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 So my name's Dave. I'm one of the pastors here.

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 A warm welcome to you if you're visiting.

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 So during the winter holidays last year, my wife, Emma, and I, we were in Mogo.

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 I don't know if you know where Mogo is, but it's near Batemans Bay on the south coast.

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 And we really love strolling the street, basically is one street, of Mogo.

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 And it's just rustic and quirky shops.

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 It's really leisurely.

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 There was art galleries.

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 We bought these little Aboriginal painted boomerangs that you stick to your fridge.

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 They were cool.

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 We just strolled the streets.

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 There was bookshops, other art galleries, and there was fudge.

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 Fudge, that's right.

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 It was delicious.

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 Maple and walnut, Will.

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 Maple and walnut fudge.

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 That was one of our highlights.

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 So in a safe and beautiful part of our country, Mogo was life-giving.

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 But as you know, the bushfires have now devastated that area, that town, leaving many houses and businesses in ruins.

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 Just south of Mogo, I read an article about a man who built his house 40 years ago.

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 Now, he was prepared.

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 He had a large area of the bushland surrounding his house backburned.

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 Backburned.

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 So confident was he that he was prepared that two years ago, he decided to stop paying for his house insurance.

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 And now everything is destroyed.

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 And now everything is destroyed.

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 Except for this lower level of stones.

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 Now, your heart goes out to him, doesn't it?

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 None of us want to experience that.

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 And I think he had an amazing attitude.

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 He's recorded saying, we're all upset, obviously.

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 But it's not the end of the world.

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 We're alive.

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 But he must be kicking himself, right?

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 He must be kicking himself that he didn't keep his insurance.

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 Whatever his house was worth, he just lost it in an instant.

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 It's really easy to say that in hindsight, isn't it?

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 If we saw him a year ago with the thousands of dollars that he'd saved, I wonder what we would think of him then.

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 It only looks foolish now because the bushfires have come through.

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 So what about you?

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 Are you a wise or a foolish person?

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 It's almost impossible to tell in good times, isn't it?

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 I think we Aussies love to live in the moment.

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 We love the present moment we're in.

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 We don't want to think about the future.

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 But God forewarns each one of us that a dreadful storm is coming.

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 Jesus warns us.

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 Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

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 And as the children's talk does help us feel the impact of this.

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 The rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat on that house.

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 But it did not fall.

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 Because it had been founded on the rock.

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 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

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 And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house and it fell.

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 And great was the fall of it.

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 Now what's this story about?

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 It's about our entire life.

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 Whether or not we are building our life on solid foundations.

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 Whether like the man from Mogo, we're prepared for the times of crisis that this life throws at us.

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 But also are we prepared for the final crisis?

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 This final crisis is that we all must meet God face to face after we die.

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 We all must.

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 And we have to give him an answer for the life we've lived.

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 It's going to be like meeting a hurricane.

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 The rain fell.

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 The floods came and the wind beat against every life that has been built.

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 One person will stand, the other will fall.

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 What's the difference?

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 We're told nothing.

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 Nothing about the houses themselves.

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 Except one thing.

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 The basis they're built on.

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 The foundation.

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 The story challenges each one of us to pause and examine our own lives.

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 What are you building your life on?

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 What is central to your life?

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 What must you have for your well-being?

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 What are you striving to keep and to have more of?

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 Do you look to romance?

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 If you have that person's attention and affection, then whatever else happens, you'll be okay.

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 Do you look to money?

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 Do you look to your accomplishments?

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 Do you look to your accomplishments?

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 Do you look to your work or your family?

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 Do you look to your possessions?

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 Are these things solid enough to be the basis of your life?

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 The problem with all these things is that they're fragile.

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 Loved ones can let us down.

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 We can fail.

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 and suddenly our accomplishments don't look so good anymore.

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 Our health can be taken from us in a moment.

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 But when the sun is shining, our life may look solid

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 and really good from the outside.

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 But it will be left exposed when God's storm hits.

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 But like a bushfire, once it is over, the land is revitalised.

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 It has new and abundant growth.

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 In a similar way, God says that once the final storm is over,

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 he is going to remake everything to be permanent and good,

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 only good as it was always meant to be.

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 Jesus calls this the kingdom of heaven.

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 It's coming.

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 At this point, you might be thinking that I'm implying

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 that the religious person is safe and can have confidence

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 to enter the kingdom of heaven and endure that storm.

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 But religious actions are just as shaky ground as anything else.

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 I think it's worse.

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 It's worse because the person is fooling themselves

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 into thinking that they're pleasing God.

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 Listen to what Jesus says from verse 21.

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 You can see it on the back of your handout.

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 Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord,

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 will enter the kingdom of heaven,

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 but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

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 On that day, when we face God, on that day, Jesus says,

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 many will say to me, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name

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 and cast out demons in your name and do mighty works in your name?

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 And then will I declare to them,

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 I never knew you.

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 Depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.

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 These are the people who put their confidence

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 in the public religious things they do.

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 Lord, I knew all the right words and the doctrines to say in the church.

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 Lord, I preached about you.

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 Lord, I went to church regularly.

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 Lord, I gave so much money to the church.

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 Lord, I volunteered so much time for you.

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 I never knew you.

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 Depart from me.

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 They are dreadful words.

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 I do not want to hear them.

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 When God's storm comes,

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 the person basing their life on religious acts will fall.

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 Never to rise again.

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 So if the religious person doesn't have any hope,

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 who does?

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 Let's go back to the story of the two house builders.

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 There are only two types of people.

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 There's no middle ground.

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 What's the difference between the wise and foolish person?

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 Now,

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 I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed.

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 Sometimes I feel really foolish.

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 Foolish.

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 Like when I was at a family gathering the other day

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 and the topic turned to politics.

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 I had nothing to say.

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 I felt like a fool.

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 Or when renovating our kitchen

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 and Brendan gives me instructions,

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 I feel like a fool.

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 There's moments that just really highlight

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 what I don't know.

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 But knowledge and experience

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 isn't Jesus' measure

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 of a wise or foolish person.

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 And I'm thankful for that.

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 What's the difference?

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 Compare verse 24 and 26 with me.

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 Everyone then who hears these words of mine

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 and does them.

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 And the other group,

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 everyone who hears these words of mine

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 and does not do them.

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 Notice that both of them hear Jesus' words.

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 Again,

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 coming to church,

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 hearing Jesus' words is not enough.

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 Religious activity is not the difference.

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 The wise person treats Jesus as their Lord

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 over their entire lives

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 and wants to do what he says.

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 The foolish person,

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 whether religious or atheist,

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 they build their lives ignoring him

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 while chasing other things.

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 Now that sounds a bit arrogant of Jesus,

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 doesn't it?

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 That our future depends

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 on whether we obey him or not.

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 If I said that your life depends

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 on obeying all that I say,

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 what would you think of me?

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 I'm guessing not very good things.

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 So who does Jesus think he is?

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 He spoke as if he was God.

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 Let me just give you a taste

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 of some of the commands

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 he had just given

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 before telling this story.

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 You have heard

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 that it was said

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 to those of old,

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 you shall not murder

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 and whoever murders

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 will be liable to judgment.

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 God gave the command

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 in the Old Testament,

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 do not murder.

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 If you do,

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 you deserve punishment.

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 Back then,

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 the punishment was the death penalty

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 and whatever followed after death.

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 Would you agree with me

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 that that is a really good law?

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 It brings safety

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 and stability

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 to our society.

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 It allows us to thrive.

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 But hear what Jesus does

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 to God's law.

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 You have heard

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 that it was said,

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 you shall not murder.

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 But I say to you

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 that everyone

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 who is angry

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 with his brother

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 will be liable to judgment.

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 You have heard

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 that it was said,

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 you shall not commit adultery.

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 Again,

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 I think we would all agree

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 that this is a good commandment.

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 It brings security,

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 stability

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 to our families.

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 But I say to you

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 that everyone

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 who looks at a woman

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 with lustful intent

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 has already

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 committed adultery

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 in his heart.

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 You have heard

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 that it was said,

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 you shall love your neighbour

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 and hate

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 your enemy.

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 But I say to you,

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 love your enemies

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 and pray for those

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 who persecute you.

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 There's much more

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 that Jesus teaches,

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 but I'll sum it up

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 with this one line.

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 He says,

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 you therefore

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 must be perfect

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 as your heavenly father

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 is perfect.

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 Jesus wants my heart

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 and my mind

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 to be perfect,

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 let alone my words

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 and what I do.

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 I imagine like me,

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 when you hear

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 Jesus' words,

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 you're thinking,

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 who can possibly

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 do that?

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 You could hear

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 Jesus calling us

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 to be perfect

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 and think,

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 it's impossible.

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 No one can do it.

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 So that's unfair.

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 Or you can look

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 at your life

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 and think,

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 yeah,

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 I'm not perfect.

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 But I'm still

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 responsible for that.

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 Jesus' words

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 hit me hard.

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 But,

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 if I was to do them,

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 they are the right

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 and good way to live.

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 if a perfect standard

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 is right

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 and good,

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 then of the wise

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 and foolish builders,

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 I am the fool.

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 I am the fool.

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 I deserve to fall.

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 If you're feeling

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 like you've got

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 no solid ground

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 to stand on

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 before God,

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 if you fear

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 that God's day

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 of testing

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 is going to reveal

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 how far you are

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 from perfect,

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 that nothing you've done

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 makes you confident

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 of entering

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 the kingdom of heaven,

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 then you are ready

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 to build

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 your life

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 on the rock.

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 Until you admit

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 that you are

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 a fool,

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 you cannot be wise.

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 Until you fear

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 that you deserve

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 to fall,

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 you can't be safe.

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 all the ways

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 we've tried

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 to make ourselves

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 feel safe

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 and secure

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 with our money

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 and accomplishments

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 and relationships,

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 when we realise

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 that these things

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 won't hold us,

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 they won't work,

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 only then

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 can we turn

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 to the one person

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 who can really

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 give us life

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 and security.

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 This is Jesus'

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 promise to you

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 and me.

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 Here's the good news.

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 Blessed

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 are the poor

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 in spirit

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 for theirs

00:18:08.160 --> 00:18:09.319
 is the kingdom

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 of heaven.

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 It's not the good person

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 who enters

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 the kingdom of heaven.

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 Blessed

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 is the poor

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 in spirit.

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 who knows

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 they've got

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 nothing

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 to offer.

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 Theirs

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 is the kingdom

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 of heaven.

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 Immediately

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 after saying

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 these things,

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 Jesus came

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 across a man

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 who had a skin

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 disease

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 all over him.

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 the diseased

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 and unclean

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 man

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 knelt

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 before Jesus

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 and said,

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 Lord,

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 if you are

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 willing,

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 you can make

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 me clean.

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 Jesus

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 reached out

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 his hand

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 and touched

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 the man.

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 I am willing.

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 Be clean.

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 Be clean.

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 man

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 and

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 immediately

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 the man

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 was clean.

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 This man

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 is like

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 us.

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 All the ways

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 we've fallen

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 short of what is

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 good and right

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 has made our

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 conscience

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 dirty before God.

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 But Jesus

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 not only shows us

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 how far

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 we are from

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 perfect,

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 but he is also

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 the one with

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 the power

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 to reach

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 out his hand

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 to see

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 your conscience

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 and say,

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 I am willing.

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 Be clean.

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 You can be

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 100%

00:19:46.440 --> 00:19:47.120
 sure

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 that you're

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 clean

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 because God's

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 own son

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 took the fall

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 that we

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 should have

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 taken

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 when he died

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 on the cross.

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 And he rose

00:19:59.740 --> 00:20:00.500
 to life again

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 to give you

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 the most

00:20:01.460 --> 00:20:02.140
 solid

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 and unshakable

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 ground to stand

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 on before God

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 because he alone

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 was perfect

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 like his

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 heavenly father.

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 And he gives

00:20:12.860 --> 00:20:13.380
 to us

00:20:13.380 --> 00:20:14.259
 his perfection,

00:20:14.720 --> 00:20:15.340
 his perfect

00:20:15.340 --> 00:20:15.940
 standing

00:20:15.940 --> 00:20:16.680
 before God.

00:20:18.960 --> 00:20:19.559
 Jesus

00:20:19.559 --> 00:20:20.100
 is the

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 solid rock.

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 When we

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 acknowledge

00:20:24.220 --> 00:20:24.680
 that we

00:20:24.680 --> 00:20:25.380
 fail to live

00:20:25.380 --> 00:20:25.799
 the way we

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 should,

00:20:26.099 --> 00:20:28.359
 when we

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 recognize

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 that all

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 our

00:20:29.740 --> 00:20:30.259
 attempts

00:20:30.259 --> 00:20:30.740
 of trying

00:20:30.740 --> 00:20:31.039
 to get

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 safety

00:20:31.500 --> 00:20:32.079
 in money

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 and

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 relationships

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 or

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 achievements

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 or

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 religious

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 acts

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 are going

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 to fail

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 us,

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 when we

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 turn and

00:20:39.799 --> 00:20:40.179
 listen to

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 Jesus,

00:20:41.419 --> 00:20:41.919
 looking to

00:20:41.919 --> 00:20:42.339
 him for

00:20:42.339 --> 00:20:42.799
 forgiveness,

00:20:44.159 --> 00:20:44.679
 wanting to

00:20:44.679 --> 00:20:45.099
 do what he

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 says because

00:20:45.659 --> 00:20:46.379
 his ways

00:20:46.379 --> 00:20:46.779
 give us

00:20:46.779 --> 00:20:47.299
 life,

00:20:48.639 --> 00:20:49.699
 this is the

00:20:49.699 --> 00:20:50.519
 wise person

00:20:50.519 --> 00:20:51.879
 who builds

00:20:51.879 --> 00:20:52.319
 their life

00:20:52.319 --> 00:20:52.859
 on Jesus.

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 Jesus.

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 And when

00:20:57.179 --> 00:20:57.579
 the storm

00:20:57.579 --> 00:20:58.000
 hits,

00:20:58.959 --> 00:20:59.399
 you won't

00:20:59.399 --> 00:20:59.699
 fall.

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 Not because

00:21:04.319 --> 00:21:04.539
 of the

00:21:04.539 --> 00:21:04.919
 house,

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 but because

00:21:05.740 --> 00:21:06.639
 of the

00:21:06.639 --> 00:21:07.219
 rock you're

00:21:07.219 --> 00:21:07.419
 on.

00:21:11.179 --> 00:21:11.740
 You've

00:21:11.740 --> 00:21:12.199
 built your

00:21:12.199 --> 00:21:12.719
 life on the

00:21:12.719 --> 00:21:13.019
 one who

00:21:13.019 --> 00:21:13.479
 can save

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 you.

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 Instead of

00:21:16.079 --> 00:21:16.639
 hearing the

00:21:16.639 --> 00:21:17.000
 words,

00:21:17.159 --> 00:21:17.740
 depart from

00:21:17.740 --> 00:21:18.000
 me,

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 you'll hear

00:21:18.699 --> 00:21:19.319
 the words,

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 welcome

00:21:19.839 --> 00:21:20.240
 home.

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 Welcome

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 home.

00:21:22.859 --> 00:21:27.179
 God's

00:21:27.179 --> 00:21:28.199
 severe storm

00:21:28.199 --> 00:21:28.719
 is coming.

00:21:29.159 --> 00:21:29.399
 Will

00:21:29.399 --> 00:21:30.179
 you keep

00:21:30.179 --> 00:21:30.899
 building on

00:21:30.899 --> 00:21:31.379
 sand?

00:21:31.380 --> 00:21:32.380
 Amen.