack integrity.

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 They say one thing and do another.

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 And even the best earthly rulers

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 are imperfect and flawed.

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 And Jesus is the king,

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 the ruler who has lived differently than us

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 because he lived worse than us.

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 He's the king who takes on more suffering than us.

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 He is the humble king.

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 That's why Hebrews chapter 4 tells us

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 we don't have a high priest

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 who's unable to sympathize with our weaknesses,

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 but one who in every respect

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 has been tempted as we are yet without sin.

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 captivated by his beauty,

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 tribute to him bring.

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 Not right or duty,

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 but the sight of peerless worth.

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 Why do we follow Jesus?

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 Because he is the great

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 but also humble king.

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 He is worth following much more

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 than Dan, Kathy,

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 or any other inspirational human leader.

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 Compared to Jesus,

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 they are selfish idiots.

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 Jesus is greater

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 and more glorious

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 and more loving.

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 Jesus is more sacrificial

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 than any other king

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 we could follow.

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 He is the humble king.

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 And so look at him.

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 Meditate on him.

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 See his beauty.

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 Let it captivate your heart

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 more than any other beauty.

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 Because that's the kind of king he is.

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 We don't just find out

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 in Zechariah chapter 9

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 that he is going to be

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 the humble king,

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 but we also find out

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 that Jesus is going to be

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 the peaceful king.

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 The donkey is not just

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 a sign of Jesus' humility,

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 but also a sign of peace.

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 If you look again

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 at Zechariah chapter 9,

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 page 3 of your worship guide,

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 we see in verse 10

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 he is going to end war

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 and bring peace.

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 I will cut off the chariot

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 from Ephraim

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 and the war horse

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 from Jerusalem.

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 The battle bow

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 shall be cut off

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 and he shall speak

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 peace to the nations.

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 His rule shall be

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 from sea to sea

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 and from the river

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 to the ends

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 of the earth.

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 Jesus will rule

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 the entire world.

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 That's what the king

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 on the donkey

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 is going to do.

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 Verse 9,

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 we're told

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 he is righteous

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 and having salvation.

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 If he's righteous,

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 it means he's going

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 to right every wrong.

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 There is going to be

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 complete and total

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 world peace

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 and those who need

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 to be brought to justice

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 will be.

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 There are all types

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 of visions

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 that people have today

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 for how the world

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 is going to be

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 made right.

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 We live by the values

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 of the kingdom.

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 We embrace the upside down

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 nature of the kingdom

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 because we believe

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 in the future

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 of the kingdom.

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 Because we believe

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 that Jesus is

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 the Zechariah 9,

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 9 through 10 king

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 who is actually

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 going to speak peace

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 to all the nations.

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 The one who is going

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 to rule over

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 the entire world.

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 The one who is righteous

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 and has salvation

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 and so he's going

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 to be able

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 to right every wrong

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 and wipe away

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 every tear.

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 It's because we know

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 and embrace

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 and believe

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 in that future

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 that future kingdom

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 that's coming

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 because of this Jesus here

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 that we see in this passage

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 riding in on the donkey

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 that we live

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 according to the kingdom

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 right now.

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 He is the peaceful kingdom.

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 The peaceful king.

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 Imagine for a second

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 if this vision

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 were not true.

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 It would not simply

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 be zeroed out.

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 In fact,

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 the human heart

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 has this longing

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 within it

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 to see the world

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 made right.

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 The option

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 is not Jesus

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 returning or nothing.

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 The option

00:20:19.080 --> 00:20:19.800
 is not Jesus

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 bringing peace

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 to the nations

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 or nothing.

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 The option

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 is Jesus

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 bringing peace

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 or someone else

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 bringing peace.

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 We cannot escape

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 visions of a world

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 with restored justice.

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 We cannot escape

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 narratives that tell us

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 if we do X, Y, or Z

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 finally everything

00:20:41.100 --> 00:20:42.280
 will be made right.

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 The only question

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 for us

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 is which vision

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 we will choose.

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 There are politicians

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 and activists

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 who would present you

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 with all sorts of paths

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 as their vision

00:20:54.340 --> 00:20:55.220
 to the way

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 to heal the world.

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 The only problem

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 is this

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 that outside of Jesus

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 justice is up to us

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 goodness is within us.

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 justice is up to us

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 goodness

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 is within us.

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 If Jesus

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 is not going to

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 speak peace

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 to the nations

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 then we will

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 and must.

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 In other words

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 if we lose

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 this vision

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 of Jesus

00:21:21.119 --> 00:21:24.119
 we will

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 replace it

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 with a vision

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 that leaves

00:21:29.319 --> 00:21:30.599
 bodies in its wake.

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 because the visions

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 that the world

00:21:34.059 --> 00:21:34.619
 gives us

00:21:34.619 --> 00:21:35.319
 are visions

00:21:35.319 --> 00:21:36.119
 in which

00:21:36.119 --> 00:21:37.500
 we are

00:21:37.500 --> 00:21:38.759
 the good guys.

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 And so these

00:21:41.240 --> 00:21:41.819
 world views

00:21:41.819 --> 00:21:42.779
 always lead

00:21:42.779 --> 00:21:43.939
 to injustice

00:21:43.939 --> 00:21:44.579
 and oppression.

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 They have to

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 because if you believe

00:21:47.740 --> 00:21:48.299
 the problem

00:21:48.299 --> 00:21:49.399
 is always outside

00:21:49.399 --> 00:21:50.159
 of you

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 then there is

00:21:50.839 --> 00:21:51.419
 a culprit

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 that you have

00:21:52.359 --> 00:21:53.199
 to deal with

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 and you never

00:21:54.240 --> 00:21:55.740
 face your own

00:21:55.740 --> 00:21:56.419
 failings

00:21:56.419 --> 00:21:57.339
 and sin.

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 So Jesus

00:22:00.439 --> 00:22:01.079
 here presents

00:22:01.079 --> 00:22:01.559
 a vision

00:22:01.559 --> 00:22:02.419
 that is more

00:22:02.419 --> 00:22:03.220
 realistic

00:22:03.220 --> 00:22:04.059
 more just

00:22:04.059 --> 00:22:04.919
 more peaceful

00:22:04.919 --> 00:22:06.259
 of all of these

00:22:06.259 --> 00:22:06.579
 visions.

00:22:06.759 --> 00:22:07.659
 Jesus is the only

00:22:07.659 --> 00:22:09.059
 one who sacrifices

00:22:09.059 --> 00:22:09.559
 himself

00:22:09.559 --> 00:22:10.779
 to save his

00:22:10.779 --> 00:22:11.079
 enemies.

00:22:12.480 --> 00:22:13.459
 He is the only

00:22:13.459 --> 00:22:14.240
 one who

00:22:14.240 --> 00:22:15.099
 cleans the

00:22:15.099 --> 00:22:15.599
 bathrooms

00:22:15.599 --> 00:22:16.459
 of the people

00:22:16.459 --> 00:22:17.539
 who hate him.

00:22:18.579 --> 00:22:19.779
 Jesus is the only

00:22:19.779 --> 00:22:20.480
 one who is going

00:22:20.480 --> 00:22:21.039
 to be able

00:22:21.039 --> 00:22:21.740
 to take us

00:22:21.740 --> 00:22:22.939
 back to Eden.

00:22:23.119 --> 00:22:24.099
 The only one

00:22:24.099 --> 00:22:24.939
 that allows us

00:22:24.939 --> 00:22:25.559
 to be human

00:22:25.559 --> 00:22:26.359
 and recognize

00:22:26.359 --> 00:22:26.939
 we're not

00:22:26.939 --> 00:22:28.019
 strong enough

00:22:28.019 --> 00:22:28.419
 we're not

00:22:28.419 --> 00:22:29.079
 good enough

00:22:29.079 --> 00:22:29.439
 we're not

00:22:29.439 --> 00:22:30.719
 powerful enough

00:22:30.719 --> 00:22:31.959
 to make this

00:22:31.959 --> 00:22:32.899
 world right.

00:22:35.000 --> 00:22:35.799
 That's why

00:22:35.799 --> 00:22:36.740
 Jesus tells us

00:22:36.740 --> 00:22:37.919
 his yoke is easy

00:22:37.919 --> 00:22:39.299
 and his burden

00:22:39.299 --> 00:22:40.639
 is light.

00:22:42.959 --> 00:22:44.119
 Because he

00:22:44.119 --> 00:22:45.479
 takes responsibility

00:22:45.479 --> 00:22:46.419
 for healing

00:22:46.419 --> 00:22:47.459
 the world.

00:22:51.879 --> 00:22:52.599
 And so

00:22:52.599 --> 00:22:53.159
 what do we do?

00:22:53.160 --> 00:22:56.519
 if this

00:22:56.519 --> 00:22:57.480
 vision of

00:22:57.480 --> 00:22:58.540
 Jesus is true

00:22:58.540 --> 00:22:59.759
 if he is

00:22:59.759 --> 00:23:00.540
 the donkey

00:23:00.540 --> 00:23:01.640
 king who is

00:23:01.640 --> 00:23:02.680
 coming to

00:23:02.680 --> 00:23:03.500
 bring peace

00:23:03.500 --> 00:23:04.500
 to the nations

00:23:04.500 --> 00:23:06.400
 we can wait

00:23:06.400 --> 00:23:07.519
 with patience.

00:23:11.040 --> 00:23:12.420
 We can wait

00:23:12.420 --> 00:23:13.460
 with longing.

00:23:14.800 --> 00:23:15.759
 Our hope

00:23:15.759 --> 00:23:16.840
 does not hang

00:23:16.840 --> 00:23:17.660
 on the thread

00:23:17.660 --> 00:23:18.279
 of one

00:23:18.279 --> 00:23:18.880
 political

00:23:18.880 --> 00:23:19.640
 party

00:23:19.640 --> 00:23:20.380
 or person

00:23:20.380 --> 00:23:21.060
 or leader

00:23:21.059 --> 00:23:22.059
 or technology

00:23:22.059 --> 00:23:23.000
 or success

00:23:23.000 --> 00:23:24.059
 of a movement.

00:23:24.279 --> 00:23:25.139
 We can choose

00:23:25.139 --> 00:23:25.720
 peace

00:23:25.720 --> 00:23:26.740
 over violence.

00:23:26.859 --> 00:23:27.500
 We can turn

00:23:27.500 --> 00:23:28.379
 the other cheek

00:23:28.379 --> 00:23:29.440
 because we know

00:23:29.440 --> 00:23:30.039
 that Jesus

00:23:30.039 --> 00:23:31.019
 one day

00:23:31.019 --> 00:23:31.859
 will make

00:23:31.859 --> 00:23:32.659
 all things

00:23:32.659 --> 00:23:33.079
 right.

00:23:34.539 --> 00:23:35.460
 It is

00:23:35.460 --> 00:23:36.139
 only

00:23:36.139 --> 00:23:38.579
 the king

00:23:38.579 --> 00:23:39.399
 on a donkey

00:23:39.399 --> 00:23:40.399
 who allows us

00:23:40.399 --> 00:23:41.019
 to love

00:23:41.019 --> 00:23:41.960
 our enemies.

00:23:44.039 --> 00:23:45.019
 We know

00:23:45.019 --> 00:23:45.440
 that he

00:23:45.440 --> 00:23:45.899
 will make

00:23:45.899 --> 00:23:46.700
 all things

00:23:46.700 --> 00:23:47.139
 right

00:23:47.139 --> 00:23:48.500
 so that we

00:23:48.500 --> 00:23:49.500
 don't

00:23:49.500 --> 00:23:50.240
 have to.

00:23:54.240 --> 00:23:55.200
 Jesus

00:23:55.200 --> 00:23:57.339
 is the

00:23:57.339 --> 00:23:57.839
 great

00:23:57.839 --> 00:23:58.660
 king

00:23:58.660 --> 00:23:59.779
 for which

00:23:59.779 --> 00:24:00.700
 our hearts

00:24:00.700 --> 00:24:01.500
 long.

00:24:03.900 --> 00:24:05.240
 We see

00:24:05.240 --> 00:24:05.900
 him coming

00:24:05.900 --> 00:24:07.200
 into Jerusalem.

00:24:07.440 --> 00:24:07.779
 We look

00:24:07.779 --> 00:24:08.700
 forward to him

00:24:08.700 --> 00:24:09.480
 coming

00:24:09.480 --> 00:24:10.380
 again

00:24:10.380 --> 00:24:11.180
 to this

00:24:11.180 --> 00:24:11.480
 earth.

00:24:11.480 --> 00:24:15.079
 finally

00:24:15.079 --> 00:24:15.319
 this

00:24:15.319 --> 00:24:15.720
 humility

00:24:15.720 --> 00:24:16.140
 and this

00:24:16.140 --> 00:24:16.539
 peace

00:24:16.539 --> 00:24:16.759
 that

00:24:16.759 --> 00:24:17.000
 Jesus

00:24:17.000 --> 00:24:17.440
 shows

00:24:17.440 --> 00:24:17.680
 us

00:24:17.680 --> 00:24:17.920
 are

00:24:17.920 --> 00:24:18.360
 humility

00:24:18.360 --> 00:24:18.660
 and

00:24:18.660 --> 00:24:19.019
 peace

00:24:19.019 --> 00:24:19.200
 that

00:24:19.200 --> 00:24:19.480
 come

00:24:19.480 --> 00:24:20.039
 ultimately

00:24:20.039 --> 00:24:20.480
 through

00:24:20.480 --> 00:24:20.860
 his

00:24:20.860 --> 00:24:21.240
 death

00:24:21.240 --> 00:24:21.500
 on the

00:24:21.500 --> 00:24:21.900
 cross.

00:24:22.960 --> 00:24:23.660
 I had a

00:24:23.660 --> 00:24:24.120
 conversation

00:24:24.120 --> 00:24:24.759
 recently

00:24:24.759 --> 00:24:25.720
 with a

00:24:25.720 --> 00:24:25.960
 woman

00:24:25.960 --> 00:24:26.360
 whose

00:24:26.360 --> 00:24:27.099
 husband

00:24:27.099 --> 00:24:27.380
 is

00:24:27.380 --> 00:24:27.900
 exploring

00:24:27.900 --> 00:24:28.519
 Christianity.

00:24:28.660 --> 00:24:28.819
 He is

00:24:28.819 --> 00:24:29.059
 reading

00:24:29.059 --> 00:24:29.319
 mere

00:24:29.319 --> 00:24:29.900
 Christianity.

00:24:30.299 --> 00:24:30.660
 She

00:24:30.660 --> 00:24:31.079
 considers

00:24:31.079 --> 00:24:31.519
 herself

00:24:31.519 --> 00:24:32.559
 spiritual

00:24:32.559 --> 00:24:33.059
 but not

00:24:33.059 --> 00:24:33.480
 religious.

00:24:34.400 --> 00:24:34.860
 I was

00:24:34.860 --> 00:24:35.539
 explaining

00:24:35.539 --> 00:24:35.860
 to her

00:24:35.860 --> 00:24:36.160
 what it

00:24:36.160 --> 00:24:36.319
 is

00:24:36.319 --> 00:24:36.480
 that

00:24:36.480 --> 00:24:36.980
 Christianity

00:24:36.980 --> 00:24:37.880
 believes

00:24:37.880 --> 00:24:38.279
 and I

00:24:38.279 --> 00:24:38.539
 told her

00:24:38.539 --> 00:24:38.940
 every

00:24:38.940 --> 00:24:39.400
 religion

00:24:39.400 --> 00:24:40.000
 every

00:24:40.000 --> 00:24:40.599
 worldview

00:24:41.480 --> 00:24:41.640
 believes

00:24:41.640 --> 00:24:41.940
 there is

00:24:41.940 --> 00:24:42.279
 something

00:24:42.279 --> 00:24:42.660
 wrong

00:24:42.660 --> 00:24:42.839
 with

00:24:42.839 --> 00:24:42.980
 the

00:24:42.980 --> 00:24:43.259
 world.

00:24:45.259 --> 00:24:45.860
 Everyone

00:24:45.860 --> 00:24:46.400
 agrees

00:24:46.400 --> 00:24:46.599
 the

00:24:46.599 --> 00:24:46.799
 world

00:24:46.799 --> 00:24:47.000
 is

00:24:47.000 --> 00:24:47.279
 sick.

00:24:47.360 --> 00:24:47.460
 You

00:24:47.460 --> 00:24:47.960
 can't

00:24:47.960 --> 00:24:48.420
 find

00:24:48.420 --> 00:24:48.819
 someone

00:24:48.819 --> 00:24:49.019
 who

00:24:49.019 --> 00:24:49.180
 would

00:24:49.180 --> 00:24:49.519
 deny

00:24:49.519 --> 00:24:49.860
 that.

00:24:51.319 --> 00:24:51.539
 So

00:24:51.539 --> 00:24:51.900
 Christianity

00:24:51.900 --> 00:24:52.360
 is not

00:24:52.360 --> 00:24:52.779
 unique

00:24:52.779 --> 00:24:53.160
 actually

00:24:53.160 --> 00:24:53.500
 in that

00:24:53.500 --> 00:24:53.819
 claim.

00:24:53.900 --> 00:24:53.980
 It

00:24:53.980 --> 00:24:54.400
 agrees

00:24:54.400 --> 00:24:54.720
 with

00:24:54.720 --> 00:24:55.099
 every

00:24:55.099 --> 00:24:55.339
 other

00:24:55.339 --> 00:24:55.680
 worldview

00:24:55.680 --> 00:24:55.900
 and

00:24:55.900 --> 00:24:56.160
 saying

00:24:56.160 --> 00:24:56.500
 something

00:24:56.500 --> 00:24:56.680
 is

00:24:56.680 --> 00:24:57.039
 wrong.

00:24:57.339 --> 00:24:57.579
 It

00:24:57.579 --> 00:24:58.440
 disagrees

00:24:58.440 --> 00:24:58.759
 though

00:24:58.759 --> 00:24:59.000
 on

00:24:59.000 --> 00:24:59.279
 two

00:24:59.279 --> 00:24:59.860
 things.

00:25:00.740 --> 00:25:01.059
 What's

00:25:01.059 --> 00:25:01.220
 the

00:25:01.220 --> 00:25:01.620
 problem

00:25:01.620 --> 00:25:01.880
 and

00:25:01.880 --> 00:25:02.299
 what's

00:25:02.299 --> 00:25:02.720
 the

00:25:02.720 --> 00:25:03.180
 solution?

00:25:05.339 --> 00:25:05.860
 Christianity

00:25:05.860 --> 00:25:06.539
 disagrees

00:25:06.539 --> 00:25:06.920
 with other

00:25:06.920 --> 00:25:07.400
 worldviews

00:25:07.400 --> 00:25:07.579
 because

00:25:07.579 --> 00:25:07.779
 it

00:25:07.779 --> 00:25:08.000
 says

00:25:08.000 --> 00:25:08.180
 the

00:25:08.180 --> 00:25:08.779
 problem

00:25:08.779 --> 00:25:10.039
 includes

00:25:10.039 --> 00:25:10.799
 us.

00:25:11.480 --> 00:25:13.079
 the

00:25:13.079 --> 00:25:13.460
 problem

00:25:13.460 --> 00:25:13.940
 is not

00:25:13.940 --> 00:25:14.200
 just

00:25:14.200 --> 00:25:14.640
 people

00:25:14.640 --> 00:25:15.000
 out

00:25:15.000 --> 00:25:15.259
 there.

00:25:15.360 --> 00:25:15.480
 The

00:25:15.480 --> 00:25:15.900
 problem

00:25:15.900 --> 00:25:16.380
 is

00:25:16.380 --> 00:25:16.539
 the

00:25:16.539 --> 00:25:17.039
 person

00:25:17.039 --> 00:25:17.380
 in

00:25:17.380 --> 00:25:17.740
 here.

00:25:17.740 --> 00:25:18.140
 The

00:25:18.140 --> 00:25:18.480
 problem

00:25:18.480 --> 00:25:19.120
 is so

00:25:19.120 --> 00:25:19.680
 deep

00:25:19.680 --> 00:25:20.140
 and so

00:25:20.140 --> 00:25:20.599
 great

00:25:20.599 --> 00:25:21.120
 and so

00:25:21.120 --> 00:25:21.700
 severe

00:25:21.700 --> 00:25:22.380
 that we

00:25:22.380 --> 00:25:22.759
 cannot

00:25:22.759 --> 00:25:23.180
 fix

00:25:23.180 --> 00:25:23.740
 ourselves.

00:25:24.819 --> 00:25:25.440
 The

00:25:25.440 --> 00:25:25.759
 gospel

00:25:25.759 --> 00:25:26.180
 is the

00:25:26.180 --> 00:25:26.500
 news

00:25:26.500 --> 00:25:26.960
 to us

00:25:26.960 --> 00:25:27.400
 that we

00:25:27.400 --> 00:25:28.039
 must

00:25:28.039 --> 00:25:29.079
 radically

00:25:29.079 --> 00:25:29.799
 change

00:25:29.799 --> 00:25:31.920
 and we

00:25:31.920 --> 00:25:32.160
 are

00:25:32.160 --> 00:25:32.920
 incapable

00:25:32.920 --> 00:25:33.460
 of

00:25:33.460 --> 00:25:33.860
 changing

00:25:33.860 --> 00:25:34.500
 ourselves.

00:25:34.500 --> 00:25:36.480
 the

00:25:36.480 --> 00:25:36.700
 second

00:25:36.700 --> 00:25:36.900
 thing

00:25:36.900 --> 00:25:37.019
 the

00:25:37.019 --> 00:25:37.440
 gospel

00:25:37.440 --> 00:25:37.799
 has

00:25:37.799 --> 00:25:38.440
 that's

00:25:38.440 --> 00:25:38.680
 unique

00:25:38.680 --> 00:25:38.940
 comes

00:25:38.940 --> 00:25:39.059
 from

00:25:39.059 --> 00:25:39.180
 the

00:25:39.180 --> 00:25:39.400
 first

00:25:39.400 --> 00:25:39.579
 one.

00:25:39.640 --> 00:25:39.740
 The

00:25:39.740 --> 00:25:40.079
 problem

00:25:40.079 --> 00:25:40.559
 is so

00:25:40.559 --> 00:25:41.000
 great

00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:41.680
 that we

00:25:41.680 --> 00:25:42.099
 can't

00:25:42.099 --> 00:25:42.359
 fix

00:25:42.359 --> 00:25:42.539
 it.

00:25:44.599 --> 00:25:45.099
 A

00:25:45.099 --> 00:25:45.619
 politician

00:25:45.619 --> 00:25:46.220
 is not

00:25:46.220 --> 00:25:46.559
 going to

00:25:46.559 --> 00:25:46.900
 be able

00:25:46.900 --> 00:25:47.500
 to heal

00:25:47.500 --> 00:25:47.940
 the

00:25:47.940 --> 00:25:48.319
 world.

00:25:48.559 --> 00:25:48.819
 A

00:25:48.819 --> 00:25:49.160
 movement

00:25:49.160 --> 00:25:49.660
 is not

00:25:49.660 --> 00:25:50.140
 going to

00:25:50.140 --> 00:25:50.500
 be able

00:25:50.500 --> 00:25:51.099
 to heal

00:25:51.099 --> 00:25:51.539
 the

00:25:51.539 --> 00:25:51.839
 world.

00:25:52.000 --> 00:25:52.180
 We

00:25:52.180 --> 00:25:52.859
 need

00:25:52.859 --> 00:25:53.359
 someone

00:25:53.359 --> 00:25:53.759
 much

00:25:53.759 --> 00:25:54.160
 greater,

00:25:54.339 --> 00:25:54.579
 much

00:25:54.579 --> 00:25:54.900
 more

00:25:54.900 --> 00:25:55.480
 powerful.

00:25:55.859 --> 00:25:56.059
 Now

00:25:56.059 --> 00:25:56.259
 we

00:25:56.259 --> 00:25:56.440
 could

00:25:56.440 --> 00:25:56.799
 long

00:25:56.799 --> 00:25:57.019
 for,

00:25:57.099 --> 00:25:57.200
 we

00:25:57.200 --> 00:25:57.339
 could

00:25:57.339 --> 00:25:57.579
 want

00:25:57.579 --> 00:25:57.799
 a

00:25:57.799 --> 00:25:58.059
 king

00:25:58.059 --> 00:25:58.220
 on

00:25:58.220 --> 00:25:58.400
 a

00:25:58.400 --> 00:25:58.640
 war

00:25:58.640 --> 00:25:58.920
 horse.

00:25:59.019 --> 00:25:59.180
 There's

00:25:59.180 --> 00:25:59.359
 only

00:25:59.359 --> 00:25:59.640
 one

00:25:59.640 --> 00:26:00.019
 problem

00:26:00.019 --> 00:26:00.220
 with

00:26:00.220 --> 00:26:00.420
 that.

00:26:00.420 --> 00:26:00.900
 If

00:26:00.900 --> 00:26:01.080
 a

00:26:01.080 --> 00:26:01.360
 king

00:26:01.360 --> 00:26:01.759
 came

00:26:01.759 --> 00:26:01.960
 on

00:26:01.960 --> 00:26:02.120
 a

00:26:02.120 --> 00:26:02.380
 war

00:26:02.380 --> 00:26:02.660
 horse,

00:26:02.780 --> 00:26:02.940
 he

00:26:02.940 --> 00:26:03.300
 would

00:26:03.300 --> 00:26:03.620
 bring

00:26:03.620 --> 00:26:04.140
 peace,

00:26:04.380 --> 00:26:04.600
 he

00:26:04.600 --> 00:26:04.740
 would

00:26:04.740 --> 00:26:05.120
 fix

00:26:05.120 --> 00:26:05.320
 the

00:26:05.320 --> 00:26:05.740
 world,

00:26:06.740 --> 00:26:08.060
 but

00:26:08.060 --> 00:26:08.180
 he

00:26:08.180 --> 00:26:08.340
 would

00:26:08.340 --> 00:26:08.759
 crush

00:26:08.759 --> 00:26:09.620
 us

00:26:09.620 --> 00:26:12.400
 because

00:26:12.400 --> 00:26:13.220
 we

00:26:13.220 --> 00:26:13.500
 are

00:26:13.500 --> 00:26:13.940
 part

00:26:13.940 --> 00:26:14.420
 of

00:26:14.420 --> 00:26:14.540
 the

00:26:14.540 --> 00:26:14.980
 problem.

00:26:16.360 --> 00:26:16.460
 And

00:26:16.460 --> 00:26:16.860
 so we

00:26:16.860 --> 00:26:17.259
 need,

00:26:17.380 --> 00:26:17.500
 we

00:26:17.500 --> 00:26:17.960
 must

00:26:17.960 --> 00:26:18.420
 have

00:26:18.420 --> 00:26:18.640
 the

00:26:18.640 --> 00:26:19.040
 king

00:26:19.040 --> 00:26:19.340
 on

00:26:19.340 --> 00:26:19.519
 the

00:26:19.519 --> 00:26:19.860
 donkey,

00:26:19.980 --> 00:26:20.120
 the

00:26:20.120 --> 00:26:20.460
 king

00:26:20.460 --> 00:26:20.700
 who

00:26:20.700 --> 00:26:21.240
 brings

00:26:21.240 --> 00:26:21.840
 peace

00:26:21.840 --> 00:26:22.420
 by

00:26:22.420 --> 00:26:22.860
 taking

00:26:22.860 --> 00:26:23.100
 the

00:26:23.100 --> 00:26:23.540
 punishment

00:26:23.540 --> 00:26:23.860
 that

00:26:23.860 --> 00:26:24.040
 we

00:26:24.040 --> 00:26:24.540
 deserve.

00:26:24.740 --> 00:26:25.080
 We

00:26:25.080 --> 00:26:25.540
 need

00:26:25.540 --> 00:26:25.759
 the

00:26:25.759 --> 00:26:26.060
 king

00:26:26.060 --> 00:26:26.259
 who

00:26:26.259 --> 00:26:26.680
 comes

00:26:26.680 --> 00:26:26.960
 and

00:26:26.960 --> 00:26:27.360
 dies

00:26:27.360 --> 00:26:27.580
 the

00:26:27.580 --> 00:26:27.920
 death

00:26:27.920 --> 00:26:28.380
 that

00:26:28.380 --> 00:26:28.640
 we

00:26:28.640 --> 00:26:29.060
 deserve

00:26:29.060 --> 00:26:29.300
 to

00:26:29.300 --> 00:26:29.600
 take

00:26:29.600 --> 00:26:29.820
 the

00:26:29.820 --> 00:26:30.259
 punishment

00:26:30.259 --> 00:26:30.519
 that

00:26:30.519 --> 00:26:30.740
 should

00:26:30.740 --> 00:26:30.920
 have

00:26:30.920 --> 00:26:31.220
 fallen

00:26:31.220 --> 00:26:31.839
 on

00:26:31.839 --> 00:26:32.299
 us.

00:26:32.420 --> 00:26:32.900
 That's

00:26:32.900 --> 00:26:33.059
 the

00:26:33.059 --> 00:26:33.460
 only

00:26:33.460 --> 00:26:33.839
 way

00:26:33.839 --> 00:26:34.059
 we

00:26:34.059 --> 00:26:34.220
 get

00:26:34.220 --> 00:26:34.339
 to

00:26:34.339 --> 00:26:34.519
 have

00:26:34.519 --> 00:26:34.900
 healing

00:26:34.900 --> 00:26:35.140
 on

00:26:35.140 --> 00:26:35.279
 the

00:26:35.279 --> 00:26:35.519
 one

00:26:35.519 --> 00:26:35.839
 hand

00:26:35.839 --> 00:26:36.299
 and

00:26:36.299 --> 00:26:36.660
 still

00:26:36.660 --> 00:26:36.879
 be

00:26:36.879 --> 00:26:37.220
 breathing

00:26:37.220 --> 00:26:37.420
 and

00:26:37.420 --> 00:26:37.859
 alive

00:26:37.859 --> 00:26:38.079
 on

00:26:38.079 --> 00:26:38.220
 the

00:26:38.220 --> 00:26:38.500
 other.

00:26:38.779 --> 00:26:39.039
 It

00:26:39.039 --> 00:26:39.220
 is

00:26:39.220 --> 00:26:39.420
 the

00:26:39.420 --> 00:26:39.700
 king

00:26:39.700 --> 00:26:39.920
 who

00:26:39.920 --> 00:26:40.339
 rides

00:26:40.339 --> 00:26:40.740
 in

00:26:40.740 --> 00:26:41.299
 with

00:26:41.299 --> 00:26:41.839
 humility

00:26:41.839 --> 00:26:42.099
 in

00:26:42.099 --> 00:26:42.299
 order

00:26:42.299 --> 00:26:42.539
 to

00:26:42.539 --> 00:26:42.799
 bring

00:26:42.799 --> 00:26:43.220
 peace

00:26:43.220 --> 00:26:43.440
 by

00:26:43.440 --> 00:26:43.920
 bringing

00:26:43.920 --> 00:26:44.519
 justice

00:26:44.519 --> 00:26:44.920
 and

00:26:44.920 --> 00:26:45.319
 taking

00:26:45.319 --> 00:26:45.599
 it

00:26:45.599 --> 00:26:46.180
 on

00:26:46.180 --> 00:26:46.400
 to

00:26:46.400 --> 00:26:46.920
 himself.

00:26:49.000 --> 00:26:49.480
 In

00:26:49.480 --> 00:26:49.720
 other

00:26:49.720 --> 00:26:50.000
 words,

00:26:50.119 --> 00:26:50.379
 Jesus

00:26:50.379 --> 00:26:50.980
 needed

00:26:50.980 --> 00:26:51.539
 to be

00:26:51.539 --> 00:26:52.079
 both

00:26:52.079 --> 00:26:52.720
 God

00:26:52.720 --> 00:26:53.839
 and

00:26:53.839 --> 00:26:54.559
 on

00:26:54.559 --> 00:26:55.059
 a

00:26:55.059 --> 00:26:55.400
 donkey

00:26:55.400 --> 00:26:58.299
 to

00:26:58.299 --> 00:26:58.740
 bring

00:26:58.740 --> 00:26:59.440
 justice

00:26:59.440 --> 00:26:59.920
 by

00:26:59.920 --> 00:27:00.800
 receiving

00:27:00.800 --> 00:27:01.539
 punishment

00:27:01.539 --> 00:27:02.620
 rather

00:27:02.620 --> 00:27:02.960
 than

00:27:02.960 --> 00:27:03.380
 doling

00:27:03.380 --> 00:27:03.880
 it

00:27:03.880 --> 00:27:04.200
 out.

00:27:08.880 --> 00:27:09.600
 Righteous

00:27:09.600 --> 00:27:10.080
 in having

00:27:10.080 --> 00:27:10.700
 salvation

00:27:10.700 --> 00:27:11.380
 is he,

00:27:11.840 --> 00:27:12.300
 the

00:27:12.300 --> 00:27:12.600
 humble

00:27:12.600 --> 00:27:13.080
 king

00:27:13.080 --> 00:27:13.680
 dies

00:27:13.680 --> 00:27:14.100
 for his

00:27:14.100 --> 00:27:14.539
 people

00:27:14.539 --> 00:27:16.820
 so that

00:27:16.820 --> 00:27:17.019
 his

00:27:17.019 --> 00:27:17.519
 death

00:27:17.519 --> 00:27:18.800
 can bring

00:27:18.800 --> 00:27:19.640
 peace.

00:27:22.180 --> 00:27:22.759
 Now,

00:27:22.820 --> 00:27:23.220
 I told you

00:27:23.220 --> 00:27:23.980
 we would not

00:27:23.980 --> 00:27:24.400
 be able to

00:27:24.400 --> 00:27:24.900
 handle a

00:27:24.900 --> 00:27:25.300
 king on a

00:27:25.300 --> 00:27:25.800
 war horse

00:27:25.800 --> 00:27:26.320
 because he

00:27:26.320 --> 00:27:26.740
 would bring

00:27:26.740 --> 00:27:27.279
 peace but

00:27:27.279 --> 00:27:28.140
 crush us.

00:27:28.140 --> 00:27:29.020
 the reality

00:27:29.020 --> 00:27:30.120
 is that

00:27:30.120 --> 00:27:30.880
 since Jesus

00:27:30.880 --> 00:27:31.560
 has come

00:27:31.560 --> 00:27:32.460
 as the

00:27:32.460 --> 00:27:32.840
 king on

00:27:32.840 --> 00:27:33.220
 a donkey,

00:27:33.420 --> 00:27:34.100
 he will

00:27:34.100 --> 00:27:34.700
 one day

00:27:34.700 --> 00:27:35.540
 come as

00:27:35.540 --> 00:27:36.060
 the king

00:27:36.060 --> 00:27:36.740
 on the

00:27:36.740 --> 00:27:37.380
 war horse.

00:27:37.700 --> 00:27:38.180
 Revelation

00:27:38.180 --> 00:27:39.180
 chapter 19

00:27:39.180 --> 00:27:40.000
 gives us

00:27:40.000 --> 00:27:40.540
 this image

00:27:40.540 --> 00:27:41.020
 of Jesus

00:27:41.020 --> 00:27:41.800
 second coming

00:27:41.800 --> 00:27:42.160
 to the

00:27:42.160 --> 00:27:42.880
 earth when

00:27:42.880 --> 00:27:43.880
 he returns

00:27:43.880 --> 00:27:44.720
 on a

00:27:44.720 --> 00:27:45.400
 horse and

00:27:45.400 --> 00:27:46.140
 tramples

00:27:46.140 --> 00:27:47.220
 his enemies

00:27:47.220 --> 00:27:48.380
 under him.

00:27:48.380 --> 00:27:51.980
 the king

00:27:51.980 --> 00:27:53.180
 who receives

00:27:53.180 --> 00:27:53.960
 punishment,

00:27:54.240 --> 00:27:55.020
 who brings

00:27:55.020 --> 00:27:55.760
 justice by

00:27:55.760 --> 00:27:56.480
 suffering for

00:27:56.480 --> 00:27:56.820
 us,

00:27:56.900 --> 00:27:57.680
 will one

00:27:57.680 --> 00:27:58.500
 day bring

00:27:58.500 --> 00:27:59.480
 full and

00:27:59.480 --> 00:28:00.680
 final justice

00:28:00.680 --> 00:28:02.080
 to this

00:28:02.080 --> 00:28:02.660
 earth.

00:28:04.860 --> 00:28:05.300
 And so

00:28:05.300 --> 00:28:05.780
 that while

00:28:05.780 --> 00:28:06.340
 they don't

00:28:06.340 --> 00:28:06.820
 know the

00:28:06.820 --> 00:28:07.480
 timetable,

00:28:07.580 --> 00:28:08.060
 they don't

00:28:08.060 --> 00:28:09.360
 understand the

00:28:09.360 --> 00:28:09.880
 details,

00:28:10.000 --> 00:28:10.820
 we can agree

00:28:10.820 --> 00:28:11.560
 with the

00:28:11.560 --> 00:28:12.080
 people in

00:28:12.080 --> 00:28:12.880
 this passage,

00:28:13.520 --> 00:28:14.120
 verse 10,

00:28:14.380 --> 00:28:15.000
 verse 9,

00:28:15.000 --> 00:28:16.299
 Hosanna,

00:28:17.019 --> 00:28:17.900
 blessed is

00:28:17.900 --> 00:28:18.339
 he who

00:28:18.339 --> 00:28:19.220
 comes in

00:28:19.220 --> 00:28:19.759
 the name

00:28:19.759 --> 00:28:20.440
 of the

00:28:20.440 --> 00:28:20.740
 Lord.

00:28:21.779 --> 00:28:22.460
 Blessed is

00:28:22.460 --> 00:28:22.940
 the coming

00:28:22.940 --> 00:28:23.519
 kingdom of

00:28:23.519 --> 00:28:24.099
 our father

00:28:24.099 --> 00:28:24.940
 David.

00:28:25.859 --> 00:28:27.119
 Hosanna in

00:28:27.119 --> 00:28:27.640
 the highest.

00:28:30.240 --> 00:28:31.039
 What's the

00:28:31.039 --> 00:28:31.619
 vision that

00:28:31.619 --> 00:28:32.380
 we need

00:28:32.380 --> 00:28:33.759
 for Jesus

00:28:33.759 --> 00:28:34.619
 to be more

00:28:34.619 --> 00:28:35.640
 beautiful and

00:28:35.640 --> 00:28:36.339
 more glorious

00:28:36.339 --> 00:28:37.000
 than everything

00:28:37.000 --> 00:28:37.339
 else?

00:28:37.480 --> 00:28:38.599
 What is the

00:28:38.599 --> 00:28:39.380
 upside down

00:28:39.380 --> 00:28:40.519
 kingdom with

00:28:40.519 --> 00:28:40.920
 the upside

00:28:40.920 --> 00:28:41.619
 down king?

00:28:41.720 --> 00:28:42.180
 It is the

00:28:42.180 --> 00:28:42.920
 king who is

00:28:42.920 --> 00:28:43.720
 with us.

00:28:45.000 --> 00:28:46.400
 And the

00:28:46.400 --> 00:28:47.079
 king who

00:28:47.079 --> 00:28:48.420
 brings peace.

00:28:51.000 --> 00:28:51.940
 And so we

00:28:51.940 --> 00:28:52.720
 look to him

00:28:52.720 --> 00:28:53.480
 for healing

00:28:53.480 --> 00:28:54.819
 and justice

00:28:54.819 --> 00:28:56.180
 rather than

00:28:56.180 --> 00:28:57.140
 looking to

00:28:57.140 --> 00:28:57.720
 ourselves.

00:28:59.079 --> 00:29:00.119
 That's why we

00:29:00.119 --> 00:29:00.779
 serve him,

00:29:01.319 --> 00:29:01.859
 worship him,

00:29:02.380 --> 00:29:02.859
 love him,

00:29:03.319 --> 00:29:03.839
 follow him,

00:29:04.319 --> 00:29:04.779
 obey him.

00:29:06.079 --> 00:29:06.900
 Let's pray.

00:29:08.339 --> 00:29:09.220
 Our father

00:29:09.220 --> 00:29:09.599
 in heaven,

00:29:09.779 --> 00:29:11.200
 we praise

00:29:11.200 --> 00:29:11.460
 you and

00:29:11.460 --> 00:29:11.819
 thank you

00:29:11.819 --> 00:29:12.259
 that in

00:29:12.259 --> 00:29:12.500
 Jesus'

00:29:12.680 --> 00:29:13.200
 first coming,

00:29:13.759 --> 00:29:14.299
 he didn't

00:29:14.299 --> 00:29:14.779
 come on

00:29:14.779 --> 00:29:15.039
 a war

00:29:15.039 --> 00:29:15.379
 horse.

00:29:16.200 --> 00:29:16.779
 Because we

00:29:16.779 --> 00:29:17.279
 know that

00:29:17.279 --> 00:29:17.559
 if he

00:29:17.559 --> 00:29:17.980
 did,

00:29:18.519 --> 00:29:19.119
 we would

00:29:19.119 --> 00:29:19.639
 be crushed.

00:29:20.519 --> 00:29:20.879
 We thank

00:29:20.879 --> 00:29:21.299
 you instead

00:29:21.299 --> 00:29:21.700
 that he

00:29:21.700 --> 00:29:23.059
 came to

00:29:23.059 --> 00:29:23.619
 receive the

00:29:23.619 --> 00:29:24.220
 punishment that

00:29:24.220 --> 00:29:24.720
 we deserve.

00:29:24.859 --> 00:29:25.279
 We ask

00:29:25.279 --> 00:29:25.779
 that you

00:29:25.779 --> 00:29:26.639
 would grow

00:29:26.639 --> 00:29:27.720
 our vision

00:29:27.720 --> 00:29:28.680
 of Jesus,

00:29:28.899 --> 00:29:29.379
 our love

00:29:29.379 --> 00:29:29.879
 for him,

00:29:30.200 --> 00:29:30.599
 and our

00:29:30.599 --> 00:29:31.200
 longing for

00:29:31.200 --> 00:29:31.720
 his kingdom,

00:29:32.359 --> 00:29:33.139
 that we

00:29:33.139 --> 00:29:33.619
 would be

00:29:33.619 --> 00:29:34.119
 moved,

00:29:34.579 --> 00:29:35.079
 not by

00:29:35.079 --> 00:29:35.720
 right or

00:29:35.720 --> 00:29:36.059
 duty,

00:29:36.799 --> 00:29:37.559
 but by a

00:29:37.559 --> 00:29:38.259
 vision of

00:29:38.259 --> 00:29:39.000
 his peerless

00:29:39.000 --> 00:29:39.659
 worth.

00:29:40.319 --> 00:29:40.960
 We ask

00:29:40.960 --> 00:29:41.579
 these things

00:29:41.579 --> 00:29:42.220
 in the mighty

00:29:42.220 --> 00:29:42.639
 name of

00:29:42.639 --> 00:29:43.319
 Jesus Christ.

00:29:43.319 --> 00:29:43.919
 Amen.