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 So as we begin, let's pray.

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 Lord, may the words we've just heard fall on good soil.

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! May we hear them, understand, and respond in whatever way we need to this morning,

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 so that we may bear fruit and that we may be participants in the kingdom of God,

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 following Jesus with hearts unhindered, but open to all that you have from heaven.

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 In our lives. Amen.

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 So today we begin this summer series looking at meetings with Jesus,

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 not kind of ECC meetings with Jesus, but, you know, encounters along the road.

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 And I hope that we will discover through a sort of diversity of encounters

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 with the questions that they have, the needs that they had,

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 and we might find ourselves encountering Jesus and allow him to speak to us and to meet us.

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 And so today, as we've just heard, Jesus meets a rich man.

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 And as we go through, just some points to hopefully help you see what we're going to be covering this morning

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 and the terrain of this.

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 So first of all, we'll see that he's a good man.

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 The good man.

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 We've got the things up, Pauline, sorry.

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 Perfect.

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 Just so you know where we're going.

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 The good man, the heart-searching challenge, the sad response, and the rich heart of God.

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 And we'll explore that together.

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 But I hope that gives you a little bit of a framework as I whittle on.

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 I mean as I talk.

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 And what I've got to do is find a Bible.

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 I've got the all-important thing there.

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 So, it starts.

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 Firstly, we discover, I think, that he is a good man.

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 He is a good man.

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 And that's important.

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 Just then, a man came up to Jesus and asked,

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 Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?

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 And we know from the conversation that follows,

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 as well as the other accounts of this meeting that are written about in the other Gospels,

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 that we're dealing with what we would call, I think, a good, respectable young man here.

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 No doubt a person of influence, good standing in society.

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 You can imagine if this scene was set today, you would find him to be a law-abiding citizen.

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 And he's the kind of guy that, when he's on the train and his mobile phone goes off,

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 he doesn't just take it there.

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 He gets up and he goes to the end of the carriage and receives his call there.

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 That kind of gentleman.

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 Okay?

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 That's the kind of person we're talking about here.

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 He's thoughtful.

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 He's well-behaved.

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 Hasn't got any skeletons in the closet.

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 In fact, quite the opposite.

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 He's reliable and genuine.

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 And perhaps he works in a respected local trade.

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 He's a businessman.

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 And he's made himself a good income and a good business with a good reputation.

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 He lives in a nice house.

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 Nothing excessive.

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 He's got a nice car.

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 Enjoys good holidays.

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 And what's more, he gets involved in local charities.

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 In fact, he's a churchgoer.

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 And not just a churchgoer.

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 He's a regular attender.

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 And he is a member of the church council.

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 Well respected.

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 That's the kind of person we're talking about here.

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 And he comes across Jesus.

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 And you'll see if you read the verses just before this.

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 He would have watched Jesus interact with children.

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 In a way that would have been surprising to people.

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 As Jesus gets children brought to him.

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 And he lays hands on them.

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 And he welcomes them.

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 And he treasures them.

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 And I think the guy would have been touched by that.

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 He was a good guy.

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 And then he sees an opening to approach Jesus.

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 And that's what he does.

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 And he says to him,

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 Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?

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 He's respectful.

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 He's thoughtful.

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 And I think he genuinely wants to know.

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 And so Jesus' heart-searching challenge,

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 through a series of questions that he then puts back to this man,

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 may be a surprise to all of us.

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 They certainly were to the first disciples standing around Jesus.

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 Because there's no doubt that Jesus could see beyond this polite and earnest question.

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 Polite man and earnest question.

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 And he sees into the man's heart.

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 And Jesus really wants to help this guy.

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 He really wants to help this guy.

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 And as he often does,

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 he answers a question with a question.

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 In fact, a series of questions.

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 And they become, as I say,

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 a heart-searching challenge.

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 How does Jesus respond?

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 Why do you ask me what is good?

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 There is only one who is good.

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 Now, Jesus knew,

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 and that man knew,

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 that goodness was the prerogative of God.

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 That's where all goodness comes from.

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 Only God is good.

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 And there's the first challenge.

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 Does this man really know who he's talking to?

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 Because if you read on,

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 or anywhere in the Gospels,

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 you'll see that when other people come towards Jesus,

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 they usually have a slightly different response.

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 For example, in chapter 22 of Matthew,

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 the blind men come to Jesus,

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 and they say,

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 have mercy on me, son of David.

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 It's as if when they recognize the goodness of Jesus,

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 the son of God before them,

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 they, in comparison,

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 recognize their lack,

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 and they ask for mercy.

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 They don't come,

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 and try and manufacture something on their own.

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 And that's the first sign,

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 that Jesus has understood what's going on here.

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 He asks,

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 what good thing must I do to eternal life?

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 And Jesus immediately points and says,

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 well, only God is good.

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 If you want to enter life,

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 keep the commandments, he says.

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 So,

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 you can imagine him thinking,

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 okay,

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 I'm a good man.

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 I've got this.

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 I know I've been a law-abiding citizen all my life.

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 Which one is Jesus?

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 And notice the list that Jesus gives him.

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 You might have noticed that as Hen read it.

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 They are all the laws that demand something from us

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 in relation to others.

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 So,

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 you shall not murder,

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 you shall not commit adultery,

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 you shall not steal,

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 honour your father and mother,

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 love your neighbour as yourself.

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 What does he miss out?

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 I mean,

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 it's an interesting selection of laws

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 that Jesus puts there.

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 Jesus misses out,

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 perhaps,

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 two of the big ten.

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 The first two.

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 Have no other gods before me,

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 and do not worship other gods of your own making.

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 Misses that one.

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 And even,

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 he doesn't say

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 what's normally his favourite summary of the law,

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 which is,

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 love the Lord your God

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 with all your heart,

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 all your mind,

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 and all your soul.

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 He's only mentioned,

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 love your neighbour as yourself.

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 Why?

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 Because he understands

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 how this man's heart works.

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 All these I have kept,

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 the young man said.

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 What do I still lack?

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 You see,

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 throughout the whole of his life,

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 this young man

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 has been performing

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 to get what he needs in life.

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 And he has the same mentality

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 about achieving eternal life

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 by doing another good thing.

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 And he has come to Jesus thinking,

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 well,

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 if I just get that little bit of guidance from him,

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 I will get those extra brownie points.

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 I will make the grade

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 that I need to

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 to enter eternal life.

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 And it's almost as if

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 Jesus plays him

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 at his own game.

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 Because he says to him,

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 if you want to be perfect,

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 if we're playing the

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 perfect performance game,

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 if you want to be perfect,

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 young man,

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 do something,

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 do another thing.

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 Sell your possessions

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 and give to the poor.

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 Then you'll have treasure in heaven.

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 Then come,

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 follow me.

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 So is it that he does

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 just have to do one more thing

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 and then he would have

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 ticked that off his list?

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 Giving away his money

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 in order to get eternal life?

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 I don't think so.

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 It's because Jesus knows

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 this man's heart

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 and he knows

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 where this man's treasure

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 really is.

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 And it's revealed

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 by the man's sad response.

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 Verse 22,

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 when the young man heard this,

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 he went away sad

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 because he had

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 great wealth.

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 So is Jesus anti-money?

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 Is he against

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 having personal wealth?

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 He talks about money

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 a lot, Jesus.

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 I mean, scholars tell us

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 that one out of every

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 ten verses in the gospel,

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 that's about 288 verses,

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 deals directly with money

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 or riches or wealth.

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 And nearly 42%

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 of his parables

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 are about money

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 or using wealth

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 as something to teach us

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 spiritual lessons.

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 Because Jesus understands

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 that wealth

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 is one of the biggest traps

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 in not trusting

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 in God's goodness

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 and grace.

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 So it wasn't that Jesus

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 was prescribing

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 to this young man

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 just one more commandment

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 to do

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 and then you've got it.

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 by giving this

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 heart-searching challenge,

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 he was revealing to the man

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 where his heart really was.

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 It wasn't by doing

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 something else

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 that we gave him

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 the last points

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 on the board.

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 But Jesus understands

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 that it's our doings

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 that reveal

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 our heart's desire.

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 And this young man

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 could not do

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 what Jesus

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 was asking him to do.

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 He was not prepared

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 to let go of his wealth

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 and follow Jesus

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 and follow Jesus

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 who is the way,

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 the truth

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 and the life.

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 Instead,

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 he had clearly

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 grown dependent

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 on his own wealth

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 and his own resources

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 to get him through life

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 and thought that this

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 would help him

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 in the kingdom of God.

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 And despite

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 whatever religious

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 or societal

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 good behaviour

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 and good things

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 he was doing,

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 it was actually

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 his possessions

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 that he was living for

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 and perhaps even

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 he was using

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 his religious devotion

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 as a means

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 of making sure

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 he was doing alright.

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 Actually,

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 if I can get God's blessing

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 and receive

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 the things

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 that I really want,

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 that seems to be

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 a good way

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 to go about it.

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 And so what he possessed,

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 and we don't know

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 what his bank account

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 was like

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 or where his holdings were,

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 but it was clearly

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 too important

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 as part of his identity

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 to believe

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 that he might be able

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 to give them away.

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 To lose them,

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 as it were,

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 would be to lose

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 his life.

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 And just chapters

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 before this,

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 Jesus famously said,

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 what good is it

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 if someone gains

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 the whole world

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 but loses his soul?

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 Or what can anyone

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 trade

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 for their soul?

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 And so Jesus,

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 seeing into this man's heart,

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 seeing really

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 what he was living for,

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 in some sense

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 what he was worshipping,

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 gave him this

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 heart-searching challenge.

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 and the man

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 walked away

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 sad.

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 And as he walks away,

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 Jesus says to his disciples,

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 truly I tell you,

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 it is hard for someone

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 who is rich

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 to enter the kingdom

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 of heaven.

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 Again,

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 I tell you,

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 it's easier for a camel

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 to go through the eye

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 of a needle

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 than someone who is rich

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 to enter the kingdom

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 of God.

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 Now this was surprising

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 to those around Jesus.

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 In fact,

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 they were astonished,

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 shocked

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 by what Jesus

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 was saying.

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 Because surely

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 the man who just

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 walked away

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 was a man

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 who was blessed

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 by God.

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 Surely

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 wealth

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 and influence

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 are a sign

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 of God's blessing.

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 You know,

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 Jesus,

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 haven't you read

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 some of the Proverbs?

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 Haven't you seen

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 Abraham,

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 Isaac,

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 Jacob?

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 How did they get

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 blessed?

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 Because they were

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 righteous.

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 What's going on,

00:13:03.879 --> 00:13:04.039
 Jesus?

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 You just sent him away.

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 He would have been

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 really good

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 in the kingdom of God

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 and he's just

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 gone away.

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 But I can almost

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 imagine Jesus

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 going on a little bit

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 of a sort of

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 Bible journey

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 with them,

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 saying,

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 well,

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 look at those

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 characters.

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 Look at when

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 it goes wrong

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 for them.

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 When by acquiring

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 stuff,

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 be it land,

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 cattle,

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 women,

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 it becomes

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 the over-desire

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 of their hearts

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 and each time

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 it leads them

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 away from God

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 rather than

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 towards them.

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 To have money

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 is not a bad

00:13:35.879 --> 00:13:36.340
 thing,

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 but for money

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 to have you

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 is a very bad

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 thing.

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 So,

00:13:45.920 --> 00:13:46.440
 folks,

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 this morning,

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 if you are rich,

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 and I'd have to say

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 that if you have

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 food in your fridge,

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 clothes on your body,

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 a roof over your head

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 and a place to sleep,

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 you are richer

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 than 75%

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 of the world's

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 population,

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 that makes most

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 of us here rich,

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 we must be

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 aware

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 of the dangers

00:14:06.740 --> 00:14:08.040
 Jesus is laying

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 out here.

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 Are we in danger

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 of living

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 for something

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 other than God,

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 even when our

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 churchgoing

00:14:17.440 --> 00:14:18.280
 and our activities

00:14:18.280 --> 00:14:19.420
 seem to suggest

00:14:19.420 --> 00:14:19.759
 otherwise?

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 How do we know,

00:14:22.139 --> 00:14:23.000
 how might we know,

00:14:23.320 --> 00:14:24.000
 if we're trusting

00:14:24.000 --> 00:14:24.879
 more in our riches,

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 and I include

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 that our comforts,

00:14:27.620 --> 00:14:28.340
 our lifestyle,

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 and the associated

00:14:29.700 --> 00:14:30.539
 status that comes

00:14:30.539 --> 00:14:30.980
 with it,

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 how do we know

00:14:32.740 --> 00:14:33.399
 that we're relying

00:14:33.399 --> 00:14:34.320
 on those things

00:14:34.320 --> 00:14:34.980
 to the extent

00:14:34.980 --> 00:14:36.159
 which is endangering

00:14:36.159 --> 00:14:36.879
 our souls?

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 Well,

00:14:39.059 --> 00:14:39.779
 the test is this,

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 folks,

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 how generous

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 are you

00:14:42.740 --> 00:14:44.360
 in giving it away?

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 How generous

00:14:45.779 --> 00:14:46.299
 are you

00:14:46.299 --> 00:14:47.539
 in giving it away?

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 Let's start

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 with 10%.

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 Are you willing

00:14:52.740 --> 00:14:53.259
 to give that

00:14:53.259 --> 00:14:53.839
 back to God?

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 To give it away,

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 to entrust it

00:14:56.259 --> 00:14:56.720
 to others,

00:14:56.860 --> 00:14:58.179
 to be used

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 on other people's

00:14:59.000 --> 00:14:59.339
 benefits?

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 Now,

00:15:01.539 --> 00:15:01.799
 you might want

00:15:01.799 --> 00:15:02.240
 to quibble

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 with the percentage

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 because you may

00:15:03.740 --> 00:15:04.240
 feel that's an

00:15:04.240 --> 00:15:05.059
 inappropriate use

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 of the Levitical law.

00:15:06.539 --> 00:15:06.860
 Okay,

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 try 12%,

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 try 15%.

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 Go,

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 you know,

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 you pick a figure.

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 But what's really

00:15:13.579 --> 00:15:14.339
 holding you back

00:15:14.339 --> 00:15:15.000
 from giving away

00:15:15.000 --> 00:15:15.360
 your money?

00:15:15.459 --> 00:15:16.139
 Is it the maths

00:15:16.139 --> 00:15:17.799
 or is it your heart?

00:15:17.799 --> 00:15:20.639
 Does it make you sad

00:15:20.639 --> 00:15:21.759
 to think about

00:15:21.759 --> 00:15:23.479
 what that might mean?

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 If it makes you sad,

00:15:26.500 --> 00:15:27.219
 then just like this

00:15:27.219 --> 00:15:29.000
 rich young ruler here,

00:15:29.639 --> 00:15:31.019
 we need to check

00:15:31.019 --> 00:15:31.579
 our hearts.

00:15:33.139 --> 00:15:33.620
 Now,

00:15:33.819 --> 00:15:34.599
 I recognise

00:15:34.599 --> 00:15:36.219
 that

00:15:36.219 --> 00:15:39.639
 life is complicated.

00:15:39.819 --> 00:15:40.439
 We've already prayed

00:15:40.439 --> 00:15:41.000
 this morning

00:15:41.000 --> 00:15:41.620
 about those

00:15:41.620 --> 00:15:42.579
 who hit the summer

00:15:42.579 --> 00:15:43.599
 thinking about

00:15:43.599 --> 00:15:44.799
 the difficulties

00:15:44.799 --> 00:15:45.939
 of finances.

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 And I certainly

00:15:47.259 --> 00:15:47.759
 don't want to be

00:15:47.759 --> 00:15:48.580
 coming away

00:15:48.580 --> 00:15:49.399
 legalistic

00:15:49.399 --> 00:15:50.720
 about kind of amounts.

00:15:51.360 --> 00:15:52.019
 But this,

00:15:52.200 --> 00:15:52.960
 we can't miss

00:15:52.960 --> 00:15:54.200
 what Jesus is saying here.

00:15:54.279 --> 00:15:54.799
 This is about

00:15:54.799 --> 00:15:55.559
 our hearts

00:15:55.559 --> 00:15:56.620
 and this is about

00:15:56.620 --> 00:15:57.679
 our involvement

00:15:57.679 --> 00:15:58.740
 in the kingdom of God

00:15:58.740 --> 00:15:59.620
 and being part

00:15:59.620 --> 00:16:01.080
 of eternal life.

00:16:02.240 --> 00:16:02.679
 And it's certainly

00:16:02.679 --> 00:16:03.659
 not about amounts

00:16:03.659 --> 00:16:04.819
 because if you remember

00:16:04.819 --> 00:16:05.919
 when Jesus enters

00:16:05.919 --> 00:16:06.460
 the temple,

00:16:06.620 --> 00:16:07.360
 he sees a widow

00:16:07.360 --> 00:16:09.179
 who gave

00:16:09.179 --> 00:16:09.960
 a little amount

00:16:09.960 --> 00:16:11.200
 but generously

00:16:11.200 --> 00:16:11.899
 in comparison

00:16:11.899 --> 00:16:12.779
 to all she had.

00:16:12.779 --> 00:16:13.899
 And when he saw

00:16:13.899 --> 00:16:14.980
 a richer person

00:16:14.980 --> 00:16:15.379
 give

00:16:15.379 --> 00:16:17.220
 a large amount

00:16:17.220 --> 00:16:18.139
 but in comparison

00:16:18.139 --> 00:16:18.740
 to what he had

00:16:18.740 --> 00:16:19.240
 it cost him

00:16:19.240 --> 00:16:19.840
 very little.

00:16:20.519 --> 00:16:21.320
 Jesus was quick

00:16:21.320 --> 00:16:22.259
 to honour

00:16:22.259 --> 00:16:22.980
 and praise

00:16:22.980 --> 00:16:24.480
 that poor widow.

00:16:26.519 --> 00:16:27.240
 In fact,

00:16:27.540 --> 00:16:28.080
 the most generous

00:16:28.080 --> 00:16:28.840
 people are quite

00:16:28.840 --> 00:16:29.700
 often the poorest

00:16:29.700 --> 00:16:31.259
 because their hearts

00:16:31.259 --> 00:16:32.080
 have not come

00:16:32.080 --> 00:16:33.259
 to rely on money

00:16:33.259 --> 00:16:33.759
 to give them

00:16:33.759 --> 00:16:34.340
 the security

00:16:34.340 --> 00:16:35.240
 and the comfort

00:16:35.240 --> 00:16:35.960
 that money seems

00:16:35.960 --> 00:16:36.720
 to offer us.

00:16:36.720 --> 00:16:40.379
 So question,

00:16:40.779 --> 00:16:41.340
 Christchurch,

00:16:41.519 --> 00:16:42.360
 do you trust

00:16:42.360 --> 00:16:43.440
 in the goodness,

00:16:43.940 --> 00:16:44.639
 the security,

00:16:45.480 --> 00:16:46.080
 the provision

00:16:46.080 --> 00:16:46.820
 of God

00:16:46.820 --> 00:16:48.920
 that you don't feel

00:16:48.920 --> 00:16:49.639
 you need to protect

00:16:49.639 --> 00:16:50.200
 yourself

00:16:50.200 --> 00:16:51.680
 with

00:16:51.680 --> 00:16:52.740
 or sustain

00:16:52.740 --> 00:16:53.379
 yourself

00:16:53.379 --> 00:16:54.139
 with those things

00:16:54.139 --> 00:16:55.220
 by your lifestyle

00:16:55.220 --> 00:16:56.120
 or by

00:16:56.120 --> 00:16:57.160
 your income

00:16:57.160 --> 00:16:58.540
 or what you have,

00:16:58.620 --> 00:16:59.139
 your possessions?

00:17:00.759 --> 00:17:02.379
 Can you give it away?

00:17:02.980 --> 00:17:04.360
 Can you give it away

00:17:04.360 --> 00:17:04.799
 freely?

00:17:04.799 --> 00:17:06.319
 Does your bank balance

00:17:06.319 --> 00:17:07.259
 worship the Lord

00:17:07.259 --> 00:17:09.779
 or does it worship

00:17:09.779 --> 00:17:11.119
 your self,

00:17:11.299 --> 00:17:12.059
 your ego even?

00:17:14.419 --> 00:17:14.980
 Uncomfortable,

00:17:15.099 --> 00:17:15.379
 isn't it?

00:17:15.599 --> 00:17:16.180
 I bet you're thinking,

00:17:16.279 --> 00:17:16.659
 I wish the vicar

00:17:16.659 --> 00:17:17.579
 would talk about sex again.

00:17:18.139 --> 00:17:22.079
 This is really uncomfortable

00:17:22.079 --> 00:17:23.059
 because we're also

00:17:23.059 --> 00:17:23.680
 not familiar

00:17:23.680 --> 00:17:25.180
 talking about money

00:17:25.180 --> 00:17:25.960
 very often.

00:17:26.919 --> 00:17:28.539
 But Jesus was uncomfortable.

00:17:28.779 --> 00:17:29.579
 This was deeply

00:17:29.579 --> 00:17:30.720
 uncomfortable then.

00:17:30.720 --> 00:17:32.839
 but he cared enough

00:17:32.839 --> 00:17:34.360
 about people's souls

00:17:34.360 --> 00:17:36.339
 and their belonging

00:17:36.339 --> 00:17:36.940
 to the kingdom

00:17:36.940 --> 00:17:37.980
 of eternal life

00:17:37.980 --> 00:17:38.759
 than he did

00:17:38.759 --> 00:17:39.579
 about upsetting them.

00:17:40.319 --> 00:17:40.980
 So in the spirit

00:17:40.980 --> 00:17:41.460
 of Jesus,

00:17:42.200 --> 00:17:43.319
 I challenge you today.

00:17:44.019 --> 00:17:44.740
 The more we trust

00:17:44.740 --> 00:17:45.360
 in our riches,

00:17:45.839 --> 00:17:46.680
 the less we trust

00:17:46.680 --> 00:17:47.120
 in God

00:17:47.120 --> 00:17:48.860
 and the less,

00:17:49.400 --> 00:17:50.180
 you know,

00:17:50.240 --> 00:17:51.220
 the less our appetite

00:17:51.220 --> 00:17:52.559
 is for him

00:17:52.559 --> 00:17:53.160
 and the things

00:17:53.160 --> 00:17:53.779
 of his kingdom,

00:17:53.920 --> 00:17:54.819
 they diminish

00:17:54.819 --> 00:17:55.539
 by the day.

00:17:55.700 --> 00:17:56.220
 There is that

00:17:56.220 --> 00:17:57.220
 absolute risk

00:17:57.220 --> 00:17:59.039
 as we accumulate wealth.

00:17:59.039 --> 00:18:01.839
 So how can we do

00:18:01.839 --> 00:18:02.799
 something about this?

00:18:03.019 --> 00:18:03.500
 I've laid down

00:18:03.500 --> 00:18:04.579
 a pretty big challenge.

00:18:05.480 --> 00:18:07.339
 What would motivate us

00:18:07.339 --> 00:18:08.519
 to give generously

00:18:08.519 --> 00:18:09.559
 and more importantly,

00:18:09.759 --> 00:18:10.240
 joyfully?

00:18:10.379 --> 00:18:11.399
 This man went away sad.

00:18:12.059 --> 00:18:12.579
 The Lord loves

00:18:12.579 --> 00:18:13.440
 a cheerful giver.

00:18:13.500 --> 00:18:14.839
 How do we become cheerful

00:18:14.839 --> 00:18:16.519
 in giving away

00:18:16.519 --> 00:18:17.420
 abundantly?

00:18:18.619 --> 00:18:19.980
 What might a heart

00:18:19.980 --> 00:18:20.819
 that is dependent

00:18:20.819 --> 00:18:24.579
 on God

00:18:24.579 --> 00:18:26.899
 look like

00:18:26.900 --> 00:18:29.320
 and that is able

00:18:29.320 --> 00:18:29.940
 to be released

00:18:29.940 --> 00:18:31.220
 from being dependent

00:18:31.220 --> 00:18:32.160
 on stuff

00:18:32.160 --> 00:18:33.140
 and our possessions?

00:18:34.240 --> 00:18:35.840
 What would enable us

00:18:35.840 --> 00:18:37.160
 to follow Jesus

00:18:37.160 --> 00:18:38.019
 unhindered

00:18:38.019 --> 00:18:39.800
 by the burden

00:18:39.800 --> 00:18:41.360
 of a money-needing heart?

00:18:42.740 --> 00:18:43.820
 Well, the answer

00:18:43.820 --> 00:18:45.460
 on one level

00:18:45.460 --> 00:18:46.140
 is very simple.

00:18:48.200 --> 00:18:49.820
 You need to receive

00:18:49.820 --> 00:18:51.340
 the riches of God

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 from the rich heart

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 of God.

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 You need to receive

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 the riches of God.

00:18:58.240 --> 00:18:59.060
 That is the

00:18:59.060 --> 00:19:01.100
 better replacement

00:19:01.100 --> 00:19:02.840
 for money,

00:19:03.460 --> 00:19:04.140
 for the riches,

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 for the status,

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 for the comfort,

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 for the lifestyle,

00:19:07.220 --> 00:19:07.720
 whatever it is

00:19:07.720 --> 00:19:08.640
 that we often find

00:19:08.640 --> 00:19:09.680
 ourselves living for

00:19:09.680 --> 00:19:10.920
 and those carrots

00:19:10.920 --> 00:19:12.019
 being dangled around us

00:19:12.019 --> 00:19:12.640
 that we might try

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 and follow.

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 Even our education system

00:19:14.860 --> 00:19:15.560
 and our society

00:19:15.560 --> 00:19:16.400
 points us towards,

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 yes, you must have more,

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 have more, have more.

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 No.

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 Can we live for

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 and receive

00:19:22.940 --> 00:19:24.559
 the riches of God?

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 And can I tell you

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 what's going to help?

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 It's when we see Jesus

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 and we know

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 what he has done

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 for us.

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 Jesus Christ

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 gave up the infinite

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 riches of heaven

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 to come to earth.

00:19:39.980 --> 00:19:40.839
 He lived on earth

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 in relative poverty

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 but he continued

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 to be rich

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 in his relationship

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 with his heavenly father.

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 But as he

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 went towards the cross

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 he became

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 stripped away

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 of so many things

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 and in many ways

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 he became bankrupt

00:19:59.480 --> 00:20:01.399
 in order to pay

00:20:01.399 --> 00:20:02.639
 our debt

00:20:02.639 --> 00:20:03.779
 of sin

00:20:03.779 --> 00:20:05.299
 towards God.

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 He poured out

00:20:07.420 --> 00:20:08.220
 his life on us.

00:20:08.299 --> 00:20:09.720
 He generously gave

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 wiping his account out

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 and if you like

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 being subject

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 to hell's bailiffs.

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 But the bank of heaven

00:20:21.599 --> 00:20:22.440
 was still his.

00:20:23.240 --> 00:20:24.220
 He rose to life

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 on the third day

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 and he rose

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 a spiritual billionaire

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 heir of all creation

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 and he offers

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 to those

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 who follow him

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 every spiritual blessing.

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 That's what it says

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 in Ephesians.

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 Every spiritual blessing.

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 All the riches of heaven

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 on free credit.

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 we don't have to earn it.

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 We're not even

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 asked to be paying

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 back our debt.

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 Jesus has done that.

00:20:50.019 --> 00:20:51.100
 This is a gift.

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 Grace

00:20:53.559 --> 00:20:55.840
 received by faith.

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 And the riches of God

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 come to us.

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 He gives us a deposit

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 of his spirit.

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 That's the language

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 the Bible uses.

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 A deposit

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 a down payment

00:21:05.559 --> 00:21:07.240
 of his spirit

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 to live inside

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 our hearts.

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 Making us hungry

00:21:11.259 --> 00:21:12.000
 for more

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 of him.

00:21:13.779 --> 00:21:14.900
 Placing our treasures

00:21:14.900 --> 00:21:15.519
 in heaven.

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 Heaven which

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 we are able

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 to inhabit now

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 and will

00:21:19.900 --> 00:21:21.200
 onwardly go

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 for eternal life

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 as we wait

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 for the renewal

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 of all things

00:21:25.120 --> 00:21:25.680
 when heaven

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 fully unites

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 with earth.

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 Do you see

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 how God is all about

00:21:31.339 --> 00:21:32.660
 giving to you?

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 He gave his only son.

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 He pours out

00:21:35.220 --> 00:21:35.839
 his riches to us.

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 All the time he's abundantly

00:21:37.119 --> 00:21:38.059
 wanting to give

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 to you.

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 He can meet

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 all your

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 security,

00:21:43.319 --> 00:21:43.659
 comfort,

00:21:44.339 --> 00:21:44.659
 peace,

00:21:44.899 --> 00:21:45.599
 joy needs

00:21:45.599 --> 00:21:46.480
 if we just

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 are able to

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 open our hearts

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 to let him.

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 And if that

00:21:53.699 --> 00:21:54.259
 is how

00:21:54.259 --> 00:21:55.459
 rich God is

00:21:55.459 --> 00:21:56.259
 towards us

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 will you let him

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 take control?

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 Will you surrender

00:22:01.279 --> 00:22:02.459
 your hearts to him?

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 Open even

00:22:03.959 --> 00:22:04.859
 your bank accounts

00:22:04.859 --> 00:22:05.379
 to him?

00:22:05.839 --> 00:22:08.740
 Will you treasure

00:22:08.740 --> 00:22:09.939
 him above all else?

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 Because I tell you

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 what,

00:22:13.240 --> 00:22:14.240
 he's worth it.

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 I'm going to finish

00:22:18.939 --> 00:22:19.500
 with these words

00:22:19.500 --> 00:22:20.059
 that we've already

00:22:20.059 --> 00:22:20.819
 sung this morning.

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 Were the whole

00:22:22.819 --> 00:22:23.939
 realm of nature

00:22:23.939 --> 00:22:24.459
 mine,

00:22:25.079 --> 00:22:26.099
 that were a present

00:22:26.099 --> 00:22:27.459
 far too small.

00:22:28.139 --> 00:22:28.699
 Love,

00:22:28.879 --> 00:22:29.740
 so amazing,

00:22:29.919 --> 00:22:30.720
 so divine,

00:22:31.619 --> 00:22:33.119
 demands my soul,

00:22:33.119 --> 00:22:34.659
 my life,

00:22:35.579 --> 00:22:36.179
 my all.

00:22:41.179 --> 00:22:42.000
 Let's just have

00:22:42.000 --> 00:22:42.519
 a moment of

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 quiet.

00:22:45.119 --> 00:22:45.779
 Just allowing

00:22:45.779 --> 00:22:46.619
 the spirit

00:22:46.619 --> 00:22:47.079
 who's been

00:22:47.079 --> 00:22:48.159
 speaking to you

00:22:48.159 --> 00:22:51.879
 perhaps to

00:22:51.879 --> 00:22:52.399
 highlight something

00:22:52.399 --> 00:22:52.719
 that's been

00:22:52.719 --> 00:22:53.259
 important,

00:22:53.259 --> 00:22:57.839
 to perhaps bring

00:22:57.839 --> 00:22:58.259
 home that

00:22:58.259 --> 00:22:58.779
 challenge,

00:22:59.220 --> 00:22:59.660
 the challenge

00:22:59.660 --> 00:23:00.019
 of Jesus

00:23:00.019 --> 00:23:00.400
 here.

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 I'm aware

00:23:09.640 --> 00:23:10.180
 from some

00:23:10.180 --> 00:23:10.900
 that there

00:23:10.900 --> 00:23:11.140
 will be

00:23:11.140 --> 00:23:11.660
 people with

00:23:11.660 --> 00:23:12.720
 financial

00:23:12.720 --> 00:23:13.420
 difficulties,

00:23:13.960 --> 00:23:14.879
 real problems

00:23:14.879 --> 00:23:15.140
 that they're

00:23:15.140 --> 00:23:15.660
 dealing with,

00:23:15.660 --> 00:23:16.700
 and can I

00:23:16.700 --> 00:23:17.000
 ask you

00:23:17.000 --> 00:23:17.560
 please reach

00:23:17.560 --> 00:23:17.900
 out for

00:23:17.900 --> 00:23:18.140
 help,

00:23:18.200 --> 00:23:18.440
 to chat

00:23:18.440 --> 00:23:18.920
 to myself,

00:23:19.019 --> 00:23:19.500
 the wardens,

00:23:21.040 --> 00:23:22.540
 we want to

00:23:22.540 --> 00:23:23.060
 stand alongside

00:23:23.060 --> 00:23:24.120
 you and I

00:23:24.120 --> 00:23:24.640
 recognise this

00:23:24.640 --> 00:23:25.240
 isn't easy

00:23:25.240 --> 00:23:28.360
 and it's a

00:23:28.360 --> 00:23:28.860
 terrible place

00:23:28.860 --> 00:23:29.500
 to be stuck

00:23:29.500 --> 00:23:30.720
 in financial

00:23:30.720 --> 00:23:32.120
 debt and I

00:23:32.120 --> 00:23:32.640
 just want to

00:23:32.640 --> 00:23:33.700
 say to you

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 please reach

00:23:34.259 --> 00:23:35.080
 out and

00:23:35.080 --> 00:23:35.500
 that's not a

00:23:35.500 --> 00:23:36.160
 thing of shame

00:23:36.160 --> 00:23:38.700
 and maybe

00:23:38.700 --> 00:23:39.300
 this invitation

00:23:39.300 --> 00:23:41.080
 is for you.

00:23:41.079 --> 00:23:44.359
 There may be

00:23:44.359 --> 00:23:44.779
 some of you

00:23:44.779 --> 00:23:45.179
 who say

00:23:45.179 --> 00:23:45.799
 you know

00:23:45.799 --> 00:23:46.099
 Lord I

00:23:46.099 --> 00:23:46.559
 want to

00:23:46.559 --> 00:23:47.939
 test my

00:23:47.939 --> 00:23:48.159
 heart,

00:23:48.259 --> 00:23:48.579
 I want to

00:23:48.579 --> 00:23:50.079
 see how

00:23:50.079 --> 00:23:50.619
 generous

00:23:50.619 --> 00:23:52.439
 I might

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 be.

00:23:53.559 --> 00:23:54.099
 I have to

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 confess folks

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 I am yet

00:23:55.939 --> 00:23:56.579
 to transfer

00:23:56.579 --> 00:23:57.019
 my giving

00:23:57.019 --> 00:23:57.579
 from my old

00:23:57.579 --> 00:23:57.960
 church to

00:23:57.960 --> 00:23:58.240
 the new

00:23:58.240 --> 00:23:58.579
 one so

00:23:58.579 --> 00:23:59.099
 there's a

00:23:59.099 --> 00:23:59.419
 small

00:23:59.419 --> 00:23:59.939
 backlog,

00:24:00.379 --> 00:24:00.579
 it won't

00:24:00.579 --> 00:24:01.059
 be huge

00:24:01.059 --> 00:24:01.859
 but I am

00:24:01.859 --> 00:24:02.099
 more than

00:24:02.099 --> 00:24:03.439
 a widow's

00:24:03.439 --> 00:24:03.839
 might as

00:24:03.839 --> 00:24:04.139
 it were

00:24:04.139 --> 00:24:05.179
 but there

00:24:05.179 --> 00:24:05.659
 may be

00:24:05.659 --> 00:24:05.939
 some

00:24:05.939 --> 00:24:06.599
 practical

00:24:06.599 --> 00:24:07.119
 things you

00:24:07.119 --> 00:24:07.579
 think you

00:24:07.579 --> 00:24:07.779
 need to

00:24:07.779 --> 00:24:07.899
 do,

00:24:07.960 --> 00:24:08.099
 you need

00:24:08.099 --> 00:24:08.319
 to get

00:24:08.319 --> 00:24:08.659
 your house

00:24:08.659 --> 00:24:09.059
 in order

00:24:09.059 --> 00:24:09.919
 in order

00:24:09.919 --> 00:24:10.500
 to give

00:24:10.500 --> 00:24:12.140
 back to

00:24:12.140 --> 00:24:12.380
 God,

00:24:12.460 --> 00:24:12.880
 the first

00:24:12.880 --> 00:24:13.900
 fruits God

00:24:13.900 --> 00:24:14.539
 encourages us

00:24:14.539 --> 00:24:14.960
 to give,

00:24:15.380 --> 00:24:16.019
 give back

00:24:16.019 --> 00:24:16.359
 to him

00:24:16.359 --> 00:24:16.880
 in thanks,

00:24:17.299 --> 00:24:17.680
 maybe that's

00:24:17.680 --> 00:24:17.960
 something you

00:24:17.960 --> 00:24:18.220
 need to go

00:24:18.220 --> 00:24:18.460
 away and

00:24:18.460 --> 00:24:18.799
 think about

00:24:18.799 --> 00:24:19.240
 to do.

00:24:23.079 --> 00:24:23.779
 But above

00:24:23.779 --> 00:24:24.420
 all folks,

00:24:24.700 --> 00:24:25.039
 and I think

00:24:25.039 --> 00:24:25.440
 this applies

00:24:25.440 --> 00:24:25.779
 to every

00:24:25.779 --> 00:24:26.180
 single one

00:24:26.180 --> 00:24:26.680
 of us,

00:24:27.279 --> 00:24:27.759
 will you

00:24:27.759 --> 00:24:28.500
 receive the

00:24:28.500 --> 00:24:28.960
 riches of

00:24:28.960 --> 00:24:29.339
 God this

00:24:29.339 --> 00:24:29.599
 morning?

00:24:31.079 --> 00:24:31.680
 Will you

00:24:31.680 --> 00:24:32.500
 receive,

00:24:33.319 --> 00:24:33.880
 perhaps for

00:24:33.880 --> 00:24:34.299
 the first

00:24:34.299 --> 00:24:34.779
 time,

00:24:35.220 --> 00:24:35.940
 perhaps for

00:24:35.940 --> 00:24:36.500
 the

00:24:36.500 --> 00:24:37.779
 nth time,

00:24:39.259 --> 00:24:39.920
 the grace

00:24:39.920 --> 00:24:42.000
 of God

00:24:42.000 --> 00:24:43.300
 poured out

00:24:43.300 --> 00:24:43.800
 to you,

00:24:45.720 --> 00:24:46.580
 his amazing

00:24:46.580 --> 00:24:47.019
 love,

00:24:48.600 --> 00:24:49.720
 his love

00:24:49.720 --> 00:24:50.060
 that makes

00:24:50.060 --> 00:24:50.779
 us rich,

00:24:52.779 --> 00:24:53.800
 that makes

00:24:53.800 --> 00:24:54.300
 us treasure

00:24:54.300 --> 00:24:55.640
 him above

00:24:55.640 --> 00:24:56.100
 all else

00:24:56.100 --> 00:24:56.700
 because he's

00:24:56.700 --> 00:24:57.320
 so good.

00:24:58.560 --> 00:24:59.400
 Holy Spirit,

00:24:59.500 --> 00:25:00.080
 just make

00:25:00.080 --> 00:25:01.259
 your people

00:25:01.259 --> 00:25:02.600
 sing with

00:25:02.600 --> 00:25:04.940
 joy because

00:25:04.940 --> 00:25:05.700
 of how much

00:25:05.700 --> 00:25:07.440
 you mean to

00:25:07.440 --> 00:25:07.800
 us,

00:25:08.560 --> 00:25:08.759
 because of

00:25:08.759 --> 00:25:09.200
 how great

00:25:09.200 --> 00:25:09.660
 you are,

00:25:10.119 --> 00:25:10.740
 how worthy

00:25:10.740 --> 00:25:11.259
 you are,

00:25:13.440 --> 00:25:13.720
 and may

00:25:13.720 --> 00:25:14.299
 our hearts

00:25:14.299 --> 00:25:14.579
 and our

00:25:14.579 --> 00:25:15.059
 lives just

00:25:15.059 --> 00:25:16.000
 reflect that

00:25:16.000 --> 00:25:16.440
 truth.

00:25:19.220 --> 00:25:19.799
 And Holy

00:25:19.799 --> 00:25:20.000
 Spirit,

00:25:20.079 --> 00:25:20.559
 help us with

00:25:20.559 --> 00:25:21.379
 whatever change

00:25:21.379 --> 00:25:21.799
 we need to

00:25:21.799 --> 00:25:22.119
 make,

00:25:22.940 --> 00:25:23.599
 whatever phone

00:25:23.599 --> 00:25:24.039
 call we need

00:25:24.039 --> 00:25:24.259
 to make,

00:25:24.319 --> 00:25:24.839
 whatever friend

00:25:24.839 --> 00:25:25.259
 we need to

00:25:25.259 --> 00:25:25.680
 chat to,

00:25:26.680 --> 00:25:29.339
 would you

00:25:29.339 --> 00:25:30.240
 not allow

00:25:30.240 --> 00:25:32.059
 that challenge,

00:25:32.180 --> 00:25:32.799
 that invitation

00:25:32.799 --> 00:25:33.779
 to be taken

00:25:33.779 --> 00:25:34.359
 away from us

00:25:34.359 --> 00:25:35.759
 by a cup of

00:25:35.759 --> 00:25:36.400
 coffee and a

00:25:36.400 --> 00:25:37.039
 Sunday lunch

00:25:37.039 --> 00:25:39.119
 may may

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 may

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 may

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