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 And the scripture reading comes from Matthew chapter 15.

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 Please follow along either in your bulletins or in your Bibles.

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 Starting in verse 1 we read,

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 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

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 Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders?

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 For they do not wash their hands when they eat.

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 He answered them,

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 Why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of tradition?

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 For God commanded,

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 Honor your father and your mother,

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 and whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.

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 But you say,

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 If anyone tells his father or his mother,

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 What you would have gained from me is given to God.

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 He need not honor his father.

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 So for the sake of your tradition,

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 You have made void the word of God.

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 You hypocrites!

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 Well did Isaiah prophesy of you when he said,

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 This people honors me with their lips,

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 But their heart is far from me.

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 In vain do they worship me,

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 Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

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 And he called the people to him and said to them,

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 Hear and understand,

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 It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person,

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 But what comes out of the mouth,

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 This defiles a person.

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 Then the disciples came and said to him,

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 Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?

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 He answered,

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 Every plant that my heavenly father has not planted will be rooted up.

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 Let them alone.

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 They are blind guides.

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 And if the blind lead the blind,

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 Both will fall into a pit.

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 But Peter said to him,

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 Explain the parable to us.

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 And he said,

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 Are you still without understanding?

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 Do you not see what goes into the mouth,

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 Passes into the stomach,

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 And is expelled?

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 But what comes out of the mouth,

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 Proceeds from the heart,

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 And this defiles a person.

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 For out of the heart,

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 Come evil thoughts,

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 Murder,

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 Adultery,

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 Sexual immorality,

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 Theft,

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 False witness,

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 Slander.

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 These are what defile a person.

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 But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.

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 This is the word of God.

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 Awesome.

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 Thank you, Gary, for that reading.

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 Good morning, Watermark.

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 Thank you.

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 Oh, that's so encouraging.

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 My name is Alan.

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 I oversee the youths here at Watermark.

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 So I'm the youth guy you've been hearing all about.

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 I'm that guy.

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 We've been doing,

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 Going through the Gospel of Matthew for some weeks now.

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 And today we are here at chapter 15,

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 Which is a very awesome passage.

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 You'll see why.

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 It's challenging.

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 It's in many ways harsh.

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 But then you'll see,

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 We'll start to see the beauty in this passage.

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 One of the thing about the internet,

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 I mean,

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 We all know the internet in this generation, right?

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 The internet can be a scary place.

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 I don't know if you agree with me or not.

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 You know,

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 In matters of seconds,

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 It can destroy someone's life.

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 Or in matters of seconds,

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 It can make a person successful like anything.

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 And there was this one particular advertisement

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 That went viral a few years back.

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 The advertisements were around,

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 Around the idea of plastic surgery.

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 And it destroyed this model's life.

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 So basically the advertisement,

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 There was an image,

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 There was a picture,

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 And there was a picture of a husband and wife,

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 And then they got kids all around them.

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 And the husband and wife was really good looking.

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 Like they were really good looking.

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 But their children were,

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 Not really good looking.

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 In kind words.

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 So the advertisement was about plastic surgery.

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 You know,

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 You can look really good,

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 But then your kids can come out the way you were.

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 And that destroyed this model's life.

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 Because in reality,

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 She did not really do plastic surgery.

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 But it stuck with her throughout her career.

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 And literally destroyed everything.

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 But what was very interesting is that,

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 This advertisement actually had a very powerful message.

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 And the message was this,

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 That you can change all you want,

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 Your outer appearance.

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 You can do whatever you want with your face,

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 Your body.

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 But your inside is going to remain the same.

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 The mess is still going to remain.

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 The ugliness is still going to remain.

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 And the interesting thing is that,

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 This model was so ridiculous.

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 She got so many feedback,

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 So many criticism.

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 Everyone was against her.

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 And they were like,

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 Oh,

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 Look at this woman trying to look good.

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 And stuff like that.

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 And what is interesting about that is,

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 Actually,

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 All of us actually live in that reality.

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 Where we try to cover up our ugliness,

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 Our messiness inside,

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 With tons of good works,

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 And tons of masks,

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 And facades,

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 And a lot of things.

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 And today's scripture,

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 We'll find Jesus cutting straight through,

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 This fakeness and mask,

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 And go straight to the thing that really concerns him.

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 That really matters.

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 We'll be looking at one of those things,

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 That Jesus is most concerned about.

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 And that is the heart.

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 Now,

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 Before we really dive in,

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 Let's take a short journey through the scripture.

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 Let's see what's happening here.

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 The Pharisees and the scribes,

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 The religious leaders,

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 Come to Jesus all the way from Jerusalem.

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 And then,

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 If you go back a few verses,

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 You'll see that Jesus is in a place called Gennesaret.

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 So basically,

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 He's very far away,

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 And this,

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 Religious leaders come all the way from Jerusalem,

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 And I can assure you,

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 There were no Ubers,

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 There were no taxi from Jerusalem,

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 They just walked,

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 Well,

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 Walked,

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 Camel,

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 I don't know.

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 But it was a long journey,

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 And they come all this way,

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 To ask,

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 A question.

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 And you'd expect a question to be important,

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 Right?

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 If you're taking such a long journey.

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 But the question they ask here is,

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 Why do your disciples break the traditions of the elders?

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 Traditions.

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 For they do not wash their hands when they eat.

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 Now,

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 Washing of hands,

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 In the Old Testament,

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 In the law,

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 There were certain situations where,

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 There were washing of the hands rituals.

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 So that was pretty normal.

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 But what they're talking about here,

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 Is,

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 A tradition.

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 Something they came up later on.

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 Something they looked at the law,

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 And they thought,

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 Okay,

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 This is the application.

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 This is the interpretation.

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 So we're going to come up with this tradition of washing the hands.

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 So they used to wash their hands a lot.

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 And they were talking about this tradition,

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 Which is,

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 Mind you,

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 Not the law.

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 Now,

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 In Jesus' response,

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 He does not really answer the question.

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 But what he does is,

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 He counters the question with another question.

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 Typical Jesus.

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 And he says,

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 Why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

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 Now,

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 Here's what Jesus is talking about.

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 The people had commandment.

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 And one of the great commandments from the Ten Commandments,

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 Was,

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 Honor your father and mother.

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 Now,

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 The commandment was an extremely important thing.

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 And this commandment in particular,

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 To honor your father and mother,

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 Was so important that,

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 It was actually punishable by death.

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 And he says,

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 Whoever,

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 There you go.

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 Whoever reviles father,

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 Our mother must surely die.

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 Now,

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 You can imagine anything that is punishable by death is serious.

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 I mean,

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 If you're just going to get a spank on your hand,

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 That's not really serious,

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 Right?

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 But if you're going to get punished by death,

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 Man,

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 That's some serious business right here.

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 Now,

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 Here was the problem.

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 Now,

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 They had a tradition called,

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 Kurban.

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 I mean,

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 If you're Indian,

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 You know the word,

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 Kurban means literally sacrifice.

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 And then you'd usually hear that in a love song.

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 I'll Kurban my heart to you.

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 And stuff like that.

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 But Kurban,

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 In their tradition was,

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 Where they would dedicate their property,

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 Money,

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 And stuff like that,

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 To God.

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 To the temple.

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 And basically,

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 What that meant was,

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 That whatever those things,

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 Those property,

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 Money,

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 That they could have used for helping their parents out,

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 Or taking care of their parents,

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 Since it was devoted to God,

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 They cannot use it to help their parents.

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 Do you see what's happening here?

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 So they would devote their money to the temple,

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 And when their parents were in need,

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 They were like,

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 Oh,

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 I'm sorry.

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 It's devoted to God.

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 But what was more interesting is that,

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 Whatever they devoted,

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 The property and the money to God,

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 They themselves could actually use it,

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 For themselves.

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 Do you see what's happening here?

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 Let me modernize it.

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 Imagine you got your salary.

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 Imagine you got your money,

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 And you're like,

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 And you don't want to help your parents,

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 You're like,

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 Parents,

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 I'm sorry,

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 I can't really help you out,

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 Because I got to give an offering to the church,

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 Which is good.

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 I got to steward my money,

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 Because God has told me to steward my money,

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 So I can't really help you,

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 My parents.

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 But then you yourself,

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 Is living a very comfortable,

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 If not an extravagant life.

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 So that's what's happening.

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 And Jesus,

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 Points that out straight.

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 He sees it,

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 And he's telling them,

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 You got your tradition,

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 But you're canceling out this commandment,

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 Which is more important,

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 Because of your traditions,

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 That came out from the law.

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 Now,

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 Finally,

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 After all this happens,

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 Jesus uses the word hypocrites.

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 Now,

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 Which is another interesting word,

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 Because it was never used,

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 To describe a person,

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 I mean,

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 Never used to insult,

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 Or call out a person.

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 It was a pretty normal word,

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 It was actually a word,

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 To describe actors.

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 You know,

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 If you see an actor in those times,

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 You would call,

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 Oh,

00:10:19.399 --> 00:10:20.059
 It's a hypocrite.

00:10:20.419 --> 00:10:20.600
 Oh,

00:10:20.620 --> 00:10:21.559
 It's my favorite hypocrite.

00:10:22.240 --> 00:10:22.860
 Stuff like that.

00:10:23.960 --> 00:10:24.340
 So,

00:10:24.440 --> 00:10:24.659
 Actually,

00:10:24.759 --> 00:10:25.019
 Literally,

00:10:25.179 --> 00:10:25.559
 It meant,

00:10:26.220 --> 00:10:27.659
 One who wears a mask,

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 Or someone who pretends to be,

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 Something they are not.

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 So that's,

00:10:30.620 --> 00:10:31.559
 That's what hypocrite is.

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 And Jesus is one of the first people,

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 To use it in a,

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 Very different context,

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 And call out to the Pharisees,

00:10:36.519 --> 00:10:36.720
 He says,

00:10:37.120 --> 00:10:38.059
 You guys are hypocrites.

00:10:38.120 --> 00:10:38.840
 You are pretending,

00:10:39.240 --> 00:10:39.899
 To do,

00:10:40.019 --> 00:10:40.919
 Be something,

00:10:41.319 --> 00:10:41.939
 You're not really.

00:10:42.860 --> 00:10:43.199
 And he,

00:10:43.840 --> 00:10:44.399
 And finally,

00:10:44.579 --> 00:10:45.759
 In verse 8,

00:10:45.840 --> 00:10:46.259
 He says,

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 These people honor me with their lips,

00:10:48.139 --> 00:10:49.879
 But their heart is far away from me.

00:10:50.279 --> 00:10:50.799
 So basically,

00:10:50.980 --> 00:10:51.120
 He tells,

00:10:51.179 --> 00:10:51.319
 See,

00:10:51.379 --> 00:10:52.819
 You guys are doing all these good things,

00:10:53.159 --> 00:10:54.860
 And you have all these things to cover up,

00:10:54.919 --> 00:10:57.299
 What's really wrong inside.

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 And he tells them,

00:10:58.879 --> 00:11:00.720
 But your heart is far away from me.

00:11:00.720 --> 00:11:03.659
 That's where the problem really lies.

00:11:04.740 --> 00:11:05.139
 Now,

00:11:05.199 --> 00:11:06.460
 What do I mean by the heart?

00:11:06.980 --> 00:11:08.699
 Why does the heart matter so much?

00:11:08.840 --> 00:11:10.039
 Why is it so important?

00:11:10.659 --> 00:11:10.919
 You see,

00:11:10.980 --> 00:11:11.259
 Nowadays,

00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:12.059
 We look at the heart,

00:11:12.139 --> 00:11:12.539
 And we say,

00:11:12.740 --> 00:11:12.779
 Like,

00:11:12.799 --> 00:11:12.939
 Oh,

00:11:12.960 --> 00:11:13.939
 It's a place of emotion.

00:11:14.120 --> 00:11:14.259
 Oh,

00:11:14.299 --> 00:11:15.079
 My heart is breaking.

00:11:15.480 --> 00:11:15.679
 Oh,

00:11:15.720 --> 00:11:16.100
 My heart,

00:11:16.159 --> 00:11:16.939
 I love you in my heart.

00:11:16.980 --> 00:11:17.600
 And stuff like that.

00:11:17.860 --> 00:11:18.860
 Take me to your heart.

00:11:18.960 --> 00:11:19.600
 Take me to your soul.

00:11:19.659 --> 00:11:20.199
 And stuff like that.

00:11:20.559 --> 00:11:20.740
 You know,

00:11:20.779 --> 00:11:21.460
 All the pop songs.

00:11:22.019 --> 00:11:22.620
 And we actually,

00:11:22.799 --> 00:11:23.639
 If you look in the Bible,

00:11:24.139 --> 00:11:24.759
 In one way,

00:11:24.860 --> 00:11:28.179
 The heart is the control center of who we are.

00:11:28.720 --> 00:11:29.460
 In other words,

00:11:29.960 --> 00:11:31.980
 It is the core of who you are.

00:11:32.059 --> 00:11:33.759
 It is who you really are.

00:11:34.240 --> 00:11:35.779
 It is the place of your deep desire.

00:11:35.899 --> 00:11:36.460
 It is the place,

00:11:36.460 --> 00:11:38.120
 Where everything flows out.

00:11:38.180 --> 00:11:39.460
 If you look at Proverbs 4,

00:11:39.519 --> 00:11:40.040
 23,

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 It says,

00:11:40.480 --> 00:11:40.879
 Above all,

00:11:40.980 --> 00:11:41.460
 Guard your heart,

00:11:41.540 --> 00:11:43.639
 For everything you do,

00:11:44.000 --> 00:11:45.480
 Flows out from it.

00:11:46.780 --> 00:11:47.180
 So,

00:11:47.320 --> 00:11:48.340
 Heart is the central,

00:11:48.600 --> 00:11:49.240
 And the core,

00:11:49.460 --> 00:11:50.280
 Of who you are.

00:11:50.379 --> 00:11:51.000
 And that is why,

00:11:51.060 --> 00:11:53.180
 Jesus is so much concerned with that.

00:11:54.160 --> 00:11:54.879
 And you see,

00:11:55.019 --> 00:11:56.259
 Even if you look throughout the Bible,

00:11:56.379 --> 00:11:58.700
 You see God welcoming a contrite and broken heart.

00:11:59.019 --> 00:12:00.420
 You can see in Ephesians,

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 Where he says,

00:12:01.019 --> 00:12:03.200
 God dwells in the heart through faith.

00:12:03.840 --> 00:12:05.220
 Jesus dwells in the heart through faith,

00:12:05.300 --> 00:12:05.920
 Where he says,

00:12:06.680 --> 00:12:08.720
 We believe in our heart through faith.

00:12:09.000 --> 00:12:11.040
 And everything revolves around the heart.

00:12:12.320 --> 00:12:12.720
 So,

00:12:12.780 --> 00:12:16.160
 That is why a heart is a massively important thing to Jesus.

00:12:17.560 --> 00:12:17.980
 So,

00:12:18.220 --> 00:12:20.240
 The first thing today we will be looking into is,

00:12:20.600 --> 00:12:21.620
 The exposed heart.

00:12:23.100 --> 00:12:24.280
 In the words of Kevin,

00:12:24.379 --> 00:12:25.320
 Like any other sermon,

00:12:25.460 --> 00:12:26.180
 We got three points.

00:12:26.179 --> 00:12:26.659
 Yeah,

00:12:26.659 --> 00:12:28.019
 So,

00:12:28.219 --> 00:12:30.000
 The first thing we are going to look into is,

00:12:30.419 --> 00:12:31.199
 The exposed heart.

00:12:31.939 --> 00:12:33.139
 Now we are going to dive into a little,

00:12:33.279 --> 00:12:34.419
 We are going to magnify it.

00:12:34.479 --> 00:12:36.059
 Let's see what is really happening in this place.

00:12:36.859 --> 00:12:37.000
 So,

00:12:37.039 --> 00:12:38.500
 The religious leaders come to Jesus,

00:12:38.839 --> 00:12:40.179
 To question why he is not following.

00:12:40.259 --> 00:12:40.439
 Okay,

00:12:40.579 --> 00:12:41.819
 Are we all there with me?

00:12:42.219 --> 00:12:43.779
 I feel like I have gone really fast.

00:12:43.879 --> 00:12:44.099
 You are good?

00:12:44.219 --> 00:12:44.379
 Okay,

00:12:44.439 --> 00:12:44.599
 Alright.

00:12:45.079 --> 00:12:46.779
 Religious leaders come to Jesus with a question,

00:12:46.959 --> 00:12:48.239
 Why are you not following the tradition?

00:12:48.419 --> 00:12:50.079
 And Jesus does not really answer them,

00:12:50.159 --> 00:12:50.779
 And tells them,

00:12:51.500 --> 00:12:53.379
 You guys are here to talk about tradition,

00:12:53.759 --> 00:12:53.959
 But,

00:12:54.299 --> 00:12:55.959
 You have been cancelling out the commandment,

00:12:55.960 --> 00:12:58.080
 Which is so much more important than the tradition.

00:12:59.320 --> 00:13:00.280
 Now think about it,

00:13:00.340 --> 00:13:03.180
 Traditions are usually formed,

00:13:03.620 --> 00:13:04.120
 Or introduced,

00:13:04.480 --> 00:13:05.360
 With good intentions.

00:13:06.120 --> 00:13:06.259
 Right?

00:13:07.160 --> 00:13:07.840
 For them,

00:13:08.060 --> 00:13:08.800
 In this situation,

00:13:08.980 --> 00:13:10.800
 The tradition was formed,

00:13:10.879 --> 00:13:13.259
 Because they wanted to help in obeying the law.

00:13:13.720 --> 00:13:15.860
 They wanted to make sure that people were obeying the law.

00:13:15.920 --> 00:13:17.139
 They wanted to make sure that,

00:13:17.440 --> 00:13:18.720
 They were close to God and stuff.

00:13:18.780 --> 00:13:20.040
 So the tradition was formed to,

00:13:20.139 --> 00:13:21.580
 Almost like a protect themselves.

00:13:22.580 --> 00:13:23.759
 And they would look at the law,

00:13:23.860 --> 00:13:24.379
 Apply it,

00:13:24.440 --> 00:13:24.960
 Interpret it,

00:13:24.960 --> 00:13:25.540
 And then they got,

00:13:25.539 --> 00:13:26.000
 That's tradition,

00:13:26.079 --> 00:13:26.740
 Which is a good thing.

00:13:27.559 --> 00:13:28.319
 But then Jesus here,

00:13:28.399 --> 00:13:29.099
 He's telling them like,

00:13:29.219 --> 00:13:29.399
 Hey,

00:13:29.480 --> 00:13:30.919
 You guys are trying to,

00:13:30.919 --> 00:13:31.919
 Obey the law,

00:13:31.980 --> 00:13:33.000
 With all these traditions.

00:13:33.759 --> 00:13:34.079
 I mean,

00:13:34.120 --> 00:13:35.699
 You're doing everything that's good,

00:13:35.819 --> 00:13:36.279
 But,

00:13:36.379 --> 00:13:38.519
 You're ending up with an opposite result.

00:13:39.620 --> 00:13:40.079
 I mean,

00:13:40.120 --> 00:13:41.139
 You have been doing good things,

00:13:41.240 --> 00:13:41.459
 You've been,

00:13:41.639 --> 00:13:42.219
 You're trying to be,

00:13:42.319 --> 00:13:42.860
 Obey God,

00:13:42.980 --> 00:13:43.559
 Faithful,

00:13:44.079 --> 00:13:46.059
 You're doing all these religious things,

00:13:46.480 --> 00:13:46.659
 And,

00:13:46.759 --> 00:13:46.860
 But,

00:13:46.959 --> 00:13:47.919
 At the end of the day,

00:13:47.980 --> 00:13:48.719
 You have missed,

00:13:48.919 --> 00:13:50.179
 The most important thing.

00:13:50.500 --> 00:13:50.799
 Again,

00:13:50.860 --> 00:13:51.740
 Going back to verse 8,

00:13:51.779 --> 00:13:52.099
 He says,

00:13:52.159 --> 00:13:53.419
 You honor me with your lips.

00:13:53.419 --> 00:13:54.959
 I mean,

00:13:55.019 --> 00:13:56.819
 You're doing all this thing to honor God,

00:13:57.500 --> 00:13:58.759
 But what's happening is,

00:13:58.839 --> 00:13:59.199
 Is that,

00:13:59.299 --> 00:14:00.159
 Your heart,

00:14:00.879 --> 00:14:02.079
 Is far away from me.

00:14:04.399 --> 00:14:04.799
 Basically,

00:14:04.879 --> 00:14:05.360
 Jesus is saying,

00:14:05.479 --> 00:14:05.620
 Okay,

00:14:05.679 --> 00:14:06.639
 You can have your traditions.

00:14:07.219 --> 00:14:07.360
 Go,

00:14:07.519 --> 00:14:08.439
 You can go on with it.

00:14:08.959 --> 00:14:09.899
 You can do what you want.

00:14:10.699 --> 00:14:12.219
 But if you're missing the point,

00:14:12.360 --> 00:14:14.139
 You're missing the point above all things.

00:14:14.219 --> 00:14:14.459
 You see,

00:14:14.879 --> 00:14:16.579
 You can look good outside.

00:14:17.399 --> 00:14:18.480
 You can look great.

00:14:18.559 --> 00:14:19.319
 You can be serving.

00:14:19.320 --> 00:14:21.040
 You can look awesome and shiny,

00:14:21.560 --> 00:14:23.300
 And floating two inches from the ground.

00:14:24.080 --> 00:14:24.760
 But then,

00:14:24.980 --> 00:14:26.180
 If your heart is not there,

00:14:26.320 --> 00:14:28.540
 You're missing the full point.

00:14:29.640 --> 00:14:29.879
 Now,

00:14:29.960 --> 00:14:30.640
 Think about it.

00:14:32.540 --> 00:14:33.720
 When you're missing the point,

00:14:34.200 --> 00:14:34.680
 It's like,

00:14:34.760 --> 00:14:36.400
 It's like going to McDonald's,

00:14:36.460 --> 00:14:37.680
 And ordering a salad.

00:14:39.480 --> 00:14:40.060
 You're missing,

00:14:40.140 --> 00:14:40.340
 I mean,

00:14:40.400 --> 00:14:40.580
 If you,

00:14:40.740 --> 00:14:42.120
 I'm sorry.

00:14:42.379 --> 00:14:42.540
 Yeah,

00:14:42.560 --> 00:14:42.920
 It's good.

00:14:44.040 --> 00:14:44.940
 If you order salad,

00:14:45.020 --> 00:14:45.480
 Good for you.

00:14:46.920 --> 00:14:47.940
 It's like going to,

00:14:48.120 --> 00:14:48.380
 I mean,

00:14:48.379 --> 00:14:49.220
 I can see some people,

00:14:49.340 --> 00:14:49.539
 Oh,

00:14:49.639 --> 00:14:49.860
 Island,

00:14:49.919 --> 00:14:50.720
 How could you say that?

00:14:51.320 --> 00:14:52.179
 But I see that as,

00:14:52.419 --> 00:14:53.240
 You're missing the point.

00:14:56.360 --> 00:14:57.659
 It's like going to the gym,

00:14:57.779 --> 00:14:58.840
 And sitting on the bench,

00:14:59.059 --> 00:15:00.379
 Watching video for 30 minutes,

00:15:00.480 --> 00:15:01.340
 And hitting the shower.

00:15:02.559 --> 00:15:03.100
 And then,

00:15:03.399 --> 00:15:04.659
 You're missing the point of,

00:15:04.939 --> 00:15:05.500
 All that,

00:15:05.580 --> 00:15:06.220
 All those things,

00:15:06.439 --> 00:15:06.700
 Right?

00:15:08.340 --> 00:15:10.159
 And then the point here was that,

00:15:11.019 --> 00:15:12.039
 With all this religion,

00:15:12.039 --> 00:15:13.200
 With all this traditions,

00:15:14.100 --> 00:15:14.960
 They had a heart,

00:15:15.240 --> 00:15:16.519
 That was far away from God.

00:15:16.519 --> 00:15:18.259
 You see,

00:15:18.319 --> 00:15:19.259
 God was more interested,

00:15:19.439 --> 00:15:20.500
 In dealing with the issues,

00:15:20.980 --> 00:15:21.600
 Of the heart,

00:15:21.819 --> 00:15:22.559
 And Jesus,

00:15:23.559 --> 00:15:23.840
 I mean,

00:15:23.879 --> 00:15:24.659
 Jesus is brilliant.

00:15:25.100 --> 00:15:26.179
 What Jesus does is like,

00:15:26.199 --> 00:15:27.500
 He takes a hot knife,

00:15:27.879 --> 00:15:29.179
 And like cutting through butter,

00:15:29.480 --> 00:15:31.319
 He cuts through all this facades,

00:15:31.439 --> 00:15:32.360
 All this fakeness,

00:15:32.460 --> 00:15:33.299
 All this religion,

00:15:33.500 --> 00:15:34.059
 All this,

00:15:34.779 --> 00:15:35.779
 Mask,

00:15:36.379 --> 00:15:37.460
 To go down,

00:15:37.620 --> 00:15:38.159
 Deep down,

00:15:38.319 --> 00:15:38.919
 And reveal,

00:15:39.059 --> 00:15:39.759
 And expose,

00:15:39.759 --> 00:15:40.639
 A heart,

00:15:40.980 --> 00:15:42.120
 That was far away from him.

00:15:42.120 --> 00:15:46.379
 Now think about this,

00:15:46.700 --> 00:15:47.139
 Church,

00:15:47.340 --> 00:15:47.539
 We,

00:15:47.659 --> 00:15:49.259
 We too many times,

00:15:49.399 --> 00:15:50.779
 Put religion,

00:15:51.360 --> 00:15:52.539
 To cover our heart,

00:15:52.600 --> 00:15:53.740
 That is far away from him.

00:15:54.440 --> 00:15:55.039
 Do we not?

00:15:56.399 --> 00:15:57.039
 I mean,

00:15:57.100 --> 00:15:58.399
 We can be serving at church,

00:15:58.440 --> 00:15:59.720
 While harboring bitterness,

00:15:59.940 --> 00:16:01.299
 And unforgiveness in our heart.

00:16:02.240 --> 00:16:03.879
 Never really dealing with them,

00:16:04.220 --> 00:16:05.700
 Never really bringing it before God.

00:16:05.759 --> 00:16:07.220
 We could be leading ministries,

00:16:07.379 --> 00:16:08.799
 We could be leading song worship,

00:16:08.919 --> 00:16:09.940
 We could be leading kids,

00:16:10.100 --> 00:16:10.379
 Youth,

00:16:10.379 --> 00:16:11.939
 Serving at church,

00:16:12.100 --> 00:16:12.860
 Serving at CG,

00:16:13.059 --> 00:16:14.740
 Serving wherever there is place,

00:16:14.860 --> 00:16:15.439
 Loving the city,

00:16:16.039 --> 00:16:17.279
 And doing all these things,

00:16:18.000 --> 00:16:19.000
 But our heart,

00:16:19.960 --> 00:16:21.039
 Is filled with pride,

00:16:21.279 --> 00:16:21.860
 Or filled,

00:16:22.559 --> 00:16:23.399
 With something else,

00:16:24.000 --> 00:16:25.580
 That leads us away from God.

00:16:26.600 --> 00:16:26.939
 I mean,

00:16:27.019 --> 00:16:27.320
 We could,

00:16:28.179 --> 00:16:29.100
 We do a lot of things,

00:16:29.200 --> 00:16:30.419
 But we never have that,

00:16:30.659 --> 00:16:31.960
 Difficult conversations,

00:16:31.960 --> 00:16:32.860
 That we need to have,

00:16:32.899 --> 00:16:34.340
 Or we never resolve the conflict,

00:16:34.960 --> 00:16:36.059
 And we make excuses,

00:16:36.279 --> 00:16:36.899
 And we say like,

00:16:37.000 --> 00:16:37.320
 Oh man,

00:16:37.399 --> 00:16:38.419
 Let me just pray about it.

00:16:38.659 --> 00:16:39.679
 But we never really,

00:16:39.679 --> 00:16:40.719
 Get down to it.

00:16:43.500 --> 00:16:44.699
 You see a heart,

00:16:45.059 --> 00:16:46.439
 That is far away,

00:16:48.359 --> 00:16:49.779
 Or it could even be,

00:16:49.979 --> 00:16:50.939
 We come on a Sunday,

00:16:51.179 --> 00:16:52.039
 To church,

00:16:52.539 --> 00:16:53.419
 Just to fill a quota,

00:16:53.979 --> 00:16:55.559
 And then from Monday to Saturday,

00:16:55.659 --> 00:16:56.519
 We live our own life.

00:16:56.599 --> 00:16:56.859
 You see,

00:16:56.959 --> 00:16:57.639
 That is also,

00:16:58.099 --> 00:16:59.859
 Doing certain things,

00:17:00.539 --> 00:17:01.319
 But then you leave,

00:17:01.319 --> 00:17:02.479
 The hall with,

00:17:02.939 --> 00:17:04.319
 A heart that is still far away,

00:17:04.399 --> 00:17:04.779
 From God.

00:17:05.980 --> 00:17:07.379
 Do you see what God really,

00:17:07.380 --> 00:17:08.680
 Is interested in,

00:17:09.220 --> 00:17:10.600
 Rather than all these things,

00:17:10.680 --> 00:17:11.220
 That we are doing.

00:17:13.080 --> 00:17:13.600
 You know,

00:17:13.640 --> 00:17:14.520
 Even in my life,

00:17:14.660 --> 00:17:16.460
 There have been so many times,

00:17:16.720 --> 00:17:18.400
 Where I had led song worship,

00:17:19.240 --> 00:17:21.420
 And I went up to stage,

00:17:21.460 --> 00:17:23.180
 With so much pride in my heart,

00:17:23.280 --> 00:17:24.660
 And I can see it sometimes,

00:17:25.300 --> 00:17:25.780
 And thinking,

00:17:25.920 --> 00:17:26.000
 Man,

00:17:26.040 --> 00:17:27.000
 I can make this happen,

00:17:27.220 --> 00:17:28.440
 Because I am musically talented,

00:17:28.440 --> 00:17:30.920
 I can make people cry,

00:17:31.340 --> 00:17:32.680
 With the strum of my guitar,

00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:35.380
 And I leave the stage,

00:17:35.460 --> 00:17:35.740
 Thinking,

00:17:35.960 --> 00:17:36.120
 Man,

00:17:36.200 --> 00:17:36.980
 That was just great,

00:17:37.080 --> 00:17:37.279
 Alan,

00:17:37.460 --> 00:17:38.460
 You sang so well,

00:17:38.960 --> 00:17:41.019
 And then,

00:17:41.180 --> 00:17:42.420
 The opposite of that would be,

00:17:42.539 --> 00:17:43.360
 If someone says like,

00:17:43.420 --> 00:17:43.620
 Alan,

00:17:43.720 --> 00:17:44.440
 That did not go well,

00:17:44.480 --> 00:17:44.720
 And I am like,

00:17:44.759 --> 00:17:45.580
 I am devastated,

00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:47.320
 Because it was all about me,

00:17:48.059 --> 00:17:49.240
 It is not about God,

00:17:49.620 --> 00:17:50.200
 I mean,

00:17:50.320 --> 00:17:51.840
 I have even preached before,

00:17:52.059 --> 00:17:53.799
 When I had bitterness in my heart,

00:17:53.860 --> 00:17:54.680
 Towards one person,

00:17:54.820 --> 00:17:55.539
 I went up stage,

00:17:55.600 --> 00:17:56.500
 And talking about love,

00:17:56.500 --> 00:17:58.440
 And now I think about it,

00:17:58.799 --> 00:18:00.339
 This passage has spoken,

00:18:01.059 --> 00:18:01.559
 To me,

00:18:01.859 --> 00:18:02.799
 Throughout this week,

00:18:03.700 --> 00:18:04.380
 About how much,

00:18:04.819 --> 00:18:05.819
 And what God is really,

00:18:06.119 --> 00:18:06.799
 Concerned about,

00:18:07.559 --> 00:18:07.799
 You see,

00:18:07.839 --> 00:18:08.960
 We can do a million things,

00:18:09.099 --> 00:18:09.480
 For God,

00:18:10.119 --> 00:18:11.539
 But if our heart is far away,

00:18:12.720 --> 00:18:13.759
 If we are really missing the point,

00:18:14.180 --> 00:18:15.160
 And in one of,

00:18:15.420 --> 00:18:16.799
 In the words of one of my mentor,

00:18:16.920 --> 00:18:17.279
 He would say,

00:18:17.339 --> 00:18:17.440
 Hey,

00:18:17.500 --> 00:18:18.519
 It would rather be better,

00:18:18.519 --> 00:18:19.480
 To go to Starbucks,

00:18:19.579 --> 00:18:20.359
 And spend our Sunday,

00:18:20.940 --> 00:18:22.039
 If we are missing the point,

00:18:23.720 --> 00:18:24.400
 You see,

00:18:24.460 --> 00:18:25.720
 It is so easy to cover up our heart,

00:18:25.720 --> 00:18:26.920
 And in verse 9,

00:18:27.299 --> 00:18:27.700
 Finally,

00:18:27.799 --> 00:18:28.319
 Jesus says,

00:18:28.440 --> 00:18:28.980
 In vain,

00:18:29.480 --> 00:18:30.579
 In vain,

00:18:30.700 --> 00:18:31.440
 They worship me,

00:18:32.519 --> 00:18:33.059
 You see,

00:18:33.160 --> 00:18:34.360
 Because worship is not about,

00:18:34.539 --> 00:18:35.600
 What we do inside this hall,

00:18:36.299 --> 00:18:37.180
 Worship is not what,

00:18:37.220 --> 00:18:38.240
 Julian did in from here,

00:18:38.440 --> 00:18:39.059
 Singing songs,

00:18:39.120 --> 00:18:39.980
 Or what we do here,

00:18:40.660 --> 00:18:41.799
 Worship is not only about,

00:18:41.880 --> 00:18:42.539
 Preaching,

00:18:43.019 --> 00:18:43.200
 Or,

00:18:43.839 --> 00:18:45.000
 Discipleship,

00:18:45.079 --> 00:18:45.740
 And stuff like that,

00:18:46.319 --> 00:18:47.759
 Worship is about a lifestyle,

00:18:48.059 --> 00:18:49.360
 A heart that is surrendered,

00:18:49.500 --> 00:18:50.620
 A heart that is in love,

00:18:50.680 --> 00:18:51.200
 With the Savior,

00:18:51.500 --> 00:18:52.559
 Surrendering to him,

00:18:52.920 --> 00:18:53.740
 Day by day,

00:18:53.819 --> 00:18:54.839
 In faith and repentance,

00:18:54.839 --> 00:18:57.279
 And rejoicing in him,

00:18:57.359 --> 00:18:58.079
 And making him,

00:18:58.139 --> 00:18:59.259
 The source of our identity,

00:18:59.559 --> 00:18:59.879
 Hope,

00:19:00.399 --> 00:19:00.699
 Joy,

00:19:00.879 --> 00:19:01.419
 And everything,

00:19:01.659 --> 00:19:02.179
 And security,

00:19:02.859 --> 00:19:03.579
 And life,

00:19:04.019 --> 00:19:04.519
 And finally,

00:19:04.619 --> 00:19:05.099
 Jesus says,

00:19:05.179 --> 00:19:06.159
 Teaching as doctrines,

00:19:06.279 --> 00:19:07.439
 The commandments of men,

00:19:08.339 --> 00:19:09.339
 Because you see,

00:19:09.859 --> 00:19:11.220
 When the heart is not engaged,

00:19:11.419 --> 00:19:12.720
 When the heart is not surrendered,

00:19:13.579 --> 00:19:15.000
 Everything just becomes rules,

00:19:16.119 --> 00:19:18.000
 Everything just becomes do's and don'ts,

00:19:18.959 --> 00:19:20.339
 Everything just becomes,

00:19:20.339 --> 00:19:21.639
 Something we do,

00:19:21.919 --> 00:19:22.459
 On a Sunday,

00:19:22.460 --> 00:19:24.200
 Something we sing on a Sunday,

00:19:24.340 --> 00:19:25.600
 Something we say on a Sunday,

00:19:26.340 --> 00:19:27.880
 Something we do on a CG night,

00:19:28.720 --> 00:19:30.720
 And it's just mere human rules,

00:19:31.880 --> 00:19:33.819
 And we can't tell,

00:19:34.400 --> 00:19:35.079
 Can't we,

00:19:35.220 --> 00:19:36.799
 When someone does not have his heart,

00:19:37.039 --> 00:19:37.980
 When they're doing something,

00:19:38.759 --> 00:19:41.279
 When a wife is speaking to her husband,

00:19:41.400 --> 00:19:41.779
 And he goes,

00:19:41.900 --> 00:19:42.079
 Yep,

00:19:42.299 --> 00:19:42.519
 Yep,

00:19:42.740 --> 00:19:42.980
 Yep,

00:19:43.180 --> 00:19:43.420
 Yep,

00:19:43.840 --> 00:19:45.079
 But then he's on his phone,

00:19:45.579 --> 00:19:46.980
 Or doing something else,

00:19:46.980 --> 00:19:48.660
 You know a wife can tell,

00:19:48.860 --> 00:19:49.980
 When the husband's heart,

00:19:50.039 --> 00:19:51.160
 Is not really in the conversation,

00:19:51.160 --> 00:19:52.060
 I mean,

00:19:52.080 --> 00:19:52.680
 I'm not married,

00:19:54.960 --> 00:19:55.620
 I mean,

00:19:55.660 --> 00:19:56.460
 You can just nod your head,

00:19:56.519 --> 00:19:57.060
 If you agree,

00:19:57.460 --> 00:19:59.180
 Yeah,

00:19:59.860 --> 00:20:01.440
 Okay,

00:20:01.800 --> 00:20:02.840
 Or you can,

00:20:03.000 --> 00:20:03.660
 As teachers,

00:20:04.080 --> 00:20:04.340
 I mean,

00:20:04.380 --> 00:20:06.540
 You can tell when a student is really,

00:20:06.920 --> 00:20:08.560
 Or just doing your work,

00:20:08.840 --> 00:20:09.740
 Just to pass,

00:20:10.080 --> 00:20:11.320
 Just to get that passing mark,

00:20:11.380 --> 00:20:12.160
 Or if the student is,

00:20:12.240 --> 00:20:13.240
 Really has their heart,

00:20:13.640 --> 00:20:14.340
 In that work,

00:20:14.380 --> 00:20:14.960
 In that subject,

00:20:15.080 --> 00:20:15.259
 Right,

00:20:15.259 --> 00:20:16.000
 You know,

00:20:16.100 --> 00:20:17.940
 You can tell when a person has their heart,

00:20:18.259 --> 00:20:19.500
 But imagine for a God,

00:20:19.580 --> 00:20:20.560
 Who sees their heart,

00:20:20.559 --> 00:20:22.259
 Who can see the heart so clearly,

00:20:22.859 --> 00:20:23.059
 Man,

00:20:23.139 --> 00:20:24.059
 He can see it in,

00:20:24.339 --> 00:20:24.940
 Crystal,

00:20:25.240 --> 00:20:26.579
 Crystal,

00:20:26.839 --> 00:20:27.279
 Clarity,

00:20:28.220 --> 00:20:29.359
 Whether a heart is,

00:20:29.599 --> 00:20:29.919
 In,

00:20:30.119 --> 00:20:30.980
 Far away or not,

00:20:31.720 --> 00:20:33.659
 So if God,

00:20:33.980 --> 00:20:34.619
 If Jesus,

00:20:35.059 --> 00:20:36.980
 Was to expose our heart this morning,

00:20:37.759 --> 00:20:40.179
 What is he going to find?

00:20:41.159 --> 00:20:43.599
 If you are going to look at your own exposed heart,

00:20:44.099 --> 00:20:46.399
 Are you going to find a heart that is far away,

00:20:46.819 --> 00:20:48.379
 Or a heart that is close to God?

00:20:51.179 --> 00:20:52.119
 So in the first part,

00:20:52.220 --> 00:20:54.119
 Jesus exposes the heart of the religious leaders,

00:20:54.440 --> 00:20:56.059
 But he does not just stop there,

00:20:56.859 --> 00:20:58.240
 He goes on to show,

00:20:59.019 --> 00:21:00.059
 The fruits of the heart,

00:21:00.720 --> 00:21:01.119
 The heart,

00:21:01.200 --> 00:21:02.740
 What does this result in?

00:21:02.819 --> 00:21:03.039
 What is,

00:21:03.139 --> 00:21:03.440
 What do you,

00:21:03.480 --> 00:21:04.659
 What comes out from the heart?

00:21:05.039 --> 00:21:06.619
 Which leads us to our second point,

00:21:07.159 --> 00:21:07.899
 The fruits of the heart,

00:21:08.299 --> 00:21:08.619
 So,

00:21:08.839 --> 00:21:10.119
 If you look at verse 10 and 11,

00:21:10.220 --> 00:21:10.799
 In your bulletin,

00:21:11.859 --> 00:21:13.559
 Jesus makes an incredibly offensive,

00:21:14.299 --> 00:21:15.759
 And controversial statement,

00:21:16.220 --> 00:21:17.019
 Where he says,

00:21:17.019 --> 00:21:17.839
 Yeah,

00:21:17.920 --> 00:21:19.119
 The panda is really offended,

00:21:19.579 --> 00:21:20.099
 So,

00:21:20.259 --> 00:21:21.819
 It is not what goes into the mouth,

00:21:22.059 --> 00:21:23.200
 That defiles a person,

00:21:23.619 --> 00:21:25.279
 But what comes out of the mouth,

00:21:25.859 --> 00:21:27.639
 That defiles a person,

00:21:27.740 --> 00:21:28.819
 Now why is this offensive?

00:21:29.220 --> 00:21:29.940
 Why is this so,

00:21:30.420 --> 00:21:31.599
 How could you say that?

00:21:32.559 --> 00:21:33.440
 Now imagine,

00:21:33.720 --> 00:21:35.079
 In Chinese culture,

00:21:35.460 --> 00:21:35.639
 Now,

00:21:35.859 --> 00:21:36.220
 I'm gonna,

00:21:36.759 --> 00:21:37.980
 I'm speaking as non-Chinese,

00:21:38.180 --> 00:21:39.240
 So correct me if I'm wrong,

00:21:39.240 --> 00:21:42.579
 For a person to not attend,

00:21:42.799 --> 00:21:42.980
 Not,

00:21:43.019 --> 00:21:45.140
 Not be there when their grandparents are,

00:21:45.259 --> 00:21:45.960
 In the hospital,

00:21:46.539 --> 00:21:48.059
 Maybe in the last moments of our life,

00:21:49.099 --> 00:21:50.980
 And for a family member to not be there,

00:21:51.559 --> 00:21:52.220
 It's like,

00:21:52.500 --> 00:21:52.839
 Whoa,

00:21:54.079 --> 00:21:54.460
 That's,

00:21:54.960 --> 00:21:56.279
 You don't do stuff like that,

00:21:56.460 --> 00:21:57.519
 You have to be there,

00:21:58.359 --> 00:21:58.620
 Is that,

00:21:58.779 --> 00:21:58.980
 Am I right?

00:22:00.200 --> 00:22:01.440
 If someone is not there,

00:22:01.519 --> 00:22:02.400
 That's incredibly,

00:22:03.099 --> 00:22:04.019
 I don't know,

00:22:04.059 --> 00:22:04.579
 Offensive?

00:22:05.200 --> 00:22:06.559
 Incredibly unthinkable,

00:22:07.200 --> 00:22:09.160
 Every family member has to be there,

00:22:09.620 --> 00:22:10.839
 In the hospital bedside,

00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:11.640
 I mean,

00:22:11.720 --> 00:22:12.279
 In my culture,

00:22:12.460 --> 00:22:13.680
 Maybe true for some other cultures,

00:22:14.079 --> 00:22:14.900
 It's incredibly,

00:22:14.900 --> 00:22:16.900
 Offensive to walk over someone,

00:22:17.599 --> 00:22:18.620
 Now you might be thinking,

00:22:18.799 --> 00:22:19.900
 Who walks over someone?

00:22:20.480 --> 00:22:20.839
 I mean,

00:22:20.940 --> 00:22:21.420
 For us,

00:22:21.519 --> 00:22:22.680
 We usually sit on the floor,

00:22:23.620 --> 00:22:25.000
 So in my previous church,

00:22:25.079 --> 00:22:26.400
 We used to have house gatherings,

00:22:26.900 --> 00:22:27.859
 And everyone's sitting on the floor,

00:22:27.960 --> 00:22:29.720
 So if I wanted to go to the washroom or kitchen,

00:22:29.880 --> 00:22:30.480
 I would go like,

00:22:30.559 --> 00:22:30.980
 Excuse me,

00:22:31.140 --> 00:22:31.660
 Excuse me,

00:22:31.819 --> 00:22:32.200
 Excuse me,

00:22:32.200 --> 00:22:33.940
 So everyone has to move their feet away,

00:22:34.240 --> 00:22:35.880
 Because I cannot walk over anyone,

00:22:36.400 --> 00:22:37.519
 And then the younger kids,

00:22:37.579 --> 00:22:38.859
 Who'd walk over all the adults,

00:22:39.240 --> 00:22:40.640
 And the uncles and aunties would be like,

00:22:40.720 --> 00:22:40.920
 Oh,

00:22:41.500 --> 00:22:41.720
 You,

00:22:41.859 --> 00:22:42.240
 Come back,

00:22:42.519 --> 00:22:43.039
 What are you doing?

00:22:43.579 --> 00:22:43.940
 Don't say,

00:22:44.000 --> 00:22:44.440
 Say sorry,

00:22:44.640 --> 00:22:44.960
 And then,

00:22:45.120 --> 00:22:48.359
 Because walking over anyone is incredibly offensive,

00:22:48.779 --> 00:22:51.700
 Now Jesus does something in a similar way,

00:22:51.980 --> 00:22:54.319
 Something that makes the people go,

00:22:54.480 --> 00:22:54.779
 Oh,

00:22:54.980 --> 00:22:55.539
 Oh man,

00:22:55.599 --> 00:22:56.200
 That's harsh,

00:22:56.579 --> 00:22:56.779
 Oh,

00:22:56.779 --> 00:22:59.200
 And what Jesus says is,

00:23:00.259 --> 00:23:02.480
 It's not what's outside that matter,

00:23:02.559 --> 00:23:02.920
 It's what's inside,

00:23:03.180 --> 00:23:04.220
 And then if you look here,

00:23:04.319 --> 00:23:05.000
 In verse 12,

00:23:05.359 --> 00:23:05.899
 In your bulletin,

00:23:06.180 --> 00:23:08.039
 The disciples come to Jesus,

00:23:08.099 --> 00:23:08.480
 And he's like,

00:23:08.579 --> 00:23:08.740
 Oh,

00:23:09.059 --> 00:23:09.359
 Jesus,

00:23:09.480 --> 00:23:10.960
 Do you know that the Pharisees were offended?

00:23:12.259 --> 00:23:13.359
 Did you realize that?

00:23:13.359 --> 00:23:16.399
 So,

00:23:16.819 --> 00:23:18.740
 Because Jesus was making a statement that,

00:23:19.379 --> 00:23:21.259
 Where he was telling the religious leaders,

00:23:21.500 --> 00:23:21.659
 Hey,

00:23:21.759 --> 00:23:23.539
 You can have your outward laws,

00:23:23.639 --> 00:23:25.439
 You can have all these things that you do,

00:23:25.899 --> 00:23:27.719
 All these traditions you have,

00:23:27.799 --> 00:23:30.019
 All these things you gotta obey and stuff,

00:23:30.859 --> 00:23:31.479
 And for them,

00:23:31.599 --> 00:23:34.399
 It was the extremely important thing in their life,

00:23:34.879 --> 00:23:36.000
 It was of utmost importance,

00:23:36.000 --> 00:23:37.759
 It was the most important thing in their life,

00:23:37.759 --> 00:23:38.279
 And basically,

00:23:38.379 --> 00:23:39.640
 Jesus comes to them and said like,

00:23:40.379 --> 00:23:41.980
 That's not gonna make you clean,

00:23:42.460 --> 00:23:44.160
 In a way,

00:23:44.319 --> 00:23:45.259
 That doesn't really matter,

00:23:45.720 --> 00:23:46.160
 In a way,

00:23:46.940 --> 00:23:48.099
 He just tells them like,

00:23:48.180 --> 00:23:49.259
 That's not gonna make you clean,

00:23:49.480 --> 00:23:50.819
 Because the problem is inside,

00:23:51.420 --> 00:23:53.339
 And then the disciples are like,

00:23:53.420 --> 00:23:53.920
 Oh man,

00:23:54.019 --> 00:23:54.660
 That was harsh,

00:23:56.579 --> 00:23:58.819
 And Jesus goes on to explain what he meant by that,

00:23:59.240 --> 00:24:00.500
 Which is pretty straightforward,

00:24:01.079 --> 00:24:01.299
 I mean,

00:24:01.379 --> 00:24:01.619
 Verse,

00:24:01.839 --> 00:24:03.039
 From verse 17 onwards,

00:24:03.720 --> 00:24:04.180
 He says,

00:24:04.279 --> 00:24:05.079
 Do you not see,

00:24:05.640 --> 00:24:07.140
 That whatever goes into the mouth,

00:24:07.880 --> 00:24:08.960
 Passes into the stomach,

00:24:09.400 --> 00:24:10.040
 And is expelled,

00:24:10.560 --> 00:24:11.960
 Yep,

00:24:12.140 --> 00:24:12.940
 I'm gonna laugh there,

00:24:13.800 --> 00:24:14.340
 Basically,

00:24:14.480 --> 00:24:14.620
 I mean,

00:24:14.640 --> 00:24:15.440
 If it's not expelled,

00:24:15.640 --> 00:24:16.720
 You gotta see a doctor,

00:24:17.720 --> 00:24:18.880
 But what comes out of the mouth,

00:24:18.960 --> 00:24:19.880
 Proceeds from the heart,

00:24:19.980 --> 00:24:21.520
 And then this defiles a person,

00:24:22.060 --> 00:24:23.400
 For out of the heart come,

00:24:23.500 --> 00:24:24.020
 Evil thoughts,

00:24:24.100 --> 00:24:24.320
 Murder,

00:24:24.440 --> 00:24:24.840
 Adultery,

00:24:25.060 --> 00:24:25.759
 Sexual maritality,

00:24:25.780 --> 00:24:25.960
 Theft,

00:24:26.060 --> 00:24:26.440
 False witness,

00:24:26.560 --> 00:24:26.840
 Slander,

00:24:26.980 --> 00:24:28.860
 These are what defile a person,

00:24:29.220 --> 00:24:31.040
 But to eat with unwashed hands,

00:24:31.280 --> 00:24:33.020
 Does not really defile anyone,

00:24:34.020 --> 00:24:35.980
 You know,

00:24:35.980 --> 00:24:37.720
 It's quite easy and natural,

00:24:38.240 --> 00:24:38.779
 For us,

00:24:38.920 --> 00:24:39.460
 For humans,

00:24:39.640 --> 00:24:41.620
 To look at what people do outside,

00:24:42.420 --> 00:24:45.120
 And not really think about what's happening in their heart,

00:24:45.599 --> 00:24:50.259
 Imagine a child who's really naughty,

00:24:50.640 --> 00:24:51.740
 Who's breaking stuff,

00:24:52.099 --> 00:24:53.579
 Who's doing all those things,

00:24:54.180 --> 00:24:55.200
 But while deep inside,

00:24:55.380 --> 00:24:55.779
 That child,

00:24:56.079 --> 00:24:58.519
 All the child wants is attention and love,

00:25:00.140 --> 00:25:02.000
 Or maybe it could be a person doing charity,

00:25:02.000 --> 00:25:03.759
 A lot of charity,

00:25:03.880 --> 00:25:04.559
 But in their heart,

00:25:04.740 --> 00:25:06.079
 He's just feeding his own ego,

00:25:06.759 --> 00:25:08.039
 Just filling up with pride,

00:25:08.660 --> 00:25:11.339
 A different story could be told in the heart,

00:25:12.579 --> 00:25:13.259
 I mean,

00:25:13.319 --> 00:25:15.380
 I've been dating for a long time,

00:25:16.500 --> 00:25:17.880
 Six years to be particular,

00:25:18.380 --> 00:25:21.579
 And I've had these conversations with my girlfriend,

00:25:22.240 --> 00:25:23.099
 Where I've told her,

00:25:23.700 --> 00:25:23.799
 Hey,

00:25:23.880 --> 00:25:24.740
 I've met this person,

00:25:24.839 --> 00:25:25.599
 I've met this group,

00:25:26.200 --> 00:25:26.960
 They're amazing,

00:25:27.279 --> 00:25:29.059
 And I feel like they are the best thing in the world,

00:25:29.059 --> 00:25:30.839
 Like they're so strong in God,

00:25:31.279 --> 00:25:32.379
 And my girlfriend goes like,

00:25:32.480 --> 00:25:32.599
 Hey,

00:25:33.220 --> 00:25:34.919
 We don't really know what's happening,

00:25:35.099 --> 00:25:36.200
 And I'm being a guy,

00:25:36.319 --> 00:25:37.039
 I'm defensive,

00:25:37.159 --> 00:25:37.299
 I'm like,

00:25:37.359 --> 00:25:38.000
 I know my stuff,

00:25:38.079 --> 00:25:38.599
 They're the best,

00:25:38.720 --> 00:25:40.339
 And I argue my stuff,

00:25:40.440 --> 00:25:40.779
 And she,

00:25:41.519 --> 00:25:42.079
 Being patient,

00:25:42.279 --> 00:25:42.700
 Let it go,

00:25:42.799 --> 00:25:43.139
 Let it go,

00:25:43.240 --> 00:25:43.980
 And after a few months,

00:25:44.019 --> 00:25:44.759
 I come back to her,

00:25:45.460 --> 00:25:46.919
 Totally forgot that conversation,

00:25:47.039 --> 00:25:47.359
 I say like,

00:25:47.779 --> 00:25:47.960
 Hey,

00:25:48.019 --> 00:25:48.619
 I saw this group,

00:25:48.659 --> 00:25:49.419
 And they're not really good,

00:25:50.079 --> 00:25:52.079
 I think there's something wrong with them,

00:25:52.179 --> 00:25:52.759
 And she goes,

00:25:53.139 --> 00:25:53.700
 I told you,

00:25:53.779 --> 00:25:54.000
 I'm like,

00:25:54.279 --> 00:25:54.460
 No,

00:25:54.519 --> 00:25:54.919
 You did not,

00:25:54.919 --> 00:25:58.179
 And we have another conversation around that,

00:25:58.180 --> 00:26:00.480
 And that has happened multiple times,

00:26:01.259 --> 00:26:01.900
 Do you want to guess,

00:26:01.980 --> 00:26:02.940
 When was the last time it happened?

00:26:04.900 --> 00:26:05.779
 Five days ago,

00:26:06.080 --> 00:26:08.279
 Just five days ago,

00:26:08.360 --> 00:26:08.880
 And this time,

00:26:08.980 --> 00:26:11.180
 She sent me a screenshot of that conversation,

00:26:11.320 --> 00:26:12.000
 I had previously,

00:26:12.600 --> 00:26:13.100
 There you go,

00:26:13.180 --> 00:26:13.580
 And I'm like,

00:26:13.940 --> 00:26:15.120
 So I had to work on my heart,

00:26:15.220 --> 00:26:15.360
 Saying,

00:26:15.560 --> 00:26:15.720
 Okay,

00:26:15.799 --> 00:26:15.980
 Alan,

00:26:16.120 --> 00:26:17.000
 It's pride in me,

00:26:17.380 --> 00:26:17.900
 I'm sorry,

00:26:18.160 --> 00:26:18.340
 Yep,

00:26:18.360 --> 00:26:18.700
 You're right,

00:26:19.019 --> 00:26:20.100
 So,

00:26:20.240 --> 00:26:21.180
 It's so easy,

00:26:21.580 --> 00:26:23.680
 To look at a person's outside,

00:26:24.080 --> 00:26:25.279
 And not really think about,

00:26:25.360 --> 00:26:26.380
 What's happening in their heart,

00:26:26.380 --> 00:26:27.220
 Now,

00:26:27.800 --> 00:26:28.480
 Let me be clear,

00:26:28.560 --> 00:26:29.300
 I'm not saying,

00:26:29.540 --> 00:26:31.920
 We should not be appreciative,

00:26:32.180 --> 00:26:32.620
 I'm not saying,

00:26:32.680 --> 00:26:33.600
 We should not support,

00:26:33.760 --> 00:26:33.980
 Or,

00:26:34.540 --> 00:26:35.100
 Say like,

00:26:35.160 --> 00:26:35.980
 Good work is a bad thing,

00:26:36.060 --> 00:26:36.860
 I'm not saying that,

00:26:36.940 --> 00:26:37.940
 We should not be grateful,

00:26:38.180 --> 00:26:38.620
 For what,

00:26:38.820 --> 00:26:39.160
 What,

00:26:39.300 --> 00:26:40.620
 What people do,

00:26:41.680 --> 00:26:42.600
 But let me take you back,

00:26:42.660 --> 00:26:43.160
 Last week,

00:26:43.240 --> 00:26:43.840
 Do you remember,

00:26:44.040 --> 00:26:44.920
 The mission statement,

00:26:45.060 --> 00:26:45.720
 We talked about,

00:26:45.820 --> 00:26:46.680
 Kevin shared about,

00:26:47.580 --> 00:26:47.780
 Oh,

00:26:47.840 --> 00:26:48.740
 It's already up on the screen,

00:26:48.900 --> 00:26:49.560
 I was going to ask,

00:26:50.200 --> 00:26:51.080
 So our disciple,

00:26:51.920 --> 00:26:53.060
 Mission statement is,

00:26:53.300 --> 00:26:53.380
 Making,

00:26:54.040 --> 00:26:54.780
 Mature disciple,

00:26:54.779 --> 00:26:56.119
 Making disciples of Jesus,

00:26:56.200 --> 00:26:56.960
 To impact Hong Kong,

00:26:57.039 --> 00:26:57.740
 For the glory of God,

00:26:58.940 --> 00:26:59.980
 Now,

00:27:00.019 --> 00:27:00.420
 What does it mean,

00:27:00.480 --> 00:27:01.240
 To make a disciple,

00:27:02.480 --> 00:27:03.359
 And one other thing,

00:27:03.440 --> 00:27:04.099
 A disciple,

00:27:04.299 --> 00:27:05.019
 To make a disciple,

00:27:05.139 --> 00:27:05.539
 Is not,

00:27:05.839 --> 00:27:06.720
 To encourage them,

00:27:06.779 --> 00:27:07.980
 To do a lot of good things,

00:27:08.259 --> 00:27:09.079
 To serve a lot,

00:27:09.160 --> 00:27:10.440
 Which is actually necessary,

00:27:10.759 --> 00:27:11.500
 Which is important,

00:27:11.700 --> 00:27:12.359
 For their growth,

00:27:12.899 --> 00:27:15.039
 But to also be asking the question,

00:27:15.559 --> 00:27:17.220
 What is happening in their heart,

00:27:18.740 --> 00:27:20.579
 You see,

00:27:20.920 --> 00:27:21.779
 Making disciple,

00:27:21.779 --> 00:27:23.160
 Looks like,

00:27:23.240 --> 00:27:24.000
 For a parent,

00:27:24.160 --> 00:27:25.160
 To look at their kids,

00:27:25.240 --> 00:27:26.200
 And not only discipline,

00:27:26.319 --> 00:27:27.440
 Their outward behavior,

00:27:27.579 --> 00:27:28.859
 But to also ask the question,

00:27:29.539 --> 00:27:31.339
 Where is the heart of my child,

00:27:31.879 --> 00:27:32.899
 It's for us,

00:27:32.960 --> 00:27:33.940
 To ask each other,

00:27:34.299 --> 00:27:35.319
 And just being aware,

00:27:35.539 --> 00:27:36.940
 Of each other's heart issues,

00:27:37.039 --> 00:27:38.259
 And heart location,

00:27:39.460 --> 00:27:40.220
 And for ourselves,

00:27:40.319 --> 00:27:40.879
 As disciples,

00:27:41.399 --> 00:27:41.879
 Of Jesus,

00:27:41.960 --> 00:27:43.079
 To be always examining,

00:27:43.079 --> 00:27:43.680
 Our heart,

00:27:44.619 --> 00:27:45.519
 And thinking about,

00:27:45.619 --> 00:27:46.379
 Where is my heart,

00:27:46.380 --> 00:27:49.360
 You see,

00:27:49.420 --> 00:27:50.700
 Because it's so easy,

00:27:50.780 --> 00:27:51.820
 It's so easy,

00:27:52.180 --> 00:27:53.180
 To cover up,

00:27:53.680 --> 00:27:54.400
 Our heart,

00:27:55.480 --> 00:27:56.100
 Now,

00:27:56.600 --> 00:27:57.340
 Jesus says,

00:27:58.140 --> 00:28:00.560
 It's the inside of the thing,

00:28:00.640 --> 00:28:01.840
 That defiles,

00:28:02.680 --> 00:28:04.820
 A person,

00:28:05.460 --> 00:28:07.020
 So just to show an example,

00:28:07.020 --> 00:28:07.900
 I picked up something,

00:28:07.900 --> 00:28:11.860
 Something,

00:28:16.380 --> 00:28:42.800
 Something that dogs,

00:28:42.800 --> 00:28:43.360
 Leave behind,

00:28:43.359 --> 00:28:46.879
 Yeah,

00:28:47.240 --> 00:28:49.059
 I'm not going to touch it,

00:28:49.379 --> 00:28:51.259
 Don't worry,

00:28:51.539 --> 00:28:52.419
 It's not,

00:28:52.539 --> 00:28:53.659
 It's not fresh,

00:28:54.219 --> 00:28:57.719
 Oh,

00:28:57.759 --> 00:28:58.059
 It's fresh,

00:28:58.159 --> 00:28:58.259
 No,

00:28:58.299 --> 00:28:58.519
 Just kidding,

00:28:58.539 --> 00:28:58.939
 It's chocolate,

00:28:59.079 --> 00:28:59.399
 Don't worry,

00:28:59.639 --> 00:29:01.259
 Alright,

00:29:01.500 --> 00:29:01.740
 So,

00:29:02.179 --> 00:29:03.199
 Jesus says,

00:29:04.559 --> 00:29:05.439
 It's the inside,

00:29:06.839 --> 00:29:07.139
 That,

00:29:07.699 --> 00:29:08.479
 It's chocolate,

00:29:08.479 --> 00:29:08.679
 Seriously,

00:29:11.019 --> 00:29:11.359
 It's chocolate,

00:29:11.819 --> 00:29:12.339
 Trust me,

00:29:12.339 --> 00:29:14.459
 Trust me,

00:29:14.500 --> 00:29:14.859
 It's chocolate,

00:29:15.099 --> 00:29:16.539
 So,

00:29:17.379 --> 00:29:17.919
 Jesus says,

00:29:17.980 --> 00:29:18.619
 It's the inside,

00:29:19.439 --> 00:29:19.619
 That,

00:29:19.759 --> 00:29:20.879
 I just crumped it,

00:29:20.939 --> 00:29:21.619
 And put it in the fridge,

00:29:22.240 --> 00:29:24.139
 So,

00:29:24.259 --> 00:29:24.859
 It's the inside,

00:29:25.299 --> 00:29:26.359
 That's really defiling,

00:29:27.519 --> 00:29:28.159
 Defiles a person,

00:29:28.459 --> 00:29:29.019
 So,

00:29:29.119 --> 00:29:29.839
 What we do is,

00:29:30.599 --> 00:29:30.919
 Okay,

00:29:31.079 --> 00:29:31.859
 I got to be good,

00:29:32.459 --> 00:29:33.399
 I got to pray more,

00:29:34.399 --> 00:29:34.980
 I got to,

00:29:35.500 --> 00:29:36.699
 Do more devotions,

00:29:36.779 --> 00:29:37.879
 Which are great things,

00:29:38.939 --> 00:29:39.619
 I got to,

00:29:39.839 --> 00:29:40.559
 Serve more,

00:29:40.699 --> 00:29:41.740
 Serve in the kids ministry,

00:29:41.919 --> 00:29:42.319
 Serve at church,

00:29:42.339 --> 00:29:43.839
 Serve in the youth ministry,

00:29:43.939 --> 00:29:44.839
 Which is very important,

00:29:45.959 --> 00:29:46.720
 Allie needs that,

00:29:47.740 --> 00:29:48.000
 So,

00:29:48.119 --> 00:29:48.819
 Serve and,

00:29:49.359 --> 00:29:50.419
 Shiny,

00:29:51.459 --> 00:29:52.939
 Does anyone want to drink from this still?

00:29:56.139 --> 00:29:56.539
 Sometimes,

00:29:57.319 --> 00:29:58.639
 We try to cover it up,

00:29:59.899 --> 00:30:01.439
 I'll cover it up with a smile,

00:30:02.220 --> 00:30:05.399
 No one's going to see the defiled thing now,

00:30:05.659 --> 00:30:06.119
 I'm like,

00:30:06.240 --> 00:30:07.259
 I'm looking good,

00:30:07.579 --> 00:30:08.359
 I'm serving,

00:30:08.539 --> 00:30:09.000
 I'm preaching,

00:30:09.199 --> 00:30:09.720
 I'm crying,

00:30:09.720 --> 00:30:10.880
 I'm lifting my hands up,

00:30:10.940 --> 00:30:12.180
 When Julian is leading worship,

00:30:12.720 --> 00:30:14.299
 I'm doing all the things,

00:30:14.500 --> 00:30:15.339
 That marks it up,

00:30:15.500 --> 00:30:16.579
 I'm doing well,

00:30:17.100 --> 00:30:17.620
 I mean,

00:30:17.660 --> 00:30:18.200
 I'm praying,

00:30:18.339 --> 00:30:19.660
 I'm doing one-on-one Bible studies,

00:30:19.759 --> 00:30:19.860
 Hey,

00:30:19.920 --> 00:30:20.259
 By the way,

00:30:20.299 --> 00:30:21.420
 Those are really good,

00:30:21.420 --> 00:30:21.680
 Good,

00:30:21.680 --> 00:30:22.059
 Good things,

00:30:22.120 --> 00:30:22.299
 Okay,

00:30:22.339 --> 00:30:23.400
 I'm not saying don't do,

00:30:23.400 --> 00:30:25.300
 But the point I'm making is,

00:30:26.019 --> 00:30:27.240
 Even though it looks shiny,

00:30:28.120 --> 00:30:28.640
 Silver,

00:30:29.820 --> 00:30:30.680
 At the end of the day,

00:30:30.780 --> 00:30:31.620
 You still got your,

00:30:32.400 --> 00:30:33.960
 It's chocolate,

00:30:34.360 --> 00:30:36.960
 You still got your chocolate,

00:30:37.180 --> 00:30:37.340
 No,

00:30:37.440 --> 00:30:38.340
 You still got dirt,

00:30:38.560 --> 00:30:40.019
 That's inside,

00:30:40.600 --> 00:30:42.180
 Do you see the point,

00:30:42.240 --> 00:30:43.740
 Jesus is trying to make here,

00:30:44.360 --> 00:30:45.640
 It's pretty simple,

00:30:46.540 --> 00:30:48.160
 But then it's reality,

00:30:48.160 --> 00:30:51.940
 It's so much of,

00:30:52.019 --> 00:30:53.060
 So much importance,

00:30:53.800 --> 00:30:54.460
 Because,

00:30:54.860 --> 00:30:55.960
 We could look like that,

00:30:56.180 --> 00:30:56.900
 We could look shiny,

00:30:57.060 --> 00:30:58.540
 We could be clean outside,

00:30:59.200 --> 00:31:01.320
 But if you still got mess inside,

00:31:02.080 --> 00:31:03.160
 It's still defiled,

00:31:03.279 --> 00:31:04.019
 It's still dirty,

00:31:04.100 --> 00:31:05.160
 It's still far away,

00:31:06.040 --> 00:31:07.240
 From God,

00:31:08.019 --> 00:31:09.700
 And do you know,

00:31:09.860 --> 00:31:10.720
 That eventually,

00:31:11.480 --> 00:31:12.300
 Eventually,

00:31:13.220 --> 00:31:15.040
 The dirt that is inside,

00:31:15.039 --> 00:31:16.799
 Will one day,

00:31:17.440 --> 00:31:18.019
 Come out,

00:31:18.839 --> 00:31:20.180
 And do you know,

00:31:20.279 --> 00:31:20.920
 How it comes out,

00:31:21.879 --> 00:31:23.599
 In verse 18,

00:31:23.720 --> 00:31:24.119
 It says,

00:31:25.099 --> 00:31:26.359
 What comes out of the mouth,

00:31:26.639 --> 00:31:27.599
 Comes out of the mouth,

00:31:28.180 --> 00:31:29.420
 What comes out of the mouth,

00:31:29.599 --> 00:31:30.319
 Proceeds,

00:31:30.759 --> 00:31:31.519
 From the heart,

00:31:34.799 --> 00:31:35.460
 You see,

00:31:35.559 --> 00:31:36.319
 We might be drilling,

00:31:37.240 --> 00:31:37.539
 Oh sorry,

00:31:37.579 --> 00:31:38.920
 We might be doing a lot of good things,

00:31:39.379 --> 00:31:40.519
 And serving,

00:31:41.599 --> 00:31:42.220
 But one day,

00:31:42.480 --> 00:31:44.139
 But our words that come out,

00:31:44.180 --> 00:31:44.920
 From our mouth,

00:31:45.039 --> 00:31:46.200
 Could totally be different,

00:31:47.680 --> 00:31:49.519
 Let me read this,

00:31:49.519 --> 00:31:51.000
 Quote by John Newton,

00:31:51.119 --> 00:31:51.559
 It says,

00:31:51.839 --> 00:31:52.559
 There is perhaps,

00:31:52.700 --> 00:31:53.559
 No one test,

00:31:54.119 --> 00:31:55.279
 Or proof of the reality,

00:31:55.379 --> 00:31:56.299
 Of a work of grace,

00:31:56.339 --> 00:31:57.079
 Upon the heart,

00:31:57.159 --> 00:31:57.899
 More simple,

00:31:58.119 --> 00:31:58.339
 Clear,

00:31:58.659 --> 00:31:59.379
 And infallible,

00:31:59.659 --> 00:32:02.099
 Than the general tone,

00:32:02.200 --> 00:32:02.960
 Of our language,

00:32:03.159 --> 00:32:03.859
 And conversations,

00:32:04.019 --> 00:32:04.519
 So basically,

00:32:04.700 --> 00:32:05.759
 What Newton is saying,

00:32:05.859 --> 00:32:06.319
 Here is,

00:32:06.960 --> 00:32:08.279
 One of the ways,

00:32:08.379 --> 00:32:09.059
 To really see,

00:32:09.220 --> 00:32:10.339
 Whether God's gospel,

00:32:10.480 --> 00:32:11.399
 Is working in our hearts,

00:32:11.740 --> 00:32:12.579
 Is to think about,

00:32:13.079 --> 00:32:14.680
 The tone of our conversations,

00:32:14.680 --> 00:32:15.539
 And language,

00:32:15.900 --> 00:32:16.779
 Now think about this,

00:32:17.060 --> 00:32:19.100
 What do you love,

00:32:19.160 --> 00:32:19.700
 Talking about,

00:32:20.539 --> 00:32:22.440
 What are you most comfortable,

00:32:22.720 --> 00:32:24.080
 Talking about for hours,

00:32:24.759 --> 00:32:25.060
 I mean,

00:32:25.120 --> 00:32:26.539
 I used to be in a small group before,

00:32:27.060 --> 00:32:28.340
 And we used to have a worship,

00:32:28.539 --> 00:32:29.000
 And preaching,

00:32:29.220 --> 00:32:30.680
 And as soon as we sat down,

00:32:31.680 --> 00:32:32.820
 We used to start talking about,

00:32:33.039 --> 00:32:33.640
 Money,

00:32:34.039 --> 00:32:34.259
 And,

00:32:34.580 --> 00:32:35.100
 Jobs,

00:32:35.519 --> 00:32:36.259
 And stuff like that,

00:32:36.400 --> 00:32:37.299
 As soon as we sat down,

00:32:37.340 --> 00:32:37.900
 And that happened,

00:32:38.080 --> 00:32:38.820
 All the time,

00:32:39.580 --> 00:32:42.120
 Because that was in our heart,

00:32:42.119 --> 00:32:43.099
 As soon as we sat down,

00:32:43.159 --> 00:32:43.899
 That's what came out,

00:32:45.239 --> 00:32:45.939
 Now,

00:32:46.619 --> 00:32:47.939
 I mean,

00:32:47.979 --> 00:32:48.599
 Even every time,

00:32:48.659 --> 00:32:49.819
 Think about social media,

00:32:50.939 --> 00:32:52.379
 We share things we love,

00:32:52.439 --> 00:32:53.959
 We share things we find interesting,

00:32:54.039 --> 00:32:54.899
 In our social media,

00:32:55.000 --> 00:32:55.159
 Right?

00:32:55.259 --> 00:32:55.659
 Stories,

00:32:55.919 --> 00:32:56.559
 And images,

00:32:56.839 --> 00:32:57.439
 And pictures,

00:32:58.119 --> 00:32:58.679
 And,

00:32:58.899 --> 00:33:00.500
 I found one of this quote,

00:33:01.099 --> 00:33:03.219
 Said by one of the greatest leaders,

00:33:04.979 --> 00:33:05.119
 Oh,

00:33:05.159 --> 00:33:05.479
 There you go,

00:33:05.500 --> 00:33:06.079
 It's already up,

00:33:07.079 --> 00:33:08.399
 By Kevin Murphy,

00:33:08.400 --> 00:33:09.180
 He said,

00:33:09.259 --> 00:33:10.500
 Out of the abundance of our heart,

00:33:10.580 --> 00:33:11.040
 We speak,

00:33:11.280 --> 00:33:12.740
 And out of the abundance of our heart,

00:33:12.820 --> 00:33:13.400
 We tweet,

00:33:13.880 --> 00:33:14.720
 Which is brilliant,

00:33:15.420 --> 00:33:19.140
 What do you share in your social media?

00:33:22.240 --> 00:33:23.360
 That's something to think about,

00:33:23.759 --> 00:33:24.120
 I mean,

00:33:24.160 --> 00:33:25.140
 I'm just going to leave it at that,

00:33:25.960 --> 00:33:27.259
 What do you share?

00:33:30.360 --> 00:33:30.720
 Now,

00:33:31.440 --> 00:33:33.100
 We can wrap up today's preaching,

00:33:33.240 --> 00:33:33.800
 By saying,

00:33:33.980 --> 00:33:34.580
 Okay guys,

00:33:35.180 --> 00:33:36.420
 Go off into the week,

00:33:36.420 --> 00:33:38.460
 Just make sure your heart is proper,

00:33:38.640 --> 00:33:39.460
 And close to God,

00:33:40.019 --> 00:33:41.740
 And make sure you're good with God,

00:33:41.980 --> 00:33:42.840
 When you meet someone,

00:33:42.960 --> 00:33:43.259
 Ask them,

00:33:43.420 --> 00:33:43.920
 How's your heart?

00:33:44.519 --> 00:33:45.680
 And we can finish at that,

00:33:46.420 --> 00:33:47.900
 But here's the problem,

00:33:49.160 --> 00:33:50.460
 In Jeremiah 79,

00:33:50.640 --> 00:33:50.980
 It says,

00:33:51.100 --> 00:33:52.660
 The heart is deceitful,

00:33:53.120 --> 00:33:54.180
 Above all things,

00:33:54.980 --> 00:33:58.100
 It is desperately sick,

00:33:58.580 --> 00:33:59.620
 Who can understand it?

00:34:00.720 --> 00:34:02.440
 Because here's the thing about the heart,

00:34:02.440 --> 00:34:03.519
 It's extremely,

00:34:03.640 --> 00:34:04.720
 Almost impossible,

00:34:05.039 --> 00:34:08.019
 To see what's happening deep underneath,

00:34:08.360 --> 00:34:09.000
 It's like an iceberg,

00:34:09.860 --> 00:34:11.440
 You got a little bit showing on top,

00:34:11.599 --> 00:34:11.920
 But then,

00:34:12.300 --> 00:34:13.920
 The workings of the heart deep inside,

00:34:14.320 --> 00:34:14.400
 Is,

00:34:14.940 --> 00:34:16.400
 Is deep,

00:34:16.920 --> 00:34:17.599
 And mysterious,

00:34:18.700 --> 00:34:19.019
 I mean,

00:34:19.760 --> 00:34:20.079
 There's a,

00:34:20.599 --> 00:34:21.380
 Andrew Cate,

00:34:21.539 --> 00:34:22.159
 He mentioned,

00:34:22.300 --> 00:34:24.460
 He actually describes heart as an iceberg,

00:34:25.220 --> 00:34:26.780
 And the witch has tentacles,

00:34:27.440 --> 00:34:29.340
 Which is going all over the places,

00:34:29.340 --> 00:34:30.240
 I mean,

00:34:30.280 --> 00:34:31.079
 I wanted to draw that,

00:34:31.079 --> 00:34:31.280
 But,

00:34:31.519 --> 00:34:32.360
 But,

00:34:32.640 --> 00:34:33.440
 The point being,

00:34:33.800 --> 00:34:34.820
 Heart is extremely,

00:34:35.280 --> 00:34:36.220
 Extremely deep,

00:34:36.340 --> 00:34:36.940
 And extremely,

00:34:38.059 --> 00:34:39.079
 Hard to see,

00:34:39.720 --> 00:34:41.280
 And the only person,

00:34:41.380 --> 00:34:42.660
 Who can actually see it is,

00:34:43.019 --> 00:34:43.440
 God,

00:34:43.660 --> 00:34:44.620
 Where he tells Samuel,

00:34:45.300 --> 00:34:45.400
 Hey,

00:34:45.420 --> 00:34:46.880
 I don't look at the outward appearance,

00:34:47.600 --> 00:34:48.660
 I look at the heart,

00:34:49.340 --> 00:34:52.000
 In the Bible,

00:34:52.120 --> 00:34:52.559
 We see,

00:34:53.559 --> 00:34:55.500
 That a heart that is far away from God,

00:34:55.960 --> 00:34:56.440
 Is what,

00:34:56.559 --> 00:34:58.559
 Is something that always separates from God,

00:34:58.559 --> 00:34:59.320
 In the beginning,

00:35:00.079 --> 00:35:00.699
 When we wanted,

00:35:00.799 --> 00:35:02.619
 When our hearts wanted to be our own God,

00:35:02.739 --> 00:35:05.139
 We just rejected God being far away,

00:35:05.820 --> 00:35:07.039
 When our hearts wanted,

00:35:07.500 --> 00:35:07.820
 Hearts,

00:35:07.960 --> 00:35:09.019
 When we became jealous,

00:35:09.820 --> 00:35:10.719
 When we became envy,

00:35:10.840 --> 00:35:11.980
 We committed the first murder,

00:35:12.880 --> 00:35:13.320
 We,

00:35:13.460 --> 00:35:14.920
 We became far away from God,

00:35:14.980 --> 00:35:16.019
 When lust came in,

00:35:16.820 --> 00:35:17.820
 When pride came in,

00:35:17.880 --> 00:35:20.079
 When we started worshipping everything except God,

00:35:20.579 --> 00:35:20.980
 When we,

00:35:21.159 --> 00:35:22.500
 When all these things came in,

00:35:23.779 --> 00:35:25.199
 We became far away,

00:35:25.779 --> 00:35:26.500
 From God,

00:35:26.500 --> 00:35:28.639
 And being further away from God,

00:35:28.639 --> 00:35:30.199
 God meant that we are being further away,

00:35:30.519 --> 00:35:31.980
 From the one who created us,

00:35:32.099 --> 00:35:33.239
 And truly loves us,

00:35:34.639 --> 00:35:36.039
 And time after time,

00:35:36.639 --> 00:35:38.519
 God calls his people back to him,

00:35:38.719 --> 00:35:40.799
 He calls his people back to him,

00:35:41.079 --> 00:35:42.119
 Because he says,

00:35:42.159 --> 00:35:42.759
 He tells them like,

00:35:43.079 --> 00:35:43.179
 Hey,

00:35:43.199 --> 00:35:44.039
 You guys got to come back,

00:35:44.159 --> 00:35:45.359
 Time after time,

00:35:46.239 --> 00:35:47.059
 He calls them,

00:35:47.739 --> 00:35:49.239
 And because you see the heart problem,

00:35:49.699 --> 00:35:50.099
 Which is,

00:35:50.339 --> 00:35:50.779
 In other words,

00:35:50.920 --> 00:35:51.239
 Sin,

00:35:51.960 --> 00:35:54.199
 Does not only harm you,

00:35:54.199 --> 00:35:56.659
 This heart problem,

00:35:56.719 --> 00:35:57.799
 Does not only harm you,

00:35:58.599 --> 00:35:59.619
 It harms the people,

00:35:59.719 --> 00:36:00.739
 It harms the relationship,

00:36:00.960 --> 00:36:01.919
 Between you and God,

00:36:02.179 --> 00:36:04.339
 And it also harms the people around you,

00:36:05.559 --> 00:36:07.279
 And that's the thing about sin,

00:36:07.519 --> 00:36:08.319
 And a heart problem,

00:36:09.019 --> 00:36:10.419
 It harms people around you,

00:36:10.480 --> 00:36:11.599
 It harms the people you love,

00:36:12.119 --> 00:36:13.859
 It harms the people in your community,

00:36:14.759 --> 00:36:15.899
 And so here we are,

00:36:16.679 --> 00:36:18.139
 People with a heart problem,

00:36:18.599 --> 00:36:19.939
 That has been harmed,

00:36:20.199 --> 00:36:20.460
 Hurt,

00:36:20.599 --> 00:36:22.019
 By the sins of other people,

00:36:22.339 --> 00:36:23.939
 And that have hurt other people,

00:36:24.199 --> 00:36:25.460
 With our own heart problems,

00:36:26.960 --> 00:36:32.819
 Then God makes an amazing promise,

00:36:33.399 --> 00:36:37.919
 About 590 years before Jesus,

00:36:38.279 --> 00:36:39.799
 God makes this amazing promise,

00:36:39.919 --> 00:36:41.339
 He says in Ezekiel 36,

00:36:42.079 --> 00:36:43.599
 And I will give you a new heart,

00:36:44.319 --> 00:36:45.960
 And I will give you a new spirit,

00:36:46.500 --> 00:36:47.399
 I will put within you,

00:36:47.439 --> 00:36:49.099
 And I will remove the heart of stone,

00:36:49.439 --> 00:36:50.199
 From your flesh,

00:36:50.299 --> 00:36:53.079
 And give you a heart of flesh,

00:36:53.079 --> 00:36:54.759
 Which leads us to our last point,

00:36:54.759 --> 00:36:55.659
 The new heart,

00:36:55.659 --> 00:36:58.539
 You see,

00:36:58.639 --> 00:37:00.319
 For God to fulfill this promise,

00:37:00.699 --> 00:37:01.880
 It was costly,

00:37:02.819 --> 00:37:04.420
 It needed to be bought,

00:37:04.639 --> 00:37:05.059
 It needed,

00:37:05.219 --> 00:37:07.119
 Someone needed to pay the price for this,

00:37:07.480 --> 00:37:09.219
 So God sent his son Jesus,

00:37:09.920 --> 00:37:10.880
 Who came,

00:37:11.840 --> 00:37:14.519
 And told us about this heart problem,

00:37:14.679 --> 00:37:17.059
 Who exposed a heart problem within us,

00:37:17.059 --> 00:37:18.420
 And who told us,

00:37:18.420 --> 00:37:18.699
 Hey,

00:37:18.799 --> 00:37:19.719
 You guys are doing good,

00:37:19.820 --> 00:37:20.199
 But then,

00:37:20.539 --> 00:37:22.519
 You guys are having a heart problem,

00:37:22.900 --> 00:37:23.799
 But at the same time,

00:37:23.860 --> 00:37:25.259
 He also showed us,

00:37:25.340 --> 00:37:26.239
 What it looks like,

00:37:26.279 --> 00:37:27.159
 To have a heart,

00:37:27.460 --> 00:37:28.739
 That is close to God,

00:37:28.820 --> 00:37:29.380
 He did it,

00:37:29.460 --> 00:37:31.279
 He did that by living a perfect life,

00:37:31.619 --> 00:37:32.980
 He did that by living a life,

00:37:33.059 --> 00:37:33.719
 By healing,

00:37:34.119 --> 00:37:35.779
 By having compassion on people,

00:37:35.880 --> 00:37:36.820
 By living a life,

00:37:37.059 --> 00:37:38.000
 To show us,

00:37:38.579 --> 00:37:38.679
 Hey,

00:37:38.759 --> 00:37:39.900
 This is what a heart,

00:37:40.000 --> 00:37:40.840
 That is close to God,

00:37:40.900 --> 00:37:41.779
 Really looks like,

00:37:41.780 --> 00:37:43.820
 Jesus came,

00:37:44.800 --> 00:37:45.420
 And finally,

00:37:45.980 --> 00:37:47.800
 He gave his life on the cross,

00:37:48.200 --> 00:37:50.800
 Where he offers his life,

00:37:51.980 --> 00:37:52.900
 And at the same time,

00:37:52.940 --> 00:37:54.140
 He offers this new heart,

00:37:54.480 --> 00:37:55.360
 To each one of us,

00:37:56.320 --> 00:37:58.460
 Now here's the thing about this new heart,

00:37:59.240 --> 00:38:01.100
 It was offered to you,

00:38:01.940 --> 00:38:03.300
 When you did not deserve,

00:38:03.640 --> 00:38:05.060
 To deserve it at all,

00:38:06.260 --> 00:38:07.420
 1 John 4 19 says,

00:38:07.560 --> 00:38:09.140
 We love because he loved us first,

00:38:09.860 --> 00:38:11.480
 I mean that's a massive statement,

00:38:11.780 --> 00:38:14.220
 I wonder if you guys have just sat down,

00:38:14.260 --> 00:38:14.840
 And thought of that,

00:38:15.600 --> 00:38:16.700
 That God loved you,

00:38:16.980 --> 00:38:18.860
 We love because God loved you first,

00:38:19.720 --> 00:38:20.720
 Can you imagine that?

00:38:21.940 --> 00:38:24.480
 For us to be walking in our own path,

00:38:25.060 --> 00:38:28.340
 For us to be just enjoying our sin,

00:38:28.800 --> 00:38:29.640
 And just being,

00:38:30.080 --> 00:38:31.760
 Doing all sorts of things,

00:38:32.140 --> 00:38:33.760
 And God just coming in,

00:38:33.920 --> 00:38:35.000
 To the world and saying,

00:38:35.100 --> 00:38:35.620
 I love you,

00:38:35.760 --> 00:38:37.240
 And I'm reaching out to you first,

00:38:39.500 --> 00:38:41.060
 John 3 16 says,

00:38:41.059 --> 00:38:42.519
 God so loved the world,

00:38:42.519 --> 00:38:44.059
 That he gave his one and only son,

00:38:44.380 --> 00:38:46.019
 Because the people were faithful,

00:38:46.519 --> 00:38:47.000
 And deserving,

00:38:47.320 --> 00:38:47.539
 No,

00:38:48.719 --> 00:38:49.699
 It just ends there,

00:38:49.960 --> 00:38:50.719
 God so loved the world,

00:38:50.900 --> 00:38:51.679
 He gave his son,

00:38:52.960 --> 00:38:53.559
 And that's it,

00:38:53.559 --> 00:38:59.659
 You see,

00:38:59.920 --> 00:39:01.779
 God offers this heart to all of us,

00:39:01.880 --> 00:39:03.679
 And we come to receive it,

00:39:04.019 --> 00:39:04.940
 Not by works,

00:39:05.340 --> 00:39:06.719
 But by faith and repentance,

00:39:07.279 --> 00:39:07.599
 You see,

00:39:07.719 --> 00:39:09.400
 Faith is to believe what God has done,

00:39:09.500 --> 00:39:11.539
 Faith is to put our life and trust on him,

00:39:11.759 --> 00:39:14.099
 And repentance is to turn back to God,

00:39:14.619 --> 00:39:15.199
 And you see,

00:39:15.299 --> 00:39:17.500
 Faith and repentance is like the pedals on a cycle,

00:39:17.579 --> 00:39:19.219
 You cannot have one without the other,

00:39:19.480 --> 00:39:21.920
 Nor can you move forward without this too,

00:39:21.920 --> 00:39:23.000
 Faith and repentance,

00:39:23.380 --> 00:39:24.099
 And the church,

00:39:24.220 --> 00:39:24.740
 This is the thing,

00:39:24.820 --> 00:39:26.320
 Sometimes we think faith and repentance,

00:39:26.460 --> 00:39:28.220
 Is something we do once in a lifetime,

00:39:28.440 --> 00:39:29.440
 Or once on a week,

00:39:29.500 --> 00:39:30.440
 When we come down Sunday,

00:39:30.920 --> 00:39:32.820
 But it's actually something we gotta do every day,

00:39:32.920 --> 00:39:33.960
 Because we have a heart,

00:39:34.340 --> 00:39:36.420
 That's constantly trying to forget,

00:39:36.579 --> 00:39:39.700
 Trying to be pulled towards other things,

00:39:40.139 --> 00:39:40.740
 So we need,

00:39:40.820 --> 00:39:42.400
 We need actually faith and repentance,

00:39:42.579 --> 00:39:43.800
 To always draw close to God,

00:39:43.840 --> 00:39:45.180
 We need to be aware of a heart,

00:39:45.559 --> 00:39:45.880
 Which is,

00:39:46.200 --> 00:39:47.539
 Because we can easily forget,

00:39:47.539 --> 00:39:49.480
 About our heart,

00:39:49.539 --> 00:39:51.000
 And get busy with the outward thing,

00:39:51.000 --> 00:39:52.679
 It's so easy to start doing,

00:39:52.759 --> 00:39:53.840
 It's so easy to start preaching,

00:39:53.960 --> 00:39:55.000
 It's so easy to start leading,

00:39:55.360 --> 00:39:55.940
 Start serving,

00:39:56.099 --> 00:39:56.559
 Start doing,

00:39:56.679 --> 00:39:57.440
 When we forget,

00:39:58.219 --> 00:39:59.380
 But we forget our heart,

00:40:01.500 --> 00:40:03.820
 We naturally try to hide our mess inside,

00:40:03.920 --> 00:40:04.880
 And not deal with it,

00:40:05.759 --> 00:40:07.619
 Now talking about heart,

00:40:08.000 --> 00:40:11.699
 Do you know there's one place in the Bible,

00:40:12.039 --> 00:40:12.840
 In the gospels,

00:40:12.840 --> 00:40:16.640
 Where Jesus actually reveals his heart,

00:40:21.240 --> 00:40:22.100
 I mean,

00:40:22.220 --> 00:40:23.480
 We talked about heart being,

00:40:23.940 --> 00:40:25.180
 The core of who you are,

00:40:25.660 --> 00:40:27.180
 The very essence of who you are,

00:40:27.620 --> 00:40:29.240
 And Jesus finally reveals,

00:40:29.800 --> 00:40:30.900
 In only one place,

00:40:31.240 --> 00:40:31.820
 And he says,

00:40:32.039 --> 00:40:33.320
 Come to me all you who are,

00:40:33.700 --> 00:40:35.140
 Labor and heavy laden,

00:40:35.180 --> 00:40:35.900
 And I will give you rest,

00:40:35.960 --> 00:40:36.900
 Take my yoke upon you,

00:40:36.940 --> 00:40:37.700
 And learn from me,

00:40:38.019 --> 00:40:39.160
 For I am gentle,

00:40:39.579 --> 00:40:40.340
 And lowly,

00:40:40.800 --> 00:40:41.300
 At heart,

00:40:41.300 --> 00:40:45.140
 You see,

00:40:46.600 --> 00:40:47.880
 And Dan Autland in his book,

00:40:47.960 --> 00:40:48.720
 Gentle and lowly,

00:40:48.940 --> 00:40:49.640
 He says,

00:40:51.320 --> 00:40:52.640
 Jesus is not trigger happy,

00:40:53.740 --> 00:40:55.400
 Not harsh, reactionary,

00:40:55.519 --> 00:40:56.600
 Easily exasperated,

00:40:56.780 --> 00:40:58.320
 He's the most understanding person,

00:40:58.460 --> 00:40:59.080
 In the universe,

00:40:59.680 --> 00:41:01.360
 The posture most natural to him,

00:41:01.460 --> 00:41:02.539
 Is not a pointed finger,

00:41:03.220 --> 00:41:04.120
 But an open arms,

00:41:04.200 --> 00:41:04.740
 Think about it,

00:41:04.780 --> 00:41:05.680
 The Pharisees,

00:41:05.760 --> 00:41:06.700
 And the religious leaders,

00:41:07.700 --> 00:41:08.620
 They're very harsh,

00:41:09.380 --> 00:41:10.600
 If someone made a mess,

00:41:10.599 --> 00:41:11.819
 They would point them,

00:41:12.159 --> 00:41:12.940
 They're very cruel,

00:41:13.279 --> 00:41:13.679
 Strict,

00:41:14.400 --> 00:41:16.539
 And sometimes we expect God,

00:41:16.619 --> 00:41:17.719
 To be like that also,

00:41:18.380 --> 00:41:19.539
 I can't bring my heart,

00:41:19.679 --> 00:41:20.679
 Messy heart before him,

00:41:20.719 --> 00:41:22.199
 I can't bring my sin before God,

00:41:22.679 --> 00:41:23.880
 What is God going to think of me,

00:41:23.960 --> 00:41:24.159
 Ah,

00:41:24.219 --> 00:41:25.139
 I've messed it up again,

00:41:25.679 --> 00:41:27.420
 But what we see,

00:41:27.579 --> 00:41:28.619
 Is a heart that is gentle,

00:41:28.739 --> 00:41:29.099
 And lowly,

00:41:29.159 --> 00:41:30.159
 And what Dan Autland,

00:41:30.259 --> 00:41:31.500
 Is basically saying is,

00:41:31.579 --> 00:41:32.480
 When you come to God,

00:41:33.039 --> 00:41:34.239
 What you're going to be met by,

00:41:34.319 --> 00:41:35.339
 Is not a pointed finger,

00:41:35.900 --> 00:41:36.339
 Is not,

00:41:36.699 --> 00:41:36.900
 Ah,

00:41:37.239 --> 00:41:37.960
 It's you again,

00:41:37.960 --> 00:41:38.619
 No,

00:41:38.619 --> 00:41:38.740
 No,

00:41:38.740 --> 00:41:38.860
 No,

00:41:38.860 --> 00:41:38.940
 No,

00:41:38.940 --> 00:41:40.960
 What you're going to be met by,

00:41:41.699 --> 00:41:42.880
 Is an open arm,

00:41:43.960 --> 00:41:45.380
 I mean,

00:41:45.920 --> 00:41:46.980
 When you run to him,

00:41:47.079 --> 00:41:48.019
 You're going to be met by,

00:41:48.119 --> 00:41:48.860
 Not harshness,

00:41:48.940 --> 00:41:49.659
 But an open arm,

00:41:50.139 --> 00:41:51.460
 God is like a father,

00:41:51.740 --> 00:41:53.539
 Who's waiting for his son to return,

00:41:53.619 --> 00:41:54.760
 And when he sees his son,

00:41:55.139 --> 00:41:56.619
 He'll start running to you,

00:41:56.679 --> 00:41:58.159
 When we start walking to him,

00:41:58.559 --> 00:41:59.500
 And that's our God,

00:42:00.039 --> 00:42:00.699
 He's a father,

00:42:00.699 --> 00:42:04.559
 And let me just speak to,

00:42:05.079 --> 00:42:05.879
 If you're new here,

00:42:06.139 --> 00:42:07.299
 Or if you're just on your,

00:42:07.419 --> 00:42:08.579
 Beginning journey,

00:42:09.139 --> 00:42:10.039
 To be Christians,

00:42:11.339 --> 00:42:13.659
 I just want to welcome you to our God,

00:42:13.919 --> 00:42:15.599
 Because many times we expect laws,

00:42:15.739 --> 00:42:16.179
 And rules,

00:42:16.619 --> 00:42:17.899
 And do's and don'ts when we come,

00:42:18.960 --> 00:42:20.859
 But what I want to welcome you,

00:42:20.939 --> 00:42:21.559
 Is to a God,

00:42:22.000 --> 00:42:24.019
 Who welcomes you with no open arms,

00:42:24.539 --> 00:42:25.759
 Who calls you by name,

00:42:26.179 --> 00:42:27.759
 Who's willing to take your brokenness,

00:42:27.839 --> 00:42:29.539
 Who's willing to take your worries in life,

00:42:29.539 --> 00:42:31.019
 And fill you with hope,

00:42:31.119 --> 00:42:32.320
 And his life and joy,

00:42:33.460 --> 00:42:36.119
 So church,

00:42:36.340 --> 00:42:37.500
 Just to think about,

00:42:38.539 --> 00:42:41.179
 When you open our hearts,

00:42:41.400 --> 00:42:42.279
 What do you see,

00:42:42.519 --> 00:42:44.519
 When Jesus exposes your heart,

00:42:45.179 --> 00:42:46.739
 What are the things in your heart,

00:42:46.860 --> 00:42:48.360
 That you have not really dealt with,

00:42:48.739 --> 00:42:49.739
 But covered up,

00:42:49.800 --> 00:42:50.940
 With so many things,

00:42:51.179 --> 00:42:52.119
 Serving and doing,

00:42:52.279 --> 00:42:52.719
 And religion,

00:42:55.219 --> 00:42:56.440
 So just on that note,

00:42:56.980 --> 00:42:57.840
 If you have pen,

00:42:58.019 --> 00:42:59.460
 Or if you want to just spend some time,

00:42:59.539 --> 00:42:59.800
 Writing,

00:43:00.400 --> 00:43:01.940
 I want to encourage you,

00:43:01.980 --> 00:43:02.960
 To write those things,

00:43:03.099 --> 00:43:05.039
 Let's just pray in your hearts,

00:43:05.099 --> 00:43:05.980
 And let the Holy Spirit,

00:43:06.139 --> 00:43:07.380
 Show you in your hearts,

00:43:07.519 --> 00:43:08.279
 What are the places,

00:43:09.199 --> 00:43:10.340
 That you feel like,

00:43:10.619 --> 00:43:11.619
 You have not really dealt with,

00:43:12.079 --> 00:43:13.860
 Yeah,

00:43:14.239 --> 00:43:15.659
 And can I pray for us,

00:43:16.679 --> 00:43:17.460
 Before we,

00:43:17.840 --> 00:43:18.860
 Go into communion,

00:43:22.000 --> 00:43:22.779
 Father God,

00:43:22.840 --> 00:43:23.880
 We come before you,

00:43:25.099 --> 00:43:26.380
 With our hearts,

00:43:27.079 --> 00:43:28.300
 Surrender to you Lord,

00:43:28.300 --> 00:43:30.940
 And we confess,

00:43:31.039 --> 00:43:31.900
 I confess Lord,

00:43:32.100 --> 00:43:33.380
 That there's so many times,

00:43:33.480 --> 00:43:34.920
 I've done a million things,

00:43:35.380 --> 00:43:36.080
 Good things,

00:43:36.880 --> 00:43:37.800
 But when my heart,

00:43:37.940 --> 00:43:39.380
 Is so far away from you,

00:43:40.580 --> 00:43:41.340
 But Father,

00:43:41.400 --> 00:43:42.380
 I want to come before you,

00:43:42.460 --> 00:43:43.380
 We want to come before you,

00:43:43.460 --> 00:43:44.320
 We want to thank you Lord,

00:43:44.860 --> 00:43:47.100
 That you have died on the cross,

00:43:47.360 --> 00:43:48.440
 And that you call us back,

00:43:48.500 --> 00:43:49.640
 In grace and mercy,

00:43:50.180 --> 00:43:51.140
 With open arms,

00:43:51.139 --> 00:43:52.519
 So Father,

00:43:52.579 --> 00:43:53.579
 We come before you,

00:43:54.719 --> 00:43:56.719
 Trusting and putting our faith,

00:43:56.879 --> 00:43:57.420
 In joy,

00:43:57.819 --> 00:43:58.039
 Father,

00:43:58.119 --> 00:43:59.199
 Before you welcome us,

00:43:59.940 --> 00:44:01.039
 Help us to be a church,

00:44:01.480 --> 00:44:02.699
 That is really concerned,

00:44:02.819 --> 00:44:03.519
 About the heart,

00:44:04.059 --> 00:44:05.059
 Help us to be a church,

00:44:05.159 --> 00:44:06.239
 That is not so concerned,

00:44:06.359 --> 00:44:07.539
 About production,

00:44:07.659 --> 00:44:08.779
 And all these outward things,

00:44:08.859 --> 00:44:09.519
 Though they are important,

00:44:09.659 --> 00:44:10.539
 But to be a church,

00:44:10.920 --> 00:44:12.379
 That is really making disciples,

00:44:12.579 --> 00:44:13.359
 That loves you,

00:44:13.359 --> 00:44:14.179
 From the heart,

00:44:14.299 --> 00:44:15.519
 That has a heart,

00:44:15.599 --> 00:44:16.779
 That is surrendered to you,

00:44:16.780 --> 00:44:19.120
 So that we can really impact,

00:44:19.260 --> 00:44:20.300
 The city of Hong Kong,

00:44:20.760 --> 00:44:21.960
 For your glory Lord,

00:44:22.920 --> 00:44:24.380
 So come and be glorified,

00:44:25.680 --> 00:44:26.900
 In your name Jesus we pray,

00:44:28.180 --> 00:44:28.860
 Amen,