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 You are listening to a message from Southwood Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, Alabama.

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 Our passion is to experience and express grace. Join us.

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 I'm really excited to get to start a study of the Gospel of John with you next Sunday.

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 That's going to last a few weeks, I think.

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 But next Sunday, the greatest prologue to any book written in the history of the world.

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 I guarantee you, don't miss the prologue at the beginning of the Gospel of John.

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 Looking forward to that.

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 But today, we're going to finish exploring our mission here at Southwood that we started talking about last week.

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 Last week, we talked about our need to continue experiencing Jesus' grace every day.

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 To keep breathing in that grace.

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 That there's nothing more valuable, more life-giving than living with Jesus.

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 That relationship is so worthwhile.

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 It's so vital.

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 That relationship is why we are, for example, reading through the Bible together on a two-year reading plan.

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 So that we can know God more.

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 That is why teenagers wake up early on the only day of the week that they have to sleep in.

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 To gather here in this place.

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 To worship God.

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 To have our hearts revived.

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 Because He's worthy.

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 And we need to remember that.

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 It's why, among other things, we prioritize gathering in grace groups.

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 Talking and praying together.

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 That we would learn from others' experiences what it means to trust God and to follow Jesus every day.

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 You see how important that relationship is?

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 How much we need to experience His grace?

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 I said experiencing grace is remembering how desperately I need Jesus to rescue me.

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 And how completely Jesus rescues me.

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 It's constant needs constantly met in Christ.

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 Grace is the air we breathe in constantly.

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 In fact, y'all did so well last week with the breathing exercise.

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 That I thought we'd try it again this morning.

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 I know you're excited.

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 Breathe in.

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 Breathe out.

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 Now this time I want you to keep breathing in until I tell you to stop, okay?

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 Breathe in.

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 Keep breathing in.

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 I'm the only one who can breathe out.

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 Hold it.

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 Isn't that oxygen?

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 All that oxygen, great.

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 It is rushing to your blood, meaning they keep breathing in.

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 What happens if you never breathe out?

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 You don't know.

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 Oh, some of you are finding.

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 You can breathe now.

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 Eventually, if you just keep breathing in, you're going to explode.

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 Right, kids?

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 Eventually, you just have to let it out.

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 It doesn't work.

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 What happens if you never breathe out grace?

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 If you just love soaking in the undeserved blessing of God?

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 If it's just the delight of your heart, how much God loves you and all the favor he shows

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 to you even though you don't deserve it, but you never share it, it doesn't work.

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 That's not the way God designed us or the way God designed grace.

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 So this week, we're going to talk about the second half of that eternity impacting mission statement.

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 To do that, I want us to look at part of a passage in the Gospel of Matthew.

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 Matthew, we'll read the end of chapter 9, beginning at verse 35, and then skip ahead to just a couple

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 verses in chapter 8.

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 This is God's Word, Matthew 9 at verse 35.

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 And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and

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 proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and affliction.

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 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them because they were harassed and helpless

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 like sheep without a shepherd.

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 Then he said to his disciples, the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

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 Therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.

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 And then what happens immediately is that the Lord of the harvest, Jesus, starts

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 sending out laborers.

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 Jesus sends his disciples, apostles, out two by two.

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 He gives them power and authority and he sends them out.

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 And then he says this, skipping down to verse 7 of chapter 10.

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 He says this to them as he sends them.

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 Proclaim as you go, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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 Heal the sick.

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 Raise the dead.

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 Cleanse lepers.

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 Cast out demons.

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 You received without paying.

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 Give without pay.

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 Usually translated, freely you have received.

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 Freely give.

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 This is God's word.

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 Let's ask for his help.

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 God, we thank you for your grace that you have poured out freely on us.

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 We acknowledge before you by the grace of God, I am what I am.

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 Nothing else, Father.

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 We're so dependent on you.

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 And we pray this morning that your grace to us would not be in vain.

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 That it would not stop with us.

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 That it would do its work in our hearts.

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 So by your spirit, do that now.

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 For your glory and our good.

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 In Jesus' name.

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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 got a phone call a few weeks ago from a local Way FM Christian radio station calling

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 to congratulate me that Southwood had won free lunch Fridays.

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 lunch for 10 at our office this was really exciting for me I very rarely win these sorts of things

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 and and I've heard since I was in high school that there is no such thing as a free lunch

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 and yet free lunch Fridays was ours the only issue with that is that the church office is closed on

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 Fridays so when they showed up a couple days later on that Friday with 10 delicious boxed lunches

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 there were only four of us around 10 big lunches for four people we had way more than we needed

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 we were able to get a couple of our spouses to come and together we ate six of the 10 lunches

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 and had four then left kids that was your math review over the weekend

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 I knew they weren't going to keep until Monday these were easily 10 lunches right already packaged

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 in a box I could have gone out front of that restaurant and made 40 dollars just like that

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 with those left don't think it didn't cross my mind you know how cheap I am

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 but we had received them for free that didn't seem right

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 but neither did keeping extra good food that we weren't going to eat

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 so I thought of who would appreciate them I remembered a homeless camp that I go by sometimes

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 drove over there briefly and was able to share free lunch Friday with a couple of men who were really

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 really excited I said hey someone gave these to me and it's more than I need I want to give them to you

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 what a joy that was right

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 listen y'all that is our story with God's grace isn't it he has dumped his grace on to us his blessings

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 over and over freely he has given them to us way beyond what any of us can contain you can't eat it all

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 and we get the joy not merely of soaking all that grace up although it's wonderful

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 but really of sharing his grace as freely as we receive it it is free grace every day

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 it never runs out one of the things I love about this passage is that Jesus tells us to pray

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 to pray to the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into the harvest and then immediately he seems to hear

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 an answer I don't know the prayers aren't recorded but but all of a sudden Jesus Jesus starts sending

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 right here are some of those very people Jesus has healed has forgiven has given his grace to and

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 now they're going to get to pass it along themselves that is the design of grace y'all or as you might say

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 that is how the kingdom of heaven works how do you know that the kingdom of heaven is at hand

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 how do you know that you're touching the the king of grace the edges of his influence you get for free

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 what you could never afford you get for free what you could never afford that's what Jesus has been

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 doing for these people right proclaiming the good news of the kingdom that they didn't know

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 and healing every disease and affliction that they couldn't handle as we continually breathe in

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 Jesus's grace we pray for his help to breathe it out where he sends us right now I will admit we are not

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 the 12 disciples given unique power and a unique mission here but the scriptures are very clear in many

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 places Jesus sends all of his followers into the world doesn't he John 17 for example they're very

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 clear that we are to be ambassadors of the king 2nd Corinthians 5 that we are in fact to go make

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 disciples where of all nations Matthew 28 and we do that as we see in verse 8 by giving freely

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 what we receive what we receive freely because that's how Jesus graces us it's really easy isn't it just to

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 live for ourselves anybody good at that doesn't take a lot of practice we're naturally good at living life

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 for ourselves my priorities my success my comfort and if by the way somebody else happens to

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 fit in nicely and easily to that then fine great I'll be nice to them

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 it requires grace to think of someone else first to love our neighbor as ourselves

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 in the midst of our very busy lives we need God's help to express grace particularly to do it the way

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 that he has called us to so we pray then we pray to the Lord of the harvest to send us out right the

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 very people Jesus tells to pray that he would have laborers to send out he starts sending out

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 and this passage helps guide just some of how we can pray if you're not sure where to start in that

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 prayer I just want to give us three simple ways this morning three simple prayers that we can all pray

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 toward the end of expressing God's grace in our lives first simple prayer is one we've already heard sung

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 Jesus give me your eyes and your heart for the people around me each day look at verse 36

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 when Jesus saw the crowds he had compassion for them because they were harassed and helpless like

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 sheep without a shepherd we talked last week about having an awareness of our own desperate need

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 but sometimes we overlook our own need don't we we think we're okay and sometimes we see people

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 around us and we think man she's she's really got it all together I mean he's really successful

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 they're what I want to be what I wish my family looked like and and we assume no need

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 in them how crazy that we think that we know better don't we this room is full of need

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 every person you meet is needy in some way so this city is is full of need Jesus give me your eyes

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 that see people that then all of a sudden your heart is moved with compassion he looks out and sees them

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 harassed and helpless like sheep without a shepherd

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 it's not good is it it's not good to be a sheep without a shepherd but but what an apt description

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 of so many in our day yes constantly being told to achieve more

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 challenged to come up with your own identity it's up to you you need to figure it out

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 bombarded along the way with images of others lives that you're supposed to keep up with if you really

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 want to be good enough or successful harassed and helpless for sure many feeling isolated and alone

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 an epidemic of anxiety in our society shame driving suicide rates to an all-time record high people crying

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 out in many different ways where can I turn where's a shepherd to guide me they're not using those words

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 but that's what we're asking for that's what we're longing for is that what you see

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 when you see people around you are you more quickly moved with compassion

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 or do you more quickly feel frustration

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 exasperation oh there they go again

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 are these people and their needs

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 honestly a bother to you

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 or are they a harvest field

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 for grace

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 to move it oh look at all the the grace that's needed

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 don't you love the heart of god that jesus embodies so beautifully here

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 god is near

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 he heals the brokenhearted

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 the god who reigns on high dwells also where

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 with the lowly

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 god hears and delivers

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 the needy

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 i loved hearing many of our leaders

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 tuesday night talk about what what god might do if his kingdom came in a new and fresh way in our hearts

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 if more and more we longed for what he longed for that that we talked about longing to be present

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 with lonely people

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 to provide healing for those who are abused and broken

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 we talked about longing for the the church of jesus christ to be recognized as a place of refuge and restoration

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 rather than of hurt and hate

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 there's a hurting world that we long to minister god's grace to

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 we long that that people would experience the kingdom of grace

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 because they would get for free what they could never afford

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 do you long for that for the people that are around you is that what you want them to taste

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 or if you're honest do you just long for a calm week

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 for for a college scholarship

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 for for a better vacation for the schedule to go the way it's supposed to for your world to go the way you want it

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 as the grace of jesus grips your heart

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 as as his spirit

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 breathes life into you pray for his eyes

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 for the people who are around you each day

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 now which people

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 i want to be very practical

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 this morning

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 jesus sends us

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 to people

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 so as you ask for his eyes say jesus show me the people

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 that you've sent me into relationship with

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 so that i can pray for them and point them to you

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 who are those people

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 isn't it interesting that jesus himself heals only

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 so many people while he's here on earth

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 he forgives some people's sins

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 he teaches to crowds in many places

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 but many other places he never visits

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 his grace

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 spreads

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 one relationship at a time doesn't it

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 it's not

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 always

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 straight from him

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 he sends disciples out on his behalf

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 to announce

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 the king is here

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 there are many people who will hear

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 that message

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 not from the mouth of jesus himself

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 who will experience that healing

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 not at the hands of jesus himself

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 but

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 from those jesus sins

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 aren't there

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 i want to encourage you this morning

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 if you don't have something like this already

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 to make a relationship

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 inventory

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 you do it according to your personality

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 not mine

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 it doesn't have to be a chart

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 it doesn't have to be electronic

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 it doesn't have to be a list

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 that you mark stuff

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 on

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 but this is an important part

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 of being on mission

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 with king jesus

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 because he has most certainly sent you

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 to express grace

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 to

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 people

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 okay

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 that starts with the people you're sitting with

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 this morning

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 family

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 and church family

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 see i start mine at home

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 and with my grace groups

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 we've got to start there

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 we

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 we need

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 grace

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 sometimes the people

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 closest

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 to us

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 get skipped right over

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 when they need

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 god's grace the most

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 don't forget how many lonely

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 anxious

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 ashamed

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 confused

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 overwhelmed

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 overwhelmed

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 people

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 are right

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 here

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 in this family

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 this morning

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 we just said last week

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 we are a family

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 desperately in need

00:20:36.339 --> 00:20:37.720
 of god's

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 grace

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 it's part of why

00:20:40.359 --> 00:20:42.299
 you jump into a grace group

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 it's part of why

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 you're needed to be there

00:20:44.880 --> 00:20:45.700
 you need it

00:20:45.700 --> 00:20:46.779
 and the other people

00:20:46.779 --> 00:20:47.720
 there need you

00:20:47.720 --> 00:20:49.299
 you need god's grace

00:20:49.299 --> 00:20:49.740
 from them

00:20:49.740 --> 00:20:50.799
 they need god's grace

00:20:50.799 --> 00:20:51.500
 from you

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 that's

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 why we live that way

00:20:53.319 --> 00:20:54.099
 in relationship

00:20:54.099 --> 00:20:56.899
 it's all sorts of relationships

00:20:56.899 --> 00:20:57.359
 you're in

00:20:57.359 --> 00:20:58.019
 co-workers

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 friends

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 but i especially

00:21:00.059 --> 00:21:03.099
 want you to think about your neighbors

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 over here on the left side of this

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 i didn't use names

00:21:07.179 --> 00:21:08.779
 on this one

00:21:08.779 --> 00:21:12.000
 people beyond the walls of your church family

00:21:12.000 --> 00:21:12.359
 who

00:21:12.359 --> 00:21:13.439
 who may well

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 not trust jesus

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 yet

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 you may know them from

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 any number of

00:21:20.740 --> 00:21:21.419
 places

00:21:21.419 --> 00:21:22.919
 if you've been here

00:21:22.920 --> 00:21:24.640
 we've been encouraging you

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 to pray for three people

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 right

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 just

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 just three

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 people

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 that we want to point to jesus

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 we've been talking about this since january

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 i hope you've gotten to three

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 okay

00:21:35.320 --> 00:21:38.800
 the relationships that impact eternity

00:21:38.800 --> 00:21:40.200
 are not only with one another

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 but also with

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 our neighbors

00:21:42.440 --> 00:21:44.600
 people you live near

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 people you eat with

00:21:45.880 --> 00:21:47.080
 people you study with

00:21:47.080 --> 00:21:48.380
 people you work with

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 you play with

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 exercise with

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 think of names

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 i promise that if you pray

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 for jesus to show you the relationships

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 that he is sending you into

00:22:00.360 --> 00:22:03.920
 some of them will be people who don't know him yet

00:22:03.920 --> 00:22:05.700
 that's the way he is

00:22:05.700 --> 00:22:07.720
 he wants them to

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 he may well be sending you into relationship

00:22:10.520 --> 00:22:11.880
 for that purpose

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 so you can introduce him to your mutual friend

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 what a privilege then

00:22:17.120 --> 00:22:18.620
 if he's sending you

00:22:18.620 --> 00:22:20.960
 to actually be able to pray

00:22:20.960 --> 00:22:22.640
 to him

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 to ask for his help

00:22:24.279 --> 00:22:25.580
 in showing his heart

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 of compassion to them

00:22:27.120 --> 00:22:29.340
 to be depending on him

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 for the love that you know you're called

00:22:31.319 --> 00:22:32.480
 to show to your neighbor

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 but many days you just don't feel like you have

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 pray

00:22:35.480 --> 00:22:37.720
 pray that he would show you

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 them and give you

00:22:39.059 --> 00:22:39.960
 that heart

00:22:39.960 --> 00:22:41.980
 i encourage you

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 even right now

00:22:42.980 --> 00:22:44.140
 maybe this afternoon

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 take some time

00:22:45.259 --> 00:22:47.100
 take stock of your relationships

00:22:47.100 --> 00:22:49.960
 i don't know how you'll use it

00:22:49.960 --> 00:22:51.299
 maybe as a prayer list

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 maybe you'll consider some people

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 you want to invest in getting to know better

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 maybe you're never going to write anything like this down

00:22:59.779 --> 00:23:01.819
 but just thinking of people by name

00:23:01.819 --> 00:23:03.860
 will grow your compassion for them

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 great

00:23:04.680 --> 00:23:07.980
 maybe as you think through it

00:23:07.980 --> 00:23:09.759
 you'll think of areas where you realize

00:23:09.759 --> 00:23:11.360
 God is calling you into

00:23:11.360 --> 00:23:12.680
 relationships

00:23:12.680 --> 00:23:14.420
 and you need to add some names

00:23:14.420 --> 00:23:17.559
 expressing grace

00:23:17.559 --> 00:23:18.579
 happens

00:23:18.579 --> 00:23:20.559
 in relationships

00:23:20.559 --> 00:23:23.980
 and as you ponder those names

00:23:23.980 --> 00:23:25.960
 as you're praying through your own

00:23:25.960 --> 00:23:26.319
 pray

00:23:26.319 --> 00:23:26.860
 Jesus

00:23:26.860 --> 00:23:30.000
 help me express your grace

00:23:30.000 --> 00:23:32.160
 in specific words and deeds

00:23:32.160 --> 00:23:34.980
 that point to the one who truly meets

00:23:34.980 --> 00:23:36.000
 our needs

00:23:36.000 --> 00:23:38.019
 it's not ultimately you

00:23:38.019 --> 00:23:38.279
 right

00:23:38.279 --> 00:23:38.779
 it's him

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 it's really interesting in this passage

00:23:41.539 --> 00:23:43.660
 that Jesus sends his followers

00:23:43.660 --> 00:23:45.619
 to do for others

00:23:45.619 --> 00:23:48.039
 what he has already done

00:23:48.039 --> 00:23:49.539
 for them

00:23:49.539 --> 00:23:52.359
 we mentioned that's the design of grace

00:23:52.359 --> 00:23:53.500
 freely received

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 freely give

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 it happens once again

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 with what they're told to do

00:23:59.480 --> 00:23:59.920
 Jesus

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 verse 35

00:24:01.420 --> 00:24:03.440
 is proclaiming

00:24:03.440 --> 00:24:05.240
 and healing

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 word

00:24:06.400 --> 00:24:08.460
 and deed

00:24:08.460 --> 00:24:10.100
 the good news

00:24:10.100 --> 00:24:11.560
 of the kingdom of grace

00:24:11.560 --> 00:24:12.220
 is always

00:24:12.220 --> 00:24:14.220
 both of those things together

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 by the way

00:24:14.800 --> 00:24:16.580
 and in verse 8

00:24:16.580 --> 00:24:17.480
 when

00:24:17.480 --> 00:24:19.360
 they bring the kingdom

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 they are told to

00:24:21.120 --> 00:24:21.860
 guess what

00:24:21.860 --> 00:24:22.960
 proclaim

00:24:22.960 --> 00:24:24.300
 and

00:24:24.300 --> 00:24:25.200
 heal

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 the exact same

00:24:26.440 --> 00:24:27.420
 two words

00:24:27.420 --> 00:24:28.620
 that Jesus was doing

00:24:28.619 --> 00:24:30.579
 the kingdom is at hand

00:24:30.579 --> 00:24:31.339
 is the message

00:24:31.339 --> 00:24:31.699
 right

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 hear it

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 and

00:24:34.419 --> 00:24:35.399
 feel it

00:24:35.399 --> 00:24:37.139
 you're gonna know

00:24:37.139 --> 00:24:38.699
 what this kingdom is

00:24:38.699 --> 00:24:40.079
 see the followers of Jesus

00:24:40.079 --> 00:24:41.159
 were not sent out

00:24:41.159 --> 00:24:42.159
 to attract people

00:24:42.159 --> 00:24:43.019
 to themselves

00:24:43.019 --> 00:24:44.859
 to their own styles

00:24:44.859 --> 00:24:46.119
 their own powers

00:24:46.119 --> 00:24:47.119
 their own abilities

00:24:47.119 --> 00:24:48.159
 they were

00:24:48.159 --> 00:24:48.799
 and are

00:24:48.799 --> 00:24:50.059
 to point people

00:24:50.059 --> 00:24:51.159
 to the king

00:24:51.159 --> 00:24:52.399
 of grace

00:24:52.399 --> 00:24:53.739
 doing it his way

00:24:53.739 --> 00:24:55.099
 if you're an ambassador

00:24:55.099 --> 00:24:55.959
 of king Jesus

00:24:55.960 --> 00:24:57.000
 he sends you

00:24:57.000 --> 00:24:57.660
 to declare

00:24:57.660 --> 00:24:58.940
 his king

00:24:58.940 --> 00:25:00.440
 and to demonstrate

00:25:00.440 --> 00:25:01.079
 what it's like

00:25:01.079 --> 00:25:01.600
 to be touched

00:25:01.600 --> 00:25:03.200
 by his kingdom

00:25:03.200 --> 00:25:04.220
 where you

00:25:04.220 --> 00:25:05.559
 freely receive

00:25:05.559 --> 00:25:06.420
 what you could

00:25:06.420 --> 00:25:07.160
 never afford

00:25:07.160 --> 00:25:08.819
 that's what you're

00:25:08.819 --> 00:25:09.840
 sent to do

00:25:09.840 --> 00:25:10.539
 and I want to think

00:25:10.539 --> 00:25:11.000
 about that

00:25:11.000 --> 00:25:11.660
 specifically

00:25:11.660 --> 00:25:12.700
 with some of the needs

00:25:12.700 --> 00:25:13.620
 that you'll come

00:25:13.620 --> 00:25:14.460
 across often

00:25:14.460 --> 00:25:16.180
 both in this church

00:25:16.180 --> 00:25:17.400
 and in this community

00:25:17.400 --> 00:25:18.400
 as you're in those

00:25:18.400 --> 00:25:19.079
 relationships

00:25:19.079 --> 00:25:20.799
 you think of

00:25:20.799 --> 00:25:22.059
 specific names

00:25:22.059 --> 00:25:23.160
 on your relationship

00:25:23.160 --> 00:25:23.759
 list

00:25:23.759 --> 00:25:24.779
 and what words

00:25:24.779 --> 00:25:25.240
 or deeds

00:25:25.240 --> 00:25:26.160
 might express

00:25:26.160 --> 00:25:26.920
 God's grace

00:25:26.920 --> 00:25:27.420
 to them

00:25:27.420 --> 00:25:27.700
 okay

00:25:27.700 --> 00:25:28.299
 that's what I want

00:25:28.299 --> 00:25:28.579
 you doing

00:25:28.579 --> 00:25:29.059
 for the next

00:25:29.059 --> 00:25:29.779
 couple minutes

00:25:29.779 --> 00:25:31.720
 it is both

00:25:31.720 --> 00:25:32.140
 of those

00:25:32.140 --> 00:25:32.720
 by the way

00:25:32.720 --> 00:25:33.900
 we are sent

00:25:33.900 --> 00:25:34.779
 to speak

00:25:34.779 --> 00:25:36.759
 and act

00:25:36.759 --> 00:25:38.339
 not necessarily

00:25:38.339 --> 00:25:39.740
 both in every

00:25:39.740 --> 00:25:40.440
 interaction

00:25:40.440 --> 00:25:42.279
 but certainly

00:25:42.279 --> 00:25:43.180
 both in every

00:25:43.180 --> 00:25:43.960
 relationship

00:25:43.960 --> 00:25:44.519
 right

00:25:44.519 --> 00:25:46.460
 proclaim the good

00:25:46.460 --> 00:25:47.299
 news of Jesus

00:25:47.299 --> 00:25:49.559
 meet tangible

00:25:49.559 --> 00:25:50.759
 needs like Jesus

00:25:50.759 --> 00:25:53.519
 so many needs

00:25:53.519 --> 00:25:54.420
 how could you

00:25:54.420 --> 00:25:55.720
 express grace

00:25:55.720 --> 00:25:56.440
 to someone

00:25:56.440 --> 00:25:57.740
 who is lonely

00:25:57.740 --> 00:25:59.759
 you know someone

00:25:59.759 --> 00:26:00.200
 lonely

00:26:00.200 --> 00:26:01.440
 I bet you do

00:26:01.440 --> 00:26:04.059
 isn't a piece

00:26:04.059 --> 00:26:05.079
 of helping them

00:26:05.079 --> 00:26:06.119
 receive what they

00:26:06.119 --> 00:26:07.059
 can't afford

00:26:07.059 --> 00:26:09.440
 being present

00:26:09.440 --> 00:26:09.980
 with them

00:26:09.980 --> 00:26:11.700
 that's not

00:26:11.700 --> 00:26:12.519
 complicated right

00:26:12.519 --> 00:26:13.839
 that's part of it

00:26:13.839 --> 00:26:15.839
 giving time

00:26:15.839 --> 00:26:16.859
 to listen to them

00:26:16.859 --> 00:26:17.799
 entering into

00:26:17.799 --> 00:26:18.619
 their world

00:26:18.619 --> 00:26:22.259
 but when you

00:26:22.259 --> 00:26:23.379
 do leave

00:26:23.379 --> 00:26:24.579
 when you

00:26:24.579 --> 00:26:25.159
 aren't

00:26:25.159 --> 00:26:25.739
 there

00:26:25.739 --> 00:26:26.719
 don't they

00:26:26.719 --> 00:26:27.279
 need to

00:26:27.279 --> 00:26:28.059
 hear the

00:26:28.059 --> 00:26:28.739
 good news

00:26:28.739 --> 00:26:29.339
 of a God

00:26:29.339 --> 00:26:29.759
 who will

00:26:29.759 --> 00:26:30.779
 never leave

00:26:30.779 --> 00:26:31.219
 them or

00:26:31.219 --> 00:26:31.679
 forsake

00:26:31.679 --> 00:26:31.939
 them

00:26:31.939 --> 00:26:32.599
 don't

00:26:32.599 --> 00:26:32.919
 don't they

00:26:32.919 --> 00:26:33.299
 need that

00:26:33.299 --> 00:26:33.579
 too

00:26:33.579 --> 00:26:34.599
 don't they

00:26:34.599 --> 00:26:34.799
 need to

00:26:34.799 --> 00:26:35.219
 know of a

00:26:35.219 --> 00:26:35.739
 savior who

00:26:35.739 --> 00:26:36.619
 is always

00:26:36.619 --> 00:26:37.459
 listening and

00:26:37.459 --> 00:26:37.979
 hears their

00:26:37.979 --> 00:26:38.559
 cries even

00:26:38.559 --> 00:26:39.139
 when no one

00:26:39.139 --> 00:26:39.779
 else is around

00:26:39.779 --> 00:26:40.739
 don't they

00:26:40.739 --> 00:26:41.019
 need to know

00:26:41.019 --> 00:26:41.759
 of a community

00:26:41.759 --> 00:26:42.339
 of people

00:26:42.339 --> 00:26:42.839
 who will be

00:26:42.839 --> 00:26:43.399
 together

00:26:43.399 --> 00:26:44.199
 with this

00:26:44.199 --> 00:26:44.759
 father and

00:26:44.759 --> 00:26:45.439
 a family

00:26:45.439 --> 00:26:46.039
 forever

00:26:46.039 --> 00:26:48.139
 they need to

00:26:48.139 --> 00:26:48.759
 hear that from

00:26:48.759 --> 00:26:49.180
 you too

00:26:49.180 --> 00:26:52.240
 how could you

00:26:52.240 --> 00:26:53.000
 express grace to

00:26:53.000 --> 00:26:53.500
 someone who's

00:26:53.500 --> 00:26:53.859
 guilty

00:26:53.859 --> 00:26:57.119
 that's all of us

00:26:57.119 --> 00:26:58.279
 before God

00:26:58.279 --> 00:26:59.680
 who need to hear

00:26:59.680 --> 00:27:00.980
 the good news

00:27:00.980 --> 00:27:02.059
 of forgiveness

00:27:02.059 --> 00:27:02.740
 that we could

00:27:02.740 --> 00:27:03.839
 never earn

00:27:03.839 --> 00:27:04.859
 but it is given

00:27:04.859 --> 00:27:05.759
 as a gift

00:27:05.759 --> 00:27:07.059
 that is grace

00:27:07.059 --> 00:27:08.359
 we need that

00:27:08.359 --> 00:27:11.000
 but perhaps

00:27:11.000 --> 00:27:11.639
 someone on your

00:27:11.639 --> 00:27:13.099
 list is tormented

00:27:13.099 --> 00:27:14.019
 by something they

00:27:14.019 --> 00:27:14.740
 have done

00:27:14.740 --> 00:27:15.839
 or said

00:27:15.839 --> 00:27:16.859
 to you

00:27:16.859 --> 00:27:19.299
 maybe they

00:27:19.299 --> 00:27:20.039
 know that

00:27:20.039 --> 00:27:21.299
 you're not

00:27:21.299 --> 00:27:21.720
 ready to

00:27:21.720 --> 00:27:22.779
 forgive them

00:27:22.779 --> 00:27:24.179
 and

00:27:24.179 --> 00:27:25.559
 and maybe

00:27:25.559 --> 00:27:26.000
 you can

00:27:26.000 --> 00:27:26.699
 extend

00:27:26.699 --> 00:27:27.319
 forgiveness

00:27:27.319 --> 00:27:28.259
 yourself

00:27:28.259 --> 00:27:29.139
 when they

00:27:29.139 --> 00:27:30.079
 least expect

00:27:30.079 --> 00:27:30.399
 it

00:27:30.399 --> 00:27:31.179
 and know

00:27:31.179 --> 00:27:31.599
 they don't

00:27:31.599 --> 00:27:32.319
 deserve it

00:27:32.319 --> 00:27:33.139
 and they

00:27:33.139 --> 00:27:33.720
 get for

00:27:33.720 --> 00:27:34.419
 free

00:27:34.419 --> 00:27:35.220
 from you

00:27:35.220 --> 00:27:35.539
 what they

00:27:35.539 --> 00:27:36.199
 could never

00:27:36.199 --> 00:27:36.559
 afford

00:27:36.559 --> 00:27:37.079
 themselves

00:27:37.079 --> 00:27:38.639
 and it

00:27:38.639 --> 00:27:39.220
 begins

00:27:39.220 --> 00:27:40.279
 in that

00:27:40.279 --> 00:27:40.619
 moment

00:27:40.619 --> 00:27:41.419
 to point

00:27:41.419 --> 00:27:41.799
 them to

00:27:41.799 --> 00:27:42.119
 Jesus

00:27:42.119 --> 00:27:42.779
 to someone

00:27:42.779 --> 00:27:43.480
 who gives

00:27:43.480 --> 00:27:43.939
 like that

00:27:43.939 --> 00:27:44.439
 over and

00:27:44.439 --> 00:27:44.839
 over and

00:27:44.839 --> 00:27:45.099
 over

00:27:45.099 --> 00:27:45.939
 that he's

00:27:45.939 --> 00:27:46.439
 real

00:27:46.439 --> 00:27:46.980
 and he

00:27:46.980 --> 00:27:47.879
 gives grace

00:27:47.879 --> 00:27:48.259
 to them

00:27:48.259 --> 00:27:48.759
 like that

00:27:48.759 --> 00:27:51.339
 how could you

00:27:51.339 --> 00:27:52.019
 express grace

00:27:52.019 --> 00:27:52.500
 to someone

00:27:52.500 --> 00:27:52.899
 who is

00:27:52.899 --> 00:27:53.559
 confused

00:27:53.559 --> 00:27:55.259
 perhaps

00:27:55.259 --> 00:27:56.099
 searching

00:27:56.099 --> 00:27:57.179
 for identity

00:27:57.179 --> 00:27:58.799
 feeling

00:27:58.799 --> 00:27:59.779
 lost

00:27:59.779 --> 00:28:00.219
 in the

00:28:00.219 --> 00:28:00.839
 process

00:28:00.839 --> 00:28:01.619
 not really

00:28:01.619 --> 00:28:02.059
 sure

00:28:02.059 --> 00:28:02.519
 where they

00:28:02.519 --> 00:28:03.259
 fit in

00:28:03.259 --> 00:28:04.259
 in the

00:28:04.259 --> 00:28:04.639
 world

00:28:04.639 --> 00:28:05.379
 at school

00:28:05.379 --> 00:28:06.439
 in

00:28:06.439 --> 00:28:07.039
 relationships

00:28:07.039 --> 00:28:10.460
 maybe God

00:28:10.460 --> 00:28:11.299
 has put you

00:28:11.299 --> 00:28:12.259
 in relationship

00:28:12.259 --> 00:28:12.839
 with them

00:28:12.839 --> 00:28:13.779
 to see the

00:28:13.779 --> 00:28:14.559
 image of God

00:28:14.559 --> 00:28:14.980
 in them

00:28:14.980 --> 00:28:15.359
 that they

00:28:15.359 --> 00:28:16.359
 really can't

00:28:16.359 --> 00:28:17.139
 find anymore

00:28:17.139 --> 00:28:19.299
 to value

00:28:19.299 --> 00:28:20.220
 them as

00:28:20.220 --> 00:28:21.019
 they are

00:28:21.019 --> 00:28:22.059
 more than

00:28:22.059 --> 00:28:22.700
 they can

00:28:22.700 --> 00:28:23.200
 value

00:28:23.200 --> 00:28:23.859
 themselves

00:28:23.859 --> 00:28:26.740
 and perhaps

00:28:26.740 --> 00:28:27.420
 even

00:28:27.420 --> 00:28:28.480
 then

00:28:28.480 --> 00:28:30.119
 to tell

00:28:30.119 --> 00:28:30.619
 them of

00:28:30.619 --> 00:28:31.079
 the God

00:28:31.079 --> 00:28:31.779
 who made

00:28:31.779 --> 00:28:32.180
 them

00:28:32.180 --> 00:28:33.180
 fearfully

00:28:33.180 --> 00:28:34.460
 and wonderfully

00:28:34.460 --> 00:28:35.440
 and for

00:28:35.440 --> 00:28:36.180
 himself

00:28:36.180 --> 00:28:36.940
 forever

00:28:36.940 --> 00:28:37.880
 to embrace

00:28:37.880 --> 00:28:38.140
 them

00:28:38.140 --> 00:28:38.940
 and never

00:28:38.940 --> 00:28:39.819
 reject them

00:28:39.819 --> 00:28:40.519
 giving them

00:28:40.519 --> 00:28:41.380
 significance

00:28:41.380 --> 00:28:42.620
 and purpose

00:28:42.620 --> 00:28:44.039
 just because

00:28:44.039 --> 00:28:44.759
 they're his

00:28:44.759 --> 00:28:45.519
 because the

00:28:45.519 --> 00:28:46.000
 king of

00:28:46.000 --> 00:28:46.460
 grace

00:28:46.460 --> 00:28:47.380
 came for

00:28:47.380 --> 00:28:48.000
 them

00:28:48.000 --> 00:28:52.340
 last one

00:28:52.339 --> 00:28:54.519
 how could

00:28:54.519 --> 00:28:55.019
 you express

00:28:55.019 --> 00:28:55.579
 grace

00:28:55.579 --> 00:28:56.179
 to someone

00:28:56.179 --> 00:28:56.559
 who is

00:28:56.559 --> 00:28:57.079
 hopeless

00:28:57.079 --> 00:29:01.779
 you know

00:29:01.779 --> 00:29:02.099
 hopeless

00:29:02.099 --> 00:29:02.559
 people

00:29:02.559 --> 00:29:04.139
 more

00:29:04.139 --> 00:29:04.919
 and more

00:29:04.919 --> 00:29:05.779
 and more

00:29:05.779 --> 00:29:07.240
 every day

00:29:07.240 --> 00:29:10.220
 nowhere to

00:29:10.220 --> 00:29:10.659
 turn

00:29:10.659 --> 00:29:12.019
 don't know

00:29:12.019 --> 00:29:12.359
 why to

00:29:12.359 --> 00:29:12.559
 keep

00:29:12.559 --> 00:29:12.939
 living

00:29:12.939 --> 00:29:16.000
 you can

00:29:16.000 --> 00:29:16.439
 share the

00:29:16.439 --> 00:29:16.819
 reason

00:29:16.819 --> 00:29:18.240
 for the

00:29:18.240 --> 00:29:18.679
 hope that

00:29:18.679 --> 00:29:19.299
 you have

00:29:19.299 --> 00:29:20.259
 because it's

00:29:20.259 --> 00:29:20.919
 not you

00:29:20.920 --> 00:29:22.519
 a hope

00:29:22.519 --> 00:29:23.060
 outside

00:29:23.060 --> 00:29:23.960
 yourself

00:29:23.960 --> 00:29:25.440
 a hope

00:29:25.440 --> 00:29:26.140
 in the

00:29:26.140 --> 00:29:26.539
 savior

00:29:26.539 --> 00:29:26.900
 who

00:29:26.900 --> 00:29:28.140
 redeems

00:29:28.140 --> 00:29:29.200
 brokenness

00:29:29.200 --> 00:29:29.620
 of all

00:29:29.620 --> 00:29:29.960
 sorts

00:29:29.960 --> 00:29:30.660
 a hope

00:29:30.660 --> 00:29:31.019
 in a

00:29:31.019 --> 00:29:31.400
 king

00:29:31.400 --> 00:29:32.019
 who will

00:29:32.019 --> 00:29:32.440
 set

00:29:32.440 --> 00:29:32.920
 all

00:29:32.920 --> 00:29:33.400
 things

00:29:33.400 --> 00:29:33.759
 right

00:29:33.759 --> 00:29:34.320
 one day

00:29:34.320 --> 00:29:34.880
 no matter

00:29:34.880 --> 00:29:35.420
 what it

00:29:35.420 --> 00:29:35.800
 is they're

00:29:35.800 --> 00:29:36.080
 going

00:29:36.080 --> 00:29:36.460
 through

00:29:36.460 --> 00:29:39.539
 and along

00:29:39.539 --> 00:29:40.080
 the way

00:29:40.080 --> 00:29:41.060
 if that's

00:29:41.060 --> 00:29:41.360
 going to be

00:29:41.360 --> 00:29:41.759
 more than

00:29:41.759 --> 00:29:42.360
 just words

00:29:42.360 --> 00:29:42.779
 to them

00:29:42.779 --> 00:29:43.380
 if they're

00:29:43.380 --> 00:29:43.620
 going to

00:29:43.620 --> 00:29:44.200
 entertain

00:29:44.200 --> 00:29:45.500
 the prospect

00:29:45.500 --> 00:29:46.300
 of hope

00:29:46.300 --> 00:29:47.000
 again

00:29:47.000 --> 00:29:47.560
 they'll

00:29:47.560 --> 00:29:48.120
 probably

00:29:48.120 --> 00:29:48.980
 need you

00:29:48.980 --> 00:29:49.640
 to show

00:29:49.640 --> 00:29:50.000
 them

00:29:50.000 --> 00:29:51.740
 to show

00:29:51.740 --> 00:29:52.779
 confidence

00:29:52.779 --> 00:29:53.460
 in them

00:29:53.460 --> 00:29:54.000
 when they

00:29:54.000 --> 00:29:54.460
 don't have

00:29:54.460 --> 00:29:54.559
 it

00:29:54.559 --> 00:29:55.539
 to give

00:29:55.539 --> 00:29:55.900
 them a

00:29:55.900 --> 00:29:56.279
 job

00:29:56.279 --> 00:29:56.759
 beyond

00:29:56.759 --> 00:29:57.059
 their

00:29:57.059 --> 00:29:57.519
 resume

00:29:57.519 --> 00:30:00.619
 to stand

00:30:00.619 --> 00:30:01.160
 with them

00:30:01.160 --> 00:30:01.980
 against

00:30:01.980 --> 00:30:02.640
 injustice

00:30:02.640 --> 00:30:03.720
 to show

00:30:03.720 --> 00:30:04.140
 them there's

00:30:04.140 --> 00:30:04.539
 someone who

00:30:04.539 --> 00:30:05.099
 fights for

00:30:05.099 --> 00:30:05.519
 them

00:30:05.519 --> 00:30:08.160
 you won't

00:30:08.160 --> 00:30:08.480
 be able to

00:30:08.480 --> 00:30:08.900
 fight every

00:30:08.900 --> 00:30:09.380
 time but

00:30:09.380 --> 00:30:10.319
 king jesus

00:30:10.319 --> 00:30:10.779
 will

00:30:10.779 --> 00:30:11.359
 and you

00:30:11.359 --> 00:30:11.599
 can give

00:30:11.599 --> 00:30:11.839
 him a

00:30:11.839 --> 00:30:12.319
 taste of

00:30:12.319 --> 00:30:12.619
 what he's

00:30:12.619 --> 00:30:13.079
 like

00:30:13.079 --> 00:30:16.380
 word and

00:30:16.380 --> 00:30:16.680
 deed

00:30:16.680 --> 00:30:18.640
 deed and

00:30:18.640 --> 00:30:19.019
 word

00:30:19.019 --> 00:30:19.539
 what

00:30:19.539 --> 00:30:20.339
 specific

00:30:20.339 --> 00:30:21.019
 things

00:30:21.019 --> 00:30:21.799
 can you

00:30:21.799 --> 00:30:22.240
 do for

00:30:22.240 --> 00:30:22.900
 someone you're

00:30:22.900 --> 00:30:23.639
 in relationship

00:30:23.639 --> 00:30:25.240
 with to

00:30:25.240 --> 00:30:25.839
 give them

00:30:25.839 --> 00:30:26.579
 for free

00:30:26.579 --> 00:30:27.960
 what they

00:30:27.960 --> 00:30:28.680
 could never

00:30:28.680 --> 00:30:29.220
 afford

00:30:29.220 --> 00:30:30.339
 what they

00:30:30.339 --> 00:30:30.660
 don't have

00:30:30.660 --> 00:30:31.660
 access to

00:30:31.660 --> 00:30:32.480
 outside of

00:30:32.480 --> 00:30:32.700
 you

00:30:32.700 --> 00:30:33.700
 what they

00:30:33.700 --> 00:30:34.680
 will never

00:30:34.680 --> 00:30:35.200
 know if

00:30:35.200 --> 00:30:35.700
 they don't

00:30:35.700 --> 00:30:36.859
 know the

00:30:36.859 --> 00:30:37.599
 king

00:30:37.599 --> 00:30:39.139
 so they

00:30:39.139 --> 00:30:39.980
 taste the

00:30:39.980 --> 00:30:40.519
 kingdom of

00:30:40.519 --> 00:30:40.920
 grace

00:30:40.920 --> 00:30:41.680
 so they

00:30:41.680 --> 00:30:42.579
 will recognize

00:30:42.579 --> 00:30:43.420
 the king

00:30:43.420 --> 00:30:44.220
 of grace

00:30:44.220 --> 00:30:44.420
 grace

00:30:44.420 --> 00:30:48.079
 I hope

00:30:48.079 --> 00:30:48.579
 some ideas

00:30:48.579 --> 00:30:49.000
 are coming

00:30:49.000 --> 00:30:49.519
 to mind

00:30:49.519 --> 00:30:50.120
 I want to

00:30:50.120 --> 00:30:50.519
 be honest

00:30:50.519 --> 00:30:50.839
 with you

00:30:50.839 --> 00:30:51.319
 about one

00:30:51.319 --> 00:30:52.400
 thing as

00:30:52.400 --> 00:30:52.779
 we prepare

00:30:52.779 --> 00:30:53.240
 to come to

00:30:53.240 --> 00:30:53.680
 this table

00:30:53.680 --> 00:30:54.100
 together

00:30:54.100 --> 00:30:55.839
 when you

00:30:55.839 --> 00:30:56.579
 do that

00:30:56.579 --> 00:30:58.259
 in word

00:30:58.259 --> 00:30:58.640
 and deed

00:30:58.640 --> 00:30:59.259
 moving to

00:30:59.259 --> 00:30:59.839
 give people

00:30:59.839 --> 00:31:01.259
 something they

00:31:01.259 --> 00:31:01.819
 can't afford

00:31:01.819 --> 00:31:02.380
 themselves

00:31:02.380 --> 00:31:04.220
 you should

00:31:04.220 --> 00:31:04.640
 know that

00:31:04.640 --> 00:31:05.019
 it's not

00:31:05.019 --> 00:31:05.880
 merely grace

00:31:05.880 --> 00:31:06.600
 shared for

00:31:06.600 --> 00:31:06.980
 free

00:31:06.980 --> 00:31:08.019
 although isn't

00:31:08.019 --> 00:31:08.860
 that wonderful

00:31:08.860 --> 00:31:10.759
 often expressing

00:31:10.759 --> 00:31:12.039
 grace means

00:31:12.039 --> 00:31:12.920
 grace that you

00:31:12.920 --> 00:31:13.820
 share at

00:31:13.820 --> 00:31:14.680
 great cost

00:31:14.680 --> 00:31:17.060
 yes

00:31:17.060 --> 00:31:18.120
 freely receive

00:31:18.120 --> 00:31:19.340
 freely give

00:31:19.340 --> 00:31:20.600
 sounds easy

00:31:20.600 --> 00:31:20.880
 right

00:31:20.880 --> 00:31:21.960
 I'll just

00:31:21.960 --> 00:31:23.460
 pass it along

00:31:23.460 --> 00:31:24.300
 no big deal

00:31:24.300 --> 00:31:25.100
 you keep

00:31:25.100 --> 00:31:25.720
 giving me grace

00:31:25.720 --> 00:31:26.220
 God I'm going

00:31:26.220 --> 00:31:26.460
 to keep

00:31:26.460 --> 00:31:27.100
 sharing it

00:31:27.100 --> 00:31:30.140
 but then in

00:31:30.140 --> 00:31:30.700
 John chapter

00:31:30.700 --> 00:31:31.640
 20 the risen

00:31:31.640 --> 00:31:32.740
 Jesus appears

00:31:32.740 --> 00:31:33.380
 to his

00:31:33.380 --> 00:31:33.860
 disciples

00:31:33.860 --> 00:31:35.060
 it's one of

00:31:35.060 --> 00:31:35.800
 those amazing

00:31:35.800 --> 00:31:36.800
 encounters where

00:31:36.800 --> 00:31:37.980
 the God who

00:31:37.980 --> 00:31:39.019
 saves is the

00:31:39.019 --> 00:31:39.480
 God who

00:31:39.480 --> 00:31:40.080
 sins

00:31:40.080 --> 00:31:41.440
 the God who

00:31:41.440 --> 00:31:42.700
 saves us and

00:31:42.700 --> 00:31:43.259
 brings us into

00:31:43.259 --> 00:31:44.019
 relationship is

00:31:44.019 --> 00:31:44.920
 sending us out

00:31:44.920 --> 00:31:45.799
 into relationships

00:31:45.799 --> 00:31:47.259
 and once again

00:31:47.259 --> 00:31:48.120
 Jesus says to

00:31:48.120 --> 00:31:49.019
 them as the

00:31:49.019 --> 00:31:50.160
 father sent me

00:31:50.160 --> 00:31:53.100
 so I am

00:31:53.100 --> 00:31:53.819
 sending you

00:31:53.819 --> 00:31:56.180
 just like that

00:31:56.180 --> 00:31:57.580
 I had never

00:31:57.580 --> 00:31:58.259
 noticed the

00:31:58.259 --> 00:31:59.539
 context of that

00:31:59.539 --> 00:32:01.340
 comment Jesus

00:32:01.340 --> 00:32:02.940
 makes until

00:32:02.940 --> 00:32:03.519
 this week

00:32:03.519 --> 00:32:05.440
 he says you

00:32:05.440 --> 00:32:06.360
 go out like

00:32:06.360 --> 00:32:07.840
 me after

00:32:07.840 --> 00:32:08.480
 reminding them

00:32:08.480 --> 00:32:08.900
 of what

00:32:08.900 --> 00:32:10.039
 verse 20

00:32:10.039 --> 00:32:12.960
 he showed

00:32:12.960 --> 00:32:14.159
 them his

00:32:14.159 --> 00:32:14.799
 hands

00:32:14.799 --> 00:32:16.879
 and his

00:32:16.879 --> 00:32:17.259
 side

00:32:17.259 --> 00:32:20.319
 what

00:32:20.319 --> 00:32:20.720
 happened to

00:32:20.720 --> 00:32:21.240
 Jesus when

00:32:21.240 --> 00:32:21.940
 he was sent

00:32:21.940 --> 00:32:25.339
 he says let

00:32:25.339 --> 00:32:25.960
 me remind you

00:32:25.960 --> 00:32:27.259
 of who I am

00:32:27.259 --> 00:32:27.920
 these are

00:32:27.920 --> 00:32:29.139
 emblems of

00:32:29.139 --> 00:32:29.759
 my death

00:32:29.759 --> 00:32:30.339
 these are

00:32:30.339 --> 00:32:31.819
 reminders of

00:32:31.819 --> 00:32:32.740
 the cost

00:32:32.740 --> 00:32:33.399
 that the

00:32:33.399 --> 00:32:34.500
 father sent

00:32:34.500 --> 00:32:35.539
 me to pay

00:32:35.539 --> 00:32:36.440
 to give

00:32:36.440 --> 00:32:38.079
 you grace

00:32:38.079 --> 00:32:39.599
 upon grace

00:32:39.599 --> 00:32:41.000
 for free

00:32:41.000 --> 00:32:42.180
 friends you

00:32:42.180 --> 00:32:42.599
 and I have

00:32:42.599 --> 00:32:43.319
 received that

00:32:43.319 --> 00:32:44.240
 kind of grace

00:32:44.240 --> 00:32:45.399
 from him

00:32:45.399 --> 00:32:47.279
 gifts for free

00:32:47.279 --> 00:32:48.159
 that we could

00:32:48.159 --> 00:32:49.119
 never afford

00:32:49.119 --> 00:32:49.980
 but they were

00:32:49.980 --> 00:32:51.279
 at great cost

00:32:51.279 --> 00:32:52.159
 to the one who

00:32:52.159 --> 00:32:52.799
 gives them to

00:32:52.799 --> 00:32:53.259
 us weren't

00:32:53.259 --> 00:32:54.700
 they that is

00:32:54.700 --> 00:32:55.339
 the kind of

00:32:55.339 --> 00:32:56.180
 gracious savior

00:32:56.180 --> 00:32:56.720
 that we want

00:32:56.720 --> 00:32:57.420
 to point people

00:32:57.420 --> 00:32:58.119
 to in all of

00:32:58.119 --> 00:32:58.839
 our relationships

00:32:58.839 --> 00:32:59.980
 so we should

00:32:59.980 --> 00:33:01.440
 expect that it

00:33:01.440 --> 00:33:02.619
 will cost us

00:33:02.619 --> 00:33:03.779
 to share grace

00:33:03.779 --> 00:33:04.759
 like his

00:33:04.759 --> 00:33:05.539
 freely

00:33:05.539 --> 00:33:07.419
 and even at

00:33:07.419 --> 00:33:08.579
 great cost

00:33:08.579 --> 00:33:10.059
 to ourselves

00:33:10.059 --> 00:33:12.299
 as we consider

00:33:12.299 --> 00:33:13.319
 that pray

00:33:13.319 --> 00:33:14.619
 that we would

00:33:14.619 --> 00:33:15.019
 not

00:33:15.019 --> 00:33:16.479
 selfishly

00:33:16.479 --> 00:33:19.679
 or distractedly

00:33:19.679 --> 00:33:21.259
 even

00:33:21.259 --> 00:33:22.500
 fearfully

00:33:22.500 --> 00:33:24.139
 hold our

00:33:24.139 --> 00:33:24.599
 collective

00:33:24.599 --> 00:33:25.519
 breath

00:33:25.519 --> 00:33:28.000
 but that we

00:33:28.000 --> 00:33:28.599
 would breathe

00:33:28.599 --> 00:33:29.079
 out

00:33:29.079 --> 00:33:30.399
 the grace

00:33:30.399 --> 00:33:31.119
 that is giving

00:33:31.119 --> 00:33:32.379
 us life

00:33:32.379 --> 00:33:33.119
 I don't know

00:33:33.119 --> 00:33:33.579
 what it will

00:33:33.579 --> 00:33:34.619
 cost you

00:33:34.619 --> 00:33:35.799
 to breathe

00:33:35.799 --> 00:33:36.259
 out

00:33:36.259 --> 00:33:37.419
 but let's

00:33:37.419 --> 00:33:38.259
 together decide

00:33:38.259 --> 00:33:38.759
 right now

00:33:38.759 --> 00:33:39.199
 that there is

00:33:39.199 --> 00:33:39.979
 no price

00:33:39.979 --> 00:33:41.239
 too high

00:33:41.239 --> 00:33:42.399
 there's no

00:33:42.399 --> 00:33:43.059
 price that

00:33:43.059 --> 00:33:43.759
 could keep us

00:33:43.759 --> 00:33:44.519
 from sharing

00:33:44.519 --> 00:33:45.479
 in word

00:33:45.479 --> 00:33:46.299
 and in deed

00:33:46.299 --> 00:33:47.179
 with anyone

00:33:47.179 --> 00:33:47.599
 we're in

00:33:47.599 --> 00:33:48.559
 relationship with

00:33:48.559 --> 00:33:49.379
 as our hearts

00:33:49.379 --> 00:33:50.259
 fill with

00:33:50.259 --> 00:33:51.179
 compassion for

00:33:51.179 --> 00:33:51.419
 them

00:33:51.419 --> 00:33:52.619
 the glory

00:33:52.619 --> 00:33:53.939
 and grace

00:33:53.939 --> 00:33:54.979
 of Jesus

00:33:54.979 --> 00:33:56.279
 nothing could

00:33:56.279 --> 00:33:56.739
 keep me

00:33:56.739 --> 00:33:57.319
 from that

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 right

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 may God

00:34:00.099 --> 00:34:00.559
 make us

00:34:00.559 --> 00:34:00.959
 willing

00:34:00.960 --> 00:34:02.420
 and eager

00:34:02.420 --> 00:34:03.980
 to express

00:34:03.980 --> 00:34:05.420
 that costly

00:34:05.420 --> 00:34:06.519
 free

00:34:06.519 --> 00:34:07.900
 grace

00:34:07.900 --> 00:34:09.500
 Jesus

00:34:09.500 --> 00:34:11.960
 fully aware

00:34:11.960 --> 00:34:12.619
 of what it

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 would cost

00:34:13.480 --> 00:34:14.119
 him

00:34:14.119 --> 00:34:15.139
 to give

00:34:15.139 --> 00:34:15.920
 that grace

00:34:15.920 --> 00:34:16.619
 to his

00:34:16.619 --> 00:34:17.380
 followers

00:34:17.380 --> 00:34:19.119
 to bring

00:34:19.119 --> 00:34:19.699
 forgiveness

00:34:19.699 --> 00:34:20.780
 and hope

00:34:20.780 --> 00:34:21.260
 and life

00:34:21.260 --> 00:34:21.760
 to them

00:34:21.760 --> 00:34:23.199
 on the night

00:34:23.199 --> 00:34:24.579
 that one of

00:34:24.579 --> 00:34:25.179
 them betrayed

00:34:25.179 --> 00:34:25.539
 him

00:34:25.539 --> 00:34:27.019
 took bread

00:34:27.019 --> 00:34:28.900
 and he

00:34:28.900 --> 00:34:29.460
 broke it

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 and he

00:34:30.480 --> 00:34:30.900
 gave it

00:34:30.900 --> 00:34:31.239
 to his

00:34:31.239 --> 00:34:31.780
 disciples

00:34:31.780 --> 00:34:32.559
 as I

00:34:32.559 --> 00:34:33.239
 ministering

00:34:33.239 --> 00:34:33.559
 in his

00:34:33.559 --> 00:34:33.840
 name

00:34:33.840 --> 00:34:34.360
 give this

00:34:34.360 --> 00:34:34.619
 bread

00:34:34.619 --> 00:34:35.119
 to you

00:34:35.119 --> 00:34:36.480
 he said

00:34:36.480 --> 00:34:36.920
 take

00:34:36.920 --> 00:34:37.320
 eat

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 this is

00:34:38.079 --> 00:34:38.820
 my body

00:34:38.820 --> 00:34:39.619
 given for

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 you

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 do this

00:34:41.119 --> 00:34:42.039
 in remembrance

00:34:42.039 --> 00:34:42.619
 of me

00:34:42.619 --> 00:34:44.239
 in the same

00:34:44.239 --> 00:34:44.739
 way after

00:34:44.739 --> 00:34:45.139
 supper

00:34:45.139 --> 00:34:45.559
 he took

00:34:45.559 --> 00:34:46.159
 the cup

00:34:46.159 --> 00:34:46.779
 and said

00:34:46.779 --> 00:34:47.420
 this cup

00:34:47.420 --> 00:34:47.960
 is the

00:34:47.960 --> 00:34:48.599
 new covenant

00:34:48.599 --> 00:34:49.960
 in my

00:34:49.960 --> 00:34:50.460
 blood

00:34:50.460 --> 00:34:51.279
 which is

00:34:51.279 --> 00:34:52.019
 shed

00:34:52.019 --> 00:34:52.819
 for many

00:34:52.819 --> 00:34:53.299
 for the

00:34:53.299 --> 00:34:53.619
 forgiveness

00:34:53.619 --> 00:34:54.199
 of sins

00:34:54.199 --> 00:34:54.500
 it's the

00:34:54.500 --> 00:34:55.319
 only way

00:34:55.319 --> 00:34:55.960
 to have

00:34:55.960 --> 00:34:56.359
 sins

00:34:56.359 --> 00:34:56.759
 forgiven

00:34:56.759 --> 00:34:57.119
 so I'm

00:34:57.119 --> 00:34:57.279
 going to

00:34:57.279 --> 00:34:57.699
 give my

00:34:57.699 --> 00:34:58.019
 blood

00:34:58.019 --> 00:34:58.739
 drink

00:34:58.739 --> 00:34:59.400
 from it

00:34:59.400 --> 00:35:00.400
 all of

00:35:00.400 --> 00:35:00.659
 you

00:35:00.659 --> 00:35:03.079
 as often

00:35:03.079 --> 00:35:03.359
 as you

00:35:03.359 --> 00:35:03.719
 eat this

00:35:03.719 --> 00:35:04.019
 bread

00:35:04.019 --> 00:35:05.380
 and drink

00:35:05.380 --> 00:35:05.940
 this cup

00:35:05.940 --> 00:35:08.000
 you proclaim

00:35:08.000 --> 00:35:09.079
 the Lord's

00:35:09.079 --> 00:35:09.380
 death

00:35:09.380 --> 00:35:10.039
 it's what

00:35:10.039 --> 00:35:10.400
 he's called

00:35:10.400 --> 00:35:10.699
 you to

00:35:10.699 --> 00:35:10.980
 it's what

00:35:10.980 --> 00:35:11.299
 he sent

00:35:11.299 --> 00:35:11.739
 you for

00:35:11.739 --> 00:35:13.079
 until

00:35:13.079 --> 00:35:13.699
 he comes

00:35:13.699 --> 00:35:14.559
 you need

00:35:14.559 --> 00:35:14.859
 to hear

00:35:14.859 --> 00:35:15.119
 it

00:35:15.119 --> 00:35:15.719
 so it's

00:35:15.719 --> 00:35:15.919
 being

00:35:15.919 --> 00:35:16.439
 proclaimed

00:35:16.439 --> 00:35:17.139
 to us

00:35:17.139 --> 00:35:17.699
 this morning

00:35:17.699 --> 00:35:18.079
 isn't it

00:35:18.079 --> 00:35:18.659
 we need

00:35:18.659 --> 00:35:18.899
 it

00:35:18.899 --> 00:35:20.159
 and we

00:35:20.159 --> 00:35:20.419
 need to

00:35:20.419 --> 00:35:20.719
 remember

00:35:20.719 --> 00:35:20.899
 it

00:35:20.899 --> 00:35:21.139
 because

00:35:21.139 --> 00:35:21.359
 we're

00:35:21.359 --> 00:35:21.699
 sent

00:35:21.699 --> 00:35:22.119
 to

00:35:22.119 --> 00:35:22.539
 proclaim

00:35:22.539 --> 00:35:23.259
 the same

00:35:23.259 --> 00:35:23.679
 hope

00:35:23.679 --> 00:35:24.599
 this is

00:35:24.599 --> 00:35:24.859
 the

00:35:24.859 --> 00:35:25.539
 Lord's

00:35:25.539 --> 00:35:25.859
 table

00:35:25.859 --> 00:35:26.960
 and he

00:35:26.960 --> 00:35:27.439
 invites

00:35:27.439 --> 00:35:28.019
 all of

00:35:28.019 --> 00:35:28.219
 you

00:35:28.219 --> 00:35:29.219
 who by

00:35:29.219 --> 00:35:29.819
 faith

00:35:29.819 --> 00:35:30.639
 are his

00:35:30.639 --> 00:35:30.919
 have

00:35:30.919 --> 00:35:31.579
 trusted

00:35:31.579 --> 00:35:31.839
 in

00:35:31.839 --> 00:35:32.179
 Jesus

00:35:32.179 --> 00:35:32.919
 for your

00:35:32.919 --> 00:35:33.419
 salvation

00:35:33.419 --> 00:35:33.919
 through

00:35:33.919 --> 00:35:34.579
 baptism

00:35:34.579 --> 00:35:35.239
 have been

00:35:35.239 --> 00:35:35.559
 united

00:35:35.559 --> 00:35:36.059
 not only

00:35:36.059 --> 00:35:36.559
 to Jesus

00:35:36.559 --> 00:35:37.159
 but to

00:35:37.159 --> 00:35:37.859
 a church

00:35:37.859 --> 00:35:38.759
 a body

00:35:38.759 --> 00:35:39.279
 of Christ

00:35:39.279 --> 00:35:40.059
 that preaches

00:35:40.059 --> 00:35:40.559
 the good

00:35:40.559 --> 00:35:40.960
 news

00:35:40.960 --> 00:35:41.779
 of salvation

00:35:41.779 --> 00:35:42.440
 through faith

00:35:42.440 --> 00:35:43.019
 in Christ

00:35:43.019 --> 00:35:43.460
 alone

00:35:43.460 --> 00:35:44.820
 he invites

00:35:44.820 --> 00:35:45.059
 you to

00:35:45.059 --> 00:35:45.400
 come

00:35:45.400 --> 00:35:46.799
 to come

00:35:46.799 --> 00:35:47.400
 again

00:35:47.400 --> 00:35:48.639
 and feast

00:35:48.639 --> 00:35:49.119
 on his

00:35:49.119 --> 00:35:49.840
 saving

00:35:49.840 --> 00:35:51.219
 and sustaining

00:35:51.219 --> 00:35:51.920
 grace

00:35:51.920 --> 00:35:54.500
 if you

00:35:54.500 --> 00:35:55.159
 don't yet

00:35:55.159 --> 00:35:56.219
 place your

00:35:56.219 --> 00:35:56.579
 hope

00:35:56.579 --> 00:35:57.440
 in Jesus

00:35:57.440 --> 00:35:58.159
 if that's

00:35:58.159 --> 00:35:58.820
 not where

00:35:58.820 --> 00:35:59.219
 you are

00:35:59.219 --> 00:35:59.440
 then

00:35:59.440 --> 00:36:00.719
 first of all

00:36:00.719 --> 00:36:01.219
 thanks for

00:36:01.219 --> 00:36:01.840
 being here

00:36:01.840 --> 00:36:02.960
 we're so

00:36:02.960 --> 00:36:03.539
 glad that

00:36:03.539 --> 00:36:03.840
 you're here

00:36:03.840 --> 00:36:04.440
 to consider

00:36:04.440 --> 00:36:05.159
 Jesus

00:36:05.159 --> 00:36:06.159
 with us

00:36:06.159 --> 00:36:07.039
 we would

00:36:07.039 --> 00:36:07.440
 ask you

00:36:07.440 --> 00:36:07.880
 not to

00:36:07.880 --> 00:36:08.179
 come

00:36:08.179 --> 00:36:08.859
 take

00:36:08.859 --> 00:36:09.299
 these

00:36:09.299 --> 00:36:10.099
 elements

00:36:10.099 --> 00:36:10.759
 and do

00:36:10.759 --> 00:36:11.739
 outwardly

00:36:11.739 --> 00:36:12.119
 something

00:36:12.119 --> 00:36:12.579
 that is

00:36:12.579 --> 00:36:13.299
 not true

00:36:13.299 --> 00:36:13.899
 for you

00:36:13.899 --> 00:36:14.719
 inwardly

00:36:14.719 --> 00:36:15.179
 right

00:36:15.179 --> 00:36:17.139
 but we

00:36:17.139 --> 00:36:17.440
 would

00:36:17.440 --> 00:36:18.480
 invite you

00:36:18.480 --> 00:36:19.779
 to come

00:36:19.779 --> 00:36:21.419
 even to

00:36:21.419 --> 00:36:21.739
 come to

00:36:21.739 --> 00:36:22.279
 these tables

00:36:22.279 --> 00:36:23.000
 to observe

00:36:23.000 --> 00:36:24.960
 to pray

00:36:24.960 --> 00:36:25.379
 with us

00:36:25.379 --> 00:36:25.799
 we'd love

00:36:25.799 --> 00:36:26.179
 to pray

00:36:26.179 --> 00:36:26.639
 with you

00:36:26.639 --> 00:36:28.219
 but especially

00:36:28.219 --> 00:36:28.960
 to come

00:36:28.960 --> 00:36:29.799
 and consider

00:36:29.799 --> 00:36:31.399
 the free

00:36:31.399 --> 00:36:32.179
 offer of

00:36:32.179 --> 00:36:32.480
 Jesus

00:36:32.480 --> 00:36:33.440
 a gift

00:36:33.440 --> 00:36:34.179
 of grace

00:36:34.179 --> 00:36:34.539
 that will

00:36:34.539 --> 00:36:35.039
 give you

00:36:35.039 --> 00:36:35.359
 something

00:36:35.359 --> 00:36:35.799
 you could

00:36:35.799 --> 00:36:36.659
 never afford

00:36:36.659 --> 00:36:37.339
 for yourself

00:36:37.339 --> 00:36:38.119
 any other

00:36:38.119 --> 00:36:38.480
 way

00:36:38.480 --> 00:36:40.079
 he offers

00:36:40.079 --> 00:36:40.359
 it to

00:36:40.359 --> 00:36:40.659
 you this

00:36:40.659 --> 00:36:40.920
 morning

00:36:40.920 --> 00:36:41.379
 would you

00:36:41.379 --> 00:36:42.000
 no matter

00:36:42.000 --> 00:36:42.699
 how else

00:36:42.699 --> 00:36:43.399
 you participate

00:36:43.399 --> 00:36:43.779
 in these

00:36:43.779 --> 00:36:44.239
 next few

00:36:44.239 --> 00:36:44.519
 minutes

00:36:44.519 --> 00:36:44.960
 would you

00:36:44.960 --> 00:36:45.460
 consider

00:36:45.460 --> 00:36:46.879
 the grace

00:36:46.879 --> 00:36:47.359
 of Jesus

00:36:47.359 --> 00:36:48.039
 offered

00:36:48.039 --> 00:36:48.899
 to you

00:36:48.899 --> 00:36:49.719
 in his

00:36:49.719 --> 00:36:50.039
 word

00:36:50.039 --> 00:36:51.139
 let's pray

00:36:51.139 --> 00:36:51.399
 and we'll

00:36:51.399 --> 00:36:52.319
 come together

00:36:52.319 --> 00:36:53.619
 Jesus

00:36:53.619 --> 00:36:54.259
 thank you

00:36:54.259 --> 00:36:55.500
 that you've

00:36:55.500 --> 00:36:56.079
 given us

00:36:56.079 --> 00:36:57.980
 this reminder

00:36:57.980 --> 00:37:00.119
 this sign

00:37:00.119 --> 00:37:02.119
 this meal

00:37:02.119 --> 00:37:02.899
 to share

00:37:02.899 --> 00:37:03.719
 with you

00:37:03.719 --> 00:37:04.779
 to strengthen

00:37:04.779 --> 00:37:05.239
 us

00:37:05.239 --> 00:37:07.739
 would you

00:37:07.739 --> 00:37:07.959
 take

00:37:07.959 --> 00:37:08.399
 common

00:37:08.399 --> 00:37:08.979
 elements

00:37:08.979 --> 00:37:09.739
 and would

00:37:09.739 --> 00:37:10.239
 you use

00:37:10.239 --> 00:37:10.439
 them

00:37:10.439 --> 00:37:11.000
 because by

00:37:11.000 --> 00:37:11.719
 your spirit

00:37:11.719 --> 00:37:12.339
 you're with

00:37:12.339 --> 00:37:12.779
 us

00:37:12.779 --> 00:37:14.419
 to strengthen

00:37:14.419 --> 00:37:15.099
 our hearts

00:37:15.099 --> 00:37:16.139
 to give us

00:37:16.139 --> 00:37:16.619
 hope

00:37:16.619 --> 00:37:18.199
 to remind

00:37:18.199 --> 00:37:18.699
 us we're

00:37:18.699 --> 00:37:19.219
 loved

00:37:19.219 --> 00:37:21.519
 would you

00:37:21.519 --> 00:37:21.859
 do that

00:37:21.859 --> 00:37:22.199
 even in

00:37:22.199 --> 00:37:22.759
 this time

00:37:22.759 --> 00:37:23.859
 we ask

00:37:23.859 --> 00:37:24.279
 in Jesus

00:37:24.279 --> 00:37:24.739
 name

00:37:24.739 --> 00:37:26.199
 amen

00:37:26.199 --> 00:37:28.959
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