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 Good morning, everyone. It's great to be with you in church this morning or joining with you online to kick off this season of reflection and celebration and looking forward to what God has next for us as a church.

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 So be grateful if you've got your Bibles, open up to Revelation chapter 1. That'll be fantastic.

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 In May 2017, Australian tennis legend and now Pentecostal Christian pastor from Perth, Margaret Court, wrote an open letter opposing the support of same-sex marriage by Qantas Airlines.

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 It received a whole heap of feedback at the time.

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 And one of the feedbacks, one of the responses to Margaret's letter came from another tennis great, Martina Navratilova.

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 She tweeted on her account, thank you, Qantas, for your support.

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 And Margaret, you've gone too far. Shame on you.

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 And it came with a hashtag, the wrong side of history.

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 It feels like that sometimes, I think, as a Christian, particularly in the modern West, that we are on the wrong side of history.

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 That is, history was for, sorry, Christianity was for times past, but we've kind of grown up as a society and now we just leave it behind.

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 You need to get new ideas, new thoughts about life and how life works.

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 Our society has been moving further and further away and even over the time of Vision 2020, in the last 11 years as a church, it has rapidly moved further and further away from Christian truths.

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 The foundation, in fact, of our society.

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 The Christian worldview is not just regarded as outdated.

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 It's not just the wrong side of history.

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 It's viewed as wrong in some circles and, amongst other circles, even deviant.

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 Church attendance is falling.

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 Christians in society are sinking into the shadows, hoping not to be identified as such, just wanting to stay under the radar.

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 So the question is, before us, as we just reflect on the past and as we look forward to the future,

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 what future does the Christian faith have?

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 What future does the church have in our culture?

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 What we're doing in this series, in terms of celebrating what God has done in the past and his work amongst us in the last 11 years,

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 and we also start to form a path for what is next for us as a church,

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 is this moment of this season we're in right now, this term, nothing more than just the band playing on the Titanic as it sinks,

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 entertaining us as we go down.

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 But we're almost at the end.

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 Is that what's happening for us?

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 Well, obviously, I think no.

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 But what we need to see as a church, what we need to see as Christians, and we need to see it again and again and again and again,

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 what we need to be convinced of again and again is that Jesus is reigning.

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 He's alive as much as you and I are alive, even more so that you and I are alive,

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 and he is reigning over all that is still.

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 He's resurrected, ascended, and he rules the universe.

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 We need to have him speak into the situations in our lives, in our society, in our church.

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 We need to know that God is right now on his throne in control in heaven,

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 and unlike us right now with masks on our faces and silent in the singing,

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 he is surrounded by myriads and myriads and myriads and myriads of angels,

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 beings far greater and glorious than us, on their knees, singing at the tops of their voices,

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 declaring his praise and worthy because he is so far even beyond them.

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 He is so great and glorious.

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 So right now when we can't sing, he is hearing the thunderous roar of that singing around his throne.

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 We need to see the way that this God who is so patient will one day pulverize wickedness and injustice

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 and obliterate those who oppose him and set up his kingdom for the eternal joy of all who trust him.

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 What we need in this season is the book of Revelation and these verses which are in front of us right now.

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 So I'd be grateful if you had your Bibles open, Revelation chapter 1.

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 If you have to, if you're using an electronic device, shut down every other app.

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 Shut down your notifications.

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 You need to be focused here right now.

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 Go to the St. Paul's app.

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 Shut down every app apart from this one.

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 Get to the St. Paul's app and there's a bit of an outline there for our message today.

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 Three points I want to get to.

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 First of all, which king is on the throne?

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 See, the message of Revelation was so essential for the first recipients of this letter about 2,000 years ago.

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 The first recipients of this letter were Christians living in the Roman Empire.

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 They were living in the Roman Empire and they were facing the biggest nightmare of their lives.

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 The storm clouds of persecution were building for them.

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 The might of the Roman Empire was against them.

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 Now this is important.

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 By the time the book of Revelation was written, the Roman Empire had been around for 600 years.

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 And it still had another 400 years to go.

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 What that means is the Roman Empire lasted four times longer than the British Empire, the Communist Empire, and the American Empire combined.

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 Four times longer.

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 It is so embedded in terms of its power.

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 The world has not seen anything like it.

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 And when John writes this word that we have in front of us now, Christians were facing the might and the glory of that empire.

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 Romans 1 verse 9.

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 Sorry, not Romans.

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 Revelation 1 verse 9.

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 The second half of it tells us that John was exiled on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

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 Now these days, Patmos has around about 3,000 inhabitants.

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 And it is full of five-star resorts and luxury villas.

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 It's a great place to go for a holiday.

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 In John's day, it was a prison island.

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 It was a prison island for the Roman Empire.

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 And John is an old man.

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 And he is sentenced to work in the quarries, breaking stones on Patmos because of his faith in Jesus Christ.

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 And John is, if you like, typical of the hardship that many Christians were facing and were about to face.

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 Were about to face because of their emperor, Domitian.

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 Now we all hear of the emperor Nero and the way that he sort of set himself against Christians.

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 Domitian was, Nero was just sort of like a start.

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 Start of the persecution.

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 Domitian was a nasty piece of work compared to Nero.

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 According to the Roman writer Suetonius, the Roman emperor Domitian, who was emperor when John wrote these words, was both physically unimpressive and a moral catastrophe of a man.

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 Just to, I mean, I could give you a big long list.

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 But here's a couple of things.

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 He had many, many affairs with married women and eventually stole someone else's wife to be his own.

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 His own brother Titus fell ill while on a campaign and he ordered his entire army to leave him alone to die.

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 His own brother.

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 He seduced his married niece, got her pregnant, and then she died from the abortion that he demanded that she have.

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 This moral catastrophe of a man was physically unimpressive.

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 He was particularly sensitive about his boldness.

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 When what would be called nowadays a court joker made a joke, entertained the crowd, and made a bit of a passing shot at his boldness, Domitian had the guy executed straight away.

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 He was particularly sensitive about his baldness, his growing pot belly, and what was described by historians as his spindly little legs.

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 But he demanded that the entire Roman Empire referred to him as Lord God.

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 And Christians were suffering extreme hardship because they refused to have this Roman emperor as the dominant reality of their lives, as the point of their lives.

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 And so he threw the full force of the Roman Empire against them.

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 His persecution was horrendous.

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 He would have Christians laid out on the ground, have a horse attached to each arm and leg, and get the horses whipped so the horses would bolt and limbs would be ripped from torso.

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 And then the crowds would watch the person die in agony.

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 Some others, he would have them holes drilled into their skulls and molten lead poured in on their brains and watch them die that way.

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 Others were mercifully thrown to the lions and torn apart.

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 It was quicker.

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 This is what these Christians are facing.

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 And yet, they faced it with fortitude, with peace, and even joy.

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 How did they do that?

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 Because it is a historical fact they did.

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 It's a historical fact that lives throughout the whole Roman Empire were changed when Christians died this way with fortitude, peace, and joy.

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 And others wanted to know, how is it that you can live and die like that?

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 How is that possible?

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 Historical fact.

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 This, in fact, was written about Christians not long after Domitian's reign, but it was about Domitian's reign.

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 This is a Roman writer.

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 They loved everyone.

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 They loved everyone, but by everyone they are persecuted.

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 They are unknown, and yet they are condemned.

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 They are put to death, and yet they are brought to life.

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 They are poor, and yet they make many rich.

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 They're in need of everything, and yet they are bound in everything.

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 They are dishonored, and yet they are glorified in their dishonor.

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 They are slandered, and yet they are vindicated.

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 They are cursed, and yet they bless.

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 They're insulted, and yet they offer respect.

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 And when they do good, they are punished as evildoers.

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 When they are punished, they rejoice as if they are somehow brought to life.

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 And so Christians, when punished, daily increase more and more.

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 That is, the might of the greatest empire in the world could not stop them.

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 So how did they do that?

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 How did they live and die like that?

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 Well, it's because they were captivated by the cosmic king.

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 Revelation 1 was so important for them, and it's important for us.

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 It reminds these suffering Christians who is, in fact, the dominant reality of their life,

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 the cosmic king, Jesus Christ.

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 Have a look at how he is described here.

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 Verse 4.

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 Him who was and who is to come.

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 Verse 5.

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 Jesus Christ, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

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 Verse 6.

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 The one to whom power and glory belong forever.

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 And then we have in verse 8.

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 I am.

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 This is Jesus' declaration.

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 I am the alpha and the omega who is and who was and who is to come, the almighty.

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 Verse 8 there is one of the most comprehensive statements in the entire Bible of the divinity of Jesus,

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 of exactly who he is.

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 During his ministry years, he consistently made these sorts of claims, claiming that he, in fact, was God himself.

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 It's claims that no other religious leader has ever claimed.

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 You know, Buddha, Muhammad, others have claimed to speak on behalf of the divine.

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 None of them dared to take the step of actually declaring that they were, in fact, the divine, that they were, in fact, the God, the almighty, the creator.

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 Now, I don't have time this morning to unpack all of that.

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 In fact, I do have time, but you don't have time for me to unpack all of that for us today.

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 Other times we do, and we will again into the future.

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 But I want you to know that this church here at St. Paul's, if you're watching me online, this church here at St. Paul's exists,

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 that you might grapple with that claim of who Jesus is.

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 It is so, so essential for you to understand who Jesus is.

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 And we would be delighted.

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 In fact, our missions team, I'd be delighted.

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 Our missions team would be delighted to lead you through exploring this claim and the many other claims of Jesus Christ and the Christian faith.

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 We want you to know him.

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 And so please send us an email.

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 Get in contact with us.

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 Our missions team, Adrian, would be very glad to pursue that with you.

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 But Jesus describes himself here as the Alpha and the Omega.

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 That is, that's the first letter and the last letter of the Greek alphabet.

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 He is, as we see a little bit later in chapter 1, he describes the beginning and the end.

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 He's the first and the last.

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 The Bible tells us that he existed before the universe was formed and he is its creator.

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 He is, if you like, the starting point of all that is.

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 He is the origin of all that is.

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 As the beginning of the Bible tells us in Genesis chapter 1, in the beginning was God.

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 When all things started, God was already there.

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 Now, every single one of us has a starting point.

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 I don't mean, you know, your birthday.

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 I'm not referring to that.

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 I mean your starting point.

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 The starting point of life, of how life came to be.

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 How we exist.

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 The starting point of existence and how we derive our life and our meaning and our purpose from that starting point.

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 It's the beginning point from which we explain the world as it is.

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 What's your starting point?

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 We've all got one.

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 What is your starting point?

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 Whatever your starting point is, it will fundamentally determine how you live.

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 And especially it will determine how you handle tough times in life.

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 Secularism declares there is no divine starting point.

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 It declares that everything that exists now started because of a random act, random collision of atoms and stuff and gas.

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 And so therefore, all life as it exists right now is an accident that happened billions of years ago.

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 And life, existence, is therefore a collection of events and chaos.

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 It's the only explanation of life that they have.

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 There is no meaning.

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 There is no purpose.

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 If you want to be a true secularist.

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 And it means therefore that we are left to our own devices to determine our own path, our own meaning, our own purpose.

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 Everything is subject to the elements in which we exist.

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 We cannot plan on a future whatsoever.

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 And therefore, we live, we breathe, we die, we're gone, and that's it.

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 So you better make the most of it right now.

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 And so in Western society, personal happiness is the highest goal of life.

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 Because there's nothing else.

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 I might as well enjoy while the earth spins and I stand on it.

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 And so there is therefore no explanation for hard times.

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 There's no way to endure hard times.

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 Because it's not the purpose of life.

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 If, however, there is a creator at the beginning, then it's essential that we discover his truth, his purpose, his meaning.

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 And we are told here that Jesus Christ is the starting point.

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 He's the starting point.

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 We're also told here that he is the end point.

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 He is the omega as well.

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 He created the universe.

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 And the universe is orientated towards him as the starting point and the end point.

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 He has built everything for him and around him.

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 All things are for his glory.

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 All things are for his knowledge.

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 All things are for his service.

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 We are built for him.

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 And as long as we connect our life, our existence, our understanding with him, there is hope.

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 He didn't just start history, but all of history is rushing towards him.

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 So what we think our starting point and our end point are will determine how we live now.

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 And Christianity declares that if Jesus Christ is your starting point and he is your end point,

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 and an end point that I must add never actually ends, it goes on living with him forever,

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 then he is your point now.

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 He is the point.

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 And the good news here is that the source of all our hope and life and meaning and purpose

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 is not just a cosmic king who rules, but he's a cosmic king who rules and is present.

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 He's close.

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 He's not a distant divine being.

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 This cosmic king is close.

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 He's approachable.

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 And this is good news for the imprisoned John, for the persecution Christians in the Roman Empire,

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 and for Christians around this world in a thousand hard places right now.

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 It's good news for the suffering, for those who are tired, for those who are weary,

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 for those who are running out of steam, for those who are confused, disheartened,

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 for those who are disenfranchised, for those who are insecure.

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 We need to see Jesus Christ, the risen, ascended, cosmic king, as ruling and present.

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 So, in verse 12, John turns to see whose voice it was that sounded like a trumpet in verse 10.

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 Verse 20 tells us the interpretation of what he saw in that moment.

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 And that is, what he saw was the cosmic king standing in amongst the churches, standing right in the churches.

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 He's not just merely as a king over the churches.

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 He's not distant away from it.

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 He's not standing outside the churches.

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 He is right there in the middle of his church.

00:22:36.960 --> 00:22:39.119
 Now, I'll unpack this probably next week.

00:22:39.119 --> 00:22:43.419
 But the idea of seven churches, he's not just a promise here for seven churches.

00:22:43.979 --> 00:22:47.219
 The number seven in the book of Revelation is complete.

00:22:47.339 --> 00:22:52.539
 So, the idea here is that he is amongst his church, his global worldwide church.

00:22:55.959 --> 00:23:01.059
 And John saw, according to verse 13, one like a son of man.

00:23:01.259 --> 00:23:05.319
 In Daniel chapter 7, it's a reference to Daniel chapter 7, verses 13 to 14.

00:23:05.319 --> 00:23:10.899
 The term son of man or one like a son of man refers to a great ruler.

00:23:12.779 --> 00:23:18.319
 So, when John says that he saw one like a son of man standing in the middle of the lampstands,

00:23:19.000 --> 00:23:25.579
 he means he saw someone with dominion and glory and kingly power.

00:23:27.159 --> 00:23:32.960
 The one who stands amongst the churches is the one who received from the ancient of days

00:23:32.960 --> 00:23:40.299
 a reference to God himself, dominion and glory and kingdom rule and power and authority in heaven and on earth.

00:23:40.539 --> 00:23:46.460
 That is, all of God's divine rule has been given to this one like the son of man.

00:23:48.960 --> 00:23:54.380
 And in verse 13, we also see this son of man was dressed in a robe,

00:23:54.779 --> 00:23:58.100
 reaching down to his feet and with a gold sash around his chest.

00:23:58.099 --> 00:24:05.059
 Now, the robe here is similar to the robe in the Old Testament,

00:24:06.179 --> 00:24:10.679
 where it is almost always refers to the robe of the high priest.

00:24:12.319 --> 00:24:16.079
 So, Jesus is not just the son of man as the cosmic king.

00:24:16.339 --> 00:24:18.059
 He's not just the son of man from Daniel 7,

00:24:18.199 --> 00:24:23.779
 who receives everlasting dominion and rule over all nations and time and eternity.

00:24:23.779 --> 00:24:34.599
 We also see that he is the final high priest who brings all of the work of the temple to an end.

00:24:35.139 --> 00:24:42.039
 He is the almighty cosmic king who mediates between humanity and God.

00:24:42.039 --> 00:24:50.559
 And he does that, as we see in verse 5,

00:24:52.319 --> 00:24:54.899
 by giving his own blood.

00:24:58.539 --> 00:25:03.599
 He gave his own blood once and for all to put away sin once and for all,

00:25:04.159 --> 00:25:05.879
 the sacrifice of himself.

00:25:06.099 --> 00:25:11.299
 This is a king who gives of himself.

00:25:12.039 --> 00:25:19.079
 These early Christians willingly put their lives on the line

00:25:19.079 --> 00:25:21.519
 and some of them died horrible deaths

00:25:21.519 --> 00:25:26.519
 because Jesus, the cosmic king, gave his life for them.

00:25:27.920 --> 00:25:29.099
 And verse 5 says,

00:25:30.579 --> 00:25:32.899
 To him who loves us.

00:25:33.980 --> 00:25:34.740
 He loves them.

00:25:35.619 --> 00:25:39.819
 In fact, in the original language, it is in the present tense.

00:25:39.899 --> 00:25:41.559
 He loves them now.

00:25:42.039 --> 00:25:43.659
 He loves you now.

00:25:43.659 --> 00:25:46.099
 In the present, right here, right now.

00:25:49.279 --> 00:25:52.680
 They are so blessed because this cosmic king,

00:25:54.940 --> 00:25:57.379
 in complete comparison to Domitian,

00:25:58.259 --> 00:26:02.480
 gave his own life for them.

00:26:02.480 --> 00:26:07.059
 And he has freed us from our sins by his blood.

00:26:07.059 --> 00:26:07.720
 Verse 5.

00:26:08.240 --> 00:26:12.660
 Those who sin, those who live life as if they are their own little Domitians,

00:26:12.900 --> 00:26:15.059
 set themselves up as the cosmic kings,

00:26:15.940 --> 00:26:19.880
 making everything, making them the point of all of life.

00:26:19.880 --> 00:26:25.960
 The Bible declares deserve to die eternally.

00:26:25.960 --> 00:26:32.180
 But Jesus steps in as the high priest,

00:26:32.180 --> 00:26:37.720
 the cosmic high priest who dies on the altar for our sin.

00:26:38.539 --> 00:26:43.500
 He cancels our obligation to pay the penalty for our sins against God

00:26:43.500 --> 00:26:48.120
 so that we might be reconciled with God and live with him forever.

00:26:48.119 --> 00:26:54.059
 See, the blood of Jesus frees people from lust and greed and pride and anger

00:26:54.059 --> 00:27:00.639
 and every other enslaving sin that makes us, me, you, the point of life.

00:27:00.640 --> 00:27:07.820
 The blood of Jesus breaks the power of canceled sin.

00:27:08.180 --> 00:27:12.920
 He is the loving, sacrificial, cosmic king.

00:27:14.140 --> 00:27:16.020
 And in verse 14,

00:27:18.880 --> 00:27:22.280
 John describes his eyes were like blazing fire.

00:27:23.759 --> 00:27:26.580
 You see, the eyes of this son of man, this cosmic king,

00:27:26.820 --> 00:27:29.780
 are not the clouded eye of fading glory.

00:27:29.779 --> 00:27:36.519
 It's not like this Jesus is from another world,

00:27:37.279 --> 00:27:38.859
 from times past.

00:27:39.119 --> 00:27:41.379
 He's not on the wrong side of history.

00:27:43.440 --> 00:27:47.940
 His eyes are the eyes of sharpest clarity and purification.

00:27:48.420 --> 00:27:51.920
 They miss nothing that happens in his universe from time and eternity.

00:27:52.299 --> 00:27:54.279
 They're exploding with energy.

00:27:54.680 --> 00:27:56.660
 We all know, I'm assuming you know,

00:27:56.660 --> 00:27:58.840
 but I just declare you all know,

00:27:59.300 --> 00:28:01.620
 the dripping eye that's about to sleep,

00:28:01.720 --> 00:28:03.100
 you know, about to drive off to sleep,

00:28:03.200 --> 00:28:05.980
 and the resentful eye and the grumpy eye

00:28:05.980 --> 00:28:08.640
 and the half-shut scowl and the bad mood eye.

00:28:09.800 --> 00:28:12.460
 You can look in someone's eye and you know when you've ticked them off.

00:28:12.580 --> 00:28:13.779
 We all know what it is.

00:28:15.040 --> 00:28:19.680
 But we also know the eye that is alive with wonder and excitement

00:28:19.680 --> 00:28:22.480
 and hope and expectancy and energy

00:28:22.480 --> 00:28:26.960
 and Jesus' eyes were like a flaming fire.

00:28:30.140 --> 00:28:31.200
 Know today,

00:28:32.259 --> 00:28:36.140
 2,000 years after John saw this vision,

00:28:36.539 --> 00:28:38.440
 that Jesus is God,

00:28:38.700 --> 00:28:39.920
 he is on the throne,

00:28:40.259 --> 00:28:43.799
 he is as alive then as he is today.

00:28:43.799 --> 00:28:46.259
 He is the cosmic king,

00:28:46.480 --> 00:28:47.619
 he's not tired,

00:28:47.899 --> 00:28:49.159
 he's not burnt out,

00:28:49.399 --> 00:28:50.599
 he's not fatigued,

00:28:50.779 --> 00:28:52.460
 he's not scrambling for answers.

00:28:58.799 --> 00:29:01.099
 His eyes are aflame

00:29:01.099 --> 00:29:04.960
 with the flashing fire of inexhaustible energy

00:29:04.960 --> 00:29:06.799
 and hope and love.

00:29:07.039 --> 00:29:09.240
 He sees everything that will be

00:29:09.240 --> 00:29:10.819
 and has been.

00:29:11.220 --> 00:29:12.700
 Nothing takes him by surprise,

00:29:13.120 --> 00:29:17.500
 nothing can make him love you less

00:29:17.500 --> 00:29:18.880
 or love you more.

00:29:20.140 --> 00:29:22.579
 When Jesus thinks about his plans for you,

00:29:22.859 --> 00:29:24.779
 when he thinks about his plans for this church

00:29:24.779 --> 00:29:26.220
 and for this country

00:29:26.220 --> 00:29:28.740
 and for Christians all across the globe,

00:29:29.180 --> 00:29:29.960
 beyond this day,

00:29:30.059 --> 00:29:30.940
 he's not hesitant,

00:29:31.420 --> 00:29:32.319
 he's not tired,

00:29:32.599 --> 00:29:33.579
 he's not bored,

00:29:33.579 --> 00:29:35.519
 he's not scrambling for answers.

00:29:39.240 --> 00:29:41.799
 His eyes are aflame of fire

00:29:41.799 --> 00:29:43.299
 with utter exhilaration

00:29:43.299 --> 00:29:44.799
 and passion and enthusiasm

00:29:44.799 --> 00:29:46.740
 for the work that he began

00:29:46.740 --> 00:29:48.480
 2,000 years ago on the cross

00:29:48.480 --> 00:29:50.079
 and will bring to completion

00:29:50.079 --> 00:29:51.660
 when he comes with the clouds,

00:29:51.740 --> 00:29:53.259
 as we are told here in Revelation 1.

00:29:54.680 --> 00:29:56.140
 It will go ahead,

00:29:57.220 --> 00:29:58.579
 nothing will hinder it

00:29:58.579 --> 00:30:01.380
 and it excites him.

00:30:02.819 --> 00:30:03.799
 Let me tell you,

00:30:03.940 --> 00:30:06.579
 this year I have been tired

00:30:06.579 --> 00:30:09.059
 because I don't know the future.

00:30:09.240 --> 00:30:12.259
 constantly making decisions

00:30:12.259 --> 00:30:13.460
 and changing and shifting

00:30:13.460 --> 00:30:15.740
 and when I think about

00:30:15.740 --> 00:30:17.480
 what St. Paul's needs to do next,

00:30:17.680 --> 00:30:19.720
 I get tired thinking about it.

00:30:22.160 --> 00:30:23.120
 Not Jesus.

00:30:27.480 --> 00:30:28.500
 Not Jesus.

00:30:30.500 --> 00:30:31.200
 Now friends,

00:30:31.279 --> 00:30:32.660
 if you haven't quite grappled with it yet,

00:30:32.759 --> 00:30:35.519
 this is a worldview-shaping passage.

00:30:37.279 --> 00:30:38.620
 Worldview-shaping passages.

00:30:39.240 --> 00:30:40.620
 Now there are two ways

00:30:40.620 --> 00:30:42.160
 to approach God.

00:30:43.299 --> 00:30:44.759
 Really only two ways

00:30:44.759 --> 00:30:46.279
 you can approach God.

00:30:46.940 --> 00:30:47.799
 Either he is

00:30:47.799 --> 00:30:50.200
 the means to your end

00:30:50.200 --> 00:30:53.500
 or he's the end

00:30:53.500 --> 00:30:54.839
 and everything else

00:30:54.839 --> 00:30:55.819
 is the means.

00:30:58.519 --> 00:30:59.380
 And religion

00:30:59.380 --> 00:31:01.240
 is one way

00:31:01.240 --> 00:31:03.299
 to approach God

00:31:03.299 --> 00:31:04.380
 as the means

00:31:04.380 --> 00:31:05.559
 to your end.

00:31:05.559 --> 00:31:07.980
 religion is doing

00:31:07.980 --> 00:31:09.079
 certain things

00:31:09.079 --> 00:31:09.960
 in order

00:31:09.960 --> 00:31:11.819
 for God

00:31:11.819 --> 00:31:12.200
 to do

00:31:12.200 --> 00:31:12.899
 certain things

00:31:12.899 --> 00:31:13.359
 for you.

00:31:15.079 --> 00:31:16.720
 I loved watching

00:31:16.720 --> 00:31:17.679
 Flora's video

00:31:17.679 --> 00:31:18.319
 this morning

00:31:18.319 --> 00:31:18.960
 and seeing

00:31:18.960 --> 00:31:20.179
 the work of God

00:31:20.179 --> 00:31:21.099
 in her life

00:31:21.099 --> 00:31:22.700
 and the transformation

00:31:22.700 --> 00:31:23.839
 of needing

00:31:23.839 --> 00:31:25.200
 to be a good student

00:31:25.200 --> 00:31:26.099
 to someone

00:31:26.099 --> 00:31:27.179
 who now rests

00:31:27.179 --> 00:31:28.579
 in the sovereign grace

00:31:28.579 --> 00:31:29.980
 of this Lord Jesus Christ.

00:31:30.940 --> 00:31:31.919
 Love to see that.

00:31:31.920 --> 00:31:33.420
 In the past

00:31:33.420 --> 00:31:34.700
 I've described

00:31:34.700 --> 00:31:36.560
 religion

00:31:36.560 --> 00:31:37.580
 as treating God

00:31:37.580 --> 00:31:38.380
 like a cosmic

00:31:38.380 --> 00:31:39.380
 vending machine.

00:31:40.180 --> 00:31:41.500
 You put in

00:31:41.500 --> 00:31:42.620
 your offerings

00:31:42.620 --> 00:31:44.220
 your sacrifices

00:31:44.220 --> 00:31:47.019
 in the hope

00:31:47.019 --> 00:31:47.560
 that God

00:31:47.560 --> 00:31:48.680
 will spit out

00:31:48.680 --> 00:31:49.279
 what it is

00:31:49.279 --> 00:31:50.660
 that you truly value.

00:31:54.200 --> 00:31:55.380
 What is

00:31:55.380 --> 00:31:56.600
 your true point

00:31:56.600 --> 00:31:57.320
 in life?

00:31:57.319 --> 00:31:59.419
 So in other words

00:31:59.419 --> 00:32:00.500
 you use him

00:32:00.500 --> 00:32:02.319
 to get to your point

00:32:02.319 --> 00:32:04.599
 and inevitably

00:32:04.599 --> 00:32:05.899
 the point

00:32:05.899 --> 00:32:06.419
 has something

00:32:06.419 --> 00:32:07.599
 to do with us

00:32:07.599 --> 00:32:09.559
 gaining our glory

00:32:09.559 --> 00:32:10.779
 for ourselves

00:32:10.779 --> 00:32:11.639
 in some way.

00:32:12.039 --> 00:32:12.740
 In one way

00:32:12.740 --> 00:32:13.179
 or another

00:32:13.179 --> 00:32:14.679
 it becomes

00:32:14.679 --> 00:32:15.619
 about us

00:32:15.619 --> 00:32:16.839
 being little

00:32:16.839 --> 00:32:17.679
 Domitians.

00:32:20.579 --> 00:32:21.659
 The other way

00:32:21.659 --> 00:32:22.539
 to approach God

00:32:22.539 --> 00:32:24.559
 is to see

00:32:24.559 --> 00:32:25.159
 that it's all

00:32:25.159 --> 00:32:25.859
 about him

00:32:25.859 --> 00:32:28.219
 that he is

00:32:28.219 --> 00:32:28.500
 in fact

00:32:28.500 --> 00:32:29.459
 the cosmic king

00:32:29.459 --> 00:32:31.359
 and we discover

00:32:31.359 --> 00:32:32.159
 our point

00:32:32.159 --> 00:32:33.059
 we discover

00:32:33.059 --> 00:32:33.879
 our joy

00:32:33.879 --> 00:32:34.779
 we discover

00:32:34.779 --> 00:32:35.679
 our freedom

00:32:35.679 --> 00:32:39.379
 when we pursue

00:32:39.379 --> 00:32:40.000
 him

00:32:40.000 --> 00:32:41.339
 surrender

00:32:41.339 --> 00:32:41.939
 to him

00:32:41.939 --> 00:32:43.399
 and so my last

00:32:43.399 --> 00:32:44.179
 call here

00:32:44.179 --> 00:32:45.519
 is for us

00:32:45.519 --> 00:32:46.139
 to worship

00:32:46.139 --> 00:32:46.740
 to know

00:32:46.740 --> 00:32:47.539
 and to serve

00:32:47.539 --> 00:32:48.479
 the cosmic king.

00:32:50.059 --> 00:32:51.019
 Our cosmic king

00:32:51.019 --> 00:32:51.899
 is not just a ruler

00:32:51.899 --> 00:32:53.119
 he's a loving

00:32:53.119 --> 00:32:54.119
 relational ruler

00:32:54.119 --> 00:32:54.799
 as I've said

00:32:54.799 --> 00:32:55.859
 and when John

00:32:55.859 --> 00:32:57.500
 gets this vision

00:32:57.500 --> 00:32:58.440
 of Jesus

00:32:58.440 --> 00:32:58.940
 here

00:32:58.940 --> 00:32:59.960
 what we see

00:32:59.960 --> 00:33:00.700
 is he falls

00:33:00.700 --> 00:33:01.740
 to the ground

00:33:01.740 --> 00:33:02.460
 as though

00:33:02.460 --> 00:33:03.359
 he is dead.

00:33:04.919 --> 00:33:05.379
 That is

00:33:05.379 --> 00:33:06.480
 what we see here

00:33:06.480 --> 00:33:06.720
 is

00:33:06.720 --> 00:33:08.359
 it's a position

00:33:08.359 --> 00:33:09.039
 of submission

00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:10.559
 it's a position

00:33:10.559 --> 00:33:11.379
 of worship

00:33:11.379 --> 00:33:13.419
 Jesus Christ

00:33:13.419 --> 00:33:14.159
 is

00:33:14.159 --> 00:33:15.259
 to be

00:33:15.259 --> 00:33:16.319
 worshipped

00:33:16.319 --> 00:33:17.379
 he's not

00:33:17.379 --> 00:33:18.819
 the means

00:33:18.819 --> 00:33:20.299
 to your end

00:33:20.299 --> 00:33:21.180
 he is

00:33:21.180 --> 00:33:21.879
 the end

00:33:21.879 --> 00:33:22.460
 he is

00:33:22.460 --> 00:33:23.340
 the omega

00:33:23.340 --> 00:33:25.000
 he's

00:33:25.000 --> 00:33:25.500
 the starting

00:33:25.500 --> 00:33:26.039
 point of your

00:33:26.039 --> 00:33:26.360
 life

00:33:26.360 --> 00:33:26.600
 he's

00:33:26.600 --> 00:33:27.059
 the point

00:33:27.059 --> 00:33:27.460
 of your

00:33:27.460 --> 00:33:28.000
 life

00:33:28.000 --> 00:33:29.940
 every human

00:33:29.940 --> 00:33:30.299
 being

00:33:30.299 --> 00:33:30.740
 has the

00:33:30.740 --> 00:33:31.200
 choice

00:33:31.200 --> 00:33:31.880
 of either

00:33:31.880 --> 00:33:32.680
 living life

00:33:32.680 --> 00:33:33.200
 as little

00:33:33.200 --> 00:33:33.779
 Domitians

00:33:33.779 --> 00:33:36.319
 or surrendering

00:33:36.319 --> 00:33:37.380
 to the true

00:33:37.380 --> 00:33:38.819
 cosmic king

00:33:38.819 --> 00:33:41.759
 secondly

00:33:41.759 --> 00:33:42.159
 Jesus

00:33:42.159 --> 00:33:42.639
 wants you

00:33:42.639 --> 00:33:43.099
 to know

00:33:43.099 --> 00:33:43.460
 him

00:33:43.460 --> 00:33:45.439
 I think

00:33:45.439 --> 00:33:45.659
 this is

00:33:45.659 --> 00:33:46.299
 really important

00:33:46.299 --> 00:33:47.419
 for everyone

00:33:47.419 --> 00:33:48.740
 and I want

00:33:48.740 --> 00:33:49.019
 to say

00:33:49.019 --> 00:33:49.599
 particularly

00:33:49.599 --> 00:33:50.240
 for those

00:33:50.240 --> 00:33:50.419
 of you

00:33:50.419 --> 00:33:50.659
 who are

00:33:50.659 --> 00:33:51.000
 Christians

00:33:51.000 --> 00:33:51.619
 and really

00:33:51.619 --> 00:33:52.139
 struggling

00:33:52.139 --> 00:33:52.480
 with it

00:33:52.480 --> 00:33:53.079
 right now

00:33:53.079 --> 00:33:55.279
 this year

00:33:55.279 --> 00:33:56.159
 has just

00:33:56.159 --> 00:33:56.559
 put you

00:33:56.559 --> 00:33:57.000
 on tender

00:33:57.000 --> 00:33:57.419
 hooks

00:33:57.419 --> 00:33:58.579
 and you're

00:33:58.579 --> 00:33:59.220
 really struggling

00:33:59.220 --> 00:33:59.619
 to follow

00:33:59.619 --> 00:33:59.960
 him

00:33:59.960 --> 00:34:02.019
 what happens

00:34:02.019 --> 00:34:02.639
 here is

00:34:02.639 --> 00:34:03.500
 God gives

00:34:03.500 --> 00:34:04.439
 John

00:34:04.440 --> 00:34:05.160
 on the

00:34:05.160 --> 00:34:05.400
 island

00:34:05.400 --> 00:34:06.039
 of Patmos

00:34:06.039 --> 00:34:06.900
 a revelation

00:34:06.900 --> 00:34:08.500
 and this

00:34:08.500 --> 00:34:09.039
 revelation

00:34:09.039 --> 00:34:09.700
 is not

00:34:09.700 --> 00:34:10.539
 just for

00:34:10.539 --> 00:34:11.079
 John

00:34:11.079 --> 00:34:12.400
 this word

00:34:12.400 --> 00:34:12.700
 is not

00:34:12.700 --> 00:34:13.119
 just for

00:34:13.119 --> 00:34:13.420
 John

00:34:13.420 --> 00:34:13.960
 we are

00:34:13.960 --> 00:34:14.340
 told

00:34:14.340 --> 00:34:14.980
 in verse

00:34:14.980 --> 00:34:15.380
 11

00:34:15.380 --> 00:34:16.460
 write on

00:34:16.460 --> 00:34:17.220
 a scroll

00:34:17.220 --> 00:34:18.079
 what you

00:34:18.079 --> 00:34:18.619
 see

00:34:18.619 --> 00:34:19.400
 and send

00:34:19.400 --> 00:34:19.780
 it to the

00:34:19.780 --> 00:34:20.059
 seven

00:34:20.059 --> 00:34:20.679
 churches

00:34:20.679 --> 00:34:22.059
 see the

00:34:22.059 --> 00:34:22.599
 point of

00:34:22.599 --> 00:34:22.800
 John

00:34:22.800 --> 00:34:23.300
 writing it

00:34:23.300 --> 00:34:23.659
 down

00:34:23.659 --> 00:34:24.400
 is to

00:34:24.400 --> 00:34:25.079
 transmit

00:34:25.079 --> 00:34:25.480
 to the

00:34:25.480 --> 00:34:25.700
 seven

00:34:25.700 --> 00:34:26.079
 churches

00:34:26.079 --> 00:34:26.740
 and ultimately

00:34:26.740 --> 00:34:27.639
 to us

00:34:27.639 --> 00:34:30.019
 the experience

00:34:30.019 --> 00:34:31.240
 that John

00:34:31.240 --> 00:34:31.780
 had

00:34:31.780 --> 00:34:33.599
 of seeing

00:34:33.599 --> 00:34:34.159
 Jesus

00:34:34.159 --> 00:34:35.579
 that's the

00:34:35.579 --> 00:34:35.879
 point

00:34:35.879 --> 00:34:37.599
 now can you

00:34:37.599 --> 00:34:38.440
 imagine John

00:34:38.440 --> 00:34:39.099
 sitting on the

00:34:39.099 --> 00:34:39.480
 island of

00:34:39.480 --> 00:34:39.980
 Patmos

00:34:39.980 --> 00:34:40.899
 suffering

00:34:40.899 --> 00:34:41.819
 breaking rocks

00:34:41.819 --> 00:34:42.099
 in the

00:34:42.099 --> 00:34:42.639
 quarry as an

00:34:42.639 --> 00:34:43.239
 old bloke

00:34:43.239 --> 00:34:44.420
 every bit of

00:34:44.420 --> 00:34:44.859
 him hurting

00:34:44.859 --> 00:34:45.619
 and he gets

00:34:45.619 --> 00:34:46.179
 his vision

00:34:46.179 --> 00:34:46.579
 of the

00:34:46.579 --> 00:34:47.019
 cosmic

00:34:47.019 --> 00:34:47.399
 reigning

00:34:47.399 --> 00:34:47.779
 Jesus

00:34:47.779 --> 00:34:48.779
 how much

00:34:48.779 --> 00:34:49.639
 his soul

00:34:49.639 --> 00:34:50.059
 must have

00:34:50.059 --> 00:34:50.519
 lifted at

00:34:50.519 --> 00:34:51.000
 that point

00:34:51.000 --> 00:34:52.920
 and John

00:34:52.920 --> 00:34:53.539
 wants us

00:34:53.539 --> 00:34:54.039
 to see

00:34:54.039 --> 00:34:54.460
 what he

00:34:54.460 --> 00:34:55.059
 sees

00:34:55.059 --> 00:34:58.779
 he appears

00:34:58.779 --> 00:34:59.319
 to John

00:34:59.319 --> 00:34:59.940
 and says

00:34:59.940 --> 00:35:00.759
 write in a

00:35:00.759 --> 00:35:01.059
 book

00:35:01.059 --> 00:35:01.980
 what you

00:35:01.980 --> 00:35:02.500
 see

00:35:02.500 --> 00:35:03.219
 and send

00:35:03.219 --> 00:35:03.559
 it to the

00:35:03.559 --> 00:35:03.799
 seven

00:35:03.799 --> 00:35:04.139
 churches

00:35:04.139 --> 00:35:04.900
 John

00:35:04.900 --> 00:35:05.299
 gets the

00:35:05.299 --> 00:35:05.599
 vision

00:35:05.599 --> 00:35:06.339
 we get

00:35:06.339 --> 00:35:06.519
 the

00:35:06.519 --> 00:35:06.819
 book

00:35:06.819 --> 00:35:08.119
 that's

00:35:08.119 --> 00:35:08.259
 the

00:35:08.259 --> 00:35:08.539
 point

00:35:08.539 --> 00:35:10.879
 he

00:35:10.879 --> 00:35:11.279
 wants

00:35:11.279 --> 00:35:11.739
 us

00:35:11.739 --> 00:35:12.039
 this

00:35:12.039 --> 00:35:12.519
 cosmic

00:35:12.519 --> 00:35:12.960
 king

00:35:12.960 --> 00:35:13.440
 wants

00:35:13.440 --> 00:35:13.859
 us

00:35:13.859 --> 00:35:14.599
 to

00:35:14.599 --> 00:35:15.239
 come

00:35:15.239 --> 00:35:15.900
 to

00:35:15.900 --> 00:35:16.239
 him

00:35:16.239 --> 00:35:17.440
 through

00:35:17.440 --> 00:35:17.859
 his

00:35:17.859 --> 00:35:18.279
 word

00:35:18.279 --> 00:35:18.639
 to

00:35:18.639 --> 00:35:19.059
 us

00:35:19.059 --> 00:35:19.440
 he

00:35:19.440 --> 00:35:19.739
 wants

00:35:19.739 --> 00:35:20.000
 us

00:35:20.000 --> 00:35:20.199
 to

00:35:20.199 --> 00:35:20.599
 seek

00:35:20.599 --> 00:35:20.940
 him

00:35:20.940 --> 00:35:21.400
 in

00:35:21.400 --> 00:35:21.619
 his

00:35:21.619 --> 00:35:21.900
 word

00:35:21.900 --> 00:35:22.239
 he

00:35:22.239 --> 00:35:22.480
 wants

00:35:22.480 --> 00:35:22.619
 to

00:35:22.619 --> 00:35:23.059
 know

00:35:23.059 --> 00:35:23.239
 him

00:35:23.239 --> 00:35:23.420
 by

00:35:23.420 --> 00:35:23.639
 his

00:35:23.639 --> 00:35:23.839
 word

00:35:23.839 --> 00:35:24.179
 he

00:35:24.179 --> 00:35:24.440
 wants

00:35:24.440 --> 00:35:24.599
 us

00:35:24.599 --> 00:35:24.759
 to

00:35:24.759 --> 00:35:25.400
 gaze

00:35:25.400 --> 00:35:25.719
 on

00:35:25.719 --> 00:35:26.079
 him

00:35:26.079 --> 00:35:26.480
 and

00:35:26.480 --> 00:35:26.799
 all

00:35:26.799 --> 00:35:26.920
 of

00:35:26.920 --> 00:35:27.099
 his

00:35:27.099 --> 00:35:27.719
 majesty

00:35:27.719 --> 00:35:28.239
 in

00:35:28.239 --> 00:35:28.480
 his

00:35:28.480 --> 00:35:28.719
 word

00:35:28.719 --> 00:35:28.920
 to

00:35:28.920 --> 00:35:29.519
 steadily

00:35:29.519 --> 00:35:30.000
 gaze

00:35:30.000 --> 00:35:30.559
 until

00:35:30.559 --> 00:35:30.779
 the

00:35:30.779 --> 00:35:30.980
 point

00:35:30.980 --> 00:35:31.299
 that our

00:35:31.299 --> 00:35:31.679
 hearts

00:35:31.679 --> 00:35:31.879
 are

00:35:31.879 --> 00:35:32.179
 lifted

00:35:32.179 --> 00:35:32.960
 and we

00:35:32.960 --> 00:35:33.279
 feel

00:35:33.279 --> 00:35:33.659
 deeply

00:35:33.659 --> 00:35:34.299
 encouraged

00:35:34.299 --> 00:35:37.519
 he wants

00:35:37.519 --> 00:35:37.839
 us to

00:35:37.839 --> 00:35:38.559
 know how

00:35:38.559 --> 00:35:39.059
 blessed we

00:35:39.059 --> 00:35:40.159
 are to

00:35:40.159 --> 00:35:40.719
 call this

00:35:40.719 --> 00:35:41.619
 cosmic king

00:35:41.619 --> 00:35:42.819
 our friend

00:35:42.819 --> 00:35:43.659
 our lord

00:35:43.659 --> 00:35:46.000
 so I

00:35:46.000 --> 00:35:46.199
 want to

00:35:46.199 --> 00:35:46.879
 ask you

00:35:46.879 --> 00:35:48.099
 what

00:35:48.099 --> 00:35:48.420
 would

00:35:48.420 --> 00:35:48.579
 it

00:35:48.579 --> 00:35:48.920
 look

00:35:48.920 --> 00:35:49.319
 like

00:35:49.319 --> 00:35:49.579
 for

00:35:49.579 --> 00:35:49.879
 this

00:35:49.879 --> 00:35:50.339
 Jesus

00:35:50.339 --> 00:35:50.619
 to

00:35:50.619 --> 00:35:51.059
 become

00:35:51.059 --> 00:35:51.339
 the

00:35:51.339 --> 00:35:51.779
 point

00:35:51.779 --> 00:35:52.339
 of

00:35:52.339 --> 00:35:52.539
 your

00:35:52.539 --> 00:35:52.940
 life

00:35:52.940 --> 00:35:53.139
 the

00:35:53.139 --> 00:35:54.000
 dominant

00:35:54.000 --> 00:35:54.819
 reality

00:35:54.819 --> 00:35:55.239
 in

00:35:55.239 --> 00:35:55.500
 your

00:35:55.500 --> 00:35:56.000
 life

00:35:56.000 --> 00:35:56.619
 what

00:35:56.619 --> 00:35:56.819
 would

00:35:56.819 --> 00:35:56.960
 it

00:35:56.960 --> 00:35:57.219
 look

00:35:57.219 --> 00:35:57.639
 like

00:35:57.639 --> 00:35:58.259
 for

00:35:58.259 --> 00:35:58.440
 the

00:35:58.440 --> 00:35:58.920
 things

00:35:58.920 --> 00:35:59.139
 of

00:35:59.139 --> 00:35:59.299
 the

00:35:59.299 --> 00:35:59.619
 bible

00:35:59.619 --> 00:35:59.960
 his

00:35:59.960 --> 00:36:00.339
 word

00:36:00.339 --> 00:36:00.579
 to

00:36:00.579 --> 00:36:01.039
 us

00:36:01.039 --> 00:36:01.399
 where

00:36:01.399 --> 00:36:01.500
 we

00:36:01.500 --> 00:36:01.639
 get

00:36:01.639 --> 00:36:01.799
 to

00:36:01.799 --> 00:36:02.279
 gaze

00:36:02.279 --> 00:36:02.480
 on

00:36:02.480 --> 00:36:02.659
 him

00:36:02.659 --> 00:36:03.199
 constantly

00:36:03.199 --> 00:36:03.679
 where

00:36:03.679 --> 00:36:03.819
 we

00:36:03.819 --> 00:36:04.139
 find

00:36:04.139 --> 00:36:04.319
 out

00:36:04.319 --> 00:36:04.500
 the

00:36:04.500 --> 00:36:04.759
 way

00:36:04.759 --> 00:36:05.279
 things

00:36:05.279 --> 00:36:05.819
 truly

00:36:05.819 --> 00:36:06.319
 are

00:36:06.319 --> 00:36:06.639
 to

00:36:06.639 --> 00:36:06.839
 have

00:36:06.839 --> 00:36:07.299
 his

00:36:07.299 --> 00:36:08.299
 world

00:36:08.299 --> 00:36:08.619
 view

00:36:08.619 --> 00:36:08.920
 as

00:36:08.920 --> 00:36:09.099
 the

00:36:09.099 --> 00:36:09.639
 creator

00:36:09.639 --> 00:36:09.960
 and

00:36:09.960 --> 00:36:10.159
 the

00:36:10.159 --> 00:36:10.559
 purpose

00:36:10.559 --> 00:36:10.739
 of

00:36:10.739 --> 00:36:10.899
 all

00:36:10.899 --> 00:36:11.299
 life

00:36:11.299 --> 00:36:11.420
 and

00:36:11.420 --> 00:36:11.920
 existence

00:36:11.920 --> 00:36:12.700
 what

00:36:12.700 --> 00:36:12.960
 would

00:36:12.960 --> 00:36:13.099
 it

00:36:13.099 --> 00:36:13.460
 look

00:36:13.460 --> 00:36:13.920
 like

00:36:13.920 --> 00:36:14.440
 to

00:36:14.440 --> 00:36:14.619
 have

00:36:14.619 --> 00:36:14.780
 the

00:36:14.780 --> 00:36:15.300
 things

00:36:15.300 --> 00:36:15.559
 of

00:36:15.559 --> 00:36:15.720
 the

00:36:15.720 --> 00:36:16.019
 bible

00:36:16.019 --> 00:36:16.220
 to

00:36:16.220 --> 00:36:16.380
 be

00:36:16.380 --> 00:36:16.780
 more

00:36:16.780 --> 00:36:17.220
 real

00:36:17.220 --> 00:36:17.480
 for

00:36:17.480 --> 00:36:17.860
 you

00:36:17.860 --> 00:36:18.420
 than

00:36:18.420 --> 00:36:19.059
 the

00:36:19.059 --> 00:36:19.460
 news

00:36:19.460 --> 00:36:19.900
 media

00:36:19.900 --> 00:36:20.519
 than

00:36:20.519 --> 00:36:21.200
 what

00:36:21.200 --> 00:36:21.360
 you

00:36:21.360 --> 00:36:21.680
 watch

00:36:21.680 --> 00:36:21.900
 on

00:36:21.900 --> 00:36:22.460
 television

00:36:22.460 --> 00:36:22.980
 than

00:36:22.980 --> 00:36:23.159
 for

00:36:23.159 --> 00:36:23.340
 the

00:36:23.340 --> 00:36:23.800
 internet

00:36:23.800 --> 00:36:24.019
 and

00:36:24.019 --> 00:36:24.320
 social

00:36:24.320 --> 00:36:24.680
 media

00:36:24.680 --> 00:36:25.099
 what

00:36:25.099 --> 00:36:25.320
 would

00:36:25.320 --> 00:36:25.460
 it

00:36:25.460 --> 00:36:25.860
 look

00:36:25.860 --> 00:36:26.300
 like

00:36:26.300 --> 00:36:26.920
 for

00:36:26.920 --> 00:36:27.460
 his

00:36:27.460 --> 00:36:28.360
 narrative

00:36:28.360 --> 00:36:29.019
 to

00:36:29.019 --> 00:36:29.579
 dominate

00:36:29.579 --> 00:36:29.900
 your

00:36:29.900 --> 00:36:30.380
 life

00:36:30.380 --> 00:36:33.180
 more

00:36:33.180 --> 00:36:33.500
 so

00:36:33.500 --> 00:36:33.800
 than

00:36:33.800 --> 00:36:35.220
 academics

00:36:35.220 --> 00:36:35.579
 from

00:36:35.579 --> 00:36:36.220
 universities

00:36:36.220 --> 00:36:36.700
 and their

00:36:36.700 --> 00:36:37.079
 opinion

00:36:37.079 --> 00:36:37.340
 on

00:36:37.340 --> 00:36:37.559
 world

00:36:37.559 --> 00:36:37.760
 view

00:36:37.760 --> 00:36:38.659
 what

00:36:38.659 --> 00:36:38.840
 would

00:36:38.840 --> 00:36:38.980
 it

00:36:38.980 --> 00:36:39.300
 look

00:36:39.300 --> 00:36:39.720
 like

00:36:39.720 --> 00:36:40.180
 for

00:36:40.180 --> 00:36:40.380
 the

00:36:40.380 --> 00:36:40.900
 scriptures

00:36:40.900 --> 00:36:41.200
 for

00:36:41.200 --> 00:36:41.639
 God's

00:36:41.639 --> 00:36:41.900
 word

00:36:41.900 --> 00:36:42.099
 to

00:36:42.099 --> 00:36:42.379
 you

00:36:42.379 --> 00:36:42.859
 to

00:36:42.859 --> 00:36:43.579
 dominate

00:36:43.579 --> 00:36:43.920
 your

00:36:43.920 --> 00:36:44.199
 world

00:36:44.199 --> 00:36:44.420
 view

00:36:44.420 --> 00:36:46.900
 and

00:36:46.900 --> 00:36:47.019
 to

00:36:47.019 --> 00:36:47.139
 be

00:36:47.139 --> 00:36:47.299
 the

00:36:47.299 --> 00:36:47.559
 point

00:36:47.559 --> 00:36:47.699
 of

00:36:47.699 --> 00:36:48.159
 interpretation

00:36:48.159 --> 00:36:48.500
 of

00:36:48.500 --> 00:36:48.659
 all

00:36:48.659 --> 00:36:49.079
 things

00:36:49.079 --> 00:36:49.699
 I

00:36:49.699 --> 00:36:49.839
 want

00:36:49.839 --> 00:36:49.940
 to

00:36:49.940 --> 00:36:50.239
 ask

00:36:50.239 --> 00:36:50.480
 you

00:36:50.480 --> 00:36:51.339
 as

00:36:51.339 --> 00:36:51.500
 I've

00:36:51.500 --> 00:36:51.799
 already

00:36:51.799 --> 00:36:52.159
 done

00:36:52.159 --> 00:36:53.259
 are

00:36:53.259 --> 00:36:53.480
 you

00:36:53.480 --> 00:36:53.859
 losing

00:36:53.859 --> 00:36:54.319
 heart

00:36:54.319 --> 00:36:54.619
 are

00:36:54.619 --> 00:36:54.839
 you

00:36:54.839 --> 00:36:55.359
 weak

00:36:55.359 --> 00:36:56.059
 because

00:36:56.059 --> 00:36:56.460
 you

00:36:56.460 --> 00:36:56.960
 aren't

00:36:56.960 --> 00:36:57.460
 commuting

00:36:57.460 --> 00:36:57.659
 with

00:36:57.659 --> 00:36:57.920
 is it

00:36:57.920 --> 00:36:58.099
 because

00:36:58.099 --> 00:36:58.239
 you're

00:36:58.239 --> 00:36:58.359
 not

00:36:58.359 --> 00:36:58.639
 commuting

00:36:58.639 --> 00:36:58.839
 with

00:36:58.839 --> 00:36:59.000
 him

00:36:59.000 --> 00:36:59.879
 in

00:36:59.879 --> 00:37:00.359
 his

00:37:00.359 --> 00:37:00.699
 word

00:37:00.699 --> 00:37:03.839
 in

00:37:03.839 --> 00:37:04.099
 this

00:37:04.099 --> 00:37:04.599
 season

00:37:04.599 --> 00:37:04.879
 this

00:37:04.879 --> 00:37:05.379
 year

00:37:05.379 --> 00:37:07.619
 which

00:37:07.619 --> 00:37:08.159
 world

00:37:08.159 --> 00:37:08.579
 view

00:37:08.579 --> 00:37:11.259
 which

00:37:11.259 --> 00:37:11.900
 narrative

00:37:11.900 --> 00:37:12.299
 grand

00:37:12.299 --> 00:37:12.759
 narrative

00:37:12.759 --> 00:37:13.099
 has

00:37:13.099 --> 00:37:13.840
 dominated

00:37:13.840 --> 00:37:14.099
 your

00:37:14.099 --> 00:37:14.400
 daily

00:37:14.400 --> 00:37:15.079
 existence

00:37:15.079 --> 00:37:16.719
 I want

00:37:16.719 --> 00:37:16.940
 to speak

00:37:16.940 --> 00:37:17.259
 to you

00:37:17.259 --> 00:37:17.699
 particularly

00:37:17.699 --> 00:37:18.039
 if you're

00:37:18.039 --> 00:37:18.360
 at home

00:37:18.360 --> 00:37:18.659
 watching

00:37:18.659 --> 00:37:18.920
 from

00:37:18.920 --> 00:37:19.299
 this

00:37:19.299 --> 00:37:19.860
 I'm

00:37:19.860 --> 00:37:19.980
 not

00:37:19.980 --> 00:37:20.239
 speaking

00:37:20.239 --> 00:37:20.659
 to you

00:37:20.659 --> 00:37:21.039
 if

00:37:21.039 --> 00:37:21.719
 you've

00:37:21.719 --> 00:37:22.019
 got a

00:37:22.019 --> 00:37:22.340
 particular

00:37:22.340 --> 00:37:22.759
 medical

00:37:22.759 --> 00:37:23.159
 issue

00:37:23.159 --> 00:37:23.440
 I want

00:37:23.440 --> 00:37:23.539
 to

00:37:23.539 --> 00:37:24.000
 specifically

00:37:24.000 --> 00:37:24.420
 point

00:37:24.420 --> 00:37:24.739
 out

00:37:24.739 --> 00:37:25.279
 those

00:37:25.279 --> 00:37:25.920
 who

00:37:25.920 --> 00:37:26.179
 just

00:37:26.179 --> 00:37:26.500
 finding

00:37:26.500 --> 00:37:26.819
 right

00:37:26.819 --> 00:37:27.039
 now

00:37:27.039 --> 00:37:27.159
 it's

00:37:27.159 --> 00:37:27.279
 just

00:37:27.279 --> 00:37:27.400
 a

00:37:27.400 --> 00:37:27.539
 whole

00:37:27.539 --> 00:37:27.679
 lot

00:37:27.679 --> 00:37:28.019
 easier

00:37:28.019 --> 00:37:28.299
 to

00:37:28.299 --> 00:37:28.500
 do

00:37:28.500 --> 00:37:28.759
 church

00:37:28.759 --> 00:37:28.900
 at

00:37:28.900 --> 00:37:29.199
 home

00:37:29.199 --> 00:37:30.099
 just

00:37:30.099 --> 00:37:30.279
 don't

00:37:30.279 --> 00:37:30.380
 want

00:37:30.380 --> 00:37:30.460
 to

00:37:30.460 --> 00:37:30.559
 do

00:37:30.559 --> 00:37:30.699
 that

00:37:30.699 --> 00:37:30.920
 battle

00:37:30.920 --> 00:37:31.219
 anymore

00:37:31.219 --> 00:37:31.440
 it's

00:37:31.440 --> 00:37:31.619
 much

00:37:31.619 --> 00:37:31.860
 more

00:37:31.860 --> 00:37:32.400
 comfortable

00:37:32.400 --> 00:37:32.960
 convenient

00:37:32.960 --> 00:37:34.079
 to sit

00:37:34.079 --> 00:37:35.300
 on the

00:37:35.300 --> 00:37:35.800
 lounge

00:37:35.800 --> 00:37:36.980
 with a

00:37:36.980 --> 00:37:37.240
 cup of

00:37:37.240 --> 00:37:37.500
 coffee

00:37:37.500 --> 00:37:37.780
 in my

00:37:37.780 --> 00:37:38.139
 pajamas

00:37:38.139 --> 00:37:38.480
 and do

00:37:38.480 --> 00:37:38.940
 church

00:37:38.940 --> 00:37:40.740
 which

00:37:40.740 --> 00:37:41.159
 world

00:37:41.159 --> 00:37:41.440
 view

00:37:41.440 --> 00:37:41.840
 is

00:37:41.840 --> 00:37:42.380
 dominating

00:37:42.380 --> 00:37:42.659
 your

00:37:42.659 --> 00:37:43.139
 reality

00:37:43.139 --> 00:37:43.800
 right

00:37:43.800 --> 00:37:44.179
 now

00:37:44.179 --> 00:37:45.360
 who

00:37:45.360 --> 00:37:45.539
 is

00:37:45.539 --> 00:37:45.699
 the

00:37:45.699 --> 00:37:46.039
 king

00:37:46.039 --> 00:37:47.099
 over

00:37:47.099 --> 00:37:47.320
 your

00:37:47.320 --> 00:37:47.740
 life

00:37:47.740 --> 00:37:48.480
 right

00:37:48.480 --> 00:37:48.880
 now

00:37:48.880 --> 00:37:52.159
 thirdly

00:37:52.159 --> 00:37:52.960
 as the

00:37:52.960 --> 00:37:53.260
 cosmic

00:37:53.260 --> 00:37:53.639
 king

00:37:53.639 --> 00:37:53.960
 Jesus

00:37:53.960 --> 00:37:54.380
 Christ

00:37:54.380 --> 00:37:54.780
 also

00:37:54.780 --> 00:37:55.119
 wants

00:37:55.119 --> 00:37:55.260
 us

00:37:55.260 --> 00:37:55.420
 to

00:37:55.420 --> 00:37:55.699
 serve

00:37:55.699 --> 00:37:55.920
 him

00:37:55.920 --> 00:37:57.199
 whatever

00:37:57.199 --> 00:37:57.780
 dominates

00:37:57.780 --> 00:37:58.000
 your

00:37:58.000 --> 00:37:58.380
 life

00:37:58.380 --> 00:37:58.659
 whatever

00:37:58.659 --> 00:37:59.079
 is

00:37:59.079 --> 00:37:59.240
 your

00:37:59.240 --> 00:37:59.639
 starting

00:37:59.639 --> 00:37:59.900
 point

00:37:59.900 --> 00:38:00.099
 your

00:38:00.099 --> 00:38:00.280
 end

00:38:00.280 --> 00:38:00.480
 point

00:38:00.480 --> 00:38:00.720
 whatever

00:38:00.720 --> 00:38:00.940
 is

00:38:00.940 --> 00:38:01.099
 your

00:38:01.099 --> 00:38:01.480
 point

00:38:01.480 --> 00:38:01.740
 whatever

00:38:01.740 --> 00:38:01.900
 it

00:38:01.900 --> 00:38:02.039
 is

00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.159
 that

00:38:02.159 --> 00:38:02.480
 you're

00:38:02.480 --> 00:38:03.019
 putting

00:38:03.019 --> 00:38:03.280
 your

00:38:03.280 --> 00:38:03.820
 offerings

00:38:03.820 --> 00:38:04.059
 in

00:38:04.059 --> 00:38:04.340
 the

00:38:04.340 --> 00:38:05.199
 cosmic

00:38:05.199 --> 00:38:05.519
 vending

00:38:05.519 --> 00:38:05.900
 machine

00:38:05.900 --> 00:38:06.159
 whatever

00:38:06.159 --> 00:38:06.480
 it is

00:38:06.480 --> 00:38:06.619
 that

00:38:06.619 --> 00:38:06.840
 you're

00:38:06.840 --> 00:38:07.099
 grabbing

00:38:07.099 --> 00:38:07.380
 at the

00:38:07.380 --> 00:38:07.619
 bottom

00:38:07.619 --> 00:38:08.099
 as

00:38:08.099 --> 00:38:08.320
 your

00:38:08.320 --> 00:38:08.800
 point

00:38:08.800 --> 00:38:09.340
 whatever

00:38:09.340 --> 00:38:09.599
 it

00:38:09.599 --> 00:38:09.840
 is

00:38:09.840 --> 00:38:10.179
 it

00:38:10.179 --> 00:38:10.360
 will

00:38:10.360 --> 00:38:10.900
 require

00:38:10.900 --> 00:38:11.280
 you

00:38:11.280 --> 00:38:11.539
 to

00:38:11.539 --> 00:38:12.019
 sacrifice

00:38:12.019 --> 00:38:12.579
 everything

00:38:12.579 --> 00:38:12.960
 for

00:38:12.960 --> 00:38:13.460
 it

00:38:13.460 --> 00:38:18.099
 Jesus

00:38:18.099 --> 00:38:18.380
 is

00:38:18.380 --> 00:38:18.559
 no

00:38:18.559 --> 00:38:18.920
 different

00:38:18.920 --> 00:38:21.500
 but

00:38:21.500 --> 00:38:21.820
 he's

00:38:21.820 --> 00:38:22.000
 the

00:38:22.000 --> 00:38:22.340
 only

00:38:22.340 --> 00:38:22.780
 king

00:38:22.780 --> 00:38:23.559
 the

00:38:23.559 --> 00:38:23.960
 only

00:38:23.960 --> 00:38:24.639
 point

00:38:24.639 --> 00:38:26.340
 who

00:38:26.340 --> 00:38:26.619
 has

00:38:26.619 --> 00:38:27.039
 first

00:38:27.039 --> 00:38:27.539
 served

00:38:27.539 --> 00:38:27.940
 us

00:38:27.940 --> 00:38:28.219
 and

00:38:28.219 --> 00:38:28.460
 given

00:38:28.460 --> 00:38:29.000
 everything

00:38:29.000 --> 00:38:29.740
 to

00:38:29.740 --> 00:38:30.320
 us

00:38:30.320 --> 00:38:31.320
 and

00:38:31.320 --> 00:38:31.480
 so

00:38:31.480 --> 00:38:31.679
 our

00:38:31.679 --> 00:38:32.019
 service

00:38:32.019 --> 00:38:32.219
 of

00:38:32.219 --> 00:38:32.480
 him

00:38:32.480 --> 00:38:32.800
 is

00:38:32.800 --> 00:38:33.500
 always

00:38:33.500 --> 00:38:34.320
 freedom

00:38:34.320 --> 00:38:37.240
 in

00:38:37.240 --> 00:38:37.460
 verse

00:38:37.460 --> 00:38:37.740
 6

00:38:37.740 --> 00:38:37.920
 we

00:38:37.920 --> 00:38:38.320
 read

00:38:38.320 --> 00:38:38.760
 Jesus

00:38:38.760 --> 00:38:39.199
 has

00:38:39.199 --> 00:38:39.639
 freed

00:38:39.639 --> 00:38:39.820
 us

00:38:39.820 --> 00:38:39.940
 from

00:38:39.940 --> 00:38:40.119
 our

00:38:40.119 --> 00:38:40.500
 sin

00:38:40.500 --> 00:38:40.740
 and

00:38:40.740 --> 00:38:40.940
 made

00:38:40.940 --> 00:38:41.099
 us

00:38:41.099 --> 00:38:41.260
 a

00:38:41.260 --> 00:38:41.559
 kingdom

00:38:41.559 --> 00:38:41.880
 and

00:38:41.880 --> 00:38:42.240
 priests

00:38:42.240 --> 00:38:42.440
 to

00:38:42.440 --> 00:38:42.740
 serve

00:38:42.740 --> 00:38:42.960
 his

00:38:42.960 --> 00:38:43.280
 God

00:38:43.280 --> 00:38:43.519
 and

00:38:43.519 --> 00:38:43.900
 father

00:38:43.900 --> 00:38:45.219
 that

00:38:45.219 --> 00:38:45.719
 verse

00:38:45.719 --> 00:38:46.059
 is

00:38:46.059 --> 00:38:46.199
 an

00:38:46.199 --> 00:38:46.800
 allusion

00:38:46.800 --> 00:38:48.079
 to

00:38:48.079 --> 00:38:48.300
 the

00:38:48.300 --> 00:38:49.119
 moment

00:38:49.119 --> 00:38:49.860
 when

00:38:49.860 --> 00:38:50.280
 God's

00:38:50.280 --> 00:38:50.559
 people

00:38:50.559 --> 00:38:50.800
 were

00:38:50.800 --> 00:38:51.099
 gathered

00:38:51.099 --> 00:38:51.280
 at

00:38:51.280 --> 00:38:51.460
 Mount

00:38:51.460 --> 00:38:52.019
 Sinai

00:38:52.019 --> 00:38:53.559
 to

00:38:53.559 --> 00:38:53.820
 meet

00:38:53.820 --> 00:38:54.019
 with

00:38:54.019 --> 00:38:54.260
 God

00:38:54.260 --> 00:38:54.440
 to

00:38:54.440 --> 00:38:54.699
 hear

00:38:54.699 --> 00:38:54.960
 his

00:38:54.960 --> 00:38:55.199
 law

00:38:55.199 --> 00:38:55.380
 to

00:38:55.380 --> 00:38:55.860
 receive

00:38:55.860 --> 00:38:56.099
 it

00:38:56.099 --> 00:38:56.440
 and

00:38:56.440 --> 00:38:56.820
 to

00:38:56.820 --> 00:38:57.480
 enter

00:38:57.480 --> 00:38:57.719
 into

00:38:57.719 --> 00:38:58.099
 covenant

00:38:58.099 --> 00:38:58.740
 relationship

00:38:58.740 --> 00:38:59.039
 with

00:38:59.039 --> 00:38:59.320
 him

00:38:59.320 --> 00:38:59.880
 and

00:38:59.880 --> 00:39:00.160
 God

00:39:00.160 --> 00:39:00.720
 reminded

00:39:00.720 --> 00:39:00.960
 them

00:39:00.960 --> 00:39:01.080
 in

00:39:01.080 --> 00:39:01.240
 that

00:39:01.240 --> 00:39:01.660
 moment

00:39:01.660 --> 00:39:01.920
 that

00:39:01.920 --> 00:39:02.320
 he

00:39:02.320 --> 00:39:02.620
 had

00:39:02.620 --> 00:39:03.200
 freed

00:39:03.200 --> 00:39:03.580
 them

00:39:03.580 --> 00:39:04.900
 from

00:39:04.900 --> 00:39:05.480
 slavery

00:39:05.480 --> 00:39:06.600
 in

00:39:06.600 --> 00:39:06.760
 the

00:39:06.760 --> 00:39:06.980
 same

00:39:06.980 --> 00:39:07.140
 way

00:39:07.140 --> 00:39:07.320
 we

00:39:07.320 --> 00:39:07.460
 are

00:39:07.460 --> 00:39:07.900
 reminded

00:39:07.900 --> 00:39:08.260
 here

00:39:08.260 --> 00:39:08.440
 that

00:39:08.440 --> 00:39:08.539
 we

00:39:08.539 --> 00:39:08.700
 are

00:39:08.700 --> 00:39:09.280
 freed

00:39:09.280 --> 00:39:10.160
 from

00:39:10.160 --> 00:39:10.600
 sin

00:39:10.600 --> 00:39:12.380
 and

00:39:12.380 --> 00:39:12.500
 then

00:39:12.500 --> 00:39:12.700
 in

00:39:12.700 --> 00:39:13.860
 Exodus

00:39:13.860 --> 00:39:14.460
 19

00:39:14.460 --> 00:39:15.120
 he

00:39:15.120 --> 00:39:15.880
 describes

00:39:15.880 --> 00:39:16.120
 his

00:39:16.120 --> 00:39:16.539
 people

00:39:16.539 --> 00:39:16.820
 as

00:39:16.820 --> 00:39:17.000
 a

00:39:17.000 --> 00:39:17.320
 kingdom

00:39:17.320 --> 00:39:17.700
 of

00:39:17.700 --> 00:39:18.220
 priests

00:39:18.220 --> 00:39:19.680
 that

00:39:19.680 --> 00:39:19.900
 is

00:39:19.900 --> 00:39:21.260
 Israel's

00:39:21.260 --> 00:39:21.720
 role

00:39:21.720 --> 00:39:22.019
 as

00:39:22.019 --> 00:39:22.160
 he

00:39:22.160 --> 00:39:22.680
 saved

00:39:22.680 --> 00:39:23.300
 rescued

00:39:23.300 --> 00:39:23.820
 people

00:39:23.820 --> 00:39:24.620
 was

00:39:24.620 --> 00:39:24.860
 to

00:39:24.860 --> 00:39:25.240
 make

00:39:25.240 --> 00:39:25.640
 God

00:39:25.640 --> 00:39:26.019
 known

00:39:26.019 --> 00:39:26.280
 to

00:39:26.280 --> 00:39:26.500
 the

00:39:26.500 --> 00:39:26.900
 world

00:39:26.900 --> 00:39:28.320
 and

00:39:28.320 --> 00:39:28.539
 to

00:39:28.539 --> 00:39:29.099
 bring

00:39:29.099 --> 00:39:29.460
 the

00:39:29.460 --> 00:39:30.119
 world

00:39:30.119 --> 00:39:30.660
 to

00:39:30.660 --> 00:39:30.900
 the

00:39:30.900 --> 00:39:31.880
 sacrifices

00:39:31.880 --> 00:39:32.760
 that

00:39:32.760 --> 00:39:33.000
 would

00:39:33.000 --> 00:39:33.579
 free

00:39:33.579 --> 00:39:33.960
 them

00:39:33.960 --> 00:39:34.519
 from

00:39:34.519 --> 00:39:34.840
 their

00:39:34.840 --> 00:39:35.380
 sin

00:39:35.380 --> 00:39:35.760
 through

00:39:35.760 --> 00:39:36.200
 blood

00:39:36.200 --> 00:39:38.059
 Israel's

00:39:38.059 --> 00:39:38.400
 life

00:39:38.400 --> 00:39:38.780
 together

00:39:38.780 --> 00:39:39.039
 was

00:39:39.039 --> 00:39:39.220
 to

00:39:39.220 --> 00:39:39.780
 display

00:39:39.780 --> 00:39:40.059
 the

00:39:40.059 --> 00:39:40.660
 glory

00:39:40.660 --> 00:39:40.860
 and

00:39:40.860 --> 00:39:41.079
 the

00:39:41.079 --> 00:39:41.599
 goodness

00:39:41.599 --> 00:39:42.360
 of

00:39:42.360 --> 00:39:42.780
 God's

00:39:42.780 --> 00:39:43.039
 reign

00:39:43.039 --> 00:39:43.380
 over

00:39:43.380 --> 00:39:43.579
 their

00:39:43.579 --> 00:39:44.079
 life

00:39:44.079 --> 00:39:46.160
 if

00:39:46.160 --> 00:39:46.360
 you're

00:39:46.360 --> 00:39:46.500
 a

00:39:46.500 --> 00:39:46.820
 Christian

00:39:46.820 --> 00:39:47.059
 you

00:39:47.059 --> 00:39:47.380
 belong

00:39:47.380 --> 00:39:47.599
 to

00:39:47.599 --> 00:39:47.960
 Jesus

00:39:47.960 --> 00:39:49.139
 we

00:39:49.139 --> 00:39:49.400
 are

00:39:49.400 --> 00:39:49.660
 his

00:39:49.660 --> 00:39:50.099
 people

00:39:50.099 --> 00:39:50.559
 as

00:39:50.559 --> 00:39:50.740
 the

00:39:50.740 --> 00:39:51.160
 church

00:39:51.160 --> 00:39:51.720
 and

00:39:51.720 --> 00:39:51.860
 our

00:39:51.860 --> 00:39:52.280
 allegiance

00:39:52.280 --> 00:39:52.700
 is

00:39:52.700 --> 00:39:52.880
 to

00:39:52.880 --> 00:39:53.240
 him

00:39:53.240 --> 00:39:53.800
 our

00:39:53.800 --> 00:39:54.220
 life

00:39:54.220 --> 00:39:54.619
 together

00:39:54.619 --> 00:39:54.940
 is

00:39:54.940 --> 00:39:55.119
 to

00:39:55.119 --> 00:39:55.519
 attract

00:39:55.519 --> 00:39:56.019
 people

00:39:56.019 --> 00:39:56.380
 to

00:39:56.380 --> 00:39:56.860
 him

00:39:56.860 --> 00:39:58.539
 we

00:39:58.539 --> 00:39:58.640
 are

00:39:58.640 --> 00:39:58.700
 to

00:39:58.700 --> 00:39:58.840
 bring

00:39:58.840 --> 00:39:59.220
 people

00:39:59.220 --> 00:39:59.400
 to

00:39:59.400 --> 00:39:59.579
 the

00:39:59.579 --> 00:40:00.300
 sacrifice

00:40:00.300 --> 00:40:00.579
 the

00:40:00.579 --> 00:40:00.960
 only

00:40:00.960 --> 00:40:01.559
 sacrifice

00:40:01.559 --> 00:40:02.420
 that

00:40:02.420 --> 00:40:02.980
 frees

00:40:02.980 --> 00:40:03.320
 us

00:40:03.320 --> 00:40:03.760
 from

00:40:03.760 --> 00:40:03.960
 our

00:40:03.960 --> 00:40:04.240
 biggest

00:40:04.240 --> 00:40:04.820
 problem

00:40:04.820 --> 00:40:05.820
 sin

00:40:05.820 --> 00:40:08.519
 we

00:40:08.519 --> 00:40:08.599
 are

00:40:08.599 --> 00:40:08.720
 to

00:40:08.720 --> 00:40:08.960
 bring

00:40:08.960 --> 00:40:09.539
 people

00:40:09.539 --> 00:40:09.860
 to

00:40:09.860 --> 00:40:10.240
 Jesus

00:40:10.240 --> 00:40:10.700
 death

00:40:10.700 --> 00:40:10.920
 on

00:40:10.920 --> 00:40:11.079
 the

00:40:11.079 --> 00:40:11.420
 cross

00:40:11.420 --> 00:40:11.860
 for

00:40:11.860 --> 00:40:12.260
 them

00:40:12.260 --> 00:40:14.120
 proclaiming

00:40:14.120 --> 00:40:14.240
 the

00:40:14.240 --> 00:40:14.400
 good

00:40:14.400 --> 00:40:14.700
 news

00:40:14.700 --> 00:40:14.820
 of

00:40:14.820 --> 00:40:14.940
 the

00:40:14.940 --> 00:40:15.460
 benevolent

00:40:15.460 --> 00:40:15.880
 cosmic

00:40:15.880 --> 00:40:16.380
 king

00:40:16.380 --> 00:40:17.019
 who

00:40:17.019 --> 00:40:17.400
 offers

00:40:17.400 --> 00:40:17.599
 us

00:40:17.599 --> 00:40:17.940
 life

00:40:17.940 --> 00:40:18.360
 forever

00:40:18.360 --> 00:40:18.860
 with

00:40:18.860 --> 00:40:19.160
 him

00:40:19.160 --> 00:40:19.460
 is

00:40:19.460 --> 00:40:19.980
 central

00:40:19.980 --> 00:40:20.200
 to

00:40:20.200 --> 00:40:20.380
 the

00:40:20.380 --> 00:40:20.620
 mission

00:40:20.620 --> 00:40:20.800
 of

00:40:20.800 --> 00:40:20.980
 this

00:40:20.980 --> 00:40:21.360
 church

00:40:21.360 --> 00:40:22.200
 and

00:40:22.200 --> 00:40:22.599
 as

00:40:22.599 --> 00:40:23.240
 just

00:40:23.240 --> 00:40:23.519
 not

00:40:23.519 --> 00:40:23.660
 just

00:40:23.660 --> 00:40:23.780
 in

00:40:23.780 --> 00:40:23.920
 the

00:40:23.920 --> 00:40:24.280
 past

00:40:24.280 --> 00:40:24.480
 but

00:40:24.480 --> 00:40:24.700
 as

00:40:24.700 --> 00:40:24.820
 we

00:40:24.820 --> 00:40:25.019
 move

00:40:25.019 --> 00:40:25.360
 forward

00:40:25.360 --> 00:40:25.519
 into

00:40:25.519 --> 00:40:25.720
 the

00:40:25.720 --> 00:40:26.079
 future

00:40:26.079 --> 00:40:28.639
 we

00:40:28.639 --> 00:40:28.920
 are

00:40:28.920 --> 00:40:29.179
 in

00:40:29.179 --> 00:40:29.380
 the

00:40:29.380 --> 00:40:29.819
 service

00:40:29.819 --> 00:40:30.179
 of

00:40:30.179 --> 00:40:30.340
 the

00:40:30.340 --> 00:40:30.699
 cosmic

00:40:30.699 --> 00:40:31.219
 king

00:40:31.219 --> 00:40:32.519
 and

00:40:32.519 --> 00:40:33.139
 therefore

00:40:33.139 --> 00:40:34.880
 that

00:40:34.880 --> 00:40:35.500
 proclamation

00:40:35.500 --> 00:40:35.900
 of that

00:40:35.900 --> 00:40:36.139
 good

00:40:36.139 --> 00:40:36.480
 news

00:40:36.480 --> 00:40:36.759
 is

00:40:36.759 --> 00:40:37.099
 central

00:40:37.099 --> 00:40:37.279
 to

00:40:37.279 --> 00:40:37.480
 your

00:40:37.480 --> 00:40:38.099
 identity

00:40:38.099 --> 00:40:39.079
 as

00:40:39.079 --> 00:40:39.279
 one

00:40:39.279 --> 00:40:39.400
 of

00:40:39.400 --> 00:40:39.599
 his

00:40:39.599 --> 00:40:40.079
 children

00:40:40.079 --> 00:40:42.199
 we

00:40:42.199 --> 00:40:42.360
 are

00:40:42.360 --> 00:40:42.539
 to

00:40:42.539 --> 00:40:42.920
 herald

00:40:42.920 --> 00:40:43.139
 his

00:40:43.139 --> 00:40:43.719
 return

00:40:43.719 --> 00:40:44.579
 and

00:40:44.579 --> 00:40:44.799
 his

00:40:44.799 --> 00:40:45.299
 priestly

00:40:45.299 --> 00:40:45.920
 service

00:40:45.920 --> 00:40:46.720
 by

00:40:46.720 --> 00:40:47.039
 making

00:40:47.039 --> 00:40:48.920
 by

00:40:48.920 --> 00:40:49.579
 that

00:40:49.579 --> 00:40:49.659
 that's

00:40:49.659 --> 00:40:49.840
 not

00:40:49.840 --> 00:40:50.240
 easy

00:40:50.240 --> 00:40:51.960
 in

00:40:51.960 --> 00:40:52.139
 our

00:40:52.139 --> 00:40:52.720
 generation

00:40:52.720 --> 00:40:53.260
 it

00:40:53.260 --> 00:40:53.480
 seems

00:40:53.480 --> 00:40:53.579
 to

00:40:53.579 --> 00:40:53.659
 be

00:40:53.659 --> 00:40:53.900
 getting

00:40:53.900 --> 00:40:54.340
 harder

00:40:54.340 --> 00:40:55.119
 we

00:40:55.119 --> 00:40:55.740
 face

00:40:55.740 --> 00:40:56.800
 misunderstanding

00:40:56.800 --> 00:40:57.599
 apathy

00:40:57.599 --> 00:40:57.940
 even

00:40:57.940 --> 00:40:58.659
 hostility

00:40:58.659 --> 00:40:59.940
 Christians

00:40:59.940 --> 00:41:00.559
 are

00:41:00.559 --> 00:41:01.380
 regarded

00:41:01.380 --> 00:41:01.920
 as

00:41:01.920 --> 00:41:02.480
 people

00:41:02.480 --> 00:41:02.780
 from

00:41:02.780 --> 00:41:03.360
 another

00:41:03.360 --> 00:41:03.900
 era

00:41:03.900 --> 00:41:05.099
 wrong

00:41:05.099 --> 00:41:05.440
 side

00:41:05.440 --> 00:41:05.579
 of

00:41:05.579 --> 00:41:06.019
 history

00:41:06.019 --> 00:41:07.079
 and

00:41:07.079 --> 00:41:07.240
 yet

00:41:07.240 --> 00:41:07.420
 we

00:41:07.420 --> 00:41:07.659
 serve

00:41:07.659 --> 00:41:07.800
 the

00:41:07.800 --> 00:41:08.099
 cosmic

00:41:08.099 --> 00:41:08.500
 king

00:41:08.500 --> 00:41:08.780
 who

00:41:08.780 --> 00:41:09.019
 has

00:41:09.019 --> 00:41:09.260
 all

00:41:09.260 --> 00:41:09.400
 of

00:41:09.400 --> 00:41:09.680
 history

00:41:09.680 --> 00:41:09.920
 in

00:41:09.920 --> 00:41:10.099
 his

00:41:10.099 --> 00:41:10.539
 hands

00:41:10.539 --> 00:41:13.099
 the

00:41:13.099 --> 00:41:13.539
 encouragement

00:41:13.539 --> 00:41:14.139
 here

00:41:14.139 --> 00:41:15.259
 is that

00:41:15.259 --> 00:41:15.820
 despite

00:41:15.820 --> 00:41:16.460
 the

00:41:16.460 --> 00:41:16.900
 difficulty

00:41:16.900 --> 00:41:17.159
 that

00:41:17.159 --> 00:41:17.380
 you're

00:41:17.380 --> 00:41:17.739
 facing

00:41:17.739 --> 00:41:17.960
 in

00:41:17.960 --> 00:41:18.119
 your

00:41:18.119 --> 00:41:18.679
 life

00:41:18.679 --> 00:41:19.779
 despite

00:41:19.779 --> 00:41:21.079
 progress

00:41:21.079 --> 00:41:21.619
 in

00:41:21.619 --> 00:41:21.800
 your

00:41:21.800 --> 00:41:22.179
 own

00:41:22.179 --> 00:41:22.639
 conquering

00:41:22.639 --> 00:41:22.860
 of

00:41:22.860 --> 00:41:23.179
 sin

00:41:23.179 --> 00:41:23.360
 and

00:41:23.360 --> 00:41:23.559
 dealing

00:41:23.559 --> 00:41:23.800
 with

00:41:23.800 --> 00:41:24.099
 sin

00:41:24.099 --> 00:41:24.380
 is

00:41:24.380 --> 00:41:24.960
 slow

00:41:24.960 --> 00:41:26.039
 despite

00:41:26.039 --> 00:41:26.779
 the

00:41:26.779 --> 00:41:28.800
 movement

00:41:28.800 --> 00:41:29.420
 against

00:41:29.420 --> 00:41:29.659
 the

00:41:29.659 --> 00:41:30.039
 gospel

00:41:30.039 --> 00:41:30.239
 and

00:41:30.239 --> 00:41:30.420
 the

00:41:30.420 --> 00:41:30.880
 church

00:41:30.880 --> 00:41:32.679
 Jesus

00:41:32.679 --> 00:41:33.460
 is

00:41:33.460 --> 00:41:34.119
 with

00:41:34.119 --> 00:41:34.440
 his

00:41:34.440 --> 00:41:34.900
 church

00:41:34.900 --> 00:41:36.019
 now

00:41:36.019 --> 00:41:37.119
 with

00:41:37.119 --> 00:41:37.380
 his

00:41:37.380 --> 00:41:37.739
 church

00:41:37.739 --> 00:41:38.039
 he is

00:41:38.039 --> 00:41:38.219
 with

00:41:38.219 --> 00:41:38.599
 us

00:41:38.599 --> 00:41:39.420
 he is

00:41:39.420 --> 00:41:39.599
 the

00:41:39.599 --> 00:41:40.019
 son of

00:41:40.019 --> 00:41:40.360
 man

00:41:40.360 --> 00:41:40.599
 who

00:41:40.599 --> 00:41:41.160
 reigns

00:41:41.160 --> 00:41:41.300
 with

00:41:41.300 --> 00:41:41.800
 dominion

00:41:41.800 --> 00:41:42.079
 over

00:41:42.079 --> 00:41:42.440
 all

00:41:42.440 --> 00:41:42.660
 that

00:41:42.660 --> 00:41:43.180
 is

00:41:43.180 --> 00:41:44.019
 he

00:41:44.019 --> 00:41:44.579
 reigns

00:41:44.579 --> 00:41:44.840
 over

00:41:44.840 --> 00:41:45.620
 secularism

00:41:45.620 --> 00:41:46.099
 he

00:41:46.099 --> 00:41:46.599
 reigns

00:41:46.599 --> 00:41:46.860
 over

00:41:46.860 --> 00:41:47.440
 Islam

00:41:47.440 --> 00:41:47.700
 he

00:41:47.700 --> 00:41:48.079
 reigns

00:41:48.079 --> 00:41:48.280
 over

00:41:48.280 --> 00:41:48.780
 communism

00:41:48.780 --> 00:41:49.059
 he

00:41:49.059 --> 00:41:49.460
 reigns

00:41:49.460 --> 00:41:49.660
 over

00:41:49.660 --> 00:41:50.300
 everything

00:41:50.300 --> 00:41:50.740
 every

00:41:50.740 --> 00:41:51.300
 individual

00:41:51.300 --> 00:41:51.840
 that sets

00:41:51.840 --> 00:41:52.240
 up

00:41:52.240 --> 00:41:53.000
 against

00:41:53.000 --> 00:41:53.579
 him

00:41:53.579 --> 00:41:57.260
 he's

00:41:57.260 --> 00:41:57.400
 the

00:41:57.400 --> 00:41:57.680
 one

00:41:57.680 --> 00:41:57.900
 with

00:41:57.900 --> 00:41:58.340
 power

00:41:58.340 --> 00:41:58.640
 over

00:41:58.640 --> 00:41:58.900
 all

00:41:58.900 --> 00:41:59.099
 that

00:41:59.099 --> 00:41:59.599
 is

00:41:59.599 --> 00:42:00.320
 both

00:42:00.320 --> 00:42:00.840
 seen

00:42:00.840 --> 00:42:01.140
 and

00:42:01.140 --> 00:42:01.760
 unseen

00:42:01.760 --> 00:42:04.019
 and

00:42:04.019 --> 00:42:04.220
 so

00:42:04.220 --> 00:42:04.640
 friends

00:42:04.640 --> 00:42:05.120
 I want

00:42:05.120 --> 00:42:05.280
 to

00:42:05.280 --> 00:42:05.820
 encourage

00:42:05.820 --> 00:42:06.019
 you

00:42:06.019 --> 00:42:06.280
 whatever

00:42:06.280 --> 00:42:06.579
 your

00:42:06.579 --> 00:42:06.920
 position

00:42:06.920 --> 00:42:07.180
 is

00:42:07.180 --> 00:42:07.440
 right

00:42:07.440 --> 00:42:07.720
 now

00:42:07.720 --> 00:42:07.940
 to

00:42:07.940 --> 00:42:08.340
 gaze

00:42:08.340 --> 00:42:08.660
 upon

00:42:08.660 --> 00:42:09.120
 Jesus

00:42:09.119 --> 00:42:10.539
 and let

00:42:10.539 --> 00:42:10.880
 his

00:42:10.880 --> 00:42:11.259
 royal

00:42:11.259 --> 00:42:11.719
 power

00:42:11.719 --> 00:42:12.179
 and his

00:42:12.179 --> 00:42:12.679
 priestly

00:42:12.679 --> 00:42:13.279
 forgiveness

00:42:13.279 --> 00:42:14.519
 and his

00:42:14.519 --> 00:42:15.359
 fiery

00:42:15.359 --> 00:42:16.079
 hope

00:42:16.079 --> 00:42:18.019
 his fiery

00:42:18.019 --> 00:42:18.380
 hope

00:42:18.380 --> 00:42:19.239
 fill you

00:42:19.239 --> 00:42:20.539
 with confidence

00:42:20.539 --> 00:42:21.139
 afresh

00:42:21.139 --> 00:42:21.739
 that

00:42:21.739 --> 00:42:22.199
 treasuring

00:42:22.199 --> 00:42:22.619
 Jesus

00:42:22.619 --> 00:42:23.699
 is never

00:42:23.699 --> 00:42:24.359
 ever

00:42:24.359 --> 00:42:24.980
 a vanity

00:42:24.980 --> 00:42:26.900
 I

00:42:26.900 --> 00:42:27.159
 got to

00:42:27.159 --> 00:42:27.360
 say

00:42:27.360 --> 00:42:27.599
 I

00:42:27.599 --> 00:42:27.800
 was

00:42:27.800 --> 00:42:28.320
 bursting

00:42:28.320 --> 00:42:28.960
 this

00:42:28.960 --> 00:42:29.360
 morning

00:42:29.360 --> 00:42:30.880
 both

00:42:30.880 --> 00:42:31.199
 the

00:42:31.199 --> 00:42:31.400
 early

00:42:31.400 --> 00:42:31.780
 service

00:42:31.780 --> 00:42:32.099
 and

00:42:32.099 --> 00:42:32.320
 this

00:42:32.320 --> 00:42:32.659
 one

00:42:32.659 --> 00:42:33.199
 as

00:42:33.199 --> 00:42:33.380
 we

00:42:33.380 --> 00:42:33.760
 sang

00:42:33.760 --> 00:42:34.119
 crown

00:42:34.119 --> 00:42:34.340
 him

00:42:34.340 --> 00:42:34.480
 with

00:42:34.480 --> 00:42:34.699
 many

00:42:34.699 --> 00:42:35.019
 crowns

00:42:35.019 --> 00:42:35.119
 I'm

00:42:35.119 --> 00:42:35.300
 so

00:42:35.300 --> 00:42:35.639
 grateful

00:42:35.639 --> 00:42:35.920
 for

00:42:35.920 --> 00:42:36.179
 our

00:42:36.179 --> 00:42:37.420
 teams

00:42:37.420 --> 00:42:37.760
 our

00:42:37.760 --> 00:42:39.219
 corporate

00:42:39.219 --> 00:42:39.599
 worship

00:42:39.599 --> 00:42:40.000
 team

00:42:40.000 --> 00:42:40.340
 here

00:42:40.340 --> 00:42:40.719
 and what

00:42:40.719 --> 00:42:41.320
 they do

00:42:41.320 --> 00:42:41.940
 in working

00:42:41.940 --> 00:42:42.840
 to just

00:42:42.840 --> 00:42:44.179
 lift our

00:42:44.179 --> 00:42:44.559
 hearts

00:42:44.559 --> 00:42:45.099
 to Jesus

00:42:45.099 --> 00:42:45.980
 they

00:42:45.980 --> 00:42:46.280
 certainly

00:42:46.280 --> 00:42:46.539
 did it

00:42:46.539 --> 00:42:46.800
 for me

00:42:46.800 --> 00:42:47.019
 this

00:42:47.019 --> 00:42:47.320
 morning

00:42:47.320 --> 00:42:47.559
 even

00:42:47.559 --> 00:42:47.719
 though

00:42:47.719 --> 00:42:47.880
 I

00:42:47.880 --> 00:42:48.159
 couldn't

00:42:48.159 --> 00:42:48.460
 sing

00:42:48.460 --> 00:42:48.559
 I

00:42:48.559 --> 00:42:48.679
 was

00:42:48.679 --> 00:42:49.099
 bursting

00:42:49.099 --> 00:42:49.280
 so

00:42:49.280 --> 00:42:49.460
 all

00:42:49.460 --> 00:42:49.619
 that

00:42:49.619 --> 00:42:49.740
 could

00:42:49.740 --> 00:42:50.059
 happen

00:42:50.059 --> 00:42:50.519
 was

00:42:50.519 --> 00:42:50.639
 I

00:42:50.639 --> 00:42:51.219
 burst it

00:42:51.219 --> 00:42:51.420
 out of

00:42:51.420 --> 00:42:51.559
 my

00:42:51.559 --> 00:42:51.960
 eyes

00:42:51.960 --> 00:42:52.380
 instead

00:42:52.380 --> 00:42:53.480
 if it

00:42:53.480 --> 00:42:53.700
 wasn't

00:42:53.700 --> 00:42:53.960
 coming

00:42:53.960 --> 00:42:54.140
 out

00:42:54.140 --> 00:42:54.220
 of

00:42:54.220 --> 00:42:54.360
 my

00:42:54.360 --> 00:42:54.780
 mouth

00:42:54.780 --> 00:42:55.860
 but

00:42:55.860 --> 00:42:56.180
 those

00:42:56.180 --> 00:42:56.720
 words

00:42:56.720 --> 00:42:58.140
 all

00:42:58.140 --> 00:42:58.599
 hail

00:42:58.599 --> 00:42:59.160
 redeemer

00:42:59.160 --> 00:42:59.599
 hail

00:42:59.599 --> 00:43:00.440
 for

00:43:00.440 --> 00:43:00.840
 you

00:43:00.840 --> 00:43:01.140
 have

00:43:01.140 --> 00:43:01.480
 died

00:43:01.480 --> 00:43:01.700
 for

00:43:01.700 --> 00:43:02.000
 me

00:43:02.000 --> 00:43:02.820
 your

00:43:02.820 --> 00:43:03.500
 praise

00:43:03.500 --> 00:43:03.920
 and

00:43:03.920 --> 00:43:04.680
 glory

00:43:04.680 --> 00:43:04.940
 will

00:43:04.940 --> 00:43:05.180
 never

00:43:05.180 --> 00:43:05.619
 fail

00:43:05.619 --> 00:43:05.920
 for

00:43:05.920 --> 00:43:06.340
 all

00:43:06.340 --> 00:43:06.980
 eternity

00:43:06.980 --> 00:43:09.360
 let

00:43:09.360 --> 00:43:09.980
 every

00:43:09.980 --> 00:43:10.940
 throne

00:43:10.940 --> 00:43:11.700
 before

00:43:11.700 --> 00:43:12.000
 him

00:43:12.000 --> 00:43:12.500
 fall

00:43:12.500 --> 00:43:13.200
 come

00:43:13.200 --> 00:43:13.480
 to the

00:43:13.480 --> 00:43:13.780
 cosmic

00:43:13.780 --> 00:43:14.240
 king

00:43:14.240 --> 00:43:14.640
 and

00:43:14.640 --> 00:43:14.980
 worship

00:43:14.980 --> 00:43:15.400
 and

00:43:15.400 --> 00:43:15.760
 serve

00:43:15.760 --> 00:43:16.000
 and

00:43:16.000 --> 00:43:16.220
 love

00:43:16.220 --> 00:43:16.480
 him