WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.680 Thanks, Mike. I love a dad joke, so I was all up for the amazing. 00:00:06.060 --> 00:00:08.880 But it is lovely to get together. 00:00:09.200 --> 00:00:12.900 And I must say it's one of the most thrilling parts of church for me 00:00:12.900 --> 00:00:18.100 is just seeing how international it is, isn't it? 00:00:18.160 --> 00:00:21.000 And just actually what goes on here on a Sunday 00:00:21.000 --> 00:00:26.859 is just a microcosm of what's true for the church of Jesus around the world, 00:00:26.859 --> 00:00:30.259 that it is made up of a family of people of every tribe, tongue and nation 00:00:30.259 --> 00:00:34.899 who gather together to celebrate the unity and diversity that we have 00:00:34.899 --> 00:00:36.060 as we worship King Jesus. 00:00:36.320 --> 00:00:38.980 So that day next Saturday is going to be thrilling, 00:00:39.100 --> 00:00:41.740 so do make an effort to come along if you can. 00:00:42.240 --> 00:00:45.439 And if I haven't said hello to you today, my name is Graeme, 00:00:45.640 --> 00:00:47.200 particularly for those who are new this morning. 00:00:47.460 --> 00:00:49.659 It is lovely to welcome you here today, 00:00:49.719 --> 00:00:51.980 and it's great to gather together as a family. 00:00:51.980 --> 00:00:53.140 We do this every Sunday, 00:00:53.140 --> 00:00:58.340 and the purpose is really to fix our eyes on the Jesus who unites us together. 00:00:58.620 --> 00:01:01.340 So grab Luke 11 if you've got it there, 00:01:02.159 --> 00:01:05.859 and we're just going to be in these verses this morning. 00:01:06.060 --> 00:01:08.599 But let me tell you what we're doing in this little series 00:01:08.599 --> 00:01:10.480 that Archie kind of flagged up top. 00:01:11.840 --> 00:01:13.760 Here's a typical Edinburgh scene, 00:01:14.599 --> 00:01:16.780 one that we see on a regular basis. 00:01:16.920 --> 00:01:19.599 Maybe you met somebody this morning who travelled in on the bus. 00:01:19.599 --> 00:01:21.500 Imagine many of us travelled in on the bus. 00:01:21.500 --> 00:01:23.620 We love our buses in Edinburgh, 00:01:23.780 --> 00:01:27.260 and there's a bus stop that's right outside our front door 00:01:27.260 --> 00:01:29.540 where we live in the south of the city. 00:01:29.719 --> 00:01:34.659 Three buses pass that bus stop many times every single day. 00:01:35.299 --> 00:01:38.120 And every day I look out and I see people queuing up at this bus stop, 00:01:38.219 --> 00:01:40.000 and they're gazing at the screen, 00:01:40.140 --> 00:01:42.799 trying to make out what is happening. 00:01:43.000 --> 00:01:45.439 And every so often I pass and somebody stops me and says, 00:01:45.799 --> 00:01:48.260 excuse me, do you know where this bus goes? 00:01:48.260 --> 00:01:51.440 For us it's the 7, the 37, the 47. 00:01:51.620 --> 00:01:54.300 Do you know where this bus goes? 00:01:54.380 --> 00:01:56.660 And of course, how do you find out where a bus is going? 00:01:57.740 --> 00:01:59.900 You look at the number that's on the front, 00:02:00.020 --> 00:02:04.780 and the number tells you exactly where the bus is going. 00:02:04.939 --> 00:02:08.120 And that's what this little series is all about. 00:02:08.540 --> 00:02:12.099 It's all about familiarising and realigning ourselves 00:02:12.099 --> 00:02:17.579 with the sign that's on the front of the Brunsfield Evangelical bus. 00:02:18.219 --> 00:02:21.479 Because the sign will tell you where we're going 00:02:21.479 --> 00:02:24.840 and what we're all about. 00:02:26.180 --> 00:02:28.199 And for those of us who are members of this church family, 00:02:28.280 --> 00:02:30.699 I hope this is a wonderful and a timely reminder 00:02:30.699 --> 00:02:32.419 of what it is we're seeking to do here. 00:02:33.219 --> 00:02:36.319 Every event that we do, every meeting we attend, 00:02:36.319 --> 00:02:39.400 every gathering that we put on and we have, 00:02:39.819 --> 00:02:42.759 they all have the same central purpose. 00:02:43.400 --> 00:02:45.099 And for maybe some of us are new here today, 00:02:45.199 --> 00:02:47.560 maybe we're even exploring the Christian faith, 00:02:47.840 --> 00:02:50.979 I hope this introduces you to some of the distinctives 00:02:50.979 --> 00:02:54.400 and some of the priorities of this local church. 00:02:54.459 --> 00:02:56.139 Now, are you ready for the sign on the front of the bus? 00:02:57.280 --> 00:02:59.120 You seem really enthusiastic. 00:03:00.259 --> 00:03:01.719 Here's the sign on the front of the bus. 00:03:01.719 --> 00:03:03.639 It really says, really simply, 00:03:03.819 --> 00:03:07.699 being disciple making disciples of Jesus Christ. 00:03:07.879 --> 00:03:09.280 That's the sign on the front of the bus. 00:03:10.659 --> 00:03:11.960 What is a disciple? 00:03:12.199 --> 00:03:16.039 A disciple is someone who is seeking to follow after, 00:03:16.740 --> 00:03:20.840 learn from, and growing to be like Jesus. 00:03:21.219 --> 00:03:25.919 If you like, a disciple is someone who has their L plates on 00:03:25.919 --> 00:03:28.539 and they're sitting and they're learning 00:03:28.539 --> 00:03:31.319 in the Jesus classroom of life. 00:03:31.719 --> 00:03:36.919 And in turn, a disciple helps others to do the same. 00:03:38.180 --> 00:03:40.520 Now, how do we seek to do that here at the church? 00:03:40.620 --> 00:03:43.579 Well, we devote ourselves as a church to three core things. 00:03:44.900 --> 00:03:47.240 Firstly, we devote ourselves to God's words. 00:03:47.460 --> 00:03:49.240 We're unashamed in our conviction 00:03:49.240 --> 00:03:51.199 that when we open the pages of the Bible, 00:03:51.419 --> 00:03:53.680 we hear God speak. 00:03:54.800 --> 00:03:56.759 Secondly, we devote ourselves to fellowship, 00:03:56.759 --> 00:04:01.020 which is our love for and our commitment to one another. 00:04:01.719 --> 00:04:03.599 Of course, that's what Jesus said, isn't it, to his disciples. 00:04:03.719 --> 00:04:05.139 That's how the world will know you, 00:04:05.400 --> 00:04:07.620 by the way that you love one another. 00:04:07.780 --> 00:04:09.400 And the word fellowship in the Greek 00:04:09.400 --> 00:04:11.259 doesn't just mean playing happy families. 00:04:11.460 --> 00:04:13.280 It means coming alongside each other, 00:04:13.800 --> 00:04:15.300 linking arms out of love 00:04:15.300 --> 00:04:18.480 with a shared ambition of what you want to do. 00:04:20.060 --> 00:04:22.639 And thirdly, we devote ourselves to prayer, 00:04:22.639 --> 00:04:23.959 which we save to the end 00:04:23.959 --> 00:04:25.159 because it's going to be the topic 00:04:25.159 --> 00:04:28.699 for the next 20 minutes or so. 00:04:30.219 --> 00:04:31.139 And let me ask you, 00:04:31.199 --> 00:04:32.939 when was the last time that you prayed? 00:04:35.000 --> 00:04:37.240 Now, there's an assumption in that question, isn't there? 00:04:38.439 --> 00:04:41.060 And here's why there's an assumption in that question. 00:04:41.519 --> 00:04:42.819 There's a famous saying 00:04:42.819 --> 00:04:44.839 that I think originated from World War I 00:04:44.839 --> 00:04:45.819 that goes like this. 00:04:46.620 --> 00:04:49.899 There's no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole. 00:04:51.420 --> 00:04:53.019 Now, a foxhole is just a place 00:04:53.019 --> 00:04:55.420 where you'd hide from the enemy fire. 00:04:56.180 --> 00:04:57.480 And here's what that means. 00:04:57.620 --> 00:04:58.779 It means that everybody, 00:04:58.920 --> 00:05:00.060 no matter what you believe, 00:05:00.300 --> 00:05:02.240 prays in a crisis. 00:05:03.879 --> 00:05:05.420 Now, according to a recent survey, 00:05:05.620 --> 00:05:07.939 51% of people in our country 00:05:07.939 --> 00:05:10.579 admit to praying on a regular basis. 00:05:10.939 --> 00:05:13.600 What's surprising is that our younger generations 00:05:13.600 --> 00:05:15.480 say that they're more likely to pray 00:05:15.480 --> 00:05:17.320 than an older generation. 00:05:18.300 --> 00:05:19.520 You'll hear politicians 00:05:19.520 --> 00:05:21.200 in the wake of a tragic event 00:05:21.200 --> 00:05:23.320 talking about how their thoughts and prayers 00:05:23.320 --> 00:05:26.500 are with the family and friends 00:05:26.500 --> 00:05:28.820 of those who have been caught up in a tragedy. 00:05:29.180 --> 00:05:31.620 And our friends of other faiths pray as well. 00:05:32.439 --> 00:05:33.560 Prayer is something that, 00:05:33.800 --> 00:05:36.360 despite our secular leanings as a society, 00:05:36.700 --> 00:05:38.379 we still do. 00:05:38.520 --> 00:05:41.540 In other words, we are surrounded by prayer. 00:05:41.540 --> 00:05:44.460 And if you come to Luke 11, 00:05:45.460 --> 00:05:47.180 what we need to understand 00:05:47.180 --> 00:05:48.879 is that the disciples too 00:05:48.879 --> 00:05:50.740 are living in a world 00:05:50.740 --> 00:05:52.200 that's saturated in prayer. 00:05:53.460 --> 00:05:57.100 They are accustomed to the religious prayers 00:05:57.100 --> 00:05:59.540 of their contemporaries, 00:06:00.240 --> 00:06:01.840 who in the Gospels are these people 00:06:01.840 --> 00:06:02.540 called the Pharisees, 00:06:03.879 --> 00:06:05.700 whose prayers are very public, 00:06:06.160 --> 00:06:07.860 whose prayers are full of many long 00:06:07.860 --> 00:06:09.620 and many impressive words. 00:06:09.620 --> 00:06:11.680 So they get religious prayer. 00:06:12.300 --> 00:06:13.680 And they also get 00:06:13.680 --> 00:06:15.860 the prayers of the peoples of the nations 00:06:15.860 --> 00:06:16.720 round about them 00:06:16.720 --> 00:06:18.480 who are praying to all sorts of God 00:06:18.480 --> 00:06:20.060 and praying all sorts of things. 00:06:20.420 --> 00:06:21.959 And those prayers are noisy. 00:06:22.379 --> 00:06:23.680 Those prayers are loud. 00:06:24.079 --> 00:06:25.959 Those prayers are powerful. 00:06:26.199 --> 00:06:28.939 So the disciples understand prayer. 00:06:30.120 --> 00:06:32.740 But notice, if you've got the text there, 00:06:32.899 --> 00:06:33.519 what Luke, 00:06:34.060 --> 00:06:37.199 who is this first century doctor-come historian, 00:06:37.199 --> 00:06:39.139 is telling us at verse 1, 00:06:39.379 --> 00:06:40.360 don't skip over it. 00:06:40.399 --> 00:06:41.199 What's he telling us? 00:06:41.240 --> 00:06:41.819 Look at it there. 00:06:43.199 --> 00:06:44.599 That Jesus has been what? 00:06:46.039 --> 00:06:47.279 He's been praying. 00:06:48.579 --> 00:06:50.579 Now this isn't the first time 00:06:50.579 --> 00:06:52.379 in this Gospel of Luke 00:06:52.379 --> 00:06:54.719 where Jesus prays. 00:06:56.019 --> 00:06:59.099 Where Jesus retreats to a solitary place, 00:06:59.659 --> 00:07:00.919 gets up early 00:07:00.919 --> 00:07:03.699 for a time of undistracted prayer. 00:07:03.839 --> 00:07:04.639 In fact, I counted them, 00:07:04.639 --> 00:07:06.339 and if you count them up until chapter 11, 00:07:06.519 --> 00:07:08.259 three times Jesus has said 00:07:08.259 --> 00:07:10.180 to be praying. 00:07:10.399 --> 00:07:13.639 So when Jesus talks about prayer here, 00:07:14.740 --> 00:07:15.659 we need to understand 00:07:15.659 --> 00:07:17.399 that this is not a spur-of-the-moment 00:07:17.399 --> 00:07:19.279 inclination to go to Facebook 00:07:19.279 --> 00:07:20.939 and post his thoughts on prayer. 00:07:22.740 --> 00:07:24.219 He's living this. 00:07:26.639 --> 00:07:28.300 And the disciples think to themselves, 00:07:28.439 --> 00:07:29.759 we get religious prayer, 00:07:30.060 --> 00:07:32.379 we know what Gentile prayer sounds like, 00:07:32.379 --> 00:07:34.600 but Jesus, we see in you 00:07:34.600 --> 00:07:37.560 something that's radically 00:07:37.560 --> 00:07:40.540 and refreshingly different. 00:07:40.759 --> 00:07:43.219 Because the religious people who pray, 00:07:43.399 --> 00:07:44.899 the Gentile people who pray, 00:07:45.779 --> 00:07:47.920 they do it for the praise of other people. 00:07:48.360 --> 00:07:49.680 Particularly the religious people 00:07:49.680 --> 00:07:50.980 who are praying in our day. 00:07:51.100 --> 00:07:52.699 They want the Instagram snap. 00:07:52.920 --> 00:07:54.740 They want the retweets on Twitter. 00:07:55.180 --> 00:07:56.819 They live for the praise of men. 00:07:56.980 --> 00:07:58.079 But you don't seem to live 00:07:58.079 --> 00:07:58.939 for the praise of men. 00:07:58.939 --> 00:08:01.939 I must say it's one of the most 00:08:01.939 --> 00:08:03.920 endearing things about Jesus 00:08:03.920 --> 00:08:06.399 that you read about in the Gospels, 00:08:07.000 --> 00:08:10.699 is just how unstrategic he is 00:08:10.699 --> 00:08:12.819 when it comes to the people 00:08:12.819 --> 00:08:14.819 who he both hangs out with and loves. 00:08:16.399 --> 00:08:17.939 There's nothing in it for him. 00:08:19.180 --> 00:08:21.220 There really is nothing in it for him 00:08:21.220 --> 00:08:22.519 when it comes to the people 00:08:22.519 --> 00:08:23.519 that you read about him 00:08:23.519 --> 00:08:24.420 hanging out with. 00:08:24.720 --> 00:08:26.060 It's one of the most endearing things 00:08:26.060 --> 00:08:26.600 about Jesus. 00:08:26.720 --> 00:08:29.780 One of the things that drew me to him. 00:08:31.540 --> 00:08:33.639 And the disciples think on that. 00:08:35.220 --> 00:08:36.000 And they say, 00:08:36.059 --> 00:08:38.460 Jesus, you don't want praise of people. 00:08:39.299 --> 00:08:40.620 You want God. 00:08:41.860 --> 00:08:43.080 And that's what we want. 00:08:43.320 --> 00:08:45.059 That is what is attractive to us. 00:08:45.120 --> 00:08:46.399 You commune with God 00:08:46.399 --> 00:08:50.259 in a way like we've never seen before. 00:08:50.259 --> 00:08:52.700 And so do you see what they say to him? 00:08:53.679 --> 00:08:56.319 They say, teach us. 00:08:58.080 --> 00:09:01.039 And notice they say not teach us how to pray. 00:09:01.539 --> 00:09:05.000 They say, teach us to pray. 00:09:05.120 --> 00:09:06.360 They don't want a method. 00:09:06.559 --> 00:09:07.639 They don't want a technique. 00:09:08.200 --> 00:09:10.480 They want to enter into this thing 00:09:10.480 --> 00:09:11.939 that Jesus is doing called prayer. 00:09:12.620 --> 00:09:14.939 Jesus, we want in on it too. 00:09:15.240 --> 00:09:15.980 Show us how. 00:09:16.179 --> 00:09:16.980 Teach us how. 00:09:16.980 --> 00:09:20.320 And what is verse 9? 00:09:21.960 --> 00:09:23.240 As Jesus says, 00:09:23.560 --> 00:09:25.279 ask, seek and knock. 00:09:26.200 --> 00:09:28.820 But Jesus saying to his disciples 00:09:28.820 --> 00:09:30.580 and to his disciples ever since, 00:09:31.100 --> 00:09:34.200 I want you in on this as well. 00:09:34.700 --> 00:09:37.920 Jesus, teach us to pray. 00:09:39.480 --> 00:09:42.560 And so what Jesus gives the disciples firstly, 00:09:42.680 --> 00:09:43.800 if you want to think about this, 00:09:43.899 --> 00:09:44.920 verses 1 to 4, 00:09:44.919 --> 00:09:47.419 is a pattern to follow. 00:09:49.799 --> 00:09:51.279 Now, you up for a little nursery rhyme? 00:09:52.539 --> 00:09:53.699 It's kind of my life at the minute. 00:09:53.939 --> 00:09:54.759 You up for a nursery rhyme? 00:09:55.339 --> 00:09:56.599 See, if I sing you the first line, 00:09:56.679 --> 00:09:57.719 would someone be brave enough 00:09:57.719 --> 00:09:58.799 to tell me the second line? 00:09:59.879 --> 00:10:00.199 Yeah? 00:10:01.419 --> 00:10:02.899 Don't leave me dying up here, okay? 00:10:02.899 --> 00:10:04.439 Here it is. 00:10:05.039 --> 00:10:06.500 Pussy cat, pussy cat, 00:10:06.579 --> 00:10:07.659 where have you been? 00:10:08.099 --> 00:10:09.379 Look to the boomers in the room. 00:10:12.539 --> 00:10:14.459 London to visit the Queen. 00:10:14.460 --> 00:10:15.500 You up for another line? 00:10:17.060 --> 00:10:18.580 Pussy cat, pussy cat, 00:10:18.680 --> 00:10:19.960 what did you do there? 00:10:22.240 --> 00:10:23.200 Under the chair. 00:10:24.280 --> 00:10:25.920 So here's the thing about that nursery rhyme. 00:10:28.200 --> 00:10:30.960 The cat is in the presence of the Queen 00:10:30.960 --> 00:10:34.040 and chooses to look at the mouse, 00:10:34.120 --> 00:10:35.060 not the person on the throne. 00:10:37.259 --> 00:10:38.379 Here's the thing about prayer. 00:10:38.379 --> 00:10:41.519 Prayer is not about the eloquence of our words. 00:10:42.820 --> 00:10:45.139 It's not even really about the affection of our hearts, 00:10:45.159 --> 00:10:46.379 because that will dip in and dip out. 00:10:46.460 --> 00:10:47.340 What prayer is about 00:10:47.340 --> 00:10:50.580 is the magnificence of the one on the throne. 00:10:52.460 --> 00:10:53.899 See what Jesus says there, 00:10:54.220 --> 00:10:55.779 the first word of the Lord's Prayer. 00:10:57.100 --> 00:10:59.720 As he gets his disciples not to look at the other things, 00:10:59.779 --> 00:11:01.600 but to gaze their eyes at the one on the throne. 00:11:01.779 --> 00:11:02.379 What's the word? 00:11:03.659 --> 00:11:04.779 It's the word Father. 00:11:04.779 --> 00:11:07.399 See how that's the first word that he says? 00:11:09.039 --> 00:11:09.439 Father. 00:11:10.139 --> 00:11:11.439 Now here's a thought for you. 00:11:12.220 --> 00:11:13.259 Whoever you are here today, 00:11:13.339 --> 00:11:14.480 whatever you think about this God, 00:11:15.000 --> 00:11:17.879 it is only by coming to know this God 00:11:17.879 --> 00:11:20.980 that you will truly come to know yourself. 00:11:22.980 --> 00:11:25.059 Knowing God as our Father, says Jesus, 00:11:25.459 --> 00:11:27.620 is the key to getting started 00:11:27.620 --> 00:11:28.799 and keeping going in prayer. 00:11:28.799 --> 00:11:32.959 Having an awareness of the Father's commitment to us. 00:11:33.859 --> 00:11:36.799 Having an awareness of his love for us. 00:11:37.199 --> 00:11:38.939 Having a knowledge that he's for us. 00:11:38.979 --> 00:11:40.240 We've been thinking about that in Romans 8 00:11:40.240 --> 00:11:41.120 the last few weeks. 00:11:41.579 --> 00:11:44.099 Having an appreciation that he knows us 00:11:44.099 --> 00:11:46.399 and that he wants us to seek him in prayer. 00:11:48.199 --> 00:11:49.979 We'll see more of that in a few moments. 00:11:50.120 --> 00:11:52.279 The key to praying 00:11:52.279 --> 00:11:54.620 is knowing the one that we're praying to. 00:11:54.620 --> 00:12:00.580 And Jesus, from that starting point, 00:12:00.659 --> 00:12:02.100 he outlines five things 00:12:02.100 --> 00:12:03.740 that he wants his disciples to 00:12:03.740 --> 00:12:05.799 go to this Father and ask. 00:12:06.620 --> 00:12:06.980 Right? 00:12:07.100 --> 00:12:08.060 We can only name them 00:12:08.060 --> 00:12:09.879 because of the time constraints this morning. 00:12:09.960 --> 00:12:10.759 But just take these in. 00:12:10.820 --> 00:12:11.539 If you're a note taker, 00:12:11.600 --> 00:12:13.860 just write these five things down. 00:12:14.220 --> 00:12:15.620 Here's what Jesus is saying. 00:12:15.940 --> 00:12:17.200 You can go to the Father. 00:12:17.799 --> 00:12:20.000 And remember, that's a blood-bought privilege 00:12:20.000 --> 00:12:21.919 that Jesus has won for his people 00:12:21.919 --> 00:12:25.139 on the cross through his resurrection. 00:12:25.360 --> 00:12:26.879 He's at the right hand of the Father. 00:12:26.959 --> 00:12:28.120 We can pray to the Father 00:12:28.120 --> 00:12:29.099 because he's there. 00:12:29.459 --> 00:12:30.699 We can know him as Father 00:12:30.699 --> 00:12:31.599 because of Christ. 00:12:31.959 --> 00:12:33.500 He says, first pray, 00:12:33.959 --> 00:12:35.740 Father, would your name be honoured? 00:12:37.500 --> 00:12:38.919 Your name be honoured. 00:12:39.019 --> 00:12:41.019 In a world that doesn't recognise you, 00:12:41.099 --> 00:12:43.059 in a world that doesn't want to know you, 00:12:44.159 --> 00:12:46.059 in a world that dishonours your name, 00:12:46.120 --> 00:12:48.019 how different then are Jesus' people 00:12:48.019 --> 00:12:50.600 who love your name? 00:12:52.740 --> 00:12:55.539 Second, pray that his kingdom would come, 00:12:56.399 --> 00:12:58.299 that his will would be done on earth 00:12:58.299 --> 00:12:59.000 as it is in heaven. 00:12:59.259 --> 00:13:00.259 And of course, what have you got 00:13:00.259 --> 00:13:01.699 just before Luke 11? 00:13:01.799 --> 00:13:02.919 I hadn't seen this before. 00:13:03.439 --> 00:13:05.259 You've got the parable that Jesus tells 00:13:05.259 --> 00:13:06.559 of the Good Samaritan. 00:13:07.419 --> 00:13:08.500 Something of the kingdom 00:13:08.500 --> 00:13:09.559 and the values of above 00:13:09.559 --> 00:13:12.600 breaking in through the hearts of God's people 00:13:12.600 --> 00:13:14.000 to how they love the world. 00:13:14.000 --> 00:13:17.899 Third, that this Father would provide 00:13:17.899 --> 00:13:19.639 all that we need. 00:13:19.720 --> 00:13:20.679 Notice the plural there. 00:13:20.740 --> 00:13:21.659 We're going to come back to that. 00:13:23.460 --> 00:13:26.059 Fourth, Father, that you would forgive our sins. 00:13:27.960 --> 00:13:30.279 And fifth, that you would deliver us 00:13:30.279 --> 00:13:31.879 from temptation. 00:13:33.259 --> 00:13:34.559 And do you notice in Luke 11, 00:13:34.620 --> 00:13:35.559 you can have this for free, 00:13:35.700 --> 00:13:37.919 how Luke has put it together 00:13:37.919 --> 00:13:39.539 just before in Luke 10. 00:13:39.639 --> 00:13:41.279 You've got the parable of the Good Samaritan. 00:13:41.860 --> 00:13:43.600 And just in case you came away from that, 00:13:43.600 --> 00:13:45.120 thinking it's all about do, do, do. 00:13:45.240 --> 00:13:46.240 What's right next? 00:13:46.920 --> 00:13:48.940 It is Mary and Martha. 00:13:50.320 --> 00:13:51.879 Mary picks the good portion. 00:13:52.000 --> 00:13:53.100 When Martha is serving, 00:13:53.420 --> 00:13:55.259 Mary is there at Jesus' feet 00:13:55.259 --> 00:13:56.740 saying, I want to learn. 00:13:58.879 --> 00:13:59.980 And it's both, isn't it? 00:14:01.040 --> 00:14:02.580 Both action and devotion. 00:14:02.899 --> 00:14:04.899 That is the heart of Christ's people. 00:14:05.899 --> 00:14:08.519 How often we can talk about prayer 00:14:08.519 --> 00:14:11.480 like it's wishing on a star 00:14:11.480 --> 00:14:14.879 or like it's requesting wishes 00:14:14.879 --> 00:14:16.299 from a genie in a bottle 00:14:16.299 --> 00:14:17.740 or treating God 00:14:17.740 --> 00:14:20.019 like he's some kind of fortune cookie. 00:14:20.240 --> 00:14:21.639 You know, we had a takeaway last night. 00:14:21.699 --> 00:14:22.259 I got mine. 00:14:22.659 --> 00:14:24.419 Apparently, I'll receive no parking tickets 00:14:24.419 --> 00:14:25.199 in the next year. 00:14:28.639 --> 00:14:31.340 But how different does Jesus talk about prayer here? 00:14:31.340 --> 00:14:34.820 And when you think about it, 00:14:35.160 --> 00:14:36.620 all that we could ever ask 00:14:36.620 --> 00:14:37.360 is his people. 00:14:37.620 --> 00:14:38.639 All that we could ever need 00:14:38.639 --> 00:14:40.700 comes under one of those five headings. 00:14:42.800 --> 00:14:44.240 And what struck me this week 00:14:44.240 --> 00:14:45.860 is that Jesus could have just easily 00:14:45.860 --> 00:14:46.740 left it there 00:14:46.740 --> 00:14:48.720 and said, 00:14:48.899 --> 00:14:49.500 on you go, 00:14:50.360 --> 00:14:51.540 see how you get on. 00:14:52.580 --> 00:14:53.660 There's what to pray. 00:14:53.659 --> 00:14:57.299 But isn't it interesting 00:14:57.299 --> 00:14:58.379 that he doesn't stop there? 00:14:59.620 --> 00:15:01.219 But he wants to draw 00:15:01.219 --> 00:15:02.659 his disciples' hearts 00:15:02.659 --> 00:15:03.740 deeper 00:15:03.740 --> 00:15:05.779 into the character 00:15:05.779 --> 00:15:06.579 and the heart 00:15:06.579 --> 00:15:07.279 of the Father 00:15:07.279 --> 00:15:08.219 that they're praying to. 00:15:08.299 --> 00:15:08.699 Do you see? 00:15:10.059 --> 00:15:10.959 And what follows, 00:15:11.059 --> 00:15:12.179 if we consider it, 00:15:13.399 --> 00:15:14.819 is truly marvelous. 00:15:16.679 --> 00:15:18.039 He moves from this pattern 00:15:18.039 --> 00:15:18.639 to follow 00:15:18.639 --> 00:15:21.259 verses 5 to 13. 00:15:21.399 --> 00:15:22.139 He gives them 00:15:22.139 --> 00:15:24.480 a reason to seek. 00:15:25.600 --> 00:15:26.779 And Jesus gets them, 00:15:26.799 --> 00:15:27.379 and I think this is 00:15:27.379 --> 00:15:28.620 a magnificent bit 00:15:28.620 --> 00:15:29.960 of first century 00:15:29.960 --> 00:15:31.419 genius storytelling. 00:15:33.240 --> 00:15:34.299 He gets them 00:15:34.299 --> 00:15:35.379 to picture themselves 00:15:35.379 --> 00:15:36.139 in a story. 00:15:37.080 --> 00:15:38.139 So they're in this story. 00:15:38.319 --> 00:15:39.460 They're not watching on. 00:15:39.539 --> 00:15:40.460 They're in this story. 00:15:40.539 --> 00:15:40.939 Do you see? 00:15:41.620 --> 00:15:43.019 I love how Jesus does that. 00:15:43.100 --> 00:15:44.019 He lifts us 00:15:44.019 --> 00:15:45.340 out of our stories 00:15:45.340 --> 00:15:47.700 and our self-absorption 00:15:47.700 --> 00:15:48.519 so often 00:15:48.519 --> 00:15:50.500 and he places us 00:15:50.500 --> 00:15:50.939 in his. 00:15:52.139 --> 00:15:53.439 And he says, 00:15:53.639 --> 00:15:54.580 imagine that you 00:15:54.580 --> 00:15:55.399 have a friend 00:15:55.399 --> 00:15:56.259 that turns up 00:15:56.259 --> 00:15:57.039 at your door 00:15:57.039 --> 00:15:58.319 unannounced at midnight. 00:15:58.460 --> 00:15:59.220 Now I'm freaking out 00:15:59.220 --> 00:15:59.620 at that. 00:16:00.819 --> 00:16:01.379 Are you not? 00:16:02.679 --> 00:16:03.460 Those words, 00:16:03.580 --> 00:16:04.500 unannounced at midnight, 00:16:04.740 --> 00:16:05.939 they do not go together. 00:16:06.319 --> 00:16:07.659 I can maybe handle one, 00:16:08.019 --> 00:16:09.399 but I cannot handle both. 00:16:10.120 --> 00:16:10.899 If my doorbell 00:16:10.899 --> 00:16:11.539 goes at midnight, 00:16:11.679 --> 00:16:12.340 I've got my phone 00:16:12.340 --> 00:16:12.899 in my hand 00:16:12.899 --> 00:16:13.720 and I'm dialing 00:16:13.720 --> 00:16:15.100 999. 00:16:15.279 --> 00:16:15.919 Who turns up 00:16:15.919 --> 00:16:16.379 at midnight 00:16:16.379 --> 00:16:17.439 at a friend's house? 00:16:17.440 --> 00:16:20.420 Have they not heard 00:16:20.420 --> 00:16:21.300 about the travel lodge 00:16:21.300 --> 00:16:21.880 down the road? 00:16:21.960 --> 00:16:22.940 Who does this? 00:16:23.300 --> 00:16:24.460 But we've got to understand 00:16:24.460 --> 00:16:25.500 in this culture, 00:16:26.540 --> 00:16:27.760 not of sprawling 00:16:27.760 --> 00:16:28.820 city suburbs, 00:16:29.820 --> 00:16:32.940 but of small 00:16:32.940 --> 00:16:34.060 rural villages, 00:16:34.820 --> 00:16:36.360 a desperate friend 00:16:36.360 --> 00:16:37.240 who finds themselves 00:16:37.240 --> 00:16:38.160 in your neighborhood 00:16:38.160 --> 00:16:40.180 in darkness 00:16:40.180 --> 00:16:41.300 has nowhere else to go. 00:16:42.059 --> 00:16:42.620 That's the point 00:16:42.620 --> 00:16:43.319 of the story, right? 00:16:43.439 --> 00:16:44.459 No one else to go. 00:16:45.059 --> 00:16:45.859 And you would 00:16:45.859 --> 00:16:46.579 welcome them. 00:16:47.039 --> 00:16:48.199 You would inconvenience 00:16:48.199 --> 00:16:49.039 yourself because 00:16:49.039 --> 00:16:50.579 if you fail to do that, 00:16:50.699 --> 00:16:51.000 you would, 00:16:51.099 --> 00:16:51.919 in this culture, 00:16:52.519 --> 00:16:53.519 you would bring shame 00:16:53.519 --> 00:16:54.139 on you, 00:16:54.699 --> 00:16:55.599 you would bring shame 00:16:55.599 --> 00:16:56.719 on your family name, 00:16:56.819 --> 00:16:57.779 and you would bring shame 00:16:57.779 --> 00:16:58.639 on your village 00:16:58.639 --> 00:16:59.559 because you couldn't 00:16:59.559 --> 00:17:00.679 provide for someone 00:17:00.679 --> 00:17:01.439 who turned up 00:17:01.439 --> 00:17:02.419 and needed help. 00:17:02.899 --> 00:17:03.759 You couldn't do it. 00:17:05.359 --> 00:17:06.440 But given the late 00:17:06.440 --> 00:17:07.139 hour of the day 00:17:07.139 --> 00:17:07.919 and the days before 00:17:07.919 --> 00:17:08.839 fridge freezers 00:17:08.839 --> 00:17:10.079 and stockpiling, 00:17:10.079 --> 00:17:12.419 your bread for the day 00:17:12.419 --> 00:17:14.579 would likely be 00:17:14.579 --> 00:17:15.519 all gone. 00:17:15.899 --> 00:17:16.559 So you'd have 00:17:16.559 --> 00:17:17.619 no other choice 00:17:17.619 --> 00:17:19.079 in this moment of need 00:17:19.079 --> 00:17:20.500 to go and chap up 00:17:20.500 --> 00:17:21.240 your neighbor, 00:17:22.039 --> 00:17:23.039 another person 00:17:23.039 --> 00:17:23.799 in your village, 00:17:23.859 --> 00:17:25.419 and ask them to help you 00:17:25.419 --> 00:17:26.399 in this emergency. 00:17:26.699 --> 00:17:27.439 You tracking with me? 00:17:28.279 --> 00:17:28.519 Yeah? 00:17:29.399 --> 00:17:30.240 So picture the scene. 00:17:30.359 --> 00:17:31.319 Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock. 00:17:32.439 --> 00:17:33.539 Can you help me? 00:17:34.579 --> 00:17:35.619 And the way that 00:17:35.619 --> 00:17:36.740 Jesus tells the story, 00:17:36.859 --> 00:17:37.799 and it's genius really, 00:17:37.899 --> 00:17:38.139 isn't it? 00:17:38.299 --> 00:17:39.419 You don't get the impression 00:17:39.420 --> 00:17:40.180 that this neighbor 00:17:40.180 --> 00:17:41.420 is all too impressed. 00:17:42.360 --> 00:17:42.759 Right? 00:17:42.840 --> 00:17:43.320 It's not, 00:17:43.539 --> 00:17:45.000 way good to see you. 00:17:45.019 --> 00:17:46.460 It's been way too long. 00:17:46.920 --> 00:17:47.539 No, this neighbor 00:17:47.539 --> 00:17:48.680 has bolted the door. 00:17:49.259 --> 00:17:50.180 The kids are finally 00:17:50.180 --> 00:17:50.900 off to bed. 00:17:51.019 --> 00:17:51.600 The horlicks 00:17:51.600 --> 00:17:52.300 has been drunk. 00:17:52.420 --> 00:17:53.440 The jammies are on. 00:17:54.160 --> 00:17:55.360 I would be not opening 00:17:55.360 --> 00:17:55.720 the door 00:17:55.720 --> 00:17:56.560 if I was this neighbor. 00:17:56.759 --> 00:17:57.640 And yet, 00:17:58.320 --> 00:17:59.300 despite the neighbor 00:17:59.300 --> 00:17:59.680 thinking, 00:17:59.779 --> 00:18:00.800 you've got to be kidding me, 00:18:02.160 --> 00:18:03.200 because he too 00:18:03.200 --> 00:18:04.560 doesn't want to bring shame 00:18:04.560 --> 00:18:05.779 on himself, 00:18:05.960 --> 00:18:06.900 on his family name, 00:18:06.940 --> 00:18:07.940 nor on his village, 00:18:07.940 --> 00:18:09.519 he will put on 00:18:09.519 --> 00:18:10.519 his dressing gown 00:18:10.519 --> 00:18:13.960 and go to the cupboards 00:18:13.960 --> 00:18:15.380 and rummage through them 00:18:15.380 --> 00:18:17.720 to see what he can find. 00:18:19.299 --> 00:18:21.860 Now, what is the point of this? 00:18:22.660 --> 00:18:24.100 Here is Jesus' point, 00:18:24.200 --> 00:18:24.680 I think. 00:18:26.279 --> 00:18:27.440 How much more, 00:18:27.500 --> 00:18:28.500 and hear this today, 00:18:29.400 --> 00:18:30.779 how much more 00:18:30.779 --> 00:18:32.840 is your father 00:18:32.840 --> 00:18:34.820 willing to listen 00:18:34.819 --> 00:18:35.839 and to answer 00:18:35.839 --> 00:18:37.439 in his perfect way 00:18:37.439 --> 00:18:39.240 your cries 00:18:39.240 --> 00:18:40.899 and your petitions 00:18:40.899 --> 00:18:42.539 whenever you come 00:18:42.539 --> 00:18:43.379 to him in prayer? 00:18:44.659 --> 00:18:46.399 It's a how much more 00:18:46.399 --> 00:18:47.359 story. 00:18:49.220 --> 00:18:49.579 Do you know what 00:18:49.579 --> 00:18:50.299 this demonstrates? 00:18:50.419 --> 00:18:51.279 It demonstrates 00:18:51.279 --> 00:18:52.879 the father's 00:18:52.879 --> 00:18:53.899 wonderful 00:18:53.899 --> 00:18:54.759 willingness. 00:18:57.159 --> 00:18:58.299 Isn't that not amazing 00:18:58.299 --> 00:18:59.099 that the God, 00:18:59.299 --> 00:19:00.039 when we go to him 00:19:00.039 --> 00:19:00.500 in prayer, 00:19:00.659 --> 00:19:01.359 doesn't just say, 00:19:01.460 --> 00:19:02.539 oh, not them again. 00:19:02.539 --> 00:19:05.079 They prayed to me 00:19:05.079 --> 00:19:05.659 yesterday 00:19:05.659 --> 00:19:07.599 and they're at it again. 00:19:07.960 --> 00:19:08.680 Do they not know 00:19:08.680 --> 00:19:10.000 that I'm up to my eyeballs 00:19:10.000 --> 00:19:10.619 here? 00:19:11.399 --> 00:19:12.139 I'm trying to answer 00:19:12.139 --> 00:19:12.920 all sorts of other 00:19:12.920 --> 00:19:14.000 different people's 00:19:14.000 --> 00:19:14.839 prayers. 00:19:15.519 --> 00:19:16.159 You ever seen that, 00:19:16.299 --> 00:19:17.119 was it Bruce Almighty 00:19:17.119 --> 00:19:18.059 or was it Evan Almighty? 00:19:18.200 --> 00:19:19.440 I forget what that 90s film, 00:19:19.960 --> 00:19:20.960 which one it was, 00:19:22.240 --> 00:19:23.000 where you get the thing 00:19:23.000 --> 00:19:23.619 where he's answering 00:19:23.619 --> 00:19:24.180 all the prayers, 00:19:24.299 --> 00:19:24.680 yes, 00:19:24.879 --> 00:19:25.779 and he's getting overwhelmed 00:19:25.779 --> 00:19:26.399 on his computer 00:19:26.399 --> 00:19:27.399 by all these prayers 00:19:27.399 --> 00:19:28.339 when he's trying to act 00:19:28.339 --> 00:19:28.879 like God. 00:19:29.000 --> 00:19:29.980 It's that kind of thing. 00:19:29.980 --> 00:19:32.779 The father doesn't 00:19:32.779 --> 00:19:33.599 put us on hold 00:19:33.599 --> 00:19:34.420 saying, 00:19:34.700 --> 00:19:35.539 your call is very 00:19:35.539 --> 00:19:36.319 important to me, 00:19:36.400 --> 00:19:37.160 you're number 18 00:19:37.160 --> 00:19:37.759 in the queue 00:19:37.759 --> 00:19:39.000 and while you wait, 00:19:39.120 --> 00:19:39.759 here's some lovely 00:19:39.759 --> 00:19:40.720 background music. 00:19:41.259 --> 00:19:41.940 Here's what you need 00:19:41.940 --> 00:19:42.680 to understand. 00:19:43.120 --> 00:19:43.740 Here's what we need 00:19:43.740 --> 00:19:44.420 to understand. 00:19:44.799 --> 00:19:45.680 In Christ, 00:19:46.099 --> 00:19:47.680 we have our father's 00:19:47.680 --> 00:19:48.160 ear, 00:19:48.380 --> 00:19:49.519 no matter what hour 00:19:49.519 --> 00:19:50.120 it is 00:19:50.120 --> 00:19:51.579 and no matter what state 00:19:51.579 --> 00:19:52.400 we come to him 00:19:52.400 --> 00:19:53.019 in prayer. 00:19:54.759 --> 00:19:55.900 The father's 00:19:55.900 --> 00:19:56.819 wonderful 00:19:56.819 --> 00:19:57.900 willingness 00:19:57.900 --> 00:19:58.980 to listen 00:19:58.980 --> 00:20:00.680 and to answer 00:20:00.680 --> 00:20:01.980 the cries 00:20:01.980 --> 00:20:03.700 of his people. 00:20:06.600 --> 00:20:07.640 And what complements 00:20:07.640 --> 00:20:08.660 that story so well 00:20:08.660 --> 00:20:09.240 in what I think 00:20:09.240 --> 00:20:09.740 is a little bit 00:20:09.740 --> 00:20:10.740 of first century humour 00:20:10.740 --> 00:20:11.940 is Jesus tells 00:20:11.940 --> 00:20:12.480 the story 00:20:12.480 --> 00:20:13.360 about an earthly 00:20:13.360 --> 00:20:14.580 father. 00:20:14.800 --> 00:20:14.960 Now, 00:20:15.460 --> 00:20:16.220 if you're a parent 00:20:16.220 --> 00:20:16.940 here that you'll 00:20:16.940 --> 00:20:17.580 get this, 00:20:18.880 --> 00:20:20.680 probably not for 00:20:20.680 --> 00:20:21.640 reasons that you think. 00:20:24.240 --> 00:20:24.640 Honestly, 00:20:24.800 --> 00:20:25.320 as a parent 00:20:25.320 --> 00:20:26.500 and other parents 00:20:26.500 --> 00:20:26.820 in the room, 00:20:26.880 --> 00:20:27.519 you tell me this. 00:20:27.519 --> 00:20:28.639 We feel our 00:20:28.639 --> 00:20:28.980 weakness. 00:20:30.740 --> 00:20:31.079 Right? 00:20:31.160 --> 00:20:31.740 And we know 00:20:31.740 --> 00:20:32.319 the mistakes 00:20:32.319 --> 00:20:33.079 that we've made 00:20:33.079 --> 00:20:34.460 and yet, 00:20:34.579 --> 00:20:35.099 deep down, 00:20:35.180 --> 00:20:36.619 despite our failings, 00:20:37.379 --> 00:20:38.599 we will only 00:20:38.599 --> 00:20:39.319 ever give good 00:20:39.319 --> 00:20:40.500 things to our 00:20:40.500 --> 00:20:40.839 children. 00:20:43.099 --> 00:20:44.059 But Jesus says, 00:20:44.139 --> 00:20:44.799 picture the scene, 00:20:44.960 --> 00:20:46.000 it's dinner time 00:20:46.000 --> 00:20:46.480 and you're feeding 00:20:46.480 --> 00:20:47.339 your child who's 00:20:47.339 --> 00:20:48.000 opened their mouth 00:20:48.000 --> 00:20:48.759 for a bit of fish 00:20:48.759 --> 00:20:49.220 or egg. 00:20:50.440 --> 00:20:51.200 You wouldn't, 00:20:51.299 --> 00:20:52.019 at the last minute, 00:20:52.119 --> 00:20:52.980 do a switcheroo 00:20:52.980 --> 00:20:54.039 and put into their 00:20:54.039 --> 00:20:54.839 mouth a scorpion 00:20:54.839 --> 00:20:55.519 or snake in their 00:20:55.519 --> 00:20:56.160 mouth instead. 00:20:56.160 --> 00:20:57.519 Right? 00:20:57.600 --> 00:20:58.080 Can you imagine 00:20:58.080 --> 00:20:58.840 the scene on Christmas 00:20:58.840 --> 00:20:59.440 Day if you were 00:20:59.440 --> 00:20:59.940 to do that? 00:21:00.019 --> 00:21:00.759 They opened a gift 00:21:00.759 --> 00:21:01.460 thinking it was one 00:21:01.460 --> 00:21:02.340 thing and out jumps 00:21:02.340 --> 00:21:03.019 a scorpion. 00:21:05.019 --> 00:21:05.600 And remember 00:21:05.600 --> 00:21:06.279 the scorpions 00:21:06.279 --> 00:21:06.680 and snakes 00:21:06.680 --> 00:21:07.220 in this day 00:21:07.220 --> 00:21:08.279 aren't plastic toys. 00:21:08.420 --> 00:21:09.000 These are things 00:21:09.000 --> 00:21:09.900 that will kill you. 00:21:10.940 --> 00:21:11.320 Again, 00:21:11.420 --> 00:21:12.180 what's the logic? 00:21:12.480 --> 00:21:13.360 It's a how much 00:21:13.360 --> 00:21:14.080 more then? 00:21:15.220 --> 00:21:16.500 If that's the heart 00:21:16.500 --> 00:21:17.279 of an imperfect 00:21:17.279 --> 00:21:18.420 yet loving father 00:21:18.420 --> 00:21:19.600 towards his children, 00:21:20.120 --> 00:21:21.279 how much greater 00:21:21.279 --> 00:21:22.160 then is the heart 00:21:22.160 --> 00:21:23.440 of the perfect father 00:21:23.440 --> 00:21:25.000 towards his children. 00:21:26.600 --> 00:21:27.120 Do you know 00:21:27.120 --> 00:21:27.840 what that celebrates? 00:21:28.000 --> 00:21:28.740 It celebrates 00:21:28.740 --> 00:21:30.860 his perfect ability 00:21:30.860 --> 00:21:33.420 towards his children 00:21:33.420 --> 00:21:35.539 to give us 00:21:35.539 --> 00:21:36.440 what is good for us. 00:21:38.120 --> 00:21:38.740 So you've got 00:21:38.740 --> 00:21:39.420 these two things, 00:21:39.480 --> 00:21:40.480 think like a gymnast 00:21:40.480 --> 00:21:43.799 holding the bars. 00:21:45.320 --> 00:21:46.460 You have the father's 00:21:46.460 --> 00:21:47.279 wonderful willingness, 00:21:47.440 --> 00:21:47.940 says Jesus, 00:21:48.360 --> 00:21:49.820 and you have 00:21:49.820 --> 00:21:50.860 his perfect ability. 00:21:51.759 --> 00:21:52.379 And together 00:21:52.379 --> 00:21:53.019 that is something 00:21:53.019 --> 00:21:54.039 that you can hold on to 00:21:54.039 --> 00:21:55.000 and run to him with. 00:21:55.559 --> 00:21:56.599 If we come to God 00:21:56.599 --> 00:21:57.379 with those two things 00:21:57.379 --> 00:21:57.839 in mind, 00:21:58.559 --> 00:21:59.899 that is an absolute 00:21:59.899 --> 00:22:00.579 game changer 00:22:00.579 --> 00:22:01.559 for our prayer lives 00:22:01.559 --> 00:22:02.519 both personally 00:22:02.519 --> 00:22:03.699 and as we'll come on 00:22:03.699 --> 00:22:04.359 to see in a minute, 00:22:04.740 --> 00:22:05.279 corporately. 00:22:07.479 --> 00:22:08.439 And what's surprising 00:22:08.439 --> 00:22:09.279 in this passage though 00:22:09.279 --> 00:22:10.099 is the what 00:22:10.099 --> 00:22:11.639 that Jesus is talking 00:22:11.639 --> 00:22:12.279 about here 00:22:12.279 --> 00:22:13.119 isn't stuff. 00:22:14.119 --> 00:22:14.619 You see that 00:22:14.619 --> 00:22:15.139 in the text? 00:22:16.039 --> 00:22:16.740 He names 00:22:16.740 --> 00:22:17.479 the good thing. 00:22:18.719 --> 00:22:19.759 And the good thing 00:22:19.759 --> 00:22:21.420 is a person. 00:22:22.339 --> 00:22:23.440 The good thing 00:22:23.440 --> 00:22:25.220 is the Holy Spirit, 00:22:25.319 --> 00:22:26.559 the third person 00:22:26.559 --> 00:22:27.519 of the Godhead. 00:22:28.579 --> 00:22:29.779 Now you might read that 00:22:29.779 --> 00:22:30.640 and you think to yourselves, 00:22:30.759 --> 00:22:31.039 well that, 00:22:31.400 --> 00:22:32.000 okay I get that 00:22:32.000 --> 00:22:33.160 that's not a scorpion, 00:22:34.279 --> 00:22:36.500 but I still don't understand 00:22:36.500 --> 00:22:37.099 how that's better 00:22:37.099 --> 00:22:38.119 than all the stuff 00:22:38.119 --> 00:22:38.660 that I think 00:22:38.660 --> 00:22:40.019 I need for my life. 00:22:40.500 --> 00:22:41.079 And I've been thinking 00:22:41.079 --> 00:22:42.220 about that all this week. 00:22:43.420 --> 00:22:44.079 First of all, 00:22:44.140 --> 00:22:45.039 I think I've been convicted 00:22:45.039 --> 00:22:46.379 how often I overrate 00:22:46.379 --> 00:22:47.119 my own ability 00:22:47.119 --> 00:22:48.160 to know what the best thing 00:22:48.160 --> 00:22:48.940 is for my life 00:22:48.940 --> 00:22:50.519 and for your life. 00:22:52.519 --> 00:22:53.340 But as more 00:22:53.340 --> 00:22:53.820 as I've been chewing 00:22:53.820 --> 00:22:54.519 on it this week, 00:22:55.360 --> 00:22:56.160 the Holy Spirit 00:22:56.160 --> 00:22:57.120 sent to dwell 00:22:57.120 --> 00:22:57.560 in the heart 00:22:57.560 --> 00:22:58.320 of every believer. 00:22:58.540 --> 00:22:59.100 What is it 00:22:59.100 --> 00:23:00.120 that the Spirit does? 00:23:01.779 --> 00:23:02.580 I take it, 00:23:02.640 --> 00:23:03.700 if you've got the text there, 00:23:03.779 --> 00:23:04.400 that the Spirit 00:23:04.400 --> 00:23:05.220 loops us 00:23:05.220 --> 00:23:06.080 back round 00:23:06.080 --> 00:23:06.860 to the top 00:23:06.860 --> 00:23:10.240 and further in 00:23:10.240 --> 00:23:11.360 and deeper in 00:23:11.360 --> 00:23:12.120 to the heart 00:23:12.120 --> 00:23:12.940 of the Lord's 00:23:12.940 --> 00:23:13.700 prayer. 00:23:13.700 --> 00:23:15.860 and here's 00:23:15.860 --> 00:23:16.180 what I mean, 00:23:16.299 --> 00:23:16.920 track with me, 00:23:17.620 --> 00:23:18.220 the Spirit 00:23:18.220 --> 00:23:19.140 helps us 00:23:19.140 --> 00:23:19.940 to know God 00:23:19.940 --> 00:23:20.640 as our Father. 00:23:22.360 --> 00:23:23.100 The Spirit 00:23:23.100 --> 00:23:23.840 helps us 00:23:23.840 --> 00:23:24.799 to have a heart 00:23:24.799 --> 00:23:25.680 for the glory 00:23:25.680 --> 00:23:26.340 of God 00:23:26.340 --> 00:23:26.960 in the world. 00:23:27.019 --> 00:23:27.259 Of course, 00:23:27.319 --> 00:23:28.920 that is a missionary cry, 00:23:29.039 --> 00:23:29.400 isn't it? 00:23:30.480 --> 00:23:31.259 The Spirit 00:23:31.259 --> 00:23:32.019 helps us 00:23:32.019 --> 00:23:33.000 to know the forgiveness 00:23:33.000 --> 00:23:33.819 that is ours 00:23:33.819 --> 00:23:34.860 in Christ 00:23:34.860 --> 00:23:35.960 when we just 00:23:35.960 --> 00:23:37.039 don't think it's true 00:23:37.039 --> 00:23:38.039 when the accusations 00:23:38.039 --> 00:23:38.740 of the devil 00:23:38.740 --> 00:23:39.720 are coming at us. 00:23:40.400 --> 00:23:41.080 The Spirit 00:23:41.080 --> 00:23:41.840 helps us 00:23:41.840 --> 00:23:42.299 forgive 00:23:42.299 --> 00:23:43.359 other people. 00:23:46.359 --> 00:23:46.799 Friends, 00:23:46.879 --> 00:23:47.220 the Spirit 00:23:47.220 --> 00:23:48.319 is the greatest gift 00:23:48.319 --> 00:23:48.879 that God 00:23:48.879 --> 00:23:49.379 could have 00:23:49.379 --> 00:23:50.419 possibly given 00:23:50.419 --> 00:23:52.599 his people. 00:23:52.839 --> 00:23:53.059 And so, 00:23:53.159 --> 00:23:53.619 verse 9, 00:23:53.740 --> 00:23:54.460 Jesus says, 00:23:54.680 --> 00:23:55.039 ask, 00:23:55.659 --> 00:23:55.980 seek, 00:23:56.399 --> 00:23:57.240 and knock. 00:23:59.440 --> 00:24:00.279 And as true 00:24:00.279 --> 00:24:00.819 as what Jesus 00:24:00.819 --> 00:24:01.599 is saying here 00:24:01.599 --> 00:24:02.279 has got so much 00:24:02.279 --> 00:24:02.839 to teach us 00:24:02.839 --> 00:24:03.319 in terms of 00:24:03.319 --> 00:24:04.480 our own prayer lives 00:24:04.480 --> 00:24:05.000 and that's 00:24:05.000 --> 00:24:06.099 because we live 00:24:06.099 --> 00:24:07.159 in this individualistic 00:24:07.159 --> 00:24:07.559 culture, 00:24:07.659 --> 00:24:08.059 that is where 00:24:08.059 --> 00:24:08.460 our minds 00:24:08.460 --> 00:24:09.359 will straight away 00:24:09.359 --> 00:24:10.480 have gone to. 00:24:10.480 --> 00:24:12.480 we need to see 00:24:12.480 --> 00:24:14.220 the emphasis 00:24:14.220 --> 00:24:14.880 all the way 00:24:14.880 --> 00:24:15.700 through the prayer, 00:24:15.799 --> 00:24:16.839 did you notice it, 00:24:17.759 --> 00:24:19.059 is corporate. 00:24:21.160 --> 00:24:21.660 Right? 00:24:21.759 --> 00:24:23.039 It's our Father. 00:24:24.400 --> 00:24:25.579 It's give us 00:24:25.579 --> 00:24:26.160 this day 00:24:26.160 --> 00:24:27.519 our daily bread. 00:24:28.860 --> 00:24:29.259 Have you thought 00:24:29.259 --> 00:24:29.759 about that 00:24:29.759 --> 00:24:30.799 when we're praying 00:24:30.799 --> 00:24:31.579 that God 00:24:31.579 --> 00:24:32.059 would give us 00:24:32.059 --> 00:24:33.180 our daily bread? 00:24:33.319 --> 00:24:33.640 Actually, 00:24:33.740 --> 00:24:34.120 you're praying 00:24:34.120 --> 00:24:34.920 for other people 00:24:34.920 --> 00:24:36.539 that God 00:24:36.539 --> 00:24:36.960 would, 00:24:37.579 --> 00:24:37.940 out of his 00:24:37.940 --> 00:24:38.700 wonderful willingness 00:24:38.700 --> 00:24:39.960 and his perfect ability 00:24:39.960 --> 00:24:40.580 would provide 00:24:40.580 --> 00:24:42.039 for their needs. 00:24:42.580 --> 00:24:43.059 Great thing 00:24:43.059 --> 00:24:43.759 to do off the back 00:24:43.759 --> 00:24:44.160 of this today, 00:24:44.259 --> 00:24:44.920 go towards 00:24:44.920 --> 00:24:45.700 someone you love 00:24:45.700 --> 00:24:46.220 and say, 00:24:46.759 --> 00:24:47.640 how can I pray 00:24:47.640 --> 00:24:48.440 for you this week? 00:24:48.600 --> 00:24:49.299 What are your, 00:24:50.620 --> 00:24:51.759 what is your daily bread 00:24:51.759 --> 00:24:52.180 if you like 00:24:52.180 --> 00:24:53.039 in this context? 00:24:55.080 --> 00:24:55.920 Forgive us 00:24:55.920 --> 00:24:56.559 as we forgive 00:24:56.559 --> 00:24:57.240 those who sin 00:24:57.240 --> 00:24:58.500 against us. 00:24:58.779 --> 00:24:59.700 It's a prayer 00:24:59.700 --> 00:25:00.500 for God's people 00:25:00.500 --> 00:25:01.240 to pray, 00:25:01.680 --> 00:25:02.660 not primarily 00:25:02.660 --> 00:25:04.400 as isolated Christians, 00:25:04.940 --> 00:25:05.759 but as part 00:25:05.759 --> 00:25:06.460 of a family 00:25:06.460 --> 00:25:07.340 who are journeying 00:25:07.339 --> 00:25:07.859 together 00:25:07.859 --> 00:25:08.519 through this 00:25:08.519 --> 00:25:09.339 pilgrim world? 00:25:11.659 --> 00:25:12.139 And so here's 00:25:12.139 --> 00:25:12.759 two challenges 00:25:12.759 --> 00:25:13.539 just as we begin 00:25:13.539 --> 00:25:14.319 to wrap this up 00:25:14.319 --> 00:25:14.839 this morning, 00:25:15.379 --> 00:25:17.019 as we think about 00:25:17.019 --> 00:25:18.059 our corporate life 00:25:18.059 --> 00:25:18.379 together. 00:25:18.519 --> 00:25:19.419 Here's the first one. 00:25:20.019 --> 00:25:20.879 Let's allow this 00:25:20.879 --> 00:25:22.199 to affect our diaries. 00:25:24.480 --> 00:25:25.480 Will we prioritize 00:25:25.480 --> 00:25:27.199 meeting together 00:25:27.199 --> 00:25:28.000 to pray? 00:25:29.759 --> 00:25:29.959 You know, 00:25:30.000 --> 00:25:31.099 our corporate prayer life 00:25:31.099 --> 00:25:31.919 is really 00:25:31.919 --> 00:25:33.579 very much 00:25:33.579 --> 00:25:34.419 on our hearts 00:25:34.419 --> 00:25:35.379 as elders 00:25:35.380 --> 00:25:35.960 that we would 00:25:35.960 --> 00:25:37.020 love to see 00:25:37.020 --> 00:25:37.880 it continue 00:25:37.880 --> 00:25:39.000 to flourish, 00:25:39.000 --> 00:25:40.020 that more people 00:25:40.020 --> 00:25:40.680 would join 00:25:40.680 --> 00:25:41.500 the corporate 00:25:41.500 --> 00:25:42.820 prayer life 00:25:42.820 --> 00:25:44.220 of our church. 00:25:44.320 --> 00:25:44.420 You know, 00:25:44.460 --> 00:25:45.160 we've got two 00:25:45.160 --> 00:25:46.100 prayer meetings 00:25:46.100 --> 00:25:46.680 that happen 00:25:46.680 --> 00:25:48.040 on a regular basis. 00:25:48.940 --> 00:25:49.780 We've got one 00:25:49.780 --> 00:25:50.200 that happens 00:25:50.200 --> 00:25:50.680 on Zoom 00:25:50.680 --> 00:25:51.940 every Monday evening 00:25:51.940 --> 00:25:52.600 at 8pm 00:25:52.600 --> 00:25:53.600 for 30 minutes. 00:25:54.880 --> 00:25:55.920 And it's amazing 00:25:55.920 --> 00:25:56.500 how that's just, 00:25:56.640 --> 00:25:57.700 that actually started 00:25:57.700 --> 00:25:58.680 during COVID 00:25:58.680 --> 00:25:59.460 and we prayed 00:25:59.460 --> 00:26:00.140 every night 00:26:00.140 --> 00:26:01.420 since that lockdown 00:26:01.420 --> 00:26:02.060 started. 00:26:02.059 --> 00:26:03.259 and we went 00:26:03.259 --> 00:26:03.879 through the whole 00:26:03.879 --> 00:26:04.440 Psalms 00:26:04.440 --> 00:26:05.299 and then we went 00:26:05.299 --> 00:26:05.679 through, 00:26:06.059 --> 00:26:06.440 I think, 00:26:06.519 --> 00:26:07.279 John's Gospel 00:26:07.279 --> 00:26:07.819 as well. 00:26:08.079 --> 00:26:08.539 We did all, 00:26:08.639 --> 00:26:08.859 we just, 00:26:08.980 --> 00:26:09.379 every night 00:26:09.379 --> 00:26:10.019 we were praying 00:26:10.019 --> 00:26:11.079 and that still 00:26:11.079 --> 00:26:11.759 continued, 00:26:12.519 --> 00:26:13.019 that we pray 00:26:13.019 --> 00:26:13.679 every single 00:26:13.679 --> 00:26:14.119 Monday 00:26:14.119 --> 00:26:16.220 for the things 00:26:16.220 --> 00:26:16.740 of this church, 00:26:16.819 --> 00:26:17.299 for the things 00:26:17.299 --> 00:26:17.980 of this world. 00:26:18.319 --> 00:26:18.779 And we have 00:26:18.779 --> 00:26:19.700 an in-person one 00:26:19.700 --> 00:26:20.240 that happens 00:26:20.240 --> 00:26:21.200 on the first Sunday 00:26:21.200 --> 00:26:21.899 of the month 00:26:21.899 --> 00:26:22.379 and we even 00:26:22.379 --> 00:26:23.139 throw in pizza 00:26:23.139 --> 00:26:24.059 for dinner as well 00:26:24.059 --> 00:26:24.799 to get people 00:26:24.799 --> 00:26:25.259 to come. 00:26:25.599 --> 00:26:26.240 And that's next 00:26:26.240 --> 00:26:27.019 Sunday evening. 00:26:27.440 --> 00:26:27.700 And listen, 00:26:27.759 --> 00:26:28.259 if you come to 00:26:28.259 --> 00:26:28.980 the Vision evening 00:26:28.980 --> 00:26:29.339 tonight, 00:26:29.399 --> 00:26:30.419 a good 20 minutes 00:26:30.419 --> 00:26:31.419 of that time together 00:26:31.420 --> 00:26:32.240 is given over 00:26:32.240 --> 00:26:33.200 to us praying. 00:26:33.480 --> 00:26:34.220 And that really 00:26:34.220 --> 00:26:35.039 is one of the 00:26:35.039 --> 00:26:36.259 highlights of the year. 00:26:38.680 --> 00:26:39.740 Let's meet together 00:26:39.740 --> 00:26:40.380 to pray. 00:26:40.560 --> 00:26:42.380 Let's pray big prayers 00:26:42.380 --> 00:26:43.380 for our world. 00:26:43.880 --> 00:26:44.880 Let's pray big prayers 00:26:44.880 --> 00:26:45.820 for our city. 00:26:45.980 --> 00:26:46.880 Let's pray big prayers 00:26:46.880 --> 00:26:47.759 for our community. 00:26:47.960 --> 00:26:48.880 Let's pray big prayers 00:26:48.880 --> 00:26:49.820 for each other. 00:26:49.820 --> 00:26:50.920 To this God 00:26:50.920 --> 00:26:51.920 who is able to do 00:26:51.920 --> 00:26:52.860 way more 00:26:52.860 --> 00:26:53.640 than we ask 00:26:53.640 --> 00:26:54.519 or even imagine 00:26:54.519 --> 00:26:55.420 is possible. 00:26:56.720 --> 00:26:57.580 Let's allow 00:26:57.580 --> 00:26:58.519 what Jesus is saying 00:26:58.519 --> 00:26:59.240 there to affect 00:26:59.240 --> 00:27:00.100 our diaries. 00:27:00.300 --> 00:27:01.000 And second, 00:27:01.000 --> 00:27:02.160 let's allow this 00:27:02.160 --> 00:27:02.920 to impact 00:27:02.920 --> 00:27:04.420 our community. 00:27:04.619 --> 00:27:04.799 I mean, 00:27:04.859 --> 00:27:05.819 wouldn't it be great 00:27:05.819 --> 00:27:08.259 to recreate 00:27:08.259 --> 00:27:09.079 a culture 00:27:09.079 --> 00:27:11.380 where asking 00:27:11.380 --> 00:27:12.359 how we can pray 00:27:12.359 --> 00:27:13.160 for each other 00:27:13.160 --> 00:27:13.880 and then maybe 00:27:13.880 --> 00:27:14.799 on the spur 00:27:14.799 --> 00:27:16.220 praying for each other 00:27:16.220 --> 00:27:17.759 was just a normal 00:27:17.759 --> 00:27:18.660 thing that we did. 00:27:19.859 --> 00:27:20.480 Praying together 00:27:20.480 --> 00:27:21.160 should be the most 00:27:21.160 --> 00:27:22.200 natural thing 00:27:22.200 --> 00:27:23.180 that we do together 00:27:23.180 --> 00:27:24.799 as Christians. 00:27:25.259 --> 00:27:25.799 And so here's 00:27:25.799 --> 00:27:26.720 a challenge for you. 00:27:26.779 --> 00:27:27.420 Why not ask 00:27:27.420 --> 00:27:28.599 one person today? 00:27:29.259 --> 00:27:30.380 Just ask one person. 00:27:30.380 --> 00:27:30.840 If you can manage 00:27:30.840 --> 00:27:31.380 more than that, 00:27:31.460 --> 00:27:31.900 go for it. 00:27:31.960 --> 00:27:33.020 But ask one person 00:27:33.020 --> 00:27:34.520 how you can pray 00:27:34.520 --> 00:27:35.460 for them this week. 00:27:35.980 --> 00:27:36.620 And then maybe 00:27:36.620 --> 00:27:37.520 if you feel like it, 00:27:37.540 --> 00:27:38.480 if you feel comfortable, 00:27:38.900 --> 00:27:39.980 why not pray together 00:27:39.980 --> 00:27:40.600 on the spot? 00:27:44.180 --> 00:27:44.420 You know, 00:27:44.420 --> 00:27:44.980 just as we close, 00:27:45.080 --> 00:27:45.480 let me tell you 00:27:45.480 --> 00:27:46.300 how this has impacted 00:27:46.300 --> 00:27:47.020 me this week. 00:27:48.100 --> 00:27:48.900 And then we're done. 00:27:50.200 --> 00:27:51.100 When we first moved 00:27:51.100 --> 00:27:51.440 to Edinburgh, 00:27:51.540 --> 00:27:52.460 we lived in the 00:27:52.460 --> 00:27:53.480 part of the city 00:27:53.480 --> 00:27:54.440 known as the Newtown, 00:27:54.640 --> 00:27:55.780 beautiful part of the city. 00:27:55.779 --> 00:27:56.720 One of the things 00:27:56.720 --> 00:27:57.940 about that part 00:27:57.940 --> 00:27:58.420 of the city 00:27:58.420 --> 00:27:59.000 is that there's 00:27:59.000 --> 00:27:59.859 cobbled streets 00:27:59.859 --> 00:28:00.519 everywhere. 00:28:01.839 --> 00:28:02.759 So every time 00:28:02.759 --> 00:28:03.819 I used to take our car, 00:28:03.920 --> 00:28:04.519 our little car, 00:28:04.599 --> 00:28:04.859 it was a wee 00:28:04.859 --> 00:28:07.160 silver VW Fox, 00:28:07.259 --> 00:28:07.680 I don't even know 00:28:07.680 --> 00:28:08.379 if they're still going, 00:28:08.460 --> 00:28:09.180 this tiny little 00:28:09.180 --> 00:28:09.839 tin machine. 00:28:10.759 --> 00:28:11.519 Every time I used 00:28:11.519 --> 00:28:12.500 to take it for an MOT, 00:28:13.500 --> 00:28:14.579 they said the same thing. 00:28:15.519 --> 00:28:16.059 They said, 00:28:16.119 --> 00:28:16.799 you need to have 00:28:16.799 --> 00:28:17.960 your wheels realigned. 00:28:19.160 --> 00:28:20.139 And the thing was 00:28:20.139 --> 00:28:21.039 that all the knocks, 00:28:21.240 --> 00:28:22.000 all the bumps, 00:28:22.200 --> 00:28:22.960 all the cobbles, 00:28:22.960 --> 00:28:24.079 all the potholes 00:28:24.079 --> 00:28:24.880 in the roads, 00:28:25.620 --> 00:28:26.559 as they collectively 00:28:26.559 --> 00:28:27.380 took their toll 00:28:27.380 --> 00:28:27.900 in the car, 00:28:28.000 --> 00:28:28.960 had totally knocked 00:28:28.960 --> 00:28:30.180 this thing out of sync. 00:28:30.279 --> 00:28:31.100 So you weren't driving 00:28:31.100 --> 00:28:31.640 the steering wheel 00:28:31.640 --> 00:28:32.039 like that, 00:28:32.100 --> 00:28:32.579 you were driving 00:28:32.579 --> 00:28:33.140 at it like that 00:28:33.140 --> 00:28:34.039 to get it to go straight, 00:28:34.100 --> 00:28:34.620 the kind of thing. 00:28:35.720 --> 00:28:36.480 And every time 00:28:36.480 --> 00:28:36.860 they would say 00:28:36.860 --> 00:28:37.640 the same thing. 00:28:37.980 --> 00:28:38.720 Do you want us 00:28:38.720 --> 00:28:39.799 to realign this car? 00:28:39.880 --> 00:28:40.799 You need to realign 00:28:40.799 --> 00:28:41.360 this car. 00:28:43.380 --> 00:28:43.960 Now thinking about 00:28:43.960 --> 00:28:44.519 that this week, 00:28:44.579 --> 00:28:45.380 because so often 00:28:45.380 --> 00:28:46.100 in my life, 00:28:46.120 --> 00:28:46.980 I know that it's true 00:28:46.980 --> 00:28:47.880 that all the worries, 00:28:48.039 --> 00:28:48.819 the concerns, 00:28:49.180 --> 00:28:49.819 the people, 00:28:49.940 --> 00:28:50.579 all these things 00:28:50.579 --> 00:28:51.240 come along. 00:28:51.600 --> 00:28:52.740 The bills that need paid, 00:28:52.740 --> 00:28:53.900 the things that need done, 00:28:54.299 --> 00:28:55.259 the trash needs taken, 00:28:55.359 --> 00:28:56.259 all these things 00:28:56.259 --> 00:28:57.519 that come along in life, 00:28:58.819 --> 00:28:59.980 they can knock us. 00:29:00.940 --> 00:29:02.220 They can knock us 00:29:02.220 --> 00:29:03.480 from remembering 00:29:03.480 --> 00:29:04.079 the thing 00:29:04.079 --> 00:29:05.880 that Jesus has called us to. 00:29:06.000 --> 00:29:06.980 What does this prayer do? 00:29:07.079 --> 00:29:08.339 It realigns us. 00:29:09.500 --> 00:29:10.700 It realigns us. 00:29:10.799 --> 00:29:11.400 It lifts us 00:29:11.400 --> 00:29:12.500 out of our world 00:29:12.500 --> 00:29:13.839 of self-absorption 00:29:13.839 --> 00:29:15.539 and it throws us 00:29:15.539 --> 00:29:16.480 by God's grace 00:29:16.480 --> 00:29:17.579 on the priorities 00:29:17.579 --> 00:29:18.480 and the heart 00:29:18.480 --> 00:29:19.299 of the Father. 00:29:21.700 --> 00:29:22.180 And so listen, 00:29:22.180 --> 00:29:23.120 I'd love us to finish 00:29:23.120 --> 00:29:23.860 and I hope I've got 00:29:23.860 --> 00:29:24.580 this slide right. 00:29:25.200 --> 00:29:25.320 Yeah. 00:29:26.560 --> 00:29:27.400 Just by saying 00:29:27.400 --> 00:29:28.480 the words of the Lord's Prayer 00:29:28.480 --> 00:29:28.960 together, 00:29:29.539 --> 00:29:30.259 it's really short, 00:29:30.820 --> 00:29:31.580 just those words 00:29:31.580 --> 00:29:32.060 on the screen 00:29:32.060 --> 00:29:32.680 on my cue 00:29:32.680 --> 00:29:33.279 and then we're just 00:29:33.279 --> 00:29:34.160 going to pray 00:29:34.160 --> 00:29:35.000 to close. 00:29:36.100 --> 00:29:36.380 And listen, 00:29:36.440 --> 00:29:37.420 we don't do this token, 00:29:37.560 --> 00:29:38.380 this is never token, 00:29:38.480 --> 00:29:39.400 this is a commitment 00:29:39.400 --> 00:29:40.299 that we're making 00:29:40.299 --> 00:29:42.299 to make Jesus' priorities 00:29:42.299 --> 00:29:43.480 in the heart of the Father 00:29:43.480 --> 00:29:44.420 the thing that we're seeking. 00:29:44.580 --> 00:29:45.340 So you ready for this? 00:29:45.380 --> 00:29:46.240 If you feel comfortable 00:29:46.240 --> 00:29:47.240 on my cue. 00:29:47.240 --> 00:29:50.000 I can't even read that right. 00:29:51.460 --> 00:29:51.779 Father, 00:29:52.440 --> 00:29:54.220 hallowed be your name. 00:29:54.839 --> 00:29:56.299 Your kingdom come. 00:29:57.000 --> 00:29:58.579 Give us each day 00:29:58.579 --> 00:29:59.900 our daily bread. 00:30:00.680 --> 00:30:02.359 Forgive us our sins 00:30:02.359 --> 00:30:04.640 for we also forgive 00:30:04.640 --> 00:30:07.059 everyone who sins against us 00:30:07.059 --> 00:30:10.460 and lead us not into temptation. 00:30:10.960 --> 00:30:11.579 And so Father, 00:30:11.660 --> 00:30:13.059 we do pray this morning. 00:30:13.059 --> 00:30:16.480 hallowed be your name. 00:30:17.819 --> 00:30:19.240 Your kingdom come. 00:30:19.379 --> 00:30:21.139 Give us today 00:30:21.139 --> 00:30:23.019 our daily bread. 00:30:24.139 --> 00:30:26.079 Would you forgive our sins? 00:30:26.700 --> 00:30:27.619 Would you help us 00:30:27.619 --> 00:30:28.440 to forgive those 00:30:28.440 --> 00:30:29.940 who have sinned against us? 00:30:29.980 --> 00:30:30.220 And Lord, 00:30:30.259 --> 00:30:31.119 would you guide us? 00:30:31.559 --> 00:30:32.139 Heavenly Father, 00:30:32.200 --> 00:30:32.679 we thank you 00:30:32.679 --> 00:30:33.779 for the privilege today 00:30:33.779 --> 00:30:36.299 that we can call you Father. 00:30:37.440 --> 00:30:38.659 And I ask that maybe 00:30:38.659 --> 00:30:39.759 for some of us here today, 00:30:39.839 --> 00:30:41.159 maybe we're doubting that. 00:30:41.740 --> 00:30:42.399 Maybe we don't know 00:30:42.400 --> 00:30:43.259 what that means. 00:30:43.840 --> 00:30:43.960 Lord, 00:30:44.040 --> 00:30:45.300 may today be the day 00:30:45.300 --> 00:30:46.080 by your spirit 00:30:46.080 --> 00:30:47.519 where we come to appreciate 00:30:47.519 --> 00:30:48.560 your love for us 00:30:48.560 --> 00:30:51.080 and sending your son for us 00:30:51.080 --> 00:30:52.920 just that little bit more. 00:30:53.940 --> 00:30:55.420 Would you fill us afresh 00:30:55.420 --> 00:30:56.720 with a passion 00:30:56.720 --> 00:30:57.780 to see your name 00:30:57.780 --> 00:30:59.660 hallowed in our land 00:30:59.660 --> 00:31:01.100 and in our lives? 00:31:01.660 --> 00:31:01.780 Father, 00:31:01.840 --> 00:31:03.220 we long to see your name 00:31:03.220 --> 00:31:04.240 put in lights. 00:31:04.460 --> 00:31:04.980 Help us, 00:31:05.240 --> 00:31:05.360 Father, 00:31:05.940 --> 00:31:07.040 to be a people 00:31:07.040 --> 00:31:08.880 who come together 00:31:08.880 --> 00:31:10.100 to seek your face 00:31:10.100 --> 00:31:10.800 in prayer. 00:31:10.799 --> 00:31:12.299 And Lord, 00:31:12.339 --> 00:31:12.879 we thank you 00:31:12.879 --> 00:31:13.779 that you hear us, 00:31:13.779 --> 00:31:14.859 not because we pray 00:31:14.859 --> 00:31:15.940 eloquent words 00:31:15.940 --> 00:31:17.759 or because of any righteousness 00:31:17.759 --> 00:31:19.180 that we have, 00:31:19.440 --> 00:31:20.759 but we come to you 00:31:20.759 --> 00:31:21.720 knowing that you hear us 00:31:21.720 --> 00:31:22.379 confidently 00:31:22.379 --> 00:31:23.980 because we pray 00:31:23.980 --> 00:31:24.940 in the precious 00:31:24.940 --> 00:31:26.139 and in the loving name 00:31:26.139 --> 00:31:26.579 of Jesus. 00:31:27.399 --> 00:31:27.759 Amen. 00:31:28.460 --> 00:31:28.839 Amen. 00:31:28.839 --> 00:31:28.980 Amen.