WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.960 The reading from which the sermon is based today is Luke chapter 3, verses 21 and 22. 00:00:06.379 --> 00:00:10.939 and Luke chapter 4, verses 14 to 21. 00:00:11.699 --> 00:00:14.459 And let's read together the Word of God. 00:00:15.279 --> 00:00:21.019 Now, when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, 00:00:21.460 --> 00:00:22.420 the heavens were opened. 00:00:23.140 --> 00:00:27.060 And the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. 00:00:27.839 --> 00:00:29.100 And a voice came from heaven, 00:00:29.899 --> 00:00:33.320 You are my beloved Son, with you I am well pleased. 00:00:34.119 --> 00:00:35.520 In chapter 4, verse 14. 00:00:35.520 --> 00:00:40.880 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee. 00:00:41.500 --> 00:00:44.400 And a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. 00:00:44.840 --> 00:00:47.780 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all. 00:00:48.500 --> 00:00:51.400 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. 00:00:52.420 --> 00:00:56.180 And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, 00:00:56.380 --> 00:00:57.900 and he stood up to read. 00:00:58.540 --> 00:01:01.100 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. 00:01:01.719 --> 00:01:04.480 He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, 00:01:04.480 --> 00:01:06.600 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, 00:01:06.920 --> 00:01:10.740 because he has anointed me to proclaim the good news to the poor. 00:01:11.359 --> 00:01:14.480 He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives, 00:01:14.900 --> 00:01:16.859 and recovering of sight to the blind. 00:01:17.460 --> 00:01:19.359 To set at liberty those who are oppressed. 00:01:19.760 --> 00:01:21.659 To proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. 00:01:22.719 --> 00:01:25.219 And he rolled up the scroll, and he gave it back to the attendant, 00:01:25.420 --> 00:01:26.100 and sat down. 00:01:26.760 --> 00:01:29.920 And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 00:01:29.920 --> 00:01:31.920 And he began to say to them, 00:01:32.400 --> 00:01:36.659 Today, this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing. 00:01:37.519 --> 00:01:38.859 This is God's holy word. 00:01:38.859 --> 00:01:42.920 Well, I want to say a huge thank you to Corey, 00:01:43.039 --> 00:01:45.039 and to you all for your warm welcome this morning. 00:01:45.359 --> 00:01:49.159 It's such a privilege to be back here again today. 00:01:50.200 --> 00:01:55.439 Both Una and I love, love the opportunity to come and worship with you. 00:01:55.739 --> 00:01:58.180 And so many of you are such dear friends to us, 00:01:58.200 --> 00:02:00.099 and many of you we have not met and got to know, 00:02:00.460 --> 00:02:02.000 but it's such a joy to see you here, 00:02:02.280 --> 00:02:04.039 and to get to know you as well. 00:02:04.040 --> 00:02:06.040 So thank you so much for this opportunity. 00:02:06.900 --> 00:02:08.319 It's such a privilege to be here. 00:02:08.840 --> 00:02:11.420 And we're going to turn back to Luke chapter 4. 00:02:12.240 --> 00:02:14.800 And let me just read these verses that are on the screen. 00:02:15.439 --> 00:02:18.200 Jesus came to Nazareth, where he'd been brought up. 00:02:18.300 --> 00:02:21.080 And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, 00:02:21.439 --> 00:02:22.400 and he stood up to read. 00:02:22.879 --> 00:02:25.219 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. 00:02:25.460 --> 00:02:27.800 He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, 00:02:28.259 --> 00:02:29.920 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, 00:02:30.200 --> 00:02:33.120 because he's anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. 00:02:33.120 --> 00:02:36.140 He sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives, 00:02:36.280 --> 00:02:37.980 and recovery of sight to the blind, 00:02:38.460 --> 00:02:40.360 to set at liberty those who are oppressed, 00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:44.360 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. 00:02:47.020 --> 00:02:49.700 Over the summer, you've had a series called Encounters with Jesus, 00:02:49.860 --> 00:02:52.620 and I was delighted to be part of that series back in July. 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:55.520 Today we come to the end of this series, 00:02:55.939 --> 00:02:57.659 and we're just going to ask the question, 00:02:58.379 --> 00:03:01.020 what's the most important counter of all? 00:03:01.020 --> 00:03:04.260 Who is that encounter with? 00:03:05.360 --> 00:03:06.700 That's what I want us to think about 00:03:06.700 --> 00:03:09.320 as we look at God's Word together today. 00:03:10.200 --> 00:03:13.240 But I need to explain that my sermon's not really going to follow the normal pattern. 00:03:13.840 --> 00:03:15.640 My sermon's actually going to be very, very short. 00:03:15.760 --> 00:03:17.820 My sermon's only going to be 10 minutes long, 00:03:18.180 --> 00:03:20.660 but my introduction's going to be about 20 minutes long. 00:03:20.740 --> 00:03:22.060 So it's going to be lots of introduction, 00:03:22.540 --> 00:03:25.300 then super short sermon at the end of it. 00:03:25.300 --> 00:03:28.000 Hopefully it's all going to make sense. 00:03:28.400 --> 00:03:30.400 This is the target that we're trying to get to, 00:03:30.580 --> 00:03:34.080 the most important encounter of all. 00:03:34.840 --> 00:03:37.719 Now when I was here serving as assistant minister, 00:03:37.860 --> 00:03:39.240 I was alongside Derek Lamont. 00:03:40.060 --> 00:03:41.740 Many of you will know Derek. 00:03:41.920 --> 00:03:43.560 He served here for over 20 years, 00:03:44.040 --> 00:03:47.640 and Derek and Katina had a wonderful ministry, 00:03:48.040 --> 00:03:48.860 blessed by the Lord. 00:03:49.060 --> 00:03:52.300 Derek has many, many amazing gifts for ministry. 00:03:52.300 --> 00:03:57.060 One of Derek's gifts is that he was very, very good at making up words. 00:03:58.400 --> 00:04:00.380 And that rubbed off on me, 00:04:00.820 --> 00:04:03.640 and I am going to introduce you to a word 00:04:03.640 --> 00:04:08.219 that is going to form the basis of the big, long introduction that I'm going to give, 00:04:08.660 --> 00:04:11.480 and I hope it's going to help us answer our question 00:04:11.480 --> 00:04:13.540 about the most important encounter of all. 00:04:13.740 --> 00:04:16.240 And the word I've made up is the word anointianity. 00:04:16.860 --> 00:04:17.060 Okay? 00:04:17.819 --> 00:04:21.240 So you're going to learn today all about anointianity. 00:04:21.240 --> 00:04:22.319 It's a weird-sounding word. 00:04:22.400 --> 00:04:23.139 Let me tell you what it means. 00:04:23.259 --> 00:04:26.439 Well, it's just an alternative for the word Christianity. 00:04:27.360 --> 00:04:29.319 And the reason I've made up this version 00:04:29.319 --> 00:04:33.160 is because the word Christ in Greek 00:04:33.160 --> 00:04:36.340 is the word that means anointed one. 00:04:36.439 --> 00:04:38.139 So Christ is a Greek word. 00:04:39.160 --> 00:04:41.680 It comes from the Greek word for anointing, 00:04:41.759 --> 00:04:43.180 which is the word chrio. 00:04:43.759 --> 00:04:46.400 And so in Greek, Christ and anointed, 00:04:46.600 --> 00:04:47.699 it's more or less the same word. 00:04:47.759 --> 00:04:49.120 It's exactly the same word family. 00:04:49.120 --> 00:04:50.819 And you actually see that very clearly in the Bible. 00:04:51.220 --> 00:04:52.680 Let me put up an example verse. 00:04:53.139 --> 00:04:53.399 It says, 00:04:53.600 --> 00:04:56.720 It is God who establishes us with you in Christ 00:04:56.720 --> 00:04:58.019 and has anointed us. 00:04:58.079 --> 00:04:59.759 Now, I'm just picking this word to show you the similarities 00:04:59.759 --> 00:05:01.060 between the two Greek words. 00:05:01.139 --> 00:05:03.180 We've got Christ and anointed. 00:05:03.300 --> 00:05:06.180 If I put the last wee bit of that verse up in Greek, 00:05:06.240 --> 00:05:07.340 I'm not amazing at Greek, 00:05:07.439 --> 00:05:08.240 but I can read it out, 00:05:08.280 --> 00:05:10.240 and you'll be able to hear what I'm trying to get at. 00:05:10.280 --> 00:05:12.120 If I read the last few words, 00:05:12.780 --> 00:05:15.600 the second half of that verse in Greek, 00:05:15.600 --> 00:05:16.280 it says, 00:05:17.720 --> 00:05:26.300 So, Christ on Christ, 00:05:26.920 --> 00:05:28.000 Christ on anointed. 00:05:28.400 --> 00:05:28.860 There you go. 00:05:29.240 --> 00:05:30.020 It's the same word. 00:05:30.200 --> 00:05:31.780 You can see that I'm not making it up. 00:05:31.840 --> 00:05:32.580 I did make up the word, 00:05:32.700 --> 00:05:33.879 but I'm not making up the connection. 00:05:34.960 --> 00:05:36.280 And so all of this is telling us 00:05:36.280 --> 00:05:37.560 that when we think about Jesus, 00:05:38.760 --> 00:05:40.200 when we talk about Christianity, 00:05:40.439 --> 00:05:42.620 behind all of that lies this concept 00:05:42.620 --> 00:05:44.780 of being anointed, 00:05:45.280 --> 00:05:46.800 and that's why we can call 00:05:46.800 --> 00:05:48.420 the Christian faith anointianity. 00:05:49.480 --> 00:05:52.060 And I hope that this is going to be helpful for us, 00:05:52.500 --> 00:05:57.220 because in all of this series 00:05:57.220 --> 00:05:59.780 and in everything that we do, 00:06:00.600 --> 00:06:02.860 we're thinking about encountering Jesus. 00:06:04.680 --> 00:06:06.800 But who exactly are we encountering? 00:06:06.800 --> 00:06:11.920 And what is it that is so important about it? 00:06:13.120 --> 00:06:15.920 Well, let's try and think about that together. 00:06:17.860 --> 00:06:21.319 Jesus of Nazareth is known throughout the whole world 00:06:21.319 --> 00:06:23.480 as Jesus Christ. 00:06:24.300 --> 00:06:27.060 And that word Christ is not a surname. 00:06:27.400 --> 00:06:28.319 It's actually a title. 00:06:28.480 --> 00:06:31.340 So we could just as easily say Jesus the Christ. 00:06:31.780 --> 00:06:33.100 And as I said, it's a Greek word. 00:06:33.180 --> 00:06:34.180 It means anointed one. 00:06:34.180 --> 00:06:37.319 The Greek word is the equivalent of the Hebrew word Messiah. 00:06:37.660 --> 00:06:39.639 So you'll hear these words related to Christianity. 00:06:39.780 --> 00:06:41.060 Messiah, Christ. 00:06:41.300 --> 00:06:43.379 All of it means anointed one. 00:06:43.579 --> 00:06:45.220 It's all referring to the same thing. 00:06:45.379 --> 00:06:47.939 It's telling us that at the heart of who Jesus is, 00:06:48.600 --> 00:06:50.079 and at the heart of why Jesus has come, 00:06:50.420 --> 00:06:53.060 is this whole concept of being anointed. 00:06:53.660 --> 00:06:54.600 What does that mean? 00:06:55.399 --> 00:06:56.899 And why is it so important? 00:06:58.040 --> 00:06:59.699 Well, the explanation for it all 00:06:59.699 --> 00:07:01.819 comes in the Old Testament. 00:07:02.340 --> 00:07:04.000 That's where the roots of this lie. 00:07:04.180 --> 00:07:08.379 And being anointed is connected to three key roles 00:07:08.379 --> 00:07:12.019 that appear again and again throughout the Old Testament. 00:07:12.300 --> 00:07:15.939 And these roles are prophet, priest, and king. 00:07:16.439 --> 00:07:18.259 And you see, if you look in the Old Testament, 00:07:18.800 --> 00:07:21.319 that for each of these roles, prophet, priest, and king, 00:07:22.040 --> 00:07:26.300 an individual was anointed for the task that was given to them. 00:07:26.379 --> 00:07:28.699 So I'll pop some examples up onto the screen. 00:07:29.219 --> 00:07:32.899 Prophet, you can see Elisha anointing. 00:07:33.740 --> 00:07:34.279 Sorry, you see king. 00:07:34.360 --> 00:07:35.240 Sorry, I put the wrong verse there. 00:07:35.319 --> 00:07:38.060 You see Elisha being anointed to be prophet. 00:07:40.719 --> 00:07:42.480 And yes, sorry, I'm reading it wrong there. 00:07:42.519 --> 00:07:44.279 So you see that there's an anointing of the king 00:07:44.279 --> 00:07:44.980 in the first verse, 00:07:45.099 --> 00:07:46.699 and an anointing of Elisha as the prophet. 00:07:47.039 --> 00:07:48.399 The instructions given to Elijah. 00:07:50.000 --> 00:07:52.019 Priest there, Exodus 40. 00:07:52.399 --> 00:07:54.459 Aaron and his sons, you shall anoint them. 00:07:54.459 --> 00:07:59.099 And then you see Saul being anointed to be king. 00:07:59.359 --> 00:08:01.120 So we see this throughout the Old Testament. 00:08:01.879 --> 00:08:04.919 Anointing is associated with these three roles. 00:08:05.259 --> 00:08:06.159 Prophet, priest, king. 00:08:06.699 --> 00:08:08.879 And each of these was crucial in the life of Israel 00:08:08.879 --> 00:08:09.680 in the Old Testament. 00:08:10.159 --> 00:08:11.259 So what did a prophet do? 00:08:12.099 --> 00:08:14.199 A prophet functioned as God's spokesperson. 00:08:15.419 --> 00:08:18.899 So a messenger who communicated the word of God. 00:08:19.000 --> 00:08:21.579 And often that was to issue warnings. 00:08:21.579 --> 00:08:25.879 And alongside those warnings would come an offer of salvation. 00:08:26.819 --> 00:08:30.839 The priest functioned as the people's representative before God. 00:08:31.399 --> 00:08:32.899 And so they would serve in the temple. 00:08:33.159 --> 00:08:34.159 They'd offer sacrifices. 00:08:34.779 --> 00:08:38.240 They would intercede on behalf of a sinful people. 00:08:39.100 --> 00:08:42.480 And the king functioned as God's vice regent. 00:08:42.819 --> 00:08:45.379 Or to use the imagery that comes up a lot in the Old Testament, 00:08:45.500 --> 00:08:47.460 the king functioned as an under-shepherd. 00:08:48.460 --> 00:08:51.379 Given responsibility, delegated by God, 00:08:51.580 --> 00:08:53.139 to care for the people. 00:08:53.240 --> 00:08:56.180 So a king stood under God, over the people. 00:08:57.040 --> 00:08:59.400 Exercising care and protection. 00:08:59.759 --> 00:09:01.460 So you've got all these things fitting together. 00:09:01.560 --> 00:09:03.080 A prophet spoke from God. 00:09:03.639 --> 00:09:05.280 A priest came to God. 00:09:05.560 --> 00:09:09.580 And a king reigned under God, over the people. 00:09:10.340 --> 00:09:13.080 These three roles were crucial in the Old Testament. 00:09:13.520 --> 00:09:15.860 But the big emphasis of the Old Testament 00:09:15.860 --> 00:09:19.659 is that all three of these failed. 00:09:21.820 --> 00:09:24.300 So the prophet's messages fell on deaf ears. 00:09:24.440 --> 00:09:25.200 The people didn't listen. 00:09:26.240 --> 00:09:29.080 The elaborate sacrificial system of the temple 00:09:29.080 --> 00:09:33.279 was actually never able to take away the people's sins. 00:09:33.279 --> 00:09:36.620 And the king's constantly failed. 00:09:37.740 --> 00:09:39.980 And by the time you reach the end of the Old Testament, 00:09:40.139 --> 00:09:41.799 God has stopped sending prophets. 00:09:42.919 --> 00:09:44.459 The temple has been destroyed. 00:09:46.100 --> 00:09:49.899 And the king has lost all his power. 00:09:50.679 --> 00:09:53.519 And instead, God's people are under the rule 00:09:53.519 --> 00:09:57.299 of foreign empires who have conquered them. 00:09:57.299 --> 00:09:59.879 So the story of the Old Testament, 00:10:00.019 --> 00:10:00.719 always remember this, 00:10:00.779 --> 00:10:01.620 the story of the Old Testament 00:10:01.620 --> 00:10:02.959 is not a story of success. 00:10:03.219 --> 00:10:05.399 It's always a story of failure. 00:10:05.959 --> 00:10:08.219 And it's meant to be a story of failure. 00:10:09.379 --> 00:10:10.939 Because all the time, 00:10:11.359 --> 00:10:12.740 the Old Testament is telling us 00:10:12.740 --> 00:10:14.240 that we need something more. 00:10:15.599 --> 00:10:17.299 That the prophets, the priests, and the kings 00:10:17.299 --> 00:10:18.120 we've got just now 00:10:18.120 --> 00:10:20.199 are not what we really need. 00:10:20.959 --> 00:10:22.219 And that's why the Old Testament 00:10:22.219 --> 00:10:24.599 is also always looking forward 00:10:24.600 --> 00:10:26.620 to the coming of a Savior 00:10:26.620 --> 00:10:28.580 who's going to be all three of these things. 00:10:28.920 --> 00:10:30.460 There's the anticipation of a prophet 00:10:30.460 --> 00:10:32.220 being raised up. 00:10:32.300 --> 00:10:33.200 This is Moses speaking. 00:10:33.540 --> 00:10:35.720 God will raise up for you a prophet like me 00:10:35.720 --> 00:10:36.879 from your brothers. 00:10:37.480 --> 00:10:38.480 You shall listen to him. 00:10:38.879 --> 00:10:41.519 There's the expectation of a priest, 00:10:42.600 --> 00:10:43.759 of a great high priest 00:10:43.759 --> 00:10:46.040 who will be able to serve forever. 00:10:46.399 --> 00:10:47.600 You see that in Psalm 110. 00:10:48.519 --> 00:10:50.740 And there's great anticipation of a king 00:10:50.740 --> 00:10:52.800 who will be wonderful counselor, 00:10:52.800 --> 00:10:54.259 mighty God, everlasting father, 00:10:54.259 --> 00:10:55.080 the prince of peace, 00:10:55.259 --> 00:10:56.299 and of his government. 00:10:57.000 --> 00:10:59.799 There shall be no end. 00:11:00.600 --> 00:11:01.439 And so the Old Testament 00:11:01.439 --> 00:11:02.139 is looking forward 00:11:02.139 --> 00:11:03.240 to a prophet that's going to come, 00:11:03.340 --> 00:11:04.299 to a priest that's going to come, 00:11:04.360 --> 00:11:05.360 to a king that's going to come. 00:11:05.559 --> 00:11:06.259 And actually, as you get 00:11:06.259 --> 00:11:08.039 to the very end of the Old Testament, 00:11:08.159 --> 00:11:10.299 you see that there's a recognition 00:11:10.299 --> 00:11:11.580 that all three of these roles 00:11:11.580 --> 00:11:12.439 are going to be combined 00:11:12.439 --> 00:11:13.360 in one individual. 00:11:14.240 --> 00:11:15.539 The prophecy of Zechariah 00:11:15.539 --> 00:11:16.679 is fascinating for that. 00:11:16.980 --> 00:11:17.439 I can only give you 00:11:17.439 --> 00:11:18.299 a couple of wee snippets, 00:11:18.379 --> 00:11:19.019 but if you do read 00:11:19.019 --> 00:11:20.360 the prophecy of Zechariah, 00:11:20.360 --> 00:11:21.740 look out for the ways 00:11:21.740 --> 00:11:22.980 in which it will combine 00:11:22.980 --> 00:11:24.060 prophet and king, 00:11:24.220 --> 00:11:25.159 or priest and king. 00:11:25.840 --> 00:11:26.940 And you see examples here. 00:11:27.000 --> 00:11:28.000 I'll just read the first one 00:11:28.000 --> 00:11:29.659 because I'm already going 00:11:29.659 --> 00:11:30.480 to start running out of time. 00:11:30.560 --> 00:11:31.159 My introduction is going 00:11:31.159 --> 00:11:31.620 to be even longer 00:11:31.620 --> 00:11:32.060 than I planned. 00:11:32.860 --> 00:11:33.240 It says, 00:11:33.639 --> 00:11:34.500 Thus says the Lord of hosts, 00:11:34.600 --> 00:11:35.500 Behold the man whose name 00:11:35.500 --> 00:11:36.120 is the branch, 00:11:36.220 --> 00:11:37.519 for he shall branch out 00:11:37.519 --> 00:11:38.560 from his place, 00:11:38.620 --> 00:11:39.259 and he shall build 00:11:39.259 --> 00:11:40.240 the temple of the Lord. 00:11:40.340 --> 00:11:41.639 There's priestly language. 00:11:42.220 --> 00:11:43.240 It's he who shall build 00:11:43.240 --> 00:11:43.879 the temple 00:11:43.879 --> 00:11:45.519 and shall bear royal honor. 00:11:45.620 --> 00:11:46.500 There's kingly language, 00:11:46.600 --> 00:11:47.340 and shall sit on the ruler 00:11:47.340 --> 00:11:48.379 on his throne. 00:11:48.759 --> 00:11:50.080 There's king language again. 00:11:50.080 --> 00:11:51.300 There shall be a priest 00:11:51.300 --> 00:11:52.580 on his throne. 00:11:53.040 --> 00:11:53.860 The council of peace 00:11:53.860 --> 00:11:55.100 shall be between them both. 00:11:55.259 --> 00:11:56.540 Same emphases 00:11:56.540 --> 00:11:57.840 in Zechariah 9, 00:11:57.920 --> 00:11:58.680 and throughout that book, 00:11:58.780 --> 00:11:59.020 prophet, 00:11:59.180 --> 00:11:59.360 priest, 00:11:59.420 --> 00:12:01.379 and king combined 00:12:01.379 --> 00:12:02.180 in the one person. 00:12:02.240 --> 00:12:02.520 And of course, 00:12:02.600 --> 00:12:03.500 you know who all of this 00:12:03.500 --> 00:12:04.180 is talking about. 00:12:06.340 --> 00:12:07.820 It's all fulfilled 00:12:07.820 --> 00:12:08.900 magnificently 00:12:08.900 --> 00:12:11.000 in Jesus Christ. 00:12:12.440 --> 00:12:13.080 And so, 00:12:13.240 --> 00:12:14.420 when Jesus speaks 00:12:14.420 --> 00:12:16.140 about him being anointed, 00:12:16.139 --> 00:12:18.340 there is a ton 00:12:18.340 --> 00:12:19.799 of Old Testament theology 00:12:19.799 --> 00:12:21.759 behind that term. 00:12:22.879 --> 00:12:24.299 And it's telling us 00:12:24.299 --> 00:12:25.899 that he is the one 00:12:25.899 --> 00:12:27.480 in whom everything 00:12:27.480 --> 00:12:28.259 that the Old Testament 00:12:28.259 --> 00:12:29.259 is looking forward to 00:12:29.259 --> 00:12:31.519 finds its fulfillment. 00:12:32.279 --> 00:12:32.919 And the rest 00:12:32.919 --> 00:12:33.519 of the New Testament 00:12:33.519 --> 00:12:34.799 confirms this again 00:12:34.799 --> 00:12:35.699 and again and again. 00:12:36.080 --> 00:12:36.840 A good example 00:12:36.840 --> 00:12:37.840 is Hebrews 1. 00:12:38.379 --> 00:12:38.919 Sorry that it's 00:12:38.919 --> 00:12:39.500 a long passage, 00:12:39.639 --> 00:12:40.799 but let me just whiz through it 00:12:40.799 --> 00:12:41.360 because you're going 00:12:41.360 --> 00:12:42.059 to see all three. 00:12:42.379 --> 00:12:42.819 Long ago, 00:12:42.879 --> 00:12:43.480 at many times, 00:12:43.639 --> 00:12:44.179 in many ways, 00:12:44.259 --> 00:12:45.200 God spoke to our fathers 00:12:45.200 --> 00:12:45.819 by the prophets, 00:12:45.820 --> 00:12:46.700 but in these last days, 00:12:46.760 --> 00:12:47.440 he's spoken to us 00:12:47.440 --> 00:12:48.060 by his son. 00:12:48.500 --> 00:12:49.260 There's prophecy, 00:12:49.520 --> 00:12:49.780 prophet. 00:12:50.860 --> 00:12:51.280 He appointed 00:12:51.280 --> 00:12:52.080 all things 00:12:52.080 --> 00:12:52.640 through whom 00:12:52.640 --> 00:12:53.180 he also created 00:12:53.180 --> 00:12:53.640 the world. 00:12:53.940 --> 00:12:54.420 He's the radiance 00:12:54.420 --> 00:12:55.120 of the glory of God, 00:12:55.180 --> 00:12:55.700 the exact imprint 00:12:55.700 --> 00:12:56.260 of his nature. 00:12:56.620 --> 00:12:57.260 He upholds the universe 00:12:57.260 --> 00:12:58.020 by the word of his power. 00:12:58.500 --> 00:12:59.640 After making purification 00:12:59.640 --> 00:13:00.480 for sins, 00:13:01.240 --> 00:13:02.320 there's priestly language. 00:13:03.100 --> 00:13:03.560 He sat down 00:13:03.560 --> 00:13:04.060 at the right hand 00:13:04.060 --> 00:13:05.060 of the majesty on high. 00:13:05.500 --> 00:13:06.140 This is pointing us 00:13:06.140 --> 00:13:07.260 towards kingly language 00:13:07.260 --> 00:13:08.080 and that gets emphasized. 00:13:08.600 --> 00:13:09.300 I'll skip out the bits, 00:13:09.400 --> 00:13:09.780 but you'll see 00:13:09.780 --> 00:13:10.540 at the end of the sun, 00:13:10.580 --> 00:13:10.840 it says, 00:13:10.940 --> 00:13:11.460 your throne, 00:13:11.620 --> 00:13:12.060 O God, 00:13:12.120 --> 00:13:13.040 is forever and ever. 00:13:13.280 --> 00:13:14.060 There's king language. 00:13:14.060 --> 00:13:14.440 Prophet, 00:13:14.580 --> 00:13:14.760 priest, 00:13:14.820 --> 00:13:15.160 and king, 00:13:15.159 --> 00:13:16.719 all fulfilled 00:13:16.719 --> 00:13:17.620 and accomplished 00:13:17.620 --> 00:13:18.259 in Jesus. 00:13:18.379 --> 00:13:19.419 So, you need to remember 00:13:19.419 --> 00:13:20.039 these categories. 00:13:20.199 --> 00:13:20.779 Maybe you've known them 00:13:20.779 --> 00:13:21.480 a long, long time, 00:13:21.539 --> 00:13:22.399 but they're so important 00:13:22.399 --> 00:13:23.759 to the whole concept 00:13:23.759 --> 00:13:24.779 of Jesus' identity 00:13:24.779 --> 00:13:25.939 as the Christ. 00:13:26.719 --> 00:13:27.439 He's prophet, 00:13:27.799 --> 00:13:28.059 priest, 00:13:28.219 --> 00:13:28.759 and king. 00:13:29.000 --> 00:13:29.539 And the reason 00:13:29.539 --> 00:13:30.240 they're so important 00:13:30.240 --> 00:13:31.860 is that it's these offices 00:13:31.860 --> 00:13:33.500 that come together 00:13:33.500 --> 00:13:34.500 to enable Jesus 00:13:34.500 --> 00:13:35.019 to serve 00:13:35.019 --> 00:13:36.339 as the mediator 00:13:36.339 --> 00:13:38.100 between God 00:13:38.100 --> 00:13:38.779 and humanity. 00:13:38.899 --> 00:13:40.000 Now, that word mediator 00:13:40.000 --> 00:13:40.939 is a big, 00:13:40.959 --> 00:13:42.299 big theological term 00:13:42.299 --> 00:13:42.699 for us. 00:13:42.699 --> 00:13:43.799 It's so important. 00:13:43.799 --> 00:13:46.159 It's what Jesus does. 00:13:46.219 --> 00:13:48.359 So, he's the prophetic revelation 00:13:48.359 --> 00:13:49.500 from God. 00:13:49.859 --> 00:13:52.139 So, information, 00:13:52.479 --> 00:13:53.000 communication, 00:13:53.319 --> 00:13:54.620 revelation from God 00:13:54.620 --> 00:13:55.639 comes to us 00:13:55.639 --> 00:13:56.519 through Jesus. 00:13:56.979 --> 00:13:57.699 He's the priest 00:13:57.699 --> 00:13:58.659 who gives us access 00:13:58.659 --> 00:13:59.719 to God. 00:13:59.979 --> 00:14:00.599 So, you can see 00:14:00.599 --> 00:14:01.559 both directions 00:14:01.559 --> 00:14:02.620 at play here. 00:14:02.879 --> 00:14:03.819 And he's the king 00:14:03.819 --> 00:14:04.679 of God's kingdom. 00:14:05.199 --> 00:14:06.359 So, every aspect 00:14:06.359 --> 00:14:07.099 of our lives 00:14:07.099 --> 00:14:09.419 is under his rule. 00:14:09.419 --> 00:14:12.599 And, of course, 00:14:12.659 --> 00:14:13.539 the reason why Jesus 00:14:13.539 --> 00:14:14.439 can do this, 00:14:15.240 --> 00:14:16.139 why Jesus can be 00:14:16.139 --> 00:14:16.799 the mediator 00:14:16.799 --> 00:14:17.500 between God 00:14:17.500 --> 00:14:18.319 and humanity, 00:14:18.500 --> 00:14:19.879 is because he is God 00:14:19.879 --> 00:14:22.179 and he is one of us. 00:14:22.959 --> 00:14:24.159 And that's what's captured 00:14:24.159 --> 00:14:25.559 again in the New Testament. 00:14:26.279 --> 00:14:26.919 There's one mediator 00:14:26.919 --> 00:14:27.759 between God and man, 00:14:27.899 --> 00:14:28.419 the man, 00:14:28.819 --> 00:14:29.279 Christ, 00:14:29.860 --> 00:14:30.139 Jesus. 00:14:30.360 --> 00:14:31.399 That's what makes 00:14:31.399 --> 00:14:32.439 Jesus unique. 00:14:34.199 --> 00:14:36.199 Only he can fulfill 00:14:36.200 --> 00:14:36.980 these roles. 00:14:39.240 --> 00:14:40.080 The prophets, 00:14:40.240 --> 00:14:40.400 priests, 00:14:40.480 --> 00:14:40.900 and kings 00:14:40.900 --> 00:14:42.360 of the Old Testament 00:14:42.360 --> 00:14:43.360 failed. 00:14:44.600 --> 00:14:44.879 And, 00:14:45.160 --> 00:14:47.180 the false prophets, 00:14:47.360 --> 00:14:47.960 false priests, 00:14:48.120 --> 00:14:49.280 and temporary kings 00:14:49.280 --> 00:14:50.740 that humanity 00:14:50.740 --> 00:14:51.820 has chased after 00:14:51.820 --> 00:14:53.360 and put their hope 00:14:53.360 --> 00:14:54.300 in throughout history 00:14:54.300 --> 00:14:55.280 have failed. 00:14:55.900 --> 00:14:56.879 Only Jesus 00:14:56.879 --> 00:14:58.720 can fulfill 00:14:58.720 --> 00:14:59.640 these roles. 00:15:00.680 --> 00:15:01.140 But, 00:15:01.340 --> 00:15:02.300 what's even more 00:15:02.300 --> 00:15:03.020 important to recognize, 00:15:03.160 --> 00:15:03.280 maybe, 00:15:03.379 --> 00:15:03.820 is that Jesus 00:15:03.820 --> 00:15:04.800 doesn't just take up 00:15:04.800 --> 00:15:05.300 these roles. 00:15:05.299 --> 00:15:06.120 He takes them 00:15:06.120 --> 00:15:07.620 to a whole new level. 00:15:08.379 --> 00:15:08.899 Because, 00:15:09.059 --> 00:15:10.000 Jesus doesn't just 00:15:10.000 --> 00:15:11.219 communicate on God's 00:15:11.219 --> 00:15:12.819 behalf as a messenger. 00:15:13.439 --> 00:15:13.639 No, 00:15:14.759 --> 00:15:16.579 Jesus' very words 00:15:16.579 --> 00:15:18.979 are the words of God. 00:15:19.899 --> 00:15:21.199 When he speaks, 00:15:21.459 --> 00:15:22.099 God speaks. 00:15:22.879 --> 00:15:23.120 And, 00:15:23.179 --> 00:15:23.919 Jesus doesn't just 00:15:23.919 --> 00:15:24.819 offer a sacrifice 00:15:24.819 --> 00:15:25.719 on behalf of the people 00:15:25.719 --> 00:15:26.519 like the priests did. 00:15:26.819 --> 00:15:29.219 Jesus is the sacrifice 00:15:29.219 --> 00:15:31.259 on behalf 00:15:31.259 --> 00:15:33.059 of his people. 00:15:33.059 --> 00:15:33.119 people. 00:15:34.339 --> 00:15:34.559 And, 00:15:34.619 --> 00:15:35.419 Jesus doesn't just 00:15:35.419 --> 00:15:36.539 rule with a delegated 00:15:36.539 --> 00:15:37.939 authority from God. 00:15:38.039 --> 00:15:38.739 He is the one 00:15:38.739 --> 00:15:40.259 who has all authority. 00:15:40.919 --> 00:15:41.979 He is king of kings 00:15:41.979 --> 00:15:44.039 and lord of lords. 00:15:44.959 --> 00:15:45.359 And, 00:15:45.419 --> 00:15:45.879 these roles, 00:15:46.019 --> 00:15:46.219 prophet, 00:15:46.339 --> 00:15:46.479 priest, 00:15:46.519 --> 00:15:46.759 and king, 00:15:46.799 --> 00:15:47.500 are so important 00:15:47.500 --> 00:15:48.379 for understanding 00:15:48.379 --> 00:15:49.399 Jesus as we look 00:15:49.399 --> 00:15:50.179 at him in the gospel. 00:15:50.339 --> 00:15:51.179 All the different people 00:15:51.179 --> 00:15:52.039 we've seen encounter 00:15:52.039 --> 00:15:53.500 Jesus are meeting 00:15:53.500 --> 00:15:54.459 the great prophet, 00:15:54.819 --> 00:15:55.099 priest, 00:15:55.259 --> 00:15:55.779 and king. 00:15:56.079 --> 00:15:56.259 And, 00:15:56.319 --> 00:15:57.119 in Jesus' ministry, 00:15:57.119 --> 00:15:57.779 you actually see 00:15:57.779 --> 00:15:58.479 what we could call 00:15:58.480 --> 00:16:00.480 a progressive intensification 00:16:00.480 --> 00:16:02.080 of these roles. 00:16:03.340 --> 00:16:03.440 And, 00:16:03.519 --> 00:16:03.639 so, 00:16:03.779 --> 00:16:04.779 Jesus the prophet 00:16:04.779 --> 00:16:06.899 engages in a ministry 00:16:06.899 --> 00:16:07.960 of proclamation. 00:16:08.159 --> 00:16:08.200 And, 00:16:08.220 --> 00:16:08.279 so, 00:16:08.320 --> 00:16:08.759 he goes around 00:16:08.759 --> 00:16:09.259 preaching, 00:16:09.519 --> 00:16:10.539 teaching more 00:16:10.539 --> 00:16:11.200 and more 00:16:11.200 --> 00:16:11.700 and more. 00:16:11.980 --> 00:16:12.259 And, 00:16:12.420 --> 00:16:13.399 that message 00:16:13.399 --> 00:16:13.879 is accompanied 00:16:13.879 --> 00:16:14.600 by miracles 00:16:14.600 --> 00:16:15.899 which function 00:16:15.899 --> 00:16:16.860 to attest 00:16:16.860 --> 00:16:18.200 the authenticity 00:16:18.200 --> 00:16:19.440 of what Jesus 00:16:19.440 --> 00:16:20.000 is saying. 00:16:20.460 --> 00:16:21.340 Jesus the priest 00:16:21.340 --> 00:16:22.639 sets his face 00:16:22.639 --> 00:16:23.519 towards Jerusalem. 00:16:24.899 --> 00:16:24.980 And, 00:16:25.039 --> 00:16:25.120 so, 00:16:25.200 --> 00:16:25.779 as you go through 00:16:25.779 --> 00:16:26.340 the gospels, 00:16:26.420 --> 00:16:27.379 you discover very quickly 00:16:27.379 --> 00:16:28.299 that actually the whole 00:16:28.299 --> 00:16:29.179 of these gospels 00:16:29.179 --> 00:16:30.200 are focused 00:16:30.200 --> 00:16:31.939 on Jesus reaching 00:16:31.939 --> 00:16:32.600 the cross 00:16:32.600 --> 00:16:34.500 when he's going 00:16:34.500 --> 00:16:34.939 to accomplish 00:16:34.939 --> 00:16:35.759 the great work 00:16:35.759 --> 00:16:37.279 of atonement. 00:16:38.080 --> 00:16:38.419 And, 00:16:38.480 --> 00:16:38.659 then, 00:16:39.419 --> 00:16:40.759 the whole of the gospels 00:16:40.759 --> 00:16:41.480 culminate 00:16:41.480 --> 00:16:43.159 in Jesus rising 00:16:43.159 --> 00:16:43.960 from the dead 00:16:43.960 --> 00:16:46.419 and in the resurrection 00:16:46.419 --> 00:16:48.500 we see Jesus the king 00:16:48.500 --> 00:16:51.080 rising from the dead 00:16:51.080 --> 00:16:53.279 with unstoppable power. 00:16:53.399 --> 00:16:54.960 The king has conquered. 00:16:55.580 --> 00:16:56.480 He's victorious. 00:16:56.480 --> 00:16:59.279 He rules over all. 00:17:00.279 --> 00:17:00.379 And, 00:17:00.460 --> 00:17:00.539 so, 00:17:00.600 --> 00:17:01.920 what he was anointed 00:17:01.920 --> 00:17:02.899 to accomplish 00:17:02.899 --> 00:17:05.920 becomes his perfect 00:17:05.920 --> 00:17:07.599 finished work. 00:17:09.440 --> 00:17:09.860 And, 00:17:09.940 --> 00:17:10.660 maybe the best summary 00:17:10.660 --> 00:17:11.420 of this comes 00:17:11.420 --> 00:17:12.220 in one of the most 00:17:12.220 --> 00:17:13.519 famous Bible verses 00:17:13.519 --> 00:17:13.940 of all 00:17:13.940 --> 00:17:14.799 when Jesus said, 00:17:15.200 --> 00:17:15.920 I am the way, 00:17:16.420 --> 00:17:17.039 the truth, 00:17:17.180 --> 00:17:17.880 and the life. 00:17:18.339 --> 00:17:19.000 No one comes 00:17:19.000 --> 00:17:19.640 to the Father 00:17:19.640 --> 00:17:21.299 except through me. 00:17:21.400 --> 00:17:22.180 Jesus the priest 00:17:22.180 --> 00:17:23.160 is the way to God. 00:17:23.579 --> 00:17:24.099 It's through him 00:17:24.099 --> 00:17:24.900 that we get to God. 00:17:24.900 --> 00:17:26.580 Jesus the prophet 00:17:26.580 --> 00:17:27.680 reveals the truth 00:17:27.680 --> 00:17:28.860 from God. 00:17:29.500 --> 00:17:29.920 And, 00:17:29.960 --> 00:17:30.640 Jesus the king 00:17:30.640 --> 00:17:32.180 gives us eternal life 00:17:32.180 --> 00:17:33.580 in his kingdom 00:17:33.580 --> 00:17:35.480 and there is no other. 00:17:37.360 --> 00:17:38.620 No other mediator 00:17:38.620 --> 00:17:39.780 between God 00:17:39.780 --> 00:17:40.440 and humanity. 00:17:41.019 --> 00:17:42.060 No one comes 00:17:42.060 --> 00:17:42.580 to the Father 00:17:42.580 --> 00:17:43.880 except through him. 00:17:43.880 --> 00:17:45.140 Now, 00:17:45.620 --> 00:17:46.120 there's loads more 00:17:46.120 --> 00:17:46.540 that we could say 00:17:46.540 --> 00:17:46.840 about this. 00:17:46.900 --> 00:17:47.400 These are massive 00:17:47.400 --> 00:17:48.280 theological topics. 00:17:48.480 --> 00:17:49.000 I'm only halfway 00:17:49.000 --> 00:17:49.680 through my introduction 00:17:49.680 --> 00:17:50.240 so we've got to 00:17:50.240 --> 00:17:50.840 keep moving forward. 00:17:53.840 --> 00:17:55.060 In all of this stuff, 00:17:55.480 --> 00:17:57.160 why is this all 00:17:57.160 --> 00:17:57.860 being placed 00:17:57.860 --> 00:17:58.760 under the framework 00:17:58.760 --> 00:17:59.520 of being anointed? 00:17:59.900 --> 00:18:00.020 Like, 00:18:00.060 --> 00:18:00.660 why is anointed 00:18:00.660 --> 00:18:01.560 the thing that God 00:18:01.560 --> 00:18:02.700 wants to do 00:18:02.700 --> 00:18:03.580 in revealing Jesus? 00:18:03.680 --> 00:18:03.780 Well, 00:18:03.800 --> 00:18:04.480 I think there's two, 00:18:04.620 --> 00:18:05.460 at least two reasons 00:18:05.460 --> 00:18:06.680 why this is so crucial. 00:18:07.100 --> 00:18:07.580 First of all, 00:18:07.620 --> 00:18:08.240 we need to recognize 00:18:08.240 --> 00:18:09.320 that the Bible's, 00:18:09.720 --> 00:18:10.680 that anointing 00:18:10.680 --> 00:18:11.940 is the Bible's way 00:18:11.940 --> 00:18:13.980 of saying it's him. 00:18:16.120 --> 00:18:17.080 Anointing is the Bible's 00:18:17.080 --> 00:18:18.039 way of saying it's him. 00:18:18.080 --> 00:18:18.360 In other words, 00:18:18.400 --> 00:18:19.180 it's a key mark 00:18:19.180 --> 00:18:19.880 of identification. 00:18:20.460 --> 00:18:20.580 Now, 00:18:20.640 --> 00:18:21.660 we still do the same thing. 00:18:21.779 --> 00:18:23.200 We just don't use oil. 00:18:24.019 --> 00:18:25.240 We use other stuff. 00:18:25.320 --> 00:18:25.440 So, 00:18:25.480 --> 00:18:26.160 when somebody wins 00:18:26.160 --> 00:18:26.620 the Olympics, 00:18:26.620 --> 00:18:27.460 we anoint them 00:18:27.460 --> 00:18:28.200 with a gold medal. 00:18:29.740 --> 00:18:30.460 When you become 00:18:30.460 --> 00:18:30.779 the captain 00:18:30.779 --> 00:18:31.519 of a football team 00:18:31.519 --> 00:18:32.120 or a sports team, 00:18:32.160 --> 00:18:32.660 you get anointed 00:18:32.660 --> 00:18:33.460 with an armband. 00:18:34.660 --> 00:18:35.840 And when you're 00:18:35.840 --> 00:18:36.779 the bride at a wedding, 00:18:36.900 --> 00:18:37.519 you get anointed 00:18:37.519 --> 00:18:38.779 with a dress 00:18:38.779 --> 00:18:39.700 that no one else 00:18:39.700 --> 00:18:40.220 is wearing. 00:18:40.220 --> 00:18:42.019 And all of these 00:18:42.019 --> 00:18:42.620 are ways in which 00:18:42.620 --> 00:18:43.460 we say it's him. 00:18:44.779 --> 00:18:45.640 It's her. 00:18:48.000 --> 00:18:49.440 Anointing identifies 00:18:49.440 --> 00:18:51.160 who we are. 00:18:51.600 --> 00:18:53.519 And the key point 00:18:53.519 --> 00:18:54.000 with Jesus 00:18:54.000 --> 00:18:54.799 is that when it comes 00:18:54.799 --> 00:18:55.839 to finding answers, 00:18:56.039 --> 00:18:56.400 when it comes 00:18:56.400 --> 00:18:57.220 to finding hope, 00:18:57.380 --> 00:18:58.019 finding healing, 00:18:58.360 --> 00:18:59.339 finding purpose, 00:18:59.920 --> 00:19:00.720 finding truth, 00:19:01.160 --> 00:19:02.920 finding eternal life, 00:19:02.980 --> 00:19:03.680 the anointing 00:19:03.680 --> 00:19:04.200 of Jesus 00:19:04.200 --> 00:19:05.440 as the Christ 00:19:05.440 --> 00:19:07.019 is all there 00:19:07.019 --> 00:19:07.819 to tell us 00:19:07.819 --> 00:19:09.039 it's him. 00:19:09.039 --> 00:19:12.720 it's him 00:19:12.720 --> 00:19:13.480 that we need. 00:19:15.180 --> 00:19:16.099 He's the one 00:19:16.099 --> 00:19:17.579 that we've been 00:19:17.579 --> 00:19:18.059 waiting for 00:19:18.059 --> 00:19:18.720 and it's telling you 00:19:18.720 --> 00:19:19.519 that if you look 00:19:19.519 --> 00:19:20.399 past Jesus 00:19:20.399 --> 00:19:21.159 or if you look 00:19:21.159 --> 00:19:21.839 somewhere else, 00:19:22.319 --> 00:19:23.099 you're making 00:19:23.099 --> 00:19:23.779 the wrong decision. 00:19:25.599 --> 00:19:26.420 You're picking 00:19:26.420 --> 00:19:27.240 the wrong one. 00:19:29.859 --> 00:19:30.740 And alongside 00:19:30.740 --> 00:19:31.359 that mark 00:19:31.359 --> 00:19:32.000 of identification, 00:19:32.359 --> 00:19:32.700 the Bible 00:19:32.700 --> 00:19:34.319 also associates 00:19:34.319 --> 00:19:35.839 anointing 00:19:35.839 --> 00:19:37.299 with power. 00:19:37.299 --> 00:19:38.440 You see that 00:19:38.440 --> 00:19:39.720 in Acts 10 38. 00:19:40.339 --> 00:19:41.039 There's just a summary 00:19:41.039 --> 00:19:41.559 about Jesus. 00:19:42.079 --> 00:19:42.240 It says, 00:19:42.359 --> 00:19:43.019 God anointed 00:19:43.019 --> 00:19:44.000 Jesus of Nazareth 00:19:44.000 --> 00:19:44.859 with the Holy Spirit 00:19:44.859 --> 00:19:46.180 and with power. 00:19:47.099 --> 00:19:47.579 He went about 00:19:47.579 --> 00:19:48.019 doing good 00:19:48.019 --> 00:19:48.519 and healing all 00:19:48.519 --> 00:19:48.940 who were oppressed 00:19:48.940 --> 00:19:49.460 by the devil 00:19:49.460 --> 00:19:51.220 for God was with him. 00:19:51.319 --> 00:19:51.579 Jesus, 00:19:51.720 --> 00:19:52.659 the anointed prophet, 00:19:52.879 --> 00:19:53.159 priest, 00:19:53.240 --> 00:19:53.919 and king 00:19:53.919 --> 00:19:55.460 has the power 00:19:55.460 --> 00:19:56.740 to accomplish 00:19:56.740 --> 00:19:57.779 everything 00:19:57.779 --> 00:19:59.139 that he came 00:19:59.139 --> 00:19:59.639 to do. 00:19:59.700 --> 00:20:00.119 His power 00:20:00.119 --> 00:20:01.019 is unlimited. 00:20:01.339 --> 00:20:02.119 It's unstoppable. 00:20:02.599 --> 00:20:03.599 It is completely 00:20:03.599 --> 00:20:04.799 effectual 00:20:04.799 --> 00:20:06.799 in accomplishing 00:20:06.799 --> 00:20:07.539 everything 00:20:07.539 --> 00:20:08.639 that God the Father 00:20:08.639 --> 00:20:10.000 wants him to do. 00:20:10.240 --> 00:20:10.700 So that means 00:20:10.700 --> 00:20:11.099 that the gospel 00:20:11.099 --> 00:20:11.839 doesn't just say 00:20:11.839 --> 00:20:12.420 it's him. 00:20:13.519 --> 00:20:14.839 The gospel also says 00:20:14.839 --> 00:20:15.559 it's him 00:20:15.559 --> 00:20:16.779 and he's done it. 00:20:19.480 --> 00:20:21.039 He's done everything 00:20:21.039 --> 00:20:22.519 that is needed. 00:20:22.519 --> 00:20:27.099 And all any of us 00:20:27.099 --> 00:20:27.819 needs to do 00:20:27.819 --> 00:20:29.160 is rest on him 00:20:29.160 --> 00:20:31.400 and his perfect 00:20:31.400 --> 00:20:32.980 finished work. 00:20:33.940 --> 00:20:34.980 Now this is so important 00:20:34.980 --> 00:20:36.000 because there are 00:20:36.000 --> 00:20:36.660 many people 00:20:36.660 --> 00:20:37.119 who, 00:20:38.879 --> 00:20:39.339 when it comes 00:20:39.339 --> 00:20:40.059 to the big questions 00:20:40.059 --> 00:20:41.299 of life and truth 00:20:41.299 --> 00:20:42.220 and salvation, 00:20:42.960 --> 00:20:44.019 many people look at Jesus 00:20:44.019 --> 00:20:44.359 and think, 00:20:44.599 --> 00:20:45.059 it's not him. 00:20:46.339 --> 00:20:46.980 And they'll look 00:20:46.980 --> 00:20:47.639 somewhere else. 00:20:49.579 --> 00:20:50.339 They'll pick 00:20:50.339 --> 00:20:51.119 a different option. 00:20:51.119 --> 00:20:52.859 And all around us 00:20:52.859 --> 00:20:53.339 that's what people 00:20:53.339 --> 00:20:53.579 are doing. 00:20:53.659 --> 00:20:54.079 People are looking 00:20:54.079 --> 00:20:54.739 for wholeness 00:20:54.739 --> 00:20:55.379 and completeness 00:20:55.379 --> 00:20:56.000 and answers 00:20:56.000 --> 00:20:56.599 and truth 00:20:56.599 --> 00:20:57.659 and stability 00:20:57.659 --> 00:20:59.039 in other stuff. 00:21:00.359 --> 00:21:01.219 Lots of people 00:21:01.219 --> 00:21:02.159 will look at Jesus 00:21:02.159 --> 00:21:02.459 and think, 00:21:02.659 --> 00:21:03.099 it's not him. 00:21:06.859 --> 00:21:07.819 There's another problem 00:21:07.819 --> 00:21:08.399 that people have 00:21:08.399 --> 00:21:08.819 that I think 00:21:08.819 --> 00:21:10.019 maybe more of you 00:21:10.019 --> 00:21:11.079 might have. 00:21:12.299 --> 00:21:12.879 It's not so much 00:21:12.879 --> 00:21:13.619 that you look at Jesus 00:21:13.619 --> 00:21:14.179 and you think, 00:21:14.299 --> 00:21:14.879 it's not him. 00:21:16.019 --> 00:21:17.099 It's more that 00:21:17.099 --> 00:21:18.859 you look at Jesus 00:21:18.859 --> 00:21:19.459 and you hear 00:21:19.459 --> 00:21:20.259 that he is a savior 00:21:20.259 --> 00:21:20.899 and you know 00:21:20.900 --> 00:21:21.759 that he is the Christ. 00:21:21.860 --> 00:21:22.820 You don't doubt that 00:21:22.820 --> 00:21:23.720 and you think 00:21:23.720 --> 00:21:24.519 about salvation 00:21:24.519 --> 00:21:26.420 and then 00:21:26.420 --> 00:21:28.180 you look at yourself 00:21:28.180 --> 00:21:31.040 and you think, 00:21:31.180 --> 00:21:32.320 he's not going 00:21:32.320 --> 00:21:32.880 to do it for me. 00:21:35.259 --> 00:21:36.280 So I know it's him 00:21:36.280 --> 00:21:37.720 but he won't do it. 00:21:39.740 --> 00:21:40.580 Or maybe you think, 00:21:40.740 --> 00:21:41.180 I know it's him 00:21:41.180 --> 00:21:41.600 but he actually 00:21:41.600 --> 00:21:42.340 can't do it 00:21:42.340 --> 00:21:42.780 because I've made 00:21:42.780 --> 00:21:43.540 too many mistakes. 00:21:43.680 --> 00:21:44.240 I've stuffed up 00:21:44.240 --> 00:21:44.740 too much. 00:21:47.560 --> 00:21:48.259 Maybe you know 00:21:48.259 --> 00:21:48.680 it's him 00:21:48.680 --> 00:21:49.340 but you just think 00:21:49.340 --> 00:21:49.960 he can't do it 00:21:49.960 --> 00:21:50.319 for me. 00:21:51.440 --> 00:21:52.860 That is never true. 00:21:54.660 --> 00:21:55.880 That is never 00:21:55.880 --> 00:21:57.680 ever true. 00:21:58.059 --> 00:21:59.340 And this whole concept 00:21:59.340 --> 00:22:00.180 of being anointed 00:22:00.180 --> 00:22:01.180 is proving that. 00:22:01.279 --> 00:22:01.740 It's telling you 00:22:01.740 --> 00:22:02.259 it's him 00:22:02.259 --> 00:22:03.200 and it's telling you 00:22:03.200 --> 00:22:03.940 he can 00:22:03.940 --> 00:22:04.819 and it's telling you 00:22:04.819 --> 00:22:05.819 he will. 00:22:07.299 --> 00:22:07.900 No one 00:22:07.900 --> 00:22:08.519 who ever comes 00:22:08.519 --> 00:22:08.960 to him 00:22:08.960 --> 00:22:10.460 will be cast 00:22:10.460 --> 00:22:11.019 out. 00:22:12.600 --> 00:22:13.039 Now, 00:22:13.980 --> 00:22:14.559 my introduction 00:22:14.559 --> 00:22:15.319 is almost over 00:22:15.319 --> 00:22:15.940 and then we need 00:22:15.940 --> 00:22:16.360 to start our 00:22:16.360 --> 00:22:17.059 five minute sermon. 00:22:17.059 --> 00:22:18.079 there's loads 00:22:18.079 --> 00:22:18.639 loads more 00:22:18.639 --> 00:22:19.539 that I want 00:22:19.539 --> 00:22:20.299 to say about this. 00:22:20.740 --> 00:22:21.460 I had wanted 00:22:21.460 --> 00:22:22.519 to say a wee bit 00:22:22.519 --> 00:22:23.119 about 00:22:23.119 --> 00:22:26.119 the baptism 00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:26.559 of Jesus. 00:22:26.720 --> 00:22:27.119 That's a great 00:22:27.119 --> 00:22:28.000 example of 00:22:28.000 --> 00:22:29.359 how you see 00:22:29.359 --> 00:22:31.179 God, 00:22:31.500 --> 00:22:31.799 Father, 00:22:32.019 --> 00:22:32.220 Son, 00:22:32.279 --> 00:22:33.039 and Holy Spirit 00:22:33.039 --> 00:22:34.440 all working 00:22:34.440 --> 00:22:34.899 together 00:22:34.899 --> 00:22:35.659 in this 00:22:35.659 --> 00:22:36.440 anointing. 00:22:37.220 --> 00:22:37.519 And so 00:22:37.519 --> 00:22:38.419 let me just 00:22:38.419 --> 00:22:39.079 summarize what I was 00:22:39.079 --> 00:22:39.359 going to say 00:22:39.359 --> 00:22:40.119 very, very briefly. 00:22:40.639 --> 00:22:41.419 In the baptism, 00:22:42.059 --> 00:22:43.119 do I have it on the screen? 00:22:43.220 --> 00:22:43.839 It's there somewhere. 00:22:45.200 --> 00:22:45.559 There we go. 00:22:45.559 --> 00:22:46.119 There's the baptism. 00:22:46.379 --> 00:22:46.940 I just want to say 00:22:46.940 --> 00:22:47.619 what you have here 00:22:47.619 --> 00:22:48.299 is you have 00:22:48.299 --> 00:22:48.879 God the Father, 00:22:49.019 --> 00:22:49.579 God the Son, 00:22:49.720 --> 00:22:50.519 God the Spirit 00:22:50.519 --> 00:22:51.839 united in this 00:22:51.839 --> 00:22:52.779 concept of anointing 00:22:52.779 --> 00:22:53.279 because you have 00:22:53.279 --> 00:22:53.799 the Father 00:22:53.799 --> 00:22:55.000 anointing. 00:22:56.279 --> 00:22:57.279 You have the Son, 00:22:57.519 --> 00:22:58.460 the anointed one, 00:22:59.000 --> 00:22:59.899 and you have 00:22:59.899 --> 00:23:00.599 the Holy Spirit, 00:23:00.759 --> 00:23:02.259 the oil of anointing 00:23:02.259 --> 00:23:04.200 that empowers 00:23:04.200 --> 00:23:07.179 and enables Jesus 00:23:07.179 --> 00:23:07.720 to accomplish 00:23:07.720 --> 00:23:08.240 his ministry. 00:23:08.379 --> 00:23:09.259 So you have 00:23:09.259 --> 00:23:10.079 the anointer, 00:23:10.720 --> 00:23:11.419 the anointed, 00:23:12.000 --> 00:23:12.819 the anointing. 00:23:12.919 --> 00:23:13.440 You see the same 00:23:13.440 --> 00:23:14.159 passage here. 00:23:14.160 --> 00:23:15.920 God anointed Jesus 00:23:15.920 --> 00:23:17.040 with the Holy Spirit 00:23:17.040 --> 00:23:18.200 and with power. 00:23:18.720 --> 00:23:19.259 The anointer, 00:23:19.420 --> 00:23:19.640 God, 00:23:19.740 --> 00:23:20.259 the anointed, 00:23:20.519 --> 00:23:20.940 the Son, 00:23:21.180 --> 00:23:22.320 the anointment, 00:23:23.120 --> 00:23:23.860 the Holy Spirit, 00:23:23.980 --> 00:23:24.720 the anointing, 00:23:25.259 --> 00:23:26.279 and it's all 00:23:26.279 --> 00:23:27.140 telling us 00:23:27.140 --> 00:23:28.480 that God, 00:23:29.040 --> 00:23:31.000 that God 00:23:31.000 --> 00:23:32.120 is utterly 00:23:32.120 --> 00:23:32.880 determined 00:23:32.880 --> 00:23:35.200 to accomplish 00:23:35.200 --> 00:23:36.220 his purposes 00:23:36.220 --> 00:23:37.480 of salvation. 00:23:38.040 --> 00:23:38.779 And it's beautiful 00:23:38.779 --> 00:23:39.360 that it ties in 00:23:39.360 --> 00:23:39.880 with the baptism 00:23:39.880 --> 00:23:41.000 because in the baptism, 00:23:41.000 --> 00:23:42.920 Jesus was identifying 00:23:42.920 --> 00:23:44.000 himself with us, 00:23:44.200 --> 00:23:44.700 saying that he's 00:23:44.700 --> 00:23:46.720 come alongside us 00:23:46.720 --> 00:23:48.680 in order to help us. 00:23:49.119 --> 00:23:50.200 It's teaching us 00:23:50.200 --> 00:23:51.900 that the triune God 00:23:51.900 --> 00:23:53.480 is fully invested, 00:23:54.480 --> 00:23:55.420 wholly involved, 00:23:56.180 --> 00:23:57.319 and utterly committed 00:23:57.319 --> 00:23:58.460 to your salvation. 00:23:59.000 --> 00:23:59.559 There's a ton of stuff 00:23:59.559 --> 00:24:00.140 I missed out. 00:24:01.319 --> 00:24:01.619 Just, 00:24:01.759 --> 00:24:02.599 I'll come another time 00:24:02.599 --> 00:24:03.299 and do that bit 00:24:03.299 --> 00:24:03.680 of the sermon. 00:24:04.720 --> 00:24:05.940 I want to get to 00:24:05.940 --> 00:24:06.859 the question 00:24:06.859 --> 00:24:07.700 that we started with. 00:24:08.039 --> 00:24:08.799 Introductions over 00:24:08.799 --> 00:24:09.799 sermons about to start. 00:24:09.799 --> 00:24:10.539 We've got five minutes. 00:24:11.259 --> 00:24:12.119 What's the most important 00:24:12.119 --> 00:24:12.839 encounter of all? 00:24:15.599 --> 00:24:15.960 Or really, 00:24:16.039 --> 00:24:16.720 the question I really 00:24:16.720 --> 00:24:17.519 want to ask is, 00:24:17.700 --> 00:24:18.839 who's that encounter with? 00:24:20.519 --> 00:24:21.119 So you've seen 00:24:21.119 --> 00:24:22.539 Jesus encounter Nicodemus, 00:24:22.619 --> 00:24:23.200 you've seen him 00:24:23.200 --> 00:24:24.139 encounter the woman 00:24:24.139 --> 00:24:24.619 at the well, 00:24:24.720 --> 00:24:25.779 you've seen Jesus 00:24:25.779 --> 00:24:26.839 encounter Peter 00:24:26.839 --> 00:24:28.159 after his failure, 00:24:28.500 --> 00:24:29.440 and the passages 00:24:29.440 --> 00:24:30.000 that we read, 00:24:30.059 --> 00:24:30.539 you've got Jesus 00:24:30.539 --> 00:24:31.159 at the baptism, 00:24:31.399 --> 00:24:32.180 there's tons of people 00:24:32.180 --> 00:24:32.680 watching him, 00:24:32.759 --> 00:24:33.180 you've got Jesus 00:24:33.180 --> 00:24:33.720 at a synagogue, 00:24:33.859 --> 00:24:34.720 his whole hometown 00:24:34.720 --> 00:24:36.139 is watching what he's doing. 00:24:36.220 --> 00:24:36.980 There are loads and loads 00:24:36.980 --> 00:24:38.279 of people encountering Jesus. 00:24:38.279 --> 00:24:39.899 What's the most important 00:24:39.899 --> 00:24:40.639 encounter of all? 00:24:40.980 --> 00:24:41.960 Or the real question 00:24:41.960 --> 00:24:42.440 I want is, 00:24:42.539 --> 00:24:44.019 who is that encounter 00:24:44.019 --> 00:24:44.539 with? 00:24:45.680 --> 00:24:46.379 I think you know 00:24:46.379 --> 00:24:47.000 what I'm going to say. 00:24:50.460 --> 00:24:50.899 You. 00:24:55.240 --> 00:24:56.279 The most important 00:24:56.279 --> 00:24:56.920 encounter of all 00:24:56.920 --> 00:24:57.859 is Jesus' encounter 00:24:57.859 --> 00:24:59.500 with you right now. 00:24:59.500 --> 00:25:05.380 And that's what 00:25:05.380 --> 00:25:06.359 the whole of the gospel 00:25:06.359 --> 00:25:06.859 is about. 00:25:08.619 --> 00:25:10.319 That as our new week begins, 00:25:10.440 --> 00:25:11.559 as we gather publicly 00:25:11.559 --> 00:25:12.180 to worship, 00:25:12.859 --> 00:25:15.779 Jesus is calling you 00:25:15.779 --> 00:25:18.440 to come to him, 00:25:19.599 --> 00:25:21.980 to come and encounter him, 00:25:22.980 --> 00:25:24.680 and to meet with him. 00:25:24.680 --> 00:25:27.700 And I want to say 00:25:27.700 --> 00:25:28.360 that that's the most 00:25:28.360 --> 00:25:29.299 important encounter 00:25:29.299 --> 00:25:29.740 of all, 00:25:29.960 --> 00:25:31.039 because it is the most 00:25:31.039 --> 00:25:32.660 amazing encounter 00:25:32.660 --> 00:25:33.180 of all. 00:25:35.039 --> 00:25:36.120 And I'm going to just say 00:25:36.120 --> 00:25:37.900 two very short things 00:25:37.900 --> 00:25:39.740 in our five-minute sermon 00:25:39.740 --> 00:25:40.420 at the end of our 00:25:40.420 --> 00:25:41.299 ridiculously long 00:25:41.299 --> 00:25:42.220 introduction. 00:25:43.220 --> 00:25:44.140 The two things I want 00:25:44.140 --> 00:25:44.940 to say is that 00:25:44.940 --> 00:25:46.019 encountering Jesus 00:25:46.019 --> 00:25:47.120 as the anointed one 00:25:47.120 --> 00:25:48.560 means that our needs 00:25:48.560 --> 00:25:49.320 are met, 00:25:50.320 --> 00:25:51.700 and our possibilities 00:25:51.700 --> 00:25:52.740 are transformed. 00:25:52.740 --> 00:25:55.400 Our needs are met, 00:25:55.839 --> 00:25:57.180 and our possibilities 00:25:57.180 --> 00:25:58.299 are transformed. 00:25:59.319 --> 00:26:00.559 In terms of our needs 00:26:00.559 --> 00:26:01.200 being met, 00:26:02.640 --> 00:26:03.880 theologians over 00:26:03.880 --> 00:26:04.700 many centuries 00:26:04.700 --> 00:26:05.839 have connected 00:26:05.839 --> 00:26:06.980 the threefold office 00:26:06.980 --> 00:26:07.460 of Jesus, 00:26:07.680 --> 00:26:08.519 the anointed one, 00:26:09.099 --> 00:26:09.839 prophet, priest, and king, 00:26:09.900 --> 00:26:10.980 they've connected that 00:26:10.980 --> 00:26:12.240 with what they've called 00:26:12.240 --> 00:26:13.700 the threefold misery 00:26:13.700 --> 00:26:15.039 of humanity. 00:26:15.539 --> 00:26:16.339 And they've summarized 00:26:16.339 --> 00:26:17.700 that under three headings, 00:26:17.759 --> 00:26:18.359 which are going to sound 00:26:18.359 --> 00:26:19.039 very depressing. 00:26:20.440 --> 00:26:20.960 Ignorance, 00:26:21.480 --> 00:26:21.740 guilt, 00:26:21.740 --> 00:26:23.240 and tyranny. 00:26:24.279 --> 00:26:24.500 Now, 00:26:24.759 --> 00:26:25.859 these are the kind of words 00:26:25.859 --> 00:26:26.839 that sound instantly 00:26:26.839 --> 00:26:27.319 offensive, 00:26:27.579 --> 00:26:28.440 but they're very important 00:26:28.440 --> 00:26:29.359 theological terms, 00:26:29.599 --> 00:26:30.220 and the truth is 00:26:30.220 --> 00:26:31.900 these are the things 00:26:31.900 --> 00:26:33.000 you and I encounter 00:26:33.000 --> 00:26:34.160 every single week 00:26:34.160 --> 00:26:34.900 of our lives. 00:26:36.240 --> 00:26:36.500 And so, 00:26:36.579 --> 00:26:36.920 ignorance, 00:26:37.039 --> 00:26:37.819 we find that offensive. 00:26:38.140 --> 00:26:38.680 We think that's, 00:26:38.759 --> 00:26:39.720 and it's a horrible thing 00:26:39.720 --> 00:26:40.359 to say to somebody 00:26:40.359 --> 00:26:40.940 you're ignorant. 00:26:41.779 --> 00:26:42.779 And I don't mean it 00:26:42.779 --> 00:26:43.339 in that kind of 00:26:43.339 --> 00:26:44.440 insulting way, 00:26:44.700 --> 00:26:46.160 but just as a concept, 00:26:47.000 --> 00:26:49.160 not knowing things, 00:26:49.500 --> 00:26:50.480 not knowing everything, 00:26:50.480 --> 00:26:51.799 not knowing the whole story, 00:26:52.160 --> 00:26:52.660 that is something 00:26:52.660 --> 00:26:54.220 we encounter all the time. 00:26:54.539 --> 00:26:54.660 So, 00:26:54.720 --> 00:26:55.940 sometimes we receive it 00:26:55.940 --> 00:26:56.279 from others. 00:26:56.380 --> 00:26:57.099 People judge us 00:26:57.099 --> 00:26:57.620 when they don't know 00:26:57.620 --> 00:26:58.079 what's going on 00:26:58.079 --> 00:26:58.660 in our lives. 00:27:00.500 --> 00:27:01.339 We see people 00:27:01.339 --> 00:27:02.059 that we love 00:27:02.059 --> 00:27:02.799 walking down 00:27:02.799 --> 00:27:04.019 a terrible path. 00:27:04.279 --> 00:27:05.240 We can see it, 00:27:05.440 --> 00:27:06.079 they can't. 00:27:07.680 --> 00:27:08.380 And often, 00:27:08.480 --> 00:27:09.019 you'll find people 00:27:09.019 --> 00:27:10.299 speak with supreme confidence 00:27:10.299 --> 00:27:11.039 when all the time, 00:27:11.160 --> 00:27:11.480 you know, 00:27:11.620 --> 00:27:12.579 they're just making it up. 00:27:13.319 --> 00:27:14.319 They're talking rubbish. 00:27:15.339 --> 00:27:15.680 And so, 00:27:15.740 --> 00:27:16.160 we'll sometimes 00:27:16.160 --> 00:27:17.079 encounter ignorance 00:27:17.079 --> 00:27:17.759 among others, 00:27:18.420 --> 00:27:19.440 but maybe even more so, 00:27:19.440 --> 00:27:20.200 ignorance is something 00:27:20.200 --> 00:27:20.840 that we struggle 00:27:20.840 --> 00:27:21.680 with ourselves. 00:27:22.220 --> 00:27:23.160 Because how often 00:27:23.160 --> 00:27:24.039 do we find ourselves 00:27:24.039 --> 00:27:24.420 saying, 00:27:24.840 --> 00:27:25.820 I don't know what to do? 00:27:28.360 --> 00:27:29.460 We're facing a situation 00:27:29.460 --> 00:27:30.100 with studies 00:27:30.100 --> 00:27:30.680 or with work 00:27:30.680 --> 00:27:31.200 or with family 00:27:31.200 --> 00:27:31.420 and we think, 00:27:31.480 --> 00:27:32.680 I don't know what to do 00:27:32.680 --> 00:27:33.400 in this situation. 00:27:35.460 --> 00:27:36.539 I don't understand 00:27:36.539 --> 00:27:37.360 why this is happening 00:27:37.360 --> 00:27:37.820 to me. 00:27:40.059 --> 00:27:41.200 I did not think 00:27:41.200 --> 00:27:41.779 it would turn out 00:27:41.779 --> 00:27:42.160 this way. 00:27:42.220 --> 00:27:43.860 That's all part 00:27:43.860 --> 00:27:45.279 of that theological category 00:27:45.279 --> 00:27:46.759 of ignorance 00:27:46.759 --> 00:27:47.759 whereby we just 00:27:47.759 --> 00:27:48.779 don't know everything 00:27:48.779 --> 00:27:49.420 and we can't 00:27:49.420 --> 00:27:50.299 understand everything 00:27:50.299 --> 00:27:51.220 and we can't 00:27:51.220 --> 00:27:52.799 hold it all together. 00:27:53.259 --> 00:27:53.579 And maybe, 00:27:53.779 --> 00:27:55.799 maybe the worst of, 00:27:56.299 --> 00:27:57.000 worst encounter 00:27:57.000 --> 00:27:57.759 we can have 00:27:57.759 --> 00:27:58.640 with ignorance 00:27:58.640 --> 00:28:00.779 is when we're hurt 00:28:00.779 --> 00:28:01.539 by people 00:28:01.539 --> 00:28:02.379 that we thought 00:28:02.379 --> 00:28:02.900 we knew 00:28:02.900 --> 00:28:05.420 and then we realize 00:28:05.420 --> 00:28:05.960 we didn't. 00:28:07.339 --> 00:28:07.660 Guilt, 00:28:07.920 --> 00:28:08.160 again, 00:28:08.299 --> 00:28:09.259 we don't like that word, 00:28:09.319 --> 00:28:10.200 but we can't escape 00:28:10.200 --> 00:28:10.799 its shadow. 00:28:11.279 --> 00:28:11.680 It's like, 00:28:12.579 --> 00:28:13.079 it's just, 00:28:13.119 --> 00:28:13.400 it's like, 00:28:13.420 --> 00:28:14.379 it's just always there, 00:28:14.480 --> 00:28:15.220 just niggling at us. 00:28:15.220 --> 00:28:16.620 The mistakes that we've made, 00:28:18.079 --> 00:28:19.819 the regret that crushes us, 00:28:20.620 --> 00:28:21.420 that consciousness 00:28:21.420 --> 00:28:22.620 of our sin, 00:28:22.720 --> 00:28:23.240 and that no matter 00:28:23.240 --> 00:28:23.839 how many times 00:28:23.839 --> 00:28:24.720 we try to be a better 00:28:24.720 --> 00:28:25.460 version of ourselves 00:28:25.460 --> 00:28:26.680 and to put things right, 00:28:27.000 --> 00:28:28.480 we can't escape 00:28:28.480 --> 00:28:29.480 our sense of guilt 00:28:29.480 --> 00:28:31.000 before God. 00:28:31.720 --> 00:28:33.259 And maybe we can mask it 00:28:33.259 --> 00:28:34.200 and lots of people 00:28:34.200 --> 00:28:35.140 are trying to mask it, 00:28:35.180 --> 00:28:35.960 but the whole reason 00:28:35.960 --> 00:28:36.660 we mask it 00:28:36.660 --> 00:28:37.700 is because it won't go away. 00:28:39.720 --> 00:28:40.559 And tyranny, 00:28:40.680 --> 00:28:42.019 that's another unpleasant word, 00:28:42.440 --> 00:28:43.620 another inescapable 00:28:43.619 --> 00:28:44.719 aspect of life 00:28:44.719 --> 00:28:45.459 this week. 00:28:45.819 --> 00:28:47.399 We live in a broken world. 00:28:48.679 --> 00:28:49.659 We've got hearts 00:28:49.659 --> 00:28:50.979 that gravitate 00:28:50.979 --> 00:28:52.339 towards bad choices. 00:28:53.419 --> 00:28:54.159 And we've got, 00:28:54.219 --> 00:28:55.139 we've got bodies. 00:28:55.459 --> 00:28:56.199 All of you in here, 00:28:56.319 --> 00:28:56.899 and many of you 00:28:56.899 --> 00:28:57.739 maybe very, 00:28:57.859 --> 00:28:58.039 very, 00:28:58.139 --> 00:28:59.139 very much know this 00:28:59.139 --> 00:28:59.679 right now, 00:29:00.019 --> 00:29:00.599 the tyranny 00:29:00.599 --> 00:29:01.259 of a body 00:29:01.259 --> 00:29:02.599 that is getting old 00:29:02.599 --> 00:29:04.179 and that you cannot beat. 00:29:06.559 --> 00:29:07.679 And it's all 00:29:07.679 --> 00:29:08.419 pointing us 00:29:08.419 --> 00:29:08.819 towards 00:29:08.819 --> 00:29:11.179 the merciless power 00:29:11.180 --> 00:29:12.340 of sin and death 00:29:12.340 --> 00:29:14.620 and how that power 00:29:14.620 --> 00:29:15.799 has been a brutal 00:29:15.799 --> 00:29:16.560 oppressor 00:29:16.560 --> 00:29:17.340 of humanity 00:29:17.340 --> 00:29:18.840 ever since 00:29:18.840 --> 00:29:20.620 our first parents 00:29:20.620 --> 00:29:21.080 fell. 00:29:21.779 --> 00:29:22.340 And theologically, 00:29:22.539 --> 00:29:23.440 this is the plight 00:29:23.440 --> 00:29:24.060 of humanity. 00:29:24.440 --> 00:29:24.960 Experientially, 00:29:25.019 --> 00:29:25.720 this is what you and I 00:29:25.720 --> 00:29:26.360 experience 00:29:26.360 --> 00:29:28.299 every single week. 00:29:28.600 --> 00:29:29.580 That's why life feels 00:29:29.580 --> 00:29:30.660 like it doesn't make sense. 00:29:31.539 --> 00:29:32.180 That's why there's 00:29:32.180 --> 00:29:33.120 always a negative voice 00:29:33.120 --> 00:29:33.580 in your head 00:29:33.580 --> 00:29:34.680 accusing you of failure. 00:29:35.320 --> 00:29:36.580 That's why death 00:29:36.579 --> 00:29:37.240 and illness 00:29:37.240 --> 00:29:39.220 wrecks people's lives 00:29:39.220 --> 00:29:41.399 and all too often 00:29:41.399 --> 00:29:42.039 we feel 00:29:42.039 --> 00:29:43.379 completely helpless. 00:29:43.539 --> 00:29:44.240 These are our 00:29:44.240 --> 00:29:45.259 greatest needs. 00:29:46.199 --> 00:29:47.119 All of them 00:29:47.119 --> 00:29:48.319 are met 00:29:48.319 --> 00:29:49.839 through the 00:29:49.839 --> 00:29:50.919 anointed one, 00:29:51.779 --> 00:29:52.500 Jesus Christ. 00:29:55.019 --> 00:29:55.960 All of them 00:29:55.960 --> 00:29:56.379 are met. 00:29:56.639 --> 00:29:57.240 So Jesus, 00:29:57.379 --> 00:29:57.839 the prophet, 00:29:58.000 --> 00:29:58.839 brings truth 00:29:58.839 --> 00:30:00.019 and light 00:30:00.019 --> 00:30:01.079 and clarity 00:30:01.079 --> 00:30:02.220 and knowledge 00:30:02.220 --> 00:30:02.919 in a world 00:30:02.919 --> 00:30:03.740 that's full 00:30:03.740 --> 00:30:04.799 of confusion 00:30:04.799 --> 00:30:05.720 and lies 00:30:05.720 --> 00:30:06.500 and deceit. 00:30:06.859 --> 00:30:07.379 The priest 00:30:07.379 --> 00:30:09.099 cleanses 00:30:09.099 --> 00:30:10.240 all your guilt, 00:30:10.919 --> 00:30:11.759 all your sin, 00:30:12.139 --> 00:30:12.879 every mistake, 00:30:13.200 --> 00:30:13.980 all your scars 00:30:13.980 --> 00:30:14.440 are healed, 00:30:14.799 --> 00:30:15.559 all your mistakes 00:30:15.559 --> 00:30:16.139 are forgiven, 00:30:16.579 --> 00:30:17.680 all your regrets 00:30:17.680 --> 00:30:19.000 are forgotten 00:30:19.000 --> 00:30:20.019 and Jesus, 00:30:20.180 --> 00:30:20.680 the king, 00:30:21.200 --> 00:30:22.299 breaks the tyranny 00:30:22.299 --> 00:30:23.159 and power 00:30:23.159 --> 00:30:23.980 of death 00:30:23.980 --> 00:30:24.720 forever. 00:30:25.619 --> 00:30:26.960 And he rules 00:30:26.960 --> 00:30:27.859 at the right hand 00:30:27.859 --> 00:30:28.579 of God today 00:30:28.579 --> 00:30:29.819 to defend 00:30:29.819 --> 00:30:30.759 and protect 00:30:30.759 --> 00:30:31.500 his people 00:30:31.500 --> 00:30:32.200 forever 00:30:32.200 --> 00:30:34.180 so that death 00:30:34.180 --> 00:30:34.900 can never 00:30:34.900 --> 00:30:35.360 harm you 00:30:35.360 --> 00:30:35.759 again 00:30:35.759 --> 00:30:36.840 if you are 00:30:36.840 --> 00:30:37.640 trusting in 00:30:37.640 --> 00:30:37.960 Jesus. 00:30:38.440 --> 00:30:38.860 If you are 00:30:38.860 --> 00:30:39.340 a Christian 00:30:39.340 --> 00:30:40.100 or if you 00:30:40.100 --> 00:30:41.140 become one, 00:30:41.279 --> 00:30:41.799 that power 00:30:41.799 --> 00:30:42.200 of death 00:30:42.200 --> 00:30:43.700 cannot get you. 00:30:43.960 --> 00:30:44.759 All it can do 00:30:44.759 --> 00:30:45.539 is send you 00:30:45.539 --> 00:30:46.120 to Jesus 00:30:46.120 --> 00:30:47.480 where you will 00:30:47.480 --> 00:30:48.039 be with him 00:30:48.039 --> 00:30:48.440 forever 00:30:48.440 --> 00:30:49.580 in paradise. 00:30:49.960 --> 00:30:50.700 We desperately 00:30:50.700 --> 00:30:51.279 need a prophet 00:30:51.279 --> 00:30:52.039 to teach us, 00:30:52.360 --> 00:30:52.940 we need a priest 00:30:52.940 --> 00:30:53.620 to atone 00:30:53.620 --> 00:30:54.220 and intercede 00:30:54.220 --> 00:30:54.740 for us, 00:30:55.080 --> 00:30:55.640 we need a king 00:30:55.640 --> 00:30:56.440 to rule 00:30:56.440 --> 00:30:57.640 and defend us 00:30:57.640 --> 00:30:58.360 in Jesus. 00:30:58.779 --> 00:30:59.759 You've got it all. 00:30:59.759 --> 00:31:02.660 you've got it 00:31:02.660 --> 00:31:03.660 all forever. 00:31:05.720 --> 00:31:06.740 And is that 00:31:06.740 --> 00:31:07.920 not everything 00:31:07.920 --> 00:31:08.900 that you crave? 00:31:10.779 --> 00:31:11.879 We crave truth, 00:31:12.619 --> 00:31:13.559 we long 00:31:13.559 --> 00:31:14.279 for forgiveness 00:31:14.279 --> 00:31:16.359 and we're 00:31:16.359 --> 00:31:17.039 terrified of 00:31:17.039 --> 00:31:17.420 dying. 00:31:19.599 --> 00:31:20.519 Anointianity 00:31:20.519 --> 00:31:21.379 is such a 00:31:21.379 --> 00:31:21.960 cool word 00:31:21.960 --> 00:31:22.460 because it's 00:31:22.460 --> 00:31:23.079 reminding you 00:31:23.079 --> 00:31:23.680 that Jesus 00:31:23.680 --> 00:31:24.579 deals with it 00:31:24.579 --> 00:31:25.099 all. 00:31:26.299 --> 00:31:26.839 Our deepest 00:31:26.839 --> 00:31:27.660 needs are met. 00:31:27.660 --> 00:31:30.040 And last of all, 00:31:31.000 --> 00:31:32.279 all of this 00:31:32.279 --> 00:31:32.840 is telling us 00:31:32.840 --> 00:31:33.420 that in Jesus 00:31:33.420 --> 00:31:34.500 our possibilities 00:31:34.500 --> 00:31:36.040 are transformed. 00:31:37.180 --> 00:31:37.700 So remember, 00:31:37.940 --> 00:31:38.420 one of the key 00:31:38.420 --> 00:31:38.980 aspects of this 00:31:38.980 --> 00:31:39.500 whole concept 00:31:39.500 --> 00:31:40.060 of being anointed 00:31:40.060 --> 00:31:40.960 is that Jesus 00:31:40.960 --> 00:31:41.860 is anointed 00:31:41.860 --> 00:31:42.779 by the Spirit. 00:31:43.340 --> 00:31:43.660 Through that 00:31:43.660 --> 00:31:44.360 anointing, 00:31:44.460 --> 00:31:44.900 he's able 00:31:44.900 --> 00:31:46.160 to accomplish 00:31:46.160 --> 00:31:48.220 all that God 00:31:48.220 --> 00:31:49.279 has sent him 00:31:49.279 --> 00:31:50.120 to achieve. 00:31:50.300 --> 00:31:50.920 And he did it 00:31:50.920 --> 00:31:51.560 and now he's 00:31:51.560 --> 00:31:51.900 exalted 00:31:51.900 --> 00:31:52.480 at the right hand 00:31:52.480 --> 00:31:52.820 of God. 00:31:52.900 --> 00:31:53.259 So Jesus 00:31:53.259 --> 00:31:54.040 was anointed 00:31:54.040 --> 00:31:55.220 to do an amazing 00:31:55.220 --> 00:31:55.600 work, 00:31:55.800 --> 00:31:56.500 he's done it. 00:31:56.759 --> 00:31:57.120 Died, 00:31:57.360 --> 00:31:57.540 rose, 00:31:57.539 --> 00:31:57.859 again, 00:31:57.960 --> 00:31:58.399 ascended, 00:31:58.680 --> 00:31:59.079 he's at the 00:31:59.079 --> 00:31:59.519 right hand 00:31:59.519 --> 00:32:00.099 of the Father, 00:32:00.440 --> 00:32:01.059 he's done 00:32:01.059 --> 00:32:01.779 an amazing 00:32:01.779 --> 00:32:02.240 work. 00:32:02.379 --> 00:32:02.759 But the big 00:32:02.759 --> 00:32:03.259 question is this, 00:32:03.299 --> 00:32:03.859 has that work 00:32:03.859 --> 00:32:04.220 stopped? 00:32:07.220 --> 00:32:07.680 No. 00:32:08.960 --> 00:32:09.680 That work 00:32:09.680 --> 00:32:10.359 goes on. 00:32:11.220 --> 00:32:11.839 And how does 00:32:11.839 --> 00:32:12.240 that work 00:32:12.240 --> 00:32:12.700 continue? 00:32:13.500 --> 00:32:14.740 It continues 00:32:14.740 --> 00:32:16.339 through his 00:32:16.339 --> 00:32:16.879 people. 00:32:17.720 --> 00:32:18.579 It continues 00:32:18.579 --> 00:32:19.039 through his 00:32:19.039 --> 00:32:19.420 church. 00:32:19.539 --> 00:32:20.099 It continues 00:32:20.099 --> 00:32:21.119 through you. 00:32:22.819 --> 00:32:25.099 And that's 00:32:25.099 --> 00:32:25.720 where we see 00:32:25.720 --> 00:32:26.180 that there's 00:32:26.180 --> 00:32:27.500 such a beautiful 00:32:27.500 --> 00:32:28.900 teaching in the 00:32:28.900 --> 00:32:29.620 gospel whereby 00:32:29.620 --> 00:32:30.600 the risen 00:32:30.600 --> 00:32:31.060 Christ, 00:32:31.160 --> 00:32:31.560 the risen 00:32:31.560 --> 00:32:32.019 anointed 00:32:32.019 --> 00:32:32.380 Christ, 00:32:32.460 --> 00:32:32.700 what does 00:32:32.700 --> 00:32:32.960 he do 00:32:32.960 --> 00:32:33.180 now? 00:32:33.279 --> 00:32:34.000 He anoints 00:32:34.000 --> 00:32:35.440 us with 00:32:35.440 --> 00:32:36.100 his Holy 00:32:36.100 --> 00:32:36.500 Spirit. 00:32:37.299 --> 00:32:37.960 The same 00:32:37.960 --> 00:32:38.500 Holy Spirit 00:32:38.500 --> 00:32:39.000 that dwells 00:32:39.000 --> 00:32:39.299 in him 00:32:39.299 --> 00:32:39.860 dwells in 00:32:39.860 --> 00:32:40.320 us. 00:32:41.900 --> 00:32:42.580 That Holy 00:32:42.580 --> 00:32:43.019 Spirit is 00:32:43.019 --> 00:32:43.840 poured out 00:32:43.840 --> 00:32:44.299 on you. 00:32:46.019 --> 00:32:46.539 When you 00:32:46.539 --> 00:32:47.080 become a 00:32:47.080 --> 00:32:47.420 Christian, 00:32:48.060 --> 00:32:48.480 the Holy 00:32:48.480 --> 00:32:49.279 Spirit comes 00:32:49.279 --> 00:32:50.019 to dwell in 00:32:50.019 --> 00:32:50.160 you, 00:32:50.240 --> 00:32:50.600 and as you 00:32:50.600 --> 00:32:51.360 go on as a 00:32:51.360 --> 00:32:51.640 Christian, 00:32:51.640 --> 00:32:52.680 Jesus keeps 00:32:52.680 --> 00:32:53.460 pouring his 00:32:53.460 --> 00:32:54.360 Spirit into 00:32:54.360 --> 00:32:54.600 you, 00:32:54.860 --> 00:32:55.380 why is he 00:32:55.380 --> 00:32:55.840 doing that? 00:32:55.960 --> 00:32:56.500 He's doing 00:32:56.500 --> 00:32:57.340 that to 00:32:57.340 --> 00:32:58.540 empower you 00:32:58.540 --> 00:32:59.960 to accomplish 00:32:59.960 --> 00:33:01.000 his purposes. 00:33:02.360 --> 00:33:03.020 Jesus has 00:33:03.020 --> 00:33:03.520 made you 00:33:03.520 --> 00:33:04.340 an anointing. 00:33:05.280 --> 00:33:06.020 He's made 00:33:06.020 --> 00:33:06.320 you a 00:33:06.320 --> 00:33:06.759 Christian. 00:33:08.220 --> 00:33:09.000 By faith, 00:33:09.080 --> 00:33:09.860 we're united 00:33:09.860 --> 00:33:10.880 to the 00:33:10.880 --> 00:33:11.380 anointed 00:33:11.380 --> 00:33:12.160 Jesus, 00:33:12.860 --> 00:33:13.520 and when 00:33:13.520 --> 00:33:14.240 that happens, 00:33:14.500 --> 00:33:15.140 all our 00:33:15.140 --> 00:33:15.840 possibilities 00:33:15.840 --> 00:33:16.920 are transformed 00:33:16.920 --> 00:33:17.380 because we're 00:33:17.380 --> 00:33:17.840 no longer 00:33:17.840 --> 00:33:18.640 slaves to sin. 00:33:18.740 --> 00:33:19.100 We're no 00:33:19.100 --> 00:33:19.880 longer paralyzed 00:33:19.880 --> 00:33:20.960 by guilt. 00:33:21.100 --> 00:33:21.460 We're no 00:33:21.460 --> 00:33:22.100 longer blind. 00:33:22.240 --> 00:33:22.620 We're no 00:33:22.620 --> 00:33:23.160 longer living 00:33:23.160 --> 00:33:23.760 by ourselves. 00:33:24.180 --> 00:33:24.380 We are 00:33:24.380 --> 00:33:25.060 indwelled by 00:33:25.060 --> 00:33:25.460 the Spirit 00:33:25.460 --> 00:33:25.920 so that we 00:33:25.920 --> 00:33:26.660 can be led 00:33:26.660 --> 00:33:27.260 by the Spirit 00:33:27.260 --> 00:33:27.680 and bear 00:33:27.680 --> 00:33:28.360 the fruit 00:33:28.360 --> 00:33:28.920 of the Spirit 00:33:28.920 --> 00:33:29.960 and witness 00:33:29.960 --> 00:33:30.580 for Jesus 00:33:30.580 --> 00:33:31.740 in the power 00:33:31.740 --> 00:33:32.920 of the Spirit. 00:33:33.920 --> 00:33:34.420 You'll remember 00:33:34.420 --> 00:33:35.040 that when Jesus 00:33:35.040 --> 00:33:35.620 died on the 00:33:35.620 --> 00:33:35.920 cross, 00:33:36.340 --> 00:33:37.400 the curtain 00:33:37.400 --> 00:33:37.920 of the temple 00:33:37.920 --> 00:33:38.480 was torn 00:33:38.480 --> 00:33:38.900 in two. 00:33:39.220 --> 00:33:39.340 Now, 00:33:39.400 --> 00:33:39.900 at one level, 00:33:39.980 --> 00:33:40.220 that was 00:33:40.220 --> 00:33:40.820 beautifully 00:33:40.820 --> 00:33:41.760 symbolic of 00:33:41.760 --> 00:33:42.240 the fact that 00:33:42.240 --> 00:33:42.760 the cross 00:33:42.760 --> 00:33:43.140 means we 00:33:43.140 --> 00:33:43.740 have access 00:33:43.740 --> 00:33:44.260 to God, 00:33:44.320 --> 00:33:44.800 but the 00:33:44.800 --> 00:33:45.180 tearing of 00:33:45.180 --> 00:33:45.520 the temple 00:33:45.520 --> 00:33:46.080 doesn't just 00:33:46.080 --> 00:33:47.180 allow access, 00:33:47.700 --> 00:33:48.080 the tearing 00:33:48.080 --> 00:33:48.660 of the temple 00:33:48.660 --> 00:33:49.420 curtain also 00:33:49.420 --> 00:33:51.060 allows outpouring, 00:33:51.980 --> 00:33:52.800 and the Holy 00:33:52.800 --> 00:33:53.960 Spirit is poured 00:33:53.960 --> 00:33:54.900 out on His 00:33:54.900 --> 00:33:56.320 people so that 00:33:56.320 --> 00:33:57.220 they can serve 00:33:57.220 --> 00:33:58.060 Him and that 00:33:58.060 --> 00:33:58.820 He can accomplish 00:33:58.820 --> 00:33:59.460 His purposes 00:33:59.460 --> 00:33:59.980 through Him. 00:34:00.160 --> 00:34:00.680 What does that 00:34:00.680 --> 00:34:00.860 mean? 00:34:00.900 --> 00:34:01.300 It means that 00:34:01.300 --> 00:34:01.900 this week is 00:34:01.900 --> 00:34:04.960 exciting for what 00:34:04.960 --> 00:34:05.600 God can do 00:34:05.600 --> 00:34:07.240 through you as 00:34:07.240 --> 00:34:08.539 His anointed 00:34:08.539 --> 00:34:09.519 people. 00:34:09.820 --> 00:34:10.539 So what's the 00:34:10.539 --> 00:34:11.240 most important 00:34:11.240 --> 00:34:11.860 encounter of 00:34:11.860 --> 00:34:12.180 all? 00:34:13.380 --> 00:34:14.180 Right now. 00:34:14.179 --> 00:34:17.779 who's that 00:34:17.779 --> 00:34:18.539 encounter with? 00:34:18.619 --> 00:34:19.279 It's with you. 00:34:21.059 --> 00:34:21.819 If you're a 00:34:21.819 --> 00:34:22.219 Christian, 00:34:22.899 --> 00:34:23.839 you've come 00:34:23.839 --> 00:34:24.199 here this 00:34:24.199 --> 00:34:24.599 morning to 00:34:24.599 --> 00:34:25.299 be renewed, 00:34:25.559 --> 00:34:25.980 refreshed, 00:34:26.259 --> 00:34:26.799 recharged, 00:34:26.919 --> 00:34:27.619 and empowered 00:34:27.619 --> 00:34:28.599 to go and 00:34:28.599 --> 00:34:29.159 serve Him. 00:34:29.419 --> 00:34:29.879 And if you're 00:34:29.879 --> 00:34:30.379 not yet a 00:34:30.379 --> 00:34:30.699 Christian, 00:34:31.039 --> 00:34:31.539 or if you're 00:34:31.539 --> 00:34:32.319 not sure, 00:34:33.319 --> 00:34:34.299 the most 00:34:34.299 --> 00:34:35.059 important moment 00:34:35.059 --> 00:34:35.819 in your life 00:34:35.819 --> 00:34:36.879 is right now. 00:34:36.880 --> 00:34:40.300 because Jesus 00:34:40.300 --> 00:34:41.000 is saying, 00:34:41.320 --> 00:34:41.840 I want you 00:34:41.840 --> 00:34:42.559 to be mine. 00:34:43.720 --> 00:34:44.500 I want to 00:34:44.500 --> 00:34:45.340 meet every 00:34:45.340 --> 00:34:46.180 need that you 00:34:46.180 --> 00:34:46.559 have. 00:34:47.360 --> 00:34:48.079 I want you 00:34:48.079 --> 00:34:48.800 to trust me 00:34:48.800 --> 00:34:50.200 and follow 00:34:50.200 --> 00:34:50.460 me. 00:34:51.500 --> 00:34:52.300 I want you 00:34:52.300 --> 00:34:52.740 to be an 00:34:52.740 --> 00:34:53.860 anointing as 00:34:53.860 --> 00:34:54.059 well. 00:34:55.180 --> 00:34:55.519 Amen. 00:34:55.720 --> 00:34:56.099 Let's pray. 00:34:59.960 --> 00:35:00.760 Lord Jesus, 00:35:01.000 --> 00:35:01.660 we thank You 00:35:01.660 --> 00:35:02.079 that You 00:35:02.079 --> 00:35:03.260 are the 00:35:03.260 --> 00:35:04.200 perfect 00:35:04.200 --> 00:35:04.660 prophet, 00:35:06.039 --> 00:35:06.680 the perfect 00:35:06.679 --> 00:35:07.119 priest, 00:35:08.099 --> 00:35:09.119 the perfect 00:35:09.119 --> 00:35:09.519 King. 00:35:11.119 --> 00:35:11.919 We love 00:35:11.919 --> 00:35:12.179 You, 00:35:12.940 --> 00:35:13.539 and we 00:35:13.539 --> 00:35:14.199 thank You, 00:35:15.319 --> 00:35:15.699 and we 00:35:15.699 --> 00:35:16.039 want to 00:35:16.039 --> 00:35:16.500 live for 00:35:16.500 --> 00:35:16.799 You 00:35:16.799 --> 00:35:18.480 through the 00:35:18.480 --> 00:35:18.980 power of 00:35:18.980 --> 00:35:19.460 Your Spirit 00:35:19.460 --> 00:35:19.899 that You 00:35:19.899 --> 00:35:20.319 have so 00:35:20.319 --> 00:35:20.899 graciously 00:35:20.899 --> 00:35:21.460 poured out 00:35:21.460 --> 00:35:21.899 on us. 00:35:22.699 --> 00:35:23.159 Help us 00:35:23.159 --> 00:35:23.719 all to see 00:35:23.719 --> 00:35:24.359 and understand 00:35:24.359 --> 00:35:25.940 more of 00:35:25.940 --> 00:35:26.839 just how 00:35:26.839 --> 00:35:27.440 amazing You 00:35:27.440 --> 00:35:27.699 are, 00:35:28.419 --> 00:35:28.779 and of 00:35:28.779 --> 00:35:29.219 just how 00:35:29.219 --> 00:35:29.559 much You've 00:35:29.559 --> 00:35:29.879 done for 00:35:29.879 --> 00:35:30.099 us. 00:35:31.219 --> 00:35:31.480 Amen.