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 Good evening.

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 I bring you warm greetings from your brothers and sisters in Manila and Pilgrim Community Church.

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! As we come to God's Word, I'd like to turn with me again to Mark's Gospel in chapter 3.

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 And I'll read a passage for us. This is verses 7 to 12.

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 Let's hear now God's Word.

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 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed,

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 from Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem and Edomia,

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 and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon.

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 When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him.

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 And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him, because of the crowd, lest they crush him.

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 For he had healed so many, for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed around him to touch him.

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 And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out,

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 You are the Son of God!

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 And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.

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 Father, we give you thanks for this hour of worship.

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 We give you thanks that in your wisdom and in your providence,

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 you have given us six days to go about our vocation.

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 But you've set apart one day out of seven,

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 a day of rest and gladness,

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 a day to ascend Mount Zion, to worship.

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 This is the day that you have promised in your word.

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 You have said that in every place that you cause your name to be remembered,

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 you will come and you will meet us and you will bless us.

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 And so we ask now, as we come again,

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 to consider your word, to hear your word,

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 that you, by your Holy Spirit, give us ears to hear, eyes to see, and hearts to obey.

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 We pray these things in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Well, it's an honor to be back here in Ealing with all of you this morning.

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 I was last back here, I think it was 2019, and then COVID happened.

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 And then I was supposed to come back last year, and then my visa, I had visa problems.

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 So it's so good to be back here.

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 As was mentioned earlier, our church just celebrated our 10th anniversary.

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 So that was two weeks ago.

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 We had a simple Thanksgiving celebration.

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 And it's been so encouraging for myself to look back on 10 years

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 and to see how the Lord has held our hand and has grown the ministry.

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 I still recall the early days of church planting,

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 when we would only have a handful of people come to our gatherings.

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 Despite the occasional discouragement and doubt,

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 the Lord has faithfully sustained us

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 and has kept us faithful to his gospel.

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 Indeed, slowly but surely, the Lord added to our number

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 those who wanted and needed to hear the good news

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 that Jesus Christ is the only Savior of sinners.

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 But we need to understand that not everyone comes to Jesus

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 or indeed comes to church for the right reasons.

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 This is true not only in our time,

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 but also in Jesus' time.

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 Different people were drawn to him for different reasons.

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 In fact, not everyone in the crowds that we just read

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 that were following him actually believed in him.

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 Some came to Jesus because they saw him as a healer,

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 as someone who could make things better.

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 Others followed him because they perceived him to be a hero,

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 someone who could fight their battles for them.

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 Many today who claim to be Christians view Jesus in a similar way.

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 They view Jesus as a key to the victorious life

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 that they desire and that they were destined for.

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 Some people, they come to church because they think,

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 well, you know, it's a tit for tat.

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 I come to church, Jesus blessed me.

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 Some people, they come to church because probably they've encountered

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 a difficult thing in life.

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 And they think, I got to go to church to make it all better.

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 Now, many tend to think that following Jesus

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 means assured prosperity or assured health.

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 Perhaps for some of us here today,

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 there is still some sense of this within us as well.

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 So the question that I'd like for all of us to consider this evening is this.

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 It's a very simple question.

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 You know Jesus.

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 But what kind of a savior is Jesus for us?

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 This evening, as we turn our attention to our text in the Gospel of Mark,

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 the Word of God is teaching us

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 that many people want Jesus as a healer or as a hero.

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 But his compassion for sinners,

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 that's the good news that we all need.

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 I have three points for us to consider this evening.

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 Number one, a savior who can make life easier.

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 Number two, a savior who can vanquish our enemies.

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 And number three, a savior who has compassion for sinners.

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 Now, for the boys and girls, and I also do this at Pilgrim,

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 I want to give you three key words.

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 Okay?

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 So these are just three words.

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 They all start with the letter H.

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 And I want you to remember them.

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 And the reason why I want you to remember them

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 is because you might not understand everything I say this evening.

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 But your parents will.

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 So remember the three key words

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 so that when you go home, you ask,

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 Mommy,

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 what does healer mean?

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 What does hero mean?

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 What does heart mean?

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 Those are the three key words.

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 Healer, hero, heart.

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 Okay?

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 So let's look at the first point.

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 A savior who can make life easier.

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 Look at me in verses 7 to 8 again.

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 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea,

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 and a great crowd followed,

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 from Galilee and Judea,

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 and Jerusalem and Edomia,

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 and from beyond the Jordan,

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 and from around Tyre and Sidon.

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 When the great crowd heard

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 all that he was doing,

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 they came to him.

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 Now Jesus was withdrawing with his disciples

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 to the Sea of Galilee

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 because the religious leaders,

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 and Paul read this earlier

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 when we read chapter 3,

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 the religious leaders were plotting to destroy him.

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 They wanted to kill him.

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 Jesus withdrew then to the lakeside,

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 but he didn't stop what he was out to do.

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 He kept preaching.

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 He kept healing.

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 He kept casting out demons,

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 as he did.

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 And so as a result,

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 as you would expect,

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 as I would expect,

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 a great crowd

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 from different places in Israel.

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 This is representative of Palestine.

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 The heydays of Old Testament Israel.

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 People from all over were coming

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 to follow Jesus.

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 And Jesus' reputation, you see,

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 had spread.

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 And what was that reputation?

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 There's a miracle worker down in Galilee.

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 There's an exorcist down in Galilee.

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 And so people are coming.

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 But we want to ask the question,

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 why exactly were the people coming to him?

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 Was it to hear him preach the gospel?

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 Jesus said that was his mission,

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 to preach the kingdom of God.

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 The preaching,

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 sorry, the healing,

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 the casting out of demons,

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 these are signs of his authority

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 in the way that he preached the gospel.

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 So were the people coming

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 because of the preaching?

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 Were the people coming

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 in order to be his disciples?

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 Well, I want you to look in verse 8 again.

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 When the great crowd heard

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 all that he was teaching?

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 No.

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 All that he was doing,

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 they came to him.

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 The great crowd came to him

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 when they heard

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 all that he was doing.

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 People were coming to Jesus

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 because of what they have heard

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 that he was able to do for them.

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 For many in the crowd,

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 they were following Jesus

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 because he was pretty impressive.

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 He was a miracle worker.

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 He was a healer.

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 Verse 10 tells us

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 that the sick

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 were pressing in on him

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 and they were healed

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 by merely touching him.

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 The crowds were seeking Jesus

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 because they saw him as a savior

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 who was a healer,

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 who could make their lives easier.

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 Now friends,

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 many people today

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 have the same idea

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 about Jesus.

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 Many come to church

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 because they think

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 that Jesus can make their lives

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 better

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 or easier.

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 Many people are attracted to Jesus

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 for what they perceive

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 that they could get from him.

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 And make no mistake,

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 this also happens

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 in Reformed

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 and Presbyterian churches.

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 We are not immune.

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 There are people

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 who come to our churches

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 and I'll speak of my own church.

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 There are a lot of people

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 who come to our church

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 in search

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 of what they perceive

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 to be theological precision

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 and doctrinal depth.

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 They want to come

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 because

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 they can learn something.

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 But how many people

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 do we know?

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 How many people

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 do you know?

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 People who are

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 young people,

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 very intelligent,

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 very zealous,

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 who discover the riches

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 of

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 the Reformed faith.

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 They get plugged

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 into the various activities

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 of the church.

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 They show great promise

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 for a time.

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 But then they suddenly

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 disappear

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 from our fellowship

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 without notice.

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 And we later find out

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 that they had encountered

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 difficulties and troubles

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 in their lives.

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 And so they have since

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 abandoned Christianity

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 when it

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 started to hurt.

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 The theological discussions

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 may have been stimulating.

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 The socials were fun.

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 They came to know

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 a lot of

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 things about God.

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 but they knew God

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 very little.

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 When the pressures

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 of life

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 pressed in,

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 they realized

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 that following Jesus

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 was no longer

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 worth it.

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 And suddenly

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 they've outgrown

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 the theology

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 they once found

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 exciting

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 and attractive.

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 Beloved,

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 if we come to Jesus

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 for anything

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 other than

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 Jesus,

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 then we're really

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 just fetching blessings

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 for ourselves.

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 We're really

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 just paying

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 lip service

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 to Him.

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 Now,

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 don't get me wrong.

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 There's certainly

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 nothing wrong

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 with wanting

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 to have an easier life.

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 Who doesn't want

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 to have an easier life?

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 I want to have

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 an easier life.

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 There's a sense

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 in which

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 true saving faith

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 in Christ

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 should result

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 in some sense

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 in a positive change

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 in our present lives.

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 But that change

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 may not be

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 what we expect

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 it to be.

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 The change

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 that the gospel

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 brings about

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 is a change

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 in perspective.

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 We gain

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 a proper

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 biblical

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 vista

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 on our life,

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 on our suffering,

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 and of the

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 present hope

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 of future glory.

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 But if we

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 view Jesus

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 merely as

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 the stepping stone

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 to this

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 easier and

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 better life

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 that we desire

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 or that we

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 think that we

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 deserve,

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 then we will

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 end up just like

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 those people

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 in the crowd

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 who only saw

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 Jesus as a

00:14:14.700 --> 00:14:15.080
 healer,

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 a Savior

00:14:16.379 --> 00:14:17.460
 who could make

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 their lives

00:14:18.019 --> 00:14:18.660
 easier.

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 Which brings me

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 to point number

00:14:21.500 --> 00:14:21.820
 two,

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 a Savior

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 who can

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 vanquish

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 our enemies.

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 We'd like

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 that,

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 don't we?

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 Another reason

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 why the crowds

00:14:29.480 --> 00:14:30.200
 were pressing

00:14:30.200 --> 00:14:30.900
 in on Jesus

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 was because

00:14:31.400 --> 00:14:32.500
 of the promise

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 of deliverance

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 from unclean

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 spirits.

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 Look at

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 verses 11

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 and 12.

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 And whenever

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 the unclean

00:14:38.440 --> 00:14:39.060
 spirits saw

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 him,

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 they fell

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 down before

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 him and

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 cried out,

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 you are

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 the Son

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 of God.

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 And he

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 strictly

00:14:44.420 --> 00:14:45.080
 ordered them

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 not to

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 make him

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 known.

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 Again,

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 there's

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 nothing wrong

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 with wanting

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 to be

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 delivered

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 from our

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 hardships

00:14:53.179 --> 00:14:54.320
 and from

00:14:54.320 --> 00:14:54.600
 our

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 adversities.

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 We all

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 want and

00:14:57.779 --> 00:14:58.419
 need a

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 Savior

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 who can

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 and will

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 subdue

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 all his

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 and our

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 enemies.

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 But if we

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 are only

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 coming to

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 Jesus

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 because

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 he is

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 able to

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 grant us

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 temporal

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 relief

00:15:14.259 --> 00:15:14.860
 from our

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 troubles,

00:15:15.700 --> 00:15:16.039
 our

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 pains,

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 our

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 confusions,

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 our

00:15:19.180 --> 00:15:19.820
 sufferings

00:15:19.820 --> 00:15:20.120
 and our

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 griefs,

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 then we're

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 still largely

00:15:22.860 --> 00:15:23.680
 missing the

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 point of

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 the gospel.

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 If we are

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 coming to

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 church to

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 be rid

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 of our

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 problems,

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 then we

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 do not

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 understand

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 what kind

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 of a

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 place the

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 church is.

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 Can I

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 say to

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 you,

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 the church

00:15:36.980 --> 00:15:37.840
 is not

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 a place

00:15:38.500 --> 00:15:39.160
 where we

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 can be

00:15:39.639 --> 00:15:40.019
 freed

00:15:40.019 --> 00:15:40.720
 from our

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 problems.

00:15:42.620 --> 00:15:43.040
 It is

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 a place

00:15:43.780 --> 00:15:44.680
 where our

00:15:44.680 --> 00:15:45.379
 problems

00:15:45.379 --> 00:15:46.340
 become

00:15:46.340 --> 00:15:47.440
 intelligent.

00:15:47.460 --> 00:15:47.600
 understandable.

00:15:50.240 --> 00:15:50.600
 It is

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 a place

00:15:51.379 --> 00:15:52.720
 where as

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 we come

00:15:53.400 --> 00:15:54.980
 sitting under

00:15:54.980 --> 00:15:55.660
 the preached

00:15:55.660 --> 00:15:56.639
 word week

00:15:56.639 --> 00:15:57.160
 in and

00:15:57.160 --> 00:15:57.940
 week out

00:15:57.940 --> 00:15:59.360
 that we

00:15:59.360 --> 00:15:59.920
 find that

00:15:59.920 --> 00:16:00.639
 our problems

00:16:00.639 --> 00:16:01.600
 begin to

00:16:01.600 --> 00:16:02.320
 make sense.

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 And they

00:16:05.180 --> 00:16:05.900
 make sense

00:16:05.900 --> 00:16:06.820
 because the

00:16:06.820 --> 00:16:07.360
 Bible teaches

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 us that

00:16:08.379 --> 00:16:09.340
 God is in

00:16:09.340 --> 00:16:09.820
 control.

00:16:10.519 --> 00:16:10.840
 He is

00:16:10.840 --> 00:16:11.240
 sovereign.

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 He is at

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 work in

00:16:12.860 --> 00:16:13.860
 history and

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 he is

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 working all

00:16:15.379 --> 00:16:16.160
 things together

00:16:16.160 --> 00:16:16.740
 for good.

00:16:17.460 --> 00:16:18.920
 when Jesus

00:16:18.920 --> 00:16:19.480
 returns,

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 he will

00:16:20.019 --> 00:16:20.540
 reconcile

00:16:20.540 --> 00:16:21.960
 all things

00:16:21.960 --> 00:16:22.519
 to himself

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 and he

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 will make

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 all things

00:16:26.080 --> 00:16:26.400
 new.

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 But

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 if we

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 come to

00:16:30.759 --> 00:16:31.080
 Jesus

00:16:31.080 --> 00:16:32.120
 with our

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 own

00:16:32.740 --> 00:16:33.940
 schedule,

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 as you

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 would say,

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 our own

00:16:36.320 --> 00:16:37.040
 timeline,

00:16:37.980 --> 00:16:38.960
 and we

00:16:38.960 --> 00:16:39.600
 demand that

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 he deal

00:16:40.200 --> 00:16:41.320
 with finality,

00:16:41.480 --> 00:16:41.740
 with our

00:16:41.740 --> 00:16:42.700
 problems now,

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 then what we

00:16:44.840 --> 00:16:45.480
 really want

00:16:45.480 --> 00:16:45.980
 is not a

00:16:45.980 --> 00:16:47.300
 savior who

00:16:47.300 --> 00:16:47.860
 will save

00:16:47.860 --> 00:16:48.259
 us from

00:16:48.259 --> 00:16:48.840
 all our

00:16:48.840 --> 00:16:49.379
 sins.

00:16:49.980 --> 00:16:50.480
 What we

00:16:50.480 --> 00:16:51.120
 want is a

00:16:51.120 --> 00:16:52.420
 hero who

00:16:52.420 --> 00:16:53.000
 will act

00:16:53.000 --> 00:16:53.460
 like our

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 personal

00:16:53.899 --> 00:16:54.580
 bodyguard.

00:16:56.920 --> 00:16:57.600
 For many

00:16:57.600 --> 00:16:57.840
 in the

00:16:57.840 --> 00:16:58.000
 crowd,

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 this was

00:16:58.360 --> 00:16:58.519
 their

00:16:58.519 --> 00:16:58.840
 thinking

00:16:58.840 --> 00:16:59.139
 too.

00:16:59.639 --> 00:16:59.840
 They

00:16:59.840 --> 00:17:00.320
 wanted a

00:17:00.320 --> 00:17:00.759
 savior who

00:17:00.759 --> 00:17:01.500
 could drive

00:17:01.500 --> 00:17:01.899
 away their

00:17:01.899 --> 00:17:02.399
 enemies.

00:17:02.800 --> 00:17:03.139
 For many

00:17:03.139 --> 00:17:03.560
 of them,

00:17:03.820 --> 00:17:04.079
 as they

00:17:04.079 --> 00:17:04.920
 heard the

00:17:04.920 --> 00:17:05.360
 unclean

00:17:05.360 --> 00:17:05.720
 spirits'

00:17:05.940 --> 00:17:06.920
 true yet

00:17:06.920 --> 00:17:07.400
 malicious

00:17:07.400 --> 00:17:07.860
 words,

00:17:07.960 --> 00:17:08.259
 you are

00:17:08.259 --> 00:17:08.559
 the son

00:17:08.559 --> 00:17:09.000
 of God,

00:17:09.799 --> 00:17:10.680
 their minds

00:17:10.680 --> 00:17:11.319
 were not

00:17:11.319 --> 00:17:12.440
 led to

00:17:12.440 --> 00:17:12.839
 think of

00:17:12.839 --> 00:17:13.399
 Jesus as

00:17:13.399 --> 00:17:13.740
 the son

00:17:13.740 --> 00:17:14.159
 of God,

00:17:14.319 --> 00:17:15.119
 coming into

00:17:15.119 --> 00:17:15.679
 the world

00:17:15.679 --> 00:17:17.079
 as a

00:17:17.079 --> 00:17:17.379
 savior,

00:17:17.519 --> 00:17:17.759
 as a

00:17:17.759 --> 00:17:18.259
 redeemer

00:17:18.259 --> 00:17:19.299
 of sinners.

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 You see,

00:17:21.799 --> 00:17:22.279
 in those

00:17:22.279 --> 00:17:22.599
 times,

00:17:22.720 --> 00:17:23.539
 the messianic

00:17:23.539 --> 00:17:24.220
 expectations

00:17:24.220 --> 00:17:24.919
 that were

00:17:24.919 --> 00:17:25.839
 swirling

00:17:25.839 --> 00:17:26.439
 around in

00:17:26.439 --> 00:17:27.220
 their minds

00:17:27.220 --> 00:17:28.019
 was that

00:17:28.019 --> 00:17:28.779
 of a

00:17:28.779 --> 00:17:29.419
 strong

00:17:29.419 --> 00:17:30.159
 military

00:17:30.159 --> 00:17:30.779
 and

00:17:30.779 --> 00:17:31.220
 political

00:17:31.220 --> 00:17:31.639
 leader

00:17:31.639 --> 00:17:32.639
 who would

00:17:32.639 --> 00:17:33.379
 restore

00:17:33.379 --> 00:17:34.639
 the kingdom

00:17:34.639 --> 00:17:35.279
 of Israel,

00:17:35.279 --> 00:17:36.139
 who would

00:17:36.139 --> 00:17:37.159
 vanquish

00:17:37.159 --> 00:17:39.159
 the occupiers.

00:17:40.159 --> 00:17:40.559
 Many

00:17:40.559 --> 00:17:41.159
 think that

00:17:41.159 --> 00:17:41.679
 Jesus is

00:17:41.679 --> 00:17:42.279
 the champion

00:17:42.279 --> 00:17:43.420
 who,

00:17:43.579 --> 00:17:44.139
 if only

00:17:44.139 --> 00:17:44.539
 they could

00:17:44.539 --> 00:17:45.359
 just get

00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:45.639
 him to

00:17:45.639 --> 00:17:45.899
 be on

00:17:45.899 --> 00:17:46.059
 their

00:17:46.059 --> 00:17:46.519
 side,

00:17:47.039 --> 00:17:47.259
 will

00:17:47.259 --> 00:17:47.960
 ensure

00:17:47.960 --> 00:17:48.539
 that

00:17:48.539 --> 00:17:49.000
 everything

00:17:49.000 --> 00:17:49.420
 will

00:17:49.420 --> 00:17:49.899
 turn out

00:17:49.899 --> 00:17:50.839
 okay for

00:17:50.839 --> 00:17:51.119
 them.

00:17:52.680 --> 00:17:53.440
 But this

00:17:53.440 --> 00:17:53.759
 is to

00:17:53.759 --> 00:17:54.180
 miss the

00:17:54.180 --> 00:17:54.460
 heart

00:17:54.460 --> 00:17:54.859
 behind

00:17:54.859 --> 00:17:55.200
 Jesus'

00:17:55.500 --> 00:17:56.180
 earthly

00:17:56.180 --> 00:17:56.759
 mission,

00:17:57.759 --> 00:17:58.500
 which is

00:17:58.500 --> 00:17:59.019
 what the

00:17:59.019 --> 00:17:59.299
 third

00:17:59.299 --> 00:18:00.740
 point in

00:18:00.740 --> 00:18:00.980
 my

00:18:00.980 --> 00:18:01.359
 sermon

00:18:01.359 --> 00:18:03.000
 points

00:18:03.000 --> 00:18:03.420
 us to,

00:18:03.839 --> 00:18:04.460
 a savior

00:18:04.460 --> 00:18:05.599
 who has

00:18:05.599 --> 00:18:06.200
 compassion

00:18:06.200 --> 00:18:06.519
 for

00:18:06.519 --> 00:18:06.799
 sinners.

00:18:08.519 --> 00:18:09.240
 We have

00:18:09.240 --> 00:18:09.720
 seen that

00:18:09.720 --> 00:18:10.220
 there were

00:18:10.220 --> 00:18:10.799
 two wrong

00:18:10.799 --> 00:18:11.399
 reasons why

00:18:11.399 --> 00:18:11.859
 people were

00:18:11.859 --> 00:18:12.220
 crowding

00:18:12.220 --> 00:18:12.480
 around

00:18:12.480 --> 00:18:12.819
 Jesus,

00:18:13.380 --> 00:18:13.680
 some

00:18:13.680 --> 00:18:14.019
 wanted

00:18:14.019 --> 00:18:14.220
 a

00:18:14.220 --> 00:18:14.579
 healer,

00:18:14.960 --> 00:18:15.259
 some

00:18:15.259 --> 00:18:15.640
 wanted

00:18:15.640 --> 00:18:15.819
 a

00:18:15.819 --> 00:18:16.140
 hero,

00:18:16.839 --> 00:18:17.380
 but what

00:18:17.380 --> 00:18:17.600
 about

00:18:17.600 --> 00:18:18.120
 us?

00:18:19.299 --> 00:18:20.039
 What kind

00:18:20.039 --> 00:18:20.500
 of savior

00:18:20.500 --> 00:18:21.240
 is Jesus

00:18:21.240 --> 00:18:22.759
 to you,

00:18:23.339 --> 00:18:24.279
 to us?

00:18:24.960 --> 00:18:25.660
 What do we

00:18:25.660 --> 00:18:26.200
 want from

00:18:26.200 --> 00:18:26.420
 him?

00:18:27.440 --> 00:18:28.000
 Do we just

00:18:28.000 --> 00:18:28.420
 want to

00:18:28.420 --> 00:18:29.120
 use him

00:18:29.120 --> 00:18:29.539
 as an

00:18:29.539 --> 00:18:29.980
 instrument

00:18:29.980 --> 00:18:30.400
 for our

00:18:30.400 --> 00:18:30.740
 personal

00:18:30.740 --> 00:18:31.299
 fulfillment?

00:18:32.579 --> 00:18:33.240
 Do we

00:18:33.240 --> 00:18:33.600
 want him

00:18:33.600 --> 00:18:33.920
 as a

00:18:33.920 --> 00:18:34.240
 healer

00:18:34.240 --> 00:18:34.519
 to make

00:18:34.519 --> 00:18:34.960
 our lives

00:18:34.960 --> 00:18:35.400
 easier?

00:18:36.440 --> 00:18:36.980
 Do we

00:18:36.980 --> 00:18:37.360
 want him

00:18:37.360 --> 00:18:37.799
 as a

00:18:37.799 --> 00:18:38.100
 hero?

00:18:38.600 --> 00:18:39.039
 Jesus,

00:18:39.240 --> 00:18:39.819
 remove all

00:18:39.819 --> 00:18:40.460
 the obstacles,

00:18:40.600 --> 00:18:41.019
 stand in

00:18:41.019 --> 00:18:41.460
 way of

00:18:41.460 --> 00:18:41.879
 the

00:18:41.879 --> 00:18:42.379
 fulfillment

00:18:42.379 --> 00:18:43.200
 of my

00:18:43.200 --> 00:18:43.639
 hopes and

00:18:43.639 --> 00:18:44.220
 aspirations?

00:18:46.920 --> 00:18:47.400
 Well,

00:18:47.460 --> 00:18:47.720
 the middle

00:18:47.720 --> 00:18:48.279
 two verses

00:18:48.279 --> 00:18:48.639
 in our

00:18:48.639 --> 00:18:49.559
 text reveal

00:18:49.559 --> 00:18:50.160
 something to

00:18:50.160 --> 00:18:50.500
 us about

00:18:50.500 --> 00:18:50.819
 Jesus'

00:18:51.019 --> 00:18:51.519
 compassion.

00:18:52.799 --> 00:18:53.220
 I want us

00:18:53.220 --> 00:18:53.619
 to focus

00:18:53.619 --> 00:18:54.059
 on this

00:18:54.059 --> 00:18:55.759
 in this

00:18:55.759 --> 00:18:56.119
 point.

00:18:57.279 --> 00:18:57.799
 Verses

00:18:57.799 --> 00:18:58.359
 9 and

00:18:58.359 --> 00:18:58.660
 10,

00:18:58.660 --> 00:18:59.540
 10 and

00:18:59.540 --> 00:18:59.820
 he told

00:18:59.820 --> 00:18:59.980
 his

00:18:59.980 --> 00:19:00.380
 disciples

00:19:00.380 --> 00:19:00.680
 to have

00:19:00.680 --> 00:19:01.060
 a boat

00:19:01.060 --> 00:19:01.840
 ready for

00:19:01.840 --> 00:19:02.080
 him

00:19:02.080 --> 00:19:02.560
 because

00:19:02.560 --> 00:19:02.840
 of the

00:19:02.840 --> 00:19:03.160
 crowd

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 lest

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 they

00:19:03.759 --> 00:19:04.080
 crush

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 him.

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 For

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 he had

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 healed

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 many

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 so that

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 all who

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 had

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 diseases

00:19:08.180 --> 00:19:09.080
 pressed

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 around

00:19:09.420 --> 00:19:09.720
 him

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 to

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 touch

00:19:10.200 --> 00:19:10.480
 him.

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 The

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 crowds

00:19:12.320 --> 00:19:12.460
 were

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 following

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 Jesus,

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 they were

00:19:13.400 --> 00:19:13.680
 pressing

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 in on

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 him.

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 You

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 know,

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 he was

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 actually

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 at risk

00:19:17.600 --> 00:19:18.019
 of being

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 crushed

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 by the

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 sheer

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 amount

00:19:20.680 --> 00:19:20.880
 of

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 people.

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 At

00:19:22.420 --> 00:19:22.660
 any

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 point

00:19:23.019 --> 00:19:23.180
 in

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 time,

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 he

00:19:23.480 --> 00:19:23.600
 could

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 have

00:19:23.720 --> 00:19:24.000
 just

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 said,

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 Peter,

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 can you

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 tell them

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 it's

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 enough

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 for

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 today?

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 Can

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 you

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 can

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 just

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 send

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 them

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 home?

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 I'm

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 tired.

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 Let's

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 do it

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 again

00:19:33.279 --> 00:19:33.640
 tomorrow.

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 At

00:19:35.160 --> 00:19:35.400
 any

00:19:35.400 --> 00:19:35.640
 point,

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 he

00:19:35.779 --> 00:19:35.920
 could

00:19:35.920 --> 00:19:36.019
 have

00:19:36.019 --> 00:19:36.220
 done

00:19:36.220 --> 00:19:36.579
 that.

00:19:37.720 --> 00:19:38.279
 He

00:19:38.279 --> 00:19:38.599
 does

00:19:38.599 --> 00:19:38.839
 not

00:19:38.839 --> 00:19:39.059
 do

00:19:39.059 --> 00:19:39.480
 this.

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 He

00:19:41.120 --> 00:19:41.360
 does

00:19:41.360 --> 00:19:41.660
 not

00:19:41.660 --> 00:19:42.140
 hinder

00:19:42.140 --> 00:19:42.380
 the

00:19:42.380 --> 00:19:42.720
 crowd.

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 And

00:19:44.660 --> 00:19:44.759
 he

00:19:44.759 --> 00:19:45.059
 still

00:19:45.059 --> 00:19:45.500
 continues

00:19:45.500 --> 00:19:45.720
 to

00:19:45.720 --> 00:19:45.940
 heal

00:19:45.940 --> 00:19:46.259
 them.

00:19:48.220 --> 00:19:48.819
 Instead,

00:19:48.940 --> 00:19:49.000
 he

00:19:49.000 --> 00:19:49.779
 instructs

00:19:49.779 --> 00:19:49.920
 his

00:19:49.920 --> 00:19:50.440
 disciples,

00:19:51.279 --> 00:19:51.420
 have

00:19:51.420 --> 00:19:51.599
 a

00:19:51.599 --> 00:19:51.799
 boat

00:19:51.799 --> 00:19:52.220
 ready

00:19:52.220 --> 00:19:53.240
 just

00:19:53.240 --> 00:19:53.559
 in

00:19:53.559 --> 00:19:54.059
 case.

00:19:54.480 --> 00:19:55.480
 Now,

00:19:55.539 --> 00:19:55.740
 in this

00:19:55.740 --> 00:19:56.079
 instance,

00:19:56.160 --> 00:19:56.240
 he

00:19:56.240 --> 00:19:56.519
 doesn't

00:19:56.519 --> 00:19:56.819
 use

00:19:56.819 --> 00:19:57.000
 it.

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 Later

00:19:57.400 --> 00:19:57.660
 on,

00:19:57.720 --> 00:19:57.799
 he

00:19:57.799 --> 00:19:58.160
 does.

00:19:59.740 --> 00:19:59.940
 But

00:19:59.940 --> 00:20:00.099
 what

00:20:00.099 --> 00:20:00.279
 was

00:20:00.279 --> 00:20:00.460
 the

00:20:00.460 --> 00:20:00.740
 wisdom

00:20:00.740 --> 00:20:01.240
 behind

00:20:01.240 --> 00:20:01.960
 having

00:20:01.960 --> 00:20:02.140
 a

00:20:02.140 --> 00:20:02.319
 boat

00:20:02.319 --> 00:20:02.640
 ready?

00:20:03.420 --> 00:20:03.579
 And

00:20:03.579 --> 00:20:03.759
 why

00:20:03.759 --> 00:20:04.140
 didn't

00:20:04.140 --> 00:20:04.519
 Jesus

00:20:04.519 --> 00:20:05.120
 just

00:20:05.120 --> 00:20:05.440
 send

00:20:05.440 --> 00:20:05.579
 the

00:20:05.579 --> 00:20:05.839
 crowds

00:20:05.839 --> 00:20:06.180
 away?

00:20:08.319 --> 00:20:08.819
 Well,

00:20:08.880 --> 00:20:08.980
 it

00:20:08.980 --> 00:20:09.299
 was

00:20:09.299 --> 00:20:09.960
 so

00:20:09.960 --> 00:20:10.120
 that

00:20:10.120 --> 00:20:10.240
 he

00:20:10.240 --> 00:20:10.380
 could

00:20:10.380 --> 00:20:10.680
 keep

00:20:10.680 --> 00:20:11.039
 preaching

00:20:11.039 --> 00:20:11.259
 to

00:20:11.259 --> 00:20:11.500
 them,

00:20:11.740 --> 00:20:11.980
 isn't

00:20:11.980 --> 00:20:12.220
 it?

00:20:13.500 --> 00:20:14.019
 Earlier

00:20:14.019 --> 00:20:14.500
 in

00:20:14.500 --> 00:20:15.380
 Mark

00:20:15.380 --> 00:20:15.680
 chapter

00:20:15.680 --> 00:20:15.960
 1,

00:20:16.000 --> 00:20:16.160
 verses

00:20:16.160 --> 00:20:16.880
 38,

00:20:17.640 --> 00:20:18.339
 28 to

00:20:18.339 --> 00:20:18.759
 30,

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 we

00:20:19.740 --> 00:20:20.039
 read

00:20:20.039 --> 00:20:20.339
 there

00:20:20.339 --> 00:20:21.500
 that

00:20:21.500 --> 00:20:21.960
 he

00:20:21.960 --> 00:20:22.200
 said

00:20:22.200 --> 00:20:22.319
 to

00:20:22.319 --> 00:20:22.440
 his

00:20:22.440 --> 00:20:22.819
 disciples,

00:20:23.380 --> 00:20:23.460
 let

00:20:23.460 --> 00:20:23.579
 us

00:20:24.480 --> 00:20:24.799
 that

00:20:24.799 --> 00:20:24.940
 I

00:20:24.940 --> 00:20:25.099
 may

00:20:25.099 --> 00:20:25.440
 preach

00:20:25.440 --> 00:20:25.640
 there

00:20:25.640 --> 00:20:26.140
 also.

00:20:27.140 --> 00:20:27.519
 For,

00:20:28.519 --> 00:20:29.319
 because,

00:20:29.599 --> 00:20:30.120
 that is

00:20:30.120 --> 00:20:30.779
 why I

00:20:30.779 --> 00:20:31.059
 came

00:20:31.059 --> 00:20:31.480
 out.

00:20:33.360 --> 00:20:33.920
 Being in

00:20:33.920 --> 00:20:34.240
 a boat

00:20:34.240 --> 00:20:34.759
 while the

00:20:34.759 --> 00:20:34.940
 crowd

00:20:34.940 --> 00:20:35.500
 remained at

00:20:35.500 --> 00:20:35.779
 the

00:20:35.779 --> 00:20:36.940
 lake shore

00:20:36.940 --> 00:20:37.259
 would have

00:20:37.259 --> 00:20:37.839
 provided a

00:20:37.839 --> 00:20:38.019
 great

00:20:38.019 --> 00:20:38.740
 opportunity

00:20:38.740 --> 00:20:39.819
 to proclaim

00:20:39.819 --> 00:20:40.339
 the gospel

00:20:40.339 --> 00:20:41.160
 to even

00:20:41.160 --> 00:20:41.759
 more people.

00:20:42.900 --> 00:20:43.299
 He would

00:20:43.299 --> 00:20:43.900
 have had

00:20:43.900 --> 00:20:44.460
 occasion to

00:20:44.460 --> 00:20:44.960
 call more

00:20:44.960 --> 00:20:45.440
 people to

00:20:45.440 --> 00:20:45.839
 repentance,

00:20:46.539 --> 00:20:46.980
 to put

00:20:46.980 --> 00:20:47.519
 their faith

00:20:47.519 --> 00:20:48.000
 in him.

00:20:48.000 --> 00:20:50.079
 Jesus'

00:20:50.319 --> 00:20:50.720
 instruction

00:20:50.720 --> 00:20:51.180
 here to

00:20:51.180 --> 00:20:51.460
 have a

00:20:51.460 --> 00:20:51.640
 boat

00:20:51.640 --> 00:20:51.940
 ready

00:20:51.940 --> 00:20:52.700
 reveals

00:20:52.700 --> 00:20:53.200
 to us

00:20:53.200 --> 00:20:53.380
 the

00:20:53.380 --> 00:20:53.680
 kind

00:20:53.680 --> 00:20:53.880
 of

00:20:53.880 --> 00:20:54.680
 compassionate

00:20:54.680 --> 00:20:55.339
 heart

00:20:55.339 --> 00:20:56.099
 that

00:20:56.099 --> 00:20:56.299
 he

00:20:56.299 --> 00:20:56.799
 had.

00:20:58.819 --> 00:20:59.319
 And

00:20:59.319 --> 00:20:59.740
 brothers and

00:20:59.740 --> 00:21:00.000
 sisters,

00:21:00.240 --> 00:21:00.680
 this is

00:21:00.680 --> 00:21:01.039
 the kind

00:21:01.039 --> 00:21:01.220
 of

00:21:01.220 --> 00:21:01.480
 savior

00:21:01.480 --> 00:21:01.720
 that

00:21:01.720 --> 00:21:01.980
 Jesus

00:21:01.980 --> 00:21:02.460
 is.

00:21:03.359 --> 00:21:03.839
 One

00:21:03.839 --> 00:21:04.559
 whose

00:21:04.559 --> 00:21:04.880
 heart

00:21:04.880 --> 00:21:05.220
 is for

00:21:05.220 --> 00:21:05.420
 the

00:21:05.420 --> 00:21:05.799
 needy

00:21:05.799 --> 00:21:06.200
 sinners.

00:21:07.839 --> 00:21:08.299
 He

00:21:08.299 --> 00:21:08.440
 had

00:21:08.440 --> 00:21:08.640
 not

00:21:08.640 --> 00:21:08.900
 come

00:21:08.900 --> 00:21:09.180
 only

00:21:09.180 --> 00:21:09.380
 to

00:21:09.380 --> 00:21:09.619
 heal

00:21:09.619 --> 00:21:09.779
 their

00:21:09.779 --> 00:21:10.119
 physical

00:21:10.119 --> 00:21:10.619
 diseases,

00:21:11.160 --> 00:21:12.019
 but to

00:21:12.019 --> 00:21:12.400
 resurrect

00:21:12.400 --> 00:21:12.960
 them from

00:21:12.960 --> 00:21:13.500
 spiritual

00:21:13.500 --> 00:21:13.940
 death.

00:21:13.940 --> 00:21:15.360
 He

00:21:15.360 --> 00:21:15.460
 had

00:21:15.460 --> 00:21:15.700
 come

00:21:15.700 --> 00:21:15.900
 not

00:21:15.900 --> 00:21:16.140
 only

00:21:16.140 --> 00:21:16.320
 to

00:21:16.320 --> 00:21:16.480
 give

00:21:16.480 --> 00:21:16.640
 them

00:21:16.640 --> 00:21:16.880
 a

00:21:16.880 --> 00:21:17.340
 boost

00:21:17.340 --> 00:21:18.360
 so

00:21:18.360 --> 00:21:18.519
 that

00:21:18.519 --> 00:21:18.660
 they

00:21:18.660 --> 00:21:18.820
 could

00:21:18.820 --> 00:21:19.420
 overcome

00:21:19.420 --> 00:21:19.660
 the

00:21:19.660 --> 00:21:20.080
 obstacles

00:21:20.080 --> 00:21:20.320
 that

00:21:20.320 --> 00:21:20.440
 they

00:21:20.440 --> 00:21:20.740
 faced

00:21:20.740 --> 00:21:20.920
 in

00:21:20.920 --> 00:21:21.320
 life.

00:21:21.640 --> 00:21:21.880
 You

00:21:21.880 --> 00:21:22.080
 can

00:21:22.080 --> 00:21:22.360
 do

00:21:22.360 --> 00:21:22.600
 it.

00:21:22.600 --> 00:21:22.960
 Here's

00:21:22.960 --> 00:21:23.140
 some

00:21:23.140 --> 00:21:23.600
 grace.

00:21:25.100 --> 00:21:25.759
 He

00:21:25.759 --> 00:21:25.960
 had

00:21:25.960 --> 00:21:26.320
 come

00:21:26.320 --> 00:21:26.539
 to

00:21:26.539 --> 00:21:26.920
 overcome

00:21:26.920 --> 00:21:27.200
 their

00:21:27.200 --> 00:21:27.680
 greatest

00:21:27.680 --> 00:21:28.779
 enemies,

00:21:29.640 --> 00:21:29.940
 sin,

00:21:30.980 --> 00:21:31.360
 Satan,

00:21:32.000 --> 00:21:32.220
 and the

00:21:32.220 --> 00:21:32.860
 stronghold

00:21:32.860 --> 00:21:33.059
 of

00:21:33.059 --> 00:21:33.840
 secularism.

00:21:35.519 --> 00:21:36.320
 So as

00:21:36.320 --> 00:21:36.440
 we

00:21:36.440 --> 00:21:36.860
 close,

00:21:38.059 --> 00:21:39.259
 let's

00:21:39.259 --> 00:21:39.740
 reflect on

00:21:39.740 --> 00:21:39.980
 a few

00:21:39.980 --> 00:21:40.440
 things.

00:21:40.600 --> 00:21:40.700
 If

00:21:40.700 --> 00:21:40.820
 you're

00:21:40.820 --> 00:21:41.140
 here

00:21:41.140 --> 00:21:41.340
 and

00:21:41.340 --> 00:21:41.500
 you're

00:21:41.500 --> 00:21:41.660
 a

00:21:41.660 --> 00:21:42.059
 Christian,

00:21:42.059 --> 00:21:44.039
 I

00:21:44.039 --> 00:21:44.220
 want to

00:21:44.220 --> 00:21:44.500
 challenge

00:21:44.500 --> 00:21:44.799
 you to

00:21:44.799 --> 00:21:45.099
 have a

00:21:45.099 --> 00:21:45.319
 heart

00:21:45.319 --> 00:21:45.679
 check.

00:21:47.619 --> 00:21:48.259
 What

00:21:48.259 --> 00:21:48.779
 kind

00:21:48.779 --> 00:21:49.200
 of a

00:21:49.200 --> 00:21:49.519
 savior

00:21:49.519 --> 00:21:49.960
 is

00:21:49.960 --> 00:21:50.359
 Jesus

00:21:50.359 --> 00:21:51.159
 to

00:21:51.159 --> 00:21:51.440
 you?

00:21:52.919 --> 00:21:53.559
 Is

00:21:53.559 --> 00:21:53.819
 he

00:21:53.819 --> 00:21:54.460
 only a

00:21:54.460 --> 00:21:54.819
 healer?

00:21:55.839 --> 00:21:56.480
 Is

00:21:56.480 --> 00:21:56.639
 he

00:21:56.639 --> 00:21:57.159
 only a

00:21:57.159 --> 00:21:57.440
 hero?

00:21:58.480 --> 00:21:58.700
 Or

00:21:58.700 --> 00:21:58.919
 is

00:21:58.919 --> 00:21:59.359
 he,

00:22:00.759 --> 00:22:01.179
 as that

00:22:01.179 --> 00:22:01.639
 ancient

00:22:01.639 --> 00:22:02.139
 and beloved

00:22:02.139 --> 00:22:02.500
 hymn

00:22:02.500 --> 00:22:03.519
 reminds us,

00:22:03.980 --> 00:22:04.559
 heart of

00:22:04.559 --> 00:22:05.099
 my own

00:22:05.099 --> 00:22:05.519
 heart,

00:22:05.679 --> 00:22:05.940
 whatever

00:22:05.940 --> 00:22:06.440
 befall,

00:22:07.159 --> 00:22:07.700
 still be

00:22:07.700 --> 00:22:08.379
 my vision,

00:22:08.940 --> 00:22:09.159
 O

00:22:09.159 --> 00:22:09.779
 ruler

00:22:09.779 --> 00:22:10.579
 of

00:22:10.579 --> 00:22:10.839
 all.

00:22:12.059 --> 00:22:13.179
 Speaking

00:22:13.179 --> 00:22:13.480
 of the

00:22:13.480 --> 00:22:13.899
 savior's

00:22:13.899 --> 00:22:14.279
 heart,

00:22:14.679 --> 00:22:15.119
 what could

00:22:15.119 --> 00:22:15.519
 we learn

00:22:15.519 --> 00:22:16.119
 about his

00:22:16.119 --> 00:22:16.819
 approach to

00:22:16.819 --> 00:22:17.220
 those who

00:22:17.220 --> 00:22:18.159
 had legitimate

00:22:18.159 --> 00:22:19.200
 material needs?

00:22:20.879 --> 00:22:21.759
 There was

00:22:21.759 --> 00:22:22.799
 no dichotomy

00:22:22.799 --> 00:22:23.220
 in Jesus'

00:22:23.419 --> 00:22:23.619
 mind,

00:22:23.879 --> 00:22:23.980
 oh,

00:22:24.039 --> 00:22:24.799
 but I'm

00:22:24.799 --> 00:22:25.259
 just here

00:22:25.259 --> 00:22:26.119
 to preach

00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:26.559
 the gospel.

00:22:27.419 --> 00:22:28.440
 If you

00:22:28.440 --> 00:22:29.379
 need some

00:22:29.379 --> 00:22:30.139
 material help,

00:22:30.299 --> 00:22:31.659
 please approach

00:22:31.659 --> 00:22:32.379
 our deacons.

00:22:32.700 --> 00:22:33.740
 They are

00:22:33.740 --> 00:22:34.419
 very good

00:22:34.419 --> 00:22:34.740
 at what

00:22:34.740 --> 00:22:34.859
 they're

00:22:34.859 --> 00:22:35.220
 doing.

00:22:36.599 --> 00:22:37.159
 No.

00:22:38.879 --> 00:22:39.480
 The

00:22:39.480 --> 00:22:39.940
 ministry

00:22:39.940 --> 00:22:41.299
 of word

00:22:41.299 --> 00:22:41.819
 indeed

00:22:41.819 --> 00:22:43.839
 were in

00:22:43.839 --> 00:22:44.460
 Jesus'

00:22:45.240 --> 00:22:45.720
 imperfect

00:22:45.720 --> 00:22:46.779
 complementarity.

00:22:47.899 --> 00:22:48.440
 He's

00:22:48.440 --> 00:22:48.879
 out

00:22:48.879 --> 00:22:50.440
 for the

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 needy.

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 He

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 compassionately

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 helped

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 them.

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 And he

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 did it

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 because he

00:22:57.159 --> 00:22:57.440
 could,

00:22:58.299 --> 00:22:59.200
 not because

00:22:59.200 --> 00:22:59.799
 they deserved

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 it.

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 He showed

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 mercy and

00:23:02.879 --> 00:23:03.299
 grace.

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 And should

00:23:05.119 --> 00:23:05.919
 we not

00:23:05.919 --> 00:23:06.680
 do likewise

00:23:06.680 --> 00:23:06.920
 sacrifice,

00:23:08.019 --> 00:23:08.560
 when we

00:23:08.560 --> 00:23:09.080
 are in a

00:23:09.080 --> 00:23:10.160
 position to

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 help other

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 people.

00:23:13.279 --> 00:23:13.940
 Ask

00:23:13.940 --> 00:23:14.380
 yourself,

00:23:14.640 --> 00:23:15.560
 what are

00:23:15.560 --> 00:23:15.960
 my

00:23:15.960 --> 00:23:16.620
 requirements

00:23:16.620 --> 00:23:17.580
 for helping

00:23:17.580 --> 00:23:18.000
 people?

00:23:19.320 --> 00:23:20.019
 Because for

00:23:20.019 --> 00:23:20.340
 Jesus,

00:23:20.460 --> 00:23:20.759
 the only

00:23:20.759 --> 00:23:21.240
 requirement

00:23:21.240 --> 00:23:21.900
 was this,

00:23:22.900 --> 00:23:23.840
 they need

00:23:23.840 --> 00:23:24.180
 help,

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 and I'm

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 able.

00:23:28.279 --> 00:23:28.799
 Now,

00:23:28.820 --> 00:23:29.180
 maybe you're

00:23:29.180 --> 00:23:30.000
 here and

00:23:30.000 --> 00:23:30.340
 you're not

00:23:30.340 --> 00:23:31.060
 sure if

00:23:31.060 --> 00:23:31.400
 you're a

00:23:31.400 --> 00:23:31.680
 Christian.

00:23:31.680 --> 00:23:33.740
 maybe you're

00:23:33.740 --> 00:23:34.940
 here and

00:23:34.940 --> 00:23:35.240
 you're

00:23:35.240 --> 00:23:35.820
 exploring,

00:23:36.240 --> 00:23:36.539
 what does

00:23:36.539 --> 00:23:37.160
 it mean

00:23:37.160 --> 00:23:38.259
 to follow

00:23:38.259 --> 00:23:38.660
 Jesus?

00:23:41.560 --> 00:23:42.140
 Well,

00:23:42.180 --> 00:23:42.480
 the same

00:23:42.480 --> 00:23:43.060
 question is

00:23:43.060 --> 00:23:43.560
 being asked

00:23:43.560 --> 00:23:44.560
 of you by

00:23:44.560 --> 00:23:45.000
 the text

00:23:45.000 --> 00:23:45.360
 today.

00:23:46.420 --> 00:23:47.320
 What kind

00:23:47.320 --> 00:23:47.759
 of a

00:23:47.759 --> 00:23:48.920
 savior do

00:23:48.920 --> 00:23:49.400
 you think

00:23:49.400 --> 00:23:50.320
 Jesus is?

00:23:50.319 --> 00:23:52.819
 is he

00:23:52.819 --> 00:23:53.319
 someone who

00:23:53.319 --> 00:23:53.639
 can make

00:23:53.639 --> 00:23:54.000
 your life

00:23:54.000 --> 00:23:54.539
 easier?

00:23:56.000 --> 00:23:56.399
 Is he

00:23:56.399 --> 00:23:56.939
 someone who

00:23:56.939 --> 00:23:57.480
 can fight

00:23:57.480 --> 00:23:57.980
 off your

00:23:57.980 --> 00:23:58.379
 enemies?

00:23:59.779 --> 00:24:00.539
 Or someone

00:24:00.539 --> 00:24:01.099
 who truly

00:24:01.099 --> 00:24:01.879
 loves you?

00:24:03.119 --> 00:24:03.539
 I hope

00:24:03.539 --> 00:24:03.839
 what is

00:24:03.839 --> 00:24:04.819
 shown through

00:24:04.819 --> 00:24:05.700
 in this

00:24:05.700 --> 00:24:06.259
 text for

00:24:06.259 --> 00:24:07.519
 you is

00:24:07.519 --> 00:24:07.939
 Jesus'

00:24:08.259 --> 00:24:09.039
 compassionate

00:24:09.039 --> 00:24:09.779
 heart.

00:24:11.460 --> 00:24:12.480
 Someone who

00:24:12.480 --> 00:24:13.539
 desires to

00:24:13.539 --> 00:24:13.960
 give

00:24:13.960 --> 00:24:15.480
 himself to

00:24:15.480 --> 00:24:15.740
 you.

00:24:18.379 --> 00:24:19.119
 And I

00:24:19.119 --> 00:24:19.519
 hope that

00:24:19.519 --> 00:24:20.059
 you see

00:24:20.059 --> 00:24:21.359
 that this

00:24:21.359 --> 00:24:22.899
 is the

00:24:22.899 --> 00:24:23.639
 great need

00:24:23.639 --> 00:24:23.980
 of your

00:24:23.980 --> 00:24:24.440
 life.

00:24:25.859 --> 00:24:26.419
 The

00:24:26.419 --> 00:24:27.279
 great need

00:24:27.279 --> 00:24:27.679
 of our

00:24:27.679 --> 00:24:29.539
 lives is

00:24:29.539 --> 00:24:30.419
 to belong

00:24:30.419 --> 00:24:32.319
 to Jesus.

00:24:34.720 --> 00:24:35.299
 My

00:24:35.299 --> 00:24:35.579
 friend,

00:24:35.779 --> 00:24:36.419
 the salvation

00:24:36.419 --> 00:24:36.879
 that he

00:24:36.879 --> 00:24:38.019
 offers is

00:24:38.019 --> 00:24:38.759
 not just

00:24:38.759 --> 00:24:39.339
 for the

00:24:39.339 --> 00:24:39.659
 here and

00:24:39.659 --> 00:24:39.879
 now.

00:24:41.159 --> 00:24:41.500
 He

00:24:41.500 --> 00:24:41.899
 promises

00:24:41.899 --> 00:24:42.259
 you

00:24:42.259 --> 00:24:42.879
 everlasting

00:24:42.879 --> 00:24:43.519
 life in

00:24:43.519 --> 00:24:43.919
 himself.

00:24:46.139 --> 00:24:46.519
 And so

00:24:46.519 --> 00:24:46.799
 if you

00:24:46.799 --> 00:24:47.480
 will repent

00:24:47.480 --> 00:24:47.919
 of your

00:24:47.919 --> 00:24:48.359
 sins,

00:24:48.359 --> 00:24:49.939
 if you

00:24:49.939 --> 00:24:50.179
 will

00:24:50.179 --> 00:24:50.699
 repent

00:24:50.699 --> 00:24:52.039
 of,

00:24:52.979 --> 00:24:53.399
 if you

00:24:53.399 --> 00:24:53.599
 will

00:24:53.599 --> 00:24:54.379
 forsake

00:24:54.379 --> 00:24:56.659
 all of

00:24:56.659 --> 00:24:56.839
 your

00:24:56.839 --> 00:24:57.339
 efforts

00:24:57.339 --> 00:24:58.099
 to save

00:24:58.099 --> 00:24:58.659
 yourself,

00:24:59.659 --> 00:25:03.979
 and if

00:25:03.979 --> 00:25:04.240
 you will

00:25:04.240 --> 00:25:04.819
 believe in

00:25:04.819 --> 00:25:05.399
 him today,

00:25:06.399 --> 00:25:07.759
 if you

00:25:07.759 --> 00:25:08.519
 will see

00:25:08.519 --> 00:25:09.740
 with

00:25:09.740 --> 00:25:11.399
 open eyes

00:25:11.399 --> 00:25:12.079
 his

00:25:12.079 --> 00:25:12.719
 compassion

00:25:12.719 --> 00:25:13.779
 for you,

00:25:13.779 --> 00:25:15.720
 and if

00:25:15.720 --> 00:25:15.960
 you come

00:25:15.960 --> 00:25:16.399
 to Jesus

00:25:16.399 --> 00:25:16.759
 and you

00:25:16.759 --> 00:25:17.099
 say,

00:25:18.000 --> 00:25:18.299
 forgive

00:25:18.299 --> 00:25:18.740
 me,

00:25:19.500 --> 00:25:19.759
 my

00:25:19.759 --> 00:25:20.319
 sins,

00:25:20.839 --> 00:25:21.359
 save

00:25:21.359 --> 00:25:21.660
 me,

00:25:22.879 --> 00:25:23.240
 you know

00:25:23.240 --> 00:25:23.539
 what he

00:25:23.539 --> 00:25:23.940
 will do?

00:25:26.619 --> 00:25:27.240
 He

00:25:27.240 --> 00:25:27.759
 will save

00:25:27.759 --> 00:25:27.960
 you.

00:25:28.819 --> 00:25:29.279
 He

00:25:29.279 --> 00:25:29.839
 will forgive

00:25:29.839 --> 00:25:30.399
 you your

00:25:30.399 --> 00:25:30.899
 sins.

00:25:32.940 --> 00:25:33.660
 And you

00:25:33.660 --> 00:25:34.059
 know why

00:25:34.059 --> 00:25:34.519
 he'll do

00:25:34.519 --> 00:25:34.879
 it?

00:25:35.839 --> 00:25:36.440
 Because

00:25:36.440 --> 00:25:37.480
 only he

00:25:37.480 --> 00:25:38.119
 can.

00:25:38.119 --> 00:25:42.000
 my

00:25:42.000 --> 00:25:42.159
 dear

00:25:42.159 --> 00:25:42.359
 friend,

00:25:42.439 --> 00:25:42.699
 this is

00:25:42.699 --> 00:25:43.119
 the kind

00:25:43.119 --> 00:25:43.299
 of

00:25:43.299 --> 00:25:43.619
 savior

00:25:43.619 --> 00:25:44.519
 that

00:25:44.519 --> 00:25:44.859
 Jesus

00:25:44.859 --> 00:25:45.359
 is.

00:25:46.239 --> 00:25:46.679
 If

00:25:46.679 --> 00:25:47.000
 he is

00:25:47.000 --> 00:25:47.619
 not yet

00:25:47.619 --> 00:25:47.879
 your

00:25:47.879 --> 00:25:48.159
 savior

00:25:48.159 --> 00:25:48.619
 today,

00:25:49.699 --> 00:25:50.839
 look to

00:25:50.839 --> 00:25:51.119
 him,

00:25:52.259 --> 00:25:52.859
 turn to

00:25:52.859 --> 00:25:53.500
 him in

00:25:53.500 --> 00:25:53.879
 faith,

00:25:54.679 --> 00:25:56.319
 and he

00:25:56.319 --> 00:25:56.799
 will save

00:25:56.799 --> 00:25:57.039
 you.

00:25:57.239 --> 00:25:57.459
 Let's

00:25:57.459 --> 00:25:57.679
 pray.

00:26:00.879 --> 00:26:01.579
 Father in

00:26:01.579 --> 00:26:01.799
 heaven,

00:26:02.039 --> 00:26:02.559
 we give

00:26:02.559 --> 00:26:03.239
 you thanks

00:26:03.239 --> 00:26:05.459
 for sending

00:26:05.459 --> 00:26:06.179
 your son,

00:26:06.259 --> 00:26:06.479
 the Lord

00:26:06.479 --> 00:26:07.039
 Jesus Christ,

00:26:07.099 --> 00:26:07.299
 who has

00:26:07.299 --> 00:26:07.619
 come,

00:26:08.119 --> 00:26:08.899
 for this

00:26:08.899 --> 00:26:09.299
 purpose,

00:26:09.419 --> 00:26:09.679
 which is

00:26:09.679 --> 00:26:10.099
 to preach

00:26:10.099 --> 00:26:10.659
 the gospel.

00:26:11.919 --> 00:26:12.219
 And we

00:26:12.219 --> 00:26:12.459
 give you

00:26:12.459 --> 00:26:13.099
 thanks that

00:26:13.099 --> 00:26:14.319
 it is

00:26:14.319 --> 00:26:15.179
 very clear

00:26:15.179 --> 00:26:15.639
 in the

00:26:15.639 --> 00:26:16.039
 gospels

00:26:16.039 --> 00:26:16.459
 what kind

00:26:16.459 --> 00:26:16.699
 of a

00:26:16.699 --> 00:26:17.199
 savior he

00:26:17.199 --> 00:26:17.579
 is.

00:26:19.159 --> 00:26:19.839
 He has

00:26:19.839 --> 00:26:20.299
 come

00:26:20.299 --> 00:26:22.639
 to be

00:26:22.639 --> 00:26:23.359
 among us.

00:26:24.259 --> 00:26:24.579
 He has

00:26:24.579 --> 00:26:25.039
 come

00:26:25.039 --> 00:26:26.619
 to

00:26:26.619 --> 00:26:27.919
 champion

00:26:27.919 --> 00:26:28.459
 for us,

00:26:28.519 --> 00:26:28.799
 yes,

00:26:30.000 --> 00:26:31.099
 but he

00:26:31.099 --> 00:26:31.559
 has come

00:26:31.559 --> 00:26:32.039
 to take

00:26:32.039 --> 00:26:32.699
 us home

00:26:32.699 --> 00:26:33.419
 to you

00:26:33.419 --> 00:26:34.819
 through the

00:26:34.819 --> 00:26:35.879
 great sacrifice

00:26:35.879 --> 00:26:36.879
 of his

00:26:36.879 --> 00:26:37.479
 own death.

00:26:38.119 --> 00:26:39.119
 God

00:26:39.119 --> 00:26:40.119
 will

00:26:40.119 --> 00:26:40.119


00:26:40.119 --> 00:26:40.119


00:26:40.119 --> 00:26:40.279
 And tonight

00:26:40.279 --> 00:26:40.699
 I pray,

00:26:40.839 --> 00:26:40.919
 Lord,

00:26:41.000 --> 00:26:41.479
 that as we

00:26:41.479 --> 00:26:42.219
 continue to

00:26:42.219 --> 00:26:43.199
 meditate upon

00:26:43.199 --> 00:26:43.699
 these things

00:26:43.699 --> 00:26:44.019
 by your

00:26:44.019 --> 00:26:44.679
 Holy Spirit,

00:26:45.079 --> 00:26:45.500
 you will

00:26:45.500 --> 00:26:46.179
 reveal to

00:26:46.179 --> 00:26:47.799
 us those

00:26:47.799 --> 00:26:48.739
 wrong ideas

00:26:48.739 --> 00:26:49.259
 that we may

00:26:49.259 --> 00:26:49.659
 have of

00:26:49.659 --> 00:26:49.939
 Jesus.

00:26:50.079 --> 00:26:50.359
 Some of

00:26:50.359 --> 00:26:50.819
 us might

00:26:50.819 --> 00:26:52.619
 be looking

00:26:52.619 --> 00:26:53.539
 to Jesus

00:26:53.539 --> 00:26:55.039
 and wanting

00:26:55.039 --> 00:26:56.039
 Jesus as

00:26:56.039 --> 00:26:56.859
 a healer.

00:26:57.959 --> 00:26:58.559
 Oh, I hope

00:26:58.559 --> 00:26:59.439
 Jesus makes

00:26:59.439 --> 00:27:00.359
 everything right.

00:27:01.319 --> 00:27:02.079
 He will.

00:27:02.079 --> 00:27:04.079
 love of

00:27:04.079 --> 00:27:04.339
 Jesus.

00:27:04.339 --> 00:27:04.659
 Maybe some

00:27:04.659 --> 00:27:05.159
 of us,

00:27:05.279 --> 00:27:06.559
 Lord, are

00:27:06.559 --> 00:27:07.240
 here and

00:27:07.240 --> 00:27:08.079
 we're looking

00:27:08.079 --> 00:27:09.639
 for a

00:27:09.639 --> 00:27:10.559
 champion, a

00:27:10.559 --> 00:27:10.859
 hero.

00:27:12.059 --> 00:27:12.819
 We give

00:27:12.819 --> 00:27:13.359
 you thanks

00:27:13.359 --> 00:27:14.259
 that he

00:27:14.259 --> 00:27:14.919
 is our

00:27:14.919 --> 00:27:15.599
 true champion

00:27:15.599 --> 00:27:16.500
 against sin,

00:27:17.240 --> 00:27:17.919
 Satan, and

00:27:17.919 --> 00:27:18.699
 secularism.

00:27:20.079 --> 00:27:21.000
 But more than

00:27:21.000 --> 00:27:21.619
 all of that, I

00:27:21.619 --> 00:27:22.199
 pray, Lord, you

00:27:22.199 --> 00:27:23.139
 will make clear

00:27:23.139 --> 00:27:23.720
 in each one of

00:27:23.720 --> 00:27:24.259
 our hearts

00:27:24.259 --> 00:27:26.199
 the love

00:27:26.199 --> 00:27:26.699
 of Jesus

00:27:26.700 --> 00:27:29.039
 and that,

00:27:29.240 --> 00:27:30.160
 Lord, you

00:27:30.160 --> 00:27:30.740
 will enable

00:27:30.740 --> 00:27:32.680
 us to

00:27:32.680 --> 00:27:33.240
 believe in

00:27:33.240 --> 00:27:34.500
 him and

00:27:34.500 --> 00:27:34.960
 to want

00:27:34.960 --> 00:27:36.380
 Jesus for

00:27:36.380 --> 00:27:38.279
 Jesus, to

00:27:38.279 --> 00:27:38.799
 belong to

00:27:38.799 --> 00:27:39.080
 him.

00:27:40.360 --> 00:27:40.720
 Would you

00:27:40.720 --> 00:27:41.259
 do this?

00:27:41.920 --> 00:27:42.519
 We pray you

00:27:42.519 --> 00:27:43.080
 would by your

00:27:43.080 --> 00:27:43.779
 Holy Spirit.

00:27:45.299 --> 00:27:45.720
 We pray

00:27:45.720 --> 00:27:46.160
 these in

00:27:46.160 --> 00:27:46.819
 Jesus' name.