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 Please take your Bibles and open them up to Genesis chapter 14 this morning.

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 And our passage is all of chapter 14 this morning.

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 You know, somebody asked me again this morning,

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 are you really going to read that whole list of names and places?

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 You know, we could skip some of that if you really wanted to.

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 And I just, you know, have I been with you so long and you don't know me?

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 All scripture is God breathed and profitable and useful.

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 And we will stand and read all of Genesis chapter 14.

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 Let's stand in honor of the reading of God's word this morning.

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 Be gracious to me, please.

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 In the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar,

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 Ariok, king of Elessar,

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 Kedor-Lehomer, king of Elam,

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 and Tidal king of Goim.

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 These kings made war with Bera, king of Sodom,

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 Bersha, king of Gomorrah,

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 Shinab, king of Adma,

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 Shemaber, king of Zeboim,

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 and the king of Bila, that is, Zoar.

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 And all these joined forces in the valley of Sidim,

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 that is, the Salt Sea.

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 Twelve years they had served Kedor-Lehomer,

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 but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

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 In the fourteenth year,

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 Kedor-Lehomer and the kings who were with him

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 came and defeated the Rephaim and the Ashtaroth-Karnaim,

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 the Zuzim and Ham,

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 the Emim and Shabba-Kiriathim,

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 and the Horites in their hill country of Seir,

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 as far as El-Paran on the border of the wilderness.

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 Then they turned back and came to En-Mishpat,

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 that is, Kadesh,

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 and defeated all the country of the Amalekites

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 and also the Amorites who were dwelling in Hezazon-Tamar.

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 Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah,

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 the king of Adma, the king of Zeboim,

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 and the king of Bila, that is, Zoar,

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 went out and they joined battle in the valley of Sidim

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 with Keter-Lehomer, king of Elam,

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 Tidal king of Goim,

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 Amraphel, king of Shinar,

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 and Ariok, king of Elessar,

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 four kings against five.

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 Now the valley of Sidim was full of bitumen pits,

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 and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled,

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 some fell into them,

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 and the rest fled to the hill country.

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 So the enemy took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah

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 and all their provisions and went their way.

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 They also took Lot, the son of Abram's brother,

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 who was dwelling in Sodom,

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 and his possessions and went their way.

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 Then one who had escaped came and told Abram,

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 the Hebrew, who was living by the oaks of Mamre,

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 the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and of Aner.

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 These were allies of Abram.

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 And when Abram heard that his kinsmen had been taken captive,

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 he led forth his trained men born in his house,

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 318 of them,

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 and went in pursuit as far as Dan.

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 And he divided his forces against them by night,

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 he and his servants,

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 and defeated them and pursued them to Hobah,

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 north of Damascus.

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 Then he brought back all the possessions

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 and also brought back his kinsmen Lot with his possessions

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 and the women and the people.

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 After his return from the defeat of Keter-Lehomer

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 and the kings who were with him,

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 the king of Sodom went out to meet him

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 at the valley of Shabbat,

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 that is, the king's valley.

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 And Melchizedek, king of Salem,

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 brought out bread and wine.

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 He was priest of God Most High.

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 And he blessed him and said,

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 Blessed be Abram by God Most High,

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 possessor of heaven and earth.

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 And blessed be God Most High,

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 who has delivered your enemies into your hand.

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 And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

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 And the king of Sodom said to Abram,

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 Give me the persons,

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 but take the goods for yourself.

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 But Abram said to the king of Sodom,

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 I have lifted my hand to the Lord God Most High,

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 possessor of heaven and earth,

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 that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap

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 or anything that is yours,

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 lest you should say,

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 I have made Abram rich.

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 I will take nothing but what the young men have eaten

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 and the share of the men who went with me.

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 Let Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share.

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 Grass withers, flower fades,

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 but the word of the Lord endures forever.

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 Father, we praise you for this passage of scripture.

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 We praise you for your commitment to your promises.

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 And we pray now that as we read of them once again,

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 developing in Abram's life,

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 that we would be reminded and encouraged

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 by your commitment to your promises towards us in Christ.

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 We pray this in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 You may be seated.

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 We are in a pretty incredible section of scripture here

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 in the story of Abram,

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 and we've seen over the past few weeks

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 that God has made some incredible promises to Abram.

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 Promises that ultimately find their fulfillment in Christ

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 and then come to us by faith.

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 So chapter 12, we saw him promise,

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 I will make you a great nation.

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 I will bless you.

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 I will make your name great

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 so that you will be a blessing.

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 I will bless those who bless you,

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 and him who dishonors you I will curse.

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 And in you all the families of the earth

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 will be blessed.

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 And he promised to your offspring,

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 I will give this land.

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 I will make your offspring as dust of the earth

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 so that if one can count the dust of the earth,

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 your offspring can also be counted.

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 That was chapter 13.

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 These are incredible promises.

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 And we saw last week that no threat,

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 whether internal or external,

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 can ever nullify the promises of God.

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 God will accomplish all his promises

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 ultimately in Christ.

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 This passage is another demonstration

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 of God's commitment to his promises.

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 This morning we see that Abram faces yet again

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 two more threats to the promises.

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 And we see the threat of war here

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 in the first half of the chapter there

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 in verses 1 through 16.

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 There's war in the land.

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 And then we see this threat of temptation

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 in the back half of the chapter

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 in verses 17 through 24.

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 But once again, through it all,

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 we see God's promises succeed.

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 So let's take a look and we'll see

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 two more promises for God's people.

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 This will be our outline this morning

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 if you're taking notes.

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 Two more promises for God's people.

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 First, God promises his people success in the battle.

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 God promises his people success in the battle.

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 Chapter 14 starts off detailing this war

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 in the ancient Near East.

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 You all didn't really give me the round of applause

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 I was hoping for reading all those names and places.

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 I'm going to try not to rehearse

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 as many of those as I can.

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 There's four kings against five here.

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 We really have no idea,

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 no information about these kings.

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 They just kind of show up here in the story.

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 And they're fighting.

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 They're going to war.

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 It kind of feels like we press play on the movie

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 about halfway through, doesn't it?

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 We don't have the context that we wish that we had.

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 But if nothing else, what it illustrates for us again

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 is how far we have fallen.

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 You remember, we're just 12, 13 chapters away

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 from the Garden of Eden.

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 Adam and Eve dwelling in perfect paradise.

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 Perfect harmony with God and with one another.

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 There is no war.

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 There is no violence.

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 There is no death.

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 But now sin has come in,

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 disrupted God's good creation.

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 And now we see nation at war with nation.

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 God dispersed the nations at the Tower of Babel

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 and now they are coming against each other in war.

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 And as we look out of these four walls

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 at the nations around us,

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 you realize this is still going on today, isn't it?

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 As we look out and see nations warring against nation,

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 in our time, we should be reminded

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 at the root of all of this

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 is that same old issue called sin.

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 So here are these five kings.

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 They're from the Dead Sea area

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 and they have,

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 apparently they've served as vassals of this guy,

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 Kedor Leomer, for 12 years,

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 meaning they've likely paid him tribute,

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 given him money and come up under his authority.

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 But it seems like now they've had enough

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 and so in the 13th year, they rebel.

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 Kedor Leomer doesn't get his check.

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 And so in response, verses five through seven,

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 show us that Kedor Leomer and his bodies,

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 they go on a rampage through the ancient world.

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 They strike the Rephaites,

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 they strike the Zuzites and the Horites,

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 the Amalekites, the Amorites.

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 These guys weren't even involved in the conflict.

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 They weren't even involved in the rebellion,

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 but now they're kind of tossed in

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 as collateral in this war.

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 And my only assumption is that

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 Kedor Leomer and his buddies

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 were trying to bolster their troops,

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 their forces by conquering

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 all these nearby territories,

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 strengthen numbers.

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 And so he comes down like a tornado

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 and he gathers up,

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 picks up everything they can on the way

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 in order to come and squash this rebellion.

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 And by the time they arrive here in Hazazon Tamar,

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 they're now on the western side of the Dead Sea

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 and now the battle begins.

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 The king of Sodom,

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 the king of Gomorrah,

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 the king of Adma,

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 the king of Zeboim,

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 the king of Bila,

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 all come out and they go to war.

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 Verse 10.

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 It tells us that this valley of Sidim

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 was full of tar pits,

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 bitumen pits.

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 The king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah,

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 they probably were realizing

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 that their defeat was inevitable

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 and so they fell into them.

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 In other words,

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 they tossed themselves in,

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 in defeat,

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 and everyone else runs away

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 to the highlands.

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 Keterleomer and his buddies,

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 they took away all the properties

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 of Sodom and Gomorrah,

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 they took all their food,

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 they went away,

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 and oh, by the way,

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 they also took Lot,

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 Abram's nephew,

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 and all of his property,

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 and they went away with Lot

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 for, it says,

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 Lot had been living in Sodom.

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 So now we see why this is relevant

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 for us to know, don't we?

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 Lot is there in Sodom.

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 The last time we saw Lot,

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 he was living in the direction of Zoar

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 near Sodom,

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 but now it looks like

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 he has fully settled in.

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 He's now a resident of Sodom,

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 and now he finds himself

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 as a prisoner of war.

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 Verse 13 tells us

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 an escapee comes,

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 and he shares all of this with Abram,

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 and now the question is,

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 how is Abram going to respond?

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 How is Abram going to respond?

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 Because last time we saw Abram and Lot,

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 you remember things weren't going well for them,

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 or it wasn't,

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 or they weren't really on good terms.

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 They had separated,

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 they agreed that it would be best

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 to just go their separate ways,

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 because the longer they stayed together,

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 the more they were going to argue

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 and fight with one another,

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 so they dispersed.

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 But now,

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 Abram gets word,

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 hey Abram,

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 your nephew,

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 the one who stepped all over your toes

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 in the promised land,

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 the one who then grabbed the best land

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 he could possibly get,

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 the one who left you high and dry in a desert,

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 while he went and took the well-watered land

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 near Sodom,

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 he's in trouble,

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 so how will Abram respond?

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 I wonder what you would do.

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 How would you respond?

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 You all have had family issues,

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 you've had people that have offended you,

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 you've had people that have stepped on your toes,

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 you've had people that have wronged you

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 and sinned against you,

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 you might be in a fight right now.

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 You may be convinced that you are right.

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 They wronged you.

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 How would you respond

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 if the one who offended you is in trouble?

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 Well, we're told that right away,

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 what does Abram do?

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 Right away,

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 Abram goes to war

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 on behalf of Lot.

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 When Abram heard that his relative

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 had been taken captive,

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 he mustered his 318 trained men

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 once born in his house

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 and went in pursuit as far as Dan.

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 You know, that's over 100 miles away.

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 And he plans this nighttime attack.

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 He divides the troops.

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 He strategizes this attack.

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 He goes in there like Rambo.

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 He goes in right into the battle,

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 starts chasing down these kings

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 and their armies.

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 And it says he chases them

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 all the way up to Hobah.

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 That's north of Damascus.

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 That's another 40 miles or so.

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 And most importantly,

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 he wins.

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 Abram recovers all the property.

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 He defeats these rebel kings

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 and he recovers Lot

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 and everything that Lot owns.

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 And we see Abram very quickly

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 and very eagerly,

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 he risks his own life

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 and gives everything he can

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 to go and rescue Lot,

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 even when Lot didn't deserve it.

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 Now, who does that sound like to you?

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 Abram very clearly here

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 is showing us a picture of Christ.

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 I wonder,

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 do you find it hard to forgive people

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 when they wrong you?

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 Do you find it hard for you

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 to let go of anger,

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 let go of resentment,

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 find it hard to just let go

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 of the tension that there might be

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 when someone you know

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 they are at fault

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 and they have sinned against you?

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 Why in the world would you

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 go out of your way

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 to make it right with them?

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 Well,

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 because we have been

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 radically forgiven

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 by the grace of God in Christ.

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 Whatever wrong somebody has done to you,

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 it isn't even worth comparing

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 to our sin against God.

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 And yet God,

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 in His love for sinners,

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 sent Christ,

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 who loves His enemies,

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 Christ who came a great distance

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 from heaven down to earth,

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 Christ who came to pursue sinners like us,

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 Christ who gave His life

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 to rescue enemies of God,

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 who were enslaved

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 by the powers of sin and darkness,

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 Christ who spared no expense,

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 who leveraged every resource

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 to crush the powers of sin and evil,

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 Christ came and rescued us

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 and reconciled us to God.

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 Jesus did that for us,

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 those who deserve it least.

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 And if He's done that for us,

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 then surely,

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 of all people,

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 Christians ought to be quick

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 to forgive others.

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 This is what Paul tells us

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 in Ephesians chapter 4.

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 He says,

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 Be kind to one another,

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 tenderhearted,

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 forgiving one another

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 as God in Christ forgave you.

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 Abram shows Lot here,

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 unmerited forgiveness.

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 But notice also what's happening here

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 with Abram.

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 In light of the promises of God,

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 we're seeing this promised blessing

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 unfold here in Abram's life,

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 aren't we?

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 You remember God promised

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 to multiply Abram.

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 God promised to make Abram

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 a great nation.

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 And now here,

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 we see Abram has 318 trained men

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 that are born in His own house.

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 That's incredible, isn't it?

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 He is multiplying

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 before our very eyes.

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 Of course,

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 we know these aren't

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 His own offspring.

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 These are just members

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 of His camp.

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 But we see His camp

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 is enlarging.

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 There's a threat here.

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 The land is occupied

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 by enemy kings.

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 They're waging war

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 against each other.

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 But here is Abram

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 literally going to war.

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 Now here he is,

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 again,

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 peeling back the influence

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 of the enemy

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 in the land

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 and gaining territory

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 for the kingdom of God.

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 God promised

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 to multiply His offspring

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 and give Him the land.

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 And so it's like

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 He's invincible.

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 He doesn't even hesitate

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 to go in

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 and to go to war

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 and join the battle.

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 And again,

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 as we look forwards

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 and filter this through

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 God's promises

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 for us in Christ,

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 we see here

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 just a small picture

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 of our mission

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 as a church

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 and the confidence

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 that we ought to have

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 in light of the promises

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 of God.

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 God's people,

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 both then and now,

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 are in a battle

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 with the powers

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 of sin and darkness.

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 On this side of the cross

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 where we are,

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 we aren't taking up arms

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 and we aren't

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 bearing physical weapons

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 and going to war

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 with physical nations,

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 but church,

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 you realize we are still

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 very much in a battle,

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 don't you?

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 We're called to take up

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 the whole armor of God

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 and stand against

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 the schemes of the devil.

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 For we do not wrestle

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 against flesh and blood,

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 but against the rulers,

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 against the authorities,

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 against the cosmic powers

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 over this present darkness,

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 against the spiritual forces

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 of evil

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 in the heavenly places.

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 We are still at war.

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 We're called

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 as God's people

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 to go and to conquer

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 the enemies of God,

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 to go and gain ground

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 from the enemy.

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 And how do we do that?

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 Not with sword and spear,

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 but by taking the good news

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 of the gospel

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 to the ends of the earth.

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 That's the battle command

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 of Christ,

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 our King, isn't it?

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 Go and make disciples

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 of all nations,

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 baptizing them

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 in the name of the Father

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 and the Son

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 and the Holy Spirit,

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 teaching them to obey

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 all I've commanded you.

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 That's our mission.

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 And what's the promise?

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 He says,

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 all authority in heaven

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 and on earth

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 has been given to me.

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 And surely I am with you

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 until the end of the age.

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 Church,

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 God has promised us

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 victory in Christ.

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 As we go about

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 obeying His command,

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 in fact,

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 He has already conquered

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 every enemy

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 at the cross of Christ.

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 The snake has been crushed

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 at the cross of Christ.

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 He is a defeated enemy.

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 He prowls around

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 like a roaring lion,

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 yes,

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 but He is a wounded enemy.

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 He is a lion on a leash.

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 And one day,

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 He will finally be destroyed

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 at the return of Christ.

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 In the meantime,

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 as we wage war

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 against the forces of darkness,

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 remember that we wage war

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 against a defeated enemy.

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 We worship a risen King,

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 one who's triumphed

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 over sin and death

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 and the devil,

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 one who has come

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 to set the captives free.

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 We fight in a battle

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 already won in Christ.

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 So we see God has promised

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 His people victory

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 in battle.

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 That's one promise.

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 Here in verses 17 through 24,

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 we see another.

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 Second,

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 another promise of God

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 for His people.

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 Second,

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 we see God

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 has promised His people

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 blessing by faith.

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 God has promised His people

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 blessing

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 by faith.

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 Look there to verse 17.

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 And we see

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 immediately after this victory

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 in battle,

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 what happens?

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 Abram faces a temptation

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 here at the end of the passage.

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 Isn't that how it always goes?

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 The enemy is not dumb.

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 He's clever, isn't he?

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 He knows that the best time

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 to tempt someone

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 is not really when they're

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 geared up and full of adrenaline

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 and ready to go to war.

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 He waits,

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 he bides his time

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 until that battle is over

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 and you're tired,

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 you're ready to celebrate

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 and you've won

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 and your guard is down.

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 That's when the temptation comes.

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 That's exactly what's happening

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 here with Abram.

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 Look there at verse 17.

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 It says,

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 these two kings

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 come out to meet Abram

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 in the king's valley.

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 And what I want you to see

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 is that

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 these two kings

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 represent

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 two

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 very different

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 paths of blessing

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 for Abram

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 and for us.

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 The first king

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 to come out

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 is the king

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 of Sodom.

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 Now what in the world

00:20:31.140 --> 00:20:31.880
 is he doing here?

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 You remember

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 what we already know

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 about Sodom.

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 These people,

00:20:37.319 --> 00:20:37.799
 we were told,

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 are great sinners

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 against the Lord.

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 What does this king

00:20:41.880 --> 00:20:42.880
 want with Abram?

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 We'll come back to him.

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 But the second king

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 is this mysterious figure

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 named Melchizedek,

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 king of Salem.

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 Who in the world

00:20:50.880 --> 00:20:51.440
 is that?

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 And we don't really

00:20:53.579 --> 00:20:54.740
 know much about him,

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 do we?

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 Again,

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 he comes out unannounced.

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 He comes out

00:20:57.640 --> 00:20:59.259
 to bless Abram.

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 This guy,

00:21:00.799 --> 00:21:01.380
 Melchizedek,

00:21:01.460 --> 00:21:01.740
 comes,

00:21:01.860 --> 00:21:03.299
 he sets the table,

00:21:03.299 --> 00:21:04.379
 he plays host,

00:21:04.500 --> 00:21:05.419
 he brings out

00:21:05.419 --> 00:21:06.299
 bread and wine

00:21:06.299 --> 00:21:07.720
 and he blesses Abram

00:21:07.720 --> 00:21:08.319
 in the name

00:21:08.319 --> 00:21:09.019
 of the Lord.

00:21:09.139 --> 00:21:09.379
 He says,

00:21:09.740 --> 00:21:10.599
 blessed be Abram

00:21:10.599 --> 00:21:12.299
 by God most high,

00:21:12.919 --> 00:21:13.859
 possessor of heaven

00:21:13.859 --> 00:21:14.379
 and earth.

00:21:14.859 --> 00:21:15.639
 And blessed be

00:21:15.639 --> 00:21:16.619
 God most high

00:21:16.619 --> 00:21:17.399
 who has delivered

00:21:17.399 --> 00:21:18.059
 your enemies

00:21:18.059 --> 00:21:19.099
 into your hand.

00:21:20.079 --> 00:21:21.019
 And in response,

00:21:21.119 --> 00:21:21.759
 we see Abram,

00:21:21.839 --> 00:21:23.180
 he pays a tithe.

00:21:23.319 --> 00:21:24.299
 He gives him 10%.

00:21:24.299 --> 00:21:24.740
 He gives him

00:21:24.740 --> 00:21:25.559
 a tenth of everything.

00:21:26.240 --> 00:21:27.639
 He pays tithes

00:21:27.639 --> 00:21:28.759
 to this mysterious king.

00:21:28.879 --> 00:21:30.259
 Who is this guy,

00:21:30.339 --> 00:21:30.839
 Melchizedek?

00:21:30.839 --> 00:21:31.059
 Melchizedek.

00:21:32.419 --> 00:21:33.240
 It really is

00:21:33.240 --> 00:21:33.959
 very strange.

00:21:34.079 --> 00:21:34.839
 We don't know

00:21:34.839 --> 00:21:36.059
 much about him.

00:21:36.099 --> 00:21:37.299
 He shows up unannounced.

00:21:37.419 --> 00:21:38.000
 We have no

00:21:38.000 --> 00:21:39.419
 genealogical record

00:21:39.419 --> 00:21:40.119
 of his birth.

00:21:40.220 --> 00:21:40.839
 His origins

00:21:40.839 --> 00:21:41.799
 are a mystery.

00:21:41.980 --> 00:21:43.000
 And then after this moment

00:21:43.000 --> 00:21:43.779
 in the book of Genesis,

00:21:43.919 --> 00:21:44.419
 he's gone.

00:21:45.179 --> 00:21:46.699
 He never shows up again.

00:21:48.399 --> 00:21:48.639
 Well,

00:21:48.639 --> 00:21:49.299
 what do we

00:21:49.299 --> 00:21:50.339
 know about him?

00:21:50.480 --> 00:21:50.619
 Well,

00:21:51.619 --> 00:21:52.819
 we know his name

00:21:52.819 --> 00:21:53.819
 for one thing.

00:21:54.339 --> 00:21:54.839
 Melchizedek

00:21:54.839 --> 00:21:56.779
 means king

00:21:56.779 --> 00:21:58.559
 of righteousness.

00:21:58.559 --> 00:22:00.000
 Melchizedek

00:22:00.000 --> 00:22:01.779
 is two Hebrew words.

00:22:01.899 --> 00:22:03.500
 King of righteousness.

00:22:03.759 --> 00:22:04.679
 And right away,

00:22:04.859 --> 00:22:05.679
 we're meant to see

00:22:05.679 --> 00:22:06.759
 a contrast here

00:22:06.759 --> 00:22:07.619
 with the king of Sodom.

00:22:08.759 --> 00:22:09.240
 Again,

00:22:09.419 --> 00:22:10.279
 king of Sodom,

00:22:10.419 --> 00:22:11.639
 he's king of a city

00:22:11.639 --> 00:22:12.839
 of wicked people.

00:22:12.960 --> 00:22:13.639
 We might call him

00:22:13.639 --> 00:22:15.119
 king of wickedness.

00:22:15.539 --> 00:22:16.460
 But in contrast,

00:22:16.720 --> 00:22:17.899
 here comes Melchizedek,

00:22:17.980 --> 00:22:18.740
 whoever he is,

00:22:18.819 --> 00:22:20.220
 king of righteousness.

00:22:20.480 --> 00:22:21.940
 You see the contrast.

00:22:23.460 --> 00:22:24.359
 Not only that,

00:22:24.460 --> 00:22:25.720
 but we also know

00:22:25.720 --> 00:22:27.099
 he's king of Salem,

00:22:27.099 --> 00:22:28.000
 which means,

00:22:28.119 --> 00:22:28.319
 again,

00:22:28.399 --> 00:22:29.159
 by translation,

00:22:29.399 --> 00:22:31.519
 he is king of peace.

00:22:32.939 --> 00:22:33.679
 He's king

00:22:33.679 --> 00:22:34.740
 of the ancient city

00:22:34.740 --> 00:22:35.439
 of Jerusalem.

00:22:36.379 --> 00:22:37.219
 Long before

00:22:37.219 --> 00:22:38.259
 the days of David,

00:22:38.639 --> 00:22:40.219
 Sodom was right here

00:22:40.219 --> 00:22:40.639
 in the middle

00:22:40.639 --> 00:22:41.480
 of this war.

00:22:41.619 --> 00:22:42.719
 He's a man of rebellion,

00:22:42.919 --> 00:22:44.179
 a man of violence.

00:22:44.379 --> 00:22:45.399
 But this king of Salem,

00:22:45.480 --> 00:22:46.219
 he wasn't even a part

00:22:46.219 --> 00:22:46.759
 of the battle.

00:22:47.919 --> 00:22:48.579
 He's a king

00:22:48.579 --> 00:22:50.059
 of peace.

00:22:51.319 --> 00:22:52.480
 But he's not just king,

00:22:52.740 --> 00:22:53.099
 is he?

00:22:53.159 --> 00:22:53.759
 Verse 18

00:22:53.759 --> 00:22:56.680
 tells us he is a priest

00:22:56.680 --> 00:22:57.519
 as well.

00:22:58.519 --> 00:23:00.059
 But not just any priest.

00:23:00.200 --> 00:23:01.660
 It says he is a priest

00:23:01.660 --> 00:23:03.960
 of God Most High.

00:23:04.059 --> 00:23:05.099
 That's very unusual.

00:23:06.400 --> 00:23:07.379
 Isn't it interesting

00:23:07.379 --> 00:23:09.759
 that this mysterious king

00:23:09.759 --> 00:23:11.599
 seems to know God

00:23:11.599 --> 00:23:13.500
 and to worship God alone?

00:23:14.640 --> 00:23:15.859
 This mysterious king,

00:23:15.920 --> 00:23:17.980
 he recognizes God Most High

00:23:17.980 --> 00:23:19.660
 as creator of all things,

00:23:19.740 --> 00:23:20.379
 heaven and earth.

00:23:20.380 --> 00:23:22.300
 He recognizes God alone

00:23:22.300 --> 00:23:23.060
 as the source

00:23:23.060 --> 00:23:24.340
 of Abram's blessing.

00:23:25.020 --> 00:23:26.660
 He recognizes God alone

00:23:26.660 --> 00:23:27.300
 as the one who

00:23:27.300 --> 00:23:28.760
 granted Abram victory

00:23:28.760 --> 00:23:29.480
 in the battle.

00:23:29.740 --> 00:23:30.560
 And he knows

00:23:30.560 --> 00:23:31.780
 that any blessing

00:23:31.780 --> 00:23:32.480
 that's going to come

00:23:32.480 --> 00:23:33.200
 to Abram

00:23:33.200 --> 00:23:34.680
 has to come from God

00:23:34.680 --> 00:23:35.440
 and God alone.

00:23:36.940 --> 00:23:38.220
 Who is this guy?

00:23:40.040 --> 00:23:41.380
 Now all of these factors

00:23:41.380 --> 00:23:42.600
 combined have led

00:23:42.600 --> 00:23:43.680
 some to say

00:23:43.680 --> 00:23:45.020
 this must be

00:23:45.020 --> 00:23:47.060
 the pre-incarnate Christ.

00:23:48.120 --> 00:23:50.080
 This must be Jesus.

00:23:50.380 --> 00:23:51.480
 The Son of God.

00:23:52.960 --> 00:23:54.020
 And while I get it,

00:23:54.060 --> 00:23:54.500
 I'm not sure

00:23:54.500 --> 00:23:55.060
 that I can go

00:23:55.060 --> 00:23:56.140
 quite that far.

00:23:56.240 --> 00:23:57.560
 But what we can say

00:23:57.560 --> 00:23:58.160
 with confidence

00:23:58.160 --> 00:23:59.900
 is that at the very least

00:23:59.900 --> 00:24:00.820
 this Melchizedek

00:24:00.820 --> 00:24:02.260
 is a shadow

00:24:02.260 --> 00:24:03.540
 to which Christ

00:24:03.540 --> 00:24:04.640
 is the substance.

00:24:05.960 --> 00:24:07.480
 He is a pointer

00:24:07.480 --> 00:24:09.260
 pointing us forward

00:24:09.260 --> 00:24:11.020
 to the true king

00:24:11.020 --> 00:24:11.820
 of righteousness,

00:24:12.160 --> 00:24:12.540
 Christ.

00:24:13.480 --> 00:24:14.880
 He is pointing us forward

00:24:14.880 --> 00:24:16.340
 towards the true king

00:24:16.340 --> 00:24:17.000
 of peace,

00:24:17.200 --> 00:24:17.700
 Christ.

00:24:18.560 --> 00:24:19.820
 He is pointing us forward

00:24:19.819 --> 00:24:20.359
 to the one

00:24:20.359 --> 00:24:21.939
 who is true prophet

00:24:21.939 --> 00:24:22.799
 and priest

00:24:22.799 --> 00:24:23.639
 and king.

00:24:23.720 --> 00:24:24.240
 The one who is

00:24:24.240 --> 00:24:25.960
 truly eternal God

00:24:25.960 --> 00:24:26.639
 without beginning

00:24:26.639 --> 00:24:27.259
 or end.

00:24:27.859 --> 00:24:28.879
 Christ who is

00:24:28.879 --> 00:24:29.460
 the source

00:24:29.460 --> 00:24:30.879
 of all blessing

00:24:30.879 --> 00:24:31.939
 for God's people.

00:24:32.339 --> 00:24:33.279
 He is the one

00:24:33.279 --> 00:24:34.000
 who is a priest

00:24:34.000 --> 00:24:34.460
 forever

00:24:34.460 --> 00:24:35.720
 after the order

00:24:35.720 --> 00:24:36.759
 of Melchizedek.

00:24:38.839 --> 00:24:39.899
 Well this mystery

00:24:39.899 --> 00:24:42.399
 is interrupted

00:24:42.399 --> 00:24:43.579
 for a moment

00:24:43.579 --> 00:24:44.700
 here in verse 21

00:24:44.700 --> 00:24:46.159
 again by the king

00:24:46.159 --> 00:24:46.759
 of Sodom.

00:24:46.839 --> 00:24:47.599
 I said this was

00:24:47.599 --> 00:24:48.159
 a temptation

00:24:48.159 --> 00:24:48.799
 for Abram

00:24:48.799 --> 00:24:49.519
 and here it is.

00:24:50.000 --> 00:24:51.139
 The king of Sodom

00:24:51.139 --> 00:24:51.959
 speaks up

00:24:51.959 --> 00:24:52.519
 and he says

00:24:52.519 --> 00:24:53.539
 you give me

00:24:53.539 --> 00:24:54.240
 the people

00:24:54.240 --> 00:24:55.359
 but you take

00:24:55.359 --> 00:24:55.980
 all the goods

00:24:55.980 --> 00:24:56.659
 for yourself.

00:24:58.059 --> 00:24:59.019
 Give me

00:24:59.019 --> 00:25:00.000
 the people

00:25:00.000 --> 00:25:02.159
 and I

00:25:02.159 --> 00:25:02.980
 will bless

00:25:02.980 --> 00:25:03.500
 you

00:25:03.500 --> 00:25:05.579
 with the spoils

00:25:05.579 --> 00:25:06.539
 of war.

00:25:06.679 --> 00:25:07.159
 Again notice

00:25:07.159 --> 00:25:07.980
 the contrast.

00:25:08.980 --> 00:25:09.959
 Not a blessing

00:25:09.959 --> 00:25:10.500
 in the name

00:25:10.500 --> 00:25:11.419
 of God most high

00:25:11.419 --> 00:25:12.379
 like Melchizedek.

00:25:12.380 --> 00:25:13.260
 Rather

00:25:13.260 --> 00:25:14.700
 a blessing

00:25:14.700 --> 00:25:15.580
 that would come

00:25:15.580 --> 00:25:16.640
 from king

00:25:16.640 --> 00:25:18.040
 of Sodom.

00:25:18.600 --> 00:25:19.100
 You can imagine

00:25:19.100 --> 00:25:19.680
 the temptation

00:25:19.680 --> 00:25:20.120
 can't you?

00:25:21.760 --> 00:25:22.760
 Abram has just

00:25:22.760 --> 00:25:23.820
 worked hard

00:25:23.820 --> 00:25:25.620
 and he has just

00:25:25.620 --> 00:25:26.560
 gone to war

00:25:26.560 --> 00:25:27.420
 against multiple

00:25:27.420 --> 00:25:28.000
 kings

00:25:28.000 --> 00:25:29.160
 and their armies

00:25:29.160 --> 00:25:29.980
 and surely he has

00:25:29.980 --> 00:25:30.420
 to be thinking

00:25:30.420 --> 00:25:31.160
 on one level

00:25:31.160 --> 00:25:32.240
 I've earned

00:25:32.240 --> 00:25:32.980
 this blessing.

00:25:33.740 --> 00:25:33.920
 Right?

00:25:34.920 --> 00:25:36.000
 I deserve

00:25:36.000 --> 00:25:37.120
 this blessing.

00:25:37.280 --> 00:25:38.000
 I want

00:25:38.000 --> 00:25:38.880
 this blessing.

00:25:38.880 --> 00:25:40.940
 Look how Abram

00:25:40.940 --> 00:25:41.720
 responds.

00:25:43.260 --> 00:25:44.240
 He responds

00:25:44.240 --> 00:25:45.880
 definitively

00:25:45.880 --> 00:25:47.140
 and clearly

00:25:47.140 --> 00:25:48.540
 I will not

00:25:48.540 --> 00:25:49.500
 take anything

00:25:49.500 --> 00:25:50.240
 from you

00:25:50.240 --> 00:25:51.060
 king of Sodom.

00:25:52.820 --> 00:25:53.800
 I have lifted

00:25:53.800 --> 00:25:54.440
 my hand

00:25:54.440 --> 00:25:55.300
 to the Lord

00:25:55.300 --> 00:25:56.580
 God most high

00:25:56.580 --> 00:25:57.640
 possessor of heaven

00:25:57.640 --> 00:25:58.240
 and earth

00:25:58.240 --> 00:25:59.060
 that I would not

00:25:59.060 --> 00:25:59.960
 take a thread

00:25:59.960 --> 00:26:01.300
 or a sandal strap

00:26:01.300 --> 00:26:01.960
 or anything

00:26:01.960 --> 00:26:02.820
 that is yours.

00:26:03.160 --> 00:26:03.400
 Why?

00:26:04.740 --> 00:26:05.800
 Lest you should say

00:26:05.800 --> 00:26:07.240
 I have made

00:26:07.240 --> 00:26:07.980
 Abram

00:26:07.980 --> 00:26:08.860
 rich.

00:26:09.140 --> 00:26:09.620
 You see it?

00:26:11.740 --> 00:26:12.840
 Why does Abram

00:26:12.840 --> 00:26:14.360
 respond like this?

00:26:17.440 --> 00:26:18.520
 Abram's response

00:26:18.520 --> 00:26:20.700
 teaches us

00:26:20.700 --> 00:26:21.420
 an incredibly

00:26:21.420 --> 00:26:22.780
 important lesson.

00:26:22.920 --> 00:26:23.340
 I want you to

00:26:23.340 --> 00:26:23.980
 listen to me here.

00:26:24.100 --> 00:26:24.520
 Here it is.

00:26:26.240 --> 00:26:27.720
 God alone

00:26:27.720 --> 00:26:29.360
 must get

00:26:29.360 --> 00:26:30.080
 the glory

00:26:30.080 --> 00:26:31.040
 for Abram's

00:26:31.040 --> 00:26:31.400
 blessing.

00:26:33.840 --> 00:26:35.000
 God alone

00:26:35.000 --> 00:26:36.940
 must get

00:26:36.940 --> 00:26:38.560
 all glory

00:26:38.559 --> 00:26:40.159
 for Abram's

00:26:40.159 --> 00:26:41.139
 victory in war.

00:26:42.619 --> 00:26:43.179
 In the years

00:26:43.179 --> 00:26:43.720
 to come

00:26:43.720 --> 00:26:44.379
 when Abram's

00:26:44.379 --> 00:26:45.079
 offspring are

00:26:45.079 --> 00:26:45.639
 multiplied

00:26:45.639 --> 00:26:46.980
 and years to

00:26:46.980 --> 00:26:47.399
 come when

00:26:47.399 --> 00:26:47.960
 God gives

00:26:47.960 --> 00:26:48.799
 him the land

00:26:48.799 --> 00:26:49.899
 and years to

00:26:49.899 --> 00:26:50.299
 come when

00:26:50.299 --> 00:26:50.960
 God has

00:26:50.960 --> 00:26:51.619
 blessed him

00:26:51.619 --> 00:26:52.139
 greatly

00:26:52.139 --> 00:26:52.980
 the king

00:26:52.980 --> 00:26:53.679
 of Sodom

00:26:53.679 --> 00:26:54.559
 won't be able

00:26:54.559 --> 00:26:54.980
 to take

00:26:54.980 --> 00:26:55.799
 any of the

00:26:55.799 --> 00:26:56.500
 credit for it.

00:26:57.899 --> 00:26:58.559
 Sodom will

00:26:58.559 --> 00:26:59.220
 not get

00:26:59.220 --> 00:27:00.019
 any glory

00:27:00.019 --> 00:27:00.799
 for Abram's

00:27:00.799 --> 00:27:01.179
 blessing.

00:27:01.299 --> 00:27:01.980
 That glory

00:27:01.980 --> 00:27:02.639
 belongs

00:27:02.640 --> 00:27:03.259
 rightfully

00:27:03.259 --> 00:27:04.020
 to God

00:27:04.020 --> 00:27:04.680
 and God

00:27:04.680 --> 00:27:05.400
 alone.

00:27:06.980 --> 00:27:07.340
 Abram

00:27:07.340 --> 00:27:08.200
 trusts by

00:27:08.200 --> 00:27:08.960
 faith that

00:27:08.960 --> 00:27:09.660
 God will

00:27:09.660 --> 00:27:10.280
 bless him

00:27:10.280 --> 00:27:11.180
 in God's

00:27:11.180 --> 00:27:11.600
 time,

00:27:11.900 --> 00:27:12.500
 in God's

00:27:12.500 --> 00:27:12.840
 way,

00:27:13.160 --> 00:27:13.800
 and so no

00:27:13.800 --> 00:27:14.220
 one else

00:27:14.220 --> 00:27:14.520
 will get

00:27:14.520 --> 00:27:14.880
 the credit

00:27:14.880 --> 00:27:15.360
 but God

00:27:15.360 --> 00:27:15.820
 alone.

00:27:15.819 --> 00:27:19.460
 church,

00:27:19.559 --> 00:27:19.919
 do you

00:27:19.919 --> 00:27:22.039
 seek the

00:27:22.039 --> 00:27:22.700
 blessing of

00:27:22.700 --> 00:27:23.240
 the Lord

00:27:23.240 --> 00:27:24.740
 like Abram

00:27:24.740 --> 00:27:27.579
 by faith

00:27:27.579 --> 00:27:28.480
 in his

00:27:28.480 --> 00:27:29.019
 promises

00:27:29.019 --> 00:27:29.980
 or

00:27:29.980 --> 00:27:32.539
 are you

00:27:32.539 --> 00:27:33.139
 ever tempted

00:27:33.139 --> 00:27:33.679
 to chase

00:27:33.679 --> 00:27:34.439
 blessing in

00:27:34.439 --> 00:27:35.079
 ways that

00:27:35.079 --> 00:27:36.099
 might rob

00:27:36.099 --> 00:27:36.799
 God of

00:27:36.799 --> 00:27:37.339
 his glory?

00:27:37.339 --> 00:27:40.179
 I know a

00:27:40.179 --> 00:27:40.799
 pastor friend

00:27:40.799 --> 00:27:41.699
 who served

00:27:41.699 --> 00:27:41.959
 as an

00:27:41.959 --> 00:27:42.259
 associate

00:27:42.259 --> 00:27:42.779
 pastor in

00:27:42.779 --> 00:27:43.179
 a church

00:27:43.179 --> 00:27:43.500
 where there

00:27:43.500 --> 00:27:44.539
 was just

00:27:44.539 --> 00:27:45.480
 some unrest

00:27:45.480 --> 00:27:46.259
 amongst the

00:27:46.259 --> 00:27:46.559
 members.

00:27:47.059 --> 00:27:47.639
 There's a

00:27:47.639 --> 00:27:48.480
 contingency of

00:27:48.480 --> 00:27:48.919
 people that

00:27:48.919 --> 00:27:49.480
 didn't really

00:27:49.480 --> 00:27:50.759
 approve of

00:27:50.759 --> 00:27:51.079
 the lead

00:27:51.079 --> 00:27:51.939
 pastor and

00:27:51.939 --> 00:27:53.079
 the associate

00:27:53.079 --> 00:27:53.740
 got a phone

00:27:53.740 --> 00:27:54.500
 call one day

00:27:54.500 --> 00:27:55.199
 from a member

00:27:55.199 --> 00:27:56.159
 pitching this

00:27:56.159 --> 00:27:57.059
 idea that

00:27:57.059 --> 00:27:57.659
 they ought to

00:27:57.659 --> 00:27:58.179
 do two

00:27:58.179 --> 00:27:59.259
 separate services.

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 This is a

00:27:59.779 --> 00:28:00.419
 great idea.

00:28:00.539 --> 00:28:00.859
 The lead

00:28:00.859 --> 00:28:01.579
 pastor can

00:28:01.579 --> 00:28:02.599
 continue on

00:28:02.599 --> 00:28:03.019
 and do his

00:28:03.019 --> 00:28:03.759
 thing in one

00:28:03.759 --> 00:28:04.579
 service but the

00:28:04.579 --> 00:28:05.019
 associate,

00:28:05.299 --> 00:28:05.720
 well you can

00:28:05.720 --> 00:28:06.459
 go lead the

00:28:06.459 --> 00:28:06.879
 other and

00:28:06.879 --> 00:28:07.319
 oh by the

00:28:07.319 --> 00:28:08.359
 way he would

00:28:08.359 --> 00:28:08.859
 be well

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 compensated.

00:28:11.079 --> 00:28:11.460
 Just think

00:28:11.460 --> 00:28:11.939
 about that.

00:28:13.559 --> 00:28:14.299
 It was a

00:28:14.299 --> 00:28:15.000
 not so

00:28:15.000 --> 00:28:15.980
 subtle attempt

00:28:15.980 --> 00:28:16.899
 to divide

00:28:16.899 --> 00:28:17.559
 the church

00:28:17.559 --> 00:28:18.339
 and undermine

00:28:18.339 --> 00:28:19.200
 the pastor

00:28:19.200 --> 00:28:19.599
 but the

00:28:19.599 --> 00:28:20.159
 temptation

00:28:20.159 --> 00:28:21.039
 underneath it

00:28:21.039 --> 00:28:21.720
 is well hey

00:28:21.720 --> 00:28:22.079
 here's an

00:28:22.079 --> 00:28:22.839
 opportunity to

00:28:22.839 --> 00:28:23.579
 lead and

00:28:23.579 --> 00:28:24.720
 to preach

00:28:24.720 --> 00:28:25.139
 and here's an

00:28:25.139 --> 00:28:25.779
 opportunity to

00:28:25.779 --> 00:28:26.139
 gain some

00:28:26.139 --> 00:28:26.899
 extra income

00:28:26.899 --> 00:28:27.579
 a pay raise

00:28:27.579 --> 00:28:28.460
 hey take

00:28:28.460 --> 00:28:29.399
 these blessings.

00:28:31.299 --> 00:28:32.139
 We face

00:28:32.139 --> 00:28:32.859
 temptations like

00:28:32.859 --> 00:28:33.299
 this all the

00:28:33.299 --> 00:28:34.439
 time don't

00:28:34.439 --> 00:28:34.659
 we?

00:28:36.500 --> 00:28:37.099
 Opportunities

00:28:37.099 --> 00:28:37.859
 to chase

00:28:37.859 --> 00:28:38.559
 blessing

00:28:38.559 --> 00:28:39.079
 chase

00:28:39.079 --> 00:28:39.819
 pleasure

00:28:39.819 --> 00:28:40.519
 chase

00:28:40.519 --> 00:28:41.339
 happiness

00:28:41.339 --> 00:28:41.899
 chase

00:28:41.899 --> 00:28:42.539
 money

00:28:42.539 --> 00:28:43.079
 but we

00:28:43.079 --> 00:28:43.459
 have to

00:28:43.459 --> 00:28:44.099
 ask at

00:28:44.099 --> 00:28:44.579
 what

00:28:44.579 --> 00:28:45.539
 cost?

00:28:47.480 --> 00:28:48.000
 You want

00:28:48.000 --> 00:28:48.819
 a promotion

00:28:48.819 --> 00:28:49.199
 and you

00:28:49.199 --> 00:28:49.480
 could get

00:28:49.480 --> 00:28:49.740
 it by

00:28:49.740 --> 00:28:50.199
 throwing your

00:28:50.199 --> 00:28:50.599
 co-worker

00:28:50.599 --> 00:28:51.000
 under the

00:28:51.000 --> 00:28:51.359
 bus

00:28:51.359 --> 00:28:53.399
 and you

00:28:53.399 --> 00:28:53.719
 want a

00:28:53.719 --> 00:28:54.119
 little pay

00:28:54.119 --> 00:28:54.419
 raise

00:28:54.419 --> 00:28:54.639
 and you

00:28:54.639 --> 00:28:54.919
 could get

00:28:54.919 --> 00:28:55.219
 it by

00:28:55.219 --> 00:28:55.839
 letting your

00:28:55.839 --> 00:28:56.279
 integrity

00:28:56.279 --> 00:28:56.799
 slip

00:28:56.799 --> 00:28:57.039
 you want

00:28:57.039 --> 00:28:57.459
 the blessing

00:28:57.459 --> 00:28:57.959
 of money

00:28:57.959 --> 00:28:58.259
 and you

00:28:58.259 --> 00:28:58.579
 could get

00:28:58.579 --> 00:28:59.079
 it

00:28:59.079 --> 00:28:59.859
 just by

00:28:59.859 --> 00:29:00.119
 a little

00:29:00.119 --> 00:29:00.759
 white lie

00:29:00.759 --> 00:29:01.079
 here and

00:29:01.079 --> 00:29:01.359
 there at

00:29:01.359 --> 00:29:01.679
 work

00:29:01.680 --> 00:29:02.779
 you

00:29:02.779 --> 00:29:03.060
 want the

00:29:03.060 --> 00:29:03.360
 blessing

00:29:03.360 --> 00:29:03.580
 of

00:29:03.580 --> 00:29:04.420
 sex

00:29:04.420 --> 00:29:04.920
 and you

00:29:04.920 --> 00:29:05.279
 could get

00:29:05.279 --> 00:29:05.539
 it by

00:29:05.539 --> 00:29:05.799
 hopping

00:29:05.799 --> 00:29:06.140
 on an

00:29:06.140 --> 00:29:06.440
 app

00:29:06.440 --> 00:29:07.240
 looking

00:29:07.240 --> 00:29:07.539
 for a

00:29:07.539 --> 00:29:08.000
 hookup

00:29:08.000 --> 00:29:08.220
 or

00:29:08.220 --> 00:29:08.960
 find

00:29:08.960 --> 00:29:09.140
 some

00:29:09.140 --> 00:29:09.620
 pornography

00:29:09.620 --> 00:29:10.000
 on the

00:29:10.000 --> 00:29:10.259
 internet

00:29:10.259 --> 00:29:13.259
 may we

00:29:13.259 --> 00:29:13.560
 be

00:29:13.560 --> 00:29:14.120
 faithful

00:29:14.120 --> 00:29:14.560
 like

00:29:14.560 --> 00:29:15.180
 Abram

00:29:15.180 --> 00:29:16.799
 to say

00:29:16.799 --> 00:29:17.320
 I will

00:29:17.320 --> 00:29:17.779
 not

00:29:17.779 --> 00:29:18.220
 chase

00:29:18.220 --> 00:29:18.680
 blessing

00:29:18.680 --> 00:29:19.140
 in

00:29:19.140 --> 00:29:19.539
 any

00:29:19.539 --> 00:29:19.940
 way

00:29:19.940 --> 00:29:20.360
 that

00:29:20.360 --> 00:29:20.539
 will

00:29:20.539 --> 00:29:21.120
 rob

00:29:21.120 --> 00:29:21.560
 God

00:29:21.560 --> 00:29:21.900
 of the

00:29:21.900 --> 00:29:22.320
 glory

00:29:22.320 --> 00:29:22.600
 that

00:29:22.600 --> 00:29:22.920
 he

00:29:22.920 --> 00:29:23.420
 alone

00:29:23.420 --> 00:29:23.640
 is

00:29:23.640 --> 00:29:23.900
 due

00:29:23.900 --> 00:29:28.420
 church

00:29:28.420 --> 00:29:28.640
 we

00:29:28.640 --> 00:29:30.200
 have to

00:29:30.200 --> 00:29:30.400
 by

00:29:30.400 --> 00:29:30.880
 God's

00:29:30.880 --> 00:29:31.240
 grace

00:29:31.240 --> 00:29:32.300
 reframe

00:29:32.300 --> 00:29:32.600
 our

00:29:32.600 --> 00:29:32.920
 view

00:29:32.920 --> 00:29:33.240
 of

00:29:33.240 --> 00:29:33.460
 the

00:29:33.460 --> 00:29:34.080
 world

00:29:34.080 --> 00:29:36.340
 so

00:29:36.340 --> 00:29:36.460
 that

00:29:36.460 --> 00:29:36.560
 we

00:29:36.560 --> 00:29:36.780
 no

00:29:36.780 --> 00:29:37.180
 longer

00:29:37.180 --> 00:29:37.580
 have

00:29:37.580 --> 00:29:38.180
 us

00:29:38.180 --> 00:29:38.460
 in

00:29:38.460 --> 00:29:38.660
 the

00:29:38.660 --> 00:29:39.040
 center

00:29:39.040 --> 00:29:39.320
 and

00:29:39.320 --> 00:29:39.500
 this

00:29:39.500 --> 00:29:40.140
 obsession

00:29:40.140 --> 00:29:40.500
 that

00:29:40.500 --> 00:29:40.640
 the

00:29:40.640 --> 00:29:40.900
 world

00:29:40.900 --> 00:29:41.300
 has

00:29:41.300 --> 00:29:41.500
 with

00:29:41.500 --> 00:29:42.280
 blessing

00:29:42.280 --> 00:29:43.360
 blessing

00:29:43.360 --> 00:29:44.240
 blessing

00:29:44.240 --> 00:29:44.940
 blessing

00:29:44.940 --> 00:29:45.600
 at all

00:29:45.600 --> 00:29:45.980
 costs

00:29:45.980 --> 00:29:46.380
 blessing

00:29:46.380 --> 00:29:46.780
 that I

00:29:46.780 --> 00:29:47.500
 deserve

00:29:47.500 --> 00:29:48.200
 blessing

00:29:48.200 --> 00:29:48.600
 that I

00:29:48.600 --> 00:29:49.160
 worked

00:29:49.160 --> 00:29:49.480
 hard

00:29:49.480 --> 00:29:49.900
 for

00:29:49.900 --> 00:29:50.540
 blessing

00:29:50.540 --> 00:29:50.980
 that I

00:29:50.980 --> 00:29:51.460
 want

00:29:51.460 --> 00:29:51.780
 blessing

00:29:51.780 --> 00:29:52.259
 that I

00:29:52.259 --> 00:29:52.660
 need

00:29:52.660 --> 00:29:53.060
 and

00:29:53.060 --> 00:29:53.620
 instead

00:29:53.619 --> 00:29:54.479
 put

00:29:54.479 --> 00:29:55.179
 God

00:29:55.179 --> 00:29:55.419
 and

00:29:55.419 --> 00:29:55.639
 his

00:29:55.639 --> 00:29:56.239
 glory

00:29:56.239 --> 00:29:56.659
 at the

00:29:56.659 --> 00:29:56.939
 center

00:29:56.939 --> 00:29:57.179
 where

00:29:57.179 --> 00:29:57.339
 he

00:29:57.339 --> 00:29:57.679
 rightly

00:29:57.679 --> 00:29:58.379
 belongs

00:29:58.379 --> 00:30:00.699
 God's

00:30:00.699 --> 00:30:01.459
 glory

00:30:01.459 --> 00:30:02.500
 not

00:30:02.500 --> 00:30:02.919
 your

00:30:02.919 --> 00:30:03.439
 blessing

00:30:03.439 --> 00:30:04.319
 is

00:30:04.319 --> 00:30:04.779
 ultimate

00:30:04.779 --> 00:30:06.859
 in

00:30:06.859 --> 00:30:07.219
 every

00:30:07.219 --> 00:30:07.799
 decision

00:30:07.799 --> 00:30:09.259
 in

00:30:09.259 --> 00:30:09.639
 every

00:30:09.639 --> 00:30:10.359
 situation

00:30:10.359 --> 00:30:10.659
 in

00:30:10.659 --> 00:30:11.000
 every

00:30:11.000 --> 00:30:11.759
 opportunity

00:30:11.759 --> 00:30:12.599
 in

00:30:12.599 --> 00:30:12.959
 every

00:30:12.959 --> 00:30:13.539
 moment

00:30:13.539 --> 00:30:14.019
 the

00:30:14.019 --> 00:30:14.799
 driving

00:30:14.799 --> 00:30:15.599
 motivator

00:30:15.599 --> 00:30:16.059
 of

00:30:16.059 --> 00:30:16.459
 all

00:30:16.459 --> 00:30:17.159
 things

00:30:17.159 --> 00:30:18.139
 shouldn't

00:30:18.139 --> 00:30:18.299
 be

00:30:18.299 --> 00:30:18.559
 how

00:30:18.559 --> 00:30:18.779
 can

00:30:18.779 --> 00:30:18.879
 I

00:30:18.879 --> 00:30:19.000
 get

00:30:19.000 --> 00:30:19.159
 what

00:30:19.159 --> 00:30:19.259
 I

00:30:19.259 --> 00:30:19.679
 want

00:30:19.679 --> 00:30:21.099
 but

00:30:21.099 --> 00:30:21.519
 rather

00:30:21.519 --> 00:30:22.839
 how

00:30:22.839 --> 00:30:23.359
 can

00:30:23.359 --> 00:30:24.019
 God's

00:30:24.019 --> 00:30:24.740
 glory

00:30:24.740 --> 00:30:25.299
 be

00:30:25.299 --> 00:30:26.439
 magnified

00:30:26.439 --> 00:30:29.519
 and

00:30:29.519 --> 00:30:29.659
 from

00:30:29.659 --> 00:30:29.819
 time

00:30:29.819 --> 00:30:29.939
 to

00:30:29.939 --> 00:30:30.199
 time

00:30:30.199 --> 00:30:30.379
 with

00:30:30.379 --> 00:30:30.619
 great

00:30:30.619 --> 00:30:31.279
 discernment

00:30:31.279 --> 00:30:31.519
 and

00:30:31.519 --> 00:30:32.179
 wisdom

00:30:32.179 --> 00:30:32.659
 church

00:30:32.659 --> 00:30:32.899
 that

00:30:32.899 --> 00:30:33.299
 might

00:30:33.299 --> 00:30:33.740
 mean

00:30:33.740 --> 00:30:34.659
 rejecting

00:30:34.659 --> 00:30:35.199
 an offer

00:30:35.199 --> 00:30:35.980
 that seems

00:30:35.980 --> 00:30:36.500
 good

00:30:36.500 --> 00:30:38.199
 for the

00:30:38.199 --> 00:30:38.399
 sole

00:30:38.399 --> 00:30:38.859
 reason

00:30:38.859 --> 00:30:39.220
 that it

00:30:39.220 --> 00:30:39.480
 might

00:30:39.480 --> 00:30:39.980
 rob

00:30:39.980 --> 00:30:40.359
 God

00:30:40.359 --> 00:30:40.619
 of the

00:30:40.619 --> 00:30:40.980
 glory

00:30:40.980 --> 00:30:41.259
 that

00:30:41.259 --> 00:30:41.500
 he's

00:30:41.500 --> 00:30:41.799
 due

00:30:41.799 --> 00:30:44.960
 takes

00:30:44.960 --> 00:30:45.220
 great

00:30:45.220 --> 00:30:45.599
 faith

00:30:45.599 --> 00:30:45.819
 to

00:30:45.819 --> 00:30:46.159
 trust

00:30:46.159 --> 00:30:47.059
 God

00:30:47.059 --> 00:30:47.379
 to

00:30:47.379 --> 00:30:47.819
 bless

00:30:47.819 --> 00:30:48.059
 in

00:30:48.059 --> 00:30:48.279
 his

00:30:48.279 --> 00:30:48.799
 time

00:30:48.799 --> 00:30:49.799
 in

00:30:49.799 --> 00:30:50.019
 his

00:30:50.019 --> 00:30:50.399
 way

00:30:50.399 --> 00:30:50.599
 but

00:30:50.599 --> 00:30:50.779
 that's

00:30:50.779 --> 00:30:51.299
 exactly

00:30:51.299 --> 00:30:51.639
 what

00:30:51.639 --> 00:30:51.839
 he's

00:30:51.839 --> 00:30:52.139
 promised

00:30:52.139 --> 00:30:52.419
 us

00:30:52.419 --> 00:30:52.579
 in

00:30:52.579 --> 00:30:53.059
 Christ

00:30:53.059 --> 00:30:55.119
 do

00:30:55.119 --> 00:30:55.200
 you

00:30:55.200 --> 00:30:55.559
 realize

00:30:55.559 --> 00:30:55.919
 church

00:30:55.919 --> 00:30:56.279
 God

00:30:56.279 --> 00:30:56.500
 has

00:30:56.500 --> 00:30:56.859
 promised

00:30:56.859 --> 00:30:57.180
 you

00:30:57.180 --> 00:30:58.220
 eternal

00:30:58.220 --> 00:30:59.019
 blessing

00:30:59.019 --> 00:30:59.639
 in

00:30:59.639 --> 00:30:59.960
 Christ

00:30:59.960 --> 00:31:00.339
 Jesus

00:31:00.339 --> 00:31:02.379
 eternal

00:31:02.379 --> 00:31:03.159
 joy

00:31:03.159 --> 00:31:05.000
 eternal

00:31:05.000 --> 00:31:05.839
 life

00:31:05.839 --> 00:31:06.259
 blessing

00:31:06.259 --> 00:31:06.839
 that far

00:31:06.839 --> 00:31:07.599
 outweighs

00:31:07.599 --> 00:31:08.019
 any

00:31:08.019 --> 00:31:08.460
 blessing

00:31:08.460 --> 00:31:08.759
 you could

00:31:08.759 --> 00:31:09.079
 get in

00:31:09.079 --> 00:31:09.240
 this

00:31:09.240 --> 00:31:09.539
 world

00:31:09.539 --> 00:31:12.339
 one of

00:31:12.339 --> 00:31:12.420
 my

00:31:12.420 --> 00:31:12.619
 favorite

00:31:12.619 --> 00:31:13.000
 passages

00:31:13.000 --> 00:31:13.200
 in

00:31:13.200 --> 00:31:13.299
 the

00:31:13.299 --> 00:31:13.539
 Bible

00:31:13.539 --> 00:31:13.799
 is

00:31:13.799 --> 00:31:14.379
 Ephesians

00:31:14.379 --> 00:31:14.680
 chapter

00:31:14.680 --> 00:31:14.940
 one

00:31:14.940 --> 00:31:15.240
 we read

00:31:15.240 --> 00:31:15.319
 it

00:31:15.319 --> 00:31:15.480
 this

00:31:15.480 --> 00:31:15.740
 morning

00:31:15.740 --> 00:31:16.639
 in

00:31:16.639 --> 00:31:16.819
 grow

00:31:16.819 --> 00:31:17.319
 class

00:31:17.319 --> 00:31:18.920
 Paul

00:31:18.920 --> 00:31:19.259
 tells

00:31:19.259 --> 00:31:19.559
 us

00:31:19.559 --> 00:31:20.000
 in

00:31:20.000 --> 00:31:20.480
 Ephesians

00:31:20.480 --> 00:31:20.819
 chapter

00:31:20.819 --> 00:31:21.240
 one

00:31:21.240 --> 00:31:21.960
 blessed

00:31:21.960 --> 00:31:22.379
 be

00:31:22.379 --> 00:31:22.619
 the

00:31:22.619 --> 00:31:22.980
 God

00:31:22.980 --> 00:31:23.139
 and

00:31:23.139 --> 00:31:23.460
 father

00:31:23.460 --> 00:31:23.720
 of

00:31:23.720 --> 00:31:23.859
 our

00:31:23.859 --> 00:31:24.180
 Lord

00:31:24.180 --> 00:31:24.519
 Jesus

00:31:24.519 --> 00:31:25.059
 Christ

00:31:25.059 --> 00:31:25.420
 who

00:31:25.420 --> 00:31:25.639
 has

00:31:25.639 --> 00:31:26.019
 blessed

00:31:26.019 --> 00:31:26.399
 us

00:31:26.399 --> 00:31:26.740
 in

00:31:26.740 --> 00:31:27.240
 Christ

00:31:27.240 --> 00:31:27.500
 with

00:31:27.500 --> 00:31:28.099
 every

00:31:28.099 --> 00:31:28.859
 spiritual

00:31:28.859 --> 00:31:29.359
 blessing

00:31:29.359 --> 00:31:29.599
 in

00:31:29.599 --> 00:31:29.720
 the

00:31:29.720 --> 00:31:30.019
 heavenly

00:31:30.019 --> 00:31:30.740
 places

00:31:30.740 --> 00:31:32.099
 even

00:31:32.099 --> 00:31:32.299
 as

00:31:32.299 --> 00:31:32.420
 he

00:31:32.420 --> 00:31:32.779
 chose

00:31:32.779 --> 00:31:33.000
 us

00:31:33.000 --> 00:31:33.180
 in

00:31:33.180 --> 00:31:33.460
 him

00:31:33.460 --> 00:31:33.659
 from

00:31:33.659 --> 00:31:34.099
 before

00:31:34.099 --> 00:31:34.339
 the

00:31:34.339 --> 00:31:34.879
 foundation

00:31:34.879 --> 00:31:35.220
 of

00:31:35.220 --> 00:31:35.379
 the

00:31:35.379 --> 00:31:35.779
 world

00:31:35.779 --> 00:31:36.240
 that

00:31:36.240 --> 00:31:36.379
 we

00:31:36.379 --> 00:31:36.559
 should

00:31:36.559 --> 00:31:36.799
 be

00:31:36.799 --> 00:31:37.379
 holy

00:31:37.379 --> 00:31:37.799
 and

00:31:37.799 --> 00:31:38.279
 blameless

00:31:38.279 --> 00:31:38.700
 before

00:31:38.700 --> 00:31:38.980
 him

00:31:38.980 --> 00:31:40.139
 in

00:31:40.139 --> 00:31:40.440
 love

00:31:40.440 --> 00:31:40.619
 he

00:31:40.619 --> 00:31:41.240
 predestined

00:31:41.240 --> 00:31:41.480
 us

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 for

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 adoption

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 to

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 himself

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 as

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 sons

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 through

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 according

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 to the

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 purpose

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 of

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 his

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 will

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 to

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 the

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 praise

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 of

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 his

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 glorious

00:31:50.039 --> 00:31:50.899
 grace

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 with

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 which

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 he

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 has

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 blessed

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 us

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 in

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 the

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 beloved

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 in

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 him

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 we

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 have

00:31:55.599 --> 00:31:55.980
 redemption

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 through

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 his

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 blood

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 the

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 forgiveness

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 of

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 our

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 trespasses

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 according

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 to

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 the

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 riches

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 of

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 his

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 grace

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 which

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 he

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 has

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 lavished

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 upon

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 us

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 in

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 all

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 wisdom

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 and

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 insight

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 making

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 known

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 to

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 us

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 the

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 mystery

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 of

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 his

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 will

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 according

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 to

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 his

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 purpose

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 which

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 he

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 set

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 forth

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 in

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 Christ

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 as

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 a

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 plan

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 for

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 the

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 fullness

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 of

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 time

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 to

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 unite

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 all

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 things

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 in

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 him

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 things

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 in

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 heaven

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 and

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 things

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 on

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 earth

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 in

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 him

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 we

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 have

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 obtained

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 an

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 inheritance

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 having

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 been

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 predestined

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 according

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 to the

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 purpose

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 of

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 him

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 who

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 works

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 all

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 things

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 according

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 to

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 the

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 counsel

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 of

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 his

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 will

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 so

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 that

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 we

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 who

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!

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 were

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 the

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 first

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 to

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 hope

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 the

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 gospel

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 of

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 your

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 salvation

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 and

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 believed

00:32:38.479 --> 00:32:38.759
 in

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 him

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 you

00:32:39.219 --> 00:32:39.399
 were

00:32:39.399 --> 00:32:39.919
 sealed

00:32:39.919 --> 00:32:40.119
 with

00:32:40.119 --> 00:32:40.259
 the

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 promised

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 Holy

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 Spirit

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 who is

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 the

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 guarantee

00:32:42.439 --> 00:32:42.939
 of our

00:32:42.939 --> 00:32:43.399
 inheritance

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 until we

00:32:43.939 --> 00:32:44.299
 acquire

00:32:44.299 --> 00:32:44.879
 possession

00:32:44.879 --> 00:32:45.399
 of it

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 to the

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 praise

00:32:46.579 --> 00:32:47.139
 of

00:32:47.139 --> 00:32:47.339
 his

00:32:47.339 --> 00:32:47.919
 glory

00:32:47.919 --> 00:32:48.219
 do you

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 hear

00:32:48.359 --> 00:32:48.559
 that

00:32:48.559 --> 00:32:49.039
 refrain

00:32:49.039 --> 00:32:51.639
 God

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 has

00:32:52.379 --> 00:32:52.919
 promised

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 us

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 great

00:32:54.659 --> 00:32:55.519
 blessing

00:32:55.519 --> 00:32:55.959
 in

00:32:55.959 --> 00:32:56.619
 Christ

00:32:56.619 --> 00:32:58.279
 received

00:32:58.279 --> 00:32:59.299
 by faith

00:32:59.299 --> 00:33:00.000
 in him

00:33:00.000 --> 00:33:00.819
 and all

00:33:00.819 --> 00:33:01.079
 of it

00:33:01.079 --> 00:33:01.259
 from

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 beginning

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 to end

00:33:02.159 --> 00:33:02.719
 is

00:33:02.719 --> 00:33:03.159
 for

00:33:03.159 --> 00:33:03.399
 the

00:33:03.399 --> 00:33:04.000
 praise

00:33:04.000 --> 00:33:04.319
 of

00:33:04.319 --> 00:33:04.919
 his

00:33:04.919 --> 00:33:05.659
 glorious

00:33:05.660 --> 00:33:06.500
 grace

00:33:06.500 --> 00:33:07.420
 for

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 the

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 magnification

00:33:08.480 --> 00:33:09.160
 of

00:33:09.160 --> 00:33:09.360
 the

00:33:09.360 --> 00:33:09.900
 glory

00:33:09.900 --> 00:33:10.279
 of

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 God

00:33:10.940 --> 00:33:12.340
 your

00:33:12.340 --> 00:33:12.940
 blessing

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 is

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 not

00:33:13.660 --> 00:33:14.160
 about

00:33:14.160 --> 00:33:14.660
 you

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 ultimately

00:33:15.560 --> 00:33:16.660
 God

00:33:16.660 --> 00:33:17.340
 blesses

00:33:17.340 --> 00:33:17.759
 you

00:33:17.759 --> 00:33:18.180
 to

00:33:18.180 --> 00:33:18.400
 the

00:33:18.400 --> 00:33:18.980
 praise

00:33:18.980 --> 00:33:19.279
 of

00:33:19.279 --> 00:33:19.480
 his

00:33:19.480 --> 00:33:20.180
 glorious

00:33:20.180 --> 00:33:21.040
 grace

00:33:21.040 --> 00:33:22.600
 so

00:33:22.600 --> 00:33:22.840
 we

00:33:22.840 --> 00:33:23.019
 ought

00:33:23.019 --> 00:33:23.180
 to

00:33:23.180 --> 00:33:23.580
 chase

00:33:23.580 --> 00:33:24.340
 blessing

00:33:24.340 --> 00:33:24.920
 in

00:33:24.920 --> 00:33:25.060
 a

00:33:25.060 --> 00:33:25.200
 way

00:33:25.200 --> 00:33:25.420
 that

00:33:25.420 --> 00:33:26.279
 magnifies

00:33:26.279 --> 00:33:26.640
 the

00:33:26.640 --> 00:33:27.000
 glory

00:33:27.000 --> 00:33:27.200
 of

00:33:27.200 --> 00:33:27.380
 his

00:33:27.380 --> 00:33:27.860
 grace

00:33:27.860 --> 00:33:30.120
 not

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 in

00:33:30.259 --> 00:33:30.360
 a

00:33:30.360 --> 00:33:30.480
 way

00:33:30.480 --> 00:33:30.660
 that

00:33:30.660 --> 00:33:30.900
 has

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 us

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 at

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 the

00:33:31.500 --> 00:33:31.860
 center

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 all

00:33:38.379 --> 00:33:38.519
 of

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 us

00:33:38.719 --> 00:33:38.839
 in

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 many

00:33:39.019 --> 00:33:39.399
 ways

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 are

00:33:39.740 --> 00:33:40.259
 tempted

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 to

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 rob

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 God

00:33:41.439 --> 00:33:41.599
 of

00:33:41.599 --> 00:33:42.019
 glory

00:33:42.019 --> 00:33:42.379
 he's

00:33:42.379 --> 00:33:42.619
 due

00:33:42.619 --> 00:33:43.259
 here

00:33:43.259 --> 00:33:43.459
 we

00:33:43.459 --> 00:33:43.679
 see

00:33:43.679 --> 00:33:43.799
 in

00:33:43.799 --> 00:33:43.939
 this

00:33:43.939 --> 00:33:44.299
 moment

00:33:44.299 --> 00:33:44.779
 Abram

00:33:44.779 --> 00:33:44.939
 he

00:33:44.939 --> 00:33:45.619
 succeeds

00:33:45.619 --> 00:33:45.939
 he

00:33:45.939 --> 00:33:46.379
 passes

00:33:46.379 --> 00:33:46.659
 the

00:33:46.659 --> 00:33:47.119
 test

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 but

00:33:49.179 --> 00:33:49.819
 unfortunately

00:33:49.819 --> 00:33:51.500
 where

00:33:51.500 --> 00:33:52.000
 Abram

00:33:52.000 --> 00:33:52.659
 here

00:33:52.659 --> 00:33:53.279
 succeeds

00:33:53.279 --> 00:33:53.559
 in the

00:33:53.559 --> 00:33:54.039
 temptation

00:33:54.039 --> 00:33:54.799
 unfortunately

00:33:54.799 --> 00:33:55.240
 church

00:33:55.240 --> 00:33:55.539
 if we're

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 honest

00:33:55.839 --> 00:33:56.240
 we would

00:33:56.240 --> 00:33:57.079
 admit

00:33:57.079 --> 00:33:57.639
 that we

00:33:57.639 --> 00:33:58.259
 all

00:33:58.259 --> 00:33:59.459
 often

00:33:59.459 --> 00:34:00.399
 fail

00:34:00.400 --> 00:34:02.780
 we

00:34:02.780 --> 00:34:02.980
 fail

00:34:02.980 --> 00:34:03.120
 to

00:34:03.120 --> 00:34:03.600
 forgive

00:34:03.600 --> 00:34:05.080
 as

00:34:05.080 --> 00:34:05.340
 God

00:34:05.340 --> 00:34:05.500
 has

00:34:05.500 --> 00:34:05.780
 forgiven

00:34:05.780 --> 00:34:06.140
 us

00:34:06.140 --> 00:34:06.500
 in

00:34:06.500 --> 00:34:06.960
 Christ

00:34:06.960 --> 00:34:08.619
 we

00:34:08.619 --> 00:34:08.980
 fail

00:34:08.980 --> 00:34:09.280
 to

00:34:09.280 --> 00:34:09.960
 go

00:34:09.960 --> 00:34:10.160
 to

00:34:10.160 --> 00:34:10.579
 war

00:34:10.579 --> 00:34:10.980
 against

00:34:10.980 --> 00:34:11.160
 the

00:34:11.160 --> 00:34:11.500
 forces

00:34:11.500 --> 00:34:11.840
 of

00:34:11.840 --> 00:34:12.539
 sin

00:34:12.539 --> 00:34:12.700
 and

00:34:12.700 --> 00:34:12.980
 evil

00:34:12.980 --> 00:34:13.180
 we

00:34:13.180 --> 00:34:13.599
 fail

00:34:13.599 --> 00:34:13.860
 to

00:34:13.860 --> 00:34:14.360
 go

00:34:14.360 --> 00:34:14.559
 and

00:34:14.559 --> 00:34:14.760
 make

00:34:14.760 --> 00:34:15.340
 disciples

00:34:15.340 --> 00:34:15.639
 we

00:34:15.639 --> 00:34:15.920
 fail

00:34:15.920 --> 00:34:16.079
 to

00:34:16.079 --> 00:34:16.260
 go

00:34:16.260 --> 00:34:16.579
 gain

00:34:16.579 --> 00:34:17.099
 ground

00:34:17.099 --> 00:34:17.340
 for

00:34:17.340 --> 00:34:17.519
 the

00:34:17.519 --> 00:34:17.800
 kingdom

00:34:17.800 --> 00:34:18.039
 of

00:34:18.039 --> 00:34:18.440
 God

00:34:18.440 --> 00:34:19.599
 we

00:34:19.599 --> 00:34:20.039
 fail

00:34:20.039 --> 00:34:20.260
 to

00:34:20.260 --> 00:34:20.639
 seek

00:34:20.639 --> 00:34:21.139
 God's

00:34:21.139 --> 00:34:21.619
 blessing

00:34:21.619 --> 00:34:21.920
 in

00:34:21.920 --> 00:34:22.460
 God's

00:34:22.460 --> 00:34:22.920
 way

00:34:22.920 --> 00:34:23.220
 by

00:34:23.220 --> 00:34:23.820
 faith

00:34:23.820 --> 00:34:24.320
 in

00:34:24.320 --> 00:34:24.720
 Christ

00:34:24.720 --> 00:34:25.119
 alone

00:34:25.119 --> 00:34:25.360
 which

00:34:25.360 --> 00:34:25.500
 is

00:34:25.500 --> 00:34:25.760
 why

00:34:25.760 --> 00:34:26.099
 I

00:34:26.099 --> 00:34:26.320
 am

00:34:26.320 --> 00:34:26.700
 so

00:34:26.700 --> 00:34:27.400
 thankful

00:34:27.400 --> 00:34:29.380
 that

00:34:29.380 --> 00:34:29.579
 we

00:34:29.579 --> 00:34:30.059
 have

00:34:30.059 --> 00:34:30.799
 such

00:34:30.799 --> 00:34:31.139
 a

00:34:31.139 --> 00:34:31.519
 great

00:34:31.519 --> 00:34:32.039
 high

00:34:32.039 --> 00:34:32.659
 priest

00:34:32.659 --> 00:34:34.619
 who

00:34:34.619 --> 00:34:35.099
 covers

00:34:35.099 --> 00:34:35.340
 all

00:34:35.340 --> 00:34:35.599
 my

00:34:35.599 --> 00:34:35.960
 sin

00:34:35.960 --> 00:34:38.739
 here

00:34:38.739 --> 00:34:39.199
 again

00:34:39.199 --> 00:34:39.840
 Abram

00:34:39.840 --> 00:34:40.279
 points

00:34:40.279 --> 00:34:40.500
 us

00:34:40.500 --> 00:34:41.000
 forwards

00:34:41.000 --> 00:34:41.360
 to

00:34:41.360 --> 00:34:41.940
 Jesus

00:34:41.940 --> 00:34:43.860
 who

00:34:43.860 --> 00:34:44.400
 immediately

00:34:44.400 --> 00:34:44.900
 after

00:34:44.900 --> 00:34:45.159
 his

00:34:45.159 --> 00:34:45.699
 baptism

00:34:45.699 --> 00:34:46.179
 after

00:34:46.179 --> 00:34:46.440
 this

00:34:46.440 --> 00:34:47.119
 great

00:34:47.119 --> 00:34:47.480
 moment

00:34:47.480 --> 00:34:47.699
 of

00:34:47.699 --> 00:34:48.239
 victory

00:34:48.239 --> 00:34:48.480
 this

00:34:48.480 --> 00:34:48.779
 high

00:34:48.779 --> 00:34:49.119
 point

00:34:49.119 --> 00:34:49.259
 in

00:34:49.259 --> 00:34:49.380
 the

00:34:49.380 --> 00:34:50.000
 beginning

00:34:50.000 --> 00:34:50.199
 of

00:34:50.199 --> 00:34:50.320
 the

00:34:50.320 --> 00:34:50.619
 public

00:34:50.619 --> 00:34:51.019
 ministry

00:34:51.019 --> 00:34:51.259
 of

00:34:51.259 --> 00:34:51.619
 Christ

00:34:51.619 --> 00:34:52.440
 immediately

00:34:52.440 --> 00:34:53.299
 afterwards

00:34:53.299 --> 00:34:53.579
 what

00:34:53.579 --> 00:34:54.059
 happens

00:34:54.059 --> 00:34:55.279
 immediately

00:34:55.279 --> 00:34:55.940
 afterwards

00:34:55.940 --> 00:34:56.360
 he is

00:34:56.360 --> 00:34:56.699
 driven

00:34:56.699 --> 00:34:57.179
 out

00:34:57.179 --> 00:34:57.380
 in

00:34:57.380 --> 00:34:57.539
 the

00:34:57.539 --> 00:34:57.880
 wilderness

00:34:57.880 --> 00:34:58.320
 to

00:34:58.320 --> 00:34:58.480
 be

00:34:58.480 --> 00:34:58.960
 tempted

00:34:58.960 --> 00:34:59.400
 by

00:34:59.400 --> 00:34:59.860
 Satan

00:34:59.860 --> 00:35:00.000
 and

00:35:00.000 --> 00:35:00.120
 do

00:35:00.120 --> 00:35:00.220
 you

00:35:00.220 --> 00:35:00.380
 see

00:35:00.380 --> 00:35:00.519
 a

00:35:00.519 --> 00:35:00.940
 similarity

00:35:00.940 --> 00:35:03.079
 do

00:35:03.079 --> 00:35:03.140
 you

00:35:03.140 --> 00:35:03.360
 remember

00:35:03.360 --> 00:35:03.780
 Satan's

00:35:03.780 --> 00:35:04.240
 temptation

00:35:04.240 --> 00:35:06.420
 I

00:35:06.420 --> 00:35:06.579
 will

00:35:06.579 --> 00:35:06.840
 give

00:35:06.840 --> 00:35:07.079
 you

00:35:07.079 --> 00:35:07.860
 all

00:35:07.860 --> 00:35:08.099
 of

00:35:08.099 --> 00:35:08.519
 this

00:35:08.519 --> 00:35:09.079
 if

00:35:09.079 --> 00:35:09.220
 you

00:35:09.220 --> 00:35:09.360
 would

00:35:09.360 --> 00:35:09.720
 only

00:35:09.720 --> 00:35:10.200
 bow

00:35:10.200 --> 00:35:10.680
 down

00:35:10.680 --> 00:35:10.920
 and

00:35:10.920 --> 00:35:11.440
 worship

00:35:11.440 --> 00:35:12.240
 me

00:35:12.240 --> 00:35:14.400
 give

00:35:14.400 --> 00:35:15.039
 me

00:35:15.039 --> 00:35:15.360
 the

00:35:15.360 --> 00:35:15.880
 glory

00:35:15.880 --> 00:35:16.360
 Jesus

00:35:16.360 --> 00:35:16.880
 and

00:35:16.880 --> 00:35:17.120
 I

00:35:17.120 --> 00:35:17.320
 will

00:35:17.320 --> 00:35:17.599
 give

00:35:17.599 --> 00:35:17.800
 you

00:35:17.800 --> 00:35:18.019
 the

00:35:18.019 --> 00:35:18.440
 blessing

00:35:18.440 --> 00:35:19.480
 let

00:35:19.480 --> 00:35:19.700
 me

00:35:19.700 --> 00:35:19.960
 put

00:35:19.960 --> 00:35:20.200
 my

00:35:20.200 --> 00:35:20.740
 stamp

00:35:20.740 --> 00:35:21.120
 on

00:35:21.120 --> 00:35:21.480
 your

00:35:21.480 --> 00:35:22.059
 greatness

00:35:22.059 --> 00:35:22.599
 let

00:35:22.599 --> 00:35:22.820
 me

00:35:22.820 --> 00:35:23.000
 put

00:35:23.000 --> 00:35:23.220
 my

00:35:23.220 --> 00:35:23.700
 stamp

00:35:23.700 --> 00:35:24.099
 on

00:35:24.099 --> 00:35:24.380
 your

00:35:24.380 --> 00:35:24.900
 blessing

00:35:24.900 --> 00:35:25.380
 give

00:35:25.380 --> 00:35:25.579
 me

00:35:25.579 --> 00:35:25.780
 the

00:35:25.780 --> 00:35:26.160
 credit

00:35:26.160 --> 00:35:26.720
 honor

00:35:26.720 --> 00:35:27.160
 me

00:35:27.160 --> 00:35:27.480
 and

00:35:27.480 --> 00:35:27.780
 what

00:35:27.780 --> 00:35:27.980
 does

00:35:27.980 --> 00:35:28.300
 Christ

00:35:28.300 --> 00:35:28.640
 do

00:35:28.639 --> 00:35:30.679
 praise

00:35:30.679 --> 00:35:31.000
 God

00:35:31.000 --> 00:35:31.239
 like

00:35:31.239 --> 00:35:31.759
 Abram

00:35:31.759 --> 00:35:31.980
 here

00:35:31.980 --> 00:35:32.339
 Christ

00:35:32.339 --> 00:35:32.739
 Jesus

00:35:32.739 --> 00:35:33.099
 does

00:35:33.099 --> 00:35:33.539
 not

00:35:33.539 --> 00:35:33.819
 bow

00:35:33.819 --> 00:35:34.219
 down

00:35:34.219 --> 00:35:35.059
 he

00:35:35.059 --> 00:35:35.639
 refuses

00:35:35.639 --> 00:35:35.900
 to

00:35:35.900 --> 00:35:36.219
 receive

00:35:36.219 --> 00:35:36.480
 even

00:35:36.480 --> 00:35:36.699
 the

00:35:36.699 --> 00:35:37.179
 slightest

00:35:37.179 --> 00:35:37.779
 blessing

00:35:37.779 --> 00:35:38.099
 from

00:35:38.099 --> 00:35:38.259
 the

00:35:38.259 --> 00:35:38.519
 enemy

00:35:38.519 --> 00:35:38.759
 he

00:35:38.759 --> 00:35:39.420
 entrusts

00:35:39.420 --> 00:35:39.759
 himself

00:35:39.759 --> 00:35:40.039
 to

00:35:40.039 --> 00:35:40.239
 the

00:35:40.239 --> 00:35:40.599
 Lord

00:35:40.599 --> 00:35:40.799
 and

00:35:40.799 --> 00:35:41.139
 his

00:35:41.139 --> 00:35:41.559
 promise

00:35:41.559 --> 00:35:41.759
 of

00:35:41.759 --> 00:35:42.179
 blessing

00:35:42.179 --> 00:35:42.779
 not

00:35:42.779 --> 00:35:43.000
 just

00:35:43.000 --> 00:35:43.199
 for

00:35:43.199 --> 00:35:43.359
 a

00:35:43.359 --> 00:35:43.579
 moment

00:35:43.579 --> 00:35:43.759
 but

00:35:43.759 --> 00:35:43.900
 for

00:35:43.900 --> 00:35:44.379
 all

00:35:44.379 --> 00:35:44.659
 of

00:35:44.659 --> 00:35:45.339
 eternity

00:35:45.339 --> 00:35:45.920
 for

00:35:45.920 --> 00:35:46.159
 a

00:35:46.159 --> 00:35:46.619
 life

00:35:46.619 --> 00:35:47.219
 of

00:35:47.219 --> 00:35:47.699
 perfect

00:35:47.699 --> 00:35:48.259
 faith

00:35:48.259 --> 00:35:48.960
 and

00:35:48.960 --> 00:35:49.440
 obedience

00:35:49.440 --> 00:35:49.859
 he

00:35:49.859 --> 00:35:50.279
 gave

00:35:50.279 --> 00:35:51.119
 God

00:35:51.119 --> 00:35:51.960
 all

00:35:51.960 --> 00:35:52.679
 the

00:35:52.679 --> 00:35:53.179
 glory

00:35:53.179 --> 00:35:58.179
 when

00:35:58.179 --> 00:35:58.379
 we

00:35:58.379 --> 00:35:58.759
 face

00:35:58.759 --> 00:35:59.519
 temptation

00:35:59.519 --> 00:36:02.259
 and

00:36:02.259 --> 00:36:02.799
 opportunities

00:36:02.799 --> 00:36:03.279
 come

00:36:03.279 --> 00:36:03.619
 to

00:36:03.619 --> 00:36:04.759
 to

00:36:04.759 --> 00:36:05.039
 chase

00:36:05.039 --> 00:36:05.579
 blessing

00:36:05.579 --> 00:36:05.899
 at the

00:36:05.899 --> 00:36:06.460
 expense

00:36:06.460 --> 00:36:06.699
 of

00:36:06.699 --> 00:36:07.159
 God's

00:36:07.159 --> 00:36:07.659
 glory

00:36:07.659 --> 00:36:08.279
 church

00:36:08.279 --> 00:36:09.039
 look

00:36:09.039 --> 00:36:09.399
 to

00:36:09.399 --> 00:36:09.859
 Jesus

00:36:09.859 --> 00:36:11.819
 the

00:36:11.819 --> 00:36:12.019
 author

00:36:12.019 --> 00:36:12.179
 of

00:36:12.179 --> 00:36:12.539
 Hebrews

00:36:12.539 --> 00:36:13.699
 tells

00:36:13.699 --> 00:36:13.879
 us

00:36:13.879 --> 00:36:14.019
 he

00:36:14.019 --> 00:36:14.239
 is

00:36:14.239 --> 00:36:14.639
 able

00:36:14.639 --> 00:36:14.919
 to

00:36:14.919 --> 00:36:15.259
 help

00:36:15.259 --> 00:36:15.759
 those

00:36:15.759 --> 00:36:16.239
 who

00:36:16.239 --> 00:36:16.379
 are

00:36:16.379 --> 00:36:16.699
 being

00:36:16.699 --> 00:36:17.199
 tempted

00:36:17.199 --> 00:36:17.500
 for

00:36:17.500 --> 00:36:17.679
 we

00:36:17.679 --> 00:36:17.839
 do

00:36:17.839 --> 00:36:18.199
 not

00:36:18.199 --> 00:36:18.619
 have

00:36:18.619 --> 00:36:18.779
 a

00:36:18.779 --> 00:36:19.059
 high

00:36:19.059 --> 00:36:19.480
 priest

00:36:19.480 --> 00:36:19.639
 who

00:36:19.639 --> 00:36:19.799
 is

00:36:19.799 --> 00:36:20.319
 unable

00:36:20.319 --> 00:36:20.579
 to

00:36:20.579 --> 00:36:21.199
 sympathize

00:36:21.199 --> 00:36:21.379
 with

00:36:21.379 --> 00:36:21.539
 our

00:36:21.539 --> 00:36:22.119
 weakness

00:36:22.119 --> 00:36:23.799
 but

00:36:23.799 --> 00:36:24.000
 one

00:36:24.000 --> 00:36:24.179
 who

00:36:24.179 --> 00:36:24.339
 in

00:36:24.339 --> 00:36:24.699
 every

00:36:24.699 --> 00:36:25.199
 respect

00:36:25.199 --> 00:36:25.480
 has

00:36:25.480 --> 00:36:25.659
 been

00:36:25.659 --> 00:36:25.980
 tempted

00:36:25.980 --> 00:36:26.239
 as

00:36:26.239 --> 00:36:26.460
 we

00:36:26.460 --> 00:36:26.699
 are

00:36:26.699 --> 00:36:27.019
 yet

00:36:27.019 --> 00:36:27.500
 without

00:36:27.500 --> 00:36:28.179
 sin

00:36:28.179 --> 00:36:29.940
 let

00:36:29.940 --> 00:36:30.079
 us

00:36:30.079 --> 00:36:30.400
 then

00:36:30.400 --> 00:36:31.119
 with

00:36:31.119 --> 00:36:31.920
 confidence

00:36:31.920 --> 00:36:32.980
 draw

00:36:32.980 --> 00:36:33.380
 near

00:36:33.380 --> 00:36:33.639
 to

00:36:33.639 --> 00:36:33.859
 the

00:36:33.859 --> 00:36:34.139
 throne

00:36:34.139 --> 00:36:34.359
 of

00:36:34.359 --> 00:36:34.779
 grace

00:36:34.779 --> 00:36:35.279
 that

00:36:35.279 --> 00:36:35.500
 we

00:36:35.500 --> 00:36:35.719
 may

00:36:35.719 --> 00:36:36.259
 receive

00:36:36.259 --> 00:36:36.859
 mercy

00:36:36.859 --> 00:36:37.799
 and

00:36:37.799 --> 00:36:38.159
 find

00:36:38.159 --> 00:36:38.759
 grace

00:36:38.759 --> 00:36:39.039
 to

00:36:39.039 --> 00:36:39.339
 help

00:36:39.339 --> 00:36:39.500
 in

00:36:39.500 --> 00:36:39.799
 time

00:36:39.799 --> 00:36:40.000
 of

00:36:40.000 --> 00:36:40.359
 need

00:36:40.359 --> 00:36:42.679
 church

00:36:42.679 --> 00:36:42.859
 the

00:36:42.859 --> 00:36:43.039
 good

00:36:43.039 --> 00:36:43.279
 news

00:36:43.279 --> 00:36:43.559
 is

00:36:43.559 --> 00:36:44.039
 Christ

00:36:44.039 --> 00:36:44.719
 Jesus

00:36:44.719 --> 00:36:45.400
 is

00:36:45.400 --> 00:36:45.579
 our

00:36:45.579 --> 00:36:46.000
 great

00:36:46.000 --> 00:36:46.480
 high

00:36:46.480 --> 00:36:47.039
 priest

00:36:47.039 --> 00:36:47.659
 after

00:36:47.659 --> 00:36:47.880
 the

00:36:47.880 --> 00:36:48.259
 order

00:36:48.259 --> 00:36:48.619
 of

00:36:48.619 --> 00:36:49.420
 Melchizedek

00:36:49.420 --> 00:36:50.799
 he

00:36:50.799 --> 00:36:51.299
 is

00:36:51.299 --> 00:36:51.659
 king

00:36:51.659 --> 00:36:51.859
 of

00:36:51.859 --> 00:36:52.239
 heaven

00:36:52.239 --> 00:36:53.599
 he

00:36:53.599 --> 00:36:53.779
 is

00:36:53.779 --> 00:36:54.099
 king

00:36:54.099 --> 00:36:54.299
 of

00:36:54.299 --> 00:36:54.879
 peace

00:36:54.879 --> 00:36:55.940
 he

00:36:55.940 --> 00:36:56.139
 is

00:36:56.139 --> 00:36:56.460
 king

00:36:56.460 --> 00:36:56.659
 of

00:36:56.659 --> 00:36:57.339
 righteousness

00:36:57.339 --> 00:36:58.359
 he

00:36:58.359 --> 00:36:58.559
 is

00:36:58.559 --> 00:36:58.739
 our

00:36:58.739 --> 00:36:59.079
 king

00:36:59.079 --> 00:36:59.819
 victorious

00:36:59.819 --> 00:37:00.480
 in

00:37:00.480 --> 00:37:00.940
 battle

00:37:00.940 --> 00:37:01.420
 he

00:37:01.420 --> 00:37:01.619
 is

00:37:01.619 --> 00:37:01.799
 our

00:37:01.799 --> 00:37:02.079
 king

00:37:02.079 --> 00:37:02.259
 who

00:37:02.259 --> 00:37:02.440
 has

00:37:02.440 --> 00:37:02.879
 conquered

00:37:02.879 --> 00:37:03.559
 every

00:37:03.559 --> 00:37:04.159
 enemy

00:37:04.159 --> 00:37:04.639
 and

00:37:04.639 --> 00:37:04.859
 has

00:37:04.859 --> 00:37:05.579
 pursued

00:37:05.579 --> 00:37:06.299
 us

00:37:06.299 --> 00:37:06.659
 and

00:37:06.659 --> 00:37:07.299
 rescued

00:37:07.299 --> 00:37:07.839
 us

00:37:07.839 --> 00:37:08.239
 by

00:37:08.239 --> 00:37:08.480
 his

00:37:08.480 --> 00:37:08.779
 own

00:37:08.779 --> 00:37:09.259
 blood

00:37:09.259 --> 00:37:09.500
 he

00:37:09.500 --> 00:37:09.739
 is

00:37:09.739 --> 00:37:10.239
 eternal

00:37:10.239 --> 00:37:11.139
 God

00:37:11.139 --> 00:37:11.539
 and

00:37:11.539 --> 00:37:11.699
 he

00:37:11.699 --> 00:37:12.019
 stands

00:37:12.019 --> 00:37:12.259
 to

00:37:12.259 --> 00:37:12.599
 bless

00:37:12.599 --> 00:37:13.339
 us

00:37:13.339 --> 00:37:13.839
 by

00:37:13.839 --> 00:37:14.500
 faith

00:37:14.500 --> 00:37:15.219
 in

00:37:15.219 --> 00:37:15.500
 him

00:37:15.500 --> 00:37:17.839
 father

00:37:17.839 --> 00:37:18.039
 we

00:37:18.039 --> 00:37:18.619
 praise

00:37:18.619 --> 00:37:18.879
 you

00:37:18.880 --> 00:37:20.840
 for

00:37:20.840 --> 00:37:21.039
 this

00:37:21.039 --> 00:37:22.000
 undeserved

00:37:22.000 --> 00:37:22.740
 unmerited

00:37:22.740 --> 00:37:23.260
 blessing

00:37:23.260 --> 00:37:23.619
 in

00:37:23.619 --> 00:37:24.079
 Christ

00:37:24.079 --> 00:37:24.740
 Lord

00:37:24.740 --> 00:37:24.860
 and

00:37:24.860 --> 00:37:24.980
 we

00:37:24.980 --> 00:37:25.500
 confess

00:37:25.500 --> 00:37:25.720
 the

00:37:25.720 --> 00:37:25.920
 many

00:37:25.920 --> 00:37:26.280
 ways

00:37:26.280 --> 00:37:26.500
 that

00:37:26.500 --> 00:37:26.619
 we

00:37:26.619 --> 00:37:26.700
 are

00:37:26.700 --> 00:37:27.000
 tempted

00:37:27.000 --> 00:37:27.240
 to

00:37:27.240 --> 00:37:27.619
 chase

00:37:27.619 --> 00:37:28.059
 blessing

00:37:28.059 --> 00:37:28.480
 apart

00:37:28.480 --> 00:37:28.800
 from

00:37:28.800 --> 00:37:29.059
 you

00:37:29.059 --> 00:37:29.720
 but

00:37:29.720 --> 00:37:29.900
 Lord

00:37:29.900 --> 00:37:30.059
 we

00:37:30.059 --> 00:37:30.579
 pray

00:37:30.579 --> 00:37:32.160
 by

00:37:32.160 --> 00:37:32.360
 your

00:37:32.360 --> 00:37:32.720
 grace

00:37:32.720 --> 00:37:32.960
 would

00:37:32.960 --> 00:37:33.059
 you

00:37:33.059 --> 00:37:33.480
 lead

00:37:33.480 --> 00:37:33.800
 us

00:37:33.800 --> 00:37:34.039
 to

00:37:34.039 --> 00:37:34.840
 trust

00:37:34.840 --> 00:37:35.000
 in

00:37:35.000 --> 00:37:35.180
 all

00:37:35.180 --> 00:37:35.340
 the

00:37:35.340 --> 00:37:35.760
 promises

00:37:35.760 --> 00:37:36.000
 of

00:37:36.000 --> 00:37:36.380
 God

00:37:36.380 --> 00:37:37.860
 this

00:37:37.860 --> 00:37:38.220
 promise

00:37:38.220 --> 00:37:38.420
 of

00:37:38.420 --> 00:37:38.840
 eternal

00:37:38.840 --> 00:37:39.380
 blessing

00:37:39.380 --> 00:37:39.720
 found

00:37:39.720 --> 00:37:39.860
 in

00:37:39.860 --> 00:37:40.260
 Christ

00:37:40.260 --> 00:37:40.640
 alone

00:37:40.640 --> 00:37:40.820
 if

00:37:40.820 --> 00:37:40.900
 there

00:37:40.900 --> 00:37:41.000
 is

00:37:41.000 --> 00:37:41.160
 any

00:37:41.160 --> 00:37:41.360
 here

00:37:41.360 --> 00:37:41.539
 who

00:37:41.539 --> 00:37:41.820
 don't

00:37:41.820 --> 00:37:42.200
 know

00:37:42.200 --> 00:37:42.480
 you

00:37:42.480 --> 00:37:42.700
 by

00:37:42.700 --> 00:37:43.099
 faith

00:37:43.099 --> 00:37:43.119
!

00:37:43.200 --> 00:37:43.300
 would

00:37:43.300 --> 00:37:43.460
 you

00:37:43.460 --> 00:37:44.000
 give

00:37:44.000 --> 00:37:44.119
 them

00:37:44.119 --> 00:37:44.260
 the

00:37:44.260 --> 00:37:44.480
 gift

00:37:44.480 --> 00:37:44.660
 of

00:37:44.660 --> 00:37:44.920
 faith

00:37:44.920 --> 00:37:45.280
 this

00:37:45.280 --> 00:37:45.700
 morning

00:37:45.700 --> 00:37:46.159
 now

00:37:46.159 --> 00:37:48.200
 and

00:37:48.200 --> 00:37:48.360
 Lord

00:37:48.360 --> 00:37:48.519
 we

00:37:48.519 --> 00:37:48.800
 pray

00:37:48.800 --> 00:37:49.079
 that

00:37:49.079 --> 00:37:50.019
 as

00:37:50.019 --> 00:37:50.159
 we

00:37:50.159 --> 00:37:50.320
 look

00:37:50.320 --> 00:37:50.460
 to

00:37:50.460 --> 00:37:50.579
 you

00:37:50.579 --> 00:37:50.740
 by

00:37:50.740 --> 00:37:51.180
 faith

00:37:51.180 --> 00:37:51.460
 Father

00:37:51.460 --> 00:37:51.659
 would

00:37:51.659 --> 00:37:51.760
 you

00:37:51.760 --> 00:37:52.039
 renew

00:37:52.039 --> 00:37:52.240
 our

00:37:52.240 --> 00:37:52.920
 confidence

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 in

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 all

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 your

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 promises

00:37:54.700 --> 00:37:55.139
 we

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 pray

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 this

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 in

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 Jesus

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 name

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 Amen