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 Let us begin our worship of God by singing together in Psalm 46 of the Scottish Psalter version.

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 You'll find that on page 271 of the Blue Books.

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 Singing to the Tune Lingam.

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 Psalm 46, we'll sing verses 1 down to verse mark 6.

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 God is our refuge and our strength, and straight at present aid.

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 Therefore, although the earth remove, we will not be afraid.

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 The hills amist, the seas be cast, the waters roaring make.

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 And troubled be, yea, though the hills by swelling, seas do shake.

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 We'll sing from the beginning of that psalm down to the end of verse mark 6.

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 And we'll stand to sing, if we can.

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 God is our refuge and our strength.

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 God is a refuge and our strength.

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 In streets of present aid.

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 In streets of present aid.

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 Therefore, although the earth remove,

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 We will not be afraid.

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 We will not be afraid.

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 We will not be afraid.

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 We will not be afraid.

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 We will not be afraid.

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 Though hills amids, the seas be cast.

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 Though water's roaring make.

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 Though water's roaring make.

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 Though water's roaring make.

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 And troubled be, yea, though the hills.

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 Menschet, how it is.

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 By swelling, seas do shake.

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 By swelling, seas do shake.

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 By swelling, seas do shake.

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 By swelling, seas do shake.

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 shady

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 Most high hath his afford

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 God in the midst of heart doth dwell

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 Nothing shall her remove

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 The Lord to have and help us well

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 And that right there he flew

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 And that right there he flew

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 And that right there he flew

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 And that right there he flew

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 The heathen rage to much us see

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 The kingdoms move and where

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 The kingdoms move and where

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 The Lord God God direct his voice

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 The earth is meant for fear

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 The earth is meant for fear

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 The earth is meant for fear

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 We'll join together in a short word of prayer

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 Let us pray to God

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 Our Father in heaven

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 We ask that we would know your peace

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 As we come to you

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 That you would still our hearts

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 That we would be quiet

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 And know the quietness of your presence

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 So that we would hear your voice

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 And it would speak to us

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 And as we come to your word

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 May we know the riches of it

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 And we pray for the young ones that are here with us

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 We thank you for them

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 We thank you for them

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 It enriches and it brings joy to their heart

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 To see children coming and singing praises to God

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 That they may learn of your ways

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 And learn all about Jesus Christ

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 Learn of the biblical stories

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 And the power of God

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 And the authority that he has over all creation

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 God created us

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 And God made us so that we may bring forth his glory

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 And that we may know what he has given to us

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 In Jesus Christ

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 Jesus came and died for us on the cross

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 And that through that

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 We can enter into heaven

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 And we can be with God

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 And we have the right to call God our Father

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 A loving Father that looks after us

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 A loving Father that always hears us when we cry to him

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 And so we have confidence when we come to you in prayer

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 That you will listen to us

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 And that you will hear our voice

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 So Lord we just ask

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 Bless us in the gathering of your people

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 In this time and this hour

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 Bless the children as they go into Sunday school

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 And tweenies and creche

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 That they may hear of the beauty of God

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 And the wonders of Jesus Christ

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 All this we ask in your name

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 Amen

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 Just a short word to the boys and girls

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 Before you go into Sunday school

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 Holiday twinies and creche

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 Have you ever seen them before?

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 Do you know what they are?

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 Sweeties

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 Do you like them?

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 We love sweeties

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 We love sweeties

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 We love sweeties

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 And supposing there were seven sweeties in here

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 Supposing I had to go out one, two, three, four, five, six, seven

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 And I left them all there

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 And I said well you can have six of them

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 But I want you to leave one of them

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 It would be very hard to leave one wouldn't it?

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 You'd eat this one

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 Yummy

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 You'd eat the two

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 Oh that was good

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 You'd eat the three, four, five, six

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 You'd eat them all

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 I think that was great

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 I love them sweeties

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 It tastes so good

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 But there'd be one left

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 And you'd be looking at it

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 You'd be thinking hmm

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 Will I eat that one?

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 I've not meant to eat that one

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 But what we do is

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 We love these sweeties

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 And we think well

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 No one will notice

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 I'll just slip it in my mouth

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 And I'll enjoy it too

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 Yeah, that's what we do isn't it?

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 We're tempted by these things

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 And it's very like what we do with the days that we have

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 God has given us six days

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 And then one day is for God

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 That's one day where we come to church

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 But what we do

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 And what people do

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 And what we like to do

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 Is to do all the things that we want to do

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 Even on God's day

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 Just like the sweeties

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 We enjoy doing all the things we love doing

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 Through the week

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 The days were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

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 And then Sunday

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 We have to give that to God

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 But it's pleasing to God

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 To come and remember his day

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 To give God his day

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 That we come to church

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 And we learn all about God

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 Because it's good for us

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 Too many sweets aren't good for us

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 No

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 But God knows that it is good for us

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 To have a day set apart

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 Where we come and worship God

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 It's good for children

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 And it's good for grown-ups

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 To have a rest on Sunday

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 And to give our time

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 To thinking about all that God has done for us

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 The hardest thing to give is our time

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 Because we want to do all the things

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 We're so busy

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 But God asks us

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 To give us time

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 To share our time

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 With him

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 Because he wants to share time with us too

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 And that's what happens on Sunday

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 When we come to God

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 That we share our time

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 And that he would share time with us

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 So we'll say the Lord's prayer together

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 Before we go through

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 Our Father

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 Which art in heaven

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 Hallowed be thy name

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 Thy kingdom come

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 Thy will be done on earth

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 As it is in heaven

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 Give us this day our daily bread

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 And forgive us our debts

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 As we forgive our debtors

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 Lead us not into temptation

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 But deliver us from evil

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 For thine is the kingdom

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 The power and the glory

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 Forever

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 Thank you for listening to me

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 Now we'll continue by singing

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 In our praise to God

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 In Psalm 36

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 Of the Sing Psalms version

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 Psalm 36

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 In the Sing Psalms

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 You'll find that on page 44

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 Of the blue book

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 Singing from verse mark 7

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 Through to verse mark 12

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 How precious is your steadfast love

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 What confidence it brings

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 Both high and low find shelter

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 In the shadow of your wings

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 They feast within your house

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 And drink from streams of your delight

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 For with you is the source of life

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 In your light we see light

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 To those who know you as their God

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 Your steadfast love impart

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 Maintain your righteousness

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 To those of pure and upright heart

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 Let not the ruthless foot of pride

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 Approach and threaten me

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 Nor let the hand of wickedness

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 Force me to turn and flee

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 See where these evildoers lie

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 Who righteousness despise

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 Thrown down they are

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 And there they stay

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 Unable to rise

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 God's steadfast love to us

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 God's protection of his people

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 From the wicked

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 And that he will ultimately

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 Cast them down

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 That they will not rise up

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 So we'll stand to sing

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 To God's praise from verse 7

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 How precious is your steadfast love

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 To the tune Jackson

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 How precious is your steadfast love

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 What confidence it brings

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 What high and low find shelter in

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 The shadow of your wings

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 The shadow of your wings

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 They feast within your house and drink

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 From streams of pure delight

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 For with you is the source of light

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 For with you is the source of light

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 Find shelter in the shadow of your wings

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 To the tune of your wings

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 To the tune of your wings

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 They feast within your house and drink

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 From streams of pure delight

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 For with you is the source of light

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 In your light we see light

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 To the tune of your wings

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 To those who know

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 To those who know you past

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 God, you steadfast love impart, maintain your righteousness to those of pure and upright

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 Let not the ruthless fruit of pride approach and threaten me

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 Nor let the hand of wickedness force me to turn and flee

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 See where these people doers lie, who righteousness despise

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 Roadmen are red and their lives still are able to abide

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 Turn now to a reading from scripture and we'll find that in the Gospel of Mark chapter 1

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 Gospel of Mark chapter 1 and we'll read it from verse Mark 14 through to the end of that chapter

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 Gospel of Mark chapter 1 reading from verse Mark 14

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 Let us hear God's word

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 Now after John was arrested, John the Baptist, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the Gospel of God and saying

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 The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand

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 Repent and believe in the Gospel

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 Passing alongside the sea of Galilee

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 He saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon

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 Casting a net into the sea for they were fishermen

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 And Jesus said to them

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 Follow me and I will make you become fishers of men

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 And immediately they left their nets and followed him

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 And going on a little further he saw James the son of Zebedee

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 And John his brother

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 Who were in their boat mending the nets

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 And immediately he called them

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 And they left their father Zebedee in the boat

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 With the hired servants and followed him

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 And they went into Capernaum

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 And immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching

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 And they were astonished at his teaching

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 For he taught them as one who had authority

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 And not as the scribes

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 And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit

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 And he cried out

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 What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?

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 Have you come to destroy us?

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 I know who you are

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 I know who you are

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 The Holy One of God

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 But Jesus rebuked him saying

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 Be silent and come out of him

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 And the unclean spirit convulsing him

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 And crying out with a loud voice came out of him

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 And they were all amazed

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 So they questioned among themselves saying

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 What is this?

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 A new teaching with authority

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 He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him

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 And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout

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 And all the surrounding region of Galilee

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 And immediately he left the synagogue and entered into the house of Simon and Andrew

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 With James and John

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 Now Simon's mother-in-law lay ill with a fever

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 And immediately they told him about her

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 And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up

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 And the fever left her

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 And she began to serve them

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 That evening at sunset

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 They brought to him all who were sick or oppressed by demons

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 And the whole city was gathered together at the door

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 And he healed many who were sick with various diseases

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 And cast out many demons

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 And he would not permit the demons to speak

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 Because they knew him

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 And rising very early in the morning

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 While it was still dark

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 He departed

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 And went out to a desolate place

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 And there he prayed

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 And Simon and those who were with him

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 Searched for him

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 And they found him and said to him

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 Everyone is looking for you

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 And he said to them

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 Let us go on to the next towns

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 That I may preach there also

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 For that is what I came for

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 And he went throughout Galilee

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 Preaching in their synagogues

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 And casting out demons

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 And a leper came to him

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 And imploding him

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 And kneeling said to him

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 If you will

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 You can make me clean

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 Moved with pity

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 He stretched out his hand

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 And touched him

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 And said to him

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 I will

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 Be clean

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 And immediately the leprosy left him

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 And he was made clean

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 And Jesus sternly charged him

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 And sent him away at once

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 And said to him

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 See that you say nothing to anyone

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 But go

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 Show yourself to the priest

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 And offer for your cleansing

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 What Moses commanded

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 For a proof to them

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 But he went out

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 And began to talk freely about it

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 And to spread the news

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 So that Jesus could no longer

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 Openly enter a town

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 But was out in desolate places

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 Where people were coming to him

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 From every quarter

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 Amen

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 May the reading of God's word

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 Be a blessing to those

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 Who hear it this day

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 May we join again

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 In prayer before God

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 Our Father in heaven

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 We give thanks that we are here

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 On this day

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 On your day

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 A day in where we will remember

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 The power of your resurrection

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 A day where we find out

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 Found out that the tomb was empty

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 The grave cloths had been folded

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 Signifying your return

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 And return you did

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 And as we read there in the passage

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 The people were astonished even

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 At your teaching

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 And they wondered

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 What is this?

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 But you revealed to them

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 Things that were kept for secret

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 Of the Old Testament

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 And you fulfilled the Old Testament

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 Through your life

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 And you showed forth

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 The ways of God

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 And the glory of God

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 And the power of God

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 And the authority of God

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 That you were indeed

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 Undoubtedly

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 The son of God

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 When we look at you

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 We see the characteristics of God

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 We learn about God

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 And so let us

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 Have our focus upon you

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 This morning

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 That we may see the riches

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 Of your glory

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 That we may understand

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 What is set before the people

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 Who have faith in you

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 And trust in you

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 That they will be in your presence

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 And it is a wonder

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 That you would have us

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 And that you would listen to us

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 When we come and pray to you

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 That we seem so insignificant

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 In our eyes

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 That you would be mindful

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 Of me

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 That you would be mindful

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 Of each one of us

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 That is gathered here

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 But so you are

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 We know it from your word

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 And we know it

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 That you speak to us

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 Each individually

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 In the mysterious outworkings

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 Of your ways

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 We know it to be true

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 And we are

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 With confidence

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 Draw near to you

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 This morning

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 To hear you speak

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 That we may learn of you

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 And know your direction

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 That you would show us your paths

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 The paths in which we are

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 To walk our lives

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 The ways in which we are

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 To be obedient to you

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 And how we are

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 To bring glory to you

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 That we may know

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 What are calling us

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 In this life

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 And that may it

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 Bring forth

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 The riches of your fruit

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 Things that are heavenly

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 Not of this world

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 Things that are pure

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 And undefiled

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 Things that are rich

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 And everlasting

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 Lord

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 We bring before you

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 The expectations

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 Of the week ahead

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 That we may draw to you

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 Prayerfully

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 Seeking your presence

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 With us

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 That we as your people

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 May come with joyous hearts

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 Remembering

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 All that you have done for us

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 In your death

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 And resurrection

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 And that it will be a source of strength

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 For the Christian

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 That is weak

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 A source of encouragement

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 For those who are downcast

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 That we may come

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 And sit at your feet

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 Like Mary did

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 That we would not be busy

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 With the things of the world

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 Like Martha

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 That we would choose the good part

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 That we would be wise

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 To give of our time

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 As we said to the young ones

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 That we would be willing

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 To be willing

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 And come with willingness

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 To sacrifice the time

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 And to give pleasingly

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 Cheerfully

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 Our time

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 And that you may bless us in it

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 For we know it is good

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 To sit at your feet

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 To hear your word

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 To know your ways

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 And to remember

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 What you have done for us

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 What you have done for us

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 Otherwise

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 Without it

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 We would be lost

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 We would have no hope

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 Without the death of Christ

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 But you give us hope

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 And you are

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 An anchor in our lives

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 When we have no hope

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 To whom else can we go

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 That we can turn with confidence to you

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 You are the one

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 You are the one that holds us

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 You are the one that carries us at times

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 And it is in you

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 That we place our faith and trust

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 In the days ahead

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 And our lives

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 Whatever is set before us

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 We commit to you

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 Faithfully

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 Lord we just pray

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 That you would be mindful of each of us

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 In our circumstances

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 Those who have difficulties in life

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 Those who have difficulties of health

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 We pray that you would draw near to them

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 And be their strength and comfort

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 Give them assurances from your word

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 May your presence be ever felt in their hearts

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 And knowing that you are with them by their side

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 We pray for those who mourn

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 Be their comforter

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 May they know your loving arms

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 Wrapped around them

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 As the loving fatherly arms

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 Of the heavenly father

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 Draws near calling you to come

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 And be embraced by his love

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 We pray for those who are on mission for you

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 Who seek to go out into this world

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 And reveal to people that are hidden in the darkness

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 The light of the gospel

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 We remember Muriel in Cambodia

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 And the work that she does with the girls in that area

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 We pray that you would continue with her

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 Be a strength and may she see fruits for her labour

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 As she sows the seed

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 May she see it grows in the hearts of many

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 Remember Kenny John's work in Uganda

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 And across Africa

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 God is good

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 Remember the schools that have been established

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 They are in the clinics

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 That it may bring forth questions from people

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 And wondering why such a man would do these things

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 And yet it is the love of Christ within him

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 That drives him to give of himself

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 And to care for his fellow beings

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 And to share the gospel message

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 Lord we pray

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 That you would be with us

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 As we come to your word

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 May it be rich in our eyes

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 May we understand what it says to us

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 May your glory be revealed to us

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 May we come and trust in it

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 So be with us in our time together

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 Keep the evil one from us

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 Give our focus and attention

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 To the wonder of Jesus Christ

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 And we ask all of these things

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 By the name and power of your son

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 And our saviour

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 Jesus

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 Amen

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 We will continue in our praise of God

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 By singing in Psalm 9

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 Of the Sing Psalms version

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 From page 8

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 Psalm 9a

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 In the Sing Psalms version

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 Page 8

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 Singing from verse Mark 6

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 Down to verse Mark 11

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 The enemy have made their doom

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 Destroyed eternally

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 And you have uprooted all their towns

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 They are lost to memory

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 The Lord as ever reign on high

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 His throne for judgment stands

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 He will judge the world in righteousness

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 With justice rule the Lamb

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 The Lord as ever

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 The Lord as ever

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 The Lord as ever

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 The Lord is the King

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 And the Lord as ever

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 The Lord is the King

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 The King

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 The King

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 The King

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 The King

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 Who has saved them

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 And destroyed eternally

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 The enemy's threat

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 They are lost to memory

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 So we will stand together

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 Singing from verse Mark 6

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 Down to verse Mark 11

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 To God's praise

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 The enemy have made their doom

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 Destroyed eternally

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 The enemy have met their doom

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 Destroyed eternally

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 You have uprooted all their towns

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 And lost to memory

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 The enemy have met their doom

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 Destroyed eternally

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 You have uprooted all their towns

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 And lost to memory

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 The enemy have met their doom

00:27:36.779 --> 00:27:37.779
 Destroyed eternally

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 You have uprooted all their towns

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 You have uprooted all their towns

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 And lost to memory

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 The Lord forever reigns on high

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 His throne for judgment stands

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 He'll judge the world in righteousness

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 With justice through the lands

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 The Lord will be a hiding place

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 For those who are oppressed

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 And He will be a strong defense

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 For those who have oppressed

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 All those who know Your name, O Lord

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 And You their trust will play

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 For you do not abandon those

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 Who seek Your gracious face

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 Sing praises to the Lord who sits

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 Sit Zion on His throne

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 Among the nations of the world

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 Proclaim what He has done

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 Turn back to the passage that we read, the Gospel of Mark.

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 We'll consider the account there of the unclean spirit coming into the meeting on the Sabbath day in the synagogue.

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 Particularly verses there, 24, 25.

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 Well, the spirit cried out, what have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?

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 Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.

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 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, be silent and come out of him.

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 This reading sets forth the beginning of Christ's ministry.

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 John the Baptist has been arrested. He is in jail.

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 Jesus has been led out to the wilderness, already to be tempted by the devil.

00:31:07.640 --> 00:31:12.800
 And in that account, it tells us that he returns to Galilee, the region that is Galilee.

00:31:14.380 --> 00:31:19.500
 And particularly that western coast of that region on the Sea of Galilee,

00:31:20.700 --> 00:31:27.900
 where we read that he recruits his first disciples at that coast, his disciples being the fishermen.

00:31:27.900 --> 00:31:34.620
 But he comes to the words of verse 15, saying to the people,

00:31:34.740 --> 00:31:38.560
 The time is fulfilled, the kingdom of God is at hand.

00:31:39.480 --> 00:31:41.340
 Repent and believe the Gospel.

00:31:41.339 --> 00:31:48.679
 This account that we come to here in Capernaum, Capernaum,

00:31:49.819 --> 00:31:55.919
 seems that it would be after, follow after the events of Cana,

00:31:57.079 --> 00:32:01.199
 where Jesus went with his disciples to the wedding feast.

00:32:01.200 --> 00:32:10.380
 If you can imagine, just briefly, the Sea of Galilee is like an egg-shaped, upside-down egg-shaped sea,

00:32:10.880 --> 00:32:14.880
 Galilee like a lake, the River Jordan, directly north, directly south.

00:32:15.720 --> 00:32:20.960
 That River Jordan's subdivision in the land, to the west is the region of Galilee.

00:32:20.960 --> 00:32:26.100
 Capernaum sits at the kind of near the top of that egg-shaped lake.

00:32:26.880 --> 00:32:34.380
 Out directly to the west is Cana, and directly below that, you have Nazareth, where, of course, he grew up.

00:32:36.019 --> 00:32:39.480
 And we come into this passage, it seems he has gone to Cana to the wedding,

00:32:40.059 --> 00:32:44.340
 and he returns to Capernaum, or Capernaum, as people say,

00:32:44.339 --> 00:32:49.319
 where he enters into the synagogue, as he did on the Sabbath day,

00:32:49.959 --> 00:32:53.939
 and he meets with this evil spirit, this unclean spirit,

00:32:54.759 --> 00:32:57.459
 as they join together to worship in the synagogue.

00:32:59.220 --> 00:33:02.939
 The people had gathered as normal on that Sabbath day,

00:33:02.939 --> 00:33:05.179
 which would have been the Saturday.

00:33:05.439 --> 00:33:10.159
 Forgive me if Sunday slips out of my mouth when I'm referencing the Sabbath,

00:33:10.819 --> 00:33:12.659
 but it would have been the Saturday for them.

00:33:12.660 --> 00:33:16.779
 Nothing is out of the ordinary for their worship.

00:33:16.940 --> 00:33:19.820
 Apart from the visitor, Jesus has come with his disciples.

00:33:20.860 --> 00:33:25.040
 And the practice was that they would read from the Old Testament, of course,

00:33:25.180 --> 00:33:28.340
 the reading from the law, a section of the law,

00:33:28.420 --> 00:33:30.000
 they would read from a section of the prophets.

00:33:30.800 --> 00:33:33.519
 And if there were any visiting rabbis or teachers,

00:33:33.660 --> 00:33:36.960
 they would be invited to say a word about the readings,

00:33:37.060 --> 00:33:38.180
 or to take the readings.

00:33:38.180 --> 00:33:46.060
 And such, we see that Jesus Christ spoke with the people as a visiting rabbi.

00:33:46.980 --> 00:33:51.420
 And we read of the reaction that the people had to his words in verse 22.

00:33:51.420 --> 00:33:54.620
 And they were astonished at his teaching,

00:33:55.160 --> 00:33:59.800
 for he taught them as one who had authority, not as the scribes,

00:34:00.320 --> 00:34:02.700
 not like the people that they knew.

00:34:02.820 --> 00:34:07.340
 There was something remarkable about Jesus Christ and the way he taught.

00:34:08.559 --> 00:34:11.059
 The words that he spoke came with great power.

00:34:11.760 --> 00:34:14.500
 There was great authority in his words.

00:34:14.500 --> 00:34:21.719
 And even when you consider that Jesus Christ came to join with the people,

00:34:22.519 --> 00:34:31.239
 he had a desire to meet in the synagogue with others who had the intent desire to worship God.

00:34:32.039 --> 00:34:35.539
 There's a lot in that, that Jesus Christ, Jesus himself,

00:34:36.619 --> 00:34:41.260
 desired to come with the people as they met in the synagogue.

00:34:41.260 --> 00:34:44.660
 And there was an immediacy about his worship.

00:34:44.780 --> 00:34:46.200
 You can see there in verse 21,

00:34:46.340 --> 00:34:47.740
 when they came into Capernaum,

00:34:48.480 --> 00:34:50.860
 immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue.

00:34:51.980 --> 00:34:55.020
 There's more, you know, it doesn't just come out of routine.

00:34:55.680 --> 00:34:56.260
 It's purposeful.

00:34:57.140 --> 00:35:00.400
 It's like the first thing on his mind to come and gather with the people.

00:35:01.280 --> 00:35:03.800
 The other gospels tell us that it was his custom

00:35:03.800 --> 00:35:07.080
 to gather in the synagogue for worship on the Sabbath.

00:35:07.079 --> 00:35:11.960
 And as it was his desire to come and join with the people,

00:35:12.079 --> 00:35:14.279
 as it should be for the Christians' desire,

00:35:15.779 --> 00:35:18.500
 Jesus had the desire to teach them,

00:35:19.299 --> 00:35:20.739
 not of the things of old,

00:35:21.480 --> 00:35:23.259
 the things that were new,

00:35:24.500 --> 00:35:26.639
 the powerful things of the gospel

00:35:26.639 --> 00:35:28.480
 and the kingdom of God

00:35:28.480 --> 00:35:31.239
 that he had insight to.

00:35:31.239 --> 00:35:34.799
 And he leaves the people that were listening to him

00:35:34.799 --> 00:35:37.919
 in complete awe and astonishment.

00:35:39.579 --> 00:35:42.000
 They joined together to worship God

00:35:42.000 --> 00:35:44.319
 and he astonished them

00:35:44.319 --> 00:35:46.139
 when they grasped,

00:35:46.159 --> 00:35:49.259
 when the people grasped what Jesus was saying,

00:35:49.339 --> 00:35:50.259
 they couldn't believe it.

00:35:50.260 --> 00:35:56.380
 And we, as we gather together to worship God,

00:35:56.880 --> 00:35:57.660
 we pray

00:35:57.660 --> 00:36:02.180
 that as we likewise incline our hearts

00:36:02.180 --> 00:36:04.540
 with an intent to worship God,

00:36:05.820 --> 00:36:07.320
 that we would be astonished

00:36:07.320 --> 00:36:09.220
 by the words of Christ

00:36:09.220 --> 00:36:11.720
 and that we would be in awe

00:36:11.720 --> 00:36:15.520
 as we join together in worship,

00:36:15.519 --> 00:36:19.159
 that we would know his presence

00:36:19.159 --> 00:36:21.340
 coming to be with us,

00:36:22.239 --> 00:36:23.440
 the pleasing custom

00:36:23.440 --> 00:36:25.219
 that would be for the Spirit

00:36:25.219 --> 00:36:27.179
 to join with his people,

00:36:28.000 --> 00:36:31.460
 to reveal us things of the gospel,

00:36:32.039 --> 00:36:33.599
 things that are new to us,

00:36:33.719 --> 00:36:35.759
 and the richness of his words

00:36:35.759 --> 00:36:38.400
 would come forth to every one of us

00:36:38.400 --> 00:36:40.679
 and speak to every heart

00:36:40.679 --> 00:36:41.840
 that is gathered here

00:36:41.840 --> 00:36:44.059
 that would leave us

00:36:44.059 --> 00:36:46.140
 in astonishment and awe

00:36:46.140 --> 00:36:49.460
 of what Christ has done for us

00:36:49.460 --> 00:36:51.960
 and what God has revealed to us

00:36:51.960 --> 00:36:52.700
 through his word.

00:36:54.320 --> 00:36:55.160
 But of course,

00:36:56.160 --> 00:36:58.340
 that's not an everyday occurrence for us

00:36:58.340 --> 00:36:59.700
 that we are in awe

00:36:59.700 --> 00:37:01.220
 as we come to worship,

00:37:01.320 --> 00:37:02.240
 nor would it have been

00:37:02.240 --> 00:37:04.200
 an everyday occurrence for Jesus

00:37:04.200 --> 00:37:06.320
 to come and join with them

00:37:06.320 --> 00:37:07.720
 for Sunday worship,

00:37:07.780 --> 00:37:09.340
 for Sabbath worship.

00:37:09.340 --> 00:37:13.180
 though we wish it would be.

00:37:13.860 --> 00:37:15.200
 We wish when we come

00:37:15.200 --> 00:37:16.140
 to join together

00:37:16.140 --> 00:37:18.420
 that we would come out

00:37:18.420 --> 00:37:19.780
 astonished and amazed

00:37:19.780 --> 00:37:22.400
 about what Christ has done for us,

00:37:23.579 --> 00:37:25.300
 as the people were astonished

00:37:25.300 --> 00:37:27.700
 when Christ spoke there.

00:37:28.640 --> 00:37:31.320
 It's not always the case for us.

00:37:31.640 --> 00:37:32.860
 It wasn't always the case for them

00:37:32.860 --> 00:37:35.100
 that Christ was there to teach them.

00:37:35.980 --> 00:37:38.600
 But the Christian can certainly say,

00:37:38.599 --> 00:37:40.900
 that there have been days

00:37:40.900 --> 00:37:42.599
 when that has happened.

00:37:43.440 --> 00:37:45.019
 As you look back in your memory,

00:37:45.739 --> 00:37:47.139
 even if you sat in the seat

00:37:47.139 --> 00:37:48.000
 that you sat in,

00:37:48.420 --> 00:37:50.400
 you've listened to a different preacher come,

00:37:51.519 --> 00:37:53.019
 and there have been days

00:37:53.019 --> 00:37:54.860
 where you can say,

00:37:55.299 --> 00:37:59.000
 the Spirit was with us.

00:37:59.759 --> 00:38:00.880
 Christ was here.

00:38:00.880 --> 00:38:03.539
 And we have left in awe

00:38:03.539 --> 00:38:06.460
 of the words that were spoken to us.

00:38:08.200 --> 00:38:10.059
 This Sabbath day,

00:38:10.460 --> 00:38:11.619
 where they joined together,

00:38:12.360 --> 00:38:13.980
 it was a surprising day for them,

00:38:14.680 --> 00:38:17.539
 because there are two distinct things

00:38:17.539 --> 00:38:19.079
 that happen on that day

00:38:19.079 --> 00:38:20.700
 in that worship in the synagogue.

00:38:21.700 --> 00:38:22.519
 The first thing is,

00:38:22.619 --> 00:38:24.880
 the demon causes disruption.

00:38:26.300 --> 00:38:27.500
 The demon comes in

00:38:27.500 --> 00:38:28.880
 into the middle of that service.

00:38:28.880 --> 00:38:30.360
 But also,

00:38:30.680 --> 00:38:32.800
 we see that the Son saves.

00:38:33.460 --> 00:38:35.599
 Two points to hang our thoughts on this morning.

00:38:36.500 --> 00:38:37.619
 The demon's disruption

00:38:37.619 --> 00:38:40.260
 and the Son's salvation.

00:38:41.400 --> 00:38:43.019
 So let us first look at the disruption

00:38:43.019 --> 00:38:45.059
 that was caused in this passage.

00:38:46.640 --> 00:38:50.119
 The people are astonished by Christ.

00:38:50.119 --> 00:38:53.579
 And in then comes this man

00:38:53.579 --> 00:38:55.159
 in verse 23.

00:38:55.659 --> 00:38:57.480
 Immediately in the synagogue

00:38:57.480 --> 00:38:59.500
 was a man with an unclean spirit.

00:39:00.839 --> 00:39:02.380
 The timing of this

00:39:02.380 --> 00:39:04.920
 is just perfect,

00:39:05.039 --> 00:39:05.799
 well, typical,

00:39:06.460 --> 00:39:07.159
 in a sense.

00:39:08.559 --> 00:39:11.259
 Spiritual battle commences.

00:39:11.920 --> 00:39:14.039
 Spiritual warfare enters into the room.

00:39:14.039 --> 00:39:16.400
 As soon as people

00:39:16.400 --> 00:39:18.119
 become interested in the gospel,

00:39:18.900 --> 00:39:20.159
 as soon as people

00:39:20.159 --> 00:39:26.239
 show wonder in Christ

00:39:26.239 --> 00:39:28.159
 and question who is he,

00:39:29.000 --> 00:39:30.739
 the devil's not far away.

00:39:31.840 --> 00:39:33.779
 This man who is seemingly

00:39:33.779 --> 00:39:36.340
 controlled by the power of the Spirit,

00:39:37.039 --> 00:39:38.559
 a spirit which we read of

00:39:38.559 --> 00:39:39.619
 has been unclean,

00:39:40.840 --> 00:39:41.960
 could easily be translated,

00:39:41.960 --> 00:39:43.019
 has been evil,

00:39:43.679 --> 00:39:44.440
 from the Greek.

00:39:44.639 --> 00:39:46.260
 But if you look at Luke's

00:39:46.260 --> 00:39:47.880
 parallel account of this chapter,

00:39:48.559 --> 00:39:52.240
 it calls this an unclean demon

00:39:52.240 --> 00:39:54.179
 or possessed the man.

00:39:55.179 --> 00:39:56.340
 And we can say for sure

00:39:56.340 --> 00:39:57.960
 that it is the work of the devil

00:39:57.960 --> 00:40:01.159
 and we can identify it as such.

00:40:02.480 --> 00:40:03.500
 And though this account

00:40:03.500 --> 00:40:05.840
 may seem so foreign to us today,

00:40:06.579 --> 00:40:07.960
 it's difficult to understand

00:40:07.960 --> 00:40:10.220
 what is meant by the unclean spirit

00:40:10.219 --> 00:40:11.859
 to know exactly

00:40:11.859 --> 00:40:13.199
 what the demon possession

00:40:13.199 --> 00:40:14.159
 looked like.

00:40:15.279 --> 00:40:17.059
 It is true that it is still

00:40:17.059 --> 00:40:18.500
 a valid characteristic

00:40:18.500 --> 00:40:20.779
 of the works of the devil today

00:40:20.779 --> 00:40:23.239
 to use any means he can

00:40:23.239 --> 00:40:24.500
 to disrupt us

00:40:24.500 --> 00:40:26.199
 from the awe of Christ,

00:40:27.099 --> 00:40:28.879
 to disrupt us from that wonder.

00:40:31.159 --> 00:40:32.980
 When we show an inclination

00:40:32.980 --> 00:40:34.699
 towards Jesus,

00:40:35.339 --> 00:40:36.859
 when we show an interest

00:40:36.860 --> 00:40:38.079
 in this man,

00:40:38.079 --> 00:40:42.880
 when you find Jesus wonderful,

00:40:44.019 --> 00:40:46.280
 when you seek him out,

00:40:47.280 --> 00:40:51.000
 the devil will not be far away.

00:40:52.059 --> 00:40:53.160
 It's his characteristic

00:40:53.160 --> 00:40:54.880
 to distract us,

00:40:55.300 --> 00:40:56.539
 to disrupt us,

00:40:57.099 --> 00:40:58.340
 to interrupt us

00:40:58.340 --> 00:41:00.200
 as we join together

00:41:00.200 --> 00:41:01.500
 to worship God.

00:41:01.840 --> 00:41:02.059
 You know,

00:41:02.099 --> 00:41:03.760
 we may come this morning

00:41:03.760 --> 00:41:05.260
 with great intentions

00:41:05.260 --> 00:41:07.060
 to listen to what has been said

00:41:07.060 --> 00:41:08.420
 and we struggle

00:41:08.420 --> 00:41:09.400
 to keep our focus.

00:41:10.200 --> 00:41:10.920
 We may leave

00:41:10.920 --> 00:41:11.860
 with good intentions

00:41:11.860 --> 00:41:12.880
 to live our lives

00:41:12.880 --> 00:41:13.940
 devoted to Christ

00:41:13.940 --> 00:41:15.240
 with greater resolve

00:41:15.240 --> 00:41:18.440
 and we're so easily

00:41:18.440 --> 00:41:19.280
 distracted,

00:41:20.160 --> 00:41:20.680
 disrupted

00:41:20.680 --> 00:41:22.600
 and we turn away

00:41:22.600 --> 00:41:24.220
 from the desires

00:41:24.220 --> 00:41:25.020
 of our hearts.

00:41:25.740 --> 00:41:26.660
 There is a war

00:41:26.660 --> 00:41:27.940
 between the Christian

00:41:27.940 --> 00:41:30.360
 and the evil spirits

00:41:30.360 --> 00:41:31.660
 at our present.

00:41:31.659 --> 00:41:32.819
 the evil

00:41:32.819 --> 00:41:33.699
 in our hearts.

00:41:34.839 --> 00:41:35.339
 The closer

00:41:35.339 --> 00:41:36.619
 we draw to Christ,

00:41:37.179 --> 00:41:38.139
 you can be sure

00:41:38.139 --> 00:41:39.759
 that the more active

00:41:39.759 --> 00:41:40.440
 the work

00:41:40.440 --> 00:41:40.940
 of the devil

00:41:40.940 --> 00:41:41.399
 will be.

00:41:42.519 --> 00:41:43.940
 But in this passage here

00:41:43.940 --> 00:41:44.420
 we have

00:41:44.420 --> 00:41:45.739
 a vocal

00:41:45.739 --> 00:41:47.460
 voice

00:41:47.460 --> 00:41:48.839
 from this spirit.

00:41:49.920 --> 00:41:50.719
 Verse 24,

00:41:51.019 --> 00:41:51.319
 it says,

00:41:51.399 --> 00:41:52.099
 What have you to do

00:41:52.099 --> 00:41:52.539
 with us,

00:41:52.699 --> 00:41:53.699
 Jesus of Nazareth?

00:41:54.440 --> 00:41:55.219
 Have you come

00:41:55.219 --> 00:41:56.039
 to destroy us?

00:41:56.039 --> 00:41:57.059
 I know who you are,

00:41:57.299 --> 00:41:58.379
 the Holy One of God.

00:41:59.299 --> 00:41:59.899
 And you may look

00:41:59.899 --> 00:42:00.339
 at this

00:42:00.339 --> 00:42:00.779
 and think,

00:42:00.780 --> 00:42:01.760
 why on earth

00:42:01.760 --> 00:42:03.180
 did this spirit

00:42:03.180 --> 00:42:04.080
 come in

00:42:04.080 --> 00:42:05.380
 on the Sabbath day

00:42:05.380 --> 00:42:06.420
 into the synagogue?

00:42:07.780 --> 00:42:08.740
 And it sounds like

00:42:08.740 --> 00:42:09.400
 he's revealing

00:42:09.400 --> 00:42:11.100
 for the good

00:42:11.100 --> 00:42:12.980
 of Jesus' cause

00:42:12.980 --> 00:42:13.440
 and the good

00:42:13.440 --> 00:42:14.100
 of God,

00:42:14.240 --> 00:42:16.019
 to reveal

00:42:16.019 --> 00:42:16.480
 the goodness

00:42:16.480 --> 00:42:17.160
 of God

00:42:17.160 --> 00:42:19.640
 by revealing

00:42:19.640 --> 00:42:20.840
 who Jesus is.

00:42:23.300 --> 00:42:23.880
 He's revealing

00:42:23.880 --> 00:42:25.000
 that this is

00:42:25.000 --> 00:42:25.560
 the Messiah

00:42:25.560 --> 00:42:26.420
 set before you.

00:42:26.480 --> 00:42:26.920
 Why on earth

00:42:26.920 --> 00:42:28.040
 is an evil spirit,

00:42:28.200 --> 00:42:28.900
 unclean spirit

00:42:28.900 --> 00:42:29.720
 doing this?

00:42:29.719 --> 00:42:32.259
 I think there's

00:42:32.259 --> 00:42:33.059
 more to it

00:42:33.059 --> 00:42:35.099
 than meets the eye.

00:42:35.559 --> 00:42:36.059
 I think there's

00:42:36.059 --> 00:42:36.739
 more to it

00:42:36.739 --> 00:42:37.279
 than we can

00:42:37.279 --> 00:42:38.059
 understand.

00:42:39.279 --> 00:42:40.219
 This entering line

00:42:40.219 --> 00:42:40.419
 is,

00:42:40.619 --> 00:42:41.219
 what have you to do

00:42:41.219 --> 00:42:41.599
 with us,

00:42:41.699 --> 00:42:42.719
 Jesus of Nazareth?

00:42:43.779 --> 00:42:44.339
 It's not,

00:42:44.519 --> 00:42:45.000
 what have you to do

00:42:45.000 --> 00:42:45.439
 with me?

00:42:46.039 --> 00:42:46.159
 It's,

00:42:46.279 --> 00:42:46.739
 what have you to do

00:42:46.739 --> 00:42:47.579
 with us?

00:42:49.779 --> 00:42:50.679
 And looking at it,

00:42:50.759 --> 00:42:52.239
 there's significance

00:42:52.239 --> 00:42:53.559
 in this plurality

00:42:53.559 --> 00:42:55.919
 that is emphasized here.

00:42:55.920 --> 00:42:56.960
 What have you to do

00:42:56.960 --> 00:42:57.659
 with us?

00:42:57.800 --> 00:42:59.159
 Is it the us

00:42:59.159 --> 00:42:59.820
 of the people

00:42:59.820 --> 00:43:00.860
 gathered there

00:43:00.860 --> 00:43:01.480
 in the building?

00:43:02.139 --> 00:43:02.659
 Is the devil

00:43:02.659 --> 00:43:03.579
 trying to associate

00:43:03.579 --> 00:43:04.380
 himself with

00:43:04.380 --> 00:43:05.480
 the people?

00:43:06.420 --> 00:43:07.420
 Jesus is a visitor

00:43:07.420 --> 00:43:09.320
 and he's speaking there.

00:43:10.019 --> 00:43:11.460
 Or is the us

00:43:11.460 --> 00:43:11.900
 there?

00:43:12.460 --> 00:43:13.539
 The possession

00:43:13.539 --> 00:43:14.300
 of the spirits

00:43:14.300 --> 00:43:14.980
 within him.

00:43:15.980 --> 00:43:16.820
 Cast your minds

00:43:16.820 --> 00:43:18.200
 to the passage

00:43:18.200 --> 00:43:18.480
 again,

00:43:18.639 --> 00:43:19.480
 or passage of

00:43:19.480 --> 00:43:20.460
 where Jesus meets

00:43:20.460 --> 00:43:20.840
 Legion

00:43:20.840 --> 00:43:22.059
 and he asks

00:43:22.059 --> 00:43:22.620
 him his name,

00:43:22.760 --> 00:43:23.519
 my name is Legion

00:43:23.519 --> 00:43:24.340
 for we have many,

00:43:25.340 --> 00:43:26.260
 the many possessions

00:43:26.260 --> 00:43:26.820
 of spirits

00:43:26.820 --> 00:43:27.360
 within him.

00:43:27.480 --> 00:43:28.400
 Is the us

00:43:28.400 --> 00:43:28.720
 there?

00:43:29.559 --> 00:43:30.519
 Speaking of

00:43:30.519 --> 00:43:31.360
 the spirits

00:43:31.360 --> 00:43:32.079
 within him,

00:43:33.519 --> 00:43:34.579
 this may be true.

00:43:35.579 --> 00:43:36.519
 Picture the scene

00:43:36.519 --> 00:43:37.200
 if you will though.

00:43:37.900 --> 00:43:38.720
 We're in the synagogue.

00:43:39.100 --> 00:43:39.600
 It would be a very

00:43:39.600 --> 00:43:40.519
 simple sort of

00:43:40.519 --> 00:43:41.260
 building like we

00:43:41.260 --> 00:43:41.840
 have here.

00:43:43.100 --> 00:43:44.000
 This man walks

00:43:44.000 --> 00:43:44.320
 in.

00:43:45.360 --> 00:43:46.240
 Is he trying

00:43:46.240 --> 00:43:46.880
 to include

00:43:46.880 --> 00:43:47.500
 the people

00:43:47.500 --> 00:43:48.740
 as part of the us?

00:43:49.400 --> 00:43:50.120
 Is the demon

00:43:50.119 --> 00:43:51.339
 trying to excite

00:43:51.339 --> 00:43:52.000
 with the many?

00:43:53.519 --> 00:43:54.440
 Associating himself

00:43:54.440 --> 00:43:55.420
 with the people

00:43:55.420 --> 00:43:56.539
 to turn them

00:43:56.539 --> 00:43:57.319
 against God

00:43:57.319 --> 00:43:57.799
 and say,

00:43:58.119 --> 00:43:58.699
 you have nothing

00:43:58.699 --> 00:43:59.539
 to do with us,

00:43:59.960 --> 00:44:00.420
 the visitor,

00:44:01.699 --> 00:44:03.460
 Jesus of Nazareth.

00:44:05.239 --> 00:44:05.980
 If you look

00:44:05.980 --> 00:44:06.519
 into that,

00:44:06.599 --> 00:44:07.099
 it seems that

00:44:07.099 --> 00:44:07.639
 there's nothing

00:44:07.639 --> 00:44:08.500
 too good

00:44:08.500 --> 00:44:09.859
 to come from Nazareth.

00:44:10.440 --> 00:44:11.019
 There was no

00:44:11.019 --> 00:44:12.079
 good reputation

00:44:12.079 --> 00:44:12.759
 in Nazareth

00:44:12.759 --> 00:44:14.000
 at that time.

00:44:15.819 --> 00:44:17.099
 Nathaniel questioned

00:44:17.099 --> 00:44:18.380
 the disciples.

00:44:19.279 --> 00:44:19.940
 Can anything

00:44:19.940 --> 00:44:20.700
 good come out

00:44:20.700 --> 00:44:21.460
 of Nazareth?

00:44:22.619 --> 00:44:23.260
 The devil

00:44:23.260 --> 00:44:23.780
 is saying,

00:44:24.220 --> 00:44:24.960
 what have you

00:44:24.960 --> 00:44:25.860
 to do with us,

00:44:26.840 --> 00:44:28.480
 Jesus of Nazareth?

00:44:29.559 --> 00:44:30.420
 The people

00:44:30.420 --> 00:44:31.159
 are not waiting

00:44:31.159 --> 00:44:31.659
 for someone

00:44:31.659 --> 00:44:32.539
 from Nazareth,

00:44:32.900 --> 00:44:33.820
 the people of God.

00:44:34.460 --> 00:44:35.039
 They are waiting

00:44:35.039 --> 00:44:35.539
 for someone

00:44:35.539 --> 00:44:36.460
 from Bethlehem.

00:44:37.519 --> 00:44:38.260
 In the scriptures

00:44:38.260 --> 00:44:39.260
 that was revealed.

00:44:40.599 --> 00:44:41.300
 He's instantly

00:44:41.300 --> 00:44:42.539
 trying to cause

00:44:42.539 --> 00:44:43.260
 a divide

00:44:43.260 --> 00:44:45.059
 by his words.

00:44:45.720 --> 00:44:46.179
 He's trying

00:44:46.179 --> 00:44:47.079
 to stir doubt

00:44:47.079 --> 00:44:48.119
 amongst the people.

00:44:48.119 --> 00:44:49.940
 if this is the case.

00:44:51.859 --> 00:44:52.619
 People that were

00:44:52.619 --> 00:44:53.279
 just in awe

00:44:53.279 --> 00:44:53.839
 of him prior

00:44:53.839 --> 00:44:55.480
 are now forced

00:44:55.480 --> 00:44:56.019
 to question

00:44:56.019 --> 00:44:56.779
 his identity

00:44:56.779 --> 00:44:57.739
 and question,

00:44:57.880 --> 00:44:57.940
 well,

00:44:57.960 --> 00:44:59.619
 who is this man?

00:45:01.059 --> 00:45:01.779
 This man's

00:45:01.779 --> 00:45:02.839
 from Nazareth.

00:45:04.239 --> 00:45:04.980
 The devil's,

00:45:05.299 --> 00:45:06.179
 is he instigating

00:45:06.179 --> 00:45:07.059
 that this man

00:45:07.059 --> 00:45:07.639
 is some sort

00:45:07.639 --> 00:45:08.380
 of a fraud?

00:45:09.519 --> 00:45:10.299
 Is he there

00:45:10.299 --> 00:45:11.500
 only to deceive you?

00:45:12.420 --> 00:45:13.219
 It says that

00:45:13.219 --> 00:45:13.719
 are you there

00:45:13.719 --> 00:45:14.739
 to destroy us?

00:45:15.900 --> 00:45:16.539
 And a rendering

00:45:16.539 --> 00:45:17.440
 of this word

00:45:17.440 --> 00:45:18.500
 destroy

00:45:18.500 --> 00:45:19.860
 is cause us

00:45:19.860 --> 00:45:20.559
 to lose.

00:45:21.679 --> 00:45:22.440
 Are you there

00:45:22.440 --> 00:45:23.119
 to cause us

00:45:23.119 --> 00:45:23.679
 to lose?

00:45:25.000 --> 00:45:25.400
 Now,

00:45:25.460 --> 00:45:25.920
 if the devil

00:45:25.920 --> 00:45:26.840
 was trying

00:45:26.840 --> 00:45:27.440
 to influence

00:45:27.440 --> 00:45:28.000
 the people

00:45:28.000 --> 00:45:29.179
 to turn against God,

00:45:29.699 --> 00:45:30.619
 that's an interesting

00:45:30.619 --> 00:45:31.239
 phrase

00:45:31.239 --> 00:45:32.699
 because it is

00:45:32.699 --> 00:45:33.400
 very suitable

00:45:33.400 --> 00:45:34.460
 for him to use

00:45:34.460 --> 00:45:35.800
 that if they would

00:45:35.800 --> 00:45:36.800
 listen to his words,

00:45:37.400 --> 00:45:37.719
 they would be

00:45:37.719 --> 00:45:38.280
 at a loss.

00:45:39.480 --> 00:45:40.400
 Take this phrase

00:45:40.400 --> 00:45:40.900
 in its essence.

00:45:42.340 --> 00:45:42.760
 What have you

00:45:42.760 --> 00:45:43.400
 to do with us,

00:45:43.500 --> 00:45:44.619
 Jesus of Nazareth?

00:45:44.780 --> 00:45:45.220
 You have come

00:45:45.220 --> 00:45:46.180
 to destroy us.

00:45:48.220 --> 00:45:49.099
 What it's saying

00:45:49.099 --> 00:45:49.300
 is,

00:45:49.400 --> 00:45:49.700
 Jesus,

00:45:50.059 --> 00:45:50.800
 you have nothing

00:45:50.800 --> 00:45:51.980
 to do with us.

00:45:53.320 --> 00:45:53.639
 Jesus,

00:45:53.740 --> 00:45:54.119
 you have nothing

00:45:54.119 --> 00:45:55.079
 to do with me.

00:45:57.320 --> 00:45:57.760
 You're

00:45:57.760 --> 00:45:58.740
 from somewhere

00:45:58.740 --> 00:45:59.440
 that I don't want

00:45:59.440 --> 00:46:00.300
 to know anything about.

00:46:01.220 --> 00:46:02.260
 I don't regard

00:46:02.260 --> 00:46:02.720
 anything

00:46:02.720 --> 00:46:04.079
 of your people.

00:46:06.059 --> 00:46:07.099
 You're coming here

00:46:07.099 --> 00:46:08.039
 to deceive me

00:46:08.039 --> 00:46:08.900
 with your words.

00:46:08.900 --> 00:46:10.480
 you're coming

00:46:10.480 --> 00:46:11.139
 here to deceive

00:46:11.139 --> 00:46:12.180
 others with your words.

00:46:12.639 --> 00:46:13.280
 And if people

00:46:13.280 --> 00:46:14.740
 listen to your words,

00:46:15.340 --> 00:46:15.700
 they're going

00:46:15.700 --> 00:46:16.460
 to be at a loss.

00:46:20.840 --> 00:46:21.579
 Have you heard

00:46:21.579 --> 00:46:22.260
 that before?

00:46:23.619 --> 00:46:24.519
 Something similar

00:46:24.519 --> 00:46:25.079
 like that?

00:46:25.980 --> 00:46:26.440
 Have you heard

00:46:26.440 --> 00:46:27.039
 people say

00:46:27.039 --> 00:46:27.619
 they don't want

00:46:27.619 --> 00:46:28.400
 Jesus to have

00:46:28.400 --> 00:46:28.900
 anything to do

00:46:28.900 --> 00:46:29.260
 with them?

00:46:29.940 --> 00:46:30.360
 Have you heard

00:46:30.360 --> 00:46:30.960
 people say

00:46:30.960 --> 00:46:31.480
 if you listen

00:46:31.480 --> 00:46:32.480
 to these words,

00:46:33.579 --> 00:46:34.480
 you'll be at a loss?

00:46:36.180 --> 00:46:36.840
 We don't have

00:46:36.840 --> 00:46:37.500
 to look far

00:46:37.500 --> 00:46:38.360
 to find that.

00:46:39.920 --> 00:46:40.900
 I'm not saying

00:46:40.900 --> 00:46:42.260
 that people

00:46:42.260 --> 00:46:43.039
 that have these

00:46:43.039 --> 00:46:43.659
 views are demon

00:46:43.659 --> 00:46:44.159
 possessed,

00:46:44.780 --> 00:46:45.900
 but it's the evil

00:46:45.900 --> 00:46:47.320
 inclination of our hearts.

00:46:47.900 --> 00:46:48.599
 It is the evil

00:46:48.599 --> 00:46:49.820
 that is within us.

00:46:50.820 --> 00:46:51.380
 But we do not

00:46:51.380 --> 00:46:52.320
 desire God.

00:46:53.900 --> 00:46:54.920
 We only love

00:46:54.920 --> 00:46:55.760
 because he first

00:46:55.760 --> 00:46:56.380
 loved us.

00:46:57.239 --> 00:46:58.079
 Our heart

00:46:58.079 --> 00:46:58.539
 is turned

00:46:58.539 --> 00:46:59.400
 against God.

00:47:00.019 --> 00:47:00.940
 We don't want

00:47:00.940 --> 00:47:02.780
 to have anything

00:47:02.780 --> 00:47:03.719
 to do with Jesus.

00:47:05.320 --> 00:47:06.000
 Our heart

00:47:06.000 --> 00:47:06.420
 desires.

00:47:06.420 --> 00:47:10.579
 You take

00:47:10.579 --> 00:47:13.800
 that's a possibility.

00:47:15.340 --> 00:47:16.119
 I don't know

00:47:16.119 --> 00:47:16.659
 if it's right,

00:47:17.139 --> 00:47:17.820
 but there's an element

00:47:17.820 --> 00:47:18.780
 of truth to it.

00:47:20.460 --> 00:47:21.079
 The other

00:47:21.079 --> 00:47:22.119
 case is

00:47:22.119 --> 00:47:22.960
 that if it were

00:47:22.960 --> 00:47:23.440
 the Spirit

00:47:23.440 --> 00:47:24.139
 speaking,

00:47:24.820 --> 00:47:25.920
 have you come

00:47:25.920 --> 00:47:26.880
 to destroy us?

00:47:27.880 --> 00:47:28.760
 They knew fine

00:47:28.760 --> 00:47:30.059
 that Jesus

00:47:30.059 --> 00:47:30.740
 had authority

00:47:30.740 --> 00:47:31.980
 to destroy them.

00:47:32.800 --> 00:47:33.440
 They wanted

00:47:33.440 --> 00:47:34.320
 to be left alone.

00:47:34.320 --> 00:47:34.900
 They wanted

00:47:34.900 --> 00:47:36.940
 to go about

00:47:36.940 --> 00:47:39.900
 causing

00:47:39.900 --> 00:47:44.559
 stirring contempt

00:47:44.559 --> 00:47:45.420
 against the people

00:47:45.420 --> 00:47:45.960
 of God.

00:47:46.240 --> 00:47:46.680
 They wanted

00:47:46.680 --> 00:47:47.160
 to be left

00:47:47.160 --> 00:47:47.460
 alone,

00:47:47.539 --> 00:47:47.980
 the spirits

00:47:47.980 --> 00:47:48.620
 if it was.

00:47:49.980 --> 00:47:50.420
 But why

00:47:50.420 --> 00:47:50.860
 did this

00:47:50.860 --> 00:47:51.740
 spirit enter

00:47:51.740 --> 00:47:52.140
 into

00:47:52.140 --> 00:47:54.120
 when the people

00:47:54.120 --> 00:47:54.680
 were in awe

00:47:54.680 --> 00:47:55.220
 of God

00:47:55.220 --> 00:47:56.620
 if it were not

00:47:56.620 --> 00:47:57.940
 to distract them,

00:47:58.120 --> 00:47:58.660
 to turn them

00:47:58.660 --> 00:47:59.620
 away from God?

00:47:59.619 --> 00:48:02.019
 The last

00:48:02.019 --> 00:48:02.699
 phrase here

00:48:02.699 --> 00:48:03.480
 that he speaks

00:48:03.480 --> 00:48:03.960
 is,

00:48:04.579 --> 00:48:05.719
 I know

00:48:05.719 --> 00:48:06.460
 who you are,

00:48:07.000 --> 00:48:07.500
 the Holy

00:48:07.500 --> 00:48:08.299
 One of God.

00:48:10.119 --> 00:48:11.000
 Why did he

00:48:11.000 --> 00:48:11.579
 say this?

00:48:13.159 --> 00:48:13.980
 But there's a

00:48:13.980 --> 00:48:14.799
 change in this

00:48:14.799 --> 00:48:15.199
 phrase.

00:48:16.059 --> 00:48:17.119
 It's not us

00:48:17.119 --> 00:48:17.460
 anymore,

00:48:17.659 --> 00:48:18.239
 it's not we,

00:48:18.759 --> 00:48:19.559
 it's I.

00:48:19.559 --> 00:48:22.279
 I know

00:48:22.279 --> 00:48:22.980
 who you are.

00:48:23.679 --> 00:48:24.360
 Why change

00:48:24.360 --> 00:48:25.360
 that singular

00:48:25.360 --> 00:48:26.179
 pronoun now?

00:48:27.299 --> 00:48:28.179
 Because if it

00:48:28.179 --> 00:48:28.980
 were a spiritual

00:48:28.980 --> 00:48:30.779
 sense that

00:48:30.779 --> 00:48:31.400
 they had been

00:48:31.400 --> 00:48:32.259
 speaking about,

00:48:33.860 --> 00:48:36.099
 the devils

00:48:36.099 --> 00:48:37.719
 know fine

00:48:37.719 --> 00:48:39.960
 who Jesus

00:48:39.960 --> 00:48:40.380
 was.

00:48:41.960 --> 00:48:42.500
 There are no

00:48:42.500 --> 00:48:43.179
 questioning,

00:48:43.779 --> 00:48:44.440
 why is it a

00:48:44.440 --> 00:48:45.259
 single pronoun

00:48:45.259 --> 00:48:45.579
 there?

00:48:45.579 --> 00:48:45.980
 Why?

00:48:47.519 --> 00:48:48.440
 The we

00:48:48.440 --> 00:48:48.960
 of the

00:48:48.960 --> 00:48:50.019
 spirits

00:48:50.019 --> 00:48:50.880
 evil within

00:48:50.880 --> 00:48:51.699
 him would

00:48:51.699 --> 00:48:52.119
 have all

00:48:52.119 --> 00:48:52.619
 known who

00:48:52.619 --> 00:48:53.400
 Jesus was.

00:48:54.319 --> 00:48:54.840
 The devils

00:48:54.840 --> 00:48:55.299
 know more

00:48:55.299 --> 00:48:55.739
 of God

00:48:55.739 --> 00:48:56.119
 than we

00:48:56.119 --> 00:48:56.380
 do.

00:48:58.119 --> 00:48:58.539
 R.C.

00:48:58.599 --> 00:48:59.519
 Sproul says

00:48:59.519 --> 00:49:00.420
 that the

00:49:00.420 --> 00:49:00.980
 devils would

00:49:00.980 --> 00:49:02.259
 score 100%

00:49:02.259 --> 00:49:02.739
 in their

00:49:02.739 --> 00:49:03.900
 theology exams.

00:49:04.960 --> 00:49:05.279
 They know

00:49:05.279 --> 00:49:06.679
 exactly who

00:49:06.679 --> 00:49:07.340
 Jesus is.

00:49:07.699 --> 00:49:08.000
 They know

00:49:08.000 --> 00:49:09.059
 exactly who

00:49:09.059 --> 00:49:09.779
 God is.

00:49:11.139 --> 00:49:11.719
 They know

00:49:11.719 --> 00:49:12.299
 full well,

00:49:12.360 --> 00:49:13.000
 every one of

00:49:13.000 --> 00:49:13.380
 them knows

00:49:13.380 --> 00:49:13.900
 full well,

00:49:13.960 --> 00:49:15.019
 so why has

00:49:15.019 --> 00:49:15.480
 it changed

00:49:15.480 --> 00:49:15.800
 to an

00:49:15.800 --> 00:49:16.360
 I now?

00:49:16.800 --> 00:49:17.119
 Why does

00:49:17.119 --> 00:49:17.380
 it not

00:49:17.380 --> 00:49:17.900
 say we

00:49:17.900 --> 00:49:18.440
 know who

00:49:18.440 --> 00:49:18.900
 you are,

00:49:19.539 --> 00:49:19.980
 the Holy

00:49:19.980 --> 00:49:20.340
 One of

00:49:20.340 --> 00:49:20.699
 God?

00:49:24.340 --> 00:49:25.099
 You wonder

00:49:25.099 --> 00:49:26.539
 at these

00:49:26.539 --> 00:49:27.019
 things,

00:49:27.820 --> 00:49:28.659
 but you've

00:49:28.659 --> 00:49:29.159
 seen evil

00:49:29.159 --> 00:49:29.579
 in your

00:49:29.579 --> 00:49:29.940
 life.

00:49:30.679 --> 00:49:31.000
 You know

00:49:31.000 --> 00:49:31.420
 what evil

00:49:31.420 --> 00:49:32.079
 looks like.

00:49:33.800 --> 00:49:34.159
 And if

00:49:34.159 --> 00:49:34.619
 someone

00:49:34.619 --> 00:49:36.259
 stirred evil,

00:49:37.079 --> 00:49:37.480
 they may

00:49:37.480 --> 00:49:37.840
 come in

00:49:37.840 --> 00:49:38.239
 shouting.

00:49:39.519 --> 00:49:39.860
 And if

00:49:39.860 --> 00:49:40.179
 they have a

00:49:40.179 --> 00:49:40.739
 problem with

00:49:40.739 --> 00:49:41.099
 someone,

00:49:42.679 --> 00:49:43.380
 they may

00:49:43.380 --> 00:49:43.820
 come up and

00:49:43.820 --> 00:49:44.559
 speak directly

00:49:44.559 --> 00:49:45.039
 to that

00:49:45.039 --> 00:49:45.380
 person.

00:49:46.920 --> 00:49:47.279
 It is,

00:49:47.400 --> 00:49:47.820
 I know

00:49:47.820 --> 00:49:48.400
 who you

00:49:48.400 --> 00:49:48.779
 are.

00:49:50.480 --> 00:49:50.900
 I may

00:49:50.900 --> 00:49:51.360
 be wrong,

00:49:51.679 --> 00:49:51.940
 but did

00:49:51.940 --> 00:49:52.420
 the devil

00:49:52.420 --> 00:49:53.779
 spirit then

00:49:53.779 --> 00:49:54.279
 come and

00:49:54.279 --> 00:49:54.759
 directly

00:49:54.759 --> 00:49:56.679
 attend to

00:49:56.679 --> 00:49:57.519
 Jesus by

00:49:57.519 --> 00:49:57.960
 saying,

00:49:58.599 --> 00:49:59.579
 I know

00:49:59.579 --> 00:49:59.860
 who you

00:49:59.860 --> 00:50:00.159
 are.

00:50:01.159 --> 00:50:01.639
 You are

00:50:01.639 --> 00:50:01.980
 the Holy

00:50:01.980 --> 00:50:02.360
 One of

00:50:02.360 --> 00:50:02.699
 God,

00:50:02.779 --> 00:50:03.199
 and I

00:50:03.199 --> 00:50:04.279
 am against

00:50:04.279 --> 00:50:04.799
 you in

00:50:04.799 --> 00:50:05.360
 every way.

00:50:06.360 --> 00:50:06.840
 I will

00:50:06.840 --> 00:50:07.299
 do everything

00:50:07.299 --> 00:50:07.579
 in my

00:50:07.579 --> 00:50:08.179
 power to

00:50:08.179 --> 00:50:09.039
 oppose you

00:50:09.039 --> 00:50:09.860
 and frustrate

00:50:09.860 --> 00:50:10.519
 your plans.

00:50:10.519 --> 00:50:12.960
 you rejected

00:50:12.960 --> 00:50:13.460
 me in the

00:50:13.460 --> 00:50:13.860
 wilderness.

00:50:15.059 --> 00:50:15.460
 I will

00:50:15.460 --> 00:50:15.599
 do

00:50:15.599 --> 00:50:16.119
 everything

00:50:16.119 --> 00:50:17.579
 to speed

00:50:17.579 --> 00:50:17.940
 up your

00:50:17.940 --> 00:50:18.659
 demise and

00:50:18.659 --> 00:50:19.000
 turn the

00:50:19.000 --> 00:50:19.639
 people against

00:50:19.639 --> 00:50:20.920
 you.

00:50:22.500 --> 00:50:23.119
 There's a

00:50:23.119 --> 00:50:23.639
 deep-rooted

00:50:23.639 --> 00:50:25.460
 hatred in

00:50:25.460 --> 00:50:26.000
 this man.

00:50:27.840 --> 00:50:28.500
 But when

00:50:28.500 --> 00:50:29.039
 we seek,

00:50:29.539 --> 00:50:30.199
 when we as

00:50:30.199 --> 00:50:30.599
 the people

00:50:30.599 --> 00:50:31.159
 of God,

00:50:31.500 --> 00:50:32.199
 we seek to

00:50:32.199 --> 00:50:32.659
 do good,

00:50:33.199 --> 00:50:34.119
 we draw near

00:50:34.119 --> 00:50:34.679
 to God,

00:50:34.759 --> 00:50:35.199
 we pray,

00:50:35.340 --> 00:50:35.900
 we read,

00:50:36.739 --> 00:50:37.239
 there's moments

00:50:37.239 --> 00:50:37.860
 when we are in

00:50:37.860 --> 00:50:38.639
 awe of God,

00:50:38.639 --> 00:50:39.400
 as we

00:50:39.400 --> 00:50:39.639
 said,

00:50:39.719 --> 00:50:40.059
 the devil

00:50:40.059 --> 00:50:40.359
 will be

00:50:40.359 --> 00:50:40.679
 on your

00:50:40.679 --> 00:50:41.079
 heels.

00:50:41.960 --> 00:50:42.199
 If we

00:50:42.199 --> 00:50:42.980
 succeed in

00:50:42.980 --> 00:50:43.480
 something,

00:50:43.900 --> 00:50:44.259
 he won't

00:50:44.259 --> 00:50:44.699
 be far

00:50:44.699 --> 00:50:45.599
 away to

00:50:45.599 --> 00:50:46.039
 cause us

00:50:46.039 --> 00:50:46.559
 to fall,

00:50:46.679 --> 00:50:47.159
 to doubt,

00:50:47.480 --> 00:50:47.940
 cause us

00:50:47.940 --> 00:50:48.619
 to distraction.

00:50:51.000 --> 00:50:51.599
 I don't

00:50:51.599 --> 00:50:51.960
 know if

00:50:51.960 --> 00:50:52.159
 you're

00:50:52.159 --> 00:50:52.619
 considering

00:50:52.619 --> 00:50:53.639
 coming to

00:50:53.639 --> 00:50:54.019
 sit at

00:50:54.019 --> 00:50:54.519
 the Lord's

00:50:54.519 --> 00:50:55.879
 table next

00:50:55.879 --> 00:50:56.199
 week.

00:50:57.319 --> 00:50:57.960
 Maybe you

00:50:57.960 --> 00:50:58.519
 have resolved

00:50:58.519 --> 00:50:58.819
 in your

00:50:58.819 --> 00:50:59.279
 mind that

00:50:59.279 --> 00:50:59.559
 you would

00:50:59.559 --> 00:51:00.019
 come,

00:51:00.759 --> 00:51:01.119
 but the

00:51:01.119 --> 00:51:01.759
 devil's at

00:51:01.759 --> 00:51:02.400
 you saying,

00:51:03.219 --> 00:51:03.480
 no,

00:51:03.900 --> 00:51:05.699
 don't go,

00:51:05.819 --> 00:51:06.179
 you're not

00:51:06.179 --> 00:51:06.779
 good enough.

00:51:08.639 --> 00:51:09.879
 He'll be

00:51:09.879 --> 00:51:10.179
 on your

00:51:10.179 --> 00:51:11.699
 heels when

00:51:11.699 --> 00:51:12.279
 you decide

00:51:12.279 --> 00:51:12.759
 to turn

00:51:12.759 --> 00:51:13.279
 you away.

00:51:16.599 --> 00:51:17.259
 He'll do

00:51:17.259 --> 00:51:17.779
 everything he

00:51:17.779 --> 00:51:18.659
 can to

00:51:18.659 --> 00:51:18.940
 make a

00:51:18.940 --> 00:51:19.239
 doubt

00:51:19.239 --> 00:51:19.900
 salvation

00:51:19.900 --> 00:51:20.579
 in Christ.

00:51:22.099 --> 00:51:22.859
 But if we

00:51:22.859 --> 00:51:23.359
 hold on to

00:51:23.359 --> 00:51:23.900
 Christ and

00:51:23.900 --> 00:51:24.420
 hold on to

00:51:24.420 --> 00:51:24.980
 his words,

00:51:25.619 --> 00:51:26.159
 the one who

00:51:26.159 --> 00:51:26.579
 spoke,

00:51:26.679 --> 00:51:27.259
 be silent,

00:51:27.960 --> 00:51:29.379
 depart from

00:51:29.379 --> 00:51:29.819
 us,

00:51:30.119 --> 00:51:30.539
 come out

00:51:30.539 --> 00:51:30.920
 of this,

00:51:31.339 --> 00:51:32.179
 be silent,

00:51:32.339 --> 00:51:32.699
 come out

00:51:32.699 --> 00:51:33.079
 of him.

00:51:34.379 --> 00:51:35.000
 Christ has

00:51:35.000 --> 00:51:35.460
 the power

00:51:35.460 --> 00:51:36.179
 and authority

00:51:36.179 --> 00:51:37.299
 to separate

00:51:37.299 --> 00:51:37.879
 us from

00:51:37.879 --> 00:51:38.519
 that evil,

00:51:38.639 --> 00:51:39.019
 power.

00:51:40.799 --> 00:51:41.099
 That is

00:51:41.099 --> 00:51:41.319
 what he

00:51:41.319 --> 00:51:41.759
 is saying,

00:51:41.879 --> 00:51:42.400
 the son

00:51:42.400 --> 00:51:43.179
 that saves.

00:51:44.500 --> 00:51:44.779
 It is

00:51:44.779 --> 00:51:45.559
 Jesus Christ

00:51:45.559 --> 00:51:46.199
 that saves

00:51:46.199 --> 00:51:46.480
 us.

00:51:47.619 --> 00:51:47.920
 And the

00:51:47.920 --> 00:51:48.400
 doubts of

00:51:48.400 --> 00:51:49.039
 our hearts

00:51:49.039 --> 00:51:49.639
 as we

00:51:49.639 --> 00:51:50.539
 stick faithfully

00:51:50.539 --> 00:51:51.079
 to him,

00:51:51.579 --> 00:51:51.980
 and it is

00:51:51.980 --> 00:51:52.519
 our custom

00:51:52.519 --> 00:51:53.039
 to come

00:51:53.039 --> 00:51:53.500
 to him,

00:51:56.359 --> 00:51:56.779
 he has

00:51:56.779 --> 00:51:57.279
 the power

00:51:57.279 --> 00:51:58.199
 to cast

00:51:58.199 --> 00:51:58.879
 out every

00:51:58.879 --> 00:52:00.579
 evil that

00:52:00.579 --> 00:52:01.159
 grows within

00:52:01.159 --> 00:52:01.759
 our hearts

00:52:01.759 --> 00:52:02.440
 and says,

00:52:02.539 --> 00:52:03.199
 be silent,

00:52:03.599 --> 00:52:04.039
 come out

00:52:04.039 --> 00:52:04.460
 of him.

00:52:05.299 --> 00:52:05.940
 Jesus is

00:52:05.940 --> 00:52:06.480
 the son

00:52:06.480 --> 00:52:07.779
 that saves.

00:52:08.639 --> 00:52:11.159
 And we

00:52:11.159 --> 00:52:11.659
 gauge from

00:52:11.659 --> 00:52:12.239
 the reaction

00:52:12.239 --> 00:52:12.900
 that Christ

00:52:12.900 --> 00:52:13.639
 has here

00:52:13.639 --> 00:52:15.000
 in verse

00:52:15.000 --> 00:52:15.900
 25.

00:52:17.359 --> 00:52:18.059
 He rebuked

00:52:18.059 --> 00:52:18.460
 him saying,

00:52:18.559 --> 00:52:19.099
 be silent,

00:52:19.319 --> 00:52:19.739
 come out

00:52:19.739 --> 00:52:20.179
 of him.

00:52:21.460 --> 00:52:22.279
 Be silent,

00:52:22.699 --> 00:52:23.379
 it's not

00:52:23.379 --> 00:52:24.299
 your place

00:52:24.299 --> 00:52:24.879
 to reveal

00:52:24.879 --> 00:52:25.239
 who I

00:52:25.239 --> 00:52:25.480
 am,

00:52:25.519 --> 00:52:25.900
 he's saying

00:52:25.900 --> 00:52:26.219
 to the

00:52:26.219 --> 00:52:26.500
 spirit.

00:52:27.960 --> 00:52:28.239
 You're

00:52:28.239 --> 00:52:28.579
 not to

00:52:28.579 --> 00:52:29.059
 reveal who

00:52:29.059 --> 00:52:29.440
 I am,

00:52:29.440 --> 00:52:29.799
 I will

00:52:29.799 --> 00:52:30.599
 reveal who

00:52:30.599 --> 00:52:31.059
 I am,

00:52:31.159 --> 00:52:31.379
 and by

00:52:31.379 --> 00:52:31.839
 my own

00:52:31.839 --> 00:52:32.259
 means.

00:52:33.099 --> 00:52:33.839
 He reveals

00:52:33.840 --> 00:52:34.880
 in his

00:52:34.880 --> 00:52:35.820
 word and

00:52:35.820 --> 00:52:36.100
 in his

00:52:36.100 --> 00:52:36.640
 practice.

00:52:38.059 --> 00:52:38.240
 You

00:52:38.240 --> 00:52:38.539
 remember

00:52:38.539 --> 00:52:38.960
 John the

00:52:38.960 --> 00:52:39.280
 Baptist

00:52:39.280 --> 00:52:39.700
 when he

00:52:39.700 --> 00:52:40.200
 questioned,

00:52:40.579 --> 00:52:42.140
 he heard

00:52:42.140 --> 00:52:42.539
 about all

00:52:42.539 --> 00:52:42.880
 the things

00:52:42.880 --> 00:52:43.519
 Jesus had

00:52:43.519 --> 00:52:43.860
 done,

00:52:44.320 --> 00:52:44.800
 and he

00:52:44.800 --> 00:52:45.039
 was in

00:52:45.039 --> 00:52:45.500
 the prison

00:52:45.500 --> 00:52:46.200
 cell there,

00:52:46.440 --> 00:52:46.700
 and he

00:52:46.700 --> 00:52:47.100
 sent his

00:52:47.100 --> 00:52:47.600
 disciples,

00:52:47.860 --> 00:52:48.220
 go and

00:52:48.220 --> 00:52:48.740
 ask that

00:52:48.740 --> 00:52:49.700
 man if

00:52:49.700 --> 00:52:50.059
 he is the

00:52:50.059 --> 00:52:50.380
 one that

00:52:50.380 --> 00:52:50.660
 is to

00:52:50.660 --> 00:52:50.980
 come,

00:52:51.460 --> 00:52:51.800
 or should

00:52:51.800 --> 00:52:52.120
 we wait

00:52:52.120 --> 00:52:52.579
 for another?

00:52:53.579 --> 00:52:53.940
 Jesus'

00:52:54.120 --> 00:52:54.760
 response to

00:52:54.760 --> 00:52:55.000
 him was

00:52:55.000 --> 00:52:55.440
 not to

00:52:55.440 --> 00:52:55.640
 say,

00:52:55.780 --> 00:52:56.079
 I am

00:52:56.079 --> 00:52:56.480
 the Holy

00:52:56.480 --> 00:52:56.880
 One of

00:52:56.880 --> 00:52:57.200
 God,

00:52:57.940 --> 00:52:58.840
 I am

00:52:58.840 --> 00:52:59.440
 the Messiah,

00:52:59.840 --> 00:53:00.260
 I am

00:53:00.260 --> 00:53:00.620
 the one

00:53:00.620 --> 00:53:00.900
 you have

00:53:00.900 --> 00:53:01.480
 waited for.

00:53:01.480 --> 00:53:02.880
 He said

00:53:02.880 --> 00:53:03.960
 to the

00:53:03.960 --> 00:53:04.440
 disciples,

00:53:04.539 --> 00:53:05.099
 return to

00:53:05.099 --> 00:53:05.619
 John and

00:53:05.619 --> 00:53:05.980
 tell him

00:53:05.980 --> 00:53:06.380
 of all

00:53:06.380 --> 00:53:06.920
 the things

00:53:06.920 --> 00:53:07.300
 you have

00:53:07.300 --> 00:53:07.960
 seen and

00:53:07.960 --> 00:53:08.420
 heard.

00:53:09.940 --> 00:53:10.280
 That is

00:53:10.280 --> 00:53:10.780
 how Jesus

00:53:10.780 --> 00:53:11.340
 reveals

00:53:11.340 --> 00:53:11.920
 himself,

00:53:13.159 --> 00:53:13.519
 that we

00:53:13.519 --> 00:53:14.119
 see what

00:53:14.119 --> 00:53:14.380
 he has

00:53:14.380 --> 00:53:14.840
 done,

00:53:15.659 --> 00:53:16.480
 we hear

00:53:16.480 --> 00:53:17.199
 his word,

00:53:18.139 --> 00:53:18.539
 and it is

00:53:18.539 --> 00:53:19.240
 likewise in

00:53:19.240 --> 00:53:19.980
 our lives,

00:53:20.860 --> 00:53:21.460
 we see

00:53:21.460 --> 00:53:22.320
 that word

00:53:22.320 --> 00:53:23.300
 taking root

00:53:23.300 --> 00:53:24.000
 in someone's

00:53:24.000 --> 00:53:24.400
 heart,

00:53:24.719 --> 00:53:25.420
 and we

00:53:25.420 --> 00:53:26.300
 see that

00:53:26.300 --> 00:53:27.119
 power taking

00:53:27.119 --> 00:53:27.800
 hold of

00:53:27.800 --> 00:53:28.440
 their hearts

00:53:28.440 --> 00:53:29.119
 and lives,

00:53:30.340 --> 00:53:30.820
 someone that

00:53:30.820 --> 00:53:31.179
 we didn't

00:53:31.179 --> 00:53:32.019
 expect maybe

00:53:32.019 --> 00:53:32.480
 to come

00:53:32.480 --> 00:53:33.000
 to God.

00:53:34.139 --> 00:53:34.379
 And we

00:53:34.379 --> 00:53:34.539
 say,

00:53:34.619 --> 00:53:34.759
 well,

00:53:34.879 --> 00:53:35.539
 what is

00:53:35.539 --> 00:53:35.859
 this?

00:53:36.599 --> 00:53:37.259
 What power

00:53:37.259 --> 00:53:37.599
 is in

00:53:37.599 --> 00:53:38.199
 this word

00:53:38.199 --> 00:53:39.039
 that it

00:53:39.039 --> 00:53:39.519
 would turn

00:53:39.519 --> 00:53:40.359
 such a

00:53:40.359 --> 00:53:41.259
 man to

00:53:41.259 --> 00:53:41.679
 God,

00:53:41.980 --> 00:53:42.359
 that it

00:53:42.359 --> 00:53:42.759
 would turn

00:53:42.759 --> 00:53:44.000
 me to

00:53:44.000 --> 00:53:44.339
 God?

00:53:45.819 --> 00:53:46.139
 It is

00:53:46.139 --> 00:53:46.519
 by the

00:53:46.519 --> 00:53:47.980
 word and

00:53:47.980 --> 00:53:49.319
 power and

00:53:49.319 --> 00:53:50.779
 authority of

00:53:50.779 --> 00:53:51.659
 Jesus Christ.

00:53:53.199 --> 00:53:54.259
 Jesus reveals

00:53:54.259 --> 00:53:55.039
 his authority

00:53:55.039 --> 00:53:56.679
 through his

00:53:56.679 --> 00:53:58.099
 word and

00:53:58.099 --> 00:53:59.799
 through the

00:53:59.799 --> 00:54:00.399
 practice,

00:54:00.400 --> 00:54:02.500
 of his

00:54:02.500 --> 00:54:03.000
 actions.

00:54:05.760 --> 00:54:06.019
 You know,

00:54:06.079 --> 00:54:06.660
 this account,

00:54:07.000 --> 00:54:07.820
 it's strange

00:54:07.820 --> 00:54:08.220
 to us,

00:54:08.240 --> 00:54:08.500
 as we

00:54:08.500 --> 00:54:08.800
 said,

00:54:09.740 --> 00:54:11.220
 to consider

00:54:11.220 --> 00:54:11.619
 what is

00:54:11.619 --> 00:54:12.320
 evil and

00:54:12.320 --> 00:54:12.780
 what is

00:54:12.780 --> 00:54:13.480
 spiritual.

00:54:14.579 --> 00:54:14.780
 There's

00:54:14.780 --> 00:54:15.260
 things in it

00:54:15.260 --> 00:54:16.139
 we cannot

00:54:16.139 --> 00:54:16.780
 grasp,

00:54:17.139 --> 00:54:17.300
 there's

00:54:17.300 --> 00:54:17.639
 things that

00:54:17.639 --> 00:54:18.000
 we don't

00:54:18.000 --> 00:54:18.519
 have answers

00:54:18.519 --> 00:54:18.840
 for.

00:54:21.320 --> 00:54:21.920
 There's a

00:54:21.920 --> 00:54:22.579
 battle between

00:54:22.579 --> 00:54:23.160
 two great

00:54:23.160 --> 00:54:23.660
 authorities

00:54:23.660 --> 00:54:24.000
 here,

00:54:24.519 --> 00:54:25.240
 but which

00:54:25.240 --> 00:54:25.780
 one comes

00:54:25.780 --> 00:54:26.099
 out the

00:54:26.099 --> 00:54:26.360
 greater?

00:54:26.360 --> 00:54:27.760
 which one

00:54:27.760 --> 00:54:28.440
 succeeds.

00:54:30.780 --> 00:54:31.780
 When Christ

00:54:31.780 --> 00:54:32.640
 comes and

00:54:32.640 --> 00:54:33.079
 we meet

00:54:33.079 --> 00:54:33.559
 with him,

00:54:33.960 --> 00:54:34.660
 only one

00:54:34.660 --> 00:54:35.559
 can succeed

00:54:35.559 --> 00:54:36.019
 in our

00:54:36.019 --> 00:54:36.400
 heart.

00:54:37.180 --> 00:54:37.500
 It is a

00:54:37.500 --> 00:54:37.840
 great

00:54:37.840 --> 00:54:38.539
 conversion

00:54:38.539 --> 00:54:40.519
 within us

00:54:40.519 --> 00:54:42.220
 that when

00:54:42.220 --> 00:54:43.460
 Jesus draws

00:54:43.460 --> 00:54:44.200
 near to

00:54:44.200 --> 00:54:45.579
 us and

00:54:45.579 --> 00:54:46.099
 he speaks

00:54:46.099 --> 00:54:46.500
 a word

00:54:46.500 --> 00:54:47.140
 to us,

00:54:47.139 --> 00:54:49.159
 the

00:54:49.159 --> 00:54:50.400
 authority of

00:54:50.400 --> 00:54:50.779
 good

00:54:50.779 --> 00:54:51.559
 conquers,

00:54:51.659 --> 00:54:51.779
 the

00:54:51.779 --> 00:54:52.259
 authority

00:54:52.259 --> 00:54:53.239
 of evil.

00:54:55.400 --> 00:54:56.219
 It's the

00:54:56.219 --> 00:54:56.599
 same in

00:54:56.599 --> 00:54:56.779
 our

00:54:56.779 --> 00:54:57.239
 hearts.

00:54:59.400 --> 00:55:00.079
 Spiritual

00:55:00.079 --> 00:55:01.179
 warfare may

00:55:01.179 --> 00:55:01.960
 enter into

00:55:01.960 --> 00:55:02.559
 us for a

00:55:02.559 --> 00:55:03.879
 time and

00:55:03.879 --> 00:55:04.199
 we may

00:55:04.199 --> 00:55:04.920
 battle with

00:55:04.920 --> 00:55:05.579
 these things.

00:55:06.920 --> 00:55:07.440
 The spirit

00:55:07.440 --> 00:55:08.259
 did not just

00:55:08.259 --> 00:55:08.799
 come out of

00:55:08.799 --> 00:55:09.219
 the man,

00:55:09.739 --> 00:55:10.599
 it convulsed

00:55:10.599 --> 00:55:11.759
 him and

00:55:11.759 --> 00:55:12.339
 cast him to

00:55:12.339 --> 00:55:12.920
 the ground.

00:55:12.920 --> 00:55:16.659
 God and

00:55:16.659 --> 00:55:17.119
 the word

00:55:17.119 --> 00:55:17.519
 of his

00:55:17.519 --> 00:55:18.079
 power and

00:55:18.079 --> 00:55:18.559
 authority

00:55:18.559 --> 00:55:19.400
 comes to

00:55:19.400 --> 00:55:19.740
 us.

00:55:20.599 --> 00:55:21.360
 We don't

00:55:21.360 --> 00:55:21.840
 like to

00:55:21.840 --> 00:55:22.200
 separate

00:55:22.200 --> 00:55:22.820
 ourselves

00:55:22.820 --> 00:55:23.639
 from the

00:55:23.639 --> 00:55:23.980
 world.

00:55:26.159 --> 00:55:26.960
 It takes

00:55:26.960 --> 00:55:28.500
 difficulty.

00:55:29.860 --> 00:55:30.240
 It's a

00:55:30.240 --> 00:55:30.840
 war that

00:55:30.840 --> 00:55:31.240
 goes on

00:55:31.240 --> 00:55:31.920
 within us

00:55:31.920 --> 00:55:33.099
 because we

00:55:33.099 --> 00:55:33.500
 love the

00:55:33.500 --> 00:55:33.920
 things of

00:55:33.920 --> 00:55:34.340
 this world

00:55:34.340 --> 00:55:34.559
 and we

00:55:34.559 --> 00:55:34.840
 want to

00:55:34.840 --> 00:55:35.380
 hold on

00:55:35.380 --> 00:55:35.720
 to them.

00:55:38.039 --> 00:55:38.659
 But the

00:55:38.659 --> 00:55:39.119
 only one

00:55:39.119 --> 00:55:39.460
 that can

00:55:39.460 --> 00:55:40.059
 succeed

00:55:40.059 --> 00:55:41.800
 is the

00:55:41.800 --> 00:55:42.320
 power and

00:55:42.320 --> 00:55:42.760
 authority

00:55:42.760 --> 00:55:43.380
 of God.

00:55:45.060 --> 00:55:45.820
 Even what

00:55:45.820 --> 00:55:46.340
 we have in

00:55:46.340 --> 00:55:47.060
 this passage

00:55:47.060 --> 00:55:49.260
 here, the

00:55:49.260 --> 00:55:50.820
 power of

00:55:50.820 --> 00:55:51.360
 Christ and

00:55:51.360 --> 00:55:52.040
 his authority

00:55:52.040 --> 00:55:53.520
 overrules the

00:55:53.520 --> 00:55:54.380
 whole situation.

00:55:56.240 --> 00:55:56.680
 And that is

00:55:56.680 --> 00:55:57.220
 a power that

00:55:57.220 --> 00:55:59.160
 overrules your

00:55:59.160 --> 00:56:00.120
 situation today.

00:56:01.440 --> 00:56:02.140
 The whole

00:56:02.140 --> 00:56:03.380
 world is

00:56:03.380 --> 00:56:03.860
 under the

00:56:03.860 --> 00:56:04.800
 authority of

00:56:04.800 --> 00:56:05.600
 God ultimately.

00:56:06.720 --> 00:56:07.180
 But what the

00:56:07.180 --> 00:56:08.000
 devil does is

00:56:08.000 --> 00:56:08.600
 he comes in.

00:56:10.160 --> 00:56:10.680
 He knows

00:56:10.680 --> 00:56:10.960
 he's a

00:56:10.960 --> 00:56:11.440
 defeated

00:56:11.440 --> 00:56:11.900
 foe.

00:56:12.760 --> 00:56:13.080
 But he

00:56:13.080 --> 00:56:14.680
 stirs us

00:56:14.680 --> 00:56:15.440
 against God.

00:56:15.560 --> 00:56:16.180
 He stirs the

00:56:16.180 --> 00:56:16.860
 people against

00:56:16.860 --> 00:56:17.140
 God.

00:56:17.220 --> 00:56:17.500
 He does

00:56:17.500 --> 00:56:17.820
 what he

00:56:17.820 --> 00:56:19.060
 can by

00:56:19.060 --> 00:56:19.660
 his power

00:56:19.660 --> 00:56:21.580
 to distract

00:56:21.580 --> 00:56:22.000
 us from

00:56:22.000 --> 00:56:22.860
 God, to

00:56:22.860 --> 00:56:23.160
 turn us

00:56:23.160 --> 00:56:23.680
 from God.

00:56:24.720 --> 00:56:25.080
 But you

00:56:25.080 --> 00:56:25.560
 know what?

00:56:26.760 --> 00:56:27.040
 He's

00:56:27.040 --> 00:56:27.480
 defeated.

00:56:28.840 --> 00:56:29.380
 The power

00:56:29.380 --> 00:56:30.260
 of God

00:56:30.260 --> 00:56:31.720
 through Jesus

00:56:31.720 --> 00:56:32.400
 Christ

00:56:32.400 --> 00:56:34.620
 is a great

00:56:34.620 --> 00:56:35.220
 reassurance

00:56:35.220 --> 00:56:36.040
 to us.

00:56:36.039 --> 00:56:37.420
 God

00:56:37.420 --> 00:56:38.420
 will be

00:56:38.420 --> 00:56:38.460
 to

00:56:38.460 --> 00:56:38.500
 God.

00:56:38.500 --> 00:56:38.739
 When we

00:56:38.739 --> 00:56:39.219
 have our

00:56:39.219 --> 00:56:39.739
 doubts,

00:56:40.380 --> 00:56:41.099
 when we

00:56:41.099 --> 00:56:42.139
 know that

00:56:42.139 --> 00:56:42.440
 we have

00:56:42.440 --> 00:56:43.039
 failed,

00:56:44.500 --> 00:56:47.420
 ultimately,

00:56:48.360 --> 00:56:48.559
 if we

00:56:48.559 --> 00:56:49.139
 trust in

00:56:49.139 --> 00:56:49.380
 him,

00:56:50.059 --> 00:56:50.480
 trust in

00:56:50.480 --> 00:56:50.980
 his word,

00:56:51.579 --> 00:56:51.980
 trust what

00:56:51.980 --> 00:56:52.420
 he can do

00:56:52.420 --> 00:56:53.019
 for us,

00:56:54.179 --> 00:56:54.759
 that greater

00:56:54.759 --> 00:56:55.659
 power will

00:56:55.659 --> 00:56:56.179
 reveal to

00:56:56.179 --> 00:56:57.779
 us greater

00:56:57.779 --> 00:56:58.699
 things.

00:56:59.800 --> 00:57:00.480
 We will be

00:57:00.480 --> 00:57:01.179
 welcomed into

00:57:01.179 --> 00:57:01.819
 his glory.

00:57:06.319 --> 00:57:06.960
 God's

00:57:06.960 --> 00:57:08.019
 glory will

00:57:08.019 --> 00:57:08.539
 be revealed

00:57:08.539 --> 00:57:09.819
 to us.

00:57:10.859 --> 00:57:11.359
 It will be a

00:57:11.359 --> 00:57:12.259
 wonder like

00:57:12.259 --> 00:57:12.759
 no other.

00:57:13.960 --> 00:57:14.519
 We'll say,

00:57:14.839 --> 00:57:16.539
 what is

00:57:16.539 --> 00:57:18.239
 this beauty?

00:57:19.500 --> 00:57:20.319
 What are

00:57:20.319 --> 00:57:21.159
 these things

00:57:21.159 --> 00:57:23.059
 that words

00:57:23.059 --> 00:57:23.599
 cannot

00:57:23.599 --> 00:57:24.759
 express?

00:57:29.759 --> 00:57:30.839
 We come

00:57:30.840 --> 00:57:32.120
 next week

00:57:32.120 --> 00:57:32.559
 hopefully

00:57:32.559 --> 00:57:34.440
 to remember

00:57:34.440 --> 00:57:35.800
 what Christ

00:57:35.800 --> 00:57:36.260
 has done

00:57:36.260 --> 00:57:36.900
 for us.

00:57:38.880 --> 00:57:39.519
 And there

00:57:39.519 --> 00:57:39.840
 is no

00:57:39.840 --> 00:57:40.220
 greater

00:57:40.220 --> 00:57:40.720
 place

00:57:40.720 --> 00:57:41.280
 where we

00:57:41.280 --> 00:57:41.900
 can come

00:57:41.900 --> 00:57:44.280
 that we

00:57:44.280 --> 00:57:45.160
 sit at

00:57:45.160 --> 00:57:45.579
 the feet

00:57:45.579 --> 00:57:46.160
 of Jesus

00:57:46.160 --> 00:57:48.360
 so you

00:57:48.360 --> 00:57:49.039
 can expect

00:57:49.039 --> 00:57:49.640
 that there

00:57:49.640 --> 00:57:49.920
 will be no

00:57:49.920 --> 00:57:50.340
 greater

00:57:50.340 --> 00:57:51.800
 disruption

00:57:51.800 --> 00:57:53.039
 in your

00:57:53.039 --> 00:57:53.760
 lives and

00:57:53.760 --> 00:57:54.360
 distraction

00:57:54.360 --> 00:57:55.960
 from it.

00:57:57.760 --> 00:57:58.360
 But

00:57:58.360 --> 00:57:58.900
 ultimately,

00:57:58.900 --> 00:58:01.019
 Jesus

00:58:01.019 --> 00:58:01.320
 is in

00:58:01.320 --> 00:58:01.900
 control of

00:58:01.900 --> 00:58:02.300
 everything.

00:58:04.800 --> 00:58:05.500
 And you

00:58:05.500 --> 00:58:06.000
 ask him

00:58:06.000 --> 00:58:06.680
 to silence

00:58:06.680 --> 00:58:07.460
 these voices

00:58:07.460 --> 00:58:08.220
 that come

00:58:08.220 --> 00:58:08.840
 to us

00:58:08.840 --> 00:58:09.500
 and the

00:58:09.500 --> 00:58:09.960
 worrying

00:58:09.960 --> 00:58:10.960
 that happens

00:58:10.960 --> 00:58:11.539
 within our

00:58:11.539 --> 00:58:12.059
 hearts.

00:58:14.139 --> 00:58:14.539
 And we

00:58:14.539 --> 00:58:16.039
 focus our

00:58:16.039 --> 00:58:17.280
 minds and

00:58:17.280 --> 00:58:17.960
 our sight on

00:58:17.960 --> 00:58:18.500
 Jesus and

00:58:18.500 --> 00:58:19.019
 his words.

00:58:20.019 --> 00:58:20.700
 It opens

00:58:20.700 --> 00:58:21.500
 our perspective

00:58:21.500 --> 00:58:22.760
 to things

00:58:22.760 --> 00:58:23.260
 eternal

00:58:23.260 --> 00:58:24.680
 and what is

00:58:24.680 --> 00:58:25.340
 set before

00:58:25.340 --> 00:58:25.680
 us.

00:58:25.679 --> 00:58:28.219
 the people

00:58:28.219 --> 00:58:30.019
 gathered in

00:58:30.019 --> 00:58:30.579
 the passage

00:58:30.579 --> 00:58:30.960
 here.

00:58:31.980 --> 00:58:32.839
 After the

00:58:32.839 --> 00:58:33.599
 Sabbath day,

00:58:33.719 --> 00:58:34.099
 the Sabbath

00:58:34.099 --> 00:58:34.679
 ended in

00:58:34.679 --> 00:58:35.159
 the evening

00:58:35.159 --> 00:58:36.399
 and all

00:58:36.399 --> 00:58:36.940
 the people

00:58:36.940 --> 00:58:37.539
 gathered

00:58:37.539 --> 00:58:39.099
 because they

00:58:39.099 --> 00:58:39.659
 heard about

00:58:39.659 --> 00:58:40.239
 what Christ

00:58:40.239 --> 00:58:40.799
 had done.

00:58:41.719 --> 00:58:41.960
 And wouldn't

00:58:41.960 --> 00:58:42.199
 it be

00:58:42.199 --> 00:58:42.739
 wonderful

00:58:42.739 --> 00:58:44.440
 if we

00:58:44.440 --> 00:58:44.960
 saw the

00:58:44.960 --> 00:58:46.039
 people of

00:58:46.039 --> 00:58:46.659
 Stornoway

00:58:46.659 --> 00:58:47.319
 gathered

00:58:47.319 --> 00:58:49.239
 because

00:58:49.239 --> 00:58:50.839
 we saw

00:58:50.839 --> 00:58:51.480
 the wonderful

00:58:51.480 --> 00:58:52.319
 things of

00:58:52.319 --> 00:58:53.079
 Christ Jesus

00:58:53.079 --> 00:58:53.599
 in each

00:58:53.599 --> 00:58:54.000
 of us.

00:58:55.519 --> 00:58:56.119
 And they

00:58:56.119 --> 00:58:56.579
 saw his

00:58:56.579 --> 00:58:57.099
 beauty

00:58:57.099 --> 00:58:58.619
 and his

00:58:58.619 --> 00:58:59.259
 power and

00:58:59.259 --> 00:58:59.960
 his authority

00:58:59.960 --> 00:59:01.539
 revealed to

00:59:01.539 --> 00:59:03.840
 them in

00:59:03.840 --> 00:59:04.259
 the way

00:59:04.259 --> 00:59:06.619
 we conduct

00:59:06.619 --> 00:59:07.159
 ourselves,

00:59:07.279 --> 00:59:07.579
 in the way

00:59:07.579 --> 00:59:08.099
 we speak

00:59:08.099 --> 00:59:08.539
 to them.

00:59:12.139 --> 00:59:12.579
 That they

00:59:12.579 --> 00:59:13.460
 may question

00:59:13.460 --> 00:59:13.880
 in their

00:59:13.880 --> 00:59:14.360
 hearts,

00:59:14.559 --> 00:59:15.039
 what is

00:59:15.039 --> 00:59:16.299
 this in

00:59:16.299 --> 00:59:16.799
 that man,

00:59:17.259 --> 00:59:17.699
 in that

00:59:17.699 --> 00:59:18.000
 woman,

00:59:18.239 --> 00:59:18.579
 in that

00:59:18.579 --> 00:59:18.960
 boy,

00:59:19.139 --> 00:59:19.519
 in that

00:59:19.519 --> 00:59:19.779
 girl.

00:59:19.780 --> 00:59:21.160
 that they

00:59:21.160 --> 00:59:21.740
 may come

00:59:21.740 --> 00:59:22.200
 and draw

00:59:22.200 --> 00:59:22.880
 near to

00:59:22.880 --> 00:59:24.360
 Jesus and

00:59:24.360 --> 00:59:25.100
 see his

00:59:25.100 --> 00:59:26.620
 glory and

00:59:26.620 --> 00:59:27.200
 that all

00:59:27.200 --> 00:59:27.500
 would be

00:59:27.500 --> 00:59:28.260
 revealed to

00:59:28.260 --> 00:59:28.620
 him.

00:59:31.060 --> 00:59:31.700
 Praise

00:59:31.700 --> 00:59:32.160
 God

00:59:32.160 --> 00:59:34.340
 for the

00:59:34.340 --> 00:59:34.740
 Son

00:59:34.740 --> 00:59:37.040
 has come,

00:59:37.740 --> 00:59:38.120
 the Son

00:59:38.120 --> 00:59:38.580
 who loves

00:59:38.580 --> 00:59:38.940
 us.

00:59:39.480 --> 00:59:39.940
 He is the

00:59:39.940 --> 00:59:40.360
 Son that

00:59:40.360 --> 00:59:41.120
 saves us.

00:59:41.740 --> 00:59:42.080
 And he

00:59:42.080 --> 00:59:42.400
 is a

00:59:42.400 --> 00:59:43.240
 Son that

00:59:43.240 --> 00:59:43.519
 we can

00:59:43.519 --> 00:59:44.000
 rest,

00:59:44.280 --> 00:59:45.160
 assure us

00:59:45.160 --> 00:59:46.540
 in with

00:59:46.540 --> 00:59:47.280
 confidence

00:59:47.280 --> 00:59:48.380
 that he

00:59:48.380 --> 00:59:50.519
 will watch

00:59:50.519 --> 00:59:51.040
 over us,

00:59:51.120 --> 00:59:51.519
 guide us,

00:59:51.560 --> 00:59:52.080
 and keep us

00:59:52.080 --> 00:59:52.380
 in every

00:59:52.380 --> 00:59:52.900
 step of

00:59:52.900 --> 00:59:53.260
 the way

00:59:53.260 --> 00:59:54.540
 and protect

00:59:54.540 --> 00:59:55.620
 us in

00:59:55.620 --> 00:59:56.019
 life's

00:59:56.019 --> 00:59:56.340
 journey.

00:59:56.940 --> 00:59:57.320
 May these

00:59:57.320 --> 00:59:58.140
 thoughts be

00:59:58.140 --> 00:59:58.660
 blessed to

00:59:58.660 --> 00:59:58.920
 us.

00:59:59.960 --> 01:00:00.220
 We'll

01:00:00.220 --> 01:00:01.040
 conclude our

01:00:01.040 --> 01:00:01.600
 worship by

01:00:01.600 --> 01:00:02.100
 singing in

01:00:02.100 --> 01:00:03.120
 Psalm 105

01:00:03.120 --> 01:00:09.540
 of the

01:00:09.540 --> 01:00:09.860
 Scottish

01:00:09.860 --> 01:00:10.519
 Psalter on

01:00:10.519 --> 01:00:11.700
 page 347.

01:00:14.000 --> 01:00:15.140
 Psalm 105

01:00:15.139 --> 01:00:17.900
 Scottish

01:00:17.900 --> 01:00:18.480
 Psalter,

01:00:20.179 --> 01:00:22.819
 page 374.

01:00:23.059 --> 01:00:23.179
 Sorry.

01:00:24.239 --> 01:00:24.960
 374.

01:00:26.839 --> 01:00:27.699
 Singing from

01:00:27.699 --> 01:00:28.119
 the beginning

01:00:28.119 --> 01:00:28.579
 of that

01:00:28.579 --> 01:00:28.960
 psalm.

01:00:29.079 --> 01:00:29.960
 Psalm speaks

01:00:29.960 --> 01:00:30.679
 with

01:00:30.679 --> 01:00:31.519
 thankfulness

01:00:31.519 --> 01:00:33.079
 to God

01:00:33.079 --> 01:00:34.099
 for the

01:00:34.099 --> 01:00:34.619
 steadfast

01:00:34.619 --> 01:00:35.099
 love he

01:00:35.099 --> 01:00:36.420
 has that

01:00:36.420 --> 01:00:36.779
 breeds

01:00:36.779 --> 01:00:37.500
 admiration

01:00:37.500 --> 01:00:37.940
 in our

01:00:37.940 --> 01:00:38.460
 hearts.

01:00:39.519 --> 01:00:39.779
 Give

01:00:39.779 --> 01:00:40.299
 thanks to

01:00:40.299 --> 01:00:40.599
 God,

01:00:40.719 --> 01:00:41.079
 call on

01:00:41.079 --> 01:00:41.519
 his name,

01:00:42.000 --> 01:00:42.460
 to men

01:00:42.460 --> 01:00:43.199
 his deeds

01:00:43.199 --> 01:00:43.839
 make known.

01:00:43.840 --> 01:00:45.200
 sing ye

01:00:45.200 --> 01:00:45.720
 to him,

01:00:45.880 --> 01:00:46.940
 sing psalms,

01:00:47.100 --> 01:00:48.380
 proclaim this

01:00:48.380 --> 01:00:49.220
 wondrous works

01:00:49.220 --> 01:00:49.700
 each one.

01:00:49.800 --> 01:00:50.039
 We'll sing

01:00:50.039 --> 01:00:50.500
 down to the

01:00:50.500 --> 01:00:50.780
 end of

01:00:50.780 --> 01:00:51.600
 verse 5,

01:00:51.760 --> 01:00:52.480
 to God's

01:00:52.480 --> 01:00:52.840
 praise.

01:00:52.940 --> 01:00:53.079
 Give

01:00:53.079 --> 01:00:53.620
 thanks to

01:00:53.620 --> 01:00:53.920
 God,

01:00:54.360 --> 01:00:54.800
 call on

01:00:54.800 --> 01:00:55.240
 his name.

01:00:55.519 --> 01:00:56.100
 Stand to

01:00:56.100 --> 01:00:56.320
 sing.

01:00:56.320 --> 01:01:05.160
 sing psalm,

01:01:05.160 --> 01:01:06.280
 sing psalm,

01:01:06.280 --> 01:01:08.280
 sing psalm,

01:01:08.280 --> 01:01:08.860
 proclaim this

01:01:08.860 --> 01:01:09.660
 one of the

01:01:09.660 --> 01:01:10.280
 songs of

01:01:10.280 --> 01:01:10.700
 his name.

01:01:10.700 --> 01:01:11.900
 Give thanks to

01:01:11.900 --> 01:01:12.700
 God, call on

01:01:12.700 --> 01:01:13.700
 his name, to men

01:01:13.700 --> 01:01:15.700
 his deeds make known.

01:01:15.700 --> 01:01:19.700
 Sing ye to him, sing psalm, proclaim this one,

01:01:19.699 --> 01:01:22.139
 sing psalm, proclaim this one,

01:01:22.139 --> 01:01:26.699
 sing psalm, proclaim this one,

01:01:26.699 --> 01:01:31.139
 as one, as one, as each one.

01:01:31.139 --> 01:01:46.659
 See that he is his holy name, to God in you accord,

01:01:46.659 --> 01:02:02.539
 and let the heart of everyone rejoice that seeks the Lord.

01:02:02.539 --> 01:02:17.539
 The Lord Almighty and his strength will steadfast hearts in thee.

01:02:17.539 --> 01:02:26.900
 His blessed and his gracious grace,

01:02:26.900 --> 01:02:28.900
 seeking continually.

01:02:28.900 --> 01:02:47.900
 Think on the words that he hath done, which admiration free.

01:02:47.900 --> 01:03:04.900
 His wonders and the judgment saw, which draweth his mouth from the sea.

01:03:05.680 --> 01:03:06.780
 And conclude with prayer.

01:03:07.680 --> 01:03:14.660
 Our Father in heaven, as we come to you, may we have admiration bred within our hearts

01:03:14.659 --> 01:03:20.059
 for the wonders that you have done for us, and that you have saved us from evil,

01:03:20.519 --> 01:03:22.359
 and rescued us and redeemed us.

01:03:22.480 --> 01:03:25.179
 Lord, be with us, we pray, in the days ahead.

01:03:25.299 --> 01:03:27.519
 Protect us from the schemes of the evil one,

01:03:28.000 --> 01:03:30.359
 that we may know you and your beauty,

01:03:30.839 --> 01:03:37.119
 and that all these things may be revealed to us in new and amazing and astonishing ways,

01:03:38.119 --> 01:03:40.480
 that we may question in our hearts,

01:03:40.480 --> 01:03:43.699
 what is these things so wondrous and beautiful,

01:03:44.320 --> 01:03:46.440
 that we may draw near with assurance,

01:03:47.240 --> 01:03:49.260
 and not waver to or fro,

01:03:49.780 --> 01:03:52.000
 but hold fast to Christ.

01:03:52.820 --> 01:03:54.079
 Be with us as we part.

01:03:54.320 --> 01:03:57.059
 Watch over us, guide us, bless the word to us this evening,

01:03:57.179 --> 01:03:58.860
 as it is preached and read and sung.

01:03:59.420 --> 01:04:01.159
 We thank you for the singing of your praise.

01:04:01.300 --> 01:04:03.420
 Forgive us our sins, we ask in Jesus' name.

01:04:03.760 --> 01:04:04.079
 Amen.

01:04:04.079 --> 01:04:04.199
 Amen.

01:04:10.480 --> 01:04:11.480
 Amen.

01:04:11.480 --> 01:04:12.480
 Amen.