WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.080 We're continuing on this morning with the conversation in the upper room. 00:00:04.639 --> 00:00:11.480 This is the conversation between Jesus and his disciples on the evening of Jesus' betrayal and arrest. 00:00:12.919 --> 00:00:16.839 Jesus has flat out told his disciples that he is very soon to leave them, 00:00:17.980 --> 00:00:20.559 that he's going somewhere that they cannot follow him. 00:00:21.240 --> 00:00:29.640 And it's plain to see so far that the disciples are having a difficult time understanding exactly where Jesus is going. 00:00:30.179 --> 00:00:35.640 We pick up the conversation with the remarks of Thomas, one of the disciples of Jesus. 00:00:36.340 --> 00:00:42.219 We're in the Gospel of John, chapter 14, verse 5. 00:00:46.740 --> 00:00:48.280 Thomas said to Jesus, 00:00:49.200 --> 00:00:54.000 Lord, we don't know where you're going, so how can we know the way? 00:00:55.740 --> 00:00:59.219 Jesus answered, I am the way. 00:01:00.000 --> 00:01:01.219 And the truth. 00:01:01.960 --> 00:01:03.140 And the life. 00:01:04.859 --> 00:01:09.099 No one comes to the Father except through me. 00:01:10.480 --> 00:01:16.159 If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. 00:01:17.219 --> 00:01:20.719 From now on, you do know him and have seen him. 00:01:20.719 --> 00:01:28.900 Last Sunday, we considered what it meant that Jesus is the way to the Father. 00:01:30.319 --> 00:01:31.739 Boring the words of another, 00:01:33.680 --> 00:01:37.819 Jesus himself is the way to God. 00:01:38.819 --> 00:01:44.480 He didn't come just to light a path for us or to blaze a trail for us 00:01:44.480 --> 00:01:46.820 so that we could follow in his tracks. 00:01:46.820 --> 00:01:51.840 Jesus himself is the way to God, to the Father. 00:01:51.980 --> 00:01:55.820 It's through relationship with him, on his terms, 00:01:56.079 --> 00:01:59.520 that we can get to God. 00:01:59.519 --> 00:02:03.939 That we can enter the Father's house, as we heard last Sunday. 00:02:03.939 --> 00:02:10.280 That we can take up residence with God forever in his place and live with him. 00:02:11.120 --> 00:02:14.979 And there's no other way, says Jesus, except through me. 00:02:14.979 --> 00:02:17.179 It's quite a claim. 00:02:18.619 --> 00:02:21.159 It's quite an answer to Thomas' question. 00:02:22.519 --> 00:02:26.159 But now this morning, we notice that there's a little bit more to this answer. 00:02:28.039 --> 00:02:31.819 Not only did Jesus claim to be the way, but more. 00:02:31.939 --> 00:02:33.819 He says, I am the truth. 00:02:35.780 --> 00:02:37.739 And I am the life. 00:02:37.740 --> 00:02:42.100 The claim to be the way to God. 00:02:42.200 --> 00:02:44.100 I mean, that's a pretty lofty claim. 00:02:44.480 --> 00:02:48.400 But these other two things that Jesus claims in one sense, 00:02:48.480 --> 00:02:49.640 they seem almost greater. 00:02:50.920 --> 00:02:51.879 I mean, think about this. 00:02:51.980 --> 00:02:54.480 Jesus says, I am the truth. 00:02:57.280 --> 00:03:00.420 I'm going to borrow again from the poetic words of someone else. 00:03:05.300 --> 00:03:07.480 The claim to speak the truth. 00:03:07.740 --> 00:03:09.640 Good men applaud. 00:03:11.520 --> 00:03:13.080 I claim much more. 00:03:14.240 --> 00:03:16.500 I am the truth of God. 00:03:18.800 --> 00:03:21.540 If I had to put it in my own words, I would say it this way. 00:03:21.960 --> 00:03:23.960 It's one thing to claim to speak the truth. 00:03:24.360 --> 00:03:25.680 Or to know the truth. 00:03:25.780 --> 00:03:26.900 Or to have the truth. 00:03:28.580 --> 00:03:29.879 Jesus claims more. 00:03:30.980 --> 00:03:33.340 He claims to be the truth. 00:03:34.640 --> 00:03:36.120 Who can make this claim? 00:03:36.120 --> 00:03:38.240 But God. 00:03:39.620 --> 00:03:42.140 The one who sees and knows all things. 00:03:42.280 --> 00:03:46.020 The one who has created all reality and sustains all reality. 00:03:46.480 --> 00:03:47.980 The one who never lies. 00:03:48.379 --> 00:03:50.319 And who only ever speaks what's true. 00:03:50.860 --> 00:03:54.939 Only God can rightly claim to be the truth. 00:03:54.939 --> 00:03:56.939 But now. 00:03:56.939 --> 00:03:57.359 But now. 00:03:58.060 --> 00:03:58.439 Jesus. 00:03:59.159 --> 00:03:59.960 The man. 00:04:00.620 --> 00:04:01.939 Claims this for himself. 00:04:03.139 --> 00:04:05.020 I am the truth. 00:04:05.699 --> 00:04:06.340 He says. 00:04:07.819 --> 00:04:08.300 Wow. 00:04:10.060 --> 00:04:11.180 What does that mean? 00:04:11.180 --> 00:04:17.360 Well I am sure that I have not got to the bottom of it yet. 00:04:18.959 --> 00:04:22.040 It makes me think about all the things that Jesus has been saying. 00:04:22.160 --> 00:04:23.060 That he has been teaching. 00:04:24.660 --> 00:04:25.759 At the very least. 00:04:25.840 --> 00:04:28.720 I think it means that all the things he taught and said are true. 00:04:29.399 --> 00:04:30.280 Without error. 00:04:31.519 --> 00:04:31.960 Accurate. 00:04:31.959 --> 00:04:35.560 And he taught about all kinds of things. 00:04:35.680 --> 00:04:38.279 He taught about the kingdom of God and how it is coming. 00:04:39.539 --> 00:04:47.879 It means that this kingdom of God really will be and is like all those things that he told us in his parables. 00:04:47.879 --> 00:04:54.779 It means righteous living really looks the way that Jesus described it. 00:04:56.860 --> 00:05:00.019 Jesus made statements about what will happen in the future. 00:05:02.379 --> 00:05:08.680 That he is the truth certainly means that all of these things will come to pass just as he said that they would. 00:05:12.800 --> 00:05:14.399 And so I am the truth. 00:05:14.519 --> 00:05:16.120 It means this at least. 00:05:16.120 --> 00:05:18.780 That all he said and taught was true. 00:05:20.480 --> 00:05:26.819 But then I think also about what the truth does when it comes to bear in a situation. 00:05:29.280 --> 00:05:32.759 It exposes lies and falsehood. 00:05:33.879 --> 00:05:37.280 It brings to light the real motives of a person. 00:05:37.720 --> 00:05:40.220 And what is really going on behind the scenes. 00:05:42.040 --> 00:05:44.620 And as we have worked through the story of Jesus. 00:05:44.800 --> 00:05:46.079 We have been seeing all along the way. 00:05:46.120 --> 00:05:47.540 He has been doing that too. 00:05:47.780 --> 00:05:51.579 He has been uncovering and exposing hidden things. 00:05:52.180 --> 00:05:55.740 Both mysteries and motives. 00:05:57.819 --> 00:06:02.740 When the truth, the reality is staring you in the face. 00:06:03.480 --> 00:06:07.899 Suddenly the counterfeits and the imposters are obvious, aren't they? 00:06:07.899 --> 00:06:15.419 That's how it's been with Jesus time and time again here in Israel. 00:06:16.459 --> 00:06:19.139 Because he is the truth. 00:06:19.139 --> 00:06:26.639 Then I think about what truth means when it comes to personal character. 00:06:28.139 --> 00:06:32.099 If you are truthful, it means that you are honest. 00:06:33.479 --> 00:06:33.919 Genuine. 00:06:33.920 --> 00:06:34.920 Sincere. 00:06:34.920 --> 00:06:35.920 Sincere. 00:06:35.920 --> 00:06:36.160 Sincere. 00:06:36.160 --> 00:06:36.240 Sincere. 00:06:36.240 --> 00:06:36.280 Sincere. 00:06:36.280 --> 00:06:36.400 Sincere. 00:06:36.400 --> 00:06:37.400 Sincere. 00:06:37.400 --> 00:06:38.680 That you have integrity. 00:06:38.680 --> 00:06:43.580 That you're not just putting on a show or a face for other people to see. 00:06:43.579 --> 00:06:50.279 Maybe to further your own personal ends or to get affirmation or praise for yourself. 00:06:52.779 --> 00:06:55.039 It means that you are who you are. 00:06:55.899 --> 00:06:56.939 Through and through. 00:06:57.319 --> 00:07:00.579 You're the same person alone as you are with others. 00:07:01.000 --> 00:07:04.740 The same person in private as you are in public. 00:07:05.219 --> 00:07:06.159 You're the real deal. 00:07:06.160 --> 00:07:13.220 And that's how it has been with Jesus as we've seen through the gospel. 00:07:14.860 --> 00:07:16.340 He is the truth. 00:07:16.480 --> 00:07:17.680 I am the truth. 00:07:19.660 --> 00:07:25.360 Imagine for a moment how frustrating it must have been for the religious leaders who were opposing Jesus. 00:07:26.680 --> 00:07:32.900 Standard procedure for shady fellows like them is to try and dig up some dirt on Jesus. 00:07:32.899 --> 00:07:36.899 To catch him saying or doing something wrong. 00:07:37.739 --> 00:07:42.919 Or to discover something that he's up to that's duplicitous or even malicious. 00:07:43.500 --> 00:07:48.579 Something that he's doing for his own benefit and advantage at the expense of others. 00:07:50.599 --> 00:07:52.819 And we know this tactic all too well. 00:07:52.879 --> 00:07:54.599 It happens all the time in our world. 00:07:55.579 --> 00:08:00.899 It comes out all the time that some public figure has just been caught red-handed. 00:08:02.899 --> 00:08:08.659 There's even YouTubers out there who will scour video footage in the news and in people's phone clips. 00:08:08.879 --> 00:08:13.839 And try to put that together to expose the hypocrisy of people. 00:08:14.879 --> 00:08:18.279 Posting videos of them saying one thing but then doing another. 00:08:18.459 --> 00:08:21.000 Or saying this and then saying the exact opposite. 00:08:21.000 --> 00:08:27.540 And so I imagine it was quite frustrating for the religious leaders. 00:08:27.959 --> 00:08:32.340 Almost like trying to point out the darkness in the sun. 00:08:32.919 --> 00:08:36.759 It was pretty obvious that there just wasn't any there in Jesus. 00:08:36.759 --> 00:08:42.860 But still. 00:08:44.919 --> 00:08:47.159 I mean he must be like us. 00:08:47.740 --> 00:08:49.480 When he's alone by himself. 00:08:49.740 --> 00:08:54.779 He's quite a clever and skillful handler of himself in public. 00:08:54.879 --> 00:08:56.860 But he must be like us when he's alone. 00:08:57.539 --> 00:09:00.700 Surely he's lusting after beautiful women. 00:09:00.700 --> 00:09:03.640 When he's walking in the street. 00:09:03.820 --> 00:09:09.340 Surely he's secretly longing for and coveting the good things that others have. 00:09:09.379 --> 00:09:12.000 Whether it's their houses or their belongings. 00:09:12.740 --> 00:09:16.680 Surely he's scheming on the inside about how to further his own cause. 00:09:18.140 --> 00:09:22.140 Surely he doesn't really care about those schlucks. 00:09:22.940 --> 00:09:23.680 His disciples. 00:09:23.679 --> 00:09:28.000 If we could only get close enough to him. 00:09:28.059 --> 00:09:30.299 We could dig up some dirt on Jesus. 00:09:30.379 --> 00:09:32.159 If we only had an inside man. 00:09:35.259 --> 00:09:37.159 Well they got their inside man. 00:09:38.859 --> 00:09:39.339 Judas. 00:09:40.759 --> 00:09:42.459 If you know how the story goes. 00:09:42.599 --> 00:09:44.599 Judas was the one who betrayed Jesus. 00:09:45.679 --> 00:09:47.899 Did Judas have any dirt on Jesus? 00:09:49.919 --> 00:09:51.740 I mean think about this for a second. 00:09:51.740 --> 00:09:56.340 When a man's personal life comes into the public eye. 00:09:56.899 --> 00:10:00.080 And all his ways come under scrutiny. 00:10:00.279 --> 00:10:01.320 It's almost inevitable. 00:10:03.480 --> 00:10:05.419 Things he's not proud of. 00:10:06.100 --> 00:10:06.960 Come to light. 00:10:08.539 --> 00:10:09.500 People see. 00:10:11.240 --> 00:10:13.659 Look at the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial. 00:10:14.240 --> 00:10:15.680 Some of you probably didn't follow that. 00:10:15.820 --> 00:10:17.180 But maybe others of you did. 00:10:17.860 --> 00:10:19.700 Regardless of what transpired there. 00:10:19.759 --> 00:10:21.720 And which of them you feel more sympathetic to. 00:10:22.299 --> 00:10:24.840 Were there not things done and said by both of them. 00:10:25.080 --> 00:10:26.899 That were just downright ugly. 00:10:27.220 --> 00:10:28.120 And unkind. 00:10:29.200 --> 00:10:33.240 Things that they were not proud to have broadcast to the whole world. 00:10:36.180 --> 00:10:37.740 And when it comes to the trial. 00:10:38.580 --> 00:10:39.500 Accusations are made. 00:10:39.620 --> 00:10:43.519 And the accusers naturally bring out the best dirt that they have. 00:10:43.680 --> 00:10:44.700 On that person. 00:10:44.820 --> 00:10:47.100 Trying to make a case about what they're really like. 00:10:47.100 --> 00:10:53.019 And yet what did they have to say about Jesus at his trials? 00:10:55.220 --> 00:10:57.300 Nothing seemed to stick to Jesus. 00:10:58.659 --> 00:11:02.860 Many of the things that were said were so obviously slander. 00:11:03.000 --> 00:11:04.740 Were so obviously untrue. 00:11:04.740 --> 00:11:09.259 Testimonies didn't even agree with one another. 00:11:10.799 --> 00:11:13.159 It came out more at Jesus' trial. 00:11:13.519 --> 00:11:18.240 How wicked and selfish and envious his opponents were. 00:11:18.240 --> 00:11:20.019 Than anything else. 00:11:20.019 --> 00:11:24.240 And it was obvious to Pilate. 00:11:24.240 --> 00:11:25.379 The judge. 00:11:26.120 --> 00:11:27.559 The Roman governor. 00:11:29.439 --> 00:11:30.240 Why? 00:11:32.279 --> 00:11:34.699 Because Jesus isn't like us. 00:11:34.700 --> 00:11:39.320 He was and he still is. 00:11:39.980 --> 00:11:40.920 The truth. 00:11:43.160 --> 00:11:46.080 This is why Pilate felt such guilt. 00:11:47.040 --> 00:11:49.080 Such angst in his soul. 00:11:49.340 --> 00:11:51.780 About handing Jesus over to be crucified. 00:11:54.100 --> 00:11:55.340 Think about this. 00:11:55.820 --> 00:11:57.180 He was talking with Jesus. 00:11:57.340 --> 00:11:59.060 He was talking with the religious leaders. 00:11:59.960 --> 00:12:01.140 It was obvious. 00:12:01.300 --> 00:12:02.680 The contrast was stark. 00:12:02.679 --> 00:12:05.179 It was like night and day. 00:12:05.659 --> 00:12:07.259 Lies and truth. 00:12:08.019 --> 00:12:09.719 Pride and humility. 00:12:11.159 --> 00:12:13.000 Envy and contentment. 00:12:14.079 --> 00:12:16.500 Foolishness and wisdom. 00:12:18.000 --> 00:12:21.199 There was something about this Jesus. 00:12:22.379 --> 00:12:24.259 He made lofty claims. 00:12:25.000 --> 00:12:25.319 Yes. 00:12:26.419 --> 00:12:31.039 But then he seemed more than any man to be the real deal. 00:12:31.039 --> 00:12:33.059 To be innocent. 00:12:33.419 --> 00:12:33.919 Genuine. 00:12:34.699 --> 00:12:35.679 Telling the truth. 00:12:36.299 --> 00:12:39.279 Certainly not deserving of death. 00:12:41.519 --> 00:12:43.959 Pilate felt conflicted. 00:12:44.539 --> 00:12:47.079 Because Jesus' very presence. 00:12:48.019 --> 00:12:50.980 Was exposing of his sinfulness. 00:12:50.980 --> 00:12:51.980 Jesus is the truth. 00:12:51.980 --> 00:12:56.039 Jesus is the truth. 00:12:59.440 --> 00:13:01.379 We could look also at Judas. 00:13:02.340 --> 00:13:05.120 This is why Judas felt such despair. 00:13:05.440 --> 00:13:06.360 And shame. 00:13:06.600 --> 00:13:07.100 And guilt. 00:13:07.639 --> 00:13:09.039 Over what he did to Jesus. 00:13:10.539 --> 00:13:14.220 And the weight of Judas' guilt was absolutely crushing. 00:13:14.360 --> 00:13:16.240 It was so bad that he took his own life. 00:13:16.240 --> 00:13:17.940 Why? 00:13:20.060 --> 00:13:22.779 Because Judas was not able to console himself. 00:13:23.659 --> 00:13:25.399 With having betrayed Jesus. 00:13:26.039 --> 00:13:32.460 In fact, Judas knew that he would never be able to console himself with having betrayed Jesus. 00:13:32.460 --> 00:13:32.540 Judas. 00:13:34.160 --> 00:13:38.580 It would have been one thing if Jesus had been a master con artist. 00:13:39.540 --> 00:13:41.780 Just deceiving everyone. 00:13:42.060 --> 00:13:44.620 Except the inner few who were in on the tricks. 00:13:45.420 --> 00:13:47.340 Just to fatten his own purse. 00:13:47.440 --> 00:13:49.040 Or to further his own fame. 00:13:49.759 --> 00:13:52.960 Then Judas would have been able to congratulate himself. 00:13:53.540 --> 00:13:56.480 For finally helping bring this con artist. 00:13:56.660 --> 00:13:57.259 This thief. 00:13:57.379 --> 00:13:58.860 This fraud to justice. 00:13:58.860 --> 00:13:58.940 Judas. 00:14:00.320 --> 00:14:02.000 But deep down Judas. 00:14:02.120 --> 00:14:04.440 One of the close friends and followers of Jesus. 00:14:05.639 --> 00:14:06.620 He knew. 00:14:07.560 --> 00:14:09.279 That Jesus was honest. 00:14:10.659 --> 00:14:13.200 He knew that Jesus was genuine. 00:14:13.419 --> 00:14:14.379 That he was sincere. 00:14:14.539 --> 00:14:15.960 That he really did love. 00:14:16.500 --> 00:14:17.139 People. 00:14:17.879 --> 00:14:19.060 That he was compassionate. 00:14:19.600 --> 00:14:20.060 Kind. 00:14:23.680 --> 00:14:26.080 Judas could not deny the goodness. 00:14:26.779 --> 00:14:27.779 Of Jesus. 00:14:27.779 --> 00:14:27.980 Jesus. 00:14:28.399 --> 00:14:29.360 The honesty. 00:14:29.779 --> 00:14:30.480 The integrity. 00:14:30.480 --> 00:14:31.319 Of Jesus. 00:14:32.779 --> 00:14:36.759 And he would have to live the rest of his life with that burden of guilt. 00:14:38.319 --> 00:14:43.740 That he was responsible for the best and most beautiful light of truth he had ever seen. 00:14:44.799 --> 00:14:46.059 Being snuffed out. 00:14:46.720 --> 00:14:47.579 In Israel. 00:14:48.919 --> 00:14:52.419 And the thought of living with that for the rest of his life was unbearable. 00:14:53.079 --> 00:14:54.419 And so he killed himself. 00:14:54.419 --> 00:15:06.459 As I was thinking about this I got realizing truth has an interesting relationship with guilt. 00:15:07.459 --> 00:15:17.240 It's when we see the truth of what we've done that we feel guilt the strongest. 00:15:17.240 --> 00:15:20.379 And we don't like feeling guilty. 00:15:20.379 --> 00:15:20.419 And we don't like feeling guilty. 00:15:21.139 --> 00:15:22.580 So what do we do? 00:15:24.700 --> 00:15:25.860 We fight. 00:15:26.639 --> 00:15:27.980 Or we flight. 00:15:29.460 --> 00:15:31.480 We fight against the truth. 00:15:31.860 --> 00:15:34.440 And try to make it disappear from our lives. 00:15:35.460 --> 00:15:37.519 That's what they tried to do to Jesus. 00:15:37.519 --> 00:15:42.740 Or we try and escape from the truth. 00:15:42.740 --> 00:15:45.879 That's unavoidably staring us in the face. 00:15:45.879 --> 00:15:50.320 Let's speak about this in more concrete terms. 00:15:50.419 --> 00:15:53.000 How does this pan out in our lives today? 00:15:53.419 --> 00:15:57.860 Some of us when we feel conviction about sin in our lives. 00:15:57.860 --> 00:15:59.059 And don't want to repent. 00:15:59.340 --> 00:16:02.340 And don't want to feel guilty. 00:16:03.620 --> 00:16:05.320 We fight against the truth. 00:16:05.740 --> 00:16:07.799 We try to make it stop. 00:16:09.360 --> 00:16:11.179 Make it disappear from our lives. 00:16:11.259 --> 00:16:12.500 We stop reading our Bibles. 00:16:12.500 --> 00:16:14.840 We stop going to church. 00:16:15.519 --> 00:16:20.039 We stop listening to the things that God ordinarily uses to speak to us. 00:16:20.120 --> 00:16:21.039 And to get our attention. 00:16:24.100 --> 00:16:27.720 We shut out those friends or family members. 00:16:29.500 --> 00:16:31.679 Who desire to say the hard things. 00:16:31.779 --> 00:16:33.700 The true things that we need to hear to us. 00:16:34.960 --> 00:16:37.259 Because if we don't hear the truth anymore. 00:16:38.299 --> 00:16:39.220 No truth. 00:16:39.440 --> 00:16:39.899 No guilt. 00:16:42.500 --> 00:16:44.340 But that only does so much. 00:16:44.440 --> 00:16:47.519 Because deep down inside we still feel it in our conscience. 00:16:49.340 --> 00:16:51.899 Which brings us to our other response. 00:16:54.139 --> 00:16:55.139 We flight. 00:16:55.840 --> 00:16:56.419 We flee. 00:16:57.740 --> 00:17:00.480 When we feel conviction about sin in our lives. 00:17:00.580 --> 00:17:02.139 And we don't want to repent. 00:17:02.700 --> 00:17:03.679 And we feel guilty. 00:17:03.799 --> 00:17:05.380 But we don't want to feel guilty. 00:17:05.799 --> 00:17:07.200 We run from the truth. 00:17:07.200 --> 00:17:08.720 We try to escape the truth. 00:17:08.720 --> 00:17:11.940 By plunging ourselves into fantasy. 00:17:13.259 --> 00:17:13.860 Fiction. 00:17:15.580 --> 00:17:16.259 Recreation. 00:17:17.680 --> 00:17:18.220 Entertainment. 00:17:18.840 --> 00:17:20.580 Into things that distract us. 00:17:20.660 --> 00:17:23.940 And keep our attention from wandering back to the reality. 00:17:24.600 --> 00:17:25.799 Of our lives. 00:17:26.480 --> 00:17:27.539 And our sin. 00:17:27.539 --> 00:17:33.240 The problem is that neither of these responses work. 00:17:35.359 --> 00:17:37.420 Whether we acknowledge Jesus. 00:17:38.019 --> 00:17:39.000 The truth. 00:17:39.759 --> 00:17:40.779 Or not. 00:17:41.480 --> 00:17:42.879 We are still. 00:17:43.680 --> 00:17:44.039 Guilty. 00:17:44.500 --> 00:17:45.379 Of sinning. 00:17:45.599 --> 00:17:46.399 Against God. 00:17:48.059 --> 00:17:49.720 And there's only one way. 00:17:49.819 --> 00:17:50.519 To be whole. 00:17:51.240 --> 00:17:52.480 To be happy. 00:17:52.480 --> 00:17:54.500 To escape. 00:17:55.039 --> 00:17:55.480 Justice. 00:17:55.480 --> 00:17:56.839 Which is coming for us. 00:17:57.539 --> 00:17:58.799 And that's to repent. 00:18:01.940 --> 00:18:04.240 It's kind of a Christian word in many senses. 00:18:04.519 --> 00:18:07.839 But the word simply means to turn in your heart to God. 00:18:08.339 --> 00:18:10.940 And to acknowledge the wrong things that you've done. 00:18:11.339 --> 00:18:11.839 To him. 00:18:12.759 --> 00:18:14.079 And to seek his forgiveness. 00:18:15.140 --> 00:18:16.059 From your heart. 00:18:18.279 --> 00:18:20.960 And the good news of Jesus is that if you do. 00:18:21.559 --> 00:18:22.039 Repent. 00:18:22.920 --> 00:18:24.599 God will forgive you. 00:18:24.740 --> 00:18:25.620 Of your sins. 00:18:28.220 --> 00:18:30.440 He will take away your guilt. 00:18:32.319 --> 00:18:32.960 Permanently. 00:18:38.200 --> 00:18:40.160 If you haven't done that yet. 00:18:40.860 --> 00:18:42.720 I pray that you will soon. 00:18:45.680 --> 00:18:47.440 Or maybe you have done that. 00:18:47.740 --> 00:18:48.299 Before. 00:18:49.680 --> 00:18:51.559 But there are some habitual sins. 00:18:51.559 --> 00:18:54.000 That have got a hold of you. 00:18:55.299 --> 00:18:57.339 I pray that you would repent. 00:18:57.339 --> 00:18:58.200 Of those. 00:19:00.299 --> 00:19:01.559 The reality is. 00:19:01.659 --> 00:19:02.599 One day soon. 00:19:03.440 --> 00:19:04.539 The truth. 00:19:05.539 --> 00:19:07.119 Will return to this earth. 00:19:08.079 --> 00:19:09.079 And he will. 00:19:09.200 --> 00:19:10.480 By the authority given to him. 00:19:10.559 --> 00:19:12.039 By the father. 00:19:12.619 --> 00:19:13.019 Judge. 00:19:13.399 --> 00:19:14.119 All people. 00:19:14.119 --> 00:19:17.439 The living and the dead. 00:19:17.439 --> 00:19:18.899 You and me. 00:19:20.500 --> 00:19:21.659 And the truth. 00:19:22.079 --> 00:19:23.159 Will prevail. 00:19:24.559 --> 00:19:26.759 And so I want to encourage you this morning. 00:19:26.879 --> 00:19:28.319 Don't wait until it's too late. 00:19:28.799 --> 00:19:30.259 Acknowledge the truth today. 00:19:30.259 --> 00:19:32.940 Acknowledge Jesus. 00:19:33.519 --> 00:19:34.000 Today. 00:19:34.000 --> 00:19:34.079 Today. 00:19:34.579 --> 00:19:36.559 I am the truth. 00:19:36.700 --> 00:19:37.279 He said. 00:19:37.279 --> 00:19:43.460 He also said. 00:19:43.559 --> 00:19:44.740 I am the life. 00:19:44.839 --> 00:19:46.039 We're going to skip over that. 00:19:46.220 --> 00:19:47.819 Maybe we'll come back to it another day. 00:19:48.139 --> 00:19:50.000 That in itself is another whole. 00:19:50.599 --> 00:19:51.539 Huge claim. 00:19:52.440 --> 00:19:53.700 But as I said earlier. 00:19:53.700 --> 00:19:55.720 Who can claim these things but God? 00:19:55.720 --> 00:19:58.640 I don't know for sure. 00:19:58.759 --> 00:20:00.660 But maybe some of the disciples around the room. 00:20:00.799 --> 00:20:01.940 Were just sitting there thinking. 00:20:03.440 --> 00:20:04.440 Whoa Jesus. 00:20:05.480 --> 00:20:07.039 I am the truth. 00:20:07.759 --> 00:20:09.220 I am the life. 00:20:09.500 --> 00:20:11.259 How do you down here on earth. 00:20:11.299 --> 00:20:11.839 A man. 00:20:12.380 --> 00:20:14.960 Get away with saying things like this. 00:20:15.240 --> 00:20:16.059 So casually. 00:20:16.680 --> 00:20:18.400 I mean these are God claims. 00:20:18.960 --> 00:20:21.440 These are exclusive kinds of claims. 00:20:23.120 --> 00:20:25.039 How can this man sitting here in the room. 00:20:25.039 --> 00:20:26.200 Say such things. 00:20:28.319 --> 00:20:30.059 Perhaps that's what some of them are thinking. 00:20:30.220 --> 00:20:31.579 Which kind of almost leads in. 00:20:31.940 --> 00:20:32.659 To verse 7. 00:20:32.779 --> 00:20:33.539 Jesus says. 00:20:35.180 --> 00:20:36.759 If you really know me. 00:20:37.879 --> 00:20:39.779 You will know my father. 00:20:40.379 --> 00:20:40.940 As well. 00:20:42.200 --> 00:20:43.139 From now on. 00:20:43.259 --> 00:20:44.279 You do know him. 00:20:45.099 --> 00:20:46.259 And have seen him. 00:20:47.680 --> 00:20:49.279 Now there's some important debate. 00:20:49.379 --> 00:20:51.319 About which translation is correct here. 00:20:51.440 --> 00:20:52.099 If you have. 00:20:52.960 --> 00:20:54.960 Seen other translations of the Bible. 00:20:55.039 --> 00:20:55.379 On this. 00:20:55.420 --> 00:20:56.519 Or if you have a different one. 00:20:56.579 --> 00:20:57.359 That's on the screen. 00:20:57.519 --> 00:20:58.299 You're going to wonder. 00:20:58.420 --> 00:20:59.700 Well why are the words different. 00:21:00.879 --> 00:21:01.940 It's a good question. 00:21:01.940 --> 00:21:03.279 And it's an important question. 00:21:04.440 --> 00:21:05.559 Mostly it has to do. 00:21:05.619 --> 00:21:07.059 With the tenses of the verbs. 00:21:08.079 --> 00:21:08.480 And. 00:21:09.159 --> 00:21:10.859 What kind of conditional statement. 00:21:11.000 --> 00:21:11.579 This is. 00:21:12.039 --> 00:21:13.200 Some translations say. 00:21:13.200 --> 00:21:14.980 If you had known me. 00:21:14.980 --> 00:21:15.000 If you had known me. 00:21:16.680 --> 00:21:19.120 You would have known my father also. 00:21:19.299 --> 00:21:20.100 Others say. 00:21:20.360 --> 00:21:21.980 If you have known me. 00:21:22.860 --> 00:21:24.500 You will know my father also. 00:21:24.580 --> 00:21:25.440 Others just simply say. 00:21:25.600 --> 00:21:26.340 If you know me. 00:21:26.680 --> 00:21:29.180 You will know my father also. 00:21:29.180 --> 00:21:31.100 Basically. 00:21:31.100 --> 00:21:32.180 Basically there's ancient manuscripts. 00:21:32.180 --> 00:21:32.980 That have. 00:21:34.080 --> 00:21:35.600 The whole range of these. 00:21:35.940 --> 00:21:36.340 Options. 00:21:37.039 --> 00:21:38.320 And the trouble with picking a side. 00:21:38.400 --> 00:21:39.240 Or taking a position. 00:21:39.440 --> 00:21:39.759 Is that it. 00:21:39.880 --> 00:21:41.440 It kind of comes with some implications. 00:21:42.779 --> 00:21:44.220 Is Jesus implying. 00:21:44.380 --> 00:21:44.960 That the disciples. 00:21:45.160 --> 00:21:45.980 Up until now. 00:21:46.120 --> 00:21:47.320 Have not known him. 00:21:47.519 --> 00:21:48.539 As they should. 00:21:50.420 --> 00:21:51.560 Arguments could be made. 00:21:51.620 --> 00:21:52.480 That that's the case. 00:21:52.480 --> 00:21:55.420 Or is Jesus simply stating. 00:21:55.559 --> 00:21:56.120 A principle. 00:21:57.740 --> 00:21:59.059 If you know me. 00:22:00.200 --> 00:22:02.319 You will know my father also. 00:22:03.720 --> 00:22:04.819 Whatever the case. 00:22:04.940 --> 00:22:05.980 The main point here. 00:22:06.839 --> 00:22:07.980 Seems to be. 00:22:08.700 --> 00:22:10.740 Jesus relationship with the father. 00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:12.319 What is he saying? 00:22:13.440 --> 00:22:14.279 He's saying. 00:22:14.759 --> 00:22:15.880 Knowledge of me. 00:22:16.640 --> 00:22:17.240 Equals. 00:22:17.640 --> 00:22:19.279 Knowledge of my father. 00:22:20.319 --> 00:22:22.400 If you know me. 00:22:23.299 --> 00:22:24.700 You know him. 00:22:25.180 --> 00:22:25.539 Also. 00:22:31.779 --> 00:22:32.860 It could be. 00:22:32.980 --> 00:22:34.180 That Jesus is emphasizing. 00:22:34.180 --> 00:22:35.319 This unity. 00:22:35.319 --> 00:22:36.200 That he has. 00:22:36.299 --> 00:22:36.940 With the father. 00:22:37.140 --> 00:22:37.860 Because of these. 00:22:38.559 --> 00:22:39.279 Claims. 00:22:39.319 --> 00:22:40.180 That he's just made. 00:22:41.380 --> 00:22:42.039 Or. 00:22:42.700 --> 00:22:44.099 Perhaps another reason. 00:22:44.700 --> 00:22:46.079 As we heard earlier. 00:22:46.079 --> 00:22:47.099 In this series. 00:22:48.279 --> 00:22:49.940 The disciples are worried. 00:22:50.740 --> 00:22:52.160 They've got troubled hearts. 00:22:52.480 --> 00:22:55.299 What are their thoughts? 00:22:56.559 --> 00:22:57.759 Jesus is leaving. 00:22:58.420 --> 00:22:59.880 He's going to the father. 00:23:00.019 --> 00:23:00.960 Wherever that is. 00:23:01.960 --> 00:23:03.500 How will we ever get there? 00:23:03.819 --> 00:23:04.640 To be with you? 00:23:05.380 --> 00:23:05.759 I mean. 00:23:05.900 --> 00:23:06.640 God is. 00:23:06.900 --> 00:23:07.539 Way up there. 00:23:07.620 --> 00:23:08.160 And we're. 00:23:08.519 --> 00:23:09.240 Way down here. 00:23:10.220 --> 00:23:11.200 We don't know. 00:23:11.460 --> 00:23:11.759 God. 00:23:11.839 --> 00:23:12.640 Like you do. 00:23:12.839 --> 00:23:13.160 Jesus. 00:23:13.160 --> 00:23:13.320 Jesus. 00:23:13.960 --> 00:23:15.519 We've never seen God. 00:23:15.620 --> 00:23:16.820 Like you have. 00:23:17.160 --> 00:23:17.500 Jesus. 00:23:20.620 --> 00:23:21.759 It's almost as if. 00:23:21.820 --> 00:23:22.620 Jesus is saying. 00:23:22.759 --> 00:23:23.340 Actually. 00:23:24.980 --> 00:23:26.000 You know. 00:23:26.000 --> 00:23:26.600 Him. 00:23:27.380 --> 00:23:28.640 Better than you think. 00:23:30.240 --> 00:23:31.700 You've seen him. 00:23:31.980 --> 00:23:33.620 More than you realize. 00:23:34.279 --> 00:23:35.259 If you. 00:23:35.759 --> 00:23:36.000 Know. 00:23:36.460 --> 00:23:36.740 Me. 00:23:36.740 --> 00:23:36.859 Me. 00:23:37.859 --> 00:23:38.400 You will know. 00:23:38.480 --> 00:23:39.059 My father. 00:23:39.299 --> 00:23:39.700 Also. 00:23:40.180 --> 00:23:40.720 And actually. 00:23:40.880 --> 00:23:41.000 From. 00:23:41.120 --> 00:23:42.000 From now on. 00:23:42.079 --> 00:23:42.579 He says. 00:23:43.240 --> 00:23:44.220 From all this time. 00:23:44.220 --> 00:23:45.220 That we've been together. 00:23:45.220 --> 00:23:45.700 And on. 00:23:46.420 --> 00:23:47.480 You do know him. 00:23:48.019 --> 00:23:48.779 You have. 00:23:49.160 --> 00:23:49.700 Seen him. 00:23:51.380 --> 00:23:52.180 I imagine. 00:23:52.180 --> 00:23:53.259 The faces of the disciples. 00:23:53.259 --> 00:23:53.900 About now. 00:23:54.019 --> 00:23:54.259 Are all. 00:23:54.680 --> 00:23:55.279 Scrunched up. 00:23:55.339 --> 00:23:55.500 Like. 00:23:55.680 --> 00:23:57.059 What are you talking about? 00:23:57.059 --> 00:23:57.700 Jesus. 00:23:57.700 --> 00:23:57.900 Jesus. 00:23:59.100 --> 00:23:59.660 Philip. 00:23:59.740 --> 00:24:00.279 Feels free. 00:24:00.400 --> 00:24:01.779 To speak his mind. 00:24:02.680 --> 00:24:03.519 He says. 00:24:03.840 --> 00:24:04.240 Lord. 00:24:04.779 --> 00:24:05.480 Show us. 00:24:05.600 --> 00:24:06.120 The father. 00:24:06.799 --> 00:24:07.880 And that will be enough. 00:24:07.960 --> 00:24:08.380 For us. 00:24:09.860 --> 00:24:11.240 I love the humility. 00:24:11.940 --> 00:24:12.299 Of. 00:24:13.019 --> 00:24:13.340 Philip. 00:24:13.660 --> 00:24:13.900 Here. 00:24:15.980 --> 00:24:17.019 It's almost as if. 00:24:17.100 --> 00:24:17.559 He's saying. 00:24:17.840 --> 00:24:18.360 Jesus. 00:24:18.559 --> 00:24:19.380 If all I get. 00:24:19.400 --> 00:24:19.819 Out of this. 00:24:19.940 --> 00:24:20.600 Following you. 00:24:21.340 --> 00:24:21.620 Deal. 00:24:22.340 --> 00:24:23.059 Is the chance. 00:24:23.180 --> 00:24:23.840 To see. 00:24:24.420 --> 00:24:24.960 A glimpse. 00:24:25.080 --> 00:24:25.660 Of God. 00:24:26.519 --> 00:24:27.259 That's enough. 00:24:27.259 --> 00:24:27.720 For me. 00:24:28.920 --> 00:24:29.480 I mean. 00:24:29.480 --> 00:24:30.059 That's something. 00:24:30.200 --> 00:24:30.740 Very few. 00:24:30.740 --> 00:24:31.339 Can claim. 00:24:31.440 --> 00:24:31.960 To have seen. 00:24:32.059 --> 00:24:32.460 God. 00:24:33.480 --> 00:24:34.460 Would you show. 00:24:34.579 --> 00:24:34.960 God. 00:24:35.480 --> 00:24:36.000 To us. 00:24:36.720 --> 00:24:37.359 Says Philip. 00:24:40.039 --> 00:24:40.559 Ironically. 00:24:40.680 --> 00:24:41.000 Philip. 00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:41.839 Has completely. 00:24:41.839 --> 00:24:42.559 Missed the point. 00:24:42.619 --> 00:24:43.220 Of what Jesus. 00:24:43.579 --> 00:24:44.379 Just said. 00:24:44.460 --> 00:24:44.680 And so. 00:24:44.779 --> 00:24:45.019 Jesus. 00:24:45.140 --> 00:24:45.839 Says it again. 00:24:46.420 --> 00:24:47.140 Jesus answered. 00:24:48.240 --> 00:24:49.400 Don't you know me. 00:24:50.079 --> 00:24:50.440 Philip. 00:24:51.480 --> 00:24:52.299 Even after. 00:24:52.500 --> 00:24:53.240 I have been among you. 00:24:53.279 --> 00:24:54.180 Such a long time. 00:24:56.099 --> 00:24:56.619 Anyone. 00:24:56.619 --> 00:24:57.579 Who has seen. 00:24:57.579 --> 00:24:58.339 Me. 00:24:58.839 --> 00:25:00.079 Has seen. 00:25:00.079 --> 00:25:00.879 The father. 00:25:01.799 --> 00:25:03.079 How can you say. 00:25:03.399 --> 00:25:04.000 Show us. 00:25:04.099 --> 00:25:04.579 The father. 00:25:06.019 --> 00:25:07.239 Don't you believe. 00:25:07.239 --> 00:25:07.979 That I. 00:25:08.179 --> 00:25:08.599 Am in. 00:25:08.599 --> 00:25:09.259 The father. 00:25:09.619 --> 00:25:10.839 And that the father. 00:25:10.839 --> 00:25:11.419 Is in. 00:25:11.779 --> 00:25:12.039 Me. 00:25:13.519 --> 00:25:14.459 The words. 00:25:14.559 --> 00:25:15.279 I say to you. 00:25:15.319 --> 00:25:16.199 I do not speak. 00:25:16.559 --> 00:25:17.639 From myself. 00:25:17.859 --> 00:25:18.139 Rather. 00:25:18.279 --> 00:25:18.619 It is. 00:25:18.859 --> 00:25:19.439 The father. 00:25:20.059 --> 00:25:21.239 Living in me. 00:25:21.719 --> 00:25:22.459 Who is doing. 00:25:22.459 --> 00:25:23.000 His work. 00:25:23.000 --> 00:25:25.500 Believe me. 00:25:25.680 --> 00:25:26.440 When I say. 00:25:26.440 --> 00:25:27.059 That I. 00:25:27.220 --> 00:25:27.940 Am in the father. 00:25:28.160 --> 00:25:29.019 And the father. 00:25:29.019 --> 00:25:29.880 Is in me. 00:25:32.279 --> 00:25:33.240 What a passionate. 00:25:33.240 --> 00:25:33.619 Plea. 00:25:33.619 --> 00:25:34.240 From Jesus. 00:25:34.420 --> 00:25:35.200 To his disciples. 00:25:35.660 --> 00:25:36.400 And again. 00:25:36.460 --> 00:25:36.799 The point. 00:25:36.900 --> 00:25:37.700 Seems to be here. 00:25:38.539 --> 00:25:39.619 Don't you realize. 00:25:39.619 --> 00:25:40.000 Philip. 00:25:40.079 --> 00:25:41.140 All this time. 00:25:41.140 --> 00:25:42.180 That I've been with you. 00:25:42.940 --> 00:25:43.980 You have been. 00:25:44.220 --> 00:25:44.579 Seeing. 00:25:45.019 --> 00:25:45.500 God. 00:25:45.500 --> 00:25:48.859 You have been getting to know. 00:25:49.380 --> 00:25:49.980 The father. 00:25:53.039 --> 00:25:54.779 The father is here with you. 00:25:55.039 --> 00:25:55.339 Now. 00:25:55.880 --> 00:25:56.259 Through. 00:25:56.680 --> 00:25:57.000 Me. 00:25:57.299 --> 00:25:57.819 And in. 00:25:58.180 --> 00:25:58.440 Me. 00:25:58.640 --> 00:25:59.259 Says Jesus. 00:26:01.359 --> 00:26:02.859 The question of verse nine. 00:26:02.960 --> 00:26:03.960 Really strikes a chord. 00:26:04.039 --> 00:26:04.980 In my deepest soul. 00:26:06.900 --> 00:26:08.299 Don't you know me. 00:26:08.980 --> 00:26:09.460 Philip. 00:26:11.859 --> 00:26:12.700 Imagine this. 00:26:12.920 --> 00:26:14.579 Jesus is staring you in the face. 00:26:14.579 --> 00:26:15.859 And he opens his mouth. 00:26:15.939 --> 00:26:16.720 And he says. 00:26:17.619 --> 00:26:19.019 Don't you know me. 00:26:20.179 --> 00:26:20.740 Philip. 00:26:22.539 --> 00:26:23.740 Who's talking here. 00:26:23.740 --> 00:26:25.039 Is this just Jesus. 00:26:25.199 --> 00:26:26.059 The man speaking. 00:26:27.960 --> 00:26:29.539 Or is this Yahweh. 00:26:30.079 --> 00:26:31.099 The creator. 00:26:31.939 --> 00:26:32.799 The Lord. 00:26:34.139 --> 00:26:35.119 The father. 00:26:35.299 --> 00:26:35.759 Speaking. 00:26:36.139 --> 00:26:36.419 Through. 00:26:36.619 --> 00:26:37.059 The lips. 00:26:37.199 --> 00:26:37.659 Of Jesus. 00:26:37.879 --> 00:26:38.319 To Philip. 00:26:39.319 --> 00:26:40.720 Don't you know me. 00:26:42.039 --> 00:26:42.500 Philip. 00:26:42.500 --> 00:26:44.579 After all this time. 00:26:44.660 --> 00:26:45.539 That we've been together. 00:26:47.380 --> 00:26:47.980 He. 00:26:48.319 --> 00:26:49.140 The father. 00:26:49.279 --> 00:26:49.920 Is in. 00:26:50.299 --> 00:26:50.599 Me. 00:26:51.319 --> 00:26:51.799 I. 00:26:51.940 --> 00:26:52.519 Am in. 00:26:52.920 --> 00:26:53.259 Him. 00:26:54.299 --> 00:26:55.319 We are one. 00:26:56.200 --> 00:26:56.660 Together. 00:26:56.819 --> 00:26:58.240 The very same God. 00:27:01.339 --> 00:27:02.339 Even the words. 00:27:02.420 --> 00:27:03.539 That I'm speaking to you. 00:27:03.660 --> 00:27:04.279 Says Jesus. 00:27:04.500 --> 00:27:05.539 They're not my own. 00:27:05.539 --> 00:27:07.960 They come from him. 00:27:09.500 --> 00:27:10.299 And all the. 00:27:10.440 --> 00:27:12.079 Works that you've seen me doing. 00:27:12.559 --> 00:27:13.180 They're not. 00:27:13.500 --> 00:27:14.559 Just from me. 00:27:15.159 --> 00:27:15.960 That's him. 00:27:16.139 --> 00:27:17.279 Doing his work. 00:27:20.700 --> 00:27:21.899 And if this is true. 00:27:22.019 --> 00:27:23.579 If this is who Jesus really is. 00:27:23.639 --> 00:27:24.460 If he is. 00:27:24.799 --> 00:27:25.279 God. 00:27:25.339 --> 00:27:26.299 Like the creator. 00:27:28.200 --> 00:27:28.639 Here. 00:27:28.819 --> 00:27:29.740 Walking among us. 00:27:29.799 --> 00:27:31.359 Suddenly it makes perfect sense. 00:27:31.420 --> 00:27:32.839 How he can say things like. 00:27:33.159 --> 00:27:34.619 I am the truth. 00:27:34.619 --> 00:27:34.699 Faith. 00:27:36.299 --> 00:27:38.399 And I am the life. 00:27:40.399 --> 00:27:42.399 You can't come to the father. 00:27:42.579 --> 00:27:43.239 Except through. 00:27:43.579 --> 00:27:43.899 Me. 00:27:46.059 --> 00:27:47.619 There's something so profound. 00:27:47.739 --> 00:27:48.479 And wonderful here. 00:27:48.579 --> 00:27:49.219 If we're willing to. 00:27:49.459 --> 00:27:50.079 Really linger. 00:27:50.559 --> 00:27:51.139 And listen. 00:27:51.379 --> 00:27:51.859 To Jesus. 00:27:51.859 --> 00:27:54.659 Let me ask it to you. 00:27:54.719 --> 00:27:55.139 This way. 00:27:56.639 --> 00:27:58.459 Do you want to see God? 00:28:02.419 --> 00:28:03.759 Do you want to see. 00:28:04.599 --> 00:28:05.059 God. 00:28:10.759 --> 00:28:12.439 Basically what Jesus is saying. 00:28:13.759 --> 00:28:14.699 You've seen. 00:28:14.699 --> 00:28:15.699 And known. 00:28:15.879 --> 00:28:17.519 The Jesus of these pages. 00:28:17.519 --> 00:28:19.700 You have. 00:28:22.279 --> 00:28:23.220 You have. 00:28:25.299 --> 00:28:27.319 That's how God reveals himself. 00:28:28.460 --> 00:28:29.400 To us. 00:28:31.539 --> 00:28:32.579 Through his son. 00:28:32.839 --> 00:28:33.500 Through Jesus. 00:28:35.559 --> 00:28:36.759 It's a noodle baker. 00:28:36.900 --> 00:28:37.539 It's a mystery. 00:28:37.960 --> 00:28:38.839 Like how can he be. 00:28:39.079 --> 00:28:40.259 Both God and man. 00:28:40.379 --> 00:28:41.400 At the same time. 00:28:41.480 --> 00:28:42.200 Aren't those two. 00:28:42.200 --> 00:28:43.200 Kind of mutually exclusive. 00:28:43.200 --> 00:28:43.840 Exclusive. 00:28:48.420 --> 00:28:49.759 That's what the Bible teaches. 00:28:50.259 --> 00:28:52.019 He's the one true God. 00:28:52.160 --> 00:28:53.799 The one who created all things. 00:28:54.500 --> 00:28:56.019 And at the same time. 00:28:57.779 --> 00:28:58.680 Fully human. 00:28:59.740 --> 00:29:00.980 In the person of Jesus. 00:29:02.039 --> 00:29:03.120 Here with us. 00:29:04.559 --> 00:29:06.019 He is both the creator. 00:29:06.259 --> 00:29:07.380 And the descendant. 00:29:07.440 --> 00:29:08.940 Of one of his own creatures. 00:29:09.319 --> 00:29:10.299 At the same time. 00:29:10.519 --> 00:29:11.319 How does it work? 00:29:11.319 --> 00:29:13.139 It's a mystery. 00:29:13.919 --> 00:29:14.899 It's a miracle. 00:29:15.759 --> 00:29:17.779 Something God only understands. 00:29:20.179 --> 00:29:21.259 But I encourage you. 00:29:21.279 --> 00:29:22.019 To open your heart. 00:29:22.099 --> 00:29:22.939 To this reality. 00:29:23.259 --> 00:29:24.359 Of who Jesus is. 00:29:24.460 --> 00:29:25.679 Do you want to see. 00:29:26.159 --> 00:29:26.579 God. 00:29:28.299 --> 00:29:29.539 If you have seen. 00:29:29.539 --> 00:29:30.159 And known. 00:29:30.319 --> 00:29:30.839 The Jesus. 00:29:31.079 --> 00:29:31.980 Of these pages. 00:29:33.759 --> 00:29:34.720 You have. 00:29:41.319 --> 00:29:44.879 This is a special moment. 00:29:44.879 --> 00:29:45.480 For Jesus. 00:29:45.480 --> 00:29:45.500 For Jesus. 00:29:45.500 --> 00:29:45.559 For Jesus. 00:29:45.559 --> 00:29:45.579 For Jesus. 00:29:45.579 --> 00:29:45.639 For Jesus. 00:29:45.639 --> 00:29:45.659 For Jesus. 00:29:45.659 --> 00:29:46.099 For Jesus. 00:29:46.099 --> 00:29:46.659 For Jesus. 00:29:46.659 --> 00:29:47.000 For Jesus. 00:29:48.279 --> 00:29:49.319 We might wonder. 00:29:49.460 --> 00:29:50.119 How is it. 00:29:50.119 --> 00:29:50.799 That the disciples. 00:29:50.799 --> 00:29:52.299 Haven't figured this out already. 00:29:52.599 --> 00:29:53.579 That Jesus. 00:29:53.579 --> 00:29:54.639 Is God. 00:29:54.679 --> 00:29:55.059 Here. 00:29:55.279 --> 00:29:56.259 In human flesh. 00:29:56.919 --> 00:29:58.059 My answer to that. 00:29:58.139 --> 00:29:58.939 Goes like this. 00:30:00.200 --> 00:30:00.720 Jesus. 00:30:00.720 --> 00:30:01.460 Didn't have. 00:30:01.700 --> 00:30:02.720 A golden halo. 00:30:03.179 --> 00:30:04.259 Above his head. 00:30:04.899 --> 00:30:05.359 There weren't. 00:30:05.500 --> 00:30:06.279 Rays of light. 00:30:06.700 --> 00:30:08.079 Shining out of his face. 00:30:08.119 --> 00:30:08.879 At all times. 00:30:08.880 --> 00:30:11.240 Like in the stained glass depictions. 00:30:11.240 --> 00:30:12.200 That you might see. 00:30:12.460 --> 00:30:13.640 At the Catholic church. 00:30:14.400 --> 00:30:15.640 Jesus had skin. 00:30:16.080 --> 00:30:17.080 He had bones. 00:30:17.200 --> 00:30:17.900 He had flesh. 00:30:17.960 --> 00:30:18.660 He had blood. 00:30:18.760 --> 00:30:19.620 Just like we do. 00:30:22.420 --> 00:30:23.340 When he fell. 00:30:23.460 --> 00:30:24.420 And skinned his knee. 00:30:25.460 --> 00:30:26.400 He bled. 00:30:28.300 --> 00:30:29.760 When his hands were punctured. 00:30:29.760 --> 00:30:30.520 By the nails. 00:30:31.660 --> 00:30:32.520 He bled. 00:30:33.160 --> 00:30:34.960 Just like any human being would. 00:30:36.520 --> 00:30:38.140 But this is a special moment. 00:30:38.140 --> 00:30:38.960 This is a moment. 00:30:38.960 --> 00:30:39.780 In which Jesus. 00:30:40.320 --> 00:30:42.120 Reveals to his closest followers. 00:30:42.120 --> 00:30:42.860 His friends. 00:30:43.160 --> 00:30:44.220 I'm not only. 00:30:44.880 --> 00:30:45.820 The Messiah. 00:30:46.300 --> 00:30:47.200 I'm not only. 00:30:47.540 --> 00:30:48.500 The son of David. 00:30:48.620 --> 00:30:49.000 I'm not. 00:30:49.380 --> 00:30:49.820 Only. 00:30:50.320 --> 00:30:50.620 Just. 00:30:51.080 --> 00:30:51.600 A man. 00:30:53.680 --> 00:30:54.240 God. 00:30:54.720 --> 00:30:55.580 The father. 00:30:56.080 --> 00:30:56.740 Is in. 00:30:57.300 --> 00:30:57.540 Me. 00:30:59.060 --> 00:30:59.740 And I. 00:30:59.920 --> 00:31:00.460 Am in. 00:31:00.980 --> 00:31:01.280 Him. 00:31:02.800 --> 00:31:03.440 So much. 00:31:03.540 --> 00:31:05.120 So that after all this time. 00:31:05.220 --> 00:31:06.060 We've spent together. 00:31:06.059 --> 00:31:06.139 Father. 00:31:06.200 --> 00:31:07.220 I speak the truth. 00:31:07.279 --> 00:31:08.279 When I say to you. 00:31:09.139 --> 00:31:09.619 You. 00:31:10.299 --> 00:31:10.700 Have. 00:31:11.259 --> 00:31:11.619 Known. 00:31:12.179 --> 00:31:12.599 God. 00:31:13.419 --> 00:31:14.220 You have. 00:31:14.480 --> 00:31:15.000 Seen. 00:31:15.619 --> 00:31:16.099 God. 00:31:17.720 --> 00:31:19.059 Because you have seen. 00:31:19.319 --> 00:31:19.639 Me. 00:31:20.639 --> 00:31:21.879 You have known me. 00:31:23.379 --> 00:31:24.339 Believe me. 00:31:24.460 --> 00:31:25.559 When I tell you this. 00:31:25.759 --> 00:31:26.519 Says Jesus. 00:31:27.799 --> 00:31:28.339 Believe. 00:31:28.339 --> 00:31:30.720 Do you believe. 00:31:30.720 --> 00:31:31.240 Jesus. 00:31:32.759 --> 00:31:33.839 Do you believe. 00:31:34.000 --> 00:31:34.480 That Jesus. 00:31:36.179 --> 00:31:37.240 Is God. 00:31:38.339 --> 00:31:40.039 That he is the creator. 00:31:42.059 --> 00:31:43.159 Do you believe. 00:31:43.339 --> 00:31:44.439 That the things that he said. 00:31:44.519 --> 00:31:45.559 Were not his own things. 00:31:46.539 --> 00:31:48.019 But the things of God. 00:31:50.139 --> 00:31:51.099 Do you believe. 00:31:51.199 --> 00:31:51.639 That Jesus. 00:31:51.939 --> 00:31:53.039 Is the truth. 00:31:53.039 --> 00:31:56.379 Next Sunday. 00:31:56.619 --> 00:31:57.339 We'll go on. 00:31:57.440 --> 00:31:57.920 We'll hear. 00:31:58.500 --> 00:31:58.980 Jesus. 00:31:59.220 --> 00:31:59.539 Reason. 00:31:59.619 --> 00:32:00.339 With his disciples. 00:32:00.339 --> 00:32:00.700 About. 00:32:01.000 --> 00:32:01.299 Why. 00:32:01.799 --> 00:32:02.859 They should believe this. 00:32:03.839 --> 00:32:05.180 He's got some pretty compelling. 00:32:05.599 --> 00:32:05.960 Reasons. 00:32:07.659 --> 00:32:08.920 And what can they expect. 00:32:08.920 --> 00:32:09.680 To see happen. 00:32:09.680 --> 00:32:10.420 For themselves. 00:32:11.119 --> 00:32:12.299 Because of all this. 00:32:13.480 --> 00:32:14.259 And so I encourage you. 00:32:14.279 --> 00:32:14.940 To come back. 00:32:15.399 --> 00:32:16.039 Next week. 00:32:16.119 --> 00:32:17.240 To hear how it continues. 00:32:17.359 --> 00:32:17.799 Let's pray. 00:32:17.799 --> 00:32:23.379 Father in heaven. 00:32:23.500 --> 00:32:23.899 Thank you. 00:32:24.000 --> 00:32:24.539 For this. 00:32:25.000 --> 00:32:25.680 This word. 00:32:25.799 --> 00:32:26.500 That you've preserved. 00:32:26.500 --> 00:32:27.000 For us. 00:32:27.039 --> 00:32:28.200 Over all these centuries. 00:32:28.200 --> 00:32:29.099 That we have. 00:32:29.599 --> 00:32:30.500 The conversation. 00:32:30.500 --> 00:32:31.599 That you had. 00:32:31.659 --> 00:32:32.339 The Lord Jesus. 00:32:33.079 --> 00:32:33.919 With the disciples. 00:32:34.619 --> 00:32:36.139 We wish we could have been there. 00:32:36.220 --> 00:32:36.899 In the room. 00:32:37.639 --> 00:32:38.579 But we thank you. 00:32:38.659 --> 00:32:39.240 That in a sense. 00:32:39.359 --> 00:32:40.000 We can be. 00:32:40.799 --> 00:32:41.559 Because you've. 00:32:41.619 --> 00:32:42.599 You've kept these words. 00:32:42.599 --> 00:32:43.159 For us. 00:32:43.220 --> 00:32:44.500 I pray that these words. 00:32:45.779 --> 00:32:46.680 Would sink deep. 00:32:46.759 --> 00:32:47.539 Into our hearts. 00:32:47.799 --> 00:32:49.940 That we would really. 00:32:49.940 --> 00:32:50.680 Ponder them. 00:32:50.919 --> 00:32:51.799 And consider them. 00:32:52.819 --> 00:32:54.019 And embrace them. 00:32:54.700 --> 00:32:55.480 And trust them. 00:32:57.919 --> 00:32:59.240 You are the truth. 00:33:00.619 --> 00:33:01.579 You are. 00:33:02.399 --> 00:33:02.740 God. 00:33:07.519 --> 00:33:08.700 And we pray in us. 00:33:08.799 --> 00:33:09.180 That you would. 00:33:09.500 --> 00:33:10.579 Transform our lives. 00:33:10.720 --> 00:33:11.139 That you would. 00:33:11.599 --> 00:33:13.019 Turn us upside down. 00:33:13.559 --> 00:33:14.639 In your grace. 00:33:15.460 --> 00:33:16.279 Your love. 00:33:16.279 --> 00:33:18.160 And your mercy. 00:33:18.160 --> 00:33:20.779 In your name. 00:33:21.940 --> 00:33:22.220 Amen.