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 Happy New Year. It's good to see all of you this morning. Turn in your Bibles, if you would

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! please, to Luke chapter 18. And if you're using the pew Bible in front of you, it's on page 878.

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 Luke chapter 18. We're picking up our series in Luke and hope to finish this off by the end of May.

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 So we're kind of in the last leg, as it were, the final week of Jesus's life in ministry.

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 And we're kind of making our way from Jericho up to Jerusalem. And we find ourselves this morning

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 in Jericho, which is about 15 miles away from Jerusalem, as Jesus sets his sights on this final

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 objective. This morning, one of the questions that we're going to find that Jesus asks is found in

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 chapter 18, verse 41. And it goes like this. Jesus asks the blind man, what do you want for me to do

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 for you? What do you want for me to do for you? If Jesus were to ask you that question this morning,

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 how would you answer? What do you want for me to do for you? How would you fill in the blank?

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 What is the deepest longing of your life? What is the thing in your heart that if Jesus can help

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 to provide resolution to that thing, whatever it is, how would you answer that question? What do you

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 want for me to do for you? And of course, at the end of our passage, we'll find the mission statement

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 of Christ that he's come to seek and to save the lost. I think we're really experts when it comes to

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 answering this question, at least from a superficial level. I mean, we've just come through the Christmas

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 season. And so even at a very early age, we've kind of conditioned ourselves to answer this question,

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 what should I do for you? Or what do you want for Christmas? Create your list and give it to me,

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 and I'll make sure that I am helping to provide whatever is on that list. We condition ourselves

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 or even our children, our culture is conditioning us, even at an early age, how to fill in that blank,

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 as it were. Matter of fact, I was fascinated to find that millions of children, even around the world,

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 in as many as 200 different countries, will follow and track Santa Claus online through the North American

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 Aerospace Defense Command Santa tracker. You aware of this? At least 100,000 children actually even call

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 into the hotline, where is Santa right now? And they'll have an answer. Mall Santas. Maybe you're acquainted

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 with them, or even have taken your kids to sit on Santa's lap, to give him their list, to take a picture.

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 Not saying that that's wrong, just something we do to condition ourselves to think about how to answer

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 this question. As many as 18 million children will go see Santa Claus in the store. And millions of

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 children and adults around the world will write to Santa each year. Either a personal letter,

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 the USPS says that they've received as many as 23,000 physical letters this past year to Santa Claus.

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 They've created even a way to create a letter online so that in France, about almost 2 million

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 children or people will write a letter to Santa. In Canada, about 1.3 million. And here in the States,

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 about 1 million children and adults will write a letter to Santa. We've conditioned ourselves to answer

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 this question. What would you have for me to do for you? And maybe I'll need to graduate this

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 illustration a little bit so that we can all maybe resonate a bit with the tension of this. How many of

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 you have experienced or maybe even participated this past year in having given or received a gift that

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 wasn't quite exactly the way you wanted it to be? It wasn't the right color. It wasn't the right brand.

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 It wasn't the right kind. It didn't have the right features. And so it really wasn't what you asked for or what you wanted. And so you're a little frustrated.

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 And the registries that we have that not just that I need something fill in the blank, but I need a specific kind of something with certain features. Like I want the 12 cup coffee machine and not the 10 cupper. I don't want the kind that heats.

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 I want the thermos kind that sits and stays warm inside. I want the kind with the reservoir. Not that you have to fill with the pot itself, but you detach the reservoir. You know what I'm talking about, right?

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 And so when Jesus would ask us this question, what would I have you? What would you have for me to do for you?

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 Not only is there a blindness in our own heart to what our true need is, there is this affection for things that are completely other than what Jesus intends to give to us.

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 The things, by the way, the things that actually meet our deepest need.

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 The things that will fill us up in a way that nothing can actually fill up other than Christ.

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 So in our time today, I want to help us be able not only to answer this question, what would I have for you to do for me?

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 But to understand from Jesus' perspective, what he came to do, the very purpose that Jesus came to fill.

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 That is what we're going to find in our passage today.

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 Two purpose statements of Jesus.

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 And then two examples of individuals who surprisingly get to enjoy the benefits of what Jesus has come to do.

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 And they participate.

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 They enjoy the experience, the blessing of that purpose of God for their life.

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 Now this is significant for us, especially at the beginning of a year.

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 We're heading into 2025.

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 And my guess is there's a number of pressures and challenges and distractions, maybe frustrations and problems, maybe even joys and things that are thrilling you.

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 Those good things and hard things.

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 Those great things that you're celebrating.

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 Those things that you're grieving.

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 Whatever it might be.

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 It is so significant for us to enter this year, 2025, being able to answer this question.

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 What would you have for me to do for you?

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 So we have a lot of ground to cover, but I want to do it in a little different way.

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 So please bear with me.

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 My goal this morning is just to draw out some of the statements in the text today.

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 We're not going to have time to dig in and to develop the specifics of every word or phrase in this pretty extensive passage.

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 But I want to just draw out for us and think about and meditate on and digest some of the things that are taking place in this passage.

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 So we can really appreciate how to answer this question.

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 It is the quintessential question of 2025.

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 It really is the ultimate question you could ever answer.

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 What would you have for me to do for you?

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 So if you're with me in Luke chapter 18, beginning in verse 31,

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 we're going to see that Jesus, this first purpose that he will explain to his disciples

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 is that Jesus came to provide a way of salvation.

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 Jesus came to provide a way of salvation.

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 You and I need salvation and rescue.

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 But maybe not the rescue or the deliverance or the help that you think you need.

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 Jesus came to provide a way of salvation.

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 We're going to see what that looks like here, beginning in verse 31.

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 It says,

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 And after flogging him, they will kill him.

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 And on the third day, he will rise.

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 But they understood none of these things.

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 This saying was hidden from them.

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 And they did not grasp what he said.

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 Jesus came to provide a way of salvation.

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 He does that and accomplishes that through his obedience.

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 That's what we're going to see first.

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 He accomplished that through his obedience.

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 Now, it's not spelled out explicitly here in the text.

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 But I want to draw your attention to two statements right at the beginning

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 that help us understand what it means that he's going to Jerusalem.

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 What's the big deal?

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 Well, Jesus says, we're going to Jerusalem.

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 Why?

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 Because we need to accomplish something.

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 There's a destiny.

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 There's a purpose to fulfill.

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 That purpose is to accomplish all the things that were spoken about by the prophets.

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 And Jesus, throughout his ministry, has conditioned his heart and spoken the words

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 and ordered his life in obedience to God the Father to carry out his will.

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 He does this through obedience.

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 We see Christ's obedience in these statements.

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 And these events in Jericho, by the way, probably happened on a Friday, okay?

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 And it was the Friday before Good Friday.

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 So we're talking about just a week away.

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 Jesus is in Jericho.

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 And in just seven days, he's going to die.

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 He's going to be on the cross.

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 Good Friday has happened.

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 That's why we're in this last week, this Passion Week, as it were,

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 he's here.

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 The moment has come.

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 And Jesus is wanting to help describe his disciples what is about to go down in Jerusalem

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 and why it matters.

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 So Jesus is there.

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 And Jesus would spend the night on Friday with Zacchaeus.

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 Jesus and a band of disciples.

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 This massive crowd of pilgrims would make their way up to Jerusalem on Saturday.

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 On Sunday, likely Jesus would ride into Jerusalem.

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 And that would be his triumphal entry.

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 And then the rest of the week would happen.

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 And on Friday, he would die.

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 So what Jesus says here is significant.

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 These are kind of the parting words that we're beginning to hear from his mouth.

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 We're beginning to really understand what his life in ministry was all about.

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 But Jesus cares to convey to his disciples what's about to happen is not a surprise.

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 Jesus knows what his future holds.

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 And Jesus, being a man on a mission, we see that he's been making his way to Jerusalem now

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 for at least six months.

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 We find, going all the way back to Luke chapter 9, some statements that Jesus will make about his future.

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 In Luke chapter 9, verse 22, he tells his disciples the first time,

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 The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes

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 and be killed and on the third day be raised.

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 Then a few verses later, after his transfiguration, we find in verse 44,

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 Let these words sing down in your ears.

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 The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.

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 But they did not understand the saying.

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 It was concealed from them so that they might not perceive it.

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 And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

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 And from this time in Galilee, we find that Jesus begins to set his face towards Jerusalem.

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 He understands what's ahead of him.

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 He recognizes what God's will is for him.

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 And it's to finally and ultimately arrive in Jerusalem to be the Passover lamb

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 and to be killed for the sins of the world.

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 We find in Luke chapter 9, verse 51 and 53,

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 When Jesus, the days drew near for him to be taken up,

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 he set his face to go to Jerusalem.

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 He sent messengers ahead of him who went and entered the village of Samaritans

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 to make preparations for him.

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 But the people did not receive him because his face was set towards Jerusalem.

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 Then in Luke chapter 13, verse 22,

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 He went on his way through the towns and villages,

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 teaching and journeying towards Jerusalem.

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 Jesus knew the objective.

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 Jesus aligned his heart in life to carry out that objective

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 because Jesus alone is the way of salvation.

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 So why did he go?

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 Why did he do this?

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 Why didn't he just run away?

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 Because Jesus was committed to the will of God.

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 Jesus aligned his heart and life in obedience and submission to the Father.

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 So that we find in Philippians 2, 8,

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 Being found in the human form,

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 he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death,

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 even death on a cross.

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 Jesus was not a victim of tragic circumstances.

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 Jesus boldly and clearly and obediently made his way to Jerusalem,

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 knowing that that's the will of the Father.

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 Jesus was fulfilling God's plan.

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 The plan that wasn't just hidden from Jesus.

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 It was open to Jesus.

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 But it was a plan, as we see here in our text,

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 a plan that had been laid out by the prophets

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 before Jesus even became a man.

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 It's a plan, a master plan of God the Father

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 going all the way back into the Old Testament.

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 Notice verse 31, it says,

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 Everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets

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 will be accomplished or will be fulfilled.

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 This in the Greek is a divine passive,

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 which means that it is something that God himself will do.

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 He is the divine actor.

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 He is the one who initiates.

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 He's the one who puts his plan into action.

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 And when God is putting his plans into action,

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 you can count on the fact that they will happen.

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 Jesus knew what he was doing.

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 The prophets knew what he was doing.

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 And ultimately, this way,

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 this way of salvation would come

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 not only through the obedience of Christ,

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 but it would also be accomplished through his sacrifice.

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 His sacrifice.

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 Obedience and sacrifice.

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 We find that in verse 32.

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 He will be delivered over the Gentiles.

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 He will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon.

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 After flogging him, they will kill him.

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 And on the third day, he will rise.

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 Why?

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 Why such a gruesome and tragic death?

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 The reason for the sacrifice is to help us understand

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 that salvation is not free.

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 Salvation is not free.

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 Salvation is costly.

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 It cost Jesus everything.

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 It cost his life.

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 It cost his dignity.

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 It cost shame and rejection

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 from the very people who he came to save.

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 It was in accord with the prophet Isaiah

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 in Isaiah 53 verses 4 to 5,

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 which says,

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 Surely he has borne our griefs

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 and carried our sorrows.

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 Yet, we esteemed him stricken,

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 smitten by God and afflicted.

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 But he was pierced for our transgressions.

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 He was crushed for our iniquities.

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 Upon him was the chastisement

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 that brought us peace.

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 And with his wounds, we are healed.

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 Jesus' costly, sacrificial death

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 was to demonstrate the cost of your sin and my sin.

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 Sin demanded something costly.

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 It demanded the life of our Savior.

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 Salvation that our minds cannot grasp

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 without the power of God.

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 Notice how clear the statements were

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 that Jesus had said now three times.

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 And notice what the response is from the disciples.

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 The disciples are hearing this.

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 And how do they respond?

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 This three-fold response that we find in verse 34.

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 But they understood none of these things.

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 This saying was hidden from them.

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 They did not grasp what was said.

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 Why would Luke share this three times

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 to drive home the point?

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 The way of salvation is clear

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 when the Lord allows you to see

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 your need for salvation.

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 You see, the expectation,

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 the blindness of the disciples,

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 they're followers of Jesus,

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 they're hearing his teaching,

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 but they're still blinded

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 to the real purpose

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 that Jesus has come to resolve in them.

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 They're blind to the real need that they have.

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 They're thinking about something physical.

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 They're thinking about something superficial.

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 They want Jesus to come

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 and to be the Lord

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 and to overcome the Roman Empire.

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 They want deliverance

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 from their physical oppression.

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 And Jesus came to give them

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 something greater,

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 something better.

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 They could not see it.

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 And that is often the case for us.

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 We're like the disciples.

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 We're blinded by our own thoughts,

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 our own perspectives

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 of what our real need is.

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 And Jesus has come to meet

00:19:51.720 --> 00:19:52.599
 our deepest need.

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 And only with Jesus' help

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 can we really begin to understand

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 how to come to appreciate

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 and discover what that really is.

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 We need the Spirit's help

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 to open blind eyes like the disciples,

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 to open our eyes,

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 to open our minds,

00:20:14.239 --> 00:20:16.619
 to see what is my true need.

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 Because Jesus came to resolve

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 our deepest need.

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 In the next two accounts or narratives,

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 we find some examples.

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 Some examples of how to enjoy

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 and experience

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 what Jesus has come to offer.

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 We find in verses 35 to 43

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 that this blind man's example of faith.

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 Surprising example of faith.

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 Notice with me in verse 35.

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 As he drew near,

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 speaking of Jesus,

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 to Jericho,

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 a blind man was sitting

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 by the roadside begging.

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 And hearing a crowd going by,

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 he inquired what this meant.

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 They told him,

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 Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.

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 And he cried out,

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 Jesus, Son of David,

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 have mercy on me.

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 And those who were in front

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 rebuked him,

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 telling him to be silent.

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 But he cried out all the more,

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 Son of David,

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 have mercy on me.

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 And Jesus stopped

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 and commanded him

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 to be brought to him.

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 And when he came near,

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 he asked him,

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 what do you want me to do for you?

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 He said,

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 Lord,

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 let me recover my sight.

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 And Jesus said to him,

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 recover your sight.

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 Your faith has made you well.

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 And immediately,

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 he received his sight

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 and followed him,

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 glorifying God

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 and all the people

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 when they saw it,

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 gave praise to God.

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 The blind man's example of faith

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 that begins,

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 by the way,

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 with a plea for mercy.

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 He pleads for Christ's mercy.

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 That's how it begins.

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 Jericho was about 15 to 17 miles

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 away from Jerusalem.

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 It was a massive climb

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 up this steep hill,

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 weaving its way up to Jerusalem.

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 This blind man,

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 he sits in the dust

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 by the roadside.

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 He's expecting the generosity,

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 the pity,

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 you might say,

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 the compassion

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 and generosity,

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 you might say,

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 of the crowds

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 that are making their way

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 to Jerusalem.

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 Jerusalem would have experienced

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 or swelled

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 about two to three million

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 in size

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 during the Passover event

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 as all these pilgrims

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 are required to come.

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 This is one of the three

00:22:36.440 --> 00:22:37.720
 pilgrimages

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 that were required

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 for every Jewish male

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 in the first century.

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 Here he is,

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 this blind man,

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 sitting by the road,

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 asking for pity

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 and mercy

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 from the crowds.

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 And Jesus,

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 surrounded by this crowd

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 of people,

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 has gained their attention

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 in some way.

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 They know,

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 he knows that this crowd

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 is dense.

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 He knows that the numbers

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 of people

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 that are traveling

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 in this concentrated bunch

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 must have something to do

00:23:08.079 --> 00:23:09.779
 with the central figure

00:23:09.779 --> 00:23:10.720
 of that group.

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 And so,

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 so this blind man

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 asks some members

00:23:14.299 --> 00:23:14.980
 of the crowd

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 what's going on.

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 And he comes to,

00:23:18.259 --> 00:23:19.480
 to know that Jesus

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 of Nazareth

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 is passing through.

00:23:22.360 --> 00:23:23.640
 Now he's heard about Jesus,

00:23:24.100 --> 00:23:25.460
 about three years of ministry

00:23:25.460 --> 00:23:26.460
 have taken place,

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 and he recognizes

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 what Jesus can do

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 for his problem.

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 And so he says,

00:23:32.059 --> 00:23:32.379
 Jesus,

00:23:32.639 --> 00:23:33.339
 son of David,

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 have mercy on me.

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 This word for mercy

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 is the word for pity,

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 for compassion,

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 to extend help

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 for the consequences

00:23:42.799 --> 00:23:43.379
 of sin.

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 In some way,

00:23:45.599 --> 00:23:46.500
 this blind man

00:23:46.500 --> 00:23:47.700
 came to understand

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 and to know

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 that whatever he was

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 asking for

00:23:50.639 --> 00:23:51.759
 from Jesus

00:23:51.759 --> 00:23:53.059
 was not something

00:23:53.059 --> 00:23:54.119
 that he deserved.

00:23:54.399 --> 00:23:55.460
 He needed mercy.

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 He needed the compassionate

00:23:57.880 --> 00:23:59.140
 heart of Christ

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 to see his situation

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 and to help provide

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 some resolution.

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 But what's significant

00:24:05.100 --> 00:24:06.299
 about this statement,

00:24:06.960 --> 00:24:07.340
 Jesus,

00:24:07.579 --> 00:24:08.440
 son of David,

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 is that

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 in expressing

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 the identity

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 of Jesus

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 in this way,

00:24:13.740 --> 00:24:14.600
 he's not just

00:24:14.600 --> 00:24:15.940
 identifying Jesus

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 as a descendant

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 of David,

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 but using the title

00:24:19.759 --> 00:24:20.860
 of Messiahship.

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 He's come to recognize

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 that Jesus

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 is something

00:24:25.019 --> 00:24:26.539
 more than just

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 a significant figure.

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 Jesus is

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 the embodiment

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 of the one

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 that they were waiting for,

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 the Messiah himself.

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 And by addressing

00:24:37.180 --> 00:24:38.660
 Jesus as the son of David,

00:24:38.940 --> 00:24:39.839
 he was affirming

00:24:39.839 --> 00:24:40.599
 his faith

00:24:40.599 --> 00:24:41.980
 in Jesus

00:24:41.980 --> 00:24:44.400
 as Israel's Messiah.

00:24:45.559 --> 00:24:46.980
 This blind man

00:24:46.980 --> 00:24:49.400
 had a unique perception.

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 This is the first time

00:24:51.740 --> 00:24:53.720
 that Luke addresses

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 and uses this title

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 in his account,

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 in the gospel account

00:24:59.480 --> 00:24:59.900
 of Luke.

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 This is the first time

00:25:01.059 --> 00:25:02.240
 we see this title,

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 son of David.

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 It's an uncommon title

00:25:05.880 --> 00:25:07.019
 that's used anywhere

00:25:07.019 --> 00:25:08.000
 in the gospels.

00:25:08.680 --> 00:25:09.539
 Son of David.

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 It's only used

00:25:11.099 --> 00:25:12.940
 in two other situations

00:25:12.940 --> 00:25:14.960
 earlier in Christ's ministry

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 and used by

00:25:16.339 --> 00:25:17.259
 the gospel writer,

00:25:17.420 --> 00:25:17.839
 Matthew.

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 And maybe

00:25:19.299 --> 00:25:20.639
 not surprisingly,

00:25:20.899 --> 00:25:21.619
 it was a pair

00:25:21.619 --> 00:25:23.659
 of other blind men

00:25:23.659 --> 00:25:25.019
 who recognized

00:25:25.019 --> 00:25:26.599
 Jesus as the son of David

00:25:26.599 --> 00:25:28.339
 early in Jesus'

00:25:28.579 --> 00:25:29.619
 Galilean ministry

00:25:29.619 --> 00:25:31.519
 and cried for help.

00:25:31.799 --> 00:25:32.199
 Jesus,

00:25:32.399 --> 00:25:33.039
 son of David.

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 Very similar

00:25:34.000 --> 00:25:34.639
 to what we find

00:25:34.639 --> 00:25:35.259
 here in Jericho.

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 It was also

00:25:37.679 --> 00:25:39.480
 a Canaanite woman,

00:25:40.359 --> 00:25:42.079
 a Syrio-Phoenician woman,

00:25:42.699 --> 00:25:44.480
 who when she sees Jesus,

00:25:44.679 --> 00:25:44.980
 says,

00:25:44.980 --> 00:25:45.339
 Jesus,

00:25:46.120 --> 00:25:46.920
 son of David,

00:25:47.420 --> 00:25:48.660
 my daughter is severely

00:25:48.660 --> 00:25:49.519
 oppressed by a demon.

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 Will you help me?

00:25:51.819 --> 00:25:52.720
 This title,

00:25:52.839 --> 00:25:53.480
 son of David,

00:25:54.360 --> 00:25:56.700
 helps to identify Jesus

00:25:56.700 --> 00:25:57.779
 as more than just

00:25:57.779 --> 00:25:58.880
 a descendant of David,

00:25:59.000 --> 00:26:00.720
 but this blind man

00:26:00.720 --> 00:26:02.319
 understood the significance

00:26:02.319 --> 00:26:03.940
 of who Jesus was.

00:26:04.920 --> 00:26:06.360
 But notice the response

00:26:06.360 --> 00:26:07.099
 of the crowd,

00:26:07.220 --> 00:26:08.160
 and this is important

00:26:08.160 --> 00:26:09.460
 for us to see.

00:26:09.779 --> 00:26:11.120
 Those who were in front

00:26:11.120 --> 00:26:12.980
 of him rebuked him.

00:26:13.839 --> 00:26:14.519
 Be quiet.

00:26:14.980 --> 00:26:15.660
 Shut up.

00:26:16.420 --> 00:26:16.960
 Be still.

00:26:17.599 --> 00:26:18.259
 You're distracting

00:26:18.259 --> 00:26:20.299
 this situation

00:26:20.299 --> 00:26:21.200
 that's going on.

00:26:21.940 --> 00:26:23.140
 You're kind of a nuisance.

00:26:24.339 --> 00:26:25.099
 Keep it closed.

00:26:26.059 --> 00:26:27.039
 But what does he do?

00:26:27.920 --> 00:26:29.140
 This man cries out

00:26:29.140 --> 00:26:30.319
 all the more.

00:26:30.579 --> 00:26:31.660
 He was undeterred

00:26:31.660 --> 00:26:33.160
 by the crowd.

00:26:33.819 --> 00:26:35.279
 He doesn't listen

00:26:35.279 --> 00:26:36.059
 to the crowd.

00:26:36.160 --> 00:26:37.079
 He overcomes

00:26:37.079 --> 00:26:37.799
 the crowd

00:26:37.799 --> 00:26:39.220
 in any way

00:26:39.220 --> 00:26:39.880
 that he can.

00:26:40.120 --> 00:26:41.059
 He screams out

00:26:41.059 --> 00:26:41.299
 and says,

00:26:41.360 --> 00:26:42.039
 all the more.

00:26:42.039 --> 00:26:43.920
 Jesus,

00:26:44.359 --> 00:26:44.960
 son of David,

00:26:45.019 --> 00:26:45.460
 have mercy.

00:26:45.599 --> 00:26:46.559
 He was undeterred.

00:26:47.680 --> 00:26:49.359
 And in that respect,

00:26:49.559 --> 00:26:51.539
 he helps to demonstrate

00:26:51.539 --> 00:26:52.339
 the example

00:26:52.339 --> 00:26:54.180
 of moving back

00:26:54.180 --> 00:26:55.279
 even further

00:26:55.279 --> 00:26:56.659
 in Luke chapter 18,

00:26:57.059 --> 00:26:57.940
 where Jesus says

00:26:57.940 --> 00:26:58.659
 in verse 1

00:26:58.659 --> 00:27:00.619
 that he encourages

00:27:00.619 --> 00:27:02.839
 men to always pray

00:27:02.839 --> 00:27:04.379
 and not lose heart.

00:27:04.380 --> 00:27:05.280
 and then he uses

00:27:05.280 --> 00:27:05.940
 the example

00:27:05.940 --> 00:27:06.760
 of the woman

00:27:06.760 --> 00:27:07.520
 there

00:27:07.520 --> 00:27:08.340
 who's pleading

00:27:08.340 --> 00:27:09.040
 for mercy

00:27:09.040 --> 00:27:10.700
 from the unjust judge

00:27:10.700 --> 00:27:11.800
 and he's encouraging,

00:27:11.940 --> 00:27:13.080
 Jesus is encouraging

00:27:13.080 --> 00:27:15.060
 persistent faith

00:27:15.060 --> 00:27:15.920
 and asking

00:27:15.920 --> 00:27:16.940
 for help from God.

00:27:16.940 --> 00:27:18.440
 And here we find

00:27:18.440 --> 00:27:19.260
 the results

00:27:19.260 --> 00:27:20.220
 of that kind

00:27:20.220 --> 00:27:21.540
 of persistent faith.

00:27:22.820 --> 00:27:24.180
 Jesus is willing

00:27:24.180 --> 00:27:25.600
 to receive.

00:27:26.580 --> 00:27:26.920
 Jesus,

00:27:27.060 --> 00:27:27.540
 son of David,

00:27:27.600 --> 00:27:28.140
 have mercy

00:27:28.140 --> 00:27:28.680
 and Jesus

00:27:28.680 --> 00:27:30.340
 is more than willing

00:27:30.340 --> 00:27:31.120
 to demonstrate

00:27:31.120 --> 00:27:31.880
 that mercy.

00:27:31.880 --> 00:27:33.140
 And so we move

00:27:33.140 --> 00:27:34.160
 into the next several verses

00:27:34.160 --> 00:27:35.280
 beginning in verse 40.

00:27:35.900 --> 00:27:37.240
 And this blind man

00:27:37.240 --> 00:27:38.860
 receives Christ's healing

00:27:38.860 --> 00:27:40.700
 because of his

00:27:40.700 --> 00:27:42.140
 emboldened faith.

00:27:42.800 --> 00:27:43.640
 He receives

00:27:43.640 --> 00:27:44.380
 Christ's healing.

00:27:44.660 --> 00:27:45.560
 He experiences

00:27:45.560 --> 00:27:47.060
 what Christ has to offer.

00:27:48.460 --> 00:27:48.800
 Notice,

00:27:49.200 --> 00:27:50.020
 Jesus stopped

00:27:50.020 --> 00:27:51.040
 and commanded him

00:27:51.040 --> 00:27:52.520
 to be brought to him.

00:27:53.200 --> 00:27:53.980
 Now just notice

00:27:53.980 --> 00:27:55.240
 that for a moment,

00:27:55.340 --> 00:27:55.620
 will you?

00:27:55.619 --> 00:27:57.119
 Jesus,

00:27:57.279 --> 00:27:58.879
 this fourfold response,

00:27:59.239 --> 00:28:00.259
 he stops,

00:28:00.899 --> 00:28:02.159
 then he commands,

00:28:02.659 --> 00:28:03.679
 then he asks

00:28:03.679 --> 00:28:04.579
 the man to be brought

00:28:04.579 --> 00:28:05.539
 and then he heals.

00:28:07.539 --> 00:28:07.839
 Jesus

00:28:07.839 --> 00:28:10.179
 was not put out

00:28:10.179 --> 00:28:11.539
 by this distraction.

00:28:12.119 --> 00:28:13.139
 This distraction

00:28:13.139 --> 00:28:13.959
 was actually

00:28:13.959 --> 00:28:14.819
 by design

00:28:14.819 --> 00:28:16.019
 to call attention

00:28:16.019 --> 00:28:17.879
 to the means

00:28:17.879 --> 00:28:18.419
 by which

00:28:18.419 --> 00:28:19.000
 or the way

00:28:19.000 --> 00:28:19.739
 in which we

00:28:19.739 --> 00:28:20.739
 enjoy

00:28:20.739 --> 00:28:21.739
 in experiencing

00:28:21.739 --> 00:28:23.019
 the true healing

00:28:23.019 --> 00:28:24.000
 that God has to offer.

00:28:24.319 --> 00:28:25.459
 This way of salvation.

00:28:25.619 --> 00:28:28.179
 Jesus draws

00:28:28.179 --> 00:28:29.299
 the crowd in.

00:28:29.500 --> 00:28:30.479
 He wants them

00:28:30.479 --> 00:28:31.299
 to take notice.

00:28:31.659 --> 00:28:32.439
 He wants them

00:28:32.439 --> 00:28:33.459
 to have this

00:28:33.459 --> 00:28:34.699
 physical

00:28:34.699 --> 00:28:36.199
 portrayal

00:28:36.199 --> 00:28:37.039
 and demonstration

00:28:37.039 --> 00:28:38.579
 right up close

00:28:38.579 --> 00:28:39.179
 and personal.

00:28:39.479 --> 00:28:40.739
 He forces them

00:28:40.739 --> 00:28:41.419
 into

00:28:41.419 --> 00:28:42.699
 the process

00:28:42.699 --> 00:28:44.279
 of this healing

00:28:44.279 --> 00:28:45.399
 that's taking place.

00:28:46.879 --> 00:28:47.239
 Jesus

00:28:47.239 --> 00:28:48.639
 stops.

00:28:49.539 --> 00:28:50.399
 He waits.

00:28:51.519 --> 00:28:52.399
 He pauses.

00:28:53.259 --> 00:28:54.079
 This deliberate

00:28:54.079 --> 00:28:55.239
 waiting

00:28:55.240 --> 00:28:56.920
 in yielding

00:28:56.920 --> 00:28:57.720
 and allowing

00:28:57.720 --> 00:28:58.819
 the crowd

00:28:58.819 --> 00:29:00.440
 to settle down

00:29:00.440 --> 00:29:02.099
 and to even

00:29:02.099 --> 00:29:03.720
 part the way

00:29:03.720 --> 00:29:04.380
 and perhaps

00:29:04.380 --> 00:29:05.440
 somebody in the crowd

00:29:05.440 --> 00:29:05.859
 or maybe

00:29:05.859 --> 00:29:07.319
 the crowd in general

00:29:07.319 --> 00:29:07.779
 is helping

00:29:07.779 --> 00:29:08.759
 to guide

00:29:08.759 --> 00:29:09.420
 and to steer

00:29:09.420 --> 00:29:09.420


00:29:09.420 --> 00:29:10.519
 This blind man

00:29:10.519 --> 00:29:11.359
 as he made

00:29:11.359 --> 00:29:12.200
 his way to Jesus

00:29:12.200 --> 00:29:13.279
 and they're all

00:29:13.279 --> 00:29:14.480
 going to be part

00:29:14.480 --> 00:29:15.539
 of this process

00:29:15.539 --> 00:29:16.640
 of seeing

00:29:16.640 --> 00:29:18.279
 this object lesson

00:29:18.279 --> 00:29:18.799
 that Jesus

00:29:18.799 --> 00:29:19.759
 wants them to learn.

00:29:20.079 --> 00:29:20.880
 Here's how

00:29:20.880 --> 00:29:21.700
 you enjoy

00:29:21.700 --> 00:29:22.640
 this way

00:29:22.640 --> 00:29:23.700
 of salvation.

00:29:24.320 --> 00:29:25.360
 It happens

00:29:25.360 --> 00:29:26.640
 through faith.

00:29:28.040 --> 00:29:28.340
 Jesus

00:29:28.340 --> 00:29:29.880
 is drawing

00:29:29.880 --> 00:29:30.420
 the crowd out

00:29:30.420 --> 00:29:30.820
 for that

00:29:30.820 --> 00:29:32.140
 very reason.

00:29:32.400 --> 00:29:32.720
 Jesus

00:29:32.720 --> 00:29:33.620
 capitalizes

00:29:33.620 --> 00:29:35.220
 on this opportunity.

00:29:35.220 --> 00:29:38.900
 while the question

00:29:38.900 --> 00:29:40.819
 in verse 41

00:29:40.819 --> 00:29:41.460
 may seem

00:29:41.460 --> 00:29:42.299
 so obvious

00:29:42.299 --> 00:29:43.819
 it may even

00:29:43.819 --> 00:29:44.360
 seem

00:29:44.360 --> 00:29:44.880
 a little

00:29:44.880 --> 00:29:45.640
 absurd

00:29:45.640 --> 00:29:46.880
 Jesus

00:29:46.880 --> 00:29:47.779
 asks it

00:29:47.779 --> 00:29:48.220
 anyway

00:29:48.220 --> 00:29:49.579
 what do you

00:29:49.579 --> 00:29:50.180
 want me

00:29:50.180 --> 00:29:50.700
 to do

00:29:50.700 --> 00:29:51.759
 for you?

00:29:52.600 --> 00:29:53.059
 Well Jesus

00:29:53.059 --> 00:29:53.779
 isn't it

00:29:53.779 --> 00:29:54.220
 obvious?

00:29:55.019 --> 00:29:55.519
 Isn't it

00:29:55.519 --> 00:29:56.000
 clear?

00:29:57.420 --> 00:29:58.360
 Well I wonder

00:29:58.360 --> 00:29:58.759
 maybe

00:29:58.759 --> 00:29:59.920
 it's clear

00:29:59.920 --> 00:30:00.420
 to us

00:30:00.420 --> 00:30:00.759
 because

00:30:00.759 --> 00:30:01.819
 we've read

00:30:01.819 --> 00:30:02.400
 the story

00:30:02.400 --> 00:30:03.940
 but the blind

00:30:03.940 --> 00:30:04.340
 man could

00:30:04.340 --> 00:30:04.600
 have said

00:30:04.600 --> 00:30:05.019
 any number

00:30:05.019 --> 00:30:05.540
 of things

00:30:05.540 --> 00:30:06.540
 he could

00:30:06.540 --> 00:30:06.820
 have said

00:30:06.820 --> 00:30:07.120
 Jesus

00:30:07.120 --> 00:30:07.460
 would you

00:30:07.460 --> 00:30:07.960
 fix my

00:30:07.960 --> 00:30:08.480
 economic

00:30:08.480 --> 00:30:09.580
 situation?

00:30:10.660 --> 00:30:11.019
 Jesus

00:30:11.019 --> 00:30:11.519
 would you

00:30:11.519 --> 00:30:12.120
 fix my

00:30:12.120 --> 00:30:12.640
 standing

00:30:12.640 --> 00:30:13.519
 in the

00:30:13.519 --> 00:30:14.019
 community?

00:30:15.100 --> 00:30:15.500
 Jesus

00:30:15.500 --> 00:30:15.860
 would you

00:30:15.860 --> 00:30:16.960
 give me

00:30:16.960 --> 00:30:17.700
 a better

00:30:17.700 --> 00:30:18.320
 place

00:30:18.320 --> 00:30:19.019
 to sit

00:30:19.019 --> 00:30:19.660
 so I don't

00:30:19.660 --> 00:30:20.120
 have to be

00:30:20.120 --> 00:30:20.720
 on this

00:30:20.720 --> 00:30:21.740
 dusty road?

00:30:22.640 --> 00:30:23.100
 Jesus

00:30:23.100 --> 00:30:24.759
 I want

00:30:24.759 --> 00:30:26.040
 the people

00:30:26.040 --> 00:30:26.860
 around me

00:30:26.860 --> 00:30:27.380
 to be

00:30:27.380 --> 00:30:28.840
 more empathetic

00:30:28.840 --> 00:30:29.920
 now he

00:30:29.920 --> 00:30:30.680
 doesn't ask

00:30:30.680 --> 00:30:31.240
 for that

00:30:31.240 --> 00:30:32.599
 he goes

00:30:32.599 --> 00:30:33.279
 to Jesus

00:30:33.279 --> 00:30:33.940
 and he

00:30:33.940 --> 00:30:34.420
 has this

00:30:34.420 --> 00:30:35.339
 eye for

00:30:35.339 --> 00:30:35.740
 mercy

00:30:35.740 --> 00:30:36.519
 and he

00:30:36.519 --> 00:30:37.200
 believes

00:30:37.200 --> 00:30:37.799
 two things

00:30:37.799 --> 00:30:38.339
 about him

00:30:38.339 --> 00:30:39.640
 he believes

00:30:39.640 --> 00:30:39.940
 that he's

00:30:39.940 --> 00:30:40.519
 the Messiah

00:30:40.519 --> 00:30:41.240
 and he

00:30:41.240 --> 00:30:41.880
 believes

00:30:41.880 --> 00:30:42.799
 that Jesus

00:30:42.799 --> 00:30:43.579
 can fix

00:30:43.579 --> 00:30:44.339
 his blindness

00:30:44.339 --> 00:30:47.279
 and Jesus

00:30:47.279 --> 00:30:49.059
 is more than

00:30:49.059 --> 00:30:49.460
 happy to

00:30:49.460 --> 00:30:49.799
 comply

00:30:49.799 --> 00:30:51.440
 Jesus

00:30:51.440 --> 00:30:51.839
 is more

00:30:51.839 --> 00:30:52.319
 than happy

00:30:52.319 --> 00:30:54.240
 to resolve

00:30:54.240 --> 00:30:54.900
 his

00:30:54.900 --> 00:30:55.940
 vision

00:30:55.940 --> 00:30:56.819
 problem

00:30:56.819 --> 00:30:58.500
 but he

00:30:58.500 --> 00:30:59.099
 gets more

00:30:59.099 --> 00:30:59.359
 than he

00:30:59.359 --> 00:30:59.740
 bargains

00:30:59.740 --> 00:31:00.019
 for

00:31:00.019 --> 00:31:01.119
 Jesus

00:31:01.119 --> 00:31:01.400
 says

00:31:01.400 --> 00:31:01.819
 recover

00:31:01.819 --> 00:31:02.339
 your sight

00:31:02.339 --> 00:31:03.099
 your faith

00:31:03.099 --> 00:31:03.940
 has made

00:31:03.940 --> 00:31:04.420
 you well

00:31:04.420 --> 00:31:05.079
 you are

00:31:05.079 --> 00:31:05.680
 looking for

00:31:05.680 --> 00:31:06.160
 something

00:31:06.160 --> 00:31:06.700
 physical

00:31:06.700 --> 00:31:07.619
 but because

00:31:07.619 --> 00:31:08.119
 of your

00:31:08.119 --> 00:31:08.460
 faith

00:31:08.460 --> 00:31:09.200
 in believing

00:31:09.200 --> 00:31:10.039
 who I

00:31:10.039 --> 00:31:10.420
 am

00:31:10.420 --> 00:31:11.079
 there is

00:31:11.079 --> 00:31:11.599
 so much

00:31:11.599 --> 00:31:11.940
 more to

00:31:11.940 --> 00:31:12.220
 offer

00:31:12.220 --> 00:31:12.500
 you

00:31:12.500 --> 00:31:14.039
 your faith

00:31:14.039 --> 00:31:15.259
 has made

00:31:15.259 --> 00:31:15.680
 you well

00:31:15.680 --> 00:31:16.160
 this is the

00:31:16.160 --> 00:31:16.500
 word

00:31:16.500 --> 00:31:17.440
 has saved

00:31:17.440 --> 00:31:17.740
 you

00:31:17.740 --> 00:31:18.839
 you're

00:31:18.839 --> 00:31:19.480
 enjoying

00:31:19.480 --> 00:31:20.579
 the fruit

00:31:20.579 --> 00:31:21.500
 of salvation

00:31:21.500 --> 00:31:22.059
 because

00:31:22.059 --> 00:31:22.980
 your faith

00:31:22.980 --> 00:31:23.859
 has let

00:31:23.859 --> 00:31:24.519
 you see

00:31:24.519 --> 00:31:25.119
 who I

00:31:25.119 --> 00:31:25.799
 really am

00:31:25.799 --> 00:31:27.099
 your faith

00:31:27.099 --> 00:31:27.579
 has saved

00:31:27.579 --> 00:31:27.859
 you

00:31:27.859 --> 00:31:28.500
 and now

00:31:28.500 --> 00:31:29.460
 true faith

00:31:29.460 --> 00:31:30.319
 leads to

00:31:30.319 --> 00:31:30.879
 true

00:31:30.879 --> 00:31:32.079
 transformation

00:31:32.079 --> 00:31:34.019
 notice

00:31:34.019 --> 00:31:35.500
 immediately

00:31:35.500 --> 00:31:36.799
 verse 43

00:31:36.799 --> 00:31:38.259
 he recovers

00:31:38.259 --> 00:31:38.799
 his sight

00:31:38.799 --> 00:31:40.559
 and follows

00:31:40.559 --> 00:31:41.539
 him

00:31:41.539 --> 00:31:42.079
 that's

00:31:42.079 --> 00:31:42.480
 important

00:31:42.480 --> 00:31:44.399
 he follows

00:31:44.399 --> 00:31:44.779
 him

00:31:44.779 --> 00:31:46.720
 you remember

00:31:46.720 --> 00:31:47.659
 in our

00:31:47.659 --> 00:31:48.359
 journey

00:31:48.359 --> 00:31:48.819
 through the

00:31:48.819 --> 00:31:49.439
 gospel of

00:31:49.439 --> 00:31:49.740
 Luke

00:31:49.740 --> 00:31:51.119
 that following

00:31:51.119 --> 00:31:51.599
 Jesus

00:31:51.599 --> 00:31:52.519
 is really

00:31:52.519 --> 00:31:54.099
 the emblematic

00:31:54.099 --> 00:31:55.339
 of those

00:31:55.339 --> 00:31:55.859
 who are

00:31:55.859 --> 00:31:57.139
 with him

00:31:57.139 --> 00:31:57.759
 and true

00:31:57.759 --> 00:31:58.399
 disciples

00:31:58.399 --> 00:31:59.699
 of Christ

00:31:59.699 --> 00:32:00.419
 and that's

00:32:00.419 --> 00:32:01.179
 what this

00:32:01.179 --> 00:32:02.240
 man does

00:32:02.240 --> 00:32:04.000
 he's found

00:32:04.000 --> 00:32:04.839
 the answer

00:32:04.839 --> 00:32:06.059
 to his

00:32:06.059 --> 00:32:06.439
 deepest

00:32:06.439 --> 00:32:07.500
 issues

00:32:07.500 --> 00:32:08.439
 Jesus

00:32:08.439 --> 00:32:10.139
 has saved

00:32:10.139 --> 00:32:10.419
 him

00:32:10.419 --> 00:32:11.719
 faith has led

00:32:11.719 --> 00:32:12.359
 to transformation

00:32:12.359 --> 00:32:13.240
 not only in

00:32:13.240 --> 00:32:13.639
 following

00:32:13.639 --> 00:32:14.579
 after him

00:32:14.579 --> 00:32:15.240
 but also in

00:32:15.240 --> 00:32:16.079
 glorifying God

00:32:16.079 --> 00:32:17.259
 and as a result

00:32:17.259 --> 00:32:18.039
 of him

00:32:18.039 --> 00:32:18.939
 glorifying God

00:32:18.939 --> 00:32:19.879
 it's interesting

00:32:19.879 --> 00:32:20.919
 it says in this

00:32:20.919 --> 00:32:21.879
 final phrase

00:32:21.879 --> 00:32:22.699
 in verse 43

00:32:22.700 --> 00:32:23.880
 when they

00:32:23.880 --> 00:32:24.880
 saw it

00:32:24.880 --> 00:32:25.779
 speaking of

00:32:25.779 --> 00:32:26.319
 the crowd

00:32:26.319 --> 00:32:27.240
 they gave

00:32:27.240 --> 00:32:28.019
 praise to

00:32:28.019 --> 00:32:28.340
 God

00:32:28.340 --> 00:32:29.160
 now this

00:32:29.160 --> 00:32:30.299
 word of

00:32:30.299 --> 00:32:31.080
 seeing

00:32:31.080 --> 00:32:32.279
 and blindness

00:32:32.279 --> 00:32:33.279
 is now

00:32:33.279 --> 00:32:34.019
 essentially

00:32:34.019 --> 00:32:34.819
 kind of placed

00:32:34.819 --> 00:32:35.860
 on the crowd

00:32:35.860 --> 00:32:36.140
 too

00:32:36.140 --> 00:32:36.700
 there needs

00:32:36.700 --> 00:32:37.259
 to be some

00:32:37.259 --> 00:32:37.880
 sight

00:32:37.880 --> 00:32:38.559
 which they

00:32:38.559 --> 00:32:39.180
 have to

00:32:39.180 --> 00:32:39.980
 experience

00:32:39.980 --> 00:32:40.700
 as well

00:32:40.700 --> 00:32:42.680
 at least

00:32:42.680 --> 00:32:42.940
 at this

00:32:42.940 --> 00:32:43.200
 point

00:32:43.200 --> 00:32:43.779
 their sight

00:32:43.779 --> 00:32:45.340
 is temporary

00:32:45.340 --> 00:32:46.440
 their sight

00:32:46.440 --> 00:32:47.160
 is superficial

00:32:47.160 --> 00:32:48.940
 now we

00:32:48.940 --> 00:32:49.340
 move

00:32:49.340 --> 00:32:50.500
 to the

00:32:50.500 --> 00:32:51.200
 example

00:32:51.200 --> 00:32:51.539
 that we

00:32:51.539 --> 00:32:52.039
 see in

00:32:52.039 --> 00:32:52.720
 Zacchaeus

00:32:52.720 --> 00:32:53.599
 in verses

00:32:53.599 --> 00:32:54.639
 1-10

00:32:54.639 --> 00:32:55.119
 of chapter

00:32:55.119 --> 00:32:55.680
 19

00:32:55.680 --> 00:32:57.079
 we see

00:32:57.079 --> 00:32:58.200
 in this

00:32:58.200 --> 00:32:59.500
 next passage

00:32:59.500 --> 00:33:00.839
 the example

00:33:00.839 --> 00:33:01.659
 of repentance

00:33:01.659 --> 00:33:03.159
 in Zacchaeus'

00:33:03.299 --> 00:33:03.680
 life

00:33:03.680 --> 00:33:05.460
 look with me

00:33:05.460 --> 00:33:06.420
 it says

00:33:06.420 --> 00:33:06.859
 he entered

00:33:06.859 --> 00:33:07.460
 Jericho

00:33:07.460 --> 00:33:08.399
 and was

00:33:08.399 --> 00:33:09.220
 passing through

00:33:09.220 --> 00:33:09.779
 and behold

00:33:09.779 --> 00:33:10.240
 there was a

00:33:10.240 --> 00:33:11.119
 man named

00:33:11.119 --> 00:33:11.920
 Zacchaeus

00:33:11.920 --> 00:33:13.039
 he was a

00:33:13.039 --> 00:33:13.659
 chief tax

00:33:13.659 --> 00:33:14.039
 collector

00:33:14.039 --> 00:33:14.920
 and was rich

00:33:14.920 --> 00:33:15.920
 and he was

00:33:15.920 --> 00:33:16.399
 seeking

00:33:16.399 --> 00:33:17.539
 to see

00:33:17.539 --> 00:33:18.279
 who Jesus

00:33:18.279 --> 00:33:18.799
 was

00:33:18.799 --> 00:33:20.200
 he was

00:33:20.200 --> 00:33:20.639
 small in

00:33:20.639 --> 00:33:21.019
 stature

00:33:21.019 --> 00:33:22.039
 so

00:33:22.039 --> 00:33:22.900
 he ran

00:33:22.900 --> 00:33:23.279
 on ahead

00:33:23.279 --> 00:33:23.740
 and climbed

00:33:23.740 --> 00:33:24.139
 up into

00:33:24.139 --> 00:33:24.559
 a sycamore

00:33:24.559 --> 00:33:24.879
 tree

00:33:24.879 --> 00:33:25.660
 to see

00:33:25.660 --> 00:33:26.000
 him

00:33:26.000 --> 00:33:26.599
 for he

00:33:26.599 --> 00:33:27.019
 was about

00:33:27.019 --> 00:33:27.460
 to pass

00:33:27.460 --> 00:33:28.019
 that way

00:33:28.019 --> 00:33:29.139
 and when

00:33:29.139 --> 00:33:29.920
 Jesus came

00:33:29.920 --> 00:33:30.240
 to that

00:33:30.240 --> 00:33:30.680
 place

00:33:30.680 --> 00:33:31.539
 he looked

00:33:31.539 --> 00:33:31.980
 up and

00:33:31.980 --> 00:33:32.319
 said to

00:33:32.319 --> 00:33:32.500
 him

00:33:32.500 --> 00:33:33.379
 Zacchaeus

00:33:33.379 --> 00:33:34.119
 hurry

00:33:34.119 --> 00:33:34.660
 and come

00:33:34.660 --> 00:33:35.200
 down

00:33:35.200 --> 00:33:35.779
 for I

00:33:35.779 --> 00:33:36.359
 must stay

00:33:36.359 --> 00:33:36.599
 at your

00:33:36.599 --> 00:33:36.859
 house

00:33:36.859 --> 00:33:37.240
 today

00:33:37.240 --> 00:33:38.319
 so he

00:33:38.319 --> 00:33:38.599
 hurried

00:33:38.599 --> 00:33:39.000
 and came

00:33:39.000 --> 00:33:39.420
 down

00:33:39.420 --> 00:33:40.440
 and received

00:33:40.440 --> 00:33:41.220
 him joyfully

00:33:41.220 --> 00:33:42.400
 and when he

00:33:42.400 --> 00:33:42.879
 saw it

00:33:42.879 --> 00:33:43.900
 they all

00:33:43.900 --> 00:33:44.240
 grumbled

00:33:44.240 --> 00:33:45.700
 he has

00:33:45.700 --> 00:33:46.119
 gone

00:33:46.119 --> 00:33:47.359
 in to be

00:33:47.359 --> 00:33:47.799
 a guest

00:33:47.799 --> 00:33:48.279
 of a man

00:33:48.279 --> 00:33:48.559
 who is a

00:33:48.559 --> 00:33:48.779
 sinner

00:33:48.779 --> 00:33:50.319
 and Zacchaeus

00:33:50.319 --> 00:33:50.759
 stood and

00:33:50.759 --> 00:33:51.019
 said to

00:33:51.019 --> 00:33:51.259
 the Lord

00:33:51.259 --> 00:33:51.639
 behold

00:33:51.639 --> 00:33:51.980
 Lord

00:33:51.980 --> 00:33:53.019
 the half

00:33:53.019 --> 00:33:53.279
 of my

00:33:53.279 --> 00:33:53.559
 goods

00:33:53.559 --> 00:33:53.899
 I give

00:33:53.899 --> 00:33:54.119
 to the

00:33:54.119 --> 00:33:54.420
 poor

00:33:54.420 --> 00:33:55.099
 and if

00:33:55.099 --> 00:33:55.379
 I have

00:33:55.379 --> 00:33:55.839
 defrauded

00:33:55.839 --> 00:33:56.240
 anyone

00:33:56.240 --> 00:33:56.960
 of anything

00:33:56.960 --> 00:33:57.799
 I restore

00:33:57.799 --> 00:33:57.980
 it

00:33:57.980 --> 00:33:59.000
 fourfold

00:33:59.000 --> 00:33:59.859
 and Jesus

00:33:59.859 --> 00:34:00.359
 said to

00:34:00.359 --> 00:34:00.680
 him

00:34:00.680 --> 00:34:01.299
 today

00:34:01.299 --> 00:34:02.680
 salvation

00:34:02.680 --> 00:34:03.460
 has come

00:34:03.460 --> 00:34:03.839
 to this

00:34:03.839 --> 00:34:04.259
 house

00:34:04.259 --> 00:34:05.440
 since he

00:34:05.440 --> 00:34:06.059
 also is

00:34:06.059 --> 00:34:06.319
 a son

00:34:06.319 --> 00:34:06.819
 of Abraham

00:34:06.819 --> 00:34:08.019
 for the

00:34:08.019 --> 00:34:08.300
 son of

00:34:08.300 --> 00:34:08.639
 man

00:34:08.639 --> 00:34:09.480
 came

00:34:09.480 --> 00:34:10.320
 to seek

00:34:10.320 --> 00:34:10.900
 and to

00:34:10.900 --> 00:34:11.279
 save

00:34:11.279 --> 00:34:12.239
 the lost

00:34:12.239 --> 00:34:14.000
 Zacchaeus

00:34:14.000 --> 00:34:15.179
 his example

00:34:15.179 --> 00:34:15.820
 of repentance

00:34:15.820 --> 00:34:16.380
 begins

00:34:16.380 --> 00:34:17.300
 with his

00:34:17.300 --> 00:34:17.900
 seeking

00:34:17.900 --> 00:34:18.360
 heart

00:34:18.360 --> 00:34:19.440
 Zacchaeus

00:34:19.440 --> 00:34:20.280
 is seeking

00:34:20.280 --> 00:34:21.460
 after Jesus

00:34:21.460 --> 00:34:22.400
 we see

00:34:22.400 --> 00:34:22.980
 that there

00:34:22.980 --> 00:34:23.840
 in verse

00:34:23.840 --> 00:34:24.200
 two

00:34:24.200 --> 00:34:24.800
 he was

00:34:24.800 --> 00:34:25.300
 seeking

00:34:25.300 --> 00:34:26.300
 to see

00:34:26.300 --> 00:34:27.119
 Jesus

00:34:27.119 --> 00:34:29.680
 the crowd

00:34:29.680 --> 00:34:30.039
 wasn't going

00:34:30.039 --> 00:34:30.320
 to get in

00:34:30.320 --> 00:34:30.780
 his way

00:34:30.780 --> 00:34:32.900
 Zacchaeus

00:34:32.900 --> 00:34:34.160
 the name

00:34:34.160 --> 00:34:34.800
 ironically

00:34:34.800 --> 00:34:35.640
 means

00:34:35.640 --> 00:34:36.260
 righteous

00:34:36.260 --> 00:34:37.700
 it means

00:34:37.700 --> 00:34:38.140
 clean

00:34:38.140 --> 00:34:38.640
 it means

00:34:38.640 --> 00:34:39.320
 innocent

00:34:39.320 --> 00:34:40.140
 or pure

00:34:40.140 --> 00:34:41.160
 which

00:34:41.160 --> 00:34:41.940
 as far

00:34:41.940 --> 00:34:42.539
 as the

00:34:42.539 --> 00:34:43.180
 crowd

00:34:43.180 --> 00:34:44.140
 was concerned

00:34:44.140 --> 00:34:45.000
 Zacchaeus

00:34:45.000 --> 00:34:45.400
 was the

00:34:45.400 --> 00:34:45.940
 furthest

00:34:45.940 --> 00:34:46.460
 away

00:34:46.460 --> 00:34:47.239
 from being

00:34:47.239 --> 00:34:47.659
 righteous

00:34:47.659 --> 00:34:48.360
 he was

00:34:48.360 --> 00:34:48.920
 the furthest

00:34:48.920 --> 00:34:49.360
 away

00:34:49.360 --> 00:34:50.280
 from actually

00:34:50.280 --> 00:34:51.139
 embodying

00:34:51.139 --> 00:34:52.039
 that name

00:34:52.039 --> 00:34:52.699
 in their

00:34:52.699 --> 00:34:53.199
 minds

00:34:53.199 --> 00:34:54.199
 tax collectors

00:34:54.199 --> 00:34:55.039
 as you know

00:34:55.039 --> 00:34:55.820
 we've worked

00:34:55.820 --> 00:34:56.320
 our way

00:34:56.320 --> 00:34:57.019
 through the

00:34:57.019 --> 00:34:57.659
 gospel of

00:34:57.659 --> 00:34:57.880
 Luke

00:34:57.880 --> 00:34:59.079
 tax collectors

00:34:59.079 --> 00:34:59.820
 are almost

00:34:59.820 --> 00:35:01.019
 always attached

00:35:01.019 --> 00:35:01.699
 to sinners

00:35:01.699 --> 00:35:02.960
 those tax

00:35:02.960 --> 00:35:03.460
 collectors

00:35:03.460 --> 00:35:04.380
 and sinners

00:35:04.380 --> 00:35:05.079
 lumped

00:35:05.079 --> 00:35:05.599
 all together

00:35:05.599 --> 00:35:07.699
 and because

00:35:07.699 --> 00:35:08.519
 of

00:35:08.519 --> 00:35:09.500
 his

00:35:09.500 --> 00:35:10.300
 occupation

00:35:10.300 --> 00:35:11.800
 and essentially

00:35:11.800 --> 00:35:12.559
 turning his

00:35:12.559 --> 00:35:13.440
 back on

00:35:13.440 --> 00:35:14.360
 the nation

00:35:14.360 --> 00:35:15.400
 of Israel

00:35:15.400 --> 00:35:16.500
 and turning

00:35:16.500 --> 00:35:17.119
 his back

00:35:17.119 --> 00:35:17.519
 on the

00:35:17.519 --> 00:35:17.980
 blessing

00:35:17.980 --> 00:35:18.960
 of Abraham

00:35:18.960 --> 00:35:19.960
 and essentially

00:35:19.960 --> 00:35:20.760
 being in

00:35:20.760 --> 00:35:21.380
 league

00:35:21.380 --> 00:35:22.220
 with the

00:35:22.220 --> 00:35:22.860
 Gentile

00:35:22.860 --> 00:35:23.720
 oppressor

00:35:23.720 --> 00:35:24.840
 he

00:35:24.840 --> 00:35:26.099
 Zacchaeus

00:35:26.099 --> 00:35:26.579
 in the

00:35:26.579 --> 00:35:27.159
 minds

00:35:27.159 --> 00:35:27.820
 of the

00:35:27.820 --> 00:35:28.220
 people

00:35:28.220 --> 00:35:28.760
 of the

00:35:28.760 --> 00:35:29.659
 first century

00:35:29.659 --> 00:35:30.159
 he had

00:35:30.159 --> 00:35:30.800
 abandoned

00:35:30.800 --> 00:35:31.760
 or rejected

00:35:31.760 --> 00:35:32.380
 all the

00:35:32.380 --> 00:35:32.760
 things

00:35:32.760 --> 00:35:33.460
 that should

00:35:33.460 --> 00:35:34.539
 be true

00:35:34.539 --> 00:35:35.460
 about those

00:35:35.460 --> 00:35:35.840
 who were

00:35:35.840 --> 00:35:36.740
 of Israel

00:35:36.740 --> 00:35:38.179
 he had

00:35:38.179 --> 00:35:38.800
 given it up

00:35:38.800 --> 00:35:39.099
 he had

00:35:39.099 --> 00:35:40.220
 sold himself

00:35:40.220 --> 00:35:41.079
 out

00:35:41.079 --> 00:35:41.840
 as it

00:35:41.840 --> 00:35:42.159
 were

00:35:42.159 --> 00:35:42.860
 for

00:35:42.860 --> 00:35:43.440
 wealth

00:35:43.440 --> 00:35:45.219
 and he

00:35:45.219 --> 00:35:45.319
 had

00:35:45.319 --> 00:35:45.619
 enjoyed

00:35:45.619 --> 00:35:45.980
 wealth

00:35:45.980 --> 00:35:46.299
 to the

00:35:46.299 --> 00:35:46.759
 max

00:35:46.759 --> 00:35:48.460
 we find

00:35:48.460 --> 00:35:48.860
 that he

00:35:48.860 --> 00:35:50.039
 was

00:35:50.039 --> 00:35:50.619
 wealthy

00:35:50.619 --> 00:35:51.179
 he was

00:35:51.179 --> 00:35:52.000
 rich

00:35:52.000 --> 00:35:54.360
 but here

00:35:54.360 --> 00:35:54.799
 he is

00:35:54.799 --> 00:35:56.559
 the seeking

00:35:56.559 --> 00:35:57.639
 little man

00:35:57.639 --> 00:35:59.099
 and so

00:35:59.099 --> 00:35:59.500
 you can

00:35:59.500 --> 00:35:59.900
 imagine

00:35:59.900 --> 00:36:00.659
 what he

00:36:00.659 --> 00:36:01.239
 might be

00:36:01.239 --> 00:36:01.579
 doing

00:36:01.579 --> 00:36:02.699
 he's on

00:36:02.699 --> 00:36:03.480
 his tiptoes

00:36:03.480 --> 00:36:03.799
 perhaps

00:36:03.799 --> 00:36:04.519
 trying to

00:36:04.519 --> 00:36:04.920
 look over

00:36:04.920 --> 00:36:05.360
 the crowd

00:36:05.360 --> 00:36:05.759
 but because

00:36:05.759 --> 00:36:05.980
 of his

00:36:05.980 --> 00:36:06.699
 short stature

00:36:06.699 --> 00:36:07.360
 he couldn't

00:36:07.360 --> 00:36:07.779
 catch a

00:36:07.779 --> 00:36:08.039
 glimpse

00:36:08.039 --> 00:36:08.360
 of him

00:36:08.360 --> 00:36:09.039
 and maybe

00:36:09.039 --> 00:36:09.539
 you can

00:36:09.539 --> 00:36:10.160
 maybe even

00:36:10.160 --> 00:36:10.640
 kind of

00:36:10.640 --> 00:36:11.160
 see him

00:36:11.160 --> 00:36:11.720
 kind of

00:36:11.720 --> 00:36:12.800
 hopping up

00:36:12.800 --> 00:36:13.280
 and down

00:36:13.280 --> 00:36:13.880
 see if he

00:36:13.880 --> 00:36:14.260
 can catch

00:36:14.260 --> 00:36:14.900
 any glimpse

00:36:14.900 --> 00:36:15.180
 of the

00:36:15.180 --> 00:36:15.420
 savior

00:36:15.420 --> 00:36:15.860
 but he

00:36:15.860 --> 00:36:16.280
 gets this

00:36:16.280 --> 00:36:17.220
 master plan

00:36:17.220 --> 00:36:18.180
 that this

00:36:18.180 --> 00:36:18.940
 master plan

00:36:18.940 --> 00:36:19.640
 he sees

00:36:19.640 --> 00:36:20.240
 this tree

00:36:20.240 --> 00:36:21.720
 ahead on

00:36:21.720 --> 00:36:22.120
 the path

00:36:22.120 --> 00:36:22.539
 he's going

00:36:22.539 --> 00:36:22.980
 to climb

00:36:22.980 --> 00:36:23.640
 that tree

00:36:23.640 --> 00:36:24.460
 and he's

00:36:24.460 --> 00:36:24.780
 going to

00:36:24.780 --> 00:36:25.500
 catch his

00:36:25.500 --> 00:36:26.099
 glimpse

00:36:26.099 --> 00:36:27.019
 of the

00:36:27.019 --> 00:36:27.300
 savior

00:36:27.300 --> 00:36:29.260
 he's

00:36:29.260 --> 00:36:29.599
 desperate

00:36:29.599 --> 00:36:30.079
 to see

00:36:30.079 --> 00:36:31.740
 he's

00:36:31.740 --> 00:36:32.160
 not

00:36:32.160 --> 00:36:32.920
 going to

00:36:32.920 --> 00:36:33.340
 allow

00:36:33.340 --> 00:36:34.460
 the crowd

00:36:34.460 --> 00:36:35.400
 to get

00:36:35.400 --> 00:36:36.160
 in his

00:36:36.160 --> 00:36:36.480
 way

00:36:36.480 --> 00:36:37.639
 much

00:36:37.639 --> 00:36:37.820
 like

00:36:37.820 --> 00:36:37.960
 the

00:36:37.960 --> 00:36:38.179
 blind

00:36:38.179 --> 00:36:38.420
 man

00:36:38.420 --> 00:36:39.340
 will

00:36:39.340 --> 00:36:39.760
 not

00:36:39.760 --> 00:36:40.320
 allow

00:36:40.320 --> 00:36:40.519
 the

00:36:40.519 --> 00:36:40.940
 crowd

00:36:40.940 --> 00:36:41.820
 to get

00:36:41.820 --> 00:36:42.179
 in his

00:36:42.179 --> 00:36:42.519
 way

00:36:42.519 --> 00:36:43.039
 of

00:36:43.039 --> 00:36:43.380
 catching

00:36:43.380 --> 00:36:44.119
 a glimpse

00:36:44.119 --> 00:36:44.820
 of

00:36:44.820 --> 00:36:45.179
 Jesus

00:36:45.179 --> 00:36:46.179
 so

00:36:46.179 --> 00:36:47.179
 Zacchaeus

00:36:47.179 --> 00:36:47.599
 does

00:36:47.599 --> 00:36:47.820
 the

00:36:47.820 --> 00:36:48.519
 unthinkable

00:36:48.519 --> 00:36:48.920
 of the

00:36:48.920 --> 00:36:49.179
 day

00:36:49.179 --> 00:36:50.639
 he runs

00:36:50.639 --> 00:36:51.159
 ahead

00:36:51.159 --> 00:36:51.599
 that's

00:36:51.599 --> 00:36:51.719
 an

00:36:51.719 --> 00:36:52.699
 undignified

00:36:52.699 --> 00:36:53.320
 way

00:36:53.320 --> 00:36:53.820
 for a

00:36:53.820 --> 00:36:54.099
 man

00:36:54.099 --> 00:36:54.460
 of his

00:36:54.460 --> 00:36:54.980
 stature

00:36:54.980 --> 00:36:55.639
 to

00:36:55.639 --> 00:36:56.420
 respond

00:36:56.420 --> 00:36:57.119
 and then

00:36:57.119 --> 00:36:58.539
 he adds

00:36:58.539 --> 00:36:59.320
 more to

00:36:59.320 --> 00:36:59.679
 that by

00:36:59.679 --> 00:36:59.960
 actually

00:36:59.960 --> 00:37:00.519
 climbing

00:37:00.519 --> 00:37:01.019
 a tree

00:37:01.019 --> 00:37:01.860
 and perhaps

00:37:01.860 --> 00:37:02.219
 even

00:37:02.219 --> 00:37:03.119
 his legs

00:37:03.119 --> 00:37:04.019
 are dangling

00:37:04.019 --> 00:37:04.599
 over the

00:37:04.599 --> 00:37:05.000
 path

00:37:05.000 --> 00:37:05.980
 as Jesus

00:37:05.980 --> 00:37:06.440
 and the

00:37:06.440 --> 00:37:06.719
 rest

00:37:06.719 --> 00:37:07.039
 of the

00:37:07.039 --> 00:37:07.360
 crowd

00:37:07.360 --> 00:37:07.760
 is

00:37:07.760 --> 00:37:08.159
 passing

00:37:08.159 --> 00:37:08.579
 through

00:37:08.579 --> 00:37:10.480
 he's

00:37:10.480 --> 00:37:10.599
 going to

00:37:10.599 --> 00:37:10.699
 do

00:37:10.699 --> 00:37:10.920
 whatever

00:37:10.920 --> 00:37:11.079
 it

00:37:11.079 --> 00:37:11.460
 takes

00:37:11.460 --> 00:37:12.240
 so he

00:37:12.240 --> 00:37:12.360
 can

00:37:12.360 --> 00:37:12.539
 catch

00:37:12.539 --> 00:37:12.659
 a

00:37:12.659 --> 00:37:13.019
 glimpse

00:37:13.019 --> 00:37:13.800
 of

00:37:13.800 --> 00:37:14.199
 Jesus

00:37:14.199 --> 00:37:15.240
 however

00:37:15.240 --> 00:37:15.940
 temporary

00:37:15.940 --> 00:37:16.659
 however

00:37:16.659 --> 00:37:17.179
 short

00:37:17.179 --> 00:37:17.619
 lived

00:37:17.619 --> 00:37:18.260
 it

00:37:18.260 --> 00:37:18.639
 doesn't

00:37:18.639 --> 00:37:18.960
 matter

00:37:18.960 --> 00:37:19.320
 he

00:37:19.320 --> 00:37:19.800
 wants

00:37:19.800 --> 00:37:20.139
 to

00:37:20.139 --> 00:37:20.619
 see

00:37:20.619 --> 00:37:21.480
 Jesus

00:37:21.480 --> 00:37:22.079
 Jesus

00:37:22.079 --> 00:37:22.699
 is

00:37:22.699 --> 00:37:22.920
 the

00:37:22.920 --> 00:37:23.480
 center

00:37:23.480 --> 00:37:24.139
 of

00:37:24.139 --> 00:37:24.320
 his

00:37:24.320 --> 00:37:24.840
 affection

00:37:24.840 --> 00:37:25.980
 in

00:37:25.980 --> 00:37:26.460
 the

00:37:26.460 --> 00:37:26.880
 sense

00:37:26.880 --> 00:37:27.079
 that

00:37:27.079 --> 00:37:27.300
 he

00:37:27.300 --> 00:37:27.740
 he's

00:37:27.740 --> 00:37:28.179
 got

00:37:28.179 --> 00:37:28.440
 to

00:37:28.440 --> 00:37:28.820
 lay

00:37:28.820 --> 00:37:29.139
 his

00:37:29.139 --> 00:37:29.639
 eyes

00:37:29.639 --> 00:37:30.000
 on

00:37:30.000 --> 00:37:30.659
 Jesus

00:37:30.659 --> 00:37:32.559
 and

00:37:32.559 --> 00:37:32.699
 then

00:37:32.699 --> 00:37:33.000
 Jesus

00:37:33.000 --> 00:37:33.480
 does

00:37:33.480 --> 00:37:33.760
 with

00:37:33.760 --> 00:37:34.360
 Zacchaeus

00:37:34.360 --> 00:37:34.920
 what

00:37:34.920 --> 00:37:35.000
 he

00:37:35.000 --> 00:37:35.139
 does

00:37:35.139 --> 00:37:35.260
 with

00:37:35.260 --> 00:37:35.340
 the

00:37:35.340 --> 00:37:35.559
 blind

00:37:35.559 --> 00:37:35.820
 man

00:37:35.820 --> 00:37:37.340
 he

00:37:37.340 --> 00:37:37.840
 stops

00:37:37.840 --> 00:37:39.280
 he

00:37:39.280 --> 00:37:39.559
 takes

00:37:39.559 --> 00:37:40.600
 notice

00:37:40.600 --> 00:37:42.200
 he

00:37:42.200 --> 00:37:42.559
 looks

00:37:42.559 --> 00:37:42.900
 up

00:37:42.900 --> 00:37:43.780
 he

00:37:43.780 --> 00:37:44.340
 calls

00:37:44.340 --> 00:37:44.720
 him

00:37:44.720 --> 00:37:45.280
 by

00:37:45.280 --> 00:37:45.840
 name

00:37:45.840 --> 00:37:46.860
 Zacchaeus

00:37:46.860 --> 00:37:48.420
 come

00:37:48.420 --> 00:37:48.860
 down

00:37:48.860 --> 00:37:49.900
 hurry

00:37:49.900 --> 00:37:51.200
 for I

00:37:51.200 --> 00:37:51.500
 must

00:37:51.500 --> 00:37:51.980
 stay

00:37:51.980 --> 00:37:52.660
 at your

00:37:52.660 --> 00:37:53.160
 house

00:37:53.160 --> 00:37:54.100
 today

00:37:54.100 --> 00:37:56.620
 a glance

00:37:56.620 --> 00:37:57.600
 has now

00:37:57.600 --> 00:37:58.140
 become

00:37:58.140 --> 00:37:59.200
 a guest

00:37:59.199 --> 00:38:01.539
 now

00:38:01.539 --> 00:38:01.739
 this

00:38:01.739 --> 00:38:02.319
 extended

00:38:02.319 --> 00:38:02.799
 stay

00:38:02.799 --> 00:38:03.899
 now

00:38:03.899 --> 00:38:04.119
 would have

00:38:04.119 --> 00:38:04.279
 been

00:38:04.279 --> 00:38:04.799
 temporary

00:38:04.799 --> 00:38:05.659
 becomes

00:38:05.659 --> 00:38:06.219
 a personal

00:38:06.219 --> 00:38:06.699
 visit

00:38:06.699 --> 00:38:07.779
 becomes

00:38:07.779 --> 00:38:08.279
 a close

00:38:08.279 --> 00:38:08.839
 encounter

00:38:08.839 --> 00:38:09.539
 it

00:38:09.539 --> 00:38:09.819
 becomes

00:38:09.819 --> 00:38:10.359
 a face

00:38:10.359 --> 00:38:10.939
 to face

00:38:10.939 --> 00:38:11.799
 interaction

00:38:11.799 --> 00:38:12.519
 a one

00:38:12.519 --> 00:38:13.460
 on one

00:38:13.460 --> 00:38:14.199
 kind

00:38:14.199 --> 00:38:14.859
 of

00:38:14.859 --> 00:38:15.500
 interaction

00:38:15.500 --> 00:38:15.960
 that he's

00:38:15.960 --> 00:38:16.379
 having

00:38:16.379 --> 00:38:17.039
 now

00:38:17.039 --> 00:38:17.419
 with the

00:38:17.419 --> 00:38:17.779
 savior

00:38:17.779 --> 00:38:19.219
 no longer

00:38:19.219 --> 00:38:19.939
 an outsider

00:38:19.939 --> 00:38:20.819
 no longer

00:38:20.819 --> 00:38:21.379
 on the

00:38:21.379 --> 00:38:21.939
 fringe

00:38:21.939 --> 00:38:22.899
 so what

00:38:22.899 --> 00:38:23.099
 does he

00:38:23.099 --> 00:38:23.319
 do

00:38:23.319 --> 00:38:23.500
 he

00:38:23.500 --> 00:38:24.299
 he receives

00:38:24.299 --> 00:38:24.719
 this word

00:38:24.719 --> 00:38:24.960
 it says

00:38:24.960 --> 00:38:25.579
 he hurries

00:38:25.579 --> 00:38:26.039
 down

00:38:26.039 --> 00:38:26.880
 he comes

00:38:26.880 --> 00:38:27.259
 down

00:38:27.259 --> 00:38:28.219
 he receives

00:38:28.219 --> 00:38:28.519
 him

00:38:28.519 --> 00:38:28.980
 joyfully

00:38:28.980 --> 00:38:30.059
 he explodes

00:38:30.059 --> 00:38:31.019
 with joy

00:38:31.019 --> 00:38:31.579
 because

00:38:31.579 --> 00:38:32.519
 things are

00:38:32.519 --> 00:38:33.159
 better than

00:38:33.159 --> 00:38:33.599
 he ever

00:38:33.599 --> 00:38:34.039
 dreamed

00:38:34.039 --> 00:38:35.739
 but notice

00:38:35.739 --> 00:38:36.360
 the reaction

00:38:36.360 --> 00:38:37.279
 now of the

00:38:37.279 --> 00:38:37.579
 crowd

00:38:37.579 --> 00:38:38.420
 who was

00:38:38.420 --> 00:38:39.460
 a seeing

00:38:39.460 --> 00:38:40.259
 crowd

00:38:40.259 --> 00:38:41.059
 for the

00:38:41.059 --> 00:38:41.539
 blind man

00:38:41.539 --> 00:38:41.920
 and now

00:38:41.920 --> 00:38:42.840
 a seeing

00:38:42.840 --> 00:38:43.259
 crowd

00:38:43.259 --> 00:38:43.639
 again

00:38:43.639 --> 00:38:44.159
 but now

00:38:44.159 --> 00:38:44.719
 their

00:38:44.719 --> 00:38:45.860
 glorifying

00:38:45.860 --> 00:38:46.980
 turns

00:38:46.980 --> 00:38:47.539
 into

00:38:47.539 --> 00:38:47.960
 grumbling

00:38:47.960 --> 00:38:51.460
 they don't

00:38:51.460 --> 00:38:51.800
 like what

00:38:51.800 --> 00:38:52.179
 Jesus is

00:38:52.179 --> 00:38:52.420
 doing

00:38:52.420 --> 00:38:53.860
 they're not

00:38:53.860 --> 00:38:54.239
 interested

00:38:54.239 --> 00:38:54.619
 in that

00:38:54.619 --> 00:38:55.099
 kind

00:38:55.099 --> 00:38:56.079
 of

00:38:56.079 --> 00:38:56.759
 interaction

00:38:56.759 --> 00:38:58.400
 they don't

00:38:58.400 --> 00:38:58.860
 think that

00:38:58.860 --> 00:38:59.559
 Zacchaeus

00:38:59.559 --> 00:39:00.279
 is fit

00:39:00.279 --> 00:39:01.279
 for this

00:39:01.279 --> 00:39:01.619
 kind

00:39:01.619 --> 00:39:02.139
 of help

00:39:02.139 --> 00:39:03.659
 and what

00:39:03.659 --> 00:39:04.119
 we find

00:39:04.119 --> 00:39:04.400
 in the

00:39:04.400 --> 00:39:04.679
 remaining

00:39:04.679 --> 00:39:05.199
 parts

00:39:05.199 --> 00:39:06.380
 of this

00:39:06.380 --> 00:39:06.819
 passage

00:39:06.819 --> 00:39:07.099
 this

00:39:07.099 --> 00:39:07.420
 morning

00:39:07.420 --> 00:39:08.480
 is that

00:39:08.480 --> 00:39:08.819
 while

00:39:08.819 --> 00:39:09.579
 it seemed

00:39:09.579 --> 00:39:09.900
 like

00:39:09.900 --> 00:39:10.659
 Zacchaeus

00:39:10.659 --> 00:39:11.659
 was seeking

00:39:11.659 --> 00:39:12.519
 for Jesus

00:39:12.519 --> 00:39:13.400
 now

00:39:13.400 --> 00:39:13.819
 the

00:39:13.819 --> 00:39:14.539
 the

00:39:14.539 --> 00:39:15.239
 script

00:39:15.239 --> 00:39:15.860
 flips

00:39:15.860 --> 00:39:16.319
 and we

00:39:16.319 --> 00:39:16.659
 find

00:39:16.659 --> 00:39:16.920
 that it's

00:39:16.920 --> 00:39:17.480
 actually

00:39:17.480 --> 00:39:18.279
 Jesus

00:39:18.279 --> 00:39:18.860
 who's

00:39:18.860 --> 00:39:19.259
 seeking

00:39:19.259 --> 00:39:20.199
 for Zacchaeus

00:39:20.199 --> 00:39:22.339
 Jesus

00:39:22.339 --> 00:39:22.779
 is the

00:39:22.779 --> 00:39:23.119
 seeker

00:39:23.119 --> 00:39:23.539
 not

00:39:23.539 --> 00:39:24.139
 Zacchaeus

00:39:24.139 --> 00:39:25.440
 notice

00:39:25.440 --> 00:39:26.819
 Zacchaeus

00:39:26.819 --> 00:39:27.099
 stood

00:39:27.099 --> 00:39:27.500
 and said

00:39:27.500 --> 00:39:27.679
 to the

00:39:27.679 --> 00:39:27.779
 Lord

00:39:27.779 --> 00:39:28.159
 behold

00:39:28.159 --> 00:39:28.500
 Lord

00:39:28.500 --> 00:39:28.900
 the

00:39:28.900 --> 00:39:29.179
 half

00:39:29.179 --> 00:39:29.279
 of

00:39:29.279 --> 00:39:29.460
 my

00:39:29.460 --> 00:39:29.779
 goods

00:39:29.779 --> 00:39:29.960
 I

00:39:29.960 --> 00:39:30.159
 give

00:39:30.159 --> 00:39:30.279
 to

00:39:30.279 --> 00:39:30.420
 the

00:39:30.420 --> 00:39:30.719
 poor

00:39:30.719 --> 00:39:31.960
 I

00:39:31.960 --> 00:39:32.239
 have

00:39:32.239 --> 00:39:32.920
 defrauded

00:39:32.920 --> 00:39:33.279
 anyone

00:39:33.279 --> 00:39:33.420
 of

00:39:33.420 --> 00:39:33.759
 anything

00:39:33.759 --> 00:39:34.000
 I

00:39:34.000 --> 00:39:34.539
 restore

00:39:34.539 --> 00:39:34.699
 it

00:39:34.699 --> 00:39:35.339
 fourfold

00:39:35.339 --> 00:39:35.819
 and

00:39:35.819 --> 00:39:36.139
 Jesus

00:39:36.139 --> 00:39:36.500
 said

00:39:36.500 --> 00:39:36.859
 to him

00:39:36.859 --> 00:39:37.599
 today

00:39:37.599 --> 00:39:39.000
 salvation

00:39:39.000 --> 00:39:39.420
 has

00:39:39.420 --> 00:39:39.879
 come

00:39:39.879 --> 00:39:40.199
 to this

00:39:40.199 --> 00:39:40.619
 house

00:39:40.619 --> 00:39:42.079
 since

00:39:42.079 --> 00:39:42.420
 he also

00:39:42.420 --> 00:39:42.699
 is a

00:39:42.699 --> 00:39:42.839
 son

00:39:42.839 --> 00:39:42.960
 of

00:39:42.960 --> 00:39:43.279
 Abraham

00:39:43.279 --> 00:39:43.619
 for

00:39:43.619 --> 00:39:44.079
 the

00:39:44.079 --> 00:39:44.420
 son

00:39:44.420 --> 00:39:44.639
 of

00:39:44.639 --> 00:39:44.940
 man

00:39:44.940 --> 00:39:45.319
 came

00:39:45.319 --> 00:39:45.539
 to

00:39:45.539 --> 00:39:45.900
 seek

00:39:45.900 --> 00:39:46.279
 and

00:39:46.279 --> 00:39:46.440
 to

00:39:46.440 --> 00:39:46.879
 save

00:39:46.879 --> 00:39:47.359
 the

00:39:47.359 --> 00:39:47.799
 lost

00:39:47.799 --> 00:39:48.719
 something

00:39:48.719 --> 00:39:49.779
 radical

00:39:49.779 --> 00:39:50.759
 happens

00:39:50.759 --> 00:39:51.259
 in

00:39:51.259 --> 00:39:51.819
 Zacchaeus

00:39:51.819 --> 00:39:52.259
 heart

00:39:52.260 --> 00:39:53.860
 this

00:39:53.860 --> 00:39:54.340
 shift

00:39:54.340 --> 00:39:54.620
 has

00:39:54.620 --> 00:39:55.020
 taken

00:39:55.020 --> 00:39:55.980
 place

00:39:55.980 --> 00:39:57.000
 true

00:39:57.000 --> 00:39:57.540
 faith

00:39:57.540 --> 00:39:57.940
 has

00:39:57.940 --> 00:39:58.480
 produced

00:39:58.480 --> 00:39:59.220
 true

00:39:59.220 --> 00:40:00.320
 change

00:40:00.320 --> 00:40:01.040
 again

00:40:01.040 --> 00:40:02.760
 Zacchaeus

00:40:02.760 --> 00:40:03.100
 moves

00:40:03.100 --> 00:40:03.580
 from being

00:40:03.580 --> 00:40:04.240
 a taker

00:40:04.240 --> 00:40:04.860
 to a

00:40:04.860 --> 00:40:05.140
 giver

00:40:05.140 --> 00:40:05.960
 from being

00:40:05.960 --> 00:40:06.680
 a hoarder

00:40:06.680 --> 00:40:07.220
 to a

00:40:07.220 --> 00:40:07.620
 sharer

00:40:07.620 --> 00:40:08.280
 from being

00:40:08.280 --> 00:40:08.920
 a thief

00:40:08.920 --> 00:40:09.620
 to one

00:40:09.620 --> 00:40:09.760
 who

00:40:09.760 --> 00:40:10.580
 distributes

00:40:10.580 --> 00:40:11.240
 but most

00:40:11.240 --> 00:40:11.820
 importantly

00:40:11.820 --> 00:40:12.740
 one who

00:40:12.740 --> 00:40:13.160
 moves

00:40:13.160 --> 00:40:13.520
 from

00:40:13.520 --> 00:40:14.140
 serving

00:40:14.140 --> 00:40:14.880
 self

00:40:14.880 --> 00:40:15.260
 to

00:40:15.260 --> 00:40:15.880
 serving

00:40:15.880 --> 00:40:16.540
 God

00:40:16.539 --> 00:40:18.900
 and

00:40:18.900 --> 00:40:19.219
 Jesus

00:40:19.219 --> 00:40:20.079
 knowing

00:40:20.079 --> 00:40:20.259
 his

00:40:20.259 --> 00:40:20.579
 heart

00:40:20.579 --> 00:40:21.679
 identifies

00:40:21.679 --> 00:40:22.079
 what's

00:40:22.079 --> 00:40:22.259
 really

00:40:22.259 --> 00:40:22.539
 going

00:40:22.539 --> 00:40:22.920
 on

00:40:22.920 --> 00:40:23.400
 today

00:40:23.400 --> 00:40:23.980
 salvation

00:40:23.980 --> 00:40:24.679
 has

00:40:24.679 --> 00:40:24.900
 come

00:40:24.900 --> 00:40:25.000
 to

00:40:25.000 --> 00:40:25.159
 this

00:40:25.159 --> 00:40:25.500
 house

00:40:25.500 --> 00:40:26.599
 true

00:40:26.599 --> 00:40:27.039
 repentance

00:40:27.039 --> 00:40:27.279
 has

00:40:27.279 --> 00:40:27.599
 happened

00:40:27.599 --> 00:40:28.420
 there's

00:40:28.420 --> 00:40:28.559
 been

00:40:28.559 --> 00:40:28.759
 a

00:40:28.759 --> 00:40:29.159
 shift

00:40:29.159 --> 00:40:29.739
 of

00:40:29.739 --> 00:40:30.039
 heart

00:40:30.039 --> 00:40:30.300
 that's

00:40:30.300 --> 00:40:30.559
 happened

00:40:30.559 --> 00:40:31.079
 because

00:40:31.079 --> 00:40:31.779
 of a

00:40:31.779 --> 00:40:32.340
 new

00:40:32.340 --> 00:40:33.079
 perspective

00:40:33.079 --> 00:40:33.519
 of

00:40:33.519 --> 00:40:33.840
 faith

00:40:33.840 --> 00:40:34.179
 and

00:40:34.179 --> 00:40:34.500
 that's

00:40:34.500 --> 00:40:34.659
 what

00:40:34.659 --> 00:40:35.119
 must

00:40:35.119 --> 00:40:35.699
 happen

00:40:35.699 --> 00:40:36.139
 for

00:40:36.139 --> 00:40:36.599
 every

00:40:36.599 --> 00:40:37.440
 believer

00:40:37.440 --> 00:40:38.320
 who

00:40:38.320 --> 00:40:39.019
 truly

00:40:39.019 --> 00:40:39.519
 places

00:40:39.519 --> 00:40:39.779
 their

00:40:39.779 --> 00:40:40.099
 faith

00:40:40.099 --> 00:40:40.340
 in

00:40:40.340 --> 00:40:40.659
 Jesus

00:40:40.659 --> 00:40:40.940
 there

00:40:40.940 --> 00:40:41.360
 must

00:40:41.360 --> 00:40:41.759
 be

00:40:41.759 --> 00:40:42.000
 a

00:40:42.000 --> 00:40:42.380
 shift

00:40:42.380 --> 00:40:42.800
 of

00:40:42.800 --> 00:40:43.219
 heart

00:40:43.219 --> 00:40:43.619
 in

00:40:43.619 --> 00:40:44.139
 action

00:40:44.139 --> 00:40:44.599
 and

00:40:44.599 --> 00:40:45.079
 life

00:40:45.079 --> 00:40:47.639
 Zacchaeus'

00:40:47.779 --> 00:40:48.319
 response

00:40:48.319 --> 00:40:49.039
 demonstrates

00:40:49.039 --> 00:40:50.639
 outwardly

00:40:50.639 --> 00:40:51.380
 this

00:40:51.380 --> 00:40:51.980
 inward

00:40:51.980 --> 00:40:52.719
 change

00:40:52.719 --> 00:40:53.099
 that's

00:40:53.099 --> 00:40:53.319
 taken

00:40:53.319 --> 00:40:53.880
 place

00:40:53.880 --> 00:40:55.719
 Zacchaeus

00:40:55.719 --> 00:40:56.719
 again

00:40:56.719 --> 00:40:57.480
 which means

00:40:57.480 --> 00:40:58.199
 righteous

00:40:58.199 --> 00:40:59.239
 forms a

00:40:59.239 --> 00:40:59.679
 contrast

00:40:59.679 --> 00:41:00.199
 to the

00:41:00.199 --> 00:41:00.599
 earlier

00:41:00.599 --> 00:41:01.259
 story

00:41:01.259 --> 00:41:01.819
 about

00:41:01.819 --> 00:41:02.199
 the rich

00:41:02.199 --> 00:41:02.440
 young

00:41:02.440 --> 00:41:02.719
 ruler

00:41:02.719 --> 00:41:03.199
 who

00:41:03.199 --> 00:41:04.079
 celebrated

00:41:04.079 --> 00:41:04.579
 his own

00:41:04.579 --> 00:41:05.079
 righteousness

00:41:05.079 --> 00:41:05.619
 remember

00:41:05.619 --> 00:41:06.819
 and Jesus

00:41:06.819 --> 00:41:07.139
 said

00:41:07.139 --> 00:41:07.380
 hey

00:41:07.380 --> 00:41:07.799
 you want

00:41:07.799 --> 00:41:07.940
 to be

00:41:07.940 --> 00:41:08.400
 a follower

00:41:08.400 --> 00:41:08.819
 of me

00:41:08.819 --> 00:41:09.319
 sell

00:41:09.319 --> 00:41:09.559
 your

00:41:09.559 --> 00:41:10.179
 stuff

00:41:10.179 --> 00:41:10.619
 and

00:41:10.619 --> 00:41:10.980
 follow

00:41:10.980 --> 00:41:11.340
 me

00:41:11.340 --> 00:41:12.659
 and he

00:41:12.659 --> 00:41:12.779
 went

00:41:12.779 --> 00:41:13.059
 away

00:41:13.059 --> 00:41:13.679
 sorrowful

00:41:13.679 --> 00:41:13.960
 well

00:41:13.960 --> 00:41:14.360
 guess

00:41:14.360 --> 00:41:14.659
 what

00:41:14.659 --> 00:41:16.679
 Zacchaeus

00:41:16.679 --> 00:41:16.980
 being a

00:41:16.980 --> 00:41:17.119
 rich

00:41:17.119 --> 00:41:17.440
 man

00:41:17.440 --> 00:41:19.679
 demonstrates

00:41:19.679 --> 00:41:20.779
 where

00:41:20.779 --> 00:41:21.059
 true

00:41:21.059 --> 00:41:21.440
 righteousness

00:41:21.440 --> 00:41:21.879
 comes

00:41:21.879 --> 00:41:22.179
 from

00:41:22.179 --> 00:41:23.139
 he

00:41:23.139 --> 00:41:23.619
 saw

00:41:23.619 --> 00:41:23.920
 in

00:41:23.920 --> 00:41:24.539
 himself

00:41:24.539 --> 00:41:25.339
 a

00:41:25.339 --> 00:41:25.839
 need

00:41:25.839 --> 00:41:26.819
 he

00:41:26.819 --> 00:41:27.179
 saw

00:41:27.179 --> 00:41:27.420
 in

00:41:27.420 --> 00:41:27.980
 himself

00:41:27.980 --> 00:41:28.679
 the

00:41:28.679 --> 00:41:29.440
 wickedness

00:41:29.440 --> 00:41:29.579
 and

00:41:29.579 --> 00:41:30.079
 ungodliness

00:41:30.079 --> 00:41:30.480
 of his

00:41:30.480 --> 00:41:30.839
 heart

00:41:30.839 --> 00:41:31.259
 he

00:41:31.259 --> 00:41:31.879
 recognized

00:41:31.879 --> 00:41:32.519
 that he

00:41:32.519 --> 00:41:33.019
 wasn't

00:41:33.019 --> 00:41:33.379
 those

00:41:33.379 --> 00:41:33.879
 things

00:41:33.879 --> 00:41:35.259
 and he

00:41:35.259 --> 00:41:35.679
 pursued

00:41:35.679 --> 00:41:36.519
 relationship

00:41:36.519 --> 00:41:37.619
 wanted

00:41:37.619 --> 00:41:38.440
 to see

00:41:38.440 --> 00:41:38.960
 Jesus

00:41:38.960 --> 00:41:39.299
 Jesus

00:41:39.299 --> 00:41:39.799
 comes

00:41:39.799 --> 00:41:40.099
 to his

00:41:40.099 --> 00:41:40.480
 house

00:41:40.480 --> 00:41:42.500
 and he

00:41:42.500 --> 00:41:42.839
 celebrates

00:41:42.839 --> 00:41:43.399
 with joy

00:41:43.400 --> 00:41:45.420
 and

00:41:45.420 --> 00:41:45.639
 because

00:41:45.639 --> 00:41:46.220
 of

00:41:46.220 --> 00:41:46.480
 these

00:41:46.480 --> 00:41:46.940
 example

00:41:46.940 --> 00:41:47.180
 we

00:41:47.180 --> 00:41:47.539
 see

00:41:47.539 --> 00:41:48.139
 that

00:41:48.139 --> 00:41:48.880
 Jesus

00:41:48.880 --> 00:41:49.639
 has

00:41:49.639 --> 00:41:49.840
 come

00:41:49.840 --> 00:41:50.220
 to seek

00:41:50.220 --> 00:41:50.340
 and

00:41:50.340 --> 00:41:50.619
 save

00:41:50.619 --> 00:41:50.780
 the

00:41:50.780 --> 00:41:51.059
 lost

00:41:51.059 --> 00:41:51.700
 that's

00:41:51.700 --> 00:41:52.180
 our

00:41:52.180 --> 00:41:52.480
 second

00:41:52.480 --> 00:41:52.960
 purpose

00:41:52.960 --> 00:41:54.079
 Jesus

00:41:54.079 --> 00:41:54.320
 has

00:41:54.320 --> 00:41:54.500
 come

00:41:54.500 --> 00:41:54.660
 to

00:41:54.660 --> 00:41:54.840
 save

00:41:54.840 --> 00:41:55.200
 sinners

00:41:55.200 --> 00:41:56.440
 and so

00:41:56.440 --> 00:41:56.619
 this

00:41:56.619 --> 00:41:56.940
 morning

00:41:56.940 --> 00:41:57.260
 as we

00:41:57.260 --> 00:41:57.500
 come

00:41:57.500 --> 00:41:57.800
 to our

00:41:57.800 --> 00:41:58.260
 elements

00:41:58.260 --> 00:41:58.740
 we

00:41:58.740 --> 00:41:59.019
 come

00:41:59.019 --> 00:41:59.160
 to

00:41:59.160 --> 00:41:59.660
 understand

00:41:59.660 --> 00:41:59.880
 that

00:41:59.880 --> 00:42:00.139
 what

00:42:00.139 --> 00:42:00.740
 we

00:42:00.740 --> 00:42:01.360
 are

00:42:01.360 --> 00:42:02.059
 celebrating

00:42:02.059 --> 00:42:02.539
 this

00:42:02.539 --> 00:42:03.099
 morning

00:42:03.099 --> 00:42:04.180
 here

00:42:04.180 --> 00:42:04.380
 at the

00:42:04.380 --> 00:42:04.680
 beginning

00:42:04.680 --> 00:42:04.980
 of a

00:42:04.980 --> 00:42:05.099
 new

00:42:05.099 --> 00:42:05.480
 year

00:42:05.480 --> 00:42:06.800
 is

00:42:06.800 --> 00:42:07.160
 an

00:42:07.160 --> 00:42:07.660
 expression

00:42:07.660 --> 00:42:08.579
 of

00:42:08.579 --> 00:42:09.380
 interest

00:42:09.380 --> 00:42:10.079
 and focus

00:42:10.079 --> 00:42:10.720
 for us

00:42:10.720 --> 00:42:10.940
 this

00:42:10.940 --> 00:42:11.320
 do

00:42:11.320 --> 00:42:11.740
 in

00:42:11.740 --> 00:42:12.180
 remembrance

00:42:12.179 --> 00:42:12.759
 of me

00:42:12.759 --> 00:42:13.259
 this

00:42:13.259 --> 00:42:13.440
 is

00:42:13.440 --> 00:42:13.699
 how

00:42:13.699 --> 00:42:13.839
 it

00:42:13.839 --> 00:42:14.079
 all

00:42:14.079 --> 00:42:14.559
 begins

00:42:14.559 --> 00:42:15.279
 for us

00:42:15.279 --> 00:42:16.319
 it

00:42:16.319 --> 00:42:16.559
 doesn't

00:42:16.559 --> 00:42:16.739
 just

00:42:16.739 --> 00:42:17.359
 begin

00:42:17.359 --> 00:42:18.019
 here

00:42:18.019 --> 00:42:18.539
 it

00:42:18.539 --> 00:42:19.279
 continues

00:42:19.279 --> 00:42:19.519
 as

00:42:19.519 --> 00:42:19.940
 God

00:42:19.940 --> 00:42:20.419
 wants

00:42:20.419 --> 00:42:20.559
 to

00:42:20.559 --> 00:42:20.879
 continue

00:42:20.879 --> 00:42:21.099
 to

00:42:21.099 --> 00:42:21.619
 cultivate

00:42:21.619 --> 00:42:22.119
 a

00:42:22.119 --> 00:42:22.759
 relationship

00:42:22.759 --> 00:42:23.399
 with us

00:42:23.399 --> 00:42:23.779
 that's

00:42:23.779 --> 00:42:24.019
 not

00:42:24.019 --> 00:42:24.299
 meant

00:42:24.299 --> 00:42:24.639
 to be

00:42:24.639 --> 00:42:25.519
 static

00:42:25.519 --> 00:42:25.899
 but

00:42:25.899 --> 00:42:26.379
 dynamic

00:42:26.379 --> 00:42:26.899
 always

00:42:26.899 --> 00:42:27.440
 moving

00:42:27.440 --> 00:42:28.019
 always

00:42:28.019 --> 00:42:28.500
 growing

00:42:28.500 --> 00:42:29.099
 always

00:42:29.099 --> 00:42:29.759
 increasing

00:42:29.759 --> 00:42:30.460
 and deepening

00:42:30.460 --> 00:42:31.019
 with God

00:42:31.019 --> 00:42:34.119
 let me

00:42:34.119 --> 00:42:34.500
 just in a

00:42:34.500 --> 00:42:34.799
 couple of

00:42:34.799 --> 00:42:35.159
 moments

00:42:35.159 --> 00:42:36.559
 I wanted

00:42:36.559 --> 00:42:36.980
 to share

00:42:36.980 --> 00:42:37.659
 a few

00:42:37.659 --> 00:42:38.279
 points

00:42:38.279 --> 00:42:39.219
 of

00:42:39.219 --> 00:42:39.799
 application

00:42:39.800 --> 00:42:42.000
 what do

00:42:42.000 --> 00:42:42.400
 we do

00:42:42.400 --> 00:42:42.680
 with

00:42:42.680 --> 00:42:43.019
 this

00:42:43.019 --> 00:42:43.440
 message

00:42:43.440 --> 00:42:44.720
 first

00:42:44.720 --> 00:42:45.840
 we need

00:42:45.840 --> 00:42:46.000
 to

00:42:46.000 --> 00:42:46.400
 overcome

00:42:46.400 --> 00:42:46.680
 the

00:42:46.680 --> 00:42:46.920
 crowd

00:42:46.920 --> 00:42:49.280
 if

00:42:49.280 --> 00:42:49.440
 you're

00:42:49.440 --> 00:42:49.500
 going

00:42:49.500 --> 00:42:49.580
 to

00:42:49.580 --> 00:42:49.800
 see

00:42:49.800 --> 00:42:50.220
 Jesus

00:42:50.220 --> 00:42:50.500
 and

00:42:50.500 --> 00:42:50.640
 you're

00:42:50.640 --> 00:42:50.720
 going

00:42:50.720 --> 00:42:50.800
 to

00:42:50.800 --> 00:42:51.060
 enjoy

00:42:51.060 --> 00:42:51.220
 what

00:42:51.220 --> 00:42:51.320
 he

00:42:51.320 --> 00:42:51.480
 has

00:42:51.480 --> 00:42:51.600
 to

00:42:51.600 --> 00:42:51.820
 give

00:42:51.820 --> 00:42:52.400
 you

00:42:52.400 --> 00:42:52.660
 have

00:42:52.660 --> 00:42:52.840
 to

00:42:52.840 --> 00:42:53.200
 overcome

00:42:53.200 --> 00:42:53.420
 the

00:42:53.420 --> 00:42:53.660
 crowd

00:42:53.660 --> 00:42:54.760
 now

00:42:54.760 --> 00:42:55.019
 what

00:42:55.019 --> 00:42:55.180
 is

00:42:55.180 --> 00:42:55.360
 the

00:42:55.360 --> 00:42:55.780
 crowd

00:42:55.780 --> 00:42:56.740
 for

00:42:56.740 --> 00:42:57.120
 us

00:42:57.120 --> 00:42:57.960
 well

00:42:57.960 --> 00:42:58.180
 it's

00:42:58.180 --> 00:42:58.320
 the

00:42:58.320 --> 00:42:58.900
 noise

00:42:58.900 --> 00:42:59.280
 that

00:42:59.280 --> 00:42:59.940
 bombards

00:42:59.940 --> 00:43:00.260
 us

00:43:00.260 --> 00:43:00.620
 every

00:43:00.620 --> 00:43:00.860
 day

00:43:00.860 --> 00:43:02.060
 we've

00:43:02.060 --> 00:43:02.280
 got

00:43:02.280 --> 00:43:02.500
 to

00:43:02.500 --> 00:43:02.960
 silence

00:43:02.960 --> 00:43:03.360
 the

00:43:03.360 --> 00:43:03.920
 noise

00:43:03.920 --> 00:43:04.820
 we've

00:43:04.820 --> 00:43:04.920
 got

00:43:04.920 --> 00:43:05.140
 to

00:43:05.140 --> 00:43:05.620
 silence

00:43:05.620 --> 00:43:05.920
 the

00:43:05.920 --> 00:43:06.320
 crowd

00:43:06.320 --> 00:43:06.660
 as it

00:43:06.660 --> 00:43:06.940
 were

00:43:06.940 --> 00:43:07.539
 like

00:43:07.539 --> 00:43:07.660
 the

00:43:07.660 --> 00:43:07.940
 blind

00:43:07.940 --> 00:43:08.140
 man

00:43:08.140 --> 00:43:08.300
 we

00:43:08.300 --> 00:43:08.580
 have

00:43:08.580 --> 00:43:08.960
 to run

00:43:08.960 --> 00:43:09.340
 ahead

00:43:09.340 --> 00:43:09.740
 of

00:43:09.740 --> 00:43:09.880
 the

00:43:09.880 --> 00:43:10.380
 crowd

00:43:10.380 --> 00:43:10.820
 like

00:43:10.820 --> 00:43:11.420
 Zacchaeus

00:43:11.420 --> 00:43:11.699
 we've

00:43:11.699 --> 00:43:11.740
 got

00:43:11.740 --> 00:43:11.860
 to

00:43:11.860 --> 00:43:12.079
 find

00:43:12.079 --> 00:43:12.260
 a

00:43:12.260 --> 00:43:12.519
 way

00:43:12.519 --> 00:43:12.860
 to

00:43:12.860 --> 00:43:13.000
 get

00:43:13.000 --> 00:43:13.400
 around

00:43:13.400 --> 00:43:13.619
 the

00:43:13.619 --> 00:43:14.000
 crowd

00:43:14.000 --> 00:43:14.440
 and

00:43:14.440 --> 00:43:14.559
 to

00:43:14.559 --> 00:43:15.220
 focus

00:43:15.220 --> 00:43:15.659
 our

00:43:15.659 --> 00:43:16.220
 energies

00:43:16.220 --> 00:43:16.519
 and

00:43:16.519 --> 00:43:16.679
 to

00:43:16.679 --> 00:43:17.360
 listen

00:43:17.360 --> 00:43:17.880
 to

00:43:17.880 --> 00:43:18.320
 God

00:43:18.320 --> 00:43:20.559
 quiet

00:43:20.559 --> 00:43:20.720
 our

00:43:20.720 --> 00:43:21.099
 hearts

00:43:21.099 --> 00:43:22.139
 to

00:43:22.139 --> 00:43:22.380
 quiet

00:43:22.380 --> 00:43:22.519
 the

00:43:22.519 --> 00:43:22.860
 crowd

00:43:22.860 --> 00:43:23.840
 to

00:43:23.840 --> 00:43:24.139
 remove

00:43:24.139 --> 00:43:24.280
 the

00:43:24.280 --> 00:43:24.740
 distractions

00:43:24.740 --> 00:43:26.119
 and

00:43:26.119 --> 00:43:26.519
 to

00:43:26.519 --> 00:43:26.880
 seek

00:43:26.880 --> 00:43:27.380
 him

00:43:27.380 --> 00:43:28.519
 what

00:43:28.519 --> 00:43:28.619
 are

00:43:28.619 --> 00:43:28.820
 those

00:43:28.820 --> 00:43:29.199
 voices

00:43:29.199 --> 00:43:29.519
 that

00:43:29.519 --> 00:43:29.980
 interfere

00:43:29.980 --> 00:43:30.639
 with

00:43:30.639 --> 00:43:30.800
 us

00:43:30.800 --> 00:43:31.119
 listening

00:43:31.119 --> 00:43:31.300
 to

00:43:31.300 --> 00:43:31.559
 Jesus

00:43:31.559 --> 00:43:31.900
 well

00:43:31.900 --> 00:43:32.820
 I

00:43:32.820 --> 00:43:33.139
 wonder

00:43:33.139 --> 00:43:33.780
 if

00:43:33.780 --> 00:43:33.920
 you

00:43:33.920 --> 00:43:34.079
 can

00:43:34.079 --> 00:43:34.360
 fill

00:43:34.360 --> 00:43:34.460
 in

00:43:34.460 --> 00:43:34.539
 the

00:43:34.539 --> 00:43:34.740
 blank

00:43:34.740 --> 00:43:34.880
 for

00:43:34.880 --> 00:43:35.280
 yourself

00:43:35.280 --> 00:43:35.539
 but

00:43:35.539 --> 00:43:36.539
 I

00:43:36.539 --> 00:43:37.139
 wonder

00:43:37.139 --> 00:43:37.539
 if

00:43:37.539 --> 00:43:38.139
 entertainment

00:43:38.139 --> 00:43:38.619
 I

00:43:38.619 --> 00:43:38.839
 wonder

00:43:38.839 --> 00:43:39.199
 if

00:43:39.199 --> 00:43:40.039
 social

00:43:40.039 --> 00:43:40.420
 media

00:43:40.420 --> 00:43:40.699
 I

00:43:40.699 --> 00:43:40.900
 wonder

00:43:40.900 --> 00:43:41.239
 if

00:43:41.239 --> 00:43:42.179
 YouTube

00:43:42.179 --> 00:43:42.960
 and

00:43:42.960 --> 00:43:44.099
 gaming

00:43:44.099 --> 00:43:44.500
 and

00:43:44.500 --> 00:43:45.119
 movies

00:43:45.119 --> 00:43:45.759
 and

00:43:45.759 --> 00:43:46.259
 binge

00:43:46.259 --> 00:43:46.859
 watching

00:43:46.859 --> 00:43:47.440
 certain

00:43:47.440 --> 00:43:47.779
 shows

00:43:47.779 --> 00:43:48.079
 whatever

00:43:48.079 --> 00:43:48.539
 it might

00:43:48.539 --> 00:43:48.659
 be

00:43:48.659 --> 00:43:48.799
 I

00:43:48.799 --> 00:43:49.299
 wonder

00:43:49.299 --> 00:43:49.719
 if

00:43:49.719 --> 00:43:50.099
 that's

00:43:50.099 --> 00:43:50.239
 the

00:43:50.239 --> 00:43:50.480
 noise

00:43:50.480 --> 00:43:50.679
 and

00:43:50.679 --> 00:43:51.059
 in

00:43:51.059 --> 00:43:51.359
 pastor

00:43:51.359 --> 00:43:51.539
 can

00:43:51.539 --> 00:43:51.659
 or

00:43:51.659 --> 00:43:52.059
 last

00:43:52.059 --> 00:43:52.259
 week

00:43:52.259 --> 00:43:52.379
 I

00:43:52.379 --> 00:43:52.759
 appreciate

00:43:52.759 --> 00:43:53.239
 the

00:43:53.239 --> 00:43:53.739
 noise

00:43:53.739 --> 00:43:53.920
 of

00:43:53.920 --> 00:43:54.099
 our

00:43:54.099 --> 00:43:54.460
 phone

00:43:54.460 --> 00:43:54.639
 that

00:43:54.639 --> 00:43:55.059
 is

00:43:55.059 --> 00:43:55.259
 this

00:43:55.259 --> 00:43:55.779
 constant

00:43:55.779 --> 00:43:56.739
 distraction

00:43:56.739 --> 00:43:57.119
 to

00:43:57.119 --> 00:43:57.579
 us

00:43:57.579 --> 00:43:58.880
 second

00:43:58.880 --> 00:43:59.840
 is

00:43:59.840 --> 00:44:00.099
 in

00:44:00.099 --> 00:44:00.259
 our

00:44:00.259 --> 00:44:00.500
 own

00:44:00.500 --> 00:44:00.900
 life

00:44:00.900 --> 00:44:01.539
 are

00:44:01.539 --> 00:44:01.739
 we

00:44:01.739 --> 00:44:02.400
 seeking

00:44:02.400 --> 00:44:03.279
 Jesus

00:44:03.279 --> 00:44:04.480
 quiet

00:44:04.480 --> 00:44:04.679
 the

00:44:04.679 --> 00:44:05.159
 crowds

00:44:05.159 --> 00:44:06.000
 seek

00:44:06.000 --> 00:44:06.299
 for

00:44:06.299 --> 00:44:06.840
 Jesus

00:44:06.840 --> 00:44:09.759
 are

00:44:09.759 --> 00:44:09.840
 you

00:44:09.840 --> 00:44:10.019
 looking

00:44:10.019 --> 00:44:10.199
 for

00:44:10.199 --> 00:44:10.360
 his

00:44:10.360 --> 00:44:10.719
 mercy

00:44:10.719 --> 00:44:12.340
 are

00:44:12.340 --> 00:44:12.480
 you

00:44:12.480 --> 00:44:12.900
 enjoying

00:44:12.900 --> 00:44:13.159
 his

00:44:13.159 --> 00:44:13.639
 salvation

00:44:13.639 --> 00:44:15.239
 are

00:44:15.239 --> 00:44:15.360
 you

00:44:15.360 --> 00:44:15.599
 doing

00:44:15.599 --> 00:44:15.759
 what

00:44:15.759 --> 00:44:15.880
 it

00:44:15.880 --> 00:44:16.139
 takes

00:44:16.139 --> 00:44:16.340
 to

00:44:16.340 --> 00:44:16.599
 find

00:44:16.599 --> 00:44:16.799
 him

00:44:16.799 --> 00:44:17.019
 is

00:44:17.019 --> 00:44:17.299
 he

00:44:17.299 --> 00:44:18.000
 the

00:44:18.000 --> 00:44:18.659
 center

00:44:18.659 --> 00:44:19.440
 point

00:44:19.440 --> 00:44:19.719
 of

00:44:19.719 --> 00:44:19.840
 your

00:44:19.840 --> 00:44:20.299
 focus

00:44:20.299 --> 00:44:21.420
 is

00:44:21.420 --> 00:44:21.599
 he

00:44:21.599 --> 00:44:21.759
 the

00:44:21.759 --> 00:44:22.079
 one

00:44:22.079 --> 00:44:22.400
 thing

00:44:22.400 --> 00:44:22.639
 for

00:44:22.639 --> 00:44:22.799
 you

00:44:22.799 --> 00:44:23.039
 this

00:44:23.039 --> 00:44:23.400
 morning

00:44:23.400 --> 00:44:24.360
 as

00:44:24.360 --> 00:44:24.559
 you

00:44:24.559 --> 00:44:24.940
 begin

00:44:24.940 --> 00:44:25.420
 this

00:44:25.420 --> 00:44:25.699
 new

00:44:25.699 --> 00:44:26.039
 year

00:44:26.039 --> 00:44:26.440
 is

00:44:26.440 --> 00:44:26.940
 Jesus

00:44:26.940 --> 00:44:27.559
 kind

00:44:27.559 --> 00:44:27.639
 of

00:44:27.639 --> 00:44:27.780
 that

00:44:27.780 --> 00:44:28.700
 central

00:44:28.700 --> 00:44:29.519
 theme

00:44:29.519 --> 00:44:29.780
 of

00:44:29.780 --> 00:44:29.900
 your

00:44:29.900 --> 00:44:30.260
 life

00:44:30.260 --> 00:44:31.559
 the

00:44:31.559 --> 00:44:32.519
 prioritization

00:44:32.519 --> 00:44:32.740
 the

00:44:32.740 --> 00:44:33.159
 things

00:44:33.159 --> 00:44:33.320
 that

00:44:33.320 --> 00:44:33.740
 everything

00:44:33.740 --> 00:44:34.079
 else

00:44:34.079 --> 00:44:34.880
 stops

00:44:34.880 --> 00:44:35.360
 for

00:44:35.360 --> 00:44:35.800
 so

00:44:35.800 --> 00:44:35.920
 that

00:44:35.920 --> 00:44:36.019
 you

00:44:36.019 --> 00:44:36.159
 can

00:44:36.159 --> 00:44:36.539
 have

00:44:36.539 --> 00:44:37.099
 him

00:44:37.099 --> 00:44:37.960
 and

00:44:37.960 --> 00:44:38.360
 finally

00:44:38.360 --> 00:44:39.079
 are

00:44:39.079 --> 00:44:39.220
 you

00:44:39.220 --> 00:44:39.619
 asking

00:44:39.619 --> 00:44:39.940
 for

00:44:39.940 --> 00:44:40.039
 the

00:44:40.039 --> 00:44:40.179
 right

00:44:40.179 --> 00:44:40.720
 things

00:44:40.720 --> 00:44:42.519
 sometimes

00:44:42.519 --> 00:44:43.800
 our

00:44:43.800 --> 00:44:44.240
 own

00:44:44.240 --> 00:44:44.820
 blindness

00:44:44.820 --> 00:44:45.159
 gets

00:44:45.159 --> 00:44:45.280
 in

00:44:45.280 --> 00:44:45.380
 the

00:44:45.380 --> 00:44:45.579
 way

00:44:45.579 --> 00:44:47.280
 what

00:44:47.280 --> 00:44:47.440
 we

00:44:47.440 --> 00:44:47.760
 think

00:44:47.760 --> 00:44:48.059
 we

00:44:48.059 --> 00:44:48.500
 need

00:44:48.500 --> 00:44:49.220
 gets

00:44:49.220 --> 00:44:49.360
 in

00:44:49.360 --> 00:44:49.460
 the

00:44:49.460 --> 00:44:49.679
 way

00:44:49.679 --> 00:44:49.900
 of

00:44:49.900 --> 00:44:50.019
 what

00:44:50.019 --> 00:44:50.139
 we

00:44:50.139 --> 00:44:50.420
 really

00:44:50.420 --> 00:44:50.679
 need

00:44:50.679 --> 00:44:52.639
 I

00:44:52.639 --> 00:44:52.900
 wonder

00:44:52.900 --> 00:44:53.179
 if

00:44:53.179 --> 00:44:53.340
 we

00:44:53.340 --> 00:44:53.539
 need

00:44:53.539 --> 00:44:53.700
 to

00:44:53.700 --> 00:44:54.000
 ask

00:44:54.000 --> 00:44:54.840
 Jesus

00:44:54.840 --> 00:44:55.860
 to

00:44:55.860 --> 00:44:56.039
 kind

00:44:56.039 --> 00:44:56.420
 of

00:44:56.440 --> 00:44:56.960
 clear

00:44:56.960 --> 00:44:57.639
 the

00:44:57.639 --> 00:44:58.079
 noise

00:44:58.079 --> 00:44:58.599
 away

00:44:58.599 --> 00:44:59.119
 from

00:44:59.119 --> 00:44:59.260
 our

00:44:59.260 --> 00:44:59.480
 hearts

00:44:59.480 --> 00:44:59.639
 and

00:44:59.639 --> 00:45:00.059
 minds

00:45:00.059 --> 00:45:00.960
 so

00:45:00.960 --> 00:45:01.099
 we

00:45:01.099 --> 00:45:01.280
 can

00:45:01.280 --> 00:45:02.519
 focus

00:45:02.519 --> 00:45:03.099
 and

00:45:03.099 --> 00:45:04.059
 center

00:45:04.059 --> 00:45:04.559
 our

00:45:04.559 --> 00:45:05.119
 attention

00:45:05.119 --> 00:45:05.460
 on

00:45:05.460 --> 00:45:05.599
 the

00:45:05.599 --> 00:45:05.980
 things

00:45:05.980 --> 00:45:06.840
 that

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 we

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 really

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 need

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 the

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 deep

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 down

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 things

00:45:09.480 --> 00:45:10.900
 Jesus

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 came to

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 seek

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 and to

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 save

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 the

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 lost

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 so

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 whether

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 things are

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 good or

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 bad

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 whether

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 it's

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 joy

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 or

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 sorrow

00:45:18.480 --> 00:45:19.500
 celebration

00:45:19.500 --> 00:45:19.860
 or

00:45:19.860 --> 00:45:20.340
 pain

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 are we

00:45:22.240 --> 00:45:22.740
 attached

00:45:22.740 --> 00:45:23.019
 to

00:45:23.019 --> 00:45:23.380
 things

00:45:23.380 --> 00:45:23.659
 that are

00:45:23.659 --> 00:45:24.200
 superficial

00:45:24.199 --> 00:45:24.759
 or

00:45:24.759 --> 00:45:25.199
 are we

00:45:25.199 --> 00:45:25.699
 attached

00:45:25.699 --> 00:45:25.960
 to

00:45:25.960 --> 00:45:26.519
 things

00:45:26.519 --> 00:45:26.839
 that

00:45:26.839 --> 00:45:26.899
 are

00:45:26.899 --> 00:45:27.159
 eternal

00:45:27.159 --> 00:45:28.859
 is

00:45:28.859 --> 00:45:29.139
 Jesus

00:45:29.139 --> 00:45:29.379
 the

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 center

00:45:29.619 --> 00:45:29.839
 of

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 affection

00:45:30.179 --> 00:45:31.460
 I

00:45:31.460 --> 00:45:31.559
 like

00:45:31.559 --> 00:45:31.659
 what

00:45:31.659 --> 00:45:31.779
 the

00:45:31.779 --> 00:45:32.099
 psalmist

00:45:32.099 --> 00:45:32.359
 says

00:45:32.359 --> 00:45:32.619
 one

00:45:32.619 --> 00:45:33.019
 thing

00:45:33.019 --> 00:45:33.599
 I've

00:45:33.599 --> 00:45:33.899
 asked

00:45:33.899 --> 00:45:34.019
 of

00:45:34.019 --> 00:45:34.139
 the

00:45:34.139 --> 00:45:34.339
 Lord

00:45:34.339 --> 00:45:34.519
 and

00:45:34.519 --> 00:45:34.739
 that

00:45:34.739 --> 00:45:34.899
 will

00:45:34.899 --> 00:45:35.039
 I

00:45:35.039 --> 00:45:35.339
 seek

00:45:35.339 --> 00:45:35.679
 after

00:45:35.679 --> 00:45:36.839
 that

00:45:36.839 --> 00:45:36.939
 I

00:45:36.939 --> 00:45:37.059
 may

00:45:37.059 --> 00:45:37.460
 dwell

00:45:37.460 --> 00:45:37.679
 in

00:45:37.679 --> 00:45:37.799
 the

00:45:37.799 --> 00:45:38.139
 house

00:45:38.139 --> 00:45:38.259
 of

00:45:38.259 --> 00:45:38.399
 the

00:45:38.399 --> 00:45:38.699
 Lord

00:45:38.699 --> 00:45:39.500
 all

00:45:39.500 --> 00:45:39.639
 the

00:45:39.639 --> 00:45:39.799
 days

00:45:39.799 --> 00:45:39.919
 of

00:45:39.919 --> 00:45:40.059
 my

00:45:40.059 --> 00:45:40.259
 life

00:45:40.259 --> 00:45:40.399
 to

00:45:40.399 --> 00:45:40.960
 behold

00:45:40.960 --> 00:45:41.299
 the

00:45:41.299 --> 00:45:41.739
 beauty

00:45:41.739 --> 00:45:42.239
 of

00:45:42.239 --> 00:45:42.359
 the

00:45:42.359 --> 00:45:42.579
 Lord

00:45:42.579 --> 00:45:42.799
 and

00:45:42.799 --> 00:45:42.899
 to

00:45:42.899 --> 00:45:43.339
 inquire

00:45:43.339 --> 00:45:43.579
 in

00:45:43.579 --> 00:45:43.719
 his

00:45:43.719 --> 00:45:43.980
 temple

00:45:43.980 --> 00:45:46.179
 I

00:45:46.179 --> 00:45:46.419
 wonder

00:45:46.419 --> 00:45:46.819
 if

00:45:46.819 --> 00:45:47.079
 for

00:45:47.079 --> 00:45:47.239
 the

00:45:47.239 --> 00:45:47.460
 month

00:45:47.460 --> 00:45:47.619
 of

00:45:47.619 --> 00:45:48.019
 January

00:45:48.019 --> 00:45:48.099
!

00:45:54.199 --> 00:45:55.279
 focus

00:45:55.279 --> 00:45:55.619
 our

00:45:55.619 --> 00:45:56.019
 attention

00:45:56.019 --> 00:45:56.519
 on

00:45:56.519 --> 00:45:56.839
 the

00:45:56.839 --> 00:45:57.019
 one

00:45:57.019 --> 00:45:57.339
 thing

00:45:57.339 --> 00:45:58.199
 and

00:45:58.199 --> 00:45:58.299
 I

00:45:58.299 --> 00:45:58.500
 wonder

00:45:58.500 --> 00:45:58.699
 if

00:45:58.699 --> 00:45:58.819
 we

00:45:58.819 --> 00:45:59.000
 can

00:45:59.000 --> 00:45:59.460
 ask

00:45:59.460 --> 00:46:00.119
 Christ

00:46:00.119 --> 00:46:00.559
 to

00:46:00.559 --> 00:46:00.779
 help

00:46:00.779 --> 00:46:01.119
 us

00:46:01.119 --> 00:46:01.919
 to

00:46:01.919 --> 00:46:02.179
 devote

00:46:02.179 --> 00:46:02.339
 our

00:46:02.339 --> 00:46:02.759
 attention

00:46:02.759 --> 00:46:03.719
 to

00:46:03.719 --> 00:46:04.099
 pursuing

00:46:04.099 --> 00:46:04.379
 him

00:46:04.379 --> 00:46:05.539
 I

00:46:05.539 --> 00:46:05.639
 want

00:46:05.639 --> 00:46:05.719
 to

00:46:05.719 --> 00:46:05.899
 pray

00:46:05.899 --> 00:46:06.079
 I'm

00:46:06.079 --> 00:46:06.139
 going

00:46:06.139 --> 00:46:06.219
 to

00:46:06.219 --> 00:46:06.460
 ask

00:46:06.460 --> 00:46:06.619
 the

00:46:06.619 --> 00:46:06.759
 men

00:46:06.759 --> 00:46:06.879
 to

00:46:06.879 --> 00:46:07.019
 come

00:46:07.019 --> 00:46:07.379
 forward

00:46:07.379 --> 00:46:08.460
 and

00:46:08.460 --> 00:46:08.679
 we'll

00:46:08.679 --> 00:46:09.139
 observe

00:46:09.139 --> 00:46:10.399
 communion

00:46:10.399 --> 00:46:10.859
 together

00:46:10.859 --> 00:46:14.579
 Father

00:46:14.579 --> 00:46:14.980
 thank you

00:46:14.980 --> 00:46:15.259
 for

00:46:15.259 --> 00:46:17.039
 this

00:46:17.039 --> 00:46:17.460
 passage

00:46:17.460 --> 00:46:17.899
 today

00:46:17.899 --> 00:46:19.539
 for

00:46:19.539 --> 00:46:19.679
 the

00:46:19.679 --> 00:46:20.119
 reminder

00:46:20.119 --> 00:46:20.699
 especially

00:46:20.699 --> 00:46:20.960
 at the

00:46:20.960 --> 00:46:21.239
 beginning

00:46:21.239 --> 00:46:21.599
 of this

00:46:21.599 --> 00:46:21.899
 year

00:46:21.899 --> 00:46:22.659
 of

00:46:22.659 --> 00:46:22.819
 what

00:46:22.819 --> 00:46:22.960
 you

00:46:22.960 --> 00:46:23.179
 came

00:46:23.179 --> 00:46:23.299
 to

00:46:23.299 --> 00:46:23.539
 do

00:46:23.539 --> 00:46:25.199
 you

00:46:25.199 --> 00:46:25.400
 came

00:46:25.400 --> 00:46:25.539
 to

00:46:25.539 --> 00:46:25.779
 seek

00:46:25.779 --> 00:46:25.880
 and

00:46:25.880 --> 00:46:26.000
 to

00:46:26.000 --> 00:46:26.139
 save

00:46:26.139 --> 00:46:26.279
 the

00:46:26.279 --> 00:46:26.659
 lost

00:46:26.659 --> 00:46:27.460
 you

00:46:27.460 --> 00:46:27.960
 came

00:46:27.960 --> 00:46:28.360
 to

00:46:28.360 --> 00:46:29.539
 fellowship

00:46:29.539 --> 00:46:31.079
 with

00:46:31.079 --> 00:46:31.279
 your

00:46:31.279 --> 00:46:31.659
 people

00:46:31.659 --> 00:46:32.019
 that

00:46:32.019 --> 00:46:32.340
 only

00:46:32.340 --> 00:46:32.860
 happens

00:46:32.860 --> 00:46:33.340
 through

00:46:33.340 --> 00:46:34.619
 faith

00:46:34.619 --> 00:46:35.619
 and

00:46:35.619 --> 00:46:36.039
 forgiveness

00:46:36.039 --> 00:46:36.940
 that

00:46:36.940 --> 00:46:37.099
 come

00:46:37.099 --> 00:46:37.259
 through

00:46:37.259 --> 00:46:37.639
 Christ

00:46:37.639 --> 00:46:39.599
 Father

00:46:39.599 --> 00:46:39.920
 I pray

00:46:39.920 --> 00:46:40.340
 that you

00:46:40.340 --> 00:46:40.539
 would

00:46:40.539 --> 00:46:41.000
 center

00:46:41.000 --> 00:46:41.320
 our

00:46:41.320 --> 00:46:41.699
 attention

00:46:41.699 --> 00:46:42.059
 on

00:46:42.059 --> 00:46:42.219
 you

00:46:42.219 --> 00:46:42.500
 today

00:46:42.500 --> 00:46:42.800
 and

00:46:42.800 --> 00:46:44.940
 God

00:46:44.940 --> 00:46:45.239
 that

00:46:45.239 --> 00:46:45.860
 this

00:46:45.860 --> 00:46:46.139
 new

00:46:46.139 --> 00:46:46.460
 year

00:46:46.460 --> 00:46:48.199
 we

00:46:48.199 --> 00:46:48.320
 would

00:46:48.320 --> 00:46:48.420
 be

00:46:48.420 --> 00:46:48.579
 the

00:46:48.579 --> 00:46:48.820
 kinds

00:46:48.820 --> 00:46:48.980
 of

00:46:48.980 --> 00:46:49.320
 people

00:46:49.320 --> 00:46:51.219
 who

00:46:51.219 --> 00:46:55.599
 exalt

00:46:55.599 --> 00:46:56.459
 the

00:46:56.459 --> 00:46:56.699
 one

00:46:56.699 --> 00:46:57.079
 thing

00:46:57.079 --> 00:46:57.879
 that

00:46:57.879 --> 00:46:58.000
 you

00:46:58.000 --> 00:46:58.339
 came

00:46:58.339 --> 00:46:58.699
 the

00:46:58.699 --> 00:46:58.859
 one

00:46:58.859 --> 00:46:59.199
 purpose

00:46:59.199 --> 00:46:59.359
 that

00:46:59.359 --> 00:46:59.459
 you

00:46:59.459 --> 00:46:59.719
 came

00:46:59.719 --> 00:46:59.939
 to

00:46:59.939 --> 00:47:00.279
 resolve

00:47:00.279 --> 00:47:00.399
 in

00:47:00.399 --> 00:47:00.519
 our

00:47:00.519 --> 00:47:00.819
 lives

00:47:00.819 --> 00:47:04.259
 Lord we

00:47:04.259 --> 00:47:04.659
 praise you

00:47:04.659 --> 00:47:04.959
 for your

00:47:04.959 --> 00:47:05.279
 patience

00:47:05.279 --> 00:47:05.799
 with us

00:47:05.799 --> 00:47:07.939
 thank you

00:47:07.939 --> 00:47:08.339
 that if we

00:47:08.339 --> 00:47:08.839
 confess our

00:47:08.839 --> 00:47:09.299
 sin that you

00:47:09.299 --> 00:47:09.779
 are faithful

00:47:09.779 --> 00:47:10.519
 and just

00:47:10.519 --> 00:47:11.480
 to forgive

00:47:11.480 --> 00:47:11.899
 our sin

00:47:11.899 --> 00:47:12.159
 and to

00:47:12.159 --> 00:47:12.519
 cleanse us

00:47:12.519 --> 00:47:13.019
 from all

00:47:13.019 --> 00:47:14.299
 unrighteousness

00:47:14.300 --> 00:47:16.740
 thank you

00:47:16.740 --> 00:47:16.980
 that you

00:47:16.980 --> 00:47:17.600
 came to

00:47:17.600 --> 00:47:18.940
 overcome

00:47:18.940 --> 00:47:20.380
 the crowds

00:47:20.380 --> 00:47:20.880
 as it

00:47:20.880 --> 00:47:21.120
 were

00:47:21.120 --> 00:47:22.760
 and to

00:47:22.760 --> 00:47:23.180
 help to

00:47:23.180 --> 00:47:23.680
 resolve

00:47:23.680 --> 00:47:24.640
 our

00:47:24.640 --> 00:47:25.140
 blindness

00:47:25.140 --> 00:47:27.220
 Lord I

00:47:27.220 --> 00:47:27.539
 pray that you

00:47:27.539 --> 00:47:27.760
 would help

00:47:27.760 --> 00:47:28.320
 to open

00:47:28.320 --> 00:47:28.780
 our eyes

00:47:28.780 --> 00:47:29.420
 and draw

00:47:29.420 --> 00:47:29.800
 our attention

00:47:29.800 --> 00:47:30.260
 to you

00:47:30.260 --> 00:47:31.680
 in Jesus

00:47:31.680 --> 00:47:32.019
 name

00:47:32.019 --> 00:47:32.360
 amen