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 May the Lord answer you when you are in distress. May the name of the God of Jacob protect you. May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion. May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offering. May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

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 May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your requests. Now this I know. The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand.

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 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. Lord, give victory to the king. Answer us when we call. Amen.

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 Praise God. Let me pray for us. Father, thank you for another day that we can come freely in your presence because of death and resurrection of your son. Ultimately, your love on display for us.

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 Thank you for another day that we can come freely in your presence. Thank you for another day that we can come freely in your presence and ask for mercy and grace.

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 Father, I ask it for myself and for people as they hear. Father, help me to preach your words, communicate your word faithfully and help us to embrace the truth contained within Jesus name.

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 I pray. Amen. Let me start just by sharing how my week has been in preparing for this message today.

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 I'm not sure about you, but I don't think preaching is my main thing. Do you know what I mean?

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 I am not. I mean, it doesn't come that easily as it probably does to Steve. I mean, I only assume, right?

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 So this week has been particularly difficult. I haven't preached in a good while. I wonder what that says about my preaching.

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 But I think I was overthinking the preaching this week and I'm overburdened by it.

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 And in reading it, when I landed on verse 7, I was so convicted by it.

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 Some trust in chariots, some trust in horses, and some trust in God.

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 Are we trusting God?

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 And I actually found that it's so easy to skip past this verse thinking, obviously, we trust in God.

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 We are in church. We sing the songs, don't we?

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 We know the Bible verses.

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 And I thought, wow, this is probably not for me.

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 But the reality is the biggest risk, in my opinion, in reading the text,

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 is that we might think that we need to trust, we can trust in God plus in chariots,

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 or that we think that it's only for people that trust, that's really the people in the world,

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 that they trust in their own strength and then that we trust in God.

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 But the actual risk is that we are going to trust in God plus something else,

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 which really amounts to not trust in God, right?

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 And the way it pans out in life is this, at least in my own life,

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 that we're looking to ourselves, that we can allow,

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 start wearing those lenses of hurt and pain and see God through those lenses.

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 And then we lose hope. We're praying hopeless prayers.

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 We're actually walking in life without the joy of the Lord.

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 And yet we might think that we trust in God.

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 All that to say that I feel that this spoke to me.

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 And because I think there's more in there, I've found fitting to go in it in almost verse-by-verse fashion,

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 which is not the most intuitive thing to follow.

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 But I ask for forgiveness in advance if it becomes a bit too difficult to follow.

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 But we'll hopefully get somewhere.

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 Let me set the scene for you.

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 So the people of God, the way they would worship back in the day, would be at the tabernacle, right?

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 So they have the tabernacle of Moses.

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 As you think about the tabernacle, the tabernacle had divisions and had a lot of rituals for you to actually access God's presence,

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 ask for his help, for his blessing.

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 So that's what the sacrifices, the actual tabernacle really pointed to Jesus who offered the final sacrifice,

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 allowing us access to the presence of God.

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 But what happens is the tabernacle of Moses was in place at Gideon without the Ark of the Covenant,

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 which symbolized the presence of God.

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 So do you see the problem with that?

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 They are offering sacrifices to God without the presence of God.

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 How easy it is for us to come to church and move with emotions.

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 Without being aware of the presence of God, we're working from a place, a work mentality.

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 I need to do the Christian practice.

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 I need to offer God my service because he needs it.

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 But it can't be further from the truth, isn't it?

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 And then I think about how easy it is for us to actually not be trusting in God.

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 And the analogy, I don't have many illustrations, but I felt like if I can have any illustration, it's this.

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 Think about a window cleaner that is working on a high-rise building.

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 He's dangling, tied to a rope, and he's actually trying to not die, right?

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 That's one of the things that's good for him to do.

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 And he's actually trusting in his ability and all the training that he had.

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 But how many of you know that his safety, it boils down to this,

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 his safety is actually more of the integrity of the rope than actually his ability to be connected to it

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 or to perform his job well.

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 And in the same way, trust doesn't start with us.

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 Trust starts without being able to see the integrity of God, right?

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 So that's the point of it.

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 So anyway, going back to it.

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 That's the scene.

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 David, so they had known their ark.

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 Philistines had the ark of God.

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 God is striking the Philistines, and they decided to give the ark back.

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 David sees the ark and brings it to Jerusalem.

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 The tabernacle of Moses is still in Gideon.

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 He sets up a tent, a new tabernacle there.

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 What's going on that's different at this time?

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 David invites, hires out musicians and singers to what is believed to be a 24-hour, 24-7 prayer service

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 and worship service around the camp, if you like.

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 So this is the scene.

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 David went there to offer sacrifices, and the worship's in the background, my voice is going.

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 So David goes there to offer sacrifices, a symbol saying, we need you, God.

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 It's for good fortune in the battle.

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 He's actually offering sacrifices to ask God's presence to go with him.

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 This is really the assurance that it would give him victory, right?

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 So the whole community is, like, lifting up their voices while he's there.

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 He's coming out.

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 The people are actually praying for him.

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 Music is probably in the background.

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 They are praying for him.

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 This is what you hear from verse 1 to 4 is the people's prayer for the king.

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 But something about it, because the prayer is really not one that comes out of a standpoint of hope.

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 They actually seem to be confident of success, because they are actually declaring that they trust in the name of the Lord,

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 probably reminding themselves about how faithful God is.

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 Because the name has everything to do with how much you can trust God.

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 The name of God reveals his will, his character, and his intentions.

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 So they are actually saying that we trust in who God is, and because he's good, and because he's powerful, then we're going to have victory.

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 This story, obviously, points us forward to Jesus, the greater king, through whom we learn to pray not just for victory, but from victory.

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 I've put this in various points, so just follow with me.

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 Verse 1 and 2, God is a shield in the fortress.

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 It's our shield in our fortress.

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 I learned from studying.

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 I'm not linguistic.

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 That this verse has been written in English, translated in English.

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 May is in an optative mood.

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 Meaning, it's something you desire, but you're not sure that's going to happen.

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 And that's not the best translation, apparently.

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 Rabbi said that the right translation would read like this.

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 The next slide is going to say is,

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 The Lord will answer you in the day of trouble.

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 He will send you help from the sanctuary.

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 As you see, this is not vague hope.

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 It's a covenant confidence.

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 They are reminding themselves of God of Jacob.

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 Probably thinking about the events just gone.

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 They've been released by God, freed from Egypt.

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 They've been guided by God.

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 They've crossed the sea in safety.

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 As we know, it's our Passover, isn't it?

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 Pointing to Jesus again.

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 The word help in there is really defense.

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 And the answer there has to do with defense.

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 And the word help in the passage has to do with being lifted up out of the reach of your enemy.

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 Look at what Psalms 18, 48 says.

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 He, God, lifts me up above my enemies.

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 So the question I had to myself, this is a question to myself,

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 after reading this, is,

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 Lewis, where do you instinctively put your trust or turn to when trouble comes?

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 When things feel uncertain, what is your first impulse?

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 Is to cry out to God or to try and carry it yourself?

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 Second point, God moves according to his heart.

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 The verse says, three and four will say,

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 He will remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings.

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 It's the part A there, verse three.

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 The sacrifices and burnt offerings point us, point them to the holiness of God

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 and the cost of accessing his presence.

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 Just think about it.

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 Guess what?

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 Sacrifice, a sacrifice for accessing God's presence was required then and is required now.

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 The only difference is when we put our trust in Jesus,

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 we benefit from what Jesus accomplished on the cross.

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 The perfect sacrifice was offered.

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 Therefore, we now have access to God's presence.

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 Hebrews 9, 12.

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 He will give you the desire of your hearts and make all your plans succeed.

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 This may sound like a promise for personal fulfillment.

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 But as you know, I don't think that that's the case.

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 There would be the wrong interpretation of it.

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 The heart in here means the inner will.

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 And really what's inferring is the inner will that's aligned with God.

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 The word plans means the counsel.

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 It's either the counsel of God or our counsel.

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 But the right translation, the best translation as it aligns with other verses of the Bible,

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 would be something like this.

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 This is my translation though.

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 God works out his purposes when our hearts are prepared to want what he wants.

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 That's more like it, isn't it?

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 So the question I ask myself is, Lewis, what are you praying for right now?

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 Is it something that God would delight to give you?

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 Are you asking him to bless your plans or to shape your heart?

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 Third point.

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 We shout from victory.

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 Verse 5.

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 We will shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of God.

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 You see, they are planning to celebrate even before the fight.

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 Isn't that amazing?

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 If life would pan out just like that for us.

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 Basically, that's what the Lord is teaching us.

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 That's actually the Psalms being captured and written for us to sing.

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 So they're singing this as their truth, as what they experience.

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 We will experience because they believe in God.

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 To raise a banner meant declaring allegiance to God.

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 They're actually saying, we belong to you.

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 Our victory is actually your victory.

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 So the question I ask myself is,

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 Lewis, are you waiting to praise God once you are victorious?

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 Once you have what you want?

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 Or once you have the answer that you've been asking?

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 What would it look like to raise a banner right now before I have those answers?

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 A fourth point.

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 Apologies if I'm going too quick.

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 I'm pressure for that thing people have against Brazilians because we talk too much.

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 Salvation comes through the anointed.

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 The verse says,

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 Now this I know the Lord gives victory to his anointed.

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 He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand.

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 This seems to be a turning point there.

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 Because now the king is praying.

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 He might be talking to himself.

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 But as I mentioned in the kids Bible slot,

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 There is inevitably this link between his life and Jesus' life.

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 Right?

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 In many ways,

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 Jesus prayed in the garden

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 and God answered.

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 Didn't he?

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 But it's inevitably the best assumption to think that.

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 David himself offered sacrifices.

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 Came out.

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 The people are praying for him.

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 And because they say the words,

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 they mention the name of God.

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 That their trust is in God.

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 They actually,

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 He is reminded and stirred up.

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 And he declares,

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 Now I know.

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 It's really a settled conviction, isn't it?

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 Because of who God is,

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 it's easy to infer that he is going to be faithful

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 and he's going to fulfill his promise.

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 God had promised David to give him victory.

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 It's really important to bear in mind

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 that they say they will have victory in God's name.

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 So they knew there was nothing about them

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 that was going to give him victory

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 other than they carried,

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 they trusted the name of the Lord.

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 This really points us to Jesus.

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 The true anointed one

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 was raised in victory

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 in seats at the right hand of the Father,

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 which symbolized authority, isn't it?

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 So the question I ask myself is,

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 Lewis, are you living through Christ's victory?

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 Are you living as if it's already yours

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 or you're still trying to win the battle

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 he's already won?

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 Verse 7 and 8 talks about

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 it's the most used verse,

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 angle from which people preach.

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 Self-reliance or God dependence.

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 Some trust in chariots,

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 but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

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 They collapse and fall,

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 but we rise and stand upright.

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 They are brought to their knees and fall,

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 but we rise up and stand firm.

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 I explained this in my brief introduction.

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 Charity and horses would probably mean

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 a lot of different things here.

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 They probably mean,

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 could mean money, credentials, influence,

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 all the things that are not necessarily bad,

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 are they?

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 It's the positioning we put them in.

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 When we trust in God,

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 he will give us favor,

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 and that's the thing.

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 Where we cannot trust

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 that we need favor to win,

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 we have the victory in God.

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 And whatever we go through,

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 it's not about winning or losing,

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 it's about the presence that we care.

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 Remember the Psalms that would say,

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 even though we'll walk through the valley

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 of the shadow of death,

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 I'm not sure if you get the picture,

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 but it doesn't look like victory, right?

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 If, if, I mean,

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 I've just been to Greece.

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 I'm not sure if you've been to Greece.

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 We have a Greek man in here.

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 I can tell you.

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 I mean, I've been,

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 we've been to 16 islands so far.

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 We don't go anywhere else.

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 It feels great, right?

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 And in a way,

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 we can think that that's heaven.

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 I mean, just,

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 in some of the sceneries,

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 you can say,

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 wow, God is probably replicating heaven in here.

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 And that's the victorious life

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 that some preach.

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 But how many of you know

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 that sometimes we're going to go through

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 the valley of shadow of death?

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 That's life on earth, isn't it?

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 But it's not about that.

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 It's not about turning life around

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 so he becomes Greece.

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 It's about who is with you,

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 who is with me.

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 And that's what changes it.

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 We cannot glorify God

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 without fully trusting in him

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 to the exclusion of everything

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 and everyone else.

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 So a question that I ask myself,

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 is there something of someone

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 you've been relying on more than God?

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 Is it your ability, Lewis?

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 Probably not.

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 Certainly not.

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 Your network, your knowledge.

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 It might be that you don't think

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 you trust on these things,

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 but the fact that these things,

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 the lack of these things,

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 affect your life

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 to the point you're hopeless

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 means you're actually

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 putting your trust on these things.

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 I might finish myself in 20 minutes.

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 And this is the real question

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 I ask myself in this point,

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 was what would it look like

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 for me to lay down

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 everything that you put your trust in loose

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 and choose to trust God instead?

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 As I mentioned,

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 I had a rough week.

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 One is self-imposed pressure to perform.

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 Self-imposed pressure,

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 that's to do with sin in my life

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 and in my flesh.

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 Because I grew up in a broken home.

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 So my dad was absent.

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 This inevitably affected me

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 to the point where

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 I started to think

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 I needed to please people

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 so they wouldn't leave.

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 And I can see worth in my life

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 because after all,

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 my dad laughed.

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 There must be a reason,

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 something I've done wrong.

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 And that framed

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 how I saw God,

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 especially when people would tell me

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 God is like a father

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 to you.

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 Oh,

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 I guess when

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 it's about time,

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 he's going to leave

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 because I am so ugly.

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 My life,

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 there's nothing that I can offer.

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 And that is true.

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 Some of that is true, isn't it?

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 It's like there's nothing

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 we can offer.

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 Sometimes,

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 I think about this thing

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 that we actually need

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 is God's presence

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 and his peace.

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 Because Jesus warned us,

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 life in this world

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 will be hard.

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 When I read that verse

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 that talks about

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 the peace of God,

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 for example,

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 that the peace of God

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 will go beyond

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 your understanding,

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 the way I really learned it

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 in my heart

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 from experience with God

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 is this.

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 When you find God,

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 you realize

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 that he's been looking

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 for you.

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 And once he finds you

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 and you surrender,

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 you'll be overwhelmed

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 by a peace

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 that will mean

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 that you don't anymore

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 need answers

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 to the very many traumas

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 you had in your life

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 and the questions

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 that you carry.

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 Because the superseding glory

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 of knowing God

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 is so much greater.

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 So finally,

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 verse 9 is going to talk

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 about the final confidence

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 and it says,

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 O Lord,

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 save the king.

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 May he answer us

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 when we call.

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 So the psalm is really

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 ending where he began.

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 Began with the prayers,

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 isn't it?

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 But remember,

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 this is a prayer

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 laced with confidence.

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 And for us Christians today,

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 we know that the king

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 has already been saved

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 from death

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 and now reigns.

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 So that's why

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 we don't pray

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 for victory.

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 We pray from his victory.

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 victory.

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 There's a way for us

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 to think about

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 another story

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 as you remember Peter

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 because I'm going to share

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 with you that there's probably

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 two possible translations

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 for this passage.

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 But we're going to get there

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 and if you think about Peter,

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 he's stepping out of the boat,

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 faith in Jesus.

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 He's rocking it.

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 He's the super Christian.

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 He's going towards Jesus.

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 How many times

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 do you feel like that, right?

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 It feels like

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 everything is working out

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 and eventually

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 he starts drowning.

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 Well, I can relate

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 to that more

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 than what you would think.

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 And what does he do?

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 Does he start swimming?

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 Does he start,

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 well,

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 the Bible is going to teach us

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 that he cries out to God.

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 And what does Jesus do?

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 Punishes him?

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 Oh, look at you.

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 Bad swimmer.

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 You should know by now

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 how to swim.

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 No, Jesus comes

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 to the rescue.

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 God is pleased

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 to rescue us.

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 So it would be

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 a good thing

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 to sing this new song

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 to God

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 where our lives

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 change to the point

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 that where we know

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 that whatever happens

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 we can always call

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 on the Lord.

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 Isn't it?

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 That would be amazing.

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 That's the Christian life.

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 There's never a promise

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 that everything

00:22:10.960 --> 00:22:11.680
 would be perfect

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 but rather that

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 he would be with us,

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 he would help us.

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 And how do I know that?

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 It's because of his name.

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 His name is his covenant

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 with us.

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 Anyway,

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 my closing points

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 are this.

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 There's two things

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 that I think

00:22:25.179 --> 00:22:26.440
 this passage is teaching us

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 that must shape our prayers

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 and one thing

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 that we need to pray for.

00:22:30.519 --> 00:22:31.399
 The first one is this.

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 Pray in his name.

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 It says in verse 1,

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 In the name of God,

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 of Jacob,

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 we'll protect you.

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 We'll set up banners

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 in the name of our God.

00:22:43.319 --> 00:22:44.079
 It's really important

00:22:44.079 --> 00:22:45.159
 for us to understand Jesus.

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 Jesus came and told us

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 because we were not

00:22:49.139 --> 00:22:50.159
 praying things in his name

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 so therefore pray in my name.

00:22:54.559 --> 00:22:55.159
 Like I said,

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 God's names tell us

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 about who he is.

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 Tells us what he wants to do.

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 Reveals his heart

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 and his will.

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 Many people think

00:23:05.319 --> 00:23:06.039
 that God's will

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 is really mysterious.

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 Therefore,

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 they're living through life,

00:23:08.940 --> 00:23:09.379
 coasting.

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 Whatever happens,

00:23:10.579 --> 00:23:10.740
 oh,

00:23:11.140 --> 00:23:11.879
 good thing happened,

00:23:12.259 --> 00:23:12.539
 God.

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 Bad thing happened,

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 oh,

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 this is the enemy

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 or this,

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 that's not how it works.

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 We can see

00:23:22.119 --> 00:23:23.000
 and know the will of God

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 revealed in Jesus.

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 There's nothing

00:23:24.720 --> 00:23:25.559
 we're going to know more

00:23:25.559 --> 00:23:27.960
 that we need to know more

00:23:27.960 --> 00:23:28.879
 for salvation,

00:23:29.019 --> 00:23:29.660
 for us to be saved.

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 Everything has been told.

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 God is not hiding

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 anything from you.

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 Everything is in the Bible.

00:23:38.019 --> 00:23:38.880
 His word,

00:23:39.160 --> 00:23:40.680
 his will has been fully expressed.

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 There's certainly things,

00:23:42.059 --> 00:23:42.799
 answers we're going to have

00:23:42.799 --> 00:23:43.640
 in heaven.

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 Whoa,

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 where are the dinosaurs?

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 Why did they exist?

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 I don't even know

00:23:48.019 --> 00:23:48.779
 if we're going to have those answers

00:23:48.779 --> 00:23:49.700
 but that's not the point.

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 We're praying in his name

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 because his will,

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 this is what they did,

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 isn't it?

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 They were going,

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 not in their own strength,

00:23:55.660 --> 00:23:56.859
 in the name of God.

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 In the name of God,

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 for example,

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 how we ought to shape our prayers.

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 God,

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 one of the names of God

00:24:03.220 --> 00:24:04.720
 is Jehovah Rapha,

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 for example,

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 which means

00:24:06.159 --> 00:24:07.779
 the God who heals.

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 Guess what Jesus did?

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 How many of you know

00:24:10.959 --> 00:24:12.319
 that Jesus only did

00:24:12.319 --> 00:24:13.399
 the will of the Father?

00:24:14.559 --> 00:24:15.199
 A few people.

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 Great.

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 You know, right?

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 Jesus talking about himself

00:24:19.299 --> 00:24:20.539
 quoting a prophecy

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 over him.

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 Jesus went about

00:24:22.419 --> 00:24:23.159
 doing good,

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 healing all.

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 Why did he heal?

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 Because that's the will

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 of the Father.

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 Whether things are going to be

00:24:29.859 --> 00:24:30.759
 completely healed now

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 or in heaven,

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 they are going to be fulfilled

00:24:32.699 --> 00:24:33.939
 in heaven when we get there

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 because the Bible says

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 that day,

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 he will wipe every tear

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 from our eyes.

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 There will be no more pain

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 or suffering,

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 no more death.

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 So that's the idea.

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 We ought to pray in his name

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 but there's a way

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 we can religiously pray

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 and say in Jesus' name.

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 That's not what's saying.

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 Second point is

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 pray from his victory.

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 That's really striking

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 in there.

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 And they say this,

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 now I know

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 the Lord gives victory

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 to his anointed.

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 There's a way for us

00:25:05.500 --> 00:25:06.360
 to think that he is,

00:25:06.620 --> 00:25:08.420
 David is prophetically

00:25:08.420 --> 00:25:09.620
 speaking about Jesus

00:25:09.620 --> 00:25:10.519
 who was to come,

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 the final,

00:25:11.600 --> 00:25:13.140
 the king of kings

00:25:13.140 --> 00:25:14.539
 in the final victory

00:25:14.539 --> 00:25:16.299
 on offer

00:25:16.299 --> 00:25:17.519
 for us to enjoy.

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 But again,

00:25:19.019 --> 00:25:19.740
 the reality is

00:25:19.740 --> 00:25:20.620
 Christians shouldn't pray

00:25:20.620 --> 00:25:21.779
 hoping for victory.

00:25:21.779 --> 00:25:24.279
 we pray

00:25:24.279 --> 00:25:25.819
 from resurrection ground

00:25:25.819 --> 00:25:26.720
 because

00:25:26.720 --> 00:25:28.200
 we know

00:25:28.200 --> 00:25:28.980
 that the victory

00:25:28.980 --> 00:25:29.960
 is ours

00:25:29.960 --> 00:25:31.740
 because that's the thing.

00:25:32.940 --> 00:25:34.019
 David would go out

00:25:34.019 --> 00:25:34.619
 as a king

00:25:34.619 --> 00:25:36.700
 win his battles

00:25:36.700 --> 00:25:38.200
 and when he would come back

00:25:38.200 --> 00:25:38.799
 he would go back

00:25:38.799 --> 00:25:39.519
 to his palace,

00:25:39.879 --> 00:25:40.139
 right?

00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:41.619
 In a way,

00:25:41.740 --> 00:25:41.960
 yes,

00:25:42.420 --> 00:25:44.019
 people's lives

00:25:44.019 --> 00:25:44.779
 were spared,

00:25:45.039 --> 00:25:46.319
 they joined in the victory

00:25:46.319 --> 00:25:47.160
 but they would go back

00:25:47.160 --> 00:25:47.819
 to their lives.

00:25:48.619 --> 00:25:49.879
 But the king of kings

00:25:49.879 --> 00:25:50.460
 is different.

00:25:50.460 --> 00:25:51.860
 he came

00:25:51.860 --> 00:25:53.420
 and I say this

00:25:53.420 --> 00:25:56.480
 and this was researching

00:25:56.480 --> 00:25:57.240
 something else

00:25:57.240 --> 00:25:57.660
 but anyway,

00:25:58.039 --> 00:25:58.579
 just think about

00:25:58.579 --> 00:25:59.279
 what a Christian life

00:25:59.279 --> 00:25:59.960
 it really is.

00:26:00.360 --> 00:26:01.340
 This is not about

00:26:01.340 --> 00:26:02.480
 winning those battles

00:26:02.480 --> 00:26:03.360
 only because

00:26:03.360 --> 00:26:04.519
 Jesus did it differently.

00:26:06.340 --> 00:26:08.140
 The world will tell us

00:26:08.140 --> 00:26:10.220
 that winning life

00:26:10.220 --> 00:26:11.039
 is about this

00:26:11.039 --> 00:26:12.840
 is the strongest

00:26:12.840 --> 00:26:13.700
 and the fittest

00:26:13.700 --> 00:26:15.059
 and the wisest

00:26:15.059 --> 00:26:15.720
 will prevail

00:26:15.720 --> 00:26:16.880
 but the gospel

00:26:16.880 --> 00:26:17.600
 really is

00:26:17.600 --> 00:26:18.720
 that the strongest

00:26:18.720 --> 00:26:20.240
 lays down his life

00:26:20.240 --> 00:26:21.519
 so that the weakest

00:26:21.519 --> 00:26:22.380
 can live

00:26:22.380 --> 00:26:23.859
 but that's not all.

00:26:24.839 --> 00:26:25.779
 Jesus gave

00:26:25.779 --> 00:26:26.740
 the crown that was his

00:26:26.740 --> 00:26:27.980
 the crown of righteousness.

00:26:28.819 --> 00:26:29.599
 He clothed us

00:26:29.599 --> 00:26:30.400
 with the crown of righteousness.

00:26:30.660 --> 00:26:31.400
 So he came back

00:26:31.400 --> 00:26:32.579
 and shared the spoil

00:26:32.579 --> 00:26:33.740
 of his victory

00:26:33.740 --> 00:26:34.440
 with us

00:26:34.440 --> 00:26:35.980
 and not only that

00:26:35.980 --> 00:26:37.279
 he went to heaven

00:26:37.279 --> 00:26:38.359
 to prepare for us

00:26:38.359 --> 00:26:38.880
 a place.

00:26:39.519 --> 00:26:39.940
 So basically

00:26:39.940 --> 00:26:40.420
 in other words

00:26:40.420 --> 00:26:41.640
 we would live with him.

00:26:42.299 --> 00:26:42.940
 They couldn't live

00:26:42.940 --> 00:26:43.339
 with David

00:26:43.339 --> 00:26:44.019
 back in the day.

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 The final thing

00:26:45.539 --> 00:26:46.819
 the final point

00:26:46.819 --> 00:26:48.279
 pray for his return.

00:26:48.480 --> 00:26:49.399
 The Lord saves the king

00:26:49.399 --> 00:26:50.359
 he will answer us

00:26:50.359 --> 00:26:51.619
 when we call.

00:26:51.980 --> 00:26:52.779
 There's two interpretations

00:26:52.779 --> 00:26:53.899
 for this verse here

00:26:53.899 --> 00:26:55.059
 two possible interpretations

00:26:55.059 --> 00:26:55.700
 for this verse

00:26:55.700 --> 00:26:58.779
 but it's definitely a cry

00:26:58.779 --> 00:27:00.460
 not a desperate one

00:27:00.460 --> 00:27:01.599
 it's a confident one

00:27:01.599 --> 00:27:02.440
 because the king

00:27:02.440 --> 00:27:02.920
 who's saved

00:27:02.920 --> 00:27:03.859
 is coming again

00:27:03.859 --> 00:27:05.279
 he will answer

00:27:05.279 --> 00:27:06.500
 when his people call.

00:27:07.159 --> 00:27:08.119
 Maybe you are here

00:27:08.119 --> 00:27:10.000
 and you're not a Christian.

00:27:10.980 --> 00:27:12.019
 This is a verse for you.

00:27:12.720 --> 00:27:13.460
 If you call on the name

00:27:13.460 --> 00:27:13.940
 of the Lord

00:27:13.940 --> 00:27:15.000
 he's faithful

00:27:15.000 --> 00:27:15.940
 willing

00:27:15.940 --> 00:27:18.079
 ready to save you.

00:27:19.180 --> 00:27:19.980
 But the more accurate

00:27:19.980 --> 00:27:20.960
 translation of this passage

00:27:20.960 --> 00:27:21.759
 if you look at the Hebrew

00:27:21.759 --> 00:27:22.759
 don't

00:27:22.759 --> 00:27:25.000
 I'm not trying to be fancy here

00:27:25.000 --> 00:27:26.079
 I don't know Hebrew

00:27:26.079 --> 00:27:28.000
 and Seth

00:27:28.000 --> 00:27:29.559
 and the theologians

00:27:29.559 --> 00:27:30.039
 in the room

00:27:30.039 --> 00:27:31.039
 Seth, Steve

00:27:31.039 --> 00:27:32.380
 they shake

00:27:32.380 --> 00:27:33.140
 when someone says

00:27:33.140 --> 00:27:34.039
 in the Hebrew

00:27:34.039 --> 00:27:34.880
 but actually

00:27:34.880 --> 00:27:36.240
 I just read in my Bible

00:27:36.240 --> 00:27:37.160
 there's the interlinear

00:27:37.160 --> 00:27:38.460
 translation in there

00:27:38.460 --> 00:27:39.759
 only says the word

00:27:39.759 --> 00:27:41.779
 he answer call.

00:27:42.579 --> 00:27:43.539
 It's a rude way

00:27:43.539 --> 00:27:44.240
 of saying something

00:27:44.240 --> 00:27:44.640
 isn't it?

00:27:45.119 --> 00:27:45.339
 But

00:27:45.339 --> 00:27:48.720
 the word call in there

00:27:48.720 --> 00:27:49.480
 is be summoned

00:27:49.480 --> 00:27:50.599
 that's what it means

00:27:50.599 --> 00:27:52.740
 and it seems as though

00:27:52.740 --> 00:27:53.500
 it perfectly

00:27:53.500 --> 00:27:55.019
 is another possibility

00:27:55.019 --> 00:27:55.660
 for the translation

00:27:55.660 --> 00:27:56.299
 of this verse

00:27:56.299 --> 00:27:56.960
 whatever it is

00:27:56.960 --> 00:27:58.240
 we can call on the name

00:27:58.240 --> 00:27:58.700
 of the Lord

00:27:58.700 --> 00:28:00.480
 for him to come back

00:28:00.480 --> 00:28:01.019
 right?

00:28:01.400 --> 00:28:01.859
 We are praying

00:28:01.859 --> 00:28:02.579
 for his return

00:28:02.579 --> 00:28:03.500
 or

00:28:03.500 --> 00:28:05.000
 this is what I think

00:28:05.000 --> 00:28:05.859
 the verse is saying

00:28:05.859 --> 00:28:08.660
 1 Thessalonians

00:28:08.660 --> 00:28:10.180
 4 16 and 18

00:28:10.180 --> 00:28:11.440
 for the Lord himself

00:28:11.440 --> 00:28:12.480
 will come down from heaven

00:28:12.480 --> 00:28:13.360
 this is the second coming

00:28:13.360 --> 00:28:13.820
 of Christ

00:28:13.820 --> 00:28:15.980
 with a loud command

00:28:15.980 --> 00:28:17.019
 with the voice

00:28:17.019 --> 00:28:17.860
 of the archangel

00:28:17.860 --> 00:28:19.240
 and with the trumpet

00:28:19.240 --> 00:28:20.680
 call of God

00:28:20.680 --> 00:28:22.080
 whether he's coming back

00:28:22.080 --> 00:28:22.880
 because God

00:28:22.880 --> 00:28:24.040
 is sounding the trumpet

00:28:24.040 --> 00:28:26.800
 or because we're calling out

00:28:26.800 --> 00:28:27.920
 whatever this is

00:28:27.920 --> 00:28:28.900
 it seems that

00:28:28.900 --> 00:28:30.019
 we need to keep

00:28:30.019 --> 00:28:30.519
 on calling

00:28:30.519 --> 00:28:31.220
 the Lord

00:28:31.220 --> 00:28:32.080
 the word says

00:28:32.080 --> 00:28:32.640
 Maranatha

00:28:32.640 --> 00:28:33.800
 come Lord Jesus

00:28:33.799 --> 00:28:34.940
 okay

00:28:34.940 --> 00:28:36.539
 I'm done with the message

00:28:36.539 --> 00:28:38.419
 how this relates to us

00:28:38.419 --> 00:28:40.220
 well in many ways

00:28:40.220 --> 00:28:42.019
 you're probably here

00:28:42.019 --> 00:28:42.740
 you heard the message

00:28:42.740 --> 00:28:43.359
 and you feel like

00:28:43.359 --> 00:28:44.399
 well I trust God

00:28:44.399 --> 00:28:45.519
 great message

00:28:45.519 --> 00:28:46.940
 or not so great message

00:28:46.940 --> 00:28:48.440
 but I trust God

00:28:48.440 --> 00:28:50.480
 but I want to offer

00:28:50.480 --> 00:28:51.200
 you

00:28:51.200 --> 00:28:53.079
 a possibility

00:28:53.079 --> 00:28:54.379
 that if you fit into

00:28:54.379 --> 00:28:55.579
 any of these scenarios

00:28:55.579 --> 00:28:56.619
 here I'm going to describe

00:28:56.619 --> 00:28:58.180
 it's possible

00:28:58.180 --> 00:28:59.059
 that you're trusting God

00:28:59.059 --> 00:29:00.779
 plus something else

00:29:00.779 --> 00:29:03.200
 which amounts

00:29:03.200 --> 00:29:03.940
 not trusting God

00:29:03.940 --> 00:29:04.339
 altogether

00:29:04.339 --> 00:29:06.920
 so maybe you've lost

00:29:06.920 --> 00:29:07.759
 a loved one

00:29:07.759 --> 00:29:09.660
 and that's painful

00:29:09.660 --> 00:29:11.940
 and it's hard

00:29:11.940 --> 00:29:13.799
 and because of that

00:29:13.799 --> 00:29:14.720
 you've allowed bitterness

00:29:14.720 --> 00:29:15.680
 towards God

00:29:15.680 --> 00:29:18.460
 to quietly move in

00:29:18.460 --> 00:29:20.139
 where hope used to live

00:29:20.139 --> 00:29:22.339
 maybe it's

00:29:22.339 --> 00:29:23.420
 your marriage

00:29:23.420 --> 00:29:24.799
 that is cold

00:29:24.799 --> 00:29:25.779
 or completely broken

00:29:25.779 --> 00:29:27.559
 and the hurt

00:29:27.559 --> 00:29:28.680
 actually consumes

00:29:28.680 --> 00:29:29.279
 your thoughts

00:29:29.279 --> 00:29:29.799
 to the point

00:29:29.799 --> 00:29:31.180
 God is not

00:29:31.180 --> 00:29:32.119
 a priority anymore

00:29:32.119 --> 00:29:34.139
 perhaps you're facing

00:29:34.139 --> 00:29:35.000
 a diagnosis

00:29:35.000 --> 00:29:38.119
 and you're in chronic pain

00:29:38.119 --> 00:29:40.399
 and joy has slipped

00:29:40.399 --> 00:29:41.220
 through your fingers

00:29:41.220 --> 00:29:42.480
 or maybe

00:29:42.480 --> 00:29:44.339
 it's quieter than that

00:29:44.339 --> 00:29:46.379
 you carry a dull

00:29:46.379 --> 00:29:47.759
 disappointment in life

00:29:47.759 --> 00:29:49.299
 a sense

00:29:49.299 --> 00:29:50.899
 that things have not

00:29:50.899 --> 00:29:51.659
 just turned out

00:29:51.659 --> 00:29:52.480
 the way you hoped

00:29:52.480 --> 00:29:55.440
 and now God seems

00:29:55.440 --> 00:29:56.019
 far away

00:29:56.019 --> 00:29:57.960
 well

00:29:57.960 --> 00:29:58.799
 I said

00:29:58.799 --> 00:29:59.359
 probably

00:29:59.359 --> 00:30:00.240
 far too many times

00:30:00.240 --> 00:30:01.639
 in this message

00:30:01.639 --> 00:30:04.180
 Jesus warned us

00:30:04.180 --> 00:30:05.720
 life in this world

00:30:05.720 --> 00:30:07.519
 would be difficult

00:30:07.519 --> 00:30:08.839
 hard

00:30:08.839 --> 00:30:09.920
 ugly

00:30:09.920 --> 00:30:11.559
 and often unfair

00:30:11.559 --> 00:30:14.980
 issue is

00:30:14.980 --> 00:30:16.039
 it doesn't seem to be

00:30:16.039 --> 00:30:16.960
 getting any easier

00:30:16.960 --> 00:30:17.400
 does it

00:30:17.400 --> 00:30:20.180
 but I want to

00:30:20.180 --> 00:30:21.039
 encourage you with this

00:30:21.039 --> 00:30:22.259
 from reading the text

00:30:22.259 --> 00:30:24.019
 and learning more

00:30:24.019 --> 00:30:24.940
 about who God is

00:30:24.940 --> 00:30:26.799
 I want to tell you

00:30:26.799 --> 00:30:27.079
 this

00:30:27.079 --> 00:30:29.000
 there is nothing

00:30:29.000 --> 00:30:30.599
 you and I can go

00:30:30.599 --> 00:30:30.879
 through

00:30:30.879 --> 00:30:32.180
 we'll ever go through

00:30:32.180 --> 00:30:32.980
 that Jesus doesn't

00:30:32.980 --> 00:30:33.539
 understand

00:30:33.539 --> 00:30:37.740
 I'm encouraged to think

00:30:37.740 --> 00:30:39.559
 that he not only

00:30:39.559 --> 00:30:42.559
 is willing to help us

00:30:42.559 --> 00:30:43.339
 but he feels

00:30:43.339 --> 00:30:44.000
 our pain

00:30:44.000 --> 00:30:46.359
 so the question

00:30:46.359 --> 00:30:47.180
 I leave you with

00:30:47.180 --> 00:30:47.799
 would you

00:30:47.799 --> 00:30:48.980
 call out to him

00:30:48.980 --> 00:30:49.940
 in faith today

00:30:49.940 --> 00:30:51.160
 would you sing to him

00:30:51.160 --> 00:30:52.240
 a new song of praise

00:30:52.240 --> 00:30:54.000
 before you have

00:30:54.000 --> 00:30:54.759
 the answer to the

00:30:54.759 --> 00:30:55.240
 problems

00:30:55.240 --> 00:30:57.000
 that are consuming

00:30:57.000 --> 00:30:58.279
 your life

00:30:58.279 --> 00:31:01.720
 it's not the song

00:31:01.720 --> 00:31:02.299
 we're going to sing

00:31:02.299 --> 00:31:02.700
 at the end

00:31:02.700 --> 00:31:03.840
 but it would line up

00:31:03.840 --> 00:31:04.279
 really well

00:31:04.279 --> 00:31:05.220
 Psalm 43

00:31:05.220 --> 00:31:06.980
 this is what the Lord

00:31:06.980 --> 00:31:07.820
 is promising to do

00:31:07.820 --> 00:31:08.340
 to us

00:31:08.340 --> 00:31:10.299
 to put a new song

00:31:10.299 --> 00:31:10.980
 in our mouth

00:31:10.980 --> 00:31:12.620
 a hymn of praise

00:31:12.620 --> 00:31:13.360
 to our God

00:31:13.360 --> 00:31:14.600
 so that many

00:31:14.600 --> 00:31:15.680
 will see and fear

00:31:15.680 --> 00:31:16.140
 the Lord

00:31:16.140 --> 00:31:17.799
 and put their trust

00:31:17.799 --> 00:31:18.360
 in him

00:31:18.359 --> 00:31:20.459
 finally

00:31:20.459 --> 00:31:23.059
 up until here

00:31:23.059 --> 00:31:24.099
 talking to mainly

00:31:24.099 --> 00:31:24.659
 Christians

00:31:24.659 --> 00:31:26.039
 if you're not

00:31:26.039 --> 00:31:26.339
 Christian

00:31:26.339 --> 00:31:27.159
 you are in the room

00:31:27.159 --> 00:31:29.459
 I have two sets

00:31:29.459 --> 00:31:30.299
 of news for you

00:31:30.299 --> 00:31:32.240
 the bad news

00:31:32.240 --> 00:31:32.779
 is this

00:31:32.779 --> 00:31:34.419
 if you haven't

00:31:34.419 --> 00:31:34.979
 yet put your

00:31:34.979 --> 00:31:35.779
 trust in him

00:31:35.779 --> 00:31:37.399
 you have to fight

00:31:37.399 --> 00:31:37.740
 the battle

00:31:37.740 --> 00:31:38.779
 of life

00:31:38.779 --> 00:31:40.679
 by yourself

00:31:40.679 --> 00:31:42.339
 and for yourself

00:31:42.339 --> 00:31:45.139
 let me tell you

00:31:45.139 --> 00:31:45.419
 this

00:31:45.419 --> 00:31:46.039
 you're not going

00:31:46.039 --> 00:31:46.319
 to win

00:31:46.319 --> 00:31:48.939
 the good news

00:31:48.939 --> 00:31:49.439
 is this

00:31:49.439 --> 00:31:52.000
 he loves you

00:31:52.000 --> 00:31:58.419
 he loves you

00:31:58.419 --> 00:32:00.000
 and is inviting

00:32:00.000 --> 00:32:00.759
 you to his

00:32:00.759 --> 00:32:01.299
 salvation

00:32:01.299 --> 00:32:02.819
 the king of kings

00:32:02.819 --> 00:32:03.899
 conquered death

00:32:03.899 --> 00:32:05.039
 so you wouldn't

00:32:05.039 --> 00:32:05.740
 have to fight

00:32:05.740 --> 00:32:06.240
 yourself

00:32:06.240 --> 00:32:08.819
 if that's you

00:32:08.819 --> 00:32:09.439
 you can come

00:32:09.439 --> 00:32:10.000
 and talk to us

00:32:10.000 --> 00:32:10.379
 at the end

00:32:10.379 --> 00:32:11.639
 we'd love to

00:32:11.639 --> 00:32:13.519
 walk with you

00:32:13.519 --> 00:32:14.039
 through the bible

00:32:14.039 --> 00:32:14.779
 to tell you

00:32:14.779 --> 00:32:15.039
 more

00:32:15.039 --> 00:32:16.720
 about the

00:32:16.720 --> 00:32:17.599
 grace of God

00:32:17.599 --> 00:32:19.299
 manifest in the

00:32:19.299 --> 00:32:20.079
 life of Jesus

00:32:20.079 --> 00:32:20.779
 who died on the

00:32:20.779 --> 00:32:21.460
 cross for us

00:32:21.460 --> 00:32:23.059
 to save us

00:32:23.059 --> 00:32:25.659
 he's coming

00:32:25.659 --> 00:32:26.159
 soon

00:32:26.159 --> 00:32:27.500
 and we're going

00:32:27.500 --> 00:32:28.259
 to be with him

00:32:28.259 --> 00:32:29.539
 if that's not

00:32:29.539 --> 00:32:29.940
 victory

00:32:29.940 --> 00:32:31.039
 I don't know

00:32:31.039 --> 00:32:32.099
 what is

00:32:32.099 --> 00:32:33.920
 let me pray

00:32:33.920 --> 00:32:34.299
 for us

00:32:34.299 --> 00:32:35.420
 father I want

00:32:35.420 --> 00:32:36.139
 to thank you

00:32:36.139 --> 00:32:38.980
 for your love

00:32:38.980 --> 00:32:39.539
 and grace

00:32:39.539 --> 00:32:40.839
 father thank you

00:32:40.839 --> 00:32:41.399
 for Jesus

00:32:41.399 --> 00:32:42.159
 sacrifice

00:32:42.159 --> 00:32:44.359
 which meant

00:32:44.359 --> 00:32:45.319
 we can now

00:32:45.319 --> 00:32:46.180
 come boldly

00:32:46.180 --> 00:32:47.240
 to your presence

00:32:47.240 --> 00:32:47.960
 to your very

00:32:47.960 --> 00:32:48.480
 throne

00:32:48.480 --> 00:32:50.899
 and find

00:32:50.899 --> 00:32:51.619
 grace and

00:32:51.619 --> 00:32:51.980
 mercy

00:32:51.980 --> 00:32:54.279
 father help us

00:32:54.279 --> 00:32:56.299
 to know

00:32:56.299 --> 00:32:57.019
 you more

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 so that trust

00:32:59.159 --> 00:32:59.799
 will come

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 from a place

00:33:00.539 --> 00:33:01.420
 of intimacy

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 help us

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 to move

00:33:05.720 --> 00:33:06.700
 from self

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 reliance

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 to God

00:33:07.600 --> 00:33:08.000
 dependence

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 so we can

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 be of use

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 until the day

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 Jesus comes

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 to rescue us

00:33:16.240 --> 00:33:16.759
 from this

00:33:16.759 --> 00:33:17.519
 ugly

00:33:17.519 --> 00:33:18.980
 world

00:33:18.980 --> 00:33:19.720
 that we live

00:33:19.720 --> 00:33:20.360
 in right now

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 this is what

00:33:22.600 --> 00:33:23.080
 I pray in

00:33:23.080 --> 00:33:23.700
 Jesus name

00:33:23.700 --> 00:33:24.800
 Amen

00:33:31.420 --> 00:33:32.420
 Amen