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 Well, as you've taken in these first few messages that Pastor Mike has delivered us from the letter to the Hebrews,

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 you've probably seen that the author was methodically making the argument that Jesus is better.

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 Better than everything. He's better than the angels. He's better than Moses. He's better than Joshua.

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 He's better than Aaron in the Old Testament priesthood. Jesus is better than the Old Covenant.

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 He's better than the sacrifices and on and on. Jesus brings his people a better hope.

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 He brings them a better sacrifice. He brings them a better substance, a better country, a better resurrection, a better everything.

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 He is preeminent over everything. Jesus is better.

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 However, the pattern of this letter seems to go something like this.

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 The author begins by declaring Jesus is better, but then the objection comes.

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 What about this?

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 And so the author answers the objection, providing an argument that Jesus is better than the challenge.

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 And then often after the challenge is made, after the argument is made, proving that Jesus is better,

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 then the author actually then provides a warning.

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 And that warning calls professing believers not to drift from the Word, not to doubt the Word,

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 not to become dull toward the Word, not to begin to despise the Word,

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 and certainly not ultimately to defy the Word.

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 So that's how this whole thing goes.

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 Jesus is better, argument, what about this?

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 And then comes the explanation, and then the warning.

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 Now today, the question, as you gather, is what about Moses?

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 I think we have a tendency to hold certain people in high esteem.

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 It could be a statesman.

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 It could be an author.

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 It could be a humanitarian.

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 It could be a teacher.

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 It could be a theologian.

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 For a Jew, the person who was held high above all others was probably Moses,

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 with the possible exception of Abraham.

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 I mean, the Jews identified with Abraham in their heritage.

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 I think it was in John 8 where it was said,

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 we are offspring of Abraham, and Abraham is our father.

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 But according to Jesus, they had set their hope on Moses.

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 John 5, verse 45.

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 And the Pharisees even identified themselves as disciples of Moses, according to John 9.

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 Before we actually consider Moses and how Jesus is better than Moses,

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 notice the first word in the text.

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 And by the way, the text is on the back side of your bulletin, so you can follow along there.

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 But in the first part of that, what's the first word?

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 Therefore.

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 The author of Hebrews pulls in the argument that was stated in chapter 2, verses 10 to 18,

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 regarding why Jesus came in the flesh and what he accomplished for us.

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 The author of Hebrews had argued that Jesus was a merciful and faithful high priest,

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 who had tasted death for everyone and is the sole source of our salvation.

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 But many were thinking, okay, but what's the question?

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 What about Moses?

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 Could anyone else be greater than Moses?

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 Well, let's consider Moses for a moment.

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 God miraculously protected Moses at birth.

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 You know the story from the early chapter of Exodus,

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 how God protected Moses from being killed.

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 Amazing story.

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 And then, how about the death of Moses?

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 That was marked by provision for his burial by God himself.

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 That was unique.

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 And then the life between his birth and his death was marked by all kinds of miracles.

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 He was a divinely chosen instrument of God for the task of delivering God's people from Egyptian slavery,

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 which would actually serve as a picture, if you will, of our deliverance from our sin.

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 Amazing picture of our salvation.

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 It was to Moses that God with his fiery finger wrote in the tablets of stone the law.

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 People were introduced to the glory of God from a distance.

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 What about Moses?

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 Oh, he was introduced to God practically face to face.

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 In fact, Moses' skin actually reflected the glory of God.

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 Moses was an amazing person.

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 From his pen came the plans for the tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant,

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 not to mention the entire book of the law.

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 The first five books of the Old Testament often referred to as the books of Moses.

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 So, you can understand why the Jews held Moses in such high regard.

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 In the minds of the Jews, was there anyone greater?

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 In fact, many Jews believed that Moses was even greater than the angels.

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 Beyond what has already been said, God had spoken to Moses directly.

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 Remember at one point on the backside of the Midian Desert,

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 Moses is watching sheep by himself and he sees a bush burning.

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 And remember what happened?

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 The bush spoke.

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 Well, not really.

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 God did.

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 From the bush.

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 God spoke from the mountain.

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 God spoke from the heavens.

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 As one writer declared,

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 Moses was the, quote,

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 incomparable deliverer, the unparalleled prophet,

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 the sole lawgiver, and the great historian.

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 Certainly, this was the man.

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 This was God's man.

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 So, the challenge of the author of Hebrews

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 was to demonstrate that as important as Moses was,

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 and as great and appropriately honored as Moses was,

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 Jesus was better.

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 Jesus is far greater.

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 The challenge was not just, not really to take anything away from Moses,

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 but to demonstrate the absolute superiority of Jesus.

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 So, keep in mind what's at stake.

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 You've been around here for a while.

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 Know that Christ the King Church has a motto.

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 Three words.

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 What is it?

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 Together, following Jesus.

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 All right.

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 Why should I follow Jesus?

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 By the way, that was a little weak.

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 But, together, following Jesus.

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 Why should I follow Jesus?

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 I mean, why not fall back on somebody else?

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 Like Moses.

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 Isn't that good enough?

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 Might be safer.

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 But, the author of Hebrews would shout,

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 No!

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 No, never!

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 Never let that be.

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 A greater than Moses is here.

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 Therefore, he says, consider Jesus.

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 I think the NIV translates that,

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 Fix your thoughts on Jesus.

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 Focus on Jesus.

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 So, this morning, by comparing and contrasting Jesus with Moses,

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 we're going to do what the author of Hebrews commanded us to do.

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 We're going to consider Jesus.

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 We're going to fix our thoughts on Him.

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 Before we look at that exactly,

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 first we're going to consider the readers for a moment.

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 The author of Hebrews addresses them as holy brothers,

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 and as those who, quote,

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 share in the heavenly calling.

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 So, I take it that these were assumed to be true believers.

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 They were not just fellow Jews.

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 They were true believers.

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 Again, holy brothers who share in the heavenly calling.

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 The author's not speaking to them in terms of ethnicity, exactly,

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 but rather spiritually.

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 He's looking at them as believers in Jesus.

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 So, we're reminded of this special relationship that we have in chapter 2.

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 Mike brought that out last time.

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 The author is going to support his argument that Jesus is better than Moses,

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 and he's going to use three lessons to do that.

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 The first one is a lesson in character,

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 and the character quality he's going to look at is faithfulness.

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 Here's the text, verses 1 and 2.

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 Therefore, holy brothers,

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 you who share in a heavenly calling,

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 consider Jesus,

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 the apostle and high priest of our confession,

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 who was faithful to him,

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 who appointed him,

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 just as Moses also was faithful in all God's house.

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 So, we're going to look, first of all,

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 at faithfulness to the Father,

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 and see Moses as faithful to the Father,

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 and then see Jesus as faithful to the Father.

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 Before the author of Hebrews demonstrates the superiority of Christ,

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 he's going to speak of the similarity in faithfulness to the Father

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 by both Moses and Jesus.

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 This was done to, I think, recognize the strong affection

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 and the significance,

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 the significant connection of Moses to the Jews

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 and almost everything else Jewish to Moses.

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 So, both Moses and Jesus were faithful to the one who had called them.

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 At one point, God was speaking to Aaron and Miriam,

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 and as he was speaking to them,

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 he was,

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 it was almost like Miriam and Aaron were having a family coup against Moses.

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 In fact, they were about ready to take over.

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 And in Numbers chapter 12,

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 God speaks to those two,

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 and he says about the prophets in the past and so forth,

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 and how God used prophets,

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 but not with Moses.

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 Not so with my servant Moses,

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 says God.

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 He is faithful in all my house.

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 With him I speak mouth to mouth,

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 clearly and not in riddles.

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 And he beholds the form of the Lord.

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 Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?

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 So, he makes the case about the significance of Moses there.

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 Moses carried out God's plan,

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 mostly in God's way.

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 He was used by God to deliver the people

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 out of 400 plus year slavery or bondage in Egypt.

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 He was a faithful person to lead them,

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 to secure provisions for them,

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 with what would ultimately become a 40 year journey.

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 Moses was faithful.

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 Obviously, Jesus was faithful to the Father.

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 Jesus was the one who was called by him

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 to come and redeem his people from their sins.

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 He led his people out of bondage,

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 the bondage of sin.

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 Jesus was also the good shepherd

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 who led and fed his people

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 and protected and defended his own,

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 and with the promise of bringing them

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 all the way back to the land,

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 if you were,

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 to the Father's house.

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 Faithfulness to the Father is found in both

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 Jesus and Moses.

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 But it was not just faithfulness to the Father,

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 but also faithfulness to the mission.

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 Jesus is mentioned by a couple of terms

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 in those first two verses.

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 One is rather strange.

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 In fact, I think it's the only place

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 where Jesus is called the apostle.

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 Apostle.

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 What's the term apostle mean?

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 It means one who is sent.

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 It's without argument that Jesus was sent here

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 by the Father

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 in order that the work of redemption

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 might be accomplished.

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 He was clearly God's highest messenger to men.

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 In the truest sense of the word,

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 Jesus was an apostle.

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 Of course, he not only represented God,

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 he is God.

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 Nonetheless, he is considered an apostle.

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 Now, though Moses is not called an apostle in Scripture,

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 he was clearly sent by God on a mission,

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 and he was faithful to accomplish that mission.

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 He failed several times along the way.

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 You recall the time when Moses was to speak to the rock?

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 Remember what he did?

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 The second time, he struck the rock,

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 caused him some problems.

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 He complained to God on many occasions.

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 I remember hearing a phrase by a preacher one time

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 that caught my attention,

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 and I think Moses must have said this or similarly.

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 Lord, what is wrong with these people?

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 Seriously?

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 In fact, at one point,

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 Moses came to the place where he said,

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 just take my life.

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 I'm done.

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 I'm done.

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 I mean, how would you respond

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 to two and a half million complaining people every day?

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 But generally,

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 Moses was faithful as one sent by God

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 to accomplish this God-assigned mission.

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 Jesus, on the other hand,

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 was more than an apostle,

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 more than a sent one.

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 He was also a high priest of our confession.

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 This could not be said of Moses.

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 Moses was a prophet,

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 and on occasion,

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 Moses served as a priest,

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 according to Psalm 99, verse 6,

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 but never as a high priest.

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 In fact, the title belonged to his brother Aaron.

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 Clearly, at this point,

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 Jesus is proven to be superior to Moses.

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 As apostle, Jesus represents God to men.

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 As the high priest,

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 he represents men to God.

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 And we're introduced to this position in chapter 2,

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 and we will likely see that many more times

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 as Pastor Mike walks us through this book.

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 Jesus is not only a priest,

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 but he is our great high priest.

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 And that argument will be coming in chapters to follow.

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 But the point is that both Jesus and Moses

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 were faithful to the Father,

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 and they were faithful to their mission.

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 And there's only just a brief mention

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 of Christ's superiority to Moses at this point.

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 But the author of Hebrews

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 is about to make the superiority argument

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 much stronger.

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 So now we look at a lesson in comparison.

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 And the comparison is a builder and a building.

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 And this is verses 3 and 4.

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 Here's the text.

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 For Jesus has been counted worthy

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 of more glory than Moses,

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 as much more glory,

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 as the builder of a house

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 has more honor than the house itself.

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 For every house is built by someone,

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 but the builder of all things is God.

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 So basically, we are comparing

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 the work of Jesus and the work of Moses.

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 The building or house was not a physical structure,

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 but it is a people.

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 So Moses' house or household

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 included Old Testament believers,

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 Jews in particular,

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 but there were others

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 who joined the Jews as proselytes.

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 And so there was this group of people

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 that Moses,

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 that was included in,

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 quote unquote,

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 Moses' household.

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 Moses was a faithful manager

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 of that household.

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 Moses was responsible

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 for dispensing to the Israelites

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 the commandments,

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 the truths,

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 the requirements,

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 the promises

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 that God had committed

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 to his trust.

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 Moses was in the house.

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 Moses managed the house.

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 But Moses didn't own the house.

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 And Moses didn't build the house.

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 The house belonged to God.

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 Moses was important,

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 but Jesus is better.

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 So let's look at Jesus' house

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 or household.

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 That includes believers,

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 his church.

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 Again, verse 3,

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 what's it say?

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 For Jesus has been counted worthy

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 of more glory than Moses,

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 as much more glory

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 as the builder of the house

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 has more honor

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 than the house itself.

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 So Christ was also faithful

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 in his household.

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 In fact,

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 the apostle Paul

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 would write about that

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 in Ephesians chapter 3

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 or chapter 2

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 when he said,

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 so then,

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 you are no longer strangers

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 and aliens,

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 but you are fellow citizens

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 with the saints

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 and are of God's household.

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 That's speaking of believers.

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 Us.

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 Peter echoed the same idea

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 when he wrote in his first letter

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 in chapter 2,

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 in coming to him

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 as to a living stone

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 rejected by men,

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 but choice and precious

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 in the sight of God.

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 You also,

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 as living stones,

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 are being built up

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 as a spiritual house.

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 So unlike Moses,

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 Jesus was the owner

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 and the builder of the house.

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 And the author of Hebrews

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 makes that point

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 that the owner and the builder

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 is greater than the building.

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 So Moses was part of the house.

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 Jesus made the house.

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 In order for this

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 to make any sense at all,

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 for Jesus to make the house,

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 what did he have to be?

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 He had to be God.

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 And so,

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 the author is zeroing in

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 on the greatness of Jesus

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 far greater than Moses.

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 Way more glory than Moses.

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 Now we get to the climax

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 of the argument,

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 and that's a lesson in contrast.

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 And so we're moving

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 from a building

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 and the builder

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 now to a servant

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 and a son.

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 So Moses is a servant.

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 Jesus is the son.

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 Here's the text.

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 Now Moses was faithful.

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 And by the way,

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 just look at that.

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 Remember we talked about

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 the character quality first,

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 faithfulness?

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 And then we talked about

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 the builder and the house.

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 And now we're going to talk about

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 servant and son contrast.

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 Listen to this verse.

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 Now Moses was faithful

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 faithful in all God's house

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 as a servant

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 to testify to the things

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 that were to be spoken later.

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 But Christ is faithful

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 over God's house

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 as a son.

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 There they all are.

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 And we are his house.

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 We are his house

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 if indeed

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 we hold fast

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 our confidence

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 and our boasting

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 in our hope.

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 Let's look at Moses

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 the servant.

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 The author of Hebrews

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 puts the best possible

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 spin on this.

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 The word for servant here,

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 I think this is the only time

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 this particular term

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 occurs in the New Testament.

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 It's a term for servant

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 but it's not the kind of

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 servant who is

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 on the bottom row

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 doing all the hard work.

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 It's like the servant

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 who's over the servants.

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 It's like

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 a high level servant.

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 It's like the chief servant

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 of the servants.

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 Carries the idea

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 of willingness to serve

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 and personal service

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 freely rendered.

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 So the author of Hebrews

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 puts the best possible

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 spin on this

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 is Moses as a servant

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 even as a high ranking

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 servant however.

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 Serving

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 because he wanted to

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 he's still

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 a servant.

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 He was faithful

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 he was obedient

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 he was a good steward

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 of God

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 but he's still

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 a servant.

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 Moses' task

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 mentioned here

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 was to

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 testify

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 to the things

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 that were

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 to be spoken

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 later.

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 What does that mean?

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 Well in

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 Deuteronomy

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 chapter 18

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 verse 15

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 I think

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 Moses did this

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 when he

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 told the children

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 of Israel

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 these words

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 the Lord your God

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 will raise up

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 a prophet

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 like me

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 from among you

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 from your brothers

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 it is to him

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 you shall listen.

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 Moses was talking

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 about

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 Jesus

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 the son.

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 See

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 Judaism

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 didn't understand

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 then

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 and it does

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 not understand

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 now

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 that Moses

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 was to be

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 the witness

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 to bear witness

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 to the one

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 who would come

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 namely

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 Jesus.

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 Judaism

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 without Christ

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 is incomplete

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 it's a shadow

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 it's not the

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 substance

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 it's the advertisement

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 but it's not

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 the real thing.

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 In fact

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 Jesus would say

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 it this way

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 actually

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 this is the

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 this would be

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 the writer

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 of

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 Hebrews

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 the author

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 of Hebrews

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 would say

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 it this way

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 for since

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 the law

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 has but a shadow

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 of the good

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 things to come

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 instead of the

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 true form

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 of these realities

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 it can never

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 by the same

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 sacrifices

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 that are

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 continually

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 offered

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 every year

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 make perfect

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 those who

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 draw near.

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 Moses

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 was faithful

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 to testify

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 what

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 would be

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 said

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 and done

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 in the future

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 and in fact

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 Jesus would

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 bear witness

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 to that

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 when he said

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 for if you

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 believed Moses

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 you would

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 believe me

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 you know why

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 because he

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 wrote of me

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 Moses was

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 testifying

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 to the things

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 that were to

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 be spoken

00:21:13.660 --> 00:21:14.539
 later

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 Moses did

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 that

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 as a servant

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 but now

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 we have

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 Jesus

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 the son

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 Jesus made

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 the point

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 in John 8

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 35

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 the slave

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 does not

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 remain in the

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 house forever

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 but the son

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 remains forever

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 servants

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 come and go

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 the son

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 remains

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 the son

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 forever

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 Jesus

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 as the son

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 possesses

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 the authority

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 that is

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 inherently

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 superior

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 to any

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 mere servant

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 Jesus

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 is not

00:21:40.720 --> 00:21:41.019
 in the

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 house

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 as is

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 Moses

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 he is

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 over the

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 house

00:21:44.059 --> 00:21:44.759
 he is

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 lord and

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 master

00:21:45.600 --> 00:21:45.860
 of the

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 house

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 and he's

00:21:46.880 --> 00:21:47.240
 builder

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 of the

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 house

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 that's

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 Jesus

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 he's

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 better

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 than

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 Moses

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 and that's

00:21:51.019 --> 00:21:51.299
 the whole

00:21:51.299 --> 00:21:51.759
 argument

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 here

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 Jesus

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 is

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 better

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 he's

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 better

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 than

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 everything

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 you think

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 Moses

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 is

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 great

00:21:57.279 --> 00:21:57.900
 look at

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 Jesus

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 he's

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 better

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 that's

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 what

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 he's

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 saying

00:22:00.420 --> 00:22:02.140
 now

00:22:02.140 --> 00:22:02.319
 as

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 Jesus

00:22:02.680 --> 00:22:02.960
 is

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 lord

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 over

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 all

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 that

00:22:04.240 --> 00:22:06.519
 this

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 servant

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 Moses

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 has been

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 displaced

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 by the

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 son

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 Jesus

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 you see

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 it's

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 it was

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 not

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 Moses

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 who did

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 this

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 for the

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 people

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 it was

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 Jesus

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 we need

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 to consider

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 Jesus

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 that's

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 what we're

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 called to

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 in this

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 text

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 consider

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 does not

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 mean

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 just give

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 passing

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 glance

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 to it

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 to consider

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 means

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 to

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 think

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 carefully

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 to

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 understand

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 fully

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 who

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 Jesus

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 is

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 to

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 think

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 about

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 him

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 to

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 ruminate

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 on

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 him

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 are we

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 doing

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 that

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 that's

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 what

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 he's

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 calling

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 us

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 to

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 do

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 I

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 want

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 you

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 to

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 see

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 this

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 last

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 phrase

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 in

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 verse

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 six

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 back

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 up

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 look

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 at

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 the

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 text

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 again

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 in

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 verse

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 six

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 he

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 says

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 and

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 we

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 are

00:22:53.460 --> 00:22:53.880
 his

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 household

00:22:54.539 --> 00:22:55.120
 start

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 with

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 verse

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 six

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 but

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 Christ

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 is

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 faithful

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 over

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 God's

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 house

00:22:59.240 --> 00:22:59.740
 as a

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 son

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 and

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 we

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 are

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 his

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 household

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 if

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 indeed

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 we

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 hold

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 fast

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 our

00:23:07.319 --> 00:23:07.960
 confidence

00:23:07.960 --> 00:23:08.839
 and

00:23:08.839 --> 00:23:09.039
 our

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 boasting

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 in

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 our

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 hope

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 if

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 we

00:23:13.919 --> 00:23:14.220
 hold

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 fast

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 now

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 pastor

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 Mike

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 explained

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 what

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 that

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 means

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 that

00:23:18.440 --> 00:23:18.899
 doesn't

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 mean

00:23:19.299 --> 00:23:20.159
 that

00:23:20.159 --> 00:23:20.419
 we

00:23:20.419 --> 00:23:20.579
 are

00:23:20.579 --> 00:23:20.919
 hanging

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 on

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 for

00:23:21.379 --> 00:23:21.559
 dear

00:23:21.559 --> 00:23:21.960
 life

00:23:21.960 --> 00:23:22.319
 okay

00:23:22.319 --> 00:23:23.720
 now

00:23:23.720 --> 00:23:24.559
 we

00:23:24.559 --> 00:23:24.859
 hold

00:23:24.859 --> 00:23:25.519
 fast

00:23:25.519 --> 00:23:25.859
 because

00:23:25.859 --> 00:23:26.139
 of

00:23:26.139 --> 00:23:26.299
 who

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 Jesus

00:23:26.659 --> 00:23:27.299
 is

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 that's

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 true

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 and

00:23:28.539 --> 00:23:28.799
 that

00:23:28.799 --> 00:23:29.059
 is

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 the

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 declaration

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 really

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 that

00:23:30.440 --> 00:23:30.579
 we

00:23:30.579 --> 00:23:30.919
 belong

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 to

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 Jesus

00:23:31.480 --> 00:23:32.200
 those

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 who

00:23:32.359 --> 00:23:32.639
 belong

00:23:32.639 --> 00:23:32.839
 to

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 Jesus

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 hold

00:23:33.479 --> 00:23:33.799
 on

00:23:33.799 --> 00:23:34.599
 those

00:23:34.599 --> 00:23:34.739
 who

00:23:34.739 --> 00:23:35.039
 belong

00:23:35.039 --> 00:23:35.219
 to

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 Jesus

00:23:35.559 --> 00:23:36.059
 hold

00:23:36.059 --> 00:23:36.599
 fast

00:23:36.599 --> 00:23:37.959
 it's

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 not

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 a

00:23:38.379 --> 00:23:38.819
 condition

00:23:38.819 --> 00:23:39.079
 of

00:23:39.079 --> 00:23:39.259
 our

00:23:39.259 --> 00:23:39.819
 salvation

00:23:39.819 --> 00:23:40.439
 it

00:23:40.439 --> 00:23:40.599
 is

00:23:40.599 --> 00:23:40.759
 the

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 result

00:23:41.219 --> 00:23:41.619
 of

00:23:41.619 --> 00:23:41.899
 it

00:23:41.899 --> 00:23:42.599
 true

00:23:42.599 --> 00:23:43.179
 believers

00:23:43.179 --> 00:23:44.139
 hold

00:23:44.139 --> 00:23:44.819
 fast

00:23:44.819 --> 00:23:45.319
 to

00:23:45.319 --> 00:23:45.679
 Jesus

00:23:45.679 --> 00:23:46.500
 we

00:23:46.500 --> 00:23:46.839
 don't

00:23:46.839 --> 00:23:47.339
 jettison

00:23:47.339 --> 00:23:47.599
 him

00:23:47.599 --> 00:23:47.779
 for

00:23:47.779 --> 00:23:48.159
 something

00:23:48.159 --> 00:23:48.659
 else

00:23:48.659 --> 00:23:49.219
 we

00:23:49.219 --> 00:23:49.519
 hold

00:23:49.519 --> 00:23:50.099
 fast

00:23:50.099 --> 00:23:50.719
 that's

00:23:50.719 --> 00:23:50.879
 the

00:23:50.879 --> 00:23:51.339
 point

00:23:51.339 --> 00:23:52.119
 those

00:23:52.119 --> 00:23:52.279
 who

00:23:52.279 --> 00:23:52.779
 abandon

00:23:52.779 --> 00:23:53.359
 Christ

00:23:53.359 --> 00:23:53.579
 in

00:23:53.579 --> 00:23:53.939
 favor

00:23:53.939 --> 00:23:54.199
 of

00:23:54.199 --> 00:23:54.699
 Judaism

00:23:54.699 --> 00:23:54.959
 or

00:23:54.959 --> 00:23:55.159
 anything

00:23:55.159 --> 00:23:55.819
 else

00:23:55.819 --> 00:23:56.479
 would

00:23:56.479 --> 00:23:56.779
 prove

00:23:56.779 --> 00:23:56.939
 that

00:23:56.939 --> 00:23:57.099
 they

00:23:57.099 --> 00:23:57.279
 had

00:23:57.279 --> 00:23:57.519
 never

00:23:57.519 --> 00:23:57.779
 been

00:23:57.779 --> 00:23:58.039
 new

00:23:58.039 --> 00:23:58.559
 creations

00:23:58.559 --> 00:23:58.599
!

00:23:58.599 --> 00:23:58.879
 in

00:23:58.879 --> 00:23:59.379
 Christ

00:23:59.379 --> 00:24:00.039
 ever

00:24:00.039 --> 00:24:01.239
 but

00:24:01.239 --> 00:24:01.459
 for

00:24:01.459 --> 00:24:01.839
 us

00:24:01.839 --> 00:24:02.019
 who

00:24:02.019 --> 00:24:02.279
 know

00:24:02.279 --> 00:24:02.919
 Christ

00:24:02.920 --> 00:24:03.400
 for

00:24:03.400 --> 00:24:03.700
 us

00:24:03.700 --> 00:24:03.860
 who

00:24:03.860 --> 00:24:04.000
 are

00:24:04.000 --> 00:24:04.380
 known

00:24:04.380 --> 00:24:04.700
 by

00:24:04.700 --> 00:24:05.120
 him

00:24:05.120 --> 00:24:05.779
 we

00:24:05.779 --> 00:24:05.980
 have

00:24:05.980 --> 00:24:06.180
 the

00:24:06.180 --> 00:24:06.700
 courage

00:24:06.700 --> 00:24:06.960
 God

00:24:06.960 --> 00:24:07.120
 has

00:24:07.120 --> 00:24:07.420
 given

00:24:07.420 --> 00:24:07.779
 us

00:24:07.779 --> 00:24:08.220
 to

00:24:08.220 --> 00:24:08.720
 continue

00:24:08.720 --> 00:24:09.259
 even

00:24:09.259 --> 00:24:09.480
 in

00:24:09.480 --> 00:24:09.620
 the

00:24:09.620 --> 00:24:09.860
 midst

00:24:09.860 --> 00:24:10.019
 of

00:24:10.019 --> 00:24:10.279
 great

00:24:10.279 --> 00:24:10.779
 trials

00:24:10.779 --> 00:24:10.920
!

00:24:10.779 --> 00:24:11.799
 that

00:24:11.799 --> 00:24:12.500
 courage

00:24:12.500 --> 00:24:13.279
 emerges

00:24:13.279 --> 00:24:14.460
 from

00:24:14.460 --> 00:24:14.899
 our

00:24:14.899 --> 00:24:15.440
 hope

00:24:15.440 --> 00:24:16.279
 this

00:24:16.279 --> 00:24:16.720
 hope

00:24:16.720 --> 00:24:17.259
 in

00:24:17.259 --> 00:24:17.619
 Christ

00:24:17.619 --> 00:24:18.019
 Jesus

00:24:18.019 --> 00:24:18.539
 looks

00:24:18.539 --> 00:24:19.200
 ahead

00:24:19.200 --> 00:24:19.759
 to

00:24:19.759 --> 00:24:19.940
 the

00:24:19.940 --> 00:24:20.599
 consummation

00:24:20.599 --> 00:24:20.759
 of

00:24:20.759 --> 00:24:20.920
 our

00:24:20.920 --> 00:24:21.519
 salvation

00:24:21.519 --> 00:24:22.259
 and

00:24:22.259 --> 00:24:22.420
 the

00:24:22.420 --> 00:24:22.899
 promises

00:24:22.899 --> 00:24:23.220
 of

00:24:23.220 --> 00:24:23.639
 scripture

00:24:23.639 --> 00:24:25.119
 becoming

00:24:25.119 --> 00:24:25.759
 fully

00:24:25.759 --> 00:24:26.460
 realized

00:24:26.460 --> 00:24:26.720
 in the

00:24:26.720 --> 00:24:27.139
 believer's

00:24:27.139 --> 00:24:27.740
 experience

00:24:27.740 --> 00:24:28.779
 it's

00:24:28.779 --> 00:24:29.160
 gonna

00:24:29.160 --> 00:24:29.799
 happen

00:24:29.799 --> 00:24:30.839
 he's

00:24:30.839 --> 00:24:31.500
 controlling

00:24:31.500 --> 00:24:32.180
 it all

00:24:32.180 --> 00:24:32.740
 and

00:24:32.740 --> 00:24:33.059
 so

00:24:33.059 --> 00:24:33.500
 we are

00:24:33.500 --> 00:24:33.759
 able

00:24:33.759 --> 00:24:34.019
 to

00:24:34.019 --> 00:24:34.379
 hold

00:24:34.379 --> 00:24:35.039
 fast

00:24:35.039 --> 00:24:35.940
 that's

00:24:35.940 --> 00:24:36.079
 the

00:24:36.079 --> 00:24:36.460
 point

00:24:36.460 --> 00:24:37.620
 all

00:24:37.620 --> 00:24:37.819
 right

00:24:37.819 --> 00:24:38.759
 problem

00:24:38.759 --> 00:24:39.960
 some

00:24:39.960 --> 00:24:40.259
 of us

00:24:40.259 --> 00:24:40.420
 are

00:24:40.420 --> 00:24:40.960
 struggling

00:24:40.960 --> 00:24:43.940
 feels

00:24:43.940 --> 00:24:44.299
 like we

00:24:44.299 --> 00:24:44.539
 can't

00:24:44.539 --> 00:24:44.819
 hold

00:24:44.819 --> 00:24:45.059
 on

00:24:45.059 --> 00:24:45.259
 any

00:24:45.259 --> 00:24:45.680
 longer

00:24:45.680 --> 00:24:47.380
 you

00:24:47.380 --> 00:24:47.519
 ever

00:24:47.519 --> 00:24:47.759
 felt

00:24:47.759 --> 00:24:47.960
 that

00:24:47.960 --> 00:24:48.120
 way

00:24:48.120 --> 00:24:48.519
 before

00:24:48.519 --> 00:24:49.759
 I'm

00:24:49.759 --> 00:24:50.079
 losing

00:24:50.079 --> 00:24:50.360
 my

00:24:50.360 --> 00:24:50.920
 grip

00:24:50.920 --> 00:24:52.180
 how

00:24:52.180 --> 00:24:52.319
 many

00:24:52.319 --> 00:24:52.600
 times

00:24:52.600 --> 00:24:52.759
 did

00:24:52.759 --> 00:24:53.079
 Moses

00:24:53.079 --> 00:24:53.460
 lose

00:24:53.460 --> 00:24:53.680
 his

00:24:53.680 --> 00:24:54.039
 grip

00:24:54.039 --> 00:24:56.140
 but

00:24:56.140 --> 00:24:56.220
 you

00:24:56.220 --> 00:24:56.299
 know

00:24:56.299 --> 00:24:56.440
 what

00:24:56.440 --> 00:24:56.640
 there's

00:24:56.640 --> 00:24:56.740
 a

00:24:56.740 --> 00:24:57.000
 greater

00:24:57.000 --> 00:24:57.240
 than

00:24:57.240 --> 00:24:57.579
 Moses

00:24:57.579 --> 00:24:58.019
 here

00:24:58.019 --> 00:24:58.900
 and

00:24:58.900 --> 00:24:59.079
 while

00:24:59.079 --> 00:24:59.259
 we're

00:24:59.259 --> 00:24:59.680
 struggling

00:24:59.680 --> 00:24:59.920
 to

00:24:59.920 --> 00:25:00.140
 hang

00:25:00.140 --> 00:25:00.519
 on

00:25:00.519 --> 00:25:00.880
 all

00:25:00.880 --> 00:25:01.059
 the

00:25:01.059 --> 00:25:01.360
 while

00:25:01.360 --> 00:25:01.559
 the

00:25:01.559 --> 00:25:01.779
 Lord

00:25:01.779 --> 00:25:02.000
 is

00:25:02.000 --> 00:25:02.340
 holding

00:25:02.340 --> 00:25:02.600
 on

00:25:02.600 --> 00:25:02.720
 to

00:25:02.720 --> 00:25:03.140
 us

00:25:03.140 --> 00:25:08.060
 if

00:25:08.060 --> 00:25:08.160
 you

00:25:08.160 --> 00:25:08.480
 belong

00:25:08.480 --> 00:25:08.680
 to

00:25:08.680 --> 00:25:09.060
 Jesus

00:25:09.060 --> 00:25:10.340
 he's

00:25:10.340 --> 00:25:10.620
 got

00:25:10.620 --> 00:25:11.000
 you

00:25:11.000 --> 00:25:12.680
 Moses

00:25:12.680 --> 00:25:13.200
 wrote

00:25:13.200 --> 00:25:13.860
 this

00:25:13.860 --> 00:25:14.400
 he had

00:25:14.400 --> 00:25:14.880
 an idea

00:25:14.880 --> 00:25:15.180
 about

00:25:15.180 --> 00:25:15.480
 this

00:25:15.480 --> 00:25:16.060
 this

00:25:16.060 --> 00:25:16.240
 comes

00:25:16.240 --> 00:25:16.420
 from

00:25:16.420 --> 00:25:17.140
 Deuteronomy

00:25:17.140 --> 00:25:17.380
 these

00:25:17.380 --> 00:25:17.540
 are the

00:25:17.540 --> 00:25:17.800
 words

00:25:17.800 --> 00:25:18.580
 Moses

00:25:18.580 --> 00:25:18.900
 wrote

00:25:18.900 --> 00:25:19.240
 down

00:25:19.240 --> 00:25:19.860
 the

00:25:19.860 --> 00:25:20.440
 eternal

00:25:20.440 --> 00:25:21.160
 God

00:25:21.160 --> 00:25:21.560
 is

00:25:21.560 --> 00:25:21.880
 your

00:25:21.880 --> 00:25:22.340
 dwelling

00:25:22.340 --> 00:25:23.020
 place

00:25:23.020 --> 00:25:23.820
 and

00:25:23.820 --> 00:25:24.480
 underneath

00:25:24.480 --> 00:25:25.900
 are

00:25:25.900 --> 00:25:26.080
 the

00:25:26.080 --> 00:25:26.600
 everlasting

00:25:26.600 --> 00:25:27.700
 arms

00:25:27.700 --> 00:25:29.400
 what

00:25:29.400 --> 00:25:29.520
 an

00:25:29.520 --> 00:25:29.880
 incredible

00:25:29.880 --> 00:25:30.420
 picture

00:25:30.420 --> 00:25:31.920
 we're

00:25:31.920 --> 00:25:32.020
 to

00:25:32.020 --> 00:25:32.240
 hold

00:25:32.240 --> 00:25:32.900
 fast

00:25:32.900 --> 00:25:34.040
 but

00:25:34.040 --> 00:25:34.340
 even

00:25:34.340 --> 00:25:34.560
 when

00:25:34.560 --> 00:25:34.700
 we

00:25:34.700 --> 00:25:34.920
 think

00:25:34.920 --> 00:25:35.080
 we

00:25:35.080 --> 00:25:35.380
 can't

00:25:35.380 --> 00:25:35.600
 hold

00:25:35.600 --> 00:25:35.800
 on

00:25:35.800 --> 00:25:36.040
 any

00:25:36.040 --> 00:25:36.440
 longer

00:25:36.440 --> 00:25:37.420
 we're

00:25:37.420 --> 00:25:37.759
 going

00:25:37.759 --> 00:25:38.080
 to

00:25:38.080 --> 00:25:38.460
 because

00:25:38.460 --> 00:25:38.700
 we're

00:25:38.700 --> 00:25:38.880
 not

00:25:38.880 --> 00:25:39.040
 going

00:25:39.040 --> 00:25:39.180
 to

00:25:39.180 --> 00:25:39.560
 fall

00:25:39.560 --> 00:25:40.460
 because

00:25:40.460 --> 00:25:40.759
 he

00:25:40.759 --> 00:25:41.060
 told

00:25:41.060 --> 00:25:41.259
 his

00:25:41.259 --> 00:25:41.780
 disciples

00:25:41.780 --> 00:25:42.280
 this

00:25:42.280 --> 00:25:43.060
 my

00:25:43.060 --> 00:25:43.400
 sheep

00:25:43.400 --> 00:25:43.560
 hear

00:25:43.560 --> 00:25:43.740
 my

00:25:43.740 --> 00:25:44.240
 voice

00:25:44.240 --> 00:25:45.620
 I

00:25:45.620 --> 00:25:45.960
 know

00:25:45.960 --> 00:25:46.280
 them

00:25:46.280 --> 00:25:46.420
 and

00:25:46.420 --> 00:25:46.580
 they

00:25:46.580 --> 00:25:46.980
 follow

00:25:46.980 --> 00:25:47.220
 me

00:25:47.220 --> 00:25:47.340
 and

00:25:47.340 --> 00:25:47.480
 I

00:25:47.480 --> 00:25:47.700
 give

00:25:47.700 --> 00:25:47.860
 them

00:25:47.860 --> 00:25:48.240
 eternal

00:25:48.240 --> 00:25:48.680
 life

00:25:48.680 --> 00:25:49.200
 and

00:25:49.200 --> 00:25:49.519
 they

00:25:49.519 --> 00:25:49.820
 will

00:25:49.820 --> 00:25:50.120
 never

00:25:50.120 --> 00:25:50.660
 perish

00:25:50.660 --> 00:25:51.100
 and

00:25:51.100 --> 00:25:51.440
 no

00:25:51.440 --> 00:25:51.800
 one

00:25:51.800 --> 00:25:52.040
 will

00:25:52.040 --> 00:25:52.519
 snatch

00:25:52.519 --> 00:25:52.780
 them

00:25:52.780 --> 00:25:52.980
 out

00:25:52.980 --> 00:25:53.080
 of

00:25:53.080 --> 00:25:53.280
 my

00:25:53.280 --> 00:25:53.820
 hand

00:25:53.820 --> 00:25:54.700
 my

00:25:54.700 --> 00:25:55.160
 father

00:25:55.160 --> 00:25:55.360
 who

00:25:55.360 --> 00:25:55.480
 has

00:25:55.480 --> 00:25:55.759
 given

00:25:55.759 --> 00:25:55.980
 them

00:25:55.980 --> 00:25:56.160
 to

00:25:56.160 --> 00:25:56.360
 me

00:25:56.360 --> 00:25:56.560
 is

00:25:56.560 --> 00:25:56.860
 greater

00:25:56.860 --> 00:25:57.140
 than

00:25:57.140 --> 00:25:57.400
 all

00:25:57.400 --> 00:25:57.840
 and

00:25:57.840 --> 00:25:58.140
 no

00:26:02.900 --> 00:26:03.860
 he's

00:26:03.860 --> 00:26:04.100
 greater

00:26:04.100 --> 00:26:04.320
 than

00:26:04.320 --> 00:26:04.600
 Moses

00:26:04.600 --> 00:26:05.680
 he

00:26:05.680 --> 00:26:05.840
 won't

00:26:05.840 --> 00:26:06.019
 let

00:26:06.019 --> 00:26:06.140
 you

00:26:06.140 --> 00:26:06.500
 fall

00:26:06.500 --> 00:26:07.320
 hold

00:26:07.320 --> 00:26:07.840
 fast

00:26:07.840 --> 00:26:08.660
 because

00:26:08.660 --> 00:26:08.800
 you

00:26:08.800 --> 00:26:09.220
 can

00:26:09.220 --> 00:26:09.960
 because

00:26:09.960 --> 00:26:10.140
 you

00:26:10.140 --> 00:26:10.480
 will

00:26:10.480 --> 00:26:11.100
 because

00:26:11.100 --> 00:26:11.360
 he's

00:26:11.360 --> 00:26:11.600
 holding

00:26:11.600 --> 00:26:11.820
 on

00:26:11.820 --> 00:26:11.960
 to

00:26:11.960 --> 00:26:12.220
 you

00:26:12.220 --> 00:26:12.940
 there's

00:26:12.940 --> 00:26:13.100
 a

00:26:13.100 --> 00:26:13.380
 there's

00:26:13.380 --> 00:26:13.580
 a

00:26:13.580 --> 00:26:13.960
 hymn

00:26:13.960 --> 00:26:14.140
 that

00:26:14.140 --> 00:26:14.340
 we've

00:26:14.340 --> 00:26:14.759
 sometimes

00:26:14.759 --> 00:26:15.280
 sung

00:26:15.280 --> 00:26:15.580
 here

00:26:15.580 --> 00:26:16.220
 that

00:26:16.220 --> 00:26:16.340
 I

00:26:16.340 --> 00:26:16.500
 think

00:26:16.500 --> 00:26:16.720
 just

00:26:16.720 --> 00:26:16.920
 kind

00:26:16.920 --> 00:26:17.040
 of

00:26:17.040 --> 00:26:17.740
 summarizes

00:26:17.740 --> 00:26:18.040
 this

00:26:18.040 --> 00:26:18.380
 I'm

00:26:18.380 --> 00:26:18.519
 going to

00:26:18.519 --> 00:26:18.700
 leave

00:26:18.700 --> 00:26:18.880
 that

00:26:18.880 --> 00:26:19.080
 with

00:26:19.080 --> 00:26:19.200
 you

00:26:19.200 --> 00:26:19.560
 today

00:26:19.560 --> 00:26:21.300
 just

00:26:21.300 --> 00:26:21.540
 kind

00:26:21.540 --> 00:26:21.640
 of

00:26:21.640 --> 00:26:21.880
 take

00:26:21.880 --> 00:26:22.140
 this

00:26:22.140 --> 00:26:22.440
 in

00:26:22.440 --> 00:26:23.920
 when

00:26:23.920 --> 00:26:24.060
 I

00:26:24.060 --> 00:26:24.320
 fear

00:26:24.320 --> 00:26:24.560
 my

00:26:24.560 --> 00:26:24.920
 faith

00:26:24.920 --> 00:26:25.180
 will

00:26:25.180 --> 00:26:25.660
 fail

00:26:25.660 --> 00:26:28.019
 Christ

00:26:28.019 --> 00:26:28.240
 will

00:26:28.240 --> 00:26:28.440
 hold

00:26:28.440 --> 00:26:28.640
 me

00:26:28.640 --> 00:26:29.140
 fast

00:26:29.140 --> 00:26:30.580
 when

00:26:30.580 --> 00:26:30.720
 the

00:26:30.720 --> 00:26:31.120
 tempter

00:26:31.120 --> 00:26:31.400
 shall

00:26:31.400 --> 00:26:31.900
 prevail

00:26:31.900 --> 00:26:32.940
 he

00:26:32.940 --> 00:26:33.120
 will

00:26:33.120 --> 00:26:33.320
 hold

00:26:33.320 --> 00:26:33.500
 me

00:26:33.500 --> 00:26:33.780
 fast

00:26:33.780 --> 00:26:33.960
 I

00:26:33.960 --> 00:26:34.140
 can

00:26:34.140 --> 00:26:34.380
 never

00:26:34.380 --> 00:26:34.700
 keep

00:26:34.700 --> 00:26:34.920
 my

00:26:34.920 --> 00:26:35.259
 hold

00:26:35.259 --> 00:26:35.480
 through

00:26:35.480 --> 00:26:36.340
 life's

00:26:36.340 --> 00:26:36.840
 fearful

00:26:36.840 --> 00:26:37.580
 path

00:26:37.580 --> 00:26:38.640
 for

00:26:38.640 --> 00:26:38.840
 my

00:26:38.840 --> 00:26:39.060
 love

00:26:39.060 --> 00:26:39.200
 is

00:26:39.200 --> 00:26:39.500
 often

00:26:39.500 --> 00:26:40.060
 cold

00:26:40.060 --> 00:26:41.900
 he

00:26:41.900 --> 00:26:42.259
 must

00:26:42.259 --> 00:26:42.500
 hold

00:26:42.500 --> 00:26:42.680
 me

00:26:42.680 --> 00:26:43.200
 fast

00:26:43.200 --> 00:26:44.140
 those

00:26:44.140 --> 00:26:44.340
 he

00:26:44.340 --> 00:26:44.840
 saves

00:26:44.840 --> 00:26:45.000
 are

00:26:45.000 --> 00:26:45.240
 his

00:26:45.240 --> 00:26:45.700
 delight

00:26:45.700 --> 00:26:46.220
 Christ

00:26:46.220 --> 00:26:46.460
 will

00:26:46.460 --> 00:26:46.660
 hold

00:26:46.660 --> 00:26:46.840
 me

00:26:46.840 --> 00:26:47.220
 fast

00:26:47.220 --> 00:26:48.040
 precious

00:26:48.040 --> 00:26:48.340
 in

00:26:48.340 --> 00:26:48.500
 his

00:26:48.500 --> 00:26:48.800
 holy

00:26:48.800 --> 00:26:49.220
 sight

00:26:49.220 --> 00:26:49.720
 he

00:26:49.720 --> 00:26:49.940
 will

00:26:49.940 --> 00:26:50.200
 hold

00:26:50.200 --> 00:26:50.380
 me

00:26:50.380 --> 00:26:50.800
 fast

00:26:50.800 --> 00:26:51.240
 he'll

00:26:51.240 --> 00:26:51.420
 not

00:26:51.420 --> 00:26:51.620
 let

00:26:51.620 --> 00:26:51.840
 my

00:26:51.840 --> 00:26:52.060
 soul

00:26:52.060 --> 00:26:52.259
 be

00:26:52.259 --> 00:26:52.700
 lost

00:26:52.700 --> 00:26:53.420
 his

00:26:53.420 --> 00:26:53.940
 promises

00:26:53.940 --> 00:26:54.380
 shall

00:26:54.380 --> 00:26:55.000
 last

00:26:55.000 --> 00:26:55.740
 bought

00:26:55.740 --> 00:26:56.280
 by him

00:26:56.280 --> 00:26:56.680
 at such

00:26:56.680 --> 00:26:57.180
 a cost

00:26:57.180 --> 00:26:57.680
 he

00:26:57.680 --> 00:26:58.080
 will

00:26:58.080 --> 00:26:58.380
 hold

00:26:58.380 --> 00:26:58.580
 me

00:26:58.580 --> 00:26:59.100
 fast

00:26:59.100 --> 00:26:59.880
 for

00:26:59.880 --> 00:27:00.080
 my

00:27:00.080 --> 00:27:00.440
 life

00:27:00.440 --> 00:27:00.600
 he

00:27:00.599 --> 00:27:00.899
 bled

00:27:00.899 --> 00:27:01.079
 and

00:27:01.079 --> 00:27:01.619
 died

00:27:01.619 --> 00:27:02.879
 Christ

00:27:02.879 --> 00:27:03.139
 will

00:27:03.139 --> 00:27:03.419
 hold

00:27:03.419 --> 00:27:03.619
 me

00:27:03.619 --> 00:27:04.219
 fast

00:27:04.219 --> 00:27:05.459
 justice

00:27:05.459 --> 00:27:05.819
 has

00:27:05.819 --> 00:27:06.000
 been

00:27:06.000 --> 00:27:06.599
 satisfied

00:27:06.599 --> 00:27:07.079
 he

00:27:07.079 --> 00:27:07.259
 will

00:27:07.259 --> 00:27:07.500
 hold

00:27:07.500 --> 00:27:07.679
 me

00:27:07.679 --> 00:27:08.000
 fast

00:27:08.000 --> 00:27:08.619
 raised

00:27:08.619 --> 00:27:08.859
 with

00:27:08.859 --> 00:27:09.119
 him

00:27:09.119 --> 00:27:09.319
 to

00:27:09.319 --> 00:27:09.699
 endless

00:27:09.699 --> 00:27:10.179
 life

00:27:10.179 --> 00:27:10.659
 he

00:27:10.659 --> 00:27:10.879
 will

00:27:10.879 --> 00:27:11.139
 hold

00:27:11.139 --> 00:27:11.339
 me

00:27:11.339 --> 00:27:11.699
 fast

00:27:11.699 --> 00:27:11.899
 till

00:27:11.899 --> 00:27:12.059
 our

00:27:12.059 --> 00:27:12.339
 faith

00:27:12.339 --> 00:27:12.500
 is

00:27:12.500 --> 00:27:12.740
 turned

00:27:12.740 --> 00:27:12.919
 to

00:27:12.919 --> 00:27:13.199
 sight

00:27:13.199 --> 00:27:13.899
 when

00:27:13.899 --> 00:27:14.139
 he

00:27:14.139 --> 00:27:14.639
 comes

00:27:14.639 --> 00:27:14.879
 at

00:27:14.879 --> 00:27:15.339
 last

00:27:15.339 --> 00:27:16.379
 he

00:27:16.379 --> 00:27:16.799
 will

00:27:16.799 --> 00:27:17.119
 hold

00:27:17.119 --> 00:27:17.339
 me

00:27:17.339 --> 00:27:17.879
 fast

00:27:17.879 --> 00:27:19.019
 he

00:27:19.019 --> 00:27:19.599
 will

00:27:19.599 --> 00:27:20.199
 hold

00:27:20.199 --> 00:27:20.559
 me

00:27:20.559 --> 00:27:21.240
 fast

00:27:21.240 --> 00:27:22.439
 for

00:27:22.439 --> 00:27:22.679
 my

00:27:22.679 --> 00:27:23.240
 savior

00:27:23.240 --> 00:27:24.439
 loves

00:27:24.439 --> 00:27:24.759
 me

00:27:24.759 --> 00:27:25.240
 so

00:27:25.240 --> 00:27:26.539
 he

00:27:26.539 --> 00:27:27.339
 will

00:27:27.339 --> 00:27:28.219
 hold

00:27:28.219 --> 00:27:28.959
 me

00:27:28.959 --> 00:27:30.119
 fast

00:27:30.119 --> 00:27:31.679
 consider

00:27:31.679 --> 00:27:32.339
 jesus

00:27:32.339 --> 00:27:33.699
 hold

00:27:33.699 --> 00:27:33.939
 on

00:27:33.939 --> 00:27:34.099
 to

00:27:34.099 --> 00:27:34.439
 him

00:27:34.439 --> 00:27:35.139
 he's

00:27:35.139 --> 00:27:35.419
 better

00:27:35.419 --> 00:27:35.659
 than

00:27:35.659 --> 00:27:36.059
 anything

00:27:36.059 --> 00:27:36.359
 and

00:27:36.359 --> 00:27:36.779
 everything

00:27:36.779 --> 00:27:37.299
 and

00:27:37.299 --> 00:27:37.459
 when

00:27:37.459 --> 00:27:37.599
 you

00:27:37.599 --> 00:27:37.979
 belong

00:27:37.979 --> 00:27:38.199
 to

00:27:38.199 --> 00:27:38.479
 him

00:27:38.479 --> 00:27:39.119
 he's

00:27:39.119 --> 00:27:39.439
 holding

00:27:39.439 --> 00:27:39.899
 fast

00:27:39.899 --> 00:27:40.119
 to

00:27:40.119 --> 00:27:40.399
 you

00:27:40.399 --> 00:27:40.939
 and

00:27:40.939 --> 00:27:41.339
 he

00:27:41.339 --> 00:27:42.000
 will

00:27:42.000 --> 00:27:42.779
 not

00:27:42.779 --> 00:27:43.459
 let

00:27:43.459 --> 00:27:44.139
 go

00:27:44.139 --> 00:27:45.819
 is that

00:27:45.819 --> 00:27:46.019
 good

00:27:46.019 --> 00:27:46.359
 news

00:27:46.359 --> 00:27:47.699
 he's

00:27:47.699 --> 00:27:48.000
 better

00:27:48.000 --> 00:27:49.819
 he's

00:27:49.819 --> 00:27:50.019
 better

00:27:50.019 --> 00:27:50.199
 than

00:27:50.199 --> 00:27:50.539
 moses

00:27:50.539 --> 00:27:50.919
 so

00:27:50.919 --> 00:27:51.039
 when

00:27:51.039 --> 00:27:51.159
 the

00:27:51.159 --> 00:27:51.479
 argument

00:27:51.479 --> 00:27:51.979
 comes

00:27:51.979 --> 00:27:52.639
 but

00:27:52.639 --> 00:27:52.919
 what

00:27:52.919 --> 00:27:53.399
 about

00:27:53.399 --> 00:27:54.099
 no

00:27:54.099 --> 00:27:55.599
 he's

00:27:55.599 --> 00:27:55.919
 better

00:27:55.919 --> 00:27:56.459
 but

00:27:56.459 --> 00:27:57.039
 wait

00:27:57.039 --> 00:27:57.559
 what

00:27:57.559 --> 00:27:58.159
 no

00:27:58.159 --> 00:27:58.659
 he's

00:27:58.659 --> 00:27:59.039
 better

00:27:59.039 --> 00:27:59.799
 but

00:27:59.799 --> 00:28:00.039
 what

00:28:00.039 --> 00:28:00.899
 he's

00:28:00.899 --> 00:28:01.279
 better

00:28:01.279 --> 00:28:02.919
 hold

00:28:02.919 --> 00:28:03.379
 fast

00:28:03.379 --> 00:28:04.599
 he's

00:28:04.599 --> 00:28:04.899
 better

00:28:04.899 --> 00:28:06.139
 let's

00:28:06.139 --> 00:28:06.379
 pray

00:28:06.379 --> 00:28:08.159
 father

00:28:08.159 --> 00:28:11.779
 we're a

00:28:11.779 --> 00:28:12.079
 bunch of

00:28:12.079 --> 00:28:12.519
 people that

00:28:12.519 --> 00:28:13.119
 need help

00:28:13.119 --> 00:28:14.799
 we need

00:28:14.799 --> 00:28:15.319
 help to

00:28:15.319 --> 00:28:15.819
 remember

00:28:15.819 --> 00:28:16.259
 who

00:28:16.259 --> 00:28:17.299
 your son

00:28:17.299 --> 00:28:17.659
 is

00:28:17.659 --> 00:28:18.059
 we need

00:28:18.059 --> 00:28:18.339
 help

00:28:18.339 --> 00:28:19.639
 to consider

00:28:19.639 --> 00:28:20.099
 you

00:28:20.099 --> 00:28:20.559
 we need

00:28:20.559 --> 00:28:20.859
 help

00:28:20.859 --> 00:28:21.740
 to

00:28:21.740 --> 00:28:22.119
 remember

00:28:22.119 --> 00:28:22.519
 that

00:28:22.519 --> 00:28:23.179
 we

00:28:23.179 --> 00:28:24.259
 have

00:28:24.259 --> 00:28:24.459
 been

00:28:24.459 --> 00:28:24.979
 saved

00:28:24.979 --> 00:28:25.479
 by a

00:28:25.479 --> 00:28:25.779
 God

00:28:25.779 --> 00:28:26.019
 who's

00:28:26.019 --> 00:28:26.179
 going

00:28:26.179 --> 00:28:26.319
 to

00:28:26.319 --> 00:28:26.699
 keep

00:28:26.699 --> 00:28:27.159
 us

00:28:27.159 --> 00:28:29.259
 we've

00:28:29.259 --> 00:28:29.399
 been

00:28:29.399 --> 00:28:29.839
 saved

00:28:29.839 --> 00:28:30.259
 by a

00:28:30.259 --> 00:28:30.479
 God

00:28:30.479 --> 00:28:30.679
 who

00:28:30.679 --> 00:28:30.979
 sent

00:28:30.979 --> 00:28:31.339
 his

00:28:31.339 --> 00:28:31.799
 son

00:28:31.799 --> 00:28:32.000
 who

00:28:32.000 --> 00:28:32.199
 is

00:28:32.199 --> 00:28:32.459
 not

00:28:32.459 --> 00:28:32.759
 just

00:28:32.759 --> 00:28:33.119
 better

00:28:33.119 --> 00:28:33.339
 but

00:28:33.339 --> 00:28:34.039
 perfect

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 Lord

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 Jesus

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 name

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 amen