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 We're going to read together in God's Word. Now we've got two readings this morning. Our first

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 in the book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible. We're reading in Genesis chapter 11,

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 and then our second reading is in the book of Acts. So our first reading in Genesis chapter 11.

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 We're going to read from verse 1 to verse 9, where you see here God sending the people into

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 confusion with different languages that they couldn't understand each other and then being

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 sent out to all different parts of the world. So Genesis chapter 11, verse 1. Now the whole earth

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 had one language and the same words. And as the people migrated from the east, they found a plain

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 in the land of Shina and settled there. And they said to one another, come, let us make bricks and

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 burn them thoroughly. And they had bricks for stone and bitumen for mortar. Then they said, come,

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 let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens. And let us make a name for

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 ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth. And the Lord came down to see the

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 city and the tower which the children of man had built. And the Lord said, behold, they are one

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 people and they have all one language. And this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing

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 that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come, let us go down. And there confuse their

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 language so that they may not understand one another's speech. So the Lord dispersed them from

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 there over the face of all the earth. And they left off building the city. Therefore, its name was

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 called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth. And from there, the Lord

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 dispersed them over the face of all the earth. And our second reading is in the book of Acts.

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 Acts chapter 2. And we're going to read from verse 1 down to verse 13. Acts chapter 2

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 verse 1. So we're into the New Testament.

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 Here we read of this day when the Lord came down by the power of His Spirit into the midst of His people.

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 And the gathering of His people is what we see here. So Acts chapter 2 at verse 1.

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 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.

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 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind. And it filled the entire house

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 where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.

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 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave

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 them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven.

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 And at this sound the multitude came together. And they were bewildered because each one was hearing

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 them speak in his own language. And they were amazed and astonished, saying,

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 Are not all these who are speaking? Galileans. And how is it that we hear each of us in his own

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 native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites. And residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia,

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 Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene.

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 And visitors from Rome, both Jews and Proselytes, Cretans and Arabians. We hear them telling in our own

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 tongue the mighty works of God. And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another,

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 What does this mean? But others, mocking, said, They are filled with new wine.

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 And so on. And may God bless that reading from his word. Let's again come to God in prayer. Let us pray.

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 Our Father in heaven, we thank you for your word and how it reminds us that it is a word that

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 goes out to all ends of the earth. And we thank you that that is true today in our day and age,

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 that your word, perhaps like at no other time, is able to find and cross boundaries like never before.

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 That there is access to so many people and places. That your word is powerful and mighty. And it tells

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 us of the mighty works of God, of what you have done for your people down through all the generations.

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 Even as we have read in our two passages together, a time so far apart and yet the same

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 God. The same God who was able to throw people in all different directions and into the confusion of

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 different languages. So that instead of bringing glory to themselves, that they would seek you with

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 all their heart. We thank you that that is what we have read in Genesis and that we are reminded then

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 as we come into the New Testament that you are a God of mission. A God who is calling a people to

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 himself from all ends of the earth, that your gospel would be heard and understood and received with

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 great gladness and wonder. And we know, Lord, too, that there are many challenges to your gospel.

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 There are many who will dismiss it, that there are many who abandon it. There are many who receive it

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 with gladness for a time, but are so distracted by the things of this world that it falls away from

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 them. But we thank you, Lord, that you are the one who is able to prepare the ground, that you are the

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 one who is able to give the increase and the blessing, that you are the one who has given the power of your

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 Holy Spirit. As we will read of and see more of this morning, we thank you that we have the Spirit

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 promised with us. And we thank you that it is not through our power or strength, but through the power of

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 your Spirit that your Word is blessed. And so we pray that for ourselves here and for all your people who

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 gather today, and for your Word as it goes out, that it will go out with the power of your Holy Spirit, that it

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 will accomplish great things, and that we would rejoice and delight in your Word, being received with gladness,

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 being heard with joy, a Word that brings a sense of joy into the lives of so many broken people.

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 We thank you that it is a power to heal and to heal to the utmost. So we pray, Lord, that you would

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 continue to pour out your blessing on us, to be with us as a people, as homes, as families, as a

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 congregation. We ask, Lord, that you will direct us in all our ways, that you will help us even in this

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 coming week, that we would go into it with a sense of anticipation, that we would rejoice that you

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 are the God who hears us, that you are the God who is able to answer prayer. And as we look ahead to a

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 day of prayer for our denomination, we pray that our times together will not be times that we enter into

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 without prayer, but that today and in the days leading up to it, we will draw near to you, that we will

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 commit ourselves and our church and our denomination as a whole, all your people far and wide, Lord,

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 that we would come praying for one another, praying for your blessing on us, praying humbly as sinners

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 such as we are, confessing our sins, but thankful for the forgiveness that you have shared upon us

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 through your Son, Christ Jesus. And so we come, Lord, seeking your face, asking as the psalmist,

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 Lord, bless and pity us, shine on us with your face, that the earth, thy ways, and nations all

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 may know your saving grace. We ask these things humbly before you. And we pray too, Lord, for our

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 communion weekend ahead as well, Lord, that you will prepare our hearts for that, that you will encourage

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 us, Lord, and strengthen us as a people, that you will increase our faith. Lord, we may become here

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 today with our faith seeming so small, but we thank you that your word says that even if our faith is

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 like a grain of mustard seed, so small and insignificant in many ways in our eyes, and yet able to flourish and

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 blossom into the greatest tree in the garden, we thank you that you are the one who is able to make our

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 faith flourish, that you are the one who is able to give it the increase and help us, Lord, to lean

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 upon and look to you in each and every day. So we ask your blessing upon us in all of these things, and we

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 ask your blessing on our homes and families and our different needs at this time as well. Those who are

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 mourning and grieving, Lord, we commit to you, asking for your comfort, your grace, and your blessing to

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 them. Praying for those who are unwell, those who are in hospital and homes, those who have

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 anticipating hospital visits even in the coming weeks ahead as well. And we do remember in that

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 mind, Lord, we pray for Donna and James just now. We commit them to you, Lord, asking for your

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 grace and your peace towards them, that as Donna will await surgery in these coming weeks, Lord, that you

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 will still our heart and give our calm and help us all to surround them with prayer at all times.

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 So, Lord, we commit them to you and all others like them, Lord, who have times of anxiety and worries

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 just now, Lord, that you will shower your blessing upon them, that you will bring comfort and help in all

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 different times of need. We pray too, Lord, for Reverend Ian Morrison in Oban. We know he's been unwell this

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 week and is in hospital just now, and we pray for him in his recovery, Lord, that you will strengthen him

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 and uphold him, Lord, and that you will restore him in health. We pray, Lord, for the wider denomination

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 too, Lord, that you will guide us and help us as a people, as a denomination that seeks to reach out

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 with the gospel, that you will direct our steps and our paths and help us to do all for your glory.

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 So, remember us, we pray, Lord. Remember all your people, all our loved ones, near and far,

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 those who serve you in the gospel around us here and throughout all ends of the earth, Lord, that we

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 would see that the harvest is great, but that we are praying to the Lord of the harvest to provide in

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 every way. So, may you shower us with your blessings and pardon us in all our sin. That's all we ask. We ask in

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 Jesus' precious name and for his glory. Amen.

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 Well, again, sing to God's praise. This time we're singing in Psalm 85 in the Scottish Psalter.

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 Psalm 85 and at verse 6, page 340 of the Psalm books.

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 We'll sing from verse 6 down to the end of the Psalm.

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 That in thee may thy people joy, wilt thou not us revive? Show us thy mercy, Lord, to us do thy salvation give.

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 We'll sing from verse 6 down to verse 13 and the tune is Denfield.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 God, in thee may thy people joy, wilt thou not us revive? Show us thy mercy, Lord, to us do thy salvation give.

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 I'll hear what the Lord will see. To his hope he'll seek peace.

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 And to his sins, but let them not return to foolishness.

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 Good, then, not fear him, surely near him, is his salvation.

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 But glory in her loving heart, her habitation.

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のはemployed.

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 Amen.

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 Hash Messiah, O valor, to the關 capitalism, Lord, to us dev one of his wounded children.

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 Amen.

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 Can glory in his knees be his mercy become the лучше of God.

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 That in Editionposts, upon his true life of the death, deliver him good to us weel hisinction and being Reynolds.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Jesus, I, means, our frase豈 ego, to us in sic死, son of Gleich cai.

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 Amen.

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 Thank you, O also, to the end of thisakukan block on earth, that is over met colourful BeWorld,

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 Нам Captain, to us write.

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 For this good the Lord shall build, our land shall yield in peace.

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 Justice to set us in his steps shall go before his grace.

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 We can turn back to our reading in the book of Acts chapter 2.

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 Acts chapter 2.

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 We can just read again at verse 11.

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 Where we see a reminder of how the people are hearing each other speaking.

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 Although they would not normally understand, they were understanding one another.

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 And it says there, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians.

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 We hear them telling in our own tongue the mighty works of God.

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 And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, what does this mean?

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 So they were hearing about the mighty works of God.

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 As we begin this new week, we look ahead in many ways to the week ahead and what lies before us.

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 And it is a time of national prayer as a denomination.

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 We have the National Day of Prayer on Wednesday.

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 It's a time of thanksgiving.

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 It's a time of year when we look back over the year with much thanksgiving to God.

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 And then we look ahead to the end of the week.

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 We would, God willing, come together around the sacrament of the Lord's Supper.

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 When we come to remember the Lord's death and all that he has done for us there.

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 So how do we go into the week ahead?

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 Are we going in our own strength?

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 Are we looking to ourselves?

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 Or are we looking to God, thankful for the mighty works of God?

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 And who is with us as we go into the week ahead?

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 That we do not go alone, but that we have the Lord with us.

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 And especially as we will see in this passage that we have the promise of the Holy Spirit with us.

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 And that it is through him and his strength that we seek to do all things to his glory.

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 Now as you look at the book of Acts in this chapter here, chapter 2 or chapter 1 and 2 really,

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 you could take together.

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 You see what the people have witnessed of the power of God.

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 The mighty works of God that they have already seen.

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 They have been three years with Jesus and his public ministry, seeing his miracles,

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 seeing all that he was doing, hearing his teachings and everything that they had

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 over these last number of years together.

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 They had enjoyed a real time of blessing.

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 But then you think of what they'd seen in just the previous few days to this.

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 How they'd seen the Lord crucified, put to death on the cross.

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 How they'd heard about the resurrection.

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 How they'd seen the risen Lord.

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 And then as chapter 1 shows us how they'd seen his ascension.

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 How they'd seen him go up to glory to be with the Father.

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 And you think to yourself the wonder of all that they had seen,

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 the amazement of all that they had seen,

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 that this would be enough for anyone's lifetime to see all of this

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 and to try and understand it.

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 Where do you begin?

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 But what we see here in chapter 2 is that God still had a purpose and a plan for his people

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 and to see and continue to see the mighty works of God

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 and to show the mighty works of God to others as well.

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 There's more to come.

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 This is just the beginning.

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 In chapter 1 and verse 8,

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 the people had been reminded as they were gathered together,

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 just a small number of them.

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 They were told that you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you

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 and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria

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 and to the end of the earth.

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 That God was going to continue to send his people out on this journey,

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 this journey that takes the gospel to all ends of the earth.

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 So they were waiting for the coming of the Holy Spirit

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 and they didn't have to wait long.

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 They have been waiting as instructed by Jesus,

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 waiting with a sense of anticipation as to what was to come.

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 Not thinking, well, we've got to take things into our own hands,

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 we've got to do something about this ourselves.

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 No, they had been given instruction by God

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 and they were waiting on his coming,

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 on the Holy Spirit coming and seeing what God would do in their midst.

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 But they haven't just been waiting without doing anything.

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 They've been waiting in prayer.

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 They've been waiting and looking to God's Word.

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 They've been waiting together as well.

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 There's this sense of unity and oneness as they are together waiting on the Lord's coming in this way

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 through the Holy Spirit.

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 And then the day comes when the power of the Holy Spirit is poured out upon them.

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 That's what we've read of here in the beginning of chapter 2.

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 There's this sense of amazement and wonder among all the people there as to what's happening.

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 And they're left with this question in verse 12,

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 when they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another,

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 what does this mean?

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 And that's the question that so often is asked today as well.

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 What does all this mean?

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 What does this pouring out of the Spirit mean for us as a people?

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 What does it mean for the church today?

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 And so many people look at this seeking the same kind of experience once again,

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 seeking another day of Pentecost as it is,

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 a pouring out of the Spirit that we have to wait again for another day

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 of the Holy Spirit being poured out,

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 or that we are to come and speak in tongues to one another.

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 But that's not what this is about.

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 This is not about waiting for another time,

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 but looking and seeing that God has given His Spirit,

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 that He has poured out His Spirit on His people

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 to be His witnesses to all the ends of the earth.

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 And so that as we come together in His name here today,

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 as we go into the week ahead in all that we do,

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 whether it's in our own homes, in our workplaces,

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 as we come together for prayer on the National Day of Prayer,

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 as we look ahead to a communion weekend,

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 that whatever we are doing,

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 we are doing it knowing that we have the promise of the Holy Spirit,

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 that He is with us,

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 and that He is the one who is able to bless.

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 You see, Acts chapter 2 must be understood

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 in light of what was said in Acts chapter 1,

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 verse 4 to verse 8.

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 Well, there it's going through that He has told them

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 to wait on the promise of the Father which He said,

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 that the Holy Spirit, not many days from now,

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 will come upon you.

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 So they were waiting for it,

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 and that after that,

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 that they were to be witnesses to all the ends of the earth.

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 That is what we see being accomplished and done

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 in Acts chapter 2.

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 And if you go on in Acts chapter 3 from verse 14,

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 you have that great sermon,

00:21:54.759 --> 00:21:56.920
 at Pentecost of Peter,

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 which again explains it more clearly for us too.

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 But what we want to think about just now

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 is just the sense of wonder of the Holy Spirit,

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 of the power that we have as a people,

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 the power that we should depend on

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 and look to in all that we do.

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 And so we want to think of three things for ourselves

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 as we look to all that's ahead of us,

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 thankful for God's past faithfulness and goodness

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 and looking ahead in God's sense of anticipation to God.

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 So three things I want us to take from this passage.

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 As we think of the day of Pentecost

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 in the light of their experience then

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 and ourselves today,

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 first of all,

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 that it was something that it was anticipated.

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 The second thing,

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 it was something that was amazing.

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 And the third thing is,

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 it was something that was awakening.

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 And as we look to God,

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 these are three things

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 that we should have in our own hearts as well.

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 A sense of anticipation,

00:23:04.079 --> 00:23:06.660
 what God can do in our midst,

00:23:06.799 --> 00:23:09.500
 what God can do for us and others.

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 A sense of amazement

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 as to who God is,

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 the wonder of what he has done for us through Christ,

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 which is what Peter goes on to preach

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 in that sermon in Acts chapter 2 later on.

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 How the Lord Jesus died for our sins.

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 The sense of amazement.

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 And then thirdly,

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 the sense of awakening.

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 That he would stir us up in our hearts.

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 That in our deadness of our hearts,

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 that we would see the Holy Spirit

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 as the one who gives life to us

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 and to all that we do.

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 So the first thing we want to see

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 is the sense of anticipation.

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 The point of Pentecost here is mission.

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 Mission.

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 That the gospel would go out

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 to all ends of the earth.

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 Because what is the goal of mission?

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 Mission.

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 It is what Habakkuk spoke of

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 in the Old Testament

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 in Habakkuk chapter 2 verse 14,

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 where it says,

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 That the earth be filled

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 with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord

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 as the waters cover the sea.

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 That is the sense and power of mission.

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 That the earth be filled

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 with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord.

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 Just like Psalm 67 says to us,

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 Lord, bless and pity us.

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 Shine on us with your face.

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 That the earth thy ways

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 and nations all may know your saving grace.

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 There is a sense of anticipation

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 that God is blessing his church

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 to all ends of the earth.

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 And so to understand what Pentecost means

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 here in Acts chapter 2,

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 we have to think of it in light

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 of what it meant in the Old Testament.

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 And Pentecost was all to do

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 with the harvest time.

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 Pentecost, which means 50th,

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 refers to 50 days after the Passover festival.

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 And it's called different things.

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 In the Old Testament,

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 it's called the Feast of Wicks

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 or the Feast of Harvest.

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 It's known as these things.

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 But very much it is a harvest theme behind it.

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 Because at the Feast of Pentecost

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 would be when the first fruits of the harvest

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 were brought and offered up to the Lord.

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 And so there was a sense of thanksgiving

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 and anticipation.

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 The people would bring the first part of the harvest,

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 but it would be an anticipation of more to come.

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 So there would be a sense of thanksgiving to God,

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 but also looking to God

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 and trusting Him that the full harvest would come in

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 and that it would be successful.

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 Remember what we were looking at last week

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 in Matthew chapter 9,

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 where Jesus was looking on the people with compassion

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 and He saw the fields white to harvest.

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 And He says,

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 The harvest is plentiful,

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 and the laborers are few.

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 Pray to the Lord of the harvest.

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 So the harvest anticipated in the Old Testament

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 is now being signified here on this Pentecost

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 as the harvest of God's people

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 that is to come in.

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 And so behind that is a sense of anticipation

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 that God is able to save

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 and save to all ends of the earth.

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 That He is sending out His gospel

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 to all people everywhere

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 that they may be gathered in

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 as part of the harvest.

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 that they might hear and understand the gospel

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 and receive it with gladness

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 and rejoice in the Lord.

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 And we ask ourselves,

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 is that how we come to worship God today?

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 Is that the sense in which we go into the week ahead

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 as we anticipate a day of special focus on prayer

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 in our national day of prayer?

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 As we have a day of thanksgiving?

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 As we have a weekend of communion?

00:27:15.899 --> 00:27:17.199
 In all of these things,

00:27:17.239 --> 00:27:20.039
 are we going into it with a sense of anticipation?

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 That God has been good to us.

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 That God has been rich to us through Christ.

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 That God can bless us as we go forward as a people.

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 That the harvest is there,

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 but God is in the business of gathering in His harvest.

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 That the earth be filled with the knowledge

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 of the glory of the Lord.

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 That that is what we would see in our midst.

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 Anticipate as a people

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 and seek and long to go out from here with it as well.

00:27:52.519 --> 00:27:55.859
 So the people here,

00:27:56.279 --> 00:27:58.960
 they were gathered in one place.

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 It says that in verse 1 for us.

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 When the day of Pentecost arrived,

00:28:03.660 --> 00:28:05.539
 they were all together in one place.

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 They had that sense of anticipation.

00:28:10.200 --> 00:28:12.660
 Prayer of expectation, of faith,

00:28:13.160 --> 00:28:15.920
 and the wonderful things that God can do.

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 And shouldn't we be like that as well?

00:28:19.579 --> 00:28:24.039
 Shouldn't we have that sense of anticipation?

00:28:25.159 --> 00:28:27.500
 What God can do for us.

00:28:28.579 --> 00:28:30.460
 The second thing we see here,

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 it was something that was amazing.

00:28:34.159 --> 00:28:37.819
 You get the sense in which Luke is almost struggling

00:28:37.819 --> 00:28:40.019
 for words at times to describe

00:28:40.019 --> 00:28:42.419
 what he is seeing in their midst here.

00:28:43.199 --> 00:28:44.639
 In verse 2 it says,

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 Suddenly there came from heaven a sound

00:28:46.960 --> 00:28:49.399
 like a mighty rushing wind.

00:28:49.579 --> 00:28:52.299
 And it filled the entire house where they were sitting.

00:28:52.879 --> 00:28:55.859
 And divided tongues as or like fire

00:28:55.859 --> 00:28:58.740
 appeared to them and rested in each one of them.

00:28:59.240 --> 00:29:02.279
 There was this sense of amazement at what was happening.

00:29:02.740 --> 00:29:05.139
 The sense of, what is this?

00:29:06.019 --> 00:29:09.740
 This is the mighty works of God.

00:29:10.159 --> 00:29:13.419
 This is what God has promised for his people.

00:29:13.419 --> 00:29:16.799
 That he would pour out his spirit upon them.

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 And God showed himself to them in this way

00:29:21.139 --> 00:29:24.440
 that just left them with this sense of wonder.

00:29:25.220 --> 00:29:27.619
 There was this mighty rushing wind

00:29:27.619 --> 00:29:29.779
 like a spirit had come in.

00:29:29.859 --> 00:29:32.500
 There was this fire that came down.

00:29:33.099 --> 00:29:35.039
 And all of these things that are mentioned,

00:29:35.539 --> 00:29:38.399
 we think of how it relates to the Old Testament.

00:29:38.400 --> 00:29:44.620
 And how God so often shows his presence in these amazing ways.

00:29:44.960 --> 00:29:46.700
 When you read through the Old Testament,

00:29:46.820 --> 00:29:48.200
 you find places where you think,

00:29:48.600 --> 00:29:50.980
 that's only possible by God.

00:29:51.900 --> 00:29:55.060
 And that's the whole point of the gospel.

00:29:55.780 --> 00:29:58.800
 Salvation is only possible through God.

00:29:59.240 --> 00:30:03.820
 Life eternal is only possible through our Lord Jesus Christ.

00:30:03.819 --> 00:30:07.500
 You think here how it speaks of this sound,

00:30:08.159 --> 00:30:11.019
 like a mighty rushing wind.

00:30:11.539 --> 00:30:13.659
 The sound that came into their midst,

00:30:13.859 --> 00:30:16.200
 this presence of God.

00:30:17.019 --> 00:30:19.659
 It's so often how we see the presence of God

00:30:19.659 --> 00:30:21.259
 in the Old Testament.

00:30:22.240 --> 00:30:24.799
 In the book of Ezekiel chapter 37,

00:30:25.480 --> 00:30:28.720
 where God commanded the prophet to prophesy

00:30:28.720 --> 00:30:31.019
 in the valley of dry bones.

00:30:31.019 --> 00:30:32.279
 He said, prophesy.

00:30:33.220 --> 00:30:35.299
 And it brought life.

00:30:35.480 --> 00:30:38.519
 The breath of life came upon these dry bones.

00:30:38.879 --> 00:30:41.139
 And it brought life to them.

00:30:41.879 --> 00:30:44.740
 And that's exactly what we're seeing here as well.

00:30:44.839 --> 00:30:47.240
 That the Lord, through his Holy Spirit,

00:30:47.339 --> 00:30:49.480
 is able to give life to what is dead.

00:30:51.000 --> 00:30:52.339
 And that's how we are described.

00:30:52.660 --> 00:30:55.480
 We are dead in our trespasses and sins.

00:30:55.879 --> 00:30:58.099
 But he is able to give life.

00:30:58.099 --> 00:31:01.259
 And he's able to give life to his church,

00:31:01.579 --> 00:31:02.759
 to his people.

00:31:03.639 --> 00:31:06.219
 And it's amazing how he does it.

00:31:07.759 --> 00:31:10.759
 How even when we seem so far from God

00:31:10.759 --> 00:31:12.559
 and so distant from God,

00:31:12.659 --> 00:31:16.059
 that God in a moment can come and revive

00:31:16.059 --> 00:31:18.059
 and quicken his people.

00:31:19.279 --> 00:31:21.819
 And so here they were waiting in a sense of anticipation.

00:31:21.819 --> 00:31:25.700
 And then they see these amazing things taking place.

00:31:26.839 --> 00:31:30.019
 The tongues of fire coming down upon them.

00:31:30.460 --> 00:31:32.419
 And you think of fire in the Old Testament,

00:31:32.579 --> 00:31:35.879
 how again it symbolized the presence of God.

00:31:36.639 --> 00:31:37.899
 Moses in the wilderness,

00:31:38.419 --> 00:31:40.119
 he saw the burning bush.

00:31:40.579 --> 00:31:44.679
 It wasn't consumed because God was in the midst of it.

00:31:45.059 --> 00:31:46.839
 And God spoke to him there.

00:31:46.839 --> 00:31:50.139
 And you think how God led his people

00:31:50.139 --> 00:31:51.799
 through the wilderness journey.

00:31:52.740 --> 00:31:53.639
 How did he do it?

00:31:53.659 --> 00:31:55.899
 He guided them by a pillar of fire.

00:31:57.059 --> 00:31:58.220
 He was with them.

00:31:58.759 --> 00:32:00.879
 He was guiding them at all times.

00:32:01.679 --> 00:32:04.959
 And so there's this sense of God with us here

00:32:04.959 --> 00:32:06.379
 through his Holy Spirit.

00:32:07.199 --> 00:32:09.179
 He will be with us.

00:32:10.599 --> 00:32:12.399
 And then you think back to a reading

00:32:12.399 --> 00:32:14.819
 in Genesis chapter 11.

00:32:14.819 --> 00:32:18.639
 What happened there when there was so much confusion

00:32:18.639 --> 00:32:22.240
 that people were cast into chaos?

00:32:22.879 --> 00:32:25.039
 They'd all been speaking one language,

00:32:25.179 --> 00:32:26.619
 but God confused them

00:32:26.619 --> 00:32:28.980
 so that there would be a multitude of languages

00:32:28.980 --> 00:32:31.200
 so they couldn't understand one another.

00:32:32.559 --> 00:32:34.179
 Well, what we see here is

00:32:34.179 --> 00:32:35.720
 that there will be a language

00:32:35.720 --> 00:32:37.599
 that everyone can understand.

00:32:38.419 --> 00:32:41.679
 That God is bringing his people back together.

00:32:42.339 --> 00:32:44.720
 You look at the list of all the different people

00:32:44.720 --> 00:32:46.440
 and places mentioned here.

00:32:47.380 --> 00:32:51.420
 Between verse 7 down to verse 11 there,

00:32:51.500 --> 00:32:53.039
 there's a number of different places.

00:32:53.660 --> 00:32:54.400
 And the question is,

00:32:54.600 --> 00:32:56.680
 how are all these people understanding?

00:32:57.420 --> 00:32:59.140
 They have their own language.

00:33:00.240 --> 00:33:02.019
 Well, because God is restoring

00:33:02.019 --> 00:33:04.400
 and bringing his people back together.

00:33:04.400 --> 00:33:12.640
 You see, in Genesis,

00:33:12.880 --> 00:33:14.780
 they had been building this tower

00:33:14.780 --> 00:33:15.860
 for their own glory,

00:33:15.940 --> 00:33:17.340
 their own mighty works.

00:33:18.180 --> 00:33:20.040
 But now they are talking about

00:33:20.040 --> 00:33:21.680
 the mighty works of God

00:33:21.680 --> 00:33:24.080
 in a language they can all understand.

00:33:24.079 --> 00:33:27.740
 And that is the language of the gospel.

00:33:28.419 --> 00:33:30.960
 That as the gospel goes out,

00:33:31.379 --> 00:33:32.819
 it goes out with power.

00:33:32.819 --> 00:33:36.200
 And it leaves a sense of amazement

00:33:36.200 --> 00:33:38.500
 at what God is able to do.

00:33:39.599 --> 00:33:43.319
 That he is able to bring people back together.

00:33:43.439 --> 00:33:45.700
 That he is able to restore and heal

00:33:45.700 --> 00:33:47.899
 in a way that we cannot do.

00:33:48.379 --> 00:33:52.220
 Because it's all about the mighty works of God.

00:33:52.220 --> 00:33:56.400
 It's all about the power of his Holy Spirit.

00:33:57.240 --> 00:33:59.759
 We cannot do it ourselves.

00:34:00.539 --> 00:34:02.220
 We look to him.

00:34:03.740 --> 00:34:06.140
 And that's the way that they were to go on

00:34:06.140 --> 00:34:07.740
 from this Pentecost day.

00:34:08.679 --> 00:34:10.780
 And to go out to all ends of the earth.

00:34:10.840 --> 00:34:12.599
 That is the way that we are to go on

00:34:12.599 --> 00:34:16.240
 in the strength and power of the Holy Spirit.

00:34:17.760 --> 00:34:19.800
 Albert Einstein once said,

00:34:19.800 --> 00:34:23.100
 He who can no longer pause to wonder

00:34:23.100 --> 00:34:25.260
 is as good as dead.

00:34:26.820 --> 00:34:28.780
 And how easy it is for us

00:34:28.780 --> 00:34:31.700
 to lose our wonder of God.

00:34:32.440 --> 00:34:34.260
 Our amazement of God

00:34:34.260 --> 00:34:36.280
 and his mighty works.

00:34:37.340 --> 00:34:40.480
 Imagine coming to look

00:34:40.480 --> 00:34:42.920
 to the Lord's death on the cross

00:34:42.920 --> 00:34:45.740
 and to feel nothing.

00:34:45.739 --> 00:34:50.539
 We have done it ourselves in the past.

00:34:51.659 --> 00:34:53.659
 Perhaps we're doing it even now.

00:34:53.779 --> 00:34:54.879
 We're looking at the cross

00:34:54.879 --> 00:34:56.099
 and hearing of the cross

00:34:56.099 --> 00:34:58.319
 where Christ died for sinners

00:34:58.319 --> 00:34:59.699
 and nothing.

00:35:01.419 --> 00:35:02.799
 There's no wonder.

00:35:03.799 --> 00:35:05.619
 There's no awe and amazement

00:35:05.619 --> 00:35:07.239
 because we're dead.

00:35:07.239 --> 00:35:09.679
 But

00:35:09.679 --> 00:35:12.799
 the mighty works of God

00:35:12.799 --> 00:35:15.119
 are that he brings life

00:35:15.119 --> 00:35:16.279
 through his Spirit.

00:35:17.000 --> 00:35:18.139
 That the Holy Spirit

00:35:18.139 --> 00:35:20.219
 is what revives us in our hearts.

00:35:20.539 --> 00:35:22.459
 What quickens us to see

00:35:22.459 --> 00:35:24.019
 the cross of Christ

00:35:24.019 --> 00:35:25.000
 for what it is.

00:35:25.959 --> 00:35:26.819
 That Christ

00:35:26.819 --> 00:35:28.819
 died for my sin.

00:35:29.559 --> 00:35:31.579
 That he gave his life

00:35:31.579 --> 00:35:33.000
 as a ransom

00:35:33.000 --> 00:35:34.039
 for me.

00:35:34.039 --> 00:35:36.699
 And when the Holy Spirit

00:35:36.699 --> 00:35:37.739
 awakens us

00:35:37.739 --> 00:35:39.279
 and breathes life

00:35:39.279 --> 00:35:40.480
 into our hearts.

00:35:40.920 --> 00:35:42.059
 No longer

00:35:42.059 --> 00:35:44.199
 do we dead to that.

00:35:45.199 --> 00:35:46.679
 But we are made alive

00:35:46.679 --> 00:35:47.500
 to Christ.

00:35:48.279 --> 00:35:49.420
 We weep

00:35:49.420 --> 00:35:50.820
 over our sin.

00:35:51.619 --> 00:35:52.779
 And we rejoice

00:35:52.779 --> 00:35:54.699
 that Christ died

00:35:54.699 --> 00:35:55.800
 for our sins.

00:35:56.440 --> 00:35:57.480
 And we marvel

00:35:57.480 --> 00:35:59.500
 at the mighty works

00:35:59.500 --> 00:36:00.860
 of God.

00:36:01.920 --> 00:36:02.800
 That is how

00:36:02.800 --> 00:36:04.080
 we should be.

00:36:05.080 --> 00:36:06.240
 But are we dead?

00:36:07.300 --> 00:36:08.019
 Have we lost

00:36:08.019 --> 00:36:09.019
 that sense

00:36:09.019 --> 00:36:09.760
 of awe

00:36:09.760 --> 00:36:10.640
 and amazement?

00:36:11.920 --> 00:36:12.700
 Well we need

00:36:12.700 --> 00:36:14.240
 the mighty works

00:36:14.240 --> 00:36:14.820
 of God

00:36:14.820 --> 00:36:15.860
 through his Spirit

00:36:15.860 --> 00:36:17.700
 to revive us

00:36:17.700 --> 00:36:19.660
 and to bless us.

00:36:21.160 --> 00:36:22.100
 So the third thing

00:36:22.100 --> 00:36:23.420
 we see here is

00:36:23.420 --> 00:36:25.320
 it's awakening.

00:36:26.320 --> 00:36:28.120
 This is awakening.

00:36:29.240 --> 00:36:29.900
 And this is

00:36:29.900 --> 00:36:30.740
 what we want

00:36:30.740 --> 00:36:31.840
 in our own hearts

00:36:31.840 --> 00:36:32.640
 as well.

00:36:33.539 --> 00:36:34.860
 We see here

00:36:34.860 --> 00:36:35.900
 the church

00:36:35.900 --> 00:36:37.039
 awakening.

00:36:37.680 --> 00:36:38.460
 We see here

00:36:38.460 --> 00:36:39.680
 the people of God

00:36:39.680 --> 00:36:40.760
 awakening.

00:36:41.220 --> 00:36:42.019
 When they're asking

00:36:42.019 --> 00:36:42.900
 these questions

00:36:42.900 --> 00:36:43.740
 in amazement

00:36:43.740 --> 00:36:44.740
 and perplexity

00:36:44.740 --> 00:36:45.539
 in verse 12

00:36:45.539 --> 00:36:46.000
 saying

00:36:46.000 --> 00:36:47.700
 what does this mean?

00:36:48.539 --> 00:36:50.039
 We ask ourselves

00:36:50.039 --> 00:36:51.300
 that question today.

00:36:51.600 --> 00:36:53.160
 What does this mean?

00:36:54.039 --> 00:36:55.140
 When you see

00:36:55.140 --> 00:36:56.180
 all these places

00:36:56.180 --> 00:36:56.940
 and people

00:36:56.940 --> 00:36:57.519
 mentioned

00:36:57.519 --> 00:36:59.300
 what does this mean?

00:37:00.300 --> 00:37:01.039
 It means that

00:37:01.039 --> 00:37:02.039
 there's good news

00:37:02.039 --> 00:37:02.719
 for all.

00:37:03.719 --> 00:37:04.539
 For everyone

00:37:04.539 --> 00:37:05.920
 and for all

00:37:05.920 --> 00:37:06.980
 the nations.

00:37:08.360 --> 00:37:09.179
 And this is

00:37:09.179 --> 00:37:10.119
 what awakens

00:37:10.119 --> 00:37:11.279
 the church

00:37:11.279 --> 00:37:12.039
 of Christ.

00:37:12.699 --> 00:37:13.800
 The Holy Spirit

00:37:13.800 --> 00:37:14.759
 bringing life

00:37:14.759 --> 00:37:16.099
 and to see

00:37:16.099 --> 00:37:16.619
 and know

00:37:16.619 --> 00:37:17.279
 that Christ

00:37:17.279 --> 00:37:17.840
 died

00:37:17.840 --> 00:37:18.800
 for all.

00:37:19.860 --> 00:37:20.679
 In the book

00:37:20.679 --> 00:37:21.380
 of Revelation

00:37:21.380 --> 00:37:22.539
 chapter 5

00:37:22.539 --> 00:37:24.039
 verse 9

00:37:24.039 --> 00:37:24.940
 John is there

00:37:24.940 --> 00:37:25.820
 proclaiming

00:37:25.820 --> 00:37:27.659
 to us

00:37:27.659 --> 00:37:28.360
 what Jesus

00:37:28.360 --> 00:37:28.840
 has done.

00:37:28.840 --> 00:37:29.280
 that Jesus

00:37:29.280 --> 00:37:30.019
 has purchased

00:37:30.019 --> 00:37:30.780
 it for God

00:37:30.780 --> 00:37:31.620
 with his blood.

00:37:32.220 --> 00:37:32.820
 Men from

00:37:32.820 --> 00:37:34.000
 every tribe

00:37:34.000 --> 00:37:34.579
 and tongue

00:37:34.579 --> 00:37:35.300
 and people

00:37:35.300 --> 00:37:36.440
 and nation.

00:37:38.559 --> 00:37:39.420
 That there is

00:37:39.420 --> 00:37:39.980
 a mission

00:37:39.980 --> 00:37:41.079
 for the church

00:37:41.079 --> 00:37:42.340
 today as well.

00:37:42.519 --> 00:37:43.160
 That we are

00:37:43.160 --> 00:37:43.760
 awakened

00:37:43.760 --> 00:37:44.880
 to this end

00:37:44.880 --> 00:37:45.880
 to bring the gospel

00:37:45.880 --> 00:37:46.880
 to all ends

00:37:46.880 --> 00:37:48.039
 of the earth.

00:37:49.120 --> 00:37:49.900
 And the people

00:37:49.900 --> 00:37:51.220
 in this day

00:37:51.220 --> 00:37:52.019
 of Pentecost

00:37:52.019 --> 00:37:52.680
 and Acts

00:37:52.680 --> 00:37:52.960
 here

00:37:52.960 --> 00:37:53.579
 have been asking

00:37:53.579 --> 00:37:54.740
 well how is it

00:37:54.740 --> 00:37:55.260
 possible?

00:37:56.100 --> 00:37:56.840
 How can we be

00:37:56.840 --> 00:37:57.460
 your witnesses

00:37:57.460 --> 00:37:58.240
 in Jerusalem?

00:37:59.039 --> 00:37:59.519
 Far less

00:37:59.519 --> 00:37:59.880
 Judea

00:37:59.880 --> 00:38:00.519
 and even more

00:38:00.519 --> 00:38:01.300
 so the ends

00:38:01.300 --> 00:38:02.059
 of all the earth.

00:38:02.160 --> 00:38:02.680
 How is it

00:38:02.680 --> 00:38:03.200
 going to be

00:38:03.200 --> 00:38:03.720
 possible?

00:38:05.180 --> 00:38:05.940
 We have the

00:38:05.940 --> 00:38:06.720
 great commission

00:38:06.720 --> 00:38:07.360
 of the Lord

00:38:07.360 --> 00:38:07.840
 Jesus

00:38:07.840 --> 00:38:08.480
 and he says

00:38:08.480 --> 00:38:09.740
 go to all

00:38:09.740 --> 00:38:10.700
 ends of the earth.

00:38:10.800 --> 00:38:11.640
 He says go

00:38:11.640 --> 00:38:12.640
 but what else

00:38:12.640 --> 00:38:13.160
 does he say?

00:38:13.280 --> 00:38:13.480
 He says

00:38:13.480 --> 00:38:14.840
 I am with you.

00:38:16.300 --> 00:38:17.620
 I am with you.

00:38:19.920 --> 00:38:20.640
 And that's

00:38:20.640 --> 00:38:21.579
 the great question

00:38:21.579 --> 00:38:22.160
 that we have

00:38:22.160 --> 00:38:23.000
 for ourselves

00:38:23.000 --> 00:38:23.640
 as well.

00:38:24.300 --> 00:38:25.180
 How can we

00:38:25.179 --> 00:38:25.899
 so small

00:38:25.899 --> 00:38:26.859
 and insignificant

00:38:26.859 --> 00:38:28.619
 a people

00:38:28.619 --> 00:38:28.960
 here?

00:38:29.039 --> 00:38:29.639
 How can we

00:38:29.639 --> 00:38:30.779
 possibly go?

00:38:32.679 --> 00:38:33.000
 Well it's

00:38:33.000 --> 00:38:33.759
 to be awakened

00:38:33.759 --> 00:38:35.219
 and to know

00:38:35.219 --> 00:38:35.819
 the power

00:38:35.819 --> 00:38:36.500
 of the Holy

00:38:36.500 --> 00:38:37.000
 Spirit

00:38:37.000 --> 00:38:37.899
 with us.

00:38:38.899 --> 00:38:39.419
 It says

00:38:39.419 --> 00:38:39.980
 in the Old

00:38:39.980 --> 00:38:40.500
 Testament

00:38:40.500 --> 00:38:40.919
 it's not

00:38:40.919 --> 00:38:41.559
 by might

00:38:41.559 --> 00:38:42.839
 nor by power

00:38:42.839 --> 00:38:43.799
 but by my

00:38:43.799 --> 00:38:44.500
 Spirit

00:38:44.500 --> 00:38:45.619
 says the

00:38:45.619 --> 00:38:46.019
 Lord.

00:38:47.699 --> 00:38:48.319
 That is

00:38:48.319 --> 00:38:49.359
 how we

00:38:49.359 --> 00:38:50.019
 are to go.

00:38:51.539 --> 00:38:51.960
 He has

00:38:51.960 --> 00:38:52.759
 poured out

00:38:52.759 --> 00:38:53.879
 his Spirit

00:38:53.880 --> 00:38:54.720
 upon us.

00:38:55.220 --> 00:38:55.500
 He has

00:38:55.500 --> 00:38:56.260
 given the

00:38:56.260 --> 00:38:56.559
 Spirit

00:38:56.559 --> 00:38:57.559
 to his

00:38:57.559 --> 00:38:58.180
 church.

00:38:58.559 --> 00:38:59.140
 Pentecost

00:38:59.140 --> 00:38:59.619
 was about

00:38:59.619 --> 00:39:00.119
 mission

00:39:00.119 --> 00:39:01.500
 and empowering

00:39:01.500 --> 00:39:01.980
 because we

00:39:01.980 --> 00:39:02.640
 are powerless

00:39:02.640 --> 00:39:03.460
 without the

00:39:03.460 --> 00:39:04.380
 Holy Spirit

00:39:04.380 --> 00:39:06.160
 but we have

00:39:06.160 --> 00:39:06.940
 him promised

00:39:06.940 --> 00:39:08.500
 with us.

00:39:09.980 --> 00:39:11.420
 So let us

00:39:11.420 --> 00:39:12.800
 look to

00:39:12.800 --> 00:39:13.180
 him.

00:39:14.440 --> 00:39:15.240
 Let us

00:39:15.240 --> 00:39:15.900
 pray

00:39:15.900 --> 00:39:17.460
 to God

00:39:17.460 --> 00:39:18.220
 our Father.

00:39:18.940 --> 00:39:19.340
 Pray

00:39:19.340 --> 00:39:20.480
 through our

00:39:20.480 --> 00:39:21.240
 Lord Jesus

00:39:21.239 --> 00:39:21.979
 Christ

00:39:21.979 --> 00:39:22.579
 and pray

00:39:22.579 --> 00:39:23.939
 for the

00:39:23.939 --> 00:39:24.879
 Holy Spirit

00:39:24.879 --> 00:39:25.759
 with us.

00:39:26.079 --> 00:39:26.519
 When you

00:39:26.519 --> 00:39:27.019
 go back

00:39:27.019 --> 00:39:27.459
 to verse

00:39:27.459 --> 00:39:28.059
 1 of

00:39:28.059 --> 00:39:28.879
 chapter 2

00:39:28.879 --> 00:39:29.479
 here it

00:39:29.479 --> 00:39:29.919
 gives us

00:39:29.919 --> 00:39:30.539
 a reminder

00:39:30.539 --> 00:39:31.479
 of the

00:39:31.479 --> 00:39:32.399
 starting point

00:39:32.399 --> 00:39:32.939
 of this

00:39:32.939 --> 00:39:33.459
 journey

00:39:33.459 --> 00:39:34.439
 and the

00:39:34.439 --> 00:39:35.199
 starting point

00:39:35.199 --> 00:39:35.859
 for ours

00:39:35.859 --> 00:39:36.479
 as well.

00:39:37.259 --> 00:39:37.479
 When the

00:39:37.479 --> 00:39:37.759
 day of

00:39:37.759 --> 00:39:38.239
 Pentecost

00:39:38.239 --> 00:39:38.719
 arrived

00:39:38.719 --> 00:39:38.959
 they were

00:39:38.959 --> 00:39:39.859
 all together

00:39:39.859 --> 00:39:40.879
 in one

00:39:40.879 --> 00:39:41.419
 place.

00:39:42.739 --> 00:39:43.000
 They were

00:39:43.000 --> 00:39:44.219
 all together

00:39:44.219 --> 00:39:45.259
 in one

00:39:45.259 --> 00:39:45.759
 place.

00:39:46.419 --> 00:39:46.819
 They were

00:39:46.819 --> 00:39:48.159
 all tuned

00:39:48.159 --> 00:39:49.179
 in to

00:39:49.179 --> 00:39:49.679
 God.

00:39:51.159 --> 00:39:51.359
 It was

00:39:51.359 --> 00:39:51.839
 A.W.

00:39:51.980 --> 00:39:52.339
 Tozer

00:39:52.339 --> 00:39:52.879
 who once

00:39:52.879 --> 00:39:53.239
 said

00:39:53.239 --> 00:39:54.259
 a hundred

00:39:54.259 --> 00:39:55.019
 pianos

00:39:55.019 --> 00:39:55.920
 all tuned

00:39:55.920 --> 00:39:56.779
 to the

00:39:56.779 --> 00:39:57.179
 same

00:39:57.179 --> 00:39:57.839
 fork

00:39:57.839 --> 00:39:58.539
 are

00:39:58.539 --> 00:39:59.399
 automatically

00:39:59.399 --> 00:40:00.119
 tuned

00:40:00.119 --> 00:40:01.119
 to each

00:40:01.119 --> 00:40:01.480
 other.

00:40:02.759 --> 00:40:03.119
 And what

00:40:03.119 --> 00:40:03.420
 was the

00:40:03.420 --> 00:40:03.920
 point that

00:40:03.920 --> 00:40:04.219
 he was

00:40:04.219 --> 00:40:04.659
 making

00:40:04.659 --> 00:40:05.039
 there?

00:40:06.000 --> 00:40:06.279
 Well he

00:40:06.279 --> 00:40:06.579
 was making

00:40:06.579 --> 00:40:06.839
 you could

00:40:06.839 --> 00:40:07.239
 try and

00:40:07.239 --> 00:40:07.599
 tune

00:40:07.599 --> 00:40:08.399
 your own

00:40:08.399 --> 00:40:08.799
 piano

00:40:08.799 --> 00:40:09.239
 and somebody

00:40:09.239 --> 00:40:09.719
 else could

00:40:09.719 --> 00:40:09.980
 tune

00:40:09.980 --> 00:40:10.500
 their own

00:40:10.500 --> 00:40:11.440
 and everyone

00:40:11.440 --> 00:40:11.799
 could just

00:40:11.799 --> 00:40:12.159
 go ahead

00:40:12.159 --> 00:40:12.519
 and tune

00:40:12.519 --> 00:40:12.879
 their own

00:40:12.879 --> 00:40:13.119
 piano

00:40:13.119 --> 00:40:13.480
 but they're

00:40:13.480 --> 00:40:13.839
 not going

00:40:13.839 --> 00:40:14.039
 to be

00:40:14.039 --> 00:40:14.579
 in tune

00:40:14.579 --> 00:40:15.619
 because they're

00:40:15.619 --> 00:40:16.339
 all individual

00:40:16.339 --> 00:40:16.980
 but tune

00:40:16.980 --> 00:40:17.619
 it to one

00:40:17.619 --> 00:40:18.619
 tuning fork

00:40:18.619 --> 00:40:19.480
 and they're

00:40:19.480 --> 00:40:20.199
 automatically

00:40:20.199 --> 00:40:21.420
 playing the

00:40:21.420 --> 00:40:22.179
 same tune

00:40:22.179 --> 00:40:23.460
 the same

00:40:23.460 --> 00:40:23.920
 note.

00:40:25.059 --> 00:40:25.699
 The point

00:40:25.699 --> 00:40:26.299
 he's making

00:40:26.299 --> 00:40:26.980
 is this

00:40:26.980 --> 00:40:28.579
 that when

00:40:28.579 --> 00:40:29.099
 we all

00:40:29.099 --> 00:40:29.759
 tune in

00:40:29.759 --> 00:40:30.599
 to God

00:40:30.599 --> 00:40:31.739
 first and

00:40:31.739 --> 00:40:32.279
 foremost

00:40:32.279 --> 00:40:33.380
 then we

00:40:33.380 --> 00:40:33.759
 are all

00:40:33.759 --> 00:40:34.319
 in tune

00:40:34.319 --> 00:40:35.279
 with one

00:40:35.279 --> 00:40:35.639
 another.

00:40:37.119 --> 00:40:37.900
 That is

00:40:37.900 --> 00:40:38.339
 what makes

00:40:38.339 --> 00:40:39.299
 things possible

00:40:39.299 --> 00:40:40.460
 to be in

00:40:40.460 --> 00:40:40.839
 tune

00:40:40.839 --> 00:40:42.039
 with God

00:40:42.039 --> 00:40:42.839
 to be

00:40:42.839 --> 00:40:43.319
 together

00:40:43.319 --> 00:40:44.239
 in one

00:40:44.239 --> 00:40:44.779
 place

00:40:44.779 --> 00:40:45.940
 with God

00:40:45.940 --> 00:40:46.779
 in our

00:40:46.779 --> 00:40:47.359
 hearts.

00:40:47.619 --> 00:40:49.119
 knowing

00:40:49.119 --> 00:40:49.819
 the blessing

00:40:49.819 --> 00:40:50.699
 of the

00:40:50.699 --> 00:40:51.559
 Holy Spirit

00:40:51.559 --> 00:40:52.359
 with us.

00:40:53.259 --> 00:40:53.920
 So as we

00:40:53.920 --> 00:40:54.440
 go into

00:40:54.440 --> 00:40:55.039
 this week

00:40:55.039 --> 00:40:55.500
 ahead

00:40:55.500 --> 00:40:56.819
 may we

00:40:56.819 --> 00:40:57.319
 go with

00:40:57.319 --> 00:40:57.940
 a sense

00:40:57.940 --> 00:40:58.219
 of

00:40:58.219 --> 00:40:59.259
 anticipation

00:40:59.259 --> 00:41:00.559
 of what

00:41:00.559 --> 00:41:01.219
 God can

00:41:01.219 --> 00:41:01.779
 do for

00:41:01.779 --> 00:41:02.059
 us.

00:41:02.440 --> 00:41:02.739
 May we

00:41:02.739 --> 00:41:03.159
 go with

00:41:03.159 --> 00:41:03.739
 a sense

00:41:03.739 --> 00:41:04.719
 of amazement

00:41:04.719 --> 00:41:05.659
 at what

00:41:05.659 --> 00:41:06.319
 God has

00:41:06.319 --> 00:41:07.099
 done for

00:41:07.099 --> 00:41:07.599
 us.

00:41:08.440 --> 00:41:08.799
 And may

00:41:08.799 --> 00:41:09.199
 we go

00:41:09.199 --> 00:41:09.619
 with a

00:41:09.619 --> 00:41:09.980
 sense

00:41:09.980 --> 00:41:11.000
 of awakening

00:41:11.000 --> 00:41:12.279
 knowing

00:41:12.279 --> 00:41:12.940
 the life

00:41:12.940 --> 00:41:13.259
 giving

00:41:13.259 --> 00:41:13.819
 power

00:41:13.819 --> 00:41:14.679
 of the

00:41:14.679 --> 00:41:15.559
 Holy Spirit

00:41:15.559 --> 00:41:16.099
 of God

00:41:16.099 --> 00:41:16.340
 that we

00:41:16.340 --> 00:41:17.000
 would see

00:41:17.000 --> 00:41:18.119
 his mighty

00:41:18.119 --> 00:41:18.900
 works

00:41:18.900 --> 00:41:19.940
 in our

00:41:19.940 --> 00:41:20.420
 midst.

00:41:22.139 --> 00:41:22.659
 We will

00:41:22.659 --> 00:41:23.639
 at the

00:41:23.639 --> 00:41:24.039
 end of

00:41:24.039 --> 00:41:24.519
 this week

00:41:24.519 --> 00:41:24.840
 we will

00:41:24.840 --> 00:41:25.559
 be focusing

00:41:25.559 --> 00:41:26.539
 on the

00:41:26.539 --> 00:41:27.119
 Lord's

00:41:27.119 --> 00:41:27.619
 death.

00:41:29.000 --> 00:41:29.279
 And that

00:41:29.279 --> 00:41:29.679
 is our

00:41:29.679 --> 00:41:30.340
 focus

00:41:30.340 --> 00:41:31.460
 in all

00:41:31.460 --> 00:41:31.759
 that we

00:41:31.759 --> 00:41:32.099
 do

00:41:32.099 --> 00:41:33.500
 that Christ

00:41:33.500 --> 00:41:34.179
 died

00:41:34.179 --> 00:41:35.259
 for us

00:41:35.259 --> 00:41:36.360
 that we

00:41:36.360 --> 00:41:36.980
 might have

00:41:36.980 --> 00:41:37.559
 life.

00:41:38.219 --> 00:41:38.579
 And the

00:41:38.579 --> 00:41:39.059
 more we

00:41:39.059 --> 00:41:39.739
 look to

00:41:39.739 --> 00:41:40.219
 that

00:41:40.219 --> 00:41:41.179
 the more

00:41:41.179 --> 00:41:41.779
 we are in

00:41:41.779 --> 00:41:42.320
 tune with

00:41:42.320 --> 00:41:42.759
 that the

00:41:42.760 --> 00:41:43.100
 more we

00:41:43.100 --> 00:41:43.460
 are in

00:41:43.460 --> 00:41:43.920
 tune with

00:41:43.920 --> 00:41:44.480
 one another

00:41:44.480 --> 00:41:45.360
 the more

00:41:45.360 --> 00:41:45.900
 we are in

00:41:45.900 --> 00:41:46.880
 tune with

00:41:46.880 --> 00:41:47.380
 all that

00:41:47.380 --> 00:41:47.940
 is around

00:41:47.940 --> 00:41:48.520
 us.

00:41:49.460 --> 00:41:49.760
 And the

00:41:49.760 --> 00:41:50.860
 words on

00:41:50.860 --> 00:41:51.380
 your notice

00:41:51.380 --> 00:41:52.200
 sheet this

00:41:52.200 --> 00:41:53.640
 week with

00:41:53.640 --> 00:41:54.460
 regards to

00:41:54.460 --> 00:41:54.940
 the communion

00:41:54.940 --> 00:41:55.460
 the words

00:41:55.460 --> 00:41:56.000
 that Matthew

00:41:56.000 --> 00:41:56.740
 Henry had

00:41:56.740 --> 00:41:57.580
 I want to

00:41:57.580 --> 00:41:57.940
 leave you

00:41:57.940 --> 00:41:58.380
 with these

00:41:58.380 --> 00:42:00.100
 words because

00:42:00.100 --> 00:42:00.800
 they remind

00:42:00.800 --> 00:42:01.800
 us of

00:42:01.800 --> 00:42:02.180
 what it

00:42:02.180 --> 00:42:02.880
 means to

00:42:02.880 --> 00:42:03.360
 come.

00:42:04.480 --> 00:42:05.160
 Come to

00:42:05.160 --> 00:42:05.780
 the Lord's

00:42:05.780 --> 00:42:06.020
 Supper.

00:42:06.140 --> 00:42:06.580
 It says

00:42:06.580 --> 00:42:07.040
 let us

00:42:07.040 --> 00:42:07.640
 come to

00:42:07.640 --> 00:42:08.280
 the Lord's

00:42:08.280 --> 00:42:09.420
 Supper with

00:42:09.420 --> 00:42:10.560
 rejoicing and

00:42:10.560 --> 00:42:11.360
 thanksgiving.

00:42:11.360 --> 00:42:12.740
 these two

00:42:12.740 --> 00:42:13.500
 must go

00:42:13.500 --> 00:42:14.800
 together for

00:42:14.800 --> 00:42:15.420
 whatever is

00:42:15.420 --> 00:42:15.880
 the matter

00:42:15.880 --> 00:42:16.320
 of our

00:42:16.320 --> 00:42:17.099
 rejoicing

00:42:17.099 --> 00:42:18.140
 must be

00:42:18.140 --> 00:42:18.640
 the matter

00:42:18.640 --> 00:42:19.099
 of our

00:42:19.099 --> 00:42:19.940
 thanksgiving.

00:42:20.740 --> 00:42:21.460
 Holy joy

00:42:21.460 --> 00:42:21.860
 is the

00:42:21.860 --> 00:42:22.840
 heart of

00:42:22.840 --> 00:42:23.079
 our

00:42:23.079 --> 00:42:23.700
 thankful

00:42:23.700 --> 00:42:25.059
 praise and

00:42:25.059 --> 00:42:25.539
 thankful

00:42:25.539 --> 00:42:26.460
 praise is

00:42:26.460 --> 00:42:27.000
 the language

00:42:27.000 --> 00:42:27.780
 of holy

00:42:27.780 --> 00:42:28.220
 joy.

00:42:29.260 --> 00:42:29.559
 Both

00:42:29.559 --> 00:42:30.200
 these are

00:42:30.200 --> 00:42:31.280
 very seasonable

00:42:31.280 --> 00:42:32.000
 when we

00:42:32.000 --> 00:42:32.559
 are coming

00:42:32.559 --> 00:42:33.059
 to this

00:42:33.059 --> 00:42:33.599
 ordinance

00:42:33.599 --> 00:42:34.860
 which is

00:42:34.860 --> 00:42:35.620
 instituted

00:42:35.620 --> 00:42:36.300
 both for

00:42:36.300 --> 00:42:36.780
 the honor

00:42:36.780 --> 00:42:37.200
 of the

00:42:37.200 --> 00:42:37.680
 Redeemer

00:42:37.680 --> 00:42:38.599
 and for

00:42:38.599 --> 00:42:39.280
 the comfort

00:42:39.280 --> 00:42:40.420
 of the

00:42:40.420 --> 00:42:41.099
 redeemed.

00:42:41.360 --> 00:42:42.280
 Isn't it

00:42:42.280 --> 00:42:42.820
 a wonderful

00:42:42.820 --> 00:42:43.400
 way of

00:42:43.400 --> 00:42:44.000
 putting it?

00:42:44.680 --> 00:42:45.039
 It is

00:42:45.039 --> 00:42:45.559
 both for

00:42:45.559 --> 00:42:46.059
 the honor

00:42:46.059 --> 00:42:47.120
 of the

00:42:47.120 --> 00:42:47.620
 Redeemer

00:42:47.620 --> 00:42:48.900
 for the

00:42:48.900 --> 00:42:49.360
 honor of

00:42:49.360 --> 00:42:50.160
 Christ we

00:42:50.160 --> 00:42:50.640
 do it

00:42:50.640 --> 00:42:51.800
 but it is

00:42:51.800 --> 00:42:52.140
 for the

00:42:52.140 --> 00:42:52.579
 comfort

00:42:52.579 --> 00:42:54.019
 of the

00:42:54.019 --> 00:42:54.640
 redeemed.

00:42:55.400 --> 00:42:56.120
 The comfort

00:42:56.120 --> 00:42:57.280
 of doing

00:42:57.280 --> 00:42:58.160
 it in

00:42:58.160 --> 00:42:58.740
 remembrance

00:42:58.740 --> 00:43:00.160
 of him.

00:43:01.140 --> 00:43:01.680
 May we

00:43:01.680 --> 00:43:03.059
 come into

00:43:03.059 --> 00:43:03.760
 this week

00:43:03.760 --> 00:43:04.680
 with a

00:43:04.680 --> 00:43:05.480
 sense of

00:43:05.480 --> 00:43:07.099
 knowing the

00:43:07.099 --> 00:43:08.280
 Holy Spirit's

00:43:08.280 --> 00:43:08.880
 leading and

00:43:08.880 --> 00:43:09.539
 guiding and

00:43:09.539 --> 00:43:10.760
 blessing in

00:43:10.760 --> 00:43:11.280
 all that

00:43:11.280 --> 00:43:11.740
 we do

00:43:11.740 --> 00:43:12.920
 and knowing

00:43:12.920 --> 00:43:14.020
 the mighty

00:43:14.020 --> 00:43:15.280
 work of

00:43:15.280 --> 00:43:16.360
 God in

00:43:16.360 --> 00:43:16.960
 our midst.

00:43:17.160 --> 00:43:17.500
 Let us

00:43:17.500 --> 00:43:17.780
 pray.

00:43:19.120 --> 00:43:19.680
 Our

00:43:19.680 --> 00:43:20.600
 Father in

00:43:20.600 --> 00:43:21.220
 heaven we

00:43:21.220 --> 00:43:21.620
 give you

00:43:21.620 --> 00:43:22.320
 thanks for

00:43:22.320 --> 00:43:23.360
 your goodness

00:43:23.360 --> 00:43:24.460
 to us as a

00:43:24.460 --> 00:43:25.020
 people and

00:43:25.020 --> 00:43:25.960
 deserving as

00:43:25.960 --> 00:43:26.520
 we are

00:43:26.520 --> 00:43:26.980
 Lord we

00:43:26.980 --> 00:43:27.600
 thank you

00:43:27.600 --> 00:43:28.440
 for the

00:43:28.440 --> 00:43:29.100
 blessings that

00:43:29.100 --> 00:43:29.860
 are ours in

00:43:29.860 --> 00:43:30.620
 Christ and

00:43:30.620 --> 00:43:30.900
 for the

00:43:30.900 --> 00:43:31.980
 blessing that

00:43:31.980 --> 00:43:32.560
 we have in

00:43:32.560 --> 00:43:33.140
 the comfort

00:43:33.140 --> 00:43:33.540
 of the

00:43:33.540 --> 00:43:34.340
 Holy Spirit

00:43:34.340 --> 00:43:35.060
 with us.

00:43:35.720 --> 00:43:35.980
 And we

00:43:35.980 --> 00:43:36.980
 pray Lord to

00:43:36.980 --> 00:43:37.520
 know his

00:43:37.520 --> 00:43:38.380
 mighty work

00:43:38.380 --> 00:43:39.180
 in our

00:43:39.180 --> 00:43:39.760
 midst in

00:43:39.760 --> 00:43:40.160
 all that

00:43:40.160 --> 00:43:40.640
 we do

00:43:40.640 --> 00:43:41.300
 and there

00:43:41.300 --> 00:43:41.720
 will be

00:43:41.720 --> 00:43:42.480
 for your

00:43:42.480 --> 00:43:43.160
 glory and

00:43:43.160 --> 00:43:43.840
 yours alone.

00:43:44.340 --> 00:43:44.539
 So we

00:43:44.539 --> 00:43:45.059
 ask it in

00:43:45.059 --> 00:43:45.360
 the name

00:43:45.360 --> 00:43:46.019
 of Jesus.

00:43:46.640 --> 00:43:47.000
 Amen.

00:43:50.160 --> 00:43:50.960
 We're going

00:43:50.960 --> 00:43:51.720
 to conclude

00:43:51.720 --> 00:43:52.480
 by singing

00:43:52.480 --> 00:43:53.579
 to God's

00:43:53.579 --> 00:43:54.280
 praise in

00:43:54.280 --> 00:43:55.820
 Psalm 104

00:43:55.820 --> 00:43:57.080
 Psalm 104

00:43:57.080 --> 00:43:58.400
 page 138

00:43:58.400 --> 00:43:58.820
 of the

00:43:58.820 --> 00:43:59.160
 psalm

00:43:59.160 --> 00:43:59.480
 books.

00:44:01.600 --> 00:44:03.039
 Psalm 104

00:44:03.039 --> 00:44:04.480
 we'll sing

00:44:04.480 --> 00:44:04.920
 from verse

00:44:04.920 --> 00:44:05.920
 31 down

00:44:05.920 --> 00:44:06.280
 to the

00:44:06.280 --> 00:44:06.780
 end of

00:44:06.780 --> 00:44:07.420
 the psalm

00:44:07.420 --> 00:44:07.800
 and the

00:44:07.800 --> 00:44:08.160
 tune is

00:44:08.160 --> 00:44:08.720
 Hifredal.

00:44:09.580 --> 00:44:10.600
 Psalm 104

00:44:10.600 --> 00:44:11.380
 verse 31

00:44:11.380 --> 00:44:11.960
 May the

00:44:11.960 --> 00:44:12.420
 Lord's

00:44:12.420 --> 00:44:13.039
 majestic

00:44:13.039 --> 00:44:14.120
 glory always

00:44:14.120 --> 00:44:15.300
 last and

00:44:15.300 --> 00:44:16.000
 never fade.

00:44:16.100 --> 00:44:16.460
 May the

00:44:16.460 --> 00:44:17.340
 Lord rejoice

00:44:17.340 --> 00:44:18.059
 and triumph

00:44:18.059 --> 00:44:19.039
 in the

00:44:19.039 --> 00:44:19.780
 works that

00:44:19.780 --> 00:44:20.400
 he has

00:44:20.400 --> 00:44:20.720
 made.

00:44:20.800 --> 00:44:21.140
 We'll sing

00:44:21.140 --> 00:44:21.420
 these

00:44:21.420 --> 00:44:22.480
 verses to

00:44:22.480 --> 00:44:22.980
 God's

00:44:22.980 --> 00:44:23.460
 praise.

00:44:25.820 --> 00:44:30.559
 May the

00:44:30.559 --> 00:44:31.860
 Lord

00:44:31.860 --> 00:44:32.960
 majestic

00:44:32.960 --> 00:44:35.280
 glory

00:44:35.280 --> 00:44:36.960
 always

00:44:36.960 --> 00:44:38.820
 last and

00:44:38.820 --> 00:44:40.039
 never

00:44:40.039 --> 00:44:40.960
 fade.

00:44:41.900 --> 00:44:43.480
 May the

00:44:43.480 --> 00:44:43.960
 Lord

00:44:43.960 --> 00:44:44.960
 rejoice

00:44:44.960 --> 00:44:46.960
 and triumph

00:44:48.120 --> 00:44:49.960
 in the

00:44:49.960 --> 00:44:51.500
 works that

00:44:51.500 --> 00:44:53.039
 he has

00:44:53.039 --> 00:44:54.080
 made.

00:44:54.519 --> 00:44:54.960
 When

00:44:54.960 --> 00:44:56.199
 he

00:44:56.199 --> 00:44:57.320
 gives

00:44:57.320 --> 00:44:57.760
 his

00:44:57.760 --> 00:44:58.740
 song

00:44:58.740 --> 00:45:00.380
 creation

00:45:00.380 --> 00:45:01.860
 earth

00:45:01.860 --> 00:45:03.340
 begins

00:45:03.340 --> 00:45:05.099
 to shake

00:45:05.099 --> 00:45:05.539
 and

00:45:05.539 --> 00:45:06.659
 fear

00:45:06.659 --> 00:45:08.139
 as

00:45:08.139 --> 00:45:08.599
 it

00:45:08.599 --> 00:45:09.599
 touched

00:45:09.599 --> 00:45:10.240
 the

00:45:10.240 --> 00:45:11.360
 mountains

00:45:11.360 --> 00:45:13.159
 tremble

00:45:13.159 --> 00:45:14.500
 smoke

00:45:14.500 --> 00:45:16.019
 and flames

00:45:16.019 --> 00:45:17.659
 of fire

00:45:17.659 --> 00:45:19.599
 appear.

00:45:19.599 --> 00:45:21.980
 to the

00:45:21.980 --> 00:45:23.059
 Lord

00:45:23.059 --> 00:45:23.980
 throughout

00:45:23.980 --> 00:45:25.099
 my

00:45:25.099 --> 00:45:26.619
 lifetime

00:45:26.619 --> 00:45:27.400
 to

00:45:27.400 --> 00:45:28.400
 my

00:45:28.400 --> 00:45:29.599
 God

00:45:29.599 --> 00:45:30.099
 I

00:45:30.099 --> 00:45:30.980
 will

00:45:30.980 --> 00:45:31.619
 sing

00:45:31.619 --> 00:45:32.819
 praise.

00:45:32.819 --> 00:45:33.819
 May

00:45:33.819 --> 00:45:34.819
 my

00:45:34.819 --> 00:45:36.819
 meditation

00:45:36.819 --> 00:45:38.819
 be

00:45:38.819 --> 00:45:39.440
 said

00:45:39.440 --> 00:45:41.319
 as to

00:45:41.319 --> 00:45:42.219
 him

00:45:42.219 --> 00:45:42.819
 my

00:45:42.819 --> 00:45:43.819
 song

00:45:43.819 --> 00:45:44.400
 I

00:45:44.400 --> 00:45:45.519
 raise.

00:45:45.519 --> 00:45:47.000
 but

00:45:47.000 --> 00:45:47.619
 with

00:45:47.619 --> 00:45:48.880
 sinners

00:45:48.880 --> 00:45:49.679
 free

00:45:49.679 --> 00:45:51.739
 before

00:45:51.739 --> 00:45:53.400
 and

00:45:53.400 --> 00:45:54.000
 the

00:45:54.000 --> 00:45:55.099
 wicked

00:45:55.099 --> 00:45:56.639
 be

00:45:56.639 --> 00:45:56.980
 no

00:45:56.980 --> 00:45:58.179
 more.

00:45:58.639 --> 00:45:59.699
 Praise

00:45:59.699 --> 00:46:00.659
 to

00:46:00.659 --> 00:46:01.579
 the

00:46:01.579 --> 00:46:02.839
 Lord

00:46:02.839 --> 00:46:04.579
 almighty

00:46:04.579 --> 00:46:05.619
 O

00:46:05.619 --> 00:46:06.539
 my

00:46:06.539 --> 00:46:07.659
 soul

00:46:07.659 --> 00:46:08.279
 the

00:46:08.279 --> 00:46:09.399
 Lord

00:46:09.399 --> 00:46:10.539
 adore.

00:46:12.500 --> 00:46:13.339
 After the

00:46:13.339 --> 00:46:15.219
 benediction I'll go to the door to my left.

00:46:15.339 --> 00:46:16.659
 We'll close with the benediction.

00:46:17.399 --> 00:46:27.619
 Now may grace, mercy and peace from God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit rest upon and abide with you all now and forevermore. Amen.

00:46:27.619 --> 00:46:29.619
 Amen.

00:46:57.619 --> 00:46:59.619
 Amen.