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 Good morning.

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 Around this time of the year back in 1988,

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 but a sunny afternoon during the weekday,

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 a couple of months before his 18th birthday,

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 a young Asian man was walking home in his high school uniform.

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 As he walked along the main street in Sydney, Eastern Suburb,

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 an Aussie man approached him.

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 With a bit of hesitation and a friendly smile,

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 the gentleman asked this young man,

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 Do you know Jesus?

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 Would you be interested in coming to my church to have a look?

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 The young Asian man was excited to be invited

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 because he was praying to God for forgiveness and direction

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 to get back to the right relationship with him

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 not long before their encounter.

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 The young man who recently just come from overseas

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 with his family has been exploring the freedom and nightlife

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 that the red light district of Sydney has to offer

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 for the last six months.

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 Still, he knows what he was doing was not suitable

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 for someone who calls himself a Christian

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 at the back of his mind.

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 So he got down on his knees and prayed.

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 Before migrating to Sydney,

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 he has been going to a youth group very irregularly

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 for about five years.

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 Over those five years,

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 at the beginning of each year,

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 he would set his New Year resolution

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 to read his Bible and go to church regularly.

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 But four flats on those resolutions

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 in the first quarter of the year.

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 This time, while he's in a foreign country,

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 God sent an Aussie to help him.

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 They studied the Bible together

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 and a young Asian man got baptized

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 two weeks before he turned 18

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 and committed his life to God.

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 Even though there were a few years

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 that he had slipped back to his own way,

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 God had not let go of him or forsake him.

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 Even after many life mistakes,

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 he was charged and convicted on a taxation issue

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 and ended up with a criminal record.

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 God is still using him to serve

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 in a local church today.

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 Today, after 30-odd years,

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 this now not-so-young man

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 got to enjoy worshipping God

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 with Christians in his church.

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 He gets to serve God

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 because an Aussie man

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 took up his courage to approach him,

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 give him an invitation

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 to look into the Bible together

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 and teach him to obey Jesus' teaching.

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 What that Aussie man did

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 was what we just read out

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 from Matthew chapter 28,

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 what Jesus commanded the 11 disciples.

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 It was part of the last words

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 spoken by Jesus before his ascension.

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 The ultimate goal of discipleship

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 is all people following Jesus.

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 Matthew recorded

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 during these final words of Jesus

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 spoken on a mountain in Galilee

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 at the end of the gospel.

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 He also recorded

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 at the beginning in chapter 4,

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 Jesus called the first four disciples

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 by the Sea of Galilee

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 to follow him

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 and he would send them out

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 to fish for people.

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 God's care for human beings

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 and all his creative work

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 works in a cycle,

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 in a circle.

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 He always brings to fruition

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 what he has started.

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 He called his first disciples

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 beside the Sea of Galilee

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 and called them

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 to the mountaintop of Galilee

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 to send them out

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 on a mission

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 to complete what he set out

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 for them to do.

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 So let's read again

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 from chapter 28, verse 16

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 in the book of Matthew.

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 Matthew 28, 16.

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 Then the 11 disciples

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 went to Galilee

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 to the mountain

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 where Jesus had told them to go.

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 When they saw him,

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 they worshipped him,

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 but some doubted.

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 Then Jesus came to them.

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 When they saw Jesus,

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 they worshipped him.

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 The Jesus that they saw

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 is a crucified,

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 resurrected Jesus.

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 Three days ago,

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 he died on the cross

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 and was buried,

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 but now they see him.

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 And it is suitable

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 for them to worship him.

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 But at the same time,

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 some doubted.

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 Do you find it

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 somewhat unfitting

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 that the 11 disciples

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 would doubt

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 in the presence

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 of the risen Jesus?

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 What do you associate

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 doubt with?

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 The 11 disciples

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 were not in a

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 subtle opposition

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 or stubborn disbelief

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 towards Jesus.

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 There were hesitation

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 and uncertainty.

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 When they saw someone,

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 when you see someone

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 in a state of troubled,

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 indecision,

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 with hesitation

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 and uncertainty,

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 what do you feel?

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 Do you associate doubt

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 with a negative

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 or positive feeling?

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 Do you encourage others

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 to identify

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 and address

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 their hesitation

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 and uncertainty?

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 or do you get frustrated

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 with that person?

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 The 11 disciples

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 saw the risen Jesus

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 and worshipped him,

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 but some doubted.

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 Would it be because

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 they are not clear

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 or sure

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 that the one

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 they are seeing

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 is the resurrected Christ?

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 The passage say,

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 when they saw him,

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 they worshipped him,

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 but some doubted.

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 Then Jesus came to them

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 to speak to them.

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 Would it be that

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 when they saw Jesus,

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 it's actually from a distance?

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 And from a distance,

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 being not so close

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 is where doubt

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 will trouble us.

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 How is your relationship

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 and intimacy with God?

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 Is it close enough

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 to make sure

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 you can identify

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 your doubts

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 about him

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 and address them?

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 Or is it so far

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 that it's full of space

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 that many things

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 can creep in

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 to block your view

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 and connection with God?

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 To cause you trouble

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 and heartache

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 in your journey

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 following him?

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 Proximity

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 can help us

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 see things clearer.

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 So Jesus came

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 close to us

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 to make sure

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 we can see things

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 of God clearly.

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 Looking at today's passage,

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 we should be encouraged

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 that we are like

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 these 11 disciples

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 in so many ways.

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 In our walk

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 with Jesus

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 on our journey

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 to be his disciple,

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 our worship

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 of this recent Jesus

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 is often mixed

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 with doubts,

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 hesitation,

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 and questions.

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 We should be encouraged

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 that Jesus gives

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 this great command

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 to these very

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 fallible disciples.

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 disciples.

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 He does not say,

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 because you have

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 doubted me,

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 I'm going to find

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 other disciples

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 to carry out

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 my commission.

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 It's simply

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 too important

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 to entrust to you.

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 No,

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 it's to this

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 very ordinary

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 group of people

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 that he entrusted

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 the mighty task

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 of telling the world

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 what he does

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 for them

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 and how to be

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 right with God.

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 Jesus entrusted

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 the gospel's

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 proclamation

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 to us

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 fallen human,

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 those that are

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 full of hesitation

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 and uncertainty.

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 Then Jesus

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 came to them

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 and said,

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 All authority

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 in heaven

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 and on earth

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 has been given

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 to me.

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 Therefore,

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 go and make

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 disciples of all

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 nations,

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 baptizing them

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 in the name

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 of the Father

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 and of the Son

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 and of the Holy Spirit

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 and teaching them

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 to obey everything

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 I have commanded you.

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 Then Jesus

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 came to them,

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 Jesus approached

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 them to make

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 sure they see

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 him clearly.

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 He came to make

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 sure there's no

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 space for any

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 God's unwanted

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 thing between

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 God and us.

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 He came to assure

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 the 11th disciples

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 of his authority

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 and with that

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 authority,

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 he sent them out.

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 So what kind of

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 authority does

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 Jesus have?

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 He has all

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 authority in heaven

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 and on earth,

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 given to him

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 by God,

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 even the power

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 and authority

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 to overcome

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 death.

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 Jesus said,

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 the reason

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 my Father

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 loves me

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 is that I

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 lay down

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 my life

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 willingly

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 and to

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 take it up

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 again.

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 No one

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 takes it

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 from me,

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 but I

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 lay it down

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 of my own

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 accord.

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 I have

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 authority

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 to lay it

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 down

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 and I have

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 authority

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 to take it

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 up again.

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 Because of

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 Jesus,

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 we can see

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 death

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 differently.

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 Because of

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 Jesus,

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 death no

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 longer

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 stings.

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 God has

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 given us

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 victory over

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 death and

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 sin through

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 our Lord

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 Jesus Christ.

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 God is

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 worthy of

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 all our

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 praises.

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 Jesus lived

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 a perfect

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 life and

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 died a

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 sinless death

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 on our

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 behalf.

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 He died a

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 sinless death

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 to replace

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 our disobedient,

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 sinful life

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 with his

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 perfect

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 obedience.

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 God

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 has

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 done for

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 us.

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 God

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 entrusted us

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 to tell the

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 world of

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 this good

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 news,

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 to tell of

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 who Jesus

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 is and

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 what he

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 has done

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 for us.

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 God's

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 authority is

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 the basis

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 of Jesus'

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 command to

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 make disciples

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 of all

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 nations,

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 of all

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 people.

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 We're not

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 only there to

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 go to all

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 nations because

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 Jesus has

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 all authority,

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 but we must

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 also go for

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 the Lord of

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 all has

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 commanded us

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 to do it.

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 Verse 19,

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 says,

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 therefore,

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 go and

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 make disciples

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 of all

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 nations,

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 baptizing them

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 in the name

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 of the

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 Father and

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 of the

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 Son and

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 of the

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 Holy Spirit

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 and teaching

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 them to

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 obey everything

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 I have

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 commanded you.

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 From the

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 original language,

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 make disciples

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 of all

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 nations is a

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 fundamental

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 driving force

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 of this

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 command.

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 Jesus is

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 commanding the

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 eleven

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 disciples to

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 make disciples

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 of all

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 nations by

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 going,

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 baptizing

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 them in

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 the name

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 of the

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 Father and

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 of the

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 Son and

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 of the

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 Holy Spirit

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 and teaching

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 them to

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 obey everything

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 Jesus has

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 commanded them.

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 Hesitate at

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 first, but

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 later we can

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 see these

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 eleven

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 disciples from

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 the book of

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 Acts and

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 from the rest

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 of New

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 Testament that

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 they obeyed

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 this command

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 of Jesus as

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 the Spirit

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 leads them to

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 break through

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 cultural barriers

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 after cultural

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 barriers in the

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 proclamation of

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 the gospel.

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 After their

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 encounter at

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 the mountaintop

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 of Galilee,

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 the disciples

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 went back to

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 Jerusalem to

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 wait for the

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 gift of the

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 Holy Spirit

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 from God.

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 After they

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 received the

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 gift, the

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 disciples proclaimed

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 the gospel from

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 Jerusalem to

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 Judea and

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 Samaria to

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 Asia Minor

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 and Rome.

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 The gospel

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 went from the

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 Middle East to

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 Africa to

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 Europe to

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 America to

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 Australia and

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 Asia.

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 The good news

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 of Jesus goes

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 from the East

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 into the West

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 and back into

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 the East in a

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 full cycle as

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 a rule of how

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 God cares for

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 human beings and

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 everything he

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 had created.

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 God never

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 stopped working

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 from the day he

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 created us.

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 Jesus said,

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 my father is

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 always at work

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 to this very

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 day and I

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 too am

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 working.

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 But today,

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 not many

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 Christians

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 consider this

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 command to

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 make disciples

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 of all nations

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 as a must

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 do.

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 Not many

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 Christians are

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 doing what

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 that Aussie

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 man did with

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 the young

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 Asian man in

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 the main

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 street of one

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 of Sydney's

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 eastern suburbs

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 30 years ago.

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 God's great

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 commission to

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 make disciples

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 of all nations

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 has become a

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 great omission

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 in many

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 Christians'

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 life.

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 We must be

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 clear from

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 today's message

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 that we are

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 not faithful

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 disciples of

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 Jesus if we

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 are not

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 intentionally

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 seeking to

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 make other

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 disciples of

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 our Lord

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 Jesus.

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 Becoming

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 and being

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 a Christian

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 is fundamentally

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 other person

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 centered.

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 We become

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 a disciple

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 to make

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 other

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 disciples.

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 Christian,

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 a follower

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 of Jesus,

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 a disciple,

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 is not just

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 a regular

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 church goer

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 that does

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 a good

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 deed to

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 tick the

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 box to

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 make us

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 feel good

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 about ourselves.

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 A faithful

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 disciple of

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 Jesus,

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 intentionally

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 seeking to

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 make other

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 disciples of

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 Jesus by

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 sharing the

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 confidence they

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 hold in

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 Christ,

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 their faith.

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 Some

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 Christians may

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 say,

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 I do invite

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 people to

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 come to

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 Sunday

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 service or

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 events.

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 I invite

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 them to

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 the activities

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 we have at

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 church.

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 That's a

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 good start.

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 But what

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 is the next

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 step after

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 they come?

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 what is

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 intentionally

00:14:22.799 --> 00:14:24.179
 seeking to

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 make them

00:14:24.600 --> 00:14:25.439
 disciples of

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 Christ look

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 like?

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 Do you

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 know what

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 barriers they

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 face and

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 what kind of

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 doubts they

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 might have?

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 Are you

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 speaking Jesus

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 into those

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 issues and

00:14:38.019 --> 00:14:38.620
 their lives?

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 What is the

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 next step for

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 you and

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 for your

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 friend in

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 being a

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 disciple?

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 What barrier

00:14:49.979 --> 00:14:51.539
 is God

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 calling you

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 to break

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 through as

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 you engage

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 in this

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 enormous task

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 of sharing

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 Christ with

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 all the

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 nations and

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 people?

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 We are to

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 make disciples

00:15:04.819 --> 00:15:05.579
 by going.

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 We must

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 go, make

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 a move,

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 reach out to

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 someone,

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 whether this

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 person is in

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 the other

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 land,

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 lives next

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 door to

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 us or

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 is a work

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 colleague or

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 someone in

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 your household

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 or your

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 relatives.

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 Whoever we

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 are, wherever

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 we live, we

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 need to be

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 ready to go.

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 Go to the

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 next bedroom,

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 go to the

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 next household

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 unit, go

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 around the

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 corner, go

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 to the

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 adjoining

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 workstation or

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 as God

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 calls you,

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 go to the

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 other side of

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 the world.

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 as we

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 go, we

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 are to

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 bear witness

00:15:45.399 --> 00:15:45.899
 to the

00:15:45.899 --> 00:15:46.300
 good news

00:15:46.300 --> 00:15:46.800
 of Jesus

00:15:46.800 --> 00:15:48.019
 by word

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 and deeds.

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 There's a

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 very well

00:15:53.060 --> 00:15:53.860
 produced gospel

00:15:53.860 --> 00:15:54.660
 material called

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 Two Ways

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 to Live.

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 If you're not

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 sure how to

00:15:58.780 --> 00:15:59.500
 tell others

00:15:59.500 --> 00:16:00.600
 what God

00:16:00.600 --> 00:16:01.060
 has done

00:16:01.060 --> 00:16:01.519
 for them,

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 this is a

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 very good

00:16:03.759 --> 00:16:04.180
 material to

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 pick up and

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 I have left

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 a few copies

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 out there for

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 you.

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 And there

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 will be a

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 workshop on

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 how to use

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 them very

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 soon as

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 well.

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 In terms

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 of bearing

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 witness by

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 our deed,

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 one thing

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 that makes

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 early Christians

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 stand out

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 among others

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 are their

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 benevolent

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 works and

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 their loving

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 actions towards

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 each other.

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 I have

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 spoken about

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 what action

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 to take

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 last week.

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 Please go

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 to our

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 week.

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 We are to

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 make disciples

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 by going and

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 also to make

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 disciples by

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 baptizing.

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 Baptizing them

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 in the name

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 of the Father

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 and of the Son

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 and of the Holy

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 Spirit is an

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 outward sign

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 of the inward

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 reality,

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 an act of

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 initiation and

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 conversion.

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 Baptism

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 breaks through

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 any language

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 and cultural

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 barriers.

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 baptism

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 is one of the

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 most influential

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 and effective

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 show and tell

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 of the

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 gospel message.

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 It is such a

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 great joy to be

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 part of someone's

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 initiation into

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 a lifelong

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 journey with

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 God and

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 pledging our

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 support and

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 guidance along

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 the way.

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 We are to make

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 disciples by

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 going, we are

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 to make disciples

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 by baptizing,

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 and we are to

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 make disciples of

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 all nations by

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 teaching them to

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 obey everything

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 that Jesus has

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 commanded them.

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 And most

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 importantly,

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 we are to

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 teach, what we

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 are to teach

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 is not just

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 head knowledge.

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 We are to

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 teach them to

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 obey Jesus'

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 command.

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 In today's

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 culture and

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 setting, we

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 are all time

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 poor and

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 information

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 overloaded.

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 People

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 pursue head

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 knowledge and

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 quick results.

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 We want to be

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 seen as a well

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 to do.

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 And we

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 are concerned

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 about FOMO,

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 fear of

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 missing out.

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 It goes

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 against our

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 culture to

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 submit ourselves

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 to a person

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 or some

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 objective truth,

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 especially when

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 we uphold

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 Jesus as the

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 only way to

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 be saved and

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 get back in a

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 great relationship

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 with God.

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 In becoming

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 a disciple of

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 Jesus, it

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 takes time and

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 commitment when

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 obedience is

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 our goal.

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 And that's

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 why being a

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 disciple is a

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 lifelong journey.

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 And we need

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 external help,

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 the help of the

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 Holy Spirit to

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 ourselves to get

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 us through.

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 As we teach,

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 we must make

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 sure we include

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 the command in

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 today's passage

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 from Matthew 28.

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 disciples of

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 Jesus that we

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 made.

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 The disciples of

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 Jesus that we

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 made ought to make

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 disciples of all

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 nations by going,

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 baptizing in the name of

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 the Father, Son, and

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 Holy Spirit, and

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 teaching others to

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 obey everything Jesus

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 has commanded.

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 We ought to engage in

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 mission to make

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 disciples of Jesus,

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 whether cross-cultural

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 or otherwise,

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 with great

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 confidence,

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 because our

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 confidence comes

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 not from

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 ourselves, but

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 Jesus.

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 We can entirely

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 depend on Jesus

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 for our confidence

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 because he loves

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 all people,

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 even his enemies,

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 and is regularly

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 at work,

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 turning people to

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 him by his

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 mighty power.

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 And Jesus

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 told his

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 disciples to make

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 sure and look

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 out for one

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 thing at the end

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 of today's passage.

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 At the end of

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 verse 20,

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 after he

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 told them and

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 teach them to

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 obey everything

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 I have commanded

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 you, and

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 surely I am

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 with you always

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 to the very

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 end of the

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 age.

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 The original

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 language of

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 the word

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 surely have

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 a force of

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 making sure of

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 this.

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 Behold,

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 open your

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 eyes to

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 see.

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 Knowing some

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 of his

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 disciples

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 doubted,

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 Jesus gave

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 them an

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 antidote to

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 their doubt.

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 He gave

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 them something

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 to be sure

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 of or to

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 make sure

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 of.

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 Some scholars

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 have read

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 this sentence

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 as a promise

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 that conditioned

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 whether the

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 disciples obeyed

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 Jesus' command

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 to make

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 disciples of

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 all nations.

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 However,

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 it's more

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 appropriate to

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 look at this

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 as,

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 look at the

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 sentence,

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 I am

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 with you

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 always to

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 the very

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 end of

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 the age

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 as a

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 factual

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 statement.

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 Jesus

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 conquers

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 sin and

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 death by

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 becoming

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 obedient to

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 death,

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 even death

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 on the

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 cross.

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 And God

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 raised him

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 from death.

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 God was

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 pleased at

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 his

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 foolish

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 joy in

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 Jesus and

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 through him

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 to reconcile

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 to himself

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 all things,

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 whether things

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 on earth

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 or things

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 in heaven

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 by making

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 peace

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 through his

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 blood shed

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 on the

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 cross.

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 And with

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 all the

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 authority in

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 heaven and

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 on earth

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 given to

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 him,

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 Jesus is

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 confident

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 that he

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 has lost

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 none of

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 those the

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 Father gave

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 him.

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 He

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 has kept

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 all those

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 disciples God

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 called according

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 to his

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 purpose to

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 the end.

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 To make

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 disciples of

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 all nations

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 is to

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 confirm and

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 realize that

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 Jesus does

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 have all

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 the authority

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 in heaven

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 and on

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 earth.

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 As we

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 break all

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 the cultural

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 and ethnic

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 barriers to

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 make disciples

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 of Jesus,

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 we will

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 realize Jesus

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 is with us

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 all the

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 time to

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 the very

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 end of

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 the age.

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 That no

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 matter how

00:22:28.879 --> 00:22:29.659
 we are

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 failing,

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 whatever

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 doubt we

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 might have,

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 he will

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 complete what

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 he set out

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 to do.

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 And what

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 is being

00:22:39.819 --> 00:22:40.859
 with Jesus

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 all the

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 time to

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 the very

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 end of

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 the age

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 look like?

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 It will

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 be another

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 mountain top

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 experience as

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 proclaimed in

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 the Old

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 Testament

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 passage we

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 read out

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 today from

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 Isaiah 25.

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 Isaiah 25,

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 verse 6,

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 it says,

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 on this

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 mountain,

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 the Lord

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 Almighty

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 will prepare

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 a feast

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 of rich

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 fruit for

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 all peoples,

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 a banquet

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 of aged

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 wine.

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 He will

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 destroy the

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 shroud that

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 enfold all

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 peoples,

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 the sheets

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 that cover

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 all nations.

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 He will

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 swallow up

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 death

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 forever.

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 The

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 sovereign

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 Lord will

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 wipe out

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 the tears

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 from all

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 faces.

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 He will

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 remove his

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 people's

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 disgrace from

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 all the

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 earth.

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 The

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 Lord has

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 spoken.

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 All the

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 time to

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 the very

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 end of

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 the ages,

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 we'll be

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 enjoying a

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 feast of

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 rich food,

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 a banquet

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 of aged

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 wine,

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 with all

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 peoples from

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 all nations.

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 Multi-ethic,

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 multicultural

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 gathering,

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 who enjoy

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 each other's

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 company,

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 praising and

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 worshipping God

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 with great

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 multitude that

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 no one

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 could count.

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 From every

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 nation,

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 tribe,

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 people,

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 and language,

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 intentionally

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 careful and

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 encouraging each

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 other to

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 obey Jesus'

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 teaching and

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 command as

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 we gather

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 regularly in

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 groups of

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 various size.

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 Death has

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 been swallowed

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 up forever.

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 No more

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 fear of

00:24:17.920 --> 00:24:18.259
 death.

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 There will

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 be no more

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 tears or

00:24:20.879 --> 00:24:21.500
 disgrace,

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 for the

00:24:22.500 --> 00:24:22.980
 Lord has

00:24:22.980 --> 00:24:23.420
 spoken,

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 and his

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 disciples

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 proclaim,

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 surely this

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 is our

00:24:27.400 --> 00:24:27.740
 God.

00:24:28.180 --> 00:24:28.740
 We trust

00:24:28.740 --> 00:24:29.220
 in him

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 and he

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 saved us.

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 This is

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 the Lord.

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 We trust

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 in him.

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 Let us

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 rejoice and

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 be glad

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 in his

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 salvation.

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 Today,

00:24:41.220 --> 00:24:41.820
 the now

00:24:41.820 --> 00:24:42.700
 not-so-young

00:24:42.700 --> 00:24:43.600
 Asian man

00:24:43.600 --> 00:24:44.759
 is enjoying

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 the community

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 and fellowship

00:24:46.480 --> 00:24:47.580
 of a

00:24:47.580 --> 00:24:48.480
 multi-ethic,

00:24:48.940 --> 00:24:49.539
 multicultural

00:24:49.539 --> 00:24:50.800
 church in

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 the lower

00:24:51.220 --> 00:24:51.860
 north shore

00:24:51.859 --> 00:24:52.459
 of the

00:24:52.459 --> 00:24:52.919
 supper of

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 Chesterwood.

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 He's

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 looking forward

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 to that

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 great date,

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 the great

00:24:58.919 --> 00:24:59.759
 feast that

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 is promised.

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 Following his

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 senior minister

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 and other

00:25:04.240 --> 00:25:05.079
 purpose pastor,

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 he learns to

00:25:06.500 --> 00:25:07.019
 trust the

00:25:07.019 --> 00:25:07.639
 Holy Spirit

00:25:07.639 --> 00:25:09.059
 to encourage

00:25:09.059 --> 00:25:10.059
 and guide him

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 through life's

00:25:10.879 --> 00:25:11.479
 burden and

00:25:11.479 --> 00:25:11.859
 hardship,

00:25:13.179 --> 00:25:13.959
 a life full of

00:25:13.959 --> 00:25:14.740
 temptation to

00:25:14.740 --> 00:25:15.719
 stop obeying

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 the cause of

00:25:16.519 --> 00:25:16.819
 God.

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 Seeing the

00:25:19.039 --> 00:25:19.699
 great need

00:25:19.700 --> 00:25:20.460
 of Jesus

00:25:20.460 --> 00:25:21.140
 in people

00:25:21.140 --> 00:25:22.000
 all around

00:25:22.000 --> 00:25:23.200
 him from

00:25:23.200 --> 00:25:24.000
 all ages

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 and backgrounds

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 and motivated

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 by the love

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 of God

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 shown in

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 Jesus,

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 he stepped

00:25:29.660 --> 00:25:30.059
 out in

00:25:30.059 --> 00:25:30.779
 faith to

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 share about

00:25:31.360 --> 00:25:32.059
 Jesus as

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 that man

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 did for

00:25:34.160 --> 00:25:34.840
 him back

00:25:34.840 --> 00:25:35.779
 in 1988,

00:25:36.620 --> 00:25:37.680
 knowing that

00:25:37.680 --> 00:25:38.819
 God always

00:25:38.819 --> 00:25:39.319
 had his

00:25:39.319 --> 00:25:40.180
 work to

00:25:40.180 --> 00:25:40.779
 this very

00:25:40.779 --> 00:25:41.140
 day.

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 That man

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 is me.

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 And I

00:25:46.119 --> 00:25:47.299
 would love

00:25:47.299 --> 00:25:47.740
 for you

00:25:47.740 --> 00:25:48.200
 to join

00:25:48.200 --> 00:25:48.680
 me on

00:25:48.680 --> 00:25:49.240
 this journey

00:25:49.240 --> 00:25:49.900
 to follow

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 Jesus,

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 to be

00:25:51.640 --> 00:25:52.400
 sure of

00:25:52.400 --> 00:25:52.839
 the fact

00:25:52.839 --> 00:25:53.539
 that Jesus

00:25:53.539 --> 00:25:54.740
 is with

00:25:54.740 --> 00:25:55.839
 us always

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 and we

00:25:56.799 --> 00:25:58.119
 make disciples

00:25:58.119 --> 00:25:58.599
 for all

00:25:58.599 --> 00:25:59.279
 nations by

00:25:59.279 --> 00:25:59.779
 going,

00:26:00.319 --> 00:26:01.099
 by baptizing

00:26:01.099 --> 00:26:01.859
 and teaching

00:26:01.859 --> 00:26:02.259
 them to

00:26:02.259 --> 00:26:03.059
 obey everything

00:26:03.059 --> 00:26:03.879
 that Jesus

00:26:03.879 --> 00:26:04.500
 has commanded

00:26:04.500 --> 00:26:05.680
 us to the

00:26:05.680 --> 00:26:06.279
 very end

00:26:06.279 --> 00:26:07.000
 of the age.

00:26:07.000 --> 00:26:07.099
 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

00:26:07.700 --> 00:26:07.720
 Amen.

00:26:07.720 --> 00:26:08.220
 Amen.

00:26:08.220 --> 00:26:08.279
 Amen.

00:26:08.279 --> 00:26:08.299
 Amen.

00:26:08.299 --> 00:26:08.339
 Amen.

00:26:08.339 --> 00:26:08.799
 Amen.

00:26:08.799 --> 00:26:08.859
 Amen.

00:26:08.859 --> 00:26:08.879
 Amen.

00:26:08.879 --> 00:26:08.940
 Amen.

00:26:08.940 --> 00:26:09.000
 Amen.

00:26:09.000 --> 00:26:09.019
 Amen.

00:26:09.019 --> 00:26:09.039
 Amen.

00:26:09.039 --> 00:26:09.099
 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

00:26:11.000 --> 00:26:11.079
 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

00:26:12.160 --> 00:26:13.160
 Amen.