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 Well, good evening everyone and welcome.

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 As it's already been said, my name is Alster.

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 I have the privilege of being on staff here

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 and the privilege of opening Genesis 22 for us this evening.

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 But as we start, let me ask us a question.

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 Have you ever been on a long journey,

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 which is both easy and difficult?

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 Well, nearly five years ago when my wife and I got married,

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 on our honeymoon, we went on what we thought would be a quick hike.

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 Now, this was in Austria.

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 No hike is quick in Austria.

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 And after six hours of ups and downs,

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 of smooth wooden floors, paths surrounded by beautiful trees,

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 and of steep, steep, rocky paths where you would lose your footing,

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 we managed to make it all the way to the top

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 of a 2,023 meters above sea level mountain.

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 It was a pretty difficult hike,

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 especially for an unfit person like I was and am.

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 But finally, we reached the top.

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 And it all was worth it.

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 The journey, regardless of how difficult it was,

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 was totally worth the amazing view that we saw.

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 And as we come to this final installment of the series of the life of Abraham,

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 I think we can probably agree that it's been a pretty difficult journey.

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 We have seen ups and downs.

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 It's almost as if Abraham's life is a steep mountain climb.

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 He's gone on a steep and difficult path.

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 But on a hike along the way, there was little breaks and gaps in the trees.

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 And from those gaps, you can see, you could see amazing views like this one.

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 And the same has happened with Abraham.

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 As he's been journeying through this difficult path of life,

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 he's seen little glimpses of hope.

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 He's seen amazing promises of God.

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 As he went through the difficulty of waiting 25 years for the birth of his son Isaac.

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 As he walked away from his father's house and left the life that he knew behind him

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 because God had told him to.

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 We've seen him rejoice and live obediently.

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 And we've seen him downcast and live in disobedience.

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 But one of the constants throughout this whole narrative of the life of Abraham has been God.

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 And the big truth that runs throughout this whole story is that God is faithful.

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 Time and time again, we have seen the faithfulness of God.

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 The God who created the world with his words.

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 The God who sustains the very universe that we live in.

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 The God who knows everyone who has ever lived and will ever live.

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 Decided to reveal himself to this man, Abraham.

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 Was God faithful?

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 Absolutely.

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 He certainly was.

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 And since Genesis 12, Abraham has obeyed.

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 He's disobeyed.

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 He's been a man of faith and a man of failings.

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 Even last week, we saw how he fell into the same old sin and lied about the identity of his wife to save his own skin.

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 Genesis 12, we see the amazing promises of God.

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 And they've come up again and again in these chapters.

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 Abraham is to be the father of a great nation.

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 But one problem stood in the way.

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 Sarah was barren.

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 And then last week in Genesis 21, we saw God work a miracle.

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 And Sarah gave birth to Isaac.

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 And then we turn to Genesis 22.

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 And we see Abraham going through the ultimate test.

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 And the question that I think runs through this passage in Genesis 22 and the whole of Abraham's life really is this question.

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 Abraham, will you surrender?

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 Abraham, will you listen to the will of God?

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 Will you act on God's revealed will?

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 Will you surrender all and follow God?

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 So that's the question I want us to have in the back of our minds this evening as we travel through this passage, which is difficult, but which is wonderful.

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 In Genesis 22, we see God telling Abraham to do something difficult.

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 And as I've been thinking about this this week, I wondered how I would respond if I was asked to surrender all in his situation.

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 And I'll be honest.

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 And in his particular situation, I think I'd struggle.

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 In fact, I know I'd struggle.

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 But thankfully, God gives his amazing grace and accepts even a fallen heart like mine.

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 So not only does this passage encourage us to think about this question in light of Abraham's life, but I want us to think about it for ourselves as well.

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 Will we surrender all?

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 Will you surrender all to God?

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 So let's dive into Genesis 22 and we'll see three things.

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 A difficult request from God, a devout response of Abraham and a definitive reward from God.

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 So the first thing we see is a difficult request from God in verses one and two, a difficult request from God.

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 Now, right at the outset of this passage, you'll see in verse one that we have an insight that Abraham didn't have.

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 We're told that God was testing Abraham.

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 Abraham had no idea that what God is about to tell him is a test.

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 This test will prove whether or not Abraham's faith in God is genuine.

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 Now, it is important to know that God is not enticing Abraham to sin.

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 But instead, he is giving him the opportunity to prove his allegiance to God.

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 This is an opportunity for Abraham to show God the lengths that his obedience will take him.

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 And to show whether or not he has true confidence in God.

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 God calls Abraham.

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 And the first words you hear from Abraham's mouth are a declaration that he is ready to listen.

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 He is ready to act on the words that God is going to say to him.

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 Do you see that in verse one?

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 Here I am.

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 Lord, use me.

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 I am ready to obey you.

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 And then in verse two, we have the request.

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 But this isn't really a request.

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 It's actually more of a command.

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 God is telling Abraham what he is going to do.

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 Just like in Genesis 12, where God told Abraham to leave his father's house.

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 Read verse two with me.

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 Then God said, take your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the region of Moriah.

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 Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.

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 Can you imagine how Abraham is feeling with every single word that God says in that verse?

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 With every single word, it's as if a dagger is being pushed into his heart further and further.

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 Can you imagine his pain?

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 His confusion?

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 How can God tell Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?

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 This is the child that he's been waiting for for 25 years since God promised him a son.

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 This is the God, this is the son, sorry, through whom the promises of Genesis 12 will all come true.

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 And now you want me to sacrifice him?

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 Why?

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 Why God?

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 Isn't that what you'd expect Abraham to say?

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 And even worse, not only will Isaac or would Isaac be taken away from him,

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 but Abraham is told that it is his hand that will take his own son's life.

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 Abraham wouldn't be handing his son over to another person,

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 but it is his knife that will take his son's life.

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 What a painful and confusing request.

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 God is telling Abraham to go to an unknown location

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 to do something that is unthinkable for every single parent in this world.

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 And the big question as we look at this command from God is,

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 why?

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 Why would God ask such a thing?

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 And the answer that this passage would encourage us to conclude

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 is that this command was given so that Abraham could prove his faith to God.

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 Now God knew Abraham had faith,

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 and we've seen that as we've looked through his life on Sunday evenings.

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 But now Abraham's faith is to be backed up by his actions.

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 Abraham's actions will prove that his faith is real.

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 He isn't to have this attitude of let's let go and let God know.

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 Abraham is to have an attitude of let's trust God and get going.

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 Now this request from God to Abraham is unique to him and to his particular situation.

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 God is not giving us, thankfully, the same command as he gives Abraham in this passage.

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 But let me ask us a question.

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 Something I struggled with this week.

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 What are we holding back from God?

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 Whether you've been a Christian for years, for months or for days,

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 what are you holding back from God?

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 As I was preparing this week, I thought to myself,

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 can I really stand before God and say, here I am?

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 Or am I more likely to say, God, I'm here, but look at all this nice stuff you can have.

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 Take that, but please don't touch this bit.

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 That's mine.

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 I've heard someone describe it as when you become a Christian,

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 you invite God to move into your life and you treat it like a house.

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 You give him the grand tour.

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 God, look at all these amazing, marvelous things you can have.

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 You can have this room and this room.

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 But when God asks about that little door at the back of the house

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 that you've kept locked and hasn't seen the light of day for years,

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 no, God, you don't really want that bit, do you?

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 I need that bit.

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 I'm not ready to give it up.

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 That's still mine.

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 Is that how we treat God?

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 Or will you surrender all?

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 Are we willing to surrender our actions to God,

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 to let his will for our lives guide us and take us where he wants us to go?

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 We cannot be called Christians and not act upon our faith.

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 We cannot let go and let God.

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 We are to trust God and get going.

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 We have to act.

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 We have to act.

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 Will we surrender all?

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 You become stronger only when you become weaker.

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 When you surrender your will to God, you discover the resources to do exactly what God has asked you to do.

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 God always has and always will look for men and women who say to him,

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 God, I trust you so much.

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 God, I trust you so much.

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 I'm all in.

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 I want your way to be my way.

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 I am willing to live by faith.

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 And God is so gracious to us that even when we are stubborn, he is patient.

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 But we are called to surrender all to God.

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 Will you surrender all?

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 The next thing that we see in this passage is a devout response of Abraham.

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 Verses 3 to 12, a devout response of Abraham.

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 How would you expect Abraham to respond to this command?

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 This confusing and this painful command?

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 Put yourself in his shoes for a moment.

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 Feel his pain and his confusion as God tells him to sacrifice his own son.

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 How does he respond?

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 Look at verse 3.

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 Early the next morning, Abraham got up and loaded his donkey.

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 What?

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 If you were to sit down with Abraham and ask him about this whole thing,

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 he might say, yes, I was confused.

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 I was afraid as every single parent would be.

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 So why, Abraham?

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 Why did you obey this command?

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 And he might look you square in the eye and say,

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 because I have confidence in my God.

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 I know the God who called me from my father's home

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 and sent me to a land promised to me.

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 I know that God continues to bless me despite my shortcomings.

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 I obeyed because I know that the promises of God will not be thwarted.

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 I obeyed because I know the one who commanded me.

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 I know my God, Abraham might say.

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 As I was reading this passage, I was stuck by the time frame of it all.

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 It happens very, very quickly.

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 It doesn't happen quickly, sorry.

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 God didn't command Abraham to sacrifice Isaac there and then in the moment.

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 But Abraham is to travel to a specific place three days journey away.

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 And you see that in verse four.

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 That means that Abraham would have time to think, time to doubt.

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 Even as he sat and he chopped the wood,

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 thinking all the time that the twigs he held in his hand,

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 in a few days his son would be lying on them.

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 As he takes one step after the other towards this place that God has shown him,

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 every step is closer to the moment where he will have to kill his son.

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 But in verse five,

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 you see a hint of Abraham's confidence that God will come through.

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 Abraham said to his servants,

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 Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there.

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 We will worship.

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 And then we will come back to you.

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 We will worship.

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 And we will come back to you.

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 These are not empty words.

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 Nor are they the hopeful words of a distraught father.

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 These are the words of a man who is confident in God.

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 That God will fulfill his covenant promises through Isaac as he said he would.

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 Hebrews 11 verses 17 to 19 shed some light on Abraham's thinking here.

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 And the words are on the screen.

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 By faith, Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice.

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 He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son,

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 even though God had said to him,

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 It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.

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 This is the important part.

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 Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead.

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 Abraham was so confident in God

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 that even if he did have to sacrifice his son as a burnt offering,

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 that God would keep his covenant promises

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 and raise Isaac from the dead and return Isaac to him.

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 And you see his confidence.

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 We will go and worship, Abraham says to his servants,

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 but both of us will return to you.

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 And Abraham is walking with Isaac

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 in full expectation that he's going to have to kill his son.

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 And look at the painful details in verse 6.

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 Isaac carries the wood

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 and Abraham carries the blade and the fire.

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 Isaac is carrying the wood that he will be lying on in just a few verses.

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 He carries a heavy burden.

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 And Abraham carries the two smaller things,

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 fire and the knife.

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 But even though these are small items,

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 I can imagine they felt as lead in his hands.

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 Abraham and Isaac both have a heavy burden to bear,

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 but they are going together.

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 As they walk, Isaac is innocently obeying his earthly father.

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 And Abraham, with every step,

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 more and more agony,

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 yet confident in his God,

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 is obeying his heavenly father.

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 Imagine the heaviness over that conversation

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 as they walked towards the mountain.

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 Abraham probably wasn't in much of a talking mood.

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 And Isaac, possibly starting to get a little bit suspicious,

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 asked, Dad, where's the lamb?

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 And again, you see Abraham's confidence.

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 God will provide the lamb.

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 Now, we don't know whether the lamb Abraham is referring to

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 is an actual lamb,

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 or if he's thinking about his son.

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 Abraham might not even know at this point.

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 But it is his confidence that is important.

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 It is firmly grounded in the faithful covenant-keeping God

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 that he serves.

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 Ask any author what the key to building a good story is.

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 And they will tell you

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 that you have to have a captivating plot.

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 You have to have a twist that nobody saw coming,

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 and a disaster which could eliminate

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 one of the main characters.

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 That is the plot line that runs through

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 roughly 90% of the action movies and series

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 that you see on TV today.

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 But this plot line did not originate

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 from Netflix or HBO or Amazon Prime,

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 but from the creator of this world.

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 As God is directing the writer of Genesis

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 to write down this story,

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 you can see the tension building, can't you?

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 With every little detail it builds.

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 This is the part of the movie

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 where the dramatic music kicks in.

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 You see Abraham building the altar.

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 The camera focuses in on Isaac,

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 and in the background you see Abraham

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 laying the wood on the altar.

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 Abraham lays down his son,

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 and he reaches for the knife.

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 And at this point the music is so loud,

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 and you're hiding behind your pillow.

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 But notice the details that the author doesn't say.

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 There is no mention of an objection from Isaac.

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 I mean, he has his own two feet.

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 He walked to the mountain.

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 Why hasn't he done a runner?

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 Because he is being obedient.

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 Isn't that amazing?

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 This obedience must have come from a trust in his father,

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 the one who he has seen live obediently before God.

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 His obedience must come from a confidence

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 that Isaac has in God.

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 Abraham probably told Isaac the promises

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 that God had given him as Isaac was growing up.

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 How Isaac would be the first fruit

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 of these covenant promises.

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 And Isaac obediently lies on the wood

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 awaiting his death.

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 And as the knife is raised in the air,

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 as this father full of confusion and pain

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 and confidence is just about to lower the knife

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 and take his son's life,

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 as you see this mountain range of tension

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 which has been building up,

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 you hear a voice of deliverance.

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 Abraham.

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 Abraham.

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 Here I am, he replied.

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 The same response of obedience

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 and willingness to act

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 according to the will of God.

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 Tell me what to do, Lord.

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 I am here waiting your command.

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 Do not harm the boy.

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 Now I know that you fear God

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 because you were willing to give him up.

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 Abraham's faith is not only being approved by God

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 in these verses,

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 but his actions are being applauded by God.

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 Now I know that you fear God.

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 This was the ultimate example of faith

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 and it was counted to him as righteousness.

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 His faith is backed up by his actions.

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 Do not harm the boy.

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 Imagine the relief,

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 both of Abraham and of Isaac.

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 We see a devout response of Abraham

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 and you see his obedience

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 obedience and confidence in God.

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 Do we live lives

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 which ooze

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 obedience to God

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 because we are confident

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 in who he is?

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 Here we see a man

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 who was willing to give up

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 everything that he holds dear,

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 everything that he loves

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 for his relationship with God.

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 Do I care that much

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 about my relationship with God?

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 Do we care that much

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 about our relationship with God?

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 Are we willing

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 to surrender all?

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 what good is it for a man

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 to gain the whole world

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 yet forfeit his soul?

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 Abraham is confident

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 that his soul is kept

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 in the hands of the living,

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 faithful,

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 covenant-keeping God

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 because he knows who he is

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 and he trusts him

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 and obeys.

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 What good is it

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 for a man

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 to gain the whole world

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 yet forfeit his soul?

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 Will you surrender

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 all to God?

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 Abraham's response

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 to God's command

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 is almost the pinnacle

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 of confidence in God

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 and obedience

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 to his will.

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 And the final thing

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 that we see in this passage

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 is how God responds.

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 A definitive reward

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 from God

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 verses 13 to 24.

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 A definitive reward

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 from God.

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 God sees Abraham's obedience

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 and he provides

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 a substitute.

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 A ram is caught

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 in a thicket

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 and Abraham takes it

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 and sacrifices it.

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 Notice those words.

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 Instead of his son.

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 A substitute is given.

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 And now both Abraham

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 and Isaac can worship

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 God together.

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 God saw Abraham's faith

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 and God provided.

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 In verses 15 to 18

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 we see a reiteration

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 of the promises

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 that God has given Abraham

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 that would be fulfilled

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 through his son Isaac.

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 And in verse 16

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 we see God swearing

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 by himself.

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 This is the only time

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 in the book of Genesis

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 that God does this.

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 Why?

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 Well, first of all

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 there is no one greater

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 than himself

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 by whom God could swear.

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 God is swearing

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 to bless and multiply

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 Abraham's offspring

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 Abraham's seed.

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 His descendants

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 will be as numerous

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 as the stars in heaven

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 and as the sand

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 on the seashore.

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 And by swearing

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 by himself

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 God is showing

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 the seriousness

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 and permanence

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 of his promise.

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 He's saying

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 I'm putting my name

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 on the line

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 to show you

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 how serious I am.

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 God is faithful

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 and he will not go back

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 on his promises.

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 He will provide

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 and he has provided.

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 But look at verse 17

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 with me.

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 It says

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 your descendants

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 will take possession

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 of the cities

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 of their enemies

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 and through your offspring

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 all nations on earth

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 will be blessed.

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 Or if you have an ESV

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 in front of you

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 it will say

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 and your offspring

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 shall possess

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 the gate of his enemies

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 and your offspring

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 shall all

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 and in your offspring

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 shall all the nations

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 of earth

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 be blessed.

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 Now why am I bringing

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 this verse

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 to your attention?

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 Well because the Hebrew

00:25:35.240 --> 00:25:36.460
 word that is used

00:25:36.460 --> 00:25:38.120
 there for their

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 or his

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 the highlighted red word

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 on the screen.

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 This word can be

00:25:42.759 --> 00:25:43.519
 both plural

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 and singular.

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 The writer of Genesis

00:25:47.539 --> 00:25:48.640
 wants us to see

00:25:48.640 --> 00:25:49.359
 that this verse

00:25:49.359 --> 00:25:50.460
 has a specific thing

00:25:50.460 --> 00:25:51.640
 to say about Isaac

00:25:51.640 --> 00:25:53.700
 but that this verse

00:25:53.700 --> 00:25:54.799
 also refers to

00:25:54.799 --> 00:25:55.620
 another seed

00:25:55.620 --> 00:25:56.480
 of Abraham.

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 In this whole narrative

00:25:59.759 --> 00:26:01.299
 of Genesis 22

00:26:01.299 --> 00:26:03.740
 Isaac is a foreshadow

00:26:03.740 --> 00:26:05.200
 of another seed

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 of Abraham.

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 And this is the amazing

00:26:07.900 --> 00:26:09.380
 thing about the Bible.

00:26:10.319 --> 00:26:11.500
 We're not just reading

00:26:11.500 --> 00:26:12.140
 about the life

00:26:12.140 --> 00:26:13.019
 of Abraham here

00:26:13.019 --> 00:26:14.799
 but this deals

00:26:14.799 --> 00:26:17.120
 this promise

00:26:17.120 --> 00:26:17.740
 deals

00:26:17.740 --> 00:26:19.180
 with stuff

00:26:19.180 --> 00:26:20.120
 that's already happened

00:26:20.120 --> 00:26:21.440
 and stuff that is

00:26:21.440 --> 00:26:22.500
 to come in the future.

00:26:23.640 --> 00:26:25.019
 In Genesis 3

00:26:25.019 --> 00:26:25.759
 verse 15

00:26:25.759 --> 00:26:26.680
 we see a promise

00:26:26.680 --> 00:26:27.539
 that Eve's seed

00:26:27.539 --> 00:26:28.519
 will come and defeat

00:26:28.519 --> 00:26:29.000
 Satan.

00:26:29.000 --> 00:26:31.859
 in Genesis 22

00:26:31.859 --> 00:26:32.380
 17

00:26:32.380 --> 00:26:33.480
 we see a promise

00:26:33.480 --> 00:26:34.799
 that Abraham's seed

00:26:34.799 --> 00:26:35.359
 will triumph

00:26:35.359 --> 00:26:36.359
 over his enemies.

00:26:38.279 --> 00:26:39.619
 And in Luke 23

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 we read

00:26:40.279 --> 00:26:41.519
 it was about noon

00:26:41.519 --> 00:26:42.220
 and darkness

00:26:42.220 --> 00:26:43.759
 came over the whole land

00:26:43.759 --> 00:26:44.839
 until three

00:26:44.839 --> 00:26:45.779
 in the afternoon

00:26:45.779 --> 00:26:46.519
 for the sun

00:26:46.519 --> 00:26:47.420
 stopped shining

00:26:47.420 --> 00:26:48.660
 and the curtain

00:26:48.660 --> 00:26:49.380
 of the temple

00:26:49.380 --> 00:26:50.640
 was torn in two.

00:26:51.180 --> 00:26:52.079
 Jesus called out

00:26:52.079 --> 00:26:53.220
 with a loud voice

00:26:53.220 --> 00:26:55.039
 Father into your hands

00:26:55.039 --> 00:26:56.339
 I commit my spirit.

00:26:56.339 --> 00:26:58.679
 and when he said this

00:26:58.679 --> 00:27:00.379
 he breathed his last.

00:27:02.480 --> 00:27:03.359
 There we see

00:27:03.359 --> 00:27:04.039
 the two seeds

00:27:04.039 --> 00:27:04.659
 of Abraham.

00:27:06.279 --> 00:27:06.899
 Now think of some

00:27:06.899 --> 00:27:07.639
 of the comparisons

00:27:07.639 --> 00:27:08.619
 between the two.

00:27:09.779 --> 00:27:11.279
 Isaac is obediently

00:27:11.279 --> 00:27:12.459
 following and trusting

00:27:12.459 --> 00:27:13.159
 his father.

00:27:14.799 --> 00:27:15.359
 Jesus

00:27:15.359 --> 00:27:17.339
 was sent into this world

00:27:17.339 --> 00:27:19.079
 by his father

00:27:19.079 --> 00:27:20.459
 and our God.

00:27:21.579 --> 00:27:22.059
 Isaac

00:27:22.059 --> 00:27:23.159
 carries the wood

00:27:23.159 --> 00:27:24.379
 which he will be laid on.

00:27:24.380 --> 00:27:26.920
 Jesus carried his cross

00:27:26.920 --> 00:27:28.100
 to death.

00:27:30.040 --> 00:27:30.440
 Isaac

00:27:30.440 --> 00:27:31.200
 obediently

00:27:31.200 --> 00:27:31.800
 awaits

00:27:31.800 --> 00:27:33.100
 his own death

00:27:33.100 --> 00:27:33.900
 so that he is

00:27:33.900 --> 00:27:35.500
 obedient to God's will.

00:27:37.180 --> 00:27:37.740
 Jesus went

00:27:37.740 --> 00:27:38.560
 to the cross

00:27:38.560 --> 00:27:40.320
 surrendering all

00:27:40.320 --> 00:27:41.980
 to make reconciliation

00:27:41.980 --> 00:27:43.080
 with God possible.

00:27:45.000 --> 00:27:45.320
 Isaac

00:27:45.320 --> 00:27:45.940
 is said

00:27:45.940 --> 00:27:46.760
 to rule over

00:27:46.760 --> 00:27:47.400
 his enemies

00:27:47.400 --> 00:27:49.380
 and at the cross

00:27:49.380 --> 00:27:50.200
 the son of God

00:27:50.200 --> 00:27:51.020
 Jesus Christ

00:27:51.020 --> 00:27:51.580
 defeated

00:27:51.580 --> 00:27:52.860
 humanity's

00:27:52.860 --> 00:27:53.560
 worst enemies

00:27:53.559 --> 00:27:54.819
 sin and death.

00:27:56.720 --> 00:27:57.539
 But also

00:27:57.539 --> 00:27:58.559
 notice the differences.

00:28:00.379 --> 00:28:01.779
 In Isaac's case

00:28:01.779 --> 00:28:02.940
 a ram

00:28:02.940 --> 00:28:03.559
 is offered

00:28:03.559 --> 00:28:04.379
 as a sacrifice

00:28:04.379 --> 00:28:05.000
 meaning that

00:28:05.000 --> 00:28:05.859
 he didn't die

00:28:05.859 --> 00:28:07.419
 but the ram

00:28:07.419 --> 00:28:07.740
 did

00:28:07.740 --> 00:28:08.639
 and they worshipped

00:28:08.639 --> 00:28:09.019
 God.

00:28:10.519 --> 00:28:11.539
 Well the difference

00:28:11.539 --> 00:28:12.440
 is that the son

00:28:12.440 --> 00:28:12.819
 of God

00:28:12.819 --> 00:28:13.639
 Jesus Christ

00:28:13.639 --> 00:28:14.279
 himself

00:28:14.279 --> 00:28:15.179
 was

00:28:15.179 --> 00:28:16.339
 the substitute.

00:28:17.799 --> 00:28:18.379
 How?

00:28:19.259 --> 00:28:19.759
 Well because

00:28:19.759 --> 00:28:20.339
 the punishment

00:28:20.339 --> 00:28:20.940
 that he bore

00:28:20.940 --> 00:28:21.399
 on the cross

00:28:21.399 --> 00:28:22.299
 was my punishment

00:28:22.299 --> 00:28:22.879
 to bear.

00:28:23.779 --> 00:28:24.419
 It was your

00:28:24.419 --> 00:28:24.919
 punishment

00:28:24.919 --> 00:28:25.460
 to bear.

00:28:26.899 --> 00:28:27.919
 As the song

00:28:27.919 --> 00:28:28.559
 puts it

00:28:28.559 --> 00:28:29.799
 behold

00:28:29.799 --> 00:28:30.519
 the man

00:28:30.519 --> 00:28:31.319
 upon the cross

00:28:31.319 --> 00:28:32.119
 my sin

00:28:32.119 --> 00:28:33.460
 upon his shoulders

00:28:33.460 --> 00:28:35.079
 ashamed

00:28:35.079 --> 00:28:36.480
 I hear my

00:28:36.480 --> 00:28:37.299
 mocking voice

00:28:37.299 --> 00:28:37.919
 call out

00:28:37.919 --> 00:28:39.079
 among the scoffers.

00:28:39.460 --> 00:28:40.819
 It was my sin

00:28:40.819 --> 00:28:41.519
 that held him

00:28:41.519 --> 00:28:42.180
 there until

00:28:42.180 --> 00:28:42.839
 it was

00:28:42.839 --> 00:28:43.960
 accomplished.

00:28:45.019 --> 00:28:45.899
 His dying

00:28:45.899 --> 00:28:46.339
 breath

00:28:46.339 --> 00:28:47.220
 has brought

00:28:47.220 --> 00:28:48.019
 me life.

00:28:48.899 --> 00:28:49.500
 I know

00:28:49.500 --> 00:28:49.980
 that it

00:28:49.980 --> 00:28:50.680
 is finished.

00:28:52.200 --> 00:28:52.759
 Jesus

00:28:52.759 --> 00:28:54.039
 was our

00:28:54.039 --> 00:28:54.680
 substitute

00:28:54.680 --> 00:28:56.240
 sent by

00:28:56.240 --> 00:28:56.559
 God

00:28:56.559 --> 00:28:56.960
 to take

00:28:56.960 --> 00:28:57.620
 the punishment

00:28:57.620 --> 00:28:58.779
 on the cross

00:28:58.779 --> 00:28:59.240
 to bear

00:28:59.240 --> 00:28:59.819
 the wrath

00:28:59.819 --> 00:29:00.279
 of God

00:29:00.279 --> 00:29:00.799
 to be the

00:29:00.799 --> 00:29:01.539
 sacrificial

00:29:01.539 --> 00:29:02.039
 lamb

00:29:02.039 --> 00:29:03.500
 that took

00:29:03.500 --> 00:29:04.160
 our place

00:29:04.160 --> 00:29:06.819
 and Jesus

00:29:06.819 --> 00:29:07.500
 death is

00:29:07.500 --> 00:29:08.259
 available for

00:29:08.259 --> 00:29:09.000
 all those

00:29:09.000 --> 00:29:09.539
 who would

00:29:09.539 --> 00:29:10.120
 have faith

00:29:10.120 --> 00:29:10.680
 in him.

00:29:12.120 --> 00:29:12.700
 Jesus

00:29:12.700 --> 00:29:13.299
 is the

00:29:13.299 --> 00:29:13.799
 perfect

00:29:13.799 --> 00:29:14.400
 sacrifice

00:29:14.400 --> 00:29:15.039
 who takes

00:29:15.039 --> 00:29:15.500
 away the

00:29:15.500 --> 00:29:15.920
 sins of

00:29:15.920 --> 00:29:16.420
 the world.

00:29:16.420 --> 00:29:18.360
 Jesus

00:29:18.360 --> 00:29:18.860
 is the

00:29:18.860 --> 00:29:19.660
 fulfillment

00:29:19.660 --> 00:29:20.360
 of these

00:29:20.360 --> 00:29:20.740
 covenant

00:29:20.740 --> 00:29:21.240
 promises.

00:29:22.240 --> 00:29:22.680
 He is

00:29:22.680 --> 00:29:23.140
 the one

00:29:23.140 --> 00:29:23.720
 who is

00:29:23.720 --> 00:29:24.200
 the blessing

00:29:24.200 --> 00:29:24.759
 to the

00:29:24.759 --> 00:29:24.980
 whole

00:29:24.980 --> 00:29:25.360
 world.

00:29:25.660 --> 00:29:25.940
 How?

00:29:27.480 --> 00:29:27.980
 Well because

00:29:27.980 --> 00:29:28.680
 his sacrifice

00:29:28.680 --> 00:29:29.300
 is available

00:29:29.300 --> 00:29:29.860
 to all

00:29:29.860 --> 00:29:30.240
 people

00:29:30.240 --> 00:29:31.640
 in all

00:29:31.640 --> 00:29:32.160
 the world

00:29:32.160 --> 00:29:32.940
 from every

00:29:32.940 --> 00:29:33.500
 tribe

00:29:33.500 --> 00:29:34.279
 every tongue

00:29:34.279 --> 00:29:34.779
 and every

00:29:34.779 --> 00:29:35.240
 nation

00:29:35.240 --> 00:29:36.779
 he calls

00:29:36.779 --> 00:29:37.340
 people to

00:29:37.340 --> 00:29:37.880
 repent

00:29:37.880 --> 00:29:39.480
 to believe

00:29:39.480 --> 00:29:40.000
 in him

00:29:40.000 --> 00:29:40.400
 and to

00:29:40.400 --> 00:29:41.060
 worship him

00:29:41.060 --> 00:29:41.900
 in perfect

00:29:41.900 --> 00:29:42.980
 relationship

00:29:42.980 --> 00:29:43.700
 with God

00:29:43.700 --> 00:29:44.460
 which is only

00:29:44.460 --> 00:29:45.160
 made possible

00:29:45.160 --> 00:29:45.840
 through Jesus

00:29:45.840 --> 00:29:46.500
 Christ the

00:29:46.500 --> 00:29:47.440
 lamb that

00:29:47.440 --> 00:29:48.140
 was slain.

00:29:50.220 --> 00:29:50.960
 So whether

00:29:50.960 --> 00:29:52.120
 you've been a

00:29:52.120 --> 00:29:52.620
 Christian for

00:29:52.620 --> 00:29:53.380
 years or

00:29:53.380 --> 00:29:53.860
 you've never

00:29:53.860 --> 00:29:54.420
 heard this

00:29:54.420 --> 00:29:56.380
 before I

00:29:56.380 --> 00:29:56.900
 want to ask

00:29:56.900 --> 00:29:57.660
 you the same

00:29:57.660 --> 00:29:58.420
 question as we

00:29:58.420 --> 00:29:58.920
 draw to a

00:29:58.920 --> 00:29:59.400
 close this

00:29:59.400 --> 00:29:59.720
 evening.

00:30:00.900 --> 00:30:01.740
 Will you

00:30:01.740 --> 00:30:02.480
 surrender

00:30:02.480 --> 00:30:03.080
 all?

00:30:04.900 --> 00:30:05.759
 You might be

00:30:05.759 --> 00:30:06.220
 asking the

00:30:06.220 --> 00:30:07.759
 question why

00:30:07.759 --> 00:30:08.100
 would I

00:30:08.100 --> 00:30:08.779
 surrender all

00:30:08.779 --> 00:30:09.340
 to a person

00:30:09.340 --> 00:30:09.779
 I can't

00:30:09.779 --> 00:30:10.060
 see?

00:30:10.900 --> 00:30:11.680
 Why would I

00:30:11.680 --> 00:30:12.240
 surrender all

00:30:12.240 --> 00:30:12.779
 to a person

00:30:12.779 --> 00:30:13.240
 who died

00:30:13.240 --> 00:30:14.279
 2000 years

00:30:14.279 --> 00:30:14.779
 ago on a

00:30:14.779 --> 00:30:15.240
 cross?

00:30:17.440 --> 00:30:18.299
 Well because

00:30:18.299 --> 00:30:19.180
 Jesus is now

00:30:19.180 --> 00:30:19.660
 in heaven.

00:30:20.759 --> 00:30:21.559
 He is our

00:30:21.559 --> 00:30:22.399
 strong and

00:30:22.399 --> 00:30:23.359
 perfect plea.

00:30:23.660 --> 00:30:24.379
 He is our

00:30:24.379 --> 00:30:25.059
 great high

00:30:25.059 --> 00:30:25.720
 priest whose

00:30:25.720 --> 00:30:26.339
 name is

00:30:26.339 --> 00:30:26.859
 love.

00:30:27.559 --> 00:30:28.539
 Whoever lives

00:30:28.539 --> 00:30:29.619
 and pleads

00:30:29.619 --> 00:30:30.399
 for us.

00:30:32.000 --> 00:30:32.480
 Why is

00:30:32.480 --> 00:30:33.299
 Jesus deserving

00:30:33.299 --> 00:30:33.700
 of our

00:30:33.700 --> 00:30:34.119
 worship?

00:30:34.940 --> 00:30:35.480
 Well because

00:30:35.480 --> 00:30:36.799
 Jesus is the

00:30:36.799 --> 00:30:37.319
 sinless

00:30:37.319 --> 00:30:39.119
 saviour and

00:30:39.119 --> 00:30:40.440
 he died so

00:30:40.440 --> 00:30:40.859
 that our

00:30:40.859 --> 00:30:41.700
 sinful soul

00:30:41.700 --> 00:30:42.079
 can be

00:30:42.079 --> 00:30:43.000
 counted free.

00:30:44.279 --> 00:30:45.200
 And God

00:30:45.200 --> 00:30:45.720
 looks on

00:30:45.720 --> 00:30:46.039
 Jesus'

00:30:46.299 --> 00:30:47.799
 sacrifice and

00:30:47.799 --> 00:30:48.500
 pardons us

00:30:48.500 --> 00:30:48.859
 of our

00:30:48.859 --> 00:30:49.259
 sins.

00:30:51.399 --> 00:30:52.220
 Why is

00:30:52.220 --> 00:30:52.740
 Jesus the

00:30:52.740 --> 00:30:53.220
 true hope

00:30:53.220 --> 00:30:53.539
 of our

00:30:53.539 --> 00:30:53.980
 lives?

00:30:54.399 --> 00:30:55.299
 Which should

00:30:55.299 --> 00:30:55.960
 give us more

00:30:55.960 --> 00:30:56.399
 than enough

00:30:56.399 --> 00:30:57.639
 reason to

00:30:57.639 --> 00:30:58.420
 surrender all

00:30:58.420 --> 00:30:58.859
 to him.

00:30:59.519 --> 00:31:00.379
 Because he

00:31:00.379 --> 00:31:00.740
 is the

00:31:00.740 --> 00:31:01.460
 risen lamb.

00:31:02.500 --> 00:31:03.200
 He is our

00:31:03.200 --> 00:31:04.539
 perfect spotless

00:31:04.539 --> 00:31:05.139
 righteousness.

00:31:05.940 --> 00:31:07.119
 The unchangeable

00:31:07.119 --> 00:31:08.180
 king of glory.

00:31:08.779 --> 00:31:09.039
 And as

00:31:09.039 --> 00:31:10.359
 Christians we

00:31:10.359 --> 00:31:11.519
 have a certain

00:31:11.519 --> 00:31:11.839
 hope.

00:31:11.839 --> 00:31:12.299
 we can

00:31:12.299 --> 00:31:13.159
 know for

00:31:13.159 --> 00:31:14.839
 sure that

00:31:14.839 --> 00:31:15.459
 our hearts

00:31:15.459 --> 00:31:15.980
 are hidden

00:31:15.980 --> 00:31:16.639
 with him

00:31:16.639 --> 00:31:17.319
 on high.

00:31:18.799 --> 00:31:19.379
 So is

00:31:19.379 --> 00:31:20.119
 Jesus worth

00:31:20.119 --> 00:31:21.119
 surrendering all

00:31:21.119 --> 00:31:21.439
 for?

00:31:22.559 --> 00:31:23.839
 Abraham cries

00:31:23.839 --> 00:31:25.119
 out yes.

00:31:26.240 --> 00:31:27.179
 The Bible

00:31:27.179 --> 00:31:28.799
 tells us yes.

00:31:29.500 --> 00:31:30.240
 Church history

00:31:30.240 --> 00:31:30.939
 is filled with

00:31:30.939 --> 00:31:31.480
 people who

00:31:31.480 --> 00:31:31.859
 with their

00:31:31.859 --> 00:31:33.039
 very last

00:31:33.039 --> 00:31:33.740
 breath on

00:31:33.740 --> 00:31:34.839
 earth said

00:31:34.839 --> 00:31:35.720
 yes.

00:31:35.720 --> 00:31:35.819
 hearts.

00:31:37.819 --> 00:31:38.579
 So the

00:31:38.579 --> 00:31:39.299
 question is

00:31:39.299 --> 00:31:40.880
 will we

00:31:40.880 --> 00:31:41.360
 surrender

00:31:41.360 --> 00:31:41.779
 all?

00:31:43.299 --> 00:31:44.059
 Let's pray

00:31:44.059 --> 00:31:44.440
 together.

00:31:56.259 --> 00:31:56.880
 Heavenly

00:31:56.880 --> 00:31:57.480
 Father we

00:31:57.480 --> 00:31:58.039
 come before

00:31:58.039 --> 00:31:58.400
 you this

00:31:58.400 --> 00:31:58.819
 evening and

00:31:58.819 --> 00:31:59.360
 we acknowledge

00:31:59.360 --> 00:31:59.799
 that the

00:31:59.799 --> 00:32:00.500
 only reason

00:32:00.500 --> 00:32:01.500
 we can stand

00:32:01.500 --> 00:32:02.240
 before you

00:32:02.240 --> 00:32:03.539
 is because of

00:32:03.539 --> 00:32:03.960
 your son

00:32:03.960 --> 00:32:04.819
 Jesus Christ.

00:32:05.720 --> 00:32:08.039
 who tore

00:32:08.039 --> 00:32:09.100
 the curtain

00:32:09.100 --> 00:32:09.759
 who made it

00:32:09.759 --> 00:32:10.500
 possible for

00:32:10.500 --> 00:32:11.140
 us to come

00:32:11.140 --> 00:32:11.819
 before you

00:32:11.819 --> 00:32:13.220
 and worship

00:32:13.220 --> 00:32:13.660
 you.

00:32:16.460 --> 00:32:17.220
 Father we

00:32:17.220 --> 00:32:17.759
 thank you that

00:32:17.759 --> 00:32:18.339
 he took

00:32:18.339 --> 00:32:19.559
 our pain

00:32:19.559 --> 00:32:21.380
 that he

00:32:21.380 --> 00:32:21.799
 bore

00:32:21.799 --> 00:32:22.980
 your wrath

00:32:22.980 --> 00:32:23.799
 for us.

00:32:25.839 --> 00:32:26.860
 And Lord in

00:32:26.860 --> 00:32:27.420
 light of that

00:32:27.420 --> 00:32:28.079
 we pray that

00:32:28.079 --> 00:32:28.680
 you would help

00:32:28.680 --> 00:32:29.620
 us live

00:32:29.620 --> 00:32:30.980
 obediently

00:32:30.980 --> 00:32:32.519
 that we

00:32:32.519 --> 00:32:33.779
 would act

00:32:33.779 --> 00:32:34.500
 obediently

00:32:34.500 --> 00:32:35.160
 because we

00:32:35.160 --> 00:32:35.859
 are confident

00:32:35.859 --> 00:32:36.359
 in who

00:32:36.359 --> 00:32:37.039
 you are.

00:32:38.660 --> 00:32:39.539
 And Lord that

00:32:39.539 --> 00:32:39.859
 we would

00:32:39.859 --> 00:32:40.740
 surrender all

00:32:40.740 --> 00:32:41.299
 to you.

00:32:42.920 --> 00:32:43.700
 We ask

00:32:43.700 --> 00:32:44.380
 this knowing

00:32:44.380 --> 00:32:44.819
 that you

00:32:44.819 --> 00:32:45.480
 help us

00:32:45.480 --> 00:32:47.359
 and in

00:32:47.359 --> 00:32:48.319
 the strong

00:32:48.319 --> 00:32:50.079
 precious name

00:32:50.079 --> 00:32:50.559
 of your

00:32:50.559 --> 00:32:51.220
 son Jesus

00:32:51.220 --> 00:32:51.799
 Christ.

00:32:52.519 --> 00:32:52.920
 Amen.

00:32:53.220 --> 00:33:06.360
 We

00:33:06.360 --> 00:33:06.980
 serve

00:33:07.019 --> 00:33:09.259
 our

00:33:09.259 --> 00:33:10.160
 helps

00:33:10.160 --> 00:33:11.039
 and

00:33:11.039 --> 00:33:11.560
 inspire

00:33:11.560 --> 00:33:13.600
 us

00:33:15.300 --> 00:33:15.400
 to

00:33:15.400 --> 00:33:17.300
 cheer

00:33:17.300 --> 00:33:18.120
 how

00:33:18.120 --> 00:33:19.820
 our