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 We're going to begin our worship today. We're singing firstly in Psalm 116,

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 Psalm 116 in the Scottish Psalter to the tune Spore. That's on page 395.

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 We're singing verses 1 to 8.

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 Wonderful words that assure us of the Lord's hearing of our prayer, not just the hearing

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 of our prayers, but also that he answers and responds to prayer in his own way.

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 And the psalmist is giving thanks to God and the wonderful words of the psalm that he has heard

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 him and delivered his soul. As verse 8 puts it, my distressed soul from death delivered was by thee.

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 So Psalm 116, I love the Lord because my voice and prayers heeded here. I, while I live, will call

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 on him who bowed to me his ear. Verses 1 to 8 to his praise.

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 I love the Lord because my voice and prayers heeded here. I, while I live, will call on him who bowed to me his ear.

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 Of death the courts and sorrows stood, about me compass round. The pains of hell to call on me, I grieve and trouble find.

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 Upon the name of God the Lord.

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 God mercy full of righteousness, He gracious is our Lord. God saves the meek. I was brought low. He did me help.

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 God saves the meek. I am the Lord. He was brought to you by the Lord. He is brought to you by the Lord.

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 God saves the meek.

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 O Thou, my soul, to Thou, my soul, to Thou return.

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 Unto thy quiet rest

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 For largely lo the Lord to thee

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 This bounty hath expressed

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 For my distresses all from death

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 Delivered was by thee

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 Lightest my morning

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 Eyes from tears

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 My feet from falling

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 Free

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 Let's now briefly call on the Lord in prayer

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 and focusing especially on the Sunday school

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 and the other children.

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 Our gracious God, we give thanks

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 that we can once again gather together in this way

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 of all ages and all backgrounds,

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 of all experiences,

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 everything, Lord, that distinguishes us from each other,

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 and yet we come together, O Lord, in a common desire to worship you

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 and to praise your glorious name.

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 We thank you today for our children.

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 We thank you for their presence with us.

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 We give thanks, Lord, that they're brought by parents and relatives

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 to attend upon the church services,

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 but also to come to learn in Sunday school and at tweenies

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 of the things pertaining to Jesus and his love.

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 And we pray for them today and ask that your blessing will be bestowed upon them.

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 Help them, Lord, as they become accustomed to attending church

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 and to being where the worship of God is held,

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 that they may value this for themselves and grow up to be a people

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 who will indeed honour the Lord

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 and who will come to be known as his people in this world.

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 So bless them today, we pray,

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 and bless those who teach them

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 and those leaders who care for them during tweenies.

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 We give thanks for all who help,

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 and we give thanks, Lord, for their dedication,

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 for their willingness to be involved in such a way.

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 Bless them, we pray, all our concerns today

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 in our worship and in our lives on this holy day,

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 a day that you have marked as holy to yourself.

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 Receive our thanks now and cleanse us from all our sin.

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 For Jesus' sake. Amen.

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 Okay, children, it's good to see you all today, as always.

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 You probably might not see that from where I am.

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 Does anybody know what it is?

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 Can you tell from a distance?

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 It's my driving license.

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 I wouldn't be able to drive a car or any other vehicle legally

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 if I didn't have a driving license.

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 So a driving license is very important.

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 It means that I've been accepted,

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 having passed a test many, many years ago now,

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 having passed a test that qualifies me

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 to drive safely, I hope, on the roads.

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 So this is really a mark of my qualification

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 that I can actually drive a car legally on the road.

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 So if somebody asks me,

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 are you allowed to drive this vehicle?

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 You can produce, if I have it, this car.

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 I always keep it with me.

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 So you never know when you're going to be asked for it.

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 And I can say, yes, there it is.

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 It shows that I'm qualified to drive this vehicle.

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 And I've had it for a number of years.

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 Now, the Lord also gives us qualifications.

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 And he makes us qualified to belong to his family

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 because he gives us in our hearts

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 that knowledge of himself,

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 that love for himself,

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 and especially faith

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 by which we come to trust in him.

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 And we find in the Bible

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 that we're taught about adoption,

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 which is a big word,

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 to do with making someone part of your family.

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 And God makes us his family

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 when he adopts us.

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 When we are related to Jesus

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 by having accepted him,

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 God then says,

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 you're qualified now

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 to be one of my children,

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 to belong to my family.

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 Now, there's another thing about this.

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 You can't see it from there,

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 but this card has my photograph on it.

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 It's not, I don't think,

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 a very good photograph

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 because to pose for photographs,

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 you have to be pretty stern

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 and pretty boring looking.

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 You're not allowed to smile.

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 You're not allowed to do anything like that

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 in case it distorts the image.

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 But it is me.

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 It is my photograph.

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 And so anybody looking at that can say,

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 as long as I haven't changed too much

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 since the photo was taken,

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 yes, that's you.

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 Now, God, when he accepts us

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 as his children,

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 God knows exactly who we are.

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 God knows everything about us

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 and he has our ID

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 in his own heart,

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 in his own mind.

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 So nobody can say

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 that somebody else is me

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 as far as God is concerned.

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 He's saying, no,

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 I know who you are.

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 I know everything about you.

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 And I know,

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 especially in the way the Bible speaks

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 about knowing,

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 I know you in such a way

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 as has loved you.

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 And I love you in a way

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 that knows you

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 and knows your heart.

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 Something else about this license,

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 this driving license,

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 is nobody else can actually

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 use this license

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 and pretend that it's me.

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 I can't give it to somebody

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 and say, you're okay,

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 you can use this license,

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 just pretend you're me

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 and you'll be okay.

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 I can't do that.

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 I wouldn't want to do that anyway

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 because that would be wrong.

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 But nobody can actually

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 use this license

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 apart from myself.

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 Donna has her own license.

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 She can't go and drive

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 any of the cars

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 or vehicles.

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 But she wants to drive

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 and say, yes,

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 but my husband is qualified.

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 And it's the same with us

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 spiritually as well.

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 We can't go to God

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 and say,

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 I'm a Christian

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 because my mom or dad

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 is a Christian.

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 We can't say to God,

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 you have to receive me

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 and take me to heaven

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 because my mom loves you

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 or my gran loves you.

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 It has to be ourselves.

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 That's true for all of us

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 whatever age we're at.

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 And one other thing

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 about this license

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 I want to mention today,

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 as well as giving me

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 acceptance to drive,

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 qualification to drive,

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 and having a photo ID,

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 and also that it can't be used

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 by anyone but myself,

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 I also have to look after it.

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 I need to look after it carefully

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 because if I can't produce it,

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 well, I've got a problem.

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 If I was stopped next week

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 by a traffic check

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 or something like that,

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 or if I did something wrong

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 and sadly hit something

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 or somebody in another car

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 or whatever,

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 a policeman would come along

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 and say,

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 have you got your driving license

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 on you?

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 And if I didn't have it,

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 well, I could produce it afterwards

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 if it was at home,

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 but if I'd lost it,

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 it would be a problem,

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 wouldn't it?

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 So you have to look after

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 your relationship with the Lord.

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 How do we look after

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 our relationship with the Lord?

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 How do we look after it?

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 Well, we do so by coming to church

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 like we're doing today

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 to worship Him.

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 We look after it by

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 privately, personally,

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 worshiping Him

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 and praying to Him

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 and asking the Lord

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 to help us

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 each and every day.

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 So you look after

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 your relationship with Jesus.

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 You treat it carefully.

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 You don't want to do anything

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 that would actually bring

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 shame upon

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 your relationship

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 with Jesus Himself

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 or yourself.

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 So these are important things

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 about my driving license.

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 Much more important, though,

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 about yourself

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 and your relationship

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 with God.

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 So remember

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 that God accepts you

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 as you come to Jesus.

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 You know that He makes you

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 one of His family.

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 You need to do that

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 for yourself.

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 Nobody else can do it for you.

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 You can't travel to heaven

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 on anybody else's license.

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 And you must look after it as well,

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 as all our older folks

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 must as well.

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 And that's

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 so important for us

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 in life, isn't it?

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 Well, let's say the Lord's Prayer

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 then together.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Our Father,

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 which art in heaven,

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 hallowed be thy name.

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 Thy kingdom come.

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 Thy will be done on earth

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 as it is in heaven.

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 Give us this day

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 our daily bread.

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 And forgive us our debts

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 as we forgive our debtors.

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 And lead us not into temptation,

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 but deliver us from evil.

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 For thine is the kingdom

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 and the power

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 and the glory forever.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 We're going to sing verses again,

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 this time Psalm 119,

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 page 166.

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 And the verses marked

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 145 to 152.

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 The tune this time is

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 Eventide.

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 I call with all my heart,

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 Lord, answer me.

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 And then all your decrees

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 I will obey.

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 I cry aloud to you,

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 Lord, save my life,

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 and I will keep your statutes

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 every day.

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 We'll sing these four stanzas,

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 verses 145 to 152.

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 I call with all my heart.

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 Lord, answer me.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 I call with all my heart,

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 Lord, answer me.

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 And then all your decrees

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 I will obey.

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 I cry aloud to you, Lord, save my life,

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 and I will keep your statutes every day.

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 I rise before the dawn of God for help.

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 God, I have set my hope upon your word.

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 I stay awake throughout the earth of night,

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 reflecting on your promises, O Lord.

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 Lord, in your loving kindness, hear my voice,

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 and in your justice save and keep my life.

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 For those who disregard your holy law,

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 approach with schemes of wickedness and sight.

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 Yet you are near to those who seek you, Lord.

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 All your commands are true and ever should.

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 Rest from your statutes, long ago I learned,

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 that you have made them always to endure.

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 Now we're going to read from God's Word.

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 Our reading this morning is from the Gospel of Mark,

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 and chapter 12.

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 Gospel according to Mark, and chapter 12.

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 And we're going to read from verse 28.

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 I know the bulletin has from verse 18,

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 but we'll begin at verse 28,

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 where Jesus, having been disputing with the Sadducees,

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 we read in the earlier verses,

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 the Sadducees who didn't believe in the resurrection,

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 and were testing Jesus by the way in which they asked him that question.

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 And Jesus answered them in the way you find there down to verse 27.

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 God, as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,

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 he's not the God of the dead, but of the living.

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 Then at verse 28,

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 one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another,

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 and seeing that he answered them well, asked him,

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 which commandment is the most important of all?

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 Jesus answered,

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 the most important is,

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 hear, O Israel,

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 the Lord our God, the Lord is one.

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 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,

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 with all your soul,

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 and with all your mind,

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 and with all your strength.

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 The second is this,

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 you shall love your neighbor as yourself.

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 There is no other commandment greater than these.

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 And the scribe said to him,

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 you are right, teacher.

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 You have truly said that he is one,

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 and there is no other besides him.

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 And to love him with all the heart,

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 with all the understanding,

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 with all the strength,

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 and to love one's neighbor as oneself,

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 is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

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 And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely,

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 he said to him,

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 you are not far from the kingdom of God.

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 And after that,

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 no one dared to ask him any more questions.

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 And as Jesus taught in the temple,

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 he said,

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 how can the scribes say that Christ is the son of David?

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 David himself in the Holy Spirit declared,

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 the Lord said to my Lord,

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 sit at my right hand

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 until I put your enemies under your feet.

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 David himself calls him Lord.

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 So how is he his son?

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 And the great throng heard him gladly.

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 And in his teaching,

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 he said,

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 beware of the scribes

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 who like to walk around in long robes

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 and like greetings in the marketplaces

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 and have the best seats in the synagogues

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 and the places of honor at feasts

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 who devour widows' houses

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 and for a pretense make long prayers.

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 They will receive the greater condemnation.

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 And he sat down opposite the treasury

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 and watched the people putting money

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 into the offering box.

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 Many rich people put in large sums

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 and a poor widow came

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 and put in two small copper coins

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 which make a penny.

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 And he called his disciples to him

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 and said to them,

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 truly I say to you,

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 this poor widow has put in more

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 than all those who are contributing

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 to the offering box.

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 For they all contributed out of their abundance,

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 but she out of her poverty

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 has put in everything she had,

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 all she had to live on.

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 Amen.

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 May the Lord bless to us

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 that reading of his word today.

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 Let's again call upon his name in prayer.

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 O Lord, our gracious God,

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 we thank you for this opportunity today

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 to give our minds anew

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 to the teaching of your word

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 and to call upon you in prayer

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 to sing your praises,

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 to know fellowship one with another

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 and to seek fellowship with you as our God.

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 We give thanks today, Lord,

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 for the many privileges we have in life,

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 for the many things

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 that you have given us

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 and your providence

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 that you continue to bestow upon us

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 in your kindness.

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 Lord, we acknowledge that kindness today.

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 We look around us in our own society,

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 especially in different parts of the world

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 where we find people in desperate need.

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 We bless you that while

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 we are always in need to some extent,

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 while as your word tells us,

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 the poor are always with us.

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 Nevertheless, Lord,

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 you have blessed us

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 in such a way that we can say

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 that we today have meant much

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 by way of material blessings

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 that so many other people in the world lack.

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 We thank you for all aspects of your kindness.

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 We give thanks especially, Lord,

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 in your kindness

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 that you have brought us the gospel

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 that many generations ago

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 you brought to this place we live in,

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 the gospel of Jesus Christ,

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 the message of salvation.

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 We pray, Lord,

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 as it has been with us

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 as a community

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 for all of these years,

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 that you would enable us

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 to prize it all the more,

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 that you enable us,

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 O Lord,

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 to hold forth its teaching,

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 not only by the word of our mouth,

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 but the manner of our life.

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 We thank you today, Lord,

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 that you give us the opportunity

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 to show to the world

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 what it means

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 to belong to God

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 and to his kingdom.

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 We pray that our relationship with you

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 will be more than one

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 that is outward in show,

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 like the scribes we read of in this passage.

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 Lord, help us, we pray inwardly

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 and in our inmost soul

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 to love you with all our heart,

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 as we have also read,

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 with all our mind,

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 with all our understanding.

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 Enable us, Lord,

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 we pray to be thankful

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 that you give us another opportunity today

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 to extend our knowledge of you,

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 to exercise our faith and love,

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 and to show, Lord,

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 that to the community around us

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 that we indeed prize this day

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 and prize this time of worship.

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 We give thanks, Lord,

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 for your word,

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 this word that directs us

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 in all aspects of life.

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 We thank you that you have given us

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 the conviction

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 that it is your word,

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 that you have given us, Lord,

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 the knowledge that,

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 whether we read of commands

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 or promises or prophecies,

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 some fulfilled,

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 some yet to be fulfilled.

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 In all aspects of it, Lord,

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 you still continue to speak to us.

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 And we pray today

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 that we may hear that voice,

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 that your word may be

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 a living word to us,

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 that we will receive it

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 by your grace and to our hearts,

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 that we will treasure it there

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 and seek to live by it

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 as each day goes by.

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 And we thank you, Lord,

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 for every way in which

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 we have the help of others

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 and are able to help others.

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 We pray that our lives

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 may be all the more useful

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 as time goes on,

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 that you would give us, Lord,

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 by the grace of your Spirit

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 to truly be living witnesses to you,

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 holding forth that word of life

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 so that others may come

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 and see something

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 of the beauty of the Lord

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 and be drawn to him for themselves.

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 Remember those today, we pray,

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 who still do not know you.

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 We think especially of those

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 in our community around us

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 who today have no desire

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 to be in a place of worship

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 and who today may worship

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 other ideologies

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 and who may come to follow

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 other ideas

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 rather than the gospel

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 of what it means

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 to live a fulfilled life.

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 Remember us, Lord,

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 as a community, we pray.

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 Pour out upon us your blessing.

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 We ask that you would

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 return us to yourself

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 and give us the blessing

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 of your Spirit

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 to guide us,

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 to quicken us

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 and to be in every aspect

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 of our lives as your people,

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 that strength and that stay

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 that we require.

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 Remember all those who,

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 Lord, today have difficulties

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 in their lives,

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 different types of trial

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 to contend with.

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 we know that there are some,

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 Lord, who belong to us

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 as a congregation,

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 some in our community

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 that we know about,

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 along with those who mourn

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 the passing of loved ones.

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 Bless them all, we pray,

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 and bless us all

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 in our times of need

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 as they are known to us.

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 Help us to draw near to you,

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 to draw our strength from you,

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 that we too, Lord,

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 will be able to sing

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 more meaningfully these words

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 that we have been singing.

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 I love the Lord

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 because my voice and prayers

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 heeded here.

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 I, while I live,

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 will call upon me,

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 will call upon him

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 who bowed to me his ear.

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 Grant us, Lord, thankfulness

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 that you hear our prayers,

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 that you read the thoughts

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 and the concerns of our hearts.

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 We pray today for the world

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 in which we live.

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 We pray, Lord,

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 for all places in the world,

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 so many of them, Lord,

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 where there is trouble,

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 where there is terrorism,

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 where there is war,

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 where there is famine,

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 where there is deprivation,

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 where there is persecution,

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 where there is, Lord,

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 so much of those issues

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 that we know are contrary

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 to your will

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 and are but the workings

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 of human beings

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 in their sinfulness

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 and in their hatred

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 for one another.

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 Lord, remember today,

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 we pray,

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 the people of Moscow,

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 the people of Russia,

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 we know how much, Lord,

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 they themselves

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 have been involved

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 in aggression and war

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 against Ukraine

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 in recent years

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 and we pray today

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 that you bless them

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 as they have received

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 such an event

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 as has happened

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 with the loss

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 of so many lives

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 in Moscow itself.

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 we pray that you would

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 bless the regime

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 over them.

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 We pray that you would

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 break in upon the hardness

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 and darkness of heart

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 as you have done

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 many times with others.

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 Lord, we pray that

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 the power of the gospel

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 especially

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 might come to prevail

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 in their midst.

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 We pray for those

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 who are faithful to you

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 throughout that great nation.

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 we ask that you would

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 continue, Lord,

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 to uphold them

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 and strengthen them

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 against aggression,

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 against imprisonment,

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 against threats

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 and many other ways

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 in which they are dealt with

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 for their faithfulness

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 to you.

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 Remember, too,

00:25:48.180 --> 00:25:48.839
 the situation

00:25:48.839 --> 00:25:50.180
 in the Middle East.

00:25:50.339 --> 00:25:51.559
 We pray for the conflict

00:25:51.559 --> 00:25:52.839
 in Gaza

00:25:52.839 --> 00:25:53.819
 with Israel

00:25:53.819 --> 00:25:54.980
 and with Hamas.

00:25:55.980 --> 00:25:57.379
 Lord, we pray for all

00:25:57.379 --> 00:25:59.039
 who are so affected

00:25:59.039 --> 00:26:00.740
 by the tragedy

00:26:00.740 --> 00:26:01.639
 of these things.

00:26:01.640 --> 00:26:02.900
 and we ask that

00:26:02.900 --> 00:26:04.300
 you would bless

00:26:04.300 --> 00:26:05.040
 the situation

00:26:05.040 --> 00:26:05.720
 in such a way

00:26:05.720 --> 00:26:06.540
 as to bring peace.

00:26:07.400 --> 00:26:08.800
 We pray, O gracious one,

00:26:08.860 --> 00:26:09.520
 that you would bring

00:26:09.520 --> 00:26:11.180
 glory to yourself

00:26:11.180 --> 00:26:12.700
 and may your kingdom advance

00:26:12.700 --> 00:26:14.780
 despite how difficult

00:26:14.780 --> 00:26:15.480
 it is, Lord,

00:26:15.560 --> 00:26:16.500
 for us to believe

00:26:16.500 --> 00:26:17.920
 how can it advance

00:26:17.920 --> 00:26:19.080
 in these circumstances.

00:26:20.020 --> 00:26:21.080
 Yet we know that it has

00:26:21.080 --> 00:26:21.700
 in the past

00:26:21.700 --> 00:26:22.320
 and we pray

00:26:22.320 --> 00:26:23.740
 that it will be so

00:26:23.740 --> 00:26:24.940
 in our day as well.

00:26:25.880 --> 00:26:26.660
 And we ask that you

00:26:26.660 --> 00:26:27.400
 would continue, Lord,

00:26:27.460 --> 00:26:28.759
 to bless our own nation.

00:26:29.580 --> 00:26:30.600
 Bless those who are over us

00:26:30.600 --> 00:26:31.180
 in government.

00:26:31.640 --> 00:26:33.100
 We pray that you would

00:26:33.100 --> 00:26:34.040
 grant to them, Lord,

00:26:34.140 --> 00:26:34.740
 the wisdom,

00:26:35.360 --> 00:26:36.960
 wisdom that is from on high,

00:26:37.060 --> 00:26:38.180
 the wisdom that comes

00:26:38.180 --> 00:26:39.340
 through a knowledge

00:26:39.340 --> 00:26:40.020
 of yourself

00:26:40.020 --> 00:26:40.960
 and of your truth.

00:26:41.900 --> 00:26:42.300
 And, Lord,

00:26:42.360 --> 00:26:43.380
 we pray that you would

00:26:43.380 --> 00:26:44.740
 graciously bless

00:26:44.740 --> 00:26:46.259
 our rulers.

00:26:46.620 --> 00:26:47.720
 We pray for them

00:26:47.720 --> 00:26:48.800
 in Scotland

00:26:48.800 --> 00:26:50.000
 and in Westminster

00:26:50.000 --> 00:26:52.240
 who preside over us

00:26:52.240 --> 00:26:52.820
 in government

00:26:52.820 --> 00:26:55.280
 and in devolved administrations.

00:26:55.440 --> 00:26:56.360
 We pray that you would

00:26:56.360 --> 00:26:57.500
 grant, Lord,

00:26:57.560 --> 00:26:58.900
 to turn us more and more

00:26:58.900 --> 00:27:00.020
 into your own ways

00:27:00.019 --> 00:27:01.779
 and to bless those

00:27:01.779 --> 00:27:02.480
 who stand

00:27:02.480 --> 00:27:03.900
 for your gospel,

00:27:04.099 --> 00:27:04.819
 for your values

00:27:04.819 --> 00:27:05.660
 in our parliament.

00:27:06.480 --> 00:27:07.440
 We pray that you would

00:27:07.440 --> 00:27:08.180
 continue, Lord,

00:27:08.220 --> 00:27:09.099
 to uphold them

00:27:09.099 --> 00:27:10.359
 and to grant that

00:27:10.359 --> 00:27:11.319
 they may be encouraged

00:27:11.319 --> 00:27:13.440
 to keep on witnessing

00:27:13.440 --> 00:27:14.019
 to you.

00:27:15.079 --> 00:27:16.400
 Remember the royal family

00:27:16.400 --> 00:27:18.180
 during these difficult days

00:27:18.180 --> 00:27:18.619
 for them.

00:27:18.740 --> 00:27:19.639
 Remember our king

00:27:19.639 --> 00:27:21.519
 during his own illness

00:27:21.519 --> 00:27:22.220
 and treatment.

00:27:22.460 --> 00:27:23.440
 We commit him to you.

00:27:24.099 --> 00:27:25.420
 We ask that you would bless him

00:27:25.420 --> 00:27:27.279
 and bless Camilla as well.

00:27:27.960 --> 00:27:28.960
 We pray that you'd bless them

00:27:28.960 --> 00:27:29.600
 as a family.

00:27:30.440 --> 00:27:31.259
 We pray especially

00:27:31.259 --> 00:27:32.000
 in these days,

00:27:32.100 --> 00:27:32.759
 O Lord,

00:27:32.880 --> 00:27:35.180
 that you would grant

00:27:35.180 --> 00:27:35.720
 your blessing

00:27:35.720 --> 00:27:37.539
 to Catherine

00:27:37.539 --> 00:27:39.180
 as she has come

00:27:39.180 --> 00:27:40.500
 to publicly declare

00:27:40.500 --> 00:27:42.060
 her treatment

00:27:42.060 --> 00:27:42.840
 for cancer.

00:27:43.680 --> 00:27:44.400
 We pray that that

00:27:44.400 --> 00:27:45.300
 may be an encouragement

00:27:45.300 --> 00:27:46.120
 to many others,

00:27:46.220 --> 00:27:46.640
 O Lord.

00:27:47.500 --> 00:27:48.320
 You would grant

00:27:48.320 --> 00:27:49.120
 that there be

00:27:49.120 --> 00:27:50.240
 a lessening

00:27:50.240 --> 00:27:51.360
 of the interest in her

00:27:51.360 --> 00:27:51.980
 and grant them

00:27:51.980 --> 00:27:52.700
 some privacy

00:27:52.700 --> 00:27:54.500
 so that they may,

00:27:54.799 --> 00:27:55.160
 O Lord,

00:27:55.259 --> 00:27:56.460
 find time together

00:27:56.460 --> 00:27:58.099
 and together as a family

00:27:58.099 --> 00:28:00.240
 to attend to these matters

00:28:00.240 --> 00:28:01.860
 free from harassment.

00:28:02.860 --> 00:28:03.559
 We ask, Lord,

00:28:03.620 --> 00:28:04.259
 that your blessing

00:28:04.259 --> 00:28:06.380
 will be with all others today

00:28:06.380 --> 00:28:08.140
 who are receiving treatment

00:28:08.140 --> 00:28:09.519
 or anticipating such,

00:28:09.599 --> 00:28:10.759
 who have gone through surgery,

00:28:11.420 --> 00:28:12.200
 who are in hospital

00:28:12.200 --> 00:28:13.160
 or in care homes

00:28:13.160 --> 00:28:14.440
 or in the hospitals locally.

00:28:15.259 --> 00:28:15.680
 Bless them

00:28:15.680 --> 00:28:16.400
 and bless those

00:28:16.400 --> 00:28:17.960
 who tend to their needs.

00:28:18.599 --> 00:28:19.440
 We ask that you would

00:28:19.440 --> 00:28:20.400
 graciously hear us

00:28:20.400 --> 00:28:21.420
 as we pray for them.

00:28:21.980 --> 00:28:23.180
 We pray all these things

00:28:23.180 --> 00:28:24.759
 confessing our own sins,

00:28:25.660 --> 00:28:26.480
 confessing our need

00:28:26.480 --> 00:28:27.059
 of cleansing

00:28:27.059 --> 00:28:28.180
 and of your forgiveness.

00:28:28.920 --> 00:28:30.039
 We ask it all

00:28:30.039 --> 00:28:30.980
 in Jesus' name.

00:28:31.559 --> 00:28:31.900
 Amen.

00:28:34.480 --> 00:28:34.920
 Now,

00:28:34.960 --> 00:28:35.500
 before we turn

00:28:35.500 --> 00:28:37.000
 to Mark chapter 12,

00:28:37.059 --> 00:28:37.559
 we're going to sing

00:28:37.559 --> 00:28:38.240
 some more verses

00:28:38.240 --> 00:28:40.220
 in Psalm 37.

00:28:41.579 --> 00:28:43.099
 Psalm number 37.

00:28:44.140 --> 00:28:45.980
 That's on page 254.

00:28:46.779 --> 00:28:48.860
 Singing verses 16 to 21.

00:28:50.019 --> 00:28:51.220
 The tune is Grafenberg.

00:28:51.980 --> 00:28:55.160
 A little that a just man hath

00:28:55.160 --> 00:28:56.660
 is more and better far

00:28:56.660 --> 00:28:58.240
 than is the wealth

00:28:58.240 --> 00:28:59.180
 of many such

00:28:59.180 --> 00:29:00.660
 as lewd and wicked are.

00:29:01.180 --> 00:29:02.079
 For sinners' arms

00:29:02.079 --> 00:29:02.960
 shall broken be,

00:29:03.079 --> 00:29:04.640
 but God the just sustains.

00:29:05.480 --> 00:29:07.480
 God knows the just man's days

00:29:07.480 --> 00:29:10.660
 and still their heritage remains.

00:29:10.759 --> 00:29:13.460
 So that's verses 16 to 21.

00:29:13.839 --> 00:29:16.339
 A little that a just man hath.

00:29:16.339 --> 00:29:27.039
 A little that a just man hath

00:29:27.039 --> 00:29:32.799
 is more and better far,

00:29:32.799 --> 00:29:39.579
 than is the wealth of many such

00:29:39.579 --> 00:29:46.220
 as lewd and wicked are.

00:29:46.220 --> 00:29:53.379
 For sinners' arms shall broken be,

00:29:53.380 --> 00:29:59.700
 but God the just sustains.

00:29:59.700 --> 00:30:05.060
 God knows the just man's days

00:30:05.060 --> 00:30:12.640
 and still their heritage remains.

00:30:12.640 --> 00:30:18.640
 They shall not be ashamed

00:30:18.640 --> 00:30:26.320
 when they the evil time do see.

00:30:26.320 --> 00:30:34.000
 And when the days of famine are,

00:30:34.380 --> 00:30:39.640
 they satisfied shall be.

00:30:39.640 --> 00:30:48.100
 But wicked men and foes of God

00:30:48.100 --> 00:30:53.040
 as fat of lambs decay,

00:30:54.640 --> 00:30:57.960
 they shall consume

00:30:57.960 --> 00:31:01.420
 yea, and to school

00:31:01.420 --> 00:31:06.420
 they shall fortune away.

00:31:06.420 --> 00:31:14.960
 The wicked borrows but the same

00:31:15.539 --> 00:31:20.960
 again be done the pain.

00:31:20.960 --> 00:31:28.779
 Whereas the righteous mercy shows

00:31:28.779 --> 00:31:33.759
 and gives his own away.

00:31:36.960 --> 00:31:38.880
 Let's turn for a short time this morning now

00:31:38.880 --> 00:31:40.220
 to Mark chapter 12.

00:31:42.620 --> 00:31:44.539
 Mark 12 at verse 41.

00:31:44.539 --> 00:31:50.319
 We'll look at this short passage.

00:31:51.000 --> 00:31:53.159
 Jesus sat down opposite the treasury

00:31:53.159 --> 00:31:54.720
 and watched the people putting money

00:31:54.720 --> 00:31:55.839
 into the offering box.

00:31:56.460 --> 00:31:58.619
 Many rich people put in large sums.

00:31:59.500 --> 00:32:01.000
 And a poor widow came and put in

00:32:01.000 --> 00:32:03.180
 two small copper coins,

00:32:03.420 --> 00:32:04.759
 which make a penny.

00:32:05.700 --> 00:32:07.139
 And he called his disciples to them

00:32:07.139 --> 00:32:07.859
 and said to them,

00:32:08.339 --> 00:32:09.619
 Truly I say to you,

00:32:09.700 --> 00:32:11.279
 this poor widow has put in more

00:32:11.279 --> 00:32:13.279
 than all those who are contributing

00:32:13.279 --> 00:32:14.420
 to the offering box.

00:32:15.220 --> 00:32:16.319
 For they all contributed

00:32:16.319 --> 00:32:17.539
 out of their abundance.

00:32:18.420 --> 00:32:20.039
 But she, out of her poverty,

00:32:20.799 --> 00:32:23.639
 has put in everything she had,

00:32:24.339 --> 00:32:26.259
 all she had to live on.

00:32:28.639 --> 00:32:30.379
 Well, we're all very much aware

00:32:30.379 --> 00:32:31.700
 each day goes by

00:32:31.700 --> 00:32:35.599
 that much revolves around money

00:32:35.599 --> 00:32:36.740
 in our society

00:32:36.740 --> 00:32:39.859
 and in our own lives personally as well.

00:32:39.859 --> 00:32:42.899
 It's hardly a news bulletin

00:32:42.899 --> 00:32:44.299
 without some reference or other

00:32:44.299 --> 00:32:45.179
 to the economy

00:32:45.179 --> 00:32:46.939
 or to inflation

00:32:46.939 --> 00:32:48.939
 or to bank interest rates.

00:32:49.779 --> 00:32:52.240
 So much of that is current news

00:32:52.240 --> 00:32:53.219
 and has been news

00:32:53.219 --> 00:32:55.619
 all down through the generations.

00:32:56.500 --> 00:32:58.259
 We regularly hear about those

00:32:58.259 --> 00:33:00.339
 who have massive bonuses,

00:33:00.599 --> 00:33:01.500
 whether it's in industry

00:33:01.500 --> 00:33:02.399
 or in banking,

00:33:03.240 --> 00:33:04.740
 where again money is central

00:33:04.740 --> 00:33:07.119
 to the detail that's given us there.

00:33:07.119 --> 00:33:10.359
 We hear about the massive wages

00:33:10.359 --> 00:33:11.899
 of certain footballers

00:33:11.899 --> 00:33:12.539
 who are at the top

00:33:12.539 --> 00:33:13.379
 of their profession

00:33:13.379 --> 00:33:15.559
 and who earn hundreds

00:33:15.559 --> 00:33:17.479
 of thousands of pounds a week,

00:33:18.299 --> 00:33:20.719
 amounting to millions a year.

00:33:21.599 --> 00:33:23.799
 Huge sums of money.

00:33:24.859 --> 00:33:27.379
 We hear about lottery gains.

00:33:28.079 --> 00:33:29.059
 So many other things

00:33:29.059 --> 00:33:30.199
 you hear from day to day

00:33:30.199 --> 00:33:32.659
 that center around money

00:33:32.659 --> 00:33:33.559
 or riches

00:33:33.559 --> 00:33:34.839
 or the use of money

00:33:34.839 --> 00:33:35.959
 or something or other

00:33:35.959 --> 00:33:37.059
 to do with that.

00:33:37.879 --> 00:33:40.359
 And the Bible has much to say to us

00:33:40.359 --> 00:33:41.239
 about money

00:33:41.239 --> 00:33:42.579
 and about the use of money,

00:33:43.159 --> 00:33:44.519
 about our own use of money,

00:33:44.619 --> 00:33:46.019
 about how to regard money,

00:33:46.639 --> 00:33:48.619
 about what our attitude should be

00:33:48.619 --> 00:33:49.159
 to money,

00:33:49.299 --> 00:33:50.379
 to the possession of it,

00:33:50.399 --> 00:33:52.819
 or to seeing its use elsewhere.

00:33:53.539 --> 00:33:55.359
 And Jesus also included it

00:33:55.359 --> 00:33:57.439
 as here in his teachings.

00:33:57.899 --> 00:33:58.819
 And that should actually

00:33:58.819 --> 00:33:59.699
 make us conscious

00:33:59.699 --> 00:34:01.859
 that because it's given

00:34:01.859 --> 00:34:03.599
 that sort of place in the Bible,

00:34:03.599 --> 00:34:04.419
 it's not by any means

00:34:04.420 --> 00:34:05.840
 the most important topic

00:34:05.840 --> 00:34:07.300
 the Bible deals with,

00:34:07.380 --> 00:34:08.599
 but it does deal with it

00:34:08.599 --> 00:34:09.639
 to such an extent

00:34:09.639 --> 00:34:11.360
 that we shouldn't just dismiss it

00:34:11.360 --> 00:34:12.260
 as unimportant

00:34:12.260 --> 00:34:14.139
 among our thoughts of things

00:34:14.139 --> 00:34:14.880
 which are morally

00:34:14.880 --> 00:34:16.480
 or spiritually important.

00:34:17.340 --> 00:34:18.400
 And Jesus here is

00:34:18.400 --> 00:34:19.980
 really driving home

00:34:19.980 --> 00:34:21.380
 a very important lesson

00:34:21.380 --> 00:34:23.539
 on what sort of perspective

00:34:23.539 --> 00:34:24.720
 we should have,

00:34:25.159 --> 00:34:26.200
 not only in our money,

00:34:26.559 --> 00:34:28.159
 but also on our support

00:34:28.159 --> 00:34:29.840
 of God's cause with money,

00:34:29.840 --> 00:34:31.300
 on what we give

00:34:31.300 --> 00:34:33.579
 to the upholding of the gospel,

00:34:34.280 --> 00:34:35.680
 and how we use our money

00:34:35.680 --> 00:34:38.539
 in that way to be useful,

00:34:38.660 --> 00:34:39.180
 we trust,

00:34:39.740 --> 00:34:41.780
 for the gospel itself

00:34:41.780 --> 00:34:43.160
 and for the things of God.

00:34:44.200 --> 00:34:44.820
 Well, the Lord,

00:34:45.380 --> 00:34:46.860
 as he, as we brought,

00:34:47.460 --> 00:34:48.539
 as is brought out

00:34:48.539 --> 00:34:49.500
 in this passage here,

00:34:50.059 --> 00:34:52.380
 the Lord in this context

00:34:52.380 --> 00:34:54.079
 sat opposite the treasury

00:34:54.079 --> 00:34:55.220
 in the temple

00:34:55.220 --> 00:34:56.160
 where the money box

00:34:56.160 --> 00:34:57.220
 was located,

00:34:57.360 --> 00:34:58.680
 where people put their offerings

00:34:58.679 --> 00:35:00.159
 into the box

00:35:00.159 --> 00:35:00.940
 for the upholding

00:35:00.940 --> 00:35:02.319
 of the things of the temple.

00:35:03.699 --> 00:35:04.779
 And there are two things

00:35:04.779 --> 00:35:05.659
 we can take from it.

00:35:05.699 --> 00:35:06.139
 First of all,

00:35:06.619 --> 00:35:08.199
 the Lord's observance

00:35:08.199 --> 00:35:09.519
 of the offerings.

00:35:10.279 --> 00:35:11.480
 The Lord's observance.

00:35:11.599 --> 00:35:13.119
 He was deliberately saying to us,

00:35:13.579 --> 00:35:15.940
 he sat down opposite the treasury

00:35:15.940 --> 00:35:18.079
 and watched the people

00:35:18.079 --> 00:35:19.000
 putting money

00:35:19.000 --> 00:35:20.599
 into the offering box.

00:35:21.960 --> 00:35:23.139
 He watched the people.

00:35:23.139 --> 00:35:25.219
 It's not a mere observance.

00:35:25.739 --> 00:35:26.779
 It's an observance

00:35:26.780 --> 00:35:28.660
 with a certain amount

00:35:28.660 --> 00:35:32.120
 of assessment in it.

00:35:32.860 --> 00:35:34.340
 Jesus didn't just watch this

00:35:34.340 --> 00:35:36.920
 as it was going on casually

00:35:36.920 --> 00:35:38.260
 or just happened to notice

00:35:38.260 --> 00:35:39.460
 out of the corner of his eye.

00:35:39.620 --> 00:35:41.480
 He deliberately studied

00:35:41.480 --> 00:35:42.660
 what was going on.

00:35:42.920 --> 00:35:44.519
 And any time you see in the Bible

00:35:44.519 --> 00:35:47.060
 that Jesus is observing keenly

00:35:47.060 --> 00:35:48.100
 something that's going on,

00:35:48.140 --> 00:35:48.760
 whatever it is,

00:35:49.019 --> 00:35:50.519
 you and I have to take note of that

00:35:50.519 --> 00:35:50.800
 and say,

00:35:50.800 --> 00:35:52.820
 well, Jesus is interested in that.

00:35:53.540 --> 00:35:54.160
 This is something

00:35:54.160 --> 00:35:56.100
 that he himself observes keenly.

00:35:56.099 --> 00:35:57.460
 That's what he was doing here.

00:35:57.559 --> 00:35:59.639
 He sat down opposite the treasury

00:35:59.639 --> 00:36:01.159
 and watched the people

00:36:01.159 --> 00:36:01.860
 putting money

00:36:01.860 --> 00:36:03.440
 into the offering box.

00:36:03.539 --> 00:36:04.059
 We might think

00:36:04.059 --> 00:36:05.779
 that that's really quite unimportant

00:36:05.779 --> 00:36:07.699
 or relatively unimportant,

00:36:07.880 --> 00:36:09.179
 but to Jesus it mattered.

00:36:09.599 --> 00:36:11.039
 And because it mattered to Jesus,

00:36:11.279 --> 00:36:12.279
 he observed it.

00:36:12.440 --> 00:36:13.519
 He was looking at it.

00:36:13.860 --> 00:36:15.039
 He was studying it.

00:36:16.860 --> 00:36:17.819
 And of course,

00:36:18.219 --> 00:36:19.059
 that follows through

00:36:19.059 --> 00:36:21.360
 into what we do ourselves.

00:36:21.360 --> 00:36:24.140
 It was important enough for Jesus

00:36:24.140 --> 00:36:26.260
 to observe it carefully

00:36:26.260 --> 00:36:27.880
 and actually to bring out

00:36:27.880 --> 00:36:28.860
 the teaching you find

00:36:28.860 --> 00:36:30.440
 in the following verses from it

00:36:30.440 --> 00:36:32.000
 so that those who were listening

00:36:32.000 --> 00:36:33.860
 could gain from that

00:36:33.860 --> 00:36:34.760
 if they were really keen

00:36:34.760 --> 00:36:36.019
 to listen properly

00:36:36.019 --> 00:36:37.000
 to what he was saying.

00:36:37.680 --> 00:36:39.140
 It wasn't enough for Jesus

00:36:39.140 --> 00:36:40.579
 to actually note it

00:36:40.579 --> 00:36:41.700
 and comment on it.

00:36:41.760 --> 00:36:43.059
 He brought out this teaching

00:36:43.059 --> 00:36:44.579
 that you find in the verses

00:36:44.579 --> 00:36:45.700
 which follow.

00:36:45.699 --> 00:36:48.159
 And it's important for us,

00:36:48.500 --> 00:36:48.939
 of course,

00:36:49.359 --> 00:36:50.679
 sounds a fairly

00:36:50.679 --> 00:36:53.519
 straightforward point to make,

00:36:53.619 --> 00:36:55.599
 but it's one we very often forget,

00:36:55.699 --> 00:36:56.019
 isn't it,

00:36:56.019 --> 00:36:57.679
 that everything we do

00:36:57.679 --> 00:36:59.419
 is observed by the Lord.

00:37:00.139 --> 00:37:02.779
 Even the most common actions of life,

00:37:03.419 --> 00:37:04.739
 they're observed by the Lord.

00:37:04.859 --> 00:37:06.299
 Not just observed by the Lord,

00:37:06.399 --> 00:37:07.980
 but measured by the Lord,

00:37:08.500 --> 00:37:09.739
 weighed up by the Lord.

00:37:10.460 --> 00:37:12.399
 Even the money we put in the plate

00:37:12.399 --> 00:37:14.199
 or the offering we have online

00:37:14.199 --> 00:37:15.299
 or wherever it is.

00:37:15.960 --> 00:37:17.399
 It's observed by the Lord.

00:37:17.679 --> 00:37:19.539
 The Lord is taking note of that.

00:37:20.179 --> 00:37:21.939
 The Lord is measuring that.

00:37:22.239 --> 00:37:22.939
 The Lord is seeing

00:37:22.939 --> 00:37:25.139
 the attitude of the heart in that.

00:37:25.219 --> 00:37:26.759
 It's not the amount we put in.

00:37:27.079 --> 00:37:28.679
 It's not the amount of our time

00:37:28.679 --> 00:37:30.359
 that we give to His service.

00:37:30.519 --> 00:37:31.539
 Not the amount of money

00:37:31.539 --> 00:37:33.079
 we use to support the gospel.

00:37:33.399 --> 00:37:35.939
 It's primarily the attitude behind it.

00:37:36.339 --> 00:37:37.960
 It's the direction of our mind.

00:37:38.279 --> 00:37:39.659
 It's the thoughts of our hearts

00:37:39.659 --> 00:37:42.399
 as we go about all our actions in life.

00:37:42.400 --> 00:37:45.200
 Well, the Lord observes keenly

00:37:45.200 --> 00:37:46.619
 what we're doing.

00:37:48.039 --> 00:37:51.579
 That's what you find in verses 41 to 42 here,

00:37:51.720 --> 00:37:52.960
 that He observed them,

00:37:53.460 --> 00:37:55.700
 and He observed how rich people,

00:37:55.780 --> 00:37:56.880
 many rich people,

00:37:56.940 --> 00:37:59.139
 or they put in large sums.

00:37:59.820 --> 00:38:01.880
 And then there came along this poor widow,

00:38:02.240 --> 00:38:05.579
 and she put in two small copper coins.

00:38:06.119 --> 00:38:08.960
 Now, Jesus is making an assessment.

00:38:08.960 --> 00:38:10.420
 When you read these words,

00:38:10.740 --> 00:38:12.780
 it shows us that in Jesus' mind,

00:38:12.920 --> 00:38:14.139
 He's measuring this.

00:38:14.220 --> 00:38:14.940
 He's weighing this.

00:38:15.199 --> 00:38:15.940
 He's weighing it up.

00:38:16.000 --> 00:38:18.000
 He's comparing the offerings.

00:38:18.280 --> 00:38:19.760
 And He's comparing the offerings

00:38:19.760 --> 00:38:23.139
 and taking note of the people

00:38:23.139 --> 00:38:24.300
 who are involved

00:38:24.300 --> 00:38:26.480
 and what their position in life is

00:38:26.480 --> 00:38:28.079
 in relation to their offerings.

00:38:28.519 --> 00:38:29.820
 They have many rich, He says,

00:38:30.260 --> 00:38:33.300
 and there was this one poor widow.

00:38:33.420 --> 00:38:34.500
 Now, there's nothing here about

00:38:34.500 --> 00:38:36.480
 condemning those rich people

00:38:36.480 --> 00:38:37.539
 for having the riches.

00:38:37.539 --> 00:38:38.880
 The Bible never does that.

00:38:39.320 --> 00:38:40.679
 Abraham was a very rich man.

00:38:41.139 --> 00:38:42.619
 Job was a very rich man.

00:38:43.099 --> 00:38:44.059
 There are many rich people

00:38:44.059 --> 00:38:45.420
 down through the years

00:38:45.420 --> 00:38:46.880
 that have come to serve the Lord

00:38:46.880 --> 00:38:50.000
 in a way that's acceptable and commendable,

00:38:50.880 --> 00:38:51.860
 and they're never criticized

00:38:51.860 --> 00:38:53.300
 for having the riches.

00:38:53.860 --> 00:38:55.579
 It's not having money that's the problem.

00:38:55.900 --> 00:38:57.619
 It's not having an abundance of money

00:38:57.619 --> 00:38:58.380
 that's the problem.

00:38:58.860 --> 00:39:00.000
 That's not being millionaires.

00:39:00.079 --> 00:39:00.820
 If we're millionaires,

00:39:00.900 --> 00:39:01.779
 that's not the problem.

00:39:02.099 --> 00:39:03.199
 What Jesus is measuring

00:39:03.199 --> 00:39:04.960
 is not just what we do with it,

00:39:04.960 --> 00:39:06.480
 but what the thought of our heart is

00:39:06.480 --> 00:39:08.840
 as we do whatever we do with it.

00:39:09.699 --> 00:39:10.740
 That's what He's doing here.

00:39:10.980 --> 00:39:11.900
 He's assessing.

00:39:12.920 --> 00:39:14.480
 He's carrying out a comparison,

00:39:15.179 --> 00:39:17.400
 not condemning the rich for being rich,

00:39:17.960 --> 00:39:19.800
 not condemning the poor widow

00:39:19.800 --> 00:39:20.800
 for being poor.

00:39:21.800 --> 00:39:22.659
 You see, for Jesus,

00:39:23.099 --> 00:39:25.500
 it's all a matter of the heart, isn't it?

00:39:25.500 --> 00:39:27.760
 It's all a matter of what's internal,

00:39:27.760 --> 00:39:30.640
 and what is internal ought to match

00:39:30.640 --> 00:39:34.300
 what is external as well in our lives.

00:39:34.540 --> 00:39:37.160
 The attitudes, the mindset,

00:39:37.400 --> 00:39:38.640
 the heart, the motives.

00:39:39.820 --> 00:39:41.340
 And then we find the same thing

00:39:41.340 --> 00:39:42.240
 in the previous verses

00:39:42.240 --> 00:39:43.380
 that we read together

00:39:43.380 --> 00:39:46.680
 from verse 38 in the teaching.

00:39:46.860 --> 00:39:47.040
 He said,

00:39:47.300 --> 00:39:48.840
 Beware of the scribes

00:39:48.840 --> 00:39:51.320
 who like to walk around in long robes

00:39:51.320 --> 00:39:53.240
 and like greetings in the marketplaces,

00:39:53.780 --> 00:39:55.520
 have the best seats in the synagogues

00:39:55.519 --> 00:39:57.280
 and the places of honor at feasts,

00:39:57.759 --> 00:39:59.420
 who devour widows' houses

00:39:59.420 --> 00:40:01.860
 and for a pretense make long prayers.

00:40:02.300 --> 00:40:04.039
 They will receive the greater condemnation.

00:40:04.099 --> 00:40:04.880
 You can see at once

00:40:04.880 --> 00:40:06.380
 there's a very close connection

00:40:06.380 --> 00:40:07.179
 between that

00:40:07.179 --> 00:40:08.940
 and the passage we're looking at

00:40:08.940 --> 00:40:10.199
 that follows on from that

00:40:10.199 --> 00:40:11.559
 because that's a passage

00:40:11.559 --> 00:40:13.099
 regarding the scribes.

00:40:13.159 --> 00:40:14.440
 It's to do with externals,

00:40:14.539 --> 00:40:17.099
 to do with making a big show of themselves.

00:40:17.539 --> 00:40:19.360
 It's a matter of drawing attention

00:40:19.360 --> 00:40:19.940
 to themselves

00:40:19.940 --> 00:40:20.980
 so that people will say,

00:40:21.179 --> 00:40:22.400
 Aren't they really generous?

00:40:22.539 --> 00:40:23.519
 Aren't they really good?

00:40:25.519 --> 00:40:26.780
 For a pretense.

00:40:27.619 --> 00:40:29.139
 They make long prayers.

00:40:29.920 --> 00:40:31.400
 Jesus today is not interested

00:40:31.400 --> 00:40:32.639
 in how long you pray for.

00:40:33.980 --> 00:40:35.019
 He's not interested really

00:40:35.019 --> 00:40:37.099
 in what kind of clothes you wear.

00:40:38.420 --> 00:40:39.579
 It's what's in your heart

00:40:39.579 --> 00:40:40.619
 and what's in my heart.

00:40:41.500 --> 00:40:42.659
 The thoughts of your mind,

00:40:42.759 --> 00:40:43.360
 the attitude,

00:40:44.079 --> 00:40:45.519
 the motives you have,

00:40:46.059 --> 00:40:48.840
 the unseen things of the soul.

00:40:48.960 --> 00:40:50.639
 That's what Jesus really is measuring

00:40:50.639 --> 00:40:51.980
 most of all,

00:40:53.339 --> 00:40:54.759
 more so than the outside

00:40:54.759 --> 00:40:56.460
 and the externals.

00:40:56.619 --> 00:40:57.259
 You have the same

00:40:57.259 --> 00:40:58.839
 in chapter 7,

00:40:59.000 --> 00:41:00.699
 a famous passage

00:41:00.699 --> 00:41:01.980
 you find in the Gospels here,

00:41:02.059 --> 00:41:03.420
 Matthew and Mark and Luke.

00:41:03.519 --> 00:41:03.879
 You find

00:41:03.879 --> 00:41:06.059
 chapter 7 there.

00:41:06.099 --> 00:41:06.879
 I don't want to go through it

00:41:06.879 --> 00:41:07.259
 just now.

00:41:07.319 --> 00:41:07.940
 It took time.

00:41:08.039 --> 00:41:09.159
 But it's to do with

00:41:09.159 --> 00:41:10.339
 traditions and commandments

00:41:10.339 --> 00:41:12.159
 which the Pharisees especially

00:41:12.159 --> 00:41:14.579
 were laying such great store by.

00:41:14.579 --> 00:41:16.319
 And of course,

00:41:16.759 --> 00:41:17.840
 Jesus went on to say,

00:41:17.960 --> 00:41:19.579
 well, this is what defiles a person

00:41:19.579 --> 00:41:21.059
 not to eat with hands

00:41:21.059 --> 00:41:22.099
 that are unwashed,

00:41:22.519 --> 00:41:23.920
 but what defiles them

00:41:23.920 --> 00:41:25.659
 is what actually comes

00:41:25.659 --> 00:41:26.759
 from inside

00:41:26.759 --> 00:41:28.579
 and then is seen outwardly.

00:41:30.259 --> 00:41:31.099
 Evil thoughts,

00:41:31.759 --> 00:41:32.739
 sexual immorality,

00:41:33.420 --> 00:41:33.779
 theft,

00:41:34.259 --> 00:41:34.599
 murder,

00:41:34.860 --> 00:41:35.340
 adultery,

00:41:35.779 --> 00:41:36.239
 coveting,

00:41:36.599 --> 00:41:37.139
 wickedness,

00:41:37.279 --> 00:41:37.659
 deceit,

00:41:38.099 --> 00:41:38.759
 sensuality,

00:41:38.960 --> 00:41:39.299
 envy,

00:41:39.759 --> 00:41:40.159
 slander,

00:41:40.460 --> 00:41:40.880
 pride,

00:41:41.319 --> 00:41:41.860
 foolishness.

00:41:41.860 --> 00:41:43.259
 All these evil things

00:41:43.259 --> 00:41:44.059
 come from within

00:41:44.059 --> 00:41:46.440
 and they defile the person.

00:41:47.059 --> 00:41:48.320
 That's what defilement is,

00:41:48.440 --> 00:41:48.719
 Jesus.

00:41:49.059 --> 00:41:50.299
 It's rooted in the heart.

00:41:50.440 --> 00:41:52.380
 It emerges from the soul.

00:41:53.380 --> 00:41:54.199
 And that's especially

00:41:54.199 --> 00:41:55.619
 what his mind was set upon,

00:41:55.960 --> 00:41:57.759
 what his teaching really set forth

00:41:57.759 --> 00:41:59.659
 as important.

00:42:00.719 --> 00:42:01.139
 So you see,

00:42:01.219 --> 00:42:02.799
 we don't measure things

00:42:02.799 --> 00:42:07.179
 by outward things,

00:42:07.320 --> 00:42:07.940
 outward show.

00:42:08.360 --> 00:42:09.639
 We actually measure

00:42:09.639 --> 00:42:11.320
 as far as we're able to

00:42:11.320 --> 00:42:12.699
 by genuinely seeing

00:42:12.699 --> 00:42:14.079
 what is it that comes out

00:42:14.079 --> 00:42:14.960
 of people's hearts.

00:42:15.679 --> 00:42:16.439
 Are they kind

00:42:16.439 --> 00:42:17.079
 or are they not?

00:42:17.079 --> 00:42:17.879
 Are they loving

00:42:17.879 --> 00:42:18.699
 or are they not?

00:42:19.639 --> 00:42:20.199
 And so on,

00:42:20.719 --> 00:42:21.719
 as Jesus himself

00:42:21.719 --> 00:42:22.960
 sets before us.

00:42:23.019 --> 00:42:23.099
 Well,

00:42:23.139 --> 00:42:24.159
 the Lord's observance

00:42:24.159 --> 00:42:25.460
 of the offerings.

00:42:25.599 --> 00:42:26.039
 But secondly,

00:42:26.139 --> 00:42:26.619
 let's look at

00:42:26.619 --> 00:42:28.000
 the Lord's verdict

00:42:28.000 --> 00:42:29.480
 of the offerings.

00:42:29.659 --> 00:42:30.299
 And you know the phrase

00:42:30.299 --> 00:42:31.579
 nowadays that's often mentioned,

00:42:32.079 --> 00:42:33.259
 less is more.

00:42:33.839 --> 00:42:34.059
 Well,

00:42:34.079 --> 00:42:34.799
 you could apply that

00:42:34.799 --> 00:42:35.419
 in some sense

00:42:35.419 --> 00:42:37.099
 to what you find here

00:42:37.099 --> 00:42:38.019
 in the difference

00:42:38.019 --> 00:42:38.719
 between the widow

00:42:38.719 --> 00:42:40.079
 and these rich people.

00:42:40.699 --> 00:42:42.179
 How is it that he says

00:42:42.179 --> 00:42:44.219
 she has put in

00:42:44.219 --> 00:42:45.480
 more than

00:42:45.480 --> 00:42:47.599
 all of those rich people

00:42:47.599 --> 00:42:48.019
 put in?

00:42:48.439 --> 00:42:48.599
 Now,

00:42:48.779 --> 00:42:49.299
 obviously,

00:42:49.539 --> 00:42:50.000
 literally,

00:42:50.639 --> 00:42:52.319
 she had these two pennies,

00:42:53.059 --> 00:42:54.899
 two copper coins

00:42:54.899 --> 00:42:55.959
 amounted to a penny,

00:42:56.059 --> 00:42:56.599
 it says here.

00:42:57.099 --> 00:42:57.799
 It's really

00:42:57.799 --> 00:42:59.279
 a very small item

00:42:59.279 --> 00:43:00.539
 of money in those days.

00:43:00.859 --> 00:43:01.459
 We're told,

00:43:01.559 --> 00:43:01.819
 in fact,

00:43:01.879 --> 00:43:02.480
 that it was about

00:43:02.480 --> 00:43:04.059
 one hundredth

00:43:04.059 --> 00:43:05.319
 of a day's wage,

00:43:06.119 --> 00:43:07.019
 an average wage

00:43:07.019 --> 00:43:07.519
 for a day.

00:43:07.920 --> 00:43:09.400
 This is one hundredth.

00:43:09.920 --> 00:43:10.519
 This is what she had

00:43:10.519 --> 00:43:11.320
 to live upon,

00:43:11.539 --> 00:43:12.539
 one hundredth

00:43:12.539 --> 00:43:13.780
 of a day's wage.

00:43:13.960 --> 00:43:14.840
 What did she do with it?

00:43:14.980 --> 00:43:15.639
 She put it all

00:43:15.639 --> 00:43:16.400
 into the treasury.

00:43:17.320 --> 00:43:18.460
 She gave it to the temple.

00:43:18.840 --> 00:43:20.300
 She gave it to the Lord.

00:43:20.440 --> 00:43:21.400
 She gave it to God.

00:43:22.900 --> 00:43:23.400
 But you see,

00:43:23.860 --> 00:43:24.759
 the difference is

00:43:24.759 --> 00:43:26.280
 the reason that he can say

00:43:26.280 --> 00:43:27.300
 she put more in

00:43:27.300 --> 00:43:28.800
 than all these other ones,

00:43:29.559 --> 00:43:30.800
 the difference really

00:43:30.800 --> 00:43:31.699
 is summed up,

00:43:31.780 --> 00:43:32.139
 if you like,

00:43:32.239 --> 00:43:32.860
 by these words,

00:43:33.119 --> 00:43:33.739
 out of.

00:43:35.099 --> 00:43:35.360
 You see,

00:43:35.400 --> 00:43:36.139
 as you go through it,

00:43:36.139 --> 00:43:38.779
 she gave out

00:43:38.779 --> 00:43:40.440
 of her poverty.

00:43:41.239 --> 00:43:42.819
 They gave out

00:43:42.819 --> 00:43:44.299
 of their abundance.

00:43:44.679 --> 00:43:45.319
 That's what makes

00:43:45.319 --> 00:43:46.000
 the difference.

00:43:46.819 --> 00:43:48.099
 That's what Jesus measured.

00:43:48.679 --> 00:43:49.359
 They gave out

00:43:49.359 --> 00:43:50.119
 of their abundance.

00:43:50.639 --> 00:43:51.420
 She was poor.

00:43:51.639 --> 00:43:52.639
 She was very poor,

00:43:52.759 --> 00:43:53.539
 but she gave all

00:43:53.539 --> 00:43:54.639
 that she had there to God.

00:43:54.859 --> 00:43:55.699
 This was all she had

00:43:55.699 --> 00:43:56.139
 to live on.

00:43:56.179 --> 00:43:57.159
 That's how Mark puts it.

00:43:57.639 --> 00:43:58.779
 She has put everything in.

00:43:58.879 --> 00:43:59.859
 This is what Jesus said.

00:43:59.960 --> 00:44:00.920
 All that she had

00:44:00.920 --> 00:44:01.579
 to live on.

00:44:01.940 --> 00:44:02.839
 And yet she put it all

00:44:02.839 --> 00:44:03.619
 into the treasury

00:44:03.619 --> 00:44:04.839
 because she said

00:44:04.839 --> 00:44:05.619
 that really rightly

00:44:05.619 --> 00:44:06.480
 belongs to God.

00:44:06.579 --> 00:44:07.339
 I owe it to Him.

00:44:07.900 --> 00:44:08.699
 I love Him.

00:44:09.019 --> 00:44:09.299
 Therefore,

00:44:09.420 --> 00:44:10.679
 that's where the money

00:44:10.679 --> 00:44:11.039
 is going.

00:44:13.059 --> 00:44:13.859
 And the rich,

00:44:14.400 --> 00:44:14.619
 well,

00:44:14.659 --> 00:44:15.579
 after they had put in

00:44:15.579 --> 00:44:16.699
 whatever money

00:44:16.699 --> 00:44:17.219
 they put in,

00:44:17.299 --> 00:44:18.059
 it was an abundance.

00:44:18.299 --> 00:44:19.079
 Out of their abundance

00:44:19.079 --> 00:44:19.679
 they put in

00:44:19.679 --> 00:44:20.960
 whatever it was,

00:44:21.019 --> 00:44:21.839
 but it was out

00:44:21.839 --> 00:44:22.719
 of their abundance,

00:44:23.259 --> 00:44:24.480
 not out of their poverty.

00:44:25.559 --> 00:44:26.199
 And they would have

00:44:26.199 --> 00:44:26.900
 much left.

00:44:27.839 --> 00:44:28.539
 Whatever sums

00:44:28.539 --> 00:44:29.119
 they put in,

00:44:29.599 --> 00:44:30.119
 Jesus knew,

00:44:30.219 --> 00:44:30.579
 they would have

00:44:30.579 --> 00:44:31.339
 much left over

00:44:31.339 --> 00:44:31.960
 after that.

00:44:31.960 --> 00:44:33.260
 And so you see,

00:44:33.900 --> 00:44:34.860
 when the Lord

00:44:34.860 --> 00:44:38.400
 measures our contributions,

00:44:38.659 --> 00:44:39.360
 as we said earlier,

00:44:39.880 --> 00:44:41.079
 He actually weighs

00:44:41.079 --> 00:44:41.960
 these contributions

00:44:41.960 --> 00:44:43.119
 in His own mind,

00:44:43.440 --> 00:44:43.800
 morally,

00:44:44.039 --> 00:44:44.420
 spiritually,

00:44:44.480 --> 00:44:45.059
 He weighs them.

00:44:45.059 --> 00:44:45.960
 Not just talking about

00:44:45.960 --> 00:44:47.220
 the money we put

00:44:47.220 --> 00:44:47.820
 on the plate,

00:44:47.860 --> 00:44:48.360
 or that's not

00:44:48.360 --> 00:44:49.220
 left out of it.

00:44:49.260 --> 00:44:49.880
 It's not how we,

00:44:50.320 --> 00:44:51.240
 the only thing

00:44:51.240 --> 00:44:53.920
 that we apply this to.

00:44:54.240 --> 00:44:55.199
 It's the measure

00:44:55.199 --> 00:44:56.159
 of our time.

00:44:56.220 --> 00:44:56.860
 How much time

00:44:56.860 --> 00:44:57.599
 do we give

00:44:57.599 --> 00:44:58.320
 to the Lord?

00:44:58.679 --> 00:44:59.119
 How much time

00:44:59.119 --> 00:45:00.000
 do we give to prayer?

00:45:00.099 --> 00:45:00.500
 How much time

00:45:00.500 --> 00:45:00.900
 do we give

00:45:00.900 --> 00:45:01.880
 to reading a Bible?

00:45:02.559 --> 00:45:03.239
 How much time

00:45:03.239 --> 00:45:04.300
 do we give

00:45:04.300 --> 00:45:05.280
 to speaking about

00:45:05.280 --> 00:45:06.260
 the Lord to others?

00:45:06.880 --> 00:45:07.739
 I'm just guilty

00:45:07.739 --> 00:45:08.940
 of this as anybody else

00:45:08.940 --> 00:45:09.699
 in measuring

00:45:09.699 --> 00:45:11.039
 the time that I give

00:45:11.039 --> 00:45:11.940
 to all of these things

00:45:11.940 --> 00:45:13.000
 because I find so often

00:45:13.000 --> 00:45:14.579
 that all too easily

00:45:14.579 --> 00:45:15.280
 I'm distracted

00:45:15.280 --> 00:45:15.920
 and I've given

00:45:15.920 --> 00:45:16.739
 so much time,

00:45:16.860 --> 00:45:17.920
 whether it's

00:45:17.920 --> 00:45:19.559
 emails or my phone

00:45:19.559 --> 00:45:21.199
 or whatever else it is,

00:45:21.460 --> 00:45:22.460
 social media.

00:45:23.320 --> 00:45:24.079
 It's a huge

00:45:24.079 --> 00:45:25.559
 eater up of our time,

00:45:25.739 --> 00:45:27.119
 especially social media,

00:45:27.280 --> 00:45:27.579
 isn't it?

00:45:27.739 --> 00:45:28.559
 Huge amounts

00:45:28.559 --> 00:45:29.199
 of our time

00:45:29.199 --> 00:45:30.319
 if we're not

00:45:30.319 --> 00:45:31.319
 very controlled

00:45:31.319 --> 00:45:31.980
 about it.

00:45:32.480 --> 00:45:33.159
 And when the Lord

00:45:33.159 --> 00:45:35.259
 measures our time

00:45:35.259 --> 00:45:35.960
 and our money

00:45:35.960 --> 00:45:37.219
 and our use

00:45:37.219 --> 00:45:38.159
 of our facilities,

00:45:38.319 --> 00:45:40.179
 our use of our resources

00:45:40.179 --> 00:45:40.739
 as we have

00:45:40.739 --> 00:45:41.559
 talking about

00:45:41.559 --> 00:45:42.419
 personally here

00:45:42.419 --> 00:45:43.019
 as well as

00:45:43.019 --> 00:45:43.879
 congregationally,

00:45:44.399 --> 00:45:44.639
 well,

00:45:44.679 --> 00:45:45.699
 he's weighing that up

00:45:45.699 --> 00:45:46.719
 and he's studying it

00:45:46.719 --> 00:45:47.379
 and he's asking,

00:45:47.779 --> 00:45:50.779
 how does that compare

00:45:50.779 --> 00:45:52.639
 with the time

00:45:52.639 --> 00:45:53.259
 that you're giving

00:45:53.259 --> 00:45:53.960
 to me?

00:45:55.399 --> 00:45:56.119
 How does it compare

00:45:56.119 --> 00:45:56.679
 to the time

00:45:56.679 --> 00:45:57.079
 you're giving

00:45:57.079 --> 00:45:58.019
 to just sitting down

00:45:58.019 --> 00:45:58.699
 with your Bible

00:45:58.699 --> 00:45:59.960
 and praying

00:45:59.960 --> 00:46:00.579
 and asking me

00:46:00.579 --> 00:46:01.460
 to bless that?

00:46:06.000 --> 00:46:06.219
 Well,

00:46:06.239 --> 00:46:07.960
 there's the weighing up

00:46:07.960 --> 00:46:08.579
 by Jesus

00:46:08.579 --> 00:46:11.099
 of the issues

00:46:11.099 --> 00:46:11.679
 of life

00:46:11.679 --> 00:46:15.000
 and he doesn't

00:46:15.000 --> 00:46:15.500
 measure

00:46:15.500 --> 00:46:17.980
 your contribution

00:46:17.980 --> 00:46:18.779
 or mine,

00:46:19.239 --> 00:46:20.099
 whether it's financial

00:46:20.099 --> 00:46:21.299
 or in terms of time

00:46:21.299 --> 00:46:22.460
 or service

00:46:22.460 --> 00:46:23.059
 or whatever else,

00:46:23.199 --> 00:46:24.659
 he doesn't measure

00:46:24.659 --> 00:46:25.679
 our contribution

00:46:25.679 --> 00:46:26.719
 by comparing it

00:46:26.719 --> 00:46:27.659
 with what others do.

00:46:28.719 --> 00:46:29.099
 As I know,

00:46:29.139 --> 00:46:30.039
 he's comparing here

00:46:30.039 --> 00:46:31.239
 the poor widow

00:46:31.239 --> 00:46:32.879
 with those who put

00:46:32.879 --> 00:46:33.799
 of their abundance

00:46:33.799 --> 00:46:34.879
 these rich people

00:46:34.879 --> 00:46:36.039
 into the treasury.

00:46:36.779 --> 00:46:37.519
 But when he comes

00:46:37.519 --> 00:46:37.940
 to you

00:46:37.940 --> 00:46:38.539
 and to me

00:46:38.539 --> 00:46:40.000
 and asks ourselves

00:46:40.000 --> 00:46:40.639
 how we are

00:46:40.639 --> 00:46:41.419
 in relation to

00:46:41.419 --> 00:46:42.899
 supporting his cause,

00:46:43.539 --> 00:46:45.099
 giving of our time

00:46:45.099 --> 00:46:45.599
 and so on,

00:46:46.119 --> 00:46:46.899
 he doesn't say,

00:46:47.159 --> 00:46:47.259
 well,

00:46:47.339 --> 00:46:48.359
 consider so and so

00:46:48.359 --> 00:46:48.819
 and see what

00:46:48.819 --> 00:46:49.359
 they're doing.

00:46:50.639 --> 00:46:51.399
 He's just saying,

00:46:52.099 --> 00:46:53.139
 how much of your time,

00:46:53.279 --> 00:46:54.419
 how much of your finance,

00:46:54.420 --> 00:46:55.800
 how much of your resources

00:46:55.800 --> 00:46:57.539
 out of the total

00:46:57.539 --> 00:46:58.740
 are you giving to me?

00:46:59.440 --> 00:47:00.579
 And it's important as well,

00:47:00.639 --> 00:47:00.900
 isn't it,

00:47:00.940 --> 00:47:05.400
 that we see this widow,

00:47:05.519 --> 00:47:05.700
 you see,

00:47:05.900 --> 00:47:07.820
 we could say

00:47:07.820 --> 00:47:09.519
 that she might have decided

00:47:09.519 --> 00:47:10.940
 when she came

00:47:10.940 --> 00:47:12.940
 to put her offering

00:47:12.940 --> 00:47:13.519
 in the treasury,

00:47:13.619 --> 00:47:14.340
 she might have decided,

00:47:14.460 --> 00:47:14.579
 well,

00:47:15.240 --> 00:47:15.780
 I've only got

00:47:15.780 --> 00:47:17.559
 those two tiny coins left,

00:47:17.619 --> 00:47:19.159
 it's hardly worth much at all.

00:47:20.039 --> 00:47:20.860
 I'll put one

00:47:20.860 --> 00:47:21.639
 into the treasury

00:47:21.639 --> 00:47:22.519
 and at least

00:47:22.519 --> 00:47:23.300
 I'll have the other one

00:47:23.300 --> 00:47:24.200
 left for myself.

00:47:25.440 --> 00:47:26.660
 She didn't do that.

00:47:28.060 --> 00:47:28.900
 She put both

00:47:28.900 --> 00:47:29.780
 into the treasury,

00:47:31.060 --> 00:47:31.800
 leaving herself

00:47:31.800 --> 00:47:32.620
 without any.

00:47:35.039 --> 00:47:35.980
 Why was that?

00:47:37.260 --> 00:47:38.860
 Because her mindset was

00:47:38.860 --> 00:47:41.980
 that she valued God.

00:47:42.920 --> 00:47:44.039
 She valued God

00:47:44.039 --> 00:47:44.920
 and loved God.

00:47:45.000 --> 00:47:45.300
 Obviously,

00:47:45.380 --> 00:47:46.380
 she wouldn't have done it otherwise.

00:47:47.840 --> 00:47:49.100
 And she said to herself,

00:47:49.960 --> 00:47:50.300
 well,

00:47:50.340 --> 00:47:51.420
 I'll give these to God

00:47:51.420 --> 00:47:52.639
 and God will give me back

00:47:52.639 --> 00:47:53.480
 as he sees fit.

00:47:53.559 --> 00:47:54.460
 I'm sure that would be

00:47:54.460 --> 00:47:56.079
 her way of looking at it.

00:47:57.280 --> 00:47:58.340
 And isn't that how it is

00:47:58.340 --> 00:47:59.760
 really with ourselves as well?

00:48:00.380 --> 00:48:01.200
 Because ultimately,

00:48:01.440 --> 00:48:02.880
 we're not actually

00:48:02.880 --> 00:48:04.260
 in the ultimate sense

00:48:04.260 --> 00:48:05.579
 giving of our time

00:48:05.579 --> 00:48:06.880
 or of our money

00:48:06.880 --> 00:48:08.000
 to the church.

00:48:08.680 --> 00:48:08.900
 Yes,

00:48:08.960 --> 00:48:10.680
 I know it's perfectly proper

00:48:10.680 --> 00:48:11.380
 to think of

00:48:11.380 --> 00:48:12.740
 the money that you put

00:48:12.740 --> 00:48:13.780
 in the collection plate

00:48:13.780 --> 00:48:14.860
 or that you put in the envelope

00:48:14.860 --> 00:48:16.159
 or that you offer

00:48:16.159 --> 00:48:17.079
 by standing order

00:48:17.079 --> 00:48:17.559
 or whatever.

00:48:17.559 --> 00:48:18.219
 Of course,

00:48:18.299 --> 00:48:19.400
 that's given to the church

00:48:19.400 --> 00:48:20.739
 in that sense of it.

00:48:21.079 --> 00:48:22.119
 It's given to the church

00:48:22.119 --> 00:48:23.920
 so that it's looked after

00:48:23.920 --> 00:48:24.699
 by those who are

00:48:24.699 --> 00:48:25.920
 in charge of these things

00:48:25.920 --> 00:48:27.320
 and used and allocated,

00:48:27.920 --> 00:48:29.139
 given to central funds

00:48:29.139 --> 00:48:30.400
 or distributed locally

00:48:30.400 --> 00:48:31.159
 or whatever it is.

00:48:31.199 --> 00:48:31.500
 Of course,

00:48:31.559 --> 00:48:32.460
 it is given to the church,

00:48:32.519 --> 00:48:34.340
 but not in the ultimate sense.

00:48:35.400 --> 00:48:36.619
 Because when you do that,

00:48:37.059 --> 00:48:38.539
 organizing your funds online

00:48:38.539 --> 00:48:39.440
 by standing order

00:48:39.440 --> 00:48:40.239
 or putting your envelope

00:48:40.239 --> 00:48:40.739
 on the plate,

00:48:41.079 --> 00:48:42.920
 what you're really saying

00:48:42.920 --> 00:48:44.699
 in your mind is,

00:48:45.019 --> 00:48:45.259
 Lord,

00:48:45.260 --> 00:48:46.380
 this is for you.

00:48:48.300 --> 00:48:49.340
 This is for you.

00:48:49.660 --> 00:48:51.280
 It is you who deserves this.

00:48:52.560 --> 00:48:53.320
 You are the one

00:48:53.320 --> 00:48:54.100
 that I have in mind

00:48:54.100 --> 00:48:55.080
 as I give this.

00:48:55.780 --> 00:48:57.160
 As I give of my time

00:48:57.160 --> 00:48:57.720
 to prayer,

00:48:58.220 --> 00:48:59.140
 to bind with study,

00:48:59.480 --> 00:49:00.520
 to attending church,

00:49:01.360 --> 00:49:02.100
 to putting my money

00:49:02.100 --> 00:49:02.640
 in the plate.

00:49:03.060 --> 00:49:03.240
 Lord,

00:49:03.300 --> 00:49:04.120
 this is for you.

00:49:04.800 --> 00:49:05.500
 You are the one

00:49:05.500 --> 00:49:06.360
 who deserves it.

00:49:07.260 --> 00:49:08.060
 You are the one

00:49:08.060 --> 00:49:08.780
 I acknowledge

00:49:08.780 --> 00:49:11.160
 has been so good to me.

00:49:12.140 --> 00:49:12.880
 It's the least

00:49:12.880 --> 00:49:13.960
 I can do in return

00:49:13.960 --> 00:49:16.220
 to give you of my time,

00:49:16.559 --> 00:49:17.659
 of my resources,

00:49:18.220 --> 00:49:18.760
 accordingly.

00:49:21.840 --> 00:49:22.840
 And that's because

00:49:22.840 --> 00:49:23.900
 you want his cause

00:49:23.900 --> 00:49:24.300
 to grow,

00:49:24.400 --> 00:49:24.780
 isn't it?

00:49:25.300 --> 00:49:26.059
 You want him

00:49:26.059 --> 00:49:26.880
 to be glorified.

00:49:26.980 --> 00:49:27.360
 You want him

00:49:27.360 --> 00:49:28.039
 to be praised.

00:49:29.220 --> 00:49:30.780
 You want his cause

00:49:30.780 --> 00:49:31.740
 in a wider sense

00:49:31.740 --> 00:49:32.220
 as well as

00:49:32.220 --> 00:49:33.760
 in the congregation sense

00:49:33.760 --> 00:49:34.320
 to grow

00:49:34.320 --> 00:49:36.480
 and to flourish.

00:49:37.539 --> 00:49:38.380
 And what you give

00:49:38.380 --> 00:49:39.820
 by way of your time

00:49:39.820 --> 00:49:41.840
 or by way of your finance

00:49:41.840 --> 00:49:43.300
 is designed

00:49:43.300 --> 00:49:44.360
 in your heart

00:49:44.360 --> 00:49:45.140
 and your mindset

00:49:45.140 --> 00:49:46.300
 to contribute

00:49:46.300 --> 00:49:48.000
 towards that increase.

00:49:51.000 --> 00:49:51.600
 You know,

00:49:51.640 --> 00:49:52.420
 that's the basis

00:49:52.420 --> 00:49:54.760
 for voluntary service.

00:49:55.700 --> 00:49:56.580
 Not everybody

00:49:56.580 --> 00:49:57.640
 who serves

00:49:57.640 --> 00:49:58.500
 in this congregation

00:49:58.500 --> 00:49:59.500
 by any means

00:49:59.500 --> 00:50:00.519
 is paid for it.

00:50:00.960 --> 00:50:01.720
 It's a privilege

00:50:01.720 --> 00:50:02.240
 for us

00:50:02.240 --> 00:50:03.180
 as ministers

00:50:03.180 --> 00:50:03.780
 of the gospel

00:50:03.780 --> 00:50:04.440
 to be paid

00:50:04.440 --> 00:50:05.640
 centrally by the church

00:50:05.640 --> 00:50:07.019
 through the funds

00:50:07.019 --> 00:50:07.719
 that you put

00:50:07.719 --> 00:50:09.119
 into the collection plate

00:50:09.119 --> 00:50:10.579
 or in your standing order

00:50:10.579 --> 00:50:11.099
 or whatever

00:50:11.099 --> 00:50:12.159
 and that comes

00:50:12.159 --> 00:50:13.480
 by way of our stipend

00:50:13.480 --> 00:50:14.179
 or a proportion

00:50:14.179 --> 00:50:15.019
 of it at least.

00:50:15.559 --> 00:50:16.420
 There goes to mission

00:50:16.420 --> 00:50:17.559
 and other works as well

00:50:17.559 --> 00:50:18.420
 that the church

00:50:18.420 --> 00:50:19.320
 is involved with.

00:50:20.079 --> 00:50:22.059
 But voluntary service

00:50:22.059 --> 00:50:24.440
 is such a blessed thing,

00:50:24.500 --> 00:50:24.820
 isn't it?

00:50:24.840 --> 00:50:26.360
 Because this congregation,

00:50:26.679 --> 00:50:27.179
 for example,

00:50:27.360 --> 00:50:28.659
 as you think of,

00:50:29.039 --> 00:50:29.860
 as you look at

00:50:29.860 --> 00:50:31.400
 that bulletin sheet today

00:50:31.400 --> 00:50:32.599
 and you think of

00:50:32.599 --> 00:50:33.559
 all of those meetings

00:50:33.559 --> 00:50:34.380
 that are involved

00:50:34.380 --> 00:50:35.860
 in this coming week,

00:50:35.960 --> 00:50:36.480
 God willing,

00:50:37.019 --> 00:50:38.559
 you think of

00:50:38.559 --> 00:50:39.980
 the number of hours

00:50:39.980 --> 00:50:41.400
 of voluntary service

00:50:41.400 --> 00:50:43.059
 that go towards

00:50:43.059 --> 00:50:43.840
 the upholding

00:50:43.840 --> 00:50:44.699
 of these meetings,

00:50:44.840 --> 00:50:45.579
 of these services,

00:50:45.800 --> 00:50:46.980
 of these activities.

00:50:48.380 --> 00:50:49.940
 You're a blessed congregation.

00:50:50.960 --> 00:50:52.599
 You're a privileged congregation

00:50:52.599 --> 00:50:54.059
 to have people

00:50:54.059 --> 00:50:55.219
 giving of their time

00:50:55.219 --> 00:50:55.820
 so willingly,

00:50:56.559 --> 00:50:57.019
 whether it's

00:50:57.019 --> 00:50:58.559
 looking after tweenies

00:50:58.559 --> 00:51:00.079
 or teaching in Sunday school

00:51:00.079 --> 00:51:01.159
 or Bible class

00:51:01.159 --> 00:51:03.559
 or whatever other activities

00:51:03.559 --> 00:51:05.340
 require voluntary service

00:51:05.340 --> 00:51:06.199
 and there are many others.

00:51:06.199 --> 00:51:07.059
 You can see them listed

00:51:07.059 --> 00:51:07.819
 as I've said.

00:51:08.359 --> 00:51:09.899
 But what a privileged congregation

00:51:09.899 --> 00:51:10.759
 you are

00:51:10.759 --> 00:51:12.119
 to have people

00:51:12.119 --> 00:51:12.539
 who are willing

00:51:12.539 --> 00:51:13.619
 to give of their time

00:51:13.619 --> 00:51:14.899
 to the cause of the Lord,

00:51:15.099 --> 00:51:16.279
 not for what they can

00:51:16.279 --> 00:51:17.359
 get out of it themselves,

00:51:17.599 --> 00:51:18.539
 but what they hope

00:51:18.539 --> 00:51:19.799
 will contribute towards

00:51:19.799 --> 00:51:21.019
 an increase

00:51:21.019 --> 00:51:22.239
 in the followers

00:51:22.239 --> 00:51:22.879
 of the Lord,

00:51:23.039 --> 00:51:24.219
 in those who serve the Lord,

00:51:24.279 --> 00:51:25.379
 in those who love the Lord.

00:51:25.380 --> 00:51:27.800
 And if you can,

00:51:28.800 --> 00:51:30.380
 if you're not presently involved

00:51:30.380 --> 00:51:33.059
 voluntarily in some of the things

00:51:33.059 --> 00:51:33.980
 that are going on,

00:51:34.460 --> 00:51:35.880
 whether it's Fridays at the Free

00:51:35.880 --> 00:51:37.240
 or any of these more practical

00:51:37.240 --> 00:51:38.099
 type meetings,

00:51:39.320 --> 00:51:40.820
 just please consider,

00:51:41.019 --> 00:51:42.180
 can I actually contribute

00:51:42.180 --> 00:51:43.240
 more to this?

00:51:44.420 --> 00:51:45.220
 Or can I do something

00:51:45.220 --> 00:51:46.260
 more than I'm doing?

00:51:46.260 --> 00:51:49.660
 Can I actually offer myself

00:51:49.660 --> 00:51:51.900
 for this other activity

00:51:51.900 --> 00:51:53.540
 that I see are in need

00:51:53.540 --> 00:51:54.720
 of volunteers?

00:51:55.440 --> 00:51:56.500
 Because all of that

00:51:56.500 --> 00:51:57.860
 really is part of

00:51:57.860 --> 00:51:59.060
 a contribution

00:51:59.060 --> 00:52:00.180
 to the Lord.

00:52:01.140 --> 00:52:02.140
 All of that belongs

00:52:02.140 --> 00:52:03.760
 to a willing service

00:52:03.760 --> 00:52:04.520
 for the Lord.

00:52:05.760 --> 00:52:06.760
 All of that should be

00:52:06.760 --> 00:52:08.120
 based on the pattern

00:52:08.120 --> 00:52:09.400
 of this poor widow

00:52:09.400 --> 00:52:11.640
 who had all too little.

00:52:12.100 --> 00:52:12.920
 And maybe you're saying

00:52:12.920 --> 00:52:13.460
 of yourself,

00:52:13.840 --> 00:52:14.380
 and I'm saying

00:52:14.380 --> 00:52:15.260
 of myself today,

00:52:15.599 --> 00:52:17.280
 well, all that I can contribute

00:52:17.280 --> 00:52:17.760
 to the Lord

00:52:17.760 --> 00:52:19.140
 is not very much, really.

00:52:19.400 --> 00:52:20.099
 Perhaps I can make

00:52:20.099 --> 00:52:20.640
 a cup of tea

00:52:20.640 --> 00:52:22.680
 during some of the fellowships

00:52:22.680 --> 00:52:23.059
 or whatever,

00:52:23.160 --> 00:52:24.780
 or perhaps I can be involved

00:52:24.780 --> 00:52:26.260
 in a practical sense

00:52:26.260 --> 00:52:27.360
 with WFM meetings

00:52:27.360 --> 00:52:27.820
 or whatever.

00:52:28.400 --> 00:52:30.019
 It all counts.

00:52:30.720 --> 00:52:31.780
 It's all weighed

00:52:31.780 --> 00:52:32.660
 by the Lord.

00:52:32.900 --> 00:52:33.860
 It's all observed

00:52:33.860 --> 00:52:34.559
 by Him.

00:52:36.700 --> 00:52:37.940
 For all of that,

00:52:39.079 --> 00:52:40.119
 we're thankful

00:52:40.119 --> 00:52:41.380
 and He takes note,

00:52:42.140 --> 00:52:42.519
 friends,

00:52:43.079 --> 00:52:44.079
 of all that you're doing.

00:52:44.800 --> 00:52:45.619
 And He takes note

00:52:45.619 --> 00:52:47.760
 in a way that commends

00:52:47.760 --> 00:52:48.240
 for it,

00:52:48.760 --> 00:52:50.079
 as He did this poor widow.

00:52:51.480 --> 00:52:52.400
 And that brings us finally,

00:52:52.559 --> 00:52:53.440
 the final point is

00:52:53.440 --> 00:52:54.980
 the Bible's own

00:52:54.980 --> 00:52:56.180
 or God's definition

00:52:56.180 --> 00:52:57.320
 of what it is

00:52:57.320 --> 00:52:58.019
 to be rich.

00:52:58.840 --> 00:52:59.559
 Here are all these

00:52:59.559 --> 00:53:00.260
 rich people

00:53:00.260 --> 00:53:01.920
 and they're putting

00:53:01.920 --> 00:53:02.519
 all of this

00:53:02.519 --> 00:53:03.300
 into the treasury,

00:53:03.780 --> 00:53:04.820
 whatever amount they had

00:53:04.820 --> 00:53:05.380
 and they still had

00:53:05.380 --> 00:53:06.320
 much left over.

00:53:07.440 --> 00:53:08.660
 Who in this passage

00:53:08.660 --> 00:53:09.760
 is truly rich?

00:53:11.280 --> 00:53:12.019
 Who is rich

00:53:12.019 --> 00:53:13.079
 in the highest sense?

00:53:13.079 --> 00:53:14.840
 It's not these people.

00:53:15.460 --> 00:53:16.460
 It's this poor widow.

00:53:17.299 --> 00:53:18.099
 She's put in everything

00:53:18.099 --> 00:53:18.840
 she's got.

00:53:19.179 --> 00:53:20.299
 But is she rich

00:53:20.299 --> 00:53:21.219
 in her soul?

00:53:21.539 --> 00:53:22.279
 Is she rich

00:53:22.279 --> 00:53:23.000
 in her thinking?

00:53:23.340 --> 00:53:23.960
 Is she rich

00:53:23.960 --> 00:53:24.759
 in her mindset?

00:53:25.139 --> 00:53:25.699
 Is she rich

00:53:25.699 --> 00:53:26.420
 in her relationship

00:53:26.420 --> 00:53:26.800
 of God?

00:53:26.800 --> 00:53:27.880
 Yes, she is.

00:53:29.220 --> 00:53:30.260
 She's not doing it

00:53:30.260 --> 00:53:30.820
 for show.

00:53:31.539 --> 00:53:32.180
 She's doing it

00:53:32.180 --> 00:53:32.940
 because she loves

00:53:32.940 --> 00:53:33.440
 the Lord.

00:53:34.200 --> 00:53:34.840
 She's doing it

00:53:34.840 --> 00:53:35.860
 because she values

00:53:35.860 --> 00:53:36.980
 what she has

00:53:36.980 --> 00:53:37.740
 in the temple

00:53:37.740 --> 00:53:39.480
 by way of God's

00:53:39.480 --> 00:53:40.099
 ordinances.

00:53:41.800 --> 00:53:42.559
 And how much

00:53:42.559 --> 00:53:43.860
 that's part

00:53:43.860 --> 00:53:44.460
 of the teaching

00:53:44.460 --> 00:53:45.559
 of Jesus elsewhere

00:53:45.559 --> 00:53:46.220
 is obvious

00:53:46.220 --> 00:53:46.800
 when you go through

00:53:46.800 --> 00:53:47.440
 the Gospels,

00:53:47.740 --> 00:53:48.539
 when you follow through

00:53:48.539 --> 00:53:49.280
 into the Epistles

00:53:49.280 --> 00:53:49.740
 as well,

00:53:49.840 --> 00:53:50.599
 and indeed when you go

00:53:50.599 --> 00:53:51.760
 to the Old Testament

00:53:51.760 --> 00:53:52.280
 as well.

00:53:52.599 --> 00:53:53.200
 Think, for example,

00:53:53.199 --> 00:53:53.779
 of Matthew

00:53:53.779 --> 00:53:54.879
 in the Sermon

00:53:54.879 --> 00:53:55.480
 on the Mount,

00:53:56.019 --> 00:53:57.159
 Matthew chapter 6,

00:53:58.159 --> 00:53:59.259
 you have verses 19

00:53:59.259 --> 00:54:00.719
 to 21.

00:54:01.739 --> 00:54:03.159
 We often read these.

00:54:03.939 --> 00:54:05.399
 Verses 19 to 21,

00:54:05.519 --> 00:54:06.179
 Do not lay up

00:54:06.179 --> 00:54:06.819
 for yourselves

00:54:06.819 --> 00:54:08.519
 treasures on earth

00:54:08.519 --> 00:54:09.099
 where moth

00:54:09.099 --> 00:54:10.159
 and rust destroy

00:54:10.159 --> 00:54:11.399
 and where thieves

00:54:11.399 --> 00:54:12.439
 break in and steal,

00:54:12.539 --> 00:54:13.239
 but lay up

00:54:13.239 --> 00:54:14.019
 for yourselves

00:54:14.019 --> 00:54:15.579
 treasures in heaven

00:54:15.579 --> 00:54:17.119
 where neither moth

00:54:17.119 --> 00:54:18.179
 nor rust destroys,

00:54:18.899 --> 00:54:19.480
 where thieves

00:54:19.480 --> 00:54:20.379
 do not break in

00:54:20.379 --> 00:54:20.960
 and steal.

00:54:22.139 --> 00:54:23.099
 Not any punches

00:54:23.099 --> 00:54:24.199
 home these points

00:54:24.199 --> 00:54:24.699
 by saying,

00:54:25.239 --> 00:54:26.079
 For where your

00:54:26.079 --> 00:54:27.059
 treasure is,

00:54:27.699 --> 00:54:28.839
 there your heart

00:54:28.839 --> 00:54:29.839
 will be also.

00:54:30.819 --> 00:54:31.559
 If we're set

00:54:31.559 --> 00:54:32.039
 on the things

00:54:32.039 --> 00:54:32.860
 of this world,

00:54:33.239 --> 00:54:33.819
 that's where

00:54:33.819 --> 00:54:34.519
 your heart's going

00:54:34.519 --> 00:54:34.920
 to be.

00:54:35.699 --> 00:54:36.420
 If your mindset

00:54:36.420 --> 00:54:37.579
 is gaining

00:54:37.579 --> 00:54:39.860
 how much we can

00:54:39.860 --> 00:54:40.839
 from the things

00:54:40.839 --> 00:54:41.500
 of this life,

00:54:41.539 --> 00:54:41.900
 that's where

00:54:41.900 --> 00:54:42.559
 our heart's going

00:54:42.559 --> 00:54:42.980
 to be.

00:54:43.420 --> 00:54:44.099
 If our mind

00:54:44.099 --> 00:54:45.079
 is set on the Lord,

00:54:45.380 --> 00:54:46.039
 on the praises

00:54:46.039 --> 00:54:46.679
 of God,

00:54:46.960 --> 00:54:47.519
 on the worship

00:54:47.519 --> 00:54:47.980
 of God,

00:54:48.019 --> 00:54:48.579
 on the service

00:54:48.579 --> 00:54:49.219
 of God,

00:54:49.380 --> 00:54:49.980
 on the things

00:54:49.980 --> 00:54:50.440
 of heaven,

00:54:50.759 --> 00:54:51.299
 that's where

00:54:51.299 --> 00:54:52.039
 our heart is.

00:54:52.039 --> 00:54:53.159
 And serving

00:54:53.159 --> 00:54:53.579
 the Lord

00:54:53.579 --> 00:54:54.019
 is really

00:54:54.019 --> 00:54:54.500
 the same

00:54:54.500 --> 00:54:55.279
 as laying

00:54:55.279 --> 00:54:56.300
 up for ourselves

00:54:56.300 --> 00:54:58.300
 treasures in heaven.

00:54:59.440 --> 00:55:00.059
 That's the way

00:55:00.059 --> 00:55:00.840
 the Lord

00:55:00.840 --> 00:55:02.440
 actually presents

00:55:02.440 --> 00:55:03.159
 it to us.

00:55:03.460 --> 00:55:03.880
 You could go

00:55:03.880 --> 00:55:05.259
 to Luke chapter 12,

00:55:05.940 --> 00:55:06.719
 that passage

00:55:06.719 --> 00:55:07.059
 where,

00:55:07.500 --> 00:55:08.219
 weird of the person

00:55:08.219 --> 00:55:09.599
 who had so much

00:55:09.599 --> 00:55:10.539
 in the produce

00:55:10.539 --> 00:55:11.320
 of his land,

00:55:12.619 --> 00:55:13.019
 the man,

00:55:13.279 --> 00:55:13.980
 parable of the rich

00:55:13.980 --> 00:55:14.259
 fool,

00:55:14.360 --> 00:55:15.940
 it's usually called,

00:55:15.940 --> 00:55:17.760
 and he says,

00:55:17.860 --> 00:55:18.019
 take,

00:55:18.099 --> 00:55:18.559
 Jesus said,

00:55:18.639 --> 00:55:19.139
 take care,

00:55:19.700 --> 00:55:20.440
 be on your guard

00:55:20.440 --> 00:55:21.539
 against covetousness,

00:55:21.599 --> 00:55:22.519
 all covetousness,

00:55:23.059 --> 00:55:23.800
 but one's life

00:55:23.800 --> 00:55:24.599
 does not consist

00:55:24.599 --> 00:55:25.260
 in the abundance

00:55:25.260 --> 00:55:26.260
 of one's possession.

00:55:26.400 --> 00:55:27.039
 Then he told them

00:55:27.039 --> 00:55:28.480
 a parable saying,

00:55:28.579 --> 00:55:29.639
 the land of a rich man

00:55:29.639 --> 00:55:30.700
 produced plentifully.

00:55:31.240 --> 00:55:32.220
 And he thought to himself,

00:55:32.280 --> 00:55:33.039
 what shall I do?

00:55:33.119 --> 00:55:33.619
 I have nowhere

00:55:33.619 --> 00:55:34.780
 to store my crops.

00:55:35.240 --> 00:55:35.539
 He said,

00:55:35.579 --> 00:55:36.220
 I will do this.

00:55:36.280 --> 00:55:36.880
 I will tear down

00:55:36.880 --> 00:55:37.579
 my barns

00:55:37.579 --> 00:55:38.720
 and build larger ones.

00:55:39.059 --> 00:55:40.059
 And there I will store

00:55:40.059 --> 00:55:40.820
 all my grains

00:55:40.820 --> 00:55:41.480
 and my goods

00:55:41.480 --> 00:55:42.659
 and my goods.

00:55:42.760 --> 00:55:43.199
 And I will say

00:55:43.199 --> 00:55:43.699
 to my soul,

00:55:43.840 --> 00:55:44.179
 soul,

00:55:44.300 --> 00:55:45.500
 you have ample goods

00:55:45.500 --> 00:55:46.639
 laid up for many years.

00:55:46.760 --> 00:55:47.139
 Relax,

00:55:48.039 --> 00:55:48.420
 eat,

00:55:48.679 --> 00:55:48.960
 drink,

00:55:49.079 --> 00:55:49.519
 be merry.

00:55:50.300 --> 00:55:51.300
 God said to him,

00:55:52.039 --> 00:55:52.360
 fool,

00:55:53.199 --> 00:55:54.300
 this night your soul

00:55:54.300 --> 00:55:55.199
 is required of you.

00:55:55.440 --> 00:55:56.119
 And the things

00:55:56.119 --> 00:55:56.920
 you have prepared,

00:55:57.360 --> 00:55:58.760
 whose will they be?

00:55:59.699 --> 00:56:00.559
 So is the one

00:56:00.559 --> 00:56:01.539
 who lays up treasure

00:56:01.539 --> 00:56:02.840
 for himself

00:56:02.840 --> 00:56:05.139
 and is not rich

00:56:05.139 --> 00:56:07.440
 towards God.

00:56:08.139 --> 00:56:08.659
 Rich

00:56:08.659 --> 00:56:09.980
 towards

00:56:09.980 --> 00:56:11.139
 God.

00:56:11.139 --> 00:56:11.940
 That's the key

00:56:11.940 --> 00:56:13.359
 to a happy life.

00:56:13.440 --> 00:56:13.759
 Rich

00:56:13.759 --> 00:56:14.920
 towards

00:56:14.920 --> 00:56:15.879
 God.

00:56:17.259 --> 00:56:18.239
 You see that passage,

00:56:18.940 --> 00:56:21.079
 this man who had

00:56:21.079 --> 00:56:21.980
 this land

00:56:21.980 --> 00:56:23.179
 was just

00:56:23.179 --> 00:56:24.759
 planning for himself

00:56:24.759 --> 00:56:25.679
 how to increase,

00:56:26.500 --> 00:56:27.420
 how to grow richer,

00:56:27.539 --> 00:56:28.359
 how to get more.

00:56:29.299 --> 00:56:30.000
 And all the time

00:56:30.000 --> 00:56:30.900
 the Lord was measuring

00:56:30.900 --> 00:56:31.659
 his life and saying,

00:56:31.859 --> 00:56:32.679
 he doesn't realize

00:56:32.679 --> 00:56:33.859
 tonight he's going to die.

00:56:34.879 --> 00:56:35.719
 And all the things

00:56:35.719 --> 00:56:36.920
 he's promised himself,

00:56:37.559 --> 00:56:38.179
 they'll be gone.

00:56:39.379 --> 00:56:40.599
 They won't be in his grasp

00:56:40.599 --> 00:56:41.079
 anymore.

00:56:42.059 --> 00:56:42.839
 Whose will they be?

00:56:42.920 --> 00:56:43.079
 Well,

00:56:43.139 --> 00:56:43.819
 what does it matter?

00:56:44.940 --> 00:56:45.639
 If we're no longer

00:56:45.639 --> 00:56:46.559
 here in this world,

00:56:47.019 --> 00:56:48.079
 does it matter really

00:56:48.079 --> 00:56:48.960
 whose they will be?

00:56:49.440 --> 00:56:50.179
 What matters is

00:56:50.179 --> 00:56:50.980
 where we end up,

00:56:51.039 --> 00:56:51.420
 isn't it?

00:56:51.420 --> 00:56:54.880
 And then 1 Timothy,

00:56:54.980 --> 00:56:55.619
 just to show that

00:56:55.619 --> 00:56:57.800
 the apostles built

00:56:57.800 --> 00:56:58.480
 on the teaching

00:56:58.480 --> 00:56:59.460
 of the Lord as well.

00:57:00.260 --> 00:57:01.860
 1 Timothy chapter 6

00:57:01.860 --> 00:57:03.780
 and verses 6 to 10.

00:57:04.119 --> 00:57:04.760
 This is Timothy

00:57:04.760 --> 00:57:05.519
 being advised

00:57:05.519 --> 00:57:06.840
 by Paul

00:57:06.840 --> 00:57:07.380
 with regard

00:57:07.380 --> 00:57:08.240
 to his ministry.

00:57:09.300 --> 00:57:10.900
 And Paul regarding

00:57:10.900 --> 00:57:12.039
 Timothy's ministry,

00:57:12.139 --> 00:57:13.079
 giving all this advice

00:57:13.079 --> 00:57:13.420
 to him.

00:57:14.079 --> 00:57:14.500
 Teach,

00:57:14.579 --> 00:57:14.960
 he says,

00:57:15.000 --> 00:57:15.639
 and urge

00:57:15.639 --> 00:57:17.139
 these things.

00:57:17.400 --> 00:57:17.900
 Amongst them,

00:57:17.940 --> 00:57:18.960
 he says in verse 6,

00:57:18.960 --> 00:57:20.840
 Now there is great gain

00:57:20.840 --> 00:57:21.480
 and godliness

00:57:21.480 --> 00:57:22.599
 with contentment,

00:57:23.179 --> 00:57:24.039
 for we brought nothing

00:57:24.039 --> 00:57:24.659
 into the world

00:57:24.659 --> 00:57:25.380
 and we cannot take

00:57:25.380 --> 00:57:26.179
 anything out of it.

00:57:26.720 --> 00:57:27.519
 But if we have food

00:57:27.519 --> 00:57:28.039
 and clothing,

00:57:28.159 --> 00:57:28.720
 and with these

00:57:28.720 --> 00:57:29.579
 we will be content.

00:57:29.960 --> 00:57:30.900
 But those who desire

00:57:30.900 --> 00:57:31.619
 to be rich

00:57:31.619 --> 00:57:32.800
 fall into temptation,

00:57:33.500 --> 00:57:34.300
 into a snare,

00:57:34.820 --> 00:57:35.860
 into many senseless

00:57:35.860 --> 00:57:37.280
 and harmful desires

00:57:37.280 --> 00:57:38.980
 that plunge people

00:57:38.980 --> 00:57:39.579
 into ruin

00:57:39.579 --> 00:57:40.780
 and destruction.

00:57:40.780 --> 00:57:42.300
 for the love

00:57:42.300 --> 00:57:42.860
 of money

00:57:42.860 --> 00:57:44.320
 is the root

00:57:44.320 --> 00:57:45.480
 of all kinds

00:57:45.480 --> 00:57:46.360
 of evils.

00:57:47.200 --> 00:57:47.720
 It is through

00:57:47.720 --> 00:57:48.360
 this craving

00:57:48.360 --> 00:57:49.620
 that some have

00:57:49.620 --> 00:57:50.380
 wandered away

00:57:50.380 --> 00:57:51.320
 from the faith

00:57:51.320 --> 00:57:52.660
 and pierced

00:57:52.660 --> 00:57:53.180
 themselves

00:57:53.180 --> 00:57:54.600
 with many pangs.

00:57:54.780 --> 00:57:55.080
 You see,

00:57:55.340 --> 00:57:56.260
 that was a problem

00:57:56.260 --> 00:57:57.400
 that the apostles

00:57:57.400 --> 00:57:58.140
 and Timothy

00:57:58.140 --> 00:57:59.100
 had to deal with.

00:57:59.780 --> 00:58:00.620
 People who had

00:58:00.620 --> 00:58:02.180
 been part of the church

00:58:02.180 --> 00:58:02.900
 or were part

00:58:02.900 --> 00:58:03.540
 of the church

00:58:03.540 --> 00:58:04.320
 and were under

00:58:04.320 --> 00:58:04.800
 the teaching

00:58:04.800 --> 00:58:05.480
 of the gospel,

00:58:05.960 --> 00:58:06.540
 but had given

00:58:06.540 --> 00:58:07.280
 more time

00:58:07.280 --> 00:58:09.240
 and more concern

00:58:09.239 --> 00:58:10.199
 for how much money

00:58:10.199 --> 00:58:10.959
 they would build up,

00:58:11.179 --> 00:58:11.979
 how much they would have

00:58:11.979 --> 00:58:12.919
 of material things,

00:58:13.139 --> 00:58:14.000
 and so they wandered

00:58:14.000 --> 00:58:14.899
 away from the faith.

00:58:14.979 --> 00:58:15.859
 That's what it's saying.

00:58:17.239 --> 00:58:18.019
 That's why it's saying,

00:58:18.279 --> 00:58:19.559
 beware of these things.

00:58:21.039 --> 00:58:22.099
 And that passage

00:58:22.099 --> 00:58:24.639
 goes on in verse 17.

00:58:25.239 --> 00:58:26.279
 As for the rich

00:58:26.279 --> 00:58:27.379
 in this present age,

00:58:28.279 --> 00:58:28.879
 now just listen

00:58:28.879 --> 00:58:29.679
 to the number of times

00:58:29.679 --> 00:58:30.979
 the word riches

00:58:30.979 --> 00:58:31.599
 or treasure

00:58:31.599 --> 00:58:33.699
 is used by Paul

00:58:33.699 --> 00:58:34.979
 in these few verses.

00:58:35.559 --> 00:58:36.719
 As for the rich

00:58:36.719 --> 00:58:38.159
 in this present age,

00:58:38.159 --> 00:58:39.399
 charge them

00:58:39.399 --> 00:58:40.940
 not to be haughty

00:58:40.940 --> 00:58:42.059
 nor to set their hopes

00:58:42.059 --> 00:58:44.000
 on uncertain riches,

00:58:44.599 --> 00:58:45.539
 but on God

00:58:45.539 --> 00:58:47.259
 who richly provides us

00:58:47.259 --> 00:58:48.899
 with everything to enjoy.

00:58:49.219 --> 00:58:50.500
 They are to do good,

00:58:50.619 --> 00:58:51.659
 to be rich

00:58:51.659 --> 00:58:53.219
 in good works,

00:58:53.399 --> 00:58:54.219
 to be generous

00:58:54.219 --> 00:58:55.239
 and ready to share,

00:58:55.599 --> 00:58:56.699
 thus storing up

00:58:56.699 --> 00:58:57.500
 treasure,

00:58:57.819 --> 00:58:58.920
 riches for themselves

00:58:58.920 --> 00:59:00.659
 as a good foundation

00:59:00.659 --> 00:59:01.460
 for the future

00:59:01.460 --> 00:59:02.859
 so that they may

00:59:02.859 --> 00:59:04.000
 take hold of that

00:59:04.000 --> 00:59:06.659
 which is truly life.

00:59:06.659 --> 00:59:09.339
 Let me ask myself today,

00:59:09.579 --> 00:59:11.259
 what's my most valuable

00:59:11.259 --> 00:59:12.799
 asset in this life?

00:59:14.000 --> 00:59:14.759
 Different ways

00:59:14.759 --> 00:59:15.659
 in which you can reply

00:59:15.659 --> 00:59:16.159
 to that

00:59:16.159 --> 00:59:17.719
 for yourselves as well.

00:59:17.799 --> 00:59:19.779
 What's my most valuable

00:59:19.779 --> 00:59:22.039
 asset in this life?

00:59:23.199 --> 00:59:23.899
 You might say,

00:59:24.039 --> 00:59:25.359
 it's my wife,

00:59:25.440 --> 00:59:25.899
 my partner,

00:59:25.980 --> 00:59:26.579
 my loved ones

00:59:26.579 --> 00:59:27.079
 and of course

00:59:27.079 --> 00:59:28.379
 that very much

00:59:28.379 --> 00:59:29.319
 comes into the picture.

00:59:30.319 --> 00:59:31.019
 But of course

00:59:31.019 --> 00:59:31.960
 the Bible tells us

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 what it has to be God,

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 doesn't it?

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 It has to be the Lord.

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 It has to be His salvation.

00:59:38.320 --> 00:59:39.699
 It has to be eternal life

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 as He provides that for us.

00:59:43.759 --> 00:59:45.880
 In Matthew chapter 13,

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 that chapter that deals

00:59:46.980 --> 00:59:47.980
 with so many parables

00:59:47.980 --> 00:59:50.059
 that Jesus actually taught.

00:59:51.019 --> 00:59:52.679
 Chapter 13 of Matthew,

00:59:52.679 --> 00:59:54.179
 the kingdom of heaven

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 is like treasure

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 hidden in a field

00:59:55.859 --> 00:59:57.779
 which a man found

00:59:57.779 --> 00:59:58.619
 and covered up.

00:59:59.319 --> 01:00:00.339
 Then in his joy

01:00:00.339 --> 01:00:01.419
 he goes and sells

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 all that he has

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 and buys that field.

01:00:04.739 --> 01:00:05.239
 And then there's the

01:00:05.239 --> 01:00:07.219
 parable of the pearl following.

01:00:07.699 --> 01:00:08.919
 Treasure hidden in a field,

01:00:09.059 --> 01:00:09.819
 buried in a field

01:00:09.819 --> 01:00:11.500
 which a man found

01:00:11.500 --> 01:00:12.599
 and covered up.

01:00:13.519 --> 01:00:14.539
 He discovered it

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 for himself.

01:00:16.379 --> 01:00:17.480
 Just read the other day

01:00:17.480 --> 01:00:20.039
 of a large nugget of gold

01:00:20.039 --> 01:00:20.940
 found in England.

01:00:20.940 --> 01:00:22.220
 Shropshire

01:00:22.220 --> 01:00:23.880
 by a man who was out

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 along with others

01:00:24.519 --> 01:00:26.119
 with a metal detector

01:00:26.119 --> 01:00:27.840
 and the man actually said

01:00:27.840 --> 01:00:29.099
 that the metal detector

01:00:29.099 --> 01:00:30.019
 wasn't actually working

01:00:30.019 --> 01:00:30.800
 properly even.

01:00:31.360 --> 01:00:32.139
 But it pinged

01:00:32.139 --> 01:00:33.200
 and as he dug down

01:00:33.200 --> 01:00:34.320
 about six or so inches

01:00:34.320 --> 01:00:35.539
 he discovered

01:00:35.539 --> 01:00:36.840
 this large nugget of gold

01:00:36.840 --> 01:00:37.920
 about a bit bigger

01:00:37.920 --> 01:00:39.720
 than a 50 pence piece

01:00:39.720 --> 01:00:40.559
 which is large

01:00:40.559 --> 01:00:42.000
 for a nugget of gold.

01:00:43.000 --> 01:00:43.760
 It's reckoned to be

01:00:43.760 --> 01:00:45.119
 the largest nugget of gold

01:00:45.119 --> 01:00:46.519
 ever found in England.

01:00:46.519 --> 01:00:50.039
 And it's going on the market

01:00:50.039 --> 01:00:52.500
 it's estimated to be worth

01:00:52.500 --> 01:00:56.219
 between 30 and 40 thousand pounds.

01:00:58.739 --> 01:00:59.860
 What's it worth?

01:01:00.860 --> 01:01:03.000
 It's worth between 30 and 40 thousand.

01:01:03.900 --> 01:01:05.699
 How much is our soul worth?

01:01:06.559 --> 01:01:08.139
 How much is Jesus worth?

01:01:08.880 --> 01:01:10.880
 How much is he valuable to us?

01:01:10.880 --> 01:01:12.760
 Well surely

01:01:12.760 --> 01:01:14.440
 in the words of the old

01:01:14.440 --> 01:01:15.760
 gospel song

01:01:15.760 --> 01:01:18.200
 it's for us the way it was

01:01:18.200 --> 01:01:18.900
 for this writer.

01:01:18.900 --> 01:01:20.300
 I'd rather have Jesus

01:01:20.300 --> 01:01:22.220
 than silver or gold.

01:01:22.920 --> 01:01:23.980
 I'd rather be his

01:01:23.980 --> 01:01:24.900
 than have riches untold.

01:01:26.160 --> 01:01:27.320
 I'd rather have Jesus

01:01:27.320 --> 01:01:28.519
 than houses or land.

01:01:28.960 --> 01:01:30.059
 I'd rather be led

01:01:30.059 --> 01:01:31.760
 by his nail-pierced hand.

01:01:32.460 --> 01:01:33.539
 I'd rather have Jesus

01:01:33.539 --> 01:01:34.940
 than worldly applause.

01:01:35.680 --> 01:01:36.860
 I'd rather be faithful

01:01:36.860 --> 01:01:38.280
 to his dear cause.

01:01:39.099 --> 01:01:40.280
 I'd rather have Jesus

01:01:40.280 --> 01:01:41.700
 than worldwide fame.

01:01:42.160 --> 01:01:43.559
 Yes, I'd rather be true

01:01:43.559 --> 01:01:45.099
 to his holy name

01:01:45.099 --> 01:01:47.000
 than to be the king

01:01:47.000 --> 01:01:48.340
 of a vast domain.

01:01:48.900 --> 01:01:51.220
 And be held in sin's dread sway.

01:01:52.260 --> 01:01:53.680
 I'd rather have Jesus

01:01:53.680 --> 01:01:55.059
 than anything

01:01:55.059 --> 01:01:57.680
 this world affords

01:01:57.680 --> 01:01:59.119
 today.

01:02:00.200 --> 01:02:02.000
 May God bless these thoughts

01:02:02.000 --> 01:02:02.860
 on his word to us.

01:02:02.920 --> 01:02:03.340
 Let's pray.

01:02:04.920 --> 01:02:06.139
 Our gracious God,

01:02:06.200 --> 01:02:06.680
 we thank you

01:02:06.680 --> 01:02:07.260
 for the riches

01:02:07.260 --> 01:02:08.440
 of eternal life.

01:02:09.380 --> 01:02:10.160
 We bless you

01:02:10.160 --> 01:02:10.940
 that you have brought

01:02:10.940 --> 01:02:12.139
 these freely to us.

01:02:13.000 --> 01:02:14.280
 We give thanks, Lord,

01:02:14.360 --> 01:02:15.000
 that your word

01:02:15.000 --> 01:02:17.079
 teaches us so often

01:02:17.079 --> 01:02:18.599
 of the cost

01:02:18.599 --> 01:02:19.759
 of our redemption

01:02:19.759 --> 01:02:22.259
 to the Lord Jesus Christ himself.

01:02:23.239 --> 01:02:24.000
 And therefore, Lord,

01:02:24.039 --> 01:02:24.759
 as we consider

01:02:24.759 --> 01:02:26.360
 the kind of death

01:02:26.360 --> 01:02:26.960
 you died,

01:02:27.079 --> 01:02:27.739
 that it was

01:02:27.739 --> 01:02:28.880
 a death

01:02:28.880 --> 01:02:29.840
 in which the bearing

01:02:29.840 --> 01:02:30.440
 of the sin

01:02:30.440 --> 01:02:31.099
 of your people

01:02:31.099 --> 01:02:32.360
 brought you

01:02:32.360 --> 01:02:34.299
 such condemnation

01:02:34.299 --> 01:02:35.759
 and such suffering

01:02:35.759 --> 01:02:36.279
 and death,

01:02:36.819 --> 01:02:37.639
 help us, Lord,

01:02:37.699 --> 01:02:38.079
 we pray,

01:02:38.239 --> 01:02:38.719
 to value

01:02:38.719 --> 01:02:39.900
 all that has been

01:02:39.900 --> 01:02:41.199
 achieved for us by it.

01:02:41.199 --> 01:02:42.599
 Give us today

01:02:42.599 --> 01:02:43.539
 to have a mindset

01:02:43.539 --> 01:02:44.919
 on the riches

01:02:44.919 --> 01:02:45.799
 that are spiritual

01:02:45.799 --> 01:02:46.559
 and eternal.

01:02:47.480 --> 01:02:48.319
 Nevertheless, Lord,

01:02:48.379 --> 01:02:49.799
 help us not to despise

01:02:49.799 --> 01:02:51.659
 whatever earthly riches

01:02:51.659 --> 01:02:52.859
 you give us to enjoy,

01:02:53.679 --> 01:02:54.299
 but help us

01:02:54.299 --> 01:02:55.359
 to use them wisely

01:02:55.359 --> 01:02:57.039
 and to be concerned

01:02:57.039 --> 01:02:57.859
 that they be used

01:02:57.859 --> 01:02:58.579
 for your glory

01:02:58.579 --> 01:03:00.159
 and for your praise.

01:03:00.819 --> 01:03:01.619
 Receive our thanks,

01:03:01.719 --> 01:03:02.279
 now we pray,

01:03:02.839 --> 01:03:03.719
 pardoning our sin

01:03:03.719 --> 01:03:04.839
 for Jesus' sake.

01:03:05.219 --> 01:03:05.579
 Amen.

01:03:05.579 --> 01:03:09.079
 We're going to conclude

01:03:09.079 --> 01:03:09.920
 our worship this morning

01:03:09.920 --> 01:03:11.279
 singing in Psalm 62.

01:03:12.319 --> 01:03:13.579
 That's on page 80

01:03:13.579 --> 01:03:14.619
 of Psalm 62.

01:03:15.819 --> 01:03:17.159
 Tune this before the throne

01:03:17.159 --> 01:03:20.840
 and verses 7 to 12.

01:03:21.500 --> 01:03:23.299
 My honor and salvation

01:03:23.299 --> 01:03:24.340
 rest on God,

01:03:24.420 --> 01:03:25.900
 my rock and mighty fort.

01:03:26.679 --> 01:03:27.159
 O people,

01:03:27.279 --> 01:03:28.519
 trust in him always.

01:03:29.079 --> 01:03:29.799
 To him alone

01:03:29.799 --> 01:03:30.940
 pour out your heart.

01:03:31.420 --> 01:03:32.440
 The low-born man

01:03:32.440 --> 01:03:33.279
 is but a breath.

01:03:33.799 --> 01:03:34.819
 The high-born man

01:03:34.820 --> 01:03:35.600
 is but a lie.

01:03:36.460 --> 01:03:37.380
 Weighed in a balance

01:03:37.380 --> 01:03:38.580
 side by side,

01:03:39.100 --> 01:03:40.180
 they come to nothing

01:03:40.180 --> 01:03:41.019
 but a sigh.

01:03:41.539 --> 01:03:42.980
 Do not seek after wealth

01:03:42.980 --> 01:03:43.660
 by force

01:03:43.660 --> 01:03:46.000
 or triumph in ill-gotten gain.

01:03:46.680 --> 01:03:47.340
 And even though

01:03:47.340 --> 01:03:48.500
 your goods increase,

01:03:49.440 --> 01:03:50.400
 set not your heart

01:03:50.400 --> 01:03:52.019
 on what is vain.

01:03:52.500 --> 01:03:53.880
 Verses 7 to 12

01:03:53.880 --> 01:03:54.780
 of Psalm 62.

01:03:59.780 --> 01:04:03.900
 My honor and salvation

01:04:03.900 --> 01:04:04.900
 rest on God,

01:04:04.900 --> 01:04:08.900
 O people,

01:04:08.900 --> 01:04:10.900
 my rock and mighty fort.

01:04:10.900 --> 01:04:13.039
 O people,

01:04:13.039 --> 01:04:17.619
 trust in him always.

01:04:17.619 --> 01:04:19.880
 To him alone

01:04:19.880 --> 01:04:23.800
 pour out your heart.

01:04:24.340 --> 01:04:26.940
 The low-born man

01:04:26.940 --> 01:04:27.940
 is but a breath.

01:04:27.940 --> 01:04:32.940
 The high-born man

01:04:32.940 --> 01:04:35.940
 is but a lie.

01:04:35.940 --> 01:04:39.139
 Within a balance

01:04:39.139 --> 01:04:42.059
 side by side,

01:04:42.500 --> 01:04:44.820
 they come to nothing

01:04:44.820 --> 01:04:48.039
 but a sigh.

01:04:48.579 --> 01:04:50.740
 They come to nothing

01:04:50.739 --> 01:04:51.739
 but a sigh.

01:04:51.739 --> 01:04:58.739
 Do not seek after wealth

01:04:58.739 --> 01:05:00.739
 by force,

01:05:00.739 --> 01:05:07.019
 for triumph in ill-gotten gain.

01:05:07.019 --> 01:05:09.019
 And even though

01:05:09.019 --> 01:05:12.019
 your goods increase,

01:05:12.019 --> 01:05:15.239
 set not your heart

01:05:15.239 --> 01:05:18.019
 on what is vain.

01:05:19.019 --> 01:05:22.159
 My God has spoken,

01:05:23.019 --> 01:05:25.159
 I have heard,

01:05:25.559 --> 01:05:27.019
 that you are strong

01:05:28.079 --> 01:05:31.139
 and loving, Lord,

01:05:31.139 --> 01:05:34.299
 each one according

01:05:34.299 --> 01:05:37.139
 to his deeds.

01:05:37.519 --> 01:05:40.139
 You will assuredly

01:05:40.139 --> 01:05:42.139
 reward.

01:05:42.139 --> 01:05:46.139
 You will assuredly

01:05:46.139 --> 01:05:48.139
 reward.

01:05:48.139 --> 01:05:51.599
 After the benediction,

01:05:51.719 --> 01:05:52.239
 please allow me

01:05:52.239 --> 01:05:53.259
 to get to the main door.

01:05:55.179 --> 01:05:56.179
 Now may the grace

01:05:56.179 --> 01:05:57.440
 of the Lord Jesus Christ,

01:05:57.559 --> 01:05:58.819
 the love of God the Father,

01:05:59.119 --> 01:05:59.639
 and the communion

01:05:59.639 --> 01:06:00.639
 of the Holy Spirit

01:06:00.639 --> 01:06:02.000
 be with you now

01:06:02.000 --> 01:06:03.000
 and evermore.

01:06:03.379 --> 01:06:03.779
 Amen.

01:06:18.139 --> 01:06:19.139
 Amen.

01:06:48.139 --> 01:06:49.139
 Amen.