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 2 Samuel chapter 4, if you are looking in the Pew Bibles, that is page 257, 2 Samuel chapter 4.

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 If you haven't been with us through, if this is your first time tonight, we're sort of jumping into the,

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 you're sort of jumping into the middle of a story where Saul was king, the first king in Israel,

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 and at the end of, and his story is told through most of the book of 1 Samuel. At the end of 1 Samuel,

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 Saul is killed in battle along with his son Jonathan. And David, who has previously been

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 anointed king, actually quite a long time ago, is beginning to prepare to be anointed king.

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 But, there's a whole war between the house of Saul and the house of David that's going on in these

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 first four chapters, and so we're coming to the conclusion of it. So, I'm just going to go ahead

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 and read the chapter, and then we'll dive in. So, chapter 4 of 2 Samuel, beginning at verse 1.

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 When Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, heard that Abner, the commander of his army, the former commander of

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 his army, had died at Hebron. His courage failed, and all Israel was dismayed. Now, Saul's son had

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 two men who were captains of raiding bands. The name of the one was Banna, the name of the other

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 Rechab, sons of Rimon, a man of Benjamin from Beroth. From Beroth is also counted part of Benjamin.

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 The Berothites fled to Gittim and have been sojourners there to this day. Jonathan, the son of Saul,

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 had a son who was crippled in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan

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 came from Jezreel, and his nurse took him up and fled. And as she fled in her haste, he fell and

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 became lame, and his name was Mephibosheth. Now, the sons of Rimon the Berothite, Rechab and Banna,

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 set out, and about the heat of the day, they came to the house of Ish-bosheth, as he was taking his

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 noonday rest. And they came into the midst of the house, as if to get wheat, and they stabbed him

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 in the stomach. Then Rechab and Banna, his brother, escaped. When they came into the house, as he lay on

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 his bed in his bedroom, they struck him and put him to death and beheaded him. They took his head and

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 went by way of the Arabah all night and brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron. And they

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 said to the king, Here is the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life.

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 The Lord has avenged my lord, the king, this day on Saul and on his offspring. But David answered,

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 Rechab and Banna, his brother, the sons of Rimon the Berothite, as the Lord lives, who has redeemed

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 my life out of every adversity. When one told me, Behold, Saul is dead, and thought he was bringing

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 good news, I seized him and killed him at Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news.

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 How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous man in his own house, on his bed,

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 shall I not now require his blood at your hand and destroy you from the earth? And David commanded

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 his young men, and they killed them and cut off their hands and feet and hang them beside

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 the pool at Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in the tomb of Abner

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 at Hebron. If you read the news, the world can seem pretty chaotic. Forest fires out west that

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 have burned seven million acres, an earthquake this week in Chile, causing a million people to

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 be evacuated from their homes, civil war in Syria resulting in nine million people displaced,

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 three million seeking refuge in other countries. Even closer to home here in New Haven just this week,

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 one of the largest public housing projects, Church Street South, also known as the Jungle,

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 housing almost 300 families, has officially been condemned as unlivable due to leaky roofs and

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 extensive mold. Already at least 30 families have been moved out, are staying in hotels,

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 while the city and the management company are trying to figure out what to do.

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 And the HUD inspectors are arriving this week. Well, maybe you don't have to look at the news,

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 maybe your own life feels crazy and chaotic, maybe you have sick kids or sick parents,

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 corruption at work or crime in your neighborhood or unresolved conflicts among family and friends

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 or unresolved bitterness in your own heart. And sometimes you might wonder, what is God up to

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 in such a crazy world? Now, on first glance, the chapter we're reading tonight seems chaotic.

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 I mean, it's pretty gory, violent. Abner, the end of the last chapter, Abner, the former commander of

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 Ish-bosheth, who is the son of Saul, who had declared himself king, former commander of his army,

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 has just been stabbed to death in broad daylight in the middle of the street by Joab, the commander of

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 David's army. Now, in this chapter, these two guys, Banna and Rechab, captains in Ish-bosheth's army,

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 stab Ish-bosheth to death. They turn on their leader. They stab him to death while he's taking

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 an afternoon nap. They carry his head to David, hoping to be rewarded. David then has them

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 executed, hands and feet cut off, bodies hanged. And then in the middle of the chapter, we have this

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 odd reference to Mephibosheth, five-year-old who gets crippled. You might wonder, what is going on

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 in this chapter? What do we take away from a chapter like this? What is God doing in the midst of all

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 this chaos? Well, what we see in this passage is God is doing two things. He is bringing down the proud

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 and he is raising up the humble. And in fact, that's what God is doing throughout much of this book of

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 Samuel, 1 and 2 Samuel. If you go back to the beginning of 1 Samuel and look at 1 Samuel chapter

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 2 for just a moment, there's a prayer of Hannah in 1 Samuel chapter 2. And this prayer that Hannah

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 prays, it sort of sets the agenda for the whole book of Samuel, for 1 and 2 Samuel, what God is doing

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 here. And I'm not going to read all of Hannah's prayer, but look down at verse 3. Hannah says,

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 talk no more, so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth, for the Lord is a God of

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 knowledge and by him actions are weighed. Then she talks about these dramatic reversals. The bows of

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 the mighty are broken, but the feeble bind on strength. Those who were full have hired themselves

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 out for bread, but those who are hungry have ceased to hunger. The barren has born seven, but she has

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 many children is forlorn. The Lord kills and brings to life. He brings down to she all, that means the

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 grave, and raises up. The Lord makes poor and makes rich. He brings low and he exalts. If you want to

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 summarize Hannah's prayer in one sentence, it's this, God brings down the proud and he raises up the humble.

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 And that's what God is doing in this chapter. First, God is bringing down the proud, in particular, the

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 house of Saul. Saul's kingdom had been characterized by pride and arrogance. We'll see some of that as we

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 go along. But at the beginning of this chapter, we see that Saul's house is weakened. It's crippled.

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 Verse 1, Ish-bosheth heard that Abner had died, his army commander had died, his courage failed.

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 Literally, that means his hands started shaking and all Israel was dismayed. Verse 4, Mephibosheth,

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 that was Saul's grandson, was literally crippled due to an accident that happened on the day that his

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 father and grandfather were both killed in battle. Saul and Jonathan. And you might wonder, why is this

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 detail mentioned here when it happened several years beforehand? Well, I think, again, it's showing

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 the weakness of Saul's house, right? Saul has reigned for a long time, but Saul has died and now none of

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 his descendants are fit to rule the nation. As a crippled man, Mephibosheth would have been unable to

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 lead the Israelites into battle, which was one of the main responsibilities of a king. But not only was

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 Mephibosheth physically incapable of carrying out the royal responsibilities, we actually learn later

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 on in chapter 9 that he didn't even want to be king, that he had pledged his loyalty to David,

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 just like his father Jonathan did. That he recognized David as God's anointed king,

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 and he was loyal to David, even though he was born into the house of Saul.

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 Saul. And so we see this picture of the house of Saul sort of crippled, both physically and spiritually.

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 And then we see these two guys, Banna and Recap, verse 2 and 3. You might sort of wonder,

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 why all the geographical detail about Beroth, mentioned three times, the tribe of Benjamin,

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 and, you know, the sons of Rimen? What is, I mean, who are, where, who are those? What's the point of that?

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 Well, Beroth was one of the cities occupied in part by the Gibeonites. Now, the Gibeonites

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 were a group of people who made a peace treaty with the people of Israel when they entered the

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 promised land. It's recorded in Joshua 9. And so Joshua promised that they would always be safe

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 within the land of Israel. But King Saul had violated that peace treaty. We don't actually

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 learn this until the end of 2 Samuel. It's in 2 Samuel 21. But King Saul had actually, in his zeal

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 to have a strong and unified nation, he had tried to go and wipe out the Gibeonites and drive them out,

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 even though there was a peace treaty. They were supposed to be safe. There was a promise that had been made.

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 That Saul was responsible to uphold. And yet, he went after them. And so, the Israelites,

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 living in those Gibeonite towns, had to run away. That's what verse 3 means in this chapter.

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 The Berothites fled to Gitaim and have been sojourners, or resident aliens, or refugees.

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 They are to this day. So imagine what it was like for these guys, Banna and Recap, right?

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 They were from King Saul's tribe, the tribe of Benjamin. So it's sort of like King Saul's your

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 cousin, right? You're loyal to him. You're going to stick up for him and be on his side. But then,

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 Saul attacks your hometown because he doesn't like your neighbors. And you have to run away. He lets

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 you run away, but you have to live the rest of your life in exile away from your hometown.

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 And so, you kept working for Saul, right? These guys were sort of captains of raiding bands,

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 right? They could, whatever, go take out their anger on other people, right? And still work for Saul,

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 but there's some resentment there. And then, when things turn bad for Ish-bosheth, they say,

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 here's our chance. Let's get rid of him and join with David instead. Notice verse 5 through 7,

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 how it describes the killing of Ish-bosheth. Okay? He's not a war criminal. He's not a soldier who's

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 killed in war. He's not a war criminal being executed for his crimes. He's portrayed as a helpless victim

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 murdered in his own house. If you look at verse 6 and 7, if you read verse 6 and 7, you might think

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 they're sort of repetitive. That's actually a common way that writers of the Old Testament would draw

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 attention to particular facts as they would repeat them. It's sometimes called parallelism.

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 All right? They sort of tell the story one way and then tell the story again, highlighting slightly

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 different details, but getting the same point across, right? Verse 5 says,

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 he was taking his noonday rest in the midst of his house and they stabbed him in the stomach.

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 Verse 7 says, he lay on his bed in his bedroom, helpless, asleep, and they struck him and put him

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 to death and beheaded him. It almost seems like Ish-bosheth was sort of ready to lay down and give up.

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 He was hardly even trying to be king anymore. He had declared himself king over Israel, but

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 seemed like he was ready to give that up.

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 Doesn't even have a bodyguard protecting him, which would have been unusual.

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 So Recap and Banna, they weren't sort of courageously assassinating an evil dictator.

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 They were taking advantage of a defenseless and broken man.

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 And then they brag about what they've done to David. They go to David and they must have told

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 David the whole story because David says in verse 11, you killed him in his own house on his bed.

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 David had no other way to know that. Clearly they're bragging. Hey, this is how it happened.

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 We just went in there and got rid of him. And now we want to be loyal to you.

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 Don't you think we deserve a high place in your kingdom?

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 Now what we see here in this whole story is we see a destructive downward spiral in the house of Saul.

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 And it starts with selfish ambition and reckless violence and cowardly deception, murderous revenge.

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 And it just snowballs, right?

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 It starts with Saul and his ambition to strengthen his own people.

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 He murders the Gibeonites in violation of a peace treaty.

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 Instead of doing things God's way, Saul was taking matters into his own hands.

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 But then the effect of what Saul did turned some of his own people away from him.

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 These guys from his own tribe who should have been loyal to him more than anybody else.

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 And then they turn on his son and do the same thing.

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 Murder him. The one who they were supposed to protect.

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 You see, Saul's kingdom lacked a solid foundation.

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 And now it was falling apart once and for all.

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 Saul's kingdom lasted for 40 years.

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 Ish-bosheth reigned for two years.

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 But Saul's house ended in disgrace.

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 Because, you know, if you read the story of Saul,

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 Saul, he's, yes, he sins.

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 But then the prophet Samuel comes to him and says,

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 This is what you've done.

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 And Saul says,

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 Well, it wasn't really my fault.

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 They forced me to do it.

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 I mean, please, you've got to understand me.

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 I mean, a man's got to do what he's got to do.

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 Saul never repented.

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 He never confessed his sin.

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 And so his life just kept going down and down and down and down.

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 And destroying itself and destroying each other.

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 See, if we are building our kingdom

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 on anything besides the promises of God

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 and the faithfulness of God,

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 it will ultimately self-destruct.

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 In the New Testament,

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 the book of James says,

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 Sin, when it is fully grown,

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 brings forth death.

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 Sin starts small, often.

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 Often it starts hidden.

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 Things like pride.

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 Or envy.

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 Or lust.

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 Or deception.

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 Nobody else sees those things.

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 At least not at first.

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 But if they continue to grow,

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 if they're never brought out into the light

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 and recognized for what they are,

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 the end result is chaos and destruction

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 for individuals and for whole societies.

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 That's what we see in the kingdom of Saul

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 breaking down.

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 And you know, it can be even more dangerous

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 when people try to justify sinful patterns

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 by spiritualizing them.

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 Or by dressing them up in theological language.

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 That's what Rechab and Banna,

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 I don't know how to pronounce his name,

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 Rechab, Rechab.

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 But verse 8.

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 Look at what they say in verse 8

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 when they come to David.

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 They say,

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 The Lord has avenged my Lord,

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 the king,

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 this day on Saul and on his offspring.

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 In other words,

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 God was accomplishing his will through us

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 and we were instruments of his justice.

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 And David says,

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 No.

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 What you did was not justice.

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 It was murder.

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 You know, it's very dangerous

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 when people use spiritual language

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 to justify sin.

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 How about something like this?

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 Sister, I wanted to share

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 a prayer request with you.

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 You know, it's about this other woman

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 in our church.

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 I think she and her husband

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 might be getting a divorce.

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 I overheard them arguing

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 as they left church last week.

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 It was so embarrassing.

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 Would you pray for her?

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 They really need some counseling, you know.

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 That's not a prayer request.

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 That's gossip.

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 And gossip destroys churches.

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 It can destroy your relationships.

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 James says,

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 How great a forest

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 is set ablaze

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 by such a small fire

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 and the tongue is a fire.

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 Or how about this one?

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 God told me.

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 God told me

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 that I should marry this guy

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 even though he hasn't had a job

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 for three years

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 and I've only known him

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 for two months

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 and he

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 isn't part of a church

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 but I feel peace about it.

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 God told me.

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 Or how about this?

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 Occasionally I hear this one.

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 God told me

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 that I am called

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 to become a great pastor

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 and preach to thousands of people.

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 Well maybe he did.

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 But have you started

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 by being a good shepherd

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 in your own home?

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 By loving your wife

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 and your kids?

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 Or if you're single

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 loving your roommates?

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 Serving the least of these?

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 Jesus' brothers and sisters.

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 See Jesus says

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 the way to become a leader

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 is to be a servant.

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 The Bible says

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 God will bring down

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 those who are proud.

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 And this is a warning.

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 God brought down

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 the house of Saul.

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 It ended in

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 self-destruction

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 and chaos.

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 But there's also

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 an encouragement here.

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 God raises up

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 the humble.

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 Look at David's response

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 at verse 9

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 to these two guys.

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 The first thing he says

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 the Lord

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 has redeemed my life

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 out of every adversity.

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 Think of all the adversity

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 that David has faced

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 so far.

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 He's faced adversity

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 from his family.

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 He was the youngest brother.

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 Right?

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 The youngest sibling.

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 His older brothers

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 despised him.

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 His father

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 overlooked him.

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 When the important prophet

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 Samuel was coming

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 to their house

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 to anoint

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 the future king of Israel

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 David was simply

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 left out

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 taking care of the sheep

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 and all the other brothers

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 were brought before him.

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 When he came to

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 serve his brothers

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 who were fighting

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 in the battle

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 they didn't

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 and he

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 asked a question

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 what's going on here?

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 Why are you asking questions?

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 Get out of here.

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 He was despised.

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 He faced adversity

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 from his boss

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 King Saul

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 tried to kill him

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 18 times.

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 You think you have

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 a hard boss?

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 David had much worse.

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 Saul tried to turn

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 his best friend

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 against him

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 and stole his wife

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 from him.

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 David faced adversity

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 from his enemies

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 from the Amalekites

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 who

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 kidnapped his wives

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 while he was away

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 one day

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 out at work

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 took over his city

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 he had to chase him down

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 from the Philistines

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 who sheltered him

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 for a while

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 and then turned on him

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 he faced adversity

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 from his friends

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 at one point

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 David was living

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 in a cave

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 and it said

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 everybody who was

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 discontented

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 and bitter in soul

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 came to live with him.

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 Just imagine

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 being in charge

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 of 400 men

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 in the middle

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 of the desert

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 living in a cave

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 and it's all these guys

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 who are bitter

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 and discontent.

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 David says

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 I faced all these adversities

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 and there's one thing

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 that's always

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 been constant

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 the Lord

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 has redeemed

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 my life

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 out of every

00:21:42.259 --> 00:21:42.980
 adversity.

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 The Lord

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 has promised

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 to be with me

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 from the very beginning

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 and he's never

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 left me

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 and I know

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 he's never

00:21:52.259 --> 00:21:52.859
 going to leave me

00:21:52.859 --> 00:21:53.599
 all the way

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 to the end

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 whatever I face.

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 God is my redeemer

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 he's my rescuer

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 and that's why

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 David

00:22:04.619 --> 00:22:05.479
 rejected

00:22:05.479 --> 00:22:06.659
 these guys

00:22:06.659 --> 00:22:07.419
 attempt to take

00:22:07.419 --> 00:22:08.159
 matters into their

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 own hands

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 and murder

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 Ish-bosheth.

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 he says to them

00:22:14.099 --> 00:22:15.319
 God is my redeemer

00:22:15.319 --> 00:22:16.099
 you are not

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 God is my rescuer

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 not you

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 in verse 11

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 David says

00:22:24.619 --> 00:22:25.259
 wicked men

00:22:25.259 --> 00:22:25.599
 have killed

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 a righteous man

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 in his own house

00:22:26.839 --> 00:22:27.259
 you might think

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 well

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 it's pretty generous

00:22:28.679 --> 00:22:29.459
 to call Ish-bosheth

00:22:29.459 --> 00:22:30.319
 a righteous man

00:22:30.319 --> 00:22:31.939
 Ish-bosheth

00:22:31.939 --> 00:22:32.379
 sets up

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 a rival kingdom

00:22:33.739 --> 00:22:34.699
 to David's

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 I mean

00:22:36.439 --> 00:22:36.639
 he

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 he's not

00:22:38.919 --> 00:22:39.759
 the greatest guy

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 I don't think

00:22:42.059 --> 00:22:42.759
 David was saying

00:22:42.759 --> 00:22:43.240
 Ish-bosheth

00:22:43.240 --> 00:22:44.039
 was perfect

00:22:44.039 --> 00:22:45.220
 he's clearly

00:22:45.220 --> 00:22:46.059
 not saying that

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 I think what he was

00:22:46.839 --> 00:22:47.299
 saying is that

00:22:47.299 --> 00:22:48.079
 he was innocent

00:22:48.079 --> 00:22:49.500
 of a crime

00:22:49.500 --> 00:22:50.519
 that deserved

00:22:50.519 --> 00:22:51.259
 the death penalty

00:22:51.259 --> 00:22:52.700
 that Ish-bosheth

00:22:52.700 --> 00:22:54.019
 did not deserve

00:22:54.019 --> 00:22:54.579
 to be

00:22:54.579 --> 00:22:55.059
 murdered

00:22:55.059 --> 00:22:55.859
 in his own house

00:22:55.859 --> 00:22:56.519
 on his own bed

00:22:56.519 --> 00:22:59.519
 when by all appearances

00:22:59.519 --> 00:23:00.759
 he was ready

00:23:00.759 --> 00:23:01.579
 to give up anyway

00:23:01.579 --> 00:23:06.559
 so David

00:23:06.559 --> 00:23:07.319
 executed justice

00:23:07.319 --> 00:23:07.920
 on these men

00:23:07.920 --> 00:23:08.339
 who had killed

00:23:08.339 --> 00:23:08.779
 Ish-bosheth

00:23:08.779 --> 00:23:09.299
 that's basically

00:23:09.299 --> 00:23:10.119
 David saying

00:23:10.119 --> 00:23:11.099
 you have

00:23:11.099 --> 00:23:12.200
 committed

00:23:12.200 --> 00:23:13.899
 premeditated

00:23:13.899 --> 00:23:15.940
 cold-blooded

00:23:15.940 --> 00:23:16.740
 murder

00:23:16.740 --> 00:23:18.599
 and so you deserve

00:23:18.599 --> 00:23:19.279
 the death penalty

00:23:19.279 --> 00:23:21.200
 that's why he responds

00:23:21.200 --> 00:23:22.019
 to them so harshly

00:23:22.019 --> 00:23:23.240
 I understand

00:23:23.240 --> 00:23:24.019
 it seems harsh

00:23:24.019 --> 00:23:25.440
 he cuts off

00:23:25.440 --> 00:23:26.200
 their hands and feet

00:23:26.200 --> 00:23:27.579
 well

00:23:27.579 --> 00:23:28.259
 their hands

00:23:28.259 --> 00:23:28.899
 did the deed

00:23:28.899 --> 00:23:29.819
 and their feet

00:23:29.819 --> 00:23:30.579
 carried his head

00:23:30.579 --> 00:23:31.359
 all the way to David

00:23:31.359 --> 00:23:33.180
 so there's a little bit

00:23:33.180 --> 00:23:35.319
 of ironic justice

00:23:35.319 --> 00:23:35.759
 there

00:23:35.759 --> 00:23:37.960
 that's why he cuts

00:23:37.960 --> 00:23:38.400
 them off

00:23:38.400 --> 00:23:38.879
 I think

00:23:38.879 --> 00:23:44.339
 now these first

00:23:44.339 --> 00:23:44.859
 four chapters

00:23:44.859 --> 00:23:45.559
 of 2 Samuel

00:23:45.559 --> 00:23:46.119
 have been full

00:23:46.119 --> 00:23:46.619
 of chaos

00:23:46.619 --> 00:23:47.339
 and violence

00:23:47.339 --> 00:23:51.819
 some pretty nasty

00:23:51.819 --> 00:23:52.299
 things that have

00:23:52.299 --> 00:23:53.019
 gone on here

00:23:53.019 --> 00:23:55.500
 but think

00:23:55.500 --> 00:23:56.279
 think about it

00:23:56.279 --> 00:23:57.079
 if you've read

00:23:57.079 --> 00:23:57.619
 these chapters

00:23:57.619 --> 00:23:58.160
 if you've been here

00:23:58.160 --> 00:23:58.839
 the last few weeks

00:23:58.839 --> 00:23:59.240
 what is

00:23:59.240 --> 00:23:59.940
 what do we see

00:23:59.940 --> 00:24:00.599
 David doing

00:24:00.599 --> 00:24:01.740
 in these chapters

00:24:01.740 --> 00:24:04.299
 we see David

00:24:04.299 --> 00:24:05.159
 prayerfully

00:24:05.159 --> 00:24:05.959
 waiting

00:24:05.959 --> 00:24:06.859
 and trusting

00:24:06.859 --> 00:24:07.399
 God

00:24:07.399 --> 00:24:08.259
 instead of

00:24:08.259 --> 00:24:09.279
 selfishly

00:24:09.279 --> 00:24:09.859
 seizing

00:24:09.859 --> 00:24:10.619
 power

00:24:10.619 --> 00:24:12.119
 David

00:24:12.119 --> 00:24:12.779
 waits

00:24:12.779 --> 00:24:13.679
 for God

00:24:13.679 --> 00:24:15.019
 to bring down

00:24:15.019 --> 00:24:15.699
 his rivals

00:24:15.699 --> 00:24:17.139
 he doesn't

00:24:17.139 --> 00:24:17.699
 try to take

00:24:17.699 --> 00:24:18.279
 matters into

00:24:18.279 --> 00:24:19.439
 his own hands

00:24:19.439 --> 00:24:20.399
 and do it

00:24:20.399 --> 00:24:20.859
 himself

00:24:20.859 --> 00:24:23.299
 now

00:24:23.299 --> 00:24:24.279
 people have

00:24:24.279 --> 00:24:24.699
 pointed out

00:24:24.699 --> 00:24:25.119
 of course

00:24:25.119 --> 00:24:26.659
 there's some

00:24:26.659 --> 00:24:27.480
 political wisdom

00:24:27.480 --> 00:24:27.879
 there

00:24:27.879 --> 00:24:28.240
 right

00:24:28.240 --> 00:24:29.799
 David sort of

00:24:29.799 --> 00:24:31.500
 quiet

00:24:31.500 --> 00:24:32.139
 slowly

00:24:32.139 --> 00:24:33.000
 gains the support

00:24:33.000 --> 00:24:33.379
 of people

00:24:33.379 --> 00:24:34.119
 who might be

00:24:34.119 --> 00:24:34.879
 most prone

00:24:34.879 --> 00:24:36.359
 to oppose him

00:24:36.359 --> 00:24:36.579
 but

00:24:36.579 --> 00:24:37.799
 I think there's

00:24:37.799 --> 00:24:38.579
 more than just

00:24:38.579 --> 00:24:39.299
 David

00:24:39.299 --> 00:24:41.279
 being a shrewd

00:24:41.279 --> 00:24:41.799
 politician

00:24:41.799 --> 00:24:43.559
 David

00:24:43.559 --> 00:24:44.180
 waited

00:24:44.180 --> 00:24:44.579
 because

00:24:44.579 --> 00:24:47.159
 he trusted

00:24:47.159 --> 00:24:47.700
 in God

00:24:47.700 --> 00:24:49.220
 as his

00:24:49.220 --> 00:24:49.599
 redeemer

00:24:49.599 --> 00:24:52.079
 one commentator

00:24:52.079 --> 00:24:52.599
 put it this way

00:24:52.599 --> 00:24:52.819
 he said

00:24:52.819 --> 00:24:53.200
 we see

00:24:53.200 --> 00:24:54.119
 in these chapters

00:24:54.119 --> 00:24:54.720
 we see David

00:24:54.720 --> 00:24:55.259
 praying

00:24:55.259 --> 00:24:56.619
 waiting for his

00:24:56.619 --> 00:24:57.200
 kingdom to be

00:24:57.200 --> 00:24:57.740
 given to him

00:24:57.740 --> 00:24:58.180
 under the

00:24:58.180 --> 00:24:58.899
 sovereignty of God

00:24:58.899 --> 00:24:59.059
 right

00:24:59.059 --> 00:24:59.579
 David had been

00:24:59.579 --> 00:25:00.019
 anointed

00:25:00.019 --> 00:25:01.500
 a long time

00:25:01.500 --> 00:25:01.919
 ago

00:25:01.919 --> 00:25:03.000
 to be the

00:25:03.000 --> 00:25:03.960
 future king

00:25:03.960 --> 00:25:04.399
 of Israel

00:25:04.399 --> 00:25:04.879
 and Saul

00:25:04.879 --> 00:25:05.460
 had died

00:25:05.460 --> 00:25:07.319
 and this rival

00:25:07.319 --> 00:25:07.779
 king had

00:25:07.779 --> 00:25:08.740
 stepped up

00:25:08.740 --> 00:25:12.159
 and David

00:25:12.159 --> 00:25:12.779
 doesn't say

00:25:12.779 --> 00:25:13.439
 I've got to

00:25:13.439 --> 00:25:14.179
 immediately shut

00:25:14.179 --> 00:25:14.659
 him down

00:25:14.659 --> 00:25:17.299
 he doesn't

00:25:17.299 --> 00:25:17.859
 respond out of

00:25:17.859 --> 00:25:18.319
 insecurity

00:25:18.319 --> 00:25:18.839
 he says

00:25:18.839 --> 00:25:19.199
 I'm going to

00:25:19.199 --> 00:25:19.980
 trust the

00:25:19.980 --> 00:25:20.299
 Lord

00:25:20.299 --> 00:25:20.879
 and wait

00:25:20.879 --> 00:25:21.539
 on God's

00:25:21.539 --> 00:25:21.960
 timing

00:25:21.960 --> 00:25:25.199
 so we see

00:25:25.199 --> 00:25:25.879
 David refusing

00:25:25.879 --> 00:25:26.419
 to hurry

00:25:26.420 --> 00:25:28.279
 in contrast

00:25:28.279 --> 00:25:28.640
 to the

00:25:28.640 --> 00:25:28.980
 frenzy

00:25:28.980 --> 00:25:29.580
 of ambition

00:25:29.580 --> 00:25:30.880
 that David

00:25:30.880 --> 00:25:31.500
 sees around

00:25:31.500 --> 00:25:31.720
 him

00:25:31.720 --> 00:25:32.320
 excited by

00:25:32.320 --> 00:25:32.759
 Saul's

00:25:32.759 --> 00:25:33.019
 empty

00:25:33.019 --> 00:25:33.440
 throne

00:25:33.440 --> 00:25:34.800
 David

00:25:34.800 --> 00:25:35.279
 conducts a

00:25:35.279 --> 00:25:35.580
 funeral

00:25:35.580 --> 00:25:36.640
 for Saul

00:25:36.640 --> 00:25:37.100
 and Jonathan

00:25:37.100 --> 00:25:37.580
 composes

00:25:37.580 --> 00:25:38.060
 poetry

00:25:38.060 --> 00:25:38.580
 marries and

00:25:38.580 --> 00:25:39.080
 has children

00:25:39.080 --> 00:25:39.960
 and administers

00:25:39.960 --> 00:25:40.360
 justice

00:25:40.360 --> 00:25:40.960
 in contrast

00:25:40.960 --> 00:25:41.440
 to all the

00:25:41.440 --> 00:25:41.779
 killing

00:25:41.779 --> 00:25:42.500
 going on

00:25:42.500 --> 00:25:42.940
 around him

00:25:42.940 --> 00:25:43.300
 to grab

00:25:43.300 --> 00:25:43.620
 power

00:25:43.620 --> 00:25:43.900
 David

00:25:43.900 --> 00:25:44.380
 does not

00:25:44.380 --> 00:25:44.680
 kill

00:25:44.680 --> 00:25:45.220
 anyone

00:25:45.220 --> 00:25:45.800
 who could

00:25:45.800 --> 00:25:45.960
 be

00:25:45.960 --> 00:25:46.420
 considered

00:25:46.420 --> 00:25:47.200
 a rival

00:25:47.200 --> 00:25:49.039
 David

00:25:49.039 --> 00:25:49.500
 was humble

00:25:49.500 --> 00:25:50.160
 and confident

00:25:50.160 --> 00:25:50.880
 in the

00:25:50.880 --> 00:25:51.240
 Lord

00:25:51.240 --> 00:25:52.120
 and so he

00:25:52.120 --> 00:25:52.539
 was able

00:25:52.539 --> 00:25:52.880
 and willing

00:25:52.880 --> 00:25:53.279
 to wait

00:25:53.279 --> 00:25:53.700
 upon the

00:25:53.700 --> 00:25:54.039
 Lord

00:25:54.039 --> 00:25:56.100
 instead of

00:25:56.100 --> 00:25:56.640
 taking matters

00:25:56.640 --> 00:25:56.960
 into his

00:25:56.960 --> 00:25:57.559
 own hands

00:25:57.559 --> 00:26:01.480
 now if you

00:26:01.480 --> 00:26:02.100
 look at these

00:26:02.100 --> 00:26:02.980
 chapters

00:26:02.980 --> 00:26:03.840
 right

00:26:03.840 --> 00:26:04.340
 David's

00:26:04.340 --> 00:26:05.420
 an imperfect

00:26:05.420 --> 00:26:06.059
 example

00:26:06.059 --> 00:26:07.759
 of prayerfully

00:26:07.759 --> 00:26:08.259
 waiting on

00:26:08.259 --> 00:26:08.559
 God

00:26:08.559 --> 00:26:11.220
 and God

00:26:11.220 --> 00:26:11.660
 raises him

00:26:11.660 --> 00:26:11.819
 up

00:26:11.819 --> 00:26:12.259
 this is the

00:26:12.259 --> 00:26:12.840
 next chapter

00:26:12.840 --> 00:26:13.220
 if you come

00:26:13.220 --> 00:26:13.600
 back next

00:26:13.600 --> 00:26:13.900
 week

00:26:13.900 --> 00:26:14.700
 David

00:26:14.700 --> 00:26:15.319
 becomes king

00:26:15.319 --> 00:26:15.720
 over all

00:26:15.720 --> 00:26:16.120
 Israel

00:26:16.119 --> 00:26:17.199
 he unifies

00:26:17.199 --> 00:26:17.759
 the nation

00:26:17.759 --> 00:26:18.639
 that was

00:26:18.639 --> 00:26:19.599
 falling apart

00:26:19.599 --> 00:26:20.500
 under Saul's

00:26:20.500 --> 00:26:22.059
 proud and

00:26:22.059 --> 00:26:22.819
 self-centered

00:26:22.819 --> 00:26:23.419
 leadership

00:26:23.419 --> 00:26:25.619
 he unifies

00:26:25.619 --> 00:26:26.219
 the nation

00:26:26.219 --> 00:26:27.319
 he defeats

00:26:27.319 --> 00:26:27.939
 their enemies

00:26:27.939 --> 00:26:30.339
 there's a

00:26:30.339 --> 00:26:31.299
 there's triumph

00:26:31.299 --> 00:26:32.939
 but we see

00:26:32.939 --> 00:26:33.839
 David prayerfully

00:26:33.839 --> 00:26:34.500
 and patiently

00:26:34.500 --> 00:26:35.219
 waiting

00:26:35.219 --> 00:26:37.219
 for God

00:26:37.219 --> 00:26:38.939
 you know

00:26:38.939 --> 00:26:40.339
 and then he's

00:26:40.339 --> 00:26:40.819
 raised up to be

00:26:40.819 --> 00:26:41.179
 king but you

00:26:41.179 --> 00:26:41.619
 know in the

00:26:41.619 --> 00:26:42.859
 in the big story

00:26:42.859 --> 00:26:43.359
 of the Bible

00:26:43.359 --> 00:26:45.239
 there's someone

00:26:45.239 --> 00:26:45.699
 else

00:26:45.700 --> 00:26:47.180
 who prayerfully

00:26:47.180 --> 00:26:47.819
 waited and

00:26:47.819 --> 00:26:48.200
 patiently

00:26:48.200 --> 00:26:48.779
 waited on

00:26:48.779 --> 00:26:49.180
 God's

00:26:49.180 --> 00:26:49.519
 timing

00:26:49.519 --> 00:26:52.220
 before

00:26:52.220 --> 00:26:53.200
 he was

00:26:53.200 --> 00:26:53.559
 he

00:26:53.559 --> 00:26:56.380
 was publicly

00:26:56.380 --> 00:26:57.120
 recognized as

00:26:57.120 --> 00:26:57.360
 king

00:26:57.360 --> 00:26:58.279
 right when

00:26:58.279 --> 00:26:59.059
 Jesus Christ

00:26:59.059 --> 00:27:01.140
 began his

00:27:01.140 --> 00:27:01.740
 ministry he went

00:27:01.740 --> 00:27:02.279
 out into the

00:27:02.279 --> 00:27:02.620
 desert

00:27:02.620 --> 00:27:04.160
 and Satan

00:27:04.160 --> 00:27:04.720
 came to him

00:27:04.720 --> 00:27:05.080
 and Satan

00:27:05.080 --> 00:27:05.700
 showed him

00:27:05.700 --> 00:27:06.140
 all the

00:27:06.140 --> 00:27:06.580
 kingdoms of

00:27:06.580 --> 00:27:06.860
 the world

00:27:06.860 --> 00:27:07.220
 and Satan

00:27:07.220 --> 00:27:08.299
 said if

00:27:08.299 --> 00:27:08.640
 you just

00:27:08.640 --> 00:27:09.100
 bow down

00:27:09.100 --> 00:27:09.480
 to me

00:27:09.480 --> 00:27:10.580
 it can

00:27:10.580 --> 00:27:11.039
 all be

00:27:11.039 --> 00:27:11.500
 yours

00:27:11.500 --> 00:27:12.200
 right

00:27:12.200 --> 00:27:12.900
 now

00:27:12.900 --> 00:27:13.559
 easy

00:27:13.559 --> 00:27:16.700
 and Jesus

00:27:16.700 --> 00:27:17.139
 said no

00:27:17.139 --> 00:27:19.000
 worship the

00:27:19.000 --> 00:27:19.299
 Lord your

00:27:19.299 --> 00:27:19.740
 God and

00:27:19.740 --> 00:27:20.539
 serve only

00:27:20.539 --> 00:27:21.059
 him

00:27:21.059 --> 00:27:21.720
 I won't

00:27:21.720 --> 00:27:22.079
 take a

00:27:22.079 --> 00:27:22.399
 shortcut

00:27:22.399 --> 00:27:23.579
 I won't

00:27:23.579 --> 00:27:24.139
 take matters

00:27:24.139 --> 00:27:24.539
 into my

00:27:24.539 --> 00:27:25.079
 own hands

00:27:25.079 --> 00:27:25.819
 I'm trusting

00:27:25.819 --> 00:27:26.179
 the will

00:27:26.179 --> 00:27:26.440
 of my

00:27:26.440 --> 00:27:26.819
 father

00:27:26.819 --> 00:27:29.799
 and then a

00:27:29.799 --> 00:27:30.139
 little later

00:27:30.139 --> 00:27:30.579
 on Jesus

00:27:30.579 --> 00:27:31.519
 Christ fed

00:27:31.519 --> 00:27:32.279
 the 5,000

00:27:32.279 --> 00:27:33.220
 in the desert

00:27:33.220 --> 00:27:33.960
 and it says

00:27:33.960 --> 00:27:34.519
 some people

00:27:34.519 --> 00:27:35.139
 wanted to

00:27:35.139 --> 00:27:35.419
 make him

00:27:35.419 --> 00:27:35.839
 king by

00:27:35.839 --> 00:27:36.359
 force

00:27:36.359 --> 00:27:38.980
 and it says

00:27:38.980 --> 00:27:39.299
 he walked

00:27:39.299 --> 00:27:39.579
 through the

00:27:39.579 --> 00:27:39.960
 crowd and

00:27:39.960 --> 00:27:40.419
 went away

00:27:40.420 --> 00:27:42.180
 and then

00:27:42.180 --> 00:27:42.400
 he was

00:27:42.400 --> 00:27:42.779
 arrested

00:27:42.779 --> 00:27:44.480
 and his

00:27:44.480 --> 00:27:44.900
 disciples

00:27:44.900 --> 00:27:45.279
 took up

00:27:45.279 --> 00:27:45.420
 their

00:27:45.420 --> 00:27:45.660
 swords

00:27:45.660 --> 00:27:46.060
 to defend

00:27:46.060 --> 00:27:46.160
 him

00:27:46.160 --> 00:27:46.519
 and Peter

00:27:46.519 --> 00:27:47.720
 sliced off

00:27:47.720 --> 00:27:48.300
 the high

00:27:48.300 --> 00:27:48.720
 priest's

00:27:48.720 --> 00:27:49.080
 servant's

00:27:49.080 --> 00:27:49.360
 ear

00:27:49.360 --> 00:27:51.039
 and Jesus

00:27:51.039 --> 00:27:51.560
 says no

00:27:51.560 --> 00:27:51.980
 more of

00:27:51.980 --> 00:27:52.300
 that

00:27:52.300 --> 00:27:53.800
 you live

00:27:53.800 --> 00:27:54.140
 by the

00:27:54.140 --> 00:27:54.440
 sword

00:27:54.440 --> 00:27:55.060
 you die

00:27:55.060 --> 00:27:55.440
 by the

00:27:55.440 --> 00:27:55.720
 sword

00:27:55.720 --> 00:27:56.440
 my kingdom

00:27:56.440 --> 00:27:56.940
 is not

00:27:56.940 --> 00:27:57.259
 of this

00:27:57.259 --> 00:27:57.500
 world

00:27:57.500 --> 00:27:58.080
 that's not

00:27:58.080 --> 00:27:58.380
 the way

00:27:58.380 --> 00:27:58.960
 to establish

00:27:58.960 --> 00:27:59.240
 it

00:27:59.240 --> 00:28:01.560
 you see

00:28:01.560 --> 00:28:02.039
 Jesus was

00:28:02.039 --> 00:28:02.440
 the rightful

00:28:02.440 --> 00:28:02.759
 king of

00:28:02.759 --> 00:28:03.000
 all

00:28:03.000 --> 00:28:04.680
 he knew

00:28:04.680 --> 00:28:05.000
 that from

00:28:05.000 --> 00:28:05.460
 the beginning

00:28:05.460 --> 00:28:06.740
 but he

00:28:06.740 --> 00:28:07.220
 patiently

00:28:07.220 --> 00:28:07.720
 waited

00:28:07.720 --> 00:28:09.440
 so that

00:28:09.440 --> 00:28:09.820
 God's

00:28:09.820 --> 00:28:10.220
 plan

00:28:10.220 --> 00:28:10.860
 might be

00:28:10.860 --> 00:28:11.460
 accomplished

00:28:11.460 --> 00:28:13.680
 he humbled

00:28:13.680 --> 00:28:14.339
 himself to

00:28:14.339 --> 00:28:14.600
 the point

00:28:14.600 --> 00:28:14.960
 of death

00:28:14.960 --> 00:28:15.180
 on a

00:28:15.180 --> 00:28:15.539
 cross

00:28:15.539 --> 00:28:18.539
 and God

00:28:18.539 --> 00:28:19.079
 raised Jesus

00:28:19.079 --> 00:28:19.640
 to life

00:28:19.640 --> 00:28:21.380
 that's what

00:28:21.380 --> 00:28:21.839
 he sang

00:28:21.839 --> 00:28:23.299
 that great

00:28:23.299 --> 00:28:23.680
 song

00:28:23.680 --> 00:28:24.299
 forever he

00:28:24.299 --> 00:28:25.039
 is glorified

00:28:25.039 --> 00:28:25.519
 forever he

00:28:25.519 --> 00:28:25.880
 is lifted

00:28:25.880 --> 00:28:26.759
 high because

00:28:26.759 --> 00:28:27.600
 he humbled

00:28:27.600 --> 00:28:28.140
 himself to

00:28:28.140 --> 00:28:28.640
 death to

00:28:28.640 --> 00:28:28.920
 the point

00:28:28.920 --> 00:28:29.220
 of death

00:28:29.220 --> 00:28:29.440
 on the

00:28:29.440 --> 00:28:29.880
 cross in

00:28:29.880 --> 00:28:30.259
 obedience

00:28:30.259 --> 00:28:30.819
 to God

00:28:30.819 --> 00:28:33.720
 and one

00:28:33.720 --> 00:28:34.000
 day

00:28:34.000 --> 00:28:34.860
 Jesus

00:28:34.860 --> 00:28:35.259
 promises

00:28:35.259 --> 00:28:35.620
 he'll come

00:28:35.620 --> 00:28:35.980
 back

00:28:35.980 --> 00:28:37.180
 and he'll

00:28:37.180 --> 00:28:37.779
 establish his

00:28:37.779 --> 00:28:38.339
 kingdom once

00:28:38.339 --> 00:28:38.640
 and for

00:28:38.640 --> 00:28:39.039
 all

00:28:39.039 --> 00:28:40.659
 and he

00:28:40.659 --> 00:28:40.980
 promises

00:28:40.980 --> 00:28:41.299
 that we'll

00:28:41.299 --> 00:28:41.680
 be part

00:28:41.680 --> 00:28:41.940
 of it

00:28:41.940 --> 00:28:43.420
 and that if

00:28:43.420 --> 00:28:43.839
 we trust

00:28:43.839 --> 00:28:44.139
 in him

00:28:44.139 --> 00:28:44.700
 we'll also

00:28:44.700 --> 00:28:45.680
 reign with

00:28:45.680 --> 00:28:46.059
 him in the

00:28:46.059 --> 00:28:46.480
 new heavens

00:28:46.480 --> 00:28:46.720
 and the

00:28:46.720 --> 00:28:47.139
 new earth

00:28:47.139 --> 00:28:48.119
 so you see

00:28:48.119 --> 00:28:48.920
 like David

00:28:48.920 --> 00:28:49.339
 in these

00:28:49.339 --> 00:28:49.759
 chapters

00:28:49.759 --> 00:28:51.299
 we're waiting

00:28:51.299 --> 00:28:52.740
 for a kingdom

00:28:52.740 --> 00:28:53.220
 to come

00:28:53.220 --> 00:28:54.519
 that's what

00:28:54.519 --> 00:28:55.259
 David is doing

00:28:55.259 --> 00:28:56.279
 in these first

00:28:56.279 --> 00:28:56.859
 four chapters

00:28:56.859 --> 00:28:57.200
 of second

00:28:57.200 --> 00:28:57.399
 Samuel

00:28:57.399 --> 00:28:58.139
 he's waiting

00:28:58.139 --> 00:28:59.279
 for the

00:28:59.279 --> 00:28:59.680
 kingdom to

00:28:59.680 --> 00:29:00.039
 come

00:29:00.039 --> 00:29:02.099
 for him

00:29:02.099 --> 00:29:02.599
 to reign

00:29:02.599 --> 00:29:04.859
 and that's

00:29:04.859 --> 00:29:05.339
 also our

00:29:05.339 --> 00:29:05.799
 position

00:29:05.799 --> 00:29:06.679
 if we put

00:29:06.679 --> 00:29:07.059
 our trust

00:29:07.059 --> 00:29:07.519
 in Jesus

00:29:07.519 --> 00:29:07.980
 as our

00:29:07.980 --> 00:29:08.439
 king and

00:29:08.439 --> 00:29:08.779
 savior

00:29:08.779 --> 00:29:09.379
 and we're

00:29:09.379 --> 00:29:09.819
 waiting for

00:29:09.819 --> 00:29:10.079
 him to

00:29:10.079 --> 00:29:10.659
 come again

00:29:10.659 --> 00:29:15.379
 and he

00:29:15.379 --> 00:29:15.740
 promises

00:29:15.740 --> 00:29:16.259
 he'll come

00:29:16.259 --> 00:29:17.079
 and he'll

00:29:17.079 --> 00:29:17.599
 establish a

00:29:17.599 --> 00:29:18.259
 glorious kingdom

00:29:18.259 --> 00:29:19.299
 but you know

00:29:19.299 --> 00:29:19.679
 I think

00:29:19.679 --> 00:29:20.500
 sometimes we

00:29:20.500 --> 00:29:21.859
 we don't

00:29:21.859 --> 00:29:22.419
 believe that

00:29:22.419 --> 00:29:23.019
 promise

00:29:23.019 --> 00:29:24.819
 or we

00:29:24.819 --> 00:29:25.119
 think

00:29:25.119 --> 00:29:27.240
 it's never

00:29:27.240 --> 00:29:27.459
 going to

00:29:27.459 --> 00:29:27.779
 happen

00:29:27.779 --> 00:29:28.939
 right and

00:29:28.939 --> 00:29:29.199
 so we're

00:29:29.199 --> 00:29:29.559
 tempted to

00:29:29.559 --> 00:29:29.980
 take matters

00:29:29.980 --> 00:29:30.319
 into our

00:29:30.319 --> 00:29:31.059
 own hands

00:29:31.059 --> 00:29:35.879
 what does

00:29:35.879 --> 00:29:36.159
 that look

00:29:36.159 --> 00:29:36.339
 like

00:29:36.339 --> 00:29:36.579
 well

00:29:36.579 --> 00:29:37.200
 sometimes

00:29:37.200 --> 00:29:37.379
 we

00:29:37.379 --> 00:29:37.799
 sometimes

00:29:37.799 --> 00:29:38.159
 we get

00:29:38.159 --> 00:29:38.539
 into a

00:29:38.539 --> 00:29:38.940
 frenzy

00:29:38.940 --> 00:29:39.619
 of activity

00:29:39.619 --> 00:29:40.720
 have you

00:29:40.720 --> 00:29:40.980
 ever been

00:29:40.980 --> 00:29:41.460
 so busy

00:29:41.460 --> 00:29:41.679
 you're

00:29:41.679 --> 00:29:41.879
 like

00:29:41.879 --> 00:29:42.139
 cutting

00:29:42.139 --> 00:29:42.399
 people

00:29:42.399 --> 00:29:42.579
 off

00:29:42.579 --> 00:29:42.700
 in

00:29:42.700 --> 00:29:43.119
 traffic

00:29:43.119 --> 00:29:43.839
 cutting

00:29:43.839 --> 00:29:44.079
 in front

00:29:44.079 --> 00:29:44.159
 of

00:29:44.159 --> 00:29:44.339
 people

00:29:44.339 --> 00:29:44.500
 on

00:29:44.500 --> 00:29:44.619
 the

00:29:44.619 --> 00:29:44.980
 sidewalk

00:29:44.980 --> 00:29:45.819
 because

00:29:45.819 --> 00:29:46.299
 you

00:29:46.299 --> 00:29:46.480
 have

00:29:46.480 --> 00:29:46.579
 a

00:29:46.579 --> 00:29:46.779
 place

00:29:46.779 --> 00:29:46.940
 to

00:29:46.940 --> 00:29:47.220
 go

00:29:47.220 --> 00:29:47.779
 and

00:29:47.779 --> 00:29:48.059
 wherever

00:29:48.059 --> 00:29:48.299
 you

00:29:48.299 --> 00:29:48.639
 are

00:29:48.639 --> 00:29:48.960
 going

00:29:48.960 --> 00:29:49.299
 is

00:29:49.299 --> 00:29:49.480
 more

00:29:49.480 --> 00:29:49.819
 important

00:29:49.819 --> 00:29:50.019
 than

00:29:50.019 --> 00:29:50.379
 anywhere

00:29:50.379 --> 00:29:50.579
 that

00:29:50.579 --> 00:29:50.879
 anybody

00:29:50.879 --> 00:29:51.179
 else

00:29:51.179 --> 00:29:51.299
 is

00:29:51.299 --> 00:29:51.500
 going

00:29:51.500 --> 00:29:51.700
 that

00:29:51.700 --> 00:29:52.000
 day

00:29:52.000 --> 00:29:53.419
 because

00:29:53.419 --> 00:29:53.740
 you

00:29:53.740 --> 00:29:53.919
 have

00:29:53.919 --> 00:29:54.039
 a

00:29:54.039 --> 00:29:54.220
 kingdom

00:29:54.220 --> 00:29:54.419
 to

00:29:54.419 --> 00:29:54.740
 build

00:29:54.740 --> 00:29:55.399
 and

00:29:55.399 --> 00:29:55.519
 the

00:29:55.519 --> 00:29:55.759
 time

00:29:55.759 --> 00:29:55.899
 is

00:29:55.899 --> 00:29:56.279
 now

00:29:56.279 --> 00:29:56.639
 and

00:29:56.639 --> 00:29:56.759
 you

00:29:56.759 --> 00:29:56.980
 better

00:29:56.980 --> 00:29:57.200
 not

00:29:57.200 --> 00:29:57.539
 wait

00:29:57.539 --> 00:30:01.379
 really

00:30:01.379 --> 00:30:01.659
 is

00:30:01.659 --> 00:30:01.799
 that

00:30:01.799 --> 00:30:02.220
 God's

00:30:02.220 --> 00:30:02.420
 kingdom

00:30:02.420 --> 00:30:02.619
 that

00:30:02.619 --> 00:30:02.740
 you're

00:30:02.740 --> 00:30:03.019
 building

00:30:03.019 --> 00:30:04.740
 when

00:30:04.740 --> 00:30:04.839
 we're

00:30:04.839 --> 00:30:05.039
 doing

00:30:05.039 --> 00:30:05.359
 that

00:30:05.359 --> 00:30:08.039
 when

00:30:08.039 --> 00:30:08.159
 we

00:30:08.159 --> 00:30:08.399
 over

00:30:08.399 --> 00:30:08.639
 commit

00:30:08.639 --> 00:30:09.259
 ourselves

00:30:09.259 --> 00:30:10.740
 when

00:30:10.740 --> 00:30:10.920
 we

00:30:10.920 --> 00:30:11.680
 can't

00:30:11.680 --> 00:30:11.960
 stop

00:30:11.960 --> 00:30:12.139
 to

00:30:12.139 --> 00:30:12.480
 pray

00:30:12.480 --> 00:30:14.039
 and

00:30:14.039 --> 00:30:14.159
 we

00:30:14.159 --> 00:30:14.420
 think

00:30:14.420 --> 00:30:15.000
 that

00:30:15.000 --> 00:30:15.119
 the

00:30:15.119 --> 00:30:15.500
 salvation

00:30:15.500 --> 00:30:15.680
 of

00:30:15.680 --> 00:30:15.779
 the

00:30:15.779 --> 00:30:15.960
 world

00:30:15.960 --> 00:30:16.379
 ultimately

00:30:16.379 --> 00:30:16.819
 depends

00:30:16.819 --> 00:30:17.000
 on

00:30:17.000 --> 00:30:17.460
 us

00:30:17.460 --> 00:30:19.740
 but

00:30:19.740 --> 00:30:20.019
 no

00:30:20.019 --> 00:30:20.819
 we're

00:30:20.819 --> 00:30:20.980
 not

00:30:20.980 --> 00:30:21.099
 the

00:30:21.099 --> 00:30:21.460
 Messiah

00:30:21.460 --> 00:30:23.700
 or

00:30:23.700 --> 00:30:24.000
 maybe

00:30:24.000 --> 00:30:25.359
 maybe

00:30:25.359 --> 00:30:25.559
 we've

00:30:25.559 --> 00:30:25.680
 been

00:30:25.680 --> 00:30:26.279
 wronged

00:30:26.279 --> 00:30:26.619
 maybe

00:30:26.619 --> 00:30:26.819
 we've

00:30:26.819 --> 00:30:26.940
 been

00:30:26.940 --> 00:30:27.279
 hurt

00:30:27.279 --> 00:30:28.599
 and

00:30:28.599 --> 00:30:28.779
 maybe

00:30:28.779 --> 00:30:28.920
 we

00:30:28.920 --> 00:30:29.099
 feel

00:30:29.099 --> 00:30:29.240
 like

00:30:29.240 --> 00:30:29.480
 I

00:30:29.480 --> 00:30:29.700
 just

00:30:29.700 --> 00:30:30.000
 can't

00:30:30.000 --> 00:30:30.139
 let

00:30:30.139 --> 00:30:30.259
 it

00:30:30.259 --> 00:30:30.579
 go

00:30:30.579 --> 00:30:32.819
 I

00:30:32.819 --> 00:30:33.099
 need

00:30:33.099 --> 00:30:33.519
 justice

00:30:33.519 --> 00:30:34.099
 now

00:30:34.099 --> 00:30:36.639
 and

00:30:36.639 --> 00:30:36.740
 we

00:30:36.740 --> 00:30:36.899
 just

00:30:36.899 --> 00:30:37.180
 can't

00:30:37.180 --> 00:30:37.319
 let

00:30:37.319 --> 00:30:37.480
 go

00:30:37.480 --> 00:30:37.599
 of

00:30:37.599 --> 00:30:37.700
 the

00:30:37.700 --> 00:30:37.940
 bitterness

00:30:37.940 --> 00:30:38.720
 we

00:30:38.720 --> 00:30:39.440
 can't

00:30:39.440 --> 00:30:39.920
 wait

00:30:39.920 --> 00:30:40.480
 and

00:30:40.480 --> 00:30:40.799
 trust

00:30:40.799 --> 00:30:41.000
 that

00:30:41.000 --> 00:30:41.399
 God

00:30:41.399 --> 00:30:42.399
 will

00:30:42.399 --> 00:30:42.700
 right

00:30:42.700 --> 00:30:43.740
 wrongs

00:30:43.740 --> 00:30:44.399
 someday

00:30:44.399 --> 00:30:46.240
 and

00:30:46.240 --> 00:30:46.379
 so

00:30:46.379 --> 00:30:46.599
 our

00:30:46.599 --> 00:30:47.099
 responsibility

00:30:47.099 --> 00:30:47.819
 is not

00:30:47.819 --> 00:30:49.379
 to make

00:30:49.379 --> 00:30:49.740
 all our

00:30:49.740 --> 00:30:50.019
 enemies

00:30:50.019 --> 00:30:50.559
 pay

00:30:50.559 --> 00:30:54.039
 our

00:30:54.039 --> 00:30:54.500
 responsibility

00:30:54.500 --> 00:30:54.899
 is

00:30:54.899 --> 00:30:55.839
 step

00:30:55.839 --> 00:30:56.019
 by

00:30:56.019 --> 00:30:56.399
 step

00:30:56.399 --> 00:30:57.359
 to

00:30:57.359 --> 00:30:57.639
 walk

00:30:57.639 --> 00:30:57.779
 in

00:30:57.779 --> 00:30:58.059
 trust

00:30:58.059 --> 00:30:58.179
 and

00:30:58.179 --> 00:30:58.500
 obedience

00:30:58.500 --> 00:30:58.699
 to

00:30:58.699 --> 00:30:58.839
 the

00:30:58.839 --> 00:30:59.159
 Lord

00:30:59.159 --> 00:31:01.799
 and

00:31:01.799 --> 00:31:02.019
 speak

00:31:02.019 --> 00:31:02.579
 truth

00:31:02.579 --> 00:31:06.619
 speak

00:31:06.619 --> 00:31:06.799
 in

00:31:06.799 --> 00:31:07.179
 love

00:31:07.179 --> 00:31:08.199
 and

00:31:08.199 --> 00:31:08.299
 be

00:31:08.299 --> 00:31:08.500
 willing

00:31:08.500 --> 00:31:08.659
 to

00:31:08.659 --> 00:31:09.119
 forgive

00:31:09.119 --> 00:31:13.839
 sometimes

00:31:13.839 --> 00:31:14.220
 we take

00:31:14.220 --> 00:31:14.500
 matters

00:31:14.500 --> 00:31:14.659
 into

00:31:14.659 --> 00:31:14.799
 our

00:31:14.799 --> 00:31:14.939
 own

00:31:14.939 --> 00:31:15.299
 hands

00:31:15.299 --> 00:31:15.599
 sometimes

00:31:15.599 --> 00:31:15.839
 we

00:31:15.839 --> 00:31:15.939
 go

00:31:15.939 --> 00:31:16.019
 to

00:31:16.019 --> 00:31:16.099
 the

00:31:16.099 --> 00:31:16.279
 other

00:31:16.279 --> 00:31:16.639
 end

00:31:16.639 --> 00:31:17.279
 we

00:31:17.279 --> 00:31:17.720
 retreat

00:31:17.720 --> 00:31:18.399
 and

00:31:18.399 --> 00:31:18.500
 we

00:31:18.500 --> 00:31:18.759
 become

00:31:18.759 --> 00:31:19.179
 passive

00:31:19.179 --> 00:31:19.359
 out

00:31:19.359 --> 00:31:19.500
 of

00:31:19.500 --> 00:31:19.799
 fear

00:31:19.799 --> 00:31:23.919
 again

00:31:23.919 --> 00:31:25.000
 right

00:31:25.000 --> 00:31:26.000
 when

00:31:26.000 --> 00:31:26.140
 we

00:31:26.140 --> 00:31:26.440
 don't

00:31:26.440 --> 00:31:26.880
 believe

00:31:26.880 --> 00:31:27.480
 that

00:31:27.480 --> 00:31:28.359
 Jesus

00:31:28.359 --> 00:31:28.559
 will

00:31:28.559 --> 00:31:28.759
 come

00:31:28.759 --> 00:31:29.059
 again

00:31:29.059 --> 00:31:29.519
 and

00:31:29.519 --> 00:31:29.640
 that

00:31:29.640 --> 00:31:29.759
 we'll

00:31:29.759 --> 00:31:29.900
 be

00:31:29.900 --> 00:31:30.099
 part

00:31:30.099 --> 00:31:30.180
 of

00:31:30.180 --> 00:31:30.299
 his

00:31:30.299 --> 00:31:30.500
 kingdom

00:31:30.500 --> 00:31:30.900
 forever

00:31:30.900 --> 00:31:31.920
 we

00:31:31.920 --> 00:31:32.099
 either

00:31:32.099 --> 00:31:32.319
 try

00:31:32.319 --> 00:31:32.440
 to

00:31:32.440 --> 00:31:32.559
 build

00:31:32.559 --> 00:31:32.680
 the

00:31:32.680 --> 00:31:32.859
 kingdom

00:31:32.859 --> 00:31:33.059
 by

00:31:33.059 --> 00:31:33.420
 ourselves

00:31:33.420 --> 00:31:33.619
 or

00:31:33.619 --> 00:31:33.740
 we

00:31:33.740 --> 00:31:34.099
 decide

00:31:34.099 --> 00:31:35.480
 it's

00:31:35.480 --> 00:31:35.619
 not

00:31:35.619 --> 00:31:35.859
 worth

00:31:35.859 --> 00:31:36.140
 it

00:31:36.140 --> 00:31:37.579
 I'm

00:31:37.579 --> 00:31:37.740
 just

00:31:37.740 --> 00:31:39.140
 I'm

00:31:39.140 --> 00:31:39.279
 not

00:31:39.279 --> 00:31:39.940
 I

00:31:39.940 --> 00:31:39.960
 I

00:31:39.960 --> 00:31:40.759
 I

00:31:40.759 --> 00:31:40.960
 and

00:31:40.960 --> 00:31:41.059
 we

00:31:41.059 --> 00:31:41.240
 lose

00:31:41.240 --> 00:31:41.380
 our

00:31:41.380 --> 00:31:41.799
 courage

00:31:41.799 --> 00:31:45.299
 maybe

00:31:45.299 --> 00:31:45.500
 we're

00:31:45.500 --> 00:31:45.859
 afraid

00:31:45.859 --> 00:31:46.319
 to

00:31:46.319 --> 00:31:46.660
 engage

00:31:46.660 --> 00:31:46.799
 with

00:31:46.799 --> 00:31:46.920
 the

00:31:46.920 --> 00:31:47.319
 brokenness

00:31:47.319 --> 00:31:47.440
 of

00:31:47.440 --> 00:31:47.539
 the

00:31:47.539 --> 00:31:47.819
 world

00:31:47.819 --> 00:31:48.099
 because

00:31:48.099 --> 00:31:48.259
 we

00:31:48.259 --> 00:31:48.559
 fear

00:31:48.559 --> 00:31:48.720
 that

00:31:48.720 --> 00:31:48.839
 we'll

00:31:48.839 --> 00:31:48.980
 get

00:31:48.980 --> 00:31:49.380
 totally

00:31:49.380 --> 00:31:49.660
 sucked

00:31:49.660 --> 00:31:49.900
 into

00:31:49.900 --> 00:31:50.180
 it

00:31:50.180 --> 00:31:51.360
 right

00:31:51.360 --> 00:31:51.580
 and so

00:31:51.580 --> 00:31:51.720
 we

00:31:51.720 --> 00:31:51.900
 might

00:31:51.900 --> 00:31:52.360
 admire

00:31:52.360 --> 00:31:52.980
 when

00:31:52.980 --> 00:31:53.180
 other

00:31:53.180 --> 00:31:53.460
 people

00:31:53.460 --> 00:31:53.759
 spend

00:31:53.759 --> 00:31:54.200
 time

00:31:54.200 --> 00:31:55.720
 helping

00:31:55.720 --> 00:31:56.380
 refugees

00:31:56.380 --> 00:31:56.940
 or

00:31:56.940 --> 00:31:58.620
 mentoring

00:31:58.620 --> 00:31:59.220
 troubled

00:31:59.220 --> 00:31:59.720
 teenagers

00:31:59.720 --> 00:32:01.259
 or working

00:32:01.259 --> 00:32:01.660
 with people

00:32:01.660 --> 00:32:01.880
 who are

00:32:01.880 --> 00:32:02.220
 homeless

00:32:02.220 --> 00:32:02.560
 but we

00:32:02.560 --> 00:32:02.820
 think

00:32:02.820 --> 00:32:03.340
 man

00:32:03.340 --> 00:32:03.440
 I

00:32:03.440 --> 00:32:03.539
 don't

00:32:03.539 --> 00:32:03.660
 want

00:32:03.660 --> 00:32:03.740
 to

00:32:03.740 --> 00:32:03.860
 get

00:32:03.860 --> 00:32:04.080
 into

00:32:04.080 --> 00:32:04.340
 it

00:32:04.340 --> 00:32:05.340
 because

00:32:05.340 --> 00:32:05.440
 if

00:32:05.440 --> 00:32:05.539
 I

00:32:05.539 --> 00:32:05.660
 get

00:32:05.660 --> 00:32:05.840
 sucked

00:32:05.840 --> 00:32:06.039
 into

00:32:06.039 --> 00:32:06.360
 that

00:32:06.360 --> 00:32:07.360
 then

00:32:07.360 --> 00:32:08.560
 I'll

00:32:08.560 --> 00:32:08.759
 never

00:32:08.759 --> 00:32:08.940
 be

00:32:08.940 --> 00:32:09.060
 able

00:32:09.060 --> 00:32:09.220
 to

00:32:09.220 --> 00:32:09.380
 say

00:32:09.380 --> 00:32:09.720
 no

00:32:09.720 --> 00:32:09.980
 and

00:32:09.980 --> 00:32:10.120
 I'll

00:32:10.120 --> 00:32:10.320
 burn

00:32:10.320 --> 00:32:10.700
 out

00:32:10.700 --> 00:32:12.420
 and

00:32:12.420 --> 00:32:12.519
 so

00:32:12.519 --> 00:32:12.660
 we

00:32:12.660 --> 00:32:13.100
 retreat

00:32:13.100 --> 00:32:13.820
 and

00:32:13.820 --> 00:32:13.940
 we

00:32:13.940 --> 00:32:14.080
 do

00:32:14.080 --> 00:32:14.480
 nothing

00:32:14.480 --> 00:32:14.880
 out

00:32:14.880 --> 00:32:15.019
 of

00:32:15.019 --> 00:32:15.320
 fear

00:32:15.320 --> 00:32:16.920
 we

00:32:16.920 --> 00:32:17.039
 go

00:32:17.039 --> 00:32:17.299
 back

00:32:17.299 --> 00:32:17.440
 and

00:32:17.440 --> 00:32:17.620
 forth

00:32:17.620 --> 00:32:17.860
 between

00:32:17.860 --> 00:32:18.120
 trying

00:32:18.120 --> 00:32:18.360
 to do

00:32:18.360 --> 00:32:18.740
 everything

00:32:18.740 --> 00:32:19.120
 and taking

00:32:19.119 --> 00:32:19.479
 everything

00:32:19.479 --> 00:32:19.659
 into

00:32:19.659 --> 00:32:19.839
 our

00:32:19.839 --> 00:32:20.000
 own

00:32:20.000 --> 00:32:20.259
 hands

00:32:20.259 --> 00:32:20.379
 and

00:32:20.379 --> 00:32:20.519
 then

00:32:20.519 --> 00:32:20.739
 giving

00:32:20.739 --> 00:32:20.959
 up

00:32:20.959 --> 00:32:21.079
 and

00:32:21.079 --> 00:32:21.299
 saying

00:32:21.299 --> 00:32:21.839
 I'm

00:32:21.839 --> 00:32:22.000
 not

00:32:22.000 --> 00:32:22.119
 going

00:32:22.119 --> 00:32:22.179
 to

00:32:22.179 --> 00:32:22.319
 do

00:32:22.319 --> 00:32:22.739
 anything

00:32:22.739 --> 00:32:25.939
 David

00:32:25.939 --> 00:32:26.219
 says

00:32:26.219 --> 00:32:26.359
 in

00:32:26.359 --> 00:32:26.519
 Psalm

00:32:26.519 --> 00:32:26.779
 20

00:32:26.779 --> 00:32:27.039
 70

00:32:27.039 --> 00:32:27.279
 says

00:32:27.279 --> 00:32:27.639
 wait

00:32:27.639 --> 00:32:28.039
 for

00:32:28.039 --> 00:32:28.239
 the

00:32:28.239 --> 00:32:28.559
 Lord

00:32:28.559 --> 00:32:29.599
 be

00:32:29.599 --> 00:32:30.279
 strong

00:32:30.279 --> 00:32:30.579
 and

00:32:30.579 --> 00:32:30.839
 take

00:32:30.839 --> 00:32:31.339
 courage

00:32:31.339 --> 00:32:32.979
 and

00:32:32.979 --> 00:32:33.239
 wait

00:32:33.239 --> 00:32:33.419
 for

00:32:33.419 --> 00:32:33.579
 the

00:32:33.579 --> 00:32:33.939
 Lord

00:32:33.939 --> 00:32:34.959
 see

00:32:34.959 --> 00:32:35.259
 waiting

00:32:35.259 --> 00:32:35.419
 for

00:32:35.419 --> 00:32:35.539
 the

00:32:35.539 --> 00:32:35.679
 Lord

00:32:35.679 --> 00:32:36.019
 doesn't

00:32:36.019 --> 00:32:36.199
 mean

00:32:36.199 --> 00:32:36.459
 being

00:32:36.459 --> 00:32:36.879
 passive

00:32:36.879 --> 00:32:37.019
 and

00:32:37.019 --> 00:32:37.199
 not

00:32:37.199 --> 00:32:37.419
 doing

00:32:37.419 --> 00:32:37.879
 anything

00:32:37.879 --> 00:32:39.379
 and

00:32:39.379 --> 00:32:39.479
 it

00:32:39.479 --> 00:32:39.739
 doesn't

00:32:39.739 --> 00:32:39.879
 mean

00:32:39.879 --> 00:32:40.119
 trying

00:32:40.119 --> 00:32:40.279
 to

00:32:40.279 --> 00:32:40.519
 take

00:32:40.519 --> 00:32:40.839
 everything

00:32:40.839 --> 00:32:41.039
 into

00:32:41.039 --> 00:32:41.239
 our

00:32:41.239 --> 00:32:41.419
 own

00:32:41.419 --> 00:32:41.779
 hands

00:32:41.779 --> 00:32:42.899
 and

00:32:42.899 --> 00:32:43.079
 trying

00:32:43.079 --> 00:32:43.179
 to

00:32:43.179 --> 00:32:43.279
 be

00:32:43.279 --> 00:32:43.399
 the

00:32:43.399 --> 00:32:43.839
 Messiah

00:32:43.839 --> 00:32:47.159
 it

00:32:47.159 --> 00:32:47.359
 means

00:32:47.359 --> 00:32:47.619
 doing

00:32:47.619 --> 00:32:48.179
 something

00:32:49.119 --> 00:32:50.259
 while we

00:32:50.259 --> 00:32:50.539
 trust

00:32:50.539 --> 00:32:51.000
 God

00:32:51.000 --> 00:32:52.559
 to

00:32:52.559 --> 00:32:53.439
 be the

00:32:53.439 --> 00:32:53.679
 ultimate

00:32:53.679 --> 00:32:54.159
 judge

00:32:54.159 --> 00:32:56.139
 and

00:32:56.139 --> 00:32:56.399
 while we

00:32:56.399 --> 00:32:56.579
 say

00:32:56.579 --> 00:32:56.759
 with

00:32:56.759 --> 00:32:57.039
 David

00:32:57.039 --> 00:32:57.859
 the

00:32:57.859 --> 00:32:58.039
 Lord

00:32:58.039 --> 00:32:58.219
 has

00:32:58.219 --> 00:32:58.479
 redeemed

00:32:58.479 --> 00:32:58.679
 my

00:32:58.679 --> 00:32:59.039
 life

00:32:59.039 --> 00:32:59.359
 out

00:32:59.359 --> 00:32:59.459
 of

00:32:59.459 --> 00:32:59.679
 every

00:32:59.679 --> 00:33:00.079
 adversity

00:33:00.079 --> 00:33:00.839
 he's

00:33:00.839 --> 00:33:00.959
 the

00:33:00.959 --> 00:33:01.219
 one

00:33:01.219 --> 00:33:01.799
 he's

00:33:01.799 --> 00:33:02.000
 brought

00:33:02.000 --> 00:33:02.159
 me

00:33:02.159 --> 00:33:02.539
 through

00:33:02.539 --> 00:33:03.979
 and

00:33:03.979 --> 00:33:04.099
 he

00:33:04.099 --> 00:33:04.379
 will

00:33:04.379 --> 00:33:04.799
 continue

00:33:04.799 --> 00:33:04.979
 to

00:33:04.979 --> 00:33:05.159
 bring

00:33:05.159 --> 00:33:05.319
 me

00:33:05.319 --> 00:33:05.559
 through

00:33:05.559 --> 00:33:07.019
 he's

00:33:07.019 --> 00:33:07.179
 been

00:33:07.179 --> 00:33:07.359
 with

00:33:07.359 --> 00:33:07.500
 me

00:33:07.500 --> 00:33:07.699
 all

00:33:07.699 --> 00:33:07.819
 the

00:33:07.819 --> 00:33:08.179
 way

00:33:08.179 --> 00:33:09.639
 and

00:33:09.639 --> 00:33:09.799
 he's

00:33:09.799 --> 00:33:10.000
 never

00:33:10.000 --> 00:33:10.159
 going

00:33:10.159 --> 00:33:10.239
 to

00:33:10.239 --> 00:33:10.459
 leave

00:33:10.459 --> 00:33:10.739
 me

00:33:10.739 --> 00:33:11.639
 so

00:33:11.639 --> 00:33:11.739
 I

00:33:11.739 --> 00:33:11.859
 can

00:33:11.859 --> 00:33:12.079
 live

00:33:12.079 --> 00:33:12.179
 in

00:33:12.179 --> 00:33:12.339
 that

00:33:12.339 --> 00:33:12.979
 confidence

00:33:12.979 --> 00:33:15.519
 in

00:33:15.519 --> 00:33:15.799
 a world

00:33:15.799 --> 00:33:16.000
 full

00:33:16.000 --> 00:33:16.259
 of

00:33:16.259 --> 00:33:17.559
 chaos

00:33:17.559 --> 00:33:17.879
 and

00:33:17.879 --> 00:33:18.299
 violence

00:33:18.299 --> 00:33:18.479
 and

00:33:18.479 --> 00:33:18.919
 unresolved

00:33:18.920 --> 00:33:19.420
 tensions

00:33:19.420 --> 00:33:19.940
 we're

00:33:19.940 --> 00:33:20.120
 called

00:33:20.120 --> 00:33:20.279
 to

00:33:20.279 --> 00:33:20.500
 wait

00:33:20.500 --> 00:33:21.019
 patiently

00:33:21.019 --> 00:33:21.279
 in

00:33:21.279 --> 00:33:21.420
 light

00:33:21.420 --> 00:33:21.539
 of

00:33:21.539 --> 00:33:21.940
 God's

00:33:21.940 --> 00:33:22.920
 promise

00:33:22.920 --> 00:33:23.120
 to

00:33:23.120 --> 00:33:23.500
 establish

00:33:23.500 --> 00:33:23.700
 his

00:33:23.700 --> 00:33:23.900
 kingdom

00:33:23.900 --> 00:33:24.060
 in

00:33:24.060 --> 00:33:24.160
 the

00:33:24.160 --> 00:33:24.460
 future

00:33:24.460 --> 00:33:25.880
 let me

00:33:25.880 --> 00:33:26.259
 close

00:33:26.259 --> 00:33:26.580
 with

00:33:26.580 --> 00:33:26.759
 these

00:33:26.759 --> 00:33:27.160
 words

00:33:27.160 --> 00:33:29.300
 from

00:33:29.300 --> 00:33:30.220
 first

00:33:30.220 --> 00:33:30.539
 Peter

00:33:30.539 --> 00:33:32.600
 Peter

00:33:32.600 --> 00:33:33.060
 says this

00:33:33.060 --> 00:33:33.380
 he says

00:33:33.380 --> 00:33:33.640
 humble

00:33:33.640 --> 00:33:34.259
 yourselves

00:33:34.259 --> 00:33:34.920
 under

00:33:34.920 --> 00:33:35.300
 the mighty

00:33:35.300 --> 00:33:35.560
 hand

00:33:35.560 --> 00:33:35.700
 of

00:33:35.700 --> 00:33:36.000
 God

00:33:36.000 --> 00:33:36.200
 so

00:33:36.200 --> 00:33:36.300
 at

00:33:36.300 --> 00:33:36.420
 the

00:33:36.420 --> 00:33:36.660
 proper

00:33:36.660 --> 00:33:36.980
 time

00:33:36.980 --> 00:33:37.200
 he

00:33:37.200 --> 00:33:37.420
 may

00:33:37.420 --> 00:33:37.820
 exalt

00:33:37.820 --> 00:33:38.140
 you

00:33:38.140 --> 00:33:39.640
 casting

00:33:39.640 --> 00:33:39.920
 all

00:33:39.920 --> 00:33:40.080
 your

00:33:40.080 --> 00:33:40.580
 anxieties

00:33:40.580 --> 00:33:40.820
 on

00:33:40.820 --> 00:33:41.019
 him

00:33:41.019 --> 00:33:41.300
 because

00:33:41.300 --> 00:33:41.700
 he

00:33:41.700 --> 00:33:42.300
 cares

00:33:42.300 --> 00:33:42.779
 for

00:33:42.779 --> 00:33:43.080
 you

00:33:43.079 --> 00:33:45.720
 but

00:33:45.720 --> 00:33:45.819
 then

00:33:45.819 --> 00:33:45.919
 he

00:33:45.919 --> 00:33:46.259
 concludes

00:33:46.259 --> 00:33:46.419
 his

00:33:46.419 --> 00:33:46.559
 letter

00:33:46.559 --> 00:33:46.720
 with

00:33:46.720 --> 00:33:46.819
 a

00:33:46.819 --> 00:33:47.220
 promise

00:33:47.220 --> 00:33:48.579
 he

00:33:48.579 --> 00:33:48.759
 says

00:33:48.759 --> 00:33:49.139
 after

00:33:49.139 --> 00:33:49.359
 you

00:33:49.359 --> 00:33:49.519
 have

00:33:49.519 --> 00:33:49.839
 suffered

00:33:49.839 --> 00:33:50.019
 a

00:33:50.019 --> 00:33:50.179
 little

00:33:50.179 --> 00:33:50.579
 while

00:33:50.579 --> 00:33:51.480
 the

00:33:51.480 --> 00:33:51.699
 God

00:33:51.699 --> 00:33:51.839
 of

00:33:51.839 --> 00:33:52.220
 all

00:33:52.220 --> 00:33:52.659
 grace

00:33:52.659 --> 00:33:52.799
 who

00:33:52.799 --> 00:33:52.919
 has

00:33:52.919 --> 00:33:53.220
 called

00:33:53.220 --> 00:33:53.359
 you

00:33:53.359 --> 00:33:53.500
 to

00:33:53.500 --> 00:33:53.619
 his

00:33:53.619 --> 00:33:53.939
 eternal

00:33:53.939 --> 00:33:54.259
 glory

00:33:54.259 --> 00:33:54.439
 in

00:33:54.439 --> 00:33:54.819
 Christ

00:33:54.819 --> 00:33:55.460
 will

00:33:55.460 --> 00:33:55.839
 himself

00:33:55.839 --> 00:33:56.359
 restore

00:33:56.359 --> 00:33:56.899
 confirm

00:33:56.899 --> 00:33:57.399
 strengthen

00:33:57.399 --> 00:33:57.579
 and

00:33:57.579 --> 00:33:58.039
 establish

00:33:58.039 --> 00:33:58.399
 you

00:33:58.399 --> 00:33:59.379
 to

00:33:59.379 --> 00:33:59.579
 him

00:33:59.579 --> 00:33:59.679
 be

00:33:59.679 --> 00:33:59.799
 the

00:33:59.799 --> 00:34:00.199
 dominion

00:34:00.199 --> 00:34:00.359
 and

00:34:00.359 --> 00:34:00.619
 glory

00:34:00.619 --> 00:34:01.099
 forever

00:34:01.099 --> 00:34:03.179
 amen

00:34:03.179 --> 00:34:04.679
 let's

00:34:04.679 --> 00:34:04.919
 pray

00:34:04.920 --> 00:34:08.680
 Lord

00:34:08.680 --> 00:34:08.820
 we

00:34:08.820 --> 00:34:09.059
 thank

00:34:09.059 --> 00:34:09.340
 you

00:34:09.340 --> 00:34:11.559
 for

00:34:11.559 --> 00:34:11.700
 your

00:34:11.700 --> 00:34:12.059
 word

00:34:12.059 --> 00:34:14.139
 Lord

00:34:14.139 --> 00:34:14.280
 we

00:34:14.280 --> 00:34:14.500
 thank

00:34:14.500 --> 00:34:14.599
 you

00:34:14.599 --> 00:34:14.720
 that

00:34:14.720 --> 00:34:14.860
 you

00:34:14.860 --> 00:34:14.980
 are

00:34:14.980 --> 00:34:15.099
 a

00:34:15.099 --> 00:34:15.280
 God

00:34:15.280 --> 00:34:15.480
 who

00:34:15.480 --> 00:34:16.240
 brings

00:34:16.240 --> 00:34:16.420
 down

00:34:16.420 --> 00:34:16.559
 the

00:34:16.559 --> 00:34:16.920
 proud

00:34:16.920 --> 00:34:17.740
 but

00:34:17.740 --> 00:34:17.920
 lifts

00:34:17.920 --> 00:34:18.059
 up

00:34:18.059 --> 00:34:18.180
 the

00:34:18.180 --> 00:34:18.460
 humble

00:34:18.460 --> 00:34:20.780
 Lord

00:34:20.780 --> 00:34:21.159
 tonight

00:34:21.159 --> 00:34:21.980
 we

00:34:21.980 --> 00:34:22.119
 want

00:34:22.119 --> 00:34:22.200
 to

00:34:22.200 --> 00:34:22.460
 confess

00:34:22.460 --> 00:34:22.680
 to

00:34:22.680 --> 00:34:22.780
 you

00:34:22.780 --> 00:34:22.940
 the

00:34:22.940 --> 00:34:23.180
 ways

00:34:23.180 --> 00:34:23.320
 that

00:34:23.320 --> 00:34:23.539
 we

00:34:23.539 --> 00:34:24.519
 have

00:34:24.519 --> 00:34:24.700
 been

00:34:24.700 --> 00:34:25.079
 proud

00:34:25.079 --> 00:34:26.680
 the

00:34:26.680 --> 00:34:26.880
 ways

00:34:26.880 --> 00:34:27.000
 that

00:34:27.000 --> 00:34:27.079
 we

00:34:27.079 --> 00:34:27.180
 have

00:34:27.180 --> 00:34:27.400
 tried

00:34:27.400 --> 00:34:27.539
 to

00:34:27.539 --> 00:34:27.800
 take

00:34:27.800 --> 00:34:28.599
 matters

00:34:28.599 --> 00:34:28.780
 into

00:34:28.780 --> 00:34:29.000
 our

00:34:29.000 --> 00:34:29.180
 own

00:34:29.180 --> 00:34:29.639
 hands

00:34:29.639 --> 00:34:31.000
 repaid

00:34:31.000 --> 00:34:31.280
 evil

00:34:31.280 --> 00:34:31.460
 for

00:34:31.460 --> 00:34:31.780
 evil

00:34:31.780 --> 00:34:33.460
 instead

00:34:33.460 --> 00:34:33.599
 of

00:34:33.599 --> 00:34:33.960
 overcoming

00:34:33.960 --> 00:34:34.220
 evil

00:34:34.220 --> 00:34:34.400
 with

00:34:34.400 --> 00:34:34.700
 good

00:34:34.699 --> 00:34:37.960
 we

00:34:37.960 --> 00:34:38.259
 confess

00:34:38.259 --> 00:34:38.460
 to

00:34:38.460 --> 00:34:38.539
 you

00:34:38.539 --> 00:34:38.679
 the

00:34:38.679 --> 00:34:38.899
 ways

00:34:38.899 --> 00:34:39.039
 that

00:34:39.039 --> 00:34:39.199
 we

00:34:39.199 --> 00:34:39.419
 have

00:34:39.419 --> 00:34:40.779
 sometimes

00:34:40.779 --> 00:34:41.059
 given

00:34:41.059 --> 00:34:41.399
 up

00:34:41.399 --> 00:34:42.799
 and

00:34:42.799 --> 00:34:43.000
 just

00:34:43.000 --> 00:34:43.199
 want

00:34:43.199 --> 00:34:43.299
 to

00:34:43.299 --> 00:34:43.919
 disengage

00:34:43.919 --> 00:34:46.460
 but

00:34:46.460 --> 00:34:46.619
 Lord

00:34:46.619 --> 00:34:46.759
 we

00:34:46.759 --> 00:34:47.019
 thank

00:34:47.019 --> 00:34:47.219
 you

00:34:47.219 --> 00:34:47.439
 for

00:34:47.439 --> 00:34:47.619
 your

00:34:47.619 --> 00:34:48.019
 words

00:34:48.019 --> 00:34:48.659
 that

00:34:48.659 --> 00:34:48.919
 David

00:34:48.919 --> 00:34:49.359
 spoke

00:34:49.359 --> 00:34:50.539
 that

00:34:50.539 --> 00:34:50.659
 you

00:34:50.659 --> 00:34:50.759
 are

00:34:50.759 --> 00:34:50.879
 the

00:34:50.879 --> 00:34:51.099
 one

00:34:51.099 --> 00:34:51.239
 who

00:34:51.239 --> 00:34:51.359
 has

00:34:51.359 --> 00:34:51.719
 redeemed

00:34:51.719 --> 00:34:51.939
 our

00:34:51.939 --> 00:34:52.399
 lives

00:34:52.399 --> 00:34:52.919
 out

00:34:52.919 --> 00:34:53.039
 of

00:34:53.039 --> 00:34:53.259
 every

00:34:53.259 --> 00:34:53.739
 adversity

00:34:53.739 --> 00:34:55.460
 we

00:34:55.460 --> 00:34:55.739
 thank

00:34:55.739 --> 00:34:55.859
 you

00:34:55.859 --> 00:34:56.039
 Lord

00:34:56.039 --> 00:34:56.319
 Jesus

00:34:56.319 --> 00:34:56.579
 that

00:34:56.579 --> 00:34:56.899
 we

00:34:56.899 --> 00:34:57.639
 too

00:34:57.639 --> 00:34:58.559
 can

00:34:58.559 --> 00:34:58.879
 claim

00:34:58.879 --> 00:34:59.099
 that

00:34:59.099 --> 00:34:59.500
 promise

00:34:59.500 --> 00:35:00.019
 because

00:35:00.019 --> 00:35:00.799
 of

00:35:00.799 --> 00:35:00.939
 what

00:35:00.939 --> 00:35:01.119
 you

00:35:01.119 --> 00:35:01.259
 have

00:35:01.259 --> 00:35:01.439
 done

00:35:01.439 --> 00:35:01.639
 for

00:35:01.639 --> 00:35:02.019
 us

00:35:02.019 --> 00:35:03.139
 that

00:35:03.139 --> 00:35:03.399
 you

00:35:03.399 --> 00:35:04.079
 will

00:35:04.079 --> 00:35:04.319
 never

00:35:04.319 --> 00:35:04.579
 leave

00:35:04.579 --> 00:35:04.739
 us

00:35:04.739 --> 00:35:04.900
 nor

00:35:04.900 --> 00:35:05.319
 forsake

00:35:05.319 --> 00:35:05.719
 us

00:35:05.719 --> 00:35:08.059
 and

00:35:08.059 --> 00:35:08.299
 Lord

00:35:08.299 --> 00:35:08.599
 that

00:35:08.599 --> 00:35:11.219
 you

00:35:11.219 --> 00:35:11.659
 are

00:35:11.659 --> 00:35:12.639
 the

00:35:12.639 --> 00:35:12.980
 king

00:35:12.980 --> 00:35:13.219
 and

00:35:13.219 --> 00:35:13.440
 one

00:35:13.440 --> 00:35:13.559
 day

00:35:13.559 --> 00:35:13.719
 your

00:35:13.719 --> 00:35:14.000
 kingdom

00:35:14.000 --> 00:35:14.219
 will

00:35:14.219 --> 00:35:14.340
 be

00:35:14.340 --> 00:35:14.799
 established

00:35:14.799 --> 00:35:15.219
 in

00:35:15.219 --> 00:35:15.460
 its

00:35:15.460 --> 00:35:15.779
 fullness

00:35:15.779 --> 00:35:17.900
 so

00:35:17.900 --> 00:35:18.059
 Lord

00:35:18.059 --> 00:35:18.519
 teach us

00:35:18.519 --> 00:35:19.440
 to wait

00:35:19.440 --> 00:35:19.920
 patiently

00:35:19.920 --> 00:35:20.500
 teach us

00:35:20.500 --> 00:35:21.099
 to act

00:35:21.099 --> 00:35:22.299
 courageously

00:35:22.299 --> 00:35:25.400
 teach us

00:35:25.400 --> 00:35:25.819
 to trust

00:35:25.819 --> 00:35:26.219
 in you

00:35:26.219 --> 00:35:27.539
 above all

00:35:27.539 --> 00:35:27.900
 else

00:35:27.900 --> 00:35:30.519
 we pray

00:35:30.519 --> 00:35:30.819
 this in

00:35:30.819 --> 00:35:31.279
 Jesus name

00:35:31.279 --> 00:35:31.779
 amen

00:35:31.780 --> 00:35:34.820
 at the

00:35:34.820 --> 00:35:35.040
 end of

00:35:35.040 --> 00:35:35.140
 our

00:35:35.140 --> 00:35:35.340
 evening

00:35:35.340 --> 00:35:35.700
 service

00:35:35.700 --> 00:35:35.940
 we

00:35:35.940 --> 00:35:36.180
 often

00:35:36.180 --> 00:35:36.500
 take

00:35:36.500 --> 00:35:37.060
 five

00:35:37.060 --> 00:35:37.300
 minutes

00:35:37.300 --> 00:35:37.660
 or so

00:35:37.660 --> 00:35:37.840
 for

00:35:37.840 --> 00:35:38.019
 any

00:35:38.019 --> 00:35:38.420
 questions

00:35:38.420 --> 00:35:38.600
 and

00:35:38.600 --> 00:35:39.000
 answers

00:35:39.000 --> 00:35:40.480
 I

00:35:40.480 --> 00:35:40.620
 know

00:35:40.620 --> 00:35:40.740
 this

00:35:40.740 --> 00:35:40.920
 is a

00:35:40.920 --> 00:35:41.180
 challenging

00:35:41.180 --> 00:35:41.580
 passage

00:35:41.580 --> 00:35:41.960
 with

00:35:41.960 --> 00:35:42.480
 you

00:35:42.480 --> 00:35:42.640
 may

00:35:42.640 --> 00:35:42.800
 have

00:35:42.800 --> 00:35:43.240
 questions

00:35:43.240 --> 00:35:44.040
 we

00:35:44.040 --> 00:35:44.519
 have

00:35:44.519 --> 00:35:44.740
 time

00:35:44.740 --> 00:35:45.080
 for

00:35:45.080 --> 00:35:45.500
 maybe

00:35:45.500 --> 00:35:45.760
 two

00:35:45.760 --> 00:35:45.920
 or

00:35:45.920 --> 00:35:46.120
 three

00:35:46.120 --> 00:35:46.700
 questions

00:35:46.700 --> 00:35:47.180
 tonight

00:35:47.180 --> 00:35:47.760
 if

00:35:47.760 --> 00:35:48.060
 anyone

00:35:48.060 --> 00:35:48.380
 has

00:35:48.380 --> 00:35:48.640
 them

00:35:48.640 --> 00:35:49.140
 so

00:35:49.140 --> 00:35:49.320
 feel

00:35:49.320 --> 00:35:49.460
 free

00:35:49.460 --> 00:35:49.560
 to

00:35:49.560 --> 00:35:49.720
 raise

00:35:49.720 --> 00:35:49.860
 your

00:35:49.860 --> 00:35:50.160
 hand

00:35:50.160 --> 00:35:51.400
 questions

00:35:51.400 --> 00:35:51.580
 or

00:35:51.580 --> 00:35:51.800
 brief

00:35:51.800 --> 00:35:52.300
 comments

00:35:52.300 --> 00:35:53.860
 and

00:35:53.860 --> 00:35:54.200
 we'll

00:35:54.200 --> 00:35:54.420
 do

00:35:54.420 --> 00:35:55.340
 the

00:35:55.340 --> 00:35:55.500
 best

00:35:55.500 --> 00:35:55.620
 we

00:35:55.620 --> 00:35:55.740
 can

00:35:55.740 --> 00:35:55.900
 with

00:35:55.900 --> 00:35:56.060
 them

00:35:56.060 --> 00:35:56.700
 yes

00:35:56.699 --> 00:36:14.139
 yes

00:36:14.139 --> 00:36:14.819
 yes

00:36:14.819 --> 00:36:15.879
 so

00:36:15.879 --> 00:36:16.480
 the question

00:36:16.480 --> 00:36:16.659
 was

00:36:16.659 --> 00:36:17.500
 I understand

00:36:17.500 --> 00:36:18.199
 about the

00:36:18.199 --> 00:36:18.539
 house of

00:36:18.539 --> 00:36:19.039
 Saul being

00:36:19.039 --> 00:36:19.419
 humbled

00:36:19.419 --> 00:36:20.639
 but what

00:36:20.639 --> 00:36:20.859
 about

00:36:20.859 --> 00:36:21.299
 Jonathan

00:36:21.299 --> 00:36:22.119
 right

00:36:22.119 --> 00:36:22.460
 Jonathan

00:36:22.460 --> 00:36:23.059
 was a

00:36:23.059 --> 00:36:23.399
 faithful

00:36:23.399 --> 00:36:24.639
 man

00:36:24.639 --> 00:36:25.599
 he was a

00:36:25.599 --> 00:36:26.239
 faithful friend

00:36:26.239 --> 00:36:26.719
 to David

00:36:26.719 --> 00:36:27.359
 he was loyal

00:36:27.359 --> 00:36:27.879
 to David

00:36:27.879 --> 00:36:28.919
 and yet

00:36:28.919 --> 00:36:30.059
 he was

00:36:30.059 --> 00:36:30.500
 killed

00:36:30.500 --> 00:36:31.399
 his offspring

00:36:31.399 --> 00:36:33.119
 never became

00:36:33.119 --> 00:36:33.479
 king

00:36:33.479 --> 00:36:36.659
 right

00:36:36.659 --> 00:36:37.239
 so

00:36:37.239 --> 00:36:39.519
 we do

00:36:39.519 --> 00:36:39.899
 see

00:36:39.899 --> 00:36:40.500
 with

00:36:40.500 --> 00:36:41.559
 Jonathan's

00:36:41.559 --> 00:36:41.779
 son

00:36:41.779 --> 00:36:44.000
 Mephibosheth

00:36:44.000 --> 00:36:44.759
 I'm gonna

00:36:44.759 --> 00:36:48.319
 struggle

00:36:48.319 --> 00:36:48.659
 with that

00:36:48.659 --> 00:36:48.839
 name

00:36:48.839 --> 00:36:49.059
 but

00:36:49.059 --> 00:36:50.639
 if you're

00:36:50.639 --> 00:36:51.059
 looking for

00:36:51.059 --> 00:36:51.359
 a name

00:36:51.359 --> 00:36:51.699
 for your

00:36:51.699 --> 00:36:51.979
 son

00:36:51.979 --> 00:36:54.179
 Pastor

00:36:54.179 --> 00:36:54.479
 Nick

00:36:54.480 --> 00:36:58.179
 Nick

00:36:58.179 --> 00:36:58.420
 and Beth

00:36:58.420 --> 00:36:58.619
 are due

00:36:58.619 --> 00:36:58.800
 with the

00:36:58.800 --> 00:36:58.980
 baby

00:36:58.980 --> 00:36:59.240
 soon

00:36:59.240 --> 00:36:59.539
 so you

00:36:59.539 --> 00:36:59.780
 can pray

00:36:59.780 --> 00:37:00.139
 for them

00:37:00.139 --> 00:37:00.639
 for a

00:37:00.639 --> 00:37:00.760
 safe

00:37:00.760 --> 00:37:01.099
 delivery

00:37:01.099 --> 00:37:01.699
 and pray

00:37:01.699 --> 00:37:01.980
 for them

00:37:01.980 --> 00:37:02.300
 as they

00:37:02.300 --> 00:37:03.179
 think about

00:37:03.179 --> 00:37:03.460
 a name

00:37:03.460 --> 00:37:05.039
 and maybe

00:37:05.039 --> 00:37:05.320
 it'll be

00:37:05.320 --> 00:37:06.059
 Mephibosheth

00:37:06.059 --> 00:37:06.500
 all right

00:37:06.500 --> 00:37:06.800
 sorry

00:37:06.800 --> 00:37:09.059
 sorry

00:37:09.059 --> 00:37:09.340
 Nick

00:37:09.340 --> 00:37:10.179
 okay

00:37:10.179 --> 00:37:11.579
 so

00:37:11.579 --> 00:37:12.900
 Jonathan's

00:37:12.900 --> 00:37:13.179
 son

00:37:13.179 --> 00:37:13.980
 Mephibosheth

00:37:13.980 --> 00:37:16.559
 later in

00:37:16.559 --> 00:37:17.219
 2 Samuel

00:37:17.219 --> 00:37:17.960
 we'll see

00:37:17.960 --> 00:37:18.420
 that David

00:37:18.420 --> 00:37:18.860
 David

00:37:18.860 --> 00:37:19.360
 actually

00:37:19.360 --> 00:37:21.400
 shows

00:37:21.400 --> 00:37:21.820
 kindness

00:37:21.820 --> 00:37:22.460
 to Mephibosheth

00:37:22.460 --> 00:37:22.940
 and gives

00:37:22.940 --> 00:37:23.199
 him a

00:37:23.199 --> 00:37:23.480
 special

00:37:23.480 --> 00:37:23.820
 place

00:37:23.820 --> 00:37:24.099
 at his

00:37:24.099 --> 00:37:24.480
 table

00:37:24.480 --> 00:37:25.539
 and

00:37:25.539 --> 00:37:27.119
 David

00:37:27.119 --> 00:37:28.340
 and Jonathan

00:37:28.340 --> 00:37:28.900
 had sort of

00:37:28.900 --> 00:37:29.960
 promised to be

00:37:29.960 --> 00:37:30.539
 loyal to one

00:37:30.539 --> 00:37:30.900
 another

00:37:30.900 --> 00:37:31.760
 Jonathan

00:37:31.760 --> 00:37:32.320
 had basically

00:37:32.320 --> 00:37:32.639
 said

00:37:32.639 --> 00:37:33.000
 you know

00:37:33.000 --> 00:37:33.960
 normally

00:37:33.960 --> 00:37:35.300
 in the

00:37:35.300 --> 00:37:36.500
 ancient world

00:37:36.500 --> 00:37:37.320
 kingship is

00:37:37.320 --> 00:37:37.900
 passed on

00:37:37.900 --> 00:37:38.360
 to the

00:37:38.360 --> 00:37:39.159
 firstborn son

00:37:39.159 --> 00:37:39.460
 Jonathan

00:37:39.460 --> 00:37:39.720
 says

00:37:39.720 --> 00:37:39.940
 you know

00:37:39.940 --> 00:37:40.280
 I have

00:37:40.280 --> 00:37:40.559
 the right

00:37:40.559 --> 00:37:40.920
 to that

00:37:40.920 --> 00:37:41.159
 but

00:37:41.159 --> 00:37:41.760
 God

00:37:41.760 --> 00:37:42.119
 has chosen

00:37:42.119 --> 00:37:42.340
 you

00:37:42.340 --> 00:37:42.619
 David

00:37:42.619 --> 00:37:43.579
 and so

00:37:43.579 --> 00:37:44.320
 I'm

00:37:44.320 --> 00:37:44.699
 gonna put

00:37:44.699 --> 00:37:45.780
 all my

00:37:45.780 --> 00:37:49.220
 eggs

00:37:49.220 --> 00:37:49.480
 in your

00:37:49.480 --> 00:37:49.840
 basket

00:37:49.840 --> 00:37:52.980
 what's

00:37:52.980 --> 00:37:53.140
 the

00:37:53.140 --> 00:37:53.700
 metaphor

00:37:53.700 --> 00:37:54.059
 right

00:37:54.059 --> 00:37:54.760
 I'm

00:37:54.760 --> 00:37:54.880
 gonna

00:37:54.880 --> 00:37:55.180
 give

00:37:55.180 --> 00:37:55.380
 all

00:37:55.380 --> 00:37:55.579
 my

00:37:55.579 --> 00:37:55.860
 loyalty

00:37:55.860 --> 00:37:56.340
 to you

00:37:56.340 --> 00:37:57.740
 rather

00:37:57.740 --> 00:37:58.200
 than

00:37:58.200 --> 00:37:59.140
 to try

00:37:59.140 --> 00:37:59.600
 to fight

00:37:59.600 --> 00:37:59.960
 for what

00:37:59.960 --> 00:38:00.360
 I think

00:38:00.360 --> 00:38:01.920
 I deserve

00:38:01.920 --> 00:38:02.300
 or

00:38:02.300 --> 00:38:03.160
 whatever

00:38:03.160 --> 00:38:03.440
 he says

00:38:03.440 --> 00:38:03.760
 no I

00:38:03.760 --> 00:38:04.000
 actually

00:38:04.000 --> 00:38:04.220
 don't

00:38:04.220 --> 00:38:04.480
 deserve

00:38:04.480 --> 00:38:05.680
 anything

00:38:05.680 --> 00:38:06.100
 right

00:38:06.100 --> 00:38:06.800
 I didn't

00:38:06.800 --> 00:38:07.780
 choose

00:38:07.780 --> 00:38:08.039
 to be

00:38:08.039 --> 00:38:08.220
 born

00:38:08.220 --> 00:38:08.480
 in this

00:38:08.480 --> 00:38:08.800
 family

00:38:08.800 --> 00:38:11.019
 I'm

00:38:11.019 --> 00:38:11.200
 willing

00:38:11.200 --> 00:38:11.579
 to give

00:38:11.579 --> 00:38:11.720
 my

00:38:11.720 --> 00:38:11.960
 loyalty

00:38:11.960 --> 00:38:12.140
 to

00:38:12.140 --> 00:38:12.360
 David

00:38:12.360 --> 00:38:13.260
 and

00:38:13.260 --> 00:38:13.900
 so

00:38:13.900 --> 00:38:14.140
 David

00:38:14.140 --> 00:38:14.559
 promises

00:38:14.559 --> 00:38:15.340
 also

00:38:15.340 --> 00:38:15.680
 loyalty

00:38:15.680 --> 00:38:15.900
 to

00:38:15.900 --> 00:38:16.240
 Jonathan

00:38:16.240 --> 00:38:17.200
 now

00:38:17.200 --> 00:38:17.340
 it's

00:38:17.340 --> 00:38:17.440
 a

00:38:17.440 --> 00:38:17.760
 tragedy

00:38:17.760 --> 00:38:18.200
 when

00:38:18.200 --> 00:38:18.500
 Jonathan

00:38:18.500 --> 00:38:18.660
 is

00:38:18.660 --> 00:38:18.880
 killed

00:38:18.880 --> 00:38:19.059
 in

00:38:19.059 --> 00:38:19.300
 battle

00:38:19.300 --> 00:38:19.500
 right

00:38:19.500 --> 00:38:19.840
 with his

00:38:19.840 --> 00:38:20.059
 father

00:38:20.059 --> 00:38:20.400
 Saul

00:38:20.400 --> 00:38:21.420
 that's

00:38:21.420 --> 00:38:21.539
 one

00:38:21.539 --> 00:38:21.760
 of the

00:38:21.760 --> 00:38:22.380
 tragic

00:38:22.380 --> 00:38:22.880
 moments

00:38:22.880 --> 00:38:23.219
 in the

00:38:23.219 --> 00:38:23.340
 book

00:38:23.340 --> 00:38:23.480
 of

00:38:23.480 --> 00:38:23.780
 Samuel

00:38:23.780 --> 00:38:24.059
 and

00:38:24.059 --> 00:38:24.300
 David

00:38:24.300 --> 00:38:25.340
 weeps

00:38:25.340 --> 00:38:25.519
 for

00:38:25.519 --> 00:38:25.920
 Jonathan

00:38:25.920 --> 00:38:27.239
 and

00:38:27.239 --> 00:38:27.719
 he

00:38:27.719 --> 00:38:28.139
 weeps

00:38:28.139 --> 00:38:28.519
 over

00:38:28.519 --> 00:38:29.300
 the

00:38:29.300 --> 00:38:29.800
 reality

00:38:29.800 --> 00:38:30.179
 that

00:38:30.179 --> 00:38:30.400
 in

00:38:30.400 --> 00:38:30.579
 this

00:38:30.579 --> 00:38:31.059
 world

00:38:31.059 --> 00:38:31.659
 in

00:38:31.659 --> 00:38:31.860
 this

00:38:31.860 --> 00:38:32.179
 fallen

00:38:32.179 --> 00:38:32.739
 world

00:38:32.739 --> 00:38:33.900
 sometimes

00:38:33.900 --> 00:38:34.980
 one

00:38:34.980 --> 00:38:35.539
 person

00:38:35.539 --> 00:38:36.519
 will

00:38:36.519 --> 00:38:38.500
 bear

00:38:38.500 --> 00:38:38.820
 the

00:38:38.820 --> 00:38:39.539
 consequences

00:38:39.539 --> 00:38:40.260
 of the

00:38:40.260 --> 00:38:40.440
 sin

00:38:40.440 --> 00:38:40.539
 of

00:38:40.539 --> 00:38:40.900
 another

00:38:40.900 --> 00:38:42.699
 right

00:38:42.699 --> 00:38:43.039
 in this

00:38:43.039 --> 00:38:43.300
 fallen

00:38:43.300 --> 00:38:43.559
 world

00:38:43.559 --> 00:38:44.039
 and we

00:38:44.039 --> 00:38:44.360
 sort of

00:38:44.360 --> 00:38:44.659
 see that

00:38:44.659 --> 00:38:44.800
 in

00:38:44.800 --> 00:38:45.139
 Jonathan

00:38:45.139 --> 00:38:45.579
 right

00:38:45.579 --> 00:38:45.920
 falling

00:38:45.920 --> 00:38:46.099
 in

00:38:46.099 --> 00:38:46.280
 battle

00:38:46.280 --> 00:38:46.659
 along

00:38:46.659 --> 00:38:46.820
 with

00:38:46.820 --> 00:38:46.980
 his

00:38:46.980 --> 00:38:47.219
 father

00:38:47.219 --> 00:38:47.659
 Saul

00:38:47.659 --> 00:38:48.980
 though

00:38:48.980 --> 00:38:49.440
 Jonathan

00:38:49.440 --> 00:38:49.780
 is

00:38:49.780 --> 00:38:50.500
 portrayed

00:38:50.500 --> 00:38:50.659
 as

00:38:50.659 --> 00:38:50.880
 very

00:38:50.880 --> 00:38:51.219
 loyal

00:38:51.219 --> 00:38:52.360
 right

00:38:52.360 --> 00:38:52.840
 ultimately

00:38:52.840 --> 00:38:54.219
 Jesus

00:38:54.219 --> 00:38:54.639
 Christ

00:38:54.639 --> 00:38:55.280
 becomes

00:38:55.280 --> 00:38:55.500
 that

00:38:55.500 --> 00:38:55.760
 man

00:38:55.760 --> 00:38:56.019
 who's

00:38:56.019 --> 00:38:56.240
 willing

00:38:56.240 --> 00:38:56.539
 to bear

00:38:56.539 --> 00:38:57.099
 the

00:38:57.099 --> 00:38:57.559
 consequences

00:38:57.559 --> 00:38:57.960
 of our

00:38:57.960 --> 00:38:58.300
 sin

00:38:58.300 --> 00:38:58.960
 even though

00:38:58.960 --> 00:38:59.360
 he had

00:38:59.360 --> 00:38:59.619
 no

00:38:59.619 --> 00:38:59.920
 sin

00:38:59.920 --> 00:39:00.900
 right

00:39:00.900 --> 00:39:01.199
 and so

00:39:01.199 --> 00:39:01.519
 Jonathan

00:39:01.519 --> 00:39:01.960
 is really

00:39:01.960 --> 00:39:02.340
 a picture

00:39:02.340 --> 00:39:02.699
 of

00:39:02.699 --> 00:39:03.260
 Jesus

00:39:03.260 --> 00:39:03.639
 Christ

00:39:03.639 --> 00:39:04.059
 in many

00:39:04.059 --> 00:39:04.519
 ways

00:39:04.519 --> 00:39:05.599
 that he

00:39:05.599 --> 00:39:06.340
 bears

00:39:06.340 --> 00:39:07.000
 the consequence

00:39:07.000 --> 00:39:07.460
 of another

00:39:07.460 --> 00:39:07.920
 sin

00:39:07.920 --> 00:39:08.420
 and yet

00:39:08.420 --> 00:39:09.019
 he remains

00:39:09.019 --> 00:39:09.599
 faithful to

00:39:09.599 --> 00:39:09.980
 God

00:39:09.980 --> 00:39:10.900
 and remains

00:39:10.900 --> 00:39:11.460
 loyal to

00:39:11.460 --> 00:39:11.960
 God's

00:39:11.960 --> 00:39:12.519
 appointed

00:39:12.519 --> 00:39:12.820
 King

00:39:12.820 --> 00:39:13.159
 David

00:39:13.159 --> 00:39:15.339
 so

00:39:15.339 --> 00:39:17.420
 even

00:39:17.420 --> 00:39:17.619
 though

00:39:17.619 --> 00:39:18.039
 Jonathan's

00:39:18.039 --> 00:39:18.279
 life

00:39:18.279 --> 00:39:18.679
 ends

00:39:18.679 --> 00:39:19.399
 in

00:39:19.399 --> 00:39:21.619
 being

00:39:21.619 --> 00:39:22.299
 cut down

00:39:22.299 --> 00:39:22.679
 in battle

00:39:22.679 --> 00:39:23.099
 and his

00:39:23.099 --> 00:39:23.799
 son is

00:39:23.799 --> 00:39:24.259
 crippled

00:39:24.259 --> 00:39:26.420
 I think

00:39:26.420 --> 00:39:26.679
 we do

00:39:26.679 --> 00:39:27.219
 begin to

00:39:27.219 --> 00:39:27.659
 see some

00:39:27.659 --> 00:39:28.500
 of God's

00:39:28.500 --> 00:39:28.799
 redemption

00:39:28.799 --> 00:39:29.179
 and how

00:39:29.179 --> 00:39:29.639
 David treats

00:39:29.639 --> 00:39:30.279
 Mephibosheth

00:39:30.279 --> 00:39:30.940
 and also

00:39:30.940 --> 00:39:31.279
 just in

00:39:31.279 --> 00:39:31.759
 the promise

00:39:31.759 --> 00:39:32.440
 of God

00:39:32.440 --> 00:39:34.239
 Jonathan

00:39:34.239 --> 00:39:35.279
 and Mephibosheth

00:39:35.279 --> 00:39:35.779
 will probably

00:39:35.779 --> 00:39:37.819
 be honored

00:39:37.819 --> 00:39:38.279
 in God's

00:39:38.279 --> 00:39:38.519
 kingdom

00:39:38.519 --> 00:39:41.300
 because

00:39:41.300 --> 00:39:43.800
 God was

00:39:43.800 --> 00:39:44.259
 faithful to

00:39:44.259 --> 00:39:44.519
 them

00:39:44.519 --> 00:39:45.179
 and

00:39:45.179 --> 00:39:46.539
 so

00:39:46.539 --> 00:39:47.900
 we don't

00:39:47.900 --> 00:39:48.179
 see the

00:39:48.179 --> 00:39:48.420
 end of

00:39:48.420 --> 00:39:49.059
 that story

00:39:49.059 --> 00:39:49.340
 either

00:39:49.340 --> 00:39:50.800
 great question

00:39:50.800 --> 00:39:51.380
 one or two

00:39:51.380 --> 00:39:52.099
 other questions

00:39:52.099 --> 00:40:04.199
 yes

00:40:04.199 --> 00:40:05.159
 yes

00:40:05.159 --> 00:40:05.519
 God had

00:40:05.519 --> 00:40:05.719
 already

00:40:05.719 --> 00:40:06.039
 proclaimed

00:40:06.039 --> 00:40:06.300
 David

00:40:06.300 --> 00:40:06.619
 to lead

00:40:06.619 --> 00:40:06.960
 his people

00:40:06.960 --> 00:40:13.679
 yes

00:40:13.679 --> 00:40:14.699
 yes

00:40:14.699 --> 00:40:15.059
 Saul

00:40:15.059 --> 00:40:15.280
 had

00:40:15.280 --> 00:40:16.760
 sort of

00:40:16.760 --> 00:40:17.880
 he had

00:40:17.880 --> 00:40:18.380
 failed to

00:40:18.380 --> 00:40:18.720
 be loyal

00:40:18.720 --> 00:40:19.119
 to God

00:40:19.119 --> 00:40:19.639
 a long

00:40:19.639 --> 00:40:20.179
 time ago

00:40:20.179 --> 00:40:21.199
 and so

00:40:21.199 --> 00:40:21.679
 his kingdom

00:40:21.679 --> 00:40:22.119
 was sort of

00:40:22.119 --> 00:40:22.579
 going down

00:40:22.579 --> 00:40:23.019
 and down

00:40:23.019 --> 00:40:24.539
 and he

00:40:24.539 --> 00:40:25.240
 was persecuting

00:40:25.240 --> 00:40:25.579
 David

00:40:25.579 --> 00:40:26.340
 and David

00:40:26.340 --> 00:40:26.960
 gave him

00:40:26.960 --> 00:40:27.780
 David said

00:40:27.780 --> 00:40:28.599
 you know

00:40:28.599 --> 00:40:29.119
 David sort of

00:40:29.119 --> 00:40:29.679
 gave him a lot

00:40:29.679 --> 00:40:30.159
 of chances

00:40:30.159 --> 00:40:30.720
 and David

00:40:30.720 --> 00:40:31.059
 was like

00:40:31.059 --> 00:40:31.240
 you know

00:40:31.240 --> 00:40:31.380
 what

00:40:31.380 --> 00:40:31.760
 I'm not

00:40:31.760 --> 00:40:32.059
 you know

00:40:32.059 --> 00:40:32.320
 Saul

00:40:32.320 --> 00:40:32.820
 I could have

00:40:32.820 --> 00:40:33.159
 killed you

00:40:33.159 --> 00:40:33.619
 I could have

00:40:33.619 --> 00:40:33.980
 got rid of

00:40:33.980 --> 00:40:34.059
 you

00:40:34.059 --> 00:40:34.699
 I didn't

00:40:34.699 --> 00:40:36.119
 and he

00:40:36.119 --> 00:40:36.720
 shows

00:40:36.719 --> 00:40:37.839
 that love

00:40:37.839 --> 00:40:38.239
 for his

00:40:38.239 --> 00:40:38.619
 enemy

00:40:38.619 --> 00:40:39.459
 right

00:40:39.459 --> 00:40:40.059
 that Jesus

00:40:40.059 --> 00:40:40.379
 Christ

00:40:40.379 --> 00:40:40.839
 says love

00:40:40.839 --> 00:40:41.439
 your enemies

00:40:41.439 --> 00:40:42.379
 do good

00:40:42.379 --> 00:40:42.699
 to those

00:40:42.699 --> 00:40:42.980
 who hate

00:40:42.980 --> 00:40:43.099
 you

00:40:43.099 --> 00:40:43.419
 that's what

00:40:43.419 --> 00:40:43.879
 David did

00:40:43.879 --> 00:40:44.359
 to Saul

00:40:44.359 --> 00:40:45.519
 and yet

00:40:45.519 --> 00:40:45.779
 Saul

00:40:45.779 --> 00:40:46.259
 continued

00:40:46.259 --> 00:40:46.719
 in his

00:40:46.719 --> 00:40:47.459
 downward spiral

00:40:47.459 --> 00:40:47.779
 in his

00:40:47.779 --> 00:40:48.199
 pride

00:40:48.199 --> 00:40:48.919
 in his

00:40:48.919 --> 00:40:49.980
 refusing to

00:40:49.980 --> 00:40:50.299
 acknowledge

00:40:50.299 --> 00:40:50.659
 his own

00:40:50.659 --> 00:40:50.980
 sin

00:40:50.980 --> 00:40:52.619
 and yet

00:40:52.619 --> 00:40:52.839
 David

00:40:52.839 --> 00:40:53.279
 patiently

00:40:53.279 --> 00:40:53.719
 waited on

00:40:53.719 --> 00:40:54.139
 the Lord

00:40:54.139 --> 00:40:55.599
 and God

00:40:55.599 --> 00:40:56.039
 was faithful

00:40:56.039 --> 00:40:56.519
 to him

00:40:56.519 --> 00:40:57.500
 so

00:40:57.500 --> 00:40:58.519
 yes

00:40:58.519 --> 00:41:00.900
 yes

00:41:00.900 --> 00:41:05.179
 yes

00:41:05.179 --> 00:41:18.460
 the

00:41:18.460 --> 00:41:19.079
 Reckbytes

00:41:19.079 --> 00:41:20.159
 that is

00:41:20.159 --> 00:41:20.400
 great

00:41:20.400 --> 00:41:20.980
 question

00:41:20.980 --> 00:41:26.579
 I don't

00:41:26.579 --> 00:41:26.980
 know

00:41:26.980 --> 00:41:28.220
 but

00:41:28.220 --> 00:41:29.500
 that's

00:41:29.500 --> 00:41:29.760
 something

00:41:29.760 --> 00:41:31.019
 we can

00:41:31.019 --> 00:41:31.420
 do a little

00:41:31.420 --> 00:41:31.720
 research

00:41:31.720 --> 00:41:32.099
 this week

00:41:32.099 --> 00:41:33.240
 so

00:41:33.240 --> 00:41:34.519
 I enjoy

00:41:34.519 --> 00:41:34.940
 question and

00:41:34.940 --> 00:41:35.159
 answer

00:41:35.159 --> 00:41:35.599
 because usually

00:41:35.599 --> 00:41:35.960
 I get at

00:41:35.960 --> 00:41:36.240
 least one

00:41:36.240 --> 00:41:36.679
 question that

00:41:36.679 --> 00:41:36.940
 I don't

00:41:36.940 --> 00:41:37.179
 know the

00:41:37.179 --> 00:41:37.639
 answer to

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 but it

00:41:38.340 --> 00:41:38.860
 simulates

00:41:38.860 --> 00:41:40.139
 hopefully our

00:41:40.139 --> 00:41:40.860
 thinking and

00:41:40.860 --> 00:41:42.159
 digging deeper

00:41:42.159 --> 00:41:42.559
 into God's

00:41:42.559 --> 00:41:42.740
 word

00:41:42.740 --> 00:41:43.579
 well

00:41:43.579 --> 00:41:45.639
 it's getting

00:41:45.639 --> 00:41:46.099
 late so

00:41:46.099 --> 00:41:46.860
 let me

00:41:46.860 --> 00:41:47.719
 conclude

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 a couple

00:41:49.179 --> 00:41:49.539
 things in

00:41:49.539 --> 00:41:50.079
 your bulletin

00:41:50.079 --> 00:41:50.319
 a couple

00:41:50.319 --> 00:41:50.699
 announcements

00:41:50.699 --> 00:41:51.019
 let me

00:41:51.019 --> 00:41:51.480
 highlight

00:41:51.480 --> 00:41:53.900
 there is

00:41:53.900 --> 00:41:54.940
 and if

00:41:54.940 --> 00:41:55.239
 you

00:41:55.239 --> 00:41:56.239
 look sort

00:41:56.239 --> 00:41:56.539
 of in the

00:41:56.539 --> 00:41:56.739
 middle

00:41:56.739 --> 00:41:57.179
 page of

00:41:57.179 --> 00:41:57.799
 your bulletin

00:41:57.799 --> 00:41:59.199
 there is

00:41:59.199 --> 00:41:59.759
 something that

00:41:59.759 --> 00:42:00.239
 says help

00:42:00.239 --> 00:42:00.799
 local

00:42:00.799 --> 00:42:01.199
 refugee

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 families