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 And if you would open up your Bibles to John chapter 1 verses 1 through 18.

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! So the four Gospels are all accounts of the life of Jesus.

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 Matthew and Luke keep record of the birth of Jesus.

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 Mark just kind of jumps into the life of Jesus.

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 And John 1 through 18 holds record of the prologue to John,

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 the introduction to John, and it accounts the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ

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 with a little different language.

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 Would you hear John 1, 1 through 18?

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 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

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 He was in the beginning with God.

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 All things were made through Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made.

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 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

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 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

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 There was a man sent from God whose name was John, John the Baptist.

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 He came as a witness to bear witness about the light that all might believe through Him.

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 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

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 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

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 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, yet the world did not know Him.

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 He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him.

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 But to all who did receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God,

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 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

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 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us.

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 And we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son, the one-of-a-kind Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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 John the Baptist bore witness about Him, and cried out,

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 This was He of whom I said, He who comes after me ranks before me, because He was before me.

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 For from His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.

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 For the law was given through Moses.

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 Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

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 No one has ever seen God, the only God, the one-of-a-kind God,

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 who is at the Father's side.

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 He has made Him known.

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 May God bless the hearing of His Word.

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 It gets pretty dark in Wisconsin during the wintertime.

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 And it's not just the sun setting around four in the afternoon.

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 Winter in Wisconsin can be one dark, overcast day after another.

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 And it can have psychological effects.

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 But, some of my favorite days as a Wisconsin resident,

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 are those crisp Wisconsin winter days when the sun is shining.

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 You come outside, and you're like,

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 Look it!

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 Behold!

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 The sun is shining in its glory!

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 Surprise!

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 Surprise!

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 Those are great days.

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 This morning reminded me of that.

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 And this morning, here we are four days out from Christmas Day,

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 and there is a different sun shining in His glory.

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 Behold!

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 The Word shining!

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 Jesus Christ, in His incarnate glory, is shining today.

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 And He will be shining for the rest of our lives until He returns.

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 He will be even shining on Friday, December 26th of this week.

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 He will be shining even when your soul feels cold.

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 He will be shining even when the circumstances of your life are one overcast day after another.

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 Or maybe you've come into the sanctuary this morning,

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 and you're feeling like my Christmas tree right now.

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 And that is, it's starting to dry out.

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 It's starting to get a little brittle.

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 Needles are falling.

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 And you're like, I just need some life.

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 The sun, the Word incarnate, is always shining.

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 And He is a life giver.

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 He gives life.

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 If you want to feel the sun shine upon your face.

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 Well, we've reached a point in John 1, 1 through 18.

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 We've reached the last section of this prologue.

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 And these 18 verses are designed to pique your interest in what's to come in the rest of the book.

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 John has been giving us glimpses of the glory of Jesus Christ.

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 And I don't know about you, but I've been asking myself, who is this Word made flesh?

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 The Gospel of John answers that question.

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 You might be kind of feeling this, like I want this light which gives eternal life.

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 I want it.

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 That's what this book is designed to do.

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 You might be saying, I want His light to shine into my darkness and give me life.

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 Behold the Word shining in His incarnate glory.

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 And this morning, I'm going to show you three ways He is shining from verses 14 through 18.

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 His super grace is shining.

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 See that in verse 16.

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 His surpassing greatness is shining.

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 We'll see that in verses 15 and 17.

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 And His seeable glory is shining.

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 And that's in verses 14 and 18.

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 Behold the Word incarnate shining who gives us life.

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 Do you need life this morning?

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 You feel like a dried out Christmas tree?

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 It's just a matter of time.

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 The Word is shining in His life-giving grace.

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 Let's look at His super grace in verse 16.

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 You've got to see this.

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 This is extraordinary.

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 Verse 16 says,

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 For from His, the Word incarnate, Jesus Christ,

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 from His fullness, we have all received grace upon grace.

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 Of course, the His, His fullness, is the Word Jesus.

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 1-1, John 1-1, in the beginning was the Word.

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 He was in the beginning.

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 It's a shout out to Genesis 1-1.

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 He is the uncreated creator of all things.

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 The second person of the Trinity.

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 He was distinct from God.

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 And yet, He was with God.

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 He was in relationship with God.

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 We're going to see that in verse 18 when we get there.

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 The Word was God.

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 Totally God.

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 Fully God.

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 Completely God.

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 And in verse 4, we see that in Him was life.

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 Not just the physical life of creation.

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 He sustains all things by the Word of His power.

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 But spiritual life.

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 Eternal life.

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 Saving life.

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 He is not just the creator,

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 but the recreator of a whole new creation.

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 Starting with the souls of men and women.

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 He is our light shining into the darkness of our sinful, spiritually dead world.

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 And last week, we learned that if you receive Him, if you believe in His name.

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 And again, that's not just some kind of passive acknowledgement, but it's an act of faith.

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 Remember the illustration from last week?

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 When I brought you to Lincoln Lagoon, it's frozen over.

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 I put a hundred bucks, rubber banded it around a rock, put it in a yellow festival bag,

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 and threw it on the middle of the ice and said, go get it.

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 In order for you to get that hundred bucks, you need to exercise faith.

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 Got to walk on the ice.

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 You can't just say you believe and stand by me.

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 Saving faith is an act of faith in His name.

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 All that Jesus Christ is.

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 And it's His fullness.

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 The fullness of His grace.

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 Grace upon grace.

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 It's a super grace that we have received.

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 His grace gives life.

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 You remember John 3.16.

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 He gives eternal life to those who believe.

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 John 10.10.

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 I came that they might have life and might have it abundantly.

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 What is grace?

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 Grace is God's posture towards sinners.

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 His unconditional love.

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 But God's grace is not limited to His posture.

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 God's grace is also God's power.

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 His power to make sinners who were dead in their sins and enemies to Him living in darkness.

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 And powerfully give them new life.

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 Making them His sons and daughters.

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 And bringing them into His family.

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 His kingdom of light.

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 That is His power.

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 It's His power to forgive.

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 It's His power to give us new desires.

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 New affections.

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 New priorities.

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 A new telos.

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 A new reason for being.

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 And this grace.

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 It brings peace.

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 It brings shalom.

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 Remember the angels in Luke 2.

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 Glory to God in the highest.

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 Christ.

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 And on earth peace among those whom He is pleased.

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 His posture.

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 His power.

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 Brings us peace.

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 Because He makes us pleasing in His sight.

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 By paying a great price.

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 We can think about this grace in two ways.

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 It's a superseding grace.

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 And what I mean by that is this.

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 I'll explain it in the next point a little bit more.

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 But God gave Israel the law through Moses.

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 We see that in verse 17.

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 And the law was the first covenant.

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 Or what we have come to see through Hebrews as the old covenant.

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 And God gave Israel the law.

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 He made them His people.

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 Not because they earned it or deserved it.

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 It was all by His grace.

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 And the grace that now comes from Jesus Christ.

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 Supersedes the grace of the old covenant.

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 It is a new fuller grace.

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 A new covenant grace.

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 Both covenants were costly.

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 They came with blood.

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 The new covenant comes with the blood of Jesus.

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 Because He is totally God and totally man.

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 And that blood has brought us peace.

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 It's a superseding grace.

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 And it's a super abounding grace.

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 Isn't it good to know that when you are saved by God's grace.

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 It's not just a one and done grace.

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 God graces you.

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 Saves you.

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 And He's done pouring out His grace.

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 No.

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 He keeps pouring out His grace.

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 Paul tells Timothy in 2 Timothy 2.1.

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 Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

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 His super abounding grace.

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 His posture to us continues to give us strength and power.

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 His grace is a ferociously flowing grace.

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 Jesus isn't in the manger anymore.

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 We don't worship a baby in a feeding trough anymore.

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 Nope.

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 He grew up.

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 He lived a perfect life.

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 He died for sinners.

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 He was raised victorious over sin, death, and the devil.

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 He's reigning on high.

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 And we're one Christmas closer to His second advent.

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 And the throne that He sits on.

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 Hebrews 4.

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 Is a throne of grace.

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 And it's not just a trickle grace from the throne.

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 It's not just this kind of like dripping faucet grace from His throne.

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 It's Niagara grace.

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 It is flowing.

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 681,000 gallons of water are flowing over Niagara right now.

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 Every second.

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 Now.

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 Every second.

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 It's unmeasurable.

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 It's unceasing.

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 It's unstoppable.

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 God's grace is unconditional.

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 It's always flowing.

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 Super abounding.

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 Niagara-like grace.

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 Super seeding.

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 Super abounding.

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 It's super grace.

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 Are you starting to see the grace?

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 This grace upon grace.

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 Grace.

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 Behold the word shining.

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 His grace is spectacular.

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 It's nothing that we earn.

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 And it's located in Him.

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 In Jesus.

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 And grace is there.

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 Life is in there.

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 Our Christmas tree?

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 It's starting to die.

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 But if you're rooted in Jesus.

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 Grace upon grace.

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 Grace.

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 We have seen.

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 His super grace.

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 Now let's take a look.

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 At His surpassing greatness.

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 Because that too.

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 Well that's shining.

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 In verses 15 and 17.

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 John points us to.

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 Two members of the Bible's prophetic.

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 Hall of fame.

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 Verse 15.

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 JTB.

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 John the Baptist.

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 And in verse 17.

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 Moses.

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 Two members of the prophetic.

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 Hall of fame.

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 And there is a reason why.

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 We're being showed.

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 John the Baptist.

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 And Moses.

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 On either side.

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 Of this grace.

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 Upon grace.

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 You see.

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 This one.

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 In whom.

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 Grace is found.

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 Life is found.

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 He is.

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 Of surpassing greatness.

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 Than John the Baptist.

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 And Moses.

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 We've already been introduced.

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 To John the Baptist.

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 In verses 6 through 8.

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 He was not the true light.

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 But came.

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 As a witness to the light.

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 He was.

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 The Isaiah 40.

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 Verse 3.

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 Voice crying.

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 Out in the wilderness.

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 Make straight.

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 The ways of the Lord.

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 He will say that here.

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 In John.

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 Verse 123.

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 In verse 15.

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 John the disciple.

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 Quotes.

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 John the Baptist.

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 As saying.

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 He.

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 Speaking of the incarnate word.

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 He who comes after me.

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 Ranks.

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 Before me.

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 He's greater than me.

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 Because he was before me.

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 Now I know that kind of sounds like a riddle.

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 But it's not.

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 It's an extraordinary declaration.

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 Of the eternal pre-existence.

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 Of the word.

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 He who comes after me.

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 John the Baptist.

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 Is talking about how Jesus was born.

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 Six months after him.

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 He started his ministry.

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 After him.

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 And in that culture.

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 Those who are older.

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 Had a higher social standing.

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 Than those who are younger.

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 But not in this case.

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 No.

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 John the Baptist says.

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 No.

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 He ranks.

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 Higher.

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 Than me.

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 He's greater than me.

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 Because John the Baptist knows.

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 That he has come.

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 To make way.

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 The way of the Lord.

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 God.

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 John the Baptist knows.

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 That this who comes after him.

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 Has no beginning.

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 John the Baptist knows.

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 That this incarnate word.

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 Jesus Christ.

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 Was totally God.

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 God.

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 And he's bearing witness.

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 To that the word incarnate.

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 Is God.

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 Eternal.

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 Become a man.

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 The uncreated creator.

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 The one with no beginning.

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 From everlasting.

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 To everlasting.

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 The second son.

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 The second member.

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 Of the Trinity.

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 Is God.

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 So what JTB.

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 Is saying here.

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 Is that Jesus.

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 The word incarnate.

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 Is God.

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 Eternal.

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 Which makes him.

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 Of surpassing greatness.

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 Than John the Baptist.

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 And then in verse 17.

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 We are.

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 We see that.

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 That Jesus.

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 Is greater than Moses.

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 Moses.

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 Moses was the man.

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 He wrote the first five books.

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 Of the Old Testament.

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 The law.

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 God.

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 God delivered.

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 Israel.

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 Out of the slavery.

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 To Egypt.

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 Under the leadership.

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 Of Moses.

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 God.

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 Gave.

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 Moses.

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 The Ten Commandments.

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 On Mount Sinai.

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 When God made a covenant.

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 With Israel.

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 That God.

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 Would be.

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 Their God.

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 In Israel.

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 Would be.

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 His people.

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 It was only by God's grace.

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 That he would do.

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 Such a thing.

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 It's not on the basis.

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 Of anything.

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 That Israel had done.

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 God had chosen them.

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 By his grace.

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 But.

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 But Israel.

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 Failed.

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 To keep the covenant.

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 That God had established.

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 They failed.

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 To keep the law.

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 That was given.

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 By Moses.

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 But God.

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 Had a succession.

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 Plan of grace.

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 In place.

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 He had it in place.

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 All along.

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 The old covenant.

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 Was superseded.

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 By the new covenant.

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 Grace upon grace.

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 The law.

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 Was given through Moses.

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 Grace.

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 And truth.

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 Came through Jesus Christ.

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 Now in the gospel of John.

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 This is the first time.

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 In verse 17.

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 Jesus Christ is named.

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 But there's something.

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 Even more.

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 Spectacular.

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 Going on here.

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 The little phrase.

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 Grace and truth.

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 In the language.

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 Of the new testament.

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 Is actually.

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 Capturing something.

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 From the language.

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 Of the old testament.

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 Something that had been.

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 Repeated over.

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 And over.

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 And over again.

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 Something that.

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 Was repeated.

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 In God.

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 Had actually.

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 Said about himself.

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 Grace and truth.

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 Is actually.

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 A translation.

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 Of.

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 God's.

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 Steadfast.

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 Love.

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 And faithfulness.

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 And why that is.

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 Significant.

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 Is this.

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 God.

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 Appeared to Moses.

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 In Exodus.

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 In Exodus 34.

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 Six through eight.

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 And God.

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 Proclaimed himself.

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 To Moses.

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 As he went by Moses.

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 He had.

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 He had put Moses.

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 In a cleft of a rock.

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 And he couldn't see his glory.

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 Straight away.

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 So God.

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 Passes him by.

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 And.

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 But God.

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 Declares himself.

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 Among other things.

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 Slow to anger.

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 Full of mercy.

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 Abounding.

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 Full of.

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 Steadfast.

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 Love.

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 And faithfulness.

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 And what we are being shown here.

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 Is that Jesus.

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 The word incarnate.

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 Is.

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 The Lord incarnate.

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 Abounding.

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 In steadfast.

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 Love.

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 And faithfulness.

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 In the flesh.

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 Grace and truth.

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 Moses.

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 Was putting a cleft of a rock.

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 Because he couldn't handle.

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 The surpassing greatness.

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 Of God.

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 Going by.

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 What this means is.

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 Jesus is greater than Moses.

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 God.

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 Eternal.

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 Abounding.

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 In steadfast.

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 Love.

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 And faithfulness.

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 The maker.

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 And keeper.

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 Of covenants.

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 He has come.

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 In the flesh.

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 Do you see.

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 His surpassing.

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 Greatness.

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 Here.

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 In verse.

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 15 and 17.

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 Let me ask you.

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 Three questions.

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 Is.

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 The incarnate.

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 Word.

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 Jesus Christ.

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 Greater than.

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 Less than.

00:21:31.220 --> 00:21:32.119
 Or equal to.

00:21:32.599 --> 00:21:33.220
 John the Baptist.

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 Amen.

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 Is.

00:21:38.539 --> 00:21:39.539
 Jesus Christ.

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 Wonderful.

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 Counselor.

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 Mighty God.

00:21:43.259 --> 00:21:43.640
 Everlasting.

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 Father.

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 Prince of Peace.

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 Is he greater than.

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 Less than.

00:21:47.279 --> 00:21:48.000
 Or equal to.

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 Moses.

00:21:48.700 --> 00:21:48.900
 Jesus.

00:21:50.160 --> 00:21:50.720
 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Is.

00:21:51.039 --> 00:21:51.039


00:21:51.039 --> 00:21:51.039


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 The king of kings.

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 And lord of lords.

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 Greater.

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 Less than.

00:22:00.220 --> 00:22:01.299
 Or equal to.

00:22:01.799 --> 00:22:02.100
 You.

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 Greater than.

00:22:05.720 --> 00:22:07.700
 He's greater than us all.

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 And what we see here.

00:22:10.400 --> 00:22:11.600
 Is that.

00:22:11.600 --> 00:22:11.600


00:22:11.600 --> 00:22:13.080
 His surpassing.

00:22:13.200 --> 00:22:13.200


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 Greatness.

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 Is.

00:22:15.759 --> 00:22:15.960
 Because.

00:22:16.140 --> 00:22:16.700
 He is.

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 God.

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 In.

00:22:18.660 --> 00:22:19.360
 The flesh.

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 The baby.

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 In the feeding trough.

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 Was.

00:22:24.000 --> 00:22:24.460
 God.

00:22:24.680 --> 00:22:25.220
 Eternal.

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 Full of.

00:22:26.580 --> 00:22:27.140
 Steadfast.

00:22:27.280 --> 00:22:27.580
 Love.

00:22:27.640 --> 00:22:27.759
 And.

00:22:27.840 --> 00:22:28.360
 Faithfulness.

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 The maker.

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 Of a new covenant.

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 Come to rescue.

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 Us.

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 Do you have an amen.

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 So now.

00:22:36.820 --> 00:22:37.680
 We move on to.

00:22:37.680 --> 00:22:40.420
 seeing His seeable glory.

00:22:40.580 --> 00:22:42.400
 We've seen His super grace

00:22:42.400 --> 00:22:43.560
 towards you and me.

00:22:44.740 --> 00:22:47.500
 We have seen His surpassing greatness

00:22:47.500 --> 00:22:50.380
 greater than you and me.

00:22:51.820 --> 00:22:54.660
 And now, let's behold His seeable glory.

00:22:55.560 --> 00:22:57.180
 This is in verses 14 and 18.

00:23:00.360 --> 00:23:01.080
 Again,

00:23:02.080 --> 00:23:03.920
 it's extraordinary.

00:23:03.920 --> 00:23:08.460
 Verses 14 and 18

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 make an extraordinary claim

00:23:10.860 --> 00:23:12.080
 about the Christian faith.

00:23:13.140 --> 00:23:14.640
 And if you're new to the Christian faith,

00:23:14.700 --> 00:23:15.680
 in order to become a Christian,

00:23:15.820 --> 00:23:17.539
 you're going to have to own this,

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 believe this.

00:23:21.980 --> 00:23:23.640
 And the Word became flesh.

00:23:26.460 --> 00:23:28.380
 One commentator that I read this week

00:23:28.380 --> 00:23:30.440
 said that this is John

00:23:30.440 --> 00:23:32.779
 putting the incarnation

00:23:32.779 --> 00:23:34.599
 of the second person of the Trinity

00:23:34.599 --> 00:23:37.460
 in the most blunt of words.

00:23:39.379 --> 00:23:41.680
 And the Word became flesh.

00:23:41.759 --> 00:23:42.579
 It's kind of like this.

00:23:43.799 --> 00:23:46.539
 And the Word took on human meat.

00:23:47.639 --> 00:23:49.259
 That kind of bluntness.

00:23:51.319 --> 00:23:53.960
 The Word became a man.

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 100% God became 100% human,

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 yet without sin.

00:24:01.920 --> 00:24:03.700
 And this is one of the glorious wonders

00:24:03.700 --> 00:24:04.279
 of Christmas,

00:24:04.400 --> 00:24:05.500
 that God became a man.

00:24:06.400 --> 00:24:08.240
 We sang it just moments ago.

00:24:08.380 --> 00:24:09.360
 The second verse of

00:24:09.360 --> 00:24:11.299
 Hark the Herald Angels Sing.

00:24:12.019 --> 00:24:13.039
 Christ by highest.

00:24:13.100 --> 00:24:14.039
 You know, I'd sing it for you

00:24:14.039 --> 00:24:15.579
 because I'm one of two crooners

00:24:15.579 --> 00:24:16.019
 in the room.

00:24:16.019 --> 00:24:18.779
 But I shan't.

00:24:20.680 --> 00:24:22.579
 Christ by highest heaven adored.

00:24:22.799 --> 00:24:24.500
 Christ the everlasting Lord.

00:24:25.500 --> 00:24:27.460
 Late in time, behold Him come.

00:24:27.559 --> 00:24:28.440
 Galatians 4.4.

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 Offspring of the virgin's womb.

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 Veiled in flesh,

00:24:34.119 --> 00:24:34.819
 the Godhead.

00:24:35.559 --> 00:24:36.099
 Behold.

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 See.

00:24:38.220 --> 00:24:38.660
 Hail,

00:24:38.660 --> 00:24:41.360
 the incarnate deity.

00:24:42.440 --> 00:24:45.080
 Pleased as man with men to dwell.

00:24:45.779 --> 00:24:46.160
 Jesus,

00:24:46.900 --> 00:24:47.360
 our

00:24:47.360 --> 00:24:48.840
 God with us.

00:24:49.759 --> 00:24:50.220
 Emmanuel.

00:24:50.880 --> 00:24:52.000
 Hark the Herald Angels Sing.

00:24:52.080 --> 00:24:53.320
 Glory to the newborn King.

00:24:55.259 --> 00:24:55.980
 It's a wonder.

00:24:56.259 --> 00:24:57.060
 It's amazing.

00:24:58.120 --> 00:24:58.279
 And

00:24:58.279 --> 00:25:00.100
 this,

00:25:00.620 --> 00:25:01.759
 the Word became flesh.

00:25:01.840 --> 00:25:02.660
 And the next phrase is,

00:25:02.660 --> 00:25:03.920
 and dwelt among us.

00:25:04.120 --> 00:25:04.519
 Literally,

00:25:05.200 --> 00:25:06.420
 that will read,

00:25:06.800 --> 00:25:08.640
 He pitched His tent among us.

00:25:08.660 --> 00:25:14.500
 And we're to think about how God in the Old Testament

00:25:14.500 --> 00:25:17.779
 pitched His tent with His people in the wilderness.

00:25:19.920 --> 00:25:24.100
 How God would descend in His cloud of glory

00:25:24.100 --> 00:25:25.560
 and enter the tabernacle,

00:25:26.200 --> 00:25:30.540
 which was this really fancy, elaborate tent of God's design

00:25:30.540 --> 00:25:34.779
 in order for God to dwell in with His people.

00:25:35.360 --> 00:25:38.640
 So God came to dwell with His people in a tent.

00:25:38.660 --> 00:25:40.279
 And we're being told here,

00:25:40.720 --> 00:25:43.820
 God came to dwell again with His people

00:25:43.820 --> 00:25:45.940
 in a tent of humanity,

00:25:46.100 --> 00:25:46.820
 in the flesh.

00:25:47.460 --> 00:25:48.580
 And He remains in the flesh.

00:25:51.140 --> 00:25:52.060
 That's amazing.

00:25:53.820 --> 00:25:54.560
 And then John said,

00:25:54.680 --> 00:25:55.720
 we beheld His glory.

00:25:56.640 --> 00:25:57.779
 John and the disciples

00:25:57.779 --> 00:26:00.100
 saw the glory

00:26:00.100 --> 00:26:02.480
 of the incarnate God

00:26:02.480 --> 00:26:04.540
 in His human tent.

00:26:04.539 --> 00:26:07.240
 His glory on display

00:26:07.240 --> 00:26:08.619
 when we go through the book of John.

00:26:08.700 --> 00:26:09.980
 We'll be in it for several months

00:26:09.980 --> 00:26:11.740
 in 2026.

00:26:11.879 --> 00:26:12.299
 Lord willing.

00:26:14.059 --> 00:26:15.980
 And what we'll see is the glory

00:26:15.980 --> 00:26:17.200
 of Christ

00:26:17.200 --> 00:26:18.740
 on display

00:26:18.740 --> 00:26:20.619
 in a variety of different ways.

00:26:20.980 --> 00:26:22.539
 He will perform seven signs

00:26:22.539 --> 00:26:23.819
 through the gospel of John.

00:26:24.079 --> 00:26:26.079
 And each one shows us His glory.

00:26:26.079 --> 00:26:28.879
 But the distinct

00:26:28.879 --> 00:26:31.720
 and brightest glory

00:26:31.720 --> 00:26:33.759
 of the gospel of John

00:26:33.759 --> 00:26:36.019
 comes at the end

00:26:36.019 --> 00:26:39.480
 when the one and only Son

00:26:39.480 --> 00:26:41.819
 dies on the cross.

00:26:42.639 --> 00:26:45.439
 That is the glory of glories

00:26:45.439 --> 00:26:46.740
 of the Son

00:26:46.740 --> 00:26:48.379
 that they beheld.

00:26:48.380 --> 00:26:51.880
 God in the flesh

00:26:51.880 --> 00:26:54.080
 the maker of everything

00:26:54.080 --> 00:26:55.580
 the uncreated creator

00:26:55.580 --> 00:26:56.860
 no beginning

00:26:56.860 --> 00:26:58.100
 taking on flesh

00:26:58.100 --> 00:26:59.020
 would die.

00:27:00.780 --> 00:27:01.340
 Glory

00:27:01.340 --> 00:27:04.380
 for sinners like you and me.

00:27:09.260 --> 00:27:10.360
 Spectacular display

00:27:10.360 --> 00:27:11.400
 of glory on the cross

00:27:11.400 --> 00:27:14.160
 for those who have eyes to see.

00:27:14.160 --> 00:27:18.840
 So what we see here

00:27:18.840 --> 00:27:20.660
 is absolutely stunning.

00:27:22.960 --> 00:27:24.420
 John and his disciples

00:27:24.420 --> 00:27:26.779
 seeing the glory of the Son

00:27:26.779 --> 00:27:29.759
 the seeable glory of the Son.

00:27:32.620 --> 00:27:33.840
 And now we turn

00:27:33.840 --> 00:27:35.400
 to verse 18.

00:27:36.820 --> 00:27:38.480
 These two verses are related.

00:27:38.759 --> 00:27:40.740
 No one has ever seen God.

00:27:41.100 --> 00:27:41.759
 John starts.

00:27:42.100 --> 00:27:42.580
 He's talking about

00:27:42.580 --> 00:27:43.740
 the first person of the Trinity.

00:27:43.740 --> 00:27:44.740
 No one has ever

00:27:44.740 --> 00:27:46.120
 seen God's face

00:27:46.120 --> 00:27:47.279
 in fullness.

00:27:47.759 --> 00:27:48.099
 Moses

00:27:48.099 --> 00:27:49.180
 Joshua

00:27:49.180 --> 00:27:50.900
 Isaiah

00:27:50.900 --> 00:27:52.099
 Daniel

00:27:52.099 --> 00:27:54.039
 had glimpses of God.

00:27:54.440 --> 00:27:55.900
 They had shielded views

00:27:55.900 --> 00:27:56.539
 of God.

00:27:56.980 --> 00:27:58.960
 Even the six winged

00:27:58.960 --> 00:27:59.640
 seraphim

00:27:59.640 --> 00:28:01.359
 in God's presence

00:28:01.359 --> 00:28:03.460
 shield their eyes

00:28:03.460 --> 00:28:05.519
 with a pair of their wings

00:28:05.519 --> 00:28:06.779
 so as not to look

00:28:06.779 --> 00:28:08.680
 directly at the glory

00:28:08.680 --> 00:28:09.920
 of the first person

00:28:09.920 --> 00:28:10.680
 of the Trinity.

00:28:12.539 --> 00:28:13.680
 Exodus 33.

00:28:13.740 --> 00:28:14.079
 20.

00:28:14.079 --> 00:28:15.059
 God says to Moses

00:28:15.059 --> 00:28:16.539
 you cannot see

00:28:16.539 --> 00:28:17.380
 my face and live.

00:28:19.680 --> 00:28:20.839
 But that all changed.

00:28:23.059 --> 00:28:23.839
 That all changed

00:28:23.839 --> 00:28:24.819
 with the birth of Jesus.

00:28:26.220 --> 00:28:27.640
 The word become flesh.

00:28:30.180 --> 00:28:31.220
 You know this song.

00:28:32.000 --> 00:28:32.640
 Mary did you know?

00:28:34.180 --> 00:28:34.880
 Mary did you know

00:28:34.880 --> 00:28:36.259
 that your baby boy

00:28:36.259 --> 00:28:36.859
 would one day

00:28:36.859 --> 00:28:37.579
 walk on water?

00:28:38.200 --> 00:28:38.940
 Mary did you know

00:28:38.940 --> 00:28:39.980
 that your baby boy

00:28:39.980 --> 00:28:40.900
 would save

00:28:40.900 --> 00:28:41.800
 our sons and daughters?

00:28:42.940 --> 00:28:43.700
 Did you know

00:28:43.700 --> 00:28:44.680
 that your baby boy

00:28:44.680 --> 00:28:46.100
 has come to make you new?

00:28:46.460 --> 00:28:47.580
 Mary he came for you.

00:28:48.580 --> 00:28:49.980
 This child that you delivered

00:28:49.980 --> 00:28:51.500
 will soon deliver you.

00:28:52.880 --> 00:28:53.820
 Mary did you know

00:28:53.820 --> 00:28:54.860
 that your baby boy

00:28:54.860 --> 00:28:55.540
 will give sight

00:28:55.540 --> 00:28:56.340
 to the blind man?

00:28:56.580 --> 00:28:57.000
 Glory.

00:28:59.420 --> 00:29:00.120
 Mary did you know

00:29:00.120 --> 00:29:00.940
 that your baby boy

00:29:00.940 --> 00:29:02.259
 would calm a storm

00:29:02.259 --> 00:29:02.960
 with his hand?

00:29:03.400 --> 00:29:03.800
 Glory.

00:29:03.799 --> 00:29:05.899
 did you know

00:29:05.899 --> 00:29:06.879
 that your baby boy

00:29:06.879 --> 00:29:08.319
 has walked

00:29:08.319 --> 00:29:09.980
 where angels trod

00:29:09.980 --> 00:29:11.639
 and when you kiss

00:29:11.639 --> 00:29:12.940
 your little baby

00:29:12.940 --> 00:29:13.960
 you've kissed

00:29:13.960 --> 00:29:15.000
 the face of God?

00:29:17.079 --> 00:29:18.000
 Mary did you know

00:29:18.000 --> 00:29:20.480
 that your baby boy

00:29:20.480 --> 00:29:21.240
 is the Lord

00:29:21.240 --> 00:29:22.539
 of all creation?

00:29:23.399 --> 00:29:23.879
 Glory.

00:29:24.460 --> 00:29:25.220
 Mary did you know

00:29:25.220 --> 00:29:26.039
 that your baby boy

00:29:26.039 --> 00:29:26.579
 will one day

00:29:26.579 --> 00:29:27.379
 rule the nations?

00:29:28.040 --> 00:29:28.860
 Come Lord Jesus.

00:29:29.980 --> 00:29:30.640
 Did you know

00:29:30.640 --> 00:29:31.680
 that your baby boy

00:29:31.680 --> 00:29:33.320
 was heaven's perfect lamb

00:29:33.320 --> 00:29:34.800
 and the sleeping child

00:29:34.800 --> 00:29:35.420
 you're holding

00:29:35.420 --> 00:29:38.520
 is the great I am?

00:29:40.120 --> 00:29:41.100
 How about that

00:29:41.100 --> 00:29:41.980
 for glory?

00:29:44.940 --> 00:29:45.540
 Spectacular.

00:29:46.540 --> 00:29:48.060
 And then we read this.

00:29:49.160 --> 00:29:50.120
 For God who said

00:29:50.120 --> 00:29:51.000
 let light shine

00:29:51.000 --> 00:29:51.620
 out of darkness

00:29:51.620 --> 00:29:53.440
 has shown in our hearts

00:29:53.440 --> 00:29:54.680
 to give the light

00:29:54.680 --> 00:29:56.020
 of the knowledge

00:29:56.019 --> 00:29:58.079
 of the glory of God

00:29:58.079 --> 00:29:59.359
 in the face

00:29:59.359 --> 00:30:00.759
 of Jesus Christ.

00:30:01.779 --> 00:30:02.339
 You see

00:30:02.339 --> 00:30:03.599
 the word incarnate

00:30:03.599 --> 00:30:04.500
 is shining

00:30:04.500 --> 00:30:06.400
 in the face

00:30:06.400 --> 00:30:07.220
 of Jesus Christ.

00:30:08.379 --> 00:30:08.879
 Life.

00:30:11.940 --> 00:30:12.920
 We read

00:30:12.920 --> 00:30:15.099
 in 18

00:30:15.099 --> 00:30:19.059
 no one has ever seen God

00:30:19.059 --> 00:30:20.039
 the only God.

00:30:22.200 --> 00:30:23.460
 It's the same

00:30:23.460 --> 00:30:24.759
 word

00:30:24.759 --> 00:30:26.259
 in verse 14

00:30:26.259 --> 00:30:27.000
 being used.

00:30:27.099 --> 00:30:28.059
 Glory as of the only

00:30:28.059 --> 00:30:28.960
 son from the father

00:30:28.960 --> 00:30:30.099
 the only God

00:30:30.099 --> 00:30:30.980
 and the only son

00:30:30.980 --> 00:30:32.019
 it's one of a kind

00:30:32.019 --> 00:30:32.779
 from the father.

00:30:33.740 --> 00:30:34.640
 It's the same

00:30:34.640 --> 00:30:35.879
 language used

00:30:35.879 --> 00:30:36.779
 in John 3 16

00:30:36.779 --> 00:30:37.420
 for God so loved

00:30:37.420 --> 00:30:37.799
 the world

00:30:37.799 --> 00:30:38.640
 that he gave

00:30:38.640 --> 00:30:39.619
 his one of a kind

00:30:39.619 --> 00:30:40.039
 son

00:30:40.039 --> 00:30:40.839
 that whoever

00:30:40.839 --> 00:30:41.579
 believes in him

00:30:41.579 --> 00:30:42.240
 shall not perish

00:30:42.240 --> 00:30:43.119
 but have eternal life.

00:30:43.339 --> 00:30:44.319
 He's one of a kind

00:30:44.319 --> 00:30:45.299
 because he's totally

00:30:45.299 --> 00:30:45.680
 God

00:30:45.680 --> 00:30:46.859
 and totally man

00:30:46.859 --> 00:30:48.019
 the perfect mediator

00:30:48.019 --> 00:30:49.299
 between God

00:30:49.299 --> 00:30:50.119
 and man.

00:30:50.980 --> 00:30:51.519
 And this

00:30:51.519 --> 00:30:52.480
 one of a kind

00:30:52.480 --> 00:30:52.900
 son

00:30:52.900 --> 00:30:54.099
 who's at the father's side

00:30:54.099 --> 00:30:55.899
 it's getting back

00:30:55.899 --> 00:30:56.919
 at this relationship

00:30:56.919 --> 00:30:58.159
 between father and son

00:30:58.159 --> 00:30:59.799
 that was in place

00:30:59.799 --> 00:31:00.399
 at the beginning

00:31:00.399 --> 00:31:02.000
 of creation.

00:31:04.039 --> 00:31:05.179
 That little phrase

00:31:05.179 --> 00:31:06.139
 at the father's side

00:31:06.139 --> 00:31:06.899
 was used of

00:31:06.899 --> 00:31:07.819
 the disciple

00:31:07.819 --> 00:31:08.439
 of John

00:31:08.439 --> 00:31:09.319
 leaning on

00:31:09.319 --> 00:31:10.299
 Jesus' chest

00:31:10.299 --> 00:31:10.879
 at the dinner.

00:31:12.179 --> 00:31:13.019
 It's a picture

00:31:13.019 --> 00:31:13.759
 of closeness

00:31:13.759 --> 00:31:14.699
 of relational

00:31:14.699 --> 00:31:15.259
 intimacy.

00:31:15.259 --> 00:31:15.400
 intimacy.

00:31:18.079 --> 00:31:18.480
 This

00:31:18.480 --> 00:31:21.259
 enfleshed

00:31:22.160 --> 00:31:22.980
 second person

00:31:22.980 --> 00:31:23.819
 of the Trinity

00:31:23.819 --> 00:31:25.160
 Jesus

00:31:25.160 --> 00:31:28.680
 who has this

00:31:28.680 --> 00:31:29.299
 relationship

00:31:29.299 --> 00:31:29.819
 with God

00:31:29.819 --> 00:31:30.400
 the father

00:31:30.400 --> 00:31:32.640
 he has

00:31:32.640 --> 00:31:34.460
 made

00:31:34.460 --> 00:31:35.519
 seeable

00:31:35.519 --> 00:31:37.079
 the

00:31:37.079 --> 00:31:38.759
 never before

00:31:38.759 --> 00:31:39.319
 seen

00:31:39.319 --> 00:31:39.859
 God.

00:31:42.019 --> 00:31:42.779
 Eternal

00:31:42.779 --> 00:31:44.220
 the uncreated

00:31:44.220 --> 00:31:44.819
 creator.

00:31:45.259 --> 00:31:47.259
 covenant

00:31:47.259 --> 00:31:47.779
 maker

00:31:47.779 --> 00:31:48.420
 and keeper.

00:31:49.420 --> 00:31:49.819
 The God

00:31:49.819 --> 00:31:50.680
 of steadfast

00:31:50.680 --> 00:31:51.039
 love

00:31:51.039 --> 00:31:51.940
 and faithfulness

00:31:51.940 --> 00:31:53.039
 can now

00:31:53.039 --> 00:31:54.019
 be seen

00:31:54.019 --> 00:31:55.240
 because

00:31:55.240 --> 00:31:56.319
 he's been

00:31:56.319 --> 00:31:57.140
 made known.

00:31:58.920 --> 00:31:59.740
 The son

00:31:59.740 --> 00:32:00.220
 has made

00:32:00.220 --> 00:32:00.460
 known

00:32:00.460 --> 00:32:01.099
 the father.

00:32:02.940 --> 00:32:03.460
 Philip

00:32:03.460 --> 00:32:03.740
 in

00:32:03.740 --> 00:32:05.000
 John 14

00:32:05.000 --> 00:32:05.599
 says

00:32:05.599 --> 00:32:07.180
 have we seen

00:32:07.180 --> 00:32:07.519
 the father?

00:32:07.759 --> 00:32:08.200
 Can you show us

00:32:08.200 --> 00:32:08.500
 the father?

00:32:08.759 --> 00:32:09.059
 And Jesus

00:32:09.059 --> 00:32:09.400
 says

00:32:09.400 --> 00:32:10.299
 if you've seen

00:32:10.299 --> 00:32:10.539
 me

00:32:10.539 --> 00:32:11.619
 you've seen

00:32:11.619 --> 00:32:12.119
 the father.

00:32:12.119 --> 00:32:12.179
 father.

00:32:13.679 --> 00:32:14.759
 He is

00:32:14.759 --> 00:32:15.379
 the exact

00:32:15.379 --> 00:32:15.919
 representation

00:32:15.919 --> 00:32:16.539
 of him.

00:32:17.079 --> 00:32:17.539
 He's the

00:32:17.539 --> 00:32:18.299
 radiance

00:32:18.299 --> 00:32:18.759
 of the

00:32:18.759 --> 00:32:19.119
 glory

00:32:19.119 --> 00:32:19.619
 of God.

00:32:19.859 --> 00:32:20.379
 He is

00:32:20.379 --> 00:32:21.479
 the visible

00:32:21.479 --> 00:32:22.539
 unseen

00:32:22.539 --> 00:32:22.959
 God.

00:32:24.779 --> 00:32:25.839
 He is

00:32:25.839 --> 00:32:26.599
 a wonder

00:32:26.599 --> 00:32:28.819
 and he

00:32:28.819 --> 00:32:29.699
 is shining

00:32:29.699 --> 00:32:30.359
 into

00:32:30.359 --> 00:32:31.779
 the darkness.

00:32:32.239 --> 00:32:32.619
 You can think

00:32:32.619 --> 00:32:32.919
 about it

00:32:32.919 --> 00:32:33.419
 this way.

00:32:33.799 --> 00:32:34.119
 Jesus

00:32:34.119 --> 00:32:35.179
 is preaching

00:32:35.179 --> 00:32:35.919
 God the

00:32:35.919 --> 00:32:36.319
 father

00:32:36.319 --> 00:32:37.159
 with an

00:32:37.159 --> 00:32:37.919
 incarnate

00:32:37.919 --> 00:32:38.619
 sermon.

00:32:38.619 --> 00:32:40.899
 this word

00:32:40.899 --> 00:32:41.279
 of being

00:32:41.279 --> 00:32:41.819
 made known

00:32:41.819 --> 00:32:42.679
 is where

00:32:42.679 --> 00:32:42.979
 we get

00:32:42.979 --> 00:32:43.639
 exegesis

00:32:43.639 --> 00:32:44.059
 from.

00:32:45.059 --> 00:32:45.899
 It means

00:32:45.899 --> 00:32:46.839
 to explain

00:32:46.839 --> 00:32:48.379
 to draw

00:32:48.379 --> 00:32:49.019
 out

00:32:49.019 --> 00:32:50.039
 to bring

00:32:50.039 --> 00:32:50.579
 out the

00:32:50.579 --> 00:32:51.359
 nuance

00:32:51.359 --> 00:32:51.979
 and the

00:32:51.979 --> 00:32:52.399
 wonders

00:32:52.399 --> 00:32:53.139
 of something.

00:32:53.879 --> 00:32:54.079
 And so

00:32:54.079 --> 00:32:54.459
 you can be

00:32:54.459 --> 00:32:54.959
 thinking this

00:32:54.959 --> 00:32:56.119
 as Jesus

00:32:56.119 --> 00:32:56.799
 the son

00:32:56.799 --> 00:32:58.739
 narrates

00:32:58.739 --> 00:32:59.179
 God the

00:32:59.179 --> 00:32:59.559
 father.

00:33:00.559 --> 00:33:01.219
 He makes

00:33:01.219 --> 00:33:01.819
 him known.

00:33:06.439 --> 00:33:07.039
 It's

00:33:07.039 --> 00:33:07.479
 absolutely

00:33:07.479 --> 00:33:08.059
 wonderful.

00:33:08.619 --> 00:33:10.419
 You see

00:33:10.419 --> 00:33:11.119
 both 14

00:33:11.119 --> 00:33:11.639
 and 15

00:33:11.639 --> 00:33:12.259
 both

00:33:12.259 --> 00:33:13.419
 point to

00:33:13.419 --> 00:33:13.739
 the one

00:33:13.739 --> 00:33:14.079
 and only

00:33:14.079 --> 00:33:14.459
 son.

00:33:14.739 --> 00:33:15.000
 The one

00:33:15.000 --> 00:33:15.299
 and only

00:33:15.299 --> 00:33:15.619
 God.

00:33:16.179 --> 00:33:16.799
 And both

00:33:16.799 --> 00:33:17.339
 are talking

00:33:17.339 --> 00:33:18.259
 about this

00:33:18.259 --> 00:33:19.059
 making known

00:33:19.059 --> 00:33:19.519
 of God.

00:33:20.239 --> 00:33:20.599
 The word

00:33:20.599 --> 00:33:21.539
 became flesh

00:33:21.539 --> 00:33:22.899
 in order

00:33:22.899 --> 00:33:24.239
 to make

00:33:24.239 --> 00:33:24.979
 known

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 the unseen

00:33:26.119 --> 00:33:26.699
 God.

00:33:28.579 --> 00:33:29.500
 The God

00:33:29.500 --> 00:33:30.119
 of steadfast

00:33:30.119 --> 00:33:30.619
 love and

00:33:30.619 --> 00:33:31.259
 faithfulness.

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 And that

00:33:31.739 --> 00:33:33.159
 glory is

00:33:33.159 --> 00:33:34.679
 best seen

00:33:34.679 --> 00:33:35.459
 at the

00:33:35.459 --> 00:33:35.959
 cross.

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 But

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 what?

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 You say

00:33:39.200 --> 00:33:43.060
 how can I

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 see his

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 glory today?

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 I mean

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 John

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 we

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 behold his

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 glory.

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 They were

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 they saw him

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 they walked

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 with him.

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 They saw him

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 raise the

00:33:52.620 --> 00:33:52.840
 dead.

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 They saw him

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 on the cross.

00:33:55.200 --> 00:33:55.940
 They saw him

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 after his

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 resurrection.

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 They saw him

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 their eyewitnesses.

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 How are we

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 to behold

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 his glory?

00:34:01.079 --> 00:34:01.139
 glory.

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 The gospel

00:34:05.679 --> 00:34:06.299
 of John

00:34:06.299 --> 00:34:08.679
 all of its

00:34:08.679 --> 00:34:09.460
 pages are

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 glory pages.

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 Are revelation

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 after revelation

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 of the glory

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 of the son.

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 The unique

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 glory culminating

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 in his death

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 and resurrection.

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 That's where we

00:34:22.179 --> 00:34:22.380
 look.

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 Right here.

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 That's where we'll

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 see his glory.

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 Show me your glory.

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 And then we'll

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 read it.

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 For the months

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 to come we're

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 going to get

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 into the gospel

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 of John

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 and we're

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 going to be

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 beholding the

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 glory of the

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 son.

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 So come

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 Sunday after

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 Sunday

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 and we will

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 behold his

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 glory together.

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 Behold it.

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 Believe in him

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 and we will

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 live.

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 By the way

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 the Holy Spirit

00:34:50.179 --> 00:34:51.000
 the third person

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 of the Trinity

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 he's not left

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 out of all this.

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 What he is

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 eager to do

00:34:55.420 --> 00:34:57.019
 is he is eager

00:34:57.019 --> 00:34:58.079
 to spotlight

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 the son.

00:35:00.900 --> 00:35:01.799
 The second person

00:35:01.799 --> 00:35:02.319
 of the Trinity

00:35:02.319 --> 00:35:03.039
 because salvation

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 is found in no

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 one else.

00:35:05.539 --> 00:35:06.319
 And like Moses

00:35:06.319 --> 00:35:08.199
 we respond

00:35:08.199 --> 00:35:09.059
 by saying

00:35:09.059 --> 00:35:10.779
 show us your

00:35:10.779 --> 00:35:11.199
 glory.

00:35:12.360 --> 00:35:13.519
 Help us to see.

00:35:14.559 --> 00:35:15.279
 We want to be

00:35:15.279 --> 00:35:15.880
 changed.

00:35:16.699 --> 00:35:17.799
 Do you want

00:35:17.799 --> 00:35:18.340
 to see his

00:35:18.340 --> 00:35:18.679
 glory?

00:35:19.900 --> 00:35:20.860
 Do you want

00:35:20.860 --> 00:35:21.639
 to be changed?

00:35:22.420 --> 00:35:23.480
 Do you want

00:35:23.480 --> 00:35:24.519
 the life

00:35:24.519 --> 00:35:25.759
 that he alone

00:35:25.759 --> 00:35:26.480
 can give?

00:35:26.480 --> 00:35:27.559
 Are you

00:35:27.559 --> 00:35:28.639
 feeling like

00:35:28.639 --> 00:35:29.420
 a dried out

00:35:29.420 --> 00:35:30.219
 Christmas tree?

00:35:31.539 --> 00:35:32.460
 If it's not

00:35:32.460 --> 00:35:32.900
 today

00:35:32.900 --> 00:35:33.800
 he probably

00:35:33.800 --> 00:35:34.420
 will in

00:35:34.420 --> 00:35:34.940
 February.

00:35:38.280 --> 00:35:39.079
 Show me

00:35:39.079 --> 00:35:39.760
 your glory

00:35:39.760 --> 00:35:40.500
 and when he

00:35:40.500 --> 00:35:41.240
 shows you

00:35:41.240 --> 00:35:42.039
 his glory

00:35:42.039 --> 00:35:43.079
 it's his

00:35:43.079 --> 00:35:43.800
 grace on

00:35:43.800 --> 00:35:44.420
 display

00:35:44.420 --> 00:35:45.199
 and it is

00:35:45.199 --> 00:35:45.880
 a life

00:35:45.880 --> 00:35:46.760
 giving

00:35:46.760 --> 00:35:47.519
 grace.

00:35:50.000 --> 00:35:50.760
 Show me

00:35:50.760 --> 00:35:51.300
 your glory.

00:35:51.300 --> 00:35:55.200
 behold

00:35:55.200 --> 00:35:57.080
 the

00:35:57.080 --> 00:35:58.140
 incarnate

00:35:58.140 --> 00:35:58.660
 word

00:35:58.660 --> 00:35:59.360
 shining

00:35:59.360 --> 00:36:01.000
 his

00:36:01.000 --> 00:36:01.320
 super

00:36:01.320 --> 00:36:01.760
 grace

00:36:01.760 --> 00:36:03.740
 superseding

00:36:03.740 --> 00:36:04.160
 grace

00:36:04.160 --> 00:36:04.539
 super

00:36:04.539 --> 00:36:04.980
 abounding

00:36:04.980 --> 00:36:05.420
 grace

00:36:05.420 --> 00:36:05.800
 that gives

00:36:05.800 --> 00:36:06.220
 life

00:36:06.220 --> 00:36:07.560
 his

00:36:07.560 --> 00:36:09.120
 surpassing

00:36:09.120 --> 00:36:09.800
 greatness

00:36:09.800 --> 00:36:10.700
 he's

00:36:10.700 --> 00:36:11.260
 greater than

00:36:11.260 --> 00:36:11.660
 John the

00:36:11.660 --> 00:36:11.960
 Baptist

00:36:11.960 --> 00:36:12.440
 he's

00:36:12.440 --> 00:36:12.940
 greater than

00:36:12.940 --> 00:36:13.240
 Moses

00:36:13.240 --> 00:36:14.100
 and he's

00:36:14.100 --> 00:36:14.580
 greater than

00:36:14.580 --> 00:36:14.880
 you and

00:36:14.880 --> 00:36:15.200
 me

00:36:15.199 --> 00:36:17.939
 and his

00:36:17.939 --> 00:36:18.719
 seeable

00:36:18.719 --> 00:36:19.559
 glory.

00:36:20.659 --> 00:36:21.539
 The gospel

00:36:21.539 --> 00:36:22.159
 of John

00:36:22.159 --> 00:36:22.719
 puts the

00:36:22.719 --> 00:36:23.199
 glory of

00:36:23.199 --> 00:36:23.619
 Christ

00:36:23.619 --> 00:36:24.719
 on display

00:36:24.719 --> 00:36:25.899
 again

00:36:25.899 --> 00:36:27.319
 and again

00:36:27.319 --> 00:36:28.739
 and again

00:36:28.739 --> 00:36:29.619
 and the

00:36:29.619 --> 00:36:30.559
 most spectacular

00:36:30.559 --> 00:36:31.559
 fashion will

00:36:31.559 --> 00:36:32.319
 take place

00:36:32.319 --> 00:36:33.480
 at his

00:36:33.480 --> 00:36:33.919
 cross.

00:36:35.359 --> 00:36:36.239
 He's

00:36:36.239 --> 00:36:36.519
 always

00:36:36.519 --> 00:36:36.879
 shining.

00:36:38.879 --> 00:36:39.339
 This

00:36:39.339 --> 00:36:40.699
 child

00:36:40.699 --> 00:36:41.199
 born to

00:36:41.199 --> 00:36:41.659
 us

00:36:41.659 --> 00:36:43.899
 this

00:36:43.899 --> 00:36:44.699
 son

00:36:44.699 --> 00:36:45.119
 given

00:36:45.119 --> 00:36:45.819
 to us

00:36:45.819 --> 00:36:47.420
 is the

00:36:47.420 --> 00:36:47.679
 true

00:36:47.679 --> 00:36:48.159
 light

00:36:48.159 --> 00:36:49.379
 that

00:36:49.379 --> 00:36:49.879
 brings

00:36:49.879 --> 00:36:50.440
 light

00:36:50.440 --> 00:36:50.719
 and

00:36:50.719 --> 00:36:51.179
 life

00:36:51.179 --> 00:36:52.460
 into

00:36:52.460 --> 00:36:54.000
 our

00:36:54.000 --> 00:36:54.500
 darkness.

00:36:55.980 --> 00:36:56.619
 Merry

00:36:56.619 --> 00:36:57.039
 Christmas.

00:36:58.940 --> 00:36:59.639
 Let us

00:36:59.639 --> 00:36:59.879
 pray.

00:37:05.879 --> 00:37:06.399
 Lord

00:37:06.399 --> 00:37:06.719
 Jesus

00:37:06.719 --> 00:37:07.319
 we love

00:37:07.319 --> 00:37:07.619
 it when

00:37:07.619 --> 00:37:07.920
 you steal

00:37:07.920 --> 00:37:08.339
 the show

00:37:08.339 --> 00:37:10.319
 and there's

00:37:10.319 --> 00:37:10.859
 no stealing.

00:37:11.659 --> 00:37:13.679
 because you

00:37:13.679 --> 00:37:14.839
 are due

00:37:14.839 --> 00:37:16.059
 rightfully

00:37:16.059 --> 00:37:16.599
 yours

00:37:16.599 --> 00:37:17.519
 all glory

00:37:17.519 --> 00:37:18.500
 and power

00:37:18.500 --> 00:37:19.920
 majesty

00:37:19.920 --> 00:37:21.059
 and might.

00:37:22.699 --> 00:37:23.619
 God

00:37:23.619 --> 00:37:24.099
 would you

00:37:24.099 --> 00:37:25.059
 give us

00:37:25.059 --> 00:37:25.779
 hearts

00:37:25.779 --> 00:37:26.699
 that have

00:37:26.699 --> 00:37:27.319
 received your

00:37:27.319 --> 00:37:27.920
 fullness

00:37:27.920 --> 00:37:30.179
 grace upon

00:37:30.179 --> 00:37:30.659
 grace

00:37:30.659 --> 00:37:33.039
 that we

00:37:33.039 --> 00:37:33.559
 would be

00:37:33.559 --> 00:37:34.420
 full of

00:37:34.420 --> 00:37:35.039
 life

00:37:35.039 --> 00:37:36.699
 and

00:37:36.699 --> 00:37:37.500
 whether

00:37:37.500 --> 00:37:38.019
 that's this

00:37:38.019 --> 00:37:38.379
 coming

00:37:38.379 --> 00:37:38.960
 Thursday

00:37:38.960 --> 00:37:41.000
 or this

00:37:41.000 --> 00:37:41.219
 coming

00:37:41.219 --> 00:37:41.619
 Friday

00:37:41.619 --> 00:37:44.159
 that you

00:37:44.159 --> 00:37:44.460
 would be

00:37:44.460 --> 00:37:44.639
 the

00:37:44.639 --> 00:37:44.980
 controlling

00:37:44.980 --> 00:37:45.400
 center

00:37:45.400 --> 00:37:45.839
 of our

00:37:45.839 --> 00:37:46.299
 life

00:37:46.299 --> 00:37:46.639
 and

00:37:46.639 --> 00:37:47.000
 because

00:37:47.000 --> 00:37:47.579
 you

00:37:47.579 --> 00:37:47.719
 and

00:37:47.719 --> 00:37:47.859
 your

00:37:47.859 --> 00:37:48.259
 grace

00:37:48.259 --> 00:37:48.480
 are at

00:37:48.480 --> 00:37:48.599
 the

00:37:48.599 --> 00:37:48.799
 center

00:37:48.799 --> 00:37:49.079
 of our

00:37:49.079 --> 00:37:49.440
 life

00:37:49.440 --> 00:37:51.400
 we

00:37:51.400 --> 00:37:51.639
 would

00:37:51.639 --> 00:37:51.839
 be

00:37:51.839 --> 00:37:52.920
 enlivened.

00:37:54.079 --> 00:37:54.799
 Would you

00:37:54.799 --> 00:37:56.579
 give us

00:37:56.579 --> 00:37:57.039
 life?

00:38:00.000 --> 00:38:00.579
 God we're

00:38:00.579 --> 00:38:01.279
 so grateful

00:38:01.279 --> 00:38:02.819
 to gather

00:38:02.819 --> 00:38:03.460
 around your

00:38:03.460 --> 00:38:03.779
 word

00:38:03.779 --> 00:38:04.199
 together.

00:38:05.259 --> 00:38:05.619
 In Jesus

00:38:05.619 --> 00:38:06.019
 name we

00:38:06.019 --> 00:38:06.339
 pray.

00:38:07.199 --> 00:38:07.519
 Amen.

00:38:07.519 --> 00:38:07.619
 Amen.

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 Amen.

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