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 Join me please in your copy of God's Word, which I hope you have with you in Matthew's Gospel, chapter 11.

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 Last week we talked about working diligently to the glory of God.

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 And as promised, and to set some balance to last week, this morning we're going to talk about rest.

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 And as I was preparing this week, both to preach today and to go on this sabbatical,

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 it was a very fitting topic for me, as this is probably one of the busiest weeks I've had.

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 And I've been suffering from a vicious head cold, as I know many of you all are.

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 I've got a cough drop resting in the side.

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 I've got a cough in my mouth right now, just in case I need it today.

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 It's been a fairly unrestful week, pushing for the hope of rest in a temporal sense.

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 So it's been a good thing for me to stop and to consider this week.

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 I hope it'll serve you as well.

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 I discovered in my studying this week that I find poetry rather restful.

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 And so we'll see today there's quite a bit of poetry in my sermon notes.

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 But the text for today is Matthew chapter 11, verses 20 through 30.

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 And before I read that for our benefit, let me remind you, beloved, that this is God's word to us.

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 It was written for his glory and for our good.

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 We would all do well to listen to it in order to believe its promises and obey its commands.

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 Beginning in verse 20 of Matthew chapter 11.

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 Then Jesus began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done because they did not repent.

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 Woe to you, Chorazin.

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 Woe to you, Bethsaida.

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 For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

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 But I tell you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you.

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 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven?

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 You will be brought down to Hades.

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 For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

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 But I tell you that it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you.

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 At that time, Jesus declared,

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 I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,

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 that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children.

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 Yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.

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 All things have been handed over to me by my Father.

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 And no one knows the Son except the Father.

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 And no one knows the Father except the Son.

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 And anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

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 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden.

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 And I will give you rest.

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 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me.

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 For I am gentle and lowly in heart.

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 And you will find rest for your souls.

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 For my yoke is easy.

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 And my burden is light.

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 In verse 28, Jesus extends to you and I a great invitation.

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 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden.

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 And I will give you rest.

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 And this is such a great invitation for those who are weary.

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 I don't know if any of you feel that way this morning.

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 Feel beat down by the world around you.

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 This is such a good invitation for us for at least two reasons.

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 Firstly, Jesus' invitation is a great invitation because He offers us rest from our greatest problem.

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 Jesus speaks such comforting words in the conclusion of our text.

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 But not all of His words in this text are comforting.

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 Recall how it began with denouncement and woes.

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 Jesus publicly declared the wickedness of the unrepentant people of the cities of Chorazin and Bethsaida and Capernaum.

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 These were all Jewish cities in which, as Matthew here records for us,

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 most of Jesus' miracles had been performed.

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 Jesus' miracles accompanied His preaching to give validity to them.

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 Jesus coming onto the scene, speaking new things with authority,

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 used signs to give validity to what it was He was saying.

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 And Jesus here juxtaposes their unbelief

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 against how the Gentile cities of Tyre and Sidon

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 and the ancient city of Sodom would have responded.

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 Had such miracles been performed amongst them.

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 Now, lest we lose sight of what is most important here.

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 The point that Jesus is making,

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 it is He came with power and He preached a message.

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 A message that these denounced cities did not respond to.

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 Many in our day are seeking new signs,

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 wanting some taste of the metaphysical in order to believe.

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 But God has given us His Son.

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 We have, as miracles before us,

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 the incarnation,

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 and we have the resurrection.

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 We need nothing further.

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 Look at what Jesus says just a chapter later in Matthew's Gospel.

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 In Matthew chapter 12, beginning in verse 38.

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 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered Him saying,

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 Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.

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 They're saying,

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 Do something miraculous for us so that we will believe.

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 But He answered them,

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 An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign,

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 but no sign will be given to you except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

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 For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish,

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 so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

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 The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it.

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 For they repented at the preaching of Jonah,

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 and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

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 So we see in this little brief passage in Matthew chapter 12,

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 of the incarnation, Jesus saying,

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 Hello, I am here, I am before you.

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 The Son of Man, which is taken from Daniel,

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 this was an Old Testament reference,

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 He was understood in calling Himself this to be the Messiah,

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 God made flesh, come to deliver His people.

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 Behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

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 The people of Nineveh listened to Jonah's preaching.

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 They had no sign to accompany it.

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 They simply heard the call of the Lord and they repented and believed.

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 We see also in this text the resurrection.

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 So will the Son of Man, so will Christ be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

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 And then what?

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 He was raised three days later.

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 So, what was the message that Jesus came to preach?

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 The message that He preached accompanied by signs?

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 The message that He preached without signs?

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 The message that He preaches to us today?

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 Matthew chapter 4, verse 17.

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 Chapter 4, Jesus begins His ministry.

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 In verse 17, Matthew records,

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 This is the summary of what it is that Jesus taught.

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 Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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 So He preached repentance.

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 But what is repentance?

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 Repentance is recognizing one's offense against a most holy God.

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 Feeling remorse for that offense.

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 Not merely recognizing that it is an offense,

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 but recognizing that we must feel something.

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 We have a remorse for offending such a holy God.

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 And seeking to satisfy the consequence of that offense.

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 Apart from Christ, I am not okay, and you are not okay.

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 Romans 3, Paul says famously in verses 10-12.

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 Here's the crux.

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 The Lord wants us to sink in.

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 Here we go.

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 Romans chapter 3, verses 10-12.

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 Paul says,

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 None is righteous, no, not one.

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 No one understands.

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 No one seeks for God.

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 All have turned aside.

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 Together, they have become worthless.

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 No one does good.

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 Not even one.

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 And then later in chapter 3, verse 23.

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 All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

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 All of us have not lived up to this high expectation of us, of holiness.

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 Right?

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 God intended for us to be His image bearers,

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 to reflect Him in the world around us by keeping His good commands.

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 And each and every one of us, right?

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 From our federal head, Adam, all the way through to the babies being held in mom's arms this morning,

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 have sinned against a most holy God.

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 And we are in need of repentance.

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 Repentance begins with humility.

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 Turn with me to Luke chapter 18.

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 Beginning in verse 9 and following.

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 I like it when the biblical writers tell us why Jesus told the parable.

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 Verse 9,

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 Jesus also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous.

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 And don't we have so many around us in this day?

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 You might find yourself in this place thinking that somehow,

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 if there is a God and if there is an afterlife,

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 that you can find the way to please Him on your own.

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 You can believe that you're good enough.

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 Jesus speaks this parable to you.

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 These that find themselves to be righteous and treat others with contempt.

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 In verse 10,

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 Two men went up into the temple to pray.

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 One a Pharisee and the other a tax collector or publican,

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 some of your translations may say.

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 The Pharisee would have been an outwardly righteous man,

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 a practicer of all of the Jewish law.

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 The tax collector or publican would have been seen as the most vile traitor to Israel,

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 to God's people.

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 One who submitted himself to the Roman government and collected taxes on their behalf.

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 Verse 11,

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 The Pharisee standing by himself prayed thus,

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 God, I thank you that I am not like other men,

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 extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

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 I fast twice a week.

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 I give tithes of all that I get.

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 But the tax collector standing far off would not even lift up his eyes to heaven,

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 but beat his breast saying,

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 God, be merciful to me, a sinner.

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 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other.

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 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled,

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 but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.

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 And so repentance begins with this kind of humility, right?

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 A man not even willing to approach the temple,

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 not willing to lift his eyes to heaven

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 because he knew the offense he had given to God.

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 Isaac Watts, who was a late 17th, early 18th century hymnist,

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 rather popular hymnist,

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 wrote the following poem.

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 I don't actually think there's music to this.

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 Hint, hint, musicians.

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 He wrote this,

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 Saints, at your heavenly Father's word,

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 give up your comforts to the Lord.

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 Behold how sinners disagree,

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 the publican and Pharisee.

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 One doth his righteousness proclaim,

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 the other owns his guilt and shame.

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 This man at humble distance stands

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 and cries for grace with lifted hands

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 that boldly rises near the throne

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 and talks of duties he has done.

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 The Lord, their different language knows

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 and different answers he bestows.

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 The humble soul with grace he crowns,

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 whilst on the proud his anger frowns.

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 Dear Father,

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 let me never be joined with the boasting Pharisee.

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 I have no merits of my own,

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 but plead the sufferings of thy son.

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 Now we have sinned against an infinite God

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 whose holiness is infinite,

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 and therefore our offense against him is infinite,

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 which is why we need the infinite sacrifice

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 of Jesus Christ to satisfy the consequence

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 of the offense.

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 We must humbly recognize our offense against God,

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 feel remorse for it,

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 but then find the remedy in Jesus.

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 You see, friends,

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 God expects perfection from us,

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 but he extends to us that perfection

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 in the person and work of Jesus Christ.

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 Upon humble admission of our offense against God

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 and our placing our faith

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 in the saving work of Christ,

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 God not only forgives us our sins,

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 but also gives us Jesus' righteousness.

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 We take on his perfect life

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 as he takes away our sin.

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 This is a glorious truth

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 that we can rest in.

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 John Bunyan,

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 if you're not familiar with,

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 was a 17th century English pastor and writer.

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 He was a preacher who preached without a license,

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 which was necessary in those days,

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 and therefore was imprisoned.

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 And in prison,

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 with a copy of Fox's Book of Martyrs

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 and his Bible,

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 he wrote a wonderful work called Pilgrim's Progress.

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 And if you are a follower of Jesus Christ,

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 you must read your scripture first

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 and Pilgrim's Progress second.

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 It will be nourishing to your soul

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 to read this work.

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 There are abridged versions,

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 there are modern English versions.

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 It is a work that you should pick up

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 as it will serve you well.

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 The work is an allegory,

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 and it begins with the writer,

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 the narrator,

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 I'm assuming Bunyan,

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 falling asleep and having a dream.

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 And he follows in this dream

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 the main character named Christian.

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 And it's about his journey

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 and then later his wife's journey

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 to the celestial city.

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 And Christian,

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 at the beginning of this dream,

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 finds himself with a heavy burden

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 laid upon his back.

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 If you find this illustrated,

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 it's usually a big, ugly,

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 bulging backpack

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 strapped onto his back.

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 And we come to understand

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 that this is the weight of his sin.

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 Right?

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 He comes to have this burden

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 because he's picked up a book.

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 And he's read from the book

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 about this good king

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 who has a high standard

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 which he has not met.

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 And so he sets off

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 to find himself

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 loosed of this burden.

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 I'm going to read just a brief bit

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 to you

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 from Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress.

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 Now I saw in my dream

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 that the highway

00:17:22.460 --> 00:17:23.820
 which Christian was to go

00:17:23.820 --> 00:17:25.779
 was fenced on either side

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 with a wall.

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 And that wall was called salvation.

00:17:30.380 --> 00:17:31.480
 Up this way, therefore,

00:17:31.600 --> 00:17:33.360
 did burdened Christian run,

00:17:33.680 --> 00:17:35.299
 but not without great difficulty

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 because of the load on his back.

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 He ran thus

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 till he came to a place

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 somewhat ascending,

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 and upon that place

00:17:43.660 --> 00:17:44.820
 stood a cross,

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 and a little below

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 in the bottom

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 a sepulcher.

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 That's a grave.

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 So I saw in my dream

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 that just as Christian

00:17:52.619 --> 00:17:54.019
 came up to the cross,

00:17:54.419 --> 00:17:55.119
 his burden

00:17:55.119 --> 00:17:56.960
 loosed from off his shoulders

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 and fell from off his back

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 and began to tumble.

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 And so continued to do

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 until it came to the mouth

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 of the sepulcher

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 where it fell in

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 and I saw it no more.

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 Then was Christian glad

00:18:11.200 --> 00:18:12.179
 and lightsome

00:18:12.179 --> 00:18:13.919
 and said with a merry heart,

00:18:13.920 --> 00:18:15.800
 he hath given me rest

00:18:15.800 --> 00:18:16.779
 by his sorrow

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 and life

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 by his death.

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 And then he burst into a song,

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 another poem for you

00:18:23.080 --> 00:18:24.039
 this morning.

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 Christian says,

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 Thus far did I come laden

00:18:27.300 --> 00:18:28.320
 with my sin,

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 nor could aught ease

00:18:30.380 --> 00:18:32.420
 the grief that I was in.

00:18:32.880 --> 00:18:34.300
 Till I came hither,

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 what a place is this?

00:18:37.100 --> 00:18:38.380
 Must here be the beginning

00:18:38.380 --> 00:18:39.400
 of my bliss?

00:18:39.740 --> 00:18:41.200
 Must here be the burden

00:18:41.200 --> 00:18:42.440
 fall off my back?

00:18:42.440 --> 00:18:44.200
 Must hear the strings

00:18:44.200 --> 00:18:46.299
 that bound it to me crack?

00:18:46.960 --> 00:18:47.860
 Blessed cross,

00:18:48.360 --> 00:18:49.320
 blessed sepulchal,

00:18:49.720 --> 00:18:50.700
 blessed rather be

00:18:50.700 --> 00:18:52.140
 the man that there

00:18:52.140 --> 00:18:53.580
 was put to shame

00:18:53.580 --> 00:18:54.860
 for me.

00:18:55.980 --> 00:18:56.660
 So,

00:18:57.000 --> 00:18:59.220
 Jesus extends to us

00:18:59.220 --> 00:19:01.059
 a great invitation

00:19:01.059 --> 00:19:02.840
 because he offers us

00:19:02.840 --> 00:19:03.779
 rest

00:19:03.779 --> 00:19:05.460
 from our greatest

00:19:05.460 --> 00:19:06.580
 problem.

00:19:07.200 --> 00:19:08.680
 And because we can rest

00:19:08.680 --> 00:19:09.600
 eternally,

00:19:10.039 --> 00:19:11.140
 we can rest

00:19:11.140 --> 00:19:12.340
 temporally.

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 Because our greatest

00:19:14.360 --> 00:19:15.480
 problem has been

00:19:15.480 --> 00:19:16.279
 alleviated.

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 All the light

00:19:17.820 --> 00:19:19.340
 and momentary

00:19:19.340 --> 00:19:20.080
 problems

00:19:20.080 --> 00:19:22.000
 we can rest

00:19:22.000 --> 00:19:22.799
 from.

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 You and I

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 do not have to labor

00:19:25.160 --> 00:19:25.980
 to find ourselves

00:19:25.980 --> 00:19:26.660
 approved

00:19:26.660 --> 00:19:28.460
 before God.

00:19:28.960 --> 00:19:29.820
 If you have placed

00:19:29.820 --> 00:19:30.759
 saving faith

00:19:30.759 --> 00:19:31.759
 in Jesus Christ,

00:19:32.100 --> 00:19:32.380
 you

00:19:32.380 --> 00:19:33.660
 are

00:19:33.660 --> 00:19:34.820
 approved.

00:19:34.819 --> 00:19:36.200
 And now,

00:19:36.579 --> 00:19:37.159
 any work

00:19:37.159 --> 00:19:37.879
 that we do

00:19:37.879 --> 00:19:39.019
 comes as a

00:19:39.019 --> 00:19:40.359
 grateful outflow

00:19:40.359 --> 00:19:41.259
 of what he

00:19:41.259 --> 00:19:41.839
 has done

00:19:41.839 --> 00:19:42.980
 for us.

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 Becomes the

00:19:43.899 --> 00:19:44.619
 natural thing

00:19:44.619 --> 00:19:45.000
 we do

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 because of

00:19:45.639 --> 00:19:46.279
 who

00:19:46.279 --> 00:19:47.179
 we

00:19:47.179 --> 00:19:48.299
 are.

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 If God

00:19:49.439 --> 00:19:50.099
 is pleased

00:19:50.099 --> 00:19:50.639
 with you,

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 you can

00:19:52.079 --> 00:19:52.980
 and you

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 should

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 rest.

00:19:56.279 --> 00:19:56.720
 Psalm

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 127

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 2

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 says this,

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 It is in vain

00:20:01.380 --> 00:20:01.740
 that you

00:20:01.740 --> 00:20:02.299
 rise up

00:20:02.299 --> 00:20:02.720
 early

00:20:02.720 --> 00:20:03.200
 and go

00:20:03.200 --> 00:20:03.660
 late to

00:20:03.660 --> 00:20:04.019
 rest,

00:20:04.279 --> 00:20:04.759
 eating the

00:20:04.759 --> 00:20:05.240
 bread

00:20:05.240 --> 00:20:06.660
 of anxious

00:20:06.660 --> 00:20:07.559
 toil,

00:20:07.980 --> 00:20:08.519
 for he

00:20:08.519 --> 00:20:09.380
 gives to

00:20:09.380 --> 00:20:10.000
 his beloved

00:20:10.000 --> 00:20:11.420
 sleep.

00:20:12.360 --> 00:20:13.360
 God is

00:20:13.360 --> 00:20:14.120
 not

00:20:14.120 --> 00:20:14.680
 unaware

00:20:14.680 --> 00:20:15.400
 of your

00:20:15.400 --> 00:20:15.980
 human

00:20:15.980 --> 00:20:17.140
 frailty

00:20:17.140 --> 00:20:18.220
 and he

00:20:18.220 --> 00:20:19.180
 intends

00:20:19.180 --> 00:20:20.319
 rest

00:20:20.319 --> 00:20:21.400
 for you

00:20:21.400 --> 00:20:22.519
 in the very

00:20:22.519 --> 00:20:23.059
 way that he

00:20:23.059 --> 00:20:23.680
 created the

00:20:23.680 --> 00:20:24.079
 world.

00:20:24.220 --> 00:20:24.620
 He intended

00:20:24.620 --> 00:20:25.220
 to set forth

00:20:25.220 --> 00:20:25.620
 for us

00:20:25.620 --> 00:20:26.220
 a pattern

00:20:26.220 --> 00:20:27.039
 of six

00:20:27.039 --> 00:20:27.539
 days of

00:20:27.539 --> 00:20:28.000
 working

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 and then

00:20:28.440 --> 00:20:28.779
 what?

00:20:29.339 --> 00:20:30.120
 A day

00:20:30.119 --> 00:20:31.659
 of rest,

00:20:32.039 --> 00:20:32.539
 that we

00:20:32.539 --> 00:20:33.379
 would see

00:20:33.379 --> 00:20:33.819
 that as

00:20:33.819 --> 00:20:34.539
 created

00:20:34.539 --> 00:20:35.179
 beings,

00:20:35.359 --> 00:20:35.839
 we need

00:20:35.839 --> 00:20:36.419
 to rest

00:20:36.419 --> 00:20:36.859
 in our

00:20:36.859 --> 00:20:37.339
 eternal

00:20:37.339 --> 00:20:38.059
 security,

00:20:38.479 --> 00:20:39.099
 that we

00:20:39.099 --> 00:20:39.559
 can lay

00:20:39.559 --> 00:20:39.939
 our heads

00:20:39.939 --> 00:20:40.619
 down at

00:20:40.619 --> 00:20:41.219
 night and

00:20:41.219 --> 00:20:41.839
 know that

00:20:41.839 --> 00:20:42.119
 we have

00:20:42.119 --> 00:20:43.019
 satisfied

00:20:43.019 --> 00:20:44.379
 our God.

00:20:45.279 --> 00:20:46.099
 The Puritans

00:20:46.099 --> 00:20:46.619
 famously

00:20:46.619 --> 00:20:48.199
 talked about

00:20:48.199 --> 00:20:49.799
 recreating

00:20:49.799 --> 00:20:50.359
 versus

00:20:50.359 --> 00:20:51.379
 recreating,

00:20:51.619 --> 00:20:52.159
 which is the

00:20:52.159 --> 00:20:53.219
 actual root

00:20:53.219 --> 00:20:53.859
 of that

00:20:53.859 --> 00:20:54.399
 word,

00:20:54.559 --> 00:20:55.319
 to take

00:20:55.319 --> 00:20:56.019
 time to

00:20:56.019 --> 00:20:56.899
 step back

00:20:56.899 --> 00:20:57.719
 away from

00:20:57.719 --> 00:20:58.500
 in order

00:20:58.500 --> 00:20:58.959
 to be

00:20:58.959 --> 00:21:00.019
 rejuvenated,

00:21:00.119 --> 00:21:02.099
 for service

00:21:02.099 --> 00:21:03.099
 to the

00:21:03.099 --> 00:21:03.299
 Lord.

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 And I'll

00:21:03.619 --> 00:21:04.279
 close this

00:21:04.279 --> 00:21:04.859
 point out

00:21:04.859 --> 00:21:05.219
 with the

00:21:05.219 --> 00:21:05.559
 quote from

00:21:05.559 --> 00:21:05.919
 Spurgeon

00:21:05.919 --> 00:21:06.259
 that's on

00:21:06.259 --> 00:21:06.879
 your bulletin.

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 He said,

00:21:08.199 --> 00:21:08.879
 rest time

00:21:08.879 --> 00:21:09.519
 is not

00:21:09.519 --> 00:21:10.819
 waste time.

00:21:11.479 --> 00:21:11.679
 It is

00:21:11.679 --> 00:21:12.419
 economy to

00:21:12.419 --> 00:21:12.719
 gather

00:21:12.719 --> 00:21:13.799
 fresh strength.

00:21:14.179 --> 00:21:14.519
 It is

00:21:14.519 --> 00:21:15.279
 wisdom to

00:21:15.279 --> 00:21:15.639
 take

00:21:15.639 --> 00:21:16.500
 occasional

00:21:16.500 --> 00:21:17.319
 furlough.

00:21:17.739 --> 00:21:18.099
 In the

00:21:18.099 --> 00:21:18.739
 long run,

00:21:18.959 --> 00:21:19.479
 we shall

00:21:19.479 --> 00:21:20.079
 do more

00:21:20.079 --> 00:21:21.119
 by sometimes

00:21:21.119 --> 00:21:22.159
 doing

00:21:22.159 --> 00:21:23.199
 less,

00:21:23.399 --> 00:21:23.879
 by doing

00:21:23.879 --> 00:21:24.939
 those things

00:21:24.939 --> 00:21:25.419
 that bring

00:21:25.419 --> 00:21:26.339
 rejuvenation

00:21:26.339 --> 00:21:27.419
 to us.

00:21:27.420 --> 00:21:27.460
 rest.

00:21:28.340 --> 00:21:28.660
 So,

00:21:29.539 --> 00:21:29.840
 Jesus'

00:21:30.000 --> 00:21:30.360
 invitation

00:21:30.360 --> 00:21:30.840
 is a

00:21:30.840 --> 00:21:31.200
 great

00:21:31.200 --> 00:21:31.720
 invitation

00:21:31.720 --> 00:21:32.740
 because

00:21:32.740 --> 00:21:33.240
 he's

00:21:33.240 --> 00:21:34.140
 offering

00:21:34.140 --> 00:21:34.700
 to us

00:21:34.700 --> 00:21:35.240
 rest

00:21:35.240 --> 00:21:35.680
 from our

00:21:35.680 --> 00:21:36.200
 greatest

00:21:36.200 --> 00:21:37.420
 problem.

00:21:38.519 --> 00:21:38.980
 Secondly,

00:21:39.080 --> 00:21:39.259
 Jesus'

00:21:39.360 --> 00:21:39.640
 invitation

00:21:39.640 --> 00:21:40.060
 is a

00:21:40.060 --> 00:21:40.320
 great

00:21:40.320 --> 00:21:40.779
 invitation

00:21:40.779 --> 00:21:41.740
 because

00:21:41.740 --> 00:21:42.420
 he offers

00:21:42.420 --> 00:21:42.740
 us

00:21:42.740 --> 00:21:43.460
 rest

00:21:43.460 --> 00:21:44.080
 in the

00:21:44.080 --> 00:21:44.600
 greatest

00:21:44.600 --> 00:21:46.039
 person.

00:21:47.360 --> 00:21:47.580
 Jesus

00:21:47.580 --> 00:21:48.180
 invites

00:21:48.180 --> 00:21:48.460
 us

00:21:48.460 --> 00:21:48.759
 to

00:21:48.759 --> 00:21:49.660
 come

00:21:49.660 --> 00:21:50.480
 to

00:21:50.480 --> 00:21:51.039
 him,

00:21:51.440 --> 00:21:52.320
 all who

00:21:52.320 --> 00:21:52.820
 labor and

00:21:52.820 --> 00:21:53.120
 are heavy

00:21:53.120 --> 00:21:53.420
 laden,

00:21:53.600 --> 00:21:54.259
 and he

00:21:54.259 --> 00:21:55.039
 will

00:21:55.039 --> 00:21:55.859
 give us

00:21:55.859 --> 00:21:57.319
 rest.

00:21:57.960 --> 00:21:58.460
 Jesus

00:21:58.460 --> 00:21:58.960
 makes

00:21:58.960 --> 00:21:59.400
 some

00:21:59.400 --> 00:22:00.339
 astounding

00:22:00.339 --> 00:22:01.019
 claims

00:22:01.019 --> 00:22:01.339
 about

00:22:01.339 --> 00:22:01.759
 himself

00:22:01.759 --> 00:22:02.980
 in this

00:22:02.980 --> 00:22:03.379
 text.

00:22:03.480 --> 00:22:03.619
 If you

00:22:03.619 --> 00:22:03.940
 look at

00:22:03.940 --> 00:22:04.259
 verse

00:22:04.259 --> 00:22:05.379
 27,

00:22:07.140 --> 00:22:07.420
 Jesus

00:22:07.420 --> 00:22:07.900
 claims

00:22:07.900 --> 00:22:08.460
 that he

00:22:08.460 --> 00:22:09.640
 is the

00:22:09.640 --> 00:22:09.980
 Son of

00:22:09.980 --> 00:22:10.319
 God.

00:22:10.599 --> 00:22:10.900
 This is

00:22:10.900 --> 00:22:11.200
 not a

00:22:11.200 --> 00:22:11.539
 new

00:22:11.539 --> 00:22:11.839
 claim

00:22:11.839 --> 00:22:12.019
 in

00:22:12.019 --> 00:22:12.519
 Matthew's

00:22:12.519 --> 00:22:12.759
 Gospel,

00:22:12.920 --> 00:22:13.200
 but it

00:22:13.200 --> 00:22:13.599
 is still

00:22:13.599 --> 00:22:13.740
 an

00:22:13.740 --> 00:22:14.119
 astounding

00:22:14.119 --> 00:22:14.379
 one,

00:22:14.480 --> 00:22:15.539
 all the

00:22:15.539 --> 00:22:15.940
 same.

00:22:16.180 --> 00:22:16.299
 He

00:22:16.299 --> 00:22:16.539
 says,

00:22:16.859 --> 00:22:17.160
 all things

00:22:17.160 --> 00:22:17.339
 have been

00:22:17.339 --> 00:22:17.519
 handed

00:22:17.519 --> 00:22:17.799
 over to

00:22:17.799 --> 00:22:18.039
 me by

00:22:18.039 --> 00:22:18.240
 my

00:22:18.240 --> 00:22:18.740
 Father,

00:22:19.579 --> 00:22:20.019
 and no

00:22:20.019 --> 00:22:20.180
 one

00:22:20.180 --> 00:22:20.539
 knows

00:22:20.539 --> 00:22:20.839
 the

00:22:20.839 --> 00:22:21.359
 Son

00:22:21.359 --> 00:22:22.160
 except

00:22:22.160 --> 00:22:22.599
 the

00:22:22.599 --> 00:22:22.980
 Father,

00:22:23.079 --> 00:22:23.339
 and no

00:22:23.339 --> 00:22:23.480
 one

00:22:23.480 --> 00:22:23.680
 knows

00:22:23.680 --> 00:22:23.879
 the

00:22:23.879 --> 00:22:24.240
 Father,

00:22:24.240 --> 00:22:24.839
 except

00:22:24.839 --> 00:22:26.039
 the

00:22:26.039 --> 00:22:26.380
 Son.

00:22:26.579 --> 00:22:26.740
 He

00:22:26.740 --> 00:22:27.240
 claims

00:22:27.240 --> 00:22:27.620
 that he

00:22:27.620 --> 00:22:28.120
 himself

00:22:28.120 --> 00:22:28.660
 is

00:22:28.660 --> 00:22:29.279
 the

00:22:29.279 --> 00:22:29.539
 Son

00:22:29.539 --> 00:22:30.259
 of

00:22:30.259 --> 00:22:30.519
 God.

00:22:30.880 --> 00:22:31.339
 Secondly,

00:22:31.740 --> 00:22:31.960
 he

00:22:31.960 --> 00:22:32.240
 claims

00:22:32.240 --> 00:22:32.480
 that he

00:22:32.480 --> 00:22:33.120
 possesses

00:22:33.120 --> 00:22:33.559
 all

00:22:33.559 --> 00:22:34.180
 authority.

00:22:34.799 --> 00:22:35.420
 Verse 27,

00:22:35.579 --> 00:22:36.380
 all things

00:22:36.380 --> 00:22:36.839
 have been

00:22:36.839 --> 00:22:37.299
 handed

00:22:37.299 --> 00:22:38.000
 over to

00:22:38.000 --> 00:22:39.059
 me by

00:22:39.059 --> 00:22:39.259
 my

00:22:39.259 --> 00:22:39.579
 Father.

00:22:39.700 --> 00:22:39.819
 He

00:22:39.819 --> 00:22:40.420
 says this

00:22:40.420 --> 00:22:40.900
 elsewhere

00:22:40.900 --> 00:22:41.299
 in

00:22:41.299 --> 00:22:41.779
 Matthew

00:22:41.779 --> 00:22:42.299
 as well.

00:22:42.620 --> 00:22:42.839
 Chapter

00:22:42.839 --> 00:22:43.359
 28,

00:22:43.839 --> 00:22:44.720
 verse 18,

00:22:44.839 --> 00:22:45.160
 this is the

00:22:45.160 --> 00:22:45.579
 beginning of

00:22:45.579 --> 00:22:45.779
 what we

00:22:45.779 --> 00:22:46.160
 call the

00:22:46.160 --> 00:22:46.440
 Great

00:22:46.440 --> 00:22:46.920
 Commission.

00:22:47.099 --> 00:22:47.259
 Jesus

00:22:47.259 --> 00:22:47.539
 says,

00:22:47.740 --> 00:22:48.220
 all authority

00:22:48.220 --> 00:22:49.180
 in

00:22:49.180 --> 00:22:49.859
 heaven and

00:22:49.859 --> 00:22:50.460
 on earth

00:22:50.460 --> 00:22:51.319
 has been

00:22:51.319 --> 00:22:51.579
 given

00:22:51.579 --> 00:22:52.640
 to me.

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 He

00:22:53.860 --> 00:22:54.120
 also

00:22:54.120 --> 00:22:54.500
 claims

00:22:54.500 --> 00:22:54.820
 that he

00:22:54.820 --> 00:22:55.240
 has

00:22:55.240 --> 00:22:55.820
 the

00:22:55.820 --> 00:22:56.180
 power

00:22:56.180 --> 00:22:56.880
 to

00:22:56.880 --> 00:22:57.340
 save.

00:22:58.120 --> 00:22:58.320
 He

00:22:58.320 --> 00:22:58.440
 says,

00:22:58.520 --> 00:22:58.820
 no one

00:22:58.820 --> 00:22:59.540
 knows

00:22:59.540 --> 00:23:00.080
 the

00:23:00.080 --> 00:23:00.400
 Father

00:23:00.400 --> 00:23:00.680
 except

00:23:00.680 --> 00:23:01.000
 the

00:23:01.000 --> 00:23:01.380
 Son

00:23:01.380 --> 00:23:02.180
 and

00:23:02.180 --> 00:23:03.600
 anyone

00:23:03.600 --> 00:23:04.000
 to whom

00:23:04.000 --> 00:23:04.220
 the

00:23:04.220 --> 00:23:04.640
 Son

00:23:04.640 --> 00:23:05.480
 chooses

00:23:05.480 --> 00:23:07.060
 to reveal

00:23:07.060 --> 00:23:07.400
 him.

00:23:08.520 --> 00:23:09.000
 Previously,

00:23:09.160 --> 00:23:09.420
 in the book

00:23:09.420 --> 00:23:10.120
 of Matthew

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 chapter 9,

00:23:11.660 --> 00:23:12.360
 beginning in

00:23:12.360 --> 00:23:13.500
 verse 1,

00:23:13.700 --> 00:23:14.060
 we read,

00:23:14.059 --> 00:23:14.539
 getting into

00:23:14.539 --> 00:23:14.839
 a boat,

00:23:14.919 --> 00:23:15.299
 he crossed

00:23:15.299 --> 00:23:15.759
 over and

00:23:15.759 --> 00:23:16.179
 came to

00:23:16.179 --> 00:23:16.500
 his own

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 city.

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 And behold,

00:23:18.200 --> 00:23:18.599
 some people

00:23:18.599 --> 00:23:19.119
 brought to

00:23:19.119 --> 00:23:19.399
 him a

00:23:19.399 --> 00:23:19.839
 paralytic

00:23:19.839 --> 00:23:20.399
 lying on

00:23:20.399 --> 00:23:20.740
 a bed.

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 And when

00:23:21.019 --> 00:23:21.779
 Jesus saw

00:23:21.779 --> 00:23:22.379
 their faith,

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 he said to

00:23:23.440 --> 00:23:24.019
 the paralytic,

00:23:24.379 --> 00:23:24.759
 take heart,

00:23:24.839 --> 00:23:25.299
 my son,

00:23:25.859 --> 00:23:26.779
 your sins

00:23:26.779 --> 00:23:27.879
 are forgiven.

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 And behold,

00:23:29.740 --> 00:23:30.079
 some of the

00:23:30.079 --> 00:23:30.799
 scribes said

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 to themselves,

00:23:31.639 --> 00:23:32.359
 this man is

00:23:32.359 --> 00:23:33.279
 blaspheming.

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 This man is

00:23:34.519 --> 00:23:34.859
 saying that

00:23:34.859 --> 00:23:35.579
 he's God

00:23:35.579 --> 00:23:36.359
 able to

00:23:36.359 --> 00:23:36.799
 forgive

00:23:36.799 --> 00:23:37.779
 sins.

00:23:38.559 --> 00:23:38.940
 Yes,

00:23:39.019 --> 00:23:39.440
 this is what

00:23:39.440 --> 00:23:39.859
 Jesus was

00:23:39.859 --> 00:23:40.240
 saying.

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 Verse 4,

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 but Jesus,

00:23:42.059 --> 00:23:42.500
 knowing their

00:23:42.500 --> 00:23:43.059
 thoughts,

00:23:43.279 --> 00:23:43.639
 said,

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 why do

00:23:44.579 --> 00:23:45.119
 you think

00:23:45.119 --> 00:23:46.039
 evil in

00:23:46.039 --> 00:23:46.700
 your hearts?

00:23:47.259 --> 00:23:47.599
 For which

00:23:47.599 --> 00:23:48.059
 is easier

00:23:48.059 --> 00:23:48.379
 to say

00:23:48.379 --> 00:23:48.799
 your sins

00:23:48.799 --> 00:23:49.220
 are forgiven

00:23:49.220 --> 00:23:49.559
 or to

00:23:49.559 --> 00:23:50.200
 say rise

00:23:50.200 --> 00:23:50.879
 and walk?

00:23:51.139 --> 00:23:51.399
 But that

00:23:51.399 --> 00:23:51.639
 you may

00:23:51.639 --> 00:23:52.240
 know the

00:23:52.240 --> 00:23:52.519
 Son of

00:23:52.519 --> 00:23:52.879
 Man has

00:23:52.879 --> 00:23:53.460
 authority on

00:23:53.460 --> 00:23:53.879
 earth to

00:23:53.879 --> 00:23:54.599
 forgive sins.

00:23:54.720 --> 00:23:55.039
 He then

00:23:55.039 --> 00:23:55.859
 said to

00:23:55.859 --> 00:23:56.419
 the paralytic,

00:23:56.859 --> 00:23:57.220
 rise,

00:23:57.619 --> 00:23:57.879
 pick up

00:23:57.879 --> 00:23:58.299
 your bed

00:23:58.299 --> 00:23:58.879
 and go

00:23:58.879 --> 00:23:59.299
 home.

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 And he

00:24:00.019 --> 00:24:00.379
 rose and

00:24:00.379 --> 00:24:00.859
 went home.

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 When the

00:24:01.500 --> 00:24:02.119
 crowd sought,

00:24:02.259 --> 00:24:02.480
 they were

00:24:02.480 --> 00:24:03.240
 afraid and

00:24:03.240 --> 00:24:03.879
 they glorified

00:24:03.879 --> 00:24:04.799
 God who

00:24:04.799 --> 00:24:05.359
 had given

00:24:05.359 --> 00:24:07.019
 such authority

00:24:07.019 --> 00:24:08.039
 to men.

00:24:08.240 --> 00:24:08.619
 It's the

00:24:08.619 --> 00:24:09.419
 astounding

00:24:09.419 --> 00:24:10.119
 thing that

00:24:10.119 --> 00:24:10.720
 Jesus is

00:24:10.720 --> 00:24:11.220
 saying that

00:24:11.220 --> 00:24:12.419
 he has

00:24:12.419 --> 00:24:13.059
 the power

00:24:13.059 --> 00:24:13.539
 to forgive

00:24:13.539 --> 00:24:14.019
 sin,

00:24:14.319 --> 00:24:15.180
 that no

00:24:15.180 --> 00:24:16.420
 one makes

00:24:16.420 --> 00:24:16.779
 it to the

00:24:16.779 --> 00:24:17.059
 Father.

00:24:17.159 --> 00:24:17.399
 No one

00:24:17.399 --> 00:24:17.960
 can know

00:24:17.960 --> 00:24:18.539
 the Father

00:24:18.539 --> 00:24:19.960
 except by

00:24:19.960 --> 00:24:21.559
 knowing the

00:24:21.559 --> 00:24:21.899
 Son.

00:24:22.279 --> 00:24:22.899
 John 14,

00:24:23.119 --> 00:24:23.559
 6.

00:24:24.420 --> 00:24:25.099
 John records

00:24:25.099 --> 00:24:25.960
 Jesus said,

00:24:26.099 --> 00:24:26.639
 I am the

00:24:26.639 --> 00:24:27.940
 way and the

00:24:27.940 --> 00:24:29.259
 truth and the

00:24:29.259 --> 00:24:29.659
 life.

00:24:29.879 --> 00:24:31.099
 No one comes

00:24:31.099 --> 00:24:31.779
 to the Father

00:24:31.779 --> 00:24:33.460
 except through

00:24:33.460 --> 00:24:33.799
 me.

00:24:34.119 --> 00:24:35.159
 Jesus makes

00:24:35.159 --> 00:24:36.539
 some incredible

00:24:36.539 --> 00:24:38.539
 claims in the

00:24:38.539 --> 00:24:38.839
 Scripture.

00:24:38.839 --> 00:24:40.279
 Peter, in

00:24:40.279 --> 00:24:41.559
 a 1950 essay

00:24:41.559 --> 00:24:42.159
 entitled,

00:24:42.459 --> 00:24:42.959
 What Are We

00:24:42.959 --> 00:24:43.359
 To Make

00:24:43.359 --> 00:24:44.199
 of Jesus?

00:24:44.359 --> 00:24:45.679
 by C.S.

00:24:45.759 --> 00:24:46.399
 Lewis, he

00:24:46.399 --> 00:24:46.899
 said the

00:24:46.899 --> 00:24:47.299
 following,

00:24:48.099 --> 00:24:48.720
 In my

00:24:48.720 --> 00:24:50.240
 opinion, the

00:24:50.240 --> 00:24:51.099
 only person

00:24:51.099 --> 00:24:52.039
 who can say

00:24:52.039 --> 00:24:52.859
 that sort of

00:24:52.859 --> 00:24:53.579
 thing, that

00:24:53.579 --> 00:24:53.859
 he's the

00:24:53.859 --> 00:24:54.299
 Son of God,

00:24:55.199 --> 00:24:55.819
 is either

00:24:55.819 --> 00:24:57.199
 God or a

00:24:57.199 --> 00:24:58.199
 complete lunatic

00:24:58.199 --> 00:24:59.179
 suffering from

00:24:59.179 --> 00:25:00.000
 that form of

00:25:00.000 --> 00:25:00.740
 delusion which

00:25:00.740 --> 00:25:01.779
 undermines the

00:25:01.779 --> 00:25:02.779
 whole mind

00:25:02.779 --> 00:25:03.740
 of man.

00:25:03.740 --> 00:25:05.400
 If you think

00:25:05.400 --> 00:25:05.940
 you are a

00:25:05.940 --> 00:25:06.799
 poached egg,

00:25:07.099 --> 00:25:07.720
 when you are

00:25:07.720 --> 00:25:08.480
 not looking for

00:25:08.480 --> 00:25:09.000
 a piece of

00:25:09.000 --> 00:25:09.759
 toast to suit

00:25:09.759 --> 00:25:10.720
 you, you may

00:25:10.720 --> 00:25:11.279
 be sane.

00:25:11.759 --> 00:25:12.259
 But if you

00:25:12.259 --> 00:25:12.779
 think you are

00:25:12.779 --> 00:25:13.940
 God, there is

00:25:13.940 --> 00:25:14.819
 no chance for

00:25:14.819 --> 00:25:15.079
 you.

00:25:15.480 --> 00:25:16.079
 You catch that?

00:25:16.180 --> 00:25:16.599
 Like, you'd be

00:25:16.599 --> 00:25:17.440
 more sane to

00:25:17.440 --> 00:25:17.880
 think that you're

00:25:17.880 --> 00:25:18.259
 a poached

00:25:18.259 --> 00:25:18.599
 egg.

00:25:20.039 --> 00:25:20.759
 But if you

00:25:20.759 --> 00:25:21.220
 think you are

00:25:21.220 --> 00:25:21.900
 God, there is

00:25:21.900 --> 00:25:23.039
 no chance for

00:25:23.039 --> 00:25:23.279
 you.

00:25:23.359 --> 00:25:24.420
 We may note

00:25:24.420 --> 00:25:26.079
 in passing that

00:25:26.079 --> 00:25:26.640
 he was never

00:25:26.640 --> 00:25:27.940
 regarded as a

00:25:27.940 --> 00:25:28.900
 mere moral

00:25:28.900 --> 00:25:29.839
 teacher.

00:25:30.299 --> 00:25:30.799
 He did not

00:25:30.799 --> 00:25:31.539
 produce that

00:25:31.539 --> 00:25:32.380
 effect on any

00:25:32.380 --> 00:25:32.880
 of the people

00:25:32.880 --> 00:25:33.480
 who actually

00:25:33.480 --> 00:25:34.059
 met him.

00:25:34.500 --> 00:25:35.339
 He produced

00:25:35.339 --> 00:25:37.160
 mainly three

00:25:37.160 --> 00:25:38.120
 effects.

00:25:38.960 --> 00:25:39.880
 You have to

00:25:39.880 --> 00:25:40.480
 find yourself

00:25:40.480 --> 00:25:40.920
 in one of

00:25:40.920 --> 00:25:41.279
 these three

00:25:41.279 --> 00:25:41.599
 places.

00:25:41.720 --> 00:25:42.279
 You're honest

00:25:42.279 --> 00:25:42.599
 with the

00:25:42.599 --> 00:25:43.500
 Jesus of

00:25:43.500 --> 00:25:43.860
 the Bible.

00:25:44.079 --> 00:25:44.740
 He produced

00:25:44.740 --> 00:25:45.339
 mainly three

00:25:45.339 --> 00:25:45.819
 effects.

00:25:46.839 --> 00:25:47.339
 Hatred,

00:25:48.819 --> 00:25:49.299
 terror,

00:25:50.059 --> 00:25:51.360
 or adoration.

00:25:52.680 --> 00:25:53.819
 There is no

00:25:53.819 --> 00:25:54.940
 trace in the

00:25:54.940 --> 00:25:55.579
 Bible of

00:25:55.579 --> 00:25:57.180
 people expressing

00:25:57.180 --> 00:25:58.420
 mild

00:25:58.420 --> 00:25:59.420
 approval.

00:26:01.079 --> 00:26:01.860
 Jesus made

00:26:01.860 --> 00:26:02.640
 astounding

00:26:02.640 --> 00:26:03.440
 claims about

00:26:03.440 --> 00:26:03.840
 himself.

00:26:04.000 --> 00:26:04.640
 The son of

00:26:04.640 --> 00:26:04.960
 God.

00:26:04.960 --> 00:26:05.539
 People could

00:26:05.539 --> 00:26:06.160
 only come to

00:26:06.160 --> 00:26:06.580
 the father

00:26:06.580 --> 00:26:07.700
 through him.

00:26:07.940 --> 00:26:08.360
 He had the

00:26:08.360 --> 00:26:08.900
 power to

00:26:08.900 --> 00:26:09.519
 forgive sins.

00:26:09.620 --> 00:26:09.820
 In fact,

00:26:09.900 --> 00:26:10.420
 power over

00:26:10.420 --> 00:26:12.299
 all things.

00:26:12.440 --> 00:26:12.740
 But Jesus

00:26:12.740 --> 00:26:13.559
 makes a

00:26:13.559 --> 00:26:14.759
 further and

00:26:14.759 --> 00:26:16.400
 possibly more

00:26:16.400 --> 00:26:17.519
 astounding

00:26:17.519 --> 00:26:18.259
 claim in

00:26:18.259 --> 00:26:19.660
 verse 29.

00:26:20.019 --> 00:26:20.640
 He says,

00:26:21.220 --> 00:26:21.960
 I am

00:26:21.960 --> 00:26:23.820
 gentle and

00:26:23.820 --> 00:26:24.980
 lowly in

00:26:24.980 --> 00:26:25.360
 heart.

00:26:26.620 --> 00:26:27.519
 As we think

00:26:27.519 --> 00:26:28.180
 about coming

00:26:28.180 --> 00:26:29.320
 to Jesus for

00:26:29.320 --> 00:26:30.120
 rest, this is

00:26:30.120 --> 00:26:30.680
 incredible.

00:26:30.680 --> 00:26:32.039
 Jesus is not

00:26:32.039 --> 00:26:33.220
 unable to

00:26:33.220 --> 00:26:34.100
 sympathize with

00:26:34.100 --> 00:26:35.140
 us in our

00:26:35.140 --> 00:26:35.720
 weakness.

00:26:36.360 --> 00:26:37.380
 Having become

00:26:37.380 --> 00:26:38.820
 fully men,

00:26:39.299 --> 00:26:40.420
 he experienced

00:26:40.420 --> 00:26:42.299
 your pain and

00:26:42.299 --> 00:26:43.299
 he experienced

00:26:43.299 --> 00:26:44.720
 your exhaustion.

00:26:46.080 --> 00:26:46.600
 Jesus grew

00:26:46.600 --> 00:26:48.080
 tired, John

00:26:48.080 --> 00:26:49.220
 4, 6, and got

00:26:49.220 --> 00:26:50.080
 thirsty, John

00:26:50.080 --> 00:26:51.640
 19, 28, and

00:26:51.640 --> 00:26:52.600
 hungry, Matthew

00:26:52.600 --> 00:26:53.660
 4, 2.

00:26:54.080 --> 00:26:54.779
 He became

00:26:54.779 --> 00:26:55.920
 physically weak,

00:26:55.920 --> 00:26:56.920
 Matthew 4, 11,

00:26:57.080 --> 00:26:58.740
 Luke 23, 26,

00:26:58.940 --> 00:27:01.800
 Hebrews 4, 15.

00:27:02.300 --> 00:27:03.900
 He suffered

00:27:03.900 --> 00:27:05.660
 just as we

00:27:05.660 --> 00:27:07.160
 suffer and

00:27:07.160 --> 00:27:08.620
 more so to

00:27:08.620 --> 00:27:10.200
 the point of

00:27:10.200 --> 00:27:10.680
 the cross.

00:27:10.820 --> 00:27:11.160
 The writer of

00:27:11.160 --> 00:27:11.620
 Hebrews says

00:27:11.620 --> 00:27:12.620
 in Hebrews 4, 15,

00:27:12.720 --> 00:27:13.220
 For we do not

00:27:13.220 --> 00:27:14.519
 have a high

00:27:14.519 --> 00:27:15.200
 priest who is

00:27:15.200 --> 00:27:15.880
 unable to

00:27:15.880 --> 00:27:17.320
 sympathize with

00:27:17.320 --> 00:27:17.900
 our weaknesses,

00:27:18.460 --> 00:27:19.300
 but one who in

00:27:19.300 --> 00:27:20.279
 every respect has

00:27:20.279 --> 00:27:21.120
 been tempted as

00:27:21.120 --> 00:27:22.200
 we are, yet

00:27:22.200 --> 00:27:24.400
 without sin.

00:27:24.400 --> 00:27:26.060
 beloved, you

00:27:26.060 --> 00:27:26.759
 can go to

00:27:26.759 --> 00:27:27.700
 Jesus with all

00:27:27.700 --> 00:27:28.519
 of your hurts

00:27:28.519 --> 00:27:30.620
 and all of

00:27:30.620 --> 00:27:31.120
 your struggles,

00:27:31.519 --> 00:27:32.220
 and you will

00:27:32.220 --> 00:27:33.660
 find with

00:27:33.660 --> 00:27:34.700
 Jesus Christ

00:27:34.700 --> 00:27:36.840
 no condemnation,

00:27:37.380 --> 00:27:37.940
 you don't have

00:27:37.940 --> 00:27:38.840
 to bear guilt

00:27:38.840 --> 00:27:39.920
 before him.

00:27:40.120 --> 00:27:40.820
 He says,

00:27:41.140 --> 00:27:42.420
 come to me,

00:27:42.860 --> 00:27:43.880
 you who are

00:27:43.880 --> 00:27:44.840
 weary and

00:27:44.840 --> 00:27:45.580
 heavy laden,

00:27:45.720 --> 00:27:46.960
 and I will

00:27:46.960 --> 00:27:47.780
 give you

00:27:47.780 --> 00:27:49.200
 rest.

00:27:50.100 --> 00:27:51.080
 Even as we

00:27:51.080 --> 00:27:51.759
 work to see

00:27:51.759 --> 00:27:52.360
 the kingdom of

00:27:52.360 --> 00:27:53.180
 God fully

00:27:53.180 --> 00:27:53.940
 realized,

00:27:53.940 --> 00:27:56.019
 Jesus promises.

00:27:56.680 --> 00:27:57.160
 And this was

00:27:57.160 --> 00:27:58.039
 such a good

00:27:58.039 --> 00:27:59.100
 meditation for

00:27:59.100 --> 00:27:59.840
 my soul this

00:27:59.840 --> 00:28:00.539
 week as I'm

00:28:00.539 --> 00:28:01.500
 thinking about

00:28:01.500 --> 00:28:02.100
 taking my

00:28:02.100 --> 00:28:03.759
 hands off of

00:28:03.759 --> 00:28:04.680
 this church for

00:28:04.680 --> 00:28:05.320
 a month,

00:28:05.519 --> 00:28:05.759
 which is

00:28:05.759 --> 00:28:06.059
 something I've

00:28:06.059 --> 00:28:06.480
 never done

00:28:06.480 --> 00:28:06.880
 before,

00:28:07.180 --> 00:28:07.779
 just fully

00:28:07.779 --> 00:28:08.580
 removing myself

00:28:08.580 --> 00:28:09.700
 from my

00:28:09.700 --> 00:28:10.279
 involvement in

00:28:10.279 --> 00:28:10.420
 it.

00:28:11.420 --> 00:28:11.900
 And some of

00:28:11.900 --> 00:28:12.259
 you who know

00:28:12.259 --> 00:28:12.880
 me well know

00:28:12.880 --> 00:28:13.680
 that I can be

00:28:13.680 --> 00:28:14.320
 a bit controlling.

00:28:17.759 --> 00:28:18.640
 Jesus says in

00:28:18.640 --> 00:28:19.940
 Luke 12, 32,

00:28:20.820 --> 00:28:22.220
 fear not,

00:28:22.620 --> 00:28:23.299
 little flock,

00:28:23.299 --> 00:28:24.399
 flock, for

00:28:24.399 --> 00:28:24.799
 it is your

00:28:24.799 --> 00:28:25.960
 father's good

00:28:25.960 --> 00:28:27.159
 pleasure to

00:28:27.159 --> 00:28:28.940
 give you the

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 kingdom.

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 I think wrongly

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 I have this

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 idea that the

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 kingdom, I

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 must go take

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 it, right?

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 That I have to

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 get out and I

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 have to work so

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 hard that I

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 gain the kingdom,

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 right?

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 That without me

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 the kingdom

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 doesn't come.

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 But here,

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 Jesus speaks so

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 very clearly to

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 that frailty in

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 my heart.

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 Fear not,

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 and I love

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 little flock,

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 little sheep,

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 for it is your

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 father's good

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 pleasure to

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 give to you

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 the kingdom.

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 Brother, we

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 have so much

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 room for rest

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 in the good

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 shepherd.

00:29:08.500 --> 00:29:09.039
 So Jesus'

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 invitation is a

00:29:10.879 --> 00:29:11.819
 great invitation

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 because he offers

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 us rest in

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 himself.

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 The Bible also

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 uses the metaphor

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 of thirst to

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 express our

00:29:20.900 --> 00:29:22.100
 need of rest

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 in God.

00:29:23.480 --> 00:29:24.200
 In Jeremiah

00:29:24.200 --> 00:29:25.400
 chapter 2,

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 verse 12 and

00:29:26.500 --> 00:29:28.260
 13, the

00:29:28.260 --> 00:29:28.880
 prophet Jeremiah

00:29:28.880 --> 00:29:29.280
 writes,

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 Be appalled,

00:29:30.000 --> 00:29:30.380
 O heavens,

00:29:30.460 --> 00:29:31.040
 at this.

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 Be shocked,

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 be utterly

00:29:32.780 --> 00:29:33.340
 desolate,

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 declares the

00:29:34.760 --> 00:29:35.080
 Lord.

00:29:35.720 --> 00:29:36.400
 For my people

00:29:36.400 --> 00:29:37.040
 have committed

00:29:37.040 --> 00:29:38.380
 two evils.

00:29:43.580 --> 00:29:44.380
 They have

00:29:44.380 --> 00:29:45.240
 forsaken me

00:29:45.240 --> 00:29:46.319
 the fountain

00:29:46.319 --> 00:29:46.740
 of living

00:29:46.740 --> 00:29:47.160
 waters.

00:29:48.380 --> 00:29:48.680
 They have

00:29:48.680 --> 00:29:49.279
 not come to

00:29:49.279 --> 00:29:50.099
 me for rest,

00:29:50.720 --> 00:29:51.180
 is what he is

00:29:51.180 --> 00:29:51.460
 saying.

00:29:52.160 --> 00:29:52.700
 And instead,

00:29:52.880 --> 00:29:53.059
 they have

00:29:53.059 --> 00:29:53.740
 hewed out

00:29:53.740 --> 00:29:54.839
 cisterns for

00:29:54.839 --> 00:29:55.680
 themselves,

00:29:56.440 --> 00:29:57.880
 broken cisterns

00:29:57.880 --> 00:29:59.279
 that can hold

00:29:59.279 --> 00:30:00.940
 no water.

00:30:01.259 --> 00:30:01.920
 Going to

00:30:01.920 --> 00:30:02.279
 things,

00:30:02.400 --> 00:30:03.420
 pursuing things

00:30:03.420 --> 00:30:04.460
 to meet our

00:30:04.460 --> 00:30:04.799
 needs,

00:30:04.880 --> 00:30:05.519
 to find us

00:30:05.519 --> 00:30:06.019
 satisfied,

00:30:06.200 --> 00:30:06.839
 to give us

00:30:06.839 --> 00:30:07.680
 rest that

00:30:07.680 --> 00:30:09.359
 cannot give

00:30:09.359 --> 00:30:10.500
 us rest.

00:30:10.539 --> 00:30:11.120
 When we have

00:30:11.120 --> 00:30:12.700
 access to

00:30:12.700 --> 00:30:13.380
 the Lord God

00:30:13.380 --> 00:30:14.200
 Almighty,

00:30:14.200 --> 00:30:15.100
 His Son,

00:30:15.180 --> 00:30:15.880
 Jesus Christ,

00:30:16.000 --> 00:30:16.799
 the fountain

00:30:16.799 --> 00:30:18.259
 of living

00:30:18.259 --> 00:30:19.580
 waters.

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 John records

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 in chapter 7,

00:30:23.100 --> 00:30:23.779
 verse 37

00:30:23.779 --> 00:30:24.680
 and 38,

00:30:26.220 --> 00:30:27.180
 Jesus is in

00:30:27.180 --> 00:30:28.519
 Jerusalem at the

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 feast of booths.

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 In verse 37,

00:30:30.920 --> 00:30:31.460
 John records,

00:30:31.460 --> 00:30:32.200
 on the last

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 day of the

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 feast,

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 the great

00:30:33.500 --> 00:30:33.860
 day,

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 Jesus stood

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 up and

00:30:35.380 --> 00:30:36.160
 cried out,

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 if anyone

00:30:37.420 --> 00:30:38.220
 thirsts,

00:30:38.480 --> 00:30:38.740
 let him

00:30:38.740 --> 00:30:39.319
 come to

00:30:39.319 --> 00:30:40.120
 me and

00:30:40.120 --> 00:30:40.600
 drink.

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 Whoever

00:30:41.660 --> 00:30:42.519
 believes in

00:30:42.519 --> 00:30:43.299
 me as the

00:30:43.299 --> 00:30:44.000
 scripture has

00:30:44.000 --> 00:30:44.400
 said,

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 out of his

00:30:44.940 --> 00:30:45.519
 heart will

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 flow rivers

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 of living

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 water.

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 What a

00:30:50.460 --> 00:30:51.180
 blessed

00:30:51.180 --> 00:30:53.259
 rest we

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 can have

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 in Christ.

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 And in

00:30:56.519 --> 00:30:56.860
 closing,

00:30:57.240 --> 00:30:57.700
 I have one

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 more poem

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 for you.

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 This is

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 actually a

00:31:00.180 --> 00:31:00.299
 hymn.

00:31:00.380 --> 00:31:00.539
 It has

00:31:00.539 --> 00:31:01.099
 music written

00:31:01.099 --> 00:31:01.579
 to accompany

00:31:01.579 --> 00:31:01.799
 it.

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 It's called,

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 O Christ

00:31:03.599 --> 00:31:04.140
 in thee

00:31:04.140 --> 00:31:04.900
 my soul

00:31:04.900 --> 00:31:06.299
 hath found

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 by Francis

00:31:07.339 --> 00:31:08.019
 Bevan.

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 She was a

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 19th century

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 hymnist.

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 O Christ

00:31:12.619 --> 00:31:13.079
 in thee

00:31:13.079 --> 00:31:13.619
 my soul

00:31:13.619 --> 00:31:14.359
 hath found

00:31:14.359 --> 00:31:15.200
 and found

00:31:15.200 --> 00:31:15.939
 in thee

00:31:15.939 --> 00:31:16.519
 alone

00:31:16.519 --> 00:31:17.419
 the peace,

00:31:18.019 --> 00:31:18.619
 the joy

00:31:18.619 --> 00:31:19.399
 I sought

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 so long,

00:31:20.339 --> 00:31:21.019
 the bliss

00:31:21.019 --> 00:31:22.039
 till now

00:31:22.039 --> 00:31:22.779
 unknown.

00:31:23.619 --> 00:31:24.639
 I sighed

00:31:24.639 --> 00:31:25.379
 for rest

00:31:25.379 --> 00:31:26.200
 and happiness.

00:31:26.799 --> 00:31:27.539
 I yearned

00:31:27.539 --> 00:31:28.079
 for them,

00:31:28.519 --> 00:31:29.139
 not thee.

00:31:29.779 --> 00:31:30.419
 But while

00:31:30.419 --> 00:31:31.079
 I passed

00:31:31.079 --> 00:31:31.659
 my Savior

00:31:31.659 --> 00:31:32.039
 by,

00:31:32.139 --> 00:31:32.859
 his love

00:31:32.859 --> 00:31:33.980
 laid hold

00:31:33.980 --> 00:31:34.859
 on me.

00:31:35.599 --> 00:31:36.500
 I tried

00:31:36.500 --> 00:31:36.960
 the broken

00:31:36.960 --> 00:31:37.659
 cisterns,

00:31:37.939 --> 00:31:38.279
 ah,

00:31:38.379 --> 00:31:38.919
 but how

00:31:38.919 --> 00:31:39.599
 the waters

00:31:39.599 --> 00:31:40.179
 failed.

00:31:40.319 --> 00:31:41.559
 Even as

00:31:41.559 --> 00:31:42.119
 I stooped

00:31:42.119 --> 00:31:42.539
 to drink,

00:31:42.659 --> 00:31:43.319
 they fled

00:31:43.319 --> 00:31:44.159
 and mocked

00:31:44.159 --> 00:31:44.879
 me as

00:31:44.879 --> 00:31:45.439
 I wailed.

00:31:46.159 --> 00:31:47.059
 The pleasures

00:31:47.059 --> 00:31:47.980
 lost I

00:31:47.980 --> 00:31:49.019
 sadly mourned,

00:31:49.059 --> 00:31:49.759
 but never

00:31:49.759 --> 00:31:50.759
 wept for

00:31:50.759 --> 00:31:51.059
 thee,

00:31:51.460 --> 00:31:52.519
 till grace

00:31:52.519 --> 00:31:53.539
 the sightless

00:31:53.539 --> 00:31:54.819
 eyes received

00:31:54.819 --> 00:31:55.559
 thy

00:31:55.559 --> 00:31:56.319
 loveliness

00:31:56.319 --> 00:31:57.619
 to see.

00:31:58.359 --> 00:31:58.720
 Now

00:31:58.720 --> 00:31:59.279
 none

00:31:59.279 --> 00:32:00.139
 but Christ

00:32:00.139 --> 00:32:01.339
 can satisfy

00:32:01.339 --> 00:32:02.319
 none other

00:32:02.319 --> 00:32:03.159
 name for

00:32:03.159 --> 00:32:03.460
 me.

00:32:03.939 --> 00:32:04.279
 There's

00:32:04.279 --> 00:32:04.799
 love

00:32:04.799 --> 00:32:05.839
 and life

00:32:05.839 --> 00:32:06.879
 and lasting

00:32:06.879 --> 00:32:07.579
 joy,

00:32:08.099 --> 00:32:08.359
 Christ

00:32:08.359 --> 00:32:08.939
 Jesus

00:32:08.939 --> 00:32:09.919
 found.

00:32:10.759 --> 00:32:11.819
 Let's pray

00:32:11.819 --> 00:32:12.079
 together.

00:32:12.079 --> 00:32:11.819
 Let's pray

00:32:11.819 --> 00:32:12.159
 together.

00:32:12.159 --> 00:32:11.819
 Let's pray

00:32:11.819 --> 00:32:12.159
 together.

00:32:12.159 --> 00:32:12.439
 Let's pray

00:32:12.439 --> 00:32:12.159
 together.

00:32:12.159 --> 00:32:12.439
 Let's pray

00:32:12.439 --> 00:32:12.159
 together.

00:32:12.159 --> 00:32:12.439
 Let's pray

00:32:12.439 --> 00:32:12.159
 together.

00:32:12.159 --> 00:32:12.439
 Let's pray

00:32:12.439 --> 00:32:12.159
 together.

00:32:12.159 --> 00:32:12.439
 Let's pray

00:32:12.439 --> 00:32:12.159
 together.

00:32:12.159 --> 00:32:12.439
 Let's pray

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