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 We're going to begin our service singing to God's praise from Psalm 89, verses 13 to 18.

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 Psalm 89, verses 13 to 18. This is from the Scottish Psalter, and the tune is Newington.

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 Psalm 89, from verse 13.

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 Thou hast an arm that's full of power, thy hand is great in might,

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 and thy right hand exceedingly exalted is in height. Justice and judgment of thy throne are made the dwelling place.

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 Mercy accompanied with truth shall go before thy face. O greatly blessed the people are, the joyful sound that know.

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 In brightness of thy face, O Lord, they ever on shall go. They in thy name shall all the day rejoice exceedingly,

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 and in thy righteousness shall they exalted be on high.

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 Because the glory of their strength doth only stand in thee, and in thy favour shall our horn and power exalted be.

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 For God is our defence, and he to us doth safety bring. The Holy One of Israel is our Almighty King.

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 13 to 18 of Psalm 89.

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 13 to 18 of Psalm 89.

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 13 to 18. This is from the Scottish Psalm 89.

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 14 to 18. This is from the Scottish Psalm 89.

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 14 to 19 of June.

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 In thy name shall all the day rejoice succeedingly, and in thy righteousness shall live exalted beyond high.

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 Because the glory of their strength doth only stand in me, and in my heaven shall our Lord and Father exalted be.

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 God is our defense, and he to us thus deeply pray.

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 The Holy One of Israel is the Almighty King.

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 Amen.

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 Let us bow in prayer.

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 O Lord, as we bow before you this evening, we pray that you will help us to worship you in a right way.

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 We pray that we may be conscious of your power and glory and majesty, that we may realize that this is a special moment for us, where we draw near to the King of glory.

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 We are so grounded in the here and the now.

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 This world has such a powerful grip and influence upon us, that so often our vision of you is clouded.

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 There is so much that hides you from us.

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 But we pray that even as we gather here just now, that we may be given a little insight, a little sight of you,

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 in such a way that it will enlighten our minds, that it will lift our hearts, that it will enable us to be more zealous, more committed to you.

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 And our desire is to follow you with all our heart.

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 We pray, O Lord, that we might praise you for all that you are.

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 We realize that you are beyond our understanding.

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 The Word of God reveals so much to us.

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 You have made known so much about yourself to us.

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 And yet our understanding is so limited.

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 There is so little that we're able to fully grasp or understand.

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 But, Lord, we give thanks that when we come to faith, that our eyes are opened, our understanding is enlightened,

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 and we're able to lay hold on spiritual truths that beforehand were completely such that we couldn't figure them out at all.

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 We give thanks, Lord, for your patience with us.

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 We give thanks, Lord, for how you look after us, despite who we are and what we are.

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 Despite our sin and our waywardness, our faults and our failings.

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 And we seek tonight to confess our sin before you.

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 We sin before you so readily, so freely, and so often we are unaware of our sin.

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 And yet every so often through your Spirit and the Word, you are revealing to us just what we are

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 and of how far short we are of the glory that you require from us.

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 And so we pray that you will indeed be merciful to us in our failings and in our sin against you and also our sins against one another.

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 We pray, Lord, that you'll bless this congregation, particularly at a time of vacancy.

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 We pray that you will guide and lead and direct in the right way and that you will make it abundantly clear the way in which we are to go.

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 We give thanks for Calamurdo being with us and we pray for him for all the extra responsibilities and duties that are placed upon him just now.

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 We give thanks for all the extra responsibilities and give thanks for all the extra responsibilities and the rest of us.

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 For many years to come.

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 We give thanks for all the willing hands and willing helpers.

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 And we're blessed in this congregation with men and women who are so able in so many different ways.

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 And we give thanks, Lord, especially just now for the women that do so much.

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 And we give thanks for their zeal and their many great gifts that they've been equipped with.

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 And we give thanks, Lord, for our leadership of men and we pray your blessing upon them.

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 And we ask that you will guide them and bless them in everything.

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 So we pray for Calamurdo and Joanne and family.

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 We pray also for our intermoderate, Colin and Aileen and their family.

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 And we pray your blessing upon your church at large.

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 And we give thanks for the news we had this week of Reverend David Ferguson accepting the call to North Uist.

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 And so we pray for him and Catherine and for Duncan as that will be soon their new place and new sphere of work.

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 And ask that you will undertake for them and bless them and that their ministry will be a fruitful one there.

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 Lord, we give thanks for the way your word goes out.

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 Whether it is in the gathered assembly like we have here just now.

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 Or whether it's on live links.

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 Or whether it is on the airways.

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 Or in whatever way throughout this world.

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 Hundreds of thousands, millions in fact, are hearing your word.

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 And we pray that millions will come to faith.

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 We pray that today will be a great day in the kingdom of God.

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 And it will be a mighty day where the kingdom of darkness is being hit hard.

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 Where many souls will come to faith.

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 Where people will come bowing the knee before the Lord.

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 Seeking that Jesus Christ will be Lord of their lives.

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 Pray for those who are lonely and struggling.

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 We pray, Lord, for those who are recovering from illness.

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 Or undergoing surgery or treatment.

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 Pray for those who are unwell, confined to their homes.

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 We ask your blessing on them.

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 Pray for those whose hearts are heavy and sore.

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 Those who know what it is to have lost family.

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 To have lost loved ones.

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 It's a pain that lingers on day, week, month, year after year.

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 And so we pray for every broken heart.

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 And ask that you will draw near and grant your grace and your upholding strength.

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 Lord, we pray that we may then, as we come under your word, know your peace, your presence, your power.

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 Lord, we pray to bless us nationally as well.

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 We pray for a new government.

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 We pray, Lord, that you will lead us in the right way.

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 We seem to be going further and further and further away from you.

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 There is a godlessness taking hold of our land that is frightening.

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 And we pray that you will have mercy upon us.

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 In wrath that you will remember mercy.

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 We pray for the nations of this world, particularly where there is conflict.

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 In the Middle East and in Ukraine and in many other places throughout this world.

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 We pray especially for your people that they will be protected.

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 We long for peace.

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 And we pray, Lord, that peace may come.

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 Watch over us then as we wait upon you.

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 Grant us your grace and take away from us our sin in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 We're going to sing again Psalm 26.

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 Psalm 26, verses 1 to 8.

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 It's on page 30 and sing Psalms.

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 1 to 8.

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 Declare me innocent, O Lord.

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 I have walked in blameless ways.

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 And I have trusted in the Lord, not wavering all my days.

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 Test me, O Lord, and try my heart.

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 My inmost thoughts survey.

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 Your love surrounds me.

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 From your truth my feet will never stray.

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 I do not sit with worthless folk.

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 I shun the hypocrite.

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 I hate the wicked's gatherings.

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 With them I will not sit.

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 I wash my hands in innocence.

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 And blameless is my heart.

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 I go about your altar, Lord.

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 The place you set apart.

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 Verses 1 to 8.

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 The tune is in Minver.

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 Psalm 26.

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 Declare me innocent, O Lord.

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 I have walked in blameless ways.

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 And I have trusted in the Lord, not wavering all my days.

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 Let me, O Lord, and try my heart.

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 My inmost thoughts survey.

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 Your love surrounds me from your truth.

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 My feet will never stray.

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 Do not sit with worthless hope.

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 I shun the hypocrite.

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 I hate the wicked's gatherings.

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 With them I will not sit.

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 I wash my hands in innocence.

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 And with blessed is my heart.

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 I go about your altar, Lord.

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 The place you set apart.

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 Tell of all your awesome deeds.

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 Oh, faith in life, your grace.

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 Your glory fills.

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 Your dwelling place.

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 I love your hearts always.

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 Your background.

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 Let's turn now to read God's word in John's gospel.

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 John chapter 12.

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 John chapter 12.

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 And we pick up a reading at verse 12.

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 John chapter 12, and reading from verse 12 through to verse 36.

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 Verse 36.

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 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.

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 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, Hosanna!

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 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel.

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 And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it.

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 Just as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Zion.

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 Behold, your King is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt.

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 His disciples did not understand these things at first.

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 But when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him.

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 The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness.

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 The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.

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 So the Pharisees said to one another, You see you are gaining nothing.

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 Look, the world has gone after him.

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 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks.

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 So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, Sir, we wish to see Jesus.

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 Philip went and told Andrew.

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 Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.

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 Jesus answered them, The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

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 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone.

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 But if it dies, it bears much fruit.

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 Whoever loves his life loses it.

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 And whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

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 If anyone serves me, he must follow me.

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 And where I am, there will my servant be also.

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 If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

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 Now is my soul troubled.

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 And what shall I say?

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 Father, save me from this hour.

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 But for this purpose I have come to this hour.

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 Father, glorify your name.

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 Then a voice came from heaven.

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 I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.

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 The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered.

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 Others said, An angel has spoken to him.

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 Jesus answered, This voice has come for your sake, not mine.

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 Now is the judgment of this world.

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 Now will the ruler of this world be cast out.

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 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.

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 He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die.

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 So the crowd answered him, We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever.

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 How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up?

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 Who is this Son of Man?

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 So Jesus said to them, The light is among you for a little while longer.

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 Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you.

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 The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

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 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.

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 When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.

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 Amen. And may God bless to us this reading of his holy word.

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 Going to sing again now in Psalm 63 from the Scottish Psalter.

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 And the tune is Barrow.

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 Psalm 63.

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 It's on page 295.

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 And we're going to sing verses 1 to 8.

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 Psalm 63.

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 Lord, thee my God I'll early seek, my soul to thirst for thee.

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 My flesh longs in a dry, parched land wherein no waters be.

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 That I thy power may behold and brightness of thy face.

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 As I have seen thee heretofore within thy holy place.

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 Since better is thy love than life, my lips thee praise shall give.

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 I in thy name will lift my hands and bless thee while I live.

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 Even as with marrow and with fat my soul shall fill it be.

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 Then shall my mouth with joyful lips sing praises unto thee.

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 When I do thee upon my bed, remember with delight.

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 And when on thee I meditate and watch us of the night.

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 So on to the end of verse 8, Psalm 63, 1 to 8.

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 Lord, thee my God I'll early seek.

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 Amen.

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 Lord, thee my God I'll early seek,

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 my soul and thirst for thee.

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 My flesh longs in a dry, parched land wherein no waters be.

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 That I thy power may behold and brightness of thy face.

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 As I have seen thee heretofore within thy holy place.

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 Then better is thy love than life, my earth's weak wish shall appear.

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 I in thy name will lift my hands and bless thee while I live.

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 I in thy name will lift my hands and bless thee while I live.

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 He comes with marrow and with fat, my soul shall fill it in thee.

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 Then shall thy love with joyfulness sing praises unto thee.

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 When I do thee upon my bed, remember with delight.

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 And when on thee I meditate in watches of the night.

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 Then shadow of thy wings of joy, on the night hell has been.

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 My soul be called, O pardon me, my right hand thou sustain.

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 Amen.

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 Let's turn again to the chapter we read.

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 Psalm, John chapter 12.

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 Maybe we could read from verse 20.

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 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks.

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 So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him,

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 Sir, we wish to see Jesus.

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 Philip went and told Andrew.

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 Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.

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 Jesus answered him, The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

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 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies,

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 it remains alone, but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

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 And especially these verses 25,

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 Whoever loves his life loses it,

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 and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

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 If anyone serves me, he must follow me,

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 and where I am, there will my servant be also.

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 If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

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 Now it's interesting that we have here,

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 at the beginning of this section here, of Greeks,

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 wanting to see Jesus.

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 Because there's almost here for us a picture of just about what is to happen.

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 Jesus came to the Jews, he came to his own,

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 and his own didn't receive him.

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 Not only did they not receive him,

00:25:04.620 --> 00:25:05.779
 they wanted rid of him.

00:25:06.779 --> 00:25:09.640
 And that moment was drawing near,

00:25:09.759 --> 00:25:12.039
 where they were finally going to get him,

00:25:12.039 --> 00:25:14.720
 and in their minds get rid of him.

00:25:15.859 --> 00:25:18.019
 And at that very same moment,

00:25:18.139 --> 00:25:19.639
 we have Gentiles coming,

00:25:20.259 --> 00:25:21.940
 and they're wanting to see Jesus.

00:25:22.759 --> 00:25:26.180
 And it's almost giving us a picture of what is about to take place.

00:25:26.960 --> 00:25:29.740
 The rejection by the Jews of Christ,

00:25:29.740 --> 00:25:32.519
 and the great spread of the gospel,

00:25:33.160 --> 00:25:35.319
 out into the Gentile world.

00:25:36.460 --> 00:25:38.740
 Now, these Greeks who came up,

00:25:40.299 --> 00:25:42.400
 and there was a part,

00:25:42.519 --> 00:25:45.039
 they could assimilate to a certain extent,

00:25:45.039 --> 00:25:46.859
 extent into Jewish worship.

00:25:47.420 --> 00:25:48.759
 But there were a lot of restrictions,

00:25:48.920 --> 00:25:49.620
 a lot of barriers,

00:25:49.799 --> 00:25:50.740
 and even in the temple,

00:25:50.839 --> 00:25:53.099
 they weren't allowed past the court of the temple.

00:25:53.099 --> 00:25:55.839
 And how thankful we live in a day

00:25:55.839 --> 00:25:57.359
 where there are no restrictions,

00:25:57.599 --> 00:25:58.419
 there are no barriers,

00:25:58.579 --> 00:26:02.039
 because Jesus has broken down all the barriers.

00:26:02.199 --> 00:26:04.599
 There is now no wall of separation.

00:26:05.740 --> 00:26:07.779
 And it doesn't matter a person's background,

00:26:07.980 --> 00:26:09.759
 it doesn't matter a person's culture,

00:26:10.259 --> 00:26:13.419
 it doesn't matter a person's position in life,

00:26:13.500 --> 00:26:15.319
 it doesn't matter a person's wealth,

00:26:15.899 --> 00:26:18.079
 or it doesn't matter a person's,

00:26:18.459 --> 00:26:20.139
 it doesn't matter anything.

00:26:20.140 --> 00:26:24.720
 Every person is being invited

00:26:24.720 --> 00:26:27.700
 through the gospel to Jesus Christ.

00:26:28.440 --> 00:26:30.300
 And when a person comes to faith,

00:26:30.780 --> 00:26:32.580
 irrespective of how old they are,

00:26:32.900 --> 00:26:34.280
 or of how young they are,

00:26:34.720 --> 00:26:36.160
 where they are from in the world,

00:26:36.259 --> 00:26:38.680
 they will become one in Christ Jesus.

00:26:39.540 --> 00:26:40.820
 And that is the wonderful thing

00:26:40.820 --> 00:26:42.580
 about the gospel of Jesus Christ.

00:26:43.140 --> 00:26:45.740
 It is for the prince as much as for the prisoner.

00:26:46.560 --> 00:26:49.280
 And it is something that we've grown up with,

00:26:49.279 --> 00:26:50.079
 we're used to.

00:26:50.160 --> 00:26:52.519
 But it was so different back then,

00:26:52.899 --> 00:26:55.899
 in the time when there were all these restrictions.

00:26:55.899 --> 00:26:59.059
 So these Greeks came to Philip.

00:26:59.899 --> 00:27:01.000
 Philip was kind of a,

00:27:01.259 --> 00:27:02.579
 although he was from Bethsaida,

00:27:02.680 --> 00:27:04.700
 was kind of a, almost a Greek,

00:27:04.879 --> 00:27:06.539
 largely a Greek name.

00:27:06.759 --> 00:27:07.539
 So maybe it was,

00:27:07.940 --> 00:27:09.819
 maybe there were relations that he had

00:27:09.819 --> 00:27:10.480
 that were Greeks.

00:27:10.579 --> 00:27:12.279
 But anyway, they come to Philip.

00:27:13.139 --> 00:27:14.119
 And it's very interesting

00:27:14.119 --> 00:27:15.599
 that Philip goes to Andrew

00:27:15.599 --> 00:27:17.740
 before he goes to Jesus.

00:27:17.740 --> 00:27:20.519
 And as we mentioned this before,

00:27:20.680 --> 00:27:22.900
 that Andrew always seems to be

00:27:22.900 --> 00:27:25.380
 the go-between of the disciples.

00:27:25.559 --> 00:27:27.279
 He seems to be the approachable one.

00:27:28.079 --> 00:27:29.359
 He seems to be the one that,

00:27:30.079 --> 00:27:31.740
 if people are wanting to,

00:27:32.740 --> 00:27:36.940
 to reach Jesus or speak to Jesus,

00:27:37.299 --> 00:27:39.000
 it tends to be by Andrew.

00:27:39.079 --> 00:27:40.740
 Remember the time where

00:27:40.740 --> 00:27:43.120
 there was the feeding of the thousands?

00:27:43.119 --> 00:27:46.199
 And it was to Andrew.

00:27:46.279 --> 00:27:49.119
 The boy had the loaves and the fish.

00:27:50.479 --> 00:27:52.699
 So Andrew was the one who told Jesus,

00:27:53.339 --> 00:27:54.159
 here's a boy here.

00:27:54.219 --> 00:27:56.359
 He's got the five loaves and the fish.

00:27:58.000 --> 00:28:00.759
 And it's a very important part

00:28:00.759 --> 00:28:01.979
 of our Christian walk

00:28:01.979 --> 00:28:04.479
 to be approachable to people.

00:28:05.619 --> 00:28:07.359
 We shouldn't put up any barriers.

00:28:07.359 --> 00:28:10.199
 Because if you look at the life of Jesus,

00:28:10.859 --> 00:28:14.299
 he most certainly did not put up any barriers.

00:28:15.179 --> 00:28:17.419
 He was the most welcoming person

00:28:17.419 --> 00:28:19.619
 that ever walked this world.

00:28:20.299 --> 00:28:22.019
 And he was open to everybody.

00:28:22.919 --> 00:28:24.039
 And so should we.

00:28:24.119 --> 00:28:26.619
 We should always be open and accessible

00:28:26.619 --> 00:28:28.359
 and approachable

00:28:28.359 --> 00:28:32.059
 if we are serving the Lord Jesus Christ.

00:28:32.059 --> 00:28:34.319
 And of course it was Andrew

00:28:34.319 --> 00:28:36.819
 who was the one who introduced

00:28:36.819 --> 00:28:38.779
 his brother to Jesus.

00:28:39.799 --> 00:28:42.419
 Because Jesus had spoken to Andrew first

00:28:42.419 --> 00:28:43.700
 and when Andrew had discovered

00:28:43.700 --> 00:28:44.619
 there was the Messiah,

00:28:45.039 --> 00:28:46.460
 he went straight and got his brother.

00:28:47.559 --> 00:28:48.480
 And you and I know that

00:28:48.480 --> 00:28:50.059
 that's often the hardest thing to do

00:28:50.059 --> 00:28:51.679
 is to witness in our own family,

00:28:51.779 --> 00:28:52.159
 isn't it?

00:28:53.179 --> 00:28:54.740
 It's often easier to witness

00:28:54.740 --> 00:28:55.759
 to people outside,

00:28:55.759 --> 00:28:56.899
 to other people,

00:28:57.819 --> 00:28:59.480
 than to those of your own family.

00:29:00.480 --> 00:29:01.319
 But anyway, Andrew,

00:29:02.059 --> 00:29:03.299
 witnessed to Peter

00:29:03.299 --> 00:29:05.039
 and he took Peter along

00:29:05.039 --> 00:29:06.019
 to meet Jesus.

00:29:07.379 --> 00:29:08.740
 Little did Andrew know

00:29:08.740 --> 00:29:10.319
 that day when he brought

00:29:10.319 --> 00:29:13.419
 Peter to meet with Jesus

00:29:13.419 --> 00:29:15.899
 that just a few years later

00:29:15.899 --> 00:29:17.000
 Peter would be preaching

00:29:17.000 --> 00:29:20.460
 and thousands would be converted.

00:29:21.799 --> 00:29:23.619
 And you see the wonderful link

00:29:23.619 --> 00:29:24.319
 in that chain.

00:29:24.460 --> 00:29:25.440
 You know, we're all part.

00:29:25.879 --> 00:29:28.299
 We all have a part to play.

00:29:29.159 --> 00:29:29.980
 And it's amazing

00:29:29.980 --> 00:29:31.980
 the threads that run through.

00:29:32.220 --> 00:29:33.720
 You can trace it in your own life,

00:29:33.779 --> 00:29:35.339
 the threads that run through

00:29:35.339 --> 00:29:36.160
 your own life.

00:29:36.559 --> 00:29:37.680
 When you look back

00:29:37.680 --> 00:29:38.759
 and you see the influence

00:29:38.759 --> 00:29:39.720
 of this person

00:29:39.720 --> 00:29:41.640
 and the influence of that person

00:29:41.640 --> 00:29:43.500
 and what this person was

00:29:43.500 --> 00:29:44.960
 and what this person said

00:29:44.960 --> 00:29:46.700
 and you can look back

00:29:46.700 --> 00:29:47.980
 and all these things,

00:29:48.099 --> 00:29:49.019
 it's like a jigsaw

00:29:49.019 --> 00:29:49.799
 coming together

00:29:49.799 --> 00:29:50.779
 to the place

00:29:50.779 --> 00:29:51.940
 where you come to faith

00:29:51.940 --> 00:29:53.720
 in the Lord Jesus Christ.

00:29:54.339 --> 00:29:55.500
 That's the wonder of it.

00:29:55.500 --> 00:29:56.619
 We've all got our own

00:29:56.619 --> 00:29:57.740
 little part to play.

00:29:58.519 --> 00:29:59.619
 Well, Andrew was somebody

00:29:59.619 --> 00:30:01.819
 who was very much used

00:30:01.819 --> 00:30:02.579
 by the Lord.

00:30:02.740 --> 00:30:04.640
 So Philip and Andrew,

00:30:05.119 --> 00:30:07.859
 they tell Jesus.

00:30:09.000 --> 00:30:10.759
 And Jesus answered them

00:30:10.759 --> 00:30:12.359
 and he said very simply,

00:30:13.039 --> 00:30:14.240
 the hour has come

00:30:14.240 --> 00:30:15.200
 for the Son of Man

00:30:15.200 --> 00:30:16.160
 to be glorified.

00:30:17.759 --> 00:30:19.099
 Now, there was nothing

00:30:19.099 --> 00:30:19.900
 at this moment

00:30:19.900 --> 00:30:20.960
 to indicate that

00:30:20.960 --> 00:30:22.359
 that hour had come.

00:30:23.319 --> 00:30:25.259
 Because just a little earlier,

00:30:25.399 --> 00:30:26.019
 if we had read,

00:30:26.579 --> 00:30:27.859
 well, we did back there,

00:30:27.939 --> 00:30:29.659
 we find that Jesus,

00:30:29.959 --> 00:30:30.659
 that's what we read,

00:30:30.719 --> 00:30:31.459
 the triumphant,

00:30:31.959 --> 00:30:33.240
 the entry of Jesus

00:30:33.240 --> 00:30:34.559
 into Jerusalem.

00:30:35.519 --> 00:30:36.299
 It's a moment

00:30:36.299 --> 00:30:37.039
 when the crowd

00:30:37.039 --> 00:30:38.779
 seemed to be embracing Jesus.

00:30:39.740 --> 00:30:41.479
 In fact, the Pharisees say,

00:30:41.479 --> 00:30:43.059
 look, the whole world

00:30:43.059 --> 00:30:44.019
 has gone after him.

00:30:44.719 --> 00:30:46.459
 It seemed to be a high point,

00:30:46.519 --> 00:30:47.319
 a key point

00:30:47.319 --> 00:30:49.299
 in the popularity of Jesus.

00:30:49.979 --> 00:30:51.059
 And yet Jesus says,

00:30:51.059 --> 00:30:52.679
 the hour has come.

00:30:53.679 --> 00:30:54.500
 He was following

00:30:54.500 --> 00:30:55.799
 a heavenly timetable.

00:30:56.759 --> 00:30:57.980
 All along the way,

00:30:58.700 --> 00:30:59.639
 he was keeping

00:30:59.639 --> 00:31:01.859
 exactly to the timetable

00:31:01.859 --> 00:31:02.619
 that his father

00:31:02.619 --> 00:31:03.339
 had given him.

00:31:03.700 --> 00:31:05.240
 That's why on other occasions

00:31:05.240 --> 00:31:06.339
 in Scripture

00:31:06.339 --> 00:31:07.480
 you will find it saying,

00:31:07.899 --> 00:31:09.879
 his hour had not yet come,

00:31:10.799 --> 00:31:11.919
 but the hour has come.

00:31:13.259 --> 00:31:14.419
 And the hour has come.

00:31:14.579 --> 00:31:17.159
 And so Jesus is telling them,

00:31:17.519 --> 00:31:18.859
 those there,

00:31:18.859 --> 00:31:20.079
 the hour has come

00:31:20.079 --> 00:31:21.119
 for the Son of Man

00:31:21.119 --> 00:31:22.119
 to be glorified.

00:31:23.000 --> 00:31:24.399
 And in this he is telling

00:31:24.399 --> 00:31:25.919
 how he is to be seen.

00:31:26.779 --> 00:31:28.379
 It is not as a king,

00:31:28.419 --> 00:31:30.079
 he didn't come as a kingly monarch.

00:31:30.240 --> 00:31:30.919
 Oh, he's going to come

00:31:30.919 --> 00:31:31.799
 as a kingly monarch

00:31:31.799 --> 00:31:32.939
 when he comes again.

00:31:34.299 --> 00:31:35.959
 When he came into this world,

00:31:36.079 --> 00:31:37.779
 it wasn't as a kingly monarch.

00:31:38.619 --> 00:31:40.959
 He didn't journey through this world

00:31:40.959 --> 00:31:41.819
 wearing a crown,

00:31:41.959 --> 00:31:42.959
 but carrying a cross.

00:31:42.960 --> 00:31:46.539
 He didn't come into this world

00:31:46.539 --> 00:31:47.819
 being born in a palace,

00:31:47.940 --> 00:31:48.779
 but in a stable.

00:31:49.799 --> 00:31:51.059
 And all his journey

00:31:51.059 --> 00:31:51.960
 through this world

00:31:51.960 --> 00:31:53.519
 was a downward kush

00:31:53.519 --> 00:31:56.160
 of shame and humiliation.

00:31:57.400 --> 00:31:58.420
 But all the time

00:31:58.420 --> 00:32:00.059
 he was keeping to the timetable

00:32:00.059 --> 00:32:01.640
 and honoring his father

00:32:01.640 --> 00:32:03.420
 every single step of the way.

00:32:04.400 --> 00:32:05.360
 And this was a way

00:32:05.360 --> 00:32:07.180
 that the Greeks

00:32:07.180 --> 00:32:08.600
 were going to see Jesus

00:32:08.600 --> 00:32:10.660
 in what he was going to do.

00:32:10.660 --> 00:32:12.900
 You know, there are some people

00:32:12.900 --> 00:32:14.019
 that they look on Jesus

00:32:14.019 --> 00:32:17.540
 and they look at his example in life.

00:32:18.660 --> 00:32:19.500
 They look at the way

00:32:19.500 --> 00:32:20.620
 he denied himself.

00:32:22.200 --> 00:32:23.920
 And they look at his death

00:32:23.920 --> 00:32:25.420
 as a kind of a martyr's death.

00:32:25.980 --> 00:32:27.420
 And they hold him up as a martyr.

00:32:28.200 --> 00:32:29.360
 A great man, a martyr.

00:32:30.360 --> 00:32:32.580
 A man who lived a life of self-denial.

00:32:33.940 --> 00:32:34.900
 But they're just looking

00:32:34.900 --> 00:32:35.940
 at the human Jesus.

00:32:36.400 --> 00:32:37.480
 They're missing the point.

00:32:38.340 --> 00:32:39.540
 If that's the only Jesus

00:32:39.539 --> 00:32:40.319
 that we have

00:32:40.319 --> 00:32:42.379
 as one who set an example

00:32:42.379 --> 00:32:43.940
 and let us not miss

00:32:43.940 --> 00:32:45.659
 the example that Jesus set,

00:32:45.740 --> 00:32:47.180
 but if that's all we're seeing,

00:32:47.460 --> 00:32:49.220
 then we're missing the main point.

00:32:50.440 --> 00:32:51.960
 He came in order to die.

00:32:52.139 --> 00:32:53.799
 And as the young people

00:32:53.799 --> 00:32:55.000
 were looking at the substitute,

00:32:55.200 --> 00:32:56.980
 he came as a substitute.

00:32:57.960 --> 00:32:59.019
 And so this was a way

00:32:59.019 --> 00:33:00.180
 that the Greeks

00:33:00.180 --> 00:33:01.200
 were going to be able

00:33:01.200 --> 00:33:02.159
 to see Jesus.

00:33:02.539 --> 00:33:03.200
 And one last thing

00:33:03.200 --> 00:33:04.180
 I would say talking about

00:33:04.180 --> 00:33:05.720
 the Greeks coming to see Jesus.

00:33:06.079 --> 00:33:07.639
 Can I say to anybody in here,

00:33:07.700 --> 00:33:08.720
 and you're saying to yourself,

00:33:08.720 --> 00:33:09.039
 you know,

00:33:09.440 --> 00:33:11.920
 I have wanted to see Jesus

00:33:11.920 --> 00:33:13.059
 for a long time.

00:33:13.880 --> 00:33:14.539
 You might be saying,

00:33:14.700 --> 00:33:15.860
 oh, it comes and it goes,

00:33:15.960 --> 00:33:17.740
 but there's a desire in my heart

00:33:17.740 --> 00:33:19.720
 to become a Christian.

00:33:21.140 --> 00:33:22.480
 And I sit in church,

00:33:22.779 --> 00:33:23.680
 and I pray,

00:33:24.680 --> 00:33:26.740
 and I don't seem to get anywhere.

00:33:27.600 --> 00:33:28.559
 I read my Bible,

00:33:28.700 --> 00:33:29.259
 and I pray,

00:33:29.360 --> 00:33:30.759
 and I don't seem to get anywhere.

00:33:32.460 --> 00:33:32.720
 Well,

00:33:32.720 --> 00:33:35.220
 see what the Greeks did.

00:33:36.420 --> 00:33:37.180
 They went,

00:33:37.460 --> 00:33:38.539
 and they spoke to Philip,

00:33:39.259 --> 00:33:39.680
 and they said,

00:33:39.779 --> 00:33:40.960
 we want to see Jesus.

00:33:41.100 --> 00:33:42.180
 And I think there's a point

00:33:42.180 --> 00:33:42.960
 there for us.

00:33:43.920 --> 00:33:45.299
 If you're somebody

00:33:45.299 --> 00:33:46.759
 who's seeking and searching,

00:33:47.920 --> 00:33:49.059
 and you're from so far,

00:33:49.140 --> 00:33:49.940
 you haven't found,

00:33:50.620 --> 00:33:52.500
 you can't quite get hold of it.

00:33:53.500 --> 00:33:54.759
 Speak to a Christian

00:33:54.759 --> 00:33:55.420
 that you know.

00:33:57.200 --> 00:33:58.200
 And you might say to yourself,

00:33:58.279 --> 00:33:59.180
 that's the hardest thing

00:33:59.180 --> 00:33:59.920
 for me to do.

00:34:00.240 --> 00:34:01.039
 What will he say?

00:34:01.140 --> 00:34:02.140
 What will she say?

00:34:02.900 --> 00:34:03.819
 They'll be delighted.

00:34:05.259 --> 00:34:06.819
 And speak to them in confidence.

00:34:07.299 --> 00:34:08.400
 It's not that they're going

00:34:08.400 --> 00:34:09.039
 to enable you

00:34:09.039 --> 00:34:09.740
 to be a Christian,

00:34:09.880 --> 00:34:10.639
 but it might be

00:34:10.639 --> 00:34:11.659
 just what they say.

00:34:12.019 --> 00:34:12.960
 They might give you

00:34:12.960 --> 00:34:14.260
 that final point.

00:34:14.880 --> 00:34:15.780
 That's something

00:34:15.780 --> 00:34:18.079
 which will encourage you

00:34:18.079 --> 00:34:19.340
 and enable you

00:34:19.340 --> 00:34:20.460
 to see for yourself.

00:34:21.199 --> 00:34:22.280
 Because at the end of the day,

00:34:22.280 --> 00:34:24.199
 you have to see for yourself

00:34:24.199 --> 00:34:25.420
 and believe yourself.

00:34:26.380 --> 00:34:27.579
 But there's a point

00:34:27.579 --> 00:34:28.819
 we mustn't miss there

00:34:28.819 --> 00:34:31.059
 of the desire

00:34:31.059 --> 00:34:32.420
 to see Jesus,

00:34:32.900 --> 00:34:33.920
 of going to speak

00:34:33.920 --> 00:34:35.179
 to a Christian,

00:34:35.360 --> 00:34:36.799
 to speak to somebody else.

00:34:37.199 --> 00:34:39.400
 Because they will very likely

00:34:39.400 --> 00:34:40.579
 be able to help you.

00:34:41.639 --> 00:34:43.099
 But Jesus then says

00:34:43.099 --> 00:34:46.400
 that the hour has come

00:34:46.400 --> 00:34:47.480
 for the Son of Man

00:34:47.480 --> 00:34:48.980
 to be glorified.

00:34:50.099 --> 00:34:50.860
 And of course,

00:34:50.860 --> 00:34:53.079
 the glory of God

00:34:53.079 --> 00:34:53.799
 is revealed.

00:34:54.039 --> 00:34:54.860
 It's the manifestation

00:34:55.480 --> 00:34:57.239
 of His divine majesty.

00:34:57.579 --> 00:34:59.579
 And you know,

00:34:59.619 --> 00:35:00.900
 when we think about the cross,

00:35:01.519 --> 00:35:01.940
 we say,

00:35:02.039 --> 00:35:03.480
 what's the glory in the cross?

00:35:03.559 --> 00:35:04.500
 All we can think of

00:35:04.500 --> 00:35:05.139
 is shame.

00:35:06.619 --> 00:35:06.880
 There was,

00:35:07.119 --> 00:35:07.739
 it was,

00:35:08.420 --> 00:35:09.400
 anyone who was

00:35:09.400 --> 00:35:10.259
 hanged on a tree,

00:35:10.360 --> 00:35:11.139
 it was shame.

00:35:11.679 --> 00:35:12.759
 It says that in Scripture.

00:35:13.139 --> 00:35:13.860
 It was cursed.

00:35:15.199 --> 00:35:16.500
 Where's the glory in it?

00:35:17.679 --> 00:35:18.679
 But you and I know

00:35:18.679 --> 00:35:19.679
 that that weekend,

00:35:20.639 --> 00:35:21.319
 that weekend

00:35:21.319 --> 00:35:22.480
 that occurred there

00:35:22.480 --> 00:35:23.759
 in the death,

00:35:23.760 --> 00:35:24.980
 the arrest,

00:35:25.380 --> 00:35:25.960
 the death,

00:35:26.460 --> 00:35:27.540
 and the resurrection

00:35:27.540 --> 00:35:28.860
 of Jesus Christ,

00:35:29.560 --> 00:35:31.280
 was the greatest display

00:35:31.280 --> 00:35:32.280
 of God's glory

00:35:32.280 --> 00:35:33.040
 that this world

00:35:33.040 --> 00:35:33.800
 has ever seen.

00:35:34.980 --> 00:35:35.920
 The creation

00:35:35.920 --> 00:35:37.580
 was an awesome display

00:35:37.580 --> 00:35:39.060
 of the glory of God.

00:35:39.840 --> 00:35:40.400
 In fact,

00:35:40.440 --> 00:35:41.220
 when we look up

00:35:41.220 --> 00:35:42.840
 to the heavens up,

00:35:43.500 --> 00:35:44.280
 it tells us

00:35:44.280 --> 00:35:45.520
 the heavens declare

00:35:45.520 --> 00:35:46.740
 the glory of God.

00:35:47.960 --> 00:35:48.780
 His handiwork

00:35:48.780 --> 00:35:50.020
 is written all across.

00:35:50.019 --> 00:35:51.199
 the stars speak

00:35:51.199 --> 00:35:52.659
 of the glory of God.

00:35:52.719 --> 00:35:53.119
 The moon,

00:35:53.280 --> 00:35:53.639
 the sun,

00:35:53.739 --> 00:35:54.360
 the whole being,

00:35:54.679 --> 00:35:55.500
 it all speaks

00:35:55.500 --> 00:35:56.759
 of the glory of God.

00:35:57.159 --> 00:35:57.900
 This world

00:35:57.900 --> 00:36:00.380
 and this massive universe,

00:36:00.659 --> 00:36:01.699
 it all speaks.

00:36:03.619 --> 00:36:04.139
 But that,

00:36:04.239 --> 00:36:05.820
 that doesn't touch

00:36:05.820 --> 00:36:08.019
 the magnificence

00:36:08.019 --> 00:36:09.460
 of the display

00:36:09.460 --> 00:36:10.380
 of his glory

00:36:10.380 --> 00:36:12.059
 that is found

00:36:12.059 --> 00:36:12.960
 in this weekend

00:36:12.960 --> 00:36:15.480
 when Jesus dies

00:36:15.480 --> 00:36:16.960
 for our sins.

00:36:17.759 --> 00:36:19.380
 Because the very heartbeat

00:36:19.380 --> 00:36:21.320
 of the salvation

00:36:21.320 --> 00:36:22.480
 of millions

00:36:22.480 --> 00:36:25.260
 is in that weekend there.

00:36:25.820 --> 00:36:26.519
 That is where

00:36:26.519 --> 00:36:27.519
 the great glory

00:36:27.519 --> 00:36:28.900
 of Jesus

00:36:28.900 --> 00:36:29.860
 and the glory

00:36:29.860 --> 00:36:30.880
 of God the Father

00:36:30.880 --> 00:36:31.900
 is seen.

00:36:33.280 --> 00:36:36.280
 And we're so thankful

00:36:36.280 --> 00:36:38.039
 that we're able

00:36:38.039 --> 00:36:39.500
 to understand this.

00:36:40.940 --> 00:36:43.000
 And Jesus then says,

00:36:43.140 --> 00:36:44.280
 unless a grain of wheat

00:36:44.280 --> 00:36:45.460
 falls into the earth

00:36:45.460 --> 00:36:46.140
 and dies,

00:36:46.539 --> 00:36:47.599
 it remains alone.

00:36:47.599 --> 00:36:48.699
 But if it dies,

00:36:49.139 --> 00:36:50.839
 it bears much fruit.

00:36:51.599 --> 00:36:52.239
 And of course,

00:36:52.299 --> 00:36:53.099
 he's speaking here

00:36:53.099 --> 00:36:53.799
 about himself.

00:36:55.339 --> 00:36:56.559
 And you and I know

00:36:56.559 --> 00:36:57.119
 that if you have

00:36:57.119 --> 00:36:57.960
 a grain of wheat

00:36:57.960 --> 00:36:59.799
 and you take it

00:36:59.799 --> 00:37:00.480
 off the shelf

00:37:00.480 --> 00:37:01.319
 and you just put it

00:37:01.319 --> 00:37:02.139
 back on the shelf,

00:37:02.460 --> 00:37:03.539
 it'll never be more

00:37:03.539 --> 00:37:04.500
 than a grain of wheat.

00:37:05.279 --> 00:37:06.119
 But if you take

00:37:06.119 --> 00:37:07.119
 that grain of wheat

00:37:07.119 --> 00:37:08.099
 and a number

00:37:08.099 --> 00:37:09.119
 of grains of wheat

00:37:09.119 --> 00:37:10.539
 and you put it

00:37:10.539 --> 00:37:11.219
 into the earth,

00:37:11.299 --> 00:37:11.839
 you sow it

00:37:11.839 --> 00:37:12.539
 into the earth,

00:37:12.960 --> 00:37:13.719
 it dies.

00:37:13.860 --> 00:37:14.980
 But from its death,

00:37:14.980 --> 00:37:15.400
 the death,

00:37:15.760 --> 00:37:17.240
 then life comes.

00:37:18.639 --> 00:37:19.119
 And that's what

00:37:19.119 --> 00:37:20.039
 Jesus is saying.

00:37:20.119 --> 00:37:20.800
 That's what's going

00:37:20.800 --> 00:37:21.240
 to happen.

00:37:22.300 --> 00:37:23.579
 In order for the Greeks

00:37:23.579 --> 00:37:24.539
 to see me,

00:37:25.079 --> 00:37:26.219
 they have to see

00:37:26.219 --> 00:37:27.079
 my death

00:37:27.079 --> 00:37:28.920
 and what it achieves.

00:37:30.420 --> 00:37:32.019
 I am like that grain

00:37:32.019 --> 00:37:32.420
 of wheat

00:37:32.420 --> 00:37:33.260
 being deliberately

00:37:33.260 --> 00:37:34.659
 sown into the ground

00:37:34.659 --> 00:37:35.980
 and from it

00:37:35.980 --> 00:37:36.579
 will come

00:37:36.579 --> 00:37:38.260
 the most amazing harvest.

00:37:38.719 --> 00:37:39.340
 If you're a believer

00:37:39.340 --> 00:37:39.780
 tonight,

00:37:39.880 --> 00:37:41.119
 you're part of the harvest

00:37:41.119 --> 00:37:42.539
 that has come

00:37:42.539 --> 00:37:44.079
 from the death

00:37:44.079 --> 00:37:45.819
 of the Lord Jesus Christ.

00:37:46.779 --> 00:37:47.799
 And Jesus continues

00:37:47.799 --> 00:37:49.159
 to ingather

00:37:49.159 --> 00:37:50.239
 his people.

00:37:51.799 --> 00:37:52.440
 But then

00:37:52.440 --> 00:37:53.619
 at verse 25,

00:37:53.779 --> 00:37:54.599
 Jesus says,

00:37:54.920 --> 00:37:55.679
 whoever loves

00:37:55.679 --> 00:37:56.219
 his life

00:37:56.219 --> 00:37:56.940
 loses it

00:37:56.940 --> 00:37:58.139
 and whoever

00:37:58.139 --> 00:37:59.159
 hates his life

00:37:59.159 --> 00:37:59.759
 in this world

00:37:59.759 --> 00:38:00.359
 will keep it

00:38:00.359 --> 00:38:01.339
 for eternal life.

00:38:01.420 --> 00:38:02.539
 If anyone serves me,

00:38:02.679 --> 00:38:03.679
 he must follow me

00:38:03.679 --> 00:38:05.319
 and where I am there

00:38:05.319 --> 00:38:06.559
 will my servant be.

00:38:06.960 --> 00:38:08.119
 If anyone serves me,

00:38:08.519 --> 00:38:09.059
 the Father

00:38:09.059 --> 00:38:10.559
 will honor him.

00:38:11.119 --> 00:38:13.440
 Now,

00:38:13.539 --> 00:38:14.339
 people might find

00:38:14.339 --> 00:38:14.900
 this verse

00:38:14.900 --> 00:38:15.759
 kind of strange

00:38:15.759 --> 00:38:17.699
 because it's saying

00:38:17.699 --> 00:38:18.900
 whoever hates

00:38:18.900 --> 00:38:19.440
 his life

00:38:19.440 --> 00:38:20.219
 in this world

00:38:20.219 --> 00:38:21.019
 will keep it

00:38:21.019 --> 00:38:22.460
 for eternal life.

00:38:23.699 --> 00:38:24.699
 And in a sense,

00:38:24.819 --> 00:38:25.619
 that almost goes

00:38:25.619 --> 00:38:26.480
 against the grain

00:38:26.480 --> 00:38:27.639
 because the greatest

00:38:27.639 --> 00:38:29.019
 instinct that you

00:38:29.019 --> 00:38:29.799
 and I have

00:38:29.799 --> 00:38:32.339
 is self-preservation,

00:38:32.839 --> 00:38:34.179
 looking after ourselves.

00:38:35.980 --> 00:38:37.799
 When we're little children,

00:38:38.299 --> 00:38:39.119
 we have the

00:38:39.119 --> 00:38:40.619
 me first

00:38:40.619 --> 00:38:41.539
 syndrome.

00:38:41.699 --> 00:38:43.159
 We want to be first.

00:38:44.259 --> 00:38:45.019
 Children are,

00:38:45.599 --> 00:38:47.259
 they don't realize it,

00:38:47.679 --> 00:38:48.519
 but by nature,

00:38:48.719 --> 00:38:50.679
 they're very selfish

00:38:50.679 --> 00:38:51.819
 and self-centered.

00:38:52.759 --> 00:38:53.380
 And I'm not being

00:38:53.380 --> 00:38:54.139
 critical of them.

00:38:54.239 --> 00:38:55.139
 We were all like that.

00:38:55.500 --> 00:38:56.059
 It's me.

00:38:56.179 --> 00:38:57.339
 It's about me.

00:38:58.679 --> 00:38:59.139
 Now,

00:38:59.179 --> 00:39:00.019
 as we grow up

00:39:00.019 --> 00:39:01.099
 and as we develop

00:39:01.099 --> 00:39:02.019
 within culture

00:39:02.019 --> 00:39:03.500
 and within our society

00:39:03.500 --> 00:39:05.139
 and with our peers

00:39:05.139 --> 00:39:05.820
 and so on,

00:39:06.239 --> 00:39:08.500
 we learn to give

00:39:08.500 --> 00:39:09.219
 and to take

00:39:09.219 --> 00:39:09.880
 and all that.

00:39:11.360 --> 00:39:13.260
 But that me first,

00:39:13.380 --> 00:39:14.440
 it's about me.

00:39:15.400 --> 00:39:16.599
 It's my life.

00:39:16.679 --> 00:39:17.579
 It's about me.

00:39:18.219 --> 00:39:18.920
 It remains.

00:39:19.340 --> 00:39:20.420
 It's part of us.

00:39:21.559 --> 00:39:21.920
 And so,

00:39:22.199 --> 00:39:23.420
 self-preservation

00:39:23.420 --> 00:39:25.800
 is a great instinct

00:39:25.800 --> 00:39:26.659
 within our lives.

00:39:26.779 --> 00:39:27.599
 We want the best

00:39:27.599 --> 00:39:28.259
 for ourselves.

00:39:29.460 --> 00:39:29.699
 And so,

00:39:29.799 --> 00:39:30.219
 in a sense,

00:39:30.299 --> 00:39:31.079
 we might almost think,

00:39:31.179 --> 00:39:31.279
 well,

00:39:31.299 --> 00:39:32.420
 this is a strange thing

00:39:32.420 --> 00:39:33.819
 what Jesus is saying here

00:39:33.819 --> 00:39:36.059
 about hating our life.

00:39:37.179 --> 00:39:37.899
 Does that mean

00:39:37.899 --> 00:39:38.719
 I've got to go about

00:39:38.719 --> 00:39:38.980
 saying,

00:39:39.039 --> 00:39:39.139
 oh,

00:39:39.159 --> 00:39:39.920
 I hate myself.

00:39:40.500 --> 00:39:40.679
 Oh,

00:39:40.679 --> 00:39:41.739
 I'm a horrible person.

00:39:42.719 --> 00:39:42.920
 Well,

00:39:44.019 --> 00:39:44.980
 as a Christian,

00:39:45.539 --> 00:39:46.639
 there will be times

00:39:46.639 --> 00:39:47.799
 we will say that.

00:39:48.719 --> 00:39:49.579
 There are times

00:39:49.579 --> 00:39:50.500
 we will grovel.

00:39:51.119 --> 00:39:52.039
 There are times

00:39:52.039 --> 00:39:53.339
 that we will cry out

00:39:53.339 --> 00:39:54.239
 before the Lord

00:39:54.239 --> 00:39:55.500
 and we'll say

00:39:55.500 --> 00:39:56.719
 like the Apostle Paul,

00:39:56.799 --> 00:39:56.919
 oh,

00:39:56.959 --> 00:39:58.459
 wretched man that I am

00:39:58.459 --> 00:40:00.759
 because we're so conscious

00:40:00.759 --> 00:40:01.679
 of our sin

00:40:01.679 --> 00:40:02.859
 and our disobedience

00:40:02.859 --> 00:40:03.799
 and our failures

00:40:03.799 --> 00:40:05.799
 of all that we've done wrong.

00:40:07.000 --> 00:40:07.259
 And so,

00:40:07.379 --> 00:40:08.159
 there are times

00:40:08.159 --> 00:40:09.839
 that we honestly

00:40:09.839 --> 00:40:11.419
 hate who we are.

00:40:12.799 --> 00:40:14.059
 But that's not really

00:40:14.059 --> 00:40:16.019
 what it's actually

00:40:16.019 --> 00:40:17.579
 talking about here

00:40:17.579 --> 00:40:18.299
 at this point.

00:40:19.939 --> 00:40:20.500
 Because

00:40:20.500 --> 00:40:22.579
 what is being said here

00:40:22.579 --> 00:40:23.739
 is the same

00:40:23.739 --> 00:40:25.219
 as Jesus said elsewhere

00:40:25.219 --> 00:40:25.599
 about,

00:40:26.400 --> 00:40:27.299
 he said,

00:40:27.380 --> 00:40:28.259
 whoever was going

00:40:28.259 --> 00:40:29.199
 to follow me

00:40:29.199 --> 00:40:30.619
 has to hate

00:40:30.619 --> 00:40:31.719
 his father

00:40:31.719 --> 00:40:32.639
 and his mother

00:40:32.639 --> 00:40:34.179
 and hate

00:40:34.179 --> 00:40:36.360
 even his own life.

00:40:37.699 --> 00:40:38.099
 And again,

00:40:38.199 --> 00:40:39.039
 people might find

00:40:39.039 --> 00:40:40.619
 that very strange.

00:40:40.779 --> 00:40:41.940
 What does Jesus

00:40:41.940 --> 00:40:43.019
 mean by that?

00:40:43.940 --> 00:40:44.179
 Well,

00:40:44.360 --> 00:40:45.460
 the word hate

00:40:45.460 --> 00:40:46.659
 here is really

00:40:46.659 --> 00:40:47.880
 it has a comparative

00:40:47.880 --> 00:40:48.400
 force.

00:40:49.639 --> 00:40:50.400
 And what Jesus

00:40:50.400 --> 00:40:51.480
 is really meaning

00:40:51.480 --> 00:40:52.280
 here is

00:40:52.280 --> 00:40:54.639
 that nothing

00:40:54.639 --> 00:40:55.980
 must come

00:40:55.980 --> 00:40:58.240
 between himself

00:40:58.240 --> 00:40:59.860
 and you

00:40:59.860 --> 00:41:01.019
 and me.

00:41:02.960 --> 00:41:04.460
 He doesn't mean

00:41:04.460 --> 00:41:05.360
 that you are to

00:41:05.360 --> 00:41:06.139
 start hating

00:41:06.139 --> 00:41:06.719
 your father

00:41:06.719 --> 00:41:07.320
 and your mother

00:41:07.320 --> 00:41:08.019
 and your brothers

00:41:08.019 --> 00:41:08.780
 and your sisters

00:41:08.780 --> 00:41:09.519
 and your husband

00:41:09.519 --> 00:41:10.219
 and your wife.

00:41:10.539 --> 00:41:11.480
 Not at all.

00:41:12.320 --> 00:41:12.579
 Indeed,

00:41:12.659 --> 00:41:13.260
 we're commanded

00:41:13.260 --> 00:41:14.000
 to love.

00:41:14.639 --> 00:41:15.119
 We're commanded

00:41:15.119 --> 00:41:15.719
 to love.

00:41:16.059 --> 00:41:16.460
 Husbands,

00:41:16.639 --> 00:41:17.460
 love your wives.

00:41:18.740 --> 00:41:19.539
 But what Jesus

00:41:19.539 --> 00:41:20.500
 means is that

00:41:20.500 --> 00:41:21.259
 we aren't to

00:41:21.259 --> 00:41:22.699
 allow anything

00:41:22.699 --> 00:41:25.239
 to come

00:41:25.239 --> 00:41:26.440
 between ourselves

00:41:26.440 --> 00:41:27.219
 and the Lord.

00:41:27.639 --> 00:41:28.259
 In other words,

00:41:28.340 --> 00:41:29.199
 we're to hang

00:41:29.199 --> 00:41:30.779
 loose to the

00:41:30.779 --> 00:41:31.619
 things of this

00:41:31.619 --> 00:41:32.039
 world.

00:41:33.679 --> 00:41:34.800
 And Jesus

00:41:34.800 --> 00:41:35.440
 goes on

00:41:35.440 --> 00:41:36.940
 and he shows

00:41:36.940 --> 00:41:37.940
 us here

00:41:37.940 --> 00:41:38.940
 how it works

00:41:38.940 --> 00:41:39.219
 out.

00:41:39.340 --> 00:41:39.679
 He says,

00:41:40.179 --> 00:41:41.179
 whoever loves

00:41:41.179 --> 00:41:41.759
 his life

00:41:41.759 --> 00:41:42.500
 loses it

00:41:42.500 --> 00:41:43.539
 and whoever

00:41:43.539 --> 00:41:44.579
 hates his life

00:41:44.579 --> 00:41:45.279
 in this world

00:41:45.279 --> 00:41:46.059
 will keep it

00:41:46.059 --> 00:41:47.639
 for eternal life.

00:41:47.639 --> 00:41:49.039
 And what Jesus

00:41:49.039 --> 00:41:49.599
 is simply

00:41:49.599 --> 00:41:50.339
 talking about

00:41:50.339 --> 00:41:51.039
 here is that

00:41:51.039 --> 00:41:51.719
 there are people

00:41:51.719 --> 00:41:53.199
 and their whole

00:41:53.199 --> 00:41:53.980
 goal in life

00:41:53.980 --> 00:41:54.920
 is about themselves.

00:41:56.119 --> 00:41:56.879
 And they want

00:41:56.879 --> 00:41:57.460
 to get on

00:41:57.460 --> 00:41:57.920
 and they want

00:41:57.920 --> 00:41:58.359
 to build

00:41:58.359 --> 00:41:59.379
 their own empire.

00:41:59.920 --> 00:42:00.679
 Whether it is

00:42:00.679 --> 00:42:01.719
 a tiny empire

00:42:01.719 --> 00:42:03.139
 or a great big empire.

00:42:04.019 --> 00:42:05.440
 But the world

00:42:05.440 --> 00:42:06.259
 is all that

00:42:06.259 --> 00:42:07.219
 matters for them.

00:42:07.779 --> 00:42:08.480
 And they want

00:42:08.480 --> 00:42:09.159
 to progress

00:42:09.159 --> 00:42:09.699
 and they want

00:42:09.699 --> 00:42:10.299
 to do well

00:42:10.299 --> 00:42:10.619
 and there's

00:42:10.619 --> 00:42:11.119
 nothing wrong,

00:42:11.219 --> 00:42:11.859
 don't get me wrong,

00:42:11.960 --> 00:42:12.599
 there's nothing wrong

00:42:12.599 --> 00:42:13.659
 with trying to progress

00:42:13.659 --> 00:42:14.719
 and trying to do well.

00:42:15.759 --> 00:42:17.259
 But it's an exclusion.

00:42:17.639 --> 00:42:18.219
 of Jesus.

00:42:19.219 --> 00:42:21.079
 Jesus is in the background

00:42:21.079 --> 00:42:22.819
 or Jesus is not

00:42:22.819 --> 00:42:23.579
 there at all.

00:42:25.000 --> 00:42:26.039
 And people who live

00:42:26.039 --> 00:42:27.319
 only for this world

00:42:27.319 --> 00:42:29.539
 are in for the biggest

00:42:29.539 --> 00:42:31.359
 shock and disappointment

00:42:31.359 --> 00:42:32.119
 possible.

00:42:33.000 --> 00:42:33.839
 Because you see,

00:42:33.920 --> 00:42:34.659
 whatever the world

00:42:34.659 --> 00:42:36.019
 gives with one hand,

00:42:36.639 --> 00:42:37.659
 it takes straight back

00:42:37.659 --> 00:42:38.139
 with the other.

00:42:39.379 --> 00:42:40.759
 Nothing that we get

00:42:40.759 --> 00:42:42.099
 in this life

00:42:42.099 --> 00:42:43.059
 ever lasts.

00:42:44.039 --> 00:42:45.319
 And we can't hang

00:42:45.319 --> 00:42:45.940
 on to it.

00:42:45.940 --> 00:42:47.280
 And there are

00:42:47.280 --> 00:42:48.360
 so many of the rich

00:42:48.360 --> 00:42:49.059
 and the famous

00:42:49.059 --> 00:42:49.639
 and they seem

00:42:49.639 --> 00:42:50.159
 to be able

00:42:50.159 --> 00:42:50.840
 to go here,

00:42:50.980 --> 00:42:51.579
 go wherever.

00:42:51.700 --> 00:42:52.300
 There seem to be

00:42:52.300 --> 00:42:53.400
 so few restrictions

00:42:53.400 --> 00:42:54.019
 in life.

00:42:54.420 --> 00:42:54.940
 But you know,

00:42:55.019 --> 00:42:55.539
 the thing is,

00:42:55.619 --> 00:42:56.380
 one day it's all

00:42:56.380 --> 00:42:56.860
 going to come

00:42:56.860 --> 00:42:57.420
 to an end.

00:42:57.740 --> 00:42:58.440
 I remember reading

00:42:58.440 --> 00:42:59.320
 one of the star

00:42:59.320 --> 00:43:00.240
 famous people

00:43:00.240 --> 00:43:01.760
 and he had been

00:43:01.760 --> 00:43:02.920
 diagnosed with cancer

00:43:02.920 --> 00:43:03.780
 and he was dying.

00:43:04.380 --> 00:43:05.059
 And he said,

00:43:05.159 --> 00:43:06.079
 this is a disaster.

00:43:06.579 --> 00:43:08.220
 I have so loved life.

00:43:08.300 --> 00:43:09.619
 I have loved living

00:43:09.619 --> 00:43:10.220
 in life.

00:43:10.700 --> 00:43:11.599
 I can't cope.

00:43:11.599 --> 00:43:14.960
 That's,

00:43:15.019 --> 00:43:15.339
 you see,

00:43:15.519 --> 00:43:16.179
 this life was

00:43:16.179 --> 00:43:17.119
 all that he had.

00:43:18.099 --> 00:43:18.759
 And out with

00:43:18.759 --> 00:43:20.119
 all the trappings

00:43:20.119 --> 00:43:20.759
 of life,

00:43:21.400 --> 00:43:21.960
 life was

00:43:21.960 --> 00:43:22.940
 absolutely

00:43:22.940 --> 00:43:23.739
 empty.

00:43:24.139 --> 00:43:24.739
 That's why there's

00:43:24.739 --> 00:43:25.799
 so much despair

00:43:25.799 --> 00:43:26.940
 in people's lives.

00:43:27.599 --> 00:43:28.639
 Because there isn't

00:43:28.639 --> 00:43:29.659
 ultimate meaning.

00:43:30.739 --> 00:43:31.860
 Because all these

00:43:31.860 --> 00:43:32.920
 other things are just,

00:43:33.039 --> 00:43:34.239
 they pass with the using.

00:43:34.239 --> 00:43:36.779
 But Jesus is saying,

00:43:37.000 --> 00:43:38.000
 if we lose

00:43:38.000 --> 00:43:38.879
 our life

00:43:38.879 --> 00:43:39.659
 in him,

00:43:40.439 --> 00:43:41.879
 if we give

00:43:41.879 --> 00:43:42.639
 our life

00:43:42.639 --> 00:43:43.259
 to him,

00:43:44.419 --> 00:43:45.219
 then we gain

00:43:45.219 --> 00:43:45.679
 everything.

00:43:47.139 --> 00:43:47.739
 And you and I

00:43:47.739 --> 00:43:48.759
 know that in life,

00:43:48.959 --> 00:43:50.399
 maybe as we get older,

00:43:50.519 --> 00:43:51.399
 maybe the sparkle

00:43:51.399 --> 00:43:52.299
 in life begins

00:43:52.299 --> 00:43:53.000
 to go and

00:43:53.000 --> 00:43:54.579
 there's various

00:43:54.579 --> 00:43:55.759
 ailments

00:43:55.759 --> 00:43:56.619
 and problems

00:43:56.619 --> 00:43:58.039
 come in

00:43:58.039 --> 00:43:58.859
 and life isn't

00:43:58.859 --> 00:43:59.679
 quite the same.

00:44:00.899 --> 00:44:01.259
 But you know,

00:44:01.299 --> 00:44:01.899
 for the Christian,

00:44:02.039 --> 00:44:02.579
 the sparkle

00:44:02.579 --> 00:44:03.199
 in Christ

00:44:03.199 --> 00:44:04.059
 never goes.

00:44:05.239 --> 00:44:06.119
 And that's a beauty.

00:44:06.839 --> 00:44:08.299
 That's the joy

00:44:08.299 --> 00:44:08.919
 of it all.

00:44:10.279 --> 00:44:10.939
 And so it is

00:44:10.939 --> 00:44:12.059
 imperative that we

00:44:12.059 --> 00:44:13.739
 learn to die

00:44:13.739 --> 00:44:14.500
 to self

00:44:14.500 --> 00:44:16.019
 and to live

00:44:16.019 --> 00:44:17.559
 for Christ.

00:44:18.500 --> 00:44:19.239
 And then Jesus

00:44:19.239 --> 00:44:19.619
 says,

00:44:19.719 --> 00:44:20.139
 if anyone

00:44:20.139 --> 00:44:21.099
 serves me,

00:44:22.019 --> 00:44:22.919
 he must follow

00:44:22.919 --> 00:44:23.139
 me.

00:44:23.199 --> 00:44:24.039
 And where I am,

00:44:24.500 --> 00:44:25.259
 there will my

00:44:25.259 --> 00:44:26.459
 servant be also.

00:44:27.719 --> 00:44:28.139
 Now,

00:44:28.259 --> 00:44:28.979
 we often ask

00:44:28.979 --> 00:44:29.559
 the question,

00:44:29.639 --> 00:44:30.019
 you know when a

00:44:30.019 --> 00:44:30.979
 person is converted,

00:44:31.819 --> 00:44:32.079
 when you,

00:44:32.179 --> 00:44:33.119
 you think back

00:44:33.119 --> 00:44:33.819
 to when you became

00:44:33.820 --> 00:44:34.300
 a Christian,

00:44:34.380 --> 00:44:34.820
 what's one of

00:44:34.820 --> 00:44:35.559
 the first things

00:44:35.559 --> 00:44:36.220
 that you said?

00:44:36.900 --> 00:44:37.260
 Lord,

00:44:37.940 --> 00:44:38.900
 what will you

00:44:38.900 --> 00:44:39.539
 have me to do?

00:44:39.620 --> 00:44:39.900
 What do you

00:44:39.900 --> 00:44:40.660
 want me to do?

00:44:42.180 --> 00:44:43.220
 And that's

00:44:43.220 --> 00:44:44.440
 very often

00:44:44.440 --> 00:44:45.160
 the response

00:44:45.160 --> 00:44:45.700
 of grace.

00:44:45.880 --> 00:44:46.059
 Lord,

00:44:46.120 --> 00:44:46.760
 what will I do?

00:44:48.340 --> 00:44:48.559
 Now,

00:44:48.940 --> 00:44:49.800
 we always think

00:44:49.800 --> 00:44:49.980
 of,

00:44:50.100 --> 00:44:50.840
 when we think

00:44:50.840 --> 00:44:51.680
 of serving,

00:44:52.420 --> 00:44:53.380
 we often tend

00:44:53.380 --> 00:44:53.860
 to think

00:44:53.860 --> 00:44:54.480
 of serving

00:44:54.480 --> 00:44:55.960
 in a particular

00:44:55.960 --> 00:44:56.940
 capacity.

00:44:56.940 --> 00:44:57.000
 ministry,

00:44:57.159 --> 00:44:57.840
 and we might

00:44:57.840 --> 00:44:58.659
 talk of ministry

00:44:58.659 --> 00:44:59.260
 as being a

00:44:59.260 --> 00:45:00.039
 servant of the

00:45:00.039 --> 00:45:00.340
 Lord.

00:45:00.639 --> 00:45:00.780
 Well,

00:45:00.820 --> 00:45:01.059
 there are

00:45:01.059 --> 00:45:01.360
 very,

00:45:01.500 --> 00:45:02.000
 very few

00:45:02.000 --> 00:45:02.320
 when you

00:45:02.320 --> 00:45:02.659
 think of

00:45:02.659 --> 00:45:03.059
 all the

00:45:03.059 --> 00:45:04.019
 millions of

00:45:04.019 --> 00:45:04.400
 Christians

00:45:04.400 --> 00:45:04.840
 who are

00:45:04.840 --> 00:45:05.240
 ministers,

00:45:05.460 --> 00:45:05.900
 who are

00:45:05.900 --> 00:45:06.519
 missionaries.

00:45:07.599 --> 00:45:08.420
 But Jesus

00:45:08.420 --> 00:45:09.179
 shows us

00:45:09.179 --> 00:45:09.780
 here that

00:45:09.780 --> 00:45:11.200
 service

00:45:11.200 --> 00:45:12.880
 and following

00:45:12.880 --> 00:45:13.900
 are inseparably

00:45:13.900 --> 00:45:14.320
 bound.

00:45:15.760 --> 00:45:16.380
 And the

00:45:16.380 --> 00:45:17.320
 moment you

00:45:17.320 --> 00:45:18.000
 begin to

00:45:18.000 --> 00:45:18.940
 follow Jesus,

00:45:19.880 --> 00:45:20.679
 you have

00:45:20.679 --> 00:45:21.300
 started to

00:45:21.300 --> 00:45:21.679
 serve.

00:45:21.679 --> 00:45:24.219
 And I

00:45:24.219 --> 00:45:24.539
 think it's

00:45:24.539 --> 00:45:24.879
 one of the

00:45:24.879 --> 00:45:25.299
 things that

00:45:25.299 --> 00:45:25.739
 we've got to

00:45:25.739 --> 00:45:26.639
 realize is

00:45:26.639 --> 00:45:27.819
 that our

00:45:27.819 --> 00:45:28.759
 service is

00:45:28.759 --> 00:45:29.359
 our life.

00:45:30.519 --> 00:45:31.319
 Wherever you've

00:45:31.319 --> 00:45:32.079
 been placed,

00:45:32.539 --> 00:45:33.059
 whether you're

00:45:33.059 --> 00:45:33.480
 still in

00:45:33.480 --> 00:45:33.879
 school,

00:45:34.579 --> 00:45:35.239
 you're serving

00:45:35.239 --> 00:45:35.679
 the Lord

00:45:35.679 --> 00:45:36.019
 there.

00:45:36.579 --> 00:45:36.980
 You might

00:45:36.980 --> 00:45:37.319
 say to

00:45:37.319 --> 00:45:37.539
 yourself,

00:45:37.839 --> 00:45:37.940
 oh,

00:45:37.980 --> 00:45:38.399
 when I get

00:45:38.399 --> 00:45:38.659
 older,

00:45:38.719 --> 00:45:39.159
 when I leave

00:45:39.159 --> 00:45:39.519
 school,

00:45:39.639 --> 00:45:40.759
 when I get

00:45:40.759 --> 00:45:41.519
 older and do

00:45:41.519 --> 00:45:41.779
 things,

00:45:41.960 --> 00:45:42.579
 I'll start

00:45:42.579 --> 00:45:43.139
 serving the

00:45:43.139 --> 00:45:43.259
 Lord.

00:45:43.299 --> 00:45:43.399
 No,

00:45:43.460 --> 00:45:43.879
 you're serving

00:45:43.879 --> 00:45:44.219
 the Lord

00:45:44.219 --> 00:45:44.579
 where you

00:45:44.579 --> 00:45:44.960
 are.

00:45:46.000 --> 00:45:46.379
 Whether you're

00:45:46.379 --> 00:45:46.859
 in primary

00:45:46.859 --> 00:45:47.279
 school,

00:45:47.460 --> 00:45:47.819
 secondary

00:45:47.819 --> 00:45:48.359
 school,

00:45:48.699 --> 00:45:49.199
 if you love

00:45:49.199 --> 00:45:49.559
 the Lord,

00:45:49.659 --> 00:45:50.159
 you're serving

00:45:50.159 --> 00:45:50.599
 the Lord

00:45:50.599 --> 00:45:51.019
 where you

00:45:51.019 --> 00:45:51.500
 are.

00:45:52.500 --> 00:45:52.960
 That's the

00:45:52.960 --> 00:45:53.419
 beauty of

00:45:53.419 --> 00:45:53.599
 it.

00:45:55.359 --> 00:45:56.119
 Whether you're

00:45:56.119 --> 00:45:57.480
 a mother

00:45:57.480 --> 00:45:58.179
 tending to

00:45:58.179 --> 00:45:58.539
 the wee

00:45:58.539 --> 00:45:58.739
 ones,

00:45:58.859 --> 00:45:59.480
 you're serving

00:45:59.480 --> 00:45:59.919
 the Lord

00:45:59.919 --> 00:46:00.259
 there.

00:46:00.699 --> 00:46:01.239
 Whether you're

00:46:01.239 --> 00:46:02.119
 serving teas

00:46:02.119 --> 00:46:02.759
 and coffees,

00:46:02.960 --> 00:46:03.299
 whether you're

00:46:03.299 --> 00:46:04.199
 a mechanic,

00:46:04.419 --> 00:46:04.799
 whether you're

00:46:04.799 --> 00:46:05.359
 a boat

00:46:05.359 --> 00:46:05.779
 builder,

00:46:06.399 --> 00:46:06.899
 whether you're

00:46:06.899 --> 00:46:07.259
 a teacher,

00:46:07.460 --> 00:46:07.919
 you can go

00:46:07.919 --> 00:46:08.779
 through wherever

00:46:08.779 --> 00:46:09.440
 the Lord has

00:46:09.440 --> 00:46:10.079
 placed you.

00:46:10.719 --> 00:46:11.379
 That's your

00:46:11.379 --> 00:46:12.019
 field of

00:46:12.019 --> 00:46:12.539
 service.

00:46:13.659 --> 00:46:14.679
 Because every

00:46:14.679 --> 00:46:15.679
 single day,

00:46:16.279 --> 00:46:17.480
 you are

00:46:17.480 --> 00:46:18.339
 serving the

00:46:18.339 --> 00:46:18.699
 Lord.

00:46:19.899 --> 00:46:20.179
 And I

00:46:20.179 --> 00:46:20.460
 think we've

00:46:20.460 --> 00:46:21.179
 got to lay

00:46:21.179 --> 00:46:21.899
 hold upon

00:46:21.899 --> 00:46:22.460
 this because

00:46:22.460 --> 00:46:23.000
 often we

00:46:23.000 --> 00:46:24.139
 tend to

00:46:24.139 --> 00:46:26.139
 compartmentalize

00:46:26.139 --> 00:46:26.859
 service and

00:46:26.859 --> 00:46:27.139
 think,

00:46:27.500 --> 00:46:27.619
 well,

00:46:27.719 --> 00:46:28.279
 service is

00:46:28.279 --> 00:46:28.859
 only something

00:46:28.859 --> 00:46:29.239
 that we

00:46:29.239 --> 00:46:30.779
 do when

00:46:30.779 --> 00:46:31.440
 we do it

00:46:31.440 --> 00:46:31.940
 with regard

00:46:31.940 --> 00:46:32.299
 to the

00:46:32.299 --> 00:46:32.599
 church.

00:46:32.940 --> 00:46:33.179
 Yes,

00:46:33.279 --> 00:46:33.619
 that is

00:46:33.619 --> 00:46:34.259
 part of

00:46:34.259 --> 00:46:34.460
 it.

00:46:34.460 --> 00:46:35.239
 But our

00:46:35.239 --> 00:46:36.000
 whole life

00:46:36.000 --> 00:46:36.659
 is service.

00:46:37.819 --> 00:46:38.179
 And always

00:46:38.179 --> 00:46:38.899
 remember this,

00:46:39.039 --> 00:46:39.599
 that following

00:46:39.599 --> 00:46:40.419
 and service

00:46:40.419 --> 00:46:41.299
 are together.

00:46:41.879 --> 00:46:42.279
 The moment

00:46:42.279 --> 00:46:42.879
 you start

00:46:42.879 --> 00:46:43.379
 following,

00:46:44.279 --> 00:46:44.659
 you have

00:46:44.659 --> 00:46:45.799
 begun to

00:46:45.799 --> 00:46:46.500
 serve the

00:46:46.500 --> 00:46:46.739
 Lord.

00:46:46.739 --> 00:46:47.699
 every single

00:46:47.699 --> 00:46:48.379
 believer in

00:46:48.379 --> 00:46:49.139
 here tonight

00:46:49.139 --> 00:46:50.359
 is serving

00:46:50.359 --> 00:46:50.839
 the Lord

00:46:50.839 --> 00:46:52.039
 wherever you

00:46:52.039 --> 00:46:52.599
 are at,

00:46:52.739 --> 00:46:53.339
 wherever the

00:46:53.339 --> 00:46:53.779
 Lord has

00:46:53.779 --> 00:46:54.339
 placed you.

00:46:55.019 --> 00:46:55.559
 You serve

00:46:55.559 --> 00:46:55.979
 him in your

00:46:55.979 --> 00:46:56.279
 home,

00:46:56.679 --> 00:46:57.099
 you serve

00:46:57.099 --> 00:46:57.379
 him in

00:46:57.379 --> 00:46:57.879
 your church,

00:46:58.179 --> 00:46:58.659
 you serve

00:46:58.659 --> 00:46:59.079
 him in your

00:46:59.079 --> 00:46:59.439
 work,

00:46:59.719 --> 00:47:00.099
 you serve

00:47:00.099 --> 00:47:00.500
 him in the

00:47:00.500 --> 00:47:00.739
 school,

00:47:00.839 --> 00:47:01.219
 you serve

00:47:01.219 --> 00:47:01.679
 him wherever.

00:47:02.799 --> 00:47:03.159
 And so we

00:47:03.159 --> 00:47:03.679
 mustn't lose

00:47:03.679 --> 00:47:05.000
 sight of that

00:47:05.000 --> 00:47:06.479
 great truth.

00:47:07.959 --> 00:47:09.119
 And again,

00:47:09.519 --> 00:47:09.859
 the word

00:47:09.859 --> 00:47:10.599
 following is

00:47:10.599 --> 00:47:11.939
 one, it's

00:47:11.939 --> 00:47:12.779
 such a

00:47:12.779 --> 00:47:13.599
 biblical expression,

00:47:13.719 --> 00:47:14.119
 it's one that

00:47:14.119 --> 00:47:14.659
 we use

00:47:14.659 --> 00:47:15.119
 here in

00:47:15.119 --> 00:47:15.500
 our own

00:47:15.500 --> 00:47:15.920
 culture.

00:47:16.179 --> 00:47:16.980
 When somebody's

00:47:16.980 --> 00:47:17.440
 converted,

00:47:17.579 --> 00:47:17.960
 we sometimes

00:47:17.960 --> 00:47:18.539
 say, oh

00:47:18.539 --> 00:47:18.799
 did you

00:47:18.799 --> 00:47:19.279
 hear so

00:47:19.279 --> 00:47:19.639
 and so

00:47:19.639 --> 00:47:20.119
 I started

00:47:20.119 --> 00:47:20.719
 following?

00:47:21.819 --> 00:47:22.679
 So biblical.

00:47:23.960 --> 00:47:24.719
 My sheep

00:47:24.719 --> 00:47:25.339
 hear my

00:47:25.339 --> 00:47:27.079
 voice and

00:47:27.079 --> 00:47:28.299
 they follow

00:47:28.299 --> 00:47:28.779
 me.

00:47:30.059 --> 00:47:30.559
 That's what

00:47:30.559 --> 00:47:31.059
 happened in

00:47:31.059 --> 00:47:31.679
 your life as

00:47:31.679 --> 00:47:32.179
 a Christian.

00:47:33.420 --> 00:47:34.099
 You heard

00:47:34.099 --> 00:47:34.759
 through the

00:47:34.759 --> 00:47:35.819
 word the

00:47:35.819 --> 00:47:36.400
 voice of

00:47:36.400 --> 00:47:36.759
 Jesus.

00:47:37.219 --> 00:47:37.579
 You might

00:47:37.579 --> 00:47:38.099
 not be able

00:47:38.099 --> 00:47:39.460
 to explain

00:47:39.460 --> 00:47:41.099
 it, but

00:47:41.099 --> 00:47:41.559
 that's what

00:47:41.559 --> 00:47:41.980
 happened.

00:47:42.920 --> 00:47:43.339
 And because

00:47:43.339 --> 00:47:43.799
 you know

00:47:43.800 --> 00:47:44.800
 Jesus and

00:47:44.800 --> 00:47:45.120
 I've come

00:47:45.120 --> 00:47:45.519
 to love

00:47:45.519 --> 00:47:46.060
 Jesus,

00:47:46.480 --> 00:47:46.760
 you're

00:47:46.760 --> 00:47:47.140
 following

00:47:47.140 --> 00:47:47.900
 him and

00:47:47.900 --> 00:47:48.140
 you're

00:47:48.140 --> 00:47:48.480
 serving

00:47:48.480 --> 00:47:48.740
 him.

00:47:49.620 --> 00:47:49.880
 And then

00:47:49.880 --> 00:47:50.760
 Jesus says,

00:47:51.400 --> 00:47:53.000
 if anyone

00:47:53.000 --> 00:47:53.600
 serves him

00:47:53.600 --> 00:47:53.780
 he must

00:47:53.780 --> 00:47:54.200
 follow me

00:47:54.200 --> 00:47:54.800
 and where

00:47:54.800 --> 00:47:55.400
 I am,

00:47:55.980 --> 00:47:56.560
 there will

00:47:56.560 --> 00:47:57.360
 my servant

00:47:57.360 --> 00:47:58.120
 be also.

00:47:59.780 --> 00:48:00.320
 Where is

00:48:00.320 --> 00:48:00.640
 Jesus?

00:48:00.820 --> 00:48:00.960
 Well,

00:48:01.060 --> 00:48:01.600
 primarily

00:48:01.600 --> 00:48:03.280
 he's in

00:48:03.280 --> 00:48:03.660
 the word,

00:48:03.740 --> 00:48:04.240
 he is the

00:48:04.240 --> 00:48:04.560
 word.

00:48:05.660 --> 00:48:06.820
 So when

00:48:06.820 --> 00:48:07.440
 we serve

00:48:07.440 --> 00:48:07.880
 and follow

00:48:07.880 --> 00:48:08.340
 Jesus,

00:48:08.620 --> 00:48:08.920
 we will

00:48:08.920 --> 00:48:09.380
 be much

00:48:09.380 --> 00:48:09.660
 in the

00:48:09.660 --> 00:48:09.960
 word.

00:48:10.500 --> 00:48:11.200
 Because the

00:48:11.200 --> 00:48:11.660
 word is

00:48:11.660 --> 00:48:12.360
 our guide,

00:48:12.480 --> 00:48:13.600
 it's what

00:48:13.599 --> 00:48:14.599
 feeds us

00:48:14.599 --> 00:48:16.440
 and teaches

00:48:16.440 --> 00:48:17.159
 us and

00:48:17.159 --> 00:48:17.920
 shows us

00:48:17.920 --> 00:48:18.559
 the way

00:48:18.559 --> 00:48:19.059
 to go.

00:48:20.119 --> 00:48:20.339
 Our

00:48:20.339 --> 00:48:21.019
 delight is

00:48:21.019 --> 00:48:21.279
 in the

00:48:21.279 --> 00:48:21.599
 word.

00:48:22.500 --> 00:48:22.699
 You're

00:48:22.699 --> 00:48:23.420
 here tonight

00:48:23.420 --> 00:48:25.000
 because you

00:48:25.000 --> 00:48:25.400
 love the

00:48:25.400 --> 00:48:25.599
 Lord.

00:48:25.679 --> 00:48:26.019
 You want

00:48:26.019 --> 00:48:26.279
 to be

00:48:26.279 --> 00:48:26.639
 here.

00:48:27.639 --> 00:48:28.179
 Because

00:48:28.179 --> 00:48:28.539
 why?

00:48:29.000 --> 00:48:29.219
 Because

00:48:29.219 --> 00:48:29.880
 Jesus has

00:48:29.880 --> 00:48:30.259
 promised

00:48:30.259 --> 00:48:30.960
 where two

00:48:30.960 --> 00:48:31.639
 or three

00:48:31.639 --> 00:48:32.360
 are gathered

00:48:32.360 --> 00:48:33.039
 in his

00:48:33.039 --> 00:48:33.360
 name.

00:48:33.599 --> 00:48:33.819
 He's

00:48:33.819 --> 00:48:34.159
 there.

00:48:35.799 --> 00:48:36.460
 And that's

00:48:36.460 --> 00:48:36.719
 why you

00:48:36.719 --> 00:48:37.019
 want to

00:48:37.019 --> 00:48:37.539
 be here.

00:48:37.880 --> 00:48:38.619
 Because it's

00:48:38.619 --> 00:48:39.079
 the place

00:48:39.079 --> 00:48:39.739
 where Jesus

00:48:39.739 --> 00:48:40.440
 blesses

00:48:40.440 --> 00:48:40.779
 people.

00:48:40.780 --> 00:48:41.980
 it's

00:48:41.980 --> 00:48:42.620
 the place

00:48:42.620 --> 00:48:43.200
 where Jesus

00:48:43.200 --> 00:48:43.920
 has promised

00:48:43.920 --> 00:48:44.480
 to be.

00:48:45.580 --> 00:48:45.940
 And so

00:48:45.940 --> 00:48:46.560
 it's natural

00:48:46.560 --> 00:48:46.940
 that you

00:48:46.940 --> 00:48:47.360
 want to

00:48:47.360 --> 00:48:47.880
 be there.

00:48:49.820 --> 00:48:50.519
 If you

00:48:50.519 --> 00:48:51.740
 love

00:48:51.740 --> 00:48:52.200
 Jesus,

00:48:52.420 --> 00:48:52.800
 you will

00:48:52.800 --> 00:48:53.320
 be seeking

00:48:53.320 --> 00:48:53.960
 to obey

00:48:53.960 --> 00:48:54.260
 him.

00:48:55.540 --> 00:48:56.480
 And that's

00:48:56.480 --> 00:48:57.100
 what faith

00:48:57.100 --> 00:48:57.460
 does.

00:48:57.920 --> 00:48:58.760
 Faith lays

00:48:58.760 --> 00:48:59.460
 hold upon

00:48:59.460 --> 00:48:59.980
 the word.

00:49:00.680 --> 00:49:00.960
 Now you

00:49:00.960 --> 00:49:01.340
 might be

00:49:01.340 --> 00:49:01.700
 saying to

00:49:01.700 --> 00:49:01.920
 yourself,

00:49:02.360 --> 00:49:02.600
 you know,

00:49:02.760 --> 00:49:04.260
 my grace

00:49:04.260 --> 00:49:04.860
 seems to

00:49:04.860 --> 00:49:05.360
 be so

00:49:05.360 --> 00:49:05.980
 weak and

00:49:05.980 --> 00:49:06.620
 my hope

00:49:06.620 --> 00:49:07.260
 seems to

00:49:07.260 --> 00:49:07.740
 be so

00:49:07.740 --> 00:49:08.160
 dim.

00:49:08.159 --> 00:49:09.579
 and my

00:49:09.579 --> 00:49:10.519
 faith seems

00:49:10.519 --> 00:49:11.379
 to be so

00:49:11.379 --> 00:49:12.259
 fragile.

00:49:13.139 --> 00:49:13.599
 And I'm

00:49:13.599 --> 00:49:14.279
 so aware

00:49:14.279 --> 00:49:14.699
 of all

00:49:14.699 --> 00:49:15.519
 my faults.

00:49:16.319 --> 00:49:16.699
 If you

00:49:16.699 --> 00:49:17.079
 could even

00:49:17.079 --> 00:49:17.699
 a strand

00:49:17.699 --> 00:49:18.319
 of faith.

00:49:18.799 --> 00:49:19.440
 Faith even

00:49:19.440 --> 00:49:19.839
 like a

00:49:19.839 --> 00:49:20.279
 grain of

00:49:20.279 --> 00:49:21.079
 mustard seed.

00:49:21.759 --> 00:49:22.359
 That faith

00:49:22.359 --> 00:49:23.019
 is sufficient.

00:49:23.879 --> 00:49:24.379
 That is the

00:49:24.379 --> 00:49:24.960
 faith that

00:49:24.960 --> 00:49:25.739
 enables you

00:49:25.739 --> 00:49:26.739
 to follow

00:49:26.739 --> 00:49:27.199
 Jesus.

00:49:27.759 --> 00:49:28.099
 And you

00:49:28.099 --> 00:49:28.699
 want to

00:49:28.699 --> 00:49:29.099
 obey.

00:49:29.319 --> 00:49:29.659
 When you

00:49:29.659 --> 00:49:30.239
 love someone,

00:49:30.339 --> 00:49:30.619
 you want

00:49:30.619 --> 00:49:30.920
 to do

00:49:30.920 --> 00:49:31.799
 what you

00:49:31.799 --> 00:49:31.980
 know

00:49:31.980 --> 00:49:32.440
 pleases

00:49:32.440 --> 00:49:32.759
 them.

00:49:33.239 --> 00:49:33.379
 You

00:49:33.379 --> 00:49:33.539
 won't

00:49:33.539 --> 00:49:33.799
 spend

00:49:33.799 --> 00:49:34.179
 your life

00:49:34.179 --> 00:49:34.379
 doing

00:49:34.379 --> 00:49:34.699
 things

00:49:34.699 --> 00:49:34.960
 that you

00:49:34.960 --> 00:49:35.199
 know

00:49:35.199 --> 00:49:36.079
 that will

00:49:36.079 --> 00:49:36.799
 aggravate

00:49:36.799 --> 00:49:37.559
 them or

00:49:37.559 --> 00:49:37.960
 annoy

00:49:37.960 --> 00:49:38.460
 them or

00:49:38.460 --> 00:49:38.820
 hurt

00:49:38.820 --> 00:49:39.079
 them.

00:49:39.940 --> 00:49:40.099
 You

00:49:40.099 --> 00:49:40.460
 will try

00:49:40.460 --> 00:49:40.799
 and do

00:49:40.799 --> 00:49:41.059
 what

00:49:41.059 --> 00:49:41.500
 pleases

00:49:41.500 --> 00:49:41.840
 them.

00:49:42.799 --> 00:49:43.059
 And so

00:49:43.059 --> 00:49:43.400
 it is

00:49:43.400 --> 00:49:43.699
 for the

00:49:43.699 --> 00:49:44.099
 Christian.

00:49:44.719 --> 00:49:45.320
 And how

00:49:45.320 --> 00:49:45.659
 do we

00:49:45.659 --> 00:49:46.199
 know what

00:49:46.199 --> 00:49:46.659
 pleases

00:49:46.659 --> 00:49:47.179
 Jesus?

00:49:47.559 --> 00:49:48.320
 By reading

00:49:48.320 --> 00:49:49.000
 his word.

00:49:49.239 --> 00:49:49.759
 His word

00:49:49.759 --> 00:49:50.500
 tells us.

00:49:51.539 --> 00:49:51.860
 And you

00:49:51.860 --> 00:49:52.139
 say to

00:49:52.139 --> 00:49:52.340
 yourself,

00:49:52.440 --> 00:49:52.980
 how do I

00:49:52.980 --> 00:49:53.420
 know that

00:49:53.420 --> 00:49:53.759
 I love

00:49:53.759 --> 00:49:54.199
 the Lord?

00:49:54.579 --> 00:49:54.880
 Jesus

00:49:54.880 --> 00:49:55.279
 says,

00:49:55.420 --> 00:49:55.619
 if you

00:49:55.619 --> 00:49:56.139
 love me,

00:49:56.519 --> 00:49:56.900
 you will

00:49:56.900 --> 00:49:57.699
 keep my

00:49:57.699 --> 00:49:58.199
 commandments.

00:49:58.920 --> 00:49:59.320
 So that

00:49:59.320 --> 00:50:00.000
 the desire

00:50:00.000 --> 00:50:00.400
 of your

00:50:00.400 --> 00:50:00.900
 life is

00:50:00.900 --> 00:50:01.840
 seeking to

00:50:01.840 --> 00:50:02.820
 obey what

00:50:02.820 --> 00:50:03.279
 the Lord

00:50:03.279 --> 00:50:04.219
 says to

00:50:04.219 --> 00:50:04.480
 us.

00:50:05.539 --> 00:50:06.059
 We

00:50:06.059 --> 00:50:07.239
 follow him.

00:50:07.559 --> 00:50:09.019
 as our

00:50:09.019 --> 00:50:09.519
 teacher.

00:50:10.219 --> 00:50:10.739
 That's in

00:50:10.739 --> 00:50:11.440
 the word.

00:50:11.559 --> 00:50:12.059
 We follow

00:50:12.059 --> 00:50:12.460
 him as

00:50:12.460 --> 00:50:13.259
 our guide.

00:50:14.259 --> 00:50:15.259
 We follow

00:50:15.259 --> 00:50:15.699
 him as

00:50:15.699 --> 00:50:16.239
 our lover.

00:50:16.759 --> 00:50:17.019
 We're

00:50:17.019 --> 00:50:17.579
 married to

00:50:17.579 --> 00:50:17.980
 Christ.

00:50:18.500 --> 00:50:18.739
 We've

00:50:18.739 --> 00:50:19.199
 taken his

00:50:19.199 --> 00:50:19.400
 name.

00:50:19.460 --> 00:50:19.619
 You know

00:50:19.619 --> 00:50:19.940
 when a

00:50:19.940 --> 00:50:20.380
 bride and

00:50:20.380 --> 00:50:20.799
 groom get

00:50:20.799 --> 00:50:21.099
 married,

00:50:21.679 --> 00:50:22.119
 normally

00:50:22.119 --> 00:50:22.679
 speaking,

00:50:23.259 --> 00:50:23.559
 I know

00:50:23.559 --> 00:50:23.960
 there's the

00:50:23.960 --> 00:50:24.179
 odd

00:50:24.179 --> 00:50:24.699
 exception,

00:50:24.880 --> 00:50:25.400
 but normally

00:50:25.400 --> 00:50:25.920
 speaking,

00:50:26.380 --> 00:50:26.960
 the bride

00:50:26.960 --> 00:50:27.639
 will take

00:50:27.639 --> 00:50:29.079
 the husband's

00:50:29.079 --> 00:50:29.639
 surname.

00:50:31.299 --> 00:50:31.699
 And when

00:50:31.699 --> 00:50:32.400
 we come

00:50:32.400 --> 00:50:33.179
 to Christ,

00:50:33.960 --> 00:50:34.440
 we are in

00:50:34.440 --> 00:50:34.980
 that union

00:50:34.980 --> 00:50:35.659
 as a bride

00:50:35.659 --> 00:50:36.219
 and a groom.

00:50:36.219 --> 00:50:36.719
 That's the

00:50:36.719 --> 00:50:37.259
 description

00:50:37.259 --> 00:50:37.980
 that scripture

00:50:37.980 --> 00:50:38.519
 takes.

00:50:39.039 --> 00:50:39.480
 And we

00:50:39.480 --> 00:50:40.179
 take his

00:50:40.179 --> 00:50:40.519
 name,

00:50:40.719 --> 00:50:41.199
 Christians.

00:50:41.879 --> 00:50:42.339
 That's what

00:50:42.339 --> 00:50:43.019
 we become.

00:50:44.199 --> 00:50:45.059
 We hold

00:50:45.059 --> 00:50:45.500
 up the

00:50:45.500 --> 00:50:45.919
 name of

00:50:45.919 --> 00:50:46.539
 Christ in

00:50:46.539 --> 00:50:47.179
 this world.

00:50:48.059 --> 00:50:48.379
 Oh, the

00:50:48.379 --> 00:50:48.980
 world doesn't

00:50:48.980 --> 00:50:49.419
 honor the

00:50:49.419 --> 00:50:49.779
 Christian.

00:50:50.579 --> 00:50:51.039
 The world

00:50:51.039 --> 00:50:51.399
 is more

00:50:51.399 --> 00:50:51.919
 likely to

00:50:51.919 --> 00:50:52.359
 laugh and

00:50:52.359 --> 00:50:52.959
 to ridicule

00:50:52.959 --> 00:50:53.500
 the Christian.

00:50:54.239 --> 00:50:54.639
 But we

00:50:54.639 --> 00:50:55.239
 see here

00:50:55.239 --> 00:50:55.599
 there is

00:50:55.599 --> 00:50:56.139
 someone who

00:50:56.139 --> 00:50:56.879
 does honor.

00:50:57.980 --> 00:50:58.339
 And that

00:50:58.339 --> 00:50:58.659
 is the

00:50:58.659 --> 00:50:59.179
 Father in

00:50:59.179 --> 00:50:59.439
 heaven.

00:51:00.239 --> 00:51:00.699
 Because

00:51:00.699 --> 00:51:01.599
 Jesus tells

00:51:01.599 --> 00:51:02.099
 us here,

00:51:02.099 --> 00:51:03.440
 if anyone

00:51:03.440 --> 00:51:04.239
 serves me,

00:51:04.339 --> 00:51:04.579
 he must

00:51:04.579 --> 00:51:05.119
 follow me.

00:51:05.380 --> 00:51:05.779
 And where

00:51:05.779 --> 00:51:06.239
 I am,

00:51:06.420 --> 00:51:07.079
 there will

00:51:07.079 --> 00:51:07.940
 my servant

00:51:07.940 --> 00:51:08.400
 be.

00:51:09.179 --> 00:51:09.719
 And if

00:51:09.719 --> 00:51:10.759
 anyone serves

00:51:10.759 --> 00:51:11.299
 me, the

00:51:11.299 --> 00:51:12.039
 Father will

00:51:12.039 --> 00:51:12.759
 honor him.

00:51:13.839 --> 00:51:14.239
 Isn't that

00:51:14.239 --> 00:51:14.659
 wonderful?

00:51:14.799 --> 00:51:15.460
 Jesus says,

00:51:15.559 --> 00:51:15.920
 and where

00:51:15.920 --> 00:51:16.420
 I am,

00:51:17.059 --> 00:51:17.839
 there will

00:51:17.839 --> 00:51:18.679
 my servant

00:51:18.679 --> 00:51:19.119
 be.

00:51:20.599 --> 00:51:21.259
 You know,

00:51:21.360 --> 00:51:21.860
 we know

00:51:21.860 --> 00:51:22.400
 where Jesus

00:51:22.400 --> 00:51:23.099
 is tonight,

00:51:23.199 --> 00:51:23.539
 and we know

00:51:23.539 --> 00:51:23.880
 that he's

00:51:23.880 --> 00:51:24.480
 present through

00:51:24.480 --> 00:51:24.960
 his spirit

00:51:24.960 --> 00:51:25.339
 here.

00:51:25.819 --> 00:51:26.239
 But we

00:51:26.239 --> 00:51:26.659
 know that

00:51:26.659 --> 00:51:27.219
 Jesus is

00:51:27.219 --> 00:51:27.619
 in heaven.

00:51:28.679 --> 00:51:29.139
 And what's

00:51:29.139 --> 00:51:29.759
 Jesus doing

00:51:29.759 --> 00:51:30.480
 in heaven for

00:51:30.480 --> 00:51:30.900
 us tonight?

00:51:31.059 --> 00:51:31.420
 Yes, we

00:51:31.420 --> 00:51:31.880
 know he's

00:51:31.880 --> 00:51:32.519
 interceding

00:51:32.519 --> 00:51:32.860
 on our

00:51:32.860 --> 00:51:33.300
 behalf.

00:51:34.599 --> 00:51:35.119
 But he

00:51:35.119 --> 00:51:35.460
 has gone

00:51:35.460 --> 00:51:36.019
 to prepare

00:51:36.019 --> 00:51:36.519
 a place

00:51:36.519 --> 00:51:37.019
 for us.

00:51:37.380 --> 00:51:38.200
 Your name

00:51:38.200 --> 00:51:38.720
 is there.

00:51:39.159 --> 00:51:39.940
 Your place

00:51:39.940 --> 00:51:40.340
 is there.

00:51:40.420 --> 00:51:41.059
 It's reserved.

00:51:41.619 --> 00:51:42.039
 And one

00:51:42.039 --> 00:51:42.619
 day Jesus

00:51:42.619 --> 00:51:43.079
 is going

00:51:43.079 --> 00:51:43.380
 to come

00:51:43.380 --> 00:51:43.659
 back.

00:51:43.720 --> 00:51:44.000
 He's going

00:51:44.000 --> 00:51:44.380
 to call

00:51:44.380 --> 00:51:44.800
 for you.

00:51:45.800 --> 00:51:46.119
 And in

00:51:46.119 --> 00:51:46.599
 the meantime

00:51:46.599 --> 00:51:47.440
 he's preparing

00:51:47.440 --> 00:51:47.920
 you for

00:51:47.920 --> 00:51:48.400
 the place

00:51:48.400 --> 00:51:48.680
 he has

00:51:48.680 --> 00:51:49.139
 prepared

00:51:49.139 --> 00:51:49.740
 for you.

00:51:51.300 --> 00:51:51.780
 Because

00:51:51.780 --> 00:51:53.000
 he wants

00:51:53.000 --> 00:51:53.460
 you,

00:51:53.760 --> 00:51:54.300
 as you've

00:51:54.300 --> 00:51:54.720
 been with

00:51:54.720 --> 00:51:55.139
 him here,

00:51:55.240 --> 00:51:55.579
 following

00:51:55.579 --> 00:51:56.099
 him here,

00:51:56.559 --> 00:51:57.119
 he wants

00:51:57.119 --> 00:51:57.480
 that you

00:51:57.480 --> 00:51:57.800
 will be

00:51:57.800 --> 00:51:58.320
 then with

00:51:58.320 --> 00:51:59.320
 him forever

00:51:59.320 --> 00:51:59.900
 and ever

00:51:59.900 --> 00:52:00.400
 and ever

00:52:00.400 --> 00:52:00.920
 and ever

00:52:00.920 --> 00:52:01.480
 and ever

00:52:01.480 --> 00:52:02.240
 in glory.

00:52:03.940 --> 00:52:04.619
 And you

00:52:04.619 --> 00:52:04.900
 know you

00:52:04.900 --> 00:52:05.420
 might feel

00:52:05.420 --> 00:52:05.760
 that your

00:52:05.760 --> 00:52:06.480
 service is

00:52:06.480 --> 00:52:06.840
 poor.

00:52:07.680 --> 00:52:08.000
 And I

00:52:08.000 --> 00:52:08.420
 think at the

00:52:08.420 --> 00:52:08.800
 end of the

00:52:08.800 --> 00:52:09.220
 day every

00:52:09.220 --> 00:52:10.240
 Christian feels

00:52:10.240 --> 00:52:11.180
 their service

00:52:11.180 --> 00:52:11.760
 is poor.

00:52:12.599 --> 00:52:13.019
 But you

00:52:13.019 --> 00:52:13.440
 notice what

00:52:13.440 --> 00:52:13.960
 it says?

00:52:14.740 --> 00:52:15.320
 If anyone

00:52:15.320 --> 00:52:16.300
 serves me,

00:52:17.440 --> 00:52:18.099
 the Father

00:52:18.099 --> 00:52:19.200
 will honor

00:52:19.200 --> 00:52:19.420
 him.

00:52:20.280 --> 00:52:20.760
 Isn't that

00:52:20.760 --> 00:52:21.119
 beautiful?

00:52:22.579 --> 00:52:23.380
 Every Christian,

00:52:23.460 --> 00:52:23.900
 all of you

00:52:23.900 --> 00:52:24.500
 tonight are

00:52:24.500 --> 00:52:25.139
 following the

00:52:25.139 --> 00:52:25.460
 Lord.

00:52:25.460 --> 00:52:26.019
 Remember

00:52:26.019 --> 00:52:26.300
 Lord, I

00:52:26.300 --> 00:52:26.759
 said you're

00:52:26.759 --> 00:52:27.139
 serving

00:52:27.139 --> 00:52:27.400
 him.

00:52:28.699 --> 00:52:29.460
 And in

00:52:29.460 --> 00:52:29.840
 serving

00:52:29.840 --> 00:52:31.380
 him, you're

00:52:31.380 --> 00:52:31.780
 going to get

00:52:31.780 --> 00:52:32.219
 the well

00:52:32.219 --> 00:52:33.659
 done, good

00:52:33.659 --> 00:52:34.199
 and faithful

00:52:34.199 --> 00:52:35.860
 servant when

00:52:35.860 --> 00:52:36.320
 you enter

00:52:36.320 --> 00:52:36.960
 into heaven.

00:52:37.519 --> 00:52:38.280
 Because the

00:52:38.280 --> 00:52:39.380
 Father is

00:52:39.380 --> 00:52:39.840
 going to

00:52:39.840 --> 00:52:40.480
 honor you

00:52:40.480 --> 00:52:41.719
 because of

00:52:41.719 --> 00:52:42.440
 your love

00:52:42.440 --> 00:52:43.199
 of his

00:52:43.199 --> 00:52:43.480
 Son.

00:52:44.599 --> 00:52:45.059
 And we

00:52:45.059 --> 00:52:45.619
 must always

00:52:45.619 --> 00:52:46.380
 remember that

00:52:46.380 --> 00:52:46.820
 this is how

00:52:46.820 --> 00:52:47.159
 it's going

00:52:47.159 --> 00:52:47.699
 to end.

00:52:49.699 --> 00:52:50.619
 I hope

00:52:50.619 --> 00:52:51.719
 everybody here

00:52:51.719 --> 00:52:53.300
 tonight is

00:52:53.300 --> 00:52:54.239
 following and

00:52:54.239 --> 00:52:55.139
 serving Jesus.

00:52:56.179 --> 00:52:56.939
 I hope

00:52:56.939 --> 00:52:57.339
 that your

00:52:57.339 --> 00:52:57.979
 soul, I

00:52:57.979 --> 00:52:58.379
 hope that

00:52:58.379 --> 00:52:58.979
 you haven't

00:52:58.979 --> 00:53:00.079
 made the

00:53:00.079 --> 00:53:00.679
 whole goal

00:53:00.679 --> 00:53:01.019
 of your

00:53:01.019 --> 00:53:01.659
 world just

00:53:01.659 --> 00:53:02.000
 to get

00:53:02.000 --> 00:53:02.359
 on.

00:53:02.779 --> 00:53:03.799
 Yes, by

00:53:03.799 --> 00:53:04.399
 all means

00:53:04.399 --> 00:53:05.419
 it's important

00:53:05.419 --> 00:53:05.819
 to get

00:53:05.819 --> 00:53:06.879
 on, but

00:53:06.879 --> 00:53:07.579
 not at the

00:53:07.579 --> 00:53:08.379
 expense of

00:53:08.379 --> 00:53:08.939
 your soul.

00:53:10.059 --> 00:53:10.339
 Jesus

00:53:10.339 --> 00:53:11.939
 elsewhere says

00:53:11.939 --> 00:53:12.659
 what will

00:53:12.659 --> 00:53:14.159
 profit somebody

00:53:14.159 --> 00:53:15.419
 to gain the

00:53:15.419 --> 00:53:16.459
 whole world

00:53:16.459 --> 00:53:18.459
 and lose

00:53:18.459 --> 00:53:19.359
 his own

00:53:19.359 --> 00:53:19.839
 soul.

00:53:20.419 --> 00:53:20.819
 Calmerda

00:53:20.819 --> 00:53:21.239
 told a

00:53:21.239 --> 00:53:22.000
 beautiful story

00:53:22.000 --> 00:53:22.419
 today.

00:53:22.919 --> 00:53:23.079
 I'm sure

00:53:23.079 --> 00:53:23.559
 all of you

00:53:23.559 --> 00:53:23.959
 heard it.

00:53:23.960 --> 00:53:24.240
 And I

00:53:24.240 --> 00:53:25.000
 had never

00:53:25.000 --> 00:53:25.480
 heard that

00:53:25.480 --> 00:53:25.940
 before.

00:53:26.079 --> 00:53:26.400
 But the

00:53:26.400 --> 00:53:26.940
 boy who

00:53:26.940 --> 00:53:27.420
 asked his

00:53:27.420 --> 00:53:27.840
 father,

00:53:28.960 --> 00:53:29.340
 is your

00:53:29.340 --> 00:53:30.639
 soul insured?

00:53:32.559 --> 00:53:33.300
 Because he

00:53:33.300 --> 00:53:34.079
 said your

00:53:34.079 --> 00:53:34.579
 house is

00:53:34.579 --> 00:53:35.000
 insured,

00:53:35.119 --> 00:53:35.760
 your barns

00:53:35.760 --> 00:53:36.500
 are insured,

00:53:37.840 --> 00:53:38.679
 your car is

00:53:38.679 --> 00:53:39.220
 insured,

00:53:40.280 --> 00:53:40.740
 your own

00:53:40.740 --> 00:53:41.139
 life, you

00:53:41.139 --> 00:53:41.559
 got life

00:53:41.559 --> 00:53:42.139
 insurance.

00:53:42.440 --> 00:53:42.760
 What about

00:53:42.760 --> 00:53:43.300
 your soul?

00:53:44.699 --> 00:53:45.159
 And that's

00:53:45.159 --> 00:53:45.659
 the question

00:53:45.659 --> 00:53:46.220
 you have to

00:53:46.220 --> 00:53:46.880
 ask yourself

00:53:46.880 --> 00:53:47.360
 tonight.

00:53:48.159 --> 00:53:48.820
 Because there's

00:53:48.820 --> 00:53:49.480
 only one who

00:53:49.480 --> 00:53:50.059
 can insure

00:53:50.059 --> 00:53:50.679
 your soul.

00:53:51.340 --> 00:53:51.740
 And that's

00:53:51.740 --> 00:53:52.139
 Jesus.

00:53:52.139 --> 00:53:53.639
 you make

00:53:53.639 --> 00:53:54.339
 sure then

00:53:54.339 --> 00:53:55.879
 that you

00:53:55.879 --> 00:53:57.119
 are in

00:53:57.119 --> 00:53:57.559
 Jesus,

00:53:57.799 --> 00:53:58.519
 trusting in

00:53:58.519 --> 00:53:58.879
 Jesus.

00:53:59.199 --> 00:53:59.579
 And the

00:53:59.579 --> 00:54:00.099
 moment you

00:54:00.099 --> 00:54:00.539
 are, you've

00:54:00.539 --> 00:54:01.139
 started to

00:54:01.139 --> 00:54:02.079
 follow, and

00:54:02.079 --> 00:54:02.480
 the moment

00:54:02.480 --> 00:54:03.000
 you've started

00:54:03.000 --> 00:54:03.799
 to follow, you've

00:54:03.799 --> 00:54:04.339
 begun to

00:54:04.339 --> 00:54:04.779
 serve.

00:54:05.440 --> 00:54:06.159
 And we see

00:54:06.159 --> 00:54:06.539
 what the

00:54:06.539 --> 00:54:07.819
 outcome is

00:54:07.819 --> 00:54:08.099
 here.

00:54:08.199 --> 00:54:08.500
 Let us

00:54:08.500 --> 00:54:08.759
 pray.

00:54:09.559 --> 00:54:10.019
 Lord, our

00:54:10.019 --> 00:54:10.559
 God, we

00:54:10.559 --> 00:54:11.460
 give thanks

00:54:11.460 --> 00:54:11.839
 that your

00:54:11.839 --> 00:54:12.539
 word tells

00:54:12.539 --> 00:54:12.920
 us how

00:54:12.920 --> 00:54:13.599
 things really

00:54:13.599 --> 00:54:13.960
 are.

00:54:14.639 --> 00:54:14.920
 This

00:54:14.920 --> 00:54:15.579
 world tells

00:54:15.579 --> 00:54:16.000
 us very

00:54:16.000 --> 00:54:16.500
 differently.

00:54:16.500 --> 00:54:17.739
 And we

00:54:17.739 --> 00:54:18.320
 pray, Lord,

00:54:18.400 --> 00:54:18.679
 that we

00:54:18.679 --> 00:54:19.059
 might be

00:54:19.059 --> 00:54:19.820
 wise to

00:54:19.820 --> 00:54:20.599
 what your

00:54:20.599 --> 00:54:21.400
 word says,

00:54:21.980 --> 00:54:22.559
 that the

00:54:22.559 --> 00:54:23.039
 word of

00:54:23.039 --> 00:54:23.500
 God may

00:54:23.500 --> 00:54:24.280
 regulate and

00:54:24.280 --> 00:54:24.780
 rule our

00:54:24.780 --> 00:54:25.199
 lives.

00:54:26.019 --> 00:54:26.619
 We pray that

00:54:26.619 --> 00:54:27.300
 we might not

00:54:27.300 --> 00:54:27.880
 lose our

00:54:27.880 --> 00:54:28.840
 way by

00:54:28.840 --> 00:54:29.719
 being caught

00:54:29.719 --> 00:54:30.239
 up in all

00:54:30.239 --> 00:54:30.820
 the world's

00:54:30.820 --> 00:54:31.219
 trappings,

00:54:31.980 --> 00:54:32.480
 but that we

00:54:32.480 --> 00:54:33.199
 may seek to

00:54:33.199 --> 00:54:33.739
 put Jesus

00:54:33.739 --> 00:54:34.280
 first.

00:54:35.139 --> 00:54:35.340
 And the

00:54:35.340 --> 00:54:35.920
 great promise

00:54:35.920 --> 00:54:36.559
 is that if

00:54:36.559 --> 00:54:36.960
 we seek

00:54:36.960 --> 00:54:37.460
 first the

00:54:37.460 --> 00:54:38.079
 kingdom of

00:54:38.079 --> 00:54:39.420
 heaven,

00:54:39.599 --> 00:54:40.059
 seek first

00:54:40.059 --> 00:54:40.599
 the kingdom

00:54:40.599 --> 00:54:41.400
 of righteousness,

00:54:42.400 --> 00:54:43.539
 seek first the

00:54:43.539 --> 00:54:44.039
 kingdom of

00:54:44.039 --> 00:54:44.699
 God and his

00:54:44.699 --> 00:54:45.219
 righteousness,

00:54:45.219 --> 00:54:46.339
 then all the

00:54:46.339 --> 00:54:47.000
 other things

00:54:47.000 --> 00:54:47.779
 will be added

00:54:47.779 --> 00:54:48.500
 to us.

00:54:49.099 --> 00:54:49.659
 Help us then

00:54:49.659 --> 00:54:50.199
 to get our

00:54:50.199 --> 00:54:51.619
 priorities right

00:54:51.619 --> 00:54:52.179
 in life.

00:54:52.859 --> 00:54:53.539
 Bless each and

00:54:53.539 --> 00:54:54.159
 every one of

00:54:54.159 --> 00:54:54.299
 us.

00:54:54.379 --> 00:54:54.919
 Take us all

00:54:54.919 --> 00:54:55.639
 home safely,

00:54:55.799 --> 00:54:56.199
 we pray.

00:54:56.759 --> 00:54:57.419
 Cleanse us

00:54:57.419 --> 00:54:58.079
 from our sin.

00:54:58.179 --> 00:54:58.559
 In Jesus'

00:54:58.759 --> 00:54:59.359
 name we ask

00:54:59.359 --> 00:54:59.559
 it.

00:54:59.939 --> 00:55:00.199
 Amen.

00:55:02.779 --> 00:55:03.539
 We're going

00:55:03.539 --> 00:55:04.059
 to conclude

00:55:04.059 --> 00:55:04.659
 singing in

00:55:04.659 --> 00:55:05.159
 Psalm number

00:55:05.159 --> 00:55:05.899
 16.

00:55:06.419 --> 00:55:07.500
 Psalm 16

00:55:07.500 --> 00:55:08.139
 and sing

00:55:08.139 --> 00:55:09.399
 Psalms from

00:55:09.399 --> 00:55:09.939
 verse 8,

00:55:10.039 --> 00:55:10.500
 the tune is

00:55:10.500 --> 00:55:11.219
 Golden Hill.

00:55:15.219 --> 00:55:17.279
 Before me

00:55:17.279 --> 00:55:18.379
 constantly I

00:55:18.379 --> 00:55:19.379
 set the

00:55:19.379 --> 00:55:20.099
 Lord alone.

00:55:20.779 --> 00:55:21.399
 Because he

00:55:21.399 --> 00:55:21.899
 is at my

00:55:21.899 --> 00:55:22.759
 right hand I

00:55:22.759 --> 00:55:23.319
 will not be

00:55:23.319 --> 00:55:24.079
 overthrown.

00:55:24.959 --> 00:55:25.500
 Therefore my

00:55:25.500 --> 00:55:26.359
 heart is glad,

00:55:26.459 --> 00:55:27.339
 my tongue with

00:55:27.339 --> 00:55:28.439
 joy will sing,

00:55:29.119 --> 00:55:29.959
 my body too

00:55:29.959 --> 00:55:31.279
 will rest secure

00:55:31.279 --> 00:55:31.879
 in hope

00:55:31.879 --> 00:55:32.859
 unwavering.

00:55:33.480 --> 00:55:33.939
 For you will

00:55:33.939 --> 00:55:34.739
 not allow my

00:55:34.739 --> 00:55:35.679
 soul and death

00:55:35.679 --> 00:55:36.279
 to stay,

00:55:36.839 --> 00:55:37.439
 nor will you

00:55:37.439 --> 00:55:37.899
 leave your

00:55:37.899 --> 00:55:38.599
 Holy One to

00:55:38.599 --> 00:55:39.459
 see the tombs

00:55:39.459 --> 00:55:39.899
 decay.

00:55:40.799 --> 00:55:41.239
 You have

00:55:41.239 --> 00:55:41.779
 made known

00:55:41.779 --> 00:55:42.379
 to me the

00:55:42.379 --> 00:55:43.339
 path of life

00:55:43.339 --> 00:55:43.839
 divine.

00:55:43.840 --> 00:55:45.160
 bliss shall

00:55:45.160 --> 00:55:45.480
 I know

00:55:45.480 --> 00:55:45.840
 at your

00:55:45.840 --> 00:55:46.519
 right hand.

00:55:47.120 --> 00:55:47.900
 Joy from

00:55:47.900 --> 00:55:48.519
 your face

00:55:48.519 --> 00:55:49.600
 will shine.

00:55:49.740 --> 00:55:50.240
 8 to the

00:55:50.240 --> 00:55:50.500
 end,

00:55:50.640 --> 00:55:51.340
 Psalm 16

00:55:51.340 --> 00:55:51.800
 and sing

00:55:51.800 --> 00:55:52.320
 Psalms

00:55:52.320 --> 00:55:53.620
 before me

00:55:53.620 --> 00:55:54.380
 constantly.

00:55:54.380 --> 00:55:55.380
 Amen.

00:55:59.900 --> 00:56:02.880
 Before me

00:56:02.880 --> 00:56:05.019
 constantly

00:56:05.019 --> 00:56:07.800
 I

00:56:07.800 --> 00:56:09.300
 set

00:56:09.300 --> 00:56:10.039
 the

00:56:10.039 --> 00:56:11.300
 Lord

00:56:11.300 --> 00:56:12.579
 alone

00:56:12.579 --> 00:56:17.400
 because he

00:56:17.400 --> 00:56:20.860
 is at my

00:56:20.860 --> 00:56:23.079
 right hand

00:56:23.079 --> 00:56:25.699
 and not

00:56:25.699 --> 00:56:26.539
 be

00:56:26.539 --> 00:56:30.900
 overthrown.

00:56:30.900 --> 00:56:32.900
 Therefore

00:56:32.900 --> 00:56:35.900
 my heart

00:56:36.659 --> 00:56:38.900
 is glad,

00:56:38.900 --> 00:56:42.539
 my tongue

00:56:42.539 --> 00:56:43.720
 with joy

00:56:43.720 --> 00:56:46.720
 will sing,

00:56:46.720 --> 00:56:51.139
 my body

00:56:51.139 --> 00:56:52.220
 too

00:56:52.220 --> 00:56:55.400
 will rest

00:56:55.400 --> 00:56:56.720
 secure

00:56:56.720 --> 00:57:00.220
 in hope

00:57:00.220 --> 00:57:02.400
 and with

00:57:02.400 --> 00:57:03.420
 a

00:57:03.420 --> 00:57:04.900
 need.

00:57:04.900 --> 00:57:14.599
 Holy One

00:57:14.599 --> 00:57:17.820
 to tend

00:57:17.820 --> 00:57:47.800
 Thank you.

00:57:47.820 --> 00:58:15.820
 The path of light divine, this shall I know, and your right hand, joy from your face will shine.

00:58:17.820 --> 00:58:19.460
 I'll go to the door on my left.

00:58:19.580 --> 00:58:27.320
 Now may the grace, mercy, and peace of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit rest and abide upon each one of you now and forevermore.

00:58:27.580 --> 00:58:27.880
 Amen.

00:58:27.880 --> 00:58:28.880
 Amen.

00:58:28.880 --> 00:58:30.880
 Amen.

00:58:30.880 --> 00:58:32.079
 Amen.

00:58:32.079 --> 00:58:32.440
 Amen.

00:58:32.440 --> 00:58:33.440
 Amen.

00:58:33.440 --> 00:59:03.420
 Thank you.

00:59:03.440 --> 00:59:33.420
 Thank you.