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 Well, good morning. It's good to see all of you.

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 I would encourage you to open up your Bibles to Luke chapter 22.

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 That's where we're going to be this morning, Luke chapter 22.

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 The details that we get from Luke chapter 18, now moving into Luke chapter 22,

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 we know that those details have helped to fill in a lot of the events that have taken place during this week.

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 But now we find ourselves in Luke chapter 22,

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 and what was going slow before will now slow down even more

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 as we get more of the details of this last 24 hours of Jesus' life.

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 And here at the beginning of Luke chapter 22,

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 we're going to find the first part of Jesus' parting words,

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 His final words to His disciples.

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 Those parting words will begin in our time this morning,

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 and will conclude in our time next week.

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 But our lives are punctuated by parting words.

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 Consistently, throughout the day, there are those parting words,

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 those goodbye kind of words that we will share with the individuals

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 that we intersect with on a day-by-day basis.

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 Those interactions like saying goodbye to a spouse or to a child.

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 Maybe they're going to work, or maybe your kids are going to school,

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 and you say those goodbye words to them,

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 those final words before they're gone for the day.

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 Or maybe you're speaking to a friend on the phone,

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 or texting, and you say those words of goodbye.

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 Our lives are really dominated by parting words.

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 But there are those occasions

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 where those parting words take a greater significance.

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 There's those occasions when the time and space

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 between the reuniting

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 will make those parting words more significant.

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 Like saying goodbye to a child who's going off to college,

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 or saying goodbye to a friend or a loved one

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 who is moving across the country.

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 Or perhaps even saying goodbye

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 to that individual who is staring eternity in the face.

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 You know, the significance of parting words

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 is underscored by the time and space of that departure.

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 You know, we think very little about those words of goodbye

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 when we know in just a few short hours

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 we're going to see that person again.

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 But when those departures,

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 when those words are final,

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 when they're permanent,

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 they take on a more significant tone.

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 So this morning we're going to begin to look

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 at a passage that contains the first of two parts

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 of these final words of Jesus to his disciples.

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 Of course, Jesus will see these disciples again

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 after his resurrection,

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 but there's something about this night,

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 something about this occasion

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 that takes a greater tone,

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 a greater significance in the lives of those disciples

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 so that every gospel record includes

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 a part of these final words.

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 This event that we're going to look at this evening

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 or this morning in Luke chapter 22.

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 It points to the fact that there's something

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 quite important.

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 The gravity of these words

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 takes special significance for us.

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 And as we look at them together,

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 I want to help us understand the significance

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 not only of the picture

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 that the words create for us,

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 but kind of the backdrop of those words

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 and the significance of this Passover week

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 in helping to strengthen

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 and reinforce the profound significance

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 of the words that Christ will say.

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 So if you're there with me in Luke chapter 22,

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 let me just read the first several verses

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 and we're going to see,

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 first of all,

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 the timing of Christ's words.

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 The timing of Christ's words.

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 It says here,

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 Now the feast of the unleavened bread drew near,

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 which is called the Passover,

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 and the chief priests and the scribes

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 were seeking how to put him to death,

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 for they feared the people.

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 Then Satan entered into Judas,

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 called Iscariot,

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 who was of the number of the twelve.

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 He went away and conferred with the chief priests

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 and officers how he might betray him to them.

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 And they were glad and agreed to give him money.

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 So he consented and sought an opportunity

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 to betray him to them in the absence of the crowd.

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 First of all,

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 this timing of Christ's words,

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 and we see the picture that Jesus will now place

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 on these familiar elements,

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 the bread and the cup,

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 has a context,

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 has a backdrop,

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 and to understand and really appreciate

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 what Jesus is talking about.

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 And this momentous occasion,

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 we really should just briefly mention

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 and discover what this picture was all about.

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 This picture of the unleavened bread.

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 This picture of the Passover that was taking place.

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 Well, first, it was a picture of redemption.

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 This picture of Passover,

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 this picture of the unleavened bread,

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 this feast that they were beginning to partake in

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 for this week,

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 was a picture of redemption.

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 Now, I know that redemption is kind of a fancy word,

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 and maybe one of those theological terms

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 that's a little kind of out of sync with us.

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 So let me just define that for us.

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 Redemption is simply gaining possession of something

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 in exchange for payment

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 or clearing of a debt.

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 In other words,

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 a price has been paid

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 that you deserve to pay.

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 It was paid on your behalf,

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 and so redemption was purchased on your behalf.

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 This clearing of a debt.

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 And those of you who are familiar

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 with the Passover narrative

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 will recognize or remember

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 that this Passover points all the way back

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 to Israel's time of captivity in Egypt.

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 This Passover would take place

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 during the first month

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 from the 10th day

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 to the 14th day of the month.

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 And the Feast of Unleavened Bread

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 would pick it up on the 15th

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 and carry it through for the next week

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 and end on the 21st.

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 The instructions for Passover and Unleavened Bread

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 are given to us in Exodus chapter 22.

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 On the 10th day,

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 every man was to take a lamb,

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 a lamb that was supposed to be without blemish,

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 without defect.

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 It was supposed to be one year old,

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 and then they would be brought into the home,

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 and they would take it in as a family.

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 This lamb would be like a pet

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 for the next four days.

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 They would keep this lamb until the 14th,

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 until twilight,

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 and then that lamb would be killed.

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 And they would paint that blood on the doorpost,

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 as you remember,

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 and that blood would serve as a picture

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 of the redemption or the price that had been paid

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 for those who were living inside the home,

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 especially the firstborn.

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 And so when the death angel would pass over in Egypt,

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 that angel would see the redemption price

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 that had been paid,

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 the blood of the lamb painted on the doorpost,

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 and he would pass over that house.

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 That lamb would be eaten at twilight,

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 and any of the leftovers would be burnt

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 before the next day.

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 They would eat.

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 They were supposed to eat

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 with a belt on around their waist,

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 with sandals on their feet,

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 with a staff in their hand,

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 and this was their permission to eat with haste.

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 It was a reminder of the urgency.

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 It was a reminder of the quickness

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 that they were going to be able to exit

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 this captivity in Egypt.

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 That blood was to be a sign.

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 A sign of redemption.

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 A sign of a purchase price

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 that had been paid for the oldest son.

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 For 430 years,

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 the Jews had been in Egypt,

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 and for several decades,

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 up until the time we get to Exodus chapter 1,

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 they'd been slaves in Egypt.

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 On this night,

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 they would commemorate

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 the time of deliverance

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 through this lamb.

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 This lamb is a picture of deliverance.

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 This picture of redemption.

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 This picture of this ransom price

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 that had been paid

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 for the firstborn in the house.

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 This physical deliverance

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 as all the firstborn sons

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 would be preserved

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 from this death

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 that would pass over their home.

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 But also a symbol

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 of the spiritual deliverance,

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 the salvation

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 that God sought to bring

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 to his people.

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 It was a picture of redemption.

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 But as the people of Israel

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 would leave Egypt,

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 we would find some other pictures

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 that would be put in place

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 and commemorated

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 through the observance

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 of the Passover.

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 The next was found

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 in Numbers chapter 9.

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 And it becomes there

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 a picture of promise.

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 A picture of this relationship

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 that God will establish

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 with his people.

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 In Numbers chapter 9,

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 verses 1 and 2,

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 it says,

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 And the Lord spoke to Moses

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 in the wilderness of Sinai

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 in the first month

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 of the second year

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 after they had come out

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 of the land of Egypt,

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 saying,

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 Let the people of Israel

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 keep the Passover

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 at its appointed time.

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 Now, you may or may not know,

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 but the people of Israel

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 would leave Egypt.

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 They would cross the Red Sea

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 on dry ground

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 as God would open

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 the waters for them

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 and rescue them

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 from the armies.

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 And then three months later,

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 they would find themselves

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 standing in

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 at the foot of Mount Sinai.

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 They would be

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 in the plain of Sinai.

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 And then for the next year,

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 God would have them remain

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 and camp there

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 at the foot of Mount Sinai,

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 receiving instructions from God.

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 But specifically,

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 enjoying the benefits

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 of this new contract,

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 this new covenant,

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 this new promise of God,

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 establishing this relationship,

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 this promised relationship

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 with His people.

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 It would be referred to

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 as the Old Covenant

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 or the Mosaic Covenant.

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 And here they would commemorate

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 this new relationship

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 and this promise

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 where God would say to them,

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 You will be my treasured possession

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 among all the peoples.

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 I'm setting you apart.

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 I'm establishing this promise.

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 I am making you distinct.

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 I'm calling you out

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 from the nations.

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 I'm reestablishing

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 and reaffirming

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 this promise

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 that goes all the way

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 back to Abraham.

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 And I'm reestablishing

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 this promise again

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 to you.

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 It was a picture

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 of promise.

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 But then,

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 as 40 years would go by,

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 we find another picture.

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 A picture of fulfillment

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 from Joshua 5,

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 verse 10.

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 Now,

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 Israel has wandered

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 in the wilderness

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 for 40 years

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 and they've enjoyed

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 the preservation of God,

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 His protection

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 of the various enemies,

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 His preservation of them

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 in providing

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 for their needs,

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 the manna by day

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 that they would receive

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 and keeping their clothes

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 and their sandals

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 from wearing out.

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 And here in Joshua 5,

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 verse 10,

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 it says,

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 while the people of Israel

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 were encamped in Galgal,

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 they kept the Passover

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 on the 14th day

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 of the month

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 in the evening

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 on the plains

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 of Jericho.

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 God's promise

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 to His people.

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 His commemoration,

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 the captivity

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 that they were under

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 in Egypt

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 and His promise

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 to bring them

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 to the promised land,

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 His protection of them

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 for the last 40 years,

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 had finally arrived

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 and here they had now

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 crossed back

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 over the Jordan River.

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 They're standing

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 in the shadow of Jericho

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 and they're on the cusp

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 of this great conquest

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 and God is reestablishing

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 for the people

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 the things that I have promised

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 to you,

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 I will fulfill.

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 You can bank

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 on the promises

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 that I've given to you.

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 And here you stand

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 in the shadow of Jericho

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 and you can trust

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 that the promises

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 that I've made

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 are promises

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 that I will keep.

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 And as you look

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 in the rear view mirror

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 and you see the protection

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 that I've given to you,

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 you can know

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 that as you look forward

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 and those enemies

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 may be daunting

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 and those cities

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 may seem impenetrable,

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 but because of the promise

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 of God

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 and the power of God,

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 I will bring you

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 into the land.

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 I will fulfill

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 my promise to you.

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 The Passover

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 is meant to capture

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 many of those pictures

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 and so that serves

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 kind of as a backdrop

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 for our time

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 in this passage

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 here in Luke chapter 22

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 and then for the next

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 several hundreds of years,

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 the Jews would commemorate

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 this feast.

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 They would celebrate

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 in Jerusalem.

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 They would commemorate

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 the work of God

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 in preserving His people

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 in this picture

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 of redemption.

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 It was all a vivid,

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 bloody picture

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 of Israel's sin

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 and their desperate need

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 for forgiveness.

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 So the significance

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 of this day

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 would stand

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 as this backdrop

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 of Jesus' parting words,

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 words that Jesus

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 would impart

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 on this night

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 to His disciples.

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 Disciples,

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 and these words,

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 by the way,

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 were in jeopardy

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 and they were unaware

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 perhaps of how dangerous

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 things were,

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 but Jesus was not.

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 And so we turn

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 our attention now

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 to verse 2

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 and we see now

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 the preservation

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 of Christ's words.

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 Not just the timing

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 of His words,

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 but the preservation

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 of His words.

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 Notice again

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 in verse 2.

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 And the chief priests

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 and the scribes

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 were seeking

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 how to put Him

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 to death

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 for they feared

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 the people.

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 There was danger.

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 We're going to see

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 two kinds of danger.

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 First, danger

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 from the outside,

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 danger from the chief priests,

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 dangers from the scribes.

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 It seems strange,

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 does it not,

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 to say that Jesus

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 needed to be careful

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 of the religious elite,

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 the religious leaders

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 in Jerusalem.

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 The scribes

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 and the Pharisees

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 and the chief priests

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 had resisted Jesus' ministry

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 from the very beginning,

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 but now it had grown

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 to a fever pitch.

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 What sent them

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 over the edge,

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 what agitated them

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 to the core,

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 what was the recent miracle

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 that Jesus had performed

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 just two miles

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 outside of the city

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 in a little town

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 of Bethany,

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 and which happened

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 about two months

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 prior to this Passover event.

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 It was fresh

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 and it was public.

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 The resurrection

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 of Lazarus,

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 raising Lazarus

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 from the dead.

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 That was the thing

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 that sent them

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 over the edge.

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 It generated

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 this extra enthusiasm

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 during this week

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 as Jesus

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 and His disciples

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 would make their way

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 from Jericho

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 up to Bethany

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 on Saturday.

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 They would spend

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 the night in Bethany

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 on Saturday evening

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 and they would have

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 a meal

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 at Simon the leper's house

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 and there,

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 Mary would come

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 and anoint

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 Jesus' feet.

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 But here,

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 the crowds would come

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 on Sunday morning.

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 Thousands would stream

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 out of Jerusalem

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 and they would come

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 because of the news.

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 They had heard

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 that Jesus was there

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 and they had heard

00:16:04.720 --> 00:16:05.679
 the word that Jesus

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 had resurrected Lazarus

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 so they're all gathering

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 at Bethany's,

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 at the house

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 of Simon the leper.

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 Jesus was close

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 and then

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 that entire group

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 would usher Jesus

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 into Jerusalem

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 on that next day,

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 that triumphal entry.

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 And throughout the week,

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 Jesus would teach

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 in the temple

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 and the people,

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 as you remember,

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 would hang on

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 Jesus' every words.

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 And so in the minds

00:16:31.559 --> 00:16:33.139
 of these scribes

00:16:33.139 --> 00:16:33.979
 and chief priests,

00:16:34.099 --> 00:16:35.019
 Jesus was a threat.

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 And in their minds,

00:16:36.500 --> 00:16:37.379
 they needed to rescue

00:16:37.379 --> 00:16:38.339
 the people

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 from Jesus' teaching.

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 But because Jesus

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 had gained

00:16:43.299 --> 00:16:44.059
 such a hearing

00:16:44.059 --> 00:16:45.279
 among the people

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 and he was moving

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 right in public spaces,

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 they were worried

00:16:51.399 --> 00:16:53.419
 about the danger

00:16:53.419 --> 00:16:54.399
 to themselves

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 and the credibility

00:16:55.799 --> 00:16:57.339
 of their leadership

00:16:57.339 --> 00:16:58.599
 by putting Jesus

00:16:58.599 --> 00:16:59.199
 into custody

00:16:59.199 --> 00:17:00.259
 and coming against him.

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 So they developed

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 a new strategy.

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 We need to utilize

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 the Roman occupation

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 to our favor.

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 So in Luke chapter 20

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 in verses 19 and 20,

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 they put their plan to work.

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 We find there,

00:17:16.619 --> 00:17:17.279
 the scribes

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 and the chief priests

00:17:18.179 --> 00:17:18.919
 sought to lay hands

00:17:18.919 --> 00:17:19.339
 on him

00:17:19.339 --> 00:17:20.679
 at that very hour

00:17:20.679 --> 00:17:21.579
 for they perceived

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 that he had told

00:17:22.559 --> 00:17:23.940
 this parable against them,

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 but they feared

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 the people.

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 So what did they do?

00:17:27.440 --> 00:17:28.559
 They watched him

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 and sent spies

00:17:30.039 --> 00:17:31.899
 who pretended

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 to be sincere

00:17:32.819 --> 00:17:34.379
 that they might catch him

00:17:34.379 --> 00:17:35.480
 in something he said

00:17:35.480 --> 00:17:37.339
 so as to deliver him up

00:17:37.339 --> 00:17:38.179
 to the authority

00:17:38.179 --> 00:17:39.419
 and jurisdiction

00:17:39.419 --> 00:17:40.500
 of the governor.

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 They were too weak

00:17:42.759 --> 00:17:44.419
 to make a stand

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 on their own.

00:17:45.579 --> 00:17:46.859
 They needed to revert

00:17:46.859 --> 00:17:48.279
 to the help

00:17:48.279 --> 00:17:49.500
 of the Roman authorities

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 to do their dirty work

00:17:50.819 --> 00:17:51.319
 for them.

00:17:51.319 --> 00:17:53.299
 This plot, of course,

00:17:53.379 --> 00:17:53.639
 failed

00:17:53.639 --> 00:17:55.720
 as Jesus masterfully

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 answers their questions.

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 But this danger

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 from the outside

00:18:00.740 --> 00:18:02.819
 was an ever-present danger

00:18:02.819 --> 00:18:04.619
 to these words

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 that Jesus wanted to share

00:18:05.960 --> 00:18:07.039
 on this night.

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 But not only dangers

00:18:08.879 --> 00:18:09.779
 from the outside,

00:18:10.019 --> 00:18:11.399
 we now turn our attention

00:18:11.399 --> 00:18:12.599
 in verses 3 to 6

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 to dangers

00:18:13.579 --> 00:18:14.519
 from the inside.

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 Notice,

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 Then Satan entered

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 into Judas,

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 called Iscariot,

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 who was of the number

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 of the twelve.

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 He went away

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 and conferred

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 with the chief priests

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 and officers

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 how he might betray him

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 to them.

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 And they were glad

00:18:29.720 --> 00:18:30.200
 and agreed

00:18:30.200 --> 00:18:30.960
 to give them money.

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 So he consented

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 and sought an opportunity

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 to betray him

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 to them

00:18:36.099 --> 00:18:37.180
 in the absence

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 of a crowd.

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 They needed to go private.

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 They needed to take this

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 out of public view

00:18:43.059 --> 00:18:44.379
 and they needed to find a way

00:18:44.379 --> 00:18:45.680
 to get Jesus

00:18:45.680 --> 00:18:47.119
 when no one was looking

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 and they caught their break

00:18:48.880 --> 00:18:49.640
 with Judas.

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 And the details

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 aren't given to us

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 there in verse 3,

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 but simply

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 that Satan

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 entered into Judas.

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 It's quite troubling

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 even to consider

00:19:00.440 --> 00:19:01.240
 the possibility

00:19:01.240 --> 00:19:02.640
 that Judas,

00:19:02.820 --> 00:19:03.300
 who had been

00:19:03.300 --> 00:19:03.900
 with Jesus

00:19:03.900 --> 00:19:04.940
 in ministry

00:19:04.940 --> 00:19:06.060
 for the last three years,

00:19:06.660 --> 00:19:07.540
 who had seemed

00:19:07.540 --> 00:19:08.640
 to be such a loyal

00:19:08.640 --> 00:19:10.020
 follower of him,

00:19:10.620 --> 00:19:12.140
 is now vulnerable

00:19:12.140 --> 00:19:13.480
 to Satan's influence

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 and Satan

00:19:14.220 --> 00:19:15.580
 entered into Judas.

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 It's the same word,

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 by the way,

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 that Matthew uses

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 or Christ uses

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 in Matthew 6,

00:19:21.200 --> 00:19:21.720
 verse 6,

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 when he says,

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 when you pray,

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 go into your room.

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 You see,

00:19:27.100 --> 00:19:28.279
 Satan took up residence

00:19:28.279 --> 00:19:29.940
 in Judas' heart.

00:19:30.980 --> 00:19:32.279
 His true identity

00:19:32.279 --> 00:19:33.779
 is now coming

00:19:33.779 --> 00:19:34.519
 to the forefront.

00:19:35.800 --> 00:19:36.620
 He gave way

00:19:36.620 --> 00:19:37.680
 to Satan's attacks

00:19:37.680 --> 00:19:39.060
 and now the rest

00:19:39.060 --> 00:19:40.039
 was inevitable.

00:19:40.220 --> 00:19:40.980
 These dominoes

00:19:40.980 --> 00:19:42.259
 were beginning to fall.

00:19:43.360 --> 00:19:43.640
 But you know,

00:19:43.740 --> 00:19:44.259
 Judas was,

00:19:44.519 --> 00:19:44.840
 or excuse me,

00:19:44.839 --> 00:19:46.159
 Jesus was not surprised

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 in any way

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 by Judas' betrayal.

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 Jesus knew early on

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 who Judas was.

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 We find in John 6,

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 verses 70 to 71,

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 this is shortly after

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 the feeding of the 5,000,

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 and Jesus is making

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 some very hard statements

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 about his body

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 and his blood,

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 and it says,

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 many of the disciples

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 who had been following Jesus

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 departed from him

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 and didn't follow him anymore.

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 And so now Jesus turns

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 his attention

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 to his apostles

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 and says,

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 did I not choose you,

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 the twelve?

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 And yet one of you

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 is a devil.

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 He spoke of Judas,

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 the son of Simon Iscariot,

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 for he,

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 one of the twelve,

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 was going to betray him.

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 Jesus was not surprised.

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 Jesus was not shocked.

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 He was not disguised

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 by Judas' plots.

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 And Judas had shown his heart

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 throughout Jesus' ministry,

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 but perhaps the most evident sign

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 of it was what happened

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 just a few days earlier

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 in this week,

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 where if you remember,

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 as Jesus was having his feet

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 anointed by Mary,

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 Judas is there to protest

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 along with the rest

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 of the disciples,

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 and it was Judas who spoke.

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 In John chapter 12,

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 verses 4 and 5,

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 he says,

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 Judas Iscariot,

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 one of his disciples,

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 he who was about

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 to betray him said,

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 why was this ointment

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 not sold for 300 denarii

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 and given to the poor?

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 Here he puts on his face.

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 Here he seems like one

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 who is concerned

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 about the poor and oppressed.

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 Here he's one

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 who seems to have

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 the kind of heart

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 that Jesus would commend.

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 But what we find,

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 and John kind of gives us

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 a picture inside

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 the window of Judas' heart,

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 what we find from verse 6

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 is where Judas' heart

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 really was.

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 He said this,

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 not because he cared

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 about the poor,

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 but because he was a thief.

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 And having charge

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 of the money bag,

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 he used to help himself

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 to what was put into it.

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 Things were becoming

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 clear to Judas.

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 This week that was fueled

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 by enthusiasm of the crowds

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 and the wonder

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 of what Jesus would do

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 in fulfilling all the things

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 that were spoken about

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 the Son of Man,

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 the crowds wondered

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 if this was the moment

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 where the Messiah would come

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 and establish his throne

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 once and for all.

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 But as the week continued,

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 and especially as Jesus

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 would speak about

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 the destruction of the temple

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 and the ransacking of Jerusalem

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 and the killing of his people

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 and the captivity

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 that would also follow,

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 Judas is beginning to wonder,

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 is this really the Messiah?

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 Is he really the one?

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 And while his dreams

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 were dashed

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 because of the words of Jesus,

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 maybe he could use

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 this one last opportunity

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 to his advantage.

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 So he goes away.

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 He confers with the chief priests.

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 He asks for an arrangement of money.

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 We find from Matthew 26, verse 15,

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 Judas actually says,

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 What will you give me

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 if I deliver him over to you?

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 That's what was on his heart.

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 And so he sells Jesus out

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 for 30 pieces of silver.

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 Really a pittance

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 in comparison

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 with the betrayal

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 that Judas will carry out.

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 It was.

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 There was danger from the inside.

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 There was danger from the outside.

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 And so in verses 7 to 13,

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 we find the wise discretion

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 of our Lord.

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 The wise discretion

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 from the Lord.

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 Notice.

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 Then came the day

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 of unleavened bread

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 on which the Passover lamb

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 had to be sacrificed.

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 So Jesus sent Peter

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 and John saying,

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 Go and prepare the Passover

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 for us

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 that we may eat it.

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 They said to him,

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 Where will you have us prepare it?

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 He said to them,

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 And behold,

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 when you have entered the city,

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 a man carrying a jar of water

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 will meet you.

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 Follow him into the house

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 that he enters

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 and tell him the master,

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 tell the master of the house,

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 the teacher says to you,

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 Where is the guest room?

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 Where I may eat the Passover

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 with my disciples?

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 And he will show you

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 a large upper room

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 furnished,

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 prepare it there.

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 and they went

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 and found it

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 just as he had told them

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 and they prepared

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 the Passover.

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 You see,

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 Jesus was not

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 shocked or surprised

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 by Judas' heart.

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 And Jesus knew

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 that Judas was looking

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 for an opportunity

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 to find Jesus

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 in a private space

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 away from the crowds.

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 This would have been

00:24:41.659 --> 00:24:42.500
 the golden opportunity.

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 But Jesus had

00:24:44.879 --> 00:24:46.339
 some important

00:24:46.339 --> 00:24:47.419
 parting words to share

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 with his disciples.

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 And so,

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 by his discernment,

00:24:52.880 --> 00:24:54.080
 he invites

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 two of his disciples,

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 Peter and John,

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 to go on a little mission.

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 Now, we could spend

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 some time talking about

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 the sovereignty

00:25:01.480 --> 00:25:03.240
 of our Savior

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 and being able to know

00:25:04.759 --> 00:25:06.380
 the exact place

00:25:06.380 --> 00:25:08.180
 and the exact person

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 and what that person

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 was going to be carrying

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 and where that person

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 was going to go

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 and how that person

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 was going to show them

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 the exact room

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 that they were supposed

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 to be doing

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 this Passover feast in

00:25:20.759 --> 00:25:21.539
 and the fact that

00:25:21.539 --> 00:25:23.000
 that Passover room,

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 that upper room,

00:25:24.079 --> 00:25:25.259
 was actually available

00:25:25.259 --> 00:25:26.639
 on a night like this

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 and that it was actually

00:25:27.799 --> 00:25:29.379
 furnished for this group.

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 We could talk about

00:25:31.180 --> 00:25:31.740
 the sovereignty

00:25:31.740 --> 00:25:32.940
 of God in that,

00:25:33.099 --> 00:25:34.240
 but I want to just

00:25:34.240 --> 00:25:34.859
 draw attention

00:25:34.859 --> 00:25:37.119
 to the careful discretion

00:25:37.119 --> 00:25:37.759
 of our Savior,

00:25:38.759 --> 00:25:39.779
 the importance

00:25:39.779 --> 00:25:40.460
 of this night

00:25:40.460 --> 00:25:42.139
 and the desires

00:25:42.139 --> 00:25:42.899
 we're going to see

00:25:42.899 --> 00:25:43.819
 of Jesus

00:25:43.819 --> 00:25:45.759
 in these final words

00:25:45.759 --> 00:25:47.240
 that He will impart

00:25:47.240 --> 00:25:49.159
 to His disciples.

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 Of course,

00:25:50.939 --> 00:25:51.799
 the disciples would go,

00:25:51.879 --> 00:25:53.960
 we find in verse 13,

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 they went and found it

00:25:55.379 --> 00:25:56.779
 just as He had told them

00:25:56.779 --> 00:25:57.679
 and they prepared

00:25:57.679 --> 00:25:58.179
 the Passover.

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 This would have been

00:26:00.000 --> 00:26:01.480
 like an all-day process.

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 The things that they

00:26:02.659 --> 00:26:03.099
 would have needed

00:26:03.099 --> 00:26:03.700
 to purchase,

00:26:04.059 --> 00:26:04.740
 they would have purchased

00:26:04.740 --> 00:26:05.379
 the lamb,

00:26:05.799 --> 00:26:07.039
 they would have prepared

00:26:07.039 --> 00:26:09.200
 all of the various elements

00:26:09.200 --> 00:26:10.720
 for that Passover meal.

00:26:10.720 --> 00:26:13.100
 things like the wine,

00:26:13.440 --> 00:26:15.880
 things like the pomegranates

00:26:15.880 --> 00:26:16.880
 and the bitter herbs,

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 the apples,

00:26:18.039 --> 00:26:18.539
 the nuts,

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 and the cinnamon.

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 All of that need

00:26:20.600 --> 00:26:21.180
 to be prepared

00:26:21.180 --> 00:26:21.880
 ahead of time

00:26:21.880 --> 00:26:23.980
 and then they would

00:26:23.980 --> 00:26:24.880
 enjoy their meal.

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 At around 2.30

00:26:27.160 --> 00:26:29.220
 to 5.30 in the evening,

00:26:29.319 --> 00:26:29.640
 they would go

00:26:29.640 --> 00:26:30.160
 to the temple,

00:26:31.000 --> 00:26:32.059
 they would purchase

00:26:32.059 --> 00:26:33.500
 this Passover lamb,

00:26:33.559 --> 00:26:34.380
 it would be slaughtered

00:26:34.380 --> 00:26:34.779
 for them,

00:26:34.960 --> 00:26:35.940
 they would take it back

00:26:35.940 --> 00:26:36.960
 to this upper room

00:26:36.960 --> 00:26:38.120
 and everything would

00:26:38.120 --> 00:26:39.019
 finally be ready

00:26:39.019 --> 00:26:40.640
 for them to enjoy.

00:26:40.720 --> 00:26:42.839
 these final moments

00:26:42.839 --> 00:26:43.779
 with the Savior.

00:26:44.640 --> 00:26:45.319
 But the location

00:26:45.319 --> 00:26:45.920
 of this room

00:26:45.920 --> 00:26:46.700
 would be concealed,

00:26:47.440 --> 00:26:49.120
 hidden until the actual

00:26:49.120 --> 00:26:50.240
 time of the meal

00:26:50.240 --> 00:26:52.140
 so that Jesus could

00:26:52.140 --> 00:26:54.559
 communicate to his disciples

00:26:54.559 --> 00:26:56.420
 what was of utmost importance.

00:26:56.900 --> 00:26:58.799
 This picture of the Passover

00:26:58.799 --> 00:27:00.140
 that we're going to look at next,

00:27:00.220 --> 00:27:02.299
 this portrait of Christ's words

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 that is captured for us

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 in these elements.

00:27:06.440 --> 00:27:07.940
 Verses 14 to 23

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 says this,

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 And when the hour came,

00:27:11.580 --> 00:27:13.019
 he reclined the table

00:27:13.019 --> 00:27:15.000
 and the apostles with him

00:27:15.000 --> 00:27:16.360
 and he said to them,

00:27:16.519 --> 00:27:18.480
 I have earnestly desired

00:27:18.480 --> 00:27:20.360
 to eat this Passover with you

00:27:20.360 --> 00:27:21.480
 before I suffer.

00:27:22.380 --> 00:27:23.299
 For I tell you,

00:27:23.740 --> 00:27:25.279
 I will not eat it

00:27:25.279 --> 00:27:26.960
 until it is all fulfilled

00:27:26.960 --> 00:27:28.900
 in the kingdom of God.

00:27:29.620 --> 00:27:30.960
 And then in verse 18,

00:27:31.380 --> 00:27:32.220
 For I tell you,

00:27:32.600 --> 00:27:33.700
 that from now on,

00:27:33.940 --> 00:27:34.860
 I will not drink

00:27:34.860 --> 00:27:36.000
 of the fruit of the vine

00:27:36.000 --> 00:27:38.900
 until the kingdom of God comes.

00:27:39.740 --> 00:27:41.259
 This portrait of Christ's words

00:27:41.259 --> 00:27:42.980
 begins with a picture of hope.

00:27:43.880 --> 00:27:44.880
 This picture of hope.

00:27:45.700 --> 00:27:47.500
 Notice there in verse 16,

00:27:49.839 --> 00:27:51.740
 that he says this,

00:27:52.559 --> 00:27:53.240
 I tell you,

00:27:54.500 --> 00:27:56.200
 I will not eat

00:27:56.200 --> 00:27:57.599
 until it is all fulfilled

00:27:57.599 --> 00:27:58.680
 in the kingdom of God.

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 There's other translations

00:28:01.420 --> 00:28:01.799
 that say,

00:28:01.860 --> 00:28:03.820
 I will not eat this again

00:28:03.820 --> 00:28:05.000
 until the kingdom of God.

00:28:05.740 --> 00:28:06.920
 The New King James says,

00:28:07.000 --> 00:28:08.420
 I will no longer eat of it

00:28:08.420 --> 00:28:09.880
 until it is fulfilled

00:28:09.880 --> 00:28:10.980
 in the kingdom of God.

00:28:11.799 --> 00:28:13.140
 And all of this points

00:28:13.140 --> 00:28:15.680
 to the significance of hope,

00:28:16.299 --> 00:28:18.660
 that what Jesus is about to do,

00:28:19.240 --> 00:28:21.440
 however dark things may seem,

00:28:21.820 --> 00:28:22.680
 however empty

00:28:23.320 --> 00:28:25.720
 and hopeless things may be,

00:28:25.720 --> 00:28:27.579
 that what is coming,

00:28:27.880 --> 00:28:29.160
 Jesus anticipates.

00:28:29.860 --> 00:28:31.140
 He knows what's coming.

00:28:31.640 --> 00:28:33.420
 He's embracing that mission.

00:28:34.059 --> 00:28:35.720
 I know what God's will is

00:28:35.720 --> 00:28:37.000
 and there is no wavering

00:28:37.000 --> 00:28:38.500
 and there is no hesitation.

00:28:39.200 --> 00:28:40.140
 But before I suffer,

00:28:40.940 --> 00:28:42.839
 while I have anticipated this night,

00:28:43.120 --> 00:28:44.299
 I want to commemorate it for you

00:28:44.299 --> 00:28:46.079
 and I want to let you understand

00:28:46.079 --> 00:28:48.539
 that while things may seem

00:28:48.539 --> 00:28:49.799
 so final tomorrow

00:28:49.799 --> 00:28:51.579
 when I'm put on the cross and die,

00:28:51.920 --> 00:28:53.400
 it is just the beginning

00:28:53.400 --> 00:28:54.620
 of what is to come.

00:28:54.619 --> 00:28:57.419
 You can anticipate in hope

00:28:57.419 --> 00:28:58.939
 that what happens tomorrow

00:28:58.939 --> 00:29:00.579
 is just the beginning.

00:29:00.879 --> 00:29:02.059
 It's not the end.

00:29:02.659 --> 00:29:04.139
 There will be another time

00:29:04.139 --> 00:29:07.000
 where we will enjoy this again together.

00:29:07.299 --> 00:29:08.779
 This is just commemorating

00:29:08.779 --> 00:29:10.739
 something that you can look forward to.

00:29:10.899 --> 00:29:12.699
 Not just you can hope in

00:29:12.699 --> 00:29:14.899
 in the way that we generally hope in.

00:29:14.939 --> 00:29:16.819
 No, this is a hope of expectation.

00:29:17.439 --> 00:29:18.739
 This is a hope of something

00:29:18.739 --> 00:29:19.719
 that is certain.

00:29:20.019 --> 00:29:20.719
 This is something

00:29:20.719 --> 00:29:21.759
 that's going to be confident.

00:29:21.979 --> 00:29:23.199
 It is going to happen.

00:29:23.200 --> 00:29:25.120
 We're going to celebrate this again

00:29:25.120 --> 00:29:26.559
 someday in the future

00:29:26.559 --> 00:29:28.319
 when the kingdom of God is coming.

00:29:29.259 --> 00:29:30.380
 There is hope.

00:29:30.960 --> 00:29:33.799
 It points to this picture of promise

00:29:33.799 --> 00:29:36.019
 and Jesus picks it up

00:29:36.019 --> 00:29:37.059
 from the first Passover.

00:29:37.640 --> 00:29:39.220
 This Passover of hope

00:29:39.220 --> 00:29:40.460
 and understanding

00:29:40.460 --> 00:29:42.160
 that the words of God

00:29:42.160 --> 00:29:43.960
 are words that will be fulfilled.

00:29:44.279 --> 00:29:45.380
 They're words of promise.

00:29:45.660 --> 00:29:46.880
 They're words that are assured.

00:29:47.580 --> 00:29:48.840
 These words of hope.

00:29:48.839 --> 00:29:50.759
 Things may seem dark

00:29:50.759 --> 00:29:52.379
 and they may seem uncertain.

00:29:52.759 --> 00:29:53.959
 You may not understand

00:29:53.959 --> 00:29:55.000
 what's taking place

00:29:55.000 --> 00:29:56.319
 but you can have hope

00:29:56.319 --> 00:29:58.139
 that we will do this again.

00:30:00.599 --> 00:30:01.439
 Reminds us

00:30:01.439 --> 00:30:02.980
 of the hope

00:30:02.980 --> 00:30:03.959
 that we're supposed to have

00:30:03.959 --> 00:30:04.500
 in Jesus.

00:30:05.599 --> 00:30:06.039
 Remember

00:30:06.039 --> 00:30:07.720
 a couple of passages ago

00:30:07.720 --> 00:30:08.059
 where

00:30:08.059 --> 00:30:10.279
 Jesus is trying to help

00:30:10.279 --> 00:30:11.759
 the crowds

00:30:11.759 --> 00:30:12.319
 recognize

00:30:12.319 --> 00:30:14.259
 that we tend to put our hope

00:30:14.259 --> 00:30:15.220
 in a lot of things

00:30:15.220 --> 00:30:16.500
 especially things

00:30:16.500 --> 00:30:17.299
 that are here on earth

00:30:17.299 --> 00:30:18.680
 but unless you're putting

00:30:18.680 --> 00:30:19.240
 your hope

00:30:19.240 --> 00:30:20.059
 in the sun

00:30:20.059 --> 00:30:21.099
 those hopes

00:30:21.099 --> 00:30:22.460
 are desperate

00:30:22.460 --> 00:30:23.500
 and they're superficial

00:30:23.500 --> 00:30:24.400
 those hopes

00:30:24.400 --> 00:30:25.079
 will let you down

00:30:25.079 --> 00:30:26.660
 but put your hope

00:30:26.660 --> 00:30:27.200
 in the sun.

00:30:27.579 --> 00:30:28.539
 There is promise there.

00:30:29.420 --> 00:30:29.619
 And then

00:30:29.619 --> 00:30:31.240
 in verses 17 and 20

00:30:31.240 --> 00:30:32.119
 not only

00:30:32.119 --> 00:30:33.819
 a picture of hope

00:30:33.819 --> 00:30:35.140
 but a picture of promise

00:30:35.140 --> 00:30:37.119
 and he takes this cup

00:30:37.119 --> 00:30:38.680
 it says in verse 17

00:30:38.680 --> 00:30:39.440
 he took the cup

00:30:39.440 --> 00:30:41.559
 and when he had given thanks

00:30:41.559 --> 00:30:41.940
 he said

00:30:41.940 --> 00:30:42.900
 take this

00:30:42.900 --> 00:30:44.460
 and divide it among yourselves

00:30:44.460 --> 00:30:45.420
 for I tell you

00:30:45.420 --> 00:30:47.240
 that from now on

00:30:47.240 --> 00:30:48.259
 I will not drink

00:30:48.259 --> 00:30:49.259
 of the fruit of the vine

00:30:49.259 --> 00:30:50.360
 until the kingdom

00:30:50.360 --> 00:30:51.299
 of God comes

00:30:51.299 --> 00:30:52.960
 and he took the bread

00:30:52.960 --> 00:30:54.860
 and when he had given thanks

00:30:54.860 --> 00:30:55.680
 he broke it

00:30:55.680 --> 00:30:56.980
 and gave it to them

00:30:56.980 --> 00:30:57.319
 saying

00:30:57.319 --> 00:30:58.600
 this is my body

00:30:58.600 --> 00:30:59.960
 which is given for you

00:30:59.960 --> 00:31:01.180
 do this

00:31:01.180 --> 00:31:02.539
 in remembrance of me

00:31:02.539 --> 00:31:03.680
 and likewise

00:31:03.680 --> 00:31:04.180
 the cup

00:31:04.180 --> 00:31:04.779
 after them

00:31:04.779 --> 00:31:05.980
 after they had eaten

00:31:05.980 --> 00:31:06.380
 saying

00:31:06.380 --> 00:31:07.519
 this cup

00:31:07.519 --> 00:31:08.640
 is poured out

00:31:08.640 --> 00:31:09.559
 for you

00:31:09.559 --> 00:31:10.600
 is the new covenant

00:31:10.600 --> 00:31:11.759
 in my blood.

00:31:11.759 --> 00:31:13.859
 I would encourage you

00:31:13.859 --> 00:31:14.799
 just remind you

00:31:14.799 --> 00:31:16.460
 to come this evening

00:31:16.460 --> 00:31:16.859
 we're gonna

00:31:16.859 --> 00:31:17.940
 we're gonna remember

00:31:17.940 --> 00:31:19.059
 these symbols

00:31:19.059 --> 00:31:20.160
 we're gonna remember

00:31:20.160 --> 00:31:20.799
 the body

00:31:20.799 --> 00:31:21.940
 and blood of Christ

00:31:21.940 --> 00:31:22.640
 we're gonna remember

00:31:22.640 --> 00:31:24.220
 this picture this evening

00:31:24.220 --> 00:31:25.240
 and I would encourage you

00:31:25.240 --> 00:31:26.700
 to participate with us

00:31:26.700 --> 00:31:28.200
 we'll hear some testimonies

00:31:28.200 --> 00:31:30.299
 of at least five individuals

00:31:30.299 --> 00:31:31.119
 who have

00:31:31.119 --> 00:31:31.799
 who have

00:31:31.799 --> 00:31:32.879
 enjoyed

00:31:32.879 --> 00:31:33.599
 and experienced

00:31:33.599 --> 00:31:34.200
 that work

00:31:34.200 --> 00:31:35.460
 of God's salvation

00:31:35.460 --> 00:31:36.839
 redemption for them

00:31:36.839 --> 00:31:37.539
 and they're gonna share

00:31:37.539 --> 00:31:38.960
 their testimonies tonight

00:31:38.960 --> 00:31:40.579
 but the key word here

00:31:40.579 --> 00:31:41.180
 is the word

00:31:41.180 --> 00:31:42.279
 in verse 20

00:31:42.279 --> 00:31:42.740
 which says

00:31:42.740 --> 00:31:43.840
 the new covenant

00:31:43.840 --> 00:31:45.240
 in my blood

00:31:45.240 --> 00:31:47.500
 that new covenant

00:31:47.500 --> 00:31:49.140
 and Jesus places

00:31:49.140 --> 00:31:49.980
 new meaning

00:31:49.980 --> 00:31:51.460
 on this Passover meal

00:31:51.460 --> 00:31:52.860
 and

00:31:52.860 --> 00:31:53.799
 and the picture

00:31:53.799 --> 00:31:54.380
 that would have been

00:31:54.380 --> 00:31:55.100
 fresh

00:31:55.100 --> 00:31:56.039
 in the minds

00:31:56.039 --> 00:31:56.700
 of the disciples

00:31:56.700 --> 00:31:57.000
 is

00:31:57.000 --> 00:31:58.079
 is that promise

00:31:58.079 --> 00:31:58.640
 that happened

00:31:58.640 --> 00:32:00.140
 when the people

00:32:00.140 --> 00:32:00.660
 of Israel

00:32:00.660 --> 00:32:01.559
 were camped out

00:32:01.559 --> 00:32:02.680
 at Mount Sinai

00:32:02.680 --> 00:32:03.960
 in the commemoration

00:32:03.960 --> 00:32:05.360
 of the Passover

00:32:05.360 --> 00:32:06.360
 that took place there

00:32:06.360 --> 00:32:07.400
 and that promise

00:32:07.400 --> 00:32:08.519
 of relationship

00:32:08.519 --> 00:32:09.480
 that old covenant

00:32:09.480 --> 00:32:10.319
 that happened

00:32:10.319 --> 00:32:10.879
 and now

00:32:10.879 --> 00:32:11.619
 Jesus says

00:32:11.619 --> 00:32:12.480
 well you remember

00:32:12.480 --> 00:32:13.259
 that old covenant

00:32:13.259 --> 00:32:13.960
 well let me tell you

00:32:13.960 --> 00:32:14.940
 a new covenant

00:32:14.940 --> 00:32:15.539
 is coming

00:32:15.539 --> 00:32:16.779
 and it's only happening

00:32:16.779 --> 00:32:17.460
 one way

00:32:17.460 --> 00:32:18.319
 it's happening

00:32:18.319 --> 00:32:19.519
 through my body

00:32:19.519 --> 00:32:20.160
 and my blood

00:32:20.160 --> 00:32:21.420
 through my sacrifice

00:32:21.420 --> 00:32:23.259
 there's only one way

00:32:23.259 --> 00:32:24.359
 to enjoy

00:32:24.359 --> 00:32:25.160
 the promise

00:32:25.160 --> 00:32:25.859
 of salvation

00:32:25.859 --> 00:32:26.920
 this promise

00:32:26.920 --> 00:32:27.500
 of redemption

00:32:27.500 --> 00:32:28.700
 it's only through

00:32:28.700 --> 00:32:30.039
 faith in Jesus Christ

00:32:30.039 --> 00:32:33.559
 this promise

00:32:33.559 --> 00:32:35.039
 that we find

00:32:35.039 --> 00:32:35.920
 of this new covenant

00:32:35.920 --> 00:32:37.500
 that is

00:32:37.500 --> 00:32:38.140
 that is given

00:32:38.140 --> 00:32:38.500
 to us

00:32:38.500 --> 00:32:38.980
 both in

00:32:38.980 --> 00:32:39.880
 the book

00:32:39.880 --> 00:32:40.440
 of Jeremiah

00:32:40.440 --> 00:32:41.279
 but also

00:32:41.279 --> 00:32:42.460
 in Ezekiel

00:32:42.460 --> 00:32:43.799
 chapter 36

00:32:43.799 --> 00:32:45.180
 but Jeremiah

00:32:45.180 --> 00:32:46.220
 puts it this way

00:32:46.220 --> 00:32:47.759
 in Jeremiah 31

00:32:47.759 --> 00:32:48.880
 verses 31 to 34

00:32:48.880 --> 00:32:49.680
 when he says

00:32:49.680 --> 00:32:51.079
 behold the days

00:32:51.079 --> 00:32:51.539
 are coming

00:32:51.539 --> 00:32:52.339
 declares the Lord

00:32:52.339 --> 00:32:53.500
 when I will make

00:32:53.500 --> 00:32:54.140
 a new covenant

00:32:54.140 --> 00:32:54.819
 with the house

00:32:54.819 --> 00:32:55.319
 of Israel

00:32:55.319 --> 00:32:56.180
 and with the house

00:32:56.180 --> 00:32:56.579
 of Judah

00:32:56.579 --> 00:32:58.200
 for this is the covenant

00:32:58.200 --> 00:32:58.960
 that I will make

00:32:58.960 --> 00:32:59.599
 with the house

00:32:59.599 --> 00:33:00.079
 of Israel

00:33:00.079 --> 00:33:01.380
 after those days

00:33:01.380 --> 00:33:02.099
 declares the Lord

00:33:02.099 --> 00:33:03.859
 I will put my law

00:33:03.859 --> 00:33:04.619
 within them

00:33:04.619 --> 00:33:06.039
 I will write it

00:33:06.039 --> 00:33:06.839
 on their hearts

00:33:06.839 --> 00:33:07.799
 and I will be

00:33:07.799 --> 00:33:08.259
 their God

00:33:08.259 --> 00:33:09.039
 and they will be

00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:09.959
 my people

00:33:09.959 --> 00:33:11.519
 and no longer

00:33:11.519 --> 00:33:12.399
 shall each one

00:33:12.399 --> 00:33:13.279
 teach his neighbor

00:33:13.279 --> 00:33:15.559
 and each his brother

00:33:15.559 --> 00:33:16.639
 saying know the Lord

00:33:16.639 --> 00:33:17.959
 for they shall all

00:33:17.959 --> 00:33:18.379
 know me

00:33:18.379 --> 00:33:19.759
 from the least of them

00:33:19.759 --> 00:33:20.659
 to the greatest

00:33:20.659 --> 00:33:21.459
 declares the Lord

00:33:21.459 --> 00:33:22.919
 for I will forgive

00:33:22.919 --> 00:33:23.559
 their iniquity

00:33:23.559 --> 00:33:25.019
 and I will remember

00:33:25.019 --> 00:33:25.779
 their sin

00:33:25.779 --> 00:33:26.659
 no more

00:33:26.659 --> 00:33:28.319
 that new covenant

00:33:28.319 --> 00:33:29.519
 that forgiveness

00:33:29.519 --> 00:33:30.519
 that we are able

00:33:30.519 --> 00:33:31.179
 to enjoy

00:33:31.179 --> 00:33:32.019
 the law

00:33:32.019 --> 00:33:32.519
 that's written

00:33:32.519 --> 00:33:33.160
 on our hearts

00:33:33.160 --> 00:33:34.400
 in the power

00:33:34.400 --> 00:33:35.700
 of the Holy Spirit

00:33:35.700 --> 00:33:36.819
 that changes us

00:33:36.819 --> 00:33:38.039
 from the inside out

00:33:38.039 --> 00:33:39.460
 and works out

00:33:39.460 --> 00:33:40.819
 his power

00:33:40.819 --> 00:33:41.559
 in our lives

00:33:41.559 --> 00:33:43.000
 that spiritual fruit

00:33:43.000 --> 00:33:44.059
 that happens

00:33:44.059 --> 00:33:45.039
 because of the power

00:33:45.039 --> 00:33:45.579
 of God

00:33:45.579 --> 00:33:47.319
 it's a work of God

00:33:47.319 --> 00:33:47.859
 and so not

00:33:47.859 --> 00:33:50.259
 following the rigid

00:33:50.259 --> 00:33:52.599
 forms of the law

00:33:52.599 --> 00:33:53.799
 as a means

00:33:53.799 --> 00:33:54.980
 of obtaining

00:33:54.980 --> 00:33:56.079
 some measure

00:33:56.079 --> 00:33:57.700
 of merit

00:33:57.700 --> 00:33:58.240
 from God

00:33:58.240 --> 00:33:59.000
 but trusting

00:33:59.000 --> 00:33:59.680
 in the Son

00:33:59.680 --> 00:34:01.339
 and the Son alone

00:34:01.339 --> 00:34:02.980
 as the only means

00:34:02.980 --> 00:34:03.799
 of salvation

00:34:03.799 --> 00:34:05.119
 that he alone

00:34:05.119 --> 00:34:06.319
 fulfilled the law

00:34:06.319 --> 00:34:07.059
 as God

00:34:07.059 --> 00:34:09.299
 had commanded

00:34:09.299 --> 00:34:10.059
 for his people

00:34:10.059 --> 00:34:10.480
 to do

00:34:10.480 --> 00:34:11.440
 and that he alone

00:34:11.440 --> 00:34:12.159
 was the sacrifice

00:34:12.159 --> 00:34:12.759
 for sin

00:34:12.759 --> 00:34:15.400
 have you partaken

00:34:15.400 --> 00:34:16.840
 of that promise

00:34:16.840 --> 00:34:19.279
 have you participated

00:34:19.279 --> 00:34:20.960
 with Christ

00:34:20.960 --> 00:34:22.279
 in forgiveness

00:34:22.279 --> 00:34:22.799
 of sin

00:34:22.799 --> 00:34:24.940
 are you

00:34:24.940 --> 00:34:25.940
 a new covenant

00:34:25.940 --> 00:34:26.539
 person

00:34:26.539 --> 00:34:28.480
 have you enjoyed

00:34:28.480 --> 00:34:29.299
 the benefits

00:34:29.300 --> 00:34:30.420
 of that law

00:34:30.420 --> 00:34:30.900
 that's written

00:34:30.900 --> 00:34:31.539
 on your hearts

00:34:31.539 --> 00:34:33.060
 because of the work

00:34:33.060 --> 00:34:33.840
 of the Spirit

00:34:33.840 --> 00:34:35.019
 and forgiveness

00:34:35.019 --> 00:34:35.640
 of sin

00:34:35.640 --> 00:34:36.800
 because of Christ's death

00:34:36.800 --> 00:34:37.820
 and resurrection

00:34:37.820 --> 00:34:40.120
 the promise

00:34:40.120 --> 00:34:40.740
 that Jesus

00:34:40.740 --> 00:34:41.700
 has in mind

00:34:41.700 --> 00:34:44.000
 is this work

00:34:44.000 --> 00:34:45.100
 that he will perform

00:34:45.100 --> 00:34:46.620
 on that Friday

00:34:46.620 --> 00:34:47.580
 and the resurrection

00:34:47.580 --> 00:34:48.660
 that will take place

00:34:48.660 --> 00:34:49.920
 on Sunday

00:34:49.920 --> 00:34:51.660
 and Jesus ushers

00:34:51.660 --> 00:34:52.920
 in this new age

00:34:52.920 --> 00:34:54.340
 where the promise

00:34:54.340 --> 00:34:55.100
 will unfold

00:34:55.100 --> 00:34:56.680
 on an international scale

00:34:56.679 --> 00:34:59.919
 it was a picture

00:34:59.919 --> 00:35:00.879
 of God's promise

00:35:00.879 --> 00:35:01.539
 but finally

00:35:01.539 --> 00:35:02.719
 a picture

00:35:02.719 --> 00:35:03.519
 of God's heart

00:35:03.519 --> 00:35:04.759
 a picture

00:35:04.759 --> 00:35:05.399
 of God's heart

00:35:05.399 --> 00:35:06.460
 notice in verse 21

00:35:06.460 --> 00:35:08.219
 but behold

00:35:08.219 --> 00:35:08.879
 the hand

00:35:08.879 --> 00:35:09.619
 of him

00:35:09.619 --> 00:35:10.659
 who betrays me

00:35:10.659 --> 00:35:11.759
 is with me

00:35:11.759 --> 00:35:12.419
 on the table

00:35:12.419 --> 00:35:14.339
 for the son of man

00:35:14.339 --> 00:35:15.440
 goes as it has been

00:35:15.440 --> 00:35:15.879
 determined

00:35:15.879 --> 00:35:17.259
 but woe

00:35:17.259 --> 00:35:18.199
 to that man

00:35:18.199 --> 00:35:18.819
 by whom

00:35:18.819 --> 00:35:19.699
 he is betrayed

00:35:19.699 --> 00:35:21.279
 and they began

00:35:21.279 --> 00:35:21.960
 to question

00:35:21.960 --> 00:35:22.859
 one another

00:35:22.859 --> 00:35:24.419
 which of them

00:35:24.419 --> 00:35:25.179
 it could be

00:35:25.179 --> 00:35:26.239
 who is going

00:35:26.239 --> 00:35:27.039
 to do this

00:35:27.039 --> 00:35:28.500
 you see

00:35:28.500 --> 00:35:29.139
 every step

00:35:29.139 --> 00:35:30.079
 of Jesus' ministry

00:35:30.079 --> 00:35:31.460
 was deliberate

00:35:31.460 --> 00:35:32.559
 and full of faith

00:35:32.559 --> 00:35:34.699
 do you find it

00:35:34.699 --> 00:35:35.440
 fascinating

00:35:35.440 --> 00:35:36.859
 that Judas

00:35:36.859 --> 00:35:37.440
 is sharing

00:35:37.440 --> 00:35:38.059
 this meal

00:35:38.059 --> 00:35:39.379
 with Jesus

00:35:39.379 --> 00:35:39.960
 the one

00:35:39.960 --> 00:35:40.339
 he's about

00:35:40.339 --> 00:35:40.779
 to betray

00:35:40.779 --> 00:35:42.819
 do you find it

00:35:42.819 --> 00:35:44.000
 marvelous

00:35:44.000 --> 00:35:45.659
 that Jesus

00:35:45.659 --> 00:35:46.879
 has welcomed

00:35:46.879 --> 00:35:47.339
 Judas

00:35:47.339 --> 00:35:48.419
 to participate

00:35:48.419 --> 00:35:49.799
 and to hear

00:35:49.799 --> 00:35:50.759
 these parting words

00:35:50.759 --> 00:35:52.859
 do you find

00:35:52.859 --> 00:35:53.440
 it fascinating

00:35:53.440 --> 00:35:54.260
 as John

00:35:54.260 --> 00:35:55.460
 will give us

00:35:55.460 --> 00:35:55.960
 the account

00:35:55.960 --> 00:35:56.840
 that Jesus

00:35:56.840 --> 00:35:57.559
 not only

00:35:57.559 --> 00:35:58.760
 allows him

00:35:58.760 --> 00:35:59.420
 to be part

00:35:59.420 --> 00:35:59.940
 of this

00:35:59.940 --> 00:36:01.260
 fellowshipping time

00:36:01.260 --> 00:36:01.900
 and hearing

00:36:01.900 --> 00:36:03.320
 these parting words

00:36:03.320 --> 00:36:03.900
 but Judas

00:36:03.900 --> 00:36:05.900
 is a part

00:36:05.900 --> 00:36:07.440
 of one

00:36:07.440 --> 00:36:08.159
 who enjoys

00:36:08.159 --> 00:36:08.820
 the service

00:36:08.820 --> 00:36:09.400
 of Christ

00:36:09.400 --> 00:36:10.880
 as Jesus

00:36:10.880 --> 00:36:11.400
 will put on

00:36:11.400 --> 00:36:11.860
 his towel

00:36:11.860 --> 00:36:14.000
 he'll bend

00:36:14.000 --> 00:36:14.900
 his knee

00:36:14.900 --> 00:36:15.679
 before Judas

00:36:15.679 --> 00:36:16.179
 he'll wash

00:36:16.179 --> 00:36:16.800
 Judas' feet

00:36:16.800 --> 00:36:18.539
 and it's

00:36:18.539 --> 00:36:19.200
 very likely

00:36:19.200 --> 00:36:19.679
 that Judas

00:36:19.679 --> 00:36:20.340
 was the one

00:36:20.340 --> 00:36:21.039
 who was actually

00:36:21.039 --> 00:36:21.860
 sitting in the

00:36:21.860 --> 00:36:22.800
 place of honor

00:36:22.800 --> 00:36:23.500
 at the table

00:36:23.500 --> 00:36:24.680
 in that

00:36:24.680 --> 00:36:25.780
 U-shaped table

00:36:25.780 --> 00:36:26.940
 the host

00:36:26.940 --> 00:36:27.500
 would sit

00:36:27.500 --> 00:36:28.039
 in the

00:36:28.039 --> 00:36:29.320
 center of that

00:36:29.320 --> 00:36:29.660
 table

00:36:29.660 --> 00:36:30.760
 and the

00:36:30.760 --> 00:36:31.860
 person of honor

00:36:31.860 --> 00:36:32.280
 would sit

00:36:32.280 --> 00:36:32.720
 to the right

00:36:32.720 --> 00:36:33.640
 and that's

00:36:33.640 --> 00:36:33.940
 where that

00:36:33.940 --> 00:36:34.920
 morsel of bread

00:36:34.920 --> 00:36:35.440
 would first

00:36:35.440 --> 00:36:36.800
 be handed over

00:36:36.800 --> 00:36:37.620
 and Jesus

00:36:37.620 --> 00:36:38.460
 we find

00:36:38.460 --> 00:36:39.060
 from John's

00:36:39.060 --> 00:36:39.360
 account

00:36:39.360 --> 00:36:40.060
 will hand

00:36:40.060 --> 00:36:40.780
 that morsel

00:36:40.780 --> 00:36:41.740
 over to Judas

00:36:41.740 --> 00:36:42.700
 and so none

00:36:42.700 --> 00:36:43.280
 of the disciples

00:36:43.280 --> 00:36:44.160
 even understood

00:36:44.160 --> 00:36:45.300
 what was unfolding

00:36:45.300 --> 00:36:45.920
 as Jesus said

00:36:45.920 --> 00:36:46.480
 who's going to

00:36:46.480 --> 00:36:46.960
 betray me

00:36:46.960 --> 00:36:47.560
 well the one

00:36:47.560 --> 00:36:48.000
 I hand

00:36:48.000 --> 00:36:48.600
 this morsel

00:36:48.600 --> 00:36:48.980
 of bread

00:36:48.980 --> 00:36:49.220
 to

00:36:49.220 --> 00:36:49.920
 he hands

00:36:49.920 --> 00:36:50.480
 it to Judas

00:36:50.480 --> 00:36:51.039
 Judas

00:36:51.039 --> 00:36:51.600
 is there

00:36:51.599 --> 00:36:52.360
 in the place

00:36:52.360 --> 00:36:52.739
 of honor

00:36:52.739 --> 00:36:53.679
 and all

00:36:53.679 --> 00:36:54.279
 the disciples

00:36:54.279 --> 00:36:56.299
 are blown

00:36:56.299 --> 00:36:56.579
 away

00:36:56.579 --> 00:36:57.440
 like what

00:36:57.440 --> 00:36:57.940
 just happened

00:36:57.940 --> 00:36:59.319
 and they

00:36:59.319 --> 00:36:59.679
 don't know

00:36:59.679 --> 00:37:00.079
 that Judas

00:37:00.079 --> 00:37:00.659
 is the one

00:37:00.659 --> 00:37:01.119
 who's about

00:37:01.119 --> 00:37:02.420
 to betray

00:37:02.420 --> 00:37:02.819
 Jesus

00:37:02.819 --> 00:37:03.360
 because

00:37:03.360 --> 00:37:04.799
 Judas

00:37:04.799 --> 00:37:05.179
 was in the

00:37:05.179 --> 00:37:05.519
 place of

00:37:05.519 --> 00:37:05.739
 honor

00:37:05.739 --> 00:37:07.880
 that entire

00:37:07.880 --> 00:37:08.119
 night

00:37:08.119 --> 00:37:08.480
 the heart

00:37:08.480 --> 00:37:08.819
 of God

00:37:08.819 --> 00:37:09.099
 was on

00:37:09.099 --> 00:37:09.480
 display

00:37:09.480 --> 00:37:10.839
 and that

00:37:10.839 --> 00:37:11.099
 heart

00:37:11.099 --> 00:37:11.639
 of God

00:37:11.639 --> 00:37:12.679
 continues

00:37:12.679 --> 00:37:13.299
 to extend

00:37:13.299 --> 00:37:13.739
 itself

00:37:13.739 --> 00:37:14.599
 to us

00:37:14.599 --> 00:37:14.900
 today

00:37:14.900 --> 00:37:16.519
 I wonder

00:37:16.519 --> 00:37:16.860
 have you

00:37:16.860 --> 00:37:17.380
 participated

00:37:17.380 --> 00:37:18.759
 in this

00:37:18.759 --> 00:37:20.159
 new covenant

00:37:20.159 --> 00:37:20.819
 arrangement

00:37:20.820 --> 00:37:22.300
 that Christ

00:37:22.300 --> 00:37:22.940
 has offered

00:37:22.940 --> 00:37:23.680
 through his

00:37:23.680 --> 00:37:24.360
 son Jesus

00:37:24.360 --> 00:37:25.940
 through his

00:37:25.940 --> 00:37:26.420
 death and

00:37:26.420 --> 00:37:26.740
 through his

00:37:26.740 --> 00:37:27.180
 resurrection

00:37:27.180 --> 00:37:28.820
 are you

00:37:28.820 --> 00:37:29.920
 one who is

00:37:29.920 --> 00:37:31.120
 able to

00:37:31.120 --> 00:37:31.740
 enjoy the

00:37:31.740 --> 00:37:32.160
 hope that

00:37:32.160 --> 00:37:32.680
 we have

00:37:32.680 --> 00:37:33.900
 that settled

00:37:33.900 --> 00:37:34.840
 confident

00:37:34.840 --> 00:37:36.500
 stable hope

00:37:36.500 --> 00:37:37.260
 that is given

00:37:37.260 --> 00:37:37.800
 to us

00:37:37.800 --> 00:37:38.400
 because of the

00:37:38.400 --> 00:37:39.620
 security of

00:37:39.620 --> 00:37:40.039
 that which

00:37:40.039 --> 00:37:40.940
 really matters

00:37:40.940 --> 00:37:42.200
 that relationship

00:37:42.200 --> 00:37:42.900
 that we have

00:37:42.900 --> 00:37:43.460
 with Christ

00:37:43.460 --> 00:37:44.420
 that peace

00:37:44.420 --> 00:37:44.920
 with God

00:37:44.920 --> 00:37:45.660
 through the

00:37:45.660 --> 00:37:46.360
 Lord Jesus

00:37:46.360 --> 00:37:47.140
 forgiveness

00:37:47.140 --> 00:37:47.800
 of sin

00:37:47.800 --> 00:37:48.440
 and cleansing

00:37:48.440 --> 00:37:49.539
 and a

00:37:49.539 --> 00:37:50.019
 promise

00:37:50.019 --> 00:37:51.119
 because of

00:37:51.119 --> 00:37:51.960
 what he's

00:37:51.960 --> 00:37:52.360
 accomplished

00:37:52.360 --> 00:37:52.820
 for us

00:37:52.820 --> 00:37:53.300
 of that

00:37:53.300 --> 00:37:53.840
 future

00:37:53.840 --> 00:37:54.360
 inheritance

00:37:54.360 --> 00:37:54.940
 which really

00:37:54.940 --> 00:37:56.059
 is Christ

00:37:56.059 --> 00:37:56.720
 himself

00:37:56.720 --> 00:37:59.320
 have you

00:37:59.320 --> 00:37:59.700
 enjoyed

00:37:59.700 --> 00:38:00.559
 and participated

00:38:00.559 --> 00:38:01.900
 in all of

00:38:01.900 --> 00:38:02.480
 those things

00:38:02.480 --> 00:38:06.360
 and as one

00:38:06.360 --> 00:38:06.559
 who's

00:38:06.559 --> 00:38:07.039
 participated

00:38:07.039 --> 00:38:07.760
 in them

00:38:07.760 --> 00:38:08.960
 is there

00:38:08.960 --> 00:38:09.980
 is there a

00:38:09.980 --> 00:38:10.340
 new

00:38:10.340 --> 00:38:11.720
 urgency

00:38:11.720 --> 00:38:12.460
 of your

00:38:12.460 --> 00:38:12.760
 heart

00:38:12.760 --> 00:38:13.700
 to fulfill

00:38:13.700 --> 00:38:14.079
 the mission

00:38:14.079 --> 00:38:14.420
 that God

00:38:14.420 --> 00:38:14.880
 has set you

00:38:14.880 --> 00:38:15.099
 on

00:38:15.099 --> 00:38:16.840
 that your

00:38:16.840 --> 00:38:17.240
 heart is

00:38:17.240 --> 00:38:18.099
 so filled

00:38:18.099 --> 00:38:18.780
 up with

00:38:18.780 --> 00:38:19.680
 the wonder

00:38:19.680 --> 00:38:20.240
 of what

00:38:20.240 --> 00:38:20.820
 Christ has

00:38:20.820 --> 00:38:21.280
 accomplished

00:38:21.280 --> 00:38:22.099
 for you

00:38:22.099 --> 00:38:22.720
 that you

00:38:22.720 --> 00:38:23.460
 can't keep

00:38:23.460 --> 00:38:24.000
 your mouth

00:38:24.000 --> 00:38:24.539
 quiet

00:38:24.539 --> 00:38:25.240
 of the

00:38:25.240 --> 00:38:26.340
 goodness

00:38:26.340 --> 00:38:27.380
 and grace

00:38:27.380 --> 00:38:27.800
 of our

00:38:27.800 --> 00:38:28.400
 Lord Jesus

00:38:28.400 --> 00:38:29.220
 and your

00:38:29.220 --> 00:38:30.180
 desire to do

00:38:30.180 --> 00:38:30.860
 and echo

00:38:30.860 --> 00:38:31.400
 the heart

00:38:31.400 --> 00:38:31.760
 of our

00:38:31.760 --> 00:38:32.119
 Savior

00:38:32.119 --> 00:38:33.059
 and seeking

00:38:33.059 --> 00:38:33.500
 to call

00:38:33.500 --> 00:38:33.900
 others

00:38:33.900 --> 00:38:34.860
 to participate

00:38:34.860 --> 00:38:35.760
 in that

00:38:35.760 --> 00:38:36.420
 same hope

00:38:36.420 --> 00:38:36.740
 that you

00:38:36.740 --> 00:38:37.280
 have

00:38:37.280 --> 00:38:40.280
 brothers and

00:38:40.280 --> 00:38:40.559
 sisters

00:38:40.559 --> 00:38:42.000
 we've been

00:38:42.000 --> 00:38:42.539
 given such

00:38:42.539 --> 00:38:42.920
 a great

00:38:42.920 --> 00:38:43.460
 blessing

00:38:43.460 --> 00:38:44.019
 a gift

00:38:44.019 --> 00:38:44.980
 from God

00:38:44.980 --> 00:38:45.920
 in salvation

00:38:45.920 --> 00:38:47.360
 has it

00:38:47.360 --> 00:38:47.980
 fundamentally

00:38:47.980 --> 00:38:48.740
 changed

00:38:48.740 --> 00:38:49.380
 the way

00:38:49.380 --> 00:38:50.019
 you live

00:38:50.019 --> 00:38:51.400
 has it

00:38:51.400 --> 00:38:51.800
 changed

00:38:51.800 --> 00:38:52.340
 your purpose

00:38:52.340 --> 00:38:52.679
 has it

00:38:52.679 --> 00:38:52.980
 changed

00:38:52.980 --> 00:38:53.639
 your priorities

00:38:53.639 --> 00:38:54.079
 has it

00:38:54.079 --> 00:38:54.500
 changed

00:38:54.500 --> 00:38:56.019
 your affections

00:38:56.019 --> 00:38:56.659
 for Christ

00:38:56.659 --> 00:38:57.019
 from day

00:38:57.019 --> 00:38:57.320
 to day

00:38:57.320 --> 00:38:58.659
 is it

00:38:58.659 --> 00:38:59.099
 clear

00:38:59.099 --> 00:39:00.240
 as you're

00:39:00.240 --> 00:39:00.500
 working

00:39:00.500 --> 00:39:01.019
 through

00:39:01.019 --> 00:39:02.179
 the day

00:39:02.179 --> 00:39:02.720
 by day

00:39:02.720 --> 00:39:03.780
 goodbyes

00:39:03.780 --> 00:39:04.559
 and hellos

00:39:04.559 --> 00:39:04.920
 of your

00:39:04.920 --> 00:39:05.320
 life

00:39:05.320 --> 00:39:06.000
 that the

00:39:06.000 --> 00:39:06.699
 parting

00:39:06.699 --> 00:39:07.420
 words of

00:39:07.420 --> 00:39:07.760
 Christ

00:39:07.760 --> 00:39:08.320
 are really

00:39:08.320 --> 00:39:09.300
 preeminent

00:39:09.300 --> 00:39:09.740
 for you

00:39:09.740 --> 00:39:10.679
 that there

00:39:10.679 --> 00:39:11.099
 is this

00:39:11.099 --> 00:39:12.199
 driving force

00:39:12.199 --> 00:39:13.380
 that for

00:39:13.380 --> 00:39:13.700
 me to

00:39:13.700 --> 00:39:13.980
 live

00:39:13.980 --> 00:39:14.599
 is Christ

00:39:14.599 --> 00:39:15.079
 but to

00:39:15.079 --> 00:39:15.360
 die

00:39:15.360 --> 00:39:15.880
 is gain

00:39:15.880 --> 00:39:17.180
 oh may

00:39:17.180 --> 00:39:17.420
 that be

00:39:17.420 --> 00:39:17.720
 true

00:39:17.720 --> 00:39:18.320
 of us

00:39:18.320 --> 00:39:18.700
 as we

00:39:18.700 --> 00:39:19.079
 seek to

00:39:19.079 --> 00:39:19.340
 live

00:39:19.340 --> 00:39:20.059
 from day

00:39:20.059 --> 00:39:20.420
 to day

00:39:20.420 --> 00:39:21.160
 let me

00:39:21.160 --> 00:39:21.400
 pray

00:39:21.400 --> 00:39:24.599
 oh Lord

00:39:24.599 --> 00:39:25.180
 we are so

00:39:25.180 --> 00:39:25.599
 grateful

00:39:25.599 --> 00:39:28.140
 for your

00:39:28.140 --> 00:39:28.860
 sacrifice

00:39:28.860 --> 00:39:31.119
 thank you

00:39:31.119 --> 00:39:31.760
 for the

00:39:31.760 --> 00:39:32.380
 promise that

00:39:32.380 --> 00:39:32.880
 we have

00:39:32.880 --> 00:39:34.160
 in Christ

00:39:34.160 --> 00:39:35.760
 through salvation

00:39:35.760 --> 00:39:36.740
 forgiveness

00:39:36.740 --> 00:39:37.300
 of sin

00:39:37.300 --> 00:39:37.920
 redemption

00:39:37.920 --> 00:39:39.500
 this purchase

00:39:39.500 --> 00:39:40.260
 price that has

00:39:40.260 --> 00:39:40.760
 been paid

00:39:40.760 --> 00:39:41.880
 for us

00:39:41.880 --> 00:39:43.960
 and Lord

00:39:43.960 --> 00:39:44.300
 I pray

00:39:44.300 --> 00:39:44.660
 that you

00:39:44.660 --> 00:39:45.080
 would help

00:39:45.080 --> 00:39:46.640
 the expression

00:39:46.640 --> 00:39:47.120
 of our

00:39:47.120 --> 00:39:47.580
 lives

00:39:47.580 --> 00:39:48.980
 to demonstrate

00:39:48.980 --> 00:39:49.820
 a walk

00:39:49.820 --> 00:39:50.400
 that is

00:39:50.400 --> 00:39:50.900
 worthy

00:39:50.900 --> 00:39:51.280
 of the

00:39:51.280 --> 00:39:51.680
 gospel

00:39:51.680 --> 00:39:54.500
 that we

00:39:54.500 --> 00:39:55.660
 are putting

00:39:55.660 --> 00:39:56.240
 you in the

00:39:56.240 --> 00:39:56.720
 forefront of

00:39:56.720 --> 00:39:57.240
 our attention

00:39:57.240 --> 00:39:58.880
 and that because

00:39:58.880 --> 00:39:59.520
 you are in

00:39:59.520 --> 00:40:00.480
 the first

00:40:00.480 --> 00:40:01.380
 place

00:40:01.380 --> 00:40:02.400
 in our

00:40:02.400 --> 00:40:03.240
 focus

00:40:03.240 --> 00:40:04.600
 that our

00:40:04.600 --> 00:40:05.640
 lives are

00:40:05.640 --> 00:40:06.140
 moving

00:40:06.140 --> 00:40:07.000
 towards you

00:40:07.000 --> 00:40:07.820
 and our

00:40:07.820 --> 00:40:08.320
 desire

00:40:08.320 --> 00:40:08.940
 is to

00:40:08.940 --> 00:40:09.639
 draw

00:40:09.639 --> 00:40:10.039
 others

00:40:10.039 --> 00:40:10.420
 along

00:40:10.420 --> 00:40:11.679
 in the

00:40:11.679 --> 00:40:11.920
 way that

00:40:11.920 --> 00:40:12.400
 we live

00:40:12.400 --> 00:40:13.420
 in the

00:40:13.420 --> 00:40:13.599
 way that

00:40:13.599 --> 00:40:14.199
 we speak

00:40:14.199 --> 00:40:14.480
 in the

00:40:14.480 --> 00:40:14.679
 way that

00:40:14.679 --> 00:40:15.159
 we act

00:40:15.159 --> 00:40:16.739
 God I

00:40:16.739 --> 00:40:17.019
 pray that

00:40:17.019 --> 00:40:17.199
 you would

00:40:17.199 --> 00:40:17.579
 help us

00:40:17.579 --> 00:40:18.000
 day by

00:40:18.000 --> 00:40:18.360
 day

00:40:18.360 --> 00:40:19.980
 to grow

00:40:19.980 --> 00:40:21.300
 in our

00:40:21.300 --> 00:40:21.619
 affection

00:40:21.619 --> 00:40:22.239
 for Christ

00:40:22.239 --> 00:40:23.360
 in the

00:40:23.360 --> 00:40:23.699
 way that

00:40:23.699 --> 00:40:24.380
 Christ shows

00:40:24.380 --> 00:40:25.079
 through our

00:40:25.079 --> 00:40:25.519
 lives

00:40:25.519 --> 00:40:26.440
 I pray in

00:40:26.440 --> 00:40:26.980
 Jesus name

00:40:26.980 --> 00:40:27.719
 amen

00:40:27.719 --> 00:40:29.139
 God bless

00:40:29.139 --> 00:40:29.280
 you

00:40:29.280 --> 00:40:29.579
 have a

00:40:29.579 --> 00:40:29.699
 great

00:40:29.699 --> 00:40:30.000
 week