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 and before we turn to God's word,

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 I want to thank you all for praying.

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 For those of you who may not know,

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 last weekend I was in California

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 preaching at a youth retreat,

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 60 or 70 students,

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 and I got to tell you, gang,

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 it went beyond well.

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 It was just evident

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 that God was at work.

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 We had students who were hungry

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 for God's word,

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 students and adult volunteers,

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 and it was just such a joy

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 to be a part of,

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 and I attribute that

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 to both y'all praying

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 and the power of God's word.

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 The theme of the weekend

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 was all in for Jesus,

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 and so four sessions,

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 I got to do this.

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 I got to declare that Jesus Christ

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 is the controlling center

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 of all things.

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 And then I got to declare

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 how these students

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 can live in light of him

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 as their controlling center.

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 It was just a privilege.

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 And so I got to tell them,

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 this is who your Jesus is.

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 You got to think right about him,

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 and that's going to inform

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 right living for him.

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 to know the truth about Jesus

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 determines how we truly live for Jesus.

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 And that's where we find ourselves

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 in the book of Colossians.

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 Colossians 2, 6, and 7.

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 I'm just preaching on two verses

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 this morning.

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 But if there's a purpose statement

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 in the book of Colossians,

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 this is it.

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 So hear God's word.

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 Colossians 2, 6, and 7.

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 Therefore, page 1,169 of your pew Bibles.

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 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus,

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 the Lord, so walk in him,

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 rooted and built up in him

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 and established in the faith,

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 just as you were taught

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 abounding in thanksgiving.

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 I'll read that again.

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 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus,

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 the Lord, so walk in him,

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 rooted and built up in him

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 and established in the faith,

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 just as you were taught,

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 abounding in thanksgiving.

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 This is the purpose statement

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 of the book of Colossians.

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 And there's another way you can say it.

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 Who Christ is determines how you walk.

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 Who Christ is determines how you live your life.

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 Believing in the truth of who Christ is

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 informs the way you truly live for Christ.

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 Next week, we're going to see this in fuller detail

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 when I preach 2, 8 through 23.

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 But back in the day,

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 when the Apostle Paul wrote the Colossian church,

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 this is first century,

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 they were being influenced by false teachers.

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 And these teachers were trying to convince

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 these Colossian Christians

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 to not live according to Christ

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 as their controlling center,

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 but they were to live according to

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 the views of the false teachers

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 on circumcision

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 and what you could and couldn't drink

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 and which religious holidays

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 you should observe

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 and what you could touch

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 and what you couldn't.

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 There were just purity rules.

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 And so what these false teachers were saying

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 is that, hey, central to your living

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 is the obedience to these rules and regulations.

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 They seem to have been advocating

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 some kind of works righteousness,

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 works salvation.

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 If you're not familiar with that phrase,

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 this is what it means.

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 It's the common belief that,

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 hey, you do good and you earn salvation.

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 But that's not the Christian gospel.

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 The Christian gospel is this.

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 Christ's finished work on the cross

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 has earned our salvation.

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 And we receive it by faith as a gift.

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 These false teachers were saying,

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 obey and be saved.

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 And the Christian gospel says,

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 be saved and obey out of that.

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 So these false teachers,

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 you know what they were doing?

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 They were proclaiming a Christ-less way of living.

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 And so Paul says,

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 none of that.

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 Who Christ is determines how we live,

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 how we walk.

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 So I'm going to make two points this morning.

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 First point,

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 Christ is the spring in our step,

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 verse six.

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 And verse seven,

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 Christ is the sound of our step.

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 Who Christ is determines how we walk.

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 So let's look at this, verse six,

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 how Jesus Christ is the spring in our step.

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 Did anybody notice the first word of verse six?

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 Therefore.

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 And that should be like all capital letters

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 because it's a big therefore.

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 When I was a boy,

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 growing up,

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 I would watch Saturday morning cartoons

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 with my older brother, Scott.

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 And we watched this network TV show.

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 There's a lot of generations

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 who don't know what network TV,

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 that's okay.

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 But this,

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 on Saturday mornings,

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 they had these public service announcements

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 and one of them was called Schoolhouse Rock.

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 And Schoolhouse Rock had a particular song

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 when it came to conjunctions.

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 Conjunction, junction.

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 All right,

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 this is just going to show,

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 this is going to separate generations.

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 But you know what I'm talking about.

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 Conjunction, junction.

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 What's your function?

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 Right?

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 Hooking up words, phrases, and clauses.

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 This, therefore,

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 is hooking up something bigger than phrases,

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 words, or clauses.

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 It's hooking up an argument.

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 Paul has just made a case

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 in chapter one of who Christ is.

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 And so this, therefore,

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 is kind of summarizing that.

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 In light of who Christ is,

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 so walk in Him.

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 This is a very significant pivot

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 in the book of Colossians.

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 And now he's going to turn his attention

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 to how we live out our lives

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 in light of who Christ is.

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 And chapter two,

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 for the rest of it,

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 is don't live in the trash

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 of these false teachers.

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 And then chapter three,

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 onwards through four, six,

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 is this is how you live this out.

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 In terms of your pursuit of holiness

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 and life together in the church

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 and in your marriage

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 and your parenting

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 and your workplaces.

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 So what we have here

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 is a very significant therefore.

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 And Paul, in verse six,

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 he makes a cause and effect argument.

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 Because of this,

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 then do this.

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 Because of this Christ,

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 you live this Christ way.

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 So let me just help you see

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 the Christ cause of verse six

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 and the Christ effect of verse six.

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 We read,

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 therefore,

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 as you received Christ Jesus,

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 the Lord.

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 Now upon reading that,

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 you might think,

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 okay,

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 you know,

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 I'm a fan of the Reformation.

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 I'm,

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 I like solo fide.

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 I,

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 by faith alone.

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 Surely,

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 the apostle Paul is saying,

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 therefore,

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 as you received Christ Jesus,

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 the Lord,

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 by faith,

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 so walk in him by faith.

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 And that's true.

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 Do I have an amen?

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 But that's not what Paul

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 is arguing here.

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 If you wanted to make that case,

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 he would have just said it explicitly.

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 Paul is actually emphasizing

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 something else.

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 Not the how we receive,

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 but the who we receive.

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 Therefore,

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 as you received Christ Jesus,

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 the Lord.

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 Christ Jesus,

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 the Lord,

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 is apostolic shorthand

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 for Christ is awesome.

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 Christ is a title.

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 It means Messiah,

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 anointed one.

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 It would,

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 it would conjure up ideas

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 of kingship.

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 David's greater son

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 who would come

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 and establish

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 a forever reign

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 over a forever kingdom

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 that brings in people

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 from every tribe,

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 tongue,

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 and nation.

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 It's a name

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 that carries authority,

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 kingship,

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 role.

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 And then we have

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 the word Jesus.

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 It's a name,

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 the name of a man.

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 The humanity of Jesus.

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 The humanity of Christ.

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 And that word Lord,

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 it's actually a reference

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 to God.

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 The Lord of the Old Testament.

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 It's getting at the divinity

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 of Christ.

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 I mean,

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 this is apostolic shorthand

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 for glorious Christ.

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 And in this title,

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 we have what theologians call,

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 buckle up,

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 the hypostatic union.

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 And here's what that means.

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 Two natures in one person.

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 Jesus the Christ,

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 definitively and completely

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 100% human.

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 And Jesus the Christ,

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 definitively,

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 completely,

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 100% God.

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 in one person.

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 That's the hypostatic union.

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 And that is right here

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 in these three words.

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 Christ,

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 Jesus,

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 the Lord.

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 And he's got all authority

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 over all things

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 as the Christ.

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 Do you know what he's doing?

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 He's tipping his hat

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 to where he's already been.

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 Paul is saying,

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 just as you received

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 this one,

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 Christ,

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 Jesus,

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 the Lord.

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 You know,

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 I was already talking about him

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 in 1,

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 15 through 20.

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 In verse 13,

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 this one who,

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 if you've believed in him,

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 you've been delivered

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 from the domain of darkness

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 and transferred into

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 the kingdom

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 of the beloved Son.

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 He's a king

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 with a kingdom

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 in whom is redemption,

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 salvation,

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 the forgiveness of sins.

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 Verse 15,

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 he's the image

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 of the invisible God.

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 He is God.

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 Verse 19,

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 in him all the fullness

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 of God was pleased

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 to dwell.

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 He's fully God.

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 Verse 15,

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 he's the firstborn

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 of all creations.

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 He is the king

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 of creation.

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 He created everything.

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 Verse 17,

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 in him all things

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 hold together.

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 Not only is he the creator

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 of all,

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 he's the sustainer

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 of all.

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 Right now,

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 your next breath.

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 Verse 18,

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 he's the head

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 of the body,

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 the church.

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 18 again,

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 he's the firstborn

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 from the dead.

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 He is not just the king

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 of all of creation,

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 he's the king

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 of the new creation.

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 He's the firstborn

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 raised from the dead

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 and he is doing a work

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 of raising people

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 from the dead.

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 Amen.

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 And he does that

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 through reconciling

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 all things to himself

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 by the blood

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 of his cross.

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 That's the Christ,

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 Jesus,

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 Lord,

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 that you've received.

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 Not a little Jesus,

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 a glorious Christ

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 reigning over all things.

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 Jesus.

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 And he is the spring

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 in our step.

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 When Jesus is the controlling center

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 of your life,

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 he compels you.

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 He's the power of your life.

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 He's the one

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 for whom you live.

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 So here's the question.

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 He's the Christ cause.

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 The basic question is this.

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 Is it true?

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 Is he all that?

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 If he's not all that,

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 don't waste your time.

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 He's not worth it.

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 What you'll have to endure

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 as a Christian

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 is not worth it

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 if he's not all that.

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 But if Christ

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 is all that,

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 if he is

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 risen

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 and reigning,

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 if he is

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 the firstborn

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 of all creation

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 and the firstborn

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 from the dead,

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 if he's fully God,

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 fully man,

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 and one man

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 in all hypostatic glory,

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 if that is who

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 he says he is,

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 if that's true,

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 he's the spring

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 in our step.

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 We

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 organize our lives

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 around him

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 this is the Christ cause.

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 Now let's look

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 at the Christ effect.

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 So walk in him.

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 In light of who Christ is

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 in all of his

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 hypostatic glory,

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 walk in him.

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 It's a command

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 urging us

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 to press into a life

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 with Christ

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 as the controlling center.

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 Now if you're not familiar

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 with that language,

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 walk,

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 it's just a common

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 biblical way

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 to talk about

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 living your life.

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 Have you heard the expression

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 like life is a journey?

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 That's the way

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 we're talking about walk.

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 It's living out your life.

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 And so,

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 because of who Christ is,

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 the cause,

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 we live

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 a certain way.

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 Effect.

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 We've encountered

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 this walk,

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 talk before

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 in chapter 1,

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 verse 10.

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 Paul,

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 Paul, in verse 9,

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 is praying for this church.

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 Verse 10,

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 so as to walk

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 in a manner

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 worthy of the Lord,

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 fully pleasing to him.

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 Paul is praying

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 for the Colossian church

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 that they would be

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 so moved upon

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 by God

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 and his spirit

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 that they would

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 walk

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 all in

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 for Jesus.

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 A few sermons ago,

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 I asked this question,

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 what is God's will

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 for your life?

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 Five words.

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 To please Christ

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 in everything.

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 When you've been delivered

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 from the domain

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 of darkness

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 and transferred

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 into this kingdom

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 of this beloved son,

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 you've been saved

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 for another.

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 you've been rescued

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 from living a life

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 for yourself

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 and you've been

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 rescued

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 to a life

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 lived for Christ

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 and there's

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 no greater joy.

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 And that's what it means

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 to walk in him.

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 So walk in him.

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 Live your life

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 for him

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 in light of who he is,

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 in light of what he's done

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 for you,

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 in light of being brought

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 into his kingdom.

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 You're no longer

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 outside of his kingdom.

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 You're no longer

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 living in darkness.

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 You're no longer

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 following the course

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 of the world,

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 the prince of the power

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 of the air.

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 You've been brought

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 into his kingdom.

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 Now you are a son

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 or daughter

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 of the living God.

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 So now you live

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 for him.

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 You belong to him.

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 He belongs to you.

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 In fact,

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 if you are a Christian,

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 you bear his name.

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 Christ-chen.

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 You're his.

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 And we live for him.

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 Who he is

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 and what he's done,

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 what he's doing,

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 what he will do,

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 it determines,

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 it defines,

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 it delights

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 who we are

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 and how we live.

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 We take our cues

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 from him

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 because he's the controlling

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 center of all things

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 in our lives.

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 We live

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 accordingly

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 for him.

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 Christ's cause,

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 who Christ is,

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 Christ's effect,

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 we live

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 for him.

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 Now maybe

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 you're like,

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 well,

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 how do I get this Jesus

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 to be the spring

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 of my step?

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 If you're not a Christian,

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 it begins with

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 becoming a Christian.

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 And the way

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 that you become

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 a Christian

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 is simply acknowledging

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 the fact

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 to Jesus himself

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 who is risen

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 right now,

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 you say,

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 Lord Jesus,

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 I've been trying

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 to live my life

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 for myself

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 and it's grievous

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 in your sight

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 and I've been making

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 a mess of it.

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 I turn from that

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 and I turn to you

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 and Lord Jesus,

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 would you bring me

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 into your kingdom

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 as you promised?

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 And at that moment,

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 you've been delivered

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 from the domain

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 of darkness

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 and transferred

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 into the kingdom

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 of the beloved son.

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 You went from thinking

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 that all things

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 orbited you

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 to realizing

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 by God's grace,

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 all things orbit

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 the crucified

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 and risen Christ.

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 You put a stake

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 in the ground

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 and you say,

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 Lord Jesus,

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 I'm yours.

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 That's how it starts.

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 But maybe you're

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 a Christian in the room

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 and you're like,

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 well,

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 you know what?

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 at any given time

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 during the day,

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 I am not sure

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 if Jesus is the controlling

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 center of my life.

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 I'm not sure

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 if he's the spring

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 of my step.

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 How

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 can

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 Jesus become

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 the spring

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 of my step

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 being that

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 I belong to him?

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 Well,

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 it's not rocket science.

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 It means

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 treasuring him.

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 it means

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 it means

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 seeing him

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 for who he is

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 and allowing

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 his glorious

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 person

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 and his glorious

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 work

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 to affect

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 you.

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 So much so,

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 he takes first place.

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 That he's worthy.

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 So you might be asking,

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 how do I grow

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 in treasuring Jesus?

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 Here's what you do.

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 You ask

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 God the Father

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 to show you

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 the glory of Christ

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 and then you open up

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 your Bible.

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 And you're like,

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 show me your glory.

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 Help me to treasure you.

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 There's a couple

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 spots

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 that I would encourage you.

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 If you're looking for

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 a dose of Jesus' glory,

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 write these down.

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 Revelation

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 chapter 1,

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 12 through 18.

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 Revelation

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 chapter 19,

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 11 through 18.

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 These are

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 hot spots

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 with the big Jesus.

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 Or you can start

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 making your way

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 to the gospel of Mark.

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 And as you're

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 walking your way

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 through the gospel

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 of Mark,

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 you're saying,

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 Lord,

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 help me to see you

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 for who you are

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 and help me to

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 arrange my life

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 around you

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 in your glory.

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 He's the glorious

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 spring in our step,

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 brothers and sisters.

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 We're united

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 in our walk

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 around Him.

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 Is this true?

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 Hey,

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 here's one

00:21:31.579 --> 00:21:33.059
 testimony.

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 Wholehearted,

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 full-throated,

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 yes and amen,

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 it's true.

00:21:41.819 --> 00:21:42.799
 He's all that.

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 He's worth my life

00:21:46.000 --> 00:21:47.099
 and He's worth yours.

00:21:47.099 --> 00:21:47.219
 Jesus.

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 Which brings me

00:21:50.059 --> 00:21:50.759
 to the second point.

00:21:52.339 --> 00:21:53.619
 He is the sound

00:21:53.619 --> 00:21:54.339
 of our steps.

00:21:56.539 --> 00:21:57.359
 Pastor Mike,

00:21:58.199 --> 00:21:59.579
 where's the sound?

00:22:01.419 --> 00:22:02.299
 Where's the noise

00:22:02.299 --> 00:22:02.980
 in verse 7?

00:22:04.379 --> 00:22:04.799
 You know,

00:22:04.839 --> 00:22:05.740
 when people walk in here

00:22:05.740 --> 00:22:06.799
 and it's a really quiet

00:22:06.799 --> 00:22:07.679
 morning

00:22:07.679 --> 00:22:09.199
 and they walk down

00:22:09.199 --> 00:22:09.699
 to the front,

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 do you know

00:22:10.159 --> 00:22:10.599
 what you hear?

00:22:11.759 --> 00:22:12.059
 Squeak,

00:22:12.119 --> 00:22:12.419
 squeak,

00:22:12.559 --> 00:22:12.919
 squeak.

00:22:12.920 --> 00:22:14.600
 the floors creak.

00:22:15.720 --> 00:22:16.800
 You hear their steps.

00:22:17.880 --> 00:22:18.680
 Can't miss them.

00:22:20.220 --> 00:22:21.279
 There's a sound

00:22:21.279 --> 00:22:23.220
 our steps make.

00:22:25.160 --> 00:22:26.180
 In verse 7,

00:22:26.279 --> 00:22:27.259
 we move from

00:22:27.259 --> 00:22:28.180
 Paul,

00:22:28.480 --> 00:22:28.940
 in verse 6,

00:22:29.180 --> 00:22:30.340
 urging us to live

00:22:30.340 --> 00:22:31.340
 a certain way

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 to where he spells it out.

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 Here's the manner

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 in which you walk.

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 And there are

00:22:37.279 --> 00:22:38.199
 four words here

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 that kind of

00:22:40.739 --> 00:22:41.719
 unpack

00:22:41.719 --> 00:22:42.459
 the manner

00:22:42.459 --> 00:22:43.659
 of our walk.

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 They're very helpful

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 and I think

00:22:46.439 --> 00:22:47.819
 as we walk through them,

00:22:47.939 --> 00:22:48.839
 I think there's a chance

00:22:48.839 --> 00:22:49.919
 you're going to be surprised

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 and encouraged.

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 The first word

00:22:54.919 --> 00:22:55.559
 in verse 7

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 is rooted.

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 This word is the name

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 of our youth ministry

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 and it's the name

00:23:01.439 --> 00:23:02.159
 of our youth ministry

00:23:02.159 --> 00:23:03.039
 for a reason.

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 Rooted.

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 We walk rooted.

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 Now,

00:23:09.879 --> 00:23:10.339
 I'm going to get

00:23:10.339 --> 00:23:11.079
 technical on you.

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 This is a verb

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 but it's in a mood

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 that's called

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 the passive mood

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 which means this.

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 It's not us

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 rooting ourselves

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 in him.

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 It's God

00:23:30.879 --> 00:23:33.019
 having rooted us

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 in him.

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 We walk

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 in him

00:23:37.839 --> 00:23:39.299
 having been rooted

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 by God

00:23:40.720 --> 00:23:41.900
 in him.

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 We walk

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 rooted.

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 That rooted word

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 is a word

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 from

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 horticulture.

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 Psalm 1

00:23:54.700 --> 00:23:55.680
 the man

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 who delights

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 in the law

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 of God

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 he is like

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 a tree

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 planted

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 rooted

00:24:01.200 --> 00:24:02.059
 by streams

00:24:02.059 --> 00:24:02.679
 of water.

00:24:04.319 --> 00:24:05.319
 Jeremiah 17

00:24:05.319 --> 00:24:06.379
 7 and 8

00:24:06.379 --> 00:24:07.139
 the one

00:24:07.139 --> 00:24:07.599
 who trusts

00:24:07.599 --> 00:24:08.139
 in the Lord

00:24:08.139 --> 00:24:09.220
 he sends

00:24:09.220 --> 00:24:10.720
 out his roots

00:24:10.720 --> 00:24:12.819
 to the stream.

00:24:14.159 --> 00:24:14.399
 Another

00:24:14.399 --> 00:24:15.039
 horticultural

00:24:15.039 --> 00:24:16.099
 picture is

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 John 15

00:24:16.980 --> 00:24:17.460
 5

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 Jesus is the vine

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 we're the branches

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 we need to

00:24:20.980 --> 00:24:22.000
 be vitally

00:24:22.000 --> 00:24:22.819
 connected to him

00:24:22.819 --> 00:24:23.460
 to bear fruit.

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 Jesus

00:24:24.180 --> 00:24:26.380
 and what

00:24:26.380 --> 00:24:26.819
 we're learning

00:24:26.819 --> 00:24:27.600
 here is that

00:24:27.600 --> 00:24:29.160
 we walk

00:24:29.160 --> 00:24:30.259
 vitally

00:24:30.259 --> 00:24:30.759
 connected

00:24:30.759 --> 00:24:32.160
 to Jesus

00:24:32.160 --> 00:24:33.120
 because God

00:24:33.120 --> 00:24:33.960
 connected us

00:24:33.960 --> 00:24:34.980
 to Jesus.

00:24:36.279 --> 00:24:37.400
 You're walking

00:24:37.400 --> 00:24:38.100
 as the result

00:24:38.100 --> 00:24:39.240
 of God

00:24:39.240 --> 00:24:41.019
 rooting you

00:24:41.019 --> 00:24:43.019
 in Christ.

00:24:43.279 --> 00:24:44.160
 Our living

00:24:44.160 --> 00:24:45.500
 for Christ

00:24:45.500 --> 00:24:46.480
 is the result

00:24:46.480 --> 00:24:47.279
 of being

00:24:47.279 --> 00:24:48.539
 rooted

00:24:48.539 --> 00:24:50.299
 by God

00:24:50.299 --> 00:24:51.460
 in Christ.

00:24:51.460 --> 00:24:51.960
 does anybody

00:24:51.960 --> 00:24:52.620
 find that

00:24:52.620 --> 00:24:53.319
 encouraging

00:24:53.319 --> 00:24:53.640
 a little

00:24:53.640 --> 00:24:53.860
 bit?

00:24:55.440 --> 00:24:56.380
 He's got you.

00:24:58.620 --> 00:25:00.039
 He wants

00:25:00.039 --> 00:25:00.600
 you

00:25:00.600 --> 00:25:02.200
 to live

00:25:02.200 --> 00:25:02.840
 for Christ.

00:25:05.519 --> 00:25:06.420
 The second

00:25:06.420 --> 00:25:07.000
 word is

00:25:07.000 --> 00:25:08.340
 built up

00:25:08.340 --> 00:25:09.299
 in him

00:25:09.299 --> 00:25:10.579
 and Paul

00:25:10.579 --> 00:25:11.039
 shifts

00:25:11.039 --> 00:25:12.079
 metaphors

00:25:12.079 --> 00:25:12.980
 from horticulture

00:25:12.980 --> 00:25:13.980
 to architecture

00:25:13.980 --> 00:25:15.079
 but what's

00:25:15.079 --> 00:25:15.400
 interesting

00:25:15.400 --> 00:25:16.319
 is just like

00:25:16.319 --> 00:25:16.720
 rooted

00:25:16.720 --> 00:25:17.900
 this word

00:25:17.900 --> 00:25:18.779
 built up

00:25:18.779 --> 00:25:19.379
 it's

00:25:19.379 --> 00:25:20.039
 in the

00:25:20.039 --> 00:25:20.440
 passive

00:25:20.440 --> 00:25:20.960
 this is

00:25:20.960 --> 00:25:21.839
 a God

00:25:21.839 --> 00:25:22.879
 building

00:25:22.879 --> 00:25:23.460
 up

00:25:23.460 --> 00:25:24.480
 of those

00:25:24.480 --> 00:25:25.220
 who walk

00:25:25.220 --> 00:25:26.619
 in Christ.

00:25:29.960 --> 00:25:30.879
 This is not

00:25:30.879 --> 00:25:31.500
 a we doing

00:25:31.500 --> 00:25:33.399
 this is a

00:25:33.399 --> 00:25:34.079
 God doing

00:25:34.079 --> 00:25:36.940
 he's actively

00:25:36.940 --> 00:25:38.500
 presently

00:25:38.500 --> 00:25:40.099
 ongoingly

00:25:40.099 --> 00:25:41.160
 building

00:25:41.160 --> 00:25:41.859
 up

00:25:41.859 --> 00:25:43.000
 his church

00:25:43.000 --> 00:25:43.759
 so together

00:25:43.759 --> 00:25:45.059
 we follow

00:25:45.059 --> 00:25:46.059
 Christ.

00:25:46.059 --> 00:25:46.220
 Christ

00:25:46.220 --> 00:25:48.539
 in 1

00:25:48.539 --> 00:25:48.940
 Corinthians

00:25:48.940 --> 00:25:49.299
 3

00:25:49.299 --> 00:25:49.619
 this

00:25:49.619 --> 00:25:51.019
 build up

00:25:51.019 --> 00:25:51.359
 language

00:25:51.359 --> 00:25:51.819
 shows up

00:25:51.819 --> 00:25:52.220
 a lot

00:25:52.220 --> 00:25:53.879
 and

00:25:53.879 --> 00:25:54.559
 Paul

00:25:54.559 --> 00:25:55.019
 is using

00:25:55.019 --> 00:25:55.200
 it

00:25:55.200 --> 00:25:55.440
 in a

00:25:55.440 --> 00:25:55.679
 very

00:25:55.679 --> 00:25:56.119
 interesting

00:25:56.119 --> 00:25:56.480
 way

00:25:56.480 --> 00:25:57.099
 he's

00:25:57.099 --> 00:25:57.599
 making

00:25:57.599 --> 00:25:58.339
 a case

00:25:58.339 --> 00:25:59.240
 in 1

00:25:59.240 --> 00:25:59.559
 Corinthians

00:25:59.559 --> 00:26:00.019
 3

00:26:00.019 --> 00:26:00.519
 that

00:26:00.519 --> 00:26:01.819
 God

00:26:01.819 --> 00:26:01.980
 is

00:26:01.980 --> 00:26:02.419
 building

00:26:02.419 --> 00:26:03.039
 up

00:26:03.039 --> 00:26:03.359
 his

00:26:03.359 --> 00:26:03.879
 people

00:26:03.879 --> 00:26:04.480
 as

00:26:04.480 --> 00:26:04.779
 the

00:26:04.779 --> 00:26:05.099
 new

00:26:05.099 --> 00:26:05.799
 temple

00:26:05.799 --> 00:26:06.299
 of

00:26:06.299 --> 00:26:06.859
 God

00:26:06.859 --> 00:26:08.619
 God

00:26:08.619 --> 00:26:09.440
 dwells

00:26:09.440 --> 00:26:10.599
 in

00:26:10.599 --> 00:26:10.919
 his

00:26:10.919 --> 00:26:12.159
 people

00:26:12.159 --> 00:26:12.659
 his

00:26:12.659 --> 00:26:12.879
 new

00:26:12.879 --> 00:26:13.299
 temple

00:26:13.299 --> 00:26:14.019
 we don't

00:26:14.019 --> 00:26:14.779
 need

00:26:14.779 --> 00:26:14.960
 a

00:26:14.960 --> 00:26:15.220
 temple

00:26:15.220 --> 00:26:15.420
 in

00:26:15.420 --> 00:26:15.779
 Jerusalem

00:26:15.779 --> 00:26:16.220
 anymore

00:26:16.220 --> 00:26:16.559
 gang

00:26:16.559 --> 00:26:17.920
 because

00:26:17.920 --> 00:26:18.160
 we're

00:26:18.160 --> 00:26:18.319
 the

00:26:18.319 --> 00:26:18.700
 temple

00:26:18.700 --> 00:26:20.640
 the

00:26:20.640 --> 00:26:21.079
 church

00:26:21.079 --> 00:26:22.960
 and

00:26:22.960 --> 00:26:23.220
 God

00:26:23.220 --> 00:26:23.440
 is

00:26:23.440 --> 00:26:24.600
 actively

00:26:24.600 --> 00:26:25.460
 building

00:26:25.460 --> 00:26:26.059
 up

00:26:26.059 --> 00:26:26.680
 this

00:26:26.680 --> 00:26:27.519
 structure

00:26:27.519 --> 00:26:27.860
 of

00:26:27.860 --> 00:26:28.220
 living

00:26:28.220 --> 00:26:29.000
 stones

00:26:29.000 --> 00:26:31.240
 in

00:26:31.240 --> 00:26:31.559
 which

00:26:31.559 --> 00:26:32.980
 God

00:26:32.980 --> 00:26:33.460
 himself

00:26:33.460 --> 00:26:34.440
 dwells

00:26:34.440 --> 00:26:35.900
 if you

00:26:35.900 --> 00:26:36.220
 look at

00:26:36.220 --> 00:26:37.079
 chapter 1

00:26:37.079 --> 00:26:37.819
 verse 27

00:26:37.819 --> 00:26:38.420
 you'll

00:26:38.420 --> 00:26:39.079
 see something

00:26:39.079 --> 00:26:39.759
 to them

00:26:39.759 --> 00:26:40.339
 God chose

00:26:40.339 --> 00:26:40.700
 to make

00:26:40.700 --> 00:26:40.960
 known

00:26:40.960 --> 00:26:41.460
 how great

00:26:41.460 --> 00:26:41.720
 among

00:26:41.720 --> 00:26:41.920
 the

00:26:41.920 --> 00:26:42.500
 Gentiles

00:26:42.500 --> 00:26:43.259
 are the

00:26:43.259 --> 00:26:43.500
 riches

00:26:43.500 --> 00:26:43.980
 of the

00:26:43.980 --> 00:26:44.279
 glory

00:26:44.279 --> 00:26:44.759
 of this

00:26:44.759 --> 00:26:45.240
 mystery

00:26:45.240 --> 00:26:46.359
 which is

00:26:46.359 --> 00:26:46.839
 Christ

00:26:46.839 --> 00:26:47.059
 in

00:26:47.059 --> 00:26:47.299
 you

00:26:47.299 --> 00:26:49.059
 the

00:26:49.059 --> 00:26:49.500
 dwelling

00:26:49.500 --> 00:26:49.960
 place

00:26:49.960 --> 00:26:50.139
 of

00:26:50.139 --> 00:26:50.500
 God

00:26:50.500 --> 00:26:54.039
 we

00:26:54.039 --> 00:26:54.440
 are a

00:26:54.440 --> 00:26:54.859
 mystery

00:26:54.859 --> 00:26:55.579
 revealed

00:26:55.579 --> 00:26:56.039
 gang

00:26:56.039 --> 00:26:58.420
 Christ

00:26:58.420 --> 00:26:59.019
 dwelling

00:26:59.019 --> 00:26:59.399
 in

00:26:59.399 --> 00:26:59.799
 us

00:26:59.799 --> 00:27:00.119
 and you

00:27:00.119 --> 00:27:00.180
 know

00:27:00.180 --> 00:27:00.399
 what that

00:27:00.399 --> 00:27:00.680
 means

00:27:00.680 --> 00:27:03.399
 it

00:27:03.399 --> 00:27:03.619
 means

00:27:03.619 --> 00:27:03.879
 that

00:27:03.879 --> 00:27:04.180
 we

00:27:04.180 --> 00:27:04.460
 are

00:27:04.460 --> 00:27:05.079
 holy

00:27:05.079 --> 00:27:06.460
 to

00:27:06.460 --> 00:27:06.619
 the

00:27:06.619 --> 00:27:06.879
 Lord

00:27:06.879 --> 00:27:08.059
 a

00:27:08.059 --> 00:27:08.279
 holy

00:27:08.279 --> 00:27:08.579
 dwelling

00:27:08.579 --> 00:27:09.039
 place

00:27:09.039 --> 00:27:10.319
 we

00:27:10.319 --> 00:27:10.579
 live

00:27:10.579 --> 00:27:11.420
 lives

00:27:11.420 --> 00:27:12.139
 that

00:27:12.139 --> 00:27:12.420
 are

00:27:12.420 --> 00:27:12.740
 to

00:27:12.740 --> 00:27:13.379
 be

00:27:13.379 --> 00:27:14.059
 holy

00:27:14.059 --> 00:27:14.480
 that's

00:27:14.480 --> 00:27:15.200
 how

00:27:15.200 --> 00:27:15.460
 we

00:27:15.460 --> 00:27:15.799
 walk

00:27:15.799 --> 00:27:16.079
 this

00:27:16.079 --> 00:27:16.440
 out

00:27:16.440 --> 00:27:16.720
 as

00:27:16.720 --> 00:27:17.299
 God's

00:27:17.299 --> 00:27:17.579
 holy

00:27:17.579 --> 00:27:18.000
 dwelling

00:27:18.000 --> 00:27:18.500
 place

00:27:18.500 --> 00:27:18.960
 we are

00:27:18.960 --> 00:27:19.139
 a

00:27:19.139 --> 00:27:19.359
 holy

00:27:19.359 --> 00:27:19.980
 habitation

00:27:19.980 --> 00:27:20.339
 for

00:27:20.339 --> 00:27:20.619
 him

00:27:20.619 --> 00:27:22.200
 so

00:27:22.200 --> 00:27:22.519
 when we

00:27:22.519 --> 00:27:22.899
 gather

00:27:22.899 --> 00:27:23.859
 together

00:27:23.859 --> 00:27:24.180
 like

00:27:24.180 --> 00:27:24.579
 on a

00:27:24.579 --> 00:27:24.720
 Sunday

00:27:24.720 --> 00:27:25.039
 morning

00:27:25.039 --> 00:27:25.319
 here

00:27:25.319 --> 00:27:25.720
 we are

00:27:25.720 --> 00:27:26.119
 a

00:27:26.119 --> 00:27:27.119
 holy

00:27:27.119 --> 00:27:27.799
 gathering

00:27:27.799 --> 00:27:28.279
 a

00:27:28.279 --> 00:27:28.700
 holy

00:27:28.700 --> 00:27:29.460
 structure

00:27:29.460 --> 00:27:31.039
 in which

00:27:31.039 --> 00:27:31.319
 God

00:27:31.319 --> 00:27:31.480
 is

00:27:31.480 --> 00:27:31.879
 dwelling

00:27:31.879 --> 00:27:33.180
 so

00:27:33.180 --> 00:27:33.319
 it

00:27:33.319 --> 00:27:33.539
 shouldn't

00:27:33.539 --> 00:27:33.680
 be

00:27:33.680 --> 00:27:34.079
 unusual

00:27:34.079 --> 00:27:34.460
 if

00:27:34.460 --> 00:27:34.720
 someone

00:27:34.720 --> 00:27:35.019
 comes

00:27:35.019 --> 00:27:35.180
 in

00:27:35.180 --> 00:27:35.339
 here

00:27:35.339 --> 00:27:35.500
 they're

00:27:35.500 --> 00:27:35.639
 not

00:27:35.639 --> 00:27:35.759
 a

00:27:35.759 --> 00:27:36.079
 believer

00:27:36.079 --> 00:27:36.439
 maybe

00:27:36.439 --> 00:27:36.699
 they're

00:27:36.699 --> 00:27:37.379
 a

00:27:37.379 --> 00:27:37.559
 new

00:27:37.559 --> 00:27:37.899
 believer

00:27:37.899 --> 00:27:38.199
 and

00:27:38.199 --> 00:27:38.639
 they're

00:27:38.639 --> 00:27:38.779
 like

00:27:38.779 --> 00:27:38.939
 wait

00:27:38.939 --> 00:27:39.199
 something

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 is

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 different

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 about

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 this

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 group

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 of

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 people

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 I

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 hope

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 our

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 difference

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 is

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 that

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 they

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 detect

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 the

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 presence

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 of

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 God

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 in

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 our

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 midst

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 we're

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 being

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 built

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 up

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 which

00:27:55.299 --> 00:27:55.659
 means

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 our

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 gathering

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 on a

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 Sunday

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 morning

00:27:57.159 --> 00:27:57.379
 is

00:27:57.379 --> 00:27:57.599
 more

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 than

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 just

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 a

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 happy

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 time

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 to

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 see

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 one

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 another

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 God's

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 getting

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 something

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 done

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 established

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 in

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 the

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 faith

00:28:09.180 --> 00:28:11.279
 just

00:28:11.279 --> 00:28:11.440
 as

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 you

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 were

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 taught

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 it's

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 another

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 passive

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 this

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 is

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 God

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 establishing

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 us

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 in

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 the

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 faith

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 the

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 objective

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 realities

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 of

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 who

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 Christ

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 is

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 it's

00:28:20.340 --> 00:28:20.779
 established

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 in

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 the

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 faith

00:28:21.480 --> 00:28:22.140
 about

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 Christ

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 it's

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 God

00:28:27.620 --> 00:28:27.940
 doing

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 the

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 establishing

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 so

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 what

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 does

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 it

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 mean

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 to

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 be

00:28:29.759 --> 00:28:30.279
 established

00:28:30.279 --> 00:28:30.539
 if

00:28:30.539 --> 00:28:31.460
 you

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 look

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 in

00:28:31.799 --> 00:28:32.059
 verse

00:28:32.059 --> 00:28:32.820
 23

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 if

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 indeed

00:28:33.380 --> 00:28:33.559
 you

00:28:33.559 --> 00:28:33.920
 continue

00:28:33.920 --> 00:28:34.160
 in

00:28:34.160 --> 00:28:34.279
 the

00:28:34.279 --> 00:28:34.519
 faith

00:28:34.519 --> 00:28:34.800
 chapter

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 123

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 if

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 indeed

00:28:36.580 --> 00:28:36.740
 you

00:28:36.740 --> 00:28:37.060
 continue

00:28:37.060 --> 00:28:37.180
 in

00:28:37.180 --> 00:28:37.279
 the

00:28:37.279 --> 00:28:37.539
 faith

00:28:37.539 --> 00:28:38.080
 stable

00:28:38.080 --> 00:28:38.320
 and

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 steadfast

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 not

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 shifting

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 from

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 the

00:28:41.300 --> 00:28:41.480
 hope

00:28:41.480 --> 00:28:41.600
 of

00:28:41.600 --> 00:28:41.700
 the

00:28:41.700 --> 00:28:42.060
 gospel

00:28:42.060 --> 00:28:42.320
 that

00:28:42.320 --> 00:28:42.480
 you

00:28:42.480 --> 00:28:42.779
 heard

00:28:42.779 --> 00:28:44.840
 that's

00:28:44.840 --> 00:28:44.980
 what

00:28:44.980 --> 00:28:45.080
 it

00:28:45.080 --> 00:28:45.220
 means

00:28:45.220 --> 00:28:45.340
 to

00:28:45.340 --> 00:28:45.460
 be

00:28:45.460 --> 00:28:46.039
 established

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 to

00:28:48.120 --> 00:28:48.279
 be

00:28:48.279 --> 00:28:49.180
 unwavering

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 undistracted

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 enduring

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 focused

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 not

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 shifting

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 not

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 moving

00:28:55.500 --> 00:28:55.620
 to

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 the

00:28:55.740 --> 00:28:55.960
 left

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 or

00:28:56.080 --> 00:28:56.180
 to

00:28:56.180 --> 00:28:56.320
 the

00:28:56.320 --> 00:28:56.580
 right

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 but

00:28:56.840 --> 00:28:57.519
 staying

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 course

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 established

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 persevering

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 in

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 your

00:29:00.060 --> 00:29:00.460
 walk

00:29:00.460 --> 00:29:02.460
 in

00:29:02.460 --> 00:29:02.660
 the

00:29:02.660 --> 00:29:03.160
 faith

00:29:03.160 --> 00:29:03.880
 in

00:29:03.880 --> 00:29:03.980
 the

00:29:03.980 --> 00:29:04.400
 objective

00:29:04.400 --> 00:29:05.060
 realities

00:29:05.060 --> 00:29:05.440
 of

00:29:05.440 --> 00:29:05.920
 who

00:29:05.920 --> 00:29:06.320
 Christ

00:29:06.320 --> 00:29:06.880
 is

00:29:06.880 --> 00:29:09.519
 established

00:29:09.519 --> 00:29:13.340
 there is

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 a

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 beautiful

00:29:14.420 --> 00:29:14.800
 picture

00:29:14.800 --> 00:29:15.300
 of this

00:29:15.300 --> 00:29:16.460
 of what

00:29:16.460 --> 00:29:16.720
 it means

00:29:16.720 --> 00:29:16.940
 to be

00:29:16.940 --> 00:29:17.440
 established

00:29:17.440 --> 00:29:17.800
 in the

00:29:17.800 --> 00:29:18.100
 faith

00:29:18.100 --> 00:29:19.400
 and that's

00:29:19.400 --> 00:29:19.660
 in

00:29:19.660 --> 00:29:20.100
 Matthew

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 chapter

00:29:20.500 --> 00:29:20.980
 7

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 this is

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 at the

00:29:22.740 --> 00:29:23.120
 end of

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 the

00:29:23.259 --> 00:29:23.480
 sermon

00:29:23.480 --> 00:29:23.720
 on the

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 mount

00:29:23.980 --> 00:29:24.340
 and

00:29:24.340 --> 00:29:24.580
 Jesus

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 says

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 this

00:29:25.339 --> 00:29:27.359
 everyone

00:29:27.359 --> 00:29:27.759
 then

00:29:27.759 --> 00:29:27.959
 who

00:29:27.959 --> 00:29:28.379
 hears

00:29:28.379 --> 00:29:28.839
 these

00:29:28.839 --> 00:29:29.359
 words

00:29:29.359 --> 00:29:29.559
 of

00:29:29.559 --> 00:29:29.939
 mine

00:29:29.939 --> 00:29:30.500
 sermon

00:29:30.500 --> 00:29:30.659
 on

00:29:30.659 --> 00:29:30.740
 the

00:29:30.740 --> 00:29:30.939
 mount

00:29:30.939 --> 00:29:33.319
 and

00:29:33.319 --> 00:29:33.759
 does

00:29:33.759 --> 00:29:34.179
 them

00:29:34.179 --> 00:29:36.619
 will

00:29:36.619 --> 00:29:36.779
 be

00:29:36.779 --> 00:29:37.079
 like

00:29:37.079 --> 00:29:37.259
 a

00:29:37.259 --> 00:29:37.579
 wise

00:29:37.579 --> 00:29:37.839
 man

00:29:37.839 --> 00:29:38.000
 who

00:29:38.000 --> 00:29:38.379
 built

00:29:38.379 --> 00:29:38.759
 his

00:29:38.759 --> 00:29:39.199
 house

00:29:39.199 --> 00:29:39.559
 on

00:29:39.559 --> 00:29:39.740
 the

00:29:39.740 --> 00:29:40.119
 rock

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 established

00:29:41.879 --> 00:29:44.959
 and the

00:29:44.959 --> 00:29:45.539
 rain fell

00:29:45.539 --> 00:29:45.799
 and the

00:29:45.799 --> 00:29:46.079
 floods

00:29:46.079 --> 00:29:46.459
 came

00:29:46.459 --> 00:29:46.720
 and the

00:29:46.720 --> 00:29:46.980
 winds

00:29:46.980 --> 00:29:47.299
 blew

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 and

00:29:47.519 --> 00:29:47.720
 beat

00:29:47.720 --> 00:29:47.899
 on

00:29:47.899 --> 00:29:48.079
 that

00:29:48.079 --> 00:29:48.439
 house

00:29:48.439 --> 00:29:48.679
 but

00:29:48.679 --> 00:29:48.819
 it

00:29:48.819 --> 00:29:48.980
 did

00:29:48.980 --> 00:29:49.179
 not

00:29:49.179 --> 00:29:49.480
 fall

00:29:49.480 --> 00:29:49.859
 because

00:29:49.859 --> 00:29:50.059
 it

00:29:50.059 --> 00:29:50.240
 had

00:29:50.240 --> 00:29:50.859
 been

00:29:50.859 --> 00:29:51.480
 founded

00:29:51.480 --> 00:29:51.980
 on

00:29:51.980 --> 00:29:52.179
 the

00:29:52.179 --> 00:29:52.819
 rock

00:29:52.819 --> 00:29:55.159
 on

00:29:55.159 --> 00:29:55.799
 Christ

00:29:55.799 --> 00:29:56.659
 on

00:29:56.659 --> 00:29:56.839
 his

00:29:56.839 --> 00:29:57.559
 words

00:29:57.559 --> 00:29:58.799
 in

00:29:58.799 --> 00:29:59.019
 the

00:29:59.019 --> 00:29:59.599
 faith

00:29:59.599 --> 00:30:02.240
 if

00:30:02.240 --> 00:30:02.359
 you

00:30:02.359 --> 00:30:02.659
 flip

00:30:02.659 --> 00:30:03.139
 to

00:30:03.139 --> 00:30:04.079
 Colossians

00:30:04.079 --> 00:30:04.419
 chapter

00:30:04.419 --> 00:30:05.000
 3

00:30:05.000 --> 00:30:05.940
 16

00:30:05.940 --> 00:30:07.279
 let

00:30:07.279 --> 00:30:07.539
 the

00:30:07.539 --> 00:30:08.019
 word

00:30:08.019 --> 00:30:08.440
 of

00:30:08.440 --> 00:30:09.200
 Christ

00:30:09.200 --> 00:30:10.000
 dwell

00:30:10.000 --> 00:30:10.299
 in

00:30:10.299 --> 00:30:10.480
 you

00:30:10.480 --> 00:30:11.019
 richly

00:30:11.019 --> 00:30:11.759
 teaching

00:30:11.759 --> 00:30:11.980
 and

00:30:11.980 --> 00:30:12.419
 admonishing

00:30:12.419 --> 00:30:12.639
 one

00:30:12.639 --> 00:30:12.899
 another

00:30:12.899 --> 00:30:13.039
 in

00:30:13.039 --> 00:30:13.319
 all

00:30:13.319 --> 00:30:13.659
 wisdom

00:30:13.659 --> 00:30:14.099
 singing

00:30:14.099 --> 00:30:14.599
 psalms

00:30:14.599 --> 00:30:14.779
 and

00:30:14.779 --> 00:30:15.079
 hymns

00:30:15.079 --> 00:30:15.220
 and

00:30:15.220 --> 00:30:15.539
 spiritual

00:30:15.539 --> 00:30:16.119
 songs

00:30:16.119 --> 00:30:16.839
 with

00:30:16.839 --> 00:30:17.419
 thankfulness

00:30:17.419 --> 00:30:17.539
 in

00:30:17.539 --> 00:30:17.679
 your

00:30:17.679 --> 00:30:17.940
 hearts

00:30:17.940 --> 00:30:18.079
 to

00:30:18.079 --> 00:30:18.200
 God

00:30:18.200 --> 00:30:18.819
 that's

00:30:18.819 --> 00:30:19.059
 how

00:30:19.059 --> 00:30:19.359
 he's

00:30:19.359 --> 00:30:19.940
 establishing

00:30:19.940 --> 00:30:20.320
 us

00:30:20.320 --> 00:30:20.480
 when

00:30:20.480 --> 00:30:20.660
 we

00:30:20.660 --> 00:30:20.980
 gather

00:30:20.980 --> 00:30:21.460
 together

00:30:21.460 --> 00:30:21.980
 and

00:30:21.980 --> 00:30:22.140
 we're

00:30:22.140 --> 00:30:22.340
 hearing

00:30:22.340 --> 00:30:22.620
 God's

00:30:22.620 --> 00:30:22.740
 word

00:30:22.740 --> 00:30:23.100
 preached

00:30:23.100 --> 00:30:23.299
 we're

00:30:23.299 --> 00:30:23.680
 singing

00:30:23.680 --> 00:30:23.960
 these

00:30:23.960 --> 00:30:24.360
 wonderful

00:30:24.360 --> 00:30:24.960
 songs

00:30:24.960 --> 00:30:25.480
 there

00:30:25.480 --> 00:30:25.740
 is

00:30:25.740 --> 00:30:26.039
 this

00:30:26.039 --> 00:30:27.000
 word

00:30:27.000 --> 00:30:27.200
 of

00:30:27.200 --> 00:30:27.660
 Christ

00:30:27.660 --> 00:30:28.360
 these

00:30:28.360 --> 00:30:29.480
 doctrines

00:30:29.480 --> 00:30:29.720
 of

00:30:29.720 --> 00:30:29.920
 the

00:30:29.920 --> 00:30:30.299
 faith

00:30:30.299 --> 00:30:30.620
 that

00:30:30.620 --> 00:30:30.860
 are

00:30:30.860 --> 00:30:31.539
 establishing

00:30:31.539 --> 00:30:32.080
 us

00:30:32.080 --> 00:30:32.340
 it's

00:30:32.340 --> 00:30:32.480
 all

00:30:32.480 --> 00:30:32.779
 true

00:30:32.779 --> 00:30:33.920
 it's

00:30:33.920 --> 00:30:34.140
 all

00:30:34.140 --> 00:30:34.460
 true

00:30:34.460 --> 00:30:36.279
 despite

00:30:36.279 --> 00:30:36.539
 what

00:30:36.539 --> 00:30:36.660
 the

00:30:36.660 --> 00:30:36.880
 world

00:30:36.880 --> 00:30:37.440
 says

00:30:37.440 --> 00:30:38.480
 throughout

00:30:38.480 --> 00:30:38.700
 the

00:30:38.700 --> 00:30:38.980
 week

00:30:38.980 --> 00:30:39.799
 this

00:30:39.799 --> 00:30:39.960
 is

00:30:39.960 --> 00:30:40.360
 true

00:30:40.360 --> 00:30:42.160
 Christ

00:30:42.160 --> 00:30:42.360
 is

00:30:42.360 --> 00:30:42.519
 who

00:30:42.519 --> 00:30:42.680
 he

00:30:42.680 --> 00:30:43.039
 is

00:30:43.039 --> 00:30:44.420
 he's

00:30:44.420 --> 00:30:44.660
 getting

00:30:44.660 --> 00:30:44.980
 something

00:30:44.980 --> 00:30:45.220
 done

00:30:45.220 --> 00:30:45.460
 around

00:30:45.460 --> 00:30:45.640
 the

00:30:45.640 --> 00:30:46.019
 world

00:30:46.019 --> 00:30:48.559
 and

00:30:48.559 --> 00:30:48.680
 he

00:30:48.680 --> 00:30:48.840
 is

00:30:48.840 --> 00:30:49.240
 glorious

00:30:49.240 --> 00:30:51.440
 rooted

00:30:51.440 --> 00:30:51.660
 in

00:30:51.660 --> 00:30:52.120
 Christ

00:30:52.120 --> 00:30:52.460
 being

00:30:52.460 --> 00:30:52.740
 built

00:30:52.740 --> 00:30:52.920
 up

00:30:52.920 --> 00:30:53.079
 in

00:30:53.079 --> 00:30:53.480
 Christ

00:30:53.480 --> 00:30:53.779
 being

00:30:53.779 --> 00:30:54.319
 established

00:30:54.319 --> 00:30:54.599
 in

00:30:54.599 --> 00:30:54.920
 Christ

00:30:54.920 --> 00:30:55.460
 this

00:30:55.460 --> 00:30:55.620
 is

00:30:55.620 --> 00:30:55.839
 how

00:30:55.839 --> 00:30:56.059
 we

00:30:56.059 --> 00:30:56.220
 are

00:30:56.220 --> 00:30:57.140
 walking

00:30:57.140 --> 00:30:58.059
 for

00:30:58.059 --> 00:30:58.359
 him

00:30:58.359 --> 00:30:58.839
 in

00:30:58.839 --> 00:30:59.240
 him

00:30:59.240 --> 00:31:03.180
 where's

00:31:03.180 --> 00:31:03.359
 the

00:31:03.359 --> 00:31:03.819
 sounding

00:31:03.819 --> 00:31:06.680
 here's

00:31:06.680 --> 00:31:06.839
 the

00:31:06.839 --> 00:31:07.259
 sounding

00:31:07.259 --> 00:31:10.839
 abounding

00:31:10.839 --> 00:31:11.460
 in

00:31:11.460 --> 00:31:12.039
 thanksgiving

00:31:12.039 --> 00:31:15.720
 so far

00:31:15.720 --> 00:31:15.940
 those

00:31:15.940 --> 00:31:16.159
 three

00:31:16.159 --> 00:31:16.680
 descriptions

00:31:16.680 --> 00:31:17.000
 were

00:31:17.000 --> 00:31:17.240
 all

00:31:17.240 --> 00:31:17.619
 God's

00:31:17.619 --> 00:31:17.859
 doing

00:31:17.859 --> 00:31:18.859
 this

00:31:18.859 --> 00:31:19.279
 last

00:31:19.279 --> 00:31:19.579
 one

00:31:19.579 --> 00:31:20.440
 is

00:31:20.440 --> 00:31:20.619
 a

00:31:20.619 --> 00:31:20.839
 we

00:31:20.839 --> 00:31:21.279
 doing

00:31:21.279 --> 00:31:22.779
 our

00:31:22.779 --> 00:31:23.599
 response

00:31:23.599 --> 00:31:23.920
 to

00:31:23.920 --> 00:31:24.119
 what

00:31:24.119 --> 00:31:24.399
 God

00:31:24.399 --> 00:31:24.579
 has

00:31:24.579 --> 00:31:24.819
 done

00:31:24.819 --> 00:31:24.960
 and

00:31:24.960 --> 00:31:25.119
 is

00:31:25.119 --> 00:31:25.539
 doing

00:31:25.539 --> 00:31:27.519
 is

00:31:27.519 --> 00:31:27.619
 a

00:31:27.619 --> 00:31:28.000
 response

00:31:28.000 --> 00:31:28.159
 of

00:31:28.159 --> 00:31:28.839
 thanksgiving

00:31:28.839 --> 00:31:29.259
 to

00:31:29.259 --> 00:31:29.539
 him

00:31:29.539 --> 00:31:31.759
 thanksgiving

00:31:31.759 --> 00:31:32.099
 is a

00:31:32.099 --> 00:31:32.579
 significant

00:31:32.579 --> 00:31:33.059
 theme

00:31:33.059 --> 00:31:33.619
 woven

00:31:33.619 --> 00:31:34.000
 throughout

00:31:34.000 --> 00:31:34.319
 the book

00:31:34.319 --> 00:31:34.440
 of

00:31:34.440 --> 00:31:34.859
 Colossians

00:31:34.859 --> 00:31:35.119
 we've

00:31:35.119 --> 00:31:35.299
 already

00:31:35.299 --> 00:31:35.740
 encountered

00:31:35.740 --> 00:31:35.940
 in

00:31:35.940 --> 00:31:36.099
 verse

00:31:36.099 --> 00:31:36.460
 12

00:31:36.460 --> 00:31:37.079
 giving

00:31:37.079 --> 00:31:37.480
 thanks

00:31:37.480 --> 00:31:37.899
 to

00:31:37.899 --> 00:31:38.079
 the

00:31:38.079 --> 00:31:38.460
 father

00:31:38.460 --> 00:31:38.759
 chapter

00:31:38.759 --> 00:31:38.940
 1

00:31:38.940 --> 00:31:39.099
 verse

00:31:39.099 --> 00:31:39.440
 12

00:31:39.440 --> 00:31:39.660
 who

00:31:39.660 --> 00:31:39.900
 has

00:31:39.900 --> 00:31:40.640
 qualified

00:31:40.640 --> 00:31:40.860
 you

00:31:40.860 --> 00:31:40.980
 to

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 share

00:31:41.220 --> 00:31:41.400
 the

00:31:41.400 --> 00:31:41.779
 inheritance

00:31:41.779 --> 00:31:42.039
 of

00:31:42.039 --> 00:31:42.180
 the

00:31:42.180 --> 00:31:42.380
 saints

00:31:42.380 --> 00:31:42.559
 and

00:31:42.559 --> 00:31:42.759
 light

00:31:42.759 --> 00:31:43.180
 he's

00:31:43.180 --> 00:31:43.460
 delivered

00:31:43.460 --> 00:31:43.660
 us

00:31:43.660 --> 00:31:43.779
 from

00:31:43.779 --> 00:31:43.900
 the

00:31:43.900 --> 00:31:44.080
 domain

00:31:44.080 --> 00:31:44.200
 of

00:31:44.200 --> 00:31:44.539
 darkness

00:31:44.539 --> 00:31:44.779
 and

00:31:44.779 --> 00:31:45.140
 transferred

00:31:45.140 --> 00:31:45.340
 us

00:31:45.340 --> 00:31:45.440
 to

00:31:45.440 --> 00:31:45.580
 the

00:31:45.580 --> 00:31:45.759
 kingdom

00:31:45.759 --> 00:31:45.900
 of

00:31:45.900 --> 00:31:46.000
 the

00:31:46.000 --> 00:31:46.220
 beloved

00:31:46.220 --> 00:31:46.580
 son

00:31:46.580 --> 00:31:47.240
 we

00:31:47.240 --> 00:31:47.740
 thank

00:31:47.740 --> 00:31:48.360
 God

00:31:48.360 --> 00:31:49.100
 for

00:31:49.100 --> 00:31:49.420
 his

00:31:49.420 --> 00:31:49.740
 work

00:31:49.740 --> 00:31:49.900
 of

00:31:49.900 --> 00:31:50.340
 salvation

00:31:50.340 --> 00:31:50.600
 in

00:31:50.600 --> 00:31:50.820
 us

00:31:50.820 --> 00:31:51.460
 for

00:31:51.460 --> 00:31:52.100
 delivering

00:31:52.100 --> 00:31:52.340
 us

00:31:52.340 --> 00:31:52.480
 from

00:31:52.480 --> 00:31:52.840
 darkness

00:31:52.840 --> 00:31:53.080
 and

00:31:53.080 --> 00:31:53.299
 bringing

00:31:53.299 --> 00:31:53.519
 us

00:31:53.519 --> 00:31:53.779
 into

00:31:53.779 --> 00:31:53.940
 the

00:31:53.940 --> 00:31:54.240
 light

00:31:54.240 --> 00:31:56.480
 to

00:31:56.480 --> 00:31:56.920
 seven

00:31:56.920 --> 00:31:57.340
 right

00:31:57.340 --> 00:31:58.019
 here

00:31:58.019 --> 00:32:00.059
 abounding

00:32:00.059 --> 00:32:01.220
 in

00:32:01.220 --> 00:32:01.880
 thanksgiving

00:32:01.880 --> 00:32:02.519
 but

00:32:02.519 --> 00:32:04.519
 flip over

00:32:04.519 --> 00:32:04.660
 to

00:32:04.660 --> 00:32:04.880
 chapter

00:32:04.880 --> 00:32:05.299
 three

00:32:05.299 --> 00:32:08.400
 verse

00:32:08.400 --> 00:32:09.000
 14

00:32:09.000 --> 00:32:10.400
 and

00:32:10.400 --> 00:32:10.660
 above

00:32:10.660 --> 00:32:10.920
 all

00:32:10.920 --> 00:32:11.240
 these

00:32:11.240 --> 00:32:11.500
 put

00:32:11.500 --> 00:32:11.700
 on

00:32:11.700 --> 00:32:12.019
 love

00:32:12.019 --> 00:32:12.220
 which

00:32:12.220 --> 00:32:12.680
 binds

00:32:12.680 --> 00:32:13.319
 everything

00:32:13.319 --> 00:32:13.880
 together

00:32:13.880 --> 00:32:14.119
 in

00:32:14.119 --> 00:32:14.480
 perfect

00:32:14.480 --> 00:32:14.839
 harmony

00:32:14.839 --> 00:32:15.359
 and

00:32:15.359 --> 00:32:15.480
 when

00:32:15.480 --> 00:32:15.599
 you

00:32:15.599 --> 00:32:15.799
 think

00:32:15.799 --> 00:32:15.940
 of

00:32:15.940 --> 00:32:16.279
 harmony

00:32:16.279 --> 00:32:16.500
 you

00:32:16.500 --> 00:32:16.700
 might

00:32:16.700 --> 00:32:16.920
 think

00:32:16.920 --> 00:32:17.039
 of

00:32:17.039 --> 00:32:17.380
 like

00:32:17.380 --> 00:32:18.980
 singing

00:32:18.980 --> 00:32:21.799
 look at

00:32:21.799 --> 00:32:21.920
 verse

00:32:21.920 --> 00:32:22.319
 15

00:32:22.319 --> 00:32:22.680
 and

00:32:22.680 --> 00:32:22.799
 let

00:32:22.799 --> 00:32:22.920
 the

00:32:22.920 --> 00:32:23.119
 peace

00:32:23.119 --> 00:32:23.259
 of

00:32:23.259 --> 00:32:23.500
 Christ

00:32:23.500 --> 00:32:23.799
 rule

00:32:23.799 --> 00:32:23.920
 in

00:32:23.920 --> 00:32:24.019
 your

00:32:24.019 --> 00:32:24.339
 hearts

00:32:24.339 --> 00:32:25.279
 to

00:32:25.279 --> 00:32:25.480
 which

00:32:25.480 --> 00:32:25.779
 indeed

00:32:25.779 --> 00:32:25.960
 you

00:32:25.960 --> 00:32:26.079
 were

00:32:26.079 --> 00:32:26.319
 called

00:32:26.319 --> 00:32:26.460
 in

00:32:26.460 --> 00:32:26.660
 one

00:32:26.660 --> 00:32:27.000
 body

00:32:27.000 --> 00:32:27.480
 and

00:32:27.480 --> 00:32:27.640
 be

00:32:27.640 --> 00:32:28.000
 thankful

00:32:28.000 --> 00:32:30.000
 verse

00:32:30.000 --> 00:32:30.339
 16

00:32:30.339 --> 00:32:30.500
 let

00:32:30.500 --> 00:32:30.619
 the

00:32:30.619 --> 00:32:30.759
 word

00:32:30.759 --> 00:32:30.880
 of

00:32:30.880 --> 00:32:31.079
 Christ

00:32:31.079 --> 00:32:31.319
 dwell

00:32:31.319 --> 00:32:31.440
 in

00:32:31.440 --> 00:32:31.539
 you

00:32:31.539 --> 00:32:32.000
 richly

00:32:32.000 --> 00:32:33.359
 with

00:32:33.359 --> 00:32:33.960
 thankfulness

00:32:33.960 --> 00:32:34.119
 in

00:32:34.119 --> 00:32:34.259
 your

00:32:34.259 --> 00:32:34.539
 hearts

00:32:34.539 --> 00:32:34.740
 to

00:32:34.740 --> 00:32:35.039
 God

00:32:35.039 --> 00:32:35.200
 at

00:32:35.200 --> 00:32:35.279
 the

00:32:35.279 --> 00:32:35.359
 end

00:32:35.359 --> 00:32:35.460
 of

00:32:39.000 --> 00:32:39.220
 the

00:32:39.220 --> 00:32:39.359
 name

00:32:39.359 --> 00:32:39.460
 of

00:32:39.460 --> 00:32:39.559
 the

00:32:39.559 --> 00:32:39.700
 Lord

00:32:39.700 --> 00:32:39.960
 Jesus

00:32:39.960 --> 00:32:40.400
 giving

00:32:40.400 --> 00:32:40.880
 thanks

00:32:40.880 --> 00:32:41.059
 to

00:32:41.059 --> 00:32:41.319
 God

00:32:41.319 --> 00:32:41.500
 the

00:32:41.500 --> 00:32:41.819
 Father

00:32:41.819 --> 00:32:42.779
 through

00:32:42.779 --> 00:32:43.079
 Him

00:32:43.079 --> 00:32:44.140
 we

00:32:44.140 --> 00:32:45.579
 walk

00:32:45.579 --> 00:32:47.059
 thankfully

00:32:47.059 --> 00:32:49.059
 in

00:32:49.059 --> 00:32:49.500
 Christ

00:32:49.500 --> 00:32:50.779
 together

00:32:50.779 --> 00:32:52.619
 we

00:32:52.619 --> 00:32:54.140
 harmonize

00:32:54.140 --> 00:32:55.380
 our

00:32:55.380 --> 00:32:56.180
 thanksgiving

00:32:56.180 --> 00:32:57.460
 to

00:32:57.460 --> 00:32:57.799
 God

00:32:57.799 --> 00:32:58.380
 together

00:32:58.380 --> 00:33:00.460
 thanksgiving

00:33:00.460 --> 00:33:00.980
 is simply

00:33:00.980 --> 00:33:01.299
 this

00:33:01.299 --> 00:33:01.940
 it's

00:33:01.940 --> 00:33:02.779
 gratitude

00:33:02.779 --> 00:33:03.579
 given

00:33:03.579 --> 00:33:04.220
 voice

00:33:04.220 --> 00:33:04.599
 to

00:33:04.599 --> 00:33:04.880
 God

00:33:04.880 --> 00:33:05.200
 that's

00:33:05.200 --> 00:33:05.319
 what

00:33:05.319 --> 00:33:05.440
 it

00:33:05.440 --> 00:33:05.880
 is

00:33:05.880 --> 00:33:07.259
 you

00:33:07.259 --> 00:33:07.880
 find

00:33:07.880 --> 00:33:08.420
 yourself

00:33:08.420 --> 00:33:08.880
 thinking

00:33:08.880 --> 00:33:09.320
 about

00:33:09.320 --> 00:33:09.540
 who

00:33:09.540 --> 00:33:09.840
 Christ

00:33:09.840 --> 00:33:10.060
 is

00:33:10.060 --> 00:33:10.160
 and

00:33:10.160 --> 00:33:10.300
 what

00:33:10.300 --> 00:33:10.400
 he

00:33:10.400 --> 00:33:10.820
 does

00:33:10.820 --> 00:33:11.440
 what

00:33:11.440 --> 00:33:11.580
 he's

00:33:11.580 --> 00:33:11.860
 doing

00:33:11.860 --> 00:33:12.020
 and

00:33:12.020 --> 00:33:12.140
 you're

00:33:12.140 --> 00:33:12.320
 like

00:33:12.320 --> 00:33:12.680
 there's

00:33:12.680 --> 00:33:12.960
 no one

00:33:12.960 --> 00:33:13.160
 like

00:33:13.160 --> 00:33:13.320
 you

00:33:13.320 --> 00:33:13.980
 there's

00:33:13.980 --> 00:33:14.500
 thanksgiving

00:33:14.500 --> 00:33:16.000
 it's

00:33:16.000 --> 00:33:16.660
 gratitude

00:33:16.660 --> 00:33:17.100
 given

00:33:17.100 --> 00:33:17.620
 voice

00:33:17.620 --> 00:33:18.800
 and so

00:33:18.800 --> 00:33:19.040
 here's

00:33:19.040 --> 00:33:19.200
 what

00:33:19.200 --> 00:33:19.500
 Paul

00:33:19.500 --> 00:33:19.740
 is

00:33:19.740 --> 00:33:20.540
 showing

00:33:20.540 --> 00:33:20.920
 us

00:33:20.920 --> 00:33:22.380
 when

00:33:22.380 --> 00:33:22.600
 we

00:33:22.600 --> 00:33:23.040
 walk

00:33:23.040 --> 00:33:24.120
 we're

00:33:24.120 --> 00:33:24.420
 like

00:33:24.420 --> 00:33:25.440
 rooted

00:33:25.440 --> 00:33:28.580
 established

00:33:28.580 --> 00:33:30.880
 built

00:33:30.880 --> 00:33:31.340
 up

00:33:31.340 --> 00:33:34.180
 thankful

00:33:34.180 --> 00:33:36.680
 rooted

00:33:36.680 --> 00:33:38.300
 built

00:33:38.300 --> 00:33:38.660
 up

00:33:38.660 --> 00:33:40.300
 established

00:33:40.300 --> 00:33:42.220
 thankful

00:33:42.220 --> 00:33:43.720
 together

00:33:43.720 --> 00:33:44.600
 we're

00:33:44.600 --> 00:33:45.500
 rooted

00:33:45.500 --> 00:33:46.660
 we're

00:33:46.660 --> 00:33:47.460
 built

00:33:47.460 --> 00:33:47.840
 up

00:33:47.840 --> 00:33:48.560
 we're

00:33:48.560 --> 00:33:49.279
 established

00:33:49.279 --> 00:33:50.519
 we're

00:33:50.519 --> 00:33:51.340
 thankful

00:33:51.340 --> 00:33:51.820
 to God

00:33:51.820 --> 00:33:52.360
 together

00:33:52.360 --> 00:33:54.240
 one of the

00:33:54.240 --> 00:33:54.900
 things I love

00:33:54.900 --> 00:33:55.720
 about singing

00:33:55.720 --> 00:33:57.040
 and singing

00:33:57.040 --> 00:33:57.580
 loud

00:33:57.580 --> 00:33:58.019
 though I don't

00:33:58.019 --> 00:33:58.660
 sing well

00:33:58.660 --> 00:34:00.040
 is that

00:34:00.040 --> 00:34:00.759
 I get to

00:34:00.759 --> 00:34:01.720
 sing loud

00:34:01.720 --> 00:34:02.740
 of

00:34:02.740 --> 00:34:03.700
 gratitude

00:34:03.700 --> 00:34:04.200
 given

00:34:04.200 --> 00:34:04.580
 voice

00:34:04.580 --> 00:34:04.980
 with my

00:34:04.980 --> 00:34:05.480
 brothers and

00:34:05.480 --> 00:34:05.980
 sisters in

00:34:05.980 --> 00:34:06.320
 Christ

00:34:06.320 --> 00:34:07.240
 every Sunday

00:34:07.240 --> 00:34:08.000
 after Sunday

00:34:08.000 --> 00:34:09.300
 we get to

00:34:09.300 --> 00:34:09.559
 do that

00:34:09.559 --> 00:34:09.960
 together

00:34:09.960 --> 00:34:11.880
 we get to

00:34:11.880 --> 00:34:12.619
 sing

00:34:12.619 --> 00:34:13.860
 you are so

00:34:13.860 --> 00:34:14.420
 worthy

00:34:14.420 --> 00:34:15.199
 of our

00:34:15.199 --> 00:34:15.719
 walk

00:34:15.719 --> 00:34:16.579
 Lord Jesus

00:34:16.579 --> 00:34:19.559
 that's the

00:34:19.559 --> 00:34:20.619
 sound of our

00:34:20.619 --> 00:34:21.199
 step

00:34:21.199 --> 00:34:23.880
 thanksgiving

00:34:23.880 --> 00:34:26.400
 gratitude

00:34:26.400 --> 00:34:27.440
 praise

00:34:27.440 --> 00:34:28.360
 and honor

00:34:28.360 --> 00:34:30.840
 that's how

00:34:30.840 --> 00:34:31.320
 we walk

00:34:31.320 --> 00:34:31.960
 in light of

00:34:31.960 --> 00:34:33.079
 who he is

00:34:33.079 --> 00:34:33.420
 and what

00:34:33.420 --> 00:34:34.039
 he's done

00:34:34.039 --> 00:34:35.460
 that we've

00:34:35.460 --> 00:34:35.740
 been

00:34:35.740 --> 00:34:36.940
 rooted in

00:34:36.940 --> 00:34:37.260
 him

00:34:37.260 --> 00:34:38.140
 and built

00:34:38.140 --> 00:34:38.519
 up in

00:34:38.519 --> 00:34:38.760
 him

00:34:38.760 --> 00:34:39.000
 and

00:34:39.000 --> 00:34:40.039
 established

00:34:40.039 --> 00:34:40.280
 in

00:34:40.280 --> 00:34:40.559
 him

00:34:40.559 --> 00:34:44.840
 he is the

00:34:44.840 --> 00:34:45.300
 sound

00:34:45.300 --> 00:34:46.960
 of our

00:34:46.960 --> 00:34:47.340
 stepping

00:34:47.340 --> 00:34:49.240
 who Christ

00:34:49.240 --> 00:34:49.860
 is determines

00:34:49.860 --> 00:34:50.640
 how we walk

00:34:50.639 --> 00:34:51.480
 believing in

00:34:51.480 --> 00:34:52.039
 the truth

00:34:52.039 --> 00:34:52.519
 of who

00:34:52.519 --> 00:34:52.819
 Jesus

00:34:52.819 --> 00:34:53.440
 is

00:34:53.440 --> 00:34:54.359
 informs

00:34:54.359 --> 00:34:55.019
 how we

00:34:55.019 --> 00:34:55.500
 truly

00:34:55.500 --> 00:34:56.420
 step

00:34:56.420 --> 00:34:57.519
 for him

00:34:57.519 --> 00:34:59.239
 he's the

00:34:59.239 --> 00:34:59.639
 spring in

00:34:59.639 --> 00:35:00.059
 our step

00:35:00.059 --> 00:35:00.579
 he's the

00:35:00.579 --> 00:35:01.119
 sound of

00:35:01.119 --> 00:35:01.699
 our step

00:35:01.699 --> 00:35:03.159
 and did you

00:35:03.159 --> 00:35:03.500
 notice that

00:35:03.500 --> 00:35:03.980
 little phrase

00:35:03.980 --> 00:35:04.619
 just as you

00:35:04.619 --> 00:35:05.159
 were taught

00:35:05.159 --> 00:35:08.000
 established

00:35:08.000 --> 00:35:08.339
 in the

00:35:08.339 --> 00:35:09.219
 faith

00:35:09.219 --> 00:35:09.920
 just as you

00:35:09.920 --> 00:35:10.379
 were taught

00:35:10.379 --> 00:35:13.319
 this Christ

00:35:13.319 --> 00:35:13.879
 that is

00:35:13.879 --> 00:35:14.420
 Christ

00:35:14.420 --> 00:35:15.119
 central

00:35:15.119 --> 00:35:17.299
 of how

00:35:17.299 --> 00:35:17.759
 we live

00:35:17.759 --> 00:35:18.239
 our lives

00:35:18.239 --> 00:35:19.279
 he's the

00:35:19.280 --> 00:35:19.960
 gold

00:35:19.960 --> 00:35:21.019
 standard

00:35:21.019 --> 00:35:21.960
 of the

00:35:21.960 --> 00:35:22.300
 Christian

00:35:22.300 --> 00:35:22.760
 life

00:35:22.760 --> 00:35:24.240
 we

00:35:24.240 --> 00:35:25.340
 live

00:35:25.340 --> 00:35:26.100
 treasuring

00:35:26.100 --> 00:35:26.600
 him

00:35:26.600 --> 00:35:27.760
 we live

00:35:27.760 --> 00:35:28.920
 for him

00:35:28.920 --> 00:35:29.340
 he's the

00:35:29.340 --> 00:35:29.600
 gold

00:35:29.600 --> 00:35:30.280
 standard

00:35:30.280 --> 00:35:32.360
 just as you

00:35:32.360 --> 00:35:32.920
 were taught

00:35:32.920 --> 00:35:33.480
 this is

00:35:33.480 --> 00:35:34.640
 what's been

00:35:34.640 --> 00:35:35.340
 passed down

00:35:35.340 --> 00:35:35.980
 to us

00:35:35.980 --> 00:35:36.780
 through the

00:35:36.780 --> 00:35:37.140
 scriptures

00:35:37.140 --> 00:35:37.540
 and the

00:35:37.540 --> 00:35:37.980
 apostles

00:35:37.980 --> 00:35:40.240
 but what

00:35:40.240 --> 00:35:40.460
 we're going

00:35:40.460 --> 00:35:40.720
 to see

00:35:40.720 --> 00:35:41.340
 next week

00:35:41.340 --> 00:35:41.820
 is that

00:35:41.820 --> 00:35:42.480
 this gold

00:35:42.480 --> 00:35:42.940
 standard

00:35:42.940 --> 00:35:43.400
 not only

00:35:43.400 --> 00:35:43.800
 helps us

00:35:43.800 --> 00:35:44.220
 to see

00:35:44.220 --> 00:35:45.500
 what's

00:35:45.500 --> 00:35:46.260
 most valuable

00:35:46.260 --> 00:35:47.220
 it actually

00:35:47.220 --> 00:35:47.780
 helps us

00:35:47.780 --> 00:35:48.720
 to spot

00:35:48.719 --> 00:35:50.500
 to spot

00:35:50.500 --> 00:35:52.179
 and renounce

00:35:52.179 --> 00:35:54.739
 counterfeits

00:35:54.739 --> 00:35:57.480
 false claims

00:35:57.480 --> 00:35:59.699
 things that

00:35:59.699 --> 00:36:00.159
 are not

00:36:00.159 --> 00:36:00.679
 worthy of

00:36:00.679 --> 00:36:01.379
 our lives

00:36:01.379 --> 00:36:04.419
 and that's

00:36:04.419 --> 00:36:04.559
 what we're

00:36:04.559 --> 00:36:04.719
 going to

00:36:04.719 --> 00:36:04.980
 look at

00:36:04.980 --> 00:36:05.679
 next Sunday

00:36:05.679 --> 00:36:07.599
 but between

00:36:07.599 --> 00:36:08.019
 now

00:36:08.019 --> 00:36:10.379
 and next

00:36:10.379 --> 00:36:10.739
 Sunday

00:36:10.739 --> 00:36:13.039
 would you

00:36:13.039 --> 00:36:13.819
 call to

00:36:13.819 --> 00:36:14.539
 your mind

00:36:14.539 --> 00:36:16.300
 who

00:36:16.300 --> 00:36:17.079
 Christ

00:36:17.079 --> 00:36:17.900
 is

00:36:17.900 --> 00:36:19.900
 so that

00:36:19.900 --> 00:36:21.519
 you live

00:36:21.519 --> 00:36:22.400
 your life

00:36:22.400 --> 00:36:24.480
 for him

00:36:24.480 --> 00:36:26.300
 in him

00:36:26.300 --> 00:36:28.019
 to him

00:36:28.019 --> 00:36:30.279
 by him

00:36:30.279 --> 00:36:32.519
 who Christ

00:36:32.519 --> 00:36:32.980
 is

00:36:32.980 --> 00:36:34.679
 determines

00:36:34.679 --> 00:36:35.179
 how we

00:36:35.179 --> 00:36:35.840
 walk

00:36:35.840 --> 00:36:37.460
 all for

00:36:37.460 --> 00:36:37.880
 the glory

00:36:37.880 --> 00:36:38.320
 of Jesus

00:36:38.320 --> 00:36:39.960
 let's pray

00:36:39.960 --> 00:36:40.380
 together

00:36:40.380 --> 00:36:47.240
 father

00:36:47.240 --> 00:36:47.260
 father

00:36:47.260 --> 00:36:47.460
 god

00:36:47.460 --> 00:36:47.720
 would you

00:36:47.720 --> 00:36:48.059
 pour out

00:36:48.059 --> 00:36:48.500
 your spirit

00:36:48.500 --> 00:36:49.220
 upon us

00:36:49.220 --> 00:36:50.579
 that we

00:36:50.579 --> 00:36:51.180
 would

00:36:51.180 --> 00:36:52.119
 walk

00:36:52.119 --> 00:36:53.980
 empowered

00:36:53.980 --> 00:36:54.559
 by your

00:36:54.559 --> 00:36:55.099
 spirit

00:36:55.099 --> 00:36:58.079
 to take

00:36:58.079 --> 00:36:58.579
 step

00:36:58.579 --> 00:36:59.700
 after step

00:36:59.700 --> 00:37:01.820
 for the

00:37:01.820 --> 00:37:02.019
 lord

00:37:02.019 --> 00:37:02.380
 jesus

00:37:02.380 --> 00:37:02.900
 christ

00:37:02.900 --> 00:37:05.760
 would you

00:37:05.760 --> 00:37:06.619
 would you

00:37:06.619 --> 00:37:07.180
 do a work

00:37:07.180 --> 00:37:07.500
 in us

00:37:07.500 --> 00:37:07.880
 father

00:37:07.880 --> 00:37:08.440
 to make

00:37:08.440 --> 00:37:09.019
 us a

00:37:09.019 --> 00:37:10.400
 grateful

00:37:10.400 --> 00:37:11.059
 people

00:37:11.059 --> 00:37:12.860
 who give

00:37:12.860 --> 00:37:13.460
 voice to

00:37:13.460 --> 00:37:14.400
 that gratitude

00:37:14.400 --> 00:37:16.760
 in heartfelt

00:37:16.760 --> 00:37:18.619
 full-throated

00:37:18.619 --> 00:37:20.360
 thanksgiving

00:37:20.360 --> 00:37:21.900
 it's your name

00:37:21.900 --> 00:37:22.340
 we pray

00:37:22.340 --> 00:37:23.700
 amen