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 Good morning, I'm Dan, I'm one of the pastors here at Church of the Advent.

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 When Aaron read this passage from 2 Corinthians, I'm wondering if the same thing stuck out

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 to you as it did for me.

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 It's this verse, verse 18.

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 And we all with unveiled face beholding the glory of the Lord are being transformed into

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 the same image from one degree of glory to another.

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 Man, that's gorgeous, right?

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 So beautiful.

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 So poetic.

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 You know, it also stuck out to me because at first glance, I don't know if it really matches

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 my experience as a Christian.

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 I mean, transformed from one degree of glory to another sounds really great and extreme.

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 Or as the King James version of this verse says, from glory to glory.

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 So in my spiritual life or whatever it is you want to call it, I don't think I've come anywhere

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 near like glory, right?

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 I mean, what is that?

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 When I hear the word glory, I think of victory and praise and fame, but usually in the world

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 of sports.

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 Like for instance, yesterday, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 59th hat trick.

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 He broke the all-time scoring record for soccer players in the world ever.

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 That's glory.

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 It's a glory, right?

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 In the world of sports.

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 I also think of Tom Brady, like the absolute goat who finished his career with more wins,

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 passing yards, and passing touchdowns in any quarterback in history, seven Super Bowl wins,

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 five MVPs.

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 I mean, that's a career that went from one degree of glory to another.

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 And so when I read this verse in 2 Corinthians, I wonder, Mr. St. Paul, if I can call you that,

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 are you really saying I'm supposed to be the equivalent, the spiritual equivalent of Tom Brady

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 or Cristiano Ronaldo?

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 Like I'm supposed to be an all-star of love, patience, and joy?

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 That doesn't match my experience, okay?

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 Or is my experience supposed to be like this?

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 Is this what my life is supposed to be like?

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 This is a painting of the resurrection of Jesus found on one of the panels of the Eisenheim altarpiece.

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 We zoom in a little bit.

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 We can see his face.

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 The face of one who has conquered death and has a resurrected, glorified body.

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 So is my life supposed to shine like this?

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 I'm supposed to be some kind of holy victor directing people's gaze to Jesus because of my

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 spiritual awesomeness?

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 I think what further complicates this is those who would definitely say this does match my

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 experience, I do feel like this.

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 I mean, they're so judgmental, right?

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 I mean, if you're being transformed into the likeness of Jesus, why am I always so tired

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 in your presence?

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 So my question at the start is, and we're going to hit this as we go, does this match your

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 spiritual experience?

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 Does verse 18 match your experience?

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 I'll read it one more time.

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 We all with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the

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 same image from one degree of glory to another.

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 So instead of like having like several points to my sermon, we're just going to actually keep

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 addressing this verse.

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 We're going to keep addressing this question.

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 Does this match our spiritual experience?

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 And actually, I think by the time we get to the end, after going through this passage,

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 we're going to see that in one way or the other, it does.

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 It does.

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 But we have a lot to work through.

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 Paul has a lot of indicatives in this passage.

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 I don't know if you noticed when Aaron read it.

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 There aren't any imperatives.

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 Do this.

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 Don't do that.

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 It's all indicative.

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 So we have a lot to go through and a lot to interpret.

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 So let's pray.

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 Lord, we need you.

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 We earlier prayed that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves, which means like

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 we have no power in ourselves to understand your holy scriptures, to read them rightly,

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 to apply them.

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 So I'd ask that you would guide us, please.

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 Help us.

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 Help us understand.

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 Open, Lord, your word to our hearts.

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 Open our hearts to your word.

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 In Jesus' name, amen.

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 So we first need to talk about the background that Paul is talking about.

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 He's basing this passage on a series of chapters in the book of Exodus, chapters 32 through 34.

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 At the beginning of chapter 32, Moses had spent a lot of time on top of Mount Sinai.

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 There he met with God.

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 God gave him the Ten Commandments.

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 It's on Mount Sinai that he ratified his covenant with Israel.

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 He gave Moses the two tablets of the covenant law.

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 They were tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.

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 Now, meanwhile, down below at the base of the mountain, the Israelites asked Moses' brother

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 to make them gods.

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 Aaron collected the people's golden earrings and refashioned them into what looked like

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 a calf, a golden calf.

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 And then they built an altar for the calf.

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 They sacrificed burnt offerings and had a big party.

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 Before Moses even made it down from the mountain, the Israelites had broken the covenant.

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 Or one could say the covenant immediately failed in its purpose.

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 What was the purpose of the covenant?

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 It was to give Israel the ongoing experience of the glory of God.

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 And that would have purified them to become a kingdom of priests.

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 So God expressed to Moses his intent to destroy Israel.

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 Moses pleads for the people, reminding God of his promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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 God relented, and Moses descended from the mountain.

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 But then Moses saw the partying that was going on right in front of the idol and smashed the

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 tablets to pieces.

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 But even so, Moses continues to plead to God on behalf of Israel for forgiveness and for

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 God's presence to stay with Israel.

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 Now the problem is, God's presence and his glory cannot dwell in the midst of Israel without destroying her.

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 So Moses has a solution.

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 God, show me your glory.

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 And God grants Moses' request.

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 And Moses himself becomes the answer to his own prayers.

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 The covenant is restored.

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 Moses receives the law a second time on tablets.

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 And Moses, with his face beaming with glory and radiance, mediates God's presence to his people.

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 But when Moses descends a second time down to the mountain with the tablets, his face is glowing and radiant,

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 and the people are afraid.

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 And Aaron and the people ask that he cover his face with a veil.

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 Because they're aware that God's glory spells their demise.

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 So after speaking God's law to the people, Moses veils his face to protect the people from being destroyed.

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 Now on one hand, the veiling is an act of mercy.

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 On the other, it's an act of judgment.

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 It indicates that Israel has a hard heart.

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 And God's glory hidden behind a veil will be unable to transform and purify Israel.

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 This episode is one in a long line of incidents where Israel is separated from God's glory.

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 Eventually, God's glory will be manifest in the most holy place, in the temple, in Jerusalem.

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 But no one's allowed to go in there except one person one time a year.

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 And ultimately, Israel's idolatry will result in their separation from the holy land altogether.

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 And they'll be sent into exile for their sin.

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 Okay, so what do we learn from this background?

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 Two things.

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 The first thing we learn is something about glory.

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 I think we can arrive at a definition.

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 And most scholars and pastors and theologians would agree with some form of this definition.

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 That God's glory is his attributes made manifest in the created order.

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 His purity.

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 His holiness.

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 His goodness.

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 His power.

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 His transcendence.

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 Made in some way physically manifest.

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 Secondly, we learn that clearly, clearly Israel needs a new covenant.

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 It's crazy, right?

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 God gave the terms of the covenant.

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 Before Moses could even get down to the mountain, they had already broken the terms.

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 And I think you and I can sympathize with Israel on this point.

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 I mean, I know I can.

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 Like, my Lenten fast is alcohol.

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 I'm not doing any alcohol except on Sundays.

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 And it's actually, I thought, would be pretty easy for me because I hadn't been drinking much before then.

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 I know.

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 Maybe I should have chosen something more difficult.

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 However, the first day of Lent, you know, like, I know, like, all right, I'm not supposed to drink alcohol.

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 So what do I want to do?

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 I mean, every night of Lent, I want to crush some beers, right?

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 Because I know it's forbidden to me, right?

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 As soon as something's forbidden, I want to just jump in there.

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 So we do understand Israel.

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 And I think it's right that we identify with Israel here.

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 We see her hard-heartedness.

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 Her tendency towards idolatry.

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 And if we're honest, we must say, there but for the grace of God go I.

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 Now that we've seen the background that Paul is leaning on, let's look at the first part of this passage.

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 In verses 7 to 11, Paul is going to make what's called an a fortiori argument.

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 This kind of argument moves from the lesser to the greater, saying that if something is true about the lesser, then it is certainly true about the greater.

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 A modern-day example would sound something like this.

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 It is true that the average NFL quarterback is a great athlete.

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 Therefore, it is undeniably true that Tom Brady is a great athlete.

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 I really don't know where all this Tom Brady love is coming from.

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 I'm not a Tom Brady fan, but, you know, it works.

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 So what is Paul comparing?

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 He's comparing Moses' ministry with his own.

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 Moses' ministry we can call the Old Testament, excuse me, the Old Covenant, or as Paul calls it, the ministry of the letter, right?

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 Because God carved the law with letters using his own finger.

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 And Paul's ministry we can call the New Covenant.

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 This covenant was inaugurated by Jesus, both in his earthly ministry and through his death and resurrection.

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 Now, two things to keep in mind are that an a fortiori argument isn't seeking to denigrate one thing in order to exalt the other.

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 In other words, Paul is not saying that the Old Covenant is bad and the New Covenant is good.

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 Second, the subject matter for this comparison is what we're talking about, the glory of God.

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 You'll hear the word glory repeated over and over in these four verses.

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 So we're going to put these comparisons on a chart like you can see behind me.

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 We're going to start with verse 7.

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 If you have your Bible in front of you, it would probably be helpful to have it open to 2 Corinthians 3, verse 7.

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 Or if you have an app, you can go there.

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 You're allowed to look at your phone in church.

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 That's nice.

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 I usually do it too.

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 So first, Paul's referring to Moses' ministry as the ministry of death.

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 Now, how is Moses' ministry the ministry of death?

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 Well, Paul says that the Israelites could not gaze at Moses' face because of its glory.

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 The issue isn't with their eyes.

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 The book of Exodus makes it clear that Israel could not endure God's glory because they were a quote-unquote stiff-necked people.

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 So how much more glorious, then, is the ministry of the Spirit, which in verse 6, Paul says, brings life.

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 For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

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 The ministry of Moses is marked by Israel's inability to obey.

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 Paul's ministry is marked by the Spirit-given ability to obey.

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 And what is Paul's proof?

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 It's the lives of the Corinthians.

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 We heard Tommy preach about this last week.

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 Paul writes,

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 Okay, second comparison.

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 Paul calls Moses' ministry the ministry of condemnation.

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 Israel had no ability to obey.

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 And within the framework of the old covenant, there was condemnation for such failure.

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 And it was God's presence, his glory, that would be the instrument of that condemnation.

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 But with Paul's ministry, the presence of God is the instrument of salvation.

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 So in one, God's presence is the instrument of condemnation.

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 With Paul's ministry, the new covenant, the ministry of the Spirit available to us,

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 God's presence is the instrument of salvation.

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 When Jesus died on the cross, listen.

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 When Jesus died on the cross, the condemnation that we would deserve according to the Old Testament,

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 excuse me, the Old Covenant,

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 that condemnation is placed on Jesus.

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 And his righteousness is bestowed on us.

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 As if we had obeyed every single facet of God's law.

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 And with Christ's righteousness bestowed on us,

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 God can dwell in our midst without destroying us.

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 And the Holy Spirit works in and through us to act righteously.

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 Okay, third comparison.

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 The ministry of Moses has been brought to an end.

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 How?

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 Because it is in the new covenant that God is now revealing his glory.

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 So this new covenant is permanent and the old has come to an end.

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 So I think already there's some big takeaways here.

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 Let's look at the first comparison.

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 Many of us neglect to contemplate the work of the Spirit in our lives, right?

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 We did this together, or at least I did it.

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 You know, self-flagellation at the beginning of the sermon.

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 It's because I neglect to contemplate the work of Spirit in my days, in my weeks.

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 We look at our last day, our last week,

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 and it's often our failures that stick out in our mind, right?

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 So how often do you sit down in silence

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 and consider the work of the Holy Spirit in your life?

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 How he's working in you.

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 Times you obeyed when actually you didn't want to.

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 Times you exhibited joy and peace

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 when your exterior circumstances were pretty crappy.

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 I mean, we want God to bring these things to our mind

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 so that we can give him thanks and praise and glory.

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 On the other hand, look at the second comparison.

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 Many of us are quite aware of the good things we do

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 and wonder why everyone else isn't doing the same thing.

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 Why can't my housemate get their act together?

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 Why can't my church do more of the thing that I feel so passionately about?

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 We forget our ability to obey comes from the Holy Spirit himself.

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 Without God living in us,

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 without God living in us, we're powerless.

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 Powerless to obey is the Israelites feasting around the golden calf

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 while the Ten Commandments were being brought down from Mount Sinai.

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 So let's check back in on verse 18.

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 Do we understand this verse any better?

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 For me, yes.

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 Yeah.

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 In that I don't have to be a spiritual all-star to come to him,

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 to talk to him,

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 to be in his presence,

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 to behold his glory,

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 to come to his table.

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 I don't have to be a spiritual Tom Brady.

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 It's solely through what Christ gives me.

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 Christ gives me his worth,

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 his righteousness,

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 his status,

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 that I can have relationship with God,

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 so that I can talk to him,

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 so that his presence can be with me,

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 so I can come to this table.

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 Let's move on to verses 12 to 16.

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 By the way, I noticed something.

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 Whenever I mention Tom Brady,

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 everyone's eyes look up like that.

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 It's curious.

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 I have something very important to say at the end,

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 and if people aren't watching,

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 I'm just going to yell,

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 Tom Brady!

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 Curious.

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 Okay, let's read this together.

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 Since we have such a hope,

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 we are very bold,

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 not like Moses,

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 who had put a veil over his face,

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 so that the Israelites might not gaze

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 at the outcome of what was being brought to an end,

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 but their minds were hardened.

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 For to this day,

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 when they read the Old Covenant,

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 that same veil remains unlifted,

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 because only through Christ is it taken away.

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 Yes, to this day,

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 whenever Moses is read,

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 a veil lies over their hearts,

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 but when one turns to the Lord,

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 the veil is removed.

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 As glorious as Paul's ministry was,

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 that is, people hearing Paul's words,

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 putting their faith in Christ,

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 and being made alive by the Holy Spirit,

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 not everyone responded with belief.

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 Paul saw this as a continuation of the unbelief

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 that occurred in Moses' day.

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 But notice where the veil is found

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 among Paul's contemporaries.

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 It's not on their minds.

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 For Paul's contemporaries,

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 there's a veil that lies over their hearts.

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 And how would such a veil be removed?

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 Well, surprisingly simple.

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 In verse 16, we read,

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 when one turns to the Lord.

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 Now, there's many of you who come regularly here

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 to Church of the Advent,

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 but you wouldn't call yourself a Christian,

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 and that's okay.

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 We have people of all kinds.

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 Many are Christian.

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 Quite a few aren't.

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 And you're very welcome.

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 We're glad you're here.

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 Some of you are pretty skeptical about the whole thing.

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 Some of you are actually very curious

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 and open to the claims of your Christian family or friends.

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 But either way,

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 I think you can view these verses as an invitation.

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 Let me ask you,

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 do you sense there's a veil over your heart?

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 I mean, what is it that keeps you from turning to the Lord?

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 Notice that last sentence doesn't say,

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 but when one subscribes to the right propositions,

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 the veil is lifted.

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 Right?

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 It's the heart.

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 It's the will.

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 It's the emotion.

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 The desires.

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 It's certainly true that one must cognitively believe certain things

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 to be a Christian,

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 but Paul is saying something deeper

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 and existential must happen.

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 A turning to the Lord involves the heart.

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 That is, all my desires,

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 and it involves my will.

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 And this is what relationship is like

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 with a living person.

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 The change in my identity

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 from bachelor to husband

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 was more than just cognitive.

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 I mean, I'm turning towards this woman.

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 It involves my desires,

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 my will,

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 my intellect.

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 Jennifer isn't a set of propositions.

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 I mean, yes,

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 she's beautiful,

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 lovely,

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 kind,

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 very forgiving.

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 And so,

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 with God,

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 God is inviting you

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 to turn to him.

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 He's already turned to you.

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 To make it possible

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 for you to turn to him,

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 he's removed any barrier

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 that might make you unacceptable.

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 That happened on the cross.

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 There's no moral bar you must reach

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 to make yourself acceptable

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 to turn to him.

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 There's nothing that would disqualify you.

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 Turning to him

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 would sound something like this.

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 It's a conversation with God.

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 You know,

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 we would call it prayer.

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 But it's a conversation

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 with a person.

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 Lord,

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 I confess I have nothing

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 worthy to bring to you.

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 As a matter of fact,

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 I have done things

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 that would

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 and should disqualify me

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 from receiving your love.

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 So,

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 forgive me of those things.

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 I give my life to you.

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 Be my king.

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 I surrender my life to you.

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 I love you.

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 Lift the veil

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 that's over my heart

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 and help me to believe.

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 Give me the power

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 to live for you.

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 Now,

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 if you tell God

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 something like this,

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 if you truly turn to him

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 and you become a Christian,

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 I have to tell you,

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 some things are going to get

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 a lot harder.

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 Okay?

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 Turning to Jesus

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 doesn't come without a cost.

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 But as we were saying earlier,

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 when we turn to him,

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 God gives us himself.

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 He gives us his presence.

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 He gives us his Holy Spirit.

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 And his Spirit helps us,

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 comforts us,

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 and gives us power

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 to obey him

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 and tell others about him.

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 And this all brings us

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 to where we started.

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 Most of us in this room

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 have prayed

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 some kind of version

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 of that prayer

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 that I prayed earlier.

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 To us,

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 who've prayed that prayer

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 and have a relationship

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 with the living God,

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 we are given

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 this very great promise.

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 That we are beholding

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 the glory of the Lord

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 and are being transformed

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 into the same image

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 from one degree of glory

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 to another.

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 For this comes from the Lord

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 who is the Spirit.

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 We asked at the beginning,

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 does this match my experience

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 as a Christian?

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 And I would say that

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 for all of us

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 who are Christians,

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 whether you know it or not,

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 it absolutely does

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 if we understand

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 this verse correctly.

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 So we're going to work backwards.

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 This comes from the Lord

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 who is the Spirit.

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 Okay?

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 We've seen how the new covenant

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 surpasses the old covenant

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 in that God makes us righteous

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 and gives us His Spirit.

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 Martin Luther calls that righteousness

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 an alien righteousness.

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 It's a righteousness of another

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 instilled from without.

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 Our faith,

00:24:45.859 --> 00:24:46.480
 our new life,

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 our adoption as His children

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 is all a gift.

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 And then our obedience

00:24:52.519 --> 00:24:54.000
 is empowered

00:24:54.000 --> 00:24:55.220
 by His Holy Spirit.

00:24:57.660 --> 00:24:58.440
 Paul writes

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 that we're being transformed

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 from one degree of glory

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 to another.

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 This doesn't mean

00:25:05.720 --> 00:25:06.880
 we rack up victory

00:25:06.880 --> 00:25:07.900
 after victory.

00:25:08.840 --> 00:25:09.000
 Right?

00:25:09.340 --> 00:25:10.600
 This means that the process

00:25:10.600 --> 00:25:11.420
 of our transformation,

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 it's just gradual.

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 Like what it's going to look like

00:25:14.820 --> 00:25:15.600
 10 years from now

00:25:15.600 --> 00:25:17.299
 is not what it looks like today.

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 We're not what we will be.

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 But Paul makes another promise to us

00:25:24.839 --> 00:25:26.139
 in the book of Philippians

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 that He who began a good work in us

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 will bring it to completion.

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 Completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

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 Paul writes,

00:25:36.259 --> 00:25:40.359
 we behold the glory of the Lord

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 with unveiled face.

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 In other words,

00:25:44.920 --> 00:25:45.580
 like Moses,

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 we can know God.

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 That's what the Pentateuch,

00:25:49.560 --> 00:25:50.520
 the first five books

00:25:50.520 --> 00:25:51.180
 of the Old Testament

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 say about Moses.

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 That he knew God,

00:25:55.060 --> 00:25:55.800
 God knew him,

00:25:56.340 --> 00:25:58.640
 and we can know God

00:25:58.640 --> 00:25:59.220
 just like that.

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 And he knows us

00:26:00.160 --> 00:26:01.240
 face to face

00:26:01.240 --> 00:26:02.220
 and he calls us friend.

00:26:03.620 --> 00:26:03.920
 Now,

00:26:04.980 --> 00:26:05.740
 what is the image

00:26:05.740 --> 00:26:07.420
 we are slowly being transformed into?

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 Is it that image of,

00:26:10.120 --> 00:26:10.720
 oh, not that one.

00:26:10.920 --> 00:26:11.220
 Go back.

00:26:11.220 --> 00:26:13.559
 Spoiler alert.

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 Is it the image

00:26:16.559 --> 00:26:18.339
 of Jesus resurrecting

00:26:18.339 --> 00:26:20.559
 with like the face beaming?

00:26:20.680 --> 00:26:21.440
 Is that the image

00:26:21.440 --> 00:26:22.759
 that we're being transformed into?

00:26:27.559 --> 00:26:28.819
 I don't think this is the image

00:26:28.819 --> 00:26:29.799
 that Paul has in mind.

00:26:31.839 --> 00:26:33.660
 Jesus said in John chapter 12,

00:26:33.799 --> 00:26:34.940
 when I am lifted up,

00:26:35.019 --> 00:26:37.740
 I will draw all men to myself.

00:26:37.740 --> 00:26:40.420
 His being lifted up

00:26:40.420 --> 00:26:41.420
 was not an allusion

00:26:41.420 --> 00:26:42.480
 to the resurrection

00:26:42.480 --> 00:26:44.059
 or his ascension.

00:26:44.700 --> 00:26:45.579
 Jesus says,

00:26:45.700 --> 00:26:46.759
 when he's lifted up,

00:26:47.299 --> 00:26:48.519
 the image of glory

00:26:48.519 --> 00:26:51.180
 that we're being slowly transformed into

00:26:51.180 --> 00:26:52.079
 is this,

00:26:53.079 --> 00:26:53.980
 what you saw earlier.

00:26:55.019 --> 00:26:56.420
 The crucifixion panel

00:26:56.420 --> 00:26:58.079
 on the Eisenheim altarpiece.

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 The crucifixion.

00:27:00.639 --> 00:27:02.059
 This is his glory.

00:27:02.419 --> 00:27:03.720
 This is the manifestation

00:27:03.720 --> 00:27:04.779
 of God's attributes

00:27:04.779 --> 00:27:05.519
 here on earth.

00:27:05.679 --> 00:27:06.419
 His justice,

00:27:06.799 --> 00:27:07.460
 his mercy,

00:27:07.819 --> 00:27:08.539
 his power,

00:27:08.779 --> 00:27:09.439
 and his wisdom.

00:27:10.059 --> 00:27:10.639
 When we're brought

00:27:10.639 --> 00:27:12.139
 into union with Christ,

00:27:12.339 --> 00:27:14.179
 we share in his sufferings.

00:27:14.879 --> 00:27:17.220
 In God's mysterious economy,

00:27:17.639 --> 00:27:19.319
 he meets us in our sufferings

00:27:19.319 --> 00:27:21.419
 and he transforms us

00:27:21.419 --> 00:27:22.119
 through suffering.

00:27:24.139 --> 00:27:24.980
 When we're brought

00:27:24.980 --> 00:27:26.220
 into union with Christ,

00:27:26.659 --> 00:27:27.859
 we share in his death.

00:27:29.000 --> 00:27:30.500
 Paul writes in Colossians

00:27:30.500 --> 00:27:32.139
 that you have died

00:27:32.139 --> 00:27:33.599
 and your life is hidden

00:27:33.599 --> 00:27:34.919
 with Christ in God.

00:27:35.359 --> 00:27:35.619
 Therefore,

00:27:36.759 --> 00:27:37.919
 being unified to him

00:27:37.919 --> 00:27:39.980
 in his crucifixion and death,

00:27:41.039 --> 00:27:41.659
 put to death

00:27:41.659 --> 00:27:42.899
 what is earthly in you,

00:27:42.980 --> 00:27:43.859
 sexual immorality,

00:27:44.119 --> 00:27:44.519
 impurity,

00:27:44.960 --> 00:27:45.299
 passion,

00:27:45.720 --> 00:27:46.359
 evil desire,

00:27:46.639 --> 00:27:47.579
 and covetousness,

00:27:47.799 --> 00:27:48.960
 which is idolatry.

00:27:50.299 --> 00:27:51.419
 Our repentance,

00:27:52.139 --> 00:27:54.220
 our turning towards God,

00:27:55.000 --> 00:27:57.619
 means crucifying our old selves.

00:27:58.859 --> 00:27:59.799
 When we're brought

00:27:59.799 --> 00:28:01.119
 into union with Christ,

00:28:01.220 --> 00:28:02.439
 we share in his weakness.

00:28:04.659 --> 00:28:05.779
 You might think,

00:28:05.799 --> 00:28:06.579
 or maybe you used to think,

00:28:06.639 --> 00:28:07.599
 that it's your spiritual

00:28:07.599 --> 00:28:08.259
 attractiveness

00:28:08.259 --> 00:28:11.500
 that might draw people to Jesus

00:28:11.500 --> 00:28:13.119
 and point people to him.

00:28:14.279 --> 00:28:15.439
 It really isn't.

00:28:16.559 --> 00:28:18.000
 It's our brokenness.

00:28:19.700 --> 00:28:21.460
 It's about being open.

00:28:22.700 --> 00:28:24.099
 It's being open

00:28:24.099 --> 00:28:25.220
 about our need

00:28:25.220 --> 00:28:25.879
 for forgiveness,

00:28:26.319 --> 00:28:26.779
 for healing.

00:28:27.220 --> 00:28:28.200
 That's what points to Jesus.

00:28:28.659 --> 00:28:29.740
 Our transparency points

00:28:29.740 --> 00:28:30.139
 to Jesus

00:28:30.139 --> 00:28:31.259
 who forgives,

00:28:32.039 --> 00:28:32.740
 who heals.

00:28:32.740 --> 00:28:35.440
 Now,

00:28:35.480 --> 00:28:36.680
 if you thought your experiences

00:28:36.680 --> 00:28:37.440
 didn't match up

00:28:37.440 --> 00:28:38.380
 with verse 18,

00:28:38.680 --> 00:28:40.099
 that you weren't being transformed

00:28:40.099 --> 00:28:41.359
 from one glory to another,

00:28:41.839 --> 00:28:43.920
 you forgot that the Christian life

00:28:43.920 --> 00:28:45.599
 is a series of losses

00:28:45.599 --> 00:28:49.039
 about God using the times

00:28:49.039 --> 00:28:50.579
 we fail to bring us closer

00:28:50.579 --> 00:28:51.500
 to himself.

00:28:51.500 --> 00:28:58.680
 when you snap at your housemate

00:28:58.680 --> 00:29:00.079
 or yell at your kids

00:29:00.079 --> 00:29:01.359
 or disobey your parents

00:29:01.359 --> 00:29:03.660
 and you mourn it,

00:29:04.380 --> 00:29:06.140
 God is using that

00:29:06.140 --> 00:29:07.400
 as a gateway

00:29:07.400 --> 00:29:09.700
 for more intimacy with you,

00:29:10.420 --> 00:29:12.259
 for you to experience

00:29:12.259 --> 00:29:13.240
 his forgiveness,

00:29:13.480 --> 00:29:14.759
 for you to embrace

00:29:14.759 --> 00:29:15.519
 his righteousness

00:29:15.519 --> 00:29:17.740
 instead of relying on your own.

00:29:17.740 --> 00:29:19.920
 You don't have to go

00:29:19.920 --> 00:29:21.779
 from victory

00:29:21.779 --> 00:29:22.839
 to victory

00:29:22.839 --> 00:29:25.019
 to get your father's attention,

00:29:25.519 --> 00:29:27.140
 to get him to love you.

00:29:28.059 --> 00:29:29.720
 You don't have to be an all-star.

00:29:31.480 --> 00:29:32.480
 Jesus won

00:29:32.480 --> 00:29:35.240
 so you wouldn't have to.

00:29:38.359 --> 00:29:39.440
 Jesus won

00:29:39.440 --> 00:29:41.940
 so you wouldn't have to.

00:29:42.580 --> 00:29:44.740
 Because this is victory.

00:29:45.160 --> 00:29:46.100
 This is glory.

00:29:48.440 --> 00:29:49.580
 It's a paradox, right?

00:29:49.680 --> 00:29:50.480
 How is this victory?

00:29:51.000 --> 00:29:51.660
 How is this glory?

00:29:51.940 --> 00:29:52.600
 Those who witnessed this

00:29:52.600 --> 00:29:53.420
 would not have agreed

00:29:53.420 --> 00:29:54.140
 that that's victory.

00:29:55.360 --> 00:29:56.059
 That would have been

00:29:56.059 --> 00:29:56.660
 shameful,

00:29:57.259 --> 00:29:57.759
 embarrassing.

00:30:02.840 --> 00:30:03.720
 Charles Spurgeon

00:30:03.720 --> 00:30:04.960
 in a sermon

00:30:04.960 --> 00:30:06.000
 about a verse

00:30:06.000 --> 00:30:07.320
 I alluded to earlier

00:30:07.320 --> 00:30:08.680
 when Jesus says,

00:30:09.019 --> 00:30:10.240
 when I am lifted up,

00:30:10.240 --> 00:30:11.839
 when I am lifted up,

00:30:11.880 --> 00:30:13.120
 I will draw all men to myself,

00:30:13.500 --> 00:30:14.339
 all men to myself.

00:30:15.819 --> 00:30:16.900
 He meditates

00:30:16.900 --> 00:30:18.900
 on the crucifixion

00:30:18.900 --> 00:30:20.759
 as being Jesus'

00:30:21.019 --> 00:30:21.960
 moment of glory,

00:30:22.200 --> 00:30:23.220
 about being his

00:30:23.220 --> 00:30:24.720
 moment of triumph.

00:30:24.839 --> 00:30:25.740
 And I'm going to read

00:30:25.740 --> 00:30:29.220
 part of this sermon for you.

00:30:35.319 --> 00:30:36.640
 Let's go to the next slide.

00:30:37.680 --> 00:30:38.079
 Christ

00:30:38.079 --> 00:30:39.220
 looked upon

00:30:39.220 --> 00:30:40.419
 his crucifixion

00:30:40.419 --> 00:30:42.059
 with the eye

00:30:42.059 --> 00:30:43.000
 of firm faith

00:30:43.000 --> 00:30:44.579
 as the hour

00:30:44.579 --> 00:30:45.259
 of triumph.

00:30:46.720 --> 00:30:47.679
 His disciples

00:30:47.679 --> 00:30:48.619
 thought that the cross

00:30:48.619 --> 00:30:49.699
 would be a degradation.

00:30:51.039 --> 00:30:51.339
 Christ

00:30:51.339 --> 00:30:51.839
 looked

00:30:51.839 --> 00:30:53.000
 through the outward

00:30:53.000 --> 00:30:54.639
 and visible

00:30:54.639 --> 00:30:55.939
 and beheld

00:30:55.939 --> 00:30:56.619
 the spiritual.

00:30:59.359 --> 00:31:00.399
 The cross

00:31:00.399 --> 00:31:02.259
 said Jesus.

00:31:03.960 --> 00:31:04.839
 This is Spurgeon

00:31:04.839 --> 00:31:05.819
 imagining Jesus

00:31:05.819 --> 00:31:06.579
 from the cross

00:31:06.579 --> 00:31:07.139
 talking.

00:31:07.140 --> 00:31:08.480
 The cross

00:31:08.480 --> 00:31:09.200
 said he,

00:31:10.120 --> 00:31:10.600
 the gibbet

00:31:10.600 --> 00:31:11.520
 of my doom

00:31:11.520 --> 00:31:12.600
 the gibbet

00:31:12.600 --> 00:31:13.320
 is a gallows.

00:31:13.880 --> 00:31:14.280
 The gibbet

00:31:14.280 --> 00:31:14.880
 of my doom

00:31:14.880 --> 00:31:15.400
 may seem

00:31:15.400 --> 00:31:16.320
 to be cursed

00:31:16.320 --> 00:31:17.780
 with ignominy

00:31:17.780 --> 00:31:18.880
 and the world

00:31:18.880 --> 00:31:19.759
 shall stand

00:31:19.759 --> 00:31:20.460
 round

00:31:20.460 --> 00:31:21.640
 and hiss

00:31:21.640 --> 00:31:22.340
 at the crucified.

00:31:24.560 --> 00:31:25.400
 My name

00:31:25.400 --> 00:31:25.980
 be forever

00:31:25.980 --> 00:31:26.640
 dishonored

00:31:26.640 --> 00:31:27.880
 as one

00:31:27.880 --> 00:31:28.380
 who died

00:31:28.380 --> 00:31:29.180
 upon the tree.

00:31:30.840 --> 00:31:30.960
 And

00:31:30.960 --> 00:31:31.640
 cavalers

00:31:31.640 --> 00:31:33.740
 and scoffers

00:31:33.740 --> 00:31:35.020
 may forever

00:31:35.019 --> 00:31:35.940
 throw this

00:31:35.940 --> 00:31:36.639
 in the teeth

00:31:36.639 --> 00:31:37.759
 of my friends

00:31:37.759 --> 00:31:39.359
 that I died

00:31:39.359 --> 00:31:40.400
 with the malefactor.

00:31:42.059 --> 00:31:42.819
 But I

00:31:42.819 --> 00:31:44.259
 look not

00:31:44.259 --> 00:31:45.379
 at the cross

00:31:45.379 --> 00:31:46.359
 as you do.

00:31:46.359 --> 00:31:49.299
 I know

00:31:49.299 --> 00:31:50.019
 its ignominy

00:31:50.019 --> 00:31:51.879
 but I

00:31:51.879 --> 00:31:52.419
 despise

00:31:52.419 --> 00:31:52.919
 the shame.

00:31:54.059 --> 00:31:54.699
 I am

00:31:54.699 --> 00:31:55.079
 prepared

00:31:55.079 --> 00:31:55.740
 to endure

00:31:55.740 --> 00:31:56.279
 it all.

00:31:57.099 --> 00:31:57.659
 I look

00:31:57.659 --> 00:31:58.119
 upon the

00:31:58.119 --> 00:31:58.619
 cross

00:31:58.619 --> 00:31:59.539
 as the

00:31:59.539 --> 00:31:59.839
 gate

00:31:59.839 --> 00:32:00.539
 of triumph

00:32:00.539 --> 00:32:01.219
 as the

00:32:01.219 --> 00:32:01.839
 portal

00:32:01.839 --> 00:32:03.079
 of victory.

00:32:03.879 --> 00:32:04.059
 Oh

00:32:04.059 --> 00:32:05.439
 shall I

00:32:05.439 --> 00:32:05.779
 tell you

00:32:05.779 --> 00:32:06.039
 what I

00:32:06.039 --> 00:32:06.599
 shall behold

00:32:06.599 --> 00:32:07.039
 upon the

00:32:07.039 --> 00:32:07.419
 cross

00:32:07.419 --> 00:32:08.839
 just

00:32:08.839 --> 00:32:09.000
 when

00:32:09.000 --> 00:32:09.240
 mine

00:32:09.240 --> 00:32:09.519
 eye

00:32:09.519 --> 00:32:09.719
 is

00:32:09.719 --> 00:32:10.000
 swimming

00:32:10.000 --> 00:32:10.219
 with

00:32:10.219 --> 00:32:10.339
 the

00:32:10.339 --> 00:32:10.679
 last

00:32:10.679 --> 00:32:10.959
 tear

00:32:10.960 --> 00:32:12.400
 when

00:32:12.400 --> 00:32:12.539
 my

00:32:12.539 --> 00:32:12.759
 heart

00:32:12.759 --> 00:32:12.900
 is

00:32:12.900 --> 00:32:13.400
 palpitating

00:32:13.400 --> 00:32:13.620
 with

00:32:13.620 --> 00:32:13.759
 its

00:32:13.759 --> 00:32:14.039
 last

00:32:14.039 --> 00:32:14.480
 pang

00:32:14.480 --> 00:32:16.860
 just

00:32:16.860 --> 00:32:17.000
 when

00:32:17.000 --> 00:32:17.160
 my

00:32:17.160 --> 00:32:17.420
 body

00:32:17.420 --> 00:32:17.559
 is

00:32:17.559 --> 00:32:17.880
 rent

00:32:17.880 --> 00:32:18.620
 with

00:32:18.620 --> 00:32:18.759
 its

00:32:18.759 --> 00:32:19.220
 last

00:32:19.220 --> 00:32:19.900
 thrill

00:32:19.900 --> 00:32:20.079
 of

00:32:20.079 --> 00:32:20.519
 anguish

00:32:20.519 --> 00:32:22.420
 then

00:32:22.420 --> 00:32:22.860
 mine

00:32:22.860 --> 00:32:23.279
 eye

00:32:23.279 --> 00:32:23.680
 shall

00:32:23.680 --> 00:32:24.259
 see

00:32:24.259 --> 00:32:24.579
 the

00:32:24.579 --> 00:32:24.900
 head

00:32:24.900 --> 00:32:25.059
 of

00:32:25.059 --> 00:32:25.200
 the

00:32:25.200 --> 00:32:25.539
 dragon

00:32:25.539 --> 00:32:26.160
 broken

00:32:26.160 --> 00:32:26.600
 it

00:32:26.600 --> 00:32:26.720
 shall

00:32:26.720 --> 00:32:26.980
 see

00:32:26.980 --> 00:32:27.400
 hell's

00:32:27.400 --> 00:32:27.799
 towers

00:32:27.799 --> 00:32:29.079
 dismantled

00:32:29.079 --> 00:32:29.240
 and

00:32:29.240 --> 00:32:29.480
 its

00:32:29.480 --> 00:32:30.059
 castle

00:32:30.059 --> 00:32:30.740
 fallen

00:32:30.740 --> 00:32:32.340
 mine

00:32:32.340 --> 00:32:32.579
 eye

00:32:32.579 --> 00:32:32.740
 shall

00:32:32.740 --> 00:32:33.000
 see

00:32:33.000 --> 00:32:33.279
 my

00:32:33.279 --> 00:32:33.740
 seed

00:32:33.740 --> 00:32:34.319
 eternally

00:32:34.319 --> 00:32:34.779
 saved

00:32:34.779 --> 00:32:35.440
 I

00:32:35.440 --> 00:32:35.579
 shall

00:32:35.579 --> 00:32:36.039
 behold

00:32:36.039 --> 00:32:36.299
 the

00:32:36.299 --> 00:32:36.860
 ransomed

00:32:36.860 --> 00:32:37.600
 coming

00:32:37.600 --> 00:32:37.860
 from

00:32:37.860 --> 00:32:38.019
 their

00:32:38.019 --> 00:32:38.299
 prison

00:32:38.299 --> 00:32:38.680
 houses

00:32:38.680 --> 00:32:40.480
 in

00:32:40.480 --> 00:32:40.620
 that

00:32:40.620 --> 00:32:41.000
 last

00:32:41.000 --> 00:32:41.380
 moment

00:32:41.380 --> 00:32:41.560
 of

00:32:41.560 --> 00:32:41.759
 my

00:32:41.759 --> 00:32:42.120
 doom

00:32:42.120 --> 00:32:42.640
 when

00:32:42.640 --> 00:32:42.820
 my

00:32:42.820 --> 00:32:43.160
 mouth

00:32:43.160 --> 00:32:43.360
 is

00:32:43.360 --> 00:32:43.660
 just

00:32:43.660 --> 00:32:44.060
 preparing

00:32:44.060 --> 00:32:44.360
 for

00:32:44.360 --> 00:32:44.519
 its

00:32:44.519 --> 00:32:44.840
 last

00:32:44.840 --> 00:32:45.279
 cry

00:32:45.279 --> 00:32:45.580
 of

00:32:45.580 --> 00:32:46.259
 it

00:32:46.259 --> 00:32:46.440
 is

00:32:46.440 --> 00:32:46.940
 finished

00:32:46.940 --> 00:32:48.539
 I

00:32:48.539 --> 00:32:48.720
 shall

00:32:48.720 --> 00:32:49.060
 behold

00:32:49.060 --> 00:32:49.240
 the

00:32:49.240 --> 00:32:49.500
 year

00:32:49.500 --> 00:32:49.600
 of

00:32:49.600 --> 00:32:49.740
 my

00:32:49.740 --> 00:32:50.200
 redeemed

00:32:50.200 --> 00:32:50.620
 come

00:32:50.620 --> 00:32:52.100
 I

00:32:52.100 --> 00:32:52.220
 shall

00:32:52.220 --> 00:32:52.580
 shout

00:32:52.580 --> 00:32:52.779
 my

00:32:52.779 --> 00:32:53.279
 triumph

00:32:53.279 --> 00:32:54.400
 in

00:32:54.400 --> 00:32:54.519
 the

00:32:54.519 --> 00:32:54.900
 delivery

00:32:54.900 --> 00:32:55.140
 of

00:32:55.140 --> 00:32:55.360
 all

00:32:55.360 --> 00:32:55.539
 my

00:32:55.539 --> 00:32:55.920
 beloved

00:32:55.920 --> 00:32:56.580
 I

00:32:56.580 --> 00:32:56.940
 and

00:32:56.940 --> 00:32:57.140
 I

00:32:57.140 --> 00:32:57.340
 shall

00:32:57.340 --> 00:32:57.660
 see

00:32:57.660 --> 00:32:58.120
 then

00:32:58.120 --> 00:32:58.539
 the

00:32:58.539 --> 00:32:58.960
 world

00:32:58.960 --> 00:32:59.460
 mine

00:32:59.460 --> 00:32:59.820
 own

00:32:59.820 --> 00:33:00.120
 earth

00:33:00.120 --> 00:33:00.779
 conquered

00:33:00.779 --> 00:33:01.279
 and

00:33:01.279 --> 00:33:01.860
 usurpers

00:33:01.860 --> 00:33:02.220
 all

00:33:02.220 --> 00:33:03.120
 disthroned

00:33:03.120 --> 00:33:04.140
 and

00:33:04.140 --> 00:33:04.340
 I

00:33:04.340 --> 00:33:04.519
 shall

00:33:04.519 --> 00:33:04.940
 behold

00:33:04.940 --> 00:33:05.519
 envision

00:33:05.519 --> 00:33:05.779
 the

00:33:05.779 --> 00:33:06.240
 glories

00:33:06.240 --> 00:33:06.400
 of

00:33:06.400 --> 00:33:06.519
 the

00:33:06.519 --> 00:33:06.720
 latter

00:33:06.720 --> 00:33:07.160
 days

00:33:07.160 --> 00:33:08.299
 when

00:33:08.299 --> 00:33:08.440
 I

00:33:08.440 --> 00:33:08.619
 shall

00:33:08.619 --> 00:33:08.899
 sit

00:33:08.899 --> 00:33:09.119
 upon

00:33:09.119 --> 00:33:09.339
 the

00:33:09.339 --> 00:33:09.579
 throne

00:33:09.579 --> 00:33:09.700
 of

00:33:09.700 --> 00:33:09.859
 my

00:33:09.859 --> 00:33:10.220
 father

00:33:10.220 --> 00:33:10.559
 David

00:33:10.559 --> 00:33:10.759
 and

00:33:10.759 --> 00:33:11.059
 judge

00:33:11.059 --> 00:33:11.139
 of

00:33:11.139 --> 00:33:11.220
 the

00:33:11.220 --> 00:33:11.500
 earth

00:33:11.500 --> 00:33:14.279
 attended

00:33:14.279 --> 00:33:14.500
 with

00:33:14.500 --> 00:33:14.659
 the

00:33:14.659 --> 00:33:14.919
 pomp

00:33:14.919 --> 00:33:15.099
 of

00:33:15.099 --> 00:33:15.659
 angels

00:33:15.659 --> 00:33:16.700
 and

00:33:16.700 --> 00:33:16.899
 the

00:33:16.899 --> 00:33:17.180
 shouts

00:33:17.180 --> 00:33:17.299
 of

00:33:17.299 --> 00:33:17.440
 my

00:33:17.440 --> 00:33:17.779
 beloved

00:33:17.779 --> 00:33:21.599
 Spurgeon

00:33:21.599 --> 00:33:22.119
 goes on

00:33:22.119 --> 00:33:23.500
 and says

00:33:23.500 --> 00:33:23.879
 yes

00:33:23.879 --> 00:33:25.099
 Christ

00:33:25.099 --> 00:33:25.379
 saw

00:33:25.379 --> 00:33:25.659
 in

00:33:25.659 --> 00:33:25.879
 his

00:33:25.879 --> 00:33:26.259
 cross

00:33:26.259 --> 00:33:26.480
 the

00:33:26.480 --> 00:33:26.899
 victories

00:33:26.899 --> 00:33:27.139
 of

00:33:27.139 --> 00:33:27.299
 it

00:33:27.299 --> 00:33:29.460
 therefore

00:33:29.460 --> 00:33:29.819
 he

00:33:29.819 --> 00:33:30.379
 panted

00:33:30.379 --> 00:33:30.639
 and

00:33:30.639 --> 00:33:31.159
 longed

00:33:31.159 --> 00:33:31.319
 for

00:33:31.319 --> 00:33:31.440
 it

00:33:31.440 --> 00:33:31.559
 as

00:33:31.559 --> 00:33:31.720
 the

00:33:31.720 --> 00:33:32.039
 place

00:33:32.039 --> 00:33:32.180
 of

00:33:32.180 --> 00:33:32.579
 victory

00:33:32.579 --> 00:33:33.259
 and

00:33:33.259 --> 00:33:33.399
 the

00:33:33.399 --> 00:33:33.700
 means

00:33:33.700 --> 00:33:33.879
 of

00:33:33.879 --> 00:33:34.480
 conquest

00:33:34.480 --> 00:33:36.440
 Christ

00:33:36.440 --> 00:33:36.700
 puts

00:33:36.700 --> 00:33:36.920
 his

00:33:36.920 --> 00:33:37.779
 crucifixion

00:33:37.779 --> 00:33:39.259
 as

00:33:39.259 --> 00:33:39.460
 being

00:33:39.460 --> 00:33:39.759
 his

00:33:39.759 --> 00:33:40.140
 glory

00:33:40.140 --> 00:33:42.579
 in

00:33:42.579 --> 00:33:42.680
 name

00:33:42.680 --> 00:33:42.779
 of

00:33:42.779 --> 00:33:42.900
 the

00:33:42.900 --> 00:33:43.220
 father

00:33:43.220 --> 00:33:43.500
 and

00:33:43.500 --> 00:33:43.599
 of

00:33:43.599 --> 00:33:43.740
 the

00:33:43.740 --> 00:33:44.000
 son

00:33:44.000 --> 00:33:44.319
 and

00:33:44.319 --> 00:33:44.420
 of

00:33:44.420 --> 00:33:44.519
 the

00:33:44.519 --> 00:33:44.680
 holy

00:33:44.680 --> 00:33:45.059
 spirit

00:33:45.059 --> 00:33:46.180
 amen

00:33:46.180 --> 00:33:47.220
 lord

00:33:47.220 --> 00:33:49.039
 would

00:33:49.039 --> 00:33:49.180
 we

00:33:49.180 --> 00:33:49.440
 know

00:33:49.440 --> 00:33:49.860
 this

00:33:49.860 --> 00:33:50.380
 lord

00:33:50.380 --> 00:33:50.599
 when we

00:33:50.599 --> 00:33:50.740
 get

00:33:50.740 --> 00:33:51.380
 discouraged

00:33:51.380 --> 00:33:51.920
 about

00:33:51.920 --> 00:33:52.500
 how we

00:33:52.500 --> 00:33:52.740
 keep

00:33:52.740 --> 00:33:53.180
 tripping

00:33:53.180 --> 00:33:53.380
 over

00:33:53.380 --> 00:33:53.620
 the

00:33:53.620 --> 00:33:54.059
 same

00:33:54.059 --> 00:33:55.120
 stumbling

00:33:55.120 --> 00:33:55.539
 block

00:33:55.539 --> 00:33:58.279
 how we

00:33:58.279 --> 00:33:58.559
 lose

00:33:58.559 --> 00:33:59.079
 patience

00:33:59.079 --> 00:34:01.099
 with

00:34:01.099 --> 00:34:01.339
 those

00:34:01.339 --> 00:34:01.460
 we

00:34:01.460 --> 00:34:01.679
 love

00:34:01.679 --> 00:34:01.839
 the

00:34:01.839 --> 00:34:02.220
 most

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 lord

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 when we

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 feel

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 pulled

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 towards

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 our

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 old

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 addictions

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 lord

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 when we

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 are

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 suffering

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 when we

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 are

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 enduring

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 loneliness

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 pain

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 sickness

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 disease

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 lord

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 would you

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 bring

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 this

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 verse

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 to

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 mind

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 would you

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 fill us

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 with hope

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 and comfort

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 remind us

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 that you're

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 transforming

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 us

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 into

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 something

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 more

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 like

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 yourself

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 lord

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 because

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 we

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 want

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 to

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 know

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 your

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 glory

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 we

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 want

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 to

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 see

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 your

00:34:40.260 --> 00:34:40.559
 glory

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 and

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 lord

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 by

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 your

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 grace

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 may

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 we

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 show

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 forth

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 your

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 glory

00:34:45.820 --> 00:34:48.500
 Jesus

00:34:48.500 --> 00:34:48.940
 thank you

00:34:48.940 --> 00:34:49.360
 for dying

00:34:49.360 --> 00:34:49.599
 on the

00:34:49.599 --> 00:34:49.880
 cross

00:34:49.880 --> 00:34:50.300
 for our

00:34:50.300 --> 00:34:50.680
 sins

00:34:50.680 --> 00:34:51.099
 Jesus

00:34:51.099 --> 00:34:51.519
 thank you

00:34:51.519 --> 00:34:51.900
 for giving

00:34:51.900 --> 00:34:52.140
 us

00:34:52.140 --> 00:34:52.320
 your

00:34:52.320 --> 00:34:52.500
 own

00:34:52.500 --> 00:34:52.920
 righteousness

00:34:52.920 --> 00:34:53.740
 father

00:34:53.740 --> 00:34:54.099
 thank you

00:34:54.099 --> 00:34:54.260
 for

00:34:54.260 --> 00:34:54.640
 accepting

00:34:54.640 --> 00:34:54.960
 us

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 as

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 your

00:34:55.579 --> 00:34:55.960
 sons

00:34:55.960 --> 00:34:56.200
 and

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 daughters

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 and

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 making

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 us

00:34:58.200 --> 00:34:58.700
 heirs

00:34:58.699 --> 00:34:59.639
 to

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 your

00:34:59.799 --> 00:35:00.099
 kingdom

00:35:00.099 --> 00:35:00.399
 and

00:35:00.399 --> 00:35:00.599
 giving

00:35:00.599 --> 00:35:00.819
 us

00:35:00.819 --> 00:35:01.379
 eternal

00:35:01.379 --> 00:35:01.899
 life

00:35:01.899 --> 00:35:03.500
 we

00:35:03.500 --> 00:35:03.739
 pray

00:35:03.739 --> 00:35:03.899
 in

00:35:03.899 --> 00:35:04.099
 Jesus

00:35:04.099 --> 00:35:04.379
 name

00:35:04.379 --> 00:35:04.779
 amen