WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.440 Good morning. My name is Billy Nye. I have the privilege to be on staff here at Christ the King Church, 00:00:07.480 --> 00:00:10.960 and it's my joy to open the word with you this morning. 00:00:11.480 --> 00:00:18.160 Well, if you didn't know already, let me tell you now, human beings are odd. 00:00:19.699 --> 00:00:20.879 We're an odd bunch. 00:00:22.679 --> 00:00:24.460 There are lots of things that make us odd. 00:00:24.460 --> 00:00:32.760 I think the very fact that SpongeBob SquarePants is not only a product of human creativity but also a popular TV show, 00:00:33.100 --> 00:00:34.620 that says something about how odd we are. 00:00:35.799 --> 00:00:37.760 I'm sorry if you're a fan. I never was. 00:00:39.920 --> 00:00:42.000 But here's another reason we're an odd group. 00:00:43.260 --> 00:00:52.219 We do all sorts of good things, which on the outside appear to be virtuous and right and even God-pleasing, 00:00:52.219 --> 00:00:55.280 but we do them for the wrong reasons. 00:00:56.979 --> 00:00:58.600 And we start young, too. 00:00:59.219 --> 00:01:01.399 I'm glad my daughter just left because I'm about to talk about her. 00:01:02.579 --> 00:01:09.379 One of my children, I will not name names, is prone to doing this. 00:01:09.480 --> 00:01:10.379 This is how she does it. 00:01:11.280 --> 00:01:17.200 She will often sweetly, with a very sweet tone, share a toy with her brother. 00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:22.219 Here, Zaya, you want this toy, don't you? 00:01:22.879 --> 00:01:24.200 Would you like to have this toy? 00:01:25.340 --> 00:01:28.420 And on the surface, it looks like she is doing the right thing. 00:01:29.579 --> 00:01:36.020 But that sweet gesture is totally ruined when it becomes very apparent that she's sharing that toy 00:01:36.020 --> 00:01:42.540 in order for him to drop the toy that she really wants so that she can get what she was after all along. 00:01:42.540 --> 00:01:46.140 Right thing, right deed, wrong reason. 00:01:47.880 --> 00:01:51.760 So today, brothers and sisters, Jesus has some strong words of warning for us. 00:01:52.980 --> 00:01:56.140 Our master Jesus knows what is best for us. 00:01:57.040 --> 00:01:58.340 He also knows us really well. 00:01:59.340 --> 00:02:04.800 And he knows that a heart that has mixed motives is not what is best for us. 00:02:05.540 --> 00:02:10.280 He is after something else, something far better for us. 00:02:10.280 --> 00:02:12.560 So would you turn with me to Matthew 6? 00:02:13.640 --> 00:02:16.300 We're going to read the first four verses of Matthew 6. 00:02:16.379 --> 00:02:19.759 We actually will start up in the last verse of chapter 5. 00:02:20.879 --> 00:02:22.939 As you turn there, let me just give you the context. 00:02:23.300 --> 00:02:30.139 If you haven't been here recently, you may not know, but we're in the middle of a series on the Sermon on the Mount. 00:02:30.139 --> 00:02:40.079 Pastor Mike has been leading us through several parts of the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus is bringing a hammer down again and again and again and again, 00:02:40.299 --> 00:02:44.539 clarifying for us the heart behind God's holy law. 00:02:44.539 --> 00:02:48.280 That it was revealed in the Old Testament. 00:02:48.280 --> 00:02:59.259 And he shows us again and again and again that he is after our full, wholehearted obedience to God's perfect holiness, 00:02:59.459 --> 00:03:02.180 not just our obedience to the surface. 00:03:02.180 --> 00:03:11.040 So now, let's hear in Matthew 6 how Jesus is going to continue to call us into our Father's holy perfection, 00:03:11.240 --> 00:03:13.719 but he's going to do it in a slightly different area of our lives. 00:03:14.340 --> 00:03:15.080 So let's read. 00:03:15.159 --> 00:03:17.219 I'll start in verse 48 of chapter 5. 00:03:18.300 --> 00:03:19.580 Let's read from God's holy word. 00:03:19.580 --> 00:03:49.560 Verse 49. 00:03:49.580 --> 00:04:11.920 As we saw last week and for the past month or two, 00:04:11.919 --> 00:04:19.779 Jesus has been calling us to a full-on imitation of his Father's infinite holiness. 00:04:20.000 --> 00:04:23.319 Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect. 00:04:23.419 --> 00:04:24.879 But now Jesus is turning a corner. 00:04:26.019 --> 00:04:29.879 He's going to call us to that same imitation of God's perfect holiness, 00:04:30.060 --> 00:04:32.819 but in another area of our lives that might surprise us. 00:04:33.959 --> 00:04:39.719 In our acts of devotion and service to God. 00:04:39.720 --> 00:04:41.340 That's right. 00:04:41.780 --> 00:04:46.640 Our spiritual disciplines, our godly habits, our good deeds of righteous living, 00:04:46.980 --> 00:04:51.920 these are all the right things that Christians are called to do. 00:04:52.780 --> 00:04:57.320 But even these things, and perhaps especially these things, 00:04:57.720 --> 00:05:01.280 are in danger. 00:05:01.279 --> 00:05:05.099 They are in danger of being done for the wrong reason. 00:05:06.179 --> 00:05:09.379 Because of the deceptiveness of our sinful hearts. 00:05:09.479 --> 00:05:13.619 So in this passage, Jesus is telling his kingdom citizens 00:05:13.619 --> 00:05:20.659 to perform their acts of devotion with only one holy aim, 00:05:21.139 --> 00:05:22.879 to please their heavenly Father. 00:05:22.879 --> 00:05:24.579 That's it. 00:05:24.579 --> 00:05:26.779 No mixed motives. 00:05:27.860 --> 00:05:30.279 So we are to do all of our acts of godliness, 00:05:30.839 --> 00:05:34.699 whether giving, prayer, fasting, Bible reading, singing, songs of worship, 00:05:34.899 --> 00:05:37.920 all of them with one holy aim, 00:05:38.199 --> 00:05:40.259 and that is to please our heavenly Father, nothing else. 00:05:41.920 --> 00:05:44.779 This is the principle that we see in verse 1. 00:05:45.639 --> 00:05:47.000 I'll expound it in just a second. 00:05:47.000 --> 00:05:50.639 We're also going to see that there's a practice of this principle 00:05:50.639 --> 00:05:51.860 that's being spelled out, 00:05:52.060 --> 00:05:55.420 particularly with regard to our acts of generosity. 00:05:56.139 --> 00:05:57.800 So we've got a principle laid out. 00:05:57.860 --> 00:05:59.720 We see the practice of it with generosity. 00:06:00.579 --> 00:06:02.279 But then we're going to step back, 00:06:02.319 --> 00:06:03.680 and we're going to see that there's a problem. 00:06:05.759 --> 00:06:08.420 And then lastly, we're going to see a promise 00:06:08.420 --> 00:06:12.500 that God is making to us as we step into obedience to this principle. 00:06:12.500 --> 00:06:16.839 So four Ps, principle, practice, problem, promise. 00:06:17.680 --> 00:06:19.240 First, let's unpack the principle. 00:06:20.139 --> 00:06:24.579 Look with me at verse 1 again. 00:06:25.120 --> 00:06:26.220 Prepositions, they're important. 00:06:29.100 --> 00:06:30.939 Look with me at verse 1. 00:06:31.100 --> 00:06:34.220 Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people 00:06:34.220 --> 00:06:35.920 in order to be seen by them, 00:06:36.019 --> 00:06:39.879 for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 00:06:40.839 --> 00:06:42.620 Let's get one thing straight from the get-go. 00:06:43.019 --> 00:06:44.379 Jesus is not saying, 00:06:44.899 --> 00:06:46.819 don't do acts of righteousness in front of other people. 00:06:47.839 --> 00:06:48.839 This would be impossible 00:06:48.839 --> 00:06:52.079 because we pray at the dinner table in front of our family. 00:06:52.560 --> 00:06:54.740 We read our Bible in the school cafeteria. 00:06:55.759 --> 00:06:57.720 We raise our hands in public worship. 00:06:58.319 --> 00:07:00.579 We place a check in the offering plate as it goes by. 00:07:00.680 --> 00:07:02.579 We read scripture out loud for a small group. 00:07:02.819 --> 00:07:04.540 We serve at the Sunday morning breakfast. 00:07:05.100 --> 00:07:07.660 We paint the 1962 edition on your day off. 00:07:08.560 --> 00:07:10.120 Thank you all for all of you who are painting. 00:07:10.120 --> 00:07:14.740 Our works of righteousness are inevitably public. 00:07:15.680 --> 00:07:16.680 That's just life. 00:07:16.899 --> 00:07:17.920 But it's not just life. 00:07:17.980 --> 00:07:18.980 It's also God's design. 00:07:19.120 --> 00:07:23.920 Look back with me to chapter 5, verse 16. 00:07:23.920 --> 00:07:27.680 Jesus telling his disciples, 00:07:27.840 --> 00:07:28.660 you're the light of the world. 00:07:28.800 --> 00:07:30.100 You're the salt of the earth. 00:07:30.939 --> 00:07:32.620 So because you're the light of the world, 00:07:32.840 --> 00:07:33.720 in the same way, 00:07:33.840 --> 00:07:36.000 let your light shine before others 00:07:36.000 --> 00:07:38.100 so that they may see your good works. 00:07:38.100 --> 00:07:39.960 They're supposed to be public. 00:07:40.580 --> 00:07:41.760 But here's the reason. 00:07:42.760 --> 00:07:43.900 So they may see your good works 00:07:43.900 --> 00:07:47.080 and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. 00:07:48.640 --> 00:07:52.760 So our righteousness is to be on public display 00:07:52.760 --> 00:07:54.939 in such a way 00:07:54.939 --> 00:07:57.939 that those who see our works of righteousness, 00:07:58.340 --> 00:08:00.100 our works of devotion to the Father, 00:08:01.240 --> 00:08:03.080 would be able to turn their eyes from us 00:08:03.079 --> 00:08:05.079 and give glory to our Father 00:08:05.079 --> 00:08:07.319 because it's reflecting His infinite holiness. 00:08:08.459 --> 00:08:10.759 So yes, our right actions, 00:08:11.099 --> 00:08:12.659 our good deeds are to be done 00:08:12.659 --> 00:08:14.519 in front of others. 00:08:14.839 --> 00:08:15.759 That's inevitable. 00:08:16.259 --> 00:08:17.060 And it's God's design. 00:08:17.899 --> 00:08:19.719 But Jesus is not talking about 00:08:19.719 --> 00:08:21.099 just the surface level here. 00:08:21.240 --> 00:08:23.019 He is going beneath. 00:08:23.899 --> 00:08:26.339 And He is getting to the heart level. 00:08:27.240 --> 00:08:30.060 The key of this principle is in the phrase, 00:08:30.060 --> 00:08:32.840 in order to be seen by them. 00:08:34.080 --> 00:08:35.820 Man, Jesus knows us, doesn't He? 00:08:36.759 --> 00:08:39.180 He knows that in and of ourselves, 00:08:39.520 --> 00:08:42.020 as soon as our desperately sick hearts 00:08:42.020 --> 00:08:45.120 sense that we're doing something good, 00:08:45.800 --> 00:08:47.780 we will start looking for an audience. 00:08:49.480 --> 00:08:52.200 And then we will be doing the right things 00:08:52.200 --> 00:08:53.500 for the wrong reason. 00:08:54.580 --> 00:08:56.000 Have you ever sensed this in yourself? 00:08:57.540 --> 00:08:59.180 Ever catch yourself thinking this 00:08:59.180 --> 00:09:00.660 when you're praying out loud at a small group 00:09:00.660 --> 00:09:01.040 thinking, 00:09:01.580 --> 00:09:02.720 boy, that sounded pretty spiritual. 00:09:03.780 --> 00:09:05.200 I hope they take notice of that. 00:09:07.240 --> 00:09:09.200 We laugh because we know it's true, right? 00:09:10.700 --> 00:09:11.740 Or have you ever had this wonder 00:09:11.740 --> 00:09:12.480 through your mind 00:09:12.480 --> 00:09:14.240 when you're lifting your hands in praise 00:09:14.240 --> 00:09:14.759 and you're like, 00:09:14.840 --> 00:09:16.860 I must look pretty devoted to God right now. 00:09:16.860 --> 00:09:21.180 Or have you ever let drop a hint of your godliness 00:09:21.180 --> 00:09:22.060 in a conversation? 00:09:22.220 --> 00:09:24.759 Maybe you're really sincerely trying to help a brother 00:09:24.759 --> 00:09:26.899 or sister by telling them something 00:09:26.899 --> 00:09:28.560 to encourage you from God's Word that week, 00:09:28.620 --> 00:09:30.779 but you're really kind of hoping at the same time 00:09:30.779 --> 00:09:33.360 that they notice that you were reading God's Word that week. 00:09:36.200 --> 00:09:38.460 That's why Jesus tells us to watch out. 00:09:38.460 --> 00:09:41.280 In the words of one commentator, 00:09:41.680 --> 00:09:43.240 as soon as Jesus gives the command, 00:09:43.400 --> 00:09:44.000 be perfect, 00:09:44.519 --> 00:09:46.200 he turns right around and tells us, 00:09:46.379 --> 00:09:46.860 be careful. 00:09:48.460 --> 00:09:51.500 He knows that as soon as we begin pursuing the perfection 00:09:51.500 --> 00:09:52.860 of our Father's holiness, 00:09:53.300 --> 00:09:56.980 we will be tempted to hijack that pursuit of holiness 00:09:56.980 --> 00:09:59.980 and put it to use in the service of self, 00:10:00.580 --> 00:10:02.240 not in the service of God. 00:10:03.460 --> 00:10:04.539 Jesus is not naive. 00:10:06.180 --> 00:10:08.779 He knows how easily we can deceive ourselves. 00:10:10.460 --> 00:10:12.039 He knows that we can deceive ourselves 00:10:12.039 --> 00:10:13.639 into thinking we're doing the right thing 00:10:13.639 --> 00:10:15.139 out of devotion for God 00:10:15.139 --> 00:10:16.940 when we're really doing it 00:10:16.940 --> 00:10:19.139 at the same time 00:10:19.139 --> 00:10:20.500 to build our own ego 00:10:20.500 --> 00:10:22.300 and serve our reputation. 00:10:23.659 --> 00:10:25.639 He knows how we like to hijack 00:10:25.639 --> 00:10:27.580 the right things of the kingdom of God 00:10:27.580 --> 00:10:29.939 and use them to build the kingdom of self. 00:10:31.740 --> 00:10:33.799 Jesus knows how easily we do this 00:10:33.799 --> 00:10:35.679 and he knows how bad it is for us. 00:10:35.819 --> 00:10:37.179 Look at the last part of verse 1. 00:10:39.319 --> 00:10:40.100 For then, 00:10:40.460 --> 00:10:41.659 you will have no reward 00:10:41.659 --> 00:10:43.500 from your Father who is in heaven. 00:10:45.939 --> 00:10:47.759 And it is our Father's reward 00:10:47.759 --> 00:10:51.799 that is to be our only motivation 00:10:51.799 --> 00:10:53.919 as we practice our righteousness. 00:10:53.919 --> 00:10:56.919 More on that reward a little bit later 00:10:56.919 --> 00:10:58.019 when we get to the promise. 00:10:58.879 --> 00:11:00.399 So, what's the principle? 00:11:01.759 --> 00:11:03.679 All of our acts of devotion to God. 00:11:04.639 --> 00:11:07.019 Giving generously, 00:11:07.919 --> 00:11:08.759 praying faithfully, 00:11:09.139 --> 00:11:10.419 reading scripture deeply, 00:11:11.259 --> 00:11:12.819 singing with joy on a Sunday morning, 00:11:13.000 --> 00:11:14.259 serving others with your gifts, 00:11:14.939 --> 00:11:16.339 all of it is to be done 00:11:16.339 --> 00:11:18.639 for one reason and one reason only, 00:11:18.959 --> 00:11:20.919 to please your Heavenly Father. 00:11:20.919 --> 00:11:23.439 That's the principle. 00:11:24.439 --> 00:11:25.699 Now, let's look at the practice 00:11:25.699 --> 00:11:26.500 of that principle 00:11:26.500 --> 00:11:29.599 as it's applied to our acts of generosity. 00:11:29.839 --> 00:11:31.740 Let's look at verses 2 through 4. 00:11:31.919 --> 00:11:33.579 Thus, when you give to the needy, 00:11:33.699 --> 00:11:35.179 sound no trumpet before you 00:11:35.179 --> 00:11:36.919 as the hypocrites do in the synagogues 00:11:36.919 --> 00:11:37.679 and in the streets, 00:11:38.179 --> 00:11:39.899 that they may be praised by others. 00:11:40.120 --> 00:11:41.139 Truly, I say to you, 00:11:41.179 --> 00:11:42.659 they have received their reward. 00:11:43.459 --> 00:11:44.579 But when you give to the needy, 00:11:44.620 --> 00:11:46.019 do not let your left hand know 00:11:46.019 --> 00:11:47.120 what your right hand is doing, 00:11:47.120 --> 00:11:49.940 and so that your giving may be in secret 00:11:49.940 --> 00:11:52.360 and your Father who sees in secret 00:11:52.360 --> 00:11:53.820 will reward you. 00:11:54.940 --> 00:11:56.320 So, here's the practice 00:11:56.320 --> 00:11:57.720 of that principle in a nutshell. 00:11:59.000 --> 00:12:00.960 It is important to Jesus 00:12:00.960 --> 00:12:03.480 that we give generously to the needy 00:12:03.480 --> 00:12:06.320 and it is equally important 00:12:06.320 --> 00:12:10.060 how and why we give generously 00:12:10.060 --> 00:12:11.159 to the needy. 00:12:12.039 --> 00:12:13.320 Back in Jesus' day, 00:12:13.799 --> 00:12:14.899 as well as in our day, 00:12:14.899 --> 00:12:17.559 generosity is a pillar 00:12:17.559 --> 00:12:18.879 of a godly life. 00:12:20.079 --> 00:12:21.500 The Bible has a lot to say 00:12:21.500 --> 00:12:22.659 about our money and our resources. 00:12:23.659 --> 00:12:25.279 I recently read 2 Corinthians 8 00:12:25.279 --> 00:12:27.539 in my devotions 00:12:27.539 --> 00:12:30.059 where Paul was encouraging the Corinthians 00:12:30.059 --> 00:12:31.419 to consider the way 00:12:31.419 --> 00:12:33.759 that Christ has acted generously toward them 00:12:33.759 --> 00:12:36.159 as a motivation to give generously. 00:12:36.679 --> 00:12:38.039 There was a collection going up 00:12:38.039 --> 00:12:39.279 for the needy brothers and sisters 00:12:39.279 --> 00:12:39.879 in Jerusalem 00:12:39.879 --> 00:12:42.439 and he was appealing 00:12:42.439 --> 00:12:45.860 to the Corinthians' experience 00:12:45.860 --> 00:12:47.519 of God's grace on their behalf, 00:12:47.659 --> 00:12:49.120 God dealing generously with them. 00:12:49.179 --> 00:12:49.659 So, he says, 00:12:50.019 --> 00:12:50.960 For you know the grace 00:12:50.960 --> 00:12:52.159 of our Lord Jesus Christ 00:12:52.159 --> 00:12:54.240 that though he was rich, 00:12:54.759 --> 00:12:56.340 yet for your sake, 00:12:56.439 --> 00:12:57.399 he became poor 00:12:57.399 --> 00:12:59.240 so that by his poverty 00:12:59.240 --> 00:13:00.360 you might become rich. 00:13:00.799 --> 00:13:01.600 That's the foundation 00:13:01.600 --> 00:13:02.700 of Christian generosity. 00:13:03.340 --> 00:13:05.620 Christ has been so generous to us. 00:13:05.620 --> 00:13:06.700 And so, 00:13:06.879 --> 00:13:07.940 it's natural 00:13:07.940 --> 00:13:10.259 that we give generously 00:13:10.259 --> 00:13:11.120 and cheerfully 00:13:11.120 --> 00:13:13.120 to others who are in need 00:13:13.120 --> 00:13:14.379 because our Father 00:13:14.379 --> 00:13:16.000 has acted so generously toward us. 00:13:17.600 --> 00:13:19.120 But Jesus knows 00:13:19.120 --> 00:13:21.500 that as soon as he calls us 00:13:21.500 --> 00:13:23.740 to imitate his generosity, 00:13:24.399 --> 00:13:26.139 the deception of our hearts 00:13:26.139 --> 00:13:26.899 will pervert 00:13:26.899 --> 00:13:28.580 that right act of generosity 00:13:28.580 --> 00:13:30.740 to give for the wrong reason. 00:13:31.680 --> 00:13:32.580 So, in verse 2, 00:13:32.620 --> 00:13:32.960 he's saying, 00:13:32.960 --> 00:13:34.600 don't call attention to yourselves. 00:13:35.460 --> 00:13:36.560 Don't try to get glory 00:13:36.560 --> 00:13:37.360 for yourselves. 00:13:37.920 --> 00:13:38.660 He tells his disciples 00:13:38.660 --> 00:13:39.759 not to sound a trumpet 00:13:39.759 --> 00:13:40.480 before them 00:13:40.480 --> 00:13:41.820 when they're being generous. 00:13:42.300 --> 00:13:43.540 That's what the hypocrites do. 00:13:44.540 --> 00:13:45.900 There's no historical evidence 00:13:45.900 --> 00:13:46.500 that any Jews 00:13:46.500 --> 00:13:47.800 actually blew trumpets 00:13:47.800 --> 00:13:48.840 as they sought to give 00:13:48.840 --> 00:13:49.440 to the needy. 00:13:49.820 --> 00:13:51.379 Jesus is using extreme language 00:13:51.379 --> 00:13:52.060 to paint a picture 00:13:52.060 --> 00:13:53.460 of how absurd it is 00:13:53.460 --> 00:13:54.400 to call attention 00:13:54.400 --> 00:13:55.240 to our good deeds. 00:13:55.980 --> 00:13:56.620 It's like you're blowing 00:13:56.620 --> 00:13:57.720 a trumpet in the streets, 00:13:58.340 --> 00:13:58.960 blowing a trumpet 00:13:58.960 --> 00:13:59.440 in the synagogue, 00:13:59.639 --> 00:13:59.800 saying, 00:13:59.900 --> 00:14:00.700 look at me, 00:14:00.700 --> 00:14:01.540 tooting your horn. 00:14:02.960 --> 00:14:04.340 And what's the reason 00:14:04.340 --> 00:14:05.600 these hypocrites 00:14:05.600 --> 00:14:06.540 are tooting their horn? 00:14:07.580 --> 00:14:08.920 That they may be praised 00:14:08.920 --> 00:14:09.560 by others. 00:14:09.759 --> 00:14:10.700 The original language 00:14:10.700 --> 00:14:12.000 is even more damning. 00:14:12.800 --> 00:14:15.120 That they may be glorified 00:14:15.120 --> 00:14:16.720 by others. 00:14:17.720 --> 00:14:18.200 Yikes. 00:14:19.120 --> 00:14:20.320 I thought Jesus made it 00:14:20.320 --> 00:14:21.000 pretty clear 00:14:21.000 --> 00:14:23.920 in verse 16 of chapter 5, 00:14:24.740 --> 00:14:25.639 let your light so shine 00:14:25.639 --> 00:14:26.120 before others 00:14:26.120 --> 00:14:26.620 that they may see 00:14:26.620 --> 00:14:27.080 your good works 00:14:27.080 --> 00:14:28.620 and give glory to you. 00:14:29.460 --> 00:14:30.740 Give glory to your Father 00:14:30.740 --> 00:14:31.379 who is in heaven. 00:14:31.379 --> 00:14:33.600 That glory belongs to God. 00:14:34.840 --> 00:14:35.659 But in seeking 00:14:35.659 --> 00:14:36.360 to call attention 00:14:36.360 --> 00:14:37.200 to their generosity, 00:14:37.379 --> 00:14:37.779 they're seeking 00:14:37.779 --> 00:14:39.120 to get glory for themselves. 00:14:39.320 --> 00:14:39.799 They're becoming 00:14:39.799 --> 00:14:41.100 glory stealers. 00:14:41.860 --> 00:14:42.720 Because deep 00:14:42.720 --> 00:14:43.720 in their sinful hearts, 00:14:43.820 --> 00:14:44.419 these hypocrites 00:14:44.419 --> 00:14:46.179 desperately desire 00:14:46.179 --> 00:14:47.879 the exaltation of self 00:14:47.879 --> 00:14:49.480 above the exaltation 00:14:49.480 --> 00:14:50.019 of God. 00:14:51.019 --> 00:14:52.220 It's like the moon 00:14:52.220 --> 00:14:54.879 refusing to acknowledge 00:14:54.879 --> 00:14:56.419 that its light 00:14:56.419 --> 00:14:57.879 is only a reflected glory 00:14:57.879 --> 00:14:58.559 from the sun. 00:14:58.559 --> 00:15:00.939 The moon was made 00:15:00.939 --> 00:15:02.799 to reflect the sun's glory, 00:15:03.019 --> 00:15:04.799 not steal it for itself. 00:15:05.939 --> 00:15:06.719 We were made 00:15:06.719 --> 00:15:08.299 to reflect God's glory 00:15:08.299 --> 00:15:08.899 to others, 00:15:09.019 --> 00:15:10.259 not steal it 00:15:10.259 --> 00:15:11.359 for ourselves. 00:15:13.019 --> 00:15:13.439 And so Jesus 00:15:13.439 --> 00:15:14.399 at the end of verse 2 00:15:14.399 --> 00:15:15.559 tells the glory stealers 00:15:15.559 --> 00:15:16.079 that they will get 00:15:16.079 --> 00:15:16.639 what they want. 00:15:17.779 --> 00:15:18.599 That's all they'll get. 00:15:19.739 --> 00:15:20.759 Truly I say to you, 00:15:20.839 --> 00:15:21.619 they have received 00:15:21.619 --> 00:15:22.339 their reward. 00:15:23.239 --> 00:15:24.359 They are paid in full. 00:15:24.360 --> 00:15:26.680 They want a few heads 00:15:26.680 --> 00:15:27.159 to turn. 00:15:27.960 --> 00:15:28.800 They'll probably get it. 00:15:30.060 --> 00:15:31.120 If you want to 00:15:31.120 --> 00:15:32.240 subtly establish 00:15:32.240 --> 00:15:33.100 a reputation 00:15:33.100 --> 00:15:34.200 as a godly person 00:15:34.200 --> 00:15:35.560 by stealing God's glory 00:15:35.560 --> 00:15:36.680 through your 00:15:36.680 --> 00:15:37.860 public acts 00:15:37.860 --> 00:15:38.460 of generosity, 00:15:38.740 --> 00:15:39.940 then you might get that. 00:15:41.259 --> 00:15:42.120 That's all you'll get. 00:15:43.639 --> 00:15:45.100 That word hypocrites 00:15:45.100 --> 00:15:47.300 comes from the Greek literature 00:15:47.300 --> 00:15:48.120 for an actor 00:15:48.120 --> 00:15:48.960 on a stage. 00:15:50.379 --> 00:15:51.759 As one commentator 00:15:51.759 --> 00:15:52.240 puts it, 00:15:52.240 --> 00:15:54.480 all that actors get 00:15:54.480 --> 00:15:55.740 is the applause 00:15:55.740 --> 00:15:56.879 of a fickle crowd. 00:15:58.220 --> 00:15:58.919 Nothing more. 00:16:01.159 --> 00:16:01.639 So, 00:16:02.000 --> 00:16:03.240 what do we do now? 00:16:04.279 --> 00:16:05.080 How do we not 00:16:05.080 --> 00:16:05.960 be like that? 00:16:06.919 --> 00:16:07.139 Well, 00:16:07.200 --> 00:16:08.000 Jesus turns 00:16:08.000 --> 00:16:09.120 and gives his disciples 00:16:09.120 --> 00:16:09.879 some advice 00:16:09.879 --> 00:16:11.399 about how to be generous 00:16:11.399 --> 00:16:12.600 in a way that is pleasing 00:16:12.600 --> 00:16:13.539 to their Heavenly Father. 00:16:14.240 --> 00:16:15.060 In verses 3 and 4, 00:16:15.139 --> 00:16:15.820 he commands us 00:16:15.820 --> 00:16:17.519 to give secretly 00:16:17.519 --> 00:16:19.220 and sincerely 00:16:19.220 --> 00:16:22.100 to please our Heavenly Father only. 00:16:22.240 --> 00:16:24.399 So, 00:16:24.480 --> 00:16:25.480 instead of tooting your horn 00:16:25.480 --> 00:16:26.180 to call attention 00:16:26.180 --> 00:16:27.159 to your generosity, 00:16:27.320 --> 00:16:28.000 Jesus says, 00:16:28.879 --> 00:16:29.860 don't even let 00:16:29.860 --> 00:16:30.720 your left hand 00:16:30.720 --> 00:16:31.899 know what your right hand 00:16:31.899 --> 00:16:32.299 is doing. 00:16:33.419 --> 00:16:34.320 In other words, 00:16:34.639 --> 00:16:35.159 our King, 00:16:35.299 --> 00:16:36.659 this is pretty crazy, 00:16:37.019 --> 00:16:38.240 our King is telling us 00:16:38.240 --> 00:16:40.039 to be so discreet 00:16:40.039 --> 00:16:41.039 in our generosity 00:16:41.039 --> 00:16:41.759 toward others 00:16:41.759 --> 00:16:43.399 that we barely 00:16:43.399 --> 00:16:44.279 take notice of it 00:16:44.279 --> 00:16:44.759 ourselves. 00:16:47.159 --> 00:16:48.060 Let alone 00:16:48.060 --> 00:16:49.159 try to make others notice. 00:16:49.159 --> 00:16:51.719 He's saying, 00:16:52.299 --> 00:16:53.179 don't just not 00:16:53.179 --> 00:16:54.319 announce it to others, 00:16:54.839 --> 00:16:55.620 don't even announce 00:16:55.620 --> 00:16:56.519 it to yourself. 00:16:57.860 --> 00:16:59.139 Take enough notice 00:16:59.139 --> 00:16:59.959 to do the deed 00:16:59.959 --> 00:17:00.919 and then put it 00:17:00.919 --> 00:17:01.519 out of your mind 00:17:01.519 --> 00:17:03.319 so that spiritual pride 00:17:03.319 --> 00:17:04.119 doesn't take root. 00:17:05.240 --> 00:17:06.000 In the words 00:17:06.000 --> 00:17:06.839 of John Stott, 00:17:07.680 --> 00:17:08.440 Christian giving 00:17:08.440 --> 00:17:09.399 is to be marked 00:17:09.399 --> 00:17:10.159 by self-sacrifice 00:17:10.920 --> 00:17:13.220 and self-forgetfulness, 00:17:13.920 --> 00:17:16.159 not self-congratulation. 00:17:16.160 --> 00:17:16.720 Congratulation. 00:17:18.600 --> 00:17:19.940 Jesus follows us up 00:17:19.940 --> 00:17:20.800 with a purpose 00:17:20.800 --> 00:17:22.660 so that your giving 00:17:22.660 --> 00:17:23.640 may be in secret. 00:17:25.660 --> 00:17:26.300 And oh, by the way, 00:17:26.880 --> 00:17:27.660 the Father who sees 00:17:27.660 --> 00:17:28.100 in secret, 00:17:28.740 --> 00:17:29.580 He will reward you. 00:17:31.019 --> 00:17:31.360 So, 00:17:31.779 --> 00:17:32.759 are Christians to give 00:17:32.759 --> 00:17:33.960 generously of the resources? 00:17:34.800 --> 00:17:35.279 Absolutely. 00:17:36.620 --> 00:17:37.340 It's part of the way 00:17:37.340 --> 00:17:38.279 we respond to God's 00:17:38.279 --> 00:17:38.880 generous grace 00:17:38.880 --> 00:17:39.460 toward us. 00:17:40.660 --> 00:17:41.779 But Jesus calls it 00:17:41.779 --> 00:17:42.800 to do it in such a way 00:17:42.800 --> 00:17:44.380 that we only desire 00:17:44.380 --> 00:17:46.220 the secret audience 00:17:46.220 --> 00:17:47.420 of our Heavenly Father, 00:17:47.800 --> 00:17:48.440 the only one 00:17:48.440 --> 00:17:49.580 who sees in secret. 00:17:51.160 --> 00:17:52.140 Jesus' followers 00:17:52.140 --> 00:17:52.620 are commanded 00:17:52.620 --> 00:17:54.200 to live their entire lives 00:17:54.200 --> 00:17:54.960 in the presence 00:17:54.960 --> 00:17:55.840 of their Father 00:17:55.840 --> 00:17:56.600 who is in Heaven. 00:17:57.480 --> 00:17:58.320 He sees us, 00:17:58.840 --> 00:17:59.880 He knows us, 00:18:00.280 --> 00:18:01.960 even down to the thoughts 00:18:01.960 --> 00:18:02.720 and intentions 00:18:02.720 --> 00:18:04.160 of our hearts. 00:18:04.980 --> 00:18:06.980 That is generosity 00:18:06.980 --> 00:18:08.420 for the audience 00:18:08.420 --> 00:18:09.140 of one. 00:18:11.140 --> 00:18:11.700 Now, 00:18:11.860 --> 00:18:12.840 I wish I could say 00:18:12.840 --> 00:18:13.700 Amen, 00:18:13.700 --> 00:18:14.980 let's go home. 00:18:15.920 --> 00:18:17.059 I wish I could say that. 00:18:17.960 --> 00:18:18.539 Maybe you're wishing 00:18:18.539 --> 00:18:18.860 that too. 00:18:20.779 --> 00:18:21.660 I wish I could send 00:18:21.660 --> 00:18:22.120 everybody off 00:18:22.120 --> 00:18:23.000 with a healthy reminder 00:18:23.000 --> 00:18:24.400 to give generously 00:18:24.400 --> 00:18:25.140 for the audience 00:18:25.140 --> 00:18:25.640 of one 00:18:25.640 --> 00:18:26.580 and we're out of here. 00:18:27.400 --> 00:18:28.580 But that would be cruel 00:18:28.580 --> 00:18:30.480 because if you're 00:18:30.480 --> 00:18:31.380 anything like me, 00:18:32.039 --> 00:18:33.160 then you probably 00:18:33.160 --> 00:18:33.900 just had Jesus 00:18:33.900 --> 00:18:35.519 unearth a really big problem 00:18:35.519 --> 00:18:37.600 because He's just 00:18:37.600 --> 00:18:38.680 given you a clear command 00:18:38.680 --> 00:18:39.559 to do the right thing 00:18:39.559 --> 00:18:40.319 for the right reason. 00:18:40.440 --> 00:18:41.380 So here's that third P, 00:18:41.700 --> 00:18:42.120 problem. 00:18:42.119 --> 00:18:44.299 What's the problem? 00:18:46.139 --> 00:18:47.219 The problem is that 00:18:47.219 --> 00:18:48.419 this is really hard 00:18:48.419 --> 00:18:49.019 to do. 00:18:50.699 --> 00:18:51.379 In fact, 00:18:51.419 --> 00:18:52.139 if we're honest, 00:18:52.739 --> 00:18:54.059 none of us 00:18:54.059 --> 00:18:55.719 ever really do this 00:18:55.719 --> 00:18:56.359 consistently. 00:18:57.879 --> 00:18:58.799 Our motives 00:18:58.799 --> 00:18:59.839 are seemingly 00:18:59.839 --> 00:19:00.839 always 00:19:00.839 --> 00:19:01.699 mixed. 00:19:03.459 --> 00:19:04.879 And that makes us wonder, 00:19:05.459 --> 00:19:07.059 can we do this? 00:19:07.059 --> 00:19:10.099 Is this kind of holiness 00:19:10.099 --> 00:19:10.839 possible? 00:19:10.960 --> 00:19:11.700 Is this a bar 00:19:11.700 --> 00:19:12.799 that I can reach? 00:19:14.799 --> 00:19:16.480 Our hearts are so deceptive, 00:19:16.519 --> 00:19:16.919 aren't they? 00:19:18.339 --> 00:19:19.679 We can convince others 00:19:19.679 --> 00:19:20.240 that we're doing 00:19:20.240 --> 00:19:20.779 the right thing 00:19:20.779 --> 00:19:21.720 because we love God 00:19:21.720 --> 00:19:22.519 and we desire good 00:19:22.519 --> 00:19:23.159 for others 00:19:23.159 --> 00:19:24.799 and yet all the while 00:19:24.799 --> 00:19:26.079 we're secretly hoping 00:19:26.079 --> 00:19:26.639 something, 00:19:27.259 --> 00:19:28.700 that someone will notice 00:19:28.700 --> 00:19:31.259 how much we love God 00:19:31.259 --> 00:19:32.679 and how much we love others. 00:19:32.680 --> 00:19:35.700 maybe we even try 00:19:35.700 --> 00:19:36.539 to give secretly. 00:19:37.860 --> 00:19:38.779 Maybe we even 00:19:38.779 --> 00:19:39.940 give an anonymous gift 00:19:39.940 --> 00:19:40.440 to someone. 00:19:41.160 --> 00:19:42.200 Maybe we make sure 00:19:42.200 --> 00:19:43.080 to fold our checks 00:19:43.080 --> 00:19:44.380 so they're not seen 00:19:44.380 --> 00:19:45.200 and we put them 00:19:45.200 --> 00:19:46.039 in the offering plate 00:19:46.039 --> 00:19:47.259 so it's not seen 00:19:47.259 --> 00:19:48.000 how much we give. 00:19:48.320 --> 00:19:49.320 Maybe we give generously 00:19:49.320 --> 00:19:49.940 with our time 00:19:49.940 --> 00:19:50.560 and our energy 00:19:50.560 --> 00:19:51.980 and an act of service 00:19:51.980 --> 00:19:52.539 or ministry 00:19:52.539 --> 00:19:54.799 and we don't do it 00:19:54.799 --> 00:19:55.380 in a way that calls 00:19:55.380 --> 00:19:56.299 attention to ourselves 00:19:56.299 --> 00:19:57.340 and we really try hard 00:19:57.340 --> 00:19:57.759 not to do that 00:19:57.759 --> 00:19:58.519 but then what are we 00:19:58.519 --> 00:19:59.259 tempted to do? 00:19:59.259 --> 00:20:03.059 We hope that someone 00:20:03.059 --> 00:20:04.140 traces that anonymous gift 00:20:04.140 --> 00:20:04.879 back to us 00:20:04.879 --> 00:20:07.359 so that we can be thought 00:20:07.359 --> 00:20:07.720 of as someone 00:20:07.720 --> 00:20:08.619 who's really godly, 00:20:08.700 --> 00:20:09.400 who gives in secret. 00:20:10.720 --> 00:20:11.779 We hope that someone 00:20:11.779 --> 00:20:13.180 saw us fold that check 00:20:13.180 --> 00:20:13.720 in half 00:20:13.720 --> 00:20:15.319 and noticed our modesty. 00:20:17.599 --> 00:20:18.680 We hope that someone 00:20:18.680 --> 00:20:19.640 sees our humble 00:20:19.640 --> 00:20:20.379 act of service 00:20:20.379 --> 00:20:21.200 in the way we didn't 00:20:21.200 --> 00:20:22.420 call attention to ourselves 00:20:22.420 --> 00:20:23.700 and considers us 00:20:23.700 --> 00:20:24.420 a truly generous 00:20:24.420 --> 00:20:25.240 and humble person. 00:20:26.240 --> 00:20:27.980 Or maybe it's even worse 00:20:27.980 --> 00:20:30.519 maybe we simply 00:20:30.519 --> 00:20:31.400 just boast about it 00:20:31.400 --> 00:20:32.039 to ourselves. 00:20:33.539 --> 00:20:34.200 Maybe we simply 00:20:34.200 --> 00:20:35.360 congratulate ourselves 00:20:35.360 --> 00:20:36.660 rewarding ourselves 00:20:36.660 --> 00:20:37.319 with what people 00:20:37.319 --> 00:20:38.440 would reward us with 00:20:38.440 --> 00:20:39.160 if they knew 00:20:39.160 --> 00:20:39.660 how generous 00:20:39.660 --> 00:20:40.500 and humble we were. 00:20:42.000 --> 00:20:42.360 Ah! 00:20:42.599 --> 00:20:43.819 Are we that messed up? 00:20:44.700 --> 00:20:45.380 Or is that just me? 00:20:45.440 --> 00:20:46.039 Maybe it's just me. 00:20:46.079 --> 00:20:46.440 I don't know. 00:20:48.319 --> 00:20:49.360 That's a problem. 00:20:50.640 --> 00:20:52.380 That's a very big problem. 00:20:53.620 --> 00:20:54.319 Maybe we do 00:20:54.319 --> 00:20:54.960 the right thing 00:20:54.960 --> 00:20:56.240 but it's almost always 00:20:56.240 --> 00:20:59.180 with some mixed motive, 00:20:59.319 --> 00:21:01.519 with some divided heart. 00:21:02.680 --> 00:21:03.880 And there's this cocktail 00:21:03.880 --> 00:21:05.259 of wrong reasons 00:21:05.259 --> 00:21:06.480 that just comes out 00:21:06.480 --> 00:21:07.019 of the depths 00:21:07.019 --> 00:21:07.700 of our hearts 00:21:07.700 --> 00:21:08.940 that love to steal glory 00:21:08.940 --> 00:21:09.720 from our creator. 00:21:10.779 --> 00:21:12.120 We take the simplest command 00:21:12.120 --> 00:21:12.519 of Jesus 00:21:12.519 --> 00:21:13.400 to give generously 00:21:13.400 --> 00:21:14.519 and we hijack it 00:21:14.519 --> 00:21:15.960 to serve our reputation. 00:21:17.640 --> 00:21:18.700 Is perfection 00:21:18.700 --> 00:21:20.380 without pretense 00:21:20.380 --> 00:21:21.240 possible? 00:21:21.240 --> 00:21:23.880 Is holiness 00:21:23.880 --> 00:21:25.599 without hypocrisy 00:21:25.599 --> 00:21:26.720 possible? 00:21:27.220 --> 00:21:28.220 Is it possible 00:21:28.220 --> 00:21:29.259 to glorify God 00:21:29.259 --> 00:21:31.339 without glorifying self? 00:21:31.559 --> 00:21:32.839 Who can do that? 00:21:33.279 --> 00:21:33.980 Who is sufficient 00:21:33.980 --> 00:21:35.019 for these things? 00:21:35.460 --> 00:21:36.620 Because we know ourselves. 00:21:38.460 --> 00:21:39.259 Well in a word, 00:21:39.680 --> 00:21:40.359 in a beautiful 00:21:40.359 --> 00:21:41.579 and wonderful word, 00:21:42.839 --> 00:21:43.460 Jesus is. 00:21:44.759 --> 00:21:45.920 Jesus is sufficient 00:21:45.920 --> 00:21:46.599 for these things. 00:21:46.599 --> 00:21:49.319 Look back with me 00:21:49.319 --> 00:21:50.719 to Matthew 5, 17. 00:21:52.240 --> 00:21:52.879 Do not think 00:21:52.879 --> 00:21:53.719 that I have come 00:21:53.719 --> 00:21:55.179 to abolish the law 00:21:55.179 --> 00:21:55.980 and the prophets. 00:21:56.819 --> 00:21:57.639 I have not come 00:21:57.639 --> 00:21:58.519 to abolish them 00:21:58.519 --> 00:22:00.099 but to fulfill them. 00:22:01.359 --> 00:22:02.139 Jesus gives us 00:22:02.139 --> 00:22:03.299 a really high standard. 00:22:03.879 --> 00:22:04.399 He hasn't come 00:22:04.399 --> 00:22:05.439 to abolish the law 00:22:05.439 --> 00:22:06.079 and bring it down. 00:22:06.159 --> 00:22:06.379 In fact, 00:22:06.439 --> 00:22:07.259 He raised the bar 00:22:07.259 --> 00:22:08.219 because He pointed 00:22:08.219 --> 00:22:08.699 to the level 00:22:08.699 --> 00:22:09.359 of our hearts. 00:22:09.639 --> 00:22:10.639 But notice what He says. 00:22:10.919 --> 00:22:11.579 I came 00:22:11.579 --> 00:22:13.219 to fulfill it. 00:22:13.220 --> 00:22:15.259 Jesus came 00:22:15.259 --> 00:22:16.059 to fulfill 00:22:16.059 --> 00:22:17.980 God's holy law. 00:22:19.160 --> 00:22:19.920 He came not only 00:22:19.920 --> 00:22:20.539 to tell us 00:22:20.539 --> 00:22:21.220 that God's law 00:22:21.220 --> 00:22:22.279 must be obeyed fully 00:22:22.279 --> 00:22:23.180 at the heart level, 00:22:23.519 --> 00:22:25.059 He came to live it. 00:22:25.980 --> 00:22:27.200 In all of Jesus' 00:22:27.380 --> 00:22:28.200 acts of righteousness, 00:22:28.440 --> 00:22:29.480 He always sought 00:22:29.480 --> 00:22:29.940 the glory 00:22:29.940 --> 00:22:30.900 of His heavenly Father. 00:22:31.640 --> 00:22:32.980 In all of His generosity, 00:22:33.799 --> 00:22:34.880 He did it completely 00:22:34.880 --> 00:22:35.539 for the glory 00:22:35.539 --> 00:22:36.079 of His Father 00:22:36.079 --> 00:22:36.860 and for the good 00:22:36.860 --> 00:22:37.380 of the person 00:22:37.380 --> 00:22:38.000 He was helping. 00:22:38.860 --> 00:22:39.220 His heart 00:22:39.220 --> 00:22:40.039 was not divided. 00:22:41.539 --> 00:22:42.240 His motives 00:22:42.240 --> 00:22:42.920 were not mixed 00:22:42.920 --> 00:22:43.560 between a desire 00:22:43.560 --> 00:22:44.400 to please God 00:22:44.400 --> 00:22:44.880 and a desire 00:22:44.880 --> 00:22:45.740 to please self. 00:22:46.140 --> 00:22:47.180 He always did 00:22:47.180 --> 00:22:48.080 the right things 00:22:48.080 --> 00:22:49.300 for the right reasons. 00:22:50.240 --> 00:22:50.759 His heart 00:22:50.759 --> 00:22:52.060 was fully intact, 00:22:52.560 --> 00:22:53.640 pleasing His Father 00:22:53.640 --> 00:22:55.720 perfectly at all times, 00:22:56.039 --> 00:22:57.240 even when He was tired, 00:22:57.560 --> 00:22:58.720 when He was stressed out, 00:22:59.000 --> 00:22:59.759 or unpopular, 00:22:59.960 --> 00:23:00.519 or hungry, 00:23:00.720 --> 00:23:01.400 or lonely. 00:23:02.740 --> 00:23:03.480 And then He obeyed 00:23:03.480 --> 00:23:03.860 the Father 00:23:03.860 --> 00:23:04.700 to the very end, 00:23:06.080 --> 00:23:07.300 fulfilling all righteousness 00:23:07.300 --> 00:23:09.300 by going under 00:23:09.300 --> 00:23:10.200 the flood 00:23:10.200 --> 00:23:11.140 of God's wrath 00:23:11.140 --> 00:23:12.300 for sinners. 00:23:12.920 --> 00:23:14.680 the perfect one 00:23:14.680 --> 00:23:17.240 died for the pretentious. 00:23:17.980 --> 00:23:19.200 The holy one 00:23:19.200 --> 00:23:20.860 died for the hypocrites. 00:23:21.640 --> 00:23:23.259 The one who always lived 00:23:23.259 --> 00:23:24.640 for the audience of one 00:23:24.640 --> 00:23:27.039 was now put to death 00:23:27.039 --> 00:23:28.200 by those who craved 00:23:28.200 --> 00:23:29.400 the glory of self. 00:23:31.000 --> 00:23:32.279 And it's through this, 00:23:32.440 --> 00:23:32.640 Jesus, 00:23:32.779 --> 00:23:33.480 that you and I 00:23:33.480 --> 00:23:34.820 receive a righteousness 00:23:34.820 --> 00:23:36.840 we could never get 00:23:36.840 --> 00:23:37.840 on our own 00:23:37.840 --> 00:23:39.200 by faith. 00:23:39.200 --> 00:23:40.940 It's through our trust 00:23:40.940 --> 00:23:41.440 in Him 00:23:41.440 --> 00:23:43.420 that we can die to self 00:23:43.420 --> 00:23:44.980 and we can live 00:23:44.980 --> 00:23:46.059 to please our Heavenly Father. 00:23:46.180 --> 00:23:46.640 He's the one 00:23:46.640 --> 00:23:47.519 who solves this problem. 00:23:48.980 --> 00:23:50.059 If you're like me, 00:23:50.620 --> 00:23:51.980 this particular sin 00:23:51.980 --> 00:23:53.640 of loving the praise 00:23:53.640 --> 00:23:54.100 of others 00:23:54.100 --> 00:23:55.340 is a problem. 00:23:55.880 --> 00:23:56.539 If you've ever 00:23:56.539 --> 00:23:57.120 paid attention 00:23:57.120 --> 00:23:57.799 to the motives 00:23:57.799 --> 00:23:58.420 of your heart, 00:23:58.580 --> 00:23:59.559 you know that that's 00:23:59.559 --> 00:24:00.539 probably there 00:24:00.539 --> 00:24:01.620 in some way. 00:24:02.299 --> 00:24:03.619 But Paul gives us 00:24:03.619 --> 00:24:04.159 a little hint 00:24:04.159 --> 00:24:05.119 in Philippians 3 00:24:05.119 --> 00:24:06.679 that through Jesus 00:24:06.679 --> 00:24:08.319 we can aim 00:24:08.319 --> 00:24:09.819 at the perfect holiness 00:24:09.819 --> 00:24:10.779 of our Heavenly Father 00:24:10.779 --> 00:24:11.919 and strive on 00:24:11.919 --> 00:24:13.279 even when we fail. 00:24:14.159 --> 00:24:15.539 This is what Paul says 00:24:15.539 --> 00:24:16.439 in Philippians 3. 00:24:16.559 --> 00:24:17.699 I am not already perfect, 00:24:18.419 --> 00:24:19.479 but I press on 00:24:19.479 --> 00:24:20.259 to make it my own 00:24:20.259 --> 00:24:21.799 because Christ Jesus 00:24:21.799 --> 00:24:23.079 has made me His own. 00:24:24.079 --> 00:24:25.479 Forgetting what lies behind 00:24:25.479 --> 00:24:26.479 and straining forward 00:24:26.479 --> 00:24:27.379 to what lies ahead, 00:24:27.380 --> 00:24:28.580 I press on 00:24:28.580 --> 00:24:29.440 toward the goal 00:24:29.440 --> 00:24:30.460 for the prize 00:24:30.460 --> 00:24:31.680 of the upward call 00:24:31.680 --> 00:24:32.940 of God in Christ Jesus. 00:24:35.040 --> 00:24:36.660 Yes, this is a problem. 00:24:38.040 --> 00:24:39.080 But as we set our sight 00:24:39.080 --> 00:24:39.580 on Jesus 00:24:39.580 --> 00:24:41.000 and press on, 00:24:41.560 --> 00:24:42.220 we can repent 00:24:42.220 --> 00:24:42.900 when we fail 00:24:42.900 --> 00:24:44.300 and we can trust 00:24:44.300 --> 00:24:44.900 and pray 00:24:44.900 --> 00:24:45.960 for the grace we need 00:24:45.960 --> 00:24:46.560 to grow 00:24:46.560 --> 00:24:48.420 in our sincere devotion 00:24:48.420 --> 00:24:49.440 to our Heavenly Father. 00:24:52.280 --> 00:24:53.400 Principle, practice, 00:24:53.640 --> 00:24:54.100 problem. 00:24:54.240 --> 00:24:55.680 Now let's finish up 00:24:55.680 --> 00:24:56.380 with a promise. 00:24:57.380 --> 00:24:58.920 There's a promise 00:24:58.920 --> 00:24:59.880 that God gives us 00:24:59.880 --> 00:25:00.940 as we strive 00:25:00.940 --> 00:25:02.740 to give generously 00:25:02.740 --> 00:25:03.980 for the audience of one. 00:25:04.640 --> 00:25:05.060 Did you catch 00:25:05.060 --> 00:25:05.800 all those references 00:25:05.800 --> 00:25:06.680 that Jesus made 00:25:06.680 --> 00:25:08.140 to rewards 00:25:08.140 --> 00:25:10.240 in these verses? 00:25:11.200 --> 00:25:12.300 The hypocrites, 00:25:12.520 --> 00:25:13.440 they only get the reward 00:25:13.440 --> 00:25:14.060 that they're after. 00:25:15.060 --> 00:25:15.780 That's because 00:25:15.780 --> 00:25:17.460 the approval of others 00:25:17.460 --> 00:25:19.380 and your own reputation, 00:25:20.160 --> 00:25:20.840 it's temporary. 00:25:21.320 --> 00:25:22.480 It's unsatisfying. 00:25:23.380 --> 00:25:24.300 We weren't made 00:25:24.300 --> 00:25:24.980 to be satisfied 00:25:24.980 --> 00:25:25.940 with the applause 00:25:25.940 --> 00:25:27.020 of a fickle crowd. 00:25:28.020 --> 00:25:28.760 We were made 00:25:28.760 --> 00:25:29.440 to be satisfied 00:25:29.440 --> 00:25:30.020 in deep, 00:25:30.420 --> 00:25:31.500 satisfying relationship 00:25:31.500 --> 00:25:32.820 with the God 00:25:32.820 --> 00:25:33.420 who made us. 00:25:34.140 --> 00:25:34.620 The God 00:25:34.620 --> 00:25:35.600 who sees us. 00:25:36.520 --> 00:25:36.960 The God 00:25:36.960 --> 00:25:39.480 before whom 00:25:39.480 --> 00:25:39.900 we live 00:25:39.900 --> 00:25:40.880 our entire lives. 00:25:42.340 --> 00:25:42.980 And He's also 00:25:42.980 --> 00:25:43.300 the God 00:25:43.300 --> 00:25:43.660 who knows 00:25:43.660 --> 00:25:44.280 how to reward 00:25:44.280 --> 00:25:45.260 those who diligently 00:25:45.260 --> 00:25:46.540 seek His approval 00:25:46.540 --> 00:25:47.840 for His glory. 00:25:48.620 --> 00:25:49.520 That's the promise. 00:25:50.060 --> 00:25:50.920 The promise is 00:25:50.920 --> 00:25:51.440 that God 00:25:51.440 --> 00:25:51.880 is the one 00:25:51.880 --> 00:25:52.720 that keeps the books. 00:25:52.720 --> 00:25:54.160 we don't have 00:25:54.160 --> 00:25:54.420 to be. 00:25:55.720 --> 00:25:56.380 We don't have 00:25:56.380 --> 00:25:57.400 to try to keep track 00:25:57.400 --> 00:25:58.700 of how we're doing. 00:25:59.880 --> 00:26:00.720 We don't have to 00:26:00.720 --> 00:26:01.940 either before God 00:26:01.940 --> 00:26:02.360 or others. 00:26:02.360 --> 00:26:04.519 As we seek 00:26:04.519 --> 00:26:04.940 to please 00:26:04.940 --> 00:26:05.740 our Heavenly Father, 00:26:06.700 --> 00:26:07.220 He's the one 00:26:07.220 --> 00:26:08.019 that we can trust. 00:26:08.880 --> 00:26:09.559 He's going to take 00:26:09.559 --> 00:26:10.059 care 00:26:10.059 --> 00:26:11.620 of the final outcome. 00:26:11.619 --> 00:26:13.959 Now certainly, 00:26:14.379 --> 00:26:14.939 the New Testament 00:26:14.939 --> 00:26:15.779 does talk about 00:26:15.779 --> 00:26:17.319 some heavenly 00:26:17.319 --> 00:26:18.739 eternal rewards. 00:26:19.519 --> 00:26:20.019 Paul talks about 00:26:20.019 --> 00:26:20.939 the crown of righteousness 00:26:20.939 --> 00:26:21.799 that awaits those 00:26:21.799 --> 00:26:22.679 who love His appearing. 00:26:23.119 --> 00:26:23.959 Jesus talks about 00:26:23.959 --> 00:26:25.319 recompense 00:26:25.319 --> 00:26:26.219 for His disciples 00:26:26.219 --> 00:26:26.879 who have given up 00:26:26.879 --> 00:26:27.799 the things of this world 00:26:27.799 --> 00:26:28.539 to follow Him. 00:26:29.259 --> 00:26:30.379 How Jesus is going 00:26:30.379 --> 00:26:30.859 to supply 00:26:30.859 --> 00:26:31.979 everything they need 00:26:31.979 --> 00:26:32.619 both in this life 00:26:32.619 --> 00:26:33.379 and the life to come. 00:26:33.459 --> 00:26:34.039 There's reward 00:26:34.039 --> 00:26:35.419 for those who follow Christ. 00:26:35.420 --> 00:26:37.680 But I want to concentrate 00:26:37.680 --> 00:26:39.279 just on the big 00:26:39.279 --> 00:26:40.620 obvious reward 00:26:40.620 --> 00:26:41.220 that's here 00:26:41.220 --> 00:26:42.400 in this chapter. 00:26:45.640 --> 00:26:46.660 The reward 00:26:46.660 --> 00:26:47.300 of living 00:26:47.300 --> 00:26:48.080 for the audience 00:26:48.080 --> 00:26:48.539 of one 00:26:48.539 --> 00:26:51.440 is our renewed 00:26:51.440 --> 00:26:52.920 joy-producing 00:26:52.920 --> 00:26:53.560 relationship 00:26:53.560 --> 00:26:54.980 with our Father 00:26:54.980 --> 00:26:55.539 who sees us 00:26:55.539 --> 00:26:55.980 in secret. 00:26:57.759 --> 00:26:58.759 When my kids 00:26:58.759 --> 00:26:59.600 do the right thing 00:26:59.600 --> 00:27:01.700 and I can tell 00:27:01.700 --> 00:27:02.800 it's for the right reason, 00:27:03.920 --> 00:27:04.519 the right reason 00:27:04.519 --> 00:27:05.340 of wanting to please 00:27:05.339 --> 00:27:06.579 me and do what's right 00:27:06.579 --> 00:27:07.399 because it's right, 00:27:07.799 --> 00:27:08.319 oh man, 00:27:08.459 --> 00:27:09.759 that just makes my day. 00:27:11.839 --> 00:27:12.679 And I love it 00:27:12.679 --> 00:27:13.139 when they do this 00:27:13.139 --> 00:27:13.759 because it doesn't 00:27:13.759 --> 00:27:14.679 just make me happy, 00:27:14.720 --> 00:27:15.559 it makes them happy. 00:27:17.000 --> 00:27:17.740 Whenever Isaiah 00:27:17.740 --> 00:27:18.480 or Karis, 00:27:18.779 --> 00:27:19.399 Micah's too young, 00:27:19.480 --> 00:27:20.599 but whenever they 00:27:20.599 --> 00:27:21.439 do this, 00:27:22.179 --> 00:27:22.859 do something 00:27:22.859 --> 00:27:23.759 that they know 00:27:23.759 --> 00:27:24.220 is right 00:27:24.220 --> 00:27:24.959 and they know 00:27:24.959 --> 00:27:25.359 they're doing it 00:27:25.359 --> 00:27:26.039 for the right reason 00:27:26.039 --> 00:27:27.059 and they see me, 00:27:27.319 --> 00:27:28.279 see them do it 00:27:28.279 --> 00:27:29.000 and they're like, 00:27:30.419 --> 00:27:30.919 they're just 00:27:30.919 --> 00:27:31.579 going to get giddy 00:27:31.579 --> 00:27:32.199 and they kind of 00:27:32.199 --> 00:27:33.500 come up next to me 00:27:33.500 --> 00:27:33.839 and they want 00:27:33.839 --> 00:27:34.519 to be with me. 00:27:34.939 --> 00:27:35.299 Why? 00:27:35.399 --> 00:27:35.759 It's because 00:27:35.759 --> 00:27:36.599 our relationship 00:27:36.599 --> 00:27:37.220 is okay, 00:27:37.359 --> 00:27:37.720 there's nothing 00:27:37.720 --> 00:27:38.579 between us 00:27:38.579 --> 00:27:40.639 and that's a source 00:27:40.639 --> 00:27:41.980 of joy for both of us 00:27:41.980 --> 00:27:43.720 and that's God's 00:27:43.720 --> 00:27:44.779 promise to us 00:27:44.779 --> 00:27:46.199 when we give generously 00:27:46.199 --> 00:27:46.859 of ourselves 00:27:46.859 --> 00:27:49.000 for his pleasure only. 00:27:50.000 --> 00:27:51.659 At the very least, 00:27:52.000 --> 00:27:52.740 discounting any 00:27:52.740 --> 00:27:54.259 further heavenly reward, 00:27:54.759 --> 00:27:55.819 at the very least, 00:27:56.399 --> 00:27:57.379 he promises us, 00:27:57.759 --> 00:27:58.579 he promises us 00:27:58.579 --> 00:27:59.539 a deeper awareness 00:27:59.539 --> 00:28:00.399 of his presence, 00:28:01.240 --> 00:28:02.099 a greater desire 00:28:02.099 --> 00:28:02.939 to please him 00:28:02.940 --> 00:28:04.279 and the satisfying 00:28:04.279 --> 00:28:05.140 joy of knowing 00:28:05.140 --> 00:28:06.140 that we are his people 00:28:06.140 --> 00:28:07.140 and he is our God 00:28:07.140 --> 00:28:08.019 and there's nothing 00:28:08.019 --> 00:28:08.640 between us. 00:28:09.960 --> 00:28:11.019 It's what we were 00:28:11.019 --> 00:28:11.620 made for 00:28:11.620 --> 00:28:14.480 and as our 00:28:14.480 --> 00:28:15.440 relationship with God 00:28:15.440 --> 00:28:16.180 grows, 00:28:16.700 --> 00:28:18.200 it displaces 00:28:18.200 --> 00:28:20.480 the joy-deadening 00:28:20.480 --> 00:28:21.360 appetites 00:28:21.360 --> 00:28:22.539 of seeking the glory 00:28:22.539 --> 00:28:23.160 of self. 00:28:23.160 --> 00:28:25.300 If you notice 00:28:25.300 --> 00:28:26.019 when you're seeking 00:28:26.019 --> 00:28:26.660 after your own 00:28:26.660 --> 00:28:27.060 reputation 00:28:27.060 --> 00:28:27.920 how unhappy 00:28:27.920 --> 00:28:28.340 you are, 00:28:29.140 --> 00:28:29.800 I know I know 00:28:29.800 --> 00:28:30.160 that. 00:28:31.440 --> 00:28:32.740 As Martin Lloyd-Jones 00:28:32.740 --> 00:28:33.240 wrote, 00:28:34.200 --> 00:28:34.920 we must have 00:28:34.920 --> 00:28:35.540 such a love 00:28:35.540 --> 00:28:36.160 for God, 00:28:36.620 --> 00:28:37.720 listen to this, 00:28:38.300 --> 00:28:38.960 imagine you 00:28:38.960 --> 00:28:39.540 having this, 00:28:40.220 --> 00:28:40.880 we must have 00:28:40.880 --> 00:28:41.840 such a love 00:28:41.840 --> 00:28:42.259 for God 00:28:42.259 --> 00:28:42.660 that we have 00:28:42.660 --> 00:28:43.220 no time 00:28:43.220 --> 00:28:43.600 to think 00:28:43.600 --> 00:28:44.500 about ourselves. 00:28:44.500 --> 00:28:47.779 what a reward 00:28:47.779 --> 00:28:48.640 would that be? 00:28:50.279 --> 00:28:50.900 No anxious 00:28:50.900 --> 00:28:51.680 looking around 00:28:51.680 --> 00:28:52.319 to see if my 00:28:52.319 --> 00:28:53.119 generosity was 00:28:53.119 --> 00:28:53.579 noticed. 00:28:55.000 --> 00:28:55.980 No concern 00:28:55.980 --> 00:28:57.059 about my reputation 00:28:57.059 --> 00:28:58.160 as a godly person 00:28:58.160 --> 00:28:58.619 or how people 00:28:58.619 --> 00:28:59.180 see me. 00:28:59.900 --> 00:29:01.220 To be free 00:29:01.220 --> 00:29:02.339 from the enslavement 00:29:02.339 --> 00:29:03.519 of self-awareness 00:29:03.519 --> 00:29:04.400 and self-promotion 00:29:04.400 --> 00:29:05.279 and to be free 00:29:05.279 --> 00:29:05.880 to know 00:29:05.880 --> 00:29:06.359 and enjoy 00:29:06.359 --> 00:29:06.900 God's love 00:29:06.900 --> 00:29:07.180 for me 00:29:07.180 --> 00:29:08.180 as his child 00:29:08.180 --> 00:29:09.220 seeking only 00:29:09.220 --> 00:29:09.779 his glory 00:29:09.779 --> 00:29:10.420 in my acts 00:29:10.420 --> 00:29:10.940 of righteousness. 00:29:11.720 --> 00:29:12.559 What could be 00:29:12.559 --> 00:29:12.960 better than 00:29:12.960 --> 00:29:13.599 that kind 00:29:13.599 --> 00:29:14.119 of reward? 00:29:14.500 --> 00:29:17.240 So brothers 00:29:17.240 --> 00:29:17.779 and sisters, 00:29:18.299 --> 00:29:19.839 let's be generous 00:29:19.839 --> 00:29:21.680 with our time, 00:29:22.059 --> 00:29:22.680 our resources, 00:29:22.859 --> 00:29:23.259 our money 00:29:23.259 --> 00:29:25.160 because our God 00:29:25.160 --> 00:29:25.599 is generous. 00:29:26.099 --> 00:29:26.619 Let's look for 00:29:26.619 --> 00:29:27.140 opportunities 00:29:27.140 --> 00:29:28.299 to cheerfully 00:29:28.299 --> 00:29:29.079 give out of 00:29:29.079 --> 00:29:29.559 a genuine 00:29:29.559 --> 00:29:30.619 concern for others 00:29:30.619 --> 00:29:31.440 and to please 00:29:31.440 --> 00:29:32.200 our Heavenly Father. 00:29:33.660 --> 00:29:34.500 Let's also 00:29:34.500 --> 00:29:35.059 be careful. 00:29:36.900 --> 00:29:37.640 Let's ask 00:29:37.640 --> 00:29:38.019 the Lord 00:29:38.019 --> 00:29:38.980 to examine 00:29:38.980 --> 00:29:39.680 our hearts. 00:29:41.359 --> 00:29:41.920 Let's be careful 00:29:41.920 --> 00:29:42.619 of the deception 00:29:42.619 --> 00:29:43.700 that can come out 00:29:43.700 --> 00:29:44.460 of our glory 00:29:44.460 --> 00:29:45.480 stealing hearts 00:29:45.480 --> 00:29:48.039 to seek 00:29:48.039 --> 00:29:49.559 to rob 00:29:49.559 --> 00:29:50.140 God's glory 00:29:50.140 --> 00:29:50.700 from Him 00:29:50.700 --> 00:29:52.059 and totally 00:29:52.059 --> 00:29:53.200 dissatisfy us. 00:29:54.640 --> 00:29:55.680 May the promise 00:29:55.680 --> 00:29:56.420 of a joyful 00:29:56.420 --> 00:29:57.400 and unbroken 00:29:57.400 --> 00:29:58.759 and undivided 00:29:58.759 --> 00:29:59.460 relationship 00:29:59.460 --> 00:30:00.319 with our Father 00:30:00.319 --> 00:30:02.340 beckon us 00:30:02.340 --> 00:30:02.900 to a life 00:30:02.900 --> 00:30:03.580 of integrity 00:30:03.580 --> 00:30:04.460 and pure motives. 00:30:04.460 --> 00:30:07.120 and when we fail, 00:30:07.240 --> 00:30:07.620 brothers and 00:30:07.620 --> 00:30:07.960 sisters, 00:30:08.740 --> 00:30:09.860 let's quickly 00:30:09.860 --> 00:30:10.279 repent. 00:30:10.900 --> 00:30:11.840 Let's not dwell 00:30:11.840 --> 00:30:12.140 there. 00:30:13.140 --> 00:30:13.860 Let's repent 00:30:13.860 --> 00:30:14.600 of our absurd 00:30:14.600 --> 00:30:15.620 pride of tooting 00:30:15.620 --> 00:30:16.299 our own horn. 00:30:17.680 --> 00:30:18.360 Let's repent 00:30:18.360 --> 00:30:19.259 of our hypocrisy. 00:30:21.019 --> 00:30:21.720 Our God knows 00:30:21.720 --> 00:30:22.220 our frame. 00:30:22.400 --> 00:30:22.720 He knows 00:30:22.720 --> 00:30:23.279 we're dust. 00:30:24.279 --> 00:30:25.019 He forgives 00:30:25.019 --> 00:30:25.579 generously. 00:30:25.579 --> 00:30:27.799 And finally, 00:30:27.919 --> 00:30:28.460 let's set our 00:30:28.460 --> 00:30:29.319 eyes on Jesus. 00:30:30.639 --> 00:30:31.539 He's the one 00:30:31.539 --> 00:30:32.279 through whom 00:30:32.279 --> 00:30:33.240 we please 00:30:33.240 --> 00:30:33.960 our Father 00:30:33.960 --> 00:30:34.960 with undivided 00:30:34.960 --> 00:30:35.439 hearts. 00:30:35.899 --> 00:30:37.199 It's by the power 00:30:37.199 --> 00:30:38.119 of His Spirit 00:30:38.119 --> 00:30:39.240 dwelling within us 00:30:39.240 --> 00:30:40.339 that we are enabled 00:30:40.339 --> 00:30:41.159 to do the right 00:30:41.159 --> 00:30:42.299 thing for the right 00:30:42.299 --> 00:30:42.720 reason 00:30:42.720 --> 00:30:44.339 as we live lives 00:30:44.339 --> 00:30:45.199 that are generous 00:30:45.199 --> 00:30:46.919 to His glory. 00:30:48.279 --> 00:30:48.879 Amen. 00:30:49.220 --> 00:30:49.720 Let's pray. 00:30:49.720 --> 00:30:49.839 Amen. 00:30:49.839 --> 00:30:49.859 Let's pray. 00:30:49.859 --> 00:30:49.879 Amen. 00:30:49.879 --> 00:30:49.919 Amen. 00:30:49.919 --> 00:30:50.000 Let's pray. 00:30:50.000 --> 00:30:50.019 Amen. 00:30:50.019 --> 00:30:50.039 Amen. 00:30:50.039 --> 00:30:50.059 Amen. 00:30:50.059 --> 00:30:50.079 Amen. 00:30:50.079 --> 00:30:51.839 Amen. 00:30:51.839 --> 00:30:51.899 Amen. 00:30:51.899 --> 00:30:51.919 Amen. 00:30:51.919 --> 00:30:51.980 Amen. 00:30:51.980 --> 00:30:52.019 Amen. 00:30:55.579 --> 00:30:57.579 Amen. 00:30:57.579 --> 00:30:58.579 Amen. 00:30:58.579 --> 00:30:59.859 Father, we're aware 00:30:59.859 --> 00:31:02.439 of Your eyes. 00:31:04.599 --> 00:31:06.159 We know that in Christ 00:31:06.159 --> 00:31:07.460 we don't have to be afraid. 00:31:09.159 --> 00:31:10.720 We know that in Christ 00:31:10.720 --> 00:31:13.039 we have only to repent 00:31:13.039 --> 00:31:14.759 of our stupid pride, 00:31:15.639 --> 00:31:16.980 to put it off, 00:31:17.939 --> 00:31:20.799 to abandon the mixed motive 00:31:20.799 --> 00:31:23.079 of stealing glory from You, 00:31:23.079 --> 00:31:26.199 and to seek to be 00:31:26.199 --> 00:31:28.419 in a living, 00:31:28.919 --> 00:31:29.539 satisfying, 00:31:30.139 --> 00:31:31.059 day by day, 00:31:31.199 --> 00:31:32.220 moment by moment, 00:31:33.299 --> 00:31:34.759 satisfying relationship 00:31:34.759 --> 00:31:35.339 with You, 00:31:35.539 --> 00:31:36.740 seeking to please You 00:31:36.740 --> 00:31:38.279 all day long. 00:31:39.579 --> 00:31:40.779 I pray for my brothers 00:31:40.779 --> 00:31:41.240 and sisters 00:31:41.240 --> 00:31:43.259 that You would enable them 00:31:43.259 --> 00:31:44.519 to walk in this, 00:31:45.980 --> 00:31:47.119 cause us to lift our eyes 00:31:47.119 --> 00:31:47.839 to You now, 00:31:48.519 --> 00:31:50.240 to see Your sparkling righteousness, 00:31:50.500 --> 00:31:50.899 Lord Jesus. 00:31:50.900 --> 00:31:52.580 and may that 00:31:52.580 --> 00:31:53.860 take our eyes 00:31:53.860 --> 00:31:54.660 off of ourselves 00:31:54.660 --> 00:31:55.920 and get us on You. 00:31:57.340 --> 00:31:58.080 Lead us in this 00:31:58.080 --> 00:31:59.000 by the power of Your Spirit, 00:31:59.080 --> 00:31:59.440 we pray. 00:31:59.620 --> 00:31:59.880 Amen. 00:31:59.900 --> 00:32:00.019 Amen. 00:32:00.019 --> 00:32:00.380 Amen. 00:32:00.380 --> 00:32:00.420 Amen. 00:32:00.420 --> 00:32:01.080 Amen. 00:32:01.080 --> 00:32:01.920 Amen. 00:32:01.960 --> 00:32:02.080 Amen. 00:32:02.080 --> 00:32:02.140 Amen. 00:32:02.140 --> 00:32:02.660 Amen. 00:32:02.660 --> 00:32:02.700 Amen. 00:32:02.700 --> 00:32:04.080 Amen. 00:32:04.080 --> 00:32:04.140 Amen. 00:32:04.140 --> 00:32:04.340 Amen. 00:32:04.340 --> 00:32:04.759 Amen. 00:32:04.759 --> 00:32:05.460 Amen. 00:32:05.460 --> 00:32:06.100 Amen. 00:32:06.100 --> 00:32:06.440 Amen. 00:32:06.440 --> 00:32:07.100 Amen. 00:32:07.100 --> 00:32:07.540 Amen. 00:32:07.540 --> 00:32:07.560 Amen. 00:32:07.560 --> 00:32:07.800 Amen. 00:32:07.800 --> 00:32:07.940 Amen. 00:32:07.940 --> 00:32:09.420 Amen.