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 Maria is going to come and read this morning. It's on page 1131 if you're using a church Bible.

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 Okay, Romans chapter 11, verse 33.

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 Oh, the depths of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God.

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 How unsearchable his judgments and his paths beyond tracing out.

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 Who has known the mind of the Lord?

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 Who has been his counselor?

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 Who has ever given to God that God should repay him?

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 For from him and through him and to him are all things.

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 To him be the glory forever. Amen.

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 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, and in view of God's mercy,

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 to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God.

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 And this is your spiritual act of worship.

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 Thanks, Maria.

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 Alex is just handing around some pens and there's a piece of paper.

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 If you want to take notes as well, it's got headings, which you can follow along if you want to take that.

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 And just to remind you that today we come to the end of our little mini series, which we call Glorious Salvation.

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 And some of those themes that we've been looking at will be the theme of our Summer Bible Week.

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 So I hope it's given a taste in some ways of that.

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 So come along to the Summer Bible Week, which is in July.

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 Put that into your diary.

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 The lectures are repeated morning and evening.

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 So if you can't get to the morning, you can go in the evening.

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 Don't forget to pick up your summer program as well.

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 And you'll see on the inside that during the month of July and August, there are different people who will be preaching.

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 Some names you will recognize, others you won't.

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 But they are all related in some way to Munster Bible College and those who have been teaching or helping at that.

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 So do come along during the months of July and August.

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 Pray for those who will be preaching and teaching.

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 Let's pray and ask for God's help as we look at his word together.

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 Our God, you are great and you are glorious.

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 For you have done good and mighty things.

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 Father, we pray that you would give us a fresh glimpse.

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 Paint a picture upon our hearts and upon our minds.

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 Engrave your salvation deep upon our lives.

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 That we may see the wonder, the beauty, the magnificence of you, Lord Jesus.

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 And that in response, we would be a people who live for your glory.

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 Amen.

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 We ask for your help to us today.

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 In Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 I don't know about you, but art was really never my strongest subject.

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 In fact, it was terrible.

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 And that caused a bit of a problem because exam time was getting close.

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 Running out of ideas, I went to one of the art rooms and collected all the leftover drawings

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 and put them neatly into a folder, all belonging to other people.

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 And the day came when we had to hand up our work and I proudly presented my work.

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 And I passed.

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 I took all the praise and all the glory for something that was not mine.

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 I robbed the glory that belonged to someone else.

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 Now, when it comes to our salvation, we can claim the glory for ourselves.

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 We can look upon it as something that I achieve.

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 God accepts me because I obey him.

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 God loves me because, well, I love him.

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 God saves me because I chose him.

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 It's all about me and what I've done.

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 It's my performance, my effort.

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 It's what I deserve.

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 But every time we say I in regard to salvation,

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 we are stealing or robbing the glory from God.

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 Rather than God being great and awesome and magnificent,

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 well, then I become great.

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 It's to Johnny be the glory forever.

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 Amen.

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 It's taking praise and glory for something that is not mine.

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 You see, when it comes to our salvation,

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 God alone should get all the glory.

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 Have a look at verse 36, Romans 11, verse 36.

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 This little section here, maybe it has a little title,

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 verses 33 to 36, it has doxology.

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 Maybe that's the title.

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 It's not inspired, it's not from God,

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 but somebody has put it in afterwards.

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 But really, it's just a hymn of praise, of exaltation,

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 a great outburst of uncontained emotion towards God.

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 And it comes at the very end of 11 chapters

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 that has gone into great detail,

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 showing us and detailing to us God's amazing gift of salvation.

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 And as he traces God's plan of salvation,

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 he gets to the end and he can't help but just burst out in praise.

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 And here's what Paul, the author, says in verse 36.

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 Thinking of God's amazing salvation, verse 36.

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 For from him and through him and to him are all things.

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 To him, to God, be the glory forever. Amen.

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 Salvation is planned by God, provided by God,

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 purposed by God, so God gets all the glory.

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 Martin Luther, our friend that we've been looking at over these weeks,

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 now with the Lord, of course,

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 rediscovered that salvation was nothing to do with us,

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 it was all of God.

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 And here he bursts into praise as he contemplates and thinks about it,

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 follow along as I read.

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 He says,

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 Christ, the Son of God, was given,

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 not for the righteous and holy,

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 but for the unrighteous and sinners.

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 If I were righteous and had no sin,

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 I should have no need of Christ to be my reconciler.

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 Therefore, let us praise God the Father

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 and give him a hearty thanks.

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 For this his immeasurable mercy,

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 that he has delivered us out of the kingdom of the devil

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 by his own Son,

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 when such was impossible to be done by our own strength.

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 Let us extol and magnify the glory of Christ,

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 who has delivered us into the kingdom of Christ,

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 to whom be glory world without end.

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 Amen.

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 So who gets all the glory?

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 God alone.

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 Well, let's see how all this is true.

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 We're going to look at two big ideas.

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 First, we're going to see the glory of God displayed,

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 and then we're going to look at the glory of God declared.

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 So the glory of God displayed.

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 I want you to imagine

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 that you're walking through an art gallery,

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 maybe like the Louvre in Paris

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 or some other national art gallery.

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 And as you walk through the different rooms,

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 you're confronted by all these amazing pictures on the wall,

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 all by famous artists throughout the centuries.

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 Each portrait, each scene that you look at,

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 just takes your breath away.

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 Well, these verses, verses 33 to 36,

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 is like walking into the art gallery of God.

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 On display as we walk through our pictures

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 and scenes of God's salvation,

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 each one reflects the glory and the beauty

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 and the magnificence and the power of God.

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 And every scene that you look at

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 causes you to stop and gaze in wonder

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 and worship of what an almighty God we have.

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 So let's walk through the gallery of God's glory together.

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 Three things we see as we look at God's glory.

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 First, the riches of God.

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 That's the first scene that we're confronted with.

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 The riches of God.

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 Look at verse 33.

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 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God.

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 On display before us is the deep, never-ending riches

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 of God's goodness and kindness towards us.

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 There we stand, as it were, in the gallery,

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 looking at God's riches before us,

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 and we are conscious of how deep and how great our own sin is.

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 But as we gaze at his riches,

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 we are overwhelmed by how deeper and greater God's grace is.

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 It is like a wave that washes over us.

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 Let me show you a glimpse of his riches.

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 Go back to chapter 3, verse 22.

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 The end of verse 22.

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 Romans chapter 3, the end of verse 22.

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 Talking about the human race of all people of all times.

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 The end of verse 22.

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 It says,

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 There is no difference, for all have sinned,

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 and all fall short of the glory of God.

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 We simply do not measure up.

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 But God, if you like, in his riches, verse 24,

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 are justified.

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 That is, we are declared not guilty,

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 freely, by his grace,

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 through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

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 Move on, look at chapter 5, verse 17.

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 We can so easily become overwhelmed

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 by our own guilt and shame,

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 but here, look at the riches again.

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 Chapter 5, verse 17.

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 For if by the trespass of one man,

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 death reigns through that one man,

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 how much more will those who receive

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 God's abundant provision of grace

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 and of the gift of righteousness

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 reign in life through the one man,

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 Jesus Christ.

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 Here we see the riches of God,

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 his wisdom,

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 declaring us not guilty,

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 the riches of his knowledge,

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 knowing what we are like,

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 but pouring out his grace upon us.

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 Gaze and wonder

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 at the magnificence of God.

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 And as we gaze at that scene,

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 we move on and we see another picture.

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 We see the scene,

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 the plan of God.

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 Go back to Romans 11,

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 and verse 33.

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 We're going to be jumping backwards and forwards

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 to get a picture of these things.

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 So back to Romans 11, verse 33.

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 The end of verse 33.

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 How unsearchable his judgments

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 and his paths beyond tracing out.

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 There before us,

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 we see God's plan,

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 his judgments,

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 his paths,

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 all his plans and decisions

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 that he has made

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 to bring about our salvation.

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 So if you're here this morning

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 and you're a Christian,

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 look at God's plan

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 through your life.

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 You are a Christian,

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 not by chance.

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 It has been ordained by God

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 from before time began

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 and has been revealed to you

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 by God's own design

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 and you've come to experience it

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 by the power of his Holy Spirit.

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 And he wants us to stop

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 and look at his plan.

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 Look at verse 34.

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 Who has known the mind of the Lord?

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 Or who has been his counsellor?

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 Did God ever draw alongside you

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 and consult you

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 and ask you what he should do

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 as regards to saving the world?

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 Did God come looking to you

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 and ask you for advice

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 and say,

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 what should I do?

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 Did God ever turn to you

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 in a state of panic

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 and say,

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 help,

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 what am I going to do

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 to save this person?

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 No.

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 It all starts with God

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 and it all ends with God.

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 God acted out of his loving initiative

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 and he intervened in our lives

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 according to his will.

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 Have a look back at chapter 5,

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 verse 6.

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 Just wonder here

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 at God's plan

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 as it unfolds before you.

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 Chapter 5, verse 6.

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 You see,

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 at just the right time,

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 when we were still powerless,

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 Christ died for the ungodly.

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 Very rarely will anyone die

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 for a righteous person,

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 though for a good person

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 someone might possibly dare to die.

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 but God demonstrates

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 his own love for us

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 in this,

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 while we were still sinners,

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 Christ died for us.

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 God acted

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 by his own will

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 and decree

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 in our lives.

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 And the wonderful thing

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 about God's plan

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 of salvation is

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 it cannot be undone,

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 it cannot be overturned,

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 it cannot be reversed.

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 Look at these wonderful words.

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 Chapter 8,

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 verse 38.

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 That God not only initiates

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 and brings about our salvation,

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 but he keeps our salvation.

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 Chapter 8, verse 38.

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 For I am convinced

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 that neither death

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 nor life,

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 neither angels

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 nor demons,

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 neither the present

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 or the future,

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 nor any powers,

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 neither heights,

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 nor depth,

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 nor anything else

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 in creation.

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 So whatever you could imagine,

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 not even sin,

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 not even Satan,

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 not even suffering,

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 will be able

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 to separate us

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 from the love of God

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 that is in Christ Jesus,

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 our Lord.

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 Look at the plan of God.

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 The magnificence

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 of God's plan,

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 initiating

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 and securing

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 our salvation

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 from beginning

00:18:09.180 --> 00:18:10.559
 to end.

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 But we move on

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 to another scene.

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 Look at the gift

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 of God.

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 Go back to chapter 11,

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 verse 35.

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 Look at verse 35.

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 Who has ever

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 given

00:18:36.940 --> 00:18:38.420
 to God

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 that God

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 should have

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 to repay him?

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 Just think,

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 what did you bring

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 to the table

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 for your salvation?

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 What did you contribute?

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 What gift

00:18:56.799 --> 00:18:58.000
 did you bring

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 to God

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 to say,

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 here God,

00:19:00.140 --> 00:19:01.299
 look at what I've done,

00:19:01.859 --> 00:19:02.960
 now save me?

00:19:04.259 --> 00:19:05.920
 What did I

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 ever give

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 to God

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 that his arm

00:19:09.019 --> 00:19:09.920
 was forced

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 that he should

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 ever have to give

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 in return to me?

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 Absolutely

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 nothing.

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 Our salvation

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 is an extraordinary

00:19:21.579 --> 00:19:22.759
 gift

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 from God.

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 Something God

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 delights

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 to do.

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 Something God

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 takes great pleasure

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 in doing

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 because he

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 loves

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 to do good.

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 Go back

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 to chapter 9,

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 verse 16.

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 So if ever

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 we think

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 it is something

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 that we do

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 or we have earned,

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 look at chapter 9,

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 verse 16.

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 Speaking about

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 our salvation,

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 it does not

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 therefore depend

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 on man's

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 desire

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 or effort,

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 but on

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 God's

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 mercy.

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 Or look at

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 chapter 11,

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 verse 5.

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 Speaking about

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 God's continued

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 working of salvation

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 in people's life.

00:20:16.440 --> 00:20:17.099
 Chapter 11,

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 verse 5,

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 so too

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 at the present time

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 there is a remnant,

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 there are a people

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 chosen

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 by grace.

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 And if by grace

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 then it is

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 no longer

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 by works.

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 If it were,

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 grace

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 would no longer

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 be grace.

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 There is

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 nothing

00:20:38.620 --> 00:20:39.500
 we have done

00:20:39.500 --> 00:20:40.440
 to force

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 God's

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 favour.

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 There is

00:20:42.540 --> 00:20:43.320
 nothing we can

00:20:43.320 --> 00:20:44.180
 do to win

00:20:44.180 --> 00:20:44.940
 his approval.

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 There is

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 nothing we

00:20:46.220 --> 00:20:46.860
 will ever

00:20:46.860 --> 00:20:47.440
 become

00:20:47.440 --> 00:20:48.440
 that God

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 is going

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 to look

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 and say

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 I love

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 you more.

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 God

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 owes us

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 nothing

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 but in

00:20:54.240 --> 00:20:54.960
 his grace

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 he has

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 reached out

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 to us

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 and welcomed

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 us

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 and treasured

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 us

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 and saved

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 us

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 because he

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 delights

00:21:02.619 --> 00:21:03.619
 in pouring

00:21:03.619 --> 00:21:04.119
 out his

00:21:04.119 --> 00:21:04.559
 grace

00:21:04.559 --> 00:21:05.720
 upon us.

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 So here

00:21:07.480 --> 00:21:08.599
 in chapter 11

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 is this

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 wonderful

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 invitation

00:21:10.859 --> 00:21:12.259
 to walk

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 through the

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 gallery

00:21:13.460 --> 00:21:14.619
 of God's

00:21:14.619 --> 00:21:15.339
 glory.

00:21:15.859 --> 00:21:16.679
 On display

00:21:16.679 --> 00:21:17.579
 before us

00:21:17.579 --> 00:21:18.299
 is God's

00:21:18.299 --> 00:21:18.859
 glorious

00:21:18.859 --> 00:21:19.539
 salvation

00:21:19.539 --> 00:21:20.879
 to undeserving

00:21:20.879 --> 00:21:21.720
 people like

00:21:21.720 --> 00:21:22.419
 you and me.

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 and we

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 are just

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 to sit

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 not rush

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 but pause

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 and wonder

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 that God

00:21:31.140 --> 00:21:32.140
 who spoke

00:21:32.140 --> 00:21:32.800
 the universe

00:21:32.800 --> 00:21:33.860
 into existence

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 would come

00:21:35.100 --> 00:21:35.740
 down

00:21:35.740 --> 00:21:36.900
 into the

00:21:36.900 --> 00:21:37.620
 person of

00:21:37.620 --> 00:21:38.620
 Jesus Christ

00:21:38.620 --> 00:21:40.160
 and take

00:21:40.160 --> 00:21:41.200
 all my sin

00:21:41.200 --> 00:21:41.880
 and all your

00:21:41.880 --> 00:21:42.900
 sin and die

00:21:42.900 --> 00:21:43.800
 in our place

00:21:43.800 --> 00:21:45.060
 and would

00:21:45.060 --> 00:21:46.180
 declare me

00:21:46.180 --> 00:21:47.039
 not

00:21:47.039 --> 00:21:47.880
 guilty.

00:21:47.880 --> 00:21:49.740
 just sit

00:21:49.740 --> 00:21:50.640
 and bask

00:21:50.640 --> 00:21:51.060
 in the

00:21:51.060 --> 00:21:51.480
 knowledge

00:21:51.480 --> 00:21:52.140
 that God

00:21:52.140 --> 00:21:52.720
 forgives

00:21:52.720 --> 00:21:53.240
 rebels

00:21:53.240 --> 00:21:53.900
 like us

00:21:53.900 --> 00:21:55.060
 and adopts

00:21:55.060 --> 00:21:55.620
 us to be

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 his children

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 that we

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 would have

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 the same

00:21:58.440 --> 00:21:59.220
 rights

00:21:59.220 --> 00:21:59.980
 as the

00:21:59.980 --> 00:22:00.700
 Lord Jesus

00:22:00.700 --> 00:22:01.540
 that we

00:22:01.540 --> 00:22:02.480
 have access

00:22:02.480 --> 00:22:03.080
 to our

00:22:03.080 --> 00:22:03.880
 Father God

00:22:03.880 --> 00:22:04.260
 that we

00:22:04.260 --> 00:22:05.040
 can cry

00:22:05.040 --> 00:22:05.540
 out to

00:22:05.540 --> 00:22:05.740
 him

00:22:05.740 --> 00:22:06.840
 any time

00:22:06.840 --> 00:22:07.700
 any place

00:22:07.700 --> 00:22:08.520
 knowing he

00:22:08.520 --> 00:22:09.240
 will never

00:22:09.240 --> 00:22:10.300
 ever put

00:22:10.300 --> 00:22:10.860
 his hand

00:22:10.860 --> 00:22:11.640
 against us

00:22:11.640 --> 00:22:12.260
 but will

00:22:12.260 --> 00:22:13.260
 welcome us.

00:22:13.259 --> 00:22:15.039
 delight

00:22:15.039 --> 00:22:15.759
 in the

00:22:15.759 --> 00:22:16.200
 joy

00:22:16.200 --> 00:22:17.019
 that God

00:22:17.019 --> 00:22:17.819
 would choose

00:22:17.819 --> 00:22:18.460
 to show

00:22:18.460 --> 00:22:19.519
 such mercy

00:22:19.519 --> 00:22:22.200
 and that

00:22:22.200 --> 00:22:22.680
 God

00:22:22.680 --> 00:22:23.440
 loves

00:22:23.440 --> 00:22:24.579
 to do

00:22:24.579 --> 00:22:24.960
 so.

00:22:26.819 --> 00:22:27.680
 Walk

00:22:27.680 --> 00:22:28.240
 through the

00:22:28.240 --> 00:22:28.619
 gallery

00:22:28.619 --> 00:22:29.420
 of God's

00:22:29.420 --> 00:22:29.900
 glory

00:22:29.900 --> 00:22:31.059
 and see

00:22:31.059 --> 00:22:32.079
 his salvation

00:22:32.079 --> 00:22:33.519
 on display

00:22:33.519 --> 00:22:35.519
 and wonder

00:22:35.519 --> 00:22:37.039
 that God

00:22:37.039 --> 00:22:38.200
 did it all

00:22:38.200 --> 00:22:39.099
 for you.

00:22:43.259 --> 00:22:44.740
 the glory

00:22:44.740 --> 00:22:45.420
 of God

00:22:45.420 --> 00:22:47.240
 is put

00:22:47.240 --> 00:22:48.059
 on display.

00:22:50.240 --> 00:22:50.839
 Second

00:22:50.839 --> 00:22:51.640
 the glory

00:22:51.640 --> 00:22:52.279
 of God

00:22:52.279 --> 00:22:52.839
 is now

00:22:52.839 --> 00:22:53.460
 to be

00:22:53.460 --> 00:22:54.319
 declared.

00:22:57.059 --> 00:22:57.619
 Imagine

00:22:57.619 --> 00:22:58.099
 if you

00:22:58.099 --> 00:22:58.319
 would

00:22:58.319 --> 00:22:58.700
 for a

00:22:58.700 --> 00:22:59.059
 moment

00:22:59.059 --> 00:23:00.299
 again

00:23:00.299 --> 00:23:00.859
 walking

00:23:00.859 --> 00:23:01.299
 through

00:23:01.299 --> 00:23:01.900
 a gallery

00:23:01.900 --> 00:23:03.879
 and as

00:23:03.879 --> 00:23:04.240
 you look

00:23:04.240 --> 00:23:04.559
 at all

00:23:04.559 --> 00:23:05.099
 the various

00:23:05.099 --> 00:23:05.660
 scenes

00:23:05.660 --> 00:23:06.460
 and portraits

00:23:06.460 --> 00:23:07.759
 all around

00:23:07.759 --> 00:23:08.180
 the wall

00:23:08.180 --> 00:23:08.500
 and you

00:23:08.500 --> 00:23:09.119
 notice

00:23:09.119 --> 00:23:09.660
 people

00:23:09.660 --> 00:23:10.019
 as they

00:23:10.019 --> 00:23:10.460
 look at

00:23:10.460 --> 00:23:10.680
 them

00:23:10.680 --> 00:23:12.160
 they're

00:23:12.160 --> 00:23:12.779
 praising

00:23:12.779 --> 00:23:13.460
 the artist

00:23:13.460 --> 00:23:14.839
 they're

00:23:14.839 --> 00:23:15.279
 commenting

00:23:15.279 --> 00:23:15.859
 to each

00:23:15.859 --> 00:23:16.079
 other

00:23:16.079 --> 00:23:17.000
 amazing

00:23:17.000 --> 00:23:19.319
 incredible

00:23:19.319 --> 00:23:23.059
 and so

00:23:23.059 --> 00:23:23.339
 as you

00:23:23.339 --> 00:23:23.920
 walk around

00:23:23.920 --> 00:23:24.440
 you come

00:23:24.440 --> 00:23:24.680
 to

00:23:24.680 --> 00:23:25.700
 Da Vinci's

00:23:25.700 --> 00:23:26.940
 Sunflowers

00:23:26.940 --> 00:23:28.500
 and

00:23:28.500 --> 00:23:29.539
 you get

00:23:29.539 --> 00:23:30.160
 out a

00:23:30.160 --> 00:23:30.379
 little

00:23:30.379 --> 00:23:31.019
 scraper

00:23:31.019 --> 00:23:31.460
 from your

00:23:31.460 --> 00:23:31.799
 pocket

00:23:31.799 --> 00:23:32.160
 and you

00:23:32.160 --> 00:23:32.619
 start

00:23:32.619 --> 00:23:33.299
 scraping

00:23:33.299 --> 00:23:33.819
 off the

00:23:33.819 --> 00:23:34.180
 corner

00:23:34.180 --> 00:23:34.599
 and you

00:23:34.599 --> 00:23:35.619
 scrape

00:23:35.619 --> 00:23:36.359
 out Da Vinci

00:23:36.359 --> 00:23:37.359
 and you

00:23:37.359 --> 00:23:38.059
 just put

00:23:38.059 --> 00:23:38.399
 your own

00:23:38.399 --> 00:23:38.599
 little

00:23:38.599 --> 00:23:39.099
 signature

00:23:39.099 --> 00:23:39.559
 in the

00:23:39.559 --> 00:23:39.879
 corner

00:23:39.879 --> 00:23:41.299
 Johnny

00:23:41.299 --> 00:23:41.720
 Grant

00:23:41.720 --> 00:23:42.399
 or whoever

00:23:42.400 --> 00:23:45.720
 it's

00:23:45.720 --> 00:23:46.180
 ridiculous

00:23:46.180 --> 00:23:47.100
 isn't it

00:23:47.100 --> 00:23:48.460
 a ridiculous

00:23:48.460 --> 00:23:49.440
 attempt to

00:23:49.440 --> 00:23:50.540
 to try and

00:23:50.540 --> 00:23:51.019
 take the

00:23:51.019 --> 00:23:51.960
 glory from

00:23:51.960 --> 00:23:52.519
 the true

00:23:52.519 --> 00:23:52.920
 artist

00:23:52.920 --> 00:23:54.240
 and try and

00:23:54.240 --> 00:23:55.240
 receive praise

00:23:55.240 --> 00:23:56.040
 for yourself

00:23:56.040 --> 00:23:57.780
 well in the

00:23:57.780 --> 00:23:58.540
 same way to

00:23:58.540 --> 00:23:59.660
 claim salvation

00:23:59.660 --> 00:24:00.259
 is something

00:24:00.259 --> 00:24:00.840
 that I

00:24:00.840 --> 00:24:01.540
 achieve and

00:24:01.540 --> 00:24:01.900
 that I

00:24:01.900 --> 00:24:02.420
 deserve

00:24:02.420 --> 00:24:03.420
 is a

00:24:03.420 --> 00:24:04.140
 ridiculous

00:24:04.140 --> 00:24:05.080
 attempt to

00:24:05.080 --> 00:24:05.680
 try and

00:24:05.680 --> 00:24:06.960
 take the

00:24:06.960 --> 00:24:07.700
 glory that

00:24:07.700 --> 00:24:08.400
 belongs to

00:24:08.400 --> 00:24:08.720
 God

00:24:08.720 --> 00:24:09.880
 to ourselves

00:24:09.880 --> 00:24:13.040
 just as an

00:24:13.040 --> 00:24:14.100
 artist paints

00:24:14.100 --> 00:24:14.680
 a picture

00:24:14.680 --> 00:24:15.680
 so that we

00:24:15.680 --> 00:24:16.720
 can enjoy

00:24:16.720 --> 00:24:17.480
 all that

00:24:17.480 --> 00:24:17.980
 they've done

00:24:17.980 --> 00:24:18.960
 they paint

00:24:18.960 --> 00:24:19.680
 it and

00:24:19.680 --> 00:24:20.200
 put it

00:24:20.200 --> 00:24:20.680
 there so

00:24:20.680 --> 00:24:21.140
 that we

00:24:21.140 --> 00:24:21.880
 can be

00:24:21.880 --> 00:24:22.800
 amazed and

00:24:22.800 --> 00:24:23.780
 enjoy the

00:24:23.780 --> 00:24:25.000
 sheer brilliance

00:24:25.000 --> 00:24:26.240
 of what they

00:24:26.240 --> 00:24:26.680
 have done

00:24:26.680 --> 00:24:28.600
 so God

00:24:28.600 --> 00:24:29.560
 the ultimate

00:24:29.560 --> 00:24:30.880
 artist has

00:24:30.880 --> 00:24:31.900
 intervened and

00:24:31.900 --> 00:24:32.720
 saved us

00:24:32.720 --> 00:24:33.820
 so that we

00:24:33.820 --> 00:24:34.600
 can simply

00:24:34.600 --> 00:24:35.680
 enjoy

00:24:35.680 --> 00:24:37.860
 all that

00:24:37.860 --> 00:24:38.580
 he has

00:24:38.580 --> 00:24:38.960
 done

00:24:38.960 --> 00:24:42.299
 and in

00:24:42.299 --> 00:24:43.039
 response

00:24:43.039 --> 00:24:44.340
 as we

00:24:44.340 --> 00:24:45.100
 gaze at

00:24:45.100 --> 00:24:45.299
 his

00:24:45.299 --> 00:24:46.100
 brilliance

00:24:46.100 --> 00:24:48.019
 we are

00:24:48.019 --> 00:24:48.940
 to declare

00:24:48.940 --> 00:24:50.120
 his

00:24:50.120 --> 00:24:51.080
 glory

00:24:51.080 --> 00:24:53.380
 so first

00:24:53.380 --> 00:24:55.019
 to God

00:24:55.019 --> 00:24:55.880
 be

00:24:55.880 --> 00:24:56.980
 the glory

00:24:56.980 --> 00:24:58.600
 look at

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 verse 36

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 his

00:25:01.259 --> 00:25:02.060
 conclusion

00:25:02.060 --> 00:25:03.400
 to this

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 great

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 hymn

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 of praise

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 verse 36

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 for from

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 God

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 and

00:25:09.139 --> 00:25:10.000
 through

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 God

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 and

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 to

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 God

00:25:11.920 --> 00:25:12.579
 are

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 all

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 things

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 to

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 God

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 be

00:25:15.220 --> 00:25:15.460
 the

00:25:15.460 --> 00:25:15.960
 glory

00:25:15.960 --> 00:25:16.940
 forever

00:25:16.940 --> 00:25:18.779
 Amen

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 salvation

00:25:21.099 --> 00:25:22.039
 is

00:25:22.039 --> 00:25:22.619
 from

00:25:22.619 --> 00:25:23.000
 God

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 he

00:25:23.480 --> 00:25:24.139
 determined

00:25:24.139 --> 00:25:24.619
 it

00:25:24.619 --> 00:25:26.019
 salvation

00:25:26.019 --> 00:25:26.399
 is

00:25:26.399 --> 00:25:27.039
 through

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 God

00:25:27.500 --> 00:25:28.019
 he

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 accomplished

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 it

00:25:29.059 --> 00:25:29.519
 and

00:25:29.519 --> 00:25:30.139
 salvation

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 is

00:25:30.519 --> 00:25:31.339
 to

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 God

00:25:31.879 --> 00:25:32.720
 the

00:25:32.720 --> 00:25:33.440
 purpose

00:25:33.440 --> 00:25:34.000
 of

00:25:34.000 --> 00:25:34.580
 salvation

00:25:34.580 --> 00:25:35.160
 the

00:25:35.160 --> 00:25:35.799
 goal

00:25:35.799 --> 00:25:36.059
 of

00:25:36.059 --> 00:25:36.620
 salvation

00:25:36.620 --> 00:25:36.920
 the

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 whole

00:25:37.500 --> 00:25:38.080
 plan

00:25:38.080 --> 00:25:38.279
 of

00:25:38.279 --> 00:25:38.840
 salvation

00:25:38.840 --> 00:25:39.460
 is

00:25:39.460 --> 00:25:39.880
 all

00:25:39.880 --> 00:25:40.240
 about

00:25:40.240 --> 00:25:40.759
 God

00:25:40.759 --> 00:25:41.500
 you see

00:25:41.500 --> 00:25:41.960
 sometimes

00:25:41.960 --> 00:25:42.720
 we think

00:25:42.720 --> 00:25:43.259
 the purpose

00:25:43.259 --> 00:25:44.080
 of salvation

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 begins

00:25:45.059 --> 00:25:45.759
 and ends

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 with us

00:25:46.160 --> 00:25:46.680
 that God

00:25:46.680 --> 00:25:47.240
 looked down

00:25:47.240 --> 00:25:47.720
 upon us

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 and said

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 I need

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 to do

00:25:48.580 --> 00:25:48.799
 this

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 for you

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 and it

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 it's

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 all about

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 us

00:25:51.160 --> 00:25:53.440
 well it

00:25:53.440 --> 00:25:53.960
 is in a

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 secondary

00:25:54.420 --> 00:25:55.039
 sense

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 but in a

00:25:55.960 --> 00:25:56.360
 primary

00:25:56.360 --> 00:25:56.880
 sense

00:25:56.880 --> 00:25:57.799
 God

00:25:57.799 --> 00:25:58.840
 saves us

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 for the

00:25:59.460 --> 00:25:59.940
 purpose

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 of bringing

00:26:01.100 --> 00:26:01.759
 glory

00:26:01.759 --> 00:26:02.580
 first and

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 foremost

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 to him

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 he acts

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 in such

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 a way

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 so that

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 we would

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 respond

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 in glory

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 listen to

00:26:13.240 --> 00:26:13.600
 this

00:26:13.600 --> 00:26:14.860
 from

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 Ephesians

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 chapter

00:26:17.259 --> 00:26:17.740
 1

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 chapter

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 1

00:26:22.620 --> 00:26:22.920
 verse

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 4

00:26:23.299 --> 00:26:23.920
 just

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 listen

00:26:24.259 --> 00:26:24.500
 to

00:26:24.500 --> 00:26:24.720
 these

00:26:24.720 --> 00:26:25.200
 words

00:26:25.200 --> 00:26:27.340
 for he

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 that is

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 God

00:26:28.700 --> 00:26:29.799
 chose us

00:26:29.799 --> 00:26:31.039
 in him

00:26:31.039 --> 00:26:32.240
 before

00:26:32.240 --> 00:26:33.200
 the creation

00:26:33.200 --> 00:26:33.740
 of the

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 world

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 to be

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 holy

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 and blameless

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 in his

00:26:37.299 --> 00:26:37.700
 sight

00:26:37.700 --> 00:26:38.539
 why did

00:26:38.539 --> 00:26:38.880
 he do

00:26:38.880 --> 00:26:39.279
 that

00:26:39.279 --> 00:26:41.420
 to the

00:26:41.420 --> 00:26:42.200
 praise

00:26:42.200 --> 00:26:43.000
 of his

00:26:43.000 --> 00:26:43.660
 glorious

00:26:43.660 --> 00:26:45.120
 grace

00:26:45.120 --> 00:26:47.920
 or here

00:26:47.920 --> 00:26:48.519
 follow on

00:26:48.519 --> 00:26:49.039
 the screen

00:26:49.039 --> 00:26:49.759
 here's another

00:26:49.759 --> 00:26:50.140
 verse

00:26:50.140 --> 00:26:50.880
 from the

00:26:50.880 --> 00:26:51.180
 same

00:26:51.180 --> 00:26:51.700
 chapter

00:26:51.700 --> 00:26:53.200
 and you

00:26:53.200 --> 00:26:53.720
 also

00:26:53.720 --> 00:26:54.100
 were

00:26:54.100 --> 00:26:54.779
 included

00:26:54.779 --> 00:26:55.099
 in

00:26:55.099 --> 00:26:55.619
 Christ

00:26:55.619 --> 00:26:56.259
 when

00:26:56.259 --> 00:26:56.420
 you

00:26:56.420 --> 00:26:56.859
 heard

00:26:56.859 --> 00:26:57.139
 the

00:26:57.139 --> 00:26:57.460
 word

00:26:57.460 --> 00:26:57.660
 of

00:26:57.660 --> 00:26:58.099
 truth

00:26:58.099 --> 00:26:58.579
 the

00:26:58.579 --> 00:26:59.119
 gospel

00:26:59.119 --> 00:26:59.359
 of

00:26:59.359 --> 00:26:59.559
 your

00:26:59.559 --> 00:27:00.139
 salvation

00:27:00.139 --> 00:27:00.799
 having

00:27:00.799 --> 00:27:01.559
 believed

00:27:01.559 --> 00:27:01.960
 you were

00:27:01.960 --> 00:27:02.460
 marked

00:27:02.460 --> 00:27:02.980
 in him

00:27:02.980 --> 00:27:03.420
 with a

00:27:03.420 --> 00:27:03.779
 seal

00:27:03.779 --> 00:27:04.299
 the

00:27:04.299 --> 00:27:04.819
 promised

00:27:04.819 --> 00:27:05.220
 holy

00:27:05.220 --> 00:27:05.740
 spirit

00:27:05.740 --> 00:27:06.460
 who is

00:27:06.460 --> 00:27:06.599
 a

00:27:06.599 --> 00:27:07.200
 deposit

00:27:07.200 --> 00:27:08.839
 guaranteeing

00:27:08.839 --> 00:27:09.200
 our

00:27:09.200 --> 00:27:09.779
 inheritance

00:27:09.779 --> 00:27:10.619
 until

00:27:10.619 --> 00:27:10.960
 the

00:27:10.960 --> 00:27:11.460
 redemption

00:27:11.460 --> 00:27:12.220
 of those

00:27:12.220 --> 00:27:12.539
 who are

00:27:12.539 --> 00:27:13.039
 God's

00:27:13.039 --> 00:27:13.480
 possession

00:27:13.480 --> 00:27:14.339
 why

00:27:14.339 --> 00:27:15.639
 why

00:27:15.639 --> 00:27:15.960
 did

00:27:15.960 --> 00:27:16.420
 God

00:27:16.420 --> 00:27:16.960
 save

00:27:16.960 --> 00:27:17.359
 you

00:27:17.359 --> 00:27:18.039
 why

00:27:18.039 --> 00:27:18.279
 did

00:27:18.279 --> 00:27:18.440
 he

00:27:18.440 --> 00:27:18.819
 save

00:27:18.819 --> 00:27:19.259
 me

00:27:19.259 --> 00:27:20.619
 to

00:27:20.619 --> 00:27:20.839
 the

00:27:20.839 --> 00:27:21.579
 praise

00:27:21.579 --> 00:27:22.039
 of

00:27:22.039 --> 00:27:22.440
 his

00:27:22.440 --> 00:27:22.980
 glory

00:27:22.980 --> 00:27:24.480
 so

00:27:24.480 --> 00:27:24.740
 that

00:27:24.740 --> 00:27:25.400
 attention

00:27:25.400 --> 00:27:26.099
 would

00:27:26.099 --> 00:27:26.299
 be

00:27:26.299 --> 00:27:26.740
 drawn

00:27:26.740 --> 00:27:27.019
 to

00:27:27.019 --> 00:27:27.380
 him

00:27:27.380 --> 00:27:28.860
 God

00:27:28.860 --> 00:27:29.460
 saves

00:27:29.460 --> 00:27:29.799
 us

00:27:29.799 --> 00:27:30.220
 that

00:27:30.220 --> 00:27:30.380
 is

00:27:30.380 --> 00:27:30.579
 the

00:27:30.579 --> 00:27:31.000
 reason

00:27:31.000 --> 00:27:31.259
 we

00:27:31.259 --> 00:27:31.440
 are

00:27:31.440 --> 00:27:31.960
 saved

00:27:31.960 --> 00:27:32.700
 is

00:27:32.700 --> 00:27:32.860
 to

00:27:32.860 --> 00:27:33.120
 give

00:27:33.120 --> 00:27:33.559
 him

00:27:33.559 --> 00:27:34.380
 all

00:27:34.380 --> 00:27:34.880
 the

00:27:34.880 --> 00:27:35.380
 glory

00:27:35.380 --> 00:27:36.420
 we

00:27:36.420 --> 00:27:36.599
 have

00:27:36.599 --> 00:27:36.920
 not

00:27:36.920 --> 00:27:37.180
 been

00:27:37.180 --> 00:27:37.740
 saved

00:27:37.740 --> 00:27:38.200
 to

00:27:38.200 --> 00:27:38.680
 escape

00:27:38.680 --> 00:27:39.200
 hell

00:27:39.200 --> 00:27:39.700
 and

00:27:39.700 --> 00:27:39.960
 get

00:27:39.960 --> 00:27:40.180
 to

00:27:40.180 --> 00:27:40.519
 heaven

00:27:40.519 --> 00:27:41.099
 although

00:27:41.099 --> 00:27:41.440
 that

00:27:41.440 --> 00:27:41.660
 is

00:27:41.660 --> 00:27:41.819
 in

00:27:41.819 --> 00:27:42.079
 some

00:27:42.079 --> 00:27:42.480
 sense

00:27:42.480 --> 00:27:43.000
 true

00:27:43.000 --> 00:27:43.519
 we

00:27:43.519 --> 00:27:43.660
 are

00:27:43.660 --> 00:27:43.920
 not

00:27:43.920 --> 00:27:44.420
 saved

00:27:44.420 --> 00:27:44.839
 simply

00:27:44.839 --> 00:27:45.099
 to

00:27:45.099 --> 00:27:45.319
 make

00:27:45.319 --> 00:27:45.500
 our

00:27:45.500 --> 00:27:45.779
 life

00:27:45.779 --> 00:27:46.200
 better

00:27:46.200 --> 00:27:46.779
 although

00:27:46.779 --> 00:27:47.079
 our

00:27:47.079 --> 00:27:47.599
 life

00:27:47.599 --> 00:27:47.799
 is

00:27:47.799 --> 00:27:48.620
 exceedingly

00:27:48.620 --> 00:27:49.000
 better

00:27:49.000 --> 00:27:49.339
 because

00:27:49.339 --> 00:27:49.740
 of what

00:27:49.740 --> 00:27:50.000
 God

00:27:50.000 --> 00:27:50.180
 has

00:27:50.180 --> 00:27:50.420
 done

00:27:50.420 --> 00:27:50.960
 we

00:27:50.960 --> 00:27:51.140
 are

00:27:51.140 --> 00:27:51.620
 saved

00:27:51.620 --> 00:27:52.539
 primarily

00:27:52.539 --> 00:27:53.360
 so

00:27:53.360 --> 00:27:53.620
 that

00:27:53.620 --> 00:27:53.980
 we

00:27:53.980 --> 00:27:54.500
 might

00:27:54.500 --> 00:27:55.360
 declare

00:27:55.360 --> 00:27:55.960
 the

00:27:55.960 --> 00:27:56.480
 glory

00:27:56.480 --> 00:27:57.080
 of

00:27:57.080 --> 00:27:57.480
 God

00:27:57.480 --> 00:27:58.500
 that's

00:27:58.500 --> 00:27:58.700
 the

00:27:58.700 --> 00:27:59.120
 reason

00:27:59.120 --> 00:27:59.539
 God

00:27:59.539 --> 00:28:00.160
 delights

00:28:00.160 --> 00:28:00.440
 in

00:28:00.440 --> 00:28:00.840
 saving

00:28:00.840 --> 00:28:01.080
 us

00:28:01.080 --> 00:28:01.600
 that

00:28:01.600 --> 00:28:01.800
 is

00:28:01.800 --> 00:28:02.140
 why

00:28:02.140 --> 00:28:02.440
 he

00:28:02.440 --> 00:28:03.200
 pours

00:28:03.200 --> 00:28:03.400
 out

00:28:03.400 --> 00:28:03.620
 his

00:28:03.620 --> 00:28:04.180
 mercy

00:28:04.180 --> 00:28:04.440
 and

00:28:04.440 --> 00:28:04.620
 his

00:28:04.620 --> 00:28:05.039
 grace

00:28:05.039 --> 00:28:05.519
 is

00:28:05.519 --> 00:28:05.720
 so

00:28:05.720 --> 00:28:05.980
 that

00:28:05.980 --> 00:28:06.440
 his

00:28:06.440 --> 00:28:06.820
 name

00:28:06.820 --> 00:28:07.320
 becomes

00:28:07.320 --> 00:28:07.779
 famous

00:28:07.779 --> 00:28:08.259
 that

00:28:08.259 --> 00:28:08.460
 the

00:28:08.460 --> 00:28:09.019
 world

00:28:09.019 --> 00:28:09.300
 would

00:28:09.300 --> 00:28:09.680
 see

00:28:09.680 --> 00:28:10.180
 what

00:28:10.180 --> 00:28:10.500
 a

00:28:10.500 --> 00:28:10.920
 mighty

00:28:10.920 --> 00:28:11.560
 and

00:28:11.560 --> 00:28:11.960
 great

00:28:11.960 --> 00:28:12.440
 God

00:28:12.440 --> 00:28:13.140
 we

00:28:13.140 --> 00:28:13.620
 have

00:28:13.620 --> 00:28:14.160
 to

00:28:14.160 --> 00:28:14.779
 God

00:28:14.779 --> 00:28:15.180
 be

00:28:15.180 --> 00:28:15.380
 the

00:28:15.380 --> 00:28:15.900
 glory

00:28:15.900 --> 00:28:16.840
 forever

00:28:16.840 --> 00:28:18.279
 Amen

00:28:18.279 --> 00:28:21.440
 now

00:28:21.440 --> 00:28:21.619
 the

00:28:21.619 --> 00:28:22.000
 question

00:28:22.000 --> 00:28:22.559
 is

00:28:22.559 --> 00:28:24.240
 how

00:28:24.240 --> 00:28:25.339
 do

00:28:25.339 --> 00:28:25.519
 we

00:28:25.519 --> 00:28:25.720
 go

00:28:25.720 --> 00:28:26.079
 about

00:28:26.079 --> 00:28:26.420
 giving

00:28:26.420 --> 00:28:26.940
 God

00:28:26.940 --> 00:28:27.740
 the

00:28:27.740 --> 00:28:28.139
 glory

00:28:28.139 --> 00:28:32.519
 well

00:28:32.519 --> 00:28:33.160
 all

00:28:33.160 --> 00:28:33.960
 life

00:28:33.960 --> 00:28:34.740
 is to

00:28:34.740 --> 00:28:34.940
 be

00:28:34.940 --> 00:28:35.299
 lived

00:28:35.299 --> 00:28:35.539
 for

00:28:35.539 --> 00:28:35.700
 the

00:28:35.700 --> 00:28:36.039
 glory

00:28:36.039 --> 00:28:36.259
 of

00:28:36.259 --> 00:28:36.539
 God

00:28:36.539 --> 00:28:37.539
 look

00:28:37.539 --> 00:28:37.680
 at

00:28:37.680 --> 00:28:37.960
 chapter

00:28:37.960 --> 00:28:38.440
 12

00:28:38.440 --> 00:28:38.859
 verse

00:28:38.859 --> 00:28:39.399
 1

00:28:39.399 --> 00:28:40.759
 you

00:28:40.759 --> 00:28:40.879
 see

00:28:40.879 --> 00:28:41.079
 if we

00:28:41.079 --> 00:28:41.259
 didn't

00:28:41.259 --> 00:28:41.480
 have

00:28:41.480 --> 00:28:42.000
 chapter

00:28:42.000 --> 00:28:43.480
 headings

00:28:43.480 --> 00:28:43.740
 or

00:28:43.740 --> 00:28:44.379
 big

00:28:44.379 --> 00:28:44.839
 numbers

00:28:44.839 --> 00:28:45.139
 like

00:28:45.139 --> 00:28:45.619
 12

00:28:45.619 --> 00:28:45.879
 there

00:28:45.879 --> 00:28:46.039
 we

00:28:46.039 --> 00:28:46.220
 would

00:28:46.220 --> 00:28:46.379
 just

00:28:46.379 --> 00:28:46.660
 keep

00:28:46.660 --> 00:28:47.000
 reading

00:28:47.000 --> 00:28:47.200
 and

00:28:47.200 --> 00:28:47.500
 that's

00:28:47.500 --> 00:28:47.579
 in

00:28:47.579 --> 00:28:47.720
 a

00:28:47.720 --> 00:28:47.960
 sense

00:28:47.960 --> 00:28:48.200
 what

00:28:48.200 --> 00:28:48.400
 we're

00:28:48.400 --> 00:28:48.720
 meant

00:28:48.720 --> 00:28:48.900
 to

00:28:48.900 --> 00:28:49.140
 do

00:28:49.140 --> 00:28:49.640
 as

00:28:49.640 --> 00:28:49.860
 we

00:28:49.860 --> 00:28:51.079
 wonder

00:28:51.079 --> 00:28:51.360
 at

00:28:51.360 --> 00:28:51.779
 God's

00:28:51.779 --> 00:28:52.299
 salvation

00:28:52.299 --> 00:28:52.960
 what

00:28:52.960 --> 00:28:53.440
 do

00:28:53.440 --> 00:28:53.579
 I

00:28:53.579 --> 00:28:53.819
 do

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 in

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 response

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 chapter

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 12

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 verse

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 1

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 therefore

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 because

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 of

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 God's

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 glorious

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 salvation

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 I

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 urge

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 you

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 brothers

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 and

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 sisters

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 in

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 view

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 of

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 God's

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 mercy

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 as

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 you

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 walk

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 through

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 the

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 gallery

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 of

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 God's

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 glory

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 as

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 you

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 see

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 all

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 that

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 he

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 has

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 done

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 for

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 you

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 what

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 can

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 you

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 do

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 but

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 offer

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 your

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 bodies

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 as

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 living

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 sacrifices

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 holy

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 and

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 pleasing

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 to

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 God

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 this

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 is

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 your

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 spiritual

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 or

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 reasonable

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 act

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 of

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 worship

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 in

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 response

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 to

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 God's

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 salvation

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 our

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 whole

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 life

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 is

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 now

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 to

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 serve

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 God

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 we

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 no

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 longer

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 serve

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 God

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 to

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 try

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 and

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 gain

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 favour

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 or

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 get

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 his

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 attention

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 so

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 that

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 he'll

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 bless

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 us

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 more

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 or

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 give

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 us

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 more

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 we

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 serve

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 God

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 because

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 he has

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 saved

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 us

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 and

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 given

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 to

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 us

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 everything

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 and

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 all

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 that

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 we

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 need

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 because

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 he

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 has

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 blessed

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 us

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 with

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 every

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 spiritual

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 blessing

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 in

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 Christ

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 here's

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 how

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 our

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 dead

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 friend

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 Martin

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 Luther

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 put

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 it

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 we

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 are

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 both

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 joyful

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 and

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 happy

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 because

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 of

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 Christ

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 in

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 whom

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 so

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 many

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 benefits

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 are

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 conferred

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 upon

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 us

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 therefore

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 it

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 is

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 our

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 only

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 one

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 occupation

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 to

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 serve

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 God

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 joyfully

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 without

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 thought

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 of

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 gain

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 you

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 see

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 we

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 declare

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 the

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 glory

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 of

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 God

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 as

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 we

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 serve

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 him

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 and

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 the

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 way

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 in

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 which

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 we

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 serve

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 God

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 is

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 not

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 by

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 wandering

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 off

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 into

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 some

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 private

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 little

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 excluded

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 commune

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 and

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 singing

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 hymns

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 to

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 God

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 all

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 on

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 our

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 own

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 although

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 you're

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 quite

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 welcome

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 to

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 do

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 that

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 and

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 it's

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 good

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 to

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 praise

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 the

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 Lord

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 it's

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 by

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 serving

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 one

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 another

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 in the

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 context

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 of

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 everyday

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 to

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 day

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 life

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 listen

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 again

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 to

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 Martin

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 Luther

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 here's

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 what

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 he said

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 although

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 the

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 Christian

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 is

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 free

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 from

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 all

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 works

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 that

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 is

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 free

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 from

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 trying

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 to

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 earn

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 salvation

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 God

00:31:01.480 --> 00:31:02.079
 he

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 he

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 ought

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 he

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 he

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 to

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 empty

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 himself

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 take

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 upon

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 himself

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 the

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 form

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 of

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 a

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 servant

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 and

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 serve

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 help

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 and in

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 every

00:31:10.859 --> 00:31:11.200
 way

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 deal

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 with

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 his

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 neighbor

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 as

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 he

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 sees

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 God

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 through

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 Christ

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 has

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 dealt

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 with

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 him

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 and

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 still

00:31:19.740 --> 00:31:20.660
 deals

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 with

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 him

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 we

00:31:23.620 --> 00:31:24.000
 want to

00:31:24.000 --> 00:31:24.299
 serve

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 God

00:31:24.740 --> 00:31:26.400
 well

00:31:26.400 --> 00:31:26.680
 just

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 think

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 in the

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 ways in

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 which God has served you and the way in which God deals with you, he does not treat us as our sins

00:31:36.279 --> 00:31:47.580
 deserve. So in the same way, deal with one another and serve each other. So no longer are we striving

00:31:47.580 --> 00:31:55.680
 to use our good works to make God love us, but now God has given us good works to serve others

00:31:55.680 --> 00:32:06.299
 for the good of others, for the glory of God. What will it look like? Well, continue on. Chapter 12, verse 9.

00:32:06.799 --> 00:32:14.340
 Here's what serving God or serving one another is going to look like in the context of every day-to-day

00:32:14.340 --> 00:32:25.160
 life. Let me just read a few examples. Chapter 12, verse 9. Love. Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil.

00:32:25.680 --> 00:32:37.420
 Cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.

00:32:37.900 --> 00:32:48.920
 This is how we bring glory to God. Verse 13. Share with God's people who are in need. Practice

00:32:48.920 --> 00:32:59.840
 hospitality. Invite people to your homes. Or invite them out. Spend time with them. That's how we bring

00:32:59.840 --> 00:33:15.500
 glory to God. Or verse 17. Do not repay evil with evil, but be careful to do what is right in the eyes of

00:33:15.500 --> 00:33:23.460
 everybody. Sorry, I should have read verse 14. Let's go back to verse 14 again. Bless those who persecute

00:33:23.460 --> 00:33:30.160
 you. Bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice. Mourn with those who are mourning.

00:33:30.940 --> 00:33:36.400
 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people

00:33:36.400 --> 00:33:50.820
 of low position. Do not be conceited. Verse 21. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil

00:33:50.820 --> 00:33:59.340
 with good. You see, living life to the glory of God is not confined to one hour on a Sunday morning.

00:33:59.339 --> 00:34:05.959
 It's not about separating ourselves from the world and surrounding yourselves by a nice group of

00:34:05.959 --> 00:34:13.380
 Christians and singing hymns and praying, although we should sing and we should pray. It is lived out in

00:34:13.380 --> 00:34:22.719
 the context of every day-to-day life, 24-7, in the nitty-gritty hardship of life, whether you're at home with

00:34:22.719 --> 00:34:29.019
 your kids and spending time with them, whether it's working alongside a grumpy colleague, whether it's

00:34:29.019 --> 00:34:34.879
 serving an annoying neighbour and being friendly to them, or giving hospitality to those who are

00:34:34.879 --> 00:34:44.099
 outsiders. In all of this, we are responding and we are serving God for his almighty salvation in our

00:34:44.099 --> 00:34:56.279
 lives and we are saying glory to him as we serve one another. All of life is lived for the glory of God.

00:34:57.119 --> 00:35:07.599
 Look at chapter 15, verse 7. In some ways, this brings it all to a conclusion. Chapter 15, verse 7.

00:35:07.599 --> 00:35:25.699
 1. Accept one another then, just as Christ accepted you. Why? Why serve one another? Why love one another?

00:35:26.860 --> 00:35:33.599
 Why mourn with those who mourn? Why rejoice with those who rejoice? Why forgive each other?

00:35:33.599 --> 00:35:47.380
 Here's the reason. In order to bring praise to God. To bring him glory. So let me encourage us all

00:35:47.380 --> 00:35:57.960
 to walk regularly through the gallery of God's glory. Do not rush, but stop and gaze and wonder at the

00:35:57.960 --> 00:36:10.360
 pictures and the scenes on display. His riches, his plan. Everything worked out for our good. And in response,

00:36:10.900 --> 00:36:20.760
 serve one another in love. To God be the glory forever. Amen. Let's pray.

00:36:27.960 --> 00:36:50.619
 Our Father God, would you please help us to sit, to reflect, to think upon the beauty, the power

00:36:50.619 --> 00:37:04.599
 and the greatness of our almighty God. And may you work in us in such a way that we delight

00:37:04.599 --> 00:37:13.659
 in all that you have done and enjoy all that you have done and live our lives in service to you.

00:37:13.659 --> 00:37:39.599
 Father, may we bring glory to you. Father, may we bring glory to you. Father, may we bring glory to you.

00:37:39.599 --> 00:37:51.299
 May all the praise go to Jesus so that your name is exalted and you become known throughout the world.

00:37:53.480 --> 00:38:00.079
 Father, we pray for your help that we might do it well. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

00:38:00.079 --> 00:38:00.179
 Amen.

00:38:00.179 --> 00:38:04.019
 Amen.

00:38:06.059 --> 00:38:17.839
 We are going to sing together two songs, which I hope help us in some way to respond to what we have been thinking about this morning.

00:38:19.960 --> 00:38:27.379
 The first one, let your kingdom come, let your will be done, so that everyone might know you.