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 Okay, good morning. If you are new to Watermark, my name is Kevin. I'm one of the leaders here.

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 It's great to see you and to be with you this morning.

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 Now, if you're new, you might not know, but the last four weeks we've been working through the latter part of 1 Corinthians.

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 1 Corinthians 12, 13, and 14.

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 And the reason is because this is possibly the New Testament's most concise teaching on the spiritual gifts,

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 what the Bible has to say about spiritual gifts.

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 And the reason we've been doing that is because as a church we want to grow in both our understanding, our theology,

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 but also our practice, our usage of spiritual gifts.

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 But we want to be a church that's governed by God's Word.

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 We want to be controlled by what God says, not by culture or what any people say.

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 So we've been looking at the Scriptures, right?

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 But there is a challenge.

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 And the challenge is that although 1 Corinthians 12 to 14 has a lot to say about spiritual gifts,

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 it's actually, spiritual gifts is a very small part of the entire Bible's teaching

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 about the work and the ministry of and the person of the Holy Spirit.

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 In other words, when we think of what does it mean to be a Spirit-filled church,

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 a Spirit-dependent church, a church that's walking in step with the Spirit,

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 living by the Spirit, dependent of the Spirit,

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 being transformed and renewed by the person and the ministry of the Holy Spirit,

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 spiritual gifts, such as what we've been talking about,

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 is a very small percentage of that, maybe less than 10% of the Bible's teaching.

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 And so the question remains, well, we want to be a Spirit-dependent church,

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 a church that's filled with God's Spirit and walking and dependent on Him.

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 What does that mean in its totality?

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 And so this morning, what I want us to do is to close off this kind of mini-series

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 by looking at a lot more of the Bible's teaching.

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 What does it look like when a church or a group of people, an individual,

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 encounters God, the Holy Spirit, in a profound and wonderful way?

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 And so that's what we're going to look at today.

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 And we're going to do that by looking at Acts chapter 1 and 2.

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 And so I'm going to pray for us, and then Alan and Kat are going to come read God's Word.

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 Let me pray for us, and then we'll dive in.

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 Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus Christ, wonderful Spirit of God,

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 we come before you this morning because we want you to speak to us.

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 Lord, as Alan and Kat read your Word to us, won't you speak to us?

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 Let these words go deep in our heart.

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 May we see something of who you are and who we are in you.

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 May we see what it means to be a church that is wholly dependent on you

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 and filled with you and walking with you.

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 And God wants you to call us to become the kind of church that you want us to be.

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 So Spirit of God, I ask you, come and speak to us through your Word.

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 In your wonderful and gracious name, amen.

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 Let's listen to the reading of God's Word.

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 Today's scripture reading comes from Acts chapter 1 to 2.

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 You can follow along on the screen your Bibles or the bulletin.

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 So when they had come together, they asked him,

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 Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?

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 He said to them,

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 It is not for you to know times or season that the Father has fixed by his own authority,

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 but you will receive the power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you,

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

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 and to the end of the earth.

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

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 and suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind,

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 and it filled the entire house where they were sitting,

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 and divided tongues as a fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.

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 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit

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 and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

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 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them.

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 Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem,

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 let this be known to you and give ear to my words.

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 For these people are not drunk as you suppose,

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 since it is only the third hour of the day.

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 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel.

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 And in the last days it shall be, God declares,

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 that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh.

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 And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

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 and your young men shall see visions,

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 and your old men shall dream dreams.

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 And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord

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 shall be saved.

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 Men of Israel, hear these words.

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 Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God

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 with mighty works and wonders,

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 and signs that God did through him in your midst.

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 As you yourself know,

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 this Jesus delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God,

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 you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.

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 God raised him up, losing the pangs of death,

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 because it was not possible for him to be held by it.

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 This Jesus raised up, and of that we are all witnesses,

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 being therefore exalted on the right hand of God.

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 And having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit,

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 he has poured out this,

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 that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.

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 For David did not ascend into the heavens,

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 but he himself says,

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 The Lord said to my Lord,

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 Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.

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 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain

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 that God has made him both Lord and Christ,

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 this Jesus whom you crucified.

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 Now when they heard this,

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 they were cut to the heart

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 and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,

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 Brothers, what shall we do?

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 And Peter said to them,

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 Repent and be baptized,

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 every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ,

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 for the forgiveness of your sins,

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 and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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 For the promise is for you and for your children

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 and for all who are far off,

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 everyone whom the Lord our God calls himself.

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 And with many other words he bore witness

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 and continued to exhort them,

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 saying,

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 Save yourselves from this crooked generation.

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 So those who received his word were baptized

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 and there were added that day about 3,000 souls.

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 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching

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 and the fellowship,

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 to the breaking of bread and the prayers,

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 and all came upon every soul,

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 and many wonders and signs were being done

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 through the apostles.

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 And all who believed were together

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 and had all things in common,

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 and they were selling their possessions and belongings

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 and distributing the proceeds to all

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 as any had need.

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 And day by day,

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 attending the temple together

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 and breaking bread in their homes,

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 they received their food

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 with glad and generous hearts,

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 praising God and having favor

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 with all the people.

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 And the Lord added to the number,

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 day by day,

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 those who were being saved.

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 This is the word of God.

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 Okay, thank you, Ellen and Kat.

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 Many years ago,

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 I was in a conversation with somebody

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 and he made a comment

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 about a certain church,

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 or denomination,

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 type of churches,

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 a group of churches,

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 and his comment was this.

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 He said,

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 those churches are so dead

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 that the Holy Spirit probably falls asleep

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 when he walks through the door.

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 And I remember being taken aback

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 by the comment for two reasons.

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 The first one is,

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 it came across as quite opinionated,

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 quite arrogant,

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 as if to say,

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 the Holy Spirit loves out kinds of churches,

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 but those churches he doesn't.

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 But the other reason was,

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 I actually had family members

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 that were part of that denomination.

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 And I remember hearing stories

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 at that time

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 of God really moving powerfully

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 in those churches

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 and changing people's lives

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 and bringing people to saving faith.

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 And so the comment struck me as,

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 not only opinionated,

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 but just not true.

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 But it raises the question,

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 what does it look like

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 for a church to be filled of the Spirit?

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 What does the Spirit-filled church look like?

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 Well, in order to do that,

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 we're gonna look at Acts,

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 chapter one and two.

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 And you'll remember

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 how the book of Acts starts off.

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 Jesus tells his apostles,

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 his disciples,

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 to wait in Jerusalem

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 until the promise of the Holy Spirit

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 is given to them.

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 This was a promise

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 that the prophets in the Old Testament

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 had spoken about.

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 And John the Baptist,

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 the final of the Old Testament prophets,

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 in a sense says,

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 I baptize you with water,

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 but there will come one after me

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 who will baptize you

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 with the Holy Spirit.

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 And so Jesus says,

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 wait and pray

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 for that day to happen.

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 And so the disciples do.

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 They wait and they pray

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 for 10 whole days.

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 We've got prayer meeting this Thursday.

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 It won't go on for 10 days,

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 I promise you.

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 But that's what they do.

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 For 10 days they're praying

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 and eventually on the day of Pentecost,

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 God delivers on his promise

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 and he pours out his Spirit

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 in a most powerful and amazing way.

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 And on that day,

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 the New Testament church is born.

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 So what does the New Testament church look like?

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 What does the Spirit-filled church look like?

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 Well, I want us just to think

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 about a couple of things.

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 And the first one is this.

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 The first mark,

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 the Spirit's presence and power

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 upon a church or an individual

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 is a profound sense of awe

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 and reverence for the majesty of God.

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 A profound sense of awe.

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 When God's Spirit comes upon us,

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 there's a profound sense of awe and majesty.

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 We see this throughout the book of Acts

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 and throughout the Bible,

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 that when God's people,

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 either an individual or a church,

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 encounters the living God,

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 the first response is not light-hearted laughter

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 or kind of soppy emotionalism.

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 It's a profound sense of awe

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 and arrestation,

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 a profound sense of being in the presence

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 of one infinitely mightier

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 and more majestic

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 and categorically different

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 from anything we had ever experienced

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 or seen or witnessed before.

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 And it's like God's presence arrests us.

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 I don't know if you've ever had an experience like this

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 in another setting.

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 Maybe you are,

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 I was thinking about if you're walking on the mountain,

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 the peak,

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 or you're hiking maybe at night

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 and you hear a rustle in the bushes, right?

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 And you freeze.

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 Or maybe you see a snake,

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 you know,

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 on the side of the path.

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 And the first thing is you freeze, right?

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 Even if you don't want to,

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 you're just frozen with fright.

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 When God's Spirit comes upon a people,

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 a person,

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 there's a sense that it arrests us.

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 We don't just go on with life as normal.

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 There's no arresting that takes place

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 in almost fear and dread

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 in light of the awesomeness

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 and the majesty

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 of whose presence we are.

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 I think we see something of that

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 in Acts chapter 2 here

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 when the Spirit is poured out on the disciples

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 and Peter is filled with the Spirit.

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 He stands up and he preaches the gospel.

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 He tells them about Jesus.

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 And look what it says.

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 Look at verse 37.

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 It says,

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 Now when they heard his words,

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 they were cut to the heart.

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 That means they were seized.

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 They were taken a hold of.

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 And they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,

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 Brothers, what must we do?

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 It's like they don't just go on with life.

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 Nobody goes to the coffee station afterwards

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 and says,

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 Nice sermon, pastor.

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 Good job today.

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 They cry out,

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 Tell us what we must do.

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 Something's got to change.

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 How do we get saved

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 in light of what you've told us?

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 And Peter says,

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 Turn to the Lord Jesus Christ.

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 And look at verse 43.

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 It says,

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 And awe came upon every soul.

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 This deep reverence.

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 This life had changed

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 because they'd encountered the living God.

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 You know,

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 Ray Ortlund tells this story.

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 Ray Ortlund's one of my heroes.

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 And he tells this story

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 when he was a teenager.

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 His dad was a pastor.

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 And sometimes he'd be in church

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 and his dad would be preaching.

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 And it was a pretty conservative,

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 respectable church in North America.

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 And he says,

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 Sometimes during his dad's sermon,

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 the middle of the sermon,

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 there'd be such a profound sense

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 of God's majesty in the room

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 that respectable, honorable,

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 suit and tie wearing members

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 of the congregation

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 would gently get up from their seats

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 and walk down the aisle

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 to the front of the hall

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 and before the piano

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 would just get down on their knees

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 and weep.

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 The weep in the presence of majesty

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 as the eyes were opened

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 to see who God is.

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 I think the closest thing

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 that I've ever come to this

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 was actually just a few weeks ago.

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 I don't know if you remember,

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 four or five weeks ago,

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 we were looking at Isaiah chapter six

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 and I'd been meditating on it

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 the whole week

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 and my heart was full

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 of this passage

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 of the majesty

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 and the glory of God.

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 And afterwards,

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 Alan led us in a song,

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 that song,

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 Holy Forever.

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 And as we were singing this song,

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 I was standing over here

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 and I was filled

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 with such a sense

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 of the sheer glory

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 and majesty of God

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 that there's almost a sense

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 I was afraid of my life.

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 And actually,

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 I was standing over here

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 and I kept on taking

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 a step further back

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 and another step back

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 and I kept on walking back

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 until I bumped into the chairs.

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 There's kind of a sense of,

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 I didn't want to get too close.

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 I kind of was aware

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 of my brokenness

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 and my depravity

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 and God's majesty

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 and I thought,

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 if I'm not careful,

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 I don't know if I'm going to get

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 out of this room alive.

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 There's such a sense

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 of the awe,

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 the transcendence,

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 the glory of God.

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 And that's what happens

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 when God's people

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 encounter the Spirit of God.

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 There's not a frivolity to it.

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 There's a transcendence,

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 a power,

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 a reverence

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 to the majesty

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 and the glory of God.

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 And we see this again

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 in Revelation, right?

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 John encounters God

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 and he falls down

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 as though dead.

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 Seeing God,

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 he's astounded

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 by his majesty.

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 What does the

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 Spirit-filled church look like?

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 Yes, there's joy.

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 Yes, there's contentment.

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 Yes, there's peace.

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 But there's a profound sense

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 of awe and reverence

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 in the sheer majesty

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 and glory of God.

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 But then,

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 and that leads us

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 to the second thing.

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 The second distinction

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 of the Spirit-filled church

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 is deep repentance.

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 Look at our passage here.

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 Look at verse 37

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 and onwards.

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 Look what happens here.

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 Jeremy spoke about this

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 a few minutes ago.

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 It says,

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 when they heard this

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 they were cut to the hearts

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 and they said to Peter

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 and the apostles,

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 brothers,

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 what shall we do?

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 In other words,

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 what must we do to be saved?

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 And Peter said to them,

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 repent and be baptized

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 every one of you

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 in the name of the Lord

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 Jesus Christ

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 for the forgiveness

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 of your sins.

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 You will receive the gift

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 of the Holy Spirit

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 for the promise

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 is for you

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 and for your children,

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 for all who are far off,

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 everyone whom the Lord

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 our God calls.

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 And with many words

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 he bore witness

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 and continued to exhort them,

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 saying save yourselves

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 from this crooked generation.

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 And so those who received

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 his word were baptized.

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 Friends,

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 when God moves upon a church,

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 when God's spirit

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 moves upon a church,

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 there's always profound

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 and deep repentance.

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 Now,

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 if you're new to church

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 this morning,

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 that word repentance

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 may,

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 you may not be familiar with it.

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 And it may sound quite strange.

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 It may sound like

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 a very heavy word.

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 You may think

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 when the church talks

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 about repentance

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 we're talking about

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 shaming you

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 and guilt tripping you

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 and making you feel bad.

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 And you may feel like

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 I feel bad enough

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 about life as it is

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 and now I come to church

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 and you make me feel

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 even worse.

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 Thanks very much.

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 But actually,

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 that's not the point at all.

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 When the Bible

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 talks about repentance,

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 it's actually the opposite

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 of what we often think.

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 The Bible's call

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 to invitation

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 is always an invitation

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 to life,

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 to freedom,

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 to peace,

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 to life

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 in all this fullness.

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 in John Bunyan's book,

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 John Bunyan wrote a book

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 called The Pilgrim's Progress

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 about 400 years ago.

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 And in this book,

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 it's an analogy

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 of a man who goes

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 on this journey.

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 He comes to faith in Christ

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 and it's his spiritual journey

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 through life.

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 But in the beginning

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 of this book,

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 this man,

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 his name's Christian,

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 he has this profound

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 burden on his back.

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 It's this picture

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 of a backpack

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 or a rucksack

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 on your back

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 and he's got

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 this heavy burden

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 and he's trudging

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 through life

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 and it's heavy

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 and it's hard

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 and he can't get rid of it.

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 And at one point,

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 he comes to a cross

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 and at the cross,

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 this burden

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 gets released

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 from his back.

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 And he feels the sense

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 for the first time

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 in his life,

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 the sense of freedom,

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 the sense of lightness,

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 the sense of joy,

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 the sense of life.

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 As this burden

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 that he's been carrying

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 all his life

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 gets laid down.

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 And friends,

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 the Bible's invitation

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 to repentance

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 is an invitation

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 to turn from death

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 to life,

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 from darkness to light,

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 from carrying our guilt

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 and our shame

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 and our inadequacy

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 to laying that down

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 and experiencing

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 the freedom

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 and the joy

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 of knowing that Christ

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 has taken those things

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 on the cross for us.

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 Now that doesn't mean

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 that repentance

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 is always easy or simple.

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 Repentance is difficult

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 because it requires

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 we lay down our pride

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 and our ego.

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 It requires that

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 for a moment

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 we lose face before God

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 and say,

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 God, it is right.

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 I am a sinner

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 in need of grace.

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 God, I admit

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 that I have tried

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 to be my own God.

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 I've lived for my own glory

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 and it's gotten me nowhere.

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 And so at first,

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 repentance is hard.

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 It feels like

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 a part of your ego

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 needs to die

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 but it's always

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 an invitation

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 to life.

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 And Jesus said

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 that when the Spirit

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 of God comes,

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 He will come

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 and convict the world

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 of sin

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 and righteousness

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 and judgment

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 not in order to shame us

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 but to liberate us.

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 But before that happens,

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 the Spirit impresses upon us

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 a profound sense

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 of the ugliness of sin

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 in our lives

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 and the depth

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 and the extent of it.

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 You know,

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 this happened to me

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 a few years ago.

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 I think I've shared

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 this story with you before.

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 One of the prevailing sins

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 in my life

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 that I've often struggled with

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 and I know it doesn't sound

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 like a very big sin

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 but is a deep love

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 for people's approval

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 and affirmation.

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 And I know that sounds

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 very trite and small

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 but it's an idol

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 in my life

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 that trips me up

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 and gets me

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 into so much trouble.

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 I find myself

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 doing all sorts

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 of dumb things

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 that I shouldn't do

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 and I don't want to do

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 because I'm scared

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 to say no to people

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 and I don't want

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 to disappoint people.

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 And what I find

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 is that for me,

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 one of the prevailing sins

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 is that people's approval

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 and people's affirmation

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 and people liking me

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 has this controlling grip

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 on my life.

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 And actually,

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 often I find

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 it's more important to me

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 than the person

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 of Jesus Christ.

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 And if I'm honest,

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 that sometimes I love

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 what people think of me

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 more than I love Christ.

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 And I'm meant

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 to be a pastor, right?

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 And what that means

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 is I've got this idol

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 that I bow down to

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 and worship

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 and adore

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 called approval of man,

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 love for man.

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 And one day,

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 a few years ago,

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 I was grappling

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 with this

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 and praying for this

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 and I went for a prayer walk

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 and I said,

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 God, you've got to change

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 this in my life.

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 I hate this thing.

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 It feels like it controls me

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 and I can't get rid of it.

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 God, please come

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 and change me.

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 And I was deeply

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 convicted of it.

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 And as I was going

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 on this prayer walk,

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 I saw in my mind's eye

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 a picture of like

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 a chalice or an urn.

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 It was a dark picture

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 and out of this chalice,

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 snakes were coming

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 out of it.

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 And in my mind's eye,

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 I saw this is this idol

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 that I bow down

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 and I worship.

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 And I give reverence

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 and awe

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 to this disgusting

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 snake infested idol

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 in my life

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 called the approval of man

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 and the fear of man.

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 And this disgusting urn

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 is actually more precious,

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 more beautiful to my heart

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 than Jesus Christ.

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 And as I went

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 on this prayer walk,

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 I said,

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 God,

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 you've got to change me.

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 I hate what this thing

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 is doing to me.

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 Lord,

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 and for the first time

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 in my life,

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 what I had thought was

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 just being a wise pastor,

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 just caring for people.

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 Actually,

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 I saw the depravity

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 and the ugliness of it.

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 And God convicted me

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 of this need

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 to repent.

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 And as I cried out to God

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 and said,

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 God,

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 you've got to not only

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 forgive me,

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 but you need to save me

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 and change me.

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 I felt like God

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 turned my life around.

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 And He did that.

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 He really delivered me

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 of that.

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 Maybe some of you

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 have seen that.

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 I'm not as nice

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 as maybe I used to be.

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 But I didn't,

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 I wasn't nice

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 because I really loved you.

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 I just was nice

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 because I loved myself.

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 And I loved what people

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 thought about me.

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 Friends,

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 that's what God's Spirit does.

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 He brings us to a place

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 of seeing the ugliness

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 of sin

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 and the repulsiveness

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 of our idols.

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 So we turn

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 from death to life.

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 And we saw this

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 in Isaiah 6

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 a few weeks ago, right?

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 Isaiah sees the majesty

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 and the glory of God.

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 God opens his eyes

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 to see God.

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 And the first thing

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 he says is,

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 God,

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 you've got to save

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 those people.

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 No, that's not what He says.

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 He says,

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 woe is me.

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 I am lost.

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 I'm ruined.

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 I'm undone.

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 I've seen the glory

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 of the Lord.

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 And my lips are unclean

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 and I live amongst

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 the people of unclean lips.

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 God's Spirit,

00:21:02.560 --> 00:21:03.360
 when He comes upon us,

00:21:03.539 --> 00:21:03.720
 friends,

00:21:03.759 --> 00:21:04.120
 what does it mean

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 to be a spiritual church?

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 It means we'll see

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 the things in our life

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 that for years

00:21:08.180 --> 00:21:08.720
 have been hidden

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 to our hearts.

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 And things that we've excused

00:21:10.620 --> 00:21:10.980
 and said,

00:21:11.539 --> 00:21:12.320
 oh, I'm just a good

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 steward of money,

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 we'll actually see,

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 no, we're just greedy.

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 And as we say,

00:21:16.660 --> 00:21:17.380
 oh, we just care

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 for this person.

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 We're just talking

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 to everyone in our CG

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 to see how we can love them.

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 We'll see,

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 actually,

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 that's just gossip.

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 And we'll see

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 the depravity

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 of the sin in our lives.

00:21:27.200 --> 00:21:27.460
 Sorry,

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 I didn't mean this

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 to be this heavy.

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 I just kind of apologize.

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 When God's Spirit

00:21:33.099 --> 00:21:34.160
 comes upon us,

00:21:35.099 --> 00:21:35.880
 we see God

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 and we see ourselves.

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 But here's the third thing,

00:21:39.220 --> 00:21:39.420
 friends,

00:21:39.460 --> 00:21:40.059
 when God's Spirit

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 comes upon our church,

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 upon a group of people,

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 it's not only

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 a profound sense

00:21:44.220 --> 00:21:44.720
 of awe

00:21:44.720 --> 00:21:45.559
 and deep repentance,

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 but an overwhelming assurance

00:21:47.460 --> 00:21:48.619
 of God's profound,

00:21:49.039 --> 00:21:50.079
 undeserved love

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 and kindness

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 and mercy

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 and grace.

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 Listen to how

00:21:53.879 --> 00:21:55.220
 Martin Lloyd-Jones

00:21:55.220 --> 00:21:55.980
 describes it.

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 He says,

00:21:56.659 --> 00:21:57.679
 when God's Spirit

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 comes upon somebody,

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 they are given

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 a clear view

00:22:01.059 --> 00:22:02.259
 of the love of God

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 and of the Lord Jesus Christ

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 and especially

00:22:04.839 --> 00:22:05.500
 of His death

00:22:05.500 --> 00:22:06.259
 upon the cross.

00:22:06.839 --> 00:22:07.519
 At last,

00:22:07.599 --> 00:22:08.419
 they see it.

00:22:09.019 --> 00:22:09.220
 Oh,

00:22:09.319 --> 00:22:10.279
 they'd always believed it

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 theoretically,

00:22:11.379 --> 00:22:12.319
 but it'd never become

00:22:12.319 --> 00:22:13.059
 true for them,

00:22:13.679 --> 00:22:14.579
 truly become real for them.

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 They'd honestly believed it,

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 yes,

00:22:16.519 --> 00:22:17.720
 but they never felt

00:22:17.720 --> 00:22:18.399
 its power.

00:22:18.939 --> 00:22:19.639
 They'd never known

00:22:19.639 --> 00:22:20.839
 what it was to be melted

00:22:20.839 --> 00:22:21.799
 by the love of God,

00:22:21.879 --> 00:22:23.119
 to be broken by it.

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 They'd never known

00:22:24.220 --> 00:22:25.359
 what it was to weep,

00:22:25.759 --> 00:22:26.019
 yes,

00:22:26.059 --> 00:22:27.220
 with a sense of unworthiness,

00:22:27.339 --> 00:22:28.480
 but then with love

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 and joy,

00:22:29.619 --> 00:22:30.480
 as they realized

00:22:30.480 --> 00:22:31.740
 that in an individual

00:22:31.740 --> 00:22:33.000
 and personal way,

00:22:33.460 --> 00:22:34.399
 the Son of God

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 loved them

00:22:35.359 --> 00:22:36.960
 and has given Himself

00:22:36.960 --> 00:22:38.019
 for them,

00:22:39.099 --> 00:22:39.939
 and peace comes

00:22:39.939 --> 00:22:40.699
 into our hearts,

00:22:41.319 --> 00:22:42.179
 and joy enters

00:22:42.179 --> 00:22:42.720
 into them,

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 and we are lost

00:22:44.100 --> 00:22:44.759
 in love

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 and praise

00:22:45.360 --> 00:22:46.200
 for God the Father

00:22:46.200 --> 00:22:46.980
 and God the Son

00:22:46.980 --> 00:22:48.160
 and God the Holy Spirit.

00:22:49.140 --> 00:22:49.460
 Friends,

00:22:49.500 --> 00:22:50.500
 this is what God's Spirit does.

00:22:51.279 --> 00:22:52.059
 He assures us

00:22:52.059 --> 00:22:53.559
 of God's unceasing love

00:22:53.559 --> 00:22:54.180
 and acceptance,

00:22:54.360 --> 00:22:55.480
 which leads to profound

00:22:55.480 --> 00:22:56.120
 confidence

00:22:56.120 --> 00:22:56.799
 and a conviction.

00:22:57.559 --> 00:22:57.960
 Previously,

00:22:58.100 --> 00:22:58.620
 you're timid

00:22:58.620 --> 00:22:59.440
 and you're shy

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 and suddenly,

00:23:00.360 --> 00:23:00.539
 you're now,

00:23:00.799 --> 00:23:01.700
 you're insecure

00:23:01.700 --> 00:23:02.779
 and full of self-doubt

00:23:02.779 --> 00:23:03.839
 and you encounter

00:23:03.839 --> 00:23:04.420
 God's Spirit

00:23:04.420 --> 00:23:05.100
 and His love

00:23:05.100 --> 00:23:06.039
 invades your heart

00:23:06.039 --> 00:23:07.000
 and it changes

00:23:07.000 --> 00:23:08.160
 and it transforms you.

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 And surely,

00:23:09.420 --> 00:23:09.980
 that's what we see

00:23:09.980 --> 00:23:11.000
 in Acts chapter 1

00:23:11.000 --> 00:23:11.579
 and 2 here,

00:23:11.579 --> 00:23:11.839
 right?

00:23:12.199 --> 00:23:12.559
 Remember,

00:23:12.679 --> 00:23:13.759
 just six weeks before,

00:23:14.159 --> 00:23:15.039
 the Apostle Peter,

00:23:15.679 --> 00:23:18.220
 Jesus is busy on trial,

00:23:18.699 --> 00:23:19.579
 Peter's watching him

00:23:19.579 --> 00:23:19.980
 on trial,

00:23:20.399 --> 00:23:21.119
 a servant girl

00:23:21.119 --> 00:23:21.619
 comes to him

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 and says,

00:23:22.279 --> 00:23:22.839
 aren't you one

00:23:22.839 --> 00:23:23.500
 of His disciples?

00:23:23.639 --> 00:23:23.899
 And he says,

00:23:23.939 --> 00:23:24.419
 no, no, no,

00:23:24.419 --> 00:23:25.139
 I don't know the man.

00:23:25.679 --> 00:23:25.960
 She says,

00:23:25.960 --> 00:23:26.759
 I'm sure I saw you

00:23:26.759 --> 00:23:27.079
 with him.

00:23:27.139 --> 00:23:27.279
 He says,

00:23:27.299 --> 00:23:28.220
 I've never met the man.

00:23:28.500 --> 00:23:29.419
 I swear in my life,

00:23:29.439 --> 00:23:29.659
 I don't know

00:23:29.659 --> 00:23:30.619
 what you're talking about.

00:23:31.259 --> 00:23:32.339
 And six weeks later,

00:23:32.720 --> 00:23:33.500
 this same Peter

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 is standing in front

00:23:34.839 --> 00:23:36.019
 of the high priests

00:23:36.019 --> 00:23:36.579
 and the rulers

00:23:36.579 --> 00:23:37.179
 and authorities,

00:23:37.639 --> 00:23:38.379
 the very guys

00:23:38.379 --> 00:23:39.579
 that just crucified Jesus

00:23:39.579 --> 00:23:40.059
 and saying,

00:23:40.399 --> 00:23:41.319
 you need to repent.

00:23:42.000 --> 00:23:42.939
 Christ is Lord.

00:23:43.240 --> 00:23:44.359
 You crucified him

00:23:44.359 --> 00:23:45.119
 and you're in trouble.

00:23:45.539 --> 00:23:46.480
 What's happened to Peter?

00:23:47.099 --> 00:23:48.079
 The Spirit of God

00:23:48.079 --> 00:23:48.819
 has come upon him

00:23:48.819 --> 00:23:50.079
 and being filled

00:23:50.079 --> 00:23:51.019
 with the power of God

00:23:51.019 --> 00:23:51.759
 but the love

00:23:51.759 --> 00:23:52.639
 and the confidence

00:23:52.639 --> 00:23:54.740
 that He is God's Son

00:23:54.740 --> 00:23:56.199
 changes him

00:23:56.199 --> 00:23:57.259
 and transforms him

00:23:57.259 --> 00:23:59.039
 into a different person.

00:24:02.039 --> 00:24:02.519
 Friends,

00:24:02.559 --> 00:24:03.240
 my dear friends,

00:24:03.379 --> 00:24:03.839
 do you know

00:24:03.839 --> 00:24:04.599
 the love of God

00:24:04.599 --> 00:24:05.139
 like this?

00:24:05.359 --> 00:24:05.759
 Personally,

00:24:06.099 --> 00:24:06.460
 deeply,

00:24:07.199 --> 00:24:07.699
 individually,

00:24:07.700 --> 00:24:09.519
 not just theoretically,

00:24:09.740 --> 00:24:10.779
 not just doctrinally

00:24:10.779 --> 00:24:11.460
 or intellectually,

00:24:12.400 --> 00:24:12.660
 do you know

00:24:12.660 --> 00:24:13.299
 that Christ

00:24:13.299 --> 00:24:14.180
 went to the cross

00:24:14.180 --> 00:24:15.000
 for you

00:24:15.000 --> 00:24:16.740
 because of His love

00:24:16.740 --> 00:24:17.200
 for you?

00:24:18.120 --> 00:24:18.600
 That's what

00:24:18.600 --> 00:24:19.400
 the Spirit of God does.

00:24:19.460 --> 00:24:20.240
 He takes what's written

00:24:20.240 --> 00:24:20.900
 in our heads

00:24:20.900 --> 00:24:21.580
 and He writes it

00:24:21.580 --> 00:24:22.240
 on our hearts

00:24:22.240 --> 00:24:22.500
 in a way

00:24:22.500 --> 00:24:23.660
 that changes us.

00:24:25.340 --> 00:24:25.980
 And the Bible,

00:24:26.160 --> 00:24:26.500
 the Acts,

00:24:26.819 --> 00:24:28.960
 the way the Spirit

00:24:28.960 --> 00:24:29.860
 comes upon the church

00:24:29.860 --> 00:24:30.539
 is described

00:24:30.539 --> 00:24:32.120
 as the outpouring

00:24:32.120 --> 00:24:32.740
 of the Spirit.

00:24:32.859 --> 00:24:34.000
 God pours His Spirit

00:24:34.000 --> 00:24:34.460
 on the church.

00:24:34.519 --> 00:24:35.940
 Look at verse 17.

00:24:36.079 --> 00:24:36.220
 It says,

00:24:36.319 --> 00:24:37.140
 In the last days

00:24:37.140 --> 00:24:38.279
 it shall be,

00:24:38.759 --> 00:24:39.380
 God declares

00:24:39.380 --> 00:24:40.640
 that He will pour out

00:24:40.640 --> 00:24:41.279
 His Spirit

00:24:41.279 --> 00:24:42.160
 upon all flesh.

00:24:42.859 --> 00:24:43.559
 Verse 18,

00:24:43.660 --> 00:24:44.740
 I think He says

00:24:44.740 --> 00:24:45.519
 the same thing.

00:24:45.839 --> 00:24:46.240
 Let me just get

00:24:46.240 --> 00:24:46.960
 in my Bible here.

00:24:47.819 --> 00:24:48.460
 Verse 18,

00:24:48.960 --> 00:24:49.920
 Even on my male servants,

00:24:49.980 --> 00:24:50.799
 my female servants,

00:24:50.859 --> 00:24:51.279
 in those days

00:24:51.279 --> 00:24:52.400
 I will pour out

00:24:52.400 --> 00:24:53.079
 my Spirit.

00:24:53.819 --> 00:24:54.640
 Verse 33,

00:24:55.400 --> 00:24:56.420
 This Spirit

00:24:56.420 --> 00:24:57.559
 He has poured out

00:24:57.559 --> 00:24:58.299
 upon us,

00:24:58.380 --> 00:24:58.900
 says Peter.

00:25:00.120 --> 00:25:00.319
 Well,

00:25:00.339 --> 00:25:00.960
 there's another place

00:25:00.960 --> 00:25:01.700
 in the New Testament

00:25:01.700 --> 00:25:02.420
 where God talks

00:25:02.420 --> 00:25:03.220
 about the pouring

00:25:03.220 --> 00:25:03.940
 out of the Holy Spirit.

00:25:04.060 --> 00:25:04.920
 Romans chapter 5,

00:25:04.980 --> 00:25:05.500
 He says this,

00:25:06.320 --> 00:25:06.920
 We rejoice

00:25:06.920 --> 00:25:07.880
 in our sufferings

00:25:07.880 --> 00:25:08.840
 knowing that suffering

00:25:08.840 --> 00:25:10.019
 produces endurance.

00:25:10.740 --> 00:25:12.100
 Endurance produces character.

00:25:12.940 --> 00:25:14.200
 Character produces hope.

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 And hope does not disappoint us.

00:25:17.240 --> 00:25:17.400
 Which,

00:25:17.460 --> 00:25:18.380
 that's an interesting phrase.

00:25:18.480 --> 00:25:19.039
 I think hope

00:25:19.039 --> 00:25:20.000
 often disappoints us.

00:25:20.420 --> 00:25:21.259
 You hope for a promotion

00:25:21.259 --> 00:25:21.660
 at work

00:25:21.660 --> 00:25:22.360
 and you don't get it,

00:25:22.480 --> 00:25:23.100
 it's disappointing.

00:25:24.000 --> 00:25:24.960
 You hope for a relationship

00:25:24.960 --> 00:25:25.640
 to work out

00:25:25.640 --> 00:25:26.480
 that doesn't work out.

00:25:27.039 --> 00:25:27.960
 That's the problem with hope.

00:25:28.019 --> 00:25:28.960
 It often disappoints us,

00:25:28.980 --> 00:25:29.279
 isn't it?

00:25:30.279 --> 00:25:31.060
 Paul says here,

00:25:31.059 --> 00:25:32.339
 the kind of hope

00:25:32.339 --> 00:25:32.759
 that God,

00:25:32.839 --> 00:25:33.379
 the Holy Spirit

00:25:33.379 --> 00:25:34.379
 pours into our hearts

00:25:34.379 --> 00:25:35.559
 doesn't disappoint us.

00:25:35.659 --> 00:25:35.879
 Why?

00:25:36.419 --> 00:25:37.759
 Because God's love

00:25:37.759 --> 00:25:38.379
 has been poured

00:25:38.379 --> 00:25:39.099
 into our hearts.

00:25:40.399 --> 00:25:41.179
 When God's Spirit

00:25:41.179 --> 00:25:42.359
 is poured upon us,

00:25:42.460 --> 00:25:43.200
 His love

00:25:43.200 --> 00:25:44.319
 is poured into our hearts

00:25:44.319 --> 00:25:45.859
 through the Holy Spirit

00:25:45.859 --> 00:25:46.980
 that changes

00:25:46.980 --> 00:25:48.299
 and transforms us.

00:25:50.299 --> 00:25:51.379
 God takes the truth

00:25:51.379 --> 00:25:52.019
 of the gospel

00:25:52.019 --> 00:25:53.659
 and He writes them

00:25:53.659 --> 00:25:54.299
 in our hearts

00:25:54.299 --> 00:25:55.279
 in a personal way.

00:25:56.419 --> 00:25:57.419
 And what this means

00:25:57.419 --> 00:25:58.200
 is that God takes

00:25:58.200 --> 00:25:59.240
 insecure people

00:25:59.240 --> 00:26:00.180
 and He makes them secure.

00:26:01.259 --> 00:26:02.400
 He takes anxious people

00:26:02.400 --> 00:26:02.960
 and He makes them

00:26:02.960 --> 00:26:03.920
 remarkably calm.

00:26:04.940 --> 00:26:06.279
 He takes hopeless people

00:26:06.279 --> 00:26:06.920
 and He gives us

00:26:06.920 --> 00:26:08.120
 sudden new vision

00:26:08.120 --> 00:26:08.720
 and purpose

00:26:08.720 --> 00:26:09.500
 and hope again.

00:26:10.359 --> 00:26:11.539
 And conflict ceases.

00:26:12.319 --> 00:26:13.319
 Grace abounds.

00:26:13.980 --> 00:26:14.359
 Forgiveness

00:26:14.359 --> 00:26:15.339
 and reconciliation

00:26:15.339 --> 00:26:16.420
 becomes common

00:26:16.420 --> 00:26:16.960
 and normative.

00:26:17.700 --> 00:26:18.400
 You have a conflict

00:26:18.400 --> 00:26:19.259
 with someone in church

00:26:19.259 --> 00:26:20.299
 and God's Spirit

00:26:20.299 --> 00:26:21.240
 is poured into our hearts

00:26:21.240 --> 00:26:22.180
 and the love of God

00:26:22.180 --> 00:26:23.000
 is poured into our hearts

00:26:23.000 --> 00:26:23.940
 and rather than me

00:26:23.940 --> 00:26:24.620
 coming to Claire

00:26:24.620 --> 00:26:25.279
 and pointing out

00:26:25.279 --> 00:26:25.960
 it's all her fault

00:26:25.960 --> 00:26:27.059
 and saying it's all your fault,

00:26:27.420 --> 00:26:28.140
 suddenly I come to her

00:26:28.140 --> 00:26:29.900
 and say, hey I'm so sorry.

00:26:30.460 --> 00:26:31.480
 Actually I see now

00:26:31.480 --> 00:26:32.220
 what I've done.

00:26:32.300 --> 00:26:32.960
 And she says, no, no,

00:26:33.000 --> 00:26:33.840
 actually it's not your fault,

00:26:34.000 --> 00:26:34.840
 it's my fault.

00:26:35.300 --> 00:26:36.860
 And the love of God

00:26:36.860 --> 00:26:37.660
 transforms us

00:26:37.660 --> 00:26:38.620
 and changes us.

00:26:41.020 --> 00:26:41.780
 The Holy Spirit

00:26:41.780 --> 00:26:43.100
 writes the love of God

00:26:43.100 --> 00:26:44.660
 personally into our hearts.

00:26:45.300 --> 00:26:45.759
 And of course

00:26:45.759 --> 00:26:46.740
 this inpouring

00:26:46.740 --> 00:26:47.840
 of soul anchoring

00:26:47.840 --> 00:26:48.620
 love and assurance

00:26:48.620 --> 00:26:49.300
 and security

00:26:49.300 --> 00:26:50.860
 generates an unusual

00:26:50.860 --> 00:26:51.840
 outpouring

00:26:51.840 --> 00:26:52.900
 of love and tenderness

00:26:52.900 --> 00:26:53.540
 and softness

00:26:53.540 --> 00:26:53.980
 in our hearts

00:26:53.980 --> 00:26:54.700
 towards others.

00:26:55.400 --> 00:26:56.220
 Suddenly we're no longer

00:26:56.220 --> 00:26:57.040
 living for ourselves

00:26:57.039 --> 00:26:58.019
 and our own plans.

00:26:58.599 --> 00:26:59.740
 We live for others.

00:27:00.819 --> 00:27:02.440
 And God's love for us

00:27:02.440 --> 00:27:03.319
 means we start

00:27:03.319 --> 00:27:04.000
 to love others.

00:27:04.079 --> 00:27:04.759
 And look what happens

00:27:04.759 --> 00:27:05.659
 here in Acts.

00:27:05.680 --> 00:27:06.299
 Look at the end

00:27:06.299 --> 00:27:07.139
 of chapter 2

00:27:07.139 --> 00:27:08.319
 verse 44.

00:27:08.579 --> 00:27:08.759
 It says,

00:27:09.460 --> 00:27:10.619
 And all who believed

00:27:10.619 --> 00:27:11.339
 were together

00:27:11.339 --> 00:27:13.119
 and all things in common

00:27:13.119 --> 00:27:14.180
 they were selling

00:27:14.180 --> 00:27:14.839
 their positions

00:27:14.839 --> 00:27:15.480
 and belongings

00:27:15.480 --> 00:27:16.319
 and distributing

00:27:16.319 --> 00:27:17.039
 the proceeds

00:27:17.039 --> 00:27:18.859
 to all as any had need.

00:27:19.359 --> 00:27:20.379
 And day by day

00:27:20.379 --> 00:27:21.359
 attending the temple

00:27:21.359 --> 00:27:21.700
 together

00:27:21.700 --> 00:27:22.599
 breaking bread

00:27:22.599 --> 00:27:23.079
 in their homes

00:27:23.079 --> 00:27:24.159
 they received their food

00:27:24.159 --> 00:27:25.819
 with glad and sincere

00:27:25.819 --> 00:27:26.679
 and generous hearts

00:27:26.679 --> 00:27:28.019
 praising God

00:27:28.019 --> 00:27:28.759
 and having favor

00:27:28.759 --> 00:27:29.480
 with all people.

00:27:30.579 --> 00:27:31.379
 We see the same thing

00:27:31.379 --> 00:27:32.039
 in chapter 4.

00:27:32.339 --> 00:27:32.960
 The full number

00:27:32.960 --> 00:27:33.799
 of those who believed

00:27:33.799 --> 00:27:34.740
 were one heart

00:27:34.740 --> 00:27:35.439
 and one soul

00:27:35.439 --> 00:27:36.299
 and nobody said

00:27:36.299 --> 00:27:37.599
 that any of his possessions

00:27:37.599 --> 00:27:39.000
 belonged to him

00:27:39.000 --> 00:27:40.079
 or were his own

00:27:40.079 --> 00:27:41.179
 but they had everything

00:27:41.179 --> 00:27:41.779
 in common.

00:27:42.960 --> 00:27:43.299
 Friends,

00:27:43.379 --> 00:27:44.399
 the love of God.

00:27:45.099 --> 00:27:45.919
 The love of God.

00:27:46.019 --> 00:27:46.960
 Do you know it?

00:27:48.139 --> 00:27:49.539
 Have you experienced it?

00:27:50.500 --> 00:27:50.759
 Friends,

00:27:50.799 --> 00:27:51.619
 are you secure

00:27:51.619 --> 00:27:52.659
 in the love of God?

00:27:53.379 --> 00:27:54.139
 Or do you say,

00:27:54.140 --> 00:27:54.400
 yes,

00:27:54.440 --> 00:27:55.660
 I know Jesus died for me

00:27:55.660 --> 00:27:56.420
 because he loves me

00:27:56.420 --> 00:27:57.200
 but you're wracked

00:27:57.200 --> 00:27:57.640
 with guilt

00:27:57.640 --> 00:27:58.320
 and insecurity

00:27:58.320 --> 00:27:58.960
 and fear

00:27:58.960 --> 00:27:59.720
 and shame.

00:28:01.000 --> 00:28:02.400
 This is what God does

00:28:02.400 --> 00:28:03.220
 when the Holy Spirit

00:28:03.220 --> 00:28:04.700
 poured out in our church

00:28:04.700 --> 00:28:05.360
 and in our lives

00:28:05.360 --> 00:28:06.020
 and in our hearts.

00:28:06.580 --> 00:28:07.960
 The love of the Lord Jesus

00:28:07.960 --> 00:28:08.759
 becomes real

00:28:08.759 --> 00:28:09.640
 and perceptible

00:28:09.640 --> 00:28:10.259
 and perceivable

00:28:10.259 --> 00:28:11.160
 to our hearts.

00:28:12.060 --> 00:28:12.720
 It shapes the way

00:28:12.720 --> 00:28:14.040
 we respond to situations

00:28:14.040 --> 00:28:14.720
 and storms

00:28:14.720 --> 00:28:15.440
 and challenges.

00:28:16.980 --> 00:28:17.800
 Is it evident

00:28:17.800 --> 00:28:18.320
 and visible

00:28:18.320 --> 00:28:19.820
 to those who are closest to you?

00:28:21.820 --> 00:28:22.740
 The love of God

00:28:22.740 --> 00:28:23.500
 to our hearts.

00:28:24.720 --> 00:28:25.000
 Well,

00:28:25.079 --> 00:28:25.620
 the Spirit of God

00:28:25.620 --> 00:28:26.240
 knowing does that.

00:28:26.359 --> 00:28:26.740
 He does,

00:28:26.980 --> 00:28:27.440
 fourthly,

00:28:28.500 --> 00:28:29.160
 empowers us

00:28:29.160 --> 00:28:30.519
 for bold evangelism

00:28:30.519 --> 00:28:30.880
 and witness.

00:28:31.019 --> 00:28:32.079
 Look at what happens here.

00:28:32.500 --> 00:28:34.359
 Look at the quote.

00:28:35.279 --> 00:28:36.000
 Peter here,

00:28:36.079 --> 00:28:36.839
 when he stands up

00:28:36.839 --> 00:28:38.440
 and the Spirit comes upon him,

00:28:38.480 --> 00:28:40.339
 he quotes from Joel chapter 2

00:28:40.339 --> 00:28:41.000
 and he says,

00:28:41.620 --> 00:28:42.480
 Joel in the Old Testament

00:28:42.480 --> 00:28:43.620
 promised this is what

00:28:43.620 --> 00:28:44.420
 was going to happen.

00:28:45.539 --> 00:28:46.319
 And so look at what

00:28:46.319 --> 00:28:47.099
 Joel says,

00:28:47.200 --> 00:28:47.980
 verse 17.

00:28:48.099 --> 00:28:48.220
 He says,

00:28:48.220 --> 00:28:49.079
 In the last days

00:28:49.079 --> 00:28:49.740
 it shall be,

00:28:50.319 --> 00:28:50.960
 declares God,

00:28:51.039 --> 00:28:52.079
 that I will pour out

00:28:52.079 --> 00:28:53.259
 my Spirit in all flesh.

00:28:53.680 --> 00:28:54.380
 On your sons

00:28:54.380 --> 00:28:55.000
 and your daughters

00:28:55.000 --> 00:28:56.200
 they shall prophesy.

00:28:56.420 --> 00:28:56.620
 Okay,

00:28:56.640 --> 00:28:57.440
 that's an important word.

00:28:57.839 --> 00:28:59.000
 Young men shall see visions.

00:28:59.140 --> 00:29:00.299
 Old men will dream dreams.

00:29:00.660 --> 00:29:01.920
 Even on my male servants

00:29:01.920 --> 00:29:02.860
 and female servants,

00:29:03.059 --> 00:29:03.680
 in those days

00:29:03.680 --> 00:29:04.900
 I will pour out my Spirit

00:29:04.900 --> 00:29:06.539
 and they shall prophesy.

00:29:07.200 --> 00:29:08.079
 What does Joel mean

00:29:08.079 --> 00:29:09.259
 when he means this?

00:29:10.000 --> 00:29:10.400
 Well,

00:29:10.819 --> 00:29:11.559
 I don't think Joel

00:29:11.559 --> 00:29:12.720
 simply means that

00:29:12.720 --> 00:29:13.779
 in small group

00:29:13.779 --> 00:29:14.680
 or community group

00:29:14.680 --> 00:29:15.600
 everyone's going to have

00:29:15.600 --> 00:29:16.440
 a word of knowledge

00:29:16.440 --> 00:29:17.759
 or a prophecy for one another.

00:29:18.340 --> 00:29:18.519
 Okay,

00:29:18.559 --> 00:29:19.299
 it might mean that,

00:29:19.400 --> 00:29:19.840
 of course.

00:29:19.980 --> 00:29:21.120
 God gives us spiritual gifts.

00:29:21.200 --> 00:29:22.400
 We spoke about that last week.

00:29:22.880 --> 00:29:23.200
 Paul says,

00:29:23.440 --> 00:29:24.500
 don't despise prophecy.

00:29:24.640 --> 00:29:25.980
 Don't despise speaking tongues.

00:29:26.340 --> 00:29:26.860
 That's fine.

00:29:27.220 --> 00:29:28.220
 But when Joel says that

00:29:28.220 --> 00:29:29.299
 men and women,

00:29:29.700 --> 00:29:30.180
 young men,

00:29:30.299 --> 00:29:30.840
 old men,

00:29:30.960 --> 00:29:31.480
 young women,

00:29:31.580 --> 00:29:32.120
 old women,

00:29:32.460 --> 00:29:33.220
 employees,

00:29:33.400 --> 00:29:33.759
 employees,

00:29:33.920 --> 00:29:35.360
 servants and bosses,

00:29:35.580 --> 00:29:36.740
 everyone will prophesy.

00:29:37.380 --> 00:29:38.500
 The word prophecy means

00:29:38.500 --> 00:29:39.680
 will proclaim

00:29:39.680 --> 00:29:40.960
 the excellency

00:29:40.960 --> 00:29:42.340
 and the awesomeness of God.

00:29:42.799 --> 00:29:43.840
 They will preach the gospel.

00:29:43.840 --> 00:29:45.039
 They will go into their workplaces.

00:29:45.160 --> 00:29:46.400
 They will go into their sports fields.

00:29:46.480 --> 00:29:46.940
 They'll go into

00:29:46.940 --> 00:29:48.980
 their social clubs.

00:29:49.299 --> 00:29:50.120
 They'll tell colleagues

00:29:50.120 --> 00:29:50.960
 and family members

00:29:50.960 --> 00:29:51.840
 and neighbors and friends,

00:29:52.160 --> 00:29:53.440
 this is who God is.

00:29:53.860 --> 00:29:55.500
 When God's spirit comes upon us,

00:29:55.660 --> 00:29:56.759
 all people,

00:29:57.220 --> 00:29:57.539
 rich,

00:29:57.840 --> 00:29:58.140
 poor,

00:29:58.460 --> 00:29:58.759
 young,

00:29:58.900 --> 00:29:59.220
 old,

00:29:59.360 --> 00:29:59.920
 educated,

00:30:00.080 --> 00:30:00.740
 uneducated,

00:30:01.019 --> 00:30:01.920
 will be so filled

00:30:01.920 --> 00:30:03.539
 with God's spirit and power

00:30:03.539 --> 00:30:04.880
 that they won't be able

00:30:04.880 --> 00:30:05.660
 to help themselves

00:30:05.660 --> 00:30:07.779
 as they speak about Jesus.

00:30:08.559 --> 00:30:09.779
 And that's what we see in Acts,

00:30:09.820 --> 00:30:10.100
 right?

00:30:10.900 --> 00:30:11.880
 In Acts chapter 5,

00:30:12.080 --> 00:30:13.460
 the apostles are called in

00:30:13.460 --> 00:30:14.200
 and they threatened,

00:30:14.519 --> 00:30:14.600
 hey,

00:30:14.720 --> 00:30:15.940
 don't tell anyone about Jesus

00:30:15.940 --> 00:30:17.259
 otherwise we will arrest you

00:30:17.259 --> 00:30:18.140
 and beat you up.

00:30:18.559 --> 00:30:19.720
 And they do beat them

00:30:19.720 --> 00:30:20.720
 and they send them out

00:30:20.720 --> 00:30:21.640
 and what do they do?

00:30:22.240 --> 00:30:23.100
 And so every day

00:30:23.100 --> 00:30:23.740
 in the temple

00:30:23.740 --> 00:30:24.779
 and from house to house,

00:30:25.279 --> 00:30:26.000
 they did not cease

00:30:26.000 --> 00:30:26.900
 teaching everyone

00:30:26.900 --> 00:30:28.340
 about Jesus Christ.

00:30:29.200 --> 00:30:29.980
 Acts chapter 4,

00:30:30.200 --> 00:30:31.000
 with great power,

00:30:31.100 --> 00:30:32.380
 the apostles were giving testimony

00:30:32.380 --> 00:30:33.180
 to the resurrection

00:30:33.180 --> 00:30:34.100
 of the Lord Jesus

00:30:34.100 --> 00:30:35.680
 and grace was upon them.

00:30:36.120 --> 00:30:36.860
 Acts chapter 8,

00:30:37.200 --> 00:30:38.180
 Philip opened his mouth

00:30:38.180 --> 00:30:39.220
 and beginning with the scriptures,

00:30:39.500 --> 00:30:40.700
 he told them the good news

00:30:40.700 --> 00:30:41.259
 about Jesus.

00:30:41.860 --> 00:30:42.799
 They throw them in jail

00:30:42.799 --> 00:30:43.480
 and what do they do?

00:30:43.560 --> 00:30:44.420
 They tell the jailers

00:30:44.420 --> 00:30:44.940
 about Jesus.

00:30:45.400 --> 00:30:46.420
 They release them from jail

00:30:46.420 --> 00:30:47.420
 and they go into the marketplace

00:30:47.420 --> 00:30:48.160
 and they tell people

00:30:48.160 --> 00:30:48.600
 about Jesus.

00:30:49.940 --> 00:30:51.860
 They enjoy the favor of man

00:30:51.860 --> 00:30:52.640
 and they tell them

00:30:52.640 --> 00:30:53.120
 about Jesus.

00:30:53.519 --> 00:30:54.160
 They threatened

00:30:54.160 --> 00:30:54.640
 and beaten

00:30:54.640 --> 00:30:55.279
 and accused

00:30:55.279 --> 00:30:56.400
 and they tell people

00:30:56.400 --> 00:30:57.019
 about Jesus.

00:30:57.560 --> 00:30:58.980
 In each and every circumstance,

00:30:59.200 --> 00:31:00.980
 they cannot help themselves

00:31:00.980 --> 00:31:02.400
 but tell people

00:31:02.400 --> 00:31:04.380
 that Christ is Lord

00:31:04.380 --> 00:31:06.680
 and they preach the gospel

00:31:06.680 --> 00:31:07.980
 to one another

00:31:07.980 --> 00:31:08.440
 and that's why

00:31:08.440 --> 00:31:09.000
 the book of Acts

00:31:09.000 --> 00:31:10.200
 is called the book of Acts.

00:31:10.860 --> 00:31:11.900
 It means the act

00:31:11.900 --> 00:31:12.640
 of the disciples

00:31:12.640 --> 00:31:13.920
 but it actually should be

00:31:13.920 --> 00:31:15.120
 the acts of the Holy Spirit

00:31:15.120 --> 00:31:16.940
 empowering the disciples

00:31:16.940 --> 00:31:18.860
 to proclaim the gospel.

00:31:19.980 --> 00:31:20.220
 Friends,

00:31:20.280 --> 00:31:21.480
 what does a spirit-filled church

00:31:21.480 --> 00:31:22.120
 look like?

00:31:22.840 --> 00:31:24.240
 It means we so love God

00:31:24.240 --> 00:31:24.840
 and love others

00:31:24.840 --> 00:31:25.740
 that we cannot keep

00:31:25.740 --> 00:31:26.920
 this good news to ourselves

00:31:26.920 --> 00:31:28.880
 and we find ways

00:31:28.880 --> 00:31:29.660
 and opportunities

00:31:29.660 --> 00:31:30.420
 and we overflow

00:31:30.420 --> 00:31:31.220
 with the wonder

00:31:31.220 --> 00:31:32.100
 of who Christ is

00:31:32.100 --> 00:31:33.120
 that he died on the cross

00:31:33.120 --> 00:31:34.360
 as we were saying earlier,

00:31:34.380 --> 00:31:36.240
 for sinners like me

00:31:36.240 --> 00:31:37.920
 and we tell people

00:31:37.920 --> 00:31:38.700
 about Christ.

00:31:39.980 --> 00:31:41.380
 What does a spirit-filled church

00:31:41.380 --> 00:31:41.900
 look like?

00:31:42.000 --> 00:31:42.360
 Lastly,

00:31:43.500 --> 00:31:44.300
 the spirit-filled church

00:31:44.300 --> 00:31:45.980
 looks like an insatiable love

00:31:45.980 --> 00:31:47.240
 and delight

00:31:47.240 --> 00:31:47.840
 and treasuring

00:31:47.840 --> 00:31:48.880
 of Jesus Christ.

00:31:50.400 --> 00:31:51.100
 When you read

00:31:51.100 --> 00:31:51.760
 the book of Acts

00:31:51.760 --> 00:31:52.400
 and the rest

00:31:52.400 --> 00:31:53.060
 of the New Testament,

00:31:53.260 --> 00:31:54.240
 what we see again

00:31:54.240 --> 00:31:55.200
 and again and again

00:31:55.200 --> 00:31:56.040
 is that the work

00:31:56.040 --> 00:31:56.600
 of the Spirit

00:31:56.600 --> 00:31:58.300
 is to make the church

00:31:58.300 --> 00:31:59.120
 more focused

00:31:59.120 --> 00:32:00.020
 and in love

00:32:00.020 --> 00:32:01.040
 with the person

00:32:01.040 --> 00:32:02.020
 of Jesus Christ.

00:32:02.820 --> 00:32:03.820
 The irony is

00:32:03.819 --> 00:32:04.879
 the spirit-filled church

00:32:04.879 --> 00:32:05.539
 is not focused

00:32:05.539 --> 00:32:06.240
 on the Holy Spirit.

00:32:07.099 --> 00:32:08.279
 The spirit-filled church

00:32:08.279 --> 00:32:09.000
 is empowered

00:32:09.000 --> 00:32:09.679
 by the Spirit

00:32:09.679 --> 00:32:10.339
 to worship

00:32:10.339 --> 00:32:10.939
 and glory

00:32:10.939 --> 00:32:11.859
 Christ

00:32:11.859 --> 00:32:13.200
 and God the Father.

00:32:14.399 --> 00:32:15.679
 In John chapter 15,

00:32:15.779 --> 00:32:16.480
 Jesus says this,

00:32:16.539 --> 00:32:16.759
 he says,

00:32:16.859 --> 00:32:17.799
 when the Spirit comes,

00:32:17.919 --> 00:32:18.899
 he will bear witness

00:32:18.899 --> 00:32:19.619
 about me.

00:32:20.139 --> 00:32:20.279
 Now,

00:32:20.379 --> 00:32:21.099
 the Holy Spirit

00:32:21.099 --> 00:32:22.839
 is like this giant spotlight

00:32:22.839 --> 00:32:24.639
 that shines

00:32:24.639 --> 00:32:25.039
 and says,

00:32:25.519 --> 00:32:26.879
 look at Christ,

00:32:27.099 --> 00:32:27.779
 see Christ,

00:32:27.879 --> 00:32:28.439
 see what he's done

00:32:28.439 --> 00:32:28.899
 on the cross,

00:32:29.240 --> 00:32:30.439
 see how glorious he is,

00:32:30.740 --> 00:32:32.179
 see his majesty

00:32:32.180 --> 00:32:33.180
 but see his humility.

00:32:33.880 --> 00:32:34.380
 The Holy Spirit

00:32:34.380 --> 00:32:35.759
 bears witness

00:32:35.759 --> 00:32:36.440
 about Christ

00:32:36.440 --> 00:32:37.060
 in our hearts

00:32:37.060 --> 00:32:38.740
 and then in chapter 16,

00:32:38.860 --> 00:32:40.019
 he says this amazing thing.

00:32:40.380 --> 00:32:40.840
 I think we've got

00:32:40.840 --> 00:32:41.220
 on the slide,

00:32:41.279 --> 00:32:41.759
 he says this,

00:32:42.259 --> 00:32:43.000
 when the Spirit

00:32:43.000 --> 00:32:44.140
 of truth comes,

00:32:44.779 --> 00:32:46.100
 he will guide you

00:32:46.100 --> 00:32:47.160
 in all truth,

00:32:47.279 --> 00:32:47.480
 okay,

00:32:47.799 --> 00:32:48.460
 so the Holy Spirit

00:32:48.460 --> 00:32:49.580
 comes and fills our hearts

00:32:49.580 --> 00:32:50.340
 and he guides us

00:32:50.340 --> 00:32:51.100
 into truth.

00:32:51.700 --> 00:32:52.279
 What truth

00:32:52.279 --> 00:32:53.140
 does he guide us into?

00:32:53.799 --> 00:32:54.360
 Does he tell us

00:32:54.360 --> 00:32:55.160
 the truth about,

00:32:56.080 --> 00:32:56.440
 you know,

00:32:57.220 --> 00:32:58.320
 equals MC squared

00:32:58.319 --> 00:33:00.059
 and AI

00:33:00.059 --> 00:33:01.099
 and technology

00:33:01.099 --> 00:33:01.839
 and how life works?

00:33:01.919 --> 00:33:02.079
 No,

00:33:02.439 --> 00:33:03.299
 the truth

00:33:03.299 --> 00:33:03.919
 that he reveals

00:33:03.919 --> 00:33:04.740
 to our hearts

00:33:04.740 --> 00:33:06.919
 is that Christ

00:33:06.919 --> 00:33:07.679
 is worthy

00:33:07.679 --> 00:33:08.279
 of our worship.

00:33:08.460 --> 00:33:10.119
 He will glorify me.

00:33:11.779 --> 00:33:12.839
 The great J.I. Packer

00:33:12.839 --> 00:33:13.879
 said this little verse,

00:33:13.980 --> 00:33:15.200
 John 16 verse 14

00:33:15.200 --> 00:33:16.559
 is the most important verse

00:33:16.559 --> 00:33:17.599
 in the entire Bible

00:33:17.599 --> 00:33:18.639
 in helping us

00:33:18.639 --> 00:33:19.220
 to understand

00:33:19.220 --> 00:33:19.659
 the work

00:33:19.659 --> 00:33:20.200
 and the ministry

00:33:20.200 --> 00:33:20.939
 of the Holy Spirit.

00:33:21.939 --> 00:33:22.819
 When the Spirit

00:33:22.819 --> 00:33:24.000
 comes upon our hearts,

00:33:24.439 --> 00:33:25.579
 he fills us

00:33:25.579 --> 00:33:26.039
 with a sense

00:33:26.039 --> 00:33:27.379
 of the all-sufficiency,

00:33:27.380 --> 00:33:28.500
 the all-satisfying

00:33:28.500 --> 00:33:30.140
 wonder of Jesus,

00:33:30.260 --> 00:33:31.000
 that Christ

00:33:31.000 --> 00:33:31.620
 is glorious

00:33:31.620 --> 00:33:33.580
 and wonderful

00:33:33.580 --> 00:33:34.580
 and enough for us.

00:33:36.520 --> 00:33:37.380
 John Piper says

00:33:37.380 --> 00:33:38.160
 his passion,

00:33:38.280 --> 00:33:38.780
 the passion

00:33:38.780 --> 00:33:39.620
 of the Holy Spirit

00:33:39.620 --> 00:33:40.940
 is to make much

00:33:40.940 --> 00:33:41.420
 of Jesus

00:33:41.420 --> 00:33:42.220
 in our hearts,

00:33:42.340 --> 00:33:42.880
 in our lives,

00:33:42.940 --> 00:33:43.480
 in our churches.

00:33:44.160 --> 00:33:45.100
 He sent into the world

00:33:45.100 --> 00:33:45.960
 to open the eyes

00:33:45.960 --> 00:33:46.500
 of our hearts

00:33:46.500 --> 00:33:47.460
 that we might see

00:33:47.460 --> 00:33:48.380
 the magnificence

00:33:48.380 --> 00:33:48.940
 of Christ

00:33:48.940 --> 00:33:50.440
 and glory in him

00:33:50.440 --> 00:33:52.120
 and glorify him.

00:33:52.800 --> 00:33:53.120
 Friends,

00:33:53.160 --> 00:33:53.760
 this is what we see

00:33:53.760 --> 00:33:54.180
 in Acts

00:33:54.180 --> 00:33:54.940
 in the New Testament.

00:33:55.680 --> 00:33:56.620
 That everywhere we go,

00:33:56.619 --> 00:33:57.879
 the Spirit-filled church,

00:33:57.979 --> 00:33:59.039
 they cannot help themselves

00:33:59.039 --> 00:33:59.739
 but worship

00:33:59.739 --> 00:34:01.119
 and glorify

00:34:01.119 --> 00:34:01.779
 and treasure

00:34:01.779 --> 00:34:02.839
 and delight

00:34:02.839 --> 00:34:04.279
 in Jesus Christ,

00:34:04.419 --> 00:34:05.059
 praising him.

00:34:05.599 --> 00:34:06.419
 And in the marketplace

00:34:06.419 --> 00:34:07.319
 and in the temple

00:34:07.319 --> 00:34:08.299
 and in their homes

00:34:08.299 --> 00:34:09.779
 and on the way,

00:34:10.139 --> 00:34:10.960
 they're opening the Scriptures

00:34:10.960 --> 00:34:11.880
 and they're showing people

00:34:11.880 --> 00:34:13.179
 Jesus is wonderful,

00:34:13.960 --> 00:34:14.900
 Jesus is sufficient,

00:34:15.659 --> 00:34:16.679
 Jesus is enough.

00:34:18.319 --> 00:34:18.679
 Friends,

00:34:18.719 --> 00:34:19.299
 if you're a Christian

00:34:19.299 --> 00:34:19.779
 this morning,

00:34:19.819 --> 00:34:20.440
 I want to ask you,

00:34:20.559 --> 00:34:22.039
 is that true of you?

00:34:23.279 --> 00:34:24.039
 Is your heart

00:34:24.039 --> 00:34:24.819
 full of Jesus?

00:34:24.820 --> 00:34:27.120
 Is your heart

00:34:27.120 --> 00:34:27.740
 delighting

00:34:27.740 --> 00:34:28.900
 in the Lord Jesus Christ?

00:34:30.300 --> 00:34:31.500
 Is your relationship

00:34:31.500 --> 00:34:32.140
 with Christ

00:34:32.140 --> 00:34:32.860
 one of delight

00:34:32.860 --> 00:34:33.920
 and treasuring Jesus

00:34:33.920 --> 00:34:34.960
 above all things?

00:34:36.140 --> 00:34:36.360
 Friends,

00:34:36.400 --> 00:34:37.080
 if you're anything

00:34:37.080 --> 00:34:37.680
 like me,

00:34:37.760 --> 00:34:38.800
 I know it's not true

00:34:38.800 --> 00:34:39.640
 of me all the time.

00:34:40.840 --> 00:34:41.460
 Other things

00:34:41.460 --> 00:34:42.480
 grab my attention.

00:34:43.340 --> 00:34:43.780
 Other things

00:34:43.780 --> 00:34:44.740
 become more important

00:34:44.740 --> 00:34:45.160
 to me.

00:34:45.800 --> 00:34:46.680
 I get distracted

00:34:46.680 --> 00:34:47.480
 by things like

00:34:47.480 --> 00:34:48.260
 saving money

00:34:48.260 --> 00:34:48.920
 for the future.

00:34:49.880 --> 00:34:51.100
 Distracted by kids

00:34:51.100 --> 00:34:52.340
 and education

00:34:52.340 --> 00:34:53.360
 and career progression.

00:34:53.360 --> 00:34:54.140
 We get distracted

00:34:54.140 --> 00:34:55.300
 by house renovations

00:34:55.300 --> 00:34:55.980
 and exams

00:34:55.980 --> 00:34:56.599
 or studies

00:34:56.599 --> 00:34:58.420
 or relationships.

00:34:59.340 --> 00:34:59.820
 And Jesus

00:34:59.820 --> 00:35:00.740
 becomes smaller

00:35:00.740 --> 00:35:01.300
 in our hearts

00:35:01.300 --> 00:35:01.860
 and these things

00:35:01.860 --> 00:35:02.539
 become bigger

00:35:02.539 --> 00:35:03.280
 in our hearts.

00:35:04.200 --> 00:35:05.140
 And one of the goals,

00:35:05.220 --> 00:35:05.760
 one of the roles

00:35:05.760 --> 00:35:06.460
 of the Holy Spirit

00:35:06.460 --> 00:35:07.519
 is to so invade

00:35:07.519 --> 00:35:07.960
 our hearts.

00:35:08.039 --> 00:35:08.860
 We need the Spirit

00:35:08.860 --> 00:35:09.420
 of the living God

00:35:09.420 --> 00:35:10.519
 to break into our hearts

00:35:10.519 --> 00:35:11.240
 and make Christ

00:35:11.240 --> 00:35:11.900
 big in our hearts

00:35:11.900 --> 00:35:12.980
 and our own kingdom

00:35:12.980 --> 00:35:13.780
 small again.

00:35:14.820 --> 00:35:15.240
 And so I want

00:35:15.240 --> 00:35:15.800
 to ask you,

00:35:16.480 --> 00:35:17.240
 what's your relationship

00:35:17.240 --> 00:35:18.360
 with the Lord Jesus Christ?

00:35:18.460 --> 00:35:19.059
 Is Christ big

00:35:19.059 --> 00:35:19.660
 in our hearts?

00:35:19.659 --> 00:35:21.420
 Or do we just pay

00:35:21.420 --> 00:35:22.219
 lip service

00:35:22.219 --> 00:35:23.739
 and go on

00:35:23.739 --> 00:35:24.519
 with our lives?

00:35:26.319 --> 00:35:26.980
 Dear friends,

00:35:27.059 --> 00:35:27.440
 this is what

00:35:27.440 --> 00:35:28.379
 the Spirit-filled church

00:35:28.379 --> 00:35:28.920
 looks like.

00:35:29.079 --> 00:35:29.699
 Spiritual gifts

00:35:29.699 --> 00:35:30.440
 such as prophecy,

00:35:30.679 --> 00:35:31.359
 speaking tongues,

00:35:31.480 --> 00:35:32.339
 a word of knowledge,

00:35:32.960 --> 00:35:34.159
 a spiritual revelation.

00:35:34.739 --> 00:35:35.739
 Yes, we need them.

00:35:35.859 --> 00:35:36.259
 Wonderful.

00:35:36.480 --> 00:35:37.239
 God, may we have

00:35:37.239 --> 00:35:37.739
 more of them.

00:35:37.940 --> 00:35:38.299
 Absolutely.

00:35:39.179 --> 00:35:40.000
 Signs and wonders,

00:35:40.199 --> 00:35:41.019
 miraculous healings,

00:35:41.099 --> 00:35:41.879
 I'm all for that.

00:35:42.659 --> 00:35:43.819
 But oh dear friends,

00:35:43.940 --> 00:35:44.480
 can't you see

00:35:44.480 --> 00:35:45.379
 how much more

00:35:45.379 --> 00:35:46.759
 the Spirit of God

00:35:46.759 --> 00:35:47.259
 wants to do

00:35:47.259 --> 00:35:48.059
 in us in the church?

00:35:48.059 --> 00:35:49.099
 Let's not settle

00:35:49.099 --> 00:35:50.440
 for a few prophecies

00:35:50.440 --> 00:35:50.920
 here and then

00:35:50.920 --> 00:35:51.480
 and say we are

00:35:51.480 --> 00:35:52.460
 a Spirit-filled church.

00:35:53.820 --> 00:35:54.500
 No friends,

00:35:54.579 --> 00:35:55.500
 let's get on our knees.

00:35:55.679 --> 00:35:56.420
 Let's humble ourselves

00:35:56.420 --> 00:35:57.079
 before God.

00:35:57.179 --> 00:35:58.079
 Let's cry out

00:35:58.079 --> 00:35:59.019
 to the living God

00:35:59.019 --> 00:35:59.880
 and ask for Him

00:35:59.880 --> 00:36:01.000
 to pour out His Spirit

00:36:01.000 --> 00:36:01.380
 upon us

00:36:01.380 --> 00:36:02.000
 in power

00:36:02.000 --> 00:36:02.759
 and majesty

00:36:02.759 --> 00:36:03.539
 and in awe.

00:36:04.579 --> 00:36:05.719
 Martin Lord Jones again,

00:36:05.840 --> 00:36:06.980
 let me close with this.

00:36:07.699 --> 00:36:08.420
 He explains

00:36:08.420 --> 00:36:09.719
 what the Spirit-empowered

00:36:09.719 --> 00:36:10.500
 church looks like

00:36:10.500 --> 00:36:11.259
 and he says this.

00:36:11.500 --> 00:36:11.960
 I think I've got

00:36:11.960 --> 00:36:12.559
 a quote up there.

00:36:12.659 --> 00:36:12.920
 He says,

00:36:13.679 --> 00:36:14.759
 Do we know anything

00:36:14.759 --> 00:36:15.559
 about this,

00:36:15.619 --> 00:36:16.259
 my dear friends?

00:36:17.080 --> 00:36:17.820
 Do we believe

00:36:17.820 --> 00:36:18.740
 in God coming

00:36:18.740 --> 00:36:19.620
 and doing these things

00:36:19.620 --> 00:36:21.180
 not only that we cannot do

00:36:21.180 --> 00:36:23.000
 but that we cannot control,

00:36:23.800 --> 00:36:24.600
 cannot explain?

00:36:25.320 --> 00:36:26.020
 I ask you,

00:36:26.080 --> 00:36:26.940
 do you long to know

00:36:26.940 --> 00:36:27.600
 such things,

00:36:28.020 --> 00:36:28.960
 to see such things

00:36:28.960 --> 00:36:29.680
 happening again

00:36:29.680 --> 00:36:30.240
 in our day?

00:36:30.340 --> 00:36:31.000
 Are you praying

00:36:31.000 --> 00:36:31.680
 for such things?

00:36:32.100 --> 00:36:33.660
 This is what God can do.

00:36:33.760 --> 00:36:35.140
 This is what God has done.

00:36:35.800 --> 00:36:37.040
 Let us together decide

00:36:37.040 --> 00:36:38.060
 to implore Him,

00:36:38.180 --> 00:36:39.020
 to plead with Him

00:36:39.020 --> 00:36:39.780
 to do this again.

00:36:40.260 --> 00:36:41.140
 Not that we may have

00:36:41.140 --> 00:36:41.800
 the experience

00:36:41.800 --> 00:36:42.540
 or the excitement

00:36:42.540 --> 00:36:44.380
 but that His mighty hand

00:36:44.380 --> 00:36:45.000
 might be known

00:36:45.000 --> 00:36:45.940
 and His great name

00:36:45.940 --> 00:36:46.880
 may be glorified

00:36:46.880 --> 00:36:47.760
 and magnified

00:36:47.760 --> 00:36:49.280
 among all people.

00:36:50.820 --> 00:36:51.179
 Friends,

00:36:51.239 --> 00:36:52.699
 next week is our church retreat

00:36:52.699 --> 00:36:53.300
 and we're going to be

00:36:53.300 --> 00:36:54.079
 talking about these things

00:36:54.079 --> 00:36:54.699
 a little bit more.

00:36:54.820 --> 00:36:56.000
 Oscar's going to be

00:36:56.000 --> 00:36:58.079
 speaking on this theme

00:36:58.079 --> 00:36:58.860
 more as well.

00:37:00.699 --> 00:37:01.539
 Some of you might know

00:37:01.539 --> 00:37:02.880
 I'm going on sabbatical

00:37:02.880 --> 00:37:04.099
 the week after the retreat

00:37:04.099 --> 00:37:05.440
 and so I won't see you

00:37:05.440 --> 00:37:05.920
 for a while.

00:37:06.699 --> 00:37:07.780
 If you're not at the retreat,

00:37:07.920 --> 00:37:08.599
 I'll see you again

00:37:08.599 --> 00:37:09.480
 in 2025.

00:37:10.679 --> 00:37:11.760
 But while I'm on sabbatical,

00:37:11.920 --> 00:37:12.780
 I am not just going

00:37:12.780 --> 00:37:13.360
 to be on holiday

00:37:13.360 --> 00:37:14.200
 and I'm not just going

00:37:14.200 --> 00:37:15.019
 to be watching Netflix

00:37:15.019 --> 00:37:17.400
 and sipping pina coladas

00:37:17.400 --> 00:37:18.760
 by the swimming pool.

00:37:19.800 --> 00:37:20.440
 What am I going

00:37:20.440 --> 00:37:21.340
 to be doing on sabbatical?

00:37:21.500 --> 00:37:22.480
 I'm going to be praying

00:37:22.480 --> 00:37:23.960
 and studying God's Word

00:37:23.960 --> 00:37:25.240
 and seeking God

00:37:25.240 --> 00:37:26.579
 for this.

00:37:27.800 --> 00:37:28.460
 This is going

00:37:28.460 --> 00:37:29.140
 to be my prayer

00:37:29.140 --> 00:37:31.240
 for my own heart

00:37:31.240 --> 00:37:32.000
 and for you

00:37:32.000 --> 00:37:33.079
 and for us as a church

00:37:33.079 --> 00:37:34.400
 and for our great city

00:37:34.400 --> 00:37:36.059
 that we too

00:37:36.059 --> 00:37:36.920
 will be freshly

00:37:36.920 --> 00:37:38.140
 and mightily filled

00:37:38.140 --> 00:37:38.539
 anew

00:37:38.539 --> 00:37:39.539
 with the Holy Spirit

00:37:39.539 --> 00:37:40.120
 in a fresh

00:37:40.120 --> 00:37:41.160
 and powerful way.

00:37:41.159 --> 00:37:42.539
 that we will have

00:37:42.539 --> 00:37:43.899
 such a profound sense

00:37:43.899 --> 00:37:44.779
 of God's awe

00:37:44.779 --> 00:37:45.559
 and reverence

00:37:45.559 --> 00:37:46.319
 and fear

00:37:46.319 --> 00:37:47.079
 and holiness

00:37:47.079 --> 00:37:48.279
 and the glory of God

00:37:48.279 --> 00:37:49.239
 that it will turn

00:37:49.239 --> 00:37:50.379
 our worlds upside down.

00:37:51.519 --> 00:37:52.619
 That God,

00:37:52.759 --> 00:37:53.960
 whose Word really matters,

00:37:54.059 --> 00:37:55.179
 that we will live for Him.

00:37:55.799 --> 00:37:56.299
 That God,

00:37:56.379 --> 00:37:57.159
 the one whose opinion,

00:37:57.259 --> 00:37:58.219
 the only one whose opinion

00:37:58.219 --> 00:37:58.879
 really counts,

00:37:58.940 --> 00:38:00.199
 will so explode

00:38:00.199 --> 00:38:00.879
 in our hearts

00:38:00.879 --> 00:38:02.359
 that the other idols

00:38:02.359 --> 00:38:02.799
 of our life

00:38:02.799 --> 00:38:03.679
 will fall away

00:38:03.679 --> 00:38:04.819
 and become trivial

00:38:04.819 --> 00:38:05.239
 into our life

00:38:05.239 --> 00:38:06.019
 and we will live

00:38:06.019 --> 00:38:07.199
 in fear and trepidation

00:38:07.199 --> 00:38:08.159
 and awe and reverence

00:38:08.159 --> 00:38:09.079
 before the majesty

00:38:09.079 --> 00:38:10.139
 and the holiness of God.

00:38:11.159 --> 00:38:12.259
 I'm going to be praying

00:38:12.259 --> 00:38:13.359
 that we will be so filled

00:38:13.359 --> 00:38:13.759
 with the,

00:38:14.199 --> 00:38:15.319
 anew with the Holy Spirit

00:38:15.319 --> 00:38:16.779
 that we will repent deeply

00:38:16.779 --> 00:38:19.339
 of our pride

00:38:19.339 --> 00:38:20.119
 and our ego

00:38:20.119 --> 00:38:22.119
 and maybe the things

00:38:22.119 --> 00:38:22.480
 that we,

00:38:22.699 --> 00:38:23.920
 and starting with myself,

00:38:24.059 --> 00:38:24.539
 the things that

00:38:24.539 --> 00:38:26.099
 we've kept secret

00:38:26.099 --> 00:38:26.759
 for too long

00:38:26.759 --> 00:38:27.299
 will be brought

00:38:27.299 --> 00:38:27.940
 into the light.

00:38:30.139 --> 00:38:30.699
 That some of us

00:38:30.699 --> 00:38:32.319
 maybe for the very first time

00:38:32.319 --> 00:38:33.460
 will be honest

00:38:33.460 --> 00:38:33.899
 with ourselves

00:38:33.899 --> 00:38:34.779
 and honest with others.

00:38:35.500 --> 00:38:36.500
 That we will know

00:38:36.500 --> 00:38:37.159
 and experience

00:38:37.159 --> 00:38:37.859
 the freedom

00:38:37.859 --> 00:38:39.500
 and the joy

00:38:39.500 --> 00:38:40.340
 and the life

00:38:40.340 --> 00:38:41.260
 and the peace

00:38:41.260 --> 00:38:42.860
 of walking

00:38:42.860 --> 00:38:43.480
 in the light.

00:38:44.760 --> 00:38:45.079
 Friends,

00:38:45.119 --> 00:38:45.480
 I'm praying

00:38:45.480 --> 00:38:46.320
 that God will show me

00:38:46.320 --> 00:38:47.519
 deep idols in my heart

00:38:47.519 --> 00:38:49.500
 that they will be exposed

00:38:49.500 --> 00:38:49.960
 to me

00:38:49.960 --> 00:38:50.880
 and that I will repent

00:38:50.880 --> 00:38:52.239
 deeply of these idols.

00:38:53.000 --> 00:38:53.480
 That the,

00:38:53.480 --> 00:38:53.699
 the,

00:38:53.699 --> 00:38:54.340
 the web

00:38:54.340 --> 00:38:55.159
 and the roots

00:38:55.159 --> 00:38:56.679
 will be disentangled

00:38:56.679 --> 00:38:57.380
 from my heart

00:38:57.380 --> 00:38:57.940
 and that I will live

00:38:57.940 --> 00:38:58.420
 in freedom.

00:38:59.659 --> 00:38:59.920
 Friends,

00:38:59.980 --> 00:39:00.500
 I'm praying

00:39:00.500 --> 00:39:01.320
 that we as a church

00:39:01.320 --> 00:39:02.900
 will be so utterly astounded

00:39:02.900 --> 00:39:04.760
 by the radical,

00:39:05.019 --> 00:39:06.139
 radical love of God

00:39:06.139 --> 00:39:06.840
 that it will change

00:39:06.840 --> 00:39:07.320
 our lives.

00:39:07.320 --> 00:39:08.740
 That for many of us

00:39:08.740 --> 00:39:09.400
 that have been wracked

00:39:09.400 --> 00:39:10.019
 with shame

00:39:10.019 --> 00:39:10.620
 and guilt

00:39:10.620 --> 00:39:11.720
 our entire lives

00:39:11.720 --> 00:39:12.600
 that feel insecure

00:39:12.600 --> 00:39:14.360
 and are always afraid

00:39:14.360 --> 00:39:14.960
 of what people

00:39:14.960 --> 00:39:15.440
 or our parents

00:39:15.440 --> 00:39:15.840
 think of us

00:39:15.840 --> 00:39:16.580
 for the first time

00:39:16.580 --> 00:39:17.340
 will be anchored

00:39:17.340 --> 00:39:18.039
 and rooted

00:39:18.039 --> 00:39:19.720
 in the profound love

00:39:19.720 --> 00:39:20.080
 of God

00:39:20.080 --> 00:39:20.680
 that they'll be given

00:39:20.680 --> 00:39:21.340
 a security

00:39:21.340 --> 00:39:22.000
 to our hearts

00:39:22.000 --> 00:39:22.820
 and lives

00:39:22.820 --> 00:39:23.300
 we didn't think

00:39:23.300 --> 00:39:23.880
 was possible.

00:39:25.120 --> 00:39:25.380
 Friends,

00:39:25.420 --> 00:39:25.740
 I'm praying

00:39:25.740 --> 00:39:26.440
 that God's spirit

00:39:26.440 --> 00:39:27.320
 will come upon us

00:39:27.320 --> 00:39:27.760
 in a new

00:39:27.760 --> 00:39:28.539
 and wonderful way

00:39:28.539 --> 00:39:29.460
 that the love

00:39:29.460 --> 00:39:30.200
 of God into us

00:39:30.200 --> 00:39:31.059
 will flow through us

00:39:31.059 --> 00:39:31.480
 to others

00:39:31.480 --> 00:39:32.320
 and that we will be

00:39:32.320 --> 00:39:33.420
 unstoppable

00:39:33.420 --> 00:39:34.580
 in sharing the gospel

00:39:34.580 --> 00:39:35.260
 with others.

00:39:36.420 --> 00:39:36.700
 Friends,

00:39:36.699 --> 00:39:37.239
 I'm praying

00:39:37.239 --> 00:39:37.960
 that God

00:39:37.960 --> 00:39:38.879
 will pour his spirit

00:39:38.879 --> 00:39:39.519
 into our hearts

00:39:39.519 --> 00:39:42.399
 that we will treasure

00:39:42.399 --> 00:39:43.279
 Jesus Christ

00:39:43.279 --> 00:39:44.000
 above all things

00:39:44.000 --> 00:39:44.599
 that Christ

00:39:44.599 --> 00:39:45.480
 will be more precious

00:39:45.480 --> 00:39:46.219
 and glorious

00:39:46.219 --> 00:39:46.939
 and beautiful

00:39:46.939 --> 00:39:47.799
 and wonderful

00:39:47.799 --> 00:39:50.059
 and desirous to us

00:39:50.059 --> 00:39:50.859
 than anything else

00:39:50.859 --> 00:39:51.559
 in all the world

00:39:51.559 --> 00:39:53.119
 that we will be able

00:39:53.119 --> 00:39:53.759
 to walk away

00:39:53.759 --> 00:39:54.779
 from any other treasure

00:39:54.779 --> 00:39:56.739
 to hold on to Jesus.

00:39:57.719 --> 00:39:59.279
 This is who Christ is.

00:39:59.939 --> 00:40:01.039
 This is what the spirit

00:40:01.039 --> 00:40:02.219
 does in his church.

00:40:03.099 --> 00:40:03.879
 This is what God

00:40:03.879 --> 00:40:04.679
 wants to do in us

00:40:04.679 --> 00:40:05.219
 and so will you

00:40:05.219 --> 00:40:06.079
 join me in praying

00:40:06.079 --> 00:40:07.219
 that we will be truly

00:40:07.219 --> 00:40:08.480
 a spirit-filled church,

00:40:09.259 --> 00:40:10.599
 a God-dependent church.

00:40:11.699 --> 00:40:12.099
 Friends,

00:40:12.139 --> 00:40:13.179
 last thing before I close,

00:40:13.259 --> 00:40:13.839
 let me say this.

00:40:13.919 --> 00:40:15.139
 In John chapter 7,

00:40:15.279 --> 00:40:17.279
 Jesus stands up

00:40:17.279 --> 00:40:18.379
 and he says this.

00:40:18.480 --> 00:40:18.879
 He says,

00:40:18.960 --> 00:40:20.059
 if anybody thirsts,

00:40:20.059 --> 00:40:20.960
 let him come to me

00:40:20.960 --> 00:40:21.460
 and drink.

00:40:22.039 --> 00:40:23.099
 Whoever believes in me,

00:40:23.219 --> 00:40:24.419
 as the scripture said,

00:40:24.480 --> 00:40:25.239
 out of his heart

00:40:25.239 --> 00:40:26.139
 will flow rivers

00:40:26.139 --> 00:40:26.940
 of living water.

00:40:27.779 --> 00:40:28.500
 And John says this,

00:40:28.559 --> 00:40:28.839
 he said,

00:40:28.899 --> 00:40:29.739
 about the Holy Spirit

00:40:29.739 --> 00:40:30.559
 who is not yet given.

00:40:31.839 --> 00:40:32.099
 Friends,

00:40:32.099 --> 00:40:32.699
 I want to ask you,

00:40:32.739 --> 00:40:33.400
 if you're not a follower

00:40:33.400 --> 00:40:34.440
 of Jesus this morning,

00:40:35.279 --> 00:40:36.420
 Jesus says that your heart

00:40:36.420 --> 00:40:37.860
 will always be dry.

00:40:38.799 --> 00:40:39.579
 It will always

00:40:39.579 --> 00:40:42.019
 be like a dry riverbed.

00:40:43.079 --> 00:40:44.739
 You will always be searching

00:40:44.739 --> 00:40:46.139
 for life and hope

00:40:46.139 --> 00:40:47.679
 in the things of this world

00:40:47.679 --> 00:40:48.759
 and they'll never satisfy.

00:40:48.960 --> 00:40:49.759
 And maybe they'll satisfy

00:40:49.759 --> 00:40:50.880
 for a week or a month

00:40:50.880 --> 00:40:51.460
 or a year,

00:40:52.279 --> 00:40:53.739
 but soon they'll fade away.

00:40:54.920 --> 00:40:55.880
 Jesus Christ says

00:40:55.880 --> 00:40:57.519
 that only as you come to him

00:40:57.519 --> 00:40:59.500
 will he fill your heart

00:40:59.500 --> 00:41:00.860
 to the life,

00:41:01.199 --> 00:41:02.679
 the life-giving power

00:41:02.679 --> 00:41:03.719
 of the living God,

00:41:04.300 --> 00:41:05.360
 the life that you were made for.

00:41:06.719 --> 00:41:07.000
 Friends,

00:41:07.059 --> 00:41:08.139
 where are you looking for life?

00:41:09.300 --> 00:41:09.900
 What are you hoping

00:41:09.900 --> 00:41:10.639
 and trusting in?

00:41:12.519 --> 00:41:13.900
 What are you giving yourself to?

00:41:14.639 --> 00:41:15.599
 It cannot satisfy.

00:41:16.559 --> 00:41:17.559
 It cannot save.

00:41:19.940 --> 00:41:20.940
 Jesus Christ can.

00:41:21.039 --> 00:41:22.019
 So why don't you come to him

00:41:22.019 --> 00:41:24.039
 and he says that as you do,

00:41:24.139 --> 00:41:25.320
 he will pour the Holy Spirit

00:41:25.320 --> 00:41:25.980
 into your heart

00:41:25.980 --> 00:41:26.960
 and he will do these things

00:41:26.960 --> 00:41:27.380
 for you.

00:41:28.440 --> 00:41:29.440
 Let's come to him now

00:41:29.440 --> 00:41:29.880
 and pray.

00:41:31.519 --> 00:41:32.300
 Father God,

00:41:32.720 --> 00:41:35.320
 wonderful Son,

00:41:36.440 --> 00:41:37.139
 Holy Spirit,

00:41:37.280 --> 00:41:38.400
 we need you.

00:41:39.400 --> 00:41:40.200
 Oh God,

00:41:40.280 --> 00:41:41.240
 we need you.

00:41:42.740 --> 00:41:43.059
 God,

00:41:43.119 --> 00:41:44.360
 we confess that our lives

00:41:44.360 --> 00:41:45.800
 are a poor reflection

00:41:45.800 --> 00:41:46.500
 of what we see

00:41:46.500 --> 00:41:47.139
 in the scriptures,

00:41:47.599 --> 00:41:48.220
 a poor reflection

00:41:48.220 --> 00:41:48.820
 of what we see

00:41:48.820 --> 00:41:50.340
 in the book of Acts.

00:41:52.280 --> 00:41:52.619
 And God,

00:41:52.720 --> 00:41:53.380
 so many things

00:41:53.380 --> 00:41:53.840
 in this world

00:41:53.840 --> 00:41:54.519
 distract us

00:41:54.519 --> 00:41:55.519
 and grab our attention

00:41:55.519 --> 00:41:56.679
 and grip our hearts

00:41:56.679 --> 00:41:58.019
 and you, God,

00:41:58.059 --> 00:41:58.800
 have become small.

00:41:58.800 --> 00:41:59.120
 Lord,

00:41:59.180 --> 00:41:59.900
 I pray

00:41:59.900 --> 00:42:01.200
 by a move

00:42:01.200 --> 00:42:01.860
 of your spirit,

00:42:01.960 --> 00:42:02.720
 won't you pour

00:42:02.720 --> 00:42:03.700
 your spirit upon us

00:42:03.700 --> 00:42:04.340
 in a fresh way?

00:42:05.900 --> 00:42:06.440
 Won't you come

00:42:06.440 --> 00:42:07.200
 and fill and flood

00:42:07.200 --> 00:42:07.700
 our hearts

00:42:07.700 --> 00:42:08.460
 that we will live

00:42:08.460 --> 00:42:09.039
 in awe

00:42:09.039 --> 00:42:09.820
 and majesty

00:42:09.820 --> 00:42:10.460
 and reverence

00:42:10.460 --> 00:42:11.080
 before you?

00:42:12.820 --> 00:42:13.380
 Won't you come

00:42:13.380 --> 00:42:14.100
 and fill our hearts

00:42:14.100 --> 00:42:14.460
 that God,

00:42:14.539 --> 00:42:15.180
 we will live

00:42:15.180 --> 00:42:15.920
 for you

00:42:15.920 --> 00:42:17.280
 and you alone.

00:42:18.120 --> 00:42:18.460
 God,

00:42:18.519 --> 00:42:19.120
 you know each

00:42:19.120 --> 00:42:19.900
 and every one of us.

00:42:19.980 --> 00:42:20.420
 You know

00:42:20.420 --> 00:42:21.140
 where we're at

00:42:21.140 --> 00:42:21.600
 this morning.

00:42:21.760 --> 00:42:22.140
 You know

00:42:22.140 --> 00:42:23.260
 the struggles

00:42:23.260 --> 00:42:23.980
 in our hearts.

00:42:24.600 --> 00:42:24.860
 You know

00:42:24.860 --> 00:42:25.539
 the anxieties

00:42:25.539 --> 00:42:26.239
 and the fears.

00:42:26.400 --> 00:42:26.619
 You know

00:42:26.619 --> 00:42:27.219
 the things

00:42:27.219 --> 00:42:28.159
 we're worried about.

00:42:28.699 --> 00:42:29.639
 The things we trust

00:42:29.639 --> 00:42:30.099
 and the things

00:42:30.099 --> 00:42:30.639
 that we find

00:42:30.639 --> 00:42:32.159
 so hard to let go

00:42:32.159 --> 00:42:33.779
 because for all our lives

00:42:33.779 --> 00:42:34.920
 we've held onto it.

00:42:36.059 --> 00:42:36.380
 Oh God,

00:42:36.440 --> 00:42:37.019
 won't you help us

00:42:37.019 --> 00:42:37.480
 this morning.

00:42:37.699 --> 00:42:38.480
 Spirit of God,

00:42:38.559 --> 00:42:39.460
 come and help us.

00:42:40.380 --> 00:42:41.219
 In your great name

00:42:41.219 --> 00:42:42.279
 I pray.

00:42:44.000 --> 00:42:44.360
 Amen.

00:42:44.360 --> 00:42:44.460
 Amen.

00:42:45.519 --> 00:42:46.039
 Amen.

00:42:46.039 --> 00:42:46.179
 Amen.

00:42:46.179 --> 00:42:46.199
 Amen.

00:42:46.199 --> 00:42:46.239
 Amen.

00:42:46.239 --> 00:42:46.279
 Amen.

00:42:46.279 --> 00:42:46.300
 Amen.

00:42:46.300 --> 00:42:48.279
 Amen.

00:42:48.279 --> 00:42:48.300
 Amen.

00:42:48.300 --> 00:42:48.320
 Amen.

00:42:48.320 --> 00:42:50.300
 Amen.

00:42:50.300 --> 00:42:50.320
 Amen.

00:42:50.320 --> 00:42:50.360
 Amen.

00:42:50.360 --> 00:42:50.800
 Amen.

00:42:50.800 --> 00:42:52.219
 Amen.

00:42:52.219 --> 00:42:52.239
 Amen.

00:42:52.239 --> 00:42:52.300
 Amen.

00:42:52.300 --> 00:42:52.360
 Amen.

00:42:52.360 --> 00:42:52.400
 Amen.

00:42:52.400 --> 00:42:54.300
 Amen.

00:42:54.300 --> 00:42:54.320
 Amen.

00:42:54.320 --> 00:42:54.400
 Amen.

00:42:54.400 --> 00:42:54.420
 Amen.

00:42:54.420 --> 00:42:54.539
 Amen.

00:42:54.539 --> 00:42:55.519
 Amen.