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 We are going to read Matthew chapter 4 verse 18 to Matthew chapter 5 verse 2.

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 Tonight we're beginning our summer evening service series in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.

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 It's one of the most well-known parts of Jesus' teaching, including the golden rule, the Lord's

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 prayer, the command to love our enemies, the invitation to seek, and the promise that

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 those who seek will find, and all kinds of other things that you might have heard somewhere

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 before.

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 But we want to look more deeply into it and see what it has to say to us.

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 So tonight I want to paint the big picture and look at some of the background of the Sermon

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 on the Mount and sort of give you the 30,000 foot view and then we'll walk through the forest

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 over the next 12 weeks.

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 All right, so Matthew chapter 4 starting at verse 18, it's page 809 if you're looking in

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 one of the pew Bibles.

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 Here we go.

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 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he, Jesus, saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter

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 and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea for they were fishermen.

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 And he said to them, follow me and I will make you fishers of men.

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 Immediately they left their nets and followed him.

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 And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his

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 brother in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets.

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 And he called them.

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 Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

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 And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel

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 of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.

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 So his fame spread throughout all Syria and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted

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 with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, epileptics, and paralytics.

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 And he healed them.

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 And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decapolis and from Jerusalem and Judea

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 and from beyond the Jordan.

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 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain.

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 And when he sat down, his disciples came to him and he opened his mouth and taught them.

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 So we're looking at tonight the introduction to the Sermon on the Mount.

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 Many people have admired the Sermon on the Mount throughout history.

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 Thomas Jefferson said that Jesus' moral teachings embodied in this sermon were the most sublime

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 and benevolent code of morals which has ever been offered to mankind.

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 Or Gandhi, the Indian leader who is not a Christian, said,

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 Christ's Sermon on the Mount fills me with bliss even today.

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 Its sweet verses have the power to quench my agony of soul.

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 He read from the Sermon on the Mount every day and found in it the inspiration for his

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 non-violent resistance movement.

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 But while some people have been inspired by the Sermon on the Mount, others have found

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 it intimidating.

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 Jesus says things like,

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 If your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away.

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 Now he didn't mean that literally, but still, it's a very serious statement.

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 Or, if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other also.

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 Or, you must be perfect, as your heavenly father is perfect.

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 Or, do not be anxious about your life.

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 Do not be anxious about tomorrow.

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 Period.

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 And at the end, he says,

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 Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven,

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 but only the one who does the will of my father, who is in heaven.

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 And, several years ago, there was an English professor named Virginia Stem Owens

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 at a large university down in Texas.

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 And she assigned the Sermon on the Mount to her freshman English class.

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 It was part of a, it was sort of a great books class in the history of literature and ethics.

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 And she asked him to write brief response papers.

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 Here are what some of the students wrote.

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 One student wrote,

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 Another student said,

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 So we might say that throughout history,

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 people have had a love-hate relationship with the Sermon on the Mount.

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 And with Jesus, himself.

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 On the one hand, we're attracted by its vision of the good life.

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 On the other hand, we're overwhelmed by its uncompromising moral demands.

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 Now, if you look at the Sermon on the Mount, and you take it seriously,

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 the one thing that is really hard to do is remain neutral and complacent.

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 And say, eh, whatever.

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 If you really read this, you can't say that.

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 And Jesus, in the end, he insists that there are two ways to go.

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 And there is no third way in the middle.

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 There's a narrow road that leads to life,

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 or there's a broad road that leads to destruction.

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 There's a house built on the rock,

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 and there's a house built on the sand.

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 And the house built on the rock survives the storm,

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 and the one built on the sand collapses with a great crash.

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 Jesus insists that a decision must be made one way or the other,

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 and you can't be neutral.

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 So over the next three months,

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 we want to dive into Jesus' Sermon on the Mount

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 and really wrestle with it.

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 And seek to hear and be affected by what Jesus is saying.

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 So we're going to go through it part by part.

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 But tonight, I want to give you the big picture.

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 Because when people read the Sermon on the Mount,

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 as well as some other parts of the Bible,

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 sometimes you can lose the forest for the trees.

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 Okay, you can ask,

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 well, what does it mean when Jesus says

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 you should not take any oaths?

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 Does that mean you shouldn't swear on the Bible

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 if you have to testify in court?

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 You know, if you start there,

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 with those kind of picky questions,

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 you can miss the whole point.

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 But I want to give us the big picture

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 that will help put all the details into perspective.

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 And the big picture theme is this.

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 The Sermon on the Mount describes

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 what life looks like

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 when Jesus brings us into God's kingdom

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 by his grace.

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 It's a description of life in God's kingdom

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 when we've been called in by grace,

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 by Jesus' grace.

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 Now, I want to step back for a minute

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 and sort of set this in the whole story of the Bible.

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 In the Old Testament,

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 the people of Israel were slaves in the land of Egypt.

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 And they were under the rule of a cruel king,

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 Pharaoh,

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 who wanted to abuse them and use them and kill them.

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 And they were helpless.

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 They couldn't do anything to rescue themselves,

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 but they cried out to God,

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 and God heard their cry,

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 and God came and listened to them

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 and brought them out.

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 And in Exodus chapter 19,

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 he says,

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 I carried you on eagle's wings

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 and brought you to myself.

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 And he said,

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 now you will be for me

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 a kingdom of priests

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 and a holy nation.

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 In other words,

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 set apart people for myself.

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 So God saved them by his grace

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 and brought them into his kingdom.

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 And then what happens next?

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 Then he says,

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 well, since you're part of my kingdom,

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 instead of that cruel tyrant Pharaoh's kingdom,

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 since you're part of my kingdom now,

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 I want to teach you

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 what it means to live with me as your king.

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 A life that reflects my character

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 and my ways

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 and my purposes in the world.

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 So he led them to Mount Sinai,

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 and Moses went up the mountain

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 to receive the law from God,

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 and then he gave them the law,

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 beginning with the Ten Commandments

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 and going on from there.

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 So the law wasn't

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 God saying to the people,

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 here's what you have to do

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 to live up to the standard,

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 and if you live up to the standard,

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 then I'll accept you.

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 No, he had already

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 saved them by his grace,

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 brought them into his kingdom,

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 and he gave them the law

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 to teach them how to live

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 in his kingdom.

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 Now, if you look at the book of Matthew,

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 the reason why I'm

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 doing all this background,

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 you see the same pattern

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 in the first chapters

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 of the book of Matthew.

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 If you want to flip back

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 a little bit,

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 Jesus' life actually follows

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 many of the same patterns

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 of Moses.

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 So when Jesus is born,

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 the people of Israel

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 are under the rule

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 of a cruel king named Herod.

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 Chapter 2, verse 13 through 18

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 describes this.

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 And Herod actually targets Jesus

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 and wants to kill him.

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 Just like Pharaoh

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 targeted the Hebrew babies

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 and Moses in Exodus.

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 But God preserved Moses

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 and he preserves Jesus.

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 Then, chapter 2, verse 13,

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 Jesus actually goes down

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 to Egypt with his family

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 and then he is brought back

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 to the land of Israel.

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 And Matthew points out

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 that that's a fulfillment

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 of this pattern

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 of the Old Testament

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 that follows the same pattern

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 as the story of Israel

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 being brought out of Egypt

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 by God.

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 Then you go on, chapter 4.

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 It says Jesus was led

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 by the Spirit

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 into the wilderness.

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 Well, isn't that the same thing

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 that happened to the Israelites, right?

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 When they left Egypt,

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 where did they go?

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 They went in the wilderness

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 for 40 years.

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 And Jesus was in the wilderness

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 for 40 days

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 and 40 nights.

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 So we see many

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 of the same patterns

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 except that

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 in the Old Testament,

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 the people of Israel

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 failed in the wilderness,

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 but Jesus is perfectly faithful

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 to God in the wilderness.

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 Now we get to chapter 4.

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 Jesus calls people out

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 to follow him.

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 He says, repent,

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 chapter 4, verse 17,

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 for the kingdom of heaven

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 is at hand.

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 And then he calls

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 his disciples

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 to follow him.

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 And eventually

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 he calls 12 disciples

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 just like there were

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 12 tribes of Israel.

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 So you see,

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 Jesus is following

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 this same pattern

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 of God calling people

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 out by his grace,

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 rescuing them by grace,

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 and calling them

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 into his kingdom.

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 Notice how Jesus

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 calls his disciples

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 in verses 18 through 22,

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 which we read earlier.

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 Jesus doesn't

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 set up interviews

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 to interview

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 a long list of candidates

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 and figure out

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 who's best fit

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 for the job.

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 He doesn't

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 recruit lots of people

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 to fill out applications.

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 He's not like

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 a college admissions office.

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 Right?

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 They want to recruit

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 as many people

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 as they can to apply

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 so that they can

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 lower their acceptance rate

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 so that they can be seen

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 as the most exclusive

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 among all the schools.

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 Jesus doesn't do that.

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 He just sees people

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 and he calls them

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 personally,

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 intentionally,

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 and effectually.

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 He says,

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 follow me

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 and I will make you

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 fishers of men.

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 In other words,

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 I will be

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 your resume.

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 I will be the one

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 who qualifies you

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 for the job.

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 And he says,

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 drop everything

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 and follow me.

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 And that's true

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 for everyone

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 who comes

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 to follow Jesus,

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 that Jesus has

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 called you

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 by his grace

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 into his kingdom.

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 You know,

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 if you want

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 to follow Jesus,

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 you don't have

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 to prove yourself.

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 Instead,

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 it's exactly

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 the opposite.

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 All that you need

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 is nothing.

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 All that you need

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 is to recognize

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 your need

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 for Jesus

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 and to cling

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 to him.

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 And Jesus says,

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 I will make you

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 what I've called

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 you to be.

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 You're not

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 what you need

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 to be,

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 but I will make you

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 fishers of men.

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 I will make you

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 what I've called

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 you to be.

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 And that is

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 very encouraging.

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 Let me just

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 stop for a moment.

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 If you're a follower

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 of Jesus,

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 this should be

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 very encouraging

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 that

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 God has called

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 you by his grace.

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 He's reached

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 out to you

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 personally

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 and intentionally

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 and affectionately.

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 He's brought you

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 in to his kingdom.

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 And he said,

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 I want you

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 to follow me.

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 I see you

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 and I will make you

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 what I've called

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 you to be.

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 It's a beautiful thing.

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 You can't live up

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 to it on your own.

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 You can't qualify

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 it for it

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 on your own.

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 You can't prove

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 yourself

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 because we are

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 all sinners

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 and we all fall short.

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 But he has called

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 us into his kingdom.

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 So now

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 we come to chapter 5.

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 The Sermon on the Mount.

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 And what Jesus does here

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 is he tells us

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 this is what it means

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 to live in

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 my kingdom.

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 This is actually

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 the first of five

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 large sections

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 of Jesus' teaching

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 in the Gospel of Matthew.

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 Chapter 5 through 7

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 is the Sermon on the Mount.

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 Chapter 10

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 he sends the disciples

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 out on mission.

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 Chapter 13

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 is parables

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 about the kingdom.

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 Chapter 18

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 is teaching about

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 the community

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 of believers.

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 Chapter 24 and 25

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 is about the coming

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 of the Son of Man.

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 The point is

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 there's these five

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 large sections

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 of Jesus' teaching

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 and many people think

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 and I think it's likely

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 that Matthew

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 deliberately arranged

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 his book this way.

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 That just as there

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 were five books

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 of Moses

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 in the Old Testament

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 that comprise

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 the law

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 or the teaching

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 for the people

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 of Israel.

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 In Matthew

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 Jesus has five

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 large sections

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 of teaching

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 that summarize

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 his teaching

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 for the church

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 for those

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 who follow him.

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 And it's reinforcing

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 this theme

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 of Jesus

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 as sort of

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 the new Moses

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 the deliverer

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 and the teacher

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 of God's

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 renewed people.

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 So chapter 5

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 verse 1

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 seeing the crowds

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 he went up

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 on the mountain

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 again

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 just like Moses

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 went up Mount Sinai

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 Jesus goes up

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 the mountain

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 and then he sat down

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 that was the typical

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 posture of a teacher

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 back then

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 and he

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 and his disciples

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 the word disciple

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 simply means

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 a student

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 or a follower

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 means someone

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 who listens.

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 His disciples

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 his students

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 came to him

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 and he opened

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 his mouth

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 and taught them.

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 Jesus is deliberate

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 and earnest

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 and his words

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 have weight

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 and authority

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 to them.

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 So just like

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 Moses

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 taught the people

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 of Israel

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 how to live

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 as God's people

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 rescued by his grace

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 and brought

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 into his kingdom

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 Jesus

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 is teaching

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 his disciples

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 he's teaching us

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 what it means

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 to live

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 in his kingdom

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 when we've been

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 brought in

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 by his gracious

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 call.

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 So

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 from this

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 we can see

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 a couple of things

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 that the Sermon on the Mount

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 is not

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 and some people

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 think this is what it is

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 but it's not this

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 the Sermon on the Mount

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 is not

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 a list of

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 general ethical

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 principles

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 that are common

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 to all religions

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 and that can be

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 put into practice

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 apart from

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 belief in Jesus.

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 Now it's true

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 there are parallels

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 to many of the

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 individual teachings

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 in other religious

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 traditions

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 that's true

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 but that's not

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 actually

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 the main point.

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 It's not simply

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 meant to be

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 a general list

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 of ethical principles

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 set up

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 that are

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 just as relevant

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 apart from Jesus.

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 It's not like

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 you know

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 if you

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 go to a Chinese

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 restaurant

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 and get

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 fortune cookies

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 at the end

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 they have

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 those little

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 sayings

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 those little

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 proverbs

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 on them

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 you can sort

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 of take it

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 or leave it

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 and they don't

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 you know

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 there's one at a time

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 and you never know

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 what you're going to get

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 and they're totally

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 random

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 that's not what

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 the Sermon on the Mount

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 is.

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 It's not a random

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 collection

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 of wisdom

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 for life

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 that you can sort

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 of take what you

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 like

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 and leave the rest

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 and it's not

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 something that we

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 can simply admire

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 from a distance

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 like a beautiful

00:17:18.799 --> 00:17:19.299
 sunset.

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 Jesus is describing

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 what our lives

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 can and must

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 increasingly look

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 like when we're

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 part of his

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 kingdom.

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 It's marching

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 orders from the

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 king

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 if you want to

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 put it that way.

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 It's an authoritative

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 teaching for us

00:17:37.440 --> 00:17:39.279
 who are Jesus'

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 disciples.

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 So that's sort of

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 the background

00:17:42.840 --> 00:17:43.759
 leading up to the

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 Sermon on the Mount.

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 Now let me

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 briefly walk you

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 through chapters

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 five through seven.

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 So again if you've

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 got a Bible

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 this is a good one

00:17:51.899 --> 00:17:53.059
 to flip through.

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 There are two

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 major parts to the

00:17:55.319 --> 00:17:55.959
 Sermon on the Mount.

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 There's first a

00:17:58.240 --> 00:17:58.839
 general part.

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 Jesus starts in

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 chapter five

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 verses three

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 through sixteen

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 by telling his

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 disciples who

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 we are

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 in general

00:18:08.699 --> 00:18:10.099
 as people saved

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 by his grace

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 and belonging to

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 his kingdom.

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 So if you read

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 the Beatitudes

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 in chapter

00:18:15.939 --> 00:18:17.179
 verse three

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 through twelve

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 they all start

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 with this word

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 blessed

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 or blessed.

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 In other words

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 we're

00:18:25.500 --> 00:18:27.419
 to be blessed

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 means to receive

00:18:28.899 --> 00:18:29.779
 God's favor

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 and his delight.

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 Means that God

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 delights in you

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 and that you

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 share in that

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 joy and delight.

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 And the first

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 Beatitude

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 is the key

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 to all the rest.

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 It says

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 blessed are the

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 poor in spirit.

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 In other words

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 blessed are those

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 who admit

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 that they have

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 nothing

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 to prove

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 themselves to

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 God.

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 Again

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 we come

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 empty handed

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 and Jesus

00:19:00.079 --> 00:19:00.879
 gives us

00:19:00.879 --> 00:19:01.519
 his joy

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 and delight

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 and blessing.

00:19:05.319 --> 00:19:06.039
 And then

00:19:06.039 --> 00:19:06.759
 Jesus goes on

00:19:06.759 --> 00:19:07.220
 to say

00:19:07.220 --> 00:19:07.819
 blessed

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 are

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 the poor

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 in spirit.

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 Those who have

00:19:11.960 --> 00:19:12.759
 nothing in themselves

00:19:12.759 --> 00:19:13.559
 and find everything

00:19:13.559 --> 00:19:14.379
 we need in Jesus.

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 And he goes on

00:19:15.240 --> 00:19:15.759
 to say blessed

00:19:15.759 --> 00:19:16.440
 are those who are

00:19:16.440 --> 00:19:16.980
 persecuted.

00:19:17.359 --> 00:19:18.180
 Who have nothing

00:19:18.180 --> 00:19:18.940
 in this world.

00:19:20.480 --> 00:19:21.339
 But who love

00:19:21.339 --> 00:19:22.240
 Jesus and belong

00:19:22.240 --> 00:19:22.779
 to the kingdom

00:19:22.779 --> 00:19:23.259
 of heaven.

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 It's a pretty

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 amazing promise.

00:19:29.220 --> 00:19:29.619
 Right?

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 I mean

00:19:31.259 --> 00:19:32.180
 almost everything

00:19:32.180 --> 00:19:32.819
 else in this world

00:19:32.819 --> 00:19:33.180
 you have to

00:19:33.180 --> 00:19:34.160
 qualify for

00:19:34.160 --> 00:19:35.140
 in some way

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 or other.

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 You have to

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 prove that you're

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 eligible for this.

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 And Jesus

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 says

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 if you've got

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 nothing

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 I've come

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 to give you

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 everything you need.

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 and I've

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 come not just

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 to give you

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 bare subsistence

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 but I've

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 come to

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 bring you

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 joy and

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 delight.

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 Because I'm

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 the fountain

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 of those

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 things.

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 So we're

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 blessed

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 as part of

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 Jesus'

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 kingdom.

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 Then

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 verse 13

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 and 16

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 this is

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 again

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 sort of

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 the more

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 general part

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 about who

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 we are.

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 He uses

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 three metaphors

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 the salt

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 of the earth

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 the light

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 of the world

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 and a city

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 on a hill.

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 And all

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 three of

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 those

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 metaphors

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 were used

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 in the

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 Old Testament

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 for the

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 people of

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 God.

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 And all

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 three of

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 them remind

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 us that

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 as Jesus'

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 followers

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 we're not

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 taken out

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 of the

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 world.

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 Jesus isn't

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 talking about

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 leaving

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 this physical

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 universe

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 but he is

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 calling us

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 to be

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 distinct from

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 the patterns

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 of the world

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 that we live

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 in.

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 And Jesus

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 explains this

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 further later

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 on in the

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 Sermon on

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 the Mount.

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 If you read

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 through the

00:20:50.319 --> 00:20:51.940
 sermon I

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 encourage you

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 read through

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 the whole of

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 chapters 5

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 through 7

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 sometime this

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 week and

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 just notice

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 some of the

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 general patterns

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 that run

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 through these

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 chapters.

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 And you'll

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 see there

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 were two

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 contrasts that

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 stuck out to

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 me.

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 Two of the

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 contrasts that

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 stuck out to

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 me here when

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 I read it

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 through.

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 So on the

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 one hand

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 Jesus says

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 if you're

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 my disciples

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 you are not

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 to be

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 just like

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 the religious

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 people of

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 the day.

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 The Pharisees

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 and scribes.

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 In chapter 6

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 he describes

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 them as

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 hypocrites

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 who do their

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 good works

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 in order to

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 gain praise

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 from other

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 people.

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 Or as

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 self-righteous

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 critics who

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 are always

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 looking for

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 minor flaws

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 in other

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 people but

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 are blind

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 to their

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 own more

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 serious

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 failings.

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 And Jesus

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 says that's

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 not what

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 life in

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 God's

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 kingdom is

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 meant to

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 be.

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 It's not

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 simply what

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 people might

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 stereotype

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 religion to

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 be.

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 On the

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 other hand

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 Jesus says

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 don't be

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 like the

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 Gentiles.

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 Don't be

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 like sort

00:22:01.940 --> 00:22:02.200
 of the

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 secular

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 world.

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 Who are

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 ultimately

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 self-centered

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 in their

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 life apart

00:22:09.759 --> 00:22:10.380
 from God.

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 Jesus calls

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 his disciples

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 to a

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 higher

00:22:13.079 --> 00:22:13.599
 standard

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 than

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 either

00:22:14.819 --> 00:22:15.619
 traditional

00:22:15.619 --> 00:22:16.140
 religion

00:22:16.140 --> 00:22:16.720
 or

00:22:16.720 --> 00:22:18.660
 the

00:22:18.660 --> 00:22:19.000
 secular

00:22:19.000 --> 00:22:19.500
 culture.

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 Now

00:22:21.160 --> 00:22:21.539
 Jesus says

00:22:21.539 --> 00:22:22.019
 I'm calling

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 you to

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 something

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 greater

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 than both

00:22:24.119 --> 00:22:24.660
 of those.

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 Your

00:22:26.799 --> 00:22:27.359
 righteousness

00:22:27.359 --> 00:22:28.960
 must surpass

00:22:28.960 --> 00:22:29.599
 the Pharisees

00:22:29.599 --> 00:22:30.400
 and scribes

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 because it's

00:22:32.440 --> 00:22:34.240
 dealing with

00:22:34.240 --> 00:22:34.680
 your heart

00:22:34.680 --> 00:22:35.420
 before God

00:22:35.420 --> 00:22:36.299
 and your

00:22:36.299 --> 00:22:37.400
 love must

00:22:37.400 --> 00:22:37.940
 be greater

00:22:37.940 --> 00:22:38.920
 than the

00:22:38.920 --> 00:22:39.279
 people of

00:22:39.279 --> 00:22:39.880
 this world.

00:22:40.920 --> 00:22:41.320
 It must

00:22:41.320 --> 00:22:42.019
 extend even

00:22:42.019 --> 00:22:42.299
 to your

00:22:42.299 --> 00:22:42.740
 enemies.

00:22:43.299 --> 00:22:43.600
 So Jesus

00:22:43.600 --> 00:22:44.400
 calls us

00:22:44.400 --> 00:22:45.620
 to something

00:22:45.620 --> 00:22:46.880
 greater than

00:22:46.880 --> 00:22:47.700
 life in this

00:22:47.700 --> 00:22:48.019
 world.

00:22:48.320 --> 00:22:48.759
 To life in

00:22:48.759 --> 00:22:48.980
 God's

00:22:48.980 --> 00:22:49.220
 kingdom.

00:22:50.400 --> 00:22:51.019
 So that's

00:22:51.019 --> 00:22:51.320
 the first

00:22:51.320 --> 00:22:51.900
 major section.

00:22:52.000 --> 00:22:52.440
 Jesus saying

00:22:52.440 --> 00:22:53.160
 this is who

00:22:53.160 --> 00:22:53.700
 you are

00:22:53.700 --> 00:22:54.860
 and this is

00:22:54.860 --> 00:22:55.180
 what your

00:22:55.180 --> 00:22:55.900
 relationship to

00:22:55.900 --> 00:22:56.380
 the world

00:22:56.380 --> 00:22:57.160
 is meant to

00:22:57.160 --> 00:22:57.620
 look like.

00:22:58.440 --> 00:22:59.100
 The second

00:22:59.100 --> 00:22:59.759
 section of the

00:22:59.759 --> 00:23:00.220
 Sermon on the

00:23:00.220 --> 00:23:01.320
 Mount is

00:23:01.320 --> 00:23:02.700
 starting at

00:23:02.700 --> 00:23:03.200
 chapter 5

00:23:03.200 --> 00:23:03.759
 verse 17

00:23:03.759 --> 00:23:04.200
 and going

00:23:04.200 --> 00:23:04.440
 to the

00:23:04.440 --> 00:23:04.700
 end of

00:23:04.700 --> 00:23:05.360
 chapter 7.

00:23:05.880 --> 00:23:06.460
 And this

00:23:06.460 --> 00:23:06.980
 tells us

00:23:06.980 --> 00:23:07.519
 how we're

00:23:07.519 --> 00:23:08.299
 to live

00:23:08.299 --> 00:23:09.460
 in God's

00:23:09.460 --> 00:23:09.960
 kingdom in

00:23:09.960 --> 00:23:10.720
 more particular

00:23:10.720 --> 00:23:11.600
 areas.

00:23:13.059 --> 00:23:13.840
 So the

00:23:13.840 --> 00:23:14.240
 point is

00:23:14.240 --> 00:23:15.420
 our identity

00:23:15.420 --> 00:23:16.740
 as disciples

00:23:16.740 --> 00:23:17.340
 of Jesus

00:23:17.340 --> 00:23:18.620
 should shape

00:23:18.620 --> 00:23:19.420
 every part

00:23:19.420 --> 00:23:19.660
 of our

00:23:19.660 --> 00:23:20.120
 lives.

00:23:21.380 --> 00:23:21.660
 And you

00:23:21.660 --> 00:23:22.140
 know if you

00:23:22.140 --> 00:23:22.480
 read through

00:23:22.480 --> 00:23:23.019
 this sermon

00:23:23.019 --> 00:23:24.840
 it's very

00:23:24.840 --> 00:23:25.440
 comprehensive.

00:23:27.160 --> 00:23:27.400
 Jesus

00:23:27.400 --> 00:23:28.779
 teaches on

00:23:28.779 --> 00:23:29.880
 anger,

00:23:31.140 --> 00:23:31.519
 lust,

00:23:32.420 --> 00:23:32.900
 marriage,

00:23:33.200 --> 00:23:34.039
 divorce,

00:23:34.940 --> 00:23:35.460
 truthfulness,

00:23:36.180 --> 00:23:36.620
 love,

00:23:37.299 --> 00:23:37.700
 forgiveness,

00:23:38.420 --> 00:23:38.799
 prayer,

00:23:39.420 --> 00:23:39.759
 giving,

00:23:40.440 --> 00:23:40.819
 fasting,

00:23:41.400 --> 00:23:41.940
 worrying about

00:23:41.940 --> 00:23:42.340
 money,

00:23:42.860 --> 00:23:43.340
 worrying about

00:23:43.340 --> 00:23:43.840
 the future,

00:23:44.259 --> 00:23:45.160
 being judgmental

00:23:45.160 --> 00:23:45.700
 of others,

00:23:45.960 --> 00:23:46.580
 and asking

00:23:46.580 --> 00:23:47.519
 God for

00:23:47.519 --> 00:23:48.140
 good gifts.

00:23:49.900 --> 00:23:50.620
 I mean

00:23:50.620 --> 00:23:50.940
 that's a

00:23:50.940 --> 00:23:51.120
 pretty

00:23:51.120 --> 00:23:51.779
 comprehensive

00:23:51.779 --> 00:23:53.160
 list of

00:23:53.160 --> 00:23:53.620
 a lot of

00:23:53.620 --> 00:23:53.980
 things that

00:23:53.980 --> 00:23:54.360
 we deal

00:23:54.360 --> 00:23:54.720
 with.

00:23:57.319 --> 00:23:58.299
 He teaches

00:23:58.299 --> 00:23:59.039
 about inner

00:23:59.039 --> 00:23:59.759
 attitudes and

00:23:59.759 --> 00:24:00.559
 motives as

00:24:00.559 --> 00:24:00.960
 well as

00:24:00.960 --> 00:24:01.920
 external actions

00:24:01.920 --> 00:24:02.660
 and relationships.

00:24:03.200 --> 00:24:03.960
 So if you

00:24:03.960 --> 00:24:04.319
 want to

00:24:04.319 --> 00:24:04.680
 learn

00:24:04.680 --> 00:24:05.740
 practically

00:24:05.740 --> 00:24:06.779
 what does

00:24:06.779 --> 00:24:07.200
 it mean to

00:24:07.200 --> 00:24:07.460
 be a

00:24:07.460 --> 00:24:07.799
 Christian?

00:24:08.640 --> 00:24:08.980
 If you

00:24:08.980 --> 00:24:09.240
 want to

00:24:09.240 --> 00:24:10.180
 grow in

00:24:10.180 --> 00:24:10.580
 your life

00:24:10.580 --> 00:24:11.200
 with Jesus

00:24:11.200 --> 00:24:12.880
 read this

00:24:12.880 --> 00:24:13.420
 sermon on

00:24:13.420 --> 00:24:13.840
 the mount.

00:24:14.680 --> 00:24:15.279
 Dig into

00:24:15.279 --> 00:24:16.460
 it because

00:24:16.460 --> 00:24:18.140
 it'll get

00:24:18.140 --> 00:24:19.740
 at lots

00:24:19.740 --> 00:24:20.039
 of different

00:24:20.039 --> 00:24:20.420
 parts of

00:24:20.420 --> 00:24:20.880
 your life

00:24:20.880 --> 00:24:23.059
 and you

00:24:23.059 --> 00:24:23.460
 won't be

00:24:23.460 --> 00:24:23.840
 able to

00:24:23.840 --> 00:24:24.340
 escape

00:24:24.340 --> 00:24:25.380
 without having

00:24:25.380 --> 00:24:26.340
 nearly your

00:24:26.340 --> 00:24:26.980
 whole life

00:24:26.980 --> 00:24:28.340
 changed and

00:24:28.340 --> 00:24:29.519
 impacted by

00:24:29.519 --> 00:24:30.000
 Jesus.

00:24:30.000 --> 00:24:30.119
 Jesus.

00:24:31.680 --> 00:24:32.420
 If you're

00:24:32.420 --> 00:24:33.339
 meeting with

00:24:33.339 --> 00:24:33.759
 somebody

00:24:33.759 --> 00:24:35.019
 maybe who's

00:24:35.019 --> 00:24:35.660
 a new

00:24:35.660 --> 00:24:36.359
 Christian who's

00:24:36.359 --> 00:24:36.900
 just starting

00:24:36.900 --> 00:24:37.319
 to follow

00:24:37.319 --> 00:24:37.700
 Jesus,

00:24:38.559 --> 00:24:39.259
 this could be

00:24:39.259 --> 00:24:39.720
 a great

00:24:39.720 --> 00:24:40.339
 passage of

00:24:40.339 --> 00:24:41.119
 scripture to

00:24:41.119 --> 00:24:41.619
 read through

00:24:41.619 --> 00:24:43.920
 together and

00:24:43.920 --> 00:24:44.440
 talk through

00:24:44.440 --> 00:24:44.799
 together.

00:24:45.119 --> 00:24:45.519
 It's where

00:24:45.519 --> 00:24:46.380
 Jesus began

00:24:46.380 --> 00:24:47.339
 with his

00:24:47.339 --> 00:24:47.759
 disciples.

00:24:48.859 --> 00:24:49.299
 Matthew put

00:24:49.299 --> 00:24:49.680
 it right at

00:24:49.680 --> 00:24:50.180
 the start of

00:24:50.180 --> 00:24:50.700
 his gospel.

00:24:51.799 --> 00:24:52.259
 And it's not

00:24:52.259 --> 00:24:52.859
 a bad place

00:24:52.859 --> 00:24:53.359
 for us to

00:24:53.359 --> 00:24:54.059
 begin either.

00:24:54.640 --> 00:24:55.640
 As we teach

00:24:55.640 --> 00:24:56.680
 one another

00:24:56.680 --> 00:24:57.460
 what does

00:24:57.460 --> 00:24:57.920
 it mean to

00:24:57.920 --> 00:24:59.140
 live in

00:24:59.140 --> 00:24:59.940
 the kingdom

00:24:59.940 --> 00:25:00.600
 of God

00:25:00.600 --> 00:25:01.740
 by the

00:25:01.740 --> 00:25:02.500
 grace of

00:25:02.500 --> 00:25:03.180
 Jesus Christ.

00:25:09.519 --> 00:25:10.220
 Now I'm

00:25:10.220 --> 00:25:10.560
 not going to

00:25:10.560 --> 00:25:11.000
 go through

00:25:11.000 --> 00:25:11.580
 this second

00:25:11.580 --> 00:25:12.120
 section in

00:25:12.120 --> 00:25:12.519
 detail.

00:25:13.320 --> 00:25:15.080
 The rest of

00:25:15.080 --> 00:25:15.840
 chapter 5 is

00:25:15.840 --> 00:25:17.380
 about obeying

00:25:17.380 --> 00:25:17.900
 God's law

00:25:17.900 --> 00:25:18.240
 from our

00:25:18.240 --> 00:25:18.600
 heart.

00:25:19.019 --> 00:25:19.700
 Chapter 6 is

00:25:19.700 --> 00:25:20.279
 about trusting

00:25:20.279 --> 00:25:20.860
 God as our

00:25:20.860 --> 00:25:21.259
 father.

00:25:21.759 --> 00:25:22.440
 And chapter 7

00:25:22.440 --> 00:25:22.980
 is about living

00:25:22.980 --> 00:25:23.640
 in the fear

00:25:23.640 --> 00:25:24.600
 of the Lord.

00:25:25.140 --> 00:25:25.560
 Those are

00:25:25.560 --> 00:25:25.980
 sort of the

00:25:25.980 --> 00:25:26.579
 big themes

00:25:26.579 --> 00:25:27.440
 that we'll

00:25:27.440 --> 00:25:28.019
 see throughout

00:25:28.019 --> 00:25:28.720
 those sections.

00:25:29.360 --> 00:25:29.860
 But I want

00:25:29.860 --> 00:25:31.559
 to fast

00:25:31.559 --> 00:25:31.920
 forward to

00:25:31.920 --> 00:25:32.380
 the end

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 a little bit.

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 So look

00:25:34.519 --> 00:25:34.900
 toward the

00:25:34.900 --> 00:25:35.180
 end of

00:25:35.180 --> 00:25:35.819
 chapter 7.

00:25:38.460 --> 00:25:39.059
 At the

00:25:39.059 --> 00:25:39.480
 end,

00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:41.480
 Jesus

00:25:41.480 --> 00:25:43.519
 challenges

00:25:43.519 --> 00:25:44.420
 us

00:25:44.420 --> 00:25:46.799
 with

00:25:46.799 --> 00:25:47.640
 four

00:25:47.640 --> 00:25:49.559
 contrasts.

00:25:49.779 --> 00:25:50.519
 Chapter 7

00:25:50.519 --> 00:25:51.039
 verse 13

00:25:51.039 --> 00:25:51.440
 and 14

00:25:51.440 --> 00:25:51.819
 he says

00:25:51.819 --> 00:25:52.079
 there are

00:25:52.079 --> 00:25:52.720
 two roads.

00:25:54.480 --> 00:25:54.920
 Well,

00:25:54.960 --> 00:25:55.099
 there are

00:25:55.099 --> 00:25:55.960
 two gates.

00:25:55.980 --> 00:25:56.200
 gates.

00:25:56.680 --> 00:25:57.059
 The narrow

00:25:57.059 --> 00:25:57.360
 gate

00:25:57.360 --> 00:25:58.799
 and the

00:25:58.799 --> 00:25:59.140
 wide

00:25:59.140 --> 00:25:59.460
 gate.

00:25:59.900 --> 00:26:00.180
 The narrow

00:26:00.180 --> 00:26:00.519
 road and

00:26:00.519 --> 00:26:00.860
 the wide

00:26:00.860 --> 00:26:01.140
 road.

00:26:02.039 --> 00:26:02.519
 And then

00:26:02.519 --> 00:26:02.839
 he says

00:26:02.839 --> 00:26:03.099
 there are

00:26:03.099 --> 00:26:03.759
 two trees

00:26:03.759 --> 00:26:04.839
 in the

00:26:04.839 --> 00:26:05.960
 next section.

00:26:07.460 --> 00:26:07.660
 Every

00:26:07.660 --> 00:26:08.360
 healthy tree

00:26:08.360 --> 00:26:08.900
 bears good

00:26:08.900 --> 00:26:09.259
 fruit,

00:26:09.500 --> 00:26:10.180
 but the

00:26:10.180 --> 00:26:10.599
 diseased

00:26:10.599 --> 00:26:11.000
 tree

00:26:11.000 --> 00:26:11.940
 bears bad

00:26:11.940 --> 00:26:12.180
 fruit.

00:26:13.680 --> 00:26:14.279
 And then

00:26:14.279 --> 00:26:14.500
 he goes

00:26:14.500 --> 00:26:15.180
 on in

00:26:15.180 --> 00:26:16.519
 21 through

00:26:16.519 --> 00:26:17.000
 23.

00:26:17.759 --> 00:26:18.039
 He says

00:26:18.039 --> 00:26:18.279
 there are

00:26:18.279 --> 00:26:18.720
 two kinds

00:26:18.720 --> 00:26:19.160
 of people.

00:26:19.759 --> 00:26:20.400
 The people

00:26:20.400 --> 00:26:20.880
 who say

00:26:20.880 --> 00:26:21.339
 to me,

00:26:21.579 --> 00:26:21.779
 Lord,

00:26:21.900 --> 00:26:22.120
 Lord,

00:26:22.180 --> 00:26:22.400
 and the

00:26:22.400 --> 00:26:22.740
 people who

00:26:22.740 --> 00:26:23.480
 do the

00:26:23.480 --> 00:26:24.299
 will of

00:26:24.299 --> 00:26:24.659
 the

00:26:24.659 --> 00:26:25.000
 father.

00:26:26.559 --> 00:26:26.919
 And

00:26:26.919 --> 00:26:27.220
 finally,

00:26:27.319 --> 00:26:27.839
 24 through

00:26:27.839 --> 00:26:28.319
 27,

00:26:28.980 --> 00:26:29.339
 he says

00:26:29.339 --> 00:26:29.559
 there are

00:26:29.559 --> 00:26:30.200
 two houses.

00:26:30.759 --> 00:26:31.099
 There's a

00:26:31.099 --> 00:26:31.480
 house built

00:26:31.480 --> 00:26:31.759
 on the

00:26:31.759 --> 00:26:32.539
 rock and

00:26:32.539 --> 00:26:32.839
 the house

00:26:32.839 --> 00:26:33.200
 built on

00:26:33.200 --> 00:26:33.700
 the sand.

00:26:34.440 --> 00:26:34.839
 And only

00:26:34.839 --> 00:26:35.740
 one will

00:26:35.740 --> 00:26:36.299
 survive

00:26:36.299 --> 00:26:37.299
 God's

00:26:37.299 --> 00:26:37.579
 judgment

00:26:37.579 --> 00:26:37.899
 in the

00:26:37.899 --> 00:26:38.200
 end.

00:26:40.379 --> 00:26:40.899
 You see,

00:26:40.980 --> 00:26:41.359
 this is a

00:26:41.359 --> 00:26:41.799
 challenging

00:26:41.799 --> 00:26:44.220
 sermon.

00:26:45.799 --> 00:26:46.319
 Because at

00:26:46.319 --> 00:26:46.619
 the end,

00:26:46.680 --> 00:26:47.440
 Jesus pushes

00:26:47.440 --> 00:26:47.859
 the issue.

00:26:47.960 --> 00:26:48.099
 He says,

00:26:48.139 --> 00:26:48.579
 you can't

00:26:48.579 --> 00:26:49.139
 stay neutral.

00:26:49.140 --> 00:26:51.460
 There's no

00:26:51.460 --> 00:26:52.000
 third way.

00:26:52.100 --> 00:26:52.300
 There are

00:26:52.300 --> 00:26:52.860
 only two

00:26:52.860 --> 00:26:53.380
 ways.

00:26:54.200 --> 00:26:54.440
 You're

00:26:54.440 --> 00:26:54.840
 either on

00:26:54.840 --> 00:26:55.560
 one road

00:26:55.560 --> 00:26:56.340
 or the

00:26:56.340 --> 00:26:56.600
 other.

00:26:58.560 --> 00:26:59.360
 He pushes

00:26:59.360 --> 00:26:59.780
 the issue.

00:26:59.920 --> 00:27:00.080
 He says,

00:27:00.180 --> 00:27:00.740
 whose kingdom

00:27:00.740 --> 00:27:01.080
 are you

00:27:01.080 --> 00:27:01.620
 living in?

00:27:02.160 --> 00:27:02.680
 Who are

00:27:02.680 --> 00:27:03.120
 you living

00:27:03.120 --> 00:27:03.620
 for?

00:27:03.940 --> 00:27:04.720
 And where

00:27:04.720 --> 00:27:05.040
 is your

00:27:05.040 --> 00:27:05.680
 life going?

00:27:07.680 --> 00:27:08.259
 And he

00:27:08.259 --> 00:27:08.420
 says,

00:27:08.500 --> 00:27:09.240
 come to

00:27:09.240 --> 00:27:10.960
 me and

00:27:10.960 --> 00:27:11.520
 follow me.

00:27:13.200 --> 00:27:13.800
 You see,

00:27:13.840 --> 00:27:14.200
 Jesus is

00:27:14.200 --> 00:27:14.600
 teaching the

00:27:14.600 --> 00:27:15.759
 disciples about

00:27:15.759 --> 00:27:16.080
 what it

00:27:16.080 --> 00:27:16.340
 means,

00:27:16.480 --> 00:27:16.800
 those who

00:27:16.800 --> 00:27:17.480
 had been

00:27:17.480 --> 00:27:17.980
 called to

00:27:17.980 --> 00:27:19.080
 him and

00:27:19.079 --> 00:27:19.519
 were committed

00:27:19.519 --> 00:27:19.980
 to follow

00:27:19.980 --> 00:27:20.159
 him.

00:27:20.220 --> 00:27:20.359
 And he's

00:27:20.359 --> 00:27:20.500
 saying,

00:27:20.599 --> 00:27:20.899
 this is

00:27:20.899 --> 00:27:21.139
 what it

00:27:21.139 --> 00:27:22.119
 means to

00:27:22.119 --> 00:27:22.379
 live in

00:27:22.379 --> 00:27:22.839
 my kingdom.

00:27:23.879 --> 00:27:24.159
 But you

00:27:24.159 --> 00:27:24.240
 know,

00:27:24.279 --> 00:27:24.599
 he also

00:27:24.599 --> 00:27:25.019
 had a ton

00:27:25.019 --> 00:27:25.319
 of other

00:27:25.319 --> 00:27:25.720
 people who

00:27:25.720 --> 00:27:26.199
 were listening.

00:27:27.339 --> 00:27:27.919
 The people

00:27:27.919 --> 00:27:28.199
 in the

00:27:28.199 --> 00:27:28.759
 crowds.

00:27:30.220 --> 00:27:30.659
 There were

00:27:30.659 --> 00:27:31.679
 whole crowds

00:27:31.679 --> 00:27:32.519
 who followed

00:27:32.519 --> 00:27:33.379
 Jesus around,

00:27:33.699 --> 00:27:34.199
 but they

00:27:34.199 --> 00:27:34.439
 weren't

00:27:34.439 --> 00:27:34.779
 committed.

00:27:35.720 --> 00:27:36.279
 They were

00:27:36.279 --> 00:27:36.679
 interested.

00:27:37.039 --> 00:27:37.319
 They were

00:27:37.319 --> 00:27:37.740
 curious.

00:27:38.359 --> 00:27:38.799
 They saw

00:27:38.799 --> 00:27:39.399
 his miracles.

00:27:39.579 --> 00:27:40.039
 They probably

00:27:40.039 --> 00:27:40.539
 wanted to

00:27:40.539 --> 00:27:40.980
 see more

00:27:40.980 --> 00:27:41.399
 miracles.

00:27:42.299 --> 00:27:43.039
 They wanted

00:27:43.039 --> 00:27:44.339
 to experience

00:27:44.339 --> 00:27:44.759
 some of

00:27:44.759 --> 00:27:45.319
 his power,

00:27:45.639 --> 00:27:46.299
 but they

00:27:46.299 --> 00:27:46.960
 weren't yet

00:27:46.960 --> 00:27:47.839
 committed and

00:27:47.839 --> 00:27:48.279
 loyal to

00:27:48.279 --> 00:27:48.559
 him.

00:27:49.079 --> 00:27:52.919
 So the

00:27:52.919 --> 00:27:53.279
 Sermon on

00:27:53.279 --> 00:27:53.539
 the Mount,

00:27:54.359 --> 00:27:54.980
 Jesus asks

00:27:54.980 --> 00:27:55.259
 us that

00:27:55.259 --> 00:27:55.699
 question.

00:27:57.839 --> 00:27:58.419
 He'll be

00:27:58.419 --> 00:27:58.859
 asking us

00:27:58.859 --> 00:27:59.359
 that question

00:27:59.359 --> 00:28:00.379
 throughout this

00:28:00.379 --> 00:28:00.879
 summer as we

00:28:00.879 --> 00:28:01.539
 look into it.

00:28:01.799 --> 00:28:02.079
 He says,

00:28:02.179 --> 00:28:03.559
 are you a

00:28:03.559 --> 00:28:03.980
 disciple?

00:28:06.159 --> 00:28:06.619
 Have you

00:28:06.619 --> 00:28:09.980
 been called,

00:28:10.299 --> 00:28:10.519
 have you

00:28:10.519 --> 00:28:11.199
 responded to

00:28:11.199 --> 00:28:11.759
 my call

00:28:11.759 --> 00:28:13.619
 to follow

00:28:13.619 --> 00:28:14.099
 me?

00:28:14.099 --> 00:28:14.199
 me?

00:28:15.740 --> 00:28:16.699
 Have you

00:28:16.699 --> 00:28:17.519
 become part

00:28:17.519 --> 00:28:18.159
 of my

00:28:18.159 --> 00:28:18.539
 kingdom?

00:28:20.059 --> 00:28:20.959
 Totally by

00:28:20.959 --> 00:28:21.639
 his grace?

00:28:22.639 --> 00:28:23.599
 Or are you

00:28:23.599 --> 00:28:25.199
 interested but

00:28:25.199 --> 00:28:25.740
 still on the

00:28:25.740 --> 00:28:26.199
 outside?

00:28:27.480 --> 00:28:27.699
 And the

00:28:27.699 --> 00:28:28.419
 invitation is,

00:28:28.539 --> 00:28:28.719
 if you're

00:28:28.719 --> 00:28:30.439
 interested but

00:28:30.439 --> 00:28:30.959
 still on the

00:28:30.959 --> 00:28:31.500
 outside,

00:28:32.219 --> 00:28:33.039
 the invitation

00:28:33.039 --> 00:28:33.819
 from Jesus is,

00:28:34.219 --> 00:28:34.839
 come and

00:28:34.839 --> 00:28:35.399
 follow me,

00:28:36.059 --> 00:28:36.819
 and I will

00:28:36.819 --> 00:28:38.099
 make you what

00:28:38.099 --> 00:28:38.480
 I've called

00:28:38.480 --> 00:28:38.919
 you to be.

00:28:38.920 --> 00:28:42.980
 Jesus says,

00:28:43.080 --> 00:28:43.320
 in my

00:28:43.320 --> 00:28:43.620
 kingdom,

00:28:43.920 --> 00:28:44.820
 there's great

00:28:44.820 --> 00:28:46.500
 blessing and

00:28:46.500 --> 00:28:46.960
 there's great

00:28:46.960 --> 00:28:48.680
 joy and it'll

00:28:48.680 --> 00:28:49.320
 last forever.

00:28:51.320 --> 00:28:52.460
 And outside,

00:28:53.000 --> 00:28:54.820
 there's no hope

00:28:54.820 --> 00:28:56.180
 and everything

00:28:56.180 --> 00:28:56.800
 will perish.

00:28:56.799 --> 00:28:59.039
 let's pray.

00:29:05.039 --> 00:29:05.639
 Lord Jesus,

00:29:05.779 --> 00:29:06.279
 we pray

00:29:06.279 --> 00:29:10.319
 that as you

00:29:10.319 --> 00:29:10.819
 called the

00:29:10.819 --> 00:29:11.619
 first disciples,

00:29:12.619 --> 00:29:14.839
 that you

00:29:14.839 --> 00:29:15.220
 would be

00:29:15.220 --> 00:29:16.480
 calling us

00:29:16.480 --> 00:29:22.339
 to you.

00:29:24.240 --> 00:29:24.720
 Lord,

00:29:24.759 --> 00:29:25.460
 we thank you

00:29:25.460 --> 00:29:27.600
 Lord,

00:29:27.720 --> 00:29:29.779
 for those

00:29:29.779 --> 00:29:30.100
 of us who

00:29:30.100 --> 00:29:30.500
 have been

00:29:30.500 --> 00:29:30.920
 called to

00:29:30.920 --> 00:29:31.079
 you,

00:29:31.180 --> 00:29:31.519
 we pray

00:29:31.519 --> 00:29:31.840
 that we

00:29:31.840 --> 00:29:32.700
 would hear

00:29:32.700 --> 00:29:33.380
 your voice.

00:29:34.900 --> 00:29:35.299
 Lord,

00:29:35.340 --> 00:29:35.620
 that your

00:29:35.620 --> 00:29:36.160
 Holy Spirit

00:29:36.160 --> 00:29:36.680
 would work

00:29:36.680 --> 00:29:37.200
 in us,

00:29:38.420 --> 00:29:38.779
 that you

00:29:38.779 --> 00:29:39.160
 would teach

00:29:39.160 --> 00:29:39.559
 us more

00:29:39.559 --> 00:29:39.799
 and more

00:29:39.799 --> 00:29:40.079
 what it

00:29:40.079 --> 00:29:40.500
 means to

00:29:40.500 --> 00:29:41.620
 reflect your

00:29:41.620 --> 00:29:42.220
 character and

00:29:42.220 --> 00:29:43.259
 your ways in

00:29:43.259 --> 00:29:43.700
 this world

00:29:43.700 --> 00:29:44.180
 that we live

00:29:44.180 --> 00:29:44.460
 in.

00:29:50.700 --> 00:29:51.100
 Lord,

00:29:51.180 --> 00:29:51.440
 we pray

00:29:51.440 --> 00:29:51.640
 that you

00:29:51.640 --> 00:29:52.019
 would teach

00:29:52.019 --> 00:29:52.340
 us this

00:29:52.340 --> 00:29:53.340
 summer of

00:29:53.340 --> 00:29:53.640
 who you

00:29:53.640 --> 00:29:53.940
 are.

00:29:55.460 --> 00:29:55.860
 As we

00:29:55.860 --> 00:29:56.680
 look into

00:29:56.680 --> 00:29:56.920
 this

00:29:56.920 --> 00:29:57.279
 Sermon on

00:29:57.279 --> 00:29:57.620
 the Mount.

00:29:58.759 --> 00:29:59.259
 And make

00:29:59.259 --> 00:29:59.860
 us who

00:29:59.860 --> 00:30:00.079
 you've

00:30:00.079 --> 00:30:00.400
 called us

00:30:00.400 --> 00:30:00.720
 to be.

00:30:01.299 --> 00:30:01.700
 May this

00:30:01.700 --> 00:30:02.220
 be part of

00:30:02.220 --> 00:30:02.519
 how you

00:30:02.519 --> 00:30:02.900
 are making

00:30:02.900 --> 00:30:03.259
 us what

00:30:03.259 --> 00:30:03.440
 you've

00:30:03.440 --> 00:30:03.740
 called us

00:30:03.740 --> 00:30:04.039
 to be.

00:30:04.440 --> 00:30:04.860
 In Jesus'

00:30:05.039 --> 00:30:05.200
 name,

00:30:05.600 --> 00:30:05.819
 Amen.

00:30:05.819 --> 00:30:05.940
 Amen.

00:30:06.779 --> 00:30:07.160
 Amen.

00:30:07.160 --> 00:30:07.720
 Amen.

00:30:07.720 --> 00:30:07.779
 Amen.

00:30:07.779 --> 00:30:07.819
 Amen.

00:30:07.819 --> 00:30:07.860
 Amen.

00:30:07.860 --> 00:30:07.880
 Amen.

00:30:07.880 --> 00:30:07.960
 Amen.

00:30:07.960 --> 00:30:07.980
 Amen.

00:30:07.980 --> 00:30:08.000
 Amen.

00:30:08.000 --> 00:30:08.039
 Amen.

00:30:08.039 --> 00:30:08.079
 Amen.

00:30:08.079 --> 00:30:08.579
 Amen.

00:30:08.579 --> 00:30:08.600
 Amen.