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 Well, let's return to Paul's letter to the Philippians.

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 Let's bow in prayer before we turn to the word.

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 Father in heaven, we ask and pray this evening that you would bless us and encourage us in the truth this night.

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 Lord, it's a great privilege that we have to be able to open the Bible in front of us.

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 And we need the light of your presence to guide us into what we need to see here.

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 We dare not, Lord, progress, in fact, without that light.

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 And so may the Spirit guide us to the things of truth.

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 And may we find blessing and joy in what we discover.

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 And we ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.

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 Amen.

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 You know, if there was two themes that you would say flow out of the letter to the Philippians,

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 we've kind of touched on them both in all the different parts of the letter that we've read tonight.

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 The obvious one is Paul's joy when he thinks about the church in Philippi.

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 And in some ways, that's very often a rebuke to us because when we, I think, so often think about the church on earth,

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 very often we think about all of the problems, we think about all of the things that make it difficult.

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 And joy is maybe rarely the first word that would spring to mind when we think about the church.

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 But for Paul, joy was one of the great reasons for, or one of the great things of his thought and state

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 when he was reflecting on the church and thought of them.

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 Connected to that is the reason for Paul's joy.

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 And that again runs through this letter really clearly.

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 It's not as clear in English actually when you're reading it, but if you're reading it in Greek,

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 you would see it immediately because the same word crops up time and again,

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 although it's translated in three different ways in the passages we've read.

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 And that is the fellowship of the church.

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 The partnership of the church.

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 The way in which the church share together in some experiences.

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 And my thinking tonight is to reflect a little bit on this.

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 The way in which God has ordained for the church to have an experience of partnership or fellowship in its life.

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 And this theology, it runs actually throughout the whole of the Bible.

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 It goes back to the very beginning to creation when God created Adam.

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 Adam, he said it's not good for Adam to be alone.

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 And he created a partner for him.

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 Someone who would be alongside him.

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 And who would fulfill a...

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 In fact, I'm not even hesitant to say it, but it's a divine purpose.

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 It is a purpose of God's own character that the wife that has provided for Adam is there to correspond to him

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 and to work with him and to serve together in their lives as a whole.

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 And that design for fellowship and the core of what it means to be human

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 is actually reflective of the character and nature of God himself.

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 God is...

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 You know, the God we worship is not a...

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 Is not a monad.

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 It's not the same God as Islam worships.

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 The God of Islam is alone.

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 There is only one God.

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 He has no son.

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 He has his prophets.

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 He has his servants.

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 He has creatures that do his bidding.

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 But in Islam, God is not three persons.

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 And our God is three persons.

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 From before the foundation of the world, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

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 have entered into a partnership for the work of salvation.

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 They've entered into a partnership and a sharing in the work of the atonement.

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 They work in partnership in the work of creation.

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 They've worked in partnership in the work of revelation.

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 There is even a partnership of the Trinity in the way in which we pray

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 as followers of Jesus Christ.

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 And so this partnership, this sharing of work together,

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 is reflective of the character of God himself.

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 And it's so dangerous for us if we get into a habit of thinking about the Christian life

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 where we can cut ourselves off or put ourselves into positions

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 where we are isolated and alone.

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 We need partnership.

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 And we need that at a deep level, as we'll see,

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 in some of the ways in which this works out.

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 Obviously, there's a great danger as well.

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 Human partnerships are abused.

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 Human partnerships have been abused from the very beginning.

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 This morning, we were thinking about Noah.

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 It is interesting.

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 Just after the story of Noah comes the story of the Tower of Babel

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 where a group of humans come together and they say,

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 let us build a tower that we can bring God down to us.

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 And there is a great wickedness in the scheme of the people of Babel.

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 And God confounds that scheme and brings a judgment upon them

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 of dividing up the people into languages and groups

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 that scatter over the face of the earth.

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 And so sometimes human sin takes the good things that God has made

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 and corrupts them and pollutes them for our own purposes.

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 So Paul uses this idea of partnership, as I say, three times in the letter to the Philippians.

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 The first of these, we've read it just this moment, in fact, in verse 5 of chapter 1,

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 where Paul says that,

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 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,

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 I have been able to pray with joy.

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 Because of your partnership in the gospel,

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 I have been able to pray with joy.

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 The reason for Paul's joy is because they've participated with him

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 in some of the work of the gospel.

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 The work of the gospel is itself that profound work of God himself,

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 the bringing of good news into the experience of men and women in this world.

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 And Paul says that you have partnered with me in that work.

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 It's been a missionary endeavor

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 that goes on in the life and the experience of the church.

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 And Paul says of the Philippians,

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 it's been my experience of you that this has been the case since the very beginning.

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 Now, the beginning of the story of the Philippians is in the book of Acts.

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 And you can read there about how in the book of Acts,

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 Paul went on the Jewish Sabbath to a riverside outside the city

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 to a place where a group of mostly women were meeting for prayer.

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 And there he met, among others, Lydia,

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 whose heart God opened with the gospel.

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 And from that day forward, Paul has said,

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 the character of the Philippian church has been one that has shared in,

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 shouldered with him, this work of the gospel.

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 So this is a church where from the very beginning of their story

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 and consistently right the way through it,

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 they've had a very clear purpose.

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 They've had a clear sense of their identity.

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 They've bought into the idea that they are makers of disciples,

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 that they are engaged in the work of bringing the good news

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 into the lives of men and women,

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 and they have been blessed and are continuing to be a blessing

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 in this great work.

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 That's one of these things that we should think about

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 for ourselves, isn't it?

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 As we think about our identity as a congregation,

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 as we think about what we are about,

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 what we're for,

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 as we think about it in terms of our families,

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 because I hope that we would aspire to have families

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 as part of the life of our congregation,

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 what are our families for?

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 What are our homes for?

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 What are our resources for?

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 What has God blessed us with in our lives

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 that we can use for his glory?

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 And how do we do this?

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 And the answer of it ought to come back

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 to this idea of partnership in the gospel.

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 That is the good news of Jesus.

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 The good spiel.

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 The good story that's there to be told.

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 And that is the story of Jesus.

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 Of the Redeemer's coming.

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 Of his life in this world.

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 His ministry.

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 But culminating, as Paul talks about,

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 in that trajectory that takes him to the cross.

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 Where he empties himself.

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 Taking on the form of a servant

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 and subjects himself even to the point of death itself.

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 That is the good news tonight.

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 That is there for each one of us.

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 That is the good news that we are invited into.

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 When Calvin wrote about this in this passage,

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 he says,

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 We know how rare an excellence it is

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 to follow God immediately upon his calling us

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 and also to persevere steadily unto the end.

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 For many are slow and backward to obey,

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 while there are still more that fall short

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 through fickleness or inconsistency.

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 And Paul says,

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 Here is a church in Philippi

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 that has not been inconsistent.

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 Here is a church in Philippi

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 that has not been fickle

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 in its support and unwavering care

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 for the lost around about them.

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 This is a church that remembers what it's for.

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 And sadly, in the New Testament,

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 it's pretty clear that that's not always the case.

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 It's possible for churches to lose sight of that

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 somewhere along the way,

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 to stray from that calling.

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 But Paul is reminded of the Philippians,

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 of their partnership in the gospel

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 since the day of Lydia's conversion.

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 And so we should be bold

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 when we think about what we want as a church,

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 especially as we move towards calling a pastor

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 and how foundational that will be

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 to the life of this church.

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 It's so important in the character of the church that we have.

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 What do we want?

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 A pastor who will lead us in the word

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 and who will lead us in the work of the gospel,

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 who will create and spurn on, as Paul did,

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 a partnership in the gospel

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 in our midst as a church.

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 And our prayer, maybe just now as well,

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 as we think about that forthcoming vacancy meeting

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 and as we think about the process that has to be followed,

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 our prayer should be for a pastor

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 who himself will be committed to that work of the gospel

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 and who will see it flourish in this place.

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 So there is that first element of this partnership,

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 that they are partners in the work of the gospel.

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 But then if you turn over the page

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 to Philippians chapter two, verse one,

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 and we read there, so if there is any encouragement in Christ,

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 any comfort from love,

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 any participation in the spirit,

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 any affection and sympathy,

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 complete my joy by being of the same mind,

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 having the same love,

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 being in full accord and of one mind.

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 So Paul is saying there

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 that there are certain things

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 that flow from the work of the gospel.

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 Flowing from the work of the gospel,

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 there is an encouragement in Christ,

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 that is a comfort from love,

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 the love of God that is shown to us in Christ Jesus,

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 that is a participation.

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 That same word is used for participation there.

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 So in chapter one,

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 he's talked about their partnership in the gospel.

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 Now he talks about their participation in the spirit,

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 and it's the same word in Greek.

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 So there is this working of God

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 in the lives of these Christians in Philippi,

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 which leads to Paul having a completed joy

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 as they express a unity

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 and a commitment and a love towards one another

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 that overflows from their experience of the gospel.

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 And again, the notion here is that Paul is rejoicing.

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 He says, complete my joy.

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 So there is an experience of joy already.

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 And Paul is saying he wants that experience of joy

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 that he's already had

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 when he thinks about the Philippian church.

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 He wants that to just overflow and grow

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 as he remembers them

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 and as he hears about them

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 and as he hears of the work of God among them.

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 And he says, this comes from the Holy Spirit.

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 This is the work of God, the Spirit,

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 in our lives.

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 And the result of it is that the church in Philippi

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 will have this thing he calls a one-mindedness,

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 that they would share a sense of duty

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 and purpose and direction.

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 But more than that,

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 that they would share a sense of love

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 and compassion for one another,

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 that they would minister to one another

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 out of their needs

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 and in their times of sorrow and sadness,

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 that they would experience this overflow

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 of the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives.

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 It's an astonishing thing.

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 And he says, this thing,

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 this one-mindedness,

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 is in fact the mind of Christ.

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 So he says, I want you to have this humility

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 that counts others more significant than yourselves.

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 Let each one of you look not only on his own interests,

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 but on the interests of others.

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 Have this mind among yourselves,

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 which is yours in Christ Jesus.

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 And so the character of the church in Philippi,

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 Paul is saying,

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 is one that comes about

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 because they are conformed to the likeness of Jesus.

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 So the roughness,

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 if you can think of it this way,

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 the roughness of their character,

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 perhaps it's their short-temperedness,

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 perhaps it's their,

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 perhaps it's their,

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 maybe it's times of greed,

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 of self-centeredness,

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 of wanting things their own way,

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 of insisting on their desires.

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 And sometimes these desires

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 might not be wrong things,

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 but insisting on them nonetheless.

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 And Paul says,

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 what he wants them to change to

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 is away from that way of thinking

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 about their lives

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 and their purpose in this world

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 to thinking like Christ.

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 So he wants them to think like Jesus,

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 who he goes on to explain

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 in this really profound passage

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 about the self-emptying of Jesus,

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 the way he takes on the form of a servant

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 and empties himself,

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 becoming obedient to the point of death

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 and suffering in this world.

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 And he says,

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 that's the mind I want you to have.

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 I want you to have a mind

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 that is like Christ

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 and that you are willing to suffer loss

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 for the good and the blessing

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 of your brothers and sisters.

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 I don't want you to insist on your own way.

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 I want you to serve them.

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 And the prime example he uses of that

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 is Jesus,

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 who left the throne room of heaven

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 and came into this world

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 and who took on himself

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 the form of a servant.

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 He didn't come as a prince in a palace.

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 He didn't come as a king ruling armies.

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 He didn't come as a mighty general

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 exerting his will

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 and forcing people to conform to his way.

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 He came as the Messiah.

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 Messiah,

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 who laid down his life for others,

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 who poured himself out

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 in ministry and in care

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 for the lost people around him

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 and the profound needs

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 that he saw in their lives

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 and ultimately gave his life

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 as a sacrifice for many

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 at the cross.

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 And Paul says,

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 a church

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 that is characterized

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 by partnership,

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 a church that is characterized

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 by this Greek word

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 koinonia,

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 is a church that has

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 the mind of Christ

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 where people outdo themselves,

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 one another,

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 to minister to the needs

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 of those around them.

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 And what's fascinating

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 is Paul says,

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 you can't do that yourself.

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 I want us to stop

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 and think about that

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 just now for a moment.

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 We can't do that ourselves.

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 There is no amount

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 of exertion

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 that we can have,

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 there is no amount

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 of effort

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 that we can put in

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 that is going to change

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 our fundamental character.

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 The truth is,

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 if you are not

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 a loving person,

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 you will never be

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 a loving person.

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 And no amount

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 of hypnosis

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 and no amount

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 of self-help

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 and no amount

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 of therapy

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 is going to change that.

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 The world's tools

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 do not change

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 the essential character

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 of sinners.

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 But someone does.

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 And that's why Paul says,

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 I want you to have

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 this participation,

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 this partnership

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 with the Holy Spirit.

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 His prayer

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 for the Philippian church

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 is that they will move

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 as the Spirit

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 leads them.

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 That they'll go on

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 as the Spirit

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 carries them

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 and takes them forward.

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 There are wonderful illustrations

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 of this once

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 from John Piper.

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 He was preaching

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 and he was saying

00:20:59.259 --> 00:21:01.259
 this participation

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 in the Holy Spirit

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 is like two

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 military jets.

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 You see them

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 at air shows

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 where you maybe see

00:21:07.019 --> 00:21:07.579
 the red arrows

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 or formation flying

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 they call it.

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 And it's truly remarkable

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 because the precision

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 with which these

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 hypersonic jets move

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 is just incredible

00:21:16.920 --> 00:21:17.579
 to watch.

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 One of the jets

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 turns this way

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 and the other one

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 turns as well

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 and they move

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 in parallel

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 to one another

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 and stay in formation.

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 And it's remarkable

00:21:26.000 --> 00:21:26.700
 watching it.

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 The amount of precision

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 and the amount

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 of synchronization

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 that goes into it.

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 It's the same thing

00:21:34.480 --> 00:21:35.960
 as synchronized swimming

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 in the Olympics

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 where you see a team

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 of athletes

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 performing

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 these intricate maneuvers

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 in a pool of water

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 which would terrify me

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 to do by myself.

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 And yet they're there

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 doing these things

00:21:47.160 --> 00:21:48.480
 in absolute precision.

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 Maybe half a dozen

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 of them at once.

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 Information

00:21:51.779 --> 00:21:52.980
 in a pool of water.

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 And when Paul

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 talks about

00:21:55.279 --> 00:21:55.980
 partnership

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 in the Spirit

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 that's what he's

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 talking about.

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 He's talking about

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 us aligning ourselves

00:22:01.039 --> 00:22:02.400
 to the guidance

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 and the direction

00:22:03.220 --> 00:22:03.960
 and the lead

00:22:03.960 --> 00:22:05.299
 of the Holy Spirit

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 who is saying

00:22:06.220 --> 00:22:07.019
 this is the way

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 in which we will go.

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 And that involves

00:22:14.039 --> 00:22:15.039
 obviously as Jesus

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 had in his life

00:22:15.940 --> 00:22:17.440
 that surrender

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 to the will

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 of the Father.

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 It's that

00:22:21.000 --> 00:22:21.980
 Gethsemane experience

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 experience

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 where Jesus

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 for our salvation

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 looks into the cup

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 that is before him

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 and says

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 nevertheless

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 Father not my will

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 but yours be done.

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 And Paul's saying

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 that same character

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 that same desire

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 needs to be ours

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 daily

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 as we think

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 about what we're for.

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 As we think

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 about who we're for.

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 As we think

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 about how we live

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 and how we love

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 and what we're about.

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 that we surrender

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 daily

00:22:53.400 --> 00:22:57.039
 to the leading

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 of the Holy Spirit

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 and where that takes us

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 is that place

00:23:01.480 --> 00:23:02.400
 where we minister

00:23:02.400 --> 00:23:03.440
 lovingly

00:23:03.440 --> 00:23:04.819
 and sacrificially

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 and fully

00:23:05.819 --> 00:23:07.940
 to those around us.

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 Particularly

00:23:08.960 --> 00:23:10.120
 our brothers and sisters

00:23:10.120 --> 00:23:10.660
 in Christ.

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 and so it's

00:23:15.880 --> 00:23:16.860
 difficult for us

00:23:16.860 --> 00:23:21.540
 because so often

00:23:21.540 --> 00:23:21.940
 actually

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 in our experience

00:23:22.840 --> 00:23:24.060
 the drive

00:23:24.060 --> 00:23:24.640
 the desire

00:23:24.640 --> 00:23:25.279
 of our lives

00:23:25.279 --> 00:23:25.700
 is to do

00:23:25.700 --> 00:23:26.759
 almost the exact

00:23:26.759 --> 00:23:27.259
 opposite.

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 It's really been

00:23:29.460 --> 00:23:29.880
 the case

00:23:29.880 --> 00:23:31.040
 since COVID

00:23:31.040 --> 00:23:33.620
 and the pandemic

00:23:33.620 --> 00:23:35.000
 did so much

00:23:35.000 --> 00:23:36.240
 fundamental damage

00:23:36.240 --> 00:23:37.100
 to the character

00:23:37.099 --> 00:23:39.779
 of our communities

00:23:39.779 --> 00:23:43.139
 to the character

00:23:43.139 --> 00:23:44.939
 of volunteering.

00:23:46.240 --> 00:23:47.500
 It eroded

00:23:47.500 --> 00:23:48.399
 things away

00:23:48.399 --> 00:23:49.299
 and we're having

00:23:49.299 --> 00:23:51.059
 slowly to rebuild

00:23:51.059 --> 00:23:51.619
 these things

00:23:51.619 --> 00:23:52.339
 now a few years

00:23:52.339 --> 00:23:52.579
 on.

00:23:54.480 --> 00:23:55.399
 But we need

00:23:55.399 --> 00:23:55.919
 more of it.

00:23:58.319 --> 00:23:59.740
 We need the Holy Spirit

00:23:59.740 --> 00:24:00.859
 to enable us

00:24:00.859 --> 00:24:02.319
 to come away

00:24:02.319 --> 00:24:03.159
 from our glorious

00:24:03.159 --> 00:24:03.839
 isolation

00:24:03.839 --> 00:24:06.159
 and to reintegrate

00:24:06.159 --> 00:24:07.699
 into proper

00:24:07.699 --> 00:24:08.599
 fellowship

00:24:08.599 --> 00:24:09.819
 and life together.

00:24:11.759 --> 00:24:12.759
 For us to

00:24:12.759 --> 00:24:13.559
 stir up

00:24:13.559 --> 00:24:15.259
 true service

00:24:15.259 --> 00:24:16.139
 without fear

00:24:16.139 --> 00:24:17.959
 in one another's

00:24:17.959 --> 00:24:18.399
 lives

00:24:18.399 --> 00:24:20.319
 and to seek

00:24:20.319 --> 00:24:20.859
 to minister

00:24:20.859 --> 00:24:21.919
 the grace of God

00:24:21.919 --> 00:24:22.819
 in Christ Jesus

00:24:22.819 --> 00:24:24.199
 and the work

00:24:24.199 --> 00:24:24.720
 of the gospel.

00:24:28.359 --> 00:24:28.879
 And so there is

00:24:28.879 --> 00:24:29.399
 to be this

00:24:29.399 --> 00:24:30.339
 participation

00:24:30.339 --> 00:24:32.119
 this partnership

00:24:32.119 --> 00:24:34.419
 in the Holy Spirit.

00:24:38.139 --> 00:24:38.739
 There's a few

00:24:38.739 --> 00:24:39.339
 things that flow

00:24:39.339 --> 00:24:39.859
 from this.

00:24:40.879 --> 00:24:42.079
 Just some

00:24:42.079 --> 00:24:43.000
 quick theological

00:24:43.000 --> 00:24:43.879
 ideas that are

00:24:43.879 --> 00:24:44.439
 really important

00:24:44.439 --> 00:24:45.199
 for us to grasp.

00:24:46.479 --> 00:24:47.079
 If ever

00:24:47.079 --> 00:24:48.019
 somebody's asking

00:24:48.019 --> 00:24:48.439
 you to say

00:24:48.439 --> 00:24:49.419
 well you know

00:24:49.419 --> 00:24:50.379
 what do you mean

00:24:50.379 --> 00:24:50.919
 the Holy Spirit

00:24:50.919 --> 00:24:51.459
 is a person?

00:24:51.559 --> 00:24:52.019
 Why is God

00:24:52.019 --> 00:24:53.039
 a triune person?

00:24:53.119 --> 00:24:53.500
 Why is God

00:24:53.500 --> 00:24:54.039
 a trinity?

00:24:54.639 --> 00:24:55.359
 This is one of

00:24:55.359 --> 00:24:55.659
 the places

00:24:55.659 --> 00:24:56.259
 where we go to.

00:24:58.159 --> 00:24:59.179
 We can be assured

00:24:59.179 --> 00:24:59.859
 the Holy Spirit

00:24:59.859 --> 00:25:00.419
 is a person.

00:25:00.539 --> 00:25:00.879
 You don't have

00:25:00.879 --> 00:25:01.479
 a partnership

00:25:01.480 --> 00:25:02.240
 with a force.

00:25:03.740 --> 00:25:04.480
 You don't have

00:25:04.480 --> 00:25:05.160
 a partnership

00:25:05.160 --> 00:25:06.640
 with an energy

00:25:06.640 --> 00:25:07.059
 field.

00:25:08.980 --> 00:25:09.680
 You have

00:25:09.680 --> 00:25:10.319
 a partnership

00:25:10.319 --> 00:25:11.099
 with a person.

00:25:12.360 --> 00:25:12.700
 And so where

00:25:12.700 --> 00:25:13.180
 Paul says

00:25:13.180 --> 00:25:13.660
 if there's any

00:25:13.660 --> 00:25:14.259
 participation

00:25:14.259 --> 00:25:15.079
 in the Spirit

00:25:15.079 --> 00:25:16.000
 what he's talking

00:25:16.000 --> 00:25:16.420
 about is

00:25:16.420 --> 00:25:17.099
 the Spirit

00:25:17.099 --> 00:25:18.120
 as a person

00:25:18.120 --> 00:25:19.940
 interacting with us.

00:25:19.980 --> 00:25:20.640
 So we can be sure

00:25:20.640 --> 00:25:21.660
 that the Spirit

00:25:21.660 --> 00:25:23.220
 is a person

00:25:23.220 --> 00:25:23.680
 here.

00:25:25.559 --> 00:25:26.339
 But equally

00:25:26.339 --> 00:25:27.120
 that there's a Spirit

00:25:27.120 --> 00:25:27.920
 as a person

00:25:27.920 --> 00:25:28.279
 as someone

00:25:28.279 --> 00:25:28.960
 we can offend.

00:25:28.960 --> 00:25:32.720
 As Paul says

00:25:32.720 --> 00:25:33.420
 elsewhere in fact

00:25:33.420 --> 00:25:33.900
 it's possible

00:25:33.900 --> 00:25:34.539
 to grieve

00:25:34.539 --> 00:25:35.059
 the Spirit

00:25:35.059 --> 00:25:36.559
 because we don't

00:25:36.559 --> 00:25:37.240
 want to work

00:25:37.240 --> 00:25:37.579
 with him

00:25:37.579 --> 00:25:38.519
 because we resist

00:25:38.519 --> 00:25:39.860
 his call upon

00:25:39.860 --> 00:25:40.360
 our lives

00:25:40.360 --> 00:25:40.980
 because we want

00:25:40.980 --> 00:25:41.380
 to go in a

00:25:41.380 --> 00:25:42.140
 different direction

00:25:42.140 --> 00:25:43.120
 and we say

00:25:43.120 --> 00:25:43.680
 enough of it

00:25:43.680 --> 00:25:44.380
 we don't want you.

00:25:46.120 --> 00:25:47.100
 And it's possible

00:25:47.100 --> 00:25:47.860
 to grieve

00:25:47.860 --> 00:25:48.360
 the Spirit

00:25:48.360 --> 00:25:50.900
 and when we do

00:25:50.900 --> 00:25:51.420
 that sometimes

00:25:51.420 --> 00:25:52.140
 we will discover

00:25:52.140 --> 00:25:52.819
 that for a season

00:25:52.819 --> 00:25:53.579
 he might leave

00:25:53.579 --> 00:25:54.279
 us alone.

00:25:56.079 --> 00:25:56.360
 The Spirit

00:25:56.360 --> 00:25:56.740
 might say

00:25:56.740 --> 00:25:57.160
 well fine

00:25:57.160 --> 00:25:57.779
 you do your own

00:25:57.779 --> 00:25:58.420
 thing for a while

00:25:58.420 --> 00:25:59.019
 and we'll see

00:25:59.019 --> 00:25:59.580
 how you get on.

00:26:02.060 --> 00:26:02.779
 There's lessons

00:26:02.779 --> 00:26:03.160
 for us

00:26:03.160 --> 00:26:04.100
 to learn

00:26:04.100 --> 00:26:05.000
 when that happens.

00:26:08.220 --> 00:26:08.920
 There is this

00:26:08.920 --> 00:26:10.060
 partnership as well

00:26:10.060 --> 00:26:13.300
 where we work

00:26:13.300 --> 00:26:13.740
 together

00:26:13.740 --> 00:26:14.680
 with the Holy Spirit

00:26:14.680 --> 00:26:17.519
 where the Spirit

00:26:17.519 --> 00:26:18.279
 is the one leading

00:26:18.279 --> 00:26:19.259
 but we are following

00:26:19.259 --> 00:26:20.259
 clearly.

00:26:20.820 --> 00:26:21.240
 It's like we were

00:26:21.240 --> 00:26:21.900
 thinking this morning

00:26:21.900 --> 00:26:22.480
 about Noah

00:26:22.480 --> 00:26:23.860
 when God showed him

00:26:23.860 --> 00:26:24.300
 and told him

00:26:24.300 --> 00:26:25.140
 how to build the ark.

00:26:25.140 --> 00:26:26.820
 Moses is at pains

00:26:26.820 --> 00:26:27.400
 to tell us

00:26:27.400 --> 00:26:29.200
 Noah did all

00:26:29.200 --> 00:26:29.600
 that the Lord

00:26:29.600 --> 00:26:30.220
 commanded him.

00:26:31.100 --> 00:26:31.960
 When Noah was told

00:26:31.960 --> 00:26:32.620
 to put the animals

00:26:32.620 --> 00:26:33.200
 into the ark

00:26:33.200 --> 00:26:34.240
 and prepare for the flood

00:26:34.240 --> 00:26:35.880
 Noah did all the things

00:26:35.880 --> 00:26:36.280
 that the Lord

00:26:36.280 --> 00:26:36.920
 commanded him.

00:26:37.640 --> 00:26:38.420
 When Noah himself

00:26:38.420 --> 00:26:39.220
 had to take his family

00:26:39.220 --> 00:26:39.759
 into the ark

00:26:39.759 --> 00:26:40.400
 and wait for God

00:26:40.400 --> 00:26:41.120
 to close the door

00:26:41.120 --> 00:26:42.500
 Noah did all

00:26:42.500 --> 00:26:43.500
 that God commanded him.

00:26:43.840 --> 00:26:44.560
 When it came time

00:26:44.560 --> 00:26:45.240
 for Noah to come

00:26:45.240 --> 00:26:46.040
 out of the ark

00:26:46.040 --> 00:26:48.140
 Noah did all

00:26:48.140 --> 00:26:49.480
 that God commanded him.

00:26:50.740 --> 00:26:51.360
 Our lives

00:26:51.360 --> 00:26:51.840
 need to be

00:26:51.840 --> 00:26:52.300
 characterized

00:26:52.299 --> 00:26:53.599
 by that listening

00:26:53.599 --> 00:26:54.740
 to the voice

00:26:54.740 --> 00:26:55.240
 of the Lord

00:26:55.240 --> 00:26:56.079
 and the Holy Spirit

00:26:56.079 --> 00:26:58.539
 guiding and directing us

00:26:58.539 --> 00:27:01.180
 and it applies

00:27:01.180 --> 00:27:01.899
 to all of us

00:27:01.899 --> 00:27:03.059
 as a church.

00:27:04.000 --> 00:27:04.720
 The final point

00:27:04.720 --> 00:27:05.319
 is in verse 10

00:27:05.319 --> 00:27:06.039
 of chapter 3

00:27:06.039 --> 00:27:06.759
 the third time

00:27:06.759 --> 00:27:07.940
 Paul uses the same word

00:27:07.940 --> 00:27:09.559
 is when he's talking

00:27:09.559 --> 00:27:10.639
 about his own salvation

00:27:10.639 --> 00:27:11.720
 and his experience

00:27:11.720 --> 00:27:13.639
 of suffering

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 and he says

00:27:15.319 --> 00:27:15.980
 in verse 10

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 I'll read it

00:27:17.279 --> 00:27:18.000
 maybe just a wee bit

00:27:18.000 --> 00:27:18.359
 before that

00:27:18.359 --> 00:27:19.019
 for Christ's sake

00:27:19.019 --> 00:27:19.559
 I have suffered

00:27:19.559 --> 00:27:20.440
 the loss of all things

00:27:20.440 --> 00:27:21.580
 and count them

00:27:21.580 --> 00:27:22.059
 as rubbish

00:27:22.059 --> 00:27:22.620
 in order that

00:27:22.620 --> 00:27:23.720
 I may gain Christ

00:27:23.720 --> 00:27:24.660
 and be found in him

00:27:24.660 --> 00:27:26.420
 not having a righteousness

00:27:26.420 --> 00:27:27.559
 of my own

00:27:27.559 --> 00:27:28.559
 that comes from the law

00:27:28.559 --> 00:27:30.059
 but that which comes

00:27:30.059 --> 00:27:31.259
 through faith in Christ

00:27:31.259 --> 00:27:32.000
 the righteousness

00:27:32.000 --> 00:27:32.680
 from God

00:27:32.680 --> 00:27:34.000
 that depends on faith

00:27:34.000 --> 00:27:35.720
 that I may know him

00:27:35.720 --> 00:27:36.259
 and the power

00:27:36.259 --> 00:27:36.960
 of his resurrection

00:27:36.960 --> 00:27:38.740
 and may share

00:27:38.740 --> 00:27:40.019
 his sufferings

00:27:40.019 --> 00:27:41.660
 that I may go

00:27:41.660 --> 00:27:42.759
 into partnership

00:27:42.759 --> 00:27:43.759
 with his sufferings

00:27:43.759 --> 00:27:45.299
 that I would have

00:27:45.299 --> 00:27:46.059
 koinonia

00:27:46.059 --> 00:27:47.259
 in his suffering

00:27:47.259 --> 00:27:49.720
 becoming like him

00:27:49.720 --> 00:27:50.360
 in his death

00:27:50.360 --> 00:27:51.900
 and that by any means

00:27:51.900 --> 00:27:52.360
 possible

00:27:52.360 --> 00:27:53.680
 I may attain

00:27:53.680 --> 00:27:54.380
 the resurrection

00:27:54.380 --> 00:27:56.019
 of the dead

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 Paul there

00:27:58.700 --> 00:27:59.420
 in chapter 3

00:27:59.420 --> 00:28:00.079
 he gives this wonderful

00:28:00.079 --> 00:28:00.720
 statement of how

00:28:00.720 --> 00:28:01.640
 justification works

00:28:01.640 --> 00:28:02.740
 of how our salvation

00:28:02.740 --> 00:28:04.240
 effectively works

00:28:04.240 --> 00:28:05.640
 our salvation

00:28:05.640 --> 00:28:06.839
 is that which makes us

00:28:06.839 --> 00:28:07.519
 in God's eyes

00:28:07.519 --> 00:28:08.279
 and in God's presence

00:28:08.279 --> 00:28:08.759
 righteous

00:28:08.759 --> 00:28:10.259
 acceptable to him

00:28:10.259 --> 00:28:11.380
 our sin

00:28:11.380 --> 00:28:12.200
 covered holy

00:28:12.200 --> 00:28:13.680
 and that happens

00:28:13.680 --> 00:28:15.039
 because we receive

00:28:15.039 --> 00:28:15.660
 the righteousness

00:28:15.660 --> 00:28:16.319
 of Jesus

00:28:16.319 --> 00:28:18.480
 we're clothed

00:28:18.480 --> 00:28:19.059
 in the righteousness

00:28:19.059 --> 00:28:19.720
 of Christ

00:28:19.720 --> 00:28:21.680
 but Paul

00:28:21.680 --> 00:28:22.940
 says as well

00:28:22.940 --> 00:28:23.779
 that there's

00:28:23.779 --> 00:28:25.079
 something else

00:28:25.079 --> 00:28:25.779
 going on here

00:28:25.779 --> 00:28:26.480
 something deep

00:28:26.480 --> 00:28:27.120
 and mysterious

00:28:27.120 --> 00:28:29.099
 in that God

00:28:29.099 --> 00:28:31.059
 hasn't left us

00:28:31.059 --> 00:28:32.299
 at that point

00:28:32.299 --> 00:28:35.319
 there's a work

00:28:35.319 --> 00:28:36.140
 that goes on

00:28:36.140 --> 00:28:38.559
 that as we go on

00:28:38.559 --> 00:28:39.120
 as believers

00:28:39.120 --> 00:28:40.539
 there's a continual

00:28:40.539 --> 00:28:41.240
 progress

00:28:41.240 --> 00:28:43.700
 of that work

00:28:43.700 --> 00:28:45.740
 of our sanctification

00:28:45.740 --> 00:28:47.319
 of our being made

00:28:47.319 --> 00:28:48.039
 more and more

00:28:48.039 --> 00:28:49.279
 like Christ Jesus

00:28:49.279 --> 00:28:52.380
 and the truth

00:28:52.380 --> 00:28:52.819
 of it is

00:28:52.819 --> 00:28:53.339
 that there is

00:28:53.339 --> 00:28:53.799
 no gain

00:28:53.799 --> 00:28:54.539
 without pain

00:28:54.539 --> 00:28:55.299
 in the Christian

00:28:55.299 --> 00:28:55.700
 life

00:28:55.700 --> 00:28:58.400
 the mystery

00:28:58.400 --> 00:28:59.099
 is that there

00:28:59.099 --> 00:28:59.740
 is no glory

00:28:59.740 --> 00:29:00.460
 without the road

00:29:00.460 --> 00:29:01.120
 of the cross

00:29:01.120 --> 00:29:03.019
 without us

00:29:03.019 --> 00:29:03.960
 being taken

00:29:03.960 --> 00:29:05.180
 to that place

00:29:05.180 --> 00:29:06.259
 where Jesus

00:29:06.259 --> 00:29:06.819
 himself

00:29:06.819 --> 00:29:08.180
 was taken to

00:29:08.180 --> 00:29:10.420
 and so when

00:29:10.420 --> 00:29:11.039
 Paul talks

00:29:11.039 --> 00:29:11.720
 about the Christian

00:29:11.720 --> 00:29:13.599
 somehow participating

00:29:13.599 --> 00:29:14.339
 in the death

00:29:14.339 --> 00:29:14.859
 of Jesus

00:29:14.859 --> 00:29:17.199
 he's talking

00:29:17.199 --> 00:29:17.859
 about two

00:29:17.859 --> 00:29:19.220
 separate things

00:29:19.220 --> 00:29:19.659
 in fact

00:29:19.659 --> 00:29:21.480
 there is a sense

00:29:21.480 --> 00:29:21.899
 in which we

00:29:21.899 --> 00:29:22.740
 participate in the

00:29:22.740 --> 00:29:23.339
 death of Jesus

00:29:23.339 --> 00:29:24.199
 for our salvation

00:29:24.199 --> 00:29:25.519
 at the cross

00:29:25.519 --> 00:29:27.139
 the old person

00:29:27.139 --> 00:29:27.859
 with its sin

00:29:27.859 --> 00:29:28.659
 and its guilt

00:29:28.659 --> 00:29:30.339
 is put to death

00:29:30.339 --> 00:29:33.480
 our sin

00:29:33.480 --> 00:29:34.059
 is dealt

00:29:34.059 --> 00:29:34.679
 with there

00:29:34.679 --> 00:29:37.299
 it's completed

00:29:37.299 --> 00:29:38.759
 the work

00:29:38.759 --> 00:29:39.319
 of salvation

00:29:39.319 --> 00:29:39.799
 is done

00:29:39.799 --> 00:29:42.240
 but there is

00:29:42.240 --> 00:29:43.119
 also an experience

00:29:43.119 --> 00:29:43.879
 of an ongoing

00:29:43.879 --> 00:29:44.539
 progress

00:29:44.539 --> 00:29:45.099
 in the Christian

00:29:45.099 --> 00:29:45.439
 life

00:29:45.439 --> 00:29:45.879
 where we are

00:29:45.879 --> 00:29:46.799
 coming time

00:29:46.799 --> 00:29:47.259
 and again

00:29:47.259 --> 00:29:50.139
 to the death

00:29:50.139 --> 00:29:50.779
 of Jesus

00:29:50.779 --> 00:29:52.579
 and where we

00:29:52.579 --> 00:29:53.439
 need to experience

00:29:53.439 --> 00:29:54.099
 in our own

00:29:54.099 --> 00:29:54.500
 bodies

00:29:54.500 --> 00:29:55.239
 the ongoing

00:29:55.239 --> 00:29:56.079
 work of

00:29:56.079 --> 00:29:57.039
 dying

00:29:57.039 --> 00:29:58.059
 anew

00:29:58.059 --> 00:30:00.500
 putting to death

00:30:00.500 --> 00:30:00.959
 the sin

00:30:00.959 --> 00:30:01.399
 that is within

00:30:01.399 --> 00:30:01.799
 us

00:30:01.799 --> 00:30:03.699
 ensuring that

00:30:03.699 --> 00:30:04.819
 it is dealt

00:30:04.819 --> 00:30:05.219
 with

00:30:05.219 --> 00:30:06.839
 in Christ

00:30:06.839 --> 00:30:10.599
 and so here

00:30:10.599 --> 00:30:11.980
 Paul is talking

00:30:11.980 --> 00:30:12.379
 about that

00:30:12.379 --> 00:30:13.039
 second thing

00:30:13.039 --> 00:30:14.240
 that participation

00:30:14.240 --> 00:30:15.379
 that goes on

00:30:15.379 --> 00:30:16.339
 in the way

00:30:16.339 --> 00:30:16.799
 we think

00:30:16.799 --> 00:30:17.179
 about our

00:30:17.179 --> 00:30:17.579
 lives

00:30:17.579 --> 00:30:19.419
 the way

00:30:19.419 --> 00:30:19.619
 that we

00:30:19.619 --> 00:30:20.019
 go on

00:30:20.019 --> 00:30:20.399
 thinking

00:30:20.399 --> 00:30:20.879
 about what

00:30:20.879 --> 00:30:21.500
 happens

00:30:21.500 --> 00:30:22.019
 with us

00:30:22.019 --> 00:30:22.240
 daily

00:30:22.240 --> 00:30:22.599
 and that's

00:30:22.599 --> 00:30:22.799
 why

00:30:22.799 --> 00:30:23.419
 for the

00:30:23.419 --> 00:30:23.799
 Christian

00:30:23.799 --> 00:30:26.119
 that participation

00:30:26.119 --> 00:30:26.599
 in the

00:30:26.599 --> 00:30:27.019
 gospel

00:30:27.019 --> 00:30:28.319
 is not just

00:30:28.319 --> 00:30:28.839
 a one-off

00:30:28.839 --> 00:30:29.059
 thing

00:30:29.059 --> 00:30:29.599
 that happens

00:30:29.599 --> 00:30:29.859
 at the

00:30:29.859 --> 00:30:30.139
 beginning

00:30:30.139 --> 00:30:30.480
 of your

00:30:30.480 --> 00:30:30.799
 Christian

00:30:30.799 --> 00:30:31.240
 life

00:30:31.240 --> 00:30:32.779
 sometimes

00:30:32.779 --> 00:30:33.179
 that's

00:30:33.179 --> 00:30:33.339
 the way

00:30:33.339 --> 00:30:33.799
 we think

00:30:33.799 --> 00:30:34.559
 we get

00:30:34.559 --> 00:30:35.079
 swept into

00:30:35.079 --> 00:30:35.339
 thinking

00:30:35.339 --> 00:30:35.539
 about

00:30:35.539 --> 00:30:36.039
 conversion

00:30:36.039 --> 00:30:36.339
 has been

00:30:36.339 --> 00:30:36.539
 something

00:30:36.539 --> 00:30:37.039
 that happened

00:30:37.039 --> 00:30:37.279
 in the

00:30:37.279 --> 00:30:37.659
 past

00:30:37.659 --> 00:30:38.720
 and that's

00:30:38.720 --> 00:30:38.939
 what it

00:30:38.939 --> 00:30:39.379
 belongs

00:30:39.379 --> 00:30:40.740
 and then

00:30:40.740 --> 00:30:41.220
 after that

00:30:41.220 --> 00:30:41.500
 we're just

00:30:41.500 --> 00:30:41.879
 going on

00:30:41.879 --> 00:30:42.299
 as Christians

00:30:42.299 --> 00:30:42.559
 and we're

00:30:42.559 --> 00:30:42.799
 walking

00:30:42.799 --> 00:30:43.039
 and we're

00:30:43.039 --> 00:30:43.259
 learning

00:30:43.259 --> 00:30:43.480
 and we're

00:30:43.480 --> 00:30:43.740
 growing

00:30:43.740 --> 00:30:44.240
 and so on

00:30:44.240 --> 00:30:45.099
 but actually

00:30:45.099 --> 00:30:45.659
 what we need

00:30:45.659 --> 00:30:46.379
 is the cross

00:30:46.379 --> 00:30:46.899
 that was there

00:30:46.899 --> 00:30:47.519
 at the beginning

00:30:47.519 --> 00:30:48.819
 every day

00:30:48.819 --> 00:30:49.059
 in our

00:30:49.059 --> 00:30:49.799
 experience

00:30:49.799 --> 00:30:51.599
 that we keep

00:30:51.599 --> 00:30:52.220
 coming back

00:30:52.220 --> 00:30:53.019
 to and examining

00:30:53.019 --> 00:30:53.599
 the death

00:30:53.599 --> 00:30:54.159
 of Jesus

00:30:54.159 --> 00:30:55.959
 and learning

00:30:55.959 --> 00:30:56.399
 from what

00:30:56.399 --> 00:30:56.959
 Christ has

00:30:56.959 --> 00:30:57.279
 done

00:30:57.279 --> 00:30:58.859
 in order to

00:30:58.859 --> 00:30:59.339
 put to death

00:30:59.339 --> 00:30:59.679
 the sin

00:30:59.679 --> 00:31:00.099
 that is within

00:31:00.099 --> 00:31:00.279
 us

00:31:00.279 --> 00:31:00.720
 in order to

00:31:00.720 --> 00:31:01.339
 keep being

00:31:01.339 --> 00:31:02.220
 refreshed

00:31:02.220 --> 00:31:03.980
 in this

00:31:03.980 --> 00:31:04.519
 work and

00:31:04.519 --> 00:31:05.119
 progress

00:31:05.119 --> 00:31:06.539
 of redemption

00:31:06.539 --> 00:31:07.059
 in our

00:31:07.059 --> 00:31:07.559
 lives

00:31:07.559 --> 00:31:10.659
 and in order

00:31:10.659 --> 00:31:11.000
 to bring

00:31:11.000 --> 00:31:11.479
 about the

00:31:11.479 --> 00:31:11.939
 fullness

00:31:11.939 --> 00:31:12.419
 of the

00:31:12.419 --> 00:31:13.000
 restored

00:31:13.000 --> 00:31:13.500
 image

00:31:13.500 --> 00:31:14.099
 of God

00:31:14.099 --> 00:31:15.219
 in order

00:31:15.219 --> 00:31:15.539
 for us

00:31:15.539 --> 00:31:16.079
 to attain

00:31:16.079 --> 00:31:16.539
 full

00:31:16.539 --> 00:31:17.139
 Christ

00:31:17.139 --> 00:31:18.019
 likeness

00:31:18.019 --> 00:31:19.119
 as Paul

00:31:19.119 --> 00:31:19.319
 says

00:31:19.319 --> 00:31:19.659
 in order

00:31:19.659 --> 00:31:20.000
 that I

00:31:20.000 --> 00:31:20.359
 may

00:31:20.359 --> 00:31:21.519
 become

00:31:21.519 --> 00:31:23.039
 somehow

00:31:23.039 --> 00:31:24.339
 worthy

00:31:24.339 --> 00:31:25.479
 or attain

00:31:25.479 --> 00:31:26.139
 the resurrection

00:31:26.139 --> 00:31:26.939
 of the dead

00:31:26.939 --> 00:31:28.139
 in order

00:31:28.139 --> 00:31:28.500
 that I can

00:31:28.500 --> 00:31:29.039
 become like

00:31:29.039 --> 00:31:29.359
 Christ

00:31:29.359 --> 00:31:29.659
 in his

00:31:29.659 --> 00:31:30.099
 victory

00:31:30.099 --> 00:31:30.959
 and in the

00:31:30.959 --> 00:31:31.500
 glorification

00:31:31.500 --> 00:31:32.279
 that was his

00:31:32.279 --> 00:31:32.799
 when he rose

00:31:32.799 --> 00:31:33.419
 from the dead

00:31:33.420 --> 00:31:34.019
 and has

00:31:34.019 --> 00:31:34.640
 ascended up

00:31:34.640 --> 00:31:35.000
 into heaven

00:31:35.000 --> 00:31:35.400
 to be with

00:31:35.400 --> 00:31:35.759
 the father

00:31:35.759 --> 00:31:36.320
 in order

00:31:36.320 --> 00:31:36.740
 that I may

00:31:36.740 --> 00:31:37.480
 experience

00:31:37.480 --> 00:31:38.120
 the fullness

00:31:38.120 --> 00:31:38.759
 of the new

00:31:38.759 --> 00:31:39.539
 life of God

00:31:39.539 --> 00:31:40.060
 in me

00:31:40.060 --> 00:31:41.800
 I need to

00:31:41.800 --> 00:31:42.259
 keep coming

00:31:42.259 --> 00:31:42.900
 back to

00:31:42.900 --> 00:31:43.940
 and experiencing

00:31:43.940 --> 00:31:44.740
 the suffering

00:31:44.740 --> 00:31:47.220
 along the way

00:31:47.220 --> 00:31:49.860
 and this is a

00:31:49.860 --> 00:31:50.360
 strange thing

00:31:50.360 --> 00:31:50.900
 about God's

00:31:50.900 --> 00:31:51.339
 providence

00:31:51.339 --> 00:31:51.660
 in our

00:31:51.660 --> 00:31:52.120
 lives

00:31:52.120 --> 00:31:54.620
 that working

00:31:54.620 --> 00:31:55.220
 and flying

00:31:55.220 --> 00:31:55.779
 in tandem

00:31:55.779 --> 00:31:56.160
 with the

00:31:56.160 --> 00:31:56.720
 Holy Spirit

00:31:56.720 --> 00:31:57.559
 often takes

00:31:57.559 --> 00:31:57.980
 us

00:31:57.980 --> 00:31:59.559
 into places

00:31:59.559 --> 00:32:00.700
 of

00:32:00.700 --> 00:32:01.440
 suffering

00:32:01.440 --> 00:32:04.380
 the places

00:32:04.380 --> 00:32:04.819
 where the

00:32:04.819 --> 00:32:05.460
 cost of

00:32:05.460 --> 00:32:06.279
 discipleship

00:32:06.279 --> 00:32:07.519
 is laid

00:32:07.519 --> 00:32:07.839
 bare

00:32:07.839 --> 00:32:08.200
 and very

00:32:08.200 --> 00:32:08.759
 clear to

00:32:08.759 --> 00:32:09.160
 us

00:32:09.160 --> 00:32:11.160
 where it

00:32:11.160 --> 00:32:11.539
 is not

00:32:11.539 --> 00:32:11.960
 cheap

00:32:11.960 --> 00:32:12.400
 grace

00:32:12.400 --> 00:32:12.740
 that we

00:32:12.740 --> 00:32:13.120
 are called

00:32:13.120 --> 00:32:13.360
 to

00:32:13.360 --> 00:32:15.200
 but we

00:32:15.200 --> 00:32:15.500
 are called

00:32:15.500 --> 00:32:15.880
 to something

00:32:15.880 --> 00:32:16.380
 costly

00:32:16.380 --> 00:32:18.500
 we're called

00:32:18.500 --> 00:32:18.880
 to something

00:32:18.880 --> 00:32:19.460
 extreme

00:32:19.460 --> 00:32:22.360
 we're called

00:32:22.360 --> 00:32:22.700
 to lay

00:32:22.700 --> 00:32:23.040
 down our

00:32:23.040 --> 00:32:23.580
 lives

00:32:23.580 --> 00:32:25.440
 in the

00:32:25.440 --> 00:32:25.920
 pursuit

00:32:25.920 --> 00:32:27.300
 of the

00:32:27.300 --> 00:32:27.720
 righteousness

00:32:27.720 --> 00:32:28.100
 and the

00:32:28.100 --> 00:32:28.380
 glory

00:32:28.380 --> 00:32:29.060
 of Jesus

00:32:29.060 --> 00:32:37.200
 remember how

00:32:37.200 --> 00:32:37.840
 Jesus himself

00:32:37.840 --> 00:32:38.180
 did not

00:32:38.180 --> 00:32:38.860
 count equality

00:32:38.860 --> 00:32:39.340
 with God

00:32:39.340 --> 00:32:39.860
 something to

00:32:39.860 --> 00:32:40.720
 be grasped

00:32:40.720 --> 00:32:42.480
 it's not

00:32:42.480 --> 00:32:42.980
 something to

00:32:42.980 --> 00:32:43.740
 hold on to

00:32:43.740 --> 00:32:44.240
 for Jesus

00:32:44.240 --> 00:32:44.960
 rather he

00:32:44.960 --> 00:32:45.360
 empties

00:32:45.360 --> 00:32:45.799
 himself

00:32:45.799 --> 00:32:47.100
 and taking

00:32:47.100 --> 00:32:47.460
 the form

00:32:47.460 --> 00:32:47.700
 of a

00:32:47.700 --> 00:32:47.960
 servant

00:32:47.960 --> 00:32:49.019
 and becoming

00:32:49.019 --> 00:32:49.700
 obedient to

00:32:49.700 --> 00:32:50.100
 death

00:32:50.100 --> 00:32:52.640
 for us as

00:32:52.640 --> 00:32:53.120
 Christians

00:32:53.120 --> 00:32:55.100
 that is a

00:32:55.100 --> 00:32:55.680
 pathway that

00:32:55.680 --> 00:32:56.140
 will take us

00:32:56.140 --> 00:32:56.900
 into costly

00:32:56.900 --> 00:32:57.519
 places

00:32:57.519 --> 00:32:59.740
 it's a pathway

00:32:59.740 --> 00:33:00.240
 that will lead

00:33:00.240 --> 00:33:00.839
 us to places

00:33:00.839 --> 00:33:01.519
 of suffering

00:33:01.519 --> 00:33:02.240
 and sorrow

00:33:02.240 --> 00:33:04.500
 and anguish

00:33:04.500 --> 00:33:08.700
 sometimes it

00:33:08.700 --> 00:33:09.059
 will be

00:33:09.059 --> 00:33:09.700
 places

00:33:09.700 --> 00:33:10.619
 of

00:33:10.619 --> 00:33:13.579
 psychological

00:33:13.579 --> 00:33:14.140
 sorrow

00:33:14.140 --> 00:33:16.480
 where we

00:33:16.480 --> 00:33:16.859
 have to

00:33:16.859 --> 00:33:17.359
 wrestle

00:33:17.359 --> 00:33:20.519
 with our

00:33:20.519 --> 00:33:21.259
 own sinful

00:33:21.259 --> 00:33:21.859
 selves

00:33:21.859 --> 00:33:22.119
 and our

00:33:22.119 --> 00:33:22.599
 own sinful

00:33:22.599 --> 00:33:23.099
 thoughts

00:33:23.099 --> 00:33:26.299
 where in

00:33:26.299 --> 00:33:26.740
 fact the

00:33:26.740 --> 00:33:27.279
 desires of

00:33:27.279 --> 00:33:27.779
 our hearts

00:33:27.779 --> 00:33:28.140
 are the

00:33:28.140 --> 00:33:28.480
 things that

00:33:28.480 --> 00:33:28.799
 are so

00:33:28.799 --> 00:33:29.099
 wrong

00:33:29.099 --> 00:33:30.039
 and there

00:33:30.039 --> 00:33:30.519
 has to be

00:33:30.519 --> 00:33:31.339
 surgery done

00:33:31.339 --> 00:33:31.900
 to cut

00:33:31.900 --> 00:33:32.460
 these things

00:33:32.460 --> 00:33:32.799
 away

00:33:32.799 --> 00:33:33.599
 there's a

00:33:33.599 --> 00:33:34.000
 suffering

00:33:34.000 --> 00:33:34.819
 associated

00:33:34.819 --> 00:33:35.539
 with that

00:33:35.539 --> 00:33:36.700
 that as

00:33:36.700 --> 00:33:37.079
 Christians

00:33:37.079 --> 00:33:37.419
 as we

00:33:37.419 --> 00:33:37.799
 put to

00:33:37.799 --> 00:33:38.059
 death

00:33:38.059 --> 00:33:38.500
 the sin

00:33:38.500 --> 00:33:38.759
 that is

00:33:38.759 --> 00:33:39.259
 within us

00:33:39.259 --> 00:33:40.139
 there is a

00:33:40.139 --> 00:33:40.680
 pain

00:33:40.680 --> 00:33:41.799
 a suffering

00:33:41.799 --> 00:33:43.000
 of that

00:33:43.000 --> 00:33:43.960
 process

00:33:43.960 --> 00:33:44.379
 of putting

00:33:44.379 --> 00:33:44.819
 sin to

00:33:44.819 --> 00:33:45.139
 death

00:33:45.139 --> 00:33:49.240
 but equally

00:33:49.240 --> 00:33:49.579
 there's an

00:33:49.579 --> 00:33:50.119
 external

00:33:50.119 --> 00:33:50.859
 root of

00:33:50.859 --> 00:33:51.180
 suffering

00:33:51.180 --> 00:33:51.799
 as well

00:33:51.799 --> 00:33:55.619
 where we

00:33:55.619 --> 00:33:55.919
 have to

00:33:55.919 --> 00:33:56.319
 give up

00:33:56.319 --> 00:33:56.940
 the comfort

00:33:56.940 --> 00:33:57.460
 that we

00:33:57.460 --> 00:33:57.879
 take for

00:33:57.879 --> 00:33:58.279
 granted

00:33:58.279 --> 00:34:00.220
 where we

00:34:00.220 --> 00:34:00.579
 have to

00:34:00.579 --> 00:34:01.139
 sacrifice

00:34:01.140 --> 00:34:03.200
 the comforts

00:34:03.200 --> 00:34:03.480
 that we

00:34:03.480 --> 00:34:03.900
 think we're

00:34:03.900 --> 00:34:04.300
 entitled

00:34:04.300 --> 00:34:04.660
 to

00:34:04.660 --> 00:34:06.360
 the things

00:34:06.360 --> 00:34:06.640
 that we

00:34:06.640 --> 00:34:07.040
 think to

00:34:07.040 --> 00:34:07.420
 ourselves

00:34:07.420 --> 00:34:07.800
 we have

00:34:07.800 --> 00:34:08.460
 earned

00:34:08.460 --> 00:34:10.160
 and say

00:34:10.160 --> 00:34:10.519
 that's

00:34:10.519 --> 00:34:11.039
 mine

00:34:11.039 --> 00:34:13.640
 and we

00:34:13.640 --> 00:34:13.880
 would want

00:34:13.880 --> 00:34:14.420
 to grasp

00:34:14.420 --> 00:34:14.740
 it and

00:34:14.740 --> 00:34:15.119
 hold it

00:34:15.119 --> 00:34:15.519
 tight

00:34:15.519 --> 00:34:16.220
 and say

00:34:16.220 --> 00:34:16.640
 no Lord

00:34:16.640 --> 00:34:16.900
 you can

00:34:16.900 --> 00:34:17.280
 take other

00:34:17.280 --> 00:34:17.720
 things away

00:34:17.720 --> 00:34:18.039
 from me

00:34:18.039 --> 00:34:18.420
 but not

00:34:18.420 --> 00:34:18.900
 this

00:34:18.900 --> 00:34:21.740
 not my

00:34:21.740 --> 00:34:22.059
 comfortable

00:34:22.059 --> 00:34:22.500
 job

00:34:22.500 --> 00:34:26.480
 not my

00:34:26.480 --> 00:34:26.840
 comfortable

00:34:26.840 --> 00:34:27.280
 home

00:34:27.280 --> 00:34:31.280
 not my

00:34:31.280 --> 00:34:32.100
 easy life

00:34:32.100 --> 00:34:33.820
 not my

00:34:33.820 --> 00:34:34.060
 early

00:34:34.060 --> 00:34:34.580
 retirement

00:34:34.580 --> 00:34:37.740
 but rather

00:34:37.740 --> 00:34:39.080
 I can

00:34:39.080 --> 00:34:39.860
 press on

00:34:39.860 --> 00:34:42.880
 in the

00:34:42.880 --> 00:34:43.400
 costly

00:34:43.400 --> 00:34:44.460
 path of

00:34:44.460 --> 00:34:44.980
 obedience

00:34:44.980 --> 00:34:48.180
 because there

00:34:48.180 --> 00:34:48.480
 is a

00:34:48.480 --> 00:34:49.019
 greater

00:34:49.019 --> 00:34:49.940
 prize

00:34:49.940 --> 00:34:52.500
 there is

00:34:52.500 --> 00:34:52.720
 that

00:34:52.720 --> 00:34:53.380
 partnership

00:34:53.380 --> 00:34:53.780
 with

00:34:53.780 --> 00:34:54.240
 Jesus

00:34:54.240 --> 00:34:55.740
 where we

00:34:55.740 --> 00:34:56.560
 are conformed

00:34:56.559 --> 00:34:57.239
 to be like

00:34:57.239 --> 00:34:57.500
 him

00:34:57.500 --> 00:34:59.679
 and where

00:34:59.679 --> 00:35:00.360
 we gain

00:35:00.360 --> 00:35:02.239
 everything

00:35:02.239 --> 00:35:05.400
 there is a

00:35:05.400 --> 00:35:06.019
 prize

00:35:06.019 --> 00:35:07.299
 to be won

00:35:07.299 --> 00:35:14.679
 and without

00:35:14.679 --> 00:35:16.340
 fellowship

00:35:16.340 --> 00:35:17.179
 without this

00:35:17.179 --> 00:35:17.960
 partnership

00:35:17.960 --> 00:35:19.739
 without this

00:35:19.739 --> 00:35:21.639
 experience

00:35:21.639 --> 00:35:22.860
 of togetherness

00:35:22.860 --> 00:35:23.579
 with Christ

00:35:23.579 --> 00:35:24.220
 himself

00:35:24.220 --> 00:35:27.400
 the glories

00:35:27.400 --> 00:35:27.720
 that we

00:35:27.720 --> 00:35:28.160
 would long

00:35:28.160 --> 00:35:28.579
 for

00:35:28.579 --> 00:35:30.079
 will never

00:35:30.079 --> 00:35:30.680
 be attained

00:35:30.680 --> 00:35:33.780
 and so

00:35:33.780 --> 00:35:34.140
 we need

00:35:34.140 --> 00:35:34.599
 Jesus

00:35:34.599 --> 00:35:36.480
 we need

00:35:36.480 --> 00:35:36.740
 to come

00:35:36.740 --> 00:35:37.500
 with Christ

00:35:37.500 --> 00:35:39.039
 as we

00:35:39.039 --> 00:35:39.480
 go on

00:35:39.480 --> 00:35:39.780
 in this

00:35:39.780 --> 00:35:40.400
 pathway

00:35:40.400 --> 00:35:41.640
 of obedience

00:35:41.640 --> 00:35:42.220
 to him

00:35:42.220 --> 00:35:43.840
 to the

00:35:43.840 --> 00:35:44.320
 prize

00:35:44.320 --> 00:35:45.140
 and the

00:35:45.140 --> 00:35:45.440
 goal

00:35:45.440 --> 00:35:46.380
 of that

00:35:46.380 --> 00:35:46.640
 upward

00:35:46.640 --> 00:35:47.019
 calling

00:35:47.019 --> 00:35:47.519
 in him

00:35:47.519 --> 00:35:50.700
 Philippians

00:35:50.700 --> 00:35:51.019
 is a

00:35:51.019 --> 00:35:51.260
 letter

00:35:51.260 --> 00:35:51.840
 all about

00:35:51.840 --> 00:35:52.300
 fellowship

00:35:52.300 --> 00:35:54.019
 and strangely

00:35:54.019 --> 00:35:54.300
 it's a

00:35:54.300 --> 00:35:54.720
 letter of

00:35:54.720 --> 00:35:55.320
 fellowship

00:35:55.320 --> 00:35:55.820
 that leads

00:35:55.820 --> 00:35:56.400
 to joy

00:35:56.400 --> 00:35:56.980
 remember

00:35:56.980 --> 00:35:57.360
 Paul's

00:35:57.360 --> 00:35:57.720
 prayer right

00:35:57.720 --> 00:35:57.920
 at the

00:35:57.920 --> 00:35:58.160
 beginning

00:35:58.160 --> 00:35:59.100
 I am

00:35:59.100 --> 00:35:59.420
 filled

00:35:59.420 --> 00:35:59.920
 with joy

00:35:59.920 --> 00:36:00.240
 when I

00:36:00.240 --> 00:36:00.680
 think about

00:36:00.680 --> 00:36:00.800
 you

00:36:00.800 --> 00:36:01.280
 because of

00:36:01.280 --> 00:36:01.460
 your

00:36:01.460 --> 00:36:02.340
 partnership

00:36:02.340 --> 00:36:02.660
 in the

00:36:02.660 --> 00:36:03.000
 gospel

00:36:03.000 --> 00:36:04.420
 and then

00:36:04.420 --> 00:36:04.660
 he says

00:36:04.660 --> 00:36:05.019
 remember

00:36:05.019 --> 00:36:05.559
 because of

00:36:05.559 --> 00:36:05.700
 that

00:36:05.700 --> 00:36:06.120
 partnership

00:36:06.120 --> 00:36:06.380
 in the

00:36:06.380 --> 00:36:06.640
 gospel

00:36:06.640 --> 00:36:07.260
 you have

00:36:07.260 --> 00:36:07.740
 an

00:36:07.740 --> 00:36:08.160
 opportunity

00:36:08.160 --> 00:36:08.440
 for

00:36:08.440 --> 00:36:09.019
 partnership

00:36:09.019 --> 00:36:09.320
 in the

00:36:09.320 --> 00:36:09.519
 Holy

00:36:09.519 --> 00:36:09.940
 Spirit

00:36:09.940 --> 00:36:12.260
 and he

00:36:12.260 --> 00:36:12.420
 says

00:36:12.420 --> 00:36:12.600
 that

00:36:12.600 --> 00:36:13.180
 partnership

00:36:13.180 --> 00:36:13.460
 in the

00:36:13.460 --> 00:36:13.660
 Holy

00:36:13.660 --> 00:36:14.039
 Spirit

00:36:14.039 --> 00:36:15.780
 will lead

00:36:15.780 --> 00:36:16.180
 perhaps

00:36:16.180 --> 00:36:16.500
 to the

00:36:16.500 --> 00:36:16.980
 partnership

00:36:16.980 --> 00:36:17.300
 with

00:36:17.300 --> 00:36:17.760
 Christ

00:36:17.760 --> 00:36:18.120
 and his

00:36:18.120 --> 00:36:18.519
 suffering

00:36:18.519 --> 00:36:20.920
 but the

00:36:20.920 --> 00:36:21.639
 final outcome

00:36:21.639 --> 00:36:22.059
 of that

00:36:22.059 --> 00:36:23.340
 which is

00:36:23.340 --> 00:36:23.900
 implied

00:36:23.900 --> 00:36:25.840
 is the

00:36:25.840 --> 00:36:26.199
 full

00:36:26.199 --> 00:36:26.759
 blessings

00:36:26.759 --> 00:36:27.219
 of that

00:36:27.219 --> 00:36:27.759
 partnership

00:36:27.759 --> 00:36:28.059
 with

00:36:28.059 --> 00:36:28.599
 Christ

00:36:28.599 --> 00:36:30.179
 in glory

00:36:30.179 --> 00:36:31.679
 where we

00:36:31.679 --> 00:36:32.039
 will be

00:36:32.039 --> 00:36:32.559
 with him

00:36:32.559 --> 00:36:34.079
 for all

00:36:34.079 --> 00:36:34.820
 eternity

00:36:34.820 --> 00:36:38.240
 we rejoice

00:36:38.240 --> 00:36:38.740
 therefore

00:36:38.740 --> 00:36:39.600
 in a

00:36:39.600 --> 00:36:39.960
 God

00:36:39.960 --> 00:36:41.200
 who gives

00:36:41.200 --> 00:36:41.600
 us

00:36:41.600 --> 00:36:42.120
 all

00:36:42.120 --> 00:36:42.660
 things

00:36:42.660 --> 00:36:43.900
 and who

00:36:43.900 --> 00:36:44.539
 will supply

00:36:44.539 --> 00:36:45.280
 every need

00:36:45.280 --> 00:36:45.700
 of yours

00:36:45.700 --> 00:36:46.559
 according to

00:36:46.559 --> 00:36:47.440
 his riches

00:36:47.440 --> 00:36:48.220
 in glory

00:36:48.220 --> 00:36:48.920
 in Christ

00:36:48.920 --> 00:36:49.420
 Jesus

00:36:49.420 --> 00:36:51.180
 to God

00:36:51.180 --> 00:36:52.080
 our

00:36:52.080 --> 00:36:52.539
 Father

00:36:52.539 --> 00:36:53.620
 be glory

00:36:53.620 --> 00:36:54.080
 forever

00:36:54.080 --> 00:36:54.600
 and ever

00:36:54.600 --> 00:36:55.840
 Amen

00:36:55.840 --> 00:36:56.780
 let's

00:36:56.780 --> 00:36:57.000
 pray

00:36:57.000 --> 00:37:04.039
 Heavenly

00:37:04.039 --> 00:37:04.360
 Father

00:37:04.360 --> 00:37:04.820
 we

00:37:04.820 --> 00:37:06.599
 would bow

00:37:06.599 --> 00:37:07.099
 before you

00:37:07.099 --> 00:37:07.500
 just now

00:37:07.500 --> 00:37:07.739
 and we

00:37:07.739 --> 00:37:08.279
 thank you

00:37:08.279 --> 00:37:08.820
 that

00:37:08.820 --> 00:37:09.679
 there is

00:37:09.679 --> 00:37:10.239
 a salvation

00:37:10.239 --> 00:37:10.599
 to be

00:37:10.599 --> 00:37:10.900
 had

00:37:10.900 --> 00:37:12.639
 that there

00:37:12.639 --> 00:37:13.059
 is a

00:37:13.059 --> 00:37:13.500
 partnership

00:37:13.500 --> 00:37:13.900
 in the

00:37:13.900 --> 00:37:14.259
 gospel

00:37:14.259 --> 00:37:15.619
 that we

00:37:15.619 --> 00:37:15.980
 can know

00:37:15.980 --> 00:37:16.519
 and experience

00:37:16.519 --> 00:37:17.159
 for ourselves

00:37:17.159 --> 00:37:17.559
 and I pray

00:37:17.559 --> 00:37:17.980
 for anyone

00:37:17.980 --> 00:37:18.519
 here tonight

00:37:18.519 --> 00:37:18.880
 who does

00:37:18.880 --> 00:37:19.400
 not yet

00:37:19.400 --> 00:37:20.219
 know that

00:37:20.219 --> 00:37:20.860
 in its

00:37:20.860 --> 00:37:21.219
 fullness

00:37:21.219 --> 00:37:22.000
 those here

00:37:22.000 --> 00:37:22.960
 who don't

00:37:22.960 --> 00:37:23.480
 know Jesus

00:37:23.480 --> 00:37:23.860
 as their

00:37:23.860 --> 00:37:24.139
 saviour

00:37:24.139 --> 00:37:24.539
 have not

00:37:24.539 --> 00:37:25.079
 settled

00:37:25.079 --> 00:37:25.739
 in faith

00:37:25.739 --> 00:37:26.500
 in him

00:37:26.500 --> 00:37:27.860
 and I

00:37:27.860 --> 00:37:28.279
 pray Lord

00:37:28.279 --> 00:37:28.559
 that you

00:37:28.559 --> 00:37:28.900
 would open

00:37:28.900 --> 00:37:29.340
 their hearts

00:37:29.340 --> 00:37:29.739
 just now

00:37:29.739 --> 00:37:30.340
 to receive

00:37:30.340 --> 00:37:30.860
 Christ

00:37:30.860 --> 00:37:31.940
 that you

00:37:31.940 --> 00:37:32.300
 would help

00:37:32.300 --> 00:37:32.599
 them to

00:37:32.599 --> 00:37:33.259
 trust in

00:37:33.259 --> 00:37:33.599
 Jesus

00:37:33.599 --> 00:37:35.099
 and to

00:37:35.099 --> 00:37:35.539
 discover

00:37:35.539 --> 00:37:35.980
 that

00:37:35.980 --> 00:37:36.699
 partnership

00:37:36.699 --> 00:37:37.360
 in eternal

00:37:37.360 --> 00:37:37.839
 life

00:37:37.839 --> 00:37:38.579
 that is

00:37:38.579 --> 00:37:39.000
 laid out

00:37:39.000 --> 00:37:39.659
 before them

00:37:39.659 --> 00:37:41.460
 along the

00:37:41.460 --> 00:37:41.819
 way Lord

00:37:41.819 --> 00:37:42.279
 we pray

00:37:42.279 --> 00:37:42.639
 that you

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 would help

00:37:43.179 --> 00:37:43.460
 us to

00:37:43.460 --> 00:37:43.940
 experience

00:37:43.940 --> 00:37:44.699
 that partnership

00:37:44.699 --> 00:37:44.980
 of the

00:37:44.980 --> 00:37:45.460
 Holy Spirit

00:37:45.460 --> 00:37:46.659
 that we

00:37:46.659 --> 00:37:47.000
 would know

00:37:47.000 --> 00:37:47.400
 the Holy

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 Spirit's

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 help in

00:37:48.179 --> 00:37:48.639
 our lives

00:37:48.639 --> 00:37:49.420
 that we

00:37:49.420 --> 00:37:49.699
 would know

00:37:49.699 --> 00:37:50.039
 the Holy

00:37:50.039 --> 00:37:50.500
 Spirit's

00:37:50.500 --> 00:37:50.839
 leading

00:37:50.839 --> 00:37:51.519
 and direction

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 and that

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 we would

00:37:53.019 --> 00:37:53.339
 heed

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 where the

00:37:53.739 --> 00:37:54.179
 Holy Spirit

00:37:54.179 --> 00:37:54.880
 leads us

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 because that

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 is indeed

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 the path

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 of blessing

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 in the life

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 of the

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 Christian

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 and ultimately

00:38:01.099 --> 00:38:01.699
 Lord if that

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 leads us

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 to places

00:38:03.119 --> 00:38:03.679
 of suffering

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 we pray

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 that we

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 would not

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 despair

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 in it

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 but that

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 we would

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 know

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 that this

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 suffering

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 that we

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 endure

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 is a

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 partnership

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 in the

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 sufferings

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 of Jesus

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 it is

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 indeed as

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 Paul says

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 elsewhere

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 it is

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 making up

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 what is

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 lacking

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 in the

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 sufferings

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 of Christ

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 for the

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 salvation

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 of this

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 world

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 and so

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 Lord may

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 we

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 through all

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 that we

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 endure

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 show forth

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 the glorious

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 riches of

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 our God

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 and show

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 that he

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 is worthy

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 of our

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 trust

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 even when

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 times of

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 despair

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 may come

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 to us

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 help us

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 encourage us

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 on the road

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 enable us

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 to be a

00:38:43.440 --> 00:38:43.739
 blessing

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 and we

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 ask this

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 all in

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 Jesus name

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 Amen

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 and we're

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 going to sing

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 in conclusion

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 in the

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 Scottish

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 Psalter

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 Psalm

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 133

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 this is

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 page 424

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 in the

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 psalm book

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 page 424

00:38:59.300 --> 00:39:09.060
 this is a

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 psalm that

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 expresses the

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 same joy

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 that Paul

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 had as he

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 thought about

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 the fellowship

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 of the

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 Philippian

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 church

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 behold

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 so see

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 look and

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 see

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 this is

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 worth

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 noting

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 how good

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 a thing

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 it is

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 and how

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 becoming

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 well

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 together

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 such as

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 brethren

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 are

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 in unity

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 to dwell

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 like precious

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 ointment

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 on the

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 head

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 that down

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 the

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 beard

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 did

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 flow

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 even

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 Aaron's

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 beard

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 and to

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 the

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 skirts

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 did

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 of his

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 garments

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 go

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 it's

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 that

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 that

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 sense

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 of

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 anointing

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 is really

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 the Holy

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 Spirit's

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 work

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 it's the

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 spirit

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 that

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 anoints us

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 and enables

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 us and equips

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 us for

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 work in

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 God's

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 service

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 and that

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 flows out

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 of this

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 partnership

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 that we

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 have

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 with

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 Christ

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 and with

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 the Holy

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 Spirit

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 and this

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 partnership

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 in the

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 work of

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 the gospel

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 that we're

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 called to

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 and so

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 as Herman's

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 Jew

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 the Jew

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 that doth

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 on Zion

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 hills

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 descend

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 for there

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 the blessing

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 God commands

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 life

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 that shall

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 never end

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 the promise

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 of everlasting

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 life is one

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 that is bound

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 up in the

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 unity of God's

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 people with

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 their Messiah

00:40:01.940 --> 00:40:02.340
 with their

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 Savior Christ

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 he is the

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 one who

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 will water

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 in the new

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 heavens and

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 the new

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 earth will

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 water

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 the tree

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 of life

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 and the

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 fruit of

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 that tree

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 will be

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 the means

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 by which

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 we have

00:40:13.519 --> 00:40:14.280
 an experience

00:40:14.280 --> 00:40:15.340
 that everlasting

00:40:15.340 --> 00:40:16.140
 life as well

00:40:16.140 --> 00:40:17.099
 and so the

00:40:17.099 --> 00:40:17.599
 blessing of

00:40:17.599 --> 00:40:18.140
 God is that

00:40:18.140 --> 00:40:18.619
 Jew that

00:40:18.619 --> 00:40:19.740
 flows from

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 Mount Zion

00:40:20.220 --> 00:40:20.700
 itself

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 it's a

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 wonderful

00:40:21.419 --> 00:40:21.939
 picture in

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 the psalm

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 of the

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 blessings of

00:40:24.679 --> 00:40:24.980
 unity

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 overflowing

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 in the

00:40:26.259 --> 00:40:26.519
 life of

00:40:26.519 --> 00:40:26.859
 the church

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 so behold

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 how good

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 a thing

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 it is

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 and how

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 becoming

00:40:29.639 --> 00:40:30.159
 well

00:40:30.159 --> 00:40:30.759
 let's stand

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 and sing

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 the whole

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 psalm

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 together

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 such

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 shall

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 unity

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 to dwell

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 like precious

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 ointment

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 on the head

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 that down the

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 bearded

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 flow

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 he

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 made

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 your spirit

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 and to

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 the church

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 did all

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 his garments

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 go

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 as

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 her

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 most

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 do

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 the

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 junta

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 of

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 Zion

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 on hills

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 be

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 said

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 for

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 there

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 the

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 blessing

00:42:06.980 --> 00:42:08.980
 God

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 commands

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 life

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 that

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 shall

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 never

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 end

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 the

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 grace of the Lord Jesus Christ

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 the love of God the Father

00:42:25.960 --> 00:42:28.019
 and the fellowship of God the Holy Spirit

00:42:28.019 --> 00:42:30.240
 be with each one of us now and always

00:42:30.240 --> 00:42:31.099
 Amen

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 a

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