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 Children, we are ready for Children's Church at this time. You may make your way to the back.

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 My goodness, that is a lot of kids making their way to the back.

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 And what a joy it is to see as they're making their way to go learn about Jesus.

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 It's always encouraging when Savannah shares what they're going through in Children's Church,

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 how they're learning about Scripture.

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 They're not just, you know, taking a story here and there.

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 They're walking through Scripture.

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 They've already gone through the entire Bible in the last year and a half or so.

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 I was thinking, I was like, if I make it through the entire Bible at the pace that we're going through Hebrews,

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 it may be 10 or 15 years before we do that.

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 They've gone through the whole thing in a year and a half.

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 And it's just a joy to hear all of those questions that come as they come home

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 and talk about what they've learned in Children's Church.

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 But today we're going to be continuing in our study of the book of Hebrews.

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 We're going to be in Hebrews chapter 4, verses 1 through 13.

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 But throughout our study of the book of Hebrews thus far,

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 we've seen and heard some pretty remarkable statements about who Christ is.

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 We've seen some pretty remarkable statements about who Jesus is,

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 what He came to do, some things that He accomplished while He was here.

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 We've seen that Jesus is the Son of God.

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 We've seen that He's the revelation of God.

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 We've seen that He's the fulfillment of God's revelation in the Old Testament,

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 the heir of all things, the agent of creation, the radiance of God's glory.

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 And that's just the first three verses of Hebrews.

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 And then as we continue through Hebrews, we've seen that He is far superior than the angels.

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 He's greater than Moses.

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 He's greater than anything else in all of creation,

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 as much superior as the builder of the house is than the house itself.

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 We were called to consider Jesus,

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 to pay close attention to who He is so that we don't miss who He is.

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 And now this week, we are seeing why this is so important,

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 why this is such a big deal in our relationship with God.

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 And so if you have a copy of God's Word with you this morning,

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 I want to invite you to turn with me to Hebrews chapter 4.

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 And we're going to read the first 13 verses together today.

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 Hebrews chapter 4, starting in verse 1, says this,

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 Therefore,

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 Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands,

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 let us fear, lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it.

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 For good news came to us just as to them,

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 but the message they heard did not benefit them,

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 because they were not united by faith with those who listened.

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 For we who believed entered that rest, as He has said,

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 As I swore my wrath, they shall not enter my rest.

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 Although His works were finished from the foundation of the world,

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 for He has somewhere spoken on the seventh day in this way,

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 and God rested on the seventh day from all His works.

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 And again, in this passage, He said,

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 They shall not enter my rest.

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 Since, therefore, it remains for some to enter it,

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 and those who formerly received the good news

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 failed to enter because of disobedience,

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 again He points a certain day.

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 Today, saying through David so long afterward,

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 in the words already quoted,

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 Today, if you hear His voice,

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 do not harden your hearts.

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 For if Joshua had given them rest,

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 God would not have spoken of another day later on.

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 So then there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

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 For whoever has entered God's rest

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 has also rested from His works,

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 as God did from His.

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 Let us, therefore, strive to enter that rest,

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 so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience.

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 For the Word of God is living and active,

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 sharper than any two-edged sword,

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 piercing to the division of soul and of spirit,

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 of joints and of marrow,

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 and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

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 And no creature is hidden from His sight,

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 but all are naked and exposed in the eyes of Him

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 to whom we must give account.

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 This passage is a somewhat difficult passage

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 to consider all that is being said,

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 But this morning,

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 I wanted to break it up into three questions

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 that I feel like the author is begging us to ask

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 as we go through this.

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 And so the first question to begin with

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 that I want us to ask is,

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 what are we to fear?

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 What are we to fear?

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 Verse, we get this in the first five verses,

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 but verse one right here says,

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 therefore, while the promise of entering His rest

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 still stands, let us fear,

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 lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it.

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 I almost feel like a broken record

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 as we've gone through the book of Hebrews.

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 And I keep telling you,

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 whenever you see a therefore,

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 make sure that you pay attention

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 to what it is therefore.

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 But if you just take a quick glance

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 at the book of Hebrews so far,

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 you'll see over and over again

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 the use of the word therefore.

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 In fact, in our study today,

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 that's how we're going to be breaking up

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 our passage is going from therefore to therefore

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 and asking these questions

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 and seeking to try to find what God is telling us.

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 This passage is telling us

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 that we should fear.

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 But it's also telling us to go back

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 to the first or the last two verses

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 of chapter three,

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 where it says,

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 Now, if you have certain translations,

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 they won't use fear here in this next passage,

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 in this next verse in chapter one of,

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 or chapter four, verse one,

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 and they might use afraid,

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 but sometimes they use the word be careful.

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 Now, I want you to be careful

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 if your translation uses be careful,

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 because I don't want it to take away

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 from the gravity of what the author

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 is trying to communicate here.

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 The author is telling us to be afraid,

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 to fear this.

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 The passage is telling us to fear.

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 This seems almost counterintuitive

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 when you look at the rest of Scripture.

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 Because when you look throughout Scripture,

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 you see over and over again

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 the word of God telling us,

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 don't be afraid.

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 In fact, so many of the commands

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 that we see throughout Scripture

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 are don't be afraid,

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 fear not,

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 don't be anxious.

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 And it's telling us over and over again

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 not to be afraid.

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 In fact, when you look at

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 the Great Commission,

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 and when Jesus is telling us

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 to go and make disciples of all nations,

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 the final thing he says,

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 and lo, I am with you always,

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 even to the end of the age.

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 And it's implying here

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 that what he's asking them to do

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 is a big task.

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 But he's saying,

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 hey, it's all right

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 because I'm going to be with you for this.

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 I'm going to walk with you through this.

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 And so we see over and over again

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 we're told not to be afraid.

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 But this passage clearly tells us

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 to be afraid.

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 And what we are fearing

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 has very serious consequences.

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 The passage says,

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 let us fear lest any of you

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 should seem to have failed to reach it.

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 The it here is God's rest.

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 The restful refuge of salvation.

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 Be afraid so that you don't miss God's rest.

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 But what is it that we are to fear

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 that will cause us to miss God's rest?

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 And like we said,

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 the previous verse in chapter 3

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 is most helpful with this.

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 Where it says,

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 so we see that they were unable to enter

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 because of unbelief.

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 Therefore, fear that unbelief

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 because that is what will keep you

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 from entering God's rest.

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 Fear that unbelief

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 because that is what will prevent you

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 from entering God's rest.

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 John Piper once said,

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 he says,

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 normal Christian life

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 is aware of the fearful danger of unbelief,

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 but it does not live paralyzed

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 or terrorized by it.

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 It lives in faith.

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 So let us humbly go to this text

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 and ask a very logical question

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 that comes from this.

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 As believers,

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 are we supposed to live our lives

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 in fear of missing heaven?

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 As believers,

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 are we supposed to live our lives

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 in fear of missing heaven?

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 And before we answer that,

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 I want you to consider

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 what the author has already told us

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 back in chapter 2.

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 If you would look back over to chapter 2,

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 starting in verse 14,

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 it says this,

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 since therefore the children

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 share in flesh and blood,

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 he himself likewise partook

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 of the same things

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 that through death,

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 he might destroy the one

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 who has the power of death,

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 that is the devil,

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 and deliver all those

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 who through fear of death

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 were subject to lifelong slavery.

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 You see,

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 clearly Christ died

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 to deliver us

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 from this slavish fear.

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 Christ wants us

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 to be a fearless people.

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 Christ not only

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 broke the curse of sin,

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 that is death,

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 but he also delivered us

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 from the devil

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 who leverages that fear of death

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 over us

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 to keep us enslaved.

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 Jesus' death set us free

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 not only from sin,

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 but also from the fear of death.

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 And this should change our lives

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 because you can really live for Christ

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 only when you understand

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 that death has no power over you.

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 Then it gives you the power

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 to live for him.

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 He wants us to share

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 with our neighbors.

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 He wants us to share

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 with our coworkers,

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 with our classmates,

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 without fear.

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 Christ wants us to go

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 to unreached people groups

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 all over the world

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 without fear.

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 Faith in the promises of God

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 makes you fearless

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 before the threats of men.

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 And so in short,

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 what we're seeing here

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 is one thing to fear

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 is not believing the promises

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 that make you fearless.

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 And so one of the things

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 that we're seeing here

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 is that we should fear

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 is not believing in the promises

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 that make you fearless.

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 The warning here

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 is against unbelief.

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 He is talking to the church

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 and so it seems that some

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 within the church

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 that may have professed Christ

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 at some point,

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 but it is clear

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 that their actions

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 show that they are not

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 followers of Christ

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 because they are following

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 something else.

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 So the author is saying,

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 he says,

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 you need to be afraid

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 because there is a lot

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 at stake in not believing.

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 You see,

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 perseverance

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 is the evidence

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 that you truly belong

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 to Christ.

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 In other words,

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 following Christ

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 is the evidence

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 that you are a follower

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 of Christ.

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 Following Christ

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 is the evidence

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 that you are actually

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 a follower of Christ.

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 Those who are truly saved,

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 who have truly placed

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 their faith

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 and their trust in Jesus,

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 those who have seen

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 that Jesus is far greater

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 than anything

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 and everything

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 in this world

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 are the ones

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 who persevere.

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 They are the ones

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 who follow Jesus.

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 And so we are to fear

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 that unbelief,

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 but we also see here

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 there's a sense of urgency

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 in this passage.

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 I don't know if you picked up

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 on it as we first read

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 through it,

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 but looking back

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 at verse 1 again,

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 it says,

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 therefore,

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 therefore,

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 while the promise

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 of entering

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 his rest

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 still stands,

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 let us fear

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 lest any of you

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 should seem

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 to have failed

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 to reach it.

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 While the promise

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 of entering

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 his rest

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 still stands.

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 It seems that

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 some Jews

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 were in danger

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 of talking themselves

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 out of trusting

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 in Christ

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 because they may have

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 thought they had missed it.

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 They had missed

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 the coming Messiah.

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 They realized

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 that while he was here,

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 they didn't see him

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 as the coming Messiah.

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 They didn't see him

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 for who he truly is

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 and they missed it.

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 And so now

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 they're afraid

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 that,

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 well,

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 maybe I've just messed up.

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 Maybe I have messed up

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 and we've just missed this

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 and we can't come

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 to faith in Christ anymore.

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 The author is saying,

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 you have no reason

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 to believe this

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 because this offer

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 still stands for you.

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 This offer

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 still stands.

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 As John MacArthur

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 notes,

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 he says,

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 they did have reason

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 to be afraid.

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 Not because they had

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 lost the opportunity

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 for salvation,

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 but because they could

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 lose it

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 if they continued

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 to put off

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 accepting Christ

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 as their personal Savior.

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 Yes,

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 be afraid.

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 Not because of

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 living a life

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 that prevents you

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 from coming to faith

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 in Christ,

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 but because

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 there will come a day

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 when that is no longer

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 an option.

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 If you think

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 you've missed

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 your opportunity,

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 then let me tell you,

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 if you have breath

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 in your lungs,

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 if you have breath

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 in your lungs,

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 you can accept

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 Christ

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 as your Savior.

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 This week,

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 I was reading

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 a story,

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 a biography

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 of Mel Trotter.

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 I don't know

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 if many of you

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 probably haven't heard

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 of Mel Trotter before,

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 but Mel Trotter

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 in the latter half

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 of his life

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 was an incredibly

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 gifted Bible teacher.

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 And not only

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 was he an incredibly

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 gifted Bible teacher,

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 but he also

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 spent much

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 of his life

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 reaching out

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 to the community

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 in Grand Rapids,

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 Michigan.

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 Reaching out

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 and serving God

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 and providing hope,

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 providing food

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 for many

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 who were suffering.

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 But that came

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 on the heels

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 of a life

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 spent living

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 for himself.

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 That came on the heels

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 of a life spent

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 where he was

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 very much

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 focused on

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 on him

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 and whatever

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 he wanted.

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 For much

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 of his life,

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 Mel had

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 a drinking problem

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 that was as bad

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 of a problem

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 as you could

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 possibly imagine.

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 His children

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 starved

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 because of his,

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 spent his money

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 on alcohol.

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 In fact,

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 his daughter

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 died of malnutrition

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 at the age of four

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 because they had

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 no money for food

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 because anything

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 and everything

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 that they had,

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 Mel spent on

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 buying more alcohol

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 and trying to

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 focus on himself

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 in fact,

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 when his daughter

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 died,

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 the neighbors

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 came together

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 and they pulled

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 their money together

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 so that they could

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 provide a burial

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 for the little girl.

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 And so they,

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 they pulled their

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 money together,

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 bought a casket,

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 bought a set of clothes

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 for her to be buried in.

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 But,

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 Mel broke into

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 the mortuary,

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 stole the clothes

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 off of his daughter

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 and traded it in

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 for another drink.

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 You think,

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 my goodness,

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 this is a terrible.

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 But it was shortly

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 after that,

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 that Jesus Christ

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 reached down

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 and got a hold

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 of Mel's life.

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 Got a hold of him

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 and completely

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 changed the way

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 he was living

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 and what he was

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 giving his life to.

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 And he went on

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 to faithfully

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 serve the Lord,

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 reaching many

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 that everyone else

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 thought was too far gone.

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 Mel began to have

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 a ministry reaching

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 those that nobody

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 else wanted to reach.

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 Nobody else

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 would give a second

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 chance to.

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 And so Mel began

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 to reach out to them

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 and he did this

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 until the day

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 that he died

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 until he was able

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 to see his daughter

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 in heaven again.

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 God changed his life.

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 You see,

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 what you have done

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 is not what the author

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 is telling you

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 to be afraid of.

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 It's not believing

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 in the promises

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 of God

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 while you have time.

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 There's no way

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 around it.

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 This is a challenging

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 passage for us

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 to consider

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 and to wrap

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 our minds around.

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 On the one hand,

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 the author is not

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 trying to cause

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 unnecessary fear

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 in our lives.

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 For those who've

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 truly placed their faith

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 and their trust

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 in Jesus,

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 the author is not

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 trying to cause us

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 to unnecessarily

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 have fear.

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 He's not saying,

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 do you know

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 that you know

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 that you know

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 that you know

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 that you know

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 you better walk

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 the aisle each week

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 to make sure

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 that you know

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 that you're saved.

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 He's not doing that.

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 But He is saying,

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 don't put your hope

00:16:52.980 --> 00:16:54.460
 in a prayer

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 that you prayed

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 at one time

00:16:56.000 --> 00:16:57.480
 or in a baptism

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 that you had

00:16:58.379 --> 00:16:59.520
 where your life

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 never changed,

00:17:01.240 --> 00:17:02.120
 that you did

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 just because

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 your friends

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 were doing it.

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 You see,

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 our assurance

00:17:06.440 --> 00:17:08.519
 is our perseverance

00:17:08.519 --> 00:17:09.860
 in our walk

00:17:09.860 --> 00:17:10.819
 with Christ.

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 So what are we

00:17:12.220 --> 00:17:12.759
 to fear?

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 Not believing

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 the promises

00:17:15.100 --> 00:17:15.860
 of God.

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 But next,

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 we're to consider

00:17:18.500 --> 00:17:19.559
 this question.

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 What is it that

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 we're putting

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 our faith in?

00:17:23.240 --> 00:17:23.879
 What are we

00:17:23.879 --> 00:17:24.439
 to fear?

00:17:24.859 --> 00:17:26.339
 Not believing

00:17:26.339 --> 00:17:26.899
 the promises

00:17:26.899 --> 00:17:27.539
 of God.

00:17:27.639 --> 00:17:28.659
 Which leads us

00:17:28.659 --> 00:17:29.639
 to the next question.

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 What are we

00:17:30.439 --> 00:17:31.500
 putting our faith

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 in?

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 Starting in verse 6,

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 it says,

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 since therefore

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 it remains

00:17:35.980 --> 00:17:36.539
 for some

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 to enter it

00:17:37.319 --> 00:17:37.980
 and those

00:17:37.980 --> 00:17:38.519
 who formerly

00:17:38.519 --> 00:17:39.559
 received the good

00:17:39.559 --> 00:17:39.919
 news

00:17:39.919 --> 00:17:40.700
 failed to enter

00:17:40.700 --> 00:17:41.460
 because of

00:17:41.460 --> 00:17:42.299
 disobedience.

00:17:42.839 --> 00:17:43.399
 Again,

00:17:43.619 --> 00:17:44.359
 He appoints

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 a certain day.

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 Today,

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 saying through

00:17:47.679 --> 00:17:48.919
 David so long

00:17:48.919 --> 00:17:49.359
 afterward

00:17:49.359 --> 00:17:50.259
 in the words

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 already quoted,

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 today,

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 if you hear

00:17:52.579 --> 00:17:53.339
 His voice,

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 do not harden

00:17:54.119 --> 00:17:54.879
 your hearts.

00:17:55.359 --> 00:17:56.899
 For if Joshua

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 had given them rest,

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 God would not

00:17:58.639 --> 00:17:59.339
 have spoken

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 another day

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 later on.

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 so then

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 there remains

00:18:03.759 --> 00:18:05.119
 a Sabbath rest

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 for the people

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 of God.

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 For whoever

00:18:08.219 --> 00:18:09.119
 has entered

00:18:09.119 --> 00:18:09.939
 God's rest

00:18:09.939 --> 00:18:10.699
 has also

00:18:10.699 --> 00:18:11.759
 rested

00:18:11.759 --> 00:18:13.419
 from His works

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 as God

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 did from His.

00:18:16.679 --> 00:18:17.559
 We're reminded

00:18:17.559 --> 00:18:18.879
 again in verse 6

00:18:18.879 --> 00:18:20.059
 that the Israelites

00:18:20.059 --> 00:18:21.459
 failed to enter

00:18:21.459 --> 00:18:22.259
 because of

00:18:22.259 --> 00:18:23.319
 disobedience.

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 And then

00:18:24.659 --> 00:18:25.399
 in verse 7,

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 the author

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 quotes Psalm 95

00:18:26.899 --> 00:18:28.279
 again saying,

00:18:28.399 --> 00:18:29.119
 today if you

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 hear His voice,

00:18:29.839 --> 00:18:31.119
 do not harden

00:18:31.119 --> 00:18:32.019
 your hearts.

00:18:32.639 --> 00:18:33.539
 The point here

00:18:33.539 --> 00:18:34.579
 is made clear

00:18:34.579 --> 00:18:35.299
 for us.

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 Be serious

00:18:36.659 --> 00:18:37.679
 about making sure

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 you don't end up

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 like the Israelites

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 dying in the wilderness

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 and failing

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 to enter

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 God's rest.

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 Michael Kruger,

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 who's been

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 incredibly helpful

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 in the study

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 and preparation

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 of these messages,

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 rightly says,

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 he says,

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 our modern world

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 needs this message

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 more than ever.

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 Few today

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 take spiritual

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 matters seriously.

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 thoughts of eternity

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 are dismissed

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 with a wave

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 of a hand

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 as if things

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 will work themselves

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 out in the end.

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 Sadly,

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 such an approach

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 is precisely

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 what the author

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 is warning

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 us against.

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 You see,

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 no one is going

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 to work

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 their way

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 into heaven

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 and no one

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 is going to

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 stumble their way

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 into heaven.

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 You can't be

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 good enough,

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 you can't do

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 enough good

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 to outweigh

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 your bad,

00:19:27.920 --> 00:19:29.039
 your works

00:19:29.039 --> 00:19:29.940
 will never

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 save you.

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 And at the same

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 time,

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 no one is going

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 to stumble

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 their way

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 into heaven

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 by not

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 taking seriously

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 the word

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 of God,

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 by not

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 understanding

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 that there

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 is a way,

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 but we must

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 follow God's

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 way.

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 That the only

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 way to the

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 father is

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 through the

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 son.

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 No one's

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 going to

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 just live

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 this life

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 ignoring

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 what the

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 scripture

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 says

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 and then

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 just say,

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 you know

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 what,

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 at the end

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 it's all

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 going to

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 work itself

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 out.

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 I'm going

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 to probably

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 live a better

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 life than

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 most and so

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 that'll just

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 help me get

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 right on in.

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 That's not

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 the case.

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 And so the

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 author is

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 warning us

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 against this.

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 But then

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 in verse 10

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 is a beautiful

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 picture of

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 the gospel.

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 We get to

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 verse 10

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 and it's just

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 this beautiful

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 picture of

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 the gospel.

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 I don't know

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 if you've

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 ever done

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 this,

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 but if you've

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 read a passage

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 of scripture

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 that you've

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 read many

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 times and

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 then all of

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 a sudden

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 reading it

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 again,

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 it's like

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 the words

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 just jump

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 right off

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 at the

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 page at

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 you.

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 It's like

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 I've read

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 this over

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 and over

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 again,

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 but all

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 of a sudden

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 this time

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 reading through

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 it,

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 these words

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 just seem

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 to come

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 right off

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 of the

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 page at

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 you.

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 And I

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 don't know

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 if it's

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 because I

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 hadn't paid

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 attention

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 before or

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 if God's

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 word is

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 living and

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 active like

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 we're about

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 to hear.

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 But verse

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 10 this

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 week hit

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 me like a

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 ton of

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 bricks.

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 It says

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 this,

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 for whoever

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 has entered

00:20:50.980 --> 00:20:52.099
 God's rest

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 has also

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 rested from

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 his works

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 as God

00:20:56.140 --> 00:20:56.620
 did from

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 his.

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 What a

00:20:58.640 --> 00:20:59.580
 beautiful picture

00:20:59.580 --> 00:21:00.340
 of the gospel

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 in a single

00:21:01.000 --> 00:21:01.500
 phrase.

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 For whoever

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 has entered

00:21:02.840 --> 00:21:03.840
 God's rest

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 has also

00:21:05.220 --> 00:21:07.000
 rested from

00:21:07.000 --> 00:21:07.759
 his works

00:21:07.759 --> 00:21:08.940
 as God

00:21:08.940 --> 00:21:09.820
 did from

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 his.

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 You see

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 this verse

00:21:12.299 --> 00:21:13.059
 powerfully

00:21:13.059 --> 00:21:14.259
 captures the

00:21:14.259 --> 00:21:15.039
 gospel in a

00:21:15.039 --> 00:21:15.960
 single phrase.

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 The gospel

00:21:17.420 --> 00:21:17.980
 is not

00:21:17.980 --> 00:21:18.600
 morality,

00:21:19.120 --> 00:21:19.720
 it's not

00:21:19.720 --> 00:21:20.299
 external

00:21:20.299 --> 00:21:20.860
 religion,

00:21:20.860 --> 00:21:21.400
 it's not

00:21:21.400 --> 00:21:22.039
 checking all

00:21:22.039 --> 00:21:22.480
 the right

00:21:22.480 --> 00:21:22.940
 boxes,

00:21:22.940 --> 00:21:23.700
 saying just

00:21:23.700 --> 00:21:24.100
 the right

00:21:24.100 --> 00:21:25.039
 words in

00:21:25.039 --> 00:21:25.500
 the right

00:21:25.500 --> 00:21:25.980
 order.

00:21:26.460 --> 00:21:27.160
 The gospel

00:21:27.160 --> 00:21:27.799
 is the

00:21:27.799 --> 00:21:28.620
 message of

00:21:28.620 --> 00:21:29.360
 Christ's

00:21:29.360 --> 00:21:30.220
 accomplishments

00:21:30.220 --> 00:21:31.400
 on our

00:21:31.400 --> 00:21:32.019
 behalf so

00:21:32.019 --> 00:21:32.299
 that we

00:21:32.299 --> 00:21:33.240
 might rest

00:21:33.240 --> 00:21:34.220
 from our

00:21:34.220 --> 00:21:35.180
 works by

00:21:35.180 --> 00:21:35.960
 trusting in

00:21:35.960 --> 00:21:37.160
 his work.

00:21:38.120 --> 00:21:38.680
 You see,

00:21:38.799 --> 00:21:39.360
 the gospel

00:21:39.360 --> 00:21:39.720
 is the

00:21:39.720 --> 00:21:40.180
 message of

00:21:40.180 --> 00:21:40.980
 Christ's

00:21:40.980 --> 00:21:41.480
 accomplishments

00:21:41.480 --> 00:21:42.400
 on our

00:21:42.400 --> 00:21:43.019
 behalf so

00:21:43.019 --> 00:21:43.299
 that we

00:21:43.299 --> 00:21:44.299
 might rest

00:21:44.299 --> 00:21:44.779
 from our

00:21:44.779 --> 00:21:45.340
 works by

00:21:45.340 --> 00:21:46.860
 trusting in

00:21:46.860 --> 00:21:48.180
 his work.

00:21:48.539 --> 00:21:49.039
 When we

00:21:49.039 --> 00:21:49.680
 trust in

00:21:49.680 --> 00:21:50.160
 Christ,

00:21:50.380 --> 00:21:50.880
 we are

00:21:50.880 --> 00:21:51.960
 resting in

00:21:51.960 --> 00:21:53.100
 his work.

00:21:53.779 --> 00:21:54.100
 Jesus

00:21:54.100 --> 00:21:54.519
 says,

00:21:54.559 --> 00:21:55.400
 come to

00:21:55.400 --> 00:21:55.660
 me,

00:21:55.860 --> 00:21:56.480
 all who

00:21:56.480 --> 00:21:57.180
 labor and

00:21:57.180 --> 00:21:57.680
 are heavy

00:21:57.680 --> 00:21:58.180
 laden,

00:21:58.460 --> 00:21:58.900
 and I

00:21:58.900 --> 00:21:59.319
 will give

00:21:59.319 --> 00:22:00.140
 you rest.

00:22:00.840 --> 00:22:01.420
 Take my

00:22:01.420 --> 00:22:02.100
 yoke upon

00:22:02.100 --> 00:22:03.059
 you and

00:22:03.059 --> 00:22:04.079
 learn from

00:22:04.079 --> 00:22:04.259
 me,

00:22:04.299 --> 00:22:04.680
 for I am

00:22:04.680 --> 00:22:05.420
 gentle and

00:22:05.420 --> 00:22:06.180
 lowly in

00:22:06.180 --> 00:22:06.480
 heart,

00:22:06.680 --> 00:22:07.140
 and you

00:22:07.140 --> 00:22:07.600
 will find

00:22:07.600 --> 00:22:08.720
 rest for

00:22:08.720 --> 00:22:09.559
 your souls,

00:22:09.759 --> 00:22:10.319
 for my

00:22:10.319 --> 00:22:10.880
 yoke is

00:22:10.880 --> 00:22:11.440
 easy and

00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:12.079
 my burden

00:22:12.079 --> 00:22:13.019
 is light.

00:22:13.340 --> 00:22:14.100
 Here's the

00:22:14.100 --> 00:22:14.880
 good news.

00:22:15.519 --> 00:22:16.319
 In Jesus,

00:22:16.840 --> 00:22:17.779
 God gives

00:22:17.779 --> 00:22:18.480
 us a

00:22:18.480 --> 00:22:19.039
 righteousness

00:22:19.039 --> 00:22:19.940
 that we

00:22:19.940 --> 00:22:20.539
 do not

00:22:20.539 --> 00:22:21.000
 have and

00:22:21.000 --> 00:22:21.240
 that we

00:22:21.240 --> 00:22:21.619
 cannot

00:22:21.619 --> 00:22:22.240
 earn on

00:22:22.240 --> 00:22:22.759
 our own.

00:22:23.240 --> 00:22:23.460
 This

00:22:23.460 --> 00:22:24.339
 saving

00:22:24.339 --> 00:22:24.980
 righteousness

00:22:24.980 --> 00:22:26.460
 is received

00:22:26.460 --> 00:22:27.680
 by faith.

00:22:28.420 --> 00:22:28.920
 It's not

00:22:28.920 --> 00:22:29.440
 something you

00:22:29.440 --> 00:22:29.839
 can earn,

00:22:29.879 --> 00:22:30.319
 and once you

00:22:30.319 --> 00:22:30.639
 have it,

00:22:30.680 --> 00:22:31.000
 it's not

00:22:31.000 --> 00:22:31.960
 something that

00:22:31.960 --> 00:22:32.359
 you can

00:22:32.359 --> 00:22:33.019
 lose.

00:22:33.819 --> 00:22:34.019
 And so

00:22:34.019 --> 00:22:34.539
 the question

00:22:34.539 --> 00:22:35.099
 becomes,

00:22:35.299 --> 00:22:35.759
 what is

00:22:35.759 --> 00:22:36.440
 your faith

00:22:36.440 --> 00:22:36.859
 in?

00:22:37.500 --> 00:22:38.139
 Is it in

00:22:38.139 --> 00:22:39.099
 the finished

00:22:39.099 --> 00:22:39.659
 work of

00:22:39.659 --> 00:22:40.579
 Jesus Christ

00:22:40.579 --> 00:22:40.980
 on the

00:22:40.980 --> 00:22:41.480
 cross?

00:22:42.319 --> 00:22:42.920
 Or is it

00:22:42.920 --> 00:22:43.279
 in your

00:22:43.279 --> 00:22:43.960
 own works

00:22:43.960 --> 00:22:44.359
 that you're

00:22:44.359 --> 00:22:44.920
 seeking to

00:22:44.920 --> 00:22:45.759
 try to earn

00:22:45.759 --> 00:22:46.539
 God's favor

00:22:46.539 --> 00:22:47.460
 by doing

00:22:47.460 --> 00:22:48.139
 enough good

00:22:48.140 --> 00:22:48.740
 to outweigh

00:22:48.740 --> 00:22:49.540
 your bad?

00:22:51.000 --> 00:22:52.140
 Our works

00:22:52.140 --> 00:22:53.060
 are nothing

00:22:53.060 --> 00:22:53.700
 but filthy

00:22:53.700 --> 00:22:54.340
 rags.

00:22:54.900 --> 00:22:55.480
 Christ's

00:22:55.480 --> 00:22:56.240
 work is

00:22:56.240 --> 00:22:56.600
 the work

00:22:56.600 --> 00:22:56.960
 that is

00:22:56.960 --> 00:22:57.540
 finished.

00:22:57.940 --> 00:22:58.360
 It's the

00:22:58.360 --> 00:22:58.780
 work that

00:22:58.780 --> 00:22:59.380
 saves.

00:22:59.580 --> 00:23:00.000
 It's the

00:23:00.000 --> 00:23:00.440
 only one

00:23:00.440 --> 00:23:00.960
 that has

00:23:00.960 --> 00:23:01.480
 the power

00:23:01.480 --> 00:23:02.320
 to save.

00:23:03.100 --> 00:23:03.540
 Here

00:23:03.540 --> 00:23:04.060
 recently,

00:23:04.360 --> 00:23:05.400
 I've

00:23:05.400 --> 00:23:05.740
 gotten to

00:23:05.740 --> 00:23:07.580
 have several

00:23:07.580 --> 00:23:08.400
 incredibly

00:23:08.400 --> 00:23:09.080
 encouraging

00:23:09.080 --> 00:23:09.940
 conversations

00:23:09.940 --> 00:23:11.460
 with different

00:23:11.460 --> 00:23:11.759
 people.

00:23:12.020 --> 00:23:12.920
 Recently,

00:23:13.080 --> 00:23:13.620
 someone who

00:23:13.620 --> 00:23:14.480
 is taking

00:23:14.480 --> 00:23:15.259
 these warnings

00:23:15.259 --> 00:23:15.680
 that the

00:23:15.680 --> 00:23:16.500
 author is

00:23:16.500 --> 00:23:17.220
 saying very

00:23:17.220 --> 00:23:17.800
 seriously.

00:23:18.720 --> 00:23:19.000
 Don't

00:23:19.000 --> 00:23:19.580
 just be a

00:23:19.580 --> 00:23:20.440
 face in

00:23:20.440 --> 00:23:20.820
 the crowd

00:23:20.820 --> 00:23:21.620
 but be a

00:23:21.620 --> 00:23:22.300
 disciple.

00:23:22.460 --> 00:23:22.600
 Their

00:23:22.600 --> 00:23:23.420
 testimony was

00:23:23.420 --> 00:23:24.520
 very similar

00:23:24.520 --> 00:23:24.920
 to mine.

00:23:25.060 --> 00:23:25.300
 I grew

00:23:25.300 --> 00:23:25.800
 up in

00:23:25.800 --> 00:23:26.259
 church.

00:23:26.860 --> 00:23:27.060
 I grew

00:23:27.060 --> 00:23:27.560
 up with

00:23:27.560 --> 00:23:28.080
 seeing their

00:23:28.080 --> 00:23:28.820
 friends walk

00:23:28.820 --> 00:23:29.360
 the aisle,

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 make professions

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 of faith,

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 and then all

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 of a sudden

00:23:32.340 --> 00:23:32.640
 you realize,

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 you know what,

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 it's probably

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 my turn next.

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 And so just

00:23:35.360 --> 00:23:36.040
 walking the aisle

00:23:36.040 --> 00:23:36.600
 because you see

00:23:36.600 --> 00:23:36.960
 all of your

00:23:36.960 --> 00:23:37.680
 friends doing

00:23:37.680 --> 00:23:38.080
 it.

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 And this

00:23:39.120 --> 00:23:39.540
 person says,

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 look,

00:23:40.400 --> 00:23:41.120
 I realize

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 that I

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 haven't done

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 this.

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 I haven't

00:23:44.220 --> 00:23:44.940
 actually placed

00:23:44.940 --> 00:23:45.560
 my faith and

00:23:45.560 --> 00:23:46.140
 trust in Jesus.

00:23:46.280 --> 00:23:46.759
 What I was

00:23:46.759 --> 00:23:47.680
 doing was just

00:23:47.680 --> 00:23:48.200
 something to

00:23:48.200 --> 00:23:48.680
 fit in with

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 the rest of

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 the crowd,

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 with my

00:23:50.460 --> 00:23:50.820
 friends.

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 It was what

00:23:51.240 --> 00:23:52.000
 it was expected

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 of me to

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 do.

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 But now I'm

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 following Christ

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 and so I want

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 to be obedient.

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 And it's these

00:23:59.180 --> 00:24:00.160
 conversations like

00:24:00.160 --> 00:24:00.539
 this that are

00:24:00.539 --> 00:24:01.519
 incredibly encouraging

00:24:01.519 --> 00:24:02.779
 but also that

00:24:02.779 --> 00:24:04.299
 give greatness to

00:24:04.299 --> 00:24:05.400
 this, making

00:24:05.400 --> 00:24:05.920
 sure that we

00:24:05.920 --> 00:24:06.940
 fear lest any

00:24:06.940 --> 00:24:07.779
 of us should

00:24:07.779 --> 00:24:08.500
 seem to have

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 failed to

00:24:09.259 --> 00:24:10.600
 reach it.

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 the very

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 serious question

00:24:13.939 --> 00:24:15.059
 that we must

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 all ask is

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 this, what

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 is my faith

00:24:18.659 --> 00:24:19.019
 in?

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 And it's my

00:24:20.179 --> 00:24:20.839
 prayer that,

00:24:22.119 --> 00:24:23.359
 is it in a

00:24:23.359 --> 00:24:23.879
 prayer that I

00:24:23.879 --> 00:24:24.419
 said at one

00:24:24.419 --> 00:24:25.319
 time that

00:24:25.319 --> 00:24:26.339
 really hasn't

00:24:26.339 --> 00:24:26.879
 changed my

00:24:26.879 --> 00:24:27.279
 life?

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 Is it in a

00:24:28.519 --> 00:24:30.159
 baptism that I

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 did because my

00:24:30.959 --> 00:24:31.799
 friends were doing

00:24:31.799 --> 00:24:32.099
 it?

00:24:32.279 --> 00:24:33.679
 Or is my faith

00:24:33.679 --> 00:24:34.359
 in Jesus

00:24:34.359 --> 00:24:35.980
 Christ and his

00:24:35.980 --> 00:24:36.719
 finished work on

00:24:36.719 --> 00:24:37.719
 the cross that

00:24:37.719 --> 00:24:39.019
 actually has the

00:24:39.019 --> 00:24:39.960
 power to save

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 because this is

00:24:41.299 --> 00:24:42.039
 the only one

00:24:42.039 --> 00:24:43.379
 that has power.

00:24:44.079 --> 00:24:44.639
 What are we to

00:24:44.639 --> 00:24:44.940
 fear?

00:24:45.200 --> 00:24:46.579
 Not believing the

00:24:46.579 --> 00:24:47.440
 promises of God.

00:24:47.519 --> 00:24:48.279
 What are we to

00:24:48.279 --> 00:24:49.319
 put our faith in,

00:24:49.359 --> 00:24:50.099
 the finished work

00:24:50.099 --> 00:24:50.660
 of Christ?

00:24:50.799 --> 00:24:51.759
 Now finally I

00:24:51.759 --> 00:24:52.240
 want us to

00:24:52.240 --> 00:24:54.119
 consider what is

00:24:54.119 --> 00:24:55.139
 our foundation

00:24:55.139 --> 00:24:56.099
 built on?

00:24:56.559 --> 00:24:57.160
 What is our

00:24:57.160 --> 00:24:58.160
 foundation built

00:24:58.160 --> 00:24:58.539
 on?

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 Verse 11 says,

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 let us therefore

00:25:01.139 --> 00:25:02.680
 strive to enter

00:25:02.680 --> 00:25:04.160
 that rest so

00:25:04.160 --> 00:25:04.960
 that no one

00:25:04.960 --> 00:25:07.400
 may fall by the

00:25:07.400 --> 00:25:08.200
 same sort of

00:25:08.200 --> 00:25:09.120
 disobedience.

00:25:09.600 --> 00:25:10.120
 For the word

00:25:10.120 --> 00:25:10.840
 of God is

00:25:10.840 --> 00:25:11.500
 living and

00:25:11.500 --> 00:25:12.799
 active, sharper

00:25:12.799 --> 00:25:13.299
 than any

00:25:13.299 --> 00:25:14.180
 two-edged sword,

00:25:14.380 --> 00:25:15.319
 piercing to the

00:25:15.319 --> 00:25:16.640
 division of soul

00:25:16.640 --> 00:25:17.400
 and of spirit,

00:25:17.500 --> 00:25:18.120
 of joints and

00:25:18.120 --> 00:25:18.620
 of marrow,

00:25:19.160 --> 00:25:19.799
 discerning the

00:25:19.799 --> 00:25:20.420
 thoughts and

00:25:20.420 --> 00:25:21.680
 intentions of

00:25:21.680 --> 00:25:22.340
 the heart.

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 And no creature

00:25:23.680 --> 00:25:24.620
 is hidden from

00:25:24.620 --> 00:25:25.840
 his sight, but

00:25:25.840 --> 00:25:27.000
 all are naked

00:25:27.000 --> 00:25:28.140
 and exposed to

00:25:28.140 --> 00:25:29.680
 the eyes of him

00:25:29.680 --> 00:25:30.640
 to whom we

00:25:30.640 --> 00:25:31.640
 must give

00:25:31.640 --> 00:25:32.220
 account.

00:25:33.120 --> 00:25:34.019
 Verse 11

00:25:34.019 --> 00:25:34.860
 begins to bring

00:25:34.860 --> 00:25:35.620
 this home for

00:25:35.620 --> 00:25:35.940
 us.

00:25:36.680 --> 00:25:37.440
 We have been

00:25:37.440 --> 00:25:38.200
 told to fear

00:25:38.200 --> 00:25:38.740
 unbelief.

00:25:38.860 --> 00:25:39.120
 We've been

00:25:39.120 --> 00:25:40.240
 told where to

00:25:40.240 --> 00:25:41.420
 place our trust

00:25:41.420 --> 00:25:42.140
 and our faith.

00:25:42.620 --> 00:25:43.340
 Now we are

00:25:43.340 --> 00:25:44.600
 told the why.

00:25:45.299 --> 00:25:46.220
 In light of what

00:25:46.220 --> 00:25:47.400
 is just said,

00:25:47.840 --> 00:25:48.559
 let us make

00:25:48.559 --> 00:25:50.080
 every effort to

00:25:50.080 --> 00:25:51.220
 enter his

00:25:51.220 --> 00:25:51.960
 rest.

00:25:52.660 --> 00:25:54.299
 We must not be

00:25:54.299 --> 00:25:55.000
 like the Israelites

00:25:55.000 --> 00:25:55.740
 in the wilderness,

00:25:56.120 --> 00:25:57.299
 but rather we must

00:25:57.299 --> 00:25:58.700
 strive to enter

00:25:58.700 --> 00:25:59.940
 his rest.

00:26:00.440 --> 00:26:01.220
 In other words,

00:26:01.279 --> 00:26:02.400
 we must work

00:26:02.400 --> 00:26:03.340
 at resting.

00:26:03.940 --> 00:26:04.940
 We must work

00:26:04.940 --> 00:26:05.580
 at resting.

00:26:05.579 --> 00:26:06.179
 This means that

00:26:06.179 --> 00:26:07.339
 we must work

00:26:07.339 --> 00:26:08.339
 against all

00:26:08.339 --> 00:26:09.240
 our efforts to

00:26:09.240 --> 00:26:10.059
 prove our

00:26:10.059 --> 00:26:10.659
 righteousness.

00:26:11.259 --> 00:26:12.259
 We must work

00:26:12.259 --> 00:26:13.039
 against all of

00:26:13.039 --> 00:26:13.679
 our efforts to

00:26:13.679 --> 00:26:14.319
 try to think that

00:26:14.319 --> 00:26:15.199
 we can be good

00:26:15.199 --> 00:26:15.699
 enough, that we

00:26:15.699 --> 00:26:16.599
 can earn favor

00:26:16.599 --> 00:26:17.819
 from God by our

00:26:17.819 --> 00:26:18.799
 works.

00:26:19.059 --> 00:26:20.199
 We must work

00:26:20.199 --> 00:26:21.319
 against all our

00:26:21.319 --> 00:26:22.000
 efforts to

00:26:22.000 --> 00:26:24.019
 justify ourselves.

00:26:24.819 --> 00:26:25.720
 And we do

00:26:25.720 --> 00:26:26.759
 this through

00:26:26.759 --> 00:26:27.220
 God's word.

00:26:27.299 --> 00:26:27.759
 We do this

00:26:27.759 --> 00:26:28.839
 through, as we

00:26:28.839 --> 00:26:29.579
 mentioned last

00:26:29.579 --> 00:26:31.019
 week, encouraging

00:26:31.019 --> 00:26:32.039
 one another, keeping

00:26:32.039 --> 00:26:32.480
 each other

00:26:32.480 --> 00:26:32.859
 accountable.

00:26:32.859 --> 00:26:34.000
 this is one of

00:26:34.000 --> 00:26:34.619
 the things that

00:26:34.619 --> 00:26:35.299
 we do each

00:26:35.299 --> 00:26:35.859
 week in

00:26:35.859 --> 00:26:36.979
 corporate worship.

00:26:37.619 --> 00:26:38.479
 When we hear

00:26:38.479 --> 00:26:39.259
 God's word

00:26:39.259 --> 00:26:40.439
 proclaimed, it

00:26:40.439 --> 00:26:40.819
 should be

00:26:40.819 --> 00:26:41.839
 encouraging us

00:26:41.839 --> 00:26:42.479
 to put our

00:26:42.479 --> 00:26:43.279
 faith in Jesus,

00:26:43.439 --> 00:26:44.639
 to trust him

00:26:44.639 --> 00:26:45.279
 more.

00:26:45.399 --> 00:26:45.979
 This is what we

00:26:45.979 --> 00:26:46.479
 do when we

00:26:46.479 --> 00:26:47.359
 sing together.

00:26:47.819 --> 00:26:48.459
 This is why

00:26:48.459 --> 00:26:49.299
 the words of

00:26:49.299 --> 00:26:49.979
 the songs that

00:26:49.979 --> 00:26:51.319
 we sing matter,

00:26:51.779 --> 00:26:52.879
 because words

00:26:52.879 --> 00:26:54.199
 have meaning.

00:26:54.899 --> 00:26:55.539
 And we must

00:26:55.539 --> 00:26:56.539
 sing words that

00:26:56.539 --> 00:26:57.759
 proclaim truth,

00:26:58.179 --> 00:26:58.839
 the truth of

00:26:58.839 --> 00:26:59.579
 God's word.

00:27:00.079 --> 00:27:00.679
 This is what

00:27:00.679 --> 00:27:01.399
 we do when we

00:27:01.399 --> 00:27:02.339
 pray together.

00:27:02.859 --> 00:27:03.859
 This is what

00:27:03.859 --> 00:27:04.579
 we do when we

00:27:04.579 --> 00:27:05.259
 get involved

00:27:05.259 --> 00:27:05.859
 with small

00:27:05.859 --> 00:27:06.479
 groups and

00:27:06.479 --> 00:27:07.500
 keep each

00:27:07.500 --> 00:27:08.459
 other accountable.

00:27:09.119 --> 00:27:09.619
 But the

00:27:09.619 --> 00:27:10.559
 author is now

00:27:10.559 --> 00:27:11.979
 highlighting the

00:27:11.979 --> 00:27:13.119
 role of God's

00:27:13.119 --> 00:27:14.459
 word in this,

00:27:15.159 --> 00:27:15.819
 being the

00:27:15.819 --> 00:27:16.699
 foundation that

00:27:16.699 --> 00:27:17.319
 we build our

00:27:17.319 --> 00:27:18.119
 lives on,

00:27:18.559 --> 00:27:19.699
 and what keeps

00:27:19.699 --> 00:27:20.279
 us from

00:27:20.279 --> 00:27:21.500
 believing lies

00:27:21.500 --> 00:27:22.459
 the world is

00:27:22.459 --> 00:27:23.219
 trying to tell

00:27:23.219 --> 00:27:23.439
 us.

00:27:23.619 --> 00:27:24.119
 Because here's

00:27:24.119 --> 00:27:24.359
 the thing,

00:27:24.559 --> 00:27:25.259
 if you don't

00:27:25.259 --> 00:27:25.779
 know the

00:27:25.779 --> 00:27:26.959
 truth, if you

00:27:26.959 --> 00:27:27.419
 don't know

00:27:27.419 --> 00:27:28.039
 God's word,

00:27:28.099 --> 00:27:28.619
 then it becomes

00:27:28.619 --> 00:27:30.419
 very easy to

00:27:30.419 --> 00:27:31.339
 believe a lie.

00:27:31.859 --> 00:27:32.279
 It becomes

00:27:32.279 --> 00:27:33.359
 really easy to

00:27:33.359 --> 00:27:33.759
 believe what

00:27:33.759 --> 00:27:34.399
 everybody else

00:27:34.399 --> 00:27:35.279
 says if you

00:27:35.279 --> 00:27:36.099
 don't know

00:27:36.099 --> 00:27:37.240
 truth, if you're

00:27:37.240 --> 00:27:38.160
 not building your

00:27:38.160 --> 00:27:38.819
 life on this

00:27:38.819 --> 00:27:39.500
 foundation.

00:27:40.220 --> 00:27:41.259
 And many today

00:27:41.259 --> 00:27:42.119
 will say they

00:27:42.119 --> 00:27:42.940
 would like to

00:27:42.940 --> 00:27:43.700
 take Jesus

00:27:43.700 --> 00:27:44.379
 apart from

00:27:44.379 --> 00:27:44.759
 scripture.

00:27:45.460 --> 00:27:46.119
 They may not

00:27:46.119 --> 00:27:47.180
 say it openly

00:27:47.180 --> 00:27:49.059
 like that, but

00:27:49.059 --> 00:27:50.000
 they say it with

00:27:50.000 --> 00:27:50.460
 their lives.

00:27:50.660 --> 00:27:51.599
 They say it with

00:27:51.599 --> 00:27:52.079
 their lives.

00:27:52.160 --> 00:27:53.420
 This grace part,

00:27:53.500 --> 00:27:54.440
 it sounds great.

00:27:54.819 --> 00:27:55.359
 The fact that

00:27:55.359 --> 00:27:56.079
 Jesus saves,

00:27:56.180 --> 00:27:57.200
 that's amazing.

00:27:57.200 --> 00:27:58.700
 But all of

00:27:58.700 --> 00:27:59.440
 these ideas

00:27:59.440 --> 00:28:00.620
 about marriage

00:28:00.620 --> 00:28:01.580
 and gender,

00:28:02.220 --> 00:28:02.819
 all of this

00:28:02.819 --> 00:28:03.360
 talk about

00:28:03.360 --> 00:28:04.240
 caring for

00:28:04.240 --> 00:28:04.940
 others more

00:28:04.940 --> 00:28:05.519
 than you care

00:28:05.519 --> 00:28:06.240
 for yourself,

00:28:06.860 --> 00:28:07.480
 that stuff

00:28:07.480 --> 00:28:08.299
 changes the

00:28:08.299 --> 00:28:08.779
 way that you

00:28:08.779 --> 00:28:09.340
 live.

00:28:09.980 --> 00:28:10.400
 That stuff

00:28:10.400 --> 00:28:11.240
 changes everything.

00:28:11.340 --> 00:28:11.779
 Those things

00:28:11.779 --> 00:28:12.100
 can be

00:28:12.100 --> 00:28:12.680
 offensive.

00:28:14.360 --> 00:28:14.940
 But we

00:28:14.940 --> 00:28:16.180
 can't take

00:28:16.180 --> 00:28:17.400
 Christ apart

00:28:17.400 --> 00:28:18.240
 from his

00:28:18.240 --> 00:28:18.720
 word.

00:28:19.400 --> 00:28:19.759
 You don't

00:28:19.759 --> 00:28:20.539
 get to pick

00:28:20.539 --> 00:28:21.360
 and choose.

00:28:22.039 --> 00:28:22.580
 Al Mohler

00:28:22.580 --> 00:28:23.039
 makes the

00:28:23.039 --> 00:28:23.900
 correct statement

00:28:23.900 --> 00:28:24.600
 when he says,

00:28:24.599 --> 00:28:26.500
 Christ cannot

00:28:26.500 --> 00:28:27.599
 be divorced

00:28:27.599 --> 00:28:28.559
 from scripture.

00:28:29.439 --> 00:28:30.559
 Our knowledge

00:28:30.559 --> 00:28:31.219
 of Jesus

00:28:31.219 --> 00:28:32.240
 as the divine

00:28:32.240 --> 00:28:33.240
 son of God

00:28:33.240 --> 00:28:34.159
 and his

00:28:34.159 --> 00:28:34.719
 accomplishments

00:28:34.719 --> 00:28:35.439
 for us

00:28:35.439 --> 00:28:36.819
 only come

00:28:36.819 --> 00:28:38.000
 through scripture.

00:28:39.000 --> 00:28:39.659
 We cannot

00:28:39.659 --> 00:28:40.639
 have Jesus

00:28:40.639 --> 00:28:41.599
 apart from

00:28:41.599 --> 00:28:42.139
 the witness

00:28:42.139 --> 00:28:43.119
 of the Bible.

00:28:43.659 --> 00:28:44.219
 The two

00:28:44.219 --> 00:28:45.559
 are inseparably

00:28:45.559 --> 00:28:47.059
 wedded together.

00:28:47.699 --> 00:28:48.279
 In this

00:28:48.279 --> 00:28:48.839
 passage,

00:28:49.359 --> 00:28:49.799
 the author

00:28:49.799 --> 00:28:50.439
 makes a couple

00:28:50.439 --> 00:28:51.659
 powerful statements

00:28:51.659 --> 00:28:52.379
 about God's

00:28:52.379 --> 00:28:52.740
 word.

00:28:53.719 --> 00:28:54.240
 First,

00:28:54.240 --> 00:28:54.740
 the word

00:28:54.740 --> 00:28:55.779
 is living

00:28:55.779 --> 00:28:56.539
 and active.

00:28:57.200 --> 00:28:57.920
 Since God

00:28:57.920 --> 00:28:58.559
 is living

00:28:58.559 --> 00:28:59.000
 and is the

00:28:59.000 --> 00:28:59.519
 author of

00:28:59.519 --> 00:29:01.000
 this book,

00:29:01.120 --> 00:29:02.220
 it is alive.

00:29:02.740 --> 00:29:02.900
 Now,

00:29:02.960 --> 00:29:03.420
 this doesn't

00:29:03.420 --> 00:29:04.079
 mean that it

00:29:04.079 --> 00:29:05.039
 changes or

00:29:05.039 --> 00:29:05.960
 it grows up

00:29:05.960 --> 00:29:06.980
 or it changes

00:29:06.980 --> 00:29:07.500
 from season

00:29:07.500 --> 00:29:07.920
 to season,

00:29:08.039 --> 00:29:08.779
 but it means

00:29:08.779 --> 00:29:09.599
 that it is

00:29:09.599 --> 00:29:10.640
 valuable and

00:29:10.640 --> 00:29:11.579
 applicable to

00:29:11.579 --> 00:29:12.680
 us as it

00:29:12.680 --> 00:29:13.500
 ever has

00:29:13.500 --> 00:29:13.880
 been.

00:29:14.940 --> 00:29:15.359
 It is

00:29:15.359 --> 00:29:16.120
 active.

00:29:17.039 --> 00:29:17.480
 When you

00:29:17.480 --> 00:29:17.880
 look through

00:29:17.880 --> 00:29:18.620
 scripture and

00:29:18.620 --> 00:29:19.720
 God speaks,

00:29:20.180 --> 00:29:20.859
 God also

00:29:20.859 --> 00:29:21.480
 works.

00:29:22.160 --> 00:29:22.579
 And he

00:29:22.579 --> 00:29:23.440
 speaks to

00:29:23.440 --> 00:29:23.920
 us through

00:29:23.920 --> 00:29:24.580
 his word

00:29:24.580 --> 00:29:25.360
 and as

00:29:25.360 --> 00:29:26.100
 he speaks

00:29:26.100 --> 00:29:26.460
 to us

00:29:26.460 --> 00:29:26.740
 through his

00:29:26.740 --> 00:29:26.940
 word,

00:29:27.220 --> 00:29:27.940
 he works

00:29:27.940 --> 00:29:28.380
 in our

00:29:28.380 --> 00:29:28.880
 life.

00:29:29.360 --> 00:29:29.920
 When God

00:29:29.920 --> 00:29:30.519
 speaks,

00:29:30.759 --> 00:29:31.299
 he works.

00:29:31.400 --> 00:29:32.140
 It's active,

00:29:32.259 --> 00:29:33.000
 it's effective

00:29:33.000 --> 00:29:33.799
 for us.

00:29:35.000 --> 00:29:35.480
 Next,

00:29:35.580 --> 00:29:36.120
 we see that

00:29:36.120 --> 00:29:36.559
 this word

00:29:36.559 --> 00:29:37.440
 is sharper

00:29:37.440 --> 00:29:37.940
 than any

00:29:37.940 --> 00:29:38.380
 two-edged

00:29:38.380 --> 00:29:38.860
 sword.

00:29:39.360 --> 00:29:40.080
 The description

00:29:40.080 --> 00:29:40.779
 of the

00:29:40.779 --> 00:29:41.680
 Bible as a

00:29:41.680 --> 00:29:42.279
 sword shows

00:29:42.279 --> 00:29:42.660
 that it

00:29:42.660 --> 00:29:43.500
 cuts deep.

00:29:43.660 --> 00:29:44.120
 It has

00:29:44.120 --> 00:29:44.660
 the power

00:29:44.660 --> 00:29:45.220
 to cut

00:29:45.220 --> 00:29:45.620
 deep.

00:29:45.720 --> 00:29:45.960
 When we

00:29:45.960 --> 00:29:46.460
 approach

00:29:46.460 --> 00:29:46.920
 God's

00:29:46.920 --> 00:29:47.279
 word

00:29:47.279 --> 00:29:48.200
 humbly

00:29:48.200 --> 00:29:48.779
 and we

00:29:48.779 --> 00:29:49.279
 try to

00:29:49.279 --> 00:29:50.299
 seek and

00:29:50.299 --> 00:29:51.019
 apply it

00:29:51.019 --> 00:29:51.379
 to our

00:29:51.379 --> 00:29:52.200
 lives,

00:29:53.000 --> 00:29:54.279
 then we

00:29:54.279 --> 00:29:54.740
 not only

00:29:54.740 --> 00:29:55.440
 read the

00:29:55.440 --> 00:29:55.759
 Bible,

00:29:55.859 --> 00:29:56.079
 but it

00:29:56.079 --> 00:29:56.680
 begins to

00:29:56.680 --> 00:29:57.379
 read us

00:29:57.379 --> 00:29:57.940
 as well.

00:29:58.460 --> 00:29:59.019
 It begins

00:29:59.019 --> 00:29:59.500
 to offer

00:29:59.500 --> 00:30:00.299
 insights about

00:30:00.299 --> 00:30:00.740
 us that

00:30:00.740 --> 00:30:01.279
 we couldn't

00:30:01.279 --> 00:30:02.539
 possibly have

00:30:02.539 --> 00:30:03.099
 imagined.

00:30:03.220 --> 00:30:03.700
 It cuts

00:30:03.700 --> 00:30:04.059
 to the

00:30:04.059 --> 00:30:04.420
 heart.

00:30:04.740 --> 00:30:05.379
 It cuts

00:30:05.379 --> 00:30:05.839
 to our

00:30:05.839 --> 00:30:06.400
 intentions.

00:30:07.000 --> 00:30:07.779
 No other

00:30:07.779 --> 00:30:08.400
 book has

00:30:08.400 --> 00:30:08.920
 the power

00:30:08.920 --> 00:30:09.279
 to do

00:30:09.279 --> 00:30:09.579
 this.

00:30:09.960 --> 00:30:10.220
 This

00:30:10.220 --> 00:30:11.039
 reminds me

00:30:11.039 --> 00:30:11.799
 that God's

00:30:11.799 --> 00:30:12.799
 word is

00:30:12.799 --> 00:30:14.079
 dangerous to

00:30:14.079 --> 00:30:14.720
 anyone who

00:30:14.720 --> 00:30:15.200
 is seeking

00:30:15.200 --> 00:30:15.879
 to live for

00:30:15.879 --> 00:30:16.519
 this world.

00:30:17.039 --> 00:30:17.500
 If you're

00:30:17.500 --> 00:30:18.000
 trying to

00:30:18.000 --> 00:30:18.680
 seek to

00:30:18.680 --> 00:30:19.180
 live for

00:30:19.180 --> 00:30:19.799
 this world,

00:30:19.799 --> 00:30:20.460
 then as

00:30:20.460 --> 00:30:20.879
 you read

00:30:20.879 --> 00:30:21.299
 the Bible,

00:30:21.379 --> 00:30:21.720
 it is going

00:30:21.720 --> 00:30:22.480
 to be very

00:30:22.480 --> 00:30:23.279
 dangerous to

00:30:23.279 --> 00:30:23.960
 that way

00:30:23.960 --> 00:30:24.759
 of life

00:30:24.759 --> 00:30:25.819
 because it

00:30:25.819 --> 00:30:26.579
 cuts deep.

00:30:27.039 --> 00:30:27.480
 If you want

00:30:27.480 --> 00:30:28.180
 to shape

00:30:28.180 --> 00:30:29.039
 your heart

00:30:29.039 --> 00:30:30.159
 to be more

00:30:30.159 --> 00:30:31.240
 like God's

00:30:31.240 --> 00:30:31.680
 heart,

00:30:31.799 --> 00:30:32.519
 then there

00:30:32.519 --> 00:30:33.319
 is no

00:30:33.319 --> 00:30:33.980
 substitution

00:30:33.980 --> 00:30:34.899
 for His

00:30:34.899 --> 00:30:35.279
 word.

00:30:36.000 --> 00:30:36.639
 If you want

00:30:36.639 --> 00:30:37.079
 to shape

00:30:37.079 --> 00:30:37.980
 your heart

00:30:37.980 --> 00:30:38.940
 to be more

00:30:38.940 --> 00:30:39.879
 like God's

00:30:39.879 --> 00:30:40.240
 heart,

00:30:40.339 --> 00:30:40.879
 then there

00:30:40.879 --> 00:30:41.879
 is absolutely

00:30:41.879 --> 00:30:42.859
 no substitution

00:30:42.859 --> 00:30:44.039
 for His

00:30:44.039 --> 00:30:44.559
 word.

00:30:44.899 --> 00:30:45.539
 And reading

00:30:45.539 --> 00:30:46.039
 through it,

00:30:46.059 --> 00:30:46.599
 it has

00:30:46.599 --> 00:30:48.039
 the power

00:30:48.039 --> 00:30:48.619
 to change

00:30:48.619 --> 00:30:49.159
 our hearts.

00:30:49.160 --> 00:30:49.860
 It has

00:30:49.860 --> 00:30:50.320
 the power

00:30:50.320 --> 00:30:50.820
 to comfort

00:30:50.820 --> 00:30:51.300
 us as

00:30:51.300 --> 00:30:51.880
 nothing else

00:30:51.880 --> 00:30:52.259
 can.

00:30:52.840 --> 00:30:53.259
 It has

00:30:53.259 --> 00:30:53.880
 words of

00:30:53.880 --> 00:30:54.440
 life,

00:30:54.980 --> 00:30:55.420
 words that

00:30:55.420 --> 00:30:56.080
 give our

00:30:56.080 --> 00:30:57.340
 life meaning

00:30:57.340 --> 00:30:58.160
 and purpose,

00:30:58.600 --> 00:30:59.000
 words that

00:30:59.000 --> 00:30:59.740
 are strong

00:30:59.740 --> 00:31:00.259
 enough to

00:31:00.259 --> 00:31:00.620
 build the

00:31:00.620 --> 00:31:01.420
 foundation of

00:31:01.420 --> 00:31:02.060
 our lives

00:31:02.060 --> 00:31:02.360
 on,

00:31:02.800 --> 00:31:03.220
 words that

00:31:03.220 --> 00:31:03.779
 are strong

00:31:03.779 --> 00:31:04.180
 enough to

00:31:04.180 --> 00:31:04.519
 build the

00:31:04.519 --> 00:31:05.180
 foundation of

00:31:05.180 --> 00:31:05.740
 the church

00:31:05.740 --> 00:31:06.000
 on,

00:31:06.360 --> 00:31:06.820
 words that

00:31:06.820 --> 00:31:07.380
 are strong

00:31:07.380 --> 00:31:07.779
 enough to

00:31:07.779 --> 00:31:08.340
 turn this

00:31:08.340 --> 00:31:09.279
 world upside

00:31:09.279 --> 00:31:10.000
 down.

00:31:10.620 --> 00:31:11.560
 This word

00:31:11.560 --> 00:31:12.759
 has power,

00:31:13.080 --> 00:31:13.880
 it is living,

00:31:14.140 --> 00:31:14.860
 it is active,

00:31:14.980 --> 00:31:15.560
 it is sharper

00:31:15.560 --> 00:31:16.420
 than any two-edged

00:31:16.420 --> 00:31:16.800
 sword.

00:31:17.140 --> 00:31:17.580
 And in the

00:31:17.580 --> 00:31:18.540
 context of this

00:31:18.539 --> 00:31:19.200
 passage,

00:31:19.839 --> 00:31:20.899
 God's words

00:31:20.899 --> 00:31:22.399
 give a strong

00:31:22.399 --> 00:31:22.960
 warning.

00:31:24.139 --> 00:31:25.039
 What are we

00:31:25.039 --> 00:31:25.740
 to fear?

00:31:26.619 --> 00:31:27.339
 We're to fear

00:31:27.339 --> 00:31:28.039
 unbelief.

00:31:29.039 --> 00:31:29.819
 I'm not asking

00:31:29.819 --> 00:31:30.379
 if you can get

00:31:30.379 --> 00:31:31.099
 every answer

00:31:31.099 --> 00:31:32.200
 right on a test,

00:31:32.659 --> 00:31:33.559
 but I'm asking

00:31:33.559 --> 00:31:34.539
 does your

00:31:34.539 --> 00:31:35.159
 belief in

00:31:35.159 --> 00:31:36.379
 Christ change

00:31:36.379 --> 00:31:37.039
 your life?

00:31:38.099 --> 00:31:39.279
 Because following

00:31:39.279 --> 00:31:41.059
 Christ is the

00:31:41.059 --> 00:31:42.259
 witness,

00:31:42.500 --> 00:31:43.180
 it's the proof

00:31:43.180 --> 00:31:43.899
 that you are a

00:31:43.899 --> 00:31:44.940
 follower of

00:31:44.940 --> 00:31:45.440
 Christ.

00:31:45.440 --> 00:31:45.519
 Christ.

00:31:46.960 --> 00:31:47.680
 What are you

00:31:47.680 --> 00:31:48.100
 putting your

00:31:48.100 --> 00:31:48.700
 faith in?

00:31:49.559 --> 00:31:50.000
 Are you

00:31:50.000 --> 00:31:50.440
 putting your

00:31:50.440 --> 00:31:50.980
 faith in your

00:31:50.980 --> 00:31:51.440
 works?

00:31:51.960 --> 00:31:52.539
 Or are you

00:31:52.539 --> 00:31:52.960
 putting your

00:31:52.960 --> 00:31:53.480
 faith in

00:31:53.480 --> 00:31:54.039
 Christ's

00:31:54.039 --> 00:31:55.140
 finished work

00:31:55.140 --> 00:31:55.940
 on the cross?

00:31:56.820 --> 00:31:57.759
 No matter if

00:31:57.759 --> 00:31:58.220
 you think you

00:31:58.220 --> 00:31:58.880
 are too far

00:31:58.880 --> 00:31:59.440
 gone, if you

00:31:59.440 --> 00:32:00.240
 have breath in

00:32:00.240 --> 00:32:00.799
 your lungs,

00:32:01.000 --> 00:32:01.620
 if you are

00:32:01.620 --> 00:32:02.299
 here today,

00:32:02.420 --> 00:32:02.960
 if you are

00:32:02.960 --> 00:32:03.720
 listening to

00:32:03.720 --> 00:32:04.259
 this message

00:32:04.259 --> 00:32:04.720
 today,

00:32:05.720 --> 00:32:07.019
 then there is

00:32:07.019 --> 00:32:07.460
 hope.

00:32:08.180 --> 00:32:08.920
 You can give

00:32:08.920 --> 00:32:09.620
 your life to

00:32:09.620 --> 00:32:10.039
 Jesus.

00:32:11.320 --> 00:32:11.860
 And finally,

00:32:12.000 --> 00:32:12.460
 what is the

00:32:12.460 --> 00:32:13.340
 foundation of

00:32:13.340 --> 00:32:14.299
 your life built

00:32:14.299 --> 00:32:14.659
 on?

00:32:15.579 --> 00:32:16.180
 See, God's

00:32:16.180 --> 00:32:16.659
 word is

00:32:16.659 --> 00:32:17.279
 living and

00:32:17.279 --> 00:32:17.700
 active.

00:32:18.180 --> 00:32:18.960
 It's sharper

00:32:18.960 --> 00:32:19.460
 than any

00:32:19.460 --> 00:32:19.940
 two-edged

00:32:19.940 --> 00:32:20.279
 sword.

00:32:20.379 --> 00:32:20.839
 And this is

00:32:20.839 --> 00:32:21.639
 how God

00:32:21.639 --> 00:32:22.460
 speaks to

00:32:22.460 --> 00:32:23.200
 us and

00:32:23.200 --> 00:32:23.639
 how he

00:32:23.639 --> 00:32:24.559
 shapes us

00:32:24.559 --> 00:32:25.180
 primarily.

00:32:26.180 --> 00:32:26.519
 And so the

00:32:26.519 --> 00:32:27.019
 question is,

00:32:27.059 --> 00:32:27.720
 is he speaking

00:32:27.720 --> 00:32:28.419
 to you this

00:32:28.419 --> 00:32:28.759
 morning?

00:32:29.599 --> 00:32:30.399
 Are you ready

00:32:30.399 --> 00:32:31.539
 to give your

00:32:31.539 --> 00:32:32.460
 life to him?

00:32:33.359 --> 00:32:34.059
 Are you ready

00:32:34.059 --> 00:32:35.180
 to follow him?

00:32:35.639 --> 00:32:36.299
 To share

00:32:36.299 --> 00:32:36.980
 your faith?

00:32:37.119 --> 00:32:37.759
 To be

00:32:37.759 --> 00:32:38.180
 baptized?

00:32:38.599 --> 00:32:39.059
 To serve

00:32:39.059 --> 00:32:39.480
 on mission

00:32:39.480 --> 00:32:39.879
 for him?

00:32:39.980 --> 00:32:40.519
 Or to do

00:32:40.519 --> 00:32:41.159
 whatever he

00:32:41.159 --> 00:32:41.700
 has called

00:32:41.700 --> 00:32:43.000
 you to do

00:32:43.000 --> 00:32:43.839
 for his

00:32:43.839 --> 00:32:44.200
 honor,

00:32:44.299 --> 00:32:44.779
 and for

00:32:44.779 --> 00:32:45.500
 his glory?

00:32:45.700 --> 00:32:46.700
 Because God's

00:32:46.700 --> 00:32:47.500
 word always

00:32:47.500 --> 00:32:48.259
 calls for a

00:32:48.259 --> 00:32:48.819
 response.

00:32:49.299 --> 00:32:49.879
 It's not

00:32:49.879 --> 00:32:50.759
 written to

00:32:50.759 --> 00:32:51.359
 just give you

00:32:51.359 --> 00:32:52.039
 more knowledge,

00:32:52.240 --> 00:32:52.659
 but it's

00:32:52.659 --> 00:32:53.339
 written to

00:32:53.339 --> 00:32:54.059
 change your

00:32:54.059 --> 00:32:54.519
 life.

00:32:55.419 --> 00:32:55.839
 So I want to

00:32:55.839 --> 00:32:56.299
 ask you,

00:32:56.839 --> 00:32:57.759
 is God speaking

00:32:57.759 --> 00:32:58.419
 to you this

00:32:58.419 --> 00:32:58.940
 morning through

00:32:58.940 --> 00:32:59.539
 his word?

00:32:59.779 --> 00:33:00.599
 And if so,

00:33:00.680 --> 00:33:01.039
 then I want to

00:33:01.039 --> 00:33:01.639
 encourage you

00:33:01.639 --> 00:33:02.379
 to respond.

00:33:03.099 --> 00:33:03.339
 Father,

00:33:03.460 --> 00:33:04.039
 thank you so

00:33:04.039 --> 00:33:04.700
 very much

00:33:04.700 --> 00:33:06.099
 for your

00:33:06.099 --> 00:33:06.700
 word,

00:33:07.159 --> 00:33:07.799
 because it

00:33:07.799 --> 00:33:08.500
 is living

00:33:08.500 --> 00:33:09.019
 and active.

00:33:09.119 --> 00:33:09.599
 Just as you

00:33:09.599 --> 00:33:09.980
 are alive,

00:33:10.240 --> 00:33:10.839
 this word is

00:33:10.839 --> 00:33:11.539
 alive.

00:33:11.539 --> 00:33:13.220
 Lord,

00:33:13.279 --> 00:33:13.619
 it is as

00:33:13.619 --> 00:33:14.299
 applicable to

00:33:14.299 --> 00:33:15.139
 us today as

00:33:15.139 --> 00:33:15.819
 it has ever

00:33:15.819 --> 00:33:16.319
 been.

00:33:16.980 --> 00:33:17.399
 And it's

00:33:17.399 --> 00:33:18.319
 effective to

00:33:18.319 --> 00:33:19.440
 change our

00:33:19.440 --> 00:33:19.920
 lives.

00:33:20.000 --> 00:33:20.200
 And so,

00:33:20.359 --> 00:33:20.480
 Lord,

00:33:20.539 --> 00:33:21.960
 I pray that

00:33:21.960 --> 00:33:22.819
 we come to

00:33:22.819 --> 00:33:23.399
 your word

00:33:23.399 --> 00:33:24.299
 humbly,

00:33:24.740 --> 00:33:25.720
 asking you to

00:33:25.720 --> 00:33:26.779
 shape us,

00:33:26.819 --> 00:33:27.659
 to mold us,

00:33:27.879 --> 00:33:28.859
 and to make us

00:33:28.859 --> 00:33:29.759
 more like you.

00:33:30.220 --> 00:33:30.519
 Lord,

00:33:30.559 --> 00:33:31.359
 if we say that

00:33:31.359 --> 00:33:32.019
 we want our

00:33:32.019 --> 00:33:32.619
 heart to be

00:33:32.619 --> 00:33:33.220
 like your

00:33:33.220 --> 00:33:33.680
 heart,

00:33:34.039 --> 00:33:34.279
 then,

00:33:34.440 --> 00:33:34.519
 Lord,

00:33:34.619 --> 00:33:35.099
 give us a

00:33:35.099 --> 00:33:36.319
 desire to

00:33:36.319 --> 00:33:36.920
 read your

00:33:36.920 --> 00:33:37.159
 word,

00:33:37.240 --> 00:33:37.680
 to let it

00:33:37.680 --> 00:33:38.559
 shape us.

00:33:38.559 --> 00:33:39.940
 But also,

00:33:40.099 --> 00:33:40.200
 Lord,

00:33:40.279 --> 00:33:41.919
 I pray for

00:33:41.919 --> 00:33:42.440
 the truth

00:33:42.440 --> 00:33:42.720
 that is

00:33:42.720 --> 00:33:43.500
 declared in

00:33:43.500 --> 00:33:43.819
 that.

00:33:44.319 --> 00:33:44.960
 Truth that

00:33:44.960 --> 00:33:45.500
 is declared

00:33:45.500 --> 00:33:46.039
 today,

00:33:46.500 --> 00:33:46.759
 that you

00:33:46.759 --> 00:33:47.379
 tell us to

00:33:47.379 --> 00:33:48.079
 be afraid,

00:33:48.419 --> 00:33:49.220
 afraid of

00:33:49.220 --> 00:33:50.500
 unbelief.

00:33:51.039 --> 00:33:51.299
 And so,

00:33:51.440 --> 00:33:51.579
 Lord,

00:33:51.659 --> 00:33:52.240
 I pray that

00:33:52.240 --> 00:33:52.700
 there's someone

00:33:52.700 --> 00:33:53.440
 here today

00:33:53.440 --> 00:33:54.480
 that is

00:33:54.480 --> 00:33:55.299
 putting their

00:33:55.299 --> 00:33:56.419
 hope for

00:33:56.419 --> 00:33:57.639
 eternity in

00:33:57.639 --> 00:33:58.240
 a past

00:33:58.240 --> 00:33:59.019
 action that

00:33:59.019 --> 00:33:59.720
 they didn't

00:33:59.720 --> 00:34:00.179
 know what

00:34:00.179 --> 00:34:00.440
 they were

00:34:00.440 --> 00:34:00.700
 doing,

00:34:00.799 --> 00:34:01.299
 possibly.

00:34:02.379 --> 00:34:02.799
 That they

00:34:02.799 --> 00:34:03.279
 were just

00:34:03.279 --> 00:34:03.960
 doing because

00:34:03.960 --> 00:34:04.500
 they saw

00:34:04.500 --> 00:34:05.039
 their friends

00:34:05.039 --> 00:34:05.799
 doing it.

00:34:06.759 --> 00:34:07.240
 Lord,

00:34:07.319 --> 00:34:07.819
 I pray that

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 you help us

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 to see

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 clearly that

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 our faith must

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 be placed in

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 your finished

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 work.

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 Not in our

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 actions,

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 not in

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 anything that

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 we've done,

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 but in what

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 you have done

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 for us.

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 And,

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 Lord,

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 if we have

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 done that,

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 I thank you

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 for the

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 assurance that

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 you give us

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 that helps

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 us to live

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 boldly for

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 you.

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 that helps

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 us to live

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 without fear

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 before men

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 because you

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 have accomplished

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 what we

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 couldn't do

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 on our

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 own.

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 And so,

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 God,

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 I thank you

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 for that.

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 And,

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 Lord,

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 I pray that

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 as we read

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 through your

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 word that we

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 would apply it

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 to our lives,

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 that whatever it

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 is that you're

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 calling us to

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 do,

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 that our answer

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 will be yes.

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 I want to

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 follow you

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 because you

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 are better.

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 And we ask

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 all this in

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 Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 I want to

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 invite you to

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 stand.

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 We're going to

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 sing a song of

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 invitation this

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 morning.

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 If God is

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 speaking to you,

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 won't you respond

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 as we stand

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 together and

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 sing?

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 Thank you.