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 Hi, my name is George Sinclair. I'm the lead pastor of Church of the Messiah.

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! It is wonderful that you would like to check out some of the sermons done by Church of the Messiah,

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 either by myself or some of the others. Listen, just a couple of things. First of all, would you pray for us

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 that we will open God's Word well to His glory and for the good of people like yourself?

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 The second thing is, if you aren't connected to a church and if you are a Christian,

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 we really, I would really like to encourage you to find a good local church where they believe the

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 Bible, they preach the gospel, and if you have some trouble finding that, send us an email. We will do

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 what we can to help connect you with a good local church wherever you are. And if you're a non-Christian,

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 checking us out, we're really, really, really glad you're doing that. Don't hesitate to send us

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 questions. It helps me actually to know, as I'm preaching, how to deal with the types of things

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 that you're really struggling with. So God bless. Let's pray. May the words of my mouth and the

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 meditation of all our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, our strength and our redeemer. Amen.

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 So, you probably know this, but this summer at Messiah, we're looking at Psalms each week.

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 And what I love about Psalms is they have a remarkable way of focusing us and, let us say,

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 distilling biblical truths down to their essence as prayer offered to God. And so today's Psalm,

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 Psalm 110, is a really important one, and it zeroes in on a really key question for us. And the question is

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 this. What kind of leader do we need? What kind of leader do we need? Like me, you are probably

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 bombarded with news of political division, leadership scandals. You probably heard a few this week.

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 And it becomes clear after a while that even the most well-intentioned human leaders cannot bring

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 lasting peace and cannot fix what is broken. And people turn to religion. And religious leaders are

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 limited and confused and often disappoint us. And so the question remains. This Psalm puts it right in

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 front of us. What kind of leader do we need? What kind of leader do we need? Psalm 110, you'll be happy to

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 know, gives an answer. And it reveals a leader who rules with power and justice, and a leader who

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 brings us into God's presence with mercy and grace, does both those things. So it's not just a king,

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 not just a priest, but a priest-king, a person who embodies these roles together, political leader,

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 religious leader, priest-king, together. Now, the Old Testament, it's not in this psalm, but the Old

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 Testament refers to this leader, this priest-king, as the Messiah. And Messiah means anointed one.

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 That's what the word means. It's a Hebrew word, means anointed one. Because if someone in the Old

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 Testament became a king or became a priest, what they would do is pour oil on their head.

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 They're anointed with oil. And that would sort of ordain them or induct them into that office.

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 And so that's the Messiah. That's the Old Testament Hebrew. In the New Testament, which is written in

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 Greek, they have a different word, a translation of Messiah. And that word is Christ. So when I was

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 teaching the Bible in the Arctic, I would always tell my students, you know, Christ isn't Jesus' last name.

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 So like if you had the first century equivalent of a phone book, you wanted to give him a call,

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 you wouldn't look under C. Christ is a title. And some modern Bible translations don't even say

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 Jesus Christ, they just say King Jesus, to put that really before us. And so Jesus Christ is to say

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 that Jesus of Nazareth embodies this promised priest king. Perfectly embodies that.

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 And so Jesus is the leader we need. And so let's look at Psalm 110 with that in mind, that Jesus embodies

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 these two roles, the divine king, the eternal priest, and that he, because he embodies those two roles,

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 is the leader we most need. So Psalm 110. We're going to begin with the first part of it. It's kind of

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 divided into two. And it's the two pillars of this Psalm, let's say, are two declarations that God makes

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 to the Messiah, the priest king. So here's the first thing God says to the Messiah, then we'll look at the

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 second thing. So I'll read it again, just so it's firm in our minds. So Psalm 110, 1 to 3, which I just

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 read, but we'll read it again. The Lord says to my Lord, sit at my right hand until I make your enemies

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 your footstool. The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies.

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 Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power in holy garments. From the womb of

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 the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours. All right, so let's look at that declaration God

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 makes. The Lord says to my Lord, sit at my right hand, and I'll make your enemies your footstool.

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 The Lord says to my Lord. Sounds weird in English. It sounds less weird in Hebrew.

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 I think I said this last week, but I'll say it again. When you see in the Bible, in the Old

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 Testament especially, that the word Lord written in all caps, capital L, capital O, capital R,

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 capital D, that's God's name. It's the name that God gave to Moses at the burning bush when Moses asked

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 God. Basically, who are you? Who's sending me? And God answered something like Yahweh or Yahweh,

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 which is essentially, I am who I am. And so whenever you see Lord in all caps, it's that name.

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 When you see Lord, capital L, lowercase O-R-D, that's a more general title. It's the Hebrew Adonai. It's a

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 title of respect and honor. So essentially, the Lord says to my Lord is the same thing as saying,

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 Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel, says this to a powerful king. Okay, so picture God in his throne

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 room talking to a powerful, divinely chosen king. And even David, greater than David, because even David

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 calls this figure, this my Lord, okay? Greater than David. Now, what is the covenant God of Israel say

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 to the powerful king? It says, sit at my right hand. This is an ultimate position of shared authority.

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 Like even the visual of that, because if you look at, you imagine God sitting on a throne,

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 you can, you probably picture only God, but this image is not only, only God, the father. It's also

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 a powerful king beside him, sharing his authority right beside him. And so God is essentially saying

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 to that figure beside him, my honor, my power, it all belongs to this person here too.

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 Everything belongs to this person here too. And that's what happened to Jesus. So imagine,

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 40 days after this scene, this scene here, this is the resurrection, 40 days after that,

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 Jesus ascends to the father and he comes into the throne room of God the father. God is,

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 the father's on the throne and Jesus, even his resurrected body has nail wounds and thorn scars on his

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 brow and a spear mark in his side. And he goes to God's throne room, the father's.

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 And the father says, Jesus, my son, sit at my right hand, my honor and my authority belong to you.

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 And my friends, Jesus has been reigning from that position ever since.

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 He's been reigning as the divine king there ever since. So what does that mean? Well, it means,

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 we talked a little bit about being disillusioned with political leaders and religious leaders. It means

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 that when human powers fail, there's a king on the throne. And his reign, the reign of Jesus,

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 the Messiah is a present reality. We're waiting for it to be fully brought into our world, but it's a

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 present reality. Jesus reigns as king today. And this for me, and I hope for you, is a powerful source

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 of hope. Because it means that whatever storms life throws at you, you have an anchor. You have a king

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 who's reigning on high.

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 Shifting political tides, human leaders failing. You shouldn't be surprised. Our focus is we have a king.

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 We know the world's true king. Okay? Now that next bit. So the Lord says to my Lord, sit at my right hand

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 until, here's the next bit, until I make your enemies your footstool.

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 So the picture here is you have a throne with a king on it, and there's a footstool in front of it

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 that the king puts his feet on. But with this imagery here, it's a picture of complete conquest

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 where the enemies become furniture. That's pretty defeated when you become a piece of furniture,

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 I think. So essentially God is saying that all who stand against my chosen king will be subdued.

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 God is saying there are no forces anywhere that can block what I'm doing through this king.

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 God is saying there are no forces anywhere that can block what I'm doing through this king.

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 My plans cannot be thwarted.

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 So we don't fight a losing battle. We serve a king whose victory is assured.

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 And so in any troubles that you experience,

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 of any kind,

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 keep your eyes

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 heavenward.

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 Remind yourself there is a king in charge. It might not always look like it

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 momentarily, but there is a king in charge.

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 Okay?

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 Now what about our role in all this?

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 Look at verse 3, just that line,

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 your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power.

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 See, if we belong to Jesus, we're not furniture.

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 We're not footstools.

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 We're willing participants.

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 We're like troops that are willingly engaged in this spiritual battle.

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 Now, you can see,

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 I've read through this now,

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 you can see in this psalm that

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 there's a lot of militaristic imagery.

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 And no surprise then that

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 Jesus' contemporaries expected a kind of military leader

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 to overthrow the occupiers

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 and set up an earthly kingdom.

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 Turns out

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 that the revolution

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 Jesus brings goes deeper than that.

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 doesn't just transform

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 political arrangements.

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 It actually transforms

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 the human heart from the inside out.

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 Through love,

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 through truth,

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 through mercy.

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 And as willing people,

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 as Christians,

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 who are being transformed

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 from the inside out,

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 we are to embody

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 these values of Jesus,

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 these kingdom values.

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 You know what the other thing is?

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 this king is the greatest servant of all.

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 There's no greater servant than the king,

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 King Jesus.

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 So he models this for us.

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 So, that's the first part.

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 A king,

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 Jesus,

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 the Messiah,

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 the Christ,

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 who's currently reigning

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 at the right hand of God,

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 the Father,

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 whose victory is assured,

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 and who we can trust in

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 when things look all topsy-turvy

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 in our lives

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 and in society at large.

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 He's our king.

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 Not only that,

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 and here's the second part,

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 he's also our eternal priest.

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 Divine king,

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 eternal priest.

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 So let's look at the second bit here.

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 Jesus is the eternal priest.

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 So, again,

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 remember I said

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 the pillars of this psalm

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 are declarations from God.

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 The first one is

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 that

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 word to the Messiah

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 said at my right hand.

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 That's the first one.

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 Here's the second one.

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 The Lord,

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 verse 4,

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 the Lord has sworn

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 and will not change his mind.

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 Now God speaks

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 to the Messiah.

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 You are a priest

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 forever

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 after the order

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 of Melchizedek.

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 Who on earth is that?

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 I'll tell you in a minute.

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 And then the rest.

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 The Lord is at your right hand.

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 He will shatter kings

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 on the day of his wrath.

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 He will execute judgment

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 among the nations,

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 filling them with corpses.

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 He will shatter chiefs

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 over the wide earth.

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 He will drink

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 from the brook by the way.

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 Therefore,

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 he will lift up his head.

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 Before I say anything more,

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 I should say this.

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 The early Christians

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 were so convinced

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 that Psalm 110,

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 this Psalm here,

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 described Jesus so well

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 and so comprehensively

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 that they quoted

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 this passage

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 in the New Testament

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 more than any other

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 Old Testament passage.

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 It's all over.

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 Every major New Testament

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 writer quotes it.

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 It's all over the New Testament.

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 And if you go looking for it,

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 you'll find it everywhere.

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 So,

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 Divine King,

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 now we've got

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 the eternal priest.

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 Let's have a look at that.

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 Now,

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 I want to just

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 first tell you

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 how weird this is,

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 this Psalm.

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 Strange.

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 Why is it strange?

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 It's strange

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 because in Israel,

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 a priest

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 and a king

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 were entirely

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 different roles.

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 and they were

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 entirely different roles

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 that you dare not mix.

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 They're different roles

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 because Israel

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 comes from 12 tribes

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 and kings

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 always came

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 from the tribe

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 of Judah

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 and priests

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 always came

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 from the tribe

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 of Levi.

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 So,

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 you couldn't be both.

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 You've got to be

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 from one tribe

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 and if you're

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 from Levi,

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 you may be a priest

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 and if you're from Judah,

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 you may be a king

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 but you can't be both.

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 And so,

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 in that system,

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 that law system

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 in the Old Testament,

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 there was no room

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 for a priest king.

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 And so,

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 somebody reading this

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 would think,

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 wait a minute,

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 this isn't right.

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 A priest king?

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 How does that work?

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 Like,

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 even if you read

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 King Saul

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 in 1 Samuel,

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 he tried to,

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 he was a king

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 but he tried to do

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 priestly duties

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 and he was judged

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 for it.

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 They don't mix

00:16:07.100 --> 00:16:09.400
 in that system.

00:16:11.640 --> 00:16:11.900
 But,

00:16:12.800 --> 00:16:13.480
 but,

00:16:14.360 --> 00:16:15.020
 it's a different

00:16:15.020 --> 00:16:15.860
 kind of priesthood,

00:16:16.120 --> 00:16:16.660
 it's a different

00:16:16.660 --> 00:16:17.420
 kind of system.

00:16:18.440 --> 00:16:18.840
 And so,

00:16:18.960 --> 00:16:19.620
 in this different

00:16:19.620 --> 00:16:20.580
 kind of priesthood

00:16:20.580 --> 00:16:21.220
 and different

00:16:21.220 --> 00:16:22.020
 kind of system,

00:16:22.360 --> 00:16:23.100
 they mix.

00:16:24.580 --> 00:16:25.860
 In the Melchizedek

00:16:25.860 --> 00:16:26.379
 system,

00:16:26.520 --> 00:16:26.879
 they mix.

00:16:27.220 --> 00:16:27.440
 So,

00:16:27.540 --> 00:16:28.180
 let's talk a little bit

00:16:28.180 --> 00:16:29.340
 about this Melchizedek

00:16:29.340 --> 00:16:29.880
 person.

00:16:30.700 --> 00:16:31.560
 He's mentioned

00:16:31.560 --> 00:16:32.640
 really in two places

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 in the Old Testament,

00:16:34.539 --> 00:16:35.179
 Psalm 110,

00:16:35.519 --> 00:16:36.000
 right here.

00:16:37.000 --> 00:16:37.399
 And then,

00:16:37.720 --> 00:16:38.519
 way back at the

00:16:38.519 --> 00:16:38.860
 beginning,

00:16:39.419 --> 00:16:42.399
 in Genesis chapter 14,

00:16:42.679 --> 00:16:42.819
 like,

00:16:43.379 --> 00:16:44.240
 at the beginning

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 of the Bible almost,

00:16:46.600 --> 00:16:47.019
 Abraham

00:16:47.019 --> 00:16:50.360
 wins this great battle

00:16:50.360 --> 00:16:52.399
 and he's heading

00:16:52.399 --> 00:16:53.039
 back home

00:16:53.039 --> 00:16:55.460
 and he meets

00:16:55.460 --> 00:16:56.379
 this man

00:16:56.379 --> 00:16:57.159
 whose name

00:16:57.159 --> 00:16:58.100
 is Melchizedek

00:16:58.100 --> 00:16:59.419
 who comes

00:16:59.419 --> 00:17:00.080
 out of nowhere.

00:17:01.000 --> 00:17:02.100
 Comes out to meet him.

00:17:02.100 --> 00:17:03.040
 We've never met him

00:17:03.040 --> 00:17:03.240
 before.

00:17:03.300 --> 00:17:03.700
 We have no idea

00:17:03.700 --> 00:17:04.220
 who this is.

00:17:04.599 --> 00:17:05.319
 He's described

00:17:05.319 --> 00:17:05.980
 as the king

00:17:05.980 --> 00:17:06.620
 of Salem,

00:17:07.180 --> 00:17:08.980
 which is the old

00:17:08.980 --> 00:17:09.940
 name for

00:17:09.940 --> 00:17:10.680
 Jerusalem.

00:17:12.360 --> 00:17:12.779
 So,

00:17:12.799 --> 00:17:13.099
 he's the king

00:17:13.099 --> 00:17:13.640
 of Jerusalem

00:17:13.640 --> 00:17:15.539
 and he's described

00:17:15.539 --> 00:17:16.380
 as a priest

00:17:16.380 --> 00:17:17.079
 of God

00:17:17.079 --> 00:17:17.720
 Most High.

00:17:18.880 --> 00:17:19.380
 So,

00:17:19.559 --> 00:17:20.160
 this guy,

00:17:20.299 --> 00:17:21.160
 whoever he is,

00:17:21.259 --> 00:17:22.160
 is a priest king.

00:17:23.059 --> 00:17:24.059
 Both roles

00:17:24.059 --> 00:17:25.380
 are sort of

00:17:25.380 --> 00:17:26.220
 embodied in his

00:17:26.220 --> 00:17:26.579
 person.

00:17:26.660 --> 00:17:27.360
 He's a priest king.

00:17:27.359 --> 00:17:29.019
 So,

00:17:29.099 --> 00:17:29.759
 he comes out,

00:17:29.899 --> 00:17:30.979
 meets this

00:17:30.979 --> 00:17:31.979
 victorious Abraham.

00:17:32.159 --> 00:17:32.639
 He's got bread

00:17:32.639 --> 00:17:33.579
 and wine to offer

00:17:33.579 --> 00:17:33.839
 him.

00:17:34.639 --> 00:17:35.679
 He blesses

00:17:35.679 --> 00:17:36.059
 Abraham

00:17:36.059 --> 00:17:39.019
 and he receives

00:17:39.019 --> 00:17:39.599
 a tithe.

00:17:39.740 --> 00:17:39.959
 So,

00:17:40.079 --> 00:17:40.859
 10% of

00:17:40.859 --> 00:17:41.740
 Abraham's

00:17:41.740 --> 00:17:43.339
 food and

00:17:43.339 --> 00:17:44.000
 animals and

00:17:44.000 --> 00:17:44.299
 stuff.

00:17:44.859 --> 00:17:45.039
 Okay?

00:17:46.000 --> 00:17:46.819
 And then he

00:17:46.819 --> 00:17:47.599
 disappears.

00:17:49.099 --> 00:17:49.959
 And we don't

00:17:49.959 --> 00:17:50.459
 see him again

00:17:50.459 --> 00:17:51.259
 until Psalm 110.

00:17:51.259 --> 00:17:51.859
 10%.

00:17:51.859 --> 00:17:53.940
 And if all

00:17:53.940 --> 00:17:54.440
 you had was

00:17:54.440 --> 00:17:55.119
 the Old Testament,

00:17:55.319 --> 00:17:55.799
 you would just

00:17:55.799 --> 00:17:56.660
 think it's kind

00:17:56.660 --> 00:17:57.339
 of an odd guy

00:17:57.339 --> 00:17:58.220
 who pops up

00:17:58.220 --> 00:17:58.460
 and,

00:17:59.660 --> 00:18:00.160
 I don't know.

00:18:02.140 --> 00:18:02.819
 But see,

00:18:03.099 --> 00:18:05.019
 Hebrews

00:18:05.019 --> 00:18:06.559
 in the New

00:18:06.559 --> 00:18:06.980
 Testament

00:18:06.980 --> 00:18:08.720
 links it to

00:18:08.720 --> 00:18:09.140
 Jesus.

00:18:10.720 --> 00:18:11.279
 I'll tell you

00:18:11.279 --> 00:18:11.720
 about that in a

00:18:11.720 --> 00:18:11.859
 minute.

00:18:12.480 --> 00:18:12.700
 So,

00:18:12.980 --> 00:18:14.079
 I said Melchizedek's

00:18:14.079 --> 00:18:14.480
 a priest.

00:18:14.539 --> 00:18:14.980
 He's a priest

00:18:14.980 --> 00:18:15.480
 and a king.

00:18:16.799 --> 00:18:17.599
 I probably

00:18:17.599 --> 00:18:18.019
 should say

00:18:18.019 --> 00:18:18.599
 something

00:18:18.599 --> 00:18:19.940
 momentarily

00:18:19.940 --> 00:18:20.539
 here about

00:18:20.539 --> 00:18:21.779
 the Old

00:18:21.779 --> 00:18:22.220
 Testament

00:18:22.220 --> 00:18:23.000
 Levitical

00:18:23.000 --> 00:18:23.440
 system.

00:18:25.319 --> 00:18:25.839
 What does

00:18:25.839 --> 00:18:26.579
 that mean?

00:18:27.299 --> 00:18:27.899
 I said that

00:18:27.899 --> 00:18:28.619
 in the Old

00:18:28.619 --> 00:18:29.039
 Testament,

00:18:29.659 --> 00:18:30.960
 priests always

00:18:30.960 --> 00:18:31.619
 came from the

00:18:31.619 --> 00:18:32.440
 tribe of Levi.

00:18:32.759 --> 00:18:33.039
 They are

00:18:33.039 --> 00:18:33.839
 Levitical.

00:18:34.059 --> 00:18:34.480
 They come from

00:18:34.480 --> 00:18:35.180
 the tribe of

00:18:35.180 --> 00:18:35.480
 Levi.

00:18:36.079 --> 00:18:36.819
 And their job

00:18:36.819 --> 00:18:37.379
 is to offer

00:18:37.379 --> 00:18:38.299
 sacrifices in

00:18:38.299 --> 00:18:38.659
 the temple.

00:18:39.559 --> 00:18:40.420
 To bridge

00:18:40.420 --> 00:18:41.139
 this gap

00:18:41.139 --> 00:18:42.420
 between human

00:18:42.420 --> 00:18:42.940
 beings and

00:18:42.940 --> 00:18:43.220
 God.

00:18:43.319 --> 00:18:43.639
 That's what a

00:18:43.639 --> 00:18:44.079
 priest does.

00:18:44.159 --> 00:18:44.759
 A mediator.

00:18:45.599 --> 00:18:45.759
 So,

00:18:45.839 --> 00:18:46.000
 that's what

00:18:46.000 --> 00:18:46.240
 they would

00:18:46.240 --> 00:18:46.420
 do.

00:18:46.960 --> 00:18:47.579
 There's a real

00:18:47.579 --> 00:18:47.980
 problem,

00:18:48.099 --> 00:18:48.180
 though,

00:18:48.240 --> 00:18:48.700
 is that these

00:18:48.700 --> 00:18:49.460
 priests are all

00:18:49.460 --> 00:18:50.000
 too human.

00:18:50.539 --> 00:18:51.779
 They sin.

00:18:52.980 --> 00:18:55.779
 They corrupt,

00:18:55.899 --> 00:18:56.339
 some of them.

00:18:56.899 --> 00:18:58.000
 And they die.

00:19:00.000 --> 00:19:01.180
 They die.

00:19:01.500 --> 00:19:01.680
 So,

00:19:01.819 --> 00:19:02.299
 there's no

00:19:02.299 --> 00:19:02.799
 permanent

00:19:02.799 --> 00:19:03.519
 arrangement here

00:19:03.519 --> 00:19:04.019
 because you

00:19:04.019 --> 00:19:05.379
 have frail,

00:19:05.700 --> 00:19:06.119
 sinful,

00:19:07.379 --> 00:19:08.899
 mortal people

00:19:08.899 --> 00:19:09.779
 who are

00:19:09.779 --> 00:19:10.159
 priests.

00:19:11.279 --> 00:19:12.139
 So,

00:19:12.220 --> 00:19:12.779
 that system

00:19:12.779 --> 00:19:14.099
 cannot provide

00:19:14.099 --> 00:19:15.659
 a permanent,

00:19:16.940 --> 00:19:18.299
 flawless pathway

00:19:18.299 --> 00:19:18.779
 to God.

00:19:22.659 --> 00:19:23.319
 But see,

00:19:23.839 --> 00:19:24.460
 Jesus can.

00:19:26.099 --> 00:19:26.859
 Jesus can.

00:19:28.059 --> 00:19:29.220
 Jesus is a

00:19:29.220 --> 00:19:29.879
 priest king

00:19:29.879 --> 00:19:30.419
 in the order

00:19:30.419 --> 00:19:31.240
 of Melchizedek.

00:19:31.319 --> 00:19:31.639
 He's in a

00:19:31.639 --> 00:19:32.559
 different system,

00:19:32.819 --> 00:19:33.419
 and he's in a

00:19:33.419 --> 00:19:33.980
 system that

00:19:33.980 --> 00:19:34.799
 predates that

00:19:34.799 --> 00:19:35.500
 Levitical one.

00:19:36.339 --> 00:19:37.319
 And because he's

00:19:37.319 --> 00:19:38.119
 an eternal

00:19:38.119 --> 00:19:38.980
 priest,

00:19:39.440 --> 00:19:41.240
 not subject to

00:19:41.240 --> 00:19:41.559
 the same

00:19:41.559 --> 00:19:42.379
 limitations as

00:19:42.379 --> 00:19:42.779
 that other

00:19:42.779 --> 00:19:43.799
 priesthood system,

00:19:43.799 --> 00:19:45.740
 his sacrifice

00:19:45.740 --> 00:19:47.899
 is eternally

00:19:47.899 --> 00:19:49.680
 effective.

00:19:51.359 --> 00:19:52.159
 And that's

00:19:52.159 --> 00:19:52.539
 where it gets

00:19:52.539 --> 00:19:53.159
 really weird.

00:19:54.700 --> 00:19:55.659
 Because Jesus,

00:19:55.899 --> 00:19:56.599
 the priest king

00:19:56.599 --> 00:19:58.839
 from Melchizedek,

00:19:59.379 --> 00:20:00.799
 he doesn't

00:20:00.799 --> 00:20:01.859
 sacrifice animals.

00:20:02.740 --> 00:20:03.859
 He sacrifices

00:20:03.859 --> 00:20:04.379
 himself.

00:20:04.380 --> 00:20:05.400
 himself.

00:20:07.060 --> 00:20:07.540
 So,

00:20:07.620 --> 00:20:08.360
 imagine a

00:20:08.360 --> 00:20:09.360
 priest,

00:20:09.880 --> 00:20:10.560
 arrayed in

00:20:10.560 --> 00:20:10.940
 all the

00:20:10.940 --> 00:20:11.560
 vestments and

00:20:11.560 --> 00:20:11.940
 all that,

00:20:12.220 --> 00:20:12.860
 going into the

00:20:12.860 --> 00:20:13.500
 holy place of

00:20:13.500 --> 00:20:13.920
 the temple,

00:20:14.580 --> 00:20:15.360
 and not putting

00:20:15.360 --> 00:20:16.180
 an animal on

00:20:16.180 --> 00:20:16.600
 the altar,

00:20:17.500 --> 00:20:18.580
 but climbing on

00:20:18.580 --> 00:20:19.380
 there himself,

00:20:20.940 --> 00:20:22.440
 dying to

00:20:22.440 --> 00:20:22.880
 make a way

00:20:22.880 --> 00:20:23.360
 to God.

00:20:23.920 --> 00:20:24.680
 That's a

00:20:24.680 --> 00:20:25.400
 weird image,

00:20:25.480 --> 00:20:25.860
 but that is

00:20:25.860 --> 00:20:26.680
 the claim of

00:20:26.680 --> 00:20:27.700
 this passage,

00:20:27.780 --> 00:20:28.060
 and that is

00:20:28.060 --> 00:20:28.540
 the claim of

00:20:28.540 --> 00:20:29.100
 our faith,

00:20:29.560 --> 00:20:30.580
 that Christ is

00:20:30.580 --> 00:20:31.180
 not only the

00:20:31.180 --> 00:20:31.840
 great high priest,

00:20:31.900 --> 00:20:32.320
 but he's the

00:20:32.320 --> 00:20:33.500
 perfect sacrifice.

00:20:34.380 --> 00:20:35.420
 So,

00:20:35.900 --> 00:20:37.060
 as a perfect

00:20:37.060 --> 00:20:37.460
 priest,

00:20:37.580 --> 00:20:38.000
 offering a

00:20:38.000 --> 00:20:38.780
 perfect sacrifice,

00:20:39.020 --> 00:20:39.280
 he's a

00:20:39.280 --> 00:20:40.040
 perfect bridge.

00:20:41.140 --> 00:20:41.520
 Do you see?

00:20:42.140 --> 00:20:43.040
 As a perfect

00:20:43.040 --> 00:20:43.500
 priest,

00:20:44.060 --> 00:20:44.500
 offering a

00:20:44.500 --> 00:20:45.240
 perfect sacrifice,

00:20:45.900 --> 00:20:46.260
 he's a

00:20:46.260 --> 00:20:46.880
 perfect bridge

00:20:46.880 --> 00:20:48.020
 between us

00:20:48.020 --> 00:20:49.640
 and God.

00:20:51.480 --> 00:20:52.380
 I mentioned

00:20:52.380 --> 00:20:53.820
 a spiritual

00:20:53.820 --> 00:20:54.320
 hunger,

00:20:54.640 --> 00:20:55.080
 that we

00:20:55.080 --> 00:20:55.760
 all,

00:20:56.080 --> 00:20:57.320
 we've all

00:20:57.320 --> 00:20:57.980
 been disappointed

00:20:57.980 --> 00:20:58.340
 by,

00:20:59.060 --> 00:20:59.360
 I mean,

00:20:59.400 --> 00:20:59.920
 probably in

00:20:59.920 --> 00:21:00.420
 some way,

00:21:00.560 --> 00:21:01.500
 organized religion

00:21:01.500 --> 00:21:02.000
 or religious

00:21:02.000 --> 00:21:02.640
 leaders or

00:21:02.640 --> 00:21:02.940
 whatever,

00:21:03.320 --> 00:21:04.140
 but we have

00:21:04.140 --> 00:21:04.520
 a longing

00:21:04.520 --> 00:21:04.880
 in our

00:21:04.880 --> 00:21:05.940
 heart to

00:21:05.940 --> 00:21:06.520
 know God.

00:21:07.060 --> 00:21:07.460
 We all

00:21:07.460 --> 00:21:07.660
 do.

00:21:08.960 --> 00:21:09.740
 And the

00:21:09.740 --> 00:21:10.460
 message here

00:21:10.460 --> 00:21:12.180
 is Jesus

00:21:12.180 --> 00:21:12.720
 has done

00:21:12.720 --> 00:21:13.020
 that.

00:21:14.920 --> 00:21:15.740
 Open the

00:21:15.740 --> 00:21:16.340
 gates wide.

00:21:16.540 --> 00:21:16.860
 There's a

00:21:16.860 --> 00:21:17.560
 wonderful passage

00:21:17.560 --> 00:21:17.880
 in the New

00:21:17.880 --> 00:21:19.120
 Testament book

00:21:19.120 --> 00:21:19.540
 of Hebrews

00:21:19.540 --> 00:21:20.820
 where it

00:21:20.820 --> 00:21:21.080
 says,

00:21:21.440 --> 00:21:22.360
 come boldly,

00:21:22.759 --> 00:21:24.820
 come boldly

00:21:24.820 --> 00:21:25.360
 to the throne

00:21:25.360 --> 00:21:25.940
 of grace.

00:21:27.420 --> 00:21:28.580
 Jesus throws

00:21:28.580 --> 00:21:29.240
 those doors

00:21:29.240 --> 00:21:29.759
 wide open

00:21:29.759 --> 00:21:30.100
 and says,

00:21:30.180 --> 00:21:30.860
 come with me,

00:21:30.859 --> 00:21:31.519
 I'll bring

00:21:31.519 --> 00:21:31.779
 you to

00:21:31.779 --> 00:21:32.059
 God.

00:21:33.119 --> 00:21:33.719
 And that

00:21:33.719 --> 00:21:34.059
 changes

00:21:34.059 --> 00:21:34.699
 everything.

00:21:34.859 --> 00:21:35.240
 A perfect

00:21:35.240 --> 00:21:35.659
 priest,

00:21:36.019 --> 00:21:36.399
 a perfect

00:21:36.399 --> 00:21:36.979
 sacrifice

00:21:36.979 --> 00:21:38.119
 becomes a

00:21:38.119 --> 00:21:38.759
 perfect bridge

00:21:38.759 --> 00:21:39.719
 to bring

00:21:39.719 --> 00:21:40.240
 you and

00:21:40.240 --> 00:21:40.619
 me to

00:21:40.619 --> 00:21:40.899
 God.

00:21:41.419 --> 00:21:41.979
 It's a

00:21:41.979 --> 00:21:42.219
 wonderful

00:21:42.219 --> 00:21:42.559
 thing.

00:21:44.159 --> 00:21:44.599
 So,

00:21:44.859 --> 00:21:46.579
 we started

00:21:46.579 --> 00:21:47.639
 today with

00:21:47.639 --> 00:21:48.539
 that question

00:21:48.539 --> 00:21:50.379
 the psalm

00:21:50.379 --> 00:21:50.939
 puts to us,

00:21:51.000 --> 00:21:51.319
 Psalm 110.

00:21:51.679 --> 00:21:52.339
 The question

00:21:52.339 --> 00:21:52.559
 is,

00:21:52.659 --> 00:21:52.979
 what kind

00:21:52.979 --> 00:21:53.399
 of leader

00:21:53.399 --> 00:21:53.919
 can actually

00:21:53.919 --> 00:21:54.379
 help us?

00:21:54.379 --> 00:21:54.539
 What do

00:21:54.539 --> 00:21:55.099
 we need

00:21:55.099 --> 00:21:56.240
 in a leader?

00:21:56.240 --> 00:21:59.079
 And Psalm 110

00:21:59.079 --> 00:21:59.579
 gives the

00:21:59.579 --> 00:21:59.960
 answer,

00:22:00.640 --> 00:22:01.319
 which is,

00:22:02.220 --> 00:22:03.220
 we need a

00:22:03.220 --> 00:22:04.220
 divine king,

00:22:04.620 --> 00:22:05.779
 eternal priest,

00:22:06.140 --> 00:22:07.240
 we need someone

00:22:07.240 --> 00:22:08.359
 who can deliver

00:22:08.359 --> 00:22:09.359
 lasting peace,

00:22:09.640 --> 00:22:10.180
 who can fix

00:22:10.180 --> 00:22:10.799
 what is broken,

00:22:11.120 --> 00:22:11.579
 who can make

00:22:11.579 --> 00:22:12.079
 us whole,

00:22:12.339 --> 00:22:12.779
 who can bring

00:22:12.779 --> 00:22:13.339
 us to God

00:22:13.339 --> 00:22:13.779
 and make our

00:22:13.779 --> 00:22:14.200
 relationship

00:22:14.200 --> 00:22:14.700
 with God

00:22:14.700 --> 00:22:15.000
 right.

00:22:15.640 --> 00:22:16.160
 And Jesus,

00:22:16.319 --> 00:22:16.740
 my friends,

00:22:16.839 --> 00:22:17.579
 has done that.

00:22:18.279 --> 00:22:18.660
 He's our

00:22:18.660 --> 00:22:19.240
 divine king,

00:22:19.339 --> 00:22:19.559
 he's our

00:22:19.559 --> 00:22:20.359
 eternal priest,

00:22:21.480 --> 00:22:22.420
 and Hebrews

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 says that,

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 what is he

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 doing now?

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 He's continually

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 interceding for

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 us,

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 like he's

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 praying for

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 us to the

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 Father.

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 So just

00:22:33.399 --> 00:22:33.799
 think about

00:22:33.799 --> 00:22:34.019
 that,

00:22:34.119 --> 00:22:34.879
 you go about

00:22:34.879 --> 00:22:35.399
 your day,

00:22:35.639 --> 00:22:36.139
 maybe it's a

00:22:36.139 --> 00:22:36.420
 good day,

00:22:36.480 --> 00:22:36.899
 maybe it's a

00:22:36.899 --> 00:22:37.299
 bad day,

00:22:37.359 --> 00:22:37.660
 you've got

00:22:37.660 --> 00:22:37.980
 worries,

00:22:38.079 --> 00:22:38.299
 you've got

00:22:38.299 --> 00:22:38.819
 anxieties,

00:22:39.500 --> 00:22:39.859
 Jesus,

00:22:40.859 --> 00:22:41.420
 ascended to

00:22:41.420 --> 00:22:41.759
 the right

00:22:41.759 --> 00:22:42.000
 hand of

00:22:42.000 --> 00:22:42.420
 the Father,

00:22:43.680 --> 00:22:44.339
 is praying

00:22:44.339 --> 00:22:45.000
 for you and

00:22:45.000 --> 00:22:45.339
 for me,

00:22:46.240 --> 00:22:46.859
 is bringing

00:22:46.859 --> 00:22:47.680
 any concerns

00:22:47.680 --> 00:22:48.160
 that you have

00:22:48.160 --> 00:22:48.379
 on your

00:22:48.379 --> 00:22:48.779
 hearts and

00:22:48.779 --> 00:22:49.240
 minds to

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 the throne

00:22:49.599 --> 00:22:50.119
 of grace.

00:22:51.299 --> 00:22:51.839
 We're in

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 good hands,

00:22:52.879 --> 00:22:53.819
 we're in

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 really good

00:22:54.460 --> 00:22:54.920
 hands,

00:22:54.920 --> 00:22:56.000
 a perfect

00:22:56.000 --> 00:22:56.519
 priest and

00:22:56.519 --> 00:22:56.880
 a perfect

00:22:56.880 --> 00:22:57.800
 sacrifice makes

00:22:57.800 --> 00:22:58.180
 a perfect

00:22:58.180 --> 00:22:58.620
 bridge,

00:22:58.960 --> 00:22:59.980
 and we

00:22:59.980 --> 00:23:00.200
 have a

00:23:00.200 --> 00:23:00.640
 king who

00:23:00.640 --> 00:23:01.120
 rules in

00:23:01.120 --> 00:23:01.519
 righteousness,

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 it's a

00:23:01.920 --> 00:23:02.480
 wonderful thing.

00:23:04.340 --> 00:23:04.920
 I'll end

00:23:04.920 --> 00:23:05.440
 with this,

00:23:06.140 --> 00:23:07.700
 if you don't

00:23:07.700 --> 00:23:08.779
 know Jesus,

00:23:09.080 --> 00:23:09.480
 the priest

00:23:09.480 --> 00:23:10.259
 king yet,

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 I hope you

00:23:12.600 --> 00:23:12.779
 do,

00:23:13.200 --> 00:23:13.560
 I hope you

00:23:13.560 --> 00:23:13.940
 come to

00:23:13.940 --> 00:23:14.320
 know him,

00:23:15.160 --> 00:23:16.140
 ask questions,

00:23:17.140 --> 00:23:19.480
 and test it,

00:23:19.600 --> 00:23:20.500
 and see if

00:23:20.500 --> 00:23:21.320
 this Jesus

00:23:21.320 --> 00:23:23.120
 fulfills your

00:23:23.119 --> 00:23:23.939
 spiritual hunger.

00:23:25.219 --> 00:23:25.799
 I think

00:23:25.799 --> 00:23:26.159
 he will.

00:23:27.359 --> 00:23:27.599
 And not

00:23:27.599 --> 00:23:29.879
 just fulfill

00:23:29.879 --> 00:23:30.559
 your spiritual

00:23:30.559 --> 00:23:31.399
 hunger in a

00:23:31.399 --> 00:23:31.859
 way that he

00:23:31.859 --> 00:23:32.939
 adds a little

00:23:32.939 --> 00:23:33.459
 bit to your

00:23:33.459 --> 00:23:35.819
 life, you'll

00:23:35.819 --> 00:23:36.579
 discover as

00:23:36.579 --> 00:23:37.219
 you walk that

00:23:37.219 --> 00:23:37.799
 path with

00:23:37.799 --> 00:23:38.379
 Jesus, the

00:23:38.379 --> 00:23:38.839
 priest king,

00:23:38.879 --> 00:23:39.479
 you'll discover

00:23:39.479 --> 00:23:40.879
 that he's not

00:23:40.879 --> 00:23:41.479
 just like an

00:23:41.479 --> 00:23:42.379
 augmentation to

00:23:42.379 --> 00:23:42.799
 your life,

00:23:42.919 --> 00:23:43.719
 he's everything.

00:23:46.319 --> 00:23:47.099
 He's all you

00:23:47.099 --> 00:23:47.359
 need.

00:23:48.579 --> 00:23:49.299
 He's all you

00:23:49.299 --> 00:23:49.479
 need.

00:23:49.480 --> 00:23:51.620
 So we

00:23:51.620 --> 00:23:52.099
 can live with

00:23:52.099 --> 00:23:52.680
 confidence.

00:23:53.620 --> 00:23:54.620
 Our faith is

00:23:54.620 --> 00:23:55.079
 not like

00:23:55.079 --> 00:23:56.079
 shifting sands.

00:23:56.779 --> 00:23:57.480
 We have a

00:23:57.480 --> 00:23:57.799
 king that

00:23:57.799 --> 00:23:58.319
 reigns and a

00:23:58.319 --> 00:23:58.640
 priest that

00:23:58.640 --> 00:23:59.099
 intercedes.

00:23:59.200 --> 00:23:59.599
 We can live

00:23:59.599 --> 00:24:00.160
 with confidence.

00:24:00.279 --> 00:24:00.740
 We can live

00:24:00.740 --> 00:24:01.440
 in willing

00:24:01.440 --> 00:24:01.920
 obedience.

00:24:03.220 --> 00:24:03.640
 So we don't

00:24:03.640 --> 00:24:04.160
 just have to

00:24:04.160 --> 00:24:04.860
 sit here and

00:24:04.860 --> 00:24:05.339
 wait, we

00:24:05.339 --> 00:24:06.200
 can participate

00:24:06.200 --> 00:24:08.400
 in Christ's

00:24:08.400 --> 00:24:08.779
 victory.

00:24:10.380 --> 00:24:10.940
 We can

00:24:10.940 --> 00:24:11.559
 participate.

00:24:13.559 --> 00:24:14.460
 The victory

00:24:14.460 --> 00:24:15.539
 of God is

00:24:15.539 --> 00:24:16.900
 unfolding in

00:24:16.900 --> 00:24:17.900
 real time

00:24:17.900 --> 00:24:18.519
 right before

00:24:18.519 --> 00:24:18.920
 us.

00:24:19.000 --> 00:24:19.379
 Again, it

00:24:19.379 --> 00:24:19.599
 doesn't

00:24:19.599 --> 00:24:20.079
 always look

00:24:20.079 --> 00:24:21.379
 like it, but

00:24:21.379 --> 00:24:21.859
 it's happening.

00:24:23.099 --> 00:24:23.660
 So we can

00:24:23.660 --> 00:24:23.920
 live with

00:24:23.920 --> 00:24:24.480
 confidence, we

00:24:24.480 --> 00:24:24.920
 can live with

00:24:24.920 --> 00:24:25.579
 willing obedience,

00:24:25.980 --> 00:24:27.180
 we can live in

00:24:27.180 --> 00:24:27.559
 worship.

00:24:29.000 --> 00:24:30.240
 We can praise

00:24:30.240 --> 00:24:31.460
 and thank this

00:24:31.460 --> 00:24:32.279
 one who has

00:24:32.279 --> 00:24:34.900
 done for us

00:24:34.900 --> 00:24:35.420
 what we cannot

00:24:35.420 --> 00:24:35.879
 do for

00:24:35.879 --> 00:24:36.359
 ourselves.

00:24:37.519 --> 00:24:38.160
 He's done

00:24:38.160 --> 00:24:38.379
 it.

00:24:40.539 --> 00:24:41.359
 So come

00:24:41.359 --> 00:24:41.859
 to God.

00:24:43.460 --> 00:24:43.900
 How?

00:24:45.059 --> 00:24:45.700
 Through the

00:24:45.700 --> 00:24:46.500
 merits of our

00:24:46.500 --> 00:24:47.099
 great priest

00:24:47.099 --> 00:24:47.400
 king.

00:24:48.519 --> 00:24:48.859
 He will

00:24:48.859 --> 00:24:49.339
 not fail

00:24:49.339 --> 00:24:49.579
 you.

00:24:50.299 --> 00:24:50.779
 He will

00:24:50.779 --> 00:24:51.319
 get you

00:24:51.319 --> 00:24:51.680
 where you

00:24:51.680 --> 00:24:52.039
 want to

00:24:52.039 --> 00:24:52.279
 go.

00:24:53.680 --> 00:24:54.500
 Because he's

00:24:54.500 --> 00:24:55.039
 Jesus the

00:24:55.039 --> 00:24:55.779
 Christ, the

00:24:55.779 --> 00:24:56.299
 chosen one.

00:24:57.440 --> 00:24:58.079
 That's good

00:24:58.079 --> 00:24:58.400
 news.

00:24:59.400 --> 00:24:59.839
 Amen.

00:25:00.839 --> 00:25:01.279
 Amen.

00:25:18.519 --> 00:25:19.519
 Amen.