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 Good evening again everyone.

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 Hi.

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 I guess people don't say good evening.

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 Really great to be back with everyone this evening.

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 Thank you for having us as a family through today.

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 I just want to say to you guys it's such a blessing

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 getting the chance to spend time with

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 James and Vicky and the boys this afternoon.

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 It's so great getting to spend time with

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 like-minded brothers and sisters and being encouraged by them.

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 So I just want to say to you guys continue to.

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 I know you do but continue to pray for them

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 and all that they're doing because

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 the Lord is at work in what it is that they are doing.

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 Just to give you a little bit of an update or a picture

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 for you if you've never met me my name's Martin

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 and my family are currently sitting through the back

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 and Jennifer is looking after the little kids

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 getting them into the pajamas etc.

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 But we are getting ready to leave Scotland

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 and serve in Vietnam Lord willing later this summer.

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 And much like Carl and son we hope that by July

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 or the summertime of 2022

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 we'll be able to leave where we are based right now

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 to be involved in ministry.

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 And it will be in a similar context

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 not the same nation or same city

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 but in a city based at a theological education establishment

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 in the city of Hanoi.

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 Our hope is that after a few years

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 of language and cultural learning

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 we'll be able to slot in, fit in

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 with this really important and essential ministry

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 for any church throughout the world

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 which is the equipping, the journeying alongside

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 of those who will be the pastors

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 those who will be the evangelists

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 the church workers

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 the next generation

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 or sometimes even the first generation

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 of pioneer cross-cultural missionaries themselves.

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 We're really excited by this

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 and really looking forward to doing it

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 but are also aware that it is going to be a huge challenge

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 a lot of changes

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 and will come with multiple ups and downs along the way.

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 the kids, if Jennifer was here

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 one of the things we would invite you guys to pray for

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 is for our kids

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 that they would make that transition well

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 to moving out to Vietnam later this year

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 and that in the years to come

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 they wouldn't turn round to their parents and say

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 see that God that you worship

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 that moved us away from everything

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 we want to hear them say

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 see that God that we worship

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 he is good

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 he is glorious

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 and we are so grateful that you moved

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 with what he called you to do

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 so would you pray that for our kids

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 that they would grow to know Jesus more

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 through this transition

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 and would not have that sort of resistance

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 that comes sometimes with moving cross-culturally.

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 To give you a bit of a picture

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 about what we do at present

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 Jennifer looks after the kids

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 and right now what I do is serve the denomination

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 I've been seconded from the organisation

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 that we serve with and that we'll be going to Asia with

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 and I get to work alongside the mission board

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 of the denomination

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 and particularly helping to coordinate

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 and focus on some of the global ministry activity

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 for the churches throughout Scotland

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 that the Free Church has and part of the family

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 and getting alongside local churches like yourselves

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 doing things like this

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 advising people about what it might mean

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 to be a sending church

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 how to support people well

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 and also to just walk alongside some people

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 who are thinking through

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 a cross-cultural mission and ministry

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 for the future.

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 It's an excellent time to be able to do this

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 and I'm so grateful to the Lord

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 for the chance and the opportunity

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 to serve our family of churches across Scotland

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 in this way.

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 In a couple of weeks' time

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 I'll also be covering for your own

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 dear brother Daniel

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 as he takes some time

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 to finish up his PhD writing

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 I'm going to be covering for him at ETS

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 so please do pray for me

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 as I take up that new venture

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 and for all the blessed students

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 that have got the great opportunity

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 to learn from someone

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 who is also learning on the job

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 please pray for them as well in that.

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 If you want to find out any more

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 about what we're doing at present

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 and also what we're going to do

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 in the future, God willing

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 then please do just come and chat to me afterwards.

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 I know that I have got a nice loud voice

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 but trust me I'm not actually that scary

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 I'm like a big teddy bear sometimes

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 okay?

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 Happy to come and chat to you at the end

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 please do come and speak to us.

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 We're going to hear now from the Bible

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 that's far better than listening to me

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 so can I invite you to turn to 3 John

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 and we'll spend some time thinking about this

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 little letter

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 and as you turn there

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 I'll pray

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 and I'll get these up and running.

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 Father the call to your mission

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 is not something we can instigate in ourselves

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 it is not rooted in our clever ideas

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 or our amazing strategies

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 because in many ways

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 Father what we think is clever and amazing

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 ultimately before you

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 is nothing.

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 it comes from your heart

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 out of a desire to see your son

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 made much of

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 amongst all the peoples and languages

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 that exist throughout your world

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 and as we think now

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 about what it means for us

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 as your people

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 to engage in your mission

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 my prayer for all of us

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 is that this

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 these moments

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 this time

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 would be an opportunity

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 for us

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 to take seriously

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 what you say to us

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 and our responsibility

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 as your people

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 as we partner together

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 with your people

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 throughout the world

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 taking the message of Jesus

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 to those who do not yet know his name

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 do not let us leave here

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 the same as when we came

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 Spirit of God

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 teach us from your word

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 for we are gathered here

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 as your servants

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 to listen

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 Amen

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 Now this morning

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 in one sense

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 is the sort of

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 here is the vision

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 this is why we do

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 what we do

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 God is great

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 God is glorious

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 and he deserves

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 and demands glory

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 from all that he has made

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 that's brilliant

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 but the first question

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 I ask the guy at the front

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 who says that

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 is this

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 Super how does that happen?

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 It's great

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 you give me this amazing big picture

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 how on earth

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 do you get to the point

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 where these things

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 kind of fall into place

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 to see that great picture

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 become a reality?

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 That would be my question

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 anyway

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 I don't know if that's your question

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 you're going with my question tonight

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 what are some of the practicalities?

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 I think that this little letter

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 3 John

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 which we can skip over

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 very quickly

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 and we might not even realise

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 is there

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 has actually got some

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 really really helpful

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 practical

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 points

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 for us to touch on

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 as we begin

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 to think through

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 what gospel partnership

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 looks like

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 and our role

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 and responsibility

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 as the people of God

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 in that

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 now to the coming of Christ

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 there will be the need

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 for the church

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 to globally

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 send workers

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 throughout the world

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 the global church

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 will need to send people

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 throughout the world

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 to proclaim

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 and announce

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 the gospel of the kingdom

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 of Jesus

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 Jesus is clear about this

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 in many places

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 throughout the gospels

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 he asks people

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 to go and make disciples

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 that's the big text

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 we all know

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 Matthew 28

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 you to go

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 and to make disciples

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 of all the nations

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 he says

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 we're to pray

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 for labourers

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 to be raised up

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 and sent out

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 into the harvest fields

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 and he also says

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 guys

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 do you not see

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 that the fields

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 are ripe to harvest

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 but

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 when we are faced

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 with challenging circumstances

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 which I think we are

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 when we are faced

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 with these challenging circumstances

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 each of us

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 in some way or other

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 has a tendency

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 to at a greater

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 or lesser extent

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 to pull back

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 look inward

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 and drop off

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 the radar

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 when it comes

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 to the spiritual realities

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 of life

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 and the world

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 in which we have been

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 placed

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 instead of

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 focusing on

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 what is

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 truly important

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 our heads

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 and our hearts

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 can entertain

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 thoughts

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 of delusional

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 fantasy

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 avenues

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 of proud

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 self-interest

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 or misplaced

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 fears

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 and through

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 maybe a combination

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 of those

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 different things

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 and many more

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 we begin to become

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 detached

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 from that bigger

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 vision we thought

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 about this morning

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 and it begins

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 to suffocate

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 and choke out

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 that great purpose

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 God has

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 for his people

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 it's in these

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 moments of great

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 challenge

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 that we need

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 to regain

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 our senses

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 and recognise

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 once again

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 the main

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 and the plain

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 things of

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 scripture

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 and one

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 of those

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 main things

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 is the

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 necessity

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 of global

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 evangelism

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 in a chaotic

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 world

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 making

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 Jesus known

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 in a world

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 which wants

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 to reject

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 him

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 and in a world

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 which is in

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 constant flux

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 Christ

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 is to be known

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 and loved

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 and treasured

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 he is to be

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 believed in

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 throughout the world

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 but how does

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 that happen

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 in these

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 sorts of

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 challenging

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 circumstances

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 well let's

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 turn to

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 this letter

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 because I think

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 there is a

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 wonderful example

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 in such a

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 predicament

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 because I think

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 in here

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 we see

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 genuine

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 gospel

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 partnership

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 in challenging

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 circumstances

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 but before we

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 look at the

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 specifics of

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 this little

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 postcard

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 letter

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 we need

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 to have

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 some

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 awareness

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 of what's

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 going on

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 1 to 3

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 John

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 those letters

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 right at the

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 end of

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 the New

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 Testament

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 these three

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 letters are

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 written by

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 the wise

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 old apostle

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 the wise

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 old disciple

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 of Jesus

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 John

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 and they

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 probably come

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 near the

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 end of

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 the first

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 century

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 persecution

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 and opposition

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 is kind of

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 on the upward

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 trend at this

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 point

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 there was a

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 degree to

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 which

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 authorities

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 sought

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 people

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 throughout the

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 empire to

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 show allegiance

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 to different

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 forms of

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 imperial worship

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 and if you

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 did not do

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 that your

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 material prosperity

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 would have

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 gone a

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 downward

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 trajectory

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 this is the

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 backdrop that

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 you see to the

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 seven churches

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 in Revelation

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 chapter 2 and

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 3 and it

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 makes sense

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 that these are

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 all written at

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 roughly the same

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 sort of time

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 period in history

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 things are not

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 easy for

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 believers in

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 the Roman

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 world at this

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 point in time

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 you've also got

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 to add into

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 the mixer

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 not only have

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 you got opposing

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 forces on the

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 outside you also

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 have challenging

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 people on the

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 inside

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 throw this

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 person into

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 the mixer

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 deotrophies

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 false teacher

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 infiltrating the

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 local church

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 it'd be fair to

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 say that you

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 wouldn't want to

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 have his cv

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 he's not exactly

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 the sort of

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 person that you

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 want to imitate

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 is it

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 i've written

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 something to

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 the church

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 but deotrophies

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 verse 9

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 who likes to

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 put himself

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 first does not

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 acknowledge our

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 authority

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 so if i come i

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 will bring up

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 what he is doing

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 talking wicked

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 nonsense against

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 us and not

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 content with that

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 he refuses to

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 welcome the

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 brothers and

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 also stops

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 those who

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 want to

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 and puts

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 them out

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 of the

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 church

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 he seems

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 like a

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 great guy

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 doesn't he

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 model yourself

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 on him

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 i don't think

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 that's what

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 john is saying

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 if you want

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 to get a

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 real picture

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 as to probably

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 what is

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 happening and

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 the false

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 teaching that's

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 taking place

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 flick back over

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 to 2 john

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 chapter

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 chapter

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 to verse

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 7

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 he talks about

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 many deceivers

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 having gone out

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 into the world

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 and here is

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 their false

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 teaching

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 those who

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 confess the

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 coming or

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 those who do

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 not confess the

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 coming of jesus

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 christ in the

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 flesh

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 that's the

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 doctrine that's

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 being put forward

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 by some of

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 these false

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 teachers

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 is it

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 diatrophies

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 maybe

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 possibly

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 but it is not

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 exactly a good

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 thing

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 they don't

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 believe that

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 jesus has come

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 as a man

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 which by

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 logical extension

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 means that they

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 fundamentally disagree

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 with the penalty

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 paying substitutionary

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 atonement of

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 god's messiah

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 for the

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 taking away of

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 wrath from

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 sinners and

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 rebels against

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 god

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 it's a big

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 thing

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 these people

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 ultimately are

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 gospel haters

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 they do not

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 like what is

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 central to

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 god's revelation

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 of salvation

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 that in jesus

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 christ fully

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 god and fully

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 man there is

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 a

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 atonement for

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 sin

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 they take away

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 his humanity

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 and they take

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 away his

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 salvation

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 make no mistake

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 about it john and

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 his mission team

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 were well aware of

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 challenging circumstances

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 so the next time you

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 feel hard pressed

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 the next time you

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 think hey this is

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 pretty tough

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 maybe turn to

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 third john

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 and hear john

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 saying to you

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 i hear you brother

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 i hear you sister

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 it is difficult

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 work

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 but here's what he

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 seems to do instead

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 of what we would

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 naturally do

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 instead of turning

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 inwards they look

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 upwards and

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 outwards and they

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 rejoice in the

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 wonderful blessing of

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 being involved in

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 taking the gospel of

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 christ to the world

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 the temptation that is

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 set before us in the

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 midst of these

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 challenging

00:13:45.000 --> 00:13:46.120
 circumstances as the

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 church in scotland

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 is to forget about

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 the world out there

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 and to concentrate on

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 what is in front of

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 us

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 but i think that we

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 are on good grounds

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 to say that john

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 his mission team

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 and brother gaius

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 would not have

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 allowed these things

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 to become the

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 constraints

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 they would have not

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 taken on these

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 blinkers so easily

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 they were captivated

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 by this central

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 vision of

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 scripture

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 that big vision of

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 god

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 god deserving

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 and demanding to

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 be glorified and

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 worshipped by all

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 that he has made

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 and so in this very

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 personal letter we

00:14:22.159 --> 00:14:23.320
 get a glimpse at

00:14:23.320 --> 00:14:23.960
 some of the most

00:14:23.960 --> 00:14:25.420
 important aspects of

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 genuine gospel

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 partnership in really

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 difficult challenging

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 circumstances

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 now with those things

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 said with those

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 thoughts put in place

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 i'm going to give us

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 another three set of

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 headings which will

00:14:40.960 --> 00:14:42.320
 hopefully allow us to

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 work our way through

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 here and really

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 we're going to do

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 the first few

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 verses probably the

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 first eight that's

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 where we're going to

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 be spending our time

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 picking on a couple

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 maybe later through

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 but what i want us to

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 look at is this

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 first of all what is

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 true should set the

00:14:56.840 --> 00:14:57.220
 agenda

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 what is true sets the

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 agenda in forming

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 gospel partnerships

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 second thing

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 who we send and

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 partner with matters

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 who we send and

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 partner with matters

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 and how we send and

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 partner must honor god

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 so those are the three

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 things we're going to

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 notice when we go

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 through this and let's

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 crack on and press

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 through we see that

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 first then don't we

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 the what is true sets the

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 agenda popular opinion

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 culturally or even

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 theologically should not

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 be the defining marker

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 of what we do that

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 should just never be the

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 defining marker of what

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 we do what we should be

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 doing is coming back to

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 god's word time after

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 time and not allowing

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 people like diatrophies or

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 modern day equivalents

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 tell us this is what the

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 big agenda is we should

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 be coming back to what it

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 is that god has said

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 remembering what it is

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 that god has done and

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 accomplished in christ

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 jesus through and and

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 that message of the

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 gospel rather than taking

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 in our culture and false

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 teaching the gospel truth

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 should set the agenda

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 look at how john speaks

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 about gaius gaius is a

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 brother you see in those

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 first few verses who

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 clearly is a man of truth

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 he loves christ he loves

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 christ's people he loves

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 to be a jesus follower he

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 loves to be a disciple of

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 jesus their friendship john

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 and gaius's friendship is

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 founded on the truth of the

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 gospel you see that in verse

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 one he loves gaius in the

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 truth what's more gaius was

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 no charlatan he walked what

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 he talked look at verses

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 three and four i rejoice

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 greatly when the brothers

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 came and testified to your

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 truth and indeed you are

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 walking in the truth i have

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 no greater joy than to hear

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 that my children are walking

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 in the truth you know what

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 gaius believed he did he put

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 his faith into action he

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 lived what he believed and

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 there is a very clear way

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 that we can see this gaius was

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 invested in seeing the work of

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 the gospel among the peoples of

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 the world flourish how do we

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 know this we can see that in the

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 way that he welcomed in john's

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 mission team a group of potential

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 strangers that he may not have

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 known and he serves them well

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 why why would you do that

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 people are annoying do you know

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 that i know i am and then these

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 random people just turn up in the

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 city that you're part of and you

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 know they need somewhere to stay

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 and they need somewhere to eat and

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 it's a bit cold outside and they

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 need some heat and all the rest of

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 these things and what does gaius say

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 oh no in fact actually if you had

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 emailed ahead in order to be able

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 to schedule when it is that you

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 could do he didn't do that

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 obviously because emails weren't

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 there

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 he said come on in we'll sort you

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 out we'll look after you because

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 you love jesus i'm on board with

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 people who love jesus let's do this

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 see that verse 7 first half of

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 don't you they've gone out for the

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 sake of the name accepting nothing

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 these people um have come out with a

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 specific task to tell others about

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 jesus so we know that these people

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 love jesus we know that gaius clearly

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 loves jesus and so they come together

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 and they say right let's make this

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 work

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 gaius lived in challenging times but

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 his context did not distract him from

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 ultimately what was true

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 people needed to hear about christ so

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 he served in such a way to allow that

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 to happen

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 want us to notice a very important

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 detail about global mission in the

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 local church

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 gaius's conviction about the truth of

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 the gospel

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 was the rhythm setting the agenda of

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 his life

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 not just his spare time

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 his life

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 and it led him to recognize the

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 normality of global gospel ministry

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 his conviction about the truth meant

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 that he saw global gospel ministry as a

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 normal part of the christian life

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 but all too often there is an

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 incorrect vision that we touched on

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 this morning

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 where you have an elite few of people

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 set aside for a task

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 or an obsessive minority of people who

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 just get really excited about all this

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 overseas stuff

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 again i want to say really clearly

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 tonight i don't think that's what the

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 bible actually

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 teaches us

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 to be people who love jesus christ is to

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 be people who love

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 his glory his honor his value his worth

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 wherever we're placed

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 and where that is not known and true

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 we desire that that would be known and

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 true

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 friends what john says about gaius shows us

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 this he says gaius is faithful

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 what you're doing is a faithful thing

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 verse five

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 it is a faithful thing you do in all

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 your efforts for these brothers

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 strangers

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 though they are

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 because gaius loves christ the

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 circumstances don't define his

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 response

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 he serves freely in order that god would

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 be glorified

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 okay so our circumstances could be

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 challenging

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 let me make it a little bit more

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 encouraging for you tonight as you

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 sit here

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 in edinburgh about six o'clock

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 what happens if they get more

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 challenging

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 what happens if it becomes more

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 difficult

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 what happens if there is increased

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 opposition

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 what happens if things don't seem to

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 reverse and there is an upward trend

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 will we still serve

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 in the coming months and years who

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 knows where our culture will go in

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 scotland

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 if things do get more challenging and

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 more difficult

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 will we be so committed to global

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 ministry and see it as a normal part

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 of life

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 all the pressures and the challenges

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 as it brings

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 will we see

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 sending people out to other parts of

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 scotland for ministry

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 as something that is just a normal

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 aspect of a healthy church

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 or will we want to keep a hold of

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 those who are our best and our

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 brightest because

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 well we don't really want them to

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 leave here because that would mean

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 that we would

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 we would find it hard

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 let's not become play-doh in the

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 hands of our context

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 allowing external pressures to force us

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 and

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 change us

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 instead let our convictions

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 concerning the truth that god has

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 laid out in his eternal word

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 set our agenda

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 that until jesus returns the church

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 must engage in this ministry

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 throughout the world

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 for his glory

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 here's a question for your own

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 reflection your own

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 time

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 have you allowed the scope of god's

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 purposes in his word

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 to shape

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 your understanding

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 of his work

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 in his world

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 this is the point that i would point you to

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 brother

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 brother gaius

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 i love guys like this in the new testament

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 gaius

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 a guy

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 we don't really know tons about him

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 but he's someone who loved jesus

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 and allowed what he knew about jesus to shape his life

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 let what is true set your agenda and you will see each of us has a role to play in the gospel going forward and then those partnerships those healthy partnerships and challenging times grow flourish and develop for the glory of god

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 second then who we send and partner with really matters

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 i mean you could have lots of people come to you and say i believe this is where the lord is asking me to go to

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 and through a little bit of probing about this thing that thing or the next that might not be the case

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 who we send really matters

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 who we partner with really matters

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 gaius's church most likely had received suspect teachers in the past

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 um listen to deutrophies in the midst

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 what we know for sure

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 is that this man deutrophies

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 is not a particularly pleasant character

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 he is self-absorbed

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 he is self-appointed

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 and he is a charlatan who is ruling the church

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 by force of his overbearing personality

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 as i've already said

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 we do not want to aim to be like this guy

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 this is where i need to stop and make a really serious and important point

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 if ministry

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 in the gospel

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 is what it is that god is leading you to

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 you do not follow the pattern of this man

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 if you have an aspiration to be involved in ministry or leadership in scotland or in other parts of the world

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 do not be like him

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 because it kills gospel witness

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 it destroys and tears up churches

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 and it ultimately does not lead or point people to the living christ

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 don't be that guy

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 don't follow his example

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 listen up to what john does point out about a healthy gospel ministry and partnership

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 and i just want to point out a couple of things here

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 have you noticed the importance of the church in this small letter

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 the church are very important

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 in this concept of

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 of of of sending

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 of of being involved in partnerships

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 this isn't transfer deadline day

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 with lots of free agents

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 and people are just going

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 oh well we just need to get somebody to fill this position somewhere

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 because

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 well we just need someone to come through the door

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 that's that's not what we seem to see happening here

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 these brothers who were sent out

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 by john have accountability in their church setting

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 they are not lone rangers

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 going and doing whatever they feel like

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 did you see that in verse six

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 let's read verse five through six

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 beloved it's a faithful thing that you do in all your efforts for these brothers

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 strangers that they are

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 who testified to your love before the church

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 so what john is painting a picture here is

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 these brothers have gone to gaius

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 and they have returned to him

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 and they have said to the church

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 with john present

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 that these people have done this for them

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 so they've not just gone out and done their own thing

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 they've gone out

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 they've done what it was they were appointed to

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 and they've come back to the church

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 they're not out doing things by themselves

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 this is a clear sign of accountability

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 they are not lone rangers

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 this is a ministry partnership

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 and especially if people are going to be serving and partnering at a distance

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 we need to be really clear about who it is that we are partnering with as a church

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 so here is what i would leave for you guys to think through consider and to embrace

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 partner with and raise up people who love the church

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 to serve in mission with you

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 not people who want to raise up their own flag and raise up their own empire

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 but people who genuinely

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 for the zeal and glory of jesus

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 would love to see his bride flourish

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 in places where it does not exist

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 raise those sorts of people up

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 and partner with those sorts of people

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 like craig

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 who has a genuine heart's desire

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 to see christ exalted

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 in the borders of scotland

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 second then did you notice their purpose

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 in the first century world

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 many of the major cities were interconnected

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 and the people could travel there for work and study

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 restrictions aside

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 i think that's been a normal pattern of life

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 over the past 20 to 30 years

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 increased travel

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 increased economic connectivity

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 which leads to global jobs

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 and different education options

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 that people can access

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 in different cities

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 it's been upscaled in our generation

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 and people who live nearby to global cities

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 like edinburgh

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 will travel to parts of the u.s

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 or people from other parts of the world

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 will move to somewhere like edinburgh

00:27:35.139 --> 00:27:36.299
 for the university

00:27:36.299 --> 00:27:37.440
 or for their work

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 but that's not what you see happening here

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 this isn't just because these guys are moving to another part of the world

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 because of their work or education

00:27:47.819 --> 00:27:48.839
 or something like that

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 what we hear is that these brothers

00:27:50.819 --> 00:27:52.379
 have been sent out with a purpose

00:27:52.379 --> 00:27:54.419
 they are not moving for work or study

00:27:54.419 --> 00:27:55.639
 they have a specific role

00:27:55.639 --> 00:27:57.059
 and a specific purpose

00:27:57.059 --> 00:27:58.419
 they have been sent out

00:27:58.419 --> 00:28:00.779
 they have been sent out

00:28:00.779 --> 00:28:03.479
 for the sake of the name

00:28:03.479 --> 00:28:06.519
 you see that verse 7

00:28:06.519 --> 00:28:08.719
 these brothers have gone out

00:28:08.719 --> 00:28:10.459
 for the sake of the name

00:28:10.459 --> 00:28:13.139
 what does that mean?

00:28:16.359 --> 00:28:18.459
 surely it's got something to do with

00:28:18.459 --> 00:28:19.819
 announcing and proclaiming

00:28:20.459 --> 00:28:21.139
 Jesus

00:28:21.139 --> 00:28:28.519
 we need to realise that this purpose

00:28:28.519 --> 00:28:30.219
 can be warped by human sinfulness

00:28:30.219 --> 00:28:33.659
 people can be sent out

00:28:33.659 --> 00:28:36.619
 and in the western church

00:28:36.619 --> 00:28:38.339
 there can exist sometimes sadly

00:28:38.339 --> 00:28:39.519
 a saviour complex

00:28:39.519 --> 00:28:40.979
 which becomes justified

00:28:40.979 --> 00:28:42.159
 by being sent out

00:28:42.160 --> 00:28:44.060
 for the name

00:28:44.060 --> 00:28:46.560
 when in reality

00:28:46.560 --> 00:28:47.259
 it becomes

00:28:47.259 --> 00:28:48.920
 making a name for myself

00:28:48.920 --> 00:28:51.840
 I'm just at a distance

00:28:51.840 --> 00:28:53.180
 and people can't hold me accountable

00:28:53.180 --> 00:28:54.300
 and I can do what I want

00:28:54.300 --> 00:28:55.620
 I can say what I want

00:28:55.620 --> 00:28:57.120
 and no one will know any different

00:28:57.120 --> 00:29:00.779
 and that is not what John has in mind here at all

00:29:00.779 --> 00:29:01.940
 in this gospel partnership

00:29:01.940 --> 00:29:05.140
 and that is not how these believers acted

00:29:05.140 --> 00:29:05.940
 these brothers

00:29:05.940 --> 00:29:07.779
 didn't care about their own name

00:29:07.779 --> 00:29:09.259
 and maybe surprisingly

00:29:09.259 --> 00:29:10.480
 we are not told

00:29:10.480 --> 00:29:11.480
 that they were concerned

00:29:11.480 --> 00:29:12.859
 about the need

00:29:12.859 --> 00:29:13.619
 which existed

00:29:13.619 --> 00:29:14.700
 you don't see that

00:29:14.700 --> 00:29:15.539
 in this letter at all

00:29:15.539 --> 00:29:16.599
 they are not being concerned

00:29:16.599 --> 00:29:17.599
 about the need

00:29:17.599 --> 00:29:18.660
 they have a concern

00:29:18.660 --> 00:29:19.599
 about his name

00:29:19.599 --> 00:29:21.740
 the main thing

00:29:21.740 --> 00:29:22.660
 which reverberates

00:29:22.660 --> 00:29:23.700
 throughout scripture

00:29:23.700 --> 00:29:24.599
 is not

00:29:24.599 --> 00:29:25.519
 look at the need

00:29:25.519 --> 00:29:26.799
 which exists out there

00:29:26.799 --> 00:29:27.720
 it is hallowed

00:29:27.720 --> 00:29:28.619
 be your name

00:29:28.619 --> 00:29:30.220
 among all the peoples

00:29:30.220 --> 00:29:30.980
 that exist

00:29:30.980 --> 00:29:35.140
 there are a thousand and one needs

00:29:35.140 --> 00:29:35.720
 that exist

00:29:35.720 --> 00:29:36.400
 in the world

00:29:36.400 --> 00:29:40.060
 but if our only purpose

00:29:40.060 --> 00:29:41.060
 is to go and to meet

00:29:41.060 --> 00:29:41.780
 those needs

00:29:41.780 --> 00:29:42.480
 which exist

00:29:42.480 --> 00:29:43.600
 in God's world

00:29:43.600 --> 00:29:45.320
 and not about the fame

00:29:45.320 --> 00:29:46.860
 of the name of Christ

00:29:46.860 --> 00:29:47.759
 realistically

00:29:47.759 --> 00:29:48.880
 we are going to burn out

00:29:48.880 --> 00:29:49.560
 very quickly

00:29:49.560 --> 00:29:50.759
 and possibly

00:29:50.759 --> 00:29:51.600
 we may have missed

00:29:51.600 --> 00:29:52.900
 the point of it all together

00:29:52.900 --> 00:29:57.420
 this isn't about

00:29:57.420 --> 00:29:58.480
 name makers

00:29:58.480 --> 00:29:59.800
 or fame takers

00:29:59.800 --> 00:30:02.620
 this is about obedience

00:30:02.619 --> 00:30:04.519
 for the sake

00:30:04.519 --> 00:30:05.939
 of the name

00:30:05.939 --> 00:30:06.819
 to be sent out

00:30:06.819 --> 00:30:08.939
 for Christ's name

00:30:08.939 --> 00:30:12.079
 much as I did

00:30:12.079 --> 00:30:12.599
 a minute ago

00:30:12.599 --> 00:30:13.219
 here is something

00:30:13.219 --> 00:30:13.979
 to reflect on

00:30:13.979 --> 00:30:14.579
 for yourself

00:30:14.579 --> 00:30:15.259
 as a church

00:30:15.259 --> 00:30:17.579
 here is what I would

00:30:17.579 --> 00:30:19.500
 long for

00:30:19.500 --> 00:30:22.000
 that you would

00:30:22.000 --> 00:30:22.719
 partner with

00:30:22.719 --> 00:30:23.439
 and raise up

00:30:23.439 --> 00:30:24.039
 people like

00:30:24.039 --> 00:30:24.799
 these brothers

00:30:24.799 --> 00:30:26.959
 who did not care

00:30:26.959 --> 00:30:27.919
 about their own fame

00:30:27.919 --> 00:30:28.639
 at all

00:30:28.639 --> 00:30:29.399
 one jot

00:30:29.399 --> 00:30:30.419
 they cared about

00:30:30.419 --> 00:30:31.599
 the name of Jesus Christ

00:30:31.599 --> 00:30:34.859
 because to them

00:30:34.859 --> 00:30:35.359
 to live

00:30:35.359 --> 00:30:36.839
 was Christ

00:30:36.839 --> 00:30:37.359
 and to die

00:30:37.359 --> 00:30:37.779
 was gain

00:30:37.779 --> 00:30:40.459
 they were willing

00:30:40.459 --> 00:30:41.399
 to count the cost

00:30:41.399 --> 00:30:42.199
 because they knew

00:30:42.199 --> 00:30:43.500
 that treasuring Christ

00:30:43.500 --> 00:30:44.419
 was more

00:30:44.419 --> 00:30:45.439
 than life

00:30:45.439 --> 00:30:47.599
 raise up

00:30:47.599 --> 00:30:48.059
 and partner

00:30:48.059 --> 00:30:49.000
 with people like that

00:30:49.000 --> 00:30:52.859
 let's finish up

00:30:52.859 --> 00:30:54.899
 because

00:30:54.899 --> 00:30:56.059
 how we send

00:30:56.059 --> 00:30:57.439
 not just who we send

00:30:57.439 --> 00:30:58.099
 and partner with

00:30:58.099 --> 00:30:59.139
 how we send

00:30:59.139 --> 00:30:59.639
 and partner

00:30:59.640 --> 00:31:00.920
 must be something

00:31:00.920 --> 00:31:02.120
 which honors God

00:31:02.120 --> 00:31:05.220
 and we can see that

00:31:05.220 --> 00:31:06.500
 how we send

00:31:06.500 --> 00:31:06.920
 and partner

00:31:06.920 --> 00:31:07.720
 must be something

00:31:07.720 --> 00:31:08.520
 that honors God

00:31:08.520 --> 00:31:09.020
 and John

00:31:09.020 --> 00:31:09.940
 says that

00:31:09.940 --> 00:31:11.280
 really specifically

00:31:11.280 --> 00:31:12.780
 even in the

00:31:12.780 --> 00:31:13.860
 challenging circumstances

00:31:13.860 --> 00:31:15.000
 which he faced

00:31:15.000 --> 00:31:19.140
 what does that mean

00:31:19.140 --> 00:31:21.500
 from this letter

00:31:21.500 --> 00:31:22.460
 it seems clear to me

00:31:22.460 --> 00:31:23.120
 that the churches

00:31:23.120 --> 00:31:24.300
 must be working

00:31:24.300 --> 00:31:25.040
 in cooperation

00:31:25.039 --> 00:31:26.899
 with the mission team

00:31:26.899 --> 00:31:29.119
 and with the other churches

00:31:29.119 --> 00:31:30.000
 that are involved

00:31:30.000 --> 00:31:32.059
 it is to be

00:31:32.059 --> 00:31:33.079
 an outpouring

00:31:33.079 --> 00:31:34.839
 of lavish generosity

00:31:34.839 --> 00:31:37.799
 an outpouring

00:31:37.799 --> 00:31:39.059
 of lavish generosity

00:31:39.059 --> 00:31:39.659
 you see that

00:31:39.659 --> 00:31:40.019
 I think

00:31:40.019 --> 00:31:40.759
 in verse 6

00:31:40.759 --> 00:31:41.599
 and verse 8

00:31:41.599 --> 00:31:43.460
 they testified

00:31:43.460 --> 00:31:45.480
 to your love

00:31:45.480 --> 00:31:46.420
 before the church

00:31:46.420 --> 00:31:48.519
 you will do well

00:31:48.519 --> 00:31:49.240
 to send them

00:31:49.240 --> 00:31:49.899
 on their journey

00:31:49.899 --> 00:31:50.379
 in a manner

00:31:50.379 --> 00:31:51.339
 worthy of God

00:31:51.339 --> 00:31:53.899
 skip down a verse

00:31:53.900 --> 00:31:55.759
 we ought to support

00:31:55.759 --> 00:31:56.800
 people like these

00:31:56.800 --> 00:31:58.180
 they've not accepted

00:31:58.180 --> 00:31:59.460
 anything from the Gentiles

00:31:59.460 --> 00:32:01.220
 that we may be

00:32:01.220 --> 00:32:02.100
 fellow workers

00:32:02.100 --> 00:32:03.560
 for the truth

00:32:03.560 --> 00:32:06.080
 we've already seen

00:32:06.080 --> 00:32:07.000
 that first aspect

00:32:07.000 --> 00:32:07.700
 these churches

00:32:07.700 --> 00:32:08.280
 were seeking

00:32:08.280 --> 00:32:09.040
 to work together

00:32:09.040 --> 00:32:09.759
 they sent people

00:32:09.759 --> 00:32:10.220
 backwards

00:32:10.220 --> 00:32:11.040
 and forwards

00:32:11.040 --> 00:32:11.880
 by the looks of it

00:32:11.880 --> 00:32:12.900
 Gaius served the brothers

00:32:12.900 --> 00:32:13.740
 the brothers served

00:32:13.740 --> 00:32:14.500
 their home church

00:32:14.500 --> 00:32:16.340
 and John served Gaius

00:32:16.340 --> 00:32:17.519
 it's his dear

00:32:17.519 --> 00:32:18.700
 beloved friend

00:32:18.700 --> 00:32:19.860
 that he wants to

00:32:19.860 --> 00:32:20.220
 encourage

00:32:20.220 --> 00:32:21.480
 in a difficult situation

00:32:21.480 --> 00:32:23.060
 they worked in union

00:32:23.059 --> 00:32:24.339
 they worked united

00:32:24.339 --> 00:32:25.539
 oh man

00:32:25.539 --> 00:32:26.720
 imagine the church

00:32:26.720 --> 00:32:27.339
 of Jesus

00:32:27.339 --> 00:32:28.879
 worked in unity

00:32:28.879 --> 00:32:32.319
 imagine that we

00:32:32.319 --> 00:32:33.179
 actually worked

00:32:33.179 --> 00:32:34.200
 together in unity

00:32:34.200 --> 00:32:34.980
 for the gospel

00:32:34.980 --> 00:32:35.559
 of Christ

00:32:35.559 --> 00:32:36.119
 to go through

00:32:36.119 --> 00:32:36.679
 the world

00:32:36.679 --> 00:32:38.799
 and not put up

00:32:38.799 --> 00:32:39.480
 some things

00:32:39.480 --> 00:32:40.019
 which become

00:32:40.019 --> 00:32:40.659
 blocks and

00:32:40.659 --> 00:32:41.200
 stumblers

00:32:41.200 --> 00:32:41.899
 on the road

00:32:41.899 --> 00:32:45.339
 being sent

00:32:45.339 --> 00:32:45.859
 into the world

00:32:45.859 --> 00:32:46.379
 for the sake

00:32:46.379 --> 00:32:46.819
 of the name

00:32:46.819 --> 00:32:47.519
 was not something

00:32:47.519 --> 00:32:48.019
 that they did

00:32:48.019 --> 00:32:48.639
 in isolation

00:32:48.639 --> 00:32:49.599
 as one church

00:32:49.599 --> 00:32:50.059
 they worked

00:32:50.059 --> 00:32:50.759
 in partnership

00:32:50.759 --> 00:32:51.599
 and it was

00:32:51.599 --> 00:32:52.200
 a beautiful

00:32:52.200 --> 00:32:52.980
 way to show

00:32:52.980 --> 00:32:54.180
 that interdependence

00:32:54.180 --> 00:32:54.920
 which we have

00:32:54.920 --> 00:32:55.460
 as the body

00:32:55.460 --> 00:32:56.460
 of Jesus Christ

00:32:56.460 --> 00:32:57.960
 what's more

00:32:57.960 --> 00:32:58.980
 I would argue

00:32:58.980 --> 00:32:59.879
 and love

00:32:59.879 --> 00:33:00.420
 the fact

00:33:00.420 --> 00:33:00.920
 that within

00:33:00.920 --> 00:33:01.819
 our Presbyterian

00:33:01.819 --> 00:33:02.519
 church history

00:33:02.519 --> 00:33:03.440
 this is just

00:33:03.440 --> 00:33:04.000
 something that

00:33:04.000 --> 00:33:04.539
 we should do

00:33:04.539 --> 00:33:05.099
 naturally

00:33:05.099 --> 00:33:05.740
 normally

00:33:05.740 --> 00:33:06.640
 and everyday

00:33:06.640 --> 00:33:07.839
 we love

00:33:07.839 --> 00:33:08.539
 to serve

00:33:08.539 --> 00:33:09.019
 together

00:33:09.019 --> 00:33:09.819
 as the body

00:33:09.819 --> 00:33:10.940
 of Jesus Christ

00:33:10.940 --> 00:33:11.980
 where the strong

00:33:11.980 --> 00:33:12.680
 help the weak

00:33:12.680 --> 00:33:13.299
 and the weak

00:33:13.299 --> 00:33:14.160
 love the strong

00:33:14.160 --> 00:33:14.960
 because they work

00:33:14.960 --> 00:33:15.619
 in partnership

00:33:15.619 --> 00:33:16.539
 to see Christ

00:33:16.539 --> 00:33:17.299
 glorified

00:33:17.299 --> 00:33:20.079
 we desire

00:33:20.079 --> 00:33:20.700
 to serve

00:33:20.700 --> 00:33:21.460
 for the gospel

00:33:21.460 --> 00:33:22.259
 in Scotland

00:33:22.259 --> 00:33:23.159
 and to the ends

00:33:23.159 --> 00:33:23.759
 of the earth

00:33:23.759 --> 00:33:24.940
 sending out people

00:33:24.940 --> 00:33:25.599
 in cooperation

00:33:25.599 --> 00:33:26.700
 with each other

00:33:26.700 --> 00:33:28.379
 to see God's mission

00:33:28.379 --> 00:33:29.200
 become an increasing

00:33:29.200 --> 00:33:29.799
 reality

00:33:29.799 --> 00:33:31.500
 and in so doing

00:33:31.500 --> 00:33:32.339
 it turns out

00:33:32.339 --> 00:33:33.099
 we are blessed

00:33:33.099 --> 00:33:34.259
 we have deepened

00:33:34.259 --> 00:33:34.919
 relationships

00:33:34.919 --> 00:33:36.379
 and that is something

00:33:36.379 --> 00:33:37.419
 which can only be

00:33:37.419 --> 00:33:38.480
 honouring to God

00:33:38.480 --> 00:33:40.940
 but we can also see

00:33:40.940 --> 00:33:42.299
 that this sort of action

00:33:42.299 --> 00:33:43.319
 is a responsibility

00:33:43.319 --> 00:33:44.119
 for those

00:33:44.119 --> 00:33:45.200
 cooperating churches

00:33:45.200 --> 00:33:46.200
 these brothers

00:33:46.200 --> 00:33:46.899
 were sent out

00:33:46.900 --> 00:33:47.460
 for the sake

00:33:47.460 --> 00:33:47.920
 of the name

00:33:47.920 --> 00:33:48.900
 they were accepting

00:33:48.900 --> 00:33:50.300
 nothing from the Gentiles

00:33:50.300 --> 00:33:51.640
 verse 7 tells us

00:33:51.640 --> 00:33:52.920
 and I think that

00:33:52.920 --> 00:33:53.680
 that is another way

00:33:53.680 --> 00:33:54.060
 of saying

00:33:54.060 --> 00:33:54.740
 they are not taking

00:33:54.740 --> 00:33:55.660
 anything from

00:33:55.660 --> 00:33:56.600
 non-believers

00:33:56.600 --> 00:33:57.640
 they are not relying

00:33:57.640 --> 00:33:58.360
 on those who are

00:33:58.360 --> 00:33:59.140
 outside of the

00:33:59.140 --> 00:34:00.100
 household of faith

00:34:00.100 --> 00:34:01.880
 and that means

00:34:01.880 --> 00:34:02.759
 that each of us

00:34:02.759 --> 00:34:03.240
 have been given

00:34:03.240 --> 00:34:04.140
 a responsibility

00:34:04.140 --> 00:34:05.640
 to come alongside

00:34:05.640 --> 00:34:06.600
 such people

00:34:06.600 --> 00:34:07.759
 who have been sent

00:34:07.759 --> 00:34:08.619
 out and identified

00:34:08.619 --> 00:34:09.480
 by the church

00:34:09.480 --> 00:34:10.139
 to be involved

00:34:10.139 --> 00:34:10.960
 in taking the name

00:34:10.960 --> 00:34:11.420
 of Jesus

00:34:11.420 --> 00:34:12.880
 to other parts

00:34:12.880 --> 00:34:13.680
 of the country

00:34:13.680 --> 00:34:14.400
 or other parts

00:34:14.400 --> 00:34:14.940
 of the world

00:34:14.940 --> 00:34:16.139
 and seeing that

00:34:16.139 --> 00:34:17.059
 their need

00:34:17.059 --> 00:34:18.460
 not their want

00:34:18.460 --> 00:34:19.379
 that their need

00:34:19.379 --> 00:34:20.420
 is met

00:34:20.420 --> 00:34:21.719
 in order for ministry

00:34:21.719 --> 00:34:22.900
 to continue

00:34:22.900 --> 00:34:24.879
 look at what John says

00:34:24.879 --> 00:34:26.699
 we should support

00:34:26.699 --> 00:34:27.099
 people

00:34:27.099 --> 00:34:28.319
 like these

00:34:28.319 --> 00:34:29.579
 verse 8

00:34:29.579 --> 00:34:31.679
 remember

00:34:31.679 --> 00:34:32.819
 John's underlying

00:34:32.819 --> 00:34:33.460
 conviction

00:34:33.460 --> 00:34:36.599
 we saw that

00:34:36.599 --> 00:34:37.400
 earlier we read it

00:34:37.400 --> 00:34:37.799
 didn't we

00:34:37.799 --> 00:34:40.019
 that these

00:34:40.019 --> 00:34:41.079
 verse 6

00:34:41.079 --> 00:34:42.400
 these ones

00:34:42.400 --> 00:34:43.199
 should be sent

00:34:43.199 --> 00:34:44.500
 on their journey

00:34:44.500 --> 00:34:45.679
 in a manner

00:34:45.679 --> 00:34:46.939
 which is worthy

00:34:46.939 --> 00:34:48.279
 of God

00:34:48.279 --> 00:34:51.179
 I don't know about you

00:34:51.179 --> 00:34:52.199
 but I read a statement

00:34:52.199 --> 00:34:52.599
 like that

00:34:52.599 --> 00:34:52.919
 and I'm like

00:34:52.919 --> 00:34:53.219
 right well

00:34:53.219 --> 00:34:56.039
 how does God

00:34:56.039 --> 00:34:56.759
 send

00:34:56.759 --> 00:35:00.059
 if we are to

00:35:00.059 --> 00:35:00.839
 send people

00:35:00.839 --> 00:35:01.339
 in a manner

00:35:01.339 --> 00:35:02.439
 worthy of God

00:35:02.439 --> 00:35:03.239
 how is it

00:35:03.239 --> 00:35:03.939
 that God

00:35:03.939 --> 00:35:04.679
 sends

00:35:04.679 --> 00:35:08.179
 in some ways

00:35:08.179 --> 00:35:08.919
 reading John 3

00:35:08.919 --> 00:35:09.359
 wouldn't have been

00:35:09.359 --> 00:35:10.019
 a bad thing

00:35:10.019 --> 00:35:13.019
 because God

00:35:13.019 --> 00:35:13.639
 gave his one

00:35:13.639 --> 00:35:14.239
 and only son

00:35:14.239 --> 00:35:15.900
 that whoever

00:35:15.900 --> 00:35:16.400
 would believe

00:35:16.400 --> 00:35:16.860
 in him

00:35:16.860 --> 00:35:18.239
 would not perish

00:35:18.239 --> 00:35:19.340
 but would have

00:35:19.340 --> 00:35:20.480
 everlasting life

00:35:20.480 --> 00:35:23.000
 when God

00:35:23.000 --> 00:35:23.800
 sends

00:35:23.800 --> 00:35:25.239
 God

00:35:25.239 --> 00:35:25.739
 sends

00:35:25.739 --> 00:35:26.860
 lavishly

00:35:26.860 --> 00:35:28.619
 God

00:35:28.619 --> 00:35:29.019
 sends

00:35:29.019 --> 00:35:30.139
 abundantly

00:35:30.139 --> 00:35:31.579
 God

00:35:31.579 --> 00:35:32.000
 sends

00:35:32.000 --> 00:35:32.880
 graciously

00:35:32.880 --> 00:35:33.599
 and full

00:35:33.599 --> 00:35:34.360
 of love

00:35:34.360 --> 00:35:39.500
 he sends

00:35:39.500 --> 00:35:40.000
 for the good

00:35:40.000 --> 00:35:40.380
 of many

00:35:40.380 --> 00:35:40.840
 people

00:35:40.840 --> 00:35:43.079
 he sends

00:35:43.079 --> 00:35:43.660
 for his

00:35:43.660 --> 00:35:44.340
 glory

00:35:44.340 --> 00:35:45.539
 to be known

00:35:45.539 --> 00:35:50.059
 this is the

00:35:50.059 --> 00:35:50.400
 sort of

00:35:50.400 --> 00:35:50.760
 sending

00:35:50.760 --> 00:35:51.480
 and partnership

00:35:51.480 --> 00:35:52.019
 that we are

00:35:52.019 --> 00:35:52.660
 called to

00:35:52.660 --> 00:35:54.940
 we are not

00:35:54.940 --> 00:35:55.280
 God

00:35:55.280 --> 00:35:55.880
 and ultimately

00:35:55.880 --> 00:35:56.579
 we can never

00:35:56.579 --> 00:35:57.160
 send

00:35:57.160 --> 00:35:57.800
 in that

00:35:57.800 --> 00:35:58.940
 full sense

00:35:58.940 --> 00:36:02.460
 but we're

00:36:02.460 --> 00:36:03.019
 to be sent

00:36:03.019 --> 00:36:03.460
 in a manner

00:36:03.460 --> 00:36:04.260
 which is

00:36:04.260 --> 00:36:04.840
 worthy

00:36:04.840 --> 00:36:06.340
 of our

00:36:06.340 --> 00:36:06.820
 father in

00:36:06.820 --> 00:36:07.059
 heaven

00:36:07.059 --> 00:36:08.220
 to be

00:36:08.220 --> 00:36:08.679
 exalted

00:36:08.679 --> 00:36:09.139
 and known

00:36:09.139 --> 00:36:11.980
 and remember

00:36:11.980 --> 00:36:12.659
 John is not

00:36:12.659 --> 00:36:13.260
 saying this

00:36:13.260 --> 00:36:13.960
 from an ivory

00:36:13.960 --> 00:36:14.320
 tower

00:36:14.320 --> 00:36:15.000
 detached from

00:36:15.000 --> 00:36:15.460
 reality

00:36:15.460 --> 00:36:16.099
 he's saying

00:36:16.099 --> 00:36:16.420
 this

00:36:16.420 --> 00:36:17.199
 with a man

00:36:17.199 --> 00:36:17.599
 who's in

00:36:17.599 --> 00:36:18.099
 this church

00:36:18.099 --> 00:36:18.420
 who's a

00:36:18.420 --> 00:36:19.059
 false teacher

00:36:19.059 --> 00:36:20.139
 in a context

00:36:20.139 --> 00:36:20.599
 where people

00:36:20.599 --> 00:36:21.340
 are opposing

00:36:21.340 --> 00:36:22.159
 the spread

00:36:22.159 --> 00:36:22.780
 of the gospel

00:36:22.780 --> 00:36:23.760
 in the surrounding

00:36:23.760 --> 00:36:24.440
 culture and

00:36:24.440 --> 00:36:25.099
 context

00:36:25.099 --> 00:36:27.300
 on the backdrop

00:36:27.300 --> 00:36:28.139
 of such a

00:36:28.139 --> 00:36:28.599
 dark

00:36:28.599 --> 00:36:29.579
 situation

00:36:29.579 --> 00:36:30.619
 filled with

00:36:30.619 --> 00:36:31.460
 thoughts of

00:36:31.460 --> 00:36:32.679
 self-preservation

00:36:32.679 --> 00:36:33.679
 and self

00:36:33.679 --> 00:36:34.299
 fulfillment

00:36:34.299 --> 00:36:35.039
 the church

00:36:35.039 --> 00:36:35.980
 of Jesus

00:36:35.980 --> 00:36:36.539
 Christ

00:36:36.539 --> 00:36:37.319
 in Scotland

00:36:37.319 --> 00:36:37.940
 I would

00:36:37.940 --> 00:36:38.279
 argue

00:36:38.279 --> 00:36:38.940
 has the

00:36:38.940 --> 00:36:39.519
 opportunity

00:36:39.519 --> 00:36:40.279
 to say

00:36:40.279 --> 00:36:41.960
 we want

00:36:41.960 --> 00:36:42.480
 to give

00:36:42.480 --> 00:36:43.139
 everything

00:36:43.139 --> 00:36:44.139
 to Christ

00:36:44.139 --> 00:36:46.079
 because he

00:36:46.079 --> 00:36:46.679
 is worthy

00:36:46.679 --> 00:36:47.779
 of everything

00:36:47.779 --> 00:36:48.879
 that I

00:36:48.879 --> 00:36:49.339
 have

00:36:49.339 --> 00:36:50.539
 because his

00:36:50.539 --> 00:36:51.440
 glory is

00:36:51.440 --> 00:36:52.219
 better than

00:36:52.219 --> 00:36:52.659
 life

00:36:52.659 --> 00:36:53.839
 and so the

00:36:53.839 --> 00:36:54.379
 brothers and

00:36:54.379 --> 00:36:54.899
 the sisters

00:36:54.899 --> 00:36:55.379
 that have been

00:36:55.379 --> 00:36:56.099
 raised up by

00:36:56.099 --> 00:36:56.980
 him to go to

00:36:56.980 --> 00:36:57.519
 places like

00:36:57.519 --> 00:36:58.219
 Galashiels

00:36:58.219 --> 00:36:59.079
 to go to

00:36:59.079 --> 00:36:59.659
 places like

00:36:59.659 --> 00:37:00.079
 Bangkok

00:37:00.079 --> 00:37:00.899
 to go to

00:37:00.899 --> 00:37:01.539
 the north of

00:37:01.539 --> 00:37:01.919
 Scotland

00:37:01.920 --> 00:37:02.500
 to go to

00:37:02.500 --> 00:37:03.119
 all sorts

00:37:03.119 --> 00:37:03.740
 of places

00:37:03.740 --> 00:37:04.539
 even my

00:37:04.539 --> 00:37:05.320
 wonderful home

00:37:05.320 --> 00:37:05.840
 city of

00:37:05.840 --> 00:37:06.240
 Glasgow

00:37:06.240 --> 00:37:08.220
 we will

00:37:08.220 --> 00:37:08.460
 give it

00:37:08.460 --> 00:37:08.700
 all

00:37:08.700 --> 00:37:10.079
 so that

00:37:10.079 --> 00:37:10.579
 Christ

00:37:10.579 --> 00:37:11.400
 would be

00:37:11.400 --> 00:37:11.920
 worshipped

00:37:11.920 --> 00:37:12.780
 and adored

00:37:12.780 --> 00:37:13.500
 through the

00:37:13.500 --> 00:37:14.200
 ministry God

00:37:14.200 --> 00:37:14.639
 has given

00:37:14.639 --> 00:37:15.260
 to those

00:37:15.260 --> 00:37:15.599
 people

00:37:15.599 --> 00:37:18.159
 friends

00:37:18.159 --> 00:37:18.659
 challenging

00:37:18.659 --> 00:37:19.400
 circumstances

00:37:19.400 --> 00:37:19.820
 are going

00:37:19.820 --> 00:37:20.380
 to exist

00:37:20.380 --> 00:37:20.800
 until the

00:37:20.800 --> 00:37:21.059
 day of

00:37:21.059 --> 00:37:21.500
 Christ's

00:37:21.500 --> 00:37:21.760
 coming

00:37:21.760 --> 00:37:22.240
 and return

00:37:22.240 --> 00:37:25.019
 to see

00:37:25.019 --> 00:37:25.559
 many more

00:37:25.559 --> 00:37:25.960
 peoples

00:37:25.960 --> 00:37:26.639
 and places

00:37:26.639 --> 00:37:27.159
 come to

00:37:27.159 --> 00:37:28.599
 join with

00:37:28.599 --> 00:37:28.900
 us

00:37:28.900 --> 00:37:29.119
 in

00:37:29.119 --> 00:37:29.579
 worshipping

00:37:29.579 --> 00:37:30.019
 God

00:37:30.019 --> 00:37:31.660
 well that

00:37:31.660 --> 00:37:31.980
 is going

00:37:31.980 --> 00:37:32.579
 to require

00:37:32.579 --> 00:37:32.900
 our

00:37:32.900 --> 00:37:33.300
 obedience

00:37:33.300 --> 00:37:33.840
 to the

00:37:33.840 --> 00:37:34.200
 truth

00:37:34.200 --> 00:37:35.320
 it is

00:37:35.320 --> 00:37:35.599
 going to

00:37:35.599 --> 00:37:36.019
 require

00:37:36.019 --> 00:37:36.320
 us

00:37:36.320 --> 00:37:36.619
 as the

00:37:36.619 --> 00:37:36.940
 church

00:37:36.940 --> 00:37:37.480
 partnering

00:37:37.480 --> 00:37:37.840
 with

00:37:37.840 --> 00:37:38.840
 gospel

00:37:38.840 --> 00:37:39.660
 saturated

00:37:39.660 --> 00:37:40.260
 Christ

00:37:40.260 --> 00:37:40.720
 loving

00:37:40.720 --> 00:37:41.380
 disciples

00:37:41.380 --> 00:37:42.420
 and having

00:37:42.420 --> 00:37:43.039
 a unified

00:37:43.039 --> 00:37:43.800
 desire

00:37:43.800 --> 00:37:44.500
 as his

00:37:44.500 --> 00:37:44.820
 people

00:37:44.820 --> 00:37:45.539
 to glorify

00:37:45.539 --> 00:37:46.000
 Christ

00:37:46.000 --> 00:37:46.460
 in the

00:37:46.460 --> 00:37:46.920
 world

00:37:46.920 --> 00:37:50.420
 and here's

00:37:50.420 --> 00:37:50.660
 what my

00:37:50.660 --> 00:37:51.059
 note says

00:37:51.059 --> 00:37:51.280
 at the

00:37:51.280 --> 00:37:51.559
 end of

00:37:51.559 --> 00:37:51.760
 that

00:37:51.760 --> 00:37:52.460
 because I

00:37:52.460 --> 00:37:52.760
 feel that

00:37:52.760 --> 00:37:53.139
 that is a

00:37:53.139 --> 00:37:53.500
 huge

00:37:53.500 --> 00:37:54.039
 huge

00:37:54.039 --> 00:37:54.720
 responsibility

00:37:54.719 --> 00:37:55.799
 which I

00:37:55.799 --> 00:37:56.079
 am not

00:37:56.079 --> 00:37:56.359
 worthy

00:37:56.359 --> 00:37:56.719
 of

00:37:56.719 --> 00:37:58.119
 Lord

00:37:58.119 --> 00:37:58.439
 Jesus

00:37:58.439 --> 00:38:00.339
 make me

00:38:00.339 --> 00:38:00.699
 a man

00:38:00.699 --> 00:38:01.239
 like that

00:38:01.239 --> 00:38:03.319
 make us

00:38:03.319 --> 00:38:03.799
 a people

00:38:03.799 --> 00:38:04.399
 like that

00:38:04.399 --> 00:38:05.919
 captivated

00:38:05.919 --> 00:38:06.299
 by you

00:38:06.299 --> 00:38:06.859
 once again

00:38:06.859 --> 00:38:08.419
 let me

00:38:08.419 --> 00:38:08.659
 pray

00:38:24.719 --> 00:38:26.579
 father

00:38:26.579 --> 00:38:26.959
 all that

00:38:26.959 --> 00:38:27.519
 we have

00:38:27.519 --> 00:38:28.619
 has been

00:38:28.619 --> 00:38:29.079
 given by

00:38:29.079 --> 00:38:29.299
 your

00:38:29.299 --> 00:38:29.819
 gracious

00:38:29.819 --> 00:38:30.559
 hand

00:38:30.559 --> 00:38:33.439
 and so

00:38:33.439 --> 00:38:33.959
 once again

00:38:33.959 --> 00:38:34.219
 as your

00:38:34.219 --> 00:38:34.459
 people

00:38:34.459 --> 00:38:34.779
 we would

00:38:34.779 --> 00:38:35.179
 come to

00:38:35.179 --> 00:38:35.459
 you

00:38:35.459 --> 00:38:35.879
 this

00:38:35.879 --> 00:38:36.179
 evening

00:38:36.179 --> 00:38:38.019
 and say

00:38:38.019 --> 00:38:38.500
 please

00:38:38.500 --> 00:38:39.539
 take my

00:38:39.539 --> 00:38:39.879
 life

00:38:39.879 --> 00:38:42.719
 I give

00:38:42.719 --> 00:38:42.959
 it to

00:38:42.959 --> 00:38:43.219
 you

00:38:43.219 --> 00:38:43.639
 and I

00:38:43.639 --> 00:38:44.039
 pray that

00:38:44.039 --> 00:38:44.239
 you would

00:38:44.239 --> 00:38:44.579
 use it

00:38:44.579 --> 00:38:44.759
 for

00:38:44.759 --> 00:38:45.199
 whichever

00:38:45.199 --> 00:38:46.000
 purpose

00:38:46.000 --> 00:38:46.759
 you

00:38:46.759 --> 00:38:47.219
 desire

00:38:47.219 --> 00:38:49.000
 so that

00:38:49.000 --> 00:38:49.239
 your

00:38:49.239 --> 00:38:49.839
 son

00:38:49.839 --> 00:38:51.559
 may be

00:38:51.559 --> 00:38:52.059
 exalted

00:38:52.059 --> 00:38:54.480
 that a

00:38:54.480 --> 00:38:55.139
 lost world

00:38:55.139 --> 00:38:55.820
 may hear

00:38:55.820 --> 00:38:56.519
 of his

00:38:56.519 --> 00:38:56.960
 grace

00:38:56.960 --> 00:38:57.340
 and of

00:38:57.340 --> 00:38:57.500
 his

00:38:57.500 --> 00:38:57.820
 coming

00:38:57.820 --> 00:39:01.340
 and that

00:39:01.340 --> 00:39:01.639
 when I

00:39:01.639 --> 00:39:02.019
 take my

00:39:02.019 --> 00:39:02.719
 last breath

00:39:02.719 --> 00:39:04.679
 I will

00:39:04.679 --> 00:39:04.980
 know

00:39:04.980 --> 00:39:06.400
 that I

00:39:06.400 --> 00:39:06.820
 have lived

00:39:06.820 --> 00:39:07.539
 according to

00:39:07.539 --> 00:39:08.079
 your truth

00:39:08.079 --> 00:39:10.299
 according to

00:39:10.299 --> 00:39:11.119
 your purposes

00:39:11.119 --> 00:39:14.259
 joyfully

00:39:14.259 --> 00:39:15.980
 giving over

00:39:15.980 --> 00:39:16.659
 everything

00:39:16.659 --> 00:39:18.599
 so that

00:39:18.599 --> 00:39:19.219
 your son

00:39:19.219 --> 00:39:20.559
 may be

00:39:20.559 --> 00:39:21.000
 exalted

00:39:21.000 --> 00:39:22.599
 and that

00:39:22.599 --> 00:39:23.000
 I may

00:39:23.000 --> 00:39:23.380
 become

00:39:23.380 --> 00:39:23.780
 low

00:39:23.780 --> 00:39:27.619
 make us

00:39:27.619 --> 00:39:28.219
 people like

00:39:28.219 --> 00:39:28.519
 that

00:39:28.519 --> 00:39:31.119
 because really

00:39:31.119 --> 00:39:31.559
 we don't

00:39:31.559 --> 00:39:31.980
 want to

00:39:31.980 --> 00:39:32.159
 be

00:39:32.159 --> 00:39:35.340
 help us

00:39:35.340 --> 00:39:35.719
 to move

00:39:35.719 --> 00:39:36.260
 away from

00:39:36.260 --> 00:39:36.940
 the concept

00:39:36.940 --> 00:39:37.460
 of building

00:39:37.460 --> 00:39:37.840
 our own

00:39:37.840 --> 00:39:38.199
 kingdoms

00:39:38.199 --> 00:39:38.599
 and our

00:39:38.599 --> 00:39:38.760
 own

00:39:38.760 --> 00:39:39.300
 empires

00:39:39.300 --> 00:39:42.119
 and grant

00:39:42.119 --> 00:39:42.599
 us the

00:39:42.599 --> 00:39:43.159
 great and

00:39:43.159 --> 00:39:43.539
 wonderful

00:39:43.539 --> 00:39:44.519
 gift of

00:39:44.519 --> 00:39:45.000
 humility

00:39:45.000 --> 00:39:47.800
 to take

00:39:47.800 --> 00:39:48.420
 step after

00:39:48.420 --> 00:39:49.119
 step with

00:39:49.119 --> 00:39:49.840
 King Jesus

00:39:49.840 --> 00:39:54.120
 Amen

00:39:54.119 --> 00:39:55.799
 to

00:39:55.799 --> 00:39:56.779
 a

00:39:56.779 --> 00:39:56.960
 giving

00:39:56.960 --> 00:39:57.299
 gospel

00:39:57.299 --> 00:39:59.000
 an

00:39:59.000 --> 00:40:22.819
 re