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 Well, a very warm welcome to you all to our service this morning.

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 We're particularly glad to see visitors with us as well, and we want to give thanks to

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 you for joining us for this time of worship.

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 We trust that together we will know God's blessing as we come to worship Him here together.

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 I want to mention a few things from the bulletin sheet today, and the bulletin sheet is available

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 for visitors as well.

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 Please take a copy with you.

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 Everyone is welcome to the hall for tea and fellowship after the service just now.

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 That includes, of course, visitors as well.

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 You'll see the details for the meetings and services throughout the week on the first

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 page of the bulletin there.

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 The meeting with prayer link with Muriel in Cambodia on Tuesday, prayer meeting on Wednesday,

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 and Thursday the Gaelic prayer meeting, Saturday the English prayer meeting in the seminary.

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 Lots of prayer meetings, and prayer is essential to the well-being of any congregation, and

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 all of these prayer meetings themselves are an indication, I trust, of our concern to pray

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 for the Lord's blessing week by week.

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 There's also an indication of the services next Lord's Day.

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 The Holiday Club meets this week from Monday to Friday.

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 We're seeking God's blessing on the Holiday Club as the children will learn about the Lord

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 Jesus Christ.

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 And next Sunday, 7th of August, everyone is welcome to the morning service.

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 As a family service, it will be taken by Reverend Calumurro Smith, and then enjoy some fellowship

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 in the hall afterwards as well, God willing.

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 There's a change to the ladies' walking group.

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 You can just read the change for yourselves.

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 They're a slight change from the usual.

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 There's a thanks from the Elan Shear Food Bank.

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 And they're asking also for donations of these items, pasta, curry sauces, etc.

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 You can just read these items through for yourselves.

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 We all understand how the cost of living has increased so much in the last wee while.

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 And the food banks themselves are providing a very valuable service to our community and

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 many other communities as well.

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 And we're thankful for the provision that they make, and we're happy to support them that

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 way and also as we can financially.

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 You'll see the thanks there for the free breakfast that took place last week.

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 And there are a number of very encouraging responses and reports from those who attended

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 the prayer breakfast and have indicated, God willing, they'd be very happy to come back

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 next time.

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 And we had some who came to the service as well following the breakfast, and all of that

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 was most encouraging.

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 We thank God for the opportunity to reach out with the gospel to visitors like that to the

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 island.

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 You notice a congratulations there to Cara Hanlon.

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 It's very appropriate.

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 She is a young person brought up in the congregation here and still very much part of the congregation

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 through her family particularly.

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 And her achieving, getting to the swimming final of the 50 metre breaststroke at the Commonwealth

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 Games was really an amazing achievement in itself.

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 And it's worthy of note.

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 And we give Cara and her family her best wishes, but also seek God's blessing for them.

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 Now please also read the details there about the use of the car park, just to maximise the

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 use of the car park.

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 If you can please just read these three points that are set out there for you, it's so that

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 we can actually, as I say, maximise the availability of space in the car park.

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 A few things also not mentioned on the information sheet.

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 Firstly, we regret to hear about the passing of Margaret Rose MacLeod.

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 Margaret was a valued member of the congregation, lived in a trust housing on Madison Road, and

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 she passed away.

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 But her funeral is not going to be here.

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 It will be in Tain.

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 She lived in Tain for some time.

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 Her late husband is buried in Tain.

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 But there is a memorial service, and that will be tomorrow at 2pm.

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 And that will be in the seminary at 2pm.

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 And all friends and others are warmly invited to that memorial service tomorrow.

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 I'm also informed that little Jessica, Torkel and Jessie's granddaughter, for whom you've

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 been praying and we've been praying since she was born, she's actually here today.

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 She'll be outside with Torkel and Jessie.

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 So I'm sure anyone who wishes to see her and to see Torkel and Jessie with her as well would

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 be welcome to go outside.

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 It's such a nice day, but I'm told that she'll be outside, round in the hall area after the

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 service today.

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 And we're really thankful to God for Jessica's continued upholding by God and improvement in

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 her health as well.

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 Now there's a slight change in the order of service today, just at the beginning of the

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 service.

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 We're going to have the main prayer later on in the service, just so the tweenies can

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 actually not be in too long in the service, and they'll go through after the preliminaries.

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 There'll be the singing, a short prayer for the tweenies and Sunday school, then the address

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 and the Lord's Prayer, then a psalm and then the prayer after that.

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 So it's just a slight change.

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 We're singing then to God's praise.

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 We begin our worship singing to God's praise in Psalm 57.

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 This is in the Scottish Psalter on page 288.

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 And we're singing from verse 5 through to the end of the psalm.

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 Be thou exalted very high above the heavens, O God.

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 Let thou thy glory be advanced over all the earth abroad.

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 My souls bowed down, for they and yet have laid my steps to snare into the pit which they

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 have digged for me.

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 They fallen are.

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 This psalm is crying out to God for help, but also with thankfulness for his upholding

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 of him.

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 Let's sing these verses 5 to 11 to God's praise.

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 Amen.

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 Be thou exalted very high above the heavens, O God.

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 Let thou thy glory be advanced over all the earth abroad.

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 My souls bowed down, for they and yet have laid my steps to snare into the pit which they have

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 for me.

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 For me they fall in awe.

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 My heart is raised, my heart is raised, O God, thou sing the praise.

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 My glory with my soundry heart, my self by every way.

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 My glory with my soundry heart, my self by every way.

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 I'll praise thee, my heart, my heart.

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 My heart is raised, my heart.

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 I'll praise thee, my heart.

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 The people, Lord, what nations she will lie.

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 For me, my heart is raised, my heart.

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 For me to heaven, thy mercy is.

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 Thy truth into the sky.

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 O Lord, exalted be thy name.

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 O Lord, exalted be thy name.

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 O Lord, exalted be thy name.

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 O Lord, exalted be thy name.

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 Above the heavens to stand.

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 To the glory of God

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 Let's now pray for the Twinnies and for the Sunday School

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 and for the children of the congregation.

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 Almighty God, we give thanks that we are gathered here today in Your presence

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 and that all ages are welcome in Your presence as we come together to worship You.

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 We thank You for these words that You have given us to sing,

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 words that express our praise to God.

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 We thank You today, Lord, for our children, for our young people,

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 for those who belong to the congregation even at this early age,

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 we pray today for Your blessing for them.

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 And we pray that as they receive the teaching of Your Word,

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 we ask, Lord, that You would enable them, even at their youngest age,

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 to receive these things into their heart,

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 to plant them, Lord, in their minds,

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 and so to develop under the instruction of Your own truth

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 in a way that will be to their own life's fulfillment

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 and to the glory of Your great name.

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 Receive us now, we pray, and pardon our sin in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Okay, children, you'll know that this week the Commonwealth Games are being held in Birmingham.

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 Commonwealth Games have all kinds of sports, competitions,

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 and medals given out at the end of each of those to those who have won gold, silver, and bronze.

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 And really taking part, especially the Commonwealth Games,

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 we're told that taking part is just as important in many ways as receiving medals.

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 But, you know, that reminds us of two things about being Christians or the Christian life.

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 Because all of those people competing in the Commonwealth Games

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 have really trained hard for this event.

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 They've spent years training for this event

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 and dedicating themselves to preparing for the Commonwealth Games.

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 And the Bible tells us that that's also important for us as human beings, as Christians.

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 Because dedication is one of the things that Jesus emphasizes and stresses for His people.

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 To be dedicated to Jesus.

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 To be dedicated to following Him.

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 That's important for adults as well as children.

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 But many times you'll read in the Gospels

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 that Jesus spoke about how important it was

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 to put Him first.

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 To be dedicated to following Him.

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 To be His disciples.

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 So today I want you to think about

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 being dedicated to Jesus.

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 Not dedicated to the church as such,

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 though it's important you're here in church,

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 you belong to the church.

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 But most important to be dedicated to Jesus.

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 To be committed to Jesus.

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 To love Jesus more than anyone else.

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 And the second thing,

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 along with being dedicated or committed to Jesus,

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 or loving Jesus,

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 is that all of these people in the Commonwealth Games

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 are always saying to us how important it is

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 to listen to what their trainer,

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 what their coach has said to them.

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 They follow the instructions of their coach.

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 Now their coach is somebody who trains them.

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 Somebody who actually tells them

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 how to go about doing what they're doing.

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 Whether it's in swimming,

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 or in running on the track,

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 whatever activity it is,

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 they have a coach that tells them

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 this is how you do it

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 so that you can do the best

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 and be the best you can be.

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 And hopefully get a medal.

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 And very often,

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 the trainer that gives his time

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 or her time to training the athletes

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 have themselves been athletes before.

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 Somebody was asked the other day,

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 one of the commentators was asked,

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 what does it take to be a good coach?

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 And the answer was,

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 well, one thing,

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 most of these coaches

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 have already been through the experiences

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 that these athletes are now experiencing.

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 So they can take from their experience

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 and pass that on to those

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 who are now competing

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 in the likes of the Commonwealth Games.

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 And you know,

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 the Bible tells us

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 that's one very important thing about Jesus.

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 He is the coach of our lives.

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 And he has been through

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 the life that you and I are living

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 as human beings.

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 He came into this world.

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 He lived in this world.

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 He died.

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 He rose from the dead.

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 He's gone back to heaven.

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 And that tells us

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 that every single thing

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 we will experience,

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 Jesus has already experienced.

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 And he is able to help us

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 as nobody else can

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 in our experiences as well.

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 Even for you children today,

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 Jesus was a little boy.

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 Jesus came into the world as a baby.

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 He was nursed by his mom.

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 He was looked after in a family.

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 He grew up as a boy,

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 just as you little boys and girls

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 are growing up today.

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 And so he knows what it's like

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 to be brought up

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 as a youngster, as a child,

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 and then growing up

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 to be an adult.

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 And he's able to give

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 from the experience he's had,

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 as well as being the son of God,

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 everything that we need

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 to help us in our life as well.

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 So remember these two things.

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 Remember, first of all,

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 to be dedicated to Jesus.

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 And remember, secondly,

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 to listen to Jesus' instructions.

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 And he has given us

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 these instructions.

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 He is the spiritual coach

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 of our lives.

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 And the instructions

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 are set out in the Bible.

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 One of the things

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 we're doing here today,

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 as we do every Sunday,

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 is to listen to Jesus' voice

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 speaking to us from the Bible

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 and saying,

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 this is how your life

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 is to be lived.

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 This is what I've done for you.

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 And this is what I now need from you

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 in order to follow me

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 as my disciples.

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 Dedication and listening

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 to his instructions.

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 Now let's say the Lord's Prayer together.

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 Our Father, which art in heaven,

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 hallowed be thy name.

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 Thy kingdom come.

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 Thy will be done on earth

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 as it is in heaven.

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 Give us this day our daily bread

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 and forgive us our debts

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 as we forgive our debtors.

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 And lead us not into temptation,

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 but deliver us from evil.

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 For thine is the kingdom

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 and the power

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 and the glory

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 forever.

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 Amen.

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 We're going to sing

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 to God's praise again.

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 And while we're singing,

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 the Twinnies will go through

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 to the hall.

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 We're singing from Psalm 25.

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 Psalm 25

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 in the Sing Psalms version.

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 That's from page 29.

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 verses 4 to 9.

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 And this is just really

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 as we've been saying to the children,

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 a prayer for God to lead us

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 and for us to listen

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 to the way that he leads us

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 in his ways.

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 O Lord, reveal to me your ways

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 and all your paths.

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 Help me to know.

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 Direct and guide me in your truth.

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 Instruct me in the way to go.

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 These verses 4 to 9.

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 And we stand to sing.

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 O Lord, reveal to me your ways

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 and all your paths.

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 Help me to know.

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 Direct and guide me in your truth.

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 Enstruct me in the way to go.

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 You are my Savior and my God.

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 I'll give my hope in you alone.

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 Remember, Lord, your love and grace,

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 which of my sins you have shown.

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 Do not recall my sins of you,

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 for my sins you have found.

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 For my sins you have found.

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 For my sins you have found.

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 For my sins you have found.

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 For my sins you have found.

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 Take and guard me in your ways.

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 Remember me in your grace,

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 Fender me in your great love, for you, O Lord, are good always.

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 Because the Lord is just and good, He shows His path to all who stay.

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 He guides the people in what is right, and teaches them His holy way.

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 Amen.

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 So let's turn to read God's Word.

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 Our reading today is from 2 Timothy, chapter 2, verses 1 to 26.

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 That's the second letter of Paul to Timothy, and chapter 2 from the beginning.

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 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard

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 from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others

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 also.

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 Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

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 No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted

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 him.

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 An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.

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 It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.

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 Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.

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 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel,

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 for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal.

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 But the Word of God is not bound.

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 Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation

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 that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

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 The saying is trustworthy, for if we have died with him, we will also live with him.

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 If we endure, we will also reign with him.

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 If we deny him, he will also deny us.

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 If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.

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 Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words which

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 does no good but only ruins the hearers.

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 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be

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 ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

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 But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness.

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 And their talk will spread like gangrene.

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 Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, who having sweared from the truth, saying that the

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 resurrection has happened already, they are upsetting the faith of some.

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 But God's firm foundation stands bearing the seal.

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 The Lord knows those who are his, and let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart

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 from iniquity.

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 Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay,

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 some for honorable use, some for dishonorable.

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 Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable

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 use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.

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 So flee youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who are

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 who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

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 Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies.

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 You know that they breed quarrels.

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 And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome, but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently

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 enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness.

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 God may perhaps grant them repentance, leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may escape

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 from the snare of the devil after being captured by him to do his will.

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 Amen.

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 May the Lord bless to us reading that portion of his precious word.

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 Let's now call upon him once more in prayer.

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 Lord our God, we come before you to bow our minds to your truth.

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 We thank you that you have given us your truth in the record of your word.

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 We pray today, Lord, for receptive hearts, for hearts that will be freed from our own prejudices,

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 from our own inclination to understand things in the light of our own wisdom.

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 We pray, O Lord, that your word today will truly deliver us into the freedom with which Christ makes us free.

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 We thank you today, Lord, for the reliability of your word, the way that we can depend upon it,

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 for it has remained unchanged in itself down through the years.

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 We pray that we may look after it as you have given us charge, O Lord, to be custodians of your truth.

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 And we pray that as we seek to have our lives influenced day by day by your truth,

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 that we may be increasingly dependent upon it.

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 Lord, we ask that your Holy Spirit will today open our eyes further,

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 increase our understanding, we pray,

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 and enable us to delve into the deep parts of your word

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 so that we may find our lives develop in a way that will be holy and acceptable to you.

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 We thank you today, Lord, for this occasion.

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 We thank you for this day which you have set apart

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 and which was set apart even from the creation of the world

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 as a day to be different to the other six,

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 a day on which your people are able to gather as we do here in public worship,

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 a day that we can use to set aside,

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 in the most part, the ordinary things of life,

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 the ordinary course of our employment in the world,

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 and to give ourselves more fully to the study of your truth

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 and the worship of your name and the fellowship of your people.

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 We ask today your blessing, Lord, for our gatherings

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 and for the gatherings of your own church throughout the world

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 in very different circumstances at times to ours here.

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 And yet we are bound by that common tie

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 of grace and of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

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 And Lord, we pray today for our fellow believers throughout the world

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 that your cause will advance, that your word will be blessed,

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 and that you will, Lord, grant to all who serve you

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 in these various countries of the world

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 and in the varied circumstances of their lives

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 and of your providence for them.

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 Lord, we pray today that your blessing will truly reach them.

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 Bless all today who preach your word.

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 O Lord, we recognize the place you have given

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 to the preaching of your word

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 and the history and experience of your church

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 down to the present day.

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 For truly, faith comes by hearing

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 and hearing the word of Christ.

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 You have given us that truth

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 in the context of the preaching of your word

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 by those whom you have called to preach it.

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 Help us to be faithful to your calling.

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 Help us, Lord, to be faithful in speaking

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 as well as in hearing.

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 We ask your blessing for us,

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 for this congregation we belong to

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 in these days ahead, O Lord.

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 We pray that you'll bless all that we seek to do in your name,

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 following on from the services of worship today

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 and during the midweek.

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 We pray for the other activities, O Lord,

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 that have been set up without concern

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 to glorify your name,

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 to extend the teaching of your word by other means,

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 and to also specially instruct our young people.

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 Remember, we pray the holiday club.

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 We give thanks for those who have set it up

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 and for those who have contributed so much, O Lord,

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 to preparing for their children throughout this week.

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 We ask your blessing, Lord, to be upon it.

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 We pray that those who will act as leaders in it

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 will indeed find satisfaction in seeing your blessing

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 reaching these young lives.

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 We pray for our tweenies,

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 for our children in Sunday school,

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 in Bible class,

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 and in youth fellowship.

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 We ask that you'd bless them.

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 We pray that your blessing will be with all

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 who have dedicated themselves

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 and intend to do so in this year ahead

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 to the teaching of our young people.

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 O Lord, remember all our Sunday school teachers.

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 We thank you for their commitment,

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 for their way in which they have given of themselves

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 so readily to prepare week by week

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 lessons for the children.

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 We pray that they may be blessed,

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 that their prayers may be heard by you

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 in the blessing of their young children

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 under their care.

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 We ask too, Lord,

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 that you'd bless all who help

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 with the older age group in the congregation,

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 those who have reached adulthood,

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 those who come to Bible class,

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 those who are coming to the youth fellowship.

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 We ask that, O Lord,

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 you would bless all our efforts

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 in seeking to bring your truth

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 before young minds.

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 We pray for Marianne,

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 our youth leader,

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 and all who help her.

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 We ask today that you'd bless her.

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 She recovers from her time at camp.

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 We pray for your blessing

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 to follow the work of camps, O Lord,

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 and give thanks for the number of children

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 and young people that attended,

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 for those who gave up their time,

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 not only as leaders,

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 but as cooks,

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 and in other ways to help

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 with the running of the camps.

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 Lord, again, we commend this work to you

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 and ask that you'd be pleased to bless it.

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 And we pray that you would bless those today,

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 Lord, who we know are in difficulties

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 of various kinds.

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 Remember those facing hardship.

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 We pray for the state of our nation,

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 Lord, in times of financial concern

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 and of the increase in the cost of living.

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 O Lord, we look to you

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 and ask that you would alleviate the stress

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 of those who find themselves without work

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 and need to provide for their families.

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 We pray for relationships affected

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 by these times of stress

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 and pray, Lord,

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 that you would protect marriages

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 and families from falling apart.

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 We ask, Lord, for those that have struggles

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 in different ways in dealing with a situation

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 in terms of mental health.

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 Lord, we pray for them

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 and ask that you'd bless them.

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 We pray for those who administer

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 the food bank locally

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 and other food banks throughout our nation.

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 We thank you for your provision in that.

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 For those who are in need,

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 we pray that they may not be exploited.

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 And we ask that you would bless those

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 who are in genuine need through them

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 and ask that your blessing, Lord,

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 will reach the ministry of mercy

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 and of help that is extended

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 to our communities.

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 And we pray for the Salvation Army

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 as they especially head up

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 the work of the food bank.

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 And we ask, O Lord,

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 that your blessing will follow

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 all their efforts

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 in providing for these needs.

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 We pray for those who are ill today

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 in different ways.

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 We pray for those with COVID,

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 those recovering from COVID,

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 those, Lord,

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 who have other illnesses to contend with,

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 whether physically or mentally.

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 We commend them all to you.

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 We pray for any of our young children

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 and toddlers who are ill at this time.

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 Remember them, we pray.

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 And those that we know

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 and other families too.

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 We give thanks for your continued upholding

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 of young Jessica.

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 We pray for her as she, Lord,

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 as we pray for her and continue

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 that her progress indeed

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 will be blessed by you.

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 Remember her parents,

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 grandparents,

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 Lord, grant to her

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 that she may know

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 your own blessing upon her young life

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 from day to day.

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 And so we pray for all others

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 that we know are ill at this time.

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 And we do commend them to you

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 in our congregational family.

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 We pray too for those who mourn

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 the passing of loved ones.

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 We pray for all of Margaret MacLeod's

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 own relatives

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 and her friends,

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 her many friends.

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 We give thanks for the bright witness

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 of her life

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 and for the way that she

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 was so unashamed

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 in her proclamation

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 of your truth through her life.

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 And we pray, O Lord,

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 that her witness may continue

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 even though she is now

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 no longer in this world.

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 So remember us, Lord,

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 we pray now

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 as we turn to your word.

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 Hear us in this,

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 our prayer

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 and cleanse us

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 from all our sin.

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 For Jesus' sake.

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 Amen.

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 Always turn with me, please,

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 now to 1 Timothy,

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 chapter 3 and verse 15.

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 1 Timothy and chapter 3

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 and verse 15.

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 We'll read again from verse 14.

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 I hope to see you,

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 come to see you soon,

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 but I'm writing these things to you

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 so that if I delay,

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 you may know how one ought to behave

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 in the household of God,

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 which is the church of the living God,

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 a pillar and buttress of truth.

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 Now we began a short series

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 on scripture portraits of the church

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 some weeks ago.

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 We're doing it during our morning service

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 whenever I'm here in the morning.

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 As you know,

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 every second week or so

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 I'll be in the Gaelic service,

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 but every week we're together

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 in the English morning service.

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 We're following this short study.

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 And we looked at this verse twice before,

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 looking at the descriptions

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 or the portraits you find

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 of the church in this verse itself.

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 We looked, first of all,

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 at the church described

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 as the church of the living God.

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 And we emphasized especially,

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 as the Bible does,

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 that the church is the people of God,

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 the worshiping, witnessing people of God.

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 And that's why they're called here,

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 it's the church of the living God.

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 Secondly, we looked last time

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 at the household of God

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 and how that description

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 really brings in the whole idea

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 of a family and relationships

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 in a spiritual family

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 as the church is described there

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 as the household of God.

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 And some of the aspects

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 of those relationships

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 we covered briefly.

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 And you can just remind yourselves

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 of them if you have time.

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 Just go back to the website

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 and you can just listen to that again

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 if you wish.

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 Now, tonight or today,

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 we're looking at the third description here

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 in this verse,

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 and that's the pillar

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 and buttress of truth.

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 Now, you all know, I'm sure,

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 what a pillar or buttress is.

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 You've just got to look around you

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 to see pillars.

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 And you can see pillars

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 in terms of buildings.

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 Mostly pillars actually support

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 something that's set

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 or situated above them,

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 just as you find the gallery

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 around this church

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 that's now supported

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 by all of those pillars

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 that you find

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 the length of the building.

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 They are supporting

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 of the gallery.

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 And that description

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 of the church

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 as the pillar of the truth

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 really shows

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 the support of God's truth

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 by the church.

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 The church is,

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 as God sets the church

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 in the world,

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 the church is

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 a pillar of the truth.

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 And the word buttress

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 is also very closely related

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 to that.

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 A buttress

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 is more particularly

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 in older buildings nowadays.

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 Newer buildings

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 have technology

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 that maybe doesn't require

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 the same amount

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 of support.

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 But those of you

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 involved in building

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 can correct me afterwards

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 if I'm wrong.

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 But a buttress,

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 you'll see in old buildings,

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 old church buildings,

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 for example.

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 And indeed,

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 I think there's some

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 outside this building itself.

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 Usually outside the walls,

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 there's a construction

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 of cement blocks

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 or whatever

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 starting down below

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 in a wider dimension

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 and then just going

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 all the way up

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 and narrowing

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 as they reach the top.

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 And that's a buttress

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 that's there

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 to support that wall.

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 You could say

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 it's to prevent

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 that wall

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 just falling out

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 or collapsing outward.

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 It actually helps

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 to keep that wall upright

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 and straight

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 without falling in

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 on itself

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 or outward.

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 So the buttress

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 is a support

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 as well as the pillar

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 and that's the description

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 that Paul is giving here

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 of the church.

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 That's the portrait

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 we have of the church.

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 This living body of people,

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 this church

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 which is the church

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 of the living God,

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 this household of God,

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 it is the pillar

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 and buttress

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 of the truth.

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 Now in our translation,

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 we don't have the word the,

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 but it should be there.

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 A pillar and buttress

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 of truth,

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 but strictly speaking,

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 it should be the truth.

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 A pillar and buttress

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 of the truth.

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 And that's important

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 because the truth

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 is God's revealed truth,

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 not just any kind of thing

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 that passes for the truth.

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 It is God's revealed truth

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 that Paul has in mind,

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 the gospel,

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 the word of God,

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 what God has revealed

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 as his truth

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 to us human beings.

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 That is what the church

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 is set by God

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 in the world

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 to support.

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 the church

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 as the pillar

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 and buttress

00:36:03.599 --> 00:36:04.839
 of the truth,

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 of God's truth,

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 of the gospel.

00:36:08.699 --> 00:36:10.059
 The church itself

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 came into being

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 through the truth.

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 Way down through the centuries

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 from the very beginning

00:36:16.739 --> 00:36:17.219
 of time,

00:36:17.279 --> 00:36:17.959
 you will find

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 that God's church,

00:36:19.919 --> 00:36:21.179
 God's visible church,

00:36:21.279 --> 00:36:22.059
 the people of God

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 in the world,

00:36:23.039 --> 00:36:23.959
 came into being

00:36:23.959 --> 00:36:25.179
 through God's blessing

00:36:25.179 --> 00:36:25.980
 of his truth,

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 of his revealed truth.

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 And as God's revealed truth

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 was increased

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 gradually down

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 through the ages

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 and now we have

00:36:32.720 --> 00:36:33.820
 a complete Bible,

00:36:34.300 --> 00:36:35.580
 it's through that truth,

00:36:36.019 --> 00:36:37.140
 through that truth

00:36:37.140 --> 00:36:38.019
 being communicated

00:36:38.019 --> 00:36:38.900
 to people

00:36:38.900 --> 00:36:39.980
 like you and I,

00:36:40.300 --> 00:36:40.860
 that the church

00:36:40.860 --> 00:36:41.780
 comes into being,

00:36:41.880 --> 00:36:42.280
 that the church

00:36:42.280 --> 00:36:43.040
 is upheld,

00:36:43.300 --> 00:36:43.960
 that the church

00:36:43.960 --> 00:36:44.980
 is increased.

00:36:45.960 --> 00:36:46.980
 So through the truth,

00:36:47.620 --> 00:36:48.280
 God's church

00:36:48.280 --> 00:36:49.500
 came into being.

00:36:50.280 --> 00:36:52.980
 And born from the truth,

00:36:53.540 --> 00:36:55.080
 the church is now charged

00:36:55.079 --> 00:36:55.799
 by God

00:36:55.799 --> 00:36:56.960
 to be the pillar

00:36:56.960 --> 00:36:57.920
 and buttress

00:36:57.920 --> 00:36:59.219
 of that truth

00:36:59.219 --> 00:36:59.920
 of the gospel

00:36:59.920 --> 00:37:01.480
 through which we came

00:37:01.480 --> 00:37:02.139
 to be born

00:37:02.139 --> 00:37:02.860
 as Christians,

00:37:03.500 --> 00:37:05.219
 formed as a church,

00:37:05.719 --> 00:37:06.659
 as the household

00:37:06.659 --> 00:37:08.059
 of God.

00:37:08.840 --> 00:37:09.739
 Now there are two things

00:37:09.739 --> 00:37:10.779
 that I want to mention

00:37:10.779 --> 00:37:11.699
 just following on

00:37:11.699 --> 00:37:12.239
 from that

00:37:12.239 --> 00:37:13.559
 as to what the church

00:37:13.559 --> 00:37:15.199
 and we as the church

00:37:15.199 --> 00:37:16.119
 must be,

00:37:16.360 --> 00:37:17.599
 or a branch of the church.

00:37:17.779 --> 00:37:19.239
 This is through

00:37:19.239 --> 00:37:20.659
 of every congregation

00:37:20.659 --> 00:37:21.719
 of God's people,

00:37:22.159 --> 00:37:23.440
 that they are themselves

00:37:23.440 --> 00:37:24.740
 as a section

00:37:24.740 --> 00:37:25.960
 of the wider church,

00:37:26.539 --> 00:37:27.059
 the pillar

00:37:27.059 --> 00:37:28.320
 and buttress

00:37:28.320 --> 00:37:28.940
 of the truth

00:37:28.940 --> 00:37:30.000
 where they are.

00:37:31.039 --> 00:37:31.820
 First thing is

00:37:31.820 --> 00:37:32.460
 that the church

00:37:32.460 --> 00:37:34.400
 is a custodian

00:37:34.400 --> 00:37:35.099
 of the truth.

00:37:36.139 --> 00:37:36.679
 The church

00:37:36.679 --> 00:37:37.840
 exists

00:37:37.840 --> 00:37:38.740
 to guard

00:37:38.740 --> 00:37:39.340
 the truth,

00:37:40.159 --> 00:37:41.119
 a custodian

00:37:41.119 --> 00:37:41.740
 of the truth.

00:37:42.500 --> 00:37:43.079
 And secondly,

00:37:43.579 --> 00:37:44.019
 the church

00:37:44.019 --> 00:37:44.900
 is a conveyor

00:37:44.900 --> 00:37:46.039
 or communicator

00:37:46.039 --> 00:37:46.700
 of the truth.

00:37:47.320 --> 00:37:48.220
 The church exists

00:37:48.220 --> 00:37:49.400
 to present

00:37:49.400 --> 00:37:50.039
 the truth

00:37:50.039 --> 00:37:50.720
 to the world

00:37:50.720 --> 00:37:51.400
 as well as

00:37:51.400 --> 00:37:52.119
 to itself

00:37:52.119 --> 00:37:53.099
 in its own

00:37:53.099 --> 00:37:54.400
 internal consumption

00:37:54.400 --> 00:37:55.599
 of the truth

00:37:55.599 --> 00:37:56.639
 through the gospel.

00:37:57.519 --> 00:37:58.840
 So it's a custodian

00:37:58.840 --> 00:37:59.480
 of the truth

00:37:59.480 --> 00:38:01.280
 and it's a conveyor

00:38:01.280 --> 00:38:02.220
 or communicator

00:38:02.220 --> 00:38:02.780
 of the truth

00:38:02.780 --> 00:38:04.380
 as the pillar

00:38:04.380 --> 00:38:05.160
 and buttress

00:38:05.160 --> 00:38:05.720
 of truth.

00:38:06.639 --> 00:38:07.340
 Now first of all,

00:38:07.700 --> 00:38:08.800
 it is a custodian

00:38:08.800 --> 00:38:09.360
 of the truth.

00:38:10.460 --> 00:38:11.039
 You'll recall

00:38:11.039 --> 00:38:12.160
 that the first attack

00:38:12.160 --> 00:38:13.900
 on mankind

00:38:13.900 --> 00:38:14.980
 in the Garden

00:38:14.980 --> 00:38:15.579
 of Eden

00:38:15.579 --> 00:38:17.079
 was when the devil

00:38:17.079 --> 00:38:17.599
 in the form

00:38:17.599 --> 00:38:18.180
 of the serpent

00:38:18.180 --> 00:38:19.260
 came to Eve

00:38:19.260 --> 00:38:20.920
 and the attack

00:38:20.920 --> 00:38:21.640
 was on this

00:38:21.640 --> 00:38:22.860
 specific point,

00:38:23.160 --> 00:38:23.900
 on the point

00:38:23.900 --> 00:38:25.140
 of God's truth

00:38:25.140 --> 00:38:27.160
 or God's truthfulness

00:38:27.160 --> 00:38:29.200
 because the first words

00:38:29.200 --> 00:38:30.240
 of the serpent

00:38:30.240 --> 00:38:30.880
 of the devil

00:38:30.880 --> 00:38:32.100
 to human beings

00:38:32.100 --> 00:38:32.300
 was,

00:38:33.160 --> 00:38:34.320
 has God

00:38:34.320 --> 00:38:35.080
 indeed

00:38:35.080 --> 00:38:36.100
 said?

00:38:37.280 --> 00:38:38.340
 Is it really

00:38:38.340 --> 00:38:39.320
 the truth?

00:38:40.260 --> 00:38:41.280
 Are you sure

00:38:41.280 --> 00:38:41.800
 that this

00:38:41.800 --> 00:38:42.600
 is the truth?

00:38:43.380 --> 00:38:43.880
 Or

00:38:43.880 --> 00:38:45.220
 has he given you

00:38:45.220 --> 00:38:46.280
 the whole truth?

00:38:46.280 --> 00:38:47.700
 Has he kept

00:38:47.700 --> 00:38:48.560
 something back

00:38:48.560 --> 00:38:49.040
 from you

00:38:49.040 --> 00:38:49.820
 that you really

00:38:49.820 --> 00:38:50.740
 ought to have had?

00:38:51.300 --> 00:38:51.500
 You see,

00:38:51.540 --> 00:38:52.000
 all of that

00:38:52.000 --> 00:38:53.180
 is part of this

00:38:53.180 --> 00:38:53.720
 prong,

00:38:53.980 --> 00:38:54.660
 this attack

00:38:54.660 --> 00:38:56.000
 on human beings

00:38:56.000 --> 00:38:56.860
 and their relationship

00:38:56.860 --> 00:38:57.580
 with God

00:38:57.580 --> 00:38:58.980
 and it's on the basis

00:38:58.980 --> 00:39:00.200
 of God's truth.

00:39:00.540 --> 00:39:01.900
 Has God

00:39:01.900 --> 00:39:03.160
 really said?

00:39:03.920 --> 00:39:04.620
 And all the way

00:39:04.620 --> 00:39:06.220
 down through history

00:39:06.220 --> 00:39:07.680
 that has taken

00:39:07.680 --> 00:39:08.680
 different forms

00:39:08.680 --> 00:39:09.980
 but it's essentially

00:39:09.980 --> 00:39:11.460
 the same attack

00:39:11.460 --> 00:39:12.180
 in essence.

00:39:12.800 --> 00:39:13.920
 Has God

00:39:13.920 --> 00:39:14.840
 indeed said,

00:39:14.840 --> 00:39:16.140
 is this the word

00:39:16.140 --> 00:39:16.579
 of God

00:39:16.579 --> 00:39:16.960
 really?

00:39:18.700 --> 00:39:19.800
 Look at chapter 4.

00:39:20.660 --> 00:39:21.539
 No sooner has he said

00:39:21.539 --> 00:39:22.539
 this in chapter 3

00:39:22.539 --> 00:39:23.780
 than he begins

00:39:23.780 --> 00:39:24.960
 to deal with

00:39:24.960 --> 00:39:25.680
 what Timothy

00:39:25.680 --> 00:39:26.820
 is going to face

00:39:26.820 --> 00:39:27.500
 and what the church

00:39:27.500 --> 00:39:28.260
 is going to face

00:39:28.260 --> 00:39:29.480
 in the time ahead.

00:39:29.600 --> 00:39:30.680
 The Spirit expressly

00:39:30.680 --> 00:39:32.500
 says that in later times

00:39:32.500 --> 00:39:33.559
 some will depart

00:39:33.559 --> 00:39:34.519
 from the faith

00:39:34.519 --> 00:39:36.160
 by devoting themselves

00:39:36.160 --> 00:39:37.579
 to deceitful spirits,

00:39:38.120 --> 00:39:39.180
 teachings of demons

00:39:39.180 --> 00:39:40.800
 through the insincerity

00:39:40.800 --> 00:39:41.539
 of liars

00:39:41.539 --> 00:39:42.440
 whose consciences

00:39:42.440 --> 00:39:43.140
 are seared,

00:39:43.140 --> 00:39:44.620
 who forbid marriage,

00:39:44.619 --> 00:39:45.779
 who require abstinence

00:39:45.779 --> 00:39:46.440
 from food

00:39:46.440 --> 00:39:47.679
 that God created

00:39:47.679 --> 00:39:48.400
 to be received

00:39:48.400 --> 00:39:49.759
 with thanksgiving

00:39:49.759 --> 00:39:50.259
 and so on.

00:39:50.679 --> 00:39:51.799
 That is just

00:39:51.799 --> 00:39:52.759
 the church's

00:39:52.759 --> 00:39:55.759
 custodianship

00:39:55.759 --> 00:39:56.519
 of the truth

00:39:56.519 --> 00:39:57.739
 being attacked.

00:39:57.839 --> 00:39:58.339
 It's going to be

00:39:58.339 --> 00:39:59.119
 under assault,

00:39:59.480 --> 00:40:00.279
 Timothy is told,

00:40:00.639 --> 00:40:01.359
 and that's still

00:40:01.359 --> 00:40:01.960
 the case

00:40:01.960 --> 00:40:03.159
 very much today.

00:40:03.159 --> 00:40:07.539
 You'll find in Jude's

00:40:07.539 --> 00:40:09.219
 short epistle

00:40:09.219 --> 00:40:11.279
 that he says,

00:40:11.500 --> 00:40:13.699
 I intended to write

00:40:13.699 --> 00:40:14.539
 to you about

00:40:14.539 --> 00:40:15.679
 certain things

00:40:15.679 --> 00:40:16.879
 common to the faith,

00:40:17.879 --> 00:40:18.519
 but instead

00:40:18.519 --> 00:40:19.399
 he was led

00:40:19.399 --> 00:40:20.799
 to focus on this,

00:40:20.879 --> 00:40:21.480
 what he says,

00:40:22.019 --> 00:40:23.500
 that you should

00:40:23.500 --> 00:40:25.759
 contend for the truth

00:40:25.759 --> 00:40:27.500
 once for all

00:40:27.500 --> 00:40:29.239
 delivered to the saints

00:40:29.239 --> 00:40:30.079
 by God.

00:40:30.079 --> 00:40:31.880
 that's what Jude,

00:40:32.380 --> 00:40:33.659
 led by God,

00:40:34.039 --> 00:40:34.840
 set out in his

00:40:34.840 --> 00:40:35.579
 little epistle

00:40:35.579 --> 00:40:36.900
 because he lived

00:40:36.900 --> 00:40:38.219
 in days when that

00:40:38.219 --> 00:40:39.099
 truth was under

00:40:39.099 --> 00:40:40.139
 severe assault

00:40:40.139 --> 00:40:41.380
 and he was led

00:40:41.380 --> 00:40:42.079
 by God

00:40:42.079 --> 00:40:43.500
 to actually set

00:40:43.500 --> 00:40:44.360
 out this letter

00:40:44.360 --> 00:40:47.719
 to plead

00:40:47.719 --> 00:40:48.199
 with those

00:40:48.199 --> 00:40:48.719
 that were reading

00:40:48.719 --> 00:40:49.759
 it to contend

00:40:49.759 --> 00:40:50.539
 for the truth,

00:40:51.059 --> 00:40:52.440
 to fight the cause

00:40:52.440 --> 00:40:52.940
 of truth,

00:40:53.639 --> 00:40:54.539
 never to give up

00:40:54.539 --> 00:40:56.299
 standing for the truth.

00:40:56.300 --> 00:40:58.620
 A church

00:40:58.620 --> 00:41:00.460
 contradicting

00:41:00.460 --> 00:41:02.100
 the truth

00:41:02.100 --> 00:41:03.440
 is a tragic

00:41:03.440 --> 00:41:04.260
 sight.

00:41:07.320 --> 00:41:08.500
 Any denomination,

00:41:08.720 --> 00:41:09.580
 any congregation,

00:41:09.980 --> 00:41:10.480
 the church

00:41:10.480 --> 00:41:11.039
 visibly

00:41:11.039 --> 00:41:12.800
 actually not

00:41:12.800 --> 00:41:13.400
 contending

00:41:13.400 --> 00:41:14.000
 for the truth

00:41:14.000 --> 00:41:14.320
 or,

00:41:14.860 --> 00:41:15.640
 on the other hand,

00:41:16.539 --> 00:41:17.260
 compromising

00:41:17.260 --> 00:41:17.700
 the truth,

00:41:17.860 --> 00:41:18.460
 contradicting

00:41:18.460 --> 00:41:18.940
 the truth

00:41:18.940 --> 00:41:20.600
 is really a tragic

00:41:20.600 --> 00:41:21.280
 sight because

00:41:21.280 --> 00:41:22.140
 it's contrary

00:41:22.140 --> 00:41:23.560
 to and directly

00:41:23.560 --> 00:41:24.800
 against the command,

00:41:25.180 --> 00:41:25.820
 the instruction,

00:41:25.820 --> 00:41:26.820
 the privilege

00:41:26.820 --> 00:41:27.320
 that God

00:41:27.320 --> 00:41:27.960
 has given us

00:41:27.960 --> 00:41:28.840
 regarding his truth

00:41:28.840 --> 00:41:30.059
 to be custodians

00:41:30.059 --> 00:41:30.420
 of it.

00:41:30.860 --> 00:41:31.740
 And I didn't tell you

00:41:31.740 --> 00:41:32.640
 that today

00:41:32.640 --> 00:41:33.660
 that is actually

00:41:33.660 --> 00:41:35.200
 very commonly found

00:41:35.200 --> 00:41:36.200
 that foundational

00:41:36.200 --> 00:41:37.059
 doctrines

00:41:37.059 --> 00:41:38.260
 are being denied

00:41:38.260 --> 00:41:39.340
 or being distorted

00:41:39.340 --> 00:41:41.380
 or being contradicted

00:41:41.380 --> 00:41:43.140
 or being repackaged,

00:41:43.200 --> 00:41:43.620
 if you like.

00:41:43.660 --> 00:41:44.860
 You can use lots of words

00:41:44.860 --> 00:41:46.840
 but that's what you find

00:41:46.840 --> 00:41:48.240
 in the present day

00:41:48.240 --> 00:41:49.260
 and I'm not saying this

00:41:49.260 --> 00:41:50.059
 in any way

00:41:50.059 --> 00:41:50.660
 so as to try

00:41:50.660 --> 00:41:52.600
 and elevate ourselves

00:41:52.600 --> 00:41:53.880
 as if we were superior

00:41:53.880 --> 00:41:55.160
 to other denominations

00:41:55.159 --> 00:41:56.059
 or churches

00:41:56.059 --> 00:41:57.139
 is not to give ourselves

00:41:57.139 --> 00:41:58.339
 a pat on the back,

00:41:58.659 --> 00:41:59.399
 it's actually just

00:41:59.399 --> 00:42:00.279
 to take stock

00:42:00.279 --> 00:42:01.099
 of the situation

00:42:01.099 --> 00:42:02.460
 we face in the world

00:42:02.460 --> 00:42:03.480
 that we face

00:42:03.480 --> 00:42:04.799
 in the ecclesiastical

00:42:04.799 --> 00:42:05.639
 world of today

00:42:05.639 --> 00:42:06.779
 where people

00:42:06.779 --> 00:42:08.259
 who confess themselves

00:42:08.259 --> 00:42:09.179
 to be Christians

00:42:09.179 --> 00:42:10.339
 and bishops

00:42:10.339 --> 00:42:11.219
 and ministers

00:42:11.219 --> 00:42:12.119
 and so on

00:42:12.119 --> 00:42:13.079
 will actually

00:42:13.079 --> 00:42:14.219
 have no hesitation

00:42:14.219 --> 00:42:15.519
 in denying

00:42:15.519 --> 00:42:16.420
 the nature

00:42:16.420 --> 00:42:17.779
 of the Bible itself.

00:42:18.719 --> 00:42:20.119
 We'll have no hesitation

00:42:20.119 --> 00:42:20.739
 in denying

00:42:20.739 --> 00:42:21.460
 what the gospel

00:42:21.460 --> 00:42:22.039
 is about,

00:42:22.619 --> 00:42:23.619
 denying the trinity

00:42:23.619 --> 00:42:24.719
 that God is,

00:42:25.299 --> 00:42:26.319
 denying the resurrection

00:42:26.319 --> 00:42:27.039
 of Jesus,

00:42:27.980 --> 00:42:29.199
 distorting the terms

00:42:29.199 --> 00:42:30.079
 of salvation,

00:42:31.659 --> 00:42:32.739
 clouding the issues

00:42:32.739 --> 00:42:33.819
 of what comes

00:42:33.819 --> 00:42:34.759
 after death,

00:42:35.000 --> 00:42:36.199
 denying the reality

00:42:36.199 --> 00:42:36.719
 of hell

00:42:36.719 --> 00:42:37.759
 and a whole lot

00:42:37.759 --> 00:42:38.400
 of other things

00:42:38.400 --> 00:42:39.079
 I could mention.

00:42:39.519 --> 00:42:40.519
 That's what's out there

00:42:40.519 --> 00:42:42.079
 in the ecclesiastical world

00:42:42.079 --> 00:42:43.179
 and God is saying

00:42:43.179 --> 00:42:44.000
 to you and to me,

00:42:44.339 --> 00:42:45.420
 you are custodians

00:42:45.420 --> 00:42:46.339
 of my truth.

00:42:46.960 --> 00:42:47.719
 I have given you

00:42:47.719 --> 00:42:48.199
 my truth

00:42:48.199 --> 00:42:49.079
 to look after it,

00:42:49.319 --> 00:42:50.359
 to guard it,

00:42:50.739 --> 00:42:51.599
 to prize it,

00:42:51.599 --> 00:42:52.519
 to love it,

00:42:53.079 --> 00:42:53.900
 to believe it,

00:42:53.940 --> 00:42:54.699
 to embrace it,

00:42:54.920 --> 00:42:56.039
 to show it forth

00:42:56.039 --> 00:42:57.059
 as my truth.

00:42:58.500 --> 00:42:59.179
 Today here

00:42:59.179 --> 00:43:00.360
 in this locality,

00:43:01.219 --> 00:43:02.619
 we are the custodians

00:43:02.619 --> 00:43:03.219
 of the truth.

00:43:03.360 --> 00:43:04.099
 We're not the only

00:43:04.099 --> 00:43:05.539
 custodians of the truth

00:43:05.539 --> 00:43:06.440
 as a congregation.

00:43:06.920 --> 00:43:07.239
 Thankfully,

00:43:07.380 --> 00:43:08.319
 other congregations

00:43:08.319 --> 00:43:09.319
 are also,

00:43:09.719 --> 00:43:10.639
 other denominations

00:43:10.639 --> 00:43:11.259
 are also.

00:43:11.699 --> 00:43:12.880
 But for us ourselves,

00:43:13.059 --> 00:43:14.179
 this is what we're

00:43:14.179 --> 00:43:15.159
 focusing on,

00:43:15.360 --> 00:43:16.079
 how it affects

00:43:16.079 --> 00:43:16.819
 ourselves,

00:43:17.279 --> 00:43:18.279
 how it has a relationship

00:43:18.280 --> 00:43:19.100
 with us.

00:43:20.540 --> 00:43:21.620
 God is saying to us,

00:43:22.220 --> 00:43:24.000
 you are a pillar

00:43:24.000 --> 00:43:25.420
 and buttress

00:43:25.420 --> 00:43:26.760
 of my truth.

00:43:28.380 --> 00:43:29.160
 Now to do that,

00:43:29.940 --> 00:43:30.920
 you and I personally

00:43:30.920 --> 00:43:32.360
 must believe this truth,

00:43:33.360 --> 00:43:35.480
 must embrace this truth,

00:43:36.680 --> 00:43:37.860
 must see this truth

00:43:37.860 --> 00:43:38.960
 as so significant

00:43:38.960 --> 00:43:39.920
 that we cannot

00:43:39.920 --> 00:43:41.760
 alter its terms

00:43:41.760 --> 00:43:43.720
 unless we're being

00:43:43.720 --> 00:43:45.080
 disobedient to God.

00:43:45.079 --> 00:43:47.619
 and we have to love

00:43:47.619 --> 00:43:48.259
 this truth

00:43:48.259 --> 00:43:50.880
 and we have to show

00:43:50.880 --> 00:43:52.219
 this truth to the world

00:43:52.219 --> 00:43:54.619
 and not be ashamed

00:43:54.619 --> 00:43:55.360
 of the fact

00:43:55.360 --> 00:43:56.019
 that God

00:43:56.019 --> 00:43:57.199
 has given us

00:43:57.199 --> 00:43:58.000
 this word,

00:43:58.500 --> 00:43:59.199
 this gospel,

00:43:59.360 --> 00:43:59.940
 this truth

00:43:59.940 --> 00:44:02.500
 to be shown out

00:44:02.500 --> 00:44:04.559
 as His will

00:44:04.559 --> 00:44:05.420
 for humanity.

00:44:06.239 --> 00:44:07.799
 We are custodians

00:44:07.799 --> 00:44:09.639
 of the truth.

00:44:09.759 --> 00:44:10.960
 It's a great privilege.

00:44:11.759 --> 00:44:13.139
 It's a great responsibility.

00:44:13.139 --> 00:44:15.000
 But it's something

00:44:15.000 --> 00:44:15.839
 for which God

00:44:15.839 --> 00:44:16.359
 Himself

00:44:16.359 --> 00:44:17.779
 will furnish us

00:44:17.779 --> 00:44:18.859
 by His Holy Spirit

00:44:18.859 --> 00:44:20.339
 to be true

00:44:20.339 --> 00:44:21.259
 to this calling,

00:44:21.879 --> 00:44:23.599
 to be indeed

00:44:23.599 --> 00:44:24.440
 custodians

00:44:24.440 --> 00:44:25.559
 of His truth.

00:44:26.699 --> 00:44:27.179
 Secondly,

00:44:27.279 --> 00:44:27.639
 it means

00:44:27.639 --> 00:44:28.639
 as the pillar

00:44:28.639 --> 00:44:29.139
 and buttress

00:44:29.139 --> 00:44:29.659
 of the truth

00:44:29.659 --> 00:44:30.199
 that we are

00:44:30.199 --> 00:44:31.179
 conveyors

00:44:31.179 --> 00:44:32.119
 or communicators

00:44:32.119 --> 00:44:32.599
 of the truth.

00:44:32.679 --> 00:44:33.079
 Not only

00:44:33.079 --> 00:44:34.359
 has God given us

00:44:34.359 --> 00:44:34.960
 the privilege

00:44:34.960 --> 00:44:35.960
 of guarding

00:44:35.960 --> 00:44:36.759
 His truth,

00:44:37.559 --> 00:44:38.359
 looking after it,

00:44:38.400 --> 00:44:38.920
 but also

00:44:38.920 --> 00:44:40.099
 conveying it,

00:44:40.259 --> 00:44:41.079
 presenting it,

00:44:41.579 --> 00:44:42.559
 communicating it

00:44:42.559 --> 00:44:43.400
 to the world

00:44:43.400 --> 00:44:44.219
 in which we live.

00:44:44.539 --> 00:44:45.000
 And there are

00:44:45.000 --> 00:44:45.719
 three elements

00:44:45.719 --> 00:44:46.880
 that I want to mention.

00:44:46.980 --> 00:44:47.860
 We could mention others,

00:44:48.299 --> 00:44:49.199
 but three especially

00:44:49.199 --> 00:44:49.960
 I want to mention

00:44:49.960 --> 00:44:51.320
 in relation to this

00:44:51.320 --> 00:44:52.279
 for the rest of our time.

00:44:52.840 --> 00:44:53.500
 First of all,

00:44:53.920 --> 00:44:55.519
 the word preached.

00:44:56.519 --> 00:44:58.360
 The word preached.

00:44:58.940 --> 00:44:59.739
 And the word preached

00:44:59.739 --> 00:45:00.320
 is both

00:45:00.320 --> 00:45:01.659
 an explanation

00:45:01.659 --> 00:45:03.340
 and an application

00:45:03.340 --> 00:45:04.539
 of God's truth.

00:45:05.019 --> 00:45:05.739
 That's essentially

00:45:05.739 --> 00:45:07.159
 what we go to

00:45:07.159 --> 00:45:08.000
 college,

00:45:08.159 --> 00:45:09.340
 to seminary for,

00:45:09.340 --> 00:45:10.700
 to actually

00:45:10.700 --> 00:45:11.440
 be trained

00:45:11.440 --> 00:45:12.559
 by those

00:45:12.559 --> 00:45:13.039
 who are able

00:45:13.039 --> 00:45:13.820
 to do this,

00:45:14.079 --> 00:45:14.960
 to train us

00:45:14.960 --> 00:45:16.280
 in how to explain

00:45:16.280 --> 00:45:16.860
 the Bible,

00:45:17.260 --> 00:45:18.160
 how to open up

00:45:18.160 --> 00:45:18.680
 the Bible,

00:45:19.039 --> 00:45:19.860
 how to bring out

00:45:19.860 --> 00:45:20.420
 the meaning

00:45:20.420 --> 00:45:21.120
 of the Bible,

00:45:21.400 --> 00:45:22.440
 how to apply

00:45:22.440 --> 00:45:22.980
 the teaching

00:45:22.980 --> 00:45:23.660
 of the Bible

00:45:23.660 --> 00:45:25.120
 to our everyday lives

00:45:25.120 --> 00:45:26.019
 as human beings.

00:45:26.519 --> 00:45:27.620
 That's what the preaching

00:45:27.620 --> 00:45:28.320
 of the gospel

00:45:28.320 --> 00:45:29.360
 is about.

00:45:29.840 --> 00:45:30.400
 And preaching

00:45:30.400 --> 00:45:31.760
 in the New Testament,

00:45:31.920 --> 00:45:32.440
 as you see,

00:45:32.600 --> 00:45:33.380
 you know very well

00:45:33.380 --> 00:45:33.800
 yourselves

00:45:33.800 --> 00:45:34.960
 this is the case.

00:45:35.280 --> 00:45:36.059
 In the New Testament,

00:45:36.280 --> 00:45:37.600
 preaching has a primary,

00:45:37.599 --> 00:45:38.860
 the primary place

00:45:38.860 --> 00:45:40.000
 in conveying

00:45:40.000 --> 00:45:40.940
 the truth of God.

00:45:41.019 --> 00:45:41.500
 It doesn't mean

00:45:41.500 --> 00:45:42.719
 we don't communicate

00:45:42.719 --> 00:45:43.699
 by other means,

00:45:43.819 --> 00:45:45.159
 but this is centrally,

00:45:45.319 --> 00:45:46.119
 foundationally,

00:45:46.639 --> 00:45:47.679
 how all the way

00:45:47.679 --> 00:45:48.719
 through the New Testament,

00:45:49.319 --> 00:45:50.339
 the truth of God

00:45:50.339 --> 00:45:51.460
 is disseminated

00:45:51.460 --> 00:45:52.400
 and broadcast

00:45:52.400 --> 00:45:53.500
 and set forth.

00:45:54.119 --> 00:45:54.839
 The preaching

00:45:54.839 --> 00:45:56.319
 of the gospel.

00:45:57.420 --> 00:45:58.199
 And as the preaching

00:45:58.199 --> 00:45:58.900
 of the gospel

00:45:58.900 --> 00:46:00.639
 has down through the years

00:46:00.639 --> 00:46:01.339
 been blessed

00:46:01.339 --> 00:46:02.119
 by the Lord,

00:46:02.819 --> 00:46:03.739
 so, for example,

00:46:03.900 --> 00:46:06.139
 Paul in Acts chapter 20,

00:46:06.239 --> 00:46:06.619
 where he said

00:46:06.619 --> 00:46:08.659
 a very emotional farewell

00:46:08.659 --> 00:46:09.859
 to the elders

00:46:09.859 --> 00:46:10.500
 at Ephesus.

00:46:11.639 --> 00:46:12.119
 I remember

00:46:12.119 --> 00:46:12.960
 they came to him

00:46:12.960 --> 00:46:14.759
 and they wept

00:46:14.759 --> 00:46:15.279
 that they were not

00:46:15.279 --> 00:46:16.239
 going to see his face

00:46:16.239 --> 00:46:17.559
 anymore after all the time

00:46:17.559 --> 00:46:18.839
 that they had spent

00:46:18.839 --> 00:46:19.179
 with him

00:46:19.179 --> 00:46:20.319
 and been taught by him.

00:46:21.739 --> 00:46:22.480
 But he said,

00:46:22.579 --> 00:46:23.539
 I did not shirk

00:46:23.539 --> 00:46:26.599
 from preaching

00:46:26.599 --> 00:46:27.019
 to you

00:46:27.019 --> 00:46:28.639
 the whole counsel

00:46:28.639 --> 00:46:29.900
 of God.

00:46:31.319 --> 00:46:32.519
 That's what he emphasized.

00:46:32.880 --> 00:46:34.099
 The whole counsel

00:46:34.099 --> 00:46:34.519
 of God.

00:46:34.579 --> 00:46:35.059
 In other words,

00:46:35.359 --> 00:46:36.039
 what he was saying

00:46:36.039 --> 00:46:37.360
 is whatever God

00:46:37.360 --> 00:46:38.259
 has revealed

00:46:38.259 --> 00:46:39.179
 in his word,

00:46:39.599 --> 00:46:40.500
 whatever he has revealed

00:46:40.500 --> 00:46:41.279
 in the gospel,

00:46:41.599 --> 00:46:42.440
 it's our business

00:46:42.440 --> 00:46:43.119
 to convey

00:46:43.119 --> 00:46:43.920
 as a church

00:46:43.920 --> 00:46:44.779
 and as a preaching

00:46:44.779 --> 00:46:45.519
 of the gospel.

00:46:46.119 --> 00:46:47.380
 All the different topics,

00:46:47.739 --> 00:46:49.539
 some more emphasized

00:46:49.539 --> 00:46:50.199
 than others,

00:46:50.300 --> 00:46:51.539
 but all the different topics

00:46:51.539 --> 00:46:52.500
 as they relate together,

00:46:52.980 --> 00:46:53.840
 that is the business

00:46:53.840 --> 00:46:55.000
 of preaching the gospel.

00:46:55.340 --> 00:46:55.900
 That is why

00:46:55.900 --> 00:46:56.820
 you're here today.

00:46:57.059 --> 00:46:57.800
 Yes, I know you're here

00:46:57.800 --> 00:46:58.940
 to worship the Lord

00:46:58.940 --> 00:47:01.360
 in the whole breadth

00:47:01.360 --> 00:47:02.440
 of the service

00:47:02.440 --> 00:47:02.980
 of worship,

00:47:02.980 --> 00:47:03.039
 worship,

00:47:03.420 --> 00:47:05.039
 but central to that

00:47:05.039 --> 00:47:05.920
 is the preaching

00:47:05.920 --> 00:47:06.699
 of the gospel,

00:47:07.199 --> 00:47:08.460
 the feeding of your minds,

00:47:08.579 --> 00:47:09.740
 the feeding of your souls,

00:47:10.059 --> 00:47:10.639
 the instruction

00:47:10.639 --> 00:47:11.659
 of your hearts.

00:47:13.179 --> 00:47:13.420
 You know,

00:47:13.460 --> 00:47:13.980
 and we're so,

00:47:14.340 --> 00:47:16.360
 we are so thankful

00:47:16.360 --> 00:47:17.940
 those of us who

00:47:17.940 --> 00:47:18.760
 are called

00:47:18.760 --> 00:47:19.820
 to preach the gospel.

00:47:20.820 --> 00:47:21.539
 One of the things

00:47:21.539 --> 00:47:23.440
 we're profoundly thankful for,

00:47:23.760 --> 00:47:24.940
 and let it never be

00:47:24.940 --> 00:47:25.539
 anything else,

00:47:26.220 --> 00:47:27.059
 that you're praying

00:47:27.059 --> 00:47:27.620
 for us,

00:47:28.460 --> 00:47:29.400
 that you're praying

00:47:29.400 --> 00:47:30.160
 that the preaching

00:47:30.160 --> 00:47:30.860
 of the gospel

00:47:30.860 --> 00:47:31.820
 will be effective,

00:47:32.820 --> 00:47:33.620
 that you're praying

00:47:33.620 --> 00:47:34.640
 that we will deliver

00:47:34.640 --> 00:47:35.680
 the whole counsel

00:47:35.680 --> 00:47:36.220
 of God

00:47:36.220 --> 00:47:37.440
 without compromise,

00:47:37.640 --> 00:47:38.240
 without fear,

00:47:38.340 --> 00:47:39.320
 without contradiction,

00:47:39.320 --> 00:47:41.059
 because that is what

00:47:41.059 --> 00:47:42.960
 God has given you

00:47:42.960 --> 00:47:44.000
 as a privilege

00:47:44.000 --> 00:47:45.480
 and me as a privilege

00:47:45.480 --> 00:47:47.100
 to be conveyors

00:47:47.100 --> 00:47:47.660
 of the truth,

00:47:47.900 --> 00:47:48.940
 to have the word

00:47:48.940 --> 00:47:49.760
 preached to you

00:47:49.760 --> 00:47:50.519
 and by us.

00:47:51.760 --> 00:47:52.280
 And that means

00:47:52.280 --> 00:47:53.519
 the truth of God

00:47:53.519 --> 00:47:54.120
 is applicable

00:47:54.120 --> 00:47:54.780
 in the preaching

00:47:54.780 --> 00:47:55.480
 of the gospel

00:47:55.480 --> 00:47:57.360
 to all aspects of life.

00:47:57.420 --> 00:47:57.860
 It's not just

00:47:57.860 --> 00:47:59.620
 for personal salvation,

00:47:59.760 --> 00:48:00.880
 of course it is that,

00:48:01.519 --> 00:48:02.360
 for your personal

00:48:02.360 --> 00:48:03.740
 relationship with God,

00:48:04.600 --> 00:48:06.019
 for your salvation,

00:48:06.280 --> 00:48:07.260
 for your justification,

00:48:07.260 --> 00:48:08.600
 for your hope

00:48:08.600 --> 00:48:09.660
 of eternal life.

00:48:11.280 --> 00:48:12.200
 But the preaching

00:48:12.200 --> 00:48:12.820
 of the gospel

00:48:12.820 --> 00:48:13.600
 must include

00:48:13.600 --> 00:48:16.200
 all things such as

00:48:16.200 --> 00:48:17.880
 social conditions,

00:48:19.540 --> 00:48:20.560
 moral issues,

00:48:21.580 --> 00:48:22.680
 political issues.

00:48:23.580 --> 00:48:24.180
 That doesn't mean

00:48:24.180 --> 00:48:25.080
 that the preacher

00:48:25.080 --> 00:48:25.580
 of the gospel

00:48:25.580 --> 00:48:26.980
 must become a politician,

00:48:27.940 --> 00:48:28.720
 that he must start

00:48:28.720 --> 00:48:29.860
 dabbling in politics

00:48:29.860 --> 00:48:30.780
 rather than preaching

00:48:30.780 --> 00:48:31.380
 the gospel.

00:48:31.840 --> 00:48:33.320
 But politics

00:48:33.320 --> 00:48:34.260
 has to come into it

00:48:34.260 --> 00:48:35.340
 because when the government

00:48:35.340 --> 00:48:36.060
 of the day

00:48:36.060 --> 00:48:37.240
 introduces law

00:48:37.239 --> 00:48:38.439
 that are contradictory

00:48:38.439 --> 00:48:40.199
 to the word of God,

00:48:40.479 --> 00:48:41.439
 introduces things

00:48:41.439 --> 00:48:43.059
 which are hateful

00:48:43.059 --> 00:48:43.639
 to God

00:48:43.639 --> 00:48:45.299
 in terms of personal morality

00:48:45.299 --> 00:48:46.659
 or public morality,

00:48:46.979 --> 00:48:48.079
 the church has to,

00:48:48.319 --> 00:48:49.619
 as custodians of the truth,

00:48:49.699 --> 00:48:50.519
 as communicators

00:48:50.519 --> 00:48:50.959
 of the truth,

00:48:51.379 --> 00:48:52.479
 raise its voice.

00:48:52.779 --> 00:48:53.199
 The preaching

00:48:53.199 --> 00:48:53.779
 of the gospel

00:48:53.779 --> 00:48:55.000
 has to deal with that.

00:48:57.139 --> 00:48:58.759
 And whatever governments

00:48:58.759 --> 00:48:59.319
 might say,

00:48:59.439 --> 00:49:00.359
 whatever people

00:49:00.359 --> 00:49:01.279
 generally might say,

00:49:01.319 --> 00:49:01.819
 well, the church

00:49:01.819 --> 00:49:02.579
 has no business

00:49:02.579 --> 00:49:03.019
 dealing with it,

00:49:03.019 --> 00:49:04.159
 that's a political issue.

00:49:04.159 --> 00:49:06.639
 If the politics

00:49:06.639 --> 00:49:07.239
 of the day

00:49:07.239 --> 00:49:08.059
 or the government

00:49:08.059 --> 00:49:08.659
 of the day

00:49:08.659 --> 00:49:10.559
 introduces legislation

00:49:10.559 --> 00:49:12.299
 that is harmful

00:49:12.299 --> 00:49:14.099
 to unborn children

00:49:14.099 --> 00:49:16.759
 or introduces euthanasia,

00:49:16.879 --> 00:49:17.539
 God forbid,

00:49:17.679 --> 00:49:18.980
 but it's on the horizon,

00:49:20.440 --> 00:49:22.079
 or anything else

00:49:22.079 --> 00:49:23.139
 that has to do

00:49:23.139 --> 00:49:25.619
 with moral issues

00:49:25.619 --> 00:49:26.559
 and ethics

00:49:26.559 --> 00:49:27.559
 in public life

00:49:27.559 --> 00:49:28.559
 or in private life,

00:49:28.859 --> 00:49:29.519
 the preaching

00:49:29.519 --> 00:49:30.319
 of the gospel

00:49:30.319 --> 00:49:31.759
 must set out

00:49:31.760 --> 00:49:33.040
 the will of God

00:49:33.040 --> 00:49:34.020
 against that.

00:49:35.580 --> 00:49:36.660
 It's not dabbling

00:49:36.660 --> 00:49:37.460
 in politics.

00:49:38.720 --> 00:49:39.660
 It's not dealing

00:49:39.660 --> 00:49:40.100
 with things

00:49:40.100 --> 00:49:40.940
 which are beyond

00:49:40.940 --> 00:49:41.420
 the reach

00:49:41.420 --> 00:49:42.120
 of the preaching

00:49:42.120 --> 00:49:42.960
 of God's word.

00:49:43.700 --> 00:49:44.620
 It's bringing

00:49:44.620 --> 00:49:45.880
 the light of truth.

00:49:46.520 --> 00:49:47.480
 It's communicating

00:49:47.480 --> 00:49:48.820
 the truth of God

00:49:48.820 --> 00:49:50.680
 to the current situation,

00:49:50.820 --> 00:49:51.880
 whatever it might be.

00:49:52.860 --> 00:49:54.400
 And it's our pleasure

00:49:54.400 --> 00:49:55.460
 and our responsibility

00:49:55.460 --> 00:49:57.480
 to raise our voices,

00:49:57.600 --> 00:49:58.400
 not just in preaching,

00:49:58.520 --> 00:49:59.000
 but as we'll see

00:49:59.000 --> 00:49:59.360
 in a minute,

00:49:59.360 --> 00:50:01.720
 also in Christian conduct

00:50:01.720 --> 00:50:04.000
 because you have voices

00:50:04.000 --> 00:50:05.940
 along with the preached word

00:50:05.940 --> 00:50:07.820
 that needs to actually

00:50:07.820 --> 00:50:09.260
 hold governments

00:50:09.260 --> 00:50:10.099
 to account

00:50:10.099 --> 00:50:12.320
 if they are

00:50:12.320 --> 00:50:14.539
 contradicting

00:50:14.539 --> 00:50:16.539
 or compromising

00:50:16.539 --> 00:50:18.940
 God's revealed truth.

00:50:20.320 --> 00:50:21.579
 So that's the first thing

00:50:21.579 --> 00:50:22.680
 in the conveying of truth.

00:50:23.079 --> 00:50:24.320
 There is the word preached,

00:50:24.420 --> 00:50:24.960
 but there's secondly

00:50:24.960 --> 00:50:25.780
 what I'm going to call

00:50:25.780 --> 00:50:28.539
 instructive evangelism.

00:50:29.360 --> 00:50:32.300
 instructive evangelism.

00:50:32.599 --> 00:50:33.260
 When you go back

00:50:33.260 --> 00:50:34.380
 to the terms

00:50:34.380 --> 00:50:35.940
 of Matthew,

00:50:36.920 --> 00:50:37.800
 Matthew 28,

00:50:37.900 --> 00:50:38.599
 the Great Commission,

00:50:39.180 --> 00:50:40.180
 we usually refer to it

00:50:40.180 --> 00:50:41.019
 as the Great Commission,

00:50:41.300 --> 00:50:42.039
 Matthew 28,

00:50:42.680 --> 00:50:44.660
 and verses 19 to 20 especially.

00:50:45.740 --> 00:50:46.620
 This is what Jesus

00:50:46.620 --> 00:50:48.440
 said to the disciples

00:50:48.440 --> 00:50:49.980
 just before He left them

00:50:49.980 --> 00:50:51.380
 to go back to heaven.

00:50:51.380 --> 00:50:54.240
 He said,

00:50:54.320 --> 00:50:55.720
 all authority in heaven

00:50:55.720 --> 00:50:56.180
 and on earth

00:50:56.180 --> 00:50:57.220
 has been given to me.

00:50:57.960 --> 00:50:58.559
 Go therefore

00:50:58.559 --> 00:50:59.840
 and make disciples

00:50:59.840 --> 00:51:01.119
 of all nations,

00:51:01.760 --> 00:51:02.619
 baptizing them

00:51:02.619 --> 00:51:03.119
 in the name

00:51:03.119 --> 00:51:03.760
 of the Father

00:51:03.760 --> 00:51:04.519
 and of the Son

00:51:04.519 --> 00:51:05.960
 and of the Holy Spirit,

00:51:06.579 --> 00:51:07.420
 teaching them

00:51:07.420 --> 00:51:08.240
 to observe

00:51:08.240 --> 00:51:09.480
 all that I have

00:51:09.480 --> 00:51:10.240
 commanded you.

00:51:11.099 --> 00:51:11.480
 You see,

00:51:11.539 --> 00:51:12.099
 there are two things

00:51:12.099 --> 00:51:12.640
 very closely

00:51:12.640 --> 00:51:13.640
 joined together there,

00:51:14.059 --> 00:51:14.960
 making disciples

00:51:14.960 --> 00:51:15.940
 and teaching.

00:51:16.599 --> 00:51:18.000
 You can't extract

00:51:18.000 --> 00:51:19.519
 the teaching element

00:51:19.519 --> 00:51:21.719
 from the making disciples element.

00:51:22.199 --> 00:51:23.119
 What Jesus is saying

00:51:23.119 --> 00:51:24.280
 to His church is,

00:51:24.880 --> 00:51:26.199
 I'm sending you forth.

00:51:26.559 --> 00:51:27.639
 I have the authority

00:51:27.639 --> 00:51:28.840
 and you are,

00:51:29.300 --> 00:51:30.059
 on that basis,

00:51:30.300 --> 00:51:31.259
 sent into the world

00:51:31.259 --> 00:51:32.639
 to make disciples.

00:51:33.159 --> 00:51:34.500
 But you make disciples

00:51:34.500 --> 00:51:36.840
 not just by baptizing them,

00:51:37.019 --> 00:51:38.360
 but by teaching them.

00:51:39.139 --> 00:51:42.360
 You have an instructive evangelism.

00:51:42.360 --> 00:51:44.920
 And that follows through

00:51:44.920 --> 00:51:48.059
 into our evangelism as well.

00:51:49.000 --> 00:51:50.740
 Because evangelism

00:51:50.740 --> 00:51:52.099
 has to be instructive.

00:51:52.820 --> 00:51:54.980
 It's not that we evangelize,

00:51:55.300 --> 00:51:57.599
 just looking at things practically,

00:51:58.099 --> 00:51:59.599
 and then different

00:51:59.599 --> 00:52:00.740
 or separate from that,

00:52:00.840 --> 00:52:01.400
 we instruct,

00:52:01.539 --> 00:52:02.059
 we teach.

00:52:02.519 --> 00:52:04.059
 No, it has to be a teaching

00:52:04.059 --> 00:52:06.000
 or an instructive evangelism.

00:52:06.780 --> 00:52:08.260
 As you seek to bring

00:52:08.260 --> 00:52:09.559
 the gospel to people,

00:52:09.720 --> 00:52:10.579
 as you reach out

00:52:10.579 --> 00:52:11.179
 with the gospel

00:52:11.179 --> 00:52:12.139
 into our communities,

00:52:12.819 --> 00:52:13.619
 you reach out

00:52:13.619 --> 00:52:15.179
 with the truth of God.

00:52:15.900 --> 00:52:16.699
 You lay out

00:52:16.699 --> 00:52:17.799
 the truth of God

00:52:17.799 --> 00:52:18.900
 as you're seeking

00:52:18.900 --> 00:52:20.239
 to have people

00:52:20.239 --> 00:52:20.960
 give attention

00:52:20.960 --> 00:52:23.139
 to the claims

00:52:23.139 --> 00:52:24.380
 of God upon them.

00:52:25.940 --> 00:52:26.400
 And indeed,

00:52:26.480 --> 00:52:27.219
 that's what we've been

00:52:27.219 --> 00:52:28.299
 seeking to do.

00:52:28.400 --> 00:52:29.039
 And that's what we're seeking

00:52:29.039 --> 00:52:30.360
 to do this coming week,

00:52:30.400 --> 00:52:30.639
 even,

00:52:31.039 --> 00:52:32.199
 in the holiday club.

00:52:32.840 --> 00:52:33.480
 We are seeking

00:52:33.480 --> 00:52:35.059
 to have a means

00:52:35.059 --> 00:52:35.759
 alongside

00:52:35.759 --> 00:52:37.319
 the formal services

00:52:37.319 --> 00:52:38.179
 of the church,

00:52:38.179 --> 00:52:40.739
 a means by which

00:52:40.739 --> 00:52:41.579
 our young people,

00:52:41.639 --> 00:52:42.259
 our children,

00:52:42.599 --> 00:52:43.460
 can receive

00:52:43.460 --> 00:52:44.919
 the truth of God.

00:52:45.419 --> 00:52:46.500
 It's not entertainment.

00:52:48.039 --> 00:52:48.879
 There is

00:52:48.879 --> 00:52:50.139
 an attractive element

00:52:50.139 --> 00:52:50.619
 in it.

00:52:51.339 --> 00:52:52.299
 There are certain things

00:52:52.299 --> 00:52:53.879
 involved in it

00:52:53.879 --> 00:52:55.559
 that are,

00:52:56.059 --> 00:52:56.460
 if you like,

00:52:56.500 --> 00:52:57.159
 not exactly

00:52:57.159 --> 00:52:58.119
 lecturing

00:52:58.119 --> 00:52:58.980
 or preaching

00:52:58.980 --> 00:53:00.440
 in its own right.

00:53:01.119 --> 00:53:02.259
 It's creating

00:53:02.259 --> 00:53:03.239
 an environment

00:53:03.239 --> 00:53:05.059
 that will give pleasure

00:53:05.059 --> 00:53:05.980
 to our children,

00:53:05.980 --> 00:53:07.119
 but will also

00:53:07.119 --> 00:53:08.000
 be a means

00:53:08.000 --> 00:53:08.699
 of bringing

00:53:08.699 --> 00:53:09.639
 the truth to them,

00:53:10.119 --> 00:53:11.300
 of educating them

00:53:11.300 --> 00:53:12.360
 under the truth.

00:53:12.659 --> 00:53:13.539
 And the same is true

00:53:13.539 --> 00:53:15.119
 of our Sunday school.

00:53:15.219 --> 00:53:16.380
 Why do we have Sunday school?

00:53:16.480 --> 00:53:17.659
 Why do we have Bible class?

00:53:18.179 --> 00:53:20.000
 It's so that our young people

00:53:20.000 --> 00:53:21.000
 can actually come

00:53:21.000 --> 00:53:22.460
 to have the truth

00:53:22.460 --> 00:53:23.420
 of God

00:53:23.420 --> 00:53:24.400
 communicated

00:53:24.400 --> 00:53:25.679
 to their young minds,

00:53:25.840 --> 00:53:26.820
 to bring them under

00:53:26.820 --> 00:53:28.300
 the shaping effect

00:53:28.300 --> 00:53:29.320
 of God's truth.

00:53:30.760 --> 00:53:31.460
 Same thing

00:53:31.460 --> 00:53:33.340
 with the free breakfast.

00:53:33.480 --> 00:53:33.820
 You'll notice

00:53:33.820 --> 00:53:35.159
 in the bulletin sheet,

00:53:35.159 --> 00:53:36.299
 the details

00:53:36.299 --> 00:53:36.899
 from that,

00:53:36.960 --> 00:53:37.779
 that free breakfast,

00:53:38.079 --> 00:53:39.879
 which maybe not everybody

00:53:39.879 --> 00:53:41.059
 would agree with,

00:53:41.139 --> 00:53:41.980
 but what we're seeking

00:53:41.980 --> 00:53:42.719
 to do in that

00:53:42.719 --> 00:53:43.960
 is use the opportunity

00:53:43.960 --> 00:53:45.480
 that God has given us

00:53:45.480 --> 00:53:46.279
 in His providence

00:53:46.279 --> 00:53:48.480
 to bring the gospel

00:53:48.480 --> 00:53:49.159
 to people

00:53:49.159 --> 00:53:49.719
 who otherwise

00:53:49.719 --> 00:53:50.559
 wouldn't have it,

00:53:51.039 --> 00:53:51.699
 or most of them

00:53:51.699 --> 00:53:52.779
 at least wouldn't have it,

00:53:53.359 --> 00:53:53.960
 because many,

00:53:54.059 --> 00:53:54.460
 many people

00:53:54.460 --> 00:53:55.759
 left that free breakfast

00:53:55.759 --> 00:53:57.179
 with a free copy

00:53:57.179 --> 00:53:57.759
 of the Bible,

00:53:57.879 --> 00:53:58.579
 which they didn't have.

00:53:58.799 --> 00:53:59.239
 They asked,

00:53:59.319 --> 00:53:59.659
 some of them,

00:53:59.699 --> 00:54:00.559
 asked for a Bible.

00:54:01.039 --> 00:54:02.000
 We gave them a Bible.

00:54:02.219 --> 00:54:02.699
 We gave them

00:54:02.699 --> 00:54:03.319
 the Word of God.

00:54:03.379 --> 00:54:03.779
 We gave them

00:54:03.779 --> 00:54:04.799
 the truth of God.

00:54:05.719 --> 00:54:06.179
 Some of them

00:54:06.179 --> 00:54:07.399
 came to the service

00:54:07.399 --> 00:54:08.019
 afterwards.

00:54:08.480 --> 00:54:09.059
 They weren't used

00:54:09.059 --> 00:54:10.480
 to coming to church services,

00:54:10.579 --> 00:54:11.219
 certainly not to free

00:54:11.219 --> 00:54:11.960
 church services,

00:54:12.299 --> 00:54:13.819
 but they came,

00:54:14.079 --> 00:54:14.960
 and they came willingly,

00:54:15.039 --> 00:54:15.500
 and they came

00:54:15.500 --> 00:54:16.920
 under the truth of God.

00:54:17.879 --> 00:54:18.940
 That's the intention.

00:54:19.079 --> 00:54:19.899
 That's the purpose.

00:54:20.799 --> 00:54:22.460
 We are communicators

00:54:22.460 --> 00:54:23.679
 of the truth.

00:54:23.759 --> 00:54:25.559
 That is the church itself.

00:54:25.559 --> 00:54:28.400
 And in all of that

00:54:28.400 --> 00:54:30.480
 instructive evangelism,

00:54:31.019 --> 00:54:31.860
 our concern,

00:54:32.199 --> 00:54:32.460
 of course,

00:54:32.539 --> 00:54:33.900
 our overriding concern,

00:54:34.039 --> 00:54:35.199
 is the glory of God,

00:54:35.259 --> 00:54:36.279
 the praise of God.

00:54:37.000 --> 00:54:37.840
 Not making a name

00:54:37.840 --> 00:54:38.500
 for ourselves.

00:54:39.500 --> 00:54:40.199
 Nothing like that,

00:54:40.299 --> 00:54:42.279
 but to bring the truth

00:54:42.279 --> 00:54:43.199
 of God to bear

00:54:43.199 --> 00:54:44.360
 upon people's lives.

00:54:45.199 --> 00:54:45.759
 Young ones,

00:54:46.239 --> 00:54:46.860
 middle-aged,

00:54:47.079 --> 00:54:47.340
 old,

00:54:47.400 --> 00:54:47.980
 doesn't matter.

00:54:47.980 --> 00:54:51.679
 This is the church

00:54:51.679 --> 00:54:52.500
 as the pillar

00:54:52.500 --> 00:54:53.320
 and buttress

00:54:53.320 --> 00:54:54.099
 of the truth,

00:54:55.139 --> 00:54:56.500
 communicating the truth

00:54:56.500 --> 00:54:57.639
 through the preaching

00:54:57.639 --> 00:54:58.360
 of the gospel,

00:54:59.039 --> 00:55:00.699
 through instructive evangelism,

00:55:01.359 --> 00:55:01.919
 thirdly,

00:55:02.559 --> 00:55:03.960
 through Christian conduct.

00:55:05.000 --> 00:55:05.699
 Let me come back

00:55:05.699 --> 00:55:06.619
 to the verse itself

00:55:06.619 --> 00:55:07.879
 in 1 Timothy,

00:55:08.399 --> 00:55:09.359
 which says,

00:55:09.519 --> 00:55:10.659
 I hope to see you soon,

00:55:10.739 --> 00:55:11.379
 verse 14,

00:55:12.319 --> 00:55:13.639
 but to come and see you soon,

00:55:13.719 --> 00:55:14.399
 but I'm writing

00:55:14.399 --> 00:55:15.379
 these things to you

00:55:15.379 --> 00:55:17.159
 so that if I delay,

00:55:17.919 --> 00:55:18.779
 you may know

00:55:18.779 --> 00:55:20.359
 how one ought to behave

00:55:20.359 --> 00:55:22.579
 in the household of God,

00:55:22.960 --> 00:55:23.799
 which is the church

00:55:23.799 --> 00:55:24.519
 of the living God,

00:55:24.519 --> 00:55:25.599
 a pillar and buttress

00:55:25.599 --> 00:55:26.799
 of the truth.

00:55:30.699 --> 00:55:32.279
 A worldly church,

00:55:33.119 --> 00:55:35.759
 a church that's packed

00:55:35.759 --> 00:55:36.559
 with worldliness,

00:55:36.939 --> 00:55:37.699
 and by that I mean

00:55:37.699 --> 00:55:39.279
 things which especially

00:55:39.279 --> 00:55:40.079
 are contradictory

00:55:40.079 --> 00:55:41.939
 to the Word of God,

00:55:42.000 --> 00:55:42.919
 to the truth of God,

00:55:43.000 --> 00:55:44.299
 or have displaced

00:55:44.299 --> 00:55:45.279
 the likes of preaching

00:55:45.279 --> 00:55:46.159
 with something else.

00:55:47.299 --> 00:55:48.439
 A church that exists

00:55:48.439 --> 00:55:49.939
 just to entertain people

00:55:49.939 --> 00:55:52.279
 or to draw praise

00:55:52.279 --> 00:55:53.759
 to people themselves.

00:55:55.759 --> 00:55:57.079
 A worldly church

00:55:57.079 --> 00:55:58.980
 is a sure way

00:55:58.980 --> 00:56:00.500
 to create more atheists.

00:56:01.279 --> 00:56:02.839
 It's always been the case.

00:56:04.299 --> 00:56:05.379
 Atheists are not created

00:56:05.379 --> 00:56:06.500
 by the church

00:56:06.500 --> 00:56:07.619
 withstanding assault

00:56:07.619 --> 00:56:08.480
 from those who are

00:56:08.480 --> 00:56:09.919
 in enmity to the gospel.

00:56:11.559 --> 00:56:13.079
 Atheists are created largely

00:56:13.079 --> 00:56:13.839
 through the church

00:56:13.839 --> 00:56:16.599
 abandoning its custodianship

00:56:16.599 --> 00:56:17.199
 of the truth

00:56:17.199 --> 00:56:18.619
 and its communicating

00:56:18.619 --> 00:56:19.339
 of the truth

00:56:19.339 --> 00:56:20.619
 as the truth of God.

00:56:21.939 --> 00:56:23.879
 Let me just briefly,

00:56:24.480 --> 00:56:25.299
 before we close,

00:56:25.399 --> 00:56:26.460
 go to Ephesians.

00:56:26.939 --> 00:56:27.619
 So I want to show you

00:56:27.619 --> 00:56:29.139
 a pattern there in Ephesians.

00:56:29.619 --> 00:56:30.259
 That's important.

00:56:30.260 --> 00:56:31.260
 Ephesians 5

00:56:31.260 --> 00:56:33.640
 and verses 1 to 6.

00:56:35.160 --> 00:56:36.120
 It starts there,

00:56:36.240 --> 00:56:37.360
 therefore be imitators

00:56:37.360 --> 00:56:37.980
 of God

00:56:37.980 --> 00:56:39.940
 as beloved children,

00:56:40.060 --> 00:56:41.260
 children beloved by God,

00:56:41.520 --> 00:56:42.500
 and walk in love

00:56:42.500 --> 00:56:43.600
 as Christ loved us

00:56:43.600 --> 00:56:44.980
 and gave himself up for us,

00:56:45.500 --> 00:56:46.580
 a fragrant offering

00:56:46.580 --> 00:56:48.080
 and sacrifice to God.

00:56:48.940 --> 00:56:49.780
 Then he says,

00:56:49.780 --> 00:56:51.160
 but sexual immorality,

00:56:51.820 --> 00:56:53.580
 all impurity or covetousness

00:56:53.580 --> 00:56:55.600
 must not even be named among you

00:56:55.600 --> 00:56:57.700
 as is proper among saints.

00:56:57.760 --> 00:56:59.019
 And all the way through then he says,

00:56:59.500 --> 00:57:00.360
 these are the things

00:57:00.360 --> 00:57:01.480
 that ought not to be found

00:57:01.480 --> 00:57:03.140
 in the people of God

00:57:03.140 --> 00:57:04.420
 in the church of God.

00:57:04.940 --> 00:57:06.040
 Let no one deceive you

00:57:06.040 --> 00:57:06.860
 with empty words.

00:57:07.500 --> 00:57:08.600
 For because of these things,

00:57:08.600 --> 00:57:09.380
 the wrath of God

00:57:09.380 --> 00:57:10.460
 comes upon the sons

00:57:10.460 --> 00:57:11.360
 of disobedience.

00:57:11.460 --> 00:57:11.740
 Therefore,

00:57:12.180 --> 00:57:13.700
 do not associate with them.

00:57:13.699 --> 00:57:15.819
 For at one time

00:57:15.819 --> 00:57:16.899
 you were darkness,

00:57:17.639 --> 00:57:19.359
 but now you are light

00:57:19.359 --> 00:57:20.019
 in the Lord.

00:57:20.439 --> 00:57:20.799
 You see,

00:57:20.919 --> 00:57:22.879
 there is an antithesis.

00:57:24.119 --> 00:57:25.619
 There are two opposites there.

00:57:26.439 --> 00:57:27.879
 You were darkness,

00:57:29.159 --> 00:57:30.079
 past tense,

00:57:30.699 --> 00:57:33.279
 but now you are light

00:57:33.279 --> 00:57:34.460
 in the Lord.

00:57:34.599 --> 00:57:35.419
 You are in the Lord,

00:57:35.539 --> 00:57:36.419
 therefore you are light.

00:57:37.199 --> 00:57:38.000
 You are a contradiction

00:57:38.000 --> 00:57:39.239
 of what you once were

00:57:39.239 --> 00:57:40.779
 as lost sinners.

00:57:42.479 --> 00:57:43.439
 But then he says this,

00:57:45.019 --> 00:57:47.839
 walk as the children

00:57:47.839 --> 00:57:49.359
 of light.

00:57:51.099 --> 00:57:52.839
 At one time you were darkness,

00:57:53.359 --> 00:57:54.719
 but now you are light

00:57:54.719 --> 00:57:55.239
 in the Lord.

00:57:56.059 --> 00:57:58.119
 Walk as the children

00:57:58.119 --> 00:57:59.299
 of light.

00:57:59.299 --> 00:58:00.299
 For the fruit of light

00:58:00.299 --> 00:58:01.919
 is found in all that is good

00:58:01.919 --> 00:58:02.959
 and right and true.

00:58:03.899 --> 00:58:04.919
 And try to discern

00:58:04.919 --> 00:58:05.679
 what is pleasing

00:58:05.679 --> 00:58:07.439
 to the Lord.

00:58:07.619 --> 00:58:08.399
 Take no part

00:58:08.400 --> 00:58:10.139
 in the unfruitful works

00:58:10.139 --> 00:58:10.700
 of darkness.

00:58:10.840 --> 00:58:11.180
 Instead,

00:58:11.360 --> 00:58:12.220
 expose them.

00:58:12.700 --> 00:58:13.940
 How is it to expose them?

00:58:14.360 --> 00:58:15.340
 By walking

00:58:15.340 --> 00:58:16.480
 as the children

00:58:16.480 --> 00:58:17.260
 of light.

00:58:18.220 --> 00:58:19.180
 By being

00:58:19.180 --> 00:58:20.480
 in their practice

00:58:20.480 --> 00:58:21.680
 what they claim

00:58:21.680 --> 00:58:23.000
 to be in their profession.

00:58:23.920 --> 00:58:24.800
 By being

00:58:24.800 --> 00:58:25.940
 in their way of life.

00:58:27.019 --> 00:58:28.139
 What their gospel

00:58:28.139 --> 00:58:29.300
 actually sets out

00:58:29.300 --> 00:58:29.740
 for them

00:58:29.740 --> 00:58:31.280
 as they should be.

00:58:33.619 --> 00:58:34.220
 And then,

00:58:34.340 --> 00:58:34.559
 of course,

00:58:34.639 --> 00:58:35.200
 in Ephesians

00:58:35.200 --> 00:58:36.880
 you find a pattern.

00:58:37.300 --> 00:58:38.260
 I mentioned a pattern

00:58:38.260 --> 00:58:38.480
 there.

00:58:38.520 --> 00:58:39.200
 There is a pattern.

00:58:39.820 --> 00:58:40.900
 He doesn't leave it at that.

00:58:40.980 --> 00:58:42.200
 He then goes down

00:58:42.200 --> 00:58:43.200
 at verse 22,

00:58:43.540 --> 00:58:44.260
 wives.

00:58:44.420 --> 00:58:45.080
 Verse 25,

00:58:45.200 --> 00:58:45.660
 husbands.

00:58:46.800 --> 00:58:47.560
 Chapter 6,

00:58:47.720 --> 00:58:48.140
 children.

00:58:48.980 --> 00:58:49.360
 Slaves,

00:58:49.440 --> 00:58:50.600
 obey your earthly masters.

00:58:50.720 --> 00:58:51.360
 That was the world

00:58:51.360 --> 00:58:51.900
 of the day.

00:58:52.480 --> 00:58:52.920
 Masters,

00:58:53.080 --> 00:58:53.780
 do good to

00:58:53.780 --> 00:58:55.160
 those who are

00:58:55.160 --> 00:58:56.580
 your slaves as well.

00:58:57.340 --> 00:58:57.980
 And so on.

00:58:58.740 --> 00:58:59.000
 You see,

00:58:59.220 --> 00:59:00.740
 he's building on

00:59:00.740 --> 00:59:01.880
 layer upon layer

00:59:01.880 --> 00:59:03.260
 of application

00:59:03.260 --> 00:59:04.600
 to what it means

00:59:04.600 --> 00:59:05.320
 to walk

00:59:05.320 --> 00:59:06.180
 as the children

00:59:06.179 --> 00:59:06.859
 of light.

00:59:07.399 --> 00:59:07.799
 Wives,

00:59:08.099 --> 00:59:08.419
 husbands,

00:59:08.639 --> 00:59:08.980
 children,

00:59:09.460 --> 00:59:10.000
 employees,

00:59:10.359 --> 00:59:10.919
 employers.

00:59:11.619 --> 00:59:12.339
 The credibility

00:59:12.339 --> 00:59:13.399
 of Christ

00:59:13.399 --> 00:59:15.019
 and the gospel

00:59:15.019 --> 00:59:15.599
 and the truth

00:59:15.599 --> 00:59:16.259
 of the gospel

00:59:16.259 --> 00:59:18.019
 is hung upon

00:59:18.019 --> 00:59:19.119
 these hooks

00:59:19.119 --> 00:59:19.839
 of your life

00:59:19.839 --> 00:59:20.699
 and my life

00:59:20.699 --> 00:59:21.799
 because that world

00:59:21.799 --> 00:59:22.119
 out there

00:59:22.119 --> 00:59:23.259
 doesn't read the Bible

00:59:23.259 --> 00:59:25.679
 and sometimes

00:59:25.679 --> 00:59:26.379
 doesn't possess

00:59:26.379 --> 00:59:26.819
 a Bible

00:59:26.819 --> 00:59:27.879
 but it knows

00:59:27.879 --> 00:59:28.500
 how Christians

00:59:28.500 --> 00:59:29.299
 ought to behave.

00:59:31.299 --> 00:59:32.059
 It knows

00:59:32.059 --> 00:59:32.819
 what kind of people

00:59:32.819 --> 00:59:33.960
 Christians ought to be.

00:59:33.960 --> 00:59:34.860
 It knows

00:59:34.860 --> 00:59:35.579
 what the church

00:59:35.579 --> 00:59:36.179
 ought to be

00:59:36.179 --> 00:59:36.800
 and what the church

00:59:36.800 --> 00:59:37.639
 ought to say

00:59:37.639 --> 00:59:38.800
 and how the church

00:59:38.800 --> 00:59:39.539
 ought to behave.

00:59:40.800 --> 00:59:42.240
 And it is Paul's burden

00:59:42.240 --> 00:59:43.800
 that as a pillar

00:59:43.800 --> 00:59:44.420
 and buttress

00:59:44.420 --> 00:59:45.059
 of the truth

00:59:45.059 --> 00:59:46.340
 so we be

00:59:46.340 --> 00:59:46.760
 a pillar

00:59:46.760 --> 00:59:47.460
 and buttress

00:59:47.460 --> 00:59:48.039
 of the truth

00:59:48.039 --> 00:59:49.300
 not just by the word

00:59:49.300 --> 00:59:49.800
 preached

00:59:49.800 --> 00:59:51.300
 and not just by the word

00:59:51.300 --> 00:59:51.940
 preached along

00:59:51.940 --> 00:59:53.559
 with instructive evangelism

00:59:53.559 --> 00:59:55.019
 but by our own

00:59:55.019 --> 00:59:56.280
 Christian conduct

00:59:56.280 --> 00:59:58.940
 by the biblical

00:59:58.940 --> 00:59:59.840
 morality

00:59:59.840 --> 01:00:01.840
 of our life

01:00:01.840 --> 01:00:03.559
 and of our lifestyle.

01:00:03.960 --> 01:00:05.960
 the church

01:00:05.960 --> 01:00:06.460
 as we saw

01:00:06.460 --> 01:00:07.059
 in our first

01:00:07.059 --> 01:00:08.320
 study

01:00:08.320 --> 01:00:09.380
 is the people

01:00:09.380 --> 01:00:09.800
 of God

01:00:09.800 --> 01:00:10.840
 the called out

01:00:10.840 --> 01:00:12.159
 called together

01:00:12.159 --> 01:00:13.099
 people of God

01:00:13.099 --> 01:00:13.639
 called out

01:00:13.639 --> 01:00:14.420
 from the world

01:00:14.420 --> 01:00:16.539
 called together

01:00:16.539 --> 01:00:17.260
 to be

01:00:17.260 --> 01:00:18.460
 a distinct

01:00:18.460 --> 01:00:19.380
 people of God

01:00:19.380 --> 01:00:20.659
 in the world.

01:00:22.260 --> 01:00:23.139
 And we really

01:00:23.139 --> 01:00:23.740
 want to be

01:00:23.740 --> 01:00:24.699
 all of that

01:00:24.699 --> 01:00:25.360
 as a congregation.

01:00:25.360 --> 01:00:26.340
 We all know

01:00:26.340 --> 01:00:27.340
 there is no

01:00:27.340 --> 01:00:28.079
 perfect church

01:00:28.079 --> 01:00:29.280
 no perfect congregation

01:00:29.280 --> 01:00:30.340
 no perfect Christian

01:00:30.340 --> 01:00:31.599
 in this world

01:00:31.599 --> 01:00:32.339
 and none

01:00:32.339 --> 01:00:32.739
 of what I am

01:00:32.739 --> 01:00:33.259
 setting out

01:00:33.259 --> 01:00:35.039
 today is intended

01:00:35.039 --> 01:00:35.579
 in any way

01:00:35.579 --> 01:00:36.519
 to discourage

01:00:36.519 --> 01:00:36.940
 you or to

01:00:36.940 --> 01:00:37.900
 discourage myself

01:00:37.900 --> 01:00:39.960
 because the more

01:00:39.960 --> 01:00:41.000
 we find the standard

01:00:41.000 --> 01:00:41.639
 of God

01:00:41.639 --> 01:00:42.480
 in his word

01:00:42.480 --> 01:00:43.039
 set out

01:00:43.039 --> 01:00:43.799
 the more we should

01:00:43.799 --> 01:00:44.880
 be determined

01:00:44.880 --> 01:00:45.539
 to actually

01:00:45.539 --> 01:00:46.759
 match up to that

01:00:46.759 --> 01:00:47.719
 and deal with the ways

01:00:47.719 --> 01:00:48.579
 in which we don't

01:00:48.579 --> 01:00:49.279
 match up.

01:00:50.099 --> 01:00:50.819
 It is not to

01:00:50.819 --> 01:00:51.539
 discourage us

01:00:51.539 --> 01:00:52.980
 it is rather to

01:00:52.980 --> 01:00:54.039
 encourage us

01:00:54.039 --> 01:00:54.639
 to be

01:00:54.639 --> 01:00:55.960
 more Christ-like

01:00:55.960 --> 01:00:56.839
 than we are.

01:00:56.840 --> 01:00:58.780
 But we want to be

01:00:58.780 --> 01:00:59.420
 as we saw

01:00:59.420 --> 01:01:01.039
 in our more recent

01:01:01.039 --> 01:01:02.240
 studies in Philippians.

01:01:03.200 --> 01:01:03.900
 Philippians 1

01:01:03.900 --> 01:01:05.059
 verse 27

01:01:05.059 --> 01:01:05.800
 this is what Paul

01:01:05.800 --> 01:01:06.160
 is saying

01:01:06.160 --> 01:01:07.360
 it doesn't matter

01:01:07.360 --> 01:01:07.640
 he says

01:01:07.640 --> 01:01:08.220
 whether I come

01:01:08.220 --> 01:01:08.740
 and see you

01:01:08.740 --> 01:01:09.559
 or else be absent

01:01:09.559 --> 01:01:10.840
 only let your

01:01:10.840 --> 01:01:12.079
 manner of life

01:01:12.079 --> 01:01:13.039
 be worthy

01:01:13.039 --> 01:01:13.860
 of the gospel

01:01:13.860 --> 01:01:14.480
 of Christ

01:01:14.480 --> 01:01:15.880
 so that whether

01:01:15.880 --> 01:01:17.120
 I come and see you

01:01:17.120 --> 01:01:18.039
 or I am absent

01:01:18.039 --> 01:01:19.680
 I may hear of you

01:01:19.680 --> 01:01:20.200
 that you are

01:01:20.200 --> 01:01:21.340
 standing firm

01:01:21.340 --> 01:01:22.600
 in one spirit

01:01:22.600 --> 01:01:24.200
 with one mind

01:01:24.200 --> 01:01:25.900
 striving side

01:01:25.900 --> 01:01:26.760
 by side

01:01:26.760 --> 01:01:28.120
 for the faith

01:01:28.120 --> 01:01:28.860
 of the gospel

01:01:28.860 --> 01:01:29.940
 that is God's truth

01:01:29.940 --> 01:01:32.640
 striving side

01:01:32.640 --> 01:01:33.480
 by side

01:01:33.480 --> 01:01:34.380
 that means

01:01:34.380 --> 01:01:35.900
 every individual

01:01:35.900 --> 01:01:36.720
 of the church

01:01:36.720 --> 01:01:38.420
 has a contribution

01:01:38.420 --> 01:01:39.020
 to make

01:01:39.020 --> 01:01:40.320
 to the overall

01:01:40.320 --> 01:01:42.100
 guardianship

01:01:42.100 --> 01:01:43.420
 and communicating

01:01:43.420 --> 01:01:44.960
 of the truth

01:01:44.960 --> 01:01:45.580
 of God

01:01:45.580 --> 01:01:46.940
 by the church

01:01:46.940 --> 01:01:50.420
 and he says

01:01:50.420 --> 01:01:51.160
 and not frightened

01:01:51.160 --> 01:01:51.720
 anything

01:01:51.720 --> 01:01:53.020
 by your

01:01:53.020 --> 01:01:54.300
 opponents

01:01:54.300 --> 01:01:56.680
 R.C. Sproul

01:01:56.679 --> 01:01:57.139
 the late

01:01:57.139 --> 01:01:58.739
 American theologian

01:01:58.739 --> 01:02:00.219
 and Bible

01:02:00.219 --> 01:02:00.779
 expositor

01:02:00.779 --> 01:02:01.279
 and preacher

01:02:01.279 --> 01:02:01.759
 who left

01:02:01.759 --> 01:02:02.480
 a great legacy

01:02:02.480 --> 01:02:03.759
 to the church

01:02:03.759 --> 01:02:04.239
 and the

01:02:04.239 --> 01:02:05.199
 Lagonia ministry

01:02:05.199 --> 01:02:05.919
 you can find

01:02:05.919 --> 01:02:07.139
 that online

01:02:07.139 --> 01:02:08.139
 just check it out

01:02:08.139 --> 01:02:08.699
 there's so much

01:02:08.699 --> 01:02:09.500
 good stuff there

01:02:09.500 --> 01:02:11.559
 but in one of his

01:02:11.559 --> 01:02:12.119
 sermons

01:02:12.119 --> 01:02:12.879
 he said this

01:02:12.879 --> 01:02:14.619
 I think

01:02:14.619 --> 01:02:15.559
 the greatest weakness

01:02:15.559 --> 01:02:16.239
 and I'm saying this

01:02:16.239 --> 01:02:17.480
 in relation to

01:02:17.480 --> 01:02:18.259
 both the

01:02:18.259 --> 01:02:19.219
 word preached

01:02:19.219 --> 01:02:20.139
 and the instructive

01:02:20.139 --> 01:02:20.739
 evangelism

01:02:20.739 --> 01:02:21.279
 and the Christian

01:02:21.279 --> 01:02:21.839
 conduct

01:02:21.839 --> 01:02:22.919
 that I've mentioned

01:02:22.919 --> 01:02:23.599
 because it applies

01:02:23.599 --> 01:02:24.360
 to all three

01:02:24.360 --> 01:02:24.900
 he said

01:02:24.900 --> 01:02:25.759
 I think the greatest

01:02:25.759 --> 01:02:26.219
 weakness

01:02:26.219 --> 01:02:27.299
 in the church

01:02:27.299 --> 01:02:27.659
 today

01:02:27.659 --> 01:02:28.860
 is that almost

01:02:28.860 --> 01:02:29.900
 no one believes

01:02:29.900 --> 01:02:30.619
 that God

01:02:30.619 --> 01:02:32.219
 invests his power

01:02:32.219 --> 01:02:33.719
 in the Bible

01:02:33.719 --> 01:02:35.940
 everyone is looking

01:02:35.940 --> 01:02:36.599
 for power

01:02:36.599 --> 01:02:37.880
 in a program

01:02:37.880 --> 01:02:39.659
 in a methodology

01:02:39.659 --> 01:02:41.319
 in a technique

01:02:41.319 --> 01:02:42.719
 in anything

01:02:42.719 --> 01:02:43.319
 and everything

01:02:43.319 --> 01:02:44.380
 but that

01:02:44.380 --> 01:02:45.079
 in which God

01:02:45.079 --> 01:02:45.719
 has placed

01:02:45.719 --> 01:02:47.139
 his word

01:02:47.139 --> 01:02:48.739
 he alone

01:02:48.739 --> 01:02:49.420
 has the power

01:02:49.420 --> 01:02:50.519
 to change lives

01:02:50.519 --> 01:02:51.219
 for eternity

01:02:51.219 --> 01:02:53.039
 and that power

01:02:53.039 --> 01:02:53.699
 is focused

01:02:53.699 --> 01:02:55.500
 on the scriptures

01:02:55.500 --> 01:02:57.559
 the revealed

01:02:57.559 --> 01:02:58.699
 truth

01:02:58.699 --> 01:03:00.119
 of God

01:03:00.119 --> 01:03:02.300
 we are to be

01:03:02.300 --> 01:03:03.460
 custodians of it

01:03:03.460 --> 01:03:05.400
 and communicators

01:03:05.400 --> 01:03:05.900
 of it

01:03:05.900 --> 01:03:07.639
 in the world

01:03:07.639 --> 01:03:08.960
 in which he has

01:03:08.960 --> 01:03:09.780
 placed us

01:03:09.780 --> 01:03:10.679
 let's pray

01:03:10.679 --> 01:03:14.860
 Lord our God

01:03:14.860 --> 01:03:15.519
 there are so many

01:03:15.519 --> 01:03:16.860
 challenges

01:03:16.860 --> 01:03:17.679
 that we face

01:03:17.679 --> 01:03:18.320
 in the teaching

01:03:18.320 --> 01:03:19.000
 of your word

01:03:19.000 --> 01:03:20.900
 a challenge

01:03:20.900 --> 01:03:21.519
 to convey

01:03:21.519 --> 01:03:22.039
 your truth

01:03:22.039 --> 01:03:22.659
 accurately

01:03:22.659 --> 01:03:24.119
 a challenge

01:03:24.119 --> 01:03:24.619
 to live

01:03:24.619 --> 01:03:25.179
 your truth

01:03:25.179 --> 01:03:26.039
 in our lives

01:03:26.039 --> 01:03:27.440
 consistently

01:03:27.440 --> 01:03:29.360
 a challenge

01:03:29.360 --> 01:03:29.800
 oh Lord

01:03:29.800 --> 01:03:30.559
 as we find

01:03:30.559 --> 01:03:31.880
 these descriptions

01:03:31.880 --> 01:03:32.800
 of your church

01:03:32.800 --> 01:03:33.440
 which involves

01:03:33.440 --> 01:03:34.000
 ourselves

01:03:34.000 --> 01:03:35.800
 help us

01:03:35.800 --> 01:03:36.280
 to be

01:03:36.280 --> 01:03:37.239
 pillar and

01:03:37.239 --> 01:03:37.679
 buttress

01:03:37.679 --> 01:03:38.519
 of your truth

01:03:38.519 --> 01:03:40.440
 Lord help us

01:03:40.440 --> 01:03:41.260
 to love your truth

01:03:41.260 --> 01:03:41.900
 even like the

01:03:41.900 --> 01:03:42.320
 psalmist

01:03:42.320 --> 01:03:43.860
 who could say

01:03:43.860 --> 01:03:44.880
 with a deep

01:03:44.880 --> 01:03:45.500
 appreciation

01:03:45.500 --> 01:03:47.079
 oh how I love

01:03:47.079 --> 01:03:47.799
 your law

01:03:47.799 --> 01:03:49.679
 it is my study

01:03:49.679 --> 01:03:50.920
 all the day

01:03:50.920 --> 01:03:52.340
 it makes me

01:03:52.340 --> 01:03:53.119
 wiser

01:03:53.119 --> 01:03:54.819
 than my foes

01:03:54.819 --> 01:03:56.380
 and we pray

01:03:56.380 --> 01:03:56.799
 that today

01:03:56.799 --> 01:03:57.219
 oh Lord

01:03:57.219 --> 01:03:57.659
 we may

01:03:57.659 --> 01:03:58.920
 continue

01:03:58.920 --> 01:03:59.980
 and rededicate

01:03:59.980 --> 01:04:00.519
 ourselves

01:04:00.519 --> 01:04:01.480
 indeed to God

01:04:01.480 --> 01:04:03.019
 and to his truth

01:04:03.019 --> 01:04:04.319
 help us

01:04:04.319 --> 01:04:05.179
 as a congregation

01:04:05.179 --> 01:04:06.619
 as a denomination

01:04:06.619 --> 01:04:08.199
 and all those

01:04:08.199 --> 01:04:08.920
 denominations

01:04:08.920 --> 01:04:10.319
 and congregations

01:04:10.319 --> 01:04:10.819
 that are true

01:04:10.819 --> 01:04:11.059
 to you

01:04:11.059 --> 01:04:11.719
 help us Lord

01:04:11.719 --> 01:04:12.119
 we pray

01:04:12.119 --> 01:04:13.759
 to truly be

01:04:13.760 --> 01:04:14.440
 a pillar and

01:04:14.440 --> 01:04:14.900
 buttress

01:04:14.900 --> 01:04:15.680
 of your truth

01:04:15.680 --> 01:04:16.980
 give us to

01:04:16.980 --> 01:04:17.900
 delight in being

01:04:17.900 --> 01:04:18.200
 so

01:04:18.200 --> 01:04:19.600
 whatever it may

01:04:19.600 --> 01:04:20.440
 attract to us

01:04:20.440 --> 01:04:21.320
 by way of

01:04:21.320 --> 01:04:21.760
 opposition

01:04:21.760 --> 01:04:23.120
 we know that

01:04:23.120 --> 01:04:23.720
 your spirit

01:04:23.720 --> 01:04:25.000
 is more than

01:04:25.000 --> 01:04:25.820
 able to uphold

01:04:25.820 --> 01:04:26.240
 us

01:04:26.240 --> 01:04:27.360
 hear us

01:04:27.360 --> 01:04:27.760
 we pray

01:04:27.760 --> 01:04:28.340
 for Jesus

01:04:28.340 --> 01:04:28.780
 sake

01:04:28.780 --> 01:04:29.740
 Amen

01:04:29.740 --> 01:04:33.440
 now we're going

01:04:33.440 --> 01:04:33.820
 to conclude

01:04:33.820 --> 01:04:34.220
 our worship

01:04:34.220 --> 01:04:34.660
 this morning

01:04:34.660 --> 01:04:35.260
 singing Psalm

01:04:35.260 --> 01:04:36.120
 111

01:04:36.120 --> 01:04:38.140
 again we're

01:04:38.140 --> 01:04:38.680
 singing from

01:04:38.680 --> 01:04:39.480
 the Scottish

01:04:39.480 --> 01:04:39.940
 Psalter

01:04:39.940 --> 01:04:41.020
 on page

01:04:41.020 --> 01:04:42.360
 391

01:04:42.360 --> 01:04:45.420
 and verses

01:04:45.420 --> 01:04:46.340
 6 to 10

01:04:46.340 --> 01:04:54.300
 and the

01:04:54.300 --> 01:04:54.740
 psalmist is

01:04:54.740 --> 01:04:55.420
 here in the

01:04:55.420 --> 01:04:55.900
 psalm dealing

01:04:55.900 --> 01:04:56.280
 with the way

01:04:56.280 --> 01:04:56.640
 that God

01:04:56.640 --> 01:04:57.099
 has made

01:04:57.099 --> 01:04:58.480
 himself known

01:04:58.480 --> 01:04:59.420
 through his

01:04:59.420 --> 01:05:00.160
 works in the

01:05:00.160 --> 01:05:00.460
 world

01:05:00.460 --> 01:05:02.120
 and how he

01:05:02.120 --> 01:05:02.680
 especially has

01:05:02.680 --> 01:05:03.079
 made known

01:05:03.079 --> 01:05:03.579
 his grace

01:05:03.579 --> 01:05:04.260
 and compassion

01:05:04.260 --> 01:05:05.620
 and his

01:05:05.620 --> 01:05:06.320
 covenant love

01:05:06.320 --> 01:05:06.640
 for his

01:05:06.640 --> 01:05:06.980
 people

01:05:06.980 --> 01:05:08.460
 so from

01:05:08.460 --> 01:05:09.000
 verse 6

01:05:09.000 --> 01:05:10.780
 we'll sing

01:05:10.780 --> 01:05:11.180
 to the end

01:05:11.180 --> 01:05:11.579
 of the psalm

01:05:11.579 --> 01:05:12.099
 he did the

01:05:12.099 --> 01:05:12.559
 power of

01:05:12.559 --> 01:05:13.039
 his works

01:05:13.039 --> 01:05:13.360
 and to

01:05:13.360 --> 01:05:13.819
 his people

01:05:13.819 --> 01:05:14.179
 show

01:05:14.179 --> 01:05:15.139
 when he

01:05:15.139 --> 01:05:15.719
 the heathen's

01:05:15.719 --> 01:05:16.159
 heritage

01:05:16.159 --> 01:05:16.739
 upon them

01:05:16.739 --> 01:05:17.619
 did bestow

01:05:17.619 --> 01:05:18.880
 his handiworks

01:05:18.880 --> 01:05:19.559
 are truth

01:05:19.559 --> 01:05:20.699
 and right

01:05:20.699 --> 01:05:21.619
 all his

01:05:21.619 --> 01:05:22.219
 commands are

01:05:22.219 --> 01:05:22.659
 sure

01:05:22.659 --> 01:05:23.679
 and done

01:05:23.679 --> 01:05:24.460
 in truth

01:05:24.460 --> 01:05:25.940
 and uprightness

01:05:25.940 --> 01:05:27.319
 they evermore

01:05:27.319 --> 01:05:28.179
 endure

01:05:28.179 --> 01:05:28.679
 these verses

01:05:28.679 --> 01:05:29.639
 to the end

01:05:29.639 --> 01:05:37.699
 he did the

01:05:37.699 --> 01:05:40.059
 power of

01:05:40.059 --> 01:05:40.819
 his

01:05:40.819 --> 01:05:41.339
 what

01:05:41.339 --> 01:05:42.699
 unto

01:05:42.699 --> 01:05:44.059
 his

01:05:44.059 --> 01:05:45.259
 people

01:05:45.259 --> 01:05:46.279
 show

01:05:46.279 --> 01:05:48.739
 when

01:05:48.739 --> 01:05:49.379
 he

01:05:49.380 --> 01:06:09.119
 and

01:06:10.320 --> 01:06:10.579
 are

01:06:10.599 --> 01:06:10.940
 through

01:06:10.940 --> 01:06:20.099
 And God in truth and uprightness

01:06:20.099 --> 01:06:25.099
 Be evermore endure

01:06:25.099 --> 01:06:32.900
 He sent redemption to his soul

01:06:32.900 --> 01:06:37.340
 His heaven and glory

01:06:37.340 --> 01:06:45.460
 He did from an holy is named

01:06:45.460 --> 01:06:50.340
 And reverend is always

01:06:50.340 --> 01:06:55.380
 With John's beginning

01:06:55.380 --> 01:06:58.240
 Is God's fear

01:06:58.240 --> 01:07:01.860
 Good understanding

01:07:01.860 --> 01:07:09.320
 And all that is promised

01:07:09.320 --> 01:07:15.860
 Fulfill his grace endures for him

01:07:15.860 --> 01:07:21.120
 If you could allow me to get to the main door, please, I'll greet you there on the way out.

01:07:22.539 --> 01:07:26.079
 Now may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father,

01:07:26.539 --> 01:07:29.680
 and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you now and always.

01:07:29.679 --> 01:07:30.699
 Amen.

01:07:59.679 --> 01:08:07.679
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