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 came expecting to hear somebody else. Sorry about that.

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 But I hope you'll block out the same voice sounds and be able to hear God's word because

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 that's ultimately what's most important, not the person at the front.

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 And if you do miss any of the Sunday morning talks, so through the summer, Connor started

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 off in 1 John and then Martin spoke last week from Luke's Gospel on the Cross. Any of those

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 talks, they're all available online. There's a new sermon app or a new sermon program on

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 the website which Christopher has been updating. So they're all there. You can listen away

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 and it's a very easy format to click and follow up. So thanks, Chris, again for doing that.

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 It's a great resource for us to have. So we're going to pray and then look at God's word.

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 Father, thank you. Thank you for your gift to us. Thank you for life itself today, for

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 for sustaining us, for sustaining us, giving us energy and strength to be here with one

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 another. Father, we come and we gather because we are needy people. We cannot live life without

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 you. We need your instruction. We need your word. We need your truth.

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 For in that is life itself. So be gracious to us as you are. Speak to us afresh this morning.

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 Build us up and help us. And it's in his name we pray. Amen.

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 Well, Psalm 27, as I say, we'll read that in just a minute. But just by way of introduction,

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 what do you fear? Right now as you sit there, what do you fear? What's going through your

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 minds? This week I found myself overwhelmed with fear. Our son, Ethan, who you know, has

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 been living with us for the last 23 years and went off to Canada to work. And driving back

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 from the airport, my mind was racing. What if he doesn't find work? What if something goes

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 wrong? What if he gets involved with the wrong kind of people? What if we don't hear from him?

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 What if fear grips us, doesn't it? And paralyzes us. We fear perhaps losing our job or fearing

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 new situations. We fear exams. We fear getting sick. We fear for our children. We fear about

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 our parents. We fear about climate change. We fear about everything. And on our more reflective

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 moments, we fear death itself. So as we begin, what is your fear? What are you worried about?

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 What are you concerned about? Well, fears are natural and normal emotions. But it's what we

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 do with those fears is what counts. Generally, there are three ways we respond to fears. The first

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 is to fight, isn't it? We dig deep within and we say, I can beat this. We look to inner resources.

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 But what happens when we don't have any fights left? What happens when our fears weaken us?

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 Then what do we do? Well, the second is flight. When we fear, we run as fast as we can in the

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 other direction. But what happens when we run in the other direction? We're actually running

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 into another fear. Sooner or later, wherever we turn, we'll just be running into a new kind

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 of fear. What do we do then? Or the third response is faith, which is what brings us to Psalm 27.

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 King David, the author of the psalm, responds with confident faith. In the face of fear, there is

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 confident faith. So let's read Psalm 27 together.

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 The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life.

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 of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes

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 who will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear. Though war break out against me,

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 even then I will be confident. One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek, that I may dwell in the house of the

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 Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble,

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 he will keep me safe in his dwelling. He will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.

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 Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me. At his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy.

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 I will sing and make music to the Lord.

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 Hear my voice, Lord, when I call. Be merciful to me and answer me.

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 My heart says of you, seek his face.

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 Your face, Lord, I will seek.

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 Do not hide your face from me.

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 Do not turn your servant away in anger.

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 You have been my helper.

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 Do not reject me or forsake me, God my Saviour.

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 Though my father and mother forsake me,

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 the Lord will receive me.

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 Teach me your way, Lord.

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 Lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors.

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 Do not hand me over to the desires of my foes.

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 For false witnesses rise up against me,

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 spouting malicious accusations.

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 I remain confident of this.

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 I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

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 Wait for the Lord.

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 Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

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 So as we look together through this psalm,

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 we're going to see three big ideas.

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 Unwavering confidence,

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 experiencing confidence,

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 and keeping that confidence.

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 So first,

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 David's unwavering, confident faith.

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 David's confidence is evident, isn't it?

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 Straight from the beginning, verse 1.

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 The Lord is my light and my salvation.

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 Whom shall I fear?

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 The Lord is the stronghold of my life.

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 Of whom?

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 Is there anyone

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 who I shall fear?

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 No fear.

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 And it's not that David is immune from trouble.

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 He lived in a world just like us

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 that brings many kinds of fears.

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 His life is under threat.

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 So look at verse 2.

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 He talks about the wicked

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 advancing against him to devour him.

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 Verse 5.

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 His days are full of trouble.

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 Verse 6.

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 Enemies surround him.

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 Physical armies.

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 Physical armies.

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 Verse 12.

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 False witnesses rise up against me,

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 spouting malicious accusations.

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 What David is facing is real fear.

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 And it's enough to make anybody run in fear.

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 But yet he has this remarkable,

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 unwavering confidence.

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 Look at verse 2.

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 When the wicked advance against me to devour me,

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 well, it's my enemies and my foes

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 who will stumble and fall.

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 Though an army besiege me,

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 my heart will not fear.

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 Even though war break out against me,

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 even then,

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 I will be confident.

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 It seems nothing and no one will defeat him or destroy him.

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 It's almost he sounds indestructible

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 that not even death can overcome him.

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 In fact, he's so certain,

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 verse 5,

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 that when the day of trouble comes,

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 he will keep me safe in his dwelling.

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 He will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent

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 and set me high upon a rock.

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 Whatever trouble comes his way,

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 no matter how big or how great,

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 who it is or what it is,

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 he has an unwavering confidence

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 that he can say,

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 verse 13,

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 I remain confident of this,

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 absolutely sure, no doubt,

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 I will see the goodness of the Lord

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 in the land of the living.

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 Isn't that the kind of confidence we want in life?

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 That whatever fear we may face,

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 be it loneliness,

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 illness,

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 or some future thing that may come,

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 or even death itself,

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 that we could say with absolute certainty,

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 my heart will not fear.

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 I will be confident.

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 When the day of trouble comes,

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 that we will be able to say,

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 I will be safe.

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 So how can I,

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 how can we together,

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 have unwavering confident faith

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 in the face of our fears?

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 Well, that brings us to our second big idea,

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 experiencing confident faith.

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 David's confidence is not in himself.

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 This is not bravado.

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 It is in a person, isn't it?

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 Verse 1.

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 The Lord is my light and salvation.

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 Whom shall I fear?

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 The Lord is the stronghold of my life.

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 Of whom shall I be afraid?

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 David's faith is rooted and grounded

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 in a person,

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 in the Lord,

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 the one who is steadfast and loyal,

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 faithful and unfailing.

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 But not only that,

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 David's confidence

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 is not just something present,

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 it is also something future.

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 Look at verse 3.

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 He says,

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 Though war break out against me,

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 I will be confident.

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 In the day of trouble,

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 verse 5,

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 he will keep me safe.

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 Now for David,

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 that was partially true,

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 wasn't it?

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 We know of many accounts

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 of where he defeated many enemies

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 and won many battles.

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 But yet when he fought

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 the greatest enemy,

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 when he faced the greatest battle,

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 when he was confronted with death,

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 he lost.

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 David died.

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 Because none of us can beat

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 or defeat death.

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 You see,

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 David's confidence

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 confidence was not in himself.

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 He looked in faith

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 to one who would defeat death

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 for him.

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 One who would overcome

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 his greatest fear.

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 He looked to the one

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 who would provide

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 eternal security

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 and safety.

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 You see,

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 David's faith,

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 his confidence,

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 was in the Lord.

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 And our confidence

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 is in the same Lord,

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 in Jesus Christ.

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 Look with me, please,

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 to Mark's Gospel,

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 chapter 10.

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 You can keep a finger

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 in Psalm 27,

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 but go to the New Testament,

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 to the Gospel of Mark,

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 chapter 10.

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 Here Jesus is talking

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 with his disciples

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 and he predicts

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 his own death.

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 He's talking about himself.

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 And he says in verse 33,

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 we are going up

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 to Jerusalem.

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 Jerusalem would be

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 the place of his execution.

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 And the Son of Man,

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 speaking of himself,

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 will be delivered

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 over to the chief priests

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 and the teachers

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 of the law.

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 They will condemn him

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 to death

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 and will hand him

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 over to the Gentiles

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 who will mock him

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 and spit on him,

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 flog him

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 and kill him.

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 You see,

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 it's remarkable

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 that the experience

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 of Jesus here

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 that he describes

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 was just like

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 King David.

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 The wicked

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 came to devour

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 Jesus.

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 The enemies

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 plotted to kill

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 Jesus.

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 False witnesses

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 slandered

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 Jesus.

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 The day of trouble

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 came to Jesus

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 and he died.

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 He was executed

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 by his enemies.

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 But Jesus

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 adds something else,

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 doesn't he?

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 Look at the end

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 of verse 34.

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 With great hope,

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 three days later,

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 the Son of Man

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 will rise.

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 And Christ

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 was raised

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 to life.

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 He faced

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 into death.

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 He fought

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 the greatest enemy.

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 he faced

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 the greatest

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 battle of all

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 and he won.

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 Though the armies

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 of death

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 and evil

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 came against him,

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 his enemies

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 stumbled

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 and fell.

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 Though Satan

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 made a war

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 against him,

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 he was exalted

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 above

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 his enemies.

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 What David

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 said was true

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 but only true

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 through his

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 faith in Christ.

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 that's why

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 we look

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 in faith

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 to Christ.

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 Our confidence

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 is in one

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 who has

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 secured

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 our salvation,

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 who's defeated

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 our greatest

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 enemy,

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 who has

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 crushed

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 death itself.

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 Christ

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 is our

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 stronghold

00:17:12.279 --> 00:17:13.819
 over our

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 life.

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 Which means

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 we can face

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 into any

00:17:17.700 --> 00:17:18.299
 fear

00:17:18.299 --> 00:17:20.460
 with confident

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 faith.

00:17:21.980 --> 00:17:22.539
 No matter

00:17:22.539 --> 00:17:23.619
 what life

00:17:23.619 --> 00:17:24.440
 may throw

00:17:24.440 --> 00:17:25.000
 at us,

00:17:25.759 --> 00:17:26.620
 we can

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 have confidence.

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 So how

00:17:29.920 --> 00:17:30.600
 can we

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 experience

00:17:31.720 --> 00:17:32.360
 this

00:17:32.360 --> 00:17:33.440
 confident

00:17:33.440 --> 00:17:34.019
 faith

00:17:34.019 --> 00:17:34.799
 that David

00:17:34.799 --> 00:17:35.460
 has?

00:17:36.059 --> 00:17:36.600
 Well let's

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 go back

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 to Psalm

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 27.

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 Two things

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 that will

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 help us

00:17:42.960 --> 00:17:44.279
 to experience

00:17:44.279 --> 00:17:45.500
 this

00:17:45.500 --> 00:17:46.259
 confident

00:17:46.259 --> 00:17:47.080
 faith

00:17:47.080 --> 00:17:48.340
 as we

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 look in

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 faith

00:17:49.299 --> 00:17:50.960
 to Christ.

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 first,

00:17:55.779 --> 00:17:56.460
 let us

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 make

00:17:56.799 --> 00:17:57.500
 Christ

00:17:57.500 --> 00:17:58.059
 the

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 focus

00:17:58.819 --> 00:18:00.259
 of our

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 gaze.

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 Make

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 Christ

00:18:02.180 --> 00:18:02.440
 the

00:18:02.440 --> 00:18:02.840
 focus

00:18:02.840 --> 00:18:03.319
 of your

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 gaze.

00:18:04.420 --> 00:18:04.799
 Look at

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 verse 4.

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 One thing

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 I ask

00:18:07.779 --> 00:18:08.140
 from the

00:18:08.140 --> 00:18:08.519
 Lord,

00:18:09.400 --> 00:18:09.900
 this only

00:18:09.900 --> 00:18:10.360
 do I

00:18:10.360 --> 00:18:10.819
 seek,

00:18:11.819 --> 00:18:12.460
 that I

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 may dwell

00:18:13.279 --> 00:18:13.840
 in the

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 house of

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 the Lord

00:18:14.720 --> 00:18:15.140
 all the

00:18:15.140 --> 00:18:15.600
 days of

00:18:15.600 --> 00:18:16.200
 my life,

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 to gaze

00:18:18.100 --> 00:18:18.779
 on the

00:18:18.779 --> 00:18:19.279
 beauty

00:18:19.279 --> 00:18:19.740
 of the

00:18:19.740 --> 00:18:20.079
 Lord

00:18:20.079 --> 00:18:21.819
 and to

00:18:21.819 --> 00:18:22.119
 seek

00:18:22.119 --> 00:18:22.500
 him in

00:18:22.500 --> 00:18:22.680
 his

00:18:22.680 --> 00:18:23.099
 temple.

00:18:24.759 --> 00:18:25.819
 To gaze

00:18:25.819 --> 00:18:27.579
 on the

00:18:27.579 --> 00:18:28.099
 beauty

00:18:28.099 --> 00:18:29.279
 of the

00:18:29.279 --> 00:18:29.660
 Lord.

00:18:31.480 --> 00:18:32.259
 What does

00:18:32.259 --> 00:18:32.819
 that mean

00:18:32.819 --> 00:18:33.279
 for you

00:18:33.279 --> 00:18:33.660
 and I?

00:18:35.000 --> 00:18:35.579
 Well,

00:18:35.940 --> 00:18:36.420
 let me

00:18:36.420 --> 00:18:36.799
 try and

00:18:36.799 --> 00:18:37.359
 explain.

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 I love,

00:18:39.099 --> 00:18:39.339
 as you

00:18:39.339 --> 00:18:39.559
 know,

00:18:39.660 --> 00:18:40.099
 to go

00:18:40.099 --> 00:18:40.819
 walking in

00:18:40.819 --> 00:18:41.339
 the mountains

00:18:41.339 --> 00:18:42.019
 and to

00:18:42.019 --> 00:18:43.039
 reach the

00:18:43.039 --> 00:18:43.619
 top

00:18:43.619 --> 00:18:44.740
 is

00:18:44.740 --> 00:18:45.619
 breathtaking.

00:18:46.319 --> 00:18:47.119
 To stand

00:18:47.119 --> 00:18:47.819
 there all

00:18:47.819 --> 00:18:48.519
 alone and

00:18:48.519 --> 00:18:49.220
 see those

00:18:49.220 --> 00:18:50.079
 panoramic

00:18:50.079 --> 00:18:50.920
 views

00:18:50.920 --> 00:18:51.940
 are

00:18:51.940 --> 00:18:52.860
 captivating.

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 Just for

00:18:54.460 --> 00:18:54.980
 a moment

00:18:54.980 --> 00:18:55.980
 to stand

00:18:55.980 --> 00:18:57.279
 and gaze

00:18:57.279 --> 00:18:57.660
 at the

00:18:57.660 --> 00:18:58.120
 beauty

00:18:58.120 --> 00:18:59.240
 all around

00:18:59.240 --> 00:18:59.660
 makes

00:18:59.660 --> 00:19:00.460
 everything

00:19:00.460 --> 00:19:01.279
 else fade

00:19:01.279 --> 00:19:01.660
 into

00:19:01.660 --> 00:19:02.680
 insignificance.

00:19:03.059 --> 00:19:03.680
 The beauty

00:19:03.680 --> 00:19:04.700
 can be so

00:19:04.700 --> 00:19:05.660
 captivating

00:19:05.660 --> 00:19:06.460
 that you're

00:19:06.460 --> 00:19:07.259
 no longer

00:19:07.259 --> 00:19:08.539
 fearing the

00:19:08.539 --> 00:19:09.180
 swirling

00:19:09.180 --> 00:19:09.759
 winds

00:19:09.759 --> 00:19:11.000
 or fearing

00:19:11.000 --> 00:19:11.779
 the drop

00:19:11.779 --> 00:19:12.259
 that is

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 the other

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 side of

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 you.

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 The beauty

00:19:15.779 --> 00:19:16.680
 captures

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 your heart.

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 Or think

00:19:20.079 --> 00:19:20.319
 of it

00:19:20.319 --> 00:19:20.839
 like this.

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 If you

00:19:21.140 --> 00:19:21.460
 were to

00:19:21.460 --> 00:19:21.900
 cross

00:19:21.900 --> 00:19:22.559
 one of

00:19:22.559 --> 00:19:23.220
 those rope

00:19:23.220 --> 00:19:23.600
 bridges

00:19:23.600 --> 00:19:24.259
 over a

00:19:24.259 --> 00:19:24.539
 deep

00:19:24.539 --> 00:19:25.100
 cavern,

00:19:25.440 --> 00:19:25.759
 it's

00:19:25.759 --> 00:19:26.440
 important

00:19:26.440 --> 00:19:27.039
 what you

00:19:27.039 --> 00:19:27.559
 gaze

00:19:27.559 --> 00:19:28.000
 at.

00:19:29.700 --> 00:19:30.319
 Don't

00:19:30.319 --> 00:19:31.160
 look down.

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 Of course,

00:19:33.519 --> 00:19:34.039
 we all look

00:19:34.039 --> 00:19:34.319
 down,

00:19:34.420 --> 00:19:34.819
 don't we?

00:19:36.140 --> 00:19:37.000
 We look

00:19:37.000 --> 00:19:37.500
 around.

00:19:38.120 --> 00:19:39.120
 We fear.

00:19:39.299 --> 00:19:39.960
 We panic.

00:19:40.180 --> 00:19:41.059
 We stumble.

00:19:42.059 --> 00:19:42.660
 But if we

00:19:42.660 --> 00:19:43.920
 fix our gaze

00:19:43.920 --> 00:19:44.500
 on what's

00:19:44.500 --> 00:19:45.220
 before us,

00:19:45.460 --> 00:19:45.940
 on the

00:19:45.940 --> 00:19:47.100
 person who's

00:19:47.099 --> 00:19:48.059
 already walked

00:19:48.059 --> 00:19:48.740
 across that

00:19:48.740 --> 00:19:49.319
 bridge for

00:19:49.319 --> 00:19:49.539
 us,

00:19:49.799 --> 00:19:50.539
 our gaze

00:19:50.539 --> 00:19:51.219
 is fixed

00:19:51.219 --> 00:19:52.139
 and we

00:19:52.139 --> 00:19:52.939
 will walk

00:19:52.939 --> 00:19:54.199
 confidently.

00:19:56.099 --> 00:19:56.519
 You see,

00:19:56.619 --> 00:19:57.139
 we are to

00:19:57.139 --> 00:19:58.819
 gaze on

00:19:58.819 --> 00:19:59.359
 the beauty

00:19:59.359 --> 00:20:00.159
 of Christ.

00:20:00.579 --> 00:20:01.259
 To gaze

00:20:01.259 --> 00:20:01.819
 is to

00:20:01.819 --> 00:20:02.779
 linger,

00:20:03.059 --> 00:20:04.079
 to meditate,

00:20:04.500 --> 00:20:05.719
 to think

00:20:05.719 --> 00:20:06.119
 upon,

00:20:06.699 --> 00:20:07.339
 to be

00:20:07.339 --> 00:20:08.599
 captivated by

00:20:08.599 --> 00:20:09.279
 the greatness

00:20:09.279 --> 00:20:09.819
 and the

00:20:09.819 --> 00:20:10.579
 glory of

00:20:10.579 --> 00:20:11.219
 who Jesus

00:20:11.219 --> 00:20:11.619
 is,

00:20:11.919 --> 00:20:12.579
 because it

00:20:12.579 --> 00:20:13.159
 is only

00:20:13.159 --> 00:20:14.019
 the beauty

00:20:14.019 --> 00:20:14.859
 of Christ

00:20:14.859 --> 00:20:15.639
 in all

00:20:15.639 --> 00:20:16.879
 his magnificence,

00:20:16.880 --> 00:20:17.680
 that will

00:20:17.680 --> 00:20:18.440
 dispel

00:20:18.440 --> 00:20:19.340
 our fears.

00:20:21.880 --> 00:20:22.520
 Gaze.

00:20:23.640 --> 00:20:24.000
 Keep

00:20:24.000 --> 00:20:24.920
 looking at

00:20:24.920 --> 00:20:25.680
 what Christ

00:20:25.680 --> 00:20:26.320
 has done.

00:20:26.860 --> 00:20:27.520
 Open up

00:20:27.520 --> 00:20:28.100
 the word

00:20:28.100 --> 00:20:28.660
 of God

00:20:28.660 --> 00:20:29.740
 and see

00:20:29.740 --> 00:20:30.400
 Christ

00:20:30.400 --> 00:20:30.920
 in his

00:20:30.920 --> 00:20:31.380
 beauty

00:20:31.380 --> 00:20:32.320
 who comes

00:20:32.320 --> 00:20:33.140
 to deal

00:20:33.140 --> 00:20:33.620
 with our

00:20:33.620 --> 00:20:34.060
 sin

00:20:34.060 --> 00:20:34.980
 and deal

00:20:34.980 --> 00:20:35.460
 with our

00:20:35.460 --> 00:20:36.440
 greatest fear,

00:20:36.580 --> 00:20:37.240
 death itself,

00:20:37.580 --> 00:20:38.400
 who dies

00:20:38.400 --> 00:20:39.180
 our death

00:20:39.180 --> 00:20:40.340
 and rises

00:20:40.340 --> 00:20:41.020
 again from

00:20:41.020 --> 00:20:41.580
 the grave

00:20:41.580 --> 00:20:42.500
 and gives

00:20:42.500 --> 00:20:43.160
 us the gift

00:20:43.160 --> 00:20:43.480
 of his

00:20:43.480 --> 00:20:43.880
 spirit

00:20:43.880 --> 00:20:44.840
 and fills

00:20:44.840 --> 00:20:45.420
 us with

00:20:45.420 --> 00:20:46.020
 grace

00:20:46.019 --> 00:20:47.079
 and mercy

00:20:47.079 --> 00:20:48.259
 and love

00:20:48.259 --> 00:20:49.519
 and compassion.

00:20:50.779 --> 00:20:51.579
 The one

00:20:51.579 --> 00:20:52.440
 who secures

00:20:52.440 --> 00:20:53.279
 our eternal

00:20:53.279 --> 00:20:54.480
 life with

00:20:54.480 --> 00:20:55.420
 him forever

00:20:55.420 --> 00:20:56.339
 in his

00:20:56.339 --> 00:20:57.019
 eternal

00:20:57.019 --> 00:20:57.619
 kingdom

00:20:57.619 --> 00:20:59.460
 gaze

00:20:59.460 --> 00:21:00.900
 at the

00:21:00.900 --> 00:21:01.500
 beauty of

00:21:01.500 --> 00:21:01.859
 Jesus.

00:21:03.819 --> 00:21:04.299
 You see,

00:21:04.400 --> 00:21:05.200
 whatever we

00:21:05.200 --> 00:21:05.980
 are gazing

00:21:05.980 --> 00:21:06.480
 at

00:21:06.480 --> 00:21:08.579
 captures

00:21:08.579 --> 00:21:09.660
 our thoughts

00:21:09.660 --> 00:21:10.700
 and our

00:21:10.700 --> 00:21:11.339
 minds.

00:21:11.339 --> 00:21:12.339
 love

00:21:12.339 --> 00:21:14.059
 so focus

00:21:14.059 --> 00:21:14.839
 your gaze

00:21:14.839 --> 00:21:15.199
 on the

00:21:15.199 --> 00:21:15.559
 beauty

00:21:15.559 --> 00:21:16.220
 of Christ

00:21:16.220 --> 00:21:17.099
 and your

00:21:17.099 --> 00:21:17.759
 fears

00:21:17.759 --> 00:21:18.659
 will be

00:21:18.659 --> 00:21:19.919
 dispelled.

00:21:22.639 --> 00:21:23.500
 Not only

00:21:23.500 --> 00:21:23.899
 are we

00:21:23.899 --> 00:21:24.720
 to gaze,

00:21:25.679 --> 00:21:26.480
 we are

00:21:26.480 --> 00:21:26.959
 to make

00:21:26.959 --> 00:21:27.659
 Christ

00:21:27.659 --> 00:21:28.599
 the

00:21:28.599 --> 00:21:29.279
 desires

00:21:29.279 --> 00:21:30.359
 of our

00:21:30.359 --> 00:21:30.879
 hearts.

00:21:31.879 --> 00:21:32.579
 Look at

00:21:32.579 --> 00:21:32.819
 verse

00:21:32.819 --> 00:21:33.259
 seven.

00:21:33.259 --> 00:21:37.240
 hear my

00:21:37.240 --> 00:21:37.900
 voice

00:21:37.900 --> 00:21:39.000
 when I

00:21:39.000 --> 00:21:39.379
 call

00:21:39.379 --> 00:21:39.879
 Lord.

00:21:40.660 --> 00:21:40.940
 Be

00:21:40.940 --> 00:21:41.379
 merciful

00:21:41.379 --> 00:21:42.019
 to me

00:21:42.019 --> 00:21:43.059
 and answer

00:21:43.059 --> 00:21:43.420
 me.

00:21:43.980 --> 00:21:44.619
 My heart

00:21:44.619 --> 00:21:45.240
 says of

00:21:45.240 --> 00:21:45.539
 you,

00:21:46.279 --> 00:21:46.720
 seek

00:21:46.720 --> 00:21:47.579
 his face.

00:21:48.940 --> 00:21:49.579
 Your

00:21:49.579 --> 00:21:50.299
 face,

00:21:50.519 --> 00:21:50.779
 Lord,

00:21:50.920 --> 00:21:51.420
 I will

00:21:51.420 --> 00:21:51.799
 seek.

00:21:52.180 --> 00:21:52.579
 Do

00:21:52.579 --> 00:21:53.180
 not

00:21:53.180 --> 00:21:53.759
 hide

00:21:53.759 --> 00:21:54.099
 your

00:21:54.099 --> 00:21:54.619
 face

00:21:54.619 --> 00:21:54.980
 from

00:21:54.980 --> 00:21:55.339
 me.

00:21:57.480 --> 00:21:58.039
 Seek

00:21:58.039 --> 00:21:58.299
 his

00:21:58.299 --> 00:21:58.839
 face.

00:22:00.200 --> 00:22:00.539
 Well,

00:22:00.579 --> 00:22:01.059
 it's not

00:22:01.059 --> 00:22:01.740
 literally

00:22:01.740 --> 00:22:02.380
 to look

00:22:02.380 --> 00:22:02.680
 at the

00:22:02.680 --> 00:22:03.079
 face

00:22:03.079 --> 00:22:03.259
 of

00:22:03.259 --> 00:22:03.599
 Christ

00:22:03.599 --> 00:22:04.120
 or to

00:22:04.120 --> 00:22:04.819
 hang a

00:22:04.819 --> 00:22:05.099
 picture

00:22:05.099 --> 00:22:05.480
 up at

00:22:05.480 --> 00:22:05.940
 the wall

00:22:05.940 --> 00:22:06.859
 of some

00:22:06.859 --> 00:22:07.440
 pretend

00:22:07.440 --> 00:22:08.099
 image of

00:22:08.099 --> 00:22:08.420
 Christ

00:22:08.420 --> 00:22:09.140
 and gaze

00:22:09.140 --> 00:22:09.500
 at his

00:22:09.500 --> 00:22:09.880
 face

00:22:09.880 --> 00:22:10.319
 all day

00:22:10.319 --> 00:22:10.620
 long.

00:22:11.000 --> 00:22:11.180
 No,

00:22:11.559 --> 00:22:12.180
 to seek

00:22:12.180 --> 00:22:12.880
 his face

00:22:12.880 --> 00:22:13.339
 is to

00:22:13.339 --> 00:22:13.940
 desire

00:22:13.940 --> 00:22:14.519
 to be

00:22:14.519 --> 00:22:15.279
 in his

00:22:15.279 --> 00:22:16.160
 presence,

00:22:16.319 --> 00:22:16.819
 to be

00:22:16.819 --> 00:22:17.480
 with

00:22:17.480 --> 00:22:18.120
 Christ.

00:22:19.740 --> 00:22:20.120
 If I

00:22:20.120 --> 00:22:20.579
 said to

00:22:20.579 --> 00:22:20.920
 Kirsty,

00:22:21.359 --> 00:22:21.700
 she's

00:22:21.700 --> 00:22:22.140
 heading off

00:22:22.140 --> 00:22:22.740
 today to

00:22:22.740 --> 00:22:23.019
 go and

00:22:23.019 --> 00:22:23.400
 visit her

00:22:23.400 --> 00:22:23.779
 family,

00:22:24.099 --> 00:22:24.460
 and I

00:22:24.460 --> 00:22:24.819
 ring her

00:22:24.819 --> 00:22:25.079
 up in

00:22:25.079 --> 00:22:25.359
 the week

00:22:25.359 --> 00:22:25.680
 and say,

00:22:26.039 --> 00:22:26.920
 I long

00:22:26.920 --> 00:22:27.460
 to see

00:22:27.460 --> 00:22:27.660
 your

00:22:27.660 --> 00:22:28.380
 face.

00:22:29.700 --> 00:22:29.880
 Well,

00:22:29.900 --> 00:22:30.120
 I hope

00:22:30.120 --> 00:22:30.460
 I want to

00:22:30.460 --> 00:22:30.779
 see your

00:22:30.779 --> 00:22:31.079
 face,

00:22:31.079 --> 00:22:31.819
 but it's

00:22:31.819 --> 00:22:32.339
 not just

00:22:32.339 --> 00:22:32.859
 her face.

00:22:32.980 --> 00:22:33.279
 I want

00:22:33.279 --> 00:22:33.439
 her

00:22:33.439 --> 00:22:36.240
 presence.

00:22:38.839 --> 00:22:39.220
 You see,

00:22:39.299 --> 00:22:39.960
 to seek

00:22:39.960 --> 00:22:40.939
 Christ's

00:22:40.939 --> 00:22:41.759
 face is

00:22:41.759 --> 00:22:43.179
 to seek

00:22:43.179 --> 00:22:43.579
 his

00:22:43.579 --> 00:22:44.279
 presence,

00:22:45.240 --> 00:22:46.399
 to be

00:22:46.399 --> 00:22:46.779
 with

00:22:46.779 --> 00:22:47.299
 Christ

00:22:47.299 --> 00:22:47.899
 where he

00:22:47.899 --> 00:22:48.220
 is,

00:22:48.619 --> 00:22:49.079
 where there

00:22:49.079 --> 00:22:49.720
 are no

00:22:49.720 --> 00:22:50.259
 fears.

00:22:52.279 --> 00:22:52.980
 Look back

00:22:52.980 --> 00:22:53.339
 at verse

00:22:53.339 --> 00:22:53.699
 four.

00:22:54.259 --> 00:22:54.839
 One thing

00:22:54.839 --> 00:22:55.279
 he says,

00:22:55.359 --> 00:22:55.899
 I ask of

00:22:55.899 --> 00:22:56.279
 the Lord,

00:22:56.399 --> 00:22:56.980
 this only do

00:22:56.980 --> 00:22:57.359
 I seek,

00:22:57.419 --> 00:22:58.039
 that I may

00:22:58.039 --> 00:22:59.279
 dwell in

00:22:59.279 --> 00:22:59.839
 the house

00:22:59.839 --> 00:23:00.199
 of the

00:23:00.199 --> 00:23:01.359
 Lord all

00:23:01.359 --> 00:23:02.000
 the days

00:23:02.000 --> 00:23:02.399
 of my

00:23:02.399 --> 00:23:02.899
 life.

00:23:03.779 --> 00:23:04.319
 This is

00:23:04.319 --> 00:23:05.399
 our ultimate

00:23:05.399 --> 00:23:06.159
 goal and

00:23:06.159 --> 00:23:06.659
 desire,

00:23:06.819 --> 00:23:07.359
 to be

00:23:07.359 --> 00:23:08.159
 with

00:23:08.159 --> 00:23:09.159
 Christ,

00:23:10.740 --> 00:23:11.779
 in person,

00:23:12.859 --> 00:23:13.559
 to see

00:23:13.559 --> 00:23:13.919
 him,

00:23:14.699 --> 00:23:15.399
 to live

00:23:15.399 --> 00:23:15.939
 with him

00:23:15.939 --> 00:23:16.759
 forever,

00:23:17.279 --> 00:23:17.980
 in that

00:23:17.980 --> 00:23:18.599
 new and

00:23:18.599 --> 00:23:19.099
 eternal

00:23:19.099 --> 00:23:19.639
 kingdom

00:23:19.639 --> 00:23:20.679
 where there

00:23:20.679 --> 00:23:21.459
 are no

00:23:21.459 --> 00:23:21.839
 more

00:23:21.839 --> 00:23:22.559
 fears.

00:23:23.859 --> 00:23:24.859
 No more

00:23:24.859 --> 00:23:25.359
 fears.

00:23:25.359 --> 00:23:27.619
 you see,

00:23:27.699 --> 00:23:28.339
 whatever our

00:23:28.339 --> 00:23:28.879
 heart's

00:23:28.879 --> 00:23:29.899
 desire is,

00:23:30.319 --> 00:23:31.519
 there you

00:23:31.519 --> 00:23:32.279
 will follow.

00:23:33.099 --> 00:23:33.839
 Whatever it

00:23:33.839 --> 00:23:34.299
 is that

00:23:34.299 --> 00:23:35.219
 captivates

00:23:35.219 --> 00:23:35.839
 your heart,

00:23:36.359 --> 00:23:36.919
 there you

00:23:36.919 --> 00:23:37.439
 will give

00:23:37.439 --> 00:23:38.139
 your time

00:23:38.139 --> 00:23:38.539
 and your

00:23:38.539 --> 00:23:39.240
 priority.

00:23:40.539 --> 00:23:41.159
 So if

00:23:41.159 --> 00:23:42.000
 your desire

00:23:42.000 --> 00:23:42.579
 is,

00:23:43.159 --> 00:23:43.639
 I want

00:23:43.639 --> 00:23:44.000
 to get

00:23:44.000 --> 00:23:44.379
 married,

00:23:44.579 --> 00:23:44.879
 or if

00:23:44.879 --> 00:23:45.579
 your desire

00:23:45.579 --> 00:23:46.079
 is to

00:23:46.079 --> 00:23:46.799
 get rich,

00:23:46.959 --> 00:23:47.579
 or to

00:23:47.579 --> 00:23:48.319
 be healthy

00:23:48.319 --> 00:23:49.179
 and beautiful,

00:23:49.459 --> 00:23:50.000
 or to

00:23:50.000 --> 00:23:50.659
 be happy,

00:23:51.579 --> 00:23:52.459
 if that's

00:23:52.460 --> 00:23:52.700
 your

00:23:52.700 --> 00:23:53.420
 priority,

00:23:54.380 --> 00:23:56.000
 that's

00:23:56.000 --> 00:23:56.440
 where you

00:23:56.440 --> 00:23:56.779
 will be

00:23:56.779 --> 00:23:57.140
 driven

00:23:57.140 --> 00:23:57.940
 every day

00:23:57.940 --> 00:23:58.259
 of your

00:23:58.259 --> 00:23:58.559
 life.

00:23:58.759 --> 00:23:59.180
 And it's

00:23:59.180 --> 00:23:59.600
 not that

00:23:59.600 --> 00:23:59.960
 any of

00:23:59.960 --> 00:24:00.460
 those things

00:24:00.460 --> 00:24:00.980
 are bad

00:24:00.980 --> 00:24:01.360
 things,

00:24:01.600 --> 00:24:02.360
 the problem

00:24:02.360 --> 00:24:03.120
 is every

00:24:03.120 --> 00:24:03.539
 one of

00:24:03.539 --> 00:24:04.120
 those things

00:24:04.120 --> 00:24:05.100
 are temporary.

00:24:07.700 --> 00:24:08.299
 They

00:24:08.299 --> 00:24:08.740
 don't

00:24:08.740 --> 00:24:09.460
 last.

00:24:11.200 --> 00:24:11.480
 They're

00:24:11.480 --> 00:24:12.000
 like the

00:24:12.000 --> 00:24:12.700
 mist that

00:24:12.700 --> 00:24:13.240
 comes in

00:24:13.240 --> 00:24:13.680
 the morning

00:24:13.680 --> 00:24:14.079
 and is

00:24:14.079 --> 00:24:14.840
 burnt up

00:24:14.840 --> 00:24:15.259
 by the

00:24:15.259 --> 00:24:16.100
 morning sun.

00:24:17.620 --> 00:24:18.140
 As one

00:24:18.140 --> 00:24:18.799
 writer put

00:24:18.799 --> 00:24:19.019
 it,

00:24:19.460 --> 00:24:19.860
 death

00:24:19.860 --> 00:24:20.620
 will blow

00:24:20.620 --> 00:24:21.460
 up all

00:24:21.460 --> 00:24:22.100
 our hopes

00:24:22.099 --> 00:24:22.559
 and put

00:24:22.559 --> 00:24:23.059
 an end

00:24:23.059 --> 00:24:24.219
 to all

00:24:24.219 --> 00:24:24.459
 our

00:24:24.459 --> 00:24:25.399
 enjoyments.

00:24:27.859 --> 00:24:28.480
 Death

00:24:28.480 --> 00:24:29.099
 will take

00:24:29.099 --> 00:24:29.659
 us from

00:24:29.659 --> 00:24:30.000
 these

00:24:30.000 --> 00:24:30.579
 things,

00:24:31.459 --> 00:24:32.519
 or death

00:24:32.519 --> 00:24:33.059
 will take

00:24:33.059 --> 00:24:33.699
 these things

00:24:33.699 --> 00:24:34.619
 from us.

00:24:36.559 --> 00:24:37.419
 You see,

00:24:37.519 --> 00:24:38.000
 when we

00:24:38.000 --> 00:24:39.000
 lose something

00:24:39.000 --> 00:24:39.959
 precious to

00:24:39.959 --> 00:24:40.339
 us,

00:24:40.959 --> 00:24:42.199
 hope is

00:24:42.199 --> 00:24:43.019
 replaced by

00:24:43.019 --> 00:24:43.639
 fear.

00:24:44.939 --> 00:24:45.379
 We've

00:24:45.379 --> 00:24:46.039
 lost the

00:24:46.039 --> 00:24:46.799
 very things

00:24:46.799 --> 00:24:47.179
 that we

00:24:47.179 --> 00:24:47.679
 put our

00:24:47.679 --> 00:24:48.079
 hope

00:24:48.079 --> 00:24:48.719
 into.

00:24:50.399 --> 00:24:50.959
 Wherever

00:24:50.959 --> 00:24:51.959
 your heart's

00:24:51.960 --> 00:24:52.860
 desire is,

00:24:53.200 --> 00:24:53.799
 that's

00:24:53.799 --> 00:24:54.220
 where you

00:24:54.220 --> 00:24:54.539
 will be

00:24:54.539 --> 00:24:54.860
 driven

00:24:54.860 --> 00:24:55.220
 to.

00:24:56.299 --> 00:24:57.019
 But it's

00:24:57.019 --> 00:24:58.019
 all temporary.

00:24:59.180 --> 00:24:59.900
 It doesn't

00:24:59.900 --> 00:25:00.620
 last.

00:25:02.059 --> 00:25:02.440
 Death

00:25:02.440 --> 00:25:03.200
 takes our

00:25:03.200 --> 00:25:03.860
 security

00:25:03.860 --> 00:25:05.100
 and our

00:25:05.100 --> 00:25:05.559
 safety.

00:25:06.640 --> 00:25:07.400
 But if

00:25:07.400 --> 00:25:08.340
 Christ is

00:25:08.340 --> 00:25:09.000
 our heart's

00:25:09.000 --> 00:25:09.420
 desire,

00:25:10.500 --> 00:25:11.140
 then whatever

00:25:11.140 --> 00:25:12.500
 we lose,

00:25:13.240 --> 00:25:14.079
 we do not

00:25:14.079 --> 00:25:14.559
 need to

00:25:14.559 --> 00:25:14.840
 fear.

00:25:14.840 --> 00:25:15.539
 Look at

00:25:15.539 --> 00:25:16.259
 verse 10.

00:25:19.859 --> 00:25:21.019
 Though my

00:25:21.019 --> 00:25:22.099
 father and

00:25:22.099 --> 00:25:23.159
 mother forsake

00:25:23.159 --> 00:25:24.920
 me, the

00:25:24.920 --> 00:25:25.579
 Lord will

00:25:25.579 --> 00:25:26.440
 receive me.

00:25:27.139 --> 00:25:28.180
 Even if I

00:25:28.180 --> 00:25:28.940
 should lose

00:25:28.940 --> 00:25:30.180
 my parents,

00:25:30.319 --> 00:25:31.159
 my spouse,

00:25:31.619 --> 00:25:32.460
 my job,

00:25:32.839 --> 00:25:33.619
 my health,

00:25:35.039 --> 00:25:35.940
 even if I

00:25:35.940 --> 00:25:36.559
 were to lose

00:25:36.559 --> 00:25:37.059
 my own

00:25:37.059 --> 00:25:37.920
 life, I

00:25:37.920 --> 00:25:38.599
 can never

00:25:38.599 --> 00:25:39.339
 lose the

00:25:39.339 --> 00:25:39.799
 Lord.

00:25:39.799 --> 00:25:41.799
 because the

00:25:41.799 --> 00:25:42.440
 Lord will

00:25:42.440 --> 00:25:43.839
 never forsake

00:25:43.839 --> 00:25:44.099
 me.

00:25:44.480 --> 00:25:44.940
 The Lord

00:25:44.940 --> 00:25:46.159
 will always

00:25:46.159 --> 00:25:46.980
 receive me.

00:25:47.359 --> 00:25:48.279
 My confidence

00:25:48.279 --> 00:25:49.119
 remains.

00:25:50.919 --> 00:25:51.440
 The only

00:25:51.440 --> 00:25:52.159
 thing that

00:25:52.159 --> 00:25:52.700
 death will

00:25:52.700 --> 00:25:53.279
 ever do

00:25:53.279 --> 00:25:54.539
 is fulfill

00:25:54.539 --> 00:25:56.039
 my desire

00:25:56.039 --> 00:25:56.680
 because it

00:25:56.680 --> 00:25:57.339
 will bring

00:25:57.339 --> 00:25:58.079
 me into

00:25:58.079 --> 00:25:58.639
 the very

00:25:58.639 --> 00:25:59.599
 presence of

00:25:59.599 --> 00:26:00.079
 Christ

00:26:00.079 --> 00:26:00.700
 himself.

00:26:02.419 --> 00:26:02.819
 You see,

00:26:02.919 --> 00:26:03.700
 whatever our

00:26:03.700 --> 00:26:04.659
 heart's desire

00:26:04.659 --> 00:26:05.039
 is,

00:26:05.039 --> 00:26:06.180
 whatever we

00:26:06.180 --> 00:26:06.799
 follow,

00:26:07.460 --> 00:26:08.159
 there we

00:26:08.160 --> 00:26:08.980
 will go.

00:26:10.779 --> 00:26:11.720
 So make

00:26:11.720 --> 00:26:12.500
 Christ

00:26:12.500 --> 00:26:14.120
 the desire

00:26:14.120 --> 00:26:14.640
 of your

00:26:14.640 --> 00:26:15.180
 heart.

00:26:16.480 --> 00:26:17.360
 And as

00:26:17.360 --> 00:26:18.040
 he fills

00:26:18.040 --> 00:26:18.840
 your heart,

00:26:19.200 --> 00:26:20.100
 your fears

00:26:20.100 --> 00:26:21.080
 will be

00:26:21.080 --> 00:26:22.080
 banished.

00:26:26.240 --> 00:26:27.380
 One writer

00:26:27.380 --> 00:26:27.820
 put it

00:26:27.820 --> 00:26:28.519
 like this.

00:26:30.360 --> 00:26:31.140
 Follow

00:26:31.140 --> 00:26:31.620
 with me

00:26:31.620 --> 00:26:32.320
 on screen.

00:26:34.040 --> 00:26:34.800
 Man's

00:26:34.800 --> 00:26:35.620
 days on

00:26:35.620 --> 00:26:36.120
 the earth

00:26:36.120 --> 00:26:36.560
 are out

00:26:36.560 --> 00:26:36.720
 of the

00:26:36.720 --> 00:26:37.080
 shadow.

00:26:38.160 --> 00:26:38.960
 It was

00:26:38.960 --> 00:26:39.259
 never

00:26:39.259 --> 00:26:39.880
 designed

00:26:39.880 --> 00:26:40.560
 by God

00:26:40.560 --> 00:26:41.120
 that this

00:26:41.120 --> 00:26:41.600
 world

00:26:41.600 --> 00:26:42.180
 should be

00:26:42.180 --> 00:26:42.360
 our

00:26:42.360 --> 00:26:42.680
 home.

00:26:43.759 --> 00:26:44.220
 The

00:26:44.220 --> 00:26:44.660
 future

00:26:44.660 --> 00:26:45.240
 world,

00:26:46.019 --> 00:26:46.279
 heaven

00:26:46.279 --> 00:26:46.880
 itself,

00:26:47.200 --> 00:26:47.720
 the new

00:26:47.720 --> 00:26:48.360
 heavens and

00:26:48.360 --> 00:26:48.720
 the new

00:26:48.720 --> 00:26:49.080
 earth,

00:26:49.940 --> 00:26:50.759
 was designed

00:26:50.759 --> 00:26:51.440
 to be our

00:26:51.440 --> 00:26:52.540
 settled and

00:26:52.540 --> 00:26:53.180
 everlasting

00:26:53.180 --> 00:26:53.779
 home.

00:26:55.680 --> 00:26:56.740
 To go

00:26:56.740 --> 00:26:57.440
 to heaven

00:26:57.440 --> 00:26:59.060
 fully to

00:26:59.060 --> 00:27:00.160
 enjoy God

00:27:00.160 --> 00:27:01.700
 is infinitely

00:27:01.700 --> 00:27:02.519
 better than

00:27:02.519 --> 00:27:02.980
 the most

00:27:02.980 --> 00:27:03.600
 pleasant

00:27:03.600 --> 00:27:04.440
 accommodations

00:27:04.440 --> 00:27:04.980
 here.

00:27:05.540 --> 00:27:05.920
 Fathers

00:27:05.920 --> 00:27:06.620
 and mothers,

00:27:06.619 --> 00:27:07.599
 husbands,

00:27:07.599 --> 00:27:07.619
 husbands,

00:27:08.179 --> 00:27:08.699
 wives,

00:27:09.139 --> 00:27:09.579
 children,

00:27:10.299 --> 00:27:10.579
 or the

00:27:10.579 --> 00:27:11.299
 company of

00:27:11.299 --> 00:27:11.619
 earthly

00:27:11.619 --> 00:27:12.339
 friends,

00:27:13.219 --> 00:27:13.599
 are but

00:27:13.599 --> 00:27:14.319
 shadows.

00:27:15.919 --> 00:27:16.359
 But the

00:27:16.359 --> 00:27:17.259
 enjoyment of

00:27:17.259 --> 00:27:19.219
 God is

00:27:19.219 --> 00:27:19.439
 the

00:27:19.439 --> 00:27:20.139
 substance.

00:27:22.799 --> 00:27:23.719
 Everything

00:27:23.719 --> 00:27:24.719
 we have,

00:27:25.319 --> 00:27:26.159
 everything we

00:27:26.159 --> 00:27:27.019
 hold is

00:27:27.019 --> 00:27:28.119
 temporary.

00:27:28.119 --> 00:27:37.239
 will be

00:27:37.239 --> 00:27:37.939
 banished.

00:27:37.939 --> 00:27:38.299
 So,

00:27:42.919 --> 00:27:43.879
 experiencing

00:27:43.879 --> 00:27:45.759
 confidence,

00:27:46.759 --> 00:27:48.279
 how do we

00:27:48.279 --> 00:27:49.139
 keep this

00:27:49.139 --> 00:27:49.639
 confidence?

00:27:49.640 --> 00:27:49.920
 repentance.

00:27:52.140 --> 00:27:52.500
 Well,

00:27:52.700 --> 00:27:53.759
 Psalm 27

00:27:53.759 --> 00:27:55.520
 is a

00:27:55.520 --> 00:27:55.880
 prayer,

00:27:56.020 --> 00:27:56.500
 isn't it?

00:27:57.020 --> 00:27:57.820
 They're all

00:27:57.820 --> 00:27:58.600
 prayers,

00:27:58.780 --> 00:27:59.360
 they're all

00:27:59.360 --> 00:28:00.540
 cries from

00:28:00.540 --> 00:28:01.280
 the heart

00:28:01.280 --> 00:28:02.960
 to the

00:28:02.960 --> 00:28:03.420
 Lord.

00:28:04.220 --> 00:28:05.080
 Verse 7,

00:28:05.660 --> 00:28:06.620
 hear my

00:28:06.620 --> 00:28:08.220
 voice when

00:28:08.220 --> 00:28:09.020
 I call

00:28:09.020 --> 00:28:09.600
 Lord.

00:28:10.820 --> 00:28:11.100
 Be

00:28:11.100 --> 00:28:12.040
 merciful to

00:28:12.040 --> 00:28:12.400
 me and

00:28:12.400 --> 00:28:13.040
 answer me.

00:28:14.380 --> 00:28:14.820
 You see,

00:28:14.820 --> 00:28:15.759
 none of us

00:28:15.759 --> 00:28:17.259
 knows what

00:28:17.259 --> 00:28:18.000
 we're going to

00:28:18.000 --> 00:28:18.740
 face this

00:28:18.740 --> 00:28:19.140
 week,

00:28:19.880 --> 00:28:20.880
 what's going

00:28:20.880 --> 00:28:21.599
 to be before

00:28:21.599 --> 00:28:22.160
 us next

00:28:22.160 --> 00:28:22.460
 month,

00:28:22.740 --> 00:28:23.500
 what's going

00:28:23.500 --> 00:28:24.039
 to happen

00:28:24.039 --> 00:28:24.880
 next year.

00:28:25.220 --> 00:28:26.099
 But we do

00:28:26.099 --> 00:28:26.940
 know that in

00:28:26.940 --> 00:28:27.960
 some shape or

00:28:27.960 --> 00:28:28.380
 form,

00:28:29.079 --> 00:28:29.920
 fears will

00:28:29.920 --> 00:28:30.640
 come upon

00:28:30.640 --> 00:28:31.140
 us,

00:28:31.599 --> 00:28:32.000
 and they

00:28:32.000 --> 00:28:32.599
 will grip

00:28:32.599 --> 00:28:32.980
 us,

00:28:33.180 --> 00:28:33.539
 and they

00:28:33.539 --> 00:28:34.599
 will paralyze

00:28:34.599 --> 00:28:35.079
 us.

00:28:36.640 --> 00:28:37.480
 But it's

00:28:37.480 --> 00:28:38.299
 not so much

00:28:38.299 --> 00:28:39.019
 that we have

00:28:39.019 --> 00:28:39.559
 fears,

00:28:39.880 --> 00:28:40.579
 but it's what

00:28:40.579 --> 00:28:41.620
 we do with

00:28:41.620 --> 00:28:42.240
 our fears.

00:28:43.859 --> 00:28:44.480
 And here's

00:28:44.480 --> 00:28:44.920
 what the

00:28:44.920 --> 00:28:45.380
 Psalm has

00:28:45.380 --> 00:28:46.019
 been teaching

00:28:46.019 --> 00:28:46.319
 us,

00:28:46.620 --> 00:28:47.259
 that when

00:28:47.259 --> 00:28:48.339
 fears come

00:28:48.339 --> 00:28:49.039
 upon us,

00:28:49.480 --> 00:28:50.099
 run in

00:28:50.099 --> 00:28:51.299
 faith to

00:28:51.299 --> 00:28:51.980
 Christ.

00:28:53.339 --> 00:28:53.939
 Christ,

00:28:54.099 --> 00:28:54.839
 our confidence,

00:28:55.480 --> 00:28:55.919
 Christ,

00:28:56.159 --> 00:28:57.059
 our only

00:28:57.059 --> 00:28:58.539
 hope in

00:28:58.539 --> 00:28:59.199
 life and

00:28:59.199 --> 00:28:59.559
 death.

00:29:00.959 --> 00:29:01.559
 Christ,

00:29:01.740 --> 00:29:02.259
 the one who

00:29:02.259 --> 00:29:02.699
 has gone

00:29:02.699 --> 00:29:03.500
 before us,

00:29:03.779 --> 00:29:04.139
 who has

00:29:04.139 --> 00:29:04.819
 gone through

00:29:04.819 --> 00:29:05.279
 life.

00:29:05.679 --> 00:29:06.139
 He has

00:29:06.139 --> 00:29:06.859
 faced our

00:29:06.859 --> 00:29:07.859
 greatest fears

00:29:07.859 --> 00:29:08.379
 for us.

00:29:08.720 --> 00:29:09.059
 He has

00:29:09.059 --> 00:29:09.859
 conquered them

00:29:09.859 --> 00:29:10.119
 all.

00:29:10.519 --> 00:29:12.059
 He is my

00:29:12.059 --> 00:29:13.139
 confidence.

00:29:13.140 --> 00:29:13.420
 confidence.

00:29:15.280 --> 00:29:16.160
 So when

00:29:16.160 --> 00:29:17.120
 fears come

00:29:17.120 --> 00:29:17.759
 upon you

00:29:17.759 --> 00:29:18.520
 this week,

00:29:19.860 --> 00:29:20.880
 let your

00:29:20.880 --> 00:29:22.600
 fears be

00:29:22.600 --> 00:29:22.960
 your

00:29:22.960 --> 00:29:23.500
 friend.

00:29:24.900 --> 00:29:25.900
 Let your

00:29:25.900 --> 00:29:28.140
 fears bring

00:29:28.140 --> 00:29:28.800
 you back

00:29:28.800 --> 00:29:30.140
 to Christ.

00:29:31.140 --> 00:29:31.960
 Rather than

00:29:31.960 --> 00:29:33.060
 be overwhelmed

00:29:33.060 --> 00:29:33.960
 by fear,

00:29:34.460 --> 00:29:36.020
 refocus your

00:29:36.020 --> 00:29:36.700
 eyes,

00:29:37.100 --> 00:29:38.200
 reorientate

00:29:38.200 --> 00:29:39.080
 your heart,

00:29:39.500 --> 00:29:39.980
 make the

00:29:39.980 --> 00:29:40.780
 beauty of

00:29:40.779 --> 00:29:41.500
 Christ your

00:29:41.500 --> 00:29:42.639
 focus and

00:29:42.639 --> 00:29:43.399
 the gaze

00:29:43.399 --> 00:29:44.180
 upon him

00:29:44.180 --> 00:29:45.039
 will dispel

00:29:45.039 --> 00:29:45.700
 your fears.

00:29:46.180 --> 00:29:46.660
 Make the

00:29:46.660 --> 00:29:47.460
 glory of

00:29:47.460 --> 00:29:48.099
 Christ the

00:29:48.099 --> 00:29:48.740
 desire of

00:29:48.740 --> 00:29:49.279
 your heart

00:29:49.279 --> 00:29:49.940
 and your

00:29:49.940 --> 00:29:50.619
 fears will

00:29:50.619 --> 00:29:51.399
 be banished.

00:29:53.920 --> 00:29:54.720
 How do we

00:29:54.720 --> 00:29:55.180
 do it?

00:29:56.639 --> 00:29:57.339
 Well, it's

00:29:57.339 --> 00:29:58.039
 all through

00:29:58.039 --> 00:29:58.639
 prayer.

00:30:00.099 --> 00:30:00.740
 Patient

00:30:00.740 --> 00:30:02.240
 prayer.

00:30:02.240 --> 00:30:05.720
 Look at

00:30:05.720 --> 00:30:06.420
 verse 11.

00:30:07.839 --> 00:30:08.319
 This is

00:30:08.319 --> 00:30:08.640
 what we

00:30:08.640 --> 00:30:09.059
 need to

00:30:09.059 --> 00:30:09.359
 pray.

00:30:12.259 --> 00:30:13.079
 We come

00:30:13.079 --> 00:30:13.559
 to God

00:30:13.559 --> 00:30:14.120
 in prayer

00:30:14.120 --> 00:30:14.500
 and we

00:30:14.500 --> 00:30:14.779
 say,

00:30:14.779 --> 00:30:15.740
 teach me

00:30:15.740 --> 00:30:16.759
 your way,

00:30:17.000 --> 00:30:17.299
 Lord.

00:30:18.299 --> 00:30:19.200
 Lead me

00:30:19.200 --> 00:30:19.599
 in a

00:30:19.599 --> 00:30:20.480
 straight path

00:30:20.480 --> 00:30:21.140
 because of

00:30:21.140 --> 00:30:22.180
 my oppressors.

00:30:23.380 --> 00:30:24.000
 Do not

00:30:24.000 --> 00:30:24.640
 hand me

00:30:24.640 --> 00:30:25.160
 over to

00:30:25.160 --> 00:30:25.880
 the desire

00:30:25.880 --> 00:30:26.359
 of my

00:30:26.359 --> 00:30:26.880
 foes.

00:30:28.220 --> 00:30:28.559
 For

00:30:28.559 --> 00:30:28.980
 false

00:30:28.980 --> 00:30:29.480
 witnesses

00:30:29.480 --> 00:30:30.240
 rise up

00:30:30.240 --> 00:30:30.880
 against me

00:30:30.880 --> 00:30:31.400
 spouting

00:30:31.400 --> 00:30:31.880
 malicious

00:30:31.880 --> 00:30:32.780
 accusations.

00:30:34.200 --> 00:30:34.420
 Do you

00:30:34.420 --> 00:30:34.800
 see in

00:30:34.800 --> 00:30:35.040
 his

00:30:35.040 --> 00:30:36.240
 helplessness

00:30:36.240 --> 00:30:37.300
 and in

00:30:37.300 --> 00:30:37.500
 his

00:30:37.500 --> 00:30:38.020
 weakness,

00:30:39.380 --> 00:30:40.480
 he leans

00:30:40.480 --> 00:30:41.060
 on the

00:30:41.060 --> 00:30:41.660
 Lord and

00:30:41.660 --> 00:30:42.360
 trusts in

00:30:42.360 --> 00:30:42.660
 him.

00:30:43.340 --> 00:30:43.980
 Teach

00:30:43.980 --> 00:30:44.820
 me.

00:30:46.100 --> 00:30:46.560
 So,

00:30:46.800 --> 00:30:47.340
 let me

00:30:47.340 --> 00:30:48.120
 encourage us

00:30:48.120 --> 00:30:48.380
 all,

00:30:48.800 --> 00:30:49.740
 don't hide

00:30:49.740 --> 00:30:50.520
 your fear.

00:30:51.440 --> 00:30:51.760
 It's

00:30:51.760 --> 00:30:52.580
 normal and

00:30:52.580 --> 00:30:53.320
 natural to

00:30:53.320 --> 00:30:53.680
 fear.

00:30:54.500 --> 00:30:55.280
 But bring

00:30:55.280 --> 00:30:56.020
 all those

00:30:56.020 --> 00:30:56.740
 fears and

00:30:56.740 --> 00:30:57.600
 cry them

00:30:57.600 --> 00:30:58.040
 out to

00:30:58.040 --> 00:30:58.580
 God in

00:30:58.580 --> 00:30:59.680
 prayer and

00:30:59.680 --> 00:31:00.620
 he will

00:31:00.620 --> 00:31:01.840
 help you.

00:31:01.880 --> 00:31:03.560
 He will

00:31:03.560 --> 00:31:04.520
 make your

00:31:04.520 --> 00:31:05.020
 path

00:31:05.020 --> 00:31:05.640
 straight.

00:31:07.640 --> 00:31:08.520
 And as

00:31:08.520 --> 00:31:09.200
 we pray,

00:31:10.140 --> 00:31:11.180
 we pray

00:31:11.180 --> 00:31:12.160
 patiently,

00:31:13.240 --> 00:31:14.200
 verse 14,

00:31:15.960 --> 00:31:17.020
 wait for

00:31:17.020 --> 00:31:17.660
 the Lord,

00:31:18.620 --> 00:31:19.760
 be strong

00:31:19.760 --> 00:31:20.320
 and take

00:31:20.320 --> 00:31:21.800
 heart and

00:31:21.800 --> 00:31:22.960
 wait for

00:31:22.960 --> 00:31:23.520
 the Lord.

00:31:24.680 --> 00:31:25.480
 The Lord

00:31:25.480 --> 00:31:26.200
 knows you,

00:31:27.200 --> 00:31:27.920
 the Lord

00:31:27.920 --> 00:31:28.880
 sees you,

00:31:28.880 --> 00:31:30.820
 he hears

00:31:30.820 --> 00:31:31.620
 your cry

00:31:31.620 --> 00:31:32.200
 and he

00:31:32.200 --> 00:31:32.700
 will

00:31:32.700 --> 00:31:33.560
 answer.

00:31:33.960 --> 00:31:34.360
 He is

00:31:34.360 --> 00:31:35.060
 with you

00:31:35.060 --> 00:31:36.080
 now and

00:31:36.080 --> 00:31:36.800
 one day

00:31:36.800 --> 00:31:38.460
 we will

00:31:38.460 --> 00:31:39.240
 see him

00:31:39.240 --> 00:31:40.480
 forever

00:31:40.480 --> 00:31:41.480
 and we'll

00:31:41.480 --> 00:31:42.060
 be with

00:31:42.060 --> 00:31:42.380
 him.

00:31:44.460 --> 00:31:45.100
 So,

00:31:45.220 --> 00:31:45.460
 let me

00:31:45.460 --> 00:31:46.220
 ask us,

00:31:46.620 --> 00:31:48.100
 what is

00:31:48.100 --> 00:31:49.100
 your fear

00:31:49.100 --> 00:31:49.920
 today?

00:31:51.060 --> 00:31:52.080
 What is it

00:31:52.080 --> 00:31:52.480
 that is

00:31:52.480 --> 00:31:53.320
 gripping your

00:31:53.320 --> 00:31:55.360
 heart and

00:31:55.360 --> 00:31:56.240
 paralyzing

00:31:56.240 --> 00:31:56.579
 you?

00:31:59.279 --> 00:31:59.880
 Let's

00:31:59.880 --> 00:32:00.519
 come now

00:32:00.519 --> 00:32:00.900
 to the

00:32:00.900 --> 00:32:01.440
 Lord in

00:32:01.440 --> 00:32:03.420
 prayer and

00:32:03.420 --> 00:32:04.039
 ask for

00:32:04.039 --> 00:32:04.779
 his help,

00:32:05.500 --> 00:32:06.240
 that we

00:32:06.240 --> 00:32:06.920
 will gaze

00:32:06.920 --> 00:32:07.420
 on his

00:32:07.420 --> 00:32:09.420
 beauty and

00:32:09.420 --> 00:32:09.799
 that the

00:32:09.799 --> 00:32:10.539
 desires of

00:32:10.539 --> 00:32:11.140
 our hearts

00:32:11.140 --> 00:32:11.539
 will be

00:32:11.539 --> 00:32:12.259
 focused on

00:32:12.259 --> 00:32:12.539
 him.

00:32:13.099 --> 00:32:13.700
 Let's do

00:32:13.700 --> 00:32:14.340
 that right

00:32:14.340 --> 00:32:14.640
 now.

00:32:32.779 --> 00:32:33.700
 Tell your

00:32:33.700 --> 00:32:35.400
 fear to

00:32:35.400 --> 00:32:35.600
 the

00:32:35.600 --> 00:32:35.960
 Lord.

00:32:35.960 --> 00:32:43.380
 him

00:32:43.380 --> 00:32:43.620
 what

00:32:43.620 --> 00:32:44.039
 worries

00:32:44.039 --> 00:32:44.360
 you

00:32:44.360 --> 00:32:45.600
 and

00:32:45.600 --> 00:32:45.819
 what

00:32:45.819 --> 00:32:46.440
 concerns

00:32:46.440 --> 00:32:46.799
 you.

00:32:53.799 --> 00:32:54.860
 Tell him

00:32:54.860 --> 00:32:55.140
 your

00:32:55.140 --> 00:32:55.700
 anxious

00:32:55.700 --> 00:32:56.299
 thoughts.

00:33:03.799 --> 00:33:04.819
 Ask him

00:33:04.819 --> 00:33:05.259
 that he

00:33:05.259 --> 00:33:05.799
 will help

00:33:05.799 --> 00:33:06.240
 you to

00:33:06.240 --> 00:33:06.779
 gaze

00:33:06.779 --> 00:33:07.939
 on the

00:33:07.939 --> 00:33:08.240
 beauty

00:33:08.240 --> 00:33:08.519
 of

00:33:08.519 --> 00:33:08.980
 Christ

00:33:08.980 --> 00:33:15.139
 who

00:33:15.139 --> 00:33:15.519
 has

00:33:15.519 --> 00:33:16.720
 given

00:33:16.720 --> 00:33:17.019
 us

00:33:17.019 --> 00:33:17.519
 life

00:33:17.519 --> 00:33:20.379
 and has

00:33:20.379 --> 00:33:20.839
 conquered

00:33:20.839 --> 00:33:21.399
 death

00:33:21.399 --> 00:33:24.399
 who

00:33:24.399 --> 00:33:24.939
 reigns

00:33:24.939 --> 00:33:25.179
 over

00:33:25.179 --> 00:33:25.539
 all.

00:33:29.939 --> 00:33:30.619
 Ask

00:33:30.619 --> 00:33:30.980
 God

00:33:30.980 --> 00:33:31.659
 to change

00:33:31.659 --> 00:33:31.859
 your

00:33:31.859 --> 00:33:32.379
 heart

00:33:32.380 --> 00:33:36.060
 that

00:33:36.060 --> 00:33:36.260
 your

00:33:36.260 --> 00:33:36.820
 desires

00:33:36.820 --> 00:33:37.240
 will be

00:33:37.240 --> 00:33:37.500
 for

00:33:37.500 --> 00:33:37.880
 him.

00:33:40.740 --> 00:33:41.320
 For

00:33:41.320 --> 00:33:42.000
 all else

00:33:42.000 --> 00:33:42.360
 that we

00:33:42.360 --> 00:33:42.760
 have in

00:33:42.760 --> 00:33:43.280
 this world

00:33:43.280 --> 00:33:43.560
 is

00:33:43.560 --> 00:33:44.100
 temporary.

00:33:45.880 --> 00:33:46.460
 It

00:33:46.460 --> 00:33:46.960
 will not

00:33:46.960 --> 00:33:47.520
 last.

00:33:49.600 --> 00:33:50.160
 But

00:33:50.160 --> 00:33:50.760
 Christ

00:33:50.760 --> 00:33:51.040
 is

00:33:51.040 --> 00:33:51.460
 eternal.

00:33:51.460 --> 00:34:02.519
 thank you

00:34:02.519 --> 00:34:03.120
 Lord that

00:34:03.120 --> 00:34:03.640
 you hear

00:34:03.640 --> 00:34:03.880
 our

00:34:03.880 --> 00:34:04.240
 prayer.

00:34:05.640 --> 00:34:06.200
 That

00:34:06.200 --> 00:34:06.539
 you are

00:34:06.539 --> 00:34:07.160
 concerned

00:34:07.160 --> 00:34:07.980
 for us.

00:34:12.619 --> 00:34:13.159
 Wait

00:34:13.159 --> 00:34:13.579
 for the

00:34:13.579 --> 00:34:13.920
 Lord.

00:34:15.599 --> 00:34:16.159
 Be

00:34:16.159 --> 00:34:16.740
 strong,

00:34:17.199 --> 00:34:17.460
 take

00:34:17.460 --> 00:34:17.900
 heart

00:34:17.900 --> 00:34:20.539
 and wait

00:34:20.539 --> 00:34:20.940
 for the

00:34:20.940 --> 00:34:21.239
 Lord.

00:34:25.239 --> 00:34:25.840
 Amen.

00:34:30.320 --> 00:34:30.880
 We're

00:34:30.880 --> 00:34:31.139
 going to

00:34:31.139 --> 00:34:31.579
 sing in

00:34:31.579 --> 00:34:32.239
 response

00:34:32.239 --> 00:34:35.159
 a song

00:34:35.159 --> 00:34:35.880
 that puts

00:34:35.880 --> 00:34:36.699
 into words

00:34:36.699 --> 00:34:38.719
 what is

00:34:38.719 --> 00:34:39.119
 on our

00:34:39.119 --> 00:34:39.619
 hearts.

00:34:39.619 --> 00:34:41.480
 when I

00:34:41.480 --> 00:34:42.059
 fear

00:34:42.059 --> 00:34:42.599
 my

00:34:42.599 --> 00:34:43.239
 faith

00:34:43.239 --> 00:34:44.319
 will

00:34:44.319 --> 00:34:44.759
 fail

00:34:44.759 --> 00:34:49.099
 Christ

00:34:49.099 --> 00:34:49.960
 will

00:34:49.960 --> 00:34:50.239
 hold

00:34:50.239 --> 00:34:50.460
 me

00:34:50.460 --> 00:34:50.920
 fast.

00:34:52.819 --> 00:34:53.819
 When the

00:34:53.819 --> 00:34:54.219
 tempter

00:34:54.219 --> 00:34:54.920
 would prevail

00:34:54.920 --> 00:34:57.000
 he

00:34:57.000 --> 00:34:57.440
 will

00:34:57.440 --> 00:34:58.719
 hold

00:34:58.719 --> 00:34:58.960
 me

00:34:58.960 --> 00:34:59.440
 fast.

00:35:00.779 --> 00:35:01.539
 I

00:35:01.539 --> 00:35:01.779
 could

00:35:01.779 --> 00:35:02.039
 never

00:35:02.039 --> 00:35:02.420
 keep

00:35:02.420 --> 00:35:02.659
 my

00:35:02.659 --> 00:35:03.079
 hold

00:35:03.079 --> 00:35:03.380
 through

00:35:03.380 --> 00:35:03.960
 life's

00:35:03.960 --> 00:35:04.319
 fearful

00:35:04.319 --> 00:35:04.839
 path

00:35:04.839 --> 00:35:06.599
 for my

00:35:06.599 --> 00:35:07.039
 love is

00:35:07.039 --> 00:35:07.319
 often

00:35:07.319 --> 00:35:07.880
 cold.

00:35:07.880 --> 00:35:09.260
 He

00:35:09.260 --> 00:35:09.440
 weiter cono

00:35:09.440 --> 00:35:09.780
朝

00:35:09.840 --> 00:35:10.579
 Sharp

00:35:10.579 --> 00:35:10.920
 word

00:35:10.920 --> 00:35:10.980
 log

00:35:10.980 --> 00:35:14.480
 mails

00:35:14.480 --> 00:35:15.619
 пом

00:35:16.180 --> 00:35:16.320
 inch

00:35:18.820 --> 00:35:19.099
 aloud

00:35:19.099 --> 00:35:19.480
 Mistress

00:35:19.480 --> 00:35:19.660
 serge

00:35:19.660 --> 00:35:21.119
 majesty

00:35:21.119 --> 00:35:23.559
官

00:35:23.559 --> 00:35:24.059
克 Eh

00:35:25.019 --> 00:35:26.440
 woe

00:35:26.440 --> 00:35:26.599
 sunday

00:35:26.599 --> 00:35:27.660
 Terry

00:35:27.660 --> 00:35:28.660
 проход

00:35:28.660 --> 00:35:29.740
 78

00:35:29.740 --> 00:35:31.579
夏