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 Will you join me in prayer?

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 Gracious Lord and Heavenly Father,

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 we long to be blessed

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 with the vision of things

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 that prophets and people of old

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 have longed to see.

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 Please give us that vision

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 that only comes by your revelation

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 so that we might be filled with the joy

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 that comes through the Holy Spirit.

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 We pray, Father, that you might encourage us

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 as we hear your word,

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 that you might stir us to action,

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 to faith and obedience.

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 All this we pray so that you might be glorified

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 through your Son, Jesus Christ.

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 Amen.

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 I read sometime this week, last week,

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 that we no longer work for money.

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 I don't know.

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 Work for nothing.

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 At least the interns do.

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 Might have to turn it down.

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 Is that okay?

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 No?

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 How's that?

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 Better?

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 Okay, better.

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 Our project.

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 Well, apparently,

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 we are no longer content to work for money.

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 What we work for is meaning.

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 Is meaning.

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 If you were to choose a job,

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 would you choose a job

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 that's kind of meaningless,

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 repetitive, unrewarding,

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 but paid lots,

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 or a job that pays moderately okay,

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 but you get a sense of achievement?

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 There is a yearning, I think,

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 in each of us

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 for meaning,

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 for achievement.

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 For those of us who are a bit older,

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 we wrestle with those sort of questions as well too.

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 As we reflect on our life,

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 we wonder what it all means.

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 Have we wasted our life?

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 Into this restlessness,

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 I think God speaks to us.

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 It's not words necessarily

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 that we would immediately think of,

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 but the words are something like this.

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 Come,

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 come,

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 follow me.

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 Come to me,

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 or you are weary and burdened,

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 and I will give you rest.

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 God's word for our restlessness

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 is a following.

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 It is discipleship.

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 But significantly,

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 to follow Jesus

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 is to wander.

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 To be sent out by him

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 into the world.

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 To be a disciple of Jesus

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 must be a missionary of Jesus.

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 It is impossible

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 to be one

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 and not the other.

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 And in the context of meaning

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 and legacy

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 and waste,

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 it kind of makes sense.

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 I was reflecting this week

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 on the phrase,

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 you know,

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 you look like a man

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 on a mission.

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 Well,

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 what do we mean by that?

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 It means that someone

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 who is not going to stop

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 for anything,

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 someone who's determined

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 and focused,

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 someone who's got

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 a clear purpose,

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 not to be distracted.

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 in a wandering

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 that is restless,

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 purpose,

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 a clear focus

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 kind of makes sense.

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 Discipleship,

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 understandably,

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 is God's word

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 to us

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 in our

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 restless,

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 aimless

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 wandering.

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 We're spending

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 three weeks

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 on mission

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 and evangelism.

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 I'm hoping

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 that if you

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 have been wandering

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 aimlessly,

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 that

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 through the word

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 of God,

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 you will find

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 your life's

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 ambition.

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 If you have started

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 on this journey

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 with Jesus,

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 a follower

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 of Jesus,

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 but you have

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 been distracted,

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 then I pray

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 that

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 your focus

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 would be

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 clarified.

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 And I've

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 chosen

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 for our

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 reflection

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 tonight

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 a mission

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 of the 70

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 in Luke 10.

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 It might be

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 helpful if you

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 turn to Luke 10

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 to follow

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 just to see

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 if what I'm

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 saying is true.

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 Before we

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 turn to Luke 10,

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 just a reminder

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 that Luke

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 itself is a

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 biography of Jesus,

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 for that is how

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 we come to know

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 Jesus,

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 through his

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 biography.

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 And Luke

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 explains the

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 purpose of his

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 writing in

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 chapter 1,

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 verses 1 to 4.

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 It is written

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 so that

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 Theophilus,

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 and through

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 him to us,

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 we might have

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 certainty.

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 Certainty in

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 a life that

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 is not certain.

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 Safety

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 for life

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 and beyond.

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 Of course,

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 ironically,

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 the following

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 of Jesus

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 provides

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 neither

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 safety nor

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 security.

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 Just before

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 our text,

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 in chapter 9,

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 verses 57

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 to 62,

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 we read this.

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 As they,

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 that is Jesus

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 and his followers,

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 were walking

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 along the road,

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 a man said to

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 him,

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 I will follow

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 you wherever

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 you go.

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 Jesus replied,

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 foxes have

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 holes and birds

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 of the air

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 have nests,

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 but the son of

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 man has no

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 place to lay

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 his hand.

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 He said to

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 another man,

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 follow me.

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 The man replied,

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 Lord, first let

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 me go and

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 bury my father.

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 Jesus said to

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 him, let the

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 dead bury

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 their own

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 dead, but

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 you go and

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 proclaim the

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 kingdom of

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 God.

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 To follow

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 Jesus involves

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 such an

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 uncompromising,

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 unyielding

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 commitment.

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 It is

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 a forsaking.

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 You cannot

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 follow unless

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 you forsake.

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 It is a

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 forsaking of

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 everything.

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 the security

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 of home,

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 the warmth

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 of a family.

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 It is

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 following Jesus

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 into a

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 mission,

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 for Jesus

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 himself is

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 on a

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 mission.

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 If you

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 go to

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 chapter 9,

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 51,

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 this is

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 what Luke

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 tells us

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 about Jesus.

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 It's a bit

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 of a turning

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 point in the

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 life of

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 Jesus.

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 As a

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 time

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 approach for

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 him to be

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 taken up to

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 heaven, to

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 glory, Jesus

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 resolutely set

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 out for

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 Jerusalem.

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 And it

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 follows the

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 discussion on

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 discipleship and

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 mission.

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 To follow

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 Jesus is to

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 follow his

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 mission.

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 Luke tells us

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 that the son of

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 man, this is in

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 chapter 19, has

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 come to seek and

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 save the lost.

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 Well, the

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 mission of the

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 70 is not the

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 first mission that

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 the disciples were

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 sent on.

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 At the beginning of

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 chapter 9, we see

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 that Jesus sent out

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 the 12.

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 And now we see

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 that he sent out a

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 team of 70.

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 Slightly larger,

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 but by no means

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 large.

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 Possibly slightly

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 larger than our

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 congregation tonight.

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 Really quite small,

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 if you think of the

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 context.

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 They're being sent

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 to prepare the

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 crowds to meet

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 Jesus.

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 Jesus is on his

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 way to Jerusalem,

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 wherever he would

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 pass.

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 The disciples were

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 to go to those

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 places to tell

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 them about the

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 coming of Jesus,

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 to prepare them

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 for the way of

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 Jesus.

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 Earlier on in

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 Luke, we see that

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 John the Baptist

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 was to prepare the

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 coming of Jesus,

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 and now the 70

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 is to prepare for

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 his coming.

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 Jesus also gives

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 them the content

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 of their mission,

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 what they are to

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 do.

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 Have a look at

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 verses 9.

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 What are the 70

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 to do on their

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 mission?

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 They are to

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 proclaim.

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 Jesus says in

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 verse 8,

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 When you enter

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 a town and are

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 welcome,

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 eat what is said

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 before you,

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 heal the sick

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 who are there,

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 and tell them,

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 the kingdom of

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 God is near you.

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 Their mission is

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 one of proclamation

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 of the kingdom of

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 God, of the

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 nearness of the

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 kingdom of God.

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 Verse 10,

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 When you enter

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 a town and are

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 not welcome,

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 go into the

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 streets and say,

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 even the dust of

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 your town that

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 sticks to our feet,

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 we wipe off

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 against.

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 Yet be sure of

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 this, the

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 kingdom of God

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 is near.

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 Their task is

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 one of proclamation

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 of the nearness

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 of the kingdom.

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 In other words,

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 they are to

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 evangelize.

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 That's what

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 evangelism is.

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 It is proclaiming

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 the news of

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 the kingdom.

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 I just want to

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 go through very

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 quickly what they

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 are to expect

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 from Jesus.

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 As they go out,

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 they are to

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 expect a

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 great harvest.

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 Verse 2,

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 a large crop,

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 too large for

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 a mere 70,

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 team of 70

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 to harvest.

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 That is why

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 they are to

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 pray for more

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 workers.

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 But more

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 significantly,

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 it is a

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 harvest.

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 It would be

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 a fruitful

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 harvest.

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 It is a

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 plentiful

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 harvest.

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 The context

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 is the

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 disciples are

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 to go into

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 Israel on

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 the way to

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 Jerusalem.

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 Israel has

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 been waiting

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 waiting for

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 the coming

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 of their

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 king.

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 Something that

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 we will be

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 turning our

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 minds to in

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 the prophet of

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 Malachi a little

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 bit later on.

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 They've been

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 waiting for him

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 to come and

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 save them for

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 400 years.

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 Now is the

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 time the king

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 is coming.

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 The people

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 have yearned for

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 him to come and

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 he has now

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 come.

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 Fruitfulness,

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 of course,

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 doesn't mean

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 ease or

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 safety.

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 verse 3.

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 Jesus says,

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 they are

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 going out

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 like lamb

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 among wolves.

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 I'm sure I

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 told this

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 story before,

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 but I'll

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 tell it again

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 because it's

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 really grotesque

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 and gruesome.

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 We keep

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 chicken in

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 our home.

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 Our first

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 two,

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 sorry,

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 rating PG,

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 just in

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 case.

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 Our first

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 two chicken,

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 lovely chicken,

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 great producers

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 of eggs.

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 One day,

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 my wife went

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 out to feed

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 the chicken,

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 only to come

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 back into the

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 house and say,

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 you've got to

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 come and see

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 this.

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 I went out

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 and there was

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 no chicken

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 left,

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 just feather

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 and a

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 severed head.

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 Some sort

00:11:41.840 --> 00:11:42.180
 of animal

00:11:42.180 --> 00:11:42.680
 got into

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 the hutch,

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 a fox or

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 I don't know

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 what it is.

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 Imagine if

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 you were

00:11:49.440 --> 00:11:49.820
 to throw

00:11:49.820 --> 00:11:50.639
 chickens at

00:11:50.639 --> 00:11:51.220
 a fox.

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 it's not

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 great for

00:11:54.860 --> 00:11:55.220
 the chicken.

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 This is the

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 closest analogy.

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 I didn't

00:11:58.120 --> 00:11:58.480
 grow up on

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 a farm.

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 I don't

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 know what

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 would happen

00:12:03.320 --> 00:12:03.740
 if you put

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 a lamb

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 and a wolf

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 together.

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 I suppose

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 there wouldn't

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 be much of

00:12:07.160 --> 00:12:07.480
 a lamb

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 left.

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 The mission

00:12:09.800 --> 00:12:10.759
 of the

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 70 is not

00:12:12.259 --> 00:12:12.700
 a game.

00:12:14.040 --> 00:12:15.000
 It's not a

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 career

00:12:15.540 --> 00:12:16.259
 alternative

00:12:16.259 --> 00:12:17.200
 that you

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 decided

00:12:17.700 --> 00:12:18.639
 somehow

00:12:18.639 --> 00:12:19.220
 when you're

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 in 30.

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 You know

00:12:20.759 --> 00:12:21.299
 when Darren

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 and Vanessa

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 go off

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 to South

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 Africa

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 is not

00:12:24.559 --> 00:12:24.899
 a short

00:12:24.899 --> 00:12:25.559
 holiday for

00:12:25.559 --> 00:12:25.759
 them.

00:12:27.319 --> 00:12:27.960
 It is

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 perilous

00:12:28.679 --> 00:12:29.879
 and it

00:12:29.879 --> 00:12:30.679
 is dangerous

00:12:30.679 --> 00:12:33.740
 and it

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 is urgent.

00:12:34.899 --> 00:12:35.379
 Verse 4.

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 When they

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 go they

00:12:36.980 --> 00:12:37.319
 are not

00:12:37.319 --> 00:12:37.980
 to pack

00:12:37.980 --> 00:12:39.600
 sandals

00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:40.399
 or even

00:12:40.399 --> 00:12:40.820
 greet

00:12:40.820 --> 00:12:41.320
 anyone.

00:12:42.159 --> 00:12:42.680
 Now you

00:12:42.680 --> 00:12:43.120
 might not

00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:43.940
 be surprised

00:12:43.940 --> 00:12:44.540
 by this

00:12:44.540 --> 00:12:45.320
 because when

00:12:45.320 --> 00:12:45.860
 you get up

00:12:45.860 --> 00:12:46.340
 in the morning

00:12:46.340 --> 00:12:46.700
 and you

00:12:46.700 --> 00:12:47.300
 go to work

00:12:47.300 --> 00:12:47.879
 or school

00:12:47.879 --> 00:12:48.300
 or whatever

00:12:48.300 --> 00:12:49.159
 you don't

00:12:49.159 --> 00:12:49.680
 greet anyone

00:12:49.680 --> 00:12:50.000
 either.

00:12:50.879 --> 00:12:51.480
 Or maybe

00:12:51.480 --> 00:12:51.940
 you do

00:12:51.940 --> 00:12:52.259
 but you

00:12:52.259 --> 00:12:53.100
 say how

00:12:53.100 --> 00:12:53.500
 are you

00:12:53.500 --> 00:12:53.980
 and not

00:12:53.980 --> 00:12:54.300
 wait for

00:12:54.300 --> 00:12:54.820
 a response.

00:12:55.540 --> 00:12:55.800
 Can I

00:12:55.800 --> 00:12:56.139
 say to

00:12:56.139 --> 00:12:57.800
 you people

00:12:57.800 --> 00:12:58.360
 from the

00:12:58.360 --> 00:12:58.680
 east

00:12:58.680 --> 00:13:00.200
 they just

00:13:00.200 --> 00:13:00.500
 find that

00:13:00.500 --> 00:13:01.159
 really odd.

00:13:02.279 --> 00:13:04.120
 When you

00:13:04.120 --> 00:13:04.480
 ask them

00:13:04.480 --> 00:13:04.879
 how they

00:13:04.879 --> 00:13:05.200
 are they

00:13:05.200 --> 00:13:05.399
 actually

00:13:05.399 --> 00:13:06.019
 expect you

00:13:06.019 --> 00:13:07.740
 to listen.

00:13:09.600 --> 00:13:10.879
 In that

00:13:10.879 --> 00:13:11.600
 context

00:13:11.600 --> 00:13:12.680
 not greeting

00:13:12.680 --> 00:13:13.440
 people is

00:13:13.440 --> 00:13:14.159
 really odd.

00:13:15.580 --> 00:13:16.120
 Not waiting

00:13:16.120 --> 00:13:16.580
 for you

00:13:16.580 --> 00:13:17.000
 know it's

00:13:17.000 --> 00:13:18.120
 just rude.

00:13:19.340 --> 00:13:19.940
 It's really

00:13:19.940 --> 00:13:21.600
 but the

00:13:21.600 --> 00:13:22.560
 context is

00:13:22.560 --> 00:13:22.820
 one of

00:13:22.820 --> 00:13:23.240
 urgency.

00:13:23.659 --> 00:13:24.040
 They're to

00:13:24.040 --> 00:13:24.420
 be so

00:13:24.420 --> 00:13:24.980
 urgent

00:13:24.980 --> 00:13:25.560
 they don't

00:13:25.560 --> 00:13:26.159
 have time

00:13:26.159 --> 00:13:26.560
 for things

00:13:26.560 --> 00:13:27.040
 like this.

00:13:28.420 --> 00:13:29.180
 So the

00:13:29.180 --> 00:13:29.639
 cross reference

00:13:29.639 --> 00:13:30.420
 is 2 Kings

00:13:30.420 --> 00:13:30.860
 4.

00:13:31.540 --> 00:13:32.159
 The time

00:13:32.159 --> 00:13:32.920
 of Elisha

00:13:32.920 --> 00:13:34.040
 the only

00:13:34.040 --> 00:13:34.480
 son of

00:13:34.480 --> 00:13:35.500
 the Shinamite

00:13:35.500 --> 00:13:36.080
 woman had

00:13:36.080 --> 00:13:37.200
 died and

00:13:37.200 --> 00:13:37.980
 Elisha sent

00:13:37.980 --> 00:13:38.540
 his servant

00:13:38.540 --> 00:13:39.259
 to the

00:13:39.259 --> 00:13:39.480
 woman.

00:13:39.960 --> 00:13:40.159
 And this

00:13:40.159 --> 00:13:40.360
 is what

00:13:40.360 --> 00:13:40.659
 he said

00:13:40.659 --> 00:13:41.019
 in verse

00:13:41.019 --> 00:13:41.920
 29.

00:13:42.440 --> 00:13:42.879
 Elisha

00:13:42.879 --> 00:13:43.540
 said to

00:13:43.540 --> 00:13:44.139
 Gehazi

00:13:44.139 --> 00:13:45.300
 tuck up

00:13:45.300 --> 00:13:45.860
 your cloak

00:13:45.860 --> 00:13:46.360
 into your

00:13:46.360 --> 00:13:46.920
 belt take

00:13:46.920 --> 00:13:47.420
 my staff

00:13:47.420 --> 00:13:47.659
 in your

00:13:47.659 --> 00:13:48.000
 hand and

00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:48.320
 run.

00:13:49.279 --> 00:13:49.560
 If you

00:13:49.560 --> 00:13:49.899
 meet

00:13:49.899 --> 00:13:50.300
 anyone

00:13:50.300 --> 00:13:51.139
 don't

00:13:51.139 --> 00:13:51.639
 greet

00:13:51.639 --> 00:13:51.960
 him.

00:13:52.399 --> 00:13:52.600
 If

00:13:52.600 --> 00:13:52.899
 anyone

00:13:52.899 --> 00:13:53.360
 greets

00:13:53.360 --> 00:13:53.600
 you

00:13:53.600 --> 00:13:54.139
 don't

00:13:54.139 --> 00:13:54.680
 answer.

00:13:55.320 --> 00:13:55.500
 Lay

00:13:55.500 --> 00:13:55.800
 my

00:13:55.800 --> 00:13:56.220
 staff

00:13:56.220 --> 00:13:56.680
 on the

00:13:56.680 --> 00:13:57.120
 boy's

00:13:57.120 --> 00:13:57.700
 face.

00:13:58.779 --> 00:13:58.980
 See

00:13:58.980 --> 00:13:59.580
 in that

00:13:59.580 --> 00:14:00.040
 culture

00:14:00.040 --> 00:14:00.639
 not greeting

00:14:00.639 --> 00:14:01.680
 is unthinkable

00:14:01.680 --> 00:14:02.940
 unless the

00:14:02.940 --> 00:14:03.800
 task is

00:14:03.800 --> 00:14:04.560
 urgent.

00:14:04.879 --> 00:14:05.220
 It is a

00:14:05.220 --> 00:14:06.100
 matter of

00:14:06.100 --> 00:14:06.639
 life and

00:14:06.639 --> 00:14:06.960
 death.

00:14:07.300 --> 00:14:07.519
 That there

00:14:07.519 --> 00:14:07.920
 is no

00:14:07.920 --> 00:14:09.019
 time even

00:14:09.019 --> 00:14:09.740
 to stop

00:14:09.740 --> 00:14:10.600
 and to

00:14:10.600 --> 00:14:10.919
 greet.

00:14:12.299 --> 00:14:12.679
 And so

00:14:12.679 --> 00:14:13.539
 the task

00:14:13.539 --> 00:14:13.879
 of the

00:14:13.879 --> 00:14:14.519
 70, the

00:14:14.519 --> 00:14:15.720
 mission of

00:14:15.720 --> 00:14:16.259
 the disciples

00:14:16.259 --> 00:14:16.860
 of Jesus

00:14:16.860 --> 00:14:17.840
 is so

00:14:17.840 --> 00:14:19.100
 urgent that

00:14:19.100 --> 00:14:19.579
 they are to

00:14:19.579 --> 00:14:20.500
 keep moving

00:14:20.500 --> 00:14:21.340
 and moving

00:14:21.340 --> 00:14:22.000
 and keep

00:14:22.000 --> 00:14:22.840
 announcing the

00:14:22.840 --> 00:14:23.480
 news of the

00:14:23.480 --> 00:14:24.220
 coming of the

00:14:24.220 --> 00:14:24.559
 kingdom.

00:14:25.379 --> 00:14:26.340
 For that is

00:14:26.340 --> 00:14:27.240
 why it is so

00:14:27.240 --> 00:14:28.340
 urgent and

00:14:28.340 --> 00:14:28.919
 important.

00:14:29.799 --> 00:14:30.379
 They are to

00:14:30.379 --> 00:14:31.779
 proclaim the

00:14:31.779 --> 00:14:32.620
 nearness of

00:14:32.620 --> 00:14:33.100
 the kingdom

00:14:33.100 --> 00:14:33.939
 of God.

00:14:34.500 --> 00:14:35.139
 The king

00:14:35.139 --> 00:14:35.939
 is about

00:14:35.939 --> 00:14:36.639
 to come.

00:14:37.839 --> 00:14:38.600
 They are

00:14:38.600 --> 00:14:39.399
 the king's

00:14:39.399 --> 00:14:40.319
 messengers.

00:14:41.480 --> 00:14:42.399
 And Israel

00:14:42.399 --> 00:14:43.179
 is given

00:14:43.179 --> 00:14:45.120
 one last

00:14:45.120 --> 00:14:46.100
 chance

00:14:46.100 --> 00:14:47.639
 to respond

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 to have

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 peace,

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 to experience

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 peace

00:14:51.279 --> 00:14:52.539
 with this

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 king.

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 They have

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 been at

00:14:53.579 --> 00:14:54.500
 war with

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 the king.

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 The king

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 has now

00:14:56.899 --> 00:14:57.559
 come.

00:14:58.159 --> 00:14:58.759
 Amnesty

00:14:58.759 --> 00:14:59.779
 and salvation

00:14:59.779 --> 00:15:00.899
 and peace

00:15:00.899 --> 00:15:01.939
 is possible.

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 That is the

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 message which

00:15:04.419 --> 00:15:05.039
 the 70

00:15:05.039 --> 00:15:06.659
 is to

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 bring.

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 It is a

00:15:07.559 --> 00:15:08.039
 message of

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 salvation.

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 But of

00:15:08.899 --> 00:15:09.200
 course not

00:15:09.200 --> 00:15:09.620
 everyone

00:15:09.620 --> 00:15:10.700
 experiences

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 peace and

00:15:11.379 --> 00:15:11.919
 salvation.

00:15:12.519 --> 00:15:12.799
 For the

00:15:12.799 --> 00:15:13.419
 king will

00:15:13.419 --> 00:15:14.100
 come and

00:15:14.100 --> 00:15:14.740
 some will

00:15:14.740 --> 00:15:15.299
 say to

00:15:15.299 --> 00:15:15.639
 them,

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 like an

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 asylum seeker,

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 not welcome.

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 Keep

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 away.

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 Go back

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 to where

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 you come

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 from.

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 They desire

00:15:27.279 --> 00:15:28.220
 no part

00:15:28.220 --> 00:15:29.279
 to be

00:15:29.279 --> 00:15:29.740
 with their

00:15:29.740 --> 00:15:30.940
 God or

00:15:30.940 --> 00:15:31.480
 the people

00:15:31.480 --> 00:15:32.100
 of God

00:15:32.100 --> 00:15:32.800
 and the

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 consequences

00:15:33.899 --> 00:15:35.800
 are awful.

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 Verses

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 10 to

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 12.

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 For

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 nations

00:15:40.279 --> 00:15:40.840
 which

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 reject

00:15:41.639 --> 00:15:42.200
 the news

00:15:42.200 --> 00:15:42.519
 of the

00:15:42.519 --> 00:15:42.920
 king

00:15:42.920 --> 00:15:44.139
 will be

00:15:44.139 --> 00:15:44.500
 worse

00:15:44.500 --> 00:15:44.779
 than

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 Sodom

00:15:45.460 --> 00:15:46.399
 and

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 Tyre

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 and

00:15:47.700 --> 00:15:48.399
 Sidon.

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 I have

00:15:50.000 --> 00:15:50.300
 never

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 met

00:15:50.759 --> 00:15:51.759
 a

00:15:51.759 --> 00:15:52.639
 Sidonian,

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 whatever

00:15:53.160 --> 00:15:53.820
 they are,

00:15:54.100 --> 00:15:55.120
 or a

00:15:55.120 --> 00:15:55.660
 Sodomite,

00:15:57.279 --> 00:15:58.080
 like from

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 Sodom.

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 These are

00:16:01.700 --> 00:16:02.320
 the enemies

00:16:02.320 --> 00:16:03.560
 of Israel.

00:16:04.000 --> 00:16:04.600
 They have

00:16:04.600 --> 00:16:05.420
 been destroyed.

00:16:05.580 --> 00:16:05.940
 They no

00:16:05.940 --> 00:16:07.440
 longer exist.

00:16:08.620 --> 00:16:09.340
 For those

00:16:09.340 --> 00:16:09.980
 who reject

00:16:09.980 --> 00:16:10.520
 the news

00:16:10.520 --> 00:16:10.900
 of the

00:16:10.900 --> 00:16:11.240
 king,

00:16:11.740 --> 00:16:12.180
 the kingdom

00:16:12.180 --> 00:16:12.840
 of God,

00:16:14.040 --> 00:16:14.460
 they will

00:16:14.460 --> 00:16:15.139
 be as

00:16:15.139 --> 00:16:15.759
 these

00:16:15.759 --> 00:16:16.340
 nations.

00:16:18.040 --> 00:16:18.600
 This is

00:16:18.600 --> 00:16:19.379
 the expectation

00:16:19.379 --> 00:16:20.360
 of the

00:16:20.360 --> 00:16:20.800
 70.

00:16:21.280 --> 00:16:21.460
 Well,

00:16:21.500 --> 00:16:21.820
 what of

00:16:21.820 --> 00:16:22.480
 the result?

00:16:22.900 --> 00:16:23.680
 Verse 17.

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 What did

00:16:25.219 --> 00:16:26.019
 they report

00:16:26.019 --> 00:16:26.799
 when they

00:16:26.799 --> 00:16:27.559
 come back?

00:16:28.319 --> 00:16:28.739
 There was

00:16:28.739 --> 00:16:29.539
 great joy.

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 The

00:16:30.519 --> 00:16:31.359
 70 said,

00:16:31.559 --> 00:16:31.799
 Lord,

00:16:31.959 --> 00:16:32.839
 even the

00:16:32.839 --> 00:16:33.379
 demons

00:16:33.379 --> 00:16:34.019
 submit to

00:16:34.019 --> 00:16:34.859
 us in

00:16:34.859 --> 00:16:35.620
 your name.

00:16:36.419 --> 00:16:36.859
 There was

00:16:36.859 --> 00:16:37.139
 great

00:16:37.139 --> 00:16:37.819
 rejoicing,

00:16:38.759 --> 00:16:39.959
 for there

00:16:39.959 --> 00:16:40.379
 was great

00:16:40.379 --> 00:16:41.839
 success in

00:16:41.839 --> 00:16:42.639
 their ministry.

00:16:43.639 --> 00:16:44.039
 It has

00:16:44.039 --> 00:16:44.739
 been fruitful.

00:16:44.919 --> 00:16:45.120
 There has

00:16:45.120 --> 00:16:45.739
 been a

00:16:45.739 --> 00:16:46.399
 great and

00:16:46.399 --> 00:16:46.819
 wondrous

00:16:46.819 --> 00:16:47.359
 work.

00:16:47.719 --> 00:16:48.139
 The name

00:16:48.139 --> 00:16:48.599
 of Jesus

00:16:48.599 --> 00:16:49.439
 is indeed

00:16:49.439 --> 00:16:49.919
 a name

00:16:49.919 --> 00:16:50.359
 with great

00:16:50.359 --> 00:16:50.899
 power,

00:16:50.899 --> 00:16:51.799
 for even

00:16:51.799 --> 00:16:52.679
 the demons

00:16:52.679 --> 00:16:53.919
 submitted to

00:16:53.919 --> 00:16:54.840
 them in

00:16:54.840 --> 00:16:55.240
 the name

00:16:55.240 --> 00:16:55.860
 of Jesus.

00:16:57.000 --> 00:16:57.220
 Now,

00:16:57.299 --> 00:16:57.659
 the mention

00:16:57.659 --> 00:16:58.120
 of Jesus

00:16:58.120 --> 00:16:58.899
 might not

00:16:58.899 --> 00:17:00.699
 be relevant

00:17:00.699 --> 00:17:01.360
 to us,

00:17:02.299 --> 00:17:02.799
 but for

00:17:02.799 --> 00:17:03.399
 most part

00:17:03.399 --> 00:17:03.720
 of the

00:17:03.720 --> 00:17:04.079
 world,

00:17:04.599 --> 00:17:05.220
 it is

00:17:05.220 --> 00:17:07.180
 a real

00:17:07.180 --> 00:17:08.160
 world.

00:17:11.420 --> 00:17:12.139
 People

00:17:12.139 --> 00:17:12.400
 are

00:17:12.400 --> 00:17:13.160
 fearful

00:17:13.160 --> 00:17:14.700
 of this

00:17:14.700 --> 00:17:15.420
 dark

00:17:15.420 --> 00:17:16.000
 world

00:17:16.000 --> 00:17:17.139
 that exists,

00:17:18.000 --> 00:17:18.379
 fearful

00:17:18.379 --> 00:17:19.500
 of

00:17:19.500 --> 00:17:20.640
 their

00:17:20.640 --> 00:17:21.740
 misadventure

00:17:21.740 --> 00:17:22.680
 caused

00:17:22.680 --> 00:17:23.339
 by

00:17:23.339 --> 00:17:23.960
 spiritual

00:17:23.960 --> 00:17:24.539
 forces

00:17:24.539 --> 00:17:25.220
 that are

00:17:25.220 --> 00:17:25.640
 beyond

00:17:25.640 --> 00:17:25.859
 their

00:17:25.859 --> 00:17:26.400
 control.

00:17:28.180 --> 00:17:28.619
 Fearful

00:17:28.619 --> 00:17:30.099
 is how

00:17:30.099 --> 00:17:30.759
 people live,

00:17:30.900 --> 00:17:31.519
 enslaved

00:17:31.519 --> 00:17:31.960
 to this

00:17:31.960 --> 00:17:32.420
 fear

00:17:32.420 --> 00:17:33.220
 under

00:17:33.220 --> 00:17:33.920
 the

00:17:33.920 --> 00:17:34.319
 shadow

00:17:34.319 --> 00:17:35.019
 of

00:17:35.019 --> 00:17:35.559
 death.

00:17:37.339 --> 00:17:37.640
 But

00:17:37.640 --> 00:17:37.960
 according

00:17:37.960 --> 00:17:38.440
 to the

00:17:38.440 --> 00:17:38.900
 disciples,

00:17:39.440 --> 00:17:39.640
 this

00:17:39.640 --> 00:17:40.180
 dark

00:17:40.180 --> 00:17:40.619
 world

00:17:40.619 --> 00:17:41.559
 is now

00:17:41.559 --> 00:17:42.079
 overcome

00:17:42.079 --> 00:17:43.059
 in the

00:17:43.059 --> 00:17:43.400
 name

00:17:43.400 --> 00:17:44.039
 of

00:17:44.039 --> 00:17:44.400
 Jesus.

00:17:45.039 --> 00:17:45.339
 But

00:17:45.339 --> 00:17:45.619
 even

00:17:45.619 --> 00:17:46.019
 more

00:17:46.019 --> 00:17:46.200
 than

00:17:46.200 --> 00:17:46.400
 that,

00:17:46.460 --> 00:17:46.640
 verses

00:17:46.640 --> 00:17:47.359
 18 to

00:17:47.359 --> 00:17:47.839
 20,

00:17:48.400 --> 00:17:48.640
 Jesus

00:17:48.640 --> 00:17:49.000
 says,

00:17:49.000 --> 00:17:49.920
 as the

00:17:49.920 --> 00:17:50.259
 70

00:17:50.259 --> 00:17:50.680
 priest

00:17:50.680 --> 00:17:50.839
 of

00:17:50.839 --> 00:17:51.180
 kingdom

00:17:51.180 --> 00:17:51.700
 in the

00:17:51.700 --> 00:17:51.880
 name

00:17:51.880 --> 00:17:52.039
 of

00:17:52.039 --> 00:17:52.339
 Jesus,

00:17:52.339 --> 00:17:53.539
 he sees

00:17:53.539 --> 00:17:54.200
 the vision

00:17:54.200 --> 00:17:55.059
 of

00:17:55.059 --> 00:17:56.279
 the

00:17:56.279 --> 00:17:56.720
 Satan

00:17:56.720 --> 00:17:57.279
 falling

00:17:57.279 --> 00:17:57.940
 like

00:17:57.940 --> 00:17:58.380
 lightning.

00:17:59.140 --> 00:17:59.380
 The

00:17:59.380 --> 00:18:00.380
 stranglehold

00:18:00.380 --> 00:18:00.680
 that

00:18:00.680 --> 00:18:01.039
 Satan

00:18:01.039 --> 00:18:01.440
 has,

00:18:02.559 --> 00:18:02.759
 the

00:18:02.759 --> 00:18:03.400
 power

00:18:03.400 --> 00:18:04.400
 that he

00:18:04.400 --> 00:18:04.880
 exerts

00:18:04.880 --> 00:18:05.019
 of

00:18:05.019 --> 00:18:05.579
 deception

00:18:05.579 --> 00:18:06.819
 in this

00:18:06.819 --> 00:18:07.140
 world,

00:18:07.259 --> 00:18:07.400
 of

00:18:07.400 --> 00:18:08.059
 destruction

00:18:08.059 --> 00:18:08.700
 in this

00:18:08.700 --> 00:18:09.019
 world,

00:18:09.559 --> 00:18:09.819
 will

00:18:09.819 --> 00:18:10.279
 now

00:18:10.279 --> 00:18:10.519
 be

00:18:10.519 --> 00:18:11.079
 finally

00:18:11.079 --> 00:18:12.339
 destroyed

00:18:12.339 --> 00:18:13.079
 and

00:18:13.079 --> 00:18:13.500
 broken.

00:18:14.420 --> 00:18:15.019
 It is

00:18:15.019 --> 00:18:15.180
 an

00:18:15.180 --> 00:18:15.660
 anticipation,

00:18:16.039 --> 00:18:16.400
 of course,

00:18:16.400 --> 00:18:17.160
 to the

00:18:17.160 --> 00:18:17.600
 cross,

00:18:18.519 --> 00:18:18.880
 to what

00:18:18.880 --> 00:18:19.180
 Jesus

00:18:19.180 --> 00:18:19.860
 would do

00:18:19.860 --> 00:18:20.460
 finally

00:18:20.460 --> 00:18:21.600
 against

00:18:21.600 --> 00:18:22.120
 the

00:18:22.120 --> 00:18:22.560
 work of

00:18:22.560 --> 00:18:22.700
 the

00:18:22.700 --> 00:18:22.920
 devil.

00:18:24.740 --> 00:18:25.220
 But the

00:18:25.220 --> 00:18:25.860
 most curious

00:18:25.860 --> 00:18:26.700
 part of

00:18:26.700 --> 00:18:27.300
 this passage,

00:18:27.500 --> 00:18:27.800
 and in

00:18:27.800 --> 00:18:28.480
 many respects,

00:18:28.880 --> 00:18:29.360
 my main

00:18:29.360 --> 00:18:29.820
 point,

00:18:30.160 --> 00:18:30.680
 it's taken me

00:18:30.680 --> 00:18:31.120
 this long to

00:18:31.120 --> 00:18:31.400
 come to

00:18:31.400 --> 00:18:31.640
 this,

00:18:32.759 --> 00:18:33.460
 is Jesus'

00:18:33.660 --> 00:18:34.780
 own response

00:18:34.780 --> 00:18:35.580
 to the

00:18:35.580 --> 00:18:36.460
 report of

00:18:36.460 --> 00:18:37.000
 the 70.

00:18:37.759 --> 00:18:38.500
 For it is a

00:18:38.500 --> 00:18:39.320
 curious report

00:18:39.320 --> 00:18:39.840
 if you look

00:18:39.840 --> 00:18:40.120
 at it.

00:18:40.780 --> 00:18:41.320
 They came

00:18:41.320 --> 00:18:42.240
 back rejoicing,

00:18:42.360 --> 00:18:42.660
 saying,

00:18:42.660 --> 00:18:43.400
 we have

00:18:43.400 --> 00:18:43.960
 had great

00:18:43.960 --> 00:18:44.680
 success,

00:18:44.940 --> 00:18:45.200
 Lord.

00:18:46.000 --> 00:18:46.940
 Imagine if

00:18:46.940 --> 00:18:47.140
 St.

00:18:47.220 --> 00:18:47.560
 Paul's

00:18:47.560 --> 00:18:47.860
 were to

00:18:47.860 --> 00:18:48.440
 report to

00:18:48.440 --> 00:18:48.800
 Jesus,

00:18:49.320 --> 00:18:49.779
 you know,

00:18:50.340 --> 00:18:51.000
 our 2020

00:18:51.000 --> 00:18:51.500
 vision,

00:18:51.779 --> 00:18:52.759
 we killed

00:18:52.759 --> 00:18:53.000
 it.

00:18:53.660 --> 00:18:54.440
 Thank you,

00:18:54.740 --> 00:18:55.000
 Jesus.

00:18:57.420 --> 00:18:58.220
 How would

00:18:58.220 --> 00:18:59.360
 you expect

00:18:59.360 --> 00:18:59.779
 him to

00:18:59.779 --> 00:19:00.180
 respond,

00:19:00.640 --> 00:19:01.220
 well done,

00:19:01.320 --> 00:19:01.759
 my good and

00:19:01.759 --> 00:19:02.320
 faithful servant?

00:19:02.960 --> 00:19:03.300
 No,

00:19:03.600 --> 00:19:04.360
 I knew it

00:19:04.360 --> 00:19:04.960
 all along.

00:19:05.620 --> 00:19:05.940
 No.

00:19:06.980 --> 00:19:07.700
 Jesus says,

00:19:08.560 --> 00:19:09.560
 don't rejoice.

00:19:10.560 --> 00:19:11.519
 Don't rejoice

00:19:11.519 --> 00:19:11.960
 that the

00:19:11.960 --> 00:19:12.539
 Spirit submit

00:19:12.539 --> 00:19:12.799
 to you.

00:19:12.880 --> 00:19:13.420
 Don't rejoice

00:19:13.420 --> 00:19:13.840
 at this

00:19:13.840 --> 00:19:14.740
 manifestation

00:19:14.740 --> 00:19:15.680
 of power.

00:19:16.200 --> 00:19:16.579
 I know

00:19:16.579 --> 00:19:16.840
 that.

00:19:18.220 --> 00:19:18.819
 What ought

00:19:18.819 --> 00:19:19.259
 you to be

00:19:19.259 --> 00:19:19.960
 rejoicing in?

00:19:21.579 --> 00:19:22.059
 Rejoice

00:19:22.059 --> 00:19:22.740
 that your

00:19:22.740 --> 00:19:23.660
 names are

00:19:23.660 --> 00:19:24.180
 written in

00:19:24.180 --> 00:19:24.380
 heaven.

00:19:26.860 --> 00:19:27.420
 What do

00:19:27.420 --> 00:19:27.640
 you make

00:19:27.640 --> 00:19:28.039
 of that?

00:19:30.180 --> 00:19:30.900
 As we

00:19:30.900 --> 00:19:31.819
 come to

00:19:31.819 --> 00:19:32.259
 the Lord

00:19:32.259 --> 00:19:33.220
 in praise

00:19:33.220 --> 00:19:34.299
 in the

00:19:34.299 --> 00:19:34.900
 year 2020

00:19:34.900 --> 00:19:35.759
 and rejoice

00:19:35.759 --> 00:19:36.180
 as his

00:19:36.180 --> 00:19:36.900
 great work,

00:19:37.500 --> 00:19:38.160
 his response

00:19:38.160 --> 00:19:38.640
 as it were

00:19:38.640 --> 00:19:39.000
 to us

00:19:39.000 --> 00:19:39.440
 would be,

00:19:40.039 --> 00:19:40.740
 don't rejoice

00:19:40.740 --> 00:19:42.039
 at that?

00:19:42.839 --> 00:19:43.339
 Rejoice

00:19:43.339 --> 00:19:43.859
 rather that

00:19:43.859 --> 00:19:44.700
 your names

00:19:44.700 --> 00:19:45.440
 are written

00:19:45.440 --> 00:19:46.640
 in heaven.

00:19:46.720 --> 00:19:46.900
 Rather

00:19:46.900 --> 00:19:47.720
 self-serving,

00:19:47.819 --> 00:19:48.079
 don't you

00:19:48.079 --> 00:19:48.299
 think?

00:19:50.960 --> 00:19:51.519
 Perhaps

00:19:51.519 --> 00:19:52.200
 Jesus is

00:19:52.200 --> 00:19:53.180
 alluding to

00:19:53.180 --> 00:19:54.599
 the permanence

00:19:54.599 --> 00:19:55.120
 of his

00:19:55.120 --> 00:19:55.500
 work.

00:19:56.779 --> 00:19:57.019
 Something

00:19:57.019 --> 00:19:57.900
 greater is

00:19:57.900 --> 00:19:58.660
 coming and

00:19:58.660 --> 00:19:58.880
 something

00:19:58.880 --> 00:19:59.440
 greater is

00:19:59.440 --> 00:19:59.779
 coming.

00:20:01.120 --> 00:20:01.839
 I want to

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 suggest to

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 you that

00:20:02.839 --> 00:20:03.380
 perhaps

00:20:03.380 --> 00:20:05.960
 one of the

00:20:05.960 --> 00:20:06.279
 things that

00:20:06.279 --> 00:20:07.000
 we need to

00:20:07.000 --> 00:20:08.420
 understand is

00:20:08.420 --> 00:20:09.100
 the distinction

00:20:09.100 --> 00:20:10.720
 between the

00:20:10.720 --> 00:20:11.400
 goal of

00:20:11.400 --> 00:20:12.900
 mission and

00:20:12.900 --> 00:20:13.700
 the means

00:20:13.700 --> 00:20:14.519
 of mission.

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 I think

00:20:18.400 --> 00:20:19.019
 every church

00:20:19.019 --> 00:20:19.340
 that I've

00:20:19.340 --> 00:20:19.920
 been to

00:20:19.920 --> 00:20:21.620
 love to

00:20:21.620 --> 00:20:22.900
 focus on

00:20:22.900 --> 00:20:24.019
 mission

00:20:24.019 --> 00:20:24.560
 activities.

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 We pray

00:20:26.200 --> 00:20:26.759
 for mission.

00:20:27.900 --> 00:20:28.519
 We think

00:20:28.519 --> 00:20:28.960
 about mission.

00:20:29.060 --> 00:20:29.300
 We think

00:20:29.300 --> 00:20:29.840
 about all the

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 bits and

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 pieces.

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 It's really,

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 really important

00:20:32.840 --> 00:20:34.100
 to such an

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 extent that

00:20:35.220 --> 00:20:35.640
 we actually

00:20:35.640 --> 00:20:36.400
 think that

00:20:36.400 --> 00:20:36.820
 the mission

00:20:36.819 --> 00:20:37.299
 is the

00:20:37.299 --> 00:20:37.539
 mission.

00:20:41.700 --> 00:20:42.139
 Logically,

00:20:42.259 --> 00:20:42.559
 the mission

00:20:42.559 --> 00:20:42.939
 isn't the

00:20:42.939 --> 00:20:43.139
 mission.

00:20:43.279 --> 00:20:43.539
 The mission

00:20:43.539 --> 00:20:44.000
 is the

00:20:44.000 --> 00:20:45.579
 means to

00:20:45.579 --> 00:20:46.000
 get somewhere

00:20:46.000 --> 00:20:46.299
 else.

00:20:46.619 --> 00:20:47.339
 The journey

00:20:47.339 --> 00:20:48.019
 is the

00:20:48.019 --> 00:20:48.339
 journey,

00:20:48.439 --> 00:20:49.000
 the process.

00:20:49.659 --> 00:20:50.159
 There is an

00:20:50.159 --> 00:20:50.799
 end point.

00:20:50.899 --> 00:20:51.240
 There is the

00:20:51.240 --> 00:20:51.819
 journey's end.

00:20:51.899 --> 00:20:52.200
 There is the

00:20:52.200 --> 00:20:53.220
 destination.

00:20:55.599 --> 00:20:55.839
 Now,

00:20:56.539 --> 00:20:57.079
 if that were

00:20:57.079 --> 00:20:57.599
 the case,

00:20:57.839 --> 00:20:58.419
 what is the

00:20:58.419 --> 00:20:59.200
 end point,

00:20:59.259 --> 00:20:59.700
 what is the

00:20:59.700 --> 00:21:00.579
 journey's end

00:21:00.579 --> 00:21:01.879
 for the

00:21:01.879 --> 00:21:02.460
 mission of

00:21:02.460 --> 00:21:02.759
 Jesus?

00:21:03.759 --> 00:21:04.500
 What is the

00:21:04.500 --> 00:21:05.159
 thing that we

00:21:05.159 --> 00:21:05.759
 ought to

00:21:05.759 --> 00:21:06.500
 celebrate?

00:21:06.500 --> 00:21:07.099
 when we

00:21:07.099 --> 00:21:08.740
 recognise that

00:21:08.740 --> 00:21:09.059
 we have

00:21:09.059 --> 00:21:09.579
 arrived?

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 Come and

00:21:11.500 --> 00:21:11.980
 have a look.

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 This is only

00:21:13.579 --> 00:21:16.259
 almost

00:21:16.259 --> 00:21:17.339
 incidental in

00:21:17.339 --> 00:21:17.740
 what Jesus

00:21:17.740 --> 00:21:18.599
 says, but I

00:21:18.599 --> 00:21:18.859
 think it

00:21:18.859 --> 00:21:19.380
 says a lot.

00:21:20.519 --> 00:21:20.779
 In verse

00:21:20.779 --> 00:21:21.359
 22,

00:21:23.220 --> 00:21:23.720
 we'll start

00:21:23.720 --> 00:21:24.160
 in 21.

00:21:25.480 --> 00:21:26.299
 After the

00:21:26.299 --> 00:21:26.660
 response,

00:21:26.759 --> 00:21:26.920
 Jesus,

00:21:27.140 --> 00:21:28.400
 filled of joy

00:21:28.400 --> 00:21:28.759
 through the

00:21:28.759 --> 00:21:29.240
 Holy Spirit,

00:21:29.319 --> 00:21:29.420
 said,

00:21:29.519 --> 00:21:30.039
 I praise you,

00:21:30.119 --> 00:21:30.279
 Father,

00:21:30.380 --> 00:21:30.740
 Lord of

00:21:30.740 --> 00:21:31.099
 heaven and

00:21:31.099 --> 00:21:31.319
 earth,

00:21:31.599 --> 00:21:32.019
 because you

00:21:32.019 --> 00:21:32.339
 have hidden

00:21:32.339 --> 00:21:32.819
 these things

00:21:32.819 --> 00:21:33.140
 from the

00:21:33.140 --> 00:21:33.900
 wise and

00:21:33.900 --> 00:21:34.400
 learned and

00:21:34.400 --> 00:21:34.900
 revealed them

00:21:34.900 --> 00:21:35.200
 to little

00:21:35.200 --> 00:21:35.500
 children.

00:21:35.500 --> 00:21:35.779
 Yes,

00:21:35.859 --> 00:21:36.099
 Father,

00:21:36.099 --> 00:21:36.839
 for this

00:21:36.839 --> 00:21:37.160
 was your

00:21:37.160 --> 00:21:37.779
 good pleasure.

00:21:38.480 --> 00:21:39.099
 All things

00:21:39.099 --> 00:21:39.400
 have been

00:21:39.400 --> 00:21:39.940
 committed to

00:21:39.940 --> 00:21:40.480
 me by

00:21:40.480 --> 00:21:40.720
 my

00:21:40.720 --> 00:21:41.059
 Father.

00:21:41.720 --> 00:21:42.279
 No one

00:21:42.279 --> 00:21:42.960
 knows who

00:21:42.960 --> 00:21:43.359
 the Son

00:21:43.359 --> 00:21:44.079
 is except

00:21:44.079 --> 00:21:44.579
 the Father,

00:21:44.680 --> 00:21:45.180
 and no one

00:21:45.180 --> 00:21:45.579
 knows who

00:21:45.579 --> 00:21:46.059
 the Father

00:21:46.059 --> 00:21:46.839
 is except

00:21:46.839 --> 00:21:47.299
 the Son,

00:21:47.640 --> 00:21:48.119
 and those

00:21:48.119 --> 00:21:48.579
 to whom

00:21:48.579 --> 00:21:49.059
 the Son

00:21:49.059 --> 00:21:50.480
 chooses to

00:21:50.480 --> 00:21:51.500
 reveal him.

00:21:52.779 --> 00:21:53.259
 Again,

00:21:53.460 --> 00:21:54.180
 it's a curious

00:21:54.180 --> 00:21:54.720
 prayer.

00:21:54.940 --> 00:21:56.019
 Why do we

00:21:56.019 --> 00:21:56.740
 need to know

00:21:56.740 --> 00:21:57.039
 that?

00:21:58.099 --> 00:21:58.259
 See,

00:21:58.319 --> 00:21:58.720
 what Jesus

00:21:58.720 --> 00:21:59.460
 has opened

00:21:59.460 --> 00:22:00.279
 up our

00:22:00.279 --> 00:22:01.200
 eyes to

00:22:01.200 --> 00:22:03.299
 is a

00:22:03.299 --> 00:22:04.079
 glimpse

00:22:04.079 --> 00:22:05.700
 of the

00:22:05.700 --> 00:22:06.279
 greatest

00:22:06.279 --> 00:22:06.960
 reality,

00:22:07.960 --> 00:22:08.860
 of the

00:22:08.860 --> 00:22:09.500
 life within

00:22:09.500 --> 00:22:10.100
 God

00:22:10.100 --> 00:22:10.900
 himself.

00:22:12.779 --> 00:22:12.920
 See,

00:22:13.059 --> 00:22:13.900
 journey's end

00:22:13.900 --> 00:22:14.720
 for his

00:22:14.720 --> 00:22:15.200
 mission,

00:22:15.920 --> 00:22:16.559
 and for our

00:22:16.559 --> 00:22:16.900
 mission,

00:22:17.240 --> 00:22:18.120
 is the

00:22:18.120 --> 00:22:18.860
 knowledge of

00:22:18.860 --> 00:22:19.200
 God.

00:22:20.940 --> 00:22:21.480
 It's to

00:22:21.480 --> 00:22:22.440
 come into

00:22:22.440 --> 00:22:22.759
 the very

00:22:22.759 --> 00:22:23.519
 life of

00:22:23.519 --> 00:22:23.900
 God,

00:22:23.900 --> 00:22:24.940
 to know

00:22:24.940 --> 00:22:25.420
 him,

00:22:25.720 --> 00:22:26.100
 to be

00:22:26.100 --> 00:22:26.799
 known by

00:22:26.799 --> 00:22:27.240
 him,

00:22:27.240 --> 00:22:28.299
 to love

00:22:28.299 --> 00:22:28.720
 him,

00:22:29.079 --> 00:22:29.700
 to be

00:22:29.700 --> 00:22:30.440
 loved by

00:22:30.440 --> 00:22:30.839
 him.

00:22:32.599 --> 00:22:33.400
 To have

00:22:33.400 --> 00:22:33.839
 your name

00:22:33.839 --> 00:22:34.400
 written in

00:22:34.400 --> 00:22:35.460
 heaven is

00:22:35.460 --> 00:22:36.059
 to mean

00:22:36.059 --> 00:22:36.759
 that you

00:22:36.759 --> 00:22:37.019
 have

00:22:37.019 --> 00:22:37.620
 fellowship

00:22:37.620 --> 00:22:38.799
 with God.

00:22:40.019 --> 00:22:40.460
 That is

00:22:40.460 --> 00:22:41.099
 journey's end.

00:22:42.019 --> 00:22:42.440
 If you

00:22:42.440 --> 00:22:42.960
 like to

00:22:42.960 --> 00:22:43.440
 imagine

00:22:43.440 --> 00:22:43.819
 it,

00:22:45.319 --> 00:22:45.740
 mission

00:22:45.740 --> 00:22:47.900
 serves

00:22:47.900 --> 00:22:49.099
 the sake

00:22:49.099 --> 00:22:49.660
 of

00:22:49.660 --> 00:22:51.259
 church.

00:22:54.980 --> 00:22:55.620
 Fellowship

00:22:55.620 --> 00:22:56.519
 is the

00:22:56.519 --> 00:22:57.220
 goal of

00:22:57.220 --> 00:22:57.559
 mission.

00:22:59.400 --> 00:22:59.920
 Although

00:22:59.920 --> 00:23:00.400
 there is a

00:23:00.400 --> 00:23:00.860
 recursive

00:23:00.860 --> 00:23:01.339
 relationship

00:23:01.339 --> 00:23:02.160
 between the

00:23:02.160 --> 00:23:02.640
 two in

00:23:02.640 --> 00:23:03.799
 this age.

00:23:04.180 --> 00:23:04.279
 But

00:23:04.279 --> 00:23:04.900
 nevertheless,

00:23:05.620 --> 00:23:06.059
 fellowship,

00:23:06.920 --> 00:23:07.579
 relationship

00:23:07.579 --> 00:23:08.339
 with God,

00:23:08.539 --> 00:23:09.120
 participating

00:23:09.120 --> 00:23:09.819
 in the

00:23:09.819 --> 00:23:10.319
 life of

00:23:10.319 --> 00:23:10.620
 God.

00:23:10.860 --> 00:23:11.319
 Do not

00:23:11.319 --> 00:23:11.940
 rejoice in

00:23:11.940 --> 00:23:12.559
 the power

00:23:12.559 --> 00:23:13.019
 that you

00:23:13.019 --> 00:23:13.660
 have seen.

00:23:14.160 --> 00:23:14.819
 Rejoice in

00:23:14.819 --> 00:23:15.200
 the fact

00:23:15.200 --> 00:23:15.660
 that you

00:23:15.660 --> 00:23:16.180
 are in

00:23:16.180 --> 00:23:17.140
 fellowship

00:23:17.140 --> 00:23:18.039
 with God.

00:23:18.400 --> 00:23:18.759
 You are

00:23:18.759 --> 00:23:19.299
 in fellowship

00:23:19.299 --> 00:23:19.759
 with God

00:23:19.759 --> 00:23:20.360
 because you

00:23:20.360 --> 00:23:21.120
 know who

00:23:21.120 --> 00:23:21.559
 Jesus

00:23:21.559 --> 00:23:22.799
 really is.

00:23:23.480 --> 00:23:23.940
 And in

00:23:23.940 --> 00:23:24.559
 an age

00:23:24.559 --> 00:23:26.180
 of aimless

00:23:26.180 --> 00:23:26.799
 wandering,

00:23:27.220 --> 00:23:28.140
 that provides

00:23:28.140 --> 00:23:28.640
 the greatest

00:23:28.640 --> 00:23:29.200
 security.

00:23:31.880 --> 00:23:32.640
 As we

00:23:32.640 --> 00:23:33.100
 struggle to

00:23:33.100 --> 00:23:33.799
 find meaning

00:23:33.799 --> 00:23:34.539
 and purpose

00:23:34.539 --> 00:23:35.120
 in this

00:23:35.120 --> 00:23:35.620
 life,

00:23:36.140 --> 00:23:36.940
 to be

00:23:36.940 --> 00:23:37.600
 known by

00:23:37.600 --> 00:23:38.019
 God,

00:23:38.140 --> 00:23:38.460
 to be

00:23:38.460 --> 00:23:39.100
 loved by

00:23:39.100 --> 00:23:39.519
 God,

00:23:39.519 --> 00:23:41.380
 to dwell

00:23:41.380 --> 00:23:42.240
 with God

00:23:42.240 --> 00:23:43.160
 in that

00:23:43.160 --> 00:23:43.920
 relationship

00:23:43.920 --> 00:23:44.500
 of love

00:23:44.500 --> 00:23:45.420
 for eternity

00:23:45.420 --> 00:23:46.920
 provides

00:23:46.920 --> 00:23:48.140
 the greatest

00:23:48.140 --> 00:23:49.019
 security.

00:23:49.019 --> 00:23:49.139
 eternity.

00:23:51.440 --> 00:23:51.660
 Well,

00:23:51.720 --> 00:23:51.940
 a lot

00:23:51.940 --> 00:23:53.180
 has changed

00:23:53.180 --> 00:23:53.799
 since the

00:23:53.799 --> 00:23:54.240
 time of

00:23:54.240 --> 00:23:54.740
 the 70.

00:23:55.579 --> 00:23:56.339
 They look

00:23:56.339 --> 00:23:57.220
 forward to

00:23:57.220 --> 00:23:57.839
 the time

00:23:57.839 --> 00:23:58.240
 of what

00:23:58.240 --> 00:23:58.740
 Jesus will

00:23:58.740 --> 00:24:00.039
 do and

00:24:00.039 --> 00:24:00.759
 they will

00:24:00.759 --> 00:24:01.220
 eventually

00:24:01.220 --> 00:24:02.099
 see what

00:24:02.099 --> 00:24:03.759
 he has

00:24:03.759 --> 00:24:04.099
 done.

00:24:04.400 --> 00:24:04.759
 But we

00:24:04.759 --> 00:24:05.460
 look back.

00:24:07.000 --> 00:24:07.440
 We have

00:24:07.440 --> 00:24:08.000
 seen the

00:24:08.000 --> 00:24:08.440
 defeat of

00:24:08.440 --> 00:24:08.920
 Satan on

00:24:08.920 --> 00:24:09.319
 the cross.

00:24:10.660 --> 00:24:11.019
 We have

00:24:11.019 --> 00:24:11.599
 seen

00:24:11.599 --> 00:24:12.400
 Jesus,

00:24:13.079 --> 00:24:13.639
 having died

00:24:13.639 --> 00:24:14.319
 on the cross,

00:24:15.400 --> 00:24:16.240
 is offering

00:24:16.240 --> 00:24:16.819
 forgiveness

00:24:16.819 --> 00:24:18.240
 for all

00:24:18.240 --> 00:24:18.779
 our sins.

00:24:19.859 --> 00:24:20.460
 There is

00:24:20.460 --> 00:24:21.159
 no sin

00:24:21.159 --> 00:24:21.539
 that is

00:24:21.539 --> 00:24:22.319
 too great

00:24:22.319 --> 00:24:22.899
 for him

00:24:22.899 --> 00:24:24.220
 to forgive.

00:24:25.539 --> 00:24:26.240
 We have

00:24:26.240 --> 00:24:26.779
 seen

00:24:26.779 --> 00:24:28.379
 the resurrection

00:24:28.379 --> 00:24:29.460
 of our

00:24:29.460 --> 00:24:29.859
 Lord.

00:24:31.179 --> 00:24:31.899
 Death

00:24:31.899 --> 00:24:32.559
 is now

00:24:32.559 --> 00:24:33.179
 overcome.

00:24:34.079 --> 00:24:34.759
 The kingdom

00:24:34.759 --> 00:24:36.319
 is assured

00:24:36.319 --> 00:24:37.480
 and guaranteed.

00:24:38.139 --> 00:24:38.720
 It will

00:24:38.720 --> 00:24:39.720
 come again

00:24:39.720 --> 00:24:40.539
 in power

00:24:40.539 --> 00:24:42.159
 to bring

00:24:42.159 --> 00:24:44.359
 new life.

00:24:44.359 --> 00:24:47.099
 Yes,

00:24:47.240 --> 00:24:47.619
 that is

00:24:47.619 --> 00:24:47.919
 different,

00:24:48.259 --> 00:24:49.000
 but a lot

00:24:49.000 --> 00:24:49.639
 hasn't

00:24:49.639 --> 00:24:50.199
 changed.

00:24:51.919 --> 00:24:52.319
 There are

00:24:52.319 --> 00:24:52.799
 things that

00:24:52.799 --> 00:24:53.119
 are the

00:24:53.119 --> 00:24:53.519
 same.

00:24:54.179 --> 00:24:55.019
 The harvest

00:24:55.019 --> 00:24:56.740
 is still

00:24:56.740 --> 00:24:57.719
 plentiful.

00:24:59.079 --> 00:24:59.919
 I make it

00:24:59.919 --> 00:25:00.559
 a point to

00:25:00.559 --> 00:25:01.059
 go and

00:25:01.059 --> 00:25:02.659
 meet people

00:25:02.659 --> 00:25:03.219
 in our

00:25:03.219 --> 00:25:03.879
 community.

00:25:04.519 --> 00:25:04.719
 You know,

00:25:04.799 --> 00:25:05.459
 even though

00:25:05.459 --> 00:25:07.500
 it might

00:25:07.500 --> 00:25:07.819
 seem

00:25:07.819 --> 00:25:08.419
 difficult,

00:25:10.359 --> 00:25:10.899
 but what

00:25:10.899 --> 00:25:11.419
 I see is

00:25:11.419 --> 00:25:11.639
 this.

00:25:11.719 --> 00:25:12.039
 I see

00:25:12.039 --> 00:25:12.639
 ordinary

00:25:12.640 --> 00:25:13.740
 lives

00:25:13.740 --> 00:25:15.000
 dominated

00:25:15.000 --> 00:25:15.620
 by

00:25:15.620 --> 00:25:17.180
 fear.

00:25:19.440 --> 00:25:19.840
 Somebody

00:25:19.840 --> 00:25:20.259
 once said

00:25:20.259 --> 00:25:20.660
 that we

00:25:20.660 --> 00:25:21.520
 now live

00:25:21.520 --> 00:25:21.759
 in the

00:25:21.759 --> 00:25:22.140
 age of

00:25:22.140 --> 00:25:22.720
 anxiety.

00:25:23.800 --> 00:25:24.300
 My

00:25:24.300 --> 00:25:24.700
 understanding

00:25:24.700 --> 00:25:25.420
 of anxiety

00:25:25.420 --> 00:25:26.560
 is that

00:25:26.560 --> 00:25:26.900
 that is

00:25:26.900 --> 00:25:27.200
 the

00:25:27.200 --> 00:25:27.800
 sort of

00:25:27.800 --> 00:25:28.120
 almost

00:25:28.120 --> 00:25:28.759
 emotional

00:25:28.759 --> 00:25:29.500
 response

00:25:29.500 --> 00:25:30.300
 to fear,

00:25:31.100 --> 00:25:31.200
 to

00:25:31.200 --> 00:25:31.680
 uncertainty.

00:25:33.920 --> 00:25:34.160
 You know,

00:25:34.220 --> 00:25:34.560
 as we

00:25:34.560 --> 00:25:35.100
 grow in

00:25:35.100 --> 00:25:35.360
 our

00:25:35.360 --> 00:25:37.080
 material

00:25:37.080 --> 00:25:37.720
 wealth,

00:25:38.020 --> 00:25:38.660
 we are

00:25:38.660 --> 00:25:39.180
 afraid of

00:25:39.180 --> 00:25:39.440
 another

00:25:39.440 --> 00:25:39.880
 GFC

00:25:39.880 --> 00:25:40.520
 because we

00:25:40.520 --> 00:25:40.860
 might just

00:25:40.860 --> 00:25:41.280
 lose it

00:25:41.280 --> 00:25:41.480
 all.

00:25:42.640 --> 00:25:43.300
 Ironic

00:25:43.300 --> 00:25:45.280
 that the

00:25:45.280 --> 00:25:45.660
 more we

00:25:45.660 --> 00:25:46.060
 have,

00:25:46.740 --> 00:25:47.980
 the more

00:25:47.980 --> 00:25:48.560
 we fear,

00:25:48.640 --> 00:25:48.940
 the more

00:25:48.940 --> 00:25:49.880
 anxious we

00:25:49.880 --> 00:25:49.980
 are.

00:25:50.180 --> 00:25:51.400
 People of

00:25:51.400 --> 00:25:52.500
 our age,

00:25:52.560 --> 00:25:53.140
 our neighbours,

00:25:53.580 --> 00:25:54.100
 ourselves,

00:25:54.280 --> 00:25:54.759
 what we are

00:25:54.759 --> 00:25:55.540
 yearning for

00:25:55.540 --> 00:25:56.780
 is to be

00:25:56.780 --> 00:25:58.020
 secure in

00:25:58.020 --> 00:25:58.440
 the love

00:25:58.440 --> 00:25:59.080
 of God,

00:25:59.259 --> 00:25:59.780
 is it not?

00:26:01.340 --> 00:26:02.280
 The people

00:26:02.280 --> 00:26:03.600
 2,000 years

00:26:03.600 --> 00:26:04.180
 ago on the

00:26:04.180 --> 00:26:04.940
 way to

00:26:04.940 --> 00:26:05.759
 Jerusalem,

00:26:06.020 --> 00:26:06.420
 they are

00:26:06.420 --> 00:26:07.700
 longing for

00:26:07.700 --> 00:26:08.220
 God to

00:26:08.220 --> 00:26:08.620
 come and

00:26:08.620 --> 00:26:08.940
 save them.

00:26:09.000 --> 00:26:09.320
 That is

00:26:09.320 --> 00:26:10.940
 still true

00:26:10.940 --> 00:26:11.960
 in our

00:26:11.960 --> 00:26:12.620
 own age,

00:26:12.720 --> 00:26:13.019
 in our

00:26:13.019 --> 00:26:13.360
 own

00:26:13.360 --> 00:26:14.059
 place.

00:26:14.840 --> 00:26:15.320
 The workers

00:26:15.320 --> 00:26:16.519
 are few.

00:26:17.059 --> 00:26:17.920
 70 is

00:26:17.920 --> 00:26:18.600
 simply

00:26:18.600 --> 00:26:19.460
 not

00:26:19.460 --> 00:26:20.360
 enough.

00:26:21.779 --> 00:26:22.299
 It is

00:26:22.299 --> 00:26:23.160
 also true

00:26:23.160 --> 00:26:23.580
 that the

00:26:23.580 --> 00:26:23.960
 name of

00:26:23.960 --> 00:26:24.299
 Jesus

00:26:24.299 --> 00:26:25.759
 is just

00:26:25.759 --> 00:26:26.960
 as strong

00:26:26.960 --> 00:26:28.039
 to save.

00:26:28.680 --> 00:26:29.820
 The name

00:26:29.820 --> 00:26:31.180
 to which

00:26:31.180 --> 00:26:32.720
 the powers

00:26:32.720 --> 00:26:33.980
 of the

00:26:33.980 --> 00:26:34.980
 evil one

00:26:34.980 --> 00:26:35.920
 submits

00:26:35.920 --> 00:26:36.539
 to is

00:26:36.539 --> 00:26:37.580
 still the

00:26:37.580 --> 00:26:38.279
 same name

00:26:38.279 --> 00:26:39.000
 that saves

00:26:39.000 --> 00:26:39.460
 in this

00:26:39.460 --> 00:26:39.940
 world.

00:26:40.359 --> 00:26:40.660
 It has

00:26:40.660 --> 00:26:40.900
 not

00:26:40.900 --> 00:26:41.259
 lost

00:26:41.259 --> 00:26:41.500
 its

00:26:41.500 --> 00:26:41.980
 power.

00:26:44.799 --> 00:26:45.420
 One of

00:26:45.420 --> 00:26:45.819
 the things

00:26:45.819 --> 00:26:46.500
 that is

00:26:46.500 --> 00:26:47.140
 apparent

00:26:47.140 --> 00:26:47.859
 when you

00:26:47.859 --> 00:26:48.700
 read this

00:26:48.700 --> 00:26:49.299
 account

00:26:49.299 --> 00:26:50.720
 is that

00:26:50.720 --> 00:26:51.299
 the mission

00:26:51.299 --> 00:26:51.839
 of the

00:26:51.839 --> 00:26:52.740
 70 is

00:26:52.740 --> 00:26:53.140
 not the

00:26:53.140 --> 00:26:53.460
 mission of

00:26:53.460 --> 00:26:53.859
 the 70.

00:26:57.299 --> 00:26:57.980
 Deb has

00:26:57.980 --> 00:26:58.299
 mentioned

00:26:58.299 --> 00:26:58.660
 this.

00:26:58.779 --> 00:26:59.079
 It is

00:26:59.079 --> 00:26:59.519
 the mission

00:26:59.519 --> 00:27:00.099
 of God.

00:27:02.019 --> 00:27:02.759
 The 70

00:27:02.759 --> 00:27:03.339
 does not

00:27:03.339 --> 00:27:03.660
 have a

00:27:03.660 --> 00:27:03.839
 mission.

00:27:04.000 --> 00:27:04.299
 We do

00:27:04.299 --> 00:27:04.579
 not have

00:27:04.579 --> 00:27:04.900
 a mission.

00:27:05.319 --> 00:27:05.660
 We have

00:27:05.660 --> 00:27:06.299
 a God

00:27:06.299 --> 00:27:07.039
 who has

00:27:07.039 --> 00:27:07.400
 a mission.

00:27:07.400 --> 00:27:08.720
 It is

00:27:08.720 --> 00:27:09.120
 Jesus

00:27:09.120 --> 00:27:09.680
 who has

00:27:09.680 --> 00:27:09.980
 set his

00:27:09.980 --> 00:27:10.500
 face to

00:27:10.500 --> 00:27:10.980
 Jerusalem.

00:27:11.360 --> 00:27:11.700
 It is

00:27:11.700 --> 00:27:12.019
 Jesus

00:27:12.019 --> 00:27:12.420
 who has

00:27:12.420 --> 00:27:12.840
 come to

00:27:12.840 --> 00:27:13.200
 seek and

00:27:13.200 --> 00:27:13.560
 save the

00:27:13.560 --> 00:27:13.880
 lost.

00:27:14.640 --> 00:27:15.080
 We are

00:27:15.080 --> 00:27:15.360
 simply

00:27:15.360 --> 00:27:16.140
 invited to

00:27:16.140 --> 00:27:16.759
 participate

00:27:16.759 --> 00:27:17.880
 in this

00:27:17.880 --> 00:27:18.800
 mission.

00:27:19.259 --> 00:27:19.880
 The honors

00:27:19.880 --> 00:27:20.680
 belong to

00:27:20.680 --> 00:27:20.860
 him.

00:27:20.940 --> 00:27:21.180
 He is

00:27:21.180 --> 00:27:21.420
 the one

00:27:21.420 --> 00:27:21.600
 who

00:27:21.600 --> 00:27:22.200
 directs,

00:27:22.460 --> 00:27:22.780
 who gives

00:27:22.780 --> 00:27:23.180
 us the

00:27:23.180 --> 00:27:23.720
 content,

00:27:23.880 --> 00:27:24.580
 the method,

00:27:25.880 --> 00:27:26.920
 the expectation

00:27:26.920 --> 00:27:27.660
 of this

00:27:27.660 --> 00:27:28.060
 mission.

00:27:28.880 --> 00:27:29.240
 It is

00:27:29.240 --> 00:27:29.800
 his mission.

00:27:30.220 --> 00:27:30.440
 It is

00:27:30.440 --> 00:27:30.860
 the same

00:27:30.860 --> 00:27:31.180
 God,

00:27:31.259 --> 00:27:31.540
 the same

00:27:31.540 --> 00:27:31.900
 Jesus,

00:27:32.060 --> 00:27:32.320
 who is

00:27:32.320 --> 00:27:32.820
 at work.

00:27:33.160 --> 00:27:33.500
 It is

00:27:33.500 --> 00:27:34.140
 his name

00:27:34.140 --> 00:27:34.500
 that is

00:27:34.500 --> 00:27:35.380
 powerful in

00:27:35.380 --> 00:27:36.140
 this world.

00:27:36.140 --> 00:27:36.900
 I want

00:27:36.900 --> 00:27:37.200
 to tell

00:27:37.200 --> 00:27:37.860
 you quite

00:27:37.860 --> 00:27:38.160
 a long

00:27:38.160 --> 00:27:38.620
 story.

00:27:40.060 --> 00:27:40.860
 It is

00:27:40.860 --> 00:27:41.380
 the story

00:27:41.380 --> 00:27:43.280
 of a

00:27:43.280 --> 00:27:44.360
 pastor who

00:27:44.360 --> 00:27:44.960
 started a

00:27:44.960 --> 00:27:45.520
 church in

00:27:45.520 --> 00:27:45.940
 Canada.

00:27:46.080 --> 00:27:46.220
 I don't

00:27:46.220 --> 00:27:46.660
 know where

00:27:46.660 --> 00:27:47.140
 it is.

00:27:47.400 --> 00:27:48.000
 The church

00:27:48.000 --> 00:27:48.759
 has experienced

00:27:48.759 --> 00:27:50.040
 steady decline

00:27:50.040 --> 00:27:50.580
 over the

00:27:50.580 --> 00:27:51.020
 years.

00:27:51.240 --> 00:27:51.820
 By the time

00:27:51.820 --> 00:27:52.180
 he joined

00:27:52.180 --> 00:27:52.560
 the church,

00:27:52.840 --> 00:27:53.040
 there is

00:27:53.040 --> 00:27:53.340
 only a

00:27:53.340 --> 00:27:53.940
 small group

00:27:53.940 --> 00:27:54.480
 left.

00:27:55.259 --> 00:27:55.560
 It was

00:27:55.560 --> 00:27:56.180
 the Canadian

00:27:56.180 --> 00:27:56.800
 summer.

00:27:57.600 --> 00:27:57.960
 Josh,

00:27:58.620 --> 00:27:59.220
 Canadian

00:27:59.220 --> 00:27:59.740
 summer.

00:28:01.520 --> 00:28:01.980
 Terrible

00:28:01.980 --> 00:28:02.540
 place to

00:28:02.540 --> 00:28:02.800
 be,

00:28:03.360 --> 00:28:03.680
 Canada.

00:28:04.600 --> 00:28:05.120
 Especially

00:28:05.120 --> 00:28:05.780
 church.

00:28:06.140 --> 00:28:06.780
 I don't

00:28:06.780 --> 00:28:07.400
 know if

00:28:07.400 --> 00:28:07.840
 you guys

00:28:07.840 --> 00:28:08.120
 actually

00:28:08.120 --> 00:28:08.680
 come here

00:28:08.680 --> 00:28:09.180
 in January,

00:28:09.880 --> 00:28:10.280
 but there

00:28:10.280 --> 00:28:10.700
 is no

00:28:10.700 --> 00:28:11.220
 one here

00:28:11.220 --> 00:28:11.600
 except

00:28:11.600 --> 00:28:12.240
 everyone

00:28:12.240 --> 00:28:12.720
 who

00:28:12.720 --> 00:28:13.080
 come and

00:28:13.080 --> 00:28:13.480
 visit our

00:28:13.480 --> 00:28:13.820
 church.

00:28:15.660 --> 00:28:16.240
 In

00:28:16.240 --> 00:28:17.780
 Canadian

00:28:17.780 --> 00:28:18.340
 summer,

00:28:18.620 --> 00:28:19.580
 this guy's

00:28:19.580 --> 00:28:20.320
 church is

00:28:20.320 --> 00:28:20.980
 a tiny

00:28:20.980 --> 00:28:21.280
 little

00:28:21.280 --> 00:28:21.780
 church,

00:28:22.120 --> 00:28:22.520
 and in

00:28:22.520 --> 00:28:22.840
 summertime

00:28:22.840 --> 00:28:23.460
 is even

00:28:23.460 --> 00:28:24.040
 worse.

00:28:26.080 --> 00:28:26.600
 During

00:28:26.600 --> 00:28:27.220
 the summer

00:28:27.220 --> 00:28:27.680
 holidays,

00:28:27.820 --> 00:28:27.980
 there is

00:28:27.980 --> 00:28:30.360
 a family

00:28:30.360 --> 00:28:31.040
 visiting the

00:28:31.040 --> 00:28:31.460
 church.

00:28:32.020 --> 00:28:32.300
 Just

00:28:32.300 --> 00:28:32.880
 moving to

00:28:32.880 --> 00:28:33.259
 the city

00:28:33.259 --> 00:28:33.720
 a few

00:28:33.720 --> 00:28:34.420
 months ago,

00:28:34.520 --> 00:28:34.900
 wanting to

00:28:34.900 --> 00:28:35.240
 find a

00:28:35.240 --> 00:28:35.800
 new church.

00:28:35.799 --> 00:28:36.319
 The

00:28:36.319 --> 00:28:37.399
 father is

00:28:37.399 --> 00:28:37.960
 a successful

00:28:37.960 --> 00:28:38.559
 businessman,

00:28:39.059 --> 00:28:39.759
 the wife is

00:28:39.759 --> 00:28:40.279
 particularly

00:28:40.279 --> 00:28:40.879
 sophisticated,

00:28:41.180 --> 00:28:41.339
 they have

00:28:41.339 --> 00:28:42.079
 four kids,

00:28:42.799 --> 00:28:43.619
 and they've

00:28:43.619 --> 00:28:44.440
 been attending

00:28:44.440 --> 00:28:45.759
 a mega

00:28:45.759 --> 00:28:46.440
 church in

00:28:46.440 --> 00:28:46.839
 the city.

00:28:47.639 --> 00:28:48.319
 Beautiful

00:28:48.319 --> 00:28:48.899
 beauty,

00:28:49.440 --> 00:28:50.099
 up-to-date

00:28:50.099 --> 00:28:50.859
 technology,

00:28:51.460 --> 00:28:52.500
 a children's

00:28:52.500 --> 00:28:53.019
 program.

00:28:53.919 --> 00:28:54.480
 How about

00:28:54.480 --> 00:28:54.799
 that?

00:28:55.079 --> 00:28:55.599
 A luxury.

00:28:57.480 --> 00:28:58.339
 And this

00:28:58.339 --> 00:28:59.399
 pastor realized

00:28:59.399 --> 00:28:59.779
 that his

00:28:59.779 --> 00:29:00.359
 little church

00:29:00.359 --> 00:29:01.279
 could not

00:29:01.279 --> 00:29:02.099
 match up to

00:29:02.099 --> 00:29:02.539
 what they

00:29:02.539 --> 00:29:03.500
 have experienced,

00:29:03.500 --> 00:29:03.539
 things.

00:29:04.140 --> 00:29:04.420
 And for

00:29:04.420 --> 00:29:04.940
 him, it

00:29:04.940 --> 00:29:05.619
 was rather

00:29:05.619 --> 00:29:06.480
 embarrassing.

00:29:07.700 --> 00:29:08.380
 And to

00:29:08.380 --> 00:29:09.240
 top it all

00:29:09.240 --> 00:29:10.500
 off, to

00:29:10.500 --> 00:29:11.160
 top it all

00:29:11.160 --> 00:29:12.140
 off, you

00:29:12.140 --> 00:29:13.000
 know, I

00:29:13.000 --> 00:29:13.960
 was at a

00:29:13.960 --> 00:29:14.420
 little church

00:29:14.420 --> 00:29:14.980
 prior to

00:29:14.980 --> 00:29:16.480
 this, and

00:29:16.480 --> 00:29:17.240
 one of the

00:29:17.240 --> 00:29:18.200
 worst things,

00:29:18.559 --> 00:29:19.500
 worst things

00:29:19.500 --> 00:29:19.980
 for this

00:29:19.980 --> 00:29:21.240
 church is

00:29:21.240 --> 00:29:22.079
 when I

00:29:22.079 --> 00:29:22.599
 had to

00:29:22.599 --> 00:29:23.019
 lead the

00:29:23.019 --> 00:29:23.339
 music.

00:29:25.980 --> 00:29:26.799
 With my

00:29:26.799 --> 00:29:27.220
 guitar.

00:29:28.900 --> 00:29:29.599
 It is

00:29:29.599 --> 00:29:30.380
 awful.

00:29:30.380 --> 00:29:30.780
 You know,

00:29:30.840 --> 00:29:31.260
 my wife

00:29:31.260 --> 00:29:31.640
 said to

00:29:31.640 --> 00:29:32.920
 me, after

00:29:32.920 --> 00:29:33.680
 Sunday, she

00:29:33.680 --> 00:29:34.100
 had to go

00:29:34.100 --> 00:29:34.380
 and take

00:29:34.380 --> 00:29:34.900
 a shower.

00:29:38.500 --> 00:29:38.900
 It's

00:29:38.900 --> 00:29:40.140
 unclean.

00:29:44.240 --> 00:29:44.860
 And this

00:29:44.860 --> 00:29:45.900
 guy, his

00:29:45.900 --> 00:29:47.400
 musician was

00:29:47.400 --> 00:29:47.820
 away.

00:29:47.960 --> 00:29:48.440
 It was a

00:29:48.440 --> 00:29:48.980
 horrible

00:29:48.980 --> 00:29:50.260
 experience, so

00:29:50.260 --> 00:29:51.000
 he thought.

00:29:51.920 --> 00:29:53.000
 And during

00:29:53.000 --> 00:29:53.560
 the time of

00:29:53.560 --> 00:29:54.260
 announcement, he

00:29:54.260 --> 00:29:55.160
 was apologetic,

00:29:55.280 --> 00:29:56.180
 he said, you

00:29:56.180 --> 00:29:56.420
 know, not

00:29:56.420 --> 00:29:57.160
 directly in his

00:29:57.160 --> 00:29:57.560
 family, you

00:29:57.560 --> 00:29:58.060
 know, normally

00:29:58.060 --> 00:29:58.880
 we have more

00:29:58.880 --> 00:29:59.200
 people.

00:29:59.200 --> 00:30:00.240
 Normally, there's

00:30:00.240 --> 00:30:00.799
 someone who

00:30:00.799 --> 00:30:01.440
 can actually

00:30:01.440 --> 00:30:02.080
 play music.

00:30:02.360 --> 00:30:02.900
 You know, she's

00:30:02.900 --> 00:30:03.900
 doing fine, but

00:30:03.900 --> 00:30:04.900
 you know, we

00:30:04.900 --> 00:30:05.420
 actually have

00:30:05.420 --> 00:30:06.080
 real musicians

00:30:06.080 --> 00:30:06.500
 here.

00:30:08.580 --> 00:30:10.440
 But anyway, he

00:30:10.440 --> 00:30:11.620
 was frankly

00:30:11.620 --> 00:30:12.460
 quite embarrassed

00:30:12.460 --> 00:30:13.279
 by church.

00:30:14.279 --> 00:30:14.900
 Nothing to

00:30:14.900 --> 00:30:15.600
 offer this

00:30:15.600 --> 00:30:16.700
 powerful,

00:30:16.920 --> 00:30:17.220
 sophisticated

00:30:17.220 --> 00:30:17.580
 people.

00:30:18.700 --> 00:30:19.220
 But what

00:30:19.220 --> 00:30:20.019
 surprised him

00:30:20.019 --> 00:30:20.740
 the next week

00:30:20.740 --> 00:30:21.340
 is that this

00:30:21.340 --> 00:30:22.299
 same family

00:30:22.299 --> 00:30:22.880
 turned up.

00:30:23.740 --> 00:30:24.779
 And at the

00:30:24.779 --> 00:30:25.400
 door, rather

00:30:25.400 --> 00:30:25.819
 than, you

00:30:25.819 --> 00:30:26.500
 know, blurting

00:30:26.500 --> 00:30:27.140
 out, you

00:30:27.140 --> 00:30:27.580
 know, welcome

00:30:27.580 --> 00:30:28.539
 back, he

00:30:28.539 --> 00:30:29.039
 kind of said,

00:30:29.200 --> 00:30:29.799
 why did you

00:30:29.799 --> 00:30:30.319
 come back?

00:30:31.720 --> 00:30:32.000
 You know, he

00:30:32.000 --> 00:30:32.360
 just didn't

00:30:32.360 --> 00:30:32.860
 expect it.

00:30:32.900 --> 00:30:33.519
 I'm sure if

00:30:33.519 --> 00:30:33.920
 he were to

00:30:33.920 --> 00:30:34.319
 talk to

00:30:34.319 --> 00:30:34.759
 Deb, she

00:30:34.759 --> 00:30:35.080
 would say,

00:30:35.180 --> 00:30:35.660
 this is not

00:30:35.660 --> 00:30:35.980
 how you

00:30:35.980 --> 00:30:36.200
 welcome

00:30:36.200 --> 00:30:36.539
 people.

00:30:38.319 --> 00:30:39.620
 But to

00:30:39.620 --> 00:30:39.940
 his even

00:30:39.940 --> 00:30:40.200
 greater

00:30:40.200 --> 00:30:41.120
 surprise, this

00:30:41.120 --> 00:30:41.660
 family kept

00:30:41.660 --> 00:30:42.360
 coming back

00:30:42.360 --> 00:30:43.319
 week after

00:30:43.319 --> 00:30:44.080
 week, until

00:30:44.080 --> 00:30:45.640
 finally, they

00:30:45.640 --> 00:30:46.480
 decided to

00:30:46.480 --> 00:30:47.460
 formally join

00:30:47.460 --> 00:30:47.940
 the church.

00:30:48.360 --> 00:30:48.840
 And the

00:30:48.840 --> 00:30:49.660
 pastor had to

00:30:49.660 --> 00:30:50.180
 ask this

00:30:50.180 --> 00:30:50.860
 question, why

00:30:50.860 --> 00:30:51.460
 did you

00:30:51.460 --> 00:30:52.000
 decide to

00:30:52.000 --> 00:30:52.580
 choose us

00:30:52.580 --> 00:30:53.460
 over this

00:30:53.460 --> 00:30:54.700
 amazing mega

00:30:54.700 --> 00:30:55.279
 church down

00:30:55.279 --> 00:30:55.779
 the road?

00:30:56.700 --> 00:30:57.059
 And the

00:30:57.059 --> 00:30:57.759
 man asked,

00:30:57.840 --> 00:30:58.319
 look, quite

00:30:58.319 --> 00:30:59.039
 frankly, I

00:30:59.039 --> 00:30:59.439
 have to

00:30:59.439 --> 00:31:00.539
 admit, we

00:31:00.539 --> 00:31:01.139
 didn't decide

00:31:01.139 --> 00:31:01.599
 to join

00:31:01.599 --> 00:31:02.019
 you, we

00:31:02.019 --> 00:31:02.419
 wanted to

00:31:02.419 --> 00:31:02.899
 go back to

00:31:02.899 --> 00:31:03.220
 the other

00:31:03.220 --> 00:31:03.659
 church.

00:31:04.359 --> 00:31:04.799
 But every

00:31:04.799 --> 00:31:05.159
 time we

00:31:05.159 --> 00:31:05.500
 got into

00:31:05.500 --> 00:31:06.099
 the car, we

00:31:06.099 --> 00:31:06.619
 just ended

00:31:06.619 --> 00:31:07.159
 up coming

00:31:07.159 --> 00:31:07.899
 into your

00:31:07.899 --> 00:31:08.759
 drive, you

00:31:08.759 --> 00:31:09.059
 know, your

00:31:09.059 --> 00:31:09.720
 car park.

00:31:10.980 --> 00:31:12.259
 And one

00:31:12.259 --> 00:31:12.799
 time I

00:31:12.799 --> 00:31:13.179
 turned to

00:31:13.179 --> 00:31:13.980
 my wife and

00:31:13.980 --> 00:31:14.460
 I asked,

00:31:14.559 --> 00:31:15.359
 why do we

00:31:15.359 --> 00:31:15.839
 keep coming

00:31:15.839 --> 00:31:16.939
 back when

00:31:16.939 --> 00:31:18.019
 there is so

00:31:18.019 --> 00:31:18.859
 much less to

00:31:18.859 --> 00:31:20.159
 offer us than

00:31:20.159 --> 00:31:20.619
 this other

00:31:20.619 --> 00:31:21.079
 church?

00:31:22.059 --> 00:31:22.659
 And the

00:31:22.659 --> 00:31:23.419
 wife's response

00:31:23.420 --> 00:31:24.640
 was, because

00:31:24.640 --> 00:31:25.500
 every time we

00:31:25.500 --> 00:31:27.740
 come here, we

00:31:27.740 --> 00:31:28.340
 meet God.

00:31:33.539 --> 00:31:34.340
 Are people

00:31:34.340 --> 00:31:35.039
 looking for a

00:31:35.039 --> 00:31:35.340
 comfortable

00:31:35.340 --> 00:31:35.840
 building?

00:31:36.700 --> 00:31:37.279
 Toilets that

00:31:37.279 --> 00:31:38.759
 are more

00:31:38.759 --> 00:31:39.140
 permanent?

00:31:41.140 --> 00:31:42.360
 Yes, and we

00:31:42.360 --> 00:31:43.240
 should praise

00:31:43.240 --> 00:31:43.960
 God for those

00:31:43.960 --> 00:31:44.440
 things.

00:31:46.000 --> 00:31:47.000
 But ultimately,

00:31:47.200 --> 00:31:47.980
 what people are

00:31:47.980 --> 00:31:49.100
 looking for is

00:31:49.100 --> 00:31:50.160
 God.

00:31:50.160 --> 00:31:52.420
 when you

00:31:52.420 --> 00:31:53.580
 come tonight, I

00:31:53.580 --> 00:31:54.680
 hope that you

00:31:54.680 --> 00:31:55.380
 are expecting,

00:31:56.140 --> 00:31:57.480
 longing to

00:31:57.480 --> 00:31:58.380
 meet with God

00:31:58.380 --> 00:31:59.540
 face to face.

00:32:01.360 --> 00:32:02.580
 This is God's

00:32:02.580 --> 00:32:03.640
 mission, entrusted

00:32:03.640 --> 00:32:04.140
 to us.

00:32:04.220 --> 00:32:04.680
 It is the

00:32:04.680 --> 00:32:05.640
 gospel of

00:32:05.640 --> 00:32:06.540
 Jesus Christ

00:32:06.540 --> 00:32:07.880
 that we

00:32:07.880 --> 00:32:08.360
 have.

00:32:08.860 --> 00:32:10.019
 We have

00:32:10.019 --> 00:32:11.460
 just as

00:32:11.460 --> 00:32:12.220
 much God

00:32:12.220 --> 00:32:13.060
 to offer

00:32:13.060 --> 00:32:14.340
 as Hillsong.

00:32:16.040 --> 00:32:16.440
 And some

00:32:16.440 --> 00:32:16.960
 people will say

00:32:16.960 --> 00:32:17.580
 perhaps more.

00:32:17.579 --> 00:32:22.119
 people's

00:32:22.119 --> 00:32:22.699
 life could

00:32:22.699 --> 00:32:23.240
 be just

00:32:23.240 --> 00:32:23.559
 as

00:32:23.559 --> 00:32:24.799
 transformed

00:32:24.799 --> 00:32:26.000
 in our

00:32:26.000 --> 00:32:27.179
 midst as

00:32:27.179 --> 00:32:28.419
 any church

00:32:28.419 --> 00:32:29.000
 in this

00:32:29.000 --> 00:32:29.279
 city.

00:32:31.960 --> 00:32:32.919
 We must

00:32:32.919 --> 00:32:34.519
 never be

00:32:34.519 --> 00:32:35.299
 embarrassed

00:32:35.299 --> 00:32:36.720
 by representing

00:32:36.720 --> 00:32:37.399
 our Lord.

00:32:38.319 --> 00:32:38.960
 Whether we

00:32:38.960 --> 00:32:39.699
 minister to

00:32:39.699 --> 00:32:40.859
 hundreds of

00:32:40.859 --> 00:32:41.419
 thousands of

00:32:41.419 --> 00:32:42.899
 people or

00:32:42.899 --> 00:32:43.279
 to just

00:32:43.279 --> 00:32:43.759
 one,

00:32:45.480 --> 00:32:46.000
 it is

00:32:46.000 --> 00:32:46.899
 still an

00:32:46.899 --> 00:32:47.539
 enormous

00:32:47.539 --> 00:32:48.700
 privilege.

00:32:49.619 --> 00:32:49.960
 And let

00:32:49.960 --> 00:32:50.579
 me remind

00:32:50.579 --> 00:32:51.059
 you from

00:32:51.059 --> 00:32:51.779
 Luke 10

00:32:51.779 --> 00:32:52.440
 that it

00:32:52.440 --> 00:32:52.980
 is the

00:32:52.980 --> 00:32:54.039
 same

00:32:54.039 --> 00:32:55.460
 powerful

00:32:55.460 --> 00:32:56.099
 name

00:32:56.099 --> 00:32:57.619
 that we

00:32:57.619 --> 00:32:58.319
 carry,

00:32:58.920 --> 00:32:59.599
 we bear

00:32:59.599 --> 00:33:00.720
 with us.

00:33:01.879 --> 00:33:02.519
 If you

00:33:02.519 --> 00:33:02.940
 have the

00:33:02.940 --> 00:33:03.680
 gospel of

00:33:03.680 --> 00:33:04.059
 the Lord

00:33:04.059 --> 00:33:04.359
 Jesus,

00:33:04.500 --> 00:33:04.819
 you have

00:33:04.819 --> 00:33:05.379
 the power

00:33:05.379 --> 00:33:06.359
 of life

00:33:06.359 --> 00:33:07.099
 and death

00:33:07.099 --> 00:33:07.779
 in your

00:33:07.779 --> 00:33:08.819
 hands and

00:33:08.819 --> 00:33:09.440
 on your

00:33:09.440 --> 00:33:09.799
 lips.

00:33:10.099 --> 00:33:10.799
 Jesus says

00:33:10.799 --> 00:33:11.579
 this remarkable

00:33:11.579 --> 00:33:12.579
 thing in

00:33:12.579 --> 00:33:13.159
 verse 16.

00:33:13.319 --> 00:33:13.839
 When they

00:33:13.839 --> 00:33:14.639
 hear you,

00:33:15.740 --> 00:33:16.259
 they hear

00:33:16.259 --> 00:33:16.639
 me.

00:33:16.640 --> 00:33:19.080
 as you

00:33:19.080 --> 00:33:19.780
 go about

00:33:19.780 --> 00:33:20.360
 in these

00:33:20.360 --> 00:33:21.080
 cities meeting

00:33:21.080 --> 00:33:21.820
 the crowd,

00:33:22.420 --> 00:33:23.000
 I am

00:33:23.000 --> 00:33:23.800
 going about.

00:33:24.120 --> 00:33:24.660
 To reject

00:33:24.660 --> 00:33:25.620
 you is to

00:33:25.620 --> 00:33:26.440
 reject me.

00:33:26.840 --> 00:33:27.300
 To reject

00:33:27.300 --> 00:33:28.300
 me is to

00:33:28.300 --> 00:33:29.140
 reject the

00:33:29.140 --> 00:33:30.140
 one who

00:33:30.140 --> 00:33:30.759
 has sent

00:33:30.759 --> 00:33:31.080
 me.

00:33:31.079 --> 00:33:31.139
 me.

00:33:35.240 --> 00:33:36.139
 I wonder

00:33:36.139 --> 00:33:36.539
 if there's

00:33:36.539 --> 00:33:37.119
 a restlessness

00:33:37.119 --> 00:33:37.980
 in your

00:33:37.980 --> 00:33:38.779
 heart,

00:33:39.000 --> 00:33:39.299
 in your

00:33:39.299 --> 00:33:39.899
 soul,

00:33:40.960 --> 00:33:41.500
 longing to

00:33:41.500 --> 00:33:41.960
 belong,

00:33:42.379 --> 00:33:42.939
 longing for

00:33:42.939 --> 00:33:43.599
 an identity,

00:33:43.819 --> 00:33:44.240
 longing for

00:33:44.240 --> 00:33:44.879
 a purpose,

00:33:45.379 --> 00:33:46.139
 a cause

00:33:46.139 --> 00:33:47.019
 that is

00:33:47.019 --> 00:33:48.879
 worthy to

00:33:48.879 --> 00:33:49.619
 invest your

00:33:49.619 --> 00:33:50.960
 life in.

00:33:50.960 --> 00:33:51.019
 me.

00:33:53.079 --> 00:33:53.299
 Well,

00:33:53.340 --> 00:33:53.600
 Jesus'

00:33:53.779 --> 00:33:54.140
 word to

00:33:54.140 --> 00:33:54.620
 you is

00:33:54.620 --> 00:33:55.640
 come and

00:33:55.640 --> 00:33:56.480
 follow me

00:33:56.480 --> 00:33:58.900
 into the

00:33:58.900 --> 00:34:00.700
 world to

00:34:00.700 --> 00:34:01.700
 proclaim the

00:34:01.700 --> 00:34:02.579
 coming kingdom,

00:34:03.160 --> 00:34:05.000
 to see the

00:34:05.000 --> 00:34:05.980
 great harvest,

00:34:06.319 --> 00:34:07.000
 the longing,

00:34:08.280 --> 00:34:10.220
 to experience,

00:34:10.480 --> 00:34:11.240
 to witness the

00:34:11.240 --> 00:34:12.119
 great power in

00:34:12.119 --> 00:34:12.559
 the name of

00:34:12.559 --> 00:34:12.900
 Jesus.

00:34:13.440 --> 00:34:13.780
 In the midst

00:34:13.780 --> 00:34:14.559
 of danger,

00:34:15.119 --> 00:34:15.500
 there is a

00:34:15.500 --> 00:34:16.199
 great urgency

00:34:16.199 --> 00:34:16.920
 for it is

00:34:16.920 --> 00:34:18.260
 life and

00:34:18.260 --> 00:34:18.559
 death.

00:34:18.559 --> 00:34:21.519
 perhaps you

00:34:21.519 --> 00:34:21.840
 need to

00:34:21.840 --> 00:34:22.159
 come to

00:34:22.159 --> 00:34:23.119
 Jesus to

00:34:23.119 --> 00:34:23.659
 follow him

00:34:23.659 --> 00:34:23.940
 for the

00:34:23.940 --> 00:34:24.519
 first time.

00:34:26.340 --> 00:34:27.019
 Perhaps you

00:34:27.019 --> 00:34:27.340
 have been

00:34:27.340 --> 00:34:28.019
 following Jesus

00:34:28.019 --> 00:34:28.779
 for quite some

00:34:28.779 --> 00:34:29.539
 time, but

00:34:29.539 --> 00:34:30.259
 you still feel

00:34:30.259 --> 00:34:30.799
 lost.

00:34:31.420 --> 00:34:31.940
 Perhaps you

00:34:31.940 --> 00:34:32.299
 have been

00:34:32.299 --> 00:34:32.840
 distracted

00:34:32.840 --> 00:34:35.199
 from the

00:34:35.199 --> 00:34:35.460
 mission.

00:34:38.519 --> 00:34:39.219
 Let me

00:34:39.219 --> 00:34:39.840
 suggest to

00:34:39.840 --> 00:34:41.440
 you and

00:34:41.440 --> 00:34:41.739
 I,

00:34:44.519 --> 00:34:45.239
 perhaps what

00:34:45.239 --> 00:34:46.400
 we need is

00:34:46.400 --> 00:34:47.920
 to redefine

00:34:47.920 --> 00:34:48.960
 our lives

00:34:48.960 --> 00:34:50.800
 by the

00:34:50.800 --> 00:34:51.159
 mission of

00:34:51.159 --> 00:34:51.400
 God.

00:34:55.139 --> 00:34:55.780
 What does

00:34:55.780 --> 00:34:56.159
 that mean?

00:34:57.559 --> 00:34:58.420
 For you,

00:34:58.800 --> 00:34:59.079
 for your

00:34:59.079 --> 00:34:59.519
 identity,

00:34:59.740 --> 00:35:00.000
 for your

00:35:00.000 --> 00:35:00.579
 meaning,

00:35:00.980 --> 00:35:01.240
 for your

00:35:01.240 --> 00:35:01.599
 purpose,

00:35:01.720 --> 00:35:01.940
 for your

00:35:01.940 --> 00:35:02.400
 ambition,

00:35:02.880 --> 00:35:03.139
 to be

00:35:03.139 --> 00:35:03.820
 defined by

00:35:03.820 --> 00:35:04.700
 nothing else

00:35:04.700 --> 00:35:06.500
 because nothing

00:35:06.500 --> 00:35:07.240
 else is

00:35:07.240 --> 00:35:08.360
 worthy of

00:35:08.360 --> 00:35:09.119
 your life.

00:35:12.420 --> 00:35:13.079
 What does

00:35:13.079 --> 00:35:14.099
 it mean to

00:35:14.099 --> 00:35:15.119
 be defined by

00:35:15.119 --> 00:35:15.700
 the mission of

00:35:15.700 --> 00:35:16.400
 God for you?

00:35:17.920 --> 00:35:21.559
 the

00:35:21.559 --> 00:35:21.860
 numerous

00:35:21.860 --> 00:35:22.480
 things coming

00:35:22.480 --> 00:35:22.900
 up in

00:35:22.900 --> 00:35:23.539
 our church.

00:35:25.240 --> 00:35:25.840
 And I

00:35:25.840 --> 00:35:26.260
 don't want to

00:35:26.260 --> 00:35:26.800
 rush through

00:35:26.800 --> 00:35:27.000
 this.

00:35:27.119 --> 00:35:27.659
 I'm hoping

00:35:27.659 --> 00:35:28.820
 that you

00:35:28.820 --> 00:35:29.220
 have some

00:35:29.220 --> 00:35:29.659
 moment

00:35:29.659 --> 00:35:31.500
 tonight to

00:35:31.500 --> 00:35:32.200
 think about

00:35:32.200 --> 00:35:34.980
 to wrestle

00:35:34.980 --> 00:35:37.000
 with your

00:35:37.000 --> 00:35:37.200
 own

00:35:37.200 --> 00:35:37.740
 restlessness.

00:35:37.740 --> 00:35:37.800
 Amen.

00:35:37.800 --> 00:35:38.539
 Amen.

00:35:38.539 --> 00:35:42.579
 Amen.

00:35:42.579 --> 00:35:42.639
 Amen.

00:35:42.639 --> 00:35:42.680
 Amen.

00:35:42.680 --> 00:35:42.700
 Amen.

00:35:42.700 --> 00:35:42.740
 Amen.

00:35:42.740 --> 00:35:42.760
 Amen.

00:35:42.760 --> 00:35:44.680
 Amen.

00:35:44.680 --> 00:35:44.740
 Amen.

00:35:44.740 --> 00:35:44.760
 Amen.