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 It'll be a couple of weeks and in a couple of weeks it'll be 486 years since William Tyndale was strangled to death and his body was burned at the stake for translating the Bible into the English language.

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 So it is no small matter for you to have the Bible open this morning and to engage what he gave his life for.

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 And he gave his life for it because he saw, was someone who experienced the gospel, transformation his life as the hope of all of humanity and we need to see what he saw.

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 And so his life was changed, transformed.

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 In fact, it's reported that the very last words he spoke were a prayer.

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 Lord, open the eyes of the King of England that he might see glory of Christ in the gospel and his life be transformed.

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 And so in the introduction to the book of Romans, in the edition of the English Bible that he translated two years before his death, which he was killed at the age of 42, he wrote this.

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 This epistle, this epistle, this epistle is the principle and the most excellent part of the New Testament.

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 Most pure gospel and a light and a way in unto the whole of scripture.

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 I think it is important that every Christian not only know it by rote, know it by heart, know it by heart, but also to exercise himself there in it continually.

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 In other words, put it to practice continually.

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 No person can read it too often or study it too well.

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 For the more it is studied, the easier it is.

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 And the more it is searched, the more precious things are found in it.

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 So great a treasure of spiritual things lie hid therein.

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 That's what we've been looking at since the first of May this year, the book of Romans.

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 Romans is the most closely reasoned and compelling book of the New Testament.

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 The massive theology of the first 11 chapters logically proceeds from the statement of the gospel in the very opening verses of chapter 1 to the need of the gospel that you see in chapters 1 to 3.

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 Human sin.

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 Next, it describes the provision of a right standing with God that comes by faith in Christ in chapters 3 and 4.

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 Then our position in Christ is beautifully described in chapter 5 as God making a new humanity in Christ.

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 And the secret of our spiritual victory of our overcoming in the end is mapped out in chapters 6, 7 and 8.

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 Chapters 9 to 11 is a vindication of God's work through all of history to find its culmination in Christ for his glory.

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 And as Paul concludes his massive theological argument, his foundational theology gives way to worship, which is where all theology ends.

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 With worship of God.

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 Chapter 36.

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 Everything is about him.

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 To him be glory forever.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Then follows on the conclusion of that, a compelling call to live out the theology in practical Christian living in chapters 12 to 15.

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 Paul exhorts, he commands, and he encourages us to practice our theology by using our gifts to serve one another in love.

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 We are to subject ourselves to the authority over us.

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 Living by the law of love in the church, offering all of life to God.

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 That's the magnificent structure of this greatest theological essays ever written.

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 There is nothing like the book of Romans.

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 What we have in front of us is a transforming worldview where I see my life in clarity and where it fits for all time and eternity.

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 As I began this series on the 1st of May, I said that there is no doubt about the power of the book of Romans to radically change lives.

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 And the reason Romans has proved to be so life-changing and history-shaping is because of the gospel.

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 It's because of the gospel.

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 The gospel changes lives.

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 It can change your life.

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 It's because of the gospel.

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 It can change your life.

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 heart has he brought transformation and change in your life over these past few months?

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 I'm not asking you, first and foremost, when you become a Christian. If you have, that is

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 remarkable and massive change in your life. I'm asking you, for those who are Christian,

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 what has changed for you?

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 If nothing's changed, I grieve that that would be the case.

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 Hear these words. Recently, an ex-pastor of St. Paul's visited this church,

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 had face-to-face contact with a number of you. He said two things to me afterwards.

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 It's wonderful to see the transformation of that person over the last five to six years,

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 how they've grown. He also said, these people, nothing's changed. They're still the same.

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 Still the same. And so now we come to the last chapter of the fitting final words of this whole

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 letter. Three points in your St. Paul's app. Partners for God's glory, glory stealers, and glory to God

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 alone. So if you've got the St. Paul's app, open it up along with your Bibles. Not just because

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 Tyndall gave his life for it, but because it is the Word of God, and that it is through God's Word

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 that he brings transformation to our life. So first of all, partners for God's glory.

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 Now, as Paul winds up his letter, he sends greetings to 26 individuals, 24 of whom he names.

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 Now, this is not just a skip over irrelevant list of names. You know, Paul's getting a little bit

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 personal at the end of it kind of thing. This is a glimpse. What we have here is a glimpse of God's

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 purpose for all of Romans. This is God's new society that the gospel builds. This is what God has been

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 doing through the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ for his glory. What you notice in this list of names

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 is the diversity of the early church, race, rank, and gender. What is confirmed in this list is what we

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 know already. The church in Rome had Jew and Gentile members. Aquila and Priscilla in verse 3 were Jewish,

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 as are Adronicus and Junia in verse 7, and Herodian in verse 11. Some of the names on the list were

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 probably of royal rank or certainly high rank in society. Aristopoulos in verse 10 and Narcissus in

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 verse 11. Both are said to be heads of household or an estate. It is most likely that Aristopoulos was the

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 grandson of Herod the Great and of the current Roman emperor in the day, Claudius. Narcissus was a

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 well-known and a rich and powerful person who exercised a very significant influence over

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 emperor Claudius. These are people in the royal court. And yet in a different way, the most distinguished

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 here is Rufus. What a name. It's a name that's really got to come back on, don't you think?

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 You know, like parents have got to, someone's got to call their son Rufus somewhere. Verse 13.

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 What makes him distinguished? His father is Simon of Cyrene, the man who carried the cross of Christ

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 to the place of execution. And yet on the other end of the social rank here are Ampliatus in verse 8,

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 Urbanus in verse 9, Hermes in 12, and Philogochus and Julia in verse 12. They are common names

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 for slaves in the first century in the Roman Empire. You had people in the court. You had people who were

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 slaves in the church in Rome. Then there's the gender diversity of the church. Nine of the 26 persons

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 here are greeted are women. And Paul particularly marks out four of them in the deepest level of

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 encouragement in this list. Singles out Mary, Tryphena and Tryphosa, who are twins, and Persis

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 as having worked hard. The word here implies a strong exertion for the church, for serving Christ.

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 This, along with the comments about Phoebe in verse 1, shows that women were active and influential

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 in the ongoing ministry and the mission of the church. Priscilla was one of Paul's fellow workers,

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 Junia, a well-known missionary, and Phoebe, a deacon, a servant of the church. And so we have here in

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 this list of names a picture of God's pattern for his new society in Jesus as a richly diverse one.

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 But the second thing we see in this list is the unity of this richly diverse people.

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 There is a profound unity that transcends the differences. Four times Paul calls his friends

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 here as being in Christ. Five times as being in the Lord. Twice he uses the language of a family unit

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 in referring to them as sisters and brothers. He even calls some of them his beloved.

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 My beloved. It's often translated as dear friends in the English.

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 He also mentions two experiences that strengthen Christian unity. Namely, they are fellow workers,

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 partners, verses 3 and 9, and they are fellow sufferers in verses 4 and 7.

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 Not just a mere glimpse into the makeup of the church in Rome.

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 The church is the only community in the world where Jesus Christ has broken down the barriers of division.

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 salvation. Why? Because we saw in chapter 5 that his whole purpose of salvation was not so that you could

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 go to heaven because he's building a new society for his glory. That's what he's doing. A new people for his glory.

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 So let me take you back very quickly into chapter 15 as we looked at last week.

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 Not because James didn't do it well, but because it serves my purpose here right now.

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 Chapter 15. As Paul is finishing his handling of how weak and strong should relate to each other in the church,

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 he tells them the purpose of the church.

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 The purpose of St. Paul's Chatswood.

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 And how Christ has set the pattern for how to build the church.

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 The purpose is in verses 5 and 6.

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 That's why Christ has saved you.

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 It's why he builds his church.

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 It's why he has bought it and builds it.

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 Not isolated individual worship, but unified voices, whether speaking or singing for the glory of God.

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 That's the purpose.

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 Displaying the magnificence, the glory of God is the aim of the church.

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 Then in verse 7, Paul gives, this is chapter 15 still, gives Christ as the pattern for building his church.

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 He says,

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 Therefore, welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you.

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 Why?

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 For the glory of God.

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 That is, Jesus does everything he does, including welcoming you into his family as his much-loved child,

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 building his church for the glory of God.

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 You are saved by Christ for the glory of God.

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 You are welcomed into friendship for the glory of God.

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 He is humbling.

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 Sorry, this is humbling because it means that we are never the final reason for anything.

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 That is culture shaping in an age of excessive individualism,

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 where everything exists for my reasoning and my purpose.

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 Romans says,

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 No!

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 You exist for something greater.

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 Something more joy-filling.

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 Has it not escaped anyone that the more excessive we become in our individualism,

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 the more anxiety rises in our culture?

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 It is gloriously good news because we should not want anything else but the glory of God.

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 God gets the glory and we get the joy.

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 Then in verses 8, I'm still back in chapter 15.

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 Verses 8 and 9,

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 Paul underscores Christ's pattern of building the church by showing that this is the very reason he came for the nations.

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 We're in mission month.

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 This is the reason right here.

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 For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness,

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 to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs,

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 in order that the Gentiles, the nations, might glorify God for his mercy.

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 Christ came to prove that God is faithful to his promises and to be glorified to the nations,

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 amongst the nations.

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 That is why evangelism, it's why missions, it's why church planning, it's why treasuring together and St. Paul's exists.

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 St. Paul exists.

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 Not for our name, but for God's glory.

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 The vision of the church, the Roman gives us here in this list of names,

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 is a family drawn from every nation, tribe, people and language

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 who are singing God's praise from mouths and hearts unified in him, in the gospel.

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 And it is to be the vision of this church,

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 laboring and suffering together to bring glory to God for our joy.

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 What a picture we have.

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 And that's why Paul makes this sharp transition.

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 It feels like a very sharp transition into verse 17,

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 from greeting this church with warmth to a warning, this church of glory stealers.

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 In verse 17, he warns the church family about divisions and obstacles.

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 He's warning those who would actively cause division.

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 Described in verse 18 as not serving our Lord, but their own appetites.

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 How are these glory stealers recognised?

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 They are divisive.

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 They teach what is contrary to the gospel.

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 They are self-serving.

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 And they persuade people through their flattery.

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 They have no love for Jesus in the end.

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 They love themselves.

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 They have a rampant, expressive individualism.

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 It's about them.

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 They have no desire to be his willing servants and disciples.

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 They are utterly self-centred.

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 And their desire is to rob you of gospel hope and joy.

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 Now, one of the subtle ways that this has been happening across the Western church for decades

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 is that the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ

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 is less about divine rescue mission for God's glory

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 and more about Jesus coming as on a self-help mission to help you realise your true self.

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 It's turning the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ around

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 to the point where you are not in desperate need of rescue

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 that you are dead in your transgressions and sins

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 into a he saw potential in you.

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 And so the gospel becomes about you.

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 Turns Jesus into a love guru

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 who is there to affirm my opinions,

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 to affirm my decisions in life

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 and it results in a discipleship that is radically individualistic

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 where the church exists for my needs,

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 to provide programs for me

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 and my needs.

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 It's about Jesus being my saviour.

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 His job is to provide for me

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 eternal life in heaven

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 but has no knowledge of his lordship over my life right now.

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 Where I submit to him,

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 Jesus becomes the extra fuel in my tank

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 to get to the destination that I've chosen for my life.

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 It knows little of sacrifice,

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 of service,

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 it only knows a life of comfort and security

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 all in the name of Christ.

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 The late J.I. Packer called it

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 laid-back religion.

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 He did not know of the term excessive individualism

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 when he wrote that book.

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 And yet excessive individualism

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 is the culture that we are all marinating in right now.

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 Everything exists for my glory.

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 And it robs God of his glory

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 and it robs you of gospel joy and hope.

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 So how are these glory stealers stopped?

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 We're back into chapter 16,

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 verse 19.

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 I want you to be wise about what is good

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 and innocent about what is evil.

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 The way to stop glory stealers is in fact

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 to grow in wisdom and obedience to God.

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 That is, glory stealers are stopped

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 the more and more we see

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 and we are conformed to God's glory.

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 And what that means is

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 that against every bit of teaching you hear,

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 against every moral issue you face,

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 every choice that you are confronted with every day,

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 there are at least three questions to throw against it.

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 Does it agree with scripture?

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 Does it glorify the Lord Jesus?

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 Does it promote goodness for others?

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 Three questions.

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 In other words,

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 is it about me giving my life for the glory of God?

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 Does this decision that I'm making now

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 make much of me

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 or make much of Christ?

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 And the assurance is for the Christian

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 who continues to pursue that life

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 that the ultimate glory stealer,

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 Satan himself, verse 20,

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 will be crushed.

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 Satan was defeated by the death

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 and the resurrection of Jesus,

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 but he is yet to concede his defeat.

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 This is the great encouragement here

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 for the church of Jesus Christ.

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 Satan, who is the great liar,

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 the great liar,

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 and one of his chief weapons is divisive,

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 half-truth gospel

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 that puts you at the center of everything.

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 And when you're at the center of everything,

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 it means you must push other people away.

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 Everyone else is a threat to you being at the center

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 because everyone else wants your throne.

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 And it divides the church again and again

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 and again and again and again and again.

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 And the great news of verse 20

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 is that Satan has been,

00:27:23.539 --> 00:27:24.720
 he is being,

00:27:24.839 --> 00:27:26.639
 and he will be defeated.

00:27:26.640 --> 00:27:28.540
 And we, the church,

00:27:28.600 --> 00:27:30.080
 are called to resist him.

00:27:31.700 --> 00:27:34.200
 And the promise here in these verses

00:27:34.200 --> 00:27:37.000
 is that we, the church of Jesus Christ,

00:27:37.080 --> 00:27:38.259
 are not passive in this.

00:27:38.780 --> 00:27:42.420
 We play a part in the victory,

00:27:43.720 --> 00:27:45.700
 Christ's victory over Satan.

00:27:45.700 --> 00:27:48.120
 How does that happen?

00:27:49.740 --> 00:27:50.900
 Mission month.

00:27:51.319 --> 00:27:52.500
 Well, more specifically, mission.

00:27:55.980 --> 00:27:58.340
 Satan suffers a blow

00:27:58.340 --> 00:28:00.500
 every single time

00:28:00.500 --> 00:28:03.279
 someone puts their faith in Jesus Christ

00:28:03.279 --> 00:28:05.480
 and receives his righteousness

00:28:05.480 --> 00:28:08.440
 and escapes eternal damnation.

00:28:13.940 --> 00:28:15.779
 That's punching Satan,

00:28:16.519 --> 00:28:17.759
 poof, in the belly.

00:28:19.339 --> 00:28:21.079
 Every time that happens.

00:28:22.380 --> 00:28:24.440
 We take part in this victory

00:28:24.440 --> 00:28:25.860
 every single time

00:28:25.860 --> 00:28:28.079
 we obey our heavenly father joyfully.

00:28:28.860 --> 00:28:31.740
 And every time God's people worship together

00:28:31.740 --> 00:28:33.860
 in faith and unity.

00:28:33.859 --> 00:28:35.659
 and every time we sacrifice

00:28:35.659 --> 00:28:36.819
 for God's mission

00:28:36.819 --> 00:28:39.119
 to advance it in this world.

00:28:39.279 --> 00:28:42.740
 We play a part in crushing Satan.

00:28:43.959 --> 00:28:45.979
 The great liar and deceiver.

00:28:52.079 --> 00:28:54.379
 And so that brings me to the end of Romans.

00:28:56.339 --> 00:28:58.399
 What's the ending of Romans?

00:28:59.899 --> 00:29:02.119
 The glory of God

00:29:02.119 --> 00:29:04.519
 in the face of Jesus Christ.

00:29:06.619 --> 00:29:07.119
 That is,

00:29:07.399 --> 00:29:09.159
 what Paul does here at the end

00:29:09.159 --> 00:29:10.639
 is he takes us back to the beginning.

00:29:13.219 --> 00:29:14.619
 He takes us back to the gospel.

00:29:16.179 --> 00:29:17.419
 Back to chapter one.

00:29:18.179 --> 00:29:19.879
 His aim is for us

00:29:19.879 --> 00:29:21.639
 to give glory to God

00:29:21.639 --> 00:29:23.739
 by reminding us once more

00:29:23.739 --> 00:29:24.759
 of the gospel.

00:29:25.699 --> 00:29:27.259
 He reminds us firstly

00:29:27.259 --> 00:29:28.619
 of what the gospel does.

00:29:28.619 --> 00:29:29.919
 In verse 25,

00:29:29.919 --> 00:29:31.559
 he says that the gospel

00:29:31.559 --> 00:29:32.899
 is God's way

00:29:32.899 --> 00:29:34.839
 of establishing us.

00:29:36.779 --> 00:29:38.779
 The gospel is the power of God.

00:29:40.119 --> 00:29:42.699
 The gospel is how God changes people

00:29:42.699 --> 00:29:44.119
 and changes their futures.

00:29:47.639 --> 00:29:49.719
 Paul doesn't simply say here,

00:29:50.500 --> 00:29:52.919
 the gospel is able to save you.

00:29:52.920 --> 00:29:54.360
 I mean,

00:29:54.580 --> 00:29:59.519
 that's how it's normally communicated

00:29:59.519 --> 00:30:00.560
 in the Western church.

00:30:00.960 --> 00:30:02.380
 The gospel is God's way

00:30:02.380 --> 00:30:03.440
 of saving you.

00:30:04.940 --> 00:30:05.960
 It is.

00:30:07.160 --> 00:30:08.259
 But he says here,

00:30:08.360 --> 00:30:08.900
 it's God's way

00:30:08.900 --> 00:30:10.000
 of establishing you.

00:30:11.440 --> 00:30:12.900
 The gospel is not only

00:30:12.900 --> 00:30:14.160
 the entry point

00:30:14.160 --> 00:30:15.340
 of the Christian life.

00:30:15.600 --> 00:30:16.800
 It is also the way

00:30:16.800 --> 00:30:18.100
 that we continue in,

00:30:18.380 --> 00:30:19.519
 we grow in,

00:30:19.519 --> 00:30:21.259
 and we enjoy

00:30:21.259 --> 00:30:22.799
 the Christian life

00:30:22.799 --> 00:30:23.839
 in Jesus.

00:30:24.900 --> 00:30:26.240
 The gospel saves us.

00:30:26.579 --> 00:30:28.099
 The gospel transforms us.

00:30:30.319 --> 00:30:31.019
 In other words,

00:30:31.139 --> 00:30:32.099
 Paul says here,

00:30:32.960 --> 00:30:33.660
 the way to beat

00:30:33.660 --> 00:30:35.559
 the glory stealers,

00:30:37.099 --> 00:30:38.299
 continue in the gospel.

00:30:39.799 --> 00:30:41.000
 Continue embracing it.

00:30:41.079 --> 00:30:42.119
 Continue applying it

00:30:42.119 --> 00:30:42.799
 to your life.

00:30:43.200 --> 00:30:43.980
 It is the window

00:30:43.980 --> 00:30:44.960
 through which you are

00:30:44.960 --> 00:30:46.139
 to view your life,

00:30:46.500 --> 00:30:46.900
 which you are

00:30:46.900 --> 00:30:47.960
 to view society,

00:30:47.960 --> 00:30:48.700
 which you are

00:30:48.700 --> 00:30:49.579
 to view the world,

00:30:49.700 --> 00:30:50.279
 which you are

00:30:50.279 --> 00:30:51.200
 to view your future.

00:30:51.519 --> 00:30:52.319
 The gospel window.

00:30:54.480 --> 00:30:55.019
 And then,

00:30:55.259 --> 00:30:56.100
 he reminds us

00:30:56.100 --> 00:30:56.900
 in verse 25

00:30:56.900 --> 00:30:58.299
 what the gospel is.

00:30:59.819 --> 00:31:01.240
 The message I proclaim

00:31:01.240 --> 00:31:04.279
 is about Jesus Christ.

00:31:06.039 --> 00:31:07.299
 The center of the gospel

00:31:07.299 --> 00:31:08.000
 is Jesus,

00:31:08.960 --> 00:31:09.900
 the divine man

00:31:09.900 --> 00:31:10.720
 who laid aside

00:31:10.720 --> 00:31:11.559
 his glory,

00:31:12.980 --> 00:31:15.039
 became like us

00:31:15.039 --> 00:31:16.079
 in human form,

00:31:16.079 --> 00:31:20.159
 died on the cross

00:31:20.159 --> 00:31:21.259
 for our sin,

00:31:22.139 --> 00:31:23.460
 rose triumphant

00:31:23.460 --> 00:31:25.619
 over all that is evil

00:31:25.619 --> 00:31:26.179
 and wicked

00:31:26.179 --> 00:31:28.139
 so that we

00:31:28.139 --> 00:31:29.699
 might partake

00:31:29.699 --> 00:31:31.759
 in his glory

00:31:31.759 --> 00:31:33.399
 for God's glory.

00:31:35.779 --> 00:31:36.819
 Jesus Christ,

00:31:36.899 --> 00:31:37.639
 who now rules

00:31:37.639 --> 00:31:38.240
 as the king

00:31:38.240 --> 00:31:39.379
 over all of creation

00:31:39.379 --> 00:31:40.460
 for all of eternity.

00:31:41.619 --> 00:31:42.439
 The gospel

00:31:42.439 --> 00:31:43.159
 is

00:31:43.159 --> 00:31:44.500
 Jesus.

00:31:44.500 --> 00:31:44.640
 Jesus.

00:31:46.440 --> 00:31:47.279
 No one else

00:31:47.279 --> 00:31:48.079
 can save us.

00:31:48.960 --> 00:31:49.599
 No one else

00:31:49.599 --> 00:31:50.500
 can change us.

00:31:51.880 --> 00:31:52.539
 The gospel

00:31:52.539 --> 00:31:54.240
 is Jesus Christ,

00:31:54.579 --> 00:31:55.440
 the rescuer

00:31:55.440 --> 00:31:56.240
 and the ruler

00:31:56.240 --> 00:31:58.119
 who was predicted,

00:31:59.019 --> 00:31:59.819
 as it says,

00:32:00.680 --> 00:32:02.019
 has been revealed

00:32:02.019 --> 00:32:03.599
 and is now

00:32:03.599 --> 00:32:04.559
 proclaimed

00:32:04.559 --> 00:32:05.119
 to the ends

00:32:05.119 --> 00:32:05.720
 of the earth.

00:32:07.319 --> 00:32:07.880
 Proclaimed,

00:32:08.039 --> 00:32:09.279
 as verse 26 says,

00:32:09.279 --> 00:32:11.859
 so that all nations

00:32:11.859 --> 00:32:14.920
 might believe

00:32:14.920 --> 00:32:16.359
 and obey him

00:32:16.359 --> 00:32:17.660
 in verse 26.

00:32:20.660 --> 00:32:22.359
 And for 20 centuries

00:32:22.359 --> 00:32:23.619
 since Paul wrote

00:32:23.619 --> 00:32:24.420
 these words,

00:32:25.059 --> 00:32:25.740
 this gospel

00:32:25.740 --> 00:32:26.839
 has been proclaimed

00:32:26.839 --> 00:32:28.539
 and lives

00:32:28.539 --> 00:32:29.420
 have been changed

00:32:29.420 --> 00:32:30.460
 from every language,

00:32:30.980 --> 00:32:31.379
 tribe,

00:32:31.619 --> 00:32:31.960
 people,

00:32:32.079 --> 00:32:32.740
 and nation

00:32:32.740 --> 00:32:34.339
 as they embrace

00:32:34.339 --> 00:32:35.279
 Jesus

00:32:35.279 --> 00:32:36.680
 as saviour

00:32:36.680 --> 00:32:37.639
 and lord

00:32:37.639 --> 00:32:38.799
 for the glory

00:32:38.799 --> 00:32:39.319
 of God

00:32:39.319 --> 00:32:40.319
 and for their joy.

00:32:41.599 --> 00:32:42.359
 And maybe

00:32:42.359 --> 00:32:43.180
 that's the step

00:32:43.180 --> 00:32:44.420
 you need to take today.

00:32:51.740 --> 00:32:52.839
 And so as we get

00:32:52.839 --> 00:32:53.559
 to the end

00:32:53.559 --> 00:32:54.579
 of Romans,

00:32:54.740 --> 00:32:55.740
 we join with Paul

00:32:55.740 --> 00:32:57.039
 in verse 27,

00:32:57.039 --> 00:33:00.359
 to the only wise God

00:33:00.359 --> 00:33:02.099
 be glory

00:33:02.099 --> 00:33:03.460
 forever

00:33:03.460 --> 00:33:05.500
 through Jesus Christ.

00:33:06.680 --> 00:33:07.319
 Amen.

00:33:09.700 --> 00:33:11.019
 But I'm not finished yet.

00:33:13.379 --> 00:33:14.420
 God's glory,

00:33:14.740 --> 00:33:16.579
 I've used it

00:33:16.579 --> 00:33:17.539
 multiple times.

00:33:17.659 --> 00:33:18.180
 It's in fact

00:33:18.180 --> 00:33:19.399
 the title of this talk.

00:33:20.740 --> 00:33:21.779
 What is it?

00:33:24.859 --> 00:33:25.879
 God's glory

00:33:25.880 --> 00:33:27.680
 is the beginning,

00:33:28.600 --> 00:33:29.960
 it is the end,

00:33:30.780 --> 00:33:31.720
 it is the purpose

00:33:31.720 --> 00:33:32.660
 of all things.

00:33:34.080 --> 00:33:35.420
 It is the pinnacle,

00:33:36.760 --> 00:33:37.780
 it is the top

00:33:37.780 --> 00:33:40.180
 of all of Paul's

00:33:40.180 --> 00:33:41.260
 theological reasoning.

00:33:42.980 --> 00:33:43.940
 It's the thing

00:33:43.940 --> 00:33:44.760
 that binds

00:33:44.760 --> 00:33:45.900
 all of his theology

00:33:45.900 --> 00:33:46.340
 together.

00:33:46.680 --> 00:33:47.420
 It's the thing

00:33:47.420 --> 00:33:47.820
 and I,

00:33:49.060 --> 00:33:49.680
 for the sake

00:33:49.680 --> 00:33:50.560
 of your time,

00:33:51.300 --> 00:33:52.140
 I really wanted

00:33:52.140 --> 00:33:52.800
 to go through

00:33:52.800 --> 00:33:54.120
 every single chapter

00:33:54.120 --> 00:33:54.540
 of Romans

00:33:54.540 --> 00:33:55.160
 and show you

00:33:55.160 --> 00:33:55.920
 glory of God,

00:33:56.000 --> 00:33:56.660
 glory of God,

00:33:56.840 --> 00:33:57.680
 it comes up

00:33:57.680 --> 00:33:58.900
 in every single

00:33:58.900 --> 00:33:59.759
 chapter and section

00:33:59.759 --> 00:34:00.340
 of this book.

00:34:01.220 --> 00:34:02.380
 It's what holds

00:34:02.380 --> 00:34:03.120
 it all together.

00:34:04.080 --> 00:34:04.960
 It's the glue.

00:34:05.640 --> 00:34:06.440
 So what does it mean?

00:34:07.440 --> 00:34:08.500
 What does it mean,

00:34:08.820 --> 00:34:09.720
 the glory of God?

00:34:10.420 --> 00:34:10.760
 Well,

00:34:11.159 --> 00:34:12.579
 it's almost

00:34:12.579 --> 00:34:13.300
 impossible

00:34:13.300 --> 00:34:14.280
 to define.

00:34:15.780 --> 00:34:16.539
 The reason

00:34:16.539 --> 00:34:17.380
 I say that,

00:34:18.820 --> 00:34:20.079
 the word glory

00:34:20.079 --> 00:34:21.400
 is

00:34:21.400 --> 00:34:23.619
 almost the same

00:34:23.619 --> 00:34:24.719
 is the word beauty.

00:34:27.659 --> 00:34:28.420
 It's more

00:34:28.420 --> 00:34:29.159
 like beauty

00:34:29.159 --> 00:34:30.219
 than it is

00:34:30.219 --> 00:34:31.440
 like basketball.

00:34:33.139 --> 00:34:33.420
 Right?

00:34:35.039 --> 00:34:35.839
 Bear with me.

00:34:37.639 --> 00:34:39.019
 You can define

00:34:39.019 --> 00:34:40.000
 a basketball

00:34:40.000 --> 00:34:41.579
 by saying

00:34:41.579 --> 00:34:42.319
 it's round,

00:34:42.859 --> 00:34:44.359
 it's inflated,

00:34:45.159 --> 00:34:45.940
 it's used

00:34:45.940 --> 00:34:46.579
 to bounce

00:34:46.579 --> 00:34:47.659
 and you've got

00:34:47.659 --> 00:34:48.019
 to put it

00:34:48.019 --> 00:34:48.559
 through this

00:34:48.559 --> 00:34:49.400
 hoop thing.

00:34:49.400 --> 00:34:50.639
 it's part

00:34:50.639 --> 00:34:51.180
 of a game.

00:34:53.440 --> 00:34:54.420
 But you can't

00:34:54.420 --> 00:34:55.220
 do the same

00:34:55.220 --> 00:34:56.039
 with the word beauty.

00:34:57.760 --> 00:34:58.539
 As the saying

00:34:58.539 --> 00:34:58.860
 goes,

00:34:58.980 --> 00:34:59.460
 beauty is in the

00:34:59.460 --> 00:35:00.500
 eyes of the

00:35:00.500 --> 00:35:00.800
 beholder.

00:35:02.059 --> 00:35:02.900
 What might

00:35:02.900 --> 00:35:03.380
 help

00:35:03.380 --> 00:35:05.619
 is

00:35:05.619 --> 00:35:07.039
 to get a

00:35:07.039 --> 00:35:07.420
 definition

00:35:07.420 --> 00:35:08.340
 of the glory

00:35:08.340 --> 00:35:09.079
 of God

00:35:09.079 --> 00:35:10.280
 is to

00:35:10.280 --> 00:35:11.180
 contrast it

00:35:11.180 --> 00:35:11.940
 with the

00:35:11.940 --> 00:35:12.360
 holiness

00:35:12.360 --> 00:35:13.059
 of God,

00:35:13.760 --> 00:35:14.740
 which we can

00:35:14.740 --> 00:35:15.519
 define to a

00:35:15.519 --> 00:35:15.800
 degree.

00:35:15.800 --> 00:35:18.519
 God is

00:35:18.519 --> 00:35:19.039
 holy

00:35:19.039 --> 00:35:20.300
 means that

00:35:20.300 --> 00:35:21.220
 God is

00:35:21.220 --> 00:35:21.700
 in a

00:35:21.700 --> 00:35:22.560
 class of

00:35:22.560 --> 00:35:23.200
 perfection

00:35:23.200 --> 00:35:24.180
 and greatness

00:35:24.180 --> 00:35:25.260
 and value

00:35:25.260 --> 00:35:26.539
 in and of

00:35:26.539 --> 00:35:27.140
 himself,

00:35:28.039 --> 00:35:29.000
 by himself.

00:35:30.039 --> 00:35:30.660
 He is

00:35:30.660 --> 00:35:31.920
 incomparable.

00:35:33.620 --> 00:35:33.880
 Nothing

00:35:33.880 --> 00:35:34.720
 compares with

00:35:34.720 --> 00:35:34.940
 him.

00:35:35.660 --> 00:35:36.500
 He defines

00:35:36.500 --> 00:35:37.140
 all things

00:35:37.140 --> 00:35:37.700
 but it's not

00:35:37.700 --> 00:35:38.380
 defined by

00:35:38.380 --> 00:35:38.900
 anything.

00:35:41.660 --> 00:35:42.560
 His holiness

00:35:42.559 --> 00:35:43.799
 is

00:35:43.799 --> 00:35:44.460
 his

00:35:44.460 --> 00:35:45.039
 utterly

00:35:45.039 --> 00:35:45.799
 unique

00:35:45.799 --> 00:35:46.079
 and

00:35:46.079 --> 00:35:46.599
 perfect

00:35:46.599 --> 00:35:47.179
 divine

00:35:47.179 --> 00:35:47.840
 essence.

00:35:48.539 --> 00:35:48.920
 It

00:35:48.920 --> 00:35:49.400
 determines

00:35:49.400 --> 00:35:49.820
 all that

00:35:49.820 --> 00:35:50.420
 he is,

00:35:50.659 --> 00:35:51.199
 all that

00:35:51.199 --> 00:35:51.840
 he does,

00:35:52.139 --> 00:35:52.659
 and it's

00:35:52.659 --> 00:35:53.340
 determined by

00:35:53.340 --> 00:35:54.320
 nothing and

00:35:54.320 --> 00:35:54.900
 no one

00:35:54.900 --> 00:35:55.599
 outside of

00:35:55.599 --> 00:35:55.960
 himself.

00:35:57.179 --> 00:35:57.519
 His

00:35:57.519 --> 00:35:58.420
 being is

00:35:58.420 --> 00:35:59.079
 not determined

00:35:59.079 --> 00:35:59.840
 by anything

00:35:59.840 --> 00:36:00.299
 else.

00:36:03.900 --> 00:36:04.679
 His

00:36:04.679 --> 00:36:05.299
 holiness

00:36:05.299 --> 00:36:06.159
 is what

00:36:06.159 --> 00:36:06.860
 he is

00:36:06.860 --> 00:36:07.880
 as God,

00:36:08.880 --> 00:36:10.699
 which no

00:36:10.699 --> 00:36:11.199
 one else

00:36:11.199 --> 00:36:12.000
 is or

00:36:12.000 --> 00:36:12.599
 ever will

00:36:12.599 --> 00:36:13.099
 be,

00:36:13.659 --> 00:36:14.159
 and it

00:36:14.159 --> 00:36:15.119
 signifies

00:36:15.119 --> 00:36:15.919
 his

00:36:15.919 --> 00:36:16.759
 intrinsic

00:36:16.759 --> 00:36:17.879
 infinite

00:36:17.879 --> 00:36:18.859
 worth in

00:36:18.859 --> 00:36:19.119
 and of

00:36:19.119 --> 00:36:19.579
 himself.

00:36:23.179 --> 00:36:24.039
 His

00:36:24.039 --> 00:36:24.500
 holiness

00:36:24.500 --> 00:36:25.359
 is the

00:36:25.359 --> 00:36:26.460
 incomparable

00:36:26.460 --> 00:36:27.139
 perfection

00:36:27.139 --> 00:36:28.199
 and greatness

00:36:28.199 --> 00:36:29.079
 of his

00:36:29.079 --> 00:36:29.500
 divine

00:36:29.500 --> 00:36:30.019
 nature.

00:36:30.019 --> 00:36:37.679
 and we

00:36:37.679 --> 00:36:38.420
 would not

00:36:38.420 --> 00:36:38.920
 know

00:36:38.920 --> 00:36:39.480
 him

00:36:39.480 --> 00:36:41.900
 unless he

00:36:41.900 --> 00:36:42.300
 was to

00:36:42.300 --> 00:36:42.980
 reveal himself

00:36:42.980 --> 00:36:43.599
 to us.

00:36:43.739 --> 00:36:44.519
 So great

00:36:44.519 --> 00:36:45.019
 is his

00:36:45.019 --> 00:36:45.340
 holiness.

00:36:47.619 --> 00:36:48.500
 We have

00:36:48.500 --> 00:36:48.960
 no

00:36:48.960 --> 00:36:49.639
 comprehension

00:36:49.639 --> 00:36:50.360
 of grasping

00:36:50.360 --> 00:36:51.000
 his holiness

00:36:51.000 --> 00:36:53.059
 unless he

00:36:53.059 --> 00:36:53.500
 was to

00:36:53.500 --> 00:36:53.980
 reveal it

00:36:53.980 --> 00:36:54.639
 to us

00:36:54.639 --> 00:36:57.079
 and that

00:36:57.079 --> 00:36:57.599
 is what

00:36:57.599 --> 00:36:58.059
 his glory

00:36:58.059 --> 00:36:58.420
 is.

00:36:58.420 --> 00:37:01.059
 his glory

00:37:01.059 --> 00:37:01.800
 is when

00:37:01.800 --> 00:37:02.659
 he chooses

00:37:02.659 --> 00:37:03.700
 to reveal

00:37:03.700 --> 00:37:04.940
 himself.

00:37:07.480 --> 00:37:08.059
 Holy,

00:37:08.680 --> 00:37:09.139
 holy,

00:37:09.860 --> 00:37:10.320
 holy

00:37:10.320 --> 00:37:11.260
 is the

00:37:11.260 --> 00:37:11.519
 Lord

00:37:11.519 --> 00:37:12.039
 almighty.

00:37:14.180 --> 00:37:14.820
 Isaiah

00:37:14.820 --> 00:37:15.280
 6,

00:37:15.420 --> 00:37:15.800
 3.

00:37:17.800 --> 00:37:18.280
 The

00:37:18.280 --> 00:37:18.619
 whole

00:37:18.619 --> 00:37:19.340
 earth

00:37:19.340 --> 00:37:21.800
 is full

00:37:21.800 --> 00:37:22.059
 of his

00:37:22.059 --> 00:37:22.440
 glory.

00:37:23.980 --> 00:37:24.119
 He

00:37:24.119 --> 00:37:24.280
 has

00:37:24.280 --> 00:37:24.900
 himself.

00:37:24.900 --> 00:37:25.400
 He

00:37:25.400 --> 00:37:26.400
 glory.

00:37:26.400 --> 00:37:28.960
 His

00:37:28.960 --> 00:37:30.059
 glory is

00:37:30.059 --> 00:37:30.260
 the

00:37:30.260 --> 00:37:30.820
 open

00:37:30.820 --> 00:37:31.539
 revelation

00:37:31.539 --> 00:37:32.599
 of the

00:37:32.599 --> 00:37:33.619
 secret

00:37:33.619 --> 00:37:34.460
 of his

00:37:34.460 --> 00:37:35.119
 holiness.

00:37:37.400 --> 00:37:38.280
 When

00:37:38.280 --> 00:37:38.680
 God

00:37:38.680 --> 00:37:39.119
 shows

00:37:39.119 --> 00:37:39.440
 himself

00:37:39.440 --> 00:37:39.860
 to be

00:37:39.860 --> 00:37:40.280
 holy,

00:37:40.660 --> 00:37:41.200
 what we

00:37:41.200 --> 00:37:41.639
 see

00:37:41.639 --> 00:37:42.300
 is

00:37:42.300 --> 00:37:44.039
 glory,

00:37:44.840 --> 00:37:47.000
 magnificence.

00:37:47.000 --> 00:37:49.000
 glory is

00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.099
 the

00:37:49.099 --> 00:37:50.119
 beauty of

00:37:50.119 --> 00:37:50.420
 his

00:37:50.420 --> 00:37:50.960
 holiness

00:37:50.960 --> 00:37:51.440
 is what

00:37:51.440 --> 00:37:51.940
 we see.

00:37:53.380 --> 00:37:53.500
 The

00:37:53.500 --> 00:37:54.260
 glory of

00:37:54.260 --> 00:37:54.780
 God

00:37:54.780 --> 00:37:55.599
 is the

00:37:55.599 --> 00:37:56.099
 infinite

00:37:56.099 --> 00:37:56.579
 beauty

00:37:56.579 --> 00:37:56.880
 and

00:37:56.880 --> 00:37:57.300
 greatness

00:37:57.300 --> 00:37:57.800
 of his

00:37:57.800 --> 00:37:58.340
 manifold

00:37:58.340 --> 00:37:59.239
 perfections.

00:38:00.539 --> 00:38:01.000
 So what

00:38:01.000 --> 00:38:01.219
 do we

00:38:01.219 --> 00:38:01.840
 mean?

00:38:04.199 --> 00:38:04.559
 What

00:38:04.559 --> 00:38:05.119
 does Paul

00:38:05.119 --> 00:38:05.920
 mean when

00:38:05.920 --> 00:38:06.360
 he says

00:38:06.360 --> 00:38:07.079
 to God

00:38:07.079 --> 00:38:08.780
 be glory?

00:38:09.780 --> 00:38:10.300
 What does

00:38:10.300 --> 00:38:10.880
 that mean?

00:38:10.880 --> 00:38:14.900
 As

00:38:14.900 --> 00:38:15.360
 he ends

00:38:15.360 --> 00:38:15.480
 the

00:38:15.480 --> 00:38:15.740
 book of

00:38:15.740 --> 00:38:16.019
 Romans,

00:38:16.099 --> 00:38:16.420
 to God

00:38:16.420 --> 00:38:17.160
 be glory,

00:38:17.340 --> 00:38:17.579
 what does

00:38:17.579 --> 00:38:17.940
 he mean

00:38:17.940 --> 00:38:18.539
 by that?

00:38:19.900 --> 00:38:20.340
 Because

00:38:20.340 --> 00:38:20.500
 if he

00:38:20.500 --> 00:38:20.599
 can

00:38:20.599 --> 00:38:21.039
 understand

00:38:21.039 --> 00:38:21.440
 that,

00:38:21.519 --> 00:38:21.660
 it

00:38:21.660 --> 00:38:21.860
 helps

00:38:21.860 --> 00:38:21.960
 us

00:38:21.960 --> 00:38:22.280
 understand

00:38:22.280 --> 00:38:22.539
 what

00:38:22.539 --> 00:38:24.039
 happens

00:38:24.039 --> 00:38:24.220
 to

00:38:24.220 --> 00:38:24.579
 us?

00:38:25.740 --> 00:38:26.119
 How

00:38:26.119 --> 00:38:26.280
 do

00:38:26.280 --> 00:38:26.420
 we

00:38:26.420 --> 00:38:26.619
 do

00:38:26.619 --> 00:38:27.039
 this?

00:38:29.440 --> 00:38:29.780
 Now

00:38:29.780 --> 00:38:29.960
 the

00:38:29.960 --> 00:38:30.260
 way

00:38:30.260 --> 00:38:30.420
 that

00:38:30.420 --> 00:38:30.619
 Paul

00:38:30.619 --> 00:38:31.059
 wrote

00:38:31.059 --> 00:38:31.360
 this

00:38:31.360 --> 00:38:31.619
 in

00:38:31.619 --> 00:38:31.760
 the

00:38:31.760 --> 00:38:32.099
 original

00:38:32.099 --> 00:38:32.640
 language,

00:38:33.180 --> 00:38:33.320
 there

00:38:33.320 --> 00:38:33.519
 is

00:38:33.519 --> 00:38:33.780
 no

00:38:33.780 --> 00:38:34.180
 verb

00:38:34.180 --> 00:38:34.559
 in

00:38:34.559 --> 00:38:34.920
 this.

00:38:36.340 --> 00:38:36.599
 That's

00:38:36.599 --> 00:38:36.720
 a

00:38:36.720 --> 00:38:36.920
 doing

00:38:36.920 --> 00:38:37.280
 word.

00:38:37.880 --> 00:38:38.039
 I

00:38:38.039 --> 00:38:38.099
 have

00:38:38.099 --> 00:38:38.160
 to

00:38:38.160 --> 00:38:38.300
 keep

00:38:38.300 --> 00:38:38.480
 telling

00:38:38.480 --> 00:38:38.740
 myself

00:38:38.740 --> 00:38:38.980
 that,

00:38:39.079 --> 00:38:39.260
 verb,

00:38:39.320 --> 00:38:39.460
 doing

00:38:39.460 --> 00:38:39.700
 word,

00:38:39.780 --> 00:38:39.880
 right?

00:38:40.880 --> 00:38:41.519
 It

00:38:41.519 --> 00:38:42.000
 simply

00:38:42.000 --> 00:38:42.640
 says

00:38:42.640 --> 00:38:42.940
 in

00:38:42.940 --> 00:38:43.079
 the

00:38:43.079 --> 00:38:43.420
 original

00:38:43.420 --> 00:38:44.039
 language,

00:38:44.519 --> 00:38:44.660
 to

00:38:44.660 --> 00:38:45.039
 him

00:38:45.039 --> 00:38:45.820
 glory.

00:38:51.460 --> 00:38:52.320
 I

00:38:52.320 --> 00:38:52.800
 think

00:38:52.800 --> 00:38:53.980
 it

00:38:53.980 --> 00:38:54.180
 is

00:38:54.180 --> 00:38:54.480
 both

00:38:54.480 --> 00:38:54.760
 a

00:38:54.760 --> 00:38:55.539
 worshipful

00:38:55.539 --> 00:38:55.980
 statement

00:38:55.980 --> 00:38:56.240
 of

00:38:56.240 --> 00:38:56.660
 fact

00:38:56.660 --> 00:38:58.599
 and

00:38:58.599 --> 00:38:58.780
 it's

00:38:58.780 --> 00:38:59.119
 a

00:38:59.119 --> 00:39:00.200
 expression

00:39:00.200 --> 00:39:00.840
 of

00:39:00.840 --> 00:39:01.200
 longing.

00:39:03.380 --> 00:39:04.200
 In

00:39:04.200 --> 00:39:04.619
 worship,

00:39:05.140 --> 00:39:05.619
 we

00:39:05.619 --> 00:39:06.079
 herald

00:39:06.079 --> 00:39:06.300
 the

00:39:06.300 --> 00:39:06.640
 fact

00:39:06.640 --> 00:39:07.000
 that

00:39:07.000 --> 00:39:07.519
 God

00:39:07.519 --> 00:39:08.260
 is

00:39:08.260 --> 00:39:09.099
 glorious.

00:39:09.300 --> 00:39:09.460
 We've

00:39:09.460 --> 00:39:09.760
 done it

00:39:09.760 --> 00:39:10.180
 already

00:39:10.179 --> 00:39:10.639
 this

00:39:10.639 --> 00:39:10.980
 morning.

00:39:13.199 --> 00:39:13.859
 Whether

00:39:13.859 --> 00:39:14.099
 we

00:39:14.099 --> 00:39:14.539
 said

00:39:14.539 --> 00:39:14.739
 or

00:39:14.739 --> 00:39:15.139
 not,

00:39:16.659 --> 00:39:17.339
 we're

00:39:17.339 --> 00:39:17.839
 glorious.

00:39:20.239 --> 00:39:20.899
 He

00:39:20.899 --> 00:39:21.159
 has

00:39:21.159 --> 00:39:21.319
 it,

00:39:21.659 --> 00:39:21.879
 he

00:39:21.879 --> 00:39:22.339
 displays

00:39:22.339 --> 00:39:22.579
 it.

00:39:25.379 --> 00:39:26.019
 The

00:39:26.019 --> 00:39:26.759
 expression

00:39:26.759 --> 00:39:27.619
 of

00:39:27.619 --> 00:39:28.599
 longing

00:39:28.599 --> 00:39:30.679
 is

00:39:30.679 --> 00:39:31.079
 something

00:39:31.079 --> 00:39:31.619
 like,

00:39:32.519 --> 00:39:32.639
 may

00:39:32.639 --> 00:39:33.159
 glory

00:39:33.159 --> 00:39:33.519
 be

00:39:33.519 --> 00:39:33.759
 given

00:39:33.759 --> 00:39:34.039
 to

00:39:34.039 --> 00:39:34.460
 him,

00:39:35.599 --> 00:39:36.139
 may

00:39:36.139 --> 00:39:36.519
 people

00:39:36.519 --> 00:39:36.940
 see

00:39:36.940 --> 00:39:37.179
 him

00:39:37.179 --> 00:39:37.480
 as

00:39:37.480 --> 00:39:38.019
 glorious,

00:39:38.019 --> 00:39:39.019
 may

00:39:39.019 --> 00:39:39.239
 they

00:39:39.239 --> 00:39:39.659
 praise

00:39:39.659 --> 00:39:40.000
 him

00:39:40.000 --> 00:39:40.639
 as

00:39:40.639 --> 00:39:41.360
 glorious.

00:39:44.099 --> 00:39:44.619
 So

00:39:44.619 --> 00:39:44.940
 when I

00:39:44.940 --> 00:39:45.420
 asked you

00:39:45.420 --> 00:39:45.579
 at the

00:39:45.579 --> 00:39:45.739
 beginning

00:39:45.739 --> 00:39:46.039
 of this

00:39:46.039 --> 00:39:46.599
 message,

00:39:47.119 --> 00:39:47.539
 what

00:39:47.539 --> 00:39:48.179
 change

00:39:48.179 --> 00:39:48.360
 has

00:39:48.360 --> 00:39:48.759
 happened?

00:39:49.980 --> 00:39:50.539
 That's

00:39:50.539 --> 00:39:50.699
 the

00:39:50.699 --> 00:39:51.000
 change

00:39:51.000 --> 00:39:51.239
 I'm

00:39:51.239 --> 00:39:51.460
 looking

00:39:51.460 --> 00:39:51.800
 for.

00:39:53.699 --> 00:39:54.259
 That's

00:39:54.259 --> 00:39:54.619
 what this

00:39:54.619 --> 00:39:54.920
 whole

00:39:54.920 --> 00:39:55.300
 Romans

00:39:55.300 --> 00:39:55.480
 is

00:39:55.480 --> 00:39:55.820
 about.

00:39:55.980 --> 00:39:56.139
 Are

00:39:56.139 --> 00:39:56.380
 you

00:39:56.380 --> 00:39:57.280
 seeing

00:39:57.280 --> 00:39:58.259
 and

00:39:58.259 --> 00:39:59.099
 praising

00:39:59.099 --> 00:40:00.059
 the

00:40:00.059 --> 00:40:00.460
 glory

00:40:00.460 --> 00:40:01.139
 of God

00:40:01.139 --> 00:40:01.699
 more?

00:40:01.699 --> 00:40:01.779
 Paul.

00:40:02.960 --> 00:40:03.199
 In

00:40:03.199 --> 00:40:03.399
 other

00:40:03.399 --> 00:40:03.659
 words,

00:40:03.739 --> 00:40:03.859
 the

00:40:03.859 --> 00:40:04.139
 longing

00:40:04.139 --> 00:40:04.679
 here

00:40:04.679 --> 00:40:05.500
 from

00:40:05.500 --> 00:40:06.159
 Paul

00:40:06.159 --> 00:40:06.699
 right at

00:40:06.699 --> 00:40:06.799
 the

00:40:06.799 --> 00:40:07.039
 end

00:40:07.039 --> 00:40:07.339
 is

00:40:07.339 --> 00:40:07.579
 may

00:40:07.579 --> 00:40:07.839
 the

00:40:07.839 --> 00:40:08.359
 nations

00:40:08.359 --> 00:40:09.079
 acknowledge

00:40:09.079 --> 00:40:09.619
 him

00:40:09.619 --> 00:40:10.960
 and

00:40:10.960 --> 00:40:11.839
 treasure

00:40:11.839 --> 00:40:12.239
 him.

00:40:15.019 --> 00:40:15.659
 These

00:40:15.659 --> 00:40:15.919
 are the

00:40:15.919 --> 00:40:16.579
 final words

00:40:16.579 --> 00:40:16.759
 in

00:40:16.759 --> 00:40:17.139
 Romans

00:40:17.139 --> 00:40:18.779
 and I

00:40:18.779 --> 00:40:19.019
 want to

00:40:19.019 --> 00:40:19.379
 ask

00:40:19.379 --> 00:40:19.679
 you,

00:40:20.899 --> 00:40:21.159
 are

00:40:21.159 --> 00:40:21.359
 they

00:40:21.359 --> 00:40:21.559
 the

00:40:21.559 --> 00:40:21.859
 cry

00:40:21.859 --> 00:40:22.019
 of

00:40:22.019 --> 00:40:22.179
 your

00:40:22.179 --> 00:40:22.519
 heart?

00:40:25.460 --> 00:40:26.059
 Do

00:40:26.059 --> 00:40:26.319
 you

00:40:26.319 --> 00:40:27.019
 love

00:40:27.019 --> 00:40:28.519
 Jesus?

00:40:28.519 --> 00:40:31.199
 do

00:40:31.199 --> 00:40:31.360
 you

00:40:31.360 --> 00:40:31.940
 love

00:40:31.940 --> 00:40:32.239
 the

00:40:32.239 --> 00:40:32.559
 glory

00:40:32.559 --> 00:40:32.780
 of

00:40:32.780 --> 00:40:33.239
 God?

00:40:37.000 --> 00:40:37.519
 If

00:40:37.519 --> 00:40:37.739
 your

00:40:37.739 --> 00:40:38.119
 journey

00:40:38.119 --> 00:40:38.380
 in

00:40:38.380 --> 00:40:38.820
 Romans

00:40:38.820 --> 00:40:39.159
 has

00:40:39.159 --> 00:40:39.420
 been,

00:40:39.559 --> 00:40:39.699
 oh,

00:40:39.759 --> 00:40:39.900
 I've

00:40:39.900 --> 00:40:40.079
 got a

00:40:40.079 --> 00:40:40.159
 bit

00:40:40.159 --> 00:40:40.360
 more

00:40:40.360 --> 00:40:40.820
 clarity

00:40:40.820 --> 00:40:41.019
 on

00:40:41.019 --> 00:40:41.199
 that

00:40:41.199 --> 00:40:41.500
 verse

00:40:41.500 --> 00:40:41.719
 that's

00:40:41.719 --> 00:40:41.980
 troubling

00:40:41.980 --> 00:40:42.179
 me

00:40:42.179 --> 00:40:42.340
 all

00:40:42.340 --> 00:40:42.579
 these

00:40:42.579 --> 00:40:43.019
 years,

00:40:43.820 --> 00:40:44.320
 but

00:40:44.320 --> 00:40:44.500
 it

00:40:44.500 --> 00:40:44.900
 hasn't

00:40:44.900 --> 00:40:45.199
 flown

00:40:45.199 --> 00:40:45.599
 over

00:40:45.599 --> 00:40:46.139
 into

00:40:46.139 --> 00:40:46.880
 surrender,

00:40:49.079 --> 00:40:49.679
 adoration,

00:40:51.119 --> 00:40:53.259
 you

00:40:53.259 --> 00:40:53.559
 haven't

00:40:53.559 --> 00:40:54.119
 seen

00:40:54.119 --> 00:40:55.440
 the

00:40:55.440 --> 00:40:55.639
 glory

00:40:55.639 --> 00:40:55.780
 of

00:40:55.780 --> 00:40:56.000
 God.

00:40:58.519 --> 00:41:02.699
 God

00:41:02.699 --> 00:41:02.980
 is

00:41:02.980 --> 00:41:03.639
 calling

00:41:03.639 --> 00:41:04.780
 for

00:41:04.780 --> 00:41:04.960
 your

00:41:04.960 --> 00:41:05.579
 attention

00:41:05.579 --> 00:41:06.300
 in

00:41:06.300 --> 00:41:07.000
 Romans.

00:41:07.380 --> 00:41:08.280
 He is

00:41:08.280 --> 00:41:08.800
 calling

00:41:08.800 --> 00:41:09.179
 for

00:41:09.179 --> 00:41:09.820
 your

00:41:09.820 --> 00:41:11.920
 adoration

00:41:11.920 --> 00:41:13.840
 in

00:41:13.840 --> 00:41:14.219
 Romans

00:41:14.219 --> 00:41:15.300
 and

00:41:15.300 --> 00:41:15.519
 he's

00:41:15.519 --> 00:41:15.960
 calling

00:41:15.960 --> 00:41:16.420
 for

00:41:16.420 --> 00:41:16.599
 your

00:41:16.599 --> 00:41:17.019
 attention

00:41:17.019 --> 00:41:17.360
 and

00:41:17.360 --> 00:41:17.579
 your

00:41:17.579 --> 00:41:18.199
 adoration

00:41:18.199 --> 00:41:18.940
 every

00:41:18.940 --> 00:41:19.300
 single

00:41:19.300 --> 00:41:19.719
 day

00:41:19.719 --> 00:41:20.119
 of

00:41:20.119 --> 00:41:20.259
 the

00:41:20.259 --> 00:41:20.599
 year

00:41:20.599 --> 00:41:20.980
 because

00:41:20.980 --> 00:41:21.480
 Psalm

00:41:21.480 --> 00:41:22.480
 19

00:41:22.480 --> 00:41:22.900
 verse

00:41:22.900 --> 00:41:23.159
 1

00:41:23.159 --> 00:41:23.539
 says

00:41:23.539 --> 00:41:23.940
 the

00:41:23.940 --> 00:41:24.420
 heavens

00:41:24.420 --> 00:41:25.300
 declare

00:41:25.300 --> 00:41:25.800
 the

00:41:25.800 --> 00:41:26.099
 glory

00:41:26.099 --> 00:41:26.280
 of

00:41:26.280 --> 00:41:26.599
 God.

00:41:28.519 --> 00:41:30.360
 God

00:41:30.360 --> 00:41:30.579
 is

00:41:30.579 --> 00:41:31.000
 calling

00:41:31.000 --> 00:41:31.300
 out

00:41:31.300 --> 00:41:31.440
 to

00:41:31.440 --> 00:41:31.599
 you

00:41:31.599 --> 00:41:32.059
 behold

00:41:32.059 --> 00:41:33.000
 my

00:41:33.000 --> 00:41:33.579
 beauty

00:41:33.579 --> 00:41:35.119
 behold

00:41:35.119 --> 00:41:35.360
 my

00:41:35.360 --> 00:41:35.980
 glory

00:41:35.980 --> 00:41:37.400
 the

00:41:37.400 --> 00:41:38.059
 gospel

00:41:38.059 --> 00:41:39.219
 is

00:41:39.219 --> 00:41:40.039
 radiant

00:41:40.039 --> 00:41:40.400
 with

00:41:40.400 --> 00:41:40.679
 the

00:41:40.679 --> 00:41:41.239
 glory

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 of

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 God

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 in

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 the

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 face

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 of

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 read

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 your

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 Bibles

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 and

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 see

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 see

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 his

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 beauty

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 see

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 his

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 glory

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 do

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 you

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 see

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 it

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 do

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 you

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 love

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 it

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 you

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 were

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 made

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 for

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 this

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 something

00:42:04.519 --> 00:42:04.960
 deep

00:42:04.960 --> 00:42:05.119
 in

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 your

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 soul

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 is

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 saying

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 to

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 you

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 I

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 was

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 made

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 for

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 this

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 to

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 behold

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 the

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 glory

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 of

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 God

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 and

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 to

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 become

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 a

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 glorious

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 Jesus

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 reflecting

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 person

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 receive

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 the

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 Lord

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 Jesus

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 and

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 you

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 will

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 become

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 a

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 child

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 of

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 God

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 and

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 if

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 you

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 become

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 a

00:42:27.359 --> 00:42:27.619
 child

00:42:27.619 --> 00:42:27.819
 of

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 God

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 you

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 will

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 see

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 him

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 and

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 you

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 will

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 love

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 him

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 and

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 grow

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 up

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 all

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 the

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 way

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 up

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 to

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 be

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 like

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 him

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 for

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 his

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 glory

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 this

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 is

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 God's

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 plan

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 for

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 the

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 nations

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 it

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 is

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 plans

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 for

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 all

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 people

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 it's

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 his

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 plans

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 for

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 you

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 it's

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 his

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 plans

00:42:47.779 --> 00:42:47.960
 for

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 this

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 church

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 and

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 so

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 in

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 the

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 words

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 of

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 Martin

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 Luther

00:42:53.920 --> 00:42:54.239
 have

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 you

00:42:54.420 --> 00:42:54.699
 got

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 the

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 breakthrough

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 yet

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 do

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 not

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 plead

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 for it

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 this

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 morning

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 do

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 not

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 sit

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 there

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 in

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 the

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 malaise

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 of

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 well

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 I

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 want

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 Jesus

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 to come

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 into my

00:43:13.679 --> 00:43:14.119
 heart

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 20

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 years

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 ago

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 that's

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 good

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 enough

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 don't

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 sit

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 there

00:43:19.000 --> 00:43:21.680
 move

00:43:21.680 --> 00:43:24.079
 towards

00:43:24.079 --> 00:43:24.720
 Christ

00:43:24.720 --> 00:43:30.659
 do

00:43:30.659 --> 00:43:30.780
 you

00:43:30.780 --> 00:43:31.000
 love

00:43:31.000 --> 00:43:31.260
 God

00:43:31.260 --> 00:43:31.539
 more

00:43:31.539 --> 00:43:35.280
 are

00:43:35.280 --> 00:43:35.460
 you

00:43:35.460 --> 00:43:35.940
 enjoying

00:43:35.940 --> 00:43:36.159
 your

00:43:36.159 --> 00:43:36.619
 identity

00:43:36.619 --> 00:43:37.000
 as a

00:43:37.000 --> 00:43:37.240
 child

00:43:37.240 --> 00:43:37.400
 of

00:43:37.400 --> 00:43:37.659
 God

00:43:37.659 --> 00:43:38.000
 more

00:43:38.000 --> 00:43:40.860
 are

00:43:40.860 --> 00:43:41.039
 you

00:43:41.039 --> 00:43:41.460
 offering

00:43:41.460 --> 00:43:41.800
 yourself

00:43:41.800 --> 00:43:42.000
 to

00:43:42.000 --> 00:43:42.260
 God

00:43:42.260 --> 00:43:42.440
 in

00:43:42.440 --> 00:43:42.639
 new

00:43:42.639 --> 00:43:43.039
 ways

00:43:43.039 --> 00:43:43.240
 for

00:43:43.240 --> 00:43:43.460
 his

00:43:43.460 --> 00:43:43.900
 glory

00:43:43.900 --> 00:43:44.980
 and

00:43:44.980 --> 00:43:45.219
 your

00:43:45.219 --> 00:43:45.679
 joy

00:43:45.679 --> 00:43:46.760
 more