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 If you don't know me, guys, my name is Jeremy.

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 I've been with Watermark for about, oh, it'll be five years this summer.

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 Time flies.

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 And the beauty of that, I think, is in Hong Kong, you do see people come and go,

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 and there are transitions.

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 Ex-pats come in, ex-pats leave.

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 You know, people just, it is a transient place,

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 but the beauty of that is I've just met so many people,

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 heard so many stories about people seeking to impact the world

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 and seeking to impact Hong Kong for God's glory.

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 And that's just been amazing.

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 So, you know, if you're new here today, if you haven't been around for too long,

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 you know, there's so many people that still haven't met.

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 We'd love, you know, staff and the community group leaders,

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 we'd love to meet you guys and get to know you guys a little more.

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 And, you know, as I was thinking about the sermon today

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 and just preparing and thinking about preaching,

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 man, it's just been such a blessing for me

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 because it's not my authority in even coming up before you

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 and kind of sharing God's word with you.

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 The authority rests in God's word, the scripture that we just heard.

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 And just kind of reading that this week, preparing for that,

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 it's been so illuminating from my own heart.

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 You know, some of these passages that I'm going to share with you this morning,

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 they were just speaking to me throughout this entire week

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 and encouraging me and refreshing me and revitalizing me.

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 And it's been challenged about how I pray,

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 how I think about the topic of prayer.

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 And that's the series we're in right now.

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 And back when I started praying more on my own,

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 kind of as I kind of started to get a little more serious about my faith

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 and think about what it actually means to follow Jesus Christ,

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 I found that my prayers usually went in one of two directions.

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 You know, there was a much more kind of formal,

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 kind of laundry list of things that are written down, you know,

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 names, people, things.

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 And I would just kind of like go down that list,

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 kind of almost check those things off, right?

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 Like, yep, I got through that list.

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 They've been prayed for.

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 Those prayers have gone out to those people, right?

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 And then the other kind was just a lot more kind of spontaneous and organic.

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 You know, it was like just whatever came to mind,

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 I would just, okay, this and that.

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 And I think maybe some of you guys can identify with maybe one or two,

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 one of those two kind of extremes.

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 But really the issue wasn't so much that form of prayer that I was thinking about.

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 I think it was more I realized as I was doing that,

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 there wasn't this kind of overarching vision for how I prayed.

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 There wasn't this thing that captured just how I was motivated to pray,

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 you know, what I was praying towards as a trajectory.

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 You know, it was all pretty reactive.

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 It was dependent on, you know, what happened that day,

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 what happened that, you know, that week, you know,

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 the focus of my season, the time of my life.

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 And I'm not saying that's wrong.

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 You know, there is a place for that.

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 But I noticed there wasn't this overarching vision.

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 vision.

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 And I also noticed my prayer didn't always connect with my actions.

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 You know, I'd pray for these things.

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 Yeah, of course, it's important to me.

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 I was praying for these things.

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 But then I was thinking about my day-to-day actions and my lifestyle.

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 And there wasn't this connection.

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 There was disconnect in so many of these areas of my prayer.

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 So this is why I think this sermon series that we're going through is so important.

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 Because we're looking at the Lord's Prayer, what we just heard read to us.

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 We're looking at the Lord's Prayer,

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 and we want to see how it actually shapes our attitude towards prayer.

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 It's not just a method of praying.

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 And we've been talking, and our goal for this series is really simple, actually.

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 We just want to ask God, God, help us to pray.

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 Show us how to pray more expansively.

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 Things that we wouldn't pray normally.

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 Things that are outside of our normal thought process and comfort zones.

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 We want to say that prayer is an attitude.

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 It's not just an activity.

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 And we've developed this definition of prayer that might help us.

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 It says it's a child calling out to their loving Heavenly Father

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 in response to Him reaching down to them.

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 And I love that image of the child.

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 You know, I've talked about wearing a onesie before,

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 and someone very kindly bought me a onesie after I talked about that the last sermon.

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 Because if you imagine yourself literally in diapers before your Heavenly Father,

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 you start to realize how God really sees you.

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 Not in kind of like a stupid, immature way,

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 but in a way that says,

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 I need you like a baby needs his father, his mother.

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 That relationship is there.

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 A child calling out to their loving Heavenly Father

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 who is reaching down to pick them up lovingly.

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 The smile on his face.

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 And that's the ethos, the heart we want to see for prayer.

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 And because it's a loving Heavenly Father,

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 because that's always the starting point,

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 we can be genuine.

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 We can be honest with Him.

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 You know, when Alfie kicked off our series two weeks ago,

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 it was really all about that relationship with our Father in Heaven

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 who picks us up and creates that relationship

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 that we didn't have before.

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 And so today we're going to continue with the Lord's Prayer.

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 We're going to go on to what it means when Jesus said,

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 Lord, let your kingdom come.

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 Your kingdom come.

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 And the Lord's Prayer isn't just some kind of formula

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 that you recite kind of mindlessly.

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 I mean, you can recite it, of course,

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 but there's nothing magical about the words in and of itself

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 when you say those words.

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 It's actually what Jesus was saying in that prayer

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 is a model for us to kind of get a glimpse of what is important.

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 What are the things that we should actually be praying about?

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 So our goals, I think, for this sermon are really, really simple.

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 First, we need to have a grasp of what the kingdom is.

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 Really kind of get our hands around that,

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 wrap our minds around that a little bit.

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 And secondly, as we do that,

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 as we get that understanding of the kingdom,

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 we need to begin to see how that actually transforms

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 the way I pray, how you pray,

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 and why we pray.

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 So it's really simple.

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 So grasping the kingdom and seeing how that impacts the way we pray.

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 So our first task is really just to define what the kingdom is.

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 And if you're not a Christian here today,

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 I mean, that might be kind of a weird concept to you.

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 And if you haven't really thought about the Bible or theology before,

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 like the word kingdom, it's just, I don't, for me,

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 it was kind of archaic.

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 Like, you know, you might think of, I don't know,

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 the British monarchy or something.

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 And Chris Thornton might start humming, you know,

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 God save the queen or something, right?

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 You know, just that pride of being a Brit.

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 You want to try?

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 Okay.

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 You know, and actually it's not a bad analogy

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 because a kingdom by its very definition needs a king.

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 And in the kingdom of God, obviously, who's the king?

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 The king is God.

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 God is the king, as Eric was saying in the psalm today,

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 expressing that through a psalm.

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 He is the king of God's kingdom.

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 But it's not this kind of juicy tabloid fodder

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 you see in the British monarchy.

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 As much as I like Kate Middleton

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 and appreciate her sense of style,

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 come on, don't, you know,

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 don't pretend you guys don't look at, you know,

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 what's her latest kind of most recent dress

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 or how she's dressing the little baby prince, George.

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 That's important.

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 I appreciate that.

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 But God's kingdom, it's not about,

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 ultimately about that.

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 This is our God, the king.

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 He's our perfectly, perfect heavenly father.

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 He's on that throne.

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 He's our king.

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 And so there's this idea of that king.

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 But don't kind of confuse that with what we think about as kings and queens

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 throughout history and today.

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 This is our perfect heavenly father.

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 Our daddy is on the throne.

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 So God is the king,

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 but what is his kingdom actually like?

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 And I mean, there are so, so many different descriptions of the kingdom in the Bible.

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 And what I want to do is actually just look at three kind of really classic passages

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 that describe the kingdom of God to us.

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 Two from Isaiah in the Old Testament and one from Revelation.

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 And I think these passages should leave an impression on us.

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 Because, well, if you've read them before, you know they're quite profound.

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 But even if you've read these passages before, I encourage you guys, look at it with fresh eyes.

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 Try and visualize what these passages are saying about the kingdom of God.

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 Because back in the Old Testament, we already had some amazing pictures of the kingdom.

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 And in these images, the kingdom of God is described as a mountain, the highest of all mountains.

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 And it says in Isaiah 2,

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 It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord

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 shall be established as the highest of the mountains.

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 And it shall be lifted up above the hills, and all the nations shall flow to it.

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 Many peoples shall come,

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 and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,

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 and their spears into pruning hooks,

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 and nations shall not lift up sword against nation,

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 and neither shall they learn war anymore.

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 And that's just,

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 I was thinking about that image,

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 can you go back for a sec there?

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 That image of the sword being beaten into plowshares,

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 and the spears being beaten into pruning hooks.

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 And I'm not an agricultural major or anything,

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 I have to kind of look up,

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 what is a plowshare?

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 And actually that's the blade,

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 the sharp part of a plow that you use in farming.

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 And a pruning hook is just a knife that you use to prune a vineyard.

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 So there's this image of this transformation,

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 these instruments of death and destruction

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 being transformed into tools of cultivation,

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 of bringing life and growth.

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 And that next passage,

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 Isaiah 11,

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 or Isaiah 11,

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 the wolf shall dwell with the lamb,

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 and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat,

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 and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together,

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 and a little child shall lead them.

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 The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra.

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 The weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den.

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 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain.

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 For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord

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 as the waters cover the sea.

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 There's this complete transformation when you look at creation.

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 The ecology is changed.

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 It's a relationship between all living things

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 is transformed to true peace and harmony.

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 And it's not in the Old Testament.

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 Let's look at Revelation, this third passage.

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 Revelation, this third passage.

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 It's one of my favorite passages,

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 pointing to this new reality.

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 No weeping, no hurting, no pain.

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 So this kingdom of God that we read about,

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 these images,

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 it's a kingdom of just universal,

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 all-encompassing peace and prosperity,

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 complete restoration for everything that's broken and imperfect.

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 When we talk about world peace,

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 I usually just think about,

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 oh, just no more fighting,

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 no more killing each other,

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 this place where people just stop hating on each other.

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 But God's peace,

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 the peace of the kingdom of God

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 is so much more than that.

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 It is so much more expansive.

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 Think about wolves and sheep dwelling together,

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 children playing alongside snakes.

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 That imagery of complete transformation,

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 it's profound.

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 And I was thinking about that

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 as I was preparing this week,

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 and just like those images of that.

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 Like I can only even begin to imagine

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 what,

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 how glorious,

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 how perfect,

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 how peaceful,

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 how prosperous

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 that new kingdom

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 will be.

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 Even just from these little sketches.

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 So today,

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 when you,

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 if you put your faith in Jesus Christ,

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 to have that relationship

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 with your heavenly Father,

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 if you put your faith in Him today

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 for the first time,

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 or putting it afresh,

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 anew,

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 it won't be easy,

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 as we're gonna talk about in the sermon today.

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 It won't be easy.

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 But that's the kingdom

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 that as you follow Jesus,

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 as you seek Him out,

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 as you respond to Him,

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 that's the kingdom

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 that He is gonna lead you into.

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 That's our inheritance.

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 But you know what?

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 When I first became a Christian,

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 you know,

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 eternal life

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 was what I kind of thought about.

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 Yes, eternal life.

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 Who wouldn't want that?

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 But eternal life for what?

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 It's eternal life for that kingdom.

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 That amazing kingdom.

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 But it's also a future kingdom.

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 And at this point,

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 I think the temptation for us,

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 the easy thing to do

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 is kind of separate the two.

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 Kind of,

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 there's this future kingdom,

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 and then there's this now.

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 And you know,

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 for now,

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 I'm just gonna pray,

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 oh God,

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 your kingdom come,

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 but in every other aspect,

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 I'm just,

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 it's just business as usual.

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 You know,

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 whatever that business looks like.

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 Playing video games,

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 or just hanging out,

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 or whatever.

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 Whatever,

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 you know,

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 just working,

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 going to school,

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 whatever.

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 That's,

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 that's now,

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 and I'm just praying,

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 your kingdom come.

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 But that's not the whole picture,

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 and this is where it's important for us

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 to really grasp

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 the second aspect of the kingdom.

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 Because biblically,

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 when you look at the,

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 just what the word kingdom means

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 in Greek and Hebrew,

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 it's not just this place,

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 it's not just this realm

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 that's the kingdom.

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 The kingdom also refers

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 to the king's rule,

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 his reign,

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 his authority,

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 how he rules.

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 So when we think about that,

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 and when we look at the word,

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 your kingdom come,

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 we're also asking God,

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 let your reign come

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 to this world.

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 Break into our world now.

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 A growing experience

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 of God's kingdom,

00:17:13.099 --> 00:17:13.759
 his reign,

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 right here,

00:17:15.019 --> 00:17:15.579
 right now.

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 People coming to know God.

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 People becoming

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 God's children.

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 Experiences of that,

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 peace,

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 of that restoration,

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 right here in our families

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 and in our communities today.

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 You know,

00:17:31.279 --> 00:17:31.799
 last Sunday,

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 Graham talked about

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 being salt and light,

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 remember?

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 The lifestyle of the kingdom

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 as we become lights for God

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 and point people to Jesus.

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 God's design isn't for us

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 to just kind of sit on our butts

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 and wait in a bunker

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 for his kingdom to come.

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 His design is for us

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 in light of that security,

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 that promise of the eternal kingdom.

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 kingdom,

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 we've been called to live out

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 that reality

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 right here,

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 right now,

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 in your lives today.

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 Even though we're not fully

00:18:18.099 --> 00:18:19.259
 in that kingdom yet.

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 God's reign coming into our hearts,

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 into your heart,

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 spreading through his church

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 in Hong Kong and globally,

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 bringing about these glimpses

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 of the kingdom

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 coming into the world today.

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 And you and I,

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 every follower of Jesus Christ,

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 we're called to be

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 representatives

00:18:42.500 --> 00:18:44.300
 of that kingdom.

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 And I was thinking,

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 what does it look like

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 to live out that reality then?

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 And I think a good analogy

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 is this idea

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 of cross-cultural living.

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 I think a lot of you guys

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 are expats here

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 or even you've traveled

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 or lived all over the world.

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 And it brought back, you know,

00:19:04.559 --> 00:19:06.759
 this kind of very clear memory for me.

00:19:06.859 --> 00:19:06.940
 You know,

00:19:06.980 --> 00:19:08.720
 before I moved to Hong Kong

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 about five years ago,

00:19:10.500 --> 00:19:12.059
 I was living in Canada.

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 I was a lawyer in Canada.

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 I had a kind of an interest

00:19:16.099 --> 00:19:17.460
 in human rights.

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 And so I kind of had

00:19:19.480 --> 00:19:20.319
 that identity

00:19:20.319 --> 00:19:21.559
 of a human rights lawyer.

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 And I decided to move

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 to Calcutta, India for a year.

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 And obviously there's,

00:19:29.839 --> 00:19:30.039
 you know,

00:19:30.119 --> 00:19:30.799
 you can imagine

00:19:30.799 --> 00:19:31.859
 the culture,

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 the customs,

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 the way of life.

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 It's pretty different in some ways.

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 It's what we kind of call

00:19:38.079 --> 00:19:39.700
 culture shock, right?

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 When you go to a place

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 with completely new

00:19:42.500 --> 00:19:43.519
 kind of cultures

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 and norms

00:19:44.019 --> 00:19:44.920
 and values.

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 And I mean,

00:19:47.079 --> 00:19:47.720
 some of those things

00:19:47.720 --> 00:19:49.220
 were pretty kind of harmless,

00:19:49.480 --> 00:19:49.599
 you know,

00:19:49.660 --> 00:19:51.039
 like refraining from beef

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 most of the time.

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 I mean,

00:19:53.640 --> 00:19:54.740
 that should be pretty harmless,

00:19:54.859 --> 00:19:55.000
 right?

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 And if any of you guys

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 think that's not harmless,

00:19:57.740 --> 00:19:58.480
 you need to really kind of,

00:19:58.599 --> 00:19:59.579
 maybe mill in,

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 you know,

00:20:00.519 --> 00:20:02.420
 that's very serious,

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 giving beef.

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 And you need to think about that

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 for Lent,

00:20:07.440 --> 00:20:07.759
 brother.

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 But I mean,

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 really,

00:20:10.039 --> 00:20:12.200
 if you think about superficially,

00:20:12.380 --> 00:20:12.620
 I mean,

00:20:12.700 --> 00:20:13.359
 giving up beef,

00:20:13.480 --> 00:20:15.559
 that's a relatively easy thing

00:20:15.559 --> 00:20:16.819
 to give up, right?

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 That's an easy kind of custom

00:20:18.380 --> 00:20:19.160
 to adopt,

00:20:19.440 --> 00:20:20.400
 to adjust to.

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 But there were also

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 things in the culture

00:20:23.640 --> 00:20:25.099
 that I passionately

00:20:25.099 --> 00:20:26.180
 stood against.

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 Things like the rampant

00:20:28.319 --> 00:20:28.740
 prostitution

00:20:28.740 --> 00:20:31.500
 and the sex trafficking industry

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 that's just so pervasive there.

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 Things that were so commonplace

00:20:38.180 --> 00:20:40.620
 and ingrained in society there.

00:20:42.460 --> 00:20:44.539
 But because of my identity,

00:20:44.759 --> 00:20:46.279
 because of my values

00:20:46.279 --> 00:20:47.680
 as a human rights lawyer,

00:20:48.220 --> 00:20:49.279
 I just could not,

00:20:49.799 --> 00:20:50.900
 it just prohibited me

00:20:50.900 --> 00:20:51.819
 from engaging

00:20:51.819 --> 00:20:53.940
 in that aspect of culture.

00:20:55.519 --> 00:20:55.700
 You know,

00:20:55.740 --> 00:20:57.480
 my identity shaped

00:20:57.480 --> 00:20:58.440
 the way I lived there.

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 Not only could I not condone it,

00:21:01.440 --> 00:21:03.120
 but I actually had to take action

00:21:03.120 --> 00:21:05.620
 against what was happening

00:21:05.620 --> 00:21:07.120
 over there.

00:21:07.960 --> 00:21:09.420
 Such an amazing country.

00:21:09.519 --> 00:21:11.220
 I love so many things about it.

00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:13.240
 But those injustices,

00:21:13.519 --> 00:21:15.480
 they demanded a response

00:21:15.480 --> 00:21:16.640
 because of my identity.

00:21:18.200 --> 00:21:19.480
 And I don't know how often

00:21:19.480 --> 00:21:21.059
 you think of your life today,

00:21:21.240 --> 00:21:22.340
 but if you are

00:21:22.340 --> 00:21:25.100
 a child of God this morning,

00:21:25.160 --> 00:21:25.680
 if you are

00:21:25.680 --> 00:21:27.279
 a citizen

00:21:27.279 --> 00:21:28.879
 citizen of the kingdom of God,

00:21:28.960 --> 00:21:30.240
 you are actually living

00:21:30.240 --> 00:21:31.379
 cross-culturally

00:21:31.379 --> 00:21:33.299
 every minute of your life.

00:21:34.539 --> 00:21:36.399
 You're an expat in this world.

00:21:37.720 --> 00:21:38.759
 You're a foreigner

00:21:38.759 --> 00:21:40.500
 in many ways

00:21:40.500 --> 00:21:41.599
 because the values

00:21:41.599 --> 00:21:42.960
 of God's kingdom

00:21:42.960 --> 00:21:45.299
 so often are contrary

00:21:45.299 --> 00:21:47.740
 to the values of this world.

00:21:47.740 --> 00:21:50.519
 And it's not just obvious examples

00:21:50.519 --> 00:21:51.299
 like, you know,

00:21:51.900 --> 00:21:52.819
 human trafficking

00:21:52.819 --> 00:21:54.279
 or the war in Syria

00:21:54.279 --> 00:21:55.339
 or, you know,

00:21:55.960 --> 00:21:57.559
 ISIS

00:21:57.559 --> 00:22:00.779
 or riots in Mong Kok

00:22:00.779 --> 00:22:02.559
 or just people being

00:22:02.559 --> 00:22:03.720
 mean to each other.

00:22:03.819 --> 00:22:04.000
 I mean,

00:22:04.039 --> 00:22:05.819
 those are more obvious examples,

00:22:06.059 --> 00:22:07.559
 but all of those things,

00:22:07.799 --> 00:22:10.000
 they actually just boil down

00:22:10.000 --> 00:22:12.819
 to that inherent self-centeredness

00:22:12.819 --> 00:22:14.519
 of the human being.

00:22:14.519 --> 00:22:16.019
 It's all boiling down

00:22:16.019 --> 00:22:17.700
 to that influence

00:22:17.700 --> 00:22:19.059
 of a sinful world,

00:22:19.180 --> 00:22:20.500
 a sinful kingdom,

00:22:20.660 --> 00:22:22.059
 a sinful nature

00:22:22.059 --> 00:22:24.000
 that has rejected God,

00:22:24.940 --> 00:22:26.339
 the ultimate source

00:22:26.339 --> 00:22:28.139
 of peace and prosperity.

00:22:29.879 --> 00:22:30.299
 You know,

00:22:30.339 --> 00:22:31.720
 the influences of the world

00:22:31.720 --> 00:22:32.539
 and the values

00:22:32.539 --> 00:22:33.680
 of the worldly kingdom,

00:22:34.740 --> 00:22:35.579
 it's what continues

00:22:35.579 --> 00:22:36.779
 to kind of hold me back

00:22:36.779 --> 00:22:38.539
 and distract me.

00:22:38.799 --> 00:22:38.940
 You know,

00:22:38.960 --> 00:22:39.720
 it stops me

00:22:39.720 --> 00:22:41.279
 from faithfully praying,

00:22:42.039 --> 00:22:42.960
 your kingdom come.

00:22:42.960 --> 00:22:44.100
 Why?

00:22:44.240 --> 00:22:46.120
 Because I'm too busy praying.

00:22:46.600 --> 00:22:47.940
 We're too busy praying,

00:22:48.019 --> 00:22:48.279
 you know,

00:22:48.420 --> 00:22:49.380
 my kingdom come.

00:22:51.240 --> 00:22:52.940
 My prosperity come.

00:22:53.880 --> 00:22:55.440
 My promotion come.

00:22:56.400 --> 00:22:58.700
 My latest iPhone come.

00:23:00.140 --> 00:23:00.420
 You know,

00:23:01.000 --> 00:23:02.120
 my business come.

00:23:02.200 --> 00:23:04.779
 My top-tier education come.

00:23:06.059 --> 00:23:06.519
 You know,

00:23:06.559 --> 00:23:07.759
 in light of Valentine's Day,

00:23:08.600 --> 00:23:08.860
 right,

00:23:09.700 --> 00:23:09.900
 you know,

00:23:09.960 --> 00:23:10.120
 my,

00:23:10.119 --> 00:23:11.359
 you know,

00:23:11.439 --> 00:23:12.279
 praying for that

00:23:12.279 --> 00:23:14.539
 significant other,

00:23:14.639 --> 00:23:15.079
 boyfriend,

00:23:15.299 --> 00:23:15.619
 girlfriend,

00:23:15.959 --> 00:23:16.299
 husband,

00:23:16.459 --> 00:23:16.779
 wife.

00:23:16.959 --> 00:23:17.459
 Some of you,

00:23:17.579 --> 00:23:19.219
 maybe an improved

00:23:19.219 --> 00:23:20.419
 husband or wife,

00:23:21.039 --> 00:23:21.599
 right?

00:23:22.539 --> 00:23:23.359
 And I'm not saying

00:23:23.359 --> 00:23:23.919
 we literally,

00:23:24.099 --> 00:23:24.759
 I'm pretty sure we don't,

00:23:24.859 --> 00:23:25.739
 I don't literally say,

00:23:26.019 --> 00:23:26.899
 our Father in Heaven,

00:23:27.839 --> 00:23:28.739
 my kingdom come.

00:23:29.479 --> 00:23:29.859
 Right?

00:23:29.939 --> 00:23:30.119
 I mean,

00:23:30.179 --> 00:23:31.339
 that's too superficial.

00:23:32.799 --> 00:23:33.659
 But if I really

00:23:33.659 --> 00:23:34.799
 kind of check my motives,

00:23:34.939 --> 00:23:36.099
 the way my attitude

00:23:36.099 --> 00:23:37.219
 of prayer is,

00:23:37.220 --> 00:23:38.220
 the way I actually,

00:23:38.819 --> 00:23:39.259
 you know,

00:23:39.380 --> 00:23:40.559
 conduct my life,

00:23:40.579 --> 00:23:41.680
 in very many ways,

00:23:41.740 --> 00:23:43.059
 I'm praying for those

00:23:43.059 --> 00:23:44.700
 things to come.

00:23:47.019 --> 00:23:47.759
 And I'm,

00:23:47.980 --> 00:23:48.519
 and honestly,

00:23:48.620 --> 00:23:49.339
 none of those things

00:23:49.339 --> 00:23:50.039
 that I've just listed,

00:23:50.160 --> 00:23:50.400
 they're not,

00:23:50.519 --> 00:23:51.120
 none of them are

00:23:51.120 --> 00:23:52.600
 necessarily bad things.

00:23:52.680 --> 00:23:53.259
 Just to be clear,

00:23:53.339 --> 00:23:54.039
 I don't want to say

00:23:54.039 --> 00:23:54.880
 that those are bad things.

00:23:55.000 --> 00:23:55.960
 None of those things

00:23:55.960 --> 00:23:57.680
 are necessarily bad.

00:23:57.740 --> 00:23:59.360
 But when Jesus teaches us

00:23:59.360 --> 00:24:00.460
 to pray those words,

00:24:01.000 --> 00:24:02.079
 your kingdom come.

00:24:02.140 --> 00:24:02.740
 And remember,

00:24:02.920 --> 00:24:03.940
 remember the image,

00:24:04.200 --> 00:24:05.500
 those images of God's kingdom

00:24:05.500 --> 00:24:07.880
 that we kind of digested

00:24:07.880 --> 00:24:08.460
 and looked at.

00:24:09.359 --> 00:24:10.940
 In light of that kingdom,

00:24:11.839 --> 00:24:13.559
 what Jesus is telling us

00:24:13.559 --> 00:24:15.200
 is that the value

00:24:15.200 --> 00:24:16.319
 of that kingdom

00:24:16.319 --> 00:24:18.700
 is so great,

00:24:18.940 --> 00:24:20.099
 it's worth saying to God,

00:24:20.200 --> 00:24:20.380
 God,

00:24:20.480 --> 00:24:21.579
 I want your kingdom

00:24:21.579 --> 00:24:23.339
 to come no matter what.

00:24:24.160 --> 00:24:25.160
 Because I know

00:24:25.160 --> 00:24:26.880
 that nothing in this world,

00:24:27.000 --> 00:24:28.000
 none of those things,

00:24:28.099 --> 00:24:28.980
 those other things,

00:24:29.140 --> 00:24:31.880
 are worth praying for

00:24:31.880 --> 00:24:33.359
 when I'm ultimately

00:24:33.359 --> 00:24:35.019
 comparing that

00:24:35.019 --> 00:24:36.279
 to your kingdom.

00:24:36.419 --> 00:24:37.059
 That's why I pray

00:24:37.059 --> 00:24:38.479
 your kingdom come.

00:24:38.579 --> 00:24:39.419
 Think about what he says

00:24:39.419 --> 00:24:41.119
 in Matthew 13.

00:24:41.279 --> 00:24:41.399
 You know,

00:24:41.559 --> 00:24:45.459
 the man who finds

00:24:45.459 --> 00:24:47.459
 that treasure in the field,

00:24:47.579 --> 00:24:48.539
 the kingdom of heaven

00:24:48.539 --> 00:24:50.099
 is like the man

00:24:50.099 --> 00:24:51.659
 who's found a treasure

00:24:51.659 --> 00:24:52.659
 hidden in a field.

00:24:54.119 --> 00:24:55.099
 And when he finds it,

00:24:55.159 --> 00:24:55.719
 in his joy,

00:24:55.779 --> 00:24:56.619
 he goes and sells

00:24:56.619 --> 00:24:57.959
 all that he has

00:24:57.959 --> 00:25:00.419
 and buys that field.

00:25:01.719 --> 00:25:02.219
 And he didn't wait

00:25:02.220 --> 00:25:03.799
 until his 13th month bonus

00:25:03.799 --> 00:25:05.700
 and kind of go to the landowner

00:25:05.700 --> 00:25:06.880
 and had to haggle him

00:25:06.880 --> 00:25:08.620
 to try and sell,

00:25:08.779 --> 00:25:09.420
 get the field

00:25:09.420 --> 00:25:10.700
 for his bonus amount.

00:25:11.860 --> 00:25:12.140
 You know,

00:25:12.240 --> 00:25:14.180
 he sold everything.

00:25:15.880 --> 00:25:16.680
 In case you're not,

00:25:16.860 --> 00:25:17.299
 you're thinking,

00:25:17.420 --> 00:25:17.480
 well,

00:25:17.519 --> 00:25:18.420
 that was just a parable.

00:25:18.779 --> 00:25:18.920
 You know,

00:25:18.960 --> 00:25:20.180
 Jesus was just kind of

00:25:20.180 --> 00:25:21.980
 speaking in hyperbole.

00:25:22.059 --> 00:25:22.740
 It wasn't everything.

00:25:23.720 --> 00:25:24.100
 Well, I mean,

00:25:24.200 --> 00:25:24.460
 tonight,

00:25:24.559 --> 00:25:25.200
 go home and read

00:25:25.200 --> 00:25:26.079
 chapter 19,

00:25:26.220 --> 00:25:26.360
 you know,

00:25:26.360 --> 00:25:27.000
 what he says

00:25:27.000 --> 00:25:28.640
 to the rich young ruler.

00:25:28.640 --> 00:25:31.460
 And I want to be clear,

00:25:31.520 --> 00:25:32.220
 I'm not saying

00:25:32.220 --> 00:25:33.960
 that God necessarily

00:25:33.960 --> 00:25:36.600
 wants every single person

00:25:36.600 --> 00:25:37.080
 right now

00:25:37.080 --> 00:25:38.100
 to give up everything

00:25:38.100 --> 00:25:38.820
 and kind of go

00:25:38.820 --> 00:25:39.759
 wander the streets.

00:25:42.960 --> 00:25:43.960
 But are you willing?

00:25:44.800 --> 00:25:45.980
 Are you even willing

00:25:45.980 --> 00:25:47.000
 if that's what God

00:25:47.000 --> 00:25:47.940
 called you

00:25:47.940 --> 00:25:48.960
 in light of his kingdom?

00:25:49.500 --> 00:25:49.920
 And granted,

00:25:50.080 --> 00:25:50.960
 some of you might need

00:25:50.960 --> 00:25:51.700
 to do something

00:25:51.700 --> 00:25:53.160
 very drastic

00:25:53.160 --> 00:25:54.500
 with your wealth

00:25:54.500 --> 00:25:55.580
 because the love of money,

00:25:56.360 --> 00:25:57.080
 the Bible says,

00:25:57.079 --> 00:25:58.379
 is one of the biggest ways

00:25:58.379 --> 00:25:59.399
 the worldly kingdom

00:25:59.399 --> 00:26:01.059
 manifests itself.

00:26:02.500 --> 00:26:03.899
 But there are other things,

00:26:04.019 --> 00:26:04.779
 and I don't think

00:26:04.779 --> 00:26:05.500
 it's coincidence

00:26:05.500 --> 00:26:07.439
 that right after

00:26:07.439 --> 00:26:08.439
 the Lord's Prayer,

00:26:09.319 --> 00:26:10.139
 Jesus gives us

00:26:10.139 --> 00:26:12.279
 that really classic passage.

00:26:12.460 --> 00:26:13.619
 Do not be anxious,

00:26:13.939 --> 00:26:14.519
 he says,

00:26:15.419 --> 00:26:15.759
 saying,

00:26:15.879 --> 00:26:16.819
 what shall we eat

00:26:16.819 --> 00:26:18.519
 or what shall we wear?

00:26:20.119 --> 00:26:21.319
 Your heavenly Father

00:26:21.319 --> 00:26:22.759
 knows that you need them all,

00:26:23.939 --> 00:26:25.740
 but seek first the kingdom.

00:26:27.079 --> 00:26:28.299
 And all these things

00:26:28.299 --> 00:26:29.379
 will be added to you.

00:26:31.079 --> 00:26:32.179
 I've just been thinking

00:26:32.179 --> 00:26:33.879
 about that idea,

00:26:34.039 --> 00:26:34.199
 you know,

00:26:34.240 --> 00:26:35.000
 what am I seeking?

00:26:35.139 --> 00:26:36.279
 And even just food,

00:26:36.859 --> 00:26:37.240
 clothing,

00:26:37.480 --> 00:26:38.179
 and shelter.

00:26:38.439 --> 00:26:38.559
 You know,

00:26:38.639 --> 00:26:40.759
 God's been convicting me.

00:26:41.139 --> 00:26:41.699
 Ultimately,

00:26:41.819 --> 00:26:43.220
 that's really all I need

00:26:43.220 --> 00:26:45.299
 to live well

00:26:45.299 --> 00:26:45.939
 for the kingdom.

00:26:47.019 --> 00:26:47.179
 You know,

00:26:47.199 --> 00:26:48.299
 in the parable of the sower,

00:26:48.419 --> 00:26:49.359
 I don't want to be

00:26:49.359 --> 00:26:50.259
 the seed

00:26:50.259 --> 00:26:51.299
 that gets sown

00:26:51.299 --> 00:26:53.480
 into the thorns.

00:26:53.480 --> 00:26:55.839
 And that's the person

00:26:55.839 --> 00:26:57.539
 who hears the word of God,

00:26:58.339 --> 00:27:00.000
 but the cares of the world

00:27:00.000 --> 00:27:02.039
 and the deceitfulness

00:27:02.039 --> 00:27:03.299
 of riches,

00:27:03.480 --> 00:27:04.000
 they choke,

00:27:04.299 --> 00:27:05.299
 they choke the word.

00:27:06.079 --> 00:27:07.120
 And the word proves

00:27:07.120 --> 00:27:09.279
 unfruitful in that person.

00:27:10.779 --> 00:27:11.740
 And I see that in me,

00:27:11.799 --> 00:27:12.440
 I see that,

00:27:12.579 --> 00:27:13.819
 that conflict

00:27:13.819 --> 00:27:15.860
 between God's kingdom

00:27:15.860 --> 00:27:17.579
 and the cares

00:27:17.579 --> 00:27:18.860
 of the world,

00:27:18.960 --> 00:27:20.019
 the cares of my flesh,

00:27:20.200 --> 00:27:21.519
 the cares of my own heart.

00:27:21.519 --> 00:27:24.500
 And speaking of

00:27:24.500 --> 00:27:25.279
 the cares of the world,

00:27:25.480 --> 00:27:26.960
 it is Valentine's Day

00:27:26.960 --> 00:27:27.420
 today,

00:27:27.559 --> 00:27:29.299
 as so many of you guys

00:27:29.299 --> 00:27:30.240
 have reminded me of.

00:27:31.539 --> 00:27:32.379
 And to me,

00:27:32.460 --> 00:27:33.059
 that's just

00:27:33.059 --> 00:27:34.400
 a huge reminder

00:27:34.400 --> 00:27:36.700
 that the cares

00:27:36.700 --> 00:27:37.180
 of the world,

00:27:37.259 --> 00:27:38.180
 the world cares

00:27:38.180 --> 00:27:39.980
 about Valentine's Day.

00:27:40.059 --> 00:27:41.259
 The world values

00:27:41.259 --> 00:27:43.480
 Valentine's Day

00:27:43.480 --> 00:27:44.740
 and romance

00:27:44.740 --> 00:27:46.299
 and romantic love.

00:27:46.299 --> 00:27:47.879
 And since it's probably

00:27:47.879 --> 00:27:49.400
 on a lot of our minds anyway,

00:27:49.519 --> 00:27:50.440
 I think we should spend

00:27:50.440 --> 00:27:50.980
 a few minutes

00:27:50.980 --> 00:27:52.360
 looking at something

00:27:52.360 --> 00:27:54.740
 absolutely radical

00:27:54.740 --> 00:27:55.779
 that Jesus says

00:27:55.779 --> 00:27:57.120
 about relationships

00:27:57.120 --> 00:27:57.720
 in the kingdom.

00:27:58.480 --> 00:27:59.839
 You know it's coming, Oscar.

00:28:02.559 --> 00:28:04.259
 We're still in Matthew 19,

00:28:04.480 --> 00:28:05.460
 chapter 19 now.

00:28:06.759 --> 00:28:07.740
 Jesus says,

00:28:08.620 --> 00:28:09.319
 there are eunuchs

00:28:09.319 --> 00:28:11.579
 who have made themselves eunuchs

00:28:11.579 --> 00:28:13.299
 for the sake

00:28:13.299 --> 00:28:14.819
 of the kingdom of heaven,

00:28:15.140 --> 00:28:16.079
 for the sake

00:28:16.079 --> 00:28:17.180
 of the kingdom of God.

00:28:17.180 --> 00:28:20.160
 Now eunuchs,

00:28:20.340 --> 00:28:20.920
 if you don't know,

00:28:21.100 --> 00:28:22.519
 someone who can't procreate.

00:28:24.420 --> 00:28:25.100
 So Jesus,

00:28:25.420 --> 00:28:26.740
 what he's essentially saying

00:28:26.740 --> 00:28:28.600
 is that the kingdom of God

00:28:28.600 --> 00:28:30.259
 is so amazing.

00:28:31.320 --> 00:28:32.240
 So amazing

00:28:32.240 --> 00:28:33.420
 that people are willing

00:28:33.420 --> 00:28:34.940
 to remain single

00:28:34.940 --> 00:28:36.120
 in order to demonstrate

00:28:36.120 --> 00:28:37.060
 their hope

00:28:37.060 --> 00:28:39.799
 in that heavenly kingdom.

00:28:39.799 --> 00:28:42.220
 I'm not going to go

00:28:42.220 --> 00:28:42.919
 into detail

00:28:42.919 --> 00:28:43.819
 about how it might

00:28:43.819 --> 00:28:44.519
 be beneficial

00:28:44.519 --> 00:28:45.919
 to remain single

00:28:45.919 --> 00:28:46.379
 for the kingdom.

00:28:46.480 --> 00:28:46.799
 If you want,

00:28:46.859 --> 00:28:47.879
 you can please feel free

00:28:47.879 --> 00:28:49.500
 to talk to me afterwards

00:28:49.500 --> 00:28:50.059
 and we can have

00:28:50.059 --> 00:28:50.960
 a good conversation

00:28:50.960 --> 00:28:51.899
 about that.

00:28:51.940 --> 00:28:53.119
 But what I will say

00:28:53.119 --> 00:28:53.480
 is this,

00:28:53.519 --> 00:28:53.639
 you know,

00:28:53.680 --> 00:28:55.099
 as intense as what Jesus

00:28:55.099 --> 00:28:57.559
 says in that little passage,

00:28:57.759 --> 00:28:59.440
 as intense as that sounds

00:28:59.440 --> 00:28:59.899
 to us,

00:29:00.139 --> 00:29:00.839
 for us today,

00:29:01.940 --> 00:29:03.339
 for the people

00:29:03.339 --> 00:29:04.139
 back then,

00:29:04.879 --> 00:29:06.039
 it was even more

00:29:06.039 --> 00:29:06.639
 radical.

00:29:06.640 --> 00:29:09.520
 because back then

00:29:09.520 --> 00:29:10.600
 people valued

00:29:10.600 --> 00:29:11.720
 marriage

00:29:11.720 --> 00:29:13.020
 and making babies

00:29:13.020 --> 00:29:14.360
 even more

00:29:14.360 --> 00:29:15.100
 than today.

00:29:15.380 --> 00:29:15.600
 Why?

00:29:16.220 --> 00:29:17.100
 Because back then

00:29:17.100 --> 00:29:17.860
 it was actually

00:29:17.860 --> 00:29:18.660
 essential

00:29:18.660 --> 00:29:21.120
 for God's people

00:29:21.120 --> 00:29:22.180
 to survive.

00:29:23.400 --> 00:29:23.940
 Literally,

00:29:24.440 --> 00:29:25.080
 it was essential

00:29:25.080 --> 00:29:25.980
 for them to survive

00:29:25.980 --> 00:29:27.320
 because you were born

00:29:27.320 --> 00:29:28.800
 into Judaism.

00:29:29.300 --> 00:29:30.160
 You were born

00:29:30.160 --> 00:29:31.300
 into the people

00:29:31.300 --> 00:29:31.860
 of God.

00:29:32.000 --> 00:29:33.700
 It was fundamentally

00:29:33.700 --> 00:29:34.820
 ethnic

00:29:34.820 --> 00:29:35.700
 and the Messiah

00:29:35.700 --> 00:29:36.440
 was supposed

00:29:36.440 --> 00:29:37.019
 to come

00:29:37.019 --> 00:29:38.620
 through the bloodlines

00:29:38.620 --> 00:29:39.340
 of Israel.

00:29:40.180 --> 00:29:41.019
 So that sense

00:29:41.019 --> 00:29:41.840
 of procreation,

00:29:41.980 --> 00:29:42.460
 that sense

00:29:42.460 --> 00:29:43.059
 of family,

00:29:43.180 --> 00:29:43.620
 that sense

00:29:43.620 --> 00:29:44.180
 of marriage,

00:29:44.320 --> 00:29:44.840
 all of that

00:29:44.840 --> 00:29:45.400
 was actually

00:29:45.400 --> 00:29:46.019
 essential.

00:29:47.259 --> 00:29:47.779
 So think about

00:29:47.779 --> 00:29:48.440
 how radical

00:29:48.440 --> 00:29:49.059
 that was

00:29:49.059 --> 00:29:49.600
 when Jesus

00:29:49.600 --> 00:29:50.779
 said that people

00:29:50.779 --> 00:29:51.420
 would be willing

00:29:51.420 --> 00:29:52.220
 to be eunuchs

00:29:52.220 --> 00:29:52.880
 for the sake

00:29:52.880 --> 00:29:54.039
 of the kingdom

00:29:54.039 --> 00:29:54.519
 of God

00:29:54.519 --> 00:29:55.480
 even back then.

00:29:56.880 --> 00:29:57.460
 But now,

00:29:57.559 --> 00:29:57.880
 Jesus,

00:29:58.080 --> 00:29:58.559
 the Messiah,

00:29:58.700 --> 00:29:59.519
 has come

00:29:59.519 --> 00:30:01.500
 and from then

00:30:01.500 --> 00:30:02.320
 on we begin

00:30:02.320 --> 00:30:02.980
 to realize

00:30:02.980 --> 00:30:04.019
 that God's family

00:30:04.019 --> 00:30:05.120
 is about so much

00:30:05.119 --> 00:30:06.139
 more than romance

00:30:06.139 --> 00:30:07.399
 and marriage

00:30:07.399 --> 00:30:08.000
 and children.

00:30:09.139 --> 00:30:09.599
 If you know,

00:30:09.659 --> 00:30:10.019
 elsewhere,

00:30:10.219 --> 00:30:10.399
 God,

00:30:11.059 --> 00:30:11.919
 Jesus says,

00:30:12.419 --> 00:30:13.539
 in the kingdom

00:30:13.539 --> 00:30:14.039
 of God,

00:30:14.119 --> 00:30:15.299
 there is no marriage

00:30:15.299 --> 00:30:16.399
 in the way

00:30:16.399 --> 00:30:17.539
 that we conceive

00:30:17.539 --> 00:30:18.199
 of it today.

00:30:19.559 --> 00:30:20.719
 It's ultimately

00:30:20.719 --> 00:30:22.439
 a spiritual family,

00:30:23.299 --> 00:30:24.519
 a spiritual reality

00:30:24.519 --> 00:30:25.439
 that you are born

00:30:25.439 --> 00:30:26.759
 again into.

00:30:26.899 --> 00:30:27.439
 So today,

00:30:28.339 --> 00:30:29.299
 whether you're single

00:30:29.299 --> 00:30:30.399
 or married,

00:30:30.519 --> 00:30:31.220
 you have

00:30:31.220 --> 00:30:33.059
 a critical role

00:30:33.059 --> 00:30:34.779
 in displaying

00:30:34.779 --> 00:30:35.839
 the kingdom of God

00:30:35.839 --> 00:30:36.759
 and your hope

00:30:36.759 --> 00:30:38.440
 in the kingdom of God.

00:30:38.519 --> 00:30:39.200
 And right now,

00:30:39.279 --> 00:30:40.000
 all of you

00:30:40.000 --> 00:30:40.619
 are either

00:30:40.619 --> 00:30:41.639
 married

00:30:41.639 --> 00:30:43.019
 or unmarried.

00:30:44.519 --> 00:30:45.200
 Not married

00:30:45.200 --> 00:30:45.940
 as in single,

00:30:46.119 --> 00:30:46.359
 dating,

00:30:46.519 --> 00:30:47.159
 it's complicated,

00:30:47.919 --> 00:30:48.220
 whatever.

00:30:48.859 --> 00:30:49.460
 And if you don't think

00:30:49.460 --> 00:30:50.399
 you're in either category,

00:30:51.039 --> 00:30:51.919
 we need to clarify

00:30:51.919 --> 00:30:52.799
 something,

00:30:52.940 --> 00:30:53.559
 so you need to talk

00:30:53.559 --> 00:30:54.379
 to me afterwards.

00:30:54.380 --> 00:30:56.640
 But the question

00:30:56.640 --> 00:30:57.760
 I have for us

00:30:57.760 --> 00:30:59.900
 on this holy,

00:31:00.420 --> 00:31:00.780
 glorious,

00:31:00.940 --> 00:31:02.140
 sacred Valentine's Day,

00:31:04.220 --> 00:31:04.660
 just kidding,

00:31:04.740 --> 00:31:05.500
 it's not actually,

00:31:05.940 --> 00:31:06.400
 I don't think

00:31:06.400 --> 00:31:06.940
 Valentine's Day

00:31:06.940 --> 00:31:07.240
 is holy,

00:31:07.320 --> 00:31:07.900
 it's holy because

00:31:07.900 --> 00:31:09.740
 today's a Sabbath day

00:31:09.740 --> 00:31:11.300
 and we're focusing

00:31:11.300 --> 00:31:11.860
 on God.

00:31:12.080 --> 00:31:12.820
 The question,

00:31:12.920 --> 00:31:13.940
 the serious question

00:31:13.940 --> 00:31:14.560
 we have,

00:31:14.960 --> 00:31:15.500
 I think,

00:31:15.560 --> 00:31:16.520
 on this day is,

00:31:17.340 --> 00:31:17.520
 you know,

00:31:17.620 --> 00:31:18.580
 what does it look like

00:31:18.580 --> 00:31:19.700
 for you to pray,

00:31:20.760 --> 00:31:21.060
 God,

00:31:21.360 --> 00:31:22.980
 your kingdom come.

00:31:24.380 --> 00:31:25.200
 Your kingdom come

00:31:25.200 --> 00:31:25.920
 in my marriage.

00:31:26.620 --> 00:31:27.580
 Your kingdom come

00:31:27.580 --> 00:31:28.700
 in my relationship.

00:31:29.600 --> 00:31:30.800
 Your kingdom come

00:31:30.800 --> 00:31:31.940
 in my singlehood.

00:31:33.740 --> 00:31:34.800
 What does it look like

00:31:34.800 --> 00:31:35.500
 for you to pray that?

00:31:35.560 --> 00:31:37.800
 Have you truly grasped

00:31:37.800 --> 00:31:39.740
 the reality

00:31:39.740 --> 00:31:40.800
 of the kingdom of God

00:31:40.800 --> 00:31:41.620
 that no matter

00:31:41.620 --> 00:31:42.860
 what your relationship

00:31:42.860 --> 00:31:43.900
 status is,

00:31:44.140 --> 00:31:44.700
 you can say,

00:31:44.780 --> 00:31:44.880
 Lord,

00:31:44.980 --> 00:31:45.860
 that status

00:31:45.860 --> 00:31:46.920
 is for

00:31:46.920 --> 00:31:48.060
 your kingdom.

00:31:49.740 --> 00:31:50.800
 No matter what's

00:31:50.800 --> 00:31:51.440
 going on

00:31:51.440 --> 00:31:52.300
 in my status

00:31:52.300 --> 00:31:53.180
 right now,

00:31:53.180 --> 00:31:55.200
 it's ultimately

00:31:55.200 --> 00:31:56.480
 first and foremost

00:31:56.480 --> 00:31:57.980
 for the kingdom

00:31:57.980 --> 00:31:58.960
 to come.

00:31:59.039 --> 00:31:59.680
 Do you pray

00:31:59.680 --> 00:32:00.820
 that God uses

00:32:00.820 --> 00:32:02.279
 your relationship

00:32:02.279 --> 00:32:03.100
 or uses

00:32:03.100 --> 00:32:04.560
 your singlehood

00:32:04.560 --> 00:32:07.200
 as a means

00:32:07.200 --> 00:32:08.100
 in which God's

00:32:08.100 --> 00:32:08.980
 kingdom can come?

00:32:10.259 --> 00:32:11.180
 Above whatever

00:32:11.180 --> 00:32:12.320
 your personal dreams

00:32:12.320 --> 00:32:12.740
 may be,

00:32:12.799 --> 00:32:13.519
 as legitimate

00:32:13.519 --> 00:32:14.320
 and as good

00:32:14.320 --> 00:32:15.460
 as those may be,

00:32:16.220 --> 00:32:16.720
 ultimately,

00:32:16.940 --> 00:32:17.560
 is it about

00:32:17.560 --> 00:32:18.259
 your kingdom

00:32:18.259 --> 00:32:18.799
 coming

00:32:18.799 --> 00:32:21.560
 into my reality?

00:32:21.559 --> 00:32:22.980
 And practically,

00:32:23.099 --> 00:32:23.440
 I don't know

00:32:23.440 --> 00:32:23.940
 what that might

00:32:23.940 --> 00:32:24.679
 look like for you.

00:32:24.779 --> 00:32:25.379
 It might be like

00:32:25.379 --> 00:32:26.379
 praying for greater

00:32:26.379 --> 00:32:27.200
 contentment.

00:32:27.339 --> 00:32:27.940
 It might be

00:32:27.940 --> 00:32:29.159
 how you use

00:32:29.159 --> 00:32:29.639
 your freedom

00:32:29.639 --> 00:32:30.319
 as a single

00:32:30.319 --> 00:32:31.779
 to build

00:32:31.779 --> 00:32:32.440
 your community

00:32:32.440 --> 00:32:32.859
 group

00:32:32.859 --> 00:32:34.419
 and to serve

00:32:34.419 --> 00:32:36.059
 other families.

00:32:36.679 --> 00:32:37.619
 Maybe it's about

00:32:37.619 --> 00:32:38.599
 how you and your spouse

00:32:38.599 --> 00:32:39.639
 can serve together.

00:32:40.859 --> 00:32:41.419
 Maybe it's about

00:32:41.419 --> 00:32:42.339
 how you can love

00:32:42.339 --> 00:32:43.500
 and serve your spouse

00:32:43.500 --> 00:32:44.839
 better.

00:32:45.899 --> 00:32:46.519
 It might be

00:32:46.519 --> 00:32:47.159
 about forgiveness.

00:32:47.160 --> 00:32:48.180
 I don't know

00:32:48.180 --> 00:32:49.200
 exactly what

00:32:49.200 --> 00:32:50.240
 that kingdom

00:32:50.240 --> 00:32:51.019
 coming into

00:32:51.019 --> 00:32:51.720
 your life

00:32:51.720 --> 00:32:52.900
 looks like,

00:32:53.019 --> 00:32:53.580
 but we need

00:32:53.580 --> 00:32:54.100
 to start

00:32:54.100 --> 00:32:54.860
 by praying

00:32:54.860 --> 00:32:55.600
 your kingdom

00:32:55.600 --> 00:32:56.000
 come

00:32:56.000 --> 00:32:59.180
 in my life,

00:32:59.340 --> 00:33:00.140
 in my relationship,

00:33:00.400 --> 00:33:01.120
 in my status,

00:33:01.519 --> 00:33:02.540
 in my singlehood.

00:33:03.600 --> 00:33:04.100
 And it's not

00:33:04.100 --> 00:33:04.900
 just relationships.

00:33:05.100 --> 00:33:05.180
 You know,

00:33:05.200 --> 00:33:05.800
 we talked about

00:33:05.800 --> 00:33:07.120
 money and wealth

00:33:07.120 --> 00:33:07.519
 earlier.

00:33:07.660 --> 00:33:08.660
 What does it look

00:33:08.660 --> 00:33:09.220
 like for you

00:33:09.220 --> 00:33:09.600
 to say,

00:33:09.680 --> 00:33:09.920
 God,

00:33:10.040 --> 00:33:10.920
 your kingdom

00:33:10.920 --> 00:33:12.200
 come in my

00:33:12.200 --> 00:33:12.620
 workplace,

00:33:13.000 --> 00:33:13.700
 in my bank

00:33:13.700 --> 00:33:14.120
 account,

00:33:14.980 --> 00:33:16.200
 in my investment

00:33:16.200 --> 00:33:16.840
 portfolio?

00:33:17.160 --> 00:33:20.620
 So I want to

00:33:20.620 --> 00:33:20.880
 take,

00:33:21.060 --> 00:33:21.920
 just take a moment

00:33:21.920 --> 00:33:22.279
 right now

00:33:22.279 --> 00:33:23.019
 and let's just

00:33:23.019 --> 00:33:23.460
 pause.

00:33:24.759 --> 00:33:25.540
 Just think about

00:33:25.540 --> 00:33:26.100
 the different

00:33:26.100 --> 00:33:27.120
 things you've

00:33:27.120 --> 00:33:27.740
 prayed about

00:33:27.740 --> 00:33:29.680
 over the last

00:33:29.680 --> 00:33:30.220
 few days

00:33:30.220 --> 00:33:30.779
 or weeks

00:33:30.779 --> 00:33:31.519
 or even months.

00:33:32.880 --> 00:33:33.720
 Just think about

00:33:33.720 --> 00:33:34.300
 that for a second.

00:33:34.420 --> 00:33:35.740
 Not just verbal

00:33:35.740 --> 00:33:36.160
 prayers,

00:33:36.940 --> 00:33:37.860
 not just things

00:33:37.860 --> 00:33:38.600
 you've said out loud,

00:33:38.700 --> 00:33:39.820
 but those unspoken

00:33:39.820 --> 00:33:40.360
 prayers,

00:33:40.600 --> 00:33:41.540
 those deep

00:33:41.540 --> 00:33:42.340
 yearnings

00:33:42.340 --> 00:33:43.400
 and longings

00:33:43.400 --> 00:33:43.900
 of your heart.

00:33:44.040 --> 00:33:44.560
 What have your

00:33:44.560 --> 00:33:45.259
 prayers been

00:33:45.259 --> 00:33:47.040
 over the last

00:33:47.039 --> 00:33:47.759
 few weeks?

00:33:49.099 --> 00:33:49.579
 Months?

00:33:54.180 --> 00:33:55.200
 It might take

00:33:55.200 --> 00:33:55.859
 a while for you

00:33:55.859 --> 00:33:56.359
 to recall

00:33:56.359 --> 00:33:57.079
 some of those

00:33:57.079 --> 00:33:57.379
 things,

00:33:57.579 --> 00:33:58.819
 but please

00:33:58.819 --> 00:33:59.519
 continue

00:33:59.519 --> 00:34:00.960
 reflecting on

00:34:00.960 --> 00:34:02.500
 that today.

00:34:03.500 --> 00:34:04.399
 It's important

00:34:04.399 --> 00:34:05.440
 because those

00:34:05.440 --> 00:34:06.079
 prayers

00:34:06.079 --> 00:34:07.099
 are a mirror.

00:34:08.380 --> 00:34:09.259
 They're a mirror

00:34:09.259 --> 00:34:09.840
 of what,

00:34:10.179 --> 00:34:10.800
 of a lot of

00:34:10.800 --> 00:34:11.279
 the things

00:34:11.279 --> 00:34:11.940
 that are

00:34:11.940 --> 00:34:12.820
 important to you,

00:34:13.420 --> 00:34:14.019
 that you care

00:34:14.019 --> 00:34:14.320
 about.

00:34:16.280 --> 00:34:17.159
 They reflect

00:34:17.159 --> 00:34:18.000
 back to you

00:34:18.000 --> 00:34:19.179
 what you

00:34:19.179 --> 00:34:19.739
 care about.

00:34:22.280 --> 00:34:23.280
 So are they

00:34:23.280 --> 00:34:24.119
 about God's

00:34:24.119 --> 00:34:24.759
 kingdom coming?

00:34:26.039 --> 00:34:26.739
 Are they

00:34:26.739 --> 00:34:27.460
 motivated

00:34:27.460 --> 00:34:28.679
 by a desire

00:34:28.679 --> 00:34:30.099
 to see

00:34:30.099 --> 00:34:30.880
 God's kingdom,

00:34:31.079 --> 00:34:31.679
 his love,

00:34:32.440 --> 00:34:33.320
 and restoration

00:34:33.320 --> 00:34:34.519
 touch the world?

00:34:34.519 --> 00:34:37.500
 If you're

00:34:37.500 --> 00:34:39.219
 like a statistician,

00:34:39.320 --> 00:34:39.559
 you're just

00:34:39.559 --> 00:34:39.800
 thinking,

00:34:40.059 --> 00:34:40.259
 well, you

00:34:40.259 --> 00:34:40.440
 know,

00:34:40.820 --> 00:34:41.139
 I mean,

00:34:41.840 --> 00:34:42.699
 99%

00:34:42.699 --> 00:34:44.000
 of those

00:34:44.000 --> 00:34:44.739
 have been

00:34:44.739 --> 00:34:45.059
 kingdom,

00:34:45.259 --> 00:34:45.719
 my kingdom

00:34:45.719 --> 00:34:46.360
 orientation

00:34:46.360 --> 00:34:46.820
 rate is

00:34:46.820 --> 00:34:47.840
 99%.

00:34:47.840 --> 00:34:48.420
 Well, don't

00:34:48.420 --> 00:34:49.579
 pat yourself

00:34:49.579 --> 00:34:50.099
 on the back

00:34:50.099 --> 00:34:50.400
 yet, you

00:34:50.400 --> 00:34:50.519
 know.

00:34:51.019 --> 00:34:51.539
 Even for

00:34:51.539 --> 00:34:52.440
 that 1%,

00:34:52.440 --> 00:34:53.079
 that one

00:34:53.079 --> 00:34:53.759
 thing

00:34:53.759 --> 00:34:54.400
 which you

00:34:54.400 --> 00:34:54.739
 haven't

00:34:54.739 --> 00:34:55.039
 given

00:34:55.039 --> 00:34:56.199
 to God,

00:34:57.579 --> 00:34:58.300
 what is

00:34:58.300 --> 00:34:58.699
 that one

00:34:58.699 --> 00:34:59.039
 thing you're

00:34:59.039 --> 00:34:59.599
 still praying

00:34:59.599 --> 00:35:00.059
 about that

00:35:00.059 --> 00:35:00.699
 really isn't

00:35:00.699 --> 00:35:01.259
 motivated

00:35:01.259 --> 00:35:02.239
 by the

00:35:02.239 --> 00:35:02.480
 kingdom?

00:35:02.480 --> 00:35:06.039
 You know,

00:35:06.059 --> 00:35:06.420
 I have to

00:35:06.420 --> 00:35:06.619
 admit,

00:35:06.740 --> 00:35:09.320
 I find all

00:35:09.320 --> 00:35:09.599
 of this

00:35:09.599 --> 00:35:10.039
 difficult

00:35:10.039 --> 00:35:11.599
 because every

00:35:11.599 --> 00:35:12.000
 day,

00:35:12.440 --> 00:35:13.760
 every day

00:35:13.760 --> 00:35:16.079
 I'm

00:35:16.079 --> 00:35:16.559
 influenced

00:35:16.559 --> 00:35:17.360
 by myself.

00:35:17.599 --> 00:35:17.980
 My own

00:35:17.980 --> 00:35:18.760
 flesh tells

00:35:18.760 --> 00:35:19.019
 me,

00:35:19.119 --> 00:35:19.599
 the world

00:35:19.599 --> 00:35:20.460
 tells me,

00:35:20.559 --> 00:35:20.900
 Jeremy,

00:35:22.240 --> 00:35:22.599
 you need

00:35:22.599 --> 00:35:22.880
 to be

00:35:22.880 --> 00:35:23.280
 praying

00:35:23.280 --> 00:35:25.019
 for your

00:35:25.019 --> 00:35:25.559
 own kingdom.

00:35:27.199 --> 00:35:27.719
 If you're

00:35:27.719 --> 00:35:28.079
 not praying

00:35:28.079 --> 00:35:28.420
 for it,

00:35:28.440 --> 00:35:28.659
 no one

00:35:28.659 --> 00:35:29.000
 else is

00:35:29.000 --> 00:35:29.139
 going to

00:35:29.139 --> 00:35:29.480
 be praying

00:35:29.480 --> 00:35:29.800
 for your

00:35:29.800 --> 00:35:30.039
 kingdom.

00:35:30.639 --> 00:35:30.960
 It's by

00:35:30.960 --> 00:35:31.460
 definition

00:35:31.460 --> 00:35:31.940
 my own

00:35:31.940 --> 00:35:32.240
 kingdom.

00:35:32.480 --> 00:35:34.159
 If I

00:35:34.159 --> 00:35:34.320
 don't

00:35:34.320 --> 00:35:34.719
 seek

00:35:34.719 --> 00:35:35.440
 my own

00:35:35.440 --> 00:35:35.800
 kingdom,

00:35:36.119 --> 00:35:36.360
 I'll

00:35:36.360 --> 00:35:36.539
 miss

00:35:36.539 --> 00:35:36.820
 out.

00:35:38.480 --> 00:35:38.659
 You know,

00:35:40.039 --> 00:35:40.280
 I'll

00:35:40.280 --> 00:35:40.539
 be

00:35:40.539 --> 00:35:43.340
 picking up

00:35:43.340 --> 00:35:43.639
 books

00:35:43.639 --> 00:35:43.960
 after

00:35:43.960 --> 00:35:44.860
 people

00:35:44.860 --> 00:35:46.559
 and I'll

00:35:46.559 --> 00:35:46.920
 be kind

00:35:46.920 --> 00:35:47.139
 of in

00:35:47.139 --> 00:35:47.579
 the back

00:35:47.579 --> 00:35:48.199
 and

00:35:48.199 --> 00:35:48.579
 forgotten.

00:35:50.920 --> 00:35:51.639
 But by

00:35:51.639 --> 00:35:51.960
 God's

00:35:51.960 --> 00:35:52.380
 grace,

00:35:53.619 --> 00:35:54.079
 the Holy

00:35:54.079 --> 00:35:54.460
 Spirit

00:35:54.460 --> 00:35:55.159
 always

00:35:55.159 --> 00:35:55.559
 nudges

00:35:55.559 --> 00:35:56.139
 me back.

00:35:58.460 --> 00:35:59.000
 Brings

00:35:59.000 --> 00:35:59.400
 me back

00:35:59.400 --> 00:35:59.760
 to see

00:35:59.760 --> 00:36:00.019
 that

00:36:00.019 --> 00:36:00.900
 magnificent

00:36:00.900 --> 00:36:01.940
 picture

00:36:01.940 --> 00:36:02.579
 of God's

00:36:02.579 --> 00:36:02.880
 kingdom.

00:36:03.880 --> 00:36:04.780
 I can

00:36:04.780 --> 00:36:05.260
 just see

00:36:05.260 --> 00:36:05.500
 it,

00:36:06.539 --> 00:36:06.740
 that

00:36:06.740 --> 00:36:08.079
 prosperity,

00:36:08.380 --> 00:36:08.559
 that

00:36:08.559 --> 00:36:09.940
 wholeness,

00:36:11.220 --> 00:36:11.400
 that

00:36:11.400 --> 00:36:13.039
 just all

00:36:13.039 --> 00:36:13.900
 encompassing

00:36:13.900 --> 00:36:14.480
 peace

00:36:14.480 --> 00:36:16.340
 that we

00:36:16.340 --> 00:36:16.860
 look forward

00:36:16.860 --> 00:36:17.119
 to.

00:36:17.280 --> 00:36:17.619
 And I

00:36:17.619 --> 00:36:19.019
 see those

00:36:19.019 --> 00:36:19.659
 glimpses in

00:36:19.659 --> 00:36:20.000
 my own

00:36:20.000 --> 00:36:20.539
 life and I

00:36:20.539 --> 00:36:21.200
 see those

00:36:21.200 --> 00:36:22.400
 glimpses in

00:36:22.400 --> 00:36:23.340
 my family and

00:36:23.340 --> 00:36:23.800
 in this

00:36:23.800 --> 00:36:24.260
 church.

00:36:24.260 --> 00:36:24.360
 church.

00:36:27.700 --> 00:36:28.400
 And God

00:36:28.400 --> 00:36:29.200
 reminds me

00:36:29.200 --> 00:36:31.200
 of that

00:36:31.200 --> 00:36:31.780
 kingdom of

00:36:31.780 --> 00:36:32.700
 true prosperity

00:36:32.700 --> 00:36:33.240
 and peace

00:36:33.240 --> 00:36:33.660
 and I can

00:36:33.660 --> 00:36:34.620
 continue to

00:36:34.620 --> 00:36:36.040
 surrender the

00:36:36.040 --> 00:36:36.480
 things I've

00:36:36.480 --> 00:36:36.860
 been holding

00:36:36.860 --> 00:36:37.380
 on to.

00:36:38.660 --> 00:36:39.380
 I can

00:36:39.380 --> 00:36:40.080
 continue to

00:36:40.080 --> 00:36:40.660
 pray for

00:36:40.660 --> 00:36:41.780
 his kingdom

00:36:41.780 --> 00:36:43.100
 to come.

00:36:45.360 --> 00:36:45.780
 And guys,

00:36:45.880 --> 00:36:46.280
 I know,

00:36:46.380 --> 00:36:47.100
 I know there

00:36:47.100 --> 00:36:47.720
 are serious

00:36:47.720 --> 00:36:48.120
 things.

00:36:48.360 --> 00:36:48.640
 There are

00:36:48.640 --> 00:36:49.300
 things that,

00:36:49.420 --> 00:36:49.640
 there are

00:36:49.640 --> 00:36:50.440
 genuine things

00:36:50.440 --> 00:36:50.960
 that burden

00:36:50.960 --> 00:36:51.380
 us.

00:36:52.619 --> 00:36:52.920
 And I'm

00:36:52.920 --> 00:36:53.320
 not making

00:36:53.320 --> 00:36:53.720
 light of

00:36:53.720 --> 00:36:54.300
 those things.

00:36:55.820 --> 00:36:56.300
 There's

00:36:56.300 --> 00:36:56.980
 hardships in

00:36:56.980 --> 00:36:57.380
 this world,

00:36:57.500 --> 00:36:57.740
 there's

00:36:57.740 --> 00:36:58.420
 tribulation

00:36:58.420 --> 00:36:59.639
 in this

00:36:59.639 --> 00:37:00.000
 world.

00:37:00.559 --> 00:37:00.920
 I know

00:37:00.920 --> 00:37:01.199
 that.

00:37:01.659 --> 00:37:02.139
 I've seen

00:37:02.139 --> 00:37:02.380
 it.

00:37:03.039 --> 00:37:03.519
 I've

00:37:03.519 --> 00:37:04.000
 experienced

00:37:04.000 --> 00:37:04.300
 it.

00:37:05.559 --> 00:37:05.940
 And it's

00:37:05.940 --> 00:37:06.340
 not important

00:37:06.340 --> 00:37:06.659
 that I

00:37:06.659 --> 00:37:06.900
 know.

00:37:08.179 --> 00:37:08.460
 What's

00:37:08.460 --> 00:37:08.980
 important is

00:37:08.980 --> 00:37:09.480
 God,

00:37:09.820 --> 00:37:10.340
 your heavenly

00:37:10.340 --> 00:37:10.900
 father,

00:37:11.800 --> 00:37:13.300
 knows those

00:37:13.300 --> 00:37:13.760
 hardships.

00:37:13.940 --> 00:37:14.360
 And that's

00:37:14.360 --> 00:37:15.420
 why our

00:37:15.420 --> 00:37:15.960
 Lord Jesus

00:37:15.960 --> 00:37:16.699
 Christ could

00:37:16.699 --> 00:37:18.720
 say right

00:37:18.720 --> 00:37:19.400
 before the

00:37:19.400 --> 00:37:19.699
 Lord's

00:37:19.699 --> 00:37:19.860
 prayer,

00:37:20.059 --> 00:37:20.360
 he says,

00:37:20.360 --> 00:37:21.340
 your heavenly

00:37:21.340 --> 00:37:22.260
 father already

00:37:22.260 --> 00:37:24.280
 knows your

00:37:24.280 --> 00:37:25.039
 needs before

00:37:25.039 --> 00:37:25.539
 you even

00:37:25.539 --> 00:37:25.920
 pray.

00:37:26.519 --> 00:37:26.880
 He knows

00:37:26.880 --> 00:37:27.440
 all that

00:37:27.440 --> 00:37:28.240
 you actually

00:37:28.240 --> 00:37:29.300
 need.

00:37:31.079 --> 00:37:31.539
 So he's

00:37:31.539 --> 00:37:32.039
 telling you,

00:37:32.099 --> 00:37:32.500
 he's telling

00:37:32.500 --> 00:37:32.860
 me,

00:37:33.599 --> 00:37:34.019
 surrender

00:37:34.019 --> 00:37:35.000
 those anxieties,

00:37:35.500 --> 00:37:35.960
 surrender

00:37:35.960 --> 00:37:37.539
 your kingdoms.

00:37:38.800 --> 00:37:39.000
 You know,

00:37:39.039 --> 00:37:39.539
 when you wake

00:37:39.539 --> 00:37:40.240
 up every

00:37:40.240 --> 00:37:40.920
 morning,

00:37:41.019 --> 00:37:41.620
 if you wake

00:37:41.620 --> 00:37:42.079
 up every

00:37:42.079 --> 00:37:42.620
 morning to

00:37:42.620 --> 00:37:43.240
 the reality

00:37:43.240 --> 00:37:43.700
 of that

00:37:43.700 --> 00:37:44.039
 kingdom,

00:37:45.140 --> 00:37:45.800
 that image,

00:37:45.960 --> 00:37:46.660
 that visual,

00:37:48.160 --> 00:37:49.300
 that reality

00:37:49.300 --> 00:37:49.700
 of the

00:37:49.699 --> 00:37:50.219
 kingdom of

00:37:50.219 --> 00:37:50.399
 God,

00:37:50.460 --> 00:37:50.719
 if you

00:37:50.719 --> 00:37:51.199
 wake up

00:37:51.199 --> 00:37:51.879
 each

00:37:51.879 --> 00:37:53.500
 morning to

00:37:53.500 --> 00:37:53.859
 that,

00:37:55.059 --> 00:37:56.079
 you just

00:37:56.079 --> 00:37:56.879
 begin to

00:37:56.879 --> 00:37:57.719
 get transported

00:37:57.719 --> 00:37:58.219
 to this

00:37:58.219 --> 00:37:59.279
 whole new

00:37:59.279 --> 00:38:00.099
 reality,

00:38:00.259 --> 00:38:00.639
 this whole

00:38:00.639 --> 00:38:01.399
 new paradigm.

00:38:01.639 --> 00:38:02.000
 You have

00:38:02.000 --> 00:38:03.659
 this clear

00:38:03.659 --> 00:38:04.179
 idea,

00:38:04.299 --> 00:38:04.779
 this sense

00:38:04.779 --> 00:38:05.419
 that your

00:38:05.419 --> 00:38:05.799
 heavenly

00:38:05.799 --> 00:38:06.839
 father has

00:38:06.839 --> 00:38:07.359
 a kingdom,

00:38:07.980 --> 00:38:08.879
 his perfect,

00:38:09.279 --> 00:38:10.159
 glorious kingdom

00:38:10.159 --> 00:38:10.980
 waiting for

00:38:10.980 --> 00:38:11.259
 you,

00:38:11.819 --> 00:38:12.199
 and he's

00:38:12.199 --> 00:38:12.779
 bringing it

00:38:12.779 --> 00:38:13.299
 to you.

00:38:14.579 --> 00:38:15.119
 And that's

00:38:15.119 --> 00:38:15.659
 how you start

00:38:15.659 --> 00:38:16.119
 your morning.

00:38:16.119 --> 00:38:17.239
 that's what

00:38:17.239 --> 00:38:18.119
 you live

00:38:18.119 --> 00:38:19.019
 in light

00:38:19.019 --> 00:38:19.659
 of every

00:38:19.659 --> 00:38:20.219
 single

00:38:20.219 --> 00:38:20.699
 moment.

00:38:21.940 --> 00:38:23.079
 That security,

00:38:23.339 --> 00:38:24.019
 that promise

00:38:24.019 --> 00:38:24.940
 that God

00:38:24.940 --> 00:38:25.859
 will restore

00:38:25.859 --> 00:38:26.719
 everything.

00:38:26.859 --> 00:38:27.519
 And if that

00:38:27.519 --> 00:38:28.639
 is our

00:38:28.639 --> 00:38:28.960
 kingdom,

00:38:29.500 --> 00:38:30.059
 if that

00:38:30.059 --> 00:38:30.519
 is our

00:38:30.519 --> 00:38:31.219
 starting point

00:38:31.219 --> 00:38:32.639
 every single

00:38:32.639 --> 00:38:33.380
 day,

00:38:33.440 --> 00:38:33.679
 guys,

00:38:33.739 --> 00:38:34.539
 it's inevitable.

00:38:36.159 --> 00:38:37.259
 It's inevitable.

00:38:37.460 --> 00:38:38.119
 We'll stop

00:38:38.119 --> 00:38:38.900
 worrying about

00:38:38.900 --> 00:38:39.319
 our own

00:38:39.319 --> 00:38:39.659
 kingdoms.

00:38:39.659 --> 00:38:41.339
 because you're

00:38:41.339 --> 00:38:42.239
 so securely

00:38:42.239 --> 00:38:44.079
 resting in

00:38:44.079 --> 00:38:44.879
 that promise.

00:38:45.940 --> 00:38:46.319
 You're so

00:38:46.319 --> 00:38:46.859
 securely

00:38:46.859 --> 00:38:47.619
 resting,

00:38:47.899 --> 00:38:48.440
 and you

00:38:48.440 --> 00:38:48.839
 get your

00:38:48.839 --> 00:38:49.139
 head,

00:38:49.519 --> 00:38:49.899
 you take

00:38:49.899 --> 00:38:50.239
 your head

00:38:50.239 --> 00:38:50.879
 outside of

00:38:50.879 --> 00:38:51.139
 your own

00:38:51.139 --> 00:38:51.460
 kingdom,

00:38:52.159 --> 00:38:52.659
 outside of

00:38:52.659 --> 00:38:53.199
 your own

00:38:53.199 --> 00:38:53.899
 Friday night

00:38:53.899 --> 00:38:54.319
 rituals.

00:38:54.460 --> 00:38:54.799
 You take

00:38:54.799 --> 00:38:55.159
 your head

00:38:55.159 --> 00:38:55.559
 out of

00:38:55.559 --> 00:38:55.839
 that,

00:38:57.219 --> 00:38:57.460
 and you

00:38:57.460 --> 00:38:57.940
 look around

00:38:57.940 --> 00:38:58.119
 you,

00:38:58.179 --> 00:38:58.339
 and you

00:38:58.339 --> 00:38:58.859
 just become

00:38:58.859 --> 00:39:00.639
 so gloriously

00:39:00.639 --> 00:39:02.819
 consumed in

00:39:02.819 --> 00:39:03.239
 the youth

00:39:03.239 --> 00:39:03.819
 ministry,

00:39:04.139 --> 00:39:05.159
 and reaching

00:39:05.159 --> 00:39:05.839
 the poor,

00:39:06.699 --> 00:39:07.039
 and the

00:39:07.039 --> 00:39:07.799
 brokenness you

00:39:07.799 --> 00:39:09.079
 see in your

00:39:09.079 --> 00:39:09.799
 classrooms,

00:39:09.960 --> 00:39:10.159
 and your

00:39:10.159 --> 00:39:10.819
 lecture halls,

00:39:10.920 --> 00:39:11.119
 and your

00:39:11.119 --> 00:39:11.539
 libraries,

00:39:11.759 --> 00:39:11.980
 and your

00:39:11.980 --> 00:39:12.699
 workplaces.

00:39:13.400 --> 00:39:13.860
 And that

00:39:13.860 --> 00:39:14.719
 becomes such

00:39:14.719 --> 00:39:15.420
 a beautiful

00:39:15.420 --> 00:39:17.259
 experience of

00:39:17.259 --> 00:39:18.360
 God's love,

00:39:18.420 --> 00:39:18.860
 because it's

00:39:18.860 --> 00:39:19.679
 just channeling

00:39:19.679 --> 00:39:20.579
 through you,

00:39:20.619 --> 00:39:21.059
 and you just

00:39:21.059 --> 00:39:22.000
 stop worrying

00:39:22.000 --> 00:39:22.659
 about your

00:39:22.659 --> 00:39:23.239
 own kingdoms.

00:39:25.400 --> 00:39:26.400
 You start to

00:39:26.400 --> 00:39:27.860
 see what's

00:39:27.860 --> 00:39:28.639
 truly important

00:39:28.639 --> 00:39:29.239
 to the kingdom

00:39:29.239 --> 00:39:29.739
 of God,

00:39:29.840 --> 00:39:30.440
 the marginalized,

00:39:31.059 --> 00:39:31.639
 the weak,

00:39:32.960 --> 00:39:33.980
 the lonely,

00:39:34.980 --> 00:39:35.659
 the people who

00:39:35.659 --> 00:39:36.539
 don't know

00:39:36.539 --> 00:39:38.199
 that they have

00:39:38.199 --> 00:39:38.599
 a heavenly

00:39:38.599 --> 00:39:38.980
 father,

00:39:39.079 --> 00:39:40.199
 that's preparing

00:39:40.199 --> 00:39:40.779
 that kingdom

00:39:40.779 --> 00:39:41.360
 for them.

00:39:41.860 --> 00:39:42.159
 They don't

00:39:42.159 --> 00:39:42.519
 know that.

00:39:42.619 --> 00:39:42.880
 They have

00:39:42.880 --> 00:39:43.559
 this amazing

00:39:43.559 --> 00:39:44.579
 news that's

00:39:44.579 --> 00:39:44.900
 out there,

00:39:44.980 --> 00:39:45.279
 but they

00:39:45.279 --> 00:39:46.259
 don't know

00:39:46.259 --> 00:39:46.420
 it.

00:39:47.440 --> 00:39:47.779
 You begin

00:39:47.779 --> 00:39:48.079
 to see

00:39:48.079 --> 00:39:48.420
 those things.

00:39:48.500 --> 00:39:48.880
 You begin

00:39:48.880 --> 00:39:49.519
 to see

00:39:49.519 --> 00:39:50.519
 the places

00:39:50.519 --> 00:39:50.860
 in your

00:39:50.860 --> 00:39:51.340
 life where

00:39:51.340 --> 00:39:52.099
 God wants

00:39:52.099 --> 00:39:52.420
 you to

00:39:52.420 --> 00:39:52.659
 bring

00:39:52.659 --> 00:39:53.139
 restoration

00:39:53.139 --> 00:39:53.699
 to.

00:39:57.699 --> 00:39:58.259
 And when

00:39:58.259 --> 00:39:58.799
 you begin

00:39:58.799 --> 00:39:59.519
 to see

00:39:59.519 --> 00:40:01.099
 these

00:40:01.099 --> 00:40:02.659
 different

00:40:02.659 --> 00:40:04.860
 situations

00:40:04.860 --> 00:40:04.980
 situations

00:40:04.980 --> 00:40:05.800
 and

00:40:05.800 --> 00:40:06.539
 circumstances,

00:40:06.539 --> 00:40:07.039
 your

00:40:07.039 --> 00:40:08.059
 instinctive

00:40:08.059 --> 00:40:10.000
 response

00:40:10.000 --> 00:40:10.460
 is to

00:40:10.460 --> 00:40:10.720
 pray,

00:40:10.920 --> 00:40:11.840
 how can

00:40:11.840 --> 00:40:12.059
 your

00:40:12.059 --> 00:40:12.320
 kingdom

00:40:12.320 --> 00:40:12.760
 come

00:40:12.760 --> 00:40:13.260
 in this

00:40:13.260 --> 00:40:13.860
 situation,

00:40:14.280 --> 00:40:14.820
 in this

00:40:14.820 --> 00:40:15.480
 situation,

00:40:16.260 --> 00:40:16.599
 in this

00:40:16.599 --> 00:40:17.079
 situation?

00:40:17.240 --> 00:40:17.539
 You just

00:40:17.539 --> 00:40:18.260
 begin to

00:40:18.260 --> 00:40:18.700
 think that

00:40:18.700 --> 00:40:19.099
 way because

00:40:19.099 --> 00:40:19.340
 you're not

00:40:19.340 --> 00:40:19.860
 worried about

00:40:19.860 --> 00:40:20.200
 your own

00:40:20.200 --> 00:40:20.480
 kingdom.

00:40:21.960 --> 00:40:22.539
 And not

00:40:22.539 --> 00:40:23.000
 only do you

00:40:23.000 --> 00:40:23.360
 pray,

00:40:23.579 --> 00:40:23.800
 God,

00:40:23.860 --> 00:40:24.260
 your kingdom

00:40:24.260 --> 00:40:24.800
 come in

00:40:24.800 --> 00:40:25.599
 this situation,

00:40:26.099 --> 00:40:26.920
 you actually

00:40:26.920 --> 00:40:28.140
 are part of

00:40:28.140 --> 00:40:28.780
 answering that

00:40:28.780 --> 00:40:29.120
 prayer.

00:40:29.460 --> 00:40:29.980
 You act

00:40:29.980 --> 00:40:31.780
 in response

00:40:31.780 --> 00:40:32.119
 to what

00:40:32.119 --> 00:40:32.500
 you care

00:40:32.500 --> 00:40:32.760
 about.

00:40:33.659 --> 00:40:34.000
 You think,

00:40:34.099 --> 00:40:34.559
 what can I

00:40:34.559 --> 00:40:35.820
 do about

00:40:35.820 --> 00:40:36.019
 it?

00:40:40.639 --> 00:40:41.179
 In the

00:40:41.179 --> 00:40:41.480
 book of

00:40:41.480 --> 00:40:42.000
 Revelation,

00:40:42.320 --> 00:40:42.800
 at the end

00:40:42.800 --> 00:40:43.039
 of the

00:40:43.039 --> 00:40:43.360
 Bible,

00:40:43.579 --> 00:40:44.059
 at the end

00:40:44.059 --> 00:40:44.340
 of the

00:40:44.340 --> 00:40:44.820
 age,

00:40:45.740 --> 00:40:47.940
 it says

00:40:47.940 --> 00:40:48.340
 that we'll

00:40:48.340 --> 00:40:48.980
 hear this

00:40:48.980 --> 00:40:49.659
 proclamation.

00:40:51.599 --> 00:40:52.260
 It's from

00:40:52.260 --> 00:40:52.740
 Revelation

00:40:52.740 --> 00:40:54.260
 chapter 11.

00:40:56.480 --> 00:40:57.159
 It says,

00:40:57.300 --> 00:40:57.719
 the kingdom

00:40:57.719 --> 00:40:58.820
 of the world

00:40:58.820 --> 00:40:59.760
 has become

00:40:59.760 --> 00:41:00.260
 the kingdom

00:41:00.260 --> 00:41:01.040
 of the

00:41:01.040 --> 00:41:01.280
 Lord.

00:41:01.760 --> 00:41:02.200
 I think we

00:41:02.200 --> 00:41:02.620
 have it

00:41:02.620 --> 00:41:04.400
 on the

00:41:04.400 --> 00:41:05.000
 screen there.

00:41:06.220 --> 00:41:06.840
 The kingdom

00:41:06.840 --> 00:41:07.920
 of the world

00:41:07.920 --> 00:41:08.880
 has become

00:41:08.880 --> 00:41:10.440
 the kingdom

00:41:10.440 --> 00:41:11.160
 of our

00:41:11.160 --> 00:41:12.320
 Lord and

00:41:12.320 --> 00:41:12.640
 of his

00:41:12.640 --> 00:41:13.060
 Christ.

00:41:14.900 --> 00:41:15.820
 He shall

00:41:15.820 --> 00:41:16.920
 reign forever

00:41:16.920 --> 00:41:17.780
 and ever.

00:41:20.500 --> 00:41:21.240
 That's the

00:41:21.240 --> 00:41:21.640
 picture I

00:41:21.640 --> 00:41:22.080
 want to leave

00:41:22.080 --> 00:41:22.520
 you with.

00:41:23.560 --> 00:41:23.960
 That's the

00:41:23.960 --> 00:41:24.660
 picture that

00:41:24.660 --> 00:41:25.120
 I want,

00:41:26.080 --> 00:41:26.800
 I think God

00:41:26.800 --> 00:41:27.460
 wants us to

00:41:27.460 --> 00:41:28.100
 remember every

00:41:28.100 --> 00:41:28.480
 day.

00:41:29.760 --> 00:41:30.640
 that our

00:41:30.640 --> 00:41:32.300
 calling is

00:41:32.300 --> 00:41:32.880
 to look to

00:41:32.880 --> 00:41:33.580
 that every

00:41:33.580 --> 00:41:33.800
 day.

00:41:33.880 --> 00:41:34.040
 Our

00:41:34.040 --> 00:41:34.600
 calling,

00:41:35.560 --> 00:41:35.980
 watermark,

00:41:36.080 --> 00:41:37.080
 is to be a

00:41:37.080 --> 00:41:37.800
 part of that.

00:41:38.600 --> 00:41:39.460
 To be a

00:41:39.460 --> 00:41:39.960
 part of the

00:41:39.960 --> 00:41:40.780
 kingdom of the

00:41:40.780 --> 00:41:41.760
 world becoming

00:41:41.760 --> 00:41:43.340
 the kingdom of

00:41:43.340 --> 00:41:43.960
 our Lord Jesus

00:41:43.960 --> 00:41:44.420
 Christ.

00:41:47.140 --> 00:41:47.820
 Let me pray

00:41:47.820 --> 00:41:48.300
 for us.

00:41:50.700 --> 00:41:50.960
 God,

00:41:50.960 --> 00:41:55.280
 help us to be a

00:41:55.280 --> 00:41:55.760
 heart of that

00:41:55.760 --> 00:41:56.000
 Lord.

00:41:57.080 --> 00:41:57.880
 Help us to

00:41:57.880 --> 00:41:59.500
 see and

00:41:59.500 --> 00:42:00.700
 experience and

00:42:00.700 --> 00:42:02.060
 live out and

00:42:02.060 --> 00:42:02.840
 rest in the

00:42:02.840 --> 00:42:04.640
 truth of that

00:42:04.640 --> 00:42:05.260
 reality.

00:42:06.880 --> 00:42:07.920
 No weeping,

00:42:08.600 --> 00:42:09.740
 no hurt,

00:42:10.240 --> 00:42:10.980
 no pain,

00:42:11.660 --> 00:42:12.560
 but ultimate

00:42:12.560 --> 00:42:13.240
 prosperity,

00:42:13.440 --> 00:42:14.240
 ultimate peace

00:42:14.240 --> 00:42:15.540
 and truth and

00:42:15.540 --> 00:42:16.160
 love, Lord,

00:42:16.820 --> 00:42:17.500
 in the kingdom

00:42:17.500 --> 00:42:18.080
 of God.

00:42:18.079 --> 00:42:24.259
 God, I pray

00:42:24.259 --> 00:42:24.719
 that whatever

00:42:24.719 --> 00:42:25.299
 it is that

00:42:25.299 --> 00:42:25.759
 you want us

00:42:25.759 --> 00:42:26.400
 to surrender,

00:42:26.539 --> 00:42:27.119
 to give to

00:42:27.119 --> 00:42:27.319
 you,

00:42:27.400 --> 00:42:28.139
 whatever is

00:42:28.139 --> 00:42:29.279
 my kingdom

00:42:29.279 --> 00:42:29.860
 today,

00:42:31.860 --> 00:42:33.039
 Lord, shift

00:42:33.039 --> 00:42:33.559
 that in our

00:42:33.559 --> 00:42:34.719
 hearts to

00:42:34.719 --> 00:42:35.319
 your kingdom.

00:42:41.319 --> 00:42:42.119
 God, help

00:42:42.119 --> 00:42:42.619
 me, help

00:42:42.619 --> 00:42:44.259
 us live so

00:42:44.259 --> 00:42:45.119
 radically because

00:42:45.119 --> 00:42:46.239
 we know that

00:42:46.239 --> 00:42:47.039
 we do not

00:42:47.039 --> 00:42:48.959
 live for our

00:42:48.959 --> 00:42:49.619
 kingdoms, for

00:42:49.619 --> 00:42:50.219
 this kingdom,

00:42:50.439 --> 00:42:50.599
 Lord.

00:42:53.339 --> 00:42:54.039
 Whatever it

00:42:54.039 --> 00:42:54.719
 is, Lord, you

00:42:54.719 --> 00:42:56.719
 want us to

00:42:56.719 --> 00:42:57.259
 surrender to

00:42:57.259 --> 00:42:57.679
 your Lord, I

00:42:57.679 --> 00:42:58.219
 pray that your

00:42:58.219 --> 00:42:58.739
 spirit would

00:42:58.739 --> 00:42:59.439
 prompt us right

00:42:59.439 --> 00:42:59.879
 now, that we

00:42:59.879 --> 00:43:00.679
 would see the

00:43:00.679 --> 00:43:02.139
 beauty, the

00:43:02.139 --> 00:43:03.199
 majesty of that

00:43:03.199 --> 00:43:04.000
 eternal kingdom

00:43:04.000 --> 00:43:04.599
 and we would

00:43:04.599 --> 00:43:05.979
 live in light of

00:43:05.979 --> 00:43:06.479
 that, God.

00:43:09.939 --> 00:43:10.759
 God, I pray

00:43:10.759 --> 00:43:11.599
 for our church,

00:43:11.739 --> 00:43:12.339
 God, I pray

00:43:12.339 --> 00:43:13.119
 that you would

00:43:13.119 --> 00:43:16.199
 just mobilize

00:43:16.199 --> 00:43:18.339
 us to see

00:43:18.339 --> 00:43:19.119
 beyond these

00:43:19.119 --> 00:43:20.239
 walls, to see

00:43:20.239 --> 00:43:20.899
 beyond our

00:43:20.899 --> 00:43:21.799
 concerns, God,

00:43:21.899 --> 00:43:23.159
 and see this

00:43:23.159 --> 00:43:25.139
 city, see the

00:43:25.139 --> 00:43:26.159
 brokenness, God,

00:43:26.839 --> 00:43:27.839
 and to desire

00:43:27.839 --> 00:43:28.859
 your kingdom to

00:43:28.859 --> 00:43:30.579
 break in to the

00:43:30.579 --> 00:43:32.159
 brokenness, to

00:43:32.159 --> 00:43:32.919
 heal, to

00:43:32.919 --> 00:43:33.519
 restore.

00:43:37.759 --> 00:43:38.480
 God, whatever

00:43:38.480 --> 00:43:39.319
 it is, God, that

00:43:39.319 --> 00:43:40.179
 is holding us

00:43:40.179 --> 00:43:40.819
 back, Lord, I

00:43:40.819 --> 00:43:42.480
 pray that right

00:43:42.480 --> 00:43:43.059
 now we would

00:43:43.059 --> 00:43:43.619
 see that you

00:43:43.619 --> 00:43:44.480
 hold us in a

00:43:44.480 --> 00:43:46.539
 new reality, you

00:43:46.539 --> 00:43:47.539
 hold us in this

00:43:47.539 --> 00:43:48.699
 reality that there

00:43:48.699 --> 00:43:49.440
 is an eternal

00:43:49.440 --> 00:43:50.199
 kingdom waiting

00:43:50.199 --> 00:43:50.940
 for us, Lord.

00:43:54.500 --> 00:43:55.500
 And we can say

00:43:55.500 --> 00:43:56.280
 for eternity,

00:43:56.519 --> 00:43:59.719
 Lord, we want

00:43:59.719 --> 00:44:00.519
 to sing for you,

00:44:00.579 --> 00:44:00.980
 we want to

00:44:00.980 --> 00:44:01.619
 worship you.

00:44:01.619 --> 00:44:01.760
 Amen.

00:44:08.179 --> 00:44:09.059
 In the name of

00:44:09.059 --> 00:44:10.219
 precious Lord,

00:44:10.340 --> 00:44:11.559
 Savior, Jesus, I

00:44:11.559 --> 00:44:11.800
 pray.

00:44:12.460 --> 00:44:12.699
 Amen.